期中检测题2

期中综合检测题

第一部分听力（共两节，满分20分）（略）

第二部分英语知识运用(共两节, 满分35分)

第一节单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分,满分15分)请认真阅读下面各题,从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。

21.—I’m sorry that I haven’t found the book you want.

—________. I’ll try another bookshop.

A. You’re welcome

B. Thank you very much

C. It doesn’t matter

D. Congratulations

22.John isn’t here right now. He__________ Mr. Black’s office. Perhaps he

________ in several minutes.

A. is going to; has come

B. has been to; has come

C. has gone to; will come

D. went to; would come

23.Every second counts in the exam, ________ means you must make the best use of

the time available.

A. who

B. that

C. which

D. what

24.Rose, don’t pick the flowers in the park, _______?

A. don’t you

B. will you

C. do you

D. won’t you

25. To achieve his _______ goal, Professor Green is working very hard on his

research now.

A. historic

B. extra

C. practical

D. academic

26. They’ve arrived at the flooded areas, but we don’t know ________ they got there.

A. where

B. whatever

C. how

D. however

27. The leaders of these countries are discussing the problem, ________ they have

argued for more than an hour.

A. about which

B. against whom

C. for which

D. to which

28. As parents, it is wrong to ________ your children when they’ve done something

bad.

A. cover

B. prevent

C. correct

D. defend

29. Take your time, Henry. The ship is arriving in _______ forty minutes.

A. equally

B. approximately

C. reasonably

D. entirely

30. Mr. Lee suggested that all of us go out to have a walk to refresh our mind

________ classes.

A. among

B. during

C. without

D. between

31.—What do you think it is for?

—I think it ________ an excellent bowl.

A. is made

B. is making

C. will make

D. has made

32. Students shouldn’t enter offices ________ teachers are marking the exam papers

now without a teacher’s permission.

A. of whom

B. where

C. with which

D. why

33. There is _______ pear on the desk; it’s really _______ big pear.

A. the; a

B. a; the

C. a; a

D. the; the

34. We have learnt about some of Jack London’s novels in our ____________ lessons.

A. music

B. physics

C. literature

D. mathematics

35.Is this museum ___________ you saw that wonderful sculpture last week?

A. the one where

B. the one that

C. that

D. which

第二节完形填空(共20小题；每小题1分,满分20分)请认真阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。

Once a boy really had everything he wanted, so he was36 interested in the rarest objects. One day he 37 a mysterious mirror and took it home. When he looked into the mirror, he found that his 38 looked very sad. He tried 39 , but it remained the same. Surprised, the boy went off to buy some sweets. He went home and looked into the mirror as happily as possible,40 his image was still sad-looking. He bought all kinds of toys, but he looked forever 41 in that mirror. So the boy put the mirror away in a 42 ."What a(n) 43 mirror! I’ve never seen a mirror that didn’t 44 properly!" That same afternoon he went out to play, but on his45 to the park he saw a little girl crying loudly. So he went over to see what was happening. The little girl told him that she had 46 her parents. Together, they 47 in search of them. As the little girl continued crying, the boy 48 his money in buying sweets to cheer her up. 49 , after walking for a long time, they found her parents, who looked very worried. The boy said goodbye, and walked off towards the park. But 50 the time, he decided to turn around and head51 home, as he had no time to 52 . At home, he went to his room and noticed a shining 53 in the corner that he had left the mirror in. Seeing this, he went over to the mirror and 54 that the light was coming from his own body, because he was so happy at having helped that little girl. And so he understood the mystery of that mirror, the only mirror reflecting faithfully the 55 joy of its owner.

36. A. never B. always C. only D. seldom

37. A. found B. wanted C. guessed D. expected

38. A. head B. nose C. face D. mouth

39. A. smiling B. shouting C. crying D. smelling

40. A. and B. so C. when D. but

41. A. sad B. angry C. happy D. satisfied

42. A. corner B. box C. room D. bag

43. A. interesting B. terrible C. wonderful D. difficult

44. A. move B. look C. keep D. work

45. A. way B. course C. road D. line

46. A. escaped B. hated C. left D. lost

47. A. set off B. set aside C. set down D. set up

48. A. took B. cost C. spent D. held

49. A. Finally B. Actually C. Naturally D. Generally

50. A. telling B. seeing C. watching D. pointing

51. A. in B. For C. off D. at

52. A. talk B. eat C. play D. walk

53. A. light B. shadow C. colour D. pattern

54. A. touched B. invented C. noticed D. realised

55. A. possible B. true C. strange D. common

第三部分阅读理解

（共15小题；每小题2分,满分30分）

请认真阅读下列短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。A

Once there was a rich, beautiful and wise princess. Tired of those who were only interested in her money, she said that she would only marry whoever managed to present her with the most valuable and sincere gift of all.

The palace was filled with gifts of every kind. Among all these gifts, she found a simple dirty stone. She wondered who had offered this gift. However, she pretended to be highly offended(冒犯)by the gift when the young man was brought before her. He explained, "Dear Princess, this stone represents the most valuable thing one can give —it is my heart. It is also sincere. And because it is not yet yours, it is as hard as a stone. Only when it is filled with love will it become more tender than any other’s."

