湖南省龙山县皇仓中学高一英语上学期期中试题（尖子班）（含听力）牛津译林版.doc

高一上学期期中考试英语试题（满分150分 时间120分钟）part listening comprehension(30 marks)section adirections: in this section, you will hear six conversations between two speakers. for each conversation, there are several questions and each question is followed by three choices marked a, b and c. listen carefully and then choose the best answer for each question. you will hear each conversation twice.conversation 11. how often does the man go to work by bus? a. three times a week. b. twice a week. c. once a week.2. with whom does the man usually share a car? a. the woman. b. his colleague. c. his neighbor.conversation 23. whose birthday is on saturday? a. bills. b. annes. c. marys.4. where will the party be? a. at the womans place. b. in a restaurant. c. at a big place outdoors.conversation 35. what kind of book does the man want to buy? a. a book on art.b. a book on history.c. a book on law.6. what will the man do next? a. write down his phone number. b. call the woman. c. leave the bookstore.conversation 47. what does the man want to do in the beginning? a. go skating. b. go skiing.c. go swimming.8. what does the man think of the woman? a. she is too lazy.b. she has done too much shopping recently.c. she does too much window-shopping.9. who will go shopping with the woman? a. the man.b. lily.c. herself alone.10. what did the woman just finish doing? a. she had a class. b. she went to the library. c. she went to the computer center.11. how did the man know about the job? a. he received an email. b. he searched for it online. c. he received a call.12. why would the woman be suitable for the job? a. because of her experience. b. because of her interest. c. because of her talent.conversation 6conversation 513. what is the woman doing in the beginning? a. reading a magazine. b. listening to music. c. watching tv.14. when was the singer in a car accident? a. in 1943.b. in 1963.c. in 1978.15. in which language did the singer sing we are young? a. english.b. italian.c. german.section bdirections: in this section, you will hear a short passage. listen carefully and then fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. fill in each blank with no more than three words. you will hear the short passage twice.weather reportcityweather conditionlos angelestoday: bright and 16 with a high of 27 degreestomorrow: thunderstormshoustonextremely hot with a high of 17 degrees todayget cooler 18 chicagoa bit uncomfortable with 19 todaynew yorkcloudy with light 20 today in the morningclear up by early afternoonpart i language knowledge (30 marks)section a (15 marks)directions： beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked a， b， c， and d. choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.21.is that reading room _ has newspapers and magazines?a. the one whichb. wherec. the one d. in which22.if you like classical music, why not join a music club _ other children play classical instruments?a. when b. which c. where d. that23. i dont like _ you speak to her. a. the way b. the way in that c. the way which d. the way of which24. my mother, _ you met last year, keeps telling me not to take the weight-loss pills because they are dangerous. a. that b. which c. who d. whom25. the museum _ their paintings were displayed yesterday was built 60 years ago. a. when b. where c. which . d. that26. do you still remember the day _ you joined the league? a. in which b. to which c. which d. on which27. the book _ is a little dirty is not mine. it belongs to the girl _ next to peter. a. whose cover; which sits b. of which the cover; who sits c. of which cover; who is sitting d. whose cover; who sitting28. marie curie paid no attention the prize that she won because of her achievements in physics.a. to receive b. to receiving c. for d. about29. helen was much kinder to her youngest child than she was to the others, _ was of course what made others jealous. a. who b. thatc. whichd. what 30. we the problem for quite some time, but we any conclusion yet.a. had discussed; havent drawn b. discussed; havent drawnc. have discussed; havent been drawing d. have been discussing; havent drawn31. she didnt feel like , so he suggested the day in the garden. a. working; spending b. to work; to spend c. working; to spend d. to work; spending32. she didnt want to go to the lecture, so she an excuse. a. made out b. made up c. put upd. put out 33. the manager is going on business next week and the company will be left _mike. a. in charge of b. taking charge ofc. in the charge ofd. taking the charge of34. _ we have finished the course, we shall start doing more revision work.a. forb. by nowc. ever sinced. now that35.i found the homework was not so heavy as _ i _to get in my old school.a. that; was used b. which; used c. what; used d. that; usedsection b (18 marks)dear kate, it is very exciting that you are coming to our school so soon. 36 you arrive, let me introduce to you what our school life is like. our school is quite famous for its long history. it was 37 in the early 1920s. it is a good place where we can prepare ourselves well for the future. we have many wonderful teachers who are always ready to 38 help. though we pay a lot of attention to how 39 we do in lessons, getting high scores is not the only reason to study. the teachers encourage us to 40 new ideas and ask questions. with their help we have developed all kinds of interests in both arts and science. students can choose to 41 any school clubs they are interested in. we can also choose the subjects that we want to study. last term i chose american literature, because i wanted to learn about famous american writers. this term i chose to attend 42 classes because my father bought me a piano_43_ a birthday present. 