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学年第一学期高一期中考试

上海市实验学校2013学年度

第一学期高一英语学科期中考试试卷

（考试时间：

90分钟）

I.Listening15%

PartAShortConversations5’

Directions:

InpartA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.

1.A.Itwasasuccess.B.Itwasnotsuccessful.

C.Heenjoyedit.D.Itwasnotmentioned.

2.A.$30.B.$100C.$50.D.$15.

3.A.Jill.B.Jim.C.Jacques.D.Paul.

4.A.ThemantelephonedMary.B.Themandidn'tcallMary.

C.Themandidn'twanttocallMary.D.Themanforgotit.

5.A.ShewillinviteJohn.B.Shewon’tinviteJohn.

C.Sheisnotsure.D.Shewillinvitehimlater.

6.A.Atarestaurant.B.Atastudio.C.Ataconcert.D.Atatheatre

7.A.Groceries.B.Gasoline.C.Medicine.D.Acar.

8.A.Tobringsomefoodtothetable.B.Tohelpherselftosomefood.

C.Tousethephoneonthetable.D.Tohelpherselftothetable.

9.A.Shedislikesfireworks.B.Shehasplansfortheevening.

C.Shedoesn'tfeellikegoingout.D.Shehastogettheatretickets.

10.A.Japan.B.Australia.C.Italy.D.Canada.

PartBPassages6’

Directions:

InpartB,youwillheartwoshortpassages,andyouwillbeaskedthreequestionsoneachofthepassages.Thepassageswillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichonewouldbethebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.

Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

11.A.Visitinghisteachersanddoingshopping.B.Collectinghispictures.

C.Buyinghisflightticket.D.Wanderingaboutintheairportbuilding.

12.A.Shirts.B.Gloves.C.Toys.D.Aclock.

13.A.Helefthissuitcaseintheairportbuilding.

B.Hecouldn'tenjoythebeautyoftheevening.

C.Hewassuspectedasaterroristandtakentoanairlineoffice.

D.Heintendedtovisitmoreteachersandbuymorepresents.

Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

14.A.Theycanstopplayinganytimetheylike.B.Theycantesttheirpersonalabilities.C.Theywanttopickabetterteam.D.Theydon'tneedrules.

15.A.Theyarenotinterestedingames.B.Theyfindchildren’sgamestooeasy.

C.Theydon'tneedareasontoplaygames.D.Theydon'tunderstandchildren’sgames.

16.A.Becausehecanbesomeoneotherthanhimself.

B.Becausehecanbecomepopularamongfriends.

C.Becausehefindsheisalwaysluckyingames.

D.Becausehelikestheplacewhereheplaysagame.

PartCLongerConversations4’

Directions:

InpartC,youwillheartwolongerconversations.Theconversationswillbereadtwice.Afteryouheareachconversation,youarerequiredtofillinthenumberedblankswiththeinformationyouhaveheard.

Blanks17through20arebasedonthefollowingconversation.

YOURIDEALPARTNER

Age:

Around17._______________.

Occupation:

18._______________.

Personality:

Relatively19._______________andfun-loving.

Hobbies:

20._______________sports,suchastennis.

Completetheform.WriteONEWORDforeachblank.

Blanks21through24arebasedonthefollowingconversation.

WhatisHarrods,thebiggestdepartmentstoreintheUK,famousfor?

Its21._______andEgyptianHall.

HowdopeoplefeelwhentheyareintheEgyptianHall?

Theyfeeltheyare22.__________.

HowdoesHarrodsgetmostofitspower?

Byproducing23._________itself.

HowisthebusinessduringtheJanuarysales?

Thereisanincreasein24._______.

Completetheform.WriteNOMORETHANTHREEWORDSforeachblank.

II.GrammarandVocabulary25%

SectionA

Directions:

BeneatheachofthefollowingsentencestherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheoneanswerthatbestcompletesthesentences.16’

25.Thismemorialhall______lateinthe1930sinmemoryofthisfamouswriter.

A.builtB.wasbeingbuiltC.wouldbebuiltD.wasbuilt

26.QingDynasty______formorethan200years.

A.existedB.hasexistedC.wasexistedD.hasbeenexisted

27.Thegirlwho___beautifuleyes_____aprizeinyesterday’ssingingcontest.

A.has…winsB.had…wonC.having…wonD.has…won

28.Thenewsthatvolunteerworkerswillgotohomesfortheaged______now.

A.isbeingtalkedaboutB.arebeingtalkedabout

C.isbeingtalkedD.arebeingtalked

29.Theybecamefriendsagainthatday.Untilthenthey______toeachotherfornearlytwoyears.

A.didn’tspeakB.hadn’tspoken

C.haven’tspokenD.haven’tbeenspeaking

30.Inthepastfewyears,__________muchimprovementinthetraffic.

