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浏阳一中2013年下学期高一期中考试试题英 语时量：120分钟 满分：150分 命part i listening comprehension (30 marks)section a (22.5 marks) directions: in this section, you will 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.example: when will the magazine probably arrive? a. wednesday. b. thursday. c. friday. the answer is b.conversation 11.what is the boy doing ?a. reviewing his lessons in school. b. studying at home.c. taking the final exam.2. what will the woman do when she gets home?a. help the boy do his homework.b. give the boy a present.c. check the boys homework.conversation 23. what is the womans reason for not going out with the man?a. she needs to wash her hair. b. she isnt feeling well. c. she needs to have her hair cut.4. what do we know about the man?a. hell see a movie with the woman tomorrow night.b. he washes his hair every night.c. he hasnt won the womans heart yet.conversation35. how long does the man ask the woman to wait?a. at least one week b. at most one week c. at least one month6. what will the woman do next?a. go to another shop. b. wait for the mans call. c. try on another pair of boots.conversation47. why doesnt michael have good friends in his class?a. they have different interests.b. his classmates dont have much spare time.c. its difficult to get along with his classmates.8. what does michael like?a. music. b. sports. c. reading.9. how did he get to know the boys from the other classes?a. his neighbors are in those classes.b. they attend the same club.c. he has the same teachers with them.conversation 510. where is the gas station?a. to the left. b. next to the bank. c. across from the post-office.11. how will the man pay for the gas?a. by credit card. b. by cash. c. by check.12. what does the woman suggest the man buy?a. some postcards. b. some souvenirs(纪念品) c. a map.conversation 613. what are the speakers going to do tonight?a. see a movie. b. have a meeting. c. attend a party.14. what kind of food does the woman prefer?a. chinese food. b. mexican food. c. american food.15. what do we know about tina?a. she lives in the city.b. she is a humorous and nice girl.c. she and the woman went to the same school.section b (7.5 marks) directions: 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.weather in england. a forever topic people often talk about the weather because they can experience 16 seasons in the same day. summer or winter you may see the british go swimming in 17 and wear 18 in summer. just in casethey always take an umbrella or 19 with them even when it is 20 .part ii 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. - when shall we begin our meeting tomorrow? - you _ come. weve changed our plan. a. cant b. shouldnt c. neednt d. mustnt22. do you think _ a struggle to learn english well in high school?a. that b. this c. it d. which23. he is much better now, but he hasnt completely _ his operation(手术). a. devoted to b. recovered from c. used to d. suffered from24. amy regretted _ the weight-loss pills which caused her liver _. a. taking; to fail b. taking; failing c. to take; failing d. to take; to fail25. amy was sent to a hospital, _ she received good treatment.a. with which b. by which c. for which d. in which26. shes never been to guangzhou by high-speed railway to visit her daughter, _? a. has she b. doesnt she c. did she d. hasnt she27. we teenagers must go through some growing pains, _ we cant be grown-up. a. and b. or c. so d. but28. wei huas teachers in the uk gave her much encouragement in study, _made her very happy. a. which b. that c. this d. who29. johnna along with two other students _ by the headmaster at the assembly last monday. a. were praised b. praised c. has been praised d. was praised30. daniel, _ parents left him in charge at home, spent the money for dog food in getting the sick dog treated. a. whose b. which c. in which d. where31. he told you that they had already finished the project by last friday, _. a. didnt he b. did he c. hadnt they d. had they32. - tony achieved high grades in the last examination. - _. a. so john did b. so does john c. so did john d. so john does33. mr. zhang has two daughters, _ are famous doctors in the peoples hospital. a. both of which b. both of whom c. both of them d. all of whom.34. _ you have got such a good chance, you might as well make the best of it. a. although b. now that c. as soon as d. as if35. have you heard that the rich businessman donated much money to our school? yes. with the money, a new gym _ now. a. is built b. has been built c. is being built d. has builtsection 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 the word or phrase that best fits the context.one sunday morning, i decided to buy a computer and went to the biggest shop in town. there were so many computers there that i didnt know how to 36. a right one.