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上海市高一英语下学期期中

上海市2015-2016学年高一英语下学期期中试题

（考试时间：

90分钟　满分：

100分　）2016.04

第I卷（共75分）

Ⅰ.ListeningComprehension（20’）

SectionA

Directions:

InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.

1.A.5:

10.B.5:

00.C.4:

30.D.5:

15.

2.A.Classmates.B.Husbandandwife.

C.Employerandemployee.D.Motherandson.

3.A.Atabookingoffice.B.InaHongKonghotel.

C.Onabusystreet.D.Atanairport.

4.A.Theywerebothdoingtheirownwork.

B.Theywaitedforeachotheratdifferentplaces.

C.Theywenttothestreetcorneratdifferenttimes.

D.Themanwenttotheconcertbutthewomandidn’t.

5.A.Bytrain.B.Bycar.C.Bybus.D.Byplane.

6.A.Playcards.B.Makeaplan.C.Alotofthings.D.Nothing.

7.A.Englishbooks.B.Englishmagazines.

C.Englishnewspapers.D.Englishworks.

8.A.It’soneofthebusiestwaysoftraveling.B.It’soneofthesafestwaysoftraveling..

C.It’soneofthesaddestwaysoftraveling..D.It’soneofthequickestwaysoftraveling..

9.A.Hercariskeptingoodcondition.B.Hercarisnotasgoodashis..

C.Hercarismaintainedaswellashis..D.Hercarcanstandanycrash..

10.A.HersisterisafashionablewomanB.Hersisterisdesigningadress.

C.HersisterisstudyingSpanish.D.HersisterisinManila.

SectionB

Directions:

InSectionB,youwillheartwoshortpassages,andyouwillbeaskedthreequestionsoneachofthepassages.Thepassageswillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichonewouldbethebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.

Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

11.A.Aweek.B.Twoweeks.C.Threeweeks.D.Amonth.

12.A.Athinrobber.B.Afatman.C.Astrongdriver.D.Arichman.

13.A.Mr.Hoggwaskilledbytheman.

B.Mr.Hoggwasrobbedofthemoney.

C.ThemanhadabigmealwithMr.Hogg.

D.ThenmangavesomemoneytoMr.Hogg.

Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

14.A.Travelindifferentcountries.B.Useforeigngoods.

C.Understandpeoplefromothercountries.D.Getgoodgrades.

15.A.Justspeakit.B.Useitasatool.

C.Rememberthegrammarrules.D.Writestories.

16.A.Grammar.B.Conversation.C.Writingskills.D.Readingabilities.

SectionC

Directions:

InSectionC,youwillhearonelongerconversation.Theconversationwillbereadtwice.Afteryouheartheconversation,youarerequiredtofillinthenumberedblankswiththeinformationyouhaveheard.Writeyouranswersonyouranswersheet.

Questions17through20arebasedonthefollowingconversation.

TicketforaShow

Whatdoesthemanwanttodo?

Toreserveticketsfor4th__（17）__________.

Howmanyticketsdoesthemanwant?

__（18）________________

What’stheman’sname?

Mr.__（19）______________

Whataretheticketsfor?

For__（20）_________show.

Completetheform.WriteONEWORDforeachanswer.

II.Grammarandvocabulary

SectionA（12’）

Directions:

Afterreadingthepassagesbelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagescoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks, useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.

（A）

Thesummerofmyeleventhyearwasawonderfultimeofjoy.Mydayswerespent（21）________（play）happilyinthebrightgreenwoodsaroundmyhome.Iwishedthosepeacefuldayswouldlastforever.Butthenitallchanged.

IthappenedinthemiddleofthenightwhenIheardmygrandmotherscream.Afirehadstartedinherroomandwasrapidlyspreadingthroughourhouse.Weallranoutside.ThatnightIwentfromahappyandcarefreechildtoahomelessandscared（22）________.Ididn'tknow（23）________thefuturewouldbelike.Thankfully,goodfriendstookusintotheirhome,fed,andclothedus.

Onenightaroundtheirdinnertablemymomthankedthemforalltheyweredoingforus.Smiling,herfriendsaid,"Honey,itwastheleastwe（24）________do."Latertheybegantoshareoldstoriesandlaugh.ItwasthenthatIsmiledforthefirsttimeindaysandfeltthefearfinallyfadingfrommyheart.

Ourfriendsgaveushelpwhenwewereintrouble.Theyopenedtheirhomeandtheirheartstous.Theyhelpedustostartoverwhenwe（25）________（lose）everything.

Thenexttimeyouaregivenanopportunity（26）________（help）others,givefromyourheart.LivealifethatmakesHeavensmile.Godputsusheretoloveeachother,tofeedeachother,tohelpeachother,andtomakethisworldabetterplaceforeveryone.

