高一上学期期中试题

1、通城中 2013-2014 学年度上学期期中考试11高一年级英语试题本试卷共 150 分。考试用时 120 分钟。第一部分 听力（共两节，满分 30 分） 第一节（共 5小题;每小题 1.5 分，满分 7.5 分）A 、 B 、 C 三个选项中选出最佳10 秒的时间来回答有关小题和阅读听下面 5 段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的 选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 例： How much is the shirt?A. £19.15. 答案是 B。B. £ 9.15.C. £ 9.18.1 How much w

2、ill the man pay for the tickets?£A.15.B.£ 7.5.C.£ 50.C.C.On2 Which is the right gate for theman'sflight?A. Gate 25.B. Gate 22.Gate 16.3 How does the man feel about going to school by bike? A. Happy.B.C. Tired.Worried.4 When can the woman get the computers?A.On Wednesday B. On Tues

3、day.Thursday.5 What does the woman think of the shirt for the party?A. The material is not good.B. The size is not large enough.C. The color is not suitable. 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。每段对话后有几个小题，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。每段对话读两遍。 听第 6 段材料，回答第 6、7 题。6 What can we learn about Mr.

4、 Brown?A. He is out for a meal. B. He is at a meeting. C. He is in his office.7 What will the man probably do next?A. Call back.B. Come again.C. Leave a message.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。8 What kind of room does the man want to take?A. A single room.B. A double room. C. A room for three.9 What does the man

5、 need to put in the form?A. Telephone and student card numbers.B. Student card number and address. C. Address and telephone number. 听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。10What is the relationship between the speakers?A. Boss and secretary. B. Fellow clerks. C.Customer and salesperson.11What does the man like abou

6、t his job?A. Chances to go abroad. B. Living close to the office.C. Nice people to work with. 12What do we know about the woman?A. She likes traveling.B. She is new to the company.C. She works in public relations. 听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。 13When will the visitors come?B.InA. In March.April.14C. In Ma

7、y. How many visitors are coming?A.B.10.8.C.12.What will the visitors do on the second day?A. Go to a party.B. Attend a lecture.16Where will the visitors go on the final day?A. To London. B. To Scotland. coast.听第 10段材料，回答第 17至 20题。 17What is the first word the baby tried to say?A. Duck. B.15C. Visit

8、schools.C. To theOK.C. Truck.18. How old was the baby when he learned to say that word correctly?A. About 18 mon ths. B. About 21 mon ths. C. About 24 mon ths.19. What did the father do whe n the baby screamed that word at the air port?A. He corrected the baby. B. He tried to sto p the baby.C. He hi

9、d himself somewhere.20. Why did the mother pretend not to know the baby?A. She got angry with the father. B. She was frighte ned by the no ise.C. She felt un easy（不安）about the no isy baby.第二部分：词汇知识运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节：多项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）21. Sorry , I broke your glasses .- It OK . You didn do it .A.

10、on purposeB. after all C. in time D. by mistake22. The mother s over her sick son kept her awake all night .A. supportB. bala neeC. concern D. challe nge23. After he retires , he will devote himself to gardening . For him , that is a（n） new hobby .A. mai niy B. exactly C. en tirelyD. nor mally24. Wh

11、at makes Lisa is that her holidays have bee n can celled .A. hon est B. con fide ntC. gratefulD. up set25. The pain ter drew theof the face first , and the n added thefeatures .A. base B. outli neC. sig nD. eve nt26. What I intend to tell you cannot be explained in just one word on thephone. Shall w

12、e have a talk ?A. hand in hand B. side by side C. face to face D. eye to eyecan accept27. No one can cha nge his mind; he is so that he others ideas , which may bring him much trouble .A. uselessB. dependent C. stubbor nD. reliable28. Let meevery one s view on paper so we will have a record ofthe me

13、eti ng.A. turn dow nB. kee p dow nC. break dow n D. set dow n29. He was the Nobel P rize for what he had done for the people of South Africa.A. awarded B. rewardedC. won D. voted30. She is a kin d-hearted and gen erous lady. She ofte n helps those whoher for help.C. turn inD.turn toA. turn offB. tur

