北京市师范大学附属实验中学高一英语下学期期中试题.doc

北师大附属实验中学20142015 学年度第二学期高一英语期中考试试卷试卷说明: 1.本试卷考试时间为120分钟; 总分为150分。 2.本试卷共18页，包括试卷i，第1页至第11页，和试卷ii，第12页至第18页。 班级 _ 姓名 _ 学号 _ 成绩 _试卷i（共八部分，满分100分）第一部分：听力理解(共三节，20分)第一节(共5小题；每小题1分)听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一道小题，从每题所给的a、b、c三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你将有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话你将听一遍。1. what is the relationship between the speakers? a. friends.b. neighbors.c. workmates.2. how did the woman try to improve the report?a. by making suggestions on it.b. by asking the man to rewrite it.c. by getting someone else to check it.3. what did mr. smith tell the man to do?a. help the woman.b. type some letters.c. go home at 5:00.4. when does the man have breakfast?a. at 6:45.b. at 7:15.c. at 8:00.5. what did the woman enjoy most?a. having a picnic.b. swimming and fishing.c. staying with her parents.第二节(共10小题；每小题1分)听下面4段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几道小题，从每题中所给的a、b、c三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有5秒钟时间阅读每小题。听完后，每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白你将听两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。6. how does the man keep fit?a. he goes jogging.b. he plays tennis.c. he lifts weights.7. what can we learn from the conversation?a. richard often has a headache.b. beth has joined a health club.c. the woman doesnt take much exercise.听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。8. where is the woman probably?a. in a police station.b. in a tv studio.c. in a helicopter.9. what happened to the two trucks?a. they hit each other.b. both of them overturned.c. one of them was damaged.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. when does the man plan to go to miami at first?a. on 20th february.b. on 21st february.c. on 22nd march.11. why does the man want to go to miami?a. to visit a friend.b. to go on business.c. to keep away from the cold.12. how does the man feel in the end?a. worried.b. angry.c. happy.听第9段材料，回答第13至15题。13. what is the easiest way for beginners to improve their listening comprehension?a. listen to easier materials.b. grasp the general meaning.c. pay attention to the stressed words.14. what should the listeners do at the advanced level?a. rely on the context.b. listen for the specific details.c. understand the inner meaning.15. what is the better choice for the listeners if they want to practice on their own?a. find a partner.b. watch english films.c. listen to language cds.第三节（共5小题；每小题1分）听下面一段对话，完成第（16）至（20）五道小题，每小题仅填写一个词。听对话前，你将有20秒钟的时间阅读试题，听完后你将有60秒钟的作答时间。这段对话你将听两遍。（请将这五道小题的答案填写在答题纸上。）a thrilling experiencemonth（16） placethe mountainsnumber of people（17） leadername: johnnationality: （18） appearance: tall with blond hair and bright（19） eyesactivityclimbing mountainsconsequenceburied under the （20） 第二部分：单项选择 （共20小题，每题1分）16. you cant imagine what difficulty we had_ home in the snowstorm. a. walked b. walk c. to walkd. walking17. food supplies in the flood-stricken area_. we must act immediately before theres none left. a. have run out b. are running out c. have been run out d. are being run out18. jack, when shall we go to visit mr. smith? -its up to him. well go to see him when_. a. he is convenient b. he will be convenient c. it will be convenient for him d. it is convenient for him19. in the end, i just _his rudeness and quarrelled with him. a. fed up with b. got fed up with c. put up with d. got tired with20. peters jack looked just the same as toms, but it cost _ his. a. as much twice asb. much as twice asc.twice as much asd. as twice much as21. i have _ my secretary to meet the foreign guest at the airport. a. arranged forb. organizedc. plannedd. made22. he got well prepared for the job interview, for he couldnt risk _ the good opportunity. a. to loseb. to be lostc. losingd. being lost23. if you leave the club, you will not be _ back in. a. received b. admittedc. turnedd. moved24. mr. black is very happy because the clothes made in his factory have never been_. a. popular b. more popular c. most popular d. the most popular25. how about eight oclock outside the cinema? -that _ me fine. a. fitsb. meetsc. suitsd. satisfies26. for christians, the egg represents jesus coming out from the _ and his resurrection(复活). a. footnoteb. injuryc. bonusd. grave27. americans may think you look _ if you put your elbows on the table while youre eating.a. dominantb. sloppyc. commonplaced. urban28. many of us spend a large _ of our day sitting at our desks.a. dimensionb. tintc. portiond. repetition29. the story seems realistic, but its actually _.a. fictionalb. synonymousc. obedientd. unidentified30. sandra _ her relatives by playing a song on her guitar.a. violatedb. reflectedc. entertainedd. slurped31. jons little boy often gets in trouble because hes not very _ .a. charmingb. sleekc. magnificentd. obedient32. restaurant cooks are_ to follow certain rules while preparing food for their customers.a. riskyb. boundc. embarrassedd. impressive33. sam is an/a _ speaker. hell speak if the main speaker fails to show up.a. alternateb. multiplec. typicald. insistent34. at the us womens open, lucy was _ against the worlds best players in north carolina.a. hesitatingb. coincidingc. competingd. observing35. lonnies parent are russian _ who settled in new york.a. infantsb. parliamentsc. navigatorsd. immigrants第三部分：完形填空 （共20小题，每题1分）amarco polo was born in italy