湖北省宜昌市部分示范高中教学协作体季高一英语下学期期中试题(1).doc

宜昌市部分示范高中教学协作体2014年春季期中考试高一英语试题（考试时间：120分钟 卷面满分：150分）第卷 （选择题，共三部分，共100分）第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5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 the mans attitude to smoking? a. he is against it. b. he enjoys it. c. he has no idea.2. where are the two speakers? a. in a hospital. b. in a classroom. c. in a restaurant.3. what is the man going to do? a. he is going to change the seat. b. he is going to stop smoking. c. he is going to give the women a cake. 4. whats the woman? a. a teacher. b. a doctor. c. a boss. 5. what is the relationship between the two speakers? a. boss and worker. b. doctor and patient. c. wife and husband.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5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。听完每段对话或独白前，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秒钟的做答时间。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 turns should the man take if he wants to get to the bookstore? a. one. b. two. c. three. 7. where is the cinema? a. on st. jones street. b. on high street. c. opposite the church.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. what is the weather like today? a. it will be a little bit colder in the afternoon.b. the highest temperature is seven below zero. c. it is cloudy and windy. 9. what is the woman most probably going to do in the afternoon? a. go skating. b. drive somewhere. c. throw snowballs.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. what are the speakers mainly talking about? a. a well-balanced diet. b. the harm from smoking. c. a bike competition.11. what do they have in common in their daily life? a. healthy eating. b. riding practice. c. smoking every day.12. why does the woman suggest the man run every day? a. running can be very tiring. b. running can he very interesting. c. running helps build up leg muscles. 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. what do we know about the woman? a. shes enthusiastic about art. b. she doesnt have much taste for art. c. she likes all kinds of art except modem art. 14. how many pieces of art are mentioned? a. one. b. two. c. three.15. why is the first painting famous? a. because it was done by a kid. b. because it was done hundreds of years ago. c. because the painter showed great talent in the work. 16. what are the speakers doing? a. visiting an art museum. b. trying to buy a painting. c. displaying (展示) their works of art. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. what is special about jacksons home? a. it takes up a huge area.b. it has a golf course.c. many animals live there. 18. which is not mentioned as a part of jacksons home?a. a garage. b. a swimming pool. c. a theater. 19. who did jackson want to enjoy his house?a. children. b. other famous people. c. his fans.20. what does the speaker think of jackson? a. he spent too much money. b. he was a strange guy. c. he deserved this home.第二部分：词汇知识运用(共两节，满分30分)第一节：多项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)从a、b、c、d四个选项中，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。21. please _ me for my rudeness. i really do not know the custom here.a. forgive b. comfort c. challenge d. engage 22. believe it or not, there are a number of words in the english language which were french in _.a. demand b .principle c theory d. origin23. knowledge and learning are important if we want to be successful, but they may also _ our thinking. a. direct b. limit c change d. improve24. dont cheat in the exam-you will never _ it.a. get away with b. stay away from c. keep away from d. do away with25. when asked about the secret about staying young, he said that a balanced diet _ with exercise was the recipe for a healthy life.a . conducted b. concluded c. combined d. connected26. didnt you enjoy the film? not at all. _, i was disgusted (使厌恶) by the amount of violence in it. a. in addition b. on the contrary c. as a result d. by accident27. the businessman offered a(n) _ price for one of her collections, giving her a pleasant surprise. a. fundamental b. genuine c. unbelievable d. average28. passengers will likely face the usual struggle to get their tickets during festivals, _ at railway stations, where long lines are expected. a. exactly b. obviously c. actually d. particularly 29. the chairman asked me to _ the report, because he didnt want to speak for too long at this meeting.a cut off b. cut away c. cut out d. cut down30. the top leaders of the two countries are holding talks in a friendly _.a . atmosphere b. state c. situation d. phenomenon第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（a、b、c和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。a teacher teaching math to seven-year-old laiq asked him, “if i give you one apple and one apple and one apple , how many apples will you have?” with a few seconds laiq 31 confidently, “four!”the confused teacher was expecting a(n) 32 correct answer, three. she was disappointed. “maybe the child didnt hear 33 ” she thought. she 34 , “laiq, listen carefully. if i give you one apple and one apple and one apple, how many apples will you have?” laiq had seen the 35 on his teachers face. he 36 again on his fingers. but within him he was also 37 the answer that would make the teacher happy. this time hesitatingly he replied, “four.” the disappointment stayed on the teachers face. suddenly she 38 that laiq liked strawberries. she thought maybe he didnt like apples and that was why he couldnt answer the question. this time with an excitement in her 39 she asked, “if i give you one strawberry and one strawberry and one strawberry, then how many will you have?”seeing the teacher 40 , young laiq calculated on his fingers again. there was no pressure on him, but a little on the teacher. she wanted her new 41 to succeed. 