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20142015学年度第二学期期中学情分析卷一、听力（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）a）听对话回答问题，将正确选项填涂在答题卡相应位置。(读两遍) 1.how did the man go to school? a. b. c. 2.what can the tourist see during the trip?a. b. c. 3.what does the man usually use the computer for?a. b. c. 4.which kind of book does the woman like reading? a. b. c. 5.what has the man done many times before?a. he has jumped over the gate. b. he has swum across the river. c. he has climbed the tree. 6. where are the speakers probably(可能) going?a. to a hospital b. to a restaurantc. to a beach 7. what will the weather be like tomorrow?a. sunny. b. windy. c. snowy. 8. what has happened in the womans hometown?a. there has been an earthquake.b. there has been a fire. c. there has been a flood. 9.why will the boy be late for the party?a. because he must have a guitar lesson. b. because he must play the piano.c. because he must do his homework.10. what did tom help his parents to do last weekend? a. to clean the garden b. to clean the car. c. to clean the house.b）听对话和短文回答问题, 将正确选项填涂在答题卡相应位置。（读两遍）听第1段材料，回答第11-12小题。11. what are they talking about?a. their grandpa. b. their holidays. c. the farm.12. who taught alice to ride a horse? a. her uncles friend. b. her friend. c. her uncle.听第2段材料, 完成信息表第13-15小题。a trip to pariswhenjohn is leaving for paris at 10 am, 13 .timeshis father has been to paris 14 .howjohn will go there 15 . 13. a. july 17th b. july 7th c. june 17th14. a. once b. twice c. three times15. a. by train b. by ship c. by plane听第3段材料，回答第16-20小题。16. whats wrong with the girl? a. she has got a pain in her right ear. b. she has got a pain in her right eye. c. she has got a pain in her mouth.17. how long has the girl been like this? a. about two days. b. about seven days. c. about two weeks.18. how often does the girl go swimming? a. twice a week. b. once a week. c. almost every day.19. where does she often swim? a. in a river. b. in a swimming pool. c. in a lake.20. who will the girl probably go to see? a. a teacher. b. a doctor. c. the girls parents.二、单项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）从a、b、c、d四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项, 填涂在答题卡相应位置。 21.do you know jack well? sure. weve been friends ten years ago.a. since b. for c. during d. before 22. mr. zhang a bus to his office, but now he walks there.a. is used to taking b. was used to take c. used to taking d. used to take23. when we write an article, we can use“ ”to show effect.a. as a result b. for example c. in fact d. at first24. mary is never late for class. she always arrives there .a. in time b. on time c. at a time d. from time to time25.excuse me, is miss li at home? sorry, she london on business. a. has been to b. has been in c. has gone to d. has gone in26.when gulliver looked down, he saw a huge army of tiny people towards him.a. coming b. to come c. come d. came27. most children in china go to school during the spring festival.a. mustnt b. dont have to c. shouldnt d. cannot28. mike, why are you watching tv again?i my homework. i need to relax, you know.a. finish b. will finish c. finished d. have finished 29. would you mind my smoking here? . cant you see the sign “no smoking”?a. of course not b. no c. never mind d. youd better not 30. we often use facts to tell true statements when writing. the sentences below are facts except .a. j.k. rowling is a canadian writer.b. our ship crashed against the rocks.c. i think the character in the book is very brave.d. on the way we met some disney cartoon characters.三、完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳选项, 填涂在答题卡相应位置。many years ago, there lived a family with eight children in a small village. two of the children loved 31 verymuch, but the family was so poor that it was impossible to send 32 of them to study at theartcollege at the same time. finally, the two boys 33 a plan. they would toss a coin(抛硬币). the loser would go 34 into the mines(煤矿) and made money to help his brother study at the college. then when the brother who won the toss finished his studies, after four years, he would 35 the other brother studying at the college.james won the toss and jack went down into the mines. james worked with all his heart and his paintings were much 36 than those of most of his teachers, and by the time he 37 the college, he was beginning to make a lot of money for his paintings. 38 james returned, the family held a big dinner for his great success. jack said 39 , brother, the four years in the mines has done too much to my hands, so it s too 40 . now i cant even hold a glass. to show hisgreatlove and respect, james drew his brothers hands with fingers towards the sky. he calledhisdrawing the praying hands, which becameveryfamous years later.31. a. money b. books c. school d. painting32. a. both b. all c. any d. neither33. a. looked out b. worked out c. took out d. got out34. a. off b. away c. down d. up35. a.support b. agree c. follow d. let36. a. worse b. better c. cheaper d. older37. a. waited b. arrived c. walked d. finished38. a. before b. when c. though d. while39. a. happily b. angrily c. softly d. excitedly40. a. late b. early c. good d. helpful四、阅读理解（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）阅读下面内容, 从各题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳选项, 填涂在答题卡相应位置。