第二学期英语期末考试(附答案)

---------------------------------------------------------------最新资料推荐------------------------------------------------------ 2013年第二学期英语期末考试(附答案) 校际联考 2013 年第二学期期末考试12 级英语（学科）试卷命题人：吉红艳考试时间：120 分钟分值：100 分命题学校：金湖中等专业学校一、单选题（25×1ˊ）( )1.He is A.likely ( )2. A.What ( to be late. B.possible C.probable D.ablyterrible weather we’ve been having these days! B.What a C.How D.How a)3.Many accidents A.are causedby careless drivers last year. C.have caused our teachers’. C.belongs to D.belong to D.will causeB.were caused()4.The gifts on the table A.belongsB.are belonged to()5.will you A.check onthe time the plane took off?B.check afterC.check atD.look at()6. back.,there should be two bottles of milk left in the fridge when I getA.By my number ( )7.Many things A.consider ( )8.B.From my numberC.By my countD.From ny countimpossible in the past are very common today. B.considered C.be considered D.considering ,on pains,no gains. C.As;says he? C.didn’t D.haven’t D.When;saysa famous English proverb B.When;is saidA.As;is said ()9.Henry must have learnt Japanese, A.mustn’t B.hasn’t()10.The boy is often seen A.to play B.playingbasketball on the playground every afternoon. C.to playing D.played()11.Hardlythe airport when the plane took off. B.had I arrived C.had I reach D.I had got1/ 21toA.I had arrived at ( )12.It was for Beibei A.who (Liping bought a new watch last week. C.which what he said.D.thatB.whom)13.Nobody believed him1---------------------------------------------------------------最新资料推荐------------------------------------------------------ A.even though (B.in spiteC.no matterD.contrary to)14.The computer game he is addicted to A.cost B.costing everyone laugh.B.to makehim much money. D.costsC.costed()15.He succeeded A.in makingC.for makingD.in make()16.,he’s honest. B.poor is ge C.poor as he is D.poor as is he theyA.As he is poor ()17.The villagers will water the flowers and trees a second time can grow well. A.because of B.so that C.as soon as being absent?C.aboutD.for D.since then()18.What is your excuse A.of B.by()19.Do you charge ofthe use of the office telephone at off-duty time? B.from us of for D.from us for()20.I think A.thatimpossible for us to finish our work on time. B.this C.it next month. C.some time D.sometimes D./()21.My uncle will come to see me A.sometime B.some times()22.Helen appreciates A.helpedby so many students. D.to be helpedB.being helped C.helping()23.Though ge speaks English well.he thinks it necessary to learn foreign language. A.two B.the second C.a second D.second()24.She can’t help A.to cleanthe house because she’s busy making a cake. B.cleaning C.to be cleaning D.being cleaned()25.This is A.suchbeautiful table that I am thinking of buying it. B.so C.so a D.such a二、完型填空（15×1ˊ=15ˊ）Once,in a small village,lived a family with eight children.Two3/ 21of the children loved 26 very much,but the family was so poor that it was impossible to send 27 of them to study at the art college at the same time.After many discussions,the two boys finally 28 a plan.They would toss( 抛 )a coin.The2---------------------------------------------------------------最新资料推荐------------------------------------------------------ loser would to 29 into the mines(煤矿)and,with his earnings(赚得的钱)， 30 his brother studying at the college.Then,when the brother who won the toss finished his studies,after four years,he would support the other brother studying at the 31 .James won the toss and Jack went down into the mines,James worked with all his heart ane his paintings were much 32 than those of most of his teachers,and by the time he 33 ,He was beginning to make a lot lf money for his paintings. 34 James returned,the family held a big dinner for hes great success.Soon after the meal began,James 35 his dear 36 up from his seat to drink a tosat(举杯祝酒)to 37.He said,“Jack,now you can go to the art college and yourwill come true.I will take care of you.” But Jack said 38 ,“Brother,the four years in the mines has done too much to my hands,so it’s too 39 .Now I can’t even hold a glass.” To show his great love and respect,James drew his brother’s hands with 40 towards the sky.He called his drawing“The Praying Hands”,which became very famous years later. ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( )26.A.painting )27.A.any )28.A.looked out )29.A.off )30.A.support )31.A.home )32.A.better )33.A.a rrived )34.A.Before )35.A.picked )36.A.brother )37.A.way )35/ 218.A.happily )39.A.early )40.A.legs B.books B.all C.schoolC.bothD.money D.neither D.go out D.down D.let D.school D.olderD.waited D.While D.stood D.mother D.practice D.softly D.helpful D.fingersB.worked out C.took out B.away B.agreeB.mine B.worse B.graduated B.When B.turned B.sister B.ideaC.up C.follow C.college C.cheaper C.walked C.Though C.looked C.father C.dreamB.surprisedly C.angrily te B.feet C.good C.arms3---------------------------------------------------------------最新资料推荐------------------------------------------------------三、阅读理解40ˊ（①12×2ˊ=24ˊ②6×1ˊ=6ˊ③5×2ˊ=10ˊ）(A) New books in this monthThe Long NightThis is David Reilly’s first book.David became a writer after teachingHard WorkThis exciting story is Joanna’s twentieth.HardHospital or CinemaMarcie Jacome,who studies English in London,Work is about Sombat.He Wrote this story earlierworks with his father,a carpenter( Thailand. long,hard 木匠 ),in work making this year. Tina is a young Indian woman whose dream is to become a doctor.She goes to London to study English and medicine,but one day she meets a man who asks her to go to the USA with him to become a film star...What will Tina do? . C.Joanna . D.England D.Marcie JacomeEnglish for several years. Maha is a nurse in northern Australia.She works in a small hospital,One day a baby is so ill that Maha has to drive all night to get her to the nearest biy city.They have a lot of problemsThey hourstables and chairs,but they do not have any money.Then one day a man dressed all in black buys the in most thegetting there and...beautiful shop...table()41.The Long Night was written by A.daivd Reilly B.Maha()42.The story of Hard Work happened in A.Australia B.ThailandC.India . C.a writer()43.From the passage we see Tina is A.a doctor B.a film starD.a college7/ 21student()44.is about a difficult journey. B.Hard Work (B) C.The Long Night D.Harry PotterA.Hospital or CinemaI’m an English teacher.What I’m trying to do is to help people improve their English,which I like so much .I would like to start with my own experience through which I learnt to speak English as well as a local American. When I was a little child ,by chance I heard Whitney Houston’s song I WillAiways Love you.,That made a deep impression ( 印象 )on me though Ididn’understand it .I kept trying to repeat the song,but all my efforts were4---------------------------------------------------------------最新资料推荐------------------------------------------------------in vain because I didn’t spead English. Then I started to listen to local radio programs which broadcast English songs.That helped me a lot.Then slowly I started to understand a few words and sometimes fifty percent of the songs I heard on the radio.I was a secondary school student at that time,so I had learned some English grammar.I want you to know that what was driving me is the love of that landuage. I studied English Literature(文学) in university,But I can speak native-like English not because I went to university; it came from hard work and self-study,I used to listen to native speakers of both British and American English almost all the time .I imitated(模仿)their pronunciation,and I practiced even with myself.I also chatted with English people on the Internet. Many of my college classmates couldn’t communicate in English though they were Enghlish Literature students and learned English for at least five hours a day. What they lacked was practice,They just read and wrote; they didn’t practice their spoken English. （）45.What is this passage mainly about? A.The writer’s favorite English song. B.Tips on how to get good grades in English exams.C.The writer’s method of teaching English.D.The writher’s English learning experience. ( )46.The underlined part“in9/ 21vain”in paragraph 2 probably means“ eless ( B.different C.necessary D.surprising . ”.)47.In Pargraph 3 the writer wants us to know that A.there are many different ways to learn English B.learning English in the right way is important C.loving English can drive us to learn it well D.people should learn English at a young age()48.What does the writer think has played a great role in allowing him tospeak English well now?A.His good university C.His major in universityB.His classmates’help. D.His hard work and self-study5---------------------------------------------------------------最新资料推荐------------------------------------------------------ (C) A few years ago,I felt like a true failure.I was doing Weight Watchers for the third time in order to lose weight but not making progress. At that time,I spent hours every day working out to my wideos and was still overweight.I decided that there was no point in fighting it.I thought I was meant to be fat forever.I needed a change of heart and mind .That change came in the most unexpected way.It came with running. After dinner on Thanksgiving,I went out for a walk with my family.I had put my little MP3 player on and was enjoying the music when my favorite song came on.I felt like dancing,but that was out of the question(I had two teenagers with me).So I picked up the speed a bit and started to run slowly.I was quite pleased with my burst of activity. What was more surprising is that I got up the next morning and went out again.After running,I felt strong and calm at the same time.I recalled the good feelings I felt when I used to run 20 years ago and decided that I wanted more of that.I signed up for a spring race