高一期中扬州.doc

江苏省扬州师范大学附属中学2013-2014学年度第一学期期中考试
高 一 英 语

本试卷分五部分 满分120分 考试时间120分钟。
第Ⅰ卷（共 81分）
第一部分： 听力 (共两节，满分16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. Where are the speakers talking?
A. In the living room. B. In the bedroom. C. At a furniture store.
2. How many friends is the man waiting for?
A. Three. B. Four. C. Five.
3. How much should the man pay for the tax?
A. 8 dollars. B. 5 dollars. C. 4 dollars.
4. What will the woman bring to the party?
A. Nothing. B. Some snacks. C. Some drinks.
5. What does the woman want to be?
A. A singer. B. A director. C. An actress.
第二节（共11小题；每小题1分，满分11分）
听下面4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7题。
6. What does Mr. Green do?
A. A manager. B. A professor. C. A doctor.
7. When can the man meet Mr. Green?
A. On Tuesday morning. B. On Tuesday afternoon. C. On Wednesday afternoon.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. Where are the kids?
A. At school. B. At Miller’s home. C. In the kitchen.
9. Why does the woman get a chance to relax?
A. A festival is coming. B. Her birthday is coming. C. John will look after kids for her.
10. What is the relationship between the speakers?
A. Friends. B. Neighbours. C. Husband and wife.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. What are they doing?
A. Playing a puzzle game.
B. Doing a job test.
C. Having an interview.
12. What isn’t Jennifer good at?
A. Focusing well.
B. Dealing with stress.
C. Getting on with others.
13. How does Jennifer feel about the result?
A. Surprised. B. Disappointed. C. Worried.
听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。
14. Where are they now?
A. In Los Angeles. B. In New York. C. In San Francisco.
15. Why does the woman want to take a bus?
A. It’s more convenient. B. It’s much cheaper. C. They can go sightseeing on it.
16. What are they going to do next?
A. Travel by subway. B. Go for a walk. C. Leave the subway station.
第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分35分）
第一节：语法和词汇知识（共 15 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 15 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，并填涂到答题卡上。
17. As _____ matter of fact, you can’t expect to lose _____ weight simply by going on _____ diet.
A. a, the, 不填 B. the, the, a C. a, 不填, a D. the, 不填, 不填
18. The efforts he has devoted during the past few years ______ the children in the remote areas have
achieved a lot; several children have been admitted to key universities.
A. to teach B. to teaching C. teaching D. in teaching
19. I don’t know what _____, but from their serious expressions I guess it must be an important problem.
A. has discussed B. is discussed C. is being discussed D. has been discussing
20. Although his present was’t worth too much, I still appreciated it very much. In my view, it’s the
thought that ______.
A. counts B. works C. comforts D. deserves
21. The most crowded part in a city is usually the city center, ______ many shopping malls and office
buildings.
A. which lie B. which lies C. where lie D. where lies
22. The machine might break down someday in the future, _____, you can dial this number for help.
A. in that case B. in whose case C. in which case D. in what case
23. —Linda didn’t invite us to her party. —______? I don’t care.
A. So what B. For what C. How come D. Now what
24. Last week we visited the farm ______ fruit was popular all over the world.
A. that B. where C. what D. whose
25. ______ is often the case, watching English films can be a fun experience and useful for English
learning.
A. As B. What C. When D. It
26. The animal walked very slowly and hard, _____ it had been seriously hurt on one leg.
A. even if B. as if C. now that D. only if
27. The Chinese government has made the Mid-Autumn Festival a legal holiday, people will have a day off.
A. when B. which C. where D. what
28. With all teeth ______, the old man had a limited variety of choices on his diet.
A. going out B. staying out C. working out D. falling out
29. Now I will announce the news that just yesterday, I said yes to that man who _____ me to marry him
a thousand times during the past five years.
A. asked B. has asked C. has been asking D. had been asking
30. It’s the third time that you have been unable to answer the same question, ______?
A. is it B. isn’t it C. have you D. haven’t you
31. —I like playing basketball but this morning I wouldn’t like to. —______.
