北京市东城区2009-2010学年度第一学期期末测试(word版)

北京市东城区2009-2010学年度第一学期期末测试

语言知识运用（共27分）

四．单项填空（共15分，每小题1分）

从下面各题所给的A, B, C, D四个选项中，选择可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

21. - Excuse me, are these umbrellas ______?

- Yes, I think so.

A. they

B. them

C. their

D. theirs

22. Twilight is one of ______ books I have read.

A. interesting

B. more interesting

C. most interesting

D. the most interesting

23. - Is Miss Green here?

- Sorry. She will be back ______ two hours.

A. on

B. at

C. in

D. for

24. I have two new friends. One is from Japan and ______ is from New Zealand.

A. another

B. other

C. the other

D. others

25. Mr. Black is a very good doctor. He ______ in that hospital since 1997.

A. works

B. has worked

C. worked

D. was working

26. My brother goes to school ______ than any other student in his class.

A. early

B. earlier

C. earliest

D. the earliest

27. - How do you like that T-shirt?

- It looks very nice, ______ it?s cheap.

A. and

B. or

C. but

D. so

28. She only had ______ bananas for her lunch, for she was busy working.

A. few

B. a few

C. little

D. a little

29. The first paper ______ in China in 105AD by a man called CaiLun.

A. is made

B. is making

C. was made

D. was making

30. I?m not busy this afternoon. I ______ my grandma.

A. visit

B. visited

C. was visiting

D. am going to visit

31. My English teacher always encourages us ______ English in class.

A. speak

B. to speak

C. speaking

D. spoke

32. - Excuse me. ______ I ask you some questions?

- Certainly. Go ahead, please.

A. May

B. Need

C. Must

D. Should

33. - Can you help me to do some shopping tomorrow?

- I will if I ______ time.

A. have

B. will have

C. had

D. am having

34. - Can you tell me ______?

- Three days ago.

A. when they arrive in Qingdao

B. when do they arrive in Qingdao

C. when they arrived in Qingdao

D. when did they arrive in Qingdao

35. - I think we can travel in spaceships in the future.

- ______.

A. I agree

B. Congratulations

C. That?s all right

D. Guck luck

五．完形填空(共12分，每小题1分)

阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A, B, C, D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。

I was on a business trip last week. When I passed through the Atlanta Airport, I caught one of those shuttle buses that take the ______ (36) to their boarding gate (登机门). The free shuttle buses run back and forth all day long. Not many people think them ______ (37). But I heard laughter. At the end of the shuttle bus there was a man and his son. The son was about five years old.

“Here we go! Hold on to me tight!” the father said. “Look out there! See that pilot? I bet he?s walking to his ______ (38).” The son stretched (伸出) his neck to ______ (39).

As I got off, I remembered ______ (40) I had wanted to buy. I was early for my flight (航班), so I decided to go back.. After I got what I needed, I went back to the shuttle bus for my gate. To my ______ (41), I saw the man and his son had ______ (42) too. “I want to ride more.”“More?” the father asked. “You are not tired?”“It is fun!” his son answered. “All right,” the father answered. When the door opened, we all ______ (43). The father and the son talked and laughed. I ______ (44) that they were just riding this bus together to make it exciting and share ______ (45) happiness.

There are parents who can afford to send their children to Europe or Disneyland, ______ (46) the children can turn out rotten (堕落). There are parents who live in million-dollar houses and give their children cars and swimming pools, but something goes wrong. So there are many questions about what to do.

The answer is ______ (47): parents are willing to spend time, to pay attention and to try their best. It doesn?t cost a cent, but it is the most valuable thing in the world.

36. A. parents B. children C. travelers D. officers

37. A. fun B. trouble C. reason D. help

38. A. bus B. plane C. home D. shop

39. A. breathe B. notice C. find D. look

40. A. something B. anything C. everything D. nothing

41. A. joy B. anger C. sadness D. surprise

42. A. gone B. stayed C. returned D. run

43. A. got on B. got off C. got up D. got out

44. A. expected B. realized C. hoped D. remembered

45. A. its B. his C. our D. their

46. A. and B. but C. so D. for

47. A. funny B. right C. simple D. strange

阅读理解（共44分）

六．阅读短文，选择最佳选项。(共26分，每小题2分)

阅读下面的四篇短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的A, B, C, D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。

