1、 期末英语试卷 题号IIIIIIIVVVIVII总分得分一、单选题（本大题共10小题，共5.0分）1. Archimedes was a famous scientist，_？（）A. donttheyB. didntheC. wasntheD. werentthey2. Einstein often received invitations_his theories at different universities（）A. explainB. toexplainC. explainedD. explaining3. Janes dream is_an artist（）A. tobecome
2、B. becomingC. becomeD. became4. When people_ old， their hair_grey（）A. feels，growsB. get，turnsC. turns，becomesD. look，tastes5. _here means people in the centre arent allowed to smoke（）A. NolitteringB. NocyclingC. NoEntranceD. Nosmoking6. -Oh，I play badly-_Just try your best Youll do better（）A. Goahea
3、dB. WithpleasureC. DontworryD. Keepupthegoodwork7. Do you remember_today？（）A. whatdidyouhaveB. whatdoyouhaveC. whatyouhaveD. Whatyouhad8. Jim and Della had two possessions which they were both_（）A. proudofB. readyforC. goodatD. tiredof9. The company has set up a team to_the problem（）A. lookafterB. l
4、ookintoC. lookforD. lookat10. _Simon has done well in his studies， he still works really hard（）A. BecauseB. UnlessC. AlthoughD. Assoonas二、完形填空（本大题共15小题，共15.0分）Yu Boya was a famous music master who played the qin He had been learning from nature to create beautiful melodies（旋律） Once， Yu took a boat t
5、rip to the state of Chu Along the way， the river water rushed toward(11) east，leaving the high mountains behindInspired（激发灵感）by what he(12)，Yu took up his qin and began to playAfter a while，he noticed a woodsman（樵夫）standing on the riverbank，enjoying his music(13) Yu happily invited the man to the bo
6、atThe woodsman introduced(14)My name is Zhong Ziqi After that， Yu would play the qin for Zhong He played music It described the(15)mountains Zhong said，How wonderful it is! I(16)to see the magnificent Taishan Mountain He played music(17) described the flowing water Zhong said， How wonderful it is! I
7、t is the rushing river Yu was surprised(18)the woodmans wordsYou(19) understand my music! So the musician and the woodsman became good(20)They decided to meet each other again at the same place the following(21) When that time came， Yu arrived (22)，but did not see ZhongHe visited the village where Z
8、hong lived and heard that Zhong had died(23) an illness Yu felt very sad He took out his qin and(24) played the music of the high mountains and flowing water（高山流水） Ziqi has passed away， he said(25)in the world understands my music any more He then broke his qin and never played it again11. A. aB. an
9、C. theD. （不填）12. A. sawB. feltC. smeltD. touched13. A. comfortablyB. quicklyC. sadlyD. quietly14. A. heB. hisC. himD. himself15. A. lowB. shortC. highD. tall16. A. seemB. meanC. hopeD. decide17. A. whatB. whoC. inD. on18. A. asB. byC. inD. on19. A. onlyB. everC. reallyD. almost20. A. friendsB. broth
10、ersC. workmatesD. assistants21. A. dayB. weekC. yearD. month22. A. in timeB. on timeC. at timeD. by time23. A. ofB. forC. withD. from24. A. very oftenB. once againC. each otherD. hardly ever25. A. AnyoneB. someoneC. EveryoneD. No one三、阅读理解（本大题共12小题，共18.0分）AA boy in his early teens called a number an
11、d started to speak with his hand partially （部分地） over the phone He wanted to change the tone（语气） of his voice While all this was happening， a man who was working nearby observed listened with great interest to the conversation that followed： Lady， can you give me a job cutting your lawn（草坪）？ I alrea
12、dy have someone cut my lawn， answered the woman at the other end of the phone Lady， I will cut your lawn for half the price of the person who cuts your lawn now Im very satisfied with the person who is cutting my lawn The boy said， Lady， Ill even sweep the floor and the stairs of your house for free
13、 No，thank you With a smile on his face， the young boy thanked the lady and hung up the phoneThe man then walked over to the boy and said， Hey! boy I like your attitude（态度） Id like to offer you a job No， thanks，said the boy But youre looking for a job， arent you？ No， sir， answered the boy I was just
14、checking on my performance （表现） at the job I already have I am the one who cuts that ladys lawn!26. The boy spoke with his hand partially over the phone and _ A. played a trick on the ladyB. changed the tone of his voiceC. saved the cost of the callD. attracted more peoples attention27. What does th
15、e underlined phrase hung up mean in Chinese in paragraph 8？ _ A. 挂断B. 垂下C. 飞起D. 晾晒28. The man _ A. offered the boy a jobB. taught the boy a lessonC. liked the boys attitudeD. checked the boys performance29. Who cut the lawn on earth？ _ A. The man nearbyB. The lady herselfC. The boy making a callD. T
