高一英语第二学期期中测试卷命题人:丁永锋(全卷满分:120分考试时间:120分钟)第I卷（选择题三部分共85分）第一部分：听力（共两节，满分20分）第一节听下面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。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1.Howmuchwillthemanpayforthetickets?A.￡7.5.B.￡15.C.￡50.2.Whichistherightgatefortheman'sflight?A.Gate16.B.Gate22.C.Gate25.3.Howdoesthemanfeelaboutgoingtoschoolbybike?A.Happy.B.Tired.C.Worried.4.Whencanthemangetthecomputers?A.OnTuesday.B.OnWednesday.C.OnThursday5.Whatdoesthemanthinkoftheshirtfortheparty?A.Thesizeisnotlargeenough.B.Thematerialisnotgood.C.Thecolorisnotsuitable.第二节听下面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。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6.WhatcanwelearnaboutMr.Brown?A.Heisinhisoffice.B.Heisatameeting.C.Heisoutforlunch.7.Whatwillthemanprobablydonext?A.Callback.B.Comeagain.C.Leaveamessage.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8.Whatkindofroomdoesthemanwanttotake?A.Asingleroom.B.Adoubleroom.C.Aroomforthree.9.Whatdoesthemanneedtoputintheform?A.Telephoneandstudentcardnumbers.B.Studentcardnumberandaddress.C.Addressandtelephonenumber.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10.Whatistherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?9/9A.Fellowclerks（同事）.B.Bossandsecretary.C.Customer(顾客)andsalesperson.11.Whatdoesthemanlikeabouthisjob?A.Livingclosetotheoffice.B.Chancestogoabroad.C.Nicepeopletoworkwith.12.Whatdoweknowaboutthewoman?A.Shelikestraveling.B.Sheisnewtothecompany.C.Sheworksinpublicrelations.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13.Whenwillthevisitorscome?A.InMarch.B.InApril.C.InMay.14.Howmanyvisitorsarecoming?A.8.B.10.C.12.15Whatwillthevisitorsdoonthesecondday?A.Gotoaparty.B.Visitschools.C.Attendalecture.16.Wherewillthevisitorsgoonthefinalday?A.ToLondonB.ToScotlandC.Tothecoast.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.Whatisthefirstwordthebabytriedtosay?A.Truck.B.Ok.C.Duck.18.Howoldwasthebabywhenhelearnedtosaythatwordcorrectly?A.About18months.B.About21months.C.About24months.19.Whatdidthefatherdowhenthebabyscreamedthatwordattheairport?A.Hecorrectedthebaby.B.Hetriedtostopthebaby.C.Hehidhimselfsomewhere.20.Whydidthemotherpretendnottoknowthebaby?A.Shegotangrywiththefather.B.Shewasfrightenedbythenoise.C.Shefeltuneasyaboutthenoisybaby.第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节,满分35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,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。21.China'seconomicgrowthsloweddownslightlyto10.6percentinthefirstquarter,_______11.7percentinthesameperiodoflastyear,thegovernmentsaidWednesday.A.comparingtoB.comparewithC.comparedwithD.tocompare22.—Hi,ProfessorLi!Haven’tseenyoufordays!Whatareyoudoing?---Mydaughteristobemarried,soI’mbusyhavingherroom______purple.A.tobepaintedB.paintingC.paintedD.topaint23.Thoseoldpots,_______theonewithaflyingdragonsonit,_______32,000Chineseancientcoins.A.included,includeB.containing,containC.including,containD.including,include24.Thereferee(裁判)_______himtobethewinneroftheboxing.A.declaredB.claimedC.toldD.called25._______,wehadplannedatourofShandongbutwenevergotfurtherthanMountTai.A.EventuallyB.PersonallyC.OriginallyD.Temporarily9/926.Theman_______thedooropenashenoticedanoldmancameupbehindhim.A.putB.tookC.hitD.held27.Theinformationhegaveusismoreimportantthan________wegotourselves.A.oneB.thoseC.thatD.theone28.