高一英语下学期期中试题

霍邱二中2015年春学期高一期中考试英语试题考试时间：120分钟满分：150分第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，共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.Whatisthewomanlookingfor?A.Amap. B.Abookstore. C.Acafé.2.Whowillgiveaspeechthisafternoon?A.Lily. B.Sophia. C.Michael.3.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?A.Inahotel. B.Inalab. C.Inalibrary.4.WhatCDwillthemanbuy?A.Jazz. B.Heavymetal. C.Blues. 5.Whatdoweknowabouttheboy’smother?A.Shealwayswearsahat. B.Sheworeglassesbefore. C.Shehaslonghairnow.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.WholivesinApartment4C?A.MsPavelenko. B.GraceLu. C.JimWinters. 7.Howdoesthemanprobablyfeel?A.Surprised. B.Puzzled. C.Excited. 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8.Whydoesthewomancalltheman?A.Toaskhimwhenheisfree.B.Totalkhimintojoiningthescienceclub.C.Toinvitehimtoameeting.9.Whendoesthemangotothedramaclub?A.OnThursday. B.OnFriday. C.OnTuesday.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10.HowdidthemangotoSwitzerlandlastsummer?A.Bycar. B.Byair. C.Bytrain.11.HowlongdidittakethemantogotoSwitzerland?A.Twoandahalfhours. B.Halfanhour. C.Twohours. 12.WhatistheweatherlikeinsummerinCyprus?A.It’scoolonthecoast. B.It’shotinthehills. C.It’scoolupinthehills.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?A.Anactor. B.Amovie. C.Arole.14.Whatistheman’sfavoritefilm?A.LeavingLasVegas. B.WildatHeart. C.RaisingArizona. 15.Howdoesthewomanlikeblackhumorfilm?A.Verymuch. B.Notatall. C.So-so.16.WhatmakesNicolasCagemorepopular?A.Comicmovies. B.Tragicmovies. C.Actionmovies.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.WhereistheBritishMuseum?A.InExhibitionRoad. B.InCromwellRoad. C.InGreatRussellStreet. 18.Whichmuseumhasexhibitionsfromothercountries?A.TheNaturalHistoryMuseum.B.TheBritishMuseum. C.TheScienceMuseum. 19.WhatdotheBritishMuseumandtheScienceMuseumhaveincommon?A.Theyareopenfor8hoursfromMondaytoSaturday.B.Theentranceisfree.C.TheyareclosedonSunday.20.WhenistheNaturalHistoryMuseumopenonSunday?A.From11:00amto7:00pm.B.From9:00amto5:00pm.C.From12:00pmto6:00pm.第二部分单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)21.All____studentsinourclassmade______progressbystudyingharderthisterm.

A./,a

B.the,the

C.the,a,

D.the,/22.______isknowntous,the2016OlympicGameswilltakeplaceinBrazil.A.ItB.AsC.WhatD.Which23.I________himoutoftheideaofdroppingtheexperiment.A.advised B.persuadedC.asked D.suggested24.Paperproducedeveryyearis________theworld'sproductionofvehicles.A.thethreetimesweightofB.threetimesasheavierasC.threetimestheweightofD.asthreetimesasheavieras25.Whateverhepromises,youcan't________anything.A.relyon B.relyonhimtodoC.dependon D.advisehimtodo26.WhenIwasafraidthatIcouldn’tsatisfymyteacher,heencouragedmeto_______abit,andtoldmethatthingsmightnotbeasbadasIthought.A.goahead B.breakout C.watchout D.cheerup27.—Isuggestwesetupanout­of­classclub.—Great！That'sexactlywhatI________.A.havebeenthinking B.thinkC.hadthought D.willthink28.Regularvisitstoadoctorare______importantforwomen.A.softlyB.gentlyC.slightlyD.extremely29.Nowadays,moreandmorepeopleareusingprivatecars,________hascausedalotoftrafficproblems,especiallyinlargecitieslikeBeijingandShanghai.

