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高一第一学期单元考试英语试题 (考试时间:120分钟 试卷总分:120分)第I卷(共85分)第一部分：听力（共两节，满分20分） 做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。第一节 （共5小题；每小题1分，满分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。例：How much is the shirt?A.$ 19.15. B.$9.15 C.$9.18答案是B.1.Why does the woman want to go to America?A. To take language courses. B. To attend a conference. C. To visit some friends.2.What do know about Peter Smith?A .He is having lunch at home. B. He is out at the moment. C. He is talking with Mary;3. What is said about the woman?A. She spends more than she earns.B. she spends less than she earns.C. She has a light bidet4.What do we know about the speakers?A. They are know traveling in Mexico.B. They have been to a festival in Mexico.C. They painted some pictures in Mexico.5.What is the woman doing?A. Helping children with AIDS.B. Raising money for African children.C. Collecting information on African children.第二节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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，每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6.What was the man doing during the earthquake?A. Shouting. B. Running. C. Sleeping.7.How was the man when the earthquake took place?A. He was ill. B. He was helpless. C. He was frightened.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8.Why does the boy love Sunday?A. He can play basketball.B. He has no classes at school.C. He can watch sports on TV.9.What is the boy expected to do?A. To help with housework. B. To watch a game on TV. C. To have a good rest.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10.What is said about medical development in the future?A. Health care will be free. B. Cancer may be cured. C.AIDS may disappear.11.What will make distant places more popular for holiday?A. Better air service. B. Faster air transport. C .Lower cost for air travel. 12.What is the topic of this interview?A. Future ways of travelling.B. Medical progress in the future.C. Changes of life in the next decade.听第9段材料，回答13至16题。13.Where is the woman going now?A. To an art museum. B. To a Chinese restaurant. C. To an underground station.14.Why does the woman come to the city?A. For business. B. For traveling. C. For shopping.15.Why does the man recommend the restaurant to the woman?A. The service there is good. B. The food there is tasty. C. The price there is low.16.According to the man, which is the best means of transport to the restaurant?A. The bus. B. The taxi. C. The underground.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.What kind of passage have you just heard?A. A public lecture. B.A radio announcement. C. A government statement.18.What is the main purpose of the event?A. To increase peoples sense of environment protection.B. To invite people to join an environmental organization.C. To persuade families to have an outing in the mountains.19.How many trees are going to be planted today?A.700B.2000C.400020.What does the speaker advise volunteers to do?A. To learn some tree-planting skills.B. To come along any time they like.C. To bring along their gloves.第二部分：知识运用（共两节，满分35分）第一节：单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）21. We were shocked to hear the news that _ two Chinese businessmen were shot to death in South Africa the other day and _ third one died in hospital yesterday. A. 不填; a B. the; the C. the; a D. 不填; the22. Despite such a big difference in _ towards what one eats, there is no doubt that people in the west regard the Chinese food as something special.A. point B. idea C. attitude D. sight23. I didnt realize _ different schools in the UK are from schools in China _ I read your article. A. how; untilB. what; thatC. that; beforeD. what; till24. When she got back, she found the raincoat she had_ over her bike was gone.A. left hanging B. left to hang C. left hung D. to leave hanging25. Mars moves slower than the earth. Yes. Mars _ a day just 37 minutes longer than a day on the earth. A. takes B. makesC. spendsD. costs26. Its already too late for you to go back home. I think you can _ here for the night. A. take upB. send upC. pick upD. put up27. Do you mean both of your parents work? _? Only 10% of American families have a traditional working father and a stay-at-home mother. A. How oftenB. So whatC. What aboutD. What if28. We may find that learning a foreign language does not have to be _ learning our mother tongue, but can in fact be as easy. A. twice harder asB. as twice hard as C. twice as hard asD. as twice hard29. Van Gogh succeeded in selling only one painting in his lifetime, _ was sold to his brother. A. another B. that C. one D. which30. -But for your timely help, we _ into great trouble. -You know were friends. A. would get B. would have got C.must have gotD. cant have got31. The word “media” basically refers to _ we commonly call newspapers, magazines, radios and televisions. A. which B. that C. what D. where32. I always have so many things to _ when I come back to the company after a trip abroad. A. attend to B. add to C. contribute to D. appeal to33. _ around the Water Cube, we were then taken to see the Birds Nest for the 2008 Olympic Games.A. Having shown B. Being shown C. Having been shownD. To show34. It is possible to make good movies cheaply. _, “lowbudget” doesnt have to mean “ bad”.A. However B. Further C. Though D. But35. Many fast-developing countries are less concerned with protecting _against climate change. A. one B. oneself C. them D. themselves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，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。