浙江省杭州外国语学校2013-2014学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题

(考测范围：AEIM Book Level IV Unit 6-12)

考试须知：

英语试卷总分值100分，总答题时间100分钟。

本试卷分“试题卷”和“答题卷”，其中“试题卷”10页，“答题卷”2页。

所有客观题请用2B铅笔在“答题卷”相应的位置上涂黑，其它题答题一律用蓝色、黑色的钢笔、水笔或圆珠笔，否则无效。

I．听力 15% （共15题，每小题1分）

Part One Listen to ten short dialogues and answer questions 1-10. Each dialogue will be read only once. 10%

1. What are the speakers mainly talking about?

A. A fire B. A noise C. A room

2. When was the man supposed to board?

A. At 540 B. At 630 C. At 720

3. Whose party will the woman go?

A. John’s B. Joe’s C. Ann’s

4. Who owns the scarf?

A. The woman B. The bus driver C. The old lady

5. What does the woman suggest the man should do?

A. Put on his shoes B. Go to the concert C. Do experiments in the lab

6. Why does the man think the team lost the game?

A. The goal keeper didn’t play well.

B. He got injured during the game.

C. He didn’t take part in the game.

7. How does the woman feel about the man’s question?

A. Disappointed B. Puzzled C. Unhappy

8. What does the woman mean?

She forgot the plate had been broken.

The man doesn’t have to buy a new plate.

She can’t help the man look for a new plate.

9. What can we learn from the short dialogue?

A. Both the man and the woman are Mark Smith’s fans.

B. The man is not interested in the news.

C. Mark Smith’s biography is interesting to read.

10. What makes the man change his mind?

A. The demonstration. B. Tina’s being there. C. The light.

Part Two Listen to two long dialogues and answer questions 11-15. The dialogues will be read twice. 5%

Listen to dialogue 1 and answer questions 11and 12.

11. What was the cause of the air crash?

A. Bad weather B. Human error. C. Engine failure.

12. What can we learn from the conversation?

A. Only the pilots were alive.

B. The accident occurred in Argentina.

C. The traffic controller wasn’t speaking English.

Listen to dialogue 2 and answer questions 13 to 15

13. What was the land like when the man’s father bought it?

A. It had been opened up.

B. There were few animals on it.

C. There were many native animals on it.

14. How long did it take the land to have a great change?

A. 4 years B. 10 years C. 14 years

15. According to the man, what brought about such a great change?

A. The damaged environment.

B. The people living there.

C. The cats and the foxes.

II. 单项填空 10% （共10小题， 每小题1分）

从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

--- Wow! This piece of news was difficult to understand.

--- It was. I’ve just _______________- I mean, he was talking about science- but that’s all I understood!

A. got the gist B. made out C. understood a lot D. caught the gist of

17. It was estimated that 70% of the population ____ if food were not improved.

A. starve B. had starved C. were starving D. would starve

18. A barbecue is a social gathering, usually held outdoors, ______ food is cooked over an open flame.

A. that B. from which C. why D. at which

19. He did not regret saying what he did but felt that he ________it differently.

A. could express B. would express

C. could have expressed D. must have expressed

20. _______________was not the way the event happened.

A. Which the press reported B. That the press reported

C. What did the press report D. What the press reported

21. I had planned to get the work finished ahead of time, but I __________too busy.

A. was B. had been C. have been D. am

22. All the citizens here strongly insist those found ___________ “harmful” advertisements in the

streets _________punished strictly.

A. putting up; will be B. to put up; should be

C. being put up; shall be D. putting up; be

23. Ma Xiaotiao was born jumping and it inspired his father, a toy designer, to make a jumping doll that became a ___________all over the world.

A. sense B. sensibility C. sensation D. sensitive

24. He is constantly late for work, and yet nothing is ever said to him.?I don't know how he___________??it.

A. goes for B. gets away with C. takes off D. works out

25. --- I was cheated by David. I thought he was my best friend.

--- ____________________to make friends with this kind of person.

A. Let’s face it B. You are out of your mind

C. Beware of D. It’s none of your business

III. 完型填空 20% （共20小题， 每小题1分）

阅读下面材料，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

That holiday morning I didn’t have to attend school. Usually, on holidays, Mother 26 me to sleep in. And I would certainly take full advantage of it. On this particular morning, 27 , I felt like getting up early.

I stood by my window overlooking the 28 , having nothing better to do. But as it turned out, I was soon to learn about something 29 in life.