in 1254. when he was 17 years old, he traveled across europe and asia with his father. eventually, they arrived in beijing. at that time, china was _36_ by the yuan dynasty emperor, kublai khan. kublai khan welcomed marco and his father. he was very happy to meet two foreigners and wanted to _37_ all about europe. marco and his father were guests at the emperors palace. although marco was young, he was very clever and could already speak four languages. the emperor was _38_ by him and they became friends. he asked marco to _39_ in his court and sent him to do many important tasks across the country. marco, _40_, was amazed by how beautiful and powerful china was. he was very impressed by beijing and the emperors palace, _41_ the summer palace which he described as “the greatest palace that ever was the walls were covered in gold and silver and the hall was _42_ large that it could easily _43_ 6,000 people for dinner.” later, marco returned to italy. his stories about china were written in a book, called the description of the world. although people enjoyed reading his book, many of them thought that marcos stories were too fantastic to be _44_. but marco always _45_ his tales.36. a. foundb. madec. ruledd. controlled 37. a. occupyb. learnc. seed. show38. a. shockedb. surprisedc. encouragedd. impressed39. a. serveb. relaxc. provided. entertain40. a. in timeb. in turnc. in factd. in peace41. a. relativelyb. probablyc. speciallyd. especially42. a. prettyb. quitec. sod. very43. a. heldb. seatc. included. sit44. a. factb. actualc. reald. true45. a. stood byb. got acrossc. took up d. went throughb we know that cars are bad for us. so why do we carry on using our cars so much? we all make _46_: “the buses are terrible.” “the trains are always late!”“i havent got time to walk.” “im talking about myself, too.” i admit: im addicted _47_ my car. when i asked jenny trowe of greenpeace for advice about how to give up, she told me six things: 1. use your legs. over 25% of car journeys are under two milesshort journeys we could easily walk or _48_. leg power can save you money, keep you fit and help you live longer. and _49_ exercise cuts the risk of heart disease by 50%!2. use public transport. you can relax on the bus or train, read a book, talk to someone, meet the love of your lifewho knows?3. think before you go. before you get into your car, think about whether you really need to make that journey. what about the shops around the corner?4. share cars. if youve really got to use a car, share journeys with someone else. it is much cheaper and kinder to the _50_.5. dont believe advertisements! nearly a quarter of all advertisements on tv are about cars. you see an attractive man or woman driving a fast car through beautiful countryside. its not true! that new car wont make you more attractive. and you wont be driving on an empty country road. youll be _51_ in a traffic jam in a city or on a highway!6. take action somehow! we often think there is _52_ we can do about the noise, pollution and danger of traffic. there is. if your streets full of heavy traffic, talk to your neighbours about it. write to the papers. go to the city government. ask for a speed _53_. ask for a pedestrian area. do _54_ of these things that suit you. dont just sit around and _55_!46. a. reasonsb. excusesc. troubled. cause47. a. atb. inc. tod. by48. a. cycleb. drivec. jogd. run49. a. usualb. oftenc. plentyd. regular50. a. environmentb. universec. atmosphered. nature51. a. stuckb. struckc. takend. held52. a. everythingb. somethingc. nothingd. anything53. a. recordb. banc. limitd. decrease54. a. whereverb. wheneverc. whateverd. whichever55. a. quarrelb. complainc. commentd. argue第四部分：阅读理解（共7小题，每题2分）aa teacher of english as a second language is the 2004 teacher of the year in the united states. kathy mellor of rhode island will spend the next year as an international spokeswoman for educationpresident bush and his wife, laura, honored her during a ceremony at the white house last week.for the past nineteen years, kathy mellor has taught english as a second language at davisville middle school in north kingstown, rhode island, in the northeastern united statesshe redesigned the program for e.s.lstudents at her school to provide each student with one to three periods per day in classes for english learnershow much instruction the students get depends on their level of skill in listening, speaking, reading and writingthe amount of time they spend in these classes is reduced as their level of english increases. a teacher describes this as the most successful e.s.lprogram in north kingstownshe also praises kathy mellor for providing help to students and their families by forming a local parents group for speakers of other languagesthis improved their ability to help their childrenkathy mellor earned a masters degree in education from rhode island collegeshe studied teaching english as a second language.she was chosen for the national honor of teacher of the year from among top teachers in each of the fifty statesas teacher of the year, kathy mellor will travel around the united states and to other countriesshe will talk about the importance of education and the work of teachers. 