浙江省宁波市09-10学年高一上学期期末考试(英语

1、宁波市2009学年度第一学期期末试卷高一英语满分：120分 时间：120分钟第I卷（共85分）第一部分.听力（共两节，满分20分）第一节（共5小题；每题1分，满分5分） 听下面5段对话，每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1. How does the man come here? A. By bus.B. By taxi.C. By car.2. Why isnt Helen present? A. She forgot to come. B. She ch

2、anged her decision. C. She wasnt invited.3. Whats the possible relationship between the two speakers? A. Husband and wife. B. Mother and son.C. Doctor and patient.4. Whats the mans job? A. A shop assistant.B. A tailor.C. A salesman.5. What does the man mean? A. He cant go to the cinema. B. He can go

3、 to the cinema on Saturday morning. C. He can go to the cinema on Saturday evening.第二节（共15小题；每题1分，满分15分） 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。6. When will the man go on holiday? A. In spring.B. In summer.C

4、. In winter.7. Where is the man going? A. Switzerland.B. Italy.C. Austria. 听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8. What is the man? A. A physicist. B. A salesman.C. A scientist.9. Where does this conversation most probably take place? A. On a train. B. On a bus. C. On a plane.10. Why is the woman traveling? A. She is tr

5、aveling on holiday. B. She is traveling on business. C. She is traveling to give some lectures. 听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11. Why is the woman calling? A. To buy a table.B. To book a table.C. To serve lunch.12. When does this restaurant stop serving lunch? A. 1 pm.B. 2 pm.C. 3 pm. 13. How many people will co

6、me with the woman for lunch? A. One.B. Two.C. Four. 听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。14. What is the man? A. A nurse.B. A doctor.C. A chemist.15. What is wrong with the woman? A. She is wet all over. B. She has a bad headache. C. She has had a cough for three days.16. What does the man tell the woman to do? A. Stay

7、 in bed for some time and take some medicine. B. Go around from time to time. C. Come to see him tomorrow morning.17. Where does this conversation most probably take place? A. In a garden.B. In the mans office.C. In the womans house.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18. What is the main topic of the passage? A. The

8、 Barcelona Olympic Games. B. TV programs on Chinese television. C. Effects of television on our lives.19. Where was the survey of 300 youngsters made? A. In Shanghai.B. In Wuhan.C. In Beijing.20. According to the passage, what is quickly taking the place of printed material as the major source of ne

9、ws for most Chinese? A. InternetB. TelevisionC. Reading第二部分.英语知识运用（共两节，满分35分）第一节 单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15）21. The NBA is _ organization of professional（职业的） basketball players in the USA.A. aB. anC. theD. /22. The Jews _ a series of disasters in World War II, because the German Nazis wanted to kill all

10、 of them.A. went overB. went afterC. went forD. went through23. Ever since he caught the N1H1, Peter _ so much pain that he is coughing day and night.A. suffered fromB. has suffered from C. suffers fromD. were suffering from24. Twilight City (暮光之城)is the best movie _ I _ in the past eight years.A. t

11、hat; have seenB. that; sawC. which; have seenD. which; saw25. Ningbo is no longer the city _ it was ten years ago. How beautiful it has become!A. whichB. whereC. thatD. as26. -If the shop _ soon, we wont buy this kind of shoes. Shall we go shopping this afternoon? -OK, cant agree more. A. has closed

12、 downB. is closing downC. closed downD. will close down 27. Last year I _ my dad to give up smoking, but failed.A. advisedB. persuadedC. tried to adviseD. talked28. Andrew has travelled to a great many countries so far. _, he toured Holland, Brazil and Mexico in 2005.A. LikeB. Such asC. For exampleD

13、. That is to say29. Barry must have visited the Eiffel Tower before, _ he?A. mustntB. hasntC. didntD. neednt30. I am fond of Glorias attitude _ life; she has never complained about anything.A. towardsB. ofC. inD. at31. Listen to Li Yang, founder of Crazy English. He speaks English _ he were American

14、.A. ifB. becauseC. even ifD. as if32. The moment they heard the joke, all of them _ laughing.A. burst outB. burst intoC. burst withD. burst up33. Kate is really young for the job, but, on the other _, she is well trained.A. wayB. situationC. chanceD. hand34. _in the newspaper that the Japanese minis

15、ter will arrive next Monday.A. It saysB. It is saidC. It has saidD. He is said35. I want to know _ to do with my bike that you lost the other day.A. howB. whatC. whoD. why第二节 完形填空（共20小题，每题1分，共20分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 Billy is fourteen years old and in the ninth gra

16、de. He has a 36 job which gets him 37 at five oclock every morning. He is a 38 . Each morning, Billy leaves the house at 5: l5 to go to the corner 39 the newspapers are. The newspapers are delivered to the 40 by truck at midnight. He always takes a wagon (手推车) to carry them. In 41 , it is still dark

17、 and cold when he gets up, but during the rest of the year it is bright and warm. Billy must deliver the newspapers to the houses of people on his route (线路) in all kinds of weather. He tries to put each 42 on the porch (门廊) where it will be protected from 43 , rain or snow. His 44 think he does a g

