首发广东省揭阳市惠来县第一中学学年高一上学期第一次阶段考试英语试题文档格式.docx

1、3. Who broke the coffee cup?A. The man. B. The woman. C. John. 4. Where does this conversation probably take place?A. In a bookstore. B. In a classroom. C. At home. 5. Why is the woman not sure of finishing the report today?A. She cant type fast.B. The computer may break down.C. The report is too lo

2、ng.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）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，各小题将给出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至7题。6. What are the speakers talking about?A. Holiday plans. B. European cities. C. Health problems. 7. Where will Michelle be during the voca

3、tion（假期）?A. In London. B. At home. C. In hospital.听第7段材料，回答第8 至9题。8. Whats the woman doing?A. Giving a history lesson. B. Preparing a presentation. C. Working on a problem. 9. What will they probably talk about next? A. When Columbus discovered America. B. What the New World stands for. C. Who was t

4、he first European to discover America.听第 8段材料,回答第 10至 12题。10. Who will take care of Roger? A. His father. B. His mother. C. The woman. 11. How long will the man be away? A. A month. B. Nearly a week. C. Three days.12. What do we know about the woman? A. She is a teacher. B. She still works. C. She l

5、ikes children听第 9段材料,回答第 13至 16题。13. What will Jane and Helen do next weekend?A. Enjoy themselves with Susan. B. Go hiking in the mountains. C. Do some holiday shopping. 14. What is the probable relationship between the speakers? A. Close friends. B. Boss and clerk. C. Husband and wife.15. Who will

6、be likely to take charge of（负责） the outdoor activity? A. Helen. B. Susan. C. John. 16. How many people will probably go hiking?A.2. B. 3. C. More than 5.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. How long did Miss Brown teach the students? A. Two years. B. Three years. C. Four years.18. Why do students like Miss Browns

7、lessons?A. They are easy to follow. B. They are lively and interesting. C. She is not strict with the students.19. How do the students like Miss Brown?A. Clever and aggressive. B. Rude and strict. C. Kind and patient20. What do the students owe their progress to?A. Miss Browns help. B. The English e

8、xams. C. Theirhard work.第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A,B,C 和D）中，选出最佳选项。AOnce when I was a teenager, my father and I were standing in line to buy tickets for the circus. Finally, there was only one family between the ticket office and us. This family made a big impression on me. There wer

9、e eight children, all probably under the age of 12. You could tell they didnt have a lot of money. Their clothes were not expensive, but they were clean. The children talked excitedly about the clowns. It was clearly a very important day out for them. The father and mother seemed happy as they could

10、 be. The tickets lady asked how many tickets the father wanted, he proudly answered, “Please let me buy eight childrens tickets and two adults tickets, so I can take my family to the circus.” The ticket lady told him the price. The mans wife lowered her head. There was no longer a smile on the mans

11、face. He quietly asked, “How much did you say?” The ticket lady again told him the price. The man obviously didnt have enough money. But how could he tell his kids the bad news? Seeing what was happening, my dad took a $20 note from his pocket and dropped in on the ground. （We were not rich ourselve

12、s at all!） He then tapped the man on the shoulder and said, “Excuse me, sir, you dropped this.” The man understood my father was helping him. He picked up the money, looked straight into my dads eyes, and in tears replied. “Thank you. This really means a lot to me and my family.” Although we did not

13、 go to the circus that night, we didnt go out.21. Why does the writer say “Their clothes were not expensive, but they were clean” （ Paragraph 2）?A. To show how rich the family were.B. To show cheap clothes could be popular.C. To show how hard the mother worked.D. To show the children were well looke

14、d after.22. Why was the poor man unhappy after he spoke with the ticket lady?A. He had lost his money. B. His children were noisy.C. The tickets were sold out. D. The tickets were too expensive.23. Who did the $20 note belong to?A. The poor man . B. The writers father.C. The poor mans wife. D. The t

