英语形成性考核试题.doc

一、Use of English（共10道试题，共20分。阅读下面的小对话，从四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。（共10小题，每题2分，共计20分）1. Are you sure about that? . A. You neednt worry about thatB. I like the ideaC. Oh, no. Im afraid of thatD. Oh, yes. Im absolutely positive正确答案：D满分：2得分：22. What do you find difficult in learning English? . A. Listening and speakingB. Dont be afraid of difficultiesC. Learning English is usefulD. Dont be disappointed正确答案：A满分：2得分：23. Can you tell me how much a radio like this costs? . A. Id like to buy itB. Its of very good qualityC. About eighty-five dollarsD. It depends on how you like it正确答案：C满分：2得分：24. Is there anything serious, doctor? . A. Im going to have another check-upB. The results of the blood test are wrongC. No. Just stay in bed and drink more waterD. Yes. You can go home tomorrow正确答案：C满分：2得分：25. What kind of TV program do you like best? . A. I like them very muchB. I only watch them at weekendC. Its hard to say, actuallyD. Im too busy to say正确答案：C满分：2得分：26. Excuse me, how far is the airport from here? . A. You can take a taxiB. Its about thirty milesC. Ill fly to SidneyD. Its only six hundred dollars正确答案：B满分：2得分：27. Ed said that his boy fell off a tree. . A. Oh dear! I hope he wasnt hurtB. Oh, no. A lucky boyC. He might have broken his armD. Nothing serious正确答案：A满分：2得分：28. Dont take too long at the coffee shop. Its 14:15. . A. Ill think your advice overB. I see. We have 30 minutes leftC. Thats no problem D. Im afraid so正确答案：B满分：2得分：29. Is there a drugstore near here? . A. Its very smallB. Its very crowdedC. Its a cheap oneD. Yes, there is a big one正确答案：D满分：2得分：210. May I know your address? . A. Sure. Here you areB. I have no ideaC. Its far from hereD. Sorry, Ive forgotten正确答案：A满分：2得分：2二、Vocabulary and Structure（共15道试题，共15分。阅读下面的句子，从四个选项中选出一个能填入空白处的最佳选项。（共15小题，每题1分，共计15分）1._ you told me, I had heard nothing of what happened. A. NotB. AfterC. TillD. Until正确答案：D满分：1得分：12.I havent read _ book, but I read half of it. At least I know something about the subject now. A. wholeB. the wholeC. all ofD. all正确答案：B满分：1得分：13.This ancient letter was written _ a pen. A. withB. byC. onD. in正确答案：A满分：1得分：14.Last week I bought a flat _ biggest room faced south. A. thatB. whoseC. whichD. where正确答案：B满分：1得分：15.We failed in our _ to climb the mountain. A. trialB. contemptC. desireD. attempt正确答案：D满分：1得分：16.I prefer to live in the countryside. Country life has a lot of _ over city life. A. characterB. qualitiesC. advantagesD. ways正确答案：C满分：1得分：17.If you want to visit someone in England, youd better make arrangement _. A. in timeB. in turnC. in advanceD. in detail正确答案：C满分：1得分：18.That is the dog _ name is Henry. A. whoseB. whoC. whomD. which正确答案：A满分：1得分：19._ for the Olympic Games begins about ten years in advance. A. BidB. To bidC. BiddingD. To be bidden正确答案：C满分：1得分：110.She _ talking when I am watching TV. A. alwaysB. keepsC. foreverD. still正确答案：B满分：1得分：111.She likes to spend time _ with her grandchildren. A. playB. to playC. playingD. played正确答案：C满分：1得分：012.A new hotel _ in the centre of town at the moment. A. has been builtB. is builtC. is being builtD. was built正确答案：C满分：1得分：113.You like playing football, _ you? A. do B. didntC. didD. dont 正确答案：D满分：1得分：114.He is looking forward _ his thesis. A. to writeB. to writingC. in writingD. on writing正确答案：B满分：1得分：115.He asked me where _ from. A. did I cameB. I cameC. do I comeD. I come正确答案：B满分：1得分：1三、Cloze Test（共1道试题，共10分。阅读下面的短文，从短文后所给的四个选项中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。（共10小题，每题1分，共计10分）1.Most children with healthy appetites are ready to eat almost anything that is offered them. A child rarely dislikes food1it is badly cooked.The2a meal is cooked and served is most important and an attractively served meal will often improve a childs appetite. Never ask a child3he likes or dislikes a food and never4likes and dislikes in front of him or allow5else to do so. If you take it for granted that he likes everything, he probably will. Nothing healthful should be omitted from the meal because of a6dislike. At mealtime, it is a good7to give a child a small portion and let him come back for a second helping. Do not talk too much to the child during mealtimes, but let him eat his food, and do not8him to leave the table immediately after a meal, or he will9learn to swallow his food so he can hurry back to his toys. Under10circumstances must a child be coaxed or forced to eat. 1).A. ifB. untilC. thatD. unless正确答案：D满分：1得分：12).A. procedureB. processC. wayD. method正确答案：C满分：1得分：13).A. whetherB. whatC. thatD. which正确答案：A满分：1得分：14).A. remarkB. tellC. discussD. argue正确答案：C满分：1得分：15).A. everybodyB. anybodyC. somebodyD. nobody正确答案：B满分：1得分：16).A. supposedB. provedC. consideredD. related正确答案：A满分：1得分：17).A. pointB. customC. ideaD. plan正确答案：C满分：1得分：18).A. agreeB. allowC. forceD. persuade正确答案：B满分：1得分：19).A. hurriedlyB. soonC. fastD. slowly正确答案：B满分：1得分：110).A. someB. anyC. suchD. no正确答案：D满分：1得分：1四、Reading Comprehension（共4道试题，共40分。）