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福建省武平县第一中学2013-2014学年高一英语下学期期中试题（实验班）新人教版 （满分：150 分 时间：120 分钟） 第i卷(选择题，共 107 分)第一部分：听力第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分） 第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）请听下面5段对话。选出最佳选项。1 how many people came to the party? a 50 b 30 c 132 where does the conversation take place?aat a station bat home c in a meeting room3what time is it now? a 8:30 b 8:00 c 7:554whats the relationship between the speakers? a .customer and post office clerk(职员) bteacher and student ccustomer and bookstore keeper.5which program is the man planning to watch first?athe soccer game bthe documentary(记录片) cthe movie第二节（共15小题，每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）请听下面5段对话或独白。选出最佳选项。请听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。6how much is the airmail rate to venezuela? a. 50 cents a half ounce. b. 15 cents a half ounce. c. 25 cents a half ounce.7how long will regular mail to venezuela take by boat usually? a. less than three weeks. b. more than four weeks. c. from three to four weeks.8why is regular mail delayed(延迟) sometimes according to the woman? a. the sailings are irregular. b. it goes by boat c .the weather is bad.请听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。9where did the woman spend the weekend? a. at the beach. b. at her parents c. on a boat10 why did the woman come back so soon? a. she had an appointment(预约). b. she had work to do. c. she couldnt get a good rest.11 what can we know from the conversation? a .the man is with womans classmate. b. the woman likes jogging(慢跑) along the streets. c .the woman didnt know its hard to run on sand.请听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。12how long has the man speaker watched the man they want? a. for 3 days b. for 3 weeks c.for 7 hours13 what will the man they eat according to the man speaker? a. steak, potato and fruit salad. b. steak, potato and green salad. c. beef, potato and fruit salad.14 where are the speakers going to catch the man? a. in the restaurant b. at the door of the restaurant c. in the street.请听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。 15what is the man speaker doing? ainvite the woman speaker to see a movie. bselling a ticket to the woman speaker. cborrowing some money from the woman speaker. 16what can we know about the man speakers friend? a. he works at pepsi headquarters(总部). b. he gave 2 tickets to the man speaker. c. he got some tickets from the black market.17 where will the speakers meet? aat the man speakers house. bat the woman speakers house cin front of the woman speakers company.请听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。 18why did the speaker decide to go for a drive in the country? ait was a beautiful day. bhe wanted to visit some friends. cthere was little traffic in the country.19 why did the speaker run out of the old ladys house? a. she asked him to leave. b. she was behaving very strangely. c. she was very terrible.20who was alfred? a.the old ladys husband who went away 13 years ago. b. the old ladys neighbour who hurt her deeply once. c. the man the old lady was supposed to marry 30 years ago.第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45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。 21. -_,madam?-wait a minute. my friends are coming in ten minutes. a. can i have the check b. are you ready to order c. what can i do for you d .how do you find the food22. during the busiest season like national day, spring festival, the traffic company provides_ buses for the travelers. a. variousb. religious c. extrad. raw23. a cook will be immediately fired if he is found_to the boss. a.to lie b.lies c. lying d. lay 24._ he has become a rich man is known to all in our town. a. that b.whether c. / d. what25. -hello! may i speak to jack, please? -yes, speaking. -oh, i _ your voice. a. dont recognize b. didnt recognize c. hadnt recognized d. havent recognized26. -mum, have you seen my mp4? -yes.it is _ you left it when you came home yesterday. a what b where c that d whether27. mr. gates is now _ the company. if you have any questions, you can dial the number. a. in memory of b. in place of c. in charge of d. in search of28.most of the evidence was destroyed in the fire. _ it would be almost impossible to prove him guilty(有罪的). a even b still c thus d yet29.your friend acts _ he were a trustworthy person but as a matter of fact he seldom keeps_. so remember not to trust him with anything important. a. even if; his promise b. as if; his words b. as though; his word d. even though; his promises 30.when we were young, every evening my brother and i _ stay at home waiting for our mother. a. could b. might c. should d. would31.the student_from the training so much that he was_the first prize in the event.a. benefited；rewarded b. rewarded；benefited c. awarded；benefited d. benefited；awarded32. when the whole area was _by the flood, the government sent food there by helicopter. a.cut off b. cut down c. broken down d. broken out33.if he can _ his ability with hard work，he should be very successful. a. realize b. develop c. combine d. train34. we need to strike a _ between the needs of the community and the rights of the individual(个人). a. silence b. difference c. balanced. weakness35. -you are fond of eating barbecued mutton kebabs. -yes. personally, nothing can be _ .would you like one? a better b well c good d best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，然后从每题所给的a、b、c、d四个选项中，选出最佳选项。