大連楓葉國際高一入學(xué)測試

1、大連楓葉國際高一入學(xué)測試Name _Score_/40Part one:Passage one:Words: 201Readability: 4.0_This is an old English saying. It means that we mustgo to bed early in the evening and get up early in the morning.ten hours sleep every night. If we donot go to bed early, we can not have enough sleep.Then we can not think o

2、r doour work well. We will not be wise or live a comfortable life.Some people go to bed late at night and get uplate in the morning. This is not good for them. We must sleep at night when itis dark. When daylight comes, we must get up. This is the time for exercise.Walking, running, jumping, swimmin

3、g, playing games are all good forms ofexercise. Exercise keeps the body strong.Exercise helps blood to move around inside thebody. This is very important. Blood takes food to all parts of our bodies. Thebrains in our heads also need blood. We think with ourbrains. If we keep ourbodies healthy, and d

4、o exercises, we can think better!A.WriteT for true F for false beside the following statements. (2.5)_1.The passage tells the readers why it is important to be healthy._2.Early to bed and early to rise helps us think and work well._3. Tokeep healthy, everybody must sleep ten hours a day._4.Daylight

5、is the time for exercise._5.Blood moves to all parts of our bodies.B.Answer the following questionsincomplete sentencesandin your ownwords.(2 )1. Give some forms of exercise from the passage._2. You must have some habits which are good foryour health. What are they?_Give aproper title to the passage

6、. (0.5)_Passage Two: Words: 231 Readability: 3.8SealA man movedhis boat across the lake. Over his head, a bird flew in the wind and theotherrested in a tree. Both watched the man.They knew theman was afraid of the sea. He wanted to swim but he was afraid ofdrowning. Thetwo birds watched the man retu

7、rn to his home. They saw he didn t haanyconfidence in himself. His house was small because he was not sure he couldbuild alarger one. He didn t cook his food because he was afraid he wouldburnit. The man did notrun fast because he was afraid of falling. One bird said,“ How will he succeed?”to find t

8、he talents that he had insidehimself,” the other answered.“ We must chocorrect time and chancecarefully,” said. theOnefirstday,onehis daughter fell into the大連楓葉國際高一入學(xué)測試water. Theman jumped into the sea without thinking. At that time, the two birds changedhim into a seal. He saved his daughter. From

9、that day on, the man couldchangehimself into a seal whenever he wanted.He could swim and do things thatnoother person could do.The two birds were happy. Just like the man, all of us have specialability. Itto be changed from dreams into reality, if only wehave the courage to try.Answer the following

10、questions in completesentences. (5)1.What was the man afraid of when he wantedto swim? (1)_2.Give 2 examples to show the man has no confidence in himself.(1)_3.Why did the man jump into the sea one day? (1)_4.How did the two birds help him? Which kind of animal is aseal? (1)_5.What does the story wa

11、nt to tell us? (1)_%Correct _ =Mastery ofLevel_(Yes/No)Part two:Passage one: Words: 242Readability: 4.9Fiery Visitors from Outer Space1. On the nextclear summer night, look up into the sky. If you are lucky, you may see a “ shooting star They”look. just like stars falling down from the sky.2. But sh

12、ootingstars are not stars at all. The real name for a shooting star is“ meteor ” .There are millions of meteors out in space. They are pieces of rock andmetal.When they are in space, meteors do not glow. In fact, we can t see themat all.But when a meteor comes close to the earth, it starts to fall t

13、oward the earth.As it passes through the air, it gets very hot. It starts to glow, and finallyit begins to burn. We see the burning meteor as a shooting star.3. Sometimesmeteors travel by themselves in space. But many meteors travel in groups calledswarms. The swarms have orbits like planets have. T

14、hey pass close to the earthevery year. A famous swarm is the Perseid swarm. It passes close to the earthin summer, usually in August. Each year a few meteors from the Perseid swarmfall to the earth, so August is a good month to watch for shooting stars.4. Most meteorsare small, so they burn up befor

15、e they crash into the earth and are buried inthe ground. Once a meteor reaches the earth, we call it a meteorite. Thebiggest meteorite, which weighs seventy tons, landed in Africa.1. Sometimes meteors travel by themselves in space.2. Sometimes meteors travel in swarms.3. A famous swarm is the Persei