44 , i was elected monitor of my class. sometimes it can be 45 to be a monitor, because i have to do a lot of work and attend many meetings. however, being a monitor has taught me a lot, such as caring for others and taking responsibilities and so on. when my class was given the title of “model class”, i was prouder than ever before. so being a monitor 46 an important part in my school life .im very pleased with my work. i love my school and hope that you will have a pleasant experience here too. i am looking forward to 47 you soon.36. a. whenb .afterc. befored. as soon as37. a. findingb. foundc. foundedd. find38. a. needb. askc. wantd. offer39. a. good b. well c. bad d. hard40. a. try onb. try outc. give upd. give in41. a. joinb. attendc. join ind. take part in42. a. art b. music c. cooking d. dance43. a. asb. forc. byd .with44. a. on the wayb. in the wayc. by the wayd. by way of45. a. excitingb. tiringc. interestingd. surprising46. a. plays b. takes c. makes d. actssection c (12 marks)directions：complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context.since i have finished introducing some special sports in london , i will continue to introduce to all of you the special sport in america.there is 48 interesting new sport 49 the united states which is sky diving. people 50 like this sport often form(形成、组成) a club , which was founded 4years ago when some people got together to come up with the good idea. and now , members who belong to the club can take part in the flight every year. the members of the club fly high above the clouds in the airplanes. 51 it is the time, each person jumps from the airplane and falls towards the earth 52 very high speeds. and all the members have parachutes (降落伞), but 53 do not open the parachutes for a long time. seen from the ground, they look like big birds. the sky divers say they sometimes feel like birds 54 . some people like 55 swim in the ocean or to play in the snow, but the favorite place for sky divers is the sky.part ii reading comprehension (30 marks)directions： read the following three passages. each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. for each of them there are four choices marked a，b，c and d. choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage.a do you want to know something about the history of weather? dont look at the sky. dont look for old weather reports. looking at tree rings is more important. correct weather reports date back only one century, but some trees can provide an exact record of the weather even further back. it is natural that a tree would grow best in a climate with plenty of sunlight and rainfall. it is also expected that little sunlight and rainfall would limit the growth of a tree. the change from a favorable to an unfavorable climate can be determined by reading the pattern of rings in a tree trunk. to find the weather of ten years ago, count the rings of a tree trunk from the outside to the inside. if the tenth ring is far from the other rings, then it is certain that plenty of sunny and rainy weather occurred. if the rings are closed together, then the climate was bad for the tree.studying tree rings is important not only for the history of weather, but also for the history of man. in a region of new mexico you can find only sand-no trees and no people. however, many centuries ago a large population lived there. they left suddenly. why?a scientist studied patterns of dead tree rings which had grown there. he decided that the people had to leave because they had cut down all the trees. trees were necessary to make fires and buildings. so, after the people destroyed the trees, they had to move. in this instance studying tree rings uncovers an exciting fact about the history of man.56. it is understood that in a favorable climate _. a. tree rings grow together b. tree rings grow far apart c. trees in new mexico will grow big and tall d. people can cut down most of the trees in new mexico57. the scientists are interested in studying tree rings because they can tell _. a. whether in that area the climate was favorable or not b. whether a particular tree was healthy or not c. whether people took good care of the trees or not d. how old the trees were58. by studying the dead tree rings, the scientist discovered _. a .where the people had left. b. what the people used to eat c. how the people left d. why the people had to leave59. the people had to leave the region of new mexico because _. a. they had cut down all the trees b. there were many trees there c. they had no water d. bad weather stopped the growth of trees60. the main idea of the passage is _. a. tree rings reflect the history of weather and the history of man b. destroying tree will do man no good c. studying tree ring is the only way to know the history of weather d. man shouldnt cut so many trees bthere are some very good things about open education .this way of teaching allows students to grow as people ,and to develop their own interests in many subjects .open education allows students to be responsible for （负责）their own education, as they are responsible for what they do in life .some students do badly in traditional classrooms. the open classroom may allow them to enjoy learning .some students will be happier in an open education school . they will not have to worry