期末考试题(一)
一、单项选择。
1.________ 84-year-old man was saved by the people after the terrible tsunami (海啸) in Japan.
A. A B. An C. / D. The
2. The forest fire in Yunan started to spread up suddenly ________ the night of March 1st.
A. at B. in C. for D. on
3. It can’t be Betty’s bicycle. ________ is a yellow one.
A. She’s B. Its C. His D. Hers
4. Many middle-aged people begin to have health problems________.
A. on their forties B. in their forties C. at fortieth D. on fortieth
5 The fish tasted ________ but the potatoes had not been cooked for long enough.
A. well B. good C. terribly D. awful
6. There were only ________ minutes left before Sam checked up his physics paper again.
A. few B. a few C. little D. a little
7. Nowadays heavy traffic________ can often be seen in the main streets during the rush hours.
A. lights B. jams C. signs D. rules
8. Hollywood star Gabor stopped________ expensive fur coats when she was asked to by the SPCA.
A. wear B. to wear C. wearing D. wore
9. With the help of the Internet, it’s ______ to send an e-mail than a regular letter.
A. quick B. more quickly C. much quicker D. much more quickly
10. ________ Shanghai citizens served as volunteers in our city during the 2010 World Expo.
A. Thousand B. Thousands C. Eight thousands D. thousands of
11 I’m afraid your schoolbag is to heavy. Do please take ______ out from it.
A. something necessary B. something unnecessary
C. necessary something D. Unnecessary something
12 T o everyone’s surprise, Liu Wei ________ play music on the piano with his toes so fluently.
A. can B. may C. should D. must
13 Mother often tells Bob ______ too much time playing computer games.
A. don’t spend B. to not spend C. not to spend D. doesn’t spend
14 His successful experience on calculating the distance _______ an interesting topic to discuss.
A. raised B. rose C. was raised D. was risen
15 Ken didn’t visit Shanghai ART Gallery with Jill yesterday afternoon because he ________ a report at that time.\
A. had written B. wrote C. would write D. was writing
16. Mr. George and his wife ________ to attend their son’s School Open Day last Thursday.
A. was invited B. were invited C. is invited D. are invited
17 Robison asked me _______ I was busy with those days.
A. where B. why C. what D. which.
18 Take a map of New York with you while traveling _______you have a guide or know t he city well.
A. until B. if C. unless D. because
19 Many teenagers want to know ________.
A. what is the spaceship like B. what the spaceship look like
C. how the spaceship looks like D. how does the spaceship look like
20 Some students think their school uniforms are out-of-date . The underlined part means _______.
A. not colourful B. not ordinary C. not beautiful D. not fashionable
二、完型填空。
Around two weeks ago, I was invited to be a judge() at a college. All of the students had been given a piece of paper with a topic written on it. The first one to speak looked a little 1 . “My dear friends and judges,” he said loudly, “this is an unfair 2 ! I have been given the paper,” he continued, “to speak on the topic with just a few minutes’ preparation, 3 those who come after me have more time to 4 their speeches!” He then left the stage and went out of the hall.
I met him later by chance. “Who said life is 5 ” I asked him with a smile, and I asked him to walk with me to my car. “Have you seen the figures(数字) they show when a new car is 6 into the market, saying how good it is ” “Yes,” he nodded.
“But they put a 7 after all these figures. They say all the figures are in ideal road conditions!”
“Yes,” he said again.
“Can you show me some ideal road conditions ” I asked him, and he smiled. “The car that sells well is the one 8 will provide power and speed on the 9 roads. That car is the winner.”
We had got to the car. “Don’t look for ideal competition conditions,” I said. “ 10 the unfair and come out a winner!”
I looked back as I drove away and saw him smile and wave, and I knew he would do as I said.
( ) 1. A. unhappy B. afraid C. ungrateful
( ) 2. A. college B. competition C. topic
( ) 3. A. when B. so C. while
( ) 4 A. wait for B. care about C. work on
( ) 5 A. easy B. fair C. sweet
( ) 6. A. produced B. imported C. introduced
( ) 7. A. word B. guide C. line
( ) 8. A. that B. what C. who
( ) 9 A. best B. worst C. busiest
( ) 10. A. Fight B. Balance C. Blame
三、阅读技能。（A）
Last week, 169 Junior 1 students at No. 35 Middle School of Shenyang took their first no-teacher exam. After the teacher handed out the exam paper, he left the room and never came back. A student collected in the papers when the exam ended.
"That test was not only a test of knowledge, but also a test of moral (道德). We wanted to show students how important honesty is," said Cai Wenguo , the school's headmaster. The school says no cheating (作弊)happened in the test. Next year, it wants 80% of its exams to be without teachers. But students have different ideas.
"I was happy and excited during the exam because my teachers trusted (信任) me," said Lang Yudan, a 13-year-old girl in Class 11.
"Schools must trust students a lot not to use invigilators (监考人). But I think it is too early. Some students will cheat if there are no invigilators. And the students will not be able to ask for help when needed, 99 said Hua Sha.
"I don' t like having invigilators in exams. When they walk around the classroom, they make me nervous. I would get higher marks without them in the room because I would feel more relaxed," Liu Qingxi said.
"I think it's very important to have invigilators in exams. Many students want to check their answers with each other after they have finished papers. And they can also keep the classroom in order when something unusual happens. They may make me nervous, but I still think we need them," Shangguan Yuan said.
Not using invigilators may be a good idea. But before using it, schools must tell students the importance of honesty and try to find ways to solve something unusual in exams.
