高一英语上学期半期考试试题

思南中学2016-2017学年年度第一学期半期考试高一年级英语科试题第I卷 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. What size does the woman want?A. Size 8. B. Size 10. C. Size 12.2. How does the man feel about his job?A. He enjoys it. B. He doesnt like it at all.C. He wants to find a new job.3. When will the woman have dinner?A. At 6:00 pm. B. At 7:00 pm. C. At 8:00 pm.4. Where does this conversation most probably take place?A. In a bookstore. B. B. In a museum. C. In a shopping mall.5. What is the woman going to do?A. Buy a silk dress. B. Attend a party. C. Wear a new dress.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，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项出最佳选项，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。听下面一段对话，回答第6至8三个小题。6. What does the man want to do?A. Buy some medicine. B. Buy some books. C. Post a letter.7. What does the woman ask the man to do?A. To lend her a bike. B. To get some books C. To buy some medicine.8. What is the matter with the woman? A. She has got a cold. B. She cant sleep well. C. She hurts herself.听下面一段材料，回答第9和10两个小题。9. Where does this conversation probably take place?A. At a hotel. B. On an island. C. In a travel office.10.What is the man doing?A. Planning a tour. B. Looking for a hotel. C. Trying to find a book.听下面一段材料，回答第11至第13三个小题。11. How does the woman get the information about arm exercises? A. By talking to an expert. B. By reading an article. C. By listening to the radio.12. What do the experts recommend? A. Exercising the whole body. B. Losing weight day by day. C. Having your blood pressure taken daily.13. What does the man like doing?A. Jogging. B. Walking. C. Riding bicycles.听下面一段材料，回答第14至第16三个小题。14. When did Thomas come back?A. About two years ago. B. About five months ago. C. Last month.15. What did Thomas do after graduating from university in Hong Kong?A. He went to Britain for study. B. He worked for disabled people. C. He visited his friend in town.16. What does Betty think of her job?A. Its boring. B. Its precious. C. Its satisfying.听第下面一段材料，回答第17至第20四个小题。17. What date is Halloween? A. December 31st. B. November 1st. C. October 31st.18. Why did people dress strangely? A. To have fun. B. To frighten away spirits. C. To frighten their neighbors.19. How did people act on Halloween? A. They acted wild. B. They hid in their houses. C. They handed out gifts.20. What is Halloween related to?A. Science. B. Religion. C. Death. 第二部分：阅读理解（共两节；满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 AA farmer grew some vegetables in his garden. One day his wife was ill and he had no money. He had to sell some cabbages and carrots in the market. The next morning he took two baskets of vegetables to town, but it was raining hard that afternoon and there were few people in the street. When his vegetables were sold out, it was dark. He bought some medicine and hurried to his village.On his way home he saw a person lying on the ground. He placed his baskets on the ground and was going to help the person to get up. At that time he found it was a dead man and there was much blood on his body. He was so afraid that he ran away quickly, without taking his baskets. The next afternoon the farmer was sent to the police station. Having shown the baskets, an officer asked, “Are these yours? ” “Yes, sir. ” The farmer answered timidly（胆怯地）. “Have you killed the man?” “No, no, sir.” The farmer said in a hurry. “When did you see the dead man?” “About seven last evening. ” “Did you see who killed the man?” “No, sir. ” The officer brought out a knife and asked, “Have you seen it yet?” “No, sir. ” The officer became angry and told the policemen to beat him up and sent him into prison。That evening the officer went on trying. Pointing to the knife, he asked again, “Have you seen it yet?” “ yes, sir.” The officer was happy and asked, “When and where?” “I saw it here this afternoon, sir.”21. Why did the farmer decide to sell the vegetables?A. To go to the market. B. To go to see the doctor.C. To buy some food for his family. D. To buy some medicine for his wife.22. The farmer didnt sell out his vegetables until the evening because _.A. they were too bad B. they were very expensiveC. it rained hard that morning D. people wouldnt go out on such a bad day23. Why did the farmer run quickly?A. He was afraid to see a dead man.B. His wife was waiting for him at home.C. The policemen were coming towards him.D. It was so late and he had to buy some medicine.24. The officer tried（审讯）the farmer to _.A. ask if he had seen the knife B. know who had killed the man C. ask when he saw the dead man D. know if he had seen the dead man B First Lady Michelle Obama is a big fan of volunteering. Volunteering means working for free to help someone else. Mrs. Obama says volunteering is very important. “It should be part of everyones life,” she says.Many teens agree. They say that helping others feels great and makes a difference. These days, more teens volunteer than work for pay. Teens clean up parks, walk dogs at animal shelters, visit the elderly and more.Some cities - including Seattle, Chicago, and Washington, D.C. -require high school students to volunteer. Students must volunteer in order to graduate. The student volunteers learn new skills and help their communities.Many parents are in favor of the idea - they say volunteering helps teens build job skills. But most teens dont