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高一上学期期中考试英语试题 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，没分7,5分）听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的a、b、c三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题，每段对话仅读一遍。1. where are the two speakers ?a. in a hospital . b. at a restaurant. c. at the womans house2 .what are they mainly talking about ? a . the weather . b ,the crops. c . the summer holidays 3 .what did the man do last night ? a. went to a party . b .stayed at home. c .visited a friend .4. what time is it now? a .10:07. b .10:15 . c . 10:23 .5 .what does the girl mean? a. she is too young to do it b .she is too busy to do it c .she is old enough to do it .第二节（共15 小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的a、b、c三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听第6段材料，回答第6 至7题。6. what day is it today? a .mothers day . b. the girls mothers birthday . c .both of them.7. what will mike give his mother ? a a handbag. b .some flowers . c .a scarf .听第7段材料，回答第8 至10题。8. how does the boy feel on monday? a .relaxed. b .tired c ,worried.9. how many people did molly invite? a .sixteen . b .seventeen. c. eighteen.10.where did the girl watch titanic ? a .at a friends b .at the cinema c .at home.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11. why does the man feel tired ? a .he has worked for 12 hours. b. because he had a long flight c .because he had a long meeting 12.what does the woman advise the man to do? a .have a rest. . b .drink more water . c .get a wet towel.13.what s the relationship between the two speakers? a .doctor and patient b .boss and secretary . c .husband and wife 听第9 段材料，回答第14 至16题。14. who is the woman most probably ? a .dr lis assistant. b dr lis daughter c .dr lis wife15why is the man making a call ? a .to tell his troubles. b .to make an appointment . c .to put off the appointment16.when will the man have his teeth checked ? a .on the 17th b ,on the18th. c .on the 19th. 听第10 段材料，回答第17 至20题。17.how often do british change the clock ? a .once a year . b . twice a year. c .three times a year18.what time do the british change the clock in october? a at 1:00 a. m b. at 2:00 a. m. c .at 2:00 p.m.19.how long is a british winter daytime? a .8 hours b. 12 hours. c .18 hours.20,what do british think of the evenings in march? a . they hate them, b. they dont mind them. c . they like them.第二部分：词汇知识运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节：多项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑21. he could have finished it on , but he was ill last week and that was why he fell behind.a. schedule b. disadvantage c. purpose d. timetable22. doctors the old man not to smoke so much, but he just couldnt give it up.a. persuaded b. promisedc. acceptedd. advised23. although online deals are convenient, many people do not want to buy things online because they are not always _. people are afraid of being cheated.a. dusty b. reliable c. stubborn d. loose24. your report is wonderful. however, it only shows the _ of your project. i need some more details.a. insurance b. headline c. outline d. schedule25. there are many differences between earth and mars. the former has liquid water, while the _ does not.a. straight b. useless c. latter d. native26. after being cut off _ in the conversation, even so gentle a man became angry.a. frequently b. entirely c. sincerely d. fluently27. being a person, miss li wouldnt let anyone or any difficulty stop her.a. stubborn b. reliable c. concerned d. determined28. when the mother realized what had happened to her child, she _ her face in her hands, so no one could see her expression.a. damaged b. buried c. ruined d. shocked29.ive had a hard life, but it is nothing compared with the hardships that my father _ in order to get me where i am.a. went through b. cared about c. calmed down d. packed up30. my parents and i are flying to london for a holiday and ill _ the chance to practice my spoken english. a. come up with b. get along withc. make use ofd. get tired of第二节 完形填空(共20小题，每小题1.分，满分20分) 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从3150各题所给的四个选项(a、b、c和d)中选出最佳选项。i live in a big city with a lot of homeless people. luckily therere _31_ ways of helping them and you neednt have a lot of _32_. one way to help is to buy their monthly magazine. _33_ doing this one day, i _34_ a young homeless man. he was often _35_ the magazine at the train station.he was a poor farmer from another country. after a while, i discovered that his birthday was _36_ mine. it meant that we were born in the same _37_.i met him last year _38_ after his birthday, and after congratulating him, without _39_, i asked if he had had a good day. he _40_ and said that he hadnt really celebrated. i felt so _41_.i just couldnt bear the thought of this nice, young man being _42_ on his 25th birthday with no presents, no cake, nothing! so i went home and looked in my yarn （纱线） basket. luckily for me, i had enough yarn _43_. i set to work and knitted （编织） a _44_ for the young man. the yarn had become a little dirty _45_ i didnt knit very often. then i washed the yarn so the scarf would be _46_ when he got it.i met him on my own birthday as i was going shopping. i had _47_ to meet him so i had _48_ the scarf and a piece of my own birthday cake around with me. he was very _49_ with these gifts and so was i. the _50_ in his eyes was the best present he could have given me!31. a. correctb. easyc. smalld. cheap32. a. workb. energyc. moneyd. experience33. a. inb. onc. withd. by34. a. happened to meetb. got on with c. got to knowd. would like to introduce35. a. sellingb. readingc. releasingd. buying36. a. close tob. similar toc. near tod. equal to37. a. hospitalb. cityc. dayd. month38. a. longb. shortlyc. quicklyd. only39. a. preparingb. permittingc. greetingd. thinking40. a. looked upb. turned upc. looked downd. got down41. a. foolishb. happyc. cleverd. bored42. a. calmb. unbelievablec. aloned. hungry43. a. usedb. donec. leftd. produced44. a. scarfb. capc. sockd. glove45. a. thoughb. becausec. sod. and46. a. differentb. newc. beautifuld. clean47. a. expectedb. hopedc. promisedd. agreed48. a. madeb. thrownc. receivedd. carried49. a. happyb. surprisedc. satisfiedd. frightened50. a. lightb. movec. shockd. tears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，从每题所给的四个选项（a、b、c和d）中，选出最佳选项。