（整理版高中英語）某重點第二學期

1、市某重點- 度第二學期高一英語期中試卷總分值100分，100分鐘完成，答案一律寫在答題卡、答題紙上ilistening comprehension section a short conversationsdirections: in section a, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. at the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. the conversations and the questi

2、ons will be spoken only once. after you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.1. a. a brand of jeans.b. a new hair style. c. popular stars.d. school uniforms.2. a. lisas boss

3、.b. lisas boy friend. c. lisas classmate.d. lisas teacher.3. a. excited. b. funny. c. nervous. d. depressed.4. a. five years and a half. b. four years and a half. c. three years and a half. d. six years and a half.5. a. she hasnt gone camping for weeks. b. she likes to take long camping trips. c. sh

4、e prefers not to go camping on weekends. d. she takes a long time planning her trips.6. a. all the tv sets are sold out b. all the tv sets are sold at a lower price. c. people are selling their tv sets. d. people are not allowed to buy tv sets.7. a. their furniture is uncomfortable. b. some of their

5、 furniture hasn't arrived yet. c. they cant find a new apartment. d. their apartment has too much furniture in it.8. a. her exams have already begun. b. she has finished two papers. c. shes trying to complete her papers. d. shes too busy to work on her papers.9. a. refuse to work after hours. b.

6、 arrive a little late. c. get a ride home from work. d. go to work early.10. a. the man helps the woman a lot. b. the woman is a good cook.c. the man once lived here. d. the woman is grateful to the man.section b passagesdirections: in section b, you will hear two short passages, and you will be ask

7、ed three questions on each of the passages. the passages will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. when you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard. questions 11 through 13 are ba

8、sed on the following passage.11. a. how to test infants. b. parents and children. c. day care for babies. d. choosing a pediatrician.12. a. a housekeeper. b. an adult stranger. c. an infant. d. teenage children.13. a. find a private home with other babies. b. take their babies with them to work. c.

9、hire an adult to come into the room. d. search for a large nursery with a good reputation.questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. a. about 200.b. over 1,000.c. about 2,000.d. less than 100.15. a. an earthquake.b. heavy rain.c. removal of trees.d. growing population.16. a. cont

10、rolling the growth of population.b. banning chopping down trees. c. growing more plantations.d. getting busy to protect the environment.section c longer conversationsdirections: in section c, you will hear two longer conversations. each conversation will be read twice. after you hear the conversatio

11、n, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. write your answers on your answer sheet.blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation. flight details name of the passenger: tom _17_. where is the man? at the booking _18_. arrival time: _19_ p.m.

12、 boarding gate: _20_.complete the form. write one word or number for each answer.blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.lucys original planto go to _21 _.her final decisionto go to _22_.why does she change it?the original plan wasnt _23_.what do lucy and richard decide to do ?k

13、eep _24_.complete the form. write no more than three words for each answerii. grammar and vocabulary section adirections: beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked a, b, c and d. choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.25. naughty _ tom is, he is never late

14、 _ his homework.a. as; forb. though; withc. that; byd. while; with26. i have made a promise _ anyone can tell me the secret, ill give him a little present.a. that ifb. thatc. whend. so long as27. there were dirty marks on her trousers _ she had wiped her hands.a. whenb. thatc. whered. which28. _ on

15、a clear day from the city crowds, the mountain gives him a sense of infinite peace.a. walkingb. when one is walkingc. if walkingd. when walking29. she was so angry at all _ he was doing _ she walked out, and closed the door.a. that; whichb. what; that c. what; asd. that; that30. he told me the news,

16、 believe it or not, _ he had earned $1,000 in a single day.a. asb. whichc. thatd. because31. when you answer questions in a job interview, please remember the golden rule: always give the monkey exactly _ he wants.a. whatb. whichc. whend. that32. on sundays there were a lot of children playing in th

17、e park, _ parents seated together joking.a. theirb. whosec. whichd. that33. when he was working there he caught a serious illness from _ effects he still suffers.a. whichb. thatc. whosed. what34. australia has offered to send a small team of police to help investigate the siege, _ include identifyin

18、g victims and assisting the families to get over _ is now one of the worlds biggest tragedies.a. who; thatb. which; whichc. what; whichd. which; what35. this book gives _ for making a wide range of skin and hand creams.a. illustrationsb. instructionsc. explanationsd. direction36. some people argue t

19、hat university education should be made _ to most people, not only to good students.a. favourableb. fashionablec. availabled. loveable37. there are three aspects of the _ to the epidemic in britain that make me terribly uneasy.a. interactionb. presentationc. introductiond. reaction38. the scandal ev

20、entually _ the presidents downfall.a. stuck tob. led toc. resulted fromd. gave way to39. in this country unskilled workers _ more than 80% of the unemployment.a. put upb. make up c. set upd. bring up40. he was lucky that he had a fond father, who _ everything he did.a. was pride inb. took pride ofc.

