紫荆中学高一英语期末试题.doc

班级_姓名_学号_ _ _.装.订.线.庄浪县紫荆中学2013-2014学年第一学期期中考试题（卷） 高一英语 审题人：马玉明 命题人：王晓娟1. 本试题分第卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）两部分。第卷115分，第卷35分，共150分，考试时间为120分钟。2. 请在答题前先将自己的班级、姓名、学号填写在答题卡上。3. 答案一律填写在答题卡上相应位置，考试结束时只交答题卡。 让学习成为一种乐趣，让进步成为一种必然.愿你放松心情，沉着冷静，充分发挥，争取交一份圆满的答卷。 第卷(选择题,共115分)第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30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。每段对话仅读一遍。1. Where does the conversation most probably take place? A. In a kitchen.B. In a garden.C. In a market.2. What are the speakers probably doing at the moment? A. Making a TV program. B. Seeing a foreign film on TV. C. Watching a TV weather report.3. How many people were there in the car? A. One.B. Two.C. Three.4. What are the two speakers talking about? A. A plant.B. A book.C. A painting.5. What is it usually called when a cyclone(暴风雨) is formed along the Atlantic coast? A. Typhoon. B. Hurricane.C. Typhoon or hurricane.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。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6. Why did the woman feel sleepy? A. She stayed up late to watch a basketball match. B. She wrote a report on a basketball match last night. C. She played basketball last night.7. Whats the probable relationship between the two speakers? A. Colleagues. B. Classmates. C. Couples.听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。8. How do the speakers get the weather information? A. From the TV weather report. B. By the cell phone message. C. Through the Internet.9. What will the weather be like tomorrow? A. A sunny day except for a thunderstorm. B. A week long lasting high temperature. C. Fine with several showers.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. Where does the conversation most probably take place? A. In the kindergarten. B. In the circus. C. In the zoo.11. What kind of picture does the man urge the woman to take? A. A monkey playing with a kid. B. A monkey saving a kid. C. A monkey posing alone.12. Why does the man remind the woman to cut that out? A. The monkey cant understand the instruction in English. B. The monkey is smiling too ugly. C. The monkey is too aggressive.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. How many pets do the mans family have? A. One. B. Two. C. Three.14. What do we know about their pet dog? A. It was trained when it was young. B. It is used to lead their blind family member. C. It often has a reunion with them in the street.15. What is the main purpose for people to keep pets? A. To protect all kinds of animals. B. To be companions to people. C. To help those who are blind.16. What is the biggest cost to keep pets? A. Medicine. B. Food. C. Clothing听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. What is the speaker mainly talking about? A. His ways of making friends. B. The weather in his hometown. C. His small talk about the weather.18. What does the speaker dislike most about the weather? A. The humidity. B. The coldness. C. The hotness.19. What do we know about the people in the speakers hometown? A. They have a good judgment of the weather. B. They can predict the weather 5 days ahead. C. They care very much about the weather.20. Who said the quote? A. Einstein. B. Mark Twain. C. Newton.第二部分： 英语知识运用 （共两节，满分45分）第一节：单项填空（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。21. My daughter came first in the English speech contest. Did she? _! A. Cheer up B. Good luck C. Best wishesD. Congratulations22. Because he has been out of _ work for months, the young man now depends on his parents for _ living. A. 不填; a B. the; aC. 不填; 不填D. the; 不填23. What lovely weather! Shall we _ it and go camping? Why not? I love getting close to nature. A. make use of B. get along withC. come up with D. take part in 24. We were glad to know that all the workers who _ in the mine were saved. A. trapped B. were trapping C. had trappedD. had been trapped25. Mom called me yesterday, asking me _ I was getting along well with my English study this term. A. when B. how C. whether D. why 26. Mother has not yet recovered from the serious illness, but her health is improving _ day by day. A. frequently B. graduallyC. fluently D. actually 27. Some students cheated in the exam, which _ our teacher deeply. A. settled B. ignored C. recovered D. upset28. Have you found the mobile phone _ you lost last week?No, but Ive just bought a new one. A. what B. whose C. whomD. that 29. She always comes to our help when we get into trouble _ she is very busy.A. sinceB. once C. even ifD. so that 班级_姓名_学号_ _ _.