1、1江苏省邗江中学（集团）2013-2014 学年高一英语下学期期中试题 说明：本试卷分为第 I 卷(选择题)和第 II 卷(非选择题)两部分，第 I 卷第一至第三部分(选择题)答案请涂在机读答题卡相应位置上。第 I 卷选择题(三部分，共 85 分)第一部分：听力（共 20 小题，每小题 1 分；满分 20 分）第一节（共 5 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 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。1. What does the
2、woman want the man to do?A. Buy a dictionary.B. Practice basketball. C. Give something to John.2. Why wont the woman give the man a light A. She left hers at home.B. She doesnt smoke.C. Smoking isnt allowed there.3. What does the man want to eat?A. A steak and a baked potato.B. A cheese and bacon sa
3、ndwich.C. French fries and a baked potato.4. How many roommates does the man have?A. Eight. B. Six. C. Five.5. Who is the man?A. A robber. B. A policeman. C. A salesman.第二节（共 15 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 15 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
4、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。6. Who was the woman talking with this morning?A. Her son. B. Her niece. C. Her nieces son.7. Who is Lulu?A. The womans aunt. B. The womans cat. C. The womans dog.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。8. How many fish did the woman buy altogether?A. Twelve. B. Eight. C. Six.29
5、. What can be said about the woman?A. She is cruel to her fish.B. She isnt good at taking care of her fish.C. She spends too much money on her fish.听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。10. What is the man doing in the beginning?A. Doing some reading. B. Practicing kung fu. C. Watching TV.11. According to the woma
6、n, who brought kung fu to America?A. Jet Li. B. Jackie Chan. C. Bruce Lee.12. What will the speakers do next?A. See a movie. B. Practice together. C. Surf online.听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。13. Who is the man talking to on the phone?A. A professor.B. A university student.C. An emergency worker.14. What i
7、nformation did the woman ask the man?A. His name. B. His home address. C. His job.15. How many students are with the man?A. Two. B. Three. C. Four.16. What does the woman tell the man to do?A. Drive to the hospital.B. Keep the student cool.C. Wait for the ambulance.听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。17. When d
8、id Palenque become a very powerful place?A. In the 7th century. B. After 1123. C. In 226 BC.18. Why did Palenque turn into ruins?A. There wasnt enough trade.B. Its ruler wanted too much power.C. The Maya people moved out of it.19. Where is Palenque located?A. High in the mountains.B. Next to the Gul
9、f of Mexico.C. On the lower part of the mountains.20. What will visitors to Palenque probably not miss?A. The old trading market.B. The Temple of the Inscriptions.C. The surrounding forest.第二部分：英语知识运用(共两节，满分 35 分)3第一节：单项填空(共 15 小题：每小题 1 分，满分 15 分) 21. Thanks to the kind blind man, I finally arrived
10、home.It never occurred to me _ a blind man could find the way in such a heavy fog.A. which B. what C. that D. if22. What w ould you like to do in your spare time? Writing stories and articles _ what I enjoy most.A. is B. was C. were D. are23. The footprints on the floor _ that someone had broken int
11、o their house while they were out.A. recognized B. forecast C. indicated D. observed24. People may forget what you said or what you did, but they will never forget _ you make them feel.A. what B. how C. why D. that25. We had _ really smoggy November this year.- I cant remember _ winter when air was
12、polluted so heavily.A. a; the B. a; / C. a; a D. the; the26. The question was frequently mentioned at the meeting _ it is a good idea to spend so much time and money preserving historical buildings and sites.A. where B. why C. whether D. that27. No matter how hard they have tried to search for it, t
13、he missing Malaysian flight MH370 is still nowhere _.A. to find B. to be found C. to finding D. being found28. Weibo as well as WeChat _ as a media platform for people to share their thoughts immediately without limits of place or time.A. serve B. serves C. is served D. are served29. The most exciti
14、ng thing for him was _ he finally found the lost diamond ring in _ used to be a servants room.A. that; that B. what; what C. what; that D. that; what30. 2013 was a successful year for us Chinese. _, and _.A. So it was; so will 2014 B. So it was; so 2014 willC. So was it; so will 2014 D. So was it; s
15、o 2014 will31. _ surprised us most, I think, was that as an expert, he didnt even know _ the problem lay.A. What; what B. It; where C. What; where D. It; in which32. How can it turn out to be so terrible? I need a(n) _. Calm down and I will tell you what happened.A. expression B. impression C. expla
16、nation D. distinction433. Seeing there were endless battles ahead of them, the soldiers _ against their king in the hope of living a peaceful life.A. rolled up B. rose up C. picked up D. put up34. The results of the examinations were not made _ to the students until ten days later when their parents
