1、第 1 页 共 9 页大理三中 20122013 学年上学期期中考试高一 英语试卷（考试时间：120 分钟 满分：100 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）请听下面 5 段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给出的 A、B 、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项。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。（A） Where are the speakers?1 In the Science Museum B. At the bus stop.C. On Bus B-172. What are t
2、hey discussing about?A. Their good friends. B. A good idea.C. A birthday present.3. Who is using the dictionary now?A. Lucy. B. Jack. C. Mary.4. What time is it now?A. 8:00. B. 8:15. C. 8:30.5. Who might be the man?A. A customer. B. A waiter. C. A manager.第二节(共 15 小题; 每小题 1 分,共 15 分)听下面 5 段对话或独白。每段对
3、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,各小题将给出 5 秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第六段材料，回答第 6 至 7 题6. Why does the woman phone the man?A. To borrow a recorder. B. To invite him to the party.C. To ask for his advice.7. What kind of tapes will the man bring?A. Classical. B.
4、 Dancing. C. Popular.听第七段材料，回答第 8 至 10 题8. Where does the man probably live?A. In the countryside. B. In a big city. C. In America.9. Why does the woman think New York is a nice place to live?A. It has a large population. B. It offers an exciting life.C. Its interesting and quiet.10. In which countr
5、y are the two speakers now?第 2 页 共 9 页A. America. B. New Zealand. C. China. 听第七段材料，回答第 11 至 13 题11. Why did the woman go to a small town?A. To meet a neighbor. B. To visit her friends.C. To go horse-riding.12. What did the woman do on Saturday?A. She went to a party. B. She went to a farm.C. She wen
6、t to a concert.13. What are the two speakers mainly talking about?A. An interesting party. B. A beautiful farm. C. A wonderful weekend.听第七段材料，回答第 14 至 16 题14. What are the speakers doing?A. They are sharing the latest news. B. They are talking about a newly-published magazine.C. They are buying and
7、selling something.15. How much does the Washington Post cost?A. $1. B. $ 4.50. C. $3.50.16. What is the Washington Post?A. A newspaper. B. A book. C. A magazine.听第七段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题17. What is the speaker doing?A. Giving a lesson. B. Giving a lecture.C. Making an announcement.18. What is Professor R
8、aymonds lecture about?A. Language. B. Literature. C. History.19. What can we learn about Professor Raymond?A. He is giving lectures in Asian country.B. He is a well-known biologist.C. He is very famous in his field.20. What are the listeners expected to do after the lecture?A. Ask questions about th
9、e lecture.B. Take photos with the professor.C. Be present at the lecture hall on time.第二部分 英语知识应用（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）21. Try to _ the children down. Theyre too excited.A. put B. calm C. pull D. push22. Have you _ your things, Bob? The train is leaving at 2:30 this afternoon
10、, so we dont have too much time.A. added up B. hidden away C. set down D. packed up23. The driver _ the traffic lights and nearly caused a traffic accident.A. ignored B. checked C. disliked D. obeyed24. Who called just now, Sam?第 3 页 共 9 页Its Terry. She asked _.A. that Alice was in B. if was Alice i
11、nC. if Alice was in D. whether was Alice in 25. Do you have any difficulty _?A. on listening B. to listening C. for listening D. in listening26. How did all these _?A. came out B. come up C. come across D. come about27. She is the most _ one of my friends; you can just depend on her.A. reliable B. b
12、eautiful C. fortunate D. stubborn28. I know you are very _ ice-cream, but you will gain weight if you eat too much.A. fond of B. tired of C. full of D. afraid of29. Mr. Black has been teaching English in a middle school _ he came to China.A. for ever B. ever since C. ever before D. long before30. Ja
13、ne, I hear you _ to China. Have you got everything right?A. have traveled B. travelC. are traveling D. would travel31. If you are interested, Ill bring you the book tomorrow._. It couldnt be better.A. No problem B. Thank youC. Thats right D. Dont mention it32. In that terrible earthquake, _ who were
14、 killed was more than 20,000.A. a number of people B. the number of peopleC. many people D. a large number people33. _ seemed as if nobody knew anything about the matter.A. This B. That C. It D. One34. Here is my classmate _ bicycle was lost yesterday.A. his B. that C. whose D. which35. Anything _ c
15、ould be found has been used to repair the damaged bridge.A. which B. that C. what D. 不填第二节 完形填空（共 15 小题，每小题 1 分，满分 15 分）阅读短文，然后根据短文内容从 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳答案.III. 完型填空“Everything happens for the best, “my mother said whenever I faced disappointment, “If you 36 on, something good will happen some day.“M
