华宁高中2013年春季高一年级期中考试英语试题

第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）

第一节

听下面5段对话，每段对话后有一个小题，从题中的所给的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。

1．Where does the conversation take place?

A．In a hotel． B．In a post office． C．In a bank．

2．Which means of transport will the man take?

A．The bus． B．The taxi． C．The subway．

3．Why does the woman want to see Sean?

A．To cut his hair． B．To have her hair done．

C．To have coffee with him．

4．What does the woman think of Professor Johnson’s lectures?

A．They are fantastic． B．The are just so-so．

C．They are hard to follow．

5．What do we know about the woman?

A．She doesn’t have a computer． B．Her computer is the latest model．

C．She has fallen behind others at work．

第二节

听下面5段对话或独白，每段对话或独白后有一个小题，从题中的所给的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、7题。

6．Why is the girl nervous?

A．She has some difficulty preparing for a test．

B．She has no time to do her homework．

C．She hasn’t finished her homework．

7．What will the boy do next?

A．Work out the problem． B．Ring someone for help．

C．Hand in his homework．

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8．Why does the girl want to take up singing?

A．She likes meeting interesting people．

B．Her classmates asked her to do so．

C．She has the gift for singing．

9．What is the matter with the girl?

A．Her parents don’t support her． B．She was accepted by an arts college．

C．She doesn’t get along well with her parents．

10．What can we learn from the conversation?

A．The girl often does as her parents tell her．

B．The girl’s parents usually give in to her．

C．The boy prefers to take up performing．

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11．What does the man find interesting?

A．Playing music． B．Going to the movies．

C．Preparing food for his friends．

12．According to the man, what is a sport?

A．Playing on the computer． B．Playing a game with his friends．

C．Walking up and down his room．

13．What do we know about the man?

A．He usually takes a trip once a month．

B．He seldom goes travelling with his friends．

C．He often communicates with his friends online．

听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。

14．What is the woman doing?

A．Comforting the man． B．Giving suggestions．

C．Offering information．

15．How does the man think of doing exercise?

A．Tiring． B．Exciting． C．Unenjoyable．

16．Why shouldn’t the man eat too much too fast?

A．He would become exhausted． B．He would get stomachache．

C．He would put on weight．

17．What does the woman tell the man to do?

A．To be on a diet． B．To take vitamins regularly．

C．To feel like a young man．

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18．What can we learn from the talk?

A．There are seven million young people in America．

B．Americans have strong opinions about their lives．

C．Nearly half of the Americans are under 25．

19．What are American college students fond of especially?

A．Making a better life for everyone．

B．Being in charge of the nation．

C．Giving chances to everyone．

20．What do American college students find difficult to know much about?

A．The truth of their own lives．

B．Beliefs in American families．

C．The formation of American families．

第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节 单项填空（共10小题；每小题l分，满分l0分）

21．The captain all his soldiers before him, telling them to get ready for the fight.

A．selected B．elected C．gathered D．collected

22．He couldn’t afford the fare to Australia, so he worked his .

A．adventure B．cabin C．passage D．harbour

23．If he had his natural ability with hard work, he should have been very successful.

A．measured B．combined C．multiplied D．digested

24．My mother bought a new skirt for me at a yesterday.

A．pay B．discount C．cost D．bargain

25．—When she was at home alone last Saturday, my sister gave in to her by calling the number she saw on TV.

A．brain B．strength C．curiosity D．ability

26．As we all know, no one is perfect, and everyone has his own .

A．mistake B．weakness C．limit D．belief

27．You have to have a lot of when you are dealing with those naughty kids.

A．violence B．evidence C．patience D．silence

28．The top leaders of the two countries are holding talks in a friendly .

A．atmosphere B．state C．situation D．phenomenon

29．People try to avoid public transportation delays by using their own cars, and this creates further problems.

A．in short B．in case C．in doubt D．in turn

30．When asked, the man that he was going to retire.

A．cheered B．confirmed C．confused D．controlled

第二节 完形填空（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Rain was falling as my sister Jill and I ran out of the church, eager to get home and play with the 31 that Santa had left for us. Across the street was a gas station where the bus stopped. It was 32 for Christmas, but I noticed a family standing close to the locked door in an attempt to keep 33 .

