高一下学期期中考试英语试题

第一部分 听力 (共两节，满分20分)

第一节： (共5小题；每小题1分，满分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. What does the woman think makes people happy?

A. Money. B. Love. C. Success.

2. What are the speakers talking about?

A. A television. B. A picture. C. A movie.

3. Where did the woman meet Alice?

A. At a clothes shop. B. At a school. C. At a restaurant.

4. Who is the woman?

A. A house agent. B. A house owner. C. A house keeper.

5. How long can the man keep the book?

A. For one week. B. For two weeks. C. For three weeks.

第二节 （共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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、7题 。

6. Where does the woman work?

A. In a newspaper office. B. In a sports club. C. In a sports shop.

7. What kind of water sports does the man often do?

A. Sailing. B. Swimming. C. Windsurfing.

听第7段材料, 回答第8至10题 。

8. Where are the speakers?

A. In a clothes shop. B. In a bank. C. In a hotel.

9. What does the man want to do?

A. Have a drink. B. Buy a T-shirt. C. Get some money.

10. What can we learn from the conversation?

The speakers are in Avenue de Suéde.

B. The man should turn right twice.

C. The café is next to the bank.

听第8段材料, 回答第11至13题 。

11. Why is the man happy?

A. He was promoted. B. He found a new job. C. He was praised by his boss.

12. What advice did the man give his boss?

Add more signing-in stations.

B. Call off the signing-in system.

C. Introduce a new signing-in system.

13. What does the woman suggest the man do?

A. Ask for an award. B. Talk with his colleagues. C. Behave himself in the company.

听第9段材料, 回答第14至17题 。

14. What are the speakers mainly talk about?

A. An MP3 player. B. A mobile phone. C. A computer.

15. What is the relationship between the speakers?

A. Customer and saleswoman.

B. Husband and wife.

C. Interviewer and interviewee.

16. What is one of the features of the product?

A. It can give directions.

B. It can deliver files anywhere.

C. It can be used as an address book.

17. What does the man like about the product?

A. The style. B. The functions. C. The price.

听第10段材料, 回答第18至20题 。

18. What part-time job did the speaker do when she was in high school?

A. She was a babysitter.

B. She was a waitress.

C. She was a store detective.

19. What do we know about the speaker?

A. She saved no money from the summer job.

B. She found her summer job exciting.

C. she still likes shopping now.

20. Why did the speaker fail to catch the thieves?

A. She was afraid to do that.

B. She couldn’t see clearly.

C. She was too young to do that.

第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节 语法和词汇知识（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

21. Spending______ Christmas in a foreign country with local people was really _____ unforgettable experience for me.

A. \;an B.\;\ C. the; an D. the; \

22. Do you know when Thanksgiving Festivals__________ in western countries?

A. taking place B. are taken place C. take place D. take the place

23. In order to go to the palace ball, the pretty girl______ herself ______.

A. put, on B. was dressed , in C. dressed, up D. had ,on

24. ---- Daddy ,can you buy me a new MP3 when you go to Beijing?

-----You ____ get one if you are admitted to a key middle school.

A. could B. shall C. may D. can

25. Though Jenny is the best student in study, she shouldn’t _____ telling a lie.

A. break away from B. come up with C. stay away with D. get away with

26 ----I passed the college entrance examination.

----Congratulations! You________.

A. could have studied hard B. must have studied hard

C. should have studied hard D. might have studied hard

27. Rather than _________the bus, he preferred _________there on foot.

A. to take; to go B. take, go C. taking; going D. take; to go

28. I like _____ in the autumn when the weather is clear and bright.

A this B. it C. that D. one

29. The little boy ____ to his mother that he _____the egg which the hen ____ the day before in the basket.

A. lied; had laid; had laid B. lay; had lain; had laid

C. laid; lay; had laid D. lied, had lied; had lain

30. A fire broke out in the neighborhood last night. By the time the firemen arrived, it 　　　.

A. had been put out B. would put out

C. has been put out D. was putting out

31. —I’ve read another book this week.

