期末英语试卷

2010—2011学年度08级英语期末考试试卷

第I卷（选择题，4大题，共100分）

I.语音辨别（共5小题，每小题1分，共5分）

1.A.warmB.partC.farmD.card

2.A.practicedB.watchedC.filledD.looked

3.A.breadB.breakC.headD.health

4.A.nowB.showC.blowD.know

5.A.whatB.whoseC.whyD.while

II.单项选择（共15小题，每小题1分，共15分）

6.Thewomanisspeakingaloudnowisourheadmaster.

A.whoseB.whichC.whoD.what

7.Hedrivesmuchthanhedidthreeeyearsago.

AcarefulBcarefullyCmorecrefulDmorecarefully

8.Wherehaveyoubeen?We'vebeenyou.

A.lookingafterB.lookingforC.waitingD.talking

9.Mrs.Johnson'sdaughterisanurse,Mrs.Green'sdaughterisateacher.

A.andB.butC.whileD.however

10.Itwasatthegatehetoldmethenews.

A.whatB.thatC.whichD.when

11.Theladyworksina.

A.shoes9storeB.shoestoreC.storeofshoesD.shoe'sstore

12.HowmanycountriesthelastOlympicgames?

A.lookedafterB.lookedforC.tookpartinD.tookin

13.Hecanalwaysgiveuswhenweareintrouble.

A.somegoodadviceB.goodadvicesC.manyadvicesD.anadvice

14.Thisisnotyourshirt,but.

A.yoursbrotherB.yourbrothers,C.yourbrotherD.yourbrother's

15.Hesleptwellthedooropen.

A.withB.becauseC.whileD.when

16.wecanseethatthedoorforafewyears.

Ahasn'tpaintedBisn'tpainted

Chasn'tbeenpaintedDhadn'tbeenpainted

17.1can'teasilygiveanansweryourquestion.

A.ofB.forC.aboutD.to

18.Sheneverseesafilm,?

AdoessheBdoesn'tsheCdoesnotsheDisn'tit

19.Weareneveroldlearn.

A.such...thatB.so...thatC.too...toD.so...asto

20.OnlyinthiswayprogressinyourEnglish.

AcanyoumakeByoumake

CyoubeabletomakeDwillyouabletomake

IIL完形填空（共10小题，每小题2分，共20分）

DearDavid,

Thankyouforyourletter.Iam21toknowthateverythingisgoingwell

withyou.22alsoforthephotos.Lindalookshealthierand23-thanbefore.

Itisveryhotherenow,butitsometimes24.Welovetherainsverymuch.

Weare25-ourstayhere.Iamnowstudyingina26school.Thereare

more27andstudentsinthisschoolthaninmyschoolinEngland.Myteachers

andclassmatesareallvery2&tome.

Timegoessoquickly.Iamhavingnewexperienceallthetime.Itisdifficultto

29Chinese.ButIammakingprogress30thehelpofmyteachersand

classmates.

Thesummerholidayis31,HereinJinanthesummerholidayusually

32abouttwomonths.So1*11befreeforoversixtydays.IhopeyouandLinda

could33toJinanfbra34.ThenIcanshowyou35thefamous

“SpringCity"inChina.

LovetoyouandLinda.

Yours,

Mike

21.A.gladB.angryC.surprisedD.sad

22.A.ThanksB.AskC.HopeD.Wish

23.A.slowerB.tallerC.shorterD.smaller

24.A.floodsB.windsC.snowsD.rains

25.A.fondB.dislikingC.enjoyingD.hating

26.A.shorterB.tallerC.smallerD.bigger

27.A.librariesB.teachersC.buildingsD.classrooms

28.A.roughB.friendlyC.unfriendlyD.rude

29.A.knowB.findC.learnD.see

30.A.asB.underC.byD.with

31.A.finishedB.comingc.goingD.over

32.A.takesB.spendsC.lastsD.costs

33.A.runB.walkC.goD.come

34.A.sightB.visitC.jobD.work

35.A.aroundB.goC.forD.visit

IV.阅读理解（共20小题，每小题3分，共60分）

A

ShuPulonghashelpedatleast1000peoplebittenbysnakes."Itwasseeing

peoplewithsnakebitesthatledmetothiscareer.^^hesaid.

In1963,afterhisarmyservice,Shuenteredamedicalschoolandbecamea

doctorofChinesemedicine.Aspartofhisstudieshehadtoworkinthemountains.

Theseheoftenheardofpeoplewhohadtheirarmsandlegscutoffafterasnake

biteinordertosavetheirlives.

“IwasgreatlyupsetbythestoryofanoldfarmerImet.Itwasaveryhot

afternoon.Theoldmanwaspullinggrassinhisfieldswhenhefeltapaininhisleft

hand.Heatoncerealizedhehadbeenbittenbyapoisonoussnake.Innotimehe

wrappedaclothtightlyaroundhisarmtostopthepoisonspreadingtohisheart.

Rushinghomeheshouted“bringmetheknife!”Minuteslaterthemanlosthisarm

forever.”

“ThesadstorytouchedmesomuchthatIdecidedtodevotemyselftohelping

peoplebittenbysnakes"，Shusaid.

36.Thebestheadlineforthisnewspaperarticleis.

A.AstonishingMedicineB.FarmerLosesArm

C.DangerBitesD.SnakeDoctor

37.Thefarmerlosthisarmbecause.

A.theclothwaswrappedtootightlyB.hecutittosavehislife

C.Shuwasn'ttheretohelphimD.hewasaloneinthefields

38.Shudecidedtodevotehimselftosnakemedicinebecause.

A.hewantedtosavepeople'sarmsandlegs

B.hehadstudieditatamedicalschool

C.hehadseensnakesbitingpeople

D.hisarmyservicehadfinished

39.WhydidShugointothemountains?

A.Hewantedtostudysnake.

B.Hewantedtohelpthefarmers.

C.Hewasbeingtrainedtobeadoctor.

D.Hewasexpectedtoserveinthearmy.

40.Whichofthefollowingwordscantaketheplaceoftheword“career”inthe

firstparagraph?

A.conclusionB.storyC.incidentD.job

B

Sincetheearliesttime,treeshavealwaysbeenveryusefulandimportanttoman

whomadeuseoftheminnumerouswaysfbrhisdailylife.Eventodaytrees

continuetoservemaninsomanyusefulways.Treesprovidemanwithfood,fuel

forburningandbuildingmaterialintheformofwood.Withouttreesitwouldbe

impossibletobuildhouses,boatsandevenbridges.Furnituresuchastables,chairs

andcupboardsisalsomadeofwood.

Inthetropics（热带）whereitisverywarmthroughouttheyear,treesprotect

manfromthefierceheatofthesun.Theyarealsousefulinpreventinggoodand

fertile（月巴沃）topsoilfrombeingwashedawayduringheavyrainswhichareso

commoninthetropics.

Iftherearenotreesorvegetationofsomesorttoholdbackthesoilwiththeir

roots,heavyrainswouldwashawaytherichsurfacesoilsoessentialforagriculture.

Theresultisthatthelandbecomesuselessandunproductive.

Therearemanydesertareasintheworld.Alongtimeago,theseareasmusthave

beenveryrich,fertileareas,butbecauseoftheirignorance,peopleinancienttimes

cutdowntreesindiscriminately（不力□选择地）.Theyneverbotheredtoplantnew

trees.Strongwindsgraduallyblewawaytherichsurfacesoilandeventuallythe

landwasturnedintouselessdesertswherenothingcouldgrow.

41.Accordingtothepassage,.

A.earlymandidnotknowhowtomakeuseoftrees

B.treesarenotasusefulnowastheywereinthepast

C.treesweremoreusefulinthepastthantheyarenow

D.menhavealwaysfoundtressuseful

42.“Topsoil“means.

A.usefulsoilB.soilfoundundertheearth

C.soilonthesurfaceoftheearthD.frysoilwhichisfoundinthedesert

43.Topsoilis.

A.goodforagricultureB.uselessandunproductive

C.foundonlyindesertregionsD.dryandsandy

44.Accordingtothepassagesomedeseratreaswereonce.

A.fertilelandsB.coveredbyrivers

C.verycoldD.verydryanduselesslands

45.Iftherewerenotrees.

A.thelandwouldbecomefertileB.heavyrainswouldcleanthetropics

C.therichtopsoilcouldn'tbeheldbackD.therewouldbenoagriculture

C

Basketballisaveryyounggame.Itismorethanahundredyearsold.Inthe

winterof1891,acertaincollegewashavingtroublewithitsboystudents.The

weatherwasverybadandthestudentshadtostayindoors.Sincetheycouldnot

enjoytheirsportsoutsideasusual,theywerenothappy,andsomeofthemeven

gotintofightsfromtimetotime.

Finally,oneoftheteachersatthecollege,J.E.Naismith,wasaskedtoinventa

newgameforthestudents.Itwasnotaneasyjob,becausesuchagamehadtobe

playedindoors,andthecourtwasnotverylarge.

Naismiththoughtforafewdaysandinventedakindofballgame.Itwasafast,

excitinggamewithmuchmovingandpassingoftheball.Itwasplayedbetween

twoteams.Tomakeascore,theballhadtobethrownintoabaskettenfeethigh

abovetheflooronthewall.Ateachendofthecourttherewassuchabasket.At

first,Naismithhadplannedtohavetheballthrownintoabox.Ashecouldnotfind

boxesoftherightsize,hehadtousefruitbasketsinstead.Thatishowthegamegot

itsname.

46.Fromthepassage,basketballhasahistoryof.

