期中质量检测(时间：120分钟　满分：150分)第Ⅰ卷　第一部分：听力(共两节，满分30分)第一节(共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。(Text 1)M: The snow has stopped. Let’s go out and play.W: No. It’s warm inside.(Text 2)M: How much do I need to pay?W: The shoes cost 40 dollars and the coat costs 120 dollars.(Text 3)W: I like hanging out with Tom.M: Everybody likes him. He is very funny.W: I feel happy to be around him.(Text 4)M: After working for ten hours, now I just need a bed.W: You work too hard.M: I have no choice. It’s my first job. I want to perform well.W: But health is more important.(Text 5)W: I like your new bike.M: My aunt bought it for me. She doesn’t want me to come to school on foot every day.W: You live a little far. A bike is a must. I want a new bike too. How much does it cost?M: 200 dollars.1．What’s the weather probably like today?A．Warm.　　　B．Hot.　　　C．Cold.2．How much does the man need to pay in all?A．40 dollars. B．120 dollars. C．160 dollars.3．What do we know about Tom?A．He is popular with others.B．He doesn’t like telling jokes.C．He likes the woman very much.4．What does the woman think of the man?A．He works too hard.第 1 页


B．He doesn’t do his job well.C．He pays too much attention to his health.5．What does the woman want to do?A．To buy a new bike.B．To borrow the man’s bike.C．To sell her old bike.第二节(共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。 (Text 6)W: Your son Ted looks so lovely in the picture.M: Thanks. It was taken when he was two years old. Five years have passed. How timeflies!W: Time flies. My daughter Cindy is already twelve years old now.M: Really? I can’t believe this. She was only three years old when I saw her last time.W: She is in middle school now. But she doesn’t like school. She wants to be a popsinger.M: Ted wants to be a guitar player.6．How old is Ted now?A．2 years old. B．5 years old. C．7 years old.7．What does the woman’s daughter want to be?A．A teacher. B．A singer. C．A guitar player.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。 (Text 7)W: Can I help you?M: I bought a cellphone here a week ago. But there are many problems with it.W: What are the problems?M: This button often doesn’t work. I often can’t hear clearly. And the back of the phoneis too loose. I want to exchange it.W: Let me check your phone first ... I’m afraid I can’t exchange it for you. Look here. Itis slightly damaged. You must have dropped it onto the ground.M: But I haven’t, Madam. I’m really busy this afternoon. Could I speak to yourmanager, please?第 2 页


W: I’m sorry, but he’s not in the store now.M: Then I’ll come back tomorrow.8．What does the woman do?A．A shop assistant.B．A repairer.C．A manager.9．What does the man want to do?A．To repair his phone.B．To buy a new phone.C．To exchange his phone.10．What does the woman think has happened to the phone?A．It has been damaged by the man on purpose.B．It dropped onto the ground.C．It dropped into water.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。 (Text 8)W: David, hurry. You finished breakfast half an hour ago. What keeps you in the room?M: I can’t find my pen.W: Why didn’t you prepare everything well last night?M: I was too sleepy. I stayed up until midnight.W: You shouldn’t stay up before an exam. David, you are not studying in the right way.Are you sure you can pass the exam this time?M: I don’t know. Oh, I’ve found my pen. I must go now.W: Take your umbrella.M: Is it raining now?W: No. It’s fine now. But the weather report said it would rain this afternoon.M: OK, I’ll take it.11．When does this conversation take place?A．In the morning. B．In the afternoon.C．In the evening.12．What did David do last night?A．He prepared everything well for his exam.B．He stayed up late studying.C．He looked for his pen.13．Why does the woman ask David to take an umbrella?A．Because it is raining now.B．Because it is snowing now.第 3 页


