湖南省醴陵市第二中学、醴陵市第四中学高一英语上学期期中试题牛津译林版.doc

湖南省醴陵市第二中学、醴陵市第四中学2014-2015学年高一英语上学期期中试题牛津译林版part listening comprehension（30 marks）section a（22.5 marks）directions：in this section，you will hear six conversations between two speakersfor each conversation，there are several questions and each question is followed by three choices marked a，b and clisten carefully and then choose the best answer for each questionyou will hear each conversation twiceconversation 11. what can we learn about the man?a. he doesnt like playing the piano.b. he was very sad about the failure.c. he didnt prepare for the competition.2. why didnt the man win the swimming competition?a. he didnt have the confidence(自信).b. he wasnt interested in it.c. his hands were injured.conversation 23. what tv program is on now?a. a news program. b. a music program. c. a history program.4. what is the womans favorite program?a. sports program.b. music program. c. movies.conversation 35. whats the matter with the man?a. he has a cold. b. he has a headache.c. he didnt finish his project.6. what does the woman advise the man to do?a. take some medicine.b. take a holiday.c. take some exercise.conversation 47. what do the speakers plan to do next day?a. stay in the hotel.b. go sightseeing. c. go shopping.8. what kind of present does the man want to buy for his wife?a. a jacketb. a hat.c. a dress.9. what color does the girl think her mother likes most?a. pink.b. yellow.c. bright red.conversation 510. what is the man most probably?a. a policemanb. the boys father.c. a passer-by.11. whats the womans son like?a. he is a fat boy with fair hair.b. he is less than one meter tall.c. he is a short boy with yellow hair.12. where will the woman find her son?a. in a clothes shop.b. on washington street.c. at the police station.conversation 613. when does that conversation probably take place?a. at about 2:30 pm.b. at about 4:30 pm.c. at about 3:30 pm.14. what will the woman most probably do next?a. play badminton.b. pick up her son. c. prepare for supper.15. where will the woman probably be on friday evening?a. in amys house.b. at home.c. at her mothers home. section b（7.5 marks）directions：in this section, you will hear a short passage. listen carefully and then fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. fill in each blank with no more tilan three words.you will hear the short passage twice. part ii language knowledge（45 marks）section a（15 marks）directions：for each of the following unfinished sentences there are four choices marked a, b, c and dchoose the one that best completes the sentence21.he is a man of great experience _ we can learn a lota. who b. that c. from which d. from whom 22. _ is a waste of time spending many hours _ computer games every day.a. it; to play b. that; to play c. it; playing d. that; playing23.this is the reason _he explained at the meeting for his carelessness in his work.a. that b. what c. how d. why24. _ entering the room, she opened her bag to review lessons.a. since b. only c. unless d. upon25. is this the factory_ he worked ten years ago?a. that b. where c. which d. whom26. i found that the homework was not _ as what i used to get in my old school.a. heavier b. as heavy c. as heavier d. more heavy27. maria has written two novels, both of _ have been made into television series. a. which b. that c. them d. it28. he said that he was good at mathematics,_? a. was he b. wasnt he c. did he d. didnt he29.i have seen the film twice. _ my elder sister.a. so has b. so have c. so is d. so does30. i _live in the countryside, but now i _ living in the city. a. am used to; am used to b. am used to; used to c. used to; used to d. used to; am used to31. i still remember the day_ i was admitted(录取) to the key middle school. a. that b. when c. which d. on that32.the father seldom had time to share with his children, because he devoted most of his time _ research in his lab. a. to do b. to doing c. doing d. done33. have you ever seen the film titanic, _ leading actor is my favourite? a. its b. that c. whose d. which34. _everybody is here, lets begin our english party.a. until b. although c. unless d. now that35. _ it is to jump into a river in summer! a. how fun b. how funny c. what a great fun d. what great fun section b（18 marks）directions: for each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked a, b, c and dfill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the contextdouglas was my cousin. i first met him when he came to stay with my family for a 36 , because his parents were going to teach in africa. he and his family lived on the other side of the country, so we had never had a chance to visit. however, when we arrived at the airport, it was not hard to find which person was my 37 . he was the one standing all alone, looking around for someone to 38 him. he looked a little scared(害怕的) to meet us, but started to smile shyly after my mom hugged(拥抱) him. when we got back home and douglas started 39 his things, i could not believe it. all of his 40 were the same, all white shirts and dark blue shorts. “how can you 41 only one kind of clothes?” i asked him. “thats the way my school has always been,” he said. “we have to wear uniforms.”“i would hate having to wear the 42 thing every day.”“i dont mind,” douglas said. “it 43 time. i dont have to think about what i am going to wear.”