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外研版高中英语必修四高一下学期期中考试英语试题

2014-2015学年第二学期期中高一英语检测题

I．听力部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，共30分）

第一节

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.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Hostess（主人）andguest.B.Wifeandhusband.C.Waitressandcustomer.

2.Whatwillthewomanprobablydo?

A.Paytheman'sphonebill.B.Usetheman'sphone.C.Borrowtencents.

3.Whatdoesthemanwanttodo?

A.Buyanotebook.B.Borrowthewoman'snotebook.C.Getbackhisnotebook.

4.Whatdoesthewomansayabouttheweather?

A.Itshouldbeaclearweekend.B.Itwillprobablyrainallday.

C.Partoftheweekendwillbeclear.

5.WhydidHarrygetaticket?

A.Hewentthewrongdirectiononaone-waystreet.

B.Hesloweddownatthewrongtime.

C.Hemadeasharpturn.

第二节

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.Whydidthemancomelatetoday?

A.Hegotuplateasusual.

B.Hewascaughtintheheavytrafficjam.

C.Helefthishomelate.

7.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Motherandson.B.Employerandemployee（雇员）.C.Teacherandstudent.

听第7段材料。

回答第8至10题。

8.Whoistheman?

A.Ataxidriver.B.Acarexpert.C.Amanager.

9.Whatcanweknowaboutthecars?

A.Theywillonlyexistincities.

B.Theywillbehighlydeveloped.

C.Theywillbereplacedbybuseseverywhere.

10.Whatcanwelearnfromthisconversation?

A.Futurecarswillbefullyequipped（装备）withtechnology.

B.Buseswillbelessimportantthancarsinbigcities.

C.Buseswillbetheonlymeansoftransport.

听第8段材料，回答第11至14题。

11.Wheredoesthisconversationtakeplace?

A.Atabusstation.B.Atanairport.C.Atatrainstation.

12.Whattickethasthewomanbought?

A.Afirst-classticket.B.Aone-wayticket.C.Around-tripticket.

13.Whathappenstothepriceofthetickets?

A.Ithasgoneup.B.Ithasbeenreduced.C.Itchangesoften.

14.Whattimewillthewomanleave?

A.At11:

00.B.At2:

00.C.At2:

15.

听第8段材料，回答第15至17题。

15.WhenisthelongestschoolholidayinAustralia?

A.Insummer.B.Inautumn.C.Inwinter.

16.Wherearethespeakersnow?

A.InShanghai.B.InBeijing.C.InHongKong.

17.Whichcityisthewoman'slastdestination（目的地）inChina?

A.Shanghai.B.Beijing.C.HongKong.

听第8段材料，回答第18至20题。

18.HowdidthespeakerandhiswifegetaroundinLondonusually?

A.Onfoot.B.Bytaxi.C.Bybus.

19.Wheredidn'ttheyvisit?

A.BuckinghamPalace.B.TheBritishMuseum.C.TheNationalGallery.

20.WhatdoesthespeakerlikemostinLondon?

A.Havinggoodmeals.B.Goingshopping.C.Seeingplays.

II．阅读理解（共15小题，每小题2分，共30分）

A

Interviewer:

Goodmorningtoallourlisteners.ThismorningI'mtalkingtoFranMason,aclown（小丑）doctor.MsMason,whatisaclowndoctor?

MsMason:

Well,wearen'treallydoctors,andwejustpretend（假装）tobedoctors,Wegotochildren'shospitalsanddoallkindsofcrazythingstomakethesickchildrenlaugh.

Interviewer:

MsMason:

Iwearadoctor'swhitecoatandIpretendtoexaminealittleboyorgirl.Forexample,butthenImakefunnyfaces.Theyloveit!

Interviewer:

Doesithelpthechildrentogetbetter?

MsMason:

Oh.yes.Butwedon'tgivethechildrenmedicine,Wethinklaughteristhebestmedicine.It'sveryimportantforthemtolaugh,smileandenjoythemselves.

Interviewer:

Howlonghaveyoubeenaclowndoctor?

MsMason:

Forthreeyears.AndbeforeIbecameaclowndoctorItaughtatourlocalschoolfortenyears.IreallyenjoyworkingwithchildrenbutIwantedtodosomethingabitdifferent.

Interviewer:

AndhowlonghaveyouworkedinLondon?

MsMason:

I'veworkedheresincelastyear.IworkedasaclowndoctorforayearinAustralia,andthenIcametoLondonlastDecember,forChristmas.IgotosixdifferenthospitalsinLondonand1seealotofkidsandteenagerstoo.

Interviewer:

Whatdoyouenjoymostabouttheworkyoudo?

MsMason:

Well.thebestthingisseeingthechildrenlaugh.ButIalsoloveworkingwiththedoctorsandnurses.Lotsofthemsaytheylaughtoo,whentheyseethechildrenhavingfun.

21.Whichofthefollowingcanbeputintheblankinthetext?

A.Howoftendoyoumeetthem?

B.Whatdoyouthinkofyourjob?

C.Whydoyouwanttodothisjob?

D.Whatdoyoudotomakethemlaugh?

22.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeMsMason?

A.Crazyandfoolish.B.Proudandimpolite.

C.Humorousandcaring.D.Braveandimaginative.

23.HowdothedoctorsandnursesfeelaboutMsMason'sjob?

A.Itiseasy.B.Itisadmirable.C.Itissurprising.D.Itisuseless.

B

Theworldofanimalsisalwaysfullofsurprises.Nomatterwhereyoulook,youcanseesomeanimalsthatcantrulymakeourjawsdrop.

