期中考试
考试时间：120 分钟 试卷满分：150分
（注意：听力和A卷1-90题做在答题卡上，B卷做在答题卷上）
Listening Part（45 scores）
. Listen to the sentences and choose the words you hear. Each sentence will be read only once. (5 scores)
1. A. noisy B. noise C. voice
2. A. watches B. washes C. washing
3. A. closed B. closest C. clothes
4. A. crowd B. crowded C. crowding
5. A .terrible B. wonderful C. normal
II. Listen to the sentences carefully and choose the correct responses. Each sentence will be read only once. (10 scores)
6. A. It was sunny. B. About 23 degrees of centigrade C. It rained hard.
7. A. Thank you. B. I am sorry to hear that. C. It doesn’t matter.
8. A. The same to you. B. Yes, I think so. C. Thanks a lot.
9. A. Hold on, please. B. Yes, you can. C. Good.
10. A. It doesn’t matter. B. My pleasure. C. Never mind.
11. A. Don’t mention it. B. It’s all right. C. Sounds good.
12. A. Sorry about that, I’ll turn it down. B. Ok, let me turn it up. C. Oh, I think it doesn’t matter.
13. A. Take off your coat. B. Don’t forget your coat. C. Take an umbrella with you.
14. A. You can turn the light off. B. No, I don’t like it. C. Turn the lights on.
15. A. Yes, thanks. B. No, please. C. Yes, please.
II. Listen to ten short dialogues carefully and choose the best answer to each question. Each will be read twice. (10 scores)
16.Question: Why will the boy be late for school?
A.His clock is broken.
B.His father forgot to wake him up.
C.His mother forgot to wake him up.
17. Question: Where will Tom live next month?
A. Paris B. London. C. Germany.
18. Question: Did mike clean his room this morning?
A.Yes, he did. B. No, he didn’t. C. Yes, he is happy to clean the room.
19. Question: Where will Jean go traveling?
A. Mount Emei B. Mount Xilin C. Xi Chang City
20. Question: Why can’t Jane be the secretary?
A. She can speak only a little French.
B. She can’t speak English.
C. She can’t speak French.
21. Question: When does the man go to work?
A: 8:00 B. 7:30 C. 8:30
22. Question: What does David think of running?
A: He thinks it’s boring. B. He thinks it’s interesting. C. He thinks it’s awful.
23. Question: What is Sally’s mother doing?
A. She is listening to the radio. B. She is watching TV. C. She is reading a newspaper.
24. Question: Which sport does Jimmy like best?
A. He likes football best. B. He likes basketball best. C. He likes tennis best.
25. Question: Will the family go for a picnic tomorrow?
A. Yes, they will go if it rains tomorrow.
B. It depends.
C. No, they won’t.
IV. Listen to two long dialogues carefully and choose the best answer to each question. Each dialogue will be read twice. (10 scores)
A
26. Why didn’t Kate answer the phone?
A. She left her phone home. B. She was busy. C. She was helping a dog.
27. When did Kate know that she left her bag at home?
A. When the basketball match began.
B. When she got to the bus stop.
C. When she saw a dog.
28. What did Kate see on her way back home?
A. She saw a lovely dog.
B. She saw a cat which was hurt.
C. She saw a dog which was hurt.
29. Did Kate help the dog?
A. Yes, she did. B. No, she didn’t. C. We don’t know.
30. How was the basketball match?
A. John’s team won the match. B. John’s team lost the match. C. We don’t know.
B
31. Where did Marry go last year?
A. Hangzhou B. Suzhou C. Yangzhou
32. How was the food in Suzhou?
A. It was awful. B. It was nice. C. It was ok.
33. How was Hangzhou in summer?
A. It was hot. B. It was wonderful. C. It was crowded.
34. In which city can they spend less money?
A. Hangzhou B. Suzhou C. Yangzhou
35. When will they be in Yangzhou?
A. From July. 21st to August. 4th. B. From July. 21st to August. 1st. C. From July. 5th to August. 21st.
V. Listen to two passages carefully and choose the best answer to each question. Each dialogue will be read three times. (10 scores)
A
36. Jim’s daughter is in ______ now.
A. New York B. Paris C. London
37. Jim didn’t see his daughter for _____ years.
A. 14 years B. 5 years C. 4 years
38. Jim went to see his daughter ______ from the airport.
A. by train B. by taxi C. by bus
39. Jim and his daughter met ______.
A. at the gate of the school B. in the school C. at the airport
40. How much did it take Jim to go to Sally’s school from the airport?
A. 25 dollars B. 20 dollars C. 2 dollars
B
41. A kiwi is a strange _____ in New Zealand.
A. chicken B. bird C. duck
42. How many toes does a Kiwi have?
A. four B. eight C. ten
43. A kiwi likes_________.
A. many trees around it. B. lots of sunlight around it. C. a lot of grass around it.
44. A kiwi sleeps in the day because _______.
A. it is lazy. B. the sunlight hurts its nose. C. the sunlight hurts its eyes.
45. There are _______ kiwis in New Zealand.
A. many B. few C. only a few
Writing Part
A 卷
I. Multiple choices. (25x1)
46. Everyone should believe he can overcome any problems he faces in life.
A are able to B. has the ability to C. is unable to
47. What a great job it is! The school offers almost everything we need to the teachers.
A. provides…for… B. supplies…with… C. give…to…
48. The new Century Global Center is situated in the south of Chengdu.
A. lies B lying C. sets
49. Oliver decided to stop smoking when the doctor told him the problems of his health.
A. changed his mind B. made a decision C. never mind
50. A small number of people are waiting for the bus.
A. Many B. A lot of C. A few
51. It is really ________ to make a birthday cake by yourself. And it’s also a good present.
A. great fun B. more funny C. a fun
52. We have been climbing for such a long time. Why ________ stop ________a rest?
A. don’t we, having B. not, to have C. do we, have
53. We all think the Great Wall is ___________place of interest in China.
A. the more famous B. the well-known C. the most famous
54. As an out-going person, he always takes part in all kinds of parties___________. Which is not right?
A. in his spare time B. at his leisure C. at free time
55. The library ________to the public for seven hours in one day. It usually _____ at 7.00 pm.
A open, shuts B is open, shuts C is open, closed
56. I would like to enjoy some pop music _________.
A. to relaxation B. for relaxing C. for relaxation
57. My students like doing _________ _________ them become smarter.
A creative something, to help B. something creative, helping
C something creative, to help
58. Mr. Smith _________ his baby most of the time, even when he was at work.
A. thinks about B. thought about C. think for
59. Julia likes looking for new problems_____, and she ____on a new kind of listening equipment at the moment.
A. solved, is working B. to solve, is working C. solved, works
60. It’s not good ____ a lot without doing anything.
A. to tell B. to say C. talking
61. Betty ____the table yesterday . Today it’s Sue’s turn. Look, she ______the table.
A. layed , is laying B. laid, is laying C. layed, is lying
62. One of my students practiced ______ the piano every day in the last three years. She ______ Level Nine in a month.
A. to play, finishes B. playing, finished C. playing, will finish
63. The boy refuses ____ the others’ advice.
A. accepting B. accept C. to accept
. The price of the houses ________ most of the people in China.
A is worried about B. worries C. worry about
65. We should study ___ we can.
A. as hardly as B. as harder as C. as hard as
66. It tastes _____ salty, there’s _____ salt in it.
A. too much, much too B. much too, too much C. too, much too
67. The number of the students in Junior Two_______ about 1000. That means a large number of people________ to study in our school.
A is, want B. are, want C. are, wants
68. Chengdu is more and more beautiful, but this area _______ten years ago.
A. is the same with it was B. was same as C. is the same as it was
69. The new TV series acted by Song Joong-ki, the south Korean actor, ___shown ___ TV soon.
A was, on B will be, on C. was, in
70. Many boys ____his age are crazy about the computer game ______ LOL.
A. of, called B. at , is named C. at, called
II. Cloze test.
Growing up is not always easy. When we face difficulties, a spirit of depending on ___71___ is more useful than crying for help. That’s _72__ Hong Zhanhui’s story of growing from a boy into a man tells us.