A

48. When can you go to celebrate the New Year?

A. On February 9

B. On February 17

C. On March 8

D. On March 16

49. How much is the ticket?

A. 88 RMB

B. 8 RMB

C. 23 RMB

D. 16 RMB

50. According to the poster, we CAN?T ______ .

A. let off fireworks

B. sing with American pop singers

C. have good Chinese meals

D. watch exciting Chinese dragon dance

B

A Car Drives Through It

When you?re in a hurry, there?s nothing more convenient (方便的) than a drive-through, which is often written “drive-thru,”this convenience began because Americans love cars a lot. Companies wanted to make it easier for people to do business without leaving their cars.

A bank opened a drive-through 1943. Fast-food restaurants followed in the late 1940s. Both fast-food restaurants and banks use microphones and

speakers to communicate with customers. Fast-food customers give their orders from their car. Then they drive up next to a window in the building to receive their meals. Banking customers receive their cash from an automatic drawer.

Coffee shops and chemists?have windows where drivers pull up to get coffee or medicine. Alan Hilowitz, a spokesperson for the Starbucks Coffee Company, told “The New York Times newspaper,” Drive-through are a matter of customer want and customer need. Living a busy life, people often try anything that will fit a little more into the day while they are talking on mobile phones (手机).

51. ______ opened drive-thrus in the late 1940s.

A. Banks

B. Chemists?

C. Coffee shops

D. Fast-food restaurants

52. What kind of life do people live in modern times?

A. Relaxing

B. Busy

C. Quiet

D. Healthy

53. Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. Americans don?t like doing their business in their cars.

B. Drive-thrus use mobile phones to communicate with customers

C. Drive-thrus make it possible for people to do business in their cars

D. Customers give their orders and receive their meals at the same window.

C

Have you heard about “Survival Holidays”? “Survival Holidays”is for children to go into the lonely place for exciting activities. Now about 1,100 companies are allowed to take children into the great outdoors without their parents.

The reason why people like “Survival Holidays” is that they think being close to nature is good for children. Many children

in big cities spend all time watching TV and playing computer

games. “Survival Holidays” gives them an important change.

Is “Survival Holidays” a wonderful idea? Maybe it is. Children need more free time to play. They need to be left on their own, without adults disturbing them. Parents care too much about their children. They like to see the children being busy with activities that are controlled by adults, which causes many problems. Children don?t know what to do when they are in danger. Even something like crossing a small river seems to be a hard challenge. Children are not comfortable with danger. Even slight danger like getting their feet wet or falling down seems very terrible to them.

Many people think the survival activities are good for children. Even years later, they will still remember what they have learned. Some have learned to stay calm in different times. Some have learned how to keep safe. Others have learned how to work in a team. All these skills will help them a lot in their lives.

54. According to the passage, the activities in “Survival Holidays” are ______.

A. dangerous

B. comfortable

C. boring

D. exciting

55. What do you know from the passage?

A. Parents and children will join “Survival Holidays” together.

B. Children are not allowed to watch TV during “Survival Holidays”.

C. The skills children learn during “Survival Holidays” will be of great help.

D. Children play computer games together during the “Survival Holidays”.

56. We can infer (推断) from the passage that ______.

A. children like the activities controlled by their parents.

B. children are tired of their lives in the “Survival Holidays”

C. more parents may send their children to join “Survival Holidays”

D. living in nature is not a big challenge to children.

D

Why don?t birds get lost on their long flights from one place to another?

Scientists have puzzled over this question for many years. Now they are beginning to fill in the blank.

Not long ago, experiments proved that birds depend on the sun to show them the way during daylight hours. But what about birds that mainly fly at night? Tests with man-made stars have shown that certain night-flying birds are able to follow stars on their long-distance flights.

One such bird - a warbler - had spent its lifetime in a

cage (笼子) and had never flown under a natural sky at

night. Yet it showed an inbom ability to use the stars. The

bird?s cage was put under a man-made star-filled sky. The

bird flew in the same direction as its outdoor cousins. Any change in the position of the man-made stars caused a change in the direction of its flight.

Scientists think that warblers, when flying in daylight, use the sun for guidance. But stars are their main dependence of flying at night. What do they do when stars are hidden by clouds? They find their way by such landmarks as mountains, beaches, and rivers. But when it?s too dark to see these, the warblers circle helplessly, unable to get their directions.

