1、赣 州 中 学 2014 2015 学 年 度 第 一 学 期 期 中 考 试高 一 英 语 试 卷 2014.11.14命题人：高一备课组 审题人：欧阳卫红本试卷分 I 卷（选择题）和 II 卷（非选择题）两大部分，共 150 分，考 试时间 120 分钟。第 I 卷（选择题 共 115 分）第一部分：听力（共两节，满分 30 分）第一节（共 5 小题；每小题 1.5 分， 满分 7.5 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。
2、1 What does the man probably do?AA waiter BA tailor CA salesman2 How is the man going to Beijing?ABy plane BBy train CBy bus3 When does the meeting begin?AAt 4:00 BAt 4:15 CAt 4:304 Where was the woman born?AIn Australia. BIn Britain CIn the United States5 Who will the man probably call?AChristine B
3、John CEmory第二节 （共 15 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 22.5 分） 听下面 5 段对话或独白。每段对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 6 段材料，回答第 6、7 题。6Which part of the mans body is bleeding?AThe right leg BThe left arm CThe right arm7What will the woman do fi
4、rst?AX-ray the mans back BClean the mans wound CGive the man some medicine听第 7 段材料，回答第 8 至 9 题。8Who is the womans watch for?AHer father BHer friend CHer husband9What does the man say about the necklace?AIt is free of duty. BIt is very beautiful. CIt is very expensive.听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。10 When w
5、ill the man return?AOn Sunday. BOn Saturday. COn Friday.11 How much will the man pay for his journey?A$850. B$815. C$425.12 What do we know about the mans journey from the conversation?ADrinking is not allowed. BIt will be serving lunch.C He can enjoy a video program.听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。13 What d
6、oes the man probably think of the book?AInteresting. BMoving. CDull. 14 What is the man doing?AWatching TV. BReading a magazine. CListening to the radio.15 Why wont the man go to watch Anne Hathaways movie tonight?AHe doesnt like Anne Hathaway. BHe has to work over time.C He has a date with Flora.16
7、 What do we know about the woman?AShe has big brown eyes. BShe really likes Justin Biebers music.C She has an extra ticket to a Justin Bieber concert.听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。17 How did the speaker and Dave become friends?AThey lived near each other.BThey met when they were children.C They used to pl
8、ay on the same football team.18 What do the speaker and Dave have in common?ATheir jobs. BTheir hobbies. CTheir taste in clothes.19 When did the speaker and Dave plan to meet last weekend?AAt 4:00 pm. BAt 5:30 pm. CAt 6:30 pm.20 What do we know about Dave?AHe isnt a good listener. BHe is a troublema
9、ker. CHe is always late.第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分 45 分）第一节 单项塡空（共 15 小题，每小题 1 分，共 15 分）从 A、B、 C、D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。21 The policeman warned the driver so carelessly.Anever to drive Bto never drive Cto not drive Ddoesnt drive22 My uncle has been practicing hard these days, to pass the driving test on his
10、 first attempt. Aworried Bdetermined Cpleased Dsurprised23 A teacher who is just interested in his teaching but doesnt students is not a good teacher.Aargue about Bdiscuss about Cdream about Dcare about 24 When they knew there was a panda in the zoo, the children could wait to see it.Aalmost Bnearly
11、 Chard Dhardly25 She described in her article the people and places impressed her most.Awhich Bwhat Cthat Dwho26 What do you think made Mary upset? her new bicycle.AAs she lost BLost CLosing DBecause of losing27 is known that thousands of Chinese worked in the gold mines the late 19th century.AWhat
12、；from BThat ；back CWhich ；to DIt；in28 How long has your brother been working here? he graduated from college in 2006. AWhen BUntil CEver since DLong before 29 He is a man with rich experience, from much can be learned.Awhom Bwhich Cwhere Dwhat30 Tell me when you at the airport, Alice. Ill go there t
13、o meet you if Im free. Aarrived Bwould arrive Chave arrived Dare arriving 31 It was terrible earthquake and number of people who were killed reached more than 20,000.Aa ；the Bthe；a Cthe；the Da；a 32 As soon as we heard the boy shouting for help, we rushed to his and pulled him out of the river. Ashel
14、ter Brescue Cdisaster Doutline 33 The car was not seriously in the accident and it wont cost much to get it repaired.Adestroyed Bruined Cdamaged Dsuffered34 Little Tony insisted that his mother him to school.Asend Bsent Csends Dsending35 Im going to Bettys birthday party. Bye-bye, Mom. , baby. ABest
