高一年级第二学期英语期中水平测试题(含答案)

1、 第二学期期中考试题高 一 英 语本试题分第卷和第卷两部分。第卷为选择题，第卷为非选择题。全卷满分150分，考试时间120分钟。注意事项：1考生答卷前务必用蓝、黑色墨水笔或圆珠笔将班级、姓名、考号填写在机读卡和试卷上。2选择题选出答案后，用2b铅笔涂在机读卡上；非选择题填写在试卷上，交卷时只交试卷和机读卡，不交试题，答案写在试题上的无效。第 卷 (共三部分， 115分 )第一部分：听力 (每小题1.5分,满分30分)第一节：（共5小题，每小题1.5分，满分7.5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，你都

2、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. what can we learn from this conversation?a. the man will not be able to sleep.b. someone will enter the back door.c. the back door is not locked.2. when will the writers book be published? a. in the winter.b. in july.c. in september.3. when are jim and jane getting

3、 married? a. in june.b. in may.c. in july.4. where does the man live? a. in beijing.b. in shanghai.c. in tianjin.5. what is the probable relationship between the two speakers? a. patient and doctors.b. waitress and customers. c. wife and husband.第二节：（共15小题，每小题1.5分，满分22.5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

4、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，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第六段材料，回答第6至8题。6. whats the woman going to do? a. to go swimming.b. to do some shopping. c. to go to the station.7. which bus will take the woman to the post office? a. the no.3 bus.b. the no.1 bus.c. the no.2

5、bus.8. when is the shop open? a. from 7:00 a.m to 7:00 p.m. b. from 9:00 a.m to 2:00 p.m. c. from 9:00 a.m to 9:00 p.m.听第七段材料，回答第9至11题。9. where does the conversation take place? a. in a post office.b. in a hotel.c. in a supermarket.10. how much did the womans package post cost? a. ten dollars and ei

6、ght-one cents. b. ten dollars and eight cents. c. five dollars and ninety-four cents.11. which way will the woman get to mail her package? a. first class.b.a cheaper way.c. an expensive way.听第八段材料，回答第12至14题。12. what does the man want to drink coffee with? a. cream.b. brown sugar.c. powdered milk.13.

7、 how many bananas has the man had? a. one.b. twoc. three14. why cant the man stay longer? a. he has to catch the last bus. b. he has to get up early tomorrow. c. he will go to work early tomorrow morning.听第九段材料，回答第15至17题。15. what is the purpose of the womans visit? a. traveling.b. studying.c. visiti

8、ng friends.16. what does the woman want? a. she wants to get a degree. b. she wants to know more about the country. c. she wants to find a job there.17. where is the conversation taking place? a. at the customs.（海关）b. at the railway station. c. at the bus stop. 听第十段材料，回答第18至20题。18. the speaker wants

9、 to tell the listeners about . a. how money came into being. b. the kind of things that served as money in the past. c. how the value of money was decided.19. according to the speech, which of the following might have been used for money by early japanese? a. tea.b. salt.c. nuts.20. a common charact

10、er of the things used for money was that they . a. were difficult to getb. had some practical usec. were considered valuable by people第二部分：英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分)第一节: 单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)从a、b、c、d四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。21. - how can i get to the nearest bookstore?- well, after the crossroads. its there ne

11、ar the corner. you cant go wrong！a. turn the left at the first cornerb. turn left in the first cornerc. turn to the left at the first cornerd. go left to the first corner22. about two-thirds of frances artists and writers in paris. a. liveb. livesc. livingd. alive23. their work other writers ever si

12、nce. a. have influenced b. has influencedc. influencedd. influences24. barcelona is situated the northeast coast, about five hundred kilometers east of the spanish capital, madrid. a. offb. inc. ond. to25. it was a bad year for films, both quantity and quality. a. according tob. in terms ofc. rather

13、 thand. more than26. he was knocked down by a truck and badly . a. damagedb. woundedc. injuredd. hurted27. is a good way to keep fit. a. taking exerciseb. take exercisec. doing exercisesd. taking exercises28. she is to leave as soon as possible. a. hurriedb. anxiousc. worriedd. nervous29. according

14、to recent report, one of the rare animals, crocodile, will be in anger of dying out in 2020s a. a, /b. /, thec. the, /d. the, the30. he was about to tell me the secret someone patted him on the shoulder. a. asb. untilc. whiled. when31. when listening to your teacher in class, youd better the key poi

15、nts so that you could go over them after class. a. make note aboutb. take note aboutc. make notes ofd. take notice of32. around 1850, a terrible disease hit the potato crop and potatoes bad. a. wentb. becamec. gotd. turned33. its a long time i saw you last. yes, and what a pity it will be a long tim

16、e we see each other again. a. before, sinceb. when, whenc. since, befored. when, then34.they congratulated him the race. a. on winningb. winningc. to wind. about winning35. the plane at seven in the morning. a. takes offb. takes onc. takes upd. takes over第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分） 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后

