湖南省凤凰县华鑫中学2012-2013学年高一英语下学期期中试题牛津译林版

华鑫中学2012-2013学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题

本试卷分为四个部分，包括听力、语言知识运用、阅读和书面表达。时量120分钟。满分150分。

Part I Listening Comprehension (30 marks)

Section A (22.5 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

1. What does the man want to do?

A. Be on TV.

B. Watch TV.

C. Be a star.

2. Which of the following statement is NOT true according to the conversation?

A. The man ate a great deal of food.

B. The woman wants to be a star.

C. The speakers are talking about where to take a trip.

Conversation 2

3. When did the man finish running everyday last semester?

A. At 7:00.

B. At 7:30.

C. At 8:10.

4. What can we learn from the conversation about the man?

A. The man’s first class was at 9:10 last semester.

B. The man thinks life in university is too dull.

C. There’s a pool table next to the radio station.

Conversation 3

5. How long has the man had his driver’s license?

A. Fifteen years

B. Sixteen years.

C. Seventeen years.

6. What can we learn from the conversation?

A. The way of getting a driver’s license in the woman’s country has been changes.

B. The man started driving by himself when getting a learner’s permit.

C. The man got a pretty good score on his driving test.

Conversation 4

7. What was the woman’s hobby last month?

A. Collecting stamps.

B. Playing the guitar.

C. Growing flower.

8. How long has the woman been playing the guitar altogether?

A. Only five days.

B. Two weeks.

C. One month.

9.What can we learn from the conversation?

A. Singing is the man’s hobby.

B. The woman’s brother plays the guitar better than her.

C. The woman’s brother is in college.

Conversation 5

10. How long has the man been riding motorcycles?

A. For fifteen years.

B. Since he was fifteen years old.

C. For more than fifteen years.

11. How does the man usually travel?

A. Alone.

B. In a group.

C. With some special friends.

12. What can we learn from the conversation?

A. The man travels with strangers instead of friends.

B. The man likes adventure on his trip.

C. The man hasn’t made any special friends.

Conversation 6

13. What was the woman’s first job?

A. Sales assistant.

B. Sales manager.

C. Sales representative (销售代表).

14. How long did the woman stay at her first job?

A. For three weeks.

B. For two months.

C. For a semester (学期).

15. How much did the woman earn for a working Saturday?

A. 13 pounds and 60 pence.

B. 14 pounds.

C. 40 pounds.

Section B (7.5 marks)

Directions: In this section, you’ll hear a mini-talk. Listen carefully and then fill in numbered blanks with the information you’ve got. Fill each blank with NO MORE THAN 3 WORDS.

You’ll hear the mini-talk TWICE.

Part II Language Knowledge (45 marks)

Section A (15 marks)

Directions: 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.

21.There is no doubt that IT plays___important role as a new teaching toll in this era of___technology.

A.an; \

B. \; the

C. an ; the

D. \; \

22 -I’m sorry I didn’t make it to your party last night.

-- ______, I know you’re busy these days.

A . Of course B. No kidding C. That’s all night D. Don’t mention it

23.He is really considering ___himself to ___these children of the poor mountain village.

A. to devote; educating

B. devoting; educating

C. devoting; educate

D. to devote; educate

24．The number of people who ____English as a foreign language __more than 750 million.

A. learns; is

B. learn; are

C. learns; are

D. learn; is

25. —It was careless of you to have left your clothes all over.