期末测试题
Part I Vocabulary and grammar. (25’)
( ) 1. He had to retire (退休) early _____ his poor health.
A. as a result B. because C. so D. because of
( ) 2. Never give up, _____ you’ ll make it.
A. and B. but C. or D. yet
( ) 3. I won’t believe that the five-year-old boy can read five thousand words _____I
have tested him myself.
A. after B. when C. if D. until
( ) 4.— I don’t like chicken _____ fish.
— I don’t like chicken, _____ I like fish very much.
A. and; and B. and; but C. or; but D. or; and
( ) 5. — Excuse me, could you tell me _____ .
— Sorry, sir. I wasn’t there at that time.
A. how did the accident happen B. how the accident happened
C. how does the accident happen D. how the accident happens
( ) 6. — What did you say just now?
—I asked _____ .
A. that I could open the door B. could I open the door
C. how could I open the door D. how I could open the door
( ) 7. He said he _____ a wheelchair for the old man’s birthday the next week.
A. will buy B. bought C. would buy D. had bought
( ) 8.— Would you like to go swimming with me?
— I’d like to, but I have a lot of homework _____ tonight.
A. do B. to do C. doing D. does
( ) 9.You’d better eat less meat and more vegetables, _____ cabbages, carrots, tomatoes or peas.
A. such like B. as C. such as D. for example
( ) 10. Mr Black often gives us _____ by email.
A. some good information B. some good informations
C. good informations D. a good information
( ) 11. Here is the book. First _________ it and then tell me what you think of it.
A. look into B. look through C. look up D. look after
( ) 12. In April, the weather in some places in Shanxi was really changeable. People still remember they have ________ four seasons in a week.
A. organized B. experienced C. described D. detailed
( ) 13. Carbon dioxide,which makes a _____ between us and the sun, prevents heat from getting out of the atmosphere easily, so the earth is becoming warmer.
A. difference B. comparison C. connection D. barrier
( ) 14.—Why do you choose to work in an international travel agency?
—Well,you know,English is my _____. So it is my best choice.
A. strength B. talent C. ability D. skill
( ) 15. While she was in Paris,she developed a _____ for fine art.
A. way B. relation C. taste D. habit
( ) 16.Tom often has lunch at school, _____ he?
A. hasn’t B. don’t C. does D. doesn’t
( ) 17. — Must I write down all the words now?
—No, you _____.
A. mustn’t B. can’t C. won’t D. needn’t
( ) 18. Nearly all the streets are in straight lines, ________ from east to west. Those ______ run from north to south are called avenues.
A. running; that B. run; who C. running; who D. run; that
( ) 19. I want to know _________.
A. whom is she looking after B. whom she is looking
C. whom is she looking D. whom she is looking after
( ) 20. This depends on _________ the weather is fine.
A. which B. whether C. if D. that
( ) 21. The man showed us so heavy a stone ________ no man can lift.
A. that B. as C. which D. and
( ) 22. Ralph W. Emerson would always ________ new ideas that occurred to him.
A. set off B. set about C. set up D. set down
( ) 23.I _____ my money at home yesterday.
A. forgot B. forget C. leaves D. left
( ) 24. —Could you tell me _____ ?
—My cousin. He works as a policeman in the police station.
A.who the man in white is B.who is the man in white
C.what the man in white is D.what is the man in white
( ) 25. Listen up, everybody! Show me your license. Don’t ask _____. Just do it!
A. what B.when C.how D.why
Part II Cloze.
In the past, people didn’t use stamps. They had to pay money when they received letters. Rowland Hill, a schoolmaster in England was the first 26 using stamps. He thought it 27 much easier for people to use 28 . They could go to the nearby 29 to buy stamps and put them on envelopes 30 they 31 letters. The post office only put seals (印章) 32 the stamps so that people could not use the stamps 33 . In this way, the post office 34 send postmen to collect money. It only needed 35 postmen to deliver letters. The government finally accepted the good idea.
