1、平度市2014-2015学年度第二学期期末考试英语试题第I卷（共三部分，115分）第一部分 听力部分（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共5个小题；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，从题中所组的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. How many people will have dinner together? A. 2.B.3.C.4.2. What will the man do on Sunday? A. Help the woman to acco
2、mmodate.B. Eat breakfast with the woman.C. Tell the woman about his daily life.3. Who will go to Toronto? A. The woman.B. The womans brother.C. The man and Ken.4. On which day doesnt the woman like to go shopping? A. On Fridays.B. On Sundays.C. On Saturdays.5. What does the woman mean? A. She doesnt
3、 like that lecture as others do.B. She agrees with the man.C. Everyone in class likes Mr. Lis lecture.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. How does Wang Ling like Mrs. Reads f
4、avorite food? A. Very nice.B. Its just so-so.C. Its nothing special.7. What are the two speakers doing? A. Talking about cooking.B. Having a meal.C. Preparing for a picnic.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. What do we learn about Bill? A. He just got out of trouble.B. He did something right.C. He enjoyed what he had
5、 done.9. What kind of film does the woman prefer? A. Something frighteningB. Something educational.C. Something relaxing.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. Where does the conversation most likely take place? A. At the reception desk of a hotel.B. At the office of a company.C. At the counter of a restaurant.11. Wh
6、at promise does the woman get? A. She can keep her room till two oclock this afternoon.B. She has to leave her room before 12 noon tomorrow.C. She may stay in her room till 2 p.m. tomorrow.12. What time does the man suggest the woman start off? A. At 2:00B. At 2:30C.At 3:00听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. Where
7、 was the man when the blackout happened? A. In his office.B. In the elevator.C. In the bathroom.14. How did he feel at first? A. Very scared.B. Calm.C. A little nervous.15. What did he do then? A. He slept on the floor until the next morning.B. He walked back home.C. He shouted but no one came to he
8、lp.16. What did he say about that night? A. It was the most relaxing night in a long time.B. It was the most horrible night of his life.C. It was an interesting experience.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. What is the talk mainly about? A. An unusual experience.B. A special kind of animal.C. Fun activities in t
9、he Yellowstone Park.18. What did the family do first when they got to the park? A. They put up their tent.B. They went exploring.C. They had a rest.19. What was Toms suggestion? A. Waiting patiently for the bear to come out.B. Putting some honey outside the tent.C. Shouting at the bear to drive him
10、away.20. Where did they sleep that night? A. In the tent.B. In the car.C. In a hotel.第二部分 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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AEvery month, Julia and her cousins would go to visit their grandparents. They would be excited because their grandfather wo
11、uld give them a few coins. Then they would buy toys or sweets. The grandparents commented that, behaving like this, the children would never learn to manage their money. So they planned a special test, in which the children would have to show, over the course of a year, just what they could manage t
12、o get with those few coins. Some thought that they would save their money, but Ruben and Nico continued spending it all on sweets. So they give up saving. Monty decided to manage his money by exchanging it: buying and selling things, or betting (打赌) it with others. Soon he surprised the whole family
13、. He had accumulated (积聚) lots of money. However, Monty was not very careful, and he got involved in more and more risky deals. A few months later he became penniless after a losing bet. Alex, had a will of iron. He saved the money and at the end of the year he had collected more money than anyone.
