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上南中学2007学年第二学期高一年级期中考试英语 试卷第一卷Writer: Richard April 9, 2008I. Listening (20%)Part A Short Conversations Directions: In Part 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 heard01. A. 12:45. B. 1:45. C. 1:00. D. 4:0002. A. At his office B. On his way to his office C. At the university D. On his way to the university 03. A. She doesnt know its hours. B. It isnt open on Sundays. C. Its open all night during the exam periodsD. She thinks it closes at nine.04. A. Saturday morning. B. Saturday afternoon. C. Thursday morning. D. Tuesday afternoon.05. A. Whether the man will come along.B. What the weather will be like.C. How much a tennis ball will cost.D. If the man has ever played tennis before.06. A. Her suitcase. B. Some rocks. C. Bags. D. The leaves.07. A. Waiting to decide. B. Painting the room white. C. Making the room darker. D. Choosing the same color.08. A. Catch a cold. B. Hurry to get the bus. C. Fix his clothes. D. Take a bath.09. A. Boss and secretary. B. Doctor and patient. C. Teacher and student. D. manager and customer.10. A. Football. B. Volleyball. C. Tennis. D. Basketball.Part B Passages Directions: In Part 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. A composition. B. A news item. C. A short story. D. A letter.12. A. Last Wednesday. B. Last Saturday. C. Last Sunday. D. Last Friday13. A. Keep the stove burning. B. Finish his drawing and painting. C. Keep himself warm. D. Keep the water pipes from freezing.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. A. About 18. B. About 19. C. About 60. D. About 100.15. A. In a theatre. B. In a car. C. In a factory. D. In a warehouse.16. A. Kennedy. B. Abraham. C. Ford. D. Dallas.Part C Longer ConversationDirections: In Part C, you will hear a longer conversation. The conversation will be read twice. After you hear the conversation, you are asked to fulfill the task by filling in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard.Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation. Why will the man work next summer?Where does the man plan to go in October?How long will he stay there?When will he be back?17. For _ money18. To _ .19. For _ weeks.20. In _.Fill in the blank with only one word.II. Grammar and Vocabulary (25%)21. The kind of ticket you need _ on the distance of your journey. A. to depend B. depending C. depends D. is depended22. A number of sea routes _ that can take you from one seaport to another along the coast of Australia. A. exists B. exist C. is existed D. existing23. This _ advantage has to be paid for - tickets are more expensive. A. save-time B. time-saved C. saving-time D. time-saving24. Besides _ is mentioned above, watching English TV programs is also a good way to learn English. A. what B. which C. that D. it25. Loved by many for their unusually _ look, the two pandas can now be sighted at their permanent habitat in Ocean Park. A. spectacular B. marine C. cute D. mysterious26. There I stood, _ up at Sydneys harbor Bridge and enjoyed the beautiful scene. A. looking B. looked C. to look D. being looked27. Their _ began to build and they were very excited as they approached the top. A. lifetime B. arch C. direction D. expectation28. It was like looking at a beautiful picture, _ we were really part of it. A. except for B. but for C. except that D. though29. Time flies. Half of this term seems to have passed _. A. in an instant B. on schedule C. on time D. for a moment30. Polite, patient, smiling visitors will most often be _ similarly, no matter which country they are in. A. greeted B. appreciated C. sped by D. located31. Thailand _ high on the list of places to which visitors want to return. A. tops B. ranks C. departs D. surrounds32. _ , vocabulary changes, too, so new words are being coined continuously. A. With society is changing B. Because society changing C. When society changing D. As society changes33. _ that put too much emphasis on gender should carefully be avoided. A. Words B. Word C. A word D. The word34. People who serve passengers on airlines are not called “stewardesses” _ “flight attendants”. A. instead B. instead of C. but D. not35. Newspapers are often filled with letters _ about all kinds of problems in life. A. complain B. complained C. to complain D. complaining36. If I was living in _ , I would have no trouble with my oral English. A. an English-speaking country B. a speaking-English country C. an English-spoken country D. a country speak English 37. To learn English well, you must _ as many opportunities as possible for practice. A. make out B. make into C. make of D. make up38. Exposing yourself _ the burning sun does harm to your skin. A. in B. on C. to D. out of39. When you read an article and meet with new words, you can guess their meanings by their _. A. intonation B. communication C. structure D. context40. In my opinion, only one method works for everybody - _, to use English. Usage is the best teacher. A. that is B. change with the time C. generally speaking D. within arms reach41. When we perform on the stage, we can feel _ communicating with us without words.A. many audiences are B. much audience is C. large audience is D. a large audience are42. In the classroom, it is very important for teachers to _ the students interest in the subject.A. rise B. block C. arouse D. shift43. _ money, he had to leave school and worked in the rice field. A. Lack of B. Lacking C. Lacking of D. For lack in44. _ how to solve the problem, he went to his teacher for help. A. Not knowing B. To not know C. Having not known D. He didnt know45. _ why he gave up his job, it is still unclear now. A. As to B. In doubt C. To mention the worst D. Believe it or notIII. Cloze (20%)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.( 1 )I was not happy, for I wanted to travel. I wanted to see the world known to me only from books. My dream came _46_ . I left my native land and started on a journey from the Atlantic to the New World. I was young and my mind was full of noble ideas. In the month of January 1853, I arrived in New Orleans(新奥尔良 ) . An hour after my arrival, I was already walking about the streets of the city, staring with interest at the new buildings around me. But soon my head turned to other things. As I walked about the streets I began to understand my own _47_ . I had been, one of the best students in college. But could I use the dry _48_ I had received? I had been taught the classic language. Now, in real life, they seemed useless to me. I had thought that I was _49_ man,but mow understood that I really knew nothing. The first six months I spent in New Orleans were a good school for me. I learned more of life _50_ I had learned during many years of study at college. _51_ the end of those six months I had very little money. After paying for my room I had only twenty-five dollars _52_ in my pocket. I had to write home for more money and wait for the note. This would _53_ many weeks, because there were no Atlantic steamers at the time. I wanted to find a job, but my classic education had not _54_ me for any kind of useful work. St. Louis seemed to be the best place and I thought I would go there. I had enough money for the passage, though I did not know _55_ I would live afterwards. 