川沙中学2010学年度高一第一学期英语期末考试试卷

1、川沙中学2010学年度高一第一学期英语期末考试试卷2010/1第一卷I. Listening Comprehension(20%)Part A Short ConversationsDirections: In part A, you will hear ten short conversations between tow speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spo

2、ken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.II. Grammar and Vocabulary.(16%)21. When I got to _ office, Jane was already at _ work.A. an; /.B. an; the.C. t

3、he; /.D. the; the.22. Teachers Day falls_ a Thursday this year.A. offB. in C. to D. on23. Every means _ tried to save the wounded soldier, but the doctor failed.A. were.B. has been.C. had been.D. is.24. Teachers _ the students that they had to finish the task before Friday.A. has remindedB. did remi

4、ndC. were remindedD. did reminded25We must decide at once, or we will not finish the task on time. Awhat to do with the problem Bhow to do with the problem Cto do what with the problemDdoing what with the problem26. It is so hot in the room, do you mind_? A. I open the windowB. my open the windowC.

5、if I will open the windowD. my opening the window27. My parents dont mind what job I do_ I am happy.A. even though B. as soon as C. as long as D. as though28. Jake no longer lived _ he worked.A. in whichB. whereC. whatD. when29. The thing _ he felt very proud was a gold watch given by his retired gr

6、andfather. A. which B. of which C. that D. for that30. Some people dream at success_ others wake up and work hard at it.A. whileB. asC. whenD. because31 a train trip and youll be attracted by the beautify scenery all the way ATaking BTo take CTake DIf taking32. The scientist did all he could _ the j

7、ob.A. turn upB. to turn downC. to turn upD. turn down33. As a result of the serious flood, two-thirds of the buildings in the area_.A. need repairing B. needs to repairC. needs repairing D. need to repair34. - What shall we do at weekend? - Why not _for a walk in the countryside?A. to try goingB. tr

8、ying to goC. to try and goD. try going35. No sooner _ the news that Michael Jackson passed away _ the world fell into the mood of sadness.A. hadwhenB. didwhenC. hadthanD. didthan36. I advised that he _to the hospital at once, but he insisted that he _ quite well then.A. was sent; feltB. be sent; fel

9、tC. be sent; was feelingD. was sent; feltIII.Section B（9%）Directions：Complete the following passage by using the words in the box Each word can only beused once. Note that there is one more than you need.A. react Bfact Creally Dsolved EsimpleABforever ACproblem-free ADpeak AEdown BC. survive What is

10、 the secret that enables tough people to succeed? Why do they 37 the tough times when others are overcome by them? Why do they win when others lose? Why do they fly when others sink? The answer is very 38 . Its all in the way they treat their problems. Yes，everyone has problemsA 39_ life is a fantas

11、y，a mirage(海市蜃楼)in the desertEveryone should acceptthat 40 Every mountain has a 41 ；every valley has its low point. Life has its ups and downs，its peaks and its valleys. No one is up all the time，nor are they 42 all the time. Problems do end. They are all 43 in time You may not be able to control th

12、e times，but you can decide your response. You can turn your pain into a curse, or into poetry. The choice is up to you. You may not have chosen your tough tunes，but you can choose how you will 44 to them. The positive solution to a problem may require courage. Problems can make you tender or tough,

13、better or bitter. It all depends on you. No problem lasts 45 .Winter always thaws(融化)into springtime and your problems will be solvedIV . Cloze（10%）Directions: For each blank in the following passages there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase th

14、at best fits the context.Elizabeth Clay decided to go home and spend the holiday with her parents. The next day she drove her old car home along the road. _46_ she found that she got a flat tire(泄气的车胎). The 22-year-old student _47_ to stop her car by the side of the road in the winter night and open

15、ed the trunk. No spare tire.At this time, a car stopped. Paul and Diane told Clay to _48 them to a service station near their house. They arrived to see that it had no suitable tires to_49_with her car. “Follow us home,” said Paul. The couple called around to find a tire, No luck. They decided to le

16、t her use their own car. “Here,” Paul said, handing Clay a set of keys, “Take our car. We 50 be using it over the holiday.” Clay was very 51 . “But Im going all the way to South Carolina, and Ill be gone for two weeks,” she 52 them. “We know,” Paul said. “Well be here when you get back. Heres our nu

17、mber if you need to 53 us.” Unable to believe her eyes, Clay watched as the 54 put her luggage into their car and then sent her off. Two weeks later she returned to find her old car cleaned inside and out with three new tires and the radio fixed. “Thank you so much,” she said. “How much do I 55 you

18、?” “Oh, no,” Paul said, “we dont want any money. Its our pleasure.” Clay realized that while it might have been their pleasure, it was now her duty to pass on their “do it to others” spirit.46. ASuddenlyBFinallyCImmediatelyDRegularly47. AsurroundedBwantedCallowedDmanaged48. AhelpBpushCtakeDfollow49.