want to be forced to volunteer. They say they are busy. And they say volunteering is only fun if its a choice.Read both sides of the debate and decide.YESVolunteering can help teens get into college or get a job.Many cities and towns need help. Volunteers can help keep important programs going.Not all teens will volunteer if it isnt required. Schools should require students to do all they can to get ready for adult life.NOMost teens are already very busy with classes, homework, jobs and sports. Forcing them to do more isnt fair.It should be up to each person. Helping out doesnt feel as good if you have to do it.Finding a volunteer job isnt always easy. Students shouldnt be kept from graduating because of something they cant control.25. The writer mentions Michelle Obama in order to_.A. introduce the topic of the text B. explain what volunteering isC. tell what she does for the US D. show she enjoys volunteering26. According to the text, in Chicago, .A. finding a volunteer job is quite easyB. more people would rather work for payC. volunteering is a must for high school studentsD. college students have to volunteer before graduation27. The underlined part “are in favor of” in the text means” .A. drop B. develop C. catch D. like28. Which question does the text mainly discuss?A. Is volunteering good for students?B. Should students be required to volunteer?C. What is the best time to volunteer?D. Which volunteer jobs should students do? C Lisa: My best teacher is my geography teacher in 10th grade. Why? Because we did school projects! Back then I wrote about India and never forgot what I had learned. He brought the culture to life by letting me become part of it. He also listened to us and was always ready with a kind word.David: My best teacher is my high school social studies and history teacher, Thomas Ladenburg. He respected us, though we were just teenagers. His class was never boring because he often asked us to discuss in class. He used his own materials which made the class very interesting.Henry: My best ever teacher is my biology teacher in high school. I really liked her class. She explained everything very clearly. She also checked our notebooks to make sure we had written down what she said. Now, many years later, I can still remember a large part of the things she taught!Susan: The best teacher I have ever had is my 10th grade social studies teacher. She was always in a good mood and kept us laughing. She was really young, so she acted like us teenagers, which made learning fun. If we needed to talk to an adult about a problem, we would always come to her because we knew she could help us.Tom: My favourite teacher is Mr. Yelle. He taught us math, science and music. He spoke to us “at eye level”, and was very patient and kind. We did great projects for the science fairs. Forty years later, I still remember his lessons very well. By the way, though he was called Mr Yelle, he didnt yell(喊叫).29. We learn that when she was in 10th grade, Lisa _. A. was always ready with a kind word B. often forgot what she had learned very easily C. liked doing school projects in the geography class D. was interested in India the most in the geography class30 How did David most probably find Thomas Ladenburgs class? A. Difficult. B. Lively. C. Useless. D. Long.31. We can learn that Susans 10th grade social studies teacher _. A. was good at listening to her students problems B. liked laughing at her students problems C. was not happy when she had a problemD. didnt like taking her students as friends D You have probably been told by your high school instructor that writing is an important and practical skill. However, you may not be convinced that the ability to write will be important in your own future. If so, you will be surprised at the results of a recent survey by the National Institute of Education. More than four thousand working men and women who had graduated fifteen years earlier were asked to name the courses they would have taken in college if they had known better. The designer of the survey expected people to name courses in computer science, mathematics, or business. But the course most often mentioned was writing.If you already have a job, you are probably not surprised at their answers. Many jobs require the ability to write. Despite the increasing use of the telephone and the computer, much information must be communicated in writing.Some ten million peoplemanagers, engineers, sales representatives, and many others write regularly as part of their jobs. Summaries, reports, reports, letters and speeches are required in todays work world. The ability to write, therefore, is an important skill. The successful individual is almost always the one who can communicate successfully in writing.Writing communicates your thoughts and feelings to others; it also tells you something about yourself. Maybe this is what Eldridge Cleaver had in mind in his autobiography, “I started to write. to save myself.I had to seek out the truth. I had to find out who I am and what I want to be ,what type of man I should be ,and what I could do to become the best of which I was capable.”32.Why does the author say writing is very important? A.Because it is a required course at high school and college. B.Because it is a way to communicate your thoughts. C.Because it is an important skill for many jobs. D.Because it shows your good quality.33.The survey conducted by the National Institute of Education shows that . A.more than 4,000 working people value the course of writing B.many people regard computer science as a useful course C.some people would study business if they had a chance D.most people consider writing to be an important course34.The author suggests that need to communicate a lot in writing. A.mangers B.engineers C.sales representatives D.all of the above35.Why is Eldridge Cleavers autobiography mentioned in the passage? A.To clarify what writing means to people. B.To show what good writing is. C.To encourage people to write. D.To provide evidence for the survey. 