《英语》期末考试试卷附答案一、单项填空(本大题有15小题，每小题1分，共15分)1. It was clever __________at the answer in two minutes.A. of him to arriveB. for him to arriveC. for his arrivingD. of his arriving2. I don't believe him. He__________ be serious.A. needn'tB. can'tC. may notD. mustn't3.--Was the housemaster strict?--Yes.He requested that we __________television on week nights.A. not watchB. must not to stayC. not be watchingD. staying not4. A freely falling body has an acceleration of 32 feet a second during each second __________it falls.A. thatB. whyC. whichD. as5. I noticed his eyes __________ , because they were very large.A. in particularB. with particularC. in specialD. with special6. When Jane fell off the bike, the other children______A. were not able to help laughterB. could not help but laughingC. could not help laughingD. could not help to laugh7.man is __________ reasoning animal.A. The;aB./;/C./;aD. The;the8. His handwriting is __________yours.A. more betterB. as well asC. much better thanD. as better as9.--I slipped on the stairs. I think my arm is broken.--Oh ! I__________A. don't hopeB. hope not soC. do not hopeD. hope not10. He is __________ that I'd like to introduce him to you.A. such noble personB. so noble personC. such a noble personD. so a noble person11. When a fire __________at the National Exhibition in London, at least ten priceless paintings were completely destroyed.A. broke offB. broke outC. broke downD. broke up12. It is a__________ ride from his home to the shopping center.A. ninety-milesB. ninety-mile'sC. ninety milesD. ninety-mile13. Hardly__________when they ran toward it.A. had the plane landed B . did the plane landC. the plane had landedD. the plane landed14. We are using up our natural resources too quickly and at the same time we are __________our environment with dangerous chemicals.A. protectingB. savingC. pollutingD. fighting15.__________that your son is well again,you no longer have anything to worry about.A. WhenB. AfterC. BeforeD. Now二、完形填空(共15小题;每题2分，共30分。

)You have studied hard, and the day has _____16 _____come when you must write your exam. Try to arrive a few minutes before the ____17______ starts. Avoid talking to other students, especially those ____18______are doing some last minute cramming. These people will make you nervous and ____19______ your concentration.If you can, choose a seat that allows you to ______20____ Try to sit away from the _____21_____ to the room so you are not ____22______ by students leaving before you are finished. Listen _____23_____ to any verbal instructions from the teacher or any ____24______ written on the beard.Here are five ____25______ for taking exams:1. Catch your _____26_____ ;2. Read the ____27______very carefully;3. _____28_____through the test ;4. ____29______ your time ;5. Attack the ____30______ .16.A.Fortunately stly tely D.finally17.A.class B.exam C.issue D.final18.A.which B.examines C.students D.who19.A.destroy B.hurt C.disturb D.distress20.A.reduce B.listen C.be quiet D.Concentrate21.A.exit B.window C.gate D.seat22.A.upset B.bothered C.excited D.Annoyed23.A.still B.silently C.carefully D.Instantly24.A.messages B.letter rmation D.Words25.A.tips B.steps C.following D.Figures26.A.attention B.breath C.focus D.Spirit27.A.test B.questions C.directions D.Words28.A.Look B.Listen C.Skim D.Read29.A.Budget B.Think C.Count D.Number30.A.students B.concentration C.problems D.Questions三、阅读理解(共15小题;每题2分，共30分。

)AIt was Mother’s Day morning last year and I was doing my shopping at our local supermarket with my five-year-old son, Tenyson. As we were leaving, we found that only minutes earlier an elderly woman had fallen over at the entrance and had hit her head on the concrete. Her husband was with her, but there was blood everywhere and the woman was embarrassed and clearly in shock.Walking towards the scene, Tenyson became very upset about what had happened to the couple. He said to me, “Mum, it’s not much fun falling over in front of everyone.”At the front of the supermarket a charity(慈善) group had set up a stand selling cooked sausages and flowers to raise funds. Tenyson suggested that we should buy the lady a flower. “It will make her feel better,”he said. I was amazed that he’d come up with such a sweet idea. So we went over to the flower seller and asked her if we could buy a flower for the lady to cheer her up. “Just take it,”she replied. “I can’t take your money for such a wonderful gesture.”By now paramedics（救援人员）had arrived, and were attending the injured woman. As we walked up to her, my son became intimidated by all the blood and medical equipment. He said he was just too scared to go up to her.Instead I gave the flower to the woman’s husband and told him, “My son was very upset for your wife and wanted to give her this flower to make her feel better.”At that, the old man started crying and said, “Thank you so much, you have a wonderful son. Happy Mother’s Day to you.”The man then bent down and gave his wife the flower, telling her who it was from. Though badly hurt and shaken, the old lady looked up at Tenyson with love in her eyes and gave him a little smile.31. What dose the author intend to tell us?A. One can never be too careful.B. Actions speak louder than words.C. Love begins with a little smile.D. A small act of kindness brings a great joy.32. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. The elderly woman was knocked down by Tenyson.B. Tenyson’s idea of buying a flower gained his father’s support.C. Tenyson’s care for the elderly woman puzzled the flower seller.D. The elderly woman was moved to tears by Tenyson’s gesture.33. The underlined word “intimidated”in the fourth paragraph probably means “___________”.A. astonishedB. struckC. frightenedD. excited34. What would be the best title for the passage?A. Flower PowerB. Mother’s DayC. An Accidental InjuryD. An Embarrassing MomentＢDo you want to get home from work knowing you have made a real difference in someone's life? If yes. don't care about sex or age! Come and join us, then you'll make it!Position: Volunteer Social Care Assistant(No Pay with Free Meals)Place: ManchesterHours: Part TimeWe are now looking for volunteers to support people with learning disabilities to live active lives! Only 4 days left. Don't miss the chance of lending your warm hands to help others!Role:You will provide people with learning disabilities with all aspects of their daily lives. You