As I watched several people go by, get into their cars and go off, I 30 an old man on a bicycle with a bucket on its 31 and a basket of rags and bottles on its back-carriage. He 32 from one car to another, washing and cleaning them. From the water on the ground, it seemed that he had already 33 washing and cleaning about a dozen or more cars. He must have begun to work quite early in the morning.

Several thoughts 34 my mind as I watched him work. He wasn’t well-dressed. He had on a pair of shorts and a(n) 35 T-shirt. The bicycle he rode was not by any means the kind modern 36 would want to be seen riding on. But he seemed 37 with life. There he was, working hard at his small business, 38 at passers-by and stopping to chat now and then 39 elderly men and women on their way to the market nearby.

There was a noticeable touch of 40 in the way he seemed to be doing things— 41 the windscreen (挡风玻璃), then standing back to admire it; scrubbing (擦净) the wheels and 42 , standing back to see what they look like after the scrub.

It was a 43 to learn, I felt. At no age need one have to beg for a 44 if one has good health and is willing to work hard. For a while I felt 45 of myself. Young as I am—just sixteen, and there was this old man who must have been usefully engaged perhaps before the sun appeared above the horizon.

26．A．forces B．allows C．causes D．forbids

27．A．otherwise B．therefore C．however D．besides

28．A．parking lot B．bus stop C．school D．market

29．A．interesting B．surprising C．awful D．useful

30．A．noticed B．recognized C．called D．assisted

31．A．back B．handle C．wheel D．seat

32．A．searched B．left C．moved D．wandered

33．A．stopped B．started C．intended D．finished

34．A．crossed B．slipped C．disturbed D．inspired

35．A．attractive B．shiny C．simple D．expensive

36．A．repairmen B．businessmen C．drivers D．cyclists

37．A．busy B．content C．careful D．bored

38．A．waving B．looking C．laughing D．pointing

39．A．about B．for C．with D．like

40．A．worry B．respect C．sympathy D．pride

41．A．cleaning B．fixing C．replacing D．covering

42．A．still B．yet C．again D．soon

43．A．lesson B．subject C．skill D．fact

44．A．business B．living C．success D．right

45．A．tired B．doubtful C．fearful D．ashamed

IV. 阅读理解 30% (共20小题，每小题1.5分)

Read the following passages and choose the best answer from A, B, C or D.

A

Dear Anne,

I like your column very much. I met a girl four years ago at a gym. She was the one who originally approached me and we became good friends. Then one day, she made me really angry, so angry that I just left and we never saw each other again.

Looking back, I really regret ending things that way. It was a cowardly act on my part, but I had a terrible temper at that time and let the smallest thing get to me. Recently, I’ve started thinking about her again and I looked up her e-mail address. I thought about writing to say “Hi” and apologize for what I did but I’m not sure. She could still be angry with me, or maybe she has forgotten me. I feel very lonely and I want to see her again. What should I do?

Tom

Dear Tom,

She may still be angry with you, and she may have forgotten the friendship between you, but that doesn’t mean she doesn’t deserve an apology. Tom, how many of us have wished for the day that someone who treated us badly saw the light and finally owned up? But we rarely get that kind of expected result. So sure, e-mail her and say “Hi”.

Tell her you have been thinking about her and just want to apologize for getting angry and being a coward by walking out on her. But you should remember if she thinks you’re apologizing just because you are lonely, she might dismiss your sincerity. Therefore, don’t mention that. If she wants to see you again, she’ll make sure that happens.

Even if she doesn’t want to be your friend, I can assure you, she’ll appreciate the gesture. And it might make you think twice next time you get angry.

Anne

46. In the letter, Anne is probably ___________.

A. Tom’s friend B. Tom’s teacher C. a woman reporter D. a columnist

47. What is troubling Tom？

A. He can’t get in touch with his former friend.

B. He regrets letting his former friend leave him.

C. He doesn’t know whether to apologize to his former friend.

D. He is uncertain whether his former friend can forgive him.

48. Which of the following is what Anne advises Tom to do?

A. Tell her that he expects to see her again.

B. Express his sincere apology to her.

C. Tell her that he is very lonely.

D. Beg her to give him another chance.

49. Anne wants to tell Tom that ________.

A. an apology is better late than never

B. he should think twice before he gets angry

C. it’s no use crying over spilt milk

D. he should answer for his wrong doings

B

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