2005学年第二学期英语期中试卷
(总分：120份 答题时间：120分钟)
第一部分：单项填空（共15题，每小题1分，满分15分）
1. Little Franz wasted days and months when he _________.
A. should study B. must study
C. should have studied D. must have studied
2. Crusoe held up a ________ candle to ________ the room.
A. lighted; lit B. lit; light C. lighted; light D. lit; give light
3. On each side of the street ________ a lot of trees.
A. stands B. grow C. is standing D. are grown
4. ________ reference books are missing in our school library is large.
A. A number of B. The number of
C. A great deal of D. A lot of
5. If you can’t find him at home, you had better __________ him at work.
A. call on B. call at C. on a visit D. drop in
6. “Can’t you read?” Mary said __________ to the notice.
A. angrily pointing B. and point angrily
C. angrily pointed D. and angrily pointing
7. The medicine is ___________: Wei Fang feels much better.
A. working B. doing C. affecting D. taking
8. The theory he struck _________ true.
A. prove B. to proved C. was proved D. to was proved
9. It was getting dark. What was worse, it seemed difficult to find the road ________ the town.
A. led to B. leading to C. to be leading to D. which leading to
10. Some agree with Jim, but ______ us _______ with Sam.
A. rest of; agree B. the rest of; agrees
C. the rest; agree D. the rest of; agree
11. His invention is _________ and of _________.
A. useful; value B. of use; valuable
C. use; value D. useful; valuable
12. His encouraging speech _________ us to be always ready to fight with the kinds of hardships.
A. excited B. inspired C. interested D. touched
13. _________ from other continents for millions of years, Australia has many plants not found in any other country in the world.
A. Being separated B. Having separated
C. Having been separated D. To be separated
14. What a table! I’ve been seen such a thing before. It is ___ it is long.
A. half not as wide as B. wide not as half as
C. not half as wide as D. as wide as not half
15.-- Do you know where David is? I couldn’t find him anywhere.
-- Well. He __ have gone far—his coats still here.
A. shouldn’t B. mustn’t C. can’t D. wouldn’t
第二部分：完形填空（共20题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
It was the last day of the final examination in a large eastern university. On the steps of one building, a group of engineering seniors gathered, discussing the exam due to begin in a few 16 . On their faces was confidence (自信) . This was their last exam — then on to 17 and jobs.
Some talked of jobs the already had; others talked of jobs they 18 get. With the certainty of four years of college, they felt ready and able to take 19 of the world.
The coming exam, they knew, would be a (n) 20 task. The professor had said they could bring 21 books or notes they wanted, requesting only that they did not 22 each other during the test.
23 they entered the classroom. The professor passed out the papers. And smiles 24 on the students’ faces as they noted there were only five essay-type questions.
Three hours had passed 25 the professor began to collect the papers. The students no longer looked confident. On their faces was a frightened expression. Papers in hand, no one spoke as the professor faced the class.
He looked at the 26 faces before him, and then asked, “How many completed all five questions?” 27 a hand was raised.
“How many answered four?” Still no hands.
“Three? Two?” The students moved restlessly in their seats.
“One, then? Certainly somebody finished 28 .”But the class remained silent.
The professor put down the papers. “That is exactly what I 29 ,” he said. “I just want to impress upon you that, 30 you have completed four years of engineering, there are still many things about the 31 you don’t know. These questions you couldn’t answer are relatively 32 in everyday practice.” Then smiling, he added, “You will all 33 this course, but remember—even though you are now college graduates, your education has just 34 .”
The years have 35 the name of his professor, but not the lesson he taught.
16．A. seconds B. minutes C．hours D．days
17．A．interview B．discussion C．education D．graduation
18．A．would B．must C．had to D．used to
19．A．hold B. control C．charge D．place
20．A．interesting B. necessary C. easy D. unusual
21．A．no B．either C．any D．all
22．A．listen to B．look at C．refer to D．talk to
23．A．Nervously B. Joyfully C．Quickly D. Curiously
24．A．appeared B．changed C. froze D. stopped
25．A．then B．as C．before D．after
26．A．pleased B. worried C. surprised D. moved
27．A．Not B．Once C．Only D．Even
28．A．all B．none C．one D．it
29．A．wondered B. enjoyed C. hated D. expected
30．A．right now B. as though C. now that D. even though
31．A．exam B. subject C. question D. college
32．A．valuable B. difficult C. common D. strange
33．A．pass B. fail C．take D．start
34．A．begun B. completed C. failed D. succeeded
35．A．forgot B. remembered C. strengthened D. weakened
第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）
A
My father and I were very close. I loved pleasing him, and he was always proud of my success. If I won a spelling contest（竞赛）at school, he was on top of the world. Later in life whenever I got a promotion, I’d call my father right away and he’d rush out to tell all his friends. In 1970, when I was named president of the Ford Motor Company, I don’t know which of us was more excited.
