湖南省龙山县皇仓中学学年高一上学期期中考试英语试题尖子班 含答案.docx

1、湖南省龙山县皇仓中学学年高一上学期期中考试英语试题尖子班 含答案高一上学期期中考试英语试题(含答案)（满分150分 时间120分钟）Part Listening Comprehension(30 marks)SECTION ADirections: In this section, you will hear six conversations between two speakers. For each conversation, there are several questions and each question is followed by three choices marked

2、 A, B and C. Listen carefully and then choose the best answer for each question. You will hear each conversation TWICE.Conversation 11. How often does the man go to work by bus? A. Three times a week. B. Twice a week. C. Once a week.2. With whom does the man usually share a car? A. The woman. B. His

3、 colleague. C. His neighbor.Conversation 23. Whose birthday is on Saturday? A. Bills. B. Annes. C. Marys.4. Where will the party be? A. At the womans place. B. In a restaurant. C. At a big place outdoors.Conversation 35. What kind of book does the man want to buy? A. A book on art. B. A book on hist

4、ory. C. A book on law.6. What will the man do next? A. Write down his phone number. B. Call the woman. C. Leave the bookstore.Conversation 47. What does the man want to do in the beginning? A. Go skating. B. Go skiing. C. Go swimming.8. What does the man think of the woman? A. She is too lazy.B. She

5、 has done too much shopping recently.C. She does too much window-shopping.9. Who will go shopping with the woman? A. The man. B. Lily. C. Herself alone.10. What did the woman just finish doing? A. She had a class. B. She went to the library. C. She went to the computer center.11. How did the man kno

6、w about the job? A. He received an email. B. He searched for it online. C. He received a call.12. Why would the woman be suitable for the job? A. Because of her experience. B. Because of her interest. C. Because of her talent.Conversation 6Conversation 513. What is the woman doing in the beginning?

7、A. Reading a magazine. B. Listening to music. C. Watching TV.14. When was the singer in a car accident? A. In 1943. B. In 1963. C. In 1978.15. In which language did the singer sing We Are Young? A. English. B. Italian. C. German.SECTION BDirections: In this section, you will hear a short passage. Li

8、sten carefully and then fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Fill in each blank with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS. You will hear the short passage TWICE.Weather ReportCityWeather conditionLos AngelesToday: bright and 16 with a high of 27 degreesTomorrow: thunderstormsHoustonE

9、xtremely hot with a high of 17 degrees todayGet cooler 18 ChicagoA bit uncomfortable with 19 todayNew YorkCloudy with light 20 today in the morningClear up by early afternoonPart Language knowledge (30 marks)Section A (15 marks)Directions： Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choic

10、es marked A， B， C， and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.21.Is that reading room _ has newspapers and magazines?A. the one which B. where C. the one D. in which22.If you like classical music, why not join a music club _ other children play classical instruments?A. when B. whi

11、ch C. where D. that23. I dont like _ you speak to her. A. the way B. the way in that C. the way which D. the way of which24. My mother, _ you met last year, keeps telling me not to take the weight-loss pills because they are dangerous. A. that B. which C. who D. whom25. The museum _ their paintings

12、were displayed yesterday was built 60 years ago. A. when B. where C. which . D. that26. Do you still remember the day _ you joined the League? A. in which B. to which C. which D. on which27. The book _ is a little dirty is not mine. It belongs to the girl _ next to Peter. A. whose cover; which sits

13、B. of which the cover; who sits C. of which cover; who is sitting D. whose cover; who sitting28. Marie Curie paid no attention the prize that she won because of her achievements in physics.A. to receive B. to receiving C. for D. about29. Helen was much kinder to her youngest child than she was to th

14、e others, _ was of course what made others jealous. A. who B. that C. which D. what 30. We the problem for quite some time, but we any conclusion yet.A. had discussed; havent drawn B. discussed; havent drawnC. have discussed; havent been drawing D. have been discussing; havent drawn31. She didnt fee

15、l like , so he suggested the day in the garden. A. working; spending B. to work; to spend C. working; to spend D. to work; spending32. She didnt want to go to the lecture, so she an excuse. A. made out B. made up C. put up D. put out 33. The manager is going on business next week and the company wil

