课改高2013级英语中期考试试题1.doc

课改高2013级上期期中英语试题第一卷第一部分 听力（共两节，满分10分）第一节（共5小题， 每小题0.5分,满分2.5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答案，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. What does the man like best ?A. Apples B. Bananas C. Pears2. What does the woman mean?A. Lucy is not going to Jennys birthday party.B. Lucy likes surprising others.C. Lucy is often late.3. What do the womans parents want her to be?A. a pianist B.a doctor C.a singer4. Where is Mr Lee?A. In his office B. In the meeting room . C. On the playground5. What was the womans plan for tonight?A.To see a movie with the man B. To visit the mans grandparentsC. To have classes with the man第二节 （共15小题，每小题0.5分，满分7.5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。听第6段材料，回答第6-7题。6. What will the woman do this Saturday?A.watch tv B.go boating C.visit Mike7. Who is going to China nextmonth?A. The man B. The woman C. Mike听第7段材料，回答第8-10题。8. How does the man feel now?A.happy B.lucky C.sad 9. What does the man want to buy ?A. A new bike B. A second-hand bikeC.A motorbike10. How will the man go to Queen Street?A. On foot B. By bus C. By subway听第8段材料，回答第11-13题。11What can we know about the conversation?A. It often rains in the womans city in springB. The man likes the weather in the womans city betterC. The man isnt used to too much sunshine12. What does the woman suggest the man do?A. Move to her city B. Live with his parents C. Find a better job13. Whats the weather like in the mans city in winter?A. Warm B. Cool C. Cold听第9段材料，回答第14-17题。14. What does the woman think of the dress?AIts too red for her B. Its very beautiful C. It doesnt feel good15. What will the man do with the dress ?A. Exchange it B. Give it to his mother C. Give it to the woman 16. What did their father buy for their mother?A. A silver purse B. A nice watch. C. A dress17. What do their father buy for their mother?A. She doesnt know what to buy for her motherB. She thinks its nice of Bob to give up his jobC. She is going to get married in a month听第10段材料，回答第18-20题。18. What will be held in the speakers school?A. An English lecture B. An English singing contest C. An English speaking competition19. When should the students enter their names?A. Before May 15 B. Between May 15and June 10 C. On July 1020. What will Mr Black do during the activity?A. Give a short speech B. Give a short speech and act as a judge C. Act as a judge第二部分：英语知识运用第一节 单项填空 （共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）21. Whose advice do you think I should take? _. A. Its up to you B. You speak C. Thats it D. You got it22. He runs every day. _, he has lost weight and become healthier. A. However B. In fact C. As a result D. In other words23.Many people think that prices of daily goods _ through a computer can be lower than store prices. A. boughtB.buying C. been boughtD. are bought24. Mike failed to finish his homework on time, so he tried to avoid _ his teacher.A. meet B. to meet C. to meeting D. Meeting25. _ our National Day coming near, many celebrations are in preparation. A. As B. Before C. With D. After 26. I preferred _the long jump rather than _ in the relay race in the school sports games. A. to choose; to run B. choosing; to run C. choosing; run D. to choose; run27. The dictionary is of great use to me. I would gladly have paid for it. A. twice as much B. twice as many C. much as twice D. many as twice28. -Would you mind if I smoked here? -_,but smoking is not allowed in the office. A.You can B.I am sorry C.Not at all D.Of course not29. Ill go and see you off at the airport this afternoon. Thanks, but the plane _ at 5:45, and you will be still working.A. took off B. takes offC. is going to take off D. will take off30. Much of the information in that book is _; youd better refer to the books published recently. A. out of order B. out of date C. up to date D. out of style 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，掌握其大意，选出最佳选项。The captain of a ship and a merchant （商人） were friendsThe merchant had a young son，who wanted to be a sailor （水手），so the captain took him for voyages in his 31 One day when the captain had come from a 32 with a lot of money，the merchant told him that the price of iron（铁） had 33 and suggested that he should buy some with his money“Ill 34 it for you in my storehouse 35 you return from your next voyage，and perhaps youll get 36 money”But while the captain was away，the price of iron went up very 37 ，so the merchant sold it and kept the moneyWhen the captain came back，his 38friend told him that he was very sorry and the mice had 39 all the ironThe captain knew that his friend was 40 lies，but he stayed 41_and said，“I knew that you had problems 42 mice in your storehouse”After a few days，the captain started 43 voyage，and when he returned home，he said to the merchant，“Im very sorry，but 44_our voyage a bird came down and carried your son away” The merchant was very 45 and said，“Birds cannot carry boys!” “And 46 can mice eat iron，” answered the captainThe merchant took the captain to a 47 ，who said，“The merchant must 48 the captain the money which he got when he 49the iron，and then the captain must 50 the merchants son back to him”31AcarBcartCshipDplane32AvoyageBtravel CbusinessDVisit33Afallen BchangedCwidenedDrisen34AkeepBhideCholdDput35AwhenBsince CafterDuntil36Amany BmoreCa bit Dless37AslowlyBlowClittle Dhigh38AdishonestBhonestCreal Dformer39AsoldBborrowedCeaten Ddrunk40AtalkingBmakingCtelling Dsaying41AfriendlyBcalmCquiet Dangry42Aabout Bin Con Dwith43AanotherBnextCthe other Dother44Awhile Bafter CduringDbefore45AboringBpuzzledCangry Dafraid46AyetBneitherCsoDeither47AlawyerBmanagerCchildDjudge48AreturnBgiveCofferDlend49AkeptBboughtCsold Dstole50AbringBfetch CcarryDcatch第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下面短文，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项，并在机读卡上相应番号处将该项涂黑。