C．Because it will rain today.听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。 (Text 9)W: When will you leave for Australia?M: On August 25.W: That’s close. There is only one week left. Have you got everything ready?M: Yes. I booked the flight ticket yesterday.W: Did you just book one ticket?M: Yes. Why?W: Won’t your parents go with you? I mean you’ve never been there before.M: Don’t worry about that. My uncle lives in Australia now. He’ll pick me up at theairport.W: How lucky you are! How I wish I could go to study in Australia, too. But my parentscan’t afford the expenses.M: You can do some parttime jobs.W: I know. But it’s not easy. The cost is too much. Don’t forget to talk with me onlinewhen you are there. I want to know your life there.M: OK. But I’m afraid I won’t have much time of my own. I’ll have to study hard andI’ll also work in my spare time. But I promise I’ll talk with you once I’m free.W: OK. Remember to take some photos there.M: Sure.14．What’s the date today?A．August 11. B．August 18. C．August 25.15．What do we know about the man?A．He often goes abroad.B．He will go to Australia alone.C．He will go to Australia with his uncle.16．Why doesn’t the woman go to study in Australia?A．Because she doesn’t want to study abroad.B．Because she doesn’t want to leave her parents.C．Because her parents cannot afford the expenses.17．What does the woman ask the man to do?A．To tell her about his life in Australia.B．To call her from time to time.C．To do some parttime jobs.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。 (Text 10)If you go to a new school and want to make friends there, what should you do? Here are第 4 页


some tips.First, be as confident as you can, but don’t be rude. Being confident means thatyou have a positive attitude toward life in general and other people’s ideas too.Second, smileand laugh. Smile at people when they look at you, and laugh when they say something that’sfunny to you. It’s a great conversation starter, and it makes you seem friendly.Third, inviteothers to do things. Often, you’ll need to take the first step to find new friends. Ask somepeople to share a table at lunch or ask someone to be your volleyball partner in a gymclass.Fourth, join in some activities. A new school and a new group of classmates offer greatopportunities to develop some new interests.Try out for a school play or sports team; tryattending a few volunteer activities.Fifth, have an opinion. Offer your opinions in class andshare your opinions in conversations. Ask others what their opinions are. People willremember you in no time and want to talk to you and get to know you better.Last but not least, remember people’s names. Do your best to remember other people’snames and interests, which means you care about them.18．How many tips are given by the speaker in all?A．5. B．6. C．7.19．What does the speaker suggest we do in Tip 2?A．Have selfconfidence.B．Smile and laugh.C．Invite others to do things.20．What should we do according to the last tip?A．Share our opinions with others.B．Join in some activities after class.C．Try to remember other people’s names.答案：1～5 CCAAA　6～10 CBACB11～15 ABCBB　16～20 CABBC第二部分：阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)第一节(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AThe young man arrived on the Massachusetts beach early carrying a radio, a shovel (铁锹), and a strange set of tools: a brick layer’s trowel, a palette knife, spatulas, spoons, and aspray bottle.He walked down near the water — the tide (潮水) was out — and switched on the radioto listen to soft rock. Then he shoveled wet sand into a pile nearly four feet high and as manyfeet across. Then he created a square shape.After that, he set to work with palette knife, spatulas, and spoons. He shaped a splendidtower, topped walls, fashioned beautiful bay windows, and carved (雕刻) out a big frontgate.第 5 页


The man knew his sand. He smoothly finished some surfaces and carved artistic designson others. As the shapes began to dry, he gently kept them slightly wet with water from thespray bottle, in case they might break in the wind.All this took hours. People gathered. At last he stood back, obviously satisfied with acastle worthy of the Austrian countryside or Disneyland.Then he gathered his tools and radio and moved them up to drier sand. He had knownfor a while what many in the crowd still ignored: the tide was coming in. Not only had hepracticed his art with confidence and style, he also had done so against a powerful,irresistible (不可抵抗的) deadline.As the crowd looked on, water came at the base of the castle. In minutes it wassurrounded. Then the rising flood began to eat into the base, walls fell, the tower fell, andfinally the gate fell. More minutes passed, and small waves erased bay windows — soon nomore than a small part was left.Many in the crowd looked terribly sad; some voiced fear and discouragement. But theman remained calm. He had, after all, had a wonderful day, making beauty out of nothing,and watching it return to nothing as time and tide moved on.21．In this passage, why did the young man start early in the day?A．He needed the sun to help dry the sand.B．It gave plenty of time for the crowd to gather.C．He knew the tide was out on this particular morning.D．It was easier to begin hi