16、he person with a smileBLancashire hotpot is a famous dish from my hometown county of Lancashire（兰开夏郡）in northwestern England That is why I was so surprised to see restaurants all over Beijing sellinghotpotwhen I first got here Of course， I didnt think it would be the same as the British dish But I w
17、as still excited to see what Chinese hotpot was One day， my Chinese friend took me to the XiabuXiabu hotpot restaurant As it was my first time trying it， I trusted（相信） my friend to order everything Chinese hotpot is nothing like British hotpot， but every delicious mouthful made me forget about the d
18、ish that I grew up with I fell in love with hotpot The famous hotpot chain Haidilao recently opened a restaurant in London， and hotpot is the latest dining trend（潮流） Of course for first- timers， eating hotpot is still an overwhelming（令人不知所措的）experience There are so many kinds of ingredients and sauc
19、es to choose Also， it is hard to decide what ingredients to cook first As Angela Garbes wrote in the US newspaper The Stranger， You dont know quite where to begin， and you worry about over-or undercooking your food However， we are learning as we go along Thanks to Chinese hotpot， I discovered the fu
20、n of sharing food with others I even bought my own hotpot cooker Now， I can eat hotpot with my friends in my apartment whenever I want to 21st Century Dec.3.201830. The writer was surprised to see hotpot in Beijing because _ A. he only knew Lancashire hotpot beforeB. eating it was an exciting experi
21、enceC. he did not share food with othersD. it was served during summer31. According to the writer， Chinese hotpot _ A. is the same as Lancashire hotpotB. made him forget about his hometownC. is the coolest part of a cityD. has become popular around the world32. From the story， we can know that _ A.
22、the writer never enjoys hotpot in ChinaB. the writer bought his own hotpot cookerC. the writer is eating hotpot at his homeD. the writer preferred hotpot at restaurants33. What is the best title for the text？ _ A. Enjoy a warm mealB. An experience in BeijingC. County of LancashireD. Share food with
23、othersCAnimals do the funniest things Who were the funniest animals in 2018？ Some of them were the winners of the Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards（CWPA搞笑野生动物摄影大赛） UK photographers Paul Joynson and Tom Sullam created the awards This year， they received 3， 500 photos from 86 countries Lets see the w
24、inners Help! A little owl（猫头鹰） is falling off a branch He tries to hold onto the branch and is shoutingHelp!， but his owl friends look the other way This photo was the top winner of the CWPA Tibor Kercz took the photo in Hungary（匈牙利） He won a trip to Kenya， as well as a trophy（奖杯）handmade by disable
25、d people in Tanzania The laughing dormouse（睡鼠） Look at this cute dormouse! Andrea Zampatti took this photo in Italy He caught the joyful expression of a dormouse on top of a flowerThe photo won the On The Landcategory（类别） Slap（拍打） Maybe you cannot stop laughing while looking at this photo The green
26、turtle can be seen cruelly（无情地）slapping a fish It was the winner of the Under The Sea category Troy Mayne took the photo in the Great Barrier Reef（大堡礁），Australia34. Paul Joynson and Tom Sullam created _ A. CWPAB. 3，500 photosC. atrophyD. a joyful expression35. Who helps the little owl that is fallin
27、g off a branch？ _ A. His owl friendsB. The winnerC. NobodyD. A fish36. The dormouse is laughing _ A. on a treeB. by the riverC. in the seaD. on top of a flower37. The green turtle lives in _ A. ItalyB. HungaryC. TanzaniaD. Australia四、任务型阅读-多任务混合（本大题共2小题，共20.0分）38. The last leaf At the top of a house
28、 Sue and Johnsy had their studioIn November，Johnsy became very ill，and was lying on her bed and looking（A）_ the window at the wall of the next house Her only chance， the doctor said， is for her to want to live After the doctor had gone， Sue came into Johnsys room Johnsy was looking out of the window
29、 and（B）_ Six，said Johnsy There goes another one There are only five left now Five what dear？ Leaves On the ivy vine（ C） I want to see the last one fall Then I die Johnsy， dear，said Sue， try to sleep I must go and ask Behrman to be my model Old Behrman was a painterHe was（D） past 60 and earned a litt
30、le money by being a modelSue found Behrman and told him what Johnsy had saidJohnsy was sleeping when they went upstairsThey looked out of the window at the ivy vine A cold rain was falling The next morning（E） 一片常春藤叶矗立在那里 Its the last one， said Johnsy Itll fall today， and Ill die At night，the wind be
31、gan to blowThe next morning，the leaf was still thereSomething has made that last leaf stay thereIts wrong to want to die，said Johnsy to Sue Please bring me a little soup now A few days later， the doctor said to Sue，Shes（F） out of danger That afternoon， Sue came to the bed where Johnsy lay Mr Behrman
