湖南省冷水江市第一中学2014-2015学年高一上学期期中考试英语试卷

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　　Part One

　　Listening comprehension ( 20 marks )

　　Section A ( 15 marks)

　　Directions: In this section, you’ll hear six conversations between two speakers. For each conversation, there are several questions and each question is followed by three choices marked A, B and C. Listen carefully and then choose the best answer for each question. You will hear each conversation TWICE.

　　Conversation 1

　　1. What is the woman?

　　She is a student.

　　B. She is a teacher.

　　C. She is a doctor.

　　2. Why are so many students absent from class?

　　A. Because they are playing basketball on the playground.

　　B. Because they are infected (感染) with the pink eye.

　　C. Because they are having a meeting.

　　Conversation 2

　　3. What do you know about the wildlife zoo?

　　A. It has a long history.

　　B. It hasn’t been opened to the public.

　　C. It is a newly-built zoo.

　　4. Which bus will the man take to get to the wildlife zoo?

　　A. No. 13 Bus.

　　B. No. 30 Bus.

　　C. No. 33 Bus.

　　Conversation 3

　　5. How soon will the novel be published?

　　A. In about two weeks.

　　B. In about one year.

　　C. In about six months.

　　6. What is the story about?

　　A. It is about a policeman.

　　B. It is about a super star.

　　C. It is about a businessman.

　　Conversation 4

　　7. What is the possible relationship between the two speakers?

　　A. They used to be classmates.

　　B. They used to be husband and wife.

　　C. They used to be teacher and student.

　　8. Why did the woman cry?

　　A. Because she didn’t win the school French prize.

　　B. Because her mother died last year.

　　C. Because she was defeated in the tennis competition.

　　9. What do you know about the woman’s mother?

　　A. She lives in London.

　　B. She was French.

　　C. She taught French in a school fifteen years ago.

　　Conversation 5

　　10. How soon can a blood donor (献血者) make up for the taken blood？

　　A. In about 24 hours.

　　B. In about two days.

　　C. In about two weeks.

　　11. What is a blood donor advised to eat to replace the blood?

　　A. Salty food.

　　B. Food rich in protein.

　　C. Food rich in fat.

　　12. What can a blood donor do after donation?

　　A. Drink plenty of water.

　　B. Drink wine.

　　C. Have a shower at once.

　　Conversation 6

　　13. On which day doesn’t the man have to work?

　　A. Sunday.

　　B. Friday.

　　C. Wednesday.

　　14. What is the man?

　　A. A chef（厨师）.

　　B. A guard.

　　C. A driver.

　　15. What’s the secret of doing the job well?

　　A. Attention to detail（细节）.

　　B. Patience.

　　D. Diligence.

　　Section B. (5 marks)

　　Direction: In this section, you will hear a short passage. Listen carefully and then fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Fill in each blank with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS.

　　You will hear the short passage TWICE.

　　On

　　raising

　　parking

　　fees

　　Idea: raising parking fees

　　Purpose: to reduce the traffic in the ____16____.

　　Disadvantage: increasing the burden of the ordinary ____17.____

　　Advantages:

　　decreasing the ___18____volume（容量）

　　Saving the traveling time

　　Reducing the air pollution

　　Improving the road ___19_____

　　The speaker’s opinion: Extra ___20____will bring benefits( 好处

　　)

　　Part Two Language

　　Knowledge. (45 marks)

　　Section A (15 marks)

　　Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D.

　　Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.

　　(

　　) 21.I don’t know if she_______, but if she _____I will let you know.

　　A. comes; comes

　　B. comes; will come

　　C. will come; comes

　　D. will come; will come

　　(

　　) 22.If you insist on doing that thing, I don’t really know

　　.

　　A. what to do with it

　　B. how to do with

　　C. what to deal with it

　　D. how to deal with

　　(

　　)

　　23. Don’t be too hard

　　the boy; he didn’t mean to do it.

　　A. at

　　B. on

　　C. to

　　D. for

　　(

　　) 24.The young man insisted that he

　　the watch and

　　punished.

　　A. shouldn’t steal; hadn’t been

　　B. hadn’t stolen; shouldn’t be

　　C. shouldn’t steal; not be

　　D. not steal; hadn’t been know

　　(

　　)

　　25.Could you tell me such a wonderful story

　　no one else has ever heard?

