高一年级下学期第九周英语半月考试卷

1、高一年级第九周英语半月考试卷(统招班）命题人：尤琼 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. How does the woman usually go to work?A. By car. B. On foot. C. By bus.2. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. Weather B. Clo

2、thes C. Radio programs3. What does the man advise the woman to do?A. Visit the head teacher right now. B. Go home together with him.C. Finish the report at home.4. What is the man doing?A. Surfing the Net. B. Packing a present. C. Preparing a party5. Where has the woman planned to go?A. To a garden.

3、 B. To a shopping center C. To a hospital. 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 TV program does the woman like best?A. TV series. B. International News. C. Animal world7.

4、 Whats the probable relationship between the speakers?A. Family. B. Colleagues. C. Classmates 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. When will the man check in?A. On Sunday the 6th. B. On Sunday the 1st. C. On Friday 6th.9. What does the man remind the woman in the end?A. To avoid dialing his neighbors number.B. To call

5、 him between 8:30 am and 6:00pm.C. To give him the exact dates. 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. What will the man do tonight?A. Go over the lessons. B. Go to the movie. C. Help the woman with reviews.11. Where will the man go during the summer vacation?A. Italy. B. France. C. Singapore.12. What job will the wo

6、man do in the summer vacation?A. A shop assistant. B. A waitress. C. A chef. 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. Why does the man need some advice from the woman?A. Because he quarrels with his wife.B. Because he hopes to get a better job.C. Because he is out of work.14. When did the speakers see each other last t

7、ime?A. Three day ago. B. One week ago. C. One month ago.15. Where has the man spent the past three days?A. At the coffee shop. B. In his relatives. C. In a library.16. What does the woman suggest the man do? A. Find job advertisements in the paper.B. Go home and tell his wife his problem.C. Go to Ne

8、w York with her three days later. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20 题。17. What was the speaker doing when his dog started barking?A. Doing his housework. B. Eating his meal. C. Preparing for lunch.18. How old was the poor woman?A. In her late fifties. B. In her early sixties. C. In her late sixties.19. What do we kn

9、ow about the poor woman and her family?A. They dont have any kids. B. She works at a construction site.C. Her husband is called Paris. 20. How did the speaker help the poor woman?A. By driving her husband to the hospital.B. By lending his car to her.C. By giving her a 100-dollar note.第二部分: 阅读理解（共两节，

10、满分46 分）第一节（共15 小题；每小题2 分，满分36 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。AThe Canadian Childrens Museum has been developed around a central topic The Great Adventure and gives younger visitors a chance to travel the world.Activities at the Canadian Childrens MuseumChalk Full of CreativitySeptember 1 to 5

11、, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, Thursdays until 7 p.m.September 6 to October 2, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily, Thursdays until 7 p.m.Studio       Express yourself in words and art on our chalk wall a thing that is similar to simpler school days and personalize your own m

12、ini-chalkboard to take home.Excellent Button ArtOctober 3 to 31, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily, Thursdays until 7 p.m.Studio       Celebrate October by creating a special work of button art inspired (赋予灵感) by fall colours, Thanksgiving or Halloween.Star Light, Star Brigh

13、tNovember 1 to December 2, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily, Thursdays until 7 p.m.Studio      Find out why the night sky has guided and inspired people throughout history, and use glow-in-the-dark stars to create your own constellation.Blue Build-a-ThonNovember 26 and 27, 

14、10 a.m. to 4 p.m.Hall       Wear blue for our Build-a-Thon as we show our new creative space, where you can build anything you like with Imagination Playgrounds Big Blue Blocks made of foam.Admission (入场) Information       Children under 3

15、are admitted free to the Museum. Children must be 12 years and older to buy a ticket on their own and visit the Museum by themselves. All visitors are admitted free after 4:00 p.m. on Thursdays.       Dont miss any activities at the Childrens Museum! Become a Museum mem

