2009学年梅州中学高一英语中段考试题

2009学年梅州中学高一英语中段考试题第一部分：听力（共两节，满分20分）第一节：听力理解每段对话播放两遍。各段后有几个小题，各段播放前每小题有5秒钟的阅题时间。请根据各段播放内容及其相关小题，在5秒钟内从题中所给的A、B、C项中，选出最佳选项。听第一段对话，回答第1至第3题。（）1.Inwhichseasondoesn,ttheconversationprobablytakeplace?A.SpringB.SummerC.Winter（ ）2.Whatarethespeakersgoingtodo?A.GotoaparkB.TohaveapicnicC.Tofindastream（）3.Whowillpreparethefood?A.ThewomanB.Theman C.Neitherofthespeakers听第二段对话，回答第4至第6题。（）4.Whatarethetwospeakers?A.CollegestudentsB.ArmyinstructorsC.Soldiers（ ）5.Whatarethetwospeakerstalkingabout?Theclassmeeting.Themilitarytraining（军训）.Thestrictinstructors.（）6.WhichofthefollowingisFALSE?Theybothdidn,tcomelatetotheclassmeeting.Theybothfeeltired.Theyhaven,tfinishedtheirtraining.听第三段对话，回答第7至第9题。（）7.HowisMary?Sheisverywell.Shehasbeenillforsometime.Sheisbadlyill.（ ）8.BywhomweretheflowerssenttoMary?Mr.Ford.Mary,sworkmates.SomeoneMarydoesn,tknow.( )9.WhowillcometoseeMarytomorrow?Mr.FordB.JohnC.JohnandMr.Ford听第四段对话，回答第10至第12题。()10.WhatwasthepurposeofMrs.Whinfield,svisitstoKewGardens?A.Tolearnmoreaboutplants.Towriteanarticleongardens.Tomeetthewriterssheread.()11.WheredidMrs.Whinfieldlivebeforeshemovedtoherpresenthome?DorestB.SomersetC.WestLondon()12.WheredoesMrs.Whinfieldgetmostofherplants?A.Shegrowsthemfromseeds.Shegetsthemfromherfriends.Shebuysthemfromamarket.听第五段独白，回答第13至第15题。()13.Whydidthefatherfeelworried?Hiskidcouldn,ttalk.Hissonwasshort.Hiskidhadnocourage.()14.Whatdidthemonkthinktheboy?Hewashopeless.Hewastooshy.Heshouldbetrainedtobebrave.( )15.HowlongwastheboytrainedbytheBuddhistmonk?A.ThreemonthsB.Fiveweeks.C.Alongtime第二节：听取信息听下面一段独白，请根据题目要求，从所听到的内容中获取必要的信息，填入标号为16——20的空格中。听录音前，你将有10秒钟的阅题时间。录音读两遍，你将有80秒钟的作答时间。LeapDay(闰日)DevelopmentprocessDetails

Thetimeoftheearthreallytakestocompleteitsorbitaroundthesun365days,5hours,48minutesand16_.PeopleneededcalendarsTohelpthemknowwhento17_andwhentocelebratereligiousholidays.TheancientGreeksandChineseTheyproducedcalendarsthatincluded18everynineteenyears.TheRoman'sJuliancalendarItincludedanextradayeveryfouryears.Itwasjust19longerthanthecycleoftheseasons.PopeGregorythe13thHedecidedyearsthatcouldbedividedbyfourwould20.Yearsthatendedintwozerosthatcouldnotbeevenly（均匀）dividedbyfourhundredwouldnotbeleapyears.第二部分：语言知识及应用第一节单项选择（共10小题，每题1分，满分10分）Ladiesandgentlemen,pleasekeepyourseatbeltsfasteneveniftheplane.A.takesoff B.hastakenoffC.istakingoff D.tookoff---Hestillsmokesalot,doyouknow?---Yes.Thoughwehimtogiveitup,hestillgoesonwithit.A.persuadeB.beingpersuadedC.trytopersuadeD.suggestIinsistedthatadoctorimmediately.A.hasbeensentforB.sendsforC.willbesentforD.besentforCulturereferstoagrouporcommunitywesharecommonexperiencesthatshapethewayweunderstandtheworld.A.withwhichB.thatC.whichD.whatThereasonheislateistherewasabreakdownontherailway.A.why;whyB.because;thatC.that;becauseD.why;thatItwasnotuntilshegothome_Maryrealizedshehadlostherkeys.A.thatB.whenC.whereD.beforeWediscussedwheretogoforawholemorning,butwedecidedtostayathome.A.attheendB.bytheendC.intheend D.onendSometimesEnglishisquitedifferentfromEnglishinmanyways.A.speaking,writing