15、icket lady.24. Why was the poor man in tears at the end of the story?A. He found the money he lost. B. He wanted others to help him.C. He made his children unhappy. D. He was thankful for the kindness.25. Which of the following statements is probably true according to the passage?A. The poor man saw

16、 the circus that night. B. The two families became close friends.C. The writers father earned some money. D. The writer saw the circus that night.BEveryday, 340 million people speak it. One billion people are learning it and it is said that by 2050, half of the worlds population will be using it. Wh

17、at are we talking about? That global languageEnglish.The English language started in Britain in the 5th century. It is a mixed language. It was built up when German. Scandinavian and French invaders settled in England and created a common language for communication.Today it is the official language

18、of the UK, the USA, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, South Africa and Ireland as well as many islands in the Caribbean. Many other countries and regions use it for politics and business, for example, India. Pakistan, Nigeria and the Philippines. English is also one of the official languages of Hong K

19、ong.But global advertising and pop music mean that in most countries, you will see or hear some English. Thanks to McDonalds, we all know about burgers. fries and milkshakes. Songs by Madonna, Britney Spears and Celine Dion are in English. We can sing along, even if we do not understand what we are

20、singing!English is a messy （杂乱的） language. Every year, dictionaries include new words that talk about popular culture, for example, computer-related words such as blogging, downloadchatroom. Also included are words that teenagers use. Who does not know coolOK and “hello” ?Other languages also influe

21、nce English. Many English words come from French. Words like cafe and expressions like cest la vie （that is life） are all part of the English language. On the other hand, the French language includes English words like le weekendle camping. German words are also part of English. Words like kindergar

22、ten come from the German language.Recently, British people have become interested in yoga. But the word comes from an ancient Hindu language in India.26. The English language has a history of _.A. over 2000 years B. over 500 years C. over 1500 years D. over 1000 years27. The underlined expression “t

23、hanks to” can be replaced by _.A. because of B. thankful to C. not until D. as if.28. Which of the following statements is true about the language of English ? _A. It has been changing all the time.B. It has borrowed words from all the other languages.C. French words are used by the English because

24、dictionaries have French words.D. Singers and film stars have the greatest influence on language.29. How many people in the world are using English now?A. One billion people B. 340 millionC. almost all the people in the world. D. not mentioned above, but the number is growing rapidly.30. Many countr

25、ies and regions use it for politics and business except_.A. the USA B. Nigeria C. the Philippines D. NorwayCMy new teacher is cool. Her name is Paula, so we call her Miss Paula. The first time we met her she said we were going to be good friends and that good friends were always nice to each other.

26、Miss Paula has been teaching us a lot of things. Some of us used to get in trouble for talking in the hallway. Miss Paula says she cant change the rule that we cant make noise in the hallway but we can talk to each other. She is teaching us sign language. I already know how to say “hello” and “how a

27、re you” with my hands. Now we love it when we have to talk somewhere and we are always quiet except for a laugh or two.Miss Paula likes everybody even Sam and nobody likes Sam. He never does what hes told but now he is doing better. Miss Paula says every single of us is perfect and beautiful just th

28、e way we are. I guess that includes Sam.This week at school was really the best ever. I didnt even get in trouble when I thought I would, because I spilled（洒） milk on my homework and had to turn it in when it was still wet. Miss Paula just smiled and asked, “Whats this?” So I told her what happened.

29、 Miss Paula put it near the window to dry. She said the sun had been waiting for such an important job as this and would be happy to help us.Well, I have to go and get ready for bed now. I have school in the morning and I want to wake up early so I will have time to pick Miss Paula some flowers.31.W

30、hat do we know about Miss Paula?A.She changed the school rules. B. She uses sign language in class.C. She is very kind to her students. D. She is strict with the writer.32. According to Paragraph 4, Sam _ A. dislikes his new teacher B. has made some progress C. is often praised by Miss Paula D. is one of the writers best friends33. How did the writer probably feel when she handed in her homework? A.