16、ber and enjoy unlimited family access (进入) all year long, starting at $89.21. Which activity should you choose if you want to make something about Halloween?A. Blue Build-a-Thon.   B. Excellent Button Art.   C. Star Light, Star Bright.   D. Chalk Full of

17、Creativity.22. When can you go to play with Big Blue Blocks at the Museum?A. October 3 to 31.B. September 1 to 5.C. December 1 and 2.D. November 26 and 27.23. What can we learn about the Canadian Childrens Museum?A. Children are not allowed into the museum without adults.  B. A membership

18、card can only be used by children.C. It is free for all visitors after 4 p.m. on Thursdays. D. It is not suitable for children under 12.BGrowing up in Philadelphia, Lieberman started cooking with his stay-at-home dad when he was seven. His food-loving family had two kitchens, and he quickly lea

19、rned what was the best way to bake his cakes. Lieberman improved his kitchen skills greatly during a year abroad before college, learning from a cook in Italy and studying local specialties in Germany, Spain and France. At Yale, he known for throwing dinner parties, single-handedly frying and baking

20、 while mixing drinks for dozens of friends. Just for fun, he and some friends decided to tape a show named Campus Cuisine about his cooking. Lieberman was a real college student showing his classmates how to do things like make drinks out of dining-hall fruit. That helped the show become very popula

21、r among the students. They would stop Lieberman after classes to ask for his advice on cooking. Tapes of the show were passed around, with which his name went beyond the school and finally to the Food Network.Food Network producer Flay hopes the young cook will find a place on the network television

22、. He says Liebermans charisma is key. “Food TV isnt about food anymore,” says Flay. “ Its about your personality(个性) and finding a way to keep peoples eyeballs on your show.”But Lieberman isnt putting all his eggs in one basket. After taping the first season of the new show, Lieberman was back in hi

23、s own small kitchen preparing sandwiches. An airline company was looking for someone to come up with a tasteful, inexpensive and easy-to-make menu to serve on its flights. Lieberman got the job.24. We can learn from the text that Liebermans family_.A. have relatives in EuropeB. love cooking at homeC

24、. often hold partiesD. own a restaurant25. The Food Network got to know Lieberman_.A. at one of his partiesB. from his teachersC. through his taped showD. on a television program26. Why did the airline company give Lieberman the job?A. He could prepare meals in a small kitchen. B. He was famous for

25、his shows on Food TV.C. He was good at using eggs to make sandwiches. D. He could cook cheap, delicious and simple meals.27. What can we learn about Lieberman from the text?A. He is clever but lonely. He is friendly and active.C. He enjoys traveling around.D. He often changes his menus.CThe skies ar

26、e raining big blocks of ice, and experts are trying to learn whats going on.For the second time in six days, California was attacked by ice balls. The latest happened on early Thursday. A large block of ice dropped into Loma Linda, California. The ice crashed through the metal ro

27、of of a fitness center, leaving a hole up to 2½ feet wide. No one was hurt.    Two tennis players were playing outside the Drayson Center on Thursday morning. Suddenly they heard a strange sound, said Crawford, an official of the Loma Linda Fire Departmen

28、t.A similar event happened last Saturday in Oakland, California. Early in the morning an ice ball dropped into a field at Bushrod Park and made a hole up to 2 feet wide. Luckily, no one in the park was injured.One theory is the ice was dropped from planes. But theres little

29、direct support for that. A few experts have suggested there may be other causes of similar ice falls, perhaps even global warming.Stories about dropping ice go back for centuries. They didnt begin to receive serious scientific attention until a few years ago, however, when Spain was attack

30、ed by a dozen large ice balls in 2000.Scientist Jesus Martinez-Frias in Madrid and his team have collected reports of forty cases around the world since 1999 of puzzling falling ice. He thinks the ice forms in the air by a process similar to the formation of hail (冰雹) inside storms but wit

31、hout a storm.Martinez-Frias believes global warming is causing the troposphere (对流层) to rise. This means the roof of the troposphere is forced to a greater height, where it cools more than normal. Thus, the temperature difference between warm and cold air in the troposphere produces strong up-and-do

