英语高中一年级上学期期中试卷

20072008高一第一学期英语期中试 江西省永丰中学 命题人：邓日升 审题：邓国勇I.听力(共30分，每题1.5分)第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分，满分7.5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，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.Where is this conversation most taking place?A. In a hospital.B. On the steps.C. At a post office.2.Where did Peter join a swimming club? A. In 1980. B. In 1982. C. In 1997.3.What did the man mean?A. He could lend her two pens.B. He had lost his pen.C. He didnt have a free pen.4.How will the woman get to New York? A. By plane. B. By train. C. By car.5.Whats the possible relationship between the two speakers?A. Good friends.B. Husband and wife.C. Waitress and customer.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5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，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至8题。6.Where did the conversation take place?A. In a bookshop.B. In a library.C. In the office.7.How many books did the man finally take away? A. 4 B.3 C. 18.What did the woman suggest?A. She suggested the man ask a teacher for help.B. She suggested the man read the books there.C. She suggested the man copy the books.听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。9.What is the probable relationship between the two speakers? A. Neighbors. B. Friends. C. Strangers.10.Where is the woman from? A. Indiana. B. California. C. New York.11.Why did the woman move here?A. Because of the hot weather.B. Because of the cold weather.C. Because of the dry weather.听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。12.Who are the two speakers?A. A man and his wife.B. A man and his girlfriend.C. A man and his sister.13.Why are they unhappy about their weekends?A. They seldom go out picnicking.B. They seldom spend the weekends together.C. They seldom invite friends over.14.On which point are the man and the woman different about the picnic?A. Who should get the car ready?B. How many friends they should invite?C. What food and they should prepare.听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。15.What is Mr. White doing when the two persons are talking on the phone?A. Hes speaking to Mr. Green.B. He is having a meeting.C. He is meeting a customer.16.Why dose Mr. Grey call Mr. White?A. Because he would like to meet Mr. White.B. Because he would like Mr. White to call him back.C. Because he has got to tell Mr. White something important.17.What is Mr. Greys telephone number?A. 5217-8357.B. 5270-3857.C. 5217-8537.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18.When did Michael get a college degree?A. Before he was eleven.B. After he was eleven.C. At the age of five.19.How did Michael gain his success?A. He gained his success quite by chance(碰巧，偶然).B. He gained his success with ease.C. It was not easy for him to gain the success.20.What dose the writer think of Michael?A. He is clever，and good at everything.B. He is extraordinary and intelligent(勤奋).C. He is very clever but still an ordinary child.II.单项填空(共15分，每题1分)21.Everyone in the village knew him， so we had _his house.A. no difficulties to find B. some difficulty in findingC. no difficulty to find D. no difficulty in finding22.Some steps have been taken to protect the river _.A. from being polluted B. from pollutingC. to pollute D. to be polluted23.Is this the reason _for his being late?A. he explained to you B. why he explained to youC. for which he explained to you D. what he explained to you24.I spoke to her kindly _her. A. to not frighten B. so as not to frighten C. for not frightening D. in order to not frighten25.You say he works hard; _and _.A. so does he; so do you B. so he does; so do youC. so he does; so you do D. so does he; so you do26.The school _those guests visited last week is the one _I have studied for three years. A. that; which B. where; in which C./; where D. which; that27._it is to see the two old men surf the Internet!A. What a fun B. What fun C. How fun D. What funny28.This is the island _Chuck Nolnd learnt to survive all alone.A. which B. where C. that D. when29.All these questions fill my head， making _for me sleep well at night.A. it is difficult B. it difficult C. difficult D. it difficulty30.-How long have you _? -It is about ten years since we_?A . married; married B. been married; were marriedC. got married; got married D. been married; got married31.-I knocked but nobody answered the door. -They _asleep then and didnt hear you.A must be B. should beC. must have been D. should have been32.-Shall we go outing this weekend? -Oh， with all this work_， I dont know if Ill have time to go out.A. to do B. doing C. done D. do33.We were swimming in the lake_ suddenly the storm started.A. when B. while C. until D. before34.-What do you think _him so upset? -I have no idea because I wasnt at home then.A. making B. made C. to make D .to have made35.Ive got so many English books that I cant decide _.A. what to begin with B. which to begin withC. what to begin D. which to beginIII.完形填空(共30分，每空1.5分) I used to be a shy girl who never joined in any activities. When _36_invited me， I always _37_and said， “I am only a small potato; I dont want to be the center of _38_.” Even in class when the teacher questioned us， I never _39_my hand because I _40_that others might laugh at me if I made a mistake.But everything changed after I joined my class debating(辩论)team. I didnt want to join at first， for I was afraid to talk in front of a big _41_. However， my good friend tried to _42_ me to go. She said， “I think you should break out of your shyness， otherwise it will be hard for you to _43_in this society.”She was right. I was always so shy that I missed many _44_. In fact， I used to have a beautiful _45_that one day I would become a news broadcaster， but I knew it was unlikely because of my shyness.I thought for a long time and then I decided to have a go. How _46_I was! I felt I had made the first step in conquering my cowardice(懦弱).I _47_ late at night to prepare for the coming debate. But the first debate was not what I had _48_. I was so nervous when I went to my _49_. I dared(敢) not look at the audience and _50_. I shook like a leaf because I felt as if all the people were_51_me. I was so nervous that I nearly forgot _52_ I had to say. My three teammates had the same _53_. We failed in the first debate.But our teachers and classmates didnt blame us， and they said， “You did very well，after all this is your first time.” In the second competition， I _54_my attention on the subject of the debate. I operated well with my team members and we succeeded at last! We _55_ the warmest applause from the audience and the judges!”36.A.anyone B. everyone C. someone D .nobody37.A.refused B. disagreed C quarreled D. argued38.A.laugh B. attention C. joke D. trick39.A.rose B. lifted C. raised D. took40.A.frightened B. thought C. believed D. worried41.A.group B. crowd C. team D .scene42.A.persuade(说服) B. advise C .suggest D. welcome43.A.struggle B. exist C. stay D. survive44.A.debates B. opportunities C. friends D. competitions45.A.future B. intention C. dream D .purpose46.A.excited B. nervous C. shy D afraid47.A.stayed up B. turned up C. spent up D. woke up48.A.wanted B. thought C. expected D. dreamed49.A.class B. seat C. home D. life50.A.students B. teachers C. friends D. judges51.A.staring at B. laughing at C. listening to D. talking about52.A.which B .what C .that D./53.A.trouble B .difficulty C. problem D .question54.A.paid B. drew C .caught D .focused55.A.won B. won over C .refused D .welcomed IV.阅读理解(共40分， 每题2分)ATOEFL is a short way of saying Test of English as a Foreign Language. It measures the ability to understand， to read and to write in English. 820，000 people took the TOEFL last year. The test has 150 questions. A few answers are listed for each question. You must choose the correct one. First， you listen to spoken English and answer questions about what was said. Next， you answer questions about rules of the English language. At last， you read English and answer questions about what you have read.A score(分数) of 550 points or more tells college officials student probably will not have problems with English. Yet each college is different. Some want the score to be higher. Some admit students with lower scores. The higher possible score on the TOEFL is 677. You can take the TOEFL test as many times as you want. You must pay each time， however. Each test score may be used for 2 years. Experts say it is a good idea to take the test one or two times just to experience it.The best way to prepare is to use English as often as possible. You may want to take classes that teach English. Be sure you learn to speak， to read and to write in correct English. Then try to improve areas in which you are the weakest. For example， a way to increase your understanding of spoken English is to listen to English radio broadcasts. You are already doing this by listening to Special English programs. Listen to Normal English broadcasts too. Tape one， and then write in your own words what the broadcast is about. Go to American movies， read American publications and speak English as much as you can.The company(公司) that produces the TOEFL will be glad to send you examples of the questions and information about where and when the test is given. The companys address is:TOEFLPost Office Box 6151Princeton， New Jersey 08541U.S.A.56. This passage mainly tells us_.A. how to prepare to study in U.S.A.B. how to attend an American collegeC. information about an English test called TOEFLD. how to improve your English.57.The TOEFL company is in the state of _in the U.S.A.A. Princeton B. New Jersey C .New York D .Five58.How many parts does the TOEFL test have?A. Two B. Three C. Four D. Five59.Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?A. Ma Li got 609 in the TOEFL test 2 years ago so she can go to an American college next year.B. Li Jie will can go to a college in the U.S.A. as he had the TOEFL test three years agoC. Zhao Hui has had the TOEFL test four times and she cant have it any more.D. Tian Li got 621 in the TOEFL test last year and will go to the U.S.A. next year.60.The underlined word “publications” in the passage probably means_.A. things that are published such as books， newspapers and magazines.B. things that are known to people such a weather and parties.C. things that are known to the public such as schools and hospitals.D. things that the public must read. B“If you want to see a thing well， reach out and touch it!”That may seem a strange thing to say. But touching things can help you to see them better.Your eyes can tell you that a glass ball is round. But by holding it in your hands， you can feel how smooth and cool the ball is. You can feel how heavy the glass is.When you feel all these about the ball， you really see it.With your skin，you can feel better. For example， your fingers can tell the difference between two coins in your pocket. You can feel a little drop of water on the back of your hand， too.You can even feel sounds against your skin. Have you ever wanted to know why some people like very loud music? They must like to feel the sounds of music.All children soon learn what “Dont touch!” means. They hear it often. Yet most of us keep on touching things as we grow up. In shops， we touch things we might buy such as food， clothes and so on. To see somethings well，we have to touch it.The bottoms of our feet can feel things， too. You know this when you walk on warm sand， cool grass or a hard floor. All feel different under your feet.There are ways of learning to see well by feeling. One way is to close your eyes and try to feel everything that is touching your skin. Feel the shoes on your feet， the clothes on your body， the air on your skin. At first， it is not easy to feel these things.You are too used to them!Most museums are just for looking. But today some museums have some things to touch. Their signs say，”Do touch!” There you can feel everything on show.If you want to see better， reach out and touch. Then you will really see!61.Which of the following can be the best title of the text?A. Touching by Feeling. B .To See or to Feel.C. To See Better-Feel. D. Ways of Feeling.62.By saying “At first，it is not easy to feel these things.” the writer