　　A. that

　　B. which

　　C. as

　　D. what

　　(

　　)

　　26.

　　she is out of a job, Lucy has been considering going back to school, but she hasn’t decided.

　　A. Even if

　　B. Though

　　C. If

　　D. Now that

　　(

　　)

　　27.His movie won several awards at the film festival,

　　was beyond his wildest dream.

　　A. which

　　B. that

　　C. where

　　D. it

　　(

　　)

　　28. We left you______ .

　　A. in charge

　　B. in the charge

　　C. in charge of

　　D. in the charge of (

　　)

　　29.Generation gap is a subject

　　people have argued for a long time.

　　A. of which

　　B. with which

　　C. about which D. about that

　　(

　　)

　　30.Chen Gang, along with his wife and children, living in London, ____to come back home next year.

　　A. are to decide

　　B. has been decided

　　C. has decided

　　D. have decided

　　(

　　)

　　31. We meet on the last Friday of every month to talk about poems and poets ______ we like.

　　A. that

　　B. what

　　C. who

　　D. which

　　(

　　)

　　32. The growing speed of a plant is influenced by a number of factors, ____are beyond our control.

　　A. most of them

　　B. most of which

　　C. most of what

　　D. most of that

　　(

　　)

　　33. Is there a bookshop around ______I can buy an English—Chinese dictionary?

　　A. which

　　B. that

　　C. when

　　D. where

　　(

　　)

　　34. _____was difficult for me to remember all the faces and names.

　　A. What

　　B. It

　　C. As

　　D. This

　　(

　　)

　　35. I didn’t go to bed_____ I finished all my homework.

　　A. when

　　B. if

　　C. as if

　　D. until

　　Section B. ( 18 marks)

　　Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with a word or phrase that best fits the context.

　　Jerry was the kind of gay you love to hate. He was always in a good__36___and always had something positive to say.

　　Jerry said, “Each morning I ___37___up and say to myself, ‘Jerry, you have two choices today. You can choose to be in a good mood or you can choose to be in a bad mood.’ I choose to be in a good mood. Each time something___38___ happen, I can choose to be a victim(受害者，牺牲品) or I can choose to learn from it. I choose to learn from it. The bottom line: It’s your__39__ how you live your life.”

　　Several years later, I heard that Jerry was__40___by robbers（抢劫犯）. I saw Jerry about six months after the accident.

　　“Weren’t you__41___? Did you lose consciousness(意识)?” I asked.

　　Jerry continued, “The paramedics(护理人员) kept telling me I was going to be fine. But __42___ they wheeled me into the emergency room and I saw the expressions on the faces, I got really scared（害怕. In their eyes, I __43___ , ‘He’s a dead man.’ I knew I needed to take action.”

　　“What did you do?” I asked.

　　“Well, there was a nurse shouting questions at me, ” said Jerry.

　　“She asked if I was allergic(过敏) to anything. ‘Yes,’ I replied. The doctors and nurses stopped working as they waited for my __44___. I took a deep breath and yelled, ‘Bullets(子弹)!’ ”

　　“Over their laughter, I told them, ‘I am choosing to live.___45__ on me as if I am alive, not dead.’ ”

　　Jerry lived thanks to the skill of his doctors, but also because of his amazing attitude. I learned from him that every day we have the choice to___46___ fully.

　　Attitude, after all, is __47___.

　　(

　　)36. A. mood

　　B. position

　　C. voice

　　D. condition

　　(

　　)37. A. stand

　　B. turn

　　C. wake

　　D. give

　　(

　　)38. A. good

　　B. bad

　　C. important

　　D. unimportant

　　(

　　)39. A. freedom

　　B. right

　　C. thing

　　D. choice

　　(

　　)40. A. beaten

　　B. hit

　　C. killed

　　D. shot

　　(

　　)41. A. scared

　　B. worried

　　C. anxious

　　D. angry

　　(

　　)42. A. although

　　B. because

　　C. when

　　D. if

　　(

　　)43. A. say

　　B. read

　　C. think

　　D. tell

　　(

　　)44. A. reply

　　B. turn

　　C. death

　　D. family

　　(

　　)45. A. Wait

　　B. Joke

　　C. Operate（动手术）

　　D. Work

　　(

　　)46. A. enjoy

　　B. work

　　C. study

　　D. live

　　(

　　)47. A. anything

　　B. everything

　　C. something

　　D. nothing

　　Section C ( 12 marks )

　　Directions: Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context.

