1、期末素养评估期末素养评估(一一) (120 分钟150 分) 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。 1When will the weather turn to be sunny? AThis afternoon.BTomorrow morning. CTomorrow afternoon. 2On which day wi
2、ll the woman hold her birthday party? AFriday.BSaturday. CSunday. 3What are the speakers talking about? AWho designed the cup.BWhere the cup was made. CHow the woman got the cup. 4Whats the probable relationship between the speakers? ANeighbors.BFriends. CCouple. 5What place does the man like best?
3、AMont Saint Michel.BPyramids of Giza. CBagan City. 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。 6How many people visited the Temple with the woman? AOne.BTwo. CTh
4、ree. 7How did the woman learn about the Temple? AFrom the Internet.BFrom the locals. CFrom the guide. 听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。 8How long did the man sleep last night? AFor four hours.BFor five hours. CFor six hours. 9Why did the man stay up late last night? ATo watch a football game.BTo hang out with fri
5、ends. CTo work on his projects. 听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。 10Where did the man spend the nights? AIn a hotel.BIn a campsite. CIn a guesthouse. 11What was the weather like on the second day? ACloudy.BRainy. CSunny. 12What time did the man probably get home yesterday? AAround 5 pm.BAround 7 pm. CAround 9
6、 pm. 听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。 13What is the closestATM next to? AAhigh school.BA tea room. CA post office. 14Why wont the man go to the store on 3rd Street? AIts far.BIts closed. CIts expensive. 15Where will the man go to buy things? AOn King Street.BOn 24th Street. COn 22nd Street. 16How will the ma
7、n probably go shopping? ABy taxi.BBy bus. CBy subway. 听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。 17What will be added in the VIP rooms? AThe windows.BThe pianos. CThe mirrors. 18Which place will be finished at the end of 2019? AThe ground floor.BThe fivestar restaurant. CThe famous theater. 19What can we know about M
8、ariners? AIt has 1,800 seats.BIts 16 stories tall. CIts 40 years old. 20When will Mariners reopen in 2019? AIn January.BInApril. CIn December. 第二部分阅读理解(共两节，满分 50 分) 第一节(共 15 小题；每小题 2.5 分，满分 37.5 分) 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最 佳选项。 A Netgear WiFi Range Extender Est. Price: $30 | Buy it onAmazon Wh
9、y We Love It: This is a great device to increase your WiFi signal and get the fastest streaming power. Its also useful to set up separate WiFi networks for guests. External Phone Charger Est. Price: $30 | Buy it on B more strangers than people she knew started dropping donations at our door，” said L
10、evines mother, Laura Levine. “We ended up with this huge box of items she was donating.” The knitted items numbered in the hundreds. Levine made her first round of donations around Hanukkah (an eightday Jewish holiday in November or December) and later received thankyou letters from the organisation
11、s. Levine is still knitting, and she said the project will continue. “It has turned into a bigger thing than she had thought， ” her mum said. “It made her feel pretty good; it made us feel pretty good.” 24Hannah Levine knitted hats, scarves and blankets _. Ato earn some pocket moneyBto raise money f
12、or cancer patients C for children and families in difficultyD for the homeless in her neighbourhood 25What can the underlined part “pour in” in Paragraph 5 best be replaced by? ATake off.BGo out. CFlood in.DBreak in. 26 What would be Laura Levines attitude towards Hannah Levines project? AOptimistic
13、 but worried.BProud and supportive. CWorried but doubtful.DUnsatisfied and uncaring. 27What would be the best title for the text? ABe Ready to Lend a Helping Hand BStart a Project to Show Your Support CA 13yearold Girl Becomes the Best Knitter DATeen Turns Knitting Hobby into Heartwarming Project C
14、The British live on a small island. They are surrounded by the sea, so it is not surprising that the sea has always played an important role in their lives. After the development of large, oceangoing sailing ships in the fifteenth century, the sea became even more important to the countrys developme
15、nt. Ships setting sail from England determined to extend Britains territories, its wealth and its knowledge of the world. Ships returned to England bringing goods, people and new ideas from foreign places. By the nineteenth century, Britain had the largest, most powerful navy in the world. The great
16、 sailing ships were so much a part of British life that they even affected the language. Many English expressions we use today were originally nautical ( 航 海 的 ) terms, although most people no longer realize this. For example, people commonly describe an honest and fair business deal as being “above
17、 board”. This expression was originally used in sailing ship times when secretive, dishonest ships business would be carried out below decks (i.e. below the boards) out of public view. On the other hand, honest business was always conducted on deck (above the boards), in the open where everyone coul
