武汉外国语学校2015—2016学年度上学期期中考试 g2sz

武汉外国语学校2015—2016学年度上学期期中考试g2sz
第二部分：词汇语法知识运用（共两节，满分50分）
第一节：多项选择（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
21. are traditional entertainment in many parts of the world, such as in China, Egypt, Greece and Russia. A.
Acrobats B. Clowns C. Ringmasters D. Circuses
22. The military parade which was held to commemorate the V-day was a magnificent . Over 6, ooo troops were in attendance. A. spectacle B. exploitation C. sacrifice D. defense
23. My chemistry teacher me in front of all my classmates. Since then I have never been interested in chemistry any more. A. humiliated B. manipulated C. illuminated D. guaranteed
24. He did not regret saying what he did but felt that he it differently.
A. could express
B. would express
C. could have expressed
D. must have expressed
25. Honeybees use one of the most communication systems of any insect. Even scientists can’t explain it thoroughly until now. A. sophisticated B. mainstream C. ridiculous D. desperate 26. There is no doubt that World Cup is the most watched event in the world. That’s why dozens of companies, including HP, Sony, Coca-Cola, are the event.
A. contributing
B. criticizing
C. reconstructing
D. sponsoring
27. Jack MA is always living ______ simple life, although he has plenty of money.
A. a; the
B. /; /
C. the; /
D. /; the
28. Students’ complaints too many exams were soon taken consideration by the head teacher. A. of; into
B. for; on
C. of; for
D. with; against
29. The managers discussed the plan that they would like to see ______ the next year.
A. carried out
B. carrying out
C. carry out
D. to carry out
30. You can’t se e through a telescope unless it is correctly to your sight.
A. adapted
B. adopted
C. adjusted
D. accustomed
31. Nowadays, some young people are very about their clothes and hairstyles. They choose them more carefully
than they choose food and books.
A. skeptical
B. quarrelsome
C. sensitive
D. particular
32. The project had to be abandoned ___ a lack of government funding.
A. according to
B. up to
C. in addition to
D. due to
33. Please us of your change of address on time, if you are a subscriber to one of our journals and have previously joined our mailing list. A. inform B. convince C. warn D. remind
34. Please don’t be by the text messages saying that you have won a shocking prize without any reason. There is no free lunch. A. taken off B. taken out C. taken away D. taken in
35. Sally enjoys a peaceful family life while her husband loves a more and challenging life.
A. domestic
B. adventurous
C. cautious
D. rational
36. KuGou Music Software is able to what songs listeners will like based on their earlier musical choices, so it is very popular. A. predict B. convert C. patch D. interrupt
37. We should all maintain a(n) belief that the world is more forgiving than is commonly supposed.
A. pessimistic
B. optimistic
C. pathetic
D. immoral
38. We should realize the fact that when you graduate from university, you are still not prepared for the possible situations _______ we may face in the working world. A. where B. when C. that D. what
39.I know ______ is important to know my own limitations, but _______ is difficult is to help others to know their own l imitations. A. it, it B. what, what C. it, what D. what, it
40. ______ smoking, he would not have got cancer in the lung.
A. Was he given up
B. Had he given up C Did he give D. If he gave up
第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
Mrs. Stewart was my head teacher when I was in senior high school. Her husband died suddenly of an unknown
disease. About a week after his death, she 41 some of her thoughts with a classroom of students. As the late afternoon sunlight shone 42 the classroom windows, and when the class was nearly over, she 43 a few things aside on the edge of her desk and sat down.
With a 44 look on her face, she paused and said, “ 45 class is over, I’d like to share with all of you a deep 46 which I feel is very important. Each of us is put here on 47 to learn, share, love, appreciate and give of ourselves. 48 of us knows when this fantastic experience will 49 . It can be taken away at any moment. Perhaps this is the God’s 50 of telling us that we must make the 51 of every single day.”
Her eyes were beginning to 52 , but she went on, “So I would like you all to make me a 53 : From now on, on your way to school, or your way home, find something beautiful to 54 . It doesn’t have to be so mething you see. It could be a 55 of freshly baked bread floating out of someone’s house, or it could be the sound of the soft 56 rustling（使发出沙沙声）the leaves in the trees… Please look for these things, and 57 them, for at anytime they can all be taken away…”
The class was completely 58 . We all picked up our books and went out of the room silently. That 59 , I observed many more beautiful things on my way home from school than usual.
Remember : Life is not 60 by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.
41. A. learned B. shared C. argued D. discussed
42. A. onto B. into C. across D. through
43. A. moved B. brushed C. swept D. pulled
44. A. surprised B. worried C. gentle D. strange
45. A. After B. Unless C. Before D. If
46. A. feeling B. understanding C. love D. memory
47. A. business B. time C. duty D. earth
48. A. None B. All C. Each D. Neither
49. A. happen B. begin C. end D. gain
50. A. way B. signal C. plan D. arrangement
51. A. least B. worst C. lowest D. most
52. A. ache B. water C. shine D. dry
53. A. promise B. choice C. wish D. rule
54. A. buy B. enjoy C. take D. learn
55. A. smell B. gift C. taste D. sight
56. A. wind B. hand C. light D. color
57. A. get B. appreciate C. hide D. follow
58. A. puzzled B. excited C. quiet D. anxious
59. A. morning B. night C. noon D. afternoon
60. A. wasted B. measured C. saved D. lost
第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