AJune 5 is World Environment Day. This makes us pay more attention to our environment and the need to protect it. When Wang Boxuan, a Beijing high schoolboy, uses up his exercise books, he does not throw them away. Each one is stored at his school with hundreds of exercise books given by other students. Then they are sold to a Beijing paper making factory.The paper is recycled and used again by students and teachers in the school. At the same time, the money made from the sales goes towards schools in Inner Mongolia for planting trees and grass. This place is one of the sources of the sandstorms that often attack Beijing during springtime.Wangs school is one of the schools in the capital that take part in the “Green Promise” environmental protection activity. So far, nearly 210,000 students have taken part in the activity, collecting more than 87 tons of waste paper.Students are eager to help make the capital a more pleasant place. 51. What do Wang Boxuan and his schoolmates do with the waste exercise books?A. Throw them away.B. Store and sell them.C. Cut them into pieces. D. Give them to the students in Inner Mongolia.52. What is the money used for?A. Buying new exercise books.B. Helping poor students.C. Planting trees and grass. D. Being stored.53. What can we infer from the third paragraph？A. Students will have no exercise books to use in many years.B. There will be no waste paper in many years.C. The sandstorms will be weaker in Beijing in many years.D. Beijing will be much dirtier in many years.54. Choose the right order according to this passage? Trees and grass were planted.Schools in Inner Mongolia received the money.Students collected waste paper.Students sold the paper to a paper making factory.A.B.C. D.55. Which is the best title for the passage?A. Planting Trees.B. Green Promise.C. Collecting Waste Paper. D. Making Money.BPeople who show confidence really seem to have it made. They seize more rewarding careers, keep good relationships, and just seem to do everything with more styles than the rest of us.So what is the secret? There isnt one. Self-confidence is a skill and habit that anyone can learn to develop. And although people who are raised in an encouraging environment with confident role models have a hard start in self-confidence development, we all can learn to become more confident at any age.Try these simple tips for practising and increasing your self-confidence levels:Dare to fail. Anybody whos out there bravely performing is going to fail repeatedly. If you are not failing, you are not trying. So dont take failure too hard or too personally. Just learn to deal with it and use its lessons to keep improving.When in doubt, pretend you know what you are doing. Because, if you are confident of your abilities, by the time you have done it, you will be experienced.Dress for success. You dont have to be beautiful to be confident. Make the most of your own unique physical characters and weaken your disadvantages.Listen to yourself. You are the only person who knows whats right for you. Dont put others opinions above your own inner voice.Build a confident vocabulary. Stop putting yourself down and give up continually blaming your tiny weaknesses. Learn to show up your strong points and the world will learn to see and celebrate them with you.Pass on the praise. Praise others for their virtues and strengths. This practice will not decrease your confidence, but help increase it.56. The passage is written mainly _. A. to explain the definition of self-confidence B. to explain the secret of self-confidence C. to tell people how important self-confidence is D. to tell people how to build self-confidence57. The underlined word “one” in the second paragraph refers to _. A. the secret of self-confidence B. the skill of self-confidence C. the style of doing things D. a rewarding career58. The main idea of the sixth paragraph is _. A. to be confident means to have no disadvantages B. taking full advantage of your physical characters will help you be confident C. your unique characters will help you be confident and be successful D. to be confident means to be beautiful59. All the following are tips to increase your self-confidence level EXCEPT_. A. not to be afraid of failure B. dress yourself properly C. pretend to know everything D. make your advantages more obvious60. _ will weaken your self-confidence. A. Praising others for their strong points B. Always following others advice to do things C. Giving up blaming your weaknesses D. Believing in yourself C Norm Pethrick, a 36-year-old man in Australias northern city Darwin, was praised on Thursday for jumping onto a crocodiles