高一年級下學期第九周英語半月考試卷

高一年級第九周英語半月考試卷（統(tǒng)招班）

命題人：尤瓊

第一部分：聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）

第一節(jié)（共5小題；每小題1.5分，滿分7.5分）

聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有一個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最

佳選項，并標在試卷的相應位置。聽完每段對話后,你都有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關小題

和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。

1.Howdoesthewomanusuallygotowork?

A.Bycar.B.Onfoot.C.Bybus.

2.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?

A.WeatherB.ClothesC.Radioprograms

3.Whatdoesthemanadvisethewomantodo?

A.Visittheheadteacherrightnow.

B.Gohometogetherwithhim.

C.Finishthereportathome.

4.Whatisthemandoing?

A.SurfingtheNet.B.Packingapresent.C.Preparingaparty

5.Wherehasthewomanplannedtogo?

A.Toagarden.B.ToashoppingcenterC.lbahospital.

第二節(jié)（共15小題；每小題1.5分，滿分22.5分）

聽下面5段對話或獨白。每段對話或獨白后有幾個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個

選項中選出最佳選項，并標在試卷的相應位置。聽每段對話或獨白前.，你將有時間閱讀各個

小題，每小題5秒鐘；聽完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時間。每段對話或獨白讀兩遍。

聽第6段材料，回答第6、7題。

6.WhatTVprogramdoesthewomanlikebest?

A.TVseries.B.InternationalNews.C.Animalworld

7.What'stheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Family.B.Colleagues.C.Classmates

聽第7段材料，回答第8、9題。

8.Whenwillthemancheckin?

A.OnSundaythe6lh.B.OnSundaythel$t.C.OnFriday6th.

9.Whatdoesthemanremindthewomanintheend?

A.Toavoiddialinghisneighbor'snumber.

B.Tocallhimbetween8:30amand6:00pm.

C.Togivehimtheexactdates.

聽第8段材料，回答第10至12題。

10.Whatwillthemandotonight?

A.Gooverthelessons.B.Gotothemovie.

C.Helpthewomanwithreviews.

11.Wherewillthemangoduringthesummervacation?

A.Italy.B.France.C.Singapore.

12.Whatjobwillthewomandointhesummervacation?

A.Ashopassistant.B.Awaitress.C.Achef.

聽第9段材料，回答第13至16題。

13.Whydoesthemanneedsomeadvicefromthewoman?

A.Becausehequarrelswithhiswife.

B.Becausehehopestogetabetterjob.

C.Becauseheisoutofwork.

14.Whendidthespeakersseeeachotherlasttime?

A.Threedayago.B.Oneweekago.C.Onemonthago.

15.Wherehasthemanspentthepastthreedays?

A.Atthecoffeeshop.B.Inhisrelative's.C.Inalibrary.

16.Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemando?

A.Findjobadvertisementsinthepaper.

B.Gohomeandtellhiswifehisproblem.

C.GotoNewYorkwithherthreedayslater.

聽第10段材料，回答第17至20題。

17.Whatwasthespeakerdoingwhenhisdogstartedbarking?

A.Doinghishousework.B.Eatinghismeal.C.Preparingforlunch.

18.Howoldwasthepoorwoman?

A.Inherlatefifties.

B.Inherearlysixties.

C.Inherlatesixties.

19.Whatdoweknowaboutthepoorwomanandherfamily?

A.Theydon'thaveanykids.

B.Sheworksataconstructionsite.

C.HerhusbandiscalledParis.

20.Howdidthespeakerhelpthepoorwoman?

A.Bydrivingherhusbandtothehospital.

B.Bylendinghiscartoher.

C.Bygivinghera100-dollarnote.

第二部分：閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分46分）

第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題2分，滿分36分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項。

A

TheCanadianChildren'sMuseumhasbeendevelopedaroundacentraltopic-TheGreat

Adventure—andgivesyoungervisitorsachancetotraveltheworld.

