Ⅰ. 单项填空(每小题1分，满分15分)
21. The soup is not enough. Add some salt, please.
A. sweet B. sour C. salty D. crispy
22. —What do you think of this football match?
—I’ve no idea. But is believed that the Spanish team will win.
A. that B. this C. which D. it
23. Mr. Zhang left for America in 1998, and he didn’t return home 2002.
A. unless B. when C. until D. since
24. A big class is usually 3 or 4 groups at our school.
A. fallen into B. divided into C. added into D. run into
25. The new machine will be used glasses.
A. make B. made C. to make D. for make
26. The basketball game was invented by a Canadian doctor James Naismith.
A. was called B. to call C. named D. calling
27. —I often see Wang Fang to the old people’s home.
—I hear she volunteers to look after the old.
A. come B. coming C. to come D. came
28. —Do you know ?
—In the 6th century.
A. when is the abacus invented
B. when the abacus is invented
C. when was the abacus invented
D. when the abacus was invented
29. As water is very important for us，we should stop people from the river.
A. polluting B. using C. filling D. crossing
30. Three years ago my parents encouraged me keyboard，but for some reason，I gave up.
A. study B. to study C. studied D. studying
31. In our school library there a number of books on science，and in these years the number of them growing larger and larger.
A. are;is B. is;are C. have;are D. has;is
32. Most of the kids in our school enjoy pop songs， some hit songs on the Internet like Gangnam Style.
A. besides B. including C. except D. without
33. I’m sorry I took your umbrella mistake.
A. for B. about C. on D. by
34. —Thank you very much for what you have done for me.
— .
A. Wait for a moment B. Good idea C. My pleasure D. Me too
35. Mr. Brown has made a of three books for us to read during the school holiday.
A. map B. rule C. list D. menu
Ⅱ. 完形填空(每小题1分,满分10分)
The umbrella is a very common object. It keeps the 36 and the sun off the people. Most umbrellas can be folded up(折叠)so it is 37 to carry them.
However， the umbrella was not always as 38 as it is now. In the past， it was a symbol of importance. Some African countries still use umbrellas in this 39 . Someone carries an umbrella and walks behind the king or important person.
Umbrellas have a long history. People in different parts of the world began to 40 umbrellas at different times. The Chinese had them more than 3，000 years ago. From there，umbrellas 41 to India and Egypt. In Greece and Rome， 42 wouldn’t use them. They believed umbrellas were only for women.
England was 43 the first country in Europe where common people used umbrellas against rain. The weather there is very 44 and umbrellas are very useful.
Everybody uses umbrellas today. The next time you 45 one， thinking that for centuries only great men and women used them， you’ll feel you are the important person， too.
36. A. rain B. cloud C. air D. water
37. A. lovely B. cheap C. hard D. easy
38. A. light B. heavy C. common D. special
39. A. way B. size C. reason D. place
40. A. discover B. use C. examine D. discuss
41. A. walked B. travelled C. rode D. flew
42. A. children B. parents C. men D. women
43. A. probably B. already C. suddenly D. immediately
44. A. sunny B. rainy C. snowy D. windy
45. A. sell B. return C. borrow D. carry
Ⅲ. 阅读理解(每小题2分,满分20分)
A
Leonardo da Vinci was born on April 15, 1452 in Italy. He is best known as an artist today. One of his famous paintings is called Mona Lisa. However, Leonardo had many other natural abilities. He was also a great inventor. Many of his inventions have become important in modern day life.
Although Leonardo hated war, he invented many different machines used for war. His most special invention was the machine gun, which was produced and used in war many years later.
By watching the way birds fly，Leonardo tried to find out the secret of flying. Among his sketches(素描)we can see several objects. We consider them as modern flying machines.
Leonardo spent many hours thinking about how to make good use of time. He developed ideas for labor-saving machines like cutting machines.
Leonardo was a strange man. He didn’t eat any meat，which was very unusual in those times. He never published (发表) his ideas and scientific discoveries. He usually used mirror writing，which looks like writing in a mirror, starting from the right side of the page and moving to the left.
We have very little of his work today. Leonardo finished only a few of his paintings. He left many unfinished because he thought they were not perfect. No one in his life time knew how great Leonardo was. We now believe，however，that he was one of the cleverest men the world has ever known.
46. According to the passage, Leonardo is not only an artist but also .
A. an inventor B. an engineer C. a writer D. a musician
47. was Leonardo’s most special invention.
A. The mirror writing B. The cutting machine
C. The machine gun D. The flying machine
48. Leonardo was strange，for example， .
A. he didn’t eat any vegetables
B. he usually used mirror writing
C. he liked to publish his discoveries
D. he enjoyed drawing flying machines
49. Leonardo invented some machines to .
A. stop the war
B. help paint pictures
C. watch the birds
D. make good use of time
50. From the passage，we can learn that Leonardo was very .
A. humorous B. serious C. clever D. lonely
B
Skin-diving(轻装潜水)is a new sport today. This sport takes you into a wonderful new world. It is like a visit to the moon. When you are under the water，it is easy for you to climb big rocks，because you are no longer heavy.
