高一英语第一学期期终试卷 (2).doc

高一英语第一学期期终试卷（满分100分，100分钟完成。答案一律写在答题卡、答题纸上）命题：陈永平 审核：韩立新I. Listening Comprehension (24%)Section ADirections: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.1. a. $ 2,000b. $ 24,000. c. $ 48,000. d. $ 44,000.2. a. Colleaguesb. Employer and employee. c. Husband and wifed. Mother and son.3. a. He is boredb. He is worried.c. He is confidentd. He is not satisfied.4. a. The next bus is coming soon. b. The bus will wait a few minutes at the stop. c. There are only two or three passengers waiting for the bus. d. They can catch this bus without running.5. a. In a cotton fieldb. At a railway station. c. On a farmd. On a train.6. a. The man will go to meet the woman this evening. b. The man and the woman have an appointment at 7 oclock. c. The woman cant finish making the jam before 7 oclock. d. The woman wont be able to see the man this evening.7. a. The man must do some reading. b. The woman wants to go to the concert. c. The woman doesnt feel like going to the concert. d. The man wants to go out to dinner.8. a. The knife belongs to him. b. Bob should mind his own business. c. The man once borrowed Bobs knife. d. Bobs knife isnt as good as that of the man.9. a. Go to the libraryb. Go to see a film. c. Get some exercised. Do homework in school.10. a. Shes learned a lot from the literature class. b. Shes written some books about world literature. c. Shes met some of the worlds best writers. d. Shes just back from a trip round the world.Section BDirections: In Section B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages. The passages will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken onlyonce. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide whichone would be the best answer to the question you have heard.Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following news.11. a. European countries only. b. European and African countries. c. The countries in the Middle East and Northern Africa.d. EU member states and non-EU member states.12. a. It turned out nothing but a complete failure. b. The members disagreed on key issues and the meeting broke up. c. Its about marathon negotiations. d. Its about international trade in Doha.13. a. Suicide bombers hit Xinjiang. b. An accident caused a lot of deaths. c. Police caught two terrorists and shot eight more dead. d. Dozens of unexploded bombs were found.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage. 14. a. They havent devoted much energy to medicine. b. There are too many kinds of cold viruses for them to identify. c. It is not economical to find a cure for each type of cold. d They believe people can recover without treatment 15. a. They reveal the seriousness of the problem. b. They indicate how fast the virus spread. c. They show our body is fighting the virus. d. They tell us what kind of medicine to take.16. a. It actually does more harm than good. b. It causes damage to some organs of our body. c. It works better when combined with other medicines. d. It helps us to recover much sooner.Section C Directions: In Section C, you will hear two longer conversations. The conversations will be readtwice. After you hear each conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with theinformation you have heard. Write your answers on your answer sheet.Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.Leaving a Telephone MessageFrom: Emily HarrisTo: SusanMondays team meeting: To be _17_The suggested time for the meeting: _18_ morning at 11:00.The meeting room to be booked: With seating for a _19_ people.Things Susan should arrange for: Coffee, some cold drinks and some _20_Complete the form. Write ONE WORD for each answer.Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.Why is the food in the Golden Dragon always nice?The food there is always _21_What is the advantage of Lorenzos? Its right _22_and people can sit outside Where is Le Bistro situated? Very _23_What is special about Le Bistro?Free-range meat and organic vegetables.How come they finally decide to go to Lorenzos?They can drive there and its _24_ there. They can meet others as well.Complete the form. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer. II. Grammar and Vocabulary (13%)25. No agreement was reached in the discussion as neither side would give way to _. a. the otherb. any otherc. anotherd. other26. The results of the experiment have turned out to be more satisfactory than _.a. was expectedb. that were expectedc. had been expectedd. expecting27. Inside the window of the car _ nothing but a few small toys. a. hangedb. is hungc. hangsd. is hanged28. -Whats the matter, Sara? You wear a sad look on your face.