江西省南昌市三中2015-2016学年高一上学期期中英语试卷

1、南昌三中2015-2016学年度上学期期中考试高一英语试卷第一部分 听力（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）该部分分为第一、第二两节。注意：回答听力部分时，请先将答案标在试卷上。听力部分结束时，你将有两分钟的时间将你的答案转涂到客观题答题卡上。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 is the woman most probably going to do? A. See

2、a movie. B. Go shopping. C. Go to work. 2. What is the weather like today? A. Rainy. B. Windy. C. Sunny. 3. How does Karen usually keep in touch with her friends overseas? A. Through email. B. Through letters. C. By phone.4. Where does the conversation take place? A. At a hotel. B. At a bank. C. At

3、a market.5. When did the alarm clock ring? A. 30 minutes ago. B. 15 minutes ago. C. 5 minutes ago.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。每段对话后有几个小题，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。每段对话读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6. What is the probable relationship between the two sp

4、eakers?A. Waiter and customer. B. Friends. C. Boss and employee.7. What do we know about the woman?A. She was fired. B. She spilled the soup. C. She didnt forgive the man听第7段材料，回答第8、9题 8. What is wrong with the man? A. He has a headache. B. He gets tired easily. C. He has no appetite for anything.9.

5、 What does the woman advise the man to do? A. Have a blood test. B. Do more exercise. C. Lose some weight.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. What is the man looking for?A. A shirt. B. A sweater. C. A suit.11. What color does the man prefer?A. Black. B. Blue. C. white12. Why does the man want to buy a sweater for

6、his father?A. His birthday is coming. B. He will attend a meeting. C. It is getting cold.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. What is the man doing these days? A. Going to the gym. B. Training the staff. C. Going to work. 14. Where do the two speakers meet? A. At the gym. B. At a coffee shop. C. At a supermarket.15

7、. What kind of drink does the man order? A. A cup of Irish coffee. B. A glass of water. C. A cup of tea. 16. What will the man eat?A. A sandwich. B. A hamburger. C. His cereal bars.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. How many hours will the members of the field trip teach every day? A. One hour. B. Two hours. C.

8、Three hours. 18. On which days will Group B students have classes? A. From Monday to Wednesday. B. Tuesday and Thursday. C. Tuesday and Friday.19. Who will take the members on a tour of the city on Wednesday? A. Some students from group A. B. Some students from group B. C. Cathy Jones.20. Where will

9、 the members stay over the weekend?A. In the university. B. On a floating restaurant. C. In Vung Tau.第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分35分）第一节 语法和词汇知识（共10小题；每小题0.5分，满分5分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中，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。21. I _ my father to give up smoking but it didnt help.A. persuaded B. suggested C. hoped D. tried to per

10、suade 22. He said he preferred _ out to play football _ at home.A. going; rather than stay B. going; to stayingC. to go; rather than staying D. to go; rather than to go23. On hearing that China won the most gold medals, we burst _ cheers and burst _ laughing.A. into; into B. out; out C. into; out D.

11、 out; into24. Although I liked the design of the apartment, what really made me determine to buy it was the beautiful _ through the window.A. sights B. scene C. view D. scenery25. When he was out of _ work, he was involved in crimes of violence and was putin _ prison at last.A. the; the B. /; / C. a

12、; / D. /; the 26. In all her life, she devoted herself to _ our earth from _.A. prevent; polluting B. preventing; polluting C. preventing; being polluted D. preventing; polluted27. The village he grew up _ has been replaced by a factory.A. in which B. in that C. in D. in it28. It was Mr. Green for _

13、 life had been very hard _ donated his possessions to earthquake-hit families in Sichuan.A. whose; that B. whom; that C. which; who D. that; who29. My mother _ Shanghai in a few days. I wonder when the earliest plane _ on Sunday.A. leaves; takes off B. is leaving; takes off C. is leaving; is taking

14、off D. leaves; is taking off30. Only when _.A. did he arrive the meeting began B. he arrived did the meeting beginC. did he arrive did the meeting begin D. he arrived the meeting began第二节 完形填空 (共20小题; 每小题1.5分, 满分30分)Ann Jones is one of the most interesting people I have ever met; she is only twenty-

15、five, but she has travelled to over fifty different 31 . Five years ago, she was a typist in Birmingham, 32 she decided to give up her 33 and see the world. Since then, her 34 have changed completely.The first time she went 35 was seven years ago 36 she was just 18. She took a boat to France and the

16、n hitch-hiked around 37 for five weeks. She has 38 Europe many times since that first trip, of course, but this holiday was the one which made her start travelling. She never forgets the 39 of those five weeks-although it was not all enjoyable. When she was on the train, somebody 40 her purse. So sh

