湖南省邵阳市二中高一英语上学期期中考试试题.doc

邵阳市二中高一下学期期中考试英语试卷时量 100分钟，满分100分part one listening comprehension（15 points）directions: in this section, youll hear 6 conversations between 2 speakersfor each conversation, there are several questions and each question is followed by 3 choiceslisten to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions by marking the corresponding letter （a, b or c） on the question bookletyou will hear each conversation twice.conversation 11. how long does the woman go to school a week?a. five days b. five and a half days c. six days2. who is the woman?a. a new student b. a new teacher c. a tour guideconversation 23. who is sick probably?a. the man b. the mans brother c. the mans father4. what does the man think of the traditional chinese medicine? a. they are expensive b. they are bitter c. they have a lasting effectconversation 35. how many languages does the girl speak in class?a. only one b. two c. three6. what is the girl good at? a. english culture b. english pronunciation c. english writingconversation 47. what kind of food will the man have? a. chinese food b. japanese food c. thai food8. what does the man want to drink? a. milk coffee b. ice water c. bean milk9. what will the man do if he needs help? a. press the mutton b. ring the bell c. call the waiterconversation 510. what will the weather be like tomorrow? a. sunny b. cloudy c. rainy11. what does the girl want from her father?a. food and water b. compass c. sneakers12. where will they go later? a. to the supermarket b. to the office c. to the mountainsconversation 613. what are they talking about? a. the winter olympic games b. the world cup c. the figure skating14. why does the woman like shen xue and zhao hongbo? a. they won lots of medals b. they have good spirits c. they are skillful15. what is susan not good at probably? a. skiing b. ice hockey c. figure swimmingpart two language knowledge（35 points）section a（15 points）directions: beneath each of the following sentences there are 4 choices marked a,b,c and dchoose the one answer that best completes the sentenceexample:the wild flowers looked like a soft orange blanket _ the desert.a. covering b. covered c. cover d. to coverthe answer is a.19. most of us think _ important to know how to get well along with others.a. itb. 不填c. thatd. this 20. his younger sister is often made to cry by him, but this time she made him _. a. cryingb. cryc. to cryd. cries 21. _ he did was quite right. a. that b. whichc. whatd. who 22. the teacher said, “_ you work hard and have a good way, all of you will succeed.” a. if b. although c. thoughd. before 23. when hearing the good news, both the child and the mother _ very happy.a. wasntb. were c. isd. arent24. i want to know _ or not the fog will clear up this afternoon. a. if b. whether c. that d. which25. by the 10th century, old english _ the official language of english. a. had become b. has become c. became d. was becoming 26. it is not clear _ he did it. a. who b. which c. whom d. why27. come and see me whenever _.a. you are convenient b. you will be convenient c. it is convenient to you d. it will be convenient for you28. they are too tired _ any further.a. to go b. to going c. of going d. with going29. at the foot of the mountain _.a. a village lie b. lies a village c. does a village lie d. lying a village30. dont leave the water _ while you brush your teeth. a. run b. to run c. being run d. runningsection b (12 marks)directions: 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.my neighbors children love playing hide-and-seek (捉迷藏) as all children do, but no one 31 that a game they played last week would be reported in the local newspaper. one afternoon, they were playing in the vacant lot (空地)down by the corner. young paul, who is only five years old, found the perfect place to 32 . his sister, natalie, had 33 her eyes and was counting to ten when paul noticed the mail box at the corner and that the metal door was standing open. the mailman(邮递员) had just 34 several bags of mail（邮件） and had carried them to his truck which was standing a few feet away. paul climbed 35 the mail box and pulled the door closed so hard that it 36 . soon realizing what he had done, he became 37 and started crying. at that time, natalie was looking for him everywhere but could not find him. it was 38 that she happened to stand at the corner for a minute and heard her brothers cries. she 39 ran to tell the mailman who hurried back from his 40 to unlock the metal door. paul was now 41 , but he had such a bad fright that he could not stop crying. the mailman, however, soon found a way of making him 42 again. he told him that the next time he wanted to hide in a mail box, he should remember to put a stamp on himself! 31. a. said b. warned c. imagined d. wondered32. a. hideb. watch c. rest d. sleep33. a. openedb. shutc. raisedd. wiped34. a. lostb. foundc. taken outd. put in35. a. throughb. overc. out ofd. into36. a. brokeb. fell downc. openedd. locked37. a. surprisedb. frightenedc. excitedd. angry38. a. luckyb. a pityc. possibled. strange39. a. suddenlyb. slowlyc. immediatelyd. carelessly40. a. homeb. truckc. mail boxd. post office41. a. foundb. hiddenc. happyd. free42. a. laughb. cryc. climb ind. playsection c (8 marks)directions: complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context. most americans dont like to get advice 43_members of their family. they get advice from “strangers”. 