1、 2015-2016学年第二学期期中考试英语试卷本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分. 共150分。考试时间120分钟。第一部分 听力 （共30分）第一节 （每小题1.5分，共7.5分）听下面五段对话，每段对话读一遍。1Who was the man talking to over the phone?AAlice . BAnn . CLisa .2What did the man do last night?AHe went to a concert. BHe saw a doctor. CHe looked after his mother. 3How did the ma
2、n get the camera?AHis friend gave it to him. BHe bought it from the store. C He received it from a relative .4What are the two speakers talking about?AA meal . BSome vegetables. CA restaurant. 5Whats the relationship between the two speakers? ATeacher and student. BStudent and librarian. CClassmates
3、 .第二节 （每小题1.5分，共22.5分）听下面五段对话或独白。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第六段材料，回答第6，7题。6What was the man doing ten minutes ago ?ADoing homework. BWatching a movie. CRelaxing outside.7Why does the man watch the movie? ATo prepare for his homework . BTo learn something from it. CTo help himself get relaxed.听第七段材料，回答第8，9题。8How do
4、 the speakers find the party?AWonderful . BSurprising . CDisappointing.9What did Lily do?AShe asked her friends for help. BShe organized the party on her own. CShe learned from others for party. 听第八段材料，回答第10至12题。10What do we know about the womans flat ?AIts large. BIts bright. C . Its far from the c
5、ity center11How does the woman go to the work?AOn foot . BBy subway. CBy bike.12Why doesnt the man move?AHis house isnt far away. BHe enjoys his ride to the office. CHe lives in his house of his own.听第九段材料，回答第13至16题。13How often does the man go to the gym ?ATwice a week.BThree times a week. CFour tim
6、es a week.14How long does the man usually swim?AFor twenty minutes . BFor thirty minutes. CFor an hour. 15What is the woman?AA student . BA personal trainer. CA teacher.16. What does the woman think of her life?A. Busy . B. Interesting . C. Unlucky .听第十段材料，回答第17至20题。17. Why does the man come to this
7、 school?A. He has no choice. B. His friends are there. C. Its the best school here .18 Whats the mans favorite sport?A. Basketball . B. Football . C. Tennis .19. What kind of movies does the man like?A. American movies. B. Movies made abroad. C. All kinds of movies.20. What is the man doing? A. Taki
8、ng part in a speech . B. Running for the monitor C. Giving a personal introduction.第二部分 阅读理解(共两节, 满分30分 )第一节 共10小题,每小题2分, 满分20分阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项ABCD 中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡将该项涂黑. A Body and Food Your body, which has close relations with the food you eat, is the most important thing you own, so it needs prope
9、r treatment and proper nourishment (营养).The old saying An apple a day keeps the doctor away is not as silly as some people think. The body needs fruit and vegetables because they contain vitamin C.Many people take extra vitamins in pill form, believing that these will make them healthy.But a good di
10、et is made up of nourishing food and this gives all the vitamins you need. The body doesnt need or use extra vitamins, so why waste money on them? In the modern western world, many people are too busy to bother about eating properly. They throw anything into their stomachs, eating hurriedly and care
11、lessly. The list of illnesses caused or made worse by bad eating habits is frightening. 21 .Your body has close relations with the food you eat.It really means that _.A. what you eat has great effect on your healthB. your body is made up of the food you eat C.all kinds of food you eat can be made in
12、to your bodyD.the more you eat, the fitter you will feel22 .The old saying referred to in the passage tells us that _.A.eating apples regularly does lots of good to our healthB.the apple is the best among all kinds of fruitsC.apples can take the place of doctorsD.an apple is a sure cure for illness
13、23 .In the modern western countries _.A.people don t want to pay more attention to their eatingB.lots of people s illnesses are caused or made worse by bad eating habitsC.people throw everything into their stomachs without chewinD.people are only too busy to cook meals for themselves B Once a New Ze
14、aland teacher asked where I live. “In the white building,”I answered.“At our university both girls and boys live in the same dormitory.”I added. Beyond my expectation（出乎意料）, however, my attempt（努力）to show I am speaking American English（AE） turned out to be something else. The New Zealander seemed ve
15、ry puzzled（迷惑）at my answer.With a half smile, she asked, “Really？Do they live in the same room?”“Oh, no. They live in different rooms but in the same building.”I reacted（反应）quickly. Later I got to know the word“dormitory”. In AE it means one building, whereas（而，却）it means one room in British English