—Canyoucometoattendourpartytonight?—Sorry,butIdowishI_________.A.hadB.canC.willD.could29.—Eachofthestudents,workinghardathisorherlessons,_________togotouniversity.—SodoI.A.hopeB.hopesC.hopingD.hoped30.Mymothersat_______herhandsacrossherchest,_______.A.with;thoughtB.as;thoughtC.with;thinkingD.as;thinking31._______whatotherssaid,hestillstucktohisowndecision.A.DespiteB.ThoughC.AsD.Unless32.Theboywassocarelessthathe_______azerowhenhisfathertoldhimtowritedownthetelephonenumber.A.lookedupB.contributedtoC.leftoutD.putoff33.Weshouldneverforgetthedays_______Chinawasinvadedandmanypeoplewereburied______.A.when;liveB.which;aliveC.when;aliveD.which;living34.Itwaswithgreatcourage_______theboytoldthetruth_______hehadstolenthewatch.A.which;thatB.which;whichC.that;whichD.that;that35.—Whathashappenedhere?—Therewas______accidenthereaboutanhourago.______carhitatreeand______driverwaskilled.A.the;A；theB.an;A;theC.an;The;aD.the;The;a第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）阅读下面的短文，从短文所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。AsAmyHagadornroundedthecorneracrossthehallfromherclassroom,sheknockedintoatallboyfromthefifthgraderunningintheoppositedirection.“____36__it！”theboyshouted.Then,withasillysmileonhisface,theboytookholdofhisrightlegandwalkedthe____37___Amylimped(跛行)whenshewalked.Amyclosedhereyes.“ ___38____him!”shetoldherselfassheheadedforherclassroom.Butattheendoftheday,Amywasstillthinkingaboutthetallboy’s____39____way.Itwasn’tasifheweretheonlyone.ItseemedthateversinceAmystartedthethirdgrade,someone_____40___athereverysingleday.Kidsmadefunofherabouther___41____orherlimping.Amywas___42____ofit.Sometimes,eveninaclassroomfullofotherstudents,theteasing(嘲笑)madeherfeelall____43____.Backhomeatthedinnertablethatevening,Amywas____44____.Hermotherknewthatthingswerenotgoingwellat___45____.That’swhyshewashappytohavesomeexcitingnewsto___46___withherdaughter.9/9“ThereisaChristmas___47____contestontheradiostation,”Amy’sMonannounced.“writealettertoSanta,____48____youmightwinaprize.Ithink___49____atthetablewithblonde(白肤金发的)curlyhairshouldenter.”A___50____tookholdofAmywhentheideafirstcametoher.Outcamepencilandpaper,andAmywenttoworkonherletter.“DearSantaClaus,”shebegan.WhileAmyworkedatherletter,therestofthefamilytriedto___51____whatshemightaskfromSanta.Amy’ssister,Jamie,andAmy’sMomboththoughtathree-footBarbiedollwould___52____Amy’swishlist.Amy’sdadguessedapicturebook.ButAmywasn’t___53____totellhersecretChristmaswishjustthen.HereisAmy’slettertoSanta,just____54____shewroteitthatnight:DearSantaClaus,MynameisAmy.I’mnineyearsold.Ihaveaproblematschool.Canyouhelpme,Santa?KidslaughatmebecauseofthewayIwalkandrunandtalk.Ihavecerebralpalsy(脑瘫).Ijustwantone____55_____whennoonelaughsatmeormakesfunofme.36.A.GoB.WatchC.MakeD.Look37.A.directionB.roadCwayD.path38.A.IgnoreB.BeatC.ScoldD.Blame39.A.funnyB.angryC.sillyD.unfriendly40.A.lookedB.staredC.laughedD.shouted41.A.speakingB.listeningC.readingD.writing42.A.tiredB.foundC.fullD.lack43.A.surprisedB.aloneC.scaredD.disappointed44.A.calmB.eagerC.quietD.pleased45.A.schoolB.homeC.dinnerD.play46.A.workB.connectC.shareD.talk47.A.singingB.speechC.dancingD.wish48.A.yetB.butC.andD.so49.A.everyoneB.someoneC.nobodyD.anyone50.A.sadnessB.smileC.angerD.cry51.A.guessB.recognizeC.readD.consider52.A.nameB.makeC.topD.reach53.A.contentB.surprisedC.luckyD.ready54.A.whenB.beforeC.asD.after55.A.friendB.dayC.classmateD.way第三部分：阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，共30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上该项涂黑。