期末考试题（一）

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第一部分 聽力 （共两节，满分30分）

第一节 （7.5分）

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

1. What color does the man like？

A. Blue. B. Brown. C. Red.

2. What does the woman want to drink？

A. Wine.          B. Beer.          C. Juice.

3. How long has the woman waited for the bus？

A. 15 minutes.      B. 30 minutes.        C. 45 minutes.

4. What does the man suggest doing before the movie？

A. Playing tennis.      B. Doing some shopping. C. Having a big dinner.

5. What does Mary say about the homework？

A. It was really difficult. B. It didn't take her long to finish it.

C. She hasn't finished it yet.

第二节 （22.5分）

听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟;听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6. What is the man's plan for this morning？

A. To borrow some books from Collin. B. To go to Collin's garage sale.

C. To find some old books in a flea market.

7. Where does the woman advise the man to go？

A. To Collin's garage. B. To a book store.      C. To a flea market.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8. Who has booked the ticket for Tom？

A. The woman. B. Xiao Fang. C. Tom himself.

9. When is Tom invited to dinner？

A. This Friday. B. This Saturday. C. Next Sunday.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. How did the man know about the flat？

A. From the newspaper. B. From his friend. C. From the Internet.

11. How many bedrooms does the flat have？

A. 2.                      B. 3.            C. 4.

12. When can the man move in if he accepts everything？

A. On August 1st. B. On the last day of August.

C. On or after September 1st.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. When did the man send an email to the woman？

A. Yesterday. B. Last week. C. Last night.

14. Why didn't the woman go to the man's birthday party？

A. She forgot all abut it. B. She didn't like the man.

C. She didn't know about it.

15. Who is the woman？

A. The man's friend. B. The man's mother. C. The man's sectary.

16. What does the woman want to do for the man's birthday？

A. Buy him a nice present. B. Have lunch with him.

C. Send him an email.

聽第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. Why did the animals come together？

A. To see who was the happiest. B. To see who was the most beautiful.

C. To see who was the biggest.

18. Why was the snake sad？

A. Because it was ugly. B. Because it has nothing to show.

C. Because it was useless.

19. When should the snake give the rooster the crown？

A. The next evening. B. Late the next morning.

C. Early the next morning.

20. What happened to the rooster's crown？

A. The snake lost the crown. B. The snake hid it in its hole.

C. The snake gave it back that evening.

第二部分   阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题;每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

A

In the United States， college students often share a room with one roommate， and dormitories often have separate floors for men and women. A classic dormitory will likely be decorated by the students with posters. US dormitories are renowned for being untidy， but some universities hire cleaners to help students keep them clean.

Dormitories in South Korea often have stricter rules on students than those in other countries. And， in some dormitories， students must go to bed by midnight. Almost all dormitories are single-sex， and visiting between sexes is not allowed. Some dormitories include single rooms， but most house about ten students in a room.

Student dormitories in Japan are also like those found in the West， but they sometimes have larger rooms that are shared by more people. Dormitories in crowded cities are usually smaller than those in the country. Facilities such as showers are often shared by a large number of students， but the dormitories are generally well-equipped with Internet access and televisions. Many dormitories provide a canteen. Foreign students studying in Japan can also choose to live with a local family， although this can make it harder to make friends at the university，

Students in the UK have a similar system as the US， except that it is rare for students to share a room. Dormitories are known as “Halls of Residence”. Four or five students of ten have their own room in a flat or a house， and share a bathroom and kitchen. Students will pay the university to live in the dormitory， but the price is usually cheaper than living in private accommodation.

21. What's the best title of the text？

A. Introduction to Dormitories Abroad    B. Do as Romans Do When in Rome

C. Enjoyable Ways of College Life        D. College Accommodations in Asia

22. The underlined word “renowned” can be replaced by “________.”

A. designed      B. known          C. punished      D. celebrated

23. If you want to live a strict dormitory life， studying in ________ is a better choice.

A. the US      B. South Korea C. Japan          D. the UK

24. You can cook for yourself in dormitories of ________.

A. the US      B. Japan          C. the UK        D. South Korea

B

I received a call today asking if I would be willing to bring food to a family in need. The mother was having a major operation and would be lying down for several weeks. Of course， I responded with an immediate “Yes！”. As I planned the meal in my head， I reflected on how many times over the years I had been asked to prepare food. I have done so countless times with a very open heart.

