1、2018级上学期期末考试英语第一节(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- -遍。1. Where does the conversation take place?A.At a party.B. At home.C. In a shop.2. What will Jack do this Sunday evening?A. Come to see Susan.B. Attend Marks party.C
2、. See off his friend.3. What does Dave enjoy doing?A. Collecting magazines.B. Reading magazines.C. Learning Chinese.4. Whats the probable relationship between the speakers?A. Friends.B. Strangers.C. Colleagues.5. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. A film.B. A travel.C. A T-shirt.第二节(共15 小
3、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. Whats the weather like now?A. Cold.B. Hot.C. Warm.7. Where does theman choose to go?A. To the Mediterranean.B. To the Caribbean.C. To Tunisia.听第7段
4、材料,回答第89题。8. What time does the boy take a break in the afternoon?9. A. At 1:00.B. At 3:00.C. At 4:00.9. What will the woman do tomorrow？A. Buy some uniforms.B. Go to the boys school.C. Choose which subject to learn.听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。10. Where are the speakers now?A. In a post office.B.In a store.C.
5、In a school.11. What day is it today?A. Monday.B. Tuesday.C. Wednesday.12. What is Shelley like?A. Shes serious.B. Shes considerate.C. Shes relaxed.听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。13. What do we know about the man?A.Hes a new flat-mate. B. Hes an Italian painter.C. Hes a part-time cleaner.14. Where is the womans s
6、ister now?A. In Sydney.B. In Oxford.C. In Rome.15. Who gave the hat to the man?A. His brother.B. His parents.C. His friend.16. What did the man do last month?A. He went to South Africa.B. He received a birthday gift. C. He bought a mask for Alice.听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。17. How many people survived the hu
7、ge wave?A.3.B.7.C.9.18. How did the school headmistress help the children regain their confidence?A. By asking them to go back to school.B. By discussing what to do in the future.C. By introducing voluntary work to them.19. What did the children decide to rebuild?A. Their own houses.B. Their school
8、garden.C. Their school library.20. What is The Alert Rabbit?A. A life-saving bag.B. A name of a natural disaster.C. A story on dealing with a disaster.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A.B .C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AWP Puppet Pop-Up StudioIt is a monthly puppet(木偶 ) making and performing
9、 workshop offered on the third Saturday of each month at different places in Calgary. The workshops are suitable for people with different skill levels and encourage all family members, youngsters and elders to create art and drama together , with a different theme each month. But for 2020 , we cant
10、 get together for fun , and you can enjoy it online.Michaels Kids ClubLet your kids explore their art creativity here. Kids 3 and up can enjoy a quick project and take home a finished masterpiece. Sign up online,or just drop in. Only $3 per child reserves 30minutes for your creative kid. The project
11、 starts every half hour between 10 am and 11:30 am on Saturday mornings.Contemporary CalgaryIt is an art gallery and contemporary art museum. People can enjoy the art of our times through exhibitions , speeches , and education programs here. It is open from 9 am to 6 pm on weekdays and closes at 10
12、pm on weekends. Kids under 12 years old are free.Leighton Art CentreIt is full of fine crafts(工艺品) and artwork by local artists, where you find truly unique gifts for your loved ones, For 2020 , it is staying until December 20th to give visitors more opportunities to come in person, while still maki
13、ng sure of social distancing in the house. To avoid the chance of having to line up outside, purchase a $10 ticket in advance for a 9 - 10 am shopping time on Saturday or Sunday morning.21. What do we know about WP Puppet Pop-Up Studio?A. Its open to people of all skill levels.B. Its works are exhib
14、ited for a month.C. It has a different theme every year.D. Its activities begin every half hour.22. Where will Mr. Smith go if he wants to buy a special present for his kids?A. Michaels Kids Club.B. Leighton Art Centre.C. Contemporary Calgary.D. WP Puppet Pop-Up Studio.23. What do the four places ha
15、ve in common?A. They are all open on Sundays.B. They organize activities offline.C. They are all free for children.D. They are related to art activities.BMagawa was born in Tanzania in 2014 , and hes a little bigger than normal rats. Magawa and several other rats are part of the Hero Rat program run