AVisitNashville,Tennessee,thecapitalofcountrymusicandthehomeoftheGrandOleOpry.Forty-daybustourstartsfromPittsburgh.9/9DeparturesAugust23,September13,September27,October11,October25.$185perpersonbasedondoubleoccupancy.IncludesprivatemotorcoachfromPittsburgh,hotelrooms,reserved（预定）ticketsfortheGrandOleOpry.CountryFestivalFridayandSaturdaynights,sightseeingtourofNashville,admissionstoplacesofinterest.Forinformation,freebooklets,andreservations,call4212—6060.TravelandTours,2245MarketStreet,Pittsburgh,Pennsylvania15219.14-dayadvancedbookingrequired.VisaandMasterCardpaymentwelcome.56.WhyisNashvilleaninterestingcitytovisit?Becauseitis________.A.easytotravelaroundB.famousforcountrymusicC.anoldcityD.abeautifulcity57.IfyouplantojointhetouronSeptember27,onwhatdateshouldyoubookyourticket?A.August27.B.October13.C.September13.D.September26.58.VisaandMasterCardaremostprobablythenamesof_________.A.newspapersB.clubsC.telephonecardsD.creditcards59.Thetitlethatbestexpressesthemainideaofthepassageis________.A.BusTourofNashvilleB.TourofPittsburghC.TravelandTourD.FreeTravelingBSteppingintoapoolofwateriscommonenough,butwhocouldeverimaginesteppingintoapooloffish?InFebruaryof1974,BillTapp,anAustralianfarmer,sawarainoffishthatcoveredhisfarm.Howsurprisedhemusthavebeenwhenheheardmanyfishhittingagainsthisroof!Whatcausedthisstrangeoccurrence?Thisisaquestionthathadlongpuzzledpeoplewhostudyfish.Theanswerturnedouttobeacombinationofwindandstorm.Whenitisspringinthenorthernpartoftheworld,itisfallinAustralia.Throughouttheautumnseason,terriblestormshappenandrainsfloodtheland.ThestrongwindssweepoverAustralialikehugevacuumcleaners(吸尘器),collectingseaweed,piecesofwood,andevenschoolsoffish.Strongwindsmaycarrythesebitsofnatureformanymilesbeforevacuumdroppedthemonfields,housesandastonishedpeople.Althoughtheyseemunusual,fish-fallsoccurquitefrequentlyinAustralia.WhenBillTappwasaskedtodescribethesceneoffish,heremarked,“Theylooklikemillionsofdeadbirdsfallingdown.’’Hisstatementisnotsurprising.Thewondersofthenaturalworldareascommonasrain.Nature,withitsinfinitewonders,cancreatewaterfallsthatflowupwardandfishthatfalloutofthesky.60.Whatisthispassageabout?A.Asadstory.B.Arainoffish.C.Australia’snorthernpart.D.Thedamagedonebyfloods.61.Fish-fallsoccurinAustralia________.A.quiteoftenB.onlargefarmsC.onlyinwinterD.whentheairiscalm62.Itisaknownfactthat_________A.oneshouldwatchwhereonestepsB.BillTappisascientistwhostudiesfarmingC.thenaturalworldcannevercreatewaterfallsthatfallupward9/9D.theseasonsinthesouthernpartaredifferentfromthoseinthenorth63.Theword“infinite”isclosestinmeaningto________.A.easyB.difficultC.countlessD.dangerousCAshleyandChrisworkinthesamedepartmentdesigningpostcards.Chrishadacollegedegreeinartanddeeplyfeltthatthedegreeofhisdesignswasexcellent.Hislastpostcardshowedthedepthofadesert’sbeautyanddelights.“It’sjustapictureofthedesert,”Ashleysaid,“Notdeepatall.”“Somepeopledesireseeingbeauty,”Chrisreplied,“Minedeliversthat”.Ashleylaughedandsaid,“Well,thatdependsonwhatyouthinkbeautyis.”Dayslater,someonedeliveredalettertoAshley.Thelettersaid,“Youareworthyofthebadthingsthatwillcomeyourway.Youwillknowthetasteofdefeat,andIwilldestroyyou.”Ashleysuddenlyfeltverycold.Itwasasiftheroomtemperaturehaddropped30degrees.