The young man quietly left, leaving the princess surprised. She was so in love that she took the little stone with her wherever she went. And for months she gave the young man gifts and all her attention. But his heart remained as hard as the stone in her hands. Losing hope, she ended up throwing the stone into a fire. Then in the heat of the fire, the stone became a golden figure. With this, the princess understood that she herself would have to be like fire.

During the following months, she devoted her life, her wisdom and her wealth to her country. And the people started to call her, the "Princess of Fire".

And as with the stone, the Princess of Fire melted the hardness of the young man’s heart. And just as he had promised, he became so tender that he made the princess happy till the end of her days.

56. How did the princess feel when she first saw the stone?

A. Angry.

B. Excited.

C. Curious.

D. Sad.

57. Why did people call the princess, the "Princess of Fire"?

A. She got angry easily.

B. She liked to throw things into a fire.

C. She was once burnt by fire.

D. Her love for her people was like fire.

58. What can we learn from the passage?

A. The princess married the young man in the end.

B. The young man’s heart was always as hard as a stone.

C. People in the princess’ country were poor.

D. The young man was interested in the princess’ money.

59. What would be the best title for the passage?

A. An Outstanding Princess

B. A Hard, Tender Stone

C. A Smart Young Man

D. A Country Full of Love

B

Are you curious about mysterious creatures? We are going to tell you about some here.

Okapi(欧卡皮鹿)

If giraffes and zebras could produce a next generation, their babies would look like an okapi. This strange-looking creature has striped legs like a zebra and the face of a giraffe. Its neck is much shorter than a giraffe, but like its cousin, it has an extremely long tongue, which can be up to 12 inches long. The okapi can use its tongue to wash its own eyelids and ears. Before 1901, Okapis were known only to the people living in the Congo rainforest.

Loch Ness Monster(尼斯湖水怪)

The locals near Loch Ness in northwestern Scotland refer to the mysterious creature as "Nessie". Nessie is said to be a large animal with a long neck that lived during the time of the dinosaurs. Similar creatures have been reported in other lakes around the world. But whether it is real remains unknown.

Ivory-Billed Woodpecker(象牙喙啄木鸟)

By the mid-1990s, the ivory- billed woodpecker was widely believed to have died out due to deforestation(砍伐森林) and hunting. It was rediscovered in 2004, when a bird lover reported seeing one alive in the woods of Arkansas, America. Researchers later got a video of the bird.

King Cheetah(帝王猎豹)

Starting in 1926, people in Zimbabwe began to see a cheetah with unusual markings. This cheetah has large spots like a leopard(美洲豹) and black stripes down its back. People called the creature "king cheetah". It is a leopard-cheetah hybrid (混合).

60. The existence of the following animals is certain EXCEPT _______.

A. the king cheetah

B. the ivory-billed woodpecker

C. the okapi

D. the nessie

61. Which of the following is TRUE about the okapi?

A. It is produced by a giraffe and a zebra.

B. It was not widely known until the twentieth century.

C. Its neck is much shorter than that of a zebra.

D. It was first found in 1901.

62. What can we learn from the passage?

A. People still don’t know why the king cheetah has strange markings.

B. The giraffe has a short tongue.

C. Nessie is a kind of dinosaur.

D. The decrease in forests has had a great effect on the ivory-billed

woodpecker.

63. Where can one most probably find this passage?

A. In a nature magazine.

B. In a travel guide.

C. In a book of fairy tales.

D. In an advertisement.

C

The Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival has been held every year since 1963. It had to stop for a number of years during the Cultural Revolution,

but it was restarted again in 1985.

Harbin City is one of the sources of ice and snow culture in the world. It is located in Northeast China and receives the cold winter wind from Siberia. The average temperature in summer is 21.2 degrees Celsius and -16.8 degrees Celsius in winter. It can be as cold as -38.1 degrees Celsius in winter.

Officially, the festival starts from January 5th and lasts one month. However, the exhibitions often open earlier and last longer, weather permitting (允许). The ice sculptures range from decorations made with modern laser technology (激光) to more traditional ice lanterns. There are Ice Lantern park touring activities held in many parks in the city. Winter activities at the festival include Yabuli Alpine skiing, winter-swimming in the Songhua River, and the Ice Lantern exhibition in Zhaolin Garden.

The Harbin festival is one of the world’s four largest Ice and Snow Festivals, along with Japan’s Sapporo Snow Festival, Canada’s Quebec City Winter Carnival and Norway’s Ski Festival.

The 2007 festival had a Canadian theme (主题), in memory of Canadian doctor Norman Bethune. It also won a Guinness Record for the largest snow sculpture: 250 metres long, 28 feet high and using over 13,000 cubic metres of snow. The work consisted of two parts: "Niagara Falls" and "Crossing the Bering Strait".

