1、江苏省苏州中学 20052006 学年度第一学期期末考试 高一英语 本试卷分第卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）两卷，满分 100 分，考试时间 90 分钟。第卷将正确的选项涂在答题卡的相应位置上，第卷直接做在答案专页 上。 第卷（选择题，共 75 分） 一、听力部分（15 分） Part 1 听下面五段对话。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。听完每段对话后，你都有 10 秒时间答题。每段对话仅读一遍。 1. What can we learn about the man from the conversation? A. The man will go a
2、broad a year later. B. The man will work abroad for a year. C. The man will live in America from next year. 2. Where does this conversation take place? A. In the street. B. At the party. C. On the phone. 3. What time should they probably get to the place? A. 7:15. B. 7:35. C. 7:55. 4. What is the pr
3、obable relationship between the two speakers? A. Boss and secretary. B. Teacher and student. C. Husband and wife. 5. Who does the blue and white socks belong to? A. The woman. B. The man. C. Liz. Part 2 听下面三段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题。从每题后所给的三个选项中选 出最佳答案。你将有 5 秒钟阅读各小题，另有 5 秒钟答题。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听第 6 段材料，回答 6 至
4、8 题 6. Where is the man the two speakers are talking about from? A. From India. B. From the countryside. C. From another city in their country. 7. Why does the man mentioned in the conversation move his head from side to side when he is talked to? A. He has the habit. B. He shows his attitude. C. He
5、 doesnt care about his manners. 8. What does “moving his head from side to side” mean in the dialogue? A. It means agreement. B. It means disagreement. C. It means nothing. 听第 7 段材料，回答 9 至 11 题 。 9. When does the conversation probably take place? A. Wednesday. B. Thursday. C. Friday. 10. What is the
6、 name of the play they talked about first? A. Twelfth Night. B. Joking just now. C. The Bicycle Thief. 11. What has the woman decided? A. Let the man print the story. B. Read the story first by herself. C. See the play. 听第 8 段材料，回答 12 至 15 题。 12. What did Peter find when he woke up one morning? A. H
7、is house was surrounded by the flood. B. There was water all over the floor. C. His car was upside down in the street. 13. What is the usual rainfall of the whole month of June in Peters hometown? A. About 16 inches. B. About 17 inches. C. About 70 inches. 14. How many people died in the flood accor
8、ding to the talk? A. Sixty-five. B. Sixty-four. C. More than two thousand and five hundred. 15. What does the passage mainly tell us? A. How people fought against a natural disaster. B. A big flood struck Peters hometown. C. Many people died in a serious flood. 二、单项选择（20 分） 16. It is generally consi
9、dered unwise to give a child he or she wants. A. however B. whatever C. whichever D. Whenever 17. How long each other before they married? For about a year. A. have they known, get B. did they know, were going to get C. do they know, are going to get D. had they known, got 18. Make sure to pork and
10、fish in your shopping list. A. include B. contain C. conclude D. enclose 19. In the coldest of the winter, trees stood with their bare branches(枝干) the sky. A. reaching for B. reaching C. reaching to D. reaching in 20. My dictionary . I have looked for it everywhere but still it. A. has lost, dont f
11、ind B. is missing, dont find C. has lost, havent found D. is missing, havent found 21. The sight, hearing and other senses of wild animals are much better than of a human. A. that B. those C. which D. what 22. Mary wishes that she law instead of history when she was in college. A. has studied B. has
12、 studied C. studied D. would study 23. She heard a terrible noise, brought her heart into her mouth. A. it B. this C. that D. which 24. Im of this job. A. tiredtired B. tiredtiring C. tiringtiring D. tiringtired 25. His carelessness has resulted one failure after . A. inanother B. fromthe other C. i
13、nothers D. fromanother 26. on the lonely island more difficult than they had expected. A. Survivorproved B. Survivingproved C. Survivalwas proved D. To surviveproves 27. Your meeting with the boss at the party was more than a simple . A. incident B. accident C. coincidence D. evidence 28. He is not
14、the only man qualified the job. A. in B. of C. to D. for 29. From his pale skin we can see that he is not someone who spends a lot of time . A. outdoor B. outdoors C. out-door D. out doors 30. Theres nothing but snow at the top of the mountain. A. right B. just C. very D. only 31. I dont think Jim s
15、aw me; he into space. A. just looked B. was just looking C. has just looked D. had just looked 32. The bicycle, I paid over 800RMB, was stolen yesterday! A. There B. This C. That D. It 33. As many members were present agreed to the plan. A. as B. that C. to which D. which 34. His friends kept tellin
16、g him that he should not drink so much, but didnt help. A. he B. which C. she D. it 三、完形填空（20 分） It is interesting how NASA(美国航天航空管理局) chose their astronauts for landing them on the moon. They chose men 36 the ages of twenty and thirty-five. There were about fifty of them. Many were 37 air pilots. 3
17、8 were scientists with two or three degrees. NASA telephoned each man they were going to choose, told him the plans and the 39 they might get in. They then asked him if he was willing to be trained as an astronaut, “How could any man 40 such an exciting job?” One of them said, “Dangerous? Of course.
