________ the cold climate that followed and they died out. Will we meet the same end

C.词汇题

1、A courier ______ the parcels expected for a long time to our office.

A took   B addressed   C delivered   D gave

2、We were most impressed ________ your efficiency .

A in   B on   C with   D upon

3、The Prime Minister of Great Britain ________ that he would resign.

A announced   B predicted   C reported   D circularized

4、The thief who was on the red coat ________ her to hand over the money.

A let   B forced   C forbade   D fraud

5、There is an _______ film about a highly gifted child whose picture often appeared in the newspaper .

A special   B unusual   C additional   D extraordinary

6、------ I’m sorry I stepped outside for a smoke. I was very tired.

-------There is no _______ for this while you are on duty.

A reason   B excuse   C cause   D explanation

7、I decided to put your name _______ for basketball club secretary.

A on   B in   C forward   D through

8、Pass the book ________ to me when you’ve finished with it.

A out   B by   C on   D over

9、One of the consequences of our planet’s being warming up is a(n) ________ in the number of natural disasters.

A result   B account   C reason   D increase

10、No matter what you do, you should put your ________ into it.

A mind   B heart   C brain   D thought

11、There are usually at least two ________ of looking at every question.

A means   B directions   C views     D ways

12、My chest ________ when I make a deep breath, doctor.

A harms   B wounds   C hurts   D injuries

13、I wrote him a letter to show my _________ of his thoughtfulness.

A achievement   B agreement   C attention   D appreciation

14、One of the advantages of living on the top floor of a high-rise is that you can get a good ________.

A sight   B scene   C attention   D appreciation

15、We have _______ the meeting forward by one week according to the headmaster’s requirement.

A put     B look   C move    D let

D.改错题

We all know the pyramids in Egypt and most of 　　　　　　1. ______

us don’t know the people in Mexico in the old time also 　　　　 2. ______

built pyramids. They didn’t build them to tombs. The 　　　　　 3. ______

pyramids in Mexico aren’t as high as that in Egypt, but 　　　　  4 . ______

they are big. Each one pyramid has a wide stairway 　　　　　　 5. _____¬_

up to the top. There is nothing inside the pyramids, 　　　　　　　6. ______

only earth and stones. Scientists think it takes one 　　　　　　　 7. ______

thousand men more than ten years build the biggest one. 　　　　  8. ______

How did he people build the pyramids? Scientists had 　　　　　　9. ______

Studied for years, but no one can say what they did it. 　　　　　　10. ______

E.单句翻译

1.好的传统应该一代一代往下传。(pass on)

2.他的父亲强迫他戒烟。(force sb.to do sth.)

3.这个有着非凡的舞蹈天赋的女孩是我们的班长。(extraordinary)

4.他想通过付额外的薪水来使他的员工留下印象。(impress)

5.如果我有一个生日舞会，我会立刻通知我的朋友。(announce)

6.他今天没来上学的原因是他妈妈病了。(the reason……is that….)

7.我准备递送这只钻戒，因为我知道我无论给谁他都会喜欢。(deliver)

8.我们应该提出一个有效的方法来改善我们的英语学习。(put forward…)

9.每个人都应该通过自己的行为为下一代树立榜样。(set up )

10.他带领我们从一个胜利走向另一个胜利。(guide )

F.书面表达

某英文报“读者来信”专栏正在就高三学生家长是否应该为孩子购置电脑这一话题开展讨论。有赞同的，也有反对的。请你向该报编辑写一封英文信，发表你的观点。

信的开头已写好，你只需接着写。

注意：

1.下面的提示可能会帮助你构思：

A.  more information?

improve English?

learning software (学习软件) ?

enjoy oneself?

….

B.  computer games

short-sighted

waste of money

fail the exams

…

2.你不必根据上面的提示逐条进行写作，可自由发挥。