Monthly Test for Senior One

Designed by Chen

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Ⅰ.  Listening (24%)

Section A       Short Conversations

       Directions: 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 once. 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.    At 8:30.                B.    At 9:00.         C.    At 9:30.                D.    At 10:00.

2.    A.    Daughter and son.                              B.    Father and daughter.

       C.    Husband and wife.                              D.    Mother and son.

3.    A.    In a bank.                                                 B.    In a post office.     

C.    In a supermarket.                               D.    In a restaurant.      

4.    A.    6 years old.                                        B.    10 years old.

       C.    14 years old.                                      D.    18 years old.

5.    A.    Catch a train home.                                   B.    Do her homework.

       C.    Go to a theatre.                                  D.    Go to work.

6.    A.    The woman can get the book now.        B.    The woman can get the book later.

       C.    The man will fold the paper for the woman.

       D.    The man will try to get the book for the woman.

7.    A.    Few students take it.                           B.    Nobody wants to teach it.

       C.    Most students don’t finish it.               D.    Most students find it difficult.

8.    A.    He has a hard time with his classmates.

B.    He doesn’t like his new classmates at all.

C.    He can’t remember all the classmates’ names.

D.    He still doesn’t know how to get along with his classmates.

9.    A.    The room is really dirty.                      B.    The room is not dirty at all.

       C.    In the man’s eyes, the room is clean.   

D.    The woman doesn’t think the room is dirty

10.   A.    They are having dinner.                       B.    They are making a phone call.

       C.    They are talking about the news.          D.    They are exchanging the newspaper.

 

Section B       Passages

       Directions: 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 your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.

       Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.

11.   A.    27.                        B.    65.                 C.    67.                        D.    70

12.   A.    Slow food.            B.    Fast food.       C.    Women’s rights.     D.    Anti-war.

13.   A.    Alice has written some cookbooks.       B.    Alice opened a restaurant.

       C.    Alice sometimes buys locally-grown food.

       D.    It was Alice’s keen sense of taste that made her a famous cook.

Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.

14.   A.    Last August.                                       B.    Three years ago.

       C.    A week ago.                                       D.    Six hours ago.

15.   A.    The river was still full of garbage.        B.    There was no garbage left in the river.

       C.    There was much less garbage left in the river.

       D.    There was more garbage in the river than ever.

16.   A.    Students’ efforts have paid off.           

B.    Students competed to clean up the river.

C.    Students were praised for their voluntary work.

D.    Students call attention to environmental problems.

 

Section C       Longer Conversations

Directions: In Section C, you will hear two longer conversations. The conversations will be read twice. After you hear each conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard.

Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.

Order
Main course	17
Drink	18
Soup	19         soup
Dessert	20         cake

Complete the form. Write ONE WORD for each answer.

Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.

Where did Amy see Jonathan’s ad?	At the          21        .
What is Amy’s expectation of the new place?	Cleaner and          22        .
Who is Tom?	Jonathan’s          23        .
When will Amy go to see the house?	24        .

Complete the form. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.

 

Ⅱ.  Grammar and Vocabulary (19%)

Section A

       Directions: Choose the one that best completes the sentences.

25.     I have tried twice, but my teacher asks me to have ________ third try.

A.    the                        B.    another           C.    a                           D.    other

 a+ 序数词=another

I want a second cake.

26.   It is __________ walk from our village to the town.

       A.    two and half hours’                                   B.    two and a half hour’s

       C.    two and a half hours’                          D.    two and half hour’s

27.   The husband was very angry, so he seized his wife __________.

       A.    of her hair             B.    on the hair      C.    by the hair             D.    by her hair

hit/catch/pat/等表示打，击，抓等动词后面的搭配要特别注意

hit sb in the face

pat sb on the back/shoulder

catch sb by the hand/arm/collar

28.   The price of a new flat is ________ that of an economical car in many big cities all over China.

       A.    as high as                                                 B.    much higher than

       C.    far more expensive than                      D.    as cheap as

29.   I can’t go to the cinema with you because I am very busy now. _______, I have already seen the film.

       A.    But                       B.    Besides           C.    Except                  D.    In addition to

  besides=in addition= what’s more

  in addition to sth

30.   The child asked his mother _________ father would come back from work.

       A.    how long time        B.    how long        C.    how often              D.    how soon

31.   The rats were playing happily around the corner _________ the cat suddenly appeared and killed two of them.

       A.    while                    B.    when              C.    as                         D.    after

The boy was playing games when Mother entered the room.

I was waling along the road when an old friend called me.

I was about to leave when it began to rain.

I had just fallen asleep when the phone rang.

词结构中的when不可以放在句首。

32.  _____________ is the best student in our class?

       A.   Who do you think                                B.   Whom do you think

       C.   Do you think whom                      D.   What do you think         

Where do you think/suppose/believe he has gone?

