攸县一中、浏阳一中2014年下学期高一期中考试英语试卷

总分：150 分 时间： 120 分钟

Part Ⅰ Listening Comprehension (30 marks)

Section A (22.5 marks)

Directions : In this section, you will hear six conversations between two speakers. For each conversation, there are several questions and each question is followed by three choices marked A, B and C. Listen carefully and then choose the best answer for each question.

You will hear each conversation TWICE.

Conversation 1

1. What would the man like to rent(租)?

A. Some CDs. B. Some movies. C. Some games.

2. What kind of card does he need?

A. Membership. B. ID. C. Credit.

Conversation 2

3. What does the man think of the rent（租金）?

A. Reasonable. B. Low. C. High.

4. What can we know about the room?

A. Small with old furniture.

B. Nice with good furniture.

C. Big with much furniture.

Conversation 3

5. What should the woman first do when using the running machine?

A. Start with a middle speed. B. Start with a low speed.

C. Start with a warm-up.

6. How often is the woman advised to use the machine per week?

A. 6 times. B. 5 times. C. 4 times.

Conversation 4

7. What does the man suggest doing?

A. Playing tennis. B. Going jogging. C. Going to the sports center.

8. What does the woman want to do?

A. Take the yoga class. B. Do some running. C. Play the table tennis.

9. Why does the woman NOT want to swim?

A. Because she is unskillful.

B. Because she didn't bring her swimsuit. '

C. Because she feels a little tired.

Conversation 5

10. What does the man ask the woman to do?

A. Help him with the science project. B. Get together this Saturday.

C. Have a picnic by the river.

11. What does she have to do at 12:00 on Saturday?

A. Walk the dog. B. Clean the house. C. Go to the dentist.

12. When will she meet Julie?

A. At 12:30. B. At 13:30. C. At 14:00.

Conversation 6

13. What can we learn about the trees?

A. They can’t stand the wind. B. They are over 200 years old.

C. They grow slowly.

14. What did the two speakers do just now?

A. They planted a tree. B. They climbed up a tree.

C. They did some jogging (慢跑).

15. What happened in the end?

A. The child ran away after being saved.

B. The child was still stuck in the tree.

C. The man fell off the tree.

Section B (7.5 marks)

Directions: In this section, you will hear a short passage. Listen carefully and then fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Fill in each blank with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS.

You will hear the short passage TWICE.

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Part Ⅱ Language Knowledge (45 marks)

Section A (15 marks)

Directions: For each of the following unfinished sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence.

21. The flight _______ set off at 11;30, but it was an hour later.

A. were supposed to B. was likely to C. was about to D. was sure to

22. ---You can ask me for help if you have any difficulty ____________ your homework.

--- It’ s very kind of you.

A. do B. doing C. to do D. done

23. --- Why didn’t you go to see the latest film yesterday?

--- I ______________ for my exam the next day.

A. prepared B. have prepared C. was preparing D. am preparing

24. He found that the homework was not so heavy as ______ he used to get in his old

school.

A. that B. which C. what D. the one which

25. People like the house _________ windows face south.

A. where B. of which C. in which D. whose

26. Great changes __________ to him since he left school.

A. take place B. took place C. had taken place D. have taken place

27. Professor Wang entered the classroom, _________ a group of students.

A. following with B. followed with C. followed by D. following by

28. --- Is this the shop ________sells children’s clothing?

--- Yes, it is.

A. which B. where C. in which D. whom

29. _________ we have finished the course, we shall start doing more revision work.

A. Now that B. For C. Along with D. As if

30. --- What do you think of the movie you saw last week?

--- It is the most boring movie __________ I have seen.

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

31. --- Why did you go back to the shop?

--- I had my friend ______ there.

A. waiting B. to wait C. waited D. waits

32. I was so nervous that I didn’t know what___________.

A. should I do B. I should do it

C. I should do D. should I do it

33. The reason __________he was absent today is that he was badly ill.

A. for that B. which C. why D. where

34. I will never forget the days __________ we worked together on the farm.

A. that B. which C. on which D. when

35. I don’t know why she’s looking at me ________ she knew me. I have never seen her before.

A. as B. as if C. even if D . although

Section B (18 marks)

Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.

For many years I worked in a downtown public service organization. Through my work I would meet so many people　36　difficult times. Our doors were open to women and some families for any help we could　37　.

We had a public　38　on our main floor with huge windows looking onto street. A number of times I saw a　39　passing by who looked as if he was struggling in life and may even have been homeless. He would come into the cafeteria（餐厅）occasionally（偶尔地）, order a coffee, then sit and sip it quietly in a corner. He often looked longingly at the home-style breakfasts being served.

I was personally struggling with finances(资金)as our wages(工资) had been cut again to keep our　40　open. I had planned to treat myself to a breakfast that day,? 41 when I saw this gentleman was there, I decided it was my day to　42　him.

I ordered the　43　from the cook (who was a lovely person) and asked her to　44　it to his table but not say where it had come from. She sent him the breakfast and from where I stood in the doorway, I could see her　45　him. He seemed to be saying, “For me? ”I watched him looking around as though he couldn’t believe this had　46　to him. He was　47　and as he ate, he began to sit up straighter and he looked better as though a prayer had been answered.

I was thankful to be able to help him that day.

36. A. getting through B. going through C. getting along D. going by

37. A. receive?? ???????????????B. give C. accept?? ????????????? D. refuse

38. A. shop? ????????????????????B. office C. market?? ???????????????D. cafeteria

39. A. woman ??????? B. man? ??????? C. dog? ??????????? D. cat

40. A. restaurant????????????? B. business C. organization ???????? D. company

41. A. but????????? ??? B. and? ??????? C. thus ??????????? D. then

42. A. thank??? ????????????????B. offer C. treat???????????????????? D. accompany

43. A. lunch??????????????????? B. coffee C. supper?? ???????????????D. breakfast

44. A. complain ??? B. send ??? C. show ??????? D. explain

45. A. listening to ?????????B. getting down to C. speaking to????????? D. referring to

46. A. happened ?????????????B. stuck C. caught?? ????????????? D. appeared

47. A. thirsty? ??????? B. hungry?????? C. tired??????? ??? D. sleepy

Section C (12 marks)

Directions: Complete the following passage by filling each blank with one word that best fits the context.

One day a lady saw a mouse running across her kitchen floor. She was very afraid 48 mouse, 49 she ran out of the house, got into a bus and went to the shop. There she bought a mousetrap（捕鼠器）. The shopkeeper said to her, “Put some cheese in it 50 you will soon catch that mouse.”

The lady went home with her mousetrap, but when she looked in her cupboard, she could not find any cheese in 51. She did 52 want to go back to shop, because it was very late. She cut a picture of some cheese out of 53 magazine and put that in the trap.

Surprisingly, the picture of the cheese was quite successful! 54 the lady came down to the kitchen the next morning, she found a picture of a mouse 55 the trap beside the picture of the cheese!

Part Ⅲ Reading Comprehension (30 marks)

Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage.

（A）

Shlander is a man from space. He thinks the people and things on the earth are

very strange. He is now writing a letter to his friend at home. Here is part of his letter.

Now I am in a strange world. It is very nice. There are many new things here.

There are many earth monsters(可怕的怪物) here, too. The earth monsters look very funny. They have just one head, two arms and two legs. They have thin black strings (线)on their heads. Some earth monsters have brown or yellow strings. The earth monsters have a hole in their face. Every day, they put nice things and balls from the trees into the hole. They put water into the hole, too. The earth monsters do not walk very fast. They move from place to place in tin boxes. At night, th