高一英语上学期期中试题66.doc

浙江省桐乡市茅盾中学2016-2017学年高一英语上学期期中试题
考生须知：本考卷分试卷和答题卷，其中31-35小题写在答题卷上，其他小题按题号填涂在机读卡上。
满分为100分；考试用时120分钟

一、听力（共20小题：每小题0.5分， 满分10分）
第一节
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 does the woman want to see the match?
A. At 7:00. B. At 7:30. C. At 8:00.
2. What is the woman doing?
A. Asking for information. B. Making an invitation. C. Having classes.
3. Where is Tom probably now?
A. In the lab. B. In the office . C. In the library.
4. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?
A. Cousins. B. Mother and son. C. Aunt and nephew.
5. What will the speakers talk about next?
A. The job details. B. The woman’s background.
C. The interview with Miss Jason.
第二节
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有几个小题，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。每段对话读两遍。
听第六段材料，回答6、7题。
6. What will the man do first?
A. Change the curtains. B. Paint the walls. C. Buy new furniture.
7. What color may the man’s walls be?
A. Pink. B. White. C. Yellow.
听第7段材料，回答8、9题。
8. What did the woman do?
A. She practiced swimming.
B. She prepared for the exams.
C. She went for a walk with the man..
9. Where is the man probably going?
A. The dining hall. B. The gym. C. The swimming pool.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. How long will it take the speakers to go to the club by car?
A. About half an hour. B. About 20 minutes. C. About 10 minutes.
11. What is the woman going to do in the Students’ Club?
A. Have a swim. B. Play basketball. C. Do some running.
12. How are the speakers going to the club?
A. By car. B. On foot. C. By bus.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. What are the speakers mainly talking about?
A. The woman’s hobbies. B. The woman’s family. C. The woman’s plan.
14. What is the woman good at?
A. Teaching. B. Dancing. C. Singing.
15. What seems to be the woman’s problem?
A. She can’t get on well with her parents.
B. Her parents disagree with her.
C. She is afraid to meet new people.
16. What do we know about the woman?
A. She is at college.
B. She is a high school student.
C. She wants to be an actress.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. How old is Brandon?
A. 20. B. 15. C. 12.
18. Where was Brandon last seen?
A. In the frozen foods section.
B. In the sporting goods section.
C. In the toys section.
19. What is Brandon wearing?
A. A white shirt and a red baseball cap.
B. Blue jeans and a black baseball cap.
C. A dark shirt and blue jeans.
20. What should customers do if they see Brandon?
A. Call the security department.
B. Take him to the Pizza Hut.
C. Help him to get to the security desk.
二、阅读理解（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共10个小题；每小题2分，满分20分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。
A
Have you ever heard of a great Chilean poet? He was of all classes, he is one of the most widely read and respected poets in history. And this year is the 112th birthday of Pablo Neruda(1904-1973).
Born with the name Neftali Ricardo Reyes Basoalto, he was a tall, shy and lonely boy. He loved to read and started to write poetry when he was ten. The American poet Walt Whitman, whose framed picture Neruda later kept on his table, became a major influence on his work.
However, his father did not like the idea of having a poet for a son and tried to discourage him from writing. To cover up the publication of his first poem, he took the pen name Pablo Neruda.
In 1924 Neruda gained fame with his most widely read work Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair. Yet his rich experience as a diplomat and exile made him go beyond the theme of love. His work also reflected the political struggle of the left and development of South America. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1971.
Neruda loved the sea which he saw as creative, destructive and forever moving. He found inspiration in the power and freedom of the waves and the seabirds on the coast.” I need the sea because it teaches me,” he wrote. “I move in the university of the waves.” He loved how the sea forever renewed itself, a renewal echoed(共鸣) in his work.

