期中试卷及试卷分析
(答题时间:120分钟)
一. 听力(共两节,满分20分)

第一节(共5小题,每小题1分,满分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。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. How will the man go
to the holiday center ?
A.
By plane . B. By train
. C. By bus .
2. What is the man
unsatisfied with ?
A. A drink price . B. A drink’s taste . C. A drinks machine .
3. Where does this
conversation most probably take place ?
A. In a store . B. In a factory . C. In a repair shop .
4. How much will the man
pay for the tickets ?
A. $10 B. $20 C. $30
5. What do we know about
the man ?
A.
He is going in for sports .
B.
He is in poor health .
C.
He is getting fat .
第二节(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或读白后有几个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项,每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料,回答第6和第7两个小题。
6. What do we know about
the woman and her parents ?
A.
The control her too much .
B.
They dislike dealing with her .
C.
They have nothing in common .
7. What can we learn
from the conversation ?
A.
Young people should obey their parents .
B.
Some parents lose the respect of their children .
C.
There are some differences between generations .
听第7段材料,回答第8到10题。
8. Where is the woman ?
A. In an airport hall . B. At a travel service
. C. In a newspaper
office .
9. Why does the man
decide to leave on Thursday ?
A. To save money . B. To stay longer . C. To arrive earlier .
10. How long will the
man stay in New York
?
A.
For 6 days . B. For 8
days . C. For 14 days .
听第8段材料,回答第11到13题。
11. What is relationship
between the two speakers ?
A.
Seller and buyer .
B.
Husband and wife .
C.
Householder and housekeeper .
12. What advantage does
the older flat have over the modern one ?
A.
It is much bigger . B. It is a lot cheaper . C. The modem one .
13. Which flat is the
woman mom interested in ?
A .Neither one . B .The older one
. C .The
modem one .
听第9段材料,回答第14到16题。
14. What are the two
speakers doing ?
A.
Reading a newspaper .
B.
Setting up camp .
C.
Listening to a weather forecast .
15. Why do the speakers
have no food to eat now ?
A.
The rain has ruined their food .
B.
Someone has taken away their food .
C.
Neither of them has brought any food .
16. What will the
speakers most probably do next ?
A.
Go to a restaurant .
B.
Look for food in their car .
C.
Return to get something to eat .
听第10段材料,回答第17到20题。
17. Why does the woman
call the man
A.
He is looking for an acting job .
B.
Many of his friends are actors .
C.
She knows he enjoys acting.
18. How often does the
group practise ?
A. Once a week . B. Twice a week . C. Every two weeks .
19. What does the woman
expect the man to do ?
A. Give up his work . B. Join the theatre group
. C. Phone her on
Wednesday .
20. Why can’t
the man make a decision at first ?
A. He does not like the
way they work .
B. He has not acted a
play for a long time .
C. He has to arrange his
programme of work .
二. 英语知识运用(共两节,满分30分)
第一节:单项填空(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)
21. The seller would
sell the skirt for fifty dollars , but the customer only half the price .
A. asked B. charged C. offered D. sold
22. The mother , along
with her two daughters , from the sinking aircraft by a passing
ship .
A.
has rescued B.
has been rescued
C.
have rescued D.
have been rescued
23. is a fact that English is being accepted
as an international language .
A. There B. This C. That D. It
24. I passed by the
sports field the other day , there was a football match going on then
.
A. that B. where C. which D. when
25. — What are you
doing , John ? Why stop ?
— To be on the
safe side , we’d fill up the tank now for we run out of gas on the way .
A. must B. will C. might D. should
26. It is certain that
he will his father’s business when he is
experienced enough .
A. take over B. think over C. hand over D. go over
27. Word comes that free
souvenirs(纪念品)will be given to comes first .
A. no matter who B. whoever C. no matter whom D. whomever
28. You can’t wear a
blue jacket that shirt-it’ll look terrible .
A. over B. on C. above D. up
29. There was a lot of
fun at yesterday’s party . You come , but why didn’t you ?
A. might have B. should C. ought to have D. must have
30. I have finished a
large part of the book ; the rest more difficult .
A.
were B. was C. are D. is
第二节:完形填空(共20小题,每小题1分,满分20分)
Christmas
is over . And I got my wanted radio-controlled truck . But you would not
believe the 31 and work that went into getting this holy(神圣的)toy .
