1、学年第一学期高一期中考试上海市实验学校2013学年度第一学期高一英语学科期中考试试卷（考试时间：90 分钟）I. Listening 15%Part A Short Conversations 5Directions: 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 conversations and the questions will
2、 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. It was a success. B. It was not successful. C. He enjoyed it. D. It was not mentioned.2. A. $30. B
3、. $100 C. $50. D. $15.3. A. Jill. B. Jim. C. Jacques. D. Paul.4. A. The man telephoned Mary. B. The man didnt call Mary.C. The man didnt want to call Mary. D. The man forgot it.5. A. She will invite John. B. She wont invite John. C. She is not sure. D. She will invite him later.6. A. At a restaurant
4、. B. At a studio. C. At a concert. D. At a theatre7. A. Groceries. B. Gasoline. C. Medicine. D. A car.8. A. To bring some food to the table. B. To help herself to some food. C. To use the phone on the table. D. To help herself to the table.9. A. She dislikes fireworks. B. She has plans for the eveni
5、ng.C. She doesnt feel like going out. D. She has to get theatre tickets.10. A. Japan. B. Australia. C. Italy. D. Canada.Part B Passages 6Directions: 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 qu
6、estions 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. Visiting his teachers and doing shopping. B. Collect
7、ing his pictures.C. Buying his flight ticket. D. Wandering about in the airport building.12. A. Shirts. B. Gloves. C. Toys. D. A clock.13. A. He left his suitcase in the airport building. B. He couldnt enjoy the beauty of the evening.C. He was suspected as a terrorist and taken to an airline office.
8、 D. He intended to visit more teachers and buy more presents.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. A. They can stop playing any time they like. B. They can test their personal abilities. C. They want to pick a better team. D. They dont need rules.15. A. They are not interest
9、ed in games. B. They find childrens games too easy. C. They dont need a reason to play games. D. They dont understand childrens games.16. A. Because he can be someone other than himself. B. Because he can become popular among friends. C. Because he finds he is always lucky in games. D. Because he li
10、kes the place where he plays a game.Part C Longer Conversations 4Directions: 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.Blanks 17 throug
11、h 20 are based on the following conversation.YOUR IDEAL PARTNERAge: Around 17. _.Occupation: 18. _. Personality: Relatively 19. _ and fun-loving.Hobbies: 20. _ sports, such as tennis.Complete the form. Write ONE WORD for each blank.Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.What is
12、 Harrods, the biggest department store in the UK, famous for?Its 21. _ and Egyptian Hall.How do people feel when they are in the Egyptian Hall?They feel they are 22. _. How does Harrods get most of its power?By producing 23. _ itself.How is the business during the January sales?There is an increase
13、in 24. _.Complete the form. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each blank.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 sentences. 1625. This memorial hall _late i
14、n the 1930s in memory of this famous writer. A. built B. was being built C. would be built D. was built26. Qing Dynasty _for more than 200 years. A. existed B. has existed C. was existed D. has been existed27. The girl who _ beautiful eyes _a prize in yesterdays singing contest. A. haswins B. hadwon
15、 C. havingwon D. haswon28. The news that volunteer workers will go to homes for the aged _now. A. is being talked about B. are being talked about C. is being talked D. are being talked29. They became friends again that day. Until then they _to each other for nearly two years. A. didnt speak B. hadnt
16、 spoken C. havent spoken D. havent been speaking30. In the past few years, _much improvement in the traffic. A. there has been B. there has had C. there have been D. there had been31. Here are some of the suggestions you need _your hair. A. taking care of B. to be taken of C. to take care of D. take
17、 care of32. Youd better make an appointment with a hairdressing salon before you have your hair _. A. cutting B. to cut C. cut D. to be cut33. Tourists have been recently gained access_ Angkor Wat by air and _ has hotels nearby. A. toit B. ofthis C. towhich D. /it34. When this boy was asked to copy
18、down the sentence ten times, he did nothing but _deeply with a blank look on his face. A. sigh B. sight C. sign D. signal35. Body language is widely used to _our feelings and emotions to others by means of gestures and posture.A. carry B. fetch C. bring D. communicate36. Debbies smiling face can mak
19、e her customers feel _so you have to improve the way _you deal with your customers. A. welcomed/ B. welcomethat C. awkwardin that D. embarrassedin which37. The child _toothpaste out of a tube, _it to the toothbrush and began to brush her teeth.A. appliedsqueezed B. squeezedapplied C .pressedput D. s
20、tressedplace38. The education system was once the _of the country, but now it seems to be_.A. proudin ruin B. pridein ruins C. remainsfalling into ruin D. wonderfall into ruins39. You should be well aware _the fact that most interviewers have rich experience because they are in _position in their co
21、mpanies.A. ofolder B. onyounger C. onjunior D. ofsenior40. _ the coach was twisting and turning _ the bumpy country road, the travelers felt that they were pulling themselves apart.A. Asalong B. Whileaway C. Whenoff D. UntilinSection BDirections: Complete the following passage by using the words in
22、the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need. 9A. conveyed B. stand C. oral D. disagreement AB. guide AC. internationally AD. raised BC. accomplished BD. intentionally CD. expressionEver since humans have lived on the earth, they have made use of various f
23、orms of communication. Generally, this expression of thoughts and feelings has been in the form of _41_speech. When there is a language barrier, communication is _42_through sign language in which motions_43_ for letters, words, and ideas. Tourists and the people unable to hear or speak have had to
24、turn to this form of _44_. Many of these symbols of whole words are very lively and exact and can be used _45_; spelling, however, cannot.Body language sends ideas or thoughts by certain actions, either_46_ or not. A wink can be a way of showing that the party is only joking. A nod means approval, w
25、hile shaking the head indicates _47_.Other forms of nonlinguistic language can be found in Braille (a system of _48_ dots read with the fingertips), signal flags, Morse code, and smoke signals. Road maps and picture signs also _49_and warn people. While language is the most common form of communicat
26、ion, other systems and techniques also express human thoughts and feelings. III. Reading comprehension 30%Section A 10Directions: For each blank in the following passages 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.There
27、 is an English saying: “Laughter is the best medicine.” Until recently, few people took the saying seriously. Now, however, doctors have begun to look into laughter and the _ 50 _ it has on the human body. They have found that laughter really can _51 _ peoples health.Tests were carried out to study
28、the effects of laughter on the body. People watched funny films _ 52_ doctors checked their heart, blood pressure, breathing and muscles. It was found that laughter has similar effects to 53 exercise. It decreases blood pressure, the heart beat and breathing; it also works several groups of muscles
29、in the face, the stomach, and even the feet. If laughter 54 the body, it must be beneficial.Other tests have shown that laughter appears to be able to reduce the effect of pain on the body. In one experiment doctors 55 pain in groups of students who listened to different radio programs. The group th
30、at tolerated the pain for the 56 time was the groups which listened to a funny program. The reason why laughter can reduce pain seems to be that it helps to produce a kