学年高一英语下学期期中试题1.docx

1、学年高一英语下学期期中试题1第一部分：听力 （每小题1.5分，共30分）第一节：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。1. What do we know about the man?A. He has difficulty waking up. B. He likes collecting clocks.C. He gets up late every day.2. What does the man like about the resta

2、urant?A. Its environment. B. Its service. C. Its food. 3. How does the woman probably get to work?A. On foot. B. By bus. C. By bike.4. W hat will the man probably do?A. Stay indoors. B. Go to a bar. C. See a doctor. 5. When will the woman be able to use her car?A. Right now. B. In three hours. C. Th

3、e next day.第二节：听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话和独白后有几个小题，从题中所给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段对话，回答第6至第7题。6. What seems to be the mans problem? A. Keeping his room clean every day.B. Getting along with his roommate.C. Having trouble making friends. 7. What d

4、oes the woman suggest the man do?A. Try to get more sleep.B. Buy some music CDs.C. Talk to Charlie.听第7段对话，回答第8至第10题。8. What do we know about Steve?A. Hes seeing a doctor. B. He is on a business trip. C. Hes absent from work.9. How does Steve feel about now?A. Tired. B. Weak. C. Bored.10. What is Sue

5、 going to do next week?A. See her manager. B. Travel on business. C. Visit Steve.听第8段对话，回答第11至13题。11. Why does the man have the talk with the woman?A. To get a job. B. To join a sports team. C. To get into a school.12. What did the man learn from playing on the football team?A. How to ask for advice

6、 from teachers.B. How to compete with others.C. How to manage his time.13. What are the mans strengths?A. Hardworking and eager to learn.B. Supportive and ready to help.听第9段对话，回答14至17题。C. Friendly and kind-hearted.14. What are the two speakers talking about?A. Buying holiday presents. B. Making a Ch

7、ristmas plan. C. Sharing opinions on friendship. 15. What does the woman always give to her friends?A. Fruit. B. Coffee. C. Chocolate. 16. What does the woman say about Mary?A. She prefers fruit to coffee. B. She is trying to lose weight.C. She usually goes abroad during holidays.17. How does the wo

8、man feel about Tims suggestion?A. Doubtful. B. Satisfied. C. Surprised. 听第10段独白，回答第18至第20题。18. What does the Go group do?A. Promote peace in the world. B. Offer support to businesses. C. Do research on educations in the UK.19. What may the “Big Freeze” mean to others?A. A broad smile. B. A quick smi

9、le. C. A false smile.20. How can one make a good impression according to the research?A. Smile widely. B. Smile readily. C. Smile naturally.第二部分: 阅读理解(共两节，满分50分)第一节(共16小题；每小题2.5分，满分40分)AJob sharing refers to the situation in which two people divide the responsibility of one full-time job. The two pe

10、ople willingly act as part-time workers, enough hours between them to fulfill the duties of a full-time worker. If they each work half the job, for example, they each receive 50 per cent of the jobs wages, its holidays and its other benefits. Of course, some job sharers take a smaller or larger shar

11、e of the responsibilities of the position, receiving a lesser or greater share of the benefits.Job sharing differs from conventional part-time work in that it occurs mainly in the more highly skilled and professional areas, which require higher levels of responsibility and employee commitment.Job sh

12、aring should not be confused with the term work sharing, which refers to increasing the number of jobs by reducing the number of hours of each existing job, thus offering more position to the growing number of unemployed people. Job sharing, by contrast, is not designed to address unemployment probl

13、ems; its focus, rather, is to provide well-paid work for skilled workers and professionals who want more free time for other activities.As would be expected, women constitute the bulk of job shares. A survey carried out in 1988 by Britains Equal Opportunities Commission revealed that 78 per cent of

14、shares were female, the majority of whom were between 20 and 40 years of age. Subsequent studies have come up with similar results. Many of these women were re-entering the job market after having had children, but they chose not to seek part-time work because it would have meant lower status. Job s

15、haring also offered an acceptable shift back into full-time work after a long absence.The necessity of close cooperation when sharing a job with another person makes the actual work quite different from conventional one-position jobs. However, to ensure a greater chance that the partnership will succeed, each person needs to know the strengths, weaknesses and preferences of his or her partner before applying for a position. Moreover, there must be a fair division of both routine tasks and interesting ones. In sum, for a position to be job-shared well, the two individuals must be well ma