Model 3
2005—2006学年度高一第二学期期中考试
英 语 试 卷
东台市安丰中学高一备课组
第一卷（三部分，共115分）
第一部分：听力（共两节，满分20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 does the man want to go?
A. Police station B. Bus stop C. Railway station
2. What’s the relationship between them?
A. Teacher and student. B. Classmates C. Workmates
3. Where are they?
A. At home B. At school C. Outdoors.
4. Why does the woman like working in the post office?
A. The work is not hard. B. There are some handsome young clerks there.
C. Both A and B
5. Where does Bonnie work?
A. In a company. B. In a bank. C. In a post office
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7题。
6. Who does the woman want to talk to?
A. Mr David Smith B. Mr David C. Mrs David
7. Why can’t the woman talk to the right person?
A. There is something wrong with the line. B. The line is busy
C. She dials the wrong number
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. Where did the woman work at first?
A. In a shop B. In a factory In a book store
9. Why did the woman leave the factory?
A. The work was hard. B. The work was boring. C The Both A and B.
10. What did the woman do after she left the factory?
A. She is a salesgirl B. She is a worker C. She is a teacher
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题
11. Why did Zhang Ming telephone Mrs Brown?
A. He is ill B. He has to meet his parents at the station.
C. He wants to attend the meeting.
12. What is the relationship between the man and the woman?
A. Friends B. Workmates C. Manager and clerk
13.When will the meeting be held next day?
A At 10 o’clock B. At 9:30 C. At 8:10
听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。
14.Where are the man and the woman?
A. Tat the airport B. In the railway station C. In a supermarket
15. When is their flight supposed to take off?
A. At 2:20 B. At 2:10 C. At 2:00
16.Who tells the woman to fasten her seatbelt?
A. The stewardess(女乘务员) B. The man C. The stranger
17. Which city are they leaving for?
A. Chicago B. New York. C. Los Angeles.
听第10段独白，用你所听到的词完成第18—20题，每格一个单词。
House Fires
| What should be done | What should not be done |
| Keep (18)_____in a safe place | l Don’t smoke in bed l Don’t （19)___something on the stove l Don’t let children play with fires l Don’t let the children （20 ）____ fires |
第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分50分）
І.单项填空（共20小题；每小题1分，）
21. She looked around, but the tall man was nowhere _____.
A. to see B. to be seeing C. to be seen D. seen
22. She could feel her heart _____.
A. beat by fear B. beating with fear C. beating of fear D. beat for fear
23. I’m interested_____.
A. in who is that tall man B. that who tall man is
C. in that tall man is who D. in who that tall man is
24. _____ it is going to clear up keeps me wondering.
A. That B. If C. Whether D. Why
25. Everybody in the village likes Jack because he is good at telling and _____ jokes.
A. lifting up B. picking up C. making up D. warming up
26. ____ she looked after the old patient a whole year moves us all.
A. What B. That C. Whether D. If
27. The question of _______ English will continue changing in the future is easy _______.
A. if; to be answered B. whether; to be answered
C. whether; to answer D. If; to answer
28. We each _____ strong points and each of us on the other hand ______ weak points.
A. have, have B. has, have C. has, has D. have, has
29. A pair of broken glasses ______ on the desk.
A. is laying B. is lying C. are lying D. are laying
30. If a shark attacks you , hit it _______ nose.
A. in a B. on a C. on the D. in the
31. This period we are going to ____ some language points.
A. live on B. feed on C. depend on D. focus on
32. _____ you have made a promise, you should carry it out.
A. Until B. Once C. For D. As soon as
33. John’s application to the University was not accepted ____ his failing English.
A. instead of B. in spite of C. due to D. thanks to
34. I don’t think ____ possible to master a foreign language without much memory work.
A. that B. its C. it D. this
35. The president’s speech _____ the tone for the rest of the conference.
A. get B. put C. set D. let
36. I found all the students ____ when I came into the classroom.
A. seat B. sit C. seated D. sat
37. Smoking is linked to lung diseases. The underlined part has the same meaning as_____.
A. according to B. related to C. contribute to D. lead to
38. It is ____ that I can still remember _____ was discussed at the meeting.
A. sure; when B. sure : what C. certain ;When D. certain ;what
39 ---I am sorry to have broken your cup.
