山西省忻州市第一中学高一上学期期中考试英语试题

忻州一中2015-2016学年度第一学期期中考试
高一英语试题
注意事项：1.本试卷分为第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两大部分。

2.答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、班级、准考证号等信息填写在答题卡上相应的位置。

3. 试题满分150分，考试时间120分钟。

听力20分计入总分。

4. 全部答案在答题卡上完成，答在本试卷上无效。

第Ⅰ卷（满分100分）
第一部分：听力部分（共两节，满分20分）
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。

录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。

第一节（共5小题；每小题l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 will the man do?
A. Make a cake.
B. Buy a chocolate cake.
C. Bring some chocolate to Alice.
2. What colour window does the man prefer?
A. Green.
B. Yellow.
C. Dark blue.
3. What does the woman say about Sally?
A. She is wrong to fire her boss.
B. She always says what she thinks.
C. She seems to have a lot in her mind.
4. How much should the man pay for a night?
A. $20.
B. $30.
C. $50.
5. What has the woman lost?
A. Her purse.
B. Some keys.
C. A pair of glasses.
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段材料，回答第6至8题。

6. What kind of music does the man like?
A. Rock.
B. Jazz.
C. Country.
7. What does the woman think of rock music?
A. It will cause stomachache.
B. It makes people relaxed.
C. It is too noisy.
8. What are the speakers mainly talking about?
A. Favourite music.
B. Favourite songs.
C.Favourite food.
听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。

9. Why is the woman so busy?
A. She has a Chinese Test next week.
B. She has to go to the library.
C. She wants to go to the café.
10. How does the woman feel about her exam?
A. Confident.
B. Worried.
C. Disappointed.
11. What are the speakers going to do?
A. Go to the library.
B. Have a coffee.
C. Have a test.
听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。

12. Why is Barney excited?
A. He sees Jennifer.
B. He hears the phone ring.
C. He has recognized Bill Black.
13. How did Barney perform in the American Kennel Club Competition?
A. He won the first place.
B. He gained love from kids.
C. He won the second place.
14. How can people probably know the story of Barney?
A. By reading the school magazine.
B. By talking to Bill Black.
C. By attending ABC College classes.
听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。

