2015年山西太原外国语学校英语暑假作业

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。

1. Where does this dialogue probably take place?

A. In a library. B. In an office. C. In a bookstore.

2. How long does it take the woman during rush hour?

A. 40 minutes. B. 7 minutes. C. 47 minutes.

3. How much did the man’s sister pay?

A. Sixty dollars. B. Fifty-six dollars. C. Twenty-eight dollars.

4. What does the man mean?

A. He always finishes work in advance.

B. He never does work early.

C. He always forgets work.

5. Why does the woman suggest stopping?

A. To have a drink. B. To get some petrol. C. To get the car repaired.

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。

6. When is the Lantern Festival according to the conversation?

A. On February the 21st. B. On February the 25th. C. On February the 28th. 7. What can we learn about Richard?

A. He works at Beijing Office. B. He is a foreigner. C. He is Ann’s boss.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8. What happened to the woman?

A. She was knocked down by a man. B. She couldn’t find her daughter.

C. She was robbed in the street.

9. What can we learn about the man robber?

A. He was tall and fat.

B. He was fat and had long brown hair.

C. He wore a white coat and black shoes.

10. What color is the woman’s handbag?

A. Red. B. Black. C. Brown.

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11. Which of the following is NOT true of the man?

A. He wants to relax on the beach.

B. He wants to go diving.

C. He wants a more active drive.

12. How long will they stay on the beach during the travel?

A. Less than a week. B. Just a week. C. Two weeks.

13. What will they do tomorrow?

A. Hire a car.

B. Buy a guidebook.

C. Go to the airport.

听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。

14. Who is unusual according to the speakers?

A. The captain. B. The officer. C. The doctor.

15. Why did the woman miss the best part of the film?

A. She was sleeping.

B. She was visiting neighbors.

C. She was doing housework.

16. What does the man think of the film?

A. Unbearable. B. Boring. C. Wonderful.

17. Where does the conversation take place?

A. In the speakers’ home.

B. In a cinema.

C. In a neighbor’s house.

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18. How many ways of reaching the Cairns Shopping Mall are mentioned?

A. Three. B. Four. C. Five.

19. How long does the shopping mall keep open on Saturdays?

A. For ten hours. B. For eleven hours. C. For twelve hours.

20. What can customers do on level three?

A. Buy a pair of shoes.

B. Get money from the bank.

C. See a wonderful film.

第二部分：阅读理解(共两节，满分60分)

第一节 (共15小题，每小题3分，满分45分)

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Interstellar Release date: November 7, 2014

Starring: Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Chastain

When a wormhole (which theoretically can connect widely-separated regions of spacetime) is discovered, explorers and scientists unite to set out on a voyage through it, transcending the limits of human space travel. Among the travelers is a widowed engineer (McConaughey) who has to decide to leave behind his two children to join the voyage with the goal of saving humanity. Big Hero 6 Release date: November 7, 2014

Starring: Ryan Potter, Soctt Adsit, T. J. Miller, Jamie Chung

Set in a fictional metropolis called San Fransokyo (a portmanteau of San Francisco and Tokyo), a young robotics genius named Hiro Hamada and his robot Baymax uncover a criminal plot and put together a team of inexperienced crime-fighters, including Wasabi, Honey Lemon, GoGo Tomago, and Fred to solve the mystery surrounding the crime. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1

Release date: November 21, 2014

Starring: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Elizabeth Banks, Hulianne Moore, Jeffrey Wright

Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) finds herself in District 13 after she destroys the Games forever. Under the leadership of President Coin (Julianne Moore) and the advice of her trusted friends, Katniss spreads her wings as she fights to save Peeta (Josh Hutcherson) and a nation moved by her courage. Penguins of Madagascar Release date: November 14, 2014

Starring: Tom McGrath, Chris Miller, Benedict Cumberbatch,

The Penguins of Madagascar is a spin-off of the Madagascar films. The series follows the adventures of four penguins: Skipper, Rico, Kowalski, and Private, who perform various paramilitary-like missions to protect their home in the Central Park Zoo. The penguins often have to deal with problems caused, or made worse, by King Julien XIII (a ring-tailed lemur), Maurice (an aye-aye), and Mort (a mouse lemur). 21. Which one of the following films is the latest release?

A. Interstellar

B. Big Hero 6

C. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1

D. Penguins of Madagascar

22. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. The voyage through the wormhole is a considerable challenge.