ActivitiesattheCanadianChildren'sMuseum

ChalkFullofCreativity

September1to5,10a.m.to5p.m.daily,Thursdaysuntil7p.m.

September6toOctober2,10a.m.to4p.m.daily,Thursdaysuntil7p.m.

Studio

Expressyourselfinwordsandartonourchalkwall—athingthatissimilartosimpler

schooldays—andpersonalizeyourownmini-chalkboardtotakehome.

ExcellentButtonArt

October3to31,10a.m.to4p.m.daily,Thursdaysuntil7p.m.

Studio

CelebrateOctoberbycreatingaspecialworkofbuttonartinspired（賦予靈感）byfall

colours,ThanksgivingorHalloween.

StarLight,StarBright

NovemberItoDecember2,10a.m.to4p.m.daily,Thursdaysuntil7p.m.

Studio

Findoutwhythenightskyhasguidedandinspiredpeoplethroughouthistory,anduse

glow-in-the-darkstarstocreateyourownconstellation.

BlueBuild-a-Thon

November26and27,10a.m.to4p.m.

Hall

WearblueforourBuild-a-Thonasweshowournewcreativespace,whereyoucanbuild

anythingyoulikewithImaginationPlayground'sBigBlueBlocksmadeoffoam.

Admission（入場）Information

Childrenunder3areadmittedfreetotheMuseum.Childrenmustbe12yearsandolderto

buyaticketontheirownandvisittheMuseumbythemselves.Allvisitorsareadmittedfreeafter

4:00p.m.onThursdays.

Don'tmissanyactivitiesattheChildren'sMuseum!BecomeaMuseummemberandenjoy

unlimitedfamilyaccess（進入）allyearlong,startingat$89.

21.WhichactivityshouldyouchooseifyouwanttomakesomethingaboutHalloween?

A.BlueBuild-a-Thon.B.ExcellentButtonArt.

C.StarLight,StarBright.D.ChalkFullofCreativity.

22.WhencanyougotoplaywithBigBlueBlocksattheMuseum?

A.October3to31.B.September1to5.

C.December1and2.D.November26and27.

23.WhatcanwelearnabouttheCanadianChildren'sMuseum?

A.Childrenarenotallowedintothemuseumwithoutadults.

B.Amembershipcardcanonlybeusedbychildren.

C.Itisfreeforallvisitorsafter4p.m.onThursdays.

D.Itisnotsuitableforchildrenunder12.

B

GrowingupinPhiladelphia,Liebermanstartedcookingwithhisstay-at-homedadwhenhe

wasseven.Hisfood-lovingfamilyhadtwokitchens,andhequicklylearnedwhatwasthebest

waytobakehiscakes.Liebermanimprovedhiskitchenskillsgreatlyduringayearabroadbefore

college,learningfromacookinItalyandstudyinglocalspecialtiesinGermany,SpainandFrance.

AtYale,heknownforthrowingdinnerparties,single-handedlyfryingandbakingwhilemixing

drinksfordozensoffriends.Justforfun,heandsomefriendsdecidedtotapeashownamed

CampusCuisineabouthiscooking.Liebermanwasarealcollegestudentshowinghisclassmates

howtodothingslikemakedrinksoutofdining-hallfruit.Thathelpedtheshowbecomevery

popularamongthestudents.TheywouldstopLiebermanafterclassestoaskforhisadviceon

cooking.Tapesoftheshowwerepassedaround,withwhichhisnamewentbeyondtheschooland

finallytotheFoodNetwork.

FoodNetworkproducerFlayhopestheyoungcookwillfindaplaceonthenetwork

television.HesaysLieberman'scharismaiskey.t€FoodTVisn'taboutfoodanymore,saysFlay.