A. So it is with me B. So do I C. Nor do I D. So would I
第二节 完型填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I became a gardener when I was twelve. My early__32___of gardening may not have started from my love for nature. It was to ___33____my parents.
At that time, we had a big yard in which a beautiful maple tree stood. But my mother often looked with __34___at this work of natural art. Those golden leaves seemed like tons of garbage to her, “something else to ___35___!” Seeing the neighbors busy with gardening, my father ever thought it a waste of time.
At that age, I always did something___36___to whatever my parents did! If gardening was something they found____37___,I would plant a garden!
I planted some lily（百合花）seeds under the ground. But they failed to ___38___.I continued to plant sunflower seeds and roses, Wild ____39_____joy,I found the first rose bloom（开花）.One by one, the flowers bloomed their heads off.___40___,I was touched by this land of wonder.
___41___,my parents showed no interest in my garden. My father even___42___at me because he found it was ___43____to move around my garden to the driveway. To my mother’s ___44__,I put her vase my real roses which, in her eyes, were simply weeds(杂草)____45___flowers.
Not caring about their ____46___,I kept on planting my garden and ____47___to enjoy the pleasure gardening. Plants make such good companions: they breathe, they bloom, they____48____to care and love.
It has been many years since I made my first garden out of my desire to ____49___my parent. Today I become known as Mrs. Greenthumbs, teaching gardening and hosting a gardening show which makes my parents feel very__50__.And now I could say it is my love for____51___that makes me a real gardener.
32. A. memory B. dream C. idea D. devotion
33. A. please B. change C. help D. annoy
34. A. disapproval B. satisfaction C. concentration D. embarrassment
35. A. stay up B. mix up C. clean up D. come up
36. A. equal B. available C. different D. opposite
37. A. painful B. valuable C. upsetting D. enjoyable
38. A. come up B. break out C. hold on D. go through
39. A. to B. with C. in D. by
40. A. Regularly B. approximately C. Mostly D. Finally
41. A. Instead B. However C. Therefore D. Besides
42. A. shouted B. laughed C. skipped D. sighed
43. A. splendid B. troublesome C. wise D. dangerous
44. A. sadness B. displeasure C. delight D. regret
45. A. other than B. more than C. rather than D. less than
46. A. complaints B. encouragement C. confusion D. pressure
47. A. protended B. tended C. continued D. struggled
48. A. prefer B. turn C. respond D. lead
49. A. defend B. satisfy C. respect D.challenge
50 .A. proud B. comfortable C. strange D. disappointed
51. A. freedom B. life C. growth D. nature
第三部分：阅读理解
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
A
A young, dark haired woman appeared in the doorway.
“Good morning, children! My name is Mrs. Murray. I am replacing your regular teacher,” she said, as she wrote her name on the blackboard. “I will enjoy getting to know each of you personally, over the next few months.”
The children in the class remained silent, as this was totally unexpected.
“Come on, someone say something,” she thought nervously. The children were too quiet.
“This probably won’t last long,” she thought, smiling kindly at them. Grade Three students were normally very lively and seldom, if ever silent. “If you have problems, please come to me. I will help you.”
The children gradually began to relax, but not one of them spoke.
“How can I get them to accept me?” she wondered. Suddenly, she had an idea.
“Your first homework will be to write a new song. To make it even more exciting, challenging and fun for everyone, it must be a new love song for Valentine’s Day. The winner will be awarded a prize, at our class party.”
The children looked amazed, but pleased.
“You may sing your new song, or play it with a musical instrument.”
As if something had suddenly awakened the children, the silence in the room ended suddenly.
“A love song?” a boy asked, smiling sweetly, at his new teacher.
“We each have to write one,” said a dark haired girl, “We never had to do that before.”
“And perform it too!” a red haired boy responded, laughing aloud. “I love it! Me, sing a love song?”
“Want to know what the first prize will be?”
Immediately, every hand in the room went up.
Mrs. Murray reached into her handbag and pulled out a harmonica（口琴）.
