牛津版英语选修9 期中 综合测试卷

期中 综合测试卷第一节：单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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。1. - Are you satisfied with the answer?- Not a little. It couldnt have been _.A. so bad B. worse C. better D. the worst2. Everybody says that this problem is _ difficult than the one you asked me about yesterday.A. a lot quite moreB. quite a lot moreC. a lot more quiteD. very much more quite3. That son of the managers is older than _.A. your B. his C. mine D. me4. Everyone was talking about it- it did not matter to them that _of it was true.A. no one B. none C. nothing D. not5. - I always look out when crossing streets.-Youre fright. You cannot be too_.A. nervous B. careful C. hurried D. careless6. Tom was absent _ school _ the illness.A. from, because of B. in, forC. at, because D. out of, because of7. Peter _ come with us tonight, but he isnt very sure yet.A. must B. may C. can D. will8. You _ the first train, but you _ too slow.A. could catch, were B. could have caught, areC. could have caught, were D. could catch, had been9. The classroom building _ 60 feet long and 28 feet wide.A. measures B. is measured C. has D. has a length10. Can you give me the right answer?- Sorry, I _. Would you repeat that question?A. hadnt listened B. havent listenedC. dont listen D. wasnt listening11. The mail has been _ for nearly fifteen hours because of the postmans mistake.A. held up B. held on C. held out D. held back12. The angry teenagers quickly _ themselves _sticks.A. armed, with B. introduced, toC. filled, with D. turned, to13. These newspapers often try to create a _ in a tea cup over some small incidents.A. shower B. breeze C. storm D. cloud14. As he made no _ to our quarrel, I thought he had forgiven me.A. mention B. comment C. reference D. statement15. When he was asked about the missing camera, the boy _ ever seeing it.A. refused B. opposed C. pretended D. denied第二节：完形填空（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1635各题所给的A.B.C.D四个选项中，选出最佳选项So you are attractive and you think you would like to be a model! Are you sure you are the 16 type? Are you fairly tall with a small 17 ? Are your breast and your hips more or less of the same measurement? Have you got good legs? Yes? Well, these are only the 18 requirements. First of all, make up your mind how you are going to begin. You can go to school, 19 such schools are expensive. There they will teach you how to make the 20 of yourself; how to make up well, how to walk, how to look after your complexion (肤色)youre your hair. But you may not have enough money for this. 21 can you do? Have some photographs 22 by a really good professional (职业的) photographer who knows the fashion business. If you are not photogenic (上镜头的)-well, theres 23 that even the best photographer can do for you. Oh-you are photogenic? Good! Now we can begin.You can either become a house-model, or work free-lance. A house-model is an employee, 24 the salesgirls and the book-keeping staff. She is 25 by a dress firm to show off clothes. These shows are for buyers from big stores or for the press. Its a full-time 26 . But if you are more ambitious (有抱负的) and want to earn a lot of 27 ,you can become a free -lance model; that is to say, you will be paid by the hour for your come to you 28 , All your work will 29 a model agency (经纪部门) , and you will not choose your clients (客户) The agency will tell you a magazine or television 30 to go, at what time, and what you will have to do. It may be for 31 ,to model dresses in a smart hotel, or for a collection show in a big fashion house. Whatever the occasion (不管什么样的场合) ,your job will be to look as decorative as 32 . You always have to 33 to be enjoying yourself, even if you are being photographed outdoors on a . 34 cold day, wearing practically nothing. Are you 35 enough for that?16. A. fair B. just C. unfit D. right17. A. neck B. waist C. head D. back18. A. basic B. senior C. junior D. high19. A. because B. for C. although D. so that20. A. best B. use C. worst D. full21. A. How B. Where C. When D. What22. A. taken B. developed C. made D. brought23. A. everything B. something C. nothing D. thing24. A. like B. as C. being D. with25. A. fired B. dismissed C. taken D. employed26. A. job B. work C. action D. showing27. A. fame B. money C. face D. respect28. A. cries B. smiles C. supplies D. services29. A. through B. by C. because D. with30. A. when B. where C. how D. who31. A. keyboard B. set C. screen D. advertisement32. A. probable B. possible C. terrible D. reasonable33. A. think B. imagine C. suggest D. appear34. A. bitterly B. sweetly C. fortunately D. friendly35. A. weak B. tough C. rough D. poor第三节：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。