“It'saboutyourpersonality（個性）andfindingawaytokeeppeople'seyeballsonyourshow.^^

ButLiebermanisn'tputtingallhiseggsinonebasket.Aftertapingthefirstseasonofthenew

show,Liebermanwasbackinhisownsmallkitchenpreparingsandwiches.Anairlinecompany

waslookingforsomeonetocomeupwithatasteful,inexpensiveandeasy-to-makemenutoserve

onitsflights.Liebermangotthejob.

24.WecanlearnfromthetextthatLieberman'sfamily.

A.haverelativesinEuropeB.lovecookingathome

C.oftenholdpartiesD.ownarestaurant

25.TheFoodNetworkgottoknowLieberman.

A.atoneofhispartiesB.fromhisteachers

C.throughhistapedshowD.onatelevisionprogram

26.WhydidtheairlinecompanygiveLiebermanthejob?

A.Hecouldpreparemealsinasmallkitchen.

B.HewasfamousforhisshowsonFoodTV.

C.Hewasgoodatusingeggstomakesandwiches.

D.Hecouldcookcheap,deliciousandsimplemeals.

27.WhatcanwelearnaboutLiebermanfromthetext?

A.Heiscleverbutlonely.B.Heisfriendlyandactive.

C.Heenjoystravelingaround.D.Heoftenchangeshismenus.

C

Theskiesarerainingbigblocksofice,andexpertsaretryingtolearnwhat'sgoingon.

Forthesecondtimeinsixdays,Californiawasattackedbyiceballs.Thelatesthappenedon

earlyThursday.AlargeblockoficedroppedintoLomaLinda,California.Theicecrashed

throughthemetalroofofafitnesscenter,leavingaholeupto2%feetwide.Noonewashurt.

TwotennisplayerswereplayingoutsidetheDraysonCenteronThursdaymorning.Suddenly

theyheardastrangesound,saidCrawford,anofficialoftheLomaLindaFireDepartment.

AsimilareventhappenedlastSaturdayinOakland,California.Earlyinthemorninganice

balldroppedintoafieldatBushrodParkandmadeaholeupto2feetwide.Luckily,nooneinthe

parkwasinjured.

Onetheoryistheicewasdroppedfromplanes.Butthere'slittledirectsupportfbrthat.Afew

expertshavesuggestedtheremaybeothercausesofsimilaricefalls,perhapsevenglobal

warming.

Storiesaboutdroppingicegobackfbrcenturies.Theydidn'tbegintoreceiveserious

scientificattentionuntilafewyearsago,however,whenSpainwasattackedbyadozenlargeice

ballsin2000.

ScientistJesusMartinez-FriasinMadridandhisteamhavecollectedreportsoffortycases

aroundtheworldsince1999ofpuzzlingfallingice.Hethinkstheiceformsintheairbyaprocess

similartotheformationofhail（冰雹）insidestormsbutwithoutastorm.

Martinez-Friasbelievesglobalwarmingiscausingthetroposphere（對流層）torise.This

meanstheroofofthetroposphereisforcedtoagreaterheight,whereitcoolsmorethannormal.

Thus,thetemperaturedifferencebetweenwarmandcoldairinthetroposphereproducesstrong

up-and-downwindsthatrepeatthehaikformationprocess,withoutastorm.

28.WhattookplaceonThursdaymorning?

A.Afitnesscentercaughtfire.B.AbigiceballfellinLomaLinda.

C.TherewasheavyraininLomaLinda.D.Twotennisplayerswerehitbyaniceball.

29.WhatisthesimilaritybetweenthetwoeventsinCalifornia?

A.Noonewasinjured.B.Nobuildingwasdestroyed.

C.BothwereseenbyCrawford.D.Bothcausedalargenumberofholes.

30.Whatdoweleamaboutdroppingice?

A.Itisverycommonaroundtheworld.

B.ItoftenhappensinSpaininrecentyears.

C.Ithasbeencarefullystudiedsince2000.

D.Itismostlikelytobeproducedbyplanes.

