湖南省师范大学附属中学2013年高一上学期期末考试英语试卷

湖南省师范大学附属中学湖南省师范大学附属中学 20132013 年高一上学期期末考试英语试卷年高一上学期期末考试英语试卷 时量 时量 120120 分钟分钟 分值分值 150150 分分 必考必考 I I 部分部分 PART ONE LISTENING COMPREHENSION 30 分 分 Section A 22 5marks Directions In this section you ll hear 6 conversations between 2 speakers For each conversation there are several questions and each question is followed by 3 choices Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions by marking the corresponding letter A B or C on the question booklet You will hear each conversation TWICE Conversation 1 1 How many languages has the man learned to speak A One B Two C Three 2 What is the man A A salesman B A guide C A college student Conversation 2 3 What are the students going to do A Have a dictation B Have an exam C Write a composition 4 What should the students pay attention to A Handwriting B Speed C Handwriting punctuation and speed Conversation 3 5 What does the man offer to do A Lend his umbrella to the woman B Get the woman s umbrella for her C Do the presentation for the woman 6 What is the woman probably going to do right away A Wait for the man B Study in the library C Go for the presentation Conversation 4 7 What time is it now A It s 10 10 p m B It s 10 30 p m C It s 9 50 p m 8 How long will it take the woman to get to the railway station A Less than fifteen minutes B More than fifteen minutes C Less than fifty minutes 9 Why did the man invite the woman to his house A They had a tea party B They had a dinner party C They had a dancing party Conversation 5 10 Where does the conversation most probably take place A In the classroom B In a restaurant C In Miss Gao s office 11 What does the man want to do A Make friends with Miss Gao B See Miss Gao C Know his son s progress 12 What subjects is Tom weak in A Math and science B Chinese and science C Chinese and music Conversation 6 13 How did the woman learn the news A From the newspaper B On the radio C On TV 14 How many people died in the earthquake A 20 B 24 C 16 15 What are the two speakers most probably A Students B Teachers C Actors SECTION B 7 5 marks Directions In this section you ll hear a mini talk Listen carefully and then fill in the numbered blanks with the information you ve got Fill in each blank with NO MORE THAN 3 WORDS You ll hear the mini talk TWICE Bicycles Bicycles are very popular in parts of the world such as 16 The advantages of bicycle It s convenient to 17 People can get around enjoying beautiful scenery and18 at the same time Before bicycles became popular women wore 19 instead of short skirts trousers and sports shorts 20 men and women had more opportunities to meet together PART TWO LANGUAGE KNOWLEDGE 40 marks Section A 10 marks Directions Beneath each of the following sentences there are 4 choices marked A B C and D Choose one answer that best completes the sentence 21 I am disappointed because I my favourite writer yet A didn t see B haven t seen C don t see D have not been seeing 22 There is hard evidence George has something to do with the murder A which B what C why D that 23 on the endless green grass are sheep cattle and horses A Being wandered B Being wandering C Wandering D Wandered 24 The name of LiuYang will go down in history with of Yuri Gagarin and Alan Shepard A one B that C ones D those 25 Why didn t you apply for the job I but my old friend offered me a better one A was going to B would C will D am going to 26 You should wear a shirt with long sleeves you get burnt in the sun A in case B so that C although D because 27 That is a beautiful kingdom three mountains join together and steep mountains reached to the sky A which B whose C that D where 28 Don t call him at this time tomorrow because he a meeting with his teachers A is having B is going to have C will be having D has been having 29 The little baby if by other people will wake up and cry A disturbing B disturbed C to be disturbed D being disturbed 30 He two tickets for us before he arrived at the entrance of the cinema A had reserved B has reserved C was reserving D has been reserving Section B 12 marks Directions For each blank in the following passage there are 4 words or phrases marked A B C and D Fill in each blank with a word or phrase that best fits the context The telephone rang in the police station at Richmond California US 31 station A train for Santa Fe collided 相撞 a 32 at the McDonald Street Crossing Please come here at once With an ambulance too A man is badly wounded said an anxious voice of a young woman OK We ll come soon Please stay there and wait Replied the policeman Within a minute a police car and an ambulance 33 off Soon they got to the crossing but only to find everything was fine No collision no wounded man What a dirty 34 said the policeman angrily We must find out that woman and They had not been able to say anything about a 35 when they heard the whistle of a train was nearing them quickly All of a sudden a truck appeared It came 36 towards them too When it was passing the crossing it suddenly 37 to move on Right then and there before the eyes of all the people present the train collided with the truck heavily and struck it dozens of metres away When Randolph Bruce the driver was helped out of the damaged truck he was badly wounded just as the young woman had predicted on the phone As he was taken to hospital in time he was 38 at last Later the police did whatever they could to 39 the woman who had 40 them but failed It is really 41 that a prediction should agree with the fact so 42 31 A WeatherB RailwayC FireD Police 32 A busB truckC taxiD train 33 A turnedB tookC setD walked 34 A callB signalC trickD arrangement 35 A rewardB praiseC thanksD punishment 36 A turningB runningC startingD passing 37 A continuedB refusedC beganD stopped 38 A savedB deadC awakeD alive 39 A findB attackC awardD thank 40 A laughedB visitedC repeatedD telephoned 41 A excitingB pleasingC surprisingD interesting 42 A equally B truly C exactly D carefully SECTION C 8 points Directions