江苏省邗江中学高一英语上学期期中试题.doc

江苏省邗江中学20152016年度第一学期高一英语期中试卷第一卷(共85分)第一部分：听力第一节1. where are the speakers talking?a. in the living-room b. in the bedroom c. at a furniture room 2. how many friends is the man waiting for? a. three b. four c. five 3. how much should the man pay for the tax? a. 8 dollars b. 5 dollars c. 4 dollars 4. what will the woman bring to the party? a. nothing b. some snacks c. some drinks 5. what does the woman want to be? a. a singer b. a director c. an actress第二节 听第6段材料，回答第6、7题 6. what does mr. green do？ a. a police man b. a professor c. a dentist 7. when can the man meet mr. green? a. on tuesday morning b. on tuesday afternoon c. on wednesday afternoon 听第7段材料，回答第8至10题 8. where are the kids? a. at school b. at millers home c. in thee kitchen9. why does the woman get a chance to relax? a. a festival is coming b. her birthday is coming c. john will look after the kids for her 10. what is the relationship between the speakers? a. friends b. neighbors c. husband and wife 听第8段材料，回答第11至13题 11. what are they doing? a. playing a puzzle game. b. doing a job test. c. having an interview. 12. what isnt jennifer good at? a. focusing well b. dealing with stress c. getting on with others 13. how does jennifer feel about the result? a. surprised b. disappointed c. worried 听第9段材料，回答第14至16题 14. where are they now? a. in los angeles b. in new york c. in san francisco 15. why does the woman want to take a bus? a. it is more convenient. b. it is much cheaper. c. they can go sightseeing on it. 16. what are they going to do next? a. travel by subway b. go for a walk. c. leave the subway station. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题 17. what does janet ask the listener to do? a. clean her house b. look after her pet while shes away c. look for a maid for her 18. who is butch? a. janets dog b. janets cat c. janets maid 19. how much does butch eat every day? a. three cups of pet food b. two cups of pet food c. one cup of pet food 20. what should the listener do on wednesday 3rd? a. give butch a bath b. pay the postman c. buy a bag of pet food第二部分: 英语知识运用(共两节, 满分35 分) 第一节: 单项填空 (共15小题; 每小题1分,满分15分) 21. to tell you the truth, as a businessman, im _failure, but on the other hand, im _ comfort to my dearest mother who has been ill in bed for years. a. a; a b. the; the c. a;/ d. /; a22. it is what you do to the disabled not what you say to them that _, which you should always keep in mind.a. counts b. affects c. deserves d. assumes 23. his sister wasnt _and dropped out of school early. thats why she cant get a good job now.a. enthusiastic b. scientific c. academic d. energetic24. the 21th century is _ a newspaper; it is also a helpful textbook to the chinese students who want to improve their english.a. rather than b. more than c. less than d. other than 25. the hotel was nice ; the weather was cool; the beaches were beautiful. but, _, to be frank, i didnt enjoy the vacation at all. a. anyway b. somehow c. mostly d. besides 26. saying sorry wont_ the damage of breaking the vase. you should be careful next time.a. mix up b. turn up c. set up d. make up 27. dear, youd better cut your hair short. your father wont _ long hair.a. approve of his son woreb. approve his son to wear c. approve of his son to weard. approve of his son wearing28. - i cant find my raincoat. i hung it behind the door.- i saw peter going away with _, but im not sure whether its yours.a. oneb. thatc. itd. some29. bob, who do you think the president will have _ into the case?a. to look b. looking c. looked d. look 30. the old man, for _ life was once very difficult, is the man in charge of a big company.a. whose b. which c. that d. whom31. _ teaching is often viewed as a tough and demanding job, we are fond of it and consider it rewarding and worthy. a. because b. due to c. while d. now that 32. the parents never believe that their daughter dislikes communicating with them when in trouble,_?a. dont they b. do they c. does she d. doesnt she33. the project together with the experiments that the engineers devoted most of their time _ perfectly since.a. has worked out b. to has worked out c. to working out d. have worked out34. in the corner, there is a garbage can _ pieces of garbage and waste paper.a. around which is b. around which are c. where is d. which is 35. the bear team is playing excellently, and i believe, _, they will win the final championship.a. as it was b. so it was c. as it is d. so it is 第二节 完形填空 (共20空,每空1分,满分 20分)for a long time i saw happiness as a huge banner (旗帜) across the finish line of a long race. i felt that only when i _36_ certain things could i finally be happy in my life. most of the time i felt like a tortoise believing that being slow and _37_ would win the race. at other times i would _38_ like a rabbit trying different side roads at a dangerous _39_ hoping to reach that banner a little faster. _40_， i began to see that no matter how long i raced towards it, the banner was never any _41_. i finally decided one day to _42_ and take a break. it was then that i saw my _43_ sitting beside me.it had been with me as i _44_ hard to support my family, as i played with my children and heard their _45_ and even when i was _46_ with my wife at my side looking after me. it had been with me as i raced towards that stupid banner. i just didnt have the _47_ to see it.there is an old chinese proverb that says, “tension is what you think you should be. _48_ is who you are.” perhaps we all should stop our race towards the _49_ life we think we should have and _50_ the life we have now. happiness will never be found under some banner far away. it will be found _51_ your own heart, soul and mind. it will be found when you _52_ that others love you just as you do.dont be a tortoise or a rabbit when it comes to your happiness. be a playful puppy and carry your stick of _53_ with you everywhere you go. _54_ yourself out of the race and realize that when it comes to love and happiness you are _55_ there.36a. forgotbmissed covercame daccomplished37a.safe bsteady ccalm dquiet38a.act brun cjump dwalk39a.place bheight cspeed dtime40a.generally bgradually cunfortunately dfirstly41a.clearer blower ccloser dsmaller42a.settle in bstart off cstop by dsit down43a.happiness bgoal csuccess dfriendship44a.studied bfought cexercised dworked45a.laughter bcomplaints cstories dbreathing46a.lonely btired csick dhungry47a.courage bchance cwisdom dstrength48a.stress brelaxation cfailure dpain49a.real bperfect ccommon dcolorful50a.enjoy bchange cimprove dcreate51a.from bon cover din52a.realize bbelieve chope dadmit53a.sorrow bresponsibility cfortune djoy54a.carry bmake cpush dtake55a.never bstill calready dever第三部分:阅读理解 (共15题,每题2分,满分30分)（a）chelyabinsk, russia a meteorite (陨石) moved quickly across the sky and exploded over central russia on feb. 15,2013, raining fireballs over a vast area and causing a shock wave that smashed windows, damaged buildings and injured 1,200 people.people heading to work in chelyabinsk heard what sounded like an explosion, saw a bright light and then felt the shock wave, according to a reuters journalist in the industrial city 1,500 km east of moscow.the fireball, travelling at a speed of 30 km per second according to russian space agency roscosmos, had blazed (熊熊燃烧) across the horizon, leaving a long white trail that could be seen as far as 200 km away. car alarms went off, thousands of windows were broken and mobile phone networks were interrupted for a short time. the interior ministry said the meteorite explosion, a very rare spectacle, also released a great explosive sound. “i was driving to work. it was quite dark, but it suddenly became bright as if it were day，” said viktor prokofiev, 36, a resident of yekaterinburg in the urals mountains. “i felt like i was blinded by headlights.” the meteorite, which weighed about 10 tons and may have been made of iron, entered earths atmosphere and broke apart 30 km 50 km above ground according to russias academy of sciences.“the energy released when it entered the earths atmosphere was equal to a few kilotons，” the academy said, “the power of a small atomic weapon exploding.”no deaths were reported but the emergencies ministry said 20,000 rescue and cleanup workers were sent to urals region after president vladimir putin told emergencies minister vladimir puchkov to ease and help the victims.the interior ministry said about 1,200 people had been injured, at least 200 of them children, and most from broken pieces of glass.56the underlined word “smashed” in para. 1 is closest in meaning to “_”abroke bmelted cswallowed dcleared57we can know from the passage that _.amoscow is 1,500 kilometers away from the east of chelyabinskbmany houses were destroyed, with lots of people reported missingcviktor prokofiev became blind after seeing the rare spectacledthe shock wave briefly influenced mobile phone networks58which of the following can serve as the best title of the passage?a“meteorite rush” begins in russiabpresident putin orders assistancecmeteorite hits russia, 1,200 people hurtdmeteorite flies quickly across russia (b)moving to a new neighborhood, town, state, or even country can be a pretty scary experience. all you know is that things will be different and chances are you wont know the kids at your new school.the experiences that go with moving make many kids feel nervous and worried. this is perfectly normal but dont let these emotions overrun your thoughts! you will soon get used to your surroundings and find new friends at your new school.leaving old friends and familiar places behind can be difficult. however, as you begin the moving process, keep in mind that saying goodbye to your old house, school, and friends does not mean that you have to forget them or that your farewell is permanent! if youre moving to a new state or even a different country and wont see your friends for a long time, dont despair. make sure to ask everyone for their address so you can write them letters. also, thanks to the internet, it is very easy to stay in touch through email or instant messaging technologies. with your parents permission, you can even create a blog or web page to chronicle all of your new experiences. include your thoughts, tales of your new adventures, even pictures of new friends, your new house, and new town. your old friends will love seeing what you are busy with.many schools have an orientation program where a student already established at the school shows a new student around for their first week. this can help you to find your way around the school and to make new friends faster.while moving is tough on kids of any age, high school counselor karen turner says moves can be particularly difficult for teens. “i think moving during adolescents is an extremely stressful experience, especially if you are into your junior high or senior year. students tend to have established a very strong peer network during that period in their lives. often this has more influence on them even than their families in some cases, and when they are torn from that theres often