（a）learning how to learn $22children who read this book show great interest in study. many pictures will help them understand it easily and quickly. basic study guidebook $36read this book and learn:what the three barriers (障碍) to study are and what to do about themwhat to do if you are tired of a subjectchildren read it to improve the ability to study how to use a dictionary picture book for children $35read this book and learn: how to look up words in a dictionary what the different marks(标志) in a dictionary meanhow to use a dictionary to pronounce(发音) words correctlybuy this book and help children unlock their education.whats more, you will just pay 60% for it before june 10.41. which book can tell you whattodo if you are tired of a subject?a. study skills for life b.learninghowtolearnc. the basic study guidebook d. howtouse a dictionary picture book forchildren42. many pictures in the book “learninghowtolearn” can . a. make childrenreadslowly b. makechildrenunderstand the book easily c. make the book boring d. makechildrendraw beautifully 43. accordingtothe advertisements, the three books are for . a. the old b. parents c.children d. men 44. how much will you just pay for them if you buy the three books on june 8? a.93 b.71 c.80 d.79 45. the purpose(目的) of the three advertisements isto .a. sell these bookstothechildrenb. helpchildrenlearnenglish c. helpchildrenlearnabout nature d. use a dictionaryto pronounce correctly（b）a habit is an action that we have acted so often that it becomes something we do almost without thinking. some of them are not good habits. people spend countless hours and dollars each year trying to stop these bad habits but often fail. why? change is hard work and there is no shortcut to get it. however, there is still some advice for you to follow.first, look at why you do it. in other words, whats the result of doing this thing? if your bad habit is shouting at people when you are unhappy or under pressure (压力), what do you get from it? it may make you feel a little better for the moment. or maybe you have a bad habit of leaving your homework undone. the result could be that you get more time to spend on the internet!next, take a look on the other hand. what are you losing because of your habit? shouting at other people is a bad habit because it makes people around you feel bad and unhappy. leaving your homework undone is a bad habit because you may be punished (惩罚) by your teacher. having more internet time means that you are losing the chance to learn the things you need to learn. when you think that way, youll find that its not wise to keep your bad habit! now it is time to make a decision (决定). what will you choose? im sure you will choose to do something that is more important.46. from the first paragraph, we know that .a. we can easily change bad habitsb. we must change all the habits we havec. a habit is a terrible thing we can never changed. people always fail to break bad habits47. the underlined sentence “there is no shortcut to get it” means that . a. it is not easy to stop bad habitsb. there is a long way and a short wayc. something dangerous may happend. we must cut bad habits in a short time48. according to the passage, if you want to stop your habits, you have to .a. talk to othersb. finish your homework firstc. know why you do and what you dod. spend less time on the internet49. what does the underlined word “undone” mean in chinese?a. 已改的b. 未改的c. 已做的d. 未做的50. the best title for this passage is “ ”.a. a bad habitb. change the habitc. a good habitd. stop bad habits （c）there was a famous church in london. it was 110 meters high. the center of the church was like a bell. the ceiling of the church was painted by a famous artist. a platform (平台) was built so that the artist could put up a ladder on it and paint the ceiling. the platform was about 70 meters over the ground. one day the artist was working hard and had nearly finished one popular corner of the ceiling. also on the platform was his assistant, who was mixing paints. the artist stepped back so that he could see how his work was doing. to have a better look at his painting, he stepped back again. suddenly, his assistant shouted, picked up a small bowl of paint and started to paint the artists work on the top. the artist was very angry and rushed forwards to stop him.“what do you think you are doing?” he shouted angrily. “are you mad(疯的)?” his assistant replied, “i saw you walking backwards to have a better look at your painting. but you didnt notice that you had reached the very edge(边缘) of the platform. you were in great danger. i wanted to make you move forwards. if i had not made you run forwards, you would have fallen backwards off the edge of the platform.”51. the story happened in .a. america b. england c. germany d. france52. why did the artist step back again?a. to have a better look at his painting.b. to see how his work was doing.c. to paint a bowl in his painting.d. to pour some paint on his painting. 