2017学年宝山中学高一第一学期英语期中考试试卷

2017学年高一第一学期英语期中考试试卷（考试时间：90分钟满分：100分）I. Listening Comprehension 16%Section A Short conversations （10%）Directions: 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 questions 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. The swimmer’s mother. B. A news reporter.C. A witness of the swimming.D. The swimmer’s teacher.2. A. Cook. B. Waitress.C. Saleswoman.D. Secretary.3. A. She is too busy in the summer. B. She has to work overtime all year long.C. She dislikes her boss.D. The salary is not satisfactory.4. A. Classmates. B. Teacher and student.C. Colleagues.D. Friends.5. A. A bank manager. B. Her superior.C. Her classmate.D. Her husband.6. A. Sunny. B. Cloudy.C. Stormy.D. Rainy.7. A. More students cycle than take the bus.B. Students have to pay to use the bike sheds.C. Bicycles are often stolen from the bike sheds.D. There is inadequate shelter for bikes at the university .8. A. Go to a movie. B.Go back home.C. Pick up her child.D.Wait for her husband.9. A. An art museum. B. A beautiful park .C. A college campus.D. An architectural exhibition.10. A. Her teeth hurt. B. She has a sleep problem.C. Her head hurts.D. She has pulled out the bad teeth.Section B Passages （6%）Directions: 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 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 based on the following passage.11. A. In Quebec. B. In Beijing. C. In Toronto. D. In England.12. A. History. B. Accounting. C. Chinese. D. Computer Science.13. A. He is getting married next year. B. He and the speaker are pen-pals.C. He is studying Chinese at Peking University.D. He likes to play tennis in his spare time.14.A. It is the newest high school in Beaverton. B. It was founded in 1990C. It has ten communities .D. It was founded to hold activities.15. A. Shared decision making. B. Good relationships.C. A sense of community .D. Learning.16. A. Keeping students working hard. B. Building a positive environment.C. Making everyone successful.D. Keeping students’ mental health.Ⅱ. Grammar and Vocabulary 14%Section A （8%）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 sentences.17. All the students in my class have got used to _____ in school uniforms since they enteredsenior high school.A. being dressedB. dressingC. be dressedD. dress18. The jewelry store is reported in the local newspaper ______ in broad daylight yesterday.A.robbedB. having been robbedC. to be robbedD. to have been robbed19. After finishing the lecture, I started to listen to my student ____ the social problems mentionedin my lecture.A. discussedB. to discussC. being discussedD. discuss20. I called Hannah many times yesterday evening, but I couldn’t get through,for her brother_______ on the phone all the time.A. talkedB. was talkingC. has talkedD. had been talking21. If a child ______ alone too much, or without learning opportunities, he loses his naturalenthusiasm for knowledge or desire to find things for themselves.A. is leftB. is leavingC. leavesD. is being left22. Many American people say they prefer to be a couch potato, relaxing at home, ____ go out fora tiring trip during the vacation.A. more thanB. instead ofC. other thanD. rather than23. He didn’t transplant the little tree to the garden _________ it was the best time for it.A. whereB. untilC. whenD. that24. Hundreds of ideas were considered ________ the chief architect decided on the design of thebuilding.A. becauseB. beforeC. whetherD. unlessSection A 6%Directions: After reading the passages below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.The Wheels on the BusMost residents in London are too busy to hit the gym every once in a while. Thanks(25) ________ a group of well-designed buses, they will get the chance to work out during their comtheir regular journey to working places soon.Britain’s Fitness Company 1 Rebel plans to launch its new Ride 2 Rebel Buses on the streets of London later this year. The vehicles to be equipped with stationary (not capable of being moved) bicycles instead of seats will allow commuters (26) __________ (spin) their hearts’ content on their way to work.The idea for the Ride 2 Rebel Bus (27) _________ (develop) by 1 Rebel co-founders, James Balfour and Giles Dean. “For those who are unable to spare time to go to the gym, our fitness buses provide a great solution for them to maximize time they would otherwise be spending (28) __________ (travel) to work.’’It is reported that people’s interest in the novel idea has gone through the roof. There are currently 8,121 people in line for tickets on the Ride2Rebel website, (29) ________ _________ the service hasn’t been launched yet.As for when the fitness buses will actually launch, it all depends on whether the plans get (30)________ (sign) off by the government. Apparently, safety concerns are the biggest obstacle in the way of this project becoming a reality. The bikes fixed on the buses don’t include seat belts, and Balfour made no mention of helmets as well.The co-founder said, “As this is such a creative idea, there are no established standards. We are working with bus companies and the government to set up all health and safety conditions.Section C 10%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.Sarah Brightman is a talented performer and singer with the ability to raise her voice to an operatic level easily. By (31)__________ these gifts, she has successfully starred in (32)__________ such as The Phantom of the Opera and Cats.Born in August, 1960, in England, Sarah Brightman stepped into the world of (33)_________ arts at the age of 13. She