21、 was proud of d. took proud insection b directions: complete the following passage by using the words in the box. each word can only be used once. note that there is one word more than you need.a. sensitively b. practice c. following d. existing ab. understandableac. buried ad. unfamiliar bc. victim

22、s bd. particularly cd. valuesone consequence of globalization is the increasing crash of old and new concepts. new ideas are always welcome and can often improve our lives but we must ensure they fit well into our 41 culture.one current debate that highlights this crash between old and new ideas is

23、the issue of organ donations 42 untreatable car crashes.currently in china it is assumed that 43 of untreatable car crashes would be unwilling to donate their organs to others. this has helped lead to a situation where over 1.5 million people need a transfer but only about 10,000 receive a new organ

24、 each year. in order to increase the number of organ donors, a new policy will require drivers to state whether they are willing to become organ donors or not.the 44 of asking drivers to be organ donors has shown to be successful. in america, the national average of organ donors is 38% but in illino

25、is where drivers are asked about organ donation the rate is 60%. other western nations have also seen huge rises in the number of organ donors since asking drivers.however in china organ donation is a(n) 45 concept to many and crashes with some traditional ideas. some have argued that the policy put

26、s an evil eye on driving. others have criticized the project because it predicts death. the strongest criticism has come from those who highlighted that it conflicts with traditional chinese 46 which state how important it is for the body to be 47 unbroken. no one can deny the greater need for organ

27、 donation across the world and especially in china. however, a project that is forced on people, no matter how positive the aims are, will do more damage than good. policy makers must go carefully and 48 in this area and ensure a system that is see-through and 49 by all. iii. reading comprehension s

28、ection a directions: for each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked a, b, c and d. fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.the responsibilities of job, home and family all too often transform the daily routine into a huge burden. enjoying

29、 quality leisure time becomes 50 .true leisure means engaging in a 51 and rewarding activity without being 52 by other aspects of your life. sometimes, the 53 you experience during the week make you place great emphasis on weekends and other days off. you hope to relax, but the pressure is 54 . you

30、cant rest even when you have the time to do so. when time is limited, leisure activities are usually the first items to 55 from the daily schedule.if you routinely 56 your leisure time because you have “more important things to do, you may be underestimating how much time the things 57 take. most pe

31、ople routinely shortchange themselves on the amount of time required to complete a given task. the problem is a 58 to evaluate performance honestly. 59 , simplifying your life will let you have more windows of opportunity to do stuff just for fun. maybe you need to relearn to relax.spare time for yo

32、ur 60 : devote one afternoon or evening per week 61 to doing something that you enjoy, listening to music, assembling a jigsaw puzzle. do whatever you always wish to but never seem to find time for. and do it where theres nothing to remind you of other 62 .choose low-tech: the popular fascination wi

33、th technological advances in all areas of life has diverted (偏離) attention from the simple pleasures of many 63 pastimes. people think they must have the best, most up-to-date equipment available to enjoy themselves. when keeping up with trends becomes the 64 , the pure pleasure of leisure is lost.5

34、0. a. essentialb. difficultc. noticeabled. incapable51. a. reluctantb. disgustingc. delicated. pleasurable52. a. preoccupiedb. ashamed c. cultivatedd. oppressed53. a. favourb. riskc. thirstd. stress54. a. enormousb. reasonablec. ignorantd. adjusted55. a. destroyb. considerc. disappeard. recognize56.

35、 a. estimateb. abandonc. fulfilld. expand57. a. constantlyb. initiallyc. actuallyd. equally58. a. varietyb. delayc. recordd. failure59. a. howeverb. consequentlyc. moreoverd. therefore60. a. instinctsb. desiresc. imagesd. tasks61. a. occasionallyb. dramaticallyc. primarilyd. entirely62. a. expectati

36、onsb. obligationsc. stimulationsd. limitations63. a. individualb. uncommonc. traditionald. physical64. a. threatb. obstaclec. source d. focussection bdirections: read the following four passages. each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. for each of them there are four

37、choices marked a, b, c and d. choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.ai needed to buy a digital camera, one that was simply good at taking good snaps (快照), maybe occasionally for magazines. being the cautious type, i fancied a reliable bran