14、n on第二节：完形填空（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）Love can be seen here and there in our daily life, and love will be passed on from person to person. Here is the story about 31.am I going to sit there, I thought spoke,“She needs help. ”“Would” The only 更 a black-a nd-blueFin all y , I 35One day, wait ing for the air

15、plane to take off , I was happy to get a seat by myself. Just then, an air hostess approached me and asked, you mind 32 your seat ? A couple would like to sit together. seat was next to a girl with her arms in casts （石膏绷带）, face, and a sad exp ressi on. 34 immediately. But a soft voice to move to th

16、at seat.The girl was n amed Kathy. She 36 in a car accide nt and now was on her way for 37 .feed her but42 . But I offered she 45 .Whe n the sn ack and juice arrived, it did not take me long to 38 that _ Kathy would not be able to 39 herself. I considered 40 tospent tha nhesitated （犹豫），as it seemedt

17、oo 41 to offer a service to a then I realized that Kathy' need wasmore 43 than mydiscomfort. to help her eat, and 44 she was uncomfortable about accepting, We became closer and closer in a short p eriod of time. By the end of the five - hour trip, myheart 46 , and the 47 was really better : if I

18、 had just sat by myself.I was very glad I had reached beyond my comfort zone to sit next to Kathy and feed her.Love 48 flowsbeyond humanborders （界线）and removes the fears thatkee p us 49 . Whe n we 50 to serve ano ther, we grow to live in a larger and more rewardi ng world.C. a seatB. tak ingB. comfo

19、rtableB. No wayB. wan tedB. would beB.p leasureB. realizeB. feedB. n eed ingB. farD. loveC. cha ngingC. availableC. NowhereC. regrettedC. used to beC. travelC. sayC. chooseC. stoppingC. closeD. givi ng（可利用的）D. favorableD. No doubtD. decidedD. had bee nD. bus in essD. recog nizeD. supportD. tryi ngD.

20、 fast31. A. a girl B. help 32 A. los ing33. A. suitable34. A. No p roblem35. A. p romised36. A. was37. A. treatme nt38. A. kn ow39. A. eat40. A. offering41. A.im polite42. A. girl43. A. un usual44. A. whe n45. A. refused46. A. had warmed47. A. life48. A. seldom49. A. sep arate50. A. happenB. n eighb

21、orB. directB. althoughB. won deredB. had jumpedB. moneyB. neverB. independentB. stretchC. passengerC. imp orta ntC. sinceC. criedC. had broke nC. timeC. hardlyC. sile nt （张开）C. waitD. stra ngerD. shamefulD. asD. didD.had cheeredD. en ergyD. sometimesD. up setD. con ti nue第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40 分

22、）AIs there anything more important than health? Idon tink so.“Health is the greatest wealth（财富）,” wise people say. You can be good at your studies or work well whe n you are ill.If you have a headache, toothache, backache, earache or bad painin the stomach, if you complain of a bad cough, if you run

23、 a high temperature and have a bad cold, or if you suffer from high or low blood p ressure, I think you should go to the doctor.advise someThe doctor will examine your throat, feel your puIse, test your blood pressure, take your temperature, sound your heart and lungs, test your eyes, check your tee

24、th or have your chest X-rayed. After that he will treatme nt, or some medici ne. The only thi ng you have to do is to follow his advice.funny story. ill. He toldSpeaking about doctor ' aSvice, Ican help telling you aAn old gen tlema n cameto see the doctor. The man was very the doctor about his

25、weak ness, memory loss and serious p roblems with his heart and lun gs. The doctor exam ined him and said there was no medici ne for his disease.He told his patient to go to a quiet place for a month and have a good rest. He also advised him to eat a lot of meat, drink two glasses of red wine every

