高一英语秋季学期期中考试试题

1、高一英语秋季学期期中考试试题命题教师：杜艳丽 审题教师：高万英（试卷满分：150分 考试时间：120分钟）一、听力(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. When does the conversation take place?A. At 10:30B. At 10:50C. At 10:102. What does the man think about the price of

2、 the car? A. ReasonableB. Too highC. Pretty cheap3. Why will the woman go to Edinburgh? A. To have a meeting in Glasgow B. To meet some important people C. To drive the man there.4. What caused Mr. Black to knock down the girl? A. The girl was careless. B. He was careless.C. He was drunk.5. How did

3、Susan go to the meeting place? A. By bus.B. In Richards car.C. By taxi.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。每段对话或独白后面有几个小题，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，你将有时间阅读各个小题，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6段材料，回答第6至7题6. Why did the man look sad?A. He lost a game.B. He was punished by

4、his teacher.C. He failed in the exam.7. How will the woman help the man?A. Take part in the game instead of him.B. Practise together with him.C. Hold a party for him.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8. What programme does the woman want to see? A. Changjiang TravelB. MTV programmes C. The football match9. When does

5、the football match start on the TV station? A. At 1:00 am. B. At 1:00 pm C. At 9:00 pm10. What will the man most probably do at one oclock tomorrow morning?A. See the programme Changjiang TravelB. See the football match on the Star TV StationC. Sleep rather than see the football match听第8段材料，回答第11至13

6、题11. What are the speakers talking about? A. Their plan for the coming holiday. B. Their desire to meet with wild tigers. C. Their dream of renting a wooden house in the mountains.12. When will the speakers go on their holiday? A. In the winter.B. In the summer.C. In the autumn.13. Where do the spea

7、kers decide to go in the end? A. To Lushan.B. To Tibet.C. To Harbin.听第9段材料，回答第14至16题14. What was the womans problem? A. She lost her way.B. She lost her camera. C. Something was wrong with her camera.15. What can we know about the Shell Building from the conversation? A. Its near the Washing Street.

8、 B. Its near the post office. C. It opens at 5:30 am.16. Whats the possible relationship between the speakers? A. Strangers. B. Salesman and customer. C. Repairman and customer.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. Why did Li An go to America? A. To make films.B. To continuing his study. C. To live with his family.

9、18. How old was Li An when his first English film came out? A. 37 years old.B. 41 years old.C. 39 years old.19. Which of the following films came out in 1993? A. Ride with the Devil. B. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon C. The Wedding Banquet.20. Which film won Li An the 2006 Golden Globe Award for Bes

10、t Director? A. Sense and Sensibility. B. The Ice Storm. C. Brokeback Mountain.第二部分：英语知识运用（共三节，满分55分）第一节：多项填空（共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。21. She _ him the winner of the competition. A.preferredB. producedC. pronouncedD. provided22. At first, he was not fond of math

11、s. But with the help of teacher, he has _ an interest in it. A. foundB. developedC. improvedD. enjoyed23. He is a native speaker of English. I think he is _ to the translating job. A. fitB. equalC. ableD. loyal24. They sold out all the dictionaries, _ lots of money. A. bringing outB. bringing in C.

12、bringing upD. bringing down25. We are always looking forward to the day when the motorcar has been replaced by some less dangerous _ of transport. A. meansB. methodsC. mannersD. ways26. Have you had your temperature taken? Yes. It is 38, a bit higher than my _. A. commonB. naturalC. ordinaryD. norma

13、l27. He didnt take a rest until the work was _ finished. A. here and thereB. sooner or later C. more or lessD. now and then28. It is high time we set off. The clock is _ twelve. A. hittingB. singingC. ringingD. striking29. This program is a _ TV show, so you can phone the station directly to vote(选举