16、（BE）.The New Zealander misunderstood me because she spoke New Zealander English（NE）, which, as we know, is much related to BE. Nowadays, not a few English learners, who try to catch up with the fashion（时髦）, choose to speak AE.Yet, the problem is that they cannot speak pure AE, but half AE and half B
17、E instead. I think it necessary to keep one style in order to avoid（避免）misunderstanding.24. Which of the following is right？A、AE and BE are two different languages.B、New Zealanders speak BE.C、There are some differences between AE and BE.D、New Zealanders cannot understand Americans.25.What I said to
18、the New Zealander is .A、really pure AEB、really pure BEC、half AE and half BED、not English at all26.According to the passage , .A、few people speak AE B、more people speak BEC、BE is becoming fashionableD、AE is becoming fashionable27.The writer wrote the passage in order to .A、tell us a funny storyB、warn
19、 us not to make mistakesC、encourage us to speak one style of English D、tell us the differences between AE and BE C Life on land probably began about 430 million years ago, thought it had existed in the water for perhaps as long as 3,000 million years. When we think of the first life on land, we prob
20、ably think of strange animals coming out of the oceans, but, in fact, no animals could have been living if plants had not been on land first. Plants had to be on land before animals arrived. They supplied the first land animals with food necessary to live, since theythe plants are the only form of l
21、ife that is able to get and store energy.The first plants to exist out of the water were probably certain kinds of algae（海藻）which were followed by other plants that grew close to the ground near water and needed water in which to reproduce. Once the move to land had been made, however, evolution（进化）
22、took place quickly. By the end of 100 million years, plants had developed their roots, and some developed tall tree-like forms, since height was very important in competition for sunlight. About 300 million years ago, much of the world was covered with forests of huge trees.In most ways they were li
23、ke modern trees. They had roots, leaves, wood, but mostly they had not developed seeds.28 The main idea of the first paragraph is _ . A Life on land probably began about 4,300 years ago B The first animal on land came from oceans C There wouldnt be animals without plants D Plants are the only form o
24、f life that is able to get and store energy29 Plants with roots appeared about _ million years ago.A. 430 B. 330 C. 300 D. 10030 The first trees were like modern trees in most ways except that _ .A They do not have branches B. They do not have flowersC. They do not have seeds D. They do not need sun
25、light 第二节 七选五 共5小题,每小题2分,满分10分 There is a disease sweeping the world today that is killing far more people than any other，including AIDS or SARS 31 The World Health Organization(WHO) has stated that of the 565 million deaths per year around the world，over 50 percent are caused by diseases associated
26、 with unhealthy diet and lack of exercise 32 In the face of these shocking statistics，the WHO announced in 2004，a plan to fight obesity(肥胖症)and invited governments around the world to join the campaign to encourage its citizens to adopt a sensible diet and to take up some form of physical activity 3
27、3 In Australia，which has the highest number of food advertisements in childrens television in the world，there are an average of 12 food ads per hour0n the other hand，in Sweden and Austria there are strict laws about advertising during childrens programmes 34 There is much debate，however，about whethe
28、r television advertisements are in any way responsible for childhood obesityIn Sweden，and Quebec in Canada，for example，the government ban food ads on childrens television 35 However，Holland，where there are no bans on food advertising，has one of the lowest rates of obesity in EuropeAThe government al
29、so appoints a committee to decide on suitable punishment for food adsBThe WHO also said that many of these deaths connected with obesity could be preventedCGovernments should consider the role of food ads in childrens television programmesDIn these two countries，there is an average of only one food
30、ad per hourETherefore there is no great difference in the number of obese childrenFFood ads have no effect on obesityGThat disease is obesity第三部分 英语知识运用 共2节 满分 45分第一节 完形填空 (共20小题, 每小题1.5分)阅读下面短文,从短文后面四个选项(ABCD)中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑.We all know something about Thomas Edison. He was a great Amer