ATom was taken to the police station and put in a room with another thief, an older man.The man looked at Tom and said, Why have they brought you here, boy? I stole a small radio one day after my lessons, Tom said. The man laughed rudely at Tom. You should steal something which is worth a lot if you want to be a thief. You ought to steal something really expensive, so that your name is put in the newspaper. Go and steal a lot of money from a bank next time! Tom thought for a few seconds and then said, I cant do that. Why cant you? said the older man. Are you afraid?No, said Tom. Im not afraid at all, but the banks are all closed at three oclock, and my lessons dont finish until four. (Words: 146 )36. Tom was taken to the police station_.A. by mistake B. to see another thiefC. as a thief D. on business37. Why did the older thief laugh rudely at Tom? Because_.A. Tom lied to himB. Tom was only a studentC. he didnt think small radio was worth stealingD. he thought Tom was too young to be a thief38. From what the older man said to Tom, we can draw the conclusion that_.A. he would go on stealing after he was set freeB. he must have been caught while stealingC. he was planning to steal a bankD. he would never be out of prison again39. Having heard what the older said, Tom thought carefully about_.A. his lessons B. how to become a famous manC. stealing something worth a lotD. the plan to steal from a bankBWhen other nine-year-old kids were playing games, she was working at a petrol station. When other teens were studying or going out, she struggled to find a place to sleep on the street.overcame these terrible setbacks to win a highly competitive scholarship (:J:) and gain entry to Harvard University. And her amazing story has inspired a movie, Homeless to Harvard: Murray Story, shown in late April.Liz Murray, a 22-year-old American girl, has been writing a real-life story of willpower and determination. Liz grew up in the shadow of two drug-addicted (I$j) parents. There was never food or warm clothes in the house. Liz was the only member of the family who had a job. Herhad AIDS and died when Liz was just 15 years old. The effect of that loss became a turning point in her life. Connecting the environment in which she had grown up with how her mother had decided , to do something about it.Liz went back to school. She threw herself into her studies, never telling her teachers that homeless. At night, she lived on the streets. What drove me to live on had something to do with understanding, by understanding that there was a whole other way of being. I had only experienced a small part of the society,” she wrote in her book Breaking Night.She admitted that she used envy to drive herself on. She used the benefits that come easily to others, such as a safe living environment, to encourage herself that next to nothing could hold me She finished high school in just two years and won a full scholarship to study at Harvard University.Liz decided to leave her top university a couple of months earlier this year in order to take care of her father, who has also developed AIDS. I love my parents so much. They are drug addicts. But I never forget that they love me all the time. Liz wants moviegoers to come away with the idea that changing your life is as simple as making a decision . ( Words: 379)40. In which order did the following things happen to Liz?a. Her mother died of AIDS.b. She worked at a petrol station.c. She got admitted into Harvard.d. The movie about her life was put on.e. She had trouble finding a place to sleep.A. b, a, e, c, d B. a, b, c, e, dC. e, d, b, a, c D. b, e, a,41. The main idea of the passage is_.A. how Liz managed to enter Harvard UniversityB. what a hard time Liz had in her childhoodC. why Liz loved her parents so muchD. how Liz struggled to change her life42. What actually made her go towards her goal?A. Envy and encouragement.B. Willpower and determination.C. Decisions and understandingD. Love and respect for her parents.43. When she wrote “What drove me to live onI had only experienced a small part of the society”, she meant that_.A. she had little experience of social lifeB. she could hardly understand the societyC. she would do something for her own lifeD. she needed to travel more around the worldCZhongguancun in Beijing has been called Chinas “Silicon Valley” (硅谷).There are many foreigners doing research and business, as well as teaching and studying, and many of their children attended an international school lying there in this “Silicon Valey.”These students are from various countries, lacking school uniform. The oldest student is seventeen years old and the youngest is only seven. The school gives them courses according to their ages, habits and levels of knowledge.The teachers become the students friends after class, Sometimes the students and the teachers will sit in a circle to talk about what they have heard and what they have seen, and sometimes, a student will whisper a secret to his teacher and will persuade the teacher to keep the secret.Every student in this international school has a Chinese name and they use books similar to the ones Chinese students use. They study maths, Chinese and arts. They like P. E best, and baseball is their favorite sport. Each hit and run brings them excitement.Apart from the normal classroom teaching, the school also arranges them to travel in different places in China, and allow them to experience for themselves the lives of ordinary Chinese people. By meeting the people, and getting to know the culture, they learn to love this country. After a short time at this school, this mysterious (神秘的), faraway country is no longer so strange, where the students really again to enjoy their lives.44. This school is unusual because_.A it is lying in the Silicon ValleyB