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EnglishTest1forDiplomaClass

EnglishTestOneforDiplomaClass（Senior1）

（March27,2012）Designer:

MikeXia

I.Listening（Twoparts,20points）

Section1.ListeningComprehension（Questions1-15,onepointeach）

ChoosethecorrectlettersA-C.

Dialogue1

1．Whereistheconversationprobablytakingplace?

A．Athome．B．Atschool．C.Intheoffice.

2．Howdoesthewomanwanttorecyclethebottle?

A．Byusingittokeepoilin．

B．Byusingittogrowplantsin．

C．Byusingittoholdacandle．

3．Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?

A．Plasticbottlescanberecycledtoabin．

B．Thewomanthrewthebottletoaspecialrecyclingbin．

C．Thebottleshouldbeinaspecialrecyclingbinwithoutthetop．

Dialogue2

4．WhyaretherecheckingpointsonthewaytoLosAngeles?

A．Fordrugcriminals．

B．Forpregnant（怀孕的）womenfromCanada．

C．Forillegalimmigrants．

5．Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?

A．ThetwospeakerswilltakeatripalongSunsetBoulevard．

B．Thewomanwouldliketohavesomemeatdish．

C．ThewomanknowsLosAngelesbetterthantheman．

Monologue3

6．Whenarenotesneededtohelptorecalldirections?

A．Whendirectionsarelong．

B．Whendirectionsareshort．

C．Whenhomeworkisgiven．

7．What’sthemainskillinlisteningtodirectionsaccordingtothetalk?

A．Makingnotes．B．Drawingapicture．C．Payingcloseattention．

8．Whatisusefulinhelpingyoutorememberdirections7

A．Somedetails．

B．Topicsorpagenumbers．

C．Keywordsorapictureinmind．

Dialogue4

9．What’stherelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?

A．Interviewerandinterviewee．B．Colleagues．C．Friends．

10．WhatdidthewomanthinkofMaryatfirst?

A．Calm．B．Reliable．C．Confident

11．Whowillmostprobablygetthejob?

A．Jane．B．Sophie．C．Mary．

Dialogue5

12．Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversationaboutthewoman’sfirstbook?

A．Itwasaboutalittleanimal．

B．Ittookhersixyearstowrite．

C．Itwasadaptedfromafairytale．

13．Whydoesthewomanconsiderherselfsolucky?

A．Becausesheknowshowtowritebest—sellingnovels．

B．Becauseshecanearnalotofmoneybywritingforadults．

C．Becauseshecanmakealivingbydoingwhatshelikes．

14．WhatdictatesMissRowlin’swriting?

A．Herideas．B．Thecharacters．C．Herlifeexperiences

15．HowdidthewomangettheideasfortheHarryPorterbooks?

A．Shedoesn’treallyknowwheretheyoriginated．

B．Shemainlydrewonstoriesofancientsaints．

C．Theypoppedoutofherchildhooddreams．

Section2.Informationcollecting（Questions16-20,onepointeach）

Listentoamonologueandthencompletethenotesbelow.

IntroductionoftheWorkbook

Howtouse

Thestudentsaresupposedtochoosetheexperimentandactivitieswithin（16）____________withtheteacher’shelp.

Theexperimentsection

Theworkbookgivesfullinstructionsforalltheexperimentsincluding（17）__________,whichthestudentsmayuseastheywillonthebasisofavailableequipmentor（18）_____________.

Theactivities

section

Thestudentswillfindsuggestionsformanyexperiments,exercisesand（19）_____________thattheycandointheirowntime.

Thereareusuallyno（20）_________instructionsfortheactivities.

II.ReadingComprehension（20points）

Se

ctionA

Directions:

ReadthefollowingpassageandchoosethemostsuitableheadingfromA—Fforeachparagraph.Thereisoneextraheadingwhichyoudonotneed.

A.Asenseofhumorisnotaninbornability.

B.Asenseofhumorcanbedevelopedinourlife.

C.Asenseofhumorhelpsusfromseveralaspects.

D.Asenseofhumormeansmorethantellingjokes.

E.Asenseofhumorcanbeexpressedinmanyways.

F.Asenseofhumorhelpspeopletobetterenjoylife.

1._____

Asawarenessofthebenefitsofhumorincreases,mostofuswanttogetallthelaughswecan.Itseemsthatalmosteverydaythereisanothernewdiscoveryaboutthepowerofhumortohelpusphysically,mentally,emotionally,andspiritually.Everysystemofthebodyrespondstolaughterinsomeimportantorpositiveway.

2._____

Manypeoplemistakenlybelievethatwearebornwithasenseofhumour.Theythinkthatwhenitcomestoasenseofhumour,"eitheryouhavegotitoryoudon't."Thisisfalse!

Whatistrue,however,isthattheabilitytolaughandsmileisactuallysomethingwearebornwith.Forexample,welaughwhenwearetickledunderthearm,evenwithoutthinkingabouthowtoreact.

3.  _____

Thepartsofthebrainandcentralnervoussystemthatcontrollaughingandsmilingarematureatbirthinhumaninfants,butthatisnotthesamethingashavingasenseofhumour.（Afterall,whenababylaughsinhissmallbedwedon'trushoverandsay,"Thatkidhasagreatsenseofhumour!

"）Yoursenseofhumorissomethingyoucandevelopoveralifetime.Don'tbenervousbeforeothersandtrytolaughatyourself--thenyouwillmakethemlaughtoo.

