期中测试题

期中综合复习检测题

(满分150分)

姓名班级得分

第I卷(共105分)

I. Listening Comprehension (30') (略)

II. Grammar and V ocabulary (25')

Section A (16')

Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.

25. Walk on the streets in the urban area, ____ you will find yourself annoyed at the heavy

traffic.

A. or

B. yet

C. and

D. still

26. Mike is such a kind and helpful person ________ we all like to turn to him.

A. that

B. who

C. as

D. /

27. I don’t think arguing with him can ______ any good results.

A. build up

B. refer to

C. bring up

D. lead to

28. _________ the weather forecast says there will be a heavy rain, we might as well cancel this

out-door activity.

A. Although

B. Since

C. Unless

D. Even if

29. －Do you remember the first time we met?

－Of course. It’s at Charlie’s wedding. You ________ the piano.

A. were playing

B. played

C. had played

D. are playing

30. There_______ be something wrong with my electricity meter, since last month I wasn’t at

home at all, and still got a bill for $230.

A. may

B. can

C. should

D. must

31. ______ the pollution of the river, effective measures should be taken before things get

worse.

A. Reducing

B. To reduce

C. Having reduced

D. Reduce

32. Through the campaign, they hope to _____ awareness about the danger of texting when

driving.

A. spread

B. ignore

C. guide

D. present

33. Mary came to see me yesterday, ______me lots of snacks.

A. brought

B. bringing

C. to bring

D. had brought

34. I make ________ a rule to read the newspaper every day lest I should fall behind the times.

A. it

B. that

C. this

D. me

35. —The machine doesn’t work properly. Could we buy a new one?

—__________. It will cost too much.

A. I’d like that

B. I’m afraid not

C. Let me think about it

D. Go ahead

36. I do exercise every morning, ________ makes me feel fresh and energetic throughout the

whole day.

A. when

B. what

C. that

D. which

37. I think you should write this again. We were taught that a business letter should be written in

a formal style, rather than in a(n) _____ one.

A. original

B. personal

C. individual

D. public

38. Is it possible to bring animals that have disappeared back ____ life?

A. from

B. to

C. in

D. through

39. The teacher who treats his students as his own children has a very good ________ among

the students.

A. expectation

B. reputation

C. contribution

D. memory

40. The reason for his staying in the countryside is ________ he enjoys the cleanness and

quietness there.

A. that

B. how

C. what

D. why

Section B (16')

Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

A. possess

B. watching

C. mind

D. exercise

E. thought

F. alone

G. performance

H. tricks

I. confident

J. entertaining

The sport of basketball is known as a fun pastime for any person, young or old. Basketball is a great way of 41 and a great way to have fun with friends. I love to watch and play the game. One reason why I love basketball is that I prefer to have others to play with rather than just playing 42 . I am able to play with my friends for hours without getting one 43 of boredom. Another reason is that when I play basketball I feel much more 44 an d I don’t care much about how others think about me. When I 45 the ball I have the thought of being the best and no one could stop me. Playing basketball is very 46 since there are endless ideas you can think of just with a hoop and a basketball. There are many reasons why I love to play the game of basketball but I also love to watch the game. Basketball is very fun to watch on television because when you watch it you can take the moves you see the professional’s 47 and add them to your style of play. There are a variety of 48 the players perform during games. It makes the games much more enjoyable to be watching.

In conclusion, basketball is a great way to get your 49 off things and is also a great way to express yourself. It is a sport that can work your whole body. It’s a great pastime for anyone and is a great way to bond with family members and friends.

III. Reading Comprehension (50')

Section A (15')

Directions: For each blank in the following pas-sage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.

There are many stories about people who did not let age stop them in the pursuit(追求)of their goals. I’m sure you have heard of recent 70-year-old college graduates, or teenagers who are 50 of many useful things or owners of companies. Actually, it can be done; it just 51 your attitude.

Michael had wanted to run his own business from an early age, but he was 52 a big risk taker. After many years of working for others, he put a business plan together and was about to make the 53 , but his friends told him that at 45 he was too 54 to start his own construction business. They thought it was a young man’s business while Michael needed a steady income to support his family. Michael was discouraged. 55 many of his friends worked in the very field that

he was considering starting his business in, he 56 that they knew what was best, so he decided to give up his 57 . But his wife told him that he was foolish to do so. They discussed it and Michael 58 that he’d been using his age as a(n) 59 instead of as an advantage.