But the truly amazing thing is that I have received double over the course of my life. When my mother passed away， our house was filled with fresh dinners for weeks. A woman from the church of our community stopped by each evening with some food. The gift of food was her small way of trying to ease our pain.

Later in my life， when I was on bed rest during my pregnancy with twins， women of the church again stepped in to help. They arranged babysitting for my two-year-old daughter， and brought lovely dinners to our house. Even when I was put in the hospital， my husband would bring cooked meals to my hospital room. How we relied on these dinners to feed my tired husband and young daughter.

Food is all about comfort. It feeds our bodies， but it can also feed our souls. When you hear people talking about their favorite holidays， it usually includes their feelings connected with sharing food. I know that I will have many more opportunities in my lifetime to prepare food for others. It is truly a gift I want to prepare and deliver to someone in need.

25. The author has given lots of food to others because ________.

A. she is poor at cooking  B. she is a church member

C. she is friendly to others  D. she has received others' food

26. We can learn from the first paragraph that the author ________.

A. had to stay in bed for several weeks B. knew the family in need very well

C. was glad to be able to lend a hand D. was tired of preparing food

27. What do we know about the author's family？

A. Her family is too poor to buy enough food.

B. Her family lives not far from a church.

C. Her husband is not good at cooking.

D. She has a babysitter taking care of her twins.

28. According to the passage， which of the following conclusions can we get？

A. A good beginning makes a good ending. B. One good turn deserves another.

C. Actions speak louder than words. D. Every man has his faults.

C

November is a tough month—not only for single people， but also for many students who will take their mid-term exams. It's an especially intense time for freshmen because they will take their very first exams at university. They may be worried， but here， their upperclassmen offer advice on studying and preparing for exams.

“Mathematics gives me a headache”

Ask university students what is the most difficult course， and most of them will give you the same answer： advanced mathematics. This is also true for Dai Shuang， an 18-year-old student studying geodesy and geomatics （測地测绘学） at Wuhan University. “Advanced mathematics pushes mathematics to a whole new level，” he says. “It's so difficult that I get a headache whenever I think about the exam.”

Solution： following the course is important

Qin Xia， 22， is a finance major at Renmin University of China. In Qin's opinion， course hours should be valued because it's difficult to study this course alone. “If students think the class is too difficult or boring they can take notes to stop themselves from getting distracted，” he says. Another part of studying is doing a lot of exercises. “Doing exercises helps in consolidating the knowledge taught in classes and preparing for the exam.” Qin says.

“Learning languages is all about memorizing”

Zhu Tianjiao， 18， is a Japanese major at Shanghai International Studies University. Since the very beginning of campus life， she has felt under pressure. “All of my classmates are straight-A students， which means I have to spare no effort in studying to keep up with them.” she says. Zhu will have her first university exam in two weeks， and she's very nervous because she doesn't know how to improve her language proficiency other than by memorizing words and phrases.

Solution： it is a matter of accumulation

Xia Bingcong was in the same position three years ago. The 22-year-old English major at Tsinghua University. According to Xia， memorizing， listening and reading are all equally important in language learning. “After my first failure， I started watching American programs and TV series. I also read English newspapers every day. In one year's time， I found that my English improved a lot， which made taking exams easy.” she says.

29. For students in college， ________ is the most difficult course.

A. English B. advanced mathematics

C. Japanese D. Chinese

30. Qin Xia attached the importance to ________.

A. studying alone B. taking notes C. doing exercises D. the course

31. What confused Zhu Tianjiao a lot？

A. How to deal with nerve. B. How to improve the ability of language.

C. How to communicate with others in Japanese.

D. How to memorize words and phrases.

32. Xia Bingcong is a ________ at Tsinghua University.

A. freshman B. sophomore C. junior D. senior

D

Some of the United States' biggest banks have closed their doors to students at community colleges， non-profit universities and other less competitive schools， even as they continue to extend government-backed loan to students at the nation's top universities.

Citibank has been among the most active in rebuilding the list of colleges it serves. JPMorgan Chase， PNC and SunTrust say they have not dropped whole loan plans， but are cutting colleges. Some less-selective four-year colleges， like Eastern Oregon University and William Jessup University， say they have been dropped by some lenders.

