高2015级半期考试英语试题（高一上期）

2012年秋季高一英语期中试题

命题  蒋路长  审题  周亚权  欧昌福

时间 100分钟  满分 100分

第一部分 听力（满分10分）

第一节（共5小题；每小题1. 5分，满分7. 5分）

1. Why do the two speakers want to go to a bar?

  A. Because they don’t want to be caught in the rain.

B. Because they want to have a drink.

  C. Because they want to meet another friend.

2. How long will the man have to wait before the plane takes off at the airport?

  A. 105 minutes. B. 80 minutes. C. 75 minutes.

3. What is the woman going to buy?

  A. Pants suit. B. A blouse. C. A coat.

4. What can we learn from this conversation?

  A. Michael is playing in the garden.

  B. Sally is playing in the garden.

  C. Sally is not present here.

5. What kind of coffee does the man prefer?

  A. White coffee without sugar.

  B. Coffee with sugar.

  C. Coffee without milk or sugar.

第二节（共15小题；每小题1. 5分，满分22.5分）

听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。

6. For which day did the man book a room finally?

  A. April 22nd.  B. April 21st.  C. April 23rd.

7. How much will the man pay for the room?

  A. 100 dollars.  B. 99 dollars.  C. 108 dollars.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8. Why doesn’t the man book the seats down-

stairs?

  A. It’s too expensive.

B. It’s too crowded.   C. It’s too far.

9. When does the man plan to see the performance?

  A. Next Saturday.

B. On October 21st.   C. On October 25th.

10. How much does each upstairs ticket cost?

   A. ＄10.  B. $3. 75.  C. $2. 50.

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

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

   A. Teacher and student.    B. Classmates.

   C. Saleswoman and customer.

12. Where does Tom Brown work now?

   A. The Spanish department.

   B. The Jones at French Company.

   C. The National Bank.

13. Which language do you think Kathy Smith teaches now?

   A. German.  B. Spanish.  C. French.

听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。

14. Where does the conversation take place?

   A. In a bank.   B. At an airport ticket office.

   C. At a police station.

15. Where was the woman’s money probably stolen?

A. Near the bank.

B. On the moving stair from the under-

ground.

C. Around the police station.

16. What’s the woman doing in the city?

   A. Doing a business.

   B. Paying a visit.    C. Having lessons.

  听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. What was children’s education like in the past?

   A. Children liked to sit in the classroom for hours.

   B. Children had to go on repeating things until they could learn them by heart.

   C. Children could think and learn by themselves.

18. What do we learn from the passage?

   A. Children today like staying in school.

   B. Some children today hate to get out of the

classroom when the teachers ask them to.

   C. Something should be done to encourage children to learn by themselves.

19. Why can’t some of the children find jobs?

   A. They are too young to do so.

   B. Their parents won’t allow them to do so.

   C. The teachers won’t help them do so.

20. What do many teachers consider?

  A. Wondering if they can make children learn.

B. Wondering if children can learn by themselves.

C. Wondering what they should do to help children learn.

第二部分 知识运用

第一节 单项填空（20小题，每小题0.5分，满分10分）

21. The nearest bus stop is 10 miles ____ our school.

   A. far from            B. far away from

C. far away          D. away from

22. _______, and you’ll succeed in time.

   A. Keep on trying           B. If you keep on trying

C. Keeping on trying      D. To keep on trying

23. Tom thought his computer was broken _____ it suddenly stopped working.

A. until    B. unless  C. although D. because

24. Seeing the _____ tiger, she was _____ to clime up a big tree.

  A. frightening, frightening

B. frightened, frightened

C. frightening, frightened

D. frightened, frightening

25. —Can you take a message to Mr. Brown for me?

   —Sorry, I can’t. He doesn’t work here _____.

A. no more            B. no longer  

C. not more           D. any longer

26. I prefer working out the problem _____ someone else for help.

A. ask   B. to ask   C. asking   D. to asking

27. You _____ walk across the river on the ice. It’s thick enough during this season.

   A. must                  B. shouldn’t

C. mustn’t              D. can

28. ----David has made some mistakes in the test.

  ----So he has, and ______.

A. so you have

B. so do you

C. you have so

D. so have you

29. Miss Smith, their new teacher of _____ English, is _____ European.

A. a; an    B. the; /     C. /; a     D. an: the

30. No bread eaten by man is as good as _____ got by his own labor.

A. one     B. that     C. it    D. those

31. —When should we leave for Paris?

   —______. Any time is OK with me.