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Wuhan Foreign Languages School Library
Our school library supplies diverse studying places while providing a good studying environment.
Zones
The library is divided into different zones. The upper floor is a quiet zone with over 200 places for silent reading, and places where you can sit and work with your own computer. The reading places consist mostly of tables and chairs. The ground floor is the zone where you can talk. Here you can find sofas and armchairs for group work.
Computers
You can use your own computer to connect to the wi-fi specially prepared for notebook computers; you can also use library computers, which contain the most commonly used applications, such as Microsoft Office. They are situated in the area known as the Experimental Field on the ground floor.
Group-study Places
If you want to discuss freely without disturbing others, you can book a study room or sit at a table on the ground floor. Some study rooms are for 2-3people and others can hold up to 6-8 people. All rooms are marked on the library maps.
There are 40 group-study rooms that must be booked via website. To book, you need an active campus account and a valid campus card. You can use a room 3 hours per day, nine hours at most per week.
Storage of study Material
The library has lockers for students to store course literature. When you have obtained at least 40 credits(学分), you may rent a locker and pay 400 RMB for a year’s rental period.
Rules to be followed
Mobile phone conversations are not permitted anywhere in the library. Keep your phone on silent as if you were in a lecture and exit the library if you need to receive calls.
Please note that food and fruit are forbidden in the library, but you are allowed to have drinks and sweets with you.
61. The library’s upper floor is mainly for students to.
A. take comfortable seats
B. have group discussions
C. read in a quiet place D get their computers fixed
62. Library computers on the ground floor .
A. help students with their field experiments
B. are for those who want to access the wi-fi
C. are mostly used for filling out application forms
D. contain software essential for schoolwork
63. What condition should be met to book a group-study room?
A. Applicants must mark the room on the map.
B. One should first register at the school.
C. Three-hour use per day is the minimum.
D. A group must consist of 8 people.
64. A student can rent a locker in the library if he .
A. has nowhere to put his books
B. can afford the rental fee
C. has earned the required credits
D. attends certain courses
B
Naomi Power had just returned to New Zealand from a trip to Europe. During her time abroad, she’d had many interesting adventures, but had also met experienced racing sailor, Rob James. They had spent a lot of time together and developed a close bond. Rob had also invited Naomi on board his yacht and, as she’d never been on a yacht before, she happily accepted and Rob taught her to sail. It was the beginning of two special relationships- with sailing.
Back in New Zealand, she was reading a magazine in her parents’ living room, when she saw a headline: French woman plans single-handed voyage around the world. Naomi was immediately interested. She began to dream- what an adventure that would be!
Naomi started reading books such as Chay Blyth’s The impossible V oyage and became certain about two things:she wanted to spend the rest of her life with Rob, and she wanted to sail single-handed around the world.
Naomi flew back to England in March 1976, and she and Rob were married at the end of May. However, Naomi was a little worried about telling Rob that she wanted to sail around the world. To her surprise, Rob was very enthusiastic, though he tried to warn her about the dangers. They discussed the problems and risks, and thought of ways to prevent them. Then they began to think about where they could find a boat. They would also need a sponsor. “you’ll need at least 60,000 pounds to buy and refit a boat,” Rob told her. “Chay Blyth may help. He’s got a lot of experience in finding sponsors.” But it was more difficult than they expected. Many people thought that Naomi was crazy to try to sail alone in the world’s most difficult seas. However, Naomi did not lose hope. She knew that she had to be confident if she wanted other people to have confidence in her.
Then, one evening her luck changed. They were at Chay’s house for dinner when one of the guests began to talk about sponsorship. He suggested it would be much easier to get a sponsor if Na omi took Chay’s boat Spirit of Cutty Sark; She would only need about 10,000 pounds to adapt the boat for single-handed sailing. Then a man named Quentin Wallop, who owned a yacht himself, agreed to sponsor her for 10,000 pounds - and the challenge was on!
65.Naomi .
A. sailed from France to New Zealand.
B. wanted her name to appear in magazines.
C. thought about travelling round the world when she met Rob.
D. had no sailing experience before her trip to Europe.
66. Before Naomi flew to England in 1976, she .
A. made some decisions about her personal life.
B. thought her idea was completely unrealistic.
C. consulted Rob about all her plans.
D. contacted some famous sailors.
67. When planning the voyage, Naomi .
A. didn’t let any obstacles discourage her.
B. refused to listen to warnings about possible dangers.
C. got lots of encouragement from people.
D.had no trouble finding a sponsor.
68. Naomi received sponsorship .
A. from the owner of Spirit of Cutty Sark.
B. to refit Chay’s boat.
C. to cover all the travel expenses.
D. to buy a new boat.
C
Software from the kitchen
