学年度高一年级第二学期英语科期中考试试题.docx

1、学年度高一年级第二学期英语科期中考试试题广东北江中学20072008学年度第二学期高一英语期中考试试卷命题人：罗清雄、欧阳小平、林菲 统题：林菲 审阅人：毛晓云、谢宇峰、罗清雄考试时间：120分钟，全卷满分150分一、听力（共两节，满分35分） 第一节：（共15小题，每题2分，共30分）请听下面5段对话，选出最佳选项，每段对话读两遍。请听下面第1段对话，回答第1至第3题。1. If the man decides to rent a two-bed room, how much will he pay? A. $285 a month B. $250 a month C. $35 a mont

2、h2. What can the man do if he rents the two-bed room? A. Swim in the pool B. Play tennis C. Play table tennis 3. When will the man see the room? A. Later this morning B. Later this afternoonC. Earlier this afternoon请听下面第2段对话，回答第4至第6题。4. Who is Mr. Atkins? A. A student B. The students father C. The s

3、tudents tutor5. Where are the two speakers talking? A. In the professors office B. In the classroom C. In the dormitory6. What is the womans trouble? A. Late for classes B. Weak essays C. Poor health 请听下面第3段对话，回答第7至第9题。7. When will the woman hold the party? A. On Friday B. On Sunday C. On Saturday8.

4、 What time will the man arrive? A. At 7:00 pm B. At 7:15 pm C. At 8:00 pm9. What will the man take to the party? A. Orange juice B. Wine C. Beer请听下面第4段独白，回答第10至第12题。10. When is the earliest date for the Olympic Games? A. About 775 B.C. B. About 575 B.C. C. 1,300 B.C.11. How did the ancient Greeks ho

5、nor their gods? A. By visiting church B. By stopping wars C. By competitions, singing and dancing 12. Whats the difference between the ancient Olympics and the modern Olympics? A. There were footraces in the ancient Olympics B. There were jumping events in the ancient Olympics C. There were singing

6、and dancing in the ancient Olympics请听下面第5段对话，回答第13至第15题。13. Where was the girl when the news came that Beijing would host the 2008 Olympics? A. In Peking University B. In Tiananmen Square C. At home14. What did the girl do when she heard the good news? A. She couldnt help crying B. She couldnt help

7、shouting and dancing C. She started to play the trumpet15. What does the man probably do? A. A student B. A journalist C. A sportsman第二节 听取信息（共5小题，每题1分，满分5分）听下面一段对话。请根据题目要求，从所听到的内容中获取必要的信息，然后填入标号为1620的空格中。Norah Jones ConcertType of music_16_Time _17_ last nightInstrument She played the_18_mostlyTick

8、et priceRMB_19_When to book ticketsAt least_20_earlier二、完形填空（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从2130各题所给的 A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。On the way to school, a little boy found a cocoon(茧) of a butterfly(蝴蝶) and watched it almost every day. One day, it started to break through a small hole in the c

9、ocoon, but it _21 greatly. Finally, it seemed it couldnt succeed.The boy felt _22 for the butterfly because he knew it was going to die if it didnt get out. So he ran into the house and got a pair of 23 and cut the cocoon a little. The butterfly came out and was free.The only strange thing was that

10、the butterfly had a swollen(肿胀的) body and dry _24 . The boy kept waiting for the swelling to go down and for the wings to grow, but 25 didnt. The butterfly crawled(爬) around unable to 26 and then it died an early death.Therefore, he learned that the butterfly was supposed to struggle to get out of t

11、he cocoon. In fact, the struggle to get out of the cocoon 27 the fluid（液） out of its body and into its wings. 28 the struggle, the butterfly couldnt grow, and would 29 fly. By trying to help the butterfly, the boy 30 hurt it.21. A. shouted B. struggled C. changed D. waved22. A. ashamed B. satisfied

12、C. happy D. sad23. A. knives B. trousers C. scissors D. shoes24. A. wings B. feather C. stomach D. legs25. A. it B. you C. they D. he26. A. walk B. fly C. move D. run27. A. pulled B. dropped C. pushed D. flowed28. A. Without B. By C. With D. For29. A. seldom B. hardly C. ever D. never30. A. actually

13、 B. gradually C. slowly D. generally三、阅读理解（共20题； 每小题2分， 满分40分）阅读下列短文，从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、和D）中，选出一个最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。(A)“If you want to see a thing well, reach out and touch it!”That may seem a strange thing to say. But touching things can help you to see them better.Your eyes can tell you that a glass b

14、all is round. But by holding it in your hands, you can feel how smooth and cool the ball is. You can feel how heavy the glass is. When you feel all these about the ball, you really see it. With your skin, you can feel better. For example, your fingers can tell the difference between two coins in you

15、r pocket. You can feel a little drop of water on the back of your hand, too. You can even feel sounds against your skin. Have you ever wanted to know why some people like very loud music? They must like to feel the sounds of music.All children soon learn what “Dont touch!”means. They hear it often.

