湖南省师大附中2012-2013学年高一上学期期中考试英语试题.doc

湖南省师大附中2012-2013学年高一上学期期中考试英语试题
时量：120分钟 分值150分
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PART ONE: LISTENING COMPREHENSION （30分）
Section A （22.5marks）
Directions: In this section, you’ll hear 6 conversations between 2 speakers. For each conversation, there are several questions and each question is followed by 3 choices. Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions by marking the corresponding letter (A, B or C) on the question booklet. You will hear each conversation TWICE.
Conversation 1
1. What does the woman do every week?
A. She plays basketball. B. She plays tennis. C. She goes skating.
2. What do we know about the man?
A. He likes playing tennis. B. He is on the school football team.
C. His favourite team is San Francisco 49ers.
Conversation 2
3. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?
A. Son and mother. B. Brother and sister. C. Husband and wife.
4. How does the woman feel about Harry?
A. Worried. B. Annoyed. C. Confused.
Conversation 3
5. Why did the man go to the gym at first?
A. To relax himself. B. To keep in shape. C. To lose weight.
6. What do we know about the man’s gym?
A. The trainers there are excellent. B. There are various facilities.
C. It opened two months ago.
Conversation 4
7. What do we know about the man?
A. He doesn’t like baseball. B. He never plays basketball.
C. He isn’t good at playing basketball.
8. What does the woman think of a ping pong game?
A. It’s exciting. B. It’s confusing. C. It’s relaxing.
9. What will the speakers do next?
A. Watch an old ping pong game online. B. Watch a live basketball match.
C. Play a ping pong game.
Conversation 5
10. Why did the woman quarrel with Diana?
A. Diana lied to her. B. Diana told lies about her.
C. They didn’t agree on something.
11. What is the man’s attitude?
A. He thinks the woman is right. B. He agrees with Diana’s opinion.
C. He believes the girls are really foolish.
12. What will the woman do next?
A. Give Diana a call. B. Have a chat with Jenny.
C. Pass the phone to the man.
Conversation 6
13. Where are the two speakers?
A. In a gym. B. In a hospital. C. At a school.
14. What does the man want to talk about with the woman?
A. Her heart disease. B. Her exercising. C. Her work.
15. What does the man suggest the woman do?
A. Have a rest. B. Make an exercise plan.
C. Do some difficult exercise.
Section B (7.5marks)
Directions: In this section, you will hear a short passage. Listen carefully and then fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Fill in each blank with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS.
You will hear the short passage TWICE.

PART TWO: LANGUAGE KNOWLEDGE （40 marks）
Section A （10 marks）
Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose one answer that best completes the sentence.
21.-------What a mistake!
-------Yes, I _______his doing it another way, but with out success.
A. was suggesting B. will suggest C. would suggest D. had suggested
22. Both being a teenager and being a parent _____be very difficult.
A. shall B. can C. should D. must
23. Family fights are the things _______I feel upset.
A. about which B. of which C. in which D. on which
24.Eric felt the bag brought back by his parents, curious to know what it .
A. collected B. contained C. included D. saved
25. William spends too much time in Internet cafes, ________he either plays games or chats on the internet.
A. that B. where C. which D. whose
26. To Daniel’s parents’ surprise, the living room was clean and tidy, with the window ______and fresh air ______in.
A. open; coming B. to open; coming C. open; come D. opened; came
27. There’s nothing more important than good health, _______?
A. is there B. isn’t it C. isn’t there D. is it
28. The factory used 65 percent of the raw materials, the rest of which _____ saved for other purposes.
A. is B. are C. was D. were
29. No matter what I do, my efforts ________always end in failure.
A. lose weight B. to lose weight C. losing weight D. lost weight
30. Christina wasn’t saying anything, but the professor smiled at her _______she had done something very clever.
A. as if B. now that C. while D. though

