英语期末试卷

1、2015-2016学年度上学期期末考试考试时间：120分钟 试卷分数150分 第I卷第一部分：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，从题中给出的A, B, C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相对应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间回答相关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1. At what time is the next train to London?A. 11：35. B. 11：45.C. 12：00.2. Where is the Natural History Museum? A. Nex

2、t to a park. B. On the 42nd street.C. Beside the Central Bank.3. How does the womans son want his steak served? A. Medium. B. Well done.C. Slightly underdone.4. What will the man do this weekend? A. Help Nick move house. B. Go shopping.C. Hold a house-warming party.5. What does the woman mean? A. Sh

3、e has bought a present for Tommy. B. She wants to buy something on sale. C. She hasnt decided what to buy.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，并标在试卷的相对应位置。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至8题。6. What are the speakers talki

4、ng about in general? A. How to take a vacation. B. How to cut down expenses. C. How to get to a conference.7. How is the woman going? A. By air. B. By train. C. By taxi.8. Why arent the speakers going together? A. They travel in different ways. B. The man has to work overtime. C. The woman will go o

5、n vacation first.听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。9. What does the man want the woman to do? A. Send the e-mails. B. Mail something for him. C. Pick up some packages.10. Why does the man ask the woman for help? A. He doesnt have any time. B. He doesnt have the address list. C. He doesnt know how to find a messenger.

6、11. What will the woman probably do next? A. Call the messenger service. B. Attend a meeting. C. Have some coffee.听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。12. Where has the man been to? A. Switzerland. B. Australia. C. Thailand.13. What impressed the man most? A. Feeding kangaroos. B. Walking through rain-forests. C. Visit

7、ing the Great Barrier Reef.14. How did the man get the cheap air ticket? A. From his dad. B. From his dads friend. C. From his cousin.听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。15. What is the probable relationship between the speakers? A. Interviewer and interviewee. B. Manager and secretary. C. Clerk and guest.16. What str

8、ong point does the woman think she has? A. She travels a lot. B. She has good records at school. C. She is good at writing news reports.17. How does the man most probably feel about the womans reply? A. Calm. B. Surprised. C. Dissatisfied.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18. Where is the speaker studying now? A. I

9、n Mongolia. B. In Brazil. C. In the United States.19. How did the speaker spend her childhood? A. She moved from one place to another. B. She joined in her favorite school activities.C. She just made friends with people from America.20. What may make the speaker choose the major? A. Her love for sha

10、ring her wide interests. B. Her love for being in touch with others. C. Her love for traveling around the world.第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节 (共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 AAre you sometimes a little tired and sleepy in the early afternoon? Many people feel this way af

11、ter lunchThey may think that eating lunch is the cause of the sleepinessOr，in summer，they may think it is the heatHowever，the real reason lies inside their bodiesAt that timeabout eight hours after you wake upyour body temperature goes downThis is what makes you slow down and feel sleepyScientists h

12、ave tested sleep habits in experiments where there was no night or dayThe people in these experiments almost always followed a similar sleeping patternThey slept for one long period and then for one short period about eight hours laterIn many parts of the world，people take naps in the middle of the

13、dayThis is especially true in warmer climates，where the heat makes work difficult in the early afternoonResearchers are now saying that naps are good for everyone in any climateA daily nap gives one a more rested body and mind and therefore is good for health in generalIn countries where naps are tr

14、aditional，people often suffer less from problems such as heart disease Many working people，unfortunately，have no time to take napsThough doctors may advise taking naps，employers do not allow it! If you do have the chance，however，here are a few tips about making the most of your napRemember that the

15、best time to take a nap is about eight hours after you get upA short sleep too late in the day may only make you feel more tired and sleepy afterward. This can also happen if you sleep for too longIf you do not have enough time，try a short napeven ten minutes of sleep can be helpful21Why do you some

16、times feel sleepy in the early afternoon? ABecause you eat too much for lunchBBecause its hot in summerCBecause your body temperature goes down at that timeDBecause you didnt have a good sleep last night22What can we learn about “naps” according to the last paragraph?AAll the people in warmer climat

17、es take naps in the middle of the dayBDoctors need to take naps while employers dontCIf you take naps everyday，you11 never suffer from heart diseaseDTaking naps regularly is beneficial to peoples health23What can we infer from the passage?AIf you get up at 6：30 am，youd better take a nap at about 1：3

18、0 pmBTaking a nap whenever you want will do good to your healthCYou will feel less sleepy if you sleep for a long timeDYou11 feel sleepy at regular intervals（间隔）24What would be the best title for the text?AJust for a Rest BA1l for a NapCA Special Sleep Pattern DTaking Naps in Warmer ClimateBThe 87th

