2008学年第二学期期中考试高一英语试卷及答案

上海市光明中学2008学年第二学期期中考试

高一年级英语试卷

第I卷

I. Listening Comprehension

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 conversation 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. 9

2. A. In a hospital.

B. 12

C. 3

B. Her husband. D. Her son’s teacher. B. To borrow a bicycle. D. To rent a bicycle.

D. Practised singing. D. Careless. D. An examination.

C. Generous. C. Their hobbies.

D. 6

B. In a police station. C. In a lawyer’s office. D. In a classroom.

3. A. Her old classmate.

C. Her private doctor. 4. A. To buy a used bicycle. C. To buy a new bicycle. 6. A. Thoughtful. 7. A. Sports event.

B. Selfish. B. A lecture.

5. A. Played the piano. B. Went to a concert. C. Wrote some letters.

8. A. Because the present room is too expensive.

B. Because she doesn’t like music. C. Because she needs a quieter place.

D. Because the present room is too small for two people.

B. He doesn’t want to go to the cinema. D. He doesn’t know there is a cinema nearby.

C. He doesn’t understand the question.

9. A. The cinema is nearby.

10. A. She is tired of driving in heavy traffic.

B. She doesn’t mind it as the road conditions are good. C. She is unhappy to have to drive such a long way every day. D. She enjoys it because she’s good at driving.

Part B Passages

Directions: In Part 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. Soft drink productin.

B. Using cola as a drug. D. Effect of cola as a drug. B. He was a drugstore clerk.

D. He was the inventor of cola as a drink. B. By heating it. D. By adding soda water.

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C. The history of cola. C. He sold cola to doctors. C. By taking the water off it.

12. A. He developed cola as a drug. 13. A. By mixing it with special oils.

Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage. 14. A. Thirty percent.

Part C Longer Conversations

Directions: In Part 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. Telephone Message Theme: Name: Flight No.: Picking up Simon’s cousin Eric ___ 17___ ___ 18___ Medium height ___ 19___ weight Appearance: Blond and curly hair With a beard Well-dressed Wearing ___ 20___ Complete the form. Write NO MORE THAN ONE WORD for each answer.

Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation. Why is the man searching for books in To ___ 21___ about Hollywood in the 30s the library? woman suggest the man do first? How can the man do to cut down the topic even further? Where can the man find the woman if he needs help?

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B. Thirty-one percent. D. Sixteen percent.

C. More than two percent.

15. A. They are not satisfied with the education system.

B. They are not happy with the traditional school education quality. C. They expect their children to learn more social skills. D. They don’t want their children to be taught too much.

B. Supportive. D. Uncertain.

C. Acceptive.

16. A. Negative.(否定的)

and 40s. while searching. By listing ___ 23___ he wants. At the ___ 24___ . To narrow the topic, what does the Type in “the history of the ___ 22___” Complete the form. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.

II. Grammar and Vocabulary 25’ Section A

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 sentence. 25. I knew _______ John Lennon, but not _______ famous one. A. / ; a B. a ; the C. / ; the 26. You’d better not take this bus, for it doesn’t stop _______ Fifth Street. A. on A. it

A. come, asking

B. at B. them B. coming, asking

C. in C. themselves

D. to D. itself

27. Some intelligent and successful people find _______ difficult to succeed in language learning. 28. Please excuse my _______ into the office without _______.

C. to come, being asked D. coming, being asked

29. After the new production line was introduced, the factory produced _______ cars in 2008 as the year before.

A. as twice many B. as many twice C. twice as many D. twice many as 30. By the time you got to New York, I _______ for London. A. would be leaving B. was leaving A. deliver A. How A. set out A. which

B. delivering B. What a B. set about B. where

C. have already left D. had left C. delivered C. How a C. set off C. that

D. to deliver D. What D. start out D. to which

31. Peter had the store _______ the package directly to her house last Sunday. 32. _______ fun it is to take a boat trip along the Huangpu River!

33. As soon as they entered the meeting room, they _______ discussing the problem left unsettled. 34. The first city _______ we visited the old professor was Sydney.

