1、高职高专 实用英语 第一学期 期中考试试卷 C 卷Part Listening Comprehension （每题两分，共十题，共二十分）Only Child versus SiblingsRead the text and fill in as many words as you can.Although I wasnt an （1）_ child, my sister was 14 years （2）_ than me and had left home when I turned （3）_ years old, so I left like an only child.I had no
2、one to play with and my (4) _ were older - my mother was 40 when I was (5)_ .So now I have 4 children at age 3,5,14 and 16. My boys are the two older ones. My girls are the younger ones and they always (6)_ over the toys, but the older two often manage to find a way that they can play together peace
3、fully.There are a lot of good things to have (7)_ than one child. You can always say, “Go and play with your brother or sister, I must (8)_ dinner.” Siblings teach us to live with others more easily. While an only child never has to (9)_ with anyone in her home, a child with siblings (10)_ to share.
4、Part Vocabulary & Structure（每题一分，共四十题，共四十分）Section A: Choose the best answer.1. The programme “Strictly Come Dancing” attracts millions of _ every week.A. spectators B. audience C. viewers 2. CSI is a very popular _ .A. serial B. sequence C. series3. A(n) _ is a domestic series that goes on week aft
5、er week.A. programme B.TV drama C. soap opera4. The _ you need to switch on for Coronation Street is ITV.A. channel B. programme C. program 5. At Shakespeares Globe Theatre in London the _ are always very much involved in the play.A. spectators B. audience C. viewers 6. one of the most popular _ on
6、British television is the news and weather.A. channels B. programmes C. series 7. The film “The Titanic” will soon be a _ .A. classical B. class C. classic 8. Football is purely a _ sport for millions of people all around the world.A. spectator B. audience C. viewer 9. Yesterday Marvin _ TV for six
7、hours as he was ill in bed.A. saw B. watched C. looked 10. Some _ show like “Im a celebrity, get me out of here” or “Big Brother” are disgusting and treat the people in it with on respect.A. real B. live C. reality11.I took the wrong _ at the last road junction, can you tell me how I get back on the
8、 motorway? A. turn B. turner C. turning 12. Am I going in the right _ for the post office?A. route B. direction C. sign13. Can you tell me please how I _ to the cinema from here? A. come B. get C. take14. Could you please _ me in the direction of the motorway? A. deliver B. show C. point 15. Im maki
9、ng for the M25 motorway. Is this road the most _ route? A. direct B. obvious C. straight16. Can you help me please? Ive lost my way and _ to get to the shops before closing time. A. require B. need C. request17. Could you tell me how _ I am from the town centre, please? A. near B. far C. close18. _
10、to this map I should be near the church. I s that correct? A. Considering B. After C. According19. Im _ for the town hall - am I anywhere near?A. making B. seeking C. seeing20. Is this the _ way for the railway station?A. correct B. clear C. fine 21.If you _ your money every week, you will soon have
11、 enough for a new bicycle.A. spent B. save C. earn 22.It is _ to spend your money DVDs. You can borrow them from the shop.A. necessary B. good C. unnecessary23.Siblings often have _ about silly things.A. agreement B. arguments C. friends 24.A good _ with your parents is very important.A. birth B. di
12、nner C. relationship 25.My brother got a job as a _ bus driver when he left school.A. trainee B. clever C. friendly 26.Chu _ in China and then moved to the USA when he was 25.A. enjoyed B. visited C. grew up 27.I think we should _ uniforms at our school. I hate them!A. do away with B. sell C. take 2
13、8.A healthy river is _ fish.A. empty B. full of C. nice29.I was very _ of my sister for having such beautiful black hair.A. frustrating B. happy C. jealous30.There are no appointments _ at the dentist this afternoon. You will have to wait until tomorrow.A. attractive B. available C. ableSection B: C
14、omplete the sentences with the right form of the words in brackets1. I had going shopping with my mother and the _ (bad) moment always comes when she announces loudly in the shop how wonderful I look in the dress she has chosen for me.2. She once chose an _ (ugly) pullover for me and went on to choo
15、se the _ (awful) pair of trousers that I had ever seen.3. Online shopping is the _ (good) way of shopping for clothes, as my mother can no longer embarrass me in shops!4. Buying online is _ (easy) than fighting the crowds in town.5. I dont want to be known as the person who has the _ (fashionable) c
16、lothes at school, I just want to be one of the _ (ordinary) people, like my friends are.6. There is one boy at our school who always wears the _ (expensive) brands of shoes but they look no different to other shoes.7. His parents are not _ (rich) than mine but they give him so much money for clothes
17、.8. He thinks he is the _ (cool) boy in our school.9. Unfortunately, we think he is the _ (nasty)!10. And he gets _ (aggressive) than he usually is if we just ignore him and his cool clothes.Part Reading Comprehension（每题两分，共十题，共二十分）Directions: After reading the following passage, you will find 5 que
18、stions . For each question or statement there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. You should make the correct choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. Task 1Our NeighborJimmy has been a postman for the last ten year. He loves to talk to his