38、d. so i went on the net, spent 15 minutes reading product reviews on good websites, wrote down the names of three top recommendations and headed for my nearest big friendly camera store. there in the cupboard was one of the cameras on my list. and it was on special offer. oh joy! i pointed at it and

39、 asked an assistant, “can i have one of those?  he looked perturbed (不安). “do you want to try it first? he said. it didnt quite sound like a question. “do i need to? i replied, “there is nothing wrong with it? this made him look a bit insulted and i started to feel bad. “no, no. but you should

40、try it, he said encouragingly. “compare it with the others. i looked across at the others: shelves of similar cameras placed along the wall, offering a wide range of slightly different prices and discounts, with each company selling a range of models based around the same basic box. with so many mod

41、els to choose from, it seemed that i would have to spend hours weighing x against y, always trying to take z and possibly r into account at the same time. but when i had finished, i would still have only the same two certainties that i had entered the store with: first, soon after i carried my new c

42、amera out of the shop, it would be worth half what i paid for it; and second, my wonderful camera would very quickly be replaced by a new model.but something in the human soul whispers that you can beat these traps by making the right choice, the clever choice, the wise choice. in the end, i agreed

43、to try the model i had chosen. the assistant seemed a sincere man. so i let him take out of my chosen camera from cupboard, show how it took excellent pictures of my fellow shoppers and when he started to introduce the special features, i interrupted to ask whether i needed to buy a carry-case and a

44、 memory card as well.why do we think that new options (選擇) still offer us anything new? perhaps it is because they offer an opportunity to avoid facing the fact that our real choices in this culture are far more limited than we would like to imagine.65. the shop assistant insisted that the writer sh

45、ould _.a. try the camera to see if there was anything wrong with itb. compare the camera he had chosen with the othersc. get more information about different companiesd. trust him and stop asking questions66. what does the writer mean by “it would be worth half what i paid for it (paragraph 2)?a. he

46、 should get a 50% discount.b. the price of the camera was unreasonably high.c. the quality of the camera was not good.d. the camera would soon fall in value.67. the writer decided to try the model he had chosen because he _.a. knew very little about itb. didnt trust the shop assistantc. wanted to ma

47、ke sure the one he chose would be the bestd. had a special interest in taking pictures of his fellow shoppers68. it can be inferred from the passage that in the writers opinion, _.a. people waste too much money on camerasb. cameras have become an important part of our daily lifec. we dont actually n

48、eed so many choices when buying a productd. famous companies care more about profit than qualitybl putting movies on mobilesmovies in the theater get their recognition at awards ceremonies such as the oscars. but how about movies for phones? they are getting their turn at mofilm the first mobile fil

49、m festival.the first mofilm competition received 250 entries from more than 100 countries. entries were restricted to films that were five minutes or less in length ideal for viewing and sharing on mobile phones. an independent jury then selected a shortlist of five film-makers. the winner was chose

50、n from the shortlist by an audience voting using their phones.l new platformsthe awards highlight the increasing impact that mobile phones are making in the entertainment industry. many grassroots filmmakers start out with short films. they are thwarted by the lack of opportunities to screen their w

51、ork. therefore, mobile phones are increasingly being seen as a new platform for these short works. it is a good place for anyone who wants to express themselves and find a way to have that expression be seen by a wide audience. just think about how many people have mobile phones in the world!l new t

52、echnology advancesmofilm is pioneering content for mobile and online services that is a world away from hollywood. the majority of films made for mobiles are now short in length, taking into account the screen size. however this could be overcome as technology advances. in the near future, longer fi

53、lms will likely be seen on the mobile phone. and there are mobile companies creating phones where users can watch movies at higher quality. wherever you see movies, one thing is certain: the quality of work, the simple ability at story telling, and the thing that inspires someone to tell a story can

54、 really come from anywhere.69. at the first mofilm, _. a. movies in the theater got their recognitionb. more than 100 countries took part in the competitionc. ideal films were five minutes or less in length d. the winner was chosen by experts voting70. they are thwarted by the lack of opportunities

55、to screen their work. the underlined word means “_. a. disappointed b. surprised c. frightened d. encouraged71.nowadays the majority of films made for mobiles are short in length because of _. a. online services b. the screen size c. technology advances d. the mobile phonecreebok executives do not like to hear stylish athletic shoes called “footwear for yuppies (雅皮士，少壯高薪職業(yè)人士). they contend that reebok shoes appeal to diverse market segments, especially now that the company offers basketball and childrens shoes for the under 1