56. this passage is mainly about _. a. teacher of the year 2004 in the united states b. ms. mellors english teaching instruction c. ms. mellors teaching skills of learning english d. praises to ms. mellor from other teachers 57. what does “e.s.l.” in the passage stand for? a. english study learners. b. english speaking and listening. c. english special learners. d. english as a second language. 58. from this passage we can learn that _. a. middle school teachers from each state are honored teachers of the year b. middle school teachers in the usa have to get masters degrees c. mrs. mellors students have no problems in learning english d. the american government pays much attention to educationb8:30 pm outlookoutlook is back with a new series of reports to keep you update with all thats new in the world of entertainment. stories go all the way from the technical to the romantic, from stage to screen. there will be reports of the stars of the moment, the stars of the future and the stars of the past. the director with his new film, the designer with the latest fashion, and the musician with the popular song are part of the new outlook. the program is introduced by fran levine. 9:00pm discoverywhen a 10-year-old boy gets a first class degree in mathematics or an 8-year-old plays chess like a future master, they are considered as geniuses（天才）where does the quality of genius come from? is it all in the genes（基因） or can any child be turned into a genius? and if parents do have a child who might become a genius in the future, what should they do? in this 30-minute film, barry johnson, the professor at school of medicine, new york university will help you discover the answer. 10:00pm science/healthis it possible to beat high blood pressure without drugs? the answer is “yes”, according to the researchers at johns hopkins and three other medical centers. after a study of 800 persons with high blood pressure, they found that after 6 months those devoted to weight-loss exercise and eating a low-salt, low-fat food lost about 13 pounds and became fitterplus, 35% of them dropped into the “normal” category（范畴）. this week, dralan duckworth will tell you how these people reduce their blood pressure to a level similar to whats achieved with hypertension drugs. 59. the main purpose of writing these three texts is _. ato invite people to see films bto invite people to topic discussions cto attract more students to attend lectures dto attract more people to watch tv programs 60. from outlook, you can get a great deal of information about _. astory tellers bfamous stars cfilm companies dmusic fans 61. who will be most probably interested in discovery? aparents who want to send their children to a school of medicine. bchildren who are good at mathematics. cparents who want their child to become another albert einstein. dchildren who are interested in playing chess. 62. in science/health, “johns hopkins” is _. aa famous university ba medical center ca well-known doctor da drug company 第五部分：小说阅读检测（共8小题，每题1分）63. which of the following can best explain “principle of favorability”?a. beginners favorb. beginners luckc. beginners fated. beginners principle64. according to the king of salem, what is a persons only real responsibility?a. to achieve success b. to realize his/her destinyc. to gain wealthd. to be happy65. which suggestion that santiago made helped the crystal merchant earn a lot of money?a. selling snacksb. selling giftsc. selling pretty boxesd. selling tea66. what was the englishman trying to find? a. the oldest book in the worldb. the end of the worldc. a universal languaged. the true meaning of life67. which of the following is closest to the meaning of “caravan” in the novel?a. a group of large vansb. part of a big vehiclec. a group of people travelling together d. part of a desert with water and trees68. which of the following best explains “personal legend” in this novel?a. personal storyb. personal callingc. personal experienced. personal memory69. why wasnt the camel driver afraid of the war?a. because he only lived in the present.b. because he knew nothing about the war.c. because he was good at hiding his fear.d. because he knew he would die anyway.70. when meeting the girl he loved, what request did santiago make?a. “tell me your secret.”b. “follow me to egypt.”c. “remove your veil and show your real beauty.”d. “i want you to be my wife.”第六部分：单词拼写 （共8小题，每题1分）1. they offer a 10 percent _（打折） on rail travel for students.2. the trees gave some _（遮蔽） from the rain. 3. the couple next door are always a_(吵架).4. i _ （感激） your concern , but honestly, im fine.5. he took a small key from his pocket and slowly i_ it into the lock.6. the plane arrived in new york two minutes ahead of s_.7. there are v_ ways of getting to the station: by bus, by car or on foot.8. when i first met him, i got the i_ that he was a shy boy.第七部分：写作（10分）我校英语月刊展开题为 “the spirit of an explorer”的征文活动，请你写篇征文稿，简单介绍一位探险家的事迹，并说明他所体现的探险精神。字数：不少于60词。the spirit of an explorer _请将试卷ii的答案填涂在另一张机读卡上试卷ii（共三部分；满分50分）第一部分：完形填空（共20小题，每题1分）it happened during the second world war. a british _1_, called the “nova scotia”, was _2_ more than a thousand south african _3_ and italian prisoners of war. it was a long way from europe to south africa. but a german submarine (潜艇) was _4_ in the sea when the “nova scotia”appeared.the submarine 5_ the “nova scotia”to the bottom of the sea. many men were _6_ at once. many others were badly _7_. but hundreds were alive. they were not greatly _8_. the sea was calm and _9_, and they were _10_ a ship would find them in the morning. a ship