第二学期高一英语期中考试试卷满分：100分时间：90 分钟I. Listening Comprehension(16 分) Section ADirections: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.)1.A.$24. B.$30. C.$34.)2.A. At a bus shop. B.On a plane. )3.A.The one-bedroom apartment.C.The three-bedroom apartment.D.$50.C.On a train.D.At a travel agency.B. The tow-bedroom apartment.D.The four-bedroom apartment.( )4.A.Her husband. B.Her friend. C.Her boss. D.Her doctor.( )5.A.She will soon move, too. B.She is pleased with their move.C. She feels a little disappointed.D.His bicycle was stolen.( )6.A.He was sick. B.He forgot about the meeting time.C.He had to fix his bicycle.D.His bicycle was stolen.( )7.A.The man can stay in her brother ' s apartment.B. Her brother can help the man find a cheaper hotel.C. Her brother can find an apartment for the man.D. The man should have booked a less expensive hotel. ( )8.A.She ' ll have some chocolate cake.B. She' ll have apple pie and ice cream.C. She' ll tkae a look at the menu.D.She' ll go without dessert.( )9.A.Thoughtful. B.Selfish. C.Generous. D.Careless. ( )10.A.She spends more than she earns.B. She saves a lot each month.C. She has a tight budget.D. She spent more on clothing than on food. Section BDirections: In Section B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one will be the best answer to the question you have heard. Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.( )11. A.To buy a new house. B.To meet the manager.C.To park her car.D.To make an appointment( )12. A.The woman crashed her car.B. The woman quarreled with a stranger.C. The woman failed to get her car parked in time.D. The woman backed her car into the wrong place.( )13. A. Selfish. B.Clever C.Respectful. D.Considerate.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage( )14. A.They strongly believe in family rules.B. They are very likely to succeed in life.C. They tend to take responsibility for themselves.D. They are in the habit of obeying their parents.( )15. A.They grow up to be funny and charming.B. They often have a poor sense of direction.C. They get less attention from their parents.D.They tend to be smart and strong-willed.( )16. A.They usually don ' t follow family rules.B.They don ' t like to take chances in their lives.C.They are less likely to be successful in life.D. They tend to believe in their parent ' s ideas.II. Grammar and VocabularySection A( 10 分)Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.Where is spring?It is everywhere ,not just in parks and school playground. Spring can also __17___(find) in the arts. The connection between spring ,poems and songs is ancient and deep.It is not difficult to see why.For thousands of years, the__18___(come)of spring has been a moment of hope for humanbeings.After the winter,__19___it seems that nature has died, the birds begin to grow and Earth are born again.This is not only__20___beautiful thing for people ,but also vital.We have depended ___21___ the natural world for good for all human history,whether it has been captured,gatheredor grown. So spring has been a natural time __22___(give)thanks and celebrate.Written ,spoken and sung words help us to do that.There is a long tradition of spring literature in English.One of the__23__(famous) examples this Geoffrey Chaucer Th‘esCanterbury Tales, __24___(write) in the 14 th century.The stories begin with a memorable picture of spring . Sprig poems often have a romantic theme . In Scottish poet Robert Burns ' 1793hpWterE My Love You Lilac (丁香花)，he imagi neshis beloved is a lilac__25 __ h e is a bird.He says he would shelter ben eath（在. 下面）herbut cry when the lilac was torn （摧残）by strong winds!Spring has in spired so many differe nt kinds of poems 26 it ' s difficult to sum them up. The overall feeling,though,is one of anticipation（期待）.Nature is reborn ,so perhaps we too can live new lives.Section B （10 分）Directions: Complete the following passageby using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more tha n you n eed.Born to the tallest couple in Chi na, Yao Mi ng has a（n）__27 gene（基因）to play basketball. He started play ing for the Shan ghai Sharks as a tee nager and later was selected by the Houst on Rockets. His team spirit and sense of __28 ____ made him popular at home andabroad. And he is also __ 29__ as one of the best basketball players in the NBA.Alo ng with honors, sports also bring Yao pa in and injury. His _ 30 __ in his feet andkn ees almost made him un able to __31 _ 2008 Olympic Games. Yao , however, retur ned toplay with the Chinese national team in time. Due to the ___ 32 __ performance of Yao and allother team members, Chi na made the Olympic men ' s basketball quarter fin alstWindthetime in history.With a growing _ 33 ___ , Yao has __34 __ bee n chose n by many spon sors（赞助商）,such as Reebok, Pepsi, Visa, Apple, McDonald' sand so on. He was ___ 35_an award byUniversity of Houston in 2006. The award is to honour Yao relatis 36__ to the developingon ship Asia n and America n cultures.III. Read ing Comprehe nsionSection A （15 