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学年度无锡市东亭中学高一年级第二学期期中考试英语试题doc
2007-2008学年度第二学期期中考试高一年级英语试题
注意事项及说明:
1.考试前请将密封线内的项目填写清楚。
2.试卷分第一卷(选择题)和第二卷(非选择题)两部分,共120分,考试时间120钟。
3.选择题答案填涂到答题卡上,非选择题答案写在上。
考试结束时,只需交答题卡和答题纸。
第一卷(共79分)
听力测试(共两节,满分20分)
第一节(共5小题;每小题1分,满分5)
1.Howmuchdoesthewomanliketolistentofamouspeople’scomments?
A.Onlyalittle.B.Verymuch.C.Shedoesn’tsay.
2.Howcanthewomanfindoutifsomeadvertisementsaretrueornot?
A.Bytelephoningtheadvertisers.
B.Byaskingforherparents’opinions.
C.Bycheckingothersources.
3.Whatdowelearnfromthedialogue?
A.Thegirl’sunclehasbeenelectedPresidentofanislandcountry.
B.Theboyisgoingtoworkinthatfactory.
C.Thegirlherselfcandecidewhethershewillgotothatsmallfactory.
4.Whatdowelearnaboutthelecture?
A.Itwillbegiveninamulti-mediameetingroomonthesecondflooroftheteachingbuildingtomorrowafternoon.
B.Itwillbeaboutnewsandnewspaper.
C.Itwillbeabouthowtodealwithairpollution.
5.Whatdoesthemanwantthewomantodo?
A.Putsomefinishingtouchestothearticleforhim.
B.Rewritethearticleforhim.
C.Provideaheadlineforthearticle.
第二节(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)
听第6段材料,回答第6至8题。
6.Whathappenedatabouthalfpasttenthismorning,accordingtothemanspeaker?
A.Asmallgroupofnoisypeoplesatinfrontofafactoryanddidn’tallowtheworkerstogointothefactory.
B.Manypeoplegotinjuredandkilledinafightinfrontofafactory.
C.Agroupofpeopletriedtogetintoafactoryandgettheirmoneyback.
7.Whatdoweknowabouttheswitchesmentionedinthedialogue?
A.Theywereofpoorquality.
B.Theywereofgoodquality.
C.Someofthemwereofgoodqualityandsomeofthemwerenot.
8.WhenwilltheUSPresidentvisitthecity?
A.Nextweek.B.Nextmonth.C.Intwoweeks.
听第7段材料,回答第9至11题。
9.WhatwillClaire’sreportbeabout?
A.Charities.B.AIDS.C.Illnesses
10.WhoshouldClairetalktobeforeshewritesthereport?
A.Peopleonthestreet.B.Peopleintheoffice.C.Peopleinherfamily.
11.HowdoesClairefeelaboutwritingthisreport?
A.Excited.B.WorriedC.Shethinkstherewillbeproblems.
听第8段材料,回答第12至14题。
12.Wheredidthedemonstrationtakeplace?
A.Inthecitycenter.B.Atthepolicestation.C.Atafactory.
13.Whywerethedemonstratorsfrightened?
A.Becauseofthepollution.B.Thepolicewerearmed.C.Therewasafire.
14.Whowasinvolvedinthedemonstration?
A.Somelocalcitizens.B.Somefactoryworkers.C.Somechildren.
听第9段材料,回答第15至17题。
15.Whatcountryistheman’sfriendtravelingto?
A.China.B.India.C.USA.
16.Whyistheman’sfriendtravelingthere?
A.Tovisithisfamily.B.Forwork.C.Tofindhisspiritualside.
17.Whatwillhedoonhisreturn?
A.Retire.B.MakeaTVprogram.C.Writeareport.
听第10段材料,回答第18至20题。
18.Howmuchdoesitcosttoreadanewspaperonawebsite?
A.It’sfree.B.It’sverycheap.C.It’sveryexpensive.
19.Whydosomepeoplenottrustwebsites?
A.Theythinktheinformationiswrong.
B.Theythinkwebsitesdonotreflectwhatishappeninginthenews.
C.Theyaretooexpensivetoread.
20.Whycan’teveryonereadwebsites?
A.Becausecomputersareexpensive.
B.Becausesomecomputersdon’twork.
C.Becausetheyareonlyavailableinsomepartsoftheworld.
二、单选题(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)
21.Ona______coldnight,thelittlematchgirlwas______todeathinthestreetcorner.
A.frozen;frozenB.freezing;frozen
C.frozen;freezingD.freezing;freezing
22._______isafactthatEnglishisbeingacceptedasaninternationallanguage.
A.ThereB.ThisC.ThatD.It
23.Ihavereadthematerialseveraltimesbutitdoesn’tmakeany________tome.
A.meaningB.importanceC.senseD.significance
24.Thesuggestion________Tomgavemewasthatwe________atonce.
A.which;wouldstartB.that;wouldstart
C.what;shouldstartD./;start
25.Itwasthetrainingthathehadasayoungman_______ledtohissuccess.
A.thatB.itC.whoD.which
26._______wecan’tgetseemsbetterthan________wehave.
A.What;whatB.What;thatC.That;thatD.That;what
27.Mr.Liwasmade________managerofthecompanyto_______thedutiesofMr.Zhang,whowasretiringsoon.
A.a;takeupB.a;takeoverC./;takeupD./;takeover
28.A_______ofbeesinvadedthefootballfieldandstoppedthegame.
A.flockB.swarmC.herdD.crowd
29.Apoetandartist_______comingtospeaktousaboutChineseliteratureandpaintingtomorrowafternoon.
A.isB.areC.wasD.were
30.Notonly_________toustheimportanceofdoingtheworkbuttheyalsotoldusthebestwaytodoit.
A.didtheyexplainB.theyexplained
C.theyexplainD.hadtheyexplained
31.Everythingdependson________wehaveenoughexperience.
A.ifB.whetherC.whenD.that
32.Whenitwasmyturntogiveaspeech,Ifeltmyheart________sofast.
A.strikingB.knockingC.hittingD.beating
33.Ifyoudon’tknowthemeaningoftheword,youcan________inadictionary.
A.consultinB.lookupitC.refertoitD.lookitup
34.________Iwaswearingwarmclothes,Istillfeltmyfeetwerecoldand______myhandsached.
A.Despite;/B.Although;thatC.Despite;thatD.Although;/
35.---Let’sgotoamoviethisweekend.
---________.
A.Notatall.B.Nevermind.C.Whynot?
D.Whatofit?
三、完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分)
IoncethoughtIwouldbeaperfectparent.IttookmesixteenyearstolearnthatIcouldnotbe.IknowthatImade36mistakes.IfIraisedmy37again,Iwouldnotmakethose38.MaybeIwouldmake39ones,butIthinkIwoulddoabetterjob.
Iwouldtrytounderstandmy40towardsmychildren.Ioftendidwhatmyown41wouldhavedone.Iletmyteenage42Davidcomehomeearly.Hehatedthisrule.Hesawnoreason43it.Asagirl,Ihadtobehomeearly.Iwantedmysontodo44.
TodayIwouldthinkmoreabout45Iwantedthingsdoneinacertainway.MyfatherwassickwhenIwas46.Mysister,mybrother,andIwerequietat47.Wedidnotyellinanger.Wedidnotshoutfor48.Iwantedmychildrentobequiettoo.Inever49toask“why?
”
50washardformetoletmychildrenshowanger.Istoppedmychildrenwhen51startedtogetangry.NowIwouldtellmy52,“Itis53toshowlove.Itisallrighttoshow54.Yourfeelingsaregood.Iloveyou55whatyoufeel.”
