茅盾中学期中测试高一英语试卷（A卷）

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一、听力检测 (共20小题，每小题0.5分，满分10分)

请听下面5段对话, 回答第1至5题。

1. How does the woman usually get to work?

A. On foot B. By bus C. By car

2. What time show will the speakers most probably see?

A. 7:00 B. 7:10 C. 9:30

3. What has the woman got?

A. A skirt B. A scarf C. A jacket

4. What is the conversation about?

A. Kite-flying B. Seasons C. Parks

5. Why did Jack get a low score on chemistry?

A. He was in poor health that day. B. He was not good at chemistry.

C. The paper was too difficult.

听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。

6. What does the woman want to buy online?

A. A suitcase B. A handbag C. A plane ticket

7. What will the woman do in Zurich?

A. Go skiing B. Do some shopping C. Visit her relatives

听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。

8. How does the woman feel about her roommate?

A. Satisfied B. Annoyed C. Worried

9. What does the man suggest the woman do first?

A. Have a talk with her roommate. B. Ask her roommate to move out.

C. Require her roommate to pay the bill.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?

A. Teacher and student B. Schoolmates C. Father and daughter

11. What does the woman mainly ask the man about?

A. The department B. The courses C. The major

12. What does the man offer to do for the woman？

A. Give her a student handbook. B. Design a travel plan for her. C. Help her choose courses

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. Where is the man working now?

A. In a university B．In the National Bank. C. In a French company.

14. What language is the woman teaching now?

A. Italian B. German C. Spanish

15. How many children does the man have?

A. 2 B. 3 C. 4

16. Who will attend school in the autumn？

A. Sue B. Billy C. Tim

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. What does the speaker think of making the dish?

A. It’s difficult. B. It’s interesting C. It’s time-consuming（消费）

18. What should be put after the onion?

A. Wine B. Salt C. Pepper

19. Where are the vegetables from?

A. The nearby farm B. The local market C. The speaker’s garden

20. How long should the dish be cooked in the saucepan?

A. For 2 hours B. For 3 hours C. For 4 hours.

二、单项选择（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

21. ---I’m going to take part in an English test next week.

--- ________.

A. Well done B. Good luck C. Congratulations D. Have a good time

22、?_____ it is to watch elephants dancing in the zoo!

A. What fun B. It’s a fun C. What a fun D. How fun

23.?I’m Pausanias. I lived in _____ you call “Ancient Greece” and I used to _____ the Olympic Games a long time ago.

A. that, writing about B. what, writing about C. that, write about D. what, write about

24. It’s in the Summer Olympics _____ you have the running races, together with swimming, sailing and all the team sports.

A. where B. which C. that D. when

25、By the 1940s I ________ as large as a room, and I wondered if I would grow ____ larger.

A. had grown some B. have grown, much C. have grown, too D. had grown, any

26. I am now ______ filled with happiness that I am a _______ friend and helper of the human race!

A. true, devoted B. truly, devoted C. true, devoting D. truly, devoting

27. Please take me to a distant land _______ I can find the animal _____ gave fur to make this sweater.

A. that, that B. where , that C. which, that D. where, who

28. Daisy smiled. “That’s ______ good news. It shows the ______ of wildlife protection, but I’d like to help______ the WWF suggests.”

A. /, importance, as B. a, important , as C. a, importance, like D. /, important, like

29. ________, a lot of people attach great importance _________ rich and famous.

A. To be honest, to become B. Honestly speaking, to become

C. To be honest, to becoming D. Honest speaking, to becoming

30. They may start as a group of high-school students, _______ practicing their own music in someone’s house is the first step to fame.

A. for they B. for who C. for whom D. for which

31. Festivals and celebrations of all kinds __________ everywhere since ancient times

A. are held B. were held C. have held D. have been held

32. The county, ________ cherry tree flowers, looks ______ it is covered with pink snow.

A. covering with even though B. covered with even if

C. covering with as though D. covered with as though

33. He couldn’t have Yong Hui _________ telling people lies.

A. getting away with B. getting away from C. breaking out D. breaking away from

34. Perhaps we ought to combine our ideas and provide a ____ menu with food full of energy and fibre.

A. balance B. balanced C. balancing D. balances

35. Your decision will of course affect your future study in college and your future job __________.

A. as though B. as if C. as well D. as well as

36. Tom, who eats _____ little food, is _____ strong____ he can lift heavy box.

A. so, so ,that B. such, so, as C. so, so , as D. such, so, that

37.--- _________ the film you saw yesterday?

