广东省揭阳市第一中学高一英语下学期期中试题

揭阳一中2014—2015学年度高一级（95届）第二学期英语科期中考试

第一部分 听力(共两节，满分15分）

听力理解（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）

听第一段对话，回答第1~2题。

What’s Mike probably doing now?

Reading books. B. Buying books. C. Writing books.

What does the man ask Mike to do tomorrow afternoon?

Borrow a book for him.

Pick him up at the train station.

Go to the train station with him.

听第二段对话，回答第3~4题。

Where does the woman work?

A. At a store. B. At a hotel. C. At a restaurant.

4. How much will the man pay?

A. $160 B. $320 C. $480

听第三段对话，回答第5~6题。

5.When did they plan to go to New York?

A. This Saturday. B. This Friday. C. This Thursday.

6. What will Henry do this Saturday?

A. Attend a conference. B. Have a date. C. Go camping.

听第四段对话，回答第7~8题。

7. Why didn’t the man enjoy his time?

A. He couldn’t read books. B. There was no entertainment.

C. The scenery wasn’t beautiful.

8. Where do the speakers most probably live?

A. In a village. B. In a small town. C. In a large city.

听第五段对话，回答第9-10题。

9.What does the man’s brother like doing?

A. Playing the guitar. B. Singing C. Drawing

10. What does the woman think of the man’s idea?

A. Interesting. B. Worrying. C. Disappointing.

第二节 听取信息（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分）

How I 11.____________

Diet: eat three meals 12.____________ ;

stay away from fast food

Physical activities run for 13.____________;

play basketball every 14.____________;

15.____________ on weekends

第二部分 综合知识应用 （共两节，满分45分）

第一节 完形填空 (共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16—30各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

It was my first year teaching in a special class, and I wasn’t sure what to expect at our yearly Special

Olympics sports meeting. My 16 had some challenges, from learning disabilities to cerebral

palsy (脑瘫).

Mark was one with the latter. Restricted to a 17 , he had to fight his spasms (抽搐) just to

control his movements. However, he always had a positive attitude and greeted everyone with a

huge smile. His classmates 18 him and always took the time to make sure he was included in

group activities, especially Mike, Andy and Lucas, three boys who were good at 19 . Obviously,

Mark wanted to be like them, unrestricted by the limitation of his 20 , and watching them

moving on the playing field seemed to fill him with 21 .

When the day came, Mike, Andy and Lucas placed well in their sports events, and gave the calm

audience something to cheer about. Mark sat in his wheelchair on the sidelines, 22 them on.

The final event of the day was the 400-meter race. Everyone was invited to either walk or run,

according to their ability, around the 23 length of the track.

When Mike, Andy and Lucas reached the finish line, they 24 and turned to look behind them.

At the 25 of the crowd on the track, determined not to be left behind, was Mark. All his

classmates had 26 him. He was alone on the track with over half the distance left to cover.

Mike, Andy and Lucas looked at each other, and a silent 27 passed between them. Slowly,

they jogged back towards their friend, cheering him on as he had done for them moments before.

The progress was 28 , but in the end the three star runners and Mark 29 the finish line

together to the enthusiastic cries of their teachers and classmates. Seeing the look on Mark’s face

and hands upraised, I came to understand what 30 the Special Olympics.

Years later, I’m still cheering them on.

16．A．students B．friends C．partners D．classmates

17．A．bed B．machine C．desk D．wheelchair

18．A．protected B．satisfied C．loved D．cared

19．A．expression B．practice C．studies D．sports

20．A．interests B．habits C．body D．mind

21．A．trust B．admiration C．fear D．worry

22．A．bringing B．cheering C．holding D．moving

23．A．average B．different C．entire D．extra

24．A．fell B．rested C．hurried D．paused

25．A．end B．front C．center D．top

26．A．left B．ignored C．passed D．helped

27．A．demand B．relief C．action D．thought

28．A．slow B．great C．boring D．relaxing

29．A．crossed B．arrived C．rushed D．got

30．A．left B．made C．kept D．found

第二节 语法填空 (共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分)

阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卷标号为31～40的相应位置上。

Failing doesn’t make a failure. True failures are those 31 don’t learn from their mistakes. Smart persons not only learn from their own mistakes---- they pay attention to the mistakes of

32 , equate error with opportunity, and learn valuable lessons as well, 33 the following

story illustrates.

A lion, a fox and a wild pig went 34 (hunt) for rabbits together. By the end of the day, they

had a large pile of rabbits 35 (share). The lion said to the wild pig, “Pig, you divide the rabbits