A.morethanacenturyB.aboutacentury

C.morethantwocenturiesD.lessthantwocenturies

47Weknowbasketballissomeoftheotherballgames.

A.theoldestinB.olderthanC.notasoldasD.asoldas

48.wasusedafterNaismithgaveupusingaboxinthegame.

A.ThebasketballteamB.Afruitbasket

C.AkindofbagD.Thewall

49.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Thenameofthenewgamehadsomethingtodowithwhattheballshouldbe

thrownintointhegame.

B.Thenameofthenewgamehadnotanythingtodowithwhattheballshould

bethrownintointhegame.

C.Thenameofthenewgamehadnothingtodowithwhattheballshouldbe

thrownintointhegame.

D.Thenameofthenewgamehadlittletodowithwhattheballshouldbe

thrownintointhegame.

50.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.NaismithInventedBasketballB.HowBasketballwasInvented

C.WhenBasketballwasInventedD.HowtoPlayBasketball

D

Startedin1636,HarvardUniversityistheoldestofallthemanycollegesand

universitiesintheUnitedStates.Yale,Princeton,ColumbiaandDartmouthwere

openedsoonafterHarvard.

Intheearlyyears,theseschoolsweremuchsimilar.Onlyyoungmenwentto

colleges.Allthestudentsstudiedthesamesubjects,andeveryonelearnedLatin,

GreekandHebrew.Littlewasknownaboutsciencethen,andonekindofschool

couldteacheverythingthatwasknownabouttheworld.Whenthestudentsleft

school,mostofthembecameministersorteachers.

In1782,Harvardstartedamedicalschoolforyoungmenwhowantedtobecome

doctors.Later,lawyerscouldreceivetheirtraininginHarvard'slawschool.In1825,

besidesLatinandGreek,Harvardbeganteachingmodernlanguages,suchas

FrenchandGerman.SoonitbeganteachingAmericanhistory.

Asknowledgeincreased,Harvardandothercollegesbegantoteachmanynew

subjects.Studentswereallowedtochoosethesubjectsthatinterestedthem.

Today,therearemanydifferentkindsofcollegesanduniversities.Mostofthem

aremadeupofsmallerschoolsthatdealwith（涉及）specialfieldsoflearning.

There'ssomuchtolearnthatonekindofschoolcan'tofferitall.

51.TheoldestuniversityintheUSis.

A.YaleB.HarvardC.PrincetonD.Columbia

52.Fromthesecondparagraph,wecanseethatintheearlyyears,.

A.thosecollegesanduniversitieswerethesame

B.people,youngorold,mightstudyinthecolleges

C.studentsstudiedonlysomelanguagesandscience

D.whenthestudentsfinishedtheirschool,theybecamelawyersorteachers

53.ModernlanguagesthatHarvardtaughtin1825were.

A.LatinandGreekB.Latin,Greek,FrenchandGerman

C.AmericanhistoryandGermanD.FrenchandGerman

54.Asknowledgeincreased,collegesbegantoteach.

A.everythingthatwasknownB.lawandsomethingaboutmedicine

C.manynewsubjectsD.thesubjectsthatinterestedstudents

55.Onthewhole,thepassageisabout.

A.howtostartauniversityB.theworld-famouscollegesinAmerica

C.howcollegeshavechangedD.whatkindoflessoneachcollegeteaches

第n卷（非选择题，3大题，共50分）

V.阅读下列短文，并根据短文内容回答问题。（共5小题，每小题3分，共计

15分）

Modernzoosaredifferentfromoldzoosoffiftyyearsago.Inoldzoospeople

couldseeanimalsfrommanypartsoftheworld.Theanimalslivedincages.The

zookeepers（饲养员）tookgoodcareofthem,butmanyoftheanimalsdidnotfeel

well,andtheyoftenfellill.

Inmodernzoos,peoplecanseeanimalsinmorenaturalconditions（自然条件）.

Theanimalsarefreeinlargerplaces.Treesandgrassgrowincagesandwaterruns

throughtheplaces.Thereisoftenadeeppoolfilledwithwaterinit.Inan

Americanzoo,visitorscanseesomesmallanimalsandmanybirdswhentheywalk

throughabigspecialcage,anditislargeenoughforthebirdstolivenaturally.

Modernzoosnotonlyshowanimalstovisitors,butalsokeepandsaverare（稀

罕的）animals.Forthisreason,peopleinthefuturewillstillbeabletoenjoy

watchingtheseanimals.

51.Wheredidtheanimalsliveinoldzoos?

52.Weretheanimalstakengoodcareofintheoldzoos?

53.Whatcanvisitorsseewhentheywalkthroughabigspecialcageinamodern

zoo?

54.Whatelsedomodernzoosdobesidesshowinganimalstovisitors?

55.Whatdoyouthinkoftheanimalslivinginmodernzoos?

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