高一英语中期考试题

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I. 听力部分：（20’）

Part1　　Text1-----Text5

1. What do we learn from this conversation?

　 A. The woman will go home for dinner. B. the woman doesn’t go to the concert.

　 C. the man and the woman will eat together.

2. What have the students been asked to do before Monday?

A. Nothing B. To read the next part in the textbook.

C. To read the next part in the textbook.

3. What are the two speakers doing?

A. Walking down a hill　 B. Climbing stairs　 C. discussing a trip

4. What’s the woman doing?

A. looking for something　 B. planting　 C. looking water

5. About how much money does the clerk owe(欠) the woman?

　 A. 35$　　　 B. 4$　　C. 5$

Part2　　Text6

6. What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?

　A. they are partners.　B. they are schoolmates.　C. they are friends.

7. What can we learn from this conversation?

A. Sophia hasn’t stayed long in Chicago.　B. Sophia likes her work very much.

C. Sophia’s work pays well

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8. What’s the thermometer used for according to this conversation?

　 A. For taking temperature. B. For drinking water. C. For taking medicine.

9. How often should David take the medicine?

　 A. Twice a day　 B. Four times a day.　C. Three times a day.

10. What was wrong with David?

　 A. He had a headache. B. He had a cold. C. He had a cough.

11. Where were the two speakers talking?

　 A. hospital　 B. super-market　　C. home

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12. Why did Bob take a Chinese course?

　 A. Because he liked Chinese very much. B. Because he planned to go to China.

　 C. Because he wanted to see her friends.

13. Where was Jenny going?

A. To China　 B. To Japan　　C. To Egypt

14. Why could not Jenny go on her holiday trip right away?

A. Because she did not have enough money.　B. Because she should learn the language first　C. Because she wanted to see her friends

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15. How long has the family car been a common thing in the United States?

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A. Nearly 100 years　B. About 50 years　 C. Only 20 years

16. In what way have cars changed American life?

　 A. People spend most of a day in their cars. B. More people live outside the cities

　 C. More people go abroad

17. Why have smaller cars become common?

A. Because the cost of petrol has increased. B. Because they are cheaper

C. Because they run faster

18. What foreign cars do Americans liked to buy?

A. Japanese and Chinese　B. British and German　C. German and Japanese

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19. What does the speaker say about the Yellowstone National Park?

A. It was the first national park　 B. It is not managed by the National Park Service

C. It began to be managed by the National Park Service in the late 1800’s

20. What is one of the duties of the speaker?

A. To build firms　　B. To guide nature walk　C. To train animals.

II. 单项选择：（15’）

1. I can hardly imagine Peter ________ across the Atlantic Ocean in five days.

A. sail　 B. to sail　　C. sailing　 D.　to have sailed

2. _____ it with me and I’ll see what I can do.　

A. When left　 B. Leaving　 C. If you leave　 D. leave

3. Social life in a village cannot _____ that of a large city.

A. prefer to　　B. agree on　　C. compare to　 D. belong to

4. With a lot of difficult problems _____, the newly-elected president is having a hard time.

A. settled　 B. settling　　C. to settle　 D. being settled

5. Dr. Manette did ____he could ____ the peasant girl.

A. all, to calm　　B. what, calm　 C. that, to calm　D. all that, calm

6. Don’t cry. ______ is of _______.

A. Crying, useless　 B. Crying, no use　　C. Cried, useless　 D. Cry, little useful

7. Because of my poor English I’m afraid I can’t make myself _______.

A. understand　 B. to understand　 C. understanding　　D. understood

8. This page needs _______again.

A. keeping checked　 B. checked　 C. to check　 D. to be checked

9. Every possible means ____to prevent the air pollution, but the sky is still not clear.

A. is used　 B. are used　 C. has been used　 D. have been used

10. She is one of the few girls who _______ in the kindergarden.

A. is well paid　　B. are well paid　　C. is paying well　 D. are paying well

11.The film brought the hours back to me, _____ I was taken good care of in that faraway village.

