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山西省祁县中学学年高一英语下学期期中试题
山西省祁县中学2013-2014学年高一下学期期中考试
英语试题
注意事项：
本试卷分第一卷（选择题）和第二卷（非选择题）两部分。
第一卷听力部分满分30分，不记入总分。
第Ⅰ卷
第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。
录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
第一节（共5小题：
每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
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。
例:
Howmuchistheshirt?
A.￡19.15.B.￡9.15.C.￡9.18.
答案是B。
1.Wheredoesthisconversationprobablytakeplace?
A．Inabookstore.B.Inaclassroom.C.Inalibrary.
2.Atwhattimewillthefilmbegin?
A.7:
20B.7:
15C.7:
00
3.Whatarethetwospeakersmainlytalkingabout?
A.TheirfriendJane.
B.Aweekendtrip.
C.Aradioprogramme.
4.Whatwillthewomanprobablydo?
A.Catchatrain.B.Seethemanoff.C.Goshopping.
5.Whydidthewomanapologize?
A.Shemadealatedelivery.
B.Shewenttothewrongplace.
C.Shecouldn'ttakethecakeback.
第二节（共15小题;每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
听下面5段对话。
每段对话后有几个小题，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。
听每段对话前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟:
听完后，各小题给出5秒钟的做答时间。
每段对话读两遍。
听第6段材料.回答第6.7题。
6.WhoseCDisbroken?
A.Kathy's.B.Mum's.C.Jack's.
7.Whatdoestheboypromisetodoforthegirl?
A.BuyheranewCD.
B.Dosomecleaning.
C.Giveher10dollars.
听第7段材料.回答第8、9题。
8.Whatdidthemanthinkofthemeal?
A.Justso-so.
B.Quitesatisfactory.
C.Abitdisappointing.
9.Whatwasthe15%onthebillpaidfor?
A.Thefood.B.Thedrinks.C.Theservice.
听第8段材料，回答第I0至12题。
10.Whyisthemanattheshop?
A.Toorderacameraforhiswife.
B.Tohaveacamerarepaired.
C.Togetacamerachanged.
11.Whatcolourdoesthemanwant?
A.Pink.B.Black.C.Orange.
12.Whatwillthemandoafterwards?
A.Makeaphonecall.
B.Waituntilfurthernotice.
C.Comeagainthenextday.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13.WhatwouldJoeprobablydoduringtheThanksgivingholiday?
A.Gotoaplay.B.Stayathome.C.VisitKingston..
14.WhatisArielgoingtodoinToronto?
A.Attendaparty.B.Meetheraunt.C.Seeacarshow.
I5.WhyisArielinahurrytoleave?
A.TocallupBetty.B.TobuysomeDVDs.C.TopickupDaniel.
16.Whatmightbetherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?
A.Classmates.B.Fellowworkers.C.Guideandtourist.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17.WheredoesThomasManningwork?
A.IntheGuinnessCompany.B.Ataradiostation.C.Inamuseum.
18.Wheredidtheideaofabookofrecordscomefrom?
A.Abird-shootingtrip.
B.AvisittoEurope.
C.Atelevisiontalkshow.
19.WhendidSirHugh'sfirstbookofrecords
A.In1875.B.In1950.C.In1955.
20.Whatarethetwospeakersgoingtotalkaboutnext?
A.Morerecordsofunusualfacts.
B.Thefounderofthecompany.
C.Theoldestpersonintheworld
第二部分阅读理解（共20小题；每小题3分，满分60分）
第一节阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
（共15小题，每小题3分，共45分）
A
For52yearsmyfathergotupat5:
30ameverymorning,wenttowork,andreturnedhomeat5:
30pm.Ineversawmyfatherstayedhomefromworkill,nordidIeverseemyfatherlaydowntotakeanap.Hehadnohobbies,otherthantakingcareofhisfamily.Allheaskedfromme,hisdaughter,wastohelphimwhilehewasrepairingsomething,sowecouldhavesometimetotalk.
For22years,afterIlefthomeforcollege,myfathercalledmeat9:
00ameverySunday.NineyearsagowhenIboughtmyfirsthouse,myfather,67yearsold,spenteighthoursadayforthreedayspaintingmyhouse.Hewouldnotallowmetopaysomeonetohaveitdone.Allheaskedforwasaglassoficedtea.Fiveyearsago,atage71,myfatherspentfivehoursputtingtogetheraswingsetformydaughter.
OnthemorningofJanuary16,1996,mysistertelephonedme;myfatherwasinthehospitalwithananeurysm（动脉瘤）inFlorida.Igotonanairplaneimmediately,andonthewayIrealizedthatIhadn'tcommunicatedwithhimasmuchasI'dalwayswantedto.Ivowed（发誓）thatwhenIarrived,Iwouldhavealongtalkwithhim.IarrivedinFloridaat1am,onlytofindthatmyfather,attheageof76,hadpassedawayat9:
12pm.Thistimeitwashewhodidnothavetimetotalk,ortimetowaitforme.
21.Fromthefirstparagraphwecaninferthattheauthor'sfather______.
A.wasagooddriverB.wasingoodhealth
C.sometimesfellillD.hadnohobbies
22.Theunderlinedphrase"otherthan"inthefirstparagraphcanbereplacedby"______".
A.exceptB.including
C.withoutD.dueto
23.Accordingtothelastparagraph,wecanknowthattheauthor'sfatherwasbornin______.
A.1916B.1918
C.1920D.1922
24.Theauthorwrotethearticleinorderto______.
