高一英语第二学期期中测试卷
命题人:丁永锋
(全卷满分:120分 考试时间:120分钟)
第I卷（选择题 三部分 共85分）
第一部分：听力（共两节，满分20分）
第一节
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. How much will the man pay for the tickets?
A. ￡7.5. B. ￡15. C. ￡50.
2. Which is the right gate for the man's flight?
A. Gate 16. B. Gate 22. C. Gate 25.
3. How does the man feel about going to school by bike?
A. Happy. B. Tired. C. Worried.
4. When can the man get the computers?
A. On Tuesday. B. On Wednesday. C. On Thursday
5. What does the man think of the shirt for the party?
A. The size is not large enough. B. The material is not good. C. The color is not suitable.
第二节
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，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，每小题将给出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、7题。
6. What can we learn about Mr. Brown?
A. He is in his office. B. He is at a meeting. C. He is out for lunch.
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 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。
10. What is the relationship between the speakers?
A. Fellow clerks（同事）. B. Boss and secretary. C. Customer(顾客) and salesperson.
11. What does the man like about his job?
A. Living close to the office. B. Chances to go abroad. C. Nice people to work with.
12. What 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。
13. When will the visitors come?
A. In March. B. In April. C. In May.
14. How many visitors are coming?
A. 8. B. 10. C. 12.
15 What will the visitors do on the second day?
A. Go to a party. B. Visit schools. C. Attend a lecture.
16. Where will the visitors go on the final day?
A. To London B. To Scotland C. To the coast.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. What is the first word the baby tried to say?
A. Truck. B. Ok. C. Duck.
18. How old was the baby when he learned to say that word correctly?
A. About 18 months. B. About 21 months. C. About 24 months.
19. What did the father do when the baby screamed that word at the airport?
A. He corrected the baby. B. He tried to stop the baby. C. He hid himself somewhere.
20. Why did the mother pretend not to know the baby?
A. She got angry with the father.
B. She was frightened by the noise.
C. She felt uneasy about the noisy baby.
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,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
21.China's economic growth slowed down slightly to 10.6 percent in the first quarter, _______ 11.7 percent in the same period of last year, the government said Wednesday.
A. comparing to B. compare with C. compared with D. to compare
22.—Hi, Professor Li! Haven’t seen you for days! What are you doing?
---My daughter is to be married, so I’m busy having her room ______ purple.
A. to be painted B. painting C. painted D. to paint
23. Those old pots, _______ the one with a flying dragons on it, _______ 32,000 Chinese ancient coins.
A. included, include B. containing, contain C. including, contain D. including, include
24.The referee(裁判) _______ him to be the winner of the boxing.
A. declared B. claimed C. told D. called
25._______, we had planned a tour of Shandong but we never got further than Mount Tai.
A. Eventually B. Personally C. Originally D. Temporarily
26.The man _______ the door open as he noticed an old man came up behind him.
A. put B. took C. hit D. held
27. The information he gave us is more important than ________ we got ourselves.
A. one B. those C. that D. the one
28. — Can you come to attend our party tonight?
— Sorry, but I do wish I _________.
A. had B. can C. will D. could
29.—Each of the students, working hard at his or her lessons, _________to go to university.
—So do I .
A. hope B. hopes C. hoping D. hoped
30.My mother sat _______ her hands across her chest, _______.
A. with; thought B. as; thought C. with; thinking D. as; thinking
31._______ what others said, he still stuck to his own decision.
A. Despite B. Though C. As D. Unless
32. The boy was so careless that he _______ a zero when his father told him to write down the telephone number.
A. looked up B. contributed to C. left out D. put off
33.We should never forget the days _______ China was invaded and many people were buried ______.
A. when; live B. which; alive C. when; alive D. which; living
34.It was with great courage _______ the boy told the truth _______ he had stolen the watch.
A. which; that B. which; which C. that; which D. that; that
35. — What has happened here?
— There was ______ accident here about an hour ago. ______ car hit a tree and ______ driver was killed.
A. the; A；the B. an; A; the C. an; The; a D. the; The; a
第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面的短文，从短文所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。
As Amy Hagadorn rounded the corner across the hall from her classroom, she knocked into a tall boy from the fifth grade running in the opposite direction.
“____36__ it！”the boy shouted. Then, with a silly smile on his face, the boy took hold of his right leg and walked the ____37___ Amy limped (跛行) when she walked.
Amy closed her eyes. “¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬___38____ him!” she told herself as she headed for her classroom.