Section B （12 marks）
Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are 4 words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with a word or phrase that best fits the context.
A woman came out of her house and saw three old men sitting in her front yard. She said, "I don't think I know you, but you must be 31. Please come in and have something to eat."
"Is the man of the house home?” they asked. "No", she replied, "He's out." "Then we cannot come in", they replied.
In the evening when her 32 came home, she told him what had happened. "Go tell them I am home and invite them in!" The woman went out and invited the men in. "We do not go into a 33 together," they replied. "Why is that?" she asked.
One of the old men gave an 34 that their names were Wealth, 35 and Love. Then he added, "Now go in and 36 with your husband which one of us you want in your home."
The woman went in and told her husband what was said. Her husband was 37and he suggested inviting Wealth to fill their home with money，talking and laughing.“With riches，we buy new houses，expensive furniture，and colourful clothing. We will look much better in the eyes of both ourselves and our neighbours ”he said. And his wife wanted to invite Health; but their daughter-in-law 38 they should invite Love so that their home would be full of warmth. “With that，we will feel much better in our family and our neighbourhood as well.That’s of more importance.”she argued. 39 the husband said to his wife. "Go out and invite Love to be our guest."
The woman 40 and asked the three old men, "Which one of you is Love? Please come in and be our guest."
Love 41 and started walking toward the house.
The other two also got up and followed him. Surprised, the lady asked Wealth and Health: "I only invited Love, Why are you coming in?"
The old men replied 42: "If you had invited Wealth or Health, the other two of us would have stayed out, but since you invited Love, wherever He goes, we go with him. Wherever there is Love, there is also Wealth and Health!"
31.A.frightened B.starving C.upset D.confused
32. A.friend B.adolescent C.husband D.daughter-in-law
33. A.House B. Dinner C. System D.Scene
34. A.performance B.approval C.argument Dexplanation.
35. A.Success B.Cash C.Health D.Recovery
36. A.discuss B.defend C.exchange D.challenge
37. A.selfish B.overjoyed C.upset D.energetic
38. A.informed B. suggested C.worried D.included
39. At the beginning. B.Somehow C.As a matter of factD.At last
40. A.went out B.came in C.stayed out D.went in
41. A.stayed up B. got up C.mixed up D.looked up
42. A.together B.properlyly C.altogether D.hard

SECTION C (8 points)
mess distant concentrate annoyed pressure balance damage along with insist on stay up
Directions:  Complete the passage below with the correct forms of the given words and phrases in the column (two are extra).

Jack is now all alone. His wife has left him, 43.__________ their five-year-old child. And early this morning, he received a call from his boss, who sounded really 44. __________ and said that Jack had failed a very important project.
With both his family and work in a 45. ___ Jack begins to think hopelessly, “Why is everything like this?” Recently, he has been under a lot of 46. __________. He tried so hard to finish the project well as required by his boss. He 47. __________ finishing every task well before going to bed, so he had to 48. __________ almost every night. But what about his family? As a matter of fact, he seldom spent time having meals with his wife and child. The night when his wife left, they had a fight and she called him 49. __________ and selfish.
Yes, her wife was right. The main problem is that as a husband and a father, he fails to keep a 50. __________ between work and family!

SECTION D (10 points)
Directions: Read the passage carefully and then translate the underlined sentences into English or Chinese. Write your answer on your answer sheet.
What is "health"? It means that we have healthy bodies, healthy hobbies and healthy lives. 51. It's easy for me to answer what I usually do to keep healthy. I usually read books or newspapers, and listen to music like English country songs.
Do you really want to keep healthy? Here are some suggestions.52.首先,你应该早睡早起， so you can have a good sleep during the night and listen to the teachers carefully during the day. Second, you'd better take part in sports. 53.你每周至少应该锻炼5次，每次至少30分钟，five times a week. Walking and riding your bike count, and so do school sports. Playing sports can make you strong. 54.Third, don't watch too much TV programmes except news; don't play computer games or play your mobile phone for a long time. It's bad for your eyes and it may make you lazy. Fourth, eat less but healthier food. Why don't you eat noodles and rice instead of hamburgers and fried chips? Why don't you drink water and milk instead of coffee and coke? 55.Finally, you should always be happy. The secret is doing something good for others. I hope you can keep healthy and enjoy your life.