16、other was right, as I discovered after graduating from college. I had 37 myself for a sports announcer. So I went to Chicago to knock on the door of every station and was 38 every time. In one station, a kind lady told me that 39 stations wouldnt employ a person without 40 since I had just graduated
17、. “Go out in the town and find a small station that might give you a chance, “she said.第 4 页 共 9 页I returned to Dixon, where I had finished my high school education and had 41 in the school football team. My father said that our town had built a store and wanted a man to manage its sports department
18、. The job sounded just 42 for me but I wasnt hired.My disappointment had 43 as if by design. “Everything happens for the best,“ Mum 44 me. Dad lent me his car to look for a job. I tried WOC Radio Davenport. The program director told me they had already hired an announcer. 45 I left his office,! aske
19、d aloud,“ 46 can a fellow get to be a sports announcer if he cant get a job in a radio station?“ Suddenly, I heard the director 47 . “Do you know anything about football? “ Then he asked me to 48 an imaginary game. It was easy, and I did it without difficulty. The director was 49 and told me I would
20、 be broadcasting a game on the 50 Saturday.36 A put B take C move D carry37 A devoted B designed C found D enjoyed38 A invited B promised C refused D accepted39 A large B all C no D small40 A experience B examination C agreement D college41 A played B joined C taken D fought42 A possible B successfu
21、l C right D important43 A shown B disappeared C resulted D turned44 A woke B advised C demanded D reminded45 A While B After C Before D So46 A What B How C Whenever D Wherever47 A calling B answering C broadcasting D announcing48 A make B act C broadcast D play49 A moved B sorry C thankful D satisfi
22、ed50 A future B coming C last D later第三部分 阅读理解(满分 25 分)AThe best way of learning a language is using it. The best way of learning English is talking in English as much as possible. Sometimes youll get your words mixed up (混合) and people will not understand you. Sometimes people will say things too q
23、uickly and you cant understand them. But if you keep your sense of humor , you can always have a good laugh at the mistakes you make. Dont be unhappy if people seem to be laughing at your mistakes. Its better for people to laugh at your mistakes than to be angry with you, because they dont understan
24、d what you are saying. The most important thing for learning English is: “Dont be afraid of making mistakes because everyone makes mistakes.“ 51. The writer thinks that the most important thing for you to learn a language is_.A. reading B. practising C. talking about it D. listening52. What should y
25、ou do in learning English?A. Try to make some mistakes. B. Avoid making any 第 5 页 共 9 页mistakes.C. Remember as many new words as you can. D. Use it as often as you cam53. If people laugh at the mistakes you make, you should _.A. be angry with them B. be angry with yourselfC. not care D. believe you
26、are right54. When you make a mistake, you should_.A. never make any mistakes again B. tell others not to make the same mistakeC. punish yourself for making it D. keep your sense of humor55. The story tells us:“ _.“A. It is normal (正常的) that we make some mistakes in learning EnglishB. Everyone must m
27、ake mistakesC. We can avoid making mistakes in learning a languageD. Laughing can help one learn English wellBA young man was walking through a supermarket to pick up a few things when he noticed an old lady following him around. Thinking nothing of it,he ignored her and continued on. Finally, he we
28、nt to the checkout line, but she got in front of him. “Pardon me,” she said, “ Im sorry if my staring at you has made you feel uncomfortable. Its just that you look just like my son who just died recently.”“Im very sorry,” replied the young man, “Is there anything I can do for you?” “Yes,” she said,
29、 “As Im leaving, can you say Goodbye mother? It would make me feel much better”. “Sure,” answered the young man.As the old lady was leaving the counter, he called out from behind her, “Goodbye mother!” As he stepped up to the checkout counter and put what he bought on the counter, he saw that his to
30、tal was $127.5. “How can that be?” he asked, “I only bought a few things!” “ Your mother said that you would pay for her.” said the clerk.56. The underlined word ignore most probably means _.A. not to pay attention to B. to put on a smile atC. to watch out for D. to look down upon57. Which of the fo
31、llowing is the right order of the events in the story?a. the man said “Goodbye mother!” b. The woman left the supermarket.c. The woman spoke to the man. d. The man came to the counter.e. The woman got in front of the man. f. The woman followed the man.A. e,f,c,b,a,d B. c,e,f,a,b,d C. f,e,c,a,b,d D.