   A. It depends.               B. It’s up to you

   C. I don’t care                D. Never mind

32. He decided to stop the job. _____, he had to find another job instead.

A. In a word        B. In other words

C. In the word      D. In words

33. Each student and each teacher _____ given a present at the party.

   A. was     B. is       C. are     D. were

34. This is the first time that I _____ such an amazing architecture.

A. see                    B. had seen

C. am seeing           D. have seen

35. Sometimes I feel like going to the countryside to _____ the noise, the dirt and the people.

   A. look for             B. get into

   C. get away from    D. look forward to

36. —_____ rapid progress they have made!

— Right. And it is true of the students from other developing countries.

A. What a       B. What

C. How a     D. How

37. —I’ll be away on a business trip. Would you mind looking after my cat?

   —Not at all. _____.

A. I’ve no time    B. I’d rather not

C. I’d like it       D. I’d be happy to

38. He did everything with a full heart. _____, he was always successful.

   A. By the way        B. On one hand

   C. As a result                D. At the start

39. “DIY” is ______ for “Do it yourself”.

   A. fit       B. short   C. famous       D. suitable

40. The film was so popular at that time _____ my old grandmother watched it day and night.

   A. then     B. that    C. as             D. while

第二节 完形填空(满分20分)

My grandson wanted me to talk to his students about my life when I was young. I was happy to do so.

The following Monday I was sitting in a classroom   41   twenty kids, and talking about my

 42  .

“When I was five, I  43  school. It was far away from my house and it was a  44  walk. There were some old dirt  45  and walking trails (小径). We didn’t  46  cars, so we had to walk.

 “We had to take care of the animals. We   47  

the cows after we got up so we had milk for breakfast. We also  48  milk and eggs,  49  we could earn some money.

 “We each _50  had one pair of shoes and they were worn out. We didn’t get a  51  pair until our old ones were too broken to wear  52  .

 “We didn’t have toys to  53 , but we had quite a good life. We were just as  54  as we could be.

 “Finally, kids, when your parents ask you to  55

watching TV and help them for a minute, you’d better do it. When you think your life is bad and  56 , just think about life back in my day. You’ll  57  it isn’t quite as boring as you think.”

My talk ended. I thought about everything I  58  

those kids. In fact, they are  59  to be living in the world today as they have so many things. However, I am very thankful to have lived in my day. We had  60 to worry about and had fun with our family. In a way, it was the best of times.

41. A. around        B. by       C. with               D. over

42. A. trouble        B. family  C. business   D. Childhood

43. A. visited        B. took    C. started     D. dropped

44. A. long     B. little    C. quick       D. busy

45. A. lines     B. roads  C. lakes       D. cars

46. A. have     B. repair         C. park               D. open

47. A. saw     B. milked  C. ate           D. Walked

48. A. sold     B. cooked  C. offered    D. brought

49. A. but              B. so       C. though     D. or

50. A. also     B. only    C. still          D. Never

51. A. new      B. big      C. cheap      D. clean

52. A. anytime              B. anymore

C. neither                       D. either

53. A. carry on                     B. drop in

C. work out             D. play with

54. A. crazy   B. weak  C. happy      D. pretty

55. A. admit   B. stop    C. avoid       D. prevent

56. A. simple        B. ordinary C. pleasing  D. Boring

57. A. realize        B. surprise C. wonder   D. remember

58. A. told     B. handed  C. ordered    D. Followed

59. A. worried       B. excited  C. useful     D. lucky

60. A. anything              B. everything

C. nothing               D. something

第三部分 阅读理解（15小题，满分30分）

A

Maria had to support herself and her son. She had been divorced (离婚) for ten years and was used to shopping for her son, who would be entering college in two years. Then she would only be shopping for herself. She felt sad when she thought of this. She hoped that he would choose a local college so that he could continue to live at home. She loved him, and feared the day when he would no longer be her daily companion (陪伴).

     Maria drove to Costco, a store that sold food in bulk (批发) packages so that customers could save money. She parked her car far from the entrance of the store, which meant a longer walk, but it also meant she could leave faster. She got one of the big shopping baskets outside and pushed it into the store. Surprisingly, the store wasn’t all that crowded.

     In the fruit section(区域) she looked through nine packages of seedless green grapes before she found one that she liked. She carefully picked some bananas, apples, and other fruit, but she couldn’t find her son’s favorite type of oranges. On the way home, she planned to stop at another market or two until she found them. Although Maria lived a hard life, she loved her son very much.

