河北省石家庄市第十五中学2013_2014学年高一英语下学期期中试题无答案.doc

1、石家庄第十五中学高一英语第二学期期中测试卷（A卷）第一卷第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分)第一节(共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5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 does this conversation most probably take place? A. June. B. July. C. August. 2. What do you know about the woman? A. She is ve

2、ry busy. B. She prefers lunch at desk. C. She doesnt want lunch. 3. Why cant the man take exercise? A. He gets up too late. B. He has to rush to work early. C. He cant spare enough time. 4. What makes the woman mad sometimes? A. The young stars had a fight. B. People said they didnt get along well.

3、C. The young stars didnt have a great time. 5. What do you learn from the conversation? A. The man is being interviewed by the woman. B. The man once worked in an international company. C. The man is looking for a new job. 第二节(共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)听下面5段对话。每段对话后有几个小题，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

4、置。听每段对话前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。6. What is the woman invited to do? A. To give a talk. B. To give a concert. C. To teach in her mother school. 7. What can we learn about the woman? A. She is a pop star now. B. She is a teacher now. C. She is a famous actress now.

5、 8. Why does the woman decide to go to her mother school? A. Because she used to be a good student. B. Because she likes her teachers very much. C. Because she doesnt want to let the students down. 听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。9. Why did the woman start swimming? A. Her husband persuaded her to do so. B. She wan

6、ted to get fit again. C. She had nothing to do. 10. How long has the woman been taking swimming seriously? A. For about three years. B. For about two years. C. Since her youngest child was born. 11. What do you know about the womans husband? A. He gives all-out support to her. B. He wants her to do

7、more housework. C. He hopes she can practice more often. 听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。12. Why does the woman come to talk with the man? A. Because she wants to use the computer. B. Because theres some trouble with her computer. C. Because she had made a plan for the use of computers. 13. How do the students fee

8、l about the present plan for the use of computers? A. The time is too changeable. B. The time is too limited. C. The machines are hard to use. 14. What do the speakers plan to do tomorrow? A. Forbid students to use the computers. B. Prepare a notice to solve the problem. C. Allow students to use the

9、 computers for longer hours. 听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。15. What is the man doing? A. Studying in a university. B. Preparing for a party. C. Asking for advice. 16. Whats the first thing that the man considers in choosing a college? A. Better parties. B. Great traditions. C. Longer history. 17. What do you kno

10、w about Southeastern University? A. It has a lot of parties. B. Its no older than Granton. C. It has tough admission requirements. 听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18. Why does the girl come to the mans house? A. To ask for help.B. To borrow money. C. To be a babysitter. 19. Who is Kellys financial advisor? A. Mrs

11、. Adams. B. Her mother. C. Her father. 20. What are the two speakers probably talking about? A. Money. B. Courses. C. Housework. 第二部分 阅读理解（共两节， 满分40分）第一节：阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读短文，从所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AThere was a boy in India who was sent by his parents to a boarding school. Before

12、 being sent away this boy was the brightest student in his class. He was at the top in every competition. He was a champion.But the boy changed after leaving home and attending the boarding school. His grades started dropping. He hated being in a group. He was lonely all the time. And there were esp

13、ecially dark times when he felt like killing himself. All of this was because he felt worthless and that no one loved him.His parents started worrying about the boy. But even they did not know what was wrong with him. So his dad decided to travel to the boarding school and talk with him.They sat on

14、the bank of the lake near the school. The father started asking him casual questions about his classes, teachers and sports. After some time his dad said, “Do you know son, why I am here today?”The boy answered back, “to check my grades?”“No, no” his dad replied, “I am here to tell you that you are

15、the most important person for me. I want to see you happy. I dont care about grades. I care about you. I care about your happiness. YOU ARE MY LIFE.”These words caused the boys eyes to fill with tears. He hugged his dad. They didnt say anything to each other for a long time.Now the boy had everythin