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26. A. to think B. thinking C. to think of D. think about
( )
27. A. could be B. will be C. is
D. was
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28. A. envelope B. stamps C. stamp D. envelopes
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29. A. a shop B. school C. village D. post office
( )
30. A. after B. before C. in D. with
( )
31. A. sent
B. send C. to send D. sended
( )
32. A. in B. over C. on D. above
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33. A. again
B. too C. either D. also
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34. A. need not to
B. didn’t need to C. needed not to D. didn’t need
( ) 35. A. more B. fewer C. many D. much
Part III Reading and comprehension.
A
The world itself is becoming much smaller by using modern traffic and TV, telephone and so on. Life today is much easier than it was hundreds of years ago, but it has also brought new problems. One of the biggest problems is pollution. Pollution comes in many ways. We see it, smell it, drink it and even hear it.
The more people, the more pollution. Many years ago, the problem was not so serious because there were not so many people. Man is now slowly polluting the whole world.
Air pollution is still the most serious pollution. It’s bad for all living things in the world, but it is not the only one kind of pollution. Water pollution kills our fish and pollutes our drinking water. Noise pollution makes us angry more easily.
Many countries are making rules to fight pollution. They stop people from burning coal in houses and factories in the city, and from putting dirty smoke into the air.
Pollution by SO2 is now the most dangerous kind of air pollution. It is caused (引起) by heavy traffic. It is sure that if there are fewer people driving, there will be less air pollution.
The earth is our home. We must take care of it. That means keeping the land, water and air clean. And we must take care of the rise in population at the same time.
( ) 36. Our world is becoming much smaller _____.
A. because the earth is being polluted day and night
B. thanks to science development
C. because of the rise in population
D. because the earth is blown away by the wind every year
( ) 37. Thousands of years ago, life was _____ it is today.
A. much easier than B. as easy as
C. as hard as D. much harder than
( ) 38. Pollution comes in many ways. We can even hear it. Here “it” means _____.
A. water pollution B. air pollution
C. noise pollution D. rubbish
( ) 39. Air pollution is the most serious kind of pollution because _____.
A. it’s bad for all living things in the world
B. it makes much noise
C. it makes our rivers and lakes dirty
D. it makes us angry more easily
( ) 40. Which of the following is NOT true?
A. Many countries are making rules to fight pollution.
B. If there are more people, there will be more pollution.
C. If people could go to work by bus or bike instead of car or motorbike, it would
be helpful in fighting against the problem of SO2.
D. The problem of pollution is not so serious because there are not so many
people in the world.
B
Foulsham House is a fine large house of the 1790s. It stands by the River Byer, in 25 hectares (公顷) of the best farmland in the southwest.
The house was built by Smithson, and the story goes back to George, the son of King of Wales, who fell in love with the beautiful Lady Kitty, at one of the first Foulsham’s wild woods parties. Many years ago many great men rode on the hills about Foulsham House, and many fine girls took tea in the Green Room.
The house has eight bedrooms, three bathrooms, two living rooms, and a dining room with a real Adam fireplace. Its library has a good view over the park and the river. All rooms are light and airy, with good, high windows, and wood floors.
At the back of the house, where the third Lord Foulsham kept the horses, there is garage space for four cars. In many other ways, this house of the 1790s meets the needs of the 1990s.
( ) 41. Foulsham House is _____.
A. an old farm house
B. a 25-hectare house by the River Byre
C. a large house for people to come to listen to its story
D. a house with a long history
( ) 42. We can learn from the passage that  .
A. Smithson built the house for wild woods parties
B. many important people had been to Foulsham House
C. George and Lady Kitty loved the house and had many parties there
D. the Green Room is a place for many girls to make tea
( ) 43. The sentence “Its library has a good view over the park and the river”, means “  ”. A. The park and the river can be seen clearly from the library
B. The library has a picture of the park and the river on the wall
C. The library was built in the park by the river
D. Books about the park and the river can be read in the library
( ) 44. Which of the following is true?