装.订.线.30. It was not until Bob took off his dark glasses that I _ him. A. realizedB. requested C. recorded D. recognized 31. _ of them would give in and the peace talks between the two countries had to end. A. BothB. Either C. None D. Neither 32. _ the early bus, Tom got up much earlier than usual that morning. A. In order to not missB. In order not to miss C. In order dont missD. In order dont to miss 33. Its time you changed your attitude _ women now, Tom; they hold up half the sky, you know. A. towards B. from C. withD. in34. When she opened the can (罐头)，it _ a bad smell. A. gave away B. gave in C. gave up D. gave out35. It was on my way to school this morning _ I picked up this wallet. A. where B. thatC. when D. how 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。 Long ago there was a poor farmer in Russia. He had been very 36 with everything he had. However, when he found his elder brother was 37 than him, he felt disappointed. So he 38 hard about how he could also be richer. Finally he got an idea. He started to spend less money on food and clothes to 39 some money to buy more land. Once he had enough money, he started 40 for land. He 41 that on the neighboring land, there were some nomads (游牧民) living there. He bought some gifts and went to 42 their head. He presented the gifts to the head and told him the 43 of his visit. The head welcomed him, accepted the gifts and agreed to his 44 to get the land. The head told him that he could have the land 45 giving him anything. He can take as much land as he could 46 by walking through the land before sunset (日落). He should start in the morning and whatever distance he could travel during the 47 , he could have it. The farmer became very 48 when he heard this offer. Now he could have lots of 49 without paying anything. He came 50 the next morning and started running, not walking, 51 he could cover the largest area. To reach his goal, he neither ate food, nor drank water, nor had any rest. He just continued 52 . Without eating, or drinking, or resting he just got very 53 . When he came back to the head in the evening, he 54 right on the spot. Sadly his son buried him in a piece of land about 6 x 4 feet. Dont be greedy (贪婪的) or you will 55 everything finally.36. A. careful B. pleased C. bored D. busy 37. A. healthier B. stronger C. richer D. cleverer 38. A. thought B. learned C. tried D. worked 39. A. borrow B. spend C. make D. save 40. A. waiting B. looking C. preparing D. caring 41. A. explained B. hoped C. noticed D. guessed 42. A. see B. follow C. help D. cheat43. A. chance B. result C. condition D. purpose44. A. promise B. request C. suggestion D. order 45. A. for B. by C. without D. before46. A. cover B. farm C. buy D. have47. A. year B. month C. week D. day48. A. interested B. sad C. happy D. calm49. A. land B. crop C. experience D. knowledge50. A. quietly B. early C. finally D. suddenly51. A. so that B. even if C. because D. whether 52. A. dreaming B. walking C. speaking D. running53. A. nervous B. excited C. tired D. worried 54. A. refusedB. died C. appeared D. rested55. A. lose B. face C. change D. defeat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。AA student was one day taking a walk with his teacher. As they went along, they saw a pair of old shoes lying in the path. They were a poor farmers, who was working in the nearby field.The student turned to the teacher, saying: “we will hide his shoes, and hide ourselves behind those trees, and wait to see what he will do.”“My young friend,” answered the teacher, “we should never make fun of the poor. Why not put a coin in each shoe, and then we will hide ourselves and watch?” The student did so and they both hid themselves behind the trees. The poor man soon finished his work, and came across the field to the path where he had left his coat and shoes.After putting on his coat, he put his foot into one of his shoes, and felt something hard. Then he bent (弯腰) down to feel what it was, and found the coin. Surprised, he looked at the coin, turned it around and looked at it again. He then looked around, but no person was seen. He put the money into his pocket, and continued to put on the other shoe. His surprise was doubled on finding the other coin.He couldnt control his