If you want to know what someone is like, look at their office. Tidy desk, efficient mind. Untidy desk, busy mind. But this doesn’t fit Gordon Jackman, who started business software producer Quillatic. He works at home, in the untidiest kitchen I’ve ever seen, yet he strangely hates untidiness in bus iness more than anything else. At the same time he admits that he has little interest in detail.
Jackman describes his colleagues as “sweepers”. He explains: “I can only get as far as the first 80% of an idea, but I know this weakness, so I leave it to everyone else to finish my ideas, to make sure details aren’t forgotten. People who don’t know their weaknesses run untidy companies and have unhappy companies.”
Jackman is a strong believer in testing people’s personal qualities as part of the recrui tment process, and he and his 60 employees were all tested. He admits that such a strong belief in this is unusual in business, but adds, “Have you ever noticed how teachers seem to be the same type of person? People do seem to select the job that’s right for their type.”
Most of his ideas, he says, are not new but come from reading just about every management book that’s published. “You wouldn’t expect a doctor not to have read anything about medicine since qualifying, yet with management it seems to b e allowed,” he says. “You have to read whatever is out there. Even if a book gives you only one idea, it’s something you didn’t have before.”
Jackman believes in developing his staff, but business deals come first. “I believe in appointing people to do what they can and not more. So, for example, at the moment I have a very good salesman who has almost completed a sale but won’t close the deal himself as he doesn’t have enough experience yet.”
At the same time, he has strong ideas about rewards. “Sa les staff can earn as much as manager, because I recognize that if one person’s doing a great job at managing, and another at selling, there’s no reason for a difference in pay. And although experience may make a difference, in the end it’s actions that count.”
Running a company from a kitchen may not be recommended by many writers on management, but for Gordon Jackman it’s a great success.
69. In the first paragraph, the writer suggests that Gordon Jackman is .
A. unsuccessful in business.
B. typical of computer experts.
C. difficult to fully understand.
D. a tidy person.
70. Jackman uses the word “sweepers” to describe people who .
A. sign up the big contracts.
B. start things but don’t finish them.
C. work with a project from beginning to end.
D. finish off things that someone else starts.
71. Jackman believes that .
A. people usually look for jobs which suit the type of person they are.
B. companies need to employ people who are of a similar type.
C. tests of personal qualities are taken too seriously by most companies.
D. it is wrong for companies to employ people without distinguishing characteristics.
72. Jackman believes that both business people and doctors .
A. should keep up to date with their field.
B. have to be good at management.
C. need to select reading material carefully.
D. should equip themselves with medical knowledge.
D
This topic is discussed annually. Do we or do we not go on holiday? My partner says no because the boiler could go, or the roof fall off, and we have no savings to save us. I say you only live once and we work hard and what’s the point if you can’t go on holiday. The joy of a recession means no argument nex t year- we just won’t go.
Since money is known to be one of the things most likely to bring a relationship to its knees, we should be grateful. For many families the recession means more than not booking a holiday. A YouGov poll of 2000 people found 22% said they were arguing more with their partners because of concerns about money. What’s less clear is whether divorce and separation rates rise in a recession- financial pressures mean couples argue more but make splitting up less affordable. A recent research shows arguments about money were especially damaging to couples. Disputes were characterized by intense verbal aggression, tended to be repeated and not resolved, and made men, more than women, extremely angry.
Kim Stephenson, an occupational psychologist, believes money is such a big deal because of what it symbolizes, which may be different things to men and women. “People can say the same things about money but have different ideas of what it’s for,” he explains. “They’ll say it’s to save, to spend, for security , for freedom, to show someone you love them.” he says men are more likely to see money as a way of buying status and of showing their parents that they’ve achieved something.
“The biggest problem is that couples assume each other knows what’s going on with their finances, but they don’t. There seems to be more of a taboo(禁忌) about talking about money than about death. But you both need to know what you’re doing, who’s paying what into the joint account and how much you keep separate ly. In a healthy relationship, you don’t have to agree about money, but you have to talk about it.”
73. What does the author say about vacationing?
A. It is the chief cause of family disputes.
B. It makes all the hard work worthwhile.
C. Few people can afford it without working hard.
D. People enjoy it all the more during a recession.
74. What does the author mean by saying “money is known ...to bring a relationship to its knees” (Line1, Para. 2)？
A. Disputes over money may ruin a relationship.
B. Few people can resist the temptation of money.
C. Some people sacrifice their dignity for money.
D. Money is considered to be the root of all evils.
75. The author suggests at the end of the passage that couples should .
A. discuss money matters to maintain a healthy relationship
B. avoid arguing about money matters to remain romantic
C. make efforts to reach agreement on their family budgets
D. put their money together instead of keeping it separately
第二节: 阅读七选五
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。