once president roosevelts house was broken into and lots of things were stolen. hearing this, one of roosevelts friends wrote to him and 36 him not to take it to his heart so much. president roosevelt wrote back immediately, 37 , “dear friend, thank you for your letter to 38 me. im all right now. i think i should 39 god. this is because of the following three 40 : firstly, the thief only stole things from me but not 41 me at all; secondly, the thief has stolen some of my things 42 all my things; thirdly, most luckily for me, it was the man 43 me who became a thief”it was quite 44 for anyone to be stolen from. 45 , president roosevelt had so much to be grateful. this story tells us 46 we can learn to be grateful in our life. being grateful is an important philosophy of life and a great 47 . it is impossible for anyone to be lucky and successful 48 so long as he lives in the world. we should learn how to face failure or 49 bravely and generously and to try to deal with it. if you always 50 about everything, you may 51 nothing in the end. i think we should even be grateful 52 life whenever we are unsuccessful or unlucky. only by doing this can we find our 53 and shortcomings when we fail. we can also get 54 and warmth when we are unlucky. this can help us find our 55 to overcome the difficulties we may face, and receive great impetus (动力) to move on. if each of us has an attitude of being grateful, well be able to get rid of upset, dissatisfaction and misfortune. being grateful can bring us a better and more beautiful life. 36. a. advised b. required c. desired d. demanded37. a. explaining b. complaining(抱怨) c. expressing d. saying38. a. inform b. remind c. complain d. comfort39. a. thank b. accept c. praise d. please40. a. excuses b. causes c. reasons d. explanations41. a. knocked b. hurt c. beat d. struck 42. a. instead of b. in favour of c. in place of d. in spite of(尽管)43. a. more than b. less than c. rather than d. other than44. a. unexpected b. unlucky c. unwilling d. uncertain45. a. however b. meantime c. therefore d. anyway46. a. when b. how c. why d. where47. a. pleasure b. knowledge c. honor d. wisdom48. a. at times b. at no time c. at one time d. all the time49. a. misfortune b. incidents c. accidents d. events50. a. trouble b. complain c. worry d. argue51. a. form b. make c. own d. create52. a. to b. by c. in d. with53. a. disappointment b. impatience c. weakness d. anxiety54. a. support b. health c. strength d. relief55. a. pride b. freedom c. courage d. respect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a、b、c、d 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 amy father had returned from his business visit to london when i came in, rather late, to supper. i could tell at once that he and my mother had been discussing something. in that half-playful, half-serious way i knew so well, he said, how would you like to go to eton?you bet, i cried quickly catching the joke. everyone knew it was the most expensive, the most famous of schools. you had to be entered at birth, if not before. besides, even at 12 or 13, i understood my father. he disliked any form of showing off. he always knew his proper station in life, which was in the middle of the middle class, our house was medium-sized; he had avoided joining royal liverpool golf club and went to a smaller one instead; though once he had got a second-hand rolls-royce at a remarkably low price, he felt embarrassed driving it, and quickly changed it for an austin 1100. this could only be his delightful way of telling me that the whole boarding school idea was to be dropped. alas! i should also have remembered that he had a liking for being different from everyone else, if it did not conflict(冲突) with his fear of drawing attention to himself. it seemed that he had happened to be talking to graham brown of the london office, a very nice fellow, and graham had a friend who had just entered his boy at the school, and while he was in that part of the world he thought he might just as well phone them. i remember my eyes stinging(刺痛) and my hands shaking with the puzzlement of my feelings. there was excitement, at the heart of great sadness. oh, he doesnt want to go away, said my mother, you shouldnt go on like this.” “its up to him, said my father. he can make up his own mind.56. the house the writers family lived in was _. a. the best they could afford b. right for their social position c. for showing off d. rather small57. his father sold his roils-royce because _. a. it made him feel uneasy b. it was too old to work well c. it was too expensive to possess(拥有) d. it was too cheap58. the writers father enjoyed being in the middle class because _. a. it drew attention to him b. it didnt bring him in arguments c. it was understood as a joke d. he disliked showing off59. what was the writers reaction to the idea of going to eton? a. he was very unhappy. b. he didnt believe it. c. he was delighted. d. he had mixed feelings.60. we can know from the passage that _. a. children who can go to eton are very famous b. children can go to eton if they will c. it is very difficult for a child to get a chance to go to eton d. children dont have the right to decide whether they will go to etonbi went online to check if my pay was in my bank account . to my amazement i discovered that not only had i been paid, a company id never worked for had also paid me! i know id have been beside myself if my own salary was not in my account, so i