期中綜合能力測試（廣東）

1、期中綜合能力測試. 語言知識及應(yīng)用（共兩節(jié)，滿分35分）第一節(jié) 完形填空(共10小題；每小題2分，滿分20分)閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從21-30各題所給的A、B、C和D項中，選出最佳選項。When my mother took me out of high school, I knew that my life would become difficult. My mother told me when I was 18 I had to leave the 21 . As I was going to 22 my 18th birthday, I started feeling 23

2、 because I didnt have an idea on what I was going to do. One night while I was watching TV, an advertisement came on about 24 the military（軍隊）. The next day I 25 the number on the advertisement and set up an appointment to meet the recruiter （招募者）. When he heard about me not having a high school dip

3、loma（畢業(yè)文憑）, he knew I had little 26 . I explained to him that I was going to be homeless in a few weeks. About a month later he called me and asked me to come to his office. He told me he would get me in the military but I had to 27 him that I would make the best of this chance. In fact, I kept my s

4、ide of the 28 by doing eight years. Now I am 29 and have the ability to make my life a little easier with that decision I made and the help I 30 . 21. A. houseB. schoolC. factoryD. laboratory 22. A. celebrateB. imagineC. remember D. ruin 23. A. happyB. hopelessC. angryD. satisfied 24. A. discussing

5、B. criticizingC. joiningD. commanding25. A. forgotB. calledC. readD. copied 26. A. careB. moneyC. decisionD. chance27. A. supportB. promiseC. warnD. teach28. A. programB. dialogue C. bargainD. advertisement29. A. lonelyB. ashamedC. successfulD. fashionable30. A. hopedB. refused C. organizedD. receiv

6、ed 第二節(jié) 語法填空 (共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分)閱讀下面短文，按照句子結(jié)構(gòu)的語法性和上下文連貫的要求，在空格處填入一個適當(dāng)?shù)脑~或使用括號中詞語的正確形式填空。Yesterday I was with a close friend in a supermarket. As we walked along, a mother with a small boy was coming along. The woman hardly 31_ (notice) us because she was so annoyed with 32_ son, who kept on pulling

7、items off the lower shelves. 33_ (become) angry, she started to shout at him and shake him by the arm.At this point my friend, 34_ was a wonderful mother of three, spoke up, “What a beautiful little boy! How old is he?” The woman answered 35_ (gentle), “Hes three.” My friend went on to say that litt

8、le kids were curious(好奇的) about 36_ they saw and that own three children were just the same, 37_ of whom would pull things off shelves, showing interest in the wonderful colors of the items. The woman had the boy 38_ her arms with a shy smile on her face. Finally she said, “Hes very smart and curiou

9、s, 39_ hes sometimes naughty.” Walking away, I heard her speaking more kindly 40_ her son about cooking his favorite food after getting home. 閱讀 （共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）第一節(jié) 閱讀理解 （共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D項中，選出最佳選項。A難度：After having exercise in the gym tonight, I just had a shower to relax for a while

10、. While calming myself down with soft music, I started to recall what happened in the daytime and wrote it down.The accident that gave me much thought happened on my way to the gym after work. When I walked about half way, I saw that many people surrounded something on the roadside and they were wor

11、ried and shocked. I joined them and found there was a man lying on the ground. I noticed that he was a young man around 30 years old. He looked so pale and very thin. From his dressing, I simply judged that he worked in the office. The hospital ambulance came over and some nurses did the regular che

12、ck for him. A nurse said that there was nothing serious with him but his body was very weak, which should be caused by overwork and less exercise.Its a really sad thing for a young person to fall down in the street. A couple of days ago, I read a magazine mentioning that there is an increasing numbe

13、r of businessmen and white-collar workers with unhealthy bodies. Under huge pressure, they put all their time and energy to work and cant find enough time for a good meal or a good sleep, let alone exercise. But they forget that without health, work is equivalent to zero.As I realize how important i

14、t is to put the health matter ahead, I am willing to do more exercise. I know exercise can bring me enjoyment and health. I know without health, even a most successful career and a great amount of money will lose their meanings. When I got out of the gym, I felt that every cell in my body was refres

15、hed and I was able to have more energy to write the words above. The feeling in sweat was wonderful!41. The best title for this passage is _.A. How Much Exercise We NeedB. What Kind of Exercise Is UsefulC. Exercise Leads to My Healthy LifeD. An Accident Gave Me Much Thought42. What do we know about

16、the young man who fell down in the street?A. He worked in a factory.B. He didnt have lunch that day.C. He didnt do exercise often. D. He was seriously ill that day. 43. Some white-collar workers have health problems because they _.A. cant balance work and lifeB. dont have time to see doctorsC. dont