“hi! what can i do for you?” a young man welcomed me with a sweet smile. he didnt look like a(n) 37._ to me but a student like me. he patiently 38._ me each model. with his help, i bought a computer with enough functions(功能) at a 39._ price. i enjoyed this shopping experience because of his smile. a few months 40._, something was wrong with my computer. i went back to the 41._ to have it fixed. when i arrived there, what i saw first was 42._ his smile. as soon as i told him my 43._, he tried his best to solve it for me. i was quite thankful for his sweet smile and 44._ service.when i went back to school, i often 45._ his sweet smile. i dont know whether we will meet again, 46. _ his smile will stay in my memory and deep in my heart.smiling is the most peaceful and beautiful language in the daily life. if everyone 47. _ others as the young man did, our world will be a more comfortable and 36. a. chooseb. findc. enjoyd. look37. a. workerb. salesmanc. expertd. boss38. a. servedb. broughtc. sent d. showed39. a. highb. cheapc. lowd. small40. a. agob. laterc. befored. after41. a. manb. townc. stored. repairman42. a. stillb. evenc. alsod. too43. a. thoughtb. problemc. reasond. question44. a. quickb. sweetc. goodd. slow45. a. think overb. think outc. think aboutd. think of46. a. andb. soc. butd. or47. a. changesb. makesc. givesd. helpssection c (12 marks)directions: complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context.dear linda, im very glad that you want to learn chinese. i know that 48._ isnt easy to learn a foreign language, but i have some ideas 49._may help. first, its very important to listen to the teacher carefully 50._ class and take notes so that you can go over your lessons later. 51._, try to practice speaking chinese 52._ much as possible both in and out of class. dont be afraid of making mistakes. finally, you should plan your time well 53._ do a lot of exercises. i think 54._ most important thing is that you should believe in yourself. im sure you will succeed after 55._ hard work. best wishes and looking forward to meeting you in china. yours, li huapart iii 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.akeeping pets was a popular online game among teenagers three years ago. here is a report on it in a newspaper written at that time. “more than 30 students in our class have kept pets online.” said zhao min, a student from changsha, who also keeps pets online.liu yue from beijing keeps pets on . this girl says it is great fun. she thinks that she has also learned how to take care of others. if one doesnt feed and care for the pet, it becomes unhappy and unhealthy. so keeping an online pet means spending a lot of time online. this makes many parents worried.song xin from shanghai has been keeping a penguin(企鹅) on since last year. he says his parents know about the penguin and think it is okay.if students can keep the balance between studying and playing, its not bad for them to keep pets online.56. how many examples are mentioned in the passage? a. two. b. three. c. four. d. five.57. what does liu yue think of keeping pets online? a. its not interesting at all. b. it wastes time. c. its not good for her study. d. it is great fun.58. what is song xins parents attitude(态度) toward his keeping pets online? a. they dont allow her to do so. b. they let her do so. c. they ask her to do so. d. they dont want her to do so.59. which of the following is not true according to the passage? a. keeping an online pet doesnt mean spending a lot of time online. b. if one doesnt feed the pet, it becomes unhappy and unhealthy. c. keeping pets online makes many parents worried. d. the writer thinks students should keep the balance between studying and playing.60. what does the passage mainly talk about? a. how to keep pets online. b. its good to keep pets online.c. keeping pets online is popular among teenagers.d. keeping pets online is bad for childrens studies.bwelcome to the story county family. it is a community service center that helps parents and other people in our community. there are different kinds of services. the following is a list of them. if you need any of the services, please call us. our phone number is 800-89976543.children with special needsinformation on the families with children under the age of 18 with special needs.education information on local elementary schools, middle schools and high schools.housinginformation on buying or renting houses.out-of-school activitiesinformation on activities and services for children aged between 5 and 18summer activitiesdifferent activities for families in the summer months.healthinformation on local health services, like hospitals and first aid.safetyinformation on safety programs such as car safety, fire safety and more.nutritioninformation on local supermarkets, farmers markets and farms.entertainmentinformation on local places for fun, like ktvs and skate parks.before and after school childcareinformation on school-age childcare programs. 