The practice suggests that if the credit crisis and poor conditions in the student loan business continue， some of the nation's neediest students will be hurt most. The difficulty of borrowing money may keep them from attending school or force them to take a semester off. For those who have got student loans， they will end up with less attractive terms and may run a greater risk of dropping out if they have to change lenders in the middle of their college year.

Tuition and loan amounts can be quite small at community colleges. But these institutions， which are a stepping stone to other educational programs or to better jobs， often draw students from the lower ranks of the economic classes. According to the most recent data， about a third of US graduates took out loans， a majority of them guaranteed by the government.

“If put too many obstacles in their way to get a loan， they'll take a third job or use a credit card，” said Jacqueline K. Bradley， assistant director for financial aid at Mendocino College. “That almost guarantees that they won't be as successful in their college career.”

Some loan companies have stopped the student loan business entirely， viewing it as unprofitable in the current   environment.  Students   attending   first-class， expensive， public and private four-year universities can expect to remain plentiful. The banks generally say these loans are bigger， more profitable， and less risky， perhaps in part because the banks expect graduates from these universities to earn more.

So far， financial aid administrators say they have been able to find some lenders that students can switch to， but this is costly to students—in money and time.

33. Who will be the most upset at the news？

A. A poor student at a top university. B. A poor student at a community university.

C. A bank clerk dealing with student loan business.

D. A teacher from a non-profit university.

34. With too many obstacles in their way to get a loan， students will probably ________.

A. switch to top universities B. cancel their credit cards

C. fail in their exams D. win a scholarship

35. When they say something is “government-backed”， they mean it is ________.

A. guaranteed by the government B. dropped by the government

C. against government D. for government

第二節 （共5小题;每小题2分，满分10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

My mother is a diligent and kind woman. She is very busy from morning till night. As a teacher， she works hard. __36__ Both my brother and I love her dearly as she loves us.

My mother has been teaching math at a middle school in my hometown. She goes to work early in the morning and does not return home until late in the afternoon. __37__ She treats them with patience and teaches them well. For her excellent quality and very good teaching results， she has been elected as a model teacher several times.

__38__ Every day， when she comes back home from work， she sets about doing housework， sweeping the living room and bedrooms or cleaning the furniture， and putting everything in good order. She seems to be busy all the time. As she has been very busy working every day， she looks older than her age. But she looks as cheerful and happy as ever. Mother never buys expensive dresses for herself， but she often buys some inexpensive but high quality clothes for us. __39__ She just eats a plain meal outside when she is too busy to cook herself. She lives a busy yet simple life， without any complaints.

Often she says to us， “Work while you work， and play while you play. That is the way to be happy and gay. If you do not work， you will become lazy and be of no use to society”. What a piece of good advice this is！__40__ This advice of hers will always serve as a guide to my behavior. My mother is great indeed， and I always feel proud of her.

A. She enjoys listening to classic music.

B. As a mother， she takes good care of us and gives us every comfort.

C. She loves her students and cares for them.

D. She never goes to expensive restaurants to enjoy meals.

E. My mother is hard-working and never wastes money.

F. I never forget it and always bear it in my mind.

G. Can you tell us something about your mother？

第三部分   英語知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节 （共20小题;每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Mary had her own special kind of joy， and she knew exactly how to spread it around. She lifted children from __41__ into laughter， love， and belonging.

Each time she found a new __42__ for a child， she gave the family one of her little home-made paper roses. It had become a __43__ for her， and the families didn't ever forget it.

One evening， Mary was __44__ a meeting for adoptive parents. One of the __45__ fathers stood up to introduce himself. But before he spoke， he reached into his coat pocket and held up a __46__， red paper rose. “Twenty years ago today， I felt alone and __47__. I didn't know the talents inside me or what was possible for me.

“Then Mary __48__ two wonderful people into my life. They taught me what it was like to feel __49__. They not only loved me __50__. They opened a world of __51__ that I didn't know existed. My new parents told me， ‘Reach for your dreams！’”

“I did， and today I'm __52__ to be giving that chance to a child who __53__ just like me. My mother gave me this little rose. By now， all of you __54__ where she got it so long ago.”

