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北城中学2014-2015学年度第二学期期中考试高一英语试题（卷）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. what will the man do? a. open the window. b. find another room. c. go out with the woman.2. whats the date of the womans birthday?a. march 15th.b. march 11th. c. march 7th.3. what does the man mean?a. john has some personal problems. b. the problem is common for young men. c. its not common for young men to leave home.4. what will the man most probably do?a. get some change from jane. b. go and look for a payphone. c. use janes mobile phone.5. what does the man mean?a. it was impossible for him to go to the party.b. everybody was surprised by his appearance at the party.c. he had expected to go to the party for a long time.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。 6. why does the woman want to go to the library?a. to return some books. b. to borrow some new books. c. to find some test papers.7. when does the library close?a. at 9:00. b. at 9:40. c. at 10:00.8. what does the man ask the woman to do?a. he asks her to return some books for him. b. he asks her to borrow some books for him. c. he asks her to go to the library with him.请听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。 9. what was the man doing when the story happened?a. sleeping. b. swimming. c. listening to the radio.10. what happened to the little boy?a. his eye was hurt by the sand. b. he couldnt find his parents. c. he fell into the water.11. what did the man do after hearing someone shouting for help?a. he went on enjoying the music. b. he looked for the boys parents. c. he jumped into the water.请听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。 12. what is the probable relationship between the two speakers?a. teacher and student. b. husband and wife. c. manager and secretary.13. where are the two speakers going?a. the airport. b. the railway station. c. the bus station.14. why do the speakers call brenda?a. to ask her to change clothes. b. to ask her when mother arrives. c. to ask her if she can go with them.请听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。 15. where is mary going?a. her home. b. the park.c. the zoo.16. why doesnt mary like walking through the street?a. its too cold. b. there are too many people. c. it isnt interesting.17. when does the conversation most likely take place?a. late in the morning. b. in the late afternoon. c. early in the morning.请听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。 18. when did grandma moses turn to painting?a. at the age of 76.b. at the age of 39. c. at the age of 101.19. what did grandma moses do before she became an artist?a. she sold other artists works in a shop. b. she worked on her farm. c. she taught at a school.20. what is the story mainly about?a. a famous american artist. b. making money from painting. c. collecting paintings.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。21. makes this shop different is that it offers more personal services.a. what b. who c. whatever d. whoever22. as the busiest woman in norton, she made her duty to look after all the other peoples affairs in that town.a. this b. that c. one d. it23. how the big forest fire has remains to be a mystery.a. taken place b. turned up c. broken out d.broken up24. - im thinking of the test tomorrow. im afraid i cant pass this time. - ! im sure youll make it.a. go ahead b. good luck c. no problem d. cheer up25. we must do whatever we can to the river being polluted any more.a. separate b. keep c. prevent d. guard26. going on a trip into space must be quite exciting experience.a. / ; the b. the; the c. the; an d./ ; an27.the thought _ they could cross the whole continent was exciting.a. that b. which c. whether d. when28. why not get some work experience first _ go straight on to university?a. other thanb. rather thanc. more thand. less than29. _ by thick bamboo and high forest, the ancient city hadnt been discovered until the 1990s.a. surrounding b. surround c. surrounded d. having surrounded30. it looks _ it were going to rain.a. whether b. as if c. what d. even if第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）i was a single parent of four small children, working at a low-paid job. money was always tight, but we had a 31 over our heads, food on the table, clothes on our backs, and if not a lot, always 32 . not knowing we were poor, my kids(孩子们) just thought i was 33 . ive always been glad about that.it was christmas time, and although there wasnt 34 for a lot of gifts, we planned to celebrate with a family party. but the big 35 for the kids was the fun of christmas 36 .they planned weeks ahead of time, asking 37 what they wanted for christmas. fortunately, i had saved $120 for 38 to share by all five of us.the big 39 arrived. i gave each kid a twenty-dollar bill and 40 them to look for gifts of about four dollars each. then everyone scattered(散开). we had two hours to shop; then we would 41 back at the “santas workshop”.driving home, everyone was in high christmas spirits, 42 my younger daughter, ginger, who was unusually 43 . she had only one small, flat bag with a few candies fifty-cent candies! i was so angry, but i didnt say anything 44 we got home. i called her into my bedroom and closed the door, 45 to be angry again. this is what she told me.