　　Does going to college really pay off? Certainly!

　　I remember taking __48__ English class in college on the short story. Our first assignment(作业)was to read __49__ short stories and then discuss which one was better. After reading both, I wasn’t sure. Over the next several months, my professor taught me __50___one story was so much better than the other. __51__ was rich in metaphor(隐喻) 案的character development, while the other was humorous ___52__ too shallow(浅显). I couldn’t see this __53_ first. In a few months, my brain got reeducated and __54_ could see the difference between good and bad writing and could appreciate literature at a whole new level.

　　Going to college helps build a strong mind, _55___leads to greater success in one’s life.

　　Part Three

　　Reading Comprehension (30 marks)

　　Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage.

　　A

　　The most important meal of the day is breakfast. In order for children to build strong bodies and for adults to keep well, they should always eat a good breakfast. Eating the right food is necessary for good health. You should eat different kinds of food in order to keep a good health.

　　It is understood that a good breakfast may contain eggs, bread, milk, and so on. By eating breakfast every morning, you can feel alive and active in the morning's work. After a good breakfast you can step out into the morning air and feel wonderful. Anybody can feel better by eating a good breakfast.

　　Many fathers and mothers are unable to get their children to eat breakfast. There are many reasons for children not to eat breakfast. One reason could be that they do not have a good example. It could be that the father and mother do not eat breakfast. Whatever the reasons are for children not to eat breakfast, it can be bad for their health.

　　Without breakfast children may not grow as fast as they should and may not study and play as well in school in the morning as they could. They can have more illnesses, and, when they are ill, it may take them longer to be in good health again than it takes children with good health habits.

　　Good eating habits mean eating breakfast. Unless you eat breakfast, you do not eat a full meal from dinner the night before until lunch the next day. This is quite a long time for the body to go without food.

　　Food is the source of power for the body. Unless the body gets food, it cannot keep operating at top speed. Without food the body will slow down. Nobody will live without food. It is necessary to start the day full of power. So you must eat breakfast so that you can keep in good health and do your best each morning.

　　56. Breakfast is ____ __.

　　A. as important as lunch

　　B. less important than lunch

　　C. the most important of the three meals of the day

　　D. not so important as supper

　　57. Children should always eat _____ in order to build strong bodies.

　　A. a good breakfast

　　B. less for lunch

　　C. more for supper

　　D. less and take more exercise

　　58. Adults should also eat _____ in order to keep a good health.

　　A. less and take more exercise

　　B. less for lunch

　　C. more for supper

　　D. a good breakfast

　　59. Many fathers and mothers are unable to get their children to eat breakfast because they ___ ____.

　　A. always eat a big breakfast

　　B. eat a little for breakfast

　　C. eat more for breakfast

　　D. don't have breakfast at all

　　60. Children without breakfast ___ ___ children with breakfast.

　　A. may not grow as fast as

　　B. may grow faster and better than

　　C. may grow as fast as and as well as

　　D. may study as well as or even better than

　　B

　　Captain Goodfellow

　　Do your children enjoy interesting stories, funny games, and exciting dances? Captain Goodfellow will be ready to teach all these things to children of all ages at the City Theatre on Saturday morning at 10:00, free.

　　Walking Tour of the Town

　　Forget your worries on Saturday morning. Take a beautiful walk and learn about its history. Meet at the front entrance of City Hall at 9:30. Wear comfortable shoes!

　　Films at the Museum

　　Two European films will be shown on Saturday afternoon at the Museum Theatre. See Broken Window at 1:30. The workers will be at 3:45. For further information, call 4987898.

　　International Picnic

　　Are you tired of eating the same food every day? Come to Central Park on Saturday and enjoy food from all over the world. Delicious and not expensive. Noon to 5:00 p.m.

　　Hear “The Zoo”

　　“The Zoo”，a popular rock group from Australia, will give their first US concert tomorrow night at 8:00 at Rose Hall, City College.