----_____.
A. With pleasure B. That’s all right C. You are right. D. My pleasure
40. As a child, I often ____ the night sky and wondered why there are so many stars there.
A. was in sight B. watched out for C. glanced at D. stared up at
第二节：完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从41—60各题所给四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
One day, a police officer managed to get some fresh mushrooms. He was __41__ pleased with what he had bought that he offered to __42__ the mushrooms with his fellow officers. When their breakfast arrived the next day, each officer found some mushrooms on his plate.
"Let the dog __43__ a piece first," suggested one __44__ officer who was afraid that the mushrooms might be poisonous. The dog seemed to ___45___ his mushrooms, and the officers then began to eat their meal saying that the mushrooms had a very strange __46__ quite pleasant taste,
An hour later, __47__, they were all __48__ when the gardener rushed in and said seriously the dog was dead. __49__, the officers jumped into their cars and rushed into the nearest hospital. Pumps were used and the officers had a very __50__ time getting rid of the mushrooms that __51__ in their stomachs. When they __52__ to the police station, they sat down and started to __53__ the mushroom poisoning. Each man __54__ the pains that he had felt and they agreed that __55__ had grown worse on their way to the hospital. The gardener was called to tell the way __56__ the poor dog had died." Did it __57__ much before death?" asked one of the officers, feeling very ___58___ that he had escaped a painful __59__ himself. "No," answered the gardener looking rather __60__." It was killed the moment a car hit it."
41. A. too B. very C. so D. rather
42. A. share B. afford C. spare D. cook
43. A. check B. smell C. try D. examine
44. A. handsome B. brave C. cheerful D. careful
45. A. refuse B. hate C. want D. enjoy
46. A. except B. but C. and D. or
47. A. however B. therefore C. otherwise D. besides
48. A. excited B. frightened C. angry D. interested
49. A. Immediately B. Suddenly C. Unfortunately D. Slowly
50. A. busy B. hard C. fast D. quick
51. A. left B. entered C. placed D. remained
52. A. returned B. drove C. went D. hurried
53. A. realize B. discuss C. record D. recognize
54. A. argued B. complained C. explained D. referred
55. A. this B. these C. it D. he
56. A. how B. why C. which D. that
57. A. suffer B. eat C. harm D. spit
58. A. terrible B. pleased C. nervous D. hopeful
59. A. experience B. death C. life D. adventure
60. A. happy B. serious C. surprised D. sad
第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。
A
Different gestures mean different things in different countries. Sometimes a gesture that is polite in one country is not polite in another and should not be used. The different meanings of gestures can also cause problems in understanding what another person wants or is trying to say. In Thailand, for example, if you want someone to come towards you, you hold out a hand, palm downwards, and move all the fingers backwards and forwards. In most Western countries, however, you show another person that you want him or her to come towards you by holding out a hand, palm upwards, and moving the first finger only backwards and forwards.
A gesture that many people do not understand uses the thumb. Most Westerners will sometimes show that they like something by holding out a hand with the thumb sticking up in the air. This is called giving someone or something the “thumbs up”. However, only one thumb is used, so it should really be “thumb up”.
The usual explanation of this gesture is not really correct. It states that Roman times when people at a circus were pleased with the way a gladiator(角斗士) had fought, they showed the emperor that they were pleased by giving the “thumbs up” signal. When they were not pleased they gave the “thumbs down” gesture. When a gladiator was given the “thumbs up”, the emperor allowed him to live. When a gladiator was given the thumbs down”, the emperor ordered him to be killed.
