三明一中2013-2014学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题含答案

福建省三明一中2013-2014学年高一下学期期中考试
英语试题
（时间：120分钟；满分：100分）
第I卷（选择题共80分）
第一部分听力（共两节，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. How many people suffered in the air crash?
A. 85.
B. 70.
C. 64.
2. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?
A. Brother and sister.
B. Strangers.
C. Classmates.
3. Why will the woman wear a black one?
A. A white one gets dirty easily.
B. She doesn’t like a white one.
C. Black is her favorite color.
4. Where will the speakers meet?
A. In Room 340.
B. In Room 314.
C. In Room 223.
5. When will the magazine probably arrive?
A. Wednesday.
B. Thursday.
C. Friday.
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7题。

6. What has the man been doing?
A. Writing a book.
B. Reading a book.
C. Advertising a book.
7. What is the man’s response to the woman’s suggestion?
A. He doesn’t take it seriously.
B. He has rejected(拒绝) it.
C. He has accepted it.
听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。

8. How many things will Sue have to do before 4:00 p.m. on Saturday?
A. Three.
B. Four.
C. Five.
9. What will most probably happen in the evening?
A. Sue will come to the man’s house.
B. Sue’s mother will ask the man to do some extra work.
C. The man will give a call to Sue.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. On what day is the Chinese Music Concert?
A. On 13th.
B. On 28th.
C. On 30th .
11. How does the man know about the music concert?
A. From his friends.
B. In the newspaper.
C. On the television.
12. How much will the man pay for the tickets?
A. 30 yuan.
B. 50 yuan.
C. 60 yuan.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. How does the man plan to spend the holiday this year?
A. To go to Egypt.
B. To stay at home.
C. To travel abroad alone.
14. What is the advantage of travelling by sea according to the woman?
A. One can have a safe journey.
B. One can enjoy the beautiful scene on the sea.
C. One can have a better rest during the voyage.
15. What is possibly the main concern of Bob’s wife about a trip to Egypt?
A. How much a round-trip ticket would cost.
B. How long the trip would take.
C. Who is going to look after everything at home.
16. What is the possible relationship between the two speakers?
A. Husband and wife.
B. Customer and waiter.
C. Friends.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. What is the passage about？
A. The telephone.
B. Thomas Edison.
C. How “Hello!” came into being.
18. In which country was “hello” first used?
A. America.
B. Britain.
C. France.
19. When did the word “hello” first appear?
A. In 1700.
B. In the 19th century.
C. In the late 1800s.
20. Why did Thomas Edison just use “hello” the first time?
A. Because he was a lazy man.
B. Because he didn’t like to speak too much.
C. Because he didn’t want to waste time.
第二部分英语知识运用(共两节，满分35分)
第一节单项填空(共20小题, 每小题1分，满分15分)
21. The game won’t continue if either of the teams doesn’t the rules.
A. break
B. observe
C. watch
D. notice
22. You’d better write the book in simple English the children aged 10-12
can read and understand it easily.
A. now that
B. so that
C. as if
D. even if
23.We know he comes from Canada, but that we don’t know much about him.
A. other than
B. more than
C. less than
D. rather than
24.Try showing a little more for others, and you will win respect from them
little by little.
A. consideration
B. connection
C. attraction
D. instruction
25.Don’t argue your mother, Peter. The film is intended adults and
you can’t see it.
A. about; for
B. about; with
C. with; for
D. with; with
26.Only when you realize the importance of foreign languages them well.
A. you can learn
B. can you learn
C. you learned
D. did you learn
27. I must apologize for you about the meeting ahead of time.
A. not informing
B. informing not
C. not to inform
D. didn’t informing
32. When we were young, we tried to spend our time all kinds of games in the
fields.
A. to play
B. playing
C. on playing
D. played
33. They met with a lot of difficulties in building the railway in Tibet, but they
_____until it was completed.
A. carried on
B. put on
C. carried out
D. put out
34. — You have spoken to your mother in a rude manner.
— I admit I was wrong, but she read my diary without my permission.
A. shouldn’t
B. mustn’t
C. needn’t
D. won’t
35. The condition prevents the blood from freely.
A. circulating
B. spreading
C. flowing
D. circling
第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从短文后所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以
填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

