2018-2019学年度下学期期中考试 英语试卷 二、英汉互译（每题1分，共20分） 21.屏住呼吸 _____ 31.to be honest _____ 22.玩得开心 _____ 32. catch sight of _____ 23.出现、到场、调大 _____ 33.earn/make one’s living _____ 24.使......想起...... _____ 34. at dawn _____ 25.衣衫褴褛 _____ 35. in the distance _____ 26.打赌_____ 36. be harmful to _____ 27.密切注意；当心；提防 _____ 37. prevent...from... _____ 28.被包围、围绕 _____ 38. cheer up _____ 29.对......有天赋 _____ 39. in one’s turn _____ 30.突发；爆发_____ 40. manage to do _____ 阅读理解（每题2分，共30分） A Very few people look forward to and enjoy exams.That doesn’t have to mean that you should be afraid of them，though.The following tips will help you get through that terrible exam period. Here are eight steps to help you during exams： 1．Make sure you know how much time you will have in the exam and how many questions there will be.Then you can divide your time among the questions to make sure they all get answered. 2．When you’re doing an exam that involves long answers，it is a good idea to leave some space at the end of the answer so that you can add any extra comments that might come to mind when you reread your paper. 3．Don’t spend all of your time only on questions that you know answers to because you will get a worse mark for answering some questions very well and some not at all. 4．It is worth taking a little extra time to make sure that your handwriting is neat.The examiner will be able to read it！Try to avoid spelling mistakes too! 5．The more prepared you are，the more likely you are to succeed. 6．Keep calm.If you feel yourself getting worried，take a deep breath. 7．Don’t try to discuss the exam after you’ve finished it.If you’ve got different answers from your friends，there’s no point in worrying about it. 8．Once an exam is over，just forget about it.There is nothing more you can do about it.The best thing you can do is to go home and prepare for the next one. 41．The underlined word“avoid”in the passage most probably mean“_____”． A．check out B．go over C．think about D．prevent sth. from happening 42．You can get a better mark if _____. A．you spend all of your time on questions that you are good at B．you talk about with your teachers before exams C．you go over your notes carefully for the exam D．you leave out the questions you don’t know the answers to 43．The passage is probably written for _____. A．people who mark exam papers B．people who take exams C．high school teachers D．language learners 44．Which of the following will NOT help you to deal with exams? A．Divide your time among the questions during the exam. B．Take a deep breath when you feel worried. C．Keep your handwriting neat. D．Discuss the answers with your friends after exams. B Many years ago，my student asked me the question，“Mrs.Kindred，why do you teach？”Without taking time to reflect，I answered，“Because someday I might say something that might make a difference in someone’s life ... ...
