第八次模拟考试英语试卷.doc

广昌一中2014届第八次模拟考试
英语试卷
第I卷（选择题 共115分第Ⅰ卷（共三部分，满分115分）
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.
1. What does the man play?
A. Sports. B。 Musical instruments. C. Computer games.
2。 What will the woman probably do today?
A。 Attend the wedding。 B。 Go over her lessons。 C. Eat out with the man。
3。 What’s the man’s major?
A. Journalism。 B. Business。 C. International relations。
4. Where does this conversation take place？
A。 At a bus stop. B. At the railway station. C。 At the airport.
5。 What does the man mean？
A. He has been to the restaurant many times.
B. He heard about the restaurant from Tom。
C。 He intends to try a better restaurant.
第二节（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，各个小题将给出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、7题。
6. Who says organic food tastes better?
A。 The man. B. The woman。 C。 The woman’s friend.
7. What does the woman suggest doing？
A. Only buying organic products。 B。 Trying some organic vegetables.
C. Asking Joe for advice about food。
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8。 What does the woman think of washing clothes by herself?
A. Troublesome。 B。 Fun。 C。 Not a big deal。
9。 Why will she take her clothes to the laundry tomorrow？
A。 It's too tiring to hand—wash sheets. B. She has too much work to do.
C。 She just heard about the laundry。
听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。
10。 What happened to Tony today?
A。 He lost his job. B. He was criticized by his boss.
C。 His vacation in summer was cancelled。
11。 How did he feel about it？
A。 Astonished. B。 Extremely angry。 C. Sad but not surprised.
12. What is he going to do？
A。 Wait to be called back to the company。
B. Talk with his boss about his problems。
C。 Start to look for a new job.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. Where did chopsticks originate？
A。 In Japan. B. In China。 C。 In Korea.
14. What kind of chopsticks are often used by ordinary Chinese people？
A. Wood or bamboo ones.  B. Jade ones。  C。 Plastic ones。
15. Why did ancient kings and emperors use silver chopsticks?
A. To show their wealth。
B。 To see if their food was poisoned。
C。 To show their power。
16。 What do Chinese people think knives and forks suggest？
A. Violence. B. High quality life。 C。 Gentleness。
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题.
17. What course is English Literature 201？
A。 A course on the works of William Shakespeare.
B。 A course on the history of English literature。
C. A course on classics of English literature.
18. When will the midterm exam be held?
A。 After Romeo and Juliet. B。 Right after Macbeth。 C. During Week 6.
19. Which of the following is NOT on the list of books？
A。 Hamlet。 B。 Macbeth. C. Henry VI。
20. What is the talk mainly about?
A。 Changes in homework assignments. B. The life of William Shakespeare。
C. William Shakespeare’s masterpieces.
第二部分 英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分）
第一节 单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
从A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
21．—I would like to take a two—day trip next week．
— ．We are too busy to afford it．
A．Out of the question B．Don’t mention
C．Don’t worry D．Pardon me
22. —What should we pay more attention to if we go camping in the mountains?
—Nothing special。 Take a special pair of glasses _______ the wind there is strong and cold.
A. even if B. in case C. providing that D. so long as
23。 Living in the mountain area has its problems , _____ obtaining water is a big problem.
A。 of which B。 for what C。 as D。 whose
24. He called to tell me that you are in hospital, otherwise I ______ nothing about it.
A。 had known B。 wouldn’t have known
C。 would know D. would have known
25。— David, you got hurt again. —Oh,________！
A。 my pleasure B。 just my luck C. take care D. go ahead
26.______for a long time, but he tried his best to make up for what he missed.
A. Being ill staying in hospital B. Having been ill staying in hospital
C. To be ill staying in hospital D。 He was ill staying in hospital
27。 — What does the sign over there say？
- No person _________ bring drinks into the student computer room.
A.will B。 may C. shall D. must
 28. If the doctor is ______ this afternoon, I will take my little daughter to him for a thorough checkup.
A。 accessible B。 available C. convenient D。 handy
29。 -Did your father come back early last night?