53. what did the assistant do to stop the artist falling off the platform? a. he ran forwards to stop him. b. he stopped mixing the paints.c. he painted a famous painting himself.d. he shouted to the artist and painted his painting.54. which picture shows the same situation as the underlined sentences in paragraph 2? note: a: artist; b: assistant; c: painting; : the direction of the movementa b c d55. after reading the passage, what do you think the artist would probably do?a. he would be angry with what the assistant had done.b. he would be thankful to the assistant for having saved his life.c. he would punish the assistant for having destroyed (毁坏) his painting.d. he wouldnt allow (允许) the assistant to work with him any more.五、词汇运用（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）a）根据句意，用括号中所给词的正确形式填空，每空填一词。56.did you enjoy (you) in hong kong? yes, we had a fantastic time.57. everyone thinks that they are (able) to finish this task without your help.58. in spring, flower festival attracts lots of tourists to jurong, a (south) city of jiangsu.59. the doctors and nurses will devote all their (life) to the patients from the poor areas. 60.could you please tell me something about your flight? of course. we will fly from lukou airport (direct) to beijing.b）根据句意、汉语或音标提示，写出各单词的正确形式，每空填一词。61.what are you going to do when you finish school? we are going ( brd ).62. several naughty children caught a (kpl ) of street pigeons for christmas dinner. 63. if you dont go to mount huang, i wont go there, (也).64. the kind man doesnt know how he should (拒绝) their invitation. 65.how long are the first outlets near nanjing open every day? from 10 am to 9:30 pm (除了) new years day. c）用动词的正确形式填空，词数不限。66. julies father (go) to london last week. he will come back in a few days.67.could you tell us how (translate) this article into english? sure. 68. they moved away five years ago, but they still continue (keep) in touch with each other.69. i had to (order) another single room for my new friend from beijing.70.how long your parents (marry) ? for about five years. 六、任务型阅读，每空一词（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）whyshouldstudentsplaysports? some people think thatstudentsplay sportsin order to get exercise. others think it can helpstudentshave fun. but that is not enough. ifstudentsplaysports, they can get more than healthy bodies.why? here are three more reasons.studentswhoplaysportsdo better in school. some people think that doing exercise will take upstudents study time. but a recent study has shown that studentswhoplaysportsget better scores in school than those who dont. exercise getsstudentsto learn, remember things better.studentswhoplaysportsdevelop(培养) their teamwork spirits and learn problem-solving skills. when they are working together with others to win games and reach goals (目标), theyre learning how to be successful in practice. and these skills will be useful to them for study or their future work.playingsportscan also improve confidence.studentswhoplaysportsfeel better about themselves. when they know they can improve and reach their goals by practicing, it builds their confidence. andsportscan also help them communicate with others actively and make new friends.now, how about going out toplaysportswith your friends every day? 71 shouldstudentsplaysports?common reasonsstudentsplaysportsto get exercise or 72 themselves.more reasonsplayingsportshelpsstudentsget 73 scores in school. it also makes them learn, 74 things better.studentswhoplaysportscan learn how to get 75 in practice.studentsdevelop teamwork spirits and learn problem-solving 76 .playingsportscan 77 confidence.sportscan helpstudentshave 78 with others and make new friends. 79 studentsshould 80 out toplay sportswith friends every day.七、短文填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）根据短文内容及所给首字母提示写出所缺单词, 并将完整单词填在答题卡的相应位置。one saturday, mike decided to go sailing in his boat with his friend daniel, but daniel happened to be not at home. daniels brother jim wanted to go i 81 of daniel though he didnt know anything about sailing. mike a 82 and they started this trip to the sea. soon they found themselves in a thick fog. mike was afraid that big ships would h 83 theirs. just at that time he saw a large buoy(浮标) through the fog, so he tried to t 84 the boat to it for their own safety. as he was getting onto the buoy, h 85 , he dropped the wet rope. the boat moved away in the fog, carrying jim who didnt know how to use the radio. he drifted about(漂泊) and nobody saw him u 86 twelve hours later.mike s 87 the night on the buoy. in the early morning he f 88 asleep. he was having a bad d 89 when a shout woke him up. a ship, the good hope, came up and he climbed onto it and thanked the captain. the captain told him that another ship saved jim and the ships captain sent out a message. “w 90 the message, i wouldnt have found you on the buoy,” he said.八、书面表达（共1题；满分10分）“书籍是人类进步的阶梯”。确实如此, 知识改变命运，阅读丰富人生。请根据表格中的信息，写一篇关于阅读的英语短文。阅读的益处获取知识 丰富生活 愉悦心情阅读的途径书店 图书馆 读书俱乐部 网上阅读你的读书习惯与感受（不少于两句）你的假期读书计划列出书单 和朋友分享要求：1. 所写内容必须包括表格中的信息，可适当发挥。 2. 自拟两点你的读书习惯与感受。 3. 不少于80词，开头已给出，不计入总词数。 4. 条理清晰，语句通顺，语法正确，书写工整。 read