1、用心 爱心 专心 1江苏省盐城中学 20102011 学年度第一学期期末考试高一年级英语试题本试卷分第一卷（选择题）和第二卷（非选择题）两部分，共 150 分，考试时间 120分钟。第 I 卷 （三部分，共 105 分）第一部分: 听力(共两节，满分 20 分)第一节 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. How does the woman feel about the mans idea?A. Bright. B. Se
2、rious. C. Ridiculous. 2. What are the speakers doing?A. Making a call. B. Driving a car. C. Watching TV. 3. How much would it cost to stay at the Swiss Chalet for a week?A. 100 dollars. B.115 dollars. C.126 dollars. 4. What do we learn from the conversation?A. The woman is complaining. B. The socks
3、are of good quality C. It happens at home5. What did the man do last Friday?A. He had dinner out. B. He went to the cinema. C. He listened to a concert. 第二节 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 至
4、 8 题。6. What can we learn from the conversation?A. Mr. Adams is not in his office then. B. Mr. Adams is calling from her home. C. Mr. Adams mother is arriving at 1:00 pm. 7. What does the woman want to tell her husband?A. To ring her at home. B. To pick her up at 1:00 pm. C. Her mother will come on
5、Thursday. 8. Whats the womans number?A.2687435. B. 7733298. C. 7732398. 听第 7 段材料，回答第 9 至第 11 题。9. Which city will John work in?A. London. B. Paris. C. New York. 10. What day is it today?A. Friday. B. Saturday C. Sunday.11. When does the woman plan to have a going-away party?A. On Saturday morning. B
6、. On Sunday afternoon. C. On Friday evening. 听第 8 段材料，回答第 12 至 14 题。12. Where does the woman live?A. In Britain. B. In Carribbean. C. In America. 13. How would the man travel around the world?A. By train. B. By boat. C. By plane. 14. What can we learn from the conversation?A. The man is fond of trav
7、eling around the world by air. B. The woman would like to go to Carribbean in summer. C. The man would like to travel around the world by sea. 听第 9 段材料，回答第 15 至 17 题。15. Where are the speakers? A. At a radio station. B. On a TV show. C. In the open air. 16. How many kinds of trees are there in one s
8、quare kilometer?A. About 750. B. About 1,500. C. About 20,000. 17. What is the woman most probably?A. A reporter. B. A student. C. A scientist. 听第 10 段材料，回答第 18 至 20 题。18. How long does the school day last in Singapore?A. 4 hours. B. 5 hours. C. 5 hours and fifty minutes. 19. What will the students
9、do after school?A. Attend extra classes. B. Do their homework. C. Play sports. 20. Where is the students pressure from?A. Their parents. B. Entrance exam. C. Their teachers. 第二部分: 英语知识运用(共两节，满分 45 分)第一节 单项填空(共 15 小题 ;每小题 1 分,满分 15 分)用心 爱心 专心 2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 fireman started to p
10、ut out the big fire_ arriving at the burning building.A. by B. on C. at D. in22.Youd better take an umbrella with you_ it rains this afternoon.A. as if B. in case C. so that D. even if23.Mr. Smith, _of the _speech, started to read a novel.A. tired; boring B tiring; bored C. tired; bored D. tiring; b
11、oring24. _ has been announced, we shall have our final exams next week.A. That B. As C. It D. What25. - Will you do me a favor to have dinner with me at seven this evening?- Im afraid I cant. I _ a lecture at the meeting hall at the time.A. will be giving B. will give C. give D. am giving26. They en
12、joyed fresh watermelon last fall because they_ watermelon seeds in the spring. A. were planting B. would plant C. have planted D. had planted 27.You can use a large plastic bottle, _cut off, as a pot to grow flowers in.A. the top is B. whose top C. the top of it is D. whose top is28. -Li Feng won th
13、e first prize in the national English competition.-Oh, really? Im glad that his hard work at last _.A. worked out B. got back C. paid off D. turned out29. I invited him to go to the cinema with me and he promised to. He didnt,_.A. too B. therefore C. though D. either30In our childhood, we were often
14、 _ by Grandma to pay attention to our table manners.A. permitted B. reminded C. allowed D. hoped31.People today make choices of their diets_ what they believe.A. based on B. basing on C. are based on D. being based on32.In order to find out how the famous painting was stolen as soon as possible, mor
15、e experienced policemen have been sent to _ the case.A. look for B. look up C. look into D. look through33.The little boy is dirty from head to foot, because he _in the mud all this morning.A. has played B. is playing C. has been playing D. was playing34.Not only _ our suggestions he _ late together
16、 with us but he also started out alone at once.A. he refused, started B. did he refuse, startC. he did refuse, should start D. refused he, should start35.The way you thought of _ the experiment is very practical.A. carrying out B. which to carry out C. that carries out D. to carry out第二节 完形填空（共 20 小