57. The reason why birds don?t get lost on long flights ______.

A. is still a secret

B. is well known

C. has recently been discovered

D. has been known for many years

58. What does the underlined word “cousins” in paragraph 3 refer to?

A. Stars

B. Warblers

C. Scientists

D. Experiments

59. The experiment with the warbler shows that birds ______.

A. cannot fly at night

B. will not fly long distance

C. have to be taught to fly at night

D. follow the stars when flying at night

60. Which may be the best title for the passage?

A. Clever Birds

B. Night-flying Birds

C. An Interesting Experiment

D. Man-made Stars and Warblers

七．阅读短文，还原句子(共8分，每小题2分)

阅读下面的短文，从文章后所给的五个句子中，选择四个句子填入文中空缺处，使短文内容完整，合理。

Mobile Phones in Middle Schools

Mobile phones are more and more popular nowadays. Do you think it?s OK for middle school students to use mobile phones?

John: I study in a boarding school (寄宿学校) and only go home at weekends.

______ (61) It?s more convenient than the IC phones.

Mary: I agree that it?s not good to use mobile phones in class. ______ (62) We are old enough to control ourselves, so teachers and parents should trust us.

Tony: I like to send short messages to my friends. It?s cheap and fun. It?s a good way to communicate with my friends when they are not with me.

Lisa: ______. (63) We can use them to take photos, play MP3, listen to the radio, play games and surf the Internet. So why not use them if our parents can afford mobile phones for us?

Andy: In my eyes, the mobile phone is not only a tool for communication, but also a symbol of fashion. If you don?t have a mobile phone, it means you are out of fashion. ______. (64) My friends and I sent many short messages to “Super Girl” to support our favorite singers. Without mobile phones, how could we make it?

八．阅读与表达。（共10分，每小题2分）

阅读短文，根据其内容回答问题

For 13 years, his name was on the top of the list of the world?s richest men. He is said to make $1million an hour. But for Bill Gates, the founder of the world?s biggest software company, Microsoft, money is just a tool.

In 2008, Gates said he would give all his money to help those in need. Since then, he has spent most of his time with Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. It?s the world?s biggest charity foundation (慈善基金会) under him and his wife.

But Gates was not born to help the poor. He didn?t reply the letters asking for help. But in 1993, after a trip to Africa, he understood how much others needed his help. Then he changed his lifestyle. “We knew that we were just holders of the money. Our company would go back to society,” said Gates.

His idea is shared with his best friends, Warren Buffett, the richest man in the world in 2008. “Money is just like …claim check?(取货单) on society that I should give back,” said Buffett.

Buffett, 79 years old now, says he still loves Coca-Cola and burgers, wears old clothes and lives in the same house he bought 50 years ago. However, Buffett has decided to give 85 percent of his money to Gates? charity programs.

“Bill Gates has set up an example to people like you and me,” said Leonard Pitts, a US writer. “He has me thinking about things I can do to change my comer of the world.”

65. Was Bill Gates the richest man in the world for 13 years?

_______________________________________________________

66. What changed Bill Gates? life style?

_______________________________________________________

67. Who was the richest man in the world in 2008?

_______________________________________________________

68. How much money has Buffett decided to give to Gates? charity programs? _______________________________________________________

69. What do Bill Gates and Warren Buffett think of money?

_______________________________________________________

书面表达（共25分）

九．完成句子（共10分，每小题2分）

根据中文意思完成句子

70. 十二点了，该吃午饭了。

It?s twelve o?clock. It?s time ________________________.

71. MP4既可以播放音乐也可以播放电影。

________________________ can be played in an MP4.

72. 新闻网站不如电视新闻节目那样有趣。

The news websites are ________________________ the TV news programs.

73. 工人们用了两年的时间建这座桥。

The workers ________________________ this bridge.

74. 我认为近期北京不会有暴雪。

________________________ a snowstorm in Beijing in a few days.

十．文段表达（共15分）

75. 你们的英文班刊将出版健康专辑，向大家宣传预防“甲流”的做法，为此向大家征稿。请你根据图片的内容提示，写出预防甲流的建议。

提示语：keep healthy, living habits, prevent(阻止), illnesses, fresh air Many students are getting H1N1 flu these days. _____________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ________