Mid-term Test

Mid-termTestPartⅠListeningPartⅡStructurePartⅢReadingComprehensionPartⅣTranslationPartⅤWritingPartⅠListening Directions:Thispartistotestyourlisteningability.Thereare3tasksforyoutofulfill.Youshouldlistencarefullyanddothetasksasyouareinstructed. Task1Directions:Youwillhearfivequestionsinthispart,listencarefullyandthenfindtheproperresponsetothequestion.Underlinetheletteryouchoose. Task2Directions:Thereare5-recordeddialogues.Aftereachdialogue,thereisarecordedquestion.Boththedialoguesandquestionswillbespokentwotimes.Whenyouhearaquestion,youshoulddecideonthecorrectanswerfromthe4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD. Task3Directions:Inthispartyouwillhearashortpassagethreetimes.Listencarefullyandfillintheblanks.PartⅡStructure Directions:Thispartistotestyourabilitytousewordsandphrasescorrectlytoconstructmeaningfulandgrammaticallycorrectsentences.Itconsistsof2tasks. Task1Directions:Thereare20incompletesentenceshere.Youarerequiredtocompleteeachonebychoosingtheproperanswerfromthe4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD. 1.Wouldyouplease______thelisteningcomprehensionscriptuntilafteryouhavelistenedtothetape. A.don’tread B.don’ttoreadC.nottoreadD.notread 2._______ahotday,Idecidedtogoforaswim. A.What B.Itbeing C.Being D.Such3.SinceIwasachildwe____inEngland.A.live B.havelived C.lived D.wereliving4.Couldyoulendmeyourradioforaweek?Myradiowasbroken.Itneeds_______.A.repaired B.berepaired C.repairing D.torepair5.______thefilm,hedeclinedhisfriend’sinvitationtogotothecinema.A.Seeing B.Seen C.Tosee D.Havingseen6.Youshouldmakeanearlystart______youwon’tgetstuckinthetraffic.A.nowthat B.sothat C.inorder D.lest7.Thisisoneofthemostwonderfulfilms_____Ihaveeverseen.A.which B.what C.that D.then8.Theraindelayedus.Butfortherain__________.A.wehadbeenintime B.wewouldhavebeenintimeC.wemusthavebeenintime D.wecanbeintime9.ThisATMhasbeenoutofserviceforafewdays.Itshould____lastweek.A.fix B.befixed C.havefixed D.havebeenfixed10.Istayedupallnight___tofindanewsolutiontotheproblem.A.trying B.havetried C.try D.tried11.Ifyouareworried____theproblem,youshoulddosomesomethingaboutit.A.with B.for C.on D.about12._____withthedevelopedcountries,someAfricancountriesareleftfarbehindintermsofpeople’slivingstandard.A.CompareB.TocompareC.Compared D.Comparing13.LiLeididn’tmeetthefamousAmericanprofessor_____hewasonholidayinAmericalastyear.A.unless B.until C.if D.whether14.BythetimeyougettoShanghaitomorrow,I___forChongqing.A.amleaving B.willleave C.shallhaveleft D.hadleft15.Please___gototheairportifyouwanttoseeheroff.A.may B.do C.notto D.then16.Don’tjudgeaperson___one’sappearance.A.intermsof B.inatermofC.inthetermof D.intermof17.Aworldlanguagewillbe___forusall.A.greatlyhelpB.ofgreathelpC.greathelpful D.greathelped18.Pleasemakea________fortworoomsforthematthehotel.A.revisionB.reserveC.claimD.reservation19.Therulesofsafedriving______toeveryone.A.adoptB.approach C.attach D.apply20.Theoldladycomplainedtothegeneralmanagerthatthewaitershouldnot_____toomuchforhisservice.A.chargeB.giveC.costD.offer Task2Directions:Thereare10incompletesentenceshere.Youshouldfillineachblankwiththeproperformofthewordgiveninthebrackets. 21.Iamgoingtogetmyfriend(drive)_________________metotheairport. 22.(give)________therightinformation,weknewwhattodo. 23.Nodoubtthereissometruthtothese(complain)____________,buttheproblemisnoteasytosolve. 