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1、好好学习，天天向上期末素养评估（一）(120分钟150分)第一部分听力(共两节，满分30分)第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分,满分7.5分)听下面5段对话.每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的a、b、c三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后,你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍.1when will the weather turn to be sunny？athis afternoon。 btomorrow morning。 ctomorrow afternoon.2on which day will the woman hold her b

2、irthday party？ afriday。 bsaturday。 csunday.3what are the speakers talking about? awho designed the cup. bwhere the cup was made. chow the woman got the cup.4whats the probable relationship between the speakers？ aneighbors. bfriends. ccouple.5what place does the man like best? amont saint michel. bpy

3、ramids of giza. cbagan city。第二节(共15小题；每小题1。5分,满分22.5分)听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题,从题中所给的a、b、c三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前,你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6how many people visited the temple with the woman? aone. btwo. cthree.7how did the woman learn about the temple?

4、 afrom the internet。 bfrom the locals。 cfrom the guide。听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8how long did the man sleep last night？ afor four hours. bfor five hours。 cfor six hours。9why did the man stay up late last night? ato watch a football game. bto hang out with friends。 cto work on his projects。听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10w

5、here did the man spend the nights? ain a hotel. bin a campsite。cin a guesthouse.11what was the weather like on the second day？acloudy. brainy.csunny.12what time did the man probably get home yesterday?aaround 5 pm. baround 7 pm。caround 9 pm。听第9段材料,回答第13至16题.13what is the closest atm next to？aa high

6、school。 ba tea room. ca post office。14why wont the man go to the store on 3rd street？aits far。 bits closed。cits expensive.15where will the man go to buy things?aon king street. bon 24th street.con 22nd street。16how will the man probably go shopping?aby taxi. bby bus。 cby subway.听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。17w

7、hat will be added in the vip rooms？athe windows。 bthe pianos. cthe mirrors。18which place will be finished at the end of 2019?athe ground floor. bthe fivestar restaurant。cthe famous theater。19what can we know about mariners？ait has 1，800 seats. bits 16 stories tall.cits 40 years old。20when will marin

8、ers reopen in 2019?ain january。 bin april.cin december.第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）第一节(共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37。5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。anetgear wi。fi range extenderest. price: $30 buy it on amazonwhy we love it： this is a great device to increase your wifi signal and get the fastest streaming power. it

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14、 usage。bhannah levine decided she wanted to give hugs to all of the children and families in need at local hospitals。because she couldnt give them hugs one by one， levine, then a sixth.grader, decided she would use her talents （才能) to do the next best thing. she began to knit (编织） hats, scarves, and

15、 blankets for families staying at the ronald mcdonald house at stanford. her creations also went to bundle of joy, a programme that provides newborn baby items for families in need, and to knitting pals by the bay, a local organisation that provides hand.knitted caps to cancer patients。“i love to kn

16、it, and i thought it would be a great idea to make all these handmade items for kids and adults who need them. it would be like a hug for them，” levine explained。levine started the project about a year ago。 “i think its just really fun to do， and it keeps me busy，” said levine, now 13.once she got s

17、tarted， levine realised that her project could be much bigger than the goods she was able to produce with just her own hands. so she sent emails to her school and communities, asking for knitted donations （捐赠物） to the project， she named “hannahs warm hugs”. she also posted advertisements at starbuck

18、s and other locations in her area. the warm goods began to pour_in。“it was amazing; more strangers than people she knew started dropping donations at our door，” said levines mother， laura levine。 “we ended up with this huge box of items she was donating.”the knitted items numbered in the hundreds. l

19、evine made her first round of donations around hanukkah (an eight.day jewish holiday in november or december） and later received thank.you letters from the organisations。 levine is still knitting， and she said the project will continue。“it has turned into a bigger thing than she had thought,” her mu

20、m said. “it made her feel pretty good； it made us feel pretty good。”24hannah levine knitted hats， scarves and blankets _。ato earn some pocket money bto raise money for cancer patientscfor children and families in difficulty dfor the homeless in her neighbourhood25what can the underlined part “pour i

21、n in paragraph 5 best be replaced by?atake off。 bgo out.cflood in。 dbreak in.26what would be laura levines attitude towards hannah levines project?aoptimistic but worried. bproud and supportive。cworried but doubtful. dunsatisfied and uncaring。27what would be the best title for the text？abe ready to

22、lend a helping handbstart a project to show your supportca 13.yearold girl becomes the best knitterda teen turns knitting hobby into heartwarming projectcthe british live on a small island. they are surrounded by the sea， so it is not surprising that the sea has always played an important role in th

