最新教学资料外研版英语www.ks5u.com学业分层测评(七).单句语法填空1He _ (owe) his success to the good upbringing he had.2A lot of _ (poison) waste from the chemical works polluted the river.3They _ (obsess) by her song.4_ (taste) nice and delicious，the roast ducks sell well.5The children fell on the food and ate it _ (greedy)6The dishes look nice and _ (appetite)7Fluency in spoken English is a major _ (require)8Most of them live in grassland and have no _ (fix) home.9_ is no wonder that youre tired，youve been walking for hours.10Though they are twins，they have little _ common.【答案】1.owed2.poisonous3.were obsessed4.Tasting5.greedily6.appetising7.requirement8.fixed9.It10.in.单句改错1The boss required that she did it right now._2He was walking on the street for the first time I saw him._3I hear he ended up died in an accident._4There is no wonder that he lost the game._5This novel，that I have read three times，is very touching._【答案】1.diddo2.去掉for3.dieddying4.ThereIt5.thatwhich.阅读理解Thousands of years ago people chewed gum in the natural form.The most common ancient chewing gum was tree resin lumps，but people also chewed various sweet grasses，leaves，grains and waxes.Chewing gum has been used in various forms and flavors. The first commercial chewing gum was made and sold in 1848 by John Bacon Curtis.He called his chewing gum the State of Maine Pure Spruce Gum.John Bacon Curtis and his brother came up with the practical idea of how to make and sell spruce gum as chewing gum.On July 27,1869，Amos Tyler received the first patent in the United States for chewing gum.However，Tyler never sold his gum commercially.An Ohio dentist，William Finley Semple was honored for this work using the first patent to manufacture (大量生产) chewing gum since December 1869.In 1869，Mexican General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna told his idea of chicle(糖胶树胶) to Thomas Adams.Adams tried to make toys，masks，and rain boots out of chicle，but none of his products were commercially successful.Then he simply added flavor to the chicle! That was the first step in creating the worlds first modern chewing gum! The first mass marketed chewing gum was called Adams New York Chewing Gum.In the 1870s，Adams & Sons sold “Sour Orange” flavored gum as an afterdinner candy.In 1871 Thomas Adams patented a machine for the manufacture of gum.However，all these kinds of gum had one big problem: they could not hold flavor.The problem with holding flavor was not fixed until 1880，when William White combined sugar and corn syrup with chicle.For better taste he added peppermint extract (薄荷精)He found out that peppermint stayed in the gum during chewing much longer than other flavors.He called his first peppermint flavored gum Yucatan gum.In 1888，Thomas Adams chewing gum，TuttiFrutti，was the first chewing gum that was sold from a vending machine(自动贩卖机)【语篇解读】本文介绍了“口香糖”的发明和发展历史。1Who first patented chewing gum in the United States?AJohn Bacon Curtis.BAmos Tyler.CWilliam Finley Semple.DAntonio Lopez de Santa Anna.【解析】细节理解题。由第三段的“On July 27,1869，Amos Tyler received the first patent in the United States for chewing gum.”可知，Amos Tyler最先在美国获得了口香糖专利。【答案】B2Before making chewing gum，Thomas Adams _.Aknew nothing about chicleBhad failed in several kinds of businessChad come up with the idea of using chicleDhad already made some popular products【解析】细节理解题。由第四段的“Adams tried to make toys，masks，and rain boots out of chicle，but none of his products were commercially successful.”可知，在制作口香糖之前，Thomas Adams制造了几种产品，但都不受市场欢迎。【答案】B3What was William Whites contribution to chewing gum?AHe added flavor to chewing gum.BHe made a chewing gum machine.CHe made chewing gum with chicle.DHe made chewing gum hold flavor.【解析】细节理解题。由倒数第二段可知，William White在口香糖中加了糖、玉米糖浆和薄荷，因此使口香糖的味道可以持久。【答案】D4What is the text mainly about?AThe history of chewing gum.BThe benefits of chewing gum.CDifferent kinds of chewing gum.DThe invention of the chewing gum machine.【解析】主旨大意题。综观全文可知，文章介绍口香糖的发明和发展历史。【答案】A.完形填空 【导学号：72880033】There were about fifteen of us drawing and writing with chalk(粉笔) to spread hopeful messages in front of a railway station.We _1_ with only about ten adventurers but as the momentum (动力)_2_，we gained more energy，creative inspiration，and people.In the beginning，many people stopped _3_ because they were curious about our actions.Later when we went on to chalk up some _4_ colors and phrases on the floor，more people came over to see what we were _