湖北省黄冈中学2008年春季高一英语期中考试试题
命题：祁 珊 程全富 校对：祁 珊
本试卷共四部分。满分150分。考试时间120分钟。
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．What is the weather like today?
A. Cold. B. Warm. C. Rainy.
2．Where does this conversation probably take place?
A. At a hotel. B. At a bank. C. At a post office.
3．How much will the man pay for the tickets?
A. $20. B. $32. C. $36.
4．What is the man’s attitude towards his job?
A. He is satisfied with his job. B. He wants to give up his job.
C. He felt his job was boring.
5．How does the woman feel about the movie?
A. She felt disappointed about the movie. B. She is pleased with the movie.
C. She doesn’t want to stay at home.
第二节 （共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
听下面5段对话或独白，每段对话或独白后有几个小题，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。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。
6．What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?
A. Customer and salesman. B. Interviewer and interviewee.
C. Doctor and patient.
7．What did the man do?
A. An engineer. B. A manager. C. A salesman.
听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。
8．What happened to the man?
A. He failed to keep an appointment.
B. He forgot the date and stayed at home.
C. He meant to keep the woman waiting for him.
9．What did the woman do to the man?
A. She was angry with the man. B. She forgave the man.
C. She had words with the man.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10．What is the man’s good memory?
A. Catching fish. B. Climbing the mountains.
C. Going shopping in the shopping center.
11．What is the man doing now?
A. Frying fish. B. Making trip. C. Shopping.
12．Which of the following is TRUE according to the conversation?
A. The man will have a good time fishing.
B. They have driven the wrong way.
C. The man’s old fishing spot (地点) is replaced by a shopping center.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13．What has Bill done?
A. He’s done some washing. B. He’s touched the wet paint.
C. He’s drawn something not very well.
14．What’s happened to the floor recently?
A. It’s been painted. B. It’s been broken. C. It’s been burnt.
15．Why isn’t there a notice?
A. The workmen forgot to put one up. B. The workmen have taken it away.
C. The headmaster said it wasn’t necessary.
16．What shouldn’t the workmen do?
A. They shouldn’t go to their store. B. They shouldn’t walk on the floor.
C. They shouldn’t get a notice.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17．According to teenagers, who know them better than their parents do?
A. Their friends. B. Their classmates. C. Their sisters.
18. What do teenagers do to communicate when they stay alone?
A. They talk with their parents on the phone.
B. They talk with their friends on the phone.
C. They talk with their teachers on the phone.
19．Which of the following sentences is TRUE according to the text?
A. Parents should like everything their children enjoy.
B. In all families, children can choose everything they like.
C. Parents should try their best to understand their children better.
20．Which of the following is the text mainly about?
A. Teenagers need friends.
B. How good friends communicate with each other.
C. What kinds of advice friends can give.
第二部分：英语语言知识运用（共三节，满分55分）
第一节：多项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10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。
21．— You are always full of ________. Can you tell me the secret?
— Taking plenty of exercise every day.
A. power B. strength C. force D. energy
22．I’m thinking of hiring a teacher for my son. You see, he isn’t able to ________ the rest of his class.
A. get on with B. go on with
C. keep up with D. keep in touch with
23．I’m sure Jacky will be able to find the museum — he has a pretty good ________ of direction.
A. idea B. feeling C. experiment D. sense
24．He listened to my lecture , but how much did he ________, I wonder?
A. take on B. take off C. take out D. take in
25．When Bob could not get a good job, he realized he had to________ all the years of fooling around instead of working hard in school.
A. make for B. pay for C. call for D. apply for
26．They met with difficulties, but I hear that they’ve succeeded ________.
A. after all B. above all C. in all D. first of all
27．He made such rapid progress in English study just because of the ________ he took of his every spare minute.
A. way B. use C. place D. advantage
28．The engine of the ship was out of order and the bad weather ________ the helplessness of the crew (全体船员) at sea.
A. added to B. resulted from C. turned out D. made up
29．This picture was taken a long time ago. I wonder if you can ________ my father.
A. find out B. pick out C. look out D. speak out
30．— What a heavy snow!
— Yeah! It’s said that a heavy snow ________ a harvest year.
A. expects B. suggests C. promises D. warns
第二节：完成句子（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下列各小题, 根据括号内的汉语提示, 用句末括号里的英语单词完成句子。
31．He has _____________________________________________ (养成早起的习惯). (develop)
32．It doesn’t matter whether we can _______________________________ (想出新主意). (come)
33．_______________________________________ (我怀疑是否) he will keep his promise. (doubt)
34．He will drive_____________________________(尽可能小心地) avoid any accident. (as…as)
35．These shoes look very good. I wonder___________________________ (他们花费多少). (cost)
36．Our ancestors cerebrated the birth of a son or a daughter______________________________ (通过赠送红蛋的方式). (give)
37．______________________________________(吃过晚饭), he went out for a walk. (have)
38．Just in front of our house _________________________________________ (立着一颗高树) with a history of 1,000 years. (stand)
39．— Do you know Uncle Tom is crazy about gardening ?