分）Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each bla nk with the word or phrase that best fits the con text.City people usually thi nk they are a lot smarter tha n country people. They ofte n laugh at simple country life . But people do no t laugh at __37 _______ music. It is one of the most popularkinds of music in the Un ited States today.Perhaps country music is so popular in the United States because it is about _38__but strong human feelings and events, love,sadness,goodtimes, and bad times. It tells real-life stories and __39 the way people really talk. As life becomes more and more complicated（复杂的）,It is good to hear music about ordinary people.Country music __40__two kinds of music . One is the traditional music of the people in the easter n Un ited States. __41 ____________ is traditi onal cowboy music from the West. The sin gersusually play guitars, and in the 1920s they ___ 42 __ using electric guitars.At first city people __43__country music was low class. It was popular mostly in theSouth. But during World War II, thousa nds of __44_went to the Northeast and Midwest to _45 in the factories. They took their music with them . _46 _____________ from the rest of the countrywent to army camps in the South. They _47 ___ to like country music . Slowly it becamepopular all over the coun try.Today country music is popular _48__in the United States and Canada ------ in smalltowns and in New York City, among black and white, and among 49 and un educated 未受教育)people. About 1,200 50 __ stations broadcast (播放) country music twenty-fourhours a day . English stars sing it in British English, and people in other countries sing it in theirIanguages. The music that started with cowboys and 51 Southerners is now popular all over the world.37 . A. classical B.pop C. country D.traditi onal38 . A. stra nge B. funny C.popular D. simple39 . A. looks B.feels C.sounds D.forms40 . A. lear ns from B.comes from C.makes up D.leads to41. A. A no ther B. One more C.Other D.The other42 . A. enjo yed B.practiced C.kept D.started43 . A. found B.decided C.said D.imag ined44 . A. Northerners B.Souther ners C.Easterners D.westerners45 . A. work B.sing C.live D.lear n46 . A. Stude nts B.Soldiers C.Farmers D.Workers47 . A. came B.used C.wan ted D. expected48 . A. somewhere B.no where C.elsewhere D. everywhere49.A. experie need B. skilled C.educated D.trained50 . A. radio B.bus C.railway D.police51. A. p oor B. rich C.clever D.foolishSection B (8 分)Directions: Read the following two passages. Each passage is followed by several questi ons or unfini shed stateme nts. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.(A )BarkCover Price: $19.80 Price: $15.00You save: $4.80 (24%) Review: By Pat KaneI absolutely love Bark magazine! I love the “ smiling ” pages and the tips on every issue. I am a dog lover and have saved all of my dogs from either death row or from people who were going to put them dow n. Every one should have a cha nce to live and Bark stresses that with its articles. This magaz ine is a MUST HA/E for any dog lover.Dog FancyCover Price: $54.00 Price: $14.99You save: $39.01 (72%) Review: By Berner MomDon't waste your money on this magaz ine. 60-70 perce nt of it are advertiseme nts, and the articles offer little useful information. It might be suitable for children, but not adults whoare serious about educating themselves about dogs.Dog WorldCover Price: $45.00 Price: $15.00You save: $30.00 （24%） Review: By DinahDog World has many very interesting and thought-provoking （令人思考的） articles for people invo Ived in dog show ing, breedi ng 饲养）,performa nee eve nts, etc. Howevejover half of the magazine is devoted to breeder ads, which is boring. Still, as a whole, good articles, but tons of ads.Modern DogCover Price: $19.80 Price: $15.00You save: $4.80 （24%） Review: By Pat KaneMy new favorite magazine! Beautiful photos, smart and amusing articles, fashion, art, in terviews with famous people …all with a dogfCCuer models range from Paris Hilt on and Tinkerbell to Virginia Madsen and her dogs. Thanks to Modern Dog I now know how to give a dog-friendly cocktail party and how to actually get my dog to come when she 's Surely worth buying.52. Which of the following magazines saves the most money?A. Bark.B. Dog Fancy.C. Dog World.D. Modern Dog.53. Dog world is recommended （推荐）for its ________ .A. wonderful articlesB. fashionable coverC. lowD. good paper quality54. According to the text, Modern Dog _______ .A. has lovely dog pictures on the coverB. is interesting but not helpfulC. has some photos but no articlesD. has interviews with famous people55. The purpose of the text is to introduce _______ .A. some cheap magazinesB. different magazines for different readersC. some magazines about dogsD. information on raising dogs（ B ）Katie always felt there had to be something more to life than just partying, buying clothes and driving a cool car. She finally discovered what she was missing out on when she traveled halfway around the world to help poor kids.When she was 14, she discovered a club at