高一英语上学期期中卷承德市第八中学2014-2015学年高一上学期期中考试英语试题含答案

承德八中2014-2015学年第一学期高一期中考试
英语试题
第Ⅰ卷
第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共5个小题：每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
听下面5段对话。

每段对话后有一道小题，从每题所给的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. Where does the conversation most probably take place?
A. In a park.
B. In a zoo.
C. In a pet store.
2. What does the woman mean?
A. Things here are very cheap.
B. Things here are not cheap.
C. She doesn’t know whether things here are cheap or not.
3. Where are the two speakers going to plant the tree?
A. By the front door.
B. At the back of the garage.
C. At the end of the garden.
4. Where does the conversation take place?
A. In a shop.
B. In a hotel.
C. In a restaurant.
5. What do we learn from the conversation?
A. The man went to New Zealand during Christmas.
B. The man visited New Zealand during the summer holiday.
C. The man’s parents live in New Zealand.
第二节（共15小题：每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
听下面5段对话或对白，每段对话或对白后有几个小题，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，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。

每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6断材料，回答第6-8题。

6. Who is the woman speaking to?
A. Her husband.
B. A policeman.
C. A fire-fighter.
7. What’s the woman asking for?
A. Advice on safety.
B. Money.
C. Help.
8. What has happened to the woman’s house?
A. It’s been burnt down.
B. It’s been broken into.
C. It’s been damaged.
听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。

9. What does the woman want to know?
A. The best way to go to New York.
B. The quickest way to go to New York.
C. The cheapest way to go to New York.
10. How much does it cost the woman to go to New York by bus?
A. $5.
B. $15.
C. $50.
11. What do we know from the conversation?
A. The woman will go to New York by bus.
B. It will take the woman five hours to go to New York by bus.
C. The woman won’t go to New York by bus.
听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。

12. When will the ballet performances be on?
A. This week.
B. Next week.
C. Next month.
13. When will the man attend the performance?
A. On Sunday evening.
B. On Thursday evening.
C. On Friday evening.
14. How much does the man pay for the tickets?
A. $20.
B. $10.
C. $40.
听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。

15. What’s the probable relationship between the two speakers?
A. Good friends.
B. Strangers.
C. Classmates.
16. What can we know about the woman from the conversation?
A. She won a cup in last week’s tennis competition.
B. She is a science expert.
C. She works at St Jude’s Training College.
17. How long has the man been in the science department?
A. Half a year.
B. More than a year.
C. Two years.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18. How often do people in the Historical Society meet?
A. Every week.
B. Every other week.
C. Every three weeks.
19. What is the main purpose of the Historical Society?
A. To find out what they can learn from history.
B. To study the people in history.
C. To learn about what happened in the past.
20. What do the Historical Society plan to do this year?
A. Study the history of the town.
B. Visit historic houses in the college.
C. Visit more historic places.
第二部分：阅读理解（共15小题：每小题2分，满分30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。