—Well, maybe _______ is not how much you read but what you read that is important.

A. this B. that C. there D. it

32 This restaurant wasn’t_________ that other restaurant we went to.

A half as good as B as half good as C as good as half D good as half as

33. What I want to know is ____ he likes the gift given by us.

A. that B. if C. whether D. 不填

34. I shall never forget the day _________Shen Zhou V was launched, _________has a great effect on my life. A. when; which B. that; which C. which; that D. when; that

35. — The film bored me to death. How do you find it?

— __________. I wish I hadn’t gone to see it.

A. I didn’t get that. B. I have no idea.

C. I couldn’t agree with you more. D. It’s totally fascinating.

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，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

I am my mother’s third child. When I was born, her doctor gently explained to my mother that my left arm was __36__, below the elbow(肘部). Then he gave her some __37__:“Don’t treat her any __38__ from the other girls. Demand more.” And she __39__!

My mother had to work to __40__ our family. There were five girls in our family and we all had to __41__. Once when I was about seven, I came out of the __42__,“Mom, I can’t peel (削……皮) potatoes. I only have one hand. “You get back to peel those potatoes, and don’t ever use that as a(n) __43__ for anything again!” Of course I could peel potatoes with my good hand, while holding them down with my __44__ arm. There was always a __45__ , and Mom knew it, “If you try hard __46__,” she ‘d say, “you can do anything.”

Once in the second grade, our teacher had each of us race across the monkey bars(高低杠). When it was my turn, I __47__ my head. Some kids __48__ . I went home crying. After work the next afternoon, Mom __49__ me back to the school ground. “ Now, pull__50__ with your right arm”, she advised. She stood by __51__ I practiced, and she __52__ me when I made progress. I’ll never forget the __53__ time I was crossing the bars. The kids were standing there with their mouths open.

It was the way with everything. When I __54__ I can’t handle things, I see Mom’s smile again. She had the heart to __55__ anything. And she taught me I could, too.

36. A. missing B. broken C. diseased D. short

37. A. warning B. medicine C. help D. advice

38. A. badly B. differently C. well D. normally

39. A. did B. refused C. cried D. was

40. A. care B. help C. support D. feed

41. A. pay attention B. work out C. carry out D. help out

42. A. kitchen B. bedroom C. house D. school

43. A. idea B. change C. excuse D. explanation

44. A. lost B. other C. next D. longer

45. A. chance B. way C. time D. success

46. A. enough B. too C. again D. often

47. A. hurt B. nodded C. shook D. turned

48. A. cheered B. whispered C. joked D. laughed

49. A. drove B. took C. sent D. carried

50. A. up B. off C. out D. on

51. A. before B. as C. after D. until

52. A. helped B. raised C. praised D. protected

53. A. first B. last C. wonderful D. next

54. A. admit B. fear C. find D. realize

55. A. face B. teach C. learn D. solve

第三部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A．B．C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

It was a warm April day when a big fat envelope came in the mail from the only college I had ever imagined attending. I tore open the packet. My eyes were fixed on the word “congratulations. ”I don’t remember ever smiling so wide.

Then I looked at my financial（财政的）package.

The cost of Dream School’s tuition（学费）, room and board was around $ 40,000- an impossible sum! How could I afford to attend? What good reasons did I have to go there when three other fine colleges were offering me free tuition? My other choices were good, solid schools even if they weren’t as famous as my first choice.

In my mind, attending my dream university would be the only way to realize my dream of becoming a world-class writer. My parents understood how I felt. They told me that even though it would be a financial problem, I could go wherever I would be happiest. But as I was always careful with money, I wasn’t sure what to do.

One of the schools that offered me a full ride had an informational dinner one night in the spring. Considering my parents’ financial difficulties, I decided to drive the 45 minutes and attend. At first, all I had planned to do was smile politely, eat free food, listen quietly. But I surprised myself.

At dinner the president of the university talked about the wonderful activities on campus （校园）including guest lectures and social gatherings. He also made it per