（整理版高中英语）市八校高一第二学期期末联考英语试卷.doc

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1、 市八校高一第二学期期末联考英语试卷第一局部：听力共10小题；每题1分,总分值10分第一节： 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有几个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最正确选项,并标在试卷的相应位置,听每段对话前,你将有时间阅读各个小题,每题5秒钟；听完后,各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话仅读一遍。1. How many people will be sent to Europe?A. TwoB. ThreeC. Five2. Why doesnt the man drive a little faster?A. Because he is not skillful at drivin

2、g fastB. Because he is afraid that the policeman may be after himC. Because there is a speed limit3. Why didnt the woman return the mans call?A. Because it was too late to call him backB. Because she didnt know he calledC. Because she didnt have the time to call him back4. Where is the man going to

3、spend his holidays?A. In LondonB. In the country C. In a big city5. What does the woman mean?A. She will take the test B. She wont take the testC. She still doesnt know if she will take the test第二节：听独白或对话听下面2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三个选项中选出最正确选项,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,每题5秒钟；听完后,各小题将

4、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,答复第6题至8题。6. Where are the speakers most probably talking?A. In a schoolB. In a police stationC. At a lost-found office7. Whats the bag like?A. It is red and made of leather B. It is yellow and made of cloth C. It is brown and made of leather8. What was NOT inside the bag

5、?A.A purseB.A letterC.A book听第7段材料,答复第9题至10题。9. What class does the girl want to take?A. A singing classB. A dance classC. A language class10. How many classes are there in a week?A. Twenty-fourB. FourC. Twenty第二局部：英语知识运用第一节：单项填空共15小题；每题1分,共15分从A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出适合空白处的最正确选项。11.Shall I begin the lecture

6、?Im afraid we have to wait for a while. John is coming with a microphone. _.I can do without the microphone.A. Im sorry B. Excuse me C.I beg your pardon D. Never mind 12.Our kitchen needs to be equipped with a special fan to _ the smell of cooking.A. keep freeB. move off C. get rid of D. cut off13.

7、How can the students carry on with the listening test with all that loud noise _?A. going onB. goes onC. went onD. to go on14. Now people all over the world are _the terrible H1N1 flu.A. advancing toB. struggling againstC. arguing withD. defending from15. The twins are of similar _ in music, though

8、they are quite different in character.A. hobbyB. choiceC. taste D. sight 16. His best movie, _ won several awards, was about the life of Gandhi.A. it B. this C. what D .which17. He found it hard for Alan to focus on his teachers for longer than five minutes, _ if the lecture was boring. A. extremely

9、 B. especiallyC. basically D. naturally1t you think telling the truth and being honest are good qualities? -Yes , of course. Those who lie and cheat will never _ it.A. get away fromB. get away withC. get out ofD. get into19.All of us must remember that we are here to add_ we can to life, not to get

10、_ we want from it.A. that ;what B. what; which C. what ;whatD .which that20.Please write your composition _ line to leave space for the teachers correction.A. one another B. every other C. any otherD. each other21.We all think _ impossible that he should be so impolite.A. thisB. thatC. itD. which22.

11、 The world has been shaken by a huge financial crisis since ; thanks to each countrys powerful policies, the international trade is improving _ day by day.A. in short B. in all C. in turn D. in general23. -The exam was easy, wasnt it? -Yes, but I dont think _ could pass it. A. somebodyB. anybodyC. n

12、obodyD. everybody24 We collected a lot of books to get the necessary information but only half _helpful, so we failed to finish the work. A. is B. areC. wasD .were 25. Sometimes he was made in an embarrassing situation because he was always too_ in his work.A. outspoken.B. outstandingC. considerateD

13、. patient第二节：完形填空共20小题；每题1分,共20分阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中选出能填入空白处的最正确选项。Two travelling angels stopped to spend the night in the home of a wealthy family. The angels were 26 a small space in the cold basement instead of in the comfortable guestroom. As they made their 27 on the hard floor, the o

14、lder angel saw a 28 in the wall and repaired it. When the younger angel asked 29 , the older angel replied, Things arent always what they seem.The next night the pair came to he house of a very poor but 30 farmer and his wife. After 31 what little food they had, the couple let the angels sleep in th

15、eir bed where they 32 have a good nights rest. When the sun 33 the next morning, the angels found the farmer and his wife 34 . Their cow, whose milk had been their only 35 , lay dead in the field. The younger angel was angry and asked the older angel, “How could you 36 this happen? The first man had

16、 everything, 37 you helped him. The second family had 38 but was willing to share everything, and you let the cow die 39 help them. Things arent always what they seem, the older angel replied. When we 40 in the basement, I 41 there was gold stored in that hole in the wall. 42 the owner was greedy an

17、d unwilling to share, I covered the wall so that he wouldnt 43 it.Then last night as we slept in the farmers bed, the angel of death came 44 his wife. I gave him the cow instead. Things arent always what they seem.Sometimes that is 45 what happens when things dont turn out the way they should.26A. s

18、uppliedB. supportedC. providedD. given27A. foodB. rest C. bedD. room 28A. hole B. windowC. spot D. circle 29A. what B. how C. why D. where30A. gentle B. generousC. modestD. devoted 31A. sharing B. cooking C. buying D. delivering32A. shouldB. mustC. couldD. may33A. turned upB. came up C. brought upD.

19、 sent up34A. in dangerB. in ragsC. in defenceD. in tears35A. food B. budget C. incomeD. output36A. have permittedB. have gotC. have letD. have caused37A. soB. yetC. howeverD. or38A. none B. muchC. someD. little 39A. less than B. other thanC. more thanD. rather than 40A. repairedB. stayed C. livedD.