17、从3655各题所给的四个选项（a、b、c和d）中，选出最佳选项。the 2003 human development report gives examples of 36 . for example, in nine years(1953-1962) china 37 life expectancy 38 13 years. in the last ten years in china, 150 million people moved 39 poverty. 40 , the challenges are sill great.every day 799 million people in

18、 developing countries are hungry. over half of these 41 in south asia or africa. more than one billion people in developing countries dont drink safe water. however, in other regions of the world, water is now 42 safe to drink.the report shows we are making 43 but 44 we need to make great efforts. a

19、lthough developed countries give some financial help, they need to give 45 . 36. a. successful developmentsb. successful developmentc. a successful developmentd. a success development37. a. increasedb. has increasedc. increasesd. had increased38. a. tob. byc. in tod. up to39. a. into b. toc. out ofd

20、. out away40. a. howeverb. butc. yetd. though41. a. isb. arec. wered. was42. a. mostb. almostc. mostlyd. nearly43. a. some progressesb. any progresses c. any progressd. some progress44. a. whichb. /c. whatd. that45. a. much moreb. many morec. some much mored. any more about 400 earthquakes 46 worldw

21、ide every day, more than a hundred thousand in a year. china is 47 one of the most active earthquake regions in the world. the most serious of these occurred in hua county in 1556. the earthquake 48 eight provinces in central china. it 49 an area of 800 square kilometers. in all, 830,000 people 50 .

22、 the california earthquake of the 18th of april is the worst earthquake that 51 in the united states. fires caused by the california earthquake 52 the most damage. the fires burned for three days, 53 a total of 25,000 buildings. in the whole of california, the earthquake and fire 54 about 3000 55 .4

23、6. a. occurredb. is occurredc. occurd. was occurred47. a. situated inb. situate inc. situation ofd. situated by48. a. affectsb. affectedc. effectsd. effected49. a. was coveredb. is coveredc. coversd. covered50. a. lose their livesb. loss their lifec. lost their lifed. lost their lives51. a. has ever

24、 happened b. have ever happenedc. has ever been happenedd. have ever been happened52. a. madeb. tookc. didd. do53. a. destroyingb. destroyedc. to destroyd. to be destroying54. a. was causedb. causedc. is causedd. causes55. a. deathb. dyingc. deathsd. dead第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项

25、（a、b、c和d）中，选出最佳选项。agood afternoon, and welcome to england. we hope that your visit here will be a pleasant one. today, i would like to draw your attention to a few of our laws. the first one is about drinking. now, you may not buy wine in this country if you are under 18 years of age, nor may your f

26、riends buy it for you. secondly, noise. enjoy yourselves by all means, but please dont make unnecessary noise, particularly at night. we ask you to respect other people who may wish to be quiet.thirdly, crossing the raod. be careful. the traffic moves on the left side of the road in this country. us

27、e pedestrian crossing and do not take any chance when crossing the road.my next point is about rubbish. it isnt lawful to drop rubbish in the street. when you have something to throw away, please put it in your pocket and take it home, or put it in a dustbin.finally, as regards smoking, it is agains

28、t law to buy cigarettes or tobacco if you are under 16 years of age.id like to finish by saying that if you require any sort of help or assistance, you should contact the police, who will be pleased to help you. you can call, write or directly go to ask any policeman.56. who do you think is most lik

29、ely to make the speech? a. a guide b. a person who makes law c. a teacher d. an english officer57. how many laws are there discussed in the speech? a. three b. four c. five d. six58. the main purpose of this speech is to _. a. tell people those above 18 can smoke and drink thereb. declare the differ

30、ent laws of englandc. give advice to travelers to the countryd. warn people against going to the country59. from the speech we have learnt that _. a. in the country, if you are under 18 years of age, you may not buy wine, but your friends can buy it for youb. you may not buy cigarettes or tobacco un

31、less you are above 16 years of agec. because the traffic moves on the left side of the road, you must use pedestrian crossing when crossing the roadd. you cant make a noise except at nightbif you go into the forest with friends, stay with them. if you dont, you may get lost. if you get lost, this is

32、 what you should do. sit down and stay where you are. dont try to find your friendslet them find you. you can help them find you by staying in one place. there is another way to help your friends or other people to find you. you can shout or whistle three times. stop. then shout or whistle three tim

33、es again. any signal given three times is a call for help. keep up shouting or whistling. always three times together. when people hear you, they will know that you are not just making a noise for fun. they will let you know that they have heard your signal. they will give you two shouts or two whis

34、tles. when a signal is given twice, it is an answer to a call for help. if you dont think that you will get help before night comes, try to make a little house with branches. make yourself a bed with leaves and grass. when you need some water, you have to leave your little branch house to look for i

35、t. dont just walk away. pick off small branches and drop them as you walk in order to go back again easily. when you are lost, the most important thing to do is to stay in one place.60.which signal is a call for help? a. shouting here and there b. crying twice c. shouting or whistling three times to

