《综合英语》试卷 B

NewEraEnglish1

Mid-TermTestB

Part1ListeningComprehension(15points)

SectionA

Directions:Thereare5recordeddialoguesinthissection.Aftereachdialogue,thereisarecordedquestion.Whenyouhearaquestion,choosethecorrectanswer.

1.A.Calltheambulance. B.Takethemantothehospital.

C.Getabandage. D.Givethemananaspirin.

2.A.Herboss. B.Herteacher.

C.Herdoctor. D.Herboyfriend.

3.A.Thewomanboughtthembecausetheywerecheap.

B.Thewomanforgottheyalreadyhadtomatoes.

C.Thewomanwasplanningtomaketomatosoup.

D.Themanlovestomatoes.

4.A.Playingamusicalinstrument. B.Fishing.

C.Cooking. D.Playingaboardgame.

5.A.She’sworkingthenightbeforeanexam.

B.Shekeepsgettingdistractedfromherstudies.

C.ShehasanexamonFriday,butshedoesn’tfeelmotivated.

D.Shehastwoexamsonthesameday.

SectionB

Directions:Listentothetwoconversationsandanswerthequestions.

Conversation1

1.Whyisthewomanstressedout?

A.Shedoesn’thaveenoughtimetostudy.

B.Shehastwodeadlinestomeet.

C.Shehasabigsportstournamentcomingup.

D.Shehasanexamcomingup.

2.Whatisthewomanthinkingaboutgivingup?

A.Herpart-timejob. B.Hercourse.

C.Sports. D.Hersociallife.

Conversation2

3.WhatdoesMeganwantthemantodo?

A.Shewantsthemantohelphercleanthehouse.

B.Shewantsthemantohelpherwritepartyinvitations.

C.Shewantsthemantohelphercookamealfortheparty.

D.Shewantsthemantohelphermakeashoppinglist.

4.WhydoesMeganneedeggs?

A.She’sbakingacake.B.She’smakinganomelet.

C.She’smakingmeatloaf. D.She’smakingeggsandwiches.

5.WhichofthefollowingdoesMeganNOTneed?

A.Butter. B.Milk.

C.Sugar. D.Flour.

SectionC

Directions:Listentotherecordedpassagethreetimes.Duringthesecondreading,fillintheblankswiththewordsorphrasesyouhear.Duringthethirdreading,checkyourwriting.

YesterdayItookpartinmy(1)____________________________.Itwasgreatfun,butunfortunately,IfellasIwasrunningand(2)____________________________.Thepainwasquitebad,somyfriendstookmetothecollegenurse.Shelookedatmyankleandtoldmethatitwas(3)___________________________.Shedidn’tthinkitwasbrokenthough.Sheaskedmetositdownonacomfortablechairandshegavemeanotherchairtoputmyankleon,makingsuremyankle(4)____________________________.Finally,shegavemesomeicetoputonmyankletohelptheswelling.Ifeltverycomfortable,and(5)____________________________myanklewasmuchbetter.

Part2Vocabulary&Structure(30points)

SectionA

Choosethecorrectoptionforeachsentence.

1._______therewasalargenoise,outsideinthedarkness.

A.Hopefully B.Suddenly

C.Fortunately D.Unfortunately

2.I’vetoldyouthatoverand_______again—haven’tyoubeenlisteningtome?

A.over B.under C.around D.out

3.Parentsshould_______theirchildrentolearnbasicfirstaid—it’saveryusefulskilltohave.

A.encourage B.shout C.breathe D.priority

4.Mariahasgoneoutshopping—andyoucannever_______whatshe’llcomehomewith.

A.splitup B.stayup C.emerge D.predict

5.Canwegooutthisevening?Ireallywanttoshow_______mynewclothes.

A.on B.off C.over D.up

6.Keeptrying,andlittleby_______,you’llstarttoseeadifferenceinyourfitnesslevel.

A.less B.small C.little D.often

7.It’sagreatboardgame,butittakesquiteawhiletoset_______.

A.down B.up C.in D.on

8.Thenewinterestinwildswimminghasspread_______thecountry.

A.around B.in C.on D.at

9.It’salongandchallengingbook.Itshouldbebroken_______intosmallerchapters.

A.of B.down C.by D.over

10.That’saveryinterestingplan,butIdon’tthinkit’svery_______.

A.really B.realistic C.real D.reality

SectionB

Fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthewordorphrasegiveninthebrackets.

1.Youcan’tspeakChinese,_______(can/can’t)you?

2.Samlivesnearyou,_______(does/doesn’t)he?

3.Thesearetheshoes_______(which/who)yougavemeformybirthday.

4.Youdon’tneedtobuyanymoreapples.We’vealreadygot_______(so/too)many.

5.Ihaveaheadache_______(dueto/however)workingonmycomputerallday.

SectionC

Completethepassagewiththeappropriatewordsorphrasegiveninthebrackets.

