英语试卷6

英语试卷

第I卷

I. Listening Comprehension

Ⅱ. Grammar and Vocabulary

Section A

25. The idea of protecting environment has been _____ a large extent accepted in this area.

A. in B. at C. to D. for

26. It is estimated that the novel will be ______ of his best sellers, for his novels are quite popular among young people.

A. another B. either C. other D. the other

27. She doesn’t speak English ____ her monitor, but her written work is just as excellent.

A. as well as B. as easy as C. as good as D. as fluent as

28. I still remember the days _____ we spent in the countryside.

A. when B. that C. inwhich D. where

29. After a 20-minute interview, the manager said politely to me, “Thank you. You ____ go now. Goodbye”

A. should B. may C. must D. would

30. When the tour guide finally found the lost tourist in the far-off corner of the park, he was sitting on a rock, ____ to his girlfriend excitedly on the phone.

A. talking B. having talked C. to talk D. talked

31. The kind gentleman comforted the young boy who couldn’t find his mother and promised that he would be with him ____ his mother came back.

A. as soon as B. while C. until D. as

32. So far this year, no measures ____ against cruelty to animals despite their protest in the newspaper.

A. have taken B. have been taken C. had been taken D. had taken

33. Even many years after his divorce, he still couldn’t figure out the reason for his ____ marriage.

A. to fail B. to be failing C. failing D. failed

34. He is a very changeable man. You will never know ____ he will do or think.

A. whether B. what C. how D. that

35. There is no doubt such an interesting story will be a box-office success.

A. if B. so C. when D. that

36. The survey shows that many students agree it works well to learn English by _____ to English songs.

A. to listen B. listening C. to be listening D. listened

37. Originally ____ for teenagers, Harry Potter proved to be popular with middle-aged housewives as well.

A. writing B. having been written C. being written D. written

38. Every interviewee was asked to describe an occasion ____ he felt very embarrassed and how he dealt with it.

A. which B. when C. where D. in which

39. Only by reading the small print ____ that the internet pages selling cheap seafood are actually owned by a company located in Sichuan.

A. discover customers B. customers discover

C. do customers discover D. customers do discover

40. The travelers encouraged each other to go on ____ difficulties they met.

A. however B. whatever C. no matter D. although

Dam in 1935. The huge reservoir(水库) is __41__ in Arizona and Nevada. Since its __42__, Lake Mead’s clear water has drawn boaters, swimmers and fishermen by the thousand.

But today, there is no shortage of ways to see just how short of water Lake Mead is. You can count the white rings of mineral __43__ on the bedrock walls of the 250-square-mile reservoir, __44__ the old high-water mark. You can look at the docks(码头) that have been moved repeatedly. Or you can read a line graph(图表) at the visitor center, which tracks the water change of the lake. Starting in 2000, the graph has come __45__down. The visitor center’s graph stops at 2006. But a park worker says, “It just keeps going down from there.”

Will it ever stop? A major drought and the increasing demand for water in growing nearby cities have put __46__ on Lake Mead. Several lakes and the river provide water to farmers and cities from Colorado to Southern California. Now there are fears that global warming could largely reduce the Colorado River’s flow – even as the population of the Southwest continues to grow. Scientists at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography in La Jolla, California, __47__ that there is a 50% chance that Lake Mead could be dry by 2021. Las Vegas, Nevada, takes 90% of its water from Lake Mead. Even though the city’s population continues to grow, Las Vegas’ overall water use has dropped since 2002. Lake Mead has __48__ to just 52% of capacity, but the giant reservoir still contains 9 trillion gallons of water. If the rest of the Southwest can follow Las Vegas’ lead and use water more __49__, there still may be hope for Lake Mead.

Ⅲ. Cloze

Directions: For each blank in the following passages there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.

A survey showed that people in Chicago are the most caffeinated(咖啡因的) in the United States. People in Chicago eat more chocolate and drink more cola than people in other US cities, and are among the top __50__ of energy drinks and coffee. They are also likely to say caffeine is good for you, according to the survey __51__ by Prince Market Research. Tampa, Miami, Phoenix and Atlanta rounded out the top five most caffeinated cities, __52__ residents of San Francisco, Philadelphia, New York, Detroit and Baltimore consumed the __53__ caffeine. “It’s surprising perhaps that some __54__, which you may think have a busy life like San Francisco, Philadelphia and New York, were the least __55__ cities,” said Todd Smith, a spokesman for Health Saver, a healthcare __56__ that carried out the survey. The survey __57__ the consumption of coffee, tea, chocolate, sodas, energy drinks and caffeine pills in twenty major cities in the United States by __58__ 2,000 people. Seattle took the top spot in just caffeinated coffee consumption. Nearly 60 per cent of residents in the city said coffee would be the most __59__ caffeine product to give up.

