最新修改合肥八中高二第一学期期末考试卷9.Why is the man going to Beijing?A. To travel..B. To find a jobC.To do business.10.How will the man go to Beijing?A.By train.B.By bus.C.By car.11.What does the man ask the woman to do?A.Get his things ready.B.Buy him a ticket.C.Wish him good luck.听下面一段对话，回答第12至第14三个小题。

12.What are the two speakers talking about?A.The Browns' trip to the USA.B.The Browns' plan for the trip to China.C.The Browns' trip to China.13.What did the Browns suggest the two speakers should do?A.Take warm clothes there.B.Take less clothes there.C.Not buy souvenirs there.14.What is cheap in China according to the conversation?A.Clothes.B.Souvenirs .C.Gold jewelry.15.What does the woman want to do?A.Promote products.B.Keep fit.C.Buy gym equipment.16.By whom will a plan be made?A.The womanB.The trainer. .C.The man.17.How much will the service charge?A.300 yuan a week.B.400 yuan a month.C.800 yuan a year.听下面一段独白，回答第18至第20三个小题。

18.Who would prefer to eat the roasted meat?A.People in India.B.People in the desert.C.Eskimos in the North Pole.19.In which parts of the world is coffee very popular?A.In Northern Europe and in the Middle East.B.In North America and in the east.C.In Southern Europe and in the Middle East.20.How do people in England like drinking tea?A.With nothing.B.With sugar，milk or lemons.C.With sugar，cold milk or coffee.二．单项选择(共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）21. Everything comes with _____ price; there is no such ______ thing as free lunch in the world.A. a；aB. the；/C. the；aD. a；/22. I tried to work on，but I was so tired that I could no longer ________．A．bear out B．hold on C．hold up D．work out 23．I strongly recommend that the information ________ in my report ________ to Mr. Brown without delay.A．to be referred to；to be e-mailed B．referred to；e-mailC．referred to；be e-mailed D．being referred to；being e-mailed24. The difficulty the driver _______ driving on the road in the morning was that he _________ a thick fog.A. had; ran outB. had; ran intoC. met; ran out ofD. met; ran into25. Much new and high technology has been introduced form America, thus _________ a great increase in the production of the company.A. resulting inB. resulted fromC. results inD. results from26. ________ a reply from the company, he decided to write another letter to defend his legal rights.A. Not to have receivedB. Not having receivedC. Not to receiveD. Having not received27. He is widely ________ to be one of the best player in the world.A. acknowledgedB. expandedC. clarifiedD. applauded28. As John Lennon once said, life is _______ happens to you while you are busy making other plans.A. whichB. thatC. whatD. where29. We still haven’t ________ how to predict the earthquake.A. got throughB. come upC. got overD. figured out30. After ten days of travelling in Africa, ________, the blacks came back to their homeland.A. tired and happilyB. tired but happyC. tiredly and happilyD. tiredly but happy31. One minute she burst into _______ and the next minute burst out ________. We just couldn’t catch her mood at any moment.A. tears; laughingB. crying; laughterC. tears; laughterD. crying; laughing32. The appearance of Howard and Harden has _______ the fans of a sure victory for the Huston Rocket in the coming NBA contest.A. accusedB. expectedC. convincedD.reminded33. Nowadays, almost all the Chinese people are _________ to basic health care service. This accounts for the fact that the average life of the Chinese has already risen to 75.A.a lternativeB. abundantC.accessible D. creative34. It was the boy _________ had been in prison _________ stole the money.A. who, whereB. that, howC. that, whichD. who, that35. --- Could I use this dictionary?--- _________. It’s a spare one.A. Good ideaB. Just go aheadC. You’re welcomeD. You’d better not二．完形填空（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）A Good Friend, A Second SelfI couldn’t believe my ears when I heard my name called for the leading role in our high school play. Mrs. Dermitt, my drama teacher,had been looking for someone to play an energetic boy in a comedy. Luckily for me, she thought that I could handle the 36 .That afternoon my friend Kevin and I talked 37 about the play. Although Kevin hadn’t been 38 for a part onstage, his job with the set crew was important to the success of the play.I told him I was a little 39 because I had a lot of lines to memorize.