江苏省扬州中学2016-2017学年高一下学期期中考试 英语

江苏省扬州中学2016—2017学年第二学期期中考试

高一英语试卷 2017.04

第I卷（共85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. What will the woman do this Saturday?

A. Go to see her sister. B. Go to the concert. C. Look after her brother’s son.

2. How many pills should the woman take at a time?

A. 5. B. 3. C. 2. 3. What does Laura need at the moment?

A. Blame. B. Encouragement. C. Help with her chemistry. 4. What does the man want to do?

A. Buy a light. B. Get to the nearest light. C. Go to the supermarket.

5. What is the man’s suggestion about serious pollution?

A. Don’t breathe the poisonous air. B. The government should take action.

C. The government should protect the environment. 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、7题。

6. Where is the man’s mother now?

A. At home. B. In the office. C. In the hospital. 7. How long does the man need before going back to work?

A. A week. B. A few weeks. C. A few days. 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?

A. Employer and employee. B. Husband and wife. C. Neighbors.

9. Why does the man feel nervous?

A. He wants to breathe in some fresh air. B. He has heard his neighbor’s phone. C. He’s been waiting so long for a phone. 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. Where does the conversation take place?

A. In an office. B. In a restaurant. C. In a hotel. 11. What kind of steak will the man have?

A. Rare. B. Well-done. C. Medium. 12. What does the man start his meal with?

A. A cream and onion soup. B. Some baked potatoes. C. An iced tea with a lemon. 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。 13. What does the man want to do?

A. To reserve a car. B. To reserve a room. C. To rent a car. 14. What size of the car does the man intend to hire?

A. Large. B. Middle. C. Small. 15. How much need the man pay for the rented car for the weekend? A. $80. B. $89. C. $120. 16. Where can the man find his rented car?

A. In the Hotel. B. On Peter Street. C. In the parking lot.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. What happened to the Cuyahoga River in 1969? A. It was cleaned up.

B. It was seriously polluted.

C. It became the most outstanding river.

18. How long did it take for the river to become clean?

A. A few months. B. Several years. C. A few days. 19. What can make the river clean according to the speaker? A. Hard work.

B. Something imaginable.

C. The control of using your credit card.

20. What shall we do when facing an impossible situation? A. Wait for something to change. B. Imagine something outstanding. C. Just be patient and do something.

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）

从每小题后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项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。

21. The conductor ____________ being made _____ fool of. A. hates; the B. hate; a C. hates;/ D. hates; a

22. What has the world __________ when the past matters more than the present? A. come out B. come up C. come to D. come down with

23. Though having lived abroad for many years, many Chinese still _________ the traditional customs.

A.perform B. observe C. possess D. declare

24. Proof ____national wealth doesn’t mean national happiness is shown in the UN reports.

A. that B. which C. where D. what

25. As to the World Cup qualification, China is placed fifth of six teams in Group A, with four matches __________.

A. remained B. to remain C. remaining D. to be remained

26. It’s believed that with all the positive _________ given out during the visit of Tillerson, US Secretary of State, the uncertainties about the China-US relationships will be reduced.

A. signs B. signals C. messages D. symbols

27. More people than one __________ to get up early and to go to sleep early ____ good for your health.

A.knows; is B. know; are C. know; is D. knows; are

28.The old gentleman never fails to help ______is in need of his help. A. who B. whoever C. one D. whomever

29.________ ten short stories with many beautiful pictures, the book is well received by children throughout the country.

A. Joined B. Made up of C. Consisted of D. Composed

30. There is no such dictionary ____you can find everything that you need. A. which B. that C. as D. where 31.Hearing she might be taken to court, away ___ ___________ .

A. fleeing the official B. was fleeing the official C. the official was fleeing D. fled the official 32.The former president _______to his hometown for a family reunion last week. A. was reported to come back B. has been reported to have come

back

C. is reported to have come back D. reported to have come back

33. “I am confident that we can ________ any differences and achieve a win-win situation.” Lam, the new chief executive of China’s Hong Kong Special Administration Region said.

A. put down B.put off C. put aside D. put up 34. － Since you’ve made your decision, you’d better carry it out. － _________ I give it up?

A. Only if B. What if C. Even though D. Even if 35.--It really annoys me when people talk around me during a movie. --Yeah, me too. It really ______________.

A.costs me an arm and a leg B. gets on my nerves C.beats my brain out D. pulls my legs 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，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

If guilt could talk, it would say: “How dare you do the things you do when others never get a chance to enjoy them!”

Last week, I walked out of the doctor’s office grinning like a mule eating briars.I’d just been told that my eyes were perfect. I was so happy. Then the guilt 36 .

My younger brother was born blind. If his blindness ever weighed him down, he never let it 37 . But I grew up 38 the weight of it on my shoulders. “Sister,” he 39 say, “tell me what it looks like.”

I’d describe the sun that 40 his face or the birds that flew across the sky as best I could.

If I failed to get it right, he’d say: “That’s not it, try again.” Have you ever tried to put into 41 things that can only be described with feelings that come from the heart?

It’s hard not to feel 42 walking out of an eye exam with great vision, knowing your brother is blind. I can see and he can’t. Where is the fairness? The truth, of course, is that there is no 43 this. Joe is blind. I am not. So why the guilt?

When my first husband died of cancer, I kept asking myself why I got to go on living and he didn’t. Why did I 44 see our children finish college, fall in love, get married and have children of their own? Why did he have to miss all the things?