15. What did the woman do during her vacation?
A. She took a nature adventure.
B. She took photos of airplanes.
C. She saw pictures of waterfalls.
16. What do we know about the man?
A. He went to visit his relatives by plane.
B. He thought the woman had a boring vacation.
C. He stayed in the house because of the bad weather.
17. What does the man think of his vacation?
A. Exciting.
B. Challenging.
C. Relaxing.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18. What made the speaker choose to work as a journalist?
A. Her major.
B. The working hours.
C. The chance to meet people.
19. What does the speaker dislike about her job?
A. People always think badly of journalists.
B. She has to break stories in the public’s interest.
C. Journalists often can’t give their opinions freely.
20. How does the speaker feel about her job in general?
A. Upset.
B. Bored.
C. Satisfied.
第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A
Two men were sitting together in a plane. They were on a long journey. One of the men was a businessman. The other was a farmer. They sat without talking for a while, then the farmer said,“Let’s do something to pass the time.”
“What do you want to do?” the businessman asked. “We can ask each other riddles.” The farmer said,“You start.”“Let’s make the rules first,” the businessman said. “That’s not fair. You are a businessman with much knowledge. You know more things than I do. I am just a farmer.”
“That’s true.” The businessman said. “What do you want we should do?” “If you don’t know the answer to a riddle, you pay me $100. And if I don’t know the answer, I’ll pay you $50.” The farmer said. The businessman thought about this, then he said, “OK. That’s fair. Who will go first?”
“I will,” The farmer said. “Here is my riddle. What has three legs when it walks, but only two legs when it flies?” The business man repeated the riddle, “What has three legs when it walks, bu t only two legs when it flies? Mm, that’s a good one. I’m afraid I don’t know the answer.” He gave the farmer $100, then said, “Tell me the answer. What has three legs when it walks, but only two legs when it flies?” “I don’t know.” The farmer said and gave him $50.
21.The story happened ____________.
A.on a farm
B. in a shop
C.before a long plane journey
D. between two passengers
22．What does the word “riddle” mean in this story?
A. A difficult question to find the answer to.
B. Something to help to make rules.
C. Something to win money.
D. a kind of game on doing business.
23．Why did the businessman agree to give more money if he lost?
A. He made much more money than the farmer.
B. He thought he knew more than the farmer.
C. He was interested in making riddles.
D. He was better at playing riddle games.
24．Which of the following is NOT true?
A. The two men made rules for their riddle.
B. The farmer was much cleverer than the businessman.
C. The two men made their riddle game more interesting by paying it for money.
D. The businessman knew the answer to his riddle.
B
For those who make journeys across the world, the speed of travel today has turned the countries into a series of villages．Distances between them appear no greater to a modern traveler than those which once faced men as they walked from village to village. Jet planes fly people from one end of the earth to the other, allowing them a freedom of movement undreamt of a hundred years ago.
Yet some people wonder if the revolution in travel has gone too far. A price has been paid, they say, for the conquest (征服) of time and distance. Travel is something to be enjoyed, not endured . The boat offers leisure and time enough to appreciate the ever-changing sights and sounds of a journey. A journey by train also has a special charm about it. Lakes and forests and wild, open plains sweeping past your carriage window create a grand view in which time
and distance mean nothing. On board a plane, however, there is just the blank blue of the sky filling the narrow window of the airplane. The soft lighting, in-flight films and gentle music make up the only world you know, and the hours progress slowly.
Then there is the time spent bei ng “processed” at a modern airport. People are conveyed like robots along walkways; baggage is weighed, tickets produced, examined and produced yet again before the passengers move to another waiting area. Journeys by rail and sea take longer, yes, but the hours devoted to being “processed” at departure and arrival in airports are luckily absent. No wonder, then, that the modern high-speed trains are winning back passengers from the airlines.
Man, however, is now a world traveler and cannot turn his back on the airplane. The working lives of too many people depend upon it; whole new industries have been built around its design and operation. The holiday maker, too, with limited time to spend, patiently endures the busy airports and limited space of the flight to gain those extra hours and even days, relaxing in the sun. speed controls people’s lives; time saved, in work or play, is the important thing—or so we are told. Perhaps those first horsemen, riding free across the wild, open plains, were enjoying a better world than the one we know today. They could travel at will, and the clock was not their master.
25.What does the writer try to express in Paragraph 1?
A．Travel by plane has speeded up the growth of villages．
B．The speed of modern travel has made distances relatively short．
C．The freedom of movement has helped people realize their dreams．
D．Man has been fond of traveling rather than staying in one place．