school called Operation Smile, an organization that supports free operation for facially deformed （面部畸形的） kids in developing countries. At that time, she joined Operation Smile just to satisfy her school's community service requirement.After working with Operation Smile for a while, she learned different countries have different deformities （畸形）. The more she learned about what affects kids around the world, the more she wanted to go abroad with Operation Smile.At 15, she was chosen to go abroad. She was so happy … even though she didn't realizewhat she was getting herself into. Before her trip, she attended a weekend "mission training". That's when she was told she'd be going to the Philippines. Although she was excited, one night during training, she broke down in tears. She didn't know if she was prepared to see all these unfortun ate kids. She was put to work three days after her arrival in the Philipp in es. Her first day was at the hospital, where she met those kids wait ing for operati on, and they were running around and happy, it seemed no rmal. Her job was to play with the kids before their operati on to help them feel more at ease. She also went to n earby schools to hand out toothbrushes and teach stude nts how to brush their teeth.Whe n their operati on was over, the kids were always overjoyed, but their pare nts were blown away. Sometimes they could n't eve n recog nize their kids becausetheir appeara nces had improved so much. They'd cry and hug the doctors and nurses and give them prese nts--they were so grateful.56. Accord ing to the passage, Operati on Smile ___ .A. is a club popular with stude ntsB. is an orga ni zati on foun ded by stude ntsC. offers operati on for those unfortun ate kids free of chargeD. helps those unfortun ate kids lear n how to smile57. Katie broke dow n in tears one ni ght duri ng training because ______ .A. she felt pity for those unfortunate kidsB. she found it hard to deal with childrenC. she met a lot of difficultiesD. she could hardly adapt to the new en vir onment58. Why did Katie play with those kids in hospital?A. To cha nge their view of life.B. To lear n more about them.C. To teach them how to brush their teeth.D. To make them feel comfortable before the operati on.59. What does the un derli ned phrase “ blown away i” Paragraph 5 mean?A. Frighte ned.B. Surprised.C. Puzzled.D. Satisfied.Section C （8 分）Direct ions: Read the follow ing passage. Fill in each bla nk with a proper sentence give n in the box. Each sentence can be used only on ce. Note that there are two more senten ces tha n you n eed.Tips for cooking on a tight scheduleFrom my experience,theseare three main reasons people don' took more often ability,money and time.ability is easily improved.money is a topic. l ' ll save for another day.so today I want to give you some wisdom about how to make the most of the time you spend in the kitchen.here are three tips for great cooking on a tight schedule:Think ahead,the mome nts whe n I think cook ing is a pain are whe n I;m already hungry and there ' s nothing ready to eat. So think ahead of the coming week. When will you have time to cook ? Do you have the right materials already ? ___________________ 60__.Make your time worth it. When you do fine time to cook a meal. make the most of it to save yourself time later on. Are you making one loaf of bread ? _________________ 61 ____ it takesaround the same amount of time to make more of somethi ng.so save yourself the effort for a future meal.__ 62 ____ this may surprise you,but one of the best tools for making cooking worth your time is experime ntati on .it give you the cha nce to hit upon（偶然发现）new ideas and recipes that can work with your appetite and schedule.the more you learn and the more you try, the more ability you have to take con trol of your food and your schedule.Hopefully that give you a good start. ______ 63 And don' tet a busy schedule discourage you from making some great changes in the way you eat and live !60. ______ 61. _______________ 62. ___________ 63. __________第II卷I. Phrases （10分）Directions: Fill in the blanks with the proper form of the given phrases1. _________________ 1 t hat. I will see to it pers on ally.2. ___________________ You must the norms of the society you live in.3.She turned up the radio to ____________ the no ise from n ext door.4.The film would ______________ by an injectio n of new fun ds.5.She went out with the door uniocked although she knew clearly that it would _____ t heft.6. He had two appo in tme nts with me , but ___ me ______ .7. We are ready to help all Africa n coun tries ___________ to reduce the risks of H5N1.8.She never found true love as she never found a man _________ h er standards.9. Finally he was admitted to college but he took his sister with him and continued to her .10. Life is like a bicycle : you don ' t _________ uni ess you stop peddli ng .II. Translation （13 分3+3+3+4）Directions: Tran slate the followi ng senten ces into En glish, using the words give n in brackets.1. 他们解决这个复杂问题的尝试成功了。