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chickens were once wild篇一：2012年长宁区初三英语二模卷及答案[1]

2012年上海市长宁区初三英语（二模）教学质量检测试卷

（满分150分，考试时间100分钟）

考生注意：本卷有10大题，共99小题。试题均采用连续编号，所有答案务必按照规定在答题纸上完成，做在试卷上不

给分。

Part 1 Listening （第一部分听力）

I. Listen and choose the right picture（根据你听到的内容，选出相应的图片）：（共6分）

II. Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the question you hear（根据你听到的对话和问题，选出最恰当的答案）：（共10分） 7. A. By ship. 8. A. 100 yuan. 10. A. A toy.

B. By train. B. 200 yuan. B. A book.

C. By plane. C. 180 yuan.

D. By car. D. 280 yuan.

9. A. In Jane's room. B. In Mike's room. C. On Jane's chair. D. On Kitty's chair.

D. A card.

C. A cake.

11. A. Because he has already seen the movie.

B. Because he will have to do much work. C. Because he will have to do his homework. D. Because he won't be free on Sunday.

C. Once a week.

D. Twice a month.

12. A. Every day. B. Every month.

13. A. He is going to attend a meeting.

B. He is going to study English himself.

D. He is going to meet Stella in her office.

B. A doctor and a patient.

C. A husband and a wife.

C. About three hours.

D. A waiter and a customer. B. About two and a half hours.

B. What to do to stop using plastic bags.

D. What to do on Tree Planting Day.

14. A. A shop assistant and a customer. 15. A. About two hours.

D. About three and a half hours.

16. A. How to stop the pollution.

C. How to plant more trees.

III. Listen to the passage and tell whether the following statements are true or false（判断下列句子是否符合你听到的短文内容，符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示）：（共7分） 17. Jane gets her first call when she is having breakfast.

18. As a new mother, Ann knows little about how to take care of her baby.

19. Mr. Johnson is badly ill, so Jane goes to help him wash and put on his clothes. 20. Jane often goes to the old people's home and works till night.

21. Jane answers the old people's questions and helps them take their medicines. 22. Sometimes Jane can be called late at night and she becomes tired of her work. 23. From the passage we know Jane is probably a nurse in the community(社区).

IV. Listen to the passage and complete the following sentences（听短文，完成下列内容。每空格限填一词）：（共7分）

24. A father wanted his sons to learn not to judge a person too __________. 25. He sent his four sons to go and look at a __________ tree. 26. The first son went in winter and the __________ went in autumn.

27. The second son said the tree was not ugly, but covered with __________ buds (芽).

28. The last son disagreed with __________ of his brothers and said it was full of fruits and life.

29. The father explained to his sons that they __________ only one season in the tree's life. 30. From the story we learn if we give up halfway we will __________ the hope.

Part 2 Vocabulary and Grammar (第二部分词汇和语法)

V. Choose the best answer (选择最恰当的答案): (共20分)

31. There is __________ international school near the new housing estate.

A. an A. in

B. a B. on

C. the

C. to

D. /

D. at

32. Don't add too much salt __________ the soup, or it will be too salty. 33. There is __________ snow in Shenzhen in winter, is there?

A. me

B. mine

34. My deskmate Flora's handwriting is much better than __________.

C. I

D. my

D. sound

35. At the foot of the hill, you can hear nothing but the __________ of the running water.

A. speech A. care A. swim

B. talk

C. voice

36. Don’t worry, Wendy can look after your bird __________ when you're out.

B. careful

C. careless

D. carefully

D. to swimming

37. Tourists enjoy __________ in the sea at the beautiful beaches in Bangkok.

B. to swim

C. swimming

38. The iPad is one of __________ among the young people all over the world.

A. the most popular tablet computers C. the more popular tablet computers —For one year.

A. How often B. How soon A. makes A. well

B. is making

C. How long

D. How far D. made

40. When I arrived home yesterday, Grandpa __________ a phone call.

C. was making

D. badly

D. need

41. The cheese cake smelt so __________ that the kid asked for more.

B. sweet

C. awful

42. Plants and flowers __________ water and sun when they start growing.

A. need to A. spend

B. don't need B. take

C. needn't

43. My parents __________ about 30,000 yuan for my college education in UK each year.

C. pay

D. cost D. at most D. copying

D. took away

44. She must be __________ forty, but she likes dressing up as a young girl.

A. at first A. copies A. took up in the Knicks.

A. is refused B. was refused vacation.

A. but

B. because

C. so

D. though

49. Excuse me, could you please tell us __________?

A. how can we get to the airport

B. how we can get to the airport

D. how we could get to the airport

C. how could we get to the airport

C. has been refused

D. will be refused

48.I like summer best among the four seasons, __________ I can enjoy the long summer

B. at last B. copy

C. at least C. to copy C. took out

45. It's not a good idea to make the boy __________ the new words again and again. 46. Young Jimmy __________ painting two weeks ago, but soon he lost interest in it.

B. took off

47. Shu-How Lin __________ by two NBA teams years ago, but now he has become a bright star

B. the most popular tablet computer D. the more popular tablet computer

39. —__________ has the foreign teacher been in Shanghai?

50. —Would you like me to help you with the housework?

VI. Complete the following passage with the words or expressions in the box（将下列单词或词组

Two travelling angels (天使) were tired and hungry. They wanted to stay in a rich family —__________.

A. That's very kind of you. C. You're welcome.

B. That's a good idea. D. Not at all.

for the night. The family were unfriendly and let them stay in a very _____51_____ room. When they were making the bed on the hard floor, the elder angel saw a _____52_____ in the wall. And then

she repaired it. The younger angel asked, "Why do you _____53_____ them?" the elder angel said,

"Things aren't always what they seem."

The next night the two angels came to a poor family. The family were very nice and friendly. They let the angels sleep _____54_____. The next morning, the angels found the farmer and his wife were very sad. Their only cow _____55_____ that night. "The family have nothing, but they _____56_____ us. Why do you let the cow die?" the younger angel asked.

"Things aren't always what they seem," the elder angel said. "When we were in the cold room in the rich family, I found there was gold in that hole in the wall. I didn't want the rich man to _____57_____ it."

"Last night when we slept in the farmer's bed, the devil (恶魔) of death came for his wife. "Oh, I see," said the younger angel. I gave him the cow _____58_____."