（B）

Itseemsthatthecustomof（27）________（give）birthdaypresentsstartedthousandsofyearsago.Peopleusedtofearevilspirits--especiallyontheirbirthdays.Itwasacommonbeliefthatevilspiritsweremoredangeroustoapersonwhenheorsheexperiencedachangeintheirdailylife,suchasturningayear（28）________（old）.Asaresult,birthdayswerecelebratedwithfamilyandfriends,whosurroundedthebirthdaypersonwithlaughtertoprotecthimorherfromevil.It（29）______________（think）tobeevenbetteriftheguestsbroughtgifts.

Ofcourse,peoplefromdifferentcountriesaroundtheworldcelebratebirthdaysindifferentways.Forexample,thechildreninArgentinahavetheirears（30）________（pull）byalltheirfamilyandfriends--oneforeachyearoftheirlives.InIsrael,thechildsitsinaspecialchairandgetsliftedintotheair--again,onceforeachyearoflife.TheluckychildrenofIrelandreceive“birthdaybump”--theyareheldupsidedownandgentlyknockagainstthefloorthenumberofyearsoflife.

So,onceagainwecanseethat（31）________thepracticeofcelebratingbirthdaysisverywidespreadaroundtheworld,thewaysinwhichthecelebrationsareperformedareverydifferent.Sometimestheyseemverystrange,sometimesevenamusingtopeople（32）_______havedifferentcustoms--butalwaysveryinterestingtolearnaboutand,withluck,somedayexperience.

SectionB（6’）

A.handsB.qualitiesC.informationD.curiosityE.ruinedF.appliedG.ashamed

Directions:

Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

WhenIsucceededinbecomingapart-timeemployeeofNokiaChinalastsummer,manyfriendsaskedmehowIsurvivedtheinterview.

Ionceaskedmyselfthesamequestions.Manyofmypeersalso__33__forthejob,includingsomeverycompetitiveandintelligentstudentsfromfamousuniversities.

Butwhydidtheinterviewerpickmeinsteadofthem?

Finally,__34__pushedmetoasktheinterviewersafterwebecamecolleagues.TheanswerwasthatIappearedconfidentbuthumble,responsibleandcommunicative.Theyevaluatedpeoplenotjustontheiracademiccertificates,butonthebaseoftheir__35__andabilities.Ihappenedtobetherightperson.

Tobefrank,Ioncefelt__36__ofbeingastudentfromanunknowncollege,andIthinkthismayapplytosomeofyou.Ithoughtmyfuturewasruined.ItwasonlyatthetimeofmysuccessfulinterviewthatIfinallyunderstoodthefamoussaying---“Youdecidewhereyougo.”

OnceIworkedasavolunteerforabeachvolleyballevent.Myjobwastohelpforeignvisitorsexperiencethebeach.IthoughtitwouldbeveryeasybecausemyoralEnglishwasprettygood.ButwhenIwenttotalkwithagroupofforeignguests,IsuddenlyrealizedthatIdidnotknowasinglebeachvolleyballterm.Iwasembarrassed.

Afterthis,IreadbrochuresinbothChineseandEnglisheverydaytolearnthetermsforfacilitiesandrelatedwords.Thisallowedmetodeliveraccurate__37__toforeigners,andIwashappytoworkresponsibly.

Aftertheseexperience,I’mmoreconfidentandIstronglybelievethatmyfateisinmy__38__.Ithascertainlyhelpedmemakeagiantstepclosertomydreamofgraduatingwithprospectsforthefuture.Ihopemyadvicewillbenefityouaswell.

III.ReadingComprehension

SectionA（15’）

Directions:

ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.

WelcometotheBourton-on-the-WaterWebsite.Thecontentofthesitehasbeenproducedbylocalpeople__39__you,asavisitor,canenjoyinyoursparetimesomeofthedelightful__40__ofourlovelyvillageandthecountrysidearoundit.

TheCotswoldshavealwaysbeenlookeduponastheHeartofEngland.Itisoneofthefewregionswithan__41__styleallofitsownandthesteeplypitchedroofs,stonemullionsanddormerwindowsaretypical.Builtalmostexclusively（仅仅）inwarmyellowCotswoldstone,thisdelightfulvillagehassuchaunique__42__tovisitorsandresidentsalike.

RegularlyvotedoneoftheprettiestvillagesinEngland,Bourton-on-the-Waterhas__43__itsshareofCotswoldhousesandcottages,manyofthem300yearsold,some__44__toElizabethantimes400yearsago.Thereisplentytoseeanddohereandwehopethis__45__andalsoourVisitorInformationCentrecanhelptomakeyour__46__asenjoyableaspossible.

Bourton-on-the-WaterVisitorInformationCentreisindependentlyowned,and__47__nexttotheCotswoldPerfumeryinVictoriaStreet.Bedandbreakfastaccommodationandhotelscanbe__48__beforeyouarriveby