湖南省冷水江市第一中学高一英语上学期期中试题.doc

湖南省冷水江市第一中学2014-2015学年高一英语上学期期中试题时量：120分钟 满分：120分part one listening comprehension ( 20 marks )section a ( 15 marks)directions: in this section, youll hear six conversations between two speakers. for each conversation, there are several questions and each question is followed by three choices marked a, b and c. listen carefully and then choose the best answer for each question. you will hear each conversation twice.conversation 1 1. what is the woman?a. she is a student. b. she is a teacher. c. she is a doctor.2. why are so many students absent from class?a. because they are playing basketball on the playground.b. because they are infected (感染) with the pink eye.c. because they are having a meeting.conversation 2 3. what do you know about the wildlife zoo? a. it has a long history. b. it hasnt been opened to the public. c. it is a newly-built zoo.4. which bus will the man take to get to the wildlife zoo? a. no. 13 bus. b. no. 30 bus. c. no. 33 bus.conversation 35. how soon will the novel be published? a. in about two weeks. b. in about one year. c. in about six months.6. what is the story about? a. it is about a policeman. b. it is about a super star. c. it is about a businessman.conversation 47. what is the possible relationship between the two speakers? a. they used to be classmates. b. they used to be husband and wife. c. they used to be teacher and student.8. why did the woman cry? a. because she didnt win the school french prize. b. because her mother died last year. c. because she was defeated in the tennis competition.9. what do you know about the womans mother? a. she lives in london. b. she was french. c. she taught french in a school fifteen years ago.conversation 510. how soon can a blood donor (献血者) make up for the taken blood？ a. in about 24 hours. b. in about two days. c. in about two weeks.11. what is a blood donor advised to eat to replace the blood? a. salty food. b. food rich in protein. c. food rich in fat.12. what can a blood donor do after donation? a. drink plenty of water. b. drink wine. c. have a shower at once.conversation 613. on which day doesnt the man have to work? a. sunday. b. friday. c. wednesday.14. what is the man? a. a chef（厨师）. b. a guard. c. a driver.15. whats the secret of doing the job well? a. attention to detail（细节）. b. patience. d. diligence.section b. (5 marks)direction: 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 than three words.you will hear the short passage twice.on raising parking feesidea: raising parking feespurpose: to reduce the traffic in the _16_.disadvantage: increasing the burden of the ordinary _17._advantages: decreasing the _18_volume（容量） saving the traveling time reducing the air pollution improving the road _19_the speakers opinion: extra _20_will bring benefits( 好处 ) part two language knowledge. (45 marks) section a (15 marks) directions: beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked a, b, c and d. choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.( ) 21.i dont know if she_, but if she _i will let you know. a. comes; comes b. comes; will come c. will come; comes d. will come; will come( ) 22.if you insist on doing that thing, i dont really know .a. what to do with it b. how to do with c. what to deal with it d. how to deal with( ) 23. dont be too hard the boy; he didnt mean to do it. a. atb. on c. to d. for( ) 24.the young man insisted that he the watch and punished. a. shouldnt steal; hadnt been b. hadnt stolen; shouldnt be c. shouldnt steal; not be d. not steal; hadnt been know( ) 25.could you tell me such a wonderful story no one else has ever heard? a. that b. which c. as d. what( ) 26. she is out of a job, lucy has been considering going back to school, but she hasnt decided. a. even ifb. though c. if d. now that( ) 27.his movie won several awards at the film festival, was beyond his wildest dream. a. which b. that c. where d. it( ) 28. we left you_ . a. in charge b. in the charge c. in charge of d. in the charge of ( ) 29.generation gap is a subject people have argued for a long time.a. of which b. with which c. about whichd. about that( ) 30.chen gang, along with his wife and children, living in london, _to come back home next year. a. are to decide b. has been decided c. has decided d. have decided( ) 31. we meet on the last friday of every month to talk about poems and poets _ we like. a. that b. what c. who d. which( ) 32. the growing speed of a plant is influenced by a number of factors, _are beyond our control. a. most of them b. most of which c. most of what d. most of that( ) 33. is there a bookshop around _i can buy an englishchinese dictionary? a. which b. that c. when d. where( ) 34. _was difficult for me to remember all the faces and names. a. what b. it c. as d. this( ) 35. i didnt go to bed_ i finished all my homework. a. when b. if c. as if d. untilsection b. ( 18 marks) directions: for each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked a, b, c and d. fill in each blank with a word or phrase that best fits the context. jerry was the kind of gay you love to hate. he was always in a good_36_and always had something positive to say. jerry said, “each morning i _37_up and say to myself, jerry, you have two choices today. you can choose to be in a good mood or you can choose to be in a bad mood. i choose to be in a good mood. each time something_38_ happen, i can choose to be a victim(受害者，牺牲品) or i can choose to learn from it. i choose to learn from it. the bottom line: its your_39_ how you live your life.” several years later, i heard that jerry was_40_by robbers（抢劫犯）. i saw jerry about six months after the accident.“werent you_41_? did you lose consciousness(意识)?” i asked. jerry continued, “the paramedics(护理人员) kept telling me i was going to be fine. but _42_ they wheeled me into the emergency room and i saw the expressions on the faces, i got really scared（害怕. in their eyes, i _43_ , hes a dead man. i knew i needed to take action.” “what did you do?” i asked.“well, there was a nurse shouting questions at me, ” said jerry.“she asked if i was allergic(过敏) to anything. yes, i replied. the doctors and nurses stopped working as they waited for my _44_. i took a deep breath and yelled, bullets(子弹)! ”“over their laughter, i told them, i am choosing to live._45_ on me as if i am alive, not dead. ”jerry lived thanks to the skill of his doctors, but also because of his amazing attitude. i learned from him that every day we have the choice to_46_ fully.attitude, after all, is _47_.( )36. a. mood b. position c. voice d. condition( )37. a. stand b. turn c. wake d. give( )38. a. good b. bad c. important d. unimportant( )39. a. freedom b. right c. thing d. choice( )40. a. beaten b. hit c. killed d. shot( )41. a. scared b. worried c. anxious d. angry( )42. a. although b. because c. when d. if( )43. a. say b. read c. think d. tell ( )44. a. reply b. turn c. death d. family( )45. a. wait b. joke c. operate（动手术） d. work( )46. a. enjoy b. work c. study d. live( )47. a. anything b. everything c. something d. nothingsection c ( 12 marks ) directions: complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context.does going to college really pay off? certainly!i remember taking _48_ english class in college on the short story. our first assignment(作业)was to read _49_ short stories and then discuss which one was better. after reading both, i wasnt sure. over the next several months, my professor taught me _50_one story was so much better than the other. _51_ was rich in metaphor(隐喻) 案的character development, while the other was humorous _52_ too shallow(浅显). i couldnt see this _53_ first. in a few months, my brain got reeducated and _54_ could see the difference between good and bad writing and could appreciate literature at a whole new level.going to college helps build a strong mind, _55_leads to greater success in ones life. part three reading comprehension (30 marks) directions: read the following three passages. each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. for each of them there are four choices marked a, b, c and d. choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage. a the most important meal of the day is breakfast. in order for children to build strong bodies and for adults to keep well, they should always eat a good breakfast. eating the right food is necessary for good health. you should eat different kinds of food in order to keep a good health.it is understood that a good breakfast may contain eggs, bread, milk, and so on. by eating breakfast every morning, you can feel alive and active in the mornings work. after a good breakfast you can step out into the morning air and feel wonderful. anybody can feel better by eating a good breakfast. many fathers and mothers are unable to get their children to eat breakfast. there are many reasons for children not to eat breakfast. one reason could be that they do not have a good example. it could be that the father and mother do not eat breakfast. whatever the reasons are for children not to eat breakfast, it can be bad for their health. without breakfast children may not grow as fast as they should and may not study and play as well in school in the morning as they could. they can have more illnesses, and, when they are ill, it may take them longer to be in good health again than it takes children with good health habits. good eating habits mean eating breakfast. unless you eat breakfast, you do not eat a full meal from dinner the night before until lunch the next day. this is quite a long time for the body to go without food. food is the source of power for the body. unless the body gets food, it cannot keep operating at top speed. without food the body will slow down. nobody will live without food. it is necessary to start the day full of power. so you must eat breakfast so that you can keep in good health and do your best each morning. 