牛津高一上学期期末测试ⅡClass: Name: Marks: 满分（100）一、单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案填在下面的空格处。
1. —I’m afraid I must be going now. I’ll come to see you before long.— ______.A. That’s OKB. Go slowlyC. Take careD. No problem2. — Why are you so happy today?— I was in the bookstore and ______ my best friend in high school.A. looked upB. worked outC. came acrossD. made up3. He seems to be doing nothing. ______, he is just waiting for his opening (良机).A. SurelyB. IndeedC. TrulyD. Actually4. Most students are ______ about school activities, believing they can get some practical experience from them.A. doubtfulB. curiousC. optimisticD. enthusiastic5. In order to protect consumers’ interests, those dishonest and illegal online sellers deserve ______.A. requirementsB. punishmentsC. announcementsD. arrangements6. — Who is ______ the project?— Mr. Brown. He decides everything about it.A. in search ofB. in view ofC. in control ofD. in need of7. — You know, these seats are ______ for the elderly and sick.—Oh, sorry. I didn’t know it.A. appliedB. reservedC. preservedD. organized8. Cyber language (网络语言) can make our life more interesting ______ many words used online are fun and cool.A. onceB. unlessC. thoughD. because9. — How much did we pay for the repairs to the house?— I ______ it to cost us around 200 dollars, but they actually charged twice as much.A. expectedB. would expectC. had expectedD. was expecting10. As a man in his fifties, he has done a lot of jobs and experienced success ______ failure in his life.A. as far asB. as well asC. as soon asD. as long as11. — Sun Yang is one of the best swimmers in the world.—Yes. It’s years of hard training ______ has made him what he is today.A. thatB. whenC. whatD. which12. I ordered a purple bag online, but the moment it arrived, I opened it hurriedly, only ______ a red one.A. findingB. to findC. foundD. having found13. The new supermarket provides special carts ______ women seat their baby so that they can shop freely.A. thatB. howC. whichD. where14. — The law to prevent drunk driving must be strictly obeyed.— Of course. ______, there will be more road accidents.A. If soB. When obeyedC. If notD. When necessary15. When Karen woke up the next morning, she did not know how long it ______.A. has rainedB. has been rainingC. was rainingD. had been raining二、完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）There was once a young man who liked puppets (木偶) so much that he was apprenticed (当学徒) to a master puppet-maker. Sadly, the young man was not very clever, and his 16and other apprentices were always telling him he had no ability 17it came to making puppets, and that he would not 18.Even so, he 19it so much that he worked day after day to improve. Despite his effort, they would always find something 20with the puppets he had made, and they ended up 21him out of the workshop.He wasn’t going to 22, so the young man decided that from then on he would spend all his time making just one kind of puppet. And whenever he found a 23in his puppet he would throw it away and 24again right from the starting-point. Years passed, and with each 25attempt his puppet became a little bit better. By now, his puppet was much 26than anything his old fellow apprentices could make, but he 27making improvements. 28like that, the man wasn’t making any money, and many people laughed at how 29he was.By the time he was an old man, his 30was truly wonderful. Finally one day, after so many years of 31, he finished his puppet, and said, “I can’t find anything wrong with it. This time it is 32.” And for the first time in all those years, instead of 33his puppet, he placed it on the shelf, feeling truly satisfied and 34. The puppet gave that old man more joy than any other famous puppet-makers ever got from their 35and the old man was very proud of it.16. A. father B. teacher C. classmate D. friend17. A. before B. until C. because D. when18. A. miss B. forget C. succeed D. listen19. A. enjoyed B. hated C. shared D. learned20. A. ordinary B. interesting C. important D. wrong21. A. inviting B. driving C. encouraging D. breaking22. A. give up B. stay up C. look up D. stand up23. A. color B. thought C. fault D. hole24. A. stop B. start C. change D. appear25. A. usual B. old C. easy D. new26. A. better B. cleverer C. heavier D. faster27. A. finished B. avoided C. kept D. admitted28. A. Thinking B. Living C. Lying D. Laughing29. A. strong B. strict C. honest D. poor30. A. puppet B. health C. courage D. house31. A. freedom B. observation C. effort D. design32. A. modern B. perfect C. priceless D. expensive33. A. hiding B. fixing C. covering D. throwing34. A. surprised B. disappointed C. happy D. upset35. A. creations B. habits C. families D. apprentices三、阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）AGiant pandas are now extremely rare. They number less than 1,000 in the wild. The hunting of pandas has been banned for many years, so this is not the problem. Destruction of its habitat, when areas are cleared for crop cultivation (耕种), is one of the main reasons for the panda’s decline. Another reason is that the bamboo on which they mainly feed, is dying back. The pandas find it difficult to migrate (迁徙) to new feeding areas because they find themselves surrounded by human settlements. As the bamboo disappears, the pandas simply starve to death.Bamboo is a poor source