— Sure. He _______________________ (肯定在浇水) his flowers in the garden now. (water)
40．Our eating habits have changed, as________________________________________________
(我们的生活方式变了), and the fuel we need for our body is also different. (way)
第三节： 完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（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。
Tim Becker and his neighbors are doing something to make their neighborhood a trouble-free area.
When Tim Becker gets in his car to go shopping, he doesn’t 41 drive to a store and back home. He always looks 42 up and down the streets of his neighborhood. He looks for anything 43 such as strange cars, loud noises, 44 windows, or people gathering on street corners.
Tim 45 to a neighborhood watch group in Stoneville, Indians, USA. The neighborhood watch group 46 on the third Wednesday of every month. That’s 47 Tim gets together with about ten of his neighbors to discuss community 48 . Members of the neighborhood watch group want to help the police 49 their homes, streets, and families safe.
Tina Stedman, president of 50 neighborhood watch group, agrees with Tim. “People seem to think that crime (犯罪) happens to other people but not 51 them. Well, it’s never happened to me,” she said, “but I don’t think anyone has the 52 to steal from other people or to make them feel 53 sitting in their own homes.”
Alex, a member of the group, said that all the neighbors 54 out for one another. “We 55 each other’s homes. We keep watch on the neighborhood at night and on weekends. Usually a 56 of four or five of us goes out together. If something doesn’t look right, then we call the 57 . For example, if we notice a group of teenagers who seem to be looking for 58 , or someone destroying property (财产), we report to the police.”
Alex feels the neighborhood watch groups 59 a lot in keeping crime down. Her husband Jim agrees, “Police are good people, but they can’t do 60 .”
41．A. yet B. still C. just D. rather
42．A. carefully B. clearly C. nervously D. coldly
43．A. familiar B. unusual C. expensive D. interesting
44．A. clean B. open C. old D. broken
45．A. attends B. belongs C. goes D. turns
46．A. meets B. quarrels C. sings D. searches
47．A. where B. why C. when D. how
48．A. politics B. wealth C. health D. safety
49．A. keep B. hold C. let D. protect
50．A. its B. his C. their D. your
51．A. round B. on C. about D. to
52．A. right B. chance C. courage D. mind
53．A. unlucky B. unsafe C. disappointed D. discouraged
54．A. set B. let C. hold D. look
55．A. care B enter C. watch D manage
56．A. group B. set C. number D. crowd
57．A. judges B. police C. firemen D. doctors
58．A. work B. help C. service D. trouble
59．A. produce B. find C. get D. help
60．A. anything B. everything C. harm D. wrong
第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
I needed to get some money so, after Christmas, I took a job in the clothes department at Graham’s for the first fortnight of the January sale (大减价). I couldn’t say that I enjoyed it, but it was an experience I’ll never forget.
I could never understand why there were so many things in the sales; where did they all come from? Now I know the secret! Firstly, there is the special winter stock (货物) and the stock that people buy all the year round; some of these things are slightly reduced. Secondly, there are the summer clothes they couldn’t sell last year; these are heavily reduced to clear them. Thirdly, there are cheap clothes bought in specially for the sales; these are put out at high prices ten days before the sale begins and then are reduced by 60% in the sale. Clever! Lastly, they buy in “seconds” (clothes not in perfect condition) for the sale and they are sold very cheaply.
When I arrived half an hour before opening on the first day of the sale, there was already a queue around three sides of the building. This made me very nervous.
When the big moment arrived to open the doors, the security guards (保安), looking less confident than usual, came up to them, keys in hand. The moment they had unlocked the doors, they hid behind the doors for protection as the noisy crowd charged in. I couldn’t believe my eyes; this wasn’t shopping, it was a battlefield! One poor lady couldn’t keep her feet and was knocked over by people pushing from behind.
Clothes were flying in all directions as people searched for the sizes, colours and styles they wanted. Quarrels broke out. Mothers were using their small children to crawl (爬行) through people’s legs and get hold of things they couldn’t get near themselves.
Within minutes I had half a dozen people pushing clothes under my nose, each wanting to be the first served. Where had the famous English queue gone? The whole day continued like that, but I kept my temper (脾气)! I was taking money hand over fist and began to realize why, twice a year, Graham’s were happy to turn their expensive store into a battlefield like this.