For
over a month I 32 at car magazines I received from my
friend 33 I had made up my mind : I wanted a
Pumpkin truck . I set to work immediately , 34 hints to my father about it .
My
first 35 was to tell him about 36 the steering(操纵杆)on my old car
didn’t work . But he just blamed the 37 on my bad driving .
My
next plan would have to be more 38 . “ Look at this , Dad, the truck 39 controller and battery(电池)pack-all for
only US$250 ! You 40 afford to miss out on this bargain ! ”
His
response was that he 41 could afford to miss this bargain and for
US$250 you could buy something 42 like a telescope . “ A telescope ? To
look at the moon ? I’ll look at it when I’m 97 years old and living in a nursing
home ! This is my 43 ! I am supposed to run around . ”
I
went to my room , 44 at how mean(吝啬的)my father was . It was
obvious that he didn’t care that I would 45 if I did not get the Pumpkin
radio-controlled truck .
When I woke up on Christmas
morning I wasn’t 46 . I had been defeated . I opened all my
presents until there was just one big package 47 . “ The telescope , ” I thought . I 48 the packaging and looked at the top of
the box it was a Pumpkin truck . I had 49 ! I loved my parents ! I felt like I
could do 50 ! I could even get an A + in English
class .
31. A. pain B.
pleasure C.
joy D.
hurt
32. A. glared B.
looked C.
stared D.
glanced
33. A. until B.
after C.
before D.
when
34. A. dropping B.
taking C.
having D.
letting
35. A. job B.
task C.
stage D.
trouble
36. A. what B.
why C.
where D.
how
37. A. matter B.
problems C.
questions D.
damages
38. A. hidden B.
strange C.
direct D.
strong
39. A. with B.
of C.
without D. except
40. A. may not B.
couldn’t C.
mustn’t D.
can’t
41. A. almost B.
hardly C.
certainly D.
truly
42. A. funny B.
educational C.
interesting D.
important
43. A. right B.
youth C.
freedom D.
duty
44. A. angry B.
disappointed C.
unhappy D.
uncomfortable
45. A. cry B.
die C.
dislike D.
disappoint
46. A. excited B.
exciting C.
happy D.
pleased
47. A. unmoved B.
unopened C.
left D.
lost
48. A. moved B.
tore C.
opened D.
took
49. A. gotten B.
won C.
had D.
gained
50. A. everything B.
something C.
all D.
anything
三. 阅读理解(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)
A
A
bug flies by a plant . This plant has a pretty red flower . The bug smells
something wonderful . So it goes closer and closer to the flower . Then it sees
some leaves on the plant . They are long and green and good to eat , but look
strange . They are folded together . The bug flies over and sits on one . Oops
! That’s the end of the bug .
This
poor bug has landed on a plant that eats bugs ! Meat-eating plants use tricks
to trap bugs .
Some
have pretty flowers . They look so nice and smell so sweet that bugs fly right
into the plants . But there is no way they can get out . The plant keeps the
bug there . It uses the bug as food . That’s how the plant lives .
There
are many kinds of plants that eat bugs . Each plant has a trick to catch them .
On one plant the leaves snap together when the bug lands on them . Other plants
have sticky leaves . These leaves roll up with the bugs stuck inside them ,
such as the pitcher plant .
One
kind of plant has little hairs on its leaves . They hold anything that comes
along so that it can not get away . Then the leaves close upon the food .
You
can keep a plant like this in your home . Don’t worry . You won’t have to catch
bugs to feed . Just go to a flower store . You can get special food there . If
not , you can just give it bits of meat .
51. The underlined part
in the first paragraph “ Oops ! That’s the end of the bug . ” most probably
means .
A.
Oh ! That’s the end of its story
B.
Ah ! Its life ends
C.
Oh , bad ! It disappears suddenly
D.
Dear me ! It slides away
52. The main reason for
the end of the bug which happens to land on such a strange plant is that
.
A.
it gets hurt and can’t fly again
B.
it likes eating sweet things
C.
the plant on which it lands will eat it
D.
it is fond of landing on beautiful flowers
53. What this passage
intends to introduce to us is .
