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学年度高一年级第二学期英语科期中考试试题
广东北江中学2007~2008学年度第二学期
高一英语期中考试试卷
命题人:
罗清雄、欧阳小平、林菲统题:
林菲审阅人:
毛晓云、谢宇峰、罗清雄
考试时间:
120分钟,全卷满分150分
一、听力(共两节,满分35分)
第一节:
(共15小题,每题2分,共30分)
请听下面5段对话,选出最佳选项,每段对话读两遍。
请听下面第1段对话,回答第1至第3题。
1.Ifthemandecidestorentatwo-bedroom,howmuchwillhepay?
A.$285amonthB.$250amonthC.$35amonth
2.Whatcanthemandoifherentsthetwo-bedroom?
A.SwiminthepoolB.PlaytennisC.Playtabletennis
3.Whenwillthemanseetheroom?
A.Laterthismorning
B.Laterthisafternoon
C.Earlierthisafternoon
请听下面第2段对话,回答第4至第6题。
4.WhoisMr.Atkins?
A.AstudentB.Thestudent’sfatherC.Thestudent’stutor
5.Wherearethetwospeakerstalking?
A.Intheprofessor’soffice
B.Intheclassroom
C.Inthedormitory
6.Whatisthewoman’strouble?
A.LateforclassesB.WeakessaysC.Poorhealth
请听下面第3段对话,回答第7至第9题。
7.Whenwillthewomanholdtheparty?
A.OnFridayB.OnSundayC.OnSaturday
8.Whattimewillthemanarrive?
A.At7:
00pmB.At7:
15pmC.At8:
00pm
9.Whatwillthemantaketotheparty?
A.OrangejuiceB.WineC.Beer
请听下面第4段独白,回答第10至第12题。
10.WhenistheearliestdatefortheOlympicGames?
A.About775B.C.B.About575B.C.C.1,300B.C.
11.HowdidtheancientGreekshonortheirgods?
A.Byvisitingchurch
B.Bystoppingwars
C.Bycompetitions,singinganddancing
12.What’sthedifferencebetweentheancientOlympicsandthemodernOlympics?
A.TherewerefootracesintheancientOlympics
B.TherewerejumpingeventsintheancientOlympics
C.ThereweresinginganddancingintheancientOlympics
请听下面第5段对话,回答第13至第15题。
13.WherewasthegirlwhenthenewscamethatBeijingwouldhostthe2008Olympics?
A.InPekingUniversityB.InTian’anmenSquareC.Athome
14.Whatdidthegirldowhensheheardthegoodnews?
A.Shecouldn’thelpcrying
B.Shecouldn’thelpshoutinganddancing
C.Shestartedtoplaythetrumpet
15.Whatdoesthemanprobablydo?
A.AstudentB.AjournalistC.Asportsman
第二节听取信息(共5小题,每题1分,满分5分)
听下面一段对话。
请根据题目要求,从所听到的内容中获取必要的信息,然后填入标号为16~20的空格中。
NorahJones’Concert
Typeofmusic
_____16______
Time
_____17______lastnight
Instrument
Sheplayedthe_____18_____mostly
Ticketprice
RMB_____19_____
Whentobooktickets
Atleast_____20_____earlier
二、完形填空(共10小题;每小题2分,满分20分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从21—30各题所给的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。
Onthewaytoschool,alittleboyfoundacocoon(茧)ofabutterfly(蝴蝶)andwatcheditalmosteveryday.Oneday,itstartedtobreakthroughasmallholeinthecocoon,butit__21greatly.Finally,itseemeditcouldn’tsucceed.
Theboyfelt__22forthebutterflybecauseheknewitwasgoingtodieifitdidn’tgetout.Soheranintothehouseandgotapairof23andcutthecocoonalittle.Thebutterflycameoutandwasfree.
Theonlystrangethingwasthatthebutterflyhadaswollen(肿胀的)bodyanddry___24.Theboykeptwaitingfortheswellingtogodownandforthewingstogrow,but25didn’t.Thebutterflycrawled(爬)aroundunableto26andthenitdiedanearlydeath.
Therefore,helearnedthatthebutterflywassupposedtostruggletogetoutofthecocoon.Infact,thestruggletogetoutofthecocoon27thefluid(液)outofitsbodyandintoitswings.28thestruggle,thebutterflycouldn’tgrow,andwould29fly.Bytryingtohelpthebutterfly,theboy30hurtit.
21.A.shoutedB.struggledC.changedD.waved
22.A.ashamedB.satisfiedC.happyD.sad
23.A.knivesB.trousersC.scissorsD.shoes
24.A.wingsB.featherC.stomachD.legs
25.A.itB.youC.theyD.he
26.A.walkB.flyC.moveD.run
27.A.pulledB.droppedC.pushedD.flowed
28.A.WithoutB.ByC.WithD.For
29.A.seldomB.hardlyC.everD.never
30.A.actuallyB.graduallyC.slowlyD.generally
三、阅读理解(共20题;每小题2分,满分40分)
阅读下列短文,从各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、和D)中,选出一个最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
(A)
“Ifyouwanttoseeathingwell,reachoutandtouchit!
”
Thatmayseemastrangethingtosay.Buttouchingthingscanhelpyoutoseethembetter.
Youreyescantellyouthataglassballisround.Butbyholdingitinyourhands,youcanfeelhowsmoothandcooltheballis.Youcanfeelhowheavytheglassis.Whenyoufeelalltheseabouttheball,youreallyseeit.Withyourskin,youcanfeelbetter.Forexample,yourfingerscantellthedifferencebetweentwocoinsinyourpocket.Youcanfeelalittledropofwateronthebackofyourhand,too.Youcanevenfeelsoundsagainstyourskin.Haveyoueverwantedtoknowwhysomepeoplelikeveryloudmusic?