A.praiseherfatherB.rememberherfather
C.showherfatherlovedherD.letherfatherbeknown
B
AnyonearrivinginShanghaiatnightfromtheairportforthefirsttimeisimmediatelyattractedbytheOrientalPearlTVTower（东方明珠电视塔）,whichstandsoutintheeveningskylikeanamazingspaceshiplanding.Dramaticlightingeffectsmakethisunusualstructureattractive.
Thisultra-modern（超现代的）towercombinesancientconceptssuchasthespherical（球形的）pearls,with21stcenturytechnology,commerce,recreation,educationalandconferencefacilities.In1995itbeganbroadcastingninetelevisionchannelsand10FMradiochannels.Theconstructionbeganin1991andwascompletedin1995.This468-meter-high（1,536feet）toweristhetallesttowerinAsia,andthethirdtallesttowerintheworld.TheviewingareaoffersagreatviewofthemostrecentlydevelopedSpecialEconomicZoneofPudong（浦东经济开发区）.Visitorstravelupanddownthetowerindouble-deckerelevatorsthatcanholduptofiftypeopleattherateofsevenmeterspersecond.
AtthebaseofthetowerisPudongPark,whichwasdesignedasacontrasttothemassivecommercialdevelopmentoftheSpecialEconomicZoneofPudong.TherearewonderfulviewsacrosstheHuang-PuRiverfromthe"NewBund（新外滩）"totheoriginal.
Thetowerhasthreeobservatorylevels.Thehighestone（SpaceModule）isat350m.Theloweronesareat263m（SightseeingFloor）andat90m（SpaceCity）.Thereisarevolving（旋转）restaurantatthe267mlevel.Theprojectalsocontainsexhibitionfacilities,restaurantsandashoppingmall.Thereisalsoa20-roomhotelcalledtheSpaceHotelbetweenthetwobigballs.
25.Whichoneisthebesttitleofthepassage?
A.BeautifulViewfromtheOrientalPearlTVTower
B.TheFunctionsoftheOrientalPearlTVTower
C.SpecialEconomicZoneofPudong
D.TheOrientalPearlTVTower-theLandmarkofShanghai
26.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?
A.Ittookpeopleabout5yearstocompletetheconstructionofthetower.
B.Visitorscanhaveacupofcoffeeandrelaxthemselvesinthetower.
C.Thetallesttowerintheworldisnothigherthan1,536feet.
D.PudongParkfacesthetoweracrosstheHuang-PuRiver.
27.TheSightseeingFlooris______metersfromthetopofthetower.
A.350B.263C.105D.267
C
April21stin2006wasthe80thbirthdayofQueenElizabethⅡ.Sheisoneofthemostfamouswomenintheworld.HerearesomeinterestingstoriesabouttheQueen.
QueenElizabethⅡisthefortiethmonarch（君主）since1066.ShehasbeenthequeenofGreatBritainfor54years.Duringher54-yearreign（统治）,shehasmadeover250officialvisitto129differentcountries,includingChinain1986.Shehasalsohostedmorethan90formaldinnersforthoseimportantpeoplefromforeignleaders.Whenshevisitsforeigncountriesorhostsformaldinners,theQueenoftenreceivespresentsfromforeignleaders.SomeunusualpresentsincludeanimalslikejaguarsandslothsfromBrazil,andblackbeaversfromCanada.
TheQueenisagreatanimalloverandsheisknownforherloveofdogs.Sofar,theQueenhashadmorethan30dogs.Sheisalsoreallyfondofhorsesandgoodatfeedinghorses.Herhorseshavewonmajorracesseveraltimes.
TheQueenusuallysendsatelegram（电报）ofcongratulationstoherpeoplewhoare100yearsoldontheirhundredthbirthday.Perhapsshewillsendherselfonintwentyyears.It’snotimpossible,sinceallherfamilymembershaveenjoyedalonglife.TheQueen’smotherdiedin2002attheageof101.
28.WecanlearnfromthepassagethatQueenElizabethⅡisyearsoldthisyear.
A.81B.80C.100D.101
29.WhendidQueenElizabethⅡbecomethequeenofGreatBritain?
A.In1950B.In1952C.In1006D.In1986
30.Accordingtothepassage,wecanguessthatjaguarsandslothsaretwokindsof.
A.plantsB.animalsC.treesD.flowers
31.Attheageof100,anypersoninBritainmay.
A.sendatelegramtotheQueenB.receiveatelegramfromtheQueen
C.celebratehis/herbirthdayD.meettheQueen
D
Noonecanbelievethattheover6300-kilometerlongGreatWallmightdisappearsomeday.Believeitornot,theGreatWallisbeingdestroyedbypeople.Lessthan20percentoftheGreatWallbuiltintheMingDynastyisstillperfect,butabout80percentisindanger.TheGreatWallcanbecalled“great”mostlybecauseofitsamazinglength.Butweshouldrealizethatthelengthwasmadeupofonebrickatatime.IfwedonothingtosavetheGreatWall,itwillbecomeaseriesofseparatewastelandratherthanahistoricsite.
TheGreatWallisactuallyaseriesofwallsbuiltandrebuiltbydifferentdynastiesoverthepast2000years.ItbeganintheruleofChina’sfirstemperor,QinShihuangoftheQinDynasty（221BC～206BC）,andlastedintotheMingDynasty.ThepartsbuiltbeforetheMingDynastyhavenearlydisappeared.PeoplearefamiliarwithsectionssuchasBadalinginBeijingandJiayuguanPassinGansubecausetheyhavebeenopentotouristsformanyyears.Butthosesectionsfarawayfromthepubliceyeshavebeenalmostforgotten.
Fewlocalpeopleknewthe3-meter-highwallsmadeofearthandstonesbesidethemarepartoftheGreatWall.Thelackofknowledgeisconsideredasoneofthemainreas
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