made her first theatrical performance in London in 1973. At 16, she joined a British dance group and found herself performing on a TV show. Two years later, Sarah’s (34)_________ went a step further when she became the lead vocalist with a musical group. A short while after joining the music group, Sarah returned to theater, where she joined the original performers of Cats. She performed in this ever-popular (35)__________ for a year, and then in 1982, she took things to a whole new level by starring in an opera for children, Nightingale.A few years later, her increasing (36)__________ and talent helped her win some very honored theatrical roles. Her first public performance in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Requiem (《安魂曲》) in London and New York, for which she received a Grammy nomination as Best New Classical Artist. Later, Sarah and Andrew Lloyd Webber fell in love and soon got married. After their marriage, Lloyd Webber (37)__________ his famous Phantom of the Opera, in which Sarah played the role of Christine. The musical was released in 1986 in London and eventually performed on Broadway in 1988. Their marriage eventually ended in 1990, but their charming music (38)__________.In 1989, Sarah released her first solo CD, The Songs That Got Away, which was a great hit. Throughout the 1990s, she made many top-selling albums. Many critics as well as(39) ____________ think she sounds like a beautiful mystery, with her powerful yet calming and (40) ____________voice.III. Reading ComprehensionSection A 15%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.One of the most important communication skills to utilize in America is eye contact. Making and maintaining eye contact is not only important, it is essential when carrying on a conversation with someone, especially if you want to be taken ___41___.Think job situations, talking to a professor, meeting a new girl or guy that you like - anything!What is eye contact?First, let’s say what eye contact isn’t. Eye contact does not mean ___42___ into the speakers’eyes without a break! That’s creep (making you feel nervous and slightly frightened)! According to , “eye contact”is defined as: The act of looking___43___ into another’s eyes --- a meeting of the eyes of two persons, regarded as a(n) ___44___nonverbal (involving little use of language) form of communication. ( SOURCE: )Why contact is important?1) Interest.Making eye contact ___45___ tells your speaker that you are interested in what he or she has to say. And the opposite is true, too. If you look away and fail to make eye contact with someone who is ___46___ you, they can and probably will view this as a sign that you are not ___47___ what they are conversing about!2) ___48___.In American culture, making eye contact shows that you respect the person who is speaking and that you know that what they are saying is important (at least important to them ). This is ___49___ other cultures, where a subordinate (a person who is lower in rank or importance) may be expected to look away. ___50___in America, eye contact shows that you respect the person that is speaking and that they have your ___51___. Consider this in numerous situations, from being a student sitting in a class and to being on a job interview.3) Comprehension.Maintaining eye contact is part of the ___52___of showing your speaker that you, as the ___53___, understand what is being said. Other body language and communication ___54___ may be going along with the eye contact to communicate comprehension, such as nodding your head ___55___ and confirmation sounds, such as “mmhmm” or “uh huh”. All in moderation, of course.51. A. seriously B. happily C. purposefully D. casually52. A. seeking B. searching C. going D. staring53. A. directly B. aimlessly C.attentively D. carefully54. A. essential B. interesting C. fascinating D. meaningful55. A. naturally B.immediately C. automatically D. purposefully56. A. looking at B. referring to C.speaking to D. thinking about57. A. interested in B. satisfied with C. aware of D. focused on48. A. Respect B. Friendliness C. sharing D. Culture49. A. similar to B. the same with C. opposite to D. in contrast to50. A. For B. Then C. So D. But51. A. assistance B. attention C.support D. patience52. A. case B. condition C. progress D. process53. A. follower B. speaker C. listener D. leader54. A. techniques B. information C.services D. tips55. A. back and forth B. left and right C. up and down D. far and wide Section B 21% （A. B, C, D 4篇文章，共14题，每题1.5分）Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four 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.（A）“Well, I guess we can always use the rain.”What’s that? This story? Oh, just a little look at small talk. You know, those seemingly meaningless conversations you have dozens of times a day. May be you’re waiting for the elevator or in a line at the bank. It all seems very unimportant. Seemingly-meaningless chatter about traffic doesn’t do much more than fill the air with empty words that are quickly forgotten. But you should know that small talk actually has a big place in our lives.Pat Oliver, assistant professor on arts, says that,“Left unchecked, small talk can be an invasion. It’s so powerful. It does something to you.”