期中考试题及答案

期中考试题

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共5小题，每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

1. Where does the conversation probably take place?

A. In a hotel.

B. In the post office.

C. In a shop.

2. How many blocks does the woman have to go by?

A. Three.

B. Five.

C. Two.

3. What’s the man trying to do?

A. Use diet pills.

B. Lose 50 pounds.

C. Improve his health.

4. How will the man travel to London.

A. By bus.

B. By car.

C. By train.

5. What does the man really mean?

A. He has never gone hiking.

B. He enjoys hiking very much.

C. He enjoys his first exercise. 第二节（共15小题，每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）

听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6. What is the relationship between the woman and the man?

A. Doctor and patient.

B. Father and mother.

C. Friends.

7. What does the woman suggest the man do?

A. Not to have an injection.

B. To do much running.

C. To take two tablets of each of the medicine before every meal.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8. Why does the man want to talk to Dr. Perkins on the phone.?

A. To discuss something with the doctor.

B. To ask Dr. Perkins to give a lecture.

C. To see him about his illness.

9. What is the doctor doing at the moment?

A. Giving an operation.

B. Giving a lecture.

C. Having a meeting.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. According to the weather report, when would it start raining?

A. In the afternoon.

B. At night.

C. In the morning.

11. What did Paul forget to bring?

A. Raincoats.

B. Umbrellas.

C. Rain shoes.

12. Where did Sara leave the playing cards?

A. Next to the picnic table.

B. On the picnic table.

C. Under the picnic the table.

听第9段材料，回答13至16题。

13. Why does the woman feel sick?

A. She is too weak.

B. She is homesick.

C. The weather is changeable.

14. What is the possible relationship between the two speakers?

A. Husband and wife.

B. Guest and hotel manager.

C. Mother and son.

15. What does the woman think of the food here?

A. Too sweet.

B. Too hard.

C. Too salty.

16. What can be concluded from the conversation?

A. T he woman hates the life here.

B. The woman doesn’t like the people here.

C. The

woman hasn’t got used to the life here.

听第10段材料，回答17至20题。

17. What did Nicholas do at eighteen months?

A. He began to learn French.

B. He read the newspaper.

C. He took telephone messages.

18. Why was Nicholas bored and unhappy at the two schools？

A. He had too much homework.

B. He almos t couldn’t learn anything special.

C. His teachers often corrected his spelling.

19. Who offered to help Nicholas finally?

A. His classmates.

B. His parents.

C. A college.

20. What is Nicholas’ life like now?

A. Busy without any social life.

B. Full but boring.

C. Busy at college and free at home.

第二部分英语知识运用

第一节单项天空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

21. Winters in ___ north of the country are for ___ most part wonderful. Many visitors come here

for their holiday.

A the, the

B /, a

C the, /

D /, /

22. It was only seconds ________ the boy finished washing his face.

A. when

B. before

C. after

D. even if

23. _____ he got off the bus, did he find his pocket _____.

A. Not until; stolen

B. Unless ; gone

C. Not until; picked

D. Unless ; lost

24.On the bank of the river, we found him ___ on a beach, with his eyes ____ on a kite in the sky.

A. seated; fixing

B. sitting; fixing ,

C. seated; fixed

D. sitting ; being fixed

25. President Hu Jintao said China and the US have common ______ in Taiwan.

A. affairs

B. business

C. projects

D. interests

26. The problem, according to the experts, is _____ we should do with the salty land.

A. what

B. whether

C. how

D. that

27. His idea of having weekly family meals together, which seemed quite difficult at first, has

_______ many good changes in their lives.

A. resulted from

B. brought about

C. took place

D. got through

28.My father my brother for driving but he wanted to pick ___ the knowledge of the computer during his spare time.

A. advised; up

B. persuaded; out

C. intended; up

D. managed; out

29.With a lot of difficult problems , the man felt much pressure.

A. settling

B. settled

C. to settle

D. being settled

30.Christine stared angrily at her boss and turned away, as if out of the office.

A. went

B. to go

C. gone

D. would go

31. I bet Jack _______ when we get home.

A. is still sleeping

B. is to be sleeping

C. will still be sleeping

D. will have been sleeping

32.The weather turned out to be fine yesterday．I ____ the trouble to carry my umbrella with me．

A. should have taken

B. could have taken

C. needn't have taken

D. mustn't have taken

33. _____ it rain tomorrow, we would have to _______ the picnic.

A. Would; put forward

B. Should; call off

C. Will; give up

D. Should; put up

34. I know nothing about him ______ he is an advanced engineer.

A. apart from

B. except for

C. besides

D. except that

35. —Are you going to Jane’s party tonight?

—______ I wouldn’t miss it for the world.

A. Why?

B. No problem !

C. Why not?

D. What for

第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

It is a very interesting story that I heard.