Lastyear,mybrotherstartedacollegecourse,butitdidn’tgoverywell.Heseemedtofinditverydifficultto(1)_______________(organize/decide/procrastinate)histime.Heusedtostayupuntilmidnightcompletingassignments,butmoreoftenhemissed(2)_______________(deadlines/timelines/distractions)altogether.Bythemiddleofhisfirst(3)_______________(career/semester/course)heseemedreallystressedandtoldmehedidn’twanttocontinuewithhisstudiesanymore.WhenIaskedhimwhatthematterwas,itturnedoutthathedidn’tlikethecoursehehadchosen.Asaresult,hewasfindingitveryhardtostay(4)_______________(stressed/useful/motivated).So,Isuggestedheshouldspeaktohiscollegetutorandchangetoadifferentcourse.Nowhe’slearningsomethinghelovesandhefindsitmucheasierto(5)_______________(breakdown/focus/stickto)hisstudyplan.

Part3ReadingComprehension(40points)

Task1Readthefollowingpassage.Choosethebestanswer.

Howtotreatacut

You’rechoppingvegetablesfordinnerwhentheknifeslipsandcutsyourhand.Theremaybealotofblood,butisyourinjuryseriousenoughtogotohospital?

Firstly,whatyouneedtodoisthinkaboutwherethecutis.Acutonyourhandorfootmaybemorelikelytogetinfected.Youalsoneedtothinkabouthowmuchyourcutisbleeding.Ifputtingpressureonthecutdoesnotslowdowntheflowofbleeding,youmayneedtogotohospital.

Ifyourcutisnotseriousenoughtogotohospital,you’llneedtotreatitathome.Beginbycleaningthewound.Waterisenoughhere—don’tfeelyouhavetousestrongchemicals,asthiscandamageyourskin.Useanantibioticcreamtoreducethechanceofinfectionandcoverthewoundwithabandage.

Whenyourwoundiscleanandcoveredup,don’tforgetaboutit.Watchoutforsignsofinfection.Ifthecutbecomesred,swollenorverypainful,thenit’simportantthatyougotoseethedoctorbeforetheinfectionspreads.

DrSueBriggssays,“Mostcutscanbesafelytreatedathome.However,Ialwaystellpatientsthatiftheyareworriedaboutacut,theyshouldgetmedicaladvice.Itmaybethatyourcutneedsmorethansimplefirstaid,forexample,youmightneedstitchesorantibiotics.It’sbettertobesafethansorry!”

1.Whatisthepurposeofthisarticle?

A.Togiveadviceonhowyoucanpreventaccidentsathome.

B.Toencouragereaderstotakeafirstaidcourse.

C.Toencouragereaderstogostraighttohospitaliftheycutthemselves.

D.Togiveadviceonhowtodealwithcuts.

2.Accordingtothewriter,whattypeofcutsaremostlikelytogetinfected?

A.Verydeepcuts.

B.Cutsonyourhandsorfeet.

C.Cutsthatwon’tstopbleeding.

D.Cutsfromaknife.

3.Whatdoesthewritersayyoushouldusetocleanyourcut?

A.Antibioticcream.

B.Soap.

C.Strongchemicals.

D.Water.

4.Whatshouldyoudowhenyouhavewashedandbandagedyourcut?

A.Relaxandforgetaboutit.

B.Watchforsignsofinfection.

C.Gotohospital.

D.Takesometimeoffwork.

5.WhatadvicedoesDrBriggsgive?

A.Youshouldalwaystakeyourcuttoadoctor.

B.Youshouldalwaystreatyourcutathome.

C.Youshouldseeadoctorifyouareworriedaboutacut.

D.Youshouldtakeantibioticstostopyourcutgettinginfected.

Task2Readthefollowingpassage.Choosethebestanswer.

Thesimplejoysofstampcollecting

Peoplecollectstampsformanyreasons.However,moststampcollectorsagreethatthemainreasontheyenjoytheirhobbyisduetothesimplepleasureitgivesthem.“Addingtoagrowingcollectionandsharingthiscollectionwithfamilyandfriendsisagreatfeeling,”saysMartinLukas,a19-year-oldstampcollectorfromMaine,NewEngland.Headds,“IhaveawebsiteshowingmycollectionandwhatIlovemostiswhenpeoplewhosharemyhobbymakepositivecommentsaboutmystamps.Actually,thestampcollectingcommunityisareallywarm,friendlygroupofpeople.I’mhappytobepartofit.”

Anotherthingpeopleloveaboutstampcollectingisitstimelessappeal.20-year-oldSusieO’BrienfromNewYorksays,“AlotofpeoplelaughwhenItellthemaboutmycollection.Theythinkit’salittleold-fashioned.Actually,Ithinkthat’swhyIlikeit.Stampcollectingtakesmeawayfromthenoisy(andsometimesstressful)hi-techworldwelivein.”