16、d swarm.4. August is a good month to watch for shooting stars.大連楓葉國際高一入學(xué)測試B. Match the word on the left with the phrase on theright that fits best bywriting letters.(1)1._meteora . a famous swarm of meteors2._swarmb . a meteor that has reached the earth3._Perseidc . The real name for a shooting star

17、4._Meteorited . a group of meteorsC. Answerquestions in complete sentences and in your own words.1. Why is Augusta good month to watch shooting stars?1 _2. Whereis the biggest meteorite? 0.5_3. Thereis an old saying that if you make a wish when you see a shooting star, yourwish will come true. So wh

18、en you see a shooting star, what wish will youmake?Why?2 _Passage Two: Words:270Readability: 4.2ZanOn the islandof Crete, the Great Earth Mother had a child called Zan. The bees of theforestbrought honey for little Zan, and the wild goats gave him milk. But childrenmust havetoys. So the five servant

19、s of the Great Earth Mother made toys forhim. Zan played happilyon the mountains with his toys and with the animals inthe forest.When he grew upinto a strong, kind man, Zan wanted to reward his animalfriends. So he made alaw that the goats could go wherever they wished. Hemade hives for the bees top

20、rotect them from the cold winds and snow. Then,Zan put the toys he had savedin a secret cave where they would be safe. Heasked the bees to guard the cave.One day threebad men climbed up the mountain to find treasure. They put on armor toprotectthemselves from the bees, and they crept through the bus

21、hes until they reachedthemouth of the cave. The bees buzzed around to attack the men, but theirarmor protectedthem and they went inside.Suddenly Zanappeared in the cave.Heshouted“Stop!. ” “ You have come here to rob andkill. I must let you live, for this isthe cave of life. But from now on, you will

22、 never be able totell other peoplewhere my wonderful cave is.”As Zanfinished speaking, the men turned into birds. One turned into a woodpecker,onebecame a thrush, and one became an owl. That s why even today, when thebirdsspeak, no one can understand them.A. Number theevents below in the order that

23、they happened.(0.5 *4)_ Three bad men tried to steal Zan s toys._ The Earth Mother had a child named Zan._ Zan turned the men into birds._ Zan rewarded his animal friends.大連楓葉國際高一入學(xué)測試B.Answer thefollowing questions in complete sentences.(1 *3)1. Why did the three men come to the mountain?_2. What ha

24、ppened to the three men at last?_1. What kind of person do you think Zen is ?( At least 3adjectives )_%Correct _ =Mastery ofLevel_(Yes/No)Part three:Passage One: Words 312Readability 6.8Marie CurieMarie Curie wasa great scientist. She was born in Warsaw, Poland in 1867.Both of her parentswere teache

25、rs. When Marie was only 10 years old, hermother died.Marie was avery good student. She loved science, math, and languages.She and her sisterBronya wanted to go to college, but in those days, only mencould go to collegein Poland. The girls had to go to France to study. There wasnot enough moneyfor bo

26、th sisters to go, so Marie worked as a teacher in Poland.She sent moneyto Bronya to pay for medical school in Paris. After Bronyabecame a doctor, shehelped Marie.When she was24, Marie became a science student at the Sorbonne, auniversity in Paris. Evenwith her sister s help, she did not have much mo

27、ney.She lived in a small roomnear college. It had no lights, no water, and no heat.Sometimes Marie only hadbread and tea to eat.Marie studiedhard andgraduated(finished school) in 1894. A year later,she marriedPierre Curie. He was also a scientist. They worked hard together formanyyears. Their mostim

28、portantdiscoverywas radium. Today, doctorsusethe rays from radium totreatcancer. The Curies won a NobelPrize for theirdiscovery. This is the highest award for a scientist. MarieCurie was the firstwoman to receive this award.When MarieCurie was 39, Pierre died in a road accident. But she continuedthe

29、ir work.Curie became the first woman professor in France. In 1911, she wona secondNobel Prize. Unfortunately,years ofworking with radiumharmedherhealth. She died of cancer in 1934. Her daughterIrene continued Curie s work.She also received a Nobel Prize. Sadly, Irenealso got cancer and died young.Bo

30、th women gave their lives for their work.大連楓葉國際高一入學(xué)測試Answer the followingquestions in complete sentences in your ownwords. 51. What kind of family was Marie born in?_2. What kind oflife did Marie Curie have when she studied at university in Paris?_3. How many timesdid Marie Curie get the Nobel Prize