A.that

B.which

C.it

D.they

30.—Whataboutyourheadache?—Thankstothemedicine，itisbecomingless________.A.frequent B.commonC.regular D.convenient31.ThewholeChinesepeoplewillneverforgettheday,May12th,2008,_______thestrongearthquakehappenedinWenchuan.A.whenB.whichC.whereD.what32.ThisSeptemberover500studentsfromourschool________universities.A.admittedto B.wereadmittingtoC.haveadmittedto D.wereadmittedinto33.Nowairinourtownis________thanitusedtobe.Somethingmustbedonetoit.A.verygoodB.muchbetterC.ratherthanD.evenworse34.Thevillagerscollectedmoneytosetupamonument______thosewhodiedinthegreatfire.A.insearchof B.inpraiseof C.inwantofD.inmemoryof35.Theheadmastersuggestedthatagoodpreparation________aheadoftime.A.mustbemade B.shouldbemade C.willbemade D.canbemade第三节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。Tellingthetruthisaverygoodhabit.Ifyou36speakthetruth,youcansaveyourselffromalotof37!Hereisastoryofamanwhodidalotof38things,buthispromisetotellthetruth39him.Onceamancametoateacherandsaid,“Excuseme,butIhavemanybad40.WhichoneofthemshouldI41first?”Theteachersaid,“Giveuptelling42firstandalwaysspeakthetruth.”Themanpromisedtodosoandwenthome.Atnightthemanwasabouttogoouttosteal.Beforesettingout,hethoughtforamomentaboutthe43hemadewiththeteacher.“44tomorrowtheteacherasksmewhereIhavebeen,whatshallIsay?ShallIsaythatIwentout45?No,Icannotsaythat.ButnorcanIlie.IfItellthetruth,46willstarthatingmeandcallmeathief.Iwouldbe47forstealing.”Sotheman48nottostealthatnight,andgaveupthisbadhabit.Thenextday,he49drinkingwine.Whenhewasabouttodoso,hesaidtohimself,“WhatshallIsaytotheteacherifheasksmewhatIdidduringtheday?Icannottellalie,andifIspeakthetruthpeoplewill50me,becauseaMuslimisnot51todrinkwine.”Andsohegaveupthe52ofdrinkingwine.Inthisway,53themanthoughtofdoingsomethingbad,he54hispromisetotellthetruth.Onebyone,hegaveupallhisbadhabitsandbecameavery55person.36.A.always B.hardly C.sometimes D.never37.A.time B.money C.trouble D.energy38.A.great B.bad C.strange D.stupid39.A.educated B.bothered C.tested D.saved40.A.habits B.friends C.purposes D.collections41.A.takein B.bringback C.giveup D.dependon42.A.stories B.truths C.reasons D.lies43.A.plan B.secret C.promise D.mistake44.A.Because B.Unless C.Since D.If45.A.stealing B.drinking C.walking D.dancing46.A.none B.someone C.anyone D.everyone47.A.controlled B.admired C.punished D.praised48.A.refused B.tried C.decided D.agreed49.A.talkedabout B.feltlike C.adaptedto D.brokedown50.A.understand B.like C.hate D.respect51.A.allowed B.encouraged C.invited D.advised52.A.chance B.disadvantage C.adventure D.idea53.A.wherever B.whenever C.whatever D.however54.A.forgot B.doubted C.regretted D.remembered55.A.good B.attractive C.practical D.generous第四部分阅读理解（共20题，每题2分，满分40分）ADuringmytravelsthroughthemountainsofGreeceIwasonlyeverscaredonce.ItwasduskandasIwalkedaloneIcameacrosssixlargewolves（狼）thatwerefeedingonthebodyofadeadanimal.IhadheardmanystoriesaboutwolvesasachildanditwasthisanimalthatIfearedmorethananyother.Thewolvesbeforemewerehuge,atleast6feetlongandcoveredwiththickgreyfur.