A until　 B. that　 c. when　 D. where

12. Please ______ where to begin and how to do it.

A. explain us　 B. explain it us　 C. explain to us　D. explain it to us

13. _______ late in the morning, Bob turned off the alarm.

A. To sleep　 B. Sleeping　 C. Sleep　 D. Having slept

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14. They have just come back here to get down _______ the building.

A. to repair　 B. to repairing C. on repairing　 D. with repairing

15. Jane’s pale face suggested that she _____ill, and her parents suggested that she _____ a medical examination.

A. should be, have　　 B. was, have　 C. should be, had　 D. was, has

III. 完型填空：（30’）

A．单词拼写。

As early as his second film, Chaplin had d 1 his own m_2__ of acting, the one that was to become w___3__. He w_4__ a small black hat, very wide trousers, a m__5_ and carried a stick that he s_6__ in the air as he walked. Even his way of walking down the street and t__7_ a corner could be r_8__ as his own. In less than three months Chaplin acted in 11 films. A_9_ a short while he started directing films himself. During his first year, Chaplin acted in 35 films, many of which he wrote and d_10__ himself.

B.完型填空。

I was born and brought up in the small town of Pineville, which I left at the age of sixteen. Twenty years 1 I found myself back on a visit. I went to see my old friend Tom Clark, who, 2 　as ever, was chairman of the local　 3 .　He was busy preparing to welcome a well-known writer, who had　 4 　to come to give a talk on modern literature and the public library　 5 evening. Since I happened to have　 6 a book or two by the famous writer, when Tom invited me to go with him I gladly accepted.

Tom was going to 7 　the guest speaker to the audience. Therefore, we went to the library a little 8　 to greet him. As the honored guest had not yet 9 , I left Tom and went into the main reading room　10 a large crowd had already gathered . I was　 11 to find that I didn’t know a single person there. So I found a seat in the corner and sat patiently waiting.

When it was just about time for the 12 to begin. I saw Tom standing at the door way making a sign for 13　 to come out. He looked　 14 　about something, so I got up immediately and went out to him. He 15 that he had just had a telephone call from the writer’s secretary. Our guest speakers had　 16 his flight and would not be arriving ! While we were thinking about the problem, Tom suddenly asked me　 17 mind filling in as speaker. I 18 had time to think about the matter when all at once I found I was being 19 back into the reading room to address the 20 audience!

1. A. ago　　　　 B. later　　　　C. earlier　　　 D. before

2. A. active　　　 B. lazy　　　　 C. brave　　　　D. shy

3.A. market　　　 B.restaurant　　 C.club　　　　 D.station

4.A.been told　　　B. been invited　C. announced　　D. tried

5.A.last　　　　 B.some other　　C. the other　　 D.that

6.A.interested　　 B. written　　　 C.mentioned　　 D. read

7.A.directed　　　B.move　　　　 C.discribe　　　 D.introduce

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8.A.later　　　　 B.late　　　　 C. early　　　　 D.soon

9.A.spoken　　　 B.arrived　　　 C.rested　　　　 D.eaten

10.A.where　　　 B.although　　 C.after　　　　　D.there

11.A.expected　　 B.disappointed　C.unexpected　　 D.disappointing

12.A.party　　　 B.show　　　 C.talk　　　　　 D.dinner

13.A.him　　　　 B.everybody　 C.the guest　　　 D.me

14.A.pleased　　　B.worried　　 C.frightened　　　D.satisfied

15.A.suggested　　B.explained　　 C.apologized　　　D.insisted

16.A.taken　　　B.made　　　 C.missed　　　 D.lost

17.A.whether to　B.not to　　　 C.that I should　 D.if I would

18.A.hardly　　 B.still　　　　 C.already　　　 D.quickly

19.A.sent　　　 B.driven　　　 C.carried　　　 D.led

20.A.familiar　　B.waiting　　　C.shouting　　　D.ready

IV. 阅读理解：（30’）

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People dream four to six times a night. They dream while they are in the REM(梦时眼跳) stage of sleep. Sleepers go into REM stage about every 90 minutes. The first dream of the night may last about ten minutes. Each dream gets a little longer. The last dream of the night may be an hour long.