24.Idon’trememberever(speak)___________illbehindyourback.25.Iknowhedoesn’tsmokenow;butdidheuse(smoke)___________before?26.Itseemsthatyouranswerisnot(satisfy)_____________toyourmanager.27.Shesaidshewasnotusedto(drink)____________drinks.28.Whatshouldbedone(do)___________intimesofar.29.It’snotworthtakingataxioversuchashort(distant)_____________.30.Itmightbeasimple(decide)___________totakearaincoatwhengoingtooffice.PartⅢReadingComprehension Directions:Thispartistotestyourreadingability.Thereare5tasksforyoutofulfill.Youshouldreadthematerialcarefullyanddothetasksasyouareinstructed. Task1Directions:Afterreadingthefollowingpassage,youwillfind5questionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachquestionorstatementthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshouldmakethecorrectchoice. Thehousesweliveinareveryimportant.Theykeepusfrombeingcoldinthewinterandhotinthesummer.Inthewintertheykeepoutthesnow.Theyalsokeepoutthewind.Evenifitisblowingoutside,weareniceandwarminside.Inthesummerhouseskeepthehotsunfromus.Whenitrains,theykeepusfromgettingwet. Housesarealsoplaceswherewecanfeelsafe.Peoplecan’tgetatusorourthings.Housesgiveusaplacetobetogetherwithourfamiliesandfriends.Mothersandfatherscarefortheirchildrenthere.Thechildrenplaythere.Thefamilyeatandsleepunderthesameroof. Housesaredifferentinmanyways.Theyaremadeofdifferentthings.Somehousesaremadeofwood.Somearemadeofstone.Sometimesmorethanonethingisusedtomakeahouse. Housescomeindifferentsizes.Somehouseshaveonlyoneroom.Somehouseshavemorethanoneroom.Bigapartmenthousesfoundincitieshaveagreatmanyrooms.Theyholdmanyfamilies.Theroomsinwhicheachfamilylivesarecalledanapartment. Housesaredifferentinthewaystheyarebuilt.Housesinhotcountriescanbelightlybuilt.Inplacesitrainsmuchofthetime,housemustkeepoutthewater.1.Accordingtothepassage,thehousescankeepout_____________.A.thewindB.thesnowC.hotsunD.alltheabove2.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinthepassage?A.Peoplefeelsafeinhouse.B.Childrenoftenplayinhouse.C.Familiesandfriendsgettogetherinhouse.D.Familiesandfriendsliveinthesamehouse.3.Housesare_________insizesandmanyways.A.beautifulB.thesameC.differentD.similar4.WhichofthefollowisNotthethingusedtobuildhouses?A.steelB.stoneC.cottonD.stoneandwood5.Fromthepassagewecaninferthat____________________.A.peopleinsomeplacesitrainsmuchofthetimeliketoliveinhousewhichcankeepoutofthewater.B.peopleinthecoldplacesliketoliveinthestronghousestokeepsafe.C.peopleinhotplaceslikeinthelightly-builthousestogetheatD.peoplemayfindmorebigapartmentincitiesthanintowns. Task2Directions:ThistaskisthesameasTaskl. Atonetimeoranotherwehaveallstoppedtothinkabouttheweather.Somedaystheweatherisgood.Somedaystheweatherisbad.Stilltherearedayswhentheweatherseemstochangesfromhourtohour.Adaythatstartsoutfinemightnotstaythatway.Sometimesadaythatseemsbadturnsoutbetterthanyouthoughtitwould.Therearewaysofunderstandingtheweather.Onewayistostudytheclouds. Notwocloudsareeveralike.Butitisstillpossibletogroupcloudsandtogivethemnames.Wecanrecognizethedifferentkindsofcloudsandwatchthemforsignsofchangingweather. Asarule,thehighertheclouds,thebettertheweather.Andthelowertheclouds,theworsetheweatherislikelytobe.Topredicttheweather,therearethreethingsaboutcloudsyoushouldlookfor:movement,color,andchange. Cloudscantellyouifstormisonway.Forexample,smallfeatherycircusclouds(卷云)canbecomethickandmovelower.Thismeansrainisontheway.Ifthereisasudden,coolbreeze(微风)andadarkthundercloudsappear,thenastormisabouttobreakout.6.Accordingtothefirstparagraph,wecansaythat___________.A.theweatheralwaysremainsthesameinadayB.afinedaycan’tlastforlongC.werarelythinkabouttheweatherD.theweatherchangesalot7.Theimportanceofstudyingcloudsisto___________.A.learnaboutthechangeofweatherB.groupthemandgivethemnamesC.tellthedifferencesincloudsD.findthelikenessofclouds8.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.Ifcloudsarehigh,therewillbebadweather.B.Thecolorofcloudsisafactortohelppredicttheweather.C.Iftheweatherisgood,thecloudsmustbeverylow.D.Tostudycloudsistheonlywaytounderstandtheweather.9.Whichofthefollowingisthesignofastorm?A.Asuddenandwarmwind.B.Thickandlowerclouds.C.Smallandfeatherycirrusclouds.D.Darkandthunderclouds.10.Thispassageismainlyabout___________.A.thecausesofdifferencesinweatherB.thewaysofgroupingandnamingcloudsC.therelationbetweentheweatherandcloudsD.thesignsoftherainandstorm Task3Directions:Thefollowingisanarticleabouthowtofrychips.Afterreadingit,youshouldcompletetheinformationbyfillingintheblanksinthetablebelow. Ingredients(成份) 