北京市东城区学年度第一学期期末测试.docx

1、北京市东城区学年度第一学期期末测试北京市东城区2009-2010学年度第一学期期末测试语言知识运用（共27分）四 单项填空（共15分， 每小题1分）从下面各题所给的A, B, C, D四个选项中，选择可以填入空白处的最佳选项。21. - Excuse me, are these umbrellas _?- Yes, I think so.A. they B. them C. their D. theirs22. Twilight is one of _ books I have read.A. interesting B. more interesting C. most interestin

2、g D. the most interesting23. - Is Miss Green here?- Sorry. She will be back _ two hours.A. on B. at C. in D. for24. I have two new friends. One is from Japan and _ is from New Zealand.A. another B. other C. the other D. others25. Mr. Black is a very good doctor. He _ in that hospital since 1997.A. w

3、orks B. has worked C. worked D. was working26. My brother goes to school _ than any other student in his class.A. early B. earlier C. earliest D. the earliest27. - How do you like that T-shirt?- It looks very nice, _ its cheap.A. and B. or C. but D. so28. She only had _ bananas for her lunch, for sh

4、e was busy working.A. few B. a few C. little D. a little29. The first paper _ in China in 105AD by a man called CaiLun.A. is made B. is making C. was made D. was making30. Im not busy this afternoon. I _ my grandma.A. visit B. visitedC. was visiting D. am going to visit31. My English teacher always

5、encourages us _ English in class.A. speak B. to speak C. speaking D. spoke32. - Excuse me. _ I ask you some questions?- Certainly. Go ahead, please.A. May B. Need C. Must D. Should33. - Can you help me to do some shopping tomorrow?- I will if I _ time.A. have B. will have C. had D. am having34. - Ca

6、n you tell me _?- Three days ago.A. when they arrive in Qingdao B. when do they arrive in QingdaoC. when they arrived in Qingdao D. when did they arrive in Qingdao35. - I think we can travel in spaceships in the future.- _.A. I agree B. Congratulations C. Thats all right D. Guck luck五 完形填空(共12分，每小题1

7、分)阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A, B, C, D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。 I was on a business trip last week. When I passed through the Atlanta Airport, I caught one of those shuttle buses that take the _ (36) to their boarding gate (登机门). The free shuttle buses run back and forth all day long. Not many people think them

8、_ (37). But I heard laughter. At the end of the shuttle bus there was a man and his son. The son was about five years old. “Here we go! Hold on to me tight!” the father said. “Look out there! See that pilot? I bet hes walking to his _ (38).” The son stretched (伸出) his neck to _ (39).As I got off, I

9、remembered _ (40) I had wanted to buy. I was early for my flight (航班), so I decided to go back. After I got what I needed, I went back to the shuttle bus for my gate. To my _ (41), I saw the man and his son had _ (42) too. “I want to ride more.” “More?” the father asked. “You are not tired?” “It is

10、fun!” his son answered. “All right,” the father answered. When the door opened, we all _ (43). The father and the son talked and laughed. I _ (44) that they were just riding this bus together to make it exciting and share _ (45) happiness.There are parents who can afford to send their children to Eu

11、rope or Disneyland, _ (46) the children can turn out rotten (堕落). There are parents who live in million-dollar houses and give their children cars and swimming pools, but something goes wrong. So there are many questions about what to do.The answer is _ (47): parents are willing to spend time, to pa

12、y attention and to try their best. It doesnt cost a cent, but it is the most valuable thing in the world.36. A. parents B. children C. travelers D. officers37. A. fun B. trouble C. reason D. help38. A. bus B. plane C. home D. shop39. A. breathe B. notice C. find D. look40. A. something B. anything C

13、. everything D. nothing41. A. joy B. anger C. sadness D. surprise42. A. gone B. stayed C. returned D. run43. A. got on B. got off C. got up D. got out44. A. expected B. realized C. hoped D. remembered45. A. its B. his C. our D. their46. A. and B. but C. so D. for47. A. funny B. right C. simple D. st

14、range阅读理解（共44分）六 阅读短文，选择最佳选项。(共26分，每小题2分)阅读下面的四篇短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的A, B, C, D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。AHappy New Year!Come and enjoy a happy traditional Chinese New Year with us!Here you can have good Chinese meals.Watch exciting Chinese dragon dance.Let off fireworks.Sing and dance with some famous Chinese sin

