第一学期英语期末考试试卷

第一学期英语期末考试试卷

1. They provided us a lot of food when we were in trouble.

A . for B. of C. with D. at

2. No photos of the girl were printed, ______ the request of her family.

A. at

B. under

C. on

D. for

3. It is important we should learn it well.

A. too…late

B. such …that

C. very …that

D. so…that

4. You will have to arrive there on time, you will miss a good chance.

A. but so

B. but also

C. or so

D. or else

5. The old teacher was very ______ and he was never ______ while talking to us.

A. rough…fluent

B. strict…gentle

C. fresh…frank

D. rough…painful

6. Either his children or his wife his work when he lives far away.

A. support

B. supported

C. supports

D. have supported

7. I’m beginning to like Japanese food. I certainly rice to potatoes.

A. like

B. want

C. prefer

D. love

8. Those old songs could bring back people’s .

A lifetime B. age C. memories D. areas

9. In 1963 we moved to Boston, my grandparents lived.

A. where

B. which

C. what

D. there

10. It was a difficult time, but finally everything to be all right.

A. worked out

B. turned out

C. hung out

D. thought out 11. They managed to a date for the wedding.

A. agree

B. agree on

C. agree with

D. agree to

12. An elderly live next door.

A. man

B. woman

C. lady

D. couple

13. I really must my studies, I have been lazy too long.

A. make sure

B. get down to

C. end up

D. turn in

14. In English, the letter Q is always ______ by U.

A. to follow

B. followed

C. following

D. follow

15. Have you been to the new shop is just opened in town?

A. what

B. where

C. that

D. why

16. It depends on how you it.

A. look toward

B. look like

C. point out

D. look at

17. When he heard the good news, he with a smile.

A. spoke

B. behave

C. reacted

D. asked

18. Losing weight now is difficult, but you will feel better if you lose it.

A. in the long run

B. above all

C. not at all

D. that way

19. It was a difficult situation, but she with it very well.

A. coped

B. changed

C. made

D. looked

20. He felt very sorry for those inconvenience such as ______.

A. be late and make noise

B. to be late and make noise

Section A

Directions: There are 10 incomplete sentences in this section. Fill in each of the blanks with an appropriate word in the box given below. Change the form if necessary.

1.The boy __________ very well last night.

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2.Do you have any room __________ for this weekend?

3.No one can __________ you all the time.

4.The __________ waiter dropped my dinner tray on the floor.

5.Genes ( 基因) determine the __________ of human beings.

6.The teacher gives each student a new __________.

7.We want to invite a number of friends, __________ John and Peter.

8.It’s time to ______ the business of privacy.

9.Why did he keep complaining __________?

10.She died in 1936, __________ 84.

Section B

Directions: There are 10 incomplete statements in this section. You should fill in each blank with the proper form of the word given in the brackets.

1.Friends do not argue, defend or attack during times of __________ (agree).

2.Students and teachers should have a __________ (respect) attitude toward each other

3.The dictionary was __________ (publish) in 2005..

4.He picked up the phone and __________ (dial) her number.

5.Van Gogh is __________ (probable) the best-known printer in the world.

6.He hoped to __________ (overcome) some hardship.

7.I’ll lose my job if the factory __________ (close)

8.If I __________ (work) harder at ordinary times, I would have passed all the exams.

9.After the guests left, he spent half an hour __________ (clean) the sitting room.

The way one studies for tests is very important. The students should, ______ (1) of all, find a quiet ______ (2) place with no ______ (3) noises. ______ (4), the time one chooses to study is also important. ______ (5) it should be at a time convenient to the students, but it should not begin too late in the evening. Breaks in the study time are very necessary ______ (6) one cannot be expected to concentrate ______ (7) studying for long periods without a rest. ______ (8), research studies show that one’s study is more ______ (9) if one works for about

forty-five minutes and takes a ten-minute break. One should be careful, ______ (10), that his break time does not exceed the amount of time he actually ______ (11) studying. _______ (12) the student has found the proper _______ (13) for his study and has established a time to begin, the real work starts. Studying is a complex process that requires ______ (14). If one has textbook assignments to read, this reading should be done actively, _______ (15) an attempt to remember the main ______ (16) of the assignments. The good students will be thinking of possible test questions ______ (17) on his notes. ______ (18) doing so, he is usually not totally surprised when he reads the examination questions. If one takes care to follow what are ______ (19) above, he will find the efforts pay ______ (20) in better grades and more free time.

