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江苏省宿迁市20072008学年度高一第二学期期中考试 英 语 试 卷 第一卷（三部分，共115分）第一部分：听力（共两节，满分20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. Where does the man want to go?A. Police station B. Bus stop C. Railway station2. Whats the relationship between them?A. Teacher and student. B. Classmates C. Workmates 3. Where are they? A. At home B. At school C. Outdoors.4. Why does the woman like working in the post office?A. The work is not hard.B. There are some handsome young clerks there. C. Both A and B5. Where does Bonnie work?A. In a company. B. In a bank. C. In a post office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. Who does the woman want to talk to?A. Mr David Smith B. Mr David C. Mrs David 7. Why cant the woman talk to the right person?A. There is something wrong with the line.B. The line is busyC. She dials the wrong number听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8. Where did the woman work at first? A. In a shop B. In a factory In a book store 9. Why did the woman leave the factory?A. The work was hard. B. The work was boring. C The Both A and B.10. What did the woman do after she left the factory?A. She is a salesgirl B. She is a worker C. She is a teacher听第8段材料，回答第11至13题11. Why did Zhang Ming telephone Mrs Brown? A. He is ill B. He has to meet his parents at the station.C. He wants to attend the meeting.12. What is the relationship between the man and the woman?A. Friends B. Workmates C. Manager and clerk13.When will the meeting be held next day?A At 10 oclock B. At 9:30 C. At 8:10听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。14.Where are the man and the woman?A. Tat the airport B. In the railway station C. In a supermarket15. When is their flight supposed to take off?A. At 2:20 B. At 2:10 C. At 2:0016.Who tells the woman to fasten her seatbelt?A. The stewardess(女乘务员) B. The man C. The stranger 17. Which city are they leaving for?A. ChicagoB. New York.C. Los Angeles.听第10段独白，用你所听到的词完成第1820题，每格一个单词。House FiresWhat should be doneWhat should not be doneKeep (18)_in a safe placel Dont smoke in bedl Dont （19)_something on the stovel Dont let children play with firesl Dont let the children （20 ）_ fires第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分50分）.单项填空（共20小题；每小题1分，）21. She looked around, but the tall man was nowhere _.A. to see B. to be seeing C. to be seen D. seen22. She could feel her heart _.A. beat by fear B. beating with fear C. beating of fear D. beat for fear23. Im interested_.A. in who is that tall man B. that who tall man isC. in that tall man is who D. in who that tall man is24. _ it is going to clear up keeps me wondering.A. That B. If C. Whether D. Why25. Everybody in the village likes Jack because he is good at telling and _ jokes.A. lifting up B. picking up C. making up D. warming up 26. _ she looked after the old patient a whole year moves us all.A. What B. That C. Whether D. If27. The question of _ English will continue changing in the future is easy _.A. if; to be answered B. whether; to be answered C. whether; to answer D. If; to answer28. We each _ strong points and each of us on the other hand _ weak points. A. have, have B. has, have C. has, has D. have, has29. A pair of broken glasses _ on the desk. A. is laying B. is lying C. are lying D. are laying30. If a shark attacks you , hit it _ nose.A. in a B. on a C. on the D. in the 31. This period we are going to _ some language points.A. live on B. feed on C. depend on D. focus on32. _ you have made a promise, you should carry it out.A. Until B. Once C. For D. As soon as33. Johns application to the University was not accepted _ his failing English.A. instead of B. in spite of C. due to D. thanks to 34. I dont think _ possible to master a foreign language without much memory work.A. that B. its C. it D. this35. The presidents speech _ the tone for the rest of the conference.A. get B. put C. set D. let36. I found all the students _ when I came into the classroom.A. seat B. sit C. seated D. sat37. Smoking is linked to lung diseases. The underlined part has the same meaning as_.A. according to B. related to C. contribute to D. lead to38. It is _ that I can still remember _ was discussed at the meeting.A. sure; when B. sure : what C. certain ;When D. certain ;what39 -I am sorry to have broken your cup. -_.A. With pleasure B. Thats all right C. You are right. D. My pleasure40. As a child, I often _ the night sky and wondered why there are so many stars there. A. was in sight B. watched out for C. glanced at D. stared up at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，然后从4160各题所给四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。