“Whowoulddosuchaterribledeed?”shewondered."Iwillnotletasimpleletterdefeatme.Justthen,ChriscameintotheroomandofferedAshleyapieceofhissandwich.“Trysome,”hesmiledwidely.“It’sdelicious.”“Areyoutryingtopoison(毒)me?”Ashleyasked.Chris’sreactionwasdelayed（延迟）fromconfusion.“What’syourproblem?”heasked.Thenextday,Ashleybroughtabattousetodefendherself.WhenChrissawherbat,hejoked,“Defendandwinonefortheteam.”Ashleytooknonoticeofhim.Shespentthewholedayreadingself-defendingbooksandplacedherworkondelay.“Youcan’tdelayyourwork.Ourjobdemandsustodoourworkontime,”Chrissaid."Wemustmeetthedemandsofourjob.”“You’renottheboss,”Ashleyreplied.“Don’tmakedemandsofme.”BecauseAshleyfailedtodoherwork,shewasfired.ChrisglancedatAshley’semptydeskandsmiled.64.WhatkindofworkdidChrisandAshleydo?A.Drawing.B.Designing.C.Painting.D.Building.65.WhatdidAshleythinkofthelastpostcarddesignedbyChris?A.It’stotallyafailure.B.Excellentbutnotdeep.C.Toobadbutworthyofpraise.D.Itdidn’tshowtherealbeautyofthedesert.66.Whichistheproperorderoftheeventsthathappenedinthestory?a.Ashleygotaletter.b.Chrisfelthappyintheend.c.Chrisdesignedapostcard.d.Ashleyshowedherdislikeforthepostcard.e.Ashleybroughtabattodefendherself.f.Ashleyfailedtomeetthedemandsofherwork.A.c,d,a,b,e,fB.c,d,a,e,f,bC.a,e,f,c,d,bD.a,c,b,d,e,fDTobesure,onlychildrenexperiencedsomethingsdifferentlyfromthosewithsistersandbrothers.Manyfeelmorepressuretosucceed.Theyalsotendtolookonlytotheirparentsas9/9rolemodelsintheabsence(缺席)ofbrothersandsisters.InIndia,10-year-oldSavirajSankpalfoundedasupportgroupforthetinyminority(少数)ofonlychildren.Amongotherthings,thegroupdoesvolunteerworktocounter(反对)thefalseideathattheyarenotresponsible.“Peoplethinkwe’retreatedtookindlyandruined,”saysSankpal,acomputerengineeringstudent.“ButI'dliketoremindthemhowlonelyitcanget.”Mostonlychildren,however,saytheywishforsistersorbrothersonlywhenitcomestocaringforaging,unhealthyparents.Britain'sDavidEmerson,co-authorofthebookTheOnlyChild,saysthatsuchapersonhastomakeallthedecisionsalone.Emersonknowsfromexperience.Afterhisfatherdied,hechosetomovehiselderlymotherfromtheirfamilyhome,whereshewasvulnerable(易受攻击的)tohousebreakers,toanewonewithmoresafety."Themovewasquitehardonher,andshemightfeelthatIpushedherintoit,"hesays,"Afterall,Iamleftwiththatresponsibility."Inthefuture,moreandmoreonlychildrenwillprobablyfacesimilarchoices.Withworkingmothersincreasing,manyfamiliesarefindingtheysimplydon'thavethetime,moneyorenergytohavemorethanonechild.Asonlychildrenbecomecommon,perhapstheworldwillrealizethatthechargemadeagainstthemisunfair.67.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatonlychildren'sparentsshould___________.A.foundasupportgroupfortheironlychildrenB.dovolunteerworktohelptheironlychildrenC.lettheironlychildrenmakeallthedecisionsaloneD.setgoodexamplesfortheironlychildren68.Emersondecidedtomovehiselderlymothertoanewhousebecausehe___________.A.istheonlyonewhocaresaboutherB.doesn'twanttoleaveheraloneC.wantstosharetheresponsibilitywithherD.isworriedabouthersafety69.Itisquiteusualnowforaworkingmotherto____________.A.spendallhertimeandmoneyonheronlychildB.beresponsibleforbringingupheronlychildC.haveandbringuponlyonechildD.devoteallherenergytoherjob70.Themainideaofthepassageisthat________.A.onlychildrenareruinedandirresponsibleB.onlychildrenhavetofacemanychallengesC.mostonlychildrenwanttohavebrothersandsistersD.mostonlychildrensharetheirresponsibilitywiththeirparents第Ⅱ卷（非选择题三部分共35分）第四部分任务型阅读（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入最恰当的单词。