安徽省合肥市包河区2015-2016学年高一英语上学期期中试题

2015级高一第一学期期中检测英语试卷

考试时间：120分钟 满分：150分

一、听力（三大题，满分20分）

I. 关键词语选择（共5小题，每小题1分；满分5分）

听下面五个句子。从每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出你所听到的单词或短语。每个句子读两遍。

1. A. reputation B. revolution C. invitation 2. A. contribute B. astronaut C. decorate 3. A. dragon B. basin C. pardon 4. A. remind B. nearby C. beside

5. A. switch off B. set off C. put off II. 短对话理解（共5小题，每小题1分；满分5分）

听下面五段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出一个最佳选项。每段对话读两遍。

6. What are the speakers mainly talking about ?

A. The rain . B. The jacket . C. The weather . 7. What can we infer from the talk ? A. The woman is on vacation now . B. The woman is very worried .

C. The woman is not eager to find a job .

8. What did the woman do just after high school ?

A. She played in a band . B. She started a new company . C. She made music and money .

9. How much will the woman lend the man ?

A. 6 dollars . B. 7 dollars . C. 4 dollars . 10. What is the woman waiting for now ?

A. Her own car . B. A taxi . C. The baseball game . III. 长对话和独白理解（共10小题，每小题1分；满分10分）

听下面三短对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出一个最佳选项。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听下面一段对话，回答11~13小题。 11. Who is the woman talking to ?

A. A student . B. A teacher . C.a secretary . 12. What does the man say about Frank ?

A. He is quiet . B. He is active . C. He is honest . 13. What does the woman think good student should be like ? A. They should ask questions .

B. They should pay attention in class .

C. They should not be afraid of making mistakes . 听下面一段对话，回答14~16小题。

14. What do the speakers think of San Francisco ?

A.It is a big city . B. They both love the city . C. It isn’t so expensive

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to live there .

15. What does the woman think of cell phone interruption ?

A. She likes it . B. She doesn’t mind it . C. She considers it rude . 16. What reason does the man give to answer his cell phone ? A. He feels like answering .

B. He wants to know who’s calling .

C. He thinks that it could be something important . 听下面一段独白，回答17~20小题。

17. On which day do members of the reading club get together ? A. Wednesday . B. Saturday . C. Thursday . 18. How many clubs are talked about in detail ? A. Two . B. Three . C. Four . 19. How long does a bike trip last at least ?

A. One hour . B. Two hours . C. Three hours . 20. What is the speaker mainly talking about ?

A. The school clubs . B. The school history . C. The school website .

二、单项选择（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

21. What are you doing out of bed, Tom? You’re ________ to be asleep . A. supposed B. known C. thought D. considered 22. Customers have rights to make a _______ about the poor service that they receive . A. complaint B. reply C. promise D. decision 23. ---Did you hear someone talking in the living room? ---Oh, I forgot to _______ the TV just now.

A. switch on B. turn on C. switch over D. switch off 24. We tried to find a table for seven, but they were all _______ . A. given away B. kept away C. taken up D. used up

25. By the time Jack returned home from England, his son ______ from college. A. graduated B. has graduated C. had been graduating D. had graduated 26. Thanks for your directions to the house; we wouldn’t have found it _______ . A. nowhere B. however C. otherwise D. instead

27. The Great Wall is _______ tourist attraction that millions of people pour in every year .

A. so a well-known B. a so well-known C. such well-known a D. such a well-known 28. --- Joan, what _______ in your hand?

--- Look! It’s a birthday gift for my grandma.

A. had you held B. are you holding C. do you hold D. will you hold

29. The top leaders of the two countries are holding talks in a friendly _______ . A. atmosphere B. state C. situation D. phenomenon

30. It’s useless _______ to persuade her to get rid of the habit of taking drugs; she just couldn’t _______ it.

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A. to try; realize B. trying; make C.to try; do D. trying;discover 31. We have to wait until the discussion between them _______ .