But at the end of the day, Amy was still thinking about the tall boy’s ____39____ way. It wasn’t as if he were the only one. It seemed that ever since Amy started the third grade, someone _____40___ at her every single day. Kids made fun of her about her ___41____ or her limping. Amy was ___42____ of it. Sometimes, even in a classroom full of other students, the teasing (嘲笑) made her feel all ____43____.
Back home at the dinner table that evening, Amy was ____44____. Her mother knew that things were not going well at ___45____. That’s why she was happy to have some exciting news to___46___with her daughter.
“There is a Christmas ___47____ contest on the radio station, ” Amy’s Mon announced. “ write a letter to Santa, ____48____ you might win a prize. I think ___49____ at the table with blonde (白肤金发的) curly hair should enter.”
A ___50____ took hold of Amy when the idea first came to her. Out came pencil and paper, and Amy went to work on her letter. “Dear Santa Claus,” she began.
While Amy worked at her letter, the rest of the family tried to ___51____ what she might ask from Santa. Amy’s sister, Jamie, and Amy’s Mom both thought a three-foot Barbie doll would ___52____Amy’s wish list. Amy’s dad guessed a picture book. But Amy wasn’t ___53____ to tell her secret Christmas wish just then. Here is Amy’s letter to Santa, just ____54____ she wrote it that night:
Dear Santa Claus,
My name is Amy. I’m nine years old. I have a problem at school. Can you help me, Santa? Kids laugh at me because of the way I walk and run and talk. I have cerebral palsy (脑瘫). I just want one ____55_____ when no one laughs at me or makes fun of me.
36. A. Go B. Watch C. Make D. Look
37. A. direction B. road C way D. path
38. A. Ignore B. Beat C. Scold D. Blame
39. A. funny B. angry C. silly D. unfriendly
40. A. looked B. stared C. laughed D. shouted
41. A. speaking B. listening C. reading D. writing
42. A .tired B. found C. full D. lack
43. A .surprised B. alone C. scared D. disappointed
44. A. calm B. eager C. quiet D. pleased
45. A. school B. home C. dinner D. play
46. A. work B .connect C. share D. talk
47. A. singing B .speech C. dancing D. wish
48. A .yet B. but C. and D. so
49. A. everyone B .someone C. nobody D. anyone
50. A. sadness B .smile C. anger D. cry
51. A. guess B. recognize C. read D. consider
52. A. name B. make C. top D. reach
53. A. content B. surprised C. lucky D. ready
54. A. when B. before C. as D. after
55. A. friend B. day C. classmate D. way
第三部分：阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，共30分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上该
项涂黑。
A
Visit Nashville, Tennessee, the capital of country music and the home of the Grand Ole Opry. Forty -day bus tour starts from Pittsburgh.
Departures August 23, September 13, September 27, October 11, October 25.
$185 per person based on double occupancy. Includes private motor coach from Pittsburgh, hotel rooms, reserved（预定）tickets for the Grand Ole Opry. Country Festival Friday and Saturday nights, sightseeing tour of Nashville, admissions to places of interest.
For information, free booklets, and reservations, call 4212 — 6060. Travel and Tours, 2245 Market Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15219. 14-day advanced booking required. Visa and Master Card payment welcome.
56. Why is Nashville an interesting city to visit? Because it is ________.
A. easy to travel around B. famous for country music
C. an old city D. a beautiful city
57. If you plan to join the tour on September 27, on what date should you book your ticket?
A. August 27. B. October 13. C. September 13. D. September 26.
58. Visa and Master Card are most probably the names of _________.
A. newspapers B. clubs C. telephone cards D. credit cards
59. The title that best expresses the main idea of the passage is ________.
A. Bus Tour of Nashville B. Tour of Pittsburgh
C. Travel and Tour D. Free Traveling
B
Stepping into a pool of water is common enough, but who could ever imagine stepping into a pool of fish? In February of 1974, Bill Tapp, an Australian farmer, saw a rain of fish that covered his farm. How surprised he must have been when he heard many fish hitting against his roof!
What caused this strange occurrence? This is a question that had long puzzled people who study fish. The answer turned out to be a combination of wind and storm.
When it is spring in the northern part of the world, it is fall in Australia. Throughout the autumn season, terrible storms happen and rains flood the land. The strong winds sweep over Australia like huge vacuum cleaners(吸尘器), collecting seaweed, pieces of wood, and even schools of fish. Strong winds may carry these bits of nature for many miles before vacuum dropped them on fields, houses and astonished people.
