1、期中测试本试卷分第卷(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。1What does the man want to do?A. He wants to turn on the TV.B. He wants to turn off the TV.C. He wants the woman to tu
2、rn the TV down.2What do we know about Roger?A. He seldom stays long at one job.B. He is quick in making decisions.C. He has been fired many times.3Why does the man give Flona the note?A. She has a new job.B. She has finished school.C. She needs help.4What time is it now?A. 2:25.B. 2:30.C. 2:55.5Whic
3、h of the following is TRUE?A. The man didnt attend the meeting.B. The woman did the speech.C. The man wanted to make the speech.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67题。6What is the m
4、an doing?A. Trying to find his seat.B. Asking for a window seat.C. Changing seats on the plane.7What is the womans seat number?A. 6A.B. 7A.C. 8A. 听第7段材料,回答第810题。8When will Miss Grace leave?A. Next month.B. Next week.C. This afternoon.9What must the girl do first?A. Go to hospital.B. Go to school.C.
5、Go to the party.10Why does the girl know little about her school?A. She has gone to Sydney.B. She has been on holiday.C. She has been on sick leave.听第8段材料,回答第1113题。11Who is Joseph Cornell?A. A box artist.B. A film producer.C. A book writer.12What is special about Cornells artwork?A. It is from the s
6、treet life.B. It is beautifully constructed.C. It can be moved by your eyes.13Where will Cornells artwork be shown?A. In New York City.B. In Chicago.C. In Washington.听第9段材料,回答第1416题。14What are the two speakers talking about?A. Travel plans.B. Transport.C. Hobbies.15What do we know about the woman?A.
7、 She thinks traveling by plane is dangerous.B. She thinks traveling by plane is relaxing.C. She suffers from air sickness.16How will the woman probably travel this summer?A. By train.B. By ship.C. By plane.听第10段材料,回答第1720题。17What didnt people know many centuries ago?A. How to hunt animals.B. How to
8、gather goods.C. How to farm.18Which of the following is TRUE to the Kooris?A. They live in the places that are easy to reach.B. They have met quite a few outsiders.C. They havent learned the ways of doing things from others.19What do the Kooris do most of their time?A. Looking for food.B. Raising an
9、imals for food.C. Searching for seeds and nuts.20Where do the Kooris sleep at night?A. In the houses.B. Around fires.C. They dont sleep at all as they have no houses.答案15BACAA610ABBAC1115ABCBA1620CCCAB听力材料Text 1M:Do you mind if I turn the TV off?W:Yes, I do. Im in the middle of watching a program.Te
10、xt 2M:This is the third time Roger has phoned me to say a new job.W:Not a surprise. Its difficult to keep a young man in one job for life nowadays.Text 3M:Will you please give this note to Flona, Mary? She needs help.W:What is the matter?M:Her fathers ill and she wants to leave school.Text 4W:I hope
11、 were not late.M:What time is it?W:Let me see. Twentyfive past two.M:Then well just make it. It doesnt start until half past two.Text 5M:Did you make the speech at the meeting yesterday?W:Why, I thought you were present.Text 6M:Excuse me. I think you are in my seat.W: Sorry, but it says 7A on my boa
12、rding card.M: Oh, um . right. I asked for a window seat, you see.W: Yeah, so did I. Whats your seat number?M: Lets see. Oh, its 8A.W: So I guess you are in the seat behind me.M: Oh, yes. Sorry about that.Text 7M:Miss Grace is going to Sydney next week and were giving her a farewell party this aftern
13、oon.W:The party should be interesting. Ive been on sick leave for so long that I know little about whats going on at school. What time is the party going to be?M:At four oclock. Youll come, wont you?W:But I must see the doctor first. Four oclock is too early for me.M:But you must be on time, or the
14、party will be over.W:OK. I must remember the time of the party. Four oclock in the afternoon.M:Right, see you there. Bye.Text 8M:Have you ever heard of art in a box and Joseph Cornell?W: No, whats that? Is he a film producer or a book writer?M: Neither. Hes known for his boxes. The boxes were so bea
15、utifully constructed that you couldnt take your eyes off them.W: Im interested in those boxes now. I wonder if I can see them somewhere.M: Yes, a large collection of his interesting artwork will be shown soon.W: Where will it be? Here in New York?M: At the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washingt