42 a hesitating smile young laiq replied, “three?”the teacher now had a 43 smile. her approach had succeeded. she wanted to 44 herself. but one last thing remained. 45 she asked him, “now if i give you one apple and one apple and one more apple , how many will you have ?”confidently laiq answered, four!” the teacher was 46 “how laik , how?” she demanded in a little annoyed voice. in a voice that was 47 and hesitating young laik replied, “because i already have one 48 in my bag.”the story tells us： 49 someone gives you an answer that is 50 from what you expect, dont think they are wrong. there shall be an angle(角度) that you may not have thought about yet.31. a. told b. added c. replied d. wrote32. a. worthless b. effortless c. careless d. selfless33. a. possibly b. actively c. clearly d. strictly34. a. repeated b. ordered c. whispered d. complained35. a. satisfaction b. disappointment c. punishment d. determination36. a. recognized b. discovered c. calculated d. insisted37. a. searching for b. waiting for c. arguing for d. talking about38. a. decided b. noticed c. expressed d. remembered39. a. eyes b. hands c. mouth d. nose40. a. sad b. happy c. pitiful d. lovely41. a. invention b. system c. reform d. approach42. a. on b. in c. with d. by43. a. precious b. satisfied c. lasting d. appealing44. a. thank b. congratulate c. help d. enjoy45. a. above all b. in vain c. on purpose d. once again46. a. astonished b. concerned c. amused d. relaxed47. a. high b. low c. easy d. clear48. a. strawberry b. apple c. coin d. box49. a. before b. after c. until d. when50. a. absent b. free c. different d.safe 第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下列短文，从所给各题的四个选项a、b、c、d中，选出最佳选项。ain 1978, i was 18 and was working as a nurse in a small town about 270 km away from sydney, australia. i was looking forward to having five days off from duty. unfortunately, the only one train a day back to my home in sydney had already left. so i thought id hitch a ride (搭便车).i waited by the side of the highway for three hours but no one stopped for me. finally, a man walked over and introduced himself as gordon. he said that although he couldnt give me a lift, i should come back to his house for lunch. he noticed me standing for hours in the november heat and thought i must be hungry. i was doubtful as a young girl but he assured (使放心)me i was safe, and he also offered to help me find a lift home afterwards. when we arrived at his house, he made us sandwiches. after lunch, he helped me find a lift home.twenty-five years later, in 2003, while i was driving to a nearby town one day, i saw an elderly man standing in the glaring heat, trying to hitch a ride. i thought it was another chance to repay someone for the favor id been given decades earlier. i pulled over and picked him up. i made him comfortable on the back seat and offered him some water.after a few moments of small talk, the man said to me, “you havent changed a bit, even your red hair is still the same.” i couldnt remember where id met him. he then told me he was the man who had given me lunch and helped me find a lift all those years ago. it was gordon.51the author(作者) had to hitch a ride one day in 1978 because _ . athe town was far away from sydney bshe missed the only train back home cshe was going home for her holidays dher work delayed her trip to sydney52which of the following did gordon do according to paragraph 2?ahe bought sandwiches for the girl . bhe gave the girl a ride back home.che helped the girl find a ride.dhe watched the girl for three hours.53the reason why the author offered a lift to the elderly man was that _.ashe realized he was gordon bshe had known him for decadescshe was going to the nearby town dshe wanted to pay back the help she once got54what does the author want to tell the readers through the story?asometimes giving produces nice results. bthose who give rides will be repaid.cgood manners bring about happiness. dpeople should offer free rides to others.b nelson mandela was a figure of international fame, and many details of his life and career were public knowledge. but here are four things you may not have known about the late south african leader.1. he was a boxing fan.in his youth, nelson mandela enjoyed boxing and long-distance running. even during the 27 years he spent in prison, he would exercise every morning. i did not enjoy the violence of boxing so much as the science of it. i was curious by how one moved ones body to protect oneself, how one used a strategy both to attack and retreat, how one paced oneself over a match, he wrote in his autobiography long walk to freedom.2. his original name was not nelson.rolihlahla mandela was nine years old when a teacher at the primary methodist school where he was studying in qunu, south africa, gave him an english name “nelson” in accordance with the custom to give all school children christian names. 