2010学年度上学期期中测试题

2010学年度上学期期中测试题School _______ Name_______ Class________ Mark_______ 一．听力（共两节，满分35分）
第一节听力理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
二、语言知识及运用 (共两节，满分20分)
第一节单项选择 (共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)
(16)I caught a bad cold last week and I lost my appetite meals.
A. of
B. with
C. for
D. to
(17)I’m afraid that no one knows.
A. where has our coach gone
B. how long did the film last
C. when will the meeting start
D. what present my mother likes
(18)John has visited the Shanghai World Expo, ?
A. has John
B. has’ t he
C. doesn’t he
D. does he
(19)Jenny is worried she can’t get on well with her new classmates.
A. it
B. which
C. that
D. this
(20)The old man was frightened move when a car hit his wife.
A. very; to
B. so; that
C. too; to
D. much; to
(21)—Oh, my God! We have missed the last plane. What shall we do?
—I’m afraid we have no but to go home.
A. decision
B. choice
C. reason
D. suggestion
(22)The heavy rain prevented many visitors from back to their hotels.
A. going
B. go
C. went
D. gone
(23)———I don’t know ______with this little girl. She h as cried for more than half an hour.
———Y ou can ask Mrs. Smith for help.
A. what to do
B. which to do
C. how to do
D. where to do
(24)This book isn’t for the children to read.
A. enough easy
B. easy enough
C. enough easily
D. easily enough
(25)It was clever of my brother to such a difficult maths problem.
A. come out
B. take out
C. scoop out
D. work out
第二节语法选择 (共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)
During the Tang Dynasty more than 1,000 years ago, people had to send gifts to the emperor(皇帝). Once, a man called Mian ____26____ to take some swans(鹅) in cages to the emperor. __27______ he was passing a lake, he found that the swans were hot and dirty. He wanted to let the swans loose so they ____28____ have a bath in the lake. ____29___ the swans flew away as soon as they were let out. Only a few feathers(羽毛) were left. ___30___ frightened the man was when he saw that. Suddenly, he got ___31____ idea. He picked up a feather from the ground and left for the capital.
The emperor ___32_____ valuable gifts from officials. Everyone was surprised when Mian presented his feather. Mian then began to sing, “I’ve come a thousand li ___33____ you the gift. But I lost my swans at a lake. My gift is not___34___, but my love a nd respect for you are true.” The emperor was pleased at Mian’s wit(智慧). Instead ___35__ punishing him, he gave him a big reward.
People then drew the idiom（典故）“a swan feather sent from a thousand li away.”
26. A. was asked B. asks C. were asked D. was asking
27. A. Before B. After C. Until D. When
28. A. should B. may C. need D. could
29. A. And B. So C. But D. Though
30. A. What B. How C. What a D. How an
31. A. / B. an C. a D. the
32. A. accepted B. was accepted C. has accepted D. was accepting
33. A. sending B. sent C. to send D. send
34. A. heavier B. heaviest C. heavily D. heavy
35. A. of B. in C. with D. to
三、完形填空(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)
先通读下面的短文，掌握大意，然后从下面四个答案中选择可以填入相应空白处的答案。

