常州市2008-2009高一第一学期期末

常州市2008～2009学年第一学期期末教学质量调研高一英语试题2009年1月第一卷（65分）第一部分听力（共二节，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. What time is the second train to London?A. 8:30B. 9:00C. 9:302. Where is this conversation probably taking place?A. At a police station.B. In the lost and found department.C. On the phone.3. What does the man say about September in his country.A. It‟s cold.B. I t‟s rainy.C. It‟s very pleasant.4. What can we learn from this conversation?A. The woman does not want to go to the movie.B. The man is too tired to go to the movie.C. The woman wants to go to the movie.5. How much money will the man have after he buys the tickets?A. $ 9.B. $ 4.C. $ 1.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。

听完每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读每个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各个小题将给出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、7题。

6. Why does the man want to buy some records of Julian Bream?A. Because he broke the same ones.B. Because he has to return them to his cousin.C. Because they can‟t be found in Canada.7. Where does the shop assistant find the records?A. In the window.B. On the shelf.C. Under the shelf.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8. What‟s the man‟s first name?A. PennyB. AndersonC. Michael9. Who is Mrs. Morrison?A. The woman‟s sisterB. The woman‟s motherC. The woman‟s aunt10. How long has the man studied and worked in Canada?A. For two years.B. For three years.C. For five years.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11. How did the woman keep in touch with her family?A. By letter.B. By computer.C. By telephone.12. What does the man suggest the woman doing?A. Learning how to use the Internet.B. Talking with people online.C. Making friends all over the world.13. What is the man most interested in?A. Discussing problems.B. Music.C. Word processing.听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。

14. Why was it a terrible journey?A. The driver was frozen in the wind.B. The dog became blind in the snow.C. The snow was heavy and the wind was strong.15. How did the driver try to keep the dogs warm?A. By making fires.B. By making them run.C. By tying skins about them.16. Who are the main characters in the passage?A. The drivers.B. The dogsC. The medical workers.17. What is the story about?A. A trip to save human lives.B. How to keep warm in Alaska.C. The danger of an Alaska snow and wind.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18. What problem does the woman have?A. She wants to know if she can take a certain course.B. She wants to know the requirements of the course.C. She can‟t find the housing office.19. What do we know about Registration Office and General Housing Office?A. They are in the same office.B. They are both open at the same time.C. They are in the same building.20. What will the man probably do next?A. Connect the woman‟s line to the General Housing Office.B. Call a staff from the Housing Office.C. See if there are any openings.第二部分单项填空(共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分)21.--Why were you late for the class?--It‟s my ___________.A. faultB. errorC. mistakeD. wrong22. Some villagers say they _________ UFOs many times so far.A. seeB. sawC. had seenD. have seen23. To our great surprise, the thief wasn‟t _________ of his __________ conducts at all.A. shameful; shamefulB. ashamed; ashamedC. shameful; ashamedD. ashamed; shameful24. The Chinese government has made the Mid-Autumn festival a legal holiday, ________ people will have a day off.A. whenB. whichC. whereD. what25. --I think the company may not offer you a good pay.--_____________, I won‟t take the job.A. That is to sayB. What is moreC. In other wordsD. In that case26. —Why weren‟t you at the party last night?— I ________ the NBA game between Rockets and Lakers.A. watchedB. have been watchingC. was watchingD. had been watching27. Before you go hiking, you should ___________by your parents.A. have approved itB. have it approvedC. approve itD. have it approving28. Here are some toys. You can _______ one for your little son as a new-year gift.A. rule outB. pick outC. take outD. carry out29.--What does the baby do feed ________?-- Cow‟s milk.A. toB. withC. onD. into30. ---There is an old proverb, “Love me, love my dog.” It means a lot.---Yes, but there is __________ wisdom in this, “ Love me, love my book.”A. someB. muchC. moreD. most第三部分完形填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）On the evening of last Sunday while I was reviewing my lessons in my room, it suddenly began to rain.___31__ as usual, I stopped to listen to the rhythm of the rain. For many years, whenever it rains, I couldn‟t 32 listening to it and thinking of the yard 33 I spent my childhood in my hometown.When I was a little girl, my family lived in a big house with a big yard in the countryside. The yard was full of flowers and 34 , with some bamboo in front of the wall. Whenever it rained, I 35 to sit in the corridor, listening to the rhythm of the rain and watching the ___36_ raindrops.When small drops of rain fall from the heaven 37 a row, they 38 a curtain madeup of silver pearls; when the raindrops reach the 39 , a lot of small sprays will splash and then disappear slowly.I have been 40 interested in watching such a scene. Just as Indian poet Tagore wrote in his 41 , “The raindrops kissed the earth and whispered, …We are the homesick children, Mother; come back to you from the heaven.‟”Listening to the rhythm of the rain, I feel calm and peaceful in my heart. This feeling of peace make me think a lot about life. We are the 42 of the earth, and one day we will embrace(拥抱) our 43 and stay with her forever. Life is 44 and we should treasure it.Listening to the rhythm of the rain, I learn to understand the 45 of life.31. A. Surprised B. Sad C. Excited D. Angry32. A. stand B. help C. bear D. tolerate33. A. in which B. from which C. behind which D. on which34. A. leaves B. animals C. children D. trees35. A. happened B. wanted C. wished D. used36. A. falling B. singing C. fallen D. broken37. A. from B. with C. in D. on38. A. make B form C. cause D. rise39. A. yard B. house C. hand D. ground40. A. always B. never C. sometimes D. seldom41. A. novel B. poem C. play D. work42. A. children B. owner C. friends D. master43. A. motherland B. homeland C. heaven D. earth44. A. happy B. valuable C. exciting D. short45. A. length B. meaning C. quantity D. quality第四部分阅读理解（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）共有3篇阅读。