19、 Academy Award（奥斯卡金像奖） nominations(提名) were announced on Jan 15, and The Grand Budapest Hotel stood out as a favorite with nine nominations, including Best Picture. Check out some other Best Picture nominees to see if you missed any of last years top Hollywood films. The Imitation Game This historic

20、al thriller is about British computer scientist, Alan Turing (Benedict Cumberbatch), the father of artificial intelligence. At the start of World War II, Turing was asked to join a select team of mathematical geniuses to decode the system the Nazis used to send military messages. Besides the actual

21、breaking of the code, Cumberbatchs portrayal（扮演）of Turings personality, a mixture of decency（正派）and shyness, is also a highlight of the movie. Birdman This dark comedy film is about how Riggan Thomson, a faded star once famous for his superhero roles, struggles to regain fame. American actor Michael

22、 Keaton, 63, who has a similar experience to Thomsons, plays the leading role.Selma A stellar cast(主要演员) including talk show queen Oprah Winfrey may be one reason to see Selma. But that the film focuses on Martin Luther King Jr.s struggle for civil rights（民权） also makes it worth viewing. Based on th

23、e 1965 Selma to Montgomery voting rights marches, the film is a chronicle(编年史) of Kings (David Oyelowo) campaign for political rights for African-American people.The Theory of Everything We know English theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking for his significant scientific discoveries, especially his

24、black hole theories. This biographical film reveals the scientists (played by Eddie Redmayne) secret romantic relationship with Jane Hawking (Felicity Jones), whom he meets and falls in love with at Cambridge and who later becomes his first wife. Boyhood American Director Richard Linklater did an ex

25、periment in this film, using the same cast for 12 years to record a boys growth. In two and a half hours, we see Mason, a Texas boy from a divorced family, grow from 6-year-old boy to a freshman in college. 25. How many Best Picture nominees are mentioned in the text?A. FiveB. SixC. EightD. Nine26.

26、Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the text?A. Michael Keaton became famous overnight after starring in the movie Birdman.B. Alan Turing is a talented and outgoing man in The Imitation Game.C. Selma is the story of Martin Luther King Jr.s fight for voting rights for African-Ameri

27、cans.D. The Theory of Everything is about how Stephen Hawking discovered his black hole theories. 27. What is Boyhood mainly about?A. How Richard Linklater did his decade-long experiment. B. The wonderful life of Mason.C. The growth of a young boy.D. How Mason spent his college years. 28. What is th

28、e main purpose of the text?A. To analyze（分析） why these films were nominated for the 87th Academy Awards.B. To give a brief introduction to the 87th Academy Award nominees.C. To list some of the best nominees in the Academy Awards history.D. To prove that the Academy Award nominees cover a broad rang

29、e of topics.C As you grow rapidly through your teenage years, you will experience a lot of changes. Thechanges may seem difficult and they may seem to happen quickly. Dont panic（恐慌）！You will deal successfully with them！You are a young adult now! With more responsibility，you will find more freedom to

30、 make your own choices. This is a time to be well informed（知晓） about your choices so that you can make healthy balanced decisions that will help shape your future. You may already know your career path or you may have no idea at all what you want to do. Both situations are fine！Work hard and the rig

31、ht opportunity will present（展现） itself to you. Young adulthood means greater freedom and more choices. You will probably want to be independent. But try not to shut your family out of your life. You should learn to think of others even though you are old enough to look after yourself. Your family ha

32、ve been with you since you came into this world. It is also perfectly natural in this time for you to spend more time with your friends than your family. Choose your friends wisely. A true friend will stand by you no matter what happens. This period is part of the life cycle. There are some people w

33、ho will be with you throughout lifes journey and there will be some people with whom you part（分离） and go separate ways. Leaving school can be hard. The reality is that you may not ever see all of your classmates again. You are a young adult. It is your life. No one can live it for you. The choices t

34、hat you make from now on will be your choices. So making the right choices will be important to you. Life is for living. Enjoy your life wisely!29.The best title for this passage would be _. A. The Choices in Life B. The Key to Success C. Say Goodbye to the Past D. Becoming a Young Adult30.Who do th

35、e underlined words “some people” (Paragraph 4)probably mean? A. your parents B. your classmates C. true friends Dyour relatives31.As far as the author is concerned（=in the authors opinion）, teenage years are_. A. a period of complete freedom B. too hard for young people to get through C. an importan

36、t time for the young to make the right choices D. a very important period for young students to leave their parents32. Who is the passage mainly intended for? A. Teenagers. B. Teachers. C. Young parents D. Adults. DI got my first drivers license(执照)in 1953 by taking driver education in my first year

37、 at Central High School in Charlotte, North Carolina. Four years later when it was time to renew（更新） my license I was a married woman. Henry and I were living in Baltimore, Maryland. Two weeks before my 20th birthday, Henry drove me to the motor vehicle office on a hot July afternoon. When I got to