14、,投票) your favorite singer. A. liveB. livelyC. aliveD. lovely30. Have you got any _ to make on the film? But I havent seen it. A. feelingsB. opinionsC. ideasD. comments第二节:完成句子(共10小题; 每小题 1.5分, 满分 15分)阅读下列各小题,根据括号内的汉语提示,用句末括号内的英语单词完成句子,并将答案写在答题卡上的相应题号后.31. It is said that he _ (可能活不过这个冬天). (survive)3

15、2. _ (随着越来越多的人用英语交流), it is important to have a good knowledge of English. (with)33. Many people who saw the film were afraid to swim in the sea when they remembered the scene _ (人们被鲨鱼吃掉的场面).(which) 34. John lives in America but he is fond of Chinese. _ (Mary 也一样). (so)35. British English and Americ

16、a English started borrowing words from other language, _ (结果有了很多不同的词). (end)36.You _ (本应该昨天早上交作业) your homework yesterday morning.(should,hand in)37. When _ (被问及成功的秘诀时), Steven said that he owes much of his success and happiness to his wife and children. (ask)38. Not only_ (我们不仅仅能够学习英语) from our tea

17、cher, we can also make friends with each other. (learn)39. The weather _ (很暖和) in October last year. (stay)40. In only fifty years, English _ (已发展成为) the language most widely spoken and used in the world. (develop)第三节：完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的四个选项( A、B、C和 D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑

18、。 How many dolls(洋娃娃) can you stuff (塞) into a spare room? The 41-2,300comes from Gali Little and Katie Banman, both 11, and Katies9-year-old sister, Sarah.They know 42 they just did it. The girls werent trying to 43 it into the Guinness(吉尼斯) Book of WorldRecords. They want to 44 children who lost s

19、o 45 during hurricanes (飓风)Katrina and Rita. “My mom and I were 46 the news and I saw a lot of children, and 47 ofthem had amy possessions (私人物品) I thought they might 48 a doll to holdonto and tell secrets to,” Gali said. Gali 49 her idea of collectin dolls with Katie and Sarah, who are friends as w

20、ellas neighbors, and the project was 50 way. The girls start their 51 at theirschools first. They also collected 52 in their neighborhood. The girls were very 53 with their success. “ I thought we would get only about100 dolls.” Sarah said. When the three-week 54 time is over, the dolls are shipped

21、to a charity group.It will then 55 the dolls to children still in shelters(庇护所) in hurricane-hit areas. 56 do the girls feel about kids having new 57 friends to hold onto becauseof their actions? “Proud,” the three said with one 58 . This story has a 59 ending in more than one way. Not only will tho

22、usands ofkids be getting new dolls, but Galis mom now also has her spare 60 back.41. A. numberB. answerC. resultD. question42. A. becauseB. even ifC. unlessD. so that43. A. setB. keepC. putD. make44. A. understandB. helpC. pleaseD. wish45. A. fewB. littleC. muchD. lot46. A. writingB. watchingC. hear

23、ingD. reporting47. A. noneB. someC. mostD. all48. A. getB. buyC. likeD. collect49. A. sharedB. toldC. gaveD. discovered50. A. byB. underC. atD. off51. A. travelB. tripC. planD. study52. A. clothesB. booksC. moneyD. dolls53. A. strictB. surprisedC. angryD. careful54. A. collectionB. summerC. schoolD.

24、 holiday55. A. payB. sellC. sendD. return56. A. WhyB. HowC. WhenD. What57. A. interestingB. friendlyC. strangeD. special58. A. hopeB. smile C. lookD. voice59. A. happyB. badC. scaredD. beautiful60. A. yardB. houseC.bagD. room. 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A、B、C、D中，选出最佳选项。ALook at the lig

25、ht and beautiful snowflakes (雪花) falling. Ever wanted to hold them inyour hands? They are always lost when they meet your hands. Well, this is not just aproblem for you. It was a problem for Wilson Bebtley, too. In the 1870s, WilsonBebtley was just a teenager. His family lived in a small town in Ben