Theymustliketofeelthesoundsofmusic.
Allchildrensoonlearnwhat“Don'ttouch!
”means.Theyhearitoften.Yetmostofuskeepontouchingthingsaswegrowup.Inshops,wetouchthingswemightbuy:
food,clothes.Toseesomethingwell,wehavetotouchit.Thebottomsofourfeetcanfeelthings,too.Youknowthiswhenyouwalkonwarmsand,coolgrassorahardfloor.Allfeeldifferentunderyourfeet.
Therearewaysoflearningtoseewellbyfeeling.Onewayistocloseyoureyesandtrytofeeleverythingthatistouchingyourskin.Feeltheshoesonyourfeet,theclothesonyourbody,theaironyourskin.Atfirst,itisnoteasytofeelthesethings.Youaretoousedtothem!
Mostmuseumsarejustforlooking.Buttodaysomemuseumshavesomethingstotouch.Theirsignssay,“Dotouch!
”Thereyoucanfeeleverythingonshow.
Ifyouwanttoseebetter,reachoutandtouch.Thenyouwillreallysee!
31.Bytouchingthings.
A.youwillhaveastrangefeeling
B.youwilllearnhowtoreachoutyourhand
C.youcanlearnmoreaboutthem
D.youcantellwhatcolorstheyreallyare
32.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthestory?
A.TouchingbyFeelingB.ToSeeortoFeel
C.ToSeeBetter—FeelD.WaysofFeeling
33.Whichofthefollowingpartscantellyouthedifferencebetweentwocoinsinyourpocket?
A.Yourfingers.B.Youreyes.
C.Yourskin.D.Yourback.
34.Whatcan'tyourskinfeelaccordingtothepassage?
A.Sounds.B.Darkness.
C.Water.D.Coins.
35.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?
A.Touchingishelpingustoseebetter.
B.Ourskipsmayhelpusenjoymusic.
C.Peopledon'thavetolearntofeel.
D.Visitorscan'tfeelthethingsonshowinanymuseums.
(B)
Forgivingsomeonewhohashurtyouorletyoudownisneveraneasything.Severalnewstudies,however,saythatitcouldhavealotofhealthbenefits.Whenyouthinkofforgiveness,youprobablydon’tthinkofitasbeingahealthormedicalproblem.StudiesfromStanfordUniversity,ontheotherhand,showthatsomethinglikeangercanchangeyourwell-being.
WhencartoonbookcharactersliketheIncredibleHulkgetangry,theychangecoloursandoftengainspecialpower.Intherealworld,angerislessobviousandmaybemoredangerous.That’swhyProfessorFredLuskin,founderoftheStanfordForgivenessProjectandauthorofForgiveforGood,saysholdingontoangerandhatredcanharmyourphysicalandmentalhealth.Twonewstudiesseemtoshowthesameidea.
Thestudiesfindthatpeoplewhoareabletoforgivefeellessstress,lessbackpain,andlessdepression.Theyalsohavefewerheadaches,lowerbloodpressure,andfewerproblemsonsleeping.
Soitdoesn’tmatterifyourangeriscausedbythetrafficorotherthings.Learningtoletitgoisimportant.Techniquessuchasdeepbreathorthoughtcanhelp.Orjustaskyourselfifit’sworthhurtingyourselfbystayingangrywithsomeoneelse.
Forgivenessdoesnotmeanthatyousimplyacceptwhathappenedandsayit’sOK.Instead,it’sawayofmakingpeacewithyourselfaboutwhathappenedinthepast.
36.Theauthorofthepassagetriestomakehisviewpointclear______.
A.byraisinghisownexamplesB.basedonhisownexperience
C.bymentioningsomestudiesD.bymentioningsometypicalpatients
37.Theexampleofthecartoonbookcharactersistakeninthepassageto______.
A.supporttheviewpointthatangerandhatredharmphysicalandmentalhealth
B.introduceafamousexpert
C.letthereaderknowthedifferentcoloursofcartoonfaces
D.showhowtocontrolone’stemper
38.Theunderlinedphrase“holdingonto”inthispassagepossiblymeans“______”.
A.removingB.keepingup
C.givingupD.learningabout
39.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinthispassage?
A.Peoplewhoareabletoforgivefeellessstress.
B.Peoplewhoareabletoforgivefeellessdepression.
C.Peoplewhoareabletoforgivehavefewerproblemsonsleeping.
D.Peoplewhoareabletoforgivefeellesstired.
40.Thebesttitleforthispassageisprobably_______.
A.ForgivenessB.ForgivenessIsGoodforHealth
C.ASecrettoKeepingHealthD.AngerIsBadforHealth
(C)
ItwasThanksgivingmorningandinthecrowdedkitchenofmysmallhomeIwasbusypreparingthetraditionalThanksgivingturkeywhenthedoorbellrang.Iopenedthefrontdoorandsawtwosmallchildreninragshuddlingtogetherinsidethestormdooronthetopstep.
“Anyoldpapers,lady?
”askedoneofthem.
Iwasbusy.Iwantedtosay“no”untilIlookeddownattheirfeet.Theywerewearingthinlittlesandals,wetwithheavysnow.
“ComeinandI’llmakeyouacupofhotcocoa.”
Theywalkedoverandsatdownatthetable.Theirwetsandalsleftmarksuponthefloor.Iservedthemcocoaandbreadwithjamtofightagainstthecoldoutside.ThenIwentbacktothekitchenandstartedagainonmyhouseholdbudget.
Thesilenceinthefrontroomstruckme.Ilookedin.Thegirlheldtheemptycupinherhands,lookingatit.Theboyaskedinaflatvoice,“Lady,areyourich?
”
Ilookedatm