As an engineering student, I had a degree and three good job offers. I cant help trembling when I hear about studies that show that women are at a _36 when it comes to math. However, I discovered: just because a subject is 37 to learn, it does not _38_ you are not good at it. You just have to grit your teeth and work harder to get good at it. _39 you do, theres a strong chance you will enjoy it more than anything else.In eighth grade I took algebra（代数学）. On one test I got only 36 percent of the _40 answers. I failed the next one, too. I started to _41_ that maybe Im just not good at this. I was lucky enough to have a teacher who didnt take my bad grades as a judgment of my _42 _, but 43 as an indication that I should study more. He _ 44 me aside and told me he knew I could do better. He let me _45 the tests, and I pulled my grade up to an A.I studied a lot in college, too. I had moments of fear while sitting below the buzzing fluorescent lights in the 46 library on Saturday afternoons, when I _47 _that the estrogen (雌性激素) in my body was 48_ me from understanding thermodynamics (热力学). But the _49 _ in my classes had to work just as hard, and I knew that I couldnt _50_ to lose confidence in myself. I didnt want to choose between my femininity（女性）and a good career. _51_ I reminded myself that those 52 _, the ones that say that math comes more naturally to men, are faulty.Heres a secret: math and science dont go _53_ to most people. No one was _54 born knowing calculus. A woman can learn anything a man can, but first she needs to know that she can do it, and that takes a leap of _55 . It also helps to have selective hearing.36. A. difficulty B. disadvantage C. trouble D. discomfort37. A. enjoyable B. humorous C. simple D. difficult38. A. sign B. state C. mean D. exhibit39. A. Once B. Where C. Although D. Until40. A. wrong B. complete C. correct D. missing41. A. think B. suggest C. choose D. decide42. A. activities B. possibilities C. characteristics D. abilities43. A. extremely B. simply C. slightly D. normally44. A. pulled B. led C. knocked D. pushed45. A. design B. attend C. desert D. retake46. A. chemistry B. engineering C. biology D. geography47. A. worried B. excited C. disturbed D. astonished48. A. protecting B. awaking C. preventing D. attempting49. A. girls B. boys C. students D. professors50. A. afford B. encourage C. persuade D. manage51. A. Also B. But C. Furthermore D. So52. A. studies B. explorations C. performances D. experiments53. A. actively B. easily C. actually D. gradually54. A. never B. ever C. even D. often55. A. honesty B. knowledge C. reality D. faith第三部分：阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AIn 1989 an 8.2 earthquake almost flattened America, killing over 30,000 people in less than four minutes. In the midst of utter devastation and chaos, a father left his wife safely at home and rushed to the school where his son was supposed to be, only to discover that the building was as flat as a pancake. After the unforgettably initial shock, he remembered the promise he had made to his son, “No matter what, Ill always be there for you!” And tears began to fill his eyes. As he looked at the pile of ruins that once was the school, it looked hopeless, but he kept remembering his commitment to his son. He began to direct his attention towards where he walked his son to class at school each morning. Remembering his sons classroom would be in the back right corner of the building, he rushed there and started digging through the ruins.As he was digging, other helpless parents arrived, clutching their hearts, saying: “My son!” “My daughter!” Other well-meaning parents tried to pull him off what was left of the school, saying, “Its too late! Theyre all dead! You cant help! Go home! Come on, face reality, theres nothing you can do!” To each parent he responded with one line, “Are you going to help me now?” And then he continued to dig for his son, stone by stone. The fire chief showed up and tried to pull him off the schools ruins saying, “Fires are breaking out, explosions are happening everywhere. Youre in danger. Well take care of it. Go home.” To which this loving, caring American father asked, “Are you going to help me now?” The police came and said, “Youre angry, anxious and its over. Youre endangering others. Go home. Well handle it!” To which he replied, “Are you going to help me now?” No one helped. Courageously he went on alone because he needed to know for himself, “Is my boy alive or is he dead?” He dug for eight hours.12 hours.24 hours.36 hours.then, in the 38th hour, he pulled back a large stone and heard his sons voice. He screamed his sons name, “ARMAND!” He heard back, “Dad!? Its me, Dad! I told the other kids not to worry. I told them that if you were alive, youd save me and when you saved me, theyd be saved. You promised, No matter what happens, Ill always be there for you! You did it, Dad!” “Whats going on in there? How is it?” the father asked. “There are 14 of us left out of 33, Dad. Were scared, hungry, thirsty and thankful youre here. When the building collapsed, it made a triangle, and it saved us.”“Come out, boy!”