31、ican 36 .He was in school for only a short time. 37 , he had to leave the school and 38 himself at home and learned a lot. When Edison grew up, he had his own lab. He worked hard and hardly 39 to have a rest.One day a friend of his brought a young man into his lab. He 40 the young man to Edison. He
32、said the young man had studied in a famous university in Germany and had a lot of 41 of physics and maths. Edison was glad to work with a man like him and 42 him as a helper. A few weeks later, the young 43 about Edisons past. He began to look down on him. Edison 44 about it, but he said 45 .Once th
33、e young man came into the lab while Edison 46 an important experiment. He stood near the table 47 he didnt help him. Edison stopped 48 out a bottle and said, “Go to calcul45ate (计算)its volume(容积)and tell me the 49 in two hours.”At first the young man thought it easy to do it. Soon he 50 it difficult
34、. Two hours later Edison went into his office and saw a lot of paper and books on his desk. Of course he couldnt compute the volume in the time 51 .“Why not pour some 52 into the bottle?” said Edison. “Then youll 53 calculate its volume!” Having heard this, the young mans 54 turned red, and he knew
35、Edison was really 55 than him!36.A. doctorB. inventorC. writerD .player37.A. SoonB. AfterC. Later onD. Soon after38.A. teachB. play withC. studyD. enjoy39.A. forgotB. rememberedC. wanted D. hoped40.A. showedB. pushedC. introducedD. threw41.A. newsB. books C. knowledgeD. dictionaries42.A. employedB.
36、askedC. madeD. watched43.A. beardB. learnedC. readD. told44.A. toldB. was toldC. saidD. was said45.A. somethingB. everythingC. nothingD. all46A. didB. had C. was doingD. was having47.A. but B. andC. as D. while48.A. bringingB. to bring C. takingD. to take49.A. resultB. way C. ideaD. opinion50.A. kne
37、wB. sawC. learnedD. found51.A. givenB. followedC. saidD. taken52.A. oilB. salt C. waterD. food53.A. carefullyB. slowlyC. easily D. quietly54A.headB. faceC. eyesD. ears55.A cleverer B. stricterC. more kind-hearted D. more polite第二节 语法填空(共10小题；每小题1. 5分，满分15分)阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填人一个适当的词或使用括
38、号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡相应位置上。 Most Americans dont like to get advice 56 members of their family. They get advice from “ 57 (strange)”. When they need advice, they dont usually go to people they know. 58 ,many of them write letters to newspapers and magazines 59 give advice on any different subjects 6
39、0_ (include) family problems, the use of language, health, cooking, child care, clothes, 61 even on how to buy a house or a car. Most newspapers 62 (regular) print letters from readers with problems. Along with the letters there are answers 63 (write) by people who are supposed to know how to solve
40、such problems. Some of these writers are doctors, 64 _are lawyers or educators. But two of the most famous writers of advice are women without special 65 (train) for this kind of work.第四部分 写作 共45分单词拼写(根据中文意思用适当形式填空10分)66. She was born in China, but she was _(抚养）up in America by her uncle .67. Well,
41、we will have to _(冒险）.68. Some factories produce_ (harm) gases, which pollute our atmosphere.69. I think its important to keep a _(平衡）between study and a social life.70. We are trying to build a better social _(体系）.71. He pushed against that big stone with all his _(strong）.72. The sunrise is a beau
42、tiful _（景象）.73. Everybody has to eat, .but do you eat a healthy _（日常饮食）.74. The party must try to _ back (赢回）the support it has lost.75. You could see from his face that he was _（lie）to us .短文改错10分文中共有10处语言错误。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（）,并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注
43、意：1每处错误及其修改均仅限一词2只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分 Today is Sunday. The sky is full of sunshine, so does my life. At about 9:00 a.m., I go to the bookstore with my friends. There was a lot of new books. I didnt know what one to buy because these books were all useful to me. At 10:00, we went to cinema. The fil
44、m was called The Earthquake of Tangshan but some people were waiting outside the booking office. It took us about two hours see it. Having seen the film, everyone was deeply moving. Some of my friends even burst into tear. Thats really wonderful film. It is well worth seeing. What a happy day! I hop
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