“You can do it.” He said. I knew I could 40 him: we had been friends since the third grade, and we 41 a good team.Preparations for the play moved at a rapid pace. While working hard with the set crew, Kevin 42 spent hours helping me learn my lines. He often said my lines with me by silently moving his lips. We 43 that he could probably play my part as well as I could.Three days before the 44 night, everything was ready for the performance. But when I woke up 45 a fever and sore throat on the day of the play, the entire productioncame to a sudden 46 . Everyone in the drama department was worried, 47 there was no way I could perform. The play was 48 to open in fewer than six hours, and we had no time to cancel. I tried to think of a way to 49 . Then it hit me –Kevin knew the 50 as well as I did. I called Mrs. Dermitt to give her my 51 . Within a few short hours, Kevin stood onstage in costume and makeup. The amusing lines he had 52 with me so many times made the crowd laugh and cheer. In a strange turn of events, Kevin and I had 53 the day for everyone by working as a team.Of course, I was terribly disappointed to have 54 my chance in the spotlight, but I was extremely 55 to have such a good friend.36．A．part B．play C．band D．crew 37．A．calmly B．seriouslyC．excitedly D．anxiously 38．A．elected B．chosen C．invitedD．trained39．A．upset B．bored C．nervousD．confused40．A．depend on B．tend to C．talk withD．agree with41．A．joined B．found C．tookD．made42．A．also B．only C．still D．simply 43．A．expected B．debated C．agreedD．joked44．A．final B．special C．opening D．greeting 45．A．with B．from C．in D．by 46．A．change B．turn C．stopD．end47．A．for B．but C．and D．so 48．A．likely B．ready C．sureD．due49．A．pass B．help C．care D．face 50．A．steps B．lines C．pointD．case51．A．introduction B．instructionC．explanationD．suggestion52．A．scanned B．graspedC．practiced D．presented 53．A．valued B．saved C．leftD．kept54．A．offered B．avoided C．riskedD．missed55．A．successful B．thankfulC．trustful D．hopeful 三．阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）AEnglish is one of the most widely spoken languages in the world. Learning English well is very important. Here are some methods that can help you learn English well.Do a lot of listening. Listen to recordings of your teacher，the radio，TV video cassettes audio cassettes一anything that you can get your hands on. Just listen to English as much as you can and you will learn a lot.Every time you learn something new，write it down in a notebook. This will help youremem-ber what you have learned. Buy a notebook and use it only for practicing English.Try to read English one hour every day. Yes，this is difficult，but English has many words，and a good way to enlarge your vocabulary is to read them.Whenever you have the chance，speak English. This will be hard to do if you don’t live inan English-speaking country; however, the Internet provides new chances to practice speakingEnglish through chat rooms and audio-video chat technology. You can also record your voice using a recorder.Find a few different websites that you can go to daily. Don’t pay for instruction over the In-ternet. Some websites require monthly or yearly fees but they aren’t worth it.Learn from a teacher. If it's possible，you should try to learn from as many different teachersas possible，but at the very least find one teacher and learn from that person.56.What is the passage mainly about?A. Why learning English is important.B. Some widely spoken languages.C. How to chat on line in English.D. How to learn English well.57. The author thinks reading English one houra day______-.A. is not easy but helpfulB. is interesting and helpfulC. can be stood by most peopleD. doesn’t help enlarge our vocabulary much58. What does the author suggest we do in the last but one paragraph?A. Pay for some instruction over the Internet.B. Find a good teacher to learn English.C. Find some free websites for Englishlearning.D. Learn English on three different websites each day.59. The passage is written for ______.A. housewivesB. language learnersC. businessmanD. travelersBWatson entered Mr. Smith's office. The boss was a hard man. He fired people who didn't do well without giving them a second chance. "Watson," said Mr. Smith, "this past year your department hasn't earned money. We're going to drop that department. It's finished. I’m sorry, —but you'll have to go." "But, sir —if I just had a little more time. For the moment I need the job to keep my son at Riverside School." "What's that!" said the boss. "Riverside! I didn't know you had a boy there. That's an expensive school for a man with your salary." "I know, sir. But he likes it there so much! He's a star athlete and the best boxer in the school. The boys call him Champ there."The boss sat perfectly still for a long time —a faraway (恍惚的) look in his eyes. Then, suddenly, he said, "We've got to close your department, Watson. But you'll take over a new job in another department. It means longer hours—maybe more pay. Now get out. You're here for life."Watson got out, with surprise on his face. Then the boss took a letter from the top drawer of his desk. It was Herbie's last letter from Riverside School —written a few days before he died. He had read it over and over again with sick pain. The letter read:I can’t say the boys here are any nicer to me than the others were. I guess it's the same everywhere when you're a cripple (跛脚的人). But don't worry about me, Dad. They've got a good