21. Neftali Ricardo Reyes Basoalto took the pen name Pablo Neruda because .
A. He was greatly influenced by other poets
B. Literary greats usually used the pen name
C. His father encouraged him to use the name
D. He wanted to prevent his father knowing the publication
22. Which of the following is not the theme of his works?
A. Social reform. B. love
C. political struggle. D. Development of South America.
23. The last paragraph mainly tells us .
A. Neruda loved to write his poems near the sea
B. the sea gave Neruda vast writing inspiration
C. the beautiful scenery along the Chile coast
D. Neruda's poems were widely read overseas
B
One afternoon I toured an art museum while waiting for my husband to finish a business meeting. I was looking forward to a quiet view of the art works.
A young couple viewing the paintings ahead of me chatted nonstop between themselves. I watched them a moment and decided the wife was doing all the talking. I admired his patience for putting up with her continuous talk. Distracted by their noise, I moved on.
I met with them several times as I moved through the different rooms of art. Each time I heard her constant burst of words, I moved away quickly.
I was standing at the counter of the museum gift shop making a purchase when the couple came near to the exit. Before they left, the man reached into his pocket and pulled out a white object. He extended it into a long stick and then tapped his way into the coatroom to get his wife’s jacket.
“He’s a brave man.,” the clerk at the counter said, “Most of us would give up if we were blinded at such a young age. During his recovery, he made a promise that his life wouldn’t change. So, as before, he and his wife come in whenever there’s a new art show."
“But what dose he get out of the art?” I asked. “He can’t see.”
“Can’t see? You’re wrong. He sees a lot. More than you or I do,” the clerk said. “His wife describes each painting so he can see it in his head.”
I learned something about patience, courage and love that day. I saw the patience of a young wife describing paintings to a person without sight and the courage of a husband who would not allow blindness to change his life. And I saw the love shared by two people as I watched this couple walk away.
24. The young couple were at an art museum ________.
A. to show their love B. to appreciate art
C. to discuss paintings D. to describe paintings
25. How does the writer feel about the wife in the first three paragraphs?
A. The writer admires her patience.
B. The writer hates her patience.
C. The writer enjoys hearing her constant burst of words.
D. The writer hates hearing her constant burst of words.
26. According to the last paragraph, what did the writer see that day?
A. The young man’s patience, courage and love for the wife.
B. The wife’s patience, courage and love for the young man.
C. The wife’s patience, the young man’s courage and their love for each other.
D. The young man’ patience, the wife’s courage and their love for each other.
C
As a boy growing up in India, I had longed to travel abroad. I used to listen to the stories my father would tell me about his stay in Canada and tours to Europe in the 1970s, with great interest.
My big moment finally came in the summer of 1998 when I was able to accompany my parents to Europe, where my father was to attend a meeting. We planned to travel to Belgium, Netherlands and West Germany.
I have clear memories even today of going to Mumbai airport at night all excited about finally going abroad. I had heard several great things about Lufthansa till then but now I finally got to experience them first hand, during the flight to Frankfurt. We flew business class and even today I can remember the excellent service by the Lufthansa crew(工作人员). The flight was really smooth and thoroughly enjoyable, even for someone like me, who is especially afraid of flying.
After spending almost two weeks in Europe, we took the Lufthansa airport express from Dusseldorf to Frankfurt airport, for our return flight. What a journey that was! All along the Rhine (莱茵河), it was simply an unforgettable experience. I had a sombre feeling on the flight back to Mumbai as it marked the end of a wonderful vacation, but the Lufthansa crew members were able to change it into a most enjoyable experience yet again, with the quality of their service.
Being the first airline to take me abroad, Lufthansa will always hold a special place in my heart. Even today, I continue to enjoy flights on Lufthansa and simply cannot dream of choosing any other airline. Flying, in general, for me, has always been a terrible and painful experience. Flying on Lufthansa, however, is something I always have and always will look forward to.
27. Which country does the author live in now?
A. India. B. Canada.
C. Belgium. D. Germany.
28. What made the author so interested in traveling abroad?
A. Growing up in India.
B. Once staying in Canada.
C. Once traveling to Canada with his father.
D. His father's stories about his traveling experiences.
29. It can be inferred from the passage that Lufthansa is ________.
A. a city in India B. a city in Europe
C. an airline company D. a travel agency
30. The underlined word "sombre" in the 4th paragraph probably means "________".
A. happy B. sad C. angry D. enjoyable
第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。
There was once a lonely girl who longed eagerly for love. One day while she was walking in the woods she found two starving songbirds. __31__ She raised them with love and the birds grew strong. Every morning they greeted her with a marvelous song. The girl felt great love for the birds. She wanted their singing to last forever.
One day the girl left the door to the cage open. The larger and stronger of the two birds flew from the cage. The girl watched anxiously as he circled high above her. She was so frightened that he would fly away and she would never see him again that as he flew close, she grasped(抓住) at him wildly. __32__ She held him tightly within her hand. Her heart gladdened at her success in capturing(捕获) him. Suddenly she felt the bird go soft. __33__ Her deadly love had killed him.
__34__ She could feel his great need for freedom. His need was to fly into the clear，blue sky. She lifted him from the cage and set him free softly into the air. The bird circled once，twice, three times.
The girl watched, delighted at the bird's enjoyment. Her heart was no longer concerned with her loss. She wanted the bird to be happy. Suddenly the bird flew closer and landed softly on her shoulder. __35__
The fastest way to lose love is to hold on too tight；the best way to keep love is to give it wings!
A．She opened her hand and stared in horror at the dead bird.
B．She took them home and put them in a small cage.
C．It sang the sweetest melody she had ever heard.
D．The smaller bird flew away.
E．She noticed the other bird kept in the cage.
F．She found the other bird was not there.
G．She caught him in her fist.