D

TheModelT,createdbyHenryFord,changedthewayAmericanslive,workandtravel.On

October1,1908,theFordMotorCompanyintroducedtheModelT.Thecarcameonlyinblack.

Butat$850,itcostabouthalfasmuchasothercarsonthemarket.HenryFord'sgreat

improvementinanautomobileassemblyline（汽車裝配線）madetheModelTthefirstcartobe

affordableformostAmericans.Forthefirsttimecarownershipbecamearealityfornormal

Americanworkers,notjustthewealthy.

Assembly-lineproductionallowedthepriceofthetouringcartobeloweredfrom$850

in1908tolessthan$300in1925.AtthattimehalfofallthecarsintheUnitedStateswereModel

Ts.Evenbeforeitlostfavortolargerandmorepowerfulcars,theModelT,knownasthe”Tin

Lizzie,"hadbecomeanAmericansymbol,basicallyrealizingFord'sgoalto^democratizethe

automobile/*

HenryFordfoundedtheFordMotorCompanyin1903.Atfirst,Fordbuiltonlyafewcarsa

day.BecausedemandforModelTswassohigh,Forddevelopedawaytomakemoreofthem

withoutincreasingcost.In1913,heinventedamovingassemblyline.Workersstoodinfrontofa

conveyorbelt,andeachcompletedonestepinputtingthecarstogether.

Ford'smethodofmassproductionchangedlifeintheU.S.Morepeoplecouldtravel.

Highwaysgrew.

TheFordMotorCompanystoppedmakingtheModelTin1927.Buttheautomotivelifestyle

hadtakenholdofAmerica.Today,theraceisontomakecarsmoreefficientandtofindgreen

energytopowerthem.WillinventorswithFord'screativitybringthenextrevolution?

31.WhatmadetheModelTaffordableforcommonAmericanpeople?

A.Itsoldstyle.B.Comparativelycheapcarlabor.

C.Itssmallengine.D.Amoredevelopedmethodofproduction.

32.WhatcanwelearnabouttheModelT?

A.Ithadmanydifferentcolors.B.Itwasmostlyownedbythewealthy.

C.Itbecamecheaperfrom1908to1925.D.ItwasthefirstcarbuiltbyAmericans.

33.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“democratize"inParagraph2mean?

A.Popularize.B.Develop.C.Change.D.Sell.

34.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetotheModelT?

A.Hedoubtsit.B.Hethinkshighlyofit.

C.Hefeelsitneedschanges.D.Hehasmixedfeelingsaboutit.

E

AtZhongshuge,abookstoreandlibraryinYangzhou,China,thebooksgoonforever.Or,at

least,that'swhatitlookslike,thankstosomeamazingdesign.WhenyouwalkintoZhongshuge,

you'resurroundedonallsidesbyanendless“tunnel"ofbooks.Theyfilltheceiling,wallsandthe

floor,someevenappearingtobeintheair.Forbooklovers,it'sagreatplacelikenoother.Sohow

doesthismagicalbookshopdoit?Well,anarchitecturalstudiocalledX+Livingdesignedthe

insideofZhongshuge.Theshelvesaredesignedinarcshapestocreatethetunnel-likeappearance.

Theflooriscoveredwithblackmirrors,reflectingtheshelvesaboveandmakingpeoplefeel

thatthebookshelvescontinuedownpasttheflooryou'restandingon.Andthereyouhaveit—the

illusion（幻覺）thattherowsofbooksneverend.Asitturnsout,thebookstore'sdesignhasmore

meaningthanjustafunillusion.Ithasbeendesignedinhonoroftheliterary（文學的）historyof

thecityofYangzhou.Yangzhouisfullofcanalsandrivers,andmanyofChina'sliterarymasters

hadtheirgreatworksbecauseoftheflowingwater.TheX+Living,therefore,hadthisideawith

Zhongshugeandtriedtocreatethefeelofbeingina“river“ofbooks.