AsIwentnear,thewolveslefttheblood-coveredsnowthatsurroundedthebodyandstartedwalkingtowardsme,oneafteranother.Theystoppedabout20metresfrommeandstared.Theleadwolfraisedhisheadintotheairandtookinadeepbreath,asifhewassmellingmypresence.Theanimalslookedbothbeautifulandfrightening,butIknewIcouldnotshowthemmyfear.AsIdrewnearer,theleadwolfraiseditsheadoncemorebutthistimeletoutalong,loudcry.Theawfulcryrangoutacrossthesilentvalley.Ihadneverheardamorefrighteningsound.Iwasalmostcertainitwasasigntobedeath.

EverymomentIexpectedtoseethepackofwolvesdash（冲）atme.IknewmyonlyhopewastopretendIhadnofear.Iwalkedpastthelineofwolves,likeageneral（将军）movingamonghissoldiers.Theycriedoutloudagain.Butwhentheysawthattheircrydidnotcausemetochangemydirectionormakemeruntheyfearedtocomeafterme,sotheyletmepassandreturnedtothedeadanimal.

IfIhadturnedbackortriedtorunawaywhentheymarchedouttomeetme,Iamcertainthewholepackwouldhaveattackedmeinamoment.Butmyshowoffalsecourageintimidatedthemandkeptthemback.

56.Whydidn’tthewolvesattacktheman?

A.Theywerenolongerhungrywhentheysawhim.

B.Themanwasalreadyknowntothewolves.

C.Theyweretoofarawaytocatchtheman.

D.Themanshowednofearashepassedby.

57.Theunderlinedword“intimidated”inthelastparagraphprobablymeans“

”.

A.encouraged

B.frightened

C.doubted

D.hurt

58.Whatistheauthor’sintentioninwritingthisstory?

A.Toshowthatmountainscanbedangerousplaces.

B.Todiscussthehabitsofmountainwolves.

C.Tomakepeopleawareofthedangerofwolves.

D.Tostresstheneedforcouragewhenindanger.

59.Whichisthebesttitleforthisstory?

A.InFaceofFear

B.MyTriptoGreece

C.MyMountainTravels

D.AManWithoutFearBDearMomandDad,

Thetimehascome:I’mgraduating,andIthankyoubothforallyourhelpduringthese15years.Istillrememberwhenyouusedtosay,“Youcanbewhateveryouwant”I’msogladyouaremyparents,especiallywhenIhearkidssaytheydon’tgetonwellwiththeirs.I’mgladthatyousupportmewhenIdecidetodoanything.Youalwaystrytohelp,andthat’simportanttome.

Dad,Irememberwhenyoufirsttookmefishing.IlovedgoingeventhoughInevercaughtanything.Ialsorememberwhenyouwouldgetangrywithme.Irealizeyouwereonlytryingtoshowmetherightway.WhenIwouldcry,youwouldalwaysbetheretotrytocheermeup.That’swhatIcallagood,loving,caringdad.SometimesyouandMomdon’tagreewithme,butyouaretherebymysideinanythingthatIdo,andthat’swhyIloveyoubothsomuch.Mom,IenjoygoingoutwithyouandhavingourhappytimeeveryFridaynight,andIhopethatneverchanges.Ilovetellingyoueverything;thebestpartaboutyouisthatyoulisten.I’mgladwedoalottogether.Youlovetohavefun,andDaddoes,too.YoualwaysgivemeyouropinionandIlisten.

Thankyouforbringingmeup.

Lovealways,

Allison

60.InAllison’sopinion,otherkidsofheragemay_____theirparents.

A.haveproblemswith

B.getonwellwith

C.liketotalkto

D.liketolistento

61.FathermightgetangrywithherwhenAllison_______.