Have you put off a goal 60 age or another limiting factor? Does the limiting 61 really have as much influence as you think? Age is just a number and each challenge is an opportunity. Your attitude 62 . You’re not too old to try something 63 and never too old to give up on your dreams. They may 64 a bit of adjustment(调整), but if you want something enough, believe in yourself and your desires will have no bounds.

50. A. owners B. discoverers C. inventors D. users

51. A. depends on B. turns down C. makes up D. leads to

52. A. never B. hardly C. nearly D. surely

53. A. decision B. leap C. conclusion D. contribution

54. A. early B. old C. hard D. wise

55. A. If B. Before C. Even D. Since

56. A. hoped B. learnt C. thought D. heard

57. A. plan B. job C. belief D. method

58. A. stressed B. decided C. realized D. Dreamed

59. A. response B. reply C. answer D. excuse

60. A. instead of B. regardless of C. because of D. in spite of

61. A. result B. factor C. pressure D. strength

62. A. changes B. helps C. begins D. matters

63. A. opposite B. impossible C. strange D. valuable

64. A. make B. suggest C. require D. follow

Section B(22')

Directions: Read the following passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or un-finished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D.

Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.

(A)

It was the first day of second grade, and Sarah had been looking forward to this moment. The night before, she laid out her favorite clothes: a white coat and a bright yellow shirt.

When having breakfast, Sarah dropped some food on her shirt, so she had to change into her second-best clothes, blue jeans and a Jonas Brothers T-shirt.

After breakfast Sarah rushed to catch the school bus and when she was just reaching the door the bus driver opened it. The door hit right in Sarah’s face and blood dripped (滴下) from her nose. The driver wanted to send her home, but she refused, "It is the most important day of the year! I can’t miss it!"

Before classes, Sarah went to her favorite swing (秋千). When rising high, she saw her best friend little Jack. She let go of the swing and waved to him with one hand. Unfortunately, she flew out of the swing and landed hard on the sand, breaking a leg and an arm. As she lay in the sand, she noticed a shiny thing on the ground beside her. With her good hand she took it.

When Sarah’mother rushed into the ward (病房) she was surprised by what she saw: her girl was lying in bed with an arm and a leg in the splint (夹板), a broken nose, and blood stains on

her second-best clothes. Expecting to see her child crying, she was confused when she saw a big, bright smile on S arah’s face.

"Sarah, look at you!" her mother cried. "You were hurt so badly and why are you smiling?"

"Look, Mommy, I found a quarter!" Sarah laughed.

Life can be like that. It can be tough, even painful sometimes. But there are always treasures that make the pain worth suffering.

65. When Sarah went to school, she was wearing ________________.

A. a white coat and a Jonas Brothers T-shirt

B. blue jeans and a yellow shirt

C. a white coat and a yellow shirt

D. blue jeans and a Jonas Brothers T-shirt

66. Sarah fell off the swing because _____________.

A. she seldom played swing

B. she rose too high

C. she waved one hand to her friend

D. she was pulled down by her friend

67. When Sarah’s mother saw her in the ward she felt _______________.

A. upset

B. puzzled

C. relaxed

D. disappointed

68. Which of the following can be used to describe Sarah’s story?

A. Every cloud has a silver lining.

B. Nothing is impossible to a willing mind.

C. First think, then act.

D. No pains, no gains.

(B)

How difficult change is depends a lot on your attitude towards it and your resistance to it. Your attitude to change can make the whole transformation(转变) process much easier.

Imagine change as a pair of shoes and this will help you understand change and how it works. I am sure that you have ever had a comfortable pair of shoes in your life. A pair of shoes is so comfortable that you really don’t want to get rid of them.

You know you need a new pair, and may even have them, but you don’t want to wear them because you are comfortable with your current pair. Besides, the new pair may hurt your feet, give you blisters(水疱) or be awkward to wear to start with. So, you resist the new shoes. However, you know that this new pair would be much better for your feet, and after the initial discomfort they would probably be even more comfortable, yet you still resist.

Do you know I’m doing this now? I’m wearing my comfortable shoes and they feel good. They have a hole in each heel, and the sole(鞋底) is starting to fall off, but I’m persisting in wearing them.

