高一英语第二学期期中考试.docx

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高一英语第二学期期中考试

高一英语第二学期期中考试

第一卷

Ⅰ.ListeningComprehension（20%）

PartA:

ShortConversations

Directions:

InPartA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversation,youwillbeaskedaquestionaboutwhatwassaid.Eachconversationandquestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersinyourpaperanddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyou’veheard.

1.A.Inahospital.B.Inalibrary.C.Inatravelagency.D.Inarestaurant.

2.A.InMexico.B.InNewMexico.C.Inthecity.D.InCalifornia.

3.A.Onthe6thofJune.B.Onthe8thofJune.

C.Onthe9thofJune.D.Onthe19thofJune.

4.A.Thewomanthanksthemanforhisefforts.

B.Thewomanthinksthateverythingwasallright.

C.Thewomanblamesthemanforhisabsence.

D.Thewomandoesn’tthinkitwastheman’sfault.

5.A.Heisnottoblame.B.Itwashisfault.

C.Hewillacceptallresponsibility.D.Hewillbemorecarefulnexttime.

6.A.Theywaitedforeachotheratdifferentplaces.

B.Theywerebothbusydoingtheirownwork.

C.Theywenttothestreetcorneratdifferenttimes.

D.Themanwenttotheconcertbutthewomandidn’t.

7.A.Athome.B.Inaphonebox.

C.Inheroffice.D.Inafriend’shouse.

8.A.Ateacher.B.Apsychologist.C.Alibrarian.D.Apublisher.

9.A.Thewomanenjoyedthemovieverymuch.

B.Thewomansawahorrormovie.

C.Themanaskedthewomantobecarefulatnight.

D.Themanwenttotheshowwiththewoman.

10.A.Arguing.B.Protesting.C.Complaining.D.Bargaining.

PartB:

Passages

Directions:

InPartB,youwillheartwoshortpassages,andyouwillbeaskedthreequestionsoneachofthepassages.Thepassageswillbereadtwicebutthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersinyoupaperanddecidewhichonewouldbethebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.

Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

11.A.Theyoftentakeplaceinitsmajorindustries.

B.Britishtradeunionsaremorepowerful.

C.TherearemoretradeunionmembersinBritain.

D.Britainlosesmoreworkingdaysthroughstrikeseveryyear.

12.A.SuchstrikesareagainsttheBritishlaw.

B.Suchstrikesareunpredictable.

C.Suchstrikesinvolveworkersfromdifferenttrades.

D.Suchstrikesoccurfrequentlythesedays.

13.A.TradeunionsinBritainarebecomingmorepopular.

B.MoststrikesinBritainareagainsttheBritishlaw.

C.UnofficialstrikesinBritainareeasiertodealwithnow.

D.Employer-workerrelationsinBritainhavebecometenser.

Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

14.A.Howtohandspiders.B.SpidersintheUnitedStates.

C.People’sfearofspiders.D.Aspecialkindofspider.

15.A.Mostspiderswillnotbiteevenwhenhandled.

B.Mostspidersarepoisonousanddangerous.

C.Mostspidersarelikelytoattackpeople.

D.Mostspidershavesharpeyes.

16.A.Becauseshecannotfindahusbandforherself.

B.Becausethefemalespiderislargerthanthemaleone.

C.Becausethefemalespiderofteneatsherhusband.

D.Becausesheisablackfemalespider.

PartC:

LongerConversation

Directions:

InPartC,you’llhearonelongerconversation.Theconversationwillbereadtwice.Afteryouheareachconversation,youarerequiredtofulfillthetaskbyfillinginthenumberedblankswiththeinformationyouhear.Writeyouranswersonyouanswersheet.

Blanks17through20arebasedonthefollowingconversation.

ApplicationFormforSt.Louie’sSchool

Name:

May__17__

Age:

21

Nationality:

__18__

Address:

56BroadwayWN34

Contactnumber:

__19__

Coursetoattend:

Howtomake__20__

Dateforapplication:

January7th,2008

Completetheform.WriteONEWORDforeachanswer.

Ⅱ.Grammarandvocabulary（16%）

Directions:

BeneatheachofthefollowingsentencestherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.Choosetheanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.

21.I’vespentsomuchtimepolishingmyletterofapplicationandresume,butIwonderwhetheritisworthwhile___theeffort.

A.made

B.beingmade

C.tobemaking

D.tomake

22.Thefocusofmedicalcareinoursocietyhasbeenshiftingfromcuringdisease___disease.

A.soastoprevent

B.toprevent

C.topreventing

D.onlytoprevent

23.Jimmywasfiredfromhispostashewastoldhewastooquiet,___communicationskills.

A.tolack

B.tobelacking

C.lacked

D.lacking

24.Mostnewlymarriedcouplesreceivecashasgiftsthoughtheamount___variesfrompersontoperson.

A.beingreceived

B.isreceived

C.received

D.receiving

25.___outofcontext,thewordsoneusesinanargumentcaneasilyleadtomisunderstanding.