19、 A. agreeB. matchC. goD. deal50. AcantBshouldntCmustnt Dwont51. AsatisfiedBworried CsurprisedDdisturbed52. ApersuadedBadvisedCremindedDpromised53. Akeep in touch withBget touch withClose in touch withDput in touch with54. ArepairmenBcleanersCfriendsDcouple55. A. owe B. lend C. give D. offerV. Readin

20、g Comprehension（17%）AComera is the only place in the world which has a whistle (口哨) language. We do not know how and why it began because we do not know the complete history of the island. But we can certainly imagine the reasons for the beginning of the whistle language. There are many deep valleys

21、 on the island. A person on one side of a valley can not easily shout to a person on the other side. But he can whistle and be heard. Some of the best whistlers can be heard from four miles away and the record is seven miles. The people who live on the island usually have good teeth, and this helps

22、them to whistle well. They must also have good ears so that they can hear other whistlers.We can understand why the whistle language continues. It is very useful on the island, and quite easy to learn. When somebody is hurt or ill, the whistle language takes the place of telephone. If the sick perso

23、n is quite far away from the town, people pass the message from one to another. A boy guarding cattle (放牛) on a hillside whistles to a man fishing from his boat. The last one is able to describe the trouble fully and exactly to the doctor in town. People help one another in the same way when a car b

24、reaks or a cow is lost. The whistle language is hundreds of years old, and probably it will continue to live on for hundreds of years more. Radio and TV often kill the special ways of speaking in the different parts of a country. But on Comera you are nobody if you cannot whistle. Perhaps soon after

25、 TV arrives on the island, the people there will be whistling the news and other facts and opinions.56. If a person on Comera island is ill, _.A. others will phone the doctors in townB. the whistle language will help pass the message to the doctorC. his family will take him to the hospitalD. people

26、will take him to town by carriage57. From this passage we know radio and TV _ at that time.A. killed the special way of speakingB. whistled all the news and opinions C. helped Comera people to communicateD. did not appear on Comera island yet58. Comera island is special in that_ . A. many visitors g

27、o there every yearB. no visitors have ever been thereC. people there have special ears to hear whistlesD. people there use the whistle language to communicate with each other 59. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage? A. It is not easy for a person to live on Comera island if h

28、e cannot whistle.B. The whistle language can only be found in Comera.C. The whistle language has been used for hundreds of years on the island, but will not be used any longer.D. The record shows that one best whistler can be heard by others seven miles away.BA year ago August, Dave Fuss lost his jo

29、b driving a truck for a small company in west Michigan. His wife, Gerrie, was still working in the local school cafeteria, but work for Dave was scarce, and the price of everything was rising. The Fusses were at risk of joining the millions of Americans who have lost their homes in recent years. The

30、n Dave and Gerrie received a timely gift$7,000,a legacy(遗产) from their neighbors Ish and Arlene Hatch, who died in an accident. “It really made a difference when we were going under financially(经济上),” says Dave.But the Fusses werent the only folks in Alto and the neighboring town of Lowell to receiv

31、e unexpected legacy from the Hatches. Dozens of other families were touched by the Hatches generosity. In some cases, it was a few thousand dollars; in others, it was more than $100,000.It surprised nearly everyone that the Hatches had so much money, more than $3 millionthey were an elderly couple w

32、ho lived in an old house on what was left of the family farm.Children of the Great Depression, Ish and Arlene were known for their habit of saving. They thrived on(喜欢) comparison shopping and would routinely go from store to store, checking prices before buying something. Through the years, the Hatc

33、hes paid for local children to attend summer camp when their parents couldnt afford it. “Ish and Arlene never asked if you needed anything.” says their friend Sandy Van Weelden. “They could see things they could do to make you happier and they would do them.” Even more extraordinary was that the Hat

34、ches had their farmland distributed(分送). It was the Hatches wish that their legacya legacy of kindness as much as one of dollars and cents should enrich the whole community (社区) and last for generations to come. Neighbors helping neighborsthat was Ish and Arlene Hatchs story.60. According to the tex

