广东省普宁市华侨中学高一英语下学期期中试题.doc

普宁华侨中学2015-2016学年度第二学期期中考高一英语试题考试时间120分钟，满分150分第一部分 听力（共两节，满分20分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分） 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的a、b、c三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1. whats wrong with the mans watch? a. it goes slowly. b. it goes too fast. c. it doesnt work sometimes. 2. when will the speakers meet? a. at 2:00. b. at 4:00. c. at 6:00. 3. what is the relationship between the speakers? a. neighbors. b. teacher and student. c. classmates. 4. what will the woman do? a. give tom some medicine. b. take toms temperature. c. have a look at toms mouth. 5. why did the woman make mr. jones angry? a. she asked the answered question again.b. she didnt finish her work in 20 minutes. c. she asked the same question three times. 第二节(共15小题；每小题15分，满分225分) 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的a、b、c三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6. how many people are eating out tonight? a. two. b. three. c. four. 7. why would the mans wife prefer a seat by the window? a. she loves the fresh air. b. she likes to enjoy the night view. c. its the non-smoking area. 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. where is the woman probably speaking? a. in a changing room. b. at a school caf. c. at an information center. 9. what sport would the man like to play? a. basketball. b. tennis. c. football. 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. what has the man been doing recently?a. studying for his mba.b. travelling on vacation.c. trying to open a store in san diego.11. how is the business in the womans company?a. unsatisfying. b. worse than before. c. great.12. what are they going to do next?a. have dinner. b. talk about business. c. have some drinks. 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。 13. 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. how are the speakers going there?a. by bus. b. by bike. c. by subway. 16. 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. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。 17. how did the first man feel when he was invited to the party?a. excited. b. confident. c. worried. 18. what advice did his friend give him?a. dont drink too much. b. just follow his example. c. dont make a fool of himself by asking silly questions. 19. why did the first man lose control of himself by the end of the party?a. he had drunk too much. b. he was too pleased with himself. c. he couldnt stand the uncomfortable silence. 20. what can be inferred about the second man? a. he knew more about shakespeare than the first man did. b. he knows nothing about shakespeare like the first man. c. he was very humorous.第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题：每小题2分，满分30分）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，并将答案写在答题卡上的相应位置。alast friday a storm swept through two villages in the new territories，destroying fourteen homes. seven others were so badly damaged that their owners had to leave them，and fifteen others had broken windows or broken roofs. one person was killed，several were badly hurt and taken to hospital，and a number of other people received smaller hurt. altogether over two hundred people were homeless after the storm.a farmer，mr. tan，said that the storm began early in the morning and lasted for over an hour.“i was eating with my wife and children，”he said，“when we heard a loud noise. a few minutes later our house fell down on top of us. we tried our best to climb out but then i saw that one of my children was missing. i went back inside and found him，safe but very frightened.”mrs. woo mei fong said that her husband had just left for work when she felt that her house was moving. she ran outside at once with her children.“there was no time to take anything，”she said，“a few minutes later，the roof came down.”soldiers helped to take people out of the flooded area and the welfare department （福利机构） brought them food，clothes and shelter.21. how many homes altogether were damaged in the storm？a. twenty-nine b. twenty-one c. thirty-six d. fourteen 22. where was mr. tan when the storm first began？a. he was inside the house. b. he was in bed.c. he was outside the house. d. he was on the roof.23. the underlined word “shelter” in this passage means _.a. something to eat b. somewhere to stay c. somewhere to study d. something to wear24. which of he following may be the best title for this passage？a. clever people b. a lucky woman c. good soldiers d. a terrible stormbform july to october every year, about a quarter of the worlds blue whales feed in the pacific ocean off the coast of california. but the whales now face a major threat in their favorite feeding area. lots of ships carrying cargo sail in the same area at the same time. all too often, a ship will hit a whale.according to a new study, this problem has become a serious threat to the whole population of the worlds blue whales. there are only about 10,000 of the creatures in the world.blue whales are the largest known animals ever to live on earth. but if hit by a container(集装箱) ship, a blue whale will likely die from its injuries.in 2007 alone, large ships killed five blue whales in the waters off san francisco and los angeles, california. the national oceanic and atmospheric administration (noaa) says that because there are so few whales already, losing three to five from the california whale population every year is a great loss.