第二节　 完成句子(每题2分，共18分)

1.Today there are more opportunities for disabled people to develop their potential, live a rich life and

________ ________ ___________ __________ society. (做出贡献)

2.Whatever great achievements the future may have in store for China, ________ ________ __________ _________(有可能)many of them will be born in northwestern Beijing．

a has long been a leader in the field of genetic research ________ ________ ___________ __________．(旨在提高农业)

4. ________ ________ ___________ __________，(为了谋生)Verne had to write and sell stories．

5. I read all the books I could find that ________ ___________ __________(阐述，阐明)these matters．

6. ________ ________ ___________(赢得奖学金)gave him the ________(机会)to go to a college in one of the northern states．

7. ________ ________ ___________ __________，(有时，偶尔)we get the itch to travel．

8. ________ ________ _________ __________(列个清单)what you need before you start packing．

9.The South still has many problems to deal with，but the people there ________ __________ ______ __________(下决心创造)a new beginning．

第一节 单词拼写 (共10 小题；每小题 1分, 满分10分) 77. Attention, please! I have an _________ (通知) to make.　　　　　　 　　　　　 77._____________　　　　　

78. I have just been informed that my _________ (行李) has already arrived.　　　 78. _____________

79. Taking exercise _________ (使受益) our health.　　　　　　　　　　　　 　 79. _____________　　　　　　　　　　

80. Smoking is _________ (禁止) in No.2 Middle School.　　　　　　　　　 　 80. _____________　　　　　　　　　　　　

81. They _________(闲谈) about the Russian ballet which was to open next week.　　　 　　

81. ______________

82. They worked hard and _________(最终) passed all the exams.　　　　　　　 　　　 82. ______________

83.Guo Jingjing is _________(有天赋) for swimming.　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 83. ______________　　　　　　

84.The boy had a _________(多样) of interests which helped him a lot.　　　　 84. ______________

85. When you begin to earn money, you can live a life of _________ (独立).　　 　 85. ______________　　　　　

86.Our sales are _________(减少).　 　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　86. ______________

21. ______ in her most beautiful skirt, the girl tried to make herself ______ at the party.

A. Dressed; noticed　　　　　　　　 　　　　 B. Dressing; noticed　 　　

　 C. Dressed; noticing　　　　　　　　　 　　　 D. Dressing; being noticed

22. Many kinds of animals are believed ______ from the earth.

A. disappearing　　　 　 B. to disappear　　　 C. having disappeared　　　 D. to have disappeared

23. To everyone’s surprise, the fashionable young lady ______ to be a thief.

A. found out　　 　　　　　 B. made out　 　　　 　　　C. worked out　　　　　　　 D. turned out

24. 80 percent of those surveyed think there are some good things in their measures but they need ______.

A. improve　 　　　　 　B. to improve　　　 　C. to be improved　　　　　　 D. being improved

25. Most people didn’t accept the theory when it was first______.

A. set about　　 　　　B. set off　 　　　　　C. put forward　 　　　　　　　D. put out

26. ---We didn’t find the Blacks ______the lecture.

---No one had told him about ______a lecture the following day.

A. to attend; there to be 　　　　　　　　B .attending; there being

C. attended; there be　 　　　　　　　　D. attend; there was

27.　　　　　 ---- Have you moved into the new house?

---- Not yet. The rooms______.

