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1、期中测试期中测试听力部分（听力部分（2525 分）分）一、听力（25 分）第一节：听小对话，回答问题。 （5 分）（）1. What does the woman think of the pizza?A. It smells delicious.C. It tastes good.B. It looks nice.（）2. What will Henry get for his birthday?A. A model plane.C. A model train.（）3. Where will Daniel go this afternoon?A. To the cinema.B. To t
2、he hospital.C. To a shop.B. A model spaceship.（）4. When will Tom and Jerry start?A. At 5:10 pm.B. At 5:30 pm.C. At 5:50 pm.（）5. Whats the matter with the man?A. Hes got a toothache.C. Hes got a headache.第二节：听长对话，回答问题。 （10 分）听下面一段较长对话，回答第 67 两小题。（）6. When did the two speakers leave college?A. In 2010
3、.B. In 2012.C. In 2013.B. Hes got a fever.（）7. What does Jenny look like now?A. She wears glasses.C. She has short hair.听下面一段较长对话，回答第 810 三小题。（）8. How many countries has Tony been to?A. Five.B. Eight.C. Ten.B. She is thin.（）9. Who did Tony go to Australia with?A. His friend.B. His cousin.C. His pare
4、nts.（）10. Where does Tony plan to go next?A. To Russia.B. To France.C. To India.第三节：听独白，回答问题。 （10 分）（）11. How many people have landed on the moon till now?A. Eight.B. Twelve.C. Twenty.（）12. Where is the man from?A. Japan.B. India.C. England.（）13. When will the man have the moon trip?A. In 2021.B. In
5、 2022.C. In 2023.（）14. Who will go on the trip with the man?A. Some artists.B. Some scientists.C. Some astronauts.（）15. How long will the trip take?A. Three or four days.C. Five or six days.笔试部分（笔试部分（9595 分）分）二、完形填空（15 分）As we all know, 2020 isthe Year of the Rat（老鼠）.Here are some cartoon mice.16is
6、your favourite one?Lets have a look.Shuke and Beita: the bravestShuke and Beita: the bravestTo Chinese people in the 1990s, Shuke and Beita were17two of the mostpopular cartoon characters（人物）. People always didnt like mice. So Shuke was18about “coming from the thieves （小偷） family” and Beita had to19
7、his home because a cat ran after him all the time in his house. But the two mice weredifferent.20didnt like stealing（偷） food like other mice and the two miceoften helped other animals in trouble. So they became21in peoples hearts.Mickey Mouse: the most famousMickey Mouse: the most famousB. Four or f
8、ive days.Born in 1928 at the Walt Disney Studio, Mickey Mouse turns22years oldthis year. Walt Disney had the idea to23Mickey Mouse because he kept onewhen he was young. While visiting the Disneylands around the world, it is24for you to miss Mickey Mouse. He always25a pair of red shorts, big yellowsh
9、oes and white gloves.Jerry: the smartestJerry: the smartestIt is hard to find a person who hasn t26Tom and Jerry as a child. Tomalways tried to catch and eat Jerry, but27of his plans ended successfully. Thelittle mouse is loved by many children28being smart and cute. People thinkcats and mice are na
10、tural enemies（敌人）,29in this story, Tom and Jerry aremore like true friends. They never30playing silly games with each other.（）16. A. How（）17. A. also（）18. A. sad（）19. A. find（）20. A. ItB. WhyB. onlyC. WhichC. evenD. WhereD. perhapsD. sureB. seriousC. excitedB. leaveB. HeC. visitD. buildD. TheyD. her
11、oesD. 102D. playC. She（）21. A. friends（）22. A. 72B. strangers C. brothersB. 82C. 92（）23. A. choose（）24. A. easy（）25. A. buysB. createC. catchB. helpfulB. wearsC. importantD. impossibleD. makesC. carriesC. lovedC. bothC. for（）26. A. watched B. met（）27. A. each（）28. A. with（）29. A. andB. noneB. likeB.