In the sale fever (狂热), people were spending money like water without thinking whether they needed what they were buying. As long as it was a bargain (便宜货) it was OK.
You won’t believe this but as soon as I got home I crashed out for four hours. Then I had dinner and went back to bed, fearing the sound of the alarm (闹钟) which would tell me to get ready for the second day of the sale.
61．What kind of clothes is likely to be sold 5% cheaper?
A. Last summer’s clothes.
B. Clothes not in perfect (完好无损的) condition.
C. Clothes bought in specially for the sales.
D. Clothes for winter.
62．Which of the following statements is true?
A. The customers gave up the queuing, for which the English are famous.
B. The customers kept their temper while looking for clothes they wanted.
C. Small children enjoyed crawling through people’s legs.
D. The security guards were fearless of the crowd.
63．In the author’s opinion, why were Graham’s happy to make their expensive store into a “battlefield’?
A. There were too many clothes and they wanted to clear them in the sales.
B. They were eager to show that they were clever at doing business.
C. They could take the chance to raise the prices of all their clothes.
D. They wanted to make more money by having sales.
64．The expression “crashed out” means __________.
A. chatted with her friends B. slept well and deeply
C. broke down D. ate out
65．What would be the best title for the passage?
A. The Best Bargain B. Hunting for a Job
C. Sale Fever D. A Pleasant Fortnight
B
There are three separate sources of danger in supplying energy by nuclear power.
First, the radioactive (有放射性的) material must travel from its place of production to the power station. Although the power stations themselves are strongly built, the containers used for the transport of the materials are not. Normally, only two methods of transport are in use, namely road or rail. Unfortunately, both of these may have an effect on the general public, since they are sure to pass near, or even through, heavily populated areas.
Second, there is the problem of waste. All nuclear power stations produce wastes that in most cases will remain radioactive for thousands of years. It is impossible to make these wastes non-radioactive, and so they must be stored in one of the inconvenient ways that scientists have invented. For example, they may be buried under the ground, or dropped into deserted mines, or sunk in the sea. However, these methods do not solve the problem, since an earthquake could easily break the containers.
Third, there may occur (发生) the danger of a leak (泄漏) or an explosion at the power station. As with the other two dangers, this is not very likely, so it does not provide a serious objection (不赞成，反对) to the nuclear program. However, it can happen.
Separately, these three types of dangers are not a great cause for worry. Taken together, though, the probability of disaster is extremely high.
66．Which of the following is FALSE?
A. It is possible that a leak or an explosion occurs at a power station.
B. It is unusual for radioactive materials to be transported across land.
C. The containers are likely to be broken by an earthquake.
D. Nuclear wastes remain dangerous in most cases for many years.
67. The author thinks that the ways to store nuclear wastes are __________.
A. easy B. impossible C. reasonable D. ineffective
68．What do we learn from the last paragraph?
A. The power station is a safe place.
B. The dangers of nuclear energy can be prevented.
C. The general public are strongly against the nuclear program.
D. By itself, none of the three dangers is very likely to cause much worry.
69．What is this passage about?
A. Uses of nuclear power. B. Dangers from nuclear power.
C. Public anger at nuclear power. D. Accidents caused by nuclear power.
C
70．This advertisement is mainly about __________.
A. a seven-day trip to Costa Rica B. Briar Wood Travel Agency
C. environmental protection D. different means of transport
71．According to the advertisement, what is included in the price of the trip?
A. Free gifts. B. Travelling by taxi.
C. A welcome dinner. D. Photo taking.
72．What’s the activity arranged (安排) for Saturday?
A. To return to New York. B. To fly from San Jose to New York.
C. To return to San Jose. D. To fly to South Coast.
D
Louis Pasteur, the famous French chemist and bacteriologist (细菌学家), invented “pasteurization”. In 1854 Pasteur was made head of the department of science at the University of Lille, and it was there that he made one of his most famous discoveries. Lille was a major centre for wine and beer-making, and some of the local wine-makers asked Pasteur if he could help solve the problem of keeping wine fresh. At that time, it was believed that food and drinks go “bad” due to (because of) a purely chemical process. But during a series of experiments Pasteur proved that tiny living organisms (微生物) caused food and drinks to go bad. In the case of wine and beer the organisms are already present in the form of the various yeasts (酵母) that caused the fermentation (发酵) process. Pasteur discovered that heating the wine gently for a few minutes after it had fermented would kill off the yeast that was left in the wine, with the result that the wine would remain fresh for much longer. He also proved that food and drinks could be turned bad by other organisms that were present in the air, and that they also would keep fresh much longer if they were kept in airtight containers.