36.A.some
B.few
C.any
D.no
37.A.hand
B.questions
C.demand
D.children
38.A.answers
B.ways
C.mistakes
D.friends
39.A.old
B.new
C.some
D.little
40.A.questions
B.love
C.mistakes
D.actions
41.A.children
B.belief
C.parents
D.strength
42.A.son
B.sister
C.young
D.daughter
43.A.at
B.for
C.by
D.of
44.A.thesame
B.alot
C.well
D.atonce
45.A.what
B.which
C.why
D.whom
46.A.taught
B.told
C.young
D.naughty
47.A.alltimes
B.notime
C.sometime
D.thetime
48.A.joy
B.anger
C.all
D.games
49.A.believed
B.worried
C.realized
D.stopped
50.A.It
B.I
C.There
D.Sometimes
51.A.parents
B.suddenly
C.had
D.they
52.A.parent
B.children
C.neighbour
D.brother
53.A.inall
B.men
C.agreed
D.right
54.A.love
B.anger
C.yourselves
D.around
55.A.nolonger
B.nomore
C.nowonder
D.nomatter
四、阅读理解(共12小题;每小题2分,满分24分)
A
Cantreestalk?
Yes---butnotinwords.Scientistshavereasonstobelievethattreesdocommunicatewitheachother.Notlongago,researcherslearnedsomesurprisingthings.Firstawillowtreeattackedinthewoodsbycaterpillarschangedthechemistryofitsleavesandmadethemtastelesssothatthecaterpillarsgottiredoftheleavesandstoppedeatingthem.Theevenmoreastonishing,thetreesentoutaspecialvapour---asignalcausingitsneighborstochangethechemistryoftheirownleavesandmakethemselvestastealsoterrible.
Communication,ofcourse,doesn’tneedtobealwaysinwords.Wecantalktoeachotherbysmiling,raisingourshouldersandmovingourhands.Weknowthatbirdsandanimalsuseawholevocabularyofsongs,soundsandmovements.Beesdancetheirsignals,flyingincertainpatternsthattellotherbeeswheretofindnectarforhoney.Sowhyshouldn’ttreeshavewaysofsendingmessages?
56.Whenattacked,awillowtreewillprotectitselfby___________.
A.changingitsleaves’chemistry
B.changingitsleaves’colour
C.talkingtocaterpillars
D.sendingaspecialvapour
57.Fromthepassageweknowthatcaterpillars___________.
A.likewillowtrees
B.enjoyeatingfallenleaves
C.feedonwillowtreeleaves
D.couldcommunicatewithwillowtrees
58.Accordingtothepassage,howdowillowtreescommunicatewitheachother?
A.Theytalkinwords.
B.Theysendaspecialvapour.
C.Theywavetheirleaves.
D.Theymakespecialsounds.
B
TimeTable
Lv.BostonAr.MidwayAr.NewYork
5:
10AMEx.Sun7:
00AM10:
45AM
7:
10AMDaily9:
00AM12:
45PM
9:
10AMEx.Sat.&Sun.11:
00AM2:
45PM
10:
00AMEx.Hol.11:
45AM……
1:
15PMDaily3:
15PM5:
45PM
3:
40PMEx.Hol.5:
40PM8:
15PM
5:
20PMDaily7:
20PM9:
55PM
59.Howmanytimesaweekdoesthe9:
10AMtrainarriveNewYorkfromBoston?
A.6times
B.5times
C.7times
D.2times
60.YouhavealuncheondateatMidwayonSaturday.WhattimemustyouleaveBostoninordernottobelate?
A.5:
00AM
B.7:
10AM
C.9:
10AM
D.10:
10AM
C
Let’sfaceit---Englishisacrazylanguage.Thereisnoeggineggplant(茄子)norhaminhamburger;neitherapplenorpineinpineapple.Englishmuffins(松饼)weren’tinventedinEnglandorFrenchfriesinFrance.Sweetmeatsarecandieswhilesweetbreads,whicharen’tsweet,aremeat.
WetakeEnglishforgranted.Butifweexploreitsparadox(似是而非的说法),wefindthatquicksand(流沙)canworkslowly,boxingringsaresquareandguineapigisneitherfromguineanorisapig.
Ifteacherstaught,whydidn’tpreacherspray?
Ifavegetarianeatsveget