One day, a police officer managed to get some fresh mushrooms. He was _41_ pleased with what he had bought that he offered to _42_ the mushrooms with his fellow officers. When their breakfast arrived the next day, each officer found some mushrooms on his plate.Let the dog _43_ a piece first, suggested one _44_ officer who was afraid that the mushrooms might be poisonous. The dog seemed to _45_ his mushrooms, and the officers then began to eat their meal saying that the mushrooms had a very strange _46_ quite pleasant taste,An hour later, _47_, they were all _48_ when the gardener rushed in and said seriously the dog was dead. _49_, the officers jumped into their cars and rushed into the nearest hospital. Pumps were used and the officers had a very _50_ time getting rid of the mushrooms that _51_ in their stomachs. When they _52_ to the police station, they sat down and started to _53_ the mushroom poisoning. Each man _54_ the pains that he had felt and they agreed that _55_ had grown worse on their way to the hospital. The gardener was called to tell the way _56_ the poor dog had died. Did it _57_ much before death? asked one of the officers, feeling very _58_ that he had escaped a painful _59_ himself. No, answered the gardener looking rather _60_. It was killed the moment a car hit it.41. A. too B. very C. so D. rather42. A. share B. afford C. spare D. cook43. A. check B. smell C. try D. examine44. A. handsome B. brave C. cheerful D. careful45. A. refuse B. hate C. want D. enjoy46. A. except B. but C. and D. or47. A. however B. therefore C. otherwise D. besides48. A. excited B. frightenedC. angry D. interested49. A. Immediately B. Suddenly C. Unfortunately D. Slowly50. A. busy B. hard C. fast D. quick51. A. left B. entered C. placed D. remained52. A. returned B. drove C. went D. hurried53. A. realize B. discuss C. record D. recognize54. A. argued B. complained C. explained D. referred55. A. this B. these C. it D. he56. A. how B. why C. which D. that57. A. suffer B. eat C. harm D. spit58. A. terrible B. pleased C. nervousD. hopeful59. A. experience B. deathC. life D. adventure60. A. happy B. serious C. surprised D. sad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中(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。ADifferent gestures mean different things in different countries. Sometimes a gesture that is polite in one country is not polite in another and should not be used. The different meanings of gestures can also cause problems in understanding what another person wants or is trying to say. In Thailand, for example, if you want someone to come towards you, you hold out a hand, palm downwards, and move all the fingers backwards and forwards. In most Western countries, however, you show another person that you want him or her to come towards you by holding out a hand, palm upwards, and moving the first finger only backwards and forwards.A gesture that many people do not understand uses the thumb. Most Westerners will sometimes show that they like something by holding out a hand with the thumb sticking up in the air. This is called giving someone or something the “thumbs up”. However, only one thumb is used, so it should really be “thumb up”.The usual explanation of this gesture is not really correct. It states that Roman times when people at a circus were pleased with the way a gladiator(角斗士) had fought, they showed the emperor that they were pleased by giving the “thumbs up” signal. When they were not pleased they gave the “thumbs down” gesture. When a gladiator was given the “thumbs up”, the emperor allowed him to live. When a gladiator was given the thumbs down”, the emperor ordered him to be killed. This explanation is not correct. The error is caused by a wrong translation from the Latin words police verso. This means turned thumb” It does not say which way the thumb is turnedup or down. People thought that up meant “life” and down meant “death”. In fact, the gesture used by spectators(观众) to save a gladiators life was called the “compressed thumb”. In this gesture the spectator actually hid their thumbs in their hands so that there would be no mistake which way they were pointing. When the spectators pointed their thumbs towards the gladiator, they probably meant the gladiator should be killed. When they did not show their thumbs at all, they probably meant that he should be allowed to live.61. The story is mainly about _.A. the “thumbs up” gesture B. gestures around the worldC. gladiators in Ancient Rome D. circuses now and then62. If you want someone to come to you in Thailand, you _.A. use the “thumbs down” gestureB. point your thumb at themC. hold out your hand, palm down and move your fingersD. hold out your hand, palm up and move your first finger toward you.63. When the Westerners stick up their thumb, they_.A. agree to let someone die B. like something C. want someone to die D. want to go to a circus.64. Most people think the “thumbs up” gesture meant _.A. the Romans were not pleased B. the circus could continueC. the emperor wanted the gladiator to liveD. spectators wanted the gladiator to live65. If the spectators wanted the gladiator to live, they _A. hid their thumbs B. stuck their thumbs up C. used the police verso D. pointed their thumbs at himBOne of the most detailed descriptions of UFO was given by nine-year-old Gaynor Sunderland in July 1976. Gaynor lived in Oakenholt, a village in North Wales. On her way home from school, she saw a silver object shaped like a saucer(茶碟) in a field not far from her home. The strange craft was about 30 feet long and 9 feet high. It had yellow windows along the side and on the top there was a light flashing in a kind of box. Although Gaynor was very frightened, she did not run away. Instead, she lay quietly in the long grass and watched the door of the strange craft open. She saw two people wearing silver suits come out of the craft. They were carrying some kind of equipment which they used to examine the ground. They were short and had large pink eyes, Gaynor reported After about half an hour, the two people went back into the craft. At once there was a loud noise and the UFO took off. Although Gaynor told her mother what she had seen, her family decided