16、on. Will you go with me?W: Of course. Lets go together. Text 9M:Ive got a question for you. If you take me a trip, how do you prefer to travel?W: By ship, I think. Its relaxing.M: But usually it takes a long time. That means you may not be able to go unless you have a long vacation. Well, I prefer t
17、o travel by air.W: Isnt it rather dangerous? Yesterday I heard a news report about a flight from London to New York that crashed.M: Not necessarily. Trains and ships are not 100% safe, either.W: I agree with you. But still .M: I know youre still worried. But planes are much safer than before. Plus p
18、lanes are quick and comfortable. Of course, Im not saying the plane is the best. But if you dont try, you will never know how you really feel about it.W: OK. Ill try this summer holiday.M: You dont suffer from air sickness, do you?W: Im not sure. Ill have to see.Text 10Many centuries ago all people
19、lived on seeds and plants. They didnt know how to farm or raise animals for food. Because they used stone tools, we call them the Stone Age people. There are people who still live much like these Stone Age people. They live in the places that are hard to reach. Since they have met few outsiders,they
20、 dont know about modern inventions, and they havent learned the ways of doing things from others. For 25,000 years,such groups of people have lived alone in the middle of Australia. One of the groups is the Kooris. They dont know how to farm,nor do they raise animals. The Kooris spend most of their
21、time searching for food and water. Several Kooris families live together as a group. They have no houses. At night,they sleep around the fires.其次部分阅读理解(共两节,满分40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。AAn old and very rich friend of mine told me he had an unpleasant experience. He went to a famous jewel
22、ry shop and asked to be shown some gold necklaces. After examining several minutes, he decided to buy a gold necklace with a precious diamond, and asked if he could pay by cheque (支票). The assistant said that was quite in order, but the moment my friend signed his name, he was invited into the manag
23、ers office. The manager was very polite, but he explained that someone with exactly the same name had given them a worthless cheque not long ago. My friend got very angry when he heard this and said that he would buy a diamond necklace somewhere else. When he got up to go, the manager told him that
24、the police would arrive at any moment and he had better stay unless he wanted to get into serious trouble. Sure enough, the police arrived soon afterwards. They were polite, too, but explained that a person who had used the same name as his was responsible(负责任)for a number of recent robberies. Then
25、the police asked my friend to copy out a note which had been used by the thief in a number of stores. The note read, “I have a gun in my pocket. Ask no question and give me all the money in the drawer.”Luckily, my friends handwriting was quite unlike the thiefs. He was not only allowed to go without
26、 further delay,but also to take the diamond necklace with him.21Why was the man invited into the managers office?A. Because his handwriting was like a thiefs.B. Because a thief had used the same name as his.C. Because he didnt sign his name correctly.D. Because his cheque was different from others.答
27、案与解析B依据第一段第五句“The manager was very polite, but he explained that someone with exactly the same name had given them a worthless cheque not long ago.”从下文可知签相同名字的是一个贼。故B项正确。22After the man heard what the manager said, he _.A. got very angry and left at onceB. went out to buy a diamond necklace somewher
28、e elseC. insisted on staying until the police cameD. thought that he had nothing to do with the stealing答案与解析D依据第一段第六句“My friend got very angry when he heard this and said that he would buy a diamond necklace somewhere else.”可知他认为自己是无辜的,他认为他和偷盗无关,故D项正确。从后文可知作者的伴侣在澄清事实之后才离开珠宝店,并买下了那个项链,所以A、B两选项不对。不是那
