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 wash ing machi ne has bee n in creased 10%.A. toB. byC. upD. from22. Mary was about to tell me the secret ___ the phone rang.A. untilB. whileC. whe nD. as23. The first time I saw Helen, she left a good _____ on me deeply.A. experie neeB. reputatio nC. impressio nD. reflect ion24. I will tell you the result of the match ____ I know it.A. becauseB. the mome ntC. afterD. though25. There are lots of Chin ese restaura nts in Chicago ,but on ly a few __ f rom theothers.A. work outB. try outC. sta nd outD. break out26. The factory has ___ many workers because of the crisis.A. laid offB. called offC. put offD. laid dow n27. Britain 'population ____ about 60 million. And it ranks seventeenth in the word___ populati on.A. is , in terms ofB. are, i n term ofC. is , on terms ofD. are, on terms of28. If it had n 'bee n for the heavy rain, the accide nt __ .A. should be avoidedB. might be avoidedC. would have bee n avoidedD. must have bee n avoidedwi ndow faces the south, is Mr Gree '.30. _____ Tina had to shoutA. to make herself hear C. making herself hear D. 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 imagi ne ___ in such place.A. to workB. your workedC. you worki ngD. to work ing33. At the funny sce ne, we all __ .A. burst out laugh ingB. burst into laugh ingC. burst into laughD. burst into laughters34. ---Did you see Lin da?---No, I waved to her but she ___ .A. has n'tlookedB. had n'tlookedC. would n'tlookD. was n'tlook ing35. __ had I left the house the n ext morning ____ I realized I had no money withme.A. No sooner ;whe nB. Hardly ; whe nC. as soon as ;/D. On ce;whe n□.完型填空。

（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）29. The house, A. of which B. which of C. which D. whoseB. to make herself heard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 autumn 36_ I woke up late, and went out to find the wind 37 and the rain pouringdown. To make things worse, my car 38 39 andto work. I had to run to the 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 bli nd and she asked me why I 42 so down that day. I told her why and made a compla int 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 meto look out of the win dow 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 , “Imgiine you are going to 49 what you can see, then 50 would you mix （混合）colors to match the grey of the sky? Do you see any brave leaves hugg ing the trees 51 ? What colors can you see on the falle n leaves? They are not 52 brow n. ”I looked aga in ,thought about what Elsie had said an d 53 what she meant. Elsie said so many people looked at the world without 54 see ing it. She was a 55 old pers on.36. A. afternoon B. m orni ng C. eve ning D. night37. A. blowi ng B. wavi ng C. movi ng D. driv ing38. A. went B. c ame C. refused D. left39. A. shop B. stati on 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. w eather C. way D. mood44. A. bli nd B .sick C. bad D. mad45. A. sen ses B. feeli ngs C. thoughts D. memories46. A. repeated B. replied C.added D. claimed47. A. hardly B .n early C. almost D. exactly48. A. sky B. trees C. world D. place49. A. pai nt B. t hi nk C. touch D. report50. A. where B. w he n C. how D. what51. A. con ti nu ously B. firmly C. gen tly D. warmly52. A. eve n B. over C. just D.ever53. A. realized B .won dered C. doubted D. believed54. A. perfectly B. totally C. really D.immediately55. A. wise B. d isappo in ti ng C. sad D. sickm .阅读理解。

（40分）What's on TV?56. Which of the following programmes is NOT in the list?A. Cartoo nsB. NewsC. MovieD. Music57. For people who like sports very much ,they can probably watch ____ .A. Let' Talk.B. NBA BasketballC. Farm ReportD. Cooking with Cathy58. If you were a housewife, which program would probably in terest you most?A. 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. Cha nnel 5 at 6: 00B. Cha nnel 3 at 8 : 00C. Cha nnel 3 at 7 : 30D. Cha nnel 8 at 7 : 0060. Which is most probably the News Cha nn el?A. 3.B. 5.C.8 .D.9.BMillions of meat-eaters have made the personal decision to stop eating the flesh of other creatures. Here are some major reas ons for such a decisi on.I. The health reas onMedical studies prove that a vegetarian diet is easier to digest, provides a wider range of nu trie nts(营养)and has fewer burde ns on the body. Vegetaria ns(素食者) are less in flue need by all the major diseases,a nd thus live Ion ger, 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 in crease of water impurities（杂质）and air pollutio n have a com mon 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.3. The 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.61. Vegetarians 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 meat62. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to this passage?A. 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 part?A. The pollutant reason.B. The ecological reason.C. The plant reason.D. The generation reason.64. Which of the following might the writer agree?A. 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 it?A. Grain quality .B. Air quality.C. People ' s health.D. Species （物种）of animals.About 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 briglight and to tell difference between colors. There are also millions of “ rods ” , but theseare 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 invisibl（e 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 blindness67. According to the passage, with thehelp 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 women?A. 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 true?A. 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. gree n lightDLan guage is a major problem for the Europea n Un io n （EU）. The agreeme nt or treaty（条约）which created the orga ni zati on that eve ntually became the EU, the Treaty of Rome, stated that each coun try's Ian guage must be treated equally. The orig ina原来的）six countries had only three Ianguages between them: French, German and Dutch/Flemish. However, there are now 15 coun tries in the EU, with a total of 12 Ian guages. EU docume nts must be tran slated into all these Ian guages, and at official meet ings the speeches must be tran slated into all the Ian guages by in terpreters.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 hav ing their own Ian guages, will join the EU, thus mak ing the situati on eve n worse.The problem is not just cost; there are practical difficulties as well. With 12 Ian guages, there are 132 possible "tra nslati on situati ons" that might be n eeded. 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 sta ndard.In practice the problem has been made less severe by the use of English in many con tacts betwee n EU officials, since almost all of them speak some En glish. However, any move to reduce the number of official Ianguages（perhaps to four or five） would be a blow to the pride of the smaller Countries. Another commonly suggested soluti on is to make En glish the official Ian guage for all EU bus in ess. However, this is strongly resisted by powerful member countries like France and Germa ny.71. The orga ni zati on that eve ntually became the EU __ .A. was started by France and Germa nyB.was set up by the Treaty of RomeC. started with three coun triesD. in cluded 132 Ian guages72. What's the main purpose of this passage?A. To give a soluti on 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. Accord ing to the writer, the use of En glish in con tacts among EU officialshas ______A. an gered the officials who don't speak En glishB. reduced the nu mber of official la nguagesC. bee n opposed by powerful member coun triesD. reduced the effect of the problem74. The writer men tio ns "Da nish 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. la nguages easily being in terpreted75. The writer suggests that if the nu mber of official la nguages was reduced .A. coun tries whose Ian guages were not used officially would be un happyB. the EU would not know which official la nguages to chooseC. only Ian guages which are easy to tran slate would be used officiallyD. the smaller member coun tries would be pleaseIV .任务型读写。