（整理版高中英语）醴陵二中醴陵四中高一下学期期中联考英语.doc

湖南省醴陵、醴陵四中- 高一下学期期中联考英语试题本试卷由试题卷和答题卡两局部构成。试题卷分A. B 两卷。A卷100分，B卷50分，时量120分钟。所有试题均须在答题卡上作答。 A卷100分Part I Listening Comprehension (20 marks)Section A (15 marks) Directions: In this section, you will 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 womans problem?A. She is not qualified for government housing this year.B. The price of the house goes up. C. She doesnt have enough money to buy the house.( ) 2. What is the mans suggestion?A. To borrow money from friends. B. To sell her old house. C. To get a loan from the bank. Conversation 2( ) 3. What is the man applying for? A. A parking permit. B. A lecture permit. C. A transport permit.( ) 4. Which part of the mans body was broken? A. His right leg B. His left leg C. His hip臀部 Conversation 3( ) 5. What is the woman doing?A. Persuading the man B. Comforting the man. C. Encouraging the man.( ) 6. What does the man think of seeing a doctor? A. It is silly. B. It is helpful. C. It is unnecessary.Conversation 4( ) 7. What time is it now?A.3:00 p.m. B.4:00 p.m. C. 6:00 p.m.( ) 8. What does the woman ask the man to do?A. Turn left at the next traffic lights.B. Drive faster and carefully.C. Take another way. Conversation 5( ) 9.How does the woman feel at first?A. Worried. B. Nervous. C. Disappointed.( ) 10. What is the probably relationship between the woman and Andrew? A. Mother and son. B. Wife and husband. C. Boss and employee.( ) 11. How will the man help the woman? A. By calling Andrew. B. By looking after her baby. C. By doing the typing.Conversation 6( ) 12. What did the woman do after she graduated? A. She went on studying. B. She got a wonderful job.C. She travelled with her friends. ( ) 13. How does the woman feel about her decision?A. Regretful. B. Delighted. C. Disappointed.( ) 14. What do we know about the man? A. He went to London without telling his parents. B. He worked part-time when studying.C. He went to Turkey by train.( ) 15. What does the man plan to do? A. Travel across Europe. B. Buy a new car. C. Hunt for a job.SECTION B ( 5 marks)Directions: In this section, you will hear a mini-talk. Listen carefully and then fill in the numbered blanks with the information youve got. Fill in each blank with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS.You will hear the mini-talk TWICE.Music Time Broadcast: Music from different 16 of the world. They are classical Western music, Indian music and 17 . Purpose: Study the 18 of music and find out how music express peoples 19 . Music is just one 20 of art.Part II Language Knowledge ( 33 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 that best completes the sentence.( ) 21. Old people _taken good care of in many areas of China.A. is B. hasC. areD. have( ) 22. Mary had to shout to make herself _ above the sound of the music. A. hear B. hearing C. to hear D. heard( ) 23. Our school is _ that one. A. three times the size as B. the size three times of C. three times as the size of D. three times the size of ( ) 24. The reason _ he was late for school was _ he had to send his mother to a hospital.A. that; why B. why; because C. why; that D. that; because( ) 25. They want to make it clear to the public _ they do an important job.A. when B. where C. that D. which( ) 26. By the 10th century, Old English the official language. A. become B. has become C. had become D. becomes( ) 27. It was in the stone house the boy finished his primary school.A. that B. where C. what D. which( ) 28. I like the color of the hat, I dont like the shape. A. What B. Why C. When D. While( ) 29. He _ me the truth yesterday. A. has told B. had told C. did tell D. does tell( ) 30. Mary will her fathers company when he retires. A. take off B. take up C. take over D. take in( ) 31. I agree with most of what you said, but not _.A. something B. anything C. nothing D. everything( ) 32. The chairman thought _ necessary to invite Professor Smith to speak at the meeting.A. that B. it C. this D. him( ) 33. -It is warm and comfortable today. - yesterday. A. It was so. B. So it was. C. So was it. D. It was.( ) 34. Visiting a place like this _ always very interesting. A. has been B. is C. are D. have been( ) 35. There _ is no doubt that all his devotion to the research will _.A. It, pay off B. There, pay off C. It, pay back D. There, be paid off 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 the word or phrase that best fits the context.I often wondered why the people of Pompeii did not run away 36 the Volcano broke out. As it turns out, they did not know what a 37 was. 38 fact, the Romans did not even have a word for volcano. They had no idea that a volcano would 39 them. Starting from 20 August AD79, there were some earthquakes near the volcano. However, no one paid 40 much attention. 41 , on 24 August, the mountain exploded, pouring out a cloud of 42 . The ash was very 43 - as much as 350°C when it reached the city. It was also moving quite fast. Most of the human remains from Pompeii have been 44 on the roads away from the city. The people were fleeing the city for their lives. However, they could not get away fast enough, 45 they were buried beneath the ash.A famous Roman scientist 46 to be on a boat nearby when all of this happened, so he went to the area to see what 47 on. Even he did not know what a volcano was. It was unfortunate that he too died in the disaster.( ) 36. A. after B. beforeC. sinceD. while( ) 37. A. cityB. mountain C. earthquakeD. volcano( ) 38. A. ForB. OfC. InD. On( ) 39. A. findB. destroyC. hateD. punish( ) 40. A. itB. themselvesC. thatD. them( ) 41. A. ThenB. AndC. ButD. Also( ) 42. A. waterB. fireC. earthD. ash( ) 43. A. highB. redC. hotD. strong( ) 44. A. studiedB. collectedC. gatheredD. found( ) 45. A. becauseB. forC. soD. while( ) 46. A. happenedB. seemedC. happenedD. remained( ) 47. A. comingB. happeningC. movingD. goingPart III Reading Comprehension (30marks) 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.ANick is a 14-year-old school boy. His life is full of exams and studies on weekdays. He has little free time. He thinks playing computer games is the best way to make him relax. When he has free time, he sits in front of the computer. Just like that way, he neither eats nor drinks for several hours. Last weekend, he played games on the computer again. He was too excited and didn't want to move. He didn't have anything for six hours. When he had to go to the bathroom, he found he could not move. He was taken to the hospital. The doctor told him he