14、Even better, with so much money, he managed to buy sweets at a reduced price, so that on the day of the competition he was presented with enough sweets for much more than a year. And even then, he still had enough left over for a toy. He was the clear winner, and other children learned the advantage
15、s of knowing how to save and how to wait. There was also Julia. Poor Julia didnt enjoy the competition, because even though she had had a wonderful secret plan, she had spent her money without giving her plan enough time to work. However, she was so sure that her plan was a good one, that she decide
16、d to carry on with it, and maybe change the expressions on her relatives faces, who had seemed to be saying “What a poor girl shel is.She couldnt manage to save anything”. When she was about to complete the second year of her plan, Julia surprised everyone by turning up at the grandparents house wit
17、h a violin and a lot of money. She did it really well.21. Who saved nothing at the end of the first year?A. Ruben, Julia and AlexB. Ruben, Nico and MontyC. Ruben, Monty and JuliaD. Ruben, Nico and Alex22. Why did the grandparents plan a test on the children?A. Because they wanted the children to lea
18、rn to spend money.B. Because they wanted the children to learn to save money.C. Because they wanted the children to learn to manage money.D. Because they didnt want the children to buy toys and sweets any more.23. From Montys story, the children learned _.A. to save and to wait.B. to buy and to sell
19、 thingsC. to set a achievable goal.D. to be careful and self-disciplined24. The underlined sentence in the fourth paragraph means _. A. Julia will bring disasters to herself and her family.B. Julia is not good at managing money.C. Julia is too stupid to do anything well.D. Julia has so many secrets
20、that nobody likes her. BAs weather cools across the United States, a growing number of Americans visit farms. They harvest fruits, enjoy hay wagon rides and walk in the fields. These people are called “agri-tourists.” They improve the economy of rural areas and help farmers increase their profits.Sc
21、hool children are walking in a corn field maze. The corn is cut into tricky passageways that make it difficult to find a way out. The children are from Yorktown Elementary School in Bowie Maryland. They have traveled to Montpelier Farms in Prince Georges County which is also in Maryland. The farm is
22、 about 40 kilometers from The White House.Debbie Pierson is the students teacher. “We go on these kind of field trips so that the children will have a hands-on experience of what its like to be on a farm,” Pierson said.In Loudoun County Virginia, there are farms where grapes are grown for use in mak
23、ing wine. Many of the farms let people visit, and drink the wine that is made there. Bill Hatch owns the Zephaniah Farm Vineyard. He holds wine tastings in his home. “We are doubling the number of visitors to our farm every year. We have an average of 250 people on a weekend,” Hatch said.As more peo
24、ple visit farms, more farmers are adding activities in which visitors can take part.Malcolm Baldwin owns WeatherLea Farm and Vineyard in Loudoun County. Six years ago, he began letting people be married at his farm. They can also sleep at the farm overnight. Mr. Baldwin says the money he makes from
25、these activities let him keep his small farm operating. “But without the animals, and without the vines, the wedding business wouldnt be as profitable (有利可图的), because people like to see the vines. They like to see the animals and without which I dont think this will be a popular place,” Baldwin sai
26、d.25. We can infer from the first paragraph that people always go for field trips in _. A. SpringB. SummerC. AutumnD. Winter26. The underlined word “maze” in the passage is similar to “_”. A. puzzleB. tripC. houseD. activity27. On Malcolm Baldwins farms, visitors can _. A. taste the wine made in the
27、 USAB. raise and hunt animals C. do wedding business D. have fun as well as bring him moneyCIt was 8:35 am. My girls and I were rushing through the front door of the school as I yelled, “Hurry up! The bell was about to” RIIIIIIIING! The girls froze and their eyes widened. My shoulders sagged(下垂). We
28、 were too late.We were often late for school last year, and every time we ran breathlessly into the attendance I heard myself making silly excuses to Beth, the long-suffering secretary: our alarm didnt go off; there was so much traffic; it was my husbands fault; the dogI didnt know-something about t
29、he dog!As time passed by, my lying became a habit, and it raised a red flag for me. Lying - even in the form of “harmless” excuses - means were ashamed. Shame is different from guilt. Healthy guilt is fair and helpful. But shame can be dangerous. Nothing ruins the connection between two people more
30、quickly than shame and lies do. Anyone trying to live a healthy and honest life must avoid shame at any cost. I was trying to live a healthy and honest life, but my excuses were keeping me from reaching my goal. So I vowed（发誓）to do something different .The next time we were late, I went to the atten
31、dance office. When Beth asked me to fill in a form with the reason for being late, I told the truth. “These days, we are very tired and disorganized,” I wrote. Beth looked down at that form, and the slowly looked up at me. She gave us a warm and big smile and her blue eyes twinkled. She started laug
32、hing. So did my kids and I.Were all imperfect human beings. We make mistakes. Everyone does make mistakes. However, its OK to tell the truth about them. Its OK to forgive ourselves and promise to try again.28. By writing Paragraph1, the author wants to show that .A. her daughters were not easy to de
33、al withB. she didnt have an organized lifestyleC. her daughters didnt like going to schoolD. she lived a lazy life with her daughters29. What do we know about the author from Paragraph2?A. She lived an extremely busy life.B. She liked complaining about life.C. She liked making fun of other people.D.