Like many native Italians, my parents were very open with their feelings and their love not only at home, but also in public. Most of my friends would never hug their fathers. But I hugged and kissed my dad at every opportunity nothing could have felt more natural.
He was a curious（好奇的）man who was always trying new things. He was the first person in Allentown to buy motorcycle. Unfortunately, my father and his motorcycle didn’t get along too well. He fell off it so often that he got rid of it just a month after buying it. As a result, he never again trusted any vehicle（车辆）with less that four wheels.
Because of that motorcycle, I wasn’t allowed to have a bicycle when I was growing up. Whenever I wanted to ride a bike, I had to borrow one from a friend. On the other hand, my father let me drive a car as soon as I turned sixteen.
36. When I won a contest at school, my father would________
A. tell all his friends about it B. feel most happy over it
C. get very surprised at it D. be much more excited than I
37. I hugged and kissed my father at every opportunity, _________.
A. even though I hated to do it
B. because I was told to do it by my father
C. as I was named president of the Ford Motor Company
D. for I felt it quite natural to do it
38. Which of the following statements shows that my father was a curious man?
A. I wasn’t allowed to have a car when I was growing up.
B. He was the first man in the town to buy a motorcycle.
C. He was always proud of my success.
D. He was very open with his feelings and his love.
39. Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. My father loved his motorcycle. He rode through the dirty streets of Allentown everyday.
B. I was not allowed to have a bicycle when I was growing up, but when I was just 16 I was allowed to drive a car.
C. My father was always proud of what I did. He was very pleased when I won a spelling contest at school.
D. My father bought a motorcycle, but got rid of it because he fell off it so often.
40. What does the underlined word “promotion” in Paragraph 1 mean in Chinese?
A. 报酬 B. 好处 C. 提升 D. 快乐
B
People are making more and more demands on the world’s natural resources. If babies born in 1991 live for eighty years, the human population of the world may be from twice to three times the present total by 2070. In other words, they will have to share what is left of the earth’s resources with 15 billion other people. But hopefully there will be an important decrease in the growth of population. What if this does not happen? The answer is that by the time before the babies born in 1991 reach the age of 40 they could be sharing resources with as many as 10 billion other people.
Limiting the pollution of water and the atmosphere, controlling the output of the chemicals that may be causing the global warming and climate change, and eating less meat may have some help, but can anyone seriously imagine that these are going to solve the problems of the “baby class” of 1991?
There is no getting away from the fact that people are responsible for the present state of the world, and only people can solve the problems. The decisions have to be taken by people as members of national and local governments; as leaders and decision-makers in industry; as scientists and technologists; as professional engineers and designers; as religious (宗教的) leaders and individual citizens.
41．Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?
A．Making More Demands on the Natural Resources.
B．Limiting the Pollution of Air and Water.
C．Reducing the World Population.
D．Saving the Babies of 1991.
42．What does the author mean by “the problems of the ‘baby class’ of 1991”?
A．A large number of babies will be born after 1991.
B．Babies born in 1991 won’t live a long life.
C．The children of 1991 are not given good education.
D．The problems caused by babies born in 1991.
43．This short passage is probably taken from .
A．a news report B．a guide to the world
C．an article by a medical worker D．a government report
C
She was a poor girl who worked to get money to pay for her lessons. She became the most famous woman scientist of her time. That is the story of Marie Curie’s life.
Marie was born in 1867. Her name was Marie Sklodovska then. She lived in Poland where her father was a teacher. Everyone soon saw that Marie had a quick mind. When she was quite young, she lived nothing better that to spend hours reading books. But her body was thin and weak; so her mother often asked her to leave her lessons and play out in the sun.
Marie’s mother died when her youngest daughter was only ten. From then on, Marie knew that she would have to work hard at her lessons if she wanted be successful in her life. She studied very hard and won top honors at her school.
Marie and her older sister, Bronya, dreamed of studying in France at the Sorbonne. Their father, however, did not get enough money to send them there. Marie had an idea, she would teach at home and send her money to Bronya. After her sister finished studying in Paris, she could get work and send Marie the money to study there herself.
44. Marie paid the school for her education by_________.
A. writing stories B. working hard
C. reading books D. playing out in the sun
45. Marie, the most famous woman scientist of her time, was born in 1867 and lived in___________.
A. Paris B. France C. Poland D. England
46. After her mother died, Marie knew she had to ________________.
A. work hard at her lessons B. support her father
C. give up her lessons D. earn some money
47. Both her older sister and Marie wished to __________________.
A. visit France B. visit Sorbonne
C. teach at home D. study at Sorbonne
D
“Don’t be shy, just try!” A ten-year-old girl is calling out to people, trying to get them open their mouths at the opening ceremony（开幕式）of the Second English Language Festival for Beijingers.
