天津市及平区2014-2015学年高一英语上学期期中试题.doc

天津市和平区2014-2015学年高一英语上学期期中试题
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第I卷选择题（共75分）
第—部分：听力（共两节，满分15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—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，你将有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—遍。
1. What does the man think of the lecture?
A. Boring.
B. Lively.
C. Interesting.
2. What's the man?
A. A teacher.
B. A taxi driver.
C. An actor.
3. Where did the woman spend her holiday?
A. At her uncle's.
B. At her uncle's farm.
C. At a piano school
4.Why is the man going to the States?
A For a holiday.
B. To study.
C. On business.
5. What's the probable relationship between the two speakers?
A. Husband and wife.
B. Customer and assistant
C. Classmates.
第二节（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
听下面几段材料。每段材料后有几个小题，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置。听每段材料前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段材料读两遍。
听下面一段对话，回答第6至第8小题。
6.Where does the conversation most probably take place?
A．Ina restaurant
B．In a library.
C．In a bookstore．
7. What do you think of the business here?
A．Bad
B．Good
C．Not very good.
8.Whydoesn’t the man order?
A. Because he needs some time to think
B. Because he thinks it's expensive.
C. Because he is waiting for his friend
听下面一段对话，回答第9至11小题。
9. What's the weather like now?
A. Rainy.
B．Sunny.
C．Cloudy.
10. What does the woman plan to do this weekend?
A. Have a picnic.
B. Go swimming.
C. Go fishing.
11. What's the average temperature in winter?
A．About 0C．
B．About 7 C．
C．About 10C．
听下面—段材料，回答第12至第15小题。
12. Where was Alexander Graham Bell born?
A. In Scotland.
B．In the US.
C．In Japan.
13. What was the main reason for Bell's family to move to Canada?
A. Bell's long illness.
B. Bell's father had a job in Canada.
C. Bell was invited to teach at the University of Boston.
14. What was Bell's main interest throughout his life?
A. Helping the blind
B．Helping the deaf.
C．Helping the black
15. When did Bell succeed in inventing the telephone?
A. In 1817.
B．In 1847.
C．In 1874.
第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节：单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
从A. B. C.D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
16. In ______ fact, as the years pass, children will be aware of making ____ progress.
A. the; the B. a; a C./;a D./;/
17. --What do you think of the talk?
--To tell the truth ,it was______。Many of us were soon ______of it and began to do something else.
A. boring; tired B. bored ; tiring C. bored ;tired D. boring ;tiring
18. The dress is ______.so I will feel embarrassed if I wear it to the dinner party.
A. out of sight B. out of date C. out of order D. out of work
19. --When are you leaving for Shanghai?
---Tomorrow morning. My plane _______at 10:00 a.m.
A. is left B. was leaving C. leaves D. has left
20. It's reported that the United States uses_______ energy as the whole of Europe.
A. as twice B. twice much C. twice much as D. twice as much
21. Mrs. Green takes the _______that children should be allowed to learn at their own speed .
A. behaviour B. description C. attitude D. method
22. We Chinese are proud _______our great success _______the area of science and technology.
A. of; in B. for ;on C. of; on D. form
23. The accident was really unexpected I did try to avoid _______ the car in front of mine, but I failed
A. to hit B. to have hit C. having hit D. hitting
24. -- How do you want to post it?
-- It is only printed matter;_ ______mail is OK
A. general B. ordinary C. necessary D. partial
25. If your baby has a fever, you should take him to see a doctor_______.
A. completely B. immediately C. similarly D. seriously
26. When you meet new words while reading, you can _______your dictionary. .
A. infer from B. look up C. look into D. refer to
27. They have already_______ themselves for the travel.
A. equipped B. supplied C. provided D. supported
28. Your story is perfect; I've never heard _______ before.
A. a better one B. the best one C. the better one D. a good one
29. -- Can those _______at the back of the classroom hear me?
-- No problem.