1. A. in first B. first C. the first D. at first

2. A. well-lighted B. hot C. well D. crowded

3. A. disrupting B. distracting C. troubling D. distressing

4. A. But B. Otherwise C. So D. Moreover

5. A. Generally B. Really C. Fortunately D. Possibly

6. A. though B. if C. since D. when

7. A. on B. in C. at D. to

8. A. In fact B. As a result C. On the whole D. In a word

9. A. effective B. efficient C. sufficient D. suitable

10.A. still B. though C. consequently D. but

11.A. spend B. spends C. pays D. paid

12.A. As B. Because C. If only D. Once

13.A. situation B. environment C. person D. circumstances

14.A. concentration B. consideration C. concern D. contribution

15.A. in B. for C. of D. at

16.A. elements B. points C. spot D. concepts

17.A. depended B. relied C. based D. counted

18.A. By B. With C. On D. During

19.A. to mention B. mentions C. mentioned D. mentioning

20.A. or B. back C. up D. off

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Passage 1

Holiday Abroad

Ann is a student at London University. She studies Spanish, and she goes to Spain every summer. She lies in the sun, she drinks a lot of wine, and eats a lot of Spanish food. She always flies by British Airways.

Her mother and father went to Italy last year. They toured Italy by coach. They saw a lot of interesting places. They ate spaghetti in Rome, drink coffee in Venice, and took a lot of photographs. The sun shone every day. They went to Italy by coach.

Professor Hopkins teaches Anne at London University. He went to India last year. He saw Taj Mahal, and rode on an elephant. He wrote postcards to all his friends. He flew by Air India.

Rob is Anne’s boyfriend. He hitch-hiked around the United States last summer. He stayed there for a month. Of course he ate hamburgers, and drank Coca-Cola. He met a lot of interesting people. He bought a lot of American pop records and brought them back to England. He flew there by American Airlines.

1.What is the passage mainly about?

A.How Anne spent her holidays.

B.How Professor Hopkins spent his holiday abroad.

C.How Anne, her family and her friends spent their holidays abroad.

D.What people usually do while they are traveling abroad.

2.Why does Anne go to Spain every summer?

A.She goes there to visit her parents

B.She goes there to meet her boyfriend.

C.She goes there to study the language of the country.

D.She goes there to enjoy herself.

3.How did Anne’s parents got to Italy?

A.By British Airways.

B.By coach.

C.By American Airlines.

D.By Air India.

4.Where is Anne studying?

A.In Venice.

B.In London.

C.In Rome.

D.In Madrid.

5.Which of the following is NOT true?

A.Professor Hopkins was interested in India.

B.In Spain the weather is fine in summer.

C.Anne’s parents enjoyed a very good tour in Ital y last year.

D.Anne’s boyfriend Bob spent a lot of money while traveling around the U.S. last year

Passage 2

Can you remember the day when you spoke your first word? If you can, you are unusual. Try to imagine what first few months of your life were like. I am sure you just spent most of your time eating, sleeping and crying. As you grow older, you were awake most of the time. It took your parents more time to play with you and talk to you. You watched and listened curiously. You began to know that people make certain sounds to go with certain things.

Then you began to try making the sounds you heard. And step by step you were able to make the right sound for one thing.

On that day you came to understand the secret of language. The secret is that a certain sound means a certain thing. One sound might be as well as another. But it is no good as a word unless everybody agrees on its meaning. Only when a group of people use the same set of sounds of things, can they understand each other. Then, and only then do these people have a LANGUAGE.

After you found the secret of language, you learned words, some of the words meant things, suck as BOOKS, CHAIRS and SHOES. Some words meant doing things, such as GO and SWIM. And other words describe things, such as GOOD and DIRTY. Soon you learned to put words together to express one idea; such as “I want to go out and play with my friends” This is language. By means of language people can communicate. So we say

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languages are means of communication

6.______ can remember the day when ______.

A.One, he spoke his first word

B.No one, he spoke his first word

C.Most people, they spoke their first words

D.None, they spoke their first words

7.When you were a little baby, you ______.

A.made sounds to let people know that you wanted to eat

B.spent most of your time playing with you parents

C.could not hear any sound around you

D.spent most of your time eating, playing and crying

8.The secret of language is that _______.

A.one sound might be as good as another

B.people can understand each other

C. a certain sound is for a certain thing

D.there is a special sound for each person

9.You could learn words _______.

A.before you knew what the language was

B.after you knew what the language was

C.if you knew the secret of the language

D.when you were a baby

10.The aim in using language is ______.