A. are being painted　 　　 B. are painting 　　 　C. are painted 　 　D. are being painting

28.　　　　　 Our teacher demanded that all of us ______ English every day.

A. should practice to speak　　　　　　 　　 　　　B. would practice speaking　　　

C .could practice speaking 　　 　　　　　　　D. practice speaking

29.　　　　　 Xu Honggang ______ the young people ______ the country.

A. was set an example for, all over　　　　 B. was set an example to; across

C. set an example to; throughout　　　　　 D. set an example for; across

30. They say ______ is no need to worry if you have never sung before.

A. it　　 　　　　B. there　　　　　　 C. that 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. what

31. Mary is said ______ a new computer programme recently, but I don’t know when she will finish it.

A. to design　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. to be designing　　　　

C. to have been designed　　　　　　　　 D. to have designed

32. He kept insisting that he ______ innocent and ______ free at once.

　 A. be; be set　　　 B. was; be set　　　　 C. should be; was set　　　 D. was, was set

33. The boy hasn’t worked hard enough. ______, he didn’t pass the exam.

　 A. However　　　 B. So　　　　　 C. As a result　　　　　　 D. Because that

34. I ______ to be quite afraid to live in that country, but now I have ______ to the life there.

　 A. used; been used　　　　　　　　　　 B. used; used　　　　

C. was used; got used　　　　　　　　　 D. get used; been used

35. The entrance exam is on the way. I will do everything I can ______ the exam.

A. pass　 　 　　B. passing　　　　 　　 C. to pass　　　　　　 D. in passing

36. The reason ______ he missed the train was ______ he started out late.

A. that; that　　　 B. why; because　 　 　C. for which; because　　 D. why; that

37. The manager has ______ a car to pick up the invited scientist at the airport.

A. arranged of 　　 B. arranged for　　 C. arranged with　　 　　 D. arranged by

38. Full advantage should ______ technology to help people live a better life.

　 A. take in　　　　 B. take of　　　　　 C. be taken in　　　　 D. be taken of

39. He was born in the north, but ______ himself very quickly to the heat of Chongqing.

　 A. devoted　　　 B. contributed　　　　 C. suited　　　　　 D. adjusted

40. This is a(n) ______ conduct. I feel ______ of what he has done.

　 A. shameful; ashamed　　　　 　B. shameless; shaming

　 C. ashamed; shameless　　　　　 D. shamed; shameful

第二节 完形填空 (共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)

My dad passed away in March. I can remember his broad shoulders, his smile and even his 　41　 . He showed his love in every 　42　 　and every act. He was a very mild-mannered man. He did 　43　 　for us. I never even had to pour my coffee when I was 　44　 　and living at home, as he would always have it ready. He 　45　 　had a kind word for everyone. He was a good man and I was 　46　 　to have such a man for my father.

In talking with the pastor(牧师) after my father’s 　47　 , he said that most people have a good side and a bad side. When they passed away they 　48　 　the bad side here, but my father was 　49　 　of those special people who had no bad side. I 　50　 　that was how it was with my father. I can remember him saying to me 　51　 , “Judy, did you say your prayers(祷告)?” I would be a bit angry about that, but now I would 　52　 　anything to hear him ask me that question. When times were 　53　 　and we didn’t have much money, Dad gave his coffee money to the church and helped the poor. He walked miles and miles to work when there wasn’t enough for a 　54　 . Dad washed all of our clothes, the floors, and 　55　 　everything for my mother and us even though he did two 　56　 . And as I said before, he did it 　57　 　---- nothing seemed to be too much for him to do for us.

What my father did is even more than what I 　58　 . What he did for us is also beyond words. He showed us 　59　 true love, compassion(同情) and faith really 　60　 . May he now be in the comfort of God’s arms.