Onceyou'vepickedoutabookfromtheseeminglyendlessnumber,headintotheequally

beautifulreadingroom.Ithashugeceilingsandmanycomfortableplacestositandreadabook.

Asifallofthoseweren'tenough,Zhongshugehasanamazingspaceforchildren'sbooksaswell.

Thechildren'ssectionisinvitingandcolorful,withaceilingfulloftinylightsjustlikestars.The

bookshelvesareshapedlikehouses,clouds,andevenahotairballoon.

35.WhenonewalksintoZhongshuge,he/shemaynoticethat.

A.therearetoomanypeopleinitB.it'seasytoreacheachbookthere

C.thebookstherearenotnormallyplacedD.therearetoomanyunusualbooksinit

36.WhatcanwelearnaboutthebookstorefromParagraph2?

A.ItwasbuiltbytheX+Living.

B.Itcan'tgivevisitorscomfortablefeelings.

C.Itseemsthattherowofbooksareendless.

D.Ithasmorebooksthananyotherbookstore.

37.Thebookstorewasdesignedthatway.

A.mainlytocreateafunillusion

B.mainlytoattractmoretourists

C.todrawpeople'sattentiontoliterarymasters

D.toshowrespectfortheliteraryhistoryofthecity

38.Whatdoesthebookstoreallowpeopletodo?

A.Playwithkidsthere.B.Readbookscomfortablythere.

C.Enjoyviewsofariver.D.Buybooksatalowprice.

第二節(jié)（共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分）

根據(jù)短文內容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項，選項中有兩項為多余

選項。

Whatcanyoudowithasimplepieceofpaper?39However,ifyoulearnafewbasic

foldingtechniques（折紙技巧），youcouldmakemanyinterestingobjects,suchasaship,atruck

orevenagiraffe.

Origamiistheartoffoldingpaperinto3-Dmodelsofpeople,animalsandobjects.The

wordorigamiisJapanese.Itcomesfromthewordoru,meaningtofold,andkami,meaning

paper.40SomehistoriansbelievethatitwasfirstpracticedinChinaaround2,000yearsago.

OthersthinkthatitwasbegunseveralhundredyearslaterinJapan.41Thepaperisusually

whiteononesideandcolorfulontheotherside.Itisalsothin,whichallowsittobefoldedmany

times.

Beginnersareoftentaughtseveralfoldswhicharethestartingshapesfbrothermoredifficult

things.42Thesefoldsareusedtocreatethingssuchasakite,fish,birdorfrog.Asafolderhas

learnedthesebasicfolds,heorshecanmoveontomoredifficultobjects.

43Othersviewitasanartformandameansofcreativeexpression.Somepeoplespend

agreatdealoftimecreatingoriginalpieces.Forexample,onemancreatedanorigamimodelof

theStarshipEnterprisefromStarTrek.Ittookhimamonthtodesignthepiece.

A.Forsomepeople,origamiisahobby.

B.However,thestartoforigamiisunclear.

C.Youcouldwriteanotetoafriendortypeastory.

D.WhatwedoknowisthatitwasdevelopedinJapan.

E.Somebasicfoldsincludethemountainfoldandrabbitear.

F.Modern-dayfoldershaveexperimentedwithmanyotherthings.

G.Origamibeginswithspecialpaperthatis15cmlongoneachside.

第三部分:英語知識運用（共兩節(jié)，滿分45分）

第一節(jié)：（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）

閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出可以填入空

白處的最佳選項。

Duringamid-autumnholidaywithmyfamilyatafishingspot,Iwitnessedafishbeing44,

hopping（跳躍）outofthewater'ssurface,makingeveryeffortto45.

Icouldseethatthefisherwasanexpert_46_hedecidedto_47_itstruggling（掙扎）inthe

watersoastoworkoffits48.Rightatthatmoment,Iheldmy49.Witheverymoveitmade,I

becamemoreandmore50.