B.spoken,writtenC.speaking,written D.spoken,writingWhenwevisitedZhangzhuangagaintenyearslater,wefounditchangedsomuchthatwecouldhardlyit.A.rememberB.thinkaboutC.believeD.recognizeXiaoHongworkedharderlastyear.,shestilldidn'tgethighgrades.A.AsaresultB.AfterallC.BythewayD.However第二节：完形填空（共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）BeforeIlefthomeforcollege,myfathersatmedownandsharedthismemorablestorywithme.Thereisanoldstoryofaboilermakerwhowas31_tofixahugesteamshipboilersyatemthatwasnotworkingwell.Afterhehad_32towhattheengineerhaddescribedoftheboilerroom,helookedatthepipes,listenedtothethump（重击声）oftheboilerandthe33_ofescapingsteamforafewminutes,andfeltsomepipeswithhishands.Thenhe_33—intohisbagandtookoutasmallhammer,andtappedabrightredvalveonetime.35—,theentiresystembegantoworkperfectly.Andthenthe_36_wenthome.Whenthesteamshipownerreceiveda_37—foronethousanddollars,he38_thattheboilermakerhadonlybeenintheengineroomforfifteenminutesandrequestedanitemizedbill.Sotheboilermakersenthimabillthat_39—asfollowing:Fortappingthevalve:$0.50Forknowingwheretotap:$999.50"Tony,"myfathersaid,"Iwantyoutogotocollegesothatyoucangetyourdegree,butmore40—,Iwantyoutoreturnwithaneducation.DoyouknowwhatImean?"Inodded.31.A.allowedB.forbiddenC.employedD.forced32.A.referredB.listenedC.repliedD.wrote33.A.soundB.equipmentC.pipeD.hole34.A.burstB.changedC.putD.reached35.A.BesidesB.Chiefly C.HoweverD.Immediately36.A.engineerB.boilermakerC.bossD.assistant37.A.rewardB.giftC.billD.cheque38.A.doubtedB.complainedC.ensuredD.praised39.A.readsB.servesD.runsC.passes39.A.readsB.servesD.runsA.practicalB.importantC.normalD.positive第三节：语法填空（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）TheUSAhasamuchbiggerpopulationthanAustralia,and41.citiesare42.crowdedthanAustralianones.TherearenotasmanymountainsinAustraliaas44.theUSA.Bothcountrieshavedesertsandbeautiful44.（beach）.ButAmericahasmanymoreriversthanAustralia.ThenorthernandcentralpartsoftheUSA45.（have）muchmoresnowinwinterthan46.inAustraliaandgenerallythesetwoareashaveacolderthanAustraliadoes.Australiaisinthesouthernhemisphere（半球）anddoesn'thaveitswinteratthesametime48.countriesinthenorthernhemisphere.Mostpeopleinthesecountries49.thesamelanguage English,50.theiraccentsareverydifferent.第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）AAmanworkedhardformanyyears.Hebuiltasmallhouse,andhadasmallbusiness.Whenhewasold,hewantedtomovetoawarmerpartofthecountry.Hehadasonandadaughter.Theybothwantedthehouseandthebusiness."Bothchildrencanworkinthebusiness,"theoldmansaidtohimself."Butthehouseistoosmallfortwofamilies.WhatcanIdo?Ilovethemboth."Hethoughtforafewdaysandthenhadanidea.So,oneSunday,afterdinnerwithhischildren,hesaidtothem,"I'llgivethehousetooneofyouwhocanfillthehousewithsomethingfromatree."Thesonwenttothewoodsandfilledbagsandbagswithleaves.Thedaughterwenttothewoodstooandfilledonesmallbagwithleaves.Sundaynightcame.Thesonbroughtinahundredbagsofleaves.Buttheyfilledonlythelivingroom.Thedaughtertookouttheleavesfromherbagandburnedthem.Thelightfromthefirefilledthehouse.Themanwantedtogivetohischildrenbeforehewenttoliveinanotherplace.A.thebighouse