tried to get the money back to the right person. easier said than done. the bank couldnt help as it “wasnt a bank problem.” the human-resource department at the company that paid me was unable to help as i didnt have enough details. i rang the bank again. thankfully i had a sympathetic(有同情心的) call operator who gave me a name, so i again rang the company “daniel” worked for. i expected the bank would get in touch with me to arrange to take the money from my account and repay daniel. i heard nothing for a month and the money remained in my account when daniel called, explaining hed tried to get back his money but had been unsuccessful as neither the bank nor his company felt it was their error. he had rung to ask if i could speak to the bank, but after chatting for a few minutes we realized we could probably fix this problem ourselves. we decided i would take the money from my account and he would pick it up from me. due to my busy job i was unable to meet daniel personally but he left me a lovely bottle of wine in exchange for what was rightfully his. i never had any intention of keeping daniels pay but red tape (繁琐手续)made it difficult to do the right thing. it all came down to two people being able to do what a huge bank and a large company couldnt do admit a mistake had occurred and fix it.61. the underlined phrase “beside myself” (in paragraph 1) probably means _. a. very grateful b. very angry c. really beneficial d. really casual62. which of the following is true according to the passage? a. daniel had been repaid when he called the author. b. the author was to blame as he didnt have enough details. c. neither the bank nor the company admitted their fault. d. daniel had the same name as the authors. 63. how was the problem solved in the end? a. the author and daniel solved the problem themselves. b. the bank helped to solve the problem. c. the author gave the money back to the company. d. the call operator offered to solve their problem.64. from the passage we can infer that _. a. the bank could solve the problem soon and easily with the red tape b. some large organizations usually have troublesome official rules c. daniel didnt know the error before he contacted the author d. the company gave the wrong account to the bank ctricks and treats pre-school programplace: bellbrook-sugarcreek community centertime: for registration (注册) by oct. 9, 9:30-10:30 am or 1:30-2:30 pmcost: $5children aged 3-6 can show off their halloween costumes, play games, sing silly songs, and make halloween crafts(工艺品). an adult companion must attend.halloween hauntplace: kings island, 6300 kings island drive, masontime: friday sept. 26th , saturday nov. 1st , 7 pm-1 amcost: $25.99 saturdays, $19.99 fridaysthirteen frightening attractions and rides, including urgent scare, the new 3,666 square-foot maze (迷宫) and ghost in the wild. not suitable for children.booday carnivalplace: cincinnati museum center, 1301 western avetime: oct. 24th , 11 am to 5 pmcost: free. games are 25 cents a piece.the museum center will change its changing exhibits hall into a halloween-themed party featuring(以.为特征) a variety of games and other contests. visitors are encouraged to attend in costume and sign up for a costume contest (held at 2 and 4 pm in the rotunda).lobenstein farmplace: 29703 post road, st. leon, ind.time: oct. 2-3, 9-10, 16-17, 10 am to 7 pm dailycost: free.home to one of the regions largest pumpkin festivals (30,000 every year during the first three weekends in october), the farm allows visitors to pick their own pumpkins in the main field, enjoy hayrides and visit craft shops and a zoo for pets.65. the passage is mainly about _. a. activities for halloween b. activities during christmas c. halloween costumes d. halloween pumpkins66. if your classmate li lei likes trying something adventurous, which activity is suitable for him? a. tricks and treats pre-school program. b. booday carnival. c. lobenstein farm. d. halloween haunt.67. lobenstein farm is very different from other places mentioned in the passage because _. a. its open in october b. it allows visitors to pick pumpkins for free c. you can attend a costume contest d. you can enjoy yourself there d farmers grow cocoa trees in the shady areas of rainforests near the earths equator. these trees can be difficult to grow. they require an exact amount of water, warmth, soil and protection. after about five years, cocoa trees start producing large fruits called pods. the seeds inside these pods are harvested to make chocolate.today we travel around the world exploring the history of chocolate. its story begins with a plant whose scientific name, theobroma cocoa, means “food of the gods”. people have been enjoying the rich flavor of chocolate, a product made from this plant.most people know that chocolate is made from cocoa and that the origins of chocolate can be traced back to central and south america. for centuries, the natives there regarded cocoa as a gift from the gods. but how did chocolate go from being the food of the gods to being the food of love?historians believe the maya of central america first learned to farm cocoa plants around two thousand years ago. the maya took the cocoa trees from the rainforests and grew them in their gardens. they cooked the cocoa seeds, and then crushed them into a soft substance. they used the cocoa bean as the main part in a dark, bitter drink that we would call “chocolate”. they believed that chocolate had mystical characteristics