35. --- Shall I bring you your coffee now _______ would you rather have it with your lunch? --- I’d like it now, please. A. and semester. A. that A. indicated A. to make

B. which B. indicating B. making

C. who C. to indicate

D. whom

D. having indicated

37. These are positive cues, _______ you can keep talking and start a conversation! 38. Most people agree _______ language respectful to all.

C. that making D. that they make B. relaxed … satisfying D. relaxing … satisfied

39. The _______ look on Jensen’s face suggested that he was really _______. A. relaxing … satisfying

C. relaxed … satisfied

B. or

C. otherwise

D. but

36. Can you still remember the scientist and the theory _______ we learned during the last

D. the ; a

40. Missing the speaking contest means _______ the golden chance to improve your spoken English.

A. to miss B. to be missed C. being missed

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D. missing

Section B

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. ( F=AB; G=AC; H=AD; I=AE; J=BC ) A. individually B. benefit C. experience D. expectation E. require F. generally G. motivates H. running I. comfortable J. positive One of the most successful teachers I’ve had is Mrs. Karen in college. She was my foreign teacher and the reason I think that she was successful is that most of her students had enormous respect for her and I always felt 41 in her teaching environment.

I think she comes up with good ideas for significant teaching by her years of 42 in teaching the ESL students. The teachers sometimes 43 very much from teaching different kinds of students because every year the students would be a little different in character and the teachers would have to make adjustment（调整）on the teaching plans. She also collects her teaching ideas from students, books, or her colleagues.

The way she structures the classroom activities is very goal-oriented. She sets 44 of students and she tried very hard to keep the classroom a 45 learning environment for students. Most of the activities, such as role play, 46 tremendous students’ involvement. She asks students to write journals regularly as the way to start off the semester and pick out volunteers to share it. Or she would divide the class into groups and they can read theirs in a smaller setting. And in order for her to get along with the students, she avoids 47 the class as a monarchy（君主制）. She always tries to pay attention to each individual, so no one feels left out. For any kind if projects she gives, she expects students to explore answers and complete the research 48 . She is like a coach who guides and 49 us to be a better and successful person, but who does not help us directly. This method of teaching which is very effective, really helps students develop better organization and research skills. II. Reading Comprehension 45’ Section A

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.

Most parents, I suppose, have had the experience of reading a bedtime story to their children. And they must have 50 how difficult it is to write a good children’s book. Either the author has aimed too 51 , so that the children can’t follow what is in his (or more often, her) story, or the story seems to be talking to the readers.

The best children’s books are 52 very difficult nor very simple, and satisfy both the child who hears the story and the adult who 53 it. Unfortunately, there are in fact 54 books like this, 55 the problem of finding the right bedtime story is not easy to solve. This may be why many of books regarded as 56 of children’s literature were in fact written for 57 . “Alice’s Adventure in Wonderland” is perhaps the most 58 of this. Children, left for themselves, often 59 the worst possible interest in literature. Just leave a child in bookshop or 60 and he will 61 willingly choose the books written in an imaginative way, or have a look at most children’s comics, full of the stories and jokes which are the 62 of teachers and right-thinking parents.

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Perhaps we parents should stop trying to brainwash children into 63 our taste in literature. After all children and adults are so different that we parents should not expect that they will enjoy the 64 books. So I suppose we’ll just have to compromise（折衷）over that bedtime story. 50. A. hoped 51. A. easy 52. A. both 53. A. hears 54. A. few 55. A. but 56. A. articles

B. realized B. short B. neither B. buys B. many B. work B. girls B. hidden B. show B. home B. less

C. told C. high C. either

D. said D. difficult D. very D. reads D. because D. works D. children D. easy D. add D. library D. be D. readings D. refusing D. same

C. understands C. so

C. a great deal of D. a great number of C. arts C. boys C. find C. office C. able C. having

B. however

57. A. grown ups 58. A. difficult 59. A. are 60. A. school 61. A. more

C. obvious

62. A. lovingness 63. A. receiving

64. A. common Section B

B. interests B. accepting B. ordinary

C. objections C. different

Directions: Read the following 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)

When you are planning for an independent travel, you might need to work out a budget. The ideal vacation will give the most fun for the least spending. The following tips might help you save money in travels:

In general, the expenses on transportation command a big part of the budget. Travel by train if you have enough time. You can save a lot in this way. An example is, from Chongqing Municipality to Beijing, a round-trip flight costs about 2,800 yuan (US$337), while a round-trip train ticket costs only 800 yuan. The difference reaches 2,000 yuan.

