新题型牛津教材高一第二学期月考英语试卷.doc

老港中学高一第二学期周考英语试卷(2015,3)
I. I. Listening Comprehension （20%）
Part A Short Conversations
Directions: In Part 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 you paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.
( ).1. A. At a bookstore B. At the customs office
C. At a school D. At a post office
( ) 2. A. Father and daughter B. Classmates
C. Teacher and student D. Headmaster and teacher
( )3. A.7:00am B. 8:00am C. 8:00pm D. 7:30pm
( ) 4. A. Room 404 B. Room 403 C. Room 503 D. Room 605
( )5. A. The man wants to put money in the bank because of no risk.
B. The man doesn’t want to put his money in the bank.
C. The man doesn’t want to put his money in the bank because of no risk.
D. The man wants to put his money in the bank for more interest.
( ) 6. A. Tom is good at thinking B. Tom is rich
C. Tom is very poor now D. Tom should think a lot
( ) 7.A.She doesn’t need to go back on either one.
B. She doesn’t know when they leave
C. The man can take either one
D. There is something the matter with them.
( ) 8. A. Rest for a few hours B. Go to the concert
C. Make a telephone D.GO to get some tickets for the concert
( ) 9. A. To the school B. To a friend’s house
C. To the post office D. To the restaurant
( )10. A.In the spare-time school B. In the computer center
C. In the evening D. In the primary school
Section B
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. One hamburger and one drink B. Some French fries and two cups of coffee
C. One hamburger, some French fries and one drink
D. One hamburger, One French fry and one drink
( ) 12. A. They left McDonald’s B. They shared the food
C. They began to look for seats D. They looked around.
( ) 13. A. The old lady wasn’t hungry at all
B. The old man wasn’t hungry at all
C. The old lady had a toothache
D. The two old people shared the same teeth
Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage
( )14. A. Because they are not free any more
B. Because they can’t provide convenience for consumers.
C. Because they have polluted the environment and wasted valuable oil.
D. Because the firms have increased the cost
( ) 15. A. The company that won’t obey the rules will face fines.
B. Taxes will be increased to discourage the production and sale of plastic bags.
C. Rubbish collectors will burn or bury all plastic bags.
D. Plastic should be separated for reprocessing
( ) 16. A. China will be among the strongest nations in the world.
B. People all carry cloth bags or baskets for their vegetables.
C. More energy and natural resources will be saved.
D. Supermarket and shops will get more profits

Section C
Directions: In Section C, you will hear two longer conversations. The conversations will be read twice. After you hear each conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Write your answers on your answer sheet.
Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.
Complete the form. Write ONE WORD for each answer.

Room Reservation
Name: Mr._____17________
Room: a _____18_______ room with a bath
Length of stay a ______19_____
Cost: ﹩_____20_____ a night