B. A team of crime-fighters uncovers a criminal plot in Big Hero 6.

C. President Coin pushes Katniss to protest Peeta.

D. Penguins have to wrestle with problems in District 13.

23. The similarity that exists in the four films is that ________.

A. each of them is a branch of film series

B. all of them are concerned with positive energy

C. they all have real actors and actresses in the movie

D. the four films all have something to do with wild exploration

B

Ning Zetao has become China’s new swimming star due to his amazing performance at the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon(仁川), South Korea. With already two gold medals in hand, the 21-year-old clocked 47.70 seconds in the 100m freestyle, setting a new Asian record. This result has been recognized by FINA as the world’s third best time this year, fast enough to have won a gold medal in last year’s Barcelona World Championships.“It is my first international event, said Ning, who later won a fourth gold medal in Incheon. “I am happy that my results are pretty close to my personal best.

Born in the central Chinese city of Zhengzhou，Ning entered the local team at the age of 11 and joined the navy team in 2007.He first caught people’s attention in 2009 when he finished eighth in the 200m individual medley(混合泳) at the National Games.

Nevertheless, Ning suffered from bone infection in both knees for a long time, which made him unable to train hard on his kicks. He also had an indigestion problem and had to eat “soft food which is easy to digest. His poor stomach even made it impossible for him to complete week-long full time training. But the young swimmer never gives up. His idol is the great Russian swimmer Alexander Popov, who continued to win Olympic gold medals after he was stabbed(刺伤)on a street. Ning said, “He was a real fighter and I need to learn from him.

Taken better care of by coaches and doctors, Ning can now train as normally as others. And that is why he can get today’s achievements. The gold medals at the Asian Games also boosted the confidence of the new swimming star, who hopes to enter the national team and compete for China in more international events. “Chinese male swimmers have never been placed among top eight in the short-distance freestyle, he said. “I hope I can do it, just like what Sun Yang did in the mid-long distance freestyle.

24. The best title could be ______.

A. Ning Zetao, a world famous swimmer

B. Ning Zetao, a promising rising star

C. Ning Zetao, a strong-willed soldier

D. Ning Zetao, a world gold medalist

25. We can learn from the passage that ______.

A. the results Ning got in Incheon are his best

B. Ning is good at both 100m and 200m freestyle

C. Ning broke an Asian record at the 2014 Asian Games

D. Ning has already got 5 gold medals in the international event

26. It can be inferred from the passage that ______ .

A. some health problems have little effect on Ning’s training

B. being well cared of is the main reason for Ning’s achievements

C. the Chinese swimmers have never got into the top eighth in the world event

D. gold medalist as Ning is, he is not yet a member of National Swimming Team

C

Alibaba started taking the lead in China by connecting big Chinese manufacturers with big buyers across the world. Its business-to-business site, Alibaba.com allowed business to buy almost everything. Alibaba’s advantage wasn’t hard to judge: size. Alibaba is just big, even by Chinese standards. Its market attracts 231 million active buyers, 8 million sellers, 11.3 billion orders a year — and Alibaba is just the middleman. It encourages people to use its markets — not charging small sellers a percentage of the sale.

If you want a quick look into the influence of Alibaba on daily Chinese life, take my experience. I moved to Beijing a year ago and quickly got tired of visiting small stores across the crowded, polluted city of 20 million people in search of new electronics, bathroom furnishings, and anything else my wife wanted. “What exactly are you looking for? Why not try it? my Chinese teacher asked me one day. With that, my wonderful new relationship with Alibaba began.

Alibaba’s original business-to-business model now is second to consumer buying. Chinese retail(零售) buying makes up 80% of Alibaba’s profit, and leading that group is Taobao, with 800 million items for sale and the most unbelievable selection of things you’ll ever find. TMall.com is Alibaba’s other big site, where you can find brand name goods from Nike and Unilever near the lowest prices.

What I have a hard time explaining to friends and family back in the U.S. is how China has gone beyond traditional shopping — big-box retailers especially —in favor of online purchases on Taobao and a few other sites. In smaller towns than Beijing, where big retailers have not yet traveled, shopping online is shopping, and shopping is Taobao.

I have a list of some of my recent purchases on Taobao for a sense of how wide the marketplace is. Almost everything arrived a day or two after ordering with free shipping. I’m not even a big buyer, because I need friends to help me search the Chinese-language site. When I was searching my purchase history on my Chinese teacher’s iPad, which helps me buy goods, I looked through with great difficulty about 10 of her purchases for every one of mine.

