1、1江苏省盐城中学 2013-2014 学年高一英语下学期期中试题试卷说明：本场考试时间 120 分钟，总分 150 分.第 I 卷（共三部分，共 105 分）第一部分 听力 (共 20 小题, 每小题 1 分,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. What will the speakers probably do?A. Go to the movies. B. Continue to paint
2、. C. Watch a movie on TV.2. What is the woman likely to do?A. Study in another school. B. Go to Italy to learn Italian. C. Teach Italian as a part-time job.3. What does the woman like doing as a teenager?A. Listening to music. B. Playing basketball. C. Going hiking.4. How will the speakers go to the
3、 airport? A. By bus. B. By underground. C. By car.5. Why did the woman refuse to go to the cinema with Bob?A. She didnt like him. B. She had quarreled with him. C. She was too tired that day.第二节 听下面 5 对话, 每段对话或独白后有 2 至 4 个小题 , 从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选取出最佳选项, 并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前你将有 5 秒钟的时间阅读各个小题；听完后, 各小题
4、将给出 5 秒钟的作答时间，每段对话或独白读两遍。听下面一段对话, 回答第 6、7 题。6. How does the girl feel about her maths homework?A. Worried. B. Confident. C. Uninterested.7. What do we know about the boy?A. He is good at maths. B. He will call his brother later. C. He has finished his maths homework.听下面一段对话, 回答第 8、9 题。8. What does t
5、he man want to buy?A. A notebook. B. A book. C. A pen.9. How much sales tax does the man have to pay?A. About 4 cents. B. About 5 cents. C. About 9 cents.听下面一段对话, 回答第 10 至 12 题。10. What will the woman do this weekend?A. Chat with her pen friend online. B. Study English with the man. C. Meet her pen
6、friend.11. What does the man think of the womans behaviour?A. Its helpful. B. Its surprising. C. Its strange.12. In what aspect do the woman and her pen friend have different tastes?A. Language study. B. Travel and swimming. C. Music and movies.听下面一段对话, 回答第 13 至 16 题。13. What is the woman doing?A. A
7、ttending a programme. B. Having a Spanish lesson. C. Giving a performance.14. Where does the woman come form?A. Egypt. B. America. C. Sweden.15. What does the woman teach?A. English literature. B. Spanish. C. Yoga.16. How many prizes does the woman win?A. One. B. Two. C. Three.听下面一段对话, 回答第 17 至 20 题
8、。17. What is the speaker mainly talking about? A. His fault. B. His good service. C. His arrangement.18. Why did the speaker leave the TV on in the room?A. He forgot to turn it off.B. He would like to record a movie.C. He wanted to make the room avoid being stolen.19. Where did the speaker want to p
9、ut the birthday cake?A. In the fridge. B. On the table. C. In the cupboard.20. What happened to the birthday cake?A. It was dropped on the floor. B. It was eaten by the speaker. C. It was stolen by a thief.第二部分： 英语知识运用单项填空（共 25 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 25 分）21. As we know, the “Chinese Dream” is _ dream to imp
10、rove peoples well-being and _ dream of harmony, peace and development.A. the; a B. a; the C. a; a D. the; the222. Shes said _ his brother to take driving, but he still wanted to pick up computer in his spare time.A. to have persuaded B. that she had persuaded C. to have advised D. to advise23. Contr
11、ary _ our expectations, Mr Smith couldnt get his meaning _ to us on how to solve this tough problem.A. with; to B. to; across C. to; around D. with; across24. With great efforts _ in your work, you _ stand firmly in society in the future.A. multiplied; are to B. multiplying; are going to C. to multi
12、ply; will D. multiplying; are about to 25. _ I couldnt fully understand what he wanted to express in his speech, I thought his courage to stand there quite impressive.A. As B. Since C. If D. While26. The news spread quickly through the campus _ we would have a longer holiday, _ made all the students
13、 wild with joy. A. which; that B. that; what C. that; which D. what; which27. Its not until _ that _ the schools in the UK are so different from those in China.A. did I read your article; I realized B. did I read your article; did I realizeC. I read your article; I realized D. I read your article; d
14、id I realize28. The soup was cold, but it was _ an excellent meal.A. therefore B. thus C. unless D. otherwise29. Nowadays, the cost of renting a house near a key school is much higher than _ in any other places of the city.A. one B. it C. that D. the one30. - I think we should give the gift to _ win
15、s the first in the contest.- Well, thats _ I couldnt agree more.A. who; where B. whoever; what C; no matter who; what D. whoever; where31. When he _ cancer and was unable to work, his son_ the business from him.A. came down; took off B. came down with; took overC. came about; took in D. came up with
16、; took up32. Every boy and every girl in the class _ that Peter is the only one of the students who _ the chance to attend the party.A. knows; has B. know; have C. know; has D. knows; have33. By the end of next year, my father _ on the farm for twenty years, where I once _ for a few days in my child