17、e lost all her 41 and had to work in a restaurant for a fortnight. She made some good friends there, however, and has 42 several times since then.How did she find money for her 43 ? After her first trip abroad, she went home and worked for two years, 44 all the time. Now she travels 45 , finding wor

18、k when her money was low. She made a lot of 46 she says, and she has learned quite a few 47 . Although she has had occasional 48 and has often been sick, she never thought about 49 her travels. “My first time abroad changed my life.” she says, “and I have 50 to travel ever since.”31. A. states B. na

19、tions C. countries D. continents32. A. and B. but C. so D. or33. A. habit B. study C. interest D. job34. A. life B. decision C. appearance D. opinion35. A. out B. abroad C. through D. home36. A. even if B. when C. although D. since37. A. America B. Europe C. Asia D. Africa38. A. went B. been C. visi

20、ted D. arrived39. A. fare B. hard work C. excitement D. travel40. A. stole B. found C. caught D. lent41. A. luggage B. possession C. parcel D. money 42. A. missed B. reminded C. returned D. telephoned43. A. friends B. travels C. holidays D. tickets44. A. travelling B. increasing C. working D. saving

21、 45. A. finally B. continually C. unwillingly D. fortunately46. A. jobs B. trips C. friends D. traps47. A. journals B. skills C. subjects D. languages 48. A. happiness B. pleasure C. difficulties D. enjoyments49. A. giving up B. turning up C. blowing up D. setting up50. A. prepared B. learned C. wan

22、ted D. trained第三部分 阅读理解（共15小题，满分30分）第一节、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。AIn small towns all across West Texas, one group of workers has earned the love of the towns people, and thats because the firefighters (消防员) who work around the clock saved their homes. While there is much sadness for many f

23、amilies, there is also great joy. In all, some 300 families have lost all that they own, but hundreds more homes are still standing because of the brave men and women in the fire service. They risk their own lives to save the homes of strangersIn Mineral Wells, Texas, local people gather outside the

24、 American Red Cross Shelter each night to cheer their heroes as they return from the field“The guys send us a text message to let us know theyre on their way home.” said Tina Draper, the American Red Cross Shelter manager. “Thats when people begin to gather. When the guys pull up in their trucks, th

25、eyre very tired，but they perk (昂首挺胸) right up when they see all the people lined up to cheer them on.”Inside the shelter, some school children draw pictures to express their support, and some women cook them delicious food“We just want to do all we can to help these firefighters through this difficu

26、lt time,” said Draper. “The Red Cross, all the local churches, the schools and everyone have been working together to make sure that every family and every firefighters is cared for.”51. What do the underlined words, “work around the clock”, mean in the first paragraph?A. work with a clock. B. Work

27、day and night.C. Work very quickly. D. Work very slowly.52. What is the main idea of the fourth paragragh?A. The suffering some people go through.B. The attitudes people have towards firefighters.C. What people do to welcome firefighters.D. Where people who lost their homes stay.53. How do the firef

28、ighters tell people that they are returning?A. They make a phone call. B. They send a text message.C. They let Tina Draper tell people. D. They send an email.54. We can learn from the passage that people _.A. are very grateful to the firefighters B. feel sorry for the firefightersC. help firefighter

29、s to put out the fire D. are respected by the firefighters55. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?A. Heroes in West Texas B. The Red Crosss ContributionC. A Welcome to Heroes D. How to Save Houses on FireBOn 26th January, the biggest earthquake in India took the lives of 25,000

30、people. In the morning, when everybody was enjoying the holiday, the earthquake began. It was about 7.5 on the Ritcher scale. “There is nothing left between the sky and the earth any more. Everything has been pulled down. ”said one of the villagers alive. “There is no water, no food and no one has c

31、ome to help.” Nobody died in Pakistan, a country next to India. The city of Lahore was lucky. In Lahore American School, where I was studying, all of the students were safe. They were on the field, so most children didnt feel anything. The earthquake was felt by the teachers that were on the second

32、floor. However, though Mrs. Young was also on the second floor, she didnt feel anything. She didnt know what happened until a teacher told her about it. Those teachers who were on the other floors had different feelings. Mr. Emond, the maths teacher from Australia, said that when the earthquake star

33、ted he thought there was something wrong with him, but then another teacher said that it was an earthquake. Mrs. Davis and Mr. Frost didnt feel anything either.My mother didnt feel anything. She didnt even know that it was an earthquake till she saw a shaking light. My dad saw the computer shaking a

34、nd then he looked out of the window and saw many people going out. 56. The biggest earthquake in India happened on the _ of January 26th.A. night B. afternoon C. noon D. morning57. People use “Ritcher scale” to tell _. A. where the earthquake takes place B. how serious the earthquake is C. when the

35、earthquake takes place D. how long the earthquake lasts 58. We learn that _ from the sentence “There is nothing left between the sky and the earth any more. ” A. India is a large country B. the Indian people had nothing after the earthquake C. there is no tall buildings in India D. the earthquake in