“i was looking 46 thinking of what to buy, and i 47 to read the little cards on the giving trees. one was for a little girl, four years old, and all she 48 for christmas was a doll(玩具娃娃). so i took the card off the tree and 49 the doll for her. we have so much and she doesnt have anything.”i never felt so 50 as i did that day.31. a. roofb. handc. skyd. star32. a. littleb. lessc. enoughd. more33. a. excitedb. mad c. strictd. still34. a. effortb. roomc. timed. money35. a. improvementb. problemc. surprised. excitement36. a. shoppingb. travellingc. parties d. greetings37. a. the otherb. each other c. one d. every other one 38. a. toys b. clothes c. presentsd. bills39. a. dayb. sky c. cheque d. tree40. a. forcedb. remindedc. invited d. begged41. a. drawb. pushc. pulld. meet42. a. includingb. besidesc. except d. regarding43. a. quietb. excitedc. happy d. ashamed44. a. sinceb. soc. butd. until45. a. waitingb. readyc. hoping d. afraid46. a. outb. overc. forwardd. around47. a. forgotb. stoppedc. failedd. hated48. a. wantedb. didc. gotd. played49. a. madeb. searchedc. bought d. fetched50. a. angryb. richc. afraid d. sad第三部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分30分）第一节：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。（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）aair is an odorless (无气味的), invisible (看不见的) gas that surrounds the earth. it is everywhere on the planet. an “empty” drinking glass and an “empty” room, to give two examples, are not really empty. each is filled with air. when the glass is filled with water, the water pushes the air out of the glass.air, as a gas, has no definite (明确的) shape, but, because it is matter, it takes up space. it is easy to prove that air is something that takes up space. stuff a dry handkerchief into the bottom（底部） of a glass so that it will not fall out when the glass is turned upside-down. push the upside-down glass; hold it straight into a jar of water till the glass is completely covered. when the glass is taken out of water, the handkerchief will be dry. the air inside the glass takes up space and keeps the water from coming in.51. what does the underlined word “stuff” (in paragraph 2) mean?a. press tightly. b. take out. c. put down. d. turn fully.52. the writer tells us that _.a. the experiment is done in the laboratory b. the experiment is done outside the roomc. the experiment is easily done d. the experiment is carried out indoors53. which of the following pictures gives us the correct result? (wwater; aair; hhandkerchief)b two thieves came to a house to steal something, they dug a hole in the wall of the house. there lived many mice in the house. the woman in the moonlight saw a mouse crawl(爬行) into the house. “look! in comes one,” she said to the man in the house. he was so frightened that he hurriedly crawled out of the house and said to the one waiting outside, “she found me when i was just in.” but the thief outside didnt believe him, so he said, “let us two try to crawl into the house together.” at that time two mice happened to crawl into the house, too. the woman saw the mice and shouted, “in come two, catch them!” the two thieves were terribly frightened. the man in the house said, “you saw them come in but where are they? i will catch them tonight.” the two thieves started running away at once. the two thieves wanted to make it clear whether they had been found or not the night before. the next day they acted as men selling sweet potatoes and came before the house. the man and the woman were ploughing in their fields. the rein(缰绳)broke and the woman came home for a rope. she saw two men selling sweet potatoes and wanted to buy some. she picked out two which looked like mice. at the time the man couldnt wait for her any longer in the fields and he ran back from the fields to hurry her up. the woman showed the sweet potatoes to the man and said, “how they look like the two of last night.” the man said, “i asked you to fetch a rope, why dont you hurry for it?” the two thieves ran away very quickly without their sweet potatoes.54. the two thieves failed to steal anything from the house because_.a. they were found outb. they were frightened by what they had heard in the housec. they didnt work together well with each otherd. mice stopped them from doing so55. from the last paragraph, we know that _.a. the two thieves were famous selling sweet potatoesb. the woman recognized the two thievesc. the woman pretended to know nothing about the two thieves and made fun of themd. the two thieves didnt know that they were not found at all56. the woman said, “how they look like the two of last night.” here “the two” refers to _.a. the two thieves b. nothing c. the mice d. the ropes con a sunday morning, i was driving down a road and saw something i couldnt believe. a little girl, less than two, was pushing her stroller (婴儿车) across the road. it was sunday morning and traffic was not heavy.i stopped my car at once and ran toward her. this little girl knew enough to run from a stranger. i tried to catch her in order that i could get her out of the road.suddenly her father came running down a hill across the road from where i had parked my car. he ran right to her and caught her up, saying “bad girl” to her. i picked up the stroller and gave it to him. the father grabbed the stroller and walked toward where he came from without a word.i went back and sat in my car for a few minutes with my son. my hands were shaking and tears were about to run out of my eyes. “do you