绍兴一中2015学年第二学期期中考试英语期中试卷

1、绍兴一中2015学年第二学期期中考试高一英语第I卷第一部分：听力（共两节，满分15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 is Maria going to do next？ A. Prepare for her history class. B. Go to her physics lecture. C. Help Tim with his project.2. Who are

2、 the speakers？ A. Mother and son. B. Classmates. C. Teacher and student.3. How many hours does the woman work on Wednesday？ A. 12. B. 10. C. 7.4. What is the man doing？ A. Looking for a job. B. Interviewing the woman. C. Checking into a hotel.5. What did the man think of the movie？ A. He loved it. B

3、. He didnt enjoy it. C. He didnt see it.第二节 （共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分） 听下面2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，各个小题将给出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. Why does the woman want to book a first-class hotel？ A. She always stays in a first-class hotel w

4、hen she travels. B. Her husband wants her to book a first-class hotel. C. She wants to do something different.7. When will the couple check in？ A. On September 23rd. B. On September 26th. C. On September 30th.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8. Whats the probable relationship between the speakers？ A. Friends. B. Str

5、angers. C. Neighbors.9. Why doesnt the man like his downstairs neighbor？ A. The neighbors dog is always barking. B. He is disturbed by his neighbors smoking. C. He hates his neighbors wild parties.10. What does the woman suggest the man do in the end？ A. Move. B. Talk to his neighbor. C. Go have fun

6、 with his neighbor.第二部分：阅读理解 (共两节，满分30分)第一节（共6个小题；每小题2分，满分20分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AThe Chinese name system has a long history. Today, there are over 700 different Chinese family names, but as few as twenty cover most of the Chinese family names. Most Chinese family names

7、 have only one character, but there are a few with two. Chinese family names are written first, something that often causes confusion among those from countries where the family name usually comes last.Generally speaking, Chinese given names have one or two characters, and are written after the fami

8、ly names. When a baby was born, parents often give him/her a “milk name” or “little name”, such as Xiaobao. The given name is then chosen somewhat later, but the parents may continue to use the nickname. Given names of males are linked with strength and firmness while females with beauty and flowers

9、. Females sometimes have names that repeat a character. Chinese personal names may also reflect periods of history. For example, many Chinese born during the Cultural Revolution have “revolutionary names”, such as “Guoqiang”, “Dongfeng”, or even “Wenge”! Chinese married women usually keep their maid

10、en names (娘家姓) as their family names, rather than use the names of their husband, and children usually use their fathers family name.With a limited supply of family names, Chinese depend on using given names to introduce variety in naming. Almost any character with any meaning can be used. However,

11、it is not considered appropriate (合适) to name a child after a famous person and highly impolite after an older member among the family or even distant relatives.11. From the passage, we know that _.A. women should change their family names after getting marriedB. childrens nicknames are not used whe

12、n they grow upC. people usually name their children after some famous people D. Chinese family names usually have only one character 12. Some Westerners may feel confused when they find _.A. Chinese family names are written at the beginning before given namesB. Chinese family names are written at th

13、e end of the full namesC. there are so many Chinese people using the same family nameD. there are only 700 Chinese names for people to choose from13. Which of the following statements is TRUE about Chinese names? A. Some Chinese family names may have two characters. B. Only a few characters could be

14、 used as given names.C. Children dont like their nicknames given by their parents.D. Children can be named after their grand-parents names.BChilean miner Edison Pena plans to run the New York City Marathon on Sunday, less than a month after he was rescued from a collapsed (坍塌的) mine that trapped him

15、 for 69 days. Pena ran 10 km daily through the mines tunnels (巷道) to beat the anxiety, wearing cut-down boots until rescuers sent him a pair of sports shoes through a narrow hole that served as the miners “lifeline” to the surface.“When I ran in the darkness, I was running for life,” Pena told a new

16、s conference in New York. “I was running to show that I wasnt just waiting around. I also wanted God to see that I really wanted to live.”The New York Road Runners, which organizes the marathon, had invited Pena to be a guest at Sundays race, but he said last week he did not want to watch, he wanted

17、 to run. “I was very eager to take on this big challenge,” he said. “I wanted to show the world I could run.” He hoped to run the 26.2-mile race in about six hours. “I have a knee injury, but I am eager to cross the finish line,” he said. Last year, Meb Keflezighi won the mens marathon in two hours,

18、 nine minutes and 15 seconds.An Elvis Presley fan who asked rescuers to send the singers music down into the mine, Pena broke into song at the news conference with the Presley hit Return to Sender. The miners were discovered alive on August 2217 days after the mine collapsed, but it took two months

