湖北省黄石市高一英语下学期期中试题.doc

英语第一节（共5小题）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.what are they talking about?a.a fire. b.a matchbox. c.a rain.2.what time is it now?a.10:15. b.10:30. c.11:00.3.what will the weather be like tomorrow?a.it will be cold. b.it will rain. c.it will be windy.4.why is the woman tired?a.her job is difficult. b.her job isnt interesting. c.she has long working hours.5.whats the man going to do?a.to have another coffee. b.to move away. c.to leave.第二节（共15小题）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 is sharon now?a.an actress. b.a guide. c.a film star.7.which of the following is true?a.she is working at universal studios . b.shes tired of her job. c.shes disappointed at her job.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8.where did the man get the information about the position?a.in the newspaper. b.on tv. c.during an interview.9.what kind of skill is required for the job?a.english. b.typing. c.writing.10.what will the man do this friday afternoon?a.he will go to work. b.he will do some typing. c.he will have an interview.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11.where does the conversation take place?a.in a restaurant. b.at the womans home. c.in a ballet center.12.who is the woman with long black hair?a.the womans sister. b.the womans teacher. c.the mans friend.13.why does the man come here?a.to meet carol. b.to attend the party. c.to practice ballet.听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。14.who bought the walkman for robbies birthday?a.richard and alexandra. b.richard and marilyn. c.the molinas.15.why did alexandra cry?a.the molinas didnt treat her nicely.b.the letter reminded her of her family.c.she had nobody to talk to.16.where does the conversation most probably take place?a.in a french restaurant. b.at alexandras home. c.at robbies home.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.where can you find national parks?a.in the mountains. b.in cities. c.by rivers.18.what do campers find in the national parks?a.forests. b.many elephants. c.many kinds of animals and plants.19.what do campers enjoy most in the parks?a.hunting. b.skating. c.a change from the busy life.20.where do most of campers stay in the parks?a.in their cars. b.in their tents. c.in houses.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题; 每小题1分，满分10分）从a、b、c、d四个选项中，选出最佳答案，并把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。21 i was still sleeping when the fire _ and then it spread quickly a broke out b put out c came out d get out22 i hadnt seen him for ages, but i _ his voice on the telephone at once a realized b recognized c heard d discovered23. professor wang a new plan at the meeting. a. puts up with b. catches up with c. keeps up with d. comes up with24. mr smith a most important part in the development of our city.a. took b. had c. played d. made25the chairman asked me to_the report, because he didnt want to speak for too long at this meeting.a.cut out b.cut in ccut off dcut down26the government needs to_the interests of different groups of people to avoid conflicts and see to it that people live safe and happy lives.a.seek b.balance c.identify dcombine27. the photos on the wall _ my mother of those happy, old days when a large family lived together.a. inform b. approve c. remind d. retell28. hiking by oneself can be fun and good for health. it may also be good for _ building.a. respect b. friendship c. reputation d. character29. the final score of the basketball match was 93:94, we were only _ beaten. a. narrowly b. slightly c. lightly d. nearly30. lets wait here for her; i m sure shell _ before long. a. turn up b. turn off c. turn down d. turn out第二节 完型填空（共20题；每小题1分，满分20分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（a、b、c和d）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。 a 31 thing happened 32 me last sunday. it was such a beautiful day 33i drove to go for a look in the country. on the way back home, my 34 stopped. it was out of gas on a 35 road far from a town! i decided to walk until i found someone 36 could sell some gas. i had walked almost a mile 37 i finally found a house near the 38 i was glad to see it because it was getting dark. i knocked at the door and a little old lady with long white hair 39 she said, “ive been 40 for you here for a long time. come in. 41 is almost ready. ”“but i only came for some gas,” i answered. i couldnt 42 what she was talking about. “oh, alfred! gas? you 43 tea,” said she. i quickly 44 that my car was out of 45 , but she didnt seem to listen to me. she just kept 46 me alfred and talking about how long it had been 47 she had seen me. she was acting very strangely and i was anxious to leave. as soon as she went to get tea, i went out of the house as fast as i 48 . fortunately, there was another house down the road and i was able to buy the gas i needed. when i told the man about my 49, he said, “oh, thats miss emily. she lives by herself in that big house. shes strange, but she wouldnt 50 anybody. she is still waiting for the man she was going to marry thirty years ago. the day before their wedding he left home and never came back because of the war.” 31. a. happy b. strange c. common d. bad32. a. on b. in c. upon d. to33. a. and b. so c. but d. that34. a. car b. bus c. bike