2015年8B=期中测试卷.doc

笔试部分（100分）一、单项选择。（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分） ( ) 1. _ did your uncle leave his home town? He _ for nearly twenty years.A. When; has left B. When; has been away C. How long; has left D. How long; has been away( ) 2. He likes playing tricks on others, but _, he is a good boy because he is willing to help others.A. on the way B. in the way C. in some ways D. by the way( ) 3. _ good advice Jim has offered! Yes. He always has so many good ideas. A. What B. What a C. How D. How a( ) 4. Kittys father_ a waiter. Now hes a cook in a restaurant.A. is used to being B. used to being C. is used to be D. used to be ( ) 5. I dont know _ to do with this problem. Can you help me? No problem. A. when B. how C. where D, what ( ) 6. When you feel helpless and_, just remember you are not_ in the world because your friends are around you, including me. A. alone; alone B. lonely; lonely C. alone; lonely D. lonely; alone( ) 7. He has worked in the city _ three years ago while his wife has been here _ only one month. A. since; for B. since; since C. for; since D. for; since( ) 8. Mr. and Mrs. Green both like travelling. They _ many places of interest in China.A. have been in B. have been to C. have gone to D. have gone( ) 9. How do you like your life in our city? I enjoy everything here, _ the weather. It is a bit too wet. A. including B. instead of C. except D. because of( ) 10. My good grade in Maths really surprises me. I used to think it _ for me to learn Maths well. A. impossible B. important C. interesting D. impatient( ) 11. I never thought she would _ my invitation to the theatre. She will feel sorry for missing the theatre some day.A. return B. review C. refuse D. recommend( ) 12. Our teacher always tells us to finish our homework _. A. at a time B, at times C. on time D. at one time ( ) 13. Could you tell me who was the ruler of the USA in the 17th century? Sorry. I have little _ of American history.A. opinion B. information C. knowledge D. advice ( ) 14. I like reading because it can _ a new world to all of us.A. set up B. put up C. open up D. get up( ) 15. My brother has many hobbies, _ dancing, running and swimming.A. as B. for example C. likes D. such as 二、完形填空。（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）Dear Li Lei, How are you these days? Id like to tell you something 1 my trip.My parents and I have 2 in Guilin for three days. We are having a good time here.We came here by 3 . After a long trip, we 4 Guilin Railway Station. Unluckily, it was raining 5 when we arrived. Then we went to a famous park that day. I thought the view was much more beautiful in the 6 than usual.On the 7 day of the trip, we went to Lijiang River. We saw many different mountains 8 the river. Some were like people and some were like a few animals sitting together. The most interesting thing was a big rock. You may think 9 a horse if you look at it carefully enough. 10 wonderful! The mountains around were green and the water was clear. I was so 11 that I couldnt stop taking photos.Today we went 12 . We bought some souvenirs and beautiful clothes 13_ silk. We are busy picking our bags 14 we will get things ready before we leave. We will be back home this time on Sunday. Im looking forward to 15 Guilin again.I hope you are enjoying your trip to the World Park too!Yours Jim( ) 1. A. for B. aboutC. by D. with( ) 2. A. been B. come C. gone D. become( ) 3. A. bus B. plane C. train D. ship( ) 4. A. come B. gotC. arrived D. reached( ) 5. A. easily B. heavily C. happily D. quickly( ) 6. A. sun B. snow C. rain D. wind( ) 7. A. first B. second C. third D. fourth( ) 8. A. in B. on C. along D. under( ) 9. A. over B. of C. for D. out( ) 10. A. How B. How a C. What D. What a( ) 11. A. excitedB. boringC. tired D. interesting( ) 12. A. swimmingB. boatingC. hiking D. shopping( ) 13. A. make ofB. made ofC. make fromD. made from( ) 14. A. because of B. instead of C. such that D. so that( ) 15. A. seeingB. gettingC. visiting D. taking三、阅读理解。（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）(A)If you want to become a better reader, here are four points to remember about speed of reading.1. Knowing why you are readingwhat you are reading to find outwill often help you to know whether to read quickly or slowly.2. Some things should be read slowly, such as instructions for making or doing something, maths problems, science and history books. You must read such things slowly or remember each important step and understand each important idea.3. Some things should be read quickly, such as simple stories, letters from friends and news from local newspapers, telling what is happening to friends and neighbors.4. In some of your reading, you must change your speed from fast to slow and slow to fast, as you go along. You need to read some pages quickly and then slow down and do more careful reading when you come to important ideas. ( ) 1. If we want to relax by reading, we usually pick _. . A. a story book B. a maths book C. a science book D. something with important information( ) 2. Which of the following should we read slowly and carefully?A. Simple stories. B. A user guide. C. Letters from friends. D. A local newspaper.