1、第 1 页，共 18 页 期中英语试卷期中英语试卷 题号IIIIIIIVVVIVIIVIII总分得分一、单选题（本大题共 14 小题，共 14.0 分）1.I wonder what else should be paid attention _ the pollution（）A. to reduceB. to reducingC. to to reduceD. to reducing2.-I was riding along the street and all of a sudden， a car cut in and knocked me down-You _ never be too
2、careful in the street（）A. shouldB. canC. needD. must3.Sometimes when we are feeling blue， we seem to need some kind of support in _（）A. thoughtB. mindC. bodyD. spirit4.-Which of these hats do you like best？-Ill take _ They are either out of fashion or too expensive（）A. noneB. eitherC. neitherD. both
3、5.-How is Sue？-Oh，she lives abroad，so I _ ever see her（）A. hardlyB. greatlyC. nearlyD. clearly6.Joey got afraid when the wind beat _ the window with a scream that was nearly human（）A. aboveB. againstC. acrossD. around7.Reading more books helps to _ your characteristics.A. createB. discoverC. respect
4、D. shape8.-Stress can be very harmful to your health Exercise， _， can reduce its bad influence-I agree（）A. otherwiseB. howeverC. moreoverD. anyway9.Go for your dream and live for it! We would be _ dead if we had nothing left to dream about（）A. as well asB. as soon asC. as good asD. as long as10.I th
5、ought the new system （系统） was simple and user-friendly， but it just _ work There must be something wrong with it（）A. didntB. wontC. mustntD. couldnt11.-Daniel devotes most of his time to doing DIY jobs-TrueHe even decorated his new house He is so _（）A. practicalB. curiousC. patientD. energetic12.-It
6、s said that Jack achieved high grades in the exam-No surprise thereHe is _，you know（）A. a dark horseB. a green handC. a true dogD. an early bird13.-Linda，is there anything else you want to know about China？-YesIm still wondering _（）A. what do people do on the day of the Dragon Boat FestivalB. how wa
7、s the Great Wall built in ancient timesC. how Chinese people celebrate the Spring FestivalD. why to make dumplings at the Spring Festival第 2 页，共 18 页14.-Are you going to take part in the speech competition？-_ Its too good a chance to miss（）A. No problemB. Don mention itC. Why not？D. What for？二、完形填空（
8、本大题共 10 小题，共 10.0 分）My family often had a get-together with friends in my childhood As I was smart， there was always someone who would come up to ask， What are you going to do when you grow up？ Well， it started out being a teacher or a hero (15) it was a fireman， an artist As I grew older， my dreams
9、 of the future(16) When I was going to college， I was asked， What will you major in （主修）？ some people wanted to find out what I would be when I grew up By then I made up my mind to become a computer programmer， so I was studying software for much of my life I am happy that I could realize my dream，
10、which encourages me to help others to succeed in their own(17) However， for many， there is a (18) that goes around stealing （偷） our dreams and stops us from achieving(19) Sometimes， the thief will come as a parent， a relative， or a friend，(20) the greatest thief is just ourselves Usually when we are
11、 about to(21) the goal （目标）， a small voice inside will say， You will never succeed Very few have ever done this successfully And on and on the small voice makes us(22) heart and fail Failure is one of the most important tools we have because it teaches us(23) lessons And when we learn these lessons
12、well， we are ready for success There are no overnight successes， but they will come if we keep trying So just dont (24) Let dreams stay in your life15. A. LaterB. BeforeC. RecentlyD. After16. A. keptB. changedC. formedD. continued17. A. studiesB. workC. lifeD. experience18. A. thiefB. parentC. frien
13、dD. relative19. A. usB. itC. themD. ourselves20. A. soB. becauseC. andD. but21. A. reachB. chooseC. leaveD. get22. A. breakB. loseC. giveD. take23. A. successfulB. hopelessC. thankfulD. valuable24. A. take awayB. give upC. bring backD. put out三、阅读理解（本大题共 13 小题，共 26.0 分）AVolunteers Are Needed!We need
14、 five people who are strong and can help clean up Peoples Park We need help to collect rubbish If you are free for four hours this weekend， come and join us! Tel： 0510-87651518 Email： park699126com Teach Music!We need three volunteers to work as music teachers in SOS Childrens Villages You need to b
15、e good at singing and dancing， and open-minded with a loving heart If you are free for two hours every weekend， come and join us! Tel： 0510-87658518 Email： lovekidssinacom Help Old People!第 3 页，共 18 页We need four volunteers to help at Star nursing home You need to be good with the elderly Your job i
16、s to wash clothes for them If you can spare three hours on Nov.9th， come and join us! Tel： 0510-87655118 Email： homelove163com25.How many volunteers are needed in all according to the poster？ _ A. FiveB. FourC. TwelveD. Three26.Of the following information， which one is True？ _ A. If you can help cl
17、ean rubbish， you can call 0510-87655118B. Music teachers need to work for two hours every SundayC. You can send an email to homelove163com to help kidsD. A home for the elderly needs volunteers to wash clothes27.If someone would like to be a volunteer， how can he/she contact us？ _ A. Come to meet us