18、ood job. Sometimes they give him 45 . Billy 46 about $70 per month, and he is saving some of the money to go to college. He spends the rest 47 records and clothes. Once a month, he has to 48 money from his customers. Since many of them 49 during the day, Billy has to collect the money 50 . Sometimes

19、, when Billy is 51 , his older brother has to 52 the newspapers. Once Billys father had to help as well. Billy has seventy customers now, 53 he hopes to get more soon. Some day, if he gets many more customers, Billy might win a prize for being an outstanding(杰出的) newspaper boy. He wants to win a 54

20、to Europe, but he will also be happy 55 he wins a new bicycle.36.A. full-timeB. strangeC. goodD. part-time37.A. indoorsB. outdoorsC. downD. up38.A. schoolboyB. newspaper boyC. cowboyD. clever boy39.A. thatB. whereC. whichD. whether40.A. houseB. porchC. schoolD. corner41.A. autumnB. winterC. morningD

21、. summer42.A. newspaperB. magazineC. letterD. email43.A. airB. windC. waterD. fire44.A. teachersB. parentsC. bossesD. customers45.A. booksB. some breadC. a new bikeD. tips46.A. makesB. savesC. spendsD. pays47.A. inB. atC. toD. on48.A. giveB. borrowC. collectD. catch49.A. playB. studyC. workD. rest50

22、.A. in the morningB. at nightC. in the afternoonD. at noon51.A. sickB. angry C. at schoolD. sad52.A. carryB. collectC. deliverD. sell53.A. thenB. butC. soD. for54.A. tripB. carC. bicycleD. job55.A. becauseB. whetherC. unlessD. if第三部分. 阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)ATom arrived at the bus station quite earl

23、y for a Paris bus. The bus for Paris would not leave until five to twelve. He saw a lot of people waiting in the station. Some were standing in line, and others were walking around. There was a group of schoolgirls. Their teacher was trying to keep them in line. Tom looked around, but there was no p

24、lace for him to sit. He walked into the station cafe. He looked up at the clock there. It was only twenty to twelve. He found a seat and sat down before a large mirror on the wall. Just then, Mike, one of Toms workmates came in and sat with Tom. What time is your bus? asked Mike. Theres plenty of ti

25、me yet, answered Tom. Well, Ill get you some more tea then, said Mike. They talked while drinking. Then Tom looked at the clock again. Oh! Its going backward! he cried. A few minutes ago it was twenty to twelve and now its half past eleven. Youre looking at the clock in the mirror. said Mike. Tom wa

26、s so sad. The next bus was not to leave for another hour. Since then Tom has never liked mirrors.56. Tom went into the station cafe because_. A. Mike asked him to have a cup of tea B. it was quite early and he could find a seat there C. he didnt like to stay with the schoolgirls D. he wanted to have

27、 a drink with his workmate there57. What time was it in fact when Tom looked at the clock in the mirror? A. Half past twelve.B. Twenty to twelve. C. Half past eleven.D. Half past one.58. From the story we know that when we look at a clock in a mirror, we will find _. A. the time is rightB. its going

28、 slower C. its going backwardD. its going faster59. Which of the following is true？ A. Tom arrived in Paris on time.B. The next bus would leave in half an hour.C. After that Tom didnt like clocks any longer. D. Tom looked at the clock in the mirror only once.BPet owners are being encouraged to take

29、their animals to work, a move scientists say can be good for better work, workplace morale (士气), and the well-being of animals.A study found that 25% of Australian women would like to keep an office pet. Sue Chaseling of Pet-care Information Service said the practice of keeping office pets was good

30、both for the people and the pets. “On the pets side, they are not left on their own and wont feel lonely and unhappy,” she said. A study of major US companies showed that 73% found office pets useful, while 27% experienced a drop in absence. Xarni Riggs has two cats walking around her Global Hair Sa

31、lon in Paddington. “My customers love them. They are their favorites,” she said. “They are not troublesome. They know when to go and have a sleep in the sun.” Little black BJ has spent nearly all his two years “working” at Punch Gallery in Balmain. Owner Iain Powell said he had had cats at the galle

32、ry for 15 years. “BJ often lies in the shop window and people walking past knock on the glass lightly,” he said. Ms Chaseling said cats were popular in service industries because they could start a point of conversation. But she said owners had to make sure both their co-workers and the cats were co

33、mfortable.60. The percentage of American companies that are for keeping office pets is_.A. 73%B. 27%C. 25%D. 15%61.We know from the text that “BJ” _.A. works in the Global Hair SalonB. often greets the passers-by C. likes to sleep in the sunD. is a two-year-old cat 62.The best title for this text wo

34、uld be_.A. Pets Help Interest ChildrenB. Your Favorite Office PetsC. Pets Join the WorkD. Busy Life for PetsCBill Gates was born on October 28th, 1955. He and his two sisters grew up in Seattle. Their father, William H. Gates II, was a Seattle lawyer. Mary Gates, their late mother, was a school teac