18、 Its dangerous 41 most exciting.” The health and physical condition of 42 was, of course, very necessary. 43 those in very good health and physical condition were chosen. While being trained to be astronauts, they went through many 44 . They studied the star and the moon, and they also studied geolo
19、gy, the science of rocks. This was necessary 45 astronauts would have to look for rocks on the moon. They would try to find rocks which might help to tell the 46 of the moon. They were all 47 to fly in helicopters. There helicopters landed straight down to give them some 48 of the way the spaceship
20、would 49 land on the moon. They were also taught the 50 facts about the conditions in space. They learnt about all the scientists and engineers who 51 them. They visited the factories where they were 52 . They learnt how every 53 of a spaceship and its instruments work. They also learnt every detail
21、 of ground-control 54 . In a word, to be chosen as astronaut, one must be in good 55 , well-informed in science and good at piloting. 36. A. at B. between C. of D. on 37. A. experienced B. old C. trained D. young 38. A. None B. Few C. Others D. They 39. A. dangers B. sadness C. difficulty D. trouble
22、s 40. A. accept B. receive C. offer D. refuse 41. A. but B. if C. though D. however 42. A. the scientists B. men C. pilots D. young people 43. A. As B. Only C. If D. Or 44. A. jobs B. places C. courses D. ways 45. A. for B. because C. since D. so that 46. A. story B. background C. age D. name 47. A.
23、 show B. trained C. told D. let 48. A. knowledge B. experience C. feeling D. thought 49. A. possibly B. likely C. actually D. really 50. A. not known B. well-known C. unknown D. known 51. A. drew B. produced C. designed D. made 52. A. repaired B. built C. developed D. fixed 53. A. part B. movement C
24、. machine D. body 54. A. house B. stop C. system D. station 55. A. shape B. figure C. look D. health 四、阅读理解（20 分） (A) Nothing was going right for Dr. Turner at the hospital. He made a mistake while operation on a patient. He felt sure he was no longer trusted and decided to change his job. One day h
25、e learned from the paper that a doctor was looking for a partner. The doctor, whose name was Johnson, lived in Throby, a small town in the north in the north of England. A few days later, Dr. Turner went to Thorby, and arrived at Dr. Johnsons home early in the afternoon. Thought old and a little dea
26、f, Dr. Johnson still had a good brain. He kept talking to the visitor about the town and its people. When they turned to the question of partnership, it was already seven in the evening. Dr. Johnson invited Dr. Turner to have dinner with him in a restaurant before catching the train back to London.
27、Dr. Turner noticed that Dr. Johnson was fond of good food and expensive wines. They had an excellent meal. When the bill was brought, Dr. Johnson felt in his pocket. “Oh, dear,” he said. “Ive forgotten my money.” “Thats all right,” Dr. Turner said. “Ill pay the bill.” As he did so, he began to wonde
28、r whether Dr. Johnson was worthy of trust. 56. Dr. Turner decided to leave his present job because . A. he had never been trusted B. it demanded to great skills C. he believed it offered little hope for his future D. he thought the hospital would like him to leave 57. The two doctors spent most of t
29、he afternoon talking about . A. things of no interest to Dr. Johnson B. things of no importance to Dr. Turner C. health matters D. food and drink 58. The story suggests that . A. Dr. Johnson did not like Dr. Turner B. the two doctors would become friends C. the two doctors would not work together D.