feelings and fell to his knees, looked up to the sky and expressed his thanks. Then he spoke of his wife, sick and helpless, and his children without bread. He said the help would save them from dying.The student stood there deeply moved, and his eyes filled with tears. “Now,” said the teacher, “are you not much happier than if you had hidden the shoes?”56. When the student saw the shoes, he wanted to _. A. steal them B. find their ownerC. play a joke on the owner D. give the owner some money57. When the farmer saw the second coin, he _. A. was very excited and gratefulB. was worried and looked up at the skyC. was surprised and decided to find the ownerD. spoke of his difficulties and asked for more help58. At the end of the story, the student _. A. was very proud of himself B. was very pleased with his lifeC. felt very sorry about his first idea D. felt sad for not taking his teachers advice59. What can we learn from the passage? A. It is never too late to learn. B. All good things come to an end.C. Where there is a will, there is a way. D. True happiness comes from helping others.BHello! My name is Lisa, and I am a lioness. I live on the open grasslands of Africa with my family. Lions living in a group are called a pride.My father is strong and powerful. He and his cousin are the leaders of our pride. The other members are my mother, her sisters, and their children.The area where a pride lives is big! We roar (咆哮) to tell each other where we are and to warn strangers to stay away.Meet my new baby brother. His name is Leon. See the spots on his fur? We lions are born spotted or striped (有条纹的). As we grow older, the spots gradually disappear.Lionesses usually spend their entire lives with their birth pride, but Leon will leave when he is about three years old. Hell run around with a male (雄性的) friend or relative for a few years until they take over a pride of their own. 班级_姓名_学号_ _ _.装.订.线.But for now, we have lots of fun together. We often play and fight for hours, which can help us practice skills that we will need for hunting.We lions keep ourselves very clean. Just like a house cat, I clean my fur (毛) with my tongue. We clean for each other, too, to show were friends.Lions like to sleep for most of the day. We hunt in the cool evening. Female (雌性的) lions hunt more often than male lions. We work together as a team. At the right moment, we attack and kill our prey. Then we share it. Male lions usually eat first. Females eat next. Baby lions are the last to eat. The smallest one gets the least food.Since we are full, its time to go to find a nice place for a sleep. Bye!60. Lisa in this passage is the name of _. A. a girl B. a male lion C. a female lion D. a pride61. The underlined word “prey” in the passage probably means _. A. the animal that is hunted B. the animal that is dangerousC. the animal that is powerful D. the animal that is ill 62. Which of the following is NOT true? A. Lions sometimes clean their fur for each other.B. Lions also develop their skills of hunting by having fun.C. Lions in Africa usually hunt for food in the evening.D. Baby lions are often the first to get food in their group.63. The passage is written for _. A. doctorsB. touristsC. childrenD. huntersCWho do you think was the most important woman of the past 100 years?Jane Addams (1860 - 1935)Addams helped the poor and worked for peace. She created shelters, education opportunities and services for people in need. In 1931, Addams became the first American woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize. Rachel Carson (1907 - 1964) Rachel Carson was born in the rural river town of Springdale, Pennsylvania in America. The popular 1962 book “Silent Spring” by Rachel Carson made people realize the dangers and the harmful effects (影响) of pollution on humans and on the worlds lakes and oceans. Angela Merkel (1954 - ) In 2005, Germans chose Angela Merkel as their first woman head of the country. She had been a scientist in the past. As Germanys leader, she has had an effect on the whole world.Sandra Day OConnor (1930 - ) When Sandra Day OConnor finished her class at Stanford Law School, in 1952, she could not find work because she was a woman. However, she became the first woman to join the U.S. Supreme Court (最高法院) in 1981 after years of hard work. Margaret Thatcher (1925 - ) In 1979, Margaret Thatcher became Britains first woman Prime Minister (首相). S