英语期中考试模拟试题试题及答案

1、英语期中考试模拟试题您的部门： 单选题 *7班8班您的姓名： 填空题 *_1. Where does the conversation probably take place? 单选题 *A. In a hotel.B. In a hospital. 【正确答案】C. In a factory.2. What does the man want to become? 单选题 *A. A swimmer.B. A photographer. 【正确答案】C. A professor.3. What does the woman suggest the man do? 单选题 *A. Avoid

2、working at night.B. Get all the parts from Japan.C. Buy a new washing machine. 【正确答案】4. On what day will the speakers study together? 单选题 *A. Mondays.B. Thursdays.C. Fridays. 【正确答案】5. How does the girl learn the violin? 单选题 *A. By taking lessons.B. By herself. 【正确答案】C. By learning from her father.6.

3、 Why will the woman go to Boston? 单选题 *A. For a business trip.B. For a holiday.C. For a wedding. 【正确答案】7. What will the man do first? 单选题 *A. Finish his work. 【正确答案】B. Go shopping.C. Call his friend.8. How much is the service charge? 单选题 *A. $25. 【正确答案】B. $50.C. $75.9. How does the man pay the bill?

4、 单选题 *A. In cash.B. By cheque. 【正确答案】C. By credit card.10.What degree does the woman have in drama?单选题 *A. A bachelors degree.B. A masters degree. 【正确答案】C. A PhD.11. Why does the woman like drama? 单选题 *A. It enables her to understand people better. 【正确答案】B. It helps her to attract more public attent

5、ion.C. It strengthens her relationship with students.12. How do the womans students like her way of teaching? 单选题 *A. They doubt it.B. They enjoy it. 【正确答案】C. They show no interest.13. Where are the speakers? 单选题 *A. In a library.B. In a bookstore. 【正确答案】C. In a publishing house.14. What do we know

6、about the man? 单选题 *A. He doesnt work today. 【正确答案】B. He is a famous artist.C. He lives around the corner.15. Why does the Spider-Man story impress the man? 单选题 *A. It deals with the kid theme.B. It is very simple to understand.C. It writes about society at that time. 【正确答案】16. When was Watchmen wri

7、tten? 单选题 *A. In 1981.B. In 1986.C. In 1987. 【正确答案】17. What does the speaker think of Leos excuses? 单选题 *A. Convincing.B. Poor. 【正确答案】C. Kind.18. What did Leo do after asking for leave two weeks ago? 单选题 *A. He stayed in his new apartment.B. He had a date with his girlfriend.C. He watched TV with th

8、e speaker. 【正确答案】19. What did the speaker ask Leo to do last weekend? 单选题 *A. Move furniture. 【正确答案】B. Get a new battery.C. Change tires.20. Whats the speakers decision? 单选题 *A. Making some new friends. 【正确答案】B. Talking with Leo.C. Forgiving Leo.AMost Famous Paintings in the WorldAmong the millions

9、of paintings that are created and shown in galleries and museums all around the world, a very small number of them go beyond time and make history. Below are some examples.The Persistence of Memory Salvador Dali. Painted in 1931, The Persistence of Memory is one of the most recognizable pieces in ar

10、t history. This work is known to make people reflect on their way of life and the way they spend their time, and it is also thought that Albert Einsteins well-known Theory of Relativity gave Dali the idea for this wonderful painting.Girl with a Pearl Earring Johannes Vermeer. Considered by many to b

11、e “the Dutch Mona Lisa”, this beautiful painting features an unnamed young woman looking over her shoulder to stare directly at the viewer. It was completed in 1665 and is exhibited in the Mauritshuis in The Hague, the Netherlands.Guernica Pablo Picasso. The famous painting by Picasso was completed

12、in 1937. It was painted in Paris following the bombing of Guernica during the Spanish Civil War. The painting is on permanent display in the Museo Reina Sofia, Madrid, Spain.Starry Night Vincent van Gogh. Painted in 1889, Starry Night is one of the most famous paintings in modern culture, which is p

13、art of the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York. It is based on van Goghs direct observations as well as his imagination, memories, and emotions and was the inspiration for the song Vincent (also known as Starry, Starry Night).21. What do we know about The Persistence of Memo

14、ry? 单选题 *A. It was finished in the 1920s.B. It centers on peoples lifestyle.C. It reflects the painters memories.D. It may be inspired by a famous theory. 【正确答案】22. Which painting is based on a true story? 单选题 *A. The Persistence of Memory.B. Starry Night.C. Girl with a Pearl Earring.D. Guernica. 【正

15、确答案】23. What is the common feature of the listed paintings? 单选题 *A. They are everlasting artworks. 【正确答案】B. They share the similar theme.C. They are on permanent display.D. They give ideas for music creation.BId thought I was ready for the challenges of graduate school. But when I left Nepal to furt

16、her my study abroad, I felt as if I had dropped into the vast ocean where every fish swam faster than I could. The coursework wore me out. Instead of being the outgoing person I had been, I suddenly became a shy girl. Worse still, my research was not progressing at the pace I had expected.I needed s

17、omething to return to my old self. After a conversation with my friend, I thought I should go to help others. Then I began to search online for volunteer opportunities. Luckily, a local organization that drives senior citizens to their destinations was looking for volunteers. I thought it might be j