This explanation is not correct. The error is caused by a wrong translation from the Latin words police verso. This means turned thumb” It does not say which way the thumb is turned—up or down. People thought that up meant “life” and down meant “death”. In fact, the gesture used by spectators(观众) to save a gladiator’s life was called the “compressed thumb”. In this gesture the spectator actually hid their thumbs in their hands so that there would be no mistake which way they were pointing. When the spectators pointed their thumbs towards the gladiator, they probably meant the gladiator should be killed. When they did not show their thumbs at all, they probably meant that he should be allowed to live.
61. The story is mainly about _______.
A. the “thumbs up” gesture B. gestures around the world
C. gladiators in Ancient Rome D. circuses now and then
62. If you want someone to come to you in Thailand, you _____.
A. use the “thumbs down” gesture B. point your thumb at them
C. hold out your hand, palm down and move your fingers
D. hold out your hand, palm up and move your first finger toward you.
63. When the Westerners stick up their thumb, they_____.
A. agree to let someone die B. like something
C. want someone to die D. want to go to a circus.
64. Most people think the “thumbs up” gesture meant _____.
A. the Romans were not pleased B. the circus could continue
C. the emperor wanted the gladiator to live
D. spectators wanted the gladiator to live
65. If the spectators wanted the gladiator to live, they ________
A. hid their thumbs B. stuck their thumbs up
C. used the police verso D. pointed their thumbs at him
B
One of the most detailed descriptions of UFO was given by nine-year-old Gaynor Sunderland in July 1976. Gaynor lived in Oakenholt, a village in North Wales. On her way home from school, she saw a silver object shaped like a saucer(茶碟) in a field not far from her home.
The strange craft was about 30 feet long and 9 feet high. It had yellow windows along the side and on the top there was a light flashing in a kind of box.
Although Gaynor was very frightened, she did not run away. Instead, she lay quietly in the long grass and watched the door of the strange craft open. She saw two people wearing silver suits come out of the craft. They were carrying some kind of equipment which they used to examine the ground. They were short and had large pink eyes, Gaynor reported
After about half an hour, the two people went back into the craft. At once there was a loud noise and the UFO took off.
Although Gaynor told her mother what she had seen, her family decided to keep quiet about it. They did not want people to laugh at their daughter. However 18 months later, Gaynor told her story to UFO experts. They hypnotized(施催眠术) Gaynor so they could be sure she was telling the truth.
Not only did she repeat her story, she was able to draw a picture of what she had seen.
66. Which of these descriptions of the UFO is true?
A. it was round and flat, and had yellow windows along the side.
B. It was ten feet longer than its breadth and was silver.
C. It was a saucer-shaped box about thirty feet high.
D. It was a strange silver saucer which was like a craft.
67. What did Gaynor do as soon as she saw the UFO?
A. She told her mother B. She ran away
C. She went home from school. D. She hid in the long grass and watched it
68. Whom did she see come out of the UFO?
A. some equipment B. Two short, pink-eyed people.
C. Animals D. Silver people with equipment
69. What did they do with the equipment?
A. They tested the ground. B. They carried it to where she was lying
C. They left it in the field.
D. They used it to get themselves in and out of the craft.
70. What did Gaynor say when she was hypnotized?
A. She had been lying about the UFO. B. She didn’t understand the UFO.
C. She told the experts about the UFO. D. She couldn’t speak but she could draw a picture
C
Every year there are hundreds of earthquakes in different parts of the world. In Sept. 1923, Tokyo and Yokohama were both destroyed by an earthquake and the fires that followed it. They had to be completely rebuilt. One of the most serious earthquakes was in China's Shanxi province in 1556. It killed almost one million people.
We measure an earthquake's strength on the Richter Scale. The Richter Scale was introduced in 1935 in Southern California in the USA. It measures earthquakes on a scale of one to ten. Any earthquake measuring five or more is usually serious.
The Earth's crust（地壳）is made up of layers of rock called plates. As these plates move, they sometimes crash against each other, causing the crust to quake. In cities such as Tokyo, where small quakes occur quite often, many modern buildings are designed to be flexible so when the Earth moves, they move with it.
Earthquakes can also break up gas and oil pipes. This can cause fires to break out, which can do as much damage as the earthquake itself.
