湖南省怀化市怀化三中2013-2014学年高一上学期期中考试英语试题

时量：120分钟 分值：150分

第一部分 听力部分 (共二节，共30分)

第一节 听力理解 (共15小题；每题1.5分，共22.5分)

每段对话读两遍。

Conversation 1

1. Where does the conversation most likely take place?

A. In a clothing store. B. At a restaurant. C. In a supermarket.

2. What does the woman want to drink?

A. A cup of tea. B. A cup of coffee. C. A glass of milk.

Conversation 2

3. What time is it now?

A. 8:15. B. 8: 25. C. 9:00.

4. How will the speakers get to the station?

A. By car. B. On foot. C. By taxi.

Conversation 3

5. Why does the woman want to stay at home this weekend?

A. Because it’s cold.

B. Because she wants to have a rest.

C. Because she has a lot of homework to do.

6. What is the man going to do?

A. He is going to the movies. B. He’s going to watch TV. C. He’s going to do some reading.

Conversation 4

7. When did the woman buy the T-shirt?

A. This morning. B. Yesterday morning. C. Yesterday afternoon.

8. Why does the woman want to change it?

A. It’s too large. B. It’s too small. C. She doesn’t like the color.

9. What size of the T-shirt does the woman want?

A. Size S. B. Size M. C. Size L.

Conversation 5

10. How many children are there in the man’s family?

A. Five. B. Two. C. Four.

11. Where does the man come from?

A. London. B. Beijing. C. New York.

12. What does the man’s mother do?

A. She is a waitress. B. She is a painter. C. She is a teacher.

Conversation 6

13. How long has the woman lived there?

A. 12 years. B. 20 years. C. 2 years.

14. How much is the house?

A. $200,000. B. $20,000. C. $2,000,000.

15. Why does the woman want to sell the house?

A. She wants to buy a small bookstore.

B. She wants to move to Sydney.

C. She is tired of living there.

第二节 笔录要点（共5小题；每小题1.5分，共7.5分）

听下面一段材料，将第17至20小题的信息补充完整，每小题不超过三个单词。

本段材料读两遍。

My Reading Hobby



Things I like to read

I enjoy comic books, because they’re light reading and the 16._________ aren’t very long.

I like reading 17. _________ because I am a real sports fan.

I like to read newspapers when I have breakfast.

I’ve become interested in 18. _________ recently.



Benefits of reading

It keeps me informed about what is happening 19. _________.

It is a good way for me to 20. _________.





第二部分 知识运用 (共三节，共45分)

第一节：单项填空 （共15小题；每小题1分，共15分）

21. Going to ______ British high school for one year was _____ very enjoyable and exciting experience for me.

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

22. We meet on the last Friday of every month to talk about poems and poets ______ we like.

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

23. ______ he has been so rude to us, I feel like we have to punish him or he won’t respect us.

A. Now that B. In case C. Although D. Even if

24. In 2004, he went to Oxford University __________ he became interested in Chinese culture.

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

25. Our club is much ___________ just music.

A. less than B. other than C. more than D. rather than

26. We also had different students in some classes, so ______was a struggle to remember all the faces.

A. it B. this C. that D. one

27. Now I regret ______ those weight-loss pills.

A. took B. taking C. taken D. to take

28. The pills really work! I __________ 7 kilograms in the last two months!

A. lose B. lost C. am losing D. have lost

29. I used to go to the gym three times a week, but I don’t _______ any more.

A. work on B. work at C. work out D. work for

30. I think you look great as you are. You shouldn’t be _________ about your weight.

A. excited B. confused C. frightened D. embarrassed

31. Daniel has his arms ______ and looks upset.

A. cross B. crossed C. to cross D. crossing

32. Many teenagers feel lonely, __________ no one understands them and the changes they are going through.

A. as if B. like if C. because of D. for that

33. Upon ________ his studies, he started travelling in China.

A. finish B. finishing C. he finished D. finished

34. We shouldn’t be ashamed of the way we look, ____________?

A. should we B. shouldn’t we C. do we D. don’t we

35. I sat next to a girl __________ name was Dianna.

A. that B. which C. who D. whose

第二节 完形填空（共12小题；每小题1.5分，共18分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的选项。

Richard’s father died when he was five. Later on he 36 his mother again. The poor boy had to live on his own, so he went to work for a rich farmer, who paid him nothing except food and clothes. An old woman felt 37 for him and often helped him. The boy wanted to go to 38 very much, but he had no money. But he never gave up and found some old books near the school and 39 himself to read and write.