64. In the passage we are told that the Harbin Ice and Snow Festival _______.

A. started in 1963 and ended in 2007

B. is very famous around the world

C. doesn’t use people as its theme

D. is mostly decorated with ice lanterns

65. Harbin can hold the Ice and Snow Festival, because _____.

a. it is located in the northeast of China

b. its average temperature in summer is 21.2 degrees Celsius

c. its cold winter wind is from Siberia

d. the temperature in winter can be -38.1 degrees Celsius

A. abd

B. abc

C. cbd

D. Acd

66. Which one is TRUE about the 2007 Harbin festival?

A. The festival is for all Canadians.

B. The Niagara Falls at the festival was 250 metres long.

C. Norman Bethune won a Guinness Record.

D. The display was made up of two parts.

67. The passage is mainly about _______.

A. the themes of the Harbin Ice and Snow Festival

B. an introduction to the Harbin Ice and Snow Festival

C. the origin of the Harbin Ice and Snow Festival

D. how to celebrate the Harbin Ice and Snow Festival

D

Medical experts have found that there is a direct link between our personality and better health. Accord ing to a new study, the ability of one’s body to prevent diseases, is not only a matter of one’s race or gender(性别), but a matter of involvement in

activities that can produce happiness. Researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center found that extroverts(性格外向者), and, in particular, those who are happy in their day to day life seldom have heart attacks.

The study shows that active involvement in life is related to lower levels of inflammatory hormones (炎症激素), but it may be really hard to tell which one comes first. One of the researchers, Dr. Chapman, warns that they have not yet discovered whether low inflammation is the result of activity. Therefore, he warns that one needs to be careful when it comes to explaining this association(联系).

The researchers are not sure how to encourage people to change their lifestyle or nature. Physical activity may be part of the solution. Dr. Chapman says that, more than exercise, some people just have the energy that helps them to be happily involved in life. As a result, their bodies have an increased ability to stand the physical effects of stress. However, the experts have not lost hope of finding ways to treat stress and to help people find ways to engage themselves actively in life. This can thus keep people much happier and healthier by keeping the body from experiencing pain. "We could all find something in life we enjoy doing," they said. 68. According to the medical research, one’s health is related to all of the following

EXCEPT _______.

A. one’s gender

B. one’s race

C. one’s taking part in activities

D. one’s education

69. What can we learn from Paragraph 2?

A. Low inflammation is the result of activity.

B. There’s no relation between low inflammation and activity.

C. It’s not clear whether activity leads to low inflammation.

D. Dr. Chapman has found the direct cause of low inflammation.

70. According to the passage, the key to maintaining good health is __________.

A. getting happily involved in life

B. enjoying advanced medical technology

C. doing more exercise

D. controlling stress

第四部分任务型阅读

（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）请认真阅读下列短文,并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。注意:每个空格只填1个单词。

When going on trips in the countryside, or even anywhere where there are tall trees, one can often hear some beautiful music from blackbirds(画眉). I often wonder what the bird looks like. Perhaps I am not the only one wondering, since it is pleasing to the ears, especially during summertime, and also in the spring and on warm winter days. Also, it can announce the end of a storm.

It can be found in most countries, in low hill forests and also in mountainous areas, and usually close to water. It can be often found in the big city parks where it has managed to adjust perfectly.

The blackbird generally feeds on insects, but also on certain fruits and seeds. The

blackbird makes its nest close to the ground in bushes where it will lay about four to five eggs, starting from the month of April. The incubation(孵卵)period is of 15 days and it has about 2-3 series of baby birds every year.

The Black bird

Passage

Outline Supporting Details When we can hear the blackbird singing

●We can often hear the bird singing in nature around 71 trees when going on trips.

●It 72 us by singing in summer, spring and winter as well.

●It often sings just after a storm 73 . 74 the blackbird lives

●The blackbird lives in ma ny countries, in low hill forests and in 75 , where there is usually water nearby.

●We can also see it in 76 parks. What the blackbird 77

●In general, the blackbird eats 78 , fruits and seeds as food. 'W'WSome other facts about the blackbird

●The blackbi rd often makes its 79 in bushes.

●It begins laying eggs in 80 .

第五部分书面表达（满分25分）

下面四幅图讲述了小学生王鹏(Wang Peng)在上学路上发生的事,请将他的故事写成一篇英语短文,并发表自己的评论。

1. 短文须包括图画中的主要内容,可适当增加细节,以使行文连贯；

2. 词数80-100。

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参考答案

1-5 CABAB 6-10 ABABA 11-15 BAABC 16-20 BAAAC

21-25 CCCBD 26-30 CADBD 31-35 CBCCA

36-40 CACAD 41-45 AABDA 46-50 DACAB

51-55 BCADB 56-60 CDABD 61-65 BDABD 66-70 DBDCA

71. tall 72. pleases 73. stops / ends 74. Where 75. mountains

76. city 77. eats 78. insects 79. nest 80. April

书面表达(One possible version)

An Honest Boy

One day, Wang Peng saw a wallet on the road when he was on his way to school. He picked it up and took it to the nearby police station. Soon the policeman found the owner of the wallet and called him to get back his wallet. The owner was very thankful and wanted to give Wang Peng some money as a reward, but Wang Peng refused. In my opinion, Wang Peng is an honest boy and is a good role model for everyone.

听力原文（略）