16、l be left _Mike. A. in charge of B. taking charge ofC. in the charge of D. taking the charge of34. _ we have finished the course, we shall start doing more revision work.A. For B. By now C. Ever since D. Now that35.I found the homework was not so heavy as _ I _to get in my old school.A. that; was us

17、ed B. which; used C. what; used D. that; usedSection B (18 marks)Dear Kate, It is very exciting that you are coming to our school so soon. 36 you arrive, let me introduce to you what our school life is like. Our school is quite famous for its long history. It was 37 in the early 1920s. It is a good

18、place where we can prepare ourselves well for the future. We have many wonderful teachers who are always ready to 38 help. Though we pay a lot of attention to how 39 we do in lessons, getting high scores is not the only reason to study. The teachers encourage us to 40 new ideas and ask questions. Wi

19、th their help we have developed all kinds of interests in both Arts and Science. Students can choose to 41 any school clubs they are interested in. We can also choose the subjects that we want to study. Last term I chose American Literature, because I wanted to learn about famous American writers. T

20、his term I chose to attend 42 classes because my father bought me a piano_43_ a birthday present. 44 , I was elected monitor of my class. Sometimes it can be 45 to be a monitor, because I have to do a lot of work and attend many meetings. However, being a monitor has taught me a lot, such as caring

21、for others and taking responsibilities and so on. When my class was given the title of “Model Class”, I was prouder than ever before. So being a monitor 46 an important part in my school life .Im very pleased with my work. I love my school and hope that you will have a pleasant experience here too.

22、I am looking forward to 47 you soon.36. A. When B .After C. Before D. As soon as37. A. finding B. found C. founded D. find38. A. need B. ask C. want D. offer39. A. good B. well C. bad D. hard40. A. try on B. try out C. give up D. give in41. A. join B. attend C. join in D. take part in42. A. art B. m

23、usic C. cooking D. dance43. A. as B. for C. by D .with44. A. On the way B. In the way C. By the way D. By way of45. A. exciting B. tiring C. interesting D. surprising46. A. plays B. takes C. makes D. actsSection C (12 marks)Directions：Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one

24、word that best fits the context.Since I have finished introducing some special sports in London , I will continue to introduce to all of you the special sport in America.There is 48 interesting new sport 49 the United States which is sky diving. People 50 like this sport often form(形成、组成) a club , w

25、hich was founded 4years ago when some people got together to come up with the good idea. And now , members who belong to the club can take part in the flight every year. The members of the club fly high above the clouds in the airplanes. 51 it is the time, each person jumps from the airplane and fal

26、ls towards the earth 52 very high speeds. And all the members have parachutes (降落伞), but 53 do not open the parachutes for a long time. Seen from the ground, they look like big birds. The sky divers say they sometimes feel like birds 54 . Some people like 55 swim in the ocean or to play in the snow,

27、 but the favorite place for sky divers is the sky.Part Reading Comprehension (30 marks)Directions： Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A，B，C and D. Choose the one that fits best acco

28、rding to the information given in the passage.A Do you want to know something about the history of weather? Dont look at the sky. Dont look for old weather reports. Looking at tree rings is more important. Correct weather reports date back only one century, but some trees can provide an exact record

29、 of the weather even further back. It is natural that a tree would grow best in a climate with plenty of sunlight and rainfall. It is also expected that little sunlight and rainfall would limit the growth of a tree. The change from a favorable to an unfavorable climate can be determined by reading t

30、he pattern of rings in a tree trunk. To find the weather of ten years ago, count the rings of a tree trunk from the outside to the inside. If the tenth ring is far from the other rings, then it is certain that plenty of sunny and rainy weather occurred. If the rings are closed together, then the cli

31、mate was bad for the tree.Studying tree rings is important not only for the history of weather, but also for the history of man. In a region of New Mexico you can find only sand-no trees and no people. However, many centuries ago a large population lived there. They left suddenly. Why?A scientist studied patterns of dead tree rings which had grown there. He decided that the people had to leave because they had cut down all the trees. Trees were necessary to make fires and buildings. So, after the pe