18、d see what was going on. “Pipe down！”， meaning “Be quiet！”， is another common expression that has nautical origins. The ships boatswain (水手长) would blow a whistle, or pipe, at the end of the day to indicate (表明) to the sailors it was time to quieten down and go to sleep. Most native English speakers
19、 have heard the expression “not enough room to swing a cat”， but few know that the “cat” does not refer to a small furry animal with four legs and a tail. The “cat” is actually a short form of “cat of nine tails”a whip with nine, knotted (打结的) tails. A boatswain needed a lot of space in order to swi
20、ng the whip properly when lashing (鞭打) a poor sailor under his control! 28The British have been strongly influenced by the sea because _. Athey occupied more land around the world Bthey got more wealth from the sea Cthey live on an island surrounded by the sea Dthey had the largest navy ever 29If so
21、meone is open and above board, it means he is _. AsecretiveBhonest CcheerfulDdishonest 30What can we conclude from the passage? ASailors need to go to sleep when they hear a whistle. BSailors will be whipped if they do business below decks. CA poor sailor may be whipped nine times a day. DThere is n
22、o spare room to raise cats on ships. 31The passage is mainly about _. Athe business on British sailing ships Bthe influence of British sailors language on English Cthe sailing history of England Dthe sailing story of British sailors D Many adults rely on caffeine to get them through the day. But tha
23、ts the last thing kids need, according to the governments of England and South Korea. England woke up to the news that the government is preparing to ban the sale of energy drinks like Red Bull to children. The ban only applies to England, but Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland can all follow suit
24、 if their administrations wish. In March, several major supermarket chains announced they would ban the sale of energy drinks to children under 16. Meanwhile, South Korea announced plans to ban the sale of coffee in schools by September 14. The first reason for the ban is the high level of caffeine
25、in the energy drinks, which has been linked to health problems for children, including head and stomach aches, as well as sleep problems. A 250ml can of Red Bull contains about 80mg of caffeine, roughly the same as a similarly sized cup of coffee, but three times the level of CocaCola. Monster Energ
26、y, which is often sold in larger cans of 500ml, contains 160mg of caffeine. Energy drinks often also have higher levels of sugar than soft drinks. Sugared energy drinks have 60% more calories and 65% more sugar than normal soft drinks and sugar is one of the largest causes of obesity. British nation
27、al official for education, Darren Northcott, described the drinks as “legal highs” that helped to fuel bad behavior in schools. In addition to limiting kids access to caffeine and energy drinks, the South Korean government has also banned TV commercials for fast food, sugary snacks and highcaffeine
28、beverages during times when most childrens programs air. South Koreans drink an average of 181 cups of coffee a year, by far the most in Asia. That is more than the 151 consumed per person in the UK but less than the average of 266 cups in the US. 32Which part of the UK will be the first to ban the
29、sale of energy drinks to children under 16? AEngland.BScotland. CWales.DNorthern Ireland. 33What is the relationship between Paragraph 4 and Paragraph 5? AParagraph 5 provides numbers for Paragraph 4. BThey are parallel. CParagraph 4 presents an argument. DParagraph 4 provides reasons for Paragraph
30、5. 34What does the underlined word “fuel” in Paragraph 7 mean? AReduce.BSettle. CEncourage.DIgnore. 35What is the best title for the text? ACaffeine in Energy Drinks BReasons for the Ban on the Sale of Energy Drinks CCoffee Sales in the UK and South Korea DEngland and South Korea Ban Caffeine for Ki
31、ds 第二节(共 5 小题；每小题 2.5 分，满分 12.5 分) 阅读下面短文， 从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选 项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 Have you ever wanted to travel in space? In a way you already do, because you live on Earth, and Earth is a planet floating in space. _36_ They are a whole family of planets that scientists call our solar system. The wor
32、d “solar” means “having to do with the Sun”. The planets in our solar system all circle the Sun in paths called orbits. _37_ It doesnt take them as long to travel around the Sun. Planets farther from the Sun have longer orbits. It takes Earth about 365 daysone yearto travel around the Sun. _38_ They
33、 all spin, or rotate. It takes Earth 24 hours, or one day, to spin around one time. As Earth spins, the parts that face the Sun are lit upit is daytime there. The parts that face away from the Sun are dark it is nighttime. If you could visit the other planets, you would find some strange and surpris
34、ing worlds. Some are dry and rocky, while others are balls of swirling gases with solid centers. Some planets are much hotter than Earthso hot that nothing can live there. _39_ Other planets are far away from the Sun. They are very, very coldcolder than any place on Earth. _40_ It is not too hot and