A.to get everything one wants from others

B.to say what one want to know

C.to share ideas, opinions, news, etc with one other

D.to make oneself understood by others

Passage 3

The favorite food in the United States is hamburger. The favorite place to buy a hamburger is a fast food restaurant. At a fast food restaurant, people order their food, wait a few minutes, and carry it to their tables themselves. People also take their food out of the restaurant and eat it in their cars or in their homes. At some fast food restaurants, people can order their food, pay for it and pick it up without leaving their cars.

There are many kinds of fast food restaurants in the United States. The greatest in number sell hamburgers, French fries and so on. They are popular food among Americans. Besides, fast food, Italian food, chicken, seafood and ice-cream are very many. The idea of a fast food restaurant is so popular that nearly every kind of food can be found in one.

Fast food restaurant are popular because they reflect American life style. Customers can wear any type of dress when they go to a fast food place. Second, they are fast. People who are busy do not want to spend time preparing their own food or waiting while someone prepares it. In fast food restaurants, the food is usually ready before the customer even orders it. Finally most food in a fast food restaurant is not expensive. Therefore people are able to buy and eat at a fast food restaurant often, which they may not be able to go to a more expensive restaurant very often.

11.Hamburgers and French fries can be got at ______ the fast food restaurants

A. some of

B. most of

C. a part of

D. all of

12.What do people do when they come to a fast food restaurant?

A. They order and eat their food at the restaurant.

B. They buy and take their food out and eat it in their cars or in their homes.

C. They order, pay for and get their food in their cars.

D. They do one of the three above-mentioned things.

13. Why do Americans like to go to fast food restaurants?

A. It is because fast food restaurants are fast, informal and inexpensive.

B. It is because people can easily find fast food restaurants.

C. It is because people like to eat hamburgers

D. It is because fast food restaurants sell nearly every kind of food.

14. Is the food in fast food restaurants already ready before the customers order it?

A. Yes, it is.

B. No, it is seldom ready.

C. Yes. It is cooked to order.

D. No. not always, but usually.

15. Seafood and ice-cream are served at all fast food restaurants, aren’t they?

A. Certainly.

B. Yes, they are.

C. No, only at a few of them.

D. No, only at few of them

Passage 4

Check-in Requirement

Passengers and their baggage must be checked in at least 45 minutes before departure for domestic flights and 60 minutes for international flights. Government-issued photo identification is required for all passengers. Passengers traveling across any international boundary(边界) are responsible for obtaining all necessary travel documents. Passengers may be denied boarding if travel documents are not in order. When check-in requirements are not met, a passenger may be separated from his / her bag. Frontier Airlines will gladly hold the bag in the destination baggage service office for pick-up at the passenger’s convenience. Passengers must be at the gate 20 minutes before departure for boarding.

Free Baggage Allowance for Each Ticketed Passenger

Frontier Airlines, Inc. will accept, per ticketed passenger, two free checked bags not to exceed 62 inches and 50 pounds per piece—one carry–on bag and one personal item (purse, laptop, ect.).

NOTE: A ticketed passenger may check one carry-on bag if it is within established limitations. All carry-on items must be put under a passenger seat or in a shared overhead compartment (行李舱).

Excessive (超重) Baggage Charges

An excess charge will be made for each piece of baggage over the free allowance and for each piece of over-sized or over-weight baggage.

16. An international flight passenger should check in at least ______.

A. 20 minutes before departure

B. 30 minutes before departure

C. 45 minutes before departure

D. 60 minutes before departure

17. What is required of all domestic and international passengers for check-in?

A. An invitation letter.

B. A company’s job offer.

C. An official photo identification.

D. An official immigration permit.

18. How much baggage is a ticketed passenger allowed free of charge?

A. One piece.

B. Two pieces.

C. Three pieces.

D. Four pieces.

19. What will passengers have to do if their baggage is over the free allowance?

A. To pay extra money.

B. To carry it themselves.

C. To ask for special permit.

D. To drop the excessive item.

20. This passage is probably taken from ______.

A. an advertisement of an airline

B. a notice for airline passengers

Section A: Translate the following sentences into Chinese

1. Taking the time to exercise will help get your mind off the stress in your life.

2.Were you encouraged to move away from home by your parents?

3.Successful students turn in assignments that look neat and clear.

4.Record your own voice. This might feel very uncomfortable, but it will help you find

your weak pronunciation points.

5.The celebrations have been called off this afternoon because of snow.

Section B: Translate the following sentences into English

1.我想你应该把这看做是一次机会而不是运气。（see…as, rather than）

2.我朋友大多数坐公交车上学，而我更愿意走路去上学。(prefer)

3.已经做了大量的研究工作。( a great deal of )

4.有兴趣的时候，你学得更好。（fun）

5.他不想告诉迈克尔他为什么要着急回家。(impatient)

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