河北省武邑中学高一英语下学期期中试题.doc

河北武邑中学2014-2015学年高一英语下学期期中考试听力 第一部分1. what time is it now? a. 6:30.b. 7:00. c. 7:30.2. when did the accident happen?a. today.b. yesterday.c. two days ago.3. what does the man mean? a. he is likely to call.b. hes talked to the doctor.c. hes lost weight.4. what is the probable relationship between the speakers?a. doctor and patient.b. teacher and student.c. policeman and driver.5. where does the conversation take place? a. on a farm.b. in a market.c. in a restaurant.第二节 （共15 小题；每小题1分，满分15分）6. why didnt the man go to the concert?a. he failed to get a ticket. b. he was not interested in it.c. he was not free.7. how did the man feel about missing the concert?a. he felt it a pity.b. he didnt care. c. he regretted it.8. how did the woman like the concert? a. she liked it a little.b. she enjoyed it very much. c. she thought it was ok.听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。9. whose keys are these? a. they are jacks.b. they are bettys.c. the owner hasnt been found yet.10. why hasnt joe come to school? a. he had a headache. b. he hurt his arm and had to see the doctor. c. he didnt like school at all.11. when does this conversation most probably take place? a. in the early morning.b. after classes in the morning. c. in the evening.听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。12. where is the korean restaurant? a. in green street.b. in north street.c. in winter street.13. what do we know about the woman? a. she never refuses the mans invitation.b. she likes korean food. c. she will have dinner with the man this evening.14. when will the speakers meet? a. at 6:30.b. at 7:10. c. at 7:30.听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。15. what is the mans friends problem?a. he lost his friend.b. he has no telephone.c. he went to the wrong place.16. where is the man probably?a. at a bar. b. in a hotel.c. in the street.17. what is the woman? a. a policewoman. b. a waitress.c. a passer-by.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18. what do americans often do when they meet a stranger? a. they hug him or her.b. they kiss his or her cheeks.c. they call his or her name directly.19. what do americans often do when they are about to leave?a. they shake hands with everyone.b. they say “goodbye” to everyone.c. they say “goodbye” to the whole group.20. what does the speaker think of americans putting their feet up on the office desk?a. impolite.b. not rude. c. fashionable.第二部分阅读理解a there are quite a few advantages of wearing school uniformsthe idea may seem disagreeable at first，but considering all the positive effects coming from wearing uniforms you would be more likely to enjoy them teachers love school uniforms because it helps provide an orderly learning environmenthaving students dressed in uniforms may teach them how to present themselves in a neat and professional mannerit gives students the opportunity to learn how to dress like young ladies and gentlemanand they can focus their attention on academics (学术)rather than style purchasing(购买) school uniforms is easy and needs less hesitation（犹豫） and considerationno matter what the schools policy is，there are only specific essential(基本的) pieces to the wardrobe(服装) that are necessary，so it wont break the banka few wardrobe items can last a long timeparents could also enjoy an easy morning，as it will take less time to choose a set of clothes for the school day students wearing uniforms will feel less pressure（压力） about what to wear or not to wear when their classmates are dressed similarlygetting dressed before school becomes less of a chore(琐事) when students are limited in their choices，so there shouldnt be any trouble about choosing an outfit the day and getting ready quicklysome students may not like the lack of individuality(个性) with a uniform，but some school dress code policies may offer them the opportunities to show their unique styles uniforms today are also becoming trendier（时髦的） and can be seen in many areas of pop culturecelebrities(名人)and fashion designers are using uniforms as inspiration for new looks which also appeal to students21what would be the best title for the text?ahow to dress properlybthe history of school uniforms cthe advantages of school uniforms dhow to deal with pressure in school22teachers think that wearing school uniforms _ ais just a tradition that students should follow bmakes students feel less pressure in study chelps students put more effort into their studies dmakes students lose their independence and identity23the underlined part “it wont break the bank” in paragraph 3 probably means “_”aa school uniform doesnt cost a lot of money ba school uniform should be worn every daycparents will have to go to the bank many timesdparents who work in a bank can afford the uniform24we can infer from the text that school uniform _aare not popular with fashion designers bwere not accepted by parents in the pastcwill be designed by students themselvesdwill be more fashionable in the future bthree-year-old teddy lasry was sleeping in his cowboy outfit (套装) yesterday at his familys fifth ave. apartment when he shot up in bed screaming. a 3-foot-long black-and-white snake twisted （缠绕）around his left arm and had just bitten his little finger.