AnEnglishTestforSeniorI(B2Units4-5---B3Unit1)
第二部分：Multiplechoice20%:
()1.Childrenaretiredoflearningoftenbecausetheyare_____todobetterthan
theycan,bothatschoolandathome.
A.expected B.suggested C.hoped D.wished
()2.Hispalefacesuggestedhe_____angryandIsuggestedthathe_____atonce.
A.shouldbe,shouldleave B.was,left
C.was,leave D.be,left
()3.Someofthewolvesthere_____thefur.
A.arehunting B.arehuntingfor C.huntfor D.arehuntedfor
()4.Henryknowslittleofphysics_____ofchemistry.
A.aswellas B.andstillless C.andstillmore D.nolessthan
()5.Heisalwaysseriousanddoesn’tlike_____.
A.playjokes B.beingplayedjokeson
C.beingplayedjokes D.toplayjokeonothers
()6.Wehadtoapply_____thegovernment_____financialhelp.
A.to,to B.for,for C.for,to D.to,for
()7.Thebosswasangryabout_____themeeting.
A.hisbeingabsentfrom B.hebeingabsentfrom
C.himbelatefor D.hisbeingnotpresentat
()8._____iswhencountrieshelpeachotherandbuildagoodfriendship.
A.Thatisevenbetter B.Whatisevenbetter
C.Itisevenbetter D.Whetherisevenbetter
()9.Idon’tknowtheresult_____,but_____,Idon’tthinkourteamwonan
advantageovertheirsinyesterdaycompetition.
A.forsure,honestlyspeaking B.ofsure,tobehonestwithyou
C.forcertain,honestlyspoken D.certainly,tobehonesttoyou
()10.Youcantakeaboat_____thelakeandvisitthetempleonthehill.
A.in B.fromonto C.through D.fromacross
()11.Doestheamountofrain_____thegrowthofthecrops?
A.effect B.havefeweffectson C.affect D.produce
()12.Hecarriedouttheproject_____him.
A.withoutanyonehelped B.withoutnoonehelping
D.withoutsomeonetohelp D.withoutanyonehelping
()13.Therewasateapotfashionedlikeachinaduck,_____thewaterwassupposed
tocome.
A.fromitsopenmouth B.outofwhoseopenmouth
C.bythatopenmouth D.withwhichopenmouth
()14.TheOlympicgames,_____in776B.C.,didn’tincludewomenplayersuntil1912.
A.firstplayingB.tobefirstplayed C.firstplayedD.tobefirstplaying
()15.Englishwordsarenotalwaysspelled_____.
A.thewaytheysound B.thewaywhichtheysound
C.thewayitissounded D.astheyaresound
()16.Withalotofproblems_____,themanagerfeltlikeacatonhotbricks.
A.solved B.solving C.tosolve D.beingsolved
()17._____onatruestory,thefilmiswellworth_____.
A.Based,seeingB.Basing,seeing C.Beingbased,toseeD.Based,beingseen
()18.Thoughsmall,theseorangessell_____,becausetheytaste_____.
A.well,well B.well,nice C.nicely,well D.nice,good
()19. -----Howdidyougettoknowallabouttheaccident?-----_____.
A.Bymyself B.Bythechance C.Bymistake D.Byaccident
()20.-----Whoarethepeople_____there?-----Agroup_____themselvesthe“Greenguards”.
A.stand,calling B.standing,calling C.stood,called D.standing,called
第三部分：Closetest30%:
WhileIwaswaitingtoenteruniversity,IsawinanewspaperateachingjobwantedataschoolabouttenmilesfromwhereIlived.Beingveryshortof__21__andwantingtodosomething__22__,Iapplied,__23__,asIdidso,thatwithouta__24__andwithnoexperienceofteachingmychancesofgettingthejobwereslight.
__25__,threedayslater,aletterarrived,__26__metoCroydonfora__27__withtheheadmaster.Itprovedtobeadifficultjourney;atraintoCroydonstation,aten-minutebus__28__andthenawalkofaquarterofamile.Asaresult,whenIarrivedthere,Iwasfeelingtoohottobe__29__.Itwasclearlythe__30__himselfthatopenedthedoor.Hewasshortandround.