32、 died today，she saidHe was wet and icy cold from being out all nightDo you know why the leaf never moved？ Behrman painted it on the wall the night that the last leaf fell在文少（A）和（B）的空白处填入适当的单词： _ ； _ 将文中画线部分（C）改写为：I _ to see the last one fall写出文中画线部分（D）和（F）的同义词或近义词： _ ； _ 将文中画线部分（E）译成英语： _ 从文中找出能说明本文
33、主旨大意的短语： _ 39. The meaning of lifeThere was a man who had four sons He hoped that his sons could learn not to judge（评判）things too quickly So he gave（A）_of his four sons a question in tum， asking them to see a pear tree during different seasons The first son set out in winter，the second in spring，the
34、 third in summer，and the youngest in autumn When all of them returned home he called （B） them together to describe what they had seen The first son said the tree was ugly and stark The second son said （C） on the tree were full green buds（芽） and he seemed to see hope The third son disagreed， saying t
35、hat there were lots of white flowers He said they smelled sweet and looked beautiful The （D）_ son disagreed with all of them， saying that there was only fruit on it The man told his four sons that they were all correct，because each of them only saw the tree during one season He told his sons that th
36、ey could not judge a tree or a person only by one season （ E） 如果你在寒冷的冬天就放弃， you will miss the hope of spring， the beauty of summer and the harvest of autumn in your life在文中（A）和（D）的空白处填入适当的单词 _ ； _ 文中划线部分（B）指代的是 _ 将文中画线部分（C）改写为： the tree was _ green buds（芽）将文中画线部分（E）译成英语： _ 从文中找出两个修饰冬天梨树的形容词： _ ； _ 五
37、、任务型阅读-简答（本大题共1小题，共10.0分）40. A review of Adventures of Huckleberry FinnThis week I have been reading Adventures of Huckleberry Finn I think that it is one of the most interesting books I have ever readThe novel was written by the American writer Mark Twain in 1885It follows the adventures of one of
38、the characters from The Adventures of Tom Sawyer，a twelve-year-old boy called Huckleberry Finn，or Huck FinnAt the start of the book，Huck Finn is staying with his fatherHowever，his father drinks too much and does not treat him well，so Huck Finn runs away He sails down the river on a raft（木筏）and comes
39、 to a small island On the island，he finds a man called JimJim is a slave（奴隶）， and he has run away because he does not want to be sold again Huck decides to take Jim on the raft to a place where he can be free As they go down the river， two men join them Both of these men like to trick people in orde
40、r to get money One of the men does this by pretending to be a king They meet many interesting people and have many adventures on their journey In the end the two men who like to trick people are caught and thrown in prisonThen Jim is caught and locked up as a slave Finally it looks like Huck may hav
41、e to go back to his fatherYet， all turns out well for Huck and Jim To see what happens， you will have to read the book The novel has many interesting ideas It shows us that people should not be slaves，and that all men are the same even if they look different I believe that is trueWhen was Adventures
42、 of Huckleberry Finn written？ _ How old is Huck Finn？ _ Where does Huckleberry meet Jim？ _ Why does Jim run away？ _ What does the writer say about the two men？ _ 六、单词拼写/单词释义（本大题共2小题，共12.0分）41. Samaungs BixbyHave you ever use a voice recognition（识别）system？ Apples iPhone has a voice recognition system
43、 SiriBy (1) （simple） speaking to it，you can make phone calls，send text (2) （message）and look up information Now， Samsung has a similar system (3) （name）Bixby Samaung said that it is (4) （smart）than other similar systemIf you once asked it (5) （complete）a certain task， it will remember that task the
44、next time you talk to itFor example，you might like to listen to certain music while you (6) （bake）a cakeNext time when you tell BixbyI want to make a cake， it will show you a cake recipe （菜谱）and play music for you of (7) （it）peace and wealth a lot of money from the gods in return taking care ofWhite
45、 elephants In ancient Thailand， white elephants were thought to be a gift (1) When a king had many white elephants， people believed that the would have (2) However，white elephants were not allowed to work， and they cost (3) to keep For this reason，the king might give a white elephant to person who m
46、ade him angry That person would have to spend all his money (4) the elephant， and get nothing (5) Today whenever we have something which costs us a lot of money and which we do not want or which is useless， we call it a white elephant七、书面表达（本大题共1小题，共20.0分）42. 英语习语（ English idioms）是英语的重要组成部分准确掌握英语习语，有助于英语学习和深刻理解英语中的文化内涵 A white elephant就是一个典型的英语习语21世纪英文报（青少版）2019年12月发布一则信息称该报社将举办初中生对 E
