2013—2014学年度第二学期
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Ⅰ听力部分（共20小题，计20分）
1）听句子，选择句子中所包含的图片信息。(共5小题，每小题1分)
A B C D E 1.（ ） 2.（ ） 3.（ ） 4.（ ） 5.（ ） 2）听下列句子，选出该句的最佳答语。(每小题念两遍) (共5小题，每小题1分) ( ) 6. A. Yes, I think B. I don’t know C. Certainly not
( ) 7. A. I am glad to hear that. B. I need to be better. C. I’m glad you enjoyed it! ( ) 8. A. That’s right B. That’s a good idea. C.You are really nice ( ) 9. A. No, thanks B. Sorry,I haven’t. C.Oh, never mind ( ) 10.A.Certainly you are. B. What a pity ! C. I’m sorry to hear that
3） 听对话，选择正确答案（共5小题，每小题1分） ( ) 11.Why does Mary look so happy ?
A. Because she won the first prize. B. Because today is her birthday. C. Because she passed the exam.
( ) 12.What time is it now ?
A. 4:30 B.4:00 C. 3:30
( ) 13.What’s the relationship between the two speakers?
A. Teacher and student B. Classmates. C. Mother and son .
( ) 14.How does the woman like the film ?
A. It’s popular. B. It’s good. C. It’s bad.
( ) 15.Where is the man probably going this afternoon ?
A. To stay at home B. To a bookshop. C. To a hospital
4）听下面一篇短文，根据短文内容，将下列活动按照先后顺序重新排序，并将其标号填写在题号的横线上。（共5小题，每小题1分）
A. Studying French at university. B.Going to live in Portugal.
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C.Finishing the book Harry Potter D.Writing her first story. E.Getting married to a TV journalist.
16.——— 17. ——— 18. ——— 19. ——— 20. ———
Ⅱ．选择填空（共25题，计25分） 1）根据句意，选择与划线部分意思最接近的选项( 共5小题，每小题1分 ) 1.Don’t complain all the time. If you want to do it ,please go on. A. always B. never C. sometimes 2. Do you know the meanings of all these signs on the wall. A. bubbles B. warnings C. symbols 3. When did you get to Beijing? A. stay in B. reach C. arrive at 4. They will hold a summer camp in Hainan Island. A. keep B. organize C. express 5. This is a very bad mistake. A. funny B. important C. serious
2）选择下列词汇完成下面的对话,并将答案写在答题卡相应的位置。（共5小题，每小题1分） A. like B. saw C. watched D. interesting E. read F. preferA: What did you do during the winter holiday? B: I went skating, watched five films, did sports and ______6_______ two books. A: What do you think the most _______7______ thing is?
B: Watching films. Life of Pie is very popular. I have _____8_____ it three times. A: I like it, too. I saw another film Lost in Thailand. How do you ___9___ it?
B: Well, That’ s really great fun. Which director do you ___10_____, Li An or Xu Zheng?
A: They are quite different, I think. It’s hard to say.
3） 从下面每小题的A. B.C.D四个选项中选出最佳答案（共15小题，每小题1分）
11. —Alice, have you read the comic book ?
—Yes, it’s worth reading. I am _______ at the ______stories in it.
A. amazed ; amazed B. amazing; amazing C. amazed; amazing D. amazing; amazed
12 — Today the forests are getting fewer and fewer, — We must ____ down too many trees
A. keep people from cutting B. prevent people from cutting C. stop people from cutting D. all the above
13. — Sorry, Tom. I took your book_______ mine by mistake. — It doesn’t matter. Yours looks _______mine.
A. instead; different from B. instead of ; the same as C. instead of ; same as D. instead ; like
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14. _______ Mr. Smith is not rich, ________he always gives money to the poor.
A. Although ; / B. Although ; but C. But ; although D. Because; /
15. — Do you feel like ______ out for a walk ? — Sorry, I would like ____ at home.
A. to go; study B. going ; studying C. to go； to study D. going ; to study
16. — Have you seen the film _____ Lost In Thailand (泰囧) ？
— Yes. It’s great fun . I couldn’t stop _____while I was watching it
A. call ; to laugh B. calling ;laughing C. called ; laughing D. name ;laughed
17. —You forgot______ off the lights? It’s still on.
—But I remember _______them off before I went out of the room.
A. turning; to turn B. to turn; turning C. turning ; turning D. to turn; to turn
18. —Susan, do you like my skirt?
—Yes, it is very _____. How much does it ______?
A. beautiful; cost B. beautifully; cost C. beauty ; spend D. beautifully ; take.
19. The price of rice _____ last week.
A. was raised B. raised C. has been raised D. has raised 20.Lucy is good _____ making friends with others, so she is good _____
everyone.