18、ust what I needed.I was a bit anxious before my first ride, as I had not interacted much with people outside school. But I quickly recovered my poise when I picked up an old woman who wanted to go downtown. She talked with me like my grandmother and shared how thankful she was. Connections like this

19、 and the smiles on my passengers faces encouraged me to continue driving.I started to volunteer about three hours every weekend time I otherwise would have spent oversleeping or looking through information on social media. Sharing stories with my passengers was rewarding. And seeing how eager they w

20、ere to spend time going out inspired me to think about how to spend my time which used to slip away.As my confidence grew, I began opening up to my fellow graduate students about the ups and downs in my research and was surprised to discover that all my fellows faced the same challenge even the stud

21、ent who I had considered to be on top of everything. As these connections grew, my natural personality began to reappear.24. What led to the author becoming shy? 单选题 *A. The heavy academic burden. 【正确答案】B. Fearing to talk to strangers.C. The loneliness of being abroad.D. Being unfamiliar with the ne

22、w school.25. What did the author volunteer to do? 单选题 *A. Help with old peoples daily life.B. Provide transportation for the old. 【正确答案】C. Communicate with senior citizens.D. Accompany old people to downtown.26. Which of the following can best explain the underlined word “poise” in paragraph 3? 单选题

23、*A. Strength.B. Courage.C. Calmness. 【正确答案】D. Enthusiasm.27. What can we infer about the author from the last paragraph? 单选题 *A. She worked very hard on her research.B. She experienced a sense of incompetence.C. She was in the same boat as her schoolmates. 【正确答案】D. She regained connection with her f

24、riends.CForgiving doesnt mean saying the pain doesnt matter or what the other person said or did was OK. It doesnt mean forgetting what happened. It means letting go of your need for an apology. It means making peace with past hurt and pain. It means choosing to move on. All of this is easy to say,

25、hard to do. But forgiveness can happen in a series of small steps over time.Take your feelings seriously. Forgiving doesnt mean shrugging your shoulders and saying “Oh, well.” Cry, feel sad, throw things hard, or write angry passages in your diary to get rid of some of the stress. Talk with trusted

26、friends or family to ask for advice to help find solutions to your problems. You have the right to feel hurt and angry. But suffering these feelings over time does you great harm.Make a difference in your life. Ive seen that many miss the opportunity for getting back a good relationship with someone

27、 else because they just wait for the apology that may never come. Others stay stuck in anger long after the other person has stopped to be a part of their lives. Make a decision to make a difference for yourself. That may be forgiving or being the first to reach out to the other so that you can move

28、 on with your own life.Forgive yourself and engage in positive self-talk. Although you may mainly blame the other person, its important to forgive yourself with positive self-talk. Feel certain that you can learn from this and move on. Tell yourself that you will survive this pain and that life will

29、 get better because you can make a choice to let go.Try understanding the other. This doesnt reduce your pain but may make what happened more understandable. Understanding doesnt forgive hurtful behavior, but understanding can help to get rid of your anger and to forgive.Realize that forgiveness ben

30、efits you most of all. The other person may never know about your forgiveness. But forgiving and letting go can lighten the load on your body and on your spirit.28. What does forgiving mean according to the text? 单选题 *A. The pain the other person brought you isnt very serious.B. What the other perso

31、n has said or done doesnt hurt you.C. You dont care and have forgotten what happened to you.D. You neednt the other person to say sorry to you any more. 【正确答案】29. What is the attitude of the author to getting angry according to paragraph 2? 单选题 *A. Positive.B. Negative.C. Objective. 【正确答案】D. Uncerta

32、in.30. What should you do if you have a quarrel with your close friend according to paragraph 3? 单选题 *A. Wait for your friends apology.B. Take the initiative to say hello to your friend. 【正确答案】C. Try your best to forget your problem.D. Have positive self-talk.31. What does the text mainly talk about

33、? 单选题 *A. How to forgive other people. 【正确答案】B. Forgiveness is helpful for us all.C. Understanding can help forgive others.D. Life gets better if you choose to forgive.DEarth is far more alive than we previously thought, according to “deep life” studies that reveal a rich ecosystem beneath our feet

34、that is almost twice the size of all the worlds oceans. Despite extreme heat, no light and intense pressure, scientists estimate it has between 15 billion and 23 billion tonnes of microorganisms (微生物). “Its like finding a whole new reservoir (储藏) of life on Earth,” said Karen Lloyd, an associate pro

35、fessor at the University of Tennessee.Results suggest 70 percent of Earths bacteria and archaea exist in the subsurface. One organism found 2.5 kilometers below the surface has been buried for millions of years and may not rely at all on energy from the sun. Also, the methanogen (产甲烷菌) has found a w

36、ay to create methane in this environment, which it may not use to reproduce or divide, but to replace or repair broken parts. Lengths of their lives were completely different. Some microorganisms have been alive for thousands of years, barely moving except with shifts in earthquakes or eruptions. Th

37、eyre just active inside, with less energy than people thought possible to support life.The team consists of 1,200 scientists from 52 countries in disciplines ranging from geology and microbiology to chemistry and physics. A year before the conclusion of their study, they will present the findings before the American Geophysical Unions annual meeting opens this week, which they say are made possible by technical advances on drills and microscopes.The scientists have been wondering about the point beyond