1、成都外国语学校2010-2011学年度期中考试英语试题注意事项：1. 本试卷分为第一卷（选择题 做在机读卡上）和第二卷（非选择题 做在答题卷上）两部分。2. 本堂考试共120分钟，满分150分， 本试卷共13页3. 考试前，考生务必将自己的姓名，学号填写在机读卡上，并使用2B铅笔填涂。试卷和答卷密封线以内必须按照要求填写。4. 考试结束后，将试卷第12-13页和答题卡一并交回。 第一卷第一部分：听力（共2节，满分30分）第一节（共5小题；1.5分，满分 7.5分）听下面5段话。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
2、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 countries has the woman been to so far?A. Two. B. Three. C. Four.2、 Where will the two speakers spend their holiday?A. At the sea. B. On the beach. C. In the mountains.3、 What does the man want to know?A. When buses leave for Chicago. B. Where the bus station
3、is.C. If there is any bus to Chicago.4、 How will the man and the woman go home? A. By subway. B. By taxi. C. By bus.5、 What do we know about the man?A. He will not learn computer. B. He has no idea of computer.C. He does not like to use computer.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
4、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。听每段对话或独白钱，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。听下面一段材料，回答第6至8三个小题。6、 Why does the man think he was lucky to get the job?A. He likes the job. B. He likes the factory. C. He can live in a quiet place.7、 How did the man sleep last night?A. He woke several ti
5、mes. B. He slept very well.C. He couldnt go to sleep.8、 What do we know about the woman?A. She was not used to the silence. B. She was afraid of the bird.C. She was too tired.听下面一段材料，回答第9至11三个小题。9、 Why does the woman not book hotel rooms?A. She is staying with her friends. B. She wants to save money
6、.B. She cant find a hotel.10、What is the man going to do in the vacation?A. Take piano lessons. B. Go to the beach. C. Give piano lessons.11、What do we know about the man?A. He is thinking about where to go. B. Hell go with the woman.C. He envies the woman.听下面一段材料，回答第12至14三个小题。12、What are the two sp
7、eakers mainly talking about?A. Work. B. Health. C. Wealth.13、What is the mans trouble?A. He cant go to sleep at night. B. He doesnt like his work.C. He will lose his job.14、What does the woman suggest the man do?A. Find an easy job. B. Make less money. C. Take some medicine.听下面一段材料，回答第15至17三个小题。15、W
8、hat is the weather usually like for March?A. Cooler. B. Hotter. C. Colder.16、How often should the bus come to the stop?A. Every 20 minutes. B. Every 30 minutes. C. Every 60 minutes.17、Where has the man lived for ten years?A. In Florida. B. In New York. C. In California.听下面一段材料，回答第18至20三个小题。18、Why is
9、 a bicycle sometimes better than a car in town?A. It has a basket in the front. B. It is much cheaper than a car.C. It is often faster than a car.19、When does the speakers husband use the bicycle?A. When he goes for an outing. B. When he goes to his office.C. When he goes to see his friends.20、What
10、can we learn from what the speaker said?A. Riding saves her a lot of money. B. Cycling is her favourite sport.C. Riding does her a lot of good.第二部分： 英语知识运用（满分120分）I.单项选择（共15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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。21. The UK program, Britains Got Talent, features three sharp-tongued ju
11、dges, _ remarks can reduce contestants _ tears. A. which; into B. whose; to C. which; to D. whose; into22. It is the very ordinariness of the participants _ makes the talent shows _ attractive to _ a wide audience. A. which; so; so B. that; such; so C. which; such; such D. that; so; such23. With his
12、 injured left foot fully healed, Yao Ming is just looking forward to playing a great season, _ that he can _ his foot now. A. saying; call on B. says; hold on C. saying; count on D. said; keep on24. Jingqiu, the young heroine of the new Zhang Yimou movie Under the Hawthorn Tree, is a very innocent h
13、igh school student, _ love story set in _ mid 1970s. A. her; the B. whose; / C. whose; the D. her; /25. - Bob _ with Scrooges company for 10 years in poor working conditions before he retired. - Oh, dear. That _ the most trying part of his life. A. had been; could have been B. has been; couldnt have
14、 been C. had been; must have been D. has been; shouldnt have been26. Impressive _, it fades next _ the story of Armstrongs struggle against disease. A. as is the record; by B. as is the record; on C. as the record is; for D. as the record is; to27. Lin Yong together with two of his classmates _ the
15、park administration about their plan _ they want to build a ramp in the park.A. tell; that B. tells; that C. tells; what D. tell; which28. It was the year 751 _ the Chinese traveller Du Huan _ by the Arabic army. A. when; took prisoner B. that; took a prisoner C. when; was taken prisoner D. that; wa
16、s taken a prisoner29. Bearing the fact of _ from the Song Dynasty, a small bronze statue of a lion _ in Swahili town of Shanga is of great value. A. dating; having been found B. dated; found C. dating; found D. dated; was found30. Two-thirds of Australia kangaroos and _ are native _ dry and desert.