12、 ifD. understoodD. neitherD. aboutD. becauseC. but（）30. A. keep clear ofC. pay attention toB. get bored ofD. look forward to三、阅读理解（30 分）A AVolunteer Appreciation DinnerVolunteer Appreciation Dinner（志愿者答谢晚宴）（志愿者答谢晚宴）We are glad to invite you to our volunteer appreciation dinner at theChicago Yacht Cl
13、ub.We thank you for your time and hard work spent in planning the club s manyactivities. In the past year we held two big competitions and offered freetraining to hundreds of students. All these couldn t be done perfectly withoutyour efforts. Your job makes the group stronger and more successful. We
14、 hopemore volunteers like you will join our club.During the party, the manager of our club will give a talk to share his storiesabout volunteer jobs with you. After that, you can enjoy good music anddelicious food. You can also enjoy a dance party. Hope you have a great time.Date:Date: Sunday, May 1
15、0th, 2021Time:Time: 6:30 pm8:30 pmPlace:Place: Chicago Yacht Club, Monroe Street StationPlease let us know before May 1st, 2021 if you would like to join. You canbring a friend here with you.You can contact（联系）us by calling 312 857 7686 or visitingwww.chicagoyachtclub.org.（）31. The dinner party will
16、 be held.A. in a parkC. at a stationB. in a clubD. in a restaurant（）32. We can learn the volunteersin the past year.A. entered two competitionsC. raised money for the poorB. offered free trainingD. helped to plan activities（）33. What can people do at the party?give a talklisten to musicenjoy great f
17、oodenjoy dancingA. B. C. D. （）34. How can people answer the invitation?A. By writing an email.B. By talking to the manager.D. By sending a message.C. By making a phone call.（）35. Which of the following is TRUE?A. Any volunteer can bring some friends.B. The manager will share his volunteer experience
18、s.C. The party will last for two and a half hours.D. The dinner will be held on a Saturday.B BParents are important people in our lives. But sometimes its hard for us to getalong with them. Whichever country you come from, you may sometimes havetrouble dealing with（应对） your parents.Q Q:?RenRen（an Am
19、ericanan American- -born Chinese girlborn Chinese girl） : : If I get bad grades, my parents might say,“You could do better.” This is common in Asian families. But the parents of myAmerican friends dont really care about the grades.DuDu （a nintha ninth- -grade student from Chongqing, Chinagrade stude
20、nt from Chongqing, China ）: I dont fight with myparents often. If I do, its usually about schoolwork and grades. They have highexpectations for me.KimKim （a 20a 20- -yearyear- -old girl from South Koreaold girl from South Korea ）: When I was in high school, myparents had rules about me going out wit
21、h my friends and what time I should behome by. We had fights about those things a lot. Sometimes there were argumentsabout grades too.Q Q: Do you think parent-child relationships（关系）are different indifferent countries?RenRen: I feel like my American friends are closer to their parents. Girls tell th
22、eirmums secrets, and go shopping with them. They are more like friends, not kids andparents. In Chinese families, you usually dont do things like that.DuDu: Chinese family members usually take part in each others lives. Butsometimes I feel we need more personal space. I once found my parents reading
23、 mydiary.KimKim: In South Korea, children must be very polite to their parents. In Westerncountries, children and parents are more open and equal（平等的） to each other.（）36. Which sentence can be put in “”?A. Are you close to your parentsB. Do you fight with your parentsC. Are your parents helpful in y
24、our studiesD. Do your parents check your personal things（）37. The underlined word “arguments” means “”.A. factsB. projectsC. fightsD. plans（）38. What would happen if Kim went back home late?A. She would say sorry to her parents.B. Her parents would say nothing about it.C. Her parents wouldnt feel ha
25、ppy about it.D. She would help out around the house for a week.（）39. According to Ren, American parents.A. are like their childrens friendsB. dont go shopping with their childrenC. care about their childrens grades a lotD. give their children little personal space（）40. The writer uses the passage to
26、.A. tell children to get good grades in schoolB. advise children to be polite to their parentsC. show us how much parents care about their childrenD. tell about parent-child relationships in different countriesC CHow many hours should teenagers sleep every night? You might say 8 to 10hours. But in f