Here，under water，everything is blue and green. During the day，there is plenty of light. When fish swim nearby，you can catch them with your hands.
When you have tanks of air on your back，you can stay in deep water for a long time. But you must be careful when you dive in deep water.
To catch fish is one of the most interesting parts of this sport. Besides，there are more uses for skin-diving. You can clean ships without taking them out of water. You can get many things from the deep sea.
Now you see that skin-diving is both useful and interesting.
51. Skin-diving is a popular sport. It can take you to .
A. deep water B. the mountains
C. a new world of land D. the moon
52. In deep water .
A. there is no light at all
B. there is plenty of light
C. there is a new world of land
D. it is like a visit to the moon
53. You can climb big rocks under water easily because .
A. you are very heavy
B. you are as heavy as on the land
C. you are very thin
D. you are not so heavy as on the land
54. With tanks of air on your back，you can .
A. catch fish very easily
B. stay under water for a long time
C. climb big rocks X K b1 .C o m
D. have more fun
55. Which of the following is NOT true?
A. Skin-diving is a new sport.
B. The only use of skin-diving is to have more fun.
C. Skin-diving is like visiting the moon.
D. Skin-diving is not only interesting but useful.
IV. 任务型阅读(每小题2分，满分10分)
An American named Crum invented potato chips in 1853, although that was not his intention (意图). He was a chef(厨师长) at a beautiful restaurant in Saratoga Springs, New York. A regular dish on the menu was fried (油炸的) potatoes, which was an idea that had started in France. At that time, French fried potatoes were cut into thick slices (片).
One day, a dinner guest at the restaurant sent back his fried potatoes to the chef because he did not like them so thick. So Mr. Crum cut the potatoes a little thinner and fried them. The guest did not like those either. That made Mr. Crum angry, so he thought he would just show the man. He sliced the potatoes paper-thin and fried them, thinking that the man would say nothing about it. However, to his surprise, the man loved the thin potatoes very much. Other guests tried them and also liked them. So, Mr. Crum’s potato chips were added to the menu. They were called Saratoga Chips.
Finally, Mr. Crum opened his own restaurant to sell his famous chips. Now potato chips are packaged (包装) and sold in stores.
根据短文内容，完成下列表格。
Who invented 56 ?
57 was an American chef at a restaurant.
A dinner guest 58 his fried potatoes to the chef because they were so thick.
The chef was probably glad in the end because 59 .
Now potato chips are packaged and sold 60 .
56. 57. 58. 59. 60.
Ⅴ. 补全对话(每小题2分，满分10分)
A:Look，Mona!61. ?
B:Oh，it’s a computer. It is widely used in today’s world.
A:You are right. Do you know 62. ?
B:Yes，it was invented in 1946.
A:63. ?
B:It is used for helping us work，study，send e-mails and so on.
A:64. ?
B:It is said that it was invented by some American scientists.
A:By the way，what are you going to be when you grow up?
B:65. and invent many useful inventions for our motherland.
A:OK. Let’s work hard to make our dreams come true.
Ⅵ. 书面表达(满分15分)
发明改变世界。不少青少年都梦想成为发明家，他们怎样做才能实现梦想呢?请根据下面的要点提示，以“How to become an inventor?”为题，写一篇80词左右的短文，谈谈你的观点。
要点提示：1. Learn a lot.
2. Have an interest.
3. Be creative.
4. Never give up.
How to become an inventor?