d. truck35. a. narrow b. lonely c. crowded d. busy36. a. what b. whom c. who d. how37. a. before b. after c. while d. as38. a. street b. path c. way d. road39. a. came b. answered c. opened d. appeared40. a. asking b. looking c. calling d. waiting41. a. gas b. coffee c. tea d. lunch42. a. consider b. understand c. accept d. think43. a. like b. love c. used to like d. liking44. a. answered b. explained c. refused d. promised45. a. gas b. tea c. strength d. energy46. a. calling b. call c. to call d. called47. a. until b. before c. since d. when48. a. could b. can c. would d. wanted49. a. accident b. incident c. experience d. surprise50. a. hit b. injury c. hurt d. frighten第三部分 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）awhat are you crying for?robert and peter study in the same university. they do everything together and help each other. but they often play jokes on each other.the school year was over last month and they decided to travel through the country in america. they drove a car and could stop wherever they wanted. of course they enjoyed themselves. it was very hot one day and they were both hungry and thirsty. they stopped in front of a restaurant by the road. they came in , sat down at a table and ordered some dishes. robert looked around and found there was a small bowl on the table. he thought there was some ice cream in it and took a spoonful of it and put it into his mouth. immediately he knew it was mustard(芥末),but it was too late. tears ran down his face, but he pretended nothing had happened .the other young man, seeing his friend crying, asked,“what are you crying for, robert?”“im thinking of my father who was hanged twenty years ago,” he replied.after a while peter made the same mistake. tears ran down his cheeks(脸颊),too. and his friend asked him why. “i wonder why your father hadnt been hanged before he got married!”51. robert took a spoonful of mustard because . a. it was free b. he thought it was ice cream c. he liked it very much d. it was delicuous 52. robert didnt tell peter it was mustard in the bowl because . a. he wanted his friend to repeat the mistake b. he didnt know his friend hated it c. he thought his friend knew what it was d. he thought his friend was intersted in it53. peter made the same mistake because .a. he often took mustard b. he was much braver than his friend c. he was too hungry to wait for their dishes d. he wasnt afraid to be played a joke on54. what do peters last words mean? a. roberts father would be hanged earlier. b. he must give his friend a lesson. c. his friend wouldnt be born. d. it was wrong to play a joke on a friend.bhobbs was an orphan（孤儿）. he worked in a factory and every day he got a little money. hard work made him thin and weak. he wanted to borrow a lot of money to learn to paint pictures, but he did not think he could pay off the debts. one day a lawyer said to him, “one thousand dollars, and here is the money.” as hobbs took the package of notes, he was very dumbfounded. he didnt know where the money came from and how to spend it. he said to himself, “i could go to find a hotel and live like a rich man for a few days; or i give up my work in the factory and do what id like to do: painting pictures. i could do that for a few weeks, but what would i do after that? i should have lost my place in the factory and have no money to live on. if it were a little less money, i would buy a new coat, or a radio, or give a dinner to my friends. if it were more, i could give up the work and pay for painting pictures. but its too much for one and too little for the other.” “here is the reading of your uncles will（遗嘱）,” said the lawyer, “telling what is to be done with this money after his death. i must ask you to remember one point. your uncle has said you must bring me a paper showing exactly what you did with his money, as soon as you have spent it.” “yes, i see. ill do that,” said the young man.68. hobbs wanted to borrow money to _. a. study abroad b. work abroad c. pay off the debts d. learn to paint pictures69. what does the underlined word “dumbfounded” （in paragraph 2） probably mean? a. surprised. b. frightened. c. satisfied. d. excited.70. with the money he got, hobbs _. a. planned to have a happy life for a few days b. decided to give up his work in the factory c. was to give a dinner to his friends d. had no idea what to do71. hobbs was asked to _. a. tell the lawyer what he did with the money after spending it b. read his uncles will c. tell the lawyer what was to be done with the money d. buy some picturesc thousands of years ago, people only ate food that was grown near their homes. some kinds of food were only grown in one place, so people from other places didnt know about them. when europeans first traveled to central and south america in the 1500s, they discovered strange kinds of food that they had never seen before. today, these are grown in a lot of different countries and theyre sold in supermarkets all over the world. they dont seem strange any more!potatoes were first grown in the andes in south america. in 1586, they were taken to europe by explorers(探险家). in 1719, they were taken to north america. before 1719, nobody in north america had ever seen or eaten a potato. today each american eats more than 60 kilos of