26、tley. His familylived in a small town in northeast America. Winters there were long and hard.Bentleys mother was once a school teacher. She taught him at home. Bentley didntgo to school until he was 14. he was a quiet boy, and loved reading his mothersbooks. But it was his mothers microscope (显微镜) t

27、hat interested him. When the otherboys were playing with balls, little Bentley was studying things like drops of water,flowers and snowflakes. Bentley loved watching snowflakes .For the next two years,young Bentley spent many winter days in a cold room watching these ice crystals (晶体) under his micr

28、oscope. The boy thought they were so beautiful that he started to draw pictures of them. Butthere were so many snowflakes that he couldnt draw them all. How could he keep their beauty forever? Bentley thought of buying a camera. The boy and his mother asked his father to buy one. But, his father did

29、nt agree. Hethought the whole thing was a bad idea. He thought the only thing a farmer should dowas farming. But finally Bentley did get a camera. For more than a year he tried to take pictursof snowflakes. On January 15, 1885, during a snowstorm, Bentley took the first everphoto of an ice crystal w

30、ith his camera. “It was the greatest moment of my life,”Bentley said later. For 13 years, Bentley worked quietly and took thousands of photos of ice crystals.Later he became known as “Snowflake” Bentley.61. What would be the best title for this passage? A. Snowflake photosB. Snowflake boy C. Long an

31、d hard wintersD. Teenage photographer62. We can learn from the story that Bentley father was a(n) _ . A. farmerB. funny manC. honest manD. school teacher63. Which of the following statements about Bentley is TRUE?A. He got no education as a child.B. He was born into a rich family.C. He took the firs

32、t photo of an ice crystal with a camera.D. He was the first person to draw pictures of ice crystals.64. What kind o person do you think Bentley was? A. He was outgoing.B. He was too serious. C. He was interested in learning.D. He was very warm-hearted. B Change is a natural part of language developm

33、ent. The words you like to use are probably a little different from those that your grandparents used when they were young. A study carried out by a British company found that the use of e-mail has had a bad influence(影响) of written English. According to the research, computer users today are too bu

34、sy to hit the “shift” buttons on their keyboards e-mails are often written in lower case, that is to say, with no capital letters (大写字母) for names or the beginning o sentences. Spelling mistakes are generally accepted even in formal e-mails. And nouns are often used as verb (e.g. Please bookmark thi

35、s site) . With the development of the Internet, e-mail and mobile phone messages, a new language has developed within just a few years we call it Weblish. The latest Oxford English Dictionary has included many new words showing the changes in our communication culture. While some language experts ca

36、re about the future of English and want to do something, John Simpon, chief editor of the dictionary says, “The standards may be different now but it has certainly encouraged writing and communication, which means a faster development of language change. There are a large number of words that either

37、 come from the Internet or have been given new meanings by the Internet.”65. According to the research, people often write e-mails in lower case to _ . A. save timeB. show kindness C. make funD. be different66. The second paragraph mainly tells us _ . A. the mistakes found in English e-mails B. the

38、side effects of the use of e-mail C. the changes in English used in e-mails D. the reason why people use e-mails67. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A. Spelling mistakes are not allowed in todays e-mails. B. The Internet develops new words as well as new meanings to some old

39、words. C. Weblish is only used in e-mails. D. We cannot find Weblish in a dictionary at present.68. According to the passage, John Simpson probably agrees that _ . A. the use of e-mail stops the development of language B. mistakes in e-mails are very important to English C. everyone should learn to

40、write e-mails in Weblish D. the Internet has brought great changes to English CThe 2008 National Year of Reading is a year-long celebration of reading, in all itsforms. It aims to help build a greater national passion for reading in England forchildren, families and adult learners alike. The followi

41、ng are some of the events. The Big Picture Best New Illustrator (插图画家) Date: 17 April, 20083May, 2008 Location: 22Bury Street Details: Booktrust (the organizer) is pleased to announce that the famous Best New Illustrators will be featured at an exhibition at the Illustration Cupboard, Londons only g