34、 She liked making excuses for her lateness.30. We learn that as time went by, the author .A. found that other people liked lying to herB. realized the harm of lying and wanted to changeC. found that shame had a positive effect on her lifeD. realized that she could no longer live a healthy life31. Th
35、e last paragraph shows when we make a mistake we should .A. blame it on different thingsB. never let others know it is our faultC. never forgive ourselves for making itD. forgive ourselves and try harder next timeDWouldnt it be great if you could just look up at the sky and read the weather forecast
36、 right away? Well, you can. The forecast is written in clouds. If you can read that writing, you can tell something about the atmosphere. With some practice, you can become a pretty good weather forecaster. Who knows, you might even do as well as meteorologists（气象学家）.Meteorologists use much more inf
37、ormation than just the appearance of the clouds to make their forecast. They collect data（数据）from all over the world. Then they put it into powerful, high speed computers. This does give the meteorologists an advantage, because they can track（追踪）weather patterns as they move from west to east across
38、 the country. But you have an advantage, too. You can look at the sky and get your data directly. A meteorologist uses a computer forecast thats several hours old to make a local forecast.What are you seeing when you look at a cloud? “A picture of moisture(水汽)is doing in the atmosphere,” says meteor
39、ologist Peter Leavitt. Theres moisture throughout the atmosphere. Most of the time you dont see it, because its in the form of an unseeable gas called water vapor. Sometimes, the temperature of the air gets cold enough to cause the waster vapor to change to liquid water. Its called condensation(凝结),
40、 and we see it happen all the time (for example, when humid air from the shower hits the cold glasses of a mirror). When enough water vapor condenses（冷凝）, droplets(小滴）come in the air. These droplets scatter(分散) light. A cloud is seen.Watching clouds over a day or two tells you a lot more than a sing
41、le cloud about the weather to come. Changes in clouds show changes in the atmosphere. You should begin to notice patterns. Certain clouds, following each other in order, can signal an approaching storm. But dont take our word for it; see for yourself.32. According to the passage, an ordinary person
42、might read the weather forecast as well as meteorologists _.A. with some simple practice looking up at the skyB. with the help of the high-speed computersC. through complex (复杂的) instrumentsD. by visiting a weather station33. Meteorologists can make their weather forecast .A. by using information of
43、 the appearance of the clouds onlyB. by collecting data from parts of the worldC. by collecting and analyzing（分析）the dataD. by watching the sky34. According to the passage, your advantage in weather forecast is that .A. you have a high-speed computerB. you observe the sky and get your data directlyC
44、. you have more instruments at homeD. you can track weather patterns as they move from west to east across the country35. This passage mainly tells us about how to . A. train ourselves as meteorologistsB. be an assistant to a meteorologistC. forecast the weather by ourselvesD. broadcast the weather
45、forecast第三部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）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。All through high school, students dream of McDonald s for lunch instead of school lunches. 36 , they dont have that opportunity here. They have to 37 what the school has provided for t
46、hem. In my opinion, they deserve to have lunches outside of the school.By 38 teens to spend lunchtime outside, the school could save a lot of money, which could be used to 39 more school programs. As we know, school lunches are subsidized（补贴）by the government. Thats why food in school is sold 40 . I
