江苏省扬州师范大学附属中学2013-2014学年度第一学期期中考试

高 一 英 语

本试卷分五部分 满分120分 考试时间120分钟。

第Ⅰ卷（共 81分）

第一部分： 听力 (共两节，满分16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。每段对话仅读一遍。

Where are the speakers talking?

A. In the living room. B. In the bedroom. C. At a furniture store.

How many friends is the man waiting for?

A. Three. B. Four. C. Five.

How much should the man pay for the tax?

A. 8 dollars. B. 5 dollars. C. 4 dollars.

What will the woman bring to the party?

A. Nothing. B. Some snacks. C. Some drinks.

What does the woman want to be?

A. A singer. B. A director. C. An actress.

第二节（共11小题；每小题1分，满分11分）

听下面4段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从每题所给的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6段材料，回答第6至7题。

What does Mr. Green do?

A. A manager. B. A professor. C. A doctor.

When can the man meet Mr. Green?

A. On Tuesday morning. B. On Tuesday afternoon. C. On Wednesday afternoon.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

Where are the kids?

A. At school. B. At Miller’s home. C. In the kitchen.

Why does the woman get a chance to relax?

A. A festival is coming. B. Her birthday is coming. C. John will look after kids for her.

What is the relationship between the speakers?

A. Friends. B. Neighbours. C. Husband and wife.

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

What are they doing?

A. Playing a puzzle game.

B. Doing a job test.

C. Having an interview.

What isn’t Jennifer good at?

A. Focusing well.

B. Dealing with stress.

C. Getting on with others.

How does Jennifer feel about the result?

A. Surprised. B. Disappointed. C. Worried.

听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。

Where are they now?

A. In Los Angeles. B. In New York. C. In San Francisco.

Why does the woman want to take a bus?

A. It’s more convenient. B. It’s much cheaper. C. They can go sightseeing on it.

What are they going to do next?

A. Travel by subway. B. Go for a walk. C. Leave the subway station.

第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分35分）

第一节：语法和词汇知识（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，并填涂到答题卡上。

17. As _____ matter of fact, you can’t expect to lose _____ weight simply by going on _____ diet.

A. a, the, 不填 B. the, the, a C. a, 不填, a D. the, 不填, 不填

18. The efforts he has devoted during the past few years ______ the children in the remote areas have

achieved a lot; several children have been admitted to key universities.

A. to teach B. to teaching C. teaching D. in teaching

19. I don’t know what _____, but from their serious expressions I guess it must be an important problem.

A. has discussed B. is discussed C. is being discussed D. has been discussing

20. Although his present was’t worth too much, I still appreciated it very much. In my view, it’s the

thought that ______.

A. counts B. works C. comforts D. deserves

21. The most crowded part in a city is usually the city center, ______ many shopping malls and office

buildings.

A. which lie B. which lies C. where lie D. where lies

22. The machine might break down someday in the future, _____, you can dial this number for help.

A. in that case B. in whose case C. in which case D. in what case

23. —Linda didn’t invite us to her party. —______? I don’t care.

A. So what B. For what C. How come D. Now what

24. Last week we visited the farm ______ fruit was popular all over the world.

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

25. ______ is often the case, watching English films can be a fun experience and useful for English

learning.

A. As B. What C. When D. It

26. The animal walked very slowly and hard, _____ it had been seriously hurt on one leg.

A. even if B. as if C. now that D. only if

27. The Chinese government has made the Mid-Autumn Festival a legal holiday, people will have a day off.

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

28. With all teeth ______, the old man had a limited variety of choices on his diet.

A. going out B. staying out C. working out D. falling out

29. Now I will announce the news that just yesterday, I said yes to that man who _____ me to marry him

a thousand times during the past five years.

A. asked B. has asked C. has been asking D. had been asking

It’s the third time that you have been unable to answer the same question, ______?

A. is it B. isn’t it C. have you D. haven’t you

31. —I like playing basketball but this morning I wouldn’t like to. —______.