800gpotatoes,peeledandcutintothickchips,oilforshallowordeepfrying. Method Shallowfrythick,fatchipsinhotoiluntilcrisp.Dryonbrownpaper(牛皮纸),sprinklewithseasaltandserve.Amoretraditionalwaytomakechipsistodeepfrythem.Drychipsthoroughlyanddeeplyfrytheminafryingbasket,in3or4times,inhotoiluntilcookedthrough4to5minutes.Removethebasketandincreasethetemperatureoftheoil.Deepfrychipsforafurther2to3minute,oruntilcrisp. FriedChipsIngredients:Potatoes,peeledandcutintothickchips,oilMethod:Shallowfry:dryon_____11________.Deepfry:drychips_____12_______anddeepfryina_______13______for________14________minutes.Removethebasketand______15__________thetemperaturefor2to3minutes. Task4Directions:Thefollowingisalistofkitchenitems.Afterreadingit,youarerequiredtofindtheitemsequivalenttothosegiveninChineseinthetablebelow.Thenyoushouldputtheproperlettersinthebrackets.A.SpringFestivalB.NewYear’sDayC.LanternFestivalDumplingsD.Tomb-sweepingDayE.TheNewYear’sEveF.MayDayG.DragonBoatFestivalH.Water-splashingFestivalI.ChristmasDayJ.ChristmasEveK.Mother’sDayL.Father’sDayM.ThanksgivingDayN.SaintValentine’sDayO.TheMid-autumnFestivalExample:(C)元宵节 （G）端午节 16.()母亲节()情人节17.()感恩节()国际劳动节18.()泼水节()新年19.()春节()父亲节20.()圣诞节()中秋节 Task5Directions:ThefollowingissomeinformationaboutPatekPhilippe.Afterreadingityoushouldgivebriefanswerstothefivequestions(withnomorethanfourwords.)followingit. Formorethanacenturyandahalf,PatekPhilippehasbeenknownasthefinestwatchintheworld.Thereasonisverysimple.Itismadedifferently.It’smadeusingskillsandtechniquesthatothershavelostorforgotten.Itismadewithattentiontodetailveryfewpeoplewouldnotice.Itismadewehavetoadmit,withatotaldisregardfortime.IfaparticularPatekPhilippemovementrequiresfouryearsofcontinuousworktobringtoabsoluteperfection,wewilltakefouryears.Theresultwillbeawatchthatisunlikelyanyother.Awatchwithadistinction;thosewhowillonlyacceptthebest.ForthedaythatyoutakedeliveryofyourPatekPhilippe,youwillhaveacquiredthebest.Awatchthatwasmadetobetreasured.21.Whatkindofproductisadvertisedinthepassage?_______________________________________________.22.What’sthebrandnameoftheproducts?______________________________________________.23.HowlonghasPatekPlilippebeenknownasthefinestintheworld?______________________________________________.24.WhyisPatekPhilipperegardedasthebestwatch?____________________________________________.25.Whatmayimpressyoumostatthefirstglanceofthewatch?______________________________________________.PartⅣTranslation Directions:ThispartistotestyourabilitytotranslateEnglishintoChinese.Aftereachsentence,youwillreadfourchoicesofsuggestedtranslation.Youshouldchoosethebesttranslationandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheet.Andwriteyourtranslationinthecorrespondingspaceatlast.1.Iamsorrythattheshoesarenotavailableinyoursize.A.对不起，你要的那种尺码的鞋我们已经卖完了。B.对不起，我们没有你要的那种尺码的鞋。C.对不起，你要的那种样式的鞋已经卖完了。D.对不起，你要的那种类型的鞋我们没有。2.Allthemainparticipantsmustbepreparedfordifficultiesandmustbepreparedtowithstandcriticism.A.所有的主要参与者都必须准备应付困难和承受批评。B.所有的主要参与者都是为了应付困难和批评作准备的。C.所有的主要参与者都必须为应付困难和批评做好准备。D.所有的最重要的参与者都必须预备应付困难和承受批评。3.Oceansdonotsomuchdividetheworldasuniteit.A.与其说海洋分隔了世界不如说海洋连结了世界。B.海洋没有分隔世界，却连结了世界。C.是海洋把整个世界联合在一起而没有分隔。D.海洋没有象连结世界那样分隔世界。4.Helookedjustashehadlookedtenyearsbefore.A.他就这样看着，象十年前一样。B.跟十年前比他变化不大。C.他看起来就象十年前一样。D.现在他的样子跟十年前一样。5.Withtheinventionanddevelopmentoftelevision,entertainmenthasgrownmuchmorevisualincharacterandisdemandinglessanduseoftheimagination,consideredbymanytobeman’sgreatestfaculty.PartⅤWriting Directions:Thispartistotestyourabilitytodopracticalwriting.YouarerequiredtowritealetteraccordingtothefollowinginformationgiveninChinese.RememberdonothavetotranslatetheChinesewordforword. 假想你叫王兰，上月去广州出差时，在一家商店买了一架照相机，并在广州拍了一些照片。回家后将胶卷冲洗出来，却发现什么也没有照上，因此非常恼火。今天（五月二日）给该店写信投诉，并寄回相机，坚决 要求 对教师党员的评价套管和固井爆破片与爆破装置仓库管理基本要求三甲医院都需要复审吗 退款。 [Wordsforreference]出差beonbusiness;冲洗develop;退款refund