This describes change exactly; change of our habits, change of our thought patterns. We stick with the old patterns because they are comfortable. Yet once we get over the initial pain of the transformation, the new pattern will be comfortable and feel good until the time comes when we need another new pair of shoes.

69. Why do people prefer old shoes to new ones?

A. They have much emotion in the old ones.

B. They are more comfortable.

C. New shoes always harm the feet.

D. They look better than the new ones.

70. According to the passage, we know that people ______.

A. don’t realize the benefit of the new shoes very well

B. are positive and open-minded to accept new things

C. actually know the change will finally be good for them

D. don’t accept new patterns because they are not good

71. What can be inferred from the passage?

A. Once we form a habit, it’s difficult to change it.

B. Most people pay more attention to the future life.

C. One’s attitude towards something is usually traditional.

D. The more often we change, the better our life will be.

(C)

It seems hard to watch someone yawn (打哈欠) and not to yawn ourselves. Even reading about yawning can make you do it. Now, a new study has found why yawning has such a powerful force.

Yawning when others yawn, the study suggests, is a sign of pity and a form of social connection. Kids don’t develop this deeply rooted behavior until around age four, the study found. Kids with autism (自闭症) are less likely to catch yawns. In the most serious cases, they never do. Yawning might help doctors to see whether the children are developing rightly. The work could also lead to a better understanding of the ways that people communicate and connect.

"Emotional infection (感染) seems to be a born thing that connects us together," said Molly Helt, a graduate student in psychology at the University of Connecticut. "Yawning may be part of that." Inspiration for her study came when she tried to get her own autistic son to clear his ears on an airplane. She repeatedly yawned at him, hoping he would yawn back. He never did.

"The fact that autistic kids don’t do it might mean they’re really missing out on that emotional connection with people around them," she said. "The biggest thing people try to figure out after birth is how we become humans and understand that humans have minds that are different from others’," she added. "Autistic people never seem to understand that."

Like infectious laughter and crying, scientists have found that yawning is a shared experience that promotes social connection. Helt said it could fight stress after a period of being nervous and spread a feeling of calm through a group.

72. What does the new study suggest, according to the first two paragraphs?

A. It is easy to stop yawning when you see others yawn.

B. Yawning has some mysterious force which is related to God.

C. Children follow others in yawning just after they are born.

D. Yawning is a form of communication.

73. According to Molly Helt, _________________.

A. emotions are infectious, but yawning is not

B. yawning helps clear ears on planes

C. humans differ from animals because they communicate with others

D. yawning is a kind of emotional connection among humans

74. Which of the following is NOT true about yawning?

A. It is natural to yawn back if people around you yawn.

B. Some kids are too young to yawn after others.

C. Yawning can be used to test children’s development.

D. Kids with autism yawn easily when others yawn.

75. The author implies in the last paragraph that ________.

A. it is bad manners to yawn on some social occasions

B. yawning can make people feel relaxed

C. yawning is different from infectious laughter and crying in theory

D. the more you yawn, the happier you will be

Section C(5')

Directions: Read the following text and choose the most suitable heading from the list A-F for each paragraph. There is one extra heading which you do not need.

A. Making yourself knowledgeable first.

B. Adapting yourself to the foreign country.

C. Making the lessons fun and interesting.

D. Catching the attention of the beginners.

E. That teaching English to beginners is challenging.

F. Making sure of the requirements of teaching abroad.

76._______________________________Teaching English to adult learners is a challenging thing. But learning how to teach English to be-ginners could be much more challenging especially if you’re teaching a broad. There are special consid erations that you’ll have to keep in mind, and a little more patience to spare.77._______________________________When you teach any foreign language to young learners, it means that you are not only going to have to teach the subject as you would in a typical classroom. Because of the age of the learners, you will have to constantly keep them interested. Children have short attention span, so you have to give extra effort to keep their attention to the subject. 78._______________________________As much as it is important to teach the language to your learners, it is also important that you know they are willing to learn and that they enjoy your classes. If you make your classes fun and full of activities and other games that promote learning and communication, the actual teaching part will be a piece of cake. Your students will always look for-ward to the next lesson, and they’ll look at lea rning English as a fun experience.79._______________________________If you teach English abroad, the number of things to consider is increased. For one thing, you will have to use the teaching methods that are accepted by a foreign audience. You will have to learn the culture of the country. Naturally, you will also have to adjust to the life of living abroad.