A. The third Foulsham often rode his horses at the back of the house.
B. The house has a room for four cars at the back of the house.
C. The road behind the house is wide enough for four cars to go.
D. There is a parking area at the back of the house.
( ) 45.The writer writes this passage to  .
A. persuade people to buy it
B. give some information about Foulsham House
C. tell a love story
D. describe the beauty of a best farmland
C
In 1826, a Frenchman named Niepce needed pictures for his business. But he was not a good artist. So he invented a very simple camera (照相机). He put it in a window of his house and took a picture of his garden. That was the first photo.
The next important year in the history of photography (摄影术) was 1837. That year, Daguerre, another Frenchman, took a picture of his reading room. He used a new kind of camera in a different way. In his picture you could see everything very clearly, even the smallest thing. This kind of photo was called a Daguerreotype.
Soon, other people began to use Daguerre’s way. Travellers brought back wonderful photos from all around the world. People took pictures of famous buildings, cities and mountains. In about 1840, photography was developed. Then photographers could take pictures of people and moving things. That was not simple. The photographers had to carry a lot of films and other machines. But this did not stop them. Someone in the United States worked very hard.
Mathew Brady was a famous American photographer. He took many pictures of great people. The pictures were unusual because they were very lifelike (栩栩如生的).
Photographers also became one kind of art by the end of the 19th century. Some photos were not just copies of the real world. They showed ideas and feelings, like other kinds of art.
( ) 46. The first photo taken by Niepce was a picture of .
A. his business B. his house C. his garden D. his window
( ) 47. The Daguerreotype was _____.
A. a Frenchman
C. a kind of camera
B. a kind of picture D. a photographer
( ) 48. If a photographer wanted to take pictures of moving things in the year of 1840, he had to _____.
A. watch lots of films B. buy an expensive camera
C. stop in most cities D. take many films and something else with him
( ) 49. Mathew Brady _____.
A. was very lifelike B. was famous for his unusual pictures
C. was quite strong D. took many pictures of moving people
( ) 50. This passage tells us ______.
A. how photography was developed B. how to show your ideas and feelings in pictures
C. how to take pictures in the world D. how to use different cameras
Part IV Complete the dialogues according to different situations.
A. Complete the dialogue with the following sentences.
Alexis: Hey, Joe, is that a picture of you?
Joe: Yeah, 51 .
Alexis: So did you live here in Techville ten years ago?
Joe: No, 52 We lived in a house in the country. 53 .
Alexis: Really? 54 . How did you get to school?
Joe: 55 .
A.That’s pretty far from here.
B. Oh, I took the train to school.
C. I lived with my parents in Greenville.
D. I went to school here in Techville, though.
E . that was me ten years ago.
B. Match the questions with the answers.
56. Debby, I heard you joined a new club.
57. May I have your name please?
58. How was your weekend?
59. Do you go there very often?
60. Do you have any better ideas?
A. Sarah Roberts.
B. Yeah, I spend time there regularly.
C. Yes, it’s set up by a group of like-minded students.
D. Great! I visited the art gallery on Saturday.
E. Well, I think we can use Alipay.
Part V Complete the sentences.
61. There is ___________________ (不缺少美) in life but the lack of the eyes to discover it.
62. The noise in the street ___________________ (使我分心) my reading.
63. The people on the island ______________________ (全靠一眼泉) for their water.
64. We all have certain jobs ____________________ (要完成).
65. I ___________ (投资) the remaining $5000 in my business.
Part VI Translate the sentences.
66. 你开始得越早，回来的就越快。
67. 这颗树因缺水而枯死了。
68. There is no lack of beauty in life but the lack of the eyes to discover it.
69. She stepped on his toe by accident.
70. You will learn to win like a champ with humility, and handle losses with grace.
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