A.
the bugs that like sweet-smelling flowers
B.
the plants having pretty red flowers
C.
the end of the bug
D.
the plants that eat bugs
54. We can infer from
the passage that the bug referred to is .
A.
a certain kind of plant B. some kind of sugar
C.
a tiny insect D.
something sweet
B
Sleep Struggle
|
DR. MARJORIE SEIDENFELD
ANSWERS YOUR HEALTH QUESTIONS
|
|
I have such a terrible time falling asleep every night that I’m always
tired and it’s affecting my schoolwork . What should I do ?
——Mindy in Nevada
|
One
in every five young people has a sleep problem , so you’re not alone , Getting
enough sleep has become as important as eating vegetables and exercising
regularly . It’s very important for your body .
Most
young people only get seven hours of sleep each night , when they actually need
nine hours . And making up for lost sleep during the week by sleeping in on
weekends doesn’t really work . In fact , sleeping late on weekends may actually
do you more harm than good , if you have sleep problems .
What
happens if you don’t get enough sleep ? If your sleep problem continues for a
few nights , you could suffer serious problems . Lack of sleep can affect
learning and memory . Worse , if your sleep difficulties last a long time ,
that could lead to anxiety or depression(抑郁). Therefore , you’ve got
to have some healthy sleep habits . Below are some suggestions :
● GO TO BED AT THE SAME TIME—including weekends , if
possible .
● WAKE UP AROUND THE SAME TIME EVERY MORNING . When you sleep late just one
morning during the week , it may disturb your body clock . This will make it
hard for you to sleep that night .
● DO SMOETHING REALXING before going to bed .
● EXERCISE DURING THE DAY . Don’t exercise right before going to bed .
● AVOID DRINKING ALCOHOL . Alcohol makes you excited . This prevents you
from falling asleep or wakes you up during the night .
● DON’T SMOKE . Smoking is always bad for the body . Smoking before bedtime
keeps you awake .
If
trying these tips over a couple of weeks does not help you , speak to your doctor
. Do not take any sleeping pills without first asking your doctor . Many have
strong side effects .
55. According to the
passage , it you have sleep problems for a few nights , you could be .
A. lonely B. serious C. forgetful D. depressed
56. The passage suggests
that people with sleep problems should .
A.
eat vegetables and exercise regularly
B.
make up for lost sleep on weekends
C.
follow a fixed timetable for sleep
D.
sleep seven hours every day
57. We can learn from the
suggestions that .
A.
getting up earlier one morning makes it easier to fall asleep that night
B.
listening to soft music before going to bed may help you fall asleep
C.
smokers and those who drink alcohol usually have sleep problems
D.
exercising in the evening will help you get to sleep
58. Which of the
following is true according to the passage ?
A.
Sleep problems are serious among young people .
B.
Sleeping late on weekends can make up for lost sleep .
C.
Your eating habits will be broken due to lack of sleep .
D.
You’ll no longer have your sleep problem if you try the tips .
C
Reading
is thought to be a kind of conversation between the reader and the text . The
reader puts questions , as it were, to the text and gets answers . In the light
of these he puts further questions , and so on .
For
most of time this “ conversation ” goes on below the level of consciousness(意识). At times ,
however , we know it . This is usually when we are running into difficulties ,
when mismatch is happening between expectations and meaning . When successful
matching is being experienced our questioning of the text continues at the
unconscious level .
Different
people deal with the text differently . Some stay very close to the words on
the page ; others take off imaginatively from the words , translating ,
criticizing , analyzing(分析), and examining . The
former represents a kind of comprehension which is written in the text . The
latter represents higher levels of comprehension . The balance between these is
important , especially for advanced readers .
There
is another conversation which from our point of view is equally important , and
that has not to do with what is read but with how it is read . We call this a “
process ” conversation just opposites a “ content ” conversation . It is
concerned(与……有关系)not with meaning but with the ways we use in
reading . If we are an advanced(高级的)reader our ability to
hold a content conversation with a text is usually pretty well-developed . It
is not our ability that holds a process conversation . It is just this kind of
conversation that is of importance when we are seeking to develop our reading
to meet the new demands being placed upon us by studying at a higher level .
59. Reading as a kind of
conversation between the reader and the text becomes conscious only when .
