宿迁市2013-2014学年度第一学期期中考试高一英语(实验班)试卷

宿迁市2013-2014学年度第一学期期中考试题高一年级英语（满分120分，考试时间120分钟）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) 每段对话仅读一遍。

1. What is Lucy‟s favorite fruit now?A. Apple.B. Orange.C. Banana.2. What will the woman do this afternoon?A. Go shopping with the man.B. Go swimming.C. Have a rest.3. What was the weather usually like in this season before?A. Rainy.B. Fine.C. Windy4. What will the man do next?A. Turn down the radio.B. Get the woman some drinks.C. End the party soon.5. What does the girl think of the exam?A. Very difficult.B. Very strange.C. Not too difficult.第二节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。

6. Why doesn‟t the woman want the first pair?A. They are a little expensive.B. They don‟t fit her very well.C. They are out of style.7. Which pair is the woman likely to try next?A. The red one.B. The black one..C. The pink one..听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8. Where does the conversation take place?A. At a theatre.B. In a shop.C. In a bank.9. How much should the man pay in addition for a Samsung 8?A. $6B. $10.C. $1510. What will the man do with his cell phone?A. He will have it repaired.B. He will change it for a Samsung 8.C. He will change it for a new iPhone4.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11. How many bedrooms does the man get?A. 10.B. 12.C. 16.12. When will the man check in?A. On March 12.B. On March 18.C. On March 29.13. How much money should the man pay?A. $6200B. $5600C. $600听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。

14. What did the two speakers decide to do on Sunday earlier?A. Go shopping.B. Visit the folk museum.C. Have a picnic.15. What will they do on Sunday afternoon?A. Have a rest.B. Go to the zoo.C. Find the guide.16. Which of the following is TRUE about the two speakers?A. They both like shopping very much.B. The woman has never seen monkeys before.C. The man wants to try Japanese food.17. What is the probable relation between the two speakers?A. Mother and son.B. Husband and wife.C. Father and daughter. 听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18. What was the first tool for exchange in China?A. Shells.B. Knives.C. Round coins.19. Where did the first silver coins appear?A. In Greece.B. In Turkey.C. In Rome.20. Why did the paper money disappear in 1455 in China?A. European countries didn‟t admit the money.B. It was easily worn.C. It caused some economic risks.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15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

