08-09学年第二学期07级(1-5)《高中英语阅读》期中考试卷.doc

08-09学年第二学期07级英语（1-5）班高中英语阅读期中考试卷（开卷）Class No. Name Score 一、Copy down the last three paragraphs of Unit 14 Passage1 Thanksgiving. (P9-10) (From So the Pilgrim Governorto the end) 10%二、Complete the sentences with facts from the passage. 10%1. Dr Yang advised Paul to . 2. Rose Harcourt lost her bracelet while .3. If we feel thirsty, we . 4. Florence is staying .5. They were Puritans who believed in a strict form of Christianity and .三、Put the phrases below into Chinese or English10%1.be supposed to 2.a lack of 3. the royal ceremonies 4. blood pressure 5. a bit scared of 6. 结婚纪念日 7.一年一度的感恩节 8.患重病 9. 防御罪恶 10. 所有最好的一点 四、Are these statements true or false? Correct the false statements. 10%1. Diwali takes place after the New Year has been celebrated. 2. Beefeaters wear red and yellow costumes. 3. Roy Jones is American. 4. Coca-Cola contain no calories. 5. Paul cried help! every time the doctor touched him. 五、Here are some dates from the passage. Make a note of the information that they refer to. 10%1. 25 years 2. 1078 3. November 29th, 1623 4. 65 5. The following year 六、Answer some questions. 15%1. Why was the winter of 1620 so harsh ? 2. Who, when and which object was lost in Story 2? 3. Why do people keep their windows open during diwali? 4. Dr. Yang told Paul that what could help him? 5. List three ways water can help people to lose weight. a). b). c). 七、Reading comprehension 35% ()Please answer the questions about the prices of the two hotels. GATEWAY SHERATON Prices Prices Dates 14 nights 14 nights1 Oct 31 Dec &495 &5461 Jan 31 Mar &464 &5151 Apr 30 Apr(closed) / /1 May 31 May &518 &5731 Jun 30 Sep &609 &695( ) 1.The Sheraton Hotel is _than the Gateway HotelA. cheaper B. dearer C. bigger D. cleaner( ) 2.I want to stay in the Sheraton for two weeks in August. I need about_. A. &750 B. &515 C. &690 D. &573( ) 3.The two hotels are open for _months of the year.A. nine B. ten C. eleven D. twelve( ) 4.It is cheaper to stay in the Gateway in May than it is in _.A. November B. March C. October D. July( ) 5.From October to December it is dearer to stay in the Sheraton than from_ to _.A. June; August B. January; March C. May; July D. July; September( B )Films at the Museum Two European films will be shown on Saturday afternoon at the Museum Theatre. See Broken Window at 1:30. The Workers will be at 3:45. For further information, call 4987898Captain Good Fellow Do your children enjoy interesting stories, funny games, and exciting dances? Captain Good Fellow will be ready to teach a11 these things to children at the City Theatre on Saturday morning at 10:00, freeInternational Picnic Are you tired of eating the same food every day? Come to Central Park on Saturday and enjoy food from all over the world. Delicious and not expensive. Noon to 5:00 p. m.Take me out to the Ballgame Its October, and Saturday night(7:009:00) is your last chance to see the Red Birds this year. Get your tickets at the gate. It might be cold .Dont forget sweaters and jackets.Do you want to hear “The Zoo” “The Zoo, a popular rock group from Australia, will give their first U. S. concert this Saturday night, at 8, at Rose Hall, City College( )6. On Saturday morning, you can_ Ago to watch a ballgame Btake chi1dren to play games at the City Theatre Cgo to a concert at Rose Hall, City College Dgo to the Central Park for a picnic( )7. The Red Birds Ballgame_ Ais in the afternoon Bis outside Cis at the gate Dmight be cold( ) 8.You can eat many different kinds of food from all over the world if you_. Ago to the City Theatre Bgo to the Central Park Cbuy ticket at the gate Dgo to see a film( ) 9. “The Zoo” is _ Aa U. S. concert Ba park with many red birds in it Ca music group Dgoing to give their last concert( ) 10. Mr. Turner wants to have a nice Saturday. Which is NOT possible for him to do? AWatching a ballgame and having a picnicBHaving a picnic and seeing a film CListening to a concert and watching a ballgameDSeeing a film and listening to a concert( C )Plants are very important living things. Life could not go on if there were no plants. This is because plants can make food from air, water and sunlight. Animals and men cant make food from air, water and sunlight. Animals get their food by eating plants and other animals. Therefore, animals and men need plants in order to live. This is the reason why we find so many plants around us.If you look carefully at the plants around you, you will find that there are many kinds of plants. Some plants are large while others are small. Most plants are green.Some plants have many small leaves. Others have only a few. There are many kinds of leaves. Leaves are of different shapes and colors.Leaves are also different in other ways. Some leaves have long thin parts at the end, we call them leaf stalks, some have short leaf stalks, others even have no leaf stalks. The leaf edges are also different. Some leaves have smooth edges. Some have a wave-shaped edges. Others have edges like the teeth of a saw(锯子).( )11. Which of the following shows the right relation according to the first paragraph?air + water + sunlightfoodA. plants air + water + sunlightfoodB. men foodair + water + sunlightanimalsC. air + water + sunlightfood living thingsD. ( ) 12. Plants are important because _.A. we need to eat plants every day B. men cant live without plantsC. we can see so many plants around us D. animals eat plants as their only food ( ) 13. We know from the passage that _.A. all leaves have leaf stalks B. all leaves have smooth edgesC. plants are different in shapes but have the same colorD. leaves are different in shapes and colors( ) 14.The underlined word “leaf stalks” in the last paragraph means_. A. 叶边 B. 叶纹C. 叶柄D. 