2011~2012學(xué)年度第二學(xué)期期末考試

1、4. Why is the back door left open?A Tim is outside. B. The speakers are going to bed. 5PCzVD7H5PCzVD7HC. The woman tells the man to leave it open.5. What is the relationship between the speakers?A. Neighbors B. FriendsC. Strangers第二節(jié)（共 15 小題，每小題1 分，滿(mǎn)分 15 分）聽(tīng)下面 5 段對(duì)話(huà)或獨(dú)白， 選項(xiàng)，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。 各小題將給出 5 秒鐘的作答

2、時(shí)間。每段對(duì)話(huà)或獨(dú)白讀兩遍。每段對(duì)話(huà)或獨(dú)白后有幾個(gè)小題，從題中所給的聽(tīng)每段對(duì)話(huà)或獨(dú)白前，你將有時(shí)間閱讀各個(gè)小題，每小題jLBHrnAIjLBHrnAIA、B、C 三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳5 秒鐘；聽(tīng)完后，23 / 21聽(tīng)第 6 段材料，回答第 6 至 8 題。6. What s the man complaining about?A. The woman s TV is too loud. B. The woman s dog is too noxiHsyA.QX74JxHAQX74JC. The woman s son is making a lot of noise.7. What did th

3、e man do last night at home?A. Had a noisy party. B. Listened to loud music C. Quarreled with his wife. LDAYtRyKLDAYtRyK聽(tīng)第 7 段材料，回答第 9 至 11 題。8. What is the girl shopping for?A. A present for her mother.B. A present for her father C. A present for a friend Zzz6ZB2LZzz6ZB2L9. How much is the black wa

4、llet?A. $ 13.93B. $ 25.99C. $40.9510. What does the girl decide to buy?A. A black wallet B. A brown walletC. A tie聽(tīng)第 8 段材料，回答第 12 至 14 題。11. What are the speakers?A. FreshmenB. University teachersC. Teacher and studentdvzfvkwMdvzfvkwM12. Where did the woman go for her holiday last year? rqyn14ZNrqyn

5、14ZNA. The mountainsB. The desertC. The coastEmxvxOtOEmxvxOtO13. What will the speakers probably do next?A. Buy something for their trip.B. Finish their school work.C. Surf the Internet. SixE2yXPSixE2yXP聽(tīng)第 9 段材料，回答第 15 至 17 題。14. What s the probable relationship between the speakers6?ewMyirQ6ewMyirQ

6、A. Conductor and passengerB. Bookseller and customerC. Detective and reader kavU42VRkavU42VR15. Who is interested in Sherlock Holmes?A. The womanB. The manC. The detective y6v3ALoSy6v3ALoS16. What color is the missing bag?A. BlackB. BrownC. Dark brown M2ub6vSTM2ub6vST聽(tīng)第 10段材料，回答第 18至 20題。17. Why did

7、n t people think about environme-pnrtotecting in the past? 0YujCfmU0YujCfmUA. There were few people and a lot of resources.B. There were no factories and people ate vegetables mainly. eUts8ZQVeUts8ZQVC. The environment was perfect for people to live at that time. sQsAEJkWsQsAEJkW 18. What are we pol

8、luting our environment with according to the speaker? GMsIasNXGMsIasNXA. The waster products from factories.B. The dangerous chemicals.C. The waste and dirty water.19. What should we do in order to get enough food?A. Just eat vegetables B. Control birth-rateC. Recycle our natural resourcesTIrRGchYTI

9、rRGchY20. How many “ If ” are suggested by the speaker?A .ThreeB. FourC. Five第二部分：英語(yǔ)知識(shí)運(yùn)用 （共二節(jié)，滿(mǎn)分 45 分 ）21.第一節(jié)：?jiǎn)雾?xiàng)填空（共15小題；每小題1分，滿(mǎn)分15分）Do you know whether they talked about their work or their family? 7EqZcWLZ7EqZcWLZAsmatter of fact , I couldn t hear it clearly, as they talked inwhisper . lzq7IGf0lzq