17、 came to school.A. to know B. known C. know D. knowing35. The rescue team_ the pilots and experts from several countries had been searching for over a month before the remains of the plane were finally discovered.A. consisted of B. was made up ofC. consisting of D. making up of第二节：完形填空（共 20 小题；每小题 1
18、 分，满分 20 分）请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。There is a post office near our house. Recently, my mother asked me to mail some letters at the post office and 36 some stamps for her. Without giving it a(n) 37 , I took the letters and went to the post office. I brought home the 38 she wanted.A f
19、ew days later, she mentioned that one of the letters I had mailed was 39 a stamp, and asked me if I had put a stamp on it. She had 40 asking me to put a stamp on it, 41 I certainly had not heard her. So, 42 , it looked like the letter, which was a bill, would be sent back 43 , “Return to Sender for
20、Insufficient Postage”.A few days 44 , and I returned to the post office again. While I was there, I saw the postmaster and happened to tell him about Mums letter 45 a stamp. I asked him to be on the lookout for its 46 .“You know, ” he said, “after you dropped the mail off, I 47 that it was a bill fo
21、r a credit card company. I thought to 48 that you have always helped us during our times of need, and I wanted to return the 49 . So, to prevent you from getting charged with a(n) 50 fee from the credit card company, I took some money from our change dish 51 pennies for folks who may need one purcha
22、sed a stamp for you, and put it on the letter.”When I heard this, I couldnt 52 it. What a blessing that was! I 53 him over and over again for putting the stamp on the letter for us. Then I dumped all the 54 out of my purse and into the change dish in order to help others in the future.When I got hom
23、e, I was able to tell Mum the 55 news. I think this was kindness karma (因缘) in action.36. A. purchase B. exchange C. collect D. count537. A. excuse B. question C. chance D. thought38. A. envelopes B. stamps C. postcards D. packages39. A. posting B. missing C. falling D. gathering40. A. forgot ten B.
24、 regretted C. admitted D. remembered41. A. since B. unless C. though D. when42. A. simply B. unexpectedly C. surprisingly D. unfortunately43. A. marked B. warned C. covered D. showed44. A. went round B. went by C. went back D. went away45. A. except B. beyond C. without D. besides46. A. coming back
25、B. picking up C. seeking out D. turning up47. A. doubted B. observed C. noticed D. felt48. A. me B. you C. it D. myself49. A. favor B. benefit C. service D. trust50. A. late B. unfair C. illegal D. expensive51. A. countless B. unneeded C. extra D. enough52. A. imagine B. understand C. believe D. ign
26、ore53. A. promised B. thanked C. rewarded D. admire54. A. change B. cheques C. paper D. notes55. A. rare B. good C. strange D. reliable第三部分：阅读理解（共 15 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 30 分）请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AIn order to be saved after a marathon effort to bring him to the mainland from 200km to t
27、he sea, Greg Pickering was operated on several times in 24 hours.Pickering, 55, was diving for abalone (鲍鱼) on Tuesday morning off the coast of Western Australias Cape Arid national park. It was then that he was attacked by a great white shark.Police were alerted (警觉的) at 10:30 am local time on Tues
28、day, but Pickering did not reach Royal Perth hospital until that evening. He was first brought to land by divers, then taken to Esperance hospital by ambulance and finally airlifted 700km to Perth.6A kill order has been issued for the shark which attacked Pickering, but authorities have admitted the
29、y will not be able to tell whether it is the right shark until it has been killed.It took the doctors 10 hours to operate on Pickering at Royal Perth hospital. The first time he was attacked by a shark was in 2004 and was bitten on the leg; fortunately, the injury was not as much serious as he thoug
30、ht. Stuart Smith, the director-general of the Department of Fisheries, has ordered that traps be set up to catch and kill the animal. He says sharks are a danger to campers in the area and he also emphasizes that there is a possibility that the wrong one might be killed. He told ABC Radio on Wednesd
31、ay that “We probably wont know for sure unless theres evidence of DNA that we will be able to test.”It is the second time a kill order has been issued in Western Australia. The first was also for a great white shark, although it was never found.Pickering has been diving for abalone for about 40 year
32、s. He also made news headline in 2009 when the boat he was diving from capsized (倾覆) and he spent three hours in the water with the sailor before being rescued.56. Which would be the best title for the passage?A. Its dangerous to dive off the coast of the seaB. A man survives his second shark attack