三、 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， 然后从36-55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。
I was driving in my car the other day. The sun was out, the radio was playing, and I was __36__ along. The song was a __37__ one and even my weak voice sounded good singing it. Then it __38__, however. The sweet sound of the music __39__ and there came the __40__ news. Gas prices _41___ again. Fans of two sports teams got into fight. I sighed and wondered about this __42__ world we live in.
__43__, I could take no more and turned off the __44___. Silence seemed preferable to listening to __45__ else about the crazy, competitive society we live in. I slowed down as I entered a town and _46___ the people as I drove by. A tall man was __47__ an elderly lady out of a car and helping her place her walker so she could go into store. A smiling woman was __48__ food onto the square while a dozen birds flew down to enjoy the __49__ being laid out before them. A young man was walking along, carrying his __50__ safely in his arms. When the daughter pulled the hat off his head, they both __51__. I laughed too as I looked at all of his __52__. The radio may have been off in my car, __53___ in my heart I was __54___ singing.
In truth, this world could have more kindness and less __55___. Kindness makes us all winners in our life and our life is full of kindness, love and joy.
36. A. talking B. singing C. walking D. driving
37. A. long B. boring C. joyful D. sad
38. A. appeared B. remained C. happened D. stayed
39. A. ended B. continued C. jumped D. fell
40. A. sports B. business C. unpleasant D. welcome
41. A. took back B. set up C. went down D. went up
42. A. exciting B. interesting C. unusual D. crazy
43. A. Finally B. Generally C. Secretly D. Calmly
44. A. television B. radio C. gas D. light
45. A. anything B. everything C. something D. nothing
46. A. touched B. watched C. avoided D. recognized
47. A. freeing B. protecting C. helping D. keeping
48. A. collecting B. moving C. covering D. throwing
49. A. water B. bread C. grass D. food
50. A. daughter B. son C. dog D. cat
51. A. stopped B. stood C. laughed D. shouted
52. A. weakness B. kindness C. loneliness D. safeness
53. A. for B. or C. and D. but
54. A. still B. just C. soon D. first
55. A. silence B. development C. competition D. sickness
四、语法填空（共10小题；每小题1分， 满分10分）
A few days before July 28, 1976, many strange things happened in Tangshan. The water in the village wells ____56____ (rise) and fell. The water pipes in some building cracked and burst.
They were signs of the earthquake. ____57____, people in the city didn’t think much of these. ____58___ 3:42 a.m. that day, the earth began to shake, ___59_____ destroyed the city. Many people, ____60____( include) workers and doctors, came to rescue those _____61___ ( trap) under the ruins.
Later that afternoon, another big quake _____62___ ( shake ) Tangshan. More people ____63____ ( kill ) or injured and more buildings fell down. Soldiers were called in ____64____ ( help ) the rescue workers. There were also many teams ___65_____ ( organize ) to dig out those who were trapped and to bury the dead.
56.__________ 57.__________ 58.__________ 59.__________ 60.__________
61.__________ 62.__________ 63.__________ 64.__________ 65.__________

五、词汇检测（共15小题；每小题1分， 满分15分）
1. 有天晚上，我熬到11点半故意不睡觉，为的是独自好好看看月亮。
One evening, I stayed awake 66