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EnglishmonthlytestforSeniorTwo

EnglishmonthlytestforSeniorHighTwo

Testtime:

120mFullmarks:

150scores

●PartOne:

ListeningComprehension（30’）

SectionA.

Conversation1.

1.Wherearethetwospeakers?

A.AthomeB.AtarestaurantC.Atwork

2.Whenwillthespeakersmeetfordinner?

A.At5:

10B.At5:

40C.At6:

10

Conversation2.

3.Whydidthemancomeinthebackdoor?

A.Thefrontdoorwaslocked.

B.Thefrontdoorwasbroken.

C.Itwasnearerforhim.

4.HowoldwasAuntJuliewhenshedied?

A.64yearsoldB.60yearsoldC.56yearsold

Conersation3.

5.Whatdidtheboy’sdogdothenightbefore?

A.Itknockeddownthetable.

B.Itbroketheboy’sglass.

C.Itinjureditselfwhileplaying.

6.Whatwilltheboydolater?

A.Gotoschool.B.Dosomecleaning.C.Goshopping

Conversation4.

7.Whatdoesthemanplantobuyatfirst?

A.SomecigarettesandaYouthDigest.

B.AYouthDigestandaReader’sDigest.

C.AReader’sDigestandamap.

8.Howmuchdoesthemanpayintotal?

A.3yuanB.4yuanC.8yuan

9.Wheredoesthemanwanttogo?

A.ToZhongshanParkB.ToFriendshipHotelC.ToNationalLibrary

Conversation5.

10.Whendoesthemanusuallyleavehome?

A.At6:

30a.mB.At5:

30a.m.C.At8:

30a.m.

11.Whatdoestheman’swifeusuallydobetween10p.m.and11p.m.?

A.Shedoessomecleaning.

B.Shedoessomereading.

C.Shelooksafterthechkldren.

12.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?

A.Theman’sdailyroutine.

B.Theman’snewly-createdwebsite.

C.Theimportanceofabalancedlife.

Conversation6.

13.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

A.Atriparoundtheworld.B.Plansforthesummer.C.Part-timejobs.

14.Whatwillthewomandothissummer?

A.Workinherfather’sstore.B.Stayathome.C.TravelaroundtheNorthSea

15.Whatwillthemandointheafternoonduringthesummertrip?

A.Goswimmingandboating.B.Playbeachvolleyball.C.Songanddance.

SectionB.

ParisChocolateTour

Departureplaceandtime

The__16__infrontofthedininghallat2:

00p.m.

Dateofthetour

________17__________

Toursizeandguide

Asmallgroupofatmosteightpeopleledbya___18___expert

Priceinformation

.Peopleaged13—99:

$125.42

.Childrenaged4—12:

$____19______

.Babiesaged0—3:

free

Onethingtoremember

___20___,sinceitmaybecoldwhenthetourends.

●Parttwo:

Languageknowledge（45’）

SectionA（15’）

21.—WasJohnintheschoolwhenyouarrived?

—Yes,buthe_______offsoonafterwards.

A.willgoB.wasgoing

C.hadgoneD.went

22.—Iwillpickyouupat6tomorrowmorning.

—Soearly!

I_______then.

A.willsleepB.willhaveslept

C.willhavebeensleepingD.willbesleeping

23.I_______theshow,becauseIheardthatthereweremanyfamousstarsgivingperformances.WhatagoodopportunityIhavelost!

A.wouldattendB.shouldhaveattended

C.wouldhaveattendedD.shouldattend

24.Itisreportedthatthedriver______fornearly20hourscontinuouslybeforethetrafficaccidenthappened.

A.haddrivenB.havebeendriving

C.havedrivenD.drove

25.—Iamgoingtoaninterviewthisafternoon.

—______!

A.CongratulationsB.Cheers

C.BestwishesD.Goodluck

26.—Whateverhesays,don’t_______him.

—Ican’tagreewithyou.Ithinkwecan_______him,forhe’sneverletusdown.

A.believe;believeB.believe;believein

C.believein;believeinD.believein;believe

27.Nostudent__________gooutofschoolaftereleveno’clockatnightwithouttheteacher’spermission.

A.willB.mustC.mayD.shall

28.—Tomissoworriedaboutthetestthatheplanstostudyallnight.

—Tellhimheshouldquit_______andgetsomesleep.

A.worriedB.fromworryingC.worryingD.toworry

29.Whentheaccidenthappened,Mary,withLydia,_____thechemistryteacherinanexperiment.

A.hasbeenassistingB.havebeenassisting

C.wereassistingD.wasassisting

30.—Ican’thelpimaginingmyschoollifethistimenextyear.

—You__________inaclassroominaschoolabroad.Itwillbeinteresting.

A.willbesittingB.wouldsitC.aresittingD.sit

31.—Wouldyouliketojoinusinthegame?

—_______,forIhavesomethingimportanttoseeto.

A.IwillB.Iwon’t

C.I’dlovetoD.I’mafraidnot

32.Themothertoldherson,"Jack,______fortheglassontheground;itisdangerous."

A.takecareB.makesureC.lookoutD.becareful

33.Themanager______didn’tattendthemeetinghadbeenillfornearlyaweek.

A.asB.whichC.whoD.why

34.Tom’sparentsfoundhimreally_______,forheneverpassedhisexams,whichmadethemvery_______.