will help them to develop new skills. You will help them to protect their rights and their safety. But your primary concern is to let them know they are valued. Skills and Experience Required:You will have the right values and great listening skills. You will be honest andpatient. You will have the ability to drive a car and to communicate in fluent written and spoken English since you'll have to help those people with different learning disabilities. Previous care-related experience will be a great advantage for you.35. The text is meant to ______ .A. leave a noteB. send an invitationC. present a documentD. carry an advertisement36.What does the underlined part mean?A. You'll make others' lives more meaningful with this job.B. You'll arrive home just in time from this job.C. You'll earn a good salary from this job.D. You'll succeed in getting this job.37. The volunteers' primary responsibility is to help people with learning disabilities ______ .A. to get some financial supportB. to properly protect themselvesC. to learn some new living skillsD. to realize their own importance38. Which of the following can first be chosen as a volunteer?A. The one who can drive a car.B. The one who has done similar work before.C. The one who has patience to listen to others.D. The one who can use English to communicate.CRecordings of angry bees are enough to send big, tough African elephants running away, a new study says. Beehives (蜂窝)-either recorded or real-may even prevent elephants from damaging farmer's crops.In 2002, scientist Lucy King and her team found that elephants avoid certain trees with bees living in them. Today, Lucy wants to see if African honeybees might discourage elephants from eating crops. But before she asked farmer to go to the trouble of setting up beehives on their farms, she needed to find out if the bees would scare elephants away.Lucy found a wild beehive inside a tree in northern Kenya and set up a recorder. Then she threw a stone into the beehive, which burst into life. Lucy and her assistant hid in their car until the angry bees had calmed down. Next，Lucy searched out elephant families in Samburu National Reserve in northern Kenya and put a speaker in close to each family.From a distance, Lucy switched on the pre-recorded sound of angry bees while at the same time recording the elephants with a video camera. Half the elephant groups left the area within ten seconds. Out of a total of 17 groups, only one group ignored the sound of the angry bees. Lucy reported that all the young elephantsimmediately ran to their mothers to hide under them. When Lucy Played the sound of a waterfall instead of the angry bees to many of the same elephant families, the animals were undisturbed. Even after four minutes, most of the groups stayed in one place.Lucy is now studying whether the elephants will continue to avoid the sound of angry bees after hearing it several times. She hasn't tested enough groups yet to know, but her initial (最初的) results were promising enough to begin trials with farmers. She has now begun placing speakers in the fields to see if elephants are frightened away.39. We know from the passage that elephants may be frightened of .A. loud noisesB. some cropsC. video camerasD. angry bees40. As mentioned in the passage, Lucy_________.A. works by herself in AfricaB. needs to test more elephant groupsC. has stopped elephants eating cropsD. has got farmers to set up beehives on their farms41. Why did Lucy throw a stone into a wild beehive?A. To record the sound of bees.B. To make a video of elephants.C. To see if elephants would run away.D. To find out more about the behavior of bees.42. Which of the following is true according to the passage?A. Young elephants ignore African honeybees.B. Waterfalls can make elephants stay in one place.C. Elephants do not go near trees with bees living in them.D. Farmers do not allow Lucy to conduct tests in their fields.DClose your eyes for a minutes and imagine what life would be like of you had a hundred dollars less. Also imagine what it would be like spending the rest of your life with you eyes closed. Imagine having to read this page, not with your eyes but with your finger-tips.With existing medical knowledge and skills, two-thirds of the world’s 42 million blind should not have to suffer. Unfortunately, rich countries posses most of this knowledge, while developing countries do not.ORBIS is an international non-profit organization which operates the world’s only flying teaching eye hospital. ORBIS intends to help fight blindness worldwide. Inside a DC-8 aircraft, there is a fully-equipped teaching hospital with television studio and classroom. Doctors are taught the latest techniques of bringing sightback to people there. Project ORBIS also aims at promoting peaceful cooperation(合作) among countries.ORBIS tries to help developing countries by providing training during three-week medical programs. ORBIS has taught sight-saving techniques to over 35,000 doctors and nurses, who continue to cure tens of thousands of blind people every year. ORBIS has conducted 17 plane programs in China so far. For the seven to ten million blind in China ORBIS is planning to do more for them. At the moment an ORBIS is working on a long-term plan to develop a training center and to provide eye care service to Shanxi Province.ORBIS needs your help to continue their work and free people from blindness.For just US $38,you can help one person see; for $380 you can bring sight to 10 people; $1,300 helps teach a doctor new skills; and for $13,000 you can provide a training programme for a group of doctors who can make thousands of blind people see again.Your money can open their eyes to the world.Please help ORBIS improve the quality of life for so many people less fortunate than ourselves.43.The first paragraph is intended to ______.A.introduce a new way of readingB.advise the public to lead a simple lifeC.direct the public’s attention to the blindD.encourage the public to use imagination44.What do we learn about existing medical knowledge and skills in the world?A.They are adequateB.They have not been updated.C.They have benefited most of the blindD. They are not equally distributed45.What can be the best title for the passage?A.ORRIS in ChinaB.Fighting BlindnessC.ORRIS Flying HospitalD.Sight-saving Techniques四、书面表达(共1小题;满分25分)以To Be a Good Talker and Listener为题，写一篇议论文。