Hong was born in 1982 in a poor family in Xihua County (县), Henan Province. When he was only 11, his father became very ill and one day he came back with an unwanted baby __73_ . A year later, Hong’s mother__ 74__ home. She no longer wanted to live such a poor life and face her sick husband. So everything hard fell onto the young boy’s __75__ : to take care of his father and the younger sister Chen Chen, and to go on to study.
Although his life was _76_ , Hong didn’t leave his father and sister. He took several part-time jobs to feed his family. He climbed tall trees to get birds’ eggs for his sister. He walked two hours at weekends to the market to__77__ different things to sell around his school. A few years later, he studied at a college. To take care of Chen Chen, he worked hard to __78__ a room near his college for her, and sent her to school.
After Hong’s story went public, he became a people’s hero. But Hong __79__ offers from others. He said he felt __80___ by kind offers, but he could depend on his own work.
Through his hard life, he has grown up from boy to man.
71. A. parents B. friends C. yourself D. God
72. A. why B. how C. which D. what
73. A. dog B. cat C. girl D. boy
74. A. left B. arrive C. went D. came
75. A. back B. shoulders C. head D. mind
76. A. colorful B. rich C. happy D. hard
77. A. buy B. borrow C. produce D. make
78. A. build B. borrow C. rent D. share
79. A. accepted B. refused C. received D. asked
80. A. encouraged B. scared C. poor D. excited
III. Reading.
A
Mr. Lewis was a dance teacher. He was a nice man and always had a lot of students.
One year ago he moved to a new town, and was soon teaching many students in the dance school there, but he decided to move again to a big city. He would have more work there.
When one of his students heard that he was going to leave, she said to him, “The new teacher won’t be as good as you are.” Mr. Lewis was happy when he heard this, but he said, “Oh, no. I’m sure he’ll be as good as I am or even better. “The student said,
“No. Five teachers have come and gone while I’ve been here, and each new one was worse than the last.”
81. ______ came to learn dancing from Mr. Lewis.
A. A few students B. Few students C. Many students D. No students
82. Mr. Lewis wanted to move to a big city because _______
A. he hated the small town.
B. he couldn’t make a living in the small town.
C. it would be easy for him to have more work in the city.
D. it made him spend more money in the town.
83. The student thought that _______
A. Mr. Lewis was a very good teacher B. Mr. Lewis was the best teacher
C. Mr. Lewis was worse than the last D. Mr. Lewis would be worse than the last
84. Before Mr. Lewis, ______ teachers came to the town to teach dancing
A. three B. four C. five D. six
85. From the story we can conclude（推论） that the student wished _____
A. to have a better teacher B. to have a worse teacher
C. to become a dance teacher D. to see the sixth teacher
B
Almost everyone in the world uses oil in some way. Cars, buses, planes and many trains and ships also need oil. Even our bicycles need oil. Indeed the whole world would stop if there was no oil.
Today there is a growing need for oil in the world. So people are looking for it everywhere. They look for oil in deserts, in the mountains and under the sea. Quite often they find nothing, but the search for oil always goes on. What are the largest oil producers in the world? The U.S, the U.S.S.R., and countries of the Middle East. But China is catching up fast. Before liberation we used to buy nearly all our oil from the U.S.. Many foreign people said China was "oil-poor". But since liberation oil has been found in many parts of the country. Today everyone agrees that China is rich in oil. Our oil will not only meet the great need in our country, but also be sold to other countries.
86. We can ____ without any oil.
A. run a bus or a ship B. run planes or trains C. run no machines D. ride a bike
87. "a growing need for oil" probably means ____.
A. oil is growing more and more B. today people need more oil than before
C. people need less oil now D. oil is needed to grow
88. Oil can be found ____.
A. under the ground B. under the sea C. under the deserts D. A,B and C
. ____ was once said to be poor in oil.