17、A. dingoes; to is B. dingos; on are C. dingoes; to are D. dingos; by is31. Gregor Mendel who was the first _ that many characteristics of a plant _ from one generation to another had a deep love of nature. A. to find; pass about B. finding; passed away C. found; passed by D. to find; passed on32. _
18、the advertisement cant get across to us is _ we dont agree. A. What; what B. What; where C. Where; what D. Where; where33. - How can our business earn a lot of money?- Our business will _ profit _ we have enough equipment of high quality.A. bring in; as long as B. bring out; if only C. bring up; unl
19、ess D. bring about; in order that34. So desperate _ that no one could help another, each _ to save himself and his animals.A. was the situation; was trying B. the situation was; trying C. the situation was; was trying D. was the situation; trying35. - We are short of hands at the moment.- Dont worry
20、. _ the factory, the managing director will begin to _ new employees. A. Immediately he reaches; take up B. Directly he reaches; take on C. On arriving; take off D. As soon as he returns; take inII. 完形填空（共20题：每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意。然后在各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项，并在机读卡上将该项涂黑。While in the army there w
21、as nothing I dislike so much as the map-reading course，for thesimple reason that I always feel 36 even with a map in my handFor weeks I had 37 awake at night thinking of the 38 test I would have to face at the end of the course. 39 the evil day arrivedIt was my responsibility to lead a small band of
22、 soldiers back to camp from the middle of 40 .We were driven out in a(n) 41 lorry and left in a ploughed field with 42 to get back to camp as quickly as possible.Well knowing my 43 ，the soldiers smiled as they saw me looking at the map and they made all sorts of helpful suggestions. I folded the map
23、 up，put it in my pocket，and said that we would 44 east. After walking through the cornfield for over an hour we came to a wide stream. I looked at the map 45 .It seemed to be 46 with masses of thin blue lines. But which 47 line was this steam? In despair，we sat down in the cool 48 and I feel 1ike 49
24、 the map into the water. Fifteen minutes later，a boat passed and I asked the boatman if he could give us a 50 to the nearest village. I 51 that we had been out for a walk and 52 got lost. The boatman invited us on 53 and I felt 54 when he told me that he had helped hundreds of soldiers to pass their
25、 map-reading test! Not long 55 ,we got off that boat and, following the boatmans instructions, took a bus into the village and got back to camp.36AstupidBblindCpuzzledDlost37AsufferedBlainCsleptD1aid38Abasic YCYBactualCpracticalDspecial39AAt last BAt onceCAs a resultDAfter all40AvillageBdowntownCnow
26、hereDforest41AclosedBadvancedCordinaryDdamaged42AsuggestionsBdirectionsCinformationDinstructions43AweaknessBthoughtCtaskDstrength44AheadBpointCmarchDguide45AgraduallyBthereforeCmerelyDagain46AspreadBpaintedCcoveredDseparated47AsimilarBparticularCcorrectDwonderful48AtentBshadowCshoreDshade49AtearingB
27、throwingCstrikingDdestroying50AliftBriderCfavorDservice51AdeclaredBpretendedCadmittedDdescribed52AaltogetherBalmostCpossibleDsomehow53AboardBboatCpurposeDplatform54AafraidBfoolishCfortunateDinterested55AagoB.1ateCafterwardsDawayIII阅读理解（共20小题：每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下面短文，从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AS
28、taying positive through the cold season could be your best defense against getting ill, new study findings suggest. In an experiment that exposed healthy volunteers to a cold or flu virus, researchers found that people with a generally sunny character were less likely to fall ill. The findings, publ
29、ished in the journal Psychosomatic Medicine, build on evidence that a positive emotional style can help to protect us from suffering the common cold and other illnesses. Researchers believe the reasons may be both objective as in happiness improving immune function and subjective as in happy people
30、being less troubled by a sore throat or runny nose. People with a positive emotional style may have different immune responses to the virus, explained lead study author Dr Sheldon Cohen of Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh. And when they do get a cold, they may interpret their illness as bein