44_ they need advice, they dont usually go to people they know. instead, many of 45_ write letters to newspapers and magazines that give advice 46_ many different subjects, including family problems, the use of language, health, cooking, child care, clothes, and even on 47_ to buy a house or a car. most newspapers regularly print letters from readers with problems. along with the letters there are answers written by people 48_ are supposed to know how to solve such problems. some of these writers are doctors; 49_ are lawyers or educators. but two of the 50_ famous writers of advice are women without special training for this kind of work.part three reading comprehension (30 marks)directions: 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.alast friday a storm swept through two villages in the new territories, destroying fourteen homes. seven others were so badly damaged that their owners had to leave them, and fifteen others had broken windows or broken roofs. one person was killed, several were badly hurt and taken to hospital, and a number of other people received smaller hurt. altogether (总共) over two hundred people were homeless after the storm. a farmer, mr. tan, said that the storm began early in the morning and lasted for over an hour. “i was eating with my wife and children,” he said, “when we heard a loud noise. a few minutes later our house fell down on top of us. we tried our best to climb out but then i saw that one of my children was missing. i went back inside and found him, safe but very frightened.”mrs. woo mei fong said that her husband had just left for work when she felt that her house was moving. she ran outside at once with her children. “there was no time to take anything,” she said, “a few minutes later, the roof came down.”soldiers helped to take people out of the flooded (水淹的) area and the welfare department (福利机构) brought them food, clothes and shelter. 51. how many homes altogether were damaged in the storm?a. fourteen. b. twenty-one. c. twenty-nine.d. thirty-six. 52. where was mr. tan when the storm first began?a. he was in bed. b. he was inside the house. c. he was outside the house. d. he was on the roof. 53. mrs. woo and her family didnt get hurt because _. a. her husband knew there would be a stormb. they were all outside the house when the storm became worsec. she felt the house moving and they ran out immediatelyd. the welfare department helped her54. the underlined word “shelter” in the last paragraph means _. a. something to eat b. something to wear c. somewhere to study d. somewhere to stay 55. which of the following may be the best title for this passage?a. a terrible storm b. a lucky woman c. good soldiers d. clever people binformation is received into our brain by attention. and its quality determines how well it will be processed, saved and used afterwards. all information we receive is chosen by our attention. factors affecting our attention are personal interest, experience, ability, feelings, knowledge, environment, timing, and so on. the same information may attract different forms and levels of attention at different times. but if the factors work together, the quality of attention may be better. therefore, it is surprising to see that somebody with average intelligence can have excellent performances in some fields. the good news is that a persons attention can be shaped, trained and made stronger by effective exercise. with this in mind, we should keep improving the quality of our attention.56. “it” in paragraph 1 means _.a. information b. brains c attention d. quality57. all information we receive depends on _.a. information itself b. our attention c. intelligence d. the environment58. which is not the factor that affects our attention according to the passage?a. interest and experience b. experience and knowledge c. ability and feelings d. food and drinks59. about attention, which of the following statements is right?a. people always have the same level of attention.b. people pay the same attention to the same information.c. a person may pay different levels of attention to the same information at different times.d. all factors affecting attention never work together.60. according to the passage, _ can help people to make their attention better.a. speaking more b. effective exercise c. hard work d. high intelligencecthe queen elizabeth and her sister margaret had very different characters. elizabeth was very serious and tidy; margaret was outgoing and headstrong. but they kept close as sisters. when they were children, they depended on each other. they had lessons at home with their governess marison crawford. margaret was often naughty. elizabeth always protected her every time when she broke rules. when they grew up, margaret had sad love stories and unhappy marriage. the queen gave her a lot of help. margaret was one of the few people who could lose their temper with the queen. even as an adult, she would sometimes shout at her. once she threw a dishcloth at elizabeths face when they had a picnic. but they never quarreled for long. to queen elizabeth, it was a sadness that her sister never found lasting personal happiness.61. what kind of person was elizabeth like? she was _.a. serious and tidy b. outgoing and tidy c. easygoing and headstrong d. serious and headstrong62. the word “governess” means _.a. 服务