江苏省邗江中学2014—2015学年度第一学期高一英语期中试卷

命题人：肖俊 王如珍

第Ⅰ卷 ( 选择题 )

第一部分：听力（共两节, 满分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。每段对话仅读一遍。

1. Which sport does the woman like?

A. Boating. B. Skating. C. Swimming.

2. What does the woman mean?

A. None of the students here play table tennis.

B. Some students play table tennis.

C. All the students play table tennis.

3. How many yards will the woman have to walk to the Castle?

A. 40. B. 400. C. 4000.

4. Where does the man want to go?

A. To the station. B. To the supermarket. C. To a tall building.

5. How often does the man’s family go out?

A. Twice a month. B. Once a week. C. Once a month.

第二节 （共15小题；每小题1分, 满分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6段材料, 回答第6至7题。

6. At what time will the man have breakfast?

A. Six o’clock. B. Seven o’clock. C. One o’clock.

7. What doesn’t the man do in the afternoon?

A. Watch TV. B. Have sports. C. Sweep floors.

听第7段材料, 回答第8至9题。

8. What are they talking about?

A. Hobby. B. Camera. C. Stamps.

9. What do the two speakers have in common（有相似之处）?

A. Taking pictures. B. Collecting stamps. C. Swimming.

听第8段材料, 回答第10至12题。

10. What is the relationship between Mrs. Black and the man?

A. Hostess and guest. B. Husband and wife. C. Mother and son.

11. What was the weather like when they had the picnic?

A. Terrible. B. Rainy. C. Lovely.

12. Where did they have the picnic?

A. In the mountain. B. On an island. C. Just outside their house.

听第9段材料, 回答第13至16题。

13. What kind of room did the man want?

A. A single room with a bath. B. An inside room without a bath.

C. An outside room without a bath.

14. Which room was cheaper?

A. An inside room with a bath. B. An outside room with a bath.

C. An outside room without a bath.

15. How much did the man pay for the room?

A. 80 dollars. B. 70 dollars. C. 17 dollars.

16. How long did the man plan to stay?

A. One night. B. Two nights. C. Three nights.

听第10段材料, 回答第17至20题。

17. How did Mr. Black go to work every day?

A. By train. B. By bus. C. On foot.

18. Where was the poor man?

A. In the man’s office. B. Near a bridge. C. At the station.

19. What did Mr. Black always do when he passed the poor man?

A. He bought some matches from him. B. He gave him some money.

C. He gave a sad look at him.

20. What is true according to the passage?

A. Mr. Black was not really kind. B. The poor man was really blind.

C. The poor man’s dog was blind.

第二部分 英语知识运用

第一节 单项填空 (共20小题, 每小题1分, 满分20分)

21. As a class teacher, I don’t really approve ________.

A. students to have long hair B. students had long hair

C. of students to have long hair D. of students having long hair

22. The school canteen has announced that some new dishes will become _____ to our students.

A. academic B. available C. attractive D. psychological

23. Harry Potter, for _____ life had once been very difficult, achieved great success and finally beat Voldemort.

A. whose B. whom C. that D. him

Mr. Green has two sons, and one of ______ is working as a bus driver now.

A. who B. whom C. them D. Whose

I don't know the reason ______ you were absent from the meeting, but I'm sure someone will tell me the reason ________ you haven't told me.

A. why; that B. that; why C. Because; which D. of which; that

26. This situation ________. Which of the following is WRONG?

A. deserves a further discussion B. is worth further discussing

C. deserves being further discussing D. deserves to be discussed further

27. As time went on, the police _______ their search for the _______ student.

A. handled up; missed B. defended up; losing C. stepped up; missing D. stayed up; lost

28. All the books that have been contributed by the neighborhood are said ________ to the

city public library the other day.

A. being sent B. to be sent C. having been sent D. to have been sent

29. --- We haven’t heard from her for a long time.

--- What do you suppose _________ to her?

A. was happening B. to happen C. has happened D. having happened

30. Joan spent as much time as she ________ me with my maths while I was in China.

A. could to help B. to help C. could helping D. helped

31. --- Miss Yuan, you promised!

--- Well, ____________. But it was you broke your word first.

