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英语上海市复兴高级中学学年高一下学期期中考试

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高一年级英语试卷

I.ListeningComprehension

SectionAShortConversations

Directions:

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

1.A.Waitressandcustomer.B.Doctorandpatient.

C.Teacherandstudent.D.Motherandson.

2.A.At5:

00.B.At5:

15.C.At5:

30.D.At7:

00.

3.A.Inabookstore.B.InProfessorSmith’soffice.

C.Inalanguagelab.D.Inarestaurant.

4.A.Themancanstayinherbrother’sapartment.

B.Herbrothercanfindanapartmentfortheman.

C.Herbrothercanhelpthemanfindacheaperhotel.

D.Themanshouldhavebookedalessexpensivehotel.

5.A.Acompany.B.Anemployee.C.Aprogram.D.Auniversity.

6.A.Hewaspleasedtogetthemedal.B.Heusedtobeafirefighter.

C.Hewasaccusedofcausingafire.D.Hewasverycourageous.

7.A.Planherbudgetcarefully.B.BuyagiftforherGranny.

C.Givehimmoreinformation.D.Asksomeoneelseforsuggestions.

8.A.Theticketssoldonlineareathalfprice.

B.It’sbettertobuytheticketsbeforehand.

C.It’snoteasytobuytheticketsonthespot.

D.Theticketsaremoreexpensivethanexpected.

9.A.Thegirlcanusehiscalculator.

B.Hedidfinebecausehehadnocalculator.

C.Thehigh-techstuffisn’tamustforstudy.

D.Thegirlcanhaveeitheracalculatororalaptopcomputer.

10.A.Thewomanemptiedthelitterbin.

B.Themanplacedthesocksonthebed.

C.Themanregretsbeingabsent-minded.

D.Thewomansavedthemansometrouble.

SectionB:

Passages

Directions:

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

Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

11.A.Theyarelowinfat.

B.Theyareonlyforhungryteenagers.

C.Theyaremadebyexpensiveingredients.

D.Theycanbeboughtinmanylocalstores.

12.A.Bakingpowder.B.Flour.C.Sugar.D.Salt.

13.A.Instantcookies.B.Cookiesforteenagers.

C.Chocolatechipcookies.D.Fatteningcookies.

Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

14.A.Englisheducation.B.Indianeducation.

C.Japaneseeducation.D.Spanisheducation.

15.A.Heenjoystellingthemstoriesabouthislife.

B.Hedistractsthemfromplayingvideogames.

C.Hepointsoutthewildlifeandplantsalongtheway.

D.Heteachesthemhowtosurviveinemergencysituation.

16.A.Haveafamilyhikeeveryyeartorelaxthem.

B.Enrollkidsintoschoolsearlytohelpthemlearnbetter.

C.Tellkidsinterestingstoriessotheywillbecreative.

D.Talkwithkidsaboutproblemssotheylearnhowtosolvethem.

SectionC:

LongerConversations

Directions:

InSectionC,youwillheartwolongerconversations.Theconversationswillbereadtwice.Afteryouheareachconversation,youarerequiredtofillinthenumberedblankswithinformationyouhaveheard.Writeyouranswersonyouranswersheet.

Blanks17through20arebasedonthefollowingconversation.

TheSuggestionsBox

Thefirstsuggestion:

Changemorningteabreakto__17__.

Thesecondsuggestion:

Reducingthe__18__oftheprinter.

Thethirdsuggestion:

Adopting__19__workinghours.

Theattitudeoftheman:

He__20__withtheManagingDirectoraboutthethirdsuggestion.

Completetheform.WriteONEWORDforeachanswer.

Blanks21through24arebasedonthefollowingconversation.

Whathashappenedtothewoman’scar?

There’ssomethingwrongwiththe__21__.

Howmuchdidthemechanicchargethewoman?

Hesaidhewouldcallherwith__22__lateron.

Whatdoesthemanwarnthewoman?

Nottobe__23__bymechanics.

Whatdoesthemanofferthewoman?

Heoffersthewoman__24__.

Completetheform.WriteNOMORETHANTHREEWORDSforeachanswer.

II.GrammarandVocabulary

SectionA

Directions:

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

（A）

Amanaccusedoffailingtoreturnmorethan700children'sbookstofivedifferentlibrariesinthecounty 25_________（release）fromprisonafterabookpublisheragreedtoposthisbond（保释金）of$1,000.Thepublisher said.“There’sastoryhere.Thisisamanwholovesbooks.Hejust26________notletgoofthem.Hehasn’tstolena singlebook.Sowhat’sthecrime?

WethinkthatMr.Banishhasastorytotell.Weplan27__________（publish）hisstory.”

When28_________（ask）whyhedidn’treturnthebooks,Mr.Banishsaid,“Well,howcouldI?