17、want to have a good mealD. dont know the importance of exercise44. The underlined word “equivalent” in the third paragraph means _.A. be not more than B. be equal to C. be different from D. be connected to 45. After doing exercise in the gym, the author felt _.A. breathless B. painful C. sick D. ene

18、rgetic B難度：The Labrador (拉布拉多獵犬) has won the honor of the most popular breed (品種) for the past eighteen years. It has been described as gentle, clever and friendly. Yet not all Labs are the same.John Grogan discovered this after he and his wife adopted a Labrador that they named Marley. The dog caus

19、ed Mr Grogan a lot of trouble, but it also provided many stories for his newspaper articles. Later, he wrote a best-selling book, “Marley and Me: Life and Love with the Worlds Worst Dog.” Marley was happy and fun-loving. But he was also extremely large and difficult to control. He bit anything that

20、he could find around the house, including plastic, clothing and jewelry. And he had a great fear of loud noises, especially thunderstorms. Unfortunately, the Grogans lived in Florida where many thunderstorms develop. Marley would attack the furniture, walls and doors until his feet bled if he was le

21、ft alone in the house during a thunderstorm. Marley almost damaged their home several times.John Grogan said that at first he considered that probably his dog could be trained to be a show champion. But he soon realized that was impossible. Marley didnt like to learn skills that didnt belong to dogs

22、, and he was driven out of the dog training school for causing troubles for other dogs. He didnt want to hide his emotions. He would show his anger and tiredness if he felt them. Even if that, Marley still had earned a place in the Grogans. He didnt know how to dance, and he didnt know how to walk o

23、n its two legs, but he was what he was. He would never be a Lassie or a Benji or an old Yeller for he would never like to take part in a dog show, but the Grogans accepted him and loved him very much. 46. The underlined word “this” in the second paragraph refers to the fact that _.A. not all dogs wo

24、n the honor of the most popular breed B. not all Labs are gentle, clever and friendlyC. Marley caused the Grogans a few troubles D. Marley provided many stories for the newspaper articles47. We can infer when John Grogan wrote the book “Marley and Me: Life and Love with the Worlds Worst Dog.”, he wa

25、s very _.A. angry B. disappointed C. happy D. frightened48. What made Marley attack the furniture when he was left alone in the house during a thunderstorm?A. The fear of hearing loud noises.B. The anger of being left alone.C. The unhappiness of having no toys. D. The disappointment of getting nothi

26、ng to eat.49. Marley was driven out of the dog training school because he _.A. didnt like to learn skills that didnt belong todogsB. made it difficult for other dogs to get trainedC. liked to attack the trainers when getting angryD. didnt know how to hide his emotions50. From the passage we can know

27、 _.A. every dog in America attends the dog trainingschoolB. a Lassie should be a troublesome dog just likeMarleyC. Marley often lost his temper and bit other dogsD. Marley led a life full of love in the GrogansC難度：Solar water heaters are devices that use energy from the sun to heat water. The solar

28、water heater described here is based on a design developed some years ago in Afghanistan. It can heat seventy liters of water to sixty degrees Celsius. It can do this between sunrise and noon on a clear day with an average outside temperature of thirty-two degrees Celsius.The solar water heater has

29、two parts. One part is made of a sheet of metal painted black. This metal surface, placed in contact with the water, will heat the water. Black-painted surfaces that receive the suns heat become hotter than the surface of any other color. The black metal sheet is called a collector. There are severa

30、l kinds of metal sheets that can be used for the collector. Metal sheets that have raised sections will work very well. These corrugated (有波紋的) metal sheets are often used to make the roofs of houses. The second part of the solar water heater holds the water for the system. This storage tank can be

31、a container that holds about one hundred liters. Two rubber （橡膠） pipes are connected to the water storage tank. One pipe lets water flow into the tank. The other lets water flow out. When the solar water heater is working correctly, water will flow from the storage tank to the collector and back aga

32、in. The storage tank is covered with material called insulation (絕緣材料). This allows the water to stay warm for a long time. At night the water in the collector will cool down. But the temperature of the water in the solar water heater can only reach one hundred degrees Celsius at most. If you want t

33、o know the temperature of the water exactly, you can add a special thermometer (溫度計) to your solar water heater.51. What do we know about the solar water heater designed in Afghanistan?A. It cant heat water in the afternoon.B. It can heat water to 60 at most.C. It works better on a sunny day.D. It c

34、an only hold seventy liters of water.52. The metal surface of a solar water heater is painted black because in this way it can _.A. reach a higher temperature after receiving the same amount of sunlightB. store more sunlight compared with the sheets of the other colorsC. allow the water in the solar

35、 water heater system to flow fastD. make the solar water heater look more beautiful 53. The part used to allow water to flow into and out of the storage tank is made of _.A. metalB. rubber C. woodD. glass54. Which can be removed from a solar water heater as it is not a necessary part?A. A collector.