-Oh, nothing much. As a matter of fact, I _ of my friends back home. a. just thoughtb. have just been thinkingc. was just thinkingd. have just thought29. An awful traffic accident_, however, happen the other day. a. doesb. didc. has tod. had to30. The public criticized that the government should have tried all means to prevent the financial crisis _.a. occurringb. being occurredc. to occurd. from being occurred31. As I couldnt find a better way to solve the problem, he suggested _ to my parents. a. me to turnb. I would turnc. me turningd. me turn32. What is the best way you think of _ the living conditions in the mountainous area?a. improvingb. to improve c. having improved d. to be improved33. It is _childrens behavior carefully that we are able to find out those who come from the divorced family are more likely to go astray such as smoking, drinking alcohol, or taking drugs. a. to observeb. by observingc. observingd. being observed34. We waited for the meeting for nearly three hours, only _ it was cancelled. a. findingb. to findc. having foundd. found35. Practical jokes are tricks in which an unsuspecting victim is placed in an embarrassing position or made _a fool. a. lookingb. lookc. to lookd. looks36.When his mother entered the room, he pretended _ his homework attentively. a. to dob. to doingc. to be doing d. to have done37. More consumers are waiting for the further drop of housing prices with money in their hands _ buying houses, according to a report released by the chamber of commerce on Chinas real estate.a. better thanb. more thanc. other thand. rather than38. The poor man suddenly found he was _ he had been and was at a loss. a. to whichb. wherec. to the placed. what39. Chaplin, for _ life had once been very hard, directed a film about life in an American factory. a. whoseb. whomc. himd. which40. We went through a period _ communications were very difficult in the rural areas. a. whichb. whosec. in whichd. with which41. It has been estimated that the earths surface temperature has increased _ half to three quarters of a degree since 1850. a. tob. byc. atd. with42. An Asian normally does not open a gift in the presence of the giver, _ an American tends to open it immediately when he gets it. a. sinceb. whilec. whend. as43. The fried scallops (扇贝) we ate at the restaurant yesterday is marvelous. Id like to have them again even if they cost _. a. as twice muchb. much as twicec. twice as muchd. as much twice44 Many in the credit industry expect that credit cards will eventually _ paper money for almost every purchase. a. exchangeb. reducec. replaced. substitute45. The boss of the company felt worried when he found the profit couldnt _ the expenses. a. payb. coverc. charged. keep46. To our relief, the friends that got separated in the floods came back home _.a. safelyb. safec. surprisedd. surprisedly 47. Taking the advantage as a journalist, she was admitted to the watchtower and had a particular _ of the mountain ranges. a. sceneb. sightc. viewd. scenery48. The house he now lives in is a (n) _ contrast to the one he lived in six years ago. a. brightb. freshc. sharpd. extreme49. He is shy in the presence of strangers and he does all he can _.a. get it overb. to get it overc. get over itd. to get over it50. The young man is always energetic, and loves life, who has a _ personalitya. lovelyb. livelyc. alived. livingIII. Cloze (25%)( A )Everything lives with opposite forces. The same can be said about modern technology, such as _51_. At first glance, Internet _52_ us excitement and a world of promise. Frankly speaking, people who have some ideas of it _53_ deny the merits(优点)born with the system. For instance, it can improve efficiency in scientific research, for _54_ it scientists and researchers can get a global look at the _55_ development in the field concerned and accordingly they need to spend _56_ time doing what has already been done. In view of personal communication, the most _57_ means could be peculiar to Internet, too.While people speak _58_ of Internet, its drawbacks(弊端) shouldnt be neglected. Sometimes, a _59_ fatal breakdown of the system, or a disastrous _60_ could bring us an enormous amount of damage and loss. Meanwhile, _61_ Internets replacement of books or the written work as the main _62_ of information, humans writing abilities are _63_. However, every country on this planet should work hard to develop the system to serve us _64_ efficiently and comfortably, _65_in the net all countries are interrelated. 51. a. computerb. Internetc. networkd. TV52. a. offersb. providesc. affordsd. lets53. a. canb. mayc. can notd. may not54. a. out ofb. by means ofc. in case ofd. in honor of55. a. latestb. latec. laterd. latter56. a. someb. fewc. nod. more57. a. hardb. convenientc. differentd. difficult58. a. highlyb. highc. lowd. lower59. a. nob. fewc. mored. little60. a. errorsb. mistakesc. errord. wrong61. a. withb. toc. ford. of62. a. resourceb. sourcec. origind. cause63. a. weakenb. weakc. weakenedd. weakening64. a. moreb. betterc. lessd. best65. a. althoughb. becausec. ifd. as( B )I have never met a successful person who wasnt 100% prepared. Once you realize the advantage that exceptional _66_ gives, it becomes a lifelong habit. Ivan Lendl is a typical example. He has thought about every side to his game, _67_ it is playing plan against an opponent, or his diet, or fitness program. But what really _68_ me was when he told me he also knew the airline and flight number he was taking to the city in question. That is the way he _69_ everything. It is one element that has made him a champion. One reason many of us arent prepared is that we rarely appreciate it. And if anyone does find out we have prepared carefully to make certain we _70_ our goal, we may well be laughed at. In fact, many people are afraid to be prepared: if they are, they lose an excellent _71_when they fail. In sport, you meet athletes who let it be known they are not in top condition for a competition. It _72_ the pressure. If they lose, they were not at their best. If they win, they go beyond everyones _73_. This is a classic 50% solution: you win some, you lose some. Then there are the people who do their preparation in public. They constantly tell you how hard they are working. That way, if they fail, it is not because they did not try. This is the 75% solution: prepare well, give it your best, let things turn out as they will. The very best performers, _74_ , spend hidden hours to make sure that they are No. 1. They dont need or want the world to see them sweat. This is the 110% solution: First determine the _75._ result. Then calculate your effort. 