A.didn’taccepthim

B.didn’tdothingsintherightway

C.didn’tcatchanyfish

D.didn’tagreewithherparents

62.Allisonwritesthelettertoshow________toherparents.

A.wishes

B.support

C.help

D.thanks

63.WhatmakesAllisonandhermothergoodfriends?

A.Cheeringupeachother.

B.Listeningtoeachotherandhavingfuntogether.

C.Encouragingeachother.

D.Goingouttogether.CWhenyouaredecidingwhichwheelsarerightforyou，therearequiteafewchoices.Herearesometipsthatmaybehelpfulinchoosingawheel.Steelwheels—offeredmostlyforoff­roadorasalowcostalternativetoaluminum(铝)．Steelwheelscanbeimprovedbymakingsmallchangeswithaspraycanorbrushiftheneedeverarises.Achromed（铬）steelwheelislikelytorust（生锈）andislikelytoneedrepair，especiallyinareasthatusesaltontheroadsinthewinter.Theyareheavierthanaluminumwheels，thus，addsomeadditionalstresstosuspensionandbraking(刹车)parts.Anotherdownfallofsteelwheelsisthattheyarehand­builtwheelsandhavelowerabilityofbearinginregardtorunin，sometimescausingshakingproblemsonthestreet.ALWAYSdryyourwheelsoffaftergoingthroughacarwash.Thechemicalsusedincarwashesthesedayscanleavedirtyspotsthataredifficult，ifnotimpossible，togetridof.ALWAYSwashtheroadsaltoffyourwheelsassoonaspossible.Saltcaneatintothelastpartofawheelandleavepitsandstainsthatcannotbefixed.ALWAYScheckthedirectionsonacleanerbeforeyouuseitonyourwheelsortyres.Sometyrecleanerswillforeverdiscolour(褪色)wheelsandsomewheelcleanerscontainacidsthatwilleatcertaintypesofwheels.64.Thepassagemainlytellsusabout________.A.howtorepairandfixwheelsB.howtobuyandwashwheelsC.howtointroduceandusewheelsD.howtochooseandprotectwheels65.Ifyouareadriver，youshouldbetterbuy________.A.steelwheels B.aluminumwheelsC.ironwheels D.plasticwheels66.Ifadriverhasboughtsteelwheels，________.A.brakingpartsofthewheelarenotquickB.thewheelsmustleavealotofdirtymarksC.sometimesthewheelswillcauseshakingonroadsD.hecansavealotofmoneyinrepairinghiscar67.Accordingtothepassage，adrivershould________.A.payspecialattentiontohiscar'swheelsB.makelessuseofsalttoprotectandrepairhiscar'swheelsC.letacidseatcertaintypesofwheelsD.oftenwashhiscarandkeepitawayfromdangerDNotallbodiesofwateraresoevidentlyaliveastheAtlanticOcean，anS­shapedbodyofwatercovering33millionsquaremiles.TheAtlantichas,inasense,replacedtheMediterraneanastheinlandseaofWesterncivilization.Unlikerealinlandseas,whichseemstrangelystill,theAtlanticisrichinoceanicliveliness.Itisperhapsnotsurprisingthatitsvitalityhasbeenmuchwrittenaboutbyancientpoets.“StormatSea”，ashortpoemwrittenaround700,isgenerallyregardedasoneofmankind'searliestartisticrepresentationsoftheAtlantic.WhenthewindisfromthewestAllthewavesthatcannotrestTotheeastmustthunderonWherethebrighttreeofthesunIsrootedintheocean'sbreast.Asthepoemsuggests,theAtlanticisneverdeadanddull.Itisanoceanthatmoves,impressivelyandendlessly.Itmakesallkindsofnoise—itisforeverthundering,boiling,crashing,andwhistling.ItiseasytoimaginetheAtlantictryingtodrawbreath—perhapsnotsonoticeablyoutinmid­ocean,butwhereitmeetsland,itswatersbathingupanddownasandybeach.Itmimics(模仿)nearlyperfectlythesteadybreathingofalivingcreature.Itisfilledwithsymbioticexistences,too:unimaginablequantitiesofcreatures,littleandlargealike,mixwithinitsdepthsinakindofoceanicharmony，givingtothewatersafeelingofheartbeat，akindofsub­oceanvitality.Andithasapsychology.Ithaspersonalities:sometimespeacefulandpleasant,onrareoccasionsroughandwild；alwaysitisstrongandstriking.68.Unlikerealinlandseas,theAtlanticOceanis________.A.alwaysenergeticB.lackinginlivelinessC.shapedlikeasquareD.favoredbyancientpoets69.Whatisthepurposeofusingthepoem“StormatSea”inthepassage?A.Todescribethemovementofthewaves.B.Toshowthestrengthofthestorm.C.Torepresentthepoweroftheocean.D.Toprovethevastnessofthesea.70.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“symbiotic”mean?A.Livingtogether.B.Growingfast.C.Movingharmoniously.D.Breathingpeacefully.71.Inthelastparagraph,theAtlanticiscomparedto________.A.abeautifulandpoeticplaceB.afleshandbloodpersonC.awonderfulworldD.alovelyanimalEManypeoplethinkthattheBBCnewsprogramsarebetterthanthoseonotherchannelsbecausetheBBCisnotacommercialcompany.Itpaysforitsprogramsfromthetelevisionlicensemoneywhicheveryonemustpayiftheyhaveatelevision.