Theschool,hesaid,wasmadeupofone__31__oftwenty-fourboysbetweensevenandthirteen.Ishouldhavetoteachallthesubjectsexceptart,whichhetaughthimself.Ishouldhaveto___32__theclassintothreegroupsandteachthem__33__atthreedifferent__34__,andIwas__35__atthethoughtofteachingmaths,__36__Iwasn’tverygoodatschool.Worseperhapswasthe__37__ofhavingtoteachthemonSaturdayafternoonbecausemostofmyfriendswouldbe__38__themselvesatthattime.
__39__Ihadtimetoaskaboutmysalary.Hegotuptohis__40__.“Now,”hesaid.“You’dbettermeetmywife.Sheistheonewhoreallyrunsthisschool”.
()21.A.money B.time C.experience D.advice
()22.A.honest B.secret C.funny D.useful
()23.A.hoping B.wondering C.fearing D.considering
()24.A.knowledge B.degree C.subject D.skill
()25.A.However B.And C.Also D.Therefore
()26.A.sending B.suggesting C.calling D.inviting
()27.A.lecture B.meeting C.discussion D.sightseeing
()28.A.ride B.riding C.cycle D.running
()29.A.excited B.interested C.nervous D.thirsty
()30.A.teacher B.headmaster C.student D.door-keeper
()31.A.group B.row C.score D.class
()32.A.connect B.divide C.teach D.join
()33.A.inclass B.inorder C.inturn D.intime
()34.A.classes B.subjects C.places D.levels
()35.A.excited B.angry C.surprised D.disappointed
()36.A.which B.atwhich C.that D.inwhich
()37.A.idea B.job C.ways D.time
()38.A.watching B.studying C.helping D.enjoying
()39.A.Before B.Hardly C.Until D.Since
()40.A.legs B.leg C.feet D.foot
第四部分：.Readingcomprehension30%:
(A)
Whensomeonesays,“Well,IguessI’llhavetogotofacethemusic,”itdoesnotmeanheisplanningtogotoaconcert.Itissomethingfarlesspleasant,likebeingcalledinbyyourbosstoexplainwhyyoudidthisorthat,andwhyyoudidnotdothisorthat.Sourmusic,indeed,butithastobefaced.
Thephrase“tofacethemusic”isfamiliartoeveryAmerican,youngandold.Itisatleast100yearsold.
ThefirstinformationcomesfromtheAmericanwriterJamesFenimoreCooper.Hesaid—in1851—thattheexpressionwasfirstusedbyactorswhilewaitinginthewingstogoonstage.Aftertheygottheircuetogoon,theyoftensaid,“It’stimetogotofacethemusic.”Andthatisexactlywhattheydid—facetheorchestrawhichwasjustbelowthestage.
Anactormightbefrightenedornervousashemovedontothestageinfrontoftheaudiencethatmightbefriendlyorperhapsunfriendly,especiallyifheforgothislines.Buthehadtogoout.So,“tofacethemusic”cametomeanhavingtogothroughsomething,nomatterhowunpleasanttheexperiencemightbe,becauseyouknewyouhadnochoice.
Theotherexplanationcomesfromthearmy.Menhadtofaceinspectionbytheirleader.Thesoldiersworriedabouthowwelltheylooked.Wastheirequipmentclean—shinyenoughtopassinspection?Still,themenhadtogoout,andfacethemusicoftheband,aswellastheinspection.Whatelsecouldtheydo?
()41.Accordingtothepassage,theword“music”means_____.
yourboss’scriticism（批评）B.yourleader’sinspection
CsomethingunpleasanttobeexperiencedDsourpopmusic
()42.Thephrase“tofacethemusic”wasfirstusedby______.
someAmericanactorsBtheAmericanwriterJamesFenimoreCooper
CalltheAmericansDtheAmericanorchestra
()43.Anactormightfeelfrightenedornervouswhengoingonstage.Oneofthe
reasonsisthat______.
hisperformancemightnotsatisfymostoftheaudience
hemightnotrememberwhatheshouldsayonstage
hehadtofacetheunfriendlyaudience
mostoftheaudiencemightbehisfriends
()44.“Tofacethemusic”isalsousedtomeanthatsoldierswerenotwilling______.