叶尖( ) 15. The main idea of the passage is _.A. how plants help men and animalsB. plants are important and they are quite differentC. plants are more important than air, water and sunlightD. why we find so many plants and around us. （D）No.1 Business HoursMon. to Wed. 9:306:00Thurs. 9:308:00Fri. to Sat. 9:306:00Sun. closedNo.3 Opening Hours MondaySaturday 10:00a.m.5:00 p.m. Sunday 2:30 p.m.6:00 p.m.No.2 Bills SupermarketO P E N7 DAYS A WEEK8:00am to 8:00pmNo.4 Opening to the Public 9:00 a.m.5:00 p.m. Monday to Friday( ) 16.If you work at No.1, you have to work longer hours on_.A. Tuesday B. Thursday C. Saturday D. Sunday( ) 17.Which two are open every day?A.No.1 and No.2 B.No.1 and No.4 C.No.3 and No.4 D.No.2 and No.3( ) 18.If four people work for the four different places, how many of them neednt go to work on Sunday morning?A. One. B. Two C. Three D. Four( ) 19.No.4 can probably be_.A. a government office B. a hospital C. a restaurant D. a hotel( ) 20.Bills Supermarket is open _ a day.A.8 hours B.12 hours C.14 hours D.16 hours( E )Films in West-city Cinema this weekA WORLD WITHOUT THIEVES Chinese film (2004) Dircected by Feng Xiaogang Mainly acted by Liu Dehua, Liu Ruoying,Ge You, Li Bingbing From Monday to Wednesday, at 8:00 p. m. Ticket Price: RMB35KUNGFUHUSTLE Chinese Hong Kong film (2004) Directed by Zhou Xingchi Mainly acted by Zhou Xingchi,Yuan Hua, Liang Xiaolong From Wednesday to Friday, at 8:00 p. m. Ticket price: RMB40HARRY POTTER (III) American film (2004) Directed by Alfonso Cuaron Mainly acted by Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint. Emma Waston From Friday to Sunday, at 7:30 p. m. Ticket Price: RMB30 (Half on Sunday for children)TROY American film (2004) Directed by Wolfgang Petersen Mainly acted by Julian Glover, Brian Cox, Nathan Jones, Adoni Maropis From Tuesday to Thursday, at 8:00 p. m. Ticket Price: RMB45( ) 21. You can see_ foreign films in West-city Cinema this week.A. one B. two C. three D. four( ) 22. If you want to see the film which was directed by Feng Xiaogang, go to the cinema on_.A. Monday B. Thursday C. Friday D. Saturday( ) 23. Children can pay only _ when they want to see a film on Sunday. A. 5 B. 10 C. 15 D. 20( ) 24. You can see the film _ on Saturday.A. Troy B. Harry Potter C. A World Without Thieves D. Kungfu Hustle( ) 25. Which of the following is TRUE?A. Liu Dehua acted in the film Kungfu Hustle.B. The ticket price of the four films is the same.C. All the films start after 8 oclock in the evening.D. The four films were released in the same year. (F) You may know the English letters A, B and C. But do you know there are people called ABC? You may like eating bananas. But do you know there is such a thing a banana person? How strange! Are these people from “another earth”? No, they are just Chinese people like you and me.ABC means Americanborn Chinese. An ABC is a Chinese, but was born in the United States. Sometimes, people call an ABC a “banana person”. A banana is yellow outside and white inside looking like a Westerner and yellow outside looking like a Chinese.Do you know why? Usually, ABCs know little about China or the Chinese language. Some of them dont speak Chinese. Also, they are not interested in Chinese politics. But if ABCs can not speak Chinese, can we still call them Chinese people? Yes, of course. They are Chinese. They are overseas Chinese. These people may be citizens of another country like the US, Canada or Singapore. But they have Chinese blood. Their parents, grandparents or even great-grandparents were from China. They all have black eyes and black hair. But they are not Chinese citizens. They are not people of the Peoples Republic of China. For example, we all know the famous scientist C.N. Yang (杨振宁). H e got the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1957. Chinese people love him. But he is an American citizen.( ) 26. “ABC” in this passage means “_”.A. three English letters B. a kind of banana C. Chinese born in America D. Americans born in China( ) 27. Chinese in Western countries are called “banana persons” because _.A. their bodies are white inside but yellow outside B. they think like Westerners but look like Chinese C. they were born in China but got to study in America D. they like to eat bananas( ) 28. The underlined word “blood” may probably mean_.A. 国籍 B. 血统 C. 爱心 D. 皮肤( ) 29. C.N. Yang is mentioned here to show that _A . American Chinese are great.B. We love American Chinese. C. Chinese people can win Nobel Prizes.D. American-Chinese are not Chinese citizens.( ) 30. This passage mainly talks about _.A. different kinds of bananas B. overseas Chinese C. the Nobel Prize D. the life story of C.N. Yang(G) In Canada you can find dogs, cats, horses etc. in almost every family. These are their pets. People love these pets and regard them as their good friends. Before they keep them at their houses, they take them to animal hospitals to give them needles so that they wont carry disease. They have special animal food stores, though they can get animal food in almost every store. Some people spend around two hundred Canadian dollars a month on animal food. When you visit peoples homes, they would be very glad to show you their pets and they are very proud of them. You will also find almost every family has a bird feeder in their garden. All kinds of birds are welcomed to come and have a good meal. They are free to come and go and nobody is allowed to kill any animals in Canada. They have a law against killing wild animals. If you killed an animal, you would be punished. If an animal happened to get run over by a car, people would be very sad about it. People in Canada have many reasons to like animals. One of them might be: Their family tie is not as close as ours. When children grow up, they leave their parents and start their own career. Then the seniors(老人) will feel lonely. But pets can solve this p