61. What would Maria’s son probably do in two years?

A. Go out to find a job and support the family.

B. Move to another place with his mother.

C. Graduate from Senior High school and study at a college.

 D. Sell Oranges in Costco.

62. Which of the following is NOT true about Costco?

   A. It usually sells food in large numbers.

B. It is usually not very crowded.

C. The things which are sold there are very cheap.

   D. It provides customers with shopping baskets.

63. Maria parked far from the entrance in order _______.

A. not to walk a long way

B. not to waste any time

C. leave the store more quickly

   D. to get a big shopping basket

64. We can learn from the last paragraph that ______.

A. Maria only bought fruit for her son

B. Maria’s son likes grapes best

C. oranges are Maria’s favorite fruit

D. Maria was going to keep looking for her son’s favorite fruit

65. The best title for the passage would be “_______”.

   A. A Mother’s Love for Her Son

B. A Mother’s Terrible Shopping Trip

C. A Mother’s Worry About Her Son’s Leaving

D. A Mother’s Dream About Her Son Going to College

B

When my daughter was in the fifth grade, she came home from school almost every night with three or more hours of homework. It was my duty to help her get it done. One night she worked until midnight doing homework.

   I felt annoyed, but I didn’t want the teacher to think I was lazy, so I never complained. I wasn’t sure, but it seemed to me that five hours of homework was a bit too much for a fifth grade student.

   Later, I found out that parents and educators have discussed about homework for more than a century. Parents who like more homework want to give their children every advantage to succeed in today’s world. Some educators see homework as a way to help students perform better in tests.

   Other parents dislike the recent trend (趋势) toward more homework. They don’t want to stay up until midnight helping their children. They would prefer to spend their time going to the park or reading some really good books with their children. Added to the opposition are those who say that homework increases the gap (差距) between the rich and the poor, since middle class families do better when it comes to helping their children with their homework.

   So, who is right? Is homework an enemy or a help? According to experts the truth lies somewhere in the middle.

66. The author thought that her daughter’s homework ____.

   A. was too difficult

B. was too much to finish

C. was done more carefully than her classmates’

   D. could be done as long as she studied harder

67. The author never complained to the teacher because ________.

A. she was too angry to talk with the teacher

B. she did not like complaining at all

C. she was afraid of being thought lazy by the teacher

   D. her daughter would be annoyed if she complained

68. Some parents support the idea of giving more homework to children because _________.

A. they want to develop a good relationship with their children’s teachers

B. they think it a good way to keep their children from spending all their time on the Internet

C. they want to teach their children by themselves at home

D. they believe more homework will help children succeed in today’s society

69. People who are against more homework believe that ________.

A. it hurts the poor more than the rich

B. parents are too busy to help children with their studies

C. it increases the gap between parents and children

   D. too much homework is bad for children’s health

70. What does the underlined sentence in the last paragraph probably mean?

A. Experts think middle school students should do lots of homework.

B. Experts haven’t come up with any idea to solve this problem.

C. Experts think homework should be given, but not too much.

D. Experts support the idea that homework is good for students.

C

After a particularly busy period at work, I decided to get away from it all by going on a hike in the mountains in southern France.

   Before I left, I read an interesting story in a magazine. It read,” Once, while I was riding on a crowded bus, the man sitting next to me threw his cell phone out of the window when his phone rang. I was surprised. He looked at me, shrugged (耸耸肩) and looked away. I had no idea whether it was his or stolen or whether he even knew what a cell phone was, but he clearly wanted to be free of it because it clearly troubled him.”

   Billions of people across the world use cell phones. Though cell phones are a wonderful way for communication, they often do the exact opposite. Using cell phones can increase stress among families and friends.

   So when I recently returned home, I got rid of my cell phone. Now I go outside without taking my phone with me. I notice things in my neighborhood I never noticed before, such as gardens. I meet new people, start conversations with neighbors I didn’t speak with before and talk with some of my friends face to face instead of over the phone.

   Instead of keeping me off the world, stopping using my cell phone has helped me get even closer to my family and friends.

71. According to the story, the man on the bus threw his cell phone out of the window because ______.

A. it didn’t work properly

B. it was stolen from someone else

C. he didn’t know what a cell phone was

   D. he didn’t want to be troubled by it

72. We can know from the passage that cell phones _____.

   A. are too expensive for many people

B. can also cause trouble for people

C. stop people from communicating

   D. can make life more interesting

73. What do we know about the author from this passage?

A. He wants to start his own garden now.

   B. He always chatted with his neighbors.

C. He often took his cell phone when he went out.

   D. He once rode on a crowded bus in France.

74. The author wrote this passage to _______.

   A. tell us not to let cell phones control our lives

B. encourage others to hike with him in France

C. tell us about his hiking experiences in France

   D. tell us how he gets along with his neighbors

75. What does the author think of his present life?

   A. Enjoyable. B. Exciting. C. Lonely. D. Tiring.