38、the office and showed to the man behind the counter my North Catrolina drivers license, ready to renew, the man told me that I was under age by Maryland law since I was not yet 21. “Mr. Henry Smith, your husband, will have to sign for you,” he said.I argued, pointing to a very large belly(肚子)of mine

39、,” I am married. I am having a baby. Why should I have to have someone sign for me to drive?” He answered coldly, “Its the law, madam?”Henry encouraged me to calm down, just go ahead and get the license and be done with it “No.” I said. I refused to have him sign for me. So I left without a Maryland

40、 license.I called the North Carolina Motor Vehicle Office and renewed my NC license by mail-using my name Susan Brown. And thus it was for the next twelve years. Since Henry was in the army I could drive under my home state license. By the time Henry left the army we were once again living in Maryla

41、nd, and I had to take the Maryland drivers exam. Since then I just go in and renew every four years-sign the name Susan Brown, have my new picture taken, and walk out with a license to drive.33. Susan got her first drivers license .A. before she got married to Henry B. when she was twenty years oldC

42、. after she finished high school D. when she just moved to Maryland34. Susan failed to renew her license the first time in Maryland because .A. she was forbidden to drive by Maryland law B. she lacked driving experience in MarylandC. she was to give birth to a baby soon D. she insisted on signing fo

43、r herself35. We can infer from the text that in the U.S. .A. American males should serve in the army B. different states may have different laws C. people have to renew their licenses in their home statesD. women should adopt their husbands family names after marriage第2节 (共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分) 根据短文内容，从短

44、文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。In many countries, it is important to have many children. In the US, a few religious groups emphasize（强调） the importance of large families, but most people think one or two children are enough, and many couples have no children_36_ Having many children would restrict

45、the freedom and individualism（个人主义） of the parents as well as the other children in the family.Parents teach individualism by the way they raise their children_37_ Parents begin teaching this self-reliance (自力更生)early , asking the child to do things on her own and praising her when she does._38_ The

46、y bring their children with them to church , to sporting events, to stores, and to social eventsHowever , many places, such as expensive restaurants and live theatre productions , do not welcome childrenMost formal social gatherings , those with written invitations do not welcome children either.Chi

47、ldren, especially boys are expected to be energetic and assertive(果敢的). _39_ Parents are expected to keep their children under control at all times, particularly in public places and in the homes of othersWhen a child misbehaves , only the childs parents may discipline him_40_ Most parents disciplin

48、e（训导） their children by rewarding good behaviors, not by punishing bad behaviorsWhile a spanking（掴） , a slap to the childs buttocks(屁股)， is acceptable to some people, any punishment that wounds the child or leaves a mark is considered child abuse and is against the law.AThe relationship between Amer

49、ican parents and their children is harmony.BThat doesnt mean, though, that they are allowed to run wild in public.CBecause taking care of a child is very costly, financially, emotionally, and socially, many couples view large families as a disadvantage.DOther adults should not interfere （干涉）unless t

50、he child is doing something which may be harmful to himself.EAmerican children are expected to accept invitations to a formal party.FMany parents want to expose（使暴露） their children to a variety of situations.GThey want to create a self-reliant, independent child, who can make it on her own by age ei

51、ghteen. 第三部分：英语知识运用 (共两节，满分45分)第一节：完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 One October morning, the sky was clear and the sun was shining. Bethany Hamilton decided to go 41 with some friends in Hawaii.As one of the best teenage surfers in the world, the 1

52、3-year-old American girl was planning to become a 42 surfer. Cheerfully, she was lying on her surfboard, waiting for the next big wave. Suddenly, a big shark 43 her left arm and shook her backwards and forwards. Bethany held onto her board and the shark eventually swam awaybut it took her 44 away wi

53、th it.45,it attacked only once. It happened so fast that she didnt even 46.As Bethany started to swim back to the beach with one arm, her friends thought she was joking. But to their horror, they saw the 47 and rushed to help.Having lost almost half the blood, Bethanys 48 was a miracle(奇迹),according

54、 to doctors. But she wanted to do 49 just survive.“It never crossed my mind that I might never get on a surfboard again,” she recalled （回想）later. “I wondered whether I would actually be 50 to do it or not. But 51 I left hospital, I had decided that I was going to surf.”With the support of her family

55、, Bethany 52 to get back on her board only one month after the attack. Her dad fixed a handle on her surfboard to help her paddle(划水) through and into waves.When she returned to surfing at a competition in Hawaii, Bethany was 53 in dangerous waves that broke her surfboard. As a result, she gave away her remaining boards and quit（退出）. She tried using an artificial（人造的） arm, but it turned out to be 54 while surfing.After 55 in Thailand in the 2004 earthquake and helping homeless survivors who had lost everything, Bethany 56 her decision to give up the sport she loved and 57 to try professi