Into the Future
A new exhibition at the Museum of Liverpool opens on 1 July. It looks at current trends in four different areas and
answer is yes, then how will that change our relationship with computers? Might there be dangers for the human race?
kitchen of the future look like? Will domestic robots finally become a reality? In this part of the exhibition you can find out what day-to-day life may be like fifty years from now. From a fridge that does your shopping online, to a wardrobe that tells you what to wear, it seems certain that everything around us will soon be “smart”, not just
At the moment, 3D TV and films are a new and exciting development. But what will the next development be? Will
TV become genuinely interactive? Or perhaps nobody will watch TV or films at all. Instead, they will put on a headset and find themselves a new world of virtual reality. These technologies already exist; come and try them, and get a taste of the
“superpowers” be found in ordinary humans? Perhaps - if we are prepared to let technology and our bodies mix. In this part of the exhibition, you can try out a bionic hand and let a mind-reading computer explore your thoughts. You’ll be amazed!
A. Artificial intelligence
B. The future of entertainment
C. Shopping in the 25th century
D. A multimedia experience
E. Half human, half machine
F. Homes of the future
G. Science fiction films of the future
第四部分：书面表达（共两节，满分30分）
第一节：阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

（每题一分，共10分）Is a sound social environment necessary for people to be good to others?
A proverb says that “Present a rose to others, and its fragrance remains in your hands.” Despite the fact that 81____ (help) others has always been a traditional virtue in China, people are now becoming reluctant to help those in need for the fear of being prosecuted for unintentional injury or wrongful death. Some blame the “bad social environment” for it while others believe the social environment should be not stressed in view of helping others. So far as I am 82________ (concern), I do hold that a sound social environment is quite necessary for people to be good to others. But in the meanwhile, we 83____________ (individualize) should take initiatives to create a harmonious society, rather than wait for it to improve passively.
On the one hand, a sound social environment is necessary in that it gives people a sense of 84________(secure) when they lend a helping hand. The passion for helping others never betrays us. It is a lack of legal and moral justice that prevents people from doing good things. Various reports are permeating the mass 85________ (medium) about how good-willed citizens end up with trouble in doing good deeds, like the famous Peng Yu Case. To uphold social justice under similar situations, a sound social environment with Good Samaritan laws is badly needed to protect those warm-hearted helpers, which can free them from worries and 86________ (risky) when they deliver help. In addition, the social indifference is also partly due to the long-existed hoe-one’s-own-potatoes doctrine. Helpers are often left isolated and unsupported. A sound social environment that praises human kindness and trust can reduce bystanders’ hesitation to assist, surely making helpers better protected.
On the other hand, it is useless to wait for the social environment to improve by itself. Just imagine how a house can be built if everybody 87________ (wait) idly for others to make a start. Since the society is composed of individuals, it is each individual’s behavior that cultivates, protects and strengthens the social 88__________ (moral). The social environment would not be changed overnight without individual efforts. We had but one choice that we ourselves spare no effort in moral cultivation, protection and strengthening in order to create a 89____________ (harmony) social context. Only by our joint efforts to accumulate good conducts step by step can we really improve the social environment.
In 90____________ (conclude), a sound social environment is necessary to encourage and protect intentions to do good deeds. With the climate of morality and credibility deteriorating in some way today, it is high time that we should actively devote ourselves to the improvement of social morality and build a harmonious society.
第二节：短文写作（共1题；满分20分）
最近有一则新闻报道：有一名八旬独居老人免费招房客。

他在被采访时称：“只是想有人陪我聊聊天。

”这位老人自2013年老伴去世后，就过着形单影只的生活；一天都说不上一句话。

你是一名高中生，请你给报社写一封信，表达你对此事的看法并给出建议。

注意：
1.请你简要介绍一下此则新闻。

2. 给出你对此事的看法，并给出建议。

3. 词数：120字左右。

可做适当扩展。