高一年级英语第二学期期中考试

高一年级英语第二学期期中考试

英语卷（满分100）

Part One

Listening Comprehension

Part A Short Conversation 10’

Direction：In Part A，you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.

1. A. 2,086 miles.　　　　　 B. 2,806 miles.
C. 2,706 miles.　　　　　 D. 2,786 miles.
2.A. He played soccer.	B. He worked all night.
C. He stayed up late.	D.He kept taking pictures.
3. A.　 Mrs. Graves failed to sell the house.
B.　 Mrs. Graves still wants to sell the house.
C.　 Mr. Graves wants to sell the house.
D.　 Mr. Graves failed to sell the house.
4.A. He’s already been picked up.
B. He got delayed at the airport.
C. He’ll arrive this morning.
D. He is easy to recognize.
5.A. The colour of the scarf.
B. The price of the scarf.
C. The size of the scarf..
D. The design of the scarf..
6. A. The magazine has been lent.
B. She doesn’t mind lending out the magazine.
C. She can’t lend the man the magazine.
D. She hasn’t used the woman’s camera before.
7. A.　He knows how to use the camera.
B.　He’s a professional photographer.
C.　He isn’t sure how the camera works..
D.　He has used the woman’s camera before..
8.A..An engineer.	B. A professor.
C. A student.	D.A consultant.
9. A.　The jacket is too big.
B.　The pants are too long.
C.　The color is too dark.
D.　The jacket doesn’t match his pants.
10.A..At an airport.	B. On a plane.
C. On a train.	D. At a travel agency.

Part B. Passages 6’

Directions: In Part B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages. The passages will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard

Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.

11. A.　 Some reasons to continue your education.

B.　 Taking courses that are important to your work.

C.　 Too much education is a waste of time..

D.　 Better education will guarantee a higher income.

12. A.　 Mainly academic courses.

B.　 Foundation courses only.

C.　 Courses for various needs.

D.　 Courses only related to the job market.

13. A.　 Unemployment will not fall in the near future.

B.　 Better education will start you with a higher pay.

C.　 High school graduates probably get slow pay rise.

D.　 Companies can offer training programs for employees.

Question 14 through 16 are based on the following news.

14.A. A special CD.	B.. A photograph of the mystery star.
C. Two concert tickets.	D. A latest record.
15. A.　 When his wife left him.
B.　 When he formed the habit of using drugs.
C.　 After a tragic accident.
D.　 In the late 90’s.
16. A.　 A free concert.
B.　 A famous guitar player.
C.　 Life of a pop star. u
D.　 A sad song Tears in Heaven.

PartC Longer Conversations 4’

Directions: In Part C, you will hear two longer conversations. The conversations will be read twice. After you hear each conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Write your answers on your answer sheet.

Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.

Course: (17)__________lessons.

Surname: (18)_________( in Capital Letters)

First name: ARVID

Male/Female  (underline as appropriate)

Country: Sweden

Mother tongue:( 19) __________

Age: (20) ___________

Complete the form. Write ONE WORD for each answer

Part Two

Grammar and vocabulary：25’

21. We usually have some bread and milk for ___________

A. a breakfast

B．the breakfast

C．breakfast

D．one breakfast

22. Mr. Smith, there’s man at _____ front door who says he has ____ news for you of great importance.

A. the; the

B．the; /

C．/;the

D．/;/

23.Beijing is one of _________in the world

A. the biggest citys	B. the biggest city
C. biggest cities	D. the biggest cities

24.The milk has gone bad. It smells _________.

A. badly

B．terribly

C．horribly

D．terrible

25.The new building is ___________ the old one.

A. four times big as	B．as four times as
C．four times the height of	D．four times as big than

26. I thought he would win the game,_______?

A. didn’t I	B. wouldn’t he
C. did I	D. would I

27. You must have seen the film, _____________?

A. haven’t you	B. didn’t you
C. mustn’t you	D. needn’t you

28. Let’s help those who need help, ________?

A. will you	B. won’t you
C. shall we	D. shan’t we

29. Not until all the fish died in the river_______ how serious the pollution was.

A. did the villagers realize	B. the villagers realize
C. the villagers did realize	D. didn’t the villagers realize

30. Small _________ it may be, there is no place as comfortable as home.

A. as

B．that

C．how

D．although

31. In front of the house _____ an old man.

A. sit

B．sits

C．is sitting

D．are sitting

32. --- You forgot your ticket when you went out.

　 --- Good heavens, _________.

A. I did so	B. So I did
C. So did I	D. So it was

33. It was through Mr. Smith_____ I got to know Bob.

A. who

B．whom

C．how

D．that

34. It was about 10’o’clock _________ we got home.

A. that

B．when

C．since

D．until

35. It was at about 10o’clock ________ we got home.

A. that

B．when

C．since

D．until

36. Is there anyone in your class _________ home is in the city?

A. who’s

B．which

C．whose

D．who

37. Strictly ______, he is not fit for the job.

A. speaking

B．spoken

C．to speak

D．to be spoken

38.When he got home, he found the door __________.