36、 India was serious 59. The city of Lahore is _. A. in India B. in Pakistan C. in America D. in Australia 60. Which of the following is TRUE? A. I was with my parents when the earthquake happened.B. The teachers in Lahore American School were afraid of the earthquake. C. The earthquake in the city of

37、 Lahore wasnt serious.D. My parents didnt know the earthquake happened.CStephen King has been a famous name the world has known for more than thirty years. With his best-selling books and movie adaptations, he is easily one of the most well-known writers today.King was born in Portland, Maine in 194

38、7. His father left the family when King was two, saying that he was going out to buy a pack of cigarettes one night, never to return. Early in his childhood he took an interest in writing. His inspiration came from comic books and horror movies. At high school, King continued to write as a sports wr

39、iter for the school newspaper. He submitted many short stories to magazines, only to get rejection (拒绝) 1etters. During those years, King attended the University of Maine at Orono, where he met his future wife, Tabitha Spruce, also a writer.After graduating from college King got a job as a high scho

40、ol English teacher. He continued to pursue his writing career, still getting rejections but making some short story sales to mens magazines. By this time, King had written a handful of novels，though none were published. Inspired by his time as a high school janitor (管理员)，he began to write a story se

41、t in a girls locker room. He threw it in the trash after a few pages, saying that it was no good. Tabitha found it and told him to finish it because she thought it was good. He followed her advice and the novel, Carrie, was born, his big break. The novel was accepted for publication and he received

42、a $400,000 advance (预付款) for it, which was huge for a first-time writer.61. What is the passage mainly about?A. Stephen Kings family. B. Stephen Kings dream.C. Stephen Kings best known novel. D. Stephen Kings life story.62. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?A. Stephen King

43、hasnt seen his father since he was two.B. Stephen King was rejected many timesC. Many novels of Stephen King were published before Carrie.D. King got inspiration from comic books and horror movies.63. What can we learn about Tabitha Spruce?A. She met Stephen King in high schoo1. B. She was an Englis

44、h teacherC. She didnt marry Stephen King D. Her advice led to Stephen King success.64. What does the underlined word, “break”, mean in the last paragragh?A. experience B. opportunity C. mistake D. novel65. We can learn from the passage that Carrie _.A. was one of Stephen Kings biggest failuresB. was

45、 once thrown away by Stephen KingC. is a real story based on a janitors experiencesD. was not accepted by publishers at the time第二节、 (七选五)阅读填空（每题2分，共10分）Whether youre taking a short business flight or a dream vacation around the world, here are some smart, simple green travel tips to make your trip

46、a little easier on the planet. 66 All trips can be green holidays.Power Down 67 Dont forget to turn down the temperature set on your water heater, and unplug (拔掉的电源插头) electronics like TV, computer, stereo equipment and other items-they use electricity even when theyve been turned off. 68 On your wa

47、y to the airport, when travelling to your hotel, and all around your destination city, consider using public transport like airport shuttle, trains or buses. Its tempting (吸引人的) to seat yourself inside a private car when youre in a strange land, but by stepping out of a car and into the real world,

48、youll meet more people, see more sights and have more fun than you ever could inside a car.Rent SmallIf you need to rent a car, say “No, thanks” to any offered upgrade to a larger vehicle. 69 -a particular concern in places like Europe where gas price can be extremely high.Go Green: Go PaperlessAirl

49、ines have almost all gone ticketless; not only does this green travel trip save on paper, it also makes check-in faster and easier. 70 A. Green Travel: Go car-freeB. Renting an economy car will save on gas charges, too.C. Eco-travel doesnt have to mean going on an exotic (异乎寻常的) adventure.D. Green T

50、ravel: Pack SmartlyE. Some hotels, too, allow guests to check out using their hotels in-house TV programming.F. But when you treat your hotel room as if you were paying the electric bill, youll find lots of ways to green your travels.G. If your green travel plans leave an empty house behind, unplugg

51、ing and powering down as many appliances as you can are practical.第四部分 基础知识考查。第一节、课文知识部分71、课文默写填空（共10空，每空1分，共10分）I am fond of my sister but she has one serious shortcoming. She can be really （1）. Although she didnt know the best way of getting to places, she insisted that she （2） the trip properly.

52、Now I know that the proper way is always her way. I asked her whether she had looked at a map yet. Of course she hadnt; my sister doesnt （3） details. So I told her that the source of the Mekong is in Qinghai Province. She gave me a determined look- the kind that said she would not change her mind. W

53、hen I told her that our journey would begin at （4） of more than 5,000 meters, she seemed to be excited about it. When I told her the air would be hard （5） and it would be very cold, she said it would be an interesting experience. I know my sister well. Once she has （6） , nothing can change it. Finally, I had to （7） .In the