35、 not too cold. Earth has water to drink and air to breathe. Earth is the only planet in our solar system where plants and animals and people can live. AThere are other planets, too. BThats because they are so close to the Sun. CEarth is just the right distance from the Sun. DThe planets are alike in
36、 another important way. EPlanets that are closer to the Sun have shorter orbits. FAs we have already known, the earth goes around the sun. GThe solar system is very important for us humans on earth. 第三部分语言运用(共两节，满分 30 分) 第一节(共 15 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 15 分) 阅读下面短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出可 以填入空白处的最佳选项。 Mrs. J
37、ones was over eighty, but she still drove her old car like a woman half her age. She loved driving very fast, and was proud of the fact _41_ she had never, in her thirtyfive years of driving, been punished _42_ a driving offence (犯规，犯法) Then one day she nearly _43_ her record. A police car followed
38、her, and the policemen in it saw her _44_ a red light without stopping. Of course, she was stopped. It seemed _45_ that she would be punished. When Mrs. Jones came up to the judge, he looked at her seriously and said that she was _46_ old to drive a car, and that the _47_ why she had not stopped at
39、the red _48_ was most probably that her eyes had become weak _49_ old age, so that she had simply not seen it. When the judge had finished what he was _50_，Mrs. Jones opened the big handbag she was _51_ and took out her sewing. Without saying a word, she _52_ a needle with a very small eye, and thre
40、aded it at her first attempt. After she had _53_ done this, she took the thread out of the needle again and handed _54_ the needle and the thread to the judge, saying, “Now it is your _55_. I suppose you drive a car, and that you are quite sure about your own eyesight.” The judge took the needle and
41、 tried to thread it. After half a dozen tries, he had still not succeeded. The case (案例) against Mrs. Jones was dismissed, and her record remained unbroken. 41A.whichBwhenCthatDthis 42.AaboutBonCtoDfor 43.AkeptBwonCmissedDlost 44A.passBgoCrunDrush 45A.sureBindeedCcertainDperhaps 46A.soBveryCtooDquit
42、e 47A.causeBreasonCmatterDtrouble 48A.lightBlampCsignDone 49A.withBbecauseCforDof 50.AspeakingBsayingCtalkingDtelling 51A.holdingBgettingCcarryingDbringing 52.AtookBbroughtCpickedDchose 53.AalmostBhardlyCsuccessfullyDmainly 54A.bothBallCneitherDeither 55.AtimeBturnCchanceDjob 第二节(共 10 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满
43、分 15 分) 阅读下面短文， 在空白处填入 1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的正 确形式。 TheSydneyOperaHousehasaveryinterestinghistory. 56._ all started in the 1940s, when the Sydney Symphony Orchestra had nowhere to play. The orchestras conductor, Eugene Goossens, asked the Australian government to think about building a place and the govern
44、ment 57._ (final) agreed to build an opera house in 1954. The government held an 58._ (nation) competition to find a design for the opera house. Many of the 233 designers from around the world 59._ entered the competition were famous, but the design of an unknown Danish architect 60._ (name) Jorn Ut
45、zon was chosen as the 61._(win) While drawing up the plans, Utzon remembered the temples he 62._ (see) in Mexico before and used them as his inspiration for the base 63._ the opera house in Sydney. The building of the opera house began in 1959, but Utzon had still not finished his plans. He did not
46、like his first plan as the concrete roof shells did not work. His new idea was 64._ (make) the shell shapes on the roof into the shape of a ball. That way, the same ball mould (模型) could be used for several roof 65._ (part). In 1962, the government agreed to the new ball roof idea. The building was
47、completed and in November 1973 ， the Sydney Opera House was opened by Queen Elizabeth . 第四部分写作(共两节，满分 40 分) 第一节应用文写作(满分 15 分) 假设你是李华， 是英美文学爱好者。 最近， 你在学习英语诗歌时， 遇到一些困难。请给你校的外教琼斯先生写一封求助信。内容包括： 1发出求助； 2陈述你的问题； 3希望他提供帮助。 注意：1.词数 80 左右，开头和结尾已写好，不计入总词数； 2可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 Dear Mr. Jones， _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Looki
48、ng forward to your early reply. Yours， Li Hua 第二节概要写作(满分 25 分) 阅读下面材料，根据其内容写一篇 60 词左右的内容概要。 Computer technology has become a major part of peoples lives. This technology has its own special words. One example is the word mouse. A computer mouse is not a small animal that lives in buildings and open
49、fields. It is a small device (装置) that can be used to move the pointer (指针), or the cursor (游标) on the computer screen. Computer expert Douglas Engelbart developed the idea for the mouse in the early 1960s. The device has a wire at one end，just like the tail of a mouse，so it is called a mouse. Peopl
50、e who are experts are sometimes called hackers. A hacker is usually a person who writes software programs in a special computer language. But the word hacker is also used to describe a person who tries to steal information from computer systems. Another wellknown computer word is Google. It is a nam