47、f students are able to go outside at noon, the school will spend less money on the 41 program. And the school can use the money saved for 42 things, such as sports equipment or new books.If students are able to have lunch outside of the school, they will get more 43 about how the real world works. I
48、f they stand in a cafeteria line every day, they wont have the 44 to get involved in wider society. Students, 45 those who are about to graduate, need to know what to expect when theyre on their own. Eating outside makes it possible for them to 46 more of the outside world.It is 47 for the school to
49、 place more trust in teens. They should be trusted enough to eat out and 48 on time. School officials argue that theyre making sure children are 49 by keeping them in school since theyre worried that something 50 might happen to children. Of course, lunch rush can be 51 , especially if teens race ou
50、tside and back to school at the expected time. But the students are now 52 enough to be responsible for their own behavior. All teens have been taught to 53 road rules when they are outside alone.54 , the school should let students go outside for lunch. It gives students a sense of 55 and responsibi
51、lity, and they deserve to be trusted.36. A. InsteadB. BesidesC. HoweverD. Therefore37. A. eatB. playC. readD. cook38. A. orderingB. requiringC. encouragingD. allowing39. A. supportB. copyC. findD. write40. A. cheaplyB. easilyC. secretlyD. quickly41. A. healthB. lunchC. educationD. exercise42. A. int
52、erestingB. surprisingC. differentD. unusual43. A. feelingsB. expectationsC. explanationsD. experiences44. A. wishB. abilityC. needD. chance45. A. obviouslyB. naturallyC. especiallyD. clearly46. A. acceptB. learnC. enjoyD. remember47. A. importantB. easyC. uselessD. doubtful48. A. workB. startC. retu
53、rnD. leave49. A. activeB. safeC. happyD. honest50. A. strangeB. necessaryC. impossibleD. unexpected51. A. dangerousB. excitingC. boringD. puzzling52. A. tallB. strongC. oldD. smart53. A. makeB. changeC. breakD. follow54. A. After allB. In shortC. In factD. As usual55. A. humorB. freedomC. directionD
54、. achievement第二节（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Meet the magic folkThroughout the ages and across the world, fairies（童话故事）have come alive in the stories, poems, and songs passed down from the old to the young. Some amazing stories about fairies have come to us from the Bri
55、tish Isles. 56 Merrows are Irish fairy mermaids（美人鱼）. The females are very gentle and beautiful with fishes tails. Merrows sometimes come onto land disguised（伪装）as small, white cattle or as beautiful women wearing bright red feather caps. 57 Leprechauns（矮妖）are fairies that appear as tiny old men. Th
56、ey like to be alone most of the time, making and mending shoes and keeping their pots of gold well hidden. If a human catches a leprechaun and asks for its gold, the leprechaun must hand it over. 58 If the human looks away for even an instant, the leprechaun will joyfully disappear.Brownies are hair
57、y little men who do chores（杂事）in houses and on farms during the night. All they want as payment is food, and they get very angry if humans watch them do their work. If a brownie is given clothes as a present, hell disappear forever. 59 Selkies are seal fairies. Female selkies sometimes come to shore
58、 and take off their sealskins to play on the beach in human form. Like merrows, if a human finds a selkies sealskin, she cant go back to the ocean. 60 If she finds her sealskin, she happily returns to the sea, leaving her human husband and childrenbut she comes close to shore to watch over them from
59、 time to time.A. Here are some of these fairies.B. Most sailors at sea hope never to see a merrow.C. But it is far trickier（狡猾的）than it looks!D. A selkie is quiet and lovely, with dark hair and sad eyes.E. Instead, she must obey（服从）the human who keeps it and usually marries him.F. Perhaps this is be
60、cause he rushes back to show off his new clothes to the others.G. If a human steals this cap, a merrow cant go back to the sea and must stay on land.第三部分 英语知识运用第二节 （共10分；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。In my opinion, we should try our best 61 (realize) our goals even though 62 i