20、settled41A. realizedB. recognizedC. noticedD. looked42A. SinceB. AlthoughC. If D. While43A. discoverB. search C. seek D. research44A. toB. for C. over D. around45A. hardly B. exactly C. obviously D. fortunately第三局部：阅读理解共16小题,每题2分,总分值32分阅读以下短文,从每题所给的四个选项A, B, C和D中 ,选出最正确选项。(A)A new study shows that f

21、at people in the United States suffer direct economic and social effects because of their size. The findings are from an 8-year study of about 100,000 people. The people who were studied were between the age of 18 and 24 when the research began.The researchers who carried out the study say they cons

22、ider the people fat if they are in the top of 5% of the measurement in which weight is linked to height. For example, fat women in the study were about 160 centimeters tall and weighed about 90 kilograms. Fat men in the study were about 175 centimeters tall and weighed 100 kilograms. The researchers

23、 say that more than 1,000,000 Americans are that big. The researchers found that fat young women were from wealthy families. The fat women also were 20% less likely to get married and they earned an average of about $6,700 a year less than other women. The study showed less severe effects on fat men

24、. They earned an average of about $3,000 a year less than other men. Fat men also were 11% less likely to get married.46. The passage mainly tells us _.A. the standards of fat people B. the number of fat AmericansC. fat people have fewer advantagesD. how long is the study 47. From this study we know

25、 fat people in America _.A. were respected B. earned lessC. were more likely to get marriedD. earned more 48. The underlined word severe here means _.A. economicB. social C. good D. serious 49. The researchers consider the people fat if _.A. they eat lots of food and do less exercise B. they are fat

26、ter than othersC. they are in the top of 5% of the measurement of weightD. they are in the top of the measurement in which weight is linked to height. (B)The first outstanding deaf teacher in America was a Frenchman Laurent Clerc. He and Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet founded Americas first school for the

27、 deaf.When Laurent Clerc was one year old, he fell into a fire. As a result, he lost both his hearing and his sense of smell. At the age of 12, Laurent entered the Royal Institution for the Deaf in Paris. After he graduated, the school asked him to stay on as an assistant teacher.Meanwhile, in Ameri

28、ca, Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet was studying to be a minister when he met a young deaf girl, Alice Cogswell. He was upset to learn that there were no schools for the deaf in America. Therefore, in 1815, Gallaudet sailed to London to seek ideas on how to teach deaf people. However, he was unable to get

29、help. He met a French educator of the deaf who invited him to Paris to learn at the Royal Institution for the Deaf.Gallaudet went to the Royal Institution for the Deaf, where Clerc became his Sign Language teacher. The two worked and studied well together. When the time came for Gallaudet to return

30、to America, he asked Clerc to come with him.The two men set sail on June 18, 1816. The voyage across the Atlantic Ocean took 52 days; however, Clerc and Gallaudet put the time to good use. They discussed the school for the deaf which they planned to open. On the long trip, they had many conversation

31、s about education and deafness. The year after they arrived, they founded a school for the deaf in Harford, Connecticut.50.Americas first school for the deaf was founded _.A. in 1816B. in 1817C. by a Fenchman D. by an American 51. Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet sailed to London because _. A. he wanted to

32、study the system of deaf educationB. he needed to finish his studies to become a ministerC. he wanted to get help from ClercD. he wanted to find schools for the deaf 52. After he graduated, the school asked him to stay on as an assistant teacher. From this sentence we can infer that _. A. the school

33、 wanted to help Clerc to get a jobB. the school wanted Clerc to be prepared to teach AmericansC. the school was impressed with Clerc, and thought he would do a good job D. the school wanted other deaf students to model after Clerc 53. The main idea of this passage could best be stated as _.A. Clerc

34、was an intelligent manB. Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet was grateful to Clerc for all that he taught himC. Clerc would teach the deaf in America rather than in ParisD. Clerc, an educated Frenchman, made a difference to American Deaf Education (C)Many people think that the BBC news programs are better than

35、 those on other channels because the BBC is not a commercial company. It pays for its programs from the television license money which everyone must pay if they have a television.The BBC, which is often known as Auntie, is the biggest news collecting operation in the world. It has the worlds largest

36、 network of foreign correspondents (通讯员；记者. Ten percent of the BBCs annual budget is spent on news collecting, reporting and presenting. More than 1,700 people work for the BBC news service.The BBC produces more than 214 hours of news and current affairs programs for radio and television each week.

37、Each television news program costs about 78,000 per hour and each radio news program costs approximately 4,800 per hour. In the UK, about 19 million people almost 35% of the total population, watch the BBC television news progams every day.Developments in technology are improving news collection and

38、 presentation every year. The BBC now uses special cameras in the TV news studios to film the news presenters, and captions the words and sentences at the bottom of the screen, are now produced automatically by computer.54. According to the first paragraph, we can learn that _.A. many people are mor

39、e content with the BBC than with other channelsB. the BBC news programs are better thought of than the news programs on other channels C. the BBC news programs are better than other programs D. if we have a television, we must pay the television license money.55. Which of the following statements is

40、 true according to the passage?A. The number of the people working for the BBC news service is the largest in the worldB. The percentage of the BBCs budget spent on news collecting is the largest in the worldC. The BBC has the largest network of foreign correspondents in the worldD. The BBC now uses

41、 special cameras to film the news presenters and captions56. We can infer from the passage that the UK has a population of about _.A. 54 million B. 19 million C. 5.4 million D. 6.6 million57. Whats the best title for the passage?A. The BBC News Service B. The BBC Is Not CommercialC. Developments in

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