—Yes. It was not yet eight o'clock _______ he arrived home。
A。 before B。 when C。 that D。 until
30. -—- _____ reporter wants to meet you。 Shall he come over？
———— Oh， you mean the one with a bag in _____ hand?
A. A；the B。 A ；不填 C. The ；the D。不填； the
31。 Chinese President Xi Jinping has ordered emergency measures to be taken ______ the disappearance of the Malaysian flight with more than 150 Chinese nationals on board。
A. in response to B. in spite of
C。 in honour of D。 in favour of
32。 The student must be working very hard， ________?
A。 doesn’t he B。 mustn't he C。 needn’t he D。 isn’t he
33. On the double 11th day, my uncle’s online store has successfully sold _____ shoes as last year， that is， it can hardly make ______ progress。
A。 as many twice; worse   B. as many twice; bad         
C。 twice as many； good D. twice as many； better
34. They lived in a quiet house, _______________。
A. in front of it was a river. B. in front of which was a river。
C。 in front of it there was a river. D。 in front of which a river was。
35．-Where are you working now？
—Working at a university． But I in a high school for five years．
A． taught B． was teaching
C． had taught D． had been teaching
第二节 完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分)
A woman who had a bad temper scolded everyone around her and she 36 the violent rage(愤怒) inside her was everyone else’s fault.
She went to see a well-respected Buddhist monk to ask for 37 。 The monk told her to take a large clay jug（水壶） from his kitchen, fill it with water and 38 outside. “When people 39 , you must offer them a glass of water。 Do this until there is no 40 left inside you.” the monk said。
So she stood outside with a water jug and 41 water to passers-by every day for the next several weeks. And every morning she asked herself 42 rage still pulsed through her body， and every morning the answer was “yes。” So she 43 serving water. Until this afternoon when a rude man walked up， 44 the water jug out of her hand, drank 45 out of it, and then threw the jug on the ground as he continued on his way.
The rage within the woman turned into an uncontrollable fit。 Unable to 46 herself, she picked up the jug off the ground and, threw it at the rude man as he walked away。 The jug suddenly 47 into pieces over the back of his head and he fell to the ground， 48 and bleeding.
　 When the woman 49 down, she realized what she had done and began to cry. She reported the incident to the police and two police cars arrived at the 50 moments later。
Then one of the police officers walked over to the woman, who was still 51 , and said, “The city 52 you a big ‘thank you。' That man has been on our most 53 list for over a year now. ”
Now we see if we completely rid ourselves of our inner darkness, then we will always make the 54 choices。 55 , life isn’t predictable. So, to forgive yourself is to set a prisoner free and the discoverer of the prisoner is you yourself。
36. A. believed B. discovered C. hoped D。 announced
37。 A. choice B。 apology C. advice D。 permission
38。 A. regret B。 stand C。 reflect D. shout
39。 A。 starve B. complain C。 leave D. pass
40。 A. water B. rage C。 grief D。 energy
41. A. drank B。 served C. delivered D. poured
42。 A。 why B。 when C。 if D。 how
43。 A. condemned B。 continued C. stopped D。 refused
44。 A. spilled B。 stole C。 snatched D。 robbed
45。 A。 accidentally B. carefully C。 exactly D。 directly
46. A. express B. describe C. change D。 control
47. A。 blew B。 broke C. divided D。 exploded
48. A. unconscious B。 awake C。 dead D。 alert
49。 A。 turned B。 lay C。 calmed D。 broke
50。 A。 background B。 case C. scene D。 situation
51。 A. sobbing B。 talking C。 shouting D。 laughing
52. A. owes B。 allows C。 offers D. appreciates
53. A. needed B. required C。 wanted D。 lacked
54。 A。 real B。 practical C. wrong D。 right
55。 A。 Once for all B. After all C. In all D。 Above all
第三部分:阅读理解(共20小题,每题2分，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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑.
A
Winter-swimming has become popular in Beijing。 Three years ago, few people would go swimming in the icy waters。 But now there is a Winter-swimming Enthusiasts’ Cluband it has more than 2 000 members. The oldest is 84 years old and the youngest is only 7. The members are from all walks of life. They may be workers， peasants， soldiers， teachers, students…Though it is now the coldest part of the season and the water temperature in the city’s 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 one's health.
