1、期 末 测 试本试卷分第卷(选择题)和第卷(非选择题)两部分。共150分,考试时间120分钟。第卷第一部分听力(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。1Where does this conversation take place?A. At a hospital.B. At a department store.C. At a restaurant.2How much is
2、the food and drink?A. $2.65. B. $2.75. C. $2.95.3Whats the man doing? A. Watching TV. B. Turning down the TV.C. Answering the phone.4According to the man, what does he like to do if possible?A. To visit museums. B. To make a good plan.C. To visit the Modern Museum.5What news did the woman get from t
3、he man?A. Sam will leave New York very soon.B. Sams sister will leave for Los Angeles very soon.C. Sams sister will leave for New York very soon.其次节(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
4、7题。6Why doesnt the woman take the green Tshirt?A. Its too small. B. Its too dark. C. Its too expensive.7What does the woman buy in the end?A. A yellow Tshirt. B. A blue Tshirt. C. A pink Tshirt.听第7段材料,回答第810题。8Which age group do the two speakers most likely belong to?A. Young. B. Middleaged. C. Old.
5、9Which part of the body is probably OK with the woman?A. Her leg. B. Her back. C. Her eyes.10Why cant the man do gardening a lot?A. Because of his back trouble.B. Because of his leg trouble.C. Because of his arm trouble. 听第8段材料,回答第1113题。11What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. The little girl
6、. B. The director. C. The concert.12What do you know about the girl?A. She plays the piano well. B. She is deaf. C. She is an orphan (孤儿)13What did the woman think of the director?A. He was cruel. B. He was right. C. He was serious.听第9段材料,回答第1416题。14Who are the two sides in the big game?A. Two schoo
7、ls. B. Two cities. C. Two states. 15When will the game begin?A. At 1 pm. B. At 2 pm. C. At 3 pm.16How will the speakers go to the match?A. By bus. B. By car. C. On foot.听第10段材料,回答第1720题。17How many people are mentioned in the passage?A. Four. B. Five. C. Six.18Where was the driver of the sports car w
8、hen the accident happened?A. Probably in the garage.B. Probably in the supermarket.C. Maybe inside the car.19Which car was badly damaged?A. Pauls car. B. The sports car outside the supermarket.C. The bus at the bottom of the hill.20Who did Paul think was to blame for the accident?A. The bus driver.B
9、. No one. C. The driver of the sports car.答案15CBCAB610ACCCC1115CBAAC1620ABBAB听力材料Text 1M:A table for four, please. W: It will be about twenty minutes. Wont you sit down? Text 2W:That looks nice. Ill have a hamburger and fries. M: Anything to drink? W: A chocolate milkshake. M: Thatll be $2.75.Text 3
10、M:Would you mind turning down the TV a bit? Im answering the phone. W: Not at all.Text 4 M:I dont often visit museums, but I like to whenever possible. W: Ive never visited the Modern Museum, but I plan to tomorrow.Text 5 M:I met Sam on the street today.W: Really? Did he say anything about his siste
11、r? M: Yes. She ought to be leaving New York very soon, because her husband has taken a job in Los Angeles. Text 6M:Can I help you?W: Yes. How much are these Tshirts?M: They are 12 dollars 50 cents each.W: I like the green one, but it isnt big enough. Have you got a larger size?M: Just a minute. No,
12、Im sorry, we havent. What about the black one?W: No, its too dark. I prefer something lighter, yellow or pink.M: How about the pink one?W: Yes. Thats nice. Ill take it.M: Thats 12 dollars 50 cents then, please.W: Here you are.Text 7M:Hello. How are you today?W: Not so good. My legs playing me up, aw
13、ful pains in my leg and my toothache!M: Oh, dear! Ive got toothache too and the dentist says he simply cant see me before next week. But what gets me is my headache.W: I know what you mean, but at least you can do the garden. I cant even do that with my back, the doctor says I mustnt lift or bend.M:
14、 You poor thing. Theres nothing worse than back trouble. But I dont do much in the garden now because Ive hurt my arm. Its really painful.W: Like my ankle. Its all swollen up.Text 8M:Hello, Betty. Did you go to the concert last night?W:Yes. Didnt you go there?M:Yes. And I thought the concert was ver
15、y successful.W:Thats true. All the people who went say so. How did you like the little girl?M:Wonderful. I heard she is deaf.W:Really? I didnt think she was disabled; she played the violin so well.M:At first, I didnt believe it, either, but later I saw her talking with someone else using sign langua
16、ge.W:What a pity! I really feel very sorry for her.M:Thats how I feel about her too. What did you think of the director?W:He was a little cruel, I think.M:Me too, but some people think he is right.W:Im afraid I cant agree with them.Text 9M:Hi, Karin, how is everything? Long time no see. W: Yeah, its