It was a small town in England. The people there worked hard but they always got poor harvest. Because the weather was cold and it was bad for their 36 .There was only a primary school in the town and most people were so 37 that they couldn’t send their children there.
Mr. Morgan, whose father was the headmaster, was sent to a 38 in the capital. He studied law there and knew much. He usually 39 to his hometown during his holiday and a lot of his friends wanted to play with him. They asked a lot about the capital and hoped to be given some 40 on their own studies. The young man was warm-hearted and was 41 to help them.
Mr. Waley ,one of the Morgan’s neighbours, had a shop in the center of the town. He had been a soldier in France and always thought he knew more and liked to talk with others. But he got into trouble and hoped
Mr.Morgan could help him. But before the young man 42 ,he talked on and on in a flaw of eloquence(口若悬河).Mr. Morgan 43 him for nearly an hour and then he began to pour him a cup of tea. The cup was full but he didn’t44 and went on p ouring.“Haven’t you found the cup is full? Y ou can’t pour any tea into
it .”The shopkeeper said45 .
“Y ou’re right, Mr.Maley,”the young man stopped to say.“Y our brain has been
full of all kinds of opinions like the cup. How can I help you unless I give you an empty one. Y ou come here to ask me for advice you know!”
36. A . health B. lives C. crops D. animals
37. A. poor B. rich C. good D. hard-working
38. A. shop B. hospital C. factory D. university
39. A. got B. returned C. happened D. came
40. A. savings B. money C. advice D. wishes
41. A. ready B. successful C. afraid D. impossible
42. A. got in B. went in C. sat down D. said a word
43. A. listened B. heard C. talked with D. reported
44. A. gave B. stop C. stand D. find
45. A. hardly B. happily C. badly D. angrily
四、阅读理解 (共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，
(A)
It was the last day of the final examination in a college. On the steps of building, a group of engineering students were waiting for the last exam. On their faces was confidence.
They knew the exam would be easy. The professor had said they could bring any books or notes during the test.
Right after they came into the classroom. The professor handed out the papers. There were only five questions on it.
Three hours passed. Then the professor began to collect the papers. The students no longer looked confident.
On their faces was nervous expression. The professor watched the worried faces before him, and then asked. “How many of you have completed all five questions?” No hand was raised. “How many of you have answered four?”Still no hands. “Three? Two?”The students moved restlessly in their seats. “One, then? Certainly somebody has finished one.” But the class kept silent (沉默) . The professor said, “That is exactly what I expected.
I just want to make you know clearly that even though you have completed four years of engineering, there are still many things about the subject you don’t know. These questions you could not answer are common in everyday practice.” Then, smiling, he added, “Y ou will all pass this course, your education has just begun.”
The years have obscured the name of this professor, but not the lesson he taught.
46. Why did the students think the exam was easy at first?
A. Because it was their last exam in the college.
B. Because they knew there were only five questions.
C. Because they thought they were clever and talented.
D. Because they were allowed to bring any books and notes during the test.
47. How many students have finished all the five questions?
A. All of them
B. Some of them
C. None of them
D. Only one of them
48. The underlined word “obscured” in the last paragraph means _________.
A. 模糊
B. 回忆
C. 提醒
D. 改变
49. What could the students learn from the last exam?
A. He laughs best who laughs last
B. A good beginning is half done
C. One is never too old to learn
D. The early bird caught the worm
50. What’s the best title for the article?
A. Some Confident Students
B. An Unforgettable Lesson
C. An interesting Professor
D. An Engineering Professor
(B)
This is not a diet. It’s a simple way to lose weight. And you don’t even have to give up the food you love or join a gym. Y ou just follow some habits that thin people have. Keep them, and you’ll become thin.
(1) Wake-up
When you wake up in the morning, sit up slowly without using your hands. With legs straight out, bend forward until you feel sore in your back. It will burn about 10 calories (卡路里).
(2) Start with soup
When you have a meal, order a clear soup, and have it before having the main food. In this way, you’ll feel fuller, so you’ll eat less when the main food comes.
(3) An apple (or more) a day
Apples are full of fiber (纤维) and water, so your stomach will want less. The study shows that people who eat at least three apples a day lose weight.
(4) Stand up and walk around
Every time you use the mobile phone, stand up and walk around. Heavy people sit on average two and a half hours more each day than thin people. This skill is very important as standing up and walking around will burn 50 or more calories.
Use these skills, and you will have a big weight loss.
51. What should we have first if we want to eat less main food?
A. Soup.
B. Ice cream.
C. Salad.
D. Cheese.
52. Why does eating apples make one’s stomach want less food?
A. Because apples are delicious.
B. Because apples are full of fiber and water.
C. Because apples are sour.
D. Because only apples are filled with calories.
53. Which of the following may the writer disagree?
A. Sitting up slowly without using your hands helps burn calories.
B. Eating apples every day is good for people’s health.
C. Y ou have to join a gym if you want to lose weight.
D. It’s good to walk around while talking on the mobile phone.
54. What’s the purpose of the passage?
A. To give some advice on how to lose weight.
B. To advise people to eat apples every day.
C. To tell people how to enjoy a better life.
D. To advise people to give up bad habits.
55. In which part of a newspaper would you most probably read the passage?
A. Shopping.
B. Teaching
C. Family
D. Health
（C）
The Aborigines (澳洲土著) have lived in Australia for about 60,000 years.
They painted pictures inside caves, and these are the rock paintings that
have given us so much information about Aboriginal life. For example,
some of the paintings that are about 10,000 years old show men with boomerang
boomerangs. From this we know that the Aborigines started using boomerangs for hunting at that time. Other pictures show kangaroos, so we know that there were kangaroos at that time.
The Aborigines believed that spirits made people, animals and plants, and that these spirits still live in the earth. For Aborigines, no one can own the earth—the earth belongs to the spirits.
In 1700, there were many Aboriginal groups with a population of 750,000 all over Australia, and there were probably more than 240 different Aboriginal languages. The groups did not have a leader. Instead, things were decided by the older men in a group. People from different groups often travelled hundreds of miles to meet each other.
Aboriginal life changed when an English boat arrived in Australia in 1770. Many Aborigines were killed in the wars that they had with the English. More Europeans came, and they started taking land from the Aborigines. The Europeans also brought new illnesses that killed the Aborigines. The result is that today there are only about 300,000 Aborigines in Australia.
56. The Aborigines painted pictures .
A. on animals’ fur
B. on the land
C. on the tree
D. on the rock
57. What do you think the Aborigines used boomerangs to do?
A. To paint.
B. To hunt.
C. To fight.
D. To play.
58. The Aborigines thought were the most important on the earth.
A. people
B. animals
C. spirits
D. plants
59. In an Aboriginal group decided things.
A. the older men
B. the leader
C. the English
D. the Europeans
60. The number of the Aborigines is small today .
A. because their living condition was very bad
B. because the English killed a lot of them in the wars
C. because of the new illnesses the Europeans brought them
D. because of the wars and the new illnesses
（D）
Byron Clift, 15
I get new clothes and shoes quite often. My parents buy them for me. So I get about $100 spent on me. All of us in our family get the same amount. I never save up to buy my own. I buy things because I like them. I get mad if I don’t get what I want.
I think it’s important to wear labels. My favourite make of clothing is Nike because it’s the best make I think.
Christine Caine, 15
My mum buys me clothes and shoes quite often. My brother and I both have the same amount to spend. On birthdays I buy my own. I always go for named brands because they make me look in fashion.
But I don’t think it’s important to wear labels. I buy things because I like them, not because of the price or the brand.
Daniel Knox, 16
I get new clothes or shoes nearly every week. My mother pays for my clothes. I don’t think labels are important. My favourite make of clothes is Adidas. But I can’t get the things I want because my mother can’t afford them. I’ll just wait until she has the money.
61. How much does Byron get spent on him?
A. $70.
B. $80.
C. $90.
D. $100.
62. Who likes named labels of clothes and shoes?
A. Byron Clift and Daniel Knox.
B. Byron Clift and Christine Caine.
C. Daniel Knox and Christine Caine.
D. Emma Dickman and Daniel Knox.
63. Whose favourite make is Donnay?
A. Byron Clift ’s.
B. Christine Caine ’s.
C. Daniel Knox ’s.
D. Emma Dickman ’s.
64. Which of the following statements is True according to the passage?
A. Byron ’s favourite make is Adidas.
B. Christine thinks it ’s important to wear labels.
C. Daniel can’t get all the things he wants because his family is not rich.
D. Emma will spend all her money on clothes.
65. Y ou may see this passage from ________.
A. a forum(论坛) about clothing
B. a newspaper
C. a web about saving money
D. a book about students
五、写作 (共三节，满分30分)
第一节 单词拼写 根据句子意思和所给的首字母写出所缺单词,并把完整的单词写在答题卷上。