17、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 46-65 各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出最佳选项。Several days ago, I met a stranger in the street who stopped and asked me directions. I 36 to show him the way to the destination（目的地） ，but to my 37 he coldly refused my offer. I asked him why. Finally he told me that he was 38 I w
18、ould ask him for money if I 39 him in this way.Money! I 40 deep into thought. Is it money that comes between us? Money itself has no 41 ; yet it cannot simply be 42 to be good or bad. The problem 43 what attitude we have towards it.At present, we have a more 44 material life than before, but were be
19、coming more and more 45 . Why? In my opinion, the 46 is the change in peoples personal 47 . They wrongly believe that 48 money should be their only aim in life, so they 49 all sorts of ways they can to 50 this aim.They are afraid of being 51 and fooled. If everyone acts like this, what will our 52 b
20、e like?Needless to say, money is becoming more and more important in our society, 53 it shouldnt be the “be-all and end-all” of life. If a person only concentrates on 54 , he will be lonely and void(空虚).It is up to us to make our lives happy, not money. We should try our best to help others 55 and f
21、reely. If everyone does so, our society will be better and better.36. A. advised B. offered C. asked D. wished37. A. joy B. fear C. excitement D. surprise38. A. anxious B. glad C. sorry D. afraid39. A. stopped B. told C. asked D. helped40. A. fell B. took C. kept D. caught41. A. problem B. way C. li
22、fe D. use42. A. appeared B. done C. connected D. seemed43. A. takes in B. depends on C. results in D. leads to44. A. powerful B. poor C. enjoyable D. healthy45. A. cold-hearted B. warm-hearted C. good-looking D. humorous46. A. answer B. money C. man D. creature47. A. health B. honor C. respect D. va
23、lues48. A. taking B. costing C. giving D. making用心 爱心 专心 349. A. think up B. hold up C. give off D. break out50. A. realize B. recognize C. take D. shoot51. A. found B. discovered C. cheated D. followed52. A. school B. society C. belief D. money 53. A. or B. but C. if D. since54. A. life B. nature C
24、. society D. money55. A. wrongly B. coldly C. mainly D. whole-heartedly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。AI was in lodgings (寄宿处) now, on my own, but the other lodgers had constant visitors up and down the stairs past my door. None of this disturbed me except one
25、 girl who sang softly to herself an old Russian folk song as she ran up to the room above. It was a sound of sweetness, musical, soft, unselfconscious and happy. I began to listen out for it, jumped up from my table, and threw open the door to catch a glimpse(一瞥) of her as she passed, but I was alwa
26、ys too late. I asked the people upstairs who she was, and described the beautiful sounds she made. They became rather reserved(拘谨) and exchanged glances and hurriedly admitted it might be Sally. I thought she was someone special, not to be discussed in the ordinary way, and became a little curious t
27、o meet her. But the last thing I wanted at that stage was to get caught up with anybody. Id just come to the end of a rather painful friendship, and now I had work to do.One day, I came face to face with a girl on the landing. It was certainly her; whoever made that noise would look as she did. We s
28、tood and stared at each other too long for comfort. I broke the moment and, excusing myself, moved past her because it was too like the movies. I thought for some time of that long, silent stare, and laughed. She was tall and looked proud, with a slight , round-shouldered look that made me breathles
29、s and I didnt know why.56. At his lodgings, the author _.A. seldom had visitors B. wished he had more visitorsC. was always disturbed by other peoples visitors D. had too many visitors.57. Whenever the author heard the sound of the girls voice_.A. he sat listening to it B. he saw her moving upstairs
30、C. he threw down his books D. he tried to see who it was58. People who were asked about the girl_.A. told him all about her B. didnt want to tell him muchC. didnt tell him anything D. were angry when he mentioned her59. From this passage we can see that the author was_.A. was not interested in Sally
31、 B. curiously attracted by SallyC. angry at being disturbed by Sally D. afraid to get to know SallyBFor many years Henry had been a journalist. He had worked on many international newspapers and magazines and traveled over the world. Henry had witnessed war and natural disasters such as floods, eart
32、hquakes and erupting volcanoes ( 火山爆发).He had reported on serious accidents such as major fires and airline crashes. He had seen every kind of terrible crime and strange event there was.He had met and written about some of the most unusual people in the world.In fact, there wasnt much that Henry had
