上海高一第一学期英语期中复习卷(含答案).doc

2012学年第一学期高一期中复习英语试卷命题： 审卷： Nov，2012考生注意：1、答案全部写在答题卡上（选择题部分用2B铅笔规范填涂答题卡上，17-24题及第大题做在答题纸上），写在试卷上不得分。答题卡注意序号的一一对应。2、考试时间100分钟，满分100分。I. Listening Comprehension （24%）Section A Short ConversationsDirections: 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. A brand of jeans.B. A new hair style.C. Popular stars.D. School uniforms.2. A. Lisas boss.B. Lisas boy friend.C. Lisas classmate.D. Lisas teacher.3. A. Excited. B. Funny. C. Nervous. D. Depressed.4. A. Five years and a half. B. Four years and a half. C. Three years and a half. D. Six years and a half.5. A. She hasnt gone camping for weeks. B. She likes to take long camping trips. C. She prefers not to go camping on weekends. D. She takes a long time planning her trips.6. A. All the TV sets are sold out B. All the TV sets are sold at a lower price. C. People are selling their TV sets. D. People are not allowed to buy TV sets.7.A. Their furniture is uncomfortable. B. Some of their furniture hasnt arrived yet. C. They cant find a new apartment. D. Their apartment has too much furniture in it.8. A. Her exams have already begun. B. She has finished two papers. C. Shes trying to complete her papers. D. Shes too busy to work on her papers.9. A. Refuse to work after hours. B. Arrive a little late. C. Get a ride home from work. D. Go to work early.10. A. The man helps the woman a lot.B. The woman is a good cook.C. The man once lived here.D. The woman is grateful to the man.Section B PassagesDirections: 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 only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard. Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.11.A. How to Test Infants.B. Parents and Children.C. Day Care for Babies.D. Choosing a Pediatrician.12.A. A housekeeper.B. An adult stranger.C. An infant.D. Teenage children.13.A. Find a private home with other babies.B. Take their babies with them to work.C. Hire an adult to come into the room.D. Search for a large nursery with a good reputation.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. A. About 200.B. Over 1,000.C. About 2,000.D. Less than 100.15. A. An earthquake.B. Heavy rain.C. Removal of trees.D. Growing population.16. A. Controlling the growth of population.B. Banning chopping down trees. C. Growing more plantations.D. Getting busy to protect the environment.Section C Longer ConversationsDirections: In section C, you will hear two longer conversations. Each conversation will be read twice. After you hear the conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Write your answers on your answer sheet.Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation. Flight Details Name of the passenger: Tom _17_. Where is the man? At the booking _18_. Arrival time: _19_. Boarding gate: _20_.Complete the form. Write ONE WORD OR NUMBER for each answer.Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.Lucys original planTo go to _21 _.Her final decisionTo go to _22_.Why does she change it?The original plan wasnt_23_.What do Lucy and Richard decide to do ?Keep _24_.Complete the form. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer. Grammar and vocabulary. 25%Section ADirections: 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.25. how can you possibly miss the news ? It _ on TV all day long. A. has been B. bad been C. was D. will be 26. Sorry to have interrupted you. Please go on. Where was I ? You _ you didnt like your fathers job. A. had said B. said C. were saying D. had been saying 27. I arrived late; I _ the road to be so iey. A. wouldnt expect B. havent expected C. hadnt expected D. wasnt expecting 28. I _ while reading the English textbook. Luckily, my roommate woke me up in time !A. had fallen asleep B. have fallen asleep C. fell asleep D. fall asleep 29. Lets keep to the point or we _ any decisions. A. will never reach B. have never reached C. never reach D. never reached30. _ by the story, tears came to her eyes. A. Deeply moved B. Having been moved deeply C. As she was deeply moved D. Being moved31. Tom is very _, so we all like to make friends with him. A. interesting B. interested C. interest D. to interest32. _ in a heavy rain, the climbers had to stop climbing the mountain. A. Catching B. Caught C. Having caught D. To be caught33. The Yellow River, _ to be “the mother river”, runs across, China like a huge dragon. A. saying B. to say C. said D. being said34. I will never forget the day _ I joined the army.A. that B. when C. in which D. where35. There is going to be an American film tonight. What is the subject of this sentence?A. There B. is going to be C. an American film D. tonight36. The book was received so eagerly that it _ on the first day. A. was sold out B. sold out C. was sold up D. sold up 37. Textbooks _ to come in time. A. require B. are required C. required D. are requiring 38. The tower is the tallest building in the city._ from here? A. Can see it B. Can it seeC. Can it being seen D. Can it be seen 39. Parker _ to work in a government office though he hated serving there. A. wanted B. had wanted C. was wanted D. was wanting 40. Did you enjoy last nights concert? Yes, though the last piece _ rather poorly. A. played