2014-2015学年（上）期末考试英语试卷Ⅰ.单项选择。

（共15题，每小题一分，满分15分。

）从ABCD四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

21. The price of this washing machine has been increased ____10%.A. toB. byC. upD. from22. Mary was about to tell me the secret ____ the phone rang.A. untilB. whileC. whenD. as23. The first time I saw Helen, she left a good on me deeply.A. experienceB. reputationC. impressionD. reflection24. I will tell you the result of the match ____ I know it.A. becauseB. the momentC. afterD. though25. There are lots of Chinese restaurants in Chicago ,but only a few ____ from the others.A. work outB. try outC. stand outD. break out26. The factory has ____ many workers because of the crisis.A. laid offB. called offC. put offD. laid down27. Britain’s population ____ about 60 million. And it ranks seventeenth in the word ____ population.A. is , in terms ofB. are, in term ofC. is , on terms ofD. are, on terms of28. If it hadn’t been for the heavy rain, the accident ____.A. should be avoidedB. might be avoidedC. would have been avoidedD. must have been avoided29. The house, ____ window faces the south, is Mr Green’s.A. of whichB. which ofC. whichD. whose30. Tina had to shout ____.A. to make herself hearB. to make herself heardC. making herself hearD. making herself heard31. He is the only one of the ____ writers who ____ stories for children.A. men, writesB. men, writeC. man, writesD. man, write32. It’s hard to imagine ____ in such place.A. to workB. your workedC. you workingD. to working33. At the funny scene, we all ____.A. burst out laughingB. burst into laughingC. burst into laughD. burst into laughters34. ---Did you see Linda---No, I waved to her but she ____.A. hasn’t lookedB. hadn’t lookedC. wouldn’t lookD. wasn’t looking35. ____ had I left the house the next morning ____ I realized I had no money withme.A. No sooner ;whenB. Hardly ; whenC. as soon as ;/D. Once;whenⅡ. 完型填空。

（共20小题；每小题分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（ABCD）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

At one time I was working in a Day Center for elderly people. One late autumn36 I woke up late, and went out to find the wind 37 and the rainpouring down. To make things worse, my car 38 to work. I had to run to the39 and waited a long time for a bus.I got to work rather late and in a bad mood. I helped to 40 cups of tea tothe old folk. I liked Elsie very much and would sit and 41 her. She was blind and she asked me why I 42 so down that day. I told her why and made a complaint about the terrible 43 .“On a day like this I went 44 and being an artist became very hard, but I had such beautiful 45 of the world around me,” she said. She then asked me to look out of the window and tell her what could I see. I 46 that the sky was grey, and the trees had 47 any leaves and leaves on the ground were blowing all over the 48 .Elsie then said , “Ima gine you are going to 49 what you can see, then50 would you mix (混合) colors to match the grey of the sky Do you see anybrave leaves hugging the trees 51 What colors can you see on the fallen leaves They are not 52 brown.”I looked again ,thought about what Elsie had said and 53 what shemeant. Elsie said so many people looked at the world without 54 seeing it.She was a 55 old person.36. A. afternoon B. morning C. evening D. night37. A. blowing B. waving C. moving D. driving38. A. went B. came C. refused D. left39. A. shop B. station C. office D. garage40. A. carry B. keep C. serve D. provide41. A. chat with B. tell about C. talk about D. said about42. A. looked B. got C. turned D. sounded43. A. story B. weather C. way D. mood44. A. blind B. sick C. bad D. mad45. A. senses B. feelings C. thoughts D. memories46. A. repeated B. replied C. added D. claimed47. A. hardly B. nearly C. almost D. exactly48. A. sky B. trees C. world D. place49. A. paint B. think C. touch D. report50. A. where B. when C. how D. what51. A. continuously B. firmly C. gently D. warmly52. A. even B. over C. just53. A. realized B. wondered C. doubted D. believed54. A. perfectly B. totally C. really D. immediately55. A. wise B. disappointing C. sad D. sickⅢ.阅读理解。