( ) 3. What should we read quickly? A. Instructions for making something. B. Maths problems.C. Storybooks, newspapers and personal letters. D. Science and history books.( ) 4. What is important about speed of reading?A. To read as fast as you can. B. To keep your reading at the same speed. C. To read as slowly as possible. D. To fit your reading speed to your needs.( ) 5. Whats the main idea of the article?A. Something about careful reading. B. Be a quick reader. C. How to read? D. How to be a slow reader? (B)In China, more and more villagers have left to make a living in big cities. As a result, their children have become left-behind children and they need more care. The survey below is from villages in Yongzhou, Hunan Province. Three hundred children were chosen to answer the questions. What theywantLoveMoneyFreedomControlSomething else40%18%28%10%4%Who to talk withOneselfFamily membersNo one27%55%18%Communicate (交流) with their parents freely or notYesA little difficultNo46%44%10%The way they like to liveLiving with parentsLiving without parentsNo idea58%14%28%What they think of their parents working in citiesBadGoodNo idea20%39%41%Happiest placeSchoolHomeFriends homes48%34%18%( ) 6. In the survey, children were asked about many things except _. A. pocket money B. places they like C. their needs D. their parents working in cities( ) 7. Of all the four things, the left-behind children need _ most.A. love B. money C. control D. freedom( ) 8. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. About one out of every two children has no one to talk with.B. All of the children prefer to stay at home without their parents.C. About 1/3 of the children think their parents working in cities is bad.D. More than half of the children think it is good to live with their parents. ( ) 9. How many children think their happiest place is their school? A. 48. B. 102.C. 144. D. 156.( ) 10. We can learn from the survey that _.A. most left-behind children want more freedom without their parentsB. over 40% of the children have difficulty talking to their parents freelyC. all the left-behind children dream of making money in big citiesD. most villagers prefer living a peaceful life in the countryside (C) 四、词汇。（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）A. 根据汉语提示，英文解释和句意，写出合适的单词。1. After a long walk, we all sat _ (紧靠) the trees with our tired bodies.2. When you climb up the _ _ (高山), you can enjoy the beautiful views on top of them.3. They are planning to stay in Beijing for _ (some, a few) days. 4. You cant cross the street now. You have to wait _ (till) the traffic light turns green. 5. My brother didnt go to the zoo by bike yesterday, David didnt, _.B. 用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空。please, marry, south, write, Europe6. How long have they been _? Since 2 years ago.7. Victor Hugo, a famous , wrote many good novels.8. The trip to the four_ countries was very successful. 9. Its my _ to give him a hand, helping others always makes me happier.10. He used to live in the _ part of the city. He got used to the life there.C. 用方框中所给动词的适当形式填空。clean, find, renew, book, eat 11. Can you tell me where _ that book? In the classroom.12. John has been used to _ Chinese food since he came to China.13. Could I clean the bedroom for you? No, thanks. I _ it myself.14. Sandy, would you mind _ a hotel on the Internet for me?15. _ you _ your book, Linda? Not yet.D. 将下列词组翻译成英语。16. 偶尔_ 17. 上交它_ 18. 保持联系_ 19. 精疲力竭_ 20. 到此为止_ 五、按要求改写下列句子。（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分）1. Kitty finished her homework just now. (改为现在完成时)Kitty _ _ _ her homework. 2. There are 24 boys and 20 girls in our class. (改为同义句) Our class is _ _ _ 24 boys and 20 girls.3. Jim asked his mother how much he could take before he went to Canada. (改为简单句) Jim asked his mother how much _ _ before he went to Canada.4. Sally bought the English book three weeks ago. (改为同义句)Sally _ _ the English book for three weeks. 5. Your father has never been to Germany. (改为反意疑问句)Your father has never been to Germany, _ _? 六、根据短文内容和首字母提示，写出正确单词。