湖南省衡阳市八中2014年高一下学期期中考试英语试卷-1.doc

湖南省衡阳市八中2014年高一下学期期中考试英语试卷

考生注意：本试卷共71道小题，满分100分，时量120分钟，请将答案写在答题卷上。

PART ONE: Listening Comprehension (20 marks)
Section A (15 marks)
Directions: In this section, you will hear six conversations between two speakers. For each conversation, there are several questions and each question is followed by three choices marked A, B and C. Listen carefully and then choose the best answer for each question.
You will hear each conversation TWICE.
Conversation 1
A. Cycling.
B. Running.
C. Camping.
1. What are the two speakers probably doing?
2. What is the weather like now?
A. Sunny.
B. Windy.
C. Rainy.
Conversation 2
3. How will the woman get to Emberton?
A. In the man’s car.
B. On foot.
C. By bus.
4. What’s the most probable relationship between the two speakers?
A. Classmates.
B. Neighbors.
C. Strangers.
Conversation 3
5. Where does the conversation most probably take place? [来源:学科网ZXXK]
A. At a hotel.
B. In an office.
C. At a tourist site.
6. What will the man probably do in a few days?
A. Fly to the south of Spain.
C. Come back and stay here again.
B. Drive back to visit friends.
Conversation 4
7. What is the woman doing?
A. Giving advice.
B. Making an introduction.
C. Asking for help.
8. How long will the trip take?
A. Around one hour.
B. Around three hours.
C. Around five hours.
9. What do we know about the woman?
A. She can read the timetable.
B. She needs another timetable.
C. She will return this month.

Conversation 5
A. In the city center.
B. In the countryside.
C. In a newly-developed area.
10. Where is Spring Garden located?
11. Where does the man work now?
A. At a travel agency.
B. In a tax office.
C. In an advertising firm.
12. How long does it take the man to go to work?
A. About 45 minutes
B. About 30 minutes.
C. About 15 minutes.
Conversation 6
13. Where is the man now?
A. In England.
B. In Italy.
C. In India.
14. What is Maria doing now?
A. Attending a conference.
B. Doing some shopping.
C. Attending a party.
15. When will the man go to the woman’s house?
A. On Sunday.
B. On Saturday.
C. On Friday.
SECTION B (5 marks)
Directions: In this section, you will hear a mini-talk. Listen carefully and then fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Fill in each blank with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS.
You will hear the mini-talk TWICE.

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Make sure that your words 16 .
l Stay sway from 17 .
l Be 18 to your partner.
Let your partner know what your 19 are.
l Learn to say no.
l You’ll never be 20 if you never say no.