17、hood.A. will work; stayed B. will be working; had stayed C. will have worked; stayed D. has worked; had stayed34. You have made several mistakes in your composition, but I still think it is well written _.A. on a whole B. as a whole C. general speaking D. as the whole35. On the playground there, a s
18、tudent was observed _ the grass here and there anxiously, as if _ something lost.A. searching; looking for B. to search for; to look forC. searching for; looking for D. to be searching; to look for36. Its recommended that the government _ the villagers for money to build the bridge.A. can appeal to
19、B. should appeal C. appeal to D. appealed to37. In our daily life, many people still have no _ that a company might try to fool them into buying a product or service.A. comprehension B. contribution C. conclusion D. distinction38. Theres no doubt that the life is in such a mess as leads to _ in an u
20、npleasant cycle.A. him caught B. him to be caught C. him being caught D. his catching39. - _ either the guides or the team leader looking after the pupils now?- Neither. The director and teacher _ there to take on such a job.A. Are; is B. Are; are C. Is; is D. Is; are40. On returning home, she found
21、 a note _ to the wall, _ “call in later”.A. attaching; said B. attached; on which saidC. attached; saying D. attaching; which said41. She failed to grasp the hidden meaning of his gestures, _ his intentions.A. thus misunderstood B. and misunderstanding C. and thus misunderstood D. and thus misunders
22、tanding42. _ is most important to him this week, as a student in duty, is to check the doors are closed and _ all the lights are off before he leaves.3A. It; that B. It; / C. What; / D. What; that43. Alexander the Great spread the Greek culture from Europe to Africa and Asia, _ the world for centuri
23、es _.A. influencing; to come B. influenced; that followedC. having influenced; coming D. influenced; following44. It is _ that fatter people are more_ to lose their memories and brain power quicker than those who are thinner .A. sure; likely B. certain; possible C. sure; possible D. certain; likely4
24、5. - Do you mind my opening the window? Its a bit hot in the room. - _, as a matter of fact.A. Yes, I do B. Go ahead C. Come on D. Yes, my pleasure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，从每题所给的（A、B、C 和 D）四个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。My father left for our native place on Thursday. In fact, he had
25、 never traveled by 46 before, so I just took this opportunity to let him 47 his first flight. 48 being asked to book a ticket by train, I got him a ticket on Jet Airways. The moment I handed over the ticket to him, he was surprised. The 49 was very apparent on his face as we waited for the time of t
26、he 50 . Just like a schoolboy, he was 51 himself on that day, using the trolley (手推车) for his luggage and asking for a window seat. He was 52 enjoying himself and I, too, watching him experience all these things with 53 . As he was about to go in for the security check-in, he walked up to me with te
27、ars in his eyes and 54 me. He became very 55 for what I had done meant a great deal to him. I told him there was no need to thank me.Later, I 56 my life. As a child, how many dreams had our parents made come true? Without 57 the financial situation, we asked for dresses, toys, outings, etc. They tri
28、ed to 58 all our needs. Did we ever say thanks for all they had done for us? Today 59 it comes to our children, we always think we should give them the best. But we tend to 60 that our parents have sacrificed a lot to see us happy, so it is our 61 to make sure their dreams are realized.Old age is li
29、ke a second childhood and just as we take care of our children, the same 62 needs to be given to our parents. I want to say sorry for making my father 63 so long for this small dream to be realized.Just the fact that they are old does not mean that they will have to 64 everything and keep sacrificin
30、g. They have 65 , too.Take care of your parents. They are precious.46. A. bus B. train C. ship D. air47. A. catch B. miss C. experience D. change48. A. In spite of B. Because of C. In case of D. Instead of49. A. pride B. excitement C. admiration D. ambition50. A. appointment B. dream C. travel D. sh
31、ow51. A. encouraging B. warning C. teaching D. preparing52. A. thoroughly B. slowly C. immediately D. suddenly53. A. anger B. joy C. shyness D. curiosity54. A. helped B. patted C. thanked D. praised55. A. honest B. childish C. nervous D. emotional56. A. looked for B. looked down upon C. looked into
32、D. looked back on57. A. understanding B. describing C. solving D. improving58. A. avoid B. meet C. record D. check59. A. unless B. because C. when D. though60. A. learn B. express C. promise D. forget61. A. ability B. responsibility C. freedom D. fortune62. A. song B. advice C. attention D. thing63.
