福建莆田二十四中2014-2015上学期期中考高一英语试卷

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，从题中所给的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。每段对话读1遍。

1.What is the man's problem?

A.He can't decide how to go.

B.He can't drive himself.

C.He doesn't like travelling by train.

2.Where did this conversation probably take place?

A.On a boat. B.On a train. C.On a bus.

3.How will the woman get to Vienna if she wants to catch the 7:20 train to Paris?

A.Take a taxi straight to Vienna.

B.Take the train first and then take a taxi.

C.Take a taxi first and then take a train.

4.What's the man doing?

A.He's working in a hotel.

B.He's visiting a young couple.

C.He's travelling around.

5.what does the woman mean?

A.she's willing to lend him her bicycle.

B.she refuses to lend him her bicycle.

C.she doesn't have a bicycle.

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后，每小题将有10秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读2遍。

听下面一段材料，回答第6～8题。

6.The woman and the man had planned to _____.

A.go to the movies B.study for a math exam

C.go out for dinner

7.The woman asks the man to

A.go without her. B.call Alice and Bill

C.help her with her maths.

8.What does the man think about missing the movie?

A.He didn't want to see it anyway.

B.He's unhappy about missing the movie.

C.He doesn't care.

听下面一段材料，回答第9～11题。

9.what does the lady also have?

A.a picture. B.a film. C.a camera.

10.what did the man ask the lady to do?

A.to drink together. B.to take their picture. C.to say "cheese".

11.who is the lady?

A.a reporter. B.a teacher. C.a tourist.

听下面一段材料，回答第12～14题。

12.How well does the man know about clothes?

A.He knows a little about clothes.

B.He knows a lot about clothes.

C.He knows nothing about clothes.

13.When is this conversation likely to happen?

A.In spring. B.In summer. C.In winter.

14.What is the result of the conversation?

A.The woman will buy a sports coat.

B.The woman will buy a blue dress with a hat.

C.The woman still can't decide which dress to buy.

听下面一段材料，回答第15～17题。

15.Why doesn't Joey want to try to play Little League baseball?

A. He doesn't like it

B. He is not certain about himself

C. Other boys are much better than he is

16.When did the man's son begin to play baseball?

A. This year B. Just now C. Two years ago

17.What is the trainer like?

A. He is patient and always gives boys encouragement

B. He is very sure about himself and always strict with boys

C. He is friendly and understanding

听下面一段材料，回答第18～20题。

18.What did the woman ask the man to do?

A. To look for their baby B. To do some washing C. To do some cleaning

19.What is the baby doing?

A. He is playing games in the sitting room

B. He is listening to the radio in his room

C. He is cleaning his shoes in the washroom

20.What is he using to do that?

A. His hands B. A piece of cloth C. His mother's toothbrush

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15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）

21. With the help of Mrs Brown, I have made great progress in my study.

A the, a B the , / C a , / D /, the

22. On seeing her, I her at once though we have not seen each other for a long time.

A. noticed B recognized C realized D knew

23.It was in this park____ I met Jim yesterday.

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

24.Wang Kun and Wang Wei will begin their bike journey at a(n) of more than 5000

meters.

A attitude B altitude C detail D shortcoming

25.—I am going to have a holiday abroad this summer.

---Really? !

A No way B Have fun

C That’s all right D Congratulations

26. As autumn is coming near, the trees turn yellow, and we are to have a golden world.

A freely B wonderfully C gradually D really

27.He told us that there a football match at 7:00 am.

A were going to have B is going to be

C will be D was going to be

28 My English teacher advised me keep my mouth shut to improve ` my spoken English.

A to B not to C not D mustn’t

29.More and more people have got to know the importance of the English study.____, about six people in ten in this city are able to speak a little English.

A. In other words B. Believe it or not C. Besides D. Therefore

30.Mr Jin Yongxun is honest and never tells lies, so everyone thinks of him as a person.

A Stubborn B confident C reliable D dependent

31. Though he many difficulties, he never gave up his dream.

A came up B came across

C came about D came out

32 Tom suggested that flowers____ every day.

A. should water B. watered C. be watered D. can be watered

33.Look at the timetable. Hurry up! Flight 4026 ____off at 18:20.

A. takes B. took C. will be taken D. has taken

34. Let children speak their own opinion they are different from your own.

A until B even if C unless D as though

35.How can you persuade_____ a lie ?