80._______________________________Of course, if you would like to teach English abroad, there might be additional tests and certificates that will be required of you. You may be required to take TOEFL and take up ESL. To be sure of all the requirements, make sure that you discuss all of these during the application process early on.

Section D(8')

Directions: Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words.

They leap from helicopters or speeding boats, bringing aid to swimmers who get into trouble off Italy’s popular beaches.

Hundreds of specially trained dogs from Italy’s corps of canine(犬类的) lifeguards set out

each summer to help swimmers in need of rescue.

These "lifedogs" wear a harness (缰绳)that victims can grab to be dragged back to shore, and un-like human lifeguards, they can easily jump from helicopters and speeding boats to reach swimmers in trouble.

With millions flocking to Italy’s crowded beaches each summer, the Italian Coast Guard says it rescues about 3,000 people every year —and their canine helpers have saved several lives.

It takes three years for the canines to reach expert rescue status, and currently 300 dogs are fully trained for duty, said Roberto Gasbarri, who directs the Italian School of Canine Lifeguards program.

"Dogs are of good physical strength. They can increase the speed at which victims are rescued," Gasbarri said.

"The dog becomes a sort of intelligent lifebuoy (救生圈). It is a buoy that goes by itself to a person in need of help, and comes back to the shore also by himself, choosing the best landing point and swimming through the safest currents," he said.

The school will train any breed, as long as they weigh at least 30 kilograms, but Newfound lands and golden retrievers (猎犬)are most commonly used because they are good at swimming. Each dog works together with a human lifeguard, who also acts as the ani mal’s trainer.

"Being retrievers, they set out to pick up any-thing we tell them, be it a human being, an object, or a fish, and they bring it back to the shore," said lifeguard Monia Luciani. "They do not associate it with a physical activity, but it is rather a game for them."81. The dogs wear a harness so that __________.82. The dogs are helpful to _________.

83. Why does the school usually choose to train the Newfound lands and golden retrievers?

84. How do the dogs regard the pickup training?

第II卷(共45分)

I. Translation (20')

Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.

1. 他有画画的天赋。(gift)

2. 别乱扔废物,否则你会被罚款的。(litter)

3. 我怀疑这幅画是否能被修复。(restore)

4. 花费这么多时间装饰屋子是不值得的。(decorate)

5. 如果你强迫他去按时完成论文,他肯定做不好。(force)

II. Guided Writing (25')

Directions: Write an English composition in 120 - 150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.

英语口语课上,同学们以"加强体育锻炼,增强体魄"为题展开了讨论。请你根据以下讨论

结果以学生会主席王海的名义写一封英文倡议书,阐明体育锻炼的重要性,并号召同学们积极参加体育锻炼增强体质。要点如下:

1. 加强体育锻炼能够增强体魄,减少疾病；

2. 使身心愉悦,有益健康。

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期中综合复习检测题参考答案

第I卷

25-30 CADBAD 31-35 BABAB 36-40 DCBBA 41-45 DFEIA 46-49 JGHC

50-54 CAAAB 55-59 DCACD 60-64 CBDD 65-70 DCBABC 71-75 ADDDB

76-80 EDCBF

81. victims can grab to be dragged back to shore

82. increase the speed at which victims are res-cued

83. They are good at swimming.

84. They regard it a kind of game.

第II卷

I.1. He has a gift for painting.

2. Don’t litter or you will be fined.

3. I doubt whether the picture can be restored.

4. It’s not worth spending so much time decorating the room.

5. If you force him to finish the paper on time, he will not do it well.

II. Boys and girls,

I am Wang Hai, the chairman of the Students’ Union. Recently, our school has organized a series of activities to improve our health. I strongly recommend all students take part in different kinds of exercise to keep fit. Firstly, getting exercise will make our bodies stronger than before. It also can reduce the risk of diseases. Secondly, playing sports can give us more energy and make us much happier than ever before. Believe it or not, there are also many other benefits of taking exercise.

A strong body and a healthy lifestyle are very important for everybody. I call on all the students to take part in activities and have a healthy life.