--- It’s very wonderful.

A. How do you find B. How do you think of

C. What do you think D. What do you like

38. My uncle was poor but liked fashion, so he ________ often dress up as a rich man.

A. should B. can C. will D. would

39. ---Listen, someone is knocking at the door? Who _______ it be?

--- It _______ be Tim.

--- No. It _______ be him, for he’s gone abroad on business.

A. should, can, mustn’t B. can, can, can’t C. can, must, can’t D. must, can, can’t

40. What a fine day today ! Let’s go out for a walk, __________?

A. don’t we B. do we C. will you D. shall we

三、完形填空（本题有15小题，每小题1分，共15分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在41~55各题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。

How to get rid of waste is a great problem for the world today. Waste must be treated 41 it does not become a danger to life. 42 , in some countries, waste from factories is still poured straight into rivers. People who use the water from one of these rivers often get 43 . The water may become so polluted that it 44 all the fish in the river. When these rivers finally reaches the 45 , it pollutes the ocean.

In many countries with 46 , human waste is piped directly into the sea without being dealt with. This is not 47 . Although the sea itself can break up the waste, beaches 48 become polluted. 49 scientists suggest people take the waste far out to sea in ships where the wind and waves break it down.

In 1989 an international law was passed to 50 people putting waste into the sea. It is now against the 51 to put anything into the sea nearby. Such rubbish as plastics may not be thrown 52 the sea anywhere. Other waste may be put into the sea, either 19 or more than 40 kilometers from land, 53 the nature of the materials.

The 54 of dealing with waste has become so great that several international organizations have been 55 to protect the world and control pollution.

41. A. as if B. so that C. ever since D. now that

42. A. Luckily B. Happily C. Unfortunately D. Hopefully

43. A. sick B. hope C. rich D. fun

44. A. raises B. feeds C. kills D. breaks

45. A. pool B. lake C. spring D. sea

46. A. grassland B. plains C. sea coasts D. deserts

47. A. safe B. useful C. dirty D. wrong

48. A. need B. may C. can’t D. needn’t

49. A. So B. Because C. Since D. But

50. A. stop B. suggest C. keep D. find

51. A. school B. organization C. factory D. law

52. A. out of B. away from C. into D. above

53. A. depending on B. feeding on C. leading to D. connecting to

54. A. news B. method C. problem D. disadvantage

55. A. punished B. set up C. refused D. called at

四、阅读理解（本题有15小题，每小题2分，共30分）

阅读下列短文并做每篇后面的题目。从每题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。

A

As is known to all, in daily conversation modern people like to use simple words and simple sentences, especially some sentences with some parts left out. Here is an interesting example from the conversation between Henry, a fisherman, and his wife Sylvia. Do you know what they are talking about?

Sylvia: Going?

Henry: Been.

Sylvia: Any?

Henry: Some.

Sylvia: Big?

Henry: Small.

56. Which of the following is TRUE according to the conversation?

A. Sylvia got some fish for Henry. B. Henry didn’t catch any fish.

C. Sylvia has cooked some fish. D. Henry has just been back with some fish.

57. The text is mainly about .

A. catching fish in the sea B. spending holidays

C. short forms in daily talks D. joy in daily life

58. The writer wants to tell us simple words and sentences are ________ in daily conversation.

A. terrible B. popular C. out of date D. out of sight

B

Few students would dream of getting a job as a shoe shiner working along the street. College students, in their own eyes and in the eyes of the public, are expected to get at least a proper job, if not working in a high-income or white-collar position.

Cai Yong’s decision to work as a shoe shiner shocked not only his parents, who had high hopes for him, but also his girlfriend.

“It is right for young graduates to be ambitious (有抱负的). But they have to start in a solid

and down-to-earth way,” Cai said. Cai is not alone in making such a choice. The company has got 12 college students in all.

“I come for the 800 yuan monthly pay,” said Xiao Ji, who is a student from Nanjing University. “I have grown up and no longer live on my parents,” he said.

“Working as shoe shiners can mean a bright future,” Cai said.

Not everyone can accept this job choice. Cai’s girlfri