（整理版高中英语）市一中八中高一下学期期中联考英语试.doc

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1、湖南省市一中、八中- 高一下学期期中联考英语试题总分:100分 时量:120分钟考生注意：本试卷分为四个局部，包括听力、语言知识运用、阅读理解和书面表达。考试结束后，将答卷收回。PART ONE LISTENING COMPREHENSIONSECTION 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 follo

2、wed 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 11. What will the traffic be like?A. There will be no taxi. B. It will not be busy. C. It will be heavy.2. How will the woman most probably ge

3、t back? A. In the mans car. B. By train. C. By taxi.Conversation 23. Who is the girl?A. A high school student . B. A college student. C. A lifeguard.4. What is she discussing with her father?A. How to be a lifeguard. B. How to choose universities. C. Her plan for the holiday. Conversation 35. What d

4、oes the woman suggest the man do?A. Take some medicine. B. Call a doctor. C. Go back home for a rest.6. What will the man talk about with the woman next week?A. A business trip. B. A project. C. A contract. Conversation 47. Whats the weather like today?A. Clear. B. Cloudy C. Rainy. 8. When will the

5、speakers leave tomorrow morning? A. At 7:13. B. At 7:30. C. At 7:40.9. How are you going to visit the farm? A. By bus. B. By bike. C. By train.Conversation 5 10. Where are the speakers?A. On the road. B. In a garage. C. In a parting lot. 11. What is probably the womans job? A. A writer. B. A model.

6、C. An actress. 12. What does the man ask the woman to do in the end? A. Give him her picture. B. Write some words to his wife. C. Fix the car and pay for the repair charge.Conversation 613. What does the woman think of her course book? A. Interesting. B. Easy. C. Difficult.14. What is the mans probl

7、em? A. He couldnt understand his teacher.B. Pair work is too easy for him.C. His partner doesnt speak any English.15. What is the woman going to do on Saturday? A. Going shopping and sightseeing with the man.B. Practice English with the man.C. Watch TV at home.SECTION B 5 marksDirections: In this se

8、ction, 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.I. On the way to London AirportWe had a trip to Paris when I was _16_ years oldIt wa

9、s about a three hour drive by coach to London Airport.We had lunch at 17 , where 18 left our passports. II. In Paris. I _19_ as I ate five cream cakes. I stayed in bed _20_.PART TWO LANGUAGE KNOWLEDGE SECTION A 15 marks Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marke

10、d A, B, C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.21. Im not sure _I can afford the time to attend the conference, but I will _ I am not occupied then.A. that, if B. whether , if C .if , whether D. whether, whether22. Thousands of visitors were_ to the art show the first day it

11、 opened.A. attended B. attacked C. attached D. attracted 23. There a driver and a number of broken wine bottles beside the high way when the police arrivedAwere Bwas Chad been Dwould be24. If Bobs wife doesnt agree to sign the papers， . Aneither he will Bneither will he Cneither wont he Dhe Wont nei

12、ther25. The garden, _with peach flowers , looks _it were carpeted with pink snow when spring comes.A. covering, as though B. covered, even though C. covering, even though D. covered, as though26._director of our department, whose father used to be _ president of a local university, had his first boo

13、k published last year.A. A, a B. The, the C. The, / D. /, the 27. By the latter half of the 14th century, English _ the most widely used language among all classes in England.A. became B. had became C. become D. had become-Even the best player of his time cannot _ perform his best in competitions.-I

14、 cant agree with you_ _. It depends on his mental and physical state.A. sometimes, any more B .always, moreC . sometimes , more D. always, any more29. My parents made a promise _ I won the first prize in the game, they would buy me a new bicycle.A .that if B. that whether C. if that D. that if30. Th

15、is assembly hall is _ that one.A. as three times large as B. three times as large asC. larger than three times D. three times the size as31.-Would you please do me a favor?-Well, it depends on _ it is.A. which B. what C. whichever D. whatever32. The professor together with his assistants _ the archa

16、eological site for nearly a year.A. have been exploring B. have been explored C. has been exploring D. has been explored33. It being too noisy, she had to struggle to make herself_.A. hear B. hearing C. heard D. to be heard34. It is not what you have but what you are _ matters.A. that B. what C. whi

17、ch D. until35. With the mid-term exam _, almost everyone in our class is devoted to their studies.A. approaches B. is approaching C. approaching D. to be approaching SECTION B 12 marks Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in e

18、ach blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.A A crossing guard attracted my attention. He offered me a puzzle all because he waved me like someone does 36 seeing a close friend. A big smile accompanied his wave. For the next few days I tried to study his face to see if I knew him. I

19、 didnt. Perhaps he had 37 me for someone else. By the time I was sure that he and I were strangers, we were still greeting each other warmly.Then one day the 38 was solved. As I 39 the school he was standing in the middle of the road holding out his stop sign. I was in line behind five cars. Once th

20、e kids had reached the safety of the sidewalk, he lowed his sign and let the cars 40 . To the first he waved and smiled in just the same way he had done to me over the last few days. The kids already had the window down and were happily waving their reply. The second car got the same 41 from the cro

21、ssing guard, and the driver, a stiff-looking表情刻板的 businessman, gave a brief , 42 wave back. Each following car of kids on their way to school responded more warmly. Every morning I continued to watch the man with 43 . So far I havent seen anyone _44_ to wave back. I find it interesting that one pers

22、on can make such a(n) _45_ to so many peoples lives by doing one simple thing like waving and smiling warmly. His 46 armed the start of my day. With a friendly wave and smiling face he had changed the 47 of the whole neighborhood. 36. A. from B. during C. about D. on 37. A. blamed B. mistaken C. pra

23、ised D. respected 38. A. argument B. disagreement C. mystery D. task 39. A. visited B. approached C. passed D. left40. A. through B. in C. out D. down 41. A. idea B. reply C. notice D. greeting 42. A. awkward B. angry C. wonderful D. patient 43. A. surprise B. frustration C. interest D. doubt 44. A.