（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分）
(66) There are _________kinds of plants on both sides of the road because of the 16th Asian Games.
(67) Jane is an independent girl .She always s_______ the problems by himself.
(68) I think they have made an e __________to help us. We should thank him.
(69) The experts a________ us to drink plenty of water every day.
(70) My son likes to f________the birds when we go to the zoo.
第二节 完成句子根据所给的汉语内容，用英语完成下列句子.（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）
（71）我哥哥三年前曾染上恶习，但现在已经改好了。

My brother _______ _______bad _________three years ago. But now he has put them _________.
（72）李叔叔问我我们什么时候去过日本。

Uncle Li asked me _______ ________ ______been to Japan.
（73）我们应该充分利用好水资源。

We should _______ the ________ _________ _________water.
（74）他开车比其他司机都小心得多。

He drives his bus much _________ _________than any other driver.
（75）他们花了三个小时才完成了这项工作。

Emma
Dickman, 16 I don ’t buy new clothes or shoes very often. My mum buys my clothes. I don ’t go for named brands. Any brand will fit me. When I get my birthday money , I buy my own clothes. I ’ll spend about half my money on clothes. I buy clothes because I like them, not because they are cheap
or because they are named brands. I don ’t think it ’s important to
wear labels. My favourite make of clothes is Donnay .
It _______ _________three hours _______ __________the work.
第三节书面表达（共1小题，满分15分）
你叫李华，你校将开展一个题为“Thank you, my dear teacher”的英语写作活动。

请按要求写一篇英语短文。

内容包括：
1.你对英语老师Ms. Li 的感谢。

2.老师如何帮助你学习英语。

3.你取得的进步。

4.请用具体事例说明2或3
注意：
1. 词数80字左右（计划的开头已给出，不计入词数）；
2. 不能透露个人的任何信息（例如：学校和姓名等），否则不予评分。

Thank you, my dear teacher_____________________________________________________
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