33、 in 10 yearsC. Sharks are being killed for attacking peopleD. How a man successfully fight against two sharks57. Whats the similarity of the two kill orders issued by Australian authorities?A. Both are caused by the same shark.B. The sharks that attack people were killed.C. Both are for the same kin
34、d of white sharks.D. The man who was attacked is the same person.58. The last paragraph intends to tell us that _.A. Pickering is interested in diving.B. Pickering is a news reporter.C. Pickering once rescued a sailor.D. Pickerings another adventurous experience.BWalls and wall building have played
35、a very important role in Chinese culture. In ancient times, not only towns and villages, but also the houses and the temples within them were surrounded with walls. Also, the houses had no windows overlooking the street. Thus, walking in a city would give the feeling of wandering around a huge maze
36、(迷宫). The word “city” in Chinese 7also means “wall”. The god of walls and mounts, whose duty was, and still is, to protect and be responsible for the welfare of the residents in these cities, villages, houses and temples. So a great and extremely hard task such as constructing a wall, which was supp
37、osed to run the length of the country, might not sound absurd(荒诞的).However, it is indeed a common mistake to think of the Great Wall as a single building structure, and it would also be a mistake to assume that it was built during a single dynasty. Actually, several dynasties somehow contributed to
38、the construction of the Great Wall, the foundations of which had been laid many centuries ago. It was during the fourth and third centuries BC that warring states started building walls to protect their kingdoms, both against one another and against the northern nomads (游牧民族).The Great Wall played a
39、n important role in the growth of Chinese economy in history. Many settlements were established along the new border. Armies were instructed to reclaim (开垦) wasteland and to plant crops there. Also, roads and canals were built. All of the work greatly helped increase the countrys trade and cultural
40、exchanges with many remote areas and also with the southern, central and western parts of Asia. 59. Why did ancient Chinese cities seem like a maze?A. Because there were usually more walls than houses.B. Because the outside walls of houses had no windows.C. Because the word “city” means “wall”.D. Be
41、cause there were legends about the god of walls.60. According to the passage, constructing a wall running the length of the country _.A. was an order from the god of walls and mountsB. was a completely absurd taskC. might make sense within Chinese cultureD. seriously prevented the spread of Chinese
42、culture61. The second paragraph is mainly about _.A. how the Great Wall was constructedB. why the Great Wall is so popularC. how advanced the Great wall wasD. who should pay a visit to the Great Wall62. We can learn from the last paragraph that _.A. most ancient people dont like the Great WallB. the
43、 Great Wall promoted trade in China and abroad C. the Great Wall was most famous in the western part of AsiaD. people nowadays should protect the Great Wall for its use in tradeC8It is well known that the United States population come from all over the world. The immigrants can learn the language, E
44、nglish, to keep this country united, but it is unnecessary to change their culture for an American way of life.I believe that recent immigrants should learn English in order to live in the country. They should learn the “public language”. If they dont learn English, they wont be able to communicate
45、and do what they want. For example, my mothers friend came to the United States from Ecuador three years ago. She doesnt speak English. One day, her daughter, Anita, couldnt breathe. Anita didnt know what was going on, but she told her mother to call an ambulance. When her mother called the hospital
46、, she couldnt communicate. The operator couldnt understand what Anitas mother was saying. Fortunately, her mothers sister arrived and called the ambulance. The doctor told her sister that if she hadnt arrived at the hospital on time, Anita could have died. A pill had gotten stuck in her throat.Immig
47、rants should learn English to speak with the public, but they can also keep their language at home. The children of immigrants should learn how to speak their parents language. It is very important to communicate with our relatives and family. If we learn English only and forget our private “languag
48、e”, we wont be able to communicate with our parents. For example, Florence, my co-worker, speaks English only. Her mother didnt teach her Spanish (her mothers mother language). Now, Florence cant communicate with her grandparents or other relatives in Puerto Rico. She has lost her mothers mother language, tradition and culture.Immigrants have the freedom to keep their culture and values. Immigrants should know where they come from and what their familys culture is. In this way, they can transmit it to future generations.In conclusion, immigra