“Mary sent me a new rose just yesterday. And my new rose __55__ a new spring， a beautiful new __56__ for my own little girl. It __57__ me to show her what unconditional love is， and to teach her to reach for her own beautiful dreams.”

“Thank you， Mary， for the special little things like roses that __58__ our lives together. And thank you for all you've done for me and so many families over the years！”

One brief event can send our spirits soaring or __59__ us in quiet to ponder a new beginning. __60__ it is also the very small things， like Mary's roses， that tie together the meaningful things.

41. A. poverty B. loneliness       C. misery    D. suffering

42. A. home         B. place           C. school         D. life

43. A. glory        B. favor        C. habit         D. tradition

44. A. organizing    B. planning        C. hosting    D. attending

45. A. new    B. grateful       C. kind    D. active

46. A. broken    B. faded          C. treasured     D. dried

47. A. tasteless B. powerless       C. priceless    D. worthless

48. A. directed    B. introduced      C. brought    D. accepted

49. A. loved  B. protected        C. cared    D. cheered

50. A. silently        B. continuously    C. unintentionally    D. unconditionally

51. A. necessities    B. possibilities      C. beauties    D. riches

52. A. eager B. willing     C. proud D. lucky

53. A. started out    B. came up        C. turned out    D. grew up

54. A. understand B. guess           C. tell     D. know

55. A. replaces    B. symbolizes      C. equals        D. creates

56. A. chance B. mystery       C. challenge     D. beginning

57. A. reminds B. helps           C. accompanies D. drives

58. A. fix         B. close        C. tie              D. gather

59. A. cause          B. push        C. put            D. leave

60. A. Yet    B. Besides        C. Otherwise    D. Therefore

第二節 （共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分）

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

This Thursday is Thanksgiving Day in the United States. Americans __61__ （tradition） gather for a large holiday meal with family and friends. Most schools are __62__ （close） on Friday for Thanksgiving break. Some students get all week off. So where does this leave international students？ We asked a few colleges and universities __63__ the country for this week's report.

In the Northeast， Green Mountain College has twenty-nine international students this year out of __64__ student population of about eight hundred. Dick Weis， the director of international programs， says teachers and __65__ （coach） invite international students to their homes for Thanksgiving. Professor Weis is having six or seven at his house for the holiday.

Local organizations also get involved， __66__ a group called the Atlanta Ministry with International Students. It arranges for students in the Atlanta area to celebrate Thanksgiving with American families. The group also has a program __67__ （call） Christmas International House.

In the Midwest， Morningside College has more than one thousand students， fourteen of

__68__ this year are from __69__ countries. International student adviser Nadia Sifri says they are connected with local host families when they first arrive. The families provide a home away from home， she says， __70__ they generally invite the students to spend Thanksgiving with them.

61. ________  62. ________  63. ________  64. ________  65. ________

66. ________  67. ________  68. ________  69. ________  70. ________

第四部分   寫作（共两节，满分35分）

第一节   短文改错（共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分）

此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每行作出判断：如无错误，在该行右边横线上画一个勾（√）;如有错误（每行只有一个错误），则按下列情况改正：

此行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。

此行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。

此行错一个词：在错的词下画一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正的词。

注意：原行没有错的不要改。

Dear George，

It's been a week after we left your family and we are now back home. Thank you very much for showing them around your city and providing us for the wonderful meals. Before we said goodbye to you， we went to Washington D. C.， where we stayed for three days. My brother was so much fond of the museums there that he begged my parents to staying another couple of days. However， my father has to return to work on Monday so we fly back last Saturday afternoon. It was really a nice experience. If you'd like to make trip to our city some day， I will be better than happy to be your guide.

Yours，

Mike

第二节   书面表达（满分25分）

假如你是学生李华，英国学生Peter去年来你校学习，一年学习期满准备新年前回国。请你代表全班同学写一篇欢送辞，内容包括：

1. 同学关系融洽;

2. 英语学习氛围更浓;

3. 保持联系，欢迎再来。

注意：1. 词数：100左右（开头已为你写好，不计入总词数）;

2. 文章应包括所有要点。

Dear friends，

Today we are having a farewell party to honor our friend Peter. ______________________

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Li Hua