海南中学2013-2014学年第一学期期中考试

高 一 英 语 试 题

第一部分 听力(共两节，满分20分)

第一节(共5小题；每小题l分，满分5分)

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l0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. What’s the most probable relationship between the two speakers?

A. Host and guest. B. Waiter and customer. C. Husband and wife.

2. Where did this conversation take place probably?

A. At the hospital. B. At the airport. C. At the bank.

3. Why will the woman go to London?

A. To have a look at London. B. To go with her friend.

C. To spend the weekend.

4. What’s the rate of a single room with a bath?

A. $45 each day. B. $35 each day. C. $25 each day.

5. How is the weather now?

A. It’s snowing. B. It’s raining. C. It’s cloudy.

第二节 (共15小题;每小题1分，满分15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，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7题。

6. How often does the woman go to see her parents?

A. Once a week. B. Once a month. C. Twice a month.

7 .Why doesn’t the woman like walking through the streets?

A. It’s too cold. B. It is
too far. C. It isn’t interesting.

听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9题。

8. What is the man reading?

A. A magazine. B. A Chinese play. C. A newspaper.

9. Where are they going at the weekend?

A. Beijing Theatre. B. Beihai Park. C. Beihai Cinema.

听下面一段对话，回答第10至第l2题。

l0. Which season is it probably now?

A. Spring. B. Autumn. C. Winter.

11. What was the temperature last night?

A. 18 degrees below zero. B. 8 degrees below zero. C. 1.8 degrees below zero.

12. What can we learn from the conversation?

A. The two speakers may be colleagues.

B. The man didn’t drive his car today.

C. The man had been protecting his car very well.

听下面一段对话，回答第13至第l6题。

13. Why does the man talk to the woman?

A. He wants to invite her to spend a holiday with him.

B. He wants to give her some advice.

C. He wants to get some suggestions from her.

14. What is the most attractive thing in the invitation from the man’s friend?

A. The big house. B. Old friends. C. The boat.

15. What can we learn from the conversation?

A. Mike had intended to travel with Celia this holiday.

B. Mike had wanted to go to see a friend this holiday.

C. Celia had planned to go on a trip alone this year.

16. Why does Mike feel it hard to make the decision to accept the invitation?

A. He has not enough money for the holiday.

B. He does not want to hurt Celia’s feelings.

C. He does not like travelling very much.

听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20题。

17. What can make children get fatter?

A. Change their diet. B. Do special exercises.

C. Spend much time watching TV.

18. How much time do American children usually spend in watching TV and videos?

A. Four hours a day or more. B. Less than four hours a day. C. Not mentioned.

19. What is the proper time some children were persuaded to spend in TV viewing every day?

A. Less than one hour. B. About two hours. C. Four hours.

20. Why does watching TV increase kid’s weight?

A. Kids usually eat more and move less.

B. Kids no longer take part in outdoor activities.

C. Kids will enjoy having meals in front of the television.

第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分30分）

第一节：语法和词汇（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. We _____ him to give up smoking, but he wouldn’t listen.

A. persuaded B. managed

C. advised D. managed to advise

22. It being Sunday, rather than _____ at home, I prefer _____.

A. stay; to travel B. to stay; to travel

C. stay; travel D. to stay; traveling

23. There is no _____ with a high mountain standing behind my house.

A. view B. scene C. sight D. scenery

24. Though he has to _____ a hard time, he still holds a positive attitude towards life.

A. go through B. look through

C. come through D. see through

25. Ladies and gentlemen, the plane ______off. Please turn off your mobile phones and computers.

A. takes B. would take

C. has taken D. is taking

26. The doctor insisted that the boy _____ seriously ill and that he _____ on at once.

A. be; should be operated B. was; be operated

C. be; was operated D. was; was operated

27. Hearing the old man’s _____ experiences in Africa, we all couldn’t help ______ laughing.

A. amused; to burst out B. amusing; to burst into

C. amused; bursting into D. amusing; bursting out

28. We had intended (打算) to visit our relatives in Sichuan, but the earthquake happening there ______our plan.

A. damaged B. injured C. hurt D. ruined

29. Mike often tries to escape ______ fined whenever he breaks traffic regulations (规则).

A. having been B. being C. to be D. to have been

30. Whenever we are in ______ trouble, we should never lose ______ heart.

A. a; the B. /; / C. a; a D. /; the

31. Now their talks have reached a key stage ______ one side must give in to the other.

A. which B. that C. where D. how

32. Hearing the old man’s reports, the officer ______ from his seat and said that something must be done to ______people’s living standards(水平).