What do you think has happened to him?

Who do you think will be elected the president?

33.   I don’t think it is polite of you to delay __________ your homework.

       A.    handing in                                         B.    to hand in             

C.    to be handed in                                  D.    being handed in

34.   Is it time that we ________ home ______ lunch?

       A.    go…for                                             B.    should go…for having

       C.    went…for                                          D.    are going…to have

It’s time for sth

It’s time to do

It’s (high)time that sb did sth   or:

It’s time that sb should do sth

It’s time for class.

It’s time to have a rest.

It’s time that we had a rest.

It’s time that we had a thorough cleaning.

Section B

Directions: 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. authority    B. aware意识到       C. controversial 有争议的   D. experiment    AB. Fed AC. haunted 长期捆饶  AD. involved    BC. program      BD. safe         CD. scared 害怕

       Most people would say yes to free food. But for 11-year-old Liao Ke, 15 days of free meals four years ago has     35    her entire family.

       Liao was one of dozens of students at Jiangkou Primary School in Hengyang, Hunan province, who might have taken part in a genetically modified food     36    in 2008.

       They ate three meals for free each day for 15 days at school under the     37   . However, it has now been made public that the study might have     38    golden rice, a kind of GM rice.

       Late last month, environmental group Greenpeace said that in a Sino-Us research project, more than 60 children in Hunan, aged between 6 and 8, were     39    golden rice. The study was led by America’s Tufts University.

       GM food is     40   . According to Greenpeace, it is simply not known whether GM crops are     41    for humans or animals.

       The news worries parents of the participants in the project. “I’m really     42   . Now my daughter looks smaller than other children of the same age,” Liao’s mother told Xinhua. “I don’t know if it has anything to do with the study.” Before the program, Xie was asked to sign an agreement with the school but she said that it did not mention GM rice.

       Research rules require that human test subjects should be fully     43    of the experiment and agree to it before taking part, according to professor Zou Buibin with School of Life and Science in Hunan Normal University.

 

Ⅲ.  Cloze test (15%)

       Directions: For each blank in the following passages there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.

In our discussion with people on how education can help them succeed in life, a woman remembered the first meeting of an introductory       44     course about 20 years ago.     

The professor       45     the lecture hall, placed upon his desk a large jar filled with dried beans, and invited the students to       46     how many beans the jar contained. After listening to shouts of wildly wrong guesses the professor smiled a thin, dry smile, announced the correct answer, and went on saying, “You have just       47     an important lesson about science. That is Never      48     your own senses.”     

Twenty years later, the       49     could guess what the professor had in mind. He       50     himself, perhaps, as inviting his students to start an exciting       51     into an unknown world. Invisible to the eye, which can be discovered only through scientific      52    . But the seventeen-year-old girl could not accept or even       53     the invitation. She was just       54     to understand the world. And she       55     that her firsthand experience could be the      56    .The professor, however, said that it was wrong. He was taking away her only      57     for knowing and was providing her with no substitute. “I remember feeling small and frightened,” the woman says, “and I did the only thing I could do. I       58     the course that afternoon, and I haven’t gone near science since.”

44．A.art                            B.history               C.science                      D.math

45．A.searched for                  B.looked at            C.got through               D.marched into

46．A.count                        B.guess                 C.report                       D.watch

47．A.learned                            B.prepared             C.taught                       D.taken

48．A.lose                          B.trust                   C.sharpen                     D.show

49．A.lecturer                     B.scientist              C.speaker                            D.woman

50．A.described                  B.respected            C.saw                           D.served

51．A.voyage                      B.movement          C.change                      D.rush

52.   A.model                 B.senses             C.sprint               D.methods

53.   A.hear                   B.make             C.present              D.refuse

54.   A.suggesting              B.beginning         C.pretending           D.waiting

55.   A.believed               B.doubted       C.proved               D.explained

56. A.growth                 B.strength         C.faith                D.truth

57.   A.task                   B.tool             C.success              D.connection

58.   A.dropped               B.started           C.passed               D.missed

 

Ⅳ.  Reading comprehension (19%) (A, B, C= 1分，D = 2分)

       Directions: Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.

Passage A

       While my father was an officer of the British army in South Africa, we lived in a large cabin, which had two stories. One evening when my father, my sister and I were sitting together, I noticed that father, who was sitting facing the window, turned very pale. Being a soldier’s daughter and fearing to alarm my sick sister, I sat quiet waiting for my father’s orders. Soon he said in a steady voice: “Maggie and Cindy, a friend of mine is coming here to see me this evening, and I wish to be alone with him. Therefore I wish you to go up to your own room.” We obeyed immediately, went to our room, and closed the door.