A.Takingthem

B.Takethem

C.Totake

D.Taken

26.Thenewcomerwasquietanddidn’ttalkmuchexcept___theteachersaboutthecoursesshewastaking.

A.toconsult

B.havingconsulted

C.consulting

D.consulted

27.Sandysoilsareincapableofmaintainingwaterandnutrients___plantsadequately.

A.needtosupport

B.neededtosupport

C.needsupporting

D.neededsupporting

28.Computernetworksaremakingtheirinfluence___inschools,inthebusinessworld,inpoliticsandgovernment.

A.felt

B.feel

C.feeling

D.tobefelt

29.When___,theapartmentroomwasgoingtobelovely,thoughitlookedsmall.

A.haveproperlyfurnished

B.properlyfurnished

C.properlyfurnishing

D.toproperlyfurnish

30.___,amanwhoexpresseshimselfeffectivelyissuretosucceedmorerapidlythanamanwhosecommandoflanguageispoor.

A.Otherthingsbeingequal

B.Wereotherthingsequal

C.Tobeequaltootherthings

D.Otherthingstobeequal

31.Wecan’thopetosolvealltheecologicalproblems,___arisedirectlyorindirectlyfromoveruseoftheearth’sresources.

A.manyofthem

B.inwhichmany

C.manyofwhich

D.ofwhichthey

32.Therate___newandsometimesconflictinginformationcomesatusoftenmakesithardforustomakearightdecision.

A.which

B.where

C.when

D.atwhich

33.TheAmericanpracticeofputtingoutwildfireisoftentracedto1910,___thewildfireacrosstheWestburnedmillionsofacres.

A.when

B.where

C.that

D.which

34.Peopletendtomakefriendswithone___theyobviouslyhavealotincommon.

A.whom

B.withwhom

C.that

D.aboutwhom

35.TherewasateapotfashionedlikeChinaduck,outof___openmouththeteawassupposedtocome.

A.which

B.its

C.that

D.whose

36.Middleschoolstudentsarenotpermittedtoreadsuchnovels___notgoodfortheirmentaldevelopment.

A.asare

B.as

C.whichare

D.that

Vocabulary（9%）

Direction:

Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

Anichthyologistisascientistwhostudiesfish.Mostpeoplewhodothisjobsaytheylovetheirworkbecauseitisveryrewardingandvaried.Theyworknotonlyinsidealaboratory,butalsooutinthefield.Fieldworkincludes_37_torivers,oceansandlakesinordertocollectinformationandspecimens.Reading,writingandspeakingarealsoveryimportanttothejob.Fishscientistsneedtoreadtheresearchofotherscientists.Theymustbeabletowriteuptheirownresearch_38_sothatotherscanfollowit.Theyalsoneedtobeabletogivelecturesabouttheirfindings,sothattheycanspreadknowledge.

Ichthyologistswhowishto_39_canchooseanyoneofthethreeareasofstudy.Thefirstareaisaquaculture.This_40_thestudyandpracticeoffishfarmingandmanagement.Becauseitisarathernewstudy,thereareveryfewjobopportunitiesavailable.However,asthereissomuchtodiscover,manyseeitasanexcitingareaforanewichthyologisttoenter.Thesecondareaisfisheriesscience,whichmeansworkingwithateamofscientiststofindoutmoreaboutdifferentfish_41_.Thethirdareaisabouttheprotectionof_42_fishpopulations.Thisisveryimportanttoday,giventhatmanyfishspeciesareindangerofdyingoutbecauseoftheactionsofhumans.

Tobecomeasuccessfulfishscientist,youneedtohaveacuriousmindandbeabletoworkonyourown.Youalsoneedtobeableto_43_equipmentandperformexperiments;butmost_44_,youmustlovefish.Tobecomeanichthyologist,youwillneedtotrainatauniversitytopassaBachelorofSciencedegree.Forthis,youwillneedtobegoodatmathematics,physicalscienceandbiology.Then,youwillneedtostudyforanotheryeartocompleteanhonoursdegreeinichthyology.Thishonoursdegreecontainscourseworkaboutall_45_offish.Youalsoneedtocompletearesearchpaper.

III.Cloze（15%）

Directions:

ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.

Theoppositeofself-relianceisdependenceonothers.Ofcourseacertainamountofdependenceonothersisnotonlygood,but_46_.Childrenmustbedependentontheirparents;andtheweakmustdependonthestrong,andthe_47_onthewell.Allofus,eventhemostindependentandself-reliant,aredependentononeanother.Atanyrate,in_48_society,itisimpossibleforanyonetomakeallthethingsheneeds.Nomancan_49_allthefoodandclotheshewants,buildhisownhouse,makehisownfurniture,andallthehundredsof_50_thingsherequireseverydayofhislife.Hecanonlyproduceoneortwothings,andmustgetallthe_51_byexchangeorpurchasefromothers,whoaredoingthesamething.Soina_52_everyoneisdependentontheserviceofothers,whilehehimself_53_totheneedsofothers.But,solon