of food, and a panda has to eat up to 45kg of it every day, a process that takes it up to 16 hours. The process goes on day and night, with the pandas in a constant cycle of eating for eight hours and sleeping for four hours. The panda’s digestive (消化) system is poorly adapted to its diet of bamboo, so they only digest the equivalent of one hour’s worth of food every day. The rest of the nutrients are lost. Pandas are essentially animals that eat meat but are too slow to catch most live animals. They can eat other foods, but would rather starve than change their diet when bamboo becomes rare.Giant pandas are very good climbers, and they use this skill to escape from predators (捕食者). They are flat-footed and ungainly (笨拙地) when on the ground, but are able to move silently and very quickly through networks of tunnels in the bamboo.Twelve panda reserves have been established in China, the largest of which has an area of 2000 square kilometers, and has a population of 100 pandas. Plans are in place to link the reserves with bamboo corridors to allow the animals to migrate from one reserve to another.Chinese and American scientists are studying giant pandas and their habits in order to put a major conservation programme in place. Zoos around the world are participating in panda breeding programmes. There is still hope that with human beings’ help, giant pandas can survive in the wild.36. The greatest threat to the giant pandas is .A. humans beings’ huntingB. the destruction of their habitatsC. the disappearance of the bambooD. the increasing human population37. Pandas spend most of their time .A. eatingB. sleepingC. climbing treesD. catching other animals38. How can pandas get away from the dangers?A. By fighting.B. By hiding.C. By climbing.D. By running.39. In Chinese panda reserves, pandas have difficulty in .A. keeping their natureB. finding places to liveC. bearing more babiesD. moving from one feeding area to anotherBOrganic(有机的) foods are foods produced according to strict guidelines made by the government. These guidelines state that organic foods must be produced without modern man-made processes and materials, such as man-made pesticides (农药), chemical fertilizers or chemical additives (添加剂).In the past almost all the foods were organic. However, during the 20th century, the principles of the Industrial Revolution were used in agriculture. This led to the development of many man-made processes that were believed to improve farming skills and bring in good harvests.Over time, the organic movement started to get back to the old methods of farming. Those who support organic foods believe that the man-made chemicals and pesticides used in modern farming can be harmful to people’s health. They also believe that organic foods are naturally more nutritious (营养的).Scientists have studied organic and non-organic foods for many years. Many people find it interesting that scientists have yet found a significant difference between organic and non-organic foods in terms of safety, nutrition and tastes.If you go to a grocery store, you will notice that organic foods are more expensive than non-organic foods. This is because the government requires organic food producers to get special permission for their products.Are organic foods worth the extra cost? Some people believe they are. Despite the lack of scientific findings to support their thought, many people still prefer organic foods. Some people believe they taste better, while others prefer to eat food that has not been made or processed using man-made chemicals.If you wonder whether you should choose an organic food instead of a non-organic one, the best thing you can do is try it yourself and see which one you prefer. Although organic foods were once only bought in health food stores, people today can find them at most grocery stores.40. The author writes the first paragraph in order to .A. introduce the strict guidelinesB. explain what organic foods areC. show modern man-made food processesD. warn people of pesticides and fertilizers41. Old methods of farming are ones that .A. can be used to produce healthy foodsB. are probably harmful to people’s healthC. help farmers get better harvestsD. are used widely during the 20th century42. People prefer to eat organic foods probably because they .A. are expensiveB. can be kept longerC. have a good tasteD. can be cooked easily43. According to the last paragraph, the author holds the view that .A. organic foods are better than non-organic onesB. it is easy for people to buy organic foods nowC. non-organic foods are cheaper than organic onesD. not everyone can afford organic foodsCAmerica is the world’s largest food exporter (出口商). But the worst drought in half a century is hitting corn and wheat harvests.Experts say by twenty-fifty, the world will have to produce at least sixty percent more food to feed a population growing bigger and richer. China, a major food importer, is looking to producers around the world to guarantee(保证) future food supplies.The severe drought in the United States is adding to concern about world food supplies and prices. China has invested in food production in Australia and New Zealand. A new source of supply is Ukraine. Ukraine was known as the breadbasket of Europe because of rich corn and wheat harvests a century ago.Galyna Kovtok is chief executive of Ukraine’s