A young man longing to marry the beautiful daughter of a farm-owner __36__one day to the farm to make the proposal(求婚).. The farm-owner looked at him up and down, __37_, “All r ight. Let’s go to my pasture(牧场). I’ll let out three bulls__38__. If you can catch any one’s tail, you’re qualified to 39 my daughter.”

Then they came together to the pasture. The young man stood waiting _40__for the first bull to appear. A few minutes later the cattle shed (牛栏) opened and a bull __41_ out towards him. It was the largest and ugliest bull he had ever seen. He thought maybe the next one would be better, so he stepped __42__to let it cross the pasture to the __43__ gate of the shed.

The shed opened again and the second bull came rushing in. It was __44__very big but also unusually fierce. It stood __45__its hoofs (蹄子) kicking and its throat muttering(咕噜). “How terrible it is! __46__cannot be as __47__as this.” He was so scared that he hurried to __48__behind the railings(栏杆). It rushed away to the back gate.

Soon afterwards, the shed opened for the third bull to__49__. __50__it, the young man became very happy. It was not only small in size but also thin and weak in _51_---- the very type of a bull for him. When it rushed __52__him he was ready to act. With a jump he stretched his hands to catch its__53__ but in vain ---- it simply had no tail at all.

It goes without saying that the young man __54__ to marry the farmer’s beautiful daughter. He had been given chances, but they had all gone __55__.

36. A. came B. coming C. had come D. to come

37. A. telling B. speaking C. saying D. talking

38. A. little by little B. one by one C. together D. step by step

39. A. know B. marry C. meet D. date

40. A. peaceful B. sadly C. happily D. anxiously

41. A. walked B. jumped C. rushed D. went

42. A. aside B. forward C. upward D. afterward

43. A. front B. side C. back D. right

44. A. not just B. not C. not but D. not so

45. A. with B. as C. by D. when

46. A. The other Ｂ. The another C. The next D. The one more

47. A. scared B. frightened C. frightening D. afraid

48. A. wait B. hide C. sit D. fall

49. A. come up B. come out C. come along D. come over

50. A. watching B. looking at C. observing D. seeing

51. A. power B. strength C. energy D. force

52. A. from B. over C. upon D. toward

53. A. head B. leg C. body D. tail

54. A. managed B. tried C. decided D. failed

55. A. in a flash B. in a while C. in a moment D. in a minute

第三部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

A

In the United States, it is important to be on time , or punctual , for an appointment , a class, a meeting, etc. However, this may not be true in all countries. An American professor discovered the difference while teaching a class in a Brazilian（巴西的）university. The two-hour class was scheduled to begin at 10 A.M. and end at 12. On the first day , when the professor arrived on time, no one was in the classroom. Many students came after 10:30 A.M. Two students came after 11 A.M. Although all the students greeted the professor as they arrived, few apologized(道歉)for their lateness．Were these students being rude? He decided to study the students’ behavior.

The professor talked to American and Brazilian students about lateness in both an informal and a formal situation：at a lunch with a friend and in a university class, respectively．He gave them an example and asked them how they would react, If they had a lunch appointment with a friend，the average American student defined lateness as 19 minutes after the agreed time，On the other hand．the average Brazilian student felt the friend was late after 33 minutes．

In an American university, students are expected to arrive at the appointed hour．In contrast, in Brazil，neither the teacher nor the students always arrive at the appointed hour．Classes not only begin at the scheduled time in the United States，but also end at the scheduled time．In the Brazilian class, only a few students left the class at 12 :00；many remained past 12：30 to discuss the class and ask more questions．While arriving late may not be very important in Brazil , neither is staying late．

56. The word‘punctual’most probably means________.

A．1eaving soon after class B．coming early

C．arriving a few minutes late D．being on time

57. Why did the professor study the Brazilian students’behavior?

A．He felt puzzled at the students’ being late．

B．He felt angry at the students' rudeness．

C．He wanted to make the students come on time later．

D．He wanted to collect data for one of his studies．

58. It can be inferred from the professor’s study of lateness in the informal situation

that____．

A．American students will become impatient if their friend is five minutes late B．neither Brazilian nor American students like being late in social gatherings C．being late in one culture may not be considered so in another culture

D．Brazilian students will not come thirty-three minutes after the agreed time

59. From the last paragraph we know that in Brazil____.

A. it is important to arrive at the appointed time

B．it is rude to keep the professor staying after class

C．it is normal for students to leave during lectures

D．it is acceptable for professors to be late for class．

60. What is the main idea of this passage?

A. It is important to be on time for class in the United States．

B. The importance of being on time differs among cultures．

C．People learn the importance of time only from their own culture．

D．Students being late for class should explain the reason to their teacher．

B

For the first time in Hong Kong's history，an entertainer has been written into middle school textbooks. He is considered one of the best actors in Hong Kong. Yes，he is Chow Yun fat．