       Very soon I heard a strange noise. Fearing that there was some danger near, I seized the pistol. Then I heard my father cry out, “For mercy’s sake, child, open the door.” I did so, and to my horror, I saw not a friend of his, but the worst enemy of the soldier in Africa, the gorilla. He was overtaking my father, and, recovering my senses just in time, I raised the pistol and fired. For once I aimed well, and the animal fell backward with an angry scream. Father quickly took the still smoking pistol from my hand, and fired another shot.

       The gorilla was killed. Then father told us that when he saw the animal at the window, he sent us upstairs, and thought he could shut and bar the door. However, the gorilla was too quick for him, and this was why he had hurried upstairs and cried for help.

59.   The father turned pale when _________.

       A.    he heard an alarm from outside                   B.    he saw an enemy at the door

       C.    he was sitting facing the window                 D.    he became aware of danger

60.   The father told his children to go upstairs because _________.

       A.    he hoped to be alone                                  B.    he liked to have a chat with his friend

       C.    he wanted to protect his daughters              

D.    he would go to shut the animal out of the room

61.   The father hurried upstairs because _________.

       A.    he was no match for the enemy                   B.    someone fired a shot

       C.    his gun was left upstairs                             D.    he was afraid of the gorilla

62.   It can be inferred from the passage that _________.

       A.    the narrator (叙述者) was calm in the face of danger 

B.    the narrator was at a loss at first

C.    the narrator was a soldier’s daughter

D.    the narrator was good at shooting

Passage B

Read the advertisement, and then choose the right answer.

Driver Wanted

(1)   Clean driving license.

(2)   Must be of smart appearance.

(3)   Aged over 25.

Apply to: Capes Taxi, 17 Palace Road, Roston.

Air Hostesses for International Flight Wanted

(1)   Applicants must be between 20 and 33 years old.

(2)   Height 1.60 m to 1.75 m.

(3)   Education to GCSE standard.

(4)   Two languages. Must be able to swim.

Apply to: Recruitment office, Southern Airlines, Heathrow Airport West. HR37KK.

Teachers Needed

For private language school.

Teaching experience unnecessary.

Apply to: The Director of Studies, Instant Languages Ltd. 279 Canal Street, Roston.

63.   What prevents Jack, an experienced driver, working for Capes Taxis?

A.       Fond of beer and wine.

B.        Punished for speeding and long parking.

C.        Unable to speak a foreign language.

D.       Not having college education.

64.   Ben, aged 22, fond of swimming and driving, has just graduated from a college. Which job might be given to him?

       A.    Driving for Capes taxis                       B.    Working for Southern Airlines

       C.    Teaching at Instant Languages Ltd.       D.    None of the three

65.   What prevents Mary, aged 25, from becoming an air hostess?

A.     She once broke a traffic law and was fined.

B.      She can’t speak Japanese very well.

C.      She has never worked as an air hostess before.

D.     She doesn’t feel like working long hours flying abroad.

66.   What does the underlined word “clean” mean?

       A.    Free from dirt.                                          B.    Not yet used, fresh

       C.    Free from wrong doing or incident              D.    Skillful, smart

Passage C

       Dr．Jerid Fisher does not believe in beating around the bush. When he thinks you should do something, he’ll tell you. That’s why the name of Fisher’s new health and fitness program is SKYS—short for Stop Killing Yourself Slowly.

“What we are trying to do is to make people realize how their lifestyles may be affecting their health,” says Fisher, a clinical psychologist (心理医生) at the university of Rochester's School of Medicine. “We want them to see how the system of our society, particularly in the last century, has led people to give up the responsibility for their own well-being.”

In comparing the 10 leading causes of the death in 1900 and in 1983, Fisher said, he found nine of the early ones have been got rid of, only to be replaced today by diseases brought on primarily by fast or negligent (疏忽大意的) living. “It’s ironic (讽刺的) that we had beaten most of the infectious (传染的) sicknesses by the turn of the century and now we have 10 different ones, including heart attacks, strokes (中风) and other diseases related to lifestyle,” Fisher said. “They can also be beaten, but not only with pills.”

Through SKYS, Fisher gives his advice to his clients — mostly middle-aged men — in all the things that contribute to symptoms (症状) of modern physical and emotional ill health: diet, exercise, drinking habits and attitude towards life. Fisher says why some people pay little attention to personal health is linked to the American lifestyle. “So much attention is paid to new advances in medicine,” he said, “that people believe there will be instant cures when their time comes．”

67.   “Beating around the bush” means _________.

