河北省定兴第三中学2014-2015学年高一英语下学期期中试题

2014-2015学年第二学期高一年级期中考试英语试卷（考试时间：120分钟分值：150分第I卷（共90分）第一部分：听力（共两节，满分20分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）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 will the goods be delivered?A. In November.B. In October.C. In September.2. What do you learn about Mary?A. She likes coffee and cake.B. She has to leave.C. She likes coffee, but hates cake.3. When did the man’s headache start?A. This morning.B. Last night.C. The day before yesterday.4. When does the conversation take place?A. In the morning.B. In the afternoon.C. In the evening.5. What does the woman want to do?A. Read the magazine.B. Put off writing the article.C. Finish the article before the exams.第二节（共15小题：每小题1分，满分15分）听下面一段对话，回答第6至第7两个小题。

6. How will they get to the park?A. By bus.B. By bike.C. On foot.7. When are they going to see a film?A. On Sunday afternoon.B. On Sunday night.C. On Saturday evening.听下面一段对话，回答第8至第9两个小题。

8. What did the speakers think of the film?A. It was boring.B. It was touching.C. It was terrible.9. What did they want to do after the film?A. Go home.B. Go to a restaurant.C. Go to sleep.听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。

What are they talking about?A. A trip to Sydney.B. Plans for the summer.C. Their work in the city.Where will the woman work?A. At her father’s store.B. At a bookstore.C. On a farm.12. What does the man do in the morning at camp?A. He goes swimming and boating.B. He plays basketball or tennis.C. He sings and tells stories.听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16四个小题。

13. Where are the two speakers talking?A. At a party.B. At their office.C. On the phone.14. What happened to Mark that morning?A. He coughed because he smoked too much.B. He had an accident on the way to work.C. He felt terrible because he drank a lot.15. Why is Bill very happy?A. Because he got a promotion.B. Because his wife had a baby.C. Because he attended a party.16. When will the two speakers go to see Bill?A. Tonight.B. Tomorrow morning.C. Tomorrow night.听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。

17. Why don’t some young people behave well in the working world after their graduation?A. They are not well educated.B. They failed to work hard at school.C. Some situations they came across are very complicated.18. What is the best way to learn how to behave in the working world?A. Find a person you respect and watch how he behaves.B. Find a person you admire and make friends with him.C. Find a worker and follow him around everywhere.19. What will you get by watching and learning from a model?A. A different situation.B. A good friend.C. Good working habits.20. Which is the best title for the passage you’ve just heard?A. Learn from a model.B. Make friends with everyone.C. One is never too old to learn.第二部分：阅读理解（共2节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

ANorm Pethrick, a 36-year-old man in Australia’s northern city Darwin, was praised on Thursday for jumping onto a crocodile’s back to s ave his wife Wendy at Litchfield National Park, a popular tourist spot southwest of Darwin, a local newspaper reported.Ms Pethrick was standing on a river bank Wednesday afternoon when the saltwater crocodile lunged (扑), locking its jaws on both her legs as it tried to drag her underwater.Norm Pethrick, who with his wife had been collecting water, immediately went to help her. He jumped onto the back, poked (戳) the eyes of the crocodile and finally got his wife free.Ms Pethrick was later taken to Royal Darwin Hospital for a medical treatment. The doctors said she was suffering eight puncture wounds in her right leg, a puncture wound in her left leg and a serious cut to one of her fingers.―This could have been a fatal and tragic situation,‖ said the general manager of Royal Darwin Hospital (RDH), Dr Len Notaras, according to a local report.He said Ms Pethrick was saved by her husband’s ―quick and diligent actions‖. Dr Notaras also said she would remain in hospital for three to four days and have an operation to clean the wounds, which are easy to get infected because of bacteria on the teeth of the crocodile.21. This passage is most likely to be found in ______.A. a travel guideB. a textbookC. a novelD. a newspaper22. The crocodile attacked Ms Pethrick when she was ______.A. swimming in the riverB. standing on the river bankC. watching the crocodileD. fishing in the water23. Which of the following statements is TRUE about Ms Pethrick?A. One of the crocodile’s teeth was found in her leg.B. She had eight wounds altogether.C. One of her fingers also got hurt.D. Her eyes were badly poked.24. Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?A. The husband should save the wifeB. Human beings can beat crocodiles sometimesC. A crocodile is not so dangerous as people imagineD. A man saves wife’s life from crocodile’s jawsBIt’s not easy growing up. Growing up can be a real ―pain‖ f or some of us. Sometimes we feel trapped, sometimes we feel sad, sometimes we are fearful, and sometimes we just don’t understand why we can’t stay young forever. But we should take a look back on all the hardships in life with a positive attitude and learn from them. We must overcome everyobstacle one small step at a time. We should realize that all of our growing pains actually turn into growing gains!Throughout our lives we are going to face many challenges and pains, but we should never let these obstacles keep us from following our dreams. We must overcome every obstacle one small step at a time.As a young girl, my parents forced me to do so many things that I didn’t like. They made me learn to play the violin and then the piano. At that time I hated music and I also hated them. But looking back now, I am so glad that my parents encouraged me to take music lessons. Music has enriched my life in so many ways. I now realize that my parents and teachers wanted me to have a better life than they did themselves.We are all going to experience growing pains, but they are just part of our life. They might seem so huge at the time, but we must be strong. Think about how we would feel if we had no challenges and lived a life like that. Life would be really boring and meaningless. The future is ours! A little hard work and sweat never hurt anyone! If we realize that these pains are just small bumps on our road to success, we will realize that our growing pains are actually growing gains!25. The underlined word ―obstacles‖ (in Paragraph 2) roughly means things that ______.A. are related to your studiesB. you easily achieveC. make you happyD. make it difficult for you to do something26. How does the author now feel when remembering what her parents did for her in the past?A. She is fearfulB. She is gratefulC. She feels trappedD. She feels hateful27. We can know from the last paragraph that ______.A. life without challenges is dullB. life needs no pains but sunshine and happinessC. faced with challenges, we should give up as the future is oursD. we shouldn’t easily pay a little hard work in growing up28. The purpose of the passage is to tell readers ______.A. life is full of hardshipsB. growing pains can turn into growing gains in a positive wayC. everyone is painful in growing upD. everyone should do what they don’t like when youngCTop 10 Best-Sellers for $10 ( regularly between $15.95-$19.95)Based on October’s sales, our customers (顾客) have chosen our 10 bestselling books and today we are placing these top 10 bestsellers on sale for $10 each!Heart of a Caregiver is a book in praise of all the unknown heroes who provide loving care for others each day — nurses, hospital workers, the CNAs and so on. It’s the only book of its kind on the market that is devoted to thanking caregivers.We all know caregivers who have t ouched our lives. 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Can it be so simple?It’s a meaningful story to share with friends, family and all employees.They will love it, and love you for giving it.Regularly priced at $19.95, today it’s only $10.Now that we have given you a preview of our top 10 list, click here to see all top 10 books available today only for $10 each!Make sure to share this email with your friends and family so they can enjoy the savings too! Sale ends tonight, Thursday 11/03/2011 at 11:59 pm CST .29. The advertisement may be found ________.A. in a newspaperB. in a magazineC. on TVD. on the Internet30. It would save us ________ to buy all the three books.A. $10B. $ 21.85C. $ 30D. $ 48.8531. According to the advertisement, ________.A. Heart of a Caregiver is a book to praise caregiversB. The Richest Man in Town is a book only to make people laughC. All the top ten books are meant to serve as Christmas giftsD. Marty is the main character of the books mentioned aboveDAfter numerous warnings over the years, you thought coffee probably had a negative effect on your health? Perhaps the drink is not so bad after all.The new study, conducted by the National Cancer Institute (NCI), has been published and suggests that coffee does not have a harmful effect on your health. Researchers suggest, based on data examined, older adults who drink a lot of coffee, have a lower risk of death when compared to their non-drinking coffee peers.The team of researchers conducting the study analyzed data on 400,000 U. S. men and women, aged 50 to 71 years; the individuals had participated(参加) in the NIH-AARP Diet and HealthStudy. This study started in 1995-1996 and was t racked until the day a participant passed away, or Dec. 31, 2008.According to a press release on the report, researchers shared that coffee drinkers are ―less likely to die from heart disease, respiratory disease, stroke, injuries and accidents, diabetes, and infections, although the association was not seen for cancer.‖Results indicated participants that drank three or more cups of java a day reduced their risk of death by 10 percent. Based on the findings that both caffeinated and non-caffeinated coffee found similar results, researchers are thinking caffeine is not the protective ingredient(原料), although which ingredient in coffee might be, they are not sure.Researchers indicate that despite these observational findings, they caution（警告）it is not clear whether or not drinking coffee actually extends life expectancy.―Coffee is one of the mo st widely consumed drinks in America, but the association between coffee consumption and risk of death has been unclear. We found coffee consumption to be associated with lower risk of death overall, and of death from a number of different causes,‖ said Neal Freedman, Ph. D., Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, NCI.―Although we cannot infer a relationship between coffee drinking and lower risk of death, we believe these results do provide some comfort that coffee drinking does not adversely（不利地）affect health,‖ Freedman said.Dr. Cheryl Williams, a registered dietician, told ABC News, ―Overall, more research needs to be done to truly understand the compounds in coffee and their biological activity and effect on health,‖ said Williams.32. The passage is mainly about __________.A. medical benefits of coffeeB. benefits of planting coffeeC. coffee’s negative effects on healthD. new study results on coffee33. We can learn from the passage that __________.A. drinking coffee can help reduce the risk of death from some diseasesB. people rely heavily on coffee drinking and that proves to be a problemC. people who often drink coffee are more likely to suffer different diseases34. The underlined word ―java‖ in Paragraph 5 refe rs to __________.A. caffeineB. ingredientC. coffeeD. drink35. What can we infer from William’s words?A. People should drink more caffeinated coffee.B. People should analyze the cause of human death.C. People should take advantages of drinking coffee.D. People should carry out more related and effective studies.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。