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扬州生活科技学校2013-2014年度第二学期英语期中试卷A卷姓名 _ 班级_ 学号_I. Translate the phrases into Chinese. 10%1. be determined to do sth. _2. ruin your holiday _3. speak up _4. get along _5. be encouraged to do sth. _6. not at all _7. in general _8. take risks _9. according to _10. go with _II Fill in the blanks with the words and expressions in the box. Change the form if necessary. 20%discover amazing journey otherwise experiencecredit care despite effect advertise1. I just saw a great movie. It was _!2. You must study hard, _ you will fail in the exam.3. He is a skilled worker with a lot of _.4. The police _ a large bag of drugs while searching the house.5. They went on a long train _ across Europe.6. _ the sales, there are few people coming to the department store.7. If you pay with your _ card in the UK, sometimes the seller can give you a discount of 10%.8. There are a lot of things _ on TV.9. When you use the plastic shopping bags, have you ever thought about their environmental _.10. More and more people _ more about the quality than the price.III Choose the best answer. 10%( ) 1._ interesting book! A. WhatB. What an C. How D. How an( ) 2._ fine weather it is! A. What B. How a C. What a D. How( ) 3. _ interesting book! A. WhatB. What an C. How D. How an( ) 4. _ many things you bought in the supermarket!A. What B. Which C. How D. Who( ) 5._ Christmas, most Western people will be busy buying presents for the family and friends.A. After B. Before C. If D. Because( ) 6. _ you meet the sales during the shopping, will you spend much more money? A. After B. Before C. If D. Because ( ) 7.Youd better think about the environmental effect of the shopping _ you use the plastic bags.A. despite B. when C if D. because( ) 8. Have you ever complained about the goods_ shopping? A. After B. Before C. If D. Because( ) 9. Sometimes, you will be upset _ the store is crowded with people.A. despite B. before C. after D. because( ) 10._the difficulties, more and more people are still expected to join in the next Buy Nothing Day.A. WhenB. DespiteC. because D. if2IV Cloze 20% AMonday, July 15thGreat weather! It was _41_ and hot all day. We went to a beautiful beach. We had great fun playing in the water. In the afternoon, we went shopping. The shops were _42_ crowded, so I didnt really enjoy it.Tuesday, July 16thToday it rained, _43_we went to a museum. It was _44_ boring. I found a small boy _45_ in the corner. He was lost and I helped him find his father.That made me feelvery happy. I didnt have any money for a taxi, so I walked back to the hotel. I was really tired.( )1. A. rainyB. cloudyC. sunnyD. humid( )2. A. notB. tooC. littleD. no( )3. A. becauseB.soC. whenD. why( )4. A.kind ofB. a kind ofC. kindD. kinds( )5. A. laughingB. cryingC. singingD. playing BLinda Evans was my best friend-like the sister _6_ I never had. We did _7_ together. When I was 13, my family moved away. Linda and I kept tough through _8_ . Soon we were busy with children and we wrote less often. One day a card _9_ I sent came back, stamped” Address Unknown” I had no _10_ how to find Linda. I missed her very much.( ) 6. A. whichB. that C. whatD. it( )7. A. what B. everything C. which D. nothing( )8. A. telegram B. letter C. telephone D. mobile phone( )9. A. who B. what C. / D. it( )10. A. money B. time C. place D. ideaV Comprehension 30%ASchroeder became the German Chancellor（总理）in 1998. Many Germans like him, because his government（政府）doesnt take much money from the poor, and gives them a lot of help. Also, he has a strong love for his family.Do you know what special birthday presents the Chancellor gave his mother?In 1990, he took her to lunch in a Mercedes car（梅塞迪斯轿车）for her 80thbirthday.Schroeders family was very poor. Once, his grandma had to steal meat from their neighbors. His mother was very sad and cried about it. Young Schroeder held his mother in his arms and said, “Mum, one day Ill take you out in a Mercedes”. Forty years later he had these words come true.Schroeder gave the old lady a second special present ten years later. His father died before he was born. He was killed in World War II. His family didnt know where his tomb（墓穴）was. So Schroeder gave his mother a map on her birthday. This map was very special. It showed the location of his fathers tomb. The old lady smiled happily at the surprising present.66. Germans like Schroeder because _.A. he is good at making money B. he gave his mother presents to show his loveC. he is kind to his people and family D. he became the German Chancellor in 199867. What special present did the Chancellor give to his mother on her 80thbirthday?A. A special lunch.B. A Mercedes car.C. A map of his fathers tomb.D. A birthday party.68. Schroeders mother got a second special present on her _ birthday.A. 70thB. 80thC. 90thD. 95th69. Which of the following about Schroeder is true?A. He was born into a rich family.B. His father died during World War II.C. He had to steal meat when he was young.D. He gave the people a lot of money.70. “One day Ill take you out in a Mercedes” infers to（暗示）_.A.“ Youllbe in my car to go out one day.”B. “Youll have a lot of money one day.”C. “Youll get an expensive car one day.”D. “Youll be never sad because of poor one day.”BMany young people today love to go shopping for brand-name clothes and other things. Nike shoes, Gucci bags and watches-why are products with certain brand names so popular? Originally, brand names used to be famous as symbols of quality. Nike shoes were supposed to be very comfortable and good for exercising. Gucci bags and watches were famous for their beauty and design. But in some places today, many of the old brand names no longer mean good quality. At first, those who had money could afford to buy quality products, so very soon having Nike shoes and a Gucci bags or watches began to mean being rich. As it became more important to act rich than to have quality products, people bagan to make illegal copies of the brand-name products. Very soon, those cheap, poor-quality copies filled the market, and the brand names began to lose their value. 判断对错( )6. Nowadays young people dont love to shop for brand name products.( )7. Brand names are so popular because they really mean good quality.( )8. Having brand-names products means you are rich.( )9. Now many people beg