35、her.Gates attended public elementary school before moving on to the private Lakeside School in North Seattle. It was at Lakeside that Gates began his career in personal computer soft- ware, programming computers at age 13.In 1973, Gates entered Harvard University as a freshman, where he lived down t

36、he hall from Steve Ballmer, who is now Microsofts president. While at Harvard, Gates developed a version (版本) of the programming language BASIC for the first microcomputer-the MITS Astair. In his junior year, Gates dropped out of Harvard to devote his energies full-time to Microsoft, a company he ha

37、d started in 1975 with his boyhood friend Paul Allen. Guided by a belief that the personal computer would be a valuable tool on every office desk-top and in every home, they began developing software for personal computers.Gates foresight has led to the success of Microsoft and the software industry

38、. He plays an important role in the technical development of new products. Much of his time is devoted to meeting with customers and staying in touch with Microsoft employees around the world through e-mail.In the dozen years since Microsoft went public, Gates has donated more than $ 800 million to

39、charities (慈善机构), including $ 200 million to the Gates Library Foundation to help libraries in North America make use of new technologies and the Information Age. 63. Where did Bill Gates begin his career in personal computer software?A. At public elementary school.B. At the private Lakeside School.

40、C. At Harvard University.D. At Microsoft Company. 64. Why did he drop out of Harvard?A. To change school.B. To spend all his energies to Microsoft.C. To find a full-time job.D. To earn money.65. How does Gates spend much of his time?A. Meeting with people.B. Travelling around the world.C. E-mailing

41、some friends.D. Meeting with customers and e-mailing Microsoft employees.66. What does the underlined word donated in the last paragraph mean?A. gave.B. earned.C. made.D. received.DWhat are you doing right now? Yes, you are reading this page. That also means youre moving your eyes. Youre thinking. Y

42、oure breathing. Youre listening. Possibly youre shifting(变换) positions. Youre also feeling things-this book, your chair, emotions. What lets you do all these things at the same time? Your brain.Your brain is the control center of your body and mind. Without your brain you cant do anything. Your brai

43、n has more than 100 billion nerve(神经) cells. Each nerve cell makes from 1,000 to 10,000 connections with other nerve cells. The nerve cells send impulses back and forth in your brain and to and from every part of your body. After you reach the age of 20, though, your brain cells start to die. This i

44、s common. However, if you suffer an illness, or injury, even more nerve cells die in your brain. When a nerve cell dies, the thousands of connections it made with other nerve cells are lost.Until recently, scientists believed that the brain did not replace its dead cells. New studies, however, prove

45、 not. Scientists have found new nerve cells in a part of the brain called the hippocampus(海马区). The hippocampus helps the brain form memories from new experiences.The discovery of these new nerve cells is not a cure for anything yet. It gives hope, however, of a cure for brain damage from such thing

46、s as epilepsy(癫痫病), Lou Gehrigs disease, car accidents, and strokes. Someday scientists might be able to use the new cells to replace damaged brain cells. Such a cure, however, may take about ten years to develop. So at the same time, use your head-protect it!67. Nerve cells in the brain_. A. send m

47、assages to every part of the body B. make connections only to other cells in the brain C. can cure Lou Gehrigs disease D. are a persons memory68. The last sentence of the passage suggests that people_. A. should use their head by carefully thinking through situations B. should be careful not to inju

48、re their brains C. have a skull (头盖骨) that provides all the protection needed by the brain D. would see a quick cure for brain disease69. The author explains what the hippocampus is by _. A. telling its historyB. comparing it to other parts of the brain C. telling how it got its nameD. explaining wh

49、at it does70.Nerve impulses are_. A. curesB. disordersC. memoriesD. messages第II卷（共35分）第四部分 写作（共三节，满分35分）第一节 改写后的课文内容填空（共10个空，每空1分，满分10分）（给出首字母）Frederick I, King of Prussia, had the Amber Room made of tons of selected amber for his palace. D (71) with gold and jewels, the room was in the fancy s (72)

50、 popular in those days.In 1716, Frederick William I chose to give it as a gift to Peter the Great, who sent a troop of his best soldiers in r (73). Its (74) as his reception hall in the winter palace. Later, Catherine II moved it to her summer palace outside St Petersburg, and, 1770 saw it redecorat

51、ed the way she wanted. It was so a (75) that it was c (76) as the 8th wonder of the world. In 1941, Russia and Germany were at war. U (77), the Amber Room was stolen by the Nazis. There was no d (78) that they carried it to Konigsberg by train. However, what happened to it remains a mystery. It is s

52、till missing.Recently, the Russians and Germans have built another Amber Room by studying the f (79) photos. In 2003, it was ready for the celebration of the 300th birthday of St Petersburg. However, many people wonder whether it is w (80) rebuilding.第二节 短文改错（共10出错，每错1分，满分10分）下面短文中有10处语言错误。请在有错误的地方增

53、加、删除或修改某个单词。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（），并在其下面写上该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写上修改后的词。注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。Helen Keller who was born in America in June, 1890. Her birth brought much happiness to her parents. But when she was 19 month old, she became deaf and blind because a serious fever. Living in a world where she could see or hear nothing, she almost lost the hope to live.H