32、wn winds that repeat the hail-formation process, without a storm.28. What took place on Thursday morning?A. A fitness center caught fire.B. A big ice ball fell in Loma Linda.C. There was heavy rain in Loma Linda.D. Two tennis players were hit by an ice ball.29. What is the similarity between the two

33、 events in California?A. No one was injured.B. No building was destroyed.C. Both were seen by Crawford.D. Both caused a large number of holes.30. What do we learn about dropping ice?A. It is very common around the world.B. It often happens in Spain in recent years.C. It has been caref

34、ully studied since 2000.D. It is most likely to be produced by planes.DThe Model T, created by Henry Ford, changed the way Americans live, work and travel. On October 1, 1908, the Ford Motor Company introduced the Model T. The car came only in black. But at $850, it cost about half as much as other

35、cars on the market. Henry Fords great improvement in an automobile assembly line (汽车装配线) made the Model T the first car to be affordable for most Americans. For the first time car ownership became a reality for normal American workers, not just the wealthy.Assembly-line production allowed the price

36、of the touring car to be lowered from $850 in 1908 to less than $300 in 1925. At that time half of all the cars in the United States were Model Ts. Even before it lost favor to larger and more powerful cars, the Model T, known as the “Tin Lizzie,” had become an American symbol, b

37、asically realizing Fords goal to “democratize the automobile.”Henry Ford founded the Ford Motor Company in 1903. At first, Ford built only a few cars a day. Because demand for Model Ts was so high, Ford developed a way to make more of them without increasing cost. In 1913, he invented a moving

38、assembly line. Workers stood in front of a conveyor belt, and each completed one step in putting the cars together.Fords method of mass production changed life in the U.S. More people could travel. Highways grew.The Ford Motor Company stopped making the Model T in 1927. But the automotive

39、lifestyle had taken hold of America. Today, the race is on to make cars more efficient and to find green energy to power them. Will inventors with Fords creativity bring the next revolution?31. What made the Model T affordable for common American people?A. Its old style.B. Comparatively cheap c

40、ar labor.C. Its small engine.D. A more developed method of production.32. What can we learn about the Model T?A. It had many different colors.B. It was mostly owned by the wealthy.C. It became cheaper from 1908 to 1925.D. It was the first car built by Americans.33. What does the underlined word “dem

41、ocratize” in Paragraph 2 mean?A. Popularize.              B. Develop.C. Change.                  D. Sell.34. What is the authors attitude to the

42、Model T?A. He doubts it.B. He thinks highly of it.C. He feels it needs changes.D. He has mixed feelings about it.EAt Zhongshuge, a bookstore and library in Yangzhou, China, the books go on forever. Or, at least, thats what it looks like, thanks to some amazing design. When you walk into Zhongshuge,

43、youre surrounded on all sides by an endless “tunnel ”of books. They fill the ceiling, walls and the floor, some even appearing to be in the air. For book lovers, its a great place like no other. So how does this magical bookshop do it? Well, an architectural studio called X+Living designed the insid

44、e of Zhongshuge. The shelves are designed in arc shapes to create the tunnel-like appearance.The floor is covered with black mirrors, reflecting the shelves above and making people feel that the bookshelves continue down past the floor youre standing on. And there you have it the illusion (幻觉) that

45、the rows of books never end. As it turns out, the bookstores design has more meaning than just a fun illusion. It has been designed in honor of the literary (文学的) history of the city of Yangzhou. Yangzhou is full of canals and rivers, and many of Chinas literary masters had their great works because

46、 of the flowing water. The X+Living, therefore, had this idea with Zhongshuge and tried to create the feel of being in a“river”of books.Once youve picked out a book from the seemingly endless number, head into the equally beautiful reading room. It has huge ceilings and many comfortable places to si

47、t and read a book. As if all of those werent enough, Zhongshuge has an amazing space for childrens books as well. The childrens section is inviting and colorful, with a ceiling full of tiny lights just like stars. The bookshelves are shaped like houses, clouds, and even a hot air balloon.35. When on

48、e walks into Zhongshuge, he/she may notice that _.A. there are too many people in it B. its easy to reach each book thereC. the books there are not normally placed D. there are too many unusual books in it36. What can we learn about the bookstore from Paragraph 2?A. It was built by the X+Living. B.