27. Alibaba’s advantage mainly lies in .

A. its business-to-business service B. its big size

C. its not charging small sellers D. its low price

28. What can we learn from the underlined sentence in the passage?

A. Alibaba is of middle size among all the online sites.

B. Alibaba will continue to develop.

C. Alibaba acts as a bridge between the buyers and sellers.

D. Alibaba stands out as the best online site.

29. What can be inferred from the passage?

A. Alibaba’s business-to-business service earns more money than retail.

B. Taobao has no obvious advantage over other similar online sites.

C. TMall.com provides more profit than Taobao.

D. The author’s Chinese teacher is also an online purchase lover.

30. What is the passage mainly about?

A. Shopping online in China is Taobao.

B. Alibaba influences people’s daily purchase in China.

C. Shopping online goes beyond traditional shopping.

D. How the author purchases online in China.

D

Just like children, baby animals spend countless hours at play. After studying animal play for many years, scientists recognize that young animal play is practice for adult behavior. Today this play is roughly divided into the following groups.

Locomotor play refers to the movements animals carry out in their play. Running, leaping, turning, and kicking are some of the most common examples of locomotor play. An adult deer may run, leap, and twist to escape its attackers. Play movements like these surely make young animals nimble. Someday these skills might help save their lives.

Moving forward slowly, attacking suddenly and biting are examples of predatory play that help young predators prepare for a life of running after and taking hold of other animals. Wild cats, wolves, and bears are predators. It is very common to see these young animals play this kind of games which sharpen their skills and teach them about their strengths and limitations.

For children, playing with toys is both fun and educational. It helps improve their hand and eye movements as well as develop hand skills to accomplish tasks. It is the same with animals. Young chimpanzees improve their hand skills while playing with sticks. Birds also play with things in ways that teach. Swallows drop and recover feathers in midair. Diving suddenly to catch the feathers is a good practice for catching flying insects.

Social play helps animals learn how to behave when they run into other animals. And it teaches animals about communication. An animal gives signals to let another animal know it wants to play. Many animals give signals by showing a " play face". In some ways this face is like a human smile; the animal holds its mouth in a relaxed and open manner. During play-fights, some animals may step backwards to signal that they are playing and not acting seriously.

Until now, scientists have understood playful acts help prepare animals for their serious adult situations. But the numbers of playful species and examples of animal play are vast. The purpose of animal play may have meanings scientists have not discovered yet.

31. The main purpose of the text is to ______.

A. ask us to take good care of wild animals

B. encourage us to learn more about animals

C. entertain us with interesting animal stories

D. show us something about animal behavior

32. The underlined word "nimble" in Paragraph 2 can best be replaced by______.

A. cruel B. swift

C. curious D. strong

33. Which of the following belongs to predatory play?

A. A deer runs, leaps, and turns.

B. A chimpanzee plays with a stick.

C. A lion moves slowly and makes an attack suddenly.

D. A dog holds its mouth in a relaxed and open manner.

34. Based on Paragraph 5, a " play face " is______.

A. a type of signal between animals

B. a name for a kind of animal play

C. an activity that involves adult animals

D. an action that is taught to another animal

35. Which of the following shows the structure of the text?

第二节(共5小题;每小题3分，满分15 分)

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Helping Students Find Their Writing Voices

One of the most frustrating things for writing teachers is reading papers that simply lack style. When all of the research has been completed and all of the sentences are structured well, but the paper still lacks some pizzazz(活力)，it can be boring to grade. If you are searching for ways to help your students find their voices, why not try making students themselves the topic of the writing? 36

Who are you?

One of the most difficult questions for students to answer is “Who are you? 37 In doing this, through writing, students will start to see their personalities differently and, hopefully, be able to add a feature to their writing.

Dear xxx,

38 Encourage them to write to a famous person they’ve always admired, and then the one they absolutely hate. Explore how their language changes between the two letters. When students know their audiences, it is much easier for them to add the kind of personality their audience wants to see.

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When students write about what matters most to them, they will often give you the best writing you’ve ever seen. You’ll get those when you ask questions that hit home. When students have something to say about a given topic, it can be easier for them to get their ideas down and then work on their writing style.

From mind to paper.

The most valuable lesson students can learn is to write first, and edit later. Have students write for five minutes about their topics. If they can get their ideas down on paper, that’s 90% of the battle. 40 This can help them realize that, once they have the ideas down, the rest is just fine tuning(微调). Once they have this skill mastered, it’s easy for them to start adding their own personal voices to their papers.

A. What matters to you?

B. What style is taught in class?

C. When they write about themselves, students’ voices often shine through.

D. Writing letters is a great way for students to explore their writing style.

E. Have your students explore who they are and what makes them unique.

F. Voice is that magical quality which is able to make a creative writing idea sing!

G. After that, have them edit these ideas into a really strong introductory paragraph.

第三部分：英语知识运用(共两节，满分55分)

第一节：完形填空(共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分)

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

At first,eople in the US thought Ebola(埃博拉)was only a disease, accompanied with fever and found in Africa at the beginning. then a man from west Africa died from Ebola at a hospital in Dallas, Texas. And two nurses 42 for him became infected(感染) with the virus, which made the US government publish new guidelines to health workers.