16、 by a group called APOPO. Because the rats are so light , theres little danger that they will cause accidents while working.From a young age he was trained to sniff out TNT( 炸药). The training normally takes about a year. Magawas main job is to sniff out a trickier kind of bomb, known as a mine which
17、 is hidden,usually underground. In Cambodia , where Magawa works , mines were common during long periods of civil war between 1975 and 1988. During that time , around 5 million mines were planted in the country. About half of Cambodias minefields havent yet been cleared. Since 1979 , these mines hav
18、e killed or injured over 64 ,000 people.Magawa is taken out to a minefield, which he carefully goes over , section by section. Magawas master , Malen , guides him carefully across the field on a leash( 绳子 ). When Magawa finds a mine,he scratches at the dirt above it , wigwagging that hes found somet
19、hing.Because the rats work by sniffing , theyre very fast. It only takes Magawa 30 minutes to search an area as big as a tennis court. A human doing the same job would take four days. Malen says that Magawa and his colleagues are very confident in the field. He works quickly and is easily able to ma
20、ke decisions about whether something is a danger or not. Magawa is the star sniffer of the Hero Rat program. Hes found 39 landmines and 28 bombs that were dropped from planes , but never exploded.To honor Magawa , the PDSA made a special gold award that was small enough for Magawa to wear.24. What m
21、ade Magawa join in the Hero Rat program?A. His beneficial birthplace.B. His great achievements.C. His strict training.D. His being light in weight.25. What does the underlined word . wigwagging mean in paragraph 3?A. Signaling.B. Pretending.C. Remembering.D. Accepting.26. What can be inferred about
22、Magawa when he is working?A. He finds a minefield ffectively.B. He makes accurate judgments.C. He has other rats act confidently.D. He spends less time digging mines.27. Where is the text probably taken from?A. A textbook.B. A novel.C. A magazine.D. A diary.CLong ago, writing was done on parchments-
23、 -thin, dried animal skins specially prepared for writing. But the parchment wasnt easy to make and it wasnt cheap. Then , ancient people removed the original writing from a parchment and then used it again for another piece of writing. Thats what creates a palimpsest.The writing removed from the pa
24、rchment cant be seen directly. Generally , finding hidden writing on very old documents is so unusual, but for scientists,it is just the opposite because they have learned ways to use special lighting to discover it. For young college students , doing this is a different matter. Last year , some stu
25、dents at the Rochester Institute of Technology( RIT) took part in a class that brought together many students from different areas to do a project as a group, which was to build a special camera system that could take pictures by using different kinds of light. But just as the students were finishin
26、g up their project together ,COVID-l9 hit and the students could no longer work on the project in person. Instead , they broke into smaller groups to try to finish parts of the project remotely. Although they met many tough problems, they communicated , sometimes fiercely , with each other timely on
27、line to settle them.Over the summer , they got special permission to continue working on the camera system , and they managed to finish it. Then they borrowed several old parchments from the collection at the schools Cary Graphic Arts Collection. When they put one of the pages under their camera sys
28、tem with ultraviolet( UV) light( 紫外銭) , the hidden writing appeared suddenly. The students are even more excited because even though the parchment is no longer part of a book , the students know where 29 other pages from the same book are. They hope that these , too , will have hidden writing.28. Wh
29、y did ancient people remove the old writing from a parchment?A. To re-use the parchment.B. To correct the words on it.C. To see the hidden writing.D. To sell it at a higher price.29. What do scientists think of their discovery of hidden writing on old documents?A. Its surprising.B. Its unexpected.C.