A. seat B. sit C. seated D. sat
30. Robert_______ me his address the other day, but I'm afraid I _______ it.
A. had given; lost B. has given ;have lost C. gave ;have los D. gives ;lost
第二节：完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从31~45各题所给的A. B. C.D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
There is one word that is on the lips of Americans , day and night -"Sorry."
Once as I was walling on the street, a young man ran by 31,brushing against my handbag. Even as he continued on his .way, he 32 back and said "sorry" to me. Even in a rush, he didn't forget to apologize.
One day, after I bought some apples, the salesman was giving me the change, but I wasn't ready for it And a 33 dropped on the ground. "I'm sorry," he said while bending down to pick it up. I was 34 -why would he apologize when it was my 35.
Another time ,I stepped 36 a man's foot in a lift At the same time, we both said "sorry"．I thought it interesting at first - was it really 37 for him to apologize?
Later on, an American friend 38 to me that according to the American ideas, the lift is a 39 place everyone should be able to stand in. After someone occupies （占据） a position in the lift, making it 40 for someone else to find a place to stand in ,isn't it necessary to 41an apologize?
During my stay in America ,I gradually 42 that when friction（摩擦）happen in daily life, Americans don't care much about who is responsible. 43 Someone is troubled, a "sorry" is always necessary. The "sorry3would cool tempers（脾气）44 the other person is hurt. Perhaps this is why I 45 saw anyone quarreling on the buses, subways or street in America.
31. A. excitedly B. hurriedly C. happily D. hopefully
32. A. drove B. held C. watched D. turned
33. A. coin B. handbag C. wallet D. bill.
34. A. impressed B. moved C. annoyed D. puzzled
35. A. duty B. attitude C. fault D. business
36. A. over B. on C. in D. at
37. A. necessary B. important C. surprising D. polite
38. A. lied B. explained C. pointed D. admitted
39. A. crowded B. common C. public D. free
40. A. unfit B. impossible C. narrow D. difficult
41. A. express B. receive C .expect D. tell
42. A. realized B .remembered C .agreed D. meant
43. A. Although B. What C. Unless D. If
44. A. as if B. even if C. as soon as D. before
45. A. always B. often C. never D. sometimes
第三部分：阅读理解（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A. B. C.D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
I had a very good teacher named Leon Sultan .I liked him very much
Mr. Sultan had just got a job at my high school but his name wasn't in the school's system. So when I got my schedule（课表），it read: Staff F. It was during roll-call that I realised that "Staff F" was Mr. Sultan. When he called my name, he asked if I remembered him. Then I realised that he was the teacher who had taught me English when I was in primary school.
Mr. Sultan was a very special teacher. Even though he was older and had been to college, but he was Still ready to learn from others. He would listen to your opinion carefully before expressing his opinion.
I think what he taught me more than anything else is to have an open mind Another thing I couldn't forget was his teaching method -group work
There were four members in the group. Each group had its own topic. Everyone in the group would play a certain role. One would keep the discussion moving, the other one would write down the thoughts of the group, another one would be responsible for gathering information, and another one would share everything the group had discovered with the rest of the class. This allowed us to become "experts" on one topic and teach the rest of our classmates.
Now ,I have become a more open-minded boy. That is because of my two and a half years in Mr. Sultan's class.
46. The underlined word, "roll-call ",in the second paragraph ,is closest in meaning to "_____"．
A. making a call B. calling one's name
C. having a meeting D. handing in homework
47. What was strange about the author's schedule?
A. It was picked up by Mr. Sultan B. It was taken away by Mr. Sultan.
C. It didn't show Mr. Sultan's name. D. It didn't have the courses that he had chosen.
48. What would be the best title for the text?
A. Mr Favourite Teacher一Mr. Sultan B. My Childhood Memories
C. My Dream--To Be a Teacher D.A Good Learning Method
B
Patty Griffin
Patty Griffin is a songwriter, and has been highly respected for her works in music. Her childhood. was full of music because both her mother and her grandmother liked singing. She bought her first guitar at 16, began writing songs in high school and soon started playing with a band called Patty the Executive.
Her song l,000 Kisses won her a Grammy nomination(提名) although she lost the award.
