江苏高邮市2014-2015学年第一学期期中调研测试高一英语试题

本卷分为第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题），满分120分。考试时间120分钟。

第 I 卷（选择题,三部分,共60分）

第一部分 听力（共两节，满分15分）

第一节

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. When will the music class begin on Tuesday?

A. At 8:00 a.m. B. At 9:00 a.m. C. At 9:00 p.m.

2. What does the man like best?

A. Hiking. B. Playing basketball. C. Reading.

3. What is the woman doing?

A. Driving. B. Running. C. Cycling.

4. Where are the speakers?

A. In a post office. B. In a police station. C. In a university.

5. What are the speakers talking about?

A. A book. B. Some clothes. C. A fashion designer

第二节

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，每小题给出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8题。

6. What does the man invite the woman to do tomorrow?

A. Go to a concert. B. Watch a sports match. C. Visit a painting exhibit.

7. What does the man like better?

A. Painting. B. Music. C. Singing.

8. Where will the woman go first?

A. The school theatre. B. The school hall. C. The school playground.

听第7段材料，回答第9至10 题。

9. What does the man think of his trip?

A. It was enjoyable. B. It was too short. C. It was awful.

10. Why does the man thank the woman?

A. She served very well during the trip.

B. She helped arrange his trip.

C. She picked him up at the airport.

听第8段材料，回答11至13题。

11. When will the man see the opera?

A. Wednesday evening. B. Wednesday afternoon. C. Monday evening.

12. How much will the man pay for the tickets?

A. $ 5.00. B. $ 9.00. C. $ 10.00.

13. Which rows will the man have?

A. The front ones. B. The central ones. C. The back ones.

听第9段材料，回答第14至15题。

14. How did the man find out about the service?

A. Through newspaper. B. From TV. C. From the radio.

15. What's his main concern?

A. The price. B. His privacy. C. Meeting strangers.

第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分30分）

第一节 单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

16. —Which of the two dresses do you prefer?

—______larger one．It is ______most beautiful garment．

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

17. ______ an appropriate age, children are encouraged, but not forced, to "leave the nest".

A. Reach B. Upon reaching C. To reach D. Upon arriving

18. What a table! I’ve never seen such a thing before. It’s ______it’s long.

A. half not as twice as B. wide not as half as

C. not half as wide as D. as wide as not half

19. Among the many dangers_______-- sailors have to face , probably the greatest of all is fog .

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

20. The book has helped me greatly in my daily communication, especially at work ________ a good impression is a must.

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

21. --- Do you think Mom and Dad _______late?

--- No, Swiss Air is usually on time．

A． were B．have been C． would be D．will be

22. She had two daughters, ______ became doctors.

A. all of them B. all of whom C. both of them D. both of whom

23. Hi, Jack! I think you are ______to have finished your reading already.

A. considered B. willing C. supposed D. allowed

24. The majority of us think that the boy’s parents are ______ him for such a small thing.

A. too hard on B. too rude with C. too angry with D. too casual with

25. The house ______ roof was damaged has now been repaired.

A. who’s B. whose C. which D. of which

26. ______ you have got a chance, you might as well make full use of it.

A. Now that B. After C. Although D. As soon as

27. I don’t think he’s uncomfortable, ______?

A. do I B. isn’t he C. don’t I D. is he

28. The park is really beautiful and it is ______ worth______.

A. very; visiting B. well; a visit C. well; being visited D. very; to visit

29. He has______ with his parents for playing games online.

A. fallen down B. fallen off C. fallen out D. fallen in

30. —I’m exhausted. I have been working at this since 7 o’clock this morning．

—Me, too, ______．

A. Let’s call it a day B. It doesn’t matter

C. Don’t mention it D. There’s no way

第二节 完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

My father was a self-taught mandolin (曼陀林) player. He was one of the best string 31 players in our town. He could not read music, but 32 he heard a tune a few times, he could play it. 　　

Dad loved to play the mandolin for his family. Nobody played the mandolin like my father. He could 33 your soul with the tones that came out of that old mandolin. You could see his 34 in his ability to play so well for his family.

　 In 1957, he worked for Todd Steel in Point of Rocks. While working there, he was involved in an accident. He got the third index finger of his left hand mashed between two pieces of steel. Dad 35 having the tip of the finger amputated.

　　After the accident, Dad was reluctant to play the mandolin. When I came home on 36 and asked him to play, he would make excuses for why he couldn't play. Eventually, we would make him give in, and he would say “Since the accident to this finger I can’t play as well”. For the family it didn’t make any 37 that Dad couldn't play as well. We were just 38 that he would play. When he played the old mandolin, it would carry us 39 to a cheerful, happy time in our lives.

In August of 1993 my father was diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer. About a week before his death, we 40 Dad if he would play the mandolin for us. He made excuses but said “OK”. He knew it would probably be the 41 time he would play for us. He 42 up the old mandolin and played a few notes. When I looked around, there was not a 43 eye in the family.

We saw before us a quiet humble man 44 an inner strength that comes from knowing God, and that lives with him in his life. Dad would never play the mandolin for us again. We felt at the time that he wouldn't have enough strength to play, and that makes the 45 of that day even stronger. Dad was doing something he had done all his life, giving.

31. A. tool B. instrument C. device D. facility

32. A. as B. though C. if D. before

33. A. see B. feel C. read D. touch

34. A. skill B. pride C. goal D. work

35. A. turned out B. carried out C. came at D. ended up

36. A. average B. leave C. show D. track

37. A. progress B. politeness C. comfort D. difference

38. A. curious B. right C. glad D. calm

39. A. out B. back C. off D. on

40. A. told B. talked C. asked D. said

41. A. first B. proper C. best D. last

42. A. looked B. tuned C. made D. pulled

43. A. dry B. bright C. clean D. wet

44. A. for B. on C. by D. with

45. A. memory B. playing C. music D. time

第三部分：阅读理解（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中选出最佳答案, 选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

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46. Which of the following magazines will probably provide you with articles about music and paintings?A. Apollo. ?????????? B. The Week. ?C. New Internationalist. ???D. The Guardian Weekly.

47. Which of the following would you most probably read if you want to get information from the world’s most popular newspapers? A. Apollo & The Week. B. Apollo & New Internationalist.C. The Guardian Weekly & The Week.D. The Guardian Weekly & New Internationalist.

48. The purpose of writing these four texts is to ______.A. tell the readers the latest newsB. get more readers to subscribe (订阅)C. show the importance of the four magazinesD. introduce the four magazines to new readers B

Harvard researchers have created a tough, low-cost, biodegradable (可生物降解的) material inspired by insects' hard outer shells. The material's inventors say it has a number of possible uses and someday could provide a more environmentally friendly alternative to plastic. The material, made from shrimp ('虾) shells and proteins produced from silk, is called "shrilk." It is thin, clear, flexible and strong.

A major benefit of the material is its biodegradability. Plastic's toughness and flexibility represented a revolution in materials science during the 1950s and '60s. Decades later, however, plastic's very durability (耐用性) is raising questions about how appropriate it is for one-time products such as plastic