A. to lock

B．locking

C．to be locked

D．locked

39. We could do nothing but _____ Father for help.

A. ask

B．asking

C．to ask

D．asked

40.The dark clouds are gathering as if it ______ rain.

A. will

B．is going to

C．would

D．were going

41.A good teacher is like the ______ of an orchestra.

A. instructor

B．conductor

C．director

D．musician

42. He ______ the bird captured last week.

A. removed

B．reformed

C．released

D．reviewed

43. You must spare no effects to improve your English so that you would not _______ your parents.

A. let down

B．take down

C．calm down

D．turn down

44.You can use my umbrella to ________ yourself from rain.

A. prevent

B．protect

C．preserve

D．defend

45. Women play an important ______ in our modern society.

A. row

B．low

C．rule

D．role

Cloze: 10’

　　　 By midnight, a group of students, led by their school master, had reached a height of 1,500 feet which was about 1,000 feet away from the top of a mountain. But at this _____46___ they had to stop climbing because one of the boys because ____47___ ill. The only thing the master could do was to __48___ the mountain hut ____49_____ they have spent the evening. From there, he telephoned the police. The police immediately decided to send a helicopter with a ____50___ on board, for it was the ___51___ way to make him reach the boy.

　　 　The helicopter soon arrived, but the _____52____ of the mountain was so deep that the helicopter couldn’t land. A helicopter usually lands on four wheels, but it can also land on two. The man _____53___　flew the helicopter, therefore, kept it in the air___54____ only one wheel touching the mountainside while the master ___55__ the boy on board

46.A. stop	B. point	C. scene	D. station
47.A. bad	B. heavily	C. seriously	D. slightly
48.A. return to	B. go to	C. leave	D. build
49.A. which	B. when	C. in that	D. where
50.A. policeman	B. doctor	C. man	D. chemist
51.A. quickest	B. usual	C. soonest	D. commonest
52.A. sides	B. sites	C. roads	D. valleys
53.A. which	B. whom	C. who	D. /
54.A. which	B. with	C. while	D. as
55.A. took	B. sent	C. carried	D. moved

Reading: 15’

　　　　　　　　　　  (A)

Somehow Tim managed to stop his car thirty metres beyond Dave’s burning machine. He climbed out. One of the firemen was running up the road, but he was more than a hundred metres away from the burning car. He would never get to Dave in time.

Tim’s racing suit would not burn for about a minute even in the hottest fire. He ran to the burning car. He could see Dave in his seat with his head on the wheel. Tim took a deep breath and stepped into the fire. He took hold of Dave’s arms, pulled him out of the car and put him on the grass. Before the fireman reached him, he had Dave’s helmet off, but Dave was no longer breathing.

“We must get him away from here,” the fireman said, “It’s too dangerous>” He tried to push Tim to one side.

“Nobody’s moving him.” Tom said, and shook off the fireman’s hand. “Nobody’s moving him until a doctor comes.”

61. Tim stopped his car because ___________.

A. it was on fire

B. there was something wrong with his car

C. he wanted to help Dave

D. he wanted to get to the fire first

62. Time found Dave______________.

A. on the grass near the car	B. in the front of the car
C. under the car	D, dead

63. Tim was able to reach Dave because_____________.

A. he was wearing special clothes	B. he could run very fast
C. he wasn’t afraid of fire	D, he was driving

64. The fireman wanted to ______________.

A. pull off Dave’s helmet	B. stop Tim helping Dave
C. put out the fire	D, bring Dave to safety

65. The writer is telling us a story about __________.

A. a car accident in a street	B. an accident in a motor-racing
C. friendship	D. Tim’s success as a motorist

( B)

　　“We’re more than halfway now; it’s only two miles farther to the inn,” said the driver.

“I’m glad of that!” answered the stranger. He wanted to say more but the east wind blew right down his throat whenever he tried to speak.

“You don’t feel the cold so much at twenty below zero out in the Western Country. There’s none of this coldness,” he said, adding. “ and wetness.”

“You’ll have a cold drive going back,” he said anxiously, and put up his hand for the twentieth time to see if his coat collar was as close to the back of his neck as possible. He had wished a dozen times that he were in his warm old hunter’s clothes which he had often worn in the worst of weather in the northwest.

“I shall not have to go back!” said the girl in a loud voice, with eager pleasantness. “I’m on my way home now. I drove over early just to meet you at the train. We had word that someone was coming to the inn.”

