重庆八中第一学期高一期末考试英语试题.docx

1、重庆八中第一学期高一期末考试英语试题2012-2013学年度重庆八中第一学期高一期末考试英语试题第一部分：听力理解（共两节，满分30分）第一节 听下面5段对话。每段对话仅读一遍。1What does the man think of living in London?ATerrible BPleasant CInteresting2What does the man suggest the woman do?AFollow the instructions BChoose a course CAttend a class3What is the probable relationship be

2、tween the speakers?AHusband and wife BBoss and secretary CSalesman and customer4What kind of movie does the woman like?AMurder mysteries BRomantic comedies CAction-adventure films5When does the conversation probably take place?AOn Monday BOn Friday CAt weekend第二节 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题

3、。6What does Harrison look like?AHe has gray hair BHe has a beard CHe is tall7What is Harrison doing?ATelling jokes BHaving a meeting CDrinking water听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8What do we know about the woman?AShe has just received the driving licenseBShe has just finished her first driving lessonCShe has been

4、fined for driving too fast9What is the speed limit in school zones?A65 miles per hour B35 miles per hour C20 miles per hour10What will the woman do next? AStudy Drivers Safety ManualBLet the car on her right go firstCGive the man a lift听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11Which department hasnt the man worked in?AMar

5、keting BAdvertising CPersonnel12What is one of the reasons why the man changed his job?AHe went abroad for further studyBHe couldnt use the skills he acquiredCThe company he worked for moved overseas13How soon will the man be contacted?AIn three days BIn one week CIn three weeks听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。14Wh

6、at was the Tower of London used as in the past?AA church BA prison CA hotel15How old was Edward when he became Edward V?A13 years old B15 years old C30 years old16Who ordered someone to kill the two princes?AEdward IV BTheir brother CTheir uncle听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17What is the speaker mainly talking

7、about?AAn organization BA continent CA country18Which country is the largest by both area and population in Europe?AThe UK BRussia CThe Vatican City19What do we know about Ancient Greece?AIt is the birthplace of Western cultureBIt has a population of 731 millionCIt covers about 10,180,000 square kil

8、ometers20When did European nations control the Americas?ABefore the 16th centuryBBetween the 16th and 20th centuriesCAfter the mid-20th century第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节, 满分45分）第一节：单项填空（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。21It is _ surprise to every one of us that Mark was finally made _ captain of

9、the national teamAa ; the Ba ; / C/ ; / D/ ; the22The _ look on his face shows that the result is _ once againAdisappointed; disappointing Bdisappointing; disappointedCdisappointed; disappointed Ddisappointing; disappointing23Strangely enough, the snow in Hunan is _ that of last yearAas ten times th

10、ick as Bas thick as ten timesCten times as thick as Dten times as24John shut everybody out of the kitchen _ he could prepare his grand surprise for the partyAso that Bwhen Cwhich Das if25He worked late every day, and his wife would always wait _ for him to come backAregularly Bgenerally Cpatiently D

11、normally26Would you please keep silent? The weather report _ and I want to listenAis broadcast Bhad been broadcastChas been broadcast Dis being broadcast27A good storyteller must be able to hold his listeners curiosity _ he reaches the end of the storyAwhen Bunless Cafter Duntil28If you dont know ho

12、w to use the words correctly, you may _the words in your dictionaryArefer to Bpick up Cdeal with Dlook up29_ the sunrise, he got up very early and waited on the top of the mountainASeeing BHaving seen CTo see DSee30My brother, who _ in the army for 5 years, will return home next monthAserved Bis ser

13、ving Chas served Dhad served31Bob, you look unhappyWhat happened? Someone _ my car and stole my i-phoneAbroke down Bbroke up Cbroke out Dbroke into32Vegetables _ many kinds of vitamins and many other useful materialsSo we must eat them every dayAinclude Bcontain Ccover Dshare33The government is tryi

14、ng hard to give the people easy _ to hospitalsAaccess Bchance Cway Dapproach34It was in the museum _ we saw the famous actress last weekAwhere Bthat Cwhen Din which35Ann is in hospitalOh, really? I _ knowI _ go and visit herAdidnt; am going to Bdont; would Cdont; will Ddidnt; will36How long have you

15、 been working in this company?_ 1999ABefore BSince CIn DAfter37With his father_ him，the young man runs a big company successfullyAhelping Bhaving helped Chelped Dto help38Mum is comingWhat present _ for your birthday?Ayou expect she has got Byou expect has she gotCdo you expect she has got Ddo you e