The example of his long hard struggle for success has been used in a chapter in a Hong Kong middle school textbook．Using his experience，students can learn to make the most of their time and to grab every opportunity to succeed．

On hearing about this，Chow said happily，“I really hope that my experiences can make young people understand that one should not be afraid of difficulties and setbacks（挫折），for they are the only way to success．”

Indeed，Chow has travelled a long and difficult path to reach his success．In 1955，he was born into a poor family in Hong Kong. When he was 17，he had to leave school．He worked in a number of jobs—as a postman，camera salesman and taxi driver. These experiences paved the way for him to play all kinds of roles later in life．Chow broke into the film industry in the late 1970s. He was one of the hardest working actors and starred in a number of popular TV dramas and films including “Shanghai Bund”（《上海滩》）and “A Better Tomorrow”．Since 1985，he has won many awards including Taiwan's Golden Horse Awards and Hong Kong Film Awards .

In 1995, he went to Hollywood．Although he was already in his 40s, he had to learn English．He even put chopsticks in his mouth to practise pronouncing certain sounds. His film, “Crouching Tiger，Hidden Dragon”，began to gain him more fame and recognition around the world．In 1998，the mayor of Chicago set aside January 12 as “Chow Yun fat Day.”

61. Chow Yun fat has been written into middle school textbooks mainly because________．

A. he plays best in Hong Kong

B. he keeps on struggling for success

C. his experiences are very special

D. he is well thought of

62. What can we infer from the passage？

A. Chow Yun fat is proud of his success．

B. Chow Yun fat is popular both at home and abroad．

C. Chow Yun fat prefers to make a living by selling cameras rather than by

performing．

D. Chow Yun fat has won more awards than other actors．

63. The underlined sentence（in Paragraph 6）suggests ＿＿＿＿．

A. chopsticks are of great help to practise English pronunciation

B. Chow Yun fat is willing to struggle with difficulties

C. Chow Yun fat has suffered a lot since he went to Hollywood

D. it is hard for a person who is over 40 years old to learn spoken English

64. The author wrote this passage to _______.

A. introduce Chow's way to success

B. praise Chow for his excellent performance

C. call on people to learn from Chow

D. show why Chow is popular

C

I’m beginning to think whether my grandmother was right when she complains, as she frequently does, that children nowadays aren’t as well-behaved as they used to be. She recounts(叙述) in detail how she used to be told to respect her elders and betters. She was taught to speak when she went out on her own, she was reminded to say please and thank you. Children in her days, she continues, were expected to be seen and not heard , but these days you are lucky if you ever hear parents telling their children to mind her manners.

If you give her the chance she then takes out of her writing desk the old photograph album which she keeps there, and which she never tires of displaying. Of course when you look at pictures of her parents you feel sure that , with a father as strict looking as that , you too would have been “seen and not heard”. Besides him sits his wife , with their children around her, Granny and her elder brothers. It always occurs to me that perhaps those long, stiff, black clothes were so burdensome to a little girl that she hadn’t enough breath left to be talkative, let alone mischievous（淘气的）. It must have been a dull and lonely life too, for she stayed mainly at home during her childhood, while her brothers were sent to school from an early age.

However, my childhood was much freer than Granny’s. I went to school with my brother. I played football with him and his friends . We all spoke a common language , and we got up to the same mischief. I would have dies if I had to stay indoors , wearing tight , stiff clothes.

65. The writer thinks that her grandmother ____.

A. make mistakes about the youth.

B. complains too much about her childhood

C. receive good education at school

D. led an unhappy life when she was a child

66. When Granny was young , children were expected ____.

A. to speak to the elders loudly

B. to learn dancing

C. to be present quietly

D. to stay still and study and be themselves

67. This passage is mainly about ______.

A. Granny’s life story in he past

B. Granny’s complaints about the children

C. women’s life in different times

D. children in the past and at present

D

My name is Christopher. My family came to America before I was born . In two weeks I am going to be married , and my Fiance’e (未婚妻) , Samantha, and expect to be very happy. We do not plan to have honeymoon because we want to spend two weeks setting up our own new business as real estate agents（房地产代理商）.

My mother , who is very traditional （传统的）, says that our plans are unreasonable. She thinks that we should just spend two weeks on a holiday in the Caribbean . In her days , and in the old country , young couples didn’t start business together. Instead the man went out to work , and the wife stayed home to raise a family.

Both Samantha and I want children in the future , and together we plan to raise them . Needless to say, our plans and my mother’s views don’t agree . I suppose it’s hard for my mother and father to understand our point of view. They are used to another way of setting up a marriage and a life.

Another thing that worries my parents is the fact that Samantha and I are going to be spending seven days a week on our business until it is running smoothly. As my mother has pointed out to us, such a timetable will leave us little time for socializing or for a night in the town. My mother says a young couple should enjoy themselves and get to know each other under less exciting conditions.

Actually. Samantha and I know each other pretty well. We both work hard for our goals, and neither of us minds giving up weekends for a while. We are young and enthusiastic（热心于事业的）.

68. Christopher and Samantha will not have honeymoon because_____.

A. they expect to be happy

B. they know each other pretty well

C. they will spend seven days a week running a business

D. they want to start setting up their real estate business

69. Christopher’s mother and father are ______.

A. against the couple’s marriage

B. used to the old country customs

C. expecting to be very happy

D. becoming more used to American marriage

70. The best title foe this passage is ______.

A. Christopher and Samantha’s Marriage

B. Building a Modern American Marriage

C. Old World Views on Marriage

D. Staring a New Business

第二节（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

January 13, 2010 SHANGHAI - If Google leaves China, the country will suddenly become even more dependent on its main homegrown search engine, https://www.360docs.net/doc/c318481015.html,. And while that is likely to benefit the Chinese company in the near term, analysts say it could do no good to the long-term

development of the Internet in China.

71 , The company has 300 million users, and it is the market in China, with a commanding 63 percent share to Google’s 33 percent, according to iResearch, a consulting firm One reason for Baidu’s leading position is its close following the nation’s tight Internet regulations and its censorship(审查) of Internet content. 72 .

“Baidu keeps a great relationship with the government,”says an advisor at 5G, a consulting firm “If the government wants something removed, Baidu will do it immediately.

73 .”

That, under local control, might be why Google never closed the market share gap with Baidu.

74 , while Baidu insisted that they knew what Chinese users wanted.

Now, Google is suggesting that it may follow Yahoo and Ebay and actually disappear from a country that has the world’s largest Internet population-estimated to be 338 million users.“75 ”says Yu Yang, chief of Analysts International, a Beijing-based research firm. “As for Baidu, without competition with Google, Baidu has no motivation to create.”

A．Baidu did not comment Wednesday on Google’s announcement

B．Baidu obeyed the government’s regulations, but Google did not like to, experts say

C．On the other hand, everything with Google has to go through is headquarters(总部)

D．Baidu doesn’t become famous overnight

E．Google claimed they had the better technology

F．The Internet is always playing an important role in China

G．The whole industry will become worse

第II卷（非选择题，共35分）

第四部分写作（共35分）

第一节短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（ ），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词。

2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

In order to realize his dream, Bill Gates, richest man in the w orld, gave in studying in Harvard University, that is the most famous in the world. He set up a company and researching the computer software. An old saying go: “Interest is the best teacher.” I quite agre e with this idea. I began to be crazy about English when I was a little girl. I got particular interested in foreign cultures or customs. To meet our curiosity, I read English stories every day. It seemed to be the best “meal” of a day. As for a result, I always did very well in English exam. Interest is the key to success.

第二节书面表达（满分25分）

假设你是学校学生会的一员，为了拥有一个更美好的校园，你发出了全员环保的倡议，并制作了如下图的海报

请根据海报内容及以下要点写一份倡议书。

[写作内容] 1. 环保是我们中学生义不容辞的责任。

2. 我们可以养成这些环保习惯。

3. 让我们人人都为地球母亲尽一份绵薄之力吧。

要求: 1. 字数在100字左右； 2. 注意文章的地道性和连贯性

答案：

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单项填空21-25ABCCD 26-30ABCCB 31-35CCBDC

完型填空36-40ACBBD 41-45CACAA 46-50 CCBBD 51-55BDDDA

阅读理解56-60 DACDB 61-65 BBBCD 66-70 CDDBA 71-75DBCEG

短文改错

In order to realize his dream, Bill Gates, ∧richest man in the world, gave in studying in

the up

Harvard University, that is the most famous in the world. He set up a company and researching which （or—researched）the computer software. An old saying go: “Interest is the best teacher.” I quite agree with this

goes

idea. I began to be crazy about English when I was a little girl. I got particular interested in

particularly

foreign cultures or customs. To meet our curiosity, I read English stories every day. It seemed and my

to be the best “meal” of a day. As for a result, I always did very well in English exam. Interest is

exams

the key to success.

书面表达

Dear friends

Do you want to live in a beautiful world? So it is our obligation to maintain the ecological balance. To fulfill this task, we should bear the following ecological codes in mind. First, while sticking to the habit of walking to school, we should eat at least five kinds of fruits and vegetables a day. It’s also important to recycle everything recyclable and cherish our school’s environment by picking up any litter and turning off the taps and the lights. Let’s all take action now and contribute to the prosperity of our mother—the earth.

Thank you!

The Students’ Union