27、act many teens have trouble sleeping. Not having enough sleep isharmful to our health. How can we get a good sleep? Here is some advice:Exercise more during the day.Have you seen any little kids who have trouble sleeping? How much runningaround little kids do, how well they sleep. So get more exerci
28、se every day. Butremember not to exercise just before bedtime.Create a comfortable environment.Create a room that s comfortable for sleeping. Often, this means dark and quiet.Use the bedroom for sleep only. Dont take your phone to your bed. You know, onceyou start to watch a video, you will forget t
29、o sleep.Keep a sleep schedule.Go to bed at the same time every day. Every night before going to bed, you cando something relaxing, like reading, listening to light music, or writing something.Pay attention to what you eat and drink.Don t go to bed stuffed （过饱的） .It will make you have trouble falling
30、asleep at night. You shouldn t drink tea or coffee at night either. It will make youactive and disrupt（影响） sleep later in the night.（）41. We can learn from paragraph 2 that little kids can sleep wellbecause.A. they are active during the dayB. they have a comfortable environmentC. they dont use phone
31、s very oftenD. they dont eat too much food（）42. Which of the following can help you relax before bedtime?A. Watching a video.B. Playing computer games.D. Doing some exercise.C. Listening to light music.（）43. Which of the following can be put in “” in paragraph 5?A. Never let your eyes bigger than yo
32、ur stomach.B. Stop having heavy or large meals before bedtime.C. Youd better not have sweet food or drink.D. You could have small and light meals before bedtime.（）44. What is the passage mainly about?A. How much sleep teens need.B. The importance of a good sleep.C. Ways to have a good sleep.D. Teens
33、 sleeping problems.（）45. The passage is most probably from.A. C. 四、词汇运用（15 分）A）用方框中所给单词或短语的适当形式填空。messagehumoroussweet toothsatisfyartist46. This systemeveryones needs since it first appeared.47. Robert isboy I have ever seen. He can always make us laugh.48. I think they have already got theabout th
34、e latest news.49. It s too hard for Lily to stop eating chocolate because she has a （n）.50. Leonardo da Vinci is considered one of the most famousof all time.B）根据汉语提示完成短文。Have you ever been to Mexico during the Day of the Dead（亡灵节）? Lastmonth, I travelled from Colombia to Mexico City for a week just
35、 to take part in thefestival. Its a festival for people to remember their dead family 51（成员）.On November 1st and 2nd, Mexicans will deck（装饰） their families graves（坟墓）, homes and streets with flowers and 52（卡通） paper skulls（颅骨） of different colours.Local people said that they believed good people cou
36、ld finally go to 53B. D. （天堂） after they died. Before that, they would travel through nine 54（区域） of the underworld（冥府）.This 55（古老的） tradition has developed into a modern festival. Its a celebration with a long 56（历史）. Local peo-ple have also 57（混合） new religious elements（宗教元素） from Christian tradit
37、ion.Duringthetwo-dayfestival,mostMexicanfamilieswilldeckthe58（私人的） places of their dead relatives with orange flowers and colourful paperskulls.I learnt during the trip that life and death are just 59（普通的）things in life. We should face them and be60（积极的）. I think I willnever forget this experience.五
38、、语法填空（10 分）阅读下面短文， 在空白处填入一个适当的词， 或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式。It has been four years since Makoto Shinkais movie Your Name first came out.Now, he comes to China again with his 61（late） film Weathering withYou. So far, Makoto Shinkai has made many famous films.“I havent 62（expect） that Your Name would be so popul
39、ar inJapan before,” said Shinkai. When asked about what made him decide 63（create） his new film, he said, “People usually pay a lot of attention 64the weather. Most people will first see whether its sunny 65rainyoutside when they wake up. The weather is important for us.”So his new film describes 66
40、story of Hodaka Morishima, a clever highschool student. In the film, Hodaka meets Hina, the so-called“sunshine girl”and he67（discover） that she is able to change the weather.Then they use this supernatural power（超自然能力） to offer people 68（sun）days on special occasions （场合） . 69, it soon becomes clear
41、 thattheir activities are against the natural balance（平衡）.Shinkai hopes that his new film can do a good job. But as more films will be onshow over the next few weekends, it seems 70（possible） forWeathering with You to be as successful as Your Name in China.六、任务型阅读（5 分）根据短文内容，完成表格。每空一词。Dear Janet,Hi!