A. other people’s ability                          B. taking care of others’ health

C. doing better in an activity                    

D. talking about something without coming to the main point directly

68.   According to the second paragraph，Doctor Fisher thinks that _________.

A. one’s lifestyle results in poor health     B. people care more about their way of living

C. people are responsible for their own health 

D. people didn’t care about their health last century

69.   Fisher found that _________.

A. the present life style results in new diseases

B. the early diseases were replaced by nine new ones

C. ten causes led to people’s death in l900  

D. diseases today cause people to die fast

70.   People today pay little attention to personal health because _________.

A. medicine is much advanced                 B. they believe in medicine

C. they live a healthy life                       D. there are no serious diseases

71.   Which of the following statements is true?

A. There will be instant cures to the diseases.

B. Most of Dr. Fisher’s patients are between 35 to 55 years old.

C. There are really some magic ways to cure diseases.

D. Lifestyle is the only thing that causes present diseases.

 

Passage D

       Chances are that you will meet with a dadakulaci during a tour of Fiji. Dadakulaci are sea snakes, known in English as yellow-lipped sea kraits. Laticauda colubrine, to give them their correct scientific name, are quite common in Fiji waters.

       No one should be upset at seeing one of these handsome creatures. They are generally mild and will avoid humans wherever possible.

       Dadakulaci are meat-eating animals that feed primarily on eels, which they always kill by injecting potent venom (毒液). Feeding seems a rather risky activity as large fish bones may cut through its body wall!

       Dadakulaci are amphibious (两栖的). They come ashore to rest and to lay their eggs. They are usually very timid and tend to stay away from human habitation.

       While they are extremely mild mannered, there are some stories associated with them that need correcting. Many people believe that these snakes cannot open their mouths sufficiently to tear human skin, that they have rear fangs (毒牙) and that they are not poisonous. All three of the above are incorrect. Like all snakes dadakulaci can disarticulate (使关节脱落) their jaws and do so when they strike. They can open them so that they are one hundred and eighty degrees apart. The fangs are front mounted, like their better-known relatives, the cobras. Finally, sea snake venom is one of the most deadly in the animal kingdom.

       Dadakulaci are peaceful in the extreme. If they are tempted to bite they may still not choose to use venom. Finally they have small venom stocks and if they have recently hunted they may have no ‘weapon’ left. Whatever the reason, if you don’t tease these lovely snakes, they will happily stay out of your way. Look but don’t touch is an excellent motto here.

72.   Humans are unlikely to die from dadakulaci bite because dadakulaci _________.

       A.    can’t tear human skin                          B.    haven’t enough venom

       C.    prefer to avoid places where humans go       D.    can’t open their mouths wide enough

73.   The writer is trying to make the reader _________.

       A.    fear the snake                                     B.    praise the snake

       C.    respect the snake                                D.    avoid the snake

74.   Which of the following statements about dadakulaci is TRUE?

A.       Ddakulaci will die soon after they swallow a fish.

B.        Ddakulaci fangs are at the front of its mouth.

C.        Ddakulaci use venom every time they strike.

D.       Ddakulaci cannot live without water.

 

Ⅴ.  Verb filling (8%)

       Directions: Fill in the blanks with the right form of the verbs in brackets.

75.   “          (do) be more careful,” the teacher said to the boy.

76.   He knows the city very well. He seems           to have lived(live) here for a good many days

Eg: He seems to have caught a cold.

He seems to have known the news.

 

77.   I had no choice but           (sign) the contract.

have no choice but to do sth

We have no choice but to work hard.

choose to do sth

78.   I would consider it an honour           to serve(serve) on the Executive Committee.

It是形式宾语，词结构：

主语 +think/consider/find/feel+ it+adj/n + to do(宾语)

79.   What he said just now           (remind) me of the American professor.

80.   Our school           (offer) more than 50 optional courses for students to choose from this term.

81.   This is not the first time I           (hear) her name mentioned.

82.   According to the timetable, the next train for Beijing           (leave) at 8:13.

 

Ⅵ.  Translation (15%)

       Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.

83.     你穿绿色的衣服很漂亮，看来绿色很适合你。(dress)

 

84.     据说，这座大桥要到明年年底才能完工通车。(by)

 

85.     这次考试考得太差，他决定不将成绩告诉父母。(hide)

 

86.     背诵“如何成为一个成功的语言学习者”这篇文章对我们帮助很大。(helpful)

 

87.     用了洗发水之后，在你的头发上抹点护发素可以让你的头发柔软、有光泽。(apply)

 

Answer Sheet

 

Class: _________                 Name: _________                Student number: _________

 

Ⅰ.  Listening       Section C (8%)

 

17_________________                                            18_________________

 

19_________________                                            20_________________

 

21_________________                                            22_________________

 

23_________________                                            24_________________

 

Ⅴ.  Verb filling (8%)

 

75_________________                                            76_________________

 

77_________________                                            78_________________

 

79_________________                                            80_________________

 

81_________________                                            82_________________

 

Ⅵ.  Translation (15%)

 

83                                                                             

 

 

84                                                                            

 

 

85                                                                            

 

 

86                                                                            

 

 

87                                                                            

 

 

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