Judy Collins
. Judy Collins was an important artist in the peace movement of the 1960s. She started her own record company, Wildflower. Records. She began as a classical pianist at 13. In the 40 years that followed, Judy became known as an important American folk singer.
Odetta
One thing you always hear when people talk about Odetta is the excellent power of her voice. Known for her powerful stage presence and her skillful ability to command the simplest instruments -- her voice as well as her guitar. Odetta rose to fame singing the classic African-American folk songs and spirituals.
She has also touched the blues.
Joan Baez
Joan Baez is one of the most remarkable singers in American folk music in the 20th century. Her Father was a physicist and was forced to move the family often throughout Joan's childhood. Inspired by her experiences as a could traveling the world, Joan's music includes the peace and civil rights movement

She has been a constant voice for peace and social justice .
49. What can we know about Patty Griffin?
A. She has created the best works in the world.
B. Her mother and her grandmother taught her to sing.
C. Her song l,000 Kisses didn't win the Grammy award
D. She founded her first band Patty & the Executive.
50. Who started her own record company?
A. Patty Griffin. B. Judy Collins.
C. Odetta. D. Joan Baez.
51. According to the paragraph 3, we can infer that Odetta is good at_____ .
A. using her voice and her guitar B. writing African-American songs
C. mixing folk music with the blues D. performing various classical songs
52. What was Joan's music mainly influenced by?
A. Her father. B. Her traveling as a child.
C. The civil rights movement D. The social justice.
C
A British-designed electronic newspaper which is made of plastic and no larger than a table mat(垫子) is to enter the market next year. The new newspaper was conceived(想出) by Cambridge University scientists. They came up with the idea of replacing silicon chips (硅片) with plastic ones. it is being developed by Plastic Logic, a company based in Dresden, Germany.
"It looks just like a table mat, and is as light as a magazine. But you can download hundreds of newspapers at the touch of a button, and read them quite safely," the BBC reported on its website.
The plastic paper is produced in a safe "clean room" at the Plastic Logic factory, which opened last month as the world's first plastic-electronics factory. Every part of the product, from the screen to the electronics, is made of plastic. And it is described by engineer Dean Baker as "top quality". Baker says the plastic newspaper could help solve the problem of waste material associated with traditlional newspapers.
"There's a huge amount of waste . We have paper distributed（分发） allover the country each day and then thrown into the bin. This doesn't need to happen any more. All of the copies could be made electronically and stored on a single e-reader with the appearance of paper." he says.
People can expect to see the plastic newspaper next year, the BBC says.
53. According to the first paragraph, the electronic newspaper __
A. is made of silicon chips
B. is smaller than a table mat
C. was developed by a company in England
D. was designed by more than one person
54. What's special about the electronic newspaper compared with traditional ones?
A. It looks like a table mat
B. It's as light as a magazine.
C. . People can download and read lots of newspapers on it
D. People can receive the BBC report at the touch of a button.
55. What can we learn about the electronic newspaper from the last two paragraphs?
A. It will produce a huge amount of plastic waste.
B. It will be harder to distribute than before.
C. It will have no visual (视觉的) appearance.
D. It will save a huge amount of paper.
56. What's people's attitude towards the electronic newspaper according to the BBC?
A. Hopeful. B. Doubtful.
C. Disappointed. D. Worried
D
As for older people, some of the applications（应用程序）are hard to use because they didn't grow up with them. They don't have simple models of how it should work. They don't know what to do when it doesn't work.
I think there is huge potential, so I have designed some for them. The ability to connect to friends,who remember the same movies, news and music, is really important, especially as people get older. They end up in retirement homes and they aren't always close to their friends. Allowing the network to help them connect with friends and family members is a really powerful thing.
My wife likes using the Internet, although it took me years to get her to use e-mail. She was born withnormal hearing, but lost it when she was three years old. She was totally deaf for many years until 53 whenshe got ear implants（移植）．They work really well. That is a big change for her. Before then, her friendscouldn't call her on the phone, so they insisted that she use e-mails to communicate with them.
The younger people don't even think of this as technology. It's just there, and they use i