II. II. Grammar and Vocabulary 16%
(A)
English is (21) ________ (widely) used language in the history of our planet. One in every seven human beings (22) ________ speak it. More than half of the world’s books and three quarters of international mail are in English. Of all languages, English has the largest vocabulary — perhaps as many as two million words.
However, let’s face it: English is a crazy language. There is no egg in (23) ________ eggplant, neither pine nor apple in a pineapple and no ham in a hamburger. Sweet-meats are candy, while sweetbreads, (24) ________ aren’t sweet, are meat.
We take English (25) _______ granted. But when we explore its paradoxes (矛盾), we find that quicksand can work slowly, boxing rings are square, public bathrooms have no baths in them.
And why is it (26) ________ a writer writes, but fingers don’t fing, grocers don’t groce, and hammers don’t ham? If the plural of tooth is teeth, shouldn’t the plural of booth be beeth?
How can a slim chance and a fat chance be the same, while a wise man and a wise guy are opposites? How can overlook and oversee be opposites, while quite a lot and quite a few are alike? How can the weather be hot as hell one day and cold as hell the next?
So far English, (27) ________ (invent) by people not computers,( 28) ________ (reflect) the creativity of human beings.
（B）
The (29) ________ (ring) bell indicated the end of the last class on Friday afternoon. Students swarmed out of the classrooms and headed back to their dormitories. Only Xiao Di headed to another classroom. “Go ahead and have dinner. Don’t wait for me,” the 20-year-old told her friends. “I have to get to a good seat for my minor subject.”
Like Xiao, many students are signing up for minor subjects in their spare time. (30) ________ the reasons are different, they all believe that taking a minor subject is a rewarding experience.
Li Keren, 22, is a senior who (31) ________ (involve) in finance at Tianjin University of Finance & Economics now. He enrolled in international finance as his minor subject and managed to stay on top in (32) ________ of his major and minor subjects.
“Different from most students, I pay equal attention to my major and minor subject,” he says. He thinks that students have signed up for minor subjects (33) ________ they have the energy and time to do so. The disadvantage of (34) ________ (pay) less attention to a minor subject, according to Li, is (35) ________ students may not get a comprehensive understanding of the subject.
Therefore, what students should do is (36) ________ (devote) the same energy and time to their major subject as before, while sacrificing their spare time to work on their minor subject. “Considering your future, it’s a worthwhile effort,” he says.

III :Directions: Read the passage carefully and choose the most suitable word from A-J to fill in the blanks Each word can be used only once. There is one extra word which you do not need.（9%）
A. presented B. perfect C. reputation D. ideal E. therefore
F. regarded G.. contribution H. suffering I. humour J. however
Born to the tallest couple in China, Yao Ming has a(n)__37___ gene( 基因 ) to play basketball. He started playing for the Shanghai Sharks as a teenager and later was selected by the Houston Rockets. His team spirit and sense of _38_____ made him popular at home and abroad. And he is also_39__ as one of the best basketball players in the NBA.
Along with honors, sports also bring Yao pain and injury. His_40___ in his feet and knees almost made him unable to attend 2008 Olympic Games. Yao,__41_____, returned to play with the Chinese national team in time. Due to the_42______ performance of Yao and all other team members, China made the Olympic men’ s basketball quarter finals for the third time in history.
With a growing_43___, Yao has frequently been chosen by many sponsors( 赞助商 ), such as Reebok, Pepsi, Visa, Apple, McDonald’s and so on. He was 44______ an award by University of Houston in 2006. The award is to honour Yao ‘s_45____ to the developing relationship Asian and American cultures.
IV. Cloze
Directions: 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. （10）
The magazine Time chose Rudy Giuliani, the former New York mayor, as its Person of the Year at the end of 2001 because of Giuliani’s __46 _on September 11 and afterwards: because a very human man showed superhuman strengths at a time when the _47_ country was being tested.
Giuliani now 58, ___48__ to work as mayor of the biggest city in the US in 1993. He _49_ his two trms on December 31,2001.
People across the world were deeply impressed by Giuliani from the __50_ _first moments after two hijacked planes crashed into the World Trade Center’s twin towers. He _51_ to the scene and was _52_ buried when towers fell down; he calmly gave new conferences one after another; he attended more than 200 funerals of those who __53__ in the September 11 attacks.
Giuliani finished his second _54_ term as mayor on December 31, 2001. His __55_ to Bloomberg me new major, was simple: “Don’t fail our people.”
46 A. safety B. humour C. courage D. dignity
47 A. entire B. perfect C. complete D. total
48 A. enjoyed B. involved C. started D. caused
49 A. declared B. expected C. ended D. followed
50 A. much B. very C. many D. so
51 A. jumped B. arrived C. hurried D. reached
52 A, also B. nearly C. just D. immediately
53 A. killed B. died C. injured D. saved
54 A. three-year B. four-year C. eight-year D. six-year
55 A. goal B. confidence C. advice D. competition