30、 Its common.D. Its creative.30. Hows the relationship among the members of the project?A. Uneasy.B. Cooperative.C. Competitive.D. Casual.31. Whats the text mainly about?A. Students finding hidden writing.B. Scientists preserving parchments.C. The protection of old documents.D. A special camera syste
31、m.DFabien Cousteau is the grandson of Jacques Cousteau, an ocean scientist who brought the wonders of the sea to the attention of people around the world. Jacques Cousteau helped invent the Aqua-Lung(水肺) , now used by divers everywhere. Fabien Cousteau has followed a similar path,exploring the sea a
32、s a scientist and working to protect the oceans.Oceans cover more than 70% of our planet. NOAA says we have created maps of less than 20% of the worlds oceans, and only 5% have been explored. Space seems to have gotten much more attention , even though its farther away. The International Space Stati
33、on( ISS) has been around for more than 20 years , and more people have gone to the moon than have gone to the deepest point in the ocean.The ocean is our life support system. It is the very reason why we exist in the first place,Fabien says.But though the ocean is all around us , studying it is a ch
34、allenge. Divers are limited in how far down they can go and how long they can stay below. Returning to the surface can be dangerous.Fabien has announced a plan to build a large research station under the ocean named Proteus,which is designed to deal with many of those problems. The power for the sta
35、tion is expected to come from solar energy and the movement of the ocean. Fabien says that the research base wont justbe used to study and help protect the sea, but also to research new ways of creating energy , and perhaps even searching for new medicines. Proteus is also expected to have the first
36、 under water greenhouse in the world , so that the lab will be able to grow some of its own food.Like the ISS , Proteus is designed so that it can grow in the future , as scientists decide to add new sections or equipment to the station. Fabien hopes to have the lab completed and ready to use by 202
37、3.32. What do we know about Fabien Cousteau?A. Hes doing what Jacques once did.B. He took part in the work in the ISS.C. He built an undersea laboratory.D. He helped invent the Aqua-Lung.33. Why does the author mention the statistics in paragraph 2?A. To show the worlds oceans are vast.B. To prove o
38、ceans and space are vital.C. To advise people to protect oceans.D. To tell why oceans need exploring.34. Which of the following can best describe Proteus?A. Environment-friendly.B. Water-saving.C. Expensive.D. Risky.35. What is the best title for the text?A. Fabiens Ocean Research AchievementsB. Pro
39、teus:Research Lab Growing GraduallyC. Proteus : Plan for Underwater Version of ISSD. Fabiens Dream about Promoting his Station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Everyone wants to be happy ,but for many of us , the path to contentment isnt always clear.Happiness isnt a passive
40、state. 36 If youre ready to start becoming a more joyful version of yourself , here are some habits that will help you get there.Practice gratitude( 感激). Think about all the things in your life that you appreciate and start writing them down once a day. It can be one thing or many. The choice is you
41、rs! 37 Spend time with people who bring you joy. Make time for the friends and family members who celebrate your accomplishments and support you during hard times._ 38 When youre meeting new people , stick to the ones who are full of happiness , which will increase your happiness. 39 Theres nothing
42、like the feeling of achieving your dreams. Therefore , think about what you want out of life, large and small,and get to work on making it happen! Not only will this increase your confidence and self-worth,but it will also give you a sense of purpose !Give optimism a try. 40 For example, when you st
43、art to get stressed, think about something good from your day to balance out the negative emotions( 负面情绪 ). Optimists make a choice to focus on the good in their life instead of on the bad.In one word , happiness is very attainable. It just takes some practice !A. Set and meet goals.B. Spend your ti
44、me thinking about the past or future.C. Either way , this will bring your mind to the positive.D.It is easy to get stressed when you are always on-the-go.E. It is something we have to work toward each and every day!F. Do remember that these are your most valuable relationships!G. There are many ways
45、 to train your mind to look on the bright side.第三部分语言知识运用(共两节,满分45 分)第一节(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A、B .C和D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Loida Guillen Strong couldnt be prouder of her mom Mercedes，who has always put her family first.Growing up in the Dominican Republic , Mercedes wanted to become a