“No, Dad! Let the other kids out first, because I know youll get me! No matter what happens, I know youll always be there for me!” 56 After the earthquake happened _.A. Fires and explosions were still happening here and thereB. More than 300,000 people were killed in the earthquakeC. The father rushed to his sons school with his wifeD. Many parents were desperate to rescue their children 57. From the passage, we can infer that _.A. The father loved his son more than other parents loved theirsB. The son was able to have kept calm due to his belief in his fatherC. The fire chief didnt do anything to rescue the kids trapped in the ruinsD. The teachers together with the kids were all buried in the ruins 58. The underlined word “commitment” in Paragraph 2 probably means _.A. appointmentB. promiseC. assistanceD. expectation59. The best title for this passage is _.A. Are You Going to Help Me NowB. There Is Nothing You Can DoC. Ill Always Be There for YouD. Let the Other Kids Out FirstBI was walking along the main street of a small seaside town in the north of England looking for somewhere to make a phone call. My car had broken down outside the town and I wanted to contact the AA. Low grey clouds were gathering across the sky and there was a cold damp wind blowing off the sea which nearly threw me off my feet every time I crossed one of the side streets. It had rained in the night and water was dripping from the bare trees that lined the street. I was glad that I was wearing a thick coat. There was no sign of a call box, nor was there anyone at that early hour whom I could ask. I had thought I might find a shop open selling the Sunday papers or a milkman doing his rounds, but the town was completely dead. The only living thing I saw was a thin frightened cat outside a small restaurant. Then suddenly I found what I was looking for. There was a small post office, and almost hidden from sight in a dark narrow street next to it was the towns only public call box, which badly needed a coat of paint. I hurried forward, but stopped in astonishment when I saw through the dirty glass that there was a man inside. He was fat, and was wearing a cheap blue plastic raincoat. I could not see his face and he did not even raise his head at the sound of my footsteps. Discreetly(谨慎地), I remained standing a few feet away and lit a cigarette to wait my turn. It was when I threw the dead match on the ground that I noticed something bright red trickling from under the call box door.60. At what time was the story set?A. An early winter morning.B. A cold winter afternoon.C. An early summer morning.D. A windy summer afternoon.61. Which of the following words best describe the writers impression of the town?A. Cold and frightening.B. Dirty and crowded.C. Empty and dead.D. Unusual and unpleasant.62. Why didnt the man raise his head when the writer came near?A. He was annoyed at being seen by the writer.B. He was angry at being disturbed by the writer.C. He was probably fast asleep.D. He was probably murdered.CLike fine food, good writing is something we approach with pleasure and enjoy from the first taste to the last. And good writers, like good cooks, do not suddenly appear full blown. Quite the opposite, just as the cook has to undergo a particular training, mastering the skills of his trade, the writer must sit at his desk and devote long hours to achieving a style in his writing, whatever its purpose-school work, matters of business, or purely social communication. You may be sure that the more painstaking the effort, the more effective the writing, and the more rewarding.There are still some faraway places in the world where you might find a public scribe（文书） to do your business or social writing for you, for money. There are a few managers who are lucky enough to have the service of that rare kind of secretary who can take care of all sorts of letter writing with no more than a quick note to work from. But for most of us, if there is any writing to be done, we have to do it ourselves.We have to write school papers, business papers or home papers. We are constantly called on to put words to papers. It would be difficult to count the number of such words, messages, letters, and reports put into mails or delivered by hand, but the daily figures must be extremely large. What is more, everyone who writes expects, or at least hopes whatever he writes will be read, from first word to last, not just thrown into some “letters-to-be-read” files or into a wastepaper basket. This is the reason we bend our efforts toward learning and practicing the skills of interesting, effective writing. 63. In this passage, good writing is compared to fine food because .A. both are enjoyableB. both are hard to learnC. both are necessary to lifeD. both take a long time to prepare64. According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?A. Writing skills are less important than experience.B. A good writer should have his own way of writing.C. A good writer should learn to write all kinds of articles.D. The more efforts one makes, the more money one can earn.65. The author thinks that the most important reason for us to practice writing skills is .A. to earn our livingB. to attract others to readC. to do daily reports easilyD. to become good secretaries66. The purpose of the author in writing this passage is to .A. comment and blame B. introduce and describe C. explain and persuade D. interest and informD Robinson Diaz lives in a small cottage high in the Andes Mountains of South America. Diaz is a “cable racer”, and every morning he faces the difficult task of taking the local teacher to her school. To do this, he first walks for an hour up to a place the locals call Los Pinos, right at the edge of the 400-foot deep gorge(峡谷) of the Negro valley. Here, one end of a thick metal cable has been fixed to a wooden post. The cable stretches right across the deep valley to the other side, a kilometer away. A metal hook is fixed to the cable, with leather straps hanging from it. Diaz fastens the straps around his shoulders and waist, does a q