PART THREE ：READING COMPREHENSION (30 points)
Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passages is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked with A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage.
A
In China, many people are leaving the countryside to find jobs in the cities, because the countryside is much poorer than the city, and often there isn't much work there. Services such as hospital and transport are
usually much better in the city than in the countryside. They hope that their lives will improve when they move to the city.
But in the big cities of Europe like London or Paris, people are moving out of the city. These rich families want to live a quieter life. They are tired of the noise and the dirt of the city, and they are tired of the crowded streets, crowded trains and buses. They don't want to live in the cities any more. They want a house with a garden in the countryside, and breathe the fresh air there.
So they move out of the cities. Some don't go very far, just a little way out of the city, to the towns near the cities. Other people move to the real countryside with sheep, cows and green fields. There, they start new lives and try to make new friends.
Not all those who move from the city to the countryside are happy. After two or three years, many people who have done this feel that it was a big mistake. They don't make so much money and there isn't much work to do. People in the countryside are very different and aren't always very friendly.
As a result, quite a lot of people who have moved to the countryside move back to the city. "It's wonderful to see crowds in the streets and cinema lights," they say.

56. Which is NOT the reason for people moving to the cities in China?
A．The countryside is much poorer than the city.
B．People in the countryside have nothing to eat.
C．People in the countryside don't have much work to do there.
D．Services in cities are usually much better than those in the countryside.
57. Why do some rich families in Europe move to the countryside?
A．Because they will find good jobs.
B．Because they are tired of living in the city.
C．Because they can make more money there.
D．Because they like feeding sheep and cows in the green fields.
58. After moving to the countryside, some people in Europe feel unhappy because ___________
A．they can't make much money
B．there isn't much work for them to do in the countryside
C．some people in the countryside aren't always very friendly to them
D．A, B and C
59. The underlined sentence in the last paragraph shows __________
A．they are happy to move back to the city
B．they miss their friends in the countryside
C．they still want to move to the countryside
D．they are tired of the noise and the crowded streets in the city
60. The best title of this passage may be “__________”
A．A happy life! B．Living in the city!
C．Moving out or moving back ? D．Living in the countryside!

B
Saturday, March 24th
We have arrived in the hot, wet city of Bangkok. This is our first trip to Thailand（泰国）. All the different smells make us want to try the food. We are going to eat something special for dinner tonight. The hotel we are staying in is cheap, and very clean. We plan to stay here for a few days, visit some places in the city, and then travel to Chiang Mai in the North.
Tuesday, March 27th
Bangkok is wonderful and surprising. The places are interesting. We visited the famous market which was on water, and saw a lot of fruits and vegetables. Everything is so colorful, and we have taken hundreds of photos already! Later today we will leave for Chiang Mai. We will take the train north, stay in Chiang Mai for two days, and then catch a bus to Chiang Rai.
Friday, March 30th
Our trip to Chiang Rai was long and boring. We visited a small village in the mountains. The village people here love the quiet life—no computers or phones. They are the kindest people I have ever met. They always smile and say“hello”. Kathy and I can only speak a few words of Thai, so smiling is the best way to show our kindness. I feel good here and hope to be able to come back next year.
61. The diaries above show the writer’s __________________ days in Thailand.
A. 3 B. 7 C. 15 D.8
62. It seems that visitors __________________ in Bangkok.
A. often feel hungry
B. can’t take any photos
C. can have a good time
D. feel a little bored
63. Which of the following is TRUE?
A. Chiang Mai is a beautiful city in the south of Thailand.
B. The writer left Chiang Mai for Chiang Rai by bus.
C. The writer is traveling alone in Thailand.
D. The writer will take a bus to Chiang Mai.
64. The people in the village _______________________.
A. are friendly to others
B. like to speak English
C. hope to live in the cities
D. live a very busy life
65. What is the best title（标题）for the whole diary?
A. My First Travel
B. The Outside World
C. Traveling in Thailand
D. My Trip to Chiang Mai

C
The summer I was ten, my mother decided to bring us to the world of art. My brother and I were not very excited when we realiz