新生代英語基礎(chǔ)教程2 期中試卷及答案（A卷）

Mid-TermExam

forNewGenerationEnglishBookTwo(1)

Part1ListeningComprehension

SectionA

A.Listentotheconversation.Thenchoosethebestanswertocompleteeachsentence.

1.Atthemoment,Kaylaisliving_______.

a.withherparents

b.inadorm

c.inanapartment

2.She’smovingbecauseshe_______.

a.needsmorespace

b.needsmorefreedom

c.wantstoliveclosetoherclassmates

3.Shecanaffordtherentbecause_______.

a.herparentsgivehermoney

b.shehasapart-timejob

c.shehasbeensavingforyears

4.Kaylathinksthatshecancook________herself.

a.cheaperfood

b.healthyfood

c.moredeliciousfood

5.ThemostimportantthingtoKaylainanapartmentisthat_______.

a.it’snearcollege

b.it’sbigenough

c.it’scheap

B.Listentothepassage.Thenchoosethebestanswertocompleteeachsentence.

6.Peopleoftenthinkthatmakingabaconsandwichis_______.

a.easy

b.difficult

c.expensive

7.Theimportantthingisto_______.

a.havegoodqualitybreadandbacon

b.takeyourtime

c.havetherightcookingequipment

8.Theperfectbaconsandwichneeds_______.

a.aglassofmilk

b.agoodcupoftea

c.agoodcupofcoffee

C.Listentotheadvertisement.Choosethebestanswertoeachquestion.

9.TheWeddingPlannerisaservice_______.

a.tohelpyoufindafiancé

b.tohelpyouplanyourwedding

c.tohelpyouchooseclothesforawedding

10.Ifyouwanttocontacttheweddingplanner,_______.

a.youneedtophonethem

b.visittheirofficeinthecenteroftown

c.findthemonWeChat

SectionB

Listentothefollowingsentencesandwritedownwhatyouhearonthelines.

1.Youhavepassedyourexams!Ithinkweshould_______,don’tyou?

2.I’msorry,we’re_______someonewithoverseasworkingexperience.

3.Idon’treallylikeAmy.She’ssucha(n)_______.

4.Theapartmentisabout100squaremetersin_______.

5.Canyou_______mypen,please?Ican’treachfromhere.

Part2VocabularyandStructure

SectionA

Fillintheblankswithwordsorexpressionsfromtheboxes.

romanticframemillionsofjewelryputaway

worthgrabavailabledon’tbothercontact

1.Walkingbesidetheseaintheeveningisa(n)_______thingtodo.

2.Sheneedsanew_______forthephotographofhermother.

3._______peopleliveinthiscity,butitisnotverywell-known.

4.Sheloveswearing_______—shehasabigcollectionofringsandwatches.

5._______yourmoney.I’mpayingforthis!

6.TheT-shirtonlycosts$25,butIthinkit’s_______alotmore.

7.Doyouwantto_______acoffeeandasandwich?We’vegotafewminutes.

8.There’ssomeoneinthisapartmentatthemoment,butitwillbe_______fromOctober.

9._______givingmeabag.I’mnotgoingveryfar.

10.Ifyouwantanymoreinformation,feelfreeto_______me.

SectionB

Matchthewordstothedefinitions.

1.tradition

2.popular

3.pour

4.microwave

5.highway

a.anelectricovenwhichuseswavesofenergytoheatfoodquickly

b.aroadthatjoinscitiesortownstogether

c.tomakealiquidflowfromonecontainerintoanother

d.awayofdoingsomethingthatagroupofpeoplehavefollowedforalongtime

e.likedbyalotofpeople

SectionC

1._______motherisateacherattheschool.

a.Julies b.Julie’s c.Julies’

2.My_______parentsareallreallyniceandfriendly.

a.friend’ b.friends c.friends’

3.Thereis_______milkintherefrigeratorifyouwantit.

a.any b.some c.a

4.I_______gototheparty,becauseIwastootired.

a.did b.was c.didn’t

5.Idon’tsee_______parkingspacesroundhere,doyou?

a.some b.any c.few

6.How_______sugardidyouputinthiscoffee?Ittastestoosweet.

a.many b.much c.lotof

7._______thereanycarrots?IneedsomeforthesaladI’mmaking.

a.Are b.Is c.Isn’t

8.Wewenttotheshopandweall_______newdresses.

a.buy b.buying c.bought

9.There_______threeparkswithinwalkingdistance.

a.is b.are c.am

10.There_______anyyoungpeopleinthisneighborhood.

a.is b.are c.aren’t

SectionD

Completethepassage,choosingthecorrectword.

Mybrotherisgetting(1)_______(married/wedding)nextmonth.He(2)_______(meet/met)hisfiancéelastyearandthey’vebeentogethereversince.They’regoingtohavea(3)_______(honeymoon/celebrate)inParis,andthenthey’recominghome.They’vegotareallyniceapartmentinaquiet,(4)_______(residential/available)neighborhood,soI’mplanningtovisitthemoften.There(5)_______(is/are)abeautifulparkjustoppositetheirapartment,soitwillbeaniceplacetogowhentheweatherisgood.

Part3ReadingComprehension

Task1

Readthepassage.WriteT(True)orF(False)forthestatements.

PrincessDianaisoneoftheUK’smostwell-knownstyleicons.Howdidthisshyyounggirlbecomethefaceoffashionmagazinesallovertheworld?