33、 A. struggle B. wait C. rest D. stand64. A. hand in B. pick up C. pay off D. give up465. A. wishes B. jobs C. plans D. suggestions第三部分 阅读理解（共 15 小题；每小题 2 分， 共 30 分）AAs shocking as the idea of baby birds growing up in a cigarette-filled home sounds, a new study suggests that some birds may benefit fr
34、om putting the stuff from cigarette butts (烟蒂) into their nests. The nicotine remaining in smoked filters (滤嘴) may serve as a natural insecticide (杀虫剂), driving harmful insects away from the nests and the baby birds living within. Tobacco plants produce nicotine because it defends against insects th
35、at would otherwise eat the plants.The butts are undoubtedly smelly. But birds are actually quite fond of smelly chemicals, such as those found in aromatic (芳香的) plants. Some nest-building species regularly fill their nests with fresh aromatics, possibly because the chemicals are good for the immune
36、system or the development of the chicks. Alternatively, the plant chemicals might act as insecticides.In the study, researchers at the Autonomous University of Tlaxcala in Mexico set up heat traps, which attract harmful insects, in 55 nests around Mexico City. Some traps were lined with the stuff in
37、 smoked cigarette filters. The others were lined with the stuff from unsmoked cigarette filters, which did not contain nicotine and other smoking by-products. Whether the nest held eggs, chicks or nothing, the unsmoked cigarette traps collected more harmful insects, suggesting that it is the chemica
38、ls that drove harmful insects away.In a second experiment, the researchers collected 28 house sparrow nests and 29 house finch (朱雀) nests from Mexico City immediately after the chicks flew out for food. They found that the more smoked filter stuff filled a nest, the fewer harmful insects it had.The
39、missing piece of the puzzle is whether the reduced number of harmful insects in the nests actually provided any benefit to the chicks. It is also unclear if nicotine or another chemical found in cigarettes may have turned the harmful insects out of the nests.If the results hold, then this study is a
40、n example of wildlife adaptation to urbanization or at least evidence that birds are smart and can still follow their noses in urban environments.66. What may be the function of nicotine in cigarette butts for birds?A. To provide building materials for bird nests.B. To drive harmful insects away fro
41、m bird nests.C. To protect the plants from being eaten by insects.D. To attract baby birds to stay in the nests.What is the first experiment aimed at?A. Proving that heat traps attract harmful insects in Mexico City.B. Comparing smoked cigarette filters with unsmoked ones.C. Analyzing what is produc
42、ed from smoked cigarette filters.D. Studying what it is that drives harmful insects away. What can you infer from the passage?A. Birds tend to use insecticide to protect the baby birds.B. Nicotine is the only chemical that drives harmful insects away.C. Some insects are afraid of smelly chemicals in
43、 aromatic plants.D. Unsmoked cigarette traps attract more harmful insects.Where could you possibly see the passage?A. In a science report B. In an urbanization essayC. In a tobacco advertisement D. In an anti-smoking brochureBTokyos subway system is the busiest metro in the world and probably the mo
44、st high-tech too. Different to other international systems, Tokyo Metro provides “women-only” cars during the morning rush hour (from 7 am to 9:30 am) so that women, elementary school students and young children can travel in safety.The logo is heart-shaped because it is the purpose of Tokyo Metro to “serve the heart of Tokyo with thoughtful, heartfelt service”. The logos background is bright blue, and was chosen in order to show an active, lively image in tune with the idea of “Keeping To