VII. Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms (用括号中所给单词的适当形式完成下列句子)：（共8分）

62. Helen's teacher was so __________ with the great progress she made this term. (please) 63. The Magic Hotel is amazing because it's __________ underwater. (complete)

64. Sandy likes drawing very much and she believes it can __________ her whole life. (rich) 65. Because of the warm and __________ weather, oranges grow very well here. (sun) 66. The students are doing experiments in the lab with some new __________. (chemistry)

VIII. Rewrite the following sentences as required（根据所给要求，改写下列句子，每空格限填一词）：

（共14分）

67. He usually reads books in the library in his spare time. (改为否定句)

He __________ often __________ books in the library in his spare time. 68. David's father has never been to Australia before. (改为反义疑问句)

David's father has never been to Australia before, __________ __________?

69. Grandma opened the window in order to breathe the fresh air. (保持句意基本不变)

Grandma opened the window __________ __________ she could breathe the fresh air. 70. Little Tommy is playing happily with his cousin in the garden. (改为感叹句)

__________ __________ little Tommy is playing with his cousin in the garden! 71. London will hold the 30th Olympic Games in July, 2012. (改成被动语态)

The 30th Olympic Games will __________ __________ in London in July, 2012. 72. Jim goes to the dentist to wash his teeth every six months. (对划线部分提问)

__________ __________ does Jim go to the dentist to wash his teeth?

73. The traffic in the city is more convenient than that in the countryside. (保持句意基本不变)

The traffic in the countryside is not __________ convenient __________ that in the city.

Part 3 Reading and Writing (第三部分读写)

IX. Reading comprehension（阅读理解）：（共50分）

A. Choose the best answer（根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案）：（12分）

It's a lovely day. Sarah is going to have a picnic in the park with her friends. She has

prepared much food, some meat and some vegetables. All are the daily food in our life. But do you know where some of them came from?

Chicken

Chickens were once wild birds in the forest of Asia. Around 3,400 years ago. men began to

use chickens. But the birds were small and their meat was hard to eat. So people only kept chickens to fight for sport.

Chocolate

The seed of the cocoa tree can be made into chocolate. But 2,000 years ago, people in

Central America only drank chocolate. In Europe, chocolate drinks were not popular until the 1500s when sugar was added.

Tomatoes

At first, people were afraid of eating tomatoes because they belong to a family of

poisonous plants. One day, a brave man ate the first tomato. People were surprised that he didn't die. They tried the tomatoes and found that they tasted good. Soon tomatoes became very popular. The French even gave them a special name, Love Apples.

chickens were once wild篇二：2012上海长宁中考二模英语(解析)

2012年上海市长宁区初三二模

英语

Part 2 Vocabulary and Grammar (第二部分词汇和语法)

V. Choose the best answer (选择最恰当的答案): (共20分)

31. There is __________ international school near the new housing estate.

A. an B. a C. the D. /

32. Don't add too much salt __________ the soup, or it will be too salty.

A. in B. on C. to D. at

33. There is __________ snow in Shenzhen in winter, is there?

A. few B. a few C. little D. a little

34. My deskmate Flora's handwriting is much better than __________.

A. me B. mine C. I D. my

35. At the foot of the hill, you can hear nothing but the __________ of the running water.

A. speech B. talk C. voice D. sound

36. Don’t worry, Wendy can look after your bird __________ when you're out.

A. care B. careful C. careless D. carefully

37. Tourists enjoy __________ in the sea at the beautiful beaches in Bangkok.

A. swim B. to swim C. swimming D. to swimming

38. The iPad is one of __________ among the young people all over the world.

A. the most popular tablet computers C. the more popular tablet computers B. the most popular tablet computer D. the more popular tablet computer

39. —__________ has the foreign teacher been in Shanghai?

—For one year.

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

40. When I arrived home yesterday, Grandpa __________ a phone call.

A. makes B. is making C. was making D. made

41. The cheese cake smelt so __________ that the kid asked for more.

A. well B. sweet C. awful D. badly

42. Plants and flowers __________ water and sun when they start growing.

A. need to B. don't need C. needn't D. need

43. My parents __________ about 30,000 yuan for my college education in UK each year.

A. spend B. take C. pay D. cost

44. She must be __________ forty, but she likes dressing up as a young girl.

A. at first B. at last C. at least D. at most

45. It's not a good idea to make the boy __________ the new words again and again.

A. copies B. copy C. to copy D. copying

46. Young Jimmy __________ painting two weeks ago, but soon he lost interest in it.

A. took up B. took off C. took out D. took away

47. Shu-How Lin __________ by two NBA teams years ago, but now he has become a bright star in the Knicks.

A. is refused B. was refused C. has been refused D. will be refused

48. I like summer best among the four seasons, __________ I can enjoy the long summer vacation.

A. but B. because C. so D. though

49. Excuse me, could you please tell us __________?

A. how can we get to the airport C. how could we get to the airport B. how we can get to the airport D. how we could get to the airport

50. —Would you like me to help you with the housework?

—__________. A. That's very kind of you. C. You're welcome. B. That's a good idea. D. Not at all.

VI. Complete the following passage with the words or expressions in the box（将下列单词或词组填入空格，每个词语

Two travelling angels (天使) were tired and hungry. They wanted to stay in a rich family for the night. The family were unfriendly and let them stay in a very _____51_____ room. When they were making the bed on the hard floor, the elder angel saw a _____52_____ in the wall. And thenshe repaired it. The younger angel asked, "Why do you _____53_____ them?" the elder angel said,

"Things aren't always what they seem." The next night the two angels came to a poor family. The family were very nice and friendly. They let the angels sleep _____54_____. The next morning, the angels found the farmer and his wife were very sad. Their only cow _____55_____ that night. "The family have nothing, but they _____56_____ us. Why do you let the cow die?" the younger angel asked.

"Things aren't always what they seem," the elder angel said. "When we were in the coldroom in the rich family, I saw there was gold in that hole in the wall. I didn't want the rich man to _____57_____ it."

"Last night when we slept in the farmer's bed, the devil (恶魔) of death came for his wife. I gave him the cow

_____58_____."

"Oh, I see," said the younger angel.

VII. Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms (用括号中所给单词的适当形式完成下列句子)：（共8分）

59. The golden fish said to the fisherman, "All your __________ will come true." (wish)

60. Although Peter is five years old, he is learning to make the bed by __________. (he)

61. Lucy and Linda are twins. They were born on the __________ of November. (four)

62. Helen's teacher was so __________ with the great progress she made this term. (please)

63. The Magic Hotel is amazing because it's __________ underwater. (complete)

64. Sandy likes drawing very much and she believes it can __________ her whole life. (rich)

65. Because of the warm and __________ weather, oranges grow very well here. (sun)

66. The students are doing experiments in the lab with some new __________. (chemistry)

VIII. Rewrite the following sentences as required（根据所给要求，改写下列句子，每空格限填一词）：（共

67. He usually reads books in the library in his spare time. (改为否定句)

He __________ often __________ books in the library in his spare time.

68. David's father has never been to Australia before. (改为反义疑问句)

David's father has never been to Australia before, __________ __________?

69. Grandma opened the window in order to breathe the fresh air. (保持句意基本不变)

Grandma opened the window __________ __________ she could breathe the fresh air.

70. Little Tommy is playing happily with his cousin in the garden. (改为感叹句)

__________ __________ little Tommy is playing with his cousin in the garden!

71. London will hold the 30th Olympic Games in July, 2012. (改成被动语态)

The 30th Olympic Games will __________ __________ in London in July, 2012.

72. 对划线部分提问)

__________ __________ does Jim go to the dentist to wash his teeth?

73. The traffic in the city is more convenient than that in the countryside. (保持句意基本不变)

The traffic in the countryside is not __________ convenient __________ that in the city.

14分）

Part 3 Reading and Writing (第三部分读写)

IX. Reading comprehension（阅读理解）：（共50分）

A. Choose the best answer（根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案）：（12分）

It's a lovely day. Sarah is going to have a picnic in the park with her friends. She has prepared much food, some meat and some vegetables. All are the daily food in our life. But do you know where some of them came from?

Chicken Chickens were once wild birds in the forest of Asia. Around 3,400 years ago. Men began to use chickens. But the birds were small and their meat was hard to eat. So people only kept chickens to fight for sport.

Chocolate The seed of the cocoa tree can be made into chocolate. But 2,000 years ago, people in Central America only drank chocolate. In Europe, chocolate drinks were not popular until the 1500s when sugar was added.

Tomatoes At first, people were afraid of eating tomatoes because they belong to a family of poisonous plants. One day, a brave man ate the first tomato. People were surprised that he didn't die. They tried the tomatoes and found that they tasted good. Soon tomatoes became very popular. The French even gave them a special name, Love Apples.

Ice cream Long before ice cream, water ices were popular all over Asia. During the Tang Dynasty, some people created ice cream from milk. Later, travelers took this idea back to Europe. Soon, many people wanted to try it and the dessert became popular everywhere.

74. Sarah has prepared much food to __________.

A. have a picnic with her friends in the park B. know something about animals and plants C. find out where some of the food came from D. tell stories about daily food in our life

75. Around 3,400 years ago, people __________.

A. kept chickens as wild birds in the forest of Asia B. kept some small birds to eat their hard meat C. began to keep chickens as a kind of food D. began to keep chickens to fight for sport

76. Chocolate drinks became popular in Europe __________.

A. 2,000 years ago B. in the 1500s D. after American people ate chocolate C. before sugar was added

77. From the story about tomatoes, we know that if someone eats something poisonous, he may __________

A. become brave B. feel surprised C. lose his life D. become popular

78. __________ created ice cream.

A. Some people in Asia C. Some people in Europe B. A king of the Tang Dynasty D. A traveler to Asia

79. The best title for the passage is “__________”.

A. Sarah's picnic B. Daily food in our life D. Where did some food come from? C. We eat these food every day!

B. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage（选择最恰当的单词或词语完成短文）：（12分） Tony woke up in the middle of the night. He smelled smoke. He saw something bright _____80_____ his window. There was a fire in the house next door! He quickly woke up his parents.His mother called the Fire Department. Tony and his father went to wake up the neighbours in theburning house. They _____81_____ and knocked on the door. The

neighbours woke up and got outof the house. Then, they wanted to go back inside the house and get some things, but it was too _____82_____. A few minutes passed. Tony heard sirens (警笛) getting closer. Then he saw flashing lights.The big, red fire engines arrived. Six fire fighters _____83_____ the first fire engine. They took thehoses and the ladder off the engine. Some of them went into the house. Others turned on the hoses. Soon they were spraying the fire with water. Although the fire engine has a lot of water, it _____84_____ stopped for some reason. Then another fire fighter connected a hose to a fire hydrant (消防栓). He sprayed more water on the house. There was black smoke everywhere.

Tony's neighbours were very worried and upset, _____85_____ the fire fighters were stillpatient and polite to them. An hour later, the fire was put out.

80. A. inside

81. A. pulled

82. A. nervous

83. A. got onto

84. A. sadly

85. A. but B. outside B. pushed B. serious C. beside C. shouted C. careless D. behind D. talked D. dangerous D. ran away from D. quietly D. and B. jumped off B. gently B. so C. waited for C. suddenly C. or

C. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words（在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每

chickens were once wild篇三：2012长宁区中考英语学科考前演练(二模)含答案

长宁区2011学年度第二学期初三英语模拟试卷

（满分150分，考试时间100分钟）

考生注意：本卷有10大题，共99小题。试题均采用连续编号，所有答案务必按照规定在答

题纸上完成，做在试卷上不给分。

Part 1 Listening (第一部分听力)

I. Listen and choose the right picture（根据你听到的内容，选出相应的图片）：（共6分）

A B C

E F G

1. _______ 2._______ 3. _______ 4. _______ 5. _______ 6. _______

II. Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the question you hear（根据你听到的对话和问题，选出最恰当的答案）：（共10分）

7. A) By ship.

10.

11. B) By train. C) By plane. D) By car. A) 100 yuan. B) 200 yuan. C) 180 yuan. D) 280 yuan. A) In Jane’s room. B) In Mike’s room. C) On Jane’s chair. D) On Kitty’s chair. A) A toy. B) A book. C) A cake. D) A card. A) Because he has already seen the movie.

B) Because he will have to do much work.

C) Because he will have to do his homework.

D) Because he won’t be free on Sunday.

12. A) Every day. B) Every month. C) Once a week. D) Twice a month.

13. A) He is going to attend a meeting. B) He is going to study English himself.

C) He is going to help Stella with English. D) He is going to meet Stella in her office.

14. A) A shop assistant and a customer. B) A doctor and a patient.

C) A husband and a wife. D) A waiter and a customer.

15. A) About two hours. B) About two and a half hours.

C)About three hours. D) About three and a half hours.

16. A) How to stop the pollution. B) What to do to stop using plastic bags.

C)How to plant more trees. D) What to do on Tree Planting Day.

III. Listen to the passage and tell whether the following statements are true or false（判断下列句子是否符合你听到的短文内容，符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示）：（共7分）

17. Jane gets her first call when she is having breakfast.

18. As a new mother, Ann knows little about how to take care of her baby.

19. Mr. Johnson is badly ill, so Jane goes to help him wash and put on his clothes.

20. Jane often goes to the old people’s home and works till night.

21. Jane answers the old people’s questions and helps them take their medicines.

22. Sometimes Jane can be called late at night and she becomes tired of her work.

23. From the passage we know Jane is probably a nurse in the community(社区).

IV. Listen to the passage and complete the following sentences（听短文，完成下列内容。每空格限填一词）：（共7分）

24. A father wanted his sons to learn not to judge a person too ________.

25. He sent his four sons to go and look at a ________ tree.

26. The first son went in winter and the ________ went in autumn.

27. The second son said the tree was not ugly, but covered with ________ buds (芽).

28. The last son disagreed with ________ of his brothers and said it was full of fruits and life.

29. The father explained to his sons that they ________ only one season in the tree’s life.

30. From the story we learn if we give up half way we will ________ the hope.

Part 2 Vocabulary and Grammar（第二部分词汇和语法） V. Choose the best answer (选择最恰当的答案): (共20分)

31. There is ________ international school near the new housing estate.

A) an B) a C) the D) /

32. Don’t add too much salt ________ the soup, or it will be too salty.

A) in B) on C) to D) at

33. There is ________ snow in Shenzhen in winter, is there?

A) few B) a few C) little D) a little

34. My deskmate Flora’s handwriting is much better than ________.

A) me

A) speech

A) care

B) mine C) I B) talk B) careful B) to swim C) voice C) careless D) my D) sound D) carefully D) to swimming 35. At the foot of the hill, you can hear nothing but the ________ of the running water. 36. Don’t worry, Wendy can look after your bird ________ when you’re out. 37. Tourists enjoy ________ in the sea at the beautiful beaches in Bangkok. A) swim C) swimming

38. The iPad is one of ________ among the young people all over the world.

A) the most popular tablet computers

C) the more popular tablet computers

--For one year.

B) the most popular tablet computer D) the more popular tablet computer 39. --________ has the foreign teacher been in Shanghai?

A) How often

A) makes B) How soon B) is making C) How long D) How far C) was making D) made 40. When I arrived home yesterday, Grandpa________ a phone call.

41. The cheese cake smelt so _________ that the kid asked for more.

A) well B) sweet C) awful D) badly

42. Plants and flowers ________ water and sun when they start growing.

A) need to B) don’t need C) needn’t D) need

43. My parents ______ about 30,000 yuan for my college education in UK each year.

A) spend B) take C) pay D) cost

44. She must be ________ forty, but she likes dressing up as a young girl.

A) at first B) at last C) at least D) at most

45. It’s not a good idea to make the boy ________ the new words again and again.

A) copies

A) took up

the Knicks.

A) is refused

A) but B) was refused C) has been refused D) will be refused C) so D) though

48. I like summer best among the four seasons, ________ I can enjoy the long summer vacation. B) because 49. Excuse me, could you please tell us ________? A) how can we get to the airport

C) how could we get to the airport

--________

A) That’s very kind of you.

C) You’re welcome.

Ⅵ. Complete the following passage with the words or expressions in the box(将下列单词或词组填入空格,每个词语只能填一次)：(共8分)

Two travelling angels (天使) were tired and hungry. They wanted to stay in a rich family for the night. The family were unfriendly and let them stay in a very ____51____ room. When they were making the bed on the hard floor, the elder angel saw a ____52____ in the wall. And then she repaired it. The younger angel asked, “Why do you ____53____ them?” the elder angel said, “Things aren’t always what they seem.”

The next night the two angels came to a poor family. The family were very nice and friendly. They let the angels sleep ____54____. The next morning, the angels found the farmer and his wife B) copy B) took off C) to copy C) took out D) copying D) took away 46. Young Jimmy ________ painting two weeks ago, but soon he lost interest in it. 47. Shu-How Lin ________ by two NBA teams years ago, but now he has become a bright star in B) how we can get to the airport D) how we could get to the airport 50. --Would you like me to help you with the housework? B) That’s a good idea. D) Not at all.

were very sad. Their only cow ____55____ that night. “The family have nothing, but they ____56____ us. Why do you let the cow die?” the younger angel asked.

“Things aren’t always what they seem,” the elder angel said. “When we were in the cold room in the rich family, I saw there was gold in that hole in the wall. I didn’t want the rich man to ____57____ it.”

“Last night when we slept in the farmer’s bed, the devil (恶魔) of death came for his wife. I gave him the cow ____58____.”

“Oh, I see,” said the younger angel.

Ⅶ. Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms ( 用括号中所给单词的适当形式完成下列句子)：(共8分)

59. The golden fish said to the fisherman, “All your ________ will come true.” (wish)

60. Although Peter is five years old, he is learning to make the bed by ________ . (he)

61. Lucy and Linda are twins. They were born on the ________ of November. (four)

62. Helen’s teacher was so ________ with the great progress she made this term. (please)

63. The Magic Hotel is amazing because it’s ________ underwater. (complete)

64. Sandy likes drawing very much and she believes it can ________ her whole life. (rich)

65. Because of the warm and ________ weather, oranges grow very well here. (sun)

66. The students are doing experiments in the lab with some new ________. (chemistry)

Ⅷ. Rewrite the following sentences as required（根据所给要求,改写下列句子，每空格限填一

词）：（共14分）

67. He usually reads books in the library in his spare time. (改为否定句)

He _______ often ________ books in the library in his spare time.

68. David’s father has never been to Australia before. (改为反意疑问句)

David’s father has never been to Australia before, ________ ________?

69. Grandma opened the window in order to breathe the fresh air. (保持句意基本不变） Grandma opened the window ________ ________ she could breathe the fresh air.

70. Little Tommy is playing happily with his cousin in the garden.（改成感叹句）

________ ________ Little Tommy is playing with his cousin in the garden!

71. London will hold the 30th Olympic Games in July, 2012. (改成被动语态)

The 30th Olympic Games will ________ ________ in London in July, 2012. 对划线部分提问)

______ _______ does Jim go to the dentist to wash his teeth?

73. The traffic in the city is more convenient than that in the countryside. (保持句意基本不变) The traffic in the countryside is not ________ convenient ________ that in the city.