Ghostmantis（螳螂）

Whenpeopleseeghostmantisesforthefirsttime,manyofthemwouldCertainlysaytheyareleaves.ThissmalltypeofmantiscanbefoundacrossAfrica.Theyareverysmallandcangrowonlyupto2incheslong.Theycomeinvariouscolors:

severalshadesofbrownandgreenishgray.Infact,mostpartsoftheirbodylooklikeleavesthathavedriedup.Theyliveforuptotwoyears.

Greenplant-hopper

Alsocalledthetorpedobug,thisbeautifulanimalfeedsonplantsandlookslikealeaf.Whentheyareatrest,theirgreenwingscovertheirbodiesmuchlikeaslopingroof（有坡度的屋顶）.Theyareusuallysmall,withalengthofhalfaninch.TheyarenativetoAustraliabuttheycannowbefoundinHawaiiandNewZealandaswell.

Stickinsect

Theyactuallylookmorelikeaeucalyptustwig（桉树枝）.Theyhavelongandthinbodiesbuttheycanalsofly.Theycangrowupto12incheslong.TheseanimalsarenativesofthesouthernpartofAustralia.TheyhavemadethewoodlandsofNewSouthWalesandVictoriahome.

Leafyseadragon

Whenyoutakeacloselookatthem,youwillrealizethattheyarefishliketheseahorses.Underthewater,theylooklikefloatingseaweed.Theyhaveleaf-likebodypartsthatarenotusedformovingunderthewater.Whattheyusetomovearefins（鳍状物）,difficulttosee,makingtheleafyseadragonlookmoreliketheplantitimitates.Afullygrownleafyseadragongrowstoabout18incheslong.TheyareusuallyfoundintheoceanwatersofAustralia.

24.Theunderlinedpart"makeourjawsdrop"inthefirstparagraphmeans“”.

A.hurtusB.amazeusC.frightenusD.entertainus

25.Whatdoweknowaboutghostmantises?

A.Theyfeedonleaves.B.Theymoveveryfast.

C.Theycanlivealongtime.D.Theylooklikedeadleaves.

26.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethetorpedobug?

27.Thistextismainlyaboutfouranimalsthatallcan.

A.imitate（模仿）plantsB.changecolor

C.movewithoutfeetD.befoundinAustralia

C

Isometimesfeelleftoutwithmyfriendsattheparty.WhatcanIdo?

—Susan

Alice:

Speaktoyourbestfriendbeforeyouarriveandaskhertomakesureyoudon'tgetleftoutofthegroup.Thatway,she'llknowtoincludeyouinallthefun.Maketheefforttospeaktosomeotherpeopleattheparty.Youmightevenmakeanewfriendortwo.

SometimesIthinkpartiesgetboringandIwanttogohome!

--Jenny

Alice:

Evenagreatpartywilldragifyou'renotenjoyingyourself.Makingtheefforttodanceandhaveachatwithyourfriendswillbeattheboredom!

Youdon'thavetostaytotheveryendoftheparty.

OurschoolishavingaChristmasdancepartybutI'mreallyshy.ShallIgoornot?

--Emma

Alice:

Partofyouwouldliketogototheparty,sogiveitatry.Letgoodfriendsknowhowyoufeelandmakesureyou'11havepeopletodancewithwhentheeveningcomes.Practicesomefundancessoyou'11feelcomfortableonthedancefloor.

WheneverIgotoaparty,mydadcomestopickmeupat8pm.IalwayshavetoleaveearlierthantherestofmyfriendsandIgetreallyangrywithmydad.--Anny

Alice:

Talkwithyourdadandlethimknowhowyoufeel.Itfeelshardtohavedifferentrulesfromyourfriendsbutdon'tworrytoomuch--yourfriendsareprobablypickedupsoonafteryouanyway.

28.AliceadvisesSusanto.

A.staywithherfriendsB.askherfriendforhelp

C.leavethepartyatonceD.makefunofherfriends

29.Theunderlinedword"drag"isclosestinmeaningto"".

A.failB.improveC.beboringD.bepleasant

30.WhatworriesAnny?

A.Herdadisstrictwithher.B.Shealwaysargueswithherdad.

C.Nobodypicksherupaftertheparty.D.Shecan'tgotothepartywithherfriends.

31Wherecanyouprobablyfindthetext?

A.Inanotice.B.Inaguidebook.

C.Inafamousnovel.D.Inapopularmagazine.

D

Withthedevelopmentoftheeconomy,loosechange（零钱）isoftenignored（忽略）bymostofus.Wehaveforgottenhowthoselittle,roundmetalpiecescanaddup.However,ifyouwereakidthathadtocleanthehouseforextra（额外的）money,you'llunderstandhowimportantitis.

WhenIwasakid,IknewmyparentscouldaffordwhateverIwanted,butDadmademeworkforthingsthatwere"wants".IknewDadalwayscarriedalotofchangeinhispockets.Hehadtaughtmethatenoughpennies（便士）wouldstillgetmewhatIwantedintheend.

Dadhadhisfavoriterecliningchair（躺椅）inhisroomwherehewouldgoafteralongdayatwork.Whenhereclinedinthechair,thechangewouldfallfromhispocketsontothefloorunderthechair,whichwasreallyagoodchanceformetocollectpennies.I'msureherealizedhehademptypocketswhenhetookhisclothesoff,butheneversaidanythingandneverstoppedsittinginthechair.

Mykidslearnedearlythatchangeworkedjustaswellasdollarsandtheyalsoknewtheirdadsawnovalueinchang