36、B. A storage tank.C. A pipe.D. A thermometer.55. What can we know from the passage?A. The first solar water heater was invented inAfghanistan. B. The flat metal sheet will work better in a solar water heater.C. The collector of the solar water heater can keep water warm at night.D. The corrugated me

37、tal sheets can be used as a material for house building.第二節(jié) 信息匹配（共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分）以下是一些圣誕禮物的廣告：A. Family Portrait Platter（帶全家福的大淺盤） A great Christmas gift for grandparents is a “family portrait platter” with up to 20 family members painted on a beautiful china platter. With names and personal detail

38、s to make every figure look just like the real person, this gift is really unique（獨一無二的）. B. Hand Knitted Scarf（手編圍巾） A very thoughtful yet unique gift for someone you love is a hand knitted scarf, knitted by you. If you do not know how to knit, then the weeks or months before Christmas are the righ

39、t time to learn and surprise the recipient. A mother or grandmother is sure to be overjoyed by such a caring gift. C. Magazine Subscriptions（訂閱） Give a magazine gift subscription to someone you care for. Christmas gifts do not have to come gift-wrapped. Magazine subscriptions make excellent gifts be

40、cause there is a magazine to suit every taste and it is a gift that keeps on giving throughout the year. D. Tickets to a Sold out Show Give tickets to a sold out show to your husband or wife, or even your teenage son or daughter. This unique Christmas gift has the power to amaze someone you love and

41、 have them remember the treat that you gave them for years to come. E. Music CDs Music is something that most teenagers enjoy, and collecting albums is their favorite hobby. A research on his musical preferences can go a long way in helping you select a music CD that he would like. F. Jimi Wallet Th

42、e Jimi wallet is a compact, colorful, and water resistant answer to the outdated leather wallet. Its designed to slip（滑） into your front pocket or purse. 以下是一些想送別人圣誕節(jié)禮物的人的信息，根據(jù)這些信息匹配他/她想送出的禮物：56. Toms grandparents are both over eighty years old. Tom wants to give them a unique gift for the coming Ch

43、ristmas in order to make them know that they are respected and loved by all the family members. He plans to sculpt the names and photos of all the family members on the gift. 57. Marys father is a businessman who travels a lot. Mary wants to give him a special gift in which her father can put his cr

44、edit cards and identity card. She is sure that it will be an amazing gift for her father. 58. Helen wants to give her mother a special gift made by herself. She knows a scarf or a pair of gloves will make her mother happy. Although she didnt know how to make it, she made up her mind to learn from ot

45、hers.59. Mrs. Smith loves her daughter very much. Her daughter is seventeen years old. Mrs. Smith wants to order a magazine which can help her daughter spend her youth properly and help her deal with problems young girls often meet with.60. Mr. Brown knows that the world-famous music star Sarah Brig

46、htman will come to the city to give a concert and he knows his wife is a fan of her. But the tickets have already been sold out three days before the concert. Fortunately, one of his friends promised to give him one. . 寫作 （共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）第一節(jié) 基礎(chǔ)寫作（共1小題；滿分15分）每個學(xué)生都會有他/她最喜愛的老師，對于剛剛升入高中學(xué)習(xí)的你，一定會接觸到許多優(yōu)秀的老師，那么哪

47、一位才是你最喜愛的呢？請根據(jù)下列要點用英語介紹你最喜愛的老師：【寫作內(nèi)容】 他/她的個人概況。 闡述喜歡他/她的原因?！緦懽饕蟆?. 必須使用5個句子介紹所給出的全部內(nèi)容；2. 可根據(jù)內(nèi)容要點適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。參考詞匯：有吸引力的attractive；佩服admire；使人印象深刻 impress；熱心的 enthusiastic評分標(biāo)準(zhǔn)概括準(zhǔn)確，語言規(guī)范，內(nèi)容合適，篇章連貫。第二節(jié) 選做題一 讀寫任務(wù) （共1小題；滿分25分）閱讀下面的短文，然后按照要求寫一篇150詞左右的英語短文。Have you thought about whether the students shoul

48、d have a long holiday each term, or several short holidays throughout the whole school year? A number of students think it is good to have a whole term with a long holiday at the end. Others believe that it will be better for them to have several short holidays throughout the year. A long holiday ca