students don t wear school uniformsC students are at different agesD students are not from the same country45. One of tile reasons tire students love the school lives is tile fact that _.A they don t have to work hard at their lessonsB their parents are working and doing research thereC they are living and studying in an active and interesting wayD they |lave Chinese names and enjoy learning Chinese46. The school arranges the students to travel around _.A to admire China s natural beautyB to learn Chinese customsC to increase their love tb1 ChinaD to spend their holiday and free time47. In the last sentence, this mysterious, faraway country refers to _.A a foreign country rather than ChinaB any country, except chinaC China rather than any other countryD. More than ChinaDLike most English children, I leaned foreign languages at school. When I made my first visit to the United States, I was sure I could have a nice and easy holiday without any language problem. But how wrong I was!At the American airport, I was looking for a public telephone to tell my friend Danny that I had arrived. A worker asked if he could help me. Yes, I said, I want to give my friend a ring. Well, that s nice. Are you getting married? he asked. No, I replied, I just want to tell her on the phone I have arrived. Oh, he said, There is a phone downstairs on the first floor. But we re on the first floor now, I said. Well, I don t know what you are talking about. Maybe you aren t feeling too well after your journey, he said, Just go and wash up, and you will feel a lot better. And he went off. leaving me wondering where on earth I was: at home we wash up after a meal to get the cups and plates clean. How can I wash up at an airport?At last we did meet. She explained the misunderstanding: Americans say to give someone a call, but we English say to give somebody a ring. When we say to wash your hands, they say to wash up. And Englishmen start numbering from the ground floor so the first floor is the second for Americans.48. In American English wash up means _.A. wash cups, plates and so on B. wash your body with waterC. drink from a clean cup D. wash your hands and face49. The writer s friend is an_.A. Englishwoman B. EnglishmanC. American girl D. American boy50. We know from the passage that the writer went to America_. A. to meet his future wife B. to marry an AmericanC. to spend his holiday D. to learn American English51. Both the English and Americans say” give somebody a ring”, _.A. but they mean two different thingsB. and they mean a some thingC. and they understand each otherD. and they never misunderstandEThe famous director of a big and expensive movie planned to film a beautiful sunset over the ocean, so that the audiences could see his hero and heroine in front of it at the end of the film as they said goodbye to each other for ever. He sent his camera crew(摄制组) out one evening to film the sunset for him.The next morning he said to the men, Have you provided me with that sunset?No, sir, the men answered.The director was angry. Why not? he asked.Well. sir, one of the men answered, we re on the east coast here, and the sun sets in the west. We can get you a sunrise over the sea, if necessary, but not a sunset. But I want a sunset! the director shouted. Go to the airport, take the next flight to the west coast, and get one. But then a young secretary had an idea. Why don t you photograph a sunrise. she suggested, and then play it backwards? Then itll look like a sunset. ”That s a very good idea ! the director said. Then be turned to the camera crew and said, Tomorrow morning I want you to get me a beautiful sunrise over the sea. The camera crew went out early the next morning and filmed a bright sunrise over the beach in the middle of a beautiful bay(海湾). Then at nine oclock they took it to the director. Here it is, sir, they said, and gave it to him. He was very pleased.They all went into the studio (摄影棚). All right, the director explained, now our hero and heroine are going to say goodbye. Run the film backwards so that we can see the sunset behind them. The sunset began, but after a quarter of a minute, the director suddenly put his face in his hands and shouted to the camera crew to stop.The birds in the film were flying backwards, and the waves on the sea were going away from the beach.52. One evening, the director sent his camera crew out_.A. to watch a beautiful sunsetB. to find an actor and an actressC. to film a scene on the seaD. to meet the audience53. Why did the director want to send his crew to the west coast?A. Because he changed his mind about getting a sunset.B. Because he was angry with his crew.C. Because it was his secretary s suggestion.D. Because he wanted to get a scene of sunset.54. Which of the following is NOT true?A. The crew had to follow the secretary s advice.B. If you want to see a sunrise, the east coast is the place to go to.C. The camera crew wasn t able to film the scene the first day.D. The director ordered his crew to stop filming the sunset.55. The director wanted to film a sunset over the ocean because_.A. it went well with the separation of the hero and the heroineB. when they arrived at the beach it was already in the eveningC. it was more moving than a sunriseD. the oc