66. How far was the drive from the train to the inn?

A. One mile.	B. Two miles.
C. Less than four miles	D. A little over four miles

67. The driver was _________.

A. an old man	B. a stranger
C. a girl	D. from the Western Country

68. From the passage we know that the two speakers are facing_____.

A. west

B. east

C. northwest

D. south

69. According to the stranger, in the West the winters are ______.

A. cold and relatively dry	B. cold and relatively wet
C. wet and relatively warm	D. warm and relatively dry

70. How many characters are there in this passage?

A. One

B. Two

C. Three

D. Four

(C)

The Man behind Blue Jeans

　   Levi Strauss was born in 1829 in Bavaria, Germany. He was the fifth of six children. His father sold dry goods from door to door. (Dry goods include many different things; fabric, thread, scissors, combs, buttons, yarn, etc.)

　　　In 1845, his father died. All six children decided to go to the United States. Two of Strauss’ bothers started a dry goods company in New York City. Strauss’ sister Fanny and her husband started a similar business in San Francisco. Strauss decided to go to the southeastern part of the United States. For eight years, he walked along the country roads selling dry goods from door to door – just like his father in Bavaria.

　　 In 1853, Strauss decided to move to San Francisco. (At that time, thousands of people traveled to California to look for gold.) On the way to California, Strauss sold almost all of his dry goods. He had only one thing left--- some canvas.

　 　In California, Strauss tried to sell the canvas to the gold miners. He said they could make tents from the canvas. But they weren’t interested in canvas for tents. Strauss didn’t know what to do with the canvas. Then, he had an idea. Strauss could see that the miners needed new pants. There were holes in their pants because the fabric wasn’t strong. He decided to make the canvas into pants. They called them “Levi’s”. Later, Strauss stopped using canvas and used a different fabric. It was a heavy cotton fabric--- the same kind people wear today.

　　 Levi Strauss died in 1902. He never married and left his money to his nephews. He left the world much more --- the jeans that so many people wear.

 71.________ isn’t a kind of dry goods.

A. Thread

B．Gold

C．Comb

D．Yarn

72. What is canvas?

A. Tent.

B. Pants.

C. A very strong fabric.

D.Ａthing which is used to make all kinds of trousers.

73. Why did the miners call the pants “Levi’s”?

A. Because the pants belonged to Levi Strauss’ father

B. In memory of Levi Strauss’ father.

C. It’s the name of Levi’ Strauss’ nephew

D. Because the pants are Levi’s invention.

74. Choose the right order of these happenings.

A. Strauss decided to move to San Francisco.
B. Strauss’ father died.
C. Two of Strauss’ brothers started a dry goods company in New York City.
D. Strauss invented the jeans.
A. a b c d	B. a d b c	C. b a c d	D. b c a d

75. Which of the following is NOT true about Levi Strauss?

A. He was born in Germany.

B. His parents had six children.

C. He had five children.

D. He died in 1902.

Part Three

Filling in the blanks with the proper words and phrases 5’

A. shocked at ;　 B. fit for　C. field of  D. related to　E. mad about

1. After a year’s work, he has been _______________ this post

2. Your topic should be __________ the text

3. She was_________ the news that he was killed in the accident.

4. Some students are __________ computers.

5. She is an expert in the __________ of chemistry.

Filling in the blanks with proper forms of the verbs given in the brackets.5’

1.　　　 --- Is this the last exam we have to take?

---Yes, but there __1.___( be )another test three months from now.

2.　　　 Shelly ___2._____( leave) California in 1990 and __3.___  (work)in Texas ever since.

3.　　　 What’s the name of the school ___4.___ (build) now in your neighborhood?

4.　　　 She asked me to help her with ____5._____(write) English.

Translation:15’

1.　　　 他学习时如此全神贯注，以至于渐渐忘了吃晚饭。（gradually; absorb）

2.　　　 你不该强迫你的孩子学跳舞。force

3.　　　 我并不认为金钱是幸福的关键。key

4.　　　 不管你去哪儿，也不管你做什么，我都等你。whatever

5.　　　 她想买那枚戒指的欲望是强烈的。desire n.

答题纸

答题卷

Part One　Listening

Part C Longer conversations

(17)_______　　　 (18)________　　　　(19)__________　　　(20)____________

Part Three

Filling in the blanks with proper forms of the verbs given in the brackets.5’ 写字母

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

Ⅱ.Verb filling (5’):

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

ⅢTranslation(15’)

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

Key答案

1—5 DCBDA　　　　 6—10 CACDB

11—13ACD　　　　　  14—16 CCC

17—20　 Piano;　　 SVENSSON;　　　Swedish;　　　 25;　

21—25 CBDDC　　 26—30 BACAA

31—35  BBDBA　　  36—40 CADAB　41—45 BCABD

46—50 BCADB　　 51—60 AACBC

61—65 CBADB　　　　　 66—70 DCBAB

71—75 BCDDC

Part three

1—5 BDAEC

Verb: will be; left; has worked; being built; written

Translation:

1/He was so absorbed in his studies that he gradually forgot to have his supper.

2.You shouldn’t force your child to learn dancing.

3. I don’t think money is the key to happiness.

4. whatever you go and whatever you do, I’ll wait for you.

5. Her desire to buy the ring was strong.