10、7IGf022.A. the, a B. the , theC. a; a D. a: /Whoit be that has nt handed it in yesVegdqJTZvpgeqj1Itbe Bob. He handed it in yesterday. NrpoJac3Nrpojac3A. can; mustn B. must; canC. can; cant D. may; mustn 1n!owfTG41nowfTG423.Could you phone a bit later? Idinner then. fjnFLDa5fjnFLDa5A. will be havi ng

11、B. have hadC. hadD. was havi ngtfnNhnE6tfnNhnE624. A thief broke into the house at midni ght,the house in a mess . HbmVN777HbmVN777A. leftB. to leaveC. leavi ngD. havi ng left V7l4jRB8V7l4jRB825. There is no point arguing about whatthe accide nt, Id rather yfit. 83lcPA5h83icRAms oA. led to; focus on

12、B. led to; focused onmZkklkzamZkklkzaC. caused ; focus toD. caused to, focused t0AVktR43bAVktR43b26. She felt comp letelyduri ng the vacati on but now she has to go back to her work aga in.A. at seaB. at easeC. at a lossD. at riskORjBnOwcORjBnOwc27. It s based on the ideaall people are treated equal

13、,is acce pteJTy0d2MiJTy0dA. that ; that B. which ; which C. which ; whe nD. that ; which gIiS pi uegIiS piue28. She didn t ask her boyfriend to buy her a car.,she bought one for hum.0U1YfuEh0U1YfA. That isB. On the con traryC. To be hon estD. Gen erally sp eak ing29. Thehouse smells as if it hasn t

14、been lived in for yeae9.qLsgIAg9qLsgA. little white woode nB. little wooden white WwghWvVhWwghWvVhC. white woode n littleD. wooden white little asfpsfpiasfpsfpiI give you a ring about eight.30.A. Having bee n trappedB. Being trapped C. TrappingD. Having trapped BkeGWnkBkeGWnk31. When I woke up, I fo

15、u nd myselfin bed andby doctors and nurses. pgdOOsRipgdOOsRiA. l ying; surro undingB. layi ng; surr oun ded 3cdXwckm3cdXwckmC. la in; surr oundingD. lying; surr oun ded32. -He admittedin the exam in ati on.in the river for five hours, the thief looked very pale and exhausted. ooeyYZTjooeyYZTjuni ver

16、sitiesh8c52WOnh8c52WOn-That s why he was not admittedA. to cheat; by B. cheat ing; toC. to cheat; to D. cheati ng; by v4bdyGiov4bdyGio33. - If you break the rules again, you are sure to be punished. J0bm4qMpjobm4qMp? I don t care.A. What ifB. How comeC. What forD. So what XVauA9grXVauA9gr34. The tic

17、kets for the show have all bee n sold out. In other words, the tickets are notnow. bR9C6TJsbR9C6TJsA. accurateB. accessibleC. acce ptableD. available pN9LBDdt pN9LBDdt35. The follow ing years areto see a rise in production. DJ8T7nHuDJ8T7nHuA. likelyB. po ssibleC. perhapsD. probable QF81D7bvQF81D7bv第

18、二節(jié)：完形填空（共 20小題；每小題1.5分，滿(mǎn)分30 分）My parents ran a small restaura nt in Seattle. It was open twen ty-four hours a day, six days a week. And my first real job, whe n I was six years old, was 36 the diners shoes. My father had done it whe n he was young, so he taught me 37 to do it well, telli ng me to 38

19、 to shine the shoes aga in if the customer was n 394B7a9QFw4B7a9QFwI was proud of work ing in the restaura nt40 I was also work ing for the good of the family. But my father41 said that I had to meet certain standards（標(biāo)準(zhǔn)）to be part of the team. I 42 to be on time,hard-work ing, and po lite to the 43