B.thesmallbusinessC.boththesmallhouseandthebusinessD.allthathehadHissonanddaughtercould.bothworkinthebusinessbothworkinthebusinessandliveinthehouse.bothliveinthehousesellthebusinessandthehouseandsharethemoneyThemanaskedhissonanddaughterto.A.fillthehousewithsomethingfromatreeB.sellthehouseandsharethemoneyC.repairthehouseD.buildanewhouseC.repairthehouseThesontriedtofillthehousewithbutthedaughtertriedtofillthehousewith.A.leaves,lightB.wood,leavesC.light,leavesD.leaves,wood55.gotthehouseatlast.A.Theson B.ThedaughterC.Thesonandthedaughter D.ThesonandhisfamilyBJennylivedinatown.HerfatherMr.Young,hadashopthereandsoldclothesinit.Theshopkeeperwasborninapoorfamilyandwasinschoolnomorethanayear.Hewasalwayssorryforitthoughhehadmuchmoneynow.Hehopedhisdaughtercouldbecomeascientist.Butthegirldidn,tlikeanythingelseexceptsinging.Sheoftenwenttotheconcerts,boughtalotofrecordsthefamouspopstarsmadeandinsistedonlisteningtothemusicwhenshewasfree.Ofcourseshewantedtobeapopstar,too.Herparentswantedtopreventher,butshedidn,tlistentothemandtheyhadtoagreetoherchoice.Theyengagedanoldmanwhowasgoodatmusicasaprivateteacher.Fiveyearspassed.Mr.YoungboughtallkindsofmusicalinstrumentsforJennyandtheyvisitedsomeplaceswherethefamoussingerswereborn.Ofcoursehespentalotofmoneyonit.Buthefoundthegirldidn,tmakeanyprogress.Atlasttheteacherdidn,tthinkthegirlcouldbecomeasingeratallandhadtotellMr.Youngaboutit.Themanbecameangryandsaid,“Whydidn,tyoutellmeaboutitearlier?MydaughterlearnednothingbutIpaidyoumonthaftermonth!”“Ithinkyoushouldthankmeforit,“saidtheteacher.“Anotherteacher,whoteachesbadly,ispaidmorethanIwas.AndIsavedmuchmoneyforyou!”Mr.Youngwasinschoolforashorttimebecause.Hisfamilywastoopoortosupporthim.hehastohelphisparents.hewasweakinhislessons.hedidn'tlikestudyingatallJennyspentmuchmoneybuyingrecordsandwenttotheconcertsinorderto.A.visitsomeplacesB.knowsomepopstarsC.becomeapopstarD.learnsingingTheunderlinedphrase“musicalinstruments”inthestorymeans.A.乐谱 B.乐器 C.乐章 D.乐队.Mr.YoungbecameangrybecauseAhepaidalotofmoneytotheteacher.hisdaughterdecidedtodropmusic.hisdaughterspentforyearsonmusictheteachertaughthisdaughternothing.Theteacherthought.hehadtaughtJennyall.thegirlcouldbesinger.hewaspaidlessthanhisworkmates.D.itwaswrongforJennytostopstudyingmusic.CMissGorgerstaughtphysicsinaNewYorkschool.Lastmonthsheexplainedtooneofherclassesaboutsound,andshedecidedtotestthemtoseehowsuccessfulshehadbeeninherexplanation.Shesaidtothem,“NowIhaveabrotherinLosAngeles.IfIwascallinghimonthephoneandatthesametimeyouwere75feetaway,listeningtomefromacrossthestreet,whichofyouwouldhearwhatIsaidearlier,mybrotheroryouandforwhatreason?”Tomatonceanswered,“Yourbrother.Becauseelectricitytravelsfasterthansoundwaves.“That,severygood,”MissGorgersanswered;butthenoneofthegirlsraisedherhand,andMissGorgerssaid.“Yes,Kate.”“Idisagree,”Katesaid.