49、It cant give visitors comfortable feelings.C. It seems that the row of books are endless. D. It has more books than any other bookstore.37. The bookstore was designed that way _.A. mainly to create a fun illusion B. mainly to attract more touristsC. to draw peoples attention to literary masters D. t

50、o show respect for the literary history of the city38. What does the bookstore allow people to do?A. Play with kids there. B. Read books comfortably there.C. Enjoy views of a river. D. Buy books at a low price.第二节（共5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。What can you do with a simp

51、le piece of paper?   39   However, if you learn a few basic folding techniques (折纸技巧), you could make many interesting objects, such as a ship, a truck or even a giraffe.Origami is the art of folding paper into 3-D models of people, animals and objects. The word origami 

52、;is Japanese. It comes from the word oru, meaning to fold, and kami, meaning paper.   40   Some historians believe that it was first practiced in China around 2,000 years ago. Others think that it was begun several hundred years later in Japan.  

53、;  41   The paper is usually white on one side and colorful on the other side. It is also thin, which allows it to be folded many times.Beginners are often taught several folds which are the starting shapes for other more difficult things.   42   These folds are us

54、ed to create things such as a kite, fish, bird or frog. As a folder has learned these basic folds, he or she can move on to more difficult objects.   43   Others view it as an art form and a means of creative expression. Some people spend a great deal of time creating original pi

55、eces. For example, one man created an origami model of the Starship Enterprise from Star Trek. It took him a month to design the piece.A. For some people, origami is a hobby.B. However, the start of origami is unclear.C. You could write a note to a friend or type a story.D. What we do

56、 know is that it was developed in Japan.E. Some basic folds include the mountain fold and rabbit ear.F. Modern-day folders have experimented with many other things.G. Origami begins with special paper that is 15cm long on each side.第三部分:英语知识运用（共两节，满分45 分）第一节:（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短

57、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。During a mid-autumn holiday with my family at a fishing spot, I witnessed a fish being  44 , hopping (跳跃) out of the waters surface, making every effort to  45 .I could see that the fisher was an expert  46  h

58、e decided to  47  it struggling (挣扎) in the water so as to work off its  48 . Right at that moment, I held my  49 . With every move it made, I became more and more  50 .Finally, the fish, the fighter, ran out of power  51

59、0; it was caught in the experts fishing net. When it was thrown out of the net, it  52  started to struggle with all of its strength. Still, the expert fisherman was there to wait for it to become  53 . The fighter stopped hopping in only a couple of minutes.

60、My feelings were  54 . I appreciated its strength and braveness but at the same time felt sorry about its sad  55 .Suddenly, I heard a sound of something dropping into the  56 : the fighter itself had turned the tables!Yes, the fish  57 . A

61、fter pretending that it had run out of all of its strength, it had rolled back into the river.I  58  for the fighter from the bottom of my heart when it made it. Of course not every fish is as  59  as this one. However, they all  60  hard j

62、ust to survive. Even though they can be more  61  hurt compared to us human beings, Im struck by how such a little fish tried so hard to  62  its own life. Why cant we human beings cherish (珍惜) our life just as these little creatures do? Wouldnt people who don

63、t realize the  63  of life feel ashamed after seeing such creatures struggle to survive?44. A. eaten             B. killed  C. freed             D. caught45. A. move            B. survive

64、60;      C. hunt               D. recover46. A. for                B. if C. though              D. before47. A. bring             B. im

65、agine      C. leave                D. stop48. A. time              B. anger  C. weight              D. energy49. A. opinion         B. breath