上海市2015-2016学年高一英语下学期期中试题
（考试时间：90分钟 满分：100分 ）2016.04
第I卷（共75分）
Ⅰ.Listening Comprehension (20’) Section A
Directions: In Section 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 conversations 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. 5:10. B. 5:00. 2. A. Classmates. C. Employer and employee.
C. 4:30.
D. 5:15.
B. Husband and wife. D. Mother and son. B. In a Hong Kong hotel.
3. A. At a booking office.
C. On a busy street. D. At an airport. 4. A. They were both doing their own work.
B. They waited for each other at different places. C. They went to the street corner at different times. D. The man went to the concert but the woman didn’t. 5. A. By train. B. By car.
C. By bus. D. By plane.
C. A lot of things. D.
6. A. Play cards. B. Make a plan. Nothing.
7. A. English books.
B. English magazines. D. English works.
B. It’s one of the
C. English newspapers.
8. A. It’s one of the busiest ways of traveling. safest ways of traveling..
C. It’s one of the saddest ways of traveling.. D. It’s one of the quickest ways of traveling..
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9. A. Her car is kept in good condition. as his..
B. Her car is not as good
C. Her car is maintained as well as his.. D. Her car can stand any crash..
10. A. Her sister is a fashionable woman B. Her sister is designing a dress.
C. Her sister is studying Spanish. Manila . Section B
Directions: In Section 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. A week. B. Two weeks. month.
12. A. A thin robber. B. A fat man. A rich man.
13. A. Mr. Hogg was killed by the man. B. Mr. Hogg was robbed of the money.
C. The man had a big meal with Mr. Hogg. D. Then man gave some money to Mr. Hogg.
Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage. 14. A. Travel in different countries.
B. Use foreign goods.
D. Get good grades.
C. A strong driver. D.
C. Three weeks. D. A
D. Her sister is in
C. Understand people from other countries. 15. A. Just speak it.
C. Remember the grammar rules.
B. Use it as a tool. D. Write stories.
C. Writing skills. D.
16. A. Grammar. B. Conversation.
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Reading abilities. Section C
Directions: In Section C, you will hear one longer conversation. The conversation will be read twice. After you hear the conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Write your answers on your answer sheet.
Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.
Ticket for a Show What does the man want to do? To reserve tickets for 4 __(17)__________. thHow many tickets does the man want? __(18)________________ What’s the man’s name? What are the tickets for? Mr. __(19)______________ For __(20)_________ show. Complete the form. Write ONE WORD for each answer.
II. Grammar and vocabulary Section A (12’)
Directions: After reading the passages below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.
(A)
The summer of my eleventh year was a wonderful time of joy. My days were spent (21) ________ (play) happily in the bright green woods around my home. I wished those peaceful days would last forever. But then it all changed.
It happened in the middle of the night when I heard my grandmother scream. A fire had started in her room and was rapidly spreading through our house. We all ran outside. That night I went from a happy and carefree child to a homeless and scared (22) ________. I didn't know (23) ________ the future would be like. Thankfully, good friends took us into their home, fed, and clothed us.
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One night around their dinner table my mom thanked them for all they were doing for us. Smiling, her friend said, \it was the least we (24) ________ do.\Later they began to share old stories and laugh. It was then that I smiled for the first time in days and felt the fear finally fading from my heart.
Our friends gave us help when we were in trouble. They opened their home and their hearts to us. They helped us to start over when we (25) ________ (lose) everything.
The next time you are given an opportunity (26) ________(help) others, give from your heart. Live a life that makes Heaven smile. God puts us here to love each other, to feed each other, to help each other, and to make this world a better place for everyone.
(B)
It seems that the custom of (27) ________(give) birthday presents started thousands of years ago. People used to fear evil spirits--especially on their birthdays. It was a common belief that evil spirits were more dangerous to a person when he or she experienced a change in their daily life, such as turning a year (28) ________ (old). As a result, birthdays were celebrated with family and friends, who surrounded the birthday person with laughter to protect him or her from evil. It (29) ______________(think) to be even better if the guests brought gifts.
Of course, people from different countries around the world celebrate birthdays in different ways. For example, the children in Argentina have their ears (30)________ (pull) by all their family and friends--one for each year of their lives. In Israel, the child sits in a special chair and gets lifted into the air--again, once for each year of life. The lucky children of Ireland receive “birthday bump” --they are held upside down and gently knock against the floor the number of years of life.
So, once again we can see that (31) ________ the practice of celebrating birthdays is very widespread around the world, the ways in which the celebrations are performed are very different. Sometimes they seem very strange, sometimes even amusing to people (32) _______ have different customs--but always very interesting to learn about and, with luck, someday experience.
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Section B (6’)
Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word
A. hands B. qualities C. information D. curiosity E. ruined F. applied G. ashamed can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.
When I succeeded in becoming a part-time employee of Nokia China last summer, many friends asked me how I survived the interview.
I once asked myself the same questions. Many of my peers also __33__ for the job,
including some very competitive and intelligent students from famous universities.
But why did the interviewer pick me instead of them?
Finally, __34 __ pushed me to ask the interviewers after we became colleagues.
The answer was that I appeared confident but humble, responsible and communicative. They evaluated people not just on their academic certificates, but on the base of their __35__ and abilities. I happened to be the right person.
To be frank, I once felt __36__ of being a student from an unknown college, and
I think this may apply to some of you. I thought my future was ruined. It was only at the time of my successful interview that I finally understood the famous saying --- “You decide where you go.”
Once I worked as a volunteer for a beach volleyball event. My job was to help
foreign visitors experience the beach. I thought it would be very easy because my oral English was pretty good. But when I went to talk with a group of foreign guests, I suddenly realized that I did not know a single beach volleyball term. I was embarrassed.
After this, I read brochures in both Chinese and English every day to learn the
terms for facilities and related words. This allowed me to deliver accurate __37__ to foreigners, and I was happy to work responsibly.
After these experience, I’m more confident and I strongly believe that my fate is in my __38__. It has certainly helped me make a giant step closer to my dream
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上海市2016高一英语下学期期中!