17、 been a while. I am doing alright. What about you?M: I am doing great. I am excited about the Big Game this weekend. Are you going?W: What Big Game?M: Are you kidding? This is the biggest football game of the season, and we are playing against one of the best school teams in the states. So it is goi
18、ng to be really exciting. W: Well, that sounds like fun. Who are you going with?M: A big group of friends. Hey, you know what? One of my friends has to go out of town this weekend, and he wont be able to go to the game, so I have an extra ticket. You want to join us?W: Sure. I would love to go! Ive
19、never been to one of our schools football games before.M: Great! Theres a bus picking students up in front of the teaching building at 1 pm. The game begins 2 hours later.W: Sounds like a plan! Thanks for giving me the extra ticket. Ill arrive half an hour early.M: Alright, see you!Text 10Paul, a sa
20、lesman from London, was driving past a sports car parked outside a supermarket, when he saw it start to roll slowly down the hill. Inside the car were two young girls on the passenger seat, but no driver. Paul stopped quickly, jumped in front of the sports car and tried to stop it, pushing against t
21、he front of the car. Another man who was standing nearby got into the car and put on the handbrake, saving the girls from injury.It was at this point that Paul noticed his own car rolling slowly down the hill and going too fast for him to stop it. It crashed into a bus at the bottom of the hill and
22、was so badly damaged that it had to be pulled away to a garage.As if this was not bad enough, Paul now found he had no one to blame. He was so busy chasing his car that he didnt get the name of the driver of the sports car, who just came out of the supermarket and drove away without realizing what h
23、ad happened.其次部分阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)第一节(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。AMy father woke me up early one summer morning when I was fourteen and announced. “Get up. Youre going with me to cut grass.”The idea that my father actually thought I was big enough to help him in his business m
24、ade me feel proud and excited. From sunup to sundown my father, my younger brother and I worked in the large yards in a rich part of Atlanta, Georgia. By the end of the day I was tired out, but I felt good. I had put in a hard days labor and had earned $6.One day my father found some leaves Id misse
25、d and pulled me aside. “Clear away these leaves,” he said firmly, “and dont make me have to do it again.” The message was clear. Today I value the importance of doing a job right the first time. It will never fail to impress the person you are working for.After two years my father told me and my bro
26、ther that he felt we were old enough to do lawns(草坪) on our own. Every Saturday during our last two years of high school, we set out early in the morning with the same desire and drive we had gained while working under our father.Taking care of lawns was not exciting or highpaying, but that didnt ma
27、tter. It taught me that any job was a good job and that whatever I was paid was more than I had before.A newspaper reporter once asked me how someone could possibly live on a fortyhouraweek minimum(最低的) pay. “My father has never worked just forty hours a week, and neither have I,” I replied. “If you
28、re only working forty hours, you probably dont want to do any better than youre doing.”In every job Ive held from doing lawns to washing dishes, I have learned something that helped me in my next job. If you work hard enough, you can learn from any job you do.21Why did the writer feel proud and exci
29、ted when asked to cut grass?A. Because he thought he was old enough to help his family.B. Because he thought he became important to his fathers business.C. Because he thought he was able to take care of large yards.D. Because he thought he could earn $6 that day.答案与解析A由于他认为自己有了可以靠劳动挣钱的力量,所以格外骄傲,特别兴奋
30、。22What does “message” in the third paragraph mean?A. Leaving behind is not right.B. Giving no excuse for your mistakes.C. Doing a good job at the very beginning.D. Missing things can be found out.答案与解析C爸爸说:“把叶子弄洁净,不要让我再做一遍。”也就是说父亲要求我肯定要在开头就尽力把事情做好,不能敷衍。23When the writer finished high school, he mig
31、ht be _ years old.A. 14 B. 16C. 18 D. 20答案与解析C作者14岁的时候开头随父亲割草,两年后也就是16岁时开头修草坪,之后在他高中的最终两年,始终在做这件事情,所以高中毕业应当是18岁。24Which of the following is the most important thing that the writer has learned from his father?A. Watch clearly while doing a job.B. Set out early for physical work.C. Keep learning from
32、 any job you hold.D. Cut grass every Saturday.答案与解析C作者从父亲那里学到的就是:应当从自己所做的任何工作中学会新的有用的东西。从文章最终一段可得出这一结论。BBlair: Blair was the first to appear in movies in history. In 1905, Blair appeared in the movie Rescued by Rover (义犬救主). It is a British film that a baby is kidnapped by an old woman, but the fait