18、B. By phone or by emailC. By phoneD. By emailBIn the United States， when one becomes rich， he wants people to know it And even if he does not become very rich， he wants people to think that he is That is what keeping up with the Joneses is about It is the story of someone who tried to look as rich a
19、s his neighbors The expression was first used in 1913 by a young American called Arthur Momand He told this story about himself He began earning $125 a week at the age of 23 That was a lot of money in those days He got married and moved with his wife to a very rich neighborhood outside New York City
20、 When he saw those rich people rode horses， Momand went horseback riding every day When he saw those rich people had servants （仆人）， Momand and his wife also hired （雇用） a servant and gave big parties for their new neighbors It was like a race， but one could never finish his race because one was alway
21、s trying to keep up The race ended for Momand and his wife when they could no longer pay for their new way of life They moved back to a flat in New York City Momand looked around and noticed that many people do things just to keep up with rich lifestyle of their neighbors He saw the funny side of it
22、 and started to write a series of short stories He called it Keeping up with the Joneses because Jones is a very common name in the United States Keeping up with the Joneses came to mean keeping up with rich lifestyle of the people around you Momands series appeared in different newspapers across th
23、e country for over 28 years People never seem to get tired of keeping up with the Joneses And there are Jonses in every city of the world But one must get tired of trying to keep up with the Joneses because no matter what one does， Mr Jones always seems to be ahead28.Some people want to keep up with
24、 the Joneses because they _ A. want to be as rich as their neighborsB. want others to know or to think that they are richC. dont want others to know they are richD. want to be happy29.It can be inferred from the story that rich people like to live _ A. outside New York CityB. in the city centreC. in
25、 flatsD. in tall buildings30.According to the writer， it is _ to keep up with the Joneses第 4 页，共 18 页A. correctB. interestingC. impossibleD. excitingCAmerica is a mobile society Friendships between Americans can be close and real， yet disappear soon if either of them moves away Neither side feels hu
26、rt by this Both may exchange Christmas greetings for a year or two， perhaps a few letters for a while - then no more If the same two people meet again by chance， even years later， they pick up the friendship This can be quite difficult for us Chinese to understand， because friendships between us dev
27、elop more slowly but may become lifelong feelings， extending （延伸） sometimes deeply into both families Americans are ready to receive us foreigners at their homes， share their holidays， and their home life They will enjoy welcoming us and be pleased if we accept their hospitality （好客） easily Another
28、difficult point for us Chinese to understand Americans is that although Americans treat their friends warmly in their personal everyday lives， they dont show their politeness to them if it requires a great deal of time But in China， we are usually generous with our time Sometimes， we， as hosts， will
29、 appear at airports even in the middle of the night to meet a friend We may take days off to act as guides to our foreign friends Americans， however， usually express their welcome at homes， but truly can not manage the time to do a great deal with a visitor outside their daily plans They will probab
30、ly expect （期待） us to get ourselves from the airport to our own hotel by bus And they expect that we will phone them from there Once we arrive at their homes， the welcome will be full， warm and real We will find ourselves treated nicely For Americans， it is often thought more friendly to invite a fri
31、end to their homes than to restaurants， except for business matters So accept their hospitality at home!31.The writer of this passage must be _ A. an AmericanB. a ChineseC. a professorD. a student32.The underlined words generous with our time in Paragraph 3 probably mean _ A. strict in timeB. seriou
32、s about timeC. careful with timeD. willing to spend time33.A suitable title for this passage would probably be _ A. Friendships between ChineseB. Friendships between AmericansC. Americans hospitality at homeD. Americans and Chineses views of friendshipsDPride and Prejudice （傲慢与偏见） for the Modern Wom
33、anLet us imagine how Pride and Prejudice， Jane Austens most famous work， might be updated （更新） over 200 years later Austens popularity depends on her wisdom But today she would certainly have had a very different life， and so would her characters Heres my own suggestion It is true and also well know