Part 3 Reading and Writing (第三部分读写)

Ⅸ. Reading comprehension（阅读理解）: （共50分）

A. Choose the best answer（根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案）:（12分）

It's a lovely day. Sarah is going to have a picnic in the park with her friends. She has prepared

much food, some meat and some vegetables. All are the daily food in our life. But do you know where some of them came from?

Chicken

Chickens were once wild birds in the forest of Asia. Around 3,400 years ago, men began to use chickens. But the birds were small and their meat was hard to eat. So people only kept chickens to fight for sport.

Chocolate

The seed of the cocoa tree can be made into chocolate. But 2,000 years ago, people in Central America only drank chocolate. In Europe, chocolate drinks were not popular until the 1500s when sugar was added to them.

Tomatoes

At first, people were afraid of eating tomatoes because they belong to a family of poisonous plants. One day, a brave man ate the first tomato. People were surprised that he didn't die. They tried the tomatoes and found that they tasted good. Soon tomatoes became very popular. The French even gave them a special name, Love Apples.

Ice cream

Long before ice cream, water ices were popular throughout Asia. During the Tang Dynasty, some people created ice cream from milk. Later, travelers took this idea back to Europe. Soon, many people wanted to try it and the dessert became popular everywhere.

74. Sarah has prepared much food to ______.

A. have a picnic with her friends in the park

B. know something about animals and plants

C. find out where some of the food came from

D. tell stories about daily food in our life

75. Around 3,400 years ago, people ______.

A. kept chickens as wild birds in the forest of Asia

B. kept some small birds to eat their hard meat

C. began to keep chickens as a kind of food

D. began to keep chickens to fight for sport

76. Chocolate drinks became popular in Europe ______.

A. 2,000 years ago B. in the 1500s

C. before sugar was added D. after American people ate chocolate

77. From the story about tomatoes, we know that if someone eats something poisonous, he may ______.

A. become brave

C. lose his life

B. feel surprised D. become popular B. A king of the Tang Dynasty 78. ______ created ice cream. A. Some people in Asia

C. Some people in Europe D. A traveler to Asia

79. The best title for the passage is "______".

A. Sarah's picnic

B. Daily food in our life

C. We eat these food every day!

chickens were once wild篇四：寒假测试卷(六年级)

预初英语

满分：100分

学员姓名：班主任：______________ 任课教师：______________ 得分______________

Part II Vocabulary and Grammar词汇和语法（50%）

V. Write the words according to the phonetic symbols. （根据音标写单词）（5%）

21. 【fu:d】________ 22. 【'fæməlɪ】________ 23. 【'mʌnθ】 _________

24. 【'əupən】_______ 25. 【'sekrətri】________

VI. Choose the best answer.（选择最佳答案）（23%）

( )26. -- Must I finish my homework now?

-- No, _________. It's still early.

A. I needn't B. you mustn't C. you needn't D. I mustn't

( )27. _________ the apple come from Dalian?

A. Are B. Is C. Do D. Does

( )28. Can you see _________ old man over there? He's our headmaster

A. the B. a C. an D. /

( )29. You can see a lot of cars and buses _________ you are on your way to school.

A. because B. when C. but D. and

( )30. I _________ there, so I don't want to go there again.

A. have been to B. have been C. has been to D. has been

( )31. I would like to be _________ architect.

A. a B. an C. the D./

( )32. -- _________ do you have morning reading?

-- For fifteen minutes.

A. When B. How much C. How long D. How many

( )33. The teachers’ office is on ________ floor.

A. nine B. the nine C. ninth D. the ninth

( )34. There are _________ of students waiting out of the museum.

A. hundred B. two hundreds C. one hundred D. hundreds

( )35. I like __________ at home after school.

A. to play word puzzle game B. playing word puzzle games

C. running D. to run

( )36. We are going for a picnic _________ the morning of Saturday.

A. in B. at C. on D. of

( )37. Nowadays more and more people promise ___________ the environment.

A. to pollute B. polluting C. not to pollute D. not polluting

( )38. This is not my Ipad. It’s ________.

A. yours B. you C. your D. yourself

( )39. You have toothache __________ you eat too many sweets.

A. so B. but C. because D. or

( )40. Let’s go to the Bund and enjoy the beautiful view, _____________?

D. shall us

D. travels

D. a little

C. lovely D. nice A. do you B. don’t you C. shall we ( )41. It takes me half an hour ___________ to school by underground. A. travel B. to travel C. travelling ( )42. There is __________ milk in the fridge, please go and buy some. A. few B. a few C. little ( )43. The barbecued meat tastes _________. A. well B. beautiful

( )44. ---What does this sign mean?

---It means: ．

A. No smoking. B. We mustn’t smoke here.

C. There is no smoke here. D. Both A and B.

( )45. ----Sorry for being late.

----______________.

A. You are welcome. B. It doesn’t matter.

C. Thank you. D. That’s right.

( )46. ---Can you tell me where I can get some carrots?

--- Of course you can go to the __________ section.

A. meat B. fruit C. snack D. vegetable

( )47. --- Would you like to go to the party?

--- Yes, _____________.

A. I'm tired B. I'd like to C. I'm happy D. I'm afraid

( )48. These books are my _____________.

A. students B. student’s C. students’ D. students of

VII. Fill the blanks with the proper form of the given words.（用所给单词的适当形式填空）（7%）

49. Vegetables and fruit keep us ___________.( health )

50. E-mailing is much _________ than long distance calling.( cheap)

51. A friend of __________ will come to see me tonight. ( I )

52. About ten ________ died in the Iraq War.( report )

53. My friend enjoys __________, for he is a good reader. ( read )

54. Can you tell the ________ between Chinese and English? ( different )

55. My father __________ goes to work by car. ( usual )

56. He went into the reading room _________. (quiet)

VIII. Rewrite the sentences as required.（按要求改写句子）（14%）

57. Linda does homework after supper. (改为否定句)

Linda ________ ________ homework after supper.

58. Peter would like to go shopping with his parents. （改为一般疑问句）

________ Peter ________ to go shopping with his parents?

划线部分提问)

________ ________ they going to visit their friends? 划线部分提问)

________ ________ your mother go to work? 划线部分提问)

________ ________ should you take this medicine?

62. It takes Simon half an hour to go to work.（保持句意基本不变）

It takes Simon _________ _________ to go to work.