61. the center provides _ kinds of services? a. fiveb. seven c. nine d. ten62. what is the name of the community service center? a. story county family b. community family servicec. entertainment center d. health center 63. if you want to look for information on where to spend your holidays with your classmates at the weekend, which kind of service had you better choose? a. entertainment b. children with special needs. c. summer activities. d. out-of-school activities.64. which of the following services are only for children? (1). children with special needs. (2). education. (3). out-of-school activities. (4). summer activities. (5). before and after school childcare a. (1)(2)(3)(4)(5) b. (1)(2)(3)(4) c. (1)(2)(3)(5) d. (3)(4)(5)65. this is probably a _. a. message(留言)b. guidebook(指南) c. poster(海报)d. note(记录、笔记)c dick was having dinner with his family one evening. suddenly his younger sister asked, “why does it look like that outside?” everyone looked out of the window. they saw a dark sky with big grey clouds. next, they heard the tornado siren(龙卷风警报). that meant a tornado was coming. they all knew that during a tornado the safest place to be is the basement(地下室). they all ran quickly into the basement. suddenly, dick remembered pete, the pet cat. “mom, i will go upstairs and find pete!” dick yelled. but his mother said, “no, dick! its too dangerous. you have to stay here.” all at once they heard the very loud noise of a very strong wind. it was so loud that they could not even hear their own screams. just a few seconds later, the tornado went away and everyone was safe. dick ran upstairs and found pete was gone. he began to cry and went outside. he saw that all the trees were blown down except one. and at the top of the tree, there was pete, looking at dick and waiting for him.66. why did dick and his family go to the basement? a. because it was going to rain. b. because they heard the noise of a very strong wind.c. because everyone was very scared. d. because the safest place is the basement when a tornado happens.67. why didnt dicks mother let him go upstairs to look for pete?a. because it was too dangerous. b. because she couldnt hear him. c. because dick was too young. d. because the house was badly damaged.68. what was the loud noise dick and his family heard when they were in the basement?a. screaming. b. the wind.c. the siren. d. the trees.69. why did dick begin to cry?a. because the tornado went away.b. because pete was badly hurt.c. because pete was gone.d. because pete was at the top of the tree.70. from the passage we know _.a. the weather was normal that day.b. the pet cat was clever.c. dick hadnt taken good care of the cat.d. dicks mother didnt like the pet cat.part iv writing (45 marks)section a (10 marks) directions: read the following passage. fill in the numbered blanks by using the information from the passage.write no more than three words for each answer.people in the united states honor their parents with two special days: mothers day, on the second sunday in may, and fathers day, on the third sunday in june. these days are set aside(设立) to show love and respect for parents. they raise their children and educate (教育)them to be responsible citizens(有责任感的公民). they give love and care. these two days offer a chance to think about the changing roles of mothers and fathers. more mothers now work outside the home. more fathers must help with child-care.these two special days are celebrated (庆祝)in many different ways. on mothers day people wear carnations(康乃馨). a red one stands for a living mother. a white one shows that the mother is dead. many people attend religious services（宗教仪式）to honor parents. it is also a day when people whose parents are dead visit their graves(墓地). on these days, families get together at home and in restaurants. they often have outdoor bbqs for fathers day. these are days of fun and good feelings and memories.another tradition is to give cards and gifts. children make them in school. many people make their own presents. these are valued(珍视) more than the ones bought in stores. it is not the value of the gift that is important, but it is “the thought that counts”. greeting card stores, florists, candy makers, bakeries, telephones companies and other stores do a lot of business during these holidays.71. types/ categoriesmothers day72. 73. _to show love and respect for parents.common pointsoffer a chance to think about74. of mothers and fathers75._ of celebrating the days wearing carnations on mothers day.attending religious services 76. .77._ if their parents are dead.78. at home and in restaurant.79. 80._giving cards and gifts to parents. section b (10 marks) directions: read the following passage, answer the questions according to theinformation given in the passage. beth was a beautiful girl. she met tara in dance class and soon they became close friends. beth felt comfortable talking to tara about her thoughts and feelings. and tara always seemed to be a good listener. one day after school, beth heard some other girls talking about something that only she and tara knew. she felt very angry. later beth found out that tara was talking