A. him to say B. him made C. him out of telling D. him making

第二节：完形填空（共20题，每小题1.5分，共30分）

Water costs money．In some places water is hard 36 ．What 37 when a town has these problems？A small town in California found a happy 38 ．

　　Very 39 rain ever fell there．The town had no water 40 ,the water it used was 41 from a river 300 miles away．As more people 42 live in the town， 43 water was needed．Now water 44 to be brought in from 600 miles away．All these cost 45 money．

　　The town 46 a plan．It found 47 to clean its “dirty” water．Once the cleaned water was reused 48 many ways．Five 49 lakes were built．Here people could swim and fish and go 50 ．They 51 have picnics in their new parks．Farmers had more water 52 their crops．New factories can be built，now they have the promise of 53 ．

　　In most places，water is used and thrown 54 ．The town that saved 55 water has saved the town！

36．A．supplying B．getting C．to get D．to supply

　　37．A．happens B．happening C is happened D．happened

　　38．A．key B．answer C answering D．road

　　39．A．little B．a little C．few D．a few

　 40．A．of itself B．of its own C．for its own D for itself

　　41．A．fetch B．take C．brought in D．guided

　　42．A．come to B．came to C．coming to D．came for

　　43．A．many B．a lot C．more D．many more

　 44．A．has B．had C．must D．needed

　　45．A．many B．a few C．a great many D．lots of

　　46．A．put B．made C．supply D．noticed

　　47．A．a way B．way C．an answer D．a key

　　48．A．for B．by C．at D．in

49．A．man-making B．man-make C．man-made D．man made

　　50．A．boating B．to boat C．to boating D．on boating

　　51．A．must B．could C．needed D．had to

　　52．A．as B．with C．for D．to

53．A．food enough B．enough water C. crops enough D．enough crops

　　54．A．off B．of C．away D．out of

　　55．A．it’s B．its C．one’s D．his

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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

A

A young woman carrying a three-year-old child got on a bus. The conductor hurried to give her a warm welcome and then kindly asked the other passengers to make more room for the woman and her child. On seeing this, people began to talk. "You know this conductor used to be very rude. Now suddenly he has changed his bad behavior , "said a middle-aged man.

"Yes, he should be praised and we must write a letter to the company," said a second passenger. "That's right," another lady said, "I wish a newspaper reporter were here so that more people could learn from this conductor. "

Just then a gentleman who looked like a teacher turned to the conductor and said , "Excuse me, but can I know your name, please? Your excellent service must be praised..."

Before he could open his mouth, the three-year-old child sitting on the young woman's lap said, "I know his name. I call him Dad."

56. One passenger suggested writing a letter to the company to ______ .

A. make a demand for more buses

B. thank the conductor for his good service

C. criticize the conductor for his rude behavior

D. invite a newspaper reporter to write about the conductor

57. What was the gentleman?

A. A teacher. B. A newspaper reporter.

C. Not known from the story. D. The conductor's friend from his company.

58. The word "he" in the last paragraph refers to _______.

A. the gentleman B. the conductor

C. the middle-aged man D. the three-year-old child

59. It is clear from the story that the conductor _______.

A. has changed his attitude towards his work

B. has now been kind and polite to all passengers

C. has not changed his rude behavior to passengers

D. has now been kind and polite to women with children

B

　　Henry Ford was the first person to build cars which were cheap，strong and fast．He was able to sell millions of models because be could produce them in large numbers at a time；that is，he made a great many cars of exactly the same kind．Ford’s father hoped that his son would be come a farmer，but the young man did not like the idea and he went to Detroit（底特律）where he worked as a mechanic（机械师）．By the age of 29，in 1892，he had built his first car．However，the car made in this way，the famous “Model T” did not appear until 1908-----five years after Ford had started his great motor car factory．Then this car showed to be well-known that it remained unchanged for twenty years．Since Ford’s time，this way of producing cars in large numbers has become common in industry and has reduced the price of many goods which would otherwise be very expensive．

　　60．Henry Ford was the man to built _____ cars．

　　A．cheap and strong B．cheap and long

　　C．fast and expensive D．strong and slow

　 61．Ford was able to sell millions of cars，because_____．

　　A．he made many great cars B．his cars are many

　　C．he made lots of cars of the same kind D．both A and B

　　62．The young man became a mechanic，_______．

　　A．which was his father’s will B．which was against his own will

C．which was against his father’s will