“well we dont wear uniforms at our 44 . youre going to look pretty funny if you come to school in a jacket and tie(领带).douglas looked worried. 45 , i felt bad. i had not meant(打算) to hurt him. after all, it was not easy to come to live with some 46 family for a year. then and there i decided that i was going to 47 my cousin and try to make this as good a year as possible for him.”36. a. dayb. weekc. monthd. year37. a. parentb. cousinc. uncled. friend38. a. meet b. teachc. helpd. ask39. a. putting awayb. laughing atc. playing withd. speaking about40. a. bagsb. picturesc. booksd. clothes41. a. makeb. hatec. weard. sell42. a. rightb. samec. onlyd. old43. a. wastesb. savesc. spends d. has44. a. schoolb. countryc. homed. airport45. a. reallyb. luckilyc. suddenlyd. secretly46. a. difficultb. specialc. bigd. strange47. a. look atb. look forc. look afterd. look upsection c（12 marks）directions: complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context(每空填一个词)one day tony told 48._ lie to his mother. that night he felt very unhappy. he did not want to play with 49._children. he sat on the doorstep alone. he looked up at the sky50._ saw the big round moon. he thought that 51._was looking down on him, because it knew about the lie. he ran down the street to get away from it, 52._ it kept following him. then he ran into the house and went to bed, but the moon looked 53._him through the window. he pulled the sheet(床单) over his head ,but he could 54._ sleep. then he crawled(爬) under the bed and lay there in the dark. he thought and thought about the lie. at last he decided to tell his mother all about it. he told 55._ the truth and she forgave (原谅)him. he promised never to tell a lie again. he went back to bed and was soon fast asleep. he dreamed that the moon smiled on him. part iii reading comprehension（30 marks）directions: read the following three passageseach passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statementsfor each of them there are four choices marked a, b, c and dchoose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passageaan old man was fishing by a river. a child was watching him. the old man was really good at fishing and it didnt take him much time to catch a basket of fish. the old man saw that the child was cute, and he wanted to give her the whole basket of fish. but the child shook her head. the old man was surprised and asked ,“why dont you want the fish?”the child replied,“i want the fishing rod(竿) in your hands.” the old man asked, “why do you want the rod?”“it wont take long to eat up all the fish in the basket. but if i have the fishing rod, i can go fishing by myself and i wont be afraid of not having any fish to eat.” the boy answered.i think you will certainly say that the child is very smart. wrong! if she doesnt know how to fish, she cant have fish to eat, even though she has the fishing rod. its useless only having a fishing rod. fishing skills are the most important, not the fishing rod.too many people think that if they have a “fishing rod”, they will no longer fear the difficulties in life. they are just like the child, who thought that if she had a fishing rod, she would have the fish to eat.56.what was the child doing when the old man was fishing?a. she was talking with him. b. she was playing by the river.c. she was watching the old man. d. she was helping the old man.57.where did the old man put the fish? a. in a basket. b. in a bag. c. in a glass. d. in a box.58.why did the child refuse to get the fish? a. because she wanted to get the old mans fishing rod.b. because the fish was not enough.c. because she didnt like eating fish.d. because the fish was too small.59.the writer thinks the child is_. a. hard-working b. lazy c. clever d. silly60.the story mainly tells us_. a. the “fishing rod” is harder to get than “fishing skills”.b. if we have a “fishing rod”, well have a lot of fish to eat.c. if we have a “fishing rod”, we wont have to fear anythingd. “fishing skills” are more important than the “fishing rod” in life. b families come in many shapes and sizes-they can be just two people, or hundreds of aunts, uncles and cousins. every family is different, and what makes a family is different for everyone. families dont even have to be related(有亲属关系的)- some families are formed by choice. for this contest, draw us a picture of your family. contest rules: 1.your picture must be your very own artwork. ideas and words should not be copied.2. be sure to include your name, age and full address on your picture.3. only one picture each person, please.4. if you want your picture returned, include a self-addressed, stamped envelope.5.your picture must be signed(签名)or e-mailed by a parent, saying its your own work and that no one helped you.6.mailed picture must be postmarked(盖邮戳) by april 30, 2014.7.e-mail scanned(扫描的) picture to , or mail to: ask contest, 70 east lake st., suite 300, chicago, il60601. no faxes, please.61.the theme of the contest is _. a. robots b. family c. friends d. art62.we can learn from the first rule that_. a. you need to write your ideas on your picture.b. you need to write something about yourself.c. your picture must be your own idead. you can borrow ideas from others.63._ should be included on your picture. age name school address telephone number a. b. c. d.64.you can send your picture to ask contest_. a. by the end of the year.b. by the end of aprilc. by the end of mayd. at any time 65.which of the following is true according to the material(材料)？ a. you can fax your picture to ask contest if you like.b. you can send only one picture to ask contest.c. your parents can help you with your picture.d. your mailed picture will not be returned. c at last, the mid-term exams are over. youve done the hard work, but you cant relax. you have to prepare for the next exams. do you hate exams? if you do, youre not alone. students in other countries hate them as well. luckily for them, british students have fewer exams than chinese students. they take a test in each subject only every summer. each test lasts about an hour. these exams dont count for much. even if some students do really badly, they can still enter the higher grade the next year. when the results come out, they are then placed in an end-of-year report. the report is sent to the childs parents. it describes how the student studies at school.this report is private(私人的)，so only the teacher, the student and his or her parents can see it. this means that the student doesnt know how other students score on the tests. some students choose to tell each other, but others keep it a secret.parents meeting are held twice a year, at the end of the winter term and then at the end of the summer term. children go along with their parents to meet their teachers privately and discuss their performance(表现) at school.66.according to the passage, british students_.a. need to take a test twice a year.b. have to take a test at the end of a year.c. have to spend about one hour on each test.d. need to take their reports to their parents.67.the end-of year report_.a. is written by students themselvesb. can be seen by everyone in the schoolc. can be used to keep the students safe.d. is about students study at school68.the underlined sentence “these exams dont count for much.” means “_”. a. there are too many examsb. these exams play a key rolec. these exams dont mean(意味着)everythingd. there are a few exams 69. which of the following is ture according to the passage?a. british students dont need to prepare for their exams.b. british students are not allowed to tell each other their scores.c. british students should visit their teachers with their parents.d. british students have a piece of report at the end of a term. 70. whats the best title for the passage?a. the exams report b. the tests scoresc. british parents meeting d. british students exams part iv writingsection a（10 marks）directions: read the following passagefill in the numbered blanks by using the information from the passagewrite no more than three words for each answer(每空不超过3个字)do you want to be pretty? you are the only one who can decide youre truly pretty. to achieve this, first of all, you should be pretty on the inside. in other words, you have to understand that your beauty comes from yourself, not from any outside source(来源). to practice feeling this way, you can write a list of all the good things about yourself. this includes things like helping someone carrying something or listening to a friend. you also can write a list of things that you think are beautiful about yourself. maybe you have big brown eyes, a cute nose or a great laugh. whats more, every morning, when you wake up, go to the bathroom mirror, smile at yourself and say aloud, “i am happy.” the more you say it, the more youll convince(使相信) your brain that its true.to be pretty on the inside, at the same time, dont forget to be attractive by being kind and respectful. so listen to people when they talk, and theyll notice youve taken an interest in their words. help others out when they are in need, and also dont judge other people.on the other hand, you also should be pretty on the outside. for this, you can do something to change your appearance. for example, change your hairstyle. wear clothes in which you feel comfortable. also you can give your skin some extra special care to make it look better.in fact, the key to being pretty on the outside is working to be healthy. if youre in poor health, you cant look pretty on the outside. so , to keep healthy, have enough sleep every day and work out in a regular way. title: be prettytips for being pretty71._realizing your beauty comes from yourselflisting what you feel good about yourselflisting what are 72._ about yourself73._ and saying aloud “i am happy ”every morningtreating other 74._ and respectfully being a good 75._ helping those in need not 76._ways of being pretty on the outside77._ changing your hairstyle wearing 78._ taking good care of your 79._keeping healthy having enough sleep every day 80._ regularly section b（10 marks）directions: read the following passageanswer the questions according to the information given in the passagemany students find it hard to make friends when they are in high school. keeping my suggestions in mind may give you a handthey certainly helped me, and by the end of my three years of high school i had formed my group of friends, with whom i still keep in touch now here are my tips： say hello anytime i see an acquaintance(相识的人)because i was always smiling and greeting the people i knew, people naturally thought i was friendly(though i am not naturally sociable)and high school students want to be friends with sociable people take the first stepall the girls there already knew each otherthey didnt need another friend but i did