“Every morning after spending an hour and a half on the freeway, I start the day with small talk with my secretary,” Oliver says, “If I don’t make small connection with another person, I can’t work.”What causes it? As a rule, you’re either trying to force something into your life, or you’re using conversation as an invisible force field to keep them out. You can be wanted to connect with another person, and small talk is your introduction to more meaningful conversation.The way people use small talk is usually determined by where they happen to be at the time.Take the elevato r, for instance. Now there’s prime territory. Nobody knows anyone and there’s no reason to start a conversation, but invariably, someone does,“Making conversation in such peaceful social settings”, according to Oliver,“can confirm your territory. It’s a wa y of feeling liked and accepted.”The topics of small talk don’t matter. In fact, you don’t want anything more taxing than the weather or the traffic. It’s non-threatening talk in a threatening situation. However, the rules change quickly when you’re with lots of people doing lots of talking.Let’s say you’re at a party. Now it’s time to use small talk as a way of making others feel more comfortable around you, so you don’t look silly standing by the food table alone all night.56. “Small talk, as interpreted by the author,__________”A. is not as unused as it may seem to beB. is usually meaningless and therefore uselessC. has no real function in communication at allD. is restricted to certain topics only57. According to the author, small talk is often used ______.A. to invade other’s private affairsB. to share a secret between intimate friendsC. to protect one’s own privacyD. to open and maintain channels of communication58. Why is small talk described as “non-threatening talk in a threatening situation”?A. It is used by people to encourage those who are confronted with danger.B. It is used to create a more friendly atmosphere and to avoid embarrassment.C. It is used to show that one is enthusiastic and hospitable.D. It is used by people to protect others in the threatening situation.( B )59. When people come to visit the Gallery, they should_________.A. leave all their carried items at the checkroomsB. have all their carried items x-rayed at the entranceC. have all their carried-items inspected at the entranceD. take all their carried items with them without inspection60. What does the Callery feel sorry for?A. The size of visitor items allowed into the Callery is limited.B. Visitors have to keep their valuable items in the checkrooms.C. It cannot keep oversized visitor items due to limited space.D. Visitor items over 17 x 26 inches must go through additional checks.61. Parents with small children visiting the Gallery ______A. can carry their children on their shouldersB. can carry their children in child carriers worn on the backC. can carry their children in soft front child carriersD. ought to pay if they want to use pushchairs for their children62. Visiting photographers should make sure that ________A. pictures and videos are allowed for personal use anywhere in the GalleryB. picture-taking and videoing are totally forbidden in the GalleryC. tripods are allowed except in some special exhibitionsD. pictures and videos can be taken in some places for personal use( C )The language used by scientists to explain complex ideas can be difficult and sometimes even boring. The language, with its Latin words and long scientific terms, could be one reason some people avoid learning about science, especially children.American Danielle Dixson is a marine biologist. She wants to make science fun for children. Dixson has turned that idea into a series of children’s books. The nine books are written so that her research is easy to understand.“I just don’t really think kids should be left out of it and I thought th at story books may be one of the easiest ways to sort of fascinate them and have them understand.”Danielle Dixson is an assistant professor at the University of Delaware. Dixson says another goal of her science writing is to help increase understanding of the ocean environment.She spent almost two years in the South Pacific working on her post-doctoral research. She went to the island nation of Fiji to investigate coral reefs (珊瑚礁)that are crashing or, as she says, degrading.The goal of her research is to identify why some healthy coral reefs are breaking down. She also wants to find out how this degradation affects fish that live in and around the reefs.“A number of the reefs are changing from being, you know, these beautiful coral reef systems that ha ve a lot of holes for animals to hide in, into reefs that the coral’s degrading and crashing and then there is not as much hiding spaces for fishes and things like that.”Early in her research, Dixson made some videos for people in Fiji. The videos explained her work to the local community. She says she wanted them to understand how her research would help them.For the local children, Dixson started making books, explaining her work. This helped to keep them from walking through her “laboratory” ---- baby pools filled with water she was using for her experiments. “I was living, actually, in the village with some of the locals. It was a lot easier to get research done if they understood what I was doing and how it would help them. And one of the ways that I was able to connect with the adults was I would make these videos for them. And then I started making children’s books for the kids so that they would have a better idea of why I was there, so that when I ask them not to walk through the baby pools I was using for experiments or something like that, that that would actually happen.” she added.When Dixson returned to the United States, she started doing the same thing for children in this country. She uses colorful story books to capture the imagination of children. While she has their attention, she provides very useful information about science.As a marine scientist, Dixson wants her stories to be both educational and inspirational, serving as an agent for change. She also includes in her books “a call to action,” asking readers what they can do to make a difference.