( ) 1. The passage mainly talks about ______________.
A. how to pass an exam B. how to make students honest C. whether invigilators are needed in exams
( ) 2. No. 35 Middle School of Shenyang held a no-teacher exam to _________.
A. let the students have a good rest B. teach the students in a better way
C. help all the students pass the exam D. find whether the students were honest
( ) 3 From what the students have said, we know _____________
A. invigilators really help them a lot B. not all of them agree with the headmaster
C. something unusual never happens in exams
( ) 4. What does Hua Sha think about no-teacher exams
A. It's a good idea to have no-teacher exams but something must be done first.
B. If there are no invigilators, the students will certainly get lower marks.
C. Exams without invigilators will never be held since students are not honest.
( ) 5. In the sentence "And they can also keep the classroom in order when something unusual happens" "they" refers to (指)_____________.
A. students B. headmasters C. invigilators
（B）
Do you wish you had a magic gourd (葫芦), to help you get everything you want
You may think twice and say "no" after you watch the planned Disney film "The Secret of the Magic Gourd"!
It's the first project Disney will co-produce in China. Based on (依据) a famous Chinese tale, the film is expected to open next year.
In the story, Wang Bao is a lively and imaginative young boy. He dreams of having something magic to keep him out of trouble at school and in his everyday life.
One day, he finds a real Magic Gourd. The Gourd helps him realize everything he needs or wants to do. He just has to think about it! The Gourd adopts (认) Wang as his master and answers his every call.
The gourd helps Wang catch big fish when he goes fishing. It fixes the boys' models quickly, and always does his homework on time. The boy just sits to wait for everything to happen.
But he slowly learns his wishes come at a price. When the boy wants to borrow a picture book in the library, the book's stolen instantly into his schoolbag. When he wishes to get the answers in an exam, his classmate's paper flies onto his desk! This time the teacher finds out, and Wang's in big trouble.
The gourd brings chaos (混乱) to Wang's life, at school and in his neighbourhood. It's up to Wang to find the courage to give up his secret friend.
Will he make up his mind Is it too late to return to the way things were The film will give you the message that working hard to earn things truly matters.
1. The article is written to _____.
A. warn people not to be lazy B. introduce a movie for kids C. advertise a magic gourd
2. The film teaches us that _____.
A. you can succeed without help from others B. there is magic power in the world
C. one can not succeed without hard work
3. What does Wang Bao have to do to make the gourd work for him
A. He has to speak to the gourd. B. He just needs to imagine what he wants
C. He must give him lots of money..
4. The underlined phrase means that Wang Bao _____.
A. gets into trouble after the gourd helps him B. can get whatever he wants free of charge
C. has to pay a high price to keep the gourd D. can't afford to buy such a magic gourd
5. According to the passage, what happens to Wang Bao at the end of the movie
A. He gives up the magic gourd. B. He keeps the gourd in his house. C. The article doesn't say.
四、任务型阅读。
Think “rock, paper, scissors (剪刀)” is a children's game Think again.
Top players from around the world came together in Toronto to compete for a 10,000 – Canadian-dollar prize and the title of World Champion (世界冠军头衔). More than 500 players, including national champions from Australia, Norway and New Zealand, attended.
The simple game is often used to make decision and solve simple problems. Players hold their fists closed and count to three before making a fist (rock), a flat hand (paper) or two fingers (scissors). Paper covers rock, scissors cut paper and rock breaks scissors.
Players have different, opinions about the history of the game, but it is commonly believed to have been played for centuries in Japan. The Paper Scissors Stone Club opened in England in 1842 and players could play together there. In 1918, the name was changed to World RPS Club and its headquarters (总部) moved from London to Toronto.
The world championship started in 2002, and is held once every year.
1. How much can the winner of the game get as a prize ______________________________
2. What is the simple game often to ______________________________
3. Has been the game played for centuries in Japan ______________________________
4. Where was the headquarters of World RPS Club before 1918 ______________________
5. When did the world championship start ______________________________
五、完成对话。
A: Hi, Tony. Why are you in such a hurry 1._________________________________
B: I lost my backpack. I remembered putting it under a tree beside the playground.
A: really 2. _______________________________________
B: An hour ago. I was playing soccer on the playground. It was gone after that.
A: Bad luck! 3. _______________________________
B: Yes. There is a mobile phone and an e-dictionary in it.
A: Don’t worry. Maybe someone took it by mistake.
B: 4._______________________________________
A: You’d better go to Lost and Found for help.
B: Good idea. 5.__________________________________
A: It’s just on the second floor in the office building. Perhaps you are lucky to find it there.
B: I hope so. Thank you!
六、短文填空。
try, heavy, sleep, spend, couldn’t, catch, however, something, plan, hardly
Long long ago there was a lazy cat. He thought his life was boring. And he 1 most of the time eating, sleeping and snoring (打呼噜). He ate once a day, and then went back to bed and slept. And he 2 took exercise. So he couldn’t find 3 interesting in his life. 4 his snoring sound was too loud for other animals. They were angry, because they couldn’t 5 well at night.
One day, a big cat 6 to teach the lazy cat a lesson. And he asked a few animals to help him. They wanted to 7 the little cat and beat (打) him with a baseball bat. Because the poor cat never exercised, he was too 8 to move. When other animals ran after him, he 9 run away quickly. He knew the importance of doing exercise when he was caught. After that, he 10 to do sports as much as he could. Then he found his life was not boring anymore.