“the babysitter (a person taking care of children while their parents are away for a short time) was frightened to death,” said teddys father, david lasry, who, along with his wife, evelyn, was at work when the snake appeared about 4:00 pm.the horrified babysitter called 911 and the buildings doorman. the doorman and two cable tv workers helped take the snake off the boys arm and put it in a garbage bag. police rushed teddy to mount sinai medical center, where he spent two hours attached to a heart monitor as a precaution （预防）in case the snake was poisonous（有毒的）. it wasnt. experts at the snakebite treatment center at jacobi medical center in the bronx, where policemen took the snake, found out it was a non-poisonous california king snake.but how did it end up in teddys bed?a little detective work determined（断定） that the snake had escaped two weeks ago from its cage in the apartment of a doctor whose family lives four floors below the lasrys. the apologetic owner said his sons pet snake likely traveled up the water pipes and into his neighbors apartment. “its a very gentle, very harmless snake,” he said. “its handled by our family all the time.”david lasry believed the pet was simply hungry after two weeks of wandering. evelyn said her son seems to have overcome his fright by thinking of himself as a hero cowboy as he rode in the back of the police car to the hospital.“i told teddy hes a pretty snake, a nice pet snake who got out of his cage,” evelyn said. “but he asked, why did he bite my finger, mamma? and i said, because he saw that you are a big boy, teddy, in your cowboy outfit and he got scared.”25. what did the babysitter do after teddy was bitten by a snake?a. she made an emergency call.b. she called the tv company.c. she ran out of the apartment.d. she took the snake off teddys arm.26 we can learn from the passage that the snake _.a. was poisonousb. was deserted(抛弃) by its ownerc. was kept in a cage by its ownerd. escaped to the apartment downstairs27. from the passage, we know _.a. the snake was used to being touchedb. teddy was awake when the snake arrivedc. teddys mother was at home when the snake turned upd. teddy needed a heart machine to stay alive for two hours28. teddy probably believed he was attacked because _.a. his parents werent at homec. he was asleepb. the snake was scared of himd. the snake was hungry che was once referred to as the picasso of poetry. beloved by chileans of all classes, he is one of the most widely read and respected poets in history. and this year is the 100th birthday of pablo neruda(19041973)born with the name neftali ricardo reyes basolto, he was a tall, shy and lonely boy. he loved to read and started to write poetry when he was ten. the american poet walt whitman, whose framed picture neruda later kept on his table, became a major influence on his work.however, his father did not like the idea of having a poet for a son and tried to discourage （阻止）him from writing. to cover up（掩饰） the publication （出版）of his first poem, he took the pen name pablo neruda.in 1924 neruda gained fame with his most widely read work “twenty love poems and a song of despair”. yet his rich experience as a diplomat and exile(流亡) made him go beyond the theme of love. his work also reflected the political struggle of the left and development of south america. he was awarded the nobel prize for literature in 1971.neruda loved the sea which he saw as creative, destructive and forever moving. he found inspiration （灵感）in the power and freedom of the waves and the seabirds on the coast. “i need the sea because it teaches me，” he wrote. “i move in the university of the waves.”29.the underlined word “picasso”can probably be replaced by“_”amost important person bfamous person from picassocfreedom fighter in picasso dpoem fans.30. neftali ricardo reyes basolto took the pen name pablo neruda because_.aliterary greats usually used the pen name bhis father encouraged him to use the nameche wanted to prevent his father knowing the publicationdhe was greatly influenced by other poets31. which of the following is not the theme of his works?alove. bpolitical struggle. csocial reform. ddevelopment of south america.32 the last paragraph mainly tells us_.athe sea gave neruda vast writing inspirationbthe beautiful scenery along the chile coastcnerudas poems were widely read overseas dneruda loved to write his poems near the seadto learn english well you must learn about yourself. you must discover what your own special needs are in english. you should pick out what makes english different from your own language and concentrate on(集中精力) those parts. and above all, you should pick out your own personal weaknesses in english, pick out your own special problems, find out what mistakes you most often make and make a list of them.it will be best if, in your preparation, you can practise doing all sorts of work that you will be asked to do in examination. you should then make a careful note of any mistakes that you make more than once. count up how many times you make for each mistake, and the mistake you make most often should be at the top of your list, the next most common in the second place, and so on.for example, if your native language is japanese, you may find the problem of articles comes at the top of your list. if you speak german, you may find using some of the conjunctions is your biggest problem. if your mother tongue is french, you find you are always having trouble with some of prepositions. and if italian is your language, you may constantly forget to use a suitable pronoun when you should.but these are only examples of mistakes typical of certain languages. they may or may not be your particular personal mistakes. as i say, these personal ones are the most important of all to discover.33the most important thing to learn english well is to_.afind out