Top American 44 have repeatedly said that most people have little chance of being infected.Experts have that Ebola can only be spread through infected person’s body fluids — like blood.But it that many Americans are 47 what they have heard.

A recent survey found more than 80 percent of Americans believe that Ebola can be spread in many 48 , including air forced through the nose or mouth. Besides, the Harvard School of Public Health 49 the findings. The study also showed that most adults fear there will be a(n) 50 of Ebola in the United States soon. 51 survey found that more than 70 percent of Americans would support calls to 52 travel to and from Ebola-affected parts of Africa.

Thomas Frieden heads the U.S.Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.When asked whether

53 officials had considered a travel ban, Mr. Frieden had 54 to say：“We won’t be able to check travelers for when they leave or when they arrive. We won’t be able, as we do 56 , to take a detailed history to see if they were 57 when they arrive. When they 58 , we wouldn’t be able to impose quarantine(强加隔离)as we now can if they have high-risk touch.

Last week, President Barack Obama urged Americans not to 59 what he called “ panic or fear . This week，the administration announced that all travelers reaching the United States from some African nations are to pass through one of five airports.

41. A. Just B. Yet C. So D. Even 42. A. arranging B. caring C. searching D. standing 43. A. treat B. attend C. inspect D. protect 44. A. policemen B. officers C. physicists D. doctors 45. A. stated B. suggested C. considered D. regretted 46. A. proves B. happens C. says D. appears 47. A. studying B. discussing C. questioning D. determining 48. A. ways B. areas C. organs D. countries 49. A. announced B. received C. realized D. rejected 50. A. increase B. income C. decrease D. outbreak 51. A. The other B. Another C. The same D. One 52. A. forbid B. expect C. require D. allow 53. A. foreign B. royal C. African D. federal 54. A. that B. this C. nothing D. those 55. A. change B. money C. fever D. crime 56. A. immediately B. previously C. presently D. regularly 57. A. examined B. searched C. explored D. exposed 58. A. leave B. arrive C. live D. stay 59. A. look forward to B. pay attention to C. give in to D. add up to 60. A. persuaded B. required C. advised D. guided 第II卷

第二节 (共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分)

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(不多于3个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

The “selfie is used to describe the self-taken photo, often from a smartphone. Someone takes about 10 selfies each time he does, and he only ends up 61 ( post) one or two of those. He picks the one that he feels make him look the 62 ( good). In that picture, he gains confidence. For that moment, everything bad or terrible that has happened to him gets 63 (remove), because that smile is what gives him the 64 ( determine) to love himself.

I read 65 poem recently and the young man said, “If I ask you 66 you love, the answers will most likely roll off your tongue. You love to read. You love to write. You love your mom, your daughter, or your best friend. How long do you think you can go on and on before you say ‘I love 65 (I)’?

That statement hit me like a ton of bricks. I’ve struggled with confidence all my life. I still do. And in 68 way am I saying that taking a selfie is a gateway 69 confidence. 70 , the selfie does deserve some credit(夸赞)for allowing individuals to express themselves.

第四部分：写作(共两节，满分35分)

第一节 短文改错(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线()划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;

2. 只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。

When news came that I was not chosen as member of the volleyball team, I was such frustrated that I almost decided to give up. However, my best friend Miranda analyzed my problems, pointed out that my laziness and poor preparation led my failure. From then on, I devoted all my spare time to practice playing and consulting his teachers about skills every day. When another chance came, I had got fully prepared. As a result of, I was selected and became one of the most important player in our school team. From this story, I am definite convinced that the better prepared we are, the much likely we are able to achieve our goals.

第二节 书面表达(满分25分)

某中学生英文报开辟了“Editor’s Coffee Break专栏，为的是方便读者们能与主编交流英语学习的方方面面。假设你是该栏目的编辑李华，你收到一封署名为Mr. Confused的来信。信中该同学对将来英语退出高考表示担忧，对将来自己是否努力学习英语感到迷茫。请用英文给该同学写一封回信。

内容要点如下：

(1)告诉对方英语还是很重要的;

(2)谈谈你对英语退出高考的看法;

(3)鼓励该同学继续努力学习英语。

注意： (1)词数120左右;

(2)信中不能出现与本人相关的信息;

参考词汇：退出高考 to be removed from College Entrance Examination

Dear Mr. Confused,I do understand your confusion.

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Yours,

Li Hua