63. Ann arid Lily witched a film last night.（改为现在进行时）

Ann and Lily ________ ________ a film now.

Part III Reading and writing 阅读和写作（50%）

IX. Reading：

（A）

（5%）

Peter: It looks so nice! What did you make it with?

Linda: I bought them from the supermarket.

Linda: The peaches come from Thailand, and the strawberries and the yoghurt are from USA.

Peter: I like eating fruit salad

Linda: Help yourself to it.

（B）

Read the passage and tell whether the following statements are “True” or “False”.（读短文，判断句子正误，正确的用“T”表示，错误的用“F”表示）（5%）

Water is a great worker. It works very hard for us in many ways. Have you ever thought of the jobs that water does for us?

Water helps us carry heavy things from place to place. Rivers, lakes and seas make it easy for us to carry things by boat.

Another kind of work that water does for us is cleaning. Water cleans our food, our house, our cars and our

streets. We wash our hands and faces every morning. We know well that we can’t keep clean without water.

( )69. Water is a great worker.

( )70. It works for us in two ways.

( )71. Water helps carry heavy things from place to place.

( )72. Water is also used for cleaning.

( )73. We can keep clean without water.

(C)

Choose the best answer (根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案，用A、B、C或D表示，填入空格内) : 5% It's a lovely day. Sarah is going to have a picnic in the park with her friends. She has prepared much food. Some are animals, others are plants. All of them are the daily food in our life. But do you know where some of them came from?

Chicken

Chickens were once wild birds in the forest (森林) of Asia. Around 3,400 years ago, men began to use chickens. But the birds were small and their meat was hard to eat. So people only kept chickens to fight (争斗) for sport.

Chocolate

The seed of the cocoa tree can be made into chocolate. But 2,000 years ago, people in Central America only drank chocolate. In Europe (欧洲), chocolate drinks were not popular until (直到) the 1500s when people added sugar to them.

Tomatoes

At first, people were afraid of eating tomatoes because they thought they were dangerous plants. One day, a brave man ate the first tomato. But people found he didn't die. They tried the tomatoes and found that they were tasty. Soon tomatoes became very popular (流星的). The French (法国人) even gave them a nice name, Love Apples.

Ice cream

Long before ice cream, water ices were popular in Asia. During the Tang Dynasty (唐朝), some people created (创造) ice cream from milk. Later, travelers took this idea back to Europe. Soon, many people wanted to try it and the dessert became popular everywhere.

( ) 74. People began to use around 3,400 years ago.

A. chickens B. chocolate C. tomatoes D. ice cream

( ) 75. People in only drank chocolate 2,000 years ago

A. Asia B. Europe C. Central America D. America

( ) 76. People were afraid of eating tomatoes because as they thought.

A. tomatoes weren't tasty B. tomatoes were dangerous

C. tomatoes weren't fresh D. tomatoes weren't popular

( ) 77. The gave tomatoes a special name, Love Apples.

A. Chinese B. Japanese C. French D. American people

( ) 78. Some people created from milk during the Tang Dynasty,

A. chocolate B. ice cream C. cocoa D. sugar

(D)

Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage.（选择合适的词，完成短文）（5%）

Some children want to writers some day. They mean that they want to write stories or books which many people will read. I would like to remind them that they will need to be good readers and to read

Nearly all great writers have begun to read when they start school, and have been reading for hours and hours every day. Instead of If you are a good reader, it take you long to do the reading homework your teacher asks you to do. Then you will have time to read other books for fun. Because you read so well, you keep to read.

Choose the words and expressions and complete the passage.

( )79. A. are B. were C. be D. being

( )80. A. a lot of B. many C. a lot D. most

( )81. A. seeing B. reading C. watching D. looking

( )82. A. will B. should C. must D. won’t

( )83. A. looking for B. look at C. looking up D. looking out

(E)

Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words, the first letter has been given.（读短文，根据内容填词，首字母已给出）（10%）

Tim’ in the country. They have a beautiful house and they have a lovely dog, too. to see them and he enjoys his grandma’84.l______ 85.o______ 86. c______ 87. m______ 88. b______

(F)

Answer the questions.（回答问题）10%

Plants are very important. This is because plants can make food from air, water and sunlight. Animals and human beings can’t make food from air, water and sunlight. Animals can get their food by eating plants and other animals. Man gets his food by eating plants and animals, too.

So animals and man need plants in order to (为了)live. This is why there are so many plants around us.

There are two kinds of plants, flowering plants and non-flowering（无花的）plants. Almost all the trees around us are flowering plants. You can know some trees from their flowers and fruits. Non-flowering plants do not grow flowers. You can not see many non-flowering plants around you.

If you look carefully at the plants around you, you will find that there are many kinds of plants. Some plants are large and some are small. Most of them are green. Thanks to the plants around us, we can live on the Earth.

89. What can plants do from air, water and sunlight?

90. How do animals get their food?

91. Why do man and animals need plants?

92. How many kinds of plants are there? What are they?

93. What colour are most of the plants?

chickens were once wild篇五：分级试题

1.Fighting styles were invented more than______ in China.

A. 3,000 years ago B. 2,000 years ago C. 4,000 years ago D. 1,000 years ago

2.Who was probably the most famous martial arts actor in kung fu films.

A Jet Li B.Jackie Chan C. Michael Chan D.Bruce Lee

3. A woman in Indonesia taught her husband how to fight after seeing_______ fight.

A. tigers B. a tiger and a bird C. a lion and a bird D. a lion and a tiger

4. Martial arts are used in movies by many Chinese movie stars,such as_____(多选)

A. Bruce Lee B. Jackie Chan

C. Jet Li D. Michael Chan

5. During______,kung fu teachers trained fighters at temples around China.

A. Tang Dynasty B. Ming Dynasty

C. Qing Dynasty D. Yuan Dynasty

答案：1A(P6) 2 D(p24) 3B(P9) 4ABC(P18) 5C(p22)