4._____

Humorincludesalotmorethanlaughingandjoketelling.Manypeopleworryneedlesslythattheydonothaveagoodsenseofhumorbecausetheyarenotgoodjoketellers.Morethanjokes,asenseofhumorrequiresbeingwillingandabletoseethefunnysideoflife'ssituationsastheyhappen.Infact,oneofthebestdefinitions（定义）ofasenseofhumoris"theabilitytoseethenonseriouselementinasituation."

5._____

Theremaybeathousanddifferentwaystoexpressyoursenseofhumour,butjoketellingisonlyoneofthoseways.Asmoreisdiscoveredabouthowhumorbenefitsourlife,morepeoplewillbeabletoseeandenjoythehumorwhentheyareinadifficultsituation.Lifedependsonair,foodandwater,butitismadeeasiertolivewithagoodsenseofhumour.

SectionB

Directions:

Readthepassagecarefullyandanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinnomorethan12words.

“Soon,you’regoingtohavetomoveout!

”criedmyneighboruponseeingthelargesttomatoplantknowntomankindoratleastknowninmyneighborhood.

Onetiny9-inchplant,boughtfor$1.25inthespring,hasalreadytakenovermuchofmyrosebed,coveringmuchofotherplants,andiswellonitswaytothefrontdoor.

Rosesrequireagooddealofcare,andifitweren’tforthepleasuretheygive,itwouldn’tbeworththework.Asitis,Ihaveagardenfullofsweet-smellingrosesformostoftheyear.Bushesmustbepruned（剪枝）inearlyspring,leavinguglywoodybranchesuntilthenewgrowthappearsafewweekslater.Itwasthespaceavailableinthegardenthatledmeintoplantingjustonelittletomatoplant.Abigmistake.

Soilconditionsmadejustperfectforrosesturnouttobeevenmoreperfectfortomatoes.Thedailywateringcoupledwithfullsunandregularfertilizinghaveturnedthelittleplantintoatallbush.ThecageIplacedarounditastheplantgrewhaslongsincedisappearedunderthethickleaves.

NowthetaskIfaceinharvestingthefruitistwofold:

First,Ihavetofindtheredonesamongtheleaves,whichmeansIalmosthavetostandonmyhead,andoncefoundIhavetoreachdownandunder,pickthetomatoesandwithdrawmyfullfistwithoutdroppingtheprizesodearlywon.Ifoundtwofull-blownwhiterosescompletelyhiddenasIpickedtomatoesinJune,buttheywereweakandtheleavesalreadyyellowforlackoflight.

HereIamfacedwithapainfulsmalldecision:

Totearupawonderfulandproductivetomatoplantthatoffersupbetweentenandtwentyripesweettomatoes

eachdayorsaygoodbyetoseveralexpensiveandtreasuredroses.LikeScarlettinGoneWiththeWind,I’llthinkaboutthattomorrow.

26.Whataretherequirementsforthehealthygrowthofroses?

27.Thewriterplantedthetomatobecause____________________.

28.Bysaying“theprizesodearlywon”inparagraph5,thewriterwantstoshow____________________.

29.Whatisthetaskthatthewriterfaceinharvestingthefruit?

30.Whatisthepainfulchoicethewriterisfacedwith?

III.Intertranslation（20points）

1、byvirtueof

2、withtheexceptionof

3、inconformitywith

4、withregardto

5、atthepointof

6、决定性的，坚定地

7、好奇心、奇人、奇物

8、剥夺、使丧失

9、谦恭、礼貌

10、关键性的、至关紧要的

11、化妆品

12、破产、倒闭

13、使确信、使信服

14、秘密的、机密的

15、承认、坦白、忏悔

16、纪念、庆祝

17、空前的、史无前例的

18、雪崩

19、匿名的、无名的

20、减轻、减缓

IV.Grammar（20points）

1、Sittinginfrontofascreenfortoolongcanbedamagingtoboththeeyesandthephysicalpostureofayoungchild,______whattheyareusingthecomputerfor.

A.inconformitywithB.infavorofC.regardlessofD.dueto

2、_________thedisappointingresults,itisourcontentionthatthestrategieswerenotinvain.

A.AswellasB.NotwithstandingC.AsregardsD.Beneath

3、I’msureyouwilldobetterinthetestbecauseyou______sohardthisyear.

A.studiedB.hadstudiedC.willstudyD.havebeenstudying

4、Thebankerwasfoundinaremotevillageafter______hisofficelastThursday.

A.leaveB.beingleftC.leavingD.havingbeenleft

5、Ihavenoidea______thejournalistcouldhavegothisinformationfrom.

A.thatB.whyC.whetherD.where

6、Mikefoundhismissingcarinthestreetoutsidehishouse,______newlycleanedandpolished.

A.lookedB.tolookC.lookingD.tobelooking

7、______in1955,DisneylandinCaliforniainregardedbyanyastheoriginalfunpark.

A.OpenedB.HavingopenedC.OpeningD.Beingopened

8、Faye’sfondestmemoryisoflastyear,______theclubgaveateapartyforherbirthday.

A.thatB.whichC.whereD.when

9、Theresultofthestudyindicatedthatitwasthetypeoffat______madethedifference.

A.thatB.whatC.whoD.as

10、______comeswillbewelcomedtotheopen-airconcert.

A.WhateverB.WhoeverC.NomatterwhatD.Nomatterwho

V.Writing（20points）

Youshouldspendabout20minutesonthistask.

Thetablebelowshowstheproportiono