Finally,thefish,thefighter,ranoutofpower51itwascaughtintheexpert'sfishingnet.

Whenitwasthrownoutofthenet,it52startedtostrugglewithallofitsstrength.Still,theexpert

fishermanwastheretowaitforittobecome53.Thefighterstoppedhoppinginonlyacoupleof

minutes.Myfeelingswere54.Iappreciateditsstrengthandbravenessbutatthesametimefelt

sorryaboutitssad55.

Suddenly,Iheardasoundofsomethingdroppingintothe56:thefighteritselfhadturned

thetables!

Yes,thefish57.Afterpretendingthatithadrunoutofallofitsstrength,ithadrolledback

intotheriver.

I58forthefighterfromthebottomofmyheartwhenitmadeit.Ofcoursenoteveryfishis

as59asthisone.However,theyall60hardjusttosurvive.Eventhoughtheycanbe

more61hurtcomparedtoushumanbeings,I'mstruckbyhowsuchalittlefishtriedsohard

to62itsownlife.Whycan'twehumanbeingscherish（珍惜）ourlifejustastheselittlecreatures

do?Wouldn'tpeoplewhodon'trealizethe63oflifefeelashamedafterseeingsuchcreatures

struggletosurvive?

44.A.eatenB.killedC.freedD.caught

45.A.moveB.surviveC.huntD.recover

46.A.forB.ifC.thoughD.before

47.A.bringB.imagineC.leaveD.stop

48.A.timeB.angerC.weightD.energy

49.A.opinionB.breathC.planD.record

50.A.carefulB.suiprisedC.nervousD.disappointed

51.A.andB.butC.whileD.until

52.A.justB.alsoC.onceD.again

53.A.deadB.exhaustedC.afraidD.hungry

54.A.mixedB.terribleC.unclearD.familiar

55.A.newsB.choiceC.endingD.feeling

56.A.netB.waterC.seaD.cave

57.A.rememberedB.failedC.regrettedD.succeeded

58.A.thankedB.lovedC.clappedD.trusted

59.A.luckyB.specialC.freshD.beautiful

60.A.learnB.fightC.pullD.hop

61.A.quicklyB.directlyC.repeatedlyD.easily

62.A.saveB.finishC.enjoyD.improve

63.A.truthB.purposeC.importanceD.hardship

第二節(jié)(共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分)根據(jù)首字母提示或括號內單詞使用正確的

形式填空。

64.Beingexposedtothesunlightforalongtimewillbe(harm)toone'sskin.

65.ThelecturegivenbyMr.Smithmademerealizetheimportanceofabdiet.

66.PeoplesayitisCanada'smostbeautifulcity,(surround)bymountainsand

thePacificOcean.

67.IntheUSA,ColumbusDayisinmemoryoftheaofChristopherColumbusinthe

NewWorld.

68.Tomakemembersofateamperformbetter,thetrainerfirstofallhastoknowtheir

(strong)andweaknesses.

69.Itisfunnythatwiththedevelopmentofsociety,moreandmorepeoplebelieveinthe

(exist)ofGod.

70.Well,towardsnightfallIfoundmyself(carry)outtoseabyastrongwind.

71.Outof(curious),thelittlegirlcameneartoseewhattheantsweredoing.

72.Mostwesternpeoplehave(religion)beliefs.

73.Itissowettherethatthetreesareextremelytall,some(measure)over90metres.

第四部分寫作(共兩節(jié)，滿分29分)

第一節(jié)：短文改錯(共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分)

假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共

有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。

增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號(A),并在其下面寫出該加的詞。

刪除：把多余的詞用斜線(\)劃掉。

修改：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。

注意：1.每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞；

2.只允許修改10處，多者(從第11處起)不計分。

Twoterriblethinghappenedyesterday.IhitaclassmateontheheadorIfailedmymid-term

mathexam.Igothomelittlelatethatevening,andIcouldstillpicturemydadstandingin