1、 20142015 学年度第二学期第一次段考 高 一 级英语试题卷 命题人： 审题人： 第一部分 听力（共两节，满分 20 分） 第一节 听力理解 （共 10 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 10 分） 听下面 4 段对话。每段对话后有几个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选 项中选出最佳选项，并标在答题卷的相应位置。听每段对话前，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 对话读两遍。 听第一段材料，回答第 1 至第 2 题。 1. When did men first begin to use salt? A. Three thousand y
2、ears ago. B. When men began to salt fish and vegetables. C. It is unknown. 2. Why were the ten thousand people put in jail in the 18th century? A. For selling salt. B. For stealing salt. C. For making salted fish. 听第二段材料，回答第 3 至第 4 题。 3. What does the women need to do at the travel agency? A. Buy he
3、r plane ticket. B. Pick up a passport application form. C. Arrange for her accommodation（住宿） in Europe. 4. How long will the woman be in Europe? A. Three weeks. B. One month. C. Three months. 听第三段材料，回答第 5 至第 7 题。 5. What is the man doing? A. He is making a plan. B. Hes looking for a new job. C. Hes
4、trying to borrow money. 6. How much does the m an spend on food and apartment per month? A. Around 1500. B. Around $950. C. Around $650. 7. What does the man suggest the man do? A. He should make a budget（预算）. B. He should be careful when using his credit card. C. He should stop spending money on en
5、tertainment. 听第四段材料，回答第 8 至第 10 题。 8. How many hours of class shall the woman take each week? A. Four B. Twelve C. Fourteen. 9. Where will the math placement test be given? A. In a classroom. B. In an auditorium. C. In a lecture hall. 10. What can we learn from the conversation? A. The woman didnt s
6、tudy any chemistry in high school. B. The man suggests the woman take chemistry and mathematics. C. The woman can take the math placement test with her drivers license. 第二节 听取信息(共 5 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 10 分) 听第五段独白，回答第 11-15 题。 11. How many methods have been proposed to prevent near-sightedness? 12. Who w
7、as the profession of Mr. Bates? 13. How does Mr. Bates advise looking at distant objects ? 14. What method involve pressing certain points around your eyes? 15. What should teachers and parents encourage pupils to do while reading and studying? 英语知识应用（共两节，满分 45 分） 第一节 完形填空（共 15 小题，每小题 2 分， 满分 30 分）
8、阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A 、B、C、D）中选出能填入空 白处的最佳选项，并在答题 卡上将该项涂黑。 Santa Can Come before Christmas It was last June. I entered a supermarket to pick some vegetables, when a young man asked me, “Can you tell me where the 16 counter(柜台 ) is? ” “Well, the milk is in the lower right corner,” I replied. Picking
9、 up my things, I finally came to the milk counter where I met the same man 17 almost 10 bottles of milk. I asked, “Do you need a basket or a trolley” “Sure, thank you.” he answered. I was 18 he was still picking more bottles and after a few minutes his trolley had 24 bottles of milk. I laughed and a
10、sked, “Why so many bottles?” He 19 and said, “These are for my street dogs. Today, I want to be a Santa for them.” I said, “Well, its too 20 for you to be a Santa. It is still June and Christmas comes in December.” He 21 to me and walked a few steps, as if he wanted to say something but he left the
11、counter without saying anything. 22 , we met again at the bread counter. “So these bread and cakes are also for the street dogs, Mr. Santa.” He smiled and said, “Yes, these are also for the dogs and I love to be Mr. Santa in the month of June, Santa is a representation(象征 ) of surprises and 23 . San
12、ta comes in December as we 24 him around Christmas. But in real life there is a Santa in each one of us that 25 through our personality at some point of time, no matter which 26 it is. Maybe when you offered help to me by getting me a trolley, there was a 27 Santa in you. When we offer food to a poo
13、r man or a(n) 28 to someone who is caught in the rain, we are being Santa there. So when you offer help to others or get help from others, just think that Santa has come all the way for you.” He left and I was happy that I had 29 him. It was right to understand that Santa can come before Christmas.
