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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