and practeced hard for it. Even though my weight is still higher than I would like I no longer care about it .I try to stay more focused on my life.Most importantly.my workouts are less than an hour per day and I take Sundays off completely,The goal for me is to keep11/ 21exercising in my life but not let it take over my life.Aftet all,I am so much more than my weight. ( )49.What was troubling the author according to the first two paragraphs? A.That she failed to lose weight. B.That she had too little time to work out. C.That she couldn’t enjoy the food she liked. D.That she was considered to be a failure by others. ( )50.According to paragraph 3,the author sharted running instead of dancing .becauseA.she thought running would help her more B.she didn’t want to dance at that monent C.it was inconvenient for her to dance at that moment D.she consedered it useless to dance6---------------------------------------------------------------最新资料推荐------------------------------------------------------ ()51.In Paragraph 4 the author mainly wants to tell us that A.she was a good runner 20 years ago B.she had strong will power C.she often surprised others D.she really liked running.()52.What was the author’s biggest change after she started running? A.That she changed her attitude toward losing weight. B.That she no longer wanted to lose weight C.That she spent more time in working out. D.That she lost more weight than expected. (D) Many people don’t think that imagination is available to everyong.What theydon’t realize is that they use some amount of imagination every day.Believe it or not,if you use your imagination.you can make a difference to the whole world.The following is how you can use your imagination to create the unusual. Your imagination would always work better if you use it for something you like doing.For example.if you are interested in writing books,you can devote your imagination to writing about a fantastic land.For example,J.K.Rowling made the best use of the her imagination to write the Harry Potter series.So remember using your imagination can create almost anything you like. Success depends on what you can do with your imaginatoin.It is believed that imagination is an important tool toward gaining exactly what you want.So let your13/ 21imagination run wild .Imagine yourself to be in Donald Trump’s shoes,or to be any other person you want to be.Imagine yourself to be very sussessful,or to be in your dream house and your dream room.Imagining success forces you to work harder toward it so that what you imagined eventually becomes yours. While you can use your imagination to attract success,you can also use it to relax and calm your mind.All your have to do is to imagine yourself to be in a place where you want to be,For example,close your eyes and imagine yourself to be on a beach walking through the water on the shore,and imagine leaving your footprint behind only for the water to wash them away.Imagine feeling the cool water touching your feet.You walk toward a rock and see a carving with a special7---------------------------------------------------------------最新资料推荐------------------------------------------------------ message on it for you.Add as many details as you would like ing your imagination to create a relaxing scene can calm you down. If you are waiting for a friend and having nothing to do,you could look around you ,choose a person,and imagine what his/her life is .Imagine what your boss’ life beyond work is,or what your teacher must be doing in his or her spare time. Use imagination to create a fantastic land where you can retreat when things around you become too difficult to handle. There are endless ways of using your imagination.As long as you don’t cause harm to anyone else or yourself,you can to as wild as you like with it.根据短文内容将表格中所缺信息补充完整（每空一词）（6×1ˊ）Title:Make (53) The function of imagination Creat like whatever ofyou imagination Help you create the unusual you Imagination creativity is the source ofImagine (54) What you can do with imaginationBy doing this,you will force yourself to work （ 55 ） in order to be successful Imagine you are at a wonderful place where your （57） can be calmed Imagine what other people’s lifes might be like Create a fantastic land where you can retred（56）（58） time Deal with a difficult situation翻译下列句子（5×2ˊ）59．David became a writer after teaching Enhlish for several years 60．Tina is a young Indian15/ 21woman whose dream is to become a doctor. 61．Then I started to listen to local radio programs which broadcast English songs. 62．Even though my weight is still higher than I would like I no longer care about it.8---------------------------------------------------------------最新资料推荐------------------------------------------------------ 63．Your imagination would always work better if you use it for something you like doing.四、书面表达（20ˊ）假如你参加社团组织的“My future”英语演讲会，请按下列提纲写一篇演讲稿（词数 80 左右）。