15、gers and dancers.Time: 17:00p.m. - 23:00 p.m.Date: Feb. 8 - Feb. 16Ticket: 88 RMBA48. When can you go to celebrate the New Year?A. On February 9 B. On February 17 C. On March 8 D. On March 1649. How much is the ticket?A. 88 RMB B. 8 RMB C. 23 RMB D. 16 RMB50. According to the poster, we CANT _ .A. l

16、et off fireworks B. sing with American pop singersC. have good Chinese meals D. watch exciting Chinese dragon danceBA Car Drives Through ItWhen youre in a hurry, theres nothing more convenient (方便的) than a drive-through, which is often written “drive-thru,” this convenience began because Americans l

17、ove cars a lot. Companies wanted to make it easier for people to do business without leaving their cars.A bank opened a drive-through 1943. Fast-food restaurants followed in the late 1940s. Both fast-food restaurants and banks use microphones and speakers to communicate with customers. Fast-food cus

18、tomers give their orders from their car. Then they drive up next to a window in the building to receive their meals. Banking customers receive their cash from an automatic drawer.Coffee shops and chemists have windows where drivers pull up to get coffee or medicine. Alan Hilowitz, a spokesperson for

19、 the Starbucks Coffee Company, told “The New York Times newspaper,” Drive-through are a matter of customer want and customer need. Living a busy life, people often try anything that will fit a little more into the day while they are talking on mobile phones (手机).51. _ opened drive-thrus in the late

20、1940s.A. Banks B. ChemistsC. Coffee shops D. Fast-food restaurants52. What kind of life do people live in modern times?A. Relaxing B. Busy C. Quiet D. Healthy53. Which of the following statements is TRUE?A. Americans dont like doing their business in their cars.B. Drive-thrus use mobile phones to co

21、mmunicate with customersC. Drive-thrus make it possible for people to do business in their carsD. Customers give their orders and receive their meals at the same window.CHave you heard about “Survival Holidays”? “Survival Holidays” is for children to go into the lonely place for exciting activities.

22、 Now about 1,100 companies are allowed to take children into the great outdoors without their parents.The reason why people like “Survival Holidays” is that they think being close to nature is good for children. Many children in big cities spend all time watching TV and playing computer games. “Surv

23、ival Holidays” gives them an important change.Is “Survival Holidays” a wonderful idea? Maybe it is. Children need more free time to play. They need to be left on their own, without adults disturbing them. Parents care too much about their children. They like to see the children being busy with activ

24、ities that are controlled by adults, which causes many problems. Children dont know what to do when they are in danger. Even something like crossing a small river seems to be a hard challenge. Children are not comfortable with danger. Even slight danger like getting their feet wet or falling down se

25、ems very terrible to them.Many people think the survival activities are good for children. Even years later, they will still remember what they have learned. Some have learned to stay calm in different times. Some have learned how to keep safe. Others have learned how to work in a team. All these sk

26、ills will help them a lot in their lives.54. According to the passage, the activities in “Survival Holidays” are _.A. dangerous B. comfortableC. boring D. exciting55. What do you know from the passage?A. Parents and children will join “Survival Holidays” together.B. Children are not allowed to watch

27、 TV during “Survival Holidays”.C. The skills children learn during “Survival Holidays” will be of great help.D. Children play computer games together during the “Survival Holidays”.56. We can infer (推断) from the passage that _.A. children like the activities controlled by their parents.B. children a

28、re tired of their lives in the “Survival Holidays”C. more parents may send their children to join “Survival Holidays”D. living in nature is not a big challenge to children.DWhy dont birds get lost on their long flights from one place to another? Scientists have puzzled over this question for many ye

29、ars. Now they are beginning to fill in the blank.Not long ago, experiments proved that birds depend on the sun to show them the way during daylight hours. But what about birds that mainly fly at night? Tests with man-made stars have shown that certain night-flying birds are able to follow stars on t

30、heir long-distance flights.One such bird - a warbler - had spent its lifetime in a cage (笼子) and had never flown under a natural sky at night. Yet it showed an inbom ability to use the stars. The birds cage was put under a man-made star-filled sky. The bird flew in the same direction as its outdoor

31、cousins. Any change in the position of the man-made stars caused a change in the direction of its flight.Scientists think that warblers, when flying in daylight, use the sun for guidance. But stars are their main dependence of flying at night. What do they do when stars are hidden by clouds? They find their way by such landmar