31、g less severe. Cohen and his colleagues had found in a previous study that happier people seemed less likely to catch a cold, but some questions remained as to whether the emotional style itself had the effect. For the new study, the researchers had 193 healthy adults complete standard measures of p
32、ersonality characteristics, self-felt health and emotional style. Those who had a tendency to be happy, energetic and easy-going were judged as having a positive emotional style, while those who were often unhappy, tense and aggressive had a negative style. The researchers gave them nasal (鼻腔的) drop
33、s containing either a cold virus or a particular flu virus. Over the next six days, the volunteers reported on any aches, pains or sneezing they had, while the researchers collected objective data. Cohen and his colleagues found that based on objective measures of nasal troubles, happy people were l
34、ess likely to develop a cold. 56. Which is the best title for the passage?A. Stay Away from Being NegativeB. Positive or Negative？Its Up to You.C. Emotional Style and Flu.D. Optimistic People Likely to Keep Diseases Away. 57. According to Dr Cohens research, the reason why some people are unlikely t
35、o catch a cold may be that _.A. their cheerful mood benefits the immune systemB. they have developed a certain way against flu virusC. they are less likely to have a sore throat and runny noseD. they have got a stronger self-confidence in their health58. The research is done by _.A. getting voluntee
36、rs in one emotional group and analyzing themB. conducting a medical experiment on volunteers of different emotional stylesC. collecting and analyzing volunteers objective nasal production dataD. having volunteers answer questions on personality, health and emotions59. The passage is probably written
37、 for _.A. medical students B. lead authors C. the public D. the volunteersBDuring the school year many parents take on the role of driver as they drive their children from one lesson to another. Many of us want our children to have a little taste of everything, from organized sports to music, dance
38、and more. But we can overdo it, leaving our children feeling a little burnt out, and according to parent educator Diane Loisie, its their school work that suffers the most. After school, if theyre busy in a number of sporting events, besides, they need to do their homework, then the time theyll feel
39、 sleepy is in the classroom. Your child needs free time. So if youre filling up that after school time, then its during the day that theyre going to be taking a break. Professor Claire McDermott agrees that theres a lot to be gained from sometimes putting those scheduled lessons and activities away.
40、 Relaxing time is important for children. Its time just to do the things they want to do. A child can go up to their room, or they can play around. It doesnt look like productive time; parents certainly wouldnt be saying Wow, are they ever learning things now? But this relaxing time gives both the b
41、ody and the brain just a wonderful chance to relax after a day. It helps a child prepare for sleep, and it also helps to understand the learning thats gone on that day. Its hard to prevent signing our kids up for some activities and lessons. After all, many of us want our children to have a head sta
42、rt in life and the chance to join in great activities in the arts or sports is a part of that. However, Loisie feels that in the long run most children feel better with just a few key activities because it gives them an opportunity to master them. When we get our children in too many activities beca
43、use we want our children to experience everything, then what were doing is setting them up not to be good at one thing or gaining a skill. So choose your childrens activities wisely. It may be one of the best things youve ever done for your kids. 60. What is the biggest disadvantage for children to
44、attend too many lessons after school?A. They can get bored easily about everything.B. They might have no time to do the homework.C. They might not pay much attention to learning.D. They can not easily focus on learning during the day.61. What should we think of childrens playing around aimlessly?A.
