新起点英语热身演练（一）

（满分院70分）

一、完形填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

I’ve been told I was born middle-aged. That sounds about right. I became responsiblefor my family at an early age， which meant 1  childish（幼稚的） thingslong before childhood was over. When you have sensible（理智的） adult 2 on yourmind， it’s difficult to find time to 3 .

A few months ago， I was watching a TV program. During the course of the 4 ，the host said to his guest， “Ever since I read your latest book， I’ve found myselflooking for 5 to play.”When I heard the sensible adult talk about taking timeto play， I thought，“Well， that’s just 6 .”The idea of playing as an adult didn’tseem fascinating to me.

However， I didn’t know why the idea 7 with me. It certainly stayed therein my mind because the desire （渴望） to play still 8 my mind a few days later.

One night， it must have been 9：00 p.m. I was cutting across the local park，which would have been crowded with 9 if I’d been there during the day.Now they were home in bed with their parents， and it was just me in this welllovedplayground.

It was the swing（秋千） set that really 10 my attention. When I saw it， Isuddenly remembered playing on the swings with my cousin at the park near herhouse. I remembered the 11 of that childhood experience.

During the day you’d probably get the 12 looks from other sensibleadults if you were waiting in line with their children. But at night， with no one elsearound？ Nobody would ever know！ So I got on the swing and 13 off theground， and my body remembered exactly how to get going.

The best feelings of childhood came over me as I flew through the air. It wasfun and 14 . When I came down from the swing， I couldn’t help smiling. Thatsmile 15 itself on my face， and it wouldn’t go away.

My childhood may be over， but that doesn’t mean playtime is.

（ ）1. A. looking back B. running out C. putting away D. taking over

（ ）2. A. skills B. doubts C. efforts D. matters

（ ）3. A. play B. sleep C. travel D. communicate

（ ）4. A. change B. discovery C. interview D. invitation

（ ）5. A. places B. chances C. partners D. volunteers

（ ）6. A. silly B. clear C. possible D. valuable

（ ）7. A. ended B. stuck C. began D. covered

（ ）8. A. broke up B. cleared up C. took up D. built up

（ ）9. A. adults B. children C. coaches D. parents

（ ）10. A. held B. required C. refused D. separated

（ ）11. A. joy B. power C. success D. advantage

（ ）12. A. kind B. angry C. strange D. dangerous

（ ）13. A. pulled B. pushed C. turned D. knocked

（ ）14. A. enough B. popular C. surprising D. simple

（ ）15. A. planted B. supported C. protected D. challenged

二尧阅读理解渊共15 小题袁每小题2 分袁满分30 分冤

阅读下面三篇材料，从每题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

Children’s Writer

The much -loved children’s writer Beverly Clearypassed away at age 104. When she was a child， she hadtrouble learning to read. When she grew up， she set out towrite books for children. Cleary kept writing until she was83， creating over 40 books in all.

Sarah Park has known about the influence of music onthe brain since a young age. Now， she hopes to use musicto help people with mental（心理上的） health problems.Her invention， Spark Care + ， made her became the topyoung scientist. Spark Care + can deal with the informationand choose the proper music to help lift the patients’spirits.

The Dream of a Horse Trainer

Yuan Hao is a horse trainer. He has a horse namedDandan. It is Yuan’s dream to bring Dandan to equestrian（马术的） competitions. Training with Dandan is not easywork. Yuan once fell from Dandan five times duringtraining. Dandan has been trained for more than sixmonths， and it is getting better at following instructions.Yuan feels he is one step closer to his dream.

（ ）16. All the news above has something to do with _______.

A. people B. culture C. travel D. sports

（ ）17. Beverly Cleary _______.

A. wrote books for children and adults

B. started writing books at a very young age

C. used to have trouble learning to read

D. was still writing a book when she died

（ ）18. What would be the best heading for the second news？

A. A Girl’s Medical Dream

B. The Top Young Scientist

C. Inventions Are Everywhere

D. Enjoying Success When Young

（ ）19. Spark Care + _______.

A. can play videos for people

B. is one of Sarah Park’s inventions

C. can help people who have mental problems

D. was invented when Sarah Park was a little child

（ ）20. Yuan Hao _______.

A. has realized his dream

B. won many equestrian competitions

C. had some difficulties in training Dandan