“One of the things I do in those story books is that I have a last page. And the last page talks about what you can do to help. You know, there are a lot of things that even a 6-year-old is able to do, whether it’s shutting your lights off when you leave a room, or riding your bike to your Mend’s house instead of having your parents drive you. There is a lot of stuff that they can do and still feel they’re making a difference.”Danielle Dixson’s books shine a light on the environmental problems facing oceans. They also make science fun and understandable for children.63. What may lead to peopled negative attitude toward science learning?A. The language can’t explain scientific ideas clearly.B. The language usually contains complicated words and terms.C. Scientists are always boring and difficult to communicate with.D. People don’t need to understand science at all.64. Which of the following may be the purpose of Dixson’s science writing?A. To make the record of her research.B. To warn people of dangerous ocean lives.C. To raise money for her research.D. To make people aware of ocean environment.65. What can we infer from Dixson’s research on coral reefs in Fiji?A. Coral reefs can shelter many fishes around.B. She’s targeted at breaking down unhealthy coral reefs.C. The videos she made served the local community well.D. Children there helped her a lot to accomplish books.66. What may be the title of the passage?A. Haste Makes WasteB. Unity Is StrengthC. You Gain What You are devotedD. Circumstances Alter Cases提醒：阅读（D）篇在（六选四）后Section C 4 %Directions：Read the following passage. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need.Everyone knows that fish is good for health. _____67 _____ But it seems that many people don’t cook fish at home. Americans eat only about fifteen pounds of fish per person per year, but we eat twice as much fish in restaurants as at home. Buying, storing, and cooking fish isn’t difficult. _____68 _____ This text is about how to buy and cook fish in an easy way.When buying fish, you should first smell it. Fresh fish should smell sweet: you should feel that you’re standing at the ocean’s edge. Any fishy or strong smell means the fish isn’t fresh. _____69 _____ When you have bought a fish and arrive home, you’d better store the fish in the refrigerator if you don’t cook it immediately, but fresh fish should be in your fridge for only a day or two. Frozen fish isn’t as tasty as the fresh one.There are many common methods used to cook fish. _____70 _____ First, clean it and season it with your choice of spices. Put the whole fish on a plate and steam it in a steam pot for 8 to 10 minutes if it weights about one pound.（A larger one will take more time.）Then, it’s ready to serve.（ D ）Federal regulators Wednesday approved a plan to create a nationwide emergence alert system using text messages delivered to cell phones.Text messages have exploded in popularity in recent years, particularly among young people. The wireless industry's trade association, CTIA, estimates more than 48 billion text messages are sent each month.The plan comes from the Warning Alert and Response Network Act, a 2006 federal law that requires improvements to the nation's emergency alert system. The act tasked the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) with coming up with new ways to alert the public about emergencies."The ability to deliver accurate and timely warnings and alerts through cell phones and other mobile services is an important next step in our efforts to help ensure that the American public has the information they need to take action to protect themselves and their families before, and during, disasters and other emergencies," FCC Chairman Kevin Martin said following approval of the plan.Participation in the alert system by carriers, telecommunications companies, is voluntary, but it has received solid support from the wireless industry.The program would be optional for cell phone users. They also may not be charged for receiving alerts.There would be three different types of messages, according to the rules.The first would be a national alert from the president, likely involving a terrorist attack or natural disaster. The second would involve "approaching threats," which could include natural disasters like hurricanes or storms or even university shootings. The third would be reserved for child abduction (绑架) emergencies, or so-called Amber Alerts.The service could be in place by 2010.71. What is the purpose of the approved plan?A. To warn people of emergencies via messages.B. To popularize the use of cell phones.C. To estimate the monthly number of messages.D. To promote the wireless industry.72. Which of the following is true of cell phone users?A. They must accept the alert service.B. They may enjoy the alert service for free.C. They must send the alerts to others.D. They may choose the types of messages.73. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?A. Cell Phone Alerts Protecting StudentsB. Cell Phone Alerts by Wireless IndustryC. Cell Phone Alerts of National DisastersD. Cell Phone Alerts Coming SoonⅣ. Translation 16 %Directions：Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.1. 到高中毕业，我们学习英语将至少十二年了。