There’s an energy crisis in the world. One out of every five people in the world don’t have any electricity. And besides that, there are a lot of health problems because what people use instead of the electricity
are harmful choices like kerosene(煤油) lamps, which produce a lot of smoke.
Julia Silverman says the sOccket ball is one small solution(解决方法) to a big problem.
Jessica Matthews and Julia Silverman hope their sOccket ball will shine more light on the problem of power shortages. It offers people a chance to put their energy into the world’s most popular sport and get some energy in return.
( )41. From the passage, we know the sOccket is ________.
A. an active child B. an invention
C. a lamp D. a mobile phone
( )42. If you play the sOccket for half an hour, it can provide an LED lamp with electricity for ________.
A. fifteen minutes B. half an hour
C. six hours D.
three hours
( )43. The underlined word “crisis” in the passage means ________.
A. a time of safety B. a time of difficulty
C. a time of success D. a time of pride
( )44. We can infer(推断) from the passage that ________.
A. Julia Silverman has never been to developing countries before
B. Active children like to play sOccket
C. kicking a sOccket can let the energy disappear into the environment
D. people are expected to get some energy by playing sOccket
( )45. The best title for the passage should be “________”.
A. The only way to produce electricity
B. The best way to solve energy crisis
C. A soccer ball that gives energy
D. An invention changing the world
第Ⅱ卷 (非选择题 共65分)
Ⅳ.词汇运用(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分)
A)根据句子意思，从方框中选用恰当的单词或短语填空。
quarter， is bad for， divided， expensive， clearly，
a number of， by hand， keeps secrets， pocket money
46. Jenny is my true friend and she always ________ for me.
47. There are ________ people swimming in the lake at present.
48. The meeting will begin at a ________ past eight. Let's hurry.
49. I like this bike, but it's too ________ for me to buy. What a pity!
50. It's kind of Lucy to donate some of her ________ to the students in poor areas.
51. The students are usually ________ into six groups to discuss questions in class.
52. Paul sits in the front of the classroom so that he can see the blackboard ________.
53. We shouldn't eat too much sugar because it ________ our teeth.
B)根据句意，用括号中所给单词的正确形式填空。
54. On _______ (father) Day, I often prepare a special gift for my father.
55. Yang Jiang, a wellknown writer, went to England for _______ (far) study in 1935.
56. The young couple like kids very much and plan to have a
_______ (two) baby.
57. Dick decided to lose ________ (weigh) by eating less and doing more exercise.
58. Linda and her friends enjoyed ________ (they) on the Great Wall yesterday.
59. Not only the players but also the coach ________ (be) playing football now.
60. The old film that is often thought of ________ (bring) us much happiness those days.
Ⅴ.完成句子(共5小题;每小题2分，满分10分)
根据所给中文意思，用英文完成下列各句。
61. 他的叔叔习惯每天早饭后去散步。
His uncle gets ________ going out for a walk ________ every day.
62. 戴安娜已经离开家乡十年了，她希望尽快回来。
Diana ________ her hometown for ten years and she hopes to come back ________ possible.
63. 那辆大卡车突然失去控制，它停下来后占据了马路的三分之一。
That big truck was ________ suddenly. It ________ one third of the r
oad after it stopped.
64. 我的弟弟有足够的耐心，他等半小时也不会生气。
My brother is ________ to wait for half an hour without ________.
65. TFBOYS的这首新歌很流行，我们大部分人都认为它值得一听。
The new song by TFBOYS is ________ that most of us think it is ________.
，我们将会及时处理。