apeople fell in love with elizabeth taylor in 1994，when she starred in national velvetthe story of velvet brown，a young girl who wins first place in a famous horse raceat first，the producers of the movie told taylor that she was too small to play the part of velvethowever，they waited for her for a few months as she exercised and trainedand added three inches to her height in four months！her acting in national velvet is still considered the best by a child actresselizabeth taylor was born in london in 1932her parents，both americans，had moved there for business reasonswhen world war ii started，the taylors moved to beverly hills，california，and there elizabeth started acting in moviesafter her success as a child star，taylor had no trouble moving into adult roles and won twice for best actress：butterfield 8（1960）and whos afraid of virginia woolf？（1966）taylors fame（名声）and popularity gave her a lot of power with the movie industry，so she was able to demand very high pay for her moviesin 1963，she received 1 million for her part in cleopatrathe highest pay received by any star up to that timeelizabeth taylor is a legend（传奇人物）of our timelike velvet brown in national velvet，she has been lucky：she has beauty，fame and wealthbut she is also a hard workertaylor seldom acts in movies any moreinstead，she puts her time and efforts into her businesses，and into helping othersseveral years ago，she founded an organization that has raised more than 40 million for research and education51the producers didnt let taylor play the part of velvet at first because they thought she_awas small in sizebwas too youngcdid not play well enoughddid not show much interest52what elizabeth taylor and velvet brown had in common was that they were both_apopular all their livesbfamous actressescsuccessful when very youngdrich and kind-hearted53taylor became best actress at the age of_a12b28c31d3454in her later life，elizabeth taylor mainly _adoes business and helping others bturns herself into a legendccollects money for the poor dtakes up research and education workb. around the world by wheelchairrick hansen was always an active kid and loved to fish. when returning in a truck one day from a fishing trip, he had an accident and suffered injuries to his spine (脊柱). this 15-year-old young man awoke to find that he had lost the use of his legs. however, he didnt give up. many months later he began to compete in wheelchair sports. at the age of 27, he decided to wheel around the world to raise awareness and money for spinal cord research. his tour took him through 34 countries around the world between 1985 and 1987. in this man of motion world tour, he wheeled 24,901.55 miles, which is equal to the distance around the earth.bad weather and difficult, rocky roads often provided challenges for rick, but he continued to push himself to complete the trip. he was determined to succeed. even mountains did not stop rick hansen. he wheeled himself up the rocky mountains and several other major mountains in the world. he even wheeled himself along the great wall of china!“never give up on your dreams” was his motto and he hasnt given up yet. he completed his world tour raising $24 million. he continues to work to increase knowledge of spinal cord injury. he is a true canadian hero who shows what determination can achieve.55. what happened to rick after the accident?a. he lost the ability of living. b. he had to spend his life in hospital. c. he couldnt walk any more. d. he couldnt do sports any more.56. when did rick begin his tour around the world?a. at the age of 15.b. soon after the accident.c. a year after the accident.d. at the age of 27.57. why did rick take his tour around the world in his wheelchair?a. to gather money for the spinal cord research.b. to learn about the people of other countries.c. to travel to different countries for fun. d. to take photos of beautiful mountains.58. from the passage we can see rick is a(n) _ person.a. enthusiastic b. determined c. careful d. quietcthe worlds tallest mountain is in need of spring cleaning. a team of mountaineers flew to mount everest today to clean up tons of trash that was left on the mountain by its climbers.mount everest is located in the himalayas, on the border of nepal and china. its the tallest mountain in the world. climbers first successfully reached the peak in 1953. since then, thousands of people have climbed everest, leaving their trash along its trails. this includes ropes, tents and empty oxygen bottles. nepal requires everest climbers to bring down everything they take up to the mountain, but trash from climbs before the rule took effect still remains on the mountain. the mountaineers plan to bring down 11,000 pounds of trash from everest this spring. this is the best climbing time before the summer rainy season begins. they will receive $1.40 for every kilogram (about 2.2 pounds) of trash they carry down the mountain.eco everest expedition organized the cleaning activity. this is the fourth year one has been held. leading the team is apa, a guide from nepal who has climbed everest a record 20 times since 1989.