45、It is productive. B. It is helpful. C. It is a bad habit. D. It is a waste of time.62. Why should parents limit the activities our children attend?A. Because children have no time.B. Because children cannot learn many things.C. Because children do not have enough sleep.D. Because children cannot foc
46、us on too many activities. 63. What is the main idea of this passage?A. Dont be childrens drivers after school.B. Choose activities for your children wisely.C. Make your children learn as much as possible.D. Let children learn something from various subjects.CSir William Osler has a few words for yo
47、u: “In the Life of a young man the most essential thing for happiness is the gift of friendship.” Truer words were never spoken. For what more could you ask than comradeship during the peaks and valleys of life? To whom else but a close, valuable friend can you show off your successes and complain a
48、bout your failures or losses?What is a“good friend”? How is he best described? Well, it has been my observation that although many will cry with you, few can sincerely rejoice (欣喜) with you. Therefore, in my opinion, a good friend is one who can enjoy your successes without envy; one who can say, “T
49、hat was wonderful! You can do it again, even better if you want!” and mean it. Nothing taxes a friendship more than the prosperity of one and not the other. Even the closest of friendships often cannot resist such pressure and fail. No wonder many minor friendships go down day by day for the same re
50、ason.A person of good character and sound moral, of honor and humor, of courage and belief is a friend to be sought and treasured for there are few. Too often we hear, “If you can count your good friends on more than one hand, consider yourself blessed .” What makes a friendship last? Well, I dont k
51、now all the answers, but one of my observations is that most good friends usually have similar tastes. They generally like and dislike many of the same things. There also usually seems to exist a similarity of personality types especially in the fundamental values of life such as honesty, sincerity,
52、 loyalty, and dependability. More often than not, birds of a feather do fly together. I dont think it matters a lot whether one prefers jazz or hockey to anothers Mozart or ballet. Much other matters far more: relying, sharing, giving, getting, enjoying; a sympathetic ear always there; criticism whe
53、n it can help; praise even if only because it would help. With not many people on this earth will you find this much in common. When you find one, hang on to him, for a good friend found is a rare treasure.64. The function of Paragraph 1 is to introduce _.A. a famous saying B. the topic for discussi
54、onC. a famous person D. two different attitudes65. What is the meaning of the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2?A. People dont have to pay taxes to develop friendship with others.B. Success of one person can promote his friendship with others.C. Friendship can be affected by the difference in succe
55、ss between friends.D. Nothing can affect friendship because it has gone through the peaks and valleys of life. 66. What is the main idea of Paragraph 3?A. One is lucky to have many friends.B. A friend should have a good character.C. We should count our friends on more than one hand.D. A true friend
56、should be treasured because there are few.67. According to the passage, which of the following plays the LEAST important role in a long-lasting friendship?A. Hobbies. B. Tastes.C. Personality. D. Sympathy.DCONCORD， N.H.Torrential rain forced hundreds of people from their homes in parts of New Englan
57、d on Sunday, as water flowed over dams and washed out roads. The governors of New Hampshire and Massachusetts declared states of emergency. Maines governor also declared a state of emergency for one county. “Its a very serious situation, ” said New Hampshire Governor John Lynch, adding that forecast
58、ers were predicting 12 to 15 inches of rain by the end of the storm in parts of southern New Hampshire. “It continues to change and the situation continues to worsen.”In some towns, police and fire crews used boats to get people out of their homes and stranded cars after hundreds of roads were damag
59、ed. Others got around in kayaks(皮船). Some towns shut down, not letting anyone pass except emergency vehicles. “The town is cut right in half,” said Glenn Laramie, police chief in Andover, N.H. A dam in Milton, N.H., was in danger of failing, which could send a 10-foot wall of water downstream, the N
60、ational Weather Service said in a bulletin. People downstream were being evacuated from the town.In Massachusetts, cars were pulled from flooded streets in downtown Peabody, about 20 miles north of Boston, and about 300 people were evacuated from an apartment complex for seniors. Businesses stacked
61、sandbags at their doors, trying to prevent damage from water that at one point rose to waist-deep.Some parts of New Hampshire had seen 7 inches of rain by midday Sunday and forecasters said up to 5 more inches might come during the day. About 100 residents were evacuated from their homes in Wakefiel
62、d, N.H., because of concerns about two dams in the area.Flooding in New Hampshire in October killed seven people, carried off homes and washed away miles of roads down to bedrock.In Maine, flooding was reported on 60 roads in the southern part of the state, said governors spokeswoman Crystal Canney.