PART TWO: LANGUAGE KNOWLEDGE （30 points）
Section A（10 points）
Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose one answer that best completes the sentence.
21. When I called at his home the other day, I found him sitting on an armchair,________ in his hands.
A. buried his head B. burying his head
C. his head burying D. his head to be buried
22. Mr. White, along with his assistants, ______ on the project day and night to meet the deadline.
A. work B. working C. is working D. are working
23. All possible means ______ been taken to prevent the river _______.
A. have; polluting B. has; polluted C. has; from polluted D. have; being polluted
24. Whom do you want to have _______ the article for the wall newspaper?
A. write B. writing C. written D. to write
25._____ we were worried about was _______ they could manage to control the pollution.
A. That; how B. That; whether C. What; that D. What; whether
26.---Are all telephone numbers_______ in the directory? --- Yes, all ________ Jane’s.
A. listed; including B. listed; included
C. including; includes D. being listed; being included
27.--- Nancy is not coming tonight. --- But she______!
A. promises B. promised C. will promised D. had promised
28. _____ giving a general introduction to computer, the course also provides practical experience.
A. In return for B. Except for C. In addition to D. Due to
29. Mo Yan was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2012, ________ made one of the Chinese people's long-held dreams come true.
A. it B. that C. which D. what
30. It’s good to know______ the dogs will be well cared for while we’re away.
A. that B. whose C. which D. what
Section B（12 points）
Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in blanks with a word or phrase that best fits the context.
In the lobby(休息室) after a long day at work, I found myself standing next to a handsome young man with a nice smile. A 31 showed what we had in common: I had arrived in New York city from Germany while he had come from South America.
We exchanged stories about the 32 of starting a new life in a new country. “I’ve been _33 an apartment within walking distance from my job. And what I want is to have a good 34_ of Central park! But I’m dreaming. I can’t 35 to rent a room like that myself and I haven’t found a roommate to share in expenses.” The young man wrote a number down on a piece of paper. “Her name’s Carol and she is a good girl,” he said. “You’ll 36 her, and she needs a roommate.”
I called her right away. “I’ve been 37 to hear from you,” said Carole, who lived near Central Park. 38 , she became my best roommate, and has been my wife for 34 years.
“We were sure lucky to find each other,” Carole said to me recently. “But I wondered what took you so 39 to call.” I said. “I called right after I 40 your South American friend.” Carole looked amazed. “Not a friend, exactly I met him only once, and he told me about you. But that was a whole week before you finally _ 41 .” “But I don’t understand; I didn’t know him until that afternoon.” “Maybe he knows of you before because you were well known in the company for your achievement.”
Though you are a small potato, if you work hard and do _42 , people will find you sooner or later.
31. A. chat B. action C. letter D. sentence
32. A. pleasure B. difficulties C. excitement D. danger
33. A. finding out B. adopted C. decorated D. searching for
34. A. sight B. visit C. view D. point
35. A. realize B. provide C. afford D. stand
36. A. meet B. like C. believe D. agree
37. A. looking B. staying C. waiting D. keeping
38. A. And B. However C. Then D. Indeed
39. A. short B. fast C. long D. slow
40. A. ran into B. heard from C. knew of D. referred to
41. A. said B. called C. spoke D. visited
42. A. everything B. anything C. nothing D. something
Section C (8 points)
Directions: Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context.
43 you asked high school girls to name their favorite sports, most would probably say basketball 44 volleyball. But I am one of the few women 45 would answer : surfing is my favorite sport. But isn’t that a man thing? Some people believe most boys don’t like this sport. I am 31 years old this year. I started surfing about five years ago and I fell in love with 46 on the very first day. Riding the first wave was 47 best feeling I had ever experienced. When I try 48 compare surfing with other things, I find it very difficult because, 49 my life of 31 years , there’s nothing like it that can train my courage and care. It involves body and life, so we must be careful when you are surfing. Because nobody knows 50 will happen.