26.How does the writer support the underlined statement in Paragraph 2?
A．By giving instructions．
B．By analyzing cause and effect．
C．By following the order of time．
D．By giving examples．
27.According to Paragraph 3, passengers are turning back to modern high-speed trains because______．
A．they pay less for the tickets
B．they feel safer during the travel
C．they can enjoy higher speed of travel
D．they don’t have to waste time being “processed”
28.What does the last sentence of the passage mean?
A．They could enjoy free and relaxing travel．
B．They needed the clock to tell the time．
C．They preferred traveling on horseback．
D．They could travel with their master．
C
With only about 1, 000 pandas left in the world, China is desperately trying to clone(克隆) the animal and save the endangered species(物种). That’s a move similar to what a Texas A & M University researchers have been undertaking for the past five years in a project called “Noah’s Ark”.
Noah’s Ark is aimed at collecting eggs, embryos(胚胎), semen and DNA of endangered animals and storing them in liquid nitrogen（氮）. If certain species should become extinct, Dr. Duane Kraemer, a professor in Texas A & M’s College of Veterinary Medicine, says there
would be enough of the basic building blocks to reintroduce the species in the future.
It is estimated that as many as 2, 000 species of mammals, birds reptiles will become extinct in over 100 years. The panda, native only to China, is in danger of becoming extinct in the next 25 years.
This week, Chinese scientists said they grew an embryo by introducing cells from a dead female panda into the egg cells of a Japanese white rabbit. They are now trying to implant the embryo into a host animal.
The entire procedure could take from three to five years to complete.
“The nuclear trans fer(核子移植) of one species to another is not easy, and the lack of available(capable of being used) panda eggs could be a major problem,” Kraemer believes. “They will probably have to do several hundred transfers to result in one pregnancy (having a baby). I t takes a long time and it’s difficult, but this could be groundbreaking science if it works. They are certainly not putting any live pandas at risk, so it is worth the effort,” adds Kraemer, who is one of the leaders of the Project at Texas A& M, the first-ever attempt at cloning a dog.
“They are trying to do something that’s never been done, and this is very similar to our work in Noah’s Ark. We’re both trying to save animals that face extinction. I certainly appreciate their effort and there’s a lot we can learn from what they are attempting to do. It’s a resea rch that is very much needed.”
29.The aim of “Noah’s Ark” project is to _______.
A. make efforts to clone the endangered pandas
B. save endangered animals from dying out
C. collect DNA of endangered animals to study
D. transfer the nuclear of one animal to another
30.According to Professor Kraemer, the major problem in cloning pandas would be the lack of _______.
A.available panda eggs
B. host animals
C.qualified researchers
D. enough money
31.The best title for the passage may be _______.
A.China’s Success in Pandas Cloning.
B.The First Cloned Panda in the World.
C.Exploring the Possibility to Clone Pandas.
D.China —the Native Place of Pandas Forever.
32.From the passage we know that _______.
A. Kraemer and his team have succeeded in cloning a dog.
B. scientists try to implant a panda’s egg into a rabbit.
C. Kraemer will work with Chinese scientists in clone researches.
D. about two thousand of species will probably die out in a century.
D
This March is a busy month in Shanghai. There’s a lot to do. Here are the highlights.
Live Music—Late Night Jazz
Enjoy real American jazz from Herbie Davis, the famous trumpet p layer. He’s coming with his new 7-piece band, Herbie’s Her oes. Herbie is known to play well into the early hours, so don’t expect to get much sleep. This is Herbie’s third visit to Shanghai. The first two were sold out, so get your tickets quickly.
Scottish Dancing
Take your partners and get ready to dance till you drop. Scottish dancing is fun and easy to learn.
Instructors will demonstrate the dances. The live band, Gordon Stroppie and the Weefrees, are also excellent.
Exhibitions—Shanghai Museum
There are 120,000 pieces on show here. Your can see the whole of Chinese history under one roof. It’s always interesting to visit, but doubly so at the moment with the Egyptian Tombs exhibition. There are lots of mummies and more gold than you’ve ever seen before. Let us know if you see a mummy move!
Dining –Sushi chef in town
Sushi is getting really big in Shanghai. In Japan, it’s become an art form .The most famous Sushi “artist” is Yuki Kamura . She’s also one of the few female chefs in Japan. She’ll be at Sushi Scene all of this month.
For a full listing of events, see our website.
33. Suppose you are going to attend an activity at 8:00p.m. on Saturday, which one can you
choose?
A. Live Music—Late Night Jazz
B. Scottish dancing
C. Exhibitions—Shanghai Museum
D. Dining—Sushi chef in town
34. Which of the following is true according to the advertisements?
A. Scottish dancing is so interesting and easy that it never tires you out .
B. The performance given by t he American jazz band won’t last long .
C. Sushi is not popular in Shanghai as it is a kind of Japanese traditional food.
D. It is more interesting to visit Shanghai Museum for the exhibits from Egypt.
35. From the text we may learn that Kamura is _________.
A. a cook
B. a waitress
C. an instructor
D. an artist
第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