35、t, the Fusses _.A. were employed by a truck company B. worked in a school cafeteriaC. were in financial difficultyD. lost their home61. Which of the following is true of the Hatches? A. They gave away their possessions to their neighbors. B. They left the family farm to live in an old house. C. They

36、 had their children during the Great Depression. D. They helped their neighbors to find jobs.62. Why would the Hatches routinely go from store to store? A. They decided to open a store.B. They wanted to save money. C. They couldnt afford expensive things.D. They wanted to buy gifts for local kids.63

37、. According to Sandy Van Weelden, the Hatches were _. A. meanB. childlikeC. curiousD. understandingCWomen turn to online shopping Women have jumped ahead of men for the first time in using the Internet to do their holiday shopping, according to a study published last week in the US. For years men ha

38、ve been more likely to shop on the Internet than women, but during the 2004 holiday season 58 percent of those making online purchases were women. “It shows how mainstream the Internet is becoming”, said Lee Rainie, director of the Pew Internet and American Life Project group, which carried out the

39、study. Rainie said it was only a matter of time before women shoppers caught up with men. This is because women traditionally make decisions about spending. Users were more likely to shop online to save time. Internet users between the ages of 18 and 29 were responsible for some of the most dramatic

40、（显著的）increases in the online gift-buying population this time around. However, three-quarters of the US Internet users did not buy holiday gifts online in 2004. They worried about credit card security, or just compared online prices with off-line prices, then dashed off to the shops to get the best

41、deals.“But even if shoppers dont buy online, websites are becoming promotion tools for stores,” said Dan Hess, vice(副) president of Comscore Networks Inc. Hess said that actually most stores websites can make customers fully believe the security of their credit card numbers. And most are able to ens

42、ure that gifts arrive on time. “Its all about making the shopping experience more efficient, more reliable and more comfortable,” Hess said.64. Which of the following statements is true? AThere were fewer women online shoppers than men in 2004 BMost of the Internet users between the ages of 18 and 2

43、9 are women. CPeople in the US were more likely to buy gifts online. DMore women shopped online than men in 2004.65.From the passage we can infer that_. Amen usually decide how to spend money in the family Bwomen usually decide what to buy in the family Cthe Internet is used in all the shops. Dmore

44、and more shops will sell their goods online.66.According to Dan Hess, shopping online_. Ais unsafeBis convenient Cis a waste of timeDis cheaper67.What can we know from the passage? AAmerican people only buy gifts in holidays. BShopping online is fun for women. CShopping off-line provides better serv

45、ice. DYoung people like to do gift-shopping online.DDirections: Read the following text and choose the most suitable heading from AF for each paragraph. There is one extra heading which you do not need. A. The Story of the Word “Boss”B. The Coming of “Brass”C. The Expression for WorkersD. Another Ex

46、pression for BossesE. An Italian SayingAB. The Use of Expressions for Bosses68. _The Italians have an old saying “y dolce far niente”. The words mean it is sweet or enjoyable to do nothing. On weekends and during holidays, many of us enjoy doing nothing. But most of the time, we have to work and to

47、keep our jobs and we must work hard. Our employer will not like it if we do nothing.69. _ American workers often call their employers “bosses”. The word “boss” comes from the Dutch word “baas” meaning master. Sometimes company bosses are called the brass. They are also sometimes called “ top brass”

48、or “brass hats”. Experts disagree about how the strange expression started, but they may have come from Britain. Leaders of the 19th century British army wore pieces of metal called oak leaves on their hats. The metal brass has a color similar to that of gold. So a leader or a commander came to be c

49、alled a member of the brass or he might have been called a brass hat or even the top brass.70. _ By the 1940s, the expression had spread beyond military leaders. It also included civilian officials. A newspaper in the American city of Philadelphia used the term in 1949. It called the most important

50、police officials top brass. Other expressions that mean boss or employer have nothing to do with brass or hats. One of these is “ big cheese”. A cheese is a solid food made form milk. The expression probably started in America in the late 19th century. Some experts believe it comes from a word in th

51、e Persian or Urdu languages. Cheese, the meaning is a thing. So the meaning of “big cheese” may be a big thing.71. _ Other experts say the word cheese and its expression was really in incorrect way of saying chief. The word chief means leader. So the expression may mean big leader. An employer usually does not object to being called boss. But most workers would not call their employers big cheese, top brass or brass hats to their faces. These words are not really insulting(侮辱