potatoes a year.tomatoes were also first grown by native(本地的) americans. when european explorers visited the south of america in 1500, they took tomato seeds(种子) back to europe. soon, tomatoes were grown in europe, but people in england didnt eat them. at that time, a lot of english people thought that tomatoes were poisonous!chilies(辣椒) have been eaten in central and south america for more than 8,000 years! in the 1500s, chilies were taken to europe by explorers. today, they are grown in hot countries all over the world.59. how many kinds of food are mentioned in the passage? a. two. b. three. c. four. d. five60. people in central and south america have eaten chilies for more than_ years. a. 1,500 b. 1,586 c. 8,000 d.171961. the underlined word “poisonous” in the passage means “_” in chinese. a. 有毒的 b. 重要的c. 辛辣的 d.美味的62. according to the passage, we know that _. a. people only ate food grown near their homes after 1719. b. people in europe were the first to plant potatoes. c. chilies have been eaten in europe for more than 1000 years. d. the european explorers took chilies to europe in the 1500s.dchristopher columbus was born in genoa, italy. he was the oldest of five children in his family. his father was a wool weaver. he helped his father with the weaving, but he always wanted to sail the seas. he didnt get to school very much, but he learned to read and write spanish during his travels. he also taught himself latin because all the geography books were written in latin. some people thought he was trying to prove the world was round, but this is not true. he wanted to find a short way to get to the indies by ship.he was a christian and wanted to tell the story of christ to the people he would find in the far-away lands. he also wanted wealth for himself and for spain, and he wanted to be famous. he tried for eight years to get king ferdinand and queen isabella to supply him with ships and money.they left spain on august 3, 1492 and sailed toward the west. after many days, the sailors had covered a long distance on the sea and were ready to turn around for home when they saw land, an island columbus named san salvador. he thought he had found the indies and called the people he saw there “indians”. when they got to cuba, he thought he was in japan. the world was a lot larger than he thought.on christmas eve, the santa maria was wrecked near haiti. columbus built a fort(城堡) and left 40 men to hunt for gold. then he returned to spain on the nina. the people of spain welcomed him as a hero. he made three more voyages across the ocean. his 13-year-old son, ferdinand, went with him on the fourth voyage. columbus did not become rich as he had hoped. at the end of his life he only had a pension the king and the queen had given him because he was the first to reach the new world. he spent the last few months of his life in bed because of the pain of arthritis(关节炎). columbus not only discovered a new world, but he led the way for other explorers. 63. how was columbus able to make his voyage to the west? a. the king and the queen helped him with money and ships. b. he was supported by king ferdinand and queen isabella.c. he worked hard for eight for to save enough money for his voyage. d. many people supported him with money and food for his voyage.64. why did columbus call the local people in salvador “indians”? a. because he thought he had arrived in japan. b. because he thought he looked like in the indies. c. because he thought it was a wealthy place. d. because he thought he had arrived in the indies.65. from the fifth paragraph we can infer that “santa maria” and “nina” must be the names of_.a. trains b. ships c. cities d. women66. from the text we know that _. a. columbus lived a difficult life in his later life. b. columbus was considered as a hero all his life. c. columbus didnt get the wealth as he had hoped for.d. columbus was the first person to travel round the world.etomato festivalstarted in 2005, the tomato festival has grown into a local tradition in malta. in recent years, the festival has added amusement parkstyle rides and a yearly creature feature, which screens old horrible movies.there are also dance competitions, parades and pancake breakfast.third weekend in august. address: 833 tinkham rd, fountain park, wilbraham, massachusetts 01095 phone：(413)5990010brat daysdont mistake this festival for a day filled with poorly behaved children. begun m 1953, the gathering is the biggest festival in the city each year and features more than 50 stands (摊位) selling the sausage, as well as a contest to see who can quickly eat the most bratwurst (德国式小香肠) in ten minutes.early august.address: 17th and new jersey sts, kiwanis park, she boygan, wisconsin 53081phone: (920)4579491hope watermelon festivalthe festival dates back to the 1920s, when many trains went through this small town and local watermelon growers would sell their watermelon to parched travelers.these days, the festival sees a watermelon queen crowned(加冠的) and sometimes a worldrecord watermelon grown.there are also more than 300 stands selling arts and crafts from a sixstate area, as well as a car show and the watermelon olympics.early august.address: 108 w 3rd st, hope, arkansas 71801 phone: (870) 7773640oyster festival (牡蛎节)featur