63、 More than 50 homes in Sanford and several in Kennebunk also were evacuated, state officials said.68. Which is NOT true according to the article？A. The situation in N. H. is very serious. B. New England is a region of the U.S.C. A state of emergency was declared in three whole states.D. Seven people
64、 lost their lives in New Hampshire in October.69. What is the main idea of the passage？A. Two dams failed in New Hampshire.B. Flood in New Hampshire.C. State of emergency in New England.D. Severe floods in three U.S. states. 70. In paragraph 4, the underlined word “evacuate” most probably means“_”.A
65、. rescue B. rapped C. send away D. wash away71. What was mentioned to cope with the situation？A. Some towns shut down. B. Some dams were open.C. People all left their homes. D. Some temporary houses were built.EFor a girl whos interested in fashion, what would be the dream job? Being a model? Probab
66、ly no thats for a pencil thin who doesnt eat. One answer is, fashion stylist.As more brands open stores in China to expand their reach, the increase in outdoor advertising might light a stylist spark in a girls heart. Fashion magazine offices are crowded with interns (实习生), and fashionable brand HR
67、managers get thousands of resumes of people looking for a stylist position.It looked too high before, but now I find it more approachable, said Xue Rui, 22, a Fudan University Chinese literature graduate who works as an assistant stylist at Herms in Shanghai. There is no certain principle in dressin
68、g up models, and you can try every way with your own distinct taste to make them pretty and attractive.The attractiveness of this line of work is not only in the fabulous clothes. And its not like it used to be: an insiders job with little recognition and even less money. Now its a career with a pro
69、file, prospects and pay packet.Girls can find it hard to ignore this tempt and the field is opening up to normal girls, not only style or fashion design majors. A fashion designer knows how to make a dress pretty, but a stylist knows how to make a person beautiful, from head to toe, explained He Qin
70、g, 21, a junior in fashion design at the Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology.You have to be all-round: from hair and make up to clothes, shoes, and accessories(配饰) to the event, said He. You have to know everything, and handle several things at the same time. Its challenging. Thats why I love it
71、. Its not, however, without its downside, no matter how great you may think it is, Its incredibly hard work, said Chen Qianzhu, a stylist at the Chinese version of Elle magazine. You need to build good relations with various people stars, photographers, PR managers, other media, even airlines.You ne
72、ed to take care of clothes in the workplace and pay for even a tiny spot you get on them, Chen said. The worst thing is that you might work extremely hard for a week on some serious photos, but if the chiefs not satisfied, you do them all over again.72. A fashion stylist has to do the following EXCE
73、PT _.A. make every effort to dress up modelsB. make a model attractive, from hair to feetC. pay for a tiny stain happening to the clothes D. not to eat and keep a thin figure like a pencil73. Xue Rui, He Qing and Chen Qianzhu are mentioned in the passage in order to _.A. show the strengths and weakn
74、esses of the new type of careerB. compare the different changes about the occupationC. make the article interesting and convincingD. support an idea by giving enough evidence74. The underlined world all-round in Paragraph 6 can be replaced by _.A. all-star B. all-out C. all-powerful D. all-purpose75
75、. Where can the passage be found?A. In a newspaper. B. In a magazine.C. In an advertisement. D. In an essay written by a graduate.第二卷 I.短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，共10分）此题要求改正所给短文的错误。对标有题号的每一行做出判断：如无错误，在答题卡该行右边横线上划一个勾（）；如有错误（每行只有一个错误），则按下列情况改正：该行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉，在答题卡该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。该行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（），在答
76、题卡该行右边横线上写出该加的词。该行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在答题卡该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。I often quarrel about my mother over whether I can watch 76._TV after school. She holds view that senior three students 77._have to make fully use of every minute to work hard at 78._their lessons. It seems to me that once I am allowed to 79._do th
77、at, Ill unable to control myself and forget all 80._about my study. She also thinks it is bad for my eye. 81._And I really cant accept her ideas. In my opinion, 82._watch TV can refresh my mind after a days hard work. 83._Besides, it is important for us students to know what has happened 84._at home
78、 and at abroad. Thus, we shouldnt be forbidden to watch TV. 85._II. 书面表达（满分25分）最近，你对一个住读学校的578名学生周末回家的方式进行了一个调查，调查结果见下图。请根据图表所提供的信息用英语写一篇短文，介绍同学们的不同选择，并对每项进行适当发挥。最后谈谈自己的选择及理由。注意：1.词数100字左右2.饼状图：pie chart_英语期中考试答案1. 听力: 1-5 BCABA 6-10 CBAAA 11-15 CBAAA 16-20 BACAC 2. 单选：21-25. BDCAC 26-30. DBCCA 31-3
79、5. DBADB3. 完形：36-40 DBCAC 41-45 ADAAD 46-50 CBDBA 51-55 BDABC4. 阅读：56-59 DABC 60-63 DBDB 64-67 BCDA 68-71 CDCA 72-75 DACB5. 改错： 76. about改为with 77.view前面加the 78. fully改为full 79. me改为her 80.unable前面加be 81. eye改为eyes 82. And改为But 83. watch改为watching 84.正确 85. 去掉at6.写作: Possible version:Recently I have
80、 carried out a survey among 578 students from a boarding school about how they go home at the weekend. As is shown in the pie chart, 45% of the students parents drive their cars to pick up their children, because it is the quickest way to get home. Besides, 30% of the students take the school bus ho
81、me, saying that they dont want to occupy their parents valuable time. In addition, 15% stay at school over the weekend in order to save more time for their studies. However, considering the advantages of avoiding traffic jams and keeping healthy, 10% choose to go home by bike. In my opinion, riding a bike home is my choice as it is low - carbon as well as energy -saving.w.w.w.k.s.5.u.c.o.m