the difference between your own language and englishbdiscover your own special needs in the languageclearn about yourself as much as possibledpick out your own personal weaknesses in english34the writers advice to the readers is to_.aspend as much time on english as possiblebtake examinations of various sortsckeep a notebook with the important languages points in itdfind out their own problems in doing selected exercises35the first item on the list should be the mistake you make_.amost often bmany timescmore than more dvery often 七选五部分 .today i will give you some tips that will increase a persons chances of surviving a dangerous situation.you are bitten by a snake.dont try to suck the venom (毒液）and spit it out. this will only make you absorb even more venom. remain calm and clean the wound in the way you deal with other types of wounds. then tie a band between the wound and your heart. seek medical attention right away. _36_.you are in water with sharks.try to keep still to keep the shark from noticing you. if you think its attacking, hit it in the eyes or gills using your fists or any hard object. to avoid this frightening problem, its best not to swim alone far from the oceans shore. _37_. thats because sharks are easily attracted by the smell of wound.you are attacked by a bear.dont turn your back on the bear and run away. it will chase you. usually bears will chase you up a tree, where theres no escape. _38_. the bear might come over and inspect you, maybe even swipe at you with its claws. with any luck, it will lose interest and leave.your car is sinking.open the car windows. you want water to fill the car so the pressure on the cars inside and outside will be equal. now you will be able to open the doors. get out of the car as quickly as possible. if you cant open the windows, try to break them. _39_. once the water has reached your head, the water pressure should be equalized. hold your breath, open the door and swim out._40_.its not what you do-its what you shouldnt do: dont go near metal fences and any body of water. dont pick up a telephone or use a computer on tv. if youre inside a car, roll up the windows and try not to touch anything that can conduct electricity.a. you are in a flood.b. you are in a lightning storm.c. you never know when disaster will strike.d. also, dont swim if you have an open wound.e. your best hope is to lie down and play dead.f. if that doesnt work, wait while the car slowly fills with water.g. if you are in the woods and cant easily get to a doctor, go to a road and wave down a car. 第三节 完形填空 one young person，who was well educated, went for a job as a manager in a big company. the president did the final 41.he discovered the youth was 42 and felt satisfied. then the president asked who paid for his school fees. the youth answered, “my mother did it. she worked as a clothes 43 . ”the president requested the youth to 44 his hands. so the youth did. they were smooth. the president asked, “have you ever 45 your mother wash the clothes before?” the youth answered, “never, my mother always wanted me to 46 . “go and clean your mothers 47 when you go back today, and then 48 me tomorrow morning,” the president said 49 .the youth felt that his chance of getting the job was high, so when he went back, he 50 requested his mother to let him clean her hands. however, his tears fell 51 he cleaned his mothers hands slowly. it was the first time he had 52 that his mothers hands were so wrinkled (布满皱纹的). after that, the youth didnt say a word and washed all the remaining clothes for his mother 53 . that night, mother and son 54 for a very long time，longer than any talk before. the next 55, the youth went to the presidents office. the director noticed the tears in the youths eyes and asked: “please tell me how you 56 about helping your mother.” the youth said, ” number one, i know now what 57 is. without my mother, i wouldnt be successful today. number two, by helping my mother, i now realize how 58 it is to get something done. number three, ive come to realize the 59 of family relationship. the president said, “you are 60 . this is what im looking for to be my manager. ”41. a. election b. test c. interview d. competition42. a. strong b. excellent c. humorous d. cute43. a. maker b. cleaner c. mender d. seller44. a. wash b. hide c. show d. dry45. a. found b. let c. helped d. watched46. a. study b. ignore c. work d. rest47. a. clothes b. hands c. feet d. shoes48. a. see b. move c. recognize d. answer49. a. on purpose b. in patience c. by chance d. at last50. a. carefully b. nervously c. happily d. shyly51. a. after b. until c. because d. as52. a. believed b. sensed c. noticed d. expected53. a. quietly b. sadly c. excitedly d. angrily54. a. thought b. slept c. sat d. talked55. a. morning b. noon c. afternoon d. evening56. a. worried b. felt c. brought d. spoke57. a. courage b. appreciation c. success d. family58. a. important b. difficult c. different d. impossible59. a. value b. secret c. type d. change60. a. educated b. respected c. trusted d. hired 二卷部分第四部分 two little children were sitting by the fire one cold winters night. suddenly, they heard a knock at the door. “who can it be?” they wondered. one ran _61_ (curious) to open it. there, outside in the cold and the darkness, stood a child _ 62 _ no shoes on his feet and dressed in old thin garments. he was trembling with cold_ 63 _ he asked to come in and warm himself. “yes, come,” cried both the children. they drew the little stranger to their warm seat, _ 64 _ (share) their supper with h