Although they seem unusual, fish-falls occur quite frequently in Australia. When Bill Tapp was asked to describe the scene of fish, he remarked, “They look like millions of dead birds falling down.’’ His statement is not surprising. The wonders of the natural world are as common as rain. Nature, with its infinite wonders, can create waterfalls that flow upward and fish that fall out of the sky.
60. What is this passage about ?
A. A sad story. B. A rain of fish.
C. Australia’s northern part. D. The damage done by floods.
61. Fish-falls occur in Australia ________.
A. quite often B. on large farms C. only in winter D. when the air is calm
62. It is a known fact that _________
A. one should watch where one steps
B. Bill Tapp is a scientist who studies farming
C. the natural world can never create waterfalls that fall upward
D. the seasons in the southern part are different from those in the north
63. The word “infinite” is closest in meaning to ________.
A. easy B. difficult C. countless D. dangerous
C
Ashley and Chris work in the same department designing postcards. Chris had a college degree in art and deeply felt that the degree of his designs was excellent. His last postcard showed the depth of a desert’s beauty and delights.
“It’s just a picture of the desert,” Ashley said, “Not deep at all.” “Some people desire seeing beauty,” Chris replied, “Mine delivers that”. Ashley laughed and said, “Well, that depends on what you think beauty is.”
Days later, someone delivered a letter to Ashley. The letter said, “You are worthy of the bad things that will come your way. You will know the taste of defeat, and I will destroy you.”
Ashley suddenly felt very cold. It was as if the room temperature had dropped 30 degrees. “Who would do such a terrible deed?” she wondered. "I will not let a simple letter defeat me.
Just then, Chris came into the room and offered Ashley a piece of his sandwich.
“Try some,” he smiled widely. “It’s delicious.”
“Are you trying to poison(毒) me?” Ashley asked. Chris’s reaction was delayed（延迟） from confusion. “What’s your problem?” he asked.
The next day, Ashley brought a bat to use to defend herself . When Chris saw her bat, he joked, “Defend and win one for the team.”
Ashley took no notice of him. She spent the whole day reading self-defending books and placed her work on delay. “You can’t delay your work. Our job demands us to do our work on time,” Chris said. "We must meet the demands of our job.”
“You’re not the boss,” Ashley replied. “Don’t make demands of me.”
Because Ashley failed to do her work, she was fired.
Chris glanced at Ashley’s empty desk and smiled.
64. What kind of work did Chris and Ashley do?
A. Drawing. B. Designing. C. Painting. D. Building.
65. What did Ashley think of the last postcard designed by Chris?
A. It’s totally a failure. B. Excellent but not deep.
C. Too bad but worthy of praise. D. It didn’t show the real beauty of the desert.
66. Which is the proper order of the events that happened in the story?
a. Ashley got a letter.
b. Chris felt happy in the end.
c. Chris designed a postcard.
d. Ashley showed her dislike for the postcard.
e. Ashley brought a bat to defend herself.
f. Ashley failed to meet the demands of her work.
A. c, d, a, b, e, f B. c, d, a, e, f, b C. a, e, f, c, d, b D. a, c, b, d, e, f
D
To be sure, only children experienced some things differently from those with sisters and brothers. Many feel more pressure to succeed. They also tend to look only to their parents as role models in the absence(缺席) of brothers and sisters.
In India, 10-year-old Saviraj Sankpal founded a support group for the tiny minority(少数) of only children. Among other things, the group does volunteer work to counter (反对) the false idea that they are not responsible. “People think we’re treated too kindly and ruined,” says Sankpal, a computer engineering student. “But I'd like to remind them how lonely it can get.”
Most only children, however, say they wish for sisters or brothers only when it comes to caring for aging, unhealthy parents. Britain's David Emerson, co-author of the book The Only Child, says that such a person has to make all the decisions alone. Emerson knows from experience. After his father died, he chose to move his elderly mother from their family home, where she was vulnerable (易受攻击的) to house breakers, to a new one with more safety. "The move was quite hard on her, and she might feel that I pushed her into it, "he says, "After all, I am left with that responsibility."
In the future, more and more only children will probably face similar choices. With working mothers increasing, many families are finding they simply don't have the time, money or energy to have more than one child. As only children become common, perhaps the world will realize that the charge made against them is unfair.
