江苏省宿迁市剑桥国际学校2013-2014学年度

高一年级第一学期期中考试英语试题

听力 （20分）

第一节（共5小题；每小题1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10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

1. Whose hometown does the man like better?

A. Tom’s. B. The woman’s C. Jack’s

2. What time is it?

A. 1:15. B. Earlier than 1:15. C. Later than 1:15.

3. What does the man mean?

A. He bought the dictionary with the money he dad.

B. He didn’t get enough money.

C. He didn’t like to buy the dictionary with his money.

4. What can we learn from this conversation?

A. The man enjoyed the match very much.

B. The man was too tired to watch the game.

C. The game was over before the man got home.

5. Who are the schoolmates?

A. The man and Jimmy. B. The man and Jean. C. The woman and Jean.

第二节：（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，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第六段材料，回答第6-7题。

6. How does the woman go to the place?

A. By bike. B. By bus. C. By taxi.

7. What can we learn about the woman?

A. She has walked more than two blocks.

B. She is in Nanjing Road now.

C. She is on the wrong street.

听第七段材料，回答第8-10题。

8. Where does the woman want to go?

A. To the cinema. B. To the zoo. C. To the hospital.

9. Which turning should the woman take ？

A. The first turning on left.

B. The first turning on her right.

C. The second turning on her left.

10. How far is the cinema?

A. Not more than100 yards. B. 100 yards. C. More than100 yards.

听第八段材料，回答第11-13题。

11. What is the possible relationship between the two speakers?

A. Friends. B. Teacher and student. C. Employer and employee.

12. What did the man use to be?

A. A worker. B. A teacher. C. A salesman.

13. How much was he paid for a month?

A.＄70 B.＄140 C.＄280

听第九段材料，回答第14-16题。

A. Go deer hunting . B. Go travelling. C. Go to visit big cities.

15. Why does the man decide to do this?

A. To see his friends B. To collect money. C. To amuse himself.

16. Whom will the man go with?

A. The woman. B. His family C. His friends.

听第十段材料，回答题17-20题。

17. How old was the boy?

A. 3 years old. B. 5 years old. C. 3 months old.

18.Why did the boy’s mother take him to see doctors?

A. Because he was deaf. B. Because he was dumb. C. Because he was blind.

19. What made the boy speak?

A. The good eggs. B. The strange eggs. C. The bad eggs.

20. How did the mother feel when she heard her son speak?

A. Very worried. B. Very happy. C. Very surprised.

Ⅱ 单项选择（15分）

21. Believe it or not, the work is a teenager.

A. in charge B. in charge of C. in the charge D. in the charge of

22. Do you have any difficulty informing all the students the news within two hours?

A. in; of B. of ; about C. with; of D. in; for

23. You’d better cut your hair short, our school doesn’t long hair.

A. approve of students wearing B. approve students to wear

C. approve students wearing D. approve of students to wear

24. you are, mistakes you’ll make.

A . more careful; fewer B. The more careful; the fewer

C. The more careful; the less D. The most careful; the fewest

25. The poor man insisted that he _____ not guilty and that he ____ at once .

A. was ; be set free B. be ; set free

C. was ; was set free D. should be ;set free

26. —Oh, my God! I forgot his phone number.

—What a pity! You it down on your notebook.

A. could have written B. should have written

C. must have written D. would have written

27. The new book 7 units, one main revision.

A. contains; including B. includes; containing

C. contains; containing D. includes; including

28. I don’t suppose anyone will volunteer, ?

A. do I B. don’t I C. will they D. won’t they

29. —Why didn’t you buy that pair of trousers?

—I disliked its pattern. Besides, the color didn’t me.