Complete the passage below with the correct forms of the given words and phrases in the column two are extra convince disappear due to result in dismiss make up assume go missing creatures come across Police in America have stepped up their search for Justin a fifteen year old boy who 43 two days ago in Dover People have shown great interest in this event 44 sightings of puzzling lights in the key and reports of alien visits around the time of his 45 His sister Kelly recalled that standing inside were lots of strange 46 with white skin and large black eyes She was frightened But his mother 47 Kelly was having a dream and sent her to bed Police have 48 the possibility that Justin was taken by aliens but are also looking into other possibilities Detective Sam Peterson who has taken charge of the case thought that people sometimes 49 amazing stories and there might be other possibilities such as murder There is really no hard evidence that aliens took him away They wouldn t give up until they found 50 evidence SECTION D 10 points Directions Read the passage carefully and then translate the underlined sentences into English or Chinese Write your answer on your answer sheet Have you ever considered a trip to Shangri la The British writer James Hilton described a beautiful kingdom 51 where three rivers joined together steep mountains reached to the sky and fields of long grass covered the earth Three mountains Meili Baimang and Haba which are covered with snow tower over the land Below the mountain the sunshine reflects on the many lakes 52 making them shine like diamonds against the rich countryside Lakes surrounded by vast grassland look like jewels Sheep cows and horses feed freely on the green grass and 53 forests around are home to lots of birds and animals In this peaceful world 54 人们与大自 然和谐相处 and the noise and the worry of the outside world are forgotten Nature has provided Shangri la with endless natural treasures making the land a happy home for the local people In this perfect world lived people who had discovered 55 如何永葆青青 The weather changes so quickly that people say you can experience four seasons in one day The best time to visit Shangri la are spring and autumn when the temperature is at it mildest PART THREE READING COMPREHENSION 30 points Directions Read the following three passages Each passages is followed by several questions or unfinished statements For each of them there are four choices marked with A B C and D Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage A Everyone has got two personalities the one that is shown to the world and the other that is secret and real You don t show your secret personality when you re awake because you can control your behavior but when you re asleep your sleeping position shows the real you In a normal night of course people frequently change their position The important position is the one that you go to sleep in If you go to sleep on your back you re a very open person You normally trust people and you are easily influenced by fashion or new ideas You don t like to upset people so you never express your real feelings You re quite shy and you aren t very confident If you sleep on your stomach you are a rather secretive 不坦率的 person You worry a lot and you re always easily upset You re very stubborn 顽固的 but you aren t very ambitious You re usually live for today not for tomorrow This means that you enjoy having a good time If you sleep curled up 卷曲 you are probably a very nervous person You have a low opinion of yourself and so you re often defensive You re shy and you don t normally like meeting people You prefer to be on your own You re easily hurt If you sleep on your side you have usually got a well balanced personality You know your strengths and weaknesses You re usually careful You have a confident personality You sometimes feel anxious but you don t often get depressed You always say what you think even if it annoys people 56 According to the writer you naturally show your secret and real personality A only in a normal night B only when you go to sleep C only when you refuse to show yourself to the word D only when you change sleeping position 57 Which is NOT mentioned in the second paragraph about a person s personality A He or she is always open with others B He or she always likes new ideas earlier than others C He or she is always easily upset D He or she tends to believe in others 58 Point out which sentence is used to show the personality of a person who is used to sleeping on his or her stomach A He or she is careful not to offend others B He or she doesn t want to stick to his or her opinion C He or she can t be successful in any business D He or she likes to bring others happiness 59 Which of the following may be the reason for you not to make friends with a person who sleeps curled up A He or she would rather be alone than communicate with you B He or she is rarely ready to help you C He or she prefers staying at home to going out D He or she wouldn t like to get help from you 60 It appears that the writer tends to think highly of the person who sleeps on one side because A he or she always shows sympathy for people B he or she is confident but not stubborn C he or she has more strengths than weaknesses D he or she often considers annoying people B With the average home in the capital selling for 19 548 yuan a meter in November a tiny mobile home built by a 24 year old office worker is creating a stir 震动 online Dai Haifei built the 6 square meter pad 住所 because he could not afford to buy or rent in the capital Dai s new home costs him 6 400 yuan and he has been living in it for nearly two months in courtyard at Chengfu Road Haidian district Dai who is one of the millions of migrants who moved to the capital from other parts of China seeking a better life and better job said he realized his financial burden had become too great The Hunan native said he simply could not make ends meet 收支相抵 when he