1.A: What was your very first job?B: When I left school, I sold double-glazing and I hated it. Finally, one of my customers lost her jobbecause her child was very sick and she couldnt go to work. The family had no money, so they wanted to cancel the contract. My boss sued the customer. I thought it was awful that the company only cared about money, so I resigned.A: Why did you become a journalist? B: I went to a local newspaper and asked for a job. The editor said, Go and get me a story now. Iwalked out of the office and by chance saw three police cars and an ambulance racing down the road. I followed them and saw a big accident. At that moment another car raced round the corner, ran over the two casualties and hit the police car which was stopping the traffic. I wrote the story Horror at Death Bend and I got the job. As a journalist the worst thing was that you were always looking for terrible things so that you could report them.A: Why did you give up journalism to sail full-time?B: When I was in Moscow before the fall of Gorbachev, I listened to journalists who were excited aboutthe changes in Russia, and I knew it was time to give up. What I hated most was their excitement I was bored.Anyway, shortly before that, I had started going out with another keen sailor. I was 45 years old. She was much younger and we decided to sail off into the sunset.A: Why did you start child minding?B: After many long sea adventures and after our first child was born, I didnt want to go back to a properjob. What I like most is that I am with our children all day, so I started looking after other children whose parents went out to work.A: Is it hard work?B: Not too hard. The best thing is that the children usually amuse each other. Sometimes its as chaoticas war reporting! What I enjoy most is at 7.30 in the evening, the children go to bed and my wife and I have a large glass of wine. It doesnt matter that we hardly ever leave the village now. The most important thing for me is that I am with my family and that I can watch my children grow up. 1).Why did he (the second speaker) give up his first job?A. Because he could not earn enough money B. Because he disliked selling double-glazingC. Because the company he had worked with only cared about money D. Both B and C正确答案：D满分：2得分：22).It can be inferred from the passage that _.A. he got the job as a journalist mainly by chanceB. he prepared himself very well for being a journalistC. the editor decided to recruit him when they met for the first timeD. he was good at making up stories 正确答案：A满分：2得分：23).Why did he give up journalism to sail full-time? A. Because he thought it was toiling to travel to different places to seek news.B. Because was bored with the fact that journalists took delight in reporting terrible things.C. Because he disagreed with other journalists on the changes in Russia.D. Because he had worked as a journalist for so long a time.正确答案：B满分：2得分：24).It can be inferred from this passage that _.A. he prefers to look after children rather than go back to find a proper job B. he cannot return to work since his children are too small C. he decides to go back to work when his children grow up D. he dislikes staying with children all day正确答案：A满分：2得分：25).What does the word chaotic mean in the last paragraph?A. importantB. excitingC. annoyingD. disorderly正确答案：D满分：2得分：22.Learning StylesListen, thats not right. Look, you dont understand! Sorry, I dont follow.Are these three speakers, who are just chatting naturally, actually revealing what many people believe is their dominant thinking and learning style? Many educators, who research in this field say that everybody has one of three basic ways of processing the world: visual, auditory or kinaesthetic. Students who find their dominant learning style can make their learning more efficient.The Visual Learner:Look, you dont understand!The visual learner tends to learn by watching and copying what others do; they usually draw diagrams, maps and pictures rather than taking notes in words. They have a rich imagination, they tend to see pictures in their head and daydream in colour; they notice changes in people and places quickly; they remember faces not names; they write neatly and need a tidy environment to work in, but they like to surround themselves with colour, art and pictures; they doodle a lot.The Auditory Learner:Listen, thats not right.The auditory learner prefers to listen to explanations, enjoys conversations, usually talks very well, with a wide vocabulary. They tend to move their lips when they read and often talk to themselves; they usually remember names rather than faces; they prefer listening to music to looking at art and pictures, but when they are studying, music distracts them; they hum a lot.The Kinaesthetic Learner:Sorry, I dont follow you.Kinaesthetic learners are used to doing things physically, not listening to explanations or watching demonstrations. They like to move around when they are reading or walk up and down while trying to memorise things; they tend to touch and hug people a lot. They often prefer sports to cinemas and concerts and may lose concentration quickly if they dont study in the right way.Do you recognise yourself in one of the descriptions above? Three students took the tests and this is what they said.The visual learner:My teacher always used to tell me off for doodling - now I realise it helped me concentrate.The auditory learner:The coursebooks, which my colleagues found very interesting, were useless for me. I didnt want to read and take notes. I just wanted to discuss the ideas.The kinaesthetic learner:A teacher, who knows about learning styles suggested that I tape the lectures and listen to them when I am jogging. 