chemistry department here. And there’s one boy here who is really great. He's a track star and boxing champ (冠军) and just tops in chemistry. The boys call him Champ. He made them stop throwing my books around. And he knocked a boydown who hit me. He is the best friend I ever had. Dad, when I grow up, 1 want to do something for Champ. Something big —that he won’ t even know about.Your son,Herbie60. Mr. Smith wanted to fire Watson because _____.A. Watson would take over a new job in another departmentB. Watson had his son study in Riverside SchoolC. Watson's son knocked a boy down who hit HerbieD. Watson's department didn't earn money that year61. We can learn from the text that _____.A. Mr. Smith didn't know that Champ was Watson's son at firstB. Mr. Smith was told not to fire Watson by HerbieC. Mr. Smith decided to give Watson another chance in no timeD. Mr. Smith wanted to realize Champ's dream62. According to the text, which words can best describe Mr. Smith?A. Selfish and greedy.B. Sympathetic and grateful.C. Hardworking and strict.D. Easy-going and optimistic.63. The author wrote the text in order to _____.A. share a moving story with usB. make our children enjoy lifeC. provide us with tips on workD. help us to deal with our bossCWho is behind wiseGEEK? It’s one of the most common questions we receive. We are a team of researchers, writers and editors providing short, clear and concise answers to common questions. Currently, there are over 200 active contributors; you can read some of their profiles (档案) below.64. What can we safely infer about wiseGEEK according to the profiles?A. It employed its staff members since the beginning of 2006.B. It is a website, offering brief and clear answers to common questions.C. It offers online news to help learn things one never knows existed.D. It aims at bringing up the curiosity of the children worldwide.65. _______ would be in charge if readers failed to visit wiseGEEK?A. CarolynB. BronwynC. JohnnyD. Catherine66. ______ of them do(es) extra work apart from working for wiseGEEK?A. OneB. TwoC. ThreeD.Four67. Which of the following is true according to the passage above?A. Carolyn really enjoys editing breaking news in early mornings.B. Bronwyn likes her tiger more than writing for wiseGEEK.C. Johnny holds the view that wiseGEEK enjoys great popularity.D. Catherine works for wiseGEEK mainly to travel in Europe.DThe word proactivity is fairly common in management literature, but you won't find it in the dictionary. It means that as a human being you take responsibility for your own life．Look at the word responsibility: ability to choose your response, response-ability. Effective people are proactive because they take responsibility. Their behavior is a product of their own decisions, based on values, rather than being a product of their own conditions, basedon feelings．For instance, you are planning a picnic with your family．You're excited．You have all the preparations．You've decided where to go, and then it becomes stormy, killing your plan．Proactive people carry weather within them. They realize what their purpose really was, and they creatively have a picnic elsewhere even if it's in their own basement with some special games, and make the best of that situation．The opposite of being proactive is to be reactive．Reactive people would say, "What's the use?" "We can't do anything．" "Oh this is so upsetting after all of our preparations and arrangements." They try to persuade the people around them and usually the picnic will be cancelled．Being proactive is really just being true to your human nature. Your basic nature is to act, and not to be acted upon．That's true, despite widely accepted theories of determinism used to explain human nature. Determinism says that you don't really choose anything and that whatyou call choices are nothing more than automatic responses to outside conditions．The language of reactive people is like: " I can't．" " Don't have time．" " I have to．" " I must．" The whole spirit of that language is the transfer of responsibility．They think things are determined by their environment, or by their conditions, or by their conditioning or their genetic makeup．Psychologically, people who believe they are determined will produce the evidence to support the belief, and they increasingly feel victimized and out of control．They're not in charge of their life at all．On the contrary, a proactive person exercises free will, the freedom to choose the response that best applies to his values．In that way, he gains control over the circumstances, rather than being controlled by them．68．According to the passage, a proactive person's behavior can result from ______．A．the environmentB．an inner beliefC．the genetic makeupD．a temporary feeling 69．When a picnic plan is threatened by a sudden storm, reactive people will probably ____．A．have the picnic as plannedB．make the best of the picnic C．