19、for rescuers to dig a hole big enough to bring them out.14.When trapped underground, Pena ran a long way every day to _.A. find a way to get outB. dig a lifeline to the groundC. keep himself from coldnessD. get rid of his uneasy feelings15.According to the passage, Pena _.A. wore sports shoes while

20、working undergroundB. hoped to break Keflezighis running recordC. was not expected to run the marathon at firstD. got badly hurt on the knee in the mine accident16. Pena can be best described as _.A. open-mindedB. strong-willed C. hard-workingD. warm-heartedCA telescope (望远镜), called Gaia, is being

21、designed by astronomers in Europe, and it couldnt be more different from Pan-STARRS, which is another telescope being designed. While Pan-STARRS will be looking for asteroids (小行星) and comets headed for Earth, Gaia will be looking at our entire galaxy (银河系). Gaia is designed to draw a map of the Mil

22、ky Way, our home galaxy. Just as a map of your town gives you a picture of where things are located, Gaias map of the galaxy will tell astronomers where the stars are. Over five years, Gaia will observe (观察) about a billion stars and other objects in our galaxy. Each object will be observed about 70

23、 times. Gaia will be sent into space connected to a rocket. It contains two telescopes, each focused at a different angle (角度). These two telescopes act like Gaias “eyes”. The reason why humans can see things in 3D is that we have two eyes focused on the same object, at slightly different angles. By

24、 using two telescopes like eyes, Gaia can produce the first 3D map of the positions of the stars it views. Gaia, which is to be sent into space in 2011, will be a powerful telescope. If you were to use it on Earth, for example, you could stand 600 miles away from your best friends and still get a cl

25、ear picture of their hair. Gaia is one of more than a dozen telescopes being designed by scientists right now. The next generation of telescopes will reveal new parts of our universe that will seem surprising. The universe, with all its planets, stars and other strange objects, is a puzzle with piec

26、es that we can see by using powerful telescopes. 17. How many different angles can Gaia focus at each time?A. 2.B. 3.C. 4.D. 5.18. The map to be drawn by Gaia _.A. can show every building on EarthB. can show you where your town isC. will just show the stars around EarthD. will show where the stars a

27、re in our home galaxy19. Whats Paragraph 4 mainly about?A. What Gaia will do in space.B. When Gaia will start to work.C. How powerful Gaia will be.D. What Gaia will do to Earth.20. The underlined sentence in the last paragraph suggests that the next generation of telescopes _.A. seem very surprising

28、 to scientists B. will not be put into use in a short timeC. will just look at new things in universe D. will be more powerful than the old generations 第二节 (共5个小题; 每小题2分, 满分10分)根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Planning before buying something is a good idea. For example, you are going to buy

29、 a pet dog, you still have to consider a few things and plan them well before you welcome it in the house. 21 You will also have to train it well so that it does not misbehave in front of people. You should realize that it is a big responsibility. 22 Think about whether your pocket can manage the pu

30、rchase, as well as different items for keeping the dog. If something goes wrong with the health of your pet, you will have to spend some extra money on it.The next thing you need to consider is your home. 23 You will also have to consider the family members. If your living place is already too crowd

31、ed with people, getting a dog as an additional member of the house will not be a good idea. 24 Make sure nobody is allergic (过敏的) to the fur of the dog. Also make sure that you can easily find time to train the dog. Ensure that your family is welcoming to this idea. 25 When you are bringing this bes

32、t friend in your house, you must make sure everything is right for it. You should make life easier for it, as well as others who are living in your house.A. Looking after your dog doesnt only mean taking it for a walk or playing with it.B. A dog is supposed to be mans best friend. C. Before you thin

33、k about getting a dog, think about the affordability (经济承受力).D. The training should start as soon as the dog is in your care.E. Once the dog has learned how to sit, you may teach him to shake hands.F. You will also have to think about any health problems related to your family.G. A small apartment w

34、ill not be fit to house a large dog.第三部分：语言运用（共三节，满分40分）第一节：完形填空 (共20小题; 每小题1 分, 满分20分) 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C 和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When I was in the seventh grade, I was a volunteer in a hospital. I spent most of the time there with Mr. Gillespie. He never had any 26 and nobody seemed

35、to care about his living 27 .I spent many days holding his hand, talking to him and 28 anything that needed to be done. He became my close friend, 29 he only responded with an occasional (偶尔的) squeeze (捏) of my 30 .I left for a week to visit my parents. And when I came back, Mr. Gillespie was 31 . I