49、n give students enough time to rest and prepare for the next term. Besides, a long holiday gives them a chance to gain other knowledge. However, students who prefer to have several short holidays throughout a whole school year say that they dont like keeping studying for a long time. It seems to be

50、too boring for them. They want to have a balance （平衡） between study and relaxation. If they have a few short holidays they will have more time to care about other things in daily life.寫作內(nèi)容1） 概括短文的內(nèi)容要點，該部分的詞數(shù)大約為30左右。2） 用約120個詞說明你贊成哪一方的觀點，寫出原因并舉例支持你的觀點。寫作要求除了使用實例，你還可以使用其他論述方法來支持你的論點，也可以參照閱讀材料的內(nèi)容，但不要照搬

51、閱讀材料中的句子。評分標(biāo)準(zhǔn)概括準(zhǔn)確，語言規(guī)范，內(nèi)容合適，篇章連貫。參考答案及解析21-25 AABCB26-30 DBCCD31. noticed 32. her 33. Becoming 34. who 35. gently 36. what 37. all 38. in 39. but 40. to41-45 DCABD46-50 BCABD51-55 CABDD56-60 AFBCD基礎(chǔ)寫作My favorite teacher is Liu Dan, the English teacher, who is 25 years old and doesnt look very beauti

52、ful, but I should say she is attractive, because she is very kind and gets on well with all the students in our class. Miss Liu speaks very fluent English and we all admire her very much. What impresses me most is that Miss Liu works very hard and cares for everybody in her class. Whats more, she is

53、 very enthusiastic and patient and whenever we are in trouble, she helps us out.As a result, she is so popular among us that we regard her not only as a teacher but also as a good friend.讀寫任務(wù)Different students have different ideas as towhether it is better to have a long holiday at the end of each t

54、erm or several short ones throughout the year.Someone may like several short holidays, but, as for me, a long holiday at the end of each term is better. On the one hand, it can give us enough time to have a good rest and enjoy ourselves. For example, we can travel to distant places during a long hol

55、iday, which is impossible if we only have short holidays. On the other hand, if we want to learn something in which we are interested, we can spend much time on it. As we know, to master one thing usually takes much time. All in all, a long holiday can give us enough time to rest and do something el

56、se. So Id like to have a long holiday.Writing Bar Dear Zhang Lan, Im very sorry to hear that you have been out of work. As a matter of fact, it is because of the global economic crisis that a great number of people are suffering from the same thing as you at present. So you shouldnt lose heart or gi

57、ve in. After all, it doesnt mean that the world is at an end. Whats more, it is useless complaining about it again and again. In my opinion, you should change your attitude towards it and try every possible means to find another job. During this period, you can go to a night school to get further ed

58、ucation in order to find a better-paid job. Besides, you can turn to the local government for help. I am willing to give you as much help as possible. Wish you good luck! Yours, Lin Nan 21. A。根據(jù)下文中的“I explained to him that I was going to be homeless in a few weeks.”可知答案。22. A。根據(jù)文章第一段內(nèi)容可知，作者18歲時將要離開家

59、獨立生活。因此本句要表達(dá)的意思應(yīng)該為：在作者即將“慶?！?8歲生日的時候，他開始感到“無望”，因為他不知道將要做些什么。23. B。參考上題解析。24. C。根據(jù)下文中的“He told me he would get me in the military .”可知答案。25. B。根據(jù)下文中提到的與招募者約定見面可知，此處為“撥打”了廣告上的電話號碼。26. D。當(dāng)招募者聽到作者沒有高中畢業(yè)文憑時，覺得他“機會”很小。27. B。在作者沒有高中畢業(yè)文憑的情況下，招募者為他提供了一個參軍機會，但是作者要向他“承諾”把握好這次機會。28. C。事實上，作者履行了他的承諾。29. C。根據(jù)下文中的

60、“have the ability to make my life a little easier”可知，作者現(xiàn)在“成功”了。30. D。根據(jù)全文可知，作者的成功是因為當(dāng)初所作出的參軍決定以及他“接受”了那位招募者的幫助。31. noticed?？疾闀r態(tài)。 根據(jù)文章的整體時態(tài)可知，本文時態(tài)為過去時態(tài)，此處應(yīng)使用notice的過去式形式。32. her。考查代詞。由句意“這位母親被她的兒子煩死了”可知，此處應(yīng)使用物主代詞her。 33. Becoming。考查V-ing。本句已有謂語動詞started，且動詞become和主語she之間存在著主動關(guān)系，故使用V-ing作狀語。34. who?？疾?/p>