上海市金山中学2017_2018学年高一英语上学期期中习题.doc

金山中学2017学年度第一学期高一年级英语学科期中考试卷（考试时间：120分钟满分：150分）第I卷 （105分）I. Listening Comprehension (25分)Section A Short conversations Directions: In section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers in your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.1. A. At 2:00 p.m.B. At 1:00 p.m.C. At 3:30 p.m.D. At 1:30 p.m.2. A. A glass of water.B. A cup of tea.C. A cup of coffee.D. Nothing.3. A. Train tickets.B. Plane tickets.C. Bus tickets.D. Ship tickets.4. A. India.B. Thailand.C. Japan.D. Korea.5. A. The woman.B. The man.C. The mans wife.D. Both the man and his wife.6. A. At a train station.B. On the train.C. In London.D. At the office.7. A. A red T-shirt.B. A green T-shirt.C. A blue T-shirt.D. A yellow T-shirt.8. A. 120 yuan.B. 160 yuan.C. 200 yuan.D. 220 yuan.9. A. She cant lend her bike to the man. B. She will use her bike tomorrow afternoon. C. She will lend her bike to the man this afternoon. D. She will lend her bike to the man tomorrow afternoon.10. A. Sports.B. Movies.C. Music.D. Action movies. Section BDirections: In Section B, you will hear several longer conversations and short passages, and you will be asked several questions on each of the conversations and the passages. The conversations and the passages will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage. 11. A. Where animals lived.B. Where soil was rich. C. Where food was available.D. Where tools were stored.12. A. They carried all their possessions on their backs. B. They stored some of their possessions in caves. C. They threw unnecessary possessions away. D. They stored the possessions in the desert.13. A. Large.B. Dark.C. Clean.D. Dusty.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage. 14. A. She is 27 years old.B. She has been teaching for three years. C. She wants to do something else.D. She teaches in a middle school.15. A. They cant afford their lunch.B. Most of their families are poor. C. Most of them are homeless.D. They often write letters to the teachers.16. A. The beautiful sunrise in New Mexico.B. A kindergarten teachers life in New Mexico. C. Homeless children in New Mexico.D. Poor families in New Mexico.Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation. 17. A. She was late for work.B. She was hurt on the way to work. C. She was threatened by a man.D. She lost her handbag.18. A. She pulled out a knife to point at a robber.B. She grabbed a knife from a robber. C. She pushed a robber to the floor.D. She caught a robber.19. A. They ran after the robber.B. They caught the robber. C. They called others to help.D. They took the robber to the police station.20. A. He thinks that the woman told him a good story. B. He is shocked by the womans experience. C. He admires the womans courage. D. He wants to listen to another story.II. Grammar and Vocabulary（24分）Section ADirections: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.21.What he told us sounds_.A. wellB. wonderfullyC. interested D. nice22._ my great joy, I won the first prize in the 2005 English contest for junior students.A. ToB. OfC. WithD. At23.There is a bus- stop on _ side of the street.A. bothB. eitherC. anyD. all24.Mr. Ma will teach _ English next term.A. ourB. oursC. usD. ourselves25.When I arrived, the lecture _ for half an hour.A. had begunB. beganC. had been onD. has been on26.Dont waste time _ too many TV programs. You d better spend more time on your English study.A. watchB. to watchC. watchingD. to be watched27.The Childrens Palace is _ far _we cant get there in fifteen minutes.A. tootoB. so thatC. verythatD. asas28.Which is _, please?A. Joan and Sues bedroomB. Joan and Sues bedroomsC. Joans and Sues bedroomD. Joans and Sues bedrooms29.Of all the students, Billy spent_ time and made _ mistakes in the exam.A. lessfewerB. muchmanyC. fewerlessD. the leastthe fewest30.We shall leave _ Suzhou _ his car.A. toinB. forbyC. tobyD. forin31._will watch the important football match next week.A. Fifteen thousands peopleB. Fifteen thousands of peopleC. Thousands of peopleD. Thousand of peoples32.Why didnt you say anything when you _?A. spokeB. spoke toC. were spoken D. were spoken to33.It is true that the living standard of the people _ in the past few years.A. has raisedB. has roseC. has been raisedD. has been risen34.Take your glasses with you, _ you cant enjoy the performances.A. forB. orC. soD. and Section B Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need. A. change B.repeatedly C. dependent D. limited E. quick-minded F. proper G. respect H. concepts I. explained J. freely K. figure In giving advice, you must learn to understand the persons level of judgment. There will be some people who come to you with unconnected knowledge, talking about, say, Vitamin B 12 and other modern _35_ . When they ask advice, begin at that level. Unless you start at their own level, they will not be able to understand. You must explain to them in scientific terms the effects of the food they eat, and how they need to _36_ it. You have to train yourself to be very _37_ . Staying at one level is not being a free man. If we stay at a very high level all the time, that is not practical. A limitless person goes _38_ from one level of thinking to another, according to his circumstances. To do this we must get rid of our unwillingness to change our way of thinking or behavior, become