23、eir lives. after the development of large, ocean。going sailing ships in the fifteenth century， the sea became even more important to the countrys development. ships setting sail from england determined to extend britains territories, its wealth and its knowledge of the world。 ships returned to engla

24、nd bringing goods, people and new ideas from foreign places。 by the nineteenth century, britain had the largest， most powerful navy in the world。the great sailing ships were so much a part of british life that they even affected the language. many english expressions we use today were originally nau

25、tical （航海的） terms， although most people no longer realize this. for example， people commonly describe an honest and fair business deal as being “above board”. this expression was originally used in sailing ship times when secretive， dishonest ships business would be carried out below decks (i。e. bel

26、ow the boards) out of public view。 on the other hand， honest business was always conducted on deck （above the boards）， in the open where everyone could see what was going on。“pipe down！”, meaning “be quiet!”， is another common expression that has nautical origins。 the ships boatswain （水手长） would blo

27、w a whistle, or pipe, at the end of the day to indicate （表明) to the sailors it was time to quieten down and go to sleep。most native english speakers have heard the expression “not enough room to swing a cat”, but few know that the “cat” does not refer to a small furry animal with four legs and a tai

28、l。 the “cat” is actually a short form of “cat of nine tails”a whip with nine, knotted (打结的） tails. a boatswain needed a lot of space in order to swing the whip properly when lashing (鞭打） a poor sailor under his control！28the british have been strongly influenced by the sea because _。athey occupied m

29、ore land around the worldbthey got more wealth from the seacthey live on an island surrounded by the seadthey had the largest navy ever29if someone is open and above board, it means he is _.asecretive bhonestccheerful ddishonest30what can we conclude from the passage？asailors need to go to sleep whe

30、n they hear a whistle.bsailors will be whipped if they do business below decks。ca poor sailor may be whipped nine times a day.dthere is no spare room to raise cats on ships.31the passage is mainly about _.athe business on british sailing shipsbthe influence of british sailors language on englishcthe

31、 sailing history of englanddthe sailing story of british sailorsdmany adults rely on caffeine to get them through the day. but thats the last thing kids need， according to the governments of england and south korea。england woke up to the news that the government is preparing to ban the sale of energ

32、y drinks like red bull to children。the ban only applies to england， but scotland， wales and northern ireland can all follow suit if their administrations wish. in march, several major supermarket chains announced they would ban the sale of energy drinks to children under 16. meanwhile, south korea a

33、nnounced plans to ban the sale of coffee in schools by september 14.the first reason for the ban is the high level of caffeine in the energy drinks, which has been linked to health problems for children, including head and stomach aches, as well as sleep problems。a 250ml can of red bull contains abo

34、ut 80mg of caffeine, roughly the same as a similarly sized cup of coffee， but three times the level of cocacola。 monster energy， which is often sold in larger cans of 500ml, contains 160mg of caffeine。energy drinks often also have higher levels of sugar than soft drinks。 sugared energy drinks have 6

35、0 more calories and 65% more sugar than normal soft drinks and sugar is one of the largest causes of obesity.british national official for education, darren northcott， described the drinks as “legal highs” that helped to fuel bad behavior in schools。in addition to limiting kids access to caffeine an

36、d energy drinks, the south korean government has also banned tv commercials for fast food， sugary snacks and high。caffeine beverages during times when most childrens programs air.south koreans drink an average of 181 cups of coffee a year， by far the most in asia. that is more than the 151 consumed

37、per person in the uk but less than the average of 266 cups in the us.32which part of the uk will be the first to ban the sale of energy drinks to children under 16？aengland. bscotland.cwales. dnorthern ireland。33what is the relationship between paragraph 4 and paragraph 5?aparagraph 5 provides numbe

38、rs for paragraph 4。bthey are parallel.cparagraph 4 presents an argument.dparagraph 4 provides reasons for paragraph 5.34what does the underlined word “fuel” in paragraph 7 mean？areduce. bsettle。cencourage. dignore。35what is the best title for the text？acaffeine in energy drinksbreasons for the ban o

39、n the sale of energy drinksccoffee sales in the uk and south koreadengland and south korea ban caffeine for kids第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12。5分）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项.选项中有两项为多余选项。have you ever wanted to travel in space? in a way you already do， because you live on earth, and earth is a planet floati

40、ng in space。 _36_ they are a whole family of planets that scientists call our solar system。the word “solar” means “having to do with the sun”. the planets in our solar system all circle the sun in paths called orbits。 _37_ it doesnt take them as long to travel around the sun. planets farther from th