It is also important to select the most economic vehicles after you have arrived at the travel site. Choose from city buses, taxis or shuttle buses for special routes to scenic spots. A good suggestion is to buy a map and design the most suitable transport route in advance.

Hotel expenses can also cost a lot if you do not have good choices. It is important to bargain for the rate at each hotel. A good way is to book your room through a travel agent or an Internet travel service provider before you start traveling.

65. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

A. Planning for Trips

B. Saving Money on Traveling C. Traveling around China D. Traveling Expenses

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66. According to the passage, a budget is _______.

A. a detailed plan for doing something B. the list of things that you are going to buy C. a solution to a problem that you have met with D. the amount of money you have and plan to spend A. can avoid taking trains B. can sell maps C. should not stay in hotels D. should book hotels in advance

(B)

67. According to the passage, one _______ to save money when traveling.

How to find the right contractor 1. Do your homework. Reduce your risk of choosing the wrong contractor (承包商) by studying the home improvement project you have in mind. You should have a good idea of what to expect before hiring any contractor to lay a hand on your project. Start looking into these areas: ? Find out what materials are available. ? Get a ballpark (可变通范围) of how much your project will cost. ? Make a list of specific questions to ask the contractor and know the answers, even if you don’t know what they really mean. 2. Ask for references and company background. The best way to find out if the contractor has any experience in his/her profession is to ask for references — the oldest reference, the most recent reference, actual addresses, and etc. Use your consumer power and let the contractor work for his sale. 3. Check to see if the contractor has the proper license(s) and insurance (执照和保险). You are spending your dollars to live in a better home. Avoid the worst nightmares by making sure that the contractor you will be working with is credible and reliable. 4. Read the contract (合同) and understand the terms and conditions. 68. The passage is written for whoever _______.

A. will buy a house C. will decorate a house

B. will sell a house D. will build a house

69. One is advised to _______.

A. be always trusting a contractor while they work for you B. avoid asking a contractor questions you don’t understand C. think twice before deciding which contractor to hire

D. work out how much money you should pay the contractor first A. a frightening dream C. a worthless material

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70. A nightmare is _______.

B. an expensive product D. an embarrassing fight

(C)

Clem Quinn was always interested in flying. When he was ten, he tried to fly by jumping off the garden shed (园棚) with a golf umbrella, but when he grew up he didn’t become a pilot, he became a taxi driver. Then 20 years ago he did a parachute (降落伞) jump and loved it. He decided that being a taxi driver in London was a lot more dangerous than jumping out of a plane, so he moved to the country to learn parachute jumping and sky-diving. He says, “I love sky-diving because the world looks so good — blue sky, green fields, white clouds. You float through the air, it’s like floating in water. You can see forever, all the way to the French coast. The views are fantastic. You can forget all your worries. People think it is dangerous but it’s very safe. Football is much more dangerous. Footballers often have accidents. When did you last hear of a sky-diving accident? Next July I’m going to do a sky-dive with 100 people from six planes. That’s a record. I’m never going to retire. I’m going to jump out of planes until I’m an old man.”

Sue Glass had a car accident when she was eight so she didn’t like driving. When she grew up, this was a problem, because she got a job with a car company. Then six years ago she met Julian Swayland, a racing driver, and she told him she was afraid of cars. He wanted to help, so he took her to Brands, Hatch, a Grand Prix round corners at 100 mph and she loved it. Then she heard about a special motor racing course. She did the course with five men and was amazed when she got top marks. She says, “I think I did well because I listened to everything the teacher said. I needed to because I was so afraid. The men often didn’t listen. The best moment was my first championship (锦标赛) race. I didn’t win but I came fourth. I beat 20 men. I love the excitement of motor racing but it’s a dangerous sport and I’m always very frightened. In fact I stopped doing it a year ago, because I got so nervous before each race, I felt really sick. I’m not going to race again, I’m going to teach other people to drive. I’m going to open a driving school next year.” 71. All the following were reasons why Clem Quinn chose to be a sky-diver EXCEPT that _______.