29、人坚持留下,而是珠宝店的经理不让他走,故排解C项。23The police were polite, too, because _.A. they didnt think the man was a thiefB. the man was old and very richC. they were not sure whether the man was the thief they wantedD. they doubted that the man was responsible for a number of recent robberies答案与解析C警察只是怀疑我的伴侣可能是犯罪嫌疑
30、人,但需要进一步鉴定。故选C项。24Which of the following is suggested (示意) in the passage?A. Though the man had some trouble, he got the necklace without paying cash.B. Nobody saw the man take the necklace with him.C. The manager never thought an old man would be a thief.D. The thief always stole things in famous j
31、ewelry shops.答案与解析A经过笔迹鉴定,证明我的伴侣是无辜的,理所当然他可以用支票付款,不用付现金。BSome years ago, writing in my diary used to be a usual activity. I would return from school and spend the expected half hour recording the day s events, feelings, and impressions in my little blue diary. I did not really need to express my emo
32、tions by way of words, but I gained a certain satisfaction from seeing my experiences forever recorded on paper. After all, isnt accumulating memories a way of preserving(保存) the past?When I was thirteen years old, I went on a long journey on foot in a great valley, wellequipped with pens, a diary,
33、and a camera. During the trip, I was busy recording every incident, name and place I came across. I felt proud to be spending my time productively, dutifully preserving for future generations a detailed description of my travels. On my last night there, I wandered out of my tent, diary in hand. The
34、sky was clear and lit by the glare of the moon, and the walls of the valley looked threatening behind their screen of shadows. I automatically took out my pen. At that point, I understood that nothing I wrote could ever match or replace the few seconds I allowed myself to experience the dramatic bea
35、uty of the valley. All I remembered of the previous few days were the dull characterizations I had set down in my diary. Now, I only write in my diary when I need to write down a special thought or feeling. I still love to record ideas and quotations that strike me in books, or observations that are
36、 particularly meaningful. I take pictures, but not very oftenonly of objects I find really beautiful. Im no longer blindly satisfied with having something to remember when I grow old. I realize that life will simply pass me by if I stay behind the camera, busy preserving the present so as to live it
37、 in the future. I dont want to wake up one day and have nothing but a pile of pictures and notes. Maybe I wont have as many exact representations of people and places; maybe Ill forget certain facts, but at least the experiences will always remain inside me. I dont live to make memories I just live,
38、 and the memories form themselves. 25Before the age of thirteen, the author regarded keeping a diary as a way of _.A. observing her school routineB. expressing her satisfactionC. impressing her classmatesD. preserving her history答案与解析D依据第一段中“I did not really need to express my emotions by way of wor
39、ds, but I gained a certain satisfaction from seeing my experiences forever recorded on paper. ”我记日记并不是真的需要表达感情,只是永久把经受记在纸上。D项正确。26What caused a change in the authors understanding of keeping a diary?A. A dull night on the journey. B. The beauty of the great valley. C. A striking quotation from a boo
40、k.D. Her concerns for future generations. 答案与解析B依据第三段中“At that point, I understood that nothing I wrote could ever match or replace the few seconds I allowed myself to experience the dramatic beauty of the valley. ”当时,我明白了,我写的任何东西都配不上和代表我所经受的短暂的几秒钟山谷的奇特的秀丽。本题选择B项。27What does the author put in her di
41、ary now?A. Notes and beautiful pictures.B. Special thoughts and feelings. C. Detailed accounts of daily activities. D. Descriptions of unforgettable events. 答案与解析B依据第四段中“Now, I only write in my diary when I need to write down a special thought or feeling. ”现在,我只有在需要登记一个特殊的想法和感情时才写在日记中。B项正确。28The aut
42、hor comes to realize that to live a meaningful life is _.A. to experience itB. to live the present in the futureC. to make memoriesD. to give accurate representations of it答案与解析A依据第四段的“I realize that life will simply pass me by if I stay behind the camera, busy preserving the present so as to live i
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