四级及格-周记500字大全

英语期中考试试卷
Part I Reading Comprehension (10×4 = 40)
Passage One
Television has opened windows in everybody's life. Young men will never again go to war as they
did in 1914. Millions of people now have seen the effects of a battle. And the result has been a general
dislike of war, and perhaps more interest in helping those who suffer from all the terrible things that
have been shown on the screen.
Television has also changed politics. The most distant areas can now follow state affairs, see and
her the politicians before tan election. Better informed, people are more likely to vote, and so to make
their opinion count.
Unfortunately, television's influence has been extremely harmful to the young. Children do not
have enough experience to realize that TV shows present an unreal world; that TV advertisements lie to
sell products that are sometimes bad or useless. They believe that the violence they see is normal and
acceptable. All educators agree that the
grandparents.
Also, the young are less patient. Used to TV shows, where everything is quick and interesting,
they do not have the patience to read an article without pictures; to read a book that requires thinking;
to listen to a teacher who doesn't do funny things like the people on children's programs. And they
expect all problems to be solved happily in ten, fifteen, or thirty minutes. That's the time it takes on the
screen.
1. In the past, many young people ______.
A) knew the effects of war B) went in for politics
C) liked to save the wounded in wars D) were willing to be soldiers
2. Now with TV people can ________.
A) discuss politics at an information center B) show more interest in politics
C) make their own decisions on political affairs D) express their opinions freely
3. The author thinks that TV advertisements ______.
A) are not reliable on the whole B) are useless to people
C) are a good guide to adults D) are very harmful to the young
4. Which is NOT true according to the passage?
A) People have become used to crimes now.
B) With a TV set some problems can be solved quickly.
C) People now like to read books with pictures.
D) The adults are less violent than the young.
5. From the passage, we can conclude that _______.
A) children should keep away from TV B) TV programs should be improved
C) children's books should have pictures D) TV has a deep influence on the young
Passage Two
Many a young person tells me he wants to be a writer. I always encourage such people but I
also explain that there's a big difference between
these individuals are dreaming of wealth and fame, not the long hour alone at a typewriter.

The reality is that writing is a lonely, private and poor-paying affair. For every writer killed by
fortune there are thousands more whose longing is never rewarded. When I left a 20-year career in

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the U.S. Coast Guard to become a freelance() writer, I had no prospects at all. What I did have was
a friend who found me my room in a New York apartment building. It didn't even matter that it
was cold and had no bathroom. I immediately bought a used manual typewriter and felt like a
genuine writer.
After a year or so, however, I still hadn't gotten a break and began to doubt myself. It was so
hard to sell a story that I barely made enough to eat. But I knew I wanted to write, I had dreamed
about it for years. I wasn't going to be one of those people who die wondering: What if? I would
keep putting my dream to the test even though it meant living with uncertainty and fear of failure.
This is the shadow-land of hope, and anyone with a dream must learn to live there.
6. The passage is meant to ________.
A) warn young people of the hardships that a successful writer has to experience
B) advise young people to give up their idea of becoming a professional writer
C) show young people it's unrealistic for a writer to pursue wealth and fame
D) encourage young people to pursue a writing career
7. What can be concluded from the passage?
A) Genuine writers often find their work interesting and rewarding.
B) A writer's success depends on luck rather than on efforts.
C) Famous writers usually live in a poverty and isolation.
D) The chances for writer to become successful are small.
8. Why did the author begin to doubt himself after the first year of his writing career?
A) He wasn't able to produce a single book.
B) He hadn't seen aching for the better.
C) He wasn't able to have a rest for a whole year.
D) He thought that he lacked imagination.
9.
A) who think too much of the dark side of life
B) who regret giving up their career halfway
C) who think a lot without making a decision
D) who are full of imagination even upon death
10.
A) the wonderland on often dreams about
B) the bright future that one is looking forward to
C) the state of uncertainty before one's final goal is reached
D) a world that exists only in one's imagination
Part II Vocabulary and Structure (10×3 = 30)
Directions: In this part there are 40 incomplete sentences. For each sentence there are
four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE answer that best
completes the sentence. Then blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer
Sheet.
11. He is a senior University student, but he has never been _______ the Internet.
A) at B) on C) in D) with
12. His well-written short stories made him a _______ man.
A) respectable B) respectful C) respective D) respecting
13. She spends too much on her clothes and thus is often frustrated with _____ problems.

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A) fiscal B) monetary C) physical D) financial
14. The students showed a great ________ to learn English.
A) expectation B) dream C) readiness D) wonder
15. They also learn there is no easy way______ success but to work hard.
A) to B) of C) in D) on
16. Leaders of many countries have _______ Chinese leaders on the return of Hong Kong.
A) addressed B) congratulated C) appreciated D) impressed
17. He could remember _____ along the road just before the accident happened, but he
couldn't remember the accident itself.
A) drive B) to drive C) driving D) drove
18. When the guest came off the plane, the president went forward and shook ______ with him.
A) the hands B) the hand C) hands D) hand
19. Once _____ of the necessity of a move, he worked hard to find a new home.
A) convinced B) be convinced C) convincing D) having convinced
20. I don't think it advisable that Tom _______ to the job since he has no experience.
A) be assigned B) is assigned
C) will be assigned D) has been assigned
Part III Translation (5×6 = 30)
21. Listening to English on a regular basis will not only improve your ear, but will also help you build
your speaking skills.
22. The next night, the blackest he had ever known, the sea became so rough that the boat almost turned
over.
23．After all, eighty was a special birthday, an other decade lived or endured just as you chose to look at
it.
24．By using the quiet family hour to discuss our problems, we might get to know each other better, and
to like each other better.
25．I appeared on TV talk shows during the day and changed diapers at night.


















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Key:
Part I (10×4 = 40)
1-5 DBABD 6-10 ADBCC
Part II (10×3 = 30)
11-15 BADCA 16-20 BCCAA
Part III (5×6 = 30)
21. 经常听英语不仅会提高你的听力，而且有助你培养说的技能。
22.第二天夜晚这是他所经历过的最黑暗的一个夜晚，海面上波涛汹涌，小船几乎被风浪掀翻。
23. 不管怎么说八十大寿毕竟非同一般，你又活了十年，或者说又熬过了十年，是活是熬全在于
你怎么看了。
24．利用这安静的、全家聚在一起的时刻来讨论我们的各种问题，我们相互之间也许会更加了解，更加相爱。
25. 我白天出现在电视台的访谈节目中，晚上则给孩子们换尿布。

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