67. It can be inferred from the passage that only children's parents should ___________.
A. found a support group for their only children
B. do volunteer work to help their only children
C. let their only children make all the decisions alone
D. set good examples for their only children
68. Emerson decided to move his elderly mother to a new house because he ___________.
A. is the only one who cares about her B. doesn't want to leave her alone
C. wants to share the responsibility with her D. is worried about her safety
69. It is quite usual now for a working mother to ____________.
A. spend all her time and money on her only child
B. be responsible for bringing up her only child
C. have and bring up only one child
D. devote all her energy to her job
70. The main idea of the passage is that ________.
A. only children are ruined and irresponsible
B. only children have to face many challenges
C. most only children want to have brothers and sisters
D. most only children share their responsibility with their parents
第Ⅱ卷（非选择题 三部分 共35分）
第四部分 任务型阅读（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入最恰当的单词。注意：每空格1个单词。
I would like to talk to you about space vegetables, and to show you that space vegetables are healthy and good for you.
Space vegetables are grown from seeds that have been taken to and brought back from outer space. The seeds are affected by the radiation(辐射) and low gravity(重力) in outer space. When they are brought back to Earth, these seeds produce vegetables that are bigger, healthier and more nutritious than normal vegetables. However, some people worry about eating space vegetables. They think that space vegetables might not be good for us and could give us cancer as a result of their exposure(暴露) to radiation in space. People should not be scared, though, as space vegetables are actually perfectly healthy.
Here are some facts that you should know about space vegetables.
Space vegetables are grown from seeds that are carefully selected. When seeds are brought back from space, they are tested to make sure that the vegetables they grow will be safe to eat. There are no traces(痕迹) of radiation after testing.
Space vegetables are better for you than normal vegetables. For example, space tomatoes stay fresh for twenty days, which is one week longer than normal tomatoes. Another popular space vegetable is peppers. Space peppers contain 20 percent more vitamin C than normal peppers.
After genetically modified foods(转基因食品) came onto the market, people worried that they were eating unknown things. For example, if nut genes are put inside potatoes, people allergic(过敏) to nuts might get very sick from eating these potatoes because they do not know they are also eating nuts. Unlike genetically modified foods, space vegetables have not been genetically changed. This means that no new genes are put into the vegetables. Therefore, there are no dangers of eating something unknown.
Space vegetables are safe,
(1)_______, and good for you to eat.
Measures taken to ensure (确保) the (2)______ of space vegetables Before being brought to the outer space, the (3)______ are carefully selected.
When brought back from space, vegetables are (4)______ to see whether there are traces of radiation which might (5)______ to cancer. The testing has (6)______ that they are perfectly healthy.
Advantages of space vegetables As a (7)______ of the radiation and low gravity in outer space, the seeds (8)______ bigger and healthier vegetables containing more nutrition.
Space vegetables stay (9)______ much longer than normal vegetables.
You won’t run the (10)______ of eating something that may damage your health because none of the genes is changed.
第五部分：单词填空（满分5分）
1.Research i_________ that over 81% of doctors are dissatisfied with their salary.
2.He founded the charity(慈善机构) in m_________ of his late wife.
3.Nowadays school children have easy a_________ to the Internet.
4.He was elected p_________ of the Department of the Environment last year.
5.Thanks to the great leadership of the Party, the living c_______ of the local villagers are improving day by day.
6.In the battle, ten soldiers were killed and thirty seriously w________.
7.His work did not reach the __________(标准) required, making the boss angry.
8.At the sight of the snake, she was f_________ with fear.
9.The film was a c__________ success, that is, it helped the company earn a lot of money.
10.News _________(传播) throughout the world that China yesterday denounced Tibetan separatists for disrupting the Olympic torch relay in London and Paris.
第六部分：书面表达（满分20分）
假如你是李明，你班同学获悉江苏省委、省政府提出“高中学生在校集中学习时间不得超过八小时”的要求后，对如何支配由此增加的校外时间展开了讨论。请你根据下列表格所示内容，用英文写一封电子邮件，向你的英国朋友John介绍相关情况。
活 动 目 的
读书 获取知识
上学深造
上网 收集信息
交流思想
锻炼 强身健体
打工 接触社会
学会独立
你的打算及目的
（内容由考生自己拟定，不得重复上列内容）
注意：1．对所给要点，不要简单翻译，要有适当发挥；
2．词数不少于120。电子邮件中已写好了的部分，不计入词数。
参考词汇：打工 （do）part-time jobs 独立的 independent 加强 strengthen
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