tobeexaminedabouttheirequipmentBtobefoundweak
toshowthemselvesupinpublicD.tobeinspectedbytheirleader
()45.Thepassageismainlyabout______.
themeaningofthephrase“tofacethemusic”Bhowtodealwithsomethingunpleasant
theorigin(起源)ofthephrasehowtogothroughdifficulty
（B）
Cancerisamongthetopkillerdiseasesinoursocietytodayandscientistshavefoundoutthatstress(紧张)helpstobringiton.weneedtoconsider,therefore,whatarethecausesofstressinourlife,andwhetherwecandoanythingaboutthem.
Areweunder-employed,oroverburdened(负担过重)withtoomanyresponsibilities?Dowehavearightbalanceofworkandleisure(闲散)inourlives?Areourrelationshipswithfamily,friendsorfellowworkersallthattheyshouldbe?
Allthesethingscanbeacauseofstress,anditisbesttofacethemdirectly,andtobringourfrustrations(失意)intotheopen.Peoplewhohaveagoodrowandthenforgetitaredoingtheirhealthmoregoodthanthosewhobottleuptheirfeelings.
Ifourself-examinationhasbroughtanycausesofstresstolight,letusconsiderwhatwecandoaboutthem.Itispossibletochangejobs.Wecanmakemoreleisureandfillitmorehappily,ifwewillacceptadifferentlivingstandard.Wecanimproveourpersonalrelationshipsbyadifferentattitude.Itiswewhoallowotherpeopletomakeourselvesunhappy.Oftenthelittlethingsthatdisturbusarenotworthanhour’sanger.TheteachingintheBible“Letnotthesungodownuponyourwrath(愤怒)”isgoodadvicefromthehealthpointofviewaswellasreligion.
()46.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?
Freedomfromresponsibilitieshelpsreducestress.
Stressisthedirectcauseofcaner.
Thecausesofstressareworthseriousstudy
Canceristhenumberonekillerisoursocietytoday.
()47.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingtypesofpeopleismorelikely
tosufferfromstress?
Peoplewhohavecancer.BPeoplewholiketoquarrelwithothers.
Peoplewhoselivingstandardislow.
Peoplewhohavemoreresponsibilitiesthantheycandealwith.
()48.Judgingfromthecontext,theunderlinedword“row”inthethirdparagraph
mostprobablymeans______.
A.anoisyquarrel B.averyloudnoise
C.aneatlineofthingssidebyside D.ajourneyinaboat
()49.Whichofthefollowingisnotmentionedasawaytoreduceourstress?
Changingourjobs.BChangingourattitudeaboutlittlethingsthatmakeusunhappy.
Speakingoutaboutourfrustrations.D.ReadingtheBible.
()50.“Letnotthesungodownuponyourwrath”probablymeans“______”.
Don’tletyourangerlastlong.BDon’tgetangrywhilethesunisgoingdown.
C.Don’tgetangryeasilyaboutlittlethings.DDon’twatchthesunsetwhileyouareangry.
(C)
Intheearlieststagesofman’sdevelopmenthehadnomoreneedofmoneythananimalshave.Hewascontent(满足)withverysimpleformsofshelter,madehisownroughtoolsandweaponsandcouldprovidefoodandclothingforhimselfandhisfamilyfromnaturalmaterialsaroundhim.Ashebecamemorecivilized(文明),however,hebegantowantbettershelter,moreefficienttoolsandweapons,andmorecomfortableandmorelastingclothingthancouldbeprovidedbyhisownneighborhoodorbytheworkofhisownunskilledhand.Forthesethingshehadtoturntotheskilledpeoplesuchassmiths,leatherworkersorcarpenterswhowerespringingupeverywhere.Itwasthenthatthequestionofpaymentarose.
Atfirsthegotwhathewantedbyasimpleprocessofexchange.Thesmithwhohadnotthetimetolookafterlandorcattlewasgladtotakemeatorgrainfromthefarmerinexchangeforanaxeoraplough.Butasmoreandmoregoodswhichhadnofixedexchangevaluecametothemarket,exchangebecametoocomplicated(复杂)tobesatisfactory.Anotherproblemarosewhenthosewhomadethingswantedtogetstocksofwoodorleather,oriron,buthadnothingtoofferinexchangeuntiltheirfinishedgoodswereready.