46. A. true B. to itself C. to a reality D. down47. A. carelessness B. mistakes C. shortcomings D. uselessness48. A. experience B. skill C. practice D. knowledge 49. A. a learning B. an educated C. an honest D. a perfect50. A. as B. though C. than D. after51. A. In B. To C. On D. By52. A. remained B. left C. staying D. existed53. A. mean B. wait C. spend D. take54. A. prepared B. fitted C. served D. practiced55. A. how B. for what C. however D. where( 2 )A. weight, B. reduce, C. commonly, D. healthier, E. present, F. unless, G. using, H. forward, I. dangers, J. until, K. changesMcDonalds says its fast-food eating places in the United States will start frying food in a _56_ kind of oil. The company says it will improve the corn and soybean oil that it now uses to fry foods. Officials say the new kind of oil will _57_ by half the amount of trans fatty acids in the fried foods and will increase amounts of a more healthy kind of fat.Earlier this year, the National Academy of Sciences released a report about the _58_ of trans fat, which has been connected to heart disease and increases the levels of harmful cholesterol (胆固醇) in the blood. Trans fats are most _59_ found in hard vegetable shortening and oil. They are _60_ in many baked and fried foods bought in stores and restaurants. McDonalds has been _ 61_ canola oil that is low in trans fat in its fast food restaurants in Europe for several years. Company officials say they will have the new vegetable oil in 13,000 American McDonalds restaurants by February. They also hope to continue reducing the amount of trans fats in their products _62_ no food sold by the company contains trans fats.American Heart Association officials have called on other food companies to make similar _63_. But the officials also say that people must remember that French fried potatoes are still high in fat and calories. Eating too many can cause _64_ gain that can also be harmful to health. One expert from the center for Science in the Public Interest called the move a step _65_. But she said it will not make French fries a healthy food. Reading Comprehension (10%)Directions: Read the following passages. Each passage is followed by several questions of 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)We often hear people talking about a generation gap. The name is new, but the idea is old. Young people and their parents dont understand each other. The world keeps changing. It has always kept changing. There has always been a gap between generations, but more people talk about it now.Old Mr. Willis thinks he understands what has happened. “When I was a boy, I thought the world was a beautiful place. My life was very pleasant. But when I was older, I learned about people who were treated badly, people who didnt have enough to eat. I wanted to help them, and I married a girl who wanted to help them, too. We went to meetings and talked a lot, but it didnt seem to make much difference.”“Our children grew up in a world at war. They didnt know when the fighting would stop. They wanted their children to have nice clothes and toys. They didnt want to think about the future. They thought nothing could be done about it.”“Now I have grandchildren, and they have their own ideas. They are trying to make the world better. They are trying to help other people. They are making people listen to them. I am proud of their generation.”66. The generation gap _ nowadays.A. doesnt exist B. still existsC. doesnt change the world D. is a new problem67. According to Mr. Willis, people _ .A. change their ideas with their age B. never change their ideasC. change when they have their own childrenD. often change their children when they are older68. From the text, we know _ .A. Mr. Willis is always thinking of his generationB. Mr. Willis is proud of his grandchildrens generationC. there is no influence by generation gapD. people are afraid of war69. The parents want their children _ .A. to lead a peaceful lifeB. to marry as soon as possibleC. to think about their futureD. only to have some nice clothes and toys70. What is the best title for this passage?A. Peace and War B. Teenagers and adultsB. Children and Parents D. Generation Gap(B)Some cities grow very large because of two reasons. Firstly, there may be important natural resources like wood, oil, gas, rivers or harbors near or in the city. Natural resources like oil and wood can be brought to the city and made into products to sell. Other natural resources, like rivers or harbors, help to send the citys products to other places for sale. Secondly, the city may be located in a place where roads and rivers come together. This makes these cities good places to buy and sell goods.Houston is a city that grew large because it has two important natural resources.They are oil and a good harbor. The oil can be brought to Houston, made into different products, and shipped out of the harbor to other parts of the world. Chicago is a city that grew very large because of its location at a place where roads, railroads, and airways meet. In Chicago, goods can be brought together from all over the country and bought and sold. Then the goods can be loaded onto trucks, trains or planes sent to wherever they are needed. Because of Chicagos location, many people live and work there. 71. Which of the following is not the reason for some cities to grow large? A. These cities have some important natural resources. B. There are many important people living in these cities. C. There are roads and rivers coming together in these cities. D. These cities have quite good traffic systems.72. How could Houston become a large city? A. It has two natural resources oil and a port. B. It is a very important city. C. People all over the country come here to buy oil products. D. The harbor in Houston is a famous tourist attraction73. What is not true about Chicago? A. It is located where many roads and railways meet. B. Many goods from all over the country can be bought and sold in this city. C. Its location attracts many people to live and work there.D. It is the political and cultural centre of the country.74. Why are there many people working in Chicago? A. Because of its satisfying location. B. Because of its cheap food. C. Because they can take planes there. D. Because some goods can only be bought in Chicago.75. What can be learned from the passage? A. People like to go to big cities where they can buy all kinds of goods. B. Cities with good locations and resources are likely to grow large. C. All of the big cities have plenty of natura