“Yourbrotherwouldhearyouearlierbecausewhenit,s11o,clockhereit,sonly8o,clockinLosAngeles.”MissGorgerswasteachingherclass.A.howtotelephone B.aboutelectricityC.abouttimezone（时区） D.aboutsoundMissGorgersraisedthisquestionbecauseshewantedtoknowwhether.itwaseasytophonetoLosAngelesherstudentcouldhearherfrom75feetawayherstudentshadgraspedherlessonsoundwaveswereslowerthanelectricityTomthoughtthatelectricitywas.slowerthansoundwavesfasterthansoundwavesnotsofastassoundwavesasfastassoundwavesKatethoughtTomwaswrongbecause.clocksinLosAngelesshowedadifferenttimefromthoseinNewYorkelectricitywasslowerthansoundwavesTomwasnotgoodatphysicsatallTom'sanswerhadnothingtodowithsoundwavesWhoseanswerdoyouthinkiscorrectaccordingtothelawofphysics?A.Tom,sB.Kate,sC.BothAandBD.NeitherAnorBA.Tom,sDDoyourkidslikeplastictoys?Well,Iguessitstimeforthemtoplaywithwoodentoys.Ihavealwayslikedkids,woodentoyssinceIwasfive.IalwaysranalongonthebackofahobbyhorsepretendingtobeacowboyfromtheWestwhenIwasalittleboy.NowI,madadandIstilllikebuyingthesetimelessnaturalwoodentoys.Theywillneverbeoutofstyle.Mydaughterhasachild，rockinghorse,andmytwosonshavewoodentrainsandcars.Thegreatthingabouthistypeoftoysisthattheywilllastgenerationsiftheyaretreatedkindly.Eveniftheybreak,mostofthetimetheycanberepairedusingsparepartsboughtfromwooden-toymakers,andifthepartisnottoocomplicated,youyourselfcanmakethepartfromapieceofwood.Whatiftheydobreakandcan，tberepaired?Well,atleasttheycanbedealtwithwithouthavinganybadeffectsontheenvironment.Theycanbeturnedintowoodchippingsandusedforpathwaysinthecountryorplayareasforkids.Evenifthewoodentoyisburiedasrubbish,whichisveryrarethesedays,itwillnotharmthesoilortheenvironment.Ilikealltypesofwoodentoys.Thereissuchawidevarietyofwoodentoystodayandthechoiceisgettingbiggerdaybyday.Asanalternativetoplastictoys,woodentoyscan，tbebeaten.I,msureinthenearfuturewoodwillnodoubtbecomethenumberonematerialformakingtoys,asplasticbecomesmoreandmoreexpensivebecauseifrisingoilpricesandtheenvironmentalissuesconcerningplastic.PlastictoysmightharmkidShealth,too.Whydoestheauthorsaywoodentoysaretimeless?Becausewoodentoyscanberepairedeasily.Becausewoodentoysdonotcostmuch.Becausewoodentoysaregoodfortheenvironment.Becausewoodentoyswillneverbeoutofstyle.Accordingtotheauthor,woodentoyswhichcaiftberepairedwill.betakenbackbythemakers.needalotofmoneytodealwith.notharmtheenvironment.becollectedbycollectors.Fromthelastparagraph,wecanlearnthat.plasticwillbeusedupsoonerorlater.plastictoyswillnotbeallowedtobesoldverysoon.woodentoyswillbecomemorepopularinthefuture.woodentoyswillbecomemoreandmoreexpensive.WhichofthefollowingisNOTthereasonwhyplastictoyswillbelesspopularinthefuture?Thatplastichasbadeffectsontheenvironment.Thatplastictoysmightharmthehealthofchildren.Thatplastictoysofferchildrenfewchoices.Thatoilpricesaregettinghigherthanbefore.Wecaninferthatthispassageiswrittento.tellusthedisadvantagesofplastictoys.adviseparentstobuywoodentoysinsteadofplastictoys.tellushowmuchtheauthorandhischildrenlikewoodentoys.advisetoymakerstomakewoodentoysratherthanplasticones.第四部分：单词拼写和完成句子（共10小题，每小题0.5分，满分5分）Sheholdsapositiveatowardseverything.MarycouldspeakEnglishfafterlivinginLondonfor2years..IrPeteratonce,thoughI