back to save his wife Wendy at Litchfield National Park, a popular tourist spot southwest of Darwin, a local newspaper reported. Ms Pethrick was standing on a river bank Wednesday afternoon when the saltwater crocodile lunged (扑), locking its jaws on both her legs as it tried to drag her underwater. Norm Pethrick, who with his wife had been collecting water, immediately went to help her. He jumped onto the back, poked (戳) the eyes of the crocodile and finally got his wife free. Ms Pethrick was later taken to Royal Darwin Hospital for a medical treatment. The doctors said she was suffering eight puncture wounds (伤口) in her right leg, a puncture wound in her left leg and a serious cut to one of her fingers. “This could have been a fatal and tragic situation,” said the general manager of Royal Darwin Hospital (RDH), Dr Len Notaras, according to a local report. He said Ms Pethrick was saved by her husbands “quick and diligent actions”. Dr Notaras also said she would remain in hospital for three to four days and have an operation to clean the wounds, which are easy to get infected because of bacteria (细菌) on the teeth of the crocodile.61. This passage is most likely to be found in _.A. a travel guide B. a newspaper C. a textbook D. a novel62. The crocodile attacked Ms Pethrick when she was _.A. swimming in the river B. standing on the river bankC. watching the crocodile D. fishing in the water63. Which of the following statements is TRUE about Ms Pethrick?A. Her eyes were badly poked. B. She had eight wounds altogether.C. One of her fingers also got hurt. D. One of the crocodiles teeth was found in her leg.64. According to the passage, Norm Pethrick can be described as following EXCEPT _.A. brave B. diligent C. quick D. humorous65. Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?A. The husband should save the wifeB. A man saves wifes life from crocodiles jawsC. A crocodile is not so dangerous as people imagineD. Human beings can beat crocodiles sometimesDIf you are planning to study in the United States, you need to consider several factors. Everyone has different opinions about where is the best place to live in. Also, the best places to live are not always home to the best schools. Finally, many schools specialize in different areas of study. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology, for example, is a great school for computer science and technology-related fields of study. However, if you want to study oceanography（海洋学）, your interests may be better served by attending school in a place that is on a coastline or near the ocean. Now I am sure that you know which schools are considered the best in the country. So I will tell you about which states I believe are the best to live in. California is a nice state. Northern California specifically has very good weather. Los Angeles in Southern California is another story though. Life in Los Angeles is full of excitement and fast,and sometimes dangerous. As for me, I enjoy the time I spent in Massachusetts, Virginia and Maryland and these states have a lot of history and culture. The weather is not as perfect as California, but it is still quite nice. My favorite area of America is the Mid-west. Middle America, I think, is home to the true American sense of values. In addition, there are many good universities there. Also, you need to think about your likes and dislikes and then research the various states. You like sunshine and hate snow? Then you probably wont like the Midwest or even the Northeast. Open space, nature and peace and quiet? Then you probably should stay away from Americas large cities. Are you interested in government? Then Washington D.C. is the only place for you. Whatever you decide, put some thought into it. The place you live could be the difference between a great study-abroad experience and a state of great suffering on earth. 66. From the first paragraph we can conclude （得出结论）that in the USA _. A. all colleges and universities lie in big cities B. all colleges and universities lie in beautiful places C. famous colleges and universities lie in nice places D. famous colleges and universities may not lie in nice places 67. What should be considered first if you want to study in the USA? A. The climate. B. The scenery. C. The study condition. D. The living condition. 68. From the third paragraph we can find that _ . A. California is the best place to live in B. California is the worst place to live in C. California is a state with different climates D. California is a small state in the USA 69. If you study in Middle America, you can probably _ . A. find the best universities B. feel the real character of the nation C. meet the most famous professors there D. face more difficulties 70. From the last paragraph of this passage we can get to know that _ . A. Washington is the largest city in the USA B. Washington is the political centre of the USA C. you cant find sunshine in the Midwest D. you cant find any universities out of big cities in the USA 第二卷 第1节 阅读表达（共5个小题，每小题1分， 共5分） Jiuzhaigou is a very beautiful place. It is in the Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Region in Sichuan Province. Jiuzhaigou is a valley. It is more than 40 kilometers long. The green and golde