15、 wishes BHave fun CTake care DNo problem第二节 完形填空（共 20 小题，每小题 1.5 分，满分 30 分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从 36-55 各题所给的四个选项（A 、B、C 和 D）中，选出最佳选项。There was a boy who was sent by his parents to a boarding school（寄宿学校）. 36 being sent away, this boy was the 37 student in his class. He was at the top in every 38 always w
16、ith high marks.But the boy changed after 39 home and attending the boarding school. His grades started 40 . He hated being in a 41 . He was lonely all the time. And there were especially dark times when he 42 committing suicide（自杀）. All of this was because he felt 43 and no one loved him.His parents
17、 started 44 about the boy. But they even did not know what was 45 with him. So his dad decided to travel to the boarding school and 46 him.They sat on the bank of the lake near the school. The father started asking him some casual questions about his classes, teachers and 47 . After some time his da
18、d said, “Do you know, son, why I am here today?”The boy answered back, “To 48 my grades?” “No, no,” his dad replied. “I am here to tell you that you are the most 49 person for me. I want to see you 50 . I dont care about grades. I care about you. I care about your happiness. YOU ARE MY LIFE.”These w
19、ords 51 the boys eyes to be filled with tears. He 52 his dad. They didnt say anything to each other for a long time.Now the boy had 53 he wanted. He knew there was someone on this earth who cared for him deeply. He 54 the world to someone. And today this young man is in college at the top of his cla
20、ss and no one has ever seen him 55 ! 36 AAfter BBefore CWhen DWhile37 Ahardest Bnaughtiest Cbrightest Ddullest38 Aexam Bactivity Cgame Dclass39 Acoming Breturning Cleaving Dreaching40 Arising Bincreasing Creducing Ddropping41 Agroup Bterm Ccompany Dparty42 Aled to Bfelt like Cthought back Dlooked fo
21、r43 Aworthless Bcareless Cconcerned Dannoyed44 Acaring Bturning Cworrying Dspeaking45 Acrazy Btrue Cpossible Dwrong46 Atalk with Blisten to Ctell to Dcare about47 Afamily Bfriends Cstudy Dgrades48 Arealize Banalyze Ccheck Dtest49 Aoutstanding Bimportant Cfamous Dfamiliar50 Ahappy Bexcellent Cinteres
22、ted Dsatisfied51 Acaused Bwanted Cencouraged Dforced52 Aanswered Bignored Chated Dhugged53 Anothing Bsomething Ceverything Danything54 Ashowed B meant Cintended Dexpressed55 A sad Bangry Cpleasant Djoyful第三部分 阅读理解 （共 20 小题，每小题 2 分， 满分 40 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。AIn the United States, w
23、hen one becomes rich, he wants people to know it. And even if he does not become very rich, he wants people to think that he is. That is what keeping up with the Joneses is about, It is the story of someone who tried to look as rich as his neighbors.The expression was first used in 1913 by a young A
24、merican called Arthur Momand. He told this story about himself. He began earning $ 125 a week at the age of 23. That was a lot of money in those days. He got married and moved with his wife to a very wealthy neighborhood outside New York City. When he saw that rich people rode horses, Momand went ho
25、rseback riding every day. When he saw that rich people had servants, Momand and his wife also hired a servant and gave big parties for their new neighbors.It was like a race, but one could never finish this race because one was always trying to keep up. The race ended for Momand and his wife when th
26、ey could no longer pay for their new way of life. They moved back to an apartment in New York City.Momand looked around him and noticed that many people do things just to keep up with rich lifestyle of their neighbours. He saw the funny side of it and started to write a series of short stories, He c
27、alled it Keeping up with the Joneses because Jones is a very common name in the United States. Keeping up with the Joneses came to mean keeping up with rich lifestyle of the people around you. Momands series appeared in different newspapers across the country for over 28 years.People never seem to g
28、et tired of keeping up with the Joneses. And there are Joneses in every city of the world. But one must get tired of trying to keep up with the Joneses because no matter what one does, Mr. Jones always seems to be ahead.56 Some people want to keep up with the Joneses because they .Adont want others
29、to know they are richBwant others to know or to think that they are rich Cwant to be as rich as their neighborsDwant to be happy57 It can be inferred from the story that rich people like to .Alive in apartments Blive in New York CityClive outside New York City Dhave many neighbors58 The underlined w