A.disappointed;disappointing

B.disappointing;disappointed

C.disappointed;disappointed

D.disappointing;disappointing

35.Ialwayssawtheoldman_______atthecornerofthestreet,butsurprisingly,Isawhim__________acarthismorning.

A.begging;drive

B.beg;drive

C.begging;driving

D.beg;driving

SectionB（18’）

 Mygrandma,Jordan,hadtogiveupworkingbecauseofhealthproblems.Youcanimaginehow36shewas,forworkwasalmosteverythingtoher.In1998,becauseofaseriousdisease,shelosther37.Fortunately,sheregainedsomesightafterseveralyears’treatment,butshewasnolongerableto38.Suddenly,shehadalotoftimeon39.Feelingalackofpurposeinherlife,Jordan40herdayswithhelpingsickchildrenthatshehad41throughtheonlineprayerchainstowhichshebelonged.42,goingblindandbecomingdisabledturnedouttobe43.Itgaveheranewdirection.Shemadea（n）44togivesufferingkidsalittlejoyandhope.Becausedailyshereceivedmanyemails45prayersforchildrensufferingfromdifferenttypesofcancerandotherillnesses,Jordan46theLoveandHopeFoundationtohelpthosechildren.Shebuiltawebsiteanddecidedto47theirstorieswithpicturesonitsothatotherswhowantedtohelpthesekidscouldjoinandshare.

36.A.embarrassedB.satisfiedC.disappointedD.amazed

37.A.confidenceB.eyesightC.hearingD.sense

38.A.walkB.speakC.workD.see

39.A.handB.mindC.shoulderD.Duty

40.A.loadedB.filledC.addedD.covered

41.A.learnedaboutB.thoughtofC.lookedafterD.pickedout

42.A.ObviouslyB.ForcefullyC.SurprisinglyD.Particularly

43.A.effectiveB.harmfulC.uselessD.beneficial

44.A.suggestionB.hesitationC.promiseD.agreement

45.A.answeringB.requestingC.refusingD.pretending

46.A.searchedB.heldC.visitedD.Established

47.A.sellB.postC.editD.stick

SectionC（12’）

LondonUnderground

Theworld’sfirstsubwaywasbuilt48Londonin1863.Atthattime,thegovernmentwaslooking49awaytoreducetrafficproblemsinthecityof50.Thepoorareasofthecityweresocrowded51peoplethat52wasalmostimpossibleforhorsecarriagestogetthrough.Thecityofficialswereinterested53tryingtomakeitpossible54workerstoliveoutsideofLondonandtraveleasilytoworkeachday.55peoplehadacheapandconvenientwaythattheycoulddependontogotoandfromwork,theywouldrelocatetheirhomesoutsideofthecity.ThiswouldhelpeasethepressureoftoomanypeoplelivinginthepoorpartsofLondon.Fromtheseproblems,theideaoftheLondonUnderground,thefirstsubwaysystem,wasborn.

●Partthree:

Readingcomprehension（30’）

A

Americanchildrenstarttheireducationinelementaryschool.Mostyoungstersenterfirstgradeataroundsixyearsofage.Younglearnersfinishelementaryschoolinfifthorsixthgrade.Fromthere,studentsgoontojuniorhighschooluntileighthorninthgrade.Americancompletetheirrequirededucationinhighschoolaftertwelfthgrade.

Beyondhighschool,Americanshavemanychancesforfurthereducation.Incontrasttoothercountries,theUShasnonationalcollegeentranceexam.Instead,privatecompaniesgiveexamstostudents.Universitiesdecidewhichteststudentsmusttake.Inadditiontotestscores,universityofficialsalsoconsiderapplicantshighschoolgradesandotheractivities.

TheAmericanstyleofeducation,comparedtothatofothercountries,isquiteinformal.Americanteachersencouragestudentstothinkforthemselves.Insteadofgradingstudentsonlyontestscores,teachersevaluatepapers,groupprojectsandclassparticipationaswell.Studentsoftenhavetothinkcreativelytosolveproblems---notjustmemorizefacts.Studentsalsolearnhowtodoresearchbyusingresourcematerialstofindtheirownanswers.

FreedomofchoiceisanotherAmericanvaluenotabsentfromschoollife.Inadditiontotheirrequiredcourses,highschoolandcollegestudentsmaychooseelectivecourse.

TheAmericansystemofeducationisfarfromperfect.Testscoresaredeclining.Americanteachershaveanimportantandchallengingjob.

56.Americanstudentsfinishelementaryschoolandhighschoolin_____years.

A.tenB.sixC.threeD.twelve

57.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A.ItiseasiertogotocollegeintheUSthaninourcountry.

B.Americanhighschoolgraduatesneedn’ttakethenationalentranceexamination.

C.Americanstudentsneedn’ttakeanytestbeforetheygotocollege.

D.Americanuniversitiesadmitapplicantsaccordingtotestscoresandhishighschoolgradesandotheractivities.

58.WecaninferthattheclassatmosphereintheUSis______thatofother

countries.

A.thesameasB.quitedifferentfrom

C.aspeacefulasD.nomoresurprisingthan

59.TheAmericanclassplacesemphasisoneachstudent’seffortsto______.

A.learnthetextbyheart

B.worktighterwithothers

C.solvetheproblemsbyhimself

D.findresourcematerials

60.Thebesttitleforthispass