The __60__ popularity of “high-end” coffees, energy drinks and green tea has __61__ more caffeine consumption around the world, according to Health Saver. Half of all the people __62__ in the survey said they drank coffee every day, followed by 21 per cent who drank caffeinated cola. New Yorkers and San Franciscans were also among people most likely to say caffeine is bad for you. __63__ 70 per cent of people involved in the survey said they were addicted to caffeine. The older the age group, the more __64__ they were to say coffee would be the hardest caffeinated product to give up.

50. A. children B. singers C. individuals D. consumers

51. A. commented B. recommended C. conducted D. constructed

52. A. whether B. which C. while D. when

53. A. largest B. best C. least D. most

54. A. efforts B. results C. ways D. places

55. A. contained B. composed C. caffeinated D. included

56. A. statement B. comment C. service D. combination

57. A. looked at B. referred to C. checked in D. put up

58. A. inviting B. recommending C. interviewing D. recognizing

59. A. convenient B. difficult C. responsible D. generous

60. A. growing B. reducing C. speeding D. decreasing

61. A. adapted to B. added to C. applied to D. adopted to

62. A. questioned B. answered C. visited D. played

63. A. More than B. Less than C. Rather than D. Other than

64. A. lively B. likely C. kindly D. lovely

IV. Reading Comprehension

Directions: Read the following four passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage your have just read.

(A)

Throwing waste into a volcano sounds like a neat way to get rid of at least some of the mountains of waste we produce, but in reality it is a bit more difficult and dangerous!

“For a volcano to be able to effectively digest waste material it would have to be actively erupting,” says Dr Alanna Simpson, a researcher at Geoscience Australia.

We don’t have any active volcanoes in Australia. Throwing garbage into a dormant(休眠的) volcano, such as Mt Gambier in South Australia, as a way of removing waste would be useless as it may not erupt for hundreds of thousands of years.

“Putting waste into this volcano would destroy its natural beauty and appeal,” says Simpson. Of course, a volcano that is actively erupting is a pretty dangerous place to hang out. Approaching the mouth of a volcano with a garbage truck full of rubbish would be extremely “Not only is there lava（熔岩）, such as with the Hawaiian volcanoes, there may also be poisonous gases, rocks and lava being erupted into the air,” explains Simpson.

In fact, erupting volcanoes are often considered so dangerous that people are typically moved out from around the vent（火山口）.

Volcanoes, whether active or dormant, are also often considered places of extreme natural beauty and many are protected as national parks.

So throwing our waste into volcanoes isn’t the simple solution it might seem. Maybe we should just think about using less and recycling more.

65．According to this passage, putting waste into a dormant volcano would ______?

A. cause danger B. resulted in nothing

C. bring destruction to nature D. poison people

66. What is Dr Simpson’s attitude towards the suggestion of throwing waste into volcanoes?

A. She is in favour of it. B. She is against it.

C. She doesn’t reveal her opinion. D. She partly agrees with it.

67. What does the underlined word “hazardous” mean in Paragraph 5?

A. Dangerous. B. Exciting. C. Difficult. D. Effective.

68. Which of the following is the best title for this passage?

A. What should we do with volcanoes? B. An ideal way to deal with rubbish.

C. A problem of rubbish. D. Why don’t we throw waste into volcanoes?

(B)

Tips on Finding a Babysitter

Interview and find the babysitters, who are responsible, honest, patient, positive and caring. Here are some questions you may want to ask:

·How long have you been babysitting?

·What age groups have you worked with?

·Have you taken any babysitting training or first aid courses?

·What days and hours are you available?

·How would you handle a difficult situation or poor behavior of a baby?

If you want to find a sitter with whom your child is comfortable, you should observe their interactions with your children. Here are some tips:

·Choose a sitter to whom you can relate – someone who shares your ideas about taking care of children.

·Choose a sitter who loves children and relates well to them.

·The sitter should give children plenty of attention.

·The sitter should use a gentle tone of voice.

·The sitter often smiles and laughs with children.