（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）Mr. King was going away for a week. B_1_ he left, he said to his son, “If anyone asks for me, you can tell him that your father has been out for doing something, and will be back in a week, then b_2_ sure to ask him to sit down for a cup of tea.” “OK, Dad ” said his son. But he was a_3_ his son couldnt remember this, he wrote these words down on a piece of paper and gave it to him. His son put it into his small pocket, t_4_ it out and looked at it now and then.Four days passed, but no one came to see his f_5_. The boy thought that there was no man to come and that the piece of paper was no more u_6_ for him, so he burnt it that evening. The n_7_ afternoon, someone knocked at the door. The boy opened it. A man was standing at the door and said, “Where is your father? ” The boy put his hand into his p_8_ at once and looked for the piece of paper. He c_9_ find it. He suddenly remembered he had burnt it, so he shouted, “No more. ” The man was very s_10_. He said, “No more? I met your father last week. When did it happen? ” 1. _ 2._ 3._ 4._ 5._ 6. _7. _ 8. _ 9. _10. _ 八、任务型阅读。（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分） The aim of students who come to school is to study. But to study requires (需要) a right way, or you waste either the time or the money. The following are the ways of studying.The best time for reading is morning, because in the morning, the air is fresh and the mind is clear. For that reason, we can get good result.In studying we must have patience (耐心). If we have not known a text well, we must read it again. We should not read the next one till we have learned the first one.When we are studying, we must put our hearts into the book, or we can get nothing from the book while we are reading.We must always ask “whys”. If it is not well understood, write it down and ask our teachers or our parents, or friends. In any possible way, we must know it completely and what weve learned can be used well and made better.Though there are many ways for studying, yet the above mentioned (提到的) will be quite enough if we can keep them in heart and do so.根据短文内容，回答下列问题。1. What does to study require?_2. Why should we read in the morning?_3. What must we have in studying? _4. Who should we ask if it is not well understood?_5. How many ways did the passage mention? _一、听对话回答问题。(听两遍) (10分) 1. W: Where did you go last Sunday, Dick?M: I went to Shanghai by bus.2. M: Is there a mouse near the window?W: No, there is a printer.3. W: Did you go to America last year?M: Yes, I visited the Statue of Liberty.4. M: Please tell Jack not to shout in the library.W: Yes, I will5. W: Do you have the newest CD-ROM designed by Nancy?M: Yes. The main character in this game is Neil. 6. M: Did you enjoy the trip to Beijing?W: Yes, I liked it very much.7. W: Can I borrow three books at a time?M: No, you can only borrow two books.8. M: Does Kitty like history books?W: No, she likes fictions, but I like books about travelling.9. W: Do you know Shanghai well?M: Yes, I have lived there for ten years.10. M: When did you visit Tower Bridge, Simon?W: Last Saturday.二、听对话和短文回答问题。(听两遍)(10分)1. 听对话，回答第1112小题。W: Hello, Sam.M: Hello, Helen. Havent seen you for a long time .Where have you been these days?W: Ive been to England .I came back yesterday .M: England? What for?W: For learning English . M: How long have you been in England?W: 6 weeks. I spent four weeks studying and 2 weeks traveling .M: Did you have a good time there?W: Yes, thats wonderful . 2. 听第一篇短文，回答第1315小题。请根据内容从A、B、C三个选项中选择正确的选项，完成信息记录表。My name is David. I went to town yesterday and decided to stop at the bank to see Millie. When I got to the bank, they told me that she had just been out for a few minutes. I asked them if she would be back by 11:30 or 11:45, and they said yes. I have some time. So I decided to wait for her. I waited and waited, but she didnt come through that door. Finally I decided not to wait any longer. I got up, and as I started to walk towards the door, somebody called my name. I turned around and was surprised to find out that it was Alice. When I said that someone had told me she had been out, she told me that she hadnt left her office all the morning. 3. 听第二篇短文，回答第1620小题。One day Sandy went shopping with Millie and Daniel. They went to the supermarket in the new shopping centre. “Why do you buy things here? ” Millie wanted to know. “Because they are cheaper here than at the corner store near our home, ” Sandy said. “Help me check the prices, please. ” The Browns were not rich and Sandy was always careful with her money. She looked carefully after the prices of things. She bought lots of things in the supermarket. When they got home, the children said, “We dont think you saved money by going to the supermarket. ” “Of course I did, ” Sandy said. “Everything was cheaper there. ” “We know, ” the children said, “but we came home by taxi because we had too much to carry. The cost of taking taxi was more than the money you save! ” Sandy added everything up. Her children were right. 参考答案听力部分1. A 2. B 3. C 4. B 5. B 6. B 7. B 8. C 9. C 10. B 11. A 12. C 13. B 14. A 15. B 16. C 17. A 18. B 19. B 20. A 笔试部分一、1. B 2. C 3. A 4. D 5. D 6. D 7. A 8. B 9. C 10. A 11. C 12. C 13. C 14. C 15. D 二、1. B 2. A 3. C 4. D 5. B 6. C 7. B 8.