Otherslovestampcollectingforitseducationalvalue.SteveBrinker,a16-yearoldstampcollectorfromLondon,feelsthathisstampcollectionhastaughthimalotabouttheworld.Hesays,“ThroughcollectingI’velearnedaboutgeography,history,artandthenaturalworld.Notonlythat,I’vemetsomegreatfriendsthroughthestampcollectingconferencesIgoto.”

So,ifyou’relookingforarelaxinghobbywhichisguaranteedtogiveyouhoursofpleasure,whynotthinkaboutstartingastampcollection?

6.Accordingtothearticle,whatdomoststampcollectorshaveincommon?

A.Theyhavewebsitesshowingofftheircollections.

B.Theyliketosharetheircollectionswithfamilyandfriends.

C.Theircollectionsgivethemasimplepleasure.

D.Theythinkthateveryoneshouldtrystampcollecting.

7.WhatdoesMartinLukaslikebestabouthiswebsite?

A.It’sfuntouploadphotosofnewstampshehascollected.

B.Ithelpshisfamilyandfriendstoenjoyhiscollection.

C.It’sgoodwhenvisitorssaynicethingsabouthiscollection.

D.Ithelpshimtomakefriendswithotherstampcollectors.

8.AccordingtoSusie,whatdomanypeoplethinkaboutstampcollecting?

A.Theythinkit’sareallycoolhobby.

B.Theythinkit’sanold-fashionedhobby.

C.They’dliketotryit,butdon’tknowhowtostart.

D.Theythinkit’saboringwaytopassthetime.

9.WhydoesSusieenjoystampcollecting?

A.It’sfunandstampsaren’ttooexpensive.

B.Ithelpshertorelaxandgetawayfromtechnology.

C.Thehobbyhasbecomemorehi-techrecently.

D.It’sagreatwaytomeetnewpeople.

10.WherehasStevemetfriendswhosharehishobby?

A.Atstampcollectingconferences.

B.Online.

C.InLondon,wherehelives.

D.Atschool.

Task3Readthefollowingpassage.Fillineachblankwithnomorethanthreewords.

Mysteryshopperswanted!

Doyouloveshopping?Areyouinterestedingettingthebestshoppingexperience?Areyoureliableandcanyouworktodeadlines?Doyouwanttoearnsomeextramoney?

Ifyou’veanswered“yes”toallofthesequestions,we’dlovetohearfromyou.Wearelookingforyoungpeopleagedbetween18and25yearsoldtojoinourbankofmysteryshoppers.Interested?Thenreadon…

Whatisamysteryshopper?Amysteryshopperissomeonewhoispaidtovisitashoporordertakeaway,talktoshopassistants,makeapurchaseandthenreportbackontheirshoppingexperience.

WhatwillIneedtodo?Wewillgiveyouachecklistofthingstolookforwhenyouvisittheshopyouhavebeengiven.Whenyouhavereturnedhome,youwillneedtosendyourcompletedchecklistandreportbacktousbeforetheagreeddeadline.

What’sthepaylike?Weoffer$30foreveryshoppingassignment.Ifyouareaskedtoordertakeaway,youalsogettoeatthefood!

Toapply,pleasesendashortemailto

lana@

tellingusaboutyourself,andtelluswhyyouwouldberightforthisjob.

11.Thisjobwouldbegoodforsomeonewhoisableto____________________.

12.Thecompanyislookingforpeoplewhoareagedbetween___________________.

13.Amysteryshopper___________________ispaidtogoshoppingandreportbackontheirexperience.

14.Thecompanywillgivemysteryshoppers___________________tocomplete.

15.Ifamysteryshopperorderstakeawayonanassignment,sheorheisallowedto___________________.

Task4Thefollowingisaninformalemailtoafriend.Afterreadingit,fillineachblankwithnomorethanthreewords.

HiJilly,

Itwasgreattogetyouremail,butI’msorrytohearthatyou’refindingitdifficulttofocusonyourstudies.IrememberIsometimeshadsimilarproblemswhenIwasafreshmanstudent,soI’lldomybesttohelpyou.

Ithinkyousoundabitstressedout.Whenpeoplearestressed,they’remorelikelytoprocrastinate.That’swhyyou’vebeenspendingtimelookingoutofthewindow,eventhoughyou’vegotlotsofdeadlinestomeet!

IfIwereyou,I’dspeaktoyourteacheragain.Explainthatyouhavedeadlinestomeetforothercourses,andthatyou’refindingitreallydifficulttoknowwhatyourprioritiesshouldbe.Perhapsyourteacherwillbeabletohelpyouorganizearealisticstudyschedule.

Havingfunroommatesisgreat,butitcanalsobeverydistracting!Ithinkyoushouldspeakhonestlytoyourroommatesandexplainhowyouarefeeling.Explainthatyouwanttospendtimehavingfunwiththem,butthatyouaregoingtolimityourselftohavingfunatthew