　　61. You can probably eat Chinese, Italian, and Arab food_____.

　　A. at the front entrance of City Hall

　　B. at the game

　　C. after 5:00 p.m.

　　D. at Central Park on Saturday

　　62. You can see movies at _______.

　　A. the City College

　　B. the Museum Theatre

　　C. the City Theatre

　　D. the Central Park

　　63. Walking Tour of the Town will be taken_______.

　　A. in the City Hall

　　B. outside

　　C. at the gate

　　D. at the zoo

　　64. “The Zoo” is ________.

　　A. a park with lots animals there

　　B. a US concert

　　C. a music group

　　D. an interesting event

　　65. The passage is probably_________.

　　A. an advertisement（广告）

　　B. a notice

　　C. a poster

　　D. a weekend plan

　　C

　　Why do men die earlier than women? The latest research shows that the reason could be that men’s hearts go into rapid decline (衰弱)when they reach middle age.

　　The largest study of the effects of ageing on the heart has found that women’s longevity may be linked to the fact that their hearts do not lose their pumping power with age.

　　“We have found that the power of the male heart falls by 20-25 percent between 18 and 70 years of age,” said the head of the study, David Goldspink of Liverpool John Moores University in the UK.

　　“Within the heart there are millions of cells（细胞） that enable it to beat. Between the ages of 20 and 70, one-third of those cells die and are not replaced in men,” said Goldspink. “This is part of the ageing process.”

　　What surprises scientists is that the female heart sees very little loss of these cells. A healthy 70-year-old woman’s heart could perform almost as well as a 20- year- old one’s.

　　“This gender（性别） difference might just explain why women live longer than men,” said Goldspink.

　　They studied more than 250 healthy men and women between the ages of 18 and 80, focusing on healthy persons to remove the confusing influence of disease.

　　The team has yet to find why ageing takes a greater toll (造成损失)on the male heart, said Goldspink.

　　The good news is that men can improve the health of their heart with regular exercise. Goldspink stressed that women also need regular exercise to prevent their leg muscles becoming smaller and weaker as they age.

　　66. The underlined word “longevity”(in paragraph 2) probably refers to_______.

　　A. health

　　B. long life

　　C. ageing

　　D. effect

　　67. The passage mainly talks about________.

　　A. men’s heart cells

　　B. women’s ageing process

　　C. the gender difference

　　D. hearts and long life

　　68. According to the passage, the UK scientists have known that ________.

　　women have more cells than men when they are born

　　women can replace the cells that enable the heart to beat

　　the female heart loses few of the cells with age

　　the female heart never loses the pumping power with age

　　69. If you want to live longer, you should_______.

　　A. enable your heart to beat much faster

　　B. find out the reason for ageing

　　C. exercise regularly

　　D. prevent your cells from being lost

　　70. We can know from the passage that _______.

　　the reason why ageing causes a greater loss to the male heart has been found out

　　scientists are still doing research into why the male heart loses more of the cells

　　the team has done something to prevent the male from suffering the greater loss of the cells

　　women over 70 could lose more cells than those at the age of 20.

　　Part Four

　　Writing

　　( 25 marks)

　　Section A (10 marks)

　　Directions: Complete the following ten sentences by writing a word in each blank that best fits the context according to Chinese or the first letter already given.

　　71. That I was expected to take her place greatly surprised me, for I didn’t have much _______.（经验）

　　72. It’s harmful to smoke, especially for the t

　　who are still growing.

　　73. Mr. Mike didn’t understand what made his wife so

　　this morning.（不高兴的）

　　74.“What a

　　!”she said, seeing so much waste everywhere.

　　75. Everyone should keep some dos and don’ts in his mind to guide his

　　b________in public.

　　76.The police promised that the murderer wouldn’t be

　　(免受惩罚的).

　　77.Make an apology to the lady for your

　　(粗鲁).

　　78.Without the teacher’s permission, everyone

　　is

　　(禁止) to walk out of the classroom.

　　79.The majority of people wanted to

　　(斗 争) for equal rights of all black people.

　　80. I was glad that all my classmates were _____of the cake that I made（喜欢）.

　　Section B. Write a composition ( 15 marks)

　　写一件发生在你和你父母之间的事，并谈谈你的感想或从中得到的启发。（80 到100字）