19、wife in the evenings about the people he delivers to. He tells her about Mrs. Mannes, the little old lady at number 24, who is always very unfriendly when he delivers her post. She has a son in Australia and a daughter in France so she often gets post.But one day when jimmy rings the bell with a par
20、cel for Mrs. Mannes from her daughter, there is no answer. Jimmy know that the old lady never goes out (she even gets her food delivered from the local supermarket) so he starts to fell worried. He looks through the letterbox but sees nothing, and then he looks through the living room window and see
21、s Mrs. Mannes lying on the floor. He goes around the house to check if the back door is open. It is, so he runs in and immediately rings for an ambulance. Mrs. Mannes gets to hospital in time. The doctor says that she had had a heart attack and if she had come to hospital any later she would not hav
22、e survived. From that day on, Mrs. Mannes is very friendly and always gives jimmy a bar of chocolate when he delivers a parcel.Complete the sentences with the best choice1.Jimmy has been a postman_.A. for ten years B. four ten years C. through ten years D. over ten years2.Mrs. Mannes has a _.A. son
23、in France B. daughter in AustraliaC. son in Australia D. daughter in Austria3.Mrs. Mannes _. A. gets her food deliveredB. goes to the local supermarket by bus C. gets her food from the little shop at the cornerD. doesnt get her shopping from the local supermarket4.When Mrs. Mannes didnt answer the d
24、oor, Jimmy _.A. saw her through the front door B. went through the window C. went through the living room window D. saw her though the living room window5.Mrs. Mannes got to the hospital _.A. before the ambulance B. nearly too lateC. too late D. for JimmyTask 2At a Travel AgentsLast week a couple ca
25、me into Janes travel agency to book a holiday for August. When Jane asked where they wanted to go, the women said she would like to go somewhere warm. Jane suggested that they go to Spain, where is very warm in August. She showed them a picture of a wonderful hotel. The man didnt want to go to Spain
26、. He said the food made him ill. So Jane suggested Tunisia, saying it was always warm in North Africa. But the women didnt like sand.The next suggestion was Italy. But the women said Italian wine always gave her a headache.When Jane then suggested Greece, the man got a little upset and said definite
27、ly no. He added that all Greek hotels were terrible. His neighbor went there and her hotel was only half-built. The swimming pool was not even finished so she couldnt use it.Jane found out that flying to Florida was not a good idea as the women hated flying long distance and the flight to America to
28、ok 8 hours. After two hours of suggesting different countries, Jane suggested that they just stay at home. The couple thought this was a great suggestion and left the travel agency very happy.Choose the best answer to the question or to complete the statements.1. This text is mainly about_.A. bookin
29、g a holidayB. things people dont like about different countriesC. How to try to find the ideal holidayD. things some people dont like about different countries2. According to the text, “Jane suggested Tunisia” because_.A. it was warm B. it was in North AfricaC. it had a wonderful hotel D. there was
30、sand3. What was wrong with the hotel the neighbor went to?A. It was only half-built. B. It was loud.C. It was dirty. D. it was expensive.4. According to the text, Florida was not an option because_.A. the women didnt like flying B. it was too far to driveC.it was too far to fly D. it was too far5. A
31、ccording to the text, which of the following statements is NOT true?A. Janes customers were friendly and easy to help.B. Janes had a difficult couple whom she could not help.C. Janes had a headache at the end.D. Janes couple were old.Part IV Translation（每题五分，共两题，共十分）Directions: Translate the followi
32、ng sentences into Chinese.1. Go straight down Station Road past the cinema. Then you will come to a crossing with traffic lights. Turn left at the traffic lights and straight on at the roundabout. The youth hostel is in front of you. You really cant miss it.2. Full-time workers in most countries all
33、 receive paid holidays, but no one forces you to use that time. The US, where 57% of people use all of their holiday days, ranked as the fifth most workaholic. Japan ranked first with only 33%.Part Writing（每空一分，共十题，共十分）按照说明写一份简历，请书写于答题卡上：王晓华，男，生于 1992 年 6 月 15 日。家住北京市大兴区黄村镇清源路 56 号，联系电话为 18619018764
34、， 电子邮箱 从 2006 年 9 月至 2009 年 7 月就读北京市大兴第二中学。自 2009 年 9 月至 2012 年 7月在北京交通运输职业学院学习，专业为民航服务。曾获得 2010 年、2011 年度奖学金，并于 2011 年通过计算机考试，获得证书。2012 年 1 月至 4 月在国航实习。个人的兴趣爱好是阅读和旅游。答题卡Part Listening Comprehension 每题 2 分，共 10 题，共 20 分。Part II Vocabulary & Structure 每题 1 分，共 40 题，共 40 分。Section A1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
35、1011 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 2021 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30Section BPart III Reading Comprehension 每题 2 分，共 10 题，共 20 分Task 1Task2 Part IV TranslationEnglish into Chinese 每题 5 分，共 2 题，共 10 分。 1._ _2._1 2 3 4 56 7 8 9 101 2 3 4 56 7 8 9 101 2 3 4 51 2 3 4 5_Part V Writing 每空 1 分，共 10 题，共 10 分。 Name: Wang Xiaohua Sex: (1) _Date of birth: (2) _Address: No. 56, Qing Yuan Road, Huang Cun Town, Da Xing District, BeijingMobile Phone: (3) _E-Mail: (4) _Education Background: (5) _ (6)_ (7)_ (8)_Work Experience: (9) _Hobbies and Interest: (10) _