V. Directions: Read the following four 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.（15）
(A)

The World Trade Organization WTO founded on January 1, 1995 aims to encourage inter-national trade to flow as freely as possible making sure that trade agreements are respected and that any disputes (争端) can be settled.
In the five years since its founding the WTO has become well-known as one of the world’s most powerful economic organizations taking its place alongside the World Bank and International Monetary Fund.
The system of global rules for international trade however dates back half a century to 1984 when the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade GATT(关贸总协定) was formed after World War II.
As time went by it became clear that the GATT had two major drawbacks--the limited areas it covered and the lack of an effective system to settle disputes.
After seven years of trade talks ending in 1994, the so-called Uruguay Round finally gave birth to the WTO complete with an effective system to settle disputes and new rules covering trade in services and intellectual property (知识产权).
Even after seven years of talks and 22500 pages of agreements there were still problems especially the difficult-to-deal with areas of agriculture and services.
The WTO with its head office in Geneva has 135 members with 30 more waiting to join.
56.he underlined world “drawbacks” probably means “________”.
A. advantages B. strong points C. ways D. weak points
57.Compared with the GATT, the WTO ______.
A. can not finish the tasks as GATT did
B. can do better to settle disputes in more areas of international trade
C. will play the same role as GATT did in the international trade
D. didn’t pay enough attention to services and intellectual property
58.We can know from this passage that the GATT stopped working ______.
A. in the year 1994 B. seventeen years after the Uruguay Round talk
C. shortly after the WTO was founded D. in the last of 1990’s
59..According to the passage we can infer that in the new century the WTO will ______.
A. recruit more members and settle problems more effectively
B. take the place of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund
C. do more in the international trades but less in the intellectual property
D. be taken the place of by another international organization
(B)
What's On
Stage
An acrobatic(杂技) soul: To celebrate its 50th anniversary, the China Acrobatic Troupe will present “The Soul of China”, where the seemingly impossible is made real. Chills will run down your spine (脊柱) as you watch breathlessly as performers take their art and their bodies to the edge.
Time: 7:30 p.m., September 13-19
Place: Capital Theatre, 22 Wangfujing Dajie, Dongcheng District
Exhibitions
Joint Show: A group ink painting exhibition is running at the Huangshicheng Art Gallery in Beijing. About 50 works by 25 young artists including Ge Yun and Yu Yang are on display.
Time: 9 a.m-5 p.m. until September 10
Place: Huangshicheng Gallery, 136 Nanchizi Dajie, Dongcheng Distirct
Oil paintings: The Wanfung Art Galley will host a joint show of oil paintings by 10 young and middle-aged artists. On display are more than 30 of their latest works, which capture the wonderful variety of life in unique styles.
Time: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. until September 15
Place: 136 Nanchizi Street, Dongcheng District
Literature museum: The National Museum of Modern Chinese Literature offers a deep study of the evolution of Chinese contemporary literature from 1919 to 1949.
Time: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m., daily
Place: 45 Anyuan Donglu, Chaoyang District (Shaoyaoju area)
Concerts
Beijing rocks：“The Night of Chinese Rock” is set to bring rock fans out by the thousands next month. Nine Chinese rock bands will perform at the concert, including older generation bands, middle generation and some recent arrivals. The audience will be given a chance to decide what songs they want to hear, which is sure to bring a storm.
Time: September 16
Place: The Olympic Center
Belgium Orchestra: La Petite Bande, the Baroque Orchestra of Belgium will perform in Beijing at the Grand Theatre of the Cultural Palace of Nationalities as part of activities across the world to commemorate the 250th anniversary of Bach’s death.
Time: 7:30 p.m. September 11-14
Place: Grand Theatre of the Cultural Palace of Nationalities
60..What do you think of the acrobatic show mentioned here?
A. When you watch it, you will certainly feel cold.
B. Something strange will puzzle everyone, including scientists.
C. Unexpected things will make you excited and surprised.
D. Even the bravest ones will be too frightened to go on watching.
61..The most characteristic thing about “The Night of Chinese Rock” is that __________.
A. it will let