14、We just need to realize that he is around us by 30 happiness and unconditional love. 16A milk Bbread Cvegetable Dfish 17A putting Bchoosing Cholding Dbringing 18A sad Bexcited Cangry Dsurprised 19A smiled Bcried Csighed Dnodded 20A easy Bearly Chelpful Dimportant 21A pointed Blaughed Cshouted Dturne
15、d 22A Luckily BHopefully CSuddenly DNaturally 23A love Bsuccess Cfriendship Dhonor 24A call Bshow Cexpect Dinvite 25A shares Bshines Cexists Dhappens 26A month Bweek Cday Dyear 27A lost Bfrozen Cforgotten Dhidden 28A camera Bumbrella Capple Dbox 29A expected Brecognized Cknown Dmet 30A storing Bfaci
16、ng Cspreading Dincreasing 第二节 语法填空（15 分，每题 1.5 分） 阅读下列短文，按照句子结构的语法和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一 个适当的词或使用括号中词的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答卷题号 31-40 的相应位置上。 Last year, I read a “ Happy Ad” in the local newspaper. There was a lady in a local nursing home, _31_ was celebrating her 90th birthday. Her family wanted some warmed-he
17、arted people to drop her a line. So I found a card and dropped her a short note, _32_(wish) her a happy birthday. A week later, someone knocked at my door. I opened the door and found _33_ middle aged man standing on the doorstep. He introduced _34_ as the son of the woman to whom I had sent the car
18、d. He explained that he just wanted to thank me _35_ sending such a nice card to his mom. Apparently, she did not receive much mail and was excited _36_(receive) mine. I just didnt know what to say. I told him it was my _37_(please) and that I hoped his mom had enjoyed her birthday. The old lady _38
19、_ (pass) away shortly after that. I had never met this lady, _39_ I kept her and her family in my mind. I dropped them a line of sympathy. All I hoped was _40_ my note was enough to brighten a couple of her days on the Earth.来源: 学。科。 第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分 50 分） 第一节 阅读理解（共 20 小题，每小题 2 分， 满分 40 分） 阅读下列四篇短文，从
20、每题所给的四个选项（A 、B、C 和 D）中， 选出最佳选项， 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A Tom arrived at the bus station quite early for Paris bus. The bus for Paris would not leave until five to twelve. He saw a lot of people waiting in the station. Some were standing in line, and others were walking around. There was a group of schoolgirls
21、. Their teacher was trying to keep them in line. Tom looked around but there was no place for him to sit. He walked into the station cafe. He looked up at the clock there. It was only twenty to twelve. He found a seat and sat down before a large mirror on the wall. Just then, Mike, one of Toms workm
22、ates came in and sat with Tom. “What time is your bus?” asked Mike. “Theres plenty of time yet,” answered Tom. “Well, Ill get you some more tea then,” said Mike. They talked while drinking. Then Tom looked at the clock again. “Oh! Its going backward!” he cried. “A few minutes ago it was twenty to tw
23、elve and now its half past eleven.” “Youre looking at the clock in the mirror.” said Mike. Tom was so sad. The next bus was not to leave for another hour. Since then Tom has never liked mirrors. 41Tom went into the station cafe because_. AMike asked him to have a cup of tea Bhe didnt like to stay wi
24、th the schoolgirl C it was quite early and he could find a seat there Dhe wanted to have a drink with his workmate there 42What time was it in fact when Tom looked at the clock again? AHalf past twelve. BTwenty to twelve. C Half past eleven. DHalf past one. 43From the story we know that when we look
25、 at a clock in a mirror, we will find . Aits going backward Bthe time is right C its going faster Dits going slower 44Which of the following is true? ATom arrived in Paris on time. BThe next bus would leave in half an hour. C After that Tom didnt like clocks any longer. DTom looked at the clock in t
26、he mirror only once. 45Which of the following is the title of the story? AMissing A Bus BThe Clock In The Mirror C Not A Careful Man DThe Mirror of the Station B Tony Wheeler was born to travel. His father worked for an airline. For the first 16 years of his life, Wheeler and his family lived in man
27、y different countries. In the early 1970s, Tony met a young woman named Maureen. They soon married. Before getting jobs, Tony and Maureen wanted to travel. They took a year- long trip from England, through Asia, to Australia. On the trip, they visited places like Iran, India, and so on. When Tony an
28、d Maureen arrived in Australia, people asked many questions about their trip. To answer these questions, Wheeler wrote a book called Across Asia on the Cheap. The book told people about different countries weather, customs , and places to see. But unlike other travel books then, Tony Wheelers book a
29、lso talked about places most tourists did not go. He also wrote about unusual things to see and do. The book was very popular. Tony and Maureen started a company called Lonely Planet. They continued travelling. They wrote books for each place they visited. Today, 800 people work for Lonely Planet. T
30、he company has over 650 books. Tony Wheeler, the great traveller, still writes about travels to many places and will bring us more surprises. 46Tony Wheeler and his wife ended the year-long trip in . AAustralia BIran CIndia DEngland 47Tony Wheeler wrote the book Across Asia on the Cheap to . Amake m
31、oney for his next trip Btell people about his new company C draw peoples attention to his family Danswer peoples questions about his trip 48How was the book Across Asia on the Cheap different from other travel books then? AIt was longer and more popular. BIt was the first travel book in the world. C