24、 fail B. try C. wish D. bother 45. A. offer B. sacrifice C. promise D. difference 46. A. effectiveness B. cheerfulness C. carefulness D. seriousness 47. A. trends B. observations C. regulations D. feelings SECTION C 8 marks BHumans need plants. _48 do all animals. Mans relationship with plants has a

25、ctually made 49 possible for us to have a civilization. Before we had cities, humans went around in little packs and were hunter-gatherers. We ate rats, birds and 50 food we could find. It wasnt very efficient. One day someone had a bright idea to grow the plants we liked. The idea resulted _51 the

26、possibility that people stayed in one place long. Then came cities and a huge system of agriculture to support millions of people. 52 time has passed, we have taken farming to new levels. We have controlled species to create big apples. We are moving towards the genetic 基因change of plants, _53 . We

27、are trying to make special plants, 54 can protect themselves from disease and insects. These stronger plants will allow our crops to give us _55 food from the same amount of space.PART THREE READING COMPREHENSION 15 marksDirections: Read the following passage. Fill in the numbered blanks by using th

28、e information from the passage. A Time spent in a bookshop can be most enjoyable, whether you are a book-lover or merely there to buy a book as a present. You may even have entered the shop just to find shelter from a sudden shower. Whatever the reason is, you can soon become totally unaware of your

29、 surroundings. You soon become lost in some books or others, and usually it is only much later that you realize you have spent too much time there and must get away to keep some forgotten work.This opportunity to escape from the realities of everyday life is the main attraction of a bookshop . A mus

30、ic shop is very much like a bookshop. You can wander around such places to your hearts content. If it is a good shop, no assistant will approach you with the usual greeting “Can I help you? You neednt buy anything you dont want. In a bookshop an assistant should remain in the background until you ha

31、ve finished reading. Then, and only then, are his services necessary.Once a medical student had to read a textbook which was far too expensive for him to buy. He couldnt get it from the library and the only copy he could find was in a certain bookshop. Every afternoon, therefore, he would go along t

32、o the shop and read a little of the book at a time. One day, however, he was disappointed to find the book missing from its usual place. He was about to leave, when he noticed the owner of the shop waving to him. Expecting to be told off, he went towards him. To his surprise, the owner pointed to th

33、e book which was hidden away in the corner. “ I put it there in case anyone wanted to buy it! said the owner, and the owner left the delighted student to continue his reading.56. You may spend a long time in a bookshop because _.A. it is raining outside B. the books are very attractiveC. you start r

34、eading one of the books D. you dont have to buy a book you dont want.57. In a good bookshop _.A. the assistant greets you in a friendly way B. nobody takes any notice of youC. your heart is contented D. you feel that you are in a music shop58. The medical student went to the bookshop every day to _.

35、A. see if the book he wanted was in its usual place B. read the book without buying itC. talk with the shop owner D. try to get the textbook59. The textbook the medical student was interested in was hidden away in a corner _.A. to prevent anyone from buying it B. because the medical student might ta

36、ke it awayC. in case the medical student tried to buy it D. because the medical student didnt like it60. The medical student was surprised because_.A. he saw the owner waving to him B. the book wasnt in its usual placeC. he had expected the owner to be angry with him D. he was about to leaveBDo you

37、like to turn off the lights and heaters when you go out of a room? In 2040 it will not matter. They will turn themselves off and on again when you return. You will choose the temperature for each room, the lighting and humidity. A sensor will find the presence of a human and turn the systems on, and

38、 when the humans leave it will turn them off again.The sensors will work through the central home computer, and they will do much more than just turn the fires and lights on and off for you. They will find faulty electrical appliances (电器), plugs or switches, separate them so that they cannot harm a

39、nyone, and then warn you that they need repair. They will detect (发现)fire, and if you are out of the house, the computer will call the fire brigade消防队. It will not be too difficult because the locks on the outside doors will be electronic.You will open them using your personal cardthe one you use fo

40、r shopping maybe using a number only known to you.It will be impossible to lose the key, and a housebreaker will have to tamper (拨弄) with the lock or with the window.The computer will be more than a fireman-policeman servant. It will be an entertainer, and most of your entertainment will come right

41、into your house. It does now, of course, but by 2040“entertainment will mean much more. For one thing, you will be able to take part actively, rather than just watching.61. The author intends to tell us that_.A. in 2040 we will use much more lights and heatersB. in 2040 we will live without the ligh

42、ts and heatersC. in 2040 lights and heaters will be on and off automaticallyD. in 2040 there will be no switches of lights and heaters62. Which of the following statements is not true?A. The sensor has many functions. B. Without a computer, the sensor cant do much.C. You can be taken for a housebrea

43、ker if you tamper with the lock or the window.D. The sensor will detect fire and make an emergency call. 63. According to the passage, in 2040, new technology _.A. will free us from the keys we use today B. will turn everything into sensorsC. will make the locks out of date D. will get rid of all cr

44、imes64. Thanks to computers, in 2040, people_.A. will have no entertainment outside B. will replace TV with computersC. will be controlled by computers D. will have more fun at home65. The best title of the passage might be_.A. Sensors and Computers B. Life at Home in the Year 2040C. The Development of Science and Technology D. Lights and Heaters in the Year 2040C