21. I am sorry. I __________ you _________ to me.A. don‟t know; are speakingB. don‟t know; were speakingC. didn‟t know; were speakingD. didn‟t know; are speaking22. I know nothing about the lady __________ she is from Beijing.A. except ofB. except thatC. along withD. besides23. We will keep you __________ what will happen here.A. informing ofB. to be informedC. informed ofD. informing24._________ the same mistake again made his teacher very angry.A. His being madeB. He had madeC. He had makingD. His making25. He, ____________in a poor family, has become one of the greatest writers in the world.A. as bornB. that is bornC. who was bornD. though was born26.____________ it is to experience the first snowfall just before the New Year！A. How funB. What funC. How funnyD. What a fun27. ---- It shouldn‟t take long to clear up after the party if we all volunteer to help.---- That‟s right. __________.A. Many hands make light workB. Something is better than nothingC. The more, the happierD. The sooner begun, the sooner done28. When we climbed to the top of the mountain, we had a good __________ of the whole city.A. sceneryB. sceneC. viewD. sight29. Our English teacher insisted that the homework ____________ tomorrow morning.A. would be handed inB. be handed inC. hand inD. must be handed in30. The boss __________ during working hours and all the workers __________ in that company.A. forbids smoking; are forbidden to smokeB. forbids to smoke; are forbidden to smokeC. forbids smoking; forbid from smokingD. forbids to smoke; are forbidden from smoking31. We haven‟t seen each other for almost 20 years, but I recognized her ___________ I saw her.A. the momentB. the moment whenC. for the momentD. at the moment32. This is the first time that I _____________ a famous professor.A. listen toB. listened toC. had listened toD. have listened to33. The children were left ________of the house when their parents went on holiday.A. in chargeB. in the chargeC. under chargeD. at charge34. The old man lives in a flat, _____________ the window faces the street.A. whoseB. whereC. thatD. of which35. Experts suggest that teenagers spend at least 30 minutes ____________ a week. Walking andriding your bike count, and __________ do school sports.A. exercise; asB. exercising; soC. exercise; neitherD. exercising; nor第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）Mark was walking home from school one day when he noticed the boy ahead of him had dropped all of the books that he was carrying, along with a baseball bat and several other things. Mark 41 down and helped the boy pick up these things. 42 they were going the same way, he helped to carry some of them for him. As they walked, Mark 43 the boy‟s name was Bill, that he 44 computer games, baseball and history, that he was having a lot of 45 with his other subjects and that he had just 46 up with his girlfriend.They arrived at Bill‟s home first and Mark was 47 in for a Coke and to watch some television. The afternoon passed 48 with a few laughs and some shared small talks, and then Mark went home. They 49 to see each other around school, had lunch together once or twice, and then both ended up from the same high school. Just three weeks before 50 , Bill asked Mark if they 51 have a talk.Bill 52 him of the day years ago when they had first met. “Do you 53 wonder why I was carrying so many things home that day?” asked Bill. “You see, I 54 my locker because I didn‟t want to leave a mess 55 anyone else. I had planned to run away and I was going home to 56 my things. But after we spent some time together 57 and laughing, I realized that 58 I had done that, I would have 59 a new friend and missed all the fun we would have together. So you see, Mark, when you picked up my books that day, you did a lot more. You 60 my life.”41. A. fell B. sat C. lay D. bent42. A. Although B. Because C. After D. Until43. A. discovered B. told C. said D. decided44. A. played B. loved C. tried D. made45. A. questions B. ideas C. trouble D. doubt46. A. broken B. looked C. found D. gone47. A. forbade B. helped C. invited D. allowed48. A. nervously B. willing C. free D. pleasantly49. A. continued B. allowed C. forced D. forgot50. A. graduation B. movement C. holidays D. vacation51. A. dare B. should C. could D. must52. A. required B. reminded C. spoke D. asked53. A. ever B. seldom C. even D. never54. A. brought B. took C. cleaned D. put55. A. over B. into C. on D. for56. A. lose B. sell C. pack D. give57. A. talking B. working C. reading D. watching58. A. before B. if C. while D. as59. A. forgotten B. passed C. left D. lost60. A. helped B. got C. improved D. changed第三部分阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)A“How can I learn English well?” This is a question many students ask. In my opinion, the mo st effective way is to learn lessons by heart. If you can recite the text and write it out, you‟ve learned it fairly well. And if you can tell, in your own words, what the lesson says, you‟re a very successful learner indeed. Your English will be quite perfect.This is a difficult task. However, if you try to learn by heart only part of each lesson, you‟ll find it not half so hard as you might have thought. Learning this way, you will make rapid progress. Of course, writing is also necessary. It helps you a lot on our way to success in English.Equally important is to feel the language. You should be able to laugh at jokes and be shocked at bad news. When using English, try to forget your mother tongue. Instead of helping you, your own language gets in your way. So, never try to see English through translation.56. In the writer‟s opinion, the most effective way in learning English is _______.A. to practise speaking, writing and feeling itB. to memorize the English words and grammatical rulesC. to translate everything into his own languageD. to forget your own native language57. “Instead of helping you, your own language gets in your way.”This sentence means that memorizing your own language can ________.A. stop you mastering EnglishB. help you study English wellC. make English easy to learnD. help you notice mistakes58. The underlined words “to feel the language” here means________.A. to get a knowledge of English by touchingB. to be able to read and write EnglishC. to be able to experience the rich feeling of the languageD. to translate English into your own by imaginingBTrees are useful to man in three important ways: they provide him with wood and other products; they give him shade; and they help to prevent droughts and floods.Unfortunately, in many parts of the world, man has not realized that the third of these services is the most important. In order to make money from trees, he has cut them down in large numbers, only to find that without them he has lost the best friends he had. And besides, he is usually too careless to plant and look after new trees. So the forests slowly disappear.This does not only mean that man will have fewer trees. The results are even more serious: for where there are trees, their roots break up soil---allowing the rain to sink in ---and also keep the soil, thus preventing it from being washed away easily; but where there are no trees, the rain falls on hard ground and flows away, causing floods and carrying away the rich topsoil. When all the topsoil is gone, nothing remains but worthless desert.Two thousand years ago a rich and powerful country cut down its trees to build warships, with which to gain itself an empire. It set up the empire but, without its trees, its soil became poor and it grew weak. When the empire fell to pieces, the home country found itself faced with floods and starvation.59. What is the most important service of trees to man according to the passage?A. They help him make money.B. They help him prevent droughts and floods.C. They give him wood and other products.D. They give him shade.60. Why do forests in many parts of