英语广东省普宁市华侨中学学年高一下学期期中考试Word格式文档下载.docx

1、A. It goes slowly. B. It goes too fast. C. It doesnt work sometimes. 2. When will the speakers meet?A. At 2:00. B. At 4:00. C. At 6:00. 3. What is the relationship between the speakers?A. Neighbors. B. Teacher and student. C. Classmates. 4. What will the woman do?A. Give Tom some medicine.B. Take To

2、ms temperature. C. Have a look at Toms mouth. 5. Why did the woman make Mr. Jones angry?A. She asked the answered question again.B. She didnt finish her work in 20 minutes. C. She asked the same question three times. 第二节（共15小题；每小题15分，满分225分）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。

3、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. How many people are eating out tonight?A. Two. B. Three. C. Four. 7. Why would the mans wife prefer a seat by the window?A. She loves the fresh air. B. She likes to enjoy the night view. C. Its the non-smoking area. 听第7段材料，

4、回答第8、9题。8. Where is the woman probably speaking?A. In a changing room. B. At a school caf. C. At an information center. 9. What sport would the man like to play?A. Basketball. B. Tennis. C. Football. 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. What has the man been doing recently?A. Studying for his MBA.B. Travelling on v

5、acation.C. Trying to open a store in San Diego.11. How is the business in the womans company?A. Unsatisfying. B. Worse than before. C. Great.12. What are they going to do next?A. Have dinner. B. Talk about business. C. Have some drinks. 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。 13. What are the speakers going to do tonight

6、?A. See a movie. B. Have a meeting. C. Attend a party. 14. What kind of food does the woman prefer?A. Chinese food. B. Mexican food. C. American food. 15. How are the speakers going there?A. By bus. B. By bike. C. By subway. 16. What do we know about Tina?A. She lives in the city.B. She is a humorou

7、s and nice girl. C. She and the woman went to the same school. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. How did the first man feel when he was invited to the party?A. Excited. B. Confident. C. Worried. 18. What advice did his friend give him?A. Dont drink too much. B. Just follow his example. C. Dont make a fool of hi

8、mself by asking silly questions. 19. Why did the first man lose control of himself by the end of the party?A. He had drunk too much. B. he was too pleased with himself. C. He couldnt stand the uncomfortable silence. 20. What can be inferred about the second man?A. He knew more about Shakespeare than

9、 the first man did. B. he knows nothing about Shakespeare like the first man. C. He was very humorous.第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题：每小题2分，满分30分）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，并将答案写在答题卡上的相应位置。ALast Friday a storm swept through two villages in the New Territories，destroying fourteen homes. Seven o

10、thers were so badly damaged that their owners had to leave them，and fifteen others had broken windows or broken roofs. One person was killed，several were badly hurt and taken to hospital，and a number of other people received smaller hurt. Altogether over two hundred people were homeless after the st

11、orm.A farmer，Mr. Tan，said that the storm began early in the morning and lasted for over an hour.“I was eating with my wife and children，”he said，“When we heard a loud noise. A few minutes later our house fell down on top of us. We tried our best to climb out but then I saw that one of my children wa

12、s missing. I went back inside and found him，safe but very frightened.”Mrs. Woo Mei Fong said that her husband had just left for work when she felt that her house was moving. She ran outside at once with her children.“There was no time to take anything，”she said，“A few minutes later，the roof came dow

13、n.”Soldiers helped to take people out of the flooded area and the welfare department （福利机构）brought them food，clothes and shelter.21. How many homes altogether were damaged in the storm？A. Twenty-nine B. Twenty-one C. Thirty-six D. Fourteen 22. Where was Mr. Tan when the storm first began？A. He was i

14、nside the house. B. He was in bed.C. He was outside the house. D. He was on the roof.23. The underlined word “shelter” in this passage means _.A. something to eat B. somewhere to stay C. somewhere to study D. something to wear24. Which of the following may be the best title for this passage？A. Cleve

15、r People B. A Lucky Woman C. Good Soldiers D. A Terrible StormBFrom July to October every year, about a quarter of the worlds blue whales feed in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California. But the whales now face a major threat in their favorite feeding area. Lots of ships carrying cargo sail in