Fromtheverybeginning,PrincessDiana’sstylewasnoticedbythepublicandthemedia.Everywhereshewentherclotheswerephotographed,discussedandcopied.Inthe1980sand1990s,lotsofyoungwomenwantedtocopyhershortblondehairstyleandherwayofdoinghermake-up.Overtheyears,herconfidencegrewandherstylebecameevenmoreeye-catching.

OneofhermostfamousfashionmomentswasherweddingwithPrinceCharlesin1981.Sheworeanunforgettabledressmadeofsilk.Itisnowoneofthemostfamousdressesintheworld.ThedresswasdesignedbyDavidandElizabethEmmanuelandwasembroideredwith10,000pearls.

Anotherfamousdresswasthelong,darkbluevelveteveningdressDianaworetoapartyin1985.AtthispartyshedancedwiththefamousactorJohnTravolta.Photographsofthisdancewereseenallovertheworld,andthedressbecameknownasthe“Travoltadress”.

Manyyearsafterherdeath,PrincessDianaisrememberedbymany,notjustforherkindheartandthegoodworkshedidtohelpothers,butalsoforherclothesandincrediblesenseoffashion.

1.PrincessDianawasnotveryfashionablewhenshefirstmarriedPrinceCharles.

2.Alotofyoungwomenwantedthesamehairstyleasher.

3.PrincessDiana’sweddingdresswasmadeofwhitecotton.

4.AfamousdressofDiana’swascalledthe“Travoltadress”,becausethiswasthenameofthe

actorshedancedwithwhenwearingit.

5.PrincessDianaisnowonlyrememberedforhersenseoffashion.

Task2Readthepassage.Choosethebestanswer.

Doyoulivefarawayfromyourextendedfamily?YoumaybeinterestedinreadingaboutthenewservicewhichhasbeensetupinNewYork.

Adopt-a-grannyistomatchupyoungerpeoplewithamucholderperson.CarlaFenning,thefounderofthegroup,explains,“Nowadays,familiesdon’tlivesoclosetogether,asyoungpeopletendtomovetoothercitiesandcountriestofindwork.Whathappensisthatoldpeopleareleftfeelingverylonely,whileyoungpeoplehavenograndparentsandmissthewisdomandkindnessoftheoldergeneration.”

Adopt-a-grannyworksinasimpleway:youngpeopleandoldpeoplearematcheduponthebasisoftheirinterests,theirfamilybackgroundandwheretheylive.Theythenagreetomeetonceaweek(theyoungpeopleusuallyvisitsthepersonintheiroldhome).“Sometimestheyoungpersonhelpstheolderpersonwiththegardening,butoftentheyjusttalk,sharefamilyphotographalbumstogetheranddrinktea.”

Carlasays,“Ireallythinkthatthisservicehaschangedthelivesofsomeofthepeopleit’shelped.Oneyoungpersonsaidtome,‘MygrandparentsalldiedbeforeIwasborn.NowIvisitAnnieeveryweek.ForthefirsttimeinmylifeIfeellikeIhaveagrandmother.It’saveryspecialfeeling.’”

1.Adopt-a-granny-isaservicewhich_______.

a.matchesayoungpersonwithanoldperson

b.cleansthehousesofoldpeople

c.deliversfoodtooldpeople

2.Oldpeopleoftendon’tseetheiryoungfamilymembersbecause_______.

a.Youngpeoplehavemovedawaytocities

b.youngpeopledon’tgetalongwitholdpeoplenowadays

c.youngpeopledon’thaveenoughtime

3.Youngpeoplecanbenefitfrom“adopt-a-granny”because_______.

a.theywillgetfreefood

b.theywillgetpaidfortheirvisits

c.theymissseeingtheirgrandparents

4.Whentheyoungandoldpeoplemeettheyusually_______.

a.gowalkingtogether

b.stayathometalking

c.gotothecinema

5.Carlathinksthatthisservice_______.

a.isn’tworkingaswellasitcould

b.changesthelivesofpeoplewhotakepart

c.needsmorepeopletogetinvolved

Task3Readthepassage.Fillintheblanks(withnomorethan3words).

Doyouevertakephotographsofyourfoodtoshareonsocialmedia?Ifyes,you’renotalone.Anestimated40%ofdinersnowtakephotographsoftheirfoodtosharewithfriends.

However,makesureyoudon’tevereatatGustavLeBlanc’srestaurantinParis.Thefamouschefrecentlysaidthatanyonetakingphotographsoftheirmealswouldbethrownoutofhisrestaurantandnotallowedbackin.

Thechefsaid:“IputalotoftimeintomyfoodandIwantpeopletoenjoyit.Foodisaboutthefivesenses,andthelookofmyfoodisimportanttome.ButIthinkthatpeoplewhotakephotographsofmyfoodarenotfocusingenoughonit.Also,Ihaveseensomebadlytakenphotosofmyfoodonlineanditmakesmefeelreallyangry.That’swhyIdon’twanttoseeanymorephonesonthetables!”

1.Manypeopletakephotosofthemealstheyeattoshare_______onsocialmedia.

2.AfamousFrenchchefhasstoppedpeoplefrom_______ofthefoodtheyeatinhisrestaurant.

3.GustavLeBlancsaysthatheputsa(n)_______intohisfood.

4.Hethinksthatpeoplewhotakephotosofhisfoodarenot_______onit.

5.Hedoesn’tlikeitwhenhesees_______photosofhisfoodonline.

Mid-TermExam

forNewGenerationEnglishElementaryBookTwo(1)

AnswerKey

Part1Listening