学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题.docx

1、学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题第一卷I. 听力理解（共二节，共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）第一节（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分）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。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 weather like now?A. Warm. B. Cold. C. Hot.2. What do we know about the boy?A. His bike is similar to Mikes. B. He would like a bike l

2、ike Mikes.C. He doesnt like Mikes bike.3. What does the man probably want to do?A. Have a chat with the woman. B. Do shopping. C. Eat something.4. Where does the conversation probably take place?A. In a hospital. B. At school. C. At home.5. What will the woman do?A. Buy a new radio. B. Borrow the ma

3、ns radio. C. Ask the man to repair her radio.第二节 （共15小题，每小题1分，满分15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。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，每小题将给出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至8题。6. Who has just got married?A. The man. B. The woman. C. One of the womans friends.7. Why is the w

4、oman interested in Hanshan Temple?A. Because its described in a famous poem.B. Because it was built in the Tang Dynasty.C. Because it attracts many visitors every year.8. What can we learn from the conversation?A. The woman had never visited the temple before.B. The woman heard the temple bell ringi

5、ng this time.C. The temple was not valued in the past.听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。9. When can you have your letter posted at the post office?A. At 7:30 am on Monday. B. At 4 pm on Friday. C. At 10 am on Saturday.10. Which service is the cheapest if one wants to post a parcel?A. First-class mail. B. Second-class

6、 mail. C. Parcel post.11. How many hours is second-class mail delivered later than first-class？A. 12 hours. B. 20 hours. C. 24 hours. 听第8段材料，回答第12至14题12. What is the probable relationship between the man and the woman?A. Friends. B. Neighbors. C. Father and daughter.13. What does the woman NOT talk

7、about?A. People in the city. B. Traffic in the city. C. The cost of the living.14. What do we know about the woman?A. Shes not married yet.B. Shes tired of living in the city.C. Shell move back to the countryside soon.听第9段材料，回答第15至17题.15. Where should the man change to the shuttle (短程穿梭运行车辆) ?A. In

8、West 9th street. B. In West 72nd street. C. At Times Square.16. What should the man do after he gets off at Grand Central station?A. Go straight underground.B. Go above ground and walk north.C. Go above ground and walk south.17. What time should the man leave?A. At 8. B. At 8:30. C. At 9.听第10段材料，回答第

9、18至20题.（根据你所听到的信息完成下面表格中第18至20题。每小题不超过三个单词）The first family The second family How to raise childrenThey never _18_ to their childrens demands. They never promised to give whatever the kid wanted. Results The children became selfish.The child became a _19_.Conclusion Children should _20_ for somethin

10、g if they want it.注：请将该题的答案转抄到答卷纸上，机读答题卡上相应的题号放空不涂，其余正常不变。II.单项选择（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）21. _ troubles me is _ I dont know _ is to be done with the new machine.A. What; what; that B. What; that; how C. What; that; what D. What; because; which22. As we all know, Asia is _ Europe.A. four times the size of

11、 B. the size four times of C. four times the size as D. four times as the size of23. I promise that his daughter _ get a nice present on her birthday.A. should B. must C. would D. shall24. Reportedly yesterday a group of American soldiers were walking along the street in Iraq when a bomb was _ , thr

12、ee of whom were killed. A. set off B. set out C. set up D. set about25. Would you allow me _ here? Sorry. We dont permit _ in the lab.A. smoking; smoking B. to smoke; to smoke C. smoking; to smoke D. to smoke; smoking26. Look, the book still _ where I _ it the other day. A. laid; lied B. lied; lay C

13、. lies; laid D. lies; lay 27. To our pleasure, his parents came to accept the fact _. A. at times B. in time C. on time D. at a time 28. Not _ he died, he received an award for his selfless service to the old. A. long before B. before long C. long ago D. shortly before29. Its based on the idea _ all

14、 people are created equal, _ is accepted by most people.A. that; that B. which; which C. which; when D. that; which30. It is usually warm in my hometown in March, but it _ be rather cold sometimes. A. must B. can C, should B. would31. _ term has come to an end, I am going to have a rest and take a t

15、rip.A. Now that B. Even if C. As though D. So that32. Youd better call the airline to _ your flight reservation a week before you leave for Ottawa. A. confirm B. calculate C. charge D. conquer33.- What about the little wood near West Hill Farm?- Good. That is an ideal _ for a picnic. A. spot B. cond