61、s little hope. The efforts seem to be the lights in the darkness, leading the way to hope and success. I used to be 63 shy girl in my primary school. I was weak in English at that time, especially for 64 (speak) English. So I was afraid to answer the teachers questions during English classes. After
62、I entered my dream middle school. Something 65 (change). I started to read many 66 (interest) English stories and my English teacher was patient to help me a lot. I studied hard in class and practiced by watching English films and listening to English songs in my free time. Little 67 little, I found
63、 68 more and more interesting to learn English. I could even talk with my classmates 69 (fluent) in English and I was not shy any more. At last, I got high grades in English and I had 70 ( confident) to do it better in the future.第四部分写作（共两节；满分35分）第一节短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）假段定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你
64、同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误仅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()划掉。修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：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;3. 必须按答题要求做题，否则不给分。 Today is Sunday. The sky is full of sunshine, so does my life. In about 9:00am, I went to a bookstore with my frien
65、ds. There was so many new books that I didnt know which one to buy, because these books were both useful to me. At last, I choose two. At 10:00, my friends and I went to the cinema, for we knew what the film Titanic was very popular. It took us about 3 hours to see the film. After seeing the film, a
66、nd everyone was deeply moved. Some friends even burst into tears. From the story, I understand that love is noble and valuable. Thats really wonderful film. It is well worth seen again. What a happy day! I hope tomorrow I will be even happy! 笫二节书面表达（满分25分） 假定你是李华，于2015年3月2日搭乘某航空公司(Flight HZH9211) 回国
67、。到机场后，发现遗失了行李箱。现请你用英语给该航空公司写一封信，请他们帮你寻找。要点包括： 1. 陈述写信原因；2. 描述行李箱；3. 期待回复并表示感谢。注意：1. 次数100左右； 2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯； 3. 开头语和结束语已为你写好，不计入总词数。Dear Sir or Madam, My name is Li Hua, and I was a passenger _.Regards,Li Hua参考答案一 听力1-5 CBCBA6-10 ABCBA11-15 CBBCA16-20 AAABB二 阅读理解21-24 BCDB25-27 CAD28-31 BDBD32-35
68、 ACBC三 完形填空36-40 CADAA41-45 BCDDC46-50 BACBD51-55 ACDBB四 七选五56-60 AGCFE五 语法填词61. to realize62. there63. a64. spoken65. changed66. interesting67. by68. it69. fluently70. confidence六 短文改错Today is Sunday. The sky is full of sunshine, so does my life. In about 9:00am, I went to a is Atbookstore with my
69、friends. There was so many new books that I didnt know which one to buy, werebecause these books were both useful to me. At last, I choose two. At 10:00, my friends and I went all choseto the cinema, for we knew what the film Titanic was very popular. It took us about 3 hours to that或what see the fi
70、lm. After seeing the film, and everyone was deeply moved. Some friends even burst into tears. From the story, I understand that love is noble and valuable. Thats really wonderful film. It ais well worth seen again. seeing What a happy day! I hope tomorrow I will be even happy! happier七 书面表达Dear Sir
71、or Madam, My name is Li Hua, and I was a passenger on Flight HZH9211 of your airline, returning from abroad on March 2nd, 2015. Unfortunately, I found that my suitcase got lost when I arrived at the airport. I am therefore writing to ask for your help in finding my suitcase. The suitcase is a yellow
72、 one, 80cm long, 40cm wide and 25cm thick, with my name tag on the back. It contains many important personal files and some scientific materials. There are also some presents I bought for my family members and friends. It will be a great disappointment to me if I cant find it. I would greatly appreciate it if you could help find my lost suitcase. Im looking forward to hearing from you soon.Regards,Li Hua