A. so was I B. so did I C. so I was D. so I did

32. In the time of economic crisis, every coin _________ a lot.

A. values B. important C. worth D. counts

33. We have no idea what ____ the sports exercises will have _____ human body in the future.

A. cause; on B. effect; upon C. affect; in D. affect; upon

34. Doctor Wang, who ____ western medicine for six years in New York, is now working in a famous hospital in Shanghai.

A. had studied B. studied C. has studied D. is studying

35. A new ________ bus service to Yangzhou-taizhou Airport started to operate two months ago.

A. normal B. usual C. regular D. common

36. The artist made up his mind to devote all he could his English before going abroad.

A. improve B. to improve C. to improving D. improving

37. For many cities in China, there is no room to spread out further, _______ Yangzhou is an example.

A. for which B. in which C. of which D. from which

38. You should make it a rule to leave things _______ you can find them again.

A. when???? B. where???? C. in which???? D. there

39. --- Did you arrive at the stadium early yesterday afternoon?

--- Yes. It was not yet 2 o’clock I got there.

A. that B. before C. until D. when

40. I don’t think the risk they took ______ the poisonous snake is worthwhile.

A. being caught B. of catching C. caught D. to be caught

第二节 完型填空（共20小题；每题1分，满分20分）

Jane walked into the hospital and shivered (寒颤). She did not like them because ___41___ were always so cold, and everything in them was so white. Unwillingly, she ___42___ her mother and father into her grandmother’s room. Up to her chin in blankets, her grandmother looked small and ___43___. Jane saw a tube in her grandmother’s arm and all types of machines beside her.

Her mother gently kissed her grandmother on the cheek, ___44___ Jane was afraid to get too close. Her grandmother smiled at her and ___45___ for her to come closer, and ___46___ Jane walked over and took her grandmother’s hand. “Hi, Sweetie,” said her grandmother. “Don’t be ___47___ by all these machines. It’s still me.”

The nurse came in to ___48___ on her grandmother. She used a thermometer(温度计) to take her grandmother’s ___49___ and a stethoscope (听诊器) to listen to her heart. Jane found everything the nurse did for her grandmother extremely ___50___. She asked about the medical instruments, and the nurse ___51___ how they were used. Jane was all ears, examining each instrument carefully.

The nurse was really ___52___ toward her grandmother. She softened her pillows (枕头)and made sure she was ___53___ comfortably. She supplied her with ___54___, food, and reading materials. Jane could see what a positive ___55___ the help had on her grandmother. She asked, “Do you enjoy being a nurse?” “Yes, I love taking care of people,” the nurse replied, “and I find it ___56___ to watch people get better. It’s exciting to be a part of all these different people’s lives.”

As the nurse left the room, Jane ___57___ at her grandmother and her parents. She was filled with excitement as she ___58___ herself attending Nursing School and learning to care for sick people. For the first time, she didn’t ___59___ being in a hospital. She was starting to like the smell and the white walls of the hospital. They were ___60___ of people trying to help other people.

41. A. patients B. nurses C. doctors D. hospitals

42. A. followed B. led C. showed D. invited

43. A. angry B. kind C. weak D. young

44. A. so B. or C. for D. but

45. A. headed B. longed C. gestured D. looked

46. A. rapidly B. immediately C. surprisingly D. hesitantly

47. A. frightened B. unsatisfied C. discouraged D. disappointed

48. A. visit B. call C. meet D. check

49. A. hand B. temperature C. blanket D. tube

50. A. meaningful B. useless C. perfect D. interesting

51. A. explained B. wondered C. learned D. promised

52. A. hopeful B. special C. attentive D. serious

53. A. recovering B. laying C. sitting D. resting

54. A. machines B. water C. pillows D. support

55. A. behavior B. effect C. attitude D. experience

56. A. tiring B. painful C. satisfying D. amusing

57. A. stared B. laughed C. waved D. smiled

58. A. imagined B. found C. admitted D. enjoyed

59. A. forbid B. love C. mind D. regret

60. A. signals B. signs C. marks D. images

第三部分 阅读理解（共12小题；每小题2分，满分24分）

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Argentina in the late nineteenth century was an exciting place. Around 1870,it was experiencing an economic boom(繁荣), and the capital, Buenos Aires, attracted many people. Farmers, as well as a flood of foreigners from Spain and Italy, came to Buenos Aires seeking jobs. These jobs didn′t pay well, and the people felt lonely and disappointed with their new life in the city. As the unhappy newcomers mixed together in the poor parts of the city, the dance known as the tango(探戈舞)came into being.

At the beginning the tango was a dance of the lower classes. It was danced in the bars and streets. At that time there were many fewer women than men, so if a man didn′t want to be left out, his only choice was to dance with another man so that he could attract the attention of the few available women. Gradually, the dance spread into the upper classes of Argentinean society and became more respectable.

In Europe at this time, strong interest in dance from around the world was beginning. This interest in international dance was especially evident in Paris. Every kind of dance f