1、期末考试本试卷分第一卷(选择题)和第二卷(非选择题)两部分,满分120分。 第一卷(选择题, 共75分)第一部分:英语知识应用第一节:语音知识 (5分)1. disagree A. absolutely B. image C. appointment D. teenager2. express A. experience B. exercise C. example D. extra3. amount A. country B. touch C. pronounce D. group4. obey A. clone B. wonder C. position D. motto5. breath
2、e A. south B. cloth C. southern D. length第二节:词汇和语法知识(20分)6. Can I get a cup of coffee for you? .A. It all depends B. Its your turnC. Go ahead D. Thats nice of you7. It is a (an)_ mistake among the students, so we must explain the reason to them. A. ordinary B. common C. usual D. similar8.-How is you
3、r tour around the North Lake? Is it beautiful?-It _ be, but it is now heavily polluted.A. will B. would C. should D. must9. After watching _TV, she played _ guitar for an hour.A. /, / B. /, the C. the, / D. the, the10. Some equipment as well as a number of maps and books _ to the area since the eart
4、hquake occurred. A. has been offered B. had been offered C. is being offered D. is offered 11. The football match between the Chinese team and the Japanese team seemed _and attractive. The audience felt so _ that they all shouted at the top of their voices.A .satisfied; exciting B. satisfied; excite
5、dC. satisfying; excited D. satisfying; exciting12.- Excuse me, what did the teacher ask Tom after class? - She asked Tom _. A. if had he finished his homework B. whether he had finished his homework C. that he finished her homework D. if you have finished your homework13.- Lets go to play football,
6、shall we? - Sorry, I cant. I must go over the points the teacher explained _ I forget them. A. after B. when C. before D. since14. Stand _ there is a tower. Ill take a picture of you.A. where B. the place where C. in which D. that15. The president _ that his name not be mentioned in the speech.A. su
7、ggested B. said C. decided D. hoped16. He is a foreigner. But now he on the right of the road in China.A. used to drive B. is used to drive C. used to driving D. is used to driving17. Yao Ming, who _ the Houston Rockets, is working hard to live his dream.A. joined B. joined in C. took part in D. com
8、peted in18. In our school, the students are not allowed, unless they have special passes, _ after 11pm.A. from staying out B. stay outC. staying out D. to stay out19. I go to the cinema .A. every three week B. every other weeks C. each three weeks D. every third week20. The reason he did not come wa
9、s he was ill. A. that; why B. that; that C. why; that D. why; which21. With everything she needed_, she went out of the shop, with her hands full of shopping bags. A. bought B. to buy C. buying D. buy22. The money we made last year _ 150 million.A. added up B. added to C. added up to D. added23._ it
10、 is to take a cold- water bath on a very hot day!A. How fun B. What a fun C. What fun D. How funny24. Mr. Herre is the one of many experts _ in our factory.A. that is B. that are C. which is D. which are25. My friend Martin was very sick with a strange fever; _ , he could neither eat nor sleep. A. a
11、s a result B. after all C. on the other hand D. however第三节:完型填空(共20题,每小题1分)Protecting Chinas Giant PandasChinas giant pandas shows the achievements of the international effort to save animals that are now in danger. In television programs we often see pandas 26 funny games. Children have panda toys
12、and beautiful cards with pictures of lovely _27_in them. They often visit the giant pandas in the zoo on _28_ holidays and have a good time there. However ,scientists are worried about the _29_ of giant pandas. They know only about 1000 giant pandas remain _30_today. They think the giant pandas will
13、 die out in 30 years if the present conditions are not _31_.It is reported that the giant pandas have a very _32 birthrate. About 115 pandas live in the zoo and research centers mainly in China, but during the past 10 years they 33_only 34 _34_pandas that are still alive. Survival rate for giant pan
14、das in the wild are probably the same or lower.20090223 There are several reasons for the low _35_. The main reason is _36_male pandas can mate(交配 )with females in a very _37_season - only a few days a year. When they do have babies, females often produce two pandas, but the mother is usually not ab
15、le to care for _38_of them. The newborn pandas _39_only a few kilograms each. They are too weak to live without special care. In the zoo, scientists can help the mothers _40_for the young pandas, but those living in the wild do not get enough _41_. It is very difficult for mother pandas to bring up