参考答案：
21.C sweet“甜的”;sour“酸的”;salty“咸的”;crispy“脆的”。由后句句意“请加一些盐”可知前句句意为：汤不够咸。故选C。
22.D
23.C not...until...“直到……才”，是固定结构。
24.B fall into“落入”;divide into“划分为”;add into“加入”;run into“碰见，撞上”。句意：在我们学校，一个大型班级通常被分成3个或4个小组。故选B。
25.C be used to do sth.“被用于做某事”，是固定结构。
26.C 过去分词named此处用作后置定语修饰名词doctor，意为“被叫作……”，表示被动的含义。
27.A see sb. do sth.“看到某人做过某事”，是固定搭配，表示看到动作发生的全过程或某事经常发生;see sb. doing sth.指“看到某事正在发生”，由句子中的关键词often可知选A。
28.D 疑问句充当宾语从句时，应改为陈述语序，故排除A、C选项;由答语中的时间可知，动作发生在过去，故选D。
29.A stop sb. from doing sth.意为“阻止某人做某事”。由从句句意“因为水对我们非常重要”可知，主句句意为“我们应该阻止人们污染河流”。故选A项。
30.B encourage sb. to do sth.是固定搭配，意为“鼓励某人做某事”。故选B项。
31.A there be句型中不能同时使用have/has。“a number of+复数名词”意为“许多……”，作主语时，谓语动词用复数;“the number of+名词/代词”意为“……的数目”，作主语时，谓语动词用第三人称单数形式。故选A项。
32.B besides意为“除……之外(还有)”;including意为“包括”;except意为“除了……”;without意为“没有”。由句意“我们学校里大部分孩子喜欢流行音乐，包括网上一些像《江南Style》这样风靡一时的歌曲”可知，此处用including。
33.D by mistake意为“错误地”，是固定短语。句意：对不起，我错拿了你的雨伞。
34.C A项意为“稍等一会儿”;B项意为“好主意”;C项意为“不客气;我很乐意效劳”;D项意为“我也一样”。由上句句意“非常感谢你为我所做的”可知，C项符合逻辑。
35.C map意为“地图”;rule意为“规则”;list意为“清单”;menu意为“菜单”。句意：布朗先生给我们列了一张在假期里要读的三本书的清单。只有C项符合题意。
36.A
37.D lovely“可爱的”;cheap“便宜的”;hard“困难的”;easy“简单的”，由前面的“大多数雨伞能被折叠起来”可知“因此它们容易携带”。故选D。
38.C light“轻的”;heavy“重的”;common“普遍的”;special“特殊的”，由下文的“在过去，它是重要性的象征”可知此句句意为：然而，雨伞过去并不总是像现在一样普遍。故选C。
39.A in this way“这样，以这种方式”，是固定短语。
40.B
41.B walk“走;步行”;travel“传送”;ride“骑”;fly“飞”。句意：雨伞从那里传到了印度和埃及。
42.C 由后句句意“他们认为雨伞只适合妇女”可知此句句意为：在希腊和罗马，男人不使用雨伞。故选C。
43.A 44.B 45.D
46.A 由第一段中的He is best known as an artist today.和He was also a great inventor.可知，达•芬奇不但是一个艺术家，而且也是一个发明家。
47.C 由第二段中的His most special invention was the machine gun...可知C项正确。
48.B 由第五段中的He didn’t eat any meat...He never published his ideas and scientific discoveries. He usually used mirror writing...可知B项是他的奇怪习惯。
49.D 由第四段“Leonardo花费了好多个小时考虑如何利用好时间，他开发了像切割机这样的节约劳动力的机器”可知Leonardo发明一些机器的目的是充分利用时间。
50.C humorous意为“幽默的”;serious意为“严肃的”;clever意为“聪明的”;lonely意为“孤独的”。由文章最后一句...that he was one of the cleverest men the world has ever known.可知Leonardo是非常聪明的，故C项正确。
51.A 根据第三段第一句...you can stay in deep water for a long time.可知。
52.D 根据第一段中的It is like a visit to the moon.可知。
53.D 根据第一段最后一句When you are under the water, it is easy for you to climb big rocks, because you are no longer heavy.可知。
54.B 根据第三段第一句When you have tanks of air on your back, you can stay in deep water for a long time.可知。
55.B 根据文章的最后一段可知。
56.potato chips 由第一段第一句中的An American named Crum invented potato chips in 1853...可知答案。
57.Mr. Crum (Crum) 由第一段的第二句He was a chef at a beautiful restaurant in Saratoga Springs, New York.可知Crum是美国纽约一家饭店的厨师长。
58.sent back 由第二段的第一句One day, a dinner guest at the restaurant sent back his fried potatoes to the chef because he did not like them so thick.可知答案。
59.he opened his own restaurant to sell chips 由最后一段的第一句“最后，Crum 自己开饭店来卖他的著名的炸薯片”可推知。
60.in stores 由文章的最后一句Now potato chips are packaged and sold in stores.可知答案。
61.What’s this in English/How do you say it in English
由答语前句句意“哦，这是一台电脑”可知，问句是询问物品的名称。
62.when it was invented
答语“是的，它是在1946年发明的”的中心词是表时间的，因此该空所在句句意为“你知道它是在什么时候发明的吗?”。
63.What’s it used for/What’s it used to do
由下句“它用于帮助我们工作、学习、发送电子邮件等”可知问句是询问用途。
64.Who was it invented by/Who invented it
由答语句意“据说它是由一些美国的科学家发明的”可知，此处询问“是谁发明的?”。
65.I want to be a scientist/an inventor/an engineer
由上句句意“顺便问一下，你长大了想当什么?”和该句的下半句句意“为我们的祖国发明许多有用的东西”可知，我想当一名科学家/发明家/工程师。
One possible version:
How to become an inventor?
As a middle school student, I think we need to do the following things to become an inventor.
First, we need to learn knowledge as much as possible. It’s necessary for us to understand how things work well. Second, we should have the habit of thinking. When we are interested in something, we should go for it. Third, we need to be creative. We should always come up with new ideas. Most importantly, we should keep on and never give up.
，我们将会及时处理。