1).Which of the following learners is NOT mentioned in the passage?A. Visual learner.B. Auditory leaner.C. Kinaesthetic leaner. D. Sensory learner.正确答案：D满分：2得分：22).Which of the following is NOT true about the visual learners?A. They usually learn by watching and copying what others do.B. They prefer drawing pictures to taking notes in words. C. They are full of imagination.D. They remember peoples names quickly. 正确答案：D满分：2得分：23).Which of the following describes best the auditory learners?A. They like to watch and listen to what others do.B. They prefer to listen rather than watch. C. They like both music and pictures. D. They usually talk less.正确答案：B满分：2得分：24).From the fourth paragraph, the kinaesthetic learner tends to _.A. listen to explanations and enjoy conversationsB. memorise things via picturesC. do more physical exercisesD. be forgetful正确答案：C满分：2得分：25).According to the passage, the drawback of being a visual learner is _.A. he cannot concentrate on thingsB. he dislikes musicC. he always daydreamsD. none of them正确答案：A满分：2得分：23.May you wish upon a thousand stars? May you catch a million fireflies? Get started with choosing a motorhome or a travel trailer. And then you may realize just how much you learn when you look at life through the eyes of a traveler. For Don and Mary, their motorhome trip experience has been priceless. About six years ago, they took their first motorhome trip together. And the family enjoyed it so much that soon they were making a lifestyle decision. The only thing we were ever really happy doing was traveling, says Mary. So we decided to live in the home we love best. After some consideration, the couple decided to home-school their children. Now the road is their classroom, and far from missing educational experiences, they are citizens of the world. The family visits museums and relates the travel to the childrens studies. On the road, they meet people from many cultures and walks of life. And they are connected too to the world. Their motorhome is complete with computer, satellite dish, TV and GPS. The family consider themselves lucky and have some advice for other families. Dont wait to spend time with your children. Get a motorhome and take weekend trips and vacations together. You will enrich your kids lives and become closer as a family. 1).From the passage, we know for sure that Don and Mary are _.A. good friendsB. boyfriend and girlfriendC. husband and wifeD. brother and sister 正确答案：C满分：2得分：22).In the third paragraph, when Mary said, So we decided to live in the home we love best, the home she refers to is actually _.A. the school for her childrenB. the museums they visitC. the road as her childrens classroomD. her motorhome正确答案：D满分：2得分：23).Which of the following sentences do you think is most suitable to describe the education their children get, taking to the road?A. They learn a lot more than ordinary school kids.B. They miss educational experiences.C. They visit museums and relate the visits to studies.D. They meet people from many cultures and walks of life.正确答案：A满分：2得分：24).At the end of the fourth paragraph, the shortened word GPS stands for _.A. General Place SituationB. Global Positioning SystemC. Ground Play Site D. Guide Planet Study 正确答案：B满分：2得分：25).The family consider themselves lucky because _. A. their life is rich and they stay closer to each other B. they have made a lifestyle decision C. their motorhome trip experience is pricelessD. all of the above正确答案：A满分：2得分：24.“But I just paid $ 1.69 for this bottle of wine last week. How come the price is now $ 2.25? Whatsgoing on?”There are at least three things going on that have caused the price of wine to rise. All have to do with the supply and demand factors of economics.The first factor is that people drinking more wine than ever before. This demand for more wine hasincreased overall wine sales in America at the rate of 15 percent a year.The second factor is that the supply of wine has stayed relatively the same, which means that the samenumber of bottles is produced each year. Wine producers are trying to open up new land to grow more grapes(葡萄). But in at least three wine producing areas of the world France, Germany, and California new vineyards(葡萄园) will not be available in the near future. Wines are produced in other countries,such as Italy, Spain and Australia, but none of these countries will be able to fill the demand for good wines.The third factor is that costs of wine production are increasing. The men who make wine are asking for more money, and the machinery needed to press the grapes is becoming more expensive.When the demand for something is greater than the supply, prices go up. When production costs, meaning the price of labor and machinery, rise, the producer adds this increase to the price of the wine. 1).From the first paragraph, we know that the speaker is _.A. asking about the priceB. worrying about the priceC. bargaining over the priceD. complaining about the price正确答案：D满分：2得分：22).The three factors mentioned in the passage cause _.A. the sales of wine to increaseB. the price of wine to go up