He ______look at the stars every night, but now he does not.

A. had better B. used to C. ought to D. had to

B 【解析】 句意：他以前每天晚上都看星星，但是現(xiàn)在他不看了。A. had better最好做……；B. used to表示過去常常；過去經(jīng)常；C. ought to應(yīng)該；D. had to不得不。本題考查used to的用法。used to表示過去常常；過去經(jīng)常。結(jié)合句意和選項可知B正確。

Luke's mother will be _____him if he wins the reading competition.

A. proud of B. tired of C. worried about D. strict with

A 【解析】 句意：盧克的母親會為他贏得閱讀比賽而感到自豪。本題考查形容詞短語辨析。A. be proud of為……感到自豪；B. be tired of 厭倦；C. be worried about 為……擔憂；D. be strict with對……嚴格要求。根據(jù)題干中的 “如果他贏了閱讀比賽”可推斷，盧克的媽媽將會為他感到驕傲，故答案為 A。

---_______do you brush your teeth?

---Twice or more a day.

A. How soon B. How far C. How long D. How often

D 【解析】 句意：——你多久刷牙一次？——一天兩次或兩次以上。本題考查特殊疑問詞的用法。A. How soon表示 “多久之后”，主要用來對表示將來的一段時間提問。B. How far 多遠； C. How long多長；D. How often多久一次。根據(jù)答語 “一天兩次或更多次”可推斷，問句問的是“你多久刷一次牙”，how often 多久一次。 故答案為D。

Bob dislikes coffee, so he almost _________ drinks it.

A. often B. always C. never D. ever

C 【解析】 句意：鮑伯不喜歡咖啡，所以他幾乎從不喝咖啡。本題考查副詞的用法。A. often經(jīng)常； B. always總是；C. never從來不；D. ever曾經(jīng)。根據(jù)題干中的 “Bob不喜歡咖啡”可推斷，他幾乎“從不”喝咖啡，故所缺的詞是never。故選C。

Sarah _________many places of interest in Beijing already.

A. visited B. has visited C. will visit D. visits

B 【解析】 句意：Sarah已經(jīng)參觀過北京許多有趣的地方了。本題考查動詞時態(tài)。根據(jù)句意和already可知此處要用現(xiàn)在完成時。故選B。

My grandparents wrote letters to keep in touch with others_________ they were young.

A. when B. since C. after D. before

A 【解析】 句意：當我的爺爺奶奶年輕時，他們寫信和別人保持聯(lián)系。本題考查連詞的用法。A. when當……的時候；B. since自從；C. after在……之后；D. before在……之前。表示“當……時”要用連詞when。故選A。

---Tom, I went to the party yesterday evening.

---Oh, I want to know ______at the party.

A. who do you meet B. who you meet

C. who did you meet D. who you met

D 【解析】 句意：——湯姆，我昨天晚上去參加晚會了�！�—哦，我想知道你在聚會上遇到了誰。本題考查賓語從句的用法。賓語從句要用陳述語序，先排除A和C；再結(jié)合題干中的 I went to the party yesterday evening，可知，你見到了誰這一動作發(fā)生在過去，故答案為D。

----I don't like the short story “The gift” I think it’s out of date.

----I’m sorry, but__________. Although it may be old, I still think it's a moving story.

A. it doesn’t matter B. I don't agree

C. you're welcome D. that’s all night

B 【解析】 句意：——我不喜歡短篇小說《禮物》，我認為它已經(jīng)過時了。 ——我很抱歉，但我不同意，雖然它可能是舊的，但我仍然認為這是一個感人的故事。本題考查交際用語。A. it doesn’t matter 沒關(guān)系；B. I don't agree我不同意；C. you're welcome不用謝；D. that’s all night好吧，沒關(guān)系。根據(jù)答語中的“盡管它可能陳舊了，但我...

One day, a hunter went hunting with his dog. He saw a rabbit running out of a bush not far in front and ______raised his gun to shoot. The rabbit was hurt. It ran away _____ .The hunter waved to the dog to_______it. The well-trained dog rushed like an arrow, running very fast and full of ______.