·The sitter should use positive ways to help children behave (not shouting at or scaring them). Consider the age of the sitter. In terms of the babysitter’s age, here are some things to consider: ·In general, the younger the child is, the older the sitter should be. For example, you probably wouldn’t want a 12-or 13-year-old babysitter taking care of a child under three.

·If an overnight stay is required, the sitter should be older.

·Many capable babysitters are preteens or young teens. However, if your sitter is under the age of 16 and something happens to your children while you are away, you are legally responsible.

69. Which of the following questions will NOT probably be asked when you interview a

babysitter according to the passage?

A. Have you taken a course on babysitting?

B. Can you deal with a baby’s difficult situation?

C. Can you still look after a baby during the holiday?

D. Do you want to be a babysitter?

70. A babysitter should have the following qualities EXCEPT his / her _____.

A. good relationship with your child

B. gentle voice

C. good-looking appearance

D. proper ways to make your baby behave well

71. Considering the babysitter’s age, which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. The babysitter should be older if the baby is very young.

B. If the baby needs care overnight, the babysitter should be younger.

C. If your babysitter is above 18 and something happens to your baby, you are legally responsible.

D. If a baby sitter is 12 or 13 years old, she/he can look after a 3-year-old baby.

(C)

Have you ever considered that what may be normal to you and to me may be strange to others? Why is that so? Not all changes can be attributed to tradition or custom. And what causes these differences in the first place? How did some of them become “traditional”?

In Thailand, it is very rude to walk into a person’s house with your shoes on. Shoes are lelt at the front door. Not a silly idea really for one leaves all the litter of the streets outside where it belongs.

Also in Thailand it is considered rude to cross your legs in company and to point your toes at another person. The feet, as the lowest part of the body, are given the lowest respect. Pointing a toe is Equally, the head is the most important part of the body and should never be touched by another. Children in most Western countries are familiar with being patted on the head and consider it a compliment. In Thailand, however, it is extremely rude.

In Thailand and some other Asian countries, when two people meet it is the practice to hold the two hands together in a prayer position. It is called a whai in Thailand and takes the place of the Western handshake. Once again this is a much more hygienic greeting as there is no body contact. The height of the hands raised shows the importance of the person to whom the whai is made. The most common whai between two equals is with the tip of the fingers at nose level. When a person of a lower status meets a person of a higher status, the former raises the hands to forehead height and the latter to chest height. It is a very convenient way to greet a friend with a whai in a crowded room where personal contract is difficult. It seems so much more dignified and sincere to greet with a whai rather than a wave.

It is those customs which travelers consider “odd” that make travel worthwhile.

72. What’s the meaning of the underlined word “demeaning” (in Para. 3)?

A. Important B. Painful C. Shameful D. Impolite

73. What’s the main idea of Paragraph 5?

A. Why and how people greet each other with a whai.

B. Whai is the only way to greet people in Thailand.

C. The advantages of greeting people with a whai.

D. The differences between ways of greeting.

74. We can infer from this passage that _____.

A. travelers may be surprised by foreign customs

B. traditions causes differences among countries

C. Western children don’t like being patted on the head

D. the higher one’s status is, the less often one returns the whai

75. The purpose of this passage is to _____.

A. introduce the customs of Thailand

B. explain why people travel

C. stress the importance of respecting others

D. help people understand and follow different customs

(D)

Russia’s space program hopes to work closely with NASA and the European Space Agency to build two spaceships capable of taking a crew to Mars, supporting them on the planet for up to two months and safely bringing them home, said Nikolai Anfimov, head of the Central Research Institute of Machine-Building.

NASA officials have not mentioned any such project. In the past, NASA has said health issues related to human space flight had to be resolved first --- for example, figuring out how to protect humans from deep-space radiation as well as the muscle and bone deterioration experienced by astronauts in zero-gravity.

NASA spokeswoman Delores Beasley said Friday that the Russians have not submitted any formal plan and that the agency would not comment on the proposed trip before then. Because of demands from Congress to scale back costs, human travel to Mars has not been on NASA’s plan recently.

Landing humans on Mars has long been a dream of Russian space scientists. But even in the heyday of the Soviet space program, when Moscow reported success after success, its attempts to reach the Red Planet were marked by failure. Soviet scientists began whispering about a “Mars curse”.

The Soviet Union started Mars exploration in 1960 by launching two unmanned spacecrafts. Both failed even to make it as far as Earth’s orbit. One resulted in an engine explosion that scattered debris and contamination over the Baikonur launch pad in one of the worst accidents in Soviet space history.