16、their young pandas.Conditions for the giant pandas have been worse in recent years. Pandas in China continue to _42_ in number. We know pandas live on bamboos. But sometimes all the bamboos in one area die. The pandas there have _43_to eat and die of hunger.Giant pandas now live in 13 separate _44_
17、areas in China. Several years ago the Chinese government and the International Wildlife Organization agreed _45_a project of protecting giant pandas in the wild. We hope it could be useful.26AplayBmake CdoDact27ApandasBchildrenCbamboosDzoos28AourBtheirCyourDthe29ApastBnowCfutureDpresent30AliveBlivin
18、gClivelyDalive31AchangedBincreasedCimprovedDconsidered32AlowBproperChighDright33AclonedBproducedCkeptDcreated34AsmallByoungClittleDadult35ApriceBspeedCbirthrateDlimit36AwhyBhowCwhenDthat37AshortBlongCsuitableDcertain38AallBbothCnoneDneither39AweightBheavyCweighDheaviness40AhaveBraiseCobserveDcare41A
19、helpBfoodCwaterDmilk42AreduceBgrowCriseDchange43AsomethingBnothingCeverythingDanything44AprotectedBprotectingCpreventedDguarding45Ato BwithCinDon第二部分:阅读理解(满分30分)AWinter-swimming has become popular in Beijing. Three years ago, few people would go swimming in the icy waters. But now there is a Winter-
20、swimming Enthusiasts Club and it has more than 2 000 members. The oldest is 84 years old and the youngest is only 7The members are from all walks of life. They may be workers, peasants, soldiers, teachers, studentsThough it is now the coldest part of the season and the water temperature in the citys
21、 lakes is around 0, many winter-swimmers still swim in the icy waters, even when it is snowing. They enjoy themselves in the lake, while the people by the side of the lake are wearing heavy clothes.Why are so many people interested in winter-swimming? Because winter-swimming can be good for ones hea
22、lth.Bei Sha is a good example. He is 69, and he once suffered from heart trouble for 26 years. After ten years of winter-swimming he is now in good health. Scientists are now studying the effects of winter-swimming on health.46Among the winter-swimmers the oldest man is_ years older than the younges
23、t one. A91 B84 C77 D747Guess what “The members are from all walks of life” means? AThe members do different jobs at different places. BThey come from all parts of Beijing. CThey are persons of different ages. DThey are men and women, old and young.48The winter-swimmers are able to swim in the icy wa
24、ters, even on snowy days because . Athey are not afraid of coldness Bthey often swim in the icy waters Cthey know that they can benefit(得益)from it Dwinter-swimming can make people healthy49Winter-swimming has become popular in Beijing because . Amore and more people like to swim in Beijing Bit is mo
25、re interesting than swimming in summer Cwinter-swimmers are brave men Dwinter-swimming does a lot of good to ones health50Whats the best title for this passage? APeople in Beijing Like Swimming in Winter BWinter-swimmingA Craze(狂热)in Beijing CPeople Benefit from Winter-swimming DWinter-swimmers Are
26、Brave MenBCan you imagine a classroom missing one thing that has long been considered a necessary part to reading and writing? No notebooks, no textbooks, no test papers. Nor are there any pencils or pens, which always seem to run out of ink at the critical moment.A “paperless classroom” is what mor
27、e and more schools are trying to realize, Students dont do any handwriting in this class. Instead, they use hand sized, or specially - designed computers. The teacher downloads texts from Internet libraries and sends them to every students personal computer.Having computers also means that students
28、can use the Web. They can look up information on any subject theyre studying, from maths to social science.High school teacher Judy Herrel in Florida, US, described how her class used the Web. “Using a book thats three or four years old is impossible,” she said.A paperless classroom is a big step to
29、wards reducing the waste of paper each week to each student.“Think about the money and trees we could save with the computers, ” she said.But, with all this technology, theres always the risk that the machines will break down. So, in case of a power failure or technical problem, paper textbooks are