“i want to do this for my country, my people and for everest,”apa says.apa says that when he first began climbing everest, the trail to the top was covered in ice and snow. but now the path contains bare rocks with deep cracks from melting ice. this makes climbing up the mountain more dangerous. apa, who grew up in the foothills of everest but now lives in the united states, often takes part in activities to save the mountain from the effects of global warming and other problems.59.whats the purpose of the team of mountaineers in flying to mount everest?a. to climb mount everest before summer reaches.b. to clean up trash they left on mount everest.c. to start an organization on mount everest.d. to clean up trash left on mount everest.60.paragraph 2 shows that when climbing mount everest, the mountaineers .a .didnt do enough to protect the environment.b. left their trash on the mountain without noticing it. c. did their best not to leave their trash on the mountain.d .didnt think their trash would be a big problem one day. 61.what do we know about apa?a. he spent his childhood in the united states.b .he climbed mount everest once every year.c. he is very active in keeping mount everest clean.d .he took part in the activity mainly to make money.62.the last paragraph shows that .a. it is impossible to reach the peak of mount everest now b .few people are interested in climbing mount everest nowc the effects of global warming can be seen on mount everestd. global warming hasnt attracted enough attention around the world.dkendall ciesemier says shes like any other schoolgirl. she keeps herself busy with school, friends and family. there is one thing, though. not many other 14-year-olds can say they run a successful charity helping children in africa. in three years, the eighth-grader from the us has raised $100,000 for african aids orphans (孤儿). kendall knew she had to help the children of sub-saharan africa once their terrible situation was shown on the oprah winfrey show. “i could not imagine how i would go through such a hard time that they would have to go through,” kendall says. she took $360 of her own savings to help a little girl from zambia that same night. that was just the start. kendall sold bread and soft drinks with her classmates at her school to raise more money. she also sold “bow-wow bling bling” dog necklaces to raise more. the money helps children pay for things like shoes and school uniforms. kendall says, “a uniform to go to school costs $10. ten dollars. here, its not a lot of money, but there, that means too much money. i mean, it could change a whole kids life.” kendall has had her own health struggles. she was born with a disease called biliary atresia (胆道闭锁), and had two liver transplants (肝移植) in 2004. “im just a girl who wants to help those kids who are in trouble,” said kendall.63. how did kendall feel when she watched the oprah winfrey show? a. happy. b. nervous. c. worried. d. surprised. 64. what is the second paragraph mainly about?a. how kendall started to help african children. b. how kendall received money from other people.c. why kendall went through a lot of hard times. d. why kendall was different from other schoolgirls.65. it can be inferred from the third paragraph that _. a. kendall sells shoes and school uniforms at a low price b. many african students cant afford a school uniform c. kendall provides the african kids with food and clothes d. most african kids dont like to wear school uniforms 66. which of the following about kendall is not true?a. she had been seriously ill. b. she is an american schoolgirl. c. she sells uniforms to kids. d. she runs a successful charity. e secondhand smoke isnt just a health threat to peopleit can also hurt dogs and cats，veterinarians sayaccording to the centers for disease control and prevention， more than 126 million americans who dont smoke are exposed to secondhand smoke in their homes，vehicles，workplaces，and public placesthis exposure causes thousands of lung cancer and heart disease deaths among nonsmokers every year，according to the california environmental protection agency“making the leap from the effects of secondhand smoke on humans to their effects on pets isnt a big one,” says veterinarian （兽医专家） carolynn macallister of oklahoma state university“there have been a number of scientific papers recently that have reported the significant health threat secondhand smoke poses to pets,” macallister said“secondhand smoke has been associated with oral cancer and lymphoma in cats，lung and nasal cancer in dogs，as well as lung cancer in birds.”studies have also shown that dogs living in a smoking household are susceptible to cancers of the nose and sinus area，particularly if they are a long-nosed breed，because their noses have a greater surface area that is exposed to carcinogens and a greater area for them to accumulatedogs affected with nasal cancer normally dont survive for more than one year“short and medium-nosed dogs are more susceptible to lung cancer，because their shorter nasal passage arent as effective at accumulating the inhaled secondhand smoke carcinogens,” macallister said“this re