16、g he wanted. He knew there was someone on this earth who cared for him deeply. He meant the world to someone. And today this young man is in college at the top of his class and no one has ever seen him sad!Thanks a lot, dad. YOU ARE MY LIFE.21. The boy changed after he went to the boarding school be

17、cause_.A. his grades were not as good as before B. his classmates didnt like him C. his father seldom went to see him D. he felt no one cared about him22. The father went to the boarding school to_.A. know if he was still the best student B. find out what was wrong with his sonC. ask some questions

18、about his classmates D. talk with the boys teacher about his grades23. The underlined word “ casual” in Paragraph 4 means _.A. unimportant B. strange C. special D. difficult24. The passage mainly tells us never to _.A. send a small boy to a boarding school B. care too much about a students gradesC.

19、pay no attention to the power of caring D. miss the chance to say thanks to our fathersBHi, everybody! Welcome to our newly-opened Richards Cinema Bookstore!Now let me introduce to you some of the new film books in our store. Are you Chinese film fans? OK, here comes the latest 25 New Takes about Ch

20、inese films. It is a collection of 25 fresh readings of different Chinese films from the 1930s to the present. In recent years, Chinese films are very popular in the States, such as Crouching Tiger and Hidden Dragon, Hero, and Flowers of Shanghai. Do you like French films? Well, here is The French C

21、inema Book. It covers French films from the 1890s to the beginning of the 21st century. It is written for all lovers of French cinema: students and teachers, specialists and fans, and so on.Maybe you are Indian film fans and star-chasers. Then here is Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema. The book is a com

22、plete introduction to all the best Indian films. It also offers a full list of names of the famous and successful film stars in the past ten years. You know, the Indian film industry is the largest in the world after our Hollywood. If you like British films, we have The British Cinema Book. It is a

23、good review of British cinema. This book contains a good many nice pictures. In our bookstore, you can also find books about Mexican, Japanese, Australian, German and Italian films. Well, please help yourselves to some coffee or tea, and have a good time here!25. The speaker of the passage is most p

24、robably _.A. the author of 25 New TakesB. a tourist in the cinema bookstoreC. the manager of the cinema bookstore D. a reader of Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema26.How many Asian countries does the speaker refer to when he talks about the film books?A. Two. B. Three. C. Four. D. Nine.27. Which of the f

25、ollowing statements is NOT mentioned in the passage？A. Indian cinema is second only to Hollywood.B. The British Cinema Book includes a complete list of names of stars.C. Crouching Tiger and Hidden Dragon is well received in the States.D. The French Cinema Book covers over a centurys French films.28.

26、 The purpose of the speaker is_.A. to satisfy the customers various tastes of films B. to keep the authors in the cinema bookstoreC. to offer the tourists chances to meet the film starsD. to make the readers into film producers CEvery year on my birthday, from the time I turned 12, a white gardenia(

27、栀子花) was delivered（投递） to my house. No card came with it. Calls to the flower-shop were not helpful at all. After a while I stopped trying to discover the senders name and just delighted in the beautiful white flower in soft pink paper.But I never stopped imagining who the giver might be. Some of my

28、 happiest moments were spent daydreaming about the sender. My mother encouraged these imaginings. Shed ask me if there was someone for whom I had done a special kindness. Perhaps it was the old man across the street whose mail Id delivered during the winter. As a girl, though, I had more fun imagini

29、ng that it might be a boy I had run into.One month before my graduation, my father died. I felt so sad that I became completely uninterested in my upcoming graduation dance, and I didnt care if I had a new dress or not. But my mother, in her own sadness, would not let me miss any of those things. Sh

30、e wanted her children to feel loved and lovable. In truth, my mother wanted her children to see themselves much like the gardenialovely, strong and perfect with perhaps a bit of mystery.My mother died ten days after I was married. I was 22. That was the year the gardenia stopped coming.29Which of th

31、e following would be the best title for the text?AA childhood Dream.BA Mothers Love.CA Graduation Party.DA Special Birthday.30The mother insisted that her daughter go to the graduation dance because _.Ashe could take care of things herself Bshe hoped she would find a boyfriendCshe wanted her to be h

