2014-2015学年第二学期高一年级期中考试 英语试卷

（考试时间：120分钟 分值：150分 命题人：吴秀梅 ）

第I卷（共90分）

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. When will the goods be delivered?

A. In November. B. In October. C. In September.

2. What do you learn about Mary?

A. She likes coffee and cake.

B. She has to leave.

C. She likes coffee, but hates cake.

3. When did the man’s headache start?

A. This morning. B. Last night. C. The day before yesterday.

4. When does the conversation take place?

A. In the morning. B. In the afternoon. C. In the evening.

5. What does the woman want to do?

A. Read the magazine.

B. Put off writing the article.

C. Finish the article before the exams.

第二节（共15小题：每小题1分，满分15分）

听下面一段对话，回答第6至第7两个小题。

6. How will they get to the park?

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

7. When are they going to see a film?

A. On Sunday afternoon. B. On Sunday night. C. On Saturday evening.

听下面一段对话，回答第8至第9两个小题。

8. What did the speakers think of the film?

A. It was boring. B. It was touching. C. It was terrible.

9. What did they want to do after the film?

A. Go home. B. Go to a restaurant. C. Go to sleep.

听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。

What are they talking about?

A. A trip to Sydney.

B. Plans for the summer.

C. Their work in the city.

Where will the woman work?

A. At her father’s store. B. At a bookstore. C. On a farm.

12. What does the man do in the morning at camp?

A. He goes swimming and boating.

B. He plays basketball or tennis.

C. He sings and tells stories.

听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16四个小题。

13. Where are the two speakers talking?

A. At a party. B. At their office. C. On the phone.

14. What happened to Mark that morning?

A. He coughed because he smoked too much.

B. He had an accident on the way to work.

C. He felt terrible because he drank a lot.

15. Why is Bill very happy?

A. Because he got a promotion.

B. Because his wife had a baby.

C. Because he attended a party.

16. When will the two speakers go to see Bill?

A. Tonight. B. Tomorrow morning. C. Tomorrow night.

听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。

17. Why don’t some young people behave well in the working world after their graduation?

A. They are not well educated.

B. They failed to work hard at school.

C. Some situations they came across are very complicated.

18. What is the best way to learn how to behave in the working world?

A. Find a person you respect and watch how he behaves.

B. Find a person you admire and make friends with him.

C. Find a worker and follow him around everywhere.

19. What will you get by watching and learning from a model?

A. A different situation. B. A good friend. C. Good working habits.

20. Which is the best title for the passage you’ve just heard?

A. Learn from a model.

B. Make friends with everyone.

C. One is never too old to learn.

第二部分：阅读理解（共2节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Norm Pethrick, a 36-year-old man in Australia’s northern city Darwin, was praised on Thursday for jumping onto a crocodile’s back to save his wife Wendy at Litchfield National Park, a popular tourist spot southwest of Darwin, a local newspaper reported.

Ms Pethrick was standing on a river bank Wednesday afternoon when the saltwater crocodile lunged (扑), locking its jaws on both her legs as it tried to drag her underwater.

Norm Pethrick, who with his wife had been collecting water, immediately went to help her. He jumped onto the back, poked (戳) the eyes of the crocodile and finally got his wife free.

Ms Pethrick was later taken to Royal Darwin Hospital for a medical treatment. The doctors said she was suffering eight puncture wounds in her right leg, a puncture wound in her left leg and a serious cut to one of her fingers.

“This could have been a fatal and tragic situation,” said the general manager of Royal Darwin Hospital (RDH), Dr Len Notaras, according to a local report.

He said Ms Pethrick was saved by her husband’s “quick and diligent actions”. Dr Notaras also said she would remain in hospital for three to four days and have an operation to clean the wounds, which are easy to get infected because of bacteria on the teeth of the crocodile.

21. This passage is most likely to be found in ______.

A. a travel guide B. a textbook C. a novel D. a newspaper

22. The crocodile attacked Ms Pethrick when she was ______.

A. swimming in the river

B. standing on the river bank

C. watching the crocodile

D. fishing in the water

23. Which of the following statements is TRUE about Ms Pethrick?

A. One of the crocodile’s teeth was found in her leg.

B. She had eight wounds altogether.

C. One of her fingers also got hurt.

D. Her eyes were badly poked.

24. Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?

A. The husband should save the wife

B. Human beings can beat crocodiles sometimes

C. A crocodile is not so dangerous as people imagine

D. A man saves wife’s life from crocodile’s jaws

B

It’s not easy growing up. Growing up can be a real “pain” for some of us. Sometimes we feel trapped, sometimes we feel sad, sometimes we are fearful, and sometimes we just don’t understand why we can’t stay young forever. But we should take a look back on all the hardships in life with a positive attitude and learn from them. We must overcome every obstacle one small step at a time. We should realize that all of our growing pains actually turn into growing gains!

Throughout our lives we are going to face many challenges and pains, but we should never let these obstacles keep us from following our dreams. We must overcome every obstacle one small step at a time.

As a young girl, my parents forced me to do so many things that I didn’t like. They made me learn to play the violin and then the piano. At that time I hated music and I also hated them. But looking back now, I am so glad that my parents encouraged me to take music lessons. Music has enriched my life in so many ways. I now realize that my parents and teachers wanted me to have a better life than they did themselves.

We are all going to experience growing pains, but they are just part of our life. They might seem so huge at the time, but we must be strong. Think about how we would feel if we had no challenges and lived a life like that. Life would be really boring and meaningless. The future is ours! A little hard work and sweat never hurt anyone! If we realize that these pains are just small bumps on our road to success, we will realize that our growing pains are actually growing gains!

25. The underlined word “obstacles” (in Paragraph 2) roughly means things that ______.

A. are related to your studies B. you easily achieve

C. make you happy D. make it difficult for you to do something

26. How does the author now feel when remembering what her parents did for her in the past?

A. She is fearful B. She is grateful

C. She feels trapped D. She feels hateful

27. We can know from the last paragraph that ______.

A. life without challenges is dull

B. life needs no pains but sunshine and happiness

C. faced with challenges, we should give up as the future is ours

D. we shouldn’t easily pay a little hard work in growing up

28. The purpose of the passage is to tell readers ______.

A. life is full of hardships

B. growing pains can turn into growing gains in a positive way

C. everyone is painful in growing up

D. everyone should do what they don’t like when young

C

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