A. U.S. B. U.S.S.R C. China D. The middle East
90. People search for oil everywhere, ____.
A. and oil can be found easily B. but oil is very difficult to find
C. but can find nothing D. and oil is growing more and more
B卷 (75分)
I. Fill the blanks with the right forms of the given words. (15x1)
1.I think the fitness center is perfect. I can do _______forms of exercise. (variety)
2.Two_________ called Max Boque and Peter Dilworth created a unique pen that draws in the air. 3-D printing is not a dream.(invent)
3.This question is so easy. We __________solve it immediately. (simple)
4.Mr. Smith is an _______doctor. He has worked for many years and saved many lives. (experience)
5.She is afraid of __________ (chop) the vegetables, because she once cut her fingers.
6.As __________volleyball players, they never give up ,even during the last minute.(profession)
7. wardrobes are popular with most people. They are stronger than those made of plastic. (wood)
8.Without , the parents can only enter the campus on Wednesday. (permit)
9.The atmosphere of the café changed a lot because of those modern _________ on the wall.( decorate)
10.Before the test, not only the students but also the teachers are busy ________ for it. ( prepare)
11. Thank you for ________ all my friends to this fantastic party. I’m sure we will come on time.(invitation)
12. If you want to make delicious noodles yourself, the flour and water should well.(mix)
13. It is the ________who controls the beat of the music in a performance. (drum)
14. The company told all the interviewers to send their _______ forms to the address given. (apply)
15. The leaders of a country have the __________to the happiness of all the people. (responsible)
II: Patter Shift. (10x1)
1.It’s an extremely great place to go camping! (Change it into an exclamatory sentence.)
What _______ _______ place ______ _______to go camping!
2.The famous dancer started to learn dancing when she was eight. (same meaning)
The famous dancer started to learn dancing ______ ______ _______ _______eight.
3.The scientists spent almost 10 years in creating the atom-bomb. (same meaning)
= It _____ the scientists almost 10 years _______ _______ the atom-bomb.
4.The teacher gets up early every morning so that he can arrive at the school on time. (same meaning)
= The teacher gets up early every morning _______ at the school on time.
5.The tourist found it fantastic to visit the castle all year round. ( change it in to a complex sentence)
_________________________________________________________________________
6.Both Amy and Wendy can get the diploma in marketing in two years. (Negative)
_________________________________________________________________________
7.He took part in the marathon held in Du jiangyan last week. (Emphasize the underlined part)
8.The government asks the soldiers not to go abroad. (Change it into a passive sentence.)
9.The dancers and singers can perform very well. (Raise a question)
_________________________________________________________
10.It was 24℃ yesterday. (Raise a question)
________________________________________________________
III. Find out the mistakes and correct them. (5x1)
1.We paid a visit the mountain with lots of huge rocks and deep lakes. ( ) _____________
A B C
2.At the beginning, I can’t speak English at all. ( ) _____________
A B C
3.The golf player joined in the club three years ago. ( ) _____________
A B C
4.There is only a little bit milk in the fridge. I need to buy some. ( ) _____________
A B C
5.The building in front of you called Yutan park used to hold royal ceremonies in Qing Dynasty. ( ) _______
A B C
IV. Fill in the blanks with the first letter given according to text. (1x15)
The world becomes interesting and colourful with different people and their different l____1____. Look at the people below.
Jenny is a sound e___2____ in a recording studio. She thinks it’s great to work with musicians. Ian is an i___3____. He t___4__ about his work most of the time and likes new things around him. He does something really different from his job to relax h___5___.
Carol Spinny s___6__ to work with puppets at eight. The American TV s___7____ is popular in more than eighty countries. Caitlin Moran is a w___8____ of sixteen. She c___9___ her mind and left school at thirteen and her parents e_____10____ her at home. Now she is writing her s____11____ book.
Rick is famous, not only because he can play the drums very well, but also he didn’t stop playing the drums with one arm and two feet after a car a____12____.