3. he forgot his glasses when he was released from prison.mr. mandelas release on 11 february 1990 followed years of political pressure against apartheid(种族隔离). mr. mandelas reading glasses stayed behind in prison. mr. mandela and his then-wife winnie were taken to the centre of cape town to address a huge and exciting crowd. but when he pulled out the text of his speech, he realized he had forgotten his glasses and had to borrow winnies.4. he had his own law firm, but it took him years to get a law degree.mr. mandela studied law on and off for 50 years from 1939, failing about half the courses he took. a two-year diploma(学位证书) in law on top of his university degree allowed him to practice, and in august 1952, he and oliver tambo set up south africas first black law firm, mandela and tambo, in johannesburg. he kept on studying hard to finally secure a law degree while in prison in 1989.55. what is the main idea of the passage?a. nelson mandelas life in the prison.b. unknown things about nelson mandela.c. nelson mandelas hobbies and career. d. the achievements of nelson mandela.56. why did nelson mandela love boxing?a. because he wanted to be a boxer. b. because he loved the science in boxing.c. because he enjoyed the violence of boxing.d. because he had nothing else to do in the prison.57. what happened to mandela when he was about to give the speech?a. he broke his glasses into pieces.b. he left his own glasses at home.c. he had to use his wifes glasses.d. his wife wanted to borrow his glasses.58. which of the following is not true according to the passage?a. nelson mandela was not his original name.b. nelson mandela was the name given by his teacher.c. nelson mandela had started his own law firm before he got a law degree.d. nelson mandela had been studying the law nonstop for 50 years.cif you want to see climate change, head north and keep going until you run out of globe. that is easier said than done. the arctic (北极) is home to few people and covered in ice much of the year. but those who make their way to the icy seas of the arctic ocean will see a part of the planet that is warming and changing faster than anywhere else.in september, scientists announced at the national snow and ice data (数据) center that arctic summer sea ice had fallen to its second lowest level since 1979, and probably long before that. the arctic has lost an area of ice greater than the area of all u.s. states east of the mississippi river. and what ice remains appears to be getting thinner and weaker. nick toberg and till wagner are polar ice scientists who are doing sea ice fieldwork. “there is plenty of data to suggest that the ice is becoming thinner as well as smaller in area,” they say. the changes happening in the arctic are a warning for the entire world . as polar expert waltmeier puts it, “what happens in the arctic doesnt stay in the arctic.”some scientists worry that arctic sea ice may be going from a downward spiral (螺旋线) to a “death spiral”, one from which there is no escape. as more ice melts (融化), more dark open water appears. the darkness absorbs (吸收) more heat, which speeds up the pace of melting.until recently, many scientists thought it might take until the end of the century for the north pole to become completely ice free during the summer. now some believe it could happen by 2030 or even earlier. “the melting is happening faster in the real world than it has in the models,” says nick toberg. 59. the purpose of the first paragraph is to tell readers _.a. its difficult to arrive at the arcticb. it is too cold for people to live in the arcticc. what caused the climate change in the arcticd. we can see the most obvious climate change in the arctic 60. from the second paragraph we can learn arctic summer sea ice _.a. is still decreasing b. began reducing in 1979c. fell to its lowest level in september d. is equal to the mississippi river61. what does the underlined sentence in paragraph 3 mean?a. the changes dont affect the arctic at all. b. the changes will only happen in the arctic.c. the changes happening in the arctic will stop.d. the changes will also affect other parts of the world.62. nick toberg may agree that _.a. the ice in the north pole will stop meltingb. the ice in the north pole is melting faster than expectedc. the ice in the north pole will melt before 2030 or even earlier d. the ice in the north pole will not disappear until the end of the centurydlately, bolivia has outlawed (宣布为非法) the use of animals in circus (马戏团) performances, and officials in the south american nation arent doing it in a silly way! they say all bolivian circuses must stop using animals. some people welcome the law. they say animals should not be forced to work and that circus creatures are caged in tight spaces when they travel. however, other people say that many of the four legged performers are cared for by animal experts. plus, they point out, circus animals entertain millions of fans. should animals perform in circuses? student reporters michael and emily have done some work on the issue. yes, i think animals should be allowed in circus acts. most circus trainers love and respect the animals they work with and treat them well. certain rules and regulations also help to ensure that the animals are treated humanely, or with k