We were on the way to our grandparents’ house for the Christmas dinner. We were approaching our destination（目的地） 34 my father U-turned in the middle of the road and said, “I can’t 35 it! They are standing in the rain. They’ve got children. It’s Christmas. ”

When my father 36 the gas station, he rolled down his window. “Merry Christmas. You are waiting for the 37 ?” Father asked.

The man said that they were. They were going to Birmingham, where he had a brother and 38 of a job.

“Why don’t you all get in the car and I’ll 39 you up there. ”

After they settled in, Father looked back over his 40 and asked the children if Santa had found them yet. Their sad faces gave him the 41 .

“Well, I didn’t think so,” my father said, “ 42 when I saw Santa this morning, he told me that he was having 43 finding all, and he asked me if he could leave your toys in my 44 . We’ll just 45 them first before I take you to your destination. ” All at once, the three children’s faces shone with 46 .

When we got out of the car at our house, the children 47 the front door and straight to the Christmas tree. One of the girls picked up Jill’s doll and 48 hugged it to her breast, and the other girl seized（抓住）something of mine.

All this happened many years ago, but the memory of it remains 49 . That was the Christmas when my sister and I learned the 50 of making others happy.

31．A．balls B．presents C．parcels D．trees

32．A. open B．familiar C．closed D．unexpected

33．A. clean B．energetic C．active D．dry

34．A．while B．when C．now that D．even if

35．A．understand B．admit C．deserve D．stand

36．A．pulled into B．drove away C．passed by D．looked at

37．A．truck B．brother C．bus D．driver

38．A．chances B．benefits C．emergencies D．discoveries

39．A．show B．seek C．bring D．drive

40．A．window B．head C．shoulder D．children

41．A．sympathy B．answer C．problem D．belief

42．A．because B．though C．as if D．so

43．A．pleasure B．trouble C．confidence D．suffering

44．A．company B．car C．shop D．house

45．A．recognize B．buy C．fetch D．find

46．A．doubt B．disappointment C．curiosity D．excitement

47．A．ran through B．stared at C．watched out D．looked through

48．A．shyly B．immediately C．quietly D．slowly

49．A．sensitive B．worthwhile C．fresh D．weak

50．A．joy B．award C．patience D．attention

第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

It was a cold December and Mrs. Bell wanted to do a lot of shopping. She waited until it was Saturday, when her husband was free, and she took him to the shops with her to pay for everything and to carry for her what she had bought. They went to a lot of shops, and Mrs. Bell bought everything she could think of.

She often stopped and said, “Look, Peter! Isn’t that beautiful?

“All right, my dear. How much is it?” answered Mr. Bell, and then he took money out to buy it for her.

It was almost dark when they came out of the last shop, and Mr. Bell was tired. He was thinking about a nice drink by the side of a warm fire home. Suddenly his wife looked up at the sky and said, “Look at that beautiful moon, Peter!”

Without stopping, Mr. Bell answered at once. “All right, dear. How much is it?” Then he took his wallet out of his pocket.

51．Mrs. Bell took her husband to the shops because ．

A．he liked beautiful things B．he liked to do shopping too.

C．she wanted him to pay money D．he was always free

52．Mrs. Bell bought in the shops.

A．nothing B．a drink

C．the most beautiful thing D．a number of things

53．Mr. Bell shopping.

A．was addicted to B．was thinking about

C．was tired of D．was very interested in

54．According to the last paragraph, we know Mr. Bell . A．wanted to buy the moon B．did not really know what his wife was saying

C．was a millionair D．did not like the idea of buying the moon

B

Many facts suggest that children are overweight and the situation is getting worse, according to the doctors. I feel there are a number of reasons for this.

Some people blame the fact that we are surrounded by shops selling unhealthy, fatty foods, such as fried chicken and ice cream, at low prices. This has turned out a whole generation of grown-ups who seldom cook a meal for themselves. If there were fewer of these restaurants, then probably children would buy less take-away food.

There is another argument that blames parents for allowing their children to become overweight. I agree with this, because good eating habits begin early in life, long before children start to visit fast food shops. If children are given fried chicken and chocolate rather than healthy food, or are always allowed to choose what they eat, they will go for sweet and salty foods every time, and this will carry on throu