resentment (怨气)” however, turner adds that while moving isnt easy, there are things that your parents and the school can do to help you cope with the change.59who are the intended readers of the passage?aeducation experts. bschool teachers. cparents. dstudents.60which of the following is mainly suggested in paragraph 3?astaying in contact with old friends.bexpressing yourself when it is possible.cforming good habits at school.dkeeping positive about your new school.61according to the passage, an orientation program _.ahelps local students in many ways bis organized by new studentscoffers help to new students dfocuses on all the students at school62if this passage continues, what would the author further discuss?awhat a new school is like.bwhy parents move with their children.chow parents and the school can help the children.dhow children can express their anxiety.(c)when you make a mistake, big or small, cherish it as its the most precious thing in the world.most of us feel bad when we make mistakes, beat ourselves up about it, feel like failures, and get mad at ourselves.and thats only natural: most of us have been taught from a young age that mistakes are bad, and we should try to avoid mistakes. weve been scolded when we make mistakes at home, school and work. maybe not always, but probably enough times to make feeling bad about mistakes an unconscious reaction.yet without mistakes, we could not learn or grow. if you think about it that way, mistakes should be cherished and celebrated for being one of the most amazing things in the world: they make learning possible; they make growth and improvement possible.by trial and error trying things, making mistakes, and learning from those mistakes we have figured out how to make electric lights, to paint the ceiling of the sistine chapel, and to fly.mistakes make walking possible for the smallest toddler,_make speech possible, and make works of genius possible.think about how we learn: we dont just consume information about something and instantly know it or know how to do it. you dont just read about painting, or writing, or computer programming, or baking, or playing the piano, and know how to do them right away. instead, you get information about something, from reading or from another person or from observing usually . then you construct a model in your mind . then you test it out by trying it in the real world . then you make mistakes . then you revise the model based on the results of your real world experimentation . and repeat, making mistakes, learning from those mistakes, until youve pretty much learned how to do something.thats how we learn as babies and toddlers, and how we learn as adults. mistakes are how we learn to do something new because if you succeed in something, its probably something you already knew how to do. you havent really grown much from that success at most its the last step on your journey, not the whole journey. most of the journey is made up of mistakes, if its a good journey. so if you value learning, if you value growing and improving, then you should value mistakes. they are amazing things that make a world of brilliance possible.63according to the passage, what is the right attitude to mistakes?awe should try to avoid making mistakes.bwe should owe great inventions mainly to mistakes.cwe should treat mistakes as good chances to learn.dwe should make feeling bad about mistakes an unconscious reaction.64the underlined word “toddler” in paragraph 6 probably means _.aa small child learning to walk ba kindergarten child learning to drawca primary pupil learning to read da school teenager learning to write65we can learn from the passage that _.amost of us can really grow from successbgrowing and improving are based on mistakescwe learn to make mistakes by trial and errordwe read about something and know how to do it right away66the author wants to tell us _.awhat you should do when meeting with difficultiesbwhere you can find your mistakeschow you can avoid making mistakesdwhy you should celebrate your mistakes(d)a young, buried woolly mammoth (猛犸象) has been discovered in siberia near the arctic ocean. nicknamed “yuka”, the mammoth has been described by discoverers as being “remarkably well preserved (保存)” though being cut open by ancient people.yuka was discovered in siberia during an expedition funded in part by the bbc and the discovery channel and is believed to be at least 10,000 years old. the discoverers believe this finding could possibly provide evidence of early human activities in the siberian region. thanks to the freezing cold temperatures of siberia, in fact, much of the meat is still undamaged, having a pink color. light blond hair covers the mammoth. daniel fisher, director of the university of michigan museum of paleontology told discovery news, “this is the first relatively complete mammoth body that is, a body with soft tissues (软组织) preserved to show evidence of human activities.”working with an international team of experts, fisher will help analyze yuka and get genetic (基因的) samples from the body. the team used carbon dating (碳年代测定法) on yuka. they believe the mammoth to have died at least 10,000 years ago and have been about 2.5 to 4 years old when it died.judging from the wounds found on the mammoth and other cuts, the team believes yuka may have been harmed by lions before humans came along to finish the job.“it appears that yuka was chased by one or more lions, judging from the deep, unhealed scratches (抓痕) in the hide and bite marks on the tail,” fis