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2、语学科期中考试卷（考试时间：120分钟满分：150分）第I卷(共103分)I. Listening Comprehension（30分）Section ADirections: In Section A， you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation， a question will be asked about what was said。 The conversations and the questions will be spoken only on
3、ce. After you hear a conversation and the question about it， read the four possible answers on your paper， and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard。1。 A. 4：45 B. 5:15 C。5：50 D。 5:452。 A . At home. B. In a restaurant。 C。 In a car。 D. On the street.3. A. Colleagues。 B。 Hu
4、sband and wife。 C. Employer and employee。 D。 Mother and son4。 A。 Listening to some loud music. B。 Testing the earphones. C. Talking loudly on the phone 。 D. Preparing for the speech contest.5. A。 Pick up his son from school. B。 Meet the woman in her office。 C。 Work on a report. D。 Prepare dinner for
5、 his son.6. A. She discussed the sports program with Mr。 Wright.B。 She is about to call Mr. Wrights secretary。C。 She will see Mr. Wright at lunch time.D。 She failed to reach Mr。 Wright.7。 A. To find out more about the topic for the conference.B。 To make a copy of the schedule for his friend.C。 To ge
6、t the conference schedule for the woman.D. To pick up the woman from the library.8. A。 It can stand any crash。 B。 It is not as good as hers。C. It was once damaged。 D。 It is kept in good condition。9. A。 She has been warmed to improve her working efficiency.B. She has been fired because of her poor pe
7、rformance.C. She has been promoted to a well-paid position。D。 She has been dismissed due to the economic crisis.10. A。 More sleep can get the man back onto the right track。B. Tiredness is a typical symptom of lack of exercise.C。 The man should spend more time outdoors.D。 People tend to work longer h
8、ours with artificial lighting.Section BDirections： In section B, you will hear two short passages， and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages. The passages will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on y
9、our paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard。Question 11 through 13 are based on the following passage。11. A。 To work for Mr. Brown. B。 To bake cakes。C。 To take a training course。 D。 To go to Paris.12. A. By taking a cooking test.B. By writing to Mr. Brown。C
10、. By making a delicious cake.D。 By having baking experience.13。 A. Popular. B. Optimistic. C. Experienced。 D. Ambitious.Question 14 through 16 are based on the following passage。14. A。 Great market demands for online buying.B. Benefits for businessmen and consumers。C. Group buying online-a new shopp
11、ing model。D. Discounts and good services available online.15. A. By purchasing cheaper goods。B. By inviting others to buy together.C。 By providing personal information publicly。D。 By checking the conditions of sales carefully.16. A。 Consumers gain more benefits than merchants。B. There are many probl
12、ems in group buying online。C. The group buying business is now in good condition.D. Group buying helps merchants to sell more products.Section CDirections: In section C， you will hear two longer conversations. The conversations will be read twice。 After you hear each conversation， you are required t
13、o fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Write your answers on you answer sheet.Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation。Toms mood：He is _17_。The object broken by Tom：A _18_。The unfair thing for Paul:He had to pay for the _19_。The compensation deed:Tom s
14、hould _20_ to Mr。 Henry and give back the money to Paul.Complete the form。 Write ONE WORD for each answer.Blank 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation。Information about the ApplicantWhat does the man want to figure out?Shellys _21_.Where does Shelly work now？She is working for _22_.Wh
15、at is her present job?She works in the department of _23_.What should employees do if they are allowed to take up six hours a week at full pay？They are expected to _24_.Complete the form。 Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.II. Grammar and Vocabulary.（26分）Section ADirections： After readin
16、g the passages below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct。 For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word； for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.（A）The problem with much mobile technology is th
17、at its not really designed to be used while youre actually mobile. The human brain can only pay attention to about three things at a time and concentrate effectively on just one of them。 Even though the consequences of smart phone distraction are sometimes _25_(amuse）， they can also be serious.The n
18、umber of children _26_（admit） to hospitals after accidents in public playgrounds has climbed by about a third in five years, according to NHS data。 Experts in both Britain and the US， _27_ a similar rise has occurred suggest some of the increase may be a result of parents being too distracted by the
19、ir phones _28_ (take） care of their children properly。And now comes evidence showing that 11year-old children are three times more likely to be hurt or seriously injured on the way to and from school than 10-year-old， since 11 is the average age at which children receive their first mobile phone, si
20、x times more likely to send a test _29_ it happens。_30_ quarter of children surveyed admitted that they had been distracted by personal technology while crossing the road. “There is, the report concluded, “a clear connection _31_ the use of technology and time of serious accidents with children.(B）D
21、C Hilton was one of the first Americans to find out that there was money to be made in the middle of the night。 52 years ago he bought a small restaurant on US highway 69, in Oklahoma. His main customers were truck drivers and traveling salesmen who drank coffee and ate cheeseburgers when they stopp
22、ed _32_(break） their journey。It was they _33_ first tried to persuade Hilton to remain open all night。 _34_(think) about it for a while, he suddenly made up his mind. He took the door key and threw it across the road。 He hasnt closed the door ever since.Over the years his simple burger caf has been
23、expanded _35_ a 24-hour roadside empire， with a 100-seat restaurant, a petrol station， a mini shopping market， a car park for mobile homes and all-night selfhelp laundry.Hilton was a pioneer in a 24hour working trend， _36_ has now caught on around the world. Today not only restaurants but also banks
24、， supermarkets, mail-order firms, travel agencies and many other businesses are beginning to be open all night。 But is this really a good thing？So far, a lot of research _37_（do) in America on the effect of 24hour working, and there is growing concern about the long-term dangers of society that does
25、nt sleep。 Americans are said to be sleeping 20 less than _38_ did 100 years ago, and 55% claim to suffer at least occasionally from over-tiredness. Several of the _39_（bad） manmade disasters happened in the last few hours before dawn， when even the most experienced nightworker has difficulty _40_（st
26、ay） awake。Section BDirections： Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.A. basicB. applicantsC. extraordinaryD。 distinguishE. privateF。 contributeG. exposeH。 shiftedI。 challengesJ。 specialtyK。 favore
27、dMany of us grow up dreaming of becoming an astronaut. Ever wonder what it takes to be one？Take NASA for example。In order to catch NASAs eye, wouldbe astronauts must not only stand out in required skills and pass physical and psychological exams， but also find unique ways to _41_ themselves from the
28、 harsh competition。NASAs requirements for becoming an astronaut have changed over the years。 Originally, it _42_ candidates with a military flight background, with at least 1000 hours spent in command of a jet aircraft. In 1978, however, NASA _43_ its focus to a more varied group of astronauts： scie
29、ntists and engineers with at least three years of experience in their respective fields。During the years of shuttle missions, everyone had a _44_： some would focus on robotics, others on spacewalks or maintenance. To walk on the space station, astronauts must be able to perform all tasks, which enco
30、urage _45_ to acquire different experiences。 Jeanette Epps， an astronaut, studied aerospace engineering, worked at Ford Motor Company and took a job with the CIA before joining NASA, She says astronauts varied backgrounds _46_ to their ability to adapt and learn anything quickly。After ensuring that
31、candidates are U.S citizens and that they satisfy _47_ education and experience requirements, the selection committee enters a gray area. “Were not really looking for one thing, just a good mix of things，” said Duane Ross， the manager for astronaut candidate selection and training。To the committee, candidates who take on _48_ outside of the workplace demonstrate curiosity and energy。 Many astronauts who dont have a military background do hold a(n)_49_ piloting license. Some are e