Maria and Rosie like t___13___. They spent a great holiday in Dublin. They hated the boat j__14___, but they soon got OK when they arrived. When they r___15___ to Britain, Maria posted a letter to her friend Katia.
V. Complete the dialogue. (one word in each black.)(10x0.5)
A: Hello, Fiona. Have you got any ___1__ for this summer holiday?
B: No, I haven’t.____2___?
A: Would you __3___ to go to Thailand with us?
B: I’m ____4___ I can’t, because I have been there twice. It is really a good place to ____5___ your holiday.
A: How was your holiday there? Was the ___6____nice?
B: Yes, it was sunny every day. And the ___7___ is delicious. I really like eating fish. You can also eat lots of ___8___, too. Like pineapples, mongos, bananas…
A: Which hotel ___9___ you stay in ?
B: I forget the name of it. But I will never forget the beautiful beach beside it. You can enjoy sunbathing on the beach.
A: It____10____ great. I can’t wait to fly there.
VI. Choose the right word and fill in the blanks with proper forms. (10x1)
friend forget other teach interesting health if ready tall make good there
When I was in primary school, I got to know a girl named Jessica, who became my best friend. Now we are studying in the same middle school.
Jessica has long hair and bright eyes. She is as___1__ as I am and always wears a smile on her face. She is kind-hearted, outgoing and responsible. She always shares things with ____2____. When someone is in trouble, she tries her___3___ to give help.
I am happy with her all the time. She ____4___me how to get ___5____for the exams and how to do well in
math, which I’m not good at. She also let me know how important to be ____6___. We usually do sports together in our spare time. Everything about her says “love”.
____7____are so important. They make life ___8____and wonderful. ___9___we don’t have friends, we would be cut off from the world. Thanks Jessica, for ___10_____my life complete.
VII. Read and complete the form according to the passage. ( One word in each blank.) (5x1)
Cool facts
(1)Eight round trips
ELECTRICITY travels 186,000 miles every second. That's fast! If you travel that fast, you can go around the earth eight times in one second. If there is a lamp on the moon, you can turn it on from your house in only 1.28 seconds. (1 mile=1.609 km)
(2)Twelve fish lights
OVER 500 kinds of fish can make some electricity. The electric eel (电鳗) is one of them. It is like a battery . A 20-foot eel can make enough electricity to light 12 bulbs (灯泡).
Electric eels live in the Amazon in South America. They can be dangerous. People never keep them as pets!
(3)Playing with lions
BEFORE Disney made "The Lion King", the filmmakers spent two weeks in Africa. They studied how real lions live. They watched lions hunt . They even played with baby lions. Then they drew pictures to create lions in the movie. One famous line in the movie also comes from Africa: "Hakuna Matata". In English, it means "No worries".
(4)First soap opera
AMERICANS were the first to use the phrase "soap opera". They used it for a radio series in the 1930s. The programme got the name because its sponsors (赞助商) made soap. These radio and TV shows tell a story, so people add "opera" after "soap".
| (1)Eight round trips | You can turn on the__1___on the moon in 1.28 seconds. |
| (2)Twelve fish lights | A big eel can make enough ______2_____to light 12 bulbs. |
| (3)Playing with lions | Film made the vivid lion in the movie by____3___ everything about them in a lot of ways. It __4____them two weeks in Africa. |
| (4)First soap opera | The ____5____makers gave money to support the programs. |
A biography of Helen Adams Keller
| name | Helen Adams Keller |
| date of birth, date of death | June 27, 1880 -- June 1, 1968 |
| Place of birth | America |
| Occupation | a female American writer |
| Early childhood(童年) | at 19 months , the illness made her deaf and blind in March, 1887，Anne Sullivan，taught Helen，by spelling words into her hand |
| Education | in 14, Wright-Humason School for the Deaf(耳聋者) ,New York, in 1904, graduated(毕业) from Radcliffe College, Massachusetts |
| Works | The Story of My Life (1903) |
| Influence (影响) | encourage the disabled, give them confidence in their life |