42、How are you? Let me tell you a little of what I have been doing. Well, Imenjoying my school holiday right now. Its really wonderful to have four weeks to dowhat I like. I have been keeping myself very busy. I spend my time reading myfavourite novels.Oh yes! Doctor Smith once advised me to lose weigh
43、t. So I do some exercise atleast three times a week. I usually go swimming or cycling. Sometimes, I also invitesome friends over for a tennis game. I have also watched my diet very carefully. Ihave cut down on unhealthy food and soft drinks. It is hard for me to stop myselffrom eating the delicious
44、food. Finally, I have stopped my bad habit of snackingbetween meals.Good news! I have lost 1 kg so far! I am very happy and will keep on doing better.How about you? Do write to me when you are free. Bye for now!Yours,MaryMarys HolidayHow long71weeks 72novels lose weighta. 73at least three times a we
45、ekActivitiesb. go swimming or cycling, and play 74c. pay attention to the dietd.breakthehabitofeatingsnacksmeals七、书面表达（20 分）76. 假如你是李华， 最近收到英国朋友 Alice 的电子邮件。 以下是邮件的一部分，75请你读后回复。要求：80 词左右（开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数） 。From: To: Subject: My father is a hero.Anyway, my father has really set a good example to us al
46、l. I hope I willbecome someone like him in the future.By the way, who is your hero? What does he/she look like? What hashe/she done? Write to me soon.Yours,AliceFrom: To: Subject: my heroDear Alice,Im glad to hear from you. Id like to tell you something about my hero.Yours,Li Hua参考答案参考答案期中测试期中测试听力材料
47、听力材料第一节：听小对话，回答问题。1. W: Wow!The pizza smells delicious.M: Yes. I just made it. Why not have a try?2. M: How about buying Henry a model spaceship as his birthday gift?W: Sounds nice. Henry wants to be an astronaut. He will like it.3. W: Hey, Daniel!Would you like to watch a movie with me this afterno
48、on?M: Im sorry, Jessy. Ive caught a cold. I have to see the doctor this afternoon.4. M: Mum, its 5:30 pm. Tom and Jerry will start in 20 minutes. Can I watch it?W: Well, if you can finish your homework, you can watch it.5. W: Hi, Jack! I bought a cup of juice and a cup of milk. Which one would you l
49、ike?M: Thanks, Wendy. Ive had a toothache for a long time. I cant drink anythingsweet.W: Hope you will be better soon.第二节：听长对话，回答问题。听下面一段较长对话，回答第 67 两小题。M: Hi, Jenny! Youve changed so much during the past few years.W: Oh, hi, Peter!We havent seen each other since we left college in 2013.M: Yeah. I r
50、emember you had short hair and didnt wear glasses at that time.W: Right. I am glad that I can see you again.听下面一段较长对话，回答第 810 三小题。W: Do you travel abroad a lot, Tony?M: Yes, I do. I have been to eight countries so far.W: Thats great!Which country did you visit first?M: Hmm, Australia. I went there w
51、ith a friend in 2011. My favourite place was theSydney Opera House.W: I see. So which country are you planning to go to next?M: Id like to visit India and learn about its culture.第三节：听独白，回答问题。Many people dream of flying to the moon. However, only 12 astronauts havelanded on the moon till now.A Japan
52、ese man plans to go on a trip to the moon in the near future. And he isnot an astro-naut. He has paid a lot of money for the trip. The man will start hismoon trip in 2023. He will take a spaceship to travel around the moon, but he wontland on the moon. And he doesnt want to travel alone, so he will
53、invite six to eightartists to go with him on the trip. The trip will take four or five days.听力部分听力部分一、15. ABBCA610. CABAC1115. BACAB笔试部分笔试部分二、1620. CDABD2125. DCBDB2630. ABCCB三、3135. BDBCB3640. BCCAD4145. ACBCD四、46. has satisfied47. the most humorous48. message49. sweet tooth50. artists51. members52
54、. cartoon53. heaven54. areas55. ancient56. history57. mixed58. private59. common60. active五、61. latest62. expected63. to create64. to65. or66. the67. discovers68. sunny69. However70. impossible六、71. 4/four72. read73. exercise74. tennis75. between七、76. One possible version:From: To: Subject: my heroD
55、ear Alice,Im glad to hear from you. Id like to tell you something about my hero. He ismy uncle.My uncle is a tall man with a round face. He works as a firefighter at the localfire station. In his daily life, he trains hard and is always ready to help others. Lastyear, a big fire happened in Liangshan, Sichuan Province. To protect the people, myuncle and other firefighters put out the fire at the risk of losing their lives.He is such a brave man and a true hero to me. Ill learn from him to be a usefulperson.（89 words）Yours,Li Hua