John was very shy. He hated being with others and always kept quiet, 36 what
might happen if he opened his mouth.
One day, when some people were visiting, John felt so ashamed that he 37 in
a bedroom. Suddenly, a little elf (小精灵) came to him. The elf shouted 38 ,
“Please! Stop screaming (尖叫) like that.”
The boy was 39 . He forgot his shyness and asked, “Who screamed?”
“Is there anyone else here?”
The boy looked around. They were 40 .
“ 41 I never say anything,” he replied, trying to 42 himself. “How can I shout without opening my mouth?”
Then the elf’s 43 changed from anger to surprise. “Don’t you know? Nobody told you that your eyes, your hands and your whole body 44 all the time?”
The elf began to 45 that each part of the body speaks its own 46 and does so without stopping and how each 47 we make says something. The elf gave John a little bottle and dropped some magic water into his 48 and told him, “Now, you’ll hear with your ears what people are saying without opening their mouth.”
It was 49 . He could hear how everyone 50 two or three conversations, even when completely silent. But what surprised him most was on his birthday when he met a shy girl. His magic ears could hear her loud 51 , “I don’t want to be here! I don’t want to play with anyone!”
John wet the girl’s ears with some magic drops from his bottle. Together, they set out to 52 which gestures to make to ensure their bodies were quieter and more pleasant. And they 53 that smiling, looking into people’s eyes and 54 saying “Hello” meant their bodies stopped yelling, and so they became 55 children.
36. A. imagining B. fearing C. expecting D. reporting
37. A. hid B. played C. dreamed D. prepared
38. A. proudly B. nervously C. angrily D. hopelessly
39. A. worried B. shocked C. determined D. disappointed
40. A. alone B. lonely C. strange D. special
41. A. If B. So C. Although D. But
42. A. teach B. protect C. excuse D. enjoy
43. A. theory B. argument C. method D. attitude
44. A. talk B. act C. lie D. move
45. A. admit B. explain C. suggest D. comment
46. A. function B. character C. concern D. language
47. A. expressionB. sentence C. gesture D. performance
48. A. ears B. eyes C. hands D. mouth
49. A. boring B. challengingC. surprising D. frightening
50. A. picked up B. moved up C. put up D. kept up
51. A. cries B. tears C. laughs D. jokes
52. A. control B. explore C. turn to D. look at
53. A. proved B. discovered C. promised D. remembered
54. A. suddenly B. clearly C. finally D. politely
55. A. helpful B. useful C. cheerful D. regretful
第三部分阅读理解（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下列短文，从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
Once when I was a teenager, my father and I were standing in line to buy tickets for the circus. One family between us and the ticket counter made a big impression on me. There were eight children, all probably under the age of 12. Their clothes
were clean. The children were well-behaved, all of them standing in line, two-by-two behind their parents, holding hands.
The ticket lady asked the father how many tickets he wanted. He proudly said, “Please let me buy eight children’s tickets and two adult tickets so I can take my family to the circus.”
The ticket lady told him the price. The wife’s head dropped, and the man’s lip began to quiver (抖动). The father asked, “How much did you say?”
The ticket lady told him the price again.
The man didn’t have enough money.
Seeing what was going on, my dad put his hand into his pocket, pulled out a $20 bill and dropped it on the ground (We were not wealthy either). My father reached down, picked up the bill, tapped the man on the shoulder and said, “Excuse me, sir, this fell out of your pocket.”
The man knew what was going on. He wasn’t begging for money but certainly thanked the help in a difficult, embarrassing situation. He looked straight into my dad’s eyes, took my dad’s hand in both of his, and with a tear streaming dow n his cheek, he replied, “Thank you, sir. This really means a lot to me and my family.”
My father and I went back to our car and drove home. We didn’t go to the circus that night, but we didn’t go without.
58. Which of the following words can be best used to describe the writer’s father?
A. Patient.
B. Careful
C. Honest.
D. Kind.
59. What did the writer mean by saying “we didn’t go without”?
A. They returned home with another kind of joy.
B. They were very happy to meet the family.
C. They wanted to go to the circus very much.
D. They had already seen the circus before.
B
Fancy Nancy: Splendiferous Christmas
by Jane O’Connor (Author), Robin Preiss Glasser (Illustrator)
Reading level: Ages 3-6
Publisher (出版商): HarperCollins
Summary: This year, Nancy is especially excited about decorating the Christmas tree. She bought a new tree topper with her own money and has been waiting for Christmas to come. But when things don’t turn out the way Nancy planned, will Christmas still be splendiferous? Drummer Boy
by Loren Long
Reading level: Ages 3-8
Publisher: Philomel
Summary: In a cold little town, a drummer boy appears on a child’s doorstep. And when it is still and quiet, the drummer boy plays, boom pum pum boom pum, and warms the child’s heart. But one day the drummer boy is knocked into the trash by accident, sending him on a journey he never imagined — a journey on which he continues to play his drum, warming the hearts of others.
The Biggest Christmas Tree Ever
by Steven Kroll (Author), Jeni Bassett (Illustrator)
Reading level: Ages 4-8
Publisher: Cartwheel Books
Summary: It’s the day after Thanksgiving, and the town mouse Clayton and the country mouse Desmond feel the cold in the air. The cool weather makes them think of Christ mas … and Christmas makes them think of Christmas trees! Who’ll find the biggest one? In the story, Clayton and Desmond team up to bring the spirit of Christmas to Mouseville — in a BIG way. Merry Christmas Splat
by Rob Scotton
Reading level: Ages 4-7
Publisher: HarperCollins
Summary: It’s the night before Christmas, and Splat wonders if he’s been a good enough cat this year to deserve a really big present. Just to make sure, he offers some last-minute help to his mom and, in typical (典型的) Splat fashion, he messes up completely! That night Splat stays awake hoping to see Santa Claus. But when Splat misses him, he’s sure his Christmas is ruined —along with his hope for a really big present…
60.We can learn from the text that the drummer boy .
A. enjoys his journey very much
B. plans his journey in advance
C. is warmed by the child
D. feels sad about being thrown away
61. Which of the following two books share the same publisher?
A. Drummer Boy and The Biggest Christmas Tree Ever.
B. Fancy Nancy: Splendiferous Christmas and Merry Christmas Splat.
C. The Biggest Christmas Tree Ever and Merry Christmas Splat.
D. Fancy Nancy: Splendiferous Christmas and Drummer Boy.
62. Why does Splat think his Christmas is ruined?
A. Because he doesn’t help his mother.
B. Because he always makes things a mess.
C. Because he doesn’t get a big present.
D. Because he doesn’t see Santa Claus.
63. The writer writes this text in order to .
A. teach kids to care about small animals
B. tell readers how to celebrate Christmas
C. introduce some kids’ books to readers
D. introduce some famous authors
C
The high five (举手击掌) is very popular in today’s society. However, there was a time when people didn’t give it out to each other. The history of the high five isn’t very long. It’s even been said that the first high five was given out in a 1977 Los Angeles Dodgers game between Dusty Baker and Glen Burke as a way to celebrate Baker’s home run (本垒打).
After this first sighting of the high five in 1977, Derek Smith, a player on the 1980 Lousiville Cardinals basketball team, invented the actual “high five”, which the team used all throughout the season as a way to congratulate one another. After the Cardinals began to use the high five, more and more sports teams began to replace other popular celebratory gestures of the time, such as a pat on the back or the behind, with the high five.
As you can probably guess, it didn’t take long for the high five to make its way all across the sports scene and into the daily lives of every American who wanted a new and interesting way to congratulate or say hello to their friends, co-workers and family. The high five is here to stay and can be seen in more places and situations than ever before in history.
People use it in the bar, the gym, the office or sometimes on the street. No matter where you try to give a high five most people will happily give you a raised arm and a smile. But giving it in the right way is not easy. You need to have a basic understanding of the rules of giving the right high five.
64. The high five had its origin in .
A. a sports game
B. daily life
C. an exercise
D. a ceremony
65. Which of the following is TRUE according to the second paragraph?
A. Sports teams didn’t have celebratory gestures before 1977.
B. Derek Smith was the first to see the use of the high five.
C. The Cardinals helped make the high five popular.
D. Derek Smith was the captain of the Cardinals.
66. What can we infer from the last but one paragraph?
A. The high five means quite differently today.
B. The high five is mostly used among friends.
C. The high five may disappear in the future.
D. The high five is widely used today.
67. What is most probably discussed in the paragraph that follows the passage?
A. How to ask for a high five.
B. How to give a right high five.
C. The right places to give a high five.
D. The right person to give a high five to.
D
Are you the type of person who always says yes? However, it’s OK to say no!
People are still going to like you. They may even respect you more because they know
you are honest.
I’m not saying that you should say no to someone who really needs your help.
I’m talking about turning down the meeting that you really do not want to go to
or the birthday party that you don’t want to be a guest at.
Think for a moment how you feel when you say yes to something that you really
don’t want to do. If you’re like what I once was, you can’t sleep at night and
you think about it too much. It weighs on your mind. You try to find ways out. If
you really want to go, you will not have all of these thoughts.
So, wh y not just say no from the beginning? Maybe you think if you don’t show
up at the meeting (by the way, it is not one you must go to), your boss isn’t going
to like you or your co-workers won’t respect you. Maybe you feel as if your mom,
dad or sisters won’t love you as much if you don’t do everything for them.
If these people are your true friends, family members, or a good boss, they will
like or love you the same. People treat you the way you teach them to, and if you’re
someone who always says yes then that’s what they’re expecting.
You need to do what is right for you. Of course we do have real obligations (责
任) in life to meet, but we do not have to do everything others want us to do.
71.We can learn from the passage that the writer .
A. seldom said no to people around him/her at one time
B. gets along badly with his/her boss and co-workers now
C. always makes his/her parents angry by refusing them
D. thinks it his/her own obligation to help those in need
E
Daniel Hillel developed drip irrigation(滴灌) techniques. The techniques make farming possible in places where there is not enough water. Because of this, he won this year’s World Food Prize.
Hillel is using the techniques in his orchards (果园) near his home in Israel.
Irrigating drop by drop — called drip irrigation — has changed agriculture by greatly reducing the amount of water needed.
Farmers now rely on it in places from Spain, to Africa, to America. “We in California grow about 50 percent of the fruits and vegetables of the continental United States,” says Jan Hopmans from University of California at Davis. “And these drip irrigation techniques make it possible.”
Hillel got his start in dry land farming in Israel’s Negev Desert in the 1950s. “The key was making good use of water,” he says. “There’s much land. Water is limited.” These farmers did not have the advantage of running irrigation water through channels (水渠) to their crops. So Hillel and others gave plants just what they needed and just where they needed it.
“The idea is to use water little by little,” Hillel says. It worked so well that Hillel was soon traveling around the world, showing others how to do it. Experts say drip irrigation’s importance is growing, as climate change and rising population make water supplies become few in many parts of the world.
“This is where water use, climate change and crop production all meet at one point,” Hillel says. “And this has been really the essence(本质) of my career.”
A career whose importance can be measured drop by drop.
72. What’s the main idea of Paragraph 4?
A. Daniel Hillel is becoming popular worldwide.
B. Drip irrigation has greatly affected agriculture.
C. Jan Hopmans takes pride in American agriculture.
D. Drip irrigation plays a key role in American agriculture.
73.Drip irrigation is popular because .
A. it can make the most use of water
B. it can be used all around the world
C. it can provide plants with what is needed
D. it is more advanced than channel irrigation
74.What makes drip irrigation seem increasingly important?
A. Dry land farming.
B. Environmental pollution.
C. Food shortages.
D. Water shortages.
75.The writer considers Daniel Hillel’s career to be .
A. worthy of respect
B. worthy of understanding
C. brief
D. hard
第Ⅱ卷(非选择题共20分）
一. 短文填词（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
阅读下面短文，根据以下提示：1）汉语提示，2）首字母提示，3）语境提示，在每个空格内填入一个适当的英语单词，并将该词完整的写在右边相对应的横线上。

所填单词要求意义准确，拼写正确。

It was now raining heavily. My husband was away. So I went to the (76) ______ by myself. Lina lay sleeping quietly on a table. This wasn’t the first time Lina had taken too many pills. I knew she would (77) s deeply for twelve hours until the poison had stopped doing its (78) ______ (危害). I sat down by her side. I looked around. The room seemed (79) ______ (熟悉). “Have I been here before?” I (80) w .
I looked around again. “I’m sure I’ve been in this room,” I told myself. Then I (81) r It was in this very room that I gave (82) ______ to Lin 17 years ago. How happy I was then! Lina used
to be such a bright, (83) h and nice child. “What has turned her into a dope-taker?” I asked myself. “And why are millions of (84) y people like her taking dope to destroy (85) _____( 他们自己)? There must be something seriously wrong with our society. What is it?
二.书面表达（满分15分=表达10分+书写5分）
假设你是王雷，你所居住的小区开展了“创建绿色家园”的活动。

请你根据以下提示信息，向你的英国朋友Mike介绍此次活动。

1. 简要描述你所居住的小区；
2. 介绍小区的环保活动；
3. 小区最近发生的变化。

注意：
1. 120词左右；
2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3. 参考词汇：社区 community。

Dear Mke,
I would like to tell you something about my community.
Yours
Wang Lei
三明一中2013-2014下学期学段考试卷
高一英语试题参考答案
第一卷(75分)。