并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑．
A
It was Monday. Mrs. Smith's dog was hungry, but there was not any meat in the house.
Considering that there was no better way. Mrs. Smith took a piece of paper, and wrote the following words on it：“Give my dog half a pound of meat.” Then she gave the paper to her dog and said gently：“Take this to the butcher（* person whose job is selling meat）and he's going to give you your lunch today.”
Holding the piece of paper in its mouth, the dog ran to the butcher's. It gave the paper to the butcher. The butcher read it carefully, recognized that it was really the lady's handwriting and soon did it as he was asked to. The dog was very happy, and ate the meat up at once.
At noon, the dog came to the shop again. It gave the butcher a piece of paper again. After reading it, he gave it half a pound of meat once more.
The next day, the dog came again exactly at noon. And as usual, it brought a piece of paper in the mouth. This time, the butcher did not take a look at paper, and gave the dog its meat, for he had regarded the dog as one of his customers（*people who buy sth. from a shop）.
But, the dog came again at four o'clock. And the same thing happened once again. To the butcher's more surprise, it came for the third time at six o'clock, and brought with it a third piece of paper. The butcher felt a bit puzzled. He said to himeself, “This is a small dog. Why does Mrs. Smith give it so much meat to eat today？”
Looking at the piece of paper, he found that there were not any words on it！
21. Mrs. Smith treated her little dog quite .
A. cruelly
B. fairly
C. kindly
D. friendly
22. It seemed that the dog knew well that the paper Mrs. Smith gave it .
A. might do it much harm
B. could do it much good
C. would help the butcher
D. was worth many pounds
23. The butcher did not give any meat to the dog .
A. before he felt sure that the words were really written by Mrs. Smith
B. when he found that the words on the paper were not clear
C. because he had sold out all the meat in his shop
D. until he was paid enough by Mrs. Smith
24. From its experience, the dog found that .
A. only the paper with Mrs. Smith's words in it could bring it meat
B. the butcher would give the meat to it whenever he saw it
C. Mrs. Smith would pay for the meat it got from the butcher
D. a piece of paper could bring it half a pound of meat
25. At the end of the story, you'll find that .
A. the dog was clever enough to write on the paper
B. the dog dared not go to the butcher's any more
C. the butcher was told not to give any meat to the dog
D. the butcher found himself cheated by the clever animal
B
Tourism wasn’t as important as it is today. In the past, only people with a good deal of money could travel on holidays to other countries. More people travel today than in the past because there is a growing middle class in many parts of the world; that is to say, people now have more money for travel. Special plane fares(费用) for tourists make travel less expensive and more attractive than ever before. One person doesn’t travel for the same reason as another. But most people enjoy seeing countries that are different from their own. They also like to meet new people and to taste new food.
Tourism causes many changes in a country and in people’s lives. People build new hotels and restaurants and train native men and women as guides to show visitors interestin g places. There’re new nightclubs and other amusements. International tourism is clearly a big business.
26. In the old days _________ could travel to other countries.
A.boys and girls, men or women, young or old
B.either kings or queens
C.both the poor and the rich
D.nobody but those who had money
27. More people travel today than in the past because______________.
A.people have become interested in traveling
B.traveling today is easier the in the past
C.people now have spare money for travel
D.great changes have taken place in the world
28. What makes travel more attractive than before?
A.Travel by air to other countries is much cheaper today.
B.More guides are being trained to show beautiful spots.
C.Modern telegraph lines make travel less expensive.
D.New hotels and restaurants have been built.
29. Which of the following statements is true according to the article?
A.Tourism won’t bring any changes in people’s minds.
B.People have some trouble in making journey.
C.With the development of tourism, great changes have taken place in many parts in the world.
D.Tourism causes only some changes in clothing.
30. What is the best title of the passage?
A. The Change of Tourism
B. Tourism
C. The Importance of Tourism
D. The Cause of Tourism Change
C
Did you know that a turtle（乌龟）can lay 12 eggs in one minute? A large sea turtle lays around 150 eggs at a time. She lays all these eggs in just a few minutes.
Large sea turtles live in the warm seas of the world. Except for when they lay their eggs, they spend their whole lives in the water. When it is time to lay their eggs, the females swim to land. They usually return to the place where they themselves were born. How they find their way back there is unknown.
When they reach shore, the big, heavy turtles crawl slowly up to the high water mark. Using their flippers, they pull themselves along the sand. They must struggle like mountain climbers. When they finally reach dry sand, they rest before beginning the difficult task of laying eggs.
The turtles lay the eggs in deep holes and cover them with warm sand. The sand protects the eggs from harm. Then the females leave them. After a few weeks, if you happened to be walking along the beach, you might see the sand begin to shake. You may see tiny black balls coming out of the sand. The tiny heads of baby turtles!
31. Which sentence expresses the main idea?
A. Sea turtles have interesting life habits.
B. Sea turtles swim to shore to lay their eggs.
C. Large sea turtles lay their eggs in special ways.
D. Sea turtles enjoy staying in the sand.
32. The first sentence lets us know that this passage is about __________.
A. turtles
B. oceans
C. time
D. speed
33. Turtles bury their eggs to protect them from ____________.
A. deep water
B. danger
C. heat
D. bad weather
34. We can conclude from this passage that ___________.
A. many turtles die while swimming to shore
B. female turtles protect their babies
C. once turtles land, they never return to the sea
D. the job of laying eggs takes great strength
35. The writer compares turtles to climbers ___________.
A. because they lay their eggs in mountain areas
B. to give you a picture of how hard they work
C. to tell you that they like to climb
D. to show that mountain climbers are as slow as turtles
第三部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分55分）
第一节：完形填空（共20小题；每题2分，满分40分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（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。