32、appy and strong Dshe thought education was most important31Who was the sender of the flower?AA boy the writer had run into. BOne of the writers neighbors.COne of the writers classmates.DThe writers mother.DSome countries have a large number of earthquakes. Japan is one of them, while others do not h

33、ave many, for example, there are few earthquakes in Britain. There is often a great noise during an earthquake. The ground vibrates（颤动）. Houses fall down. Railways are broken, which causes trains to run off. Sometimes thousands of people are killed in different ways. About 60,000 were killed in 1783

34、 in the south of Italy. Some people say that earthquakes often happen near volcanoes（火山）, but this is not true. The centres of some earthquakes are under the sea. The bottom of the sea suddenly moves. The powerful forces inside the earth break the rocks. The coast（海岸） is shaken and great waves appea

35、r. These waves travel long distances and rush over the land when they reach it, breaking down houses and other buildings. Sometimes they break more buildings than the earthquake itself. A terrible earthquake happened in Assam, India, in 1986. The land near Shillong suddenly moved 1.5 feet to one sid

36、e, and then back again. It continued to act like this 20 times a minute. Few buildings could stand what was happening and the great stones flew four feet up into the air. What kind of building stays up best in an earthquake? The Americans carefully studied the results of the earthquake at San Franci

37、sco（1906）and believed it best for buildings to be made with concrete（水泥）walls together by steel frames. Such are the buildings that cant burn or fall easily. 32. The best title of this passage should be _. A. The Centres of Earthquakes B. Earthquakes C. The Loss Caused by Earthquakes D. Buildings an

38、d Earthquakes 33. Earthquakes often happen _. A. near volcanoes B. in JapanC. in Britain D. Both A and B 34. _ makes more loss than the earthquake itself. A. Nothing B. Volcanoes C. Forces inside the earth D.Terrible waves by the earthquake 35. When an earthquake happens, _ can be heard. A. great wa

39、ves B. sounds of houses falling down C. a great noise D. the powerful force 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。选项中有两项为多余选项。Business is the organized approach to providing customers with the goods and services they want. The word business also refers to an organization that provides t

40、hese goods and services. Most businesses seek to make a profit（利润） that is, they aim to achieve income that is more than the costs of operating the business. 36 Commonly called nonprofits, these organizations are primarily nongovernmental service providers. 37 Business management is a term used to d

41、escribe the techniques of planning, direction, and control of the operations of a business. 38 One is the establishment（制定） of broad basic policies with respect to production; sales; the purchase of equipment, materials and supplies; and accounting. 39 The third relates to the establishment of stand

42、ards of work in all departments. Direction is concerned primarily with supervision（监管）and guidance by the management in authority. 40 A. Control includes the use of records and reports to compare actual work with the set standards for work.B. In this connection there is the difference between top ma

43、nagement and operative management.C. Examples of nonprofit business include such organizations as social service agencies and may hospitals.D. However, some businesses only seek to earn enough to cover their operating costs.E. The second aspect relates to the application of these policies by departm

44、ents.F. In the theory of business management, organization has two main aspects.G. Planning in business management has three main aspects.第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节 完形填空(共20小题；每小题15分，满分30分)阅读下面短文，从短文后面各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。There are times when people are so tired that they fa

45、ll asleep almost anywhere. We can see there is a lot of sleeping on the bus or train on the _41_ home from work in the evenings. A man will be _42_ the newspaper, and seconds later it _43_ as if he is trying to _44_ it. Or he will fall asleep on the shoulder of the stranger _45_ next to him. _46_ pl

46、ace where unplanned short sleep _47_ is in the lecture hall where a student will start snoring（打鼾）so _48_ that the professor has to ask another student to _49_ the sleeper awake. A more embarrassing（尴尬）situation occurs when a student starts falling into sleep and the _50_ of the head pushes the arm