The heating process was so successful that it made Pasteur famous. It was named “pasteurization” in his honour, and by about 1900 it had been widely used for processing and bottling cows’ milk. The result was a huge drop in the number of bottle-fed babies dying from infant diarrhea (婴儿腹泻) and from that time on it has been a standard treatment for milk and many other food products. This simple process has saved thousands, possibly millions of lives worldwide.
73．Pasteur became __________ in 1854.
A. the chairperson of the science department at the University of Lille
B. the director of a chemical laboratory at the University of Lille
C. the general manager of a large beer-making company
D. the president of the University of Lille
74．According to the passage, Lille was a major centre for __________ in the mid-19th century.
A. growing grain crops B. making beer and wine
C. doing chemical research D. producing various kinds of yeasts
75．In the last sentence of Paragraph 1, the underlined word “they” refers to __________.
A. wine and beer B. food and drinks
C. the various yeasts D. other organisms
76．We can infer (推断) from the passage that Pasteur’s discovery __________.
A. is no longer widely used for treating milk and other food products
B. did not bring much profit (利润，收益) to the wine makers in Lille
C. has done a lot of good to childcare in the world
D. has greatly reduced the number of wars in the world
E
Sometime today — perhaps several times — Dick Winter will think about the 19-year-old who saved his life.
Because of this young man, Winter enjoys things like friendships, colours and laughter every day.
The young man saved Winter’s life by signing an organ donor card (器官捐献卡).
“I can’t say thank you enough,” Winter said yesterday at the news conference marking the tenth anniversary (周年纪念日) of the Multi Organ Transplant (移植) Program at Toronto General Hospital.
What Winter knows of the 19-year-old who saved his life is only that he died in a car accident and that his family was willing to honour his wishes and donate his organs for transplantation.
His liver (肝脏) went to Winter, who was dying from liver trouble. “Not a day goes by that I don’t think of what a painful thing it must have been for them,” Winter said yesterday.
“They are very, very special people.”
Winter, 63, is fitter now than he was 10 years ago, when he got the transplant. He has five medals from the 1995 World Transplant Games in swimming and hopes to collect some more next year in Japan.
“At one time, we were probably strange people in the eyes of other people. Now it’s expected you should be able to go back and do everything you did before, only better.”
The biggest change for Winter, however, isn’t that he has become a competitive athlete. The biggest change is how deeply he appreciates every little thing about his life now.
“ I have no time for arguments,” said Winter.
“You change everything. Material things don’t mean as much. Friendships mean a lot.”
Also at yesterday’s news conference was Dr. Gray Levy, Winter’s doctor.
Levy said he has bitter-sweet feelings when he looks at Winter and hears of his athletic exploits.
Levy knows that for every recipient (接受者) like Winter, there are several others who die even though they could be saved because there aren’t enough donated organs.
“For every Mr. Winter, we have five to ten people that will never be given the chance that Mr. Winter was given,” Levy said.
Levy said greater public awareness (意识，认识) and more resources are needed. He noted that in Spain and the United States, hospitals receive $10,000 per donor to cover the costs of the operating room, doctors, nurses and teams to work with the donors’ families.
77．Which of the following is true about the 19-year-old?
A. He died of liver trouble. B. He got wounded in a battle.
C. He was willing to donate his organs. D. He became a recipient of a prize.
78．What do we learn about Dick Winter?
A. He is becoming less competitive now.
B. He is always thinking about his early life.
C. He knows all about the young man and his family.
D. He values friendships more than material things.
79．Dr. Levy would agree that __________.
A. Spanish hospitals have more favorable (有利的) conditions for organ transplant
B. the Canadian public have realized the importance of organ donation
C. Spanish hospitals received more money from the donors
D. Canadian hospitals now have enough donated organs
80．What’s the author’s purpose in writing this article?
A. The public should give more support to organ transplant.
B. Transplant patients are thankful for the help they receive.
C. Transplant can change a patient’s life greatly.
D. It is not easy to get organs for transplant.
第四部分：书面表达（满分25分）
目前，学校存在少数学生考试作弊现象。某英文杂志社拟对此现象向中学生征文，标题是“My Opinion on Cheating in Examinations”。请根据下列提示用英语写一篇征文稿。内容要点如下：
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主要原因 |
考试偏多、偏难 |
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不用功、懒惰 |
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取悦父母、老师 |
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个人看法 |
作弊不对，违反校规 |
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要诚实，努力学习 |
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……（其他看法） |
注意：1. 短文必须包括所有内容要点，可适当发挥；
2. 短文标题与开头已为你写好，不计入总词数；
3. 词数：100左右；
4. 参考词汇：作弊 cheat（v.）
My Opinion on Cheating in Examinations
It is known to us all that some students cheat in examinations at school. __________________
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