friends with everyone, and have the same loving feelings for everyone. Then we can give advice to all kinds of people. If there is someone or something you dislike, you are still _39_ , and your ability to give advice is reduced. For anyone, the same. A free person acts like that. You cannot stay with a sick person all the time. You must _40_ a persons freedom as much as you can. If people really want to die, let them - it is their freedom. The point is never to become an authority _41_ ; remain a friend or advisor. People should not come back _42_ for consultation(咨询); if they do, your advice has been incomplete-you did not know how to give the _43_ advice about freedom. If they do not understand that, sick people become slaves;they are still afraid inside, and are _44_ . That is no way to build a healthy world and help people become happy and free. III. Reading Comprehension（56分）Section ADirections: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context. The world was sharply separated into men and women, because that was the way we believed it should be. We hold this firm belief and made efforts to keep this _45_ . When a baby came to the world, he or she was expected to play different roles boys were portrayed as noisy and naughty ones who people were more likely to _46_ while girls were bound by strict social requirements to be lovely and _47_ . People became the product of their sex. Their social roles were determined when they were _48_ . Males were the producers of cool reasoning and were capable of _49_ . And being emotional was considered as the feature of females and their main activity location was _50_ . _51_ , with the development of civilization and womens self-consciousness, more and more women have realized that such natural and physical differences between man and woman have no _52_ with the differences between male and female excellence. Women are now confident to _53_ the concepts as “male leadership” and “male power”, which are only terms invented by men and serve in mens _54_ . Such remarkable change in peoples viewpoint may well explain the gradual _55_ of single-sex schools. The aim of education is to stimulate imagination, encourage free thinking and keep alive various interests. But the single-sex school follows the same regulations and _56_ a set of separate subjects for males or females. In single-sex schools, instead of being offered a rich expansion of experience, students have access to _57_ knowledge. Such education harms individual freedom and kills the possibility for a young person to develop into a(n) _58_ human. Furthermore, such sexual distinction(差异) is also dangerous as it breaks up the sense of community by _59_ people into two sex groups, which eventually damages the development of human civilization.45A. regretB. divisionC. unionD. step46A. spoilB. controlC. teachD. face47A. activeB. humorousC. famousD. gentle48A. bornB. grownC. praisedD. retired49A. friendshipB. failureC. leadershipD. relationship50A. at homeB. at work placeC. in politicsD. in education51A. In particularB. FurthermoreC. In additionD. However52A. contactB. attemptC. connectionD. excuse53A. rejectB. reflectC. pardonD. measure54A. truthB. sexC. interestD. belief55A. disappearanceB. prospectC. foundationD. definition56A. sets upB. brings downC.keeps toD. gives up57A. objectiveB. wrongC. vividD. limited58A. completeB. simpleC. domesticD. ordinary59A. guidingB. unitingC. isolatingD. transportingSection BDirections: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.（A） Have you ever heard the old saying, ”Never judge a book by its cover”? This is a good rule to follow when trying to judge the intelligence of others. Some people have minds that exist only in certain situations. A young man with an unusual gift in creative writing may find himself speechless in the presence of a pretty girl. He fumbles for(寻思) words and talks in a halting manner. But dont make the mistake of thinking him stupid. With a pen and paper, he can express himself eloquently（有口才地）. Other people may fool you into overestimating their intelligence by putting up a good front. A student who listens attentively and takes notes is bound to make a favorable impression on his teachers. But when it comes to exams, he may score near the bottom of the class. It all boils to this-you cant judge someone by appearances. The only way to determine a persons intelligence is to get to know him. Then you can observe how he reacts to different situations. The more situations you observe, the more accurate your judgement is likely to be.60. The best title for the passage is: A. Judging Intelligence. B. Choosing a Book. C. A speechless Young Man. D. Putting Up a Good Front. 