第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。有两项为多余选项。 Advice for High School Students As a person who is graduating from high school very soon, I have some suggestions for students in high school or students who are soon going to be high school students. _36_ I am sure others can benefit from reading them and will not make similar mistakes like me. _37_ Do not value first impression highly. Dont dismiss a person or an idea too early just because you immediately get a bad impression. You will miss many opportunities because of that.Although something seems bad at the first impression, it does not mean it is bad all the time. Try to give everything a fair chance. Dont try to please everybody. There is no way you can please everybody or get everybody to agree with you. _38_ It is a huge waste of time. Have respect for authority. No matter how much you may dislike them, just remember that teachers and parents care about you and they are only doing their jobs. _39_ Dont argue with them and just obey them. Realize a high school is not the real world. The real world isnt a closed environment. _40_ What is rewarded in high school such as popularity and agreement is different from what is rewarded in the real world. If high school isnt working out for you, you may find yourself better at handling the real world.A. Do not be too quick to judge.B. So just learn to say the word “No” a lot.C. Listen to their advice and consider it carefully.D. Many of these are based on regrets that I have.E. Bad habits are hard to break and remain with you for a long time.F. Dont spend any effort trying to please others who will never like you.G. It is a free society where people accept responsibility for their actions. 第三部分： 英语知识运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每题1分，满分20分）阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(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。Years ago, I was on a long flight, during which a voice from the speaker said, “ We wont 41 drinks or the meal because we are facing a storm ahead. Please make your safe belts fastened.” Many passengers became 42 , talking about it with each other. At once it became 43 in the plane.Soon, lighting 44 the darkening skies, and within moments the 45 was like a boat on waves in the storm. One moment it was 46 up by the storm; the next, it was thrown as if it were to 47 onto the ground. All the passengers were 48 . Some cried. Some prayed (祈祷). The 49 seemed hopeless. I wondered if we could 50 it through the storm. Then I noticed the little girl next to me. Surprisingly, the storm seemed to mean 51 to her. She was 52 , looking through a picture book. Sometimes she closed her eyes, then she would 53 again, but she never showed a (n) 54 of worry or fear. The little girl wasnt afraid at all 55 all the adults were scared to death. Finding me watching her, the girl smiled at me and said, “ Dont worry. My father is the pilot. He is taking me home. Take it easy. He will take us home safely.”When the plane was out of 56 , I smiled at the girl and she gave me a big smile in 57 . “I said my father would take us home safely.” Many kinds of storms may 58 us: diseases, difficulties They can easily darken our skies and 59 our planes into hard times. Let us 60 : Love is the pilot. It will help us out of trouble. So take it easy. 41. A. serve B. take C. get D. sell42. A. excited B. comfortable C .happyD. nervous43. A. noisy B. quiet C. warmD. cold44. A. broke outB. came about C. lit upD. gave off45. A. ship B. plane C. train D. seat46. A. lifted B. cut C. turnedD. shut47. A. jump B. fly C. land D. drop48. A. surprisedB. scared C. glad D. interested49. A. weather B. question C. futureD. action50. A. make B. reach C. win D. finish51. A. somethingB. anything C. everything D. nothing52. A. funny B. frustrated C. sad D. calm53. A. talk B. read C. play D. sleep54. A. book B. story C. expression D. impression55. A. and B. when C. so D. since56. A. order B. date C. fashion D. danger57. A. turn B. time C. return D. front58. A. trouble B. help C. encourage D. stop59. A. introduceB. invite C. throw D. change60. A. ask B. remember C. explain D. wonder 第II卷第二节：语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分,满分15分）阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。It is the Thanksgiving Day . I have the strong desire to write about something to express my thanks to the people around me. I _61_ ( bring up ) by my grandparents _62_are as kind and hardworking as thousands of Chinese peasants in a distant village. They worked in the field all day long and took good care of me as well ._63_ ( Honest) speaking, my parents are ordinary people. But I must say that they are great educato