When Dave was eighteen, he bought a secondhand car for 200 so that he could travel to and from work more__36__ than by bus. It worked quite well for a few years, but then it got so old, and it was costing him _37much in repairs that he decided that he had better _38_it.
He asked among his friends to see if anyone was particularly_ 4_ to buy a cheap car, but they all knew that it was falling to pieces, so_39_ of them had any desire to buy it. Dave's friend Sam saw that he was _40_ when they met one evening, and said, “What's _41_, Dave?”
Dave told him, and Sam answered, “Well, what about advertising it in the paper? You may _42_more for it that way than the cost of th e advertisement!” Thinking that Sam's_43_was sensible(合理的),he put an advertisement in an evening paper, which read “For sale: small car, _44_ very little petrol, only two owners. Bargain at 45.”
For two days after the advertisement first appeared, there was no _46_.But then on Saturday evening he had an enquiry(询问).A man rang up and said he would like to_47 him about the car. “All right,” Dave said, feeling happy. He asked the man whether ten o'clock the next morning would be_48_or not. “Fine,” the man said, “and I'll _49_my wife. We intend to go for a ride in it to _50_ it.”
The next morning, at a quarter to ten, Dave parked the car in the square outside his front door, _51_ to wait there for the people who had_52_ his advertisement. Even Dave had to _53_that the car really looked like a wreck(残骸).Then, soon after he had got the car as clean_54 it could be, a
police car stopped just behind him and a policeman got out. He looked at Dave's car and then said, “Have you reported this _55_ to us yet, sir?”
36. A. directly B. safely C. properly D. easily
37. A. so B. such C. very D. too
38. A. keep B. repair C. sell D. throw
39. A. anxious B. lucky C. ashamed D. generous
40. A. some B. neither C. none D. most
41. A. delighted B. upset C. calm D. astonished
42. A. on B. up C. it D. that
43. A. learn B. miss C. get D. find
44. A. message B. advice C. request D. description
45. A. uses B. loses C. has D. spends
46 A. doubt B. help C. trouble D. answer
47. A. tell B. see C. agree D. call
48. A. exact B. suitable C. early D. late
49. A. follow B. meet C. bring D. introduce
50. A. recognize B. gain C. admire D. test
51. A. happening B. meaning C. turning D. failing
52. A. read B. inserted C. answered D. placed
53. A. forget B. show C. disagree D. admit
54. A. as B. that C. so D. such
55. A. bargain B. sale C. accident D. result
第Ⅱ卷
第二节（共15题；每小题1分，满分15分）
单词拼写
56. The ship sank on its long _______(航行).
57. He had lost his ____(身份) card and was being questioned by the police.
58. The President was leaving for a four-day _____ (正式的) visit to Mexico
59. _______(事实上), on second thoughts, I don’t think I will go out with him.
60. Do you want to take the _____(电梯) or use the stairs?
61. In America a flat is called an ________(公寓)
62. You can use your _______(橡皮) to remove pencil marks.
63. She speaks _______ （流利的) though not very correct French.
64.There has been a _______(逐渐的) change in climate.
65. Celebrations are planned for the _____(较后面的) part of November.
66.The fifteen persons on the Great Wall were struck by ________________(闪电) .
67.The instrument was damaged by rough _____________(使用).
68.She speaks English with an American _____________(口音).
69.She is always ____________(有礼貌的) to everyone.
70.The old man’s___________ language (母语) is Chinese .
第四部分：写作(共两节，满分35分)
第一节：短文改错(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。

文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。

错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(Λ)，并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2．只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。

Dear Sir,
I’m glad to introduce my friend Li Ming to you.
He was born on July 15, in 1974 in Beijing. 71._________________ He graduated from Xisi Primary School in 1986. 72._________________ When he was in middle school, he did good in maths, 73._________________ physics and chemistry and fond of art. After graduating 74._________________ from the No.4 High School, he entered into Beijing 75._________________ University study physics. After four years of hard 76._________________ work there, he went to the United States for farther 77._________________ study. Because of his excellent work, he get a doctor’s 78._________________
degree in physics this year. He is now in good health
but would like to make contributions to our country. 79._________________
I should be most grateful if you would consider my
recommendation. Looking forward to receive your early reply. 80._________________
第二节：书面表达（25分）
昨天你们班就“Why should we learn English?”这一话题进行了一场激烈的讨论，结果如下表。

请根据表格里的内容写一篇海报。

Title: Why should we learn English?
Reasons:
1. 英语是世界上使用最广泛的语言，大多数商业信件，书籍杂志都用英语书写。

2. 学好英语可使我们更好的向国外学习先进经验：可以更快更好地学习现代科学技术。

3. 学好英语能更好地为祖国服务。

4. 学习英语有时也是一大趣事。

Conclusion: 我们应该努力学习英语
注意：1. 词数120左右。

2. 根据内容可适当增添细节。

参考答案
1-5 CBCCA 6-10 BCBAB 11-15 CBAAB 16-20 ABBAC
阅读理解答案及解析：
21-25 CBADD 26-30 DCACA 31-35 CABDB
完型：
36. 【解析】easily表达更容易，他买车的主要目的是为了上下班方便。

答案为D。

37. 【解析】so much…that…，如此多……以致于……，这是一个固定结构。

too much 不能和hat连用，我们经常使用too…to。

答案为A。

38. 【解析】根据上文修理花费太多，所以就决定卖掉，而且下文也就是围绕卖车而展开的。

答案为C。

39. 【解析】be anxious to do sth. 急着干……，Dave想了解是否有人急着买车，因为他想卖掉自己的车。

答案为A。

40. 【解析】前面已经提到“it was falling to pieces”车很快要成碎片，所以没有人愿意买。

neither主要用于两个人中没有一个，所以在这不合适。

答案为C。

41. 【解析】upset表示“伤心的，难过的”。

因为没人愿意买车，所以他很伤心。

答案为B。

42. 【解析】“what's up”表示“怎么回事，发生了什么”。

答案为B。

43. 【解析】“get”表示“得到”，在这儿是表示“你将得到的要比广告花费的多”。

答案为C。

44. 【解析】advice表示“建议”，因为前面有一句“what about advertising it in the newspaper?”这本就是一种建议“在报纸上登广告怎么样?”答案为B。

45. 【解析】uses表示“使用”，在这里表示车很省油。

B. loses表示“丢失”;B. has表示“有”;spends表示“花费时间、金钱、精力”。

答案为A。

46. 【解析】no answer表示“回应”，表示广告登出去以后无人问津。

A. doubt表示“怀疑”;B. help表示“帮助”;C. trouble表示“麻烦”，均不合题意。

答案为D。

47.【解析】这里表示来看车。

答案为B。

48. 【解析】suitable表示“合适的”，在这里是问第二天早上十点钟是否合适。

答案为B。

49. 【解析】bring my wife表示把妻子带来。

A. recognize表示“认出”;B. gain表示“获得，
得到”C. admire表示“羡慕”，均不合题意。

答案为C。

50. 【解析】“test”表示“测试”，买车的人将和妻子一道来测试一下车子。

答案为D。

51. 【解析】“mean to”表示“打算做……”在这儿是打算等买车的人。

答案为B。

52. 【解析】“answer”在这里表示“回应”，就是指那个看了广告以后准备来看车的人。

答案为C。

53. 【解析】“admit”表示“承认”在这里表示他自己也不得不承认自己的车看起来太旧了答案为D。

54. 【解析】这里是一个固定结构“as…as”。

答案为A。

55. 【解析】“accident”表示“事故”。

答案为C。

单词拼写：56.voyage 57.identity 58.formal 59.Actually 60.life/elevator
61.apartment 62.eraser/rubber 630fluent 64.gradual tter
uage 67. lightning 68.accent 69.polite 70.native
改错：71. 去掉第一个in 7 2. √7 3. good---well 74. fond 前加was
75. omit into 76. study前加to 77. farther---further 78. get---got
79. but---and 80. receive---receiving
writing:
Why should we learn English?
English is one of the most widely used languages in the world. It is one of the working languages at international meetings and is more often used than others. It’s said that most business letters was written in English. Millions of books and magazines are written in English, too.
With the help of English, people in developing countries can learn a lot of advanced experience, modern science and technology faster and better from the developed countries.
We can serve our country better with the help of English. Sometimes, learning is also great fun.
听力参考答案
（Text 1）
M: Look at those beautiful birds over there. I think you can teach them to talk.
W: But look at the price! I’d rather have a cat.
（Text 2）
M: I suppose the reason why so many tourists come here is that everything is so cheap.
W: Cheap? Nothing is really cheap here.
（Text 3）
W: Where are you going to plant the tree? By the front door?
M: No, that would be silly. It’ll grow too big. I’m going to put it at the back of the garage.
W: I thought it would be better right at the end of the garden.
M: OK.
（Text 4）
M: Can I take your coat, Madam?
W: Thank you.
M: And would you like something to drink before you order your meal?
（Text 5）
W: Where were you on Christmas, David? I called you several times and nobody was home.
M: My parents and I travelled to New Zealand to visit my uncle. It was quite an experience to spend Christmas in summer.
（Text 6）
M: Hello! Police Station.
W: Hello! This is Mrs Black.
M: Can I help you, Madam?
W: Yes. I’ve just come home from work and I find someone has broken into my house and stolen all my money and jewellery. Could you please come over immediately?
M: Sure. Where do you live?
W: My house is No. 14 on the 5th Avenue.
M: OK. Don’t worry, Madam. We’ll be there in about 10 minutes.
（Text 7）
M: Good morning, Madam. Can I help you?
W: Ah, yes. I want to go to New York and I’m not so sure of the best way to get there.
M: Well, you could get there by the long distance bus. It’s only $15.
W: Mm, that’s not bad. How long does it take me to get there?
M: It takes you about ten hours.
W: Ten hours?
M: Well, yes. But you can go at night, so you might get some sleep anyway.
W: Oh, no. I never sleep sitting up.
（Text 8）
W: May I help you?
M: Yes, I would like some tickets for n ext week’s ballet performances.
W: Which performance do you wish to attend? There will be three: Thursday, Friday and Sunday evenings.
M: Are there still seats for all the performances?
W: Not many, and very few together. How many tickets do you want?
M: Just two, preferably together. The date is less important.
W: I have two together in the last row for Sunday evening.
M: That would be fine. How much are they?
W: Ten dollars each. That will be 20 dollars for the two tickets.
M: Yes, here you are. Thank you.
W: You’re welcome.
（Text 9）
M: Do you mind if I join you?
W: Please do.
M: I’m Alan Hook. I work at St Jude’s Training College.
W: How do you do? My name is Barbara Samuel. And what do you do at the college?
M: I’m in charge of the science department.
W: Have you been there long?
M: Just over a year. By the way, haven’t I seen your picture in the paper recently?
W: Ah, that must have been the national tennis competition last week.
M: That’s right — you won a cup.
W: Well, I guess I was lucky. How about you? Do you play?
M: I used to, but I’m out of practice these days. I must see about joining a club sometime.
（Text 10）
Well, my society is called the Historical Society. We meet every other Thursday. I think I should point out that we are not just interested in sitting around and talking about the past. A lot of our activities are towards what can perhaps be called “living history” — by which I mean how history can help us now. And because of this, we have been very interested in finding out about the history of this town itself —and some of the famous people who used to live here. We’ve also visited several historic houses in the area. This year we’re planning on going out much more to visit various historic sites away from the college. If you’d like to joi n, please come and see me.。