feel cold, mom?” asked my son. i just shook my head.after this happened, i thought about how thankful i am. even though the father didnt say thank you, i feel that i did something good. doing something for someone else is pleasing, even when its only a matter of being in the right place at the right time. i didnt really “save” her, but i feel like it was important that i happened to be there. it is sad that i was the only one who stopped. it really made me a little disappointed that no one else stopped to help.57. when the author saw the little girl, _.a. the girl had lost her way b. she was driving to work in a hurryc. the girl feared to go across the road d. there werent many cars on the road58. the little girl ran away from the author because _.a. she wanted to stay on the road b. she didnt know the author at allc. she wanted to look for her father d. she needed to catch her stroller59. why were the authors hands shaking?a. because she was not feeling well. b. because she was too excited to keep calm.c. because the weather was very cold at that time.d. because she failed to be understood by the girls father. 60. the author thought that her help was _.a. really necessary b. worth praising c. not welcome d. not useful 61. what can we learn from the passage?a. the girls father didnt like the girl at all.b. the girls father had wanted to thank the author.c. the author shared her experience with her son.d. the author felt sad that no one else helped the girl.done of the most important things in the world is friendship. in order to have friends, you have to be a friend. but how can you be a good friend at school?listen listen when they are talking. dont say anything unless they ask you a question. sometimes its not necessary for you to have anything to say; they just need someone to talk to about their feelings. help them if your friend is ever in need of something, be there to help them. you should try to put them first, but make sure you dont do everything they want you to do. try to take an extra (额外的) pencil or pen with you to classes in case (以防) they forget one. have a little extra money in your pocket in case they forget something they need. be there for them try to make something for your friend to help make them feel better in hard times. making cards and encouraging them are among the nicest things you can do for a friend. marilyn monroe, a famous u.s. actor, once said, “i often make mistakes. sometimes i am out of control. but if you cant stay with me at my worst, you are sure not to deserve (值得) to be with me at my best.” always remember this! if you dont want to stay with your friends when theyre in hard times, then you dont deserve to be with them when theyre having a good time!_ try to make plans with your friends. go shopping, go for ice cream, have a party, go to a movie and so on. take time to know each other even better by doing something you both enjoy. by planning things together, you both can have a good time. and youll remember these things when youre all old!62. while your friend is talking to you about his or her feelings, you should _.a. give him or her some advice b. just listen unless askedc. calm him or her down d. share your feelings as well63. when we provide help for our friends, we should _.a. try to do everything for them b. put them before ourselvesc. change their bad habits first d. ignore their faults64. what can we learn from marilyn monroes words?a. life without a friend is death. b. a friend is easier lost than found.c. a friend in need is a friend indeed. d. a man is known by his friends.65. which of the following can be put in the blank of the last paragraph?a. make plans.b. enjoy yourself. c. understand your friends. d. play with your friends.第三部分： 写作（共三节，满分55分）第一节 单词拼写（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）根据下列各句句意和空白之后的汉语提示词，在答题卡指定区域的横线上写出对应单词的正确、完整形式，每空只写一词。66. he was involved in the (暴力的) fight last night and was arrested by the police.67. this kind of plant only （存在） in africa.68. there is an （气氛）of peace and calm in the country, quite different from that of a big city.69. as everybody knows, smoking is (有害的)to peoples health.70. the government took immediate measures and the disease was (阻止) spreading.71. if you go _(向东), youll find the sea.72. there is a _(轻微地) difference between the two words.73. i planned to go _ (市区) this sunday.74. i have such a good eye-sight that i can see the small things in the d_（距离）.75. we admire her for she has a g_（天赋） for singing and dancing.第二节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1. 5分，满分15分） 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。 增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（），并在其下面写出该加的词。 删除：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉。 修改：在错的词下划一横线（_），并在该词下面写出修改的词。 注意:1. 每处错误及修改均仅限一词； 2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。are you looking for something interested? would you like to give a hand to other people in your spare time? then joining us and be a volunteer! we have job for people of all ages. anyone from students to old people can become ours members. you can help people in many ways. some schools need volunteers to help take the care of children. volunteers are needed in hospitals help the patients. animal lovers can help save dogs and cats without homes. there is nothing for everyone. “i often played computer games when i was freely before. now i help old