A. makes an end B. comes to an end C. puts an end D. brings to an end 32. I _______ four universities and was accepted by all of them.

A. was applied B. was applied to C. applied to D. was applied for 33. --- What are you going to do this weekend ?

--- _______ . If time permits, I may go to Shanghai with my friends.

A. Don’t mention it B. It doesn’t matter C. Forget it D. It depends 34. Suan made _______ clear to me that she wished to make a new life for herself. A. that B. this C. it D. her

35. He decided that he would drive all the way home instead of _______ at a hotel for the night .

A. putting down B. putting off C. putting on D. putting up

三、完形填空（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从51~60各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项。

Once, a king showed two men a large basket in the garden. He told them to fill it with water from a well. After they __36__ their work, he left them, saying, “When the sun is down, I will come and see your work.”

At last one of them said, “What’s the use of doing this foolish work? We can __37__ fill the basket.” __38__ man answered, “That is none of your business.” The first man said. “You may do as you like, but I am not going to work at __39__ so foolish.” He __40__ his bucket and went away. The other man said no word, and kept on carrying __41__. At last the well was almost __42__.

As he poured the last bucket of water into the basket, he saw a bright thing in it. He picked it up. It was a beautiful gold ring. Just then the king came. __43__ he saw the ring, he knew that he had found the kind of man he wanted. He told him to keep the ring for himself. “You __44__ so well in this little thing,” he said, “__45__ now I know I can believe you with many things.”

( ) 36. A. finished B. did C. began D. had ( ) 37. A. ever B. never C. easily D. no

( ) 38. A. The other B. Another C. One D. A second ( ) 39. A. anything B. something C. nothing D. everything ( ) 40. A. picked up B. put away C. took away D. threw away ( ) 41. A. water B. basket C. well D. work ( ) 42. A. full B. empty C. filled D. clean ( ) 43. A. While B. As soon as C. Before D. Since ( ) 44. A. have done B. will do C. do D. are doing ( ) 45. A. what B. why C. when D. that

四、阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分满分40分）

阅读下面的短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项。

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（A）

Actors and actress Museums Animals Art, famous Highways Books, Best sellers Discoveries and inventions Environment Education Flags of the world 385－399 Maps(colour) 493－496 Holidays 480－481 Plants, Rivers 131－141 National parks 476 80－101 Countries Population 336－338 Passports 284－321 Postal information 513－516 Sports 517－528 841－873 108－109，114－115 747－749 529－615 142－144 616－619 1033－1039 884－978 454－469 Medical Development 492

46. Where can you find the information on elephants?

A. On pages 517-528. B. On pages 529-615. C. On pages 616-619. D. On pages 493-496.

47. If you want to know about Chinese film star Jackie Chan, where should you begin your search?

A. Postal information on page 1033. B. Actors and actress on pages 385-399. C. Environment on pages 80-101. D. National parks on pages 747-749.

48. One who likes surfing can find the information about how to surf on pages ________ .

A.141-144 B. 841-873 C. 884-978 D. 517-528

49. If you are interested in Thomas Edison, you may search ________ .

A. Discoveries and inventions B. Art, famous C. Population D. Education 50. You can find “Thanksgiving Day” on page ________ . A. 841-873 B. 108-109 C. 284-321 D. 513-516

（B）

You have a first name to tell you who you are. You have a last name to tell which family you are from.

But a long, long time ago, people didn’t have last names. They had to invent last names because there were too many Charlies, too many Roberts, and too many Marys, people started to ask, which Charlie? Which Robert? Which Mary?

So if a Charlie was a carpenter(木匠), he became Charlie Carpenter. If a Robert was a son of Peter, he became Robert Peterson. If a Mary lived near the woods, she became Mary Woods.

This is the way that some last names started long, long ago. Do you know what your last name means?

51. One’s last name can also be called the _______ .

A. parent’s name B. brother or sister’s name C. family name D. second name 52. Long, long ago, people didn’t have last names because _______ .

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