47、off the _51_, and the movement carries the _52_ of the body along. The student wakes up on the floor with no _53_ of getting there. The worst time to fall asleep is when _54_. Police reports are full of _55_ that occur when people fall into sleep and go _56_ the road. If the drivers are _57_, they a

48、re not seriously hurt. One womans car, _58_, went into the river. She woke up in four feet of _59_ and thought it was raining. When people are really _60_，nothing will stop them from falling asleep - no matter where they are.41. A. way B. track C. path D. road42. A. buying B. folding C. delivering D

49、. reading43. A. acts B. shows C. appears D. sounds44. A. open B. eat C. find D. finish45. A. lying B. waiting C. talking D. sitting46. A. Next B. Every C. Another D. One47. A. goes on B. ends up C.lasts D. returns48. A. bravely B. happily C. loudly D. carelessly49. A. leave B. shake C. keep D. watch

50、50. A. size B. shape C. weight D. strength51. A. cushion B. desk C. shoulder D. book52. A. action B. position C. rest D. side53. A. memory B. reason C. question D. purpose54. A. thinking B. working C. walking D. driving55. A. changes B. events C. ideas D. accidents56. A. up B. off C. along D. down57

51、. A. lucky B. awake C. calm D. strong58. A. in time B. at first C. as usual D. for example59. A. dust B. water C. grass D. bush60. A. tired B. drunk C. lonely D. lazy第二卷第二节（共10分；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下列材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。Teacher: Good morning, everybody. Were glad to have Mr. Henry Stone w

52、ith us, _61_ famous writer in this country. He is going to share with us his writing experiences. Now, Henry, please tell us _62_ you find so many interesting things for your stories.Henry: OK, I watch people a lot when I travel. I _63_ (be) to many countries, such as Britain, Italy, and Sweden. So

53、I spend much time at the airports. While _64_(wait) for my flights, I watch people passing by and start my _65_(imagine). For example, The other day I saw a couple, _66_ were buying magazines at the airport. Every few seconds, the woman looked around. I wondered if someone was following them. Perhap

54、s they were running away and this reminded me _67_ a story in the newspaper that day: a man _68_(steal)one million pounds a week before and disappeared with his wife. There was a picture of them in the paper. The couple really looked like the thieves .Maybe I _69_ call the police. Just then, I saw _

55、70_ say goodbye to each other. And the woman walked away. Well, sometimes I make mistakes, but I find things like that very useful for my writing.第四部分 写作（共两节，满分35分）第一节 短文改错（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。 增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉。修改：在错的词下面画一横线，并在该词下

56、面写出修改后的词。此行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。 注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词。2.只允许修改10处， 多者（从第11处起）不计分。It is common for students to find part-time job nowadays. Last summer vocation, I worked as a waiter at restaurant. It was the first time that I have earned money by myself. With the money I earned I could

57、buy something what I needed. I was quite exciting about it. Now, as a result of this part-time job, I neednt to ask my parents for money as before. I think it helpful of a student to know about the outside world and that its a good preparation in the future. I not only understand the value of money,

58、 and also know how to get along with another. In a word, I had a fruitful vacation. 第二节：书面表达 （25分 ） 如你是学生会主席，请根据下面图表，用英语写一则关于春游的通知。参加者高中一、二年级的学生活动内容1.去博物馆看人与自然的展览。2.参加泉山植物园。集合地点学校大门前集合时间1. 4月25日上午乘校车前往；2.早上七点集合，七点二十分开车。注意事项1.参观展览时保持安静；并认真记笔记，准备回来后讨论。2.在山顶野餐，要自带午餐和饮料。3.参加者在本周四前到学生会报名。注意：1.通知必须包括表内所列内容，可以适当调整内容的顺序和增加细节，使其连贯、完整。2.词数：100左右。 3.通知时间：4月24日4.生词：展览exhibition; 植物园the botanical garden; 报名sign up for; 学生会the Students Union_The Students Union April 24