30、still widely available(可得到的)for these hi tech students.51The underlined word “critical” in the first paragraph probably has the same meaning as “ ”. AworryingBdangerousChappyDimportant52In a paperless classroom, what is a must?AA penBA computer.CInformation.DA pencil.53According to Judy Herrel, .Ath
31、e Web can take the students everywhereBthe Web can take the place of teachersCthe Web is a better tool for informationDthe Web is for downloading information54Which of the following is NOT an advantage of a paperless classroom? AStudents wont have trouble with their pens.BComputers may break down so
32、metimes.CStudents can get information from the Internet.DA lot of money and trees will be saved.55Which of the following is not supported by the writers opinion?AThe paper less classroom will be good for trees.BThere are some differences between the paperless studies and those in the usually way.CPa
33、per textbooks are no longer useful.DPaper free studies are popular with more and more schools.CWhat happens when human beings are not allowed to sleep for long periods of time? To answer this question, a New Yorker, Peter Tripp, offered to stay awake 200 hours. During that time Tripp was observed by
34、 a group of doctors, who reported on his progress. After three days of staying awake, he began to show signs of his mental breakdown. He laughed at things that were not funny, and wept(哭泣)at things that were not sad. Complaining of pressure caused by a hat on his head, he tried repeatedly to take it
35、 off. Tripp, of course, was not wearing a hat.On the fifth day he cried out that a doctors jacket looked like crawling worms. Then he imagined he was in another city; he tried to run away from the building, insisting it was on fire; and he thought the 200-hour mark had been passed but that the docto
36、rs were still trying to keep the experiment going. After 200 hours without sleep, Tripp, said the doctors, was “suffering from mental illness.” He was nearly mad.Hardly able to stand, Tripp was helped across the street to a room in a hotel. There, after being awake for 201 hours and thirteen minutes
37、, he fell asleep. The doctors predicted(预言) he would sleep for twenty or thirty hours. “Peter Tripp will sleep the deepest sleep in history”, said the doctors. Tripp slept all right-for nine hours and eleven minutes. When he awoke, his first words were: “I feel fine.” After a medical check, his grea
38、tly surprised watchers said that he was sound and well. 56The best title for this passage is _.ASleeplessness BDanger to Health CTest of Strength to Health of Body and Mind DA Man Who Didnt Sleep for Over 200 Hours 57What is the main idea of the passage? AThere is little danger when human beings are
39、 not allowed to sleep for long periods of time.BGoing without sleep for a long period will cause bad effects.CAfter 200 hours without sleep Tripp was suffering from “mental illness”.DThe doctors predicted Tripp would sleep for twenty or thirty hours.58Tripp started to show signs of his mental breakd
40、own _. Awhen his third day of staying awake came to an end Bwhen he was not allowed to sleep for 5 daysCat the end of the experimentDafter 201 hours and 13 minutes without sleep59The doctors were greatly surprised because Tripp _. Acould not fall asleep Bslept the deepest in history Cslept for thirt
41、y hours Dslept for a relatively short time60From the passage we can draw the conclusion that long periods of sleeplessness _. Amay produce lasting harm to the brain Bmay produce a loss of cheerfulness foreverCmay not produce lasting damage Dmay produce some serious after-effects第二卷(满分45分)I.单词拼写(满分10
42、分)1.Many people come to visit the (吸引人的)West Lake all the year round.2. She said she _(偏爱) maths to physics.3.In many parts of the world water is used to make_(电).4.Apples _(包含) much vitamin C.5.Finally they _(成功) in entering by the back door.6.They have spent a lot of money on building _(材料), such
43、as bricks and sand.7.You can tell how a person feels by seeing his _(面部)expressions.8. _(按) the button to start the machine.9. Im sorry. I _(完全地) forgot about it.10.Teaching him Chinese is a hard _(过程).II.课文填空(10分)1. Steve Jones is an environmental expert who tries to 1)_ animals and plants from becoming 2)_. We human beings could not survive 3)_ all the plants and animals around us. But we dont always do 4 )_ we say. 2. Modern cellphones are 5)_ just phones. New 6)_ are being 7)_ to the phones, such as games, music and an electronic 8)_.3. 9)_ a cellphone also makes us feel safer, since we