means_.A. the things are used by people，too.B. people know the things well.C. people know how to use the things.D. the things are easy to feel. 63.Which of the following is true according to the passage?A. Touching can help people learn things better.B. Our feet， fingers，hands and skin can help us enjoy music.C. People have to learn to see by feeling as they grow up.D. Visitors cannot feel the things on show in museums. CIn the United States， when one becomes rich， he wants people to know it.And even if he does not become very rich， he wants people to think that he is. That is what “keeping up with the Joneses” is about. It is the story of someone who tried to look as rich as his neighbours.The expression was first used in 1913 by a young American called Arthur Momand. He told this story about himself. He began earning $125 a week at the age of 23. That was a lot of money in those days. He got married and moved with his wife to a very wealthy neighbourhood outside New York City. When he saw that rich people rode horses， Momand went horseback riding every day. When he saw that rich people had servants. Momand and his wife also hired a servant and gave big parties for their new neighbours.It was like a race， but one could never finish this race because one was always trying to keep up. The race ended for Momand and his wife when they could no longer pay for their new way of life. They moved back to an apartment(公寓房间)in New York City. Momand looked around him and noticed that many people do things just to keep up with rich life-style of their neighbours. He saw the funny side of it and started to write a series(系列)of short stories. He called it “Keeping up with the Joneses” because Jones is a very common name in the United States. “Keeping up with the Joneses” came to mean keeping up with rich lifes-tyle of the people around you. Momands series appeared in different newspapers across the country for over 28 years.People never seem to get tired of keeping up with the Joneses. And there are Jonses”in every city of the world. But one must get tired of trying to keep up with the Joneses because no matter what one does， Mr. Jones always seems to be ahead.64.Some people want to keep up with the Joneses because they _.A. want to be as rich as their neighboursB. want others to know or to think that they are richC. dont want others to know they are richD. want to be happy65.It can be inferred from the story that rich people like to_. A.live outside New York City B.live in New York City C.live in apartments D.have many neighbors66.The underlined word ”neighborhood” in the second paragraph means_.A. a person who lives near anotherB. people living in an areaC. an area near the place referred toE. an area in another town or city67.Arthur Momand used the name “Jones” in his series of short stories because “Jones” is _. A. an important name B. a popular name in the United States C. his neighbours name D. not a good name68.According to the writer， it is _to keep up with the Joneses. A. correct B. interesting C .impossible D. good D Reading skills are quite important. Experts think that it is possible for any normal adult English speaker to read 1000 words or more in a minute by special training. Yet most students read only about 300 words per minute. The following points might be helpful for foreign students who wish to improve their reading skills:1.Always read faster than it is comfortable. The faster your normal rate of reading becomes， the better your understanding will be.2.While reading， do not allow yourself to regress(倒退)， but keep reading ahead in every sentence， even when you come across a new word. If some words， terms or phrases have clouded your understanding， you should reread it only after you have read the whole paragraph through once.3.Read selectively. As you read， make an effort to pick out nouns， pronouns， and verbs from the sentences， since these are words that show the meaning of what you have read. In fact， you should really read nouns， pronouns and verbs and just see the rest of the words in the sentences.Since much of the learning experience of foreign students may have been for the purpose of passing examinations，it is quite possible that they put off studying until late in the term. Such behavior can result in failure in the United States system， where assignments(作业)must be finished on time and done regularly.69.The first point suggests that_.A. we should not read too much at a time.B. we had better read as quickly as possible.C. we should read fast and carefully.D. we should have a good understanding70.Which of the following is exactly right?A. In a sentence only nouns，pronouns and verbs play the most important roles.B. If you grasp the meanings of nouns， pronouns and verbs，you can easily understand the sentence.C. No attention should be paid to the words except nouns， pronouns and verbs.D. The faster you read，the better you will understand the reading materials.71.From the passage we can draw a conclusion that_.A. good reading skills can help us to improve our reading speed and grasp the main meaning of the reading materials.B. foreign students should master some reading skillsC. adult English speakers can usually read 1000 words in a minute.D. reading skills are helpful for the students to pass examinations EHitting your smallest toe on the edge of a large piece of furniture(家具) in the middle of the night.Missing the bus at 11:30 at night in the rain without an umbrella.Having bad breath while talking to a beautiful woman.You pretend(假装) not to understand something in order to make a joke， and instead people think you are really stupid.You have a great idea，and have just finished telling everyone about it when someone brings up a point that makes you look like an idiot(傻子).You throw something away that you havent used for three years， and the next week you discover you really need it.You borrow something and forget to return it for so long. You find yourself wondering which is worseto give it back and be embarrassed(尴尬的)， or pretend to forget and hope the owner forgets，too.Somebody finds your diary and reads it.Someone who kn