32、 It talked about places most tourists did not go. DIt talked about a countrys weather and customs. 49Which of the following is TRUE about Tony Wheelers company? AHis father started it. BHundreds of people work for it. C It is an airline company. DIt has no books about travelling. 50The passage mainl
33、y talks about . Aa great traveller and his books B a tour of different countries C a great writer and his family Ddifferent kinds of companies C “Dad,” I say one day , “take a trip. Why dont you fly and meet me?” My father had just retired. His job filled his day, his thought, his life. While he wok
34、e up and took a warm shower, I screamed under a freezing waterfall Peru. While he tied a tie and put on the same Swiss watch, I rowed a boat across Lake of the Ozarks. My father sees me drifting aimlessly, nothing to show for my 33 years but a passport full of funny stamps. He wants me to settle dow
35、n, but now I want him to find an adventure. He agrees to travel with me through the national parks. We meet four weeks later in Rapid City. “What is our first stop?” asks my father. “What time is it?” “Still dont have a watch?” Less than an hour away is Mount Rushmore. As he stares up at the four Pr
36、esidents carved in granite(花岗岩), his mouth and eyes open slowly, like those of little boy. “Unbelievable,” he says, “How was this done?” A film in the information center shows sculptor Gutzon Borglum devoted 14 years to the sculpture and then left the final touches to his son. We stare up and I ask
37、myself. Would I ever devote my life to anything? No directions. I always used to hear those words in my fathers voice. Now I hear them in my own. The next day were at Yellowstone National Park, where we have a picnic. “Did you ever travel with your dad?” I ask. “Only once,” he says. “I never spoke m
38、uch with my father. We loved each other but never said it. Whatever he could give me, he gave.” The kast sebtebce its probably the same thing Id say about my father. And what Id want my child to say about me. In Glacier National Park, my father says, “Ive never seen water so blue.” I have, in severa
39、l places of the world, I can keep traveling, I realize and maybe a regular job wont be as dull as I feared. Weeks after our trip, I call my father. “The photos from the trip are wonderful,” he says. “We have got to take another trip like that sometime. ” I tell him Ive decided to settle down, and Im
40、 wearing a watch. 51We can learn from Paragraphs 2 and 3 that the father . Afollowed the fashion Bgot bored with his job C was unhappy with the authors life Dliked the authors collection of stamps. 52What does the author realize at Mount Rushmore? AHis father is interested in sculpture. BHis father
41、is as innocent as a little boy. C He should learn sculpture in the future. DHe should pursue a specific aim in life. 53From the underlined paragraph, we can see that the author . Ahopes to give whatever he can to his father Blearns how to communicate with his father C comes to understand what parent
42、al love means Dwants his children to learn from their grandfather 54What could be inferred about the author and his father from the end of the story? AThe call solves their disagreements. BThe Swiss watch has drawn them closer. C They begin to change their attitudes to life. DThey decide to learn ph
43、otography together. 55What could be the best title for the passage? AThe Art of Travel BA Journey with Dad C Love Nature, Love Life DA Son Lost in Adventure 第二节：信息匹配：（共 5 小题，每小题 2 分，共 10 分） 阅读下列信息，从所给的六个选项（A、B 、C、D 、E 和 F）中，选出符合各 小题要求的最佳选项,并将它们填凃到答题卡上。如果选 E 同时涂黑 AB; 如果选 F 同时涂黑 CD。 The people below a
44、re all trying to choose which TV programme to watch. Read the information about six TV programmes A-F and decide which programme would be most sui table for the person mentioned in statements 76-80. There is one extra paragraph about one programme which you do not need to use. 56. Although Rob leads
45、 a quiet life in a small village, that doesnt stop him from trying to find out something about the latest scientific development. 57. Bella enjoys eating out but cant afford to spend much at the moment as she is saving for a holiday. She has never learnt how to cook, so now might be quite a good tim
46、e to find out. 58. Dan is interested in taking wildlife photographs and enjoys the kind of programme which gives him a chance to see a professional photographer at work. 59. Gina is a music teacher. Although she prefers classical music, she likes to follow the kind of music that interests the teenag
47、ers she teaches. 60. Rons wife is in hospital. He wants to find a programme suitable for his three- year-old son while he gets on with the housework and prepares a meal. TODAYS TELEVISION PROGRAMME PREVIEW A. TV1 7:20 p.m. Find out more about Australias animal life. This film was made last year by o
48、ne of Australias best-known cameramen, Dougie Bond. He spent over 200 hours filming the birds, animals and fish that inhabit this beautiful continent and for the first time brings some of these unusual animals to our TV screens. B. TV3 9:00 p.m. The popular science programme is back with the latest in technology and medicine. This week, cars that run on sunlight and the story of one babys fight to live. C. TV2 8:10 p.m. Do you think what goes into the food most of us eat every day of the week? Tonights programme takes a serious scie