30、ord “neighborhood” in the second paragraph means .Aa person who lives near another Ban area near the place referred toCan area in another town or city Dpeople living in an area59 Arthur Momand used the name Jones in his series of short stories because Jones is .Aan important name B not a good name C
31、his neighbors name Da popular name in the United States60 According to the writer, it is to keep up with the Joneses.Agood Bcorrect Cinteresting DimpossibleBAs computers become more popular in China, Chinese people are increasingly relying on computer keyboards to input Chinese charactersBut if they
32、 use the computer too much, they may end up forgetting the exact strokes（笔画）of each Chinese character when writing on paper Experts suggest people, especially students, write by hand moreDo you write by hand more or type more? In Beijing, students start using a computer as early as primary school. A
33、nd computer dependence is more wide-spread among university studentsAlmost all their assignments and essays are typed on a computerAll the students interviewed say they usually use a computerIts faster and easier to correct if using a computerAnd thats why computers are being applied more and more o
34、ften to modern educationBut when people are taking stock in computers increasingly, problems appear“When Im writing with a pen, I find I often cant remember how to write a character, though I feel Im familiar with it ”“Im not in the mood to write when faced with a pen and paper ”Many students dont f
35、eel this is something to worry aboutNow that its more convenient and efficient to write on a computer, why bother to handwrite? Many educators think differentlyShi Liwei, the headmaster of a famous primary school in the capital, said, “Chinese characters enjoy both practical and aesthetic（审美的）value
36、But those characters typed with computer keyboards only maintain their practical valueAll the artistic beauty of the characters is lostAnd handwriting contains the writers emotionThrough ones handwriting, people can get to know ones thinking and personalityBeautiful writing will give people a better
37、 first impression of them ”To encourage students to handwrite more, many primary schools in Beijing have made writing classes compulsory（必修的）and in universities, some professors are asking students to turn in their homework and essays written by hand61 Which of the following can best serve as the ti
38、tle of the passage? AThe Importance of Handwriting and TypingBTo Type or to HandwriteCWriting by Computer Will Replace Writing by HandDPractical and Aesthetic Value of Chinese Characters62 The students interviewed prefer to write using a computer mainly because .Athey are usually asked to e-mail the
39、ir homework and essaysBthey can correct the mistakes they make quickly and convenientlyC they find it not easy to remember how to write a characterDcomputers have become a trend and fashion in China63 Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE of the advantages of handwriting?AHandwriting contain
40、s the writers emotionBThe writers thinking and personality are shown in his or her handwritingC Handwriting can impress people well and build ones self-confidenceDChinese characters enjoy both practical and aesthetic value64 The underlined expression “taking stock in” （Paragraph 4） probably means .A
41、getting bored with Bgetting dependent onC becoming crazy about Dgetting curious about65 We can draw the conclusion from the passage that .Amore and more students will give up writing on a computerBwriting by hand will give way to typing by computer one dayC more and more students will pay attention
42、to handwritingDthe typing article better expresses ones emotion and qualityCA new plan for getting children to and from school is being started by a local government in Eastern England. This could end the worries of many parents fearful for their childrens safety on the roads.Until now the local gov
43、ernment has only been prepared to provide bus services for children living more than three miles from their school, or sometimes less if special reasons existed. Now it has been decided that if a group of parents ask for help in organizing transport they will be prepared to go ahead, as long as the
44、arrangement will not lose money and children taking part will be attending their nearest school.The new plan is to be tried out this term for children living at Milton who attend Impington School. The children live just within the three-mile limit and the local government has said in the past that they w