largest agricultural business, ULF. She predicts that within a few months her company will be approved to export corn to China. That will make Ukraine the first country outside the Americas to do so.ULF will soon have almost two million tons of elevator storage capacity (仓库储存能力) as it prepares for the Chinese market. Chinese money is financing the building of six grain elevators.ULF’s grain production per hectare is now halfway between Ukr ainian averages and the high yields of the American Midwest. But farming depends onthe weather. Across the Black Sea region — in Ukraine, Russia and Kazakhstan —drought this year is pushing harvests down by fifteen to twenty percent.Traditionally, the Black Sea region is the main source of wheat for North Africa and the Middle East. But this year, on the supply side, Russia may have to suspend exports. And, on the demand side, Africa and the Middle East are now competing with China.44. We can infer from the passage that America .A. has a good wheat harvest this summerB. will import wheat from other countriesC. suffers a lot from the drought this yearD. won’t be the world’s largest food exporter any more45. China is investing in Ukraine mainly to .A. guarantee China’s future food suppliesB. help the poor people thereC. build up a good relation with UkraineD. compete with Africa and the Middle East46. The underlined word “suspend” in the last paragraph means “”.A. increaseB. encourageC. protectD. stopDI don’t want to brag (吹嘘), OK, maybe I do want to a little. I have two very smart daughters. My oldest is 7 and she is one of the best students in her second grade class and my youngest, who is 2, is learning new things every day. When it comes to their cleverness, I believe that’s due to their love of reading.When my wife and I first became parents, we were told by a number of people that the best thing we could do for our kids was to encourage them to read. And, we stuck with that. However, with things like television and video games out there, we did find it was sometimes hard to make books seem more interesting. But, we did succeed with both of them by doing a few different things.One of the first things we did was reading to them. My youngest daughter can’t read books herself yet and is read to. But, I also take the time to read to my oldest daughter, too. Not only is this a great way to bond with your kids and make them like you, it also introduces them to a world that they might not otherwise realize. One thing I do recommend is making sure you plan ahead so you have plenty of time to read more than one book if they want it. This allows you to read their favorite stories while mixing in something new, too.Another thing I started doing with my oldest daughter is having her read to her younger sister. This makes her practice reading out loud something she gets to do at school and loves to and I’ve noticed my 2-year-old seems to pay closer attention to the stories for some reason. In fact, it’s one of the few times they can be left alone together for more than a few minutes without fighting. The second thing we do with our kids is we challenge them to read outside their level. In addition to books that are more for her age group, I have given my oldest daughter books that are a little more complicated (复杂的). I do this so she doesn’t get bored with “kids” books. For example, the other day, I had her try to read a Sherlock Holmes story. It was a bit hard. But, she did understand it enough and she wanted to read it again with my help.I also encourage her to read newspapers and magazines. I do the same thing when I read to my youngest daughter and will sometimes borrow one of her sister’s books. So far, she’s still paying attention when I read them. Third, and most important, I let them be kids and consider their interests. Reading is a great thing. But, you can get too much of a great thing, too. So, in addition to having them read on a regular basis, I let them mix in television, video games, etc. This keeps reading a bit more exciting for them because they like reading the books that they want to rather than think I’m forcing them to read instead of letting them do other things.47. What makes the author feel difficult is .A. how his children improve their reading and writingB. that the author’s youngest daughter can’t read booksC. how to keep TV and video from bothering his childrenD. how he finds interesting and good books for his kids48. What does the underlined phrase “bond with your kids” in Para.3 mean?A. Having a good relationship with your kids.B. Encouraging your children to learn a lot.C. Making your kids feel very happy.D. Making your kids live freely.49. Why does the author let his oldest daughter read a Sherlock Holmes story?A. His oldest daughter likes the books that adults read.B. The author wants his daughter not to lose her interest in reading.C. The author wants to know whether his daughter can understand it.D. The author wants to show off his daughter’s reading ability.50. According to the author, which of the following ways are helpful to kids’ reading?① Letting kids watch TV and play games.② Forcing kids to read instead of letting them do other things.③ Encouraging kids to read newspapers and magazines.④ Having older kids read to younger ones.A. ①②③B. ②③④C. ①②④D. ①③④四、任务型阅读(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。