66. a. chanceb. possibilityc. preparationd. ambition67. a. whetherb. whenc. whateverd. if68. a. amusedb. delightedc. astonishedd. confused69. a. works outb. deals withc. gets tod. acts as70. a. acquireb. achievec. possessd. have71. a. reasonb. explanationc. predictiond. excuse72. a. relievesb. releasesc. rejectsd. regulates73. a. expectationsb. wishesc. ideasd. opinions74. a. yetb. howeverc. besidesd. furthermore75. a. desiredb. acquiredc. admiredd. preparedIV: Reading Comprehension (23%)( A )When I was a schoolboy sixty years ago, we had two prizes in our school. One for good spelling, and the other for amiability(友好). These prizes were thin, smooth, silver disks about the size of a dollar. On one were the words “Good Spelling”, and on the other, “Amiability”.The holders of these prizes hung them about the neck with a string. Those holders were the envy of the whole school. There wasnt a pupil that wouldnt have given a leg to be allowed to wear one of them for a week. But no pupil ever got a chance except John RoBards and me. Good spelling was my one accomplishment. John RoBards was extremely amiable. He always wore the other medal. That word “always” is a bit strong. We lost the medals several times. It was because they became so monotonous(单调). We needed a changetherefore several times we traded medals. It was a satisfaction to John RoBards to seem to be a good spellerwhich he wasnt. And it was a satisfaction to me to be amiable, for a change. Of course these changes would not last long. Some schoolmate or other would presently notice that we had traded and would report this to the teacher. The teacher took the medals away from us at once, of course. But we always had them back again before Friday afternoon when the teacher came to look over the weeks record. Friday afternoon always closed with a “spelling down”. Being in disgrace, I necessarily started at the foot of my division of spellers. But I always stood with the medal around my neck when the contest was finished. 76. The prizes mentioned in the passage_.a. were computer disksb. bore both: Good Spelling” and “Amiability”.c. were coin-shape medalsd. were each worth one dollar77. The teacher took away the prizes from the author and John RoBards because _.a. they wanted to sell the prizesb. they exchanged the prizesc. they behaved badlyd. they came to be over proud78. We can learn from the passage that _. a. the teacher did not like whether John or the authorb. John and the author were good friendsc. John and the author both cheated in winning the prizesd. John and the author were often a focus of attention in the school ( B )The majority of your readers must have been surprised and shocked to read a letter from Mr. Hogg, published in last Wednesdays Herald. Mr. Hogg seems to think that his own convenience and that of motorists in general are the only things that matter in our city. I would have more sympathy with Mr. Hogg if he limited himself to making constructive suggestions to improve the situation. No doubt his problems would be partly solved if the local authorities built a multi-storey car park in the park in the city centre, instead of encouraging motorists to use public transport. All the same, judging from the tone of Mr. Hoggs letter, I suspect that motorists who are so careless of pedestrians (行人) safety that they would rather park their cars on the pavement than hold up the traffic would probably be too lazy to use a multi-storey car park if they had to walk a few hundred yards to their destination afterwards. My main reason for writing, however, is much more important. Is Mr. Hogg aware that according to figures issued by the Department of Transport, 13, 000 people were knocked down in Britain last year because of cars being illegally parked either on the pavement or on crossings? In fact, although the total pedestrian casualty(伤亡事故) rate has fallen over the last ten years, there has been an increase in accidents caused when pedestrians have to step out into the road to avoid parked cars on the pavement and cannot see coming traffic. I, for one, cannot share Mr. Hoggs view that the authorities are prejudiced against “long-suffering motorists”. On the contrary, I think the penalties (处罚) for the dangerous parking should be made severe enough to prevent all motorists from breaking the law in this way. 79. From this letter we can infer that Mr. Hogg thinks _.a. motorists should be encouraged to use public transport.b. a multi-storey car park should be built in the city center. c. the authorities should try their best to prevent traffic accidents.d. pedestrians are too careless when they walk across the street. 80. The writer of this letter thinks that _.a. to build a car park in the city is of no use.b. motorists should not neglect pedestrians