A.therehasbeenB.therehashadC.therehavebeenD.therehadbeen

31.Herearesomeofthesuggestionsyouneed__________yourhair.

A.takingcareofB.tobetakenofC.totakecareofD.takecareof

32.You’dbettermakeanappointmentwithahairdressingsalonbeforeyouhaveyourhair_____.

A.cuttingB.tocutC.cutD.tobecut

33.Touristshavebeenrecentlygainedaccess___AngkorWatbyairand_____hashotelsnearby.

A.to…itB.of…thisC.to…whichD./…it

34.Whenthisboywasaskedtocopydownthesentencetentimes,hedidnothingbut

_____deeplywithablanklookonhisface.

A.sighB.sightC.signD.signal

35.Bodylanguageiswidelyusedto______ourfeelingsandemotionstoothersbymeansof

gesturesandposture.

A.carryB.fetchC.bringD.communicate

36.Debbie’ssmilingfacecanmakehercustomersfeel______soyouhavetoimprovetheway

_____youdealwithyourcustomers.

A.welcomed…/B.welcome…that

C.awkward…inthatD.embarrassed…inwhich

37.Thechild_______toothpasteoutofatube,________ittothetoothbrushandbegantobrush

herteeth.

A.applied…squeezedB.squeezed…appliedC.pressed…putD.stressed…place

38.Theeducationsystemwasoncethe______ofthecountry,butnowitseemstobe________.

A.proud…inruinB.pride…inruins

C.remains…fallingintoruinD.wonder…fallintoruins

39.Youshouldbewellaware_____thefactthatmostinterviewershaverichexperiencebecause

theyarein________positionintheircompanies.

A.of…olderB.on…youngerC.on…juniorD.of…senior

40._____thecoachwastwistingandturning_______thebumpycountryroad,thetravelersfelt

thattheywerepullingthemselvesapart.

A.As…alongB.While…awayC.When…offD.Until…in

SectionB

Directions:

Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.9’

A.conveyedB.standC.oralD.disagreementAB.guideAC.internationally

AD.raisedBC.accomplishedBD.intentionallyCD.expression

Eversincehumanshavelivedontheearth,theyhavemadeuseofvariousformsofcommunication.Generally,thisexpressionofthoughtsandfeelingshasbeenintheformof___41___speech.Whenthereisalanguagebarrier,communicationis___42___throughsignlanguageinwhichmotions___43___forletters,words,andideas.Touristsandthepeopleunabletohearorspeakhavehadtoturntothisformof___44___.Manyofthesesymbolsofwholewordsareverylivelyandexactandcanbeused___45___;spelling,however,cannot.

　　Bodylanguagesendsideasorthoughtsbycertainactions,either___46___ornot.Awinkcanbeawayofshowingthatthepartyisonlyjoking.Anodmeansapproval,whileshakingtheheadindicates___47___.

　　OtherformsofnonlinguisticlanguagecanbefoundinBraille（asystemof___48___dotsreadwiththefingertips）,signalflags,Morsecode,andsmokesignals.Roadmapsandpicturesignsalso___49___andwarnpeople.Whilelanguageisthemostcommonformofcommunication,othersystemsandtechniquesalsoexpresshumanthoughtsandfeelings.

III.Readingcomprehension30%

SectionA10’

Directions:

ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagestherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.

ThereisanEnglishsaying:

“Laughteristhebestmedicine.”Untilrecently,fewpeopletookthesayingseriously.Now,however,doctorshavebeguntolookintolaughterandthe_50_ithasonthehumanbody.Theyhavefoundthatlaughterreallycan_51_people’shealth.

Testswerecarriedouttostudytheeffectsoflaughteronthebody.Peoplewatchedfunnyfilms__52__doctorscheckedtheirheart,bloodpressure,breathingandmuscles.Itwasfoundthatlaughterhassimilareffectsto53exercise.Itdecreasesbloodpressure,theheartbeatandbreathing;italsoworksseveralgroupsofmusclesintheface,thestomach,andeventhefeet.Iflaughter54thebody,itmustbebeneficial.

Othertestshaveshownthatlaughterappearstobeabletoreducetheeffectofpainonthebody.Inoneexperimentdoctors55painingroupsofstudentswholistenedtodifferentradioprograms.Thegroupthattoleratedthepainforthe56timewasthegroupswhichlistenedtoafunnyprogram.Thereasonwhylaughtercanreducepainseemstobethatithelpstoproduceakindofchemicalsinthebrainwhichdiminish（减少）bothstressandpain.

Asa57ofthesediscoveries,somedoctorsintheUnitedStatesnowholdlaughterclinics,inwhichtheyhelptoimprovetheirpatients’conditionby58__themtolaugh.Theyhavefoundthateveniftheirpatientsdonotreallyfeellikelaughing,m