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。
56。 Guess what “The members are from all walks of life”means?
A。 The members do different jobs at different places。
B。 They come from all parts of Beijing.
C. They are persons of different ages.
D. They are men and women， old and young.
57．Among the winter-swimmers the oldest man is ____ years older than the youngest one.
A。 91 B。 84 C。 77 D. 7
58。 The winter-swimmers are able to swim in the icy waters, even on snowy days because__________。
A。 they are not afraid of coldness
B。 they often swim in the icy waters
C. they know that they can benefit from it
D。 winter-swimming can make people healthy
59. Winter-swimming has become popular in Beijing because__________。
A。 more and more people like to swim in Beijing
B。 it is more interesting than swimming in summer
C. winter—swimmers are brave men
D。 winter-swimming does a lot of good to one’s health
60。 What’s the best title for this passage？
A。 People in Beijing Like Swimming in Winter
B。 Winter—swimming—A Craze(狂热)in Beijing
C. People Benefit from Winter—swimming
D. Winter—swimmers Are Brave Men
B
Welcome to Australia
The Great Outdoors
Australia is the world’s oldest continent and indigenous Australians have one of the world’s oldest culture.
In Australia you will see unique plants and animals and some of the most beautiful scenery in the world。 Many parks have information centres offering advice on where to go, what to see and how to see it—-for both your personal safety and to protect our sensitive, natural environment.
Banks and Money Matters
Banks are generally open between 930am and 4pm on Monday to Thursday and 930am and 5pm on Friday.
Foreign currency or traveller’s cheques can be changed at all banks and some of the larger hotels。 There are currency exchange facilities at all international airports。
Take care! Our sunlight is very strong and you can get sunburnt。
For best sun protection, it is advisable to wear
l A broad—brimmed hat
l A shirt with a collar and sleeves
l Sunscreen with high protection factor。
Swimming
We have so many beautiful places to swim—-beaches, lakes， rivers and creeks。
l Many of our waters are safe for swimming， but if you have any doubts, ask before entering the water。
l Most of our popular ocean beaches have patrols with life—saving service. Red and yellow flags mark the area that you are advised to swim within。
l If there are no flags and no life guards on the beach， talk to local people about the best areas to swim.
Staying Safe on the Roads
l Australians drive on the left-hand side of the road。
l For safety, everyone in the car， including children, must wear a seat belt.
l Motor cyclists and bicyclists are required to wear a helmet.
l Watch out for native animals crossing the roads, especially at night. Road signs are erected in places where animals are commonly seen.
61. What is the best title of the third part of the passage?
A. The Sun B. Enjoy the Sun C. Warning D. Outdoor Activities
62。 If you arrive in Sydney at 510pm on Friday, where can you probably get your money changed on that day？
A. At a bank。 B. At any hotel. C. At a store D。 At the airport
63. What advice can you get at the park information centre?
A. Advice on how to wear a broad—brimmed hat。
B。 Advice on how to drive safely in the park.
C. Advice on how to protect our environment
D。 Advice on where to go to see a kangaroo。
64. How can you ensure your safety when swimming？
A。 You can swim in whichever lake you like
B. You should swim with the life guard.
C。 You can swim where there are red flags。
D. Always find a local person to ask about how to swim.
65. Which of the following word might be the closest in meaning with the underlined word “erected”？
A. set up B。 protected C. stood D. noticed
C
As a boy growing up in India, I had longed to travel abroad. I used to listen to the stories my father would tell me about his stay in Canada and tours to Europe in the 1970s， with great interest。
My big moment finally came in the summer of 1998 when I was able to accompany my parents to Europe， where my father was to attend a meeting。 We planned to travel to Belgium, Netherlands and West Germany。
I have clear memories even today of going to Mumbai airport at night all excited about finally going abroad。 I had heard several great things about Lufthansa till then but now I finally got to experience them first hand， during the flight to Frankfurt. We flew business class and even today I can remember the excellent service by the Lufthansa crew (工作人员)。 The flight was re