the world slowly disappear?A. New trees are not looked after properly.B. Many trees have been cut down by man.C. Man has not paid enough attention to planting trees.D. All of the above.61. Why did the country mentioned in the passage suffer from floods and starvation?A. Because it lost all its trees.B. Because the empire fell to pieces.C. Because an empire was set up.D. Because too much had been spent on wars.62. Why does land become desert after all trees are cut down?A. Because nothing remains on land except floods.B. Because roots of the trees break up the soil.C. Because too much rain sinks in and washes away the topsoil.D. Because there are no longer trees to keep the rain and protect the topsoil.63. Which title best fits the passage?A. How do People deal with Trees?B. The Function of Tree WoodC. Trees and ManD. The Usage of Tree RootsCThe terrible college entrance exam is not only a big challenge for Chinese high school students, butalso a very important exam in the lives of South Korean students.Although the long, cold winter has already started in South Korea, the annual national exams have made the atmosphere very heated.More than 675,000 South Korean high school graduates took the college entrance exam last Wednesday. They usually take exams in Korean, maths, sociology , history and foreign languages. Officially there is one college place for every 1.33 students. But because all the students want to go to the top universities in the country, the competition can reach one place for 10 students. The students want to attend these colleges for both their famous names and better job opportunities.Because students face fierce competition, they have to study very hard to realize their dreams. Park Seung said he and his classmates often go to school before 7:30 a.m. After school has finished at 6:30 p.m., most of them go to the library to continue their study instead of returning home. Since many libraries in South Korea are open 24 hours a day, they often stay long into the night. Many of the Senior 3 students only sleep for three to four hours a day. “I f eel a lot of pressure，but I have to study very hard in order to make my dream come true. This is my lifetime goal and it will be a turning point in my life which could decide my future,” Park said.The exam day is a very serious day for the whole of South Korea. Vehicles are not allowed within a 200-metre radius (范围) of all the test sites to make sure the students have quiet surroundings. Tooting of horns (鸣笛) is forbidden, even airplanes are ordered to avoid landing and take-off near the test sites during listening comprehension test hours.Students are told their scores in December before they apply for college. This is followed by face-to-face oral tests. There are public and private universities in South Korea. Many private universities are well-known, but their fees can be 18, 000 yuan each term. This has made a lot of students think again.64. In South Korea ________.A. there is only one collegeB. there are a number of collegesC. there are only top universitiesD. there is only one top college65. We can infer that there are almost ________ college places for high school graduates.A. 675, 000B. 500, 000C. 507, 520D. 600, 00066. The students want to study in top colleges mainly because ________.A. they can succeed more easily in futureB. they can learn moreC. they can make more moneyD. it is interesting to study there67. Before students are allowed to colleges ________.A. they will not be tested any moreB. they will ask questions of collegesC. they will be interviewedD. first they will pay all the education fee at allDDepression is a serious problem today. Depression causes workers to be unproductive, causing companies and countries to lose billions of dollars. One expert says that depression is like cancer because it is “widespread, costly and deadly”. Depression hits one person in five around the world. Although people have believed depression to be a problem among the rich and educated, studies show that depression is a problem among everyone. Over any six-month period, between five to seven percent of the world‟s population will be suffering from a serious depression.Suicide(自杀) rates among people suffering from the disease in its extreme, or clinical form were 80 percent higher than in the population as a whole, and sufferers were four times more likely to have heart attacks. People who suffer from depression often have problems sleeping, getting up on time, and doing work unproductively.Depression, which researchers agree, has its origin in the genes, brings loss of confidence and ability to concentrate, making it impossible for employees and managers to work efficiently. Depression is made more serious in China by Chinese being unable to face it. Many people believe that depressed people are either weak or lazy. Besides, there is no good treatment, with few medical experts available.“Most patients in China just don‟t get help,” a Chinese doctor says. “In my hospital, I have to see 30 or 40 patients in a morning. I just have time to say …Hello, how do you feel?‟”In Western countries, people are not afraid to admit that they have depression, but most do not tell it to their boss, because they fear that their boss would fire them.“In my experience, aging bosses are the most wi lling to admit they have it, because they feel the most secure about themselves.” an American doctor says.Hopefully, in the near future, people around the world will be able to admit that they have depression so that they can get the right treatment.68. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. Everyone is suffering from depression now.B. Depression is a commonly--existing problem only in rich countries.C. Depression brings great problems to its sufferers in their life and work.D. The poorer and the less educated a person is, the less he will suffer from depression.69. Depression becomes more serious in China because of _________ .A. the lack of treatment and doctorsB. the pressure of unemploymentC. their unwillingness to tell it to their bossesD. the doctor's careless work70. Compared to normal people, the depressed people are likely to be __________ .A. very unconfident and often absent-mindedB. easy to avoid being hit by heart attacksC. working efficiently and productivelyD. either weak or lazy第四部分写作（共两节，满分35分）第一节任务型阅读（每空一词，每题1分，共10分）Many people catch a cold in spring or fall. It makes us wonder if scientists can send a man to the moon, why can't they find a cure for the common cold? The answer is easy. There are actually hundreds of kinds of cold viruses(病毒) out there. You never know which one you will get, so there isn't a cure for each one.When a virus enters your body, your body works hard to get rid of it. Blood rushes to your nose and causes a block in it. You feel terrible because you can't breathe well, but your body is actually eating the virus. Your temperature goes up and you get a fever, but the heat of your body is killing the virus. You also have a runny nose to stop the virus from getting into your cells. You may feel miserable, but actually your wonderful body is doing everything it can to kill the cold.Different people have different cures for colds. In the United States and some other countries, for example, people might eat chicken soup to make themselves feel better. Some people take hot bathsand drink warm liquids. Other people take medicine to stop various symptoms (症状) of colds.There is one interesting thing to note: some scientists say taking medicines when you have a cold is actually bad for you. The virus stays in you longer because your body doesn't have a way to fight it and kill it. Bodies can do an amazing job on their own. There is a joke, however, on taking medicine when you have a cold. It goes like this: It takes about one week to get over a cold if you don't take目前，很多高中生和父母之间存在代沟问题，彼此都感到很困惑。