People need their dreams. Younger children spend more time dreaming. Babies spend almost half of their sleep in the REM stage.

One experiment showed that everyone needs to dream.　Doctors gave some people sleeping pill. These sleeping pills didn’t let them go into REM sleep. After a few nights without dreams, they began to feel bad. They become very angry easily, they worried a lot, and they wanted to fight with everyone. Then they stopped taking the sleeping pills. They began to dream dram all night for a few night to catch up.

Why do people dream? Dreams give them to find the answers to some of their problems. If they think they will have difficult problems the next day, they may spend more time in REM sleep the night before. In their dream, they may find an answer to their problems.

1.　　　 Which one of the following gives the general idea of the passage?

A.　　 Sleeping pills can be bad for sleep.

B.　　 Everyone needs to dream.

C.　　 When the people don’t dream, they feel bad.

D.　　 Dreams interfere with our needed rest.

2.　Who spends the most time dreaming?

A. Men　　 B. Women.　C. Babies.　 D. Old people

3.　 If a person doesn’t dream, he should________.

A. should spend more time sleeping　B. will stop taking sleeping pills

C. will fight with everyone　D. becomes unhappy easily

4. Why do we dream?

A.　　 We dream in order to sleep well.

B.　　 We dream to find answers to our problems

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C.　　 We dream so we won’t go into REM stage.

D.　　 We dream so we won’t need sleeping pills.

5. Which one of the following statements is not true?

A.　　 unhappy people need more dreams.

B.　　 The last dream of the night may last two minutes.

C.　　 A person usually dreams five times in a night.

D.　　 Sleepers dream about every 90 minutes.

B

Aggie used to think that she was able to sing; I’m sorry to say her singing was terrible.

Well, one day she asked piano-tuner(钢琴调音师) to come and tune her piano. He went, and when he tried to tune the piano, it seemed to be all right, but he still went over it carefully and made a very good job of it.

A few days later Aggie rang up again to say she didn’t think the man had done it properly. The man’s employer was very angry, and I need hardly say the piano-tuner himself was very surprised. However, he went again to the house. It was perfectly in tune (音调准确) but she made him tune it again. The next day she rang up again and said, “It is easy to see that your man doesn’t know his job. The piano seemed to be all right when he was there, but as soon as I began to play it and sang at the same time, it was out of tune.”

6. The first paragraph of this article gives us the idea that________

　A. Aggie was able to sing　　 B. Aggie wasn’t able to sing well

　C. Aggie’s singing was well　 D. Aggie could tune the piano

7. The man’s employer was very angry because_________.

A.　　 Aggie rang up again

B.　　 He thought the piano-tuner has done the job properly

C.　　 The piano-tuner was surprised ]

D.　　 He didn’t think the piano-tuner had done the job properly, either

8.The piano-tuner himself was very surprised because _________.

A.　　 he believed that he had done the job properly

B.　　 his employer was very angry

C.　　 the piano wasn’t perfectly in tune

D.　　 the piano was perfectly in tune

9. The sentence “as soon as I began to play it and sang at the same time, it was out of tune.” May tell us______.

A.　　 the piano was too old

B.　　 the piano-tuner didn’t know his job

C. the piano was out of tune, but Aggie’s singing was wonderful

D. the piano was in tune, but Aggie’s singing was not good.

10. After reading the article we may probably know that Aggie’s piano____.

A. need tuning　　　　　　　　　　　 B .needed repairing

C. didn’t need tuning or repairing]　　　　D. was out of tune

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About 35% of all high school graduates in America continue their education in an institution of higher learning. The word college is used to refer to either a college or a university. These institutions offer four-year programs that lead to a Bachelor (学士 ) of Arts (B.A) or Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree. Some students attend a junior (三年级生 　) college (providing only a two-year program) for one or two years before entering a four-year college as a sophomore (二年级生　　) or junior.