32、d,e,c,f,b,a58. Which of the following would be the best title?A. An Unexpected Meeting at the Supermarket B. A Foolish Mother C. A Total of $ 127.5 at the Supermarket D. A Mother and Her Son C In Canada you can find dogs，cats，horses，etc. in almost every family. These are their pets. People love thes
33、e pets and have them as their good friends. 第 6 页 共 9 页Before they keep them in their houses，they take them to animal hospitals to give them injections（注射）so that they wont carry disease. They have special animal food stores， though they can get animal food in almost every kind of store. Some people
34、 spend around two hundred Canadian dollars a month on animal food. When you visit peoples houses，they would be very glad to show you their pets and they are very proud of them. You will also find that almost every family has a bird feeder in their garden. All kinds of birds are welcomed to come and
35、have a good meal. They are free to come and go and nobody is allowed to kill any animal in Canada. They have a law against killing wild animals. If you killed an animal，you would be punished. If an animal happened to get run over by a car，people would be very sad about it. People in Canada have many
36、 reasons to like animals. One of them might be：Their family ties are not as close as ours. When children grow up，they leave their parents and start their own life. Then the old will feel lonely. But pets can solve this problem. They can be good friends and never leave them alone. 59.The passage main
37、ly talks about . A. how to keep disease from pets B. pets in CanadaC. how to take good care of pets D. life of the old in Canada60.In Canada，children leave their parents when they grow up because . A. they dont love their parents any moreB. they can only find jobs far from their parentsC. their pare
38、nts houses are too smallD. they wouldnt depend on their parents any more61.Which of the following is TRUE？A. People buy animal food only at the animal food stores. B. Pets eat better than people. C. Almost every family has a birdcage in his house. D. Any bird can come to the bird feeders to eat. B A
39、n earthquake happens when two plates rub (碰撞) together. The earth plates travel in different directions and at different speeds. If one plate is slowly forced underneath the other, pressure builds up until the plates break apart. This process causes the ground to move. It is an earthquake. In other
40、words, earth-quakes are the shaking of the earths surface caused by the earths rocky outer layer as a result of the energy stored within the earth. The strain within the rocks is suddenly released (释放). The damage an earthquake causes depends on where it is and the time it is happening. If an unpopu
41、lated region is struck, there will be low loss of life or property. If it hits a large city, there may be many in-juries and much destruction. Many of the areas at risk are largely populated now. Major earthquakes hitting those areas today could produce terrible damage. Actually, there are several m
42、illion small earth-quakes every year. Large earthquakes such as the 1964 Alaskan quake that measured 9.2 on the Richter 第 7 页 共 9 页scale, cause millions of dollars in damage. In the last 500 years, millions of people have been killed by earth-quakes around the world including 240,000 in the 1976 Tan
43、gshan earthquake in China.A 60-second or less earthquake can cause devastation that continues for years after the first tremor (小震). In 1972, a series of severe earthquakes struck Managua, Nicaragua. Fifteen years later, the city still looked the way it had a week after the earthquake hit, because t
44、he country did not have the necessary money to rebuild it.The shaking of the earth is sometimes not the greatest disaster. It is in the ensuing fires and floods that often the greatest damage occurs. In the 1906 earthquake, it was the fires caused after it that did the majority of the damage. An ear
45、thquake can also destroy dams high above a city or valleys, causing floods to sweep down and sweep away everything in their path. 62. Which of the following is the main idea of the first paragraph?A. An earthquake comes from inside the earth.B. The earth has great energy in storage.C. How the earth
46、plates move.D. How an earthquake happens.63. Which of the following is mentioned to show that an earthquake can kill too many people?A. The 1964 Alaskan quake. B. The 1976 Tangshan earthquake.C. The 1972 Managua earthquake. D. The 1906 earthquake.64. The underlined word “ensuing” in the last paragra
47、ph probably means _.A. causing too much heat and great damage B. causing many injuries and much destructionC. happening as a result of another event D. happening suddenly and unexpectedly65. By giving the example in Paragraph 4, the author wants to show that _.A. an earthquake doesnt last long B. the damage can last longC. people in Managua suffered too much D. Nicaragua is still a poor country 第四部分 书面表达（共三节，满分 25 分）第