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A. he was always interested in flying

B. he thought flying was safer than driving a taxi C. he enjoyed the feeling in the air D. he wished to live a longer life

A. show that sky-diving was more exciting than football B. explain that sky-diving and football were both safe sports C. prove like football sky-diving was more dangerous than football D. add that besides sky-diving he also went in for football A. she had a car accident in her childhood C. she wasn’t able to drive a car

B. she got a job with a car company D. she was not interested in driving

72. Clem Quinn mentioned “football” in order to _______.

73. “this” in the second paragraph refers to the fact that _______.

74. Which of the following is true about Sue Glass?

A. She once won a championship when competing with men. B. Motor racing was an exciting and safe sport for her. C. Through hard work she made what was impossible possible. D. She was going to quit racing cars.

(D)

Directions: Read the passage and choose the most suitable heading from the list below for each paragraph of the passage. There is one extra heading.

A. Advice on taking tests B. Definition and kinds C. What is tested D. Scores and points E. Costs F. How to apply for a test 75. TOEFL is an important test for foreign students who want to study in the United States. TOEFL stands for Test of English as a Foreign Language. The Educational Testing Service produces two kinds of TOEFL tests. One is taken by computer in a special testing center. This is how people in most areas of the world take the TOEFL. The second is taken with paper and pencil.

76. Colleges and universities set their own requirements. But, in general, schools want a minimum (最低的) score on the paper-and-pencil test of about 550. This is out of a possible 677 points. On the computer test, schools generally require a minimum score of about 213 out of a possible 300 points. 77. The TOEFL includes a part to test listening skills. A new TOEFL is being developed. It will also test speaking skills. This test will be given starting in September 2005. The Educational Testing Service says it is still doing tests to see what might be considered a passing score. 78. You can take the TOEFL as many times as you wish. But you must pay each time. The cost is about 130 dollars. Experts say it is a good idea to take the test one or two times for experience. 79. They also say the best way to prepare for the TOEFL is to use English as much as you can. Internet users can find more information about the TOEFL at www.toefl.org. The postal address is TOEFL Services, Educational Testing Service, Post Office Box 6151, Princeton, New Jersey, 08541, USA.

第II卷

I. Translation 20’

Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets. 1. 社会随着时代不断地在发生变化。（with） 2. 大家都为曾经爬过悉尼海港大桥而感到骄傲。（proud）

3. 总体而言，安全纪录在过去的十年里有很大的改善。(improve) 4. 我们学校大部分学生都主动要求在世博会期间做志愿者。（offer） 5. 当你和其他人交流时，读懂他们眼中无声的信号是很重要的。（It）

6. 有些人坚持不改变他们说话的方式，因为他们觉得没必要让别人感到更舒服些。（obliged）

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2009.4.7高一第二学期期中考试答案

第1卷

I. Listening

1-10 BADAC, BDCDB 17 Norton 21 write a paper

18 MU 607 22 movie

11-13 CAD 19 Average 23 the specific years 35-40 BABACD

14-16 CBA 20 glasses 24 reference desk

II. Grammar & Vocabulary 25-34 BBADC, DADBB 41-49 I C B D J E H A G III. Reading

50-64 BCBDA, CDACB , DACBD 65-67 BDD I. Translation:

1. Society is always changing with the times.

2. Everyone felt proud of having climbed the Sydney Harbour Bridge. 3. Generally speaking, the safety record has improved much in the past decade. 4. Most students of our school offered to be volunteers during the Expo.

5. It is very important to read the silent signals in other people’s eyes when you are

communicating with them.

6. Some people insist on not changing their way of talking, for they don’t think they are obliged

to make others feel better.

68-70 CCA

71-74 DBDC 第2 卷

75-79 BDCEA

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