B. was played C. was playing D. has been playedSection BDirections: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.A. except B. founded in C. set up D. for instance E. largestAB. such as AC. existing AD. independent BC. certain BD. meaningThe word “university” comes from the Latin word “universitas”, 41 “the whole”. In the Middle Ages, the word meant “an association of teachers and scholars”. The origins of universities can be traced back to(追溯到) the 12th to 14th centuries. In the early 12th century, students gathered together for higher studies at 42 centers of learning. The earliest centers in the Europe were at Bolonia in Italy, 43 1088. Other early centers were 44 in France, Austria and Germany from 1150 to 1386. The first universities in Britain were Oxford and Cambridge. They were established in 1185 and 1209 respectively. The famous London University was founded in 1836. This was followed by the foundation of several universities 45 Manchester and Birmingham. It was in the 1960s that the 46 expansion of higher education took place in Britain. This expansion took three basic forms: existing universities were enlarged, new universities were developed from 47 colleges and completely new universities were set up. In Britain, finance for universities comes from three sources: the first, and the largest source, is from the government, the second source is fees paid by students and the third one is private donations（捐赠物）. All the British universities 48 one receive some government funding. The exception is Buckingham, Britains only 49 university. . Reading Comprehension 34%Section A 12%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.Whats it like to have a gap between your teeth? a girl asked me one day. Nobody had ever 50 before. My hand unconsciously rose to cover my mouth. But as she looked at me, sincerely waiting for 51, I realized she was not trying to be rude. I never think about it, I truthfully replied. She nodded and turned away. I was left wondering if people 52 me and saw only gappy teeth. Later that day at home, I began to 53 my teeth again. I felt upset. I thought my life would be somehow better if my teeth were not gappy. How I wanted the perfect teeth that everyone else seemed to have! Of course, Mom 54 everything. She has lived her entire life with gappy teeth, and tried to convince me that there was nothing to 55. When I refused to listen, she told me I could get the surgery to close the gap if it was that important. Lets be 56, though, she said. If everyone got surgeries to become pretty, everyone would be exactly the same. There is beauty in differences. Her 57 made me consider my teeth seriously. The thought of losing my gap was more terrible than the reality that people were going to notice it. I realized how important it was to me. Its part of my 58. Nowadays many people do ridiculous things to realize their dream of perfection. The 59 is that no one is perfect. When all potential for ugliness is removing, so is all of the potential for 60. So if that girl ever asked about my teeth 61, I would truthfully answer, You know its really cute. 50. A. faced 51. A. an offer 52. A. heard of 53. A. consider 54. A. admitted 55. A. worry about 56. A. friendly 57. A. words 58. A. ability 59. A. possibility 60. A. courage 61. A. once B. guessed B. an answer B. thought of B. brush B. noticed B. put off B. lovely B. jokes B. decision B. purpose B. wisdom B. again C. asked C. a suggestion C. talked about C. cover C. controlled C. give up C. honest C. dreams C. goal C. truth C. kindness C. too D. imagined D. a result D. looked at D. appreciate D. changed D. wipe out D. helpful D. acts D. identity D. choice D. beauty D. instead Section B 22%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 you have just read.(A)Bill Javis took over our villages news-agency at a time of life when most of us only wanted to relax. He just thought he would like something but not too much to do, and the news-agency was ready-made. The business produced little enough for him, but Bill was a man who only wanted the simplicity and order and regularity of the job. He had been a long-serving sailor, and all his life had done everything by the clock.Every day he opened his shop at 6:00 a. m. to catch the early trade; the papers arrived on his doorstep before that. Many of Bills customers were city workers, and the shop was convenient for the station. Business was tailing off by 10 oclock, so at eleven sharp Bill closed for lunch. It was hard luck on anybody who wanted a paper or magazine in the afternoon, for most likely Bill would be down on the river bank, fishing, and his nearest competitor was five kilometers away. Sometimes in the afternoon, the evening paper landed on the doorway, and at 4 oclock Bill reopened his shop. The evening rush lasted till seven, and it was worthwhile.He lived in a flat above the shop, alone. Except in the very bad weather, you always knew where to find him in the afternoon, as I have said. Once, on a sunny afternoon, I walked home along the river bank from a shopping trip to the village. By my watch it was three minutes past four, so I was astonished to see Bill sitting there on his little chair with a line in the water. He had no luck, I could see, but he was making no effort to move.