TheBBC,whichisoftenknownas“Auntie”,isthebiggestnewscollectingoperationintheworld.Ithastheworld’slargestnetworkofforeigncorrespondents(记者).TenpercentoftheBBC’sannualbudget(年度预算)isspentonnewscollecting,reportingandpresenting.Morethan1,700peopleworkfortheBBCnewsservice.

TheBBCproducesmorethan214hoursofnewsandcurrentaffairsprogramsforradioandtelevisioneachweek.Eachtelevisionnewsprogramcostsabout£78,000perhourandeachradionewsprogramcostsabout£4,800perhour.IntheUK,about19millionpeople―almost35%ofthetotalpopulationwatchtheBBCtelevisionnewsprogramseveryday.

Developmentsintechnologyareimprovingnewscollectionandpresentationeveryyear.TheBBCnowusesspecialcamerasintheTVnewsstudiostofilmthenewspresenters,andcaptions―thewordsandsentencesatthebottomofthescreen,arenowproducedautomaticallybycomputer.

72.Accordingtothefirstparagraph,wecanlearnthat__________.

A.theBBCnewsprogramsarebetterthanotherprograms

B.manypeoplearemorecontentwiththeBBCthanwithotherchannels

C.ifwehaveatelevision,wedon’tneedtopaythetelevisionlicensemoney

D.theBBCnewsprogramsarebetterthoughtofthanthenewsprogramsonotherchannels

73.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.TheBBChasthelargestnetworkofforeigncorrespondentsintheworld.

B.TheBBCisnowtheonlycompanytousespecialcamerastofilmthenewspresenters.

C.ThenumberofthepeopleworkingfortheBBCnewsserviceisthelargestintheworld.

D.ThepercentageoftheBBC’sbudgetspentonnewscollectingisthelargestintheworld.

74.WecaninferfromthepassagethattheUKhasapopulationofabout__________.

A.19million

B.54million

C.5.4million

D.6.6million

75.

What’sthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.TheBBCNewsService

B.TheBBCIsNotCommercial

C.TheBiggestOperationinTheWorld

D.DevelopmentsinTechnologyAreImprovingNewsCollection第五部分单词填空(每空1分,满分10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。Theycalledher“theBlackPearl”,“theBlackGazelle”and“the___76___(fast)womanintheworld.”Innineteensixty,WilmaRudolphbecamethefirstAmericanwoman___77_____(win)thr