20、 I was 44p aid for the work I did at the restaura nt. One day I made“ OK. How about you paying me for”4Hlethe mistake of suggest ing to Dad that he 45 give me $10 a week. He said,three meals a day you have here? And for the times you bring in your friends46 free soft drin ks?the amount of money I ow

21、ed him, about $40 a week. ix6iFA8xix6iFA8xI remember returning to Seattle after being 48 in the US Army for about two years. I had just beenpromoted （升職） to Captain at that time. And f ull of pride, I walked into my parents restaurOfl, but thething Dad said was,“ How about your up tonight?” I coul_

22、my ears! I am an officer in the Army!But 52 didn t matter. As far as Dad was concerned, I was just 53 member of the team. I reached for themop（拖把）.Working for Dad has taught me that the devotion（ 奉獻(xiàn)）to a 54 is above all. It has nothing to dowith 55 that team is for a family restaura nt or the US Arm

23、y. wt6qbkCywt6qbkCy36. A. wash ingB. shi ningC. cha nging37. A. whyB. whatC. whe n38. A. offerB. refuseC. con ti nue39. A. i nterestedB. annoyedC. relaxed40. A. ifB. becauseC. whe n41. A. an xiouslyB. stra ngelyC. clearly42. A. hadB. ten dedC. hated43. A. familyB. workersC. customers44. A. n everB.

24、alwaysC. seldom45. A. mustB. shouldC. might46. A. byB. toC. on47. A. worked outB. decided onC. set aside48. A. abse ntB. overC. away49. A. usualB. lastC. next50. A. wash ingB. goingC. clea ning51. A. coverB. followC. believe52. A. theyB. IC. he53. A. noB. eitherC. any54. A. teamB. familyC. leader55.

25、 A. whe nB. whetherC. how第三部分：閱讀理解（每小題2分,共40分）閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從各題所給的A、B、C、D. repairing Kp5zH46zK p5zH46zD. howD. fOrgetYI4HdOAAYI4HdOAAD. satisfied ch4 PJx4Bch4 PJx4BD. thOUghqd3YfhxCqd3YfhxCD. secretlyE836L11DE836L11DD. pretended S42ehLvES42ehLvED. frien ds501nNvZF501nNvZFD. alreadyW1viftGjW1viftGD.

26、 couldD. forD. cut dow n xS0DOYWHxS0DOYWHD. aloneD. firstD. turning LOZMkIqILOZMkIqlD. un dersta nd zkzuqsujzkzuqsujD. itD. ano therD. restaura ntdGY2mcoKdGY2mcoKD. whyD四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。I still remember my first day at school in London and I was half-excited and half-frighte ned. On my way to schoolI wo

27、n dered what sort of questi ons the other boys would ask me and p racticed all the an swers:t lived here since I was two. I was living in Farley. It” I also won dered if it was the custom for boys to fight stra ngers like me, but I wasI was born here but I have nback to London two mon ths ago.tall f

28、or my age. I hoped they would decide not to risk it. rCYbSWRLrCYbSWRLNo one took any no tice of me before school. I stood in the cen ter of the p laygro und, expecting some one to say“ hello ” , but no one spoke to me. When a teacher called my name and told me where my classroom was, one ortwo boys

29、looked at me but that was all. FyXjoFiMFyXjoFiMMy teacher was called Mr. Jones. There were 42 boys in the class, so I didn t stand out thereither, until the“Is about thirtfirst less on of the after noon. Mr. Jones was very fond of Charles Dicke ns and he had decided to read aloud to usfrom David Cop

30、p erfield, but first he asked several boys if they knew Dicke ns birth place, but no one g“ Timbuktu ” , and Mr. Jones went red in the face. Then hA boy called Brian, the biggest in the class, said:I said: “ P ortsmouth and, every one stared at me because Mr. Jones said I was right. This did n make

31、me verypopular, of course. TuWrU pPO TuWrU pPOHe thinks he s clever, ” I heard Brian say.After that, we went out to the p laygro und to p lay football. I was in Brianand he obviously hadsDeOmns inmind because he told me to go in goal. No one ever wan ted to be the goalkee per. 7qWAq9j P7qWAq9j p“ He

32、 bsg eno ugh and useless eno ugh. ” Bria n said whe n some one asked him why he had chose nme. llVIWTNQllVIWTNQI suppose Mr. Jon es, who served as the judge, remembered Dicke ns, too, because whe n the game was n early over, Brian pushed one of the players on the other team, and he gave them a penal

33、ty （ 懲罰）.As the boy kicked the ball to my right, I threw myself dow n in st in ctively （本能地）and saved it. All my team crowded round me. My barekn ees were injured and bleedi ng. Bria n took out a han dkerchief and offered it to me. yhUQsDgRyhUQsDgR“ Do you want to join my gang 幫派）? ” he said.At the

34、end of the day, I was no Ion ger a stra nger.56. The writer prepared to answer all of the following questions EXCEPT” MdUZYn“SMdUZYnKSA. How old are you?B. Where are you from?C. Do you want to join my gang?D. When did you come back to London? 09T7t6eT09T7t6eT57. We can learn from the passage thatA.

35、boys were usually unfrien diy to new stude ntsB. the writer was not greeted as he exp ectedC. Brian p raised the writer for his clever nessD. the writer was glad to be a goalkee per58 . The underlinedpart “I didn tstandout ” in paragraph 3 means that the writer wasnot.e5TfZQIUe5TfZQIUC. imp orta ntD

36、. foolish s1SovAcVs1SovAcVA. no ticeableB. welcome59. The writer was offered a handkerchief becauseGXRw1kFWGXRw1kFWA. he threw himself dow n and saved the goalB. he pushed a player on the other team utrex49XUTREx49XC. he was beg inning to be acce ptedD. he was no longer a newcomer 8 pqn3NDY8 pqn3NDY

37、“If you talk to the plan ts, they will grow faster and the effect is even better if youarchers atRoyal Horticultural Society carried out an exp erime nt to find that the voice of a woma n garde ner makes plantsgrow faster. mLPVzx7ZmLPVzx7ZThe exp erime nt lasted a month and by the end of the study s

38、cie ntists man aged to discover that tomato plantsgrew up two in ches taller whe n wome n garde ners talked to them in stead of male.ahp 35hB0A hp 35hB0Sarah Darwin was the one mak ing the plants registered the best growth. Her voice was the mostplants than those of nine other gardeners when reading

39、 a passage from The Origin of Species. The great-great-granddaughter of the famous botanist（ 植物學(xué)家）Charles Darwin found that her plant grew about twoinches taller than the plant of the best male gardener. ndocB141NDOcB141Coli n Crosbie, Garde n Superintendent at RHS, said that the finding cannot yet

40、be explain ed. He assumes thatwomen have a greater range of pitch （音高）and tone （音調(diào)） which might have a certain effect on the soundwaves that reach the plant. Sound waves are an environmentai effect just like rain or light , ” saiMrGr0Sbie.1z0k7Ly21z0k7Ly2The study began in April at RHS Garden Wisley

41、 in Survey. Scientists started with open auditions（ 聽(tīng)力）for the people who were asked to record passages from John Wyndhams The Day of the Triffids, Shakespeare AsMidsummers Night Dream and Darwins The Origin of Species. fuNsDv23fuNsDv23Afterwards researchers selected a nu mber of differe nt voices a

42、nd p layed them to 10 tomato plants duri ng ap eriod of a mon th. Each plant had head phones （耳機(jī)）conn ected to it. Through the head phones the sound waveslistened ” to female voices on average grew tacould hit the plan ts. It was discovered that plants thatin comparison to plants that heard male voi