选项中有两项为多余选项。

Reading books can be a great way to pick up new vocabulary, see grammar in action and develop your understanding of a language. 36
For beginners, I would recommend starting with something short and simple. Avoid the classics, for they often use very old English words and can involve complex themes. Children's books are a great place to start. 37 .Dr Seuss writes his books in thyme and they are all very funny. Starting with something like this means you are more likely to finish the book and want to read more.
38 The book isn't too long and if you've seen the film it may be easier to follow. If you like re ading about historical events, Anne Holm’s I am David is a good read.
If y ou're not quite ready to read a full book, why not try Roald Dahl’s Revolting Rhymes?
39 Or, try a very short book like one from Roger Hargeaves's Mr Men and Little Miss series. Although they are intended for young children, they are a good way to pick up some more basic vocabulary.
My final piece of advice would be to read something that interests you. Look at the short summary of the book on the back cover and see if it looks like something that you would enjoy. Think about the type that is in your own language and find one of that type in English.
40 .
A. Dr Seuss's books are guaranteed to make you laugh.
B. The key to success is choosing the right book for you.
C. Reading can bring you a lot of fun as well as knowledge.
D. For more advanced learners, you could try the Hobbit by J.R.R.Tolkien.
E. This way, you're more likely to enjoy reading, rather than see it as a headache.
F. How much you can understand a book depends on your vocabulary.
G. This book contains lots of short stories, based on fairy tales, all written in thyme.
第三部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30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。

From the very beginning, the girl's family objected strongly to her dating this guy. Though the girl loved the guy __41__, she always asked him: "How deep is your love for me?" As the guy was not good at words, this often caused the girl to be very __42__.
After a couple of years, the guy finally graduated and decided to __43__ his studies overseas. Before leaving, he proposed marriage to the girl and promised to __44__ her for the whole life. The girl agreed, and with the guy's determination, the family finally __45__. Before he went abroad, they got engaged．They often sent their __46__ through emails and phone calls. Though it was hard, both never thought of giving up.
One day, while the girl was on her way to work, she was ___47__ by a car. The collision (碰撞) on her brain has caused her to lose her voice. The girl did not want to be a ___48__ to him. She __49__ him saying that she did not wish to wait any longer. With the letter, she sent the ring back to him.
The girl decided to move away, hoping that she could completely forget __50__. In the new environment, the girl learnt the __51__ and started a new life. She told herself every day that she must __52__ the guy. One day, her friend came and told her that he was __53__. She asked her friend not to let him know what had happened to her. Since then, there wasn't any more __54__ of him.
A year later, her friend came with an envelope, __55__ an invitation card for the guy's wedding. The girl was shattered (打击). When she opened the letter, she saw her own __56__ in it. She was about to ask her friend what was the matter __57__ she saw the guy standing in front of her. He used the sign language telling her, "I've spent a year __58__ the sign language.
I want you to know I haven’t forgotten my __59__. Let me have the chance to be your voice. I love you." With these, he slipped the __60__ back into her finger. The girl finally smiled.
41.A.deeply B.affectionately C.gently D.kindly
42.A.pleasant B.foolish C.upset D.happy
43.A.add B.expand C.do D.further
44.A.take care of B.get along with C.wait for D.keep in touch with
45.A.gave up B.gave in C.gave away D.gave out
46.A.words B.letters C.secret D.love
47.A.blown down B.broken down C.knocked down D.torn down
48.A.burden B.package C.weight D.obstacle
49.A.explained to B.wrote to C.replied to D.spoke to
50.A.nothing B.something C.anything D.everything
51.A.sign language B.native tongue C.Braille D.foreign language
52.A.remember B.forget C.leave D.miss
53.A.away B.out C.back D.in
54.A.sense B.report C.advice D.news
55.A.containing B.including C.owning bining
56.A.photo C.promise D.agreement
57.A.while B.so C.until D.when
58.A.teaching B.learning C.writing D.creating
59.A.promise B.permission C.dream D.desire
60.A.card B.letter C.envelope D.ring
第Ⅱ卷（满分50分）
注意事项：
用0.5毫米黑色笔迹的签字笔将答案写在答题卡上。

写在本试卷上无效。

第三部分：英语知识运用
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

Were you the first or the last child in your family? Or were you a middle or an only child? Some people think 61 matters where you were born in your family. But there are different ideas about what birth order means. Some people say that the oldest children, 62 are smart and strong-willed, are very likely 63 (succeed). The reason 64 this is simple. Parents have a lot of time for their first child and give him or her a lot of attention. An only child will succeed for 65 same reason.
What happens to the 66 children in the family? Middle children don’t get so much attention, so they don’t feel that important. If a family has many children, the middle one sometimes gets lost in the crowd. The youngest child, 67 , often gets special treatment. Often this child grows up to be funny. But a recent study saw things quite 68 (difference). The study found that first c hildren believed in family rules. They didn’t take many chances in 69 lives. They usually 70 (follow) orders. Rules didn’t mean as much to later children in the family. They took chances and they often did better in life.
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处语言错误，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（∧），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：在错的词下面划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1. 每处错误及修改均仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从11处起）不计分；
3. 错误类型不涉及单词拼写。

Mr.Johnson is a hardworking teacher. Every day, he spends too much time with his work. With little sleep and hardly any break, so he works from morning till night. Hard work have made him very ill. “He has ruined his healthy. We are worried about him.” That is which other teachers say. Yesterday afternoon, I paid visit to Mr.Johnson. I was eager to see him, but outside her room I stopped. I had to calm myself down. Quietly I step into the room. I saw him lying in bed, looking at some of the picture we had taken together. I understood that he missed us just as many as we missed him.
第二节：书面表达（满分25分）
最近来自加拿大的外教史密斯先生任你们班的口语老师。

请你根据提示信息，用英语写一篇短文，介绍这位新老师。

参考词汇：中等身材be of medium height
要求：l．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
2. 可根据提示适当发挥;
3. 词数：120左右。

高一第一学期期中考试
英语参考答案
第一部分：听力部分（共两节，满分20分，每小题1分）
1—5 BCBCA 6—10 ACAAB 11—15 BBCAA 16—20 CCCAC
第二部分：阅读理解（共50分，）
第一节（共37.5分，每小题2.5分）：
A. 21—24 DABD
B. 25—28 BDDA 29—32 BACD 33--35CDA
第二节（共12.5，每小题2.5分）：36—40BADGE
第三部分：英语知识运用（共45分）
第一节完型填空（共30分，每小题1.5分）：
41-45 ACDAB 46-50 DCABD 51-55 ABCDA 56-60 BDBAD
第二节语法填空（共15分，每小题1.5分）：
61. it 62. who 63. to succeed 64. for 65. the
66.other 67. however/though 68. differently 69. their 70. followed
第四部分写作（共35分）
第一节短文改错（共10分每小题1分）：
1.with改为on
2. so 去掉
3. have改为has
4. healthy 改为health
5. which改为what
6. paid 后加a
7. her改为his
8. step 改为stepped
9. picture 改为pictures
10. many改为much
第二节书面表达（共25分）：One Possible Version
Our new spoken English teacher, Mr.Smith, comes from Canada. He is a handsome young man with thick glasses and is of medium height. He becomes popular among the students because he is humorous and outgoing Whenever we have trouble in our studies or life, we’d like to turn to him because he is always ready to help others. All of us like his lessons because he has much knowledge and can make his classes lively and interesting. Although he is easy to get along with, he is very strict in our studies. We like such a teacher and believe we can make greater progress with him teaching us English.。