61. The main idea of this passage is _. A. dont judge a book by its cover B. dont judge a persons intelligence by appearances C. dont make the mistake of thinking the young man stupid D. people may fool you putting up a good front 62. The young man mentioned in the passage _. A. was stupid B. was a good student C. was a talented writer D. was successful with girls63. According to the passage, true knowledge of a persons intelligence comes from _. A. the report of his teachers B. the grades he gets in school C. how he behaves in different situations D. his outward appearance (B)The Yellow River, or Huanghe, flows into the Yellow sea, or Huanghai. Both the river and the sea are called Yellow because of the yellow mud which the river carries down from the desert into the sea, making the water a dirty, yellow color. When the river reaches plain and flows less fast, it drops much of this mud, filling up the river-bed and forcing the water to overflow its banks and flood the countryside for miles. These terrible floods wash away crops and destroy whole villages. They have brought death and famine to so many people that the river is sometimes called “Chinas Sorrow”. In order to prevent the floods, the people have built banks of earth, called dams along both sides. As the river brought down more mud and broke through the dams, the people had to build them higher, until now in some parts the river flows as much as twenty feet above the field on each side. Today dams and waterworks have been built to prevent these floods.Each time the river flooded, it carried the yellow mud over the fields, and this built up wonderfully fertile soil for crops, as long as it could be watered. So, in spite of the danger of floods, farming has been carried on for centuries.But farming there has always been very hard work. As soon as the yellow mud dries, it blows away, causing terrible dust storms and covering everything with yellow-grey dust. Once there were forest on the hills, which stopped the soil from being blown away, but the trees were cut down, and the soil became dry and poor. Today, thousands of trees are being planted again.The farmers terrace the hillsides in little curved fields so that they can hold the water better, but it is hard work to bring the water to them. The soil is so soft that the rivers and streams have cut deep channel in it, so the water has to be lifted many feet. Some farmers had to carry the water to the fields by hand, but often a waterwheel is fixed on the bank and turned by a donkey. Today electric water-pumps are also often used.64. Farming has been carried on the North China Plain for centuries because_. A. it is much populatedB. the yellow mud helped build up rich soil for crops.C. dams were built and made higher.D. dams and waterworks have been built to prevent the floods.65.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. Farming has been different and interesting.B. Dust storms are caused by dried yellow mud.C. It was not necessary to build dams.D. Thousands of trees are being planted to strengthen the dams.66.Today electric water-pumps are often used_.A. to pump the overflow water back into the riverB. to prevent the floodsC. to draw water from the river to the fieldsD. to carry water from one field to another(C)American cities are similar to other cities around the world. In every country, cities reflect the values of the culture. Cities contain the very best aspects of a society: opportunities for education, employment, and entertainment. They also contain the very worst aspects of a society: violent crime, racial conflict (种族冲突), and poverty. American cities are changing, just as American society is changing.After World War II, city residents became wealthier, more prosperous. They had more children. They needed more space. They moved out of their apartments in the city to buy their own homes. They bought houses in the suburbs, areas near a city where people live. These are areas without many offices or factories. During the 1950s the American “dream” was to have a house in the suburbs.Now things are changing. The children of the people who left the cities in the 1950s are now adults. They, unlike their parents, want to live in the cities. Many young professionals, doctors, lawyers and executives, are moving back into the city. Many are single; others are married, but often without children. They prefer the cities to the suburbs because their jobs are there; they are afraid of the fuel shortage; or they just enjoy the excitement and opportunities which the city offers. A new class is moving into the city-a wealthier, more mobile class.Only a few years ago, people thought the older American cities were dying. Some city residents now see a bright, new future. Others see only problems and conflicts. One thing is sure: Many dying cities area are alive again.67. Paragraph 1 _.A. explains why American cities are changingB. show that American cities have many problemsC. is a description of citiesD. says: American cities contain the very best aspects of a society68. In the 1950s the American “dream” was _.A. to rent a house in the suburbsB. to buy an apartment in the cityC. to rent a house in the cityD. to buy a new house in the suburbs69.According to the passage, cities are _.A. sickB. alive just as they wereC. livingD. dying(D)Most people feel lonely sometimes, but it usually only lasts between a few minutes and a few hours. This kind of loneliness is not serious. In fact, it is quite normal. For some people, though, loneliness can last for years. Now researchers say there are three different types of loneliness.The first kind of loneliness is temporary. This is the most common type. It usually disappears quickly and does not require any special attention. The second kind, situational loneliness, is a natural result of a particular situation-for example, a family problem, the death of a loved one, or moving to a new place. Although this kind of loneliness can cause physical pro