2015-2016学年扬州中学高一上学期期中试卷英语试卷

2015-2016学年扬州中学高一上学期期中试卷

英语试题

本卷分为第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题），满分120分。考试时间120分钟。

第I卷（选择题 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. When can the man see the headmaster? A. At 9:30. B. At 11:45. C. At 12:40. 2. Why does the man want to keep the window shut? A. He is ill. B. He wants to open it himself. C. The air inside is fresh enough. 3. What is Mike?

A. A teacher. B. A student. C. A writer. 4. What has made working at home possible?

A. Personal computers. B. Communication industry. C. Living far from companies. 5. Where is the woman?

A. In a soap factory. B. In her house. C. At an information desk. 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，从每题所给的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至第7题。

6. Where does the conversation most probably take place? A. At home. B. On a bus. C. In the bank. 7. Why do the two speakers want to buy a car? A. They have a lot of money.

B. The man lives too far away from his office.

C. The woman's office is too far away from her home. 听第7段材料，回答第8至第10题。

8. Why won't Mr. Stone come to the clinic tomorrow?

A. He can't spare the time. B. The clinic will be closed. C. Dr. Milton won't come to work. 9. When is the clinic open in a week?

A. From Monday to Friday. B. On weekdays except Thursday. C. During the whole week. 10. What time has finally been fixed for Mr. Stone to come? A. 5:30 p. m. Wednesday. B. 6:15 p. m. Wednesday. C. 6:15 p. m. Thursday.

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听第8段材料，回答第11至第13题。

11. What's the relationship between the two speakers? A. Neighbors. B. Doctor and patient. C. Friends. 12. When did the woman cough most seriously?

A. In the morning. B. In the afternoon. C. At night. 13. What did the man do for the woman? A. He examined the woman carefully.

B. He gave her some medicine and some advice as well. C. He just told her not to worry too much. 听第9段材料，回答第14至第16题。

14. What's the possible relationship between the two speakers?

A. Husband and wife. B. Friends. C. Strangers. 15. Where does the conversation most probably take place?

A. In a restaurant. B. At the woman‘s home. C. At the man's home. 16. What does the woman ask the man to do? A. Have some soup. B. Have more rice. C. Bring his wife next time. 听第10段材料，回答第17至第20题。 17. What did Nicholas do at eighteen months？ A. He began to learn French. B. He read the newspaper. C. He took telephone messages. 18. Why was Nicholas bored and unhappy at the two schools? A. He had too much homework.

B. He almost couldn't learn anything special. C. His teachers often corrected his spelling. 19. Who offered to help Nicholas finally? A. His classmates. B. His parents. C. A college. 20. What is Nicholas' life like now?

A. Busy without any social life. B. Full but boring. C. Busy at college and free at home.

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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

21. Chinese President Xi Jinping, _________ by Manchester United former players and ambassadors, enjoyed an exhibition from National Football Museum, _________ major historical artefacts(文物) were on display.

A. greeting, where B. greeting, in which C. greeted, where D. greeted, in that

22. Tom‘s parents insist that he_________ every effort to study and get into a good university, while Tom himself_________ realizing him music dream. A. makes, insists in B. make, insists on C. make, insists on D. makes, insists in

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23. The young mother has grown _________ her past shyness and become strong, confident and mature.

A without B over C away D out of

24. Your brain uses information from both your nose and your tongue to_________ what something tastes like.

A . point out B. give out C. pick out D. figure out 25. — Are you feeling tired after the long walk? — _________. In fact, I feel quite relaxed.

A. Not a little B. Not a bit C. A bit D. A little 26. The girl they had paid much_________ out to be a beautiful spy. A. attention to turning B. attention to turned C. attention to whom turned D. attention to her turned

27. A severe typhoon struck this area, making the train services in suspension, which are now back to _________. A. uaual B. normal C. common D. regular 28. The factory, including its machines and buildings, ______ burnt last night. A. are B. is C. were D. was

29. We thought there were 35 students in the lecture hall, _________ , in fact, there were 40. A. while B. whether C. what D. which 30. The way_________ you thought of_________ the problem is excellent.

A. in which; solving B. that; solving C. which; to solve D. in which; to solve 31. Teenage is an especially important stage for us, _________ we are supposed to go all out to improve ourselves because anything can happen. A. what B. where C. which D. that 32.Recently I bought an ancient Chinese vase, _________ was very reasonable. A. which price B. the price of which C. its price D. the price of that 33.As the library rule goes, you should put the dictionary_________ you can find it easily. A. where B. in the place C. the place in which D. at where

34. One of the advantages of living on the top floor of a high building is that you can get a good _________ of the nearby community. A. sight B. scene C. view D. scenery 35. ---Do you think the painting hanging on the wall for exhibition is interesting? ---No, I don‘t think so. _________.

A. Don‘t be a wet blanket B. I‘m all ears C. It‘s not my cup of tea D. It‘s a piece of cake

第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

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I keep a two-dollar bill in my wallet that was given by my mother when I was six years old. Mother gave it to me 36 luck would follow me everywhere. She looked at me and said, ―I want you to 37 this two-dollar bill for extra good luck.‖

―Thanks, Mom,‖ I replied. ―I will keep it close 38 me always.‖

My mother passed away when I was 17 years old and I remembered 39 my two-dollar bill, holding it in my hand for the longest time and I knew she would be 40 me the rest of life.

On my first 41 , I was thirty years old. As I sat in the 42 , I noticed there were five women ahead of me. All of them were 43 and well dressed, which made me more nervous. ―What makes you feel you are 44 for this job?‖ Mrs. Martin, the office manager asked me. ―I really need this job and there is 45 I can‘t do. I know I am not as 46 as your other applicants for the job, but please give me a 47 . I learn quickly and can be a very capable 48 of your team.‖

That evening I received a(n) 49 from Mrs.Martin.

―Gina,‖ she said, ―you were not the most suitable 50 , but you have so much confidence in yourself 51 we decided to give you a chance to prove yourself.‖ ―Thank you, Mrs.Martin. You will not regret this 52 ‖ I said excitedly and 53 the phone.

I got my 54 and took out my two-dollar bill. ―Thanks, Mom. I am sure to 55 it,‖ I said out loud so that she could hear me.

36. A. as if B. as long as C. even if D. so that 37. A. bring B. take C. carry D. explore 38. A. in B. far from C. away from D. to

39. A. taking out B. putting out C. turning out D. looking out 40. A. watching B. protecting C. teaching D. caring 41. A. business B. interview C. journey D. vacation 42. A. waiting room B. dining room C. sitting room D. living room 43. A. older B. cleverer C. younger D. earlier 44. A. fixed B. lucky C. enough D. fit

45. A. everything B. something C. nothing D. anything 46. A. polite B. important C. suitable D. attractive 47. A. message B. chance C. habit D. lesson 48. A. member B. leader C. friend D. audience 49. A. e-mail B. call C. letter D. telegram 50. A. mother B. girl C. waiter D. applicant 51. A. as B. that C. what D. which 52. A. mistake B. moment C. decision D. idea 53. A. hung into B. hung on C. hung about D. hung up 54. A. pocket B. wallet C. bag D. case 55. A. make B. manage C. succeed D. try

第三部分：阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

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