33、hful family dog Rover saves the baby at last.Though Rover is a common name,it became popular because of the dog hero in the movie.Lassie: Lassie used to be the most famous dog in the world. She is a character who has starred(扮演) in many movies, TV shows and books over the years.Lassie was created by
34、 Eric Knight and made her way into a short story in a newspaper in 1938 and into a novel in 1940.Laika: Laika is the first animal that has orbited the earth. On November 3, 1957, Laika was sent to space in the Soviet Unions Sputnik 2(苏联人造地球卫星2号). The Soviets admitted soon after the launch that the s
35、pacecraft would not return. It meant that the poor animal would die. People argued a lot about Laikas death. Several countries issued stamps in memory of Laika. She became the first animal to give her life for the exploration of space.Rin Tin Tin: Rin Tin Tin is the first American dog movie star. He
36、 first appeared in Where The North Begins in 1925. Rin Tin Tin went on to make 25 movies, and he even signed his own contracts with paw prints(爪印). During his best time, he earned about 5 million dollars for those people who worked for him.Snoopy: Snoopy may be the most famous cartoon dog in the wor
37、ld. As a hunting beagle(猎犬) from Charles Schultz popular newspaper comic strip(连环漫画), Peanuts, Snoopy first appeared in 1950. Though Snoopy was at first a minor figure, he grew to become the strips bestknown character. He is famous for always sleeping on top of his doghouse and sometimes dressing up
38、 and pretending himself as a World War I airplane pilot. Snoopy appeared in the Peanuts comic strips until Schulzs retirement (and death) in February of 2000.25According to the passage how many dogs starred in movies?A. 2. B. 3.C. 4. D. 5.答案与解析B本文没有讲到出演电影的有Snoopy和Laika。26Two dogs created by artists
39、are _.A. Rin Tin Tin and SnoopyB. Blaire and LassieC. Rin Tin Tin and LassieD. Snoopy and Lassie答案与解析DSnoopy是由Charles Schultz制造的,而Lassie是由Eric Knight制造的。27Which dog is most worth respecting?A. Laika. B. Snoopy.C. Lassie. D. Rin Tin Tin.答案与解析A它为人类探究太空献出了生命。28Which of the following is the most reasona
40、ble?A. Blair the first dog movie star; Laika the greatest dog; Snoopy No. 1 cartoon dog star.B. Rin Tin Tin the first dog movie star; Laika the most disappointing dog; SnoopyNo. 1 cartoon dog star.C. Rin Tin Tin a dog millionaire; Blair the first dog movie star; Lassie the most wellknown cartoon dog
41、.D. Laika the greatest dog; Rin Tin Tin the first dog movie star; Lassie the most wellknown cartoon dog.答案与解析A依据相关描述,应当是:Blair the first dog movie star; Lassie the most wellknown dog; Laika the greatest dog; Rin Tin Tin a dog millionaire; Snoopy No. 1 cartoon dog star。CLori and Reba Schappell have n
42、ever been alone and they want to keep it that way.The 40yearold conjoined twins in Pennsylvania, the US, have read about others locked together by an accident of birth who have been medically separated. But they insist only death can part them.“Weve never imagined a life divided,” Lori said. Lori an
43、d Reba are joined together at the side of their heads, facing in opposite directions. Their blood supply is partly linked, but each has a separated brain.Reba suffers from a disease which has left her completely dependent on her sister.Lori wheels her everywhere. They go in a specially designed chai
44、r.They both attended college, then went in different professional directions. Lori worked in a laundry room at a hospital for six years before giving that up to follow Reba to try to become a country singer.Her first song is called The Fear of Being Alone, which was inspired(启示) by Reba and Loris de
45、sire for togetherness.Rebas career has taken her across the United States, Europe and parts of Asia.While the twins receive some money from the government, the earnings from Rebas concerts going to AIDS and cancer charities(慈善机构)The sisters have set goals for themselves. Reba looks forward to a succ
46、essful career as a country singer, while Lori said she hoped to get married and have children of her own.“Im not the only woman at age 40 not to have children,” Lori said. “So when it comes, it comes. Meanwhile, I live wonderfully from day to day.”29When Lori said “Weve never imagined a life divided
47、”, she meant that _.A. they dont wish to be made separatedB. they think their case is beyond medical helpC. independent life would be too good to think ofD. they would die once separated答案与解析A本题考查句意理解。依据文中的they want to keep it that way,可知,“她们坚持说只有死神才能把她们分开”,并提到有连体人被成功地分解开了,因此,A项为正确答案。30When Reba gives performances as a country singer, Lori _.A. works in a laundryB. continues her college educationC. brings up her child