41. A. achievement　　　　 B. energy　　　　　　　 　　　 C. faith　　　　　　　　 D. warmth

42. A. thought　　　　　　　 B. opinion　　　　　　 C. word　　　　　 　　　 D. step

43. A. anything　　　　　　 B. everything　 　　　 C. something　 　　　 D. nothing

44. A. single　　　　　　　　 B. bold　　　　　　　　　 C. dull　　　　　　　　　 D. excited

45. A. never　　　　　　　　　 B. always　　　　　　　 　　　 C. seldom　　　　　　　 D. sometimes

46. A. fitted　　　　　　　　　 B. prepared　　　　　　 C. blessed　　　　　　　 D. designed

47. A. death　　　　　　　　　 B. illness　　　　 　　　 C. loss　　　　　　　　　 D. end

48. A. took　　　　　　　　　 B. brought　　　　　　 C. kept　　　　　　　　　 D. left

49. A. some　　　　　　　　　 B. any　　　　　　　　　 C. none　　　　　　　　 D. one

50. A. knew　　　　　　　　　 B. disagreed　　　　　 C. respected　　　　　 D. hoped

51. A. no longer　　　　　　 B. at most　　　　　　　 C. in no time　　　　 D. all the time

52. A. gain　　　　　　　　　 B. give　　　　　　　　　 C. manage　　　　　　 D. avoid

53. A. sad　　　　　　　　　　 B. happy　　　　 　　　 C. tough　　　　　　　　 D. rich

54. A. coffee　　　　　　　　 B. bus　　　　　　　　　 C. rest　　　　　　　　　 D. worker

55. A. charged　　　　　　　　　　 B. conducted　 　　　 C. did　　　　　　　　　 D. plotted

56. A. factories　　　　　　 B. offices　　　　　　　 　　　 C. tasks　　　　　　　　 D. jobs

57. A. lovingly　　　　　　　 B. lovely　　　　 　　　 C. amusingly　 　　　 D. attractively

58. A. mentioned　　　　　 B. did　　　　　　　　　 C. acted　　　　　　　　 D. discovered

59. A. now　　　　　　　　　 B. what　　　　　　　　 C. that　　　　　　　　　 D. which

60. A. acts　　　　　　　　　　 B. works　　　　 　　　 C. means　　　　 　　　 D. explains

第四节 书面表达(满分20分)

　 最近你收到表弟小华的一封信。他对发明创造产生了很大的兴趣。在信中向你询问如何才能成为一个发明家，请你用下列提示给他写回信。

1.　　　 要有创新思维。学会摆脱旧的思维模式。2. 尽量多角度的看问题。

3.　　　 发明是一个反复试验和犯错误的过程4.成功不是偶然的，最重要的是现在要好好学习。

要求：1. 100字左右。2. 可以适当添加细节。3. 尽量用所学的表达法。

Dear Xiaohua:

　 I’m very glad to receive your letter.

　唐山一中2008-2009学年度第二学期期中考试

第三节 单句改错(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)

此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行作出判断：如无错误，在该行右边横线上画一个勾(√)；如有错误(每行只有一个错误)，则按下列情况改正：

此行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。

此行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，在该行右边横线上写上该加的词。

此行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。

Native Americans lived on the Plains of America for tens of thousands 　　　　　

101. _________

of years when the settlers arrived. The Native Americans lived peaceful as

　 102. _________

hunter-gatherers. The bison is a type of wild cattle used to exist 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

103. _________

in huge number on the plains of America. The bison grows to 　　　　　　　　　　　

104. _________

shoulder-height of 1.5 metres and can weigh 1,100 kilograms. The Native 　　　

105. _________

Americans hunted the bison and used it for food, clothes, tools and tents. 　　　　　　　

106. _________

In the 19^th century, European settlers forced the Native Americans away their　

107. _________

land and were often killed them. The settlers built railways and hunted the bison.

108. ________

Unlike the Native Americans, therefore, the settlers did not make good use of

　　　 109. _________

the animal. They kept the fur only, and left the bodies behind rot.　　 　　　　　　 　

　 110. _________

第二节 课文填空(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)

按课文原文填空，每空一词。

91. Winning is _______ about being the first one _______ the finish line or scoring the most goals, ______ it is about being the best you can be.

92. Atlanta quickly ____________ __________ the destruction _______by the Civil War.

93. The injustices in the city and in the South led Dr King to organize non-violent demonstrations _______ ______ending segregation.

94. __________ _____ Southern Austria, Kitzbuhel is a paradise for skiers.

95. Life in the oceans _________ ________ the tiniest plankton all the way _____ _____ giants like sharks and whales.

根据汉意完成下列句子，每空一词。

96. We were hoping to have a holiday next week, -_____ _____ _____(就现状来看), we may not be able to get away.

97. Carson admitted _______ ______ _____ _______ ______ (曾经有段时间)he used to drink, and he didn’t handle it well.

98. They still worked on there, ____________ ______(不管不顾)the approaching danger.

99. Estuaries are also important because they absorb nutrients and pollutants from water coming from inland sources, _______ ____________(因此净化了)our water.

100. Are you ready? ______ ______, (要不的话) I’m going without you.