56. breakfast is _ _. a. as important as lunch b. less important than lunch c. the most important of the three meals of the day d. not so important as supper57. children should always eat _ in order to build strong bodies.a. a good breakfast b. less for lunchc. more for supper d. less and take more exercise 58. adults should also eat _ in order to keep a good health.a. less and take more exercise b. less for lunchc. more for supper d. a good breakfast59. many fathers and mothers are unable to get their children to eat breakfast because they _ _. a. always eat a big breakfast b. eat a little for breakfastc. eat more for breakfast d. dont have breakfast at all60. children without breakfast _ _ children with breakfast.a. may not grow as fast asb. may grow faster and better thanc. may grow as fast as and as well asd. may study as well as or even better than bcaptain goodfellowdo your children enjoy interesting stories, funny games, and exciting dances? captain goodfellow will be ready to teach all these things to children of all ages at the city theatre on saturday morning at 10:00, free.walking tour of the townforget your worries on saturday morning. take a beautiful walk and learn about its history. meet at the front entrance of city hall at 9:30. wear comfortable shoes!films at the museumtwo european films will be shown on saturday afternoon at the museum theatre. see broken window at 1:30. the workers will be at 3:45. for further information, call 4987898.international picnicare you tired of eating the same food every day? come to central park on saturday and enjoy food from all over the world. delicious and not expensive. noon to 5:00 p.m.hear “the zoo”“the zoo”，a popular rock group from australia, will give their first us concert tomorrow night at 8:00 at rose hall, city college.61. you can probably eat chinese, italian, and arab food_.a. at the front entrance of city hall b. at the game c. after 5:00 p.m. d. at central park on saturday 62. you can see movies at _.a. the city college b. the museum theatrec. the city theatre d. the central park63. walking tour of the town will be taken_.a. in the city hall b. outsidec. at the gate d. at the zoo64. “the zoo” is _.a. a park with lots animals there b. a us concertc. a music group d. an interesting event65. the passage is probably_.a. an advertisement（广告） b. a noticec. a poster d. a weekend plancwhy do men die earlier than women? the latest research shows that the reason could be that mens hearts go into rapid decline (衰弱)when they reach middle age.the largest study of the effects of ageing on the heart has found that womens longevity may be linked to the fact that their hearts do not lose their pumping power with age.“we have found that the power of the male heart falls by 20-25 percent between 18 and 70 years of age,” said the head of the study, david goldspink of liverpool john moores university in the uk.“within the heart there are millions of cells（细胞） that enable it to beat. between the ages of 20 and 70, one-third of those cells die and are not replaced in men,” said goldspink. “this is part of the ageing process.”what surprises scientists is that the female heart sees very little loss of these cells. a healthy 70-year-old womans heart could perform almost as well as a 20- year- old ones.“this gender（性别） difference might just explain why women live longer than men,” said goldspink.they studied more than 250 healthy men and women between the ages of 18 and 80, focusing on healthy persons to remove the confusing influence of disease.the team has yet to find why ageing takes a greater toll (造成损失)on the male heart, said goldspink.the good news is that men can improve the health of their heart with regular exercise. goldspink stressed that women also need regular exercise to prevent their leg muscles becoming smaller and weaker as they age.66. the underlined word “longevity”(in paragraph 2) probably refers to_. a. health b. long life c. ageing d. effect 67. the passage mainly talks about_. a. mens heart cells b. womens ageing process c. the gender difference d. hearts and long life 68. according to the passage, the uk scientists have known that _. a. women have more cells than men when they are bornb. women can replace the cells that enable the heart to beatc. the female heart loses few of the cells with aged. the female heart