湖南省娄底市2014-2015学年上学期高一期中考试英语题卷

时量：120分钟 满分：120分

Part 1 Listening Comprehension (20 marks)

SECTION A

Conversation 1

What will the man do in Los Angeles?

A. Meet his lawyer B. Attend a ceremony C. Visit the woman

2. When will the speakers meet?

A. On Oct. 18th B. On Oct. 21st C. On Oct. 22nd

Conversation 2

Where does the conversation take place?

A. In a hotel B. In a restaurant C. In a booking office

4. How much should the man pay?

A. 220 dollars B. 212 dollars C. 112 dollars

Conversation 3

Who is in the hospital?

A. Jim B. David C. Tina

6. How long did the operation last?

A. Three hours B. Two hours C. One hour

Conversation 4

What is the man complaining about?

A. He didn’t sleep well last night.

B. He was shouted at by his boss.

He is annoyed by someone’s shouting.

Why is Bernard in a bad mood according to the woman?

He is in bad health.

He had a fight with his neighbor.

He had to go to the office by subway today.

What’s the probable relationship between the speakers?

Manager and secretary. B. colleagues. C. Husband and wife.

Conversation 5

10. What does the man think of the tea the woman makes? A. It’s good. B. It’s bad. C. It’s ordinary.

11. What’s the most important thing for making a pot of tea?

A. Having a china teapot.

B. Washing the teapot with hot water.

C. Pouring the boiling water over the tea.

12. How long should you wait to drink the tea?

A. At most two minutes. B. At least five minutes.

C. About ten minutes.

Conversation 6

13. Which place is the woman looking for?

A. The Students’ Dining Hall.

B. The Teaching Building.

C. The Student Apartments.

14. When will the woman go to the League Office?

A. This afternoon. B. This evening. C. Tomorrow morning.

15. Where is the League Office?

A. In the Teaching Building.

B. In the School Clinic Building.

C. In the Students’ Dining Hall.

SECTION B

Directions: In this section, you will hear a short passage. Listen carefully and then fill in each blank with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS. You will hear the passage TWICE.

When did Jack go to see David?

 On 16



Who did he meet on the way?

 17



Where was David’s house?

 Behind the 18



Why can’t Jack go there on foot?

There was a(n) 19 in front of it.



How would Jack go there in the end?

 By 20





PART TWO: LANGUAGE KNOWLEDGE （35 marks）

SECTION A （15 marks）

21. Some people think that _______ to the gym every week will help them keep fit.

?A. gone B. going C. go D. goes 22. Lisa _________ eat lots of desserts after supper , so she was very fat then.

A. used to B. was used to

C. got used to D. had been used to

23. Can you tell me the name of the factory _____ you visited last week?

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

24.Mr. Black is an _____ teacher with 20 years of teaching _____.

A. experienced; experiences B.experience; experienced

C.experience; experiences D.experienced; experience

25.--- No smoking in our factory, sir.---it might cause fire.

--- Oh, I ____ that. Sorry, I won’t do it again.

A. don’t know B. didn’t know

C. won’t know D. haven’t known

26. You should go to see him when he is so seriously ill. ____, he is your brother.

A. In all B. After all C. At all D. Above all

27. I don’t like the way _____ you speak to her.

A. / B. in that C. which D. of which

28. Mr. White, along with his secretaries, _____ on the project around the clock to meet the deadline at present.

A. work B. is working C. are working D. has worked

29. I can never forget the day _____ we worked together and the day _____ we spent together.

A. when; which B. which; when

C. what; that D. on which; when

30. This kind of fruit ____ large amounts of vitamin, _____ vitamin C.

A. Includes; including B. takes; containing

C. holds; included D. contains; including

31. We shouldn’t spent our money testing so many people, most of _____are healthy.

A. that B. which C. what D. whom

32.With all the clothes ___, Jane went to see her grandfather in hospital.

A. washed B. washing C. being washed D. to be washed

33.As a general rule, you are forbidden ____ in public places.

A. smoking B. to smoke C. not to smoke D. not smoking

34.Although Tom insisted that he ____ very busy, I insisted that he ___ present at my birthday party next week.