41、e sun have longer orbits。 it takes earth about 365 daysone yearto travel around the sun。_38_ they all spin, or rotate. it takes earth 24 hours， or one day, to spin around one time. as earth spins, the parts that face the sun are lit up-it is daytime there. the parts that face away from the sun are d

42、arkit is nighttime。if you could visit the other planets， you would find some strange and surprising worlds. some are dry and rocky， while others are balls of swirling gases with solid centers. some planets are much hotter than earthso hot that nothing can live there。 _39_ other planets are far away

43、from the sun. they are very, very coldcolder than any place on earth。_40_ it is not too hot and not too cold。 earth has water to drink and air to breathe。 earth is the only planet in our solar system where plants and animals and people can live.athere are other planets， too。bthats because they are s

44、o close to the sun.cearth is just the right distance from the sun。dthe planets are alike in another important way.eplanets that are closer to the sun have shorter orbits.fas we have already known, the earth goes around the sun.gthe solar system is very important for us humans on earth。第三部分语言运用（共两节，满

45、分30分）第一节(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）阅读下面短文,从每题所给的a、b、c、d四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。mrs。 jones was over eighty, but she still drove her old car like a woman half her age。 she loved driving very fast, and was proud of the fact _41_ she had never， in her thirty.five years of driving， been punished _42_ a driving offen

46、ce (犯规，犯法）then one day she nearly _43_ her record. a police car followed her， and the policemen in it saw her _44_ a red light without stopping. of course， she was stopped. it seemed _45_ that she would be punished.when mrs。 jones came up to the judge， he looked at her seriously and said that she wa

47、s _46_ old to drive a car， and that the _47_ why she had not stopped at the red _48_ was most probably that her eyes had become weak _49_ old age, so that she had simply not seen it。when the judge had finished what he was _50_， mrs。 jones opened the big handbag she was _51_ and took out her sewing.

48、without saying a word, she _52_ a needle with a very small eye， and threaded it at her first attempt.after she had _53_ done this， she took the thread out of the needle again and handed _54_ the needle and the thread to the judge, saying， “now it is your _55_。 i suppose you drive a car, and that you

49、 are quite sure about your own eyesight。the judge took the needle and tried to thread it。 after half a dozen tries, he had still not succeeded。 the case (案例） against mrs。 jones was dismissed， and her record remained unbroken.41a.whichbwhencthatdthis42. aabout bon cto dfor43. akept bwon cmissed dlost

50、44a。pass bgo crun drush45a.sure bindeed ccertain dperhaps46a.so bvery ctoo dquite47a.cause breason cmatter dtrouble48a。light blamp csign done49a。with bbecause cfor dof50。 aspeaking bsaying ctalking dtelling51a.holding bgetting ccarrying dbringing52。 atook bbrought cpicked dchose53. aalmost bhardly c

51、successfully dmainly54a。both ball cneither deither55。 atime bturn cchance djob第二节（共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。the sydney opera house has a very interesting history. 56._ all started in the 1940s, when the sydney symphony orchestra had nowhere to play。 the orchestras conductor

52、， eugene goossens, asked the australian government to think about building a place and the government 57._ (final) agreed to build an opera house in 1954.the government held an 58._ (nation） competition to find a design for the opera house。 many of the 233 designers from around the world 59。_ entere

53、d the competition were famous, but the design of an unknown danish architect 60._ (name) jorn utzon was chosen as the 61。_(win)while drawing up the plans， utzon remembered the temples he 62。_ （see) in mexico before and used them as his inspiration for the base 63._ the opera house in sydney。 the bui

54、lding of the opera house began in 1959, but utzon had still not finished his plans。 he did not like his first plan as the concrete roof shells did not work. his new idea was 64._ (make） the shell shapes on the roof into the shape of a ball. that way， the same ball mould （模型) could be used for severa

55、l roof 65._ （part）. in 1962， the government agreed to the new ball roof idea。 the building was completed and in november 1973，the sydney opera house was opened by queen elizabeth .第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分)第一节应用文写作（满分15分)假设你是李华，是英美文学爱好者。最近，你在学习英语诗歌时,遇到一些困难。请给你校的外教琼斯先生写一封求助信.内容包括：1发出求助；2陈述你的问题；3希望他提供帮助.注意：1.词数80左右,开头和结尾已写好，不计入总词数;2可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。dear mr。 jones，_looking forward to your early reply.yours，li hua第二节概要写作(满分25分）阅读下面材料，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。computer technology has b