43、ces. tqMB9ew4tqMB9ew4Miss Darwin said,I thisinaknit honor to have a voice that can make tomatoes grow, and especially fittingbecause for a number of years I have been studying wild tomatoes from the Galapagos Island at the Natural History Museum in London. HmMJ”FY05HmMJFY0560What does the passage ta

44、lk about?A. Plants enjoy men s voices than womens.6162B. A botanical experiment in a museum.C. Voice s influence on plant growing.D. Strange phenomenon （現(xiàn)象） at Royal Horticultural Society. ViLRaIt6ViLRaIt6What does the underlined sentence in paragraph 4 mean? 9eK0GsX79eK0GsX7A. Plants need sound as

45、well as rain and light.B. Sound is basic for the plant to grow.C. Sound has a good effect as rain or light does.D. Plants can t live without sound, rain or light.Sarah Darwin is most likely a （an）A. botanistB. gardenerC. astronomer D. environmentalist naK8ccr8naK8ccr863What can we learn from the pas

46、sage?A. The experiment ended in May.B. Scientist can explain the findings clearly.C. Plants enjoy listening to the passages from masterpieces. B6JgIVV9B6JgIVV9D. The findings are of great importance to human beings. P2IpeFpaP2IpeFpaWe were standing at the top of a church tower. My father had brought

47、 me to this spot in a small town not far from our home in Rome. I wondered why. 3YIxKpSc3YIxKpSc“ Look down, Elsa, ” father said. I gathered all my courage and looked down. I saw the square in the center of the village. And I saw the crisscross （ 十字形 ） of twisting, turning streets leading to the squ

48、are.“ See, mfather said gently.There is more than one way to the square. Life is like that. If you canyou want to go by one road, try another. gUHFg9mdgUH”Fg9mdNow I understood why I was there. Earlier that day I had begged my mother to do something about the awful（ 糟糕的 ） lunches that were served at

49、 school. But she refused because she could not believe the luncheswere as bad as I said.uQHOMTQeuQHOMTQeWhen I turned to father for help, he didnt say anything. Insteamde, htoe tbhriosuhgighht tower to give mea lesson. By the time we reached home, I had a plan. IMGWiDkfIMGWiDkfAt school the next day

50、, I secretly poured my luncheon （午餐） soup into a bottle and brought it home. Then Iasked our cook to serve it to mother at dinner. The plan worked perfectly. She swallowed one spoonful and sputtered （噴濺出） “ The cook must have gone mad！ ” Quickly I told her what I had done, and Mother statedfirmly th

51、at she would take up the matter of lunches at school the next day! WHF4OmOgWHF4OmOgIn the years that followed I often remembered the lesson father taught me. I began to work as a fashiont stop working until I tried every possible means to my goal. Fatherdesigner two years ago. I wouldnalways remind

52、me that there is more than one way to the square. aDFdk6hhaDFdk6hh64 The authors father took her to the top of a church tower to Aenjoy the beautiful scenery of the whole townBfind out how many ways lead to the squareCinspire her to find out another way to solve her problemDhelp her forget some unpl

53、easant things earlier that day ozElQQLiozElQQLi65. What did the author want her mother to do earlier that day? CvDtmAfjCvDtmAfjA. Do something delicious for lunch.B. Taste her awful lunch. QrDCRkJkQrDCRkJkC. Dismiss the mad cook.D. Speak to the school about lunch. 4nCKn3dl4nCKn3dl66. By sharing her

54、own experiences, the author tries to tell us. ijCSTNGmijCSTNGmA. when one road is blocked, try anotherB. how bad the lunch of her school is vfB1pxanvfB1pxanC. how wise her father isD. about the church tower near her home JbA9VhEoJbA9VhEoLondon is the world msost important collection of material rela

55、ting to the great Victorian novelist and social commentator （時(shí)事評(píng)論員） .The only surviving London home ofThe Museum: The Charles Dickens MuseuminDickens （from 1837 until 1839） was opened as a museum in 1925 and is still welcoming visitors from all over the world. On four floors, visitors can see paintings, rare editions, manu