上海市高一英语上学期期中试题

上海市⾼⼀英语上学期期中试题

⾦⼭中学2016学年度第⼀学期⾼⼀年级英语学科期中考试卷

（考试时间：90分钟满分：100分）

第I卷 (共80分)I. Listening Comprehension (16%)

Section A

Directions: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, aquestion will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear aconversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the bestanswer to the question you have heard.

1. A. He is going to buy the evening dress. B. The evening dress is worth the cost.

C. He cannot afford the evening dress.

D. He is a millionaire.

2. A. A mechanic. B. A nurse. C. A surgeon. D. A dentist.

3. A. The convenience store opens late till midnight.

B. The woman doesn’t know where to find some beer.

C. The man runs short of beer.

D. The man can find some beer at the nearby drugstore.

4. A. They are in high demand. B. They are inexpensive.

C. They are not available.

D. They are awful.

5. A. He did better than expected. B. He failed the maths exam.

C. He used to be a top student.

D. He answered only 10% of the question.

6. A. She was late for work. B. She didn’t like to be late.

C. She had a quarrel with her husband.

D. Her husband came back home very late.

7. A. By plane. B. By car. C. By train. D. By boat.

8. A. He called to greet his uncle. B. He went to meet uncle at the airport.

C. He would come here soon.

D. He went back home.

9. A. Driver and policeman. B. Director and actress.

C. Policeman and thief.

D. Teacher and student.

10. A. Japan. B. Switzerland. C. Spain. D. Germany.

Section BDirections: In Section B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked 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 fourpossible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the questions you have heard.Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.

11. A. About 6:00. B. About 7:30.

C. About 7:00.

D. About 8:00.

12. A. Milton Green. B. Frank Miller.

C. Jack Smith.

D. Mary Johnson.

13. A. A fire brigade arrived soon after the fire broke out.

B. One person was killed and two were injured in the fire.

C. The policemen were investigating the cause of the fire.

D. The department was destroyed in the fire.

Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.

14. A. A car driver. B. A school teacher.

C. A car maker.

D. A car dealer.

15. A. His parents divorced soon after he was born.

B. He has never seen his father.

C. He was named after his father.

D. He had a scholarship at the middle school.

16. A. Because Bill enjoyed his school work.

B. Because Bill was a model student.

C. Because Bill visited Washington

D.C.

D. Because Bill wanted to be a president.

II. Grammar and Vocabulary (25%)

Section A (15%)

Directions: After reading the passages below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct. Forthe blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word thatbest fits each blank.

( A )

If you go to a fast food restaurant, you will probably see a lot of teenagers. Today, many teenagers are overweight, and this is(17) ____________ ____________ their bad eating habits. But bad eating habits go beyond fast food. We find manyteenagers eat unhealthily. Some don't have breakfast (18)______________ they go to school. During the day, some don'thave a proper meal for lunch. In a recent survey at one school, scientists found that over two thirds of the students didn'tfollow (19)______________ healthy diet. They didn't like vegetables, and many of them didn't like to eat fruits. They(20)____________ (prefer) to eat food with a lot of salt, sugar, or fat.

Parents today also worry about their children's diet. Some doctors give the (21) ____________ (follow) advice:Teenagers (22) ______________ not eat too much junk food.

Teenagers eat food without much fat, oil and sugar.

Teenagers need (23)___________(eat) some fruits and vegetables every day. Fruits and vegetables are rich in vitamins (维⽣素) and have little fat.Teenagers drink more milk. Milk will help their bones grow.

Teenagers eat breakfast every day. It is good for their body and mind.

( B )

The kings of ancient Egypt planned strong tombs (坟墓) to keep their bodies safe after death . The Great Pyramid was builtthousands of years ago for a king (24) _____________ was called Khufu. (25) ______________ stands on the west bank ofthe Nile River not far from Cairo. In fact all the pyramids along the Nile are on its west bank. The ancient Egyptians comparedthe rising of the sun to the beginning of life and the setting of the sun to the end of life. This is the reason (26) ___________their dead bodies were buried (埋葬) on the west bank of the Nile. The people of Mexico also built pyramids. They did notbuild the pyramids for tombs. They used to build a pyramid and then a temple on top of it. The pyramids of Mexico are not ashigh as the pyramids of Egypt, but they are big. Each of the pyramids has a wide stairway (阶梯) (27) ______________ goesfrom the bottom to the top.