A. for ; to B. at ; with C. at ; for D. for ; with 21.The sweater _____ smooth and soft.
A. is feeling B. felt C. is felt D. feels 22. Teeth must _____ every day.
A. be brush B. be brushed C. brushed D. brush 23. I am looking forward _____ from you.
A. to hearing B. hear C. hearing D. to hear 24.Mrs brown gave up her job _____ her children at home. A. to looking after B. look after
C. to look after D. in order to looking after 25. -Have you read today’s newspaper? - Not yet. Is there _____ ?
A. anything interesting B. nothing interesting C. important something D. something interesting
Ⅲ. 用所给单词的适当形式填空，将答案写在答卷上。（共10小题，每小题1分）
1. Can you imagine his ________(walk) on the moon? 2. The lost boy________(not find) so far.
3.If you see the cartoon film, it will make you ________ (laugh) 4.On my way home, I stopped ________(buy) some food.
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5. That play________(put) on again sometime next month
6. I am used to _________(send) her e-mails instead of writing letters.
7. The _______(speak)bubbles and the though bubbles are part of comic strips. You can learn what the characters say and what they think about.
8.Nancy is a very _______(please)girl. All her teachers and classmates like her.
9.Many people believe that the first _______(impress) you give to others is very important.
10.Sign language (手语) is also a way of _______.(communicate)
Ⅳ.完型填空 (共10小题，每小题1分）
Can you believe a kid from a rich family hasn't owned a cellphone until 13? Do you ever imagine such a kid has to do ____1____ housework but gets a small number of pocket money? ____2____, both the things have happened to Mr Gates' children. On the Today show, Mr Gates said that his children Jennifer and Rory were not allowed to own phones until 13. And his youngest daughter Phoebe is still ____3____ for one.
“In our family, we've ____4____ that anyone can get a phone only after 13,\explained. As a result, his children often return home from ____5____ complaining, “All the other kids have it. I'm the only one ____6____ it.\
Although Mr and Mrs Gates are extremely rich, they still want to make their children ____7____ up like other common children.
In 2010, Mr Gates decided to give most of his money (about $28 billion) ____8____ rather than leave it to his children. He once said that helping others gives him as much energy as ____9____ software. \you really feel is what you've achieved. Charity is as exciting as a piece of ____10____ software.\( ) 1. A. some B. no C. much D. little ( ) 2. A. And B. Though C. So D. However ( ) 3. A. paying B. putting C. looking D. waiting ( ) 4. A. caused B. acted C. wondered D. decided ( ) 5. A. work B. party C. school D. holiday ( ) 6. A. for B. with C. except D. without ( ) 7. A. grow B. put C. turn D. get ( ) 8. A. off B. back C. in D. away ( ) 9. A. using B. creating C. buying D. selling
( ) 10. A. cheap B. boring C. successful D. expensive
Ⅴ.阅读理解
1) 从七个选项中选出五个合适的句子补全对话,并将答案写在答题卡相应的位置。（共5小题?每小题1分） A. May I join you?
B. It's so boring that I hate it. C. Why?
D. I don't agree with you.
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E. Too much rubbish may cause pollution. F. Let's go surfing together.
G. You can't collect as much rubbish as that's thrown. Jacky: What a fine day, Maria! (1) ________ Maria: Sorry, I have to go to Wutong Mountain.
Jacky: To Wutong Mountain on a hot day? (2) ________
Maria: Because I want to pick up rubbish there with my friends. Jacky: Oh, no! (3) ________
Maria: I don't think so. It is important to keep our city clean. Jacky: (4) ________
Maria: Maybe. But there will be at least less and less population. Jacky: That's a good idea. (5) ________ Maria: If you do, we'll be very glad.
1.——— 2. ——— 3. ——— 4. ——— 5. ———
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2）阅读短文，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选择最佳答案。（每小题1分，共20分）?
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Bill wanted to sell his car. However, he was having a big problem. The car was used for nearly ten years and could run as far as 5,000 miles. One day, he told his friend Ron about the problem. Ron said, \is a possible way to make the car easier to sell, but it's not legal.\ \
\Go to tell him that I sent you to his shop and he'll try to help solve your problem.\next day, Bill made the trip to the shop. One month later, he met Ron again.
\you sell your car, Bill?\I? It can only run 500 miles now.\
( ) 6. Bill wanted to sell his car because it was very ________.
A. old B. fast C. cheap D. small ( ) 7. The underlined word \ A. 便宜的 B. 容易的 C. 合法的 D. 可能的 ( ) 8. ________ knew how to repair a car.
A. Bill B. Ron C. Bill's friend D. Ron's friend ( ) 9. What did Bill do with his car in the end?
A. He succeeded in selling it. B. He kept it himself. C. He sent it to Ron. D. He lost it. ( ) 10. From the story, we can know ________.
A. Bill loved his car B. Ron's friend bought Bill's car C. Bill might buy a new car D. Ron helped solve Bill's problem
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The British think a cat has nine lives so that it can live very well in many
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