Another effect of earthquakes is tsunamis（海啸）. These are huge waves created by earthquakes beneath the sea. They can be many meters high and cause great damage to coastal towns and cities.
China, Japan, Russia and the United States have the highest occurrence of earthquakes in the world.
71. The story is about ______.
A. scientists who study earthquakes B. the Richter Scale
C. a common natural disaster D. what to do in an earthquake
72. Earthquakes ______.
A. don't do much damage B. are not serious
C. are most likely to happen in Tokyo D. take place all over the world
73. The earthquake in Shanxi province ___________.
A. killed almost a million people B. occurred in 1566
C. destroyed Tokyo as well D. was the only big earthquake in China
74. Earthquakes __________.
A. have crusts B. are caused by tsunamis
C. are not particularly dangerous D. are measured on the Richter Scale
75. Tsunamis are ______________.
A. indicators of bad weather B. measured on the Richter Scale
C. scientists who study earthquakes D. caused by earthquakes
D
The Eiffel Tower is one of Europe's most famous buildings. It stands in the Champ de Mars, a park near the River Seine in Paris. It is 300 meters tall and was built by Alexandre Gustave Eiffel for the Paris Universal Exposition in 1889, or" expos" as we now call them, and these " expos" are places where people can see new inventions, new kinds of art, and new kinds of food.
Because the tower was such a tall building, Eiffel wanted to make it easy for people to get to the top. He wanted to use an elevator, which was a very new invention at the time. Eiffel asked Elisha Otis to design an elevator to the first and second platforms of the building. Unfortunately, the French government did not like the first design that Otis showed them, and they world not let him put the elevator in. By early 1889, the first visitors had to climb hundreds of stairs to get on the first and second platforms of the tower.
The Eiffel Tower cost over a million US dollars ——a lot of money at that time. People who invested in the building were worried that they would not get their money back. However, in the first year they got much more than their money back. Thousands of tickets were sold to people who wanted to go up and look at the view from the top.
The opening of the Eiffel Tower took place on 10 June 1889. Eiffel himself lived in the tower where he had his own apartment. Many kings and queens visited the tower during the opening and, of course, they visited Eiffel's apartment. Although Eiffel designed the tower for people to visit, it was also used for scientific experiments. Nowadays, the tower gets twice as many visitors as the other very famous building in Paris ——the Louver.
The Writer Oscar Wilde said that he liked the Eiffel Tower because it was the only place in Paris from which he could not see the Eiffel Tower!
76. The story is bout __________.
A. new inventions B. tall buildings
C. expensive buildings D. a tower in Paris
77. The elevator in the Eiffel Tower ___________.
A. cost over a million dollars B. was made by Alexandre Eiffel
C. took people to the top D. was designed by the government
78. People visit the Eiffel Tower to see ____________.
A. Alexandre Eiffel B. Eiffel's apartment
C. the view of Paris from the top D. the kings and queens of Europe
79. People who invested in the Eiffel Tower ____________.
A. lost a million dollars B. made a lot of money
C. sold tickets to visitors D. borrowed money from Eiffel
80. The only place in Paris you cannot see the Eiffel Tower from is _________.
A. the Louvre B. the Eiffel Tower
C. Champ de Mars D. The River Seine
第II卷 写作（共三节，满分40分）
第一节 单词拼写（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
根据句意和首字母或汉语注释，在句中横线上写出单词的正确形式，并将单词的完整形式写到答题纸上。（每空只写一词）
81. By the 10th century, old English was the o_______ language of England.
82. The Chinese characters we use today have been s________.
83. In 1066, the Normans ______(征服) England and took control of the country.
84. Before the experiment,_______ (志愿者) were asked not to eat or drink for eight hours.
85. The members of his group took him to the nearest hospital ____ (临时)
86. Confucius greatly i_________ the development of China’s culture and education.
87. There are many _______ (类似处) between China and America.
88. The desert was once a green land with e_____ trees.
89. English P_________ greatly changed during the 16th century
90. In the early 1940s, the Chinese fought bravely against the ________(入侵) of the Japanese
第二节：根据所给的汉语完成句子（每空1分，满分10分）
91. 我一直的梦想已变成了现实。
What I always dreamt of has _______ __________.