to keep quiet about it. They did not want people to laugh at their daughter. However 18 months later, Gaynor told her story to UFO experts. They hypnotized(施催眠术) Gaynor so they could be sure she was telling the truth. Not only did she repeat her story, she was able to draw a picture of what she had seen.66. Which of these descriptions of the UFO is true?A. it was round and flat, and had yellow windows along the side.B. It was ten feet longer than its breadth and was silver.C. It was a saucer-shaped box about thirty feet high.D. It was a strange silver saucer which was like a craft.67. What did Gaynor do as soon as she saw the UFO?A. She told her mother B. She ran awayC. She went home from school. D. She hid in the long grass and watched it68. Whom did she see come out of the UFO? A. some equipment B. Two short, pink-eyed people. C. Animals D. Silver people with equipment69. What did they do with the equipment?A. They tested the ground. B. They carried it to where she was lyingC. They left it in the field. D. They used it to get themselves in and out of the craft.70. What did Gaynor say when she was hypnotized?A. She had been lying about the UFO. B. She didnt understand the UFO.C. She told the experts about the UFO. D. She couldnt speak but she could draw a pictureC Every year there are hundreds of earthquakes in different parts of the world. In Sept. 1923, Tokyo and Yokohama were both destroyed by an earthquake and the fires that followed it. They had to be completely rebuilt. One of the most serious earthquakes was in Chinas Shanxi province in 1556. It killed almost one million people.We measure an earthquakes strength on the Richter Scale. The Richter Scale was introduced in 1935 in Southern California in the USA. It measures earthquakes on a scale of one to ten. Any earthquake measuring five or more is usually serious.The Earths crust（地壳）is made up of layers of rock called plates. As these plates move, they sometimes crash against each other, causing the crust to quake. In cities such as Tokyo, where small quakes occur quite often, many modern buildings are designed to be flexible so when the Earth moves, they move with it.Earthquakes can also break up gas and oil pipes. This can cause fires to break out, which can do as much damage as the earthquake itself.Another effect of earthquakes is tsunamis（海啸）. These are huge waves created by earthquakes beneath the sea. They can be many meters high and cause great damage to coastal towns and cities.China, Japan, Russia and the United States have the highest occurrence of earthquakes in the world.71. The story is about _.A. scientists who study earthquakesB. the Richter ScaleC. a common natural disasterD. what to do in an earthquake72. Earthquakes _.A. dont do much damageB. are not seriousC. are most likely to happen in TokyoD. take place all over the world73. The earthquake in Shanxi province _.A. killed almost a million peopleB. occurred in 1566C. destroyed Tokyo as wellD. was the only big earthquake in China74. Earthquakes _.A. have crustsB. are caused by tsunamisC. are not particularly dangerousD. are measured on the Richter Scale75. Tsunamis are _.A. indicators of bad weatherB. measured on the Richter ScaleC. scientists who study earthquakesD. caused by earthquakesDThe Eiffel Tower is one of Europes most famous buildings. It stands in the Champ de Mars, a park near the River Seine in Paris. It is 300 meters tall and was built by Alexandre Gustave Eiffel for the Paris Universal Exposition in 1889, or expos as we now call them, and these expos are places where people can see new inventions, new kinds of art, and new kinds of food.Because the tower was such a tall building, Eiffel wanted to make it easy for people to get to the top. He wanted to use an elevator, which was a very new invention at the time. Eiffel asked Elisha Otis to design an elevator to the first and second platforms of the building. Unfortunately, the French government did not like the first design that Otis showed them, and they world not let him put the elevator in. By early 1889, the first visitors had to climb hundreds of stairs to get on the first and second platforms of the tower.The Eiffel Tower cost over a million US dollars a lot of money at that time. People who invested in the building were worried that they would not get their money back. However, in the first year they got much more than their money back. Thousands of tickets were sold to people who wanted to go up and look at the view from the top.The opening of the Eiffel Tower took place on 10 June 1889. Eiffel himself lived in the tower where he had his own apartment. Many kings and queens visited the tower during the opening and, of course, they visited Eiffels apartment. Although Eiffel designed the tower for people to visit, it was also used for scientific experiments. Nowadays, the tower gets twice as many visitors as the other very famous building in Paris the Louver.The Writer Oscar Wilde said that he liked the Eiffel Tower because it was the only place in Paris from which he could not see the Eiffel Tower!76. The story is bout _.A. new inventions B. tall buildingsC. expensive buildings D. a tower in Paris77. The elevator in the Eiffel Tower _.A. cost over a million dollarsB. was made by Alexandre EiffelC. took people to the top D. was designed by the government78. People visit the Eiffel Tower to see _.A. Alexandre EiffelB. Eiffels apartmentC. the view of Paris fro