“the population of blue whales in this part of the pacific is about 2,500,” says sean hastings, a member of noaa. “so every whale counts toward this population moving off the endangered-species list.”now, one very simple program is already under way in the santa barbara channel, a waterway that separates mainland california from the nearby channel islands. the channel islands national marine sanctuary has asked large container ships passing through the area to slow down. sailing slower will allow the ships members more time to look at detection(探测) equipment and more important to change course before hitting a whale.several of the worlds largest shipping lines are set to take part in the new program. for every ship that passes through the santa barbara channel at or below the reduced speed of 12 knots(a measure of speed in water), the company that owns the ship will be paid $2,500.25the underlined part “this problem” in paragraph 2 refers to the fact that .awhales are hit by shipsbwhales lose their waycwhales travel too fardwhales cant find enough food26what can we learn about blue whales?athey like following container ships.bthey mainly live in the pacific ocean.cthey are in danger of disappearing.dthey were once large in number.27the purpose of the simple program mentioned in paragraph 6 is to .aship the whalesbguide the whalesclook for the whalesdprotect the whales 28the text is most probably .aa travel guideba newspaper reportcan advertisementda research papercabbie conant, a musician living in italy, was looking to move on from playing the trombone(长号) for the royal opera of turin. she wrote a lot of letters, but only got one reply. it was from the munich philharmonic orchestra(慕尼黑爱乐乐团).the audition(试音) in june 1980 took place in a museum, since the orchestras cultural center was unavailable. there were over 30 players and each one played their piece behind a screen, meaning the selection committee(评选委员会) could only hear them play. conant played ferdinand davids konzertino for trombone, a standard piece for auditions. being a perfectionist, conant was angry with herself for missing a note in the piece, and was seen packing the trombone away soon after the audition in preparation to leave.but the selection committee knew immediately that conant was the best of all the people theyd heard that day. they asked the other players to leave, and someone went to find conant and told her the good news.however, events took an unexpected turn: the selection committee were waiting, sure they were going to be introduced to mr. conant, when in walked a woman! the whole idea of a woman-lead trombonist went against tradition.but conant passed the other two auditions. she joined the orchestra and played her first year successfully. but then she found out that she would be playing second trombone, basically because she was a woman.conant took the orchestra to court(法庭). though the orchestra said that abbie conant was not strong enough to play first trombone, she won. it took her years to prove herself in the eyes of the law, but she did it.the orchestra then refused to pay conant the same as men players, so she took them to court again. she knew she would win, and the result? she did.29abbie conant wrote those letters to .aleave italybfind a better jobcshow her skillsdimprove her living30what can we learn about the audition from paragraph 2?ait was held in the orchestras cultural center.ball players were highly skilled musicians.cthe players could choose their pieces freely.dthe selection team couldnt see the players.31conant chose to leave after the first round of auditions because .ashe was dissatisfied with her performancebshe played worse than the other playerscshe had no interest in the orchestradshe wanted to prepare for the rest of the auditions32why did conant take the orchestra to court twice?ashe didnt get paid.bthe orchestra refused to accept her.cshe was treated unfairly.dthe orchestra didnt believe in her ability.dbesides entertainment and beautiful lanterns, another important part of the lantern festival, or yuanxiao festival is eating small dumpling balls made of glutinous rice flour. we call these balls yuanxiao or tangyuan. obviously, they get the name from the festival itself. it is said that the custom of eating yuanxiao originated during the eastern jin dynasty in the fourth century, then became popular during the tang and song periods. the fillings inside the dumplings or yuanxiao are either sweet or salty. sweet fillings are made of sugar, walnuts, sesame(芝麻), osmanthus flowers(桂花), rose petals, sweetened tangerine(橘子) peel, bean paste, or jujube paste(枣泥). a single ingredient or any combination can be used as the filling. the salty is filled with minced meat(肉末儿), vegetables or a mixture.the way to make yuanxiao also varies between northern and southern china. the usual method followed in southern provinces is to shape the dough of rice flour into balls, make a hole, insert the filling, then close the hole and smooth out the dumpling by rolling it between your hands. in north china, sweet or nutmeat stuffing is the usual ingredient. the fillings are pressed into hardened cores, dipped lightly in water and rolled in a flat basket containing dry glutinous rice flour. a layer of the flour sticks to the filling, which is then again dipped in water and rolled a second time in the rice flour. and so it goes, like rolling a snowball, until the dumpling is the desired size. the custom of eating yuanxiao dumplings remains. this tradition encourages both old and new stores to promote their yuanxiao products. they all try their best to improve the taste and quality