外研版高中英语必修四高一下学期期中考试英语试题.docx

1、外研版高中英语必修四高一下学期期中考试英语试题2014-2015学年第二学期期中高一英语检测题I听力部分(共20小题，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 is the probable relationship between the speakers? A. Hostess(主人) and guest. B. Wife and husband. C. Waitress and customer

2、.2. What will the woman probably do? A. Pay the mans phone bill. B. Use the mans phone. C. Borrow ten cents.3. What does the man want to do? A. Buy a notebook. B. Borrow the womans notebook. C. Get back his notebook.4. What does the woman say about the weather? A. It should be a clear weekend. B. It

3、 will probably rain all day. C. Part of the weekend will be clear.5. Why did Harry get a ticket? A. He went the wrong direction on a one-way street. B. He slowed down at the wrong time. C. He made a sharp turn.第二节 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。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

4、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. Why did the man come late today? A. He got up late as usual. B. He was caught in the heavy traffic jam. C. He left his home late.7. What is the probable relationship between the speakers? A. Mother and son. B. Employer and employee(雇员). C. Teacher an

5、d student.听第7段材料。回答第8至10题。8. Who is the man? A. A taxi driver. B. A car expert. C. A manager.9. What can we know about the cars? A. They will only exist in cities. B. They will be highly developed. C. They will be replaced by buses everywhere.10. What can we learn from this conversation? A. Future c

6、ars will be fully equipped(装备) with technology. B. Buses will be less important than cars in big cities. C. Buses will be the only means of transport.听第8段材料，回答第11至14题。11. Where does this conversation take place? A. At a bus station. B. At an airport. C. At a train station.12. What ticket has the wom

7、an bought? A. A first-class ticket. B. A one-way ticket. C. A round-trip ticket.13. What happens to the price of the tickets? A. It has gone up. B. It has been reduced. C. It changes often.14. What time will the woman leave? A. At 11:00. B. At 2:00. C. At 2:15.听第8段材料，回答第15至17题。15. When is the longes

8、t school holiday in Australia? A. In summer. B. In autumn. C. In winter.16. Where are the speakers now? A. In Shanghai. B. In Beijing. C. In Hong Kong.17. Which city is the womans last destination(目的地) in China? A. Shanghai. B. Beijing. C. Hong Kong.听第8段材料，回答第18至20题。18. How did the speaker and his w

9、ife get around in London usually? A. On foot. B. By taxi. C. By bus.19. Where didnt they visit? A. Buckingham Palace. B. The British Museum. C. The National Gallery.20. What does the speaker like most in London? A. Having good meals. B. Going shopping. C. Seeing plays.II阅读理解（共15小题，每小题2分，共30分）AInterv

10、iewer: Good morning to all our listeners. This morning Im talking to Fran Mason,a clown (小丑) doctor. Ms Mason, what is a clown doctor?Ms Mason: Well, we arent really doctors, and we just pretend (假装) to be doctors, We go to children s hospitals and do all kinds of crazy things to make the sick child

11、ren laugh.Interviewer: Ms Mason: I wear a doctors white coat and I pretend to examine a little boy or girl. For example, but then I make funny faces. They love it!Interviewer: Does it help the children to get better?Ms Mason: Oh. yes. But we dont give the children medicine, We think laughter is the

12、best medicine. Its very important for them to laugh, smile and enjoy themselves.Interviewer: How long have you been a clown doctor?Ms Mason: For three years. And before I became a clown doctor I taught at our local school for ten years. I really enjoy working with children but I wanted to do somethi

13、ng a bit different.Interviewer: And how long have you worked in London?Ms Mason: Ive worked here since last year. I worked as a clown doctor for a year in Australia, and then I came to London last December, for Christmas. I go to six different hospitals in London and 1 see a lot of kids and teenager

14、s too.Interviewer: What do you enjoy most about the work you do?Ms Mason: Well. the best thing is seeing the children laugh. But I also love working with the doctors and nurses. Lots of them say they laugh too, when they see the children having fun.21. Which of the following can be put in the blank

15、in the text? A. How often do you meet them? B. What do you think of your job? C. Why do you want to do this job? D. What do you do to make them laugh?22. Which of the following can best describe Ms Mason? A. Crazy and foolish. B. Proud and impolite. C. Humorous and caring. D. Brave and imaginative.2