31、?_4. Marie was bornin Poland. Why did she become the first woman professor in France?_5. What kind ofperson do you think Marie Currie is? Give examples to support yourideas._Passage Two: Words:412Readability: 5.6The Choking DogJoanne beatimpatiently on the steering wheel of her Mercedes sports car.N

32、ow she was stuckin a traffic jam in central Birmingham at 5:30 p.m., and at6:30 she wasexpected to hold a meeting of the tennis club.At last, thetraffic was moving, and she switched quickly to the fast lane to get home. Aftershe parked her car, she leapt out ofthe car and ran for the house. As she o

33、pened the door,she almost knocked downSheba, her dog, who was standing behind it.She bent downto stroke the large Alsatian dogs head, I have to go nowwascoughing or choking as if she was trying to vomit something. She was obviouslyin realdiscomfort, and her sad eyes gazed at Joanne helplessly. Joann

34、e examinedthe dog closely,and Sheba did look very sick. Joanne realized that it isnecessary to take her to the vetimmediately. Fortunately, the vets surgery isnot far. Joanne quickly loaded the coughingand choking dog and took her to thevet.As soon as she arrived atDr. Sterne s place, he brought her

35、 immediately into his office.Somethingis stuck in her throat, said Dr. Sterne.Doctor, I have to go back to get changed for an emergentmeeting. Ill be back in tenminutes to pick her up, OK?Sure,” saidthe doctor.Joannehurriedly went back to her home. As she entered the door, the phone rang.“ This is D

36、r.Sterne. Im coming with the police. Wait outside for us.in his voice. Joanne was confused and also a little frightened.When she ran into the street, two policemen weregetting out of their car. After briefly” Shebasaid the doctchecking that she was the owner of thehouse, they ran into the house, wit

37、hout explaining anything. Joanne wascompletely confused and very frightened. Then the doctor arrived.Wheres Sheba? Is she OK? shoutedJoanne.大連楓葉國際高一入學(xué)測試Shes fine, Joanne. I extracted the thingwhich was choking her.” Why are the police in my house?Just then, the two policemen reappeared from thehouse

38、, half-carrying a white-faced man who could hardly walk and with blood allover him.How did he get in there?”I think he must be a burglar, saidthe doctor. I knew he was there because when Ifinally removed what wasstuck in Shebas throat, it turned out to be three human fingers.I dont thinkhes a very h

39、appy burglar.I.Circle the correct letter of the answer.(2 )1. Why was Joanneimpatient at the beginning of the story?a.She waslost.b. She had losta client at work.b.She was stuckin a traffic jam.d. Her dog was sick.2. Why did Joanne take the dog to Dr. Sternes surgery?a. It was timefor Shebas checkup

40、.b. The dogcouldnt breathe properly.c. She wanted toget her out of the house.d. The doctor hadasked to see her.3. What happened as she arrived home for the second time?a. The policearrived.b. The phonerang.c. The dog died.d. A burglar wasjust escaping.4. The story says that the dog gazed at Joannehe

41、lplessly. Gazed meansa. staredb. criedc. barkedd. laughedII. Answer the following questions in complete sentencesand in your ownwords.(3 )1.Why didthe doctor ask Joanne to wait outside her house?_1.Use two or three sentences to describe what happened between the dog and the burglar._1.What arethe co

42、nsequences of burgling?_%Correct _ =Mastery ofLevel_(Yes/No)Part Four:Passage One: Words:358 Readability: 7.5DrumsWhen we thinkof a drum we usually think of a musical instrument. The drum has also been usedfor years as an important tool for communication. The human voice is very goodfor communicatio

43、n, but it cannot be heard very far. As early humans began tolive in groups, runners were sent from village to village大連楓葉國際高一入學(xué)測試with importantmessages, but that took a lot of time. It was discovered thatbeating on hollowlogs could be heard for greater distances, and so a new formof communicationcal

44、led“ talking drums” was born.In many earlycommunities, a large drum was set in the middle of thevillage to help sendmessages to nearby tribes. The drums could be hit withhands and sticks. Someof the larger drums could be heard up to sixteen milesaway!A group in WestAfrica made an amazing talking dru

45、m system. Their drumswere made of roundpieces of wood that were four to five feet long. A skin (oftenan elephant ear)was stretched over one end of the wood and was held in placeby a rope. Theskin was tightened or loosened to make higher and lower sounds.They hadlearned to use the drums so well that they could actually copy thelanguagethat they spoke! The