A. was; will be B. be; be C. was ; be D. be; will be

35. Physics is the subject in our school ____ every student is interested.

A. that B. which C. to which D. in which

Section B (12 marks)

My parents used to tell me how important school was for me, but I didn’t think so. I paid little attention to it. But one thing let me finally 36 what my parents meant.

One day, when I walked past a mobile phone store, I saw an advertisement on its door. It was hiring new workers!

“Sir, are you hiring people?” I went 37 the shop and asked. “Yes, but you should be the man who we need.” the manager answered. He looked at me for a few seconds from head to foot. “Do you have a high school diploma(文凭)？” 38 he. “Or do you have any work experience?”

I felt so ashamed and 39 that I didn’t know what to say, so I just turned around and left.

I could not fall asleep that night, and I thought a lot about my 40 . “I must go to school or I can’t do anything without a good education.” I 41 to myself silently. I never went back to the store again before I finished my study and got a diploma.

42 looked the same when I returned to the store: the same people and the same design. However, compared with last time, I had more 43 . The manager told me they needed new 44 , so it was a great chance for me.

I 45 my diploma to the manager. He looked at it and said, “Great, you are in.”

Now I am still working in the same store. With this experience, I always 46 people to attend school. Education helps you have a bright future because I’m still 47 in my spare time.

36. A. realize B. remember C. wonder D. imagine

37. A. out of B. into C. away from D. onto

38. A. continued B. answered C. warned D. reported

39. A. uncomfortable B. impolite C. unkind D. impatient

40. A. hobbies B. future C. parents D. manager

41. A. shouted B. listened C. said D. cried

42. A. Nothing B. Everything C. Nobody D. Everybody

43. A. grade B. luck C. confidence D. pleasure

44. A. volunteers B. teachers C. students D. workers

45. A. sold B. showed C. sent D. shook

46. A. teach B. allow C. order D. advise

47. A. learning B. working C. playing D. chatting

Section C (8 marks)

Directions: Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context. Most Americans don’t like to get advice 48___________members of their family. They get advice from “strangers”. 49_______ they need advice, they don’t usually go to people they know. Instead, many of 50_________ write letters to newspapers and magazines that give advice 51____ many different subjects, including family problems, the use of language, health, cooking, child care, clothes, and even on 52_________ to buy a house or a car. Most newspapers regularly print letters from readers with problems. Along with the letters there are answers written by people 53_________ are supposed to know how to solve such problems. Some of these writers are doctors; 54__________ are lawyers or educators. But two of the 55_______ famous writers of advice are women without special training for this kind of work.

PartⅢ Reading Comprehension（30 marks）

A

People from other countries will find many different surprising things in Britain.

Greek: A man from Greece sees a special way of driving in Britain. People drive on the left in the British street, but the British people never feel surprised. The Greek man said, “I’ve been in Britain for nearly a month now. But at first, I couldn’t always remember to drive on the left. Every time, my friend reminded me.”

Japanese: Japanese people can’t understand why British people keep their shoes on at home. In Japan, people walk in the room without shoes. If visitor keeps his shoes on at home in Japan, the Japanese people think he is very impolite.

Spanish: The Spanish people mind the way that the British people greet each other. They themselves seem to be afraid of touching（接触）.When they meet, they just smile or nod but never kiss or hug（拥抱）in Spain. But the British people think kissing is a very usual greeting when they meet!

There is an old saying, “When in Rome, do as Romans do.” When we go to a foreign country, we should follow the etiquette (礼节) of country.

56. The Greek visitor________.

A. always drives on the left

B. used to drive on the left

C. drove correctly in Britain with his friend’s help

D. we don’t know

57.______think it’s impolite to wear shoes at home.

A. The Japanese B. The Greek

C. The English D. The Spanish

58. When greeting, the Spanish _______.

A. kiss each other B. hug each other

C. smile at each other D not mentioned

59. _____seem not to be afraid of touching each other.

A. The Spanish B. The British C. The Japanese D. The Greek

60. Etiquette in the world______.

A. is the same B. is important

C. is sometimes different and interesting D. is totally different

B

International students in Christine Rhodes’ English class in Australia share their favorite places they have visited in Australia.

Canberra, the nicest city in Australia.

Siggi Siebold from Germ