A. raised; rise B. rose; raise C. raised; raise D. rose; rise

33. He is ______. He always cares about others first.

A. is well thought of B. is thought high of

C. thinks well of D. is poorly thought of

34. All these gifts must be mailed immediately ______ in time for Christmas.

A. in order to have received B. in order to receive

C. so as to be received D. so as to be receiving

35. Safety? There is _______ thing as safety here now!

A. such not B. no such

C. not a such D. such no a

第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从36—55各题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

My father enjoys bike riding. Ever since I was little, I have always loved going biking with my dad. 36 , as I became a teenager, other things began to draw my 37 . Suddenly, it became important to do things with 38 . I just saw my dad every evening at home. Why did I have to devote my Sundays to all day bike trips with him? I was really not 39 in it. When my indifference（冷漠）hurt him, my father always kept 40 , but he would usually let me know 41 he was planning a bike trip in case I wanted to come with him.

It was a Sunday morning, and I was 42 low spirits. Two of my friends had gone to the movies without inviting me. Just then my father 43 my room.

“It is a beautiful day. Want to go for a 44 , today, Beck?” “Leave me alone!” I impatiently 45 . Those were the last words I said to him before he left the house that 46 .

Several hours later, the police called us, informing（告知） us that Dad had a traffic 47 . My father’s injuries were serious. It 48 several days before he could eventually （最后；终于） speak. Beside his bed I held his hand gently, 49 of hurting him. “Daddy... I am sorry...” “It’s okay, my dear. I’ll be okay.”

“No,” I said, “I 50 what I said to you that day. You know, that morning?”

“My dear, I don’t 51 anything about that day. I only remember kissing you good night the night before.” He managed a weak smile.

I felt 52 for my thoughtless remark（话语）, for I 53 wanted him to leave me alone in my heart. My teacher once told me that 54 have immeasurable（巨大的） power. They can hurt or they can heal（治愈）. And we all have the 55 to choose our words. I intend to do that very carefully from now on.

36. A. Therefore B. Instead C. besides D. However

37. A. attention B. sight C. effort D. energy

38. A. Dad B. friends C. teachers D. brothers

39. A. lost B. concerned C. interested D. attracted

40. A. silent B. busy C. asleep D. awake

41. A. where B. when C. how D. why

42. A. in B. above C. from D. under

43. A. left B. checked C. entered D. cleaned

44. A. ride B. walk C. picnic D. game

45. A. whispered B. warned C. announced D. shouted

46. A. noon B. morning C. afternoon D. evening

47. A. jam B. incident C. accident D. problem

48. A. took B. cost C. spent D. wasted

49. A. tired B. afraid C. aware D. fall

50. A. discuss B. think C. understand D. mean

51. A. envy B. forget C. remember D. like

52. A. tired B. excited C. careful D. regretful

53. A. often B. never C. even D. once

54. A. apologies B. promises C. smiles D. words

55. A. experience B. honor C. right D. desire

第三部分　阅读理解(共两节，满分30分)

第一节　(共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分)

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。

A

About ten men in every hundred suffer from color blindness in some way. Women are luckier; only about one in two hundred is affected in this matter. Perhaps, after all, it is safer to be driven by a woman!

There are different forms of color blindness. In some cases a man may not be able to see deep red. He may think that red, orange and yellow are all shadows of green. Sometimes a person cannot tell the difference between blue and green. In rare cases an unlucky man may see everything in shades of green －a strange world indeed.

Color blindness in human beings is a strange thing to explain. In a single eye there are millions of very small things called “cones”. These help us to see in a bright light and to tell difference between colors. There are also millions of “rods”, but these are used for seeing when it is near dark. They show us sh