36、gether d. whistling every where in the forest61. when you hear two shouts or two whistles, you know that _. . a. someone is afraid of an animal b. people will come to help you c. someone needs help d. something terrible will happen62. whats the meaning of the underlined sentence? a. leave branches t

37、o find your way back b. pick off branches to build another house c. use branches to make a bed d. drop branches to look for water63. the main idea of the passage is_.a. how to travel in the forest b. how to spend the night in the forestc. what you should do if you want to get some water d. what you

38、should do if you are lost in the forestcmany new yorkers of chinese origin are children of those who came to america after the civil war, mostly from guangzhou. today the chinese community in the city numbers more than 70 000, the greatest concentration being in chinatown. though it has not escaped

39、a certain degree of “americanization”, chinatown has retained a flavour unique in the city. there are pagodalike telephone booths, chinese-language newspapers and magazines and a chinese museum.many chinese restaurants offer special food from different regions of chinaguangzhou, sichuan, beijing, sh

40、anghaiusually at very reasonable prices. the most colourful day of the year in chinatown is chinese new year when the area comes alive with masked dancers, fire-breathing dragons and fireworks.the heart of chinatown is mott street. decorated with light and colour, it is a narrow, winding street full

41、 of restaurants, specialized grocery stores and curio shops. chinatown has managed to keep its special character different and unchanged.64. _ in chinatown in new york.a. most chinese americans in america liveb. out of 70 000 chinese descendants in new york, many livec. people coming from various pa

42、rts of the world are groupedd. most new yorker live and work65. in new york chinatown _.a. one can find different cuisine(风味) from chinab. people can find all kinds of food from chinac. food prices are lower than those in the mainland of chinad. only chinese things are on sale66. on chinese new year

43、s day _.a. all the people in chinatown perform chinese traditional dancesb. chinese traditional dances and fireworks make the holiday merrierc. dragons begin to breathe fired. the most colourful phenomenon is the masked dancers67. people are most likely to _ when they visit new york chinatown.a. eat

44、 italian meals, see a music of opera and get an old chinese vaseb. have hot dishes, get a piece of china and enjoy a balletc. get soy-bean milk, enjoy beijing roast duck and buy a piece of porcelaind. eat a piece of pizza, buy some bowls and chinese paintingsdin the united states, 30 percent of the

45、adult population has a “weight problem.” to many people, the cause is clear: we eat too much. but scientific evidence(证据) does little to support this idea. going back to the america of 1910, we find that people were thinner than today. yet they ate more food. in those days, people worked harder phys

46、ically, walked more, and didnt watch tv and used machines much less. several modern studies, moreover, have shown that fatter people do not eat more on average than thinner people. in fact, some investigations(调查) such as a 1979 study of 3545 london office workers, reported that fat people eat less

47、than slimmer people. studies show that slim people are more active than fat people. a study by a research group at stanford university of medicine found the following interesting facts. the more the men ran, the more fat they lost. the more they ran, the more they ate. thus, those who ran the most a

48、te the most, yet lost the greatest amount of body fat.68. what kind of physical problem do many adult americans have? a. they are too thin b. they work too hard c. they are too fat d. they lose too much body fat.69. which of the following words can take the place of the word slim in the text? a. poo

49、r b. thin c. rich d. healthy70. according to the passage, among 500 american grown-ups, how many have weight problem? a. 30 b. 50 c. 100 d. 150ewhen i opened the first “body shop” in 1976, what i wanted to do was earn enough money to feed my children. today “the body shop” is a great company growing

50、 fast all around the world. in the years since we began, i have learned a lot. much of what i have learned will be found in this book, because i believe that we, as a company, have something worth saying about how to run a successful business without giving up what you really believe in. its not an

51、ordinary business book. it is not just about my life, either. the message is that to succeed in business you have to be different. business can be fun; business can be run with love and it can do good. in business, as in life, i need to enjoy myself, to have a feeling of my family and to feel excite

52、d by something unusual. i have always wanted the people who work for “the body shop” to feel the same way. now this book sends these ideas out into the world, and makes them public. id like to believe there are no limits to our “family”, no limits to what can be done. i find an exciting thought. i h

53、ope you do, too.71.what is the writers main purpose(目的) in writing this book? a. to tell the reader her life story. b. to help people earn enough money c. to let people know how difficult when she opened the first “body shop” d. to introduce her ideas in business to the readers72. what would someone

54、 learn from this text? a. how to make a lot of money b. how to write a book about businessc. what the book is about d. what the writers family is like73. how does the writer feel about the business she runs? a. its the biggest company in the world b. it will possibly be more successfulc. its the most successful businessd. it is the only company that is growing all around the world74. according to the last sentence of paragraph 2, the writer wants the workers to .a. sell her books around the world b. get on well with the publicc. have the same ideas as she does d. have big families and new id