Thusthedifficultiesofexchangeledbydegreestotheinventionofmoney.Insomecountries,easilyhandledthingslikeseedsorshellsweregivenacertainvalueandthefarmer,insteadofpayingthesmithforanewaxebygivinghimsomemeatorgrain,gavehimsomanyshells.Ifthesmithhadanyshellsleftwhenhehadboughthisfood,hecouldgetstocksoftherawmaterialsofhistrade.Insomecountriesquitelargethingssuchascowsorcamelsorevenbigflatstoneswereusedfortrade.Later,piecesofmetal,bearingvaluesaccordingtothevarietyofthemetalandthesizeofthepieces,orcoinswereused.Moneyasweknowhadarrived.
()51.Whywereearlymencontentwiththeirsimplelife?
Theycouldprovidefoodandclothingandsimpleshelterforthemselves
Theywereabletomaketheirowntools
Theydidnothavetousemoney
Theyhadenoughnaturalmaterialsaroundthem.
()52.Asmenbecamemorecivilizedthey_____.
alllearnttomakebythemselvesthethingstheyneeded
hadtotravelalottolookforwhattheywanted
wantedbetterthingsthanthosetheythemselvescouldprovide
nolongerprovidedfoodandclothingforthemselves
()53.Exchangeofgoodsbecamedifficultbecause_____.
therewasnotamarketplaceforfarmersandsmithstoexchangetheirgoods
Moreandmoregoodswhichhadnofixedexchangevaluecametothemarket
Farmerswereunwillingtoprovidesmithswithgrainandmeat
Skilledworkersdidnotworkhardenoughtoproducegoodtoolsandweapons
()54.Beforepeopleusedmetalcoinstheyused_____.
shellsorseedsbecausetheycouldbeeasilyhandled
camelseventhoughtheywerelarge
flatstoneseventhoughtheywerelargeDalloftheabove
()55.Moneywasnotuseduntil_____.
paperwasinventedBpeoplepracticedasimpleprocessofexchange
nothingcouldbeofferedinexchange
theexchangeofonethingforanotherbecametoocomplicated
第五部分：Fillintheblankswithproperwords10%:
56.Shethrewa________(骨头)atthedog.
57.Davidwasaverybraveyoung_______(猎人)
58.Ialways__________(钦佩)themaninblueforhisdevotiontothetiringjob.
59.Theplaceisknownforitsdairy（乳制品）________（农产品）.
60.Drivetheenemiesoutofthecountry,andthepeoplecanliveap__________life.
61.Intheeveninghedoesane______jobinarestauranttoearnmoremoney..
62.TheBBCb__________toallthepartsoftheworld.
63.Doyouthinkiteveryone’sdutytoprotectendangeredw________?
64.Whenwillthegroupofpopsingersputon__________(演出)attheWorkers’Club?
65.Shegotajob__________(分类)lettersinthepostoffice.
第六部分：课文选词填空(10)
SomeFestivalsareheldtohonorthedeadortosatisfythe_66___.FortheJapanesefestivalObon,peopleshouldgotocleangravesandlightincense___67____theirancestors.In___68__,people69______theDayofDeadinearlyNovember.Onthisimportant_70___day,peopleeatfoodintheshapeofskullsandcakeswith“71______”onthem.Halloweenalsohadits72_____inold73_____aboutthereturnofthespiritsofdeadpeople.Itisnowachildren’sfestival,whentheycan74_____andgototheirneighbors’homestoaskforsweets.Iftheneighborsdonotgiveanysweets,theymight75______them.
第七部分：书面表达（20分）
请以“Myfavouritefestival”为题写一篇短文，词数在80以上。
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Keys:1.ACDBB/DABAD/CDBCA/CABDB
2.ADCBA/CBACB/DBCDD/BADAC
3.CABDA/CDADA/ACBDD
4.afterwards/unknown/laziness/bitten/peaceful/contains/earned/wildlife/performances/sorting
5.while-when/took-take//smoothly/been去掉/and-but/by-in/get-got/before-after/had^a
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