A. So it is with me B. So do I C. Nor do I D. So would I

第二节 完型填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

I became a gardener when I was twelve. My early__32___of gardening may not have started from my love for nature. It was to ___33____my parents.

At that time, we had a big yard in which a beautiful maple tree stood. But my mother often looked with __34___at this work of natural art. Those golden leaves seemed like tons of garbage to her, “something else to ___35___!” Seeing the neighbors busy with gardening, my father ever thought it a waste of time.

At that age, I always did something___36___to whatever my parents did! If gardening was something they found____37___,I would plant a garden!

I planted some lily（百合花）seeds under the ground. But they failed to ___38___.I continued to plant sunflower seeds and roses, Wild ____39_____joy,I found the first rose bloom（开花）.One by one, the flowers bloomed their heads off.___40___,I was touched by this land of wonder.

___41___,my parents showed no interest in my garden. My father even___42___at me because he found it was ___43____to move around my garden to the driveway. To my mother’s ___44__,I put her vase my real roses which, in her eyes, were simply weeds(杂草)____45___flowers.

Not caring about their ____46___,I kept on planting my garden and ____47___to enjoy the pleasure gardening. Plants make such good companions: they breathe, they bloom, they____48____to care and love.

It has been many years since I made my first garden out of my desire to ____49___my parent. Today I become known as Mrs. Greenthumbs, teaching gardening and hosting a gardening show which makes my parents feel very__50__.And now I could say it is my love for____51___that makes me a real gardener.

32. A. memory B. dream C. idea D. devotion

33. A. please B. change C. help D. annoy

34. A. disapproval B. satisfaction C. concentration D. embarrassment

35. A. stay up B. mix up C. clean up D. come up

36. A. equal B. available C. different D. opposite

37. A. painful B. valuable C. upsetting D. enjoyable

38. A. come up B. break out C. hold on D. go through

39. A. to B. with C. in D. by

40. A. Regularly B. approximately C. Mostly D. Finally

41. A. Instead B. However C. Therefore D. Besides

42. A. shouted B. laughed C. skipped D. sighed

43. A. splendid B. troublesome C. wise D. dangerous

44. A. sadness B. displeasure C. delight D. regret

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

46. A. complaints B. encouragement C. confusion D. pressure

47. A. protended B. tended C. continued D. struggled

48. A. prefer B. turn C. respond D. lead

49. A. defend B. satisfy C. respect D.challenge

50 .A. proud B. comfortable C. strange D. disappointed

51. A. freedom B. life C. growth D. nature

第三部分：阅读理解

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

A

A young, dark haired woman appeared in the doorway.

“Good morning, children! My name is Mrs. Murray. I am replacing your regular teacher,” she said, as she wrote her name on the blackboard. “I will enjoy getting to know each of you personally, over the next few months.”

The children in the class remained silent, as this was totally unexpected.

“Come on, someone say something,” she thought nervously. The children were too quiet.

“This probably won’t last long,” she thought, smiling kindly at them. Grade Three students were normally very lively and seldom, if ever silent. “If you have problems, please come to me. I will help you.”

The children gradually began to relax, but not one of them spoke.

“How can I get them to accept me?” she wondered. Suddenly, she had an idea.

“Your first homework will be to write a new song. To make it even more exciting, challenging and fun for everyone, it must be a new love song for Valentine’s Day. The winner will be awarded a prize, at our class party.”

The children looked amazed, but pleased.

“You may sing your new song, or play it with a musical instrument.”

As if something had suddenly awakened the children, the silence in the room ended suddenly.

“A love song?” a boy asked, smiling sweetly, at his new teacher.

“We each have to write one,” said a dark haired girl, “We never had to do that before.”

“And perform it too!” a red haired boy responded, laughing aloud. “I love it! Me, sing a love song?”

“Want to know what the first prize will be?”

Immediately, every hand in the room went up.

Mrs. Murray reached into her handbag and pulled out a harmonica（口琴）.

“What do you think of this?” She waited.

“I am also a music teacher, so I will be able to help you write your new love songs.” added Mrs. Murray, smiling at her new students. Obviously, her smile and intelligent idea about the homework impressed e