Theybecamefamilytome.Iwasafraidtoreturnthem,29________Iknewthatkidsordogswouldgetholdofthesebooksandchewthemup,throwthemaround,tearthepages,spillsodaonthem,getjellyonthem,anddrowntheminthetoilet.” 

Hecontinued,“Booksarepeople,too,30________companyisofgreatvalue.Abookisalsoaguestinmyhome.HowcouldIkickitout?

Irepairedtornpages.I dustedthemwithasoftcleancloth.Iturnedtheirpagessotheycouldbreatheandgetsomefleshair.”

“EveryweekIreorganizedthemontheirshelves31________________theycouldmeetnewfriends.Mybookswerehappy books.Youcouldtelljustbylookingatthem.Nowthey’reallbackinthelibraries,onthelowershelves,on thefloors,atthemercyofallthoserunny-nosedkids.Icanhearthem32________（call）me.Ineedtorescuethem.”

（B）

Once,inalittlepond,inthemuddywaterunderthelilypads,there,livedalittlebeetleinacommunityofwaterbeetles.Theylived33________simplelifeinthepondwithfewdisturbances.

Onceinawhile,sadnesswouldcometothecommunitywhenoneoftheirfellowbeetleswouldclimbthestemofalilypadandwouldneverbeseenagain.34_______knewwhenthishappened,theirfriendwasdead,35_________（go）forever.

Thenonedayonelittlewaterbeetlefeltastrongurgetoclimbupthatstem.However,he36___________（determine）nottoleaveforever.Hewouldcomebackandtellhisfriend37_________hefoundatthetop.

Whenhereachedthetopandclimbedoutofthewaterontothesurfaceofthelilypad,hewassotiredthathedecidedheshouldtakeanap.Asheslept,hisbodychangedandwhenhewokeup,he38__________（turn）intoabeautifulblue-taileddragonfly39________broadwingsandslenderbodydesignedforflying.

Thenherememberedhisbeetlefriendsandwantedtogobacktoexplaintothemhewasnow40__________（alive）thaneverbefore.Hislifehadbeenfulfilledratherthanended.Buthenowcouldn’t.Heunderstoodtheirtimewouldcometoo,soheraisedhiswingsandflewoffintohisjoyousnewlife!

SectionB

Directions:

Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

A.cruelB.worsenC.magnificentlyD.stillE.reflectionF.origin

G.petalsH.attemptedI.sufferJ.charmedK.separately

TheStoryofNarcissus（水仙花）

Onceuponatimetherewasaverygood-lookingboynamedNarcissus.Manywomenlovedhimbutheturnedthemaway.Oneday,Narcissushuntedinthewoodsandfoundahiddenpoolofwater. Thepoolhadasmoothsurface. Nomeneverdisturbeditswaters-nogoatsorcattle,nobirdsorfallenleaves. Onlythesundancedonthe__41__pond.

Tiredfromhuntingandeagertoquench（解渴）histhirst,Narcissuslayonhisstomachandleanedoverthewater. Butwhenhelookedattheglassysurface,hesawsomeonestaringbackathim.

Narcissuswas__42__. Gazingupathimfromthepoolwereeyesliketwinstars,withhairasgoldenasthesunandcheeksassmoothasivory. Butwhenheleaneddownandtriedtokisstheperfectlips,hekissedonlywater. Whenhe__43__toreachthisvisionofbeauty,hefoundnoonethere.

“Whatlovecouldbemore__44__thanthis?

”hecried. “Whenmylipskissthebeloved,theytouchonlywater!

WhenIreachformybeloved,Iholdonlywater!

WhydoIhaveto__45__?

”

Narcissusbegantoweep. Whenhewiped（擦）awayhistears,thepersoninthewateralsowipedawaytears. “Oh,no,”sobbed（抽泣）Narcissus. “Iseethetruthnow; itismyselfIweepfor!

Idesireformyown__46__!

”

Dayafterday,Narcissusstaredatthewater. Hishealthbeganto__47__fromgrief（悲伤）,untilonesadmorning,hefelthimselfdying.“Good-bye,mylove!

”heshouted.

ThenNarcissustookhislastbreath.

Afterhedied,thefairies（妖精）inthewaterandthewoodssearchedforhisbody. Butalltheyfoundwasa__48__beautifulflowerbesidethehiddenpool. Theflowerhadwhite__49__andayellowcenter,andthiswasthe__50__ofNarcissus.

III.ReadingComprehension

SectionA

Directions:

ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.

Ride-sharingispopularinEurope.OnarecentFridayevening,VincentAccartdrovehiscartoabusystationinParisto__51__threestrangersforathree-and-a-half-hourdrivetoRennes,anotherFrenchcity.Ithadallbeenarranged__52__,bytheweb.

Formorethanayear,Mr.AccarthasbeenmakingtheweeklycommutetoParis.Topaythecostof__5