The festival, held on October 3-5 in downtown Beijing, was part of a series of activities to improve foreign language proficiency（熟练程度）in the city.
The organizer was the Beijing Speaks Foreign Language Programme Organizing Committee. Their major function is to help the capital get ready for the 2008 Olympic Games by providing an up-to-date language environment, and helping change Beijing into an international city.
“The festival has got a good welcome because it gives people an opportunity to practice their English, learn about English training, and share experience and methods in studying English. It will be held every year until 2008,” explained Li Honghai, deputy director of the Committee.
More than 100,000 people visited it this year, double the number of last year.
There were a variety of activities at the three-day-festival. English education experts were on hand to lecture on how to study English well. Li Yang, the inventor of “Crazy English”, added his own touch, offering advice on how to improve spoken English and how to memorize words and expressions. Hundreds of language schools set up stalls（书摊）to show their own particular way of language learning. Then New Oriental School, which helps students prepare for the TOEFL, GRE and other tests required for studying abroad, was a major attraction.
48. Why was the girl calling out to people?
A. To draw people’s attention.
B. To get help.
C. To encourage people to speak English.
D. To show that her English is very good.
49. Which of the following statements is not true?
A. People have given a good welcome to the festival.
B. After 2008, the festival will not be held every year.
C. The number of people visiting the festival is twice as large as that of last year.
D. There were few kinds of activities at the festival.
50. What can we know from the passage?
A. The festival will be held in Tianjin next year.
B. The festival lasted for three days.
C. It was Li Yang who organized the festival this year.
D. The real organizer of the festival was the New Oriental School.
51. The festival ____________.
A. helped to change Beijing into an international city.
B. could provide an up-to-date language environment.
C. offered people a good chance to share experience and methods in learning English .
D. all of the above.
E
Laptop(便携式) computers are popular all over the world. People use them on trains and airplanes, in airports and hotels. These laptops connect people to their workplace. In the United States today, laptops also connect students to their classrooms.
Westlake College in Virginia will start a laptop computer program that allows students to do schoolwork anywhere they want. Within five years, each of the 1,500 students at college will receive a laptop. The laptops are part of a $ 10 million computer program at Westlake, a 100-year-old access(通道) to the Internet. In addition, they will be capable to use e-mail to “speak” with their teachers, their classmates, and their families. However, the most important part of the laptop program is that students will be capable to use computers without going to computer labs. They can work with it at home, in a fast-food restaurant or under the tree—any where at all!
Because there are many changes in computer technology, laptop use in higher education, such as colleges and universities, is workable. As laptops become more powerful, they become more similar to desktop computer. In addition, the portable Internet, but also libraries and other resources. State higher education officials are studying how laptops can help students. States official also are testing laptop programs at other universities, too.
At Westlake College, more than 60 percent of the staff use computers. The laptops will allow all teachers to use computers in their lessons. As one Westlake teacher said, “Here we are in the middle of Virginia and we’re giving students a window on the world. They can see everything and do everything.
52. The main purpose of the laptop program is to give each student a laptop to___
A. use for their schoolwork. B. access the Internet
C. work at home. D. connect them to libraries.
53. Why is the underlined word “speak” in the second paragraph in quotation marks?
A. They don’t really talk. B. They use the computer language.
C. Laptops have speakers. D. None of the above reasons is correct.
54. Which of the following is true about Westlake College?
A. All of teachers use computers.
B. 1500 students have laptops.
C. It is an old college in America.
D. Students there can do everything.
55. What can we infer from the passage?
A. The program is not reachable.
B. The program is not workable.
C. The program is too expensive.
D. We don’t know the result yet.
第四部分：单词拼写（满分10分）
56. Tourists have been advised not to wear expensive j________ in public places or they will become easy target for thieves.
57. It’s g_________ of you to lend me so much money.
58. To h_________ someone means to treat them with special attention and respect.
59. He has s________ eyes; he catches sight of things quickly.
60. Copper c________ electricity better than other materials.
61. An _________(祖先) is someone who is related to you and who lived a long time ago.
62. Mary speaks good English, she has an _________(优势) because her mother is English.
63. I tried to ________(安慰) Tom when I knew he failed in the examination.
64. We had an ________(争论) with the waiter about the bill.
65. Before you go camping somewhere, you’d better get your cellphone fully________(充电).
第五部分：改错 (满分10分)
Dear Sir or Madam,
I see your advertisement in a student magazine and 66.________
I’m interesting to know more about your diving course. 67._________.