42、allery dedicated(把用于) to the art of illustration. The Independent Foreign Fiction Prize 2008 Date: 8 May, 2008 Location: 14 Great Peter Street Details: The Independent Foreign Ficton Prize celebrates the exceptional (杰出的) works of fiction by living authors(作者) which have been translated into English

43、 from another language and published in the Uk in 2007. Some of them are: Measuring the World by Daniel Kehlmann, translated by Carol Brown Janeway from the German; The Model by Lars Saabye Christensen, translated by Don Barlett from the Norwegian, and The Way of the Women by Marlene van Niekerk, tr

44、anslated by Michiel Heyns from the Afrikaans. The award ceremony will be held at a central London location 14 Great Peter Street. Reading of The Moon Has Written You a Poem Date: 14 May, 2008 Location: 180 South Lambeth Road Details: Two poets Jose Jorge Letria and Maurice Riordan will read The Moon

45、 Has Written You a Poem. This book of young peoples poetry was the first Portuguese picture book ever to be published in the UK. It really is a gem (精品) to be read out loud. Football Reading Family Fun Day Date: 10 May, 2008 Location: Chelsea Library Details: A day of football reading activities wit

46、h TomPalmer, author of the new football novel, Foul Play. There will be Penalty shoot-outs(罚点球决定胜负), quizzes, detective hunts and prizes. The day is open to 8-12 years and their families.69. Which event will last(持续) the longest? A. The Big Picture Best New Illustrator B. The Independent Foreign Fic

47、tion Prize 2008 C. Reading of The Moon Has Written You a PoemD. Football Reading Family Fun Day70. Which of the following is NOT true about Measuring the World? A. It has been translated in English. B. Its author Carol Brown Janeway comes from Germany. C. It is originally written in German by Daniel

48、 Kehlmann. D. Its English version(版本) was published in the same year as The Model.71. To enjoy some beautiful young peoples poems, you should go to _ . A. Chelsea Library B. 14 Great Peter Street C. 180 South Lambeth Road D. 22 Bury Street72. We can learn from the passage that _ . A. the Illustratio

49、n Cupboard is one of the many famous illustration art galleries in London. B. 14 Great Peter Street is in central London C. all children and their families can attend all the four events D. Maurice Riordan and Tom Palmer are two famous Portuguese poets. D Few people hate homework more than Alfie Koh

50、n, author of The Homework Myth. There is a hot discussion across the country: does homework really improve school results? A growing number of educators say no. “We always think it is worth it,” says Kohn, “and homework will improve their school results and give them good study skills, but the resea

51、rch(研究) shows it is just not so. No study has ever found any academic benefit(学业上的成效) of assigning (布置) homework before kids are in high school. and even in high school the case is very weak.” But how could hours of reading, writing and solving math problems not help kids to learn? We asked tenth gr

52、aders at the Galloway School, in Atlanta. “ I learn everything that I need to in class,” says 16-year-old Matt Ritchie. “And it is really unnecessary to do homework. It is just boring.” “If I listen in class and take good notes, I usually do well on tests,” explains his classmate Paige Solomon, “So

53、I dont think it is helpfulif anything, it just makes me kind of fearful of going to that class.” “Im usually in a bad mood when I have a lot of homework,” says 16-year-old Carter Parder, “because I stay up later. And then Im groggy the next day.”According to Kohn, even if kids learn a little through

54、 homework, the cost is too high. Homework may kill a students interest in learning. If kids seem to be sinking(陷入) under a mountain of work, parents should intervene(干涉). Most adults wouldnt want to work eight hours a day, and then come home to hours of extra work. Kids are no different.73. According to the passage, we know that Alfie Kohn _ .A. is a high school teacher.B. is an expert in language study.C. does deep research into homeworkD. is a great novel writer.74. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. Most people think homework is of great help to studen