46、 41 . But when her father died, she must make a 42 choice:stay in school or take care of her brother and sister. She 43 the latter.As an adult , Mercedes 44 her dream once again to raise Loida and her brother. Their family eventually moved to America, where Mercedes wasted no opportunity to 45 the i
47、mportance of a good education. She may have 46 to leave school , but she wanted more for her kids.Thanks to her moms 47 ，Loida grew up to become a doctor, which was her moms childhood dream. After 48 for 10 years and saving some money，she thought it was her 49to make her mom proud! 50 ,she began to
48、study for a doctors degree. But Loida 51 to keep it a secret from her mom-for nearly three years !52 ,on August l, 2020, the time came to 53 her mom. Loida called her mother ,_54 that she was ill in the University of Central Floridas College of Nursing. When Mercedes rushed inside 55 and saw Loida s
49、tanding in a cap and gown(长袍 ). After learning the 56 , the excited mom fell to her knees. That was a 57 for Loida and herself!Loida told her,It is you that 58 me complete my dream. I want you to know that your 59 sacrifice is not in vain. Lets send Loida and Mercedes our 60 ! Theyve both worked so
50、hard to make this dreamcome true !41. A. doctorB. teacherC. merchantD. politician42. A. wrongB. possibleC. quickD. difficult43. A. createdB. chose .C. learntD. lost44. A. searched forB. gave awayC. put asideD. picked out45. A. ignoreB. rememberC. stressD. evaluate46. A. hadB. expectedC. happenedD. a
51、greed47. A. influenceB. successC. backgroundD. challenge48. A. waitingB. studyingC. workingD. resting49. A. chanceB. turn C. curiosityD. interest50. A. StillB. EvenC. AgainD. Then51. A. hesitatedB. decidedC. failedD. promised52. A. QuicklyB. NaturallyC. FinallyD. Temporarily53. A. meetB. surpriseC.
52、supportD. attract54. A. lyingB. respondingC. repeatingD. Predicting55. A. by mistakeB. by chanceC. in the endD. in a hurry56. A. truthB. growthC. faithD. strength57. A. memoryB. habitC. dreamD. fact58. A. arrangedB. meantC. provedD. helped59. A. familiarB . unselfishC. unknownD.similar60. A. explana
53、tionsB. messagesC. giftsD. congratulations第二节 (共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分)阅读下面短文,在空白处填人1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Nowadays , every family produces electronic rubbish ( e-rubbish)- 61 old TV or computer printer , or an out-of-date mobile phone we no longer need. But when we throw these everyday things away, not man
54、y of 62 ( we) know where these objects go. The reporter, Peter Essick , decided 63 ( follow) this e-rubbish to several different countries around the world.Later, Essick found a lot of e-rubbish had gone to Ghana, 64 he saw mountains of old computers. In the local markets, he 65 ( discover) the sell
55、ers resell some of the computers , and of course most of them dont work. They recycle the broken computers by melting(融化) the parts inside. These parts have a little metal such as copper or even gold sometimes. However , this process of 66 ( recycle) is dangerous for the workers because it produces
56、a lot of poisonous chemicals.As a result of his journey , Peter Essick thinks it is important to stop exporting e-rubbish. It is 67 ( harm) to the environment and it is bad for 68 ( people ) health. Peter Essick believes factories need to produce more eco-friendly electronics in the future. 69 other
57、 words , they should produce electronic products which people can recycle 70 (cheap) and in the country where they were made.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I分,满分10分)假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文,请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误,每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及-个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号( N) ,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
58、的词下画-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- -词; .2. 只允许修改10处,多者(从第11处起)不计分。I still remember my best friend in the elementary school,so his name is Li Ming. When we met,he was eight and I was nine. He often told interested stories that made me laugh happy. We were in same class at school. We sat together
59、 and always play during the break. He lived near my house , so it was convenient for us to meeting every day. We watched cartoons on TV , and did our homeworks together. In summer , we went swimming in the river with our parents ,but we never did that alone because of it was dangerous. Later , her f
60、amily moved to another city , what made me sad.Ill never forget the nice time we spent together.第二节书面表达(满分25 分)假定你叫李华。你校准备举办中国画展览,请给你校正在学习中国画的英语外教Peter写封邮件,内容包括: .1.国画展的时间地点;2.请他提供作品参展;3.参展的好处。注意:1.词数100左右;邮件开头结尾已给出,不计人总词数;2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。.Dear Peter ,Hows everything going?Looking forward to your early reply.Yours,Li Hua