1. Where are the Grimm Brothers from?

A. America B. Germany C. France D. Denmark

2. In the story The Star Money, how many people did the little girl help?

A. One B. Two C. Three D. Four

3. Which job did the Grimm Brothers take to support their family after their mother died?

A. Writer B. Teacher C. Librarian D. Professor

4. What is the name of the Grimm Brothers’ first edition?

A. Children’s and Household B. The Shoemaker’s Elves

C. The Star Money D. Friedrich Saving

5. Which of these characters are not from the stories written by the Grimm Brothers ?

A. Cinderella B. Hansel and Gretel

C. Little Red Riding Hood D. The Little Match Girl

6. What things didn’t the Grimm Brothers do?

A. Study German literature and folklore

B. Collect German stories

C. Give the money to the poor

D. Work on a German dictionary.

答案：BCCADC

分级阅读（三）诺曼. 白求恩大夫

1. Dr. Bethune did a lot of jobs besides a doctor, what didn’t he do according to the book? (P7 and p12)

A. a waiter B. a writer C. an inventor D. a dentist

2. Where did Bethune meet his wife Frances?(p15)

A. in France B. in England C. in Scotland D. in America

3. In 1923, Dr. Bethune and Frances moved to Detroit, but why did his wife leave him later? (P21)

A. Because his wife didn’t love him anymore.

B. Because Dr. Bethune was to busy and he didn’t have time to care for Frances.

C. Because Dr. Bethune was seriously ill and he didn’t want his wife to be sad.

D. Because Dr. Bethune brought human many body parts home to study and Frances felt Bethune was a difficult man to live with.

4. In order to help the poor patients in Montreal, what did Dr. Bethune do? (p24)

A. He gave money to the poor. B. He helped the poor patients to find jobs.

C. He set up free clinics. D. He taught the poor skills to earn money.

5. Dr. Bethune was also an inventor. How many medical tools did he invented?

A. about 8 B. about 10 C. about 11 D. about 12

6. In 1935, Dr. Bethune went to the Soviet Union for a big conference, what did he do there? (p29)

A. He just took part in the conference.

B. He spent most of his time visiting hospitals there.

C. He went to the medical universities to read some medical books.

D. He had a talk with the president Stalin (斯大林) about the free medical care.

7. Dr. Bethune invented the world’s first mobile medical unit. When did he invented the mobile medical unit? (p33)

A. During the Spain Civil War B. During the Canadian Civil War

C. During the American Civil War D. During the World War II

8. When did Dr. Bethune meet Mao Zedong and the Eighth Route Army?

A. In 1937 B. In 1938 C. In 1939 D. In 1940

9. Dr. Bethune died in China at last because_________ (P39)

A. He was too tired B. He had the lung disease of tuberculosis again

C. He was killed by the Japanese D. He fell sick with a blood disease and there was no medicine to help him.

10. Who wrote an essay to remember Dr. Bethune in 1939? (P39)

A. Mao Zedong B. Zhou Enlai C. Deng Xiaoping D. Zhu De

答案: 1-5 DCCCC 6-10 BAADA

( C )1.Where can you find the largest palace in the world?

A. In Italy B. In Germany C. In China D. In France

( D ) 2. The emperor Yongle build the Forbidden City in the shape of _________.

A. the sun B. the dragon C. the rectangle D. universe

( C ) 3. Why did the tower of Pisa lean? How did people stop it leaning at last?

A. Because it was too high; Put concrete under the tower

B. Because the engineer designed it like this; Put stone under the tower

C. Because the it was built on soft, wet land; Added 600 tons of lead to one side of the tower

D. Because the base was not hard enough; Added 600 tons of iron to one side of the tower.

( A ) 4. What gave Walt Disney the idea of building Sleeping Beauty’s Castle in Disneyland, California?

A. The Fairy Tale Castle of Neuschwanstein in Germany

B. The Fairy Tale Castle in England

C. The Fairy Tale Castle in Australia

D. The Fairy Tale Castle in France

( D ) 5.Eiffel added the names of 72 scientists to the ________ of the tower.

A. top B. steps C. bottom D. sides

( B ) 6. what is the Eiffel Tower’s height today?

A.300 metres B. 324 metres C.115.75 metres D. 125 metres

( C ) 7.Which is the tallest tower in the world?

A. The Eiffel Tower B. Oriental Pearl TV Tower

C. Canadian National Tower D.OstankinoTower

（ B ）8.The Statue of liberty was designed by________. __________ made the frame to hold the statue of liberty.

A.Ludwig II; Gustave Eiffel

B. Auguste Bartholdi; Gustave Eiffel

C.Jaseph Pulitzer; Berta of Bernardo

D.Gustave Eiffel; Auguste Bartholdi

( D ) 9.Where was the Statue of Liberty finished at first? Why did the Frenchman want to build the Statue of liberty?

A. In America; Because of the Independence in France.

B. In France; Because France beat America in wars

C. In America; Because it was the symbol of freedom for Frenchmen.

D. In France; Because The Frenchmen wanted to show that how France helped The United States win its freedom.

( D ) 10.How many rays in Liberty’s crown? What are the symbols of the rays?

A.7; the seven continents in the world

B.14; the seven continents and seven seas in the world

C.7; the seven seas in the world

D.7; the seven continents and seven seas in the world

1. There are more than ____ active volcanoes in the world.

A. 500 B. 400 C. 300 D. 600

2. Inside the Earth is hot melted rock called ____.

A. magma B. lava C. dike D. sill

3. ____ eruptions are the most dangerous kind of eruptions.

A. Plinian B. Hawaiian C. Strombolian D. Vulcanian

4. If you want to be a ____________, you need to be good at science subjects, such as biology, chemistry, maths and physics. A.. musician B. reporter C. volcanologist D. artist

5. Volcanoes are often dangerous and terrible, but they can be ____ too.

A. help B. helpful C. helped D. helps

( Keys: A A A C B )

( )1.Einstein was born in _________.

A.Germany B. Switzerland C.The USA D.Japan

( )2.Einstein was ____years old when he thought of new ideas about light, gravity and energy.

A. 3 B. 5 C. 26 D. 28

( )3.Einstein was good at_______.

A. playing the violin B. sailing

C. maths and physics D. All of the above

( )4.The year _____is called Einstein’s Miracle year because he did so many things.

A. 1905 B. 1907 C. 1908 D. 1909

( )5.When Einstein won the 1921 Nobel Prize for physics,

he was____.

A. in South America B. in Sweden

C. in Middle East D. on the ship to Japan

( ) 6.What is Franklin D. Roosevelt?

A. An inventor B. A president C. A scientist D. A professor

Keys: 1.A 2.C 3.D 4.A 5.D 6.B

1. ____________is the main dish of the meal.