36、 didnt have the 32 to ask the nurses where he was. I was afraid that they might 33 me that he had died.Several 34 later, I became a college student. One day, I noticed a familiar face at a gas station. When I 35 who it was, my eyes were filled with tears. He was 36 . He was Mr. Gillespie. With an un

37、certain look 37 his face, he replied “yes”. I 38 how I knew him, and that I had spent many hours talking with him in the hospital. His eyes were full of tears, and he gave me the warmest hug I had ever 39 .He began to tell me that 40 he lay there unconsciously (无意识地), he could hear me talking to him

38、 and could 41 me holding his hand all the time. He thought it was an angel (天使), not a person, who was there with him.Mr. Gillespie 42 believed that it was my voice and 43 that had kept him alive.Although I havent 44 him after that, it fills my heart with 45 every day. I know that I made a differenc

39、e between life and death and more importantly, he made me an angel.26. A. visitorsB. relativesC. patientsD. doctors27. A. interests B. requestsC. conditionsD. opinions28. A. talking aboutB. looking after C. pointing outD. helping with29. A. so that B. even though C. soon after D. as if30. A. hand B.

40、 head C. nose D. arm31. A. killed B. lost C. gone D. changed32. A. energy B. chance C. courage D. time33. A. cheat B. tell C. remind D. warn34. A. days B. weeks C. months D. years35. A. recognized B. wondered C. heard D. asked36. A. well B. alive C. silent D. alone37. A. at B. on C. behind D. in38.

41、A. apologizedB. remembered C. explained D. admitted39. A. dreamed B. seen C. wantedD. received40. A. because B. if C. unless D. although41. A. notice B. feel C. imagine D. watch42. A. hardlyB. quicklyC. firmly D. nearly43. A. humor B. duty C. touch D. success44. A. forgotten B. called C. missed D. s

42、een45. A. joy B. regret C. respect D. sorrow第II卷注意：将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。第三部分：语言运用（共三节，满分40分）第二节（共10个小题；每小题1分，满分10分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。“If youre talking to me in a 46 (noise) restaurant and my nerve system is good at locking onto the sound of your voice, I can understand what you say b

43、etter.”The research at Northwestern University shows that 47 (play) a musical instrument is good for your brain. And the brain remembers how to “lock onto” the important sounds, 48 our ears may not work as well as we age, _49_ helps us to hear better.A scientist, living in France twenty years ago, w

44、rote about 50 he called the “Mozart Effect”. He said that 51 could be helpful to the brain when listening to the classical music of Mozart. Some researchers said that Mozarts music would make you much 52 (smart), or even have some health disorders 53 (cure). Others said that there was nothing specia

45、l about Mozarts music. Any kind of high energy music would work. So if the cost of a musical instrument or music lessons is too costly, can we get 54 same brain experience just by listening?Usually people have teachers, or they can teach themselves music. However, the point is that theyre actively p

46、laying a musical instrument and engaging in making music instead 55 listening to music passively.第三节：单词拼写（共10个小题，每小题1分，满分10分，请用所学习的4个单元中的单词或词组进行正确的形式填空）56. Nowadays, more and more people _(认为很重要) protecting environment.57. The famous tourist attraction that arouses the greatest a_ in the Changbaisha

47、n in Jilin is Tianchi or the Lake of Heaven.58. Dont be too s_ to what other people say about you. Just be yourself.59. During the Middle Ages, the main aim of painters was to show all kinds of religious b_ and love for God.60. After waiting for a long time, when Tom heard his missing daughter was f

48、ound, he sat down _(如释重负).61. Its very important for a person to take his s_ and weaknesses into consideration when he tries to hunt for a job.62. Mary, Id like to make an a_ for what I said to you yesterday. I hope that I didnt hurt your feelings.63. Hearing the sad news that there was an earthquak

49、e, the old man _(大哭起来).64. If you are worried about your health, youd better c_ a professional doctor who will give you some advice.65. This new book c_ 12 chapters, one of which is a book review.第四部分：写作（共一节，满分15分）概要写作：阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。One in three of us eat more meals by ourselves than we

50、do with other people, a new study showed today.But before you digest that somewhat depressing figures, there is some good news -kind of - a lot of us are perfectly happy to eat alone because the computer and TV provide us with solitary (独居的) entertainment.Perhaps unsurprisingly, half of the UKs bach

51、elors eat a meal alone at least once a day. And even one in four mothers with families have dinner mostly by themselves according to a major report on eating trends and social change by the Future Foundation. However, eating alone doesnt seem to matter anymore if you can chat away on social networks- in fact its now both a quick and entertaining affair.“Suppertainment” is the phrase being