about grades or rules .for students who worry about these things a lot ,it is a good idea to be in an open classroom. but many students will not do well in an open classroom. for some students ,there are too few rules .these students will do little in school. they will not make good use of open education. because open education is so different from traditional education, these students may have a problem of getting used to making so many choices. for many students it is important to have some rules in the classroom. they worry about the rules even when there are no rules . even a few rules will help this kind of students . the last point about open education is that some traditional teachers do not like it .many teachers do not believe in open education. teachers who want to have an open classroom may have many problems at their school. you now know what open education is .some of its good points and bad points have been explained .you may have your own opinion about open education. the writer thinks that open education is a good idea , but only in theory. in actual fact ,it may not work very well in a real class or school. the writer believes that most students ,but of course not all students ,want some structure in their classes. they want and need to have rules . in some cases , they must be made to study some subjects .many students are pleased to find subjects they have to study interesting. they would not study those subjects if they did not have to.61open education allows students to . agrow as they are educate bbe responsible for their future cdevelop their own interest. ddiscover subjects outside class62some students like open education but some students will do little in an open classroom because .athere are too few rules bthey hate activitiescopen education is similar to traditional education dthey worry about the rules63which of the following is not mentioned in the passage? asome traditional teachers do not like open education. bmany teachers do not believe in open education. cteachers may have problems in open classroom. dthe teachers feelings and attitudes are important to the students.64. which of the following statements is wrong?a. not all students will not do well in an open classroomb. there is no disadvantages in open education.c. not all the teachers do not believe in open educationd. some students can not use open education properly. .65which of the following can best summarize（总结）the passage? aopen education is a really complicated idea. bopen education is better than traditional education. cteachers dislike open education. dopen education is a good idea in practice.c if you want to help children develop language and speech skills, ucla researchers say, listening to what they have to say is just as important as talking to them.the effect of a conversation between a child and an adult is about six times as great as the effect of adult speech input alone, the researchers found. “adults speaking to children helps language develop, but what matters much more is the interaction，” said the study s lead author, frederick zimmerman, an associate professor in the school of public health at the university of california, los angeles. the researchers also found that tv viewing didn t have much of an effect positively or negatively as long as it wasn t displacing conversations between an adult and a child.the ucla study included 275 families with children between 2 months and 48 months old. they represented a variety of(不同的，各种各样的) incomes and education. the researchers found that, in an average day, children hear about 13,000 spoken words from adults and participated in（参与）about 400 adult child conversations a day.assessed separately, factors positively associated with language development included each additional 100 conversations a day and each 1,000 word increase in the number of words spoken by adults and heard by children. when looked at alone, tv was negatively associated with language development. but, when the three factors were analyzed together, the only one that stood out was conversation between adults and children.“the more a child speaks and interacts with an adult, the better idea a parent has about where the child is，” zimmerman said. “although it s mostly done unconsciously, parents will provide feedback and correct mistakes. theyll also tailor their speech to the child. parents can give a child words by talking to them about what they re doing, such as， im putting on your pajamas now. but give your child the opportunity to talk, hopefully without the rest of the noise in the environment，” she added. “if parents can carve out some conversation time maybe at bath time or at dinner time that s a wonderful thing.”66the researchers also found that tv viewing _.a could have a positive effect on a childs language developmentbhad a little effect on a child s language developmentcaffected a childs language development more negatively than positivelydaffected a childs language development both negatively and positively67frederick zimmerman would probably agree that _.aparents should let their children talk most of the timebchildren should watch tv programs selectivelycthe conversation between parents and children should be two-waydit s no good for parents to correct their children s mistakes when they are speaking68we can conclude from the last paragraph that _.aparents should let a child repeat what he or she saysbbath time or dinner time is the best chance for parents to talk to a childcparent child conversation can be carried o