16、Yet most of us keep on touching things as we grow up. In shops, we touch things we might buy: food, clothes. To see something well, we have to touch it. The bottoms of our feet can feel things, too. You know this when you walk on warm sand, cool grass or a hard floor. All feel different under your f

17、eet.There are ways of learning to see well by feeling. One way is to close your eyes and try to feel everything that is touching your skin. Feel the shoes on your feet, the clothes on your body, the air on your skin. At first, it is not easy to feel these things. You are too used to them!Most museum

18、s are just for looking. But today some museums have some things to touch. Their signs say, “Do touch!” There you can feel everything on show.If you want to see better, reach out and touch. Then you will really see!31. By touching things .A. you will have a strange feelingB. you will learn how to rea

19、ch out your handC. you can learn more about themD. you can tell what colors they really are32. Which of the following can be the best title of the story?A. Touching by Feeling B. To See or to FeelC. To See BetterFeel D. Ways of Feeling33. Which of the following parts can tell you the difference betw

20、een two coins in your pocket?A. Your fingers. B. Your eyes. C. Your skin. D. Your back.34. What cant your skin feel according to the passage?A. Sounds. B. Darkness. C. Water. D. Coins.35. Which of the following is NOT true? A. Touching is helping us to see better.B. Our skips may help us enjoy music

21、. C. People dont have to learn to feel.D. Visitors cant feel the things on show in any museums. (B) Forgiving someone who has hurt you or let you down is never an easy thing. Several new studies, however, say that it could have a lot of health benefits. When you think of forgiveness, you probably do

22、nt think of it as being a health or medical problem. Studies from Stanford University, on the other hand, show that something like anger can change your well-being.When cartoon book characters like the Incredible Hulk get angry, they change colours and often gain special power. In the real world, an

23、ger is less obvious and may be more dangerous. Thats why Professor Fred Luskin, founder of the Stanford Forgiveness Project and author of Forgive for Good, says holding on to anger and hatred can harm your physical and mental health. Two new studies seem to show the same idea.The studies find that p

24、eople who are able to forgive feel less stress, less back pain, and less depression. They also have fewer headaches, lower blood pressure, and fewer problems on sleeping.So it doesnt matter if your anger is caused by the traffic or other things. Learning to let it go is important. Techniques such as

25、 deep breath or thought can help. Or just ask yourself if its worth hurting yourself by staying angry with someone else. Forgiveness does not mean that you simply accept what happened and say its OK. Instead, its a way of making peace with yourself about what happened in the past. 36. The author of

26、the passage tries to make his viewpoint clear _. A. by raising his own examples B. based on his own experience C. by mentioning some studies D. by mentioning some typical patients37. The example of the cartoon book characters is taken in the passage to_. A. support the viewpoint that anger and hatre

27、d harm physical and mental health B. introduce a famous expert C. let the reader know the different colours of cartoon faces D. show how to control ones temper38. The underlined phrase“holding on to”in this passage possibly means“_”. A. removing B. keeping up C. giving up D. learning about39. Which

28、of the following is NOT mentioned in this passage? A. People who are able to forgive feel less stress.B. People who are able to forgive feel less depression.C. People who are able to forgive have fewer problems on sleeping.D. People who are able to forgive feel less tired.40. The best title for this

29、 passage is probably _. A. Forgiveness B. Forgiveness Is Good for HealthC. A Secret to Keeping Health D. Anger Is Bad for Health(C)It was Thanksgiving morning and in the crowded kitchen of my small home I was busy preparing the traditional Thanksgiving turkey when the doorbell rang. I opened the fro

30、nt door and saw two small children in rags huddling together inside the storm door on the top step.“Any old papers, lady?” asked one of them.I was busy. I wanted to say “no” until I looked down at their feet. They were wearing thin little sandals, wet with heavy snow.“Come in and Ill make you a cup

31、of hot cocoa.”They walked over and sat down at the table. Their wet sandals left marks upon the floor. I served them cocoa and bread with jam to fight against the cold outside. Then I went back to the kitchen and started again on my household budget.The silence in the front room struck me. I looked in. The girl held the empty cup in her hands, looking at it. The boy asked in a flat voice, “Lady, are you rich?”I looked at m