That was followed by repeated attempts and often repeated disappointment. The bad luck for Russia continued on Nov. 16, 1996, when the Russians launched an ambitious $300 million spacecraft, Mars 96. They hoped it would prove that despite economic struggles after the Soviet breakup, they could still run a first-rate space program. Mars 96 suffered an engine failure just after launch and crashed into the Pacific Ocean.

NASA’s Mars program, plagued by its own series of setbacks, got back on track earlier this year when the unmanned Mars Odyssey spacecraft entered orbit around the planet and began mapping the mineral and chemical makeup of the surface.

76. NASA is sure they have a great danger in deep space exploration, which is not conquered yet.

That is _____.

A. landing on Mars B. zero gravity

C. deep radiations D. health issues

77. According to the passage, the “Mars curse” indicates _____.

A. Russians had great experience in reaching Mars in past years

B. Russians had more failures in Mars exploration in past years

C. Russians are frightened of reaching Mars in these years

D. Americans have found a good way to deal with Mars problems

78. In 1960, Soviet Union had two space explorations, but ______.

A. both of them exploded on Mars B. both of them failed in Earth’s orbit

C. one spacecraft exploded on Mars D. one spacecraft exploded soon after its launch

79. Odyssey means in this passage a _____.

A. Greek epic B. spacecraft launched by USA

C. spacecraft launched by Soviet Union D. map of the Mars surface

(E)

Directions: Read the following text and choose the most suitable heading from A-F for each

Giving up smoking will most likely add seven years to one’s life. While many people try to give up and fail, it is not an impossible task. Follow these five tips, and you will be well on your way to

giving up smoking.

Success in all fields of life begins with firm determination. If you are weak in willpower, you can never do anything. However, if you make up your mind, once and for all, that you are giving up the habit, whenever you want a smoke, you will remember your promise and not give in.

If you sit around doing nothing there is a higher chance that you will light up a cigarette and relax. Fill your spare time with sports and energetic activities. Try to feel how good it is to get your blood circulating and to breathe in air deeply. If you are not the athletic type, then walking will have the same benefit as other kinds of sports.

If going to a bar means that you are going to have a drink and then light up, maybe it is better to avoid that place for the time being. Once you have truly stopped smoking and you feel how good it is, you can go anywhere and not be tempted. But while you are in the transition phase, it is better to carefully choose where you will spend your recreational time.

Whenever you get a desire to put a cigarette in you mouth, replace it with something that will help you rather than harm you. Drinking small amounts of water throughout the day is not only a good way to help you give up smoking, but it is also a great way to stay healthy. You should drink

eight glasses of water per day, if you can. If you need to put something solid in your mouth, then eat a piece of fruit.

Tell them that you are giving up smoking for health reasons. Your true friends will support you and not offer you cigarettes. Your family and loved ones will similarly support your efforts and help you to avoid situations where you may feel you have to smoke because of social pressure.

第II卷

I. Translation

Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.

1、他吸烟已有三年了。(for)

2、是英语老师帮助我克服了很多困难。（It…）

3、我怎样做才能弥补我造成的损失？(make up for)

4、课结束前，老师叫我用几句话概括辩论的要点。(summarize)

5、我坚信，只要相互理解，来自不同文化的人能和谐相处。(as long as)

6、努力工作不是取得巨大成功的唯一保证，但它是基本条件之一。（essential）

II. Guided Writing

Directions: Write an English composition in 120-150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.

你的美国朋友Rose来信告诉你她最近在节食减肥。你写一封信告诉她节食的利弊和你的观点。

参考答案

Listening comprehension：

DDABB BCCAC BDA CAD

17. Peter 18. history 19. under 20. hour

21. lectures 22. strict 23. group discussion 24. a short essay

Grammar

C AABBA CBDBD BDBCB

Vocabulary

C E H A F I J D B

Cloze

DCCCD CCACB ABAAB

DBDB E) FBDAE Reading Comprehension A) CBAD B) DCA C) DAAD D)

Translation

1. He has smoked for three years.

2. It is my English teacher who (that) helps/has helped me (to) overcome a lot of difficulties..

3. What can (should) I do to make up for the loss(es) I have caused?

4. Before the class ended, the teacher asked me to summarize the main points of the argument

in a few words.

5. I firmly believe that people from different cultures can live in harmony as long as they

understand each other.

6. Working hard is not the only guarantee of great success, but it is one of (among) the

essential requirements.