16、 the same area at the same time. All too often, a ship will hit a whale.According to a new study, this problem has become a serious threat to the whole population of the worlds blue whales. There are only about 10,000 of the creatures in the world.Blue whales are the largest known animals ever to li

17、ve on Earth. But if hit by a container（集装箱） ship, a blue whale will likely die from its injuries.In 2007 alone, large ships killed five blue whales in the waters off San Francisco and Los Angeles, California. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration （NOAA） says that because there are so f

18、ew whales already, losing three to five from the California whale population every year is a great loss.“The population of blue whales in this part of the Pacific is about 2,500,” says Sean Hastings, a member of NOAA. “So every whale counts toward this population moving off the endangered-species li

19、st.”Now, one very simple program is already under way in the Santa Barbara Channel, a waterway that separates mainland California from the nearby Channel Islands. The Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary has asked large container ships passing through the area to slow down. Sailing slower will

20、allow the ships members more time to look at detection（探测） equipment and more important to change course before hitting a whale.Several of the worlds largest shipping lines are set to take part in the new program. For every ship that passes through the Santa Barbara Channel at or below the reduced s

21、peed of 12 knots（a measure of speed in water）, the company that owns the ship will be paid $2,500.25The underlined part “this problem” in Paragraph 2 refers to the fact that .Awhales are hit by ships Bwhales lose their way Cwhales travel too far Dwhales cant find enough food26What can we learn about

22、 blue whales?AThey like following container ships. BThey mainly live in the pacific Ocean.CThey are in danger of disappearing. DThey were once large in number.27The purpose of the simple program mentioned in Paragraph 6 is to .Aship the whales Bguide the whalesClook for the whales Dprotect the whale

23、s 28The text is most probably .Aa travel guide Ba newspaper report Can advertisement Da research paperCAbbie Conant, a musician living in Italy, was looking to move on from playing the trombone（长号） for the Royal Opera of Turin. She wrote a lot of letters, but only got one reply. It was from the Muni

24、ch Philharmonic Orchestra（慕尼黑爱乐乐团）.The audition（试音） in June 1980 took place in a museum, since the orchestras cultural center was unavailable. There were over 30 players and each one played their piece behind a screen, meaning the selection committee（评选委员会） could only hear them play. Conant played F

25、erdinand Davids Konzertino for Trombone, a standard piece for auditions. Being a perfectionist, Conant was angry with herself for missing a note in the piece, and was seen packing the trombone away soon after the audition in preparation to leave.But the selection committee knew immediately that Cona

26、nt was the best of all the people theyd heard that day. They asked the other players to leave, and someone went to find Conant and told her the good news.However, events took an unexpected turn: the selection committee were waiting, sure they were going to be introduced to Mr. Conant, when in walked

27、 a woman! The whole idea of a woman-lead trombonist went against tradition.But Conant passed the other two auditions. She joined the orchestra and played her first year successfully. But then she found out that she would be playing second trombone, basically because she was a woman.Conant took the o

28、rchestra to court（法庭）. Though the orchestra said that Abbie Conant was not strong enough to play first trombone, she won. It took her years to prove herself in the eyes of the law, but she did it.The orchestra then refused to pay Conant the same as men players, so she took them to court again. She k

29、new she would win, and the result? She did.29Abbie Conant wrote those letters to .Aleave Italy Bfind a better job Cshow her skills Dimprove her living30What can we learn about the audition from Paragraph 2?AIt was held in the orchestras cultural center. BAll players were highly skilled musicians.CTh

30、e players could choose their pieces freely.DThe selection team couldnt see the players.31Conant chose to leave after the first round of auditions because .Ashe was dissatisfied with her performance Bshe played worse than the other playersCshe had no interest in the orchestraDshe wanted to prepare fo

31、r the rest of the auditions32Why did Conant take the orchestra to court twice?AShe didnt get paid. BThe orchestra refused to accept her.CShe was treated unfairly. DThe orchestra didnt believe in her ability.DBesides entertainment and beautiful lanterns, another important part of the Lantern Festival, or Yuanxiao Festival is