A.
the reader has trouble understanding what the writer says
B.
the reader’s expectation agree with what is said in the text
C.
the reader asks questions and gets answers
D.
the reader understands a text very well
60. At a lower level of
comprehension , readers always mean to .
A.
read a text slowly
B.
read without thinking hard
C.
translate a text in their own way
D.
pay attention to the meaning of words only
61. According to the writer
, is of great importance for readers .
A.
lower and higher levels of comprehension
B.
the readers’ expectations and the meaning of a text
C.
conscious and unconscious levels of comprehension
D.
translating and criticizing a text
62. If we want to
develop our reading ability at an advanced level , we should .
A.
pay more attention to the content of a text
B.
make our reading process more conscious
C.
learn to use different ways in reading different texts
D.
take a critical(批评的)attitude towards the writer’s ideas
D
“
Regardless of social class , race , age , men say they hate shop , ” says Zukin
, City University of New York sociology professor . “ Yet when you ask them
deeper questions , it turns out that they like to shop . Men generally like to
shop for books , music and hardware . But if you ask them about the shopping
they do for books or music , they’ll say , ‘ Well , that’s not shopping .
That’s research . ’”
In
other words , what men and women call “ buying things ” and how they approach
that task are different .
Women
will wander through several 1,000-square-meter stores in search of the perfect
party dress . Men will wander through 100 Internet sites in search of the
perfect digital camcorder(摄录像一体机).
Women
see shopping as a social event . Men see it as a special task or a game to be
won .
“
Men are frequently shopping to win , ” says Ann , a marketing professor at
Loyola University of Chicago . “ They want to get the best deal . They want to
get the best one , the latest one and if they do that it makes them happy . ”
When
women shop , “ they’re doing it in a way that they want everybody to be very
happy , ” says Ann . “ They’re kind of shopping for love . ”
“
Teenage girls learn to shop from their moms and older sisters , but they also
learn to shop by examining articles in magazines like Seventeen , ” City
University Zukin says .
“
And although men’s magazines such as GQ and Esquire have long had shopping
articles , it’s TV that has the eye of young male shoppers , says Ann and Zukin
. ”
“
Television shows are used by young men in the same way Seventeen magazine or
Lucky are used by girls , ” says Zukin , “ to help make clothing and toiletry(化妆品)choices . ”
“
Of course , there are men who love to shop and are proud of it , ” Loyola’s Ann
says .
And
that is important no matter whether you buy a car or a frying pan . All men
love to buy but don’t want to get cheated .
Ann
adds , “ There actually are men who are interested , for example , in cooking
or shopping or chinaware or things around the home-they become kind of girl magnets
. Women like it . ”
63. From the first
paragraph we can find that .
A.
men are all dishonest
B.
men are all book lovers
C.
men hate to shop actually
D.
men like to shop in fact
64. As is shown in this
passage , teenage girls go shopping .
A.
only with their moms
B.
only with their sisters
C.
often following magazines
D.
often following TV shows
65. The underlined word
“ magnets ” in the last paragraph means .
A.
magazines that attract young women
B.
persons that have a powerful attraction
C.
tools that can help housewives much
D.
vegetables that make women beautiful
四. 写作(共两节,满分20分)
第一节:短文改错(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)
This
is a story told by my father : “ When I was boy , 66.
the most
exciting thing was when to celebrate the Spring 67.
Festival . My
grandma was the best cooker in the world 68.
but could
make the most delicious dishes . One time , I just 69.
couldn’t wait
for the Spring Festival dinner . As I was 70.
about take a
piece from a cooked duck , I saw Grandma in 71.
the kitchen
looked at me . Shaking her head , she said , “It 72.
isn’t a good
time to do that , dear . ” At once I apologize 73.
and
controlled me at my best till the dinner started . You 74.
know , that
was a dinner we had waited for several month . ” 75.
第二节:翻译句子(共5小题,每小题2分,满分10分)
76. 选择吃什么不像以前那么简单了。
77. 庆祝“地球日”可以提醒我们关心这个世界,尊重生命和自然。
78. 有些人认为,核能源对环境构成的威胁远远超出他给社会带来的益处。
79. 一天,我刚走了两个小时,风骤然加大,我只好趁风力还不算太大之前支起帐逢。
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