(40分)Aof the following programmes is NOT in the listA. CartoonsB. NewsC. MovieD. Music57. For people who like sports very much ,they can probably watch______.A. Let’s Talk.B. NBA BasketballC. Farm ReportD. Cooking with Cathy58. If you were a housewife, which program would probably interest you mostA. Let's Talk!B. Wall Street Today.C. Cooking with Cathy.D. Farm Report.59. If you'd like to watch a game show, you could turn on the TV toA. Channel 5 at 6: 00B. Channel 3 at 8 : 00C. Channel 3 at 7 : 30D. Channel 8 at 7 : 0060. Which is most probably the News ChannelA. 3.B. 5. . .BMillions of meat-eaters have made the personal decision to stop eating the flesh of other creatures. Here are some major reasons for such a decision.health reasonMedical studies prove that a vegetarian diet is easier to digest, provides a wider range of nutrients(营养) and has fewer burdens on the body. Vegetarians（素食者）are less influenced by all the major diseases, and thus live longer, healthier, moreproductive lives. They have fewer physical complaints, less frequent visits to the doctor, and smaller medical bills.In a word, they are in the most natural conditions of life.2. __________________Planet earth is suffering. In large measure, the great loss of species, destruction of ancient rainforests to create lands where animals can feed on grass, loss of top soils, and the increase of water impurities(杂质) and air pollution have a common cause which is the single fact of meat in the human diet. No single decision that we can make as individuals （个人）or as a race can have such a dramatic effect on the improvement of our planetary ecology(生态) as the decision not to eat meat. Many seeking to save the planet for future generations have made this decision for this reason and this reason alone.economic reasonThe simple fact is that to produce 1 kilogram of meat, it requires over 16 kilograms of grain and much more water. Millions of animals are fed for meat production. If they were not fed, the vegetation would be used to feed people. And more people in hunger would have their food.prefer to live on vegetables for the reasons EXCEPT that _______.A. vegetables are easier to digestB. they provide more kinds of nutrientsC. the body will have fewer burdensD. vegetables are cleaner than meatof the following statements is TRUE according to this passageA. Vegetarians can save the planet for future generations.B. Vegetarians will spend no money on medical care.C. Vegetarians have more children in their life.D. Vegetarians are usually thinner.63. What might be the proper title for the second partA. The pollutant reason.B. The ecological reason.C. The plant reason.D. The generation reason.64. Which of the following might the writer agreeA. Animals shouldn’t be raised.B. Fewer animals should be fed to produce more grain for people.C. We should save animals.D. Living on vegetables can solve the problem of hunger.65. If people live on vegetables, which of the following may NOT be affected by itA. Grain quality .B. Air quality.C. People’s health.D. Species（物种）of animals.CAbout ten men in every hundred suffer from color blindness in some way. Women are luckier; only about one in two hundred is affected in this matter. Perhaps, after all, it is safer to be driven by a woman!There are different forms of color blindness. In some cases a man may not be able to see deep red. He may think that red, orange and yellow are all shadows of green. Sometimes a person cannot tell the difference between blue and green. In rare cases an unlucky man may see everything in shades of green －a strange world indeed.Color blindness in human beings is a strange thing to explain. In a single eye there are millions of very small things called “cones”. These help us to see in a bright light and to tell difference between colors. There are also millions of “rods”, but these are used for seeing when it is near dark. They show us shape but no color.Some insects have favorite colors. Mosquitoes prefer blue to yellow. A red light will not attract insects, but a blue lamp will. In a similar way human beings also have favorite colors. Yet we are lucky. With the aid of the cones in our eyes we can see many beautiful colors by day, and with the aid of the rods we can see shapes at night. One day we may even learn more about the invisible（看不见的）colors around us.66. The passage is mainly about _____________.A. color and its surprising effects.B. women being luckier than menC. color blindnessD. danger caused by color blindnessto the passage, with the help of the “cones”, wecan_______________.A. tell difference between colorsB. see in a weak lightC. kill mosquitoesD. tell different shapes68. Why do some people say it is safer to be driven by womenA. Women are more careful.B. Women are fonder of driving than men.C. There are fewer color-blind womenD. Women are weaker but quicker in thinking.69. Which of the statements about the color- blind is trueA. Not all of them have the same problem in recognizing color.B. None of them can see deep red.C. None of them can tell the difference between blue and green.D. All of them see everything in shades of green.70. We can attract and kill mosquitoes by using a _____________.A. blue lightB. yellow lightC. red lightD. green lightDLanguage is a major problem for the European Union (EU). The agreement or treaty(条约) which created the organization that eventually became the EU, the Treaty of Rome, stated that each country's language must be treated equally. The original(原来的) six countries had only three languages between them: French, German and Dutch/Flemish. However, there are now 15 countries in the EU, with a total of 12 languages. EU documents must be translated into all these languages, and at official meetings the speeches must be translated into all the languages by interpreters.All this translating is very expensive and time-consuming (费时的). It is said that nearly half of all employees of the EU are engaged in translating documents and speeches, and nearly half of the EU's administrative(管理方面的) costs are spent on this task. In the near future it is probable that several more countries, most of them having their own languages, will join the EU, thus making the situation even worse.The problem is not just cost; there are practical difficulties as well. With 12 languages, there are 132 possible "translation situations" that might be needed. It is often difficult to find people in the right place at the right time who can translate from (for example) Danish into Greek, or Dutch into Portuguese, at a high professional standard.In practice the problem has been made less severe by the use of English in many contacts between EU officials, since almost all of them speak some English. However, any move to reduce the number of official languages (perhaps to four or five) would be a blow to the pride of the smaller Countries. Another commonly suggested solution is to make English the official language for all EU business. However, this is strongly resisted by powerful member countries like France and Germany.71. The organization that eventually became the EU .A. was started by France and Germany set up by the Treaty of RomeC. started with three countriesD. included 132 languages72. What's the main purpose of this passageA. To give a solution to a problem.B. To show that the problem cannot be solved.C. To criticize the European Union for inefficiency.D. To find out a problem and show how severe it is.73. According to the writer, the use of English in contacts among EU officialshas .A. angered the officials who don't speak EnglishB. reduced the number of official languagesC. been opposed by powerful member countriesD. reduced the effect of the problem74. The writer mentions "Danish into Greek" as an example of .A. a situation that might be difficult to deal withB. a situation that occurs oftenC. one of the 12 situations that requires an interpreterD. languages easily being interpreted75. The writer suggests that if the number of official languages was reduced .A. countries whose languages were not used officially would be unhappyB. the EU would not know which official languages to chooseC. only languages which are easy to translate would be used officiallyD. the smaller member countries would be please dⅣ.任务型读写。