First of all, I should explain that although I can swim I’m 68._________
not very confident in the water. But you mentioned your 69.________
advertisement that your instructors(教练) are full qualified(称职的), 70.______
so I believe they’ll able to teach someone like me to dive. 71._________
I have one week’s holiday in the three week of June 72.________
and would like to know that if there’s a course run at 73._________
that time. How much does a week’s course worth? Finally, 74._________
if I decide to go ahead, are there any special equipment I 75._________
need to buy or is everything provided by your company?
I look forward to hearing from you.
Sincerely yours,
Tom
第六部分：书面表达（满分15分）
你在美国学习时住在the Smith家里，他们8岁的儿子Mike正在学习装
控直升机，遇到了困难，他认为自己年龄太小，不适合做这项活动，因而
你发了电子邮件，想请你发表意见。请你用英语以“You are never too young
to do something”为题，给他写一封回信，鼓励他坚持下去。为了说明你的
点，你还搜寻到一些事例，列在下面的表格中。
| Achievement | Age | |
| Tiger Woods(伍兹) | 开始打高尔夫球（golfing） | 10个月 |
| Shirley Temple(秀兰 邓波) | 电影明星 | 3岁 |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart(莫扎特) | 作曲 | 4岁 |
| Mei Lanfang(梅兰芳) | 第一次登台演京剧（Beijing Opera） | 10岁 |
| Pele(贝利) | 职业球星（professional soccer） | 15岁 |
| Tara Lipinski(利平斯基) | 获得奥林匹克滑冰项目的金牌 | 15岁 |
注意：1. 词数：100左右。
2. 使用所给的全部信息，必要时可增加内容，打乱顺序，使短文通顺、连贯。
3. 开头和结尾已写好（不计入总词数）。
Dear Mike,
I was glad to know that you are learning to build a remote helicopter. It’s challenging work to do______________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________Yours,_____
_______________________________________________________Li_Ming___
2005学年第二学期英语期中试卷答案
Class_______ No._______ Name______
第一卷（85分）
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
| 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 |
| 46 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 50 | 51 | 52 | 53 | 54 | 55 | |||||
第二卷（共35分）
第四部分： 单词填空：（共10小题， 每小题1分， 满分10）
56. __________________ 57. __________________
58. __________________ 59. __________________
60. __________________ 61. __________________
62. __________________ 63. __________________
64. __________________ 65. __________________
第五部分：改错 (满分10分)
Dear Sir or Madam,
I see your advertisement in a student magazine and 66.________
I’m interesting to know more about your diving course. 67._________.
First of all, I should explain that although I can swim I’m 68._________
not very confident in the water. But you mentioned your 69.________
advertisement that your instructors(教练) are full qualified(称职的), 70.______
so I believe they’ll able to teach someone like me to dive. 71._________
I have one week’s holiday in the three week of June 72.________
and would like to know that if there’s a course run at 73._________
that time. How much does a week’s course worth? Finally, 74._________
if I decide to go ahead, are there any special equipment I 75._________
need to buy or is everything provided by your company?
I look forward to hearing from you.
Sincerely yours,
Tom
第六部分：书面表达（满分15分）
Dear Mike,
I was glad to know that you are learning to build a remote helicopter. It’s challenging work to do______________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________Yours,_____
_______________________________________________________Li_Ming___
2005学年第二学期英语期中试卷答案
(总分：120份 答题时间：120分钟)
第一部分：单项填空（共15题，每小题1分，满分15分）
1~5 C B B B A 6~10 A A B B D 11~15 A B C C C
第二部分：完形填空（共20题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
16~20 B D A B C 21~25 B D B A C
26~30 B A C D D 31~35 B C A A D
第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）
36~40 D D B A C 41~45 C D A B C
46~50 A D C B D 51~55 D A A C D
第四部分：单词拼写（满分10分）
56. jewelry/ jewelry 57. generous 58. hono(u)r 59. sharp 60.charge
61. ancestor 62. advantage 63. comfort 64. argument 65. charged
第五部分：改错 (满分10分)
66. see改为saw 67. interesting改为interested 68. 正确
69. your前加in 70. full改为fully 71. able 前加be
72. three 改为third 73. 去掉that 74. worth改为cost 75. are改为is
第六部分：书面表达（满分15分）
One possible version:
In my opinion, you are never too young to do things. For example, Tara Lipinski, the American ice skater, won an Olympic gold medal when she was fifteen. Pele, the great Brazilian soccer player, became a professional soccer star the same age as Tara Lipinski, And Mei Laanfang, a famous Chinese opera singer, first performed Beijing Opera when he was ten. Another example is Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, who started writing music at four. There are still more examples. Shirley Temple was a movie star at the age of three and Tiger Woods started golfing when he was only ten months old!