92. 与我们的小套房相比， 比尔的房子就是一座宫殿。
_________ __________ our small flat , Bill’s house seemed like a palace.
93. 彼得很合作，作为回报我们给他送了一份很漂亮的礼物。
We gave Peter a nice present _________ __________ for his cooperation.
94. 我们停下来用午餐后， 希拉接过去开了一会儿车。
After we had stopped for lunch, Sheila _______ ______ the driving for a while.
95. 中国的传统体育运动与西方体育运动的相似之处在于二者都是为了促进人体的健康。
Traditional Chinese sports are similar to the Western sports _______ ______ both are
meant to improve people’s health.
第三节：书面表达（满分20分）
假如你是李华，请就本校食堂服务(canteen service)的状况给校长写一封信。内容包括：
| 优点 | 不足 | 建议 |
| 食堂干净 | 价格偏高 | 尽快解决问题 |
| 饭菜可口 | 种类偏少 | |
| 服务态度好 | 等候时间较长 |
词数：100左右；开头和结尾已为你写好。
Dear Mr. Principal.
I am a senior student of our school. I'd like to say something about the canteen service in our school.
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
Sincerely yours,
Li Hua
2005—2006学年度高一第二学期期中考试
英语试卷答题纸
第一部分：听力（共三个词，每词1分，满分3分）
18．____________ 19. ____________ 20 .____________
第三部分：
第一节：单词拼写（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
根据句意和首字母、汉语提示写出单词的单词的完整形式写到答题纸上。（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）（每空只写一词）
81、_____________； 82、_____________；83、_____________；
84、_____________； 85、_____________；86、_____________；
87、_____________； 88、_____________；89、_____________；
90、_____________
第二节：根据所给的汉语完成句子（每空1分，满分10分）
91．____________ ____________ 92. ____________ ____________
93. ____________ ____________ 94. ____________ ____________
95. ____________ ____________
第三节：书面表达（满分20分）
假如你是李华，请就本校食堂服务(canteen service)的状况给校长写一封信。内容包括：
| 优点 | 不足 | 建议 |
| 食堂干净 | 价格偏高 | 尽快解决问题 |
| 饭菜可口 | 种类偏少 | |
| 服务态度好 | 等候时间较长 |
词数：100左右；开头和结尾已为你写好。
Dear Mr. Principal.
I am a senior student of our school. I'd like to say something about the canteen service in our school.
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Yours,
Keys to the mid-examination
听力
1---5 CBCCB 6—10 ACBCA 11-15 BCAAB 16—20 BCACA
18．Matches 19.leaves 20. light
选择题
21---25．CBDCC 26---30 BCDBC 31—35 DBCCC 36—40 CBDBD
完形填空
41—45 CACDD 46---50 BABAB 51---55 DABCB 56—60DABBC
阅读理解
61—65ACBDA 66- 70 ADBAC 71—75CDADD 76—80DCCBB
单词拼写
81.official 82. simplified 83. conquered 84. volunteers 85. temporarily
86. influenced 87. similarities 88.enormous 89.pronunciation 90.invasion
完成句子
91.come true 92.Compared to /with 93.in return
94.took over 95.in that
书面表达
One possible version:
Dear Mr. Principal,
I am a senior student of our school. I'd like to say something about the canteen service in our school.
In general, the service is satisfactory. The hall is clean and tidy. The dishes look inviting and taste delicious as well. What's more, the workers there treat us as their friends, which makes us feel very happy.
However, we feel the price of the meals is a little too high, Besides, we can only have a limited variety of dishes with little change every week. In addition, we often have to stand in line for a long time before we can get the meal. You could understand how precious time is to us students. Therefore, may I suggest something be done to solve the problems so that we can all enjoy our meals at school?
Thanks for your consideration.
Sincerely yours,
Li Hua