It is generally easier to be accepted at a state university than at a private one. Most private schools require strict entrance examinations and a high grade point average (GPA), as well as specific ( 特定的　 ) college prep classes in high school. Private schools cost considerably more than state colleges, and famous private schools are very expensive. Poorer students can sometimes attend, however, by earning scholarship. Some college graduates go on to earn advanced masters or doctoral degrees in grad (graduate) schools. Occupation (职业　 ) in certain fields such as law or medicine require such advanced studies.

Since college costs are very high, most students work at part-time jobs. Some have fulltime jobs and go to school part time. Often some will take five or more years to complete a four-year program because of money/job demands on their time.

While the college and work demands take up the great part of a student’s time, most still enjoy social activities .Sport , dances, clubs,　movies, and plays are all very popular. However , gathering together for long, philosophical( 哲学上的　　 ) talks at a favorite meeting place on or near the university is probably the most popular activity.

11 .College education is ______in America.

A. quite common　　　　　 B. very rare

C. something difficult　　　　D. almost impossible

12. Usually after four years of college study one will get _____.

A. a Bachelor’s degree　　　　 B. a Master’s degree

C. a Doctor’s degree　　　　　 D. a scholarship

13. Only _____can enter private schools.

A. rich students　　　　B. poor students

C. hardworking students　 D. college graduates

14. Most students in America pay for their college study ____.

A. by their parents　　　　 B .by themselves

C. by the government　　　　D. with the scholarships they get

15. The American college students like to ______most of all.

A. discuss problems on philosophy　 B. play balls

C. earn enough money　D. go to the cinemas or theatres

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高一英语中期考试题答题卡

班次________________姓名________________

I. 听力部分：1-5____________6-10______________11-15______________16-20____________

II. 单项选择：1-5_____________6-10_______________11-15_________________

III. 完型填空：A. 1______________2_______________3_______________4_______________

5___________6___________7____________8____________9______________10____________

B. 1-5_______________6-10_________________11-15__________________

IV. 阅读理解：1-5______________6-10________________11-15________________

V. 句型转换:(10’)

1. He was said to have finished the work ahead of time. (改为同义句)

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2. They found it hard to understand. (改为复合句)

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3. The meeting which will be held next week is of great importance. (改为简单句)

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4. If you work harder, you will make greater progress. (改为并列句)

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5. The book is so high that the boy can’t reach it. (改为简单句)

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VI. 汉译英：（10’）

1。重庆的汽车销售量与去年相比增加了15%。

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2。请接受我对你们能在中期考试中取得好成绩最美好的祝愿。

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3。应邀参加你们的晚会我深感荣幸。

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4。他们中没人去过英国。

5。在使用机器前认真阅读说明是很重要的。

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VII. 改错：（10’）

In the morning of March 15th, my classmates and I　　　　　　　 1.______

went to the Gulin Railway Station do good deeds.　　　　　　　 2.______

On our way back, we saw an old man lay on his back　　　　　　 3.______

at the corner of a street with his eyes close and his　　　　　　　 4.______

hands tremble. We all ran over and did all we　　　　　　　　　 5.______

could help him. We sent him to the hospital at once.　　　　　　　 6.______

There, under the help of two doctors, the old man was saved.　　　 7.______

An older of the two doctors said, “You’d better stay here to　　　　 8.______

Look after the old man.” Xiao Li and I did what the doctor said .　　 9.______

We didn’t leave the hospital and go home until half past seven.　　　 10.____

VIII. 书面表答：（25’）

假设你叫王平， 是高二学生， 请给你在英国的笔友TOM写一封回信。 信的内容应包括以下要点：

1．　 感谢他上次来中国访问时送给你的几本英文杂志

2．　 得知他也爱好集邮，十分高兴

3．　 集邮既能增长知识，又能了解世界

4．　 你手中有一些多余的中国邮票，想与他交换美国邮票

5．　 其中一枚熊猫邮票很贵重，希望他能好好保存

6．　 希望他能再次访问中国。

注意：要点齐全，但不能逐字翻译。字数100字 左右。

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