A. suit B. fit C. agree D. match

30. His plan ended in failure, so as a writer, he was complete failure.

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

31. During the Olympic Games many people served as volunteers, were young college students.

A. most of them B. more of which C. most of whom D. most of what

32. The camera was by his son, so he had to have it repaired.

A. hurt B. damaged C. wounded D. destroyed

33. Charles Babbage is generally considered the first computer.

A. to invent B. inventing C. to have invented D. having invented

34. This is the house windows face the south.

A. which B. what’s C. where D. whose

35. Anne couldn’t concentrate what he was doing while her family were watching TV.

A. to B. on C. for D. in

Ⅲ 完型填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

It was my birthday last Thursday. I decided to 36 by inviting a few friends out to supper. I chose a restaurant in a 37 part of town. It is one of my favorite restaurants because the food is good and the waiters are friendly. It is 38 ever crowded, because not many people know about it, so it is not usually 39 to book a table. In any case, Thursday is not a busy evening 40 .

When we entered the restaurant, we were surprised to find it completely 41 . I looked around but no 42 was free. One of the waiters recognized me. He came across and explained the situation. “A party of tourists came in about half an hour ago,” he said. “It was like an invasion (侵略). 43 the place was full! We can hardly manage (对付，应付).”

The waiter then pointed to a table in the corner. “The people there are about to 44 , ” he said. “Just hold on and you’ll 45 a place there.” He was right. Fifteen minutes later, the people 46 the corner table paid their 47 , got up and left. I led my friends across and we all sat down.

48 our table was almost out of sight. We tried to call the attention of the waiter 49 sent us there, but he, like all the other waiters, was 50 with the party of tourists. They ordered lots of food. At last, an hour later, the tourists were finishing their meal and looking very 51 with life. The waiter, now very tired, appeared at our table. I advised my friends about the best dishes and finally the waiter went off with our 52 .

A few moments later he returned to our table. We could tell from his face that he had 53 news for us. 54 a little sorry he told us that there was no meat 55 fish. “All we can offer you,” he said, “is an omelet (煎蛋卷) !”

36. A. remember B. celebrate C. memorize D. congratulate

37. A. quiet B. calm C. busy D. silent

38. A. hard B. often C. hardly D. always

39. A. necessary B. possible C. important D. certain

40. A. as before B. in fact C. as usual D. in all

41. A. empty B. full C. free D. quiet

42. A. person B. waiter C. table D. friend

43. A. peacefully B. Luckily C. Hopefully D. Suddenly

44. A. start B. leave C. end D. pay

45. A. find B. take C. wait D. see

46. A. by B. beside C. at D. near

47. A. money B. bill C. food D. drink

48. A. Luckily B. Fortunately C. Generally D. Unluckily

49. A. whom B. which C. he D. who

50. A. easy B. busy C. strict D. high

51. A. exciting B. tired C. pleased D. disappointed

52. A. dishes B. foods C. order D. advice

53. A. good B. valuable C. bad D. pleasant

54. A. Looking B. Seeing C. Remaining D. Finding

55. A. or B. and C. no D. also

Ⅴ 阅读理解（30分）

A

The air hostess (空姐) was in a small kitchen at the back of the plane, preparing the plates for lunch, when a little old lady came and spoke to her, “Could you please tell me,” she asked, “where is the ladies’ lavatory (厕所) in the plane?”

“Yes, madam,” said the air hostess and smiled. “It is right at the other end of the plane---at the front.”

The little lady went too far. She walked all the way to the front of the plane, opened the door in front of her, and saw the captain of the plane and the other officers. They were all busy with their work and did not see her. She went out again, shut the door and returned to the air hostess.

“Oh, didn’t you find it, madam?” the girl asked her. “Yes, I did,” said the little lady. “But there are four men in the ladies’ lavatory watching television.”

56. The story happened .

A. in the evening B. in the afternoon

C. in the morning D. at midnight

57. What were the four men doing when the little old lady opened the door?

A. They were busy working in the control room.

B. They were working while watching television.

C. They were watching television in the ladies’ lavatory.

D. They were enjoying themselves by watching television.

58. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. The air hostess was humorous (幽默的).

B. The old lady didn’t find the ladies’ lavatory.

C. The old lady was fooled by the air hostess.

D. There was no ladies’ lavatory in the plane.

B

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