The rabbit ran so desperately(拼命地) that it______ not to have been hurt at all. However, the dog was surprisingly left behind. Gradually(逐漸地), the dog was losing sight of(看不見) the rabbit. At last when the dog ______empty-handed, the hunter was angry and blamed(責備)it, "How______!Unable to catch an injured rabbit! No supper for you.” Feeling sad, the dog tried to explain for ______,"Though I didn't catch it, I had done my best.”

When the rabbit got home, all the other rabbits were surprised at its _____. They were dying to ask, “How did you _____to run away when the dog almost caught you? it’s unbelievable” The dog would only be blamed for not catching me at most, _____ all it did was to do its best. The situation is completely different ______me. I would surely lose my life______I was caught I had to go all out(竭盡全力)!”

We can learn a lesson for our daily life from the story. Have we ever examined ourselves and asked _____we did our best or went all out when we looked for a(n)______for our failure?

1.A. slowly B. quickly C. easily D. strangely

2.A. in order B. in need C. in fear D. in surprise

3.A. bark at B. look at C. look after D. run after

4.A. knowledge B. kindness C. humor D. confidence

5.A. seemed B. became C. tasted D. sounded

6.A. followed B. left C. returned D. waited

7.A. careless B. useless C. homeless D. harmless

8.A. itself B. it C. himself D. him

9.A. sadness B. luck C. worry D. patience

10.A. succeed B. fail C. manage D. suggest

11.A. but B. or C. yet D. so

12.A. from B. for C. as D. of

13.A. though B. unless C. until D. if

14.A. whether B. that C. what D. where

15.A. respect B. hope C. excuse D. effect

1.B 2.C 3.D 4.D 5.A 6.C 7.B 8.A 9.B 10.C 11.D 12.B 13.D 14.A 15.C 【解析】 本文介紹了有一天，獵人帶著他的狗去打獵。獵人讓他的狗去追一只受傷的兔子，但狗卻沒有追到。這個故事告訴我們：在遇到問題時，只是盡力和竭盡所能所得到的結(jié)果是截然不同的...

Cai Lun invented paper around 2, 000 years ago in China. It is an important

invention. Before the invention of paper, people had to remember lots of information

or write it on stone, wood, leaves, etc.

Today everyone in the world uses paper. With paper, we can make books and print newspapers. Sharing information is a lot easier with the help of paper.

People use paper every day. Students do homework and keep a diary on paper. Paper is a great invention.

Alan Turing was born in London, England, in 1912. He attended Cambridge

University from 1931 to 1934. Turing was a mathematician(數(shù)學家)and a computer scientist. Many people called Turing the father of computer science. He created the first design(設(shè)計) for a modern computer.

Turing wanted to know if a machine could think for itself and trick someone into believing they were having a conversation with another person. This became known as the Turing test. In the test, a human talked to two other people through a computer. One was a machine, and the other was person. This idea is still used today.

1.When was paper invented by Cai Lun?

A. Around 2, 000 years ago B. About 200 years ago.

C. Around 1, 000 years ago. D. About 100 years ago

2.People can do the following things with paper EXCEPT_________.

A. sharing information B. printing newspaper

C. having the Turing test D. making books

3.Many people considered Alan Turing to be__________.

A. the inventor of paper

B. the father of modern education

C. the inventor of paper

D. the father of computer science

4.In order to have the test, Turing needed ______.

A. three people, one computer and a machine

B. two people, one computer and a machine

C. two people, two computers and a machine

D. one person, one computer and a machine

5.From the passage, we know Cai Lun’s invention and Turning idea are _____.

A. hard to accept B. not used any more

C. unknown to people D. still used today

1.A 2.C 3.D 4.B 5.D 【解析】 本文介紹了蔡倫發(fā)明紙以及艾倫• 圖靈和他的圖靈試驗的相關(guān)信息。 1.細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段中的"Cai Lu invented paper around 2,000 years ago in China"可知答案為A。 2.細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段中的 “With paper, we can make ...