26、day and take longwalks. In other words, the doctor advised himto follow the rule:“ Eat at pl easure, drink with measure and enjoy lifeas it is. ” The doctor also said that if the man wan ted to be well aga in, he shouldn t smoke more than one cigarette a day.A month later the gentleman came into the

27、doctor office. He lookedcheerful and happy. He tha nked the doctor and said that he had na healthier man.“But you know, doctor, ” he said, “ it not easy to beg in smok ing atmy age. ”51. The writer thi nks thatA. medici ne is more imp orta nt tha n p leasureB. work is as imp orta nt as studiesC. hea

28、lth is more imp orta nt tha n wealthD. nothing is more imp orta nt tha n money52. The doctor usually tells his p atie nt what to doA without exam ining thep atie ntB.uni ess the p atie nt feels painC. if the patientdoesn take medicineD. after he has exam ined the p atie nt53. The un derl ined part m

29、eans “A. he wasn a healthy manB. he was feeling better than everC. he was feeli ng worse tha n before D. he will be well aga inbeforeB.didn ' stoke so muchD. bega n to lear n to smoke NOTtrue?54. From the last sentence of the passage, we learn the man_ the doctor told him not to smoke more tha n

30、 one cigarette a day.A. didn ' smoke C. was a heavy smoker55. Which of the followi ng isA. The doctor usually tests his/her blood p ressure whe n a person is ill.doctor ' aSvice.B. The man didn ' follow theC. The man tha nked the doctor.couldn ' remember things.BD. The man told the d

31、octor heShopping is not as simple as you may thi nk! There are all sorts of tricks at p lay each time we reach out for that p articular brand（ 标）of p roduct（产品）on the shelf.（生（包装）in greens.Colouri ng, for exa mple, varies accordi ng to what the p roducers 产者） are tryi ng to sell. Health foods are p

32、ackaged yellows or brow ns because we think of these as healthy colours. Ice cream p ackets are ofte n blue and expen sive goods, like chocolates, are gold or silver.Whensomekind of pain killer was brought out recently,researchersfound that the colours turned the customers off because they made the

33、p roduct look weak and in effective. Eve ntually, it cameo n the market in a dark blue and white p ackageblue because we think of it as safe, andwhite as calm.The size of a product can attract a shopper. But quite often a bottle doesn' t contain as much as it appears to.It is believed that the b

34、etter-known companies spend, on average, 70 p erce nt of the total cost of the p roduct itself on p ackag ing!“AnyThe most successful p roducers know that it ' s not eno ugh to have a good p roduct. The foun der of P ears soa p, who for 25 years has used p retty little girls to promote （推¥肖

35、）their goods, cameto the conclusion: fool （傻子） can make soap, but it takes a genius（天才）to sell it.56. Which of the following may trick a shopper into buying a product accord ing to the text?A. The cost of its p ackage.B. The colour of its p ackage.C. The p rice of the p roduct.D. The brand n ame of

36、the p roduct.57. Which of the following is the key to the success in product sales?A. The way to p romote goods. B. The discovery of a geni us.C. The team to p roduce a good p roduct.D. The brand n ame used by successful p roducers.58. According to the passage, which of the following statement is tr

37、ue?A. Making soa p is so easy that any fool in the world can make it.B. Gree ns, yellows or silver are con sidered to be healthy colours.C. The size of a p roduct can have an effect on the shopp ers.D. 25 years ago, the foun der of P ears soa p was a p retty girl herself.59. Which of the following w

38、ould be the best title for this text?A. Effect of P ackagi ng on ShoppingB. Disadva ntages of P roductsC. Choice of Good P roductsD. Brand Names and Shopping TricksC.New research shows shee p are clevershowsPeople often makejokes about howdull sheep are, but newresearch they may be cleverer tha n we

39、 thi nk. Researchers at the Uni versity of Cambridge discovered that Welsh mountain shee p have brainpo wer that equals rodents （ 啮齿动物）.Tests found that the sheep can map the area they live in, and some may eve n be able to plan ahead.Young fish p refer no isy n eighborsno isyA new study has shown t