“What do you think of this?” She waited.
“I am also a music teacher, so I will be able to help you write your new love songs.” added Mrs. Murray, smiling at her new students. Obviously, her smile and intelligent idea about the homework impressed every student in the class.
52. The children remained silent at the beginning because __________.
A. they missed their former teacher
B. they didn’t accept the new-comer
C. they were surprised at the situation
D. they were waiting for their homework.
53. We can learn from the passage that __________.
A. most children in the class were good at performing music
B. it was the prize that made the students accept their new teacher
C. children in the class liked to write their own love songs
D. the students in this class are not as active as other Grade Three students
54. Which of the following words can best describe Mrs. Murray?
A. Kind and curious.
B. Helpful and clever.
C. Faithful and honest.
D. Patient and humorous.
B
Last week, my granddaughter started kindergarten, and I wished her every success. But part of me didn’t. I actually wanted her to fail in some ways because I believe that failure can be good for our learning process. Success is proving that you can do something that you already know you can do, or doing something correctly the first time, which can often be a problematic (存在问题的) victory. First-time success is usually a fluke (侥幸). First-time failure, by contrast, is supposed to be the natural order of things. Failure is how we learn.
In Africa they describe a good cook as “She who has broken many pots.” If you’ve spent enough time in the kitchen to have broken a lot of pots, probably you know a fair amount about cooking. I once had dinner with a group of cooks, and they spent time comparing knife wounds and burn scars. They knew how much credibility (可信) their failures gave them.
I earn my living by writing a daily newspaper column. Each week I am aware that one column I write is going to be the worst column. I try my best every day. I have learned to cherish that column. A successful column usually means that I am discussing my familiar topic, writing in a style I am used to or saying the same things as anyone else but in a fancy way.
My younger daughter is a trapeze artist. She spent three years putting together a show, and she did it successfully for years. There was no reason for her to change it but she did anyway. She said she was no longer learning anything new and she was bored. And if she was bored, there was no point in subjecting (使……服从于) her body to all that stress. She risked failure and great public embarrassment in order to feed her soul.
My granddaughter is a perfectionist. She will feel her failures, and I will want to comfort her. But I will also, I hope, remind her of what she learned, and how she can do better next time. I hope I can tell her, though, that it’s not the end of the world. Indeed, with luck, it is the beginning.
55. Why did the author want his granddaughter to fail?
A. Success is boring though beneficial.
B. She would learn more from failure.
C. It’s impossible to do everything successfully.
D. He wanted her to be strong enough to face hardships.
56. What’s the author’s attitude toward his daughter changing her show?
A. Negative B. Worried C. Positive D. Ambiguous(模凌两可的)
57. The author develops the article mainly by __________.
A. giving examples
B. following the time order
C. comparing different opinions
D. presenting a cause and analyzing its effects
58. The writer talked about his own experience to show that _________.
A. we cannot depend on luck to live a good life
B. we should try every possible way to avoid failure
C. past failures made him dare not take risks in writing
D. the thought of failure will make you work even harder
C
A typical day at work for Cesar Millan might include putting on his running shoes and taking a four-hour jog with 40 dogs—dogs large and small, young and old. Amazingly, most of those dogs belong to him. The rest are at the heart of his work; they are troubled dogs sent to Millan to learn good behavior.
Obviously Millan, star of the TV show Dog Whisperer and author of the best-selling book Cesar’s Way, has a special gift for working with these animals.
Growing up on a farm in Mexico, Millan knew he wanted to work with dogs. His first job, at age 15, was helping a veterinarian(兽医). He was so good at calming scared dogs and handling all kinds of situations that people started calling him “el perrero”, Spanish for “he dog boy”. Since then, he has built a rewarding career around his favorite animal.
“My grandfather taught me at an earl age not to work against nature”, he explains. In nature, dogs are pack animals. They form a group and follow one leader. Millan’s specialty is teaching people to be pack leaders for their dogs.
Studying dogs on the farm where he grew up, Millan realized they need