should do some more different kinds of activities. In other words, he needs more exercise and outdoor activities to make him have a healthy body.After coming back from the hospital, Nick follows the doctors advice. He often plays soccer with his friends. Sometimes he still plays computer games on weekends, but he never does it for long. Now, he lives a happy and healthy life.48. How old is Nick?A. 13. B. 14. C.15. D. 16.49. Nick likes _ in his free time.A. riding a bike B. playing the guitarC. playing computer games D. having a school trip50. Why was Nick taken to the hospital?A. Because he was too excited. B. Because he had a cold in the morning.C. Because he was too nervous of his studies.D. Because he couldn't move after playing computer games so long.51. Nick should _ to follow the doctor's advice.A. go to a movie B. listen to music C. take more exercise D. play computer games52. Which of the following is True?A. Nick is very busy with exams and studies on weekdays.B. Nick will never play computer games.C .Nick likes eating and drinking when he plays computer games.D .Nick has an unhappy and unhealthy life now. B“Here is the Eight O Clock News.“Chinese people spent about 120 billion yuan during the first three days of the May Golden Week last year. This year it has increased to 140 billion yuan.“The children of Beijing No.2 Middle School sang with students from Toronto in Canada to celebrate the 20th anniversary. They had been sister schools since 1986. They spent about two weeks together in Beijing. They visited the Great Wall and the Summer Palace. They took a lot of photos in Beihai Park.“Have you ever got tired of heavy shopping bags? A new shopping assistant robot which was invented by Japanese company could be the answer. The helpful robot can follow you around and carry several bags. The robot was tested at a shopping center in February . “About 500 people from different countries were in the “Rock Paper Scissors (剪刀) World Match in Canada. This event was founded in 1842. It is said playing this game is fun, and also a good way to solve problems among people.“And now its time for Morning Music.53. The students from Canada and Beijing No. 2 Middle School didnt _. A. take photosB. visit the Great Wall C. visit the Summer Palace D. have a football match54. This year during the first three days of the May Golden Week, it cost Chinese people _ yuan more than that of last year. A. 260 billion B.120 billion C. 140 billion D. 20 billion55. Which of the following is not talked about in the news?A. The robot can help with shopping bags. B. A Japanese company invented the robot. C. The robot was tested at a shopping centre. D. There are such robots in peoples homes now.56. The underlined word “anniversary means .A. foundingB. yearly return of the date of an eventC. university D. the new beginning of something important57. Which of the following is a game?A. Rock Paper ScissorsB. May Golden WeekC. Shopping assistant robotD. A visit to the school CIt is difficult for parents of nearly every family to teach their children to be responsible有责任的 for housework, but with one of the following suggestions, you really can get your children to help at home.If you give your children the impression that they can never do anything quite right, then they will regard themselves as unfit or unable persons. Unless children believe they can succeed, they will never become totally independent.My daughter Marys fifth-grade teacher made every child in her class feel special. When students received less than a perfect test score, she would point out what they had mastered and declared firmly they could learn what they had missed.You can use the same technique when you evaluate评价your childs work at home. Dont always scold and you should give lots of praise instead. Talk about what he has done right, not about what he hasnt done. If your child completes a difficult task, promise him a Sunday trip or a ball game with Dad.Learning is a process of trying and failing and trying and succeeding. If you teach your children not to fear a mistake of failure, they will learn faster and achieve success at last.58. The whole passage deals with _.A. social education B. school education C. family education D. pre-school education59. The author thinks that _.A. there is no way to get children to help at homeB. the more encouragement and praise you give, the more responsible and helpful children will becomeC. it is very difficult to make children responsible for houseworkD. children can be forced to help with housework60. The passage gives us a good suggestion about how to evaluate your childs work at home. That is to _.A. praise his success B. promise him a trip C. give him a punishment D. promise him a ball game61. The author advises readers to _.A. learn from himself, for he has a good way of teachingB. take pride in Marys fifth-grade teacherC. do as what Marys teacher did in educating childrenD. follow Marys example because she never fails in the test62. The passage is written for _. A. teachers B. students C. parents D. childrenPart IV Writing Section A (7points)Directions: Read the following passage. Answer the questions according to the information given in the passage and required words limit.Have you ever stayed in a hotel? Most Chinese hotels often provide guests with things like disposable (一次性的) toothbrushes, toothpaste, shampoo and slippers. Many guests like the idea because they don't have to bring their own. But, if you travel to Beijing, remember to bring your own things. Starting from June, some hotels in Beijing will no longer provide guests with these disposables. They want to ask people to use less disposable things.Many disposable things are made of plastic, not easy to rot away. People throw them away after using them only once. It is a waste of natural resources and is very bad for the environment. Do you know, one Chinese person makes as much as 400kg of waste a year! Most of that waste comes from disposable things. In Beijing, people throw away about 19,000 tons of plastic bags and 1,320 tons of plastic lunch bowls every year! Plastic can take between 100 and 400 years to break down. So the less plastic we throw out, the better. So, wherever you travel, bring your own things and use them again and again.At home and school, you can also do something to make our world a better place. Try to use daily necessities 日用品once more. Use cloth shopping bags, not plastic ones. After using a plastic bag, wash it out and let it dry