2. The Inuit People live by _______and _______animals.

3. Hainan people likes eating Hainan chicken rice. ___________(T or F)

4. Chickens were once wild birds on the grassland of Southeast Asia. ______

5. Rice was first planted in _________. (Europe, America, Asia).

6. Tomatoes are called ____________ in French.

7. Ice cream was invented(发明) in ancient___________.

8. Spices help to cover the bad_______ of the meat and fish. 10. canned food means :_____________.

Keys: 1. Main course 2. fishing, hunting 3. F 4. F (in the jungle) 5. Asia 6. love apples 7. China 8. taste 9. salting, canning, sugaring, drying, pickling with vinegar, freezing 10. 罐装食品

1. Which country did the Genoese sell the island of Corsica to?

France

2. What was the turning point in Napoleon’s career that set him on his path to glory?

the French Revolution

3. When is France’s National Day?

July 14, 1789

4. What marked the end of the French Revolution?

Napoleon was chosen as Consul, the ruler of France.

5. What were the scholars doing while Napoleon and his army were fighting the British? They were busy collecting great Egyptian treasures.

6. When did Napoleon was crowned Empress?

On the morning of 2 December, 1804.

7. Please list three things that Napoleon did for the public?

1) He established the Bank of France. 2) He reformed the legal system by creating the Code Napoleon. 3) He reformed public services by giving jobs to those who deserved them.

8. What was the beginning of Napoleon’s fall from power?

Napoleon marched into Russia with 500,0000 troops.

9. Where was he sent into exile?

the island of Elba

10. Who and where was Napoleon finally defeated by?

Waterloo, Wellington

1. In 1626, how much did the Dutch pay for New Amsterdam? __________

2. What was the capital of the United States? ___________________

3. What is the capital of the United States now? ___________________

4. When did New York become the largest city in the United States? _______

5. Times Square is named after a famous newspaper. (T / F) ______________

6. Before Central Park was built, people in New York took walks in cemeteries. (T / F) ______________

7. The New York Yankees play basketball in Yankee Stadium. (T / F) _________

8. People in ___________ and _________ have kept many traditions from their homelands.

9. There are _______ countries in the UN.

10. The six official languages of the UN are Arabic, _________, __________, __________, Russian and Spanish.

11. A _______ market means prices at the stock market are going up and a _____ market means they are going down.

Keys: 1. $ 24 2. New York 3. Washington D.C. 4. 1835 5. T 6. T

7. F 8. Little Italy, Chinatown 9. 191 10. Chinese, English, French 10. bull, bear 1. What is a World Expo?

Exhibitions are common ways to show people new things.There will be thousands of companies from more than 90 countries. It usually lasts for six months and attracts millions of visitors from all ove the world.

2. What is the theme of “A World Expo” about?

It is usually about looking toward the future and making people’s life better.

3.When and where did the first World Expo start? Why did they hold it?

The first World Expo started in the mid-19th century in Britain.

At that time, Britain was the leader of the Industrial Revolution. Many British people felt that it was important to show their achievements to the world.

4. What organization set the rules for World Expo?

Bureau International des Exhibition (BIE), in English it means International Exhibitions Bureau.

chickens were once wild篇六：2012年上海长宁区英语中考二模试卷

2012年上海市长宁区英语中考二模卷

Part 2 Vocabulary and Grammar (第二部分词汇和语法)

V. Choose the best answer (选择最恰当的答案): (共20分)

31. There is __________ international school near the new housing estate.

A. an A. in A. few A. me B. a B. on C. the D. / D. at D. a little 32. Don't add too much salt __________ the soup, or it will be too salty. C. to 33. There is __________ snow in Shenzhen in winter, is there? B. a few B. mine B. talk C. little C. I 34. My deskmate Flora's handwriting is much better than __________. D. my D. sound 35. At the foot of the hill, you can hear nothing but the __________ of the running water. A. speech A. care A. swim C. voice 36. Don’t worry, Wendy can look after your bird __________ when you're out. B. careful B. to swim C. careless D. carefully D. to swimming 37. Tourists enjoy __________ in the sea at the beautiful beaches in Bangkok. C. swimming 38. The iPad is one of __________ among the young people all over the world. A. the most popular tablet computers C. the more popular tablet computers

—For one year.

B. the most popular tablet computer D. the more popular tablet computer 39. —__________ has the foreign teacher been in Shanghai? A. How often B. How soon A. makes A. well A. need to A. spend A. at first A. copies A. took up B. is making B. sweet C. How long C. was making D. badly D. need D. How far D. made 40. When I arrived home yesterday, Grandpa __________ a phone call. 41. The cheese cake smelt so __________ that the kid asked for more. C. awful 42. Plants and flowers __________ water and sun when they start growing. B. don't need C. needn't 43. My parents __________ about 30,000 yuan for my college education in UK each year. B. take B. at last B. copy C. pay D. cost 44. She must be __________ forty, but she likes dressing up as a young girl. C. at least D. at most D. copying D. took away 45. It's not a good idea to make the boy __________ the new words again and again. C. to copy 46. Young Jimmy __________ painting two weeks ago, but soon he lost interest in it. B. took off C. took out

47. Shu-How Lin __________ by two NBA teams years ago, but now he has become a bright star in the Knicks.

VI. Complete the following passage with the words or expressions in the box（将下列单词或词组填入空格，每个词语

Two travelling angels (天使) were tired and hungry. They wanted to stay in a rich family for the night. The family were A. is refused B. was refused A. but B. because C. has been refused D. will be refused C. so D. though 48. I like summer best among the four seasons, __________ I can enjoy the long summer vacation. 49. Excuse me, could you please tell us __________? A. how can we get to the airport C. how could we get to the airport —__________. A. That's very kind of you. C. You're welcome. B. That's a good idea. D. Not at all. B. how we can get to the airport D. how we could get to the airport 50. —Would you like me to help you with the housework? unfriendly and let them stay in a very _____51_____ room. When they were making the bed on the hard floor, the elder angel saw a _____52_____ in the wall. And then

she repaired it. The younger angel asked, "Why do you _____53_____ them?" the elder angel said,

"Things aren't always what they seem."

"Things aren't always what they seem," the elder angel said. "When we were in the cold "Last night when we slept in the farmer's bed, the devil (恶魔) of death came for his wife. I gave him the cow "Oh, I see," said the younger angel. room in the rich family, I saw there was gold in that hole in the wall. I didn't want the rich man to _____57_____ it." _____58_____."