complain and give up the picnicD．find somewhere else for the picnic 70．What does "carry weather within them" in the second paragraph probably mean? A．Manage to improve the weather．B．Give in to the weather passively．C．Stress the influence of the weather．D. Find a solution to the weather problems．71．It can be concluded from the passage that determinists ______．A. accept things passivelyB. are in charge of themselvesC．are similar to proactive peopleD. respond to outside conditions activelyEShoppers who have cut back on purchases in the worrying U.S. economy are likely to continue their conservative shopping habits even if the economy improves, according to a new study.That signals continued bad news for retailers(零售商), who have been struggling to respond to a great cutback in spending as consumers have opened their wallets only for basic items, while cutting back on unimportant purchases.The report, which estimates retail sales growth to be flat this year, found that three-quarters of respondents to a monthly survey of 4,000 consumers said they had shifted their shopping behaviors because of theeconomy. Most said they were making do with less or going without some favorite items.“The habits learned during this economic crisis have the potential to permanently change the mind-set of consumers,” the report said. “The vast majority of shoppers who are changing their near-term shopping behavior say they plan to continue them as the economy improves.”To ease the consumer discomfort, smart retailers will focus on downsizing, the report said, as adding stores to an already crowded retail landscape is out of fashion. It came up with smaller initiatives to build shopping buzz, such as limited editions of products or having existing stores target local markets. The report also forecast that retailers will increasingly focus on private brands to attract cost-conscious shoppers, while adding complementary categories of goods to their stores to make one-stop shops for consumers.While warehouse clubs and super centers are expected to fare the best in the weak environment in 2009, discount department stores and supermarketswill be the weakest, the report warned. Sales of clothes, though expected to rebound in 2010, will be the hardest hit and slowest to recover.72 The current shopping behavior in the US is becoming________.A. arbitraryB. protectiveC. conservativeD. aggressive73. Which is the measure the retailers won’t take to attract shoppers?A. Adding more stores to the busy retail landscape.B. Keeping the editions of products limited.C. Making “one-stop” shops for customers.D. Concentrating on private brands and downsizing.74. What will the consumers do with the worrying US economy?A. Having existing stores target local markets.B. Going without some favorite items.C. Giving up their near-term shopping plan.D. Opening their wallets for daily buying.75. The underlined phrase “fare the best”most probably means “________”.A. setting the best exampleB. working out the bestC. making the greatest effortsD. having the most discount第Ⅱ卷（非选择题共25分）四.任务型读写（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）A conflict at work is common. If you can avoid conflict, it means you will win what you want regardless of what the other person wants. Since the potential issue has not been removed, it will simply reappear later. Let’s see what you can do.★ Be aware of the fact that some conflicts are unavoidable at work. On numerous occasions, conflict and disagreement are likely to happen. But when a conflict happens it’s notthe end of the world. On the contrary, it can be the beginning of an interesting learning process. Conflicts mean that people care enough to disagree strongly. The trick is not to allow the conflict to go on forever.★Deal with conflicts sooner rather than later. Solve a conflict when it starts, as it only gets worse with time going by. Conflicts at work arise not from something that was said, but from something that wasn’t said! Everyone’s waiting for the other to admit he’s wrong and gets more unpleasant after the conflict has lasted a while. It’s essential to interrupt the “waiting game” before i t gets to that point.★Ask nicely. If somebody has done something that made you angry, or if you don’t understand their viewpoint or actions, simply asking nicely about it can make a world of difference. Never assume that people do what they do to annoy o r hurt you. Sometimes there’s a good reason why that person does what he or she does, and a potential conflict disappear rightthere. Do remember to make an inquiry, not an accusation of any sort.★ Appreciate. Praise the other part in the conflict. Tell t hem why it’s worth it to you to solve the conflict. This can be difficult as few people find it easy to praise and appreciate a person they disagree strongly with, but it’s a great way to move forward.五.书面表达（满分15分）Rose是一位年轻的科学家，她每天工作繁忙且卓有成效。