注意：每空格1个单词。Iwouldliketotalktoyouaboutspacevegetables,andtoshowyouthatspacevegetablesare9/9healthyandgoodforyou.Spacevegetablesaregrownfromseedsthathavebeentakentoandbroughtbackfromouterspace.Theseedsareaffectedbytheradiation(辐射)andlowgravity(重力)inouterspace.WhentheyarebroughtbacktoEarth,theseseedsproducevegetablesthatarebigger,healthierandmorenutritiousthannormalvegetables.However,somepeopleworryabouteatingspacevegetables.Theythinkthatspacevegetablesmightnotbegoodforusandcouldgiveuscancerasaresultoftheirexposure(暴露)toradiationinspace.Peopleshouldnotbescared,though,asspacevegetablesareactuallyperfectlyhealthy.Herearesomefactsthatyoushouldknowaboutspacevegetables.Spacevegetablesaregrownfromseedsthatarecarefullyselected.Whenseedsarebroughtbackfromspace,theyaretestedtomakesurethatthevegetablestheygrowwillbesafetoeat.Therearenotraces(痕迹)ofradiationaftertesting.Spacevegetablesarebetterforyouthannormalvegetables.Forexample,spacetomatoesstayfreshfortwentydays,whichisoneweeklongerthannormaltomatoes.Anotherpopularspacevegetableispeppers.Spacepepperscontain20percentmorevitaminCthannormalpeppers.Aftergeneticallymodifiedfoods(转基因食品)cameontothemarket,peopleworriedthattheywereeatingunknownthings.Forexample,ifnutgenesareputinsidepotatoes,peopleallergic(过敏)tonutsmightgetverysickfromeatingthesepotatoesbecausetheydonotknowtheyarealsoeatingnuts.Unlikegeneticallymodifiedfoods,spacevegetableshavenotbeengeneticallychanged.Thismeansthatnonewgenesareputintothevegetables.Therefore,therearenodangersofeatingsomethingunknown.Spacevegetablesaresafe,(1)_______,andgoodforyoutoeat.Measurestakentoensure(确保)the(2)______ofspacevegetablesBeforebeingbroughttotheouterspace,the(3)______arecarefullyselected.Whenbroughtbackfromspace,vegetablesare(4)______toseewhethertherearetracesofradiationwhichmight(5)______tocancer.Thetestinghas(6)______thattheyareperfectlyhealthy.AdvantagesofspacevegetablesAsa(7)______oftheradiationandlowgravityinouterspace,theseeds(8)______biggerandhealthiervegetablescontainingmorenutrition.Spacevegetablesstay(9)______muchlongerthannormalvegetables.Youwon’trunthe(10)______ofeatingsomethingthatmaydamageyourhealthbecausenoneofthegenesischanged.第五部分：单词填空（满分5分）1.Researchi_________thatover81%ofdoctorsaredissatisfiedwiththeirsalary.2.Hefoundedthecharity(慈善机构)inm_________ofhislatewife.3.Nowadaysschoolchildrenhaveeasya_________totheInternet.4.Hewaselectedp_________oftheDepartmentoftheEnvironmentlastyear.5.ThankstothegreatleadershipoftheParty,thelivingc_______ofthelocalvillagersare9/9improvingdaybyday.6.Inthebattle,tensoldierswerekilledandthirtyseriouslyw________.7.Hisworkdidnotreachthe__________(标准)required,makingthebossangry.8.Atthesightofthesnake,shewasf_________withfear.9.Thefilmwasac__________success,thatis,ithelpedthecompanyearnalotofmoney.10.News_________(传播)throughouttheworldthatChinayesterdaydenouncedTibetanseparatistsfordisruptingtheOlympictorchrelayinLondonandParis.第六部分：书面表达（满分20分）假如你是李明，你班同学获悉江苏省委、省政府提出“高中学生在校集中学习时间不得超过八小时”的要求后，对如何支配由此增加的校外时间展开了讨论。请你根据下列表格所示内容，用英文写一封电子邮件，向你的英国朋友John介绍相关情况。活动目的读书获取知识上学深造上网收集信息交流思想锻炼强身健体打工接触社会学会独立你的打算及目的（内容由考生自己拟定，不得重复上列内容）注意：1．对所给要点，不要简单翻译，要有适当发挥；2．词数不少于120。电子邮件中已写好了的部分，不计入词数。参考词汇：打工（do）part-timejobs独立的independent加强strengthen9/9