40、hat young fish like to live on reefs with n eighbors! Researchers from the uni versities of Auckla nd and Bristol found that young fish look ing for a home choose areas where other no isy fish live. The scie ntists p roduced all kinds of sounds which had bee n recorded in differe nt n atural en vir

41、onmen ts. The young fish seemed to prefer the sounds of natural reefs匸,complete with noisy animals! Thescientistscompared the choice to a music fan wandering around at a musicfestival,choosing to set up a tent closest to the music they like best!Butterflies are disappearingA new study has shown that

42、 17 species （物种 ） of butterfly found inEurope have dropped by 70%in the last 20 years. The information collected from 3,000 sites across 15 countries shows it may be caused by the loss （ 减少 ） of grasslands covered with flowers. You can encourage butterflies to come into your garden by planting flowe

43、rs.60. What is the passage mainly about?A. Why the number of animals has dropped.B. People 'wsrong ideas about animals.C. Some new studies about animals.D. The importance of protecting animals.61. According to the first paragraph, we may infer（ 推断 ） that sheep .A. are less clever than rodents B.

44、 can read mapsC.can find their homeD. are good planners62. Which seems to have to do with the number of butterflies?A. The species of grass in grasslands.B. The species of trees in grasslands.C. The number of animals in grasslands.D. The number of flowers in grasslands.63. In which part of a newspap

45、er can we most probably read the passage?A. Nature. B. Culture. C. Travel. D. Geography.DKnowing the best way to study will help you to be a better student.By using your time properly, you can do your homeworkmore quickly. Learning to study is not difficult.The first thing to remember is that you mu

46、st be willing to learn.It doesn'mteanthat you must always like the subject. It does mean, however, that you must be willing to do whatever is necessary to learn. Try to understand why it is important and how it will help you now and later to do and learn other things. Knowing mathematics facts w

47、ill be useful in your whole life. Knowing howto spell makesany kind of writing easier. Sometimes a subject that you think is going to be uninteresting will be exciting when you begin to work at it and understand it more clearly. Learning things can be fun if you are willing to work with them.Here

48、9;ssome advice for you: have a certain time each day and a quiet place with good lighting for study, so that you can concentrate（集中精力） on your study without interruptions（中断）； have everything readybefore you sit down to study, a dictionary, paper, a pen and books； besure you understand what you shou

49、ld learn before you start ；read carefullyand pay special attention to the most important things；when memorizing（记忆） , first find out the main parts and then recite（背诵） the wholething ；check your homeworkafter you finish it ； never forget the importance of review（ 复习） and preview （预习） .64. The main p

50、urpose of the article isA. to prove that learning is not difficultB. to make the readers interested in studyC. to tell the students how to study wellD. to tell the importance of self teaching65. We learn things becauseA. our parents want us to learnB. we may use these things in the futureC. every st

51、udent learns at school D. we like the subjects66. Which of the following isNOTthe advice given in the article?A. To put a pen, paper and books beside you before study.B. To pay attention to the most important things.C. To review and preview.D. To study at any possible time and place.EWhenI waswalkin

52、g downthe street the other day , I happened to noticea small brown leather wallet lying on the sidewalk . I picked it up and opened it to see if I could find out theowner'nsame . There was nothinginside it except some change and an old photographa picture of a womanand a young girl about twelve

53、years old , who looked like thewoman'sdaughter . I put the photograph back and took the wallet to the police station , where I handed it to the desk sergeant . Before I left , the sergeant took down my nameand address in case the owner might want to write and thank me .That evening I went to hav

54、e dinner with my aunt and uncle . They hadalso invited a young womanso that there would be four people at the table . Her face was familiar . I was quite sure that we had not met before , but I could not remember where I had seen her . In the course of conversation , however , the young woman happen

55、ed to mention that she had lost her wallet that afternoon . All at once I realized where I had seen her . She was the young girl in the photograph , although she was now much older . She was very surprised , of course , when I was able to describle her wallet to her . Then I explained that I had recognized her from the photograph I had found i