became an intern at a Beijing based construction design company in 2009 I rented a home at the very beginning a small room in an apartment that cost me about 900 yuan per month said Dai in an interview with local media It was too expensive for me Dai s father works on a construction site in his hometown and his mother is a cleaner Dai who ended up becoming a formal employee of the company figured out his own way to solve the problem with inspiration from a housing design project at his company s exhibition early this year The project named An egg given birth to by the city included a series of egg like movable houses with a karaoke house chair house and trader s house in it Dai who borrowed 6 400 yuan from an older cousin and who got additional help from several friends decided to make one of his own He spent nearly two months building his egg house in his hometown a village in southeast Hunan that is around 1 700 kilometers from Beijing 61 Where is this passage probably taken from A A story book B A cartoon film C A news report D A research report 62 What is Dai Haifei A An official of government B A journalist C An office worker of a company D A manager of a company 63 Why did he build the pad A Because he will sell it for money B Because he has no house to get married in C Because he doesn t have enough money to buy or rent a house D Because he wants to get help from the society 64 Which statement is not TRUE A He comes from a Hunan village B He has lived in the egg home for two months C He got the idea from a friend D He once rented a room 65 What s the writer s attitude A Supporting B Puzzled C Criticizing D Objective C In the past two years his wife Merlie and their seven children have said goodbye to him four times most recently last month Each time it has been unnecessary Mr Smart had a hip 髋关节 replacement in February at the Burnie hospital but was rushed back two months later with internal bleeding The doctors couldn t stop the bleeding Mrs Smart said Medical staff told Mrs Smart to contact her family which includes children in Western Australia It took two days for them to get here We had to hope he hung on He did The doctors were there 24 hours a day and they stopped the bleeding They brought him back Mrs Smart said I certainly believe in miracles because I ve seen one happen but it wouldn t have happened if the doctors didn t do what they did It was the second time Mrs Smart thought she was losing her husband of 54 years Two years ago Mr Smart was admitted to the Launceston General Hospital after a heart attack and a few days later with Hospital after a heart attack and a few days later with intense pain caused by a hemorrhage 出血 Again the family was called to say goodbye twice I was given a 50 50 chance of coming out of it Mr Smart said Going through the ordeal 苦难 折磨 then was trying on the family who had prepared themselves for the worst But to face the same situation only two years later was hard The Smarts said the support they received at the Burnie hospital helped them through And it seems the experience has also left an impression at the hospital Mrs Smart said when she rang recently and mentioned her husband s name the reply was ah the miracle man 66 The first time Mrs Smart and the children said goodbye to Mr Smart was when he had A a hip replacement B internal bleeding C a heart attack D intense pain caused by a hemorrhage 67 When Mr Smart was rushed back to the hospital with internal bleeding A only his wife believed he could survive B no one believed that he could survive C he had given up hope of recovering D it didn t take the doctors long to stop the bleeding 68 The experience Mr Smart had at the hospital could be that of A concern B puzzle C fearD wonder 69 The underlined phrase hung on in the third paragraph can be replaced by A beat the painB came back to life C lived through D make his fortune 70 What would be the best title for the passage A The Miracle Man B The Kind Doctors and Nurses C A Devoted Wife D A Great Family 必考必考 IIII 部分部分 PART FOUR WRITING 50 marks Section A 10 points Directions Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context Two of the most important people I know are my coaches They also happen to 71 my mom and dad My mom Mary and my dad Jack are my coaches They started teaching me 72 to play tennis when I was only four years old They gave me the confidence to believe in my game on the court 球场 and to believe that I can do 73 I try in my life 74 most important lesson mom and dad taught me was to enjoy the game while working hard They said that if I didn t love tennis I should find something I did love and give 75 100 Luckily they taught tennis in a way that made me love the game I hope one day to become as great a teacher to others as they have been to me Section B 10 points Directions Read the following passage Complete the diagram by using the information for the passage Write NO MORE THAN 3 WORDS for each answer Anna Craig 11 has a paper doll covered with stickers 贴纸 On each sticker is written a word such as cheerful smart or kind We choose stickers that can best describe ourselves and put them on our dolls explains Anna who took part in the activity with a group of girls in the fourth grade last year The activity is part of a program called Beautiful Me The program s goals are to help girls achieve a normal and healthy level of self respect and develop basic skills of solving problems and handling relationships with others So far about 6 000 girls in New York Chicago and Philadelphia have joined in it The organizers of Beautiful Me train teachers to present the program material to small groups of girls They guide groups to carry out different activities The activities include hands on art activities role playing games and discussions on topics like making lasting friendships Groups will show their performance when they are ready The organizers of Beautiful Me say the program helps girls understand their feelings so