30、 Dr. Turner decided to stay at his present job 59. The words did so in the last sentence mean . A. caught the train back to London B. felt in his pocket C. paid the bill D. said those words (B) Santa Fe, the capital of New Mexico, U.S.A, is in the central part of the state, on the Santa Fe River, wh
31、ich flows into the Rio Grande 35 kilometers west of the city. More than two thousand meters above sea level, it lies in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains with the Ortiz Mountains to the southeast. Santa Fe was founded in 1609 by the Spanish on an old Indian village. In 1680, the Indians seized the plac
32、e but only held it for twelve years before the Spanish retook it. The city remained under Spanish rule Mexico won its independence(独立) in 1821. From then on it was a Mexican city until 1846 when it was taken over by American troops. With a population of 48,953, Santa Fe is now the second largest cit
33、y in the state. Because of its sunny weather, rich history and surrounding mountains, it is a good place for holiday makers. Besides hunting and skating in the mountains people enjoy shopping in the Indian and Spanish shops, which brings a large income to the city every year. In summer there is an i
34、nternational opera season when operas are shown in a partly-roofed, open-air theatre daily for people from all over the world. 60. At present Santa Fe belongs to . A. India B. Mexico C. Spain D. the United States 61. Santa Fe was under the rule of the Mexicans in . A. 1675 B. 1695 C. 1816 D. 1833 62
35、. The people who held Santa Fe for the longest period in history were the . A. Spanish B. Indians C. Mexicans D. Americans 63. What is of special interest to people who visit Santa Fe in summer? A. Hunting. B. Fishing. C. Watching operas. D. Doing shopping. 64. Santa Fe is best described as a . A. t
36、rade centre B. holiday centre C. home for all nations D. seaport city 65. One of the reasons for visitors to come to Santa Fe is that it . A. has fine weather B. is the state capital C. has historical monuments D. is on the Santa Fe River (C) Allen goes everywhere with Brigitta Anderson, a 54 year-o
37、ld secretary. He moves around her office at work and goes shopping with her. “Most people dont seem to mind Allen,” says Brigitta, who thinks he is wonderful. “He is my fourth child,” she says. She may think of him and treat him that way, buying his food, paying his health bills and his taxes, but i
38、n fact Allen is a dog. Brigitta and Allen live in Sweden, a country where everyone is expected to lead an orderly life according to rules laid down by the government, which also provides a high level of care for its people. This level of care costs money. People in Sweden pay taxes on everything, so
39、 they arent surprised to find that owning a dog means yet more taxes. Some people are paying as much as 500 Sweden kronor in taxes a year for the right to keep their dogs, money that is spent by the government on dog hospitals and sometimes medical treatment for a dog that falls ill. However, most s
40、uch treatment is expensive, so owners often decide to pay health and even life insurance for their dog. In Sweden dog owners must pay for any damage their dog does. A Swedish kennel club official explains what this means: if your dog runs out on the road and gets hit by a passing car, you, as the ow
41、ner, have to pay for any damage done to the car, even if your dog has been killed in the accident. 66. Brigitte pays taxes for Allen because . A. he is her dog B. he is her child C. he followers her everywhere D. he often falls ill 67. The money paid as dog taxes is used to . A. keep a high level of
42、 care for the people B. pay for damage done by dogs C. provide medical care for dogs D. buy insurance for dog owners 68. From the text it can be inferred that in Sweden . A. dogs are welcome in public places B. keeping dogs means asking for trouble C. many car accidents are caused by dogs D. people
43、care much about dogs 69. If a dog causes a car accident and gets killed, who should pay for the damage done to the car? A. The owner of the car. B. the owner of the dog. C. The insurance company. D. The government. 70. What does “he” refer to? A. Brigitta B. Allen C. Anderson D. Secretary (D) We wal
44、ked in so quietly that the nurse at the desk didnt even lift her eyes from the book. Mum pointed at a big chair by the door and I knew she wanted me to sit down. While I watched mouth open in surprise, mum took off her hat and coat and gave them to me to hold. She walked quietly to the small room by
45、 the lift and took out a wet mop. She pushed the mop past the desk and as the nurse looked up, mum nodded and said, “Very dirty floors.” “Yes. Im glad theyve finally decided to clean them,” the nurse answered. She looked at mum and said, “But arent you working late?” Mum just pushed harder, each swi
46、pe of the mop taking her farther and farther down the hall. I watched until she was out of sight and the nurse had turned back to writing in the big book. After a long time mum came back. Her eyes were shining. She quickly put the mop back and took my hand. As we turned to go out of the door, mum bo
47、wed politely to the nurse and said, “Thank you.” Outside, mum told me: “Dagmar is find. No fever.” “You saw her, mum?” “Of course. I told her about the hospital rules, and she will not expect us until tomorrow. Dad will stop worrying as well. Its a fine hospital. But such floors! A mop is no good. Y
48、ou need a brush.” 71. When she took a mop from the small room, what mum really wanted to do was . A. to clean the floor B. to please the nurse C. to see a patient D. to surprise the story-teller 72. When the nurse talked to mum, she thought mum was a . A. nurse B. visitor C. patient D. cleaner 73. A
49、fter reading the story, what can we infer about the hospital? A. It is a childrens hospital. B. It has strict rules about visiting hours. C. The conditions there arent very good. D. The nurses and doctors there dont work hard. 74. From the text we know that Dagmar is most likely . A. the story-tellers sister B. mums friend C. the story-tellers classmate D. dads boss 75. Which of