There was a narrow path（小路） between two mountains which connected the village and the town. One morning people 40 there was a big stone on the path. It brought them difficulty: they had to cross the mountains to the town, or they had to move it away. 41 the stone weighed at least thirty tons and even the strongest young man couldn’t move it. They 42 for a long time, but nobody knew what to do.

Richard looked at it carefully for a while and said, “I have a 43 to move it away.” But 44 people believed him. Some villagers even laughed at him. The night fell and people went back. Only the boy stayed there. To their surprise, the villagers found the stone was 45 the next morning. They didn’t know who had moved it away. The old woman said Richard had done it all by himself.

“How could he?” the rich farmer called out, “He’s 46 fifteen! He couldn’t move it at all!”

“He dug(挖掘) a big hole beside the stone.” said the old woman, “and then he could 47 push it into the hole!”

Looking at each other, the villagers couldn’t say a word.

36. A. lost B. loved C. supported D. helped

37. A. angry B. proud C. sorry D. excited

38. A. town B. mountain C. school D. bed

39. A. asked B. taught C. agreed D. caused

40. A. found B. believed C. asked D. counted

41. A. For B. So C. And D. But

42. A. cried B. stayed C. played D. discussed

43. A. book B. question C. text D. way

44. A. few B. most C. many D. some

45. A. broken B. heavier C. gone D. smaller

46. A. mainly B. only C. nearly D. already

47. A. excitedly B. easily C. luckily D. happily

第三节：完形填词（共8小题；每小题1.5分，共12分）

根据短文内容，填入适当的词，每空只能填一个单词。

Mom and Dad arrived back from vacation a day earlier 48._______ expected. They could 49. _______ wait to surprise the boys but found the house was in a mess with garbage all over the places. Their dog, Spot, was tired 50. _______ hungry. But the money for dog food was gone. So they shouted at their elder son Daniel. Daniel felt angry 51. __________ he wasn’t given a chance to tell the truth.

In fact, 52. _________ their parents were away from home, their dog fell ill. The boys used the money to take it to the hospital and they had no time to clean the house.

Daniel shouted and ran into 53. _______ bedroom. He shut the door angrily. Daniel’s younger brother Eric advised him to explain everything to their parents. Daniel didn’t think they deserved an explanation, saying that why they didn’t ask him what happened instead of shouting at him.

Mom felt that there may be a reason 54. _______ the house was a mess and they may be too hard on Daniel. 55. _______, Dad said that Daniel was too rude and should be punished.

第三部分 阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，共30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A

I will never forget the lesson about my window. Four years ago, I moved to a house in a large town. One of my new neighbors’ house was only a few feet away from mine. There lived a woman. Through one of my windows, I could see her reading by her window every afternoon.

Several months later, I found I couldn’t see the woman clearly. I thought her window was too dirty. I said to myself, “Why doesn’t she clean her window? It looks terrible!”

One afternoon, I decided to clean my house including the window. I felt tired after three hours of hard work. So I sat down by the window for a rest. What a surprise! I could see the woman reading there clearly again! By that time, I realized that my own window was too dirty, not hers! I really felt ashamed for myself. I had been watching her through my dirty window in the past days!

The experience is very important for me. So I try to clean the window of my heart before judging others.

56. How long has the writer lived in the house according to the passage?

A. One years B. Two years. C. Three years. D. Four years.

57. What did the woman do every afternoon?

A. Read by her window. B. played tennis on the grass.

C. Danced in her house. D. sang in front of the house.

58. The writer couldn’t see the woman clearly because ______________.

A. the writer’s window was dirty B. the woman’s house was too far

C. the woman didn’t open her window D. there was something wrong with his eyes.

59. The underlined word “ashamed” means _________________.

A. 高兴的 B. 放松的 C. 羞愧的 D. 自豪的

60. According to the passage, the writer has learnt how to __________________.

A. clean the house B. judge others C. help neighbors D. learn English

B

When Ben Franklin was only a boy, he always wanted to know about things. He was always asking his father and brothers ‘What?’ and ‘How?’ and ‘Why?’

They couldn’t always tell him what he wanted to know．

When they couldn’t tell him, Ben tried to find out for himself．

Many times Ben did find out things that no one knew before. The other boys would say, ‘That is Ben Franklin! He’s always finding out something new!’

Ben lived close to the water. He liked to go there to see the boats. He saw how the wind blew them across the water．

One day Ben said to himself: ‘Why can’t the wind help me float acr