16、xpect has she got39A bank is the place_ they lend you an umbrella in fair weather and ask for it back when it begins to rainAwhen Bwhere Cthat Dwhich40A man _ to be the greatest artist of the city won the first prize in the competitionAconsiders Bis considered Cconsidered Dconsidering第二节：完形填空（共20小题；

17、每小题15分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从4160各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。Around twenty years ago I was living in York41 I had a lot of experience and a masters degree, I could not find 42 workI was 43 a school bus to make ends meet and 44 with a friend of mine ,for I had lost my apartmentI had attended five 45 w

18、ith a company and one day between bus runs they called to say I did not 46 the job“Why has my life become so 47 ? ” I thought painfullyAs I pulled the bus over to 48 a little girl, before getting off, she 49 me an earring,saying I should keep it 50 somebody came to claim （认领）itThe earring was painte

19、d black and said “ BE HAPPY”At first I got 51 Then I suddenly realized that I had been giving all of my 52 to what was going wrong with my 53 rather than what was right! I decided then to give up my anger and make a 54 of fifty things I was happy withLater, I decided to 55 more things to the list Th

20、at night there was a phone call for 56 from a lady who was a director at a large 57 She asked me if I would 58 a one-day lecture on stress management to 200 medical workersI said yesMy 59 there went very well ,and before long I got a well-paid jobTo this day I know it was because I changed my way of

21、 thinking that I 60 changed my life41ASince BThough CIf DWhen42Asuccessful Bextra Csatisfying Dconvenient43Adriving Brepairing Ctaking Ddesigning44Aworking Btraveling Cdiscussing Dliving45Alectures Binterviews Cappointments Dmeetings46Aafford Boffer Cfind Dget47Ahard Bbusy Cserious Dshort48Awave at

22、Bdrop off Cget on Dlook for49Ashowed Blent Chanded Dsold50Ain case Bor else Cas if Dso that51Aexcited Bangry Canxious Dastonished52Afeelings Battention Cstrength Dinterest53Aopinions Beducation Cexperience Dlife54Alist Bbook Clecture Dcopy55Aconnect Bturn Cput Dadd56Aher Ba passenger Cme Dmy friend5

23、7Ahospital Bfactory Crestaurant Dhotel58Aparticipate Breview Cgive Daim59Aplan Bchoice Cday Dtour60Ararely Bfrequently Coccasionally Dcompletely第三部分、阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）请阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项的标号涂黑。AMy friend, Emma Daniels, spent the summer of 1974 traveling in IsraelDuring

24、 her month-long stay in Jerusalem she often went to a caf called Chocolate SoupIt was run by two men, one of whomAlexused to live in MontrealOne morning when Emma went in for coffee, while chatting with her new friend Alex, she mentioned that she had just finished the book she was reading and had no

25、thing else to readAlex said he had a wonderful book she might like, and that hed be happy to lend it to herAs he lived just above the caf, he quickly ran up to get itThe book he handed to Emma just minutes later was Markings, a book by a former Secretary General of the United Nations （UN）Emma had ne

26、ver read it, nor had she ever bought a copyBut, when she opened it up, she was floored to see her own name and address inside the cover in her own handwritingIt turned out that the summer before, at a concert back in Montreal, Emma had met a Californian who was in town visiting friendsThey decided t

27、o exchange addresses, but neither of them had any paperThe man opened up a book he was carrying in his backpack（背包） and asked Emma to write her name and address insideWhen he returned to California, he left the book behind in Montreal, and his friend Alex kept itWhen Alex later moved to Jerusalem, h

28、e took the book along61Alex lent Emma the book, Markings, Ato show his friendliness to herBto show his interest in readingCto tell her about the importance of the UNDto let her write her name and address inside62How did Emma feel the moment she opened the book?APleased BSatisfied CWorried DSurprised

29、63We can learn from the text that the Californian Amet Emma at a concert Binvited Emma to a concertCintroduced Emma to his friend Dleft Emma his backpack64Who was supposed to be the first owner of the book?AAn official of the UN BA coffee shop ownerCA friend of the authors DAlexs friend from Califor

30、niaBMany facts suggest that children are overweight and the situation is getting worse, according to the doctorsI feel there are a number of reasons for thisSome people blame the fact that we are surrounded by shops selling unhealthy, fatty foods, such as fried chicken and ice cream, at low pricesThis has turned out a whole generation of grown-ups who seldom cook a meal for themsel