of the dumplings to attract more customers.33. which of the following is not true? a. the custom of eating yuanxiao dates back to the fourth century. b. sweet yuanxiao are usually made in southern china. c. sugar, rose petals and minced meat are all fillings of yuanxiao. d. people in northern china usually make yuanxiao by rolling like a snowball.34. which country does the lantern festival come from? a. jin dynastyb. south koreac. chinad. tang and song period35. choose the right order of making tanguan in southern provinces. (1) make a hole and insert the filling (2) roll the dough between your hands (3) shape the dough of rice flour into balls (4) close the hole (5) prepare some rice flour a. (5) (3) (1) (4) (2) b. (3) (5) (1) (2) (4)c. (3) (1) (4) (2) (5) d. (5) (3) (2) (1) (4)第二节 (共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。do you want to be at the top of your class? add these tips to your life and you should be on your way to being a top student?36 i cannot stress how important it is to pay attention to what your teacher teaching you. take part in class discussions if you have something worthwhile to add. pay attention during class, especially during lectures.taking notes is important. you dont need to write down every word your teacher says but write down what he/ she writes on the board, or any special fact you think you might need for a test. 37 this way it will help you learn more effectively by actually thinking about what you are writing.dont skip school. you will missing out on stuff. 38 however, you will have more work and you have missed lectures and in-class movies. also, try not to be late for class. its most likely that your teachers wont appreciate it and you will get yourself behind. 39 if you have an “i dont care about school or this class” attitude, then teachers will be less willing to help you with problem or offer you extra credit. the same goes for lazy attitude. have a respectful attitude to the teacher and other students. try not to laugh when other students make a mistake.always ask questions. 40 if you dont understand, ask someone. read your textbook and notes, and then if that fails, seek help. ask a teacher, friend, classmate, parent, ect. get a tutor if you need one.a. be prepared.b. it is true that you could make up the work.c. write in your own words.d. staying organized will be helpful.e. pay attention to everything the teacher says.f. there is no shame in needing some help.g. keep a good attitude toward things.第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节 完型填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（a、b、c、d）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 what do you think of that? one man donated(捐赠) his stem cells (干细胞)to a(n) _41_living on the other side of the world. a man working as a taxi driver in shanghai _42_ an activity about stem cell donation. shortly after, he received the _43_ that his stem cells had been matched to a boy in england. the receiver is just seven years old. the driver, jiang yongfeng, _44_to donate his stem cells at once. “ i did not expect it to happen so _45_. i was so excited to get a match so soon.” he says. “ _46_ i learned the boy was only born in 2008, i was silent. and i _47_ i made the right decision. i must help him.” some people _48_ stem cell transplants to treat cancer. they must _49_ a donor with nearly the same genes(基因). it means the matched _50_ must have the very similar gene. the possibility of the long-distance match between jiang yongfeng and the little boy is _51_. it sounds like a _52_ miracle（奇迹）. “ the little boy receiving jiangs donation is very _53_, ” doctors said. some donors were _54_ to donate stem cells in out-dated ways because of poor health care systems years ago. it was a(n) _55_ experience that many people couldnt stand. _56_, mr. jiang was able to use a simpler and safer method. usually donors and receivers do not meet, nor do they know each others _57_. does jiang yongfeng mind that he doesnt even know the little boys name? “ no,” he shakes his _58_. “ i just want the operation to be done as soon as possible so that they can send my _59_ to the uk and help the little kid _60_ as soon as possible. i hope he can be brave and strong and that he can live a good life.41.a. baby b. stranger c. friend d. animal42.a. caught up with b. came up with c.took part in d. gave in to43.a.invitation b. survey c. donation d. news44.a. remembered b. needed c. agreed d. afford45. a. nervously b. quickly c. secretly d. patiently46. a. before b. when c. though d. because47. a. accepted b.remembered c. realized d. forgot48. a. sell b. need c. change d. provide49. a. find b. treat c. help d. visit50. a. team b. pair c.group d. family51. a. big b. high c. small d.clear 52. a. chemical b. medical c. special d. natural53. a. lucky b. brave c. healthy d. shy54. a. offered b. forced c.planned d. required55. a. easy b. painful c. practical d. expensive56. a. firstly b. sadly c. luckily d. quickly57. a.address b. name c. hospital d. number58. a. body b. hands c.eyes d. head59. a. cells b. information c. money d. letter60. a. smile b. understand c. recover d. learn第二节（共10小题；每小题15分，满分15分） 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。when i was in elementary school, i always argued with a boy in my class. i have forgotten what the _61_ (argue) was about, but i have never forgotten the lesson i learnt that day.i was convinced that “i” was right and “he” was wrong but he argued that “i” was wrong and “he” was right. the teacher decided to teach us _6