PART THREE: READING COMPREHENSION（30 points）
Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage.
A
Everyone has got two personalities—the one that is shown to the world and the other that is secret and real. You don’t show your secret personality when you’re awake because you can control your behavior, but when you’re asleep, your sleeping position shows the real you. In a normal night, of course, people frequently change their position. The important position is the one that you go to sleep in.
If you go to sleep on your back, you’re a very open person. You normally trust people and you are easily influenced by fashion or new ideas. You don’t like to upset people, so you never express your real feelings. You’re quite shy and you aren’t very confident.
If you sleep on your stomach, you are a rather secretive (不坦率的) person. You worry a lot and you’re always easily upset. You’re very stubborn (顽固的), but you aren’t very ambitious. You usually live for today not for tomorrow. This means that you enjoy having a good time.
If you sleep curled up (卷曲), you are probably a very nervous person. You have a low opinion of yourself and so you’re often defensive. You’re shy and you don’t normally like meeting people. You prefer to be on your own. You’re easily hurt.
If you sleep on your side, you have usually got a well-balanced personality. You know your strengths and weaknesses. You’re usually careful. You have a confident personality. You sometimes feel anxious, but you don’t often get depressed. You always say what you think even if it annoys people.
51. Which is NOT mentioned in the second paragraph about a person’s personality?
A. He or she is always open with others.
B. He or she always likes new ideas earlier than others.
C. He or she is always easily upset.
D. He or she tends to believe in others.
52. Point out which sentence is used to show the personality of a person who is used to sleeping on his or her stomach?
A. He or she is careful not to offend others.
B. He or she doesn’t want to stick to his or her opinion.
C. He or she can’t be successful in any business.
D. He or she likes to bring others happiness.
53. Which of the following may be the reason for you not to make friends with a person who sleeps curled up?
A. He or she would rather be alone than communicate with you.
B. He or she is rarely ready to help you.
C. He or she prefers staying at home to going out.
D. He or she wouldn’t like to get help from you.
54. It appears that the writer tends to think highly of the person who sleeps on one side because ___________.
A. he or she always shows kindness to people
B. he or she is confident, but not stubborn
C. he or she has more strengths than weaknesses
D. he or she often considers annoying people
55. What’s the writer’s attitude?
A. Supporting. B. Puzzled. C. Criticizing (批评的) D. Objective (客观的).
B
We spent a day in the country and picked a lot of flowers. Our car was full of flowers inside! On the way home we had to stop at traffic lights, and there my wife saw the bookshelf.
It stood outside a furniture（家具）shop. “Buy it,” she said at once. “We’ll carry it home on the roof-rack（车顶架）. I’ve always wanted one like that.”
What could I do? Ten minutes later I was twenty dollars poorer, and the bookshelf was tied on to the roof rack. It was tall and narrow, quite heavy too.
As it was getting darker, I drove slowly. Other drivers seemed more polite than usual that evening. The police even stopped traffic to let us through. Carrying furniture was a good idea.
After a time my wife said, “There’s a long line of cars behind. Why don’t they overtake（超车）?”
Just at that time a police car did overtake. The two officers inside looked at us seriously when they went past. But then, with a kind smile they asked us to follow their car through the busy traffic. The police car stopped at our village church. One of the officers came to me.
“Right, sir,” he said. “Do you need any more help now?”
I didn’t quite understand. “Thanks, officer,” I said. “You’ve been very kind. I live just down the road.”
He was looking at our things: first at the flowers, then at the bookshelf. “Well, well,” he said and laughed. “It’s a bookshelf you’ve got there! We thought it was——er, something else.”
My wife began to laugh. Suddenly I understood why the police drove here. I smiled at the officer. “Yes, it’s a bookshelf, but thanks again.” I drove home as fast as I could.
56. From the story we know that ________ .
A. the writer was poor and didn’t buy the bookshelf for his wife
B. the writer’s wife didn’t like the bookshelf at all
C. the writer was always glad to buy something for his wife
D. the writer was not very glad to buy the bookshelf for his wife
57.What made the writer think that carrying furniture was “a good idea”?
A. He could drive slowly and it was safe.
B. Other drivers would let him go first.
C. His wife could use a new bookshelf.
D. He could save a lot of money and time.
58. Why were the police and other drivers so kind to the writer?
A. Because they thought the writer liked studying very much and needed a bookshelf.
B. Because they didn’t think it was polite to overtake a car with a bookshelf on it.
C. Because they thought somebody in the writer’s family had died and he needed help.
D. Because they thought it was dangerous to carry a bookshelf on a car.
59. Why did the writer’s wife begin to laugh?
A. Because now she knew what mistake the police had made.
B. Because at last the police had driven to the church.
C. Because the officer was always looking at the flowers and the bookshelf.
D. Because the police had helped them a lot.
60. When did the officers begin to realize they had made a mistake?
A. After they arrived at the church. B. Before they overtook the writer’s car.
C. Before they arrived at the church. D. After the writer’s family left the church.
C
A study suggests that although most students at UK universities are happy with their courses, dissatisfaction has grown as fees rise．The study highlights a big variation in teaching time, and lists different ideas about the value of getting university degrees．
Katharine Collins, a second-year college student
The course has been very interesting, but I was expecting a little more one-to-one time with my teacher．
We do about four assignments（作业）each term, each of which is about 3,000 words．However, sometimes they are not that helpful．We hope to be given the right to write feedback（反馈）after every assignment, but we had no feedback at all throughout the first year．We are given grades about three weeks after we hand the assignments in．There is no feedback on where we have gone wrong or how we might impro