16、3. How do the doctors and nurses feel about Ms Masons job? A. It is easy. B. It is admirable. C. It is surprising. D. It is useless.BThe world of animals is always full of surprises. No matter where you look, you can see some animals that can truly make our jaws drop.Ghost mantis (螳螂)When people see

17、 ghost mantises for the first time, many of them would Certainly say they are leaves. This small type of mantis can be found across Africa. They are very small and can grow only up to 2 inches long. They come in various colors: several shades of brown and greenish gray. In fact, most parts of their

18、body look like leaves that have dried up. They live for up to two years.Green plant-hopperAlso called the torpedo bug, this beautiful animal feeds on plants and looks like a leaf. When they are at rest, their green wings cover their bodies much like a sloping roof (有坡度的屋顶). They are usually small, w

19、ith a length of half an inch. They are native to Australia but they can now be found in Hawaii and New Zealand as well.Stick insectThey actually look more like a eucalyptus twig (桉树枝). They have long and thin bodies but they can also fly. They can grow up to 12 inches long. These animals are natives

20、 of the southern part of Australia. They have made the woodlands of New South Wales and Victoria home.Leafy sea dragonWhen you take a close look at them, you will realize that they are fish like the seahorses. Under the water, they look like floating seaweed. They have leaf-like body parts that are

21、not used for moving under the water. What they use to move arefins (鳍状物), difficult to see, making the leafy sea dragon look more like the plant it imitates. A fully grown leafy sea dragon grows to about 18 inches long. They are usually found in the ocean waters of Australia.24. The underlined part

22、make our jaws drop in the first paragraph means “ ”. A. hurt us B. amaze us C. frighten us D. entertain us25. What do we know about ghost mantises? A. They feed on leaves. B. They move very fast. C. They can live a long time. D. They look like dead leaves.26. Which of the following would be the torp

23、edo bug?27. This text is mainly about four animals that all can . A. imitate(模仿) plants B. change color C. move without feet D. be found in AustraliaCI sometimes feel left out with my friends at the party. What can I do? SusanAlice: Speak to your best friend before you arrive and ask her to make sur

24、e you don t get left out of the group. That way, she ll know to include you in all the fun. Make the effort to speak to some other people at the party. You might even make a new friend or two.Sometimes I think parties get boring and I want to go home! - JennyAlice: Even a great party will drag if yo

25、u re not enjoying yourself. Making the effort to dance and have a chat with your friends will beat the boredom! You dont have to stay to the very end of the party.Our school is having a Christmas dance party but Im really shy. Shall I go or not? - EmmaAlice: Part of you would like to go to the party

26、, so give it a try. Let good friends know how you feel and make sure you 11 have people to dance with when the evening comes. Practice some fun dances so you 11 feel comfortable on the dance floor.Whenever I go to a party, my dad comes to pick me up at 8 pm. I always have to leave earlier than the r

27、est of my friends and I get really angry with my dad. -AnnyAlice: Talk with your dad and let him know how you feel. It feels hard to have different rules from your friends but dont worry too much -your friends are probably picked up soon after you anyway.28. Alice advises Susan to . A. stay with her

28、 friends B. ask her friend for help C. leave the party at once D. make fun of her friends29. The underlined word drag is closest in meaning to . A. fail B. improve C. be boring D. be pleasant30. What worries Anny? A. Her dad is strict with her. B. She always argues with her dad. C. Nobody picks her

29、up after the party. D. She can t go to the party with her friends.31 Where can you probably find the text? A. In a notice. B. In a guidebook. C. In a famous novel. D. In a popular magazine.DWith the development of the economy, loose change (零钱) is often ignored (忽略) by most of us. We have forgotten

30、how those little, round metal pieces can add up. However, if you were a kid that had to clean the house for extra (额外的) money, you ll understand how important it is.When I was a kid, I knew my parents could afford whatever I wanted, but Dad made me work for things that were wants. I knew Dad always

31、carried a lot of change in his pockets. He had taught me that enough pennies (便士) would still get me what I wanted in the end.Dad had his favorite reclining chair (躺椅) in his room where he would go after a long day at work. When he reclined in the chair, the change would fall from his pockets onto t

32、he floor under the chair, which was really a good chance for me to collect pennies. Im sure he realized he had empty pockets when he took his clothes off, but he never said anything and never stopped sitting in the chair.My kids learned early that change worked just as well as dollars and they also knew their dad saw no value in chang