34、n that women who are wise should have the same chances as men However， it doesnt happen that way in the real world My dear husband， said Mrs Bennet one day， have you heard that the local store， standing empty for so long， is taken over by a smart young businesswoman？ Her husband who didnt seem inter
35、ested replied that he had not But it is， it is， she replied excitedly Mr Bennet made no reply 第 5 页，共 18 页Dont you want to know her plans？ she cried with some impatience Well， clearly you think it matters to your silly little head， so Id better listen Well， my dear， the rumour （传言） is that she has a
36、lready set up some successful businesses in northern England， though I do not quite understand how a woman can know anything about that She will move in herself next month What is her name？ Bingley Is she married or single？ What a question! And none of your business But that will be a fine thing for
37、 our boys How so？ How can it possibly influence them？ My dear love， those lazy boys need something to wake them up There must be jobs Would she like to live here？ Surely as a woman， she has simply preferred the place Thats not true， my love， how little youve noticed the world has changed Shes got a
38、good education and some business quality， Im told Of course she needs one of our boys! Perhaps you might give her a call Me？ No Perhaps you can take an interest You still have your looks， after all She may even offer you a job Oh， thats not possible These new chances belong to the younger people But
39、 now you mention it， I think Ill have a try all the same And Mrs Bennet made it That was 10 years ago She is now the general manager of the big company It would remain unchanged that Mrs Bennet would be one of very few women in the company， that her salary （收入） would be lower than men managers， and
40、her lifespan among the leaders shorter than those mens Still， shed no doubt have enjoyed Davos （达沃斯经济论坛） - and might even have talked with some very important persons34.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？ _ A. Austen was born over 200 years agoB. Austen rewrote Pride and Prejudi
41、ceC. Austens success lies in her wisdomD. Austens updated work becomes famous35.The underlined part in the passage shows that Mrs Bennet _ A. had mixed feelings of admiration and surprise about BingleyB. felt a bit worried and doubtful about BingleyC. was really happy and excited to meet BingleyD. w
42、as very interested in Bingley and cared about her36.In the eyes of Mrs Bennet， Bingley certainly needed one of their boys to _ A. get married toB. work for herC. help her move inD. take over her store37.What does the writer want to tell us？ _ A. Wise women can also be as successful as menB. Women ca
43、n share the same rights and chances as menC. Women do not have to fight for her equal rights and chancesD. Women still cannot enjoy equal rights and chances with men四、任务型阅读-完成表格（本大题共 1 小题，共 5.0 分）38.Everyone knows about straight-A students We usually see them in TV programs and in movies The kids at
44、 the top of the class get there by achieving a few basic skills that others can learn in an easy way As a result， it is necessary for you to learn the secrets of becoming straight-A students Among the students we have interviewed， study times are quite different according to 第 6 页，共 18 页their own ha
45、bits Some work late at night when it is quiet， while others stay awake early And there are still others who decide to study as soon as they come home from school All of them agree， however， on the need for study time Whatever I was doing， I would find some time every day for studying， says a top stu
46、dent from New Jersey Being organized is another habit they share in common McCray， an excellent student interviewed， plays football and plays the violin I was so busy and I couldnt waste time looking for a pencil or missing paper I kept everything right where I could put my hands on it， he says Some
47、 students have two folders （文件夹） - one for the days homework， the other for papers completed and graded However， some students have another system， filing （归档） the days papers in colored folders by subject The top students also take good notes while reading the text In fact， David Cirri， another top
48、 student interviewed， uses my homemade system in which he draws a line down the center of a notebook， writes notes from the text on one side and those from the lessons given by his teacher on the other Then， he is able to review both at once Just before the bell rings， most students close their book
49、s， put away papers， whisper to friends and get ready to rush out But the top students use the few minutes to write a two-or-three-sentence summary （概要） of the lessons important points By following the above secrets， there is no doubt that you can become a straight-A student Achieving a few basic ski
50、lls which can be learned （2）_ Introduction Setting aside time for studying Preferring different study times by different top students (1) more time on their studies， no matter what they are doing To get things organized To keep everything in (2) so that they wont waste time looking for a pencil or m
