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Nobody knows when or where kite flying began, but there are some stories about the history of kites. Early kites may have been simple flat shapes such as leaves. Later, kite designs improved as people discovered how to put lightweight coverings over frames. Silk and paper are lightweight materials that were invented in China. China is the earliest known center of kite making. Chinese kites date back(追溯)at least 2,000 years.The first Chinese kites may have been used by armies, perhaps as signals. As time passed, kites took on other uses. They were flown during spec。s healthC.if you eat too much fat you will have cancerD.the way we eat may cause some health problems ________.3.Which of the following is true according to the passage?A.More and more people have good eating habits now.B.Parents39。ve finished a car repair class, I should be able to fix the car by myself.”John and Jim are not unusual people. Most families in the country are doing everything they can to save money so they can fight the high cost of living. If you want to bee a “doityourself”, you can go to DIY classes. And for those who don39。t eat meat with their fingers.A.unhappy B.sorry C.sad D.worried4.The first piece of meat fell to the floor when Thomas took it with the fork because ________.A.the fork was very difficult to use B.the fork was badC.Thomas could not use it quite well D.the steak was too hardBAs prices and building costs keep rising, the “doityourself”(DIY)trend(趨勢)in the . continues to grow.“We needed furniture(家具)for our living room,” says John Ross, “and we just didn39。s fingers because they were not always clean.Everybody got angry at that. Did Mr. Coryate think that people in England always had dirty hands? And weren39。t allow12.Few students can understand the sentence until it ________ twice or three times.A.explains B.is explainedC.will be explained D.has explained13.—Won39。t allowedC.won39。t known as a great ________(think)like Confucius.5.I think surfing at sea is ________(excite).6.Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows ________(read)by many young people all of the world.7.Today, to hold the Olympic Games ________ as a rich prize for a country(consider).8.More and more foreign ________(visit)are interested in Beijing.9.There are ________(million)of people on the square.10.During the school holidays, the children enjoyed their ________(free).二、單項選擇1.English ________ by many people around the world.A.is spoken B.is speaking C.speaks D.spoke2.Many kinds of books, newspapers and magazines ________ in this library.A.a(chǎn)re kept B.is being keptC.a(chǎn)re keeping D.have kept3.— The environment is getting better and better.— Yes. More trees are ________ here every year.A.cut B.planting C.planted D.cutting4.— The shirt feels soft. What is it ________ of?— Cotton, I think.A.make B.makes C.making D.made5.Students are often told ________ at people who are in trouble.A.not to smile B.to smile C.not to laugh D.to laugh6.— Betty, you ________ on the phone.— Thank you.A.want B.a(chǎn)re wanting C.a(chǎn)re wanted D.have wanted7.The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is still ________ by many children today.A.reads B.read C.to read D.reading8.The classrooms in our school ________ every day.A.is cleaned B.a(chǎn)re cleaned C.were cleaned D.cleaned9.The noodles ________ by my mother. Would you like to have some?A.makes B.was making C.made D.were made10.— This kind of rice tastes nice.— Yes, it ________ in northeast of China.A.was grown B.has grown C.is grown D.is growing11.Travellers ________ to use mobile phones while flying.A.don39。s your ________(觀點)of this great book?3.Gone with the Wind is ________(認(rèn)為)to be one of the greatest books in American literature.4.Compass was invented in ________(古老的)China.5.They found treasure in a ________(山洞)of a mountain far away.B.用括號中所給單詞的正確形式填空。t known as a great thinker.文化意識加深對中國傳統(tǒng)文化的了解,加強對西方著名作家、戲劇家及其文學(xué)作品的了解質(zhì)量檢測一、詞匯A.根據(jù)句意及所給的中文提示寫出所缺單詞。s plays are seen by millions of people every year.Today it is thought to be one of the greatest books in American literature.Confucius39。re great if you love others when you39。re lucky if you39。m thinking of running away to Hollywood to meet him. Can you help me with the problem? Yours, LucyHi Lucy,Nice to hear from you. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,Li Ling拓展探究閱讀短文,用適當(dāng)?shù)脑~填空,使短文意思完整。t want to learn my lessons any more, and I39。ll meet him and that he39。Dear Li Ling,These days Tom Cruise, the film star, always es into my mind. I think of him night and day. I just sit in my room and watch videos of his films again and again. I39。請根據(jù)她來信的 內(nèi)容寫一封回信。ll go to see the movie ________________________.七、書面表達(dá)根據(jù)中文提示和英文書信內(nèi)容,寫一封意思連貫、符合邏輯、不少于50詞的回信。One of the best ways to improve your English is ________________________.5.我寫完作業(yè)就去看電影。ll ____________________________ Becky Wang.3.天太黑,他什么也看不見。He ____________________________ “I love Beijing.”2.我要采訪貝基王。s race?___________________________________________________________________5.What39。re surprised that these