“Whats wrong, Bill?” I called out from the path.For answer, he put a hand in his jacket and took out a big, golden object. For a moment I had no idea what it could be, and then it suddenly went off with a noise like a fire engine. Stopping the bell, Bill held the thing up and called back, “Ten to four, you see, and this is dead right.”I had never known anyone carrying a brass alarm clock round with him before.62. Bill Javis became a news-agent when _.A. he needed the money B. he was quite an old manC. he decided to take up fishing D. he gave up clock-repairing63. Bill opened the shop so early in the day because _.A. he liked to do as much as possible before he went to workB. the shop had to be open when the morning papers cameC. he was never sure of timeD. it was then that he did a lot of business64. From the information given in the passage, who or what do you think was wrong?A. The bell wasit must have gone off at the wrong time.B. Bill washe had dropped off to sleep.C. The writers watch wasit was fast.D. Bills clock wasit was old. (B)Even before my father left us, my mother had to go back to work to support our family. Once I came out of the kitchen, complaining, “Mom, I cant peel potatoes. I have only one hand.”Mom never looked up from sewing. “You get yourself into that kitchen and peel those potatoes,” she told me. “And dont ever use that as an excuse for anything again!”In the second grade, our teacher lined up my class on the playground and had each of us race across the monkey bars, swinging from one high steel rod to the next. When it was my turn, I shook my head. Some kids behind me laughed, and I went home crying.That night I told Mom about it. She hugged me, and I saw her “well see about that” look. The next afternoon, she took me back to school. At the deserted playground, Mom looked carefully at the bars.“Now, pull up with your right arm,” she advised. She stood by as I struggled to lift myself with my right hand until I could hold the bar with my other elbow （肘）. Day after day we practiced, and she praised me for every rung （横档）I reached. Ill never forget the next time, crossing the rungs, I looked down at the kids who were standing with their mouths open.One night, after a dance at my new junior high, I lay in bed sobbing. I could hear Mom come into my room. “Mom,” I said, weeping, “none of the boys would dance with me.”For a long time, I didnt hear anything. Then she said, “Oh, honey, someday youll be beating those boys off with a bat.” Her voice was faint. I peeked out from my covers to see tears running down her cheeks. Then I knew how much she suffered on my behalf. She had never let me see her tears.65. Which can be used to describe Moms attitude when she made the child peel potatoes?A. Cruel. B. Favourable. C. Strict.D. Sympathetic.66. From the passage, we know monkey bars can help a child train _.A. the strength and skill to hang and swayB. the speed of ones hand movementC. the skill to throw and catch thingsD. the bodily skill to rotate round a bar67. What does the sentence “I saw her well see about that look” imply?A. Mom believed every aim could be achieved if you stuck to it.B. The race across monkey bars was not difficult enough for a child to give up.C. Mom was determined to prove she herself was better than the teacher.D. What the child had said brought Mom great attraction and curiosity.68. When the author looked down at the kids, they were standing with their mouths open because_.A. they felt sorry for what they had done beforeB. they were afraid the author might fall off and get hurtC. they wanted to see what the author would do on the barsD. they were astonished to find the authors progress69. The most probable conclusion we can draw after reading the passage is _.A. the last incident was sad enough to make Mom weepB. the childs experience reminded Mom of that of her ownC. Mom could solve any problem except the one in the last paragraphD. in fact Mom suffered more in the process of the childs growth (C)Global warming threatens to hold back human progress, and make unachievable all UN targets to reduce poverty, according to some of the worlds leading international development groups. In a report published today, Oxfam, Greenpeace, Christian Aid, Friends of the Earth, WWF and 15 other groups say rich governments must immediately address climate change to avoid even “unbearable levels” of worldwide poverty. “Food production, water supplies, public health and peoples living environment are already being damaged,” the report says. “The world must meet its promise to achieve poverty reduction and also deal with climate change.”The report, which draws on UN predictions of the effects of climate change in poor countries over the next 50 years, says poor countries will experience more flooding, declining food production, more disease and the worsening or disappearing of entire ecosystems on which many of the worlds poorest people depend. “Climate change needs to be addressed now. The poor will bear the burden of it. The frontline experience of many of us working in inte