33、 not seen or done.Now he was retired from journalism(新闻业). He owned a very expensive restaurant and spent his days talking to his wealthy and important customers. He liked to say that nothing surprised him.One day he was sitting at the bar in his restaurant when a big gorilla(大猩猩) walked in and aske
34、d for a table.Henry showed no surprise. He took the gorilla to a table and handed him a menu. He treated him politely and pretended there was nothing at all strange about having a gorilla in his restaurant.The gorilla looked through the menu and ordered a salad.Henry served the gorilla his salad per
35、sonally, knowing that his waiters and waitresses would be too frightened.At last the gorilla finished his salad and asked for the bill.Henry wrote out the bill and handed it to the big animal. The gorilla studied it, shook his head sadly then gave Henry fifty dollars.“Thank you,” Henry said, and the
36、n to make conversation, he added, “we dont get many gorillas in this restaurant.”“At fifty dollars for a salad,” the gorilla said, “Im not surprised.” 60. According to the story, Henry had_.A. had the most exciting experiences B. told the longest stories用心 爱心 专心 4C. made history D. caused accidents6
37、1. One day when a gorilla came into the restaurant, Henry was_.A. very surprised by the gorilla B. not disturbed(烦忧) by the gorillaC. very interested in the gorilla D. scared of the gorilla62. From the sentences “Henry served the gorilla his salad personally, knowing that his waiters and waitresses
38、would be too frightened” you can learn that_.A. his staff were not brave people B. Henry didnt normally serve customersC. the gorilla had eaten there before D. the gorilla was careful with his moneyCLife gets noisier every day. Very few people can be free from noise of some sort or another. It doesn
39、t matter where you live, in the middle of a modern city, or a faraway village- the chances are that youll be disturbed by jet aeroplanes, transistor radios, powered engines, etc. We seem to be getting used to noise, too. Some people feel quite lonely without background music while theyre working.Sci
40、entific tests have shown that total silence can be a very frightening experience for a human being. However, some people enjoy listening to pop music which is very loud and this can do harm to their eardrums(耳鼓). The noise level in some discos is far above the usual safety level for heavy industrial
41、 areas.One recent report about noise and concentration(专心) suggested that although a lot of people say that any noise disturbs their concentration, what really influences their ability to concentrate is a change in the level of noise. It goes on to say that a background noise which doesnt change too
42、 much (music, for example) may even help people to concentrate.63. According to this passage, the noise pollution_.A. has become the worst in the countryside B. has become better in big citiesC. has spread from cities to villages D. has been controlled in modern cities64. What does background music
43、refer to?A. Music played while people are working.B. Music played in the backyard.C. Noise that continues while youre listening to other noises.D. Music used to help people to concentrate.65. Some people have their hearing harmed_.A. while listening to pop music B. in complete silenceC. when speakin
44、g loudly D. while watching TV66. Which of the following isnt included among the things causing noise?A. Rivers B. Transistor radios C. Powered engines D. Jet planes67. Scientist have discovered that what prevents people from concentrating on something is_.A. all kinds of noise B. great changes in th
45、e level of noiseC. background noise D. popular musicDNot very long ago, a special family system(体系) existed in certain parts of South India. In the system, the actual head of a family unit was the mothers eldest brother, though the mother also had an important position in the family. In families of
46、this kind, a husband was actually no more than a visitor. He did not live with his wife, but with his own mother, brothers and sisters in another house. He saw his sons and daughters sometimes, but the man who actually fed and cared for them and acted as their father was their uncle- their mothers b
47、rother.But this system, in which brothers and sisters take the place of the father, no longer exists in South India except in a few villages. Economic(经济的) changes have had far- reaching effect on family life. Family life began to change when men went out to work in factories and offices instead of working with their mothers, brothers, and sisters on the land. When a man went out to work, he had money of his own and could buy his own land and build his own family, instead of depending on his mother and his brothers. He wanted to be independen