16、ition C. situation D. area34. Born and _ near Edinburgh, Mollie has devoted her talents to writing for young people. A. turned up B. brought up C. taken up D. picked up35. I used to quarrel a lot with my parents , but now we _ well. A. get over B. get through C. get along D. get away withIII. 完形填空（共

17、20小题；每小1分，满分20分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从3555各题所给的四个选项 (A，B，C和D)，选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。The Voice of America began during the World War , when Germany was broadcasting a radio program to get international 36 . American officials believed they should 37 the German broadcast with words that they thought were the facts

18、 of world events. The first VOA news report began with words in 38 . “The 39 may be good or bad, but we shall tell you the truth.” Within a week, other VOA 40 were broadcasting in Italian, French and English. After the World War ended in 1945, some Americans felt VOAs 41 had to be changed, 42 the So

19、viet Union（苏联）became enemy of America. They wanted to 43 Soviet listeners. Then VOA began broadcasting in Russian. In the early days VOA began adding something new to its Broadcast that was 44 “Music USA”. Another new idea came along in 1959. VOA knew that many listeners did not know 45 English to c

20、ompletely understand its 46 English broadcast. So VOA 47 a simpler kind of English, 48 uses about 1,500 words and is spoken 49 . Of course, it is special English. In the 50 of most VOA listeners, the most 51 program is the news report. News from around the world 52 into the VOA newsroom in Washingto

21、n 24 hours a day. It comes from VOA reporters in 53 cities and also from other 54 like BBC. VOA writers and editors use these materials to 55 news reports, which are being broadcast in 43 languages.36. A. business B. culture C. support D. information37. A. reply B. answer C. join D. interrupt38. A.

22、time B. short C. English D. German39. A. news B. problems C. effects D. opinions40. A. programs B. news C. announcers D. officials41. A. home B. position C. purpose D. result42. A. if B. considering C. supposing D. in order that43. A. reach B. satisfy C. attack D. support44. A. known B. reported C.

23、called D. printed45. A. poor B. excellent C. standard D. enough46. A. normal B. fast C. good D. exact47. A. stopped B. discovered C. taught D. invented 48. A. it B. which C. who D. that49. A. slowly B. rapidly C. normally D. loudly50. A. please B. course C. opinion D. advice51. A. difficult B. impor

24、tant C. various D. common52. A. past B. send C. deliver D. fly53. A. all B. major C. American D. news54. A. broadcasts B. forms C. newspaper D. countries55. A. broadcast B. announce C. translate D. prepareIV. 阅读理解（共18小题；每小题2分，满分36分）第一节： 阅读下列短文，从5663中每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 AYou may k

25、now your mother, but how well do you really know Mothers Day? Cards, flowers, sales, TV specials, and a day off for someone who really deserves it - those are what probably come to mind for many people when they think of Mothers Day. But theres more to the story.The earliest Mothers Day celebrations

26、 were held during spring in ancient Greece. The celebrations honored Rhea, the Mother of the gods. During the 1600s, England celebrated a day called Mothering Sunday. On this day even servants were given the day off to spend with their families. A mothering cake was even served with the family meal.

27、In the US, Mothers Day began in 1872 when Julia Ward Howe, who wrote the words to the famous song The Battle Hymn of the Republic, suggested it as a day devoted to peace. But it didnt really become popular until 1907 when Anna Jarvis started a campaign to honor mothers. She believed that mothers cou

28、ld help people get over the pain they experienced during the Civil War. The US isnt alone in devoting a day to mothers. Many other countries including Denmark, Finland, Italy, Turkey, Australia, Japan, and Belgium also honor their mothers in May. Other countries honor their mothers at different time

29、s of the year.Learning more about Mothers Day and celebrating Mothers Day are important, but probably not as important as understanding what your own mother, or grandmother, or aunt has really done for you. And that will certainly be appreciated more than one day in a year.56. What is the passage ma

30、inly about? A. The reason why people celebrate Mothers Day. B. The ways people honor mothers. C. The history of Mothers Day. D. The great contribution of mothers.57. Where was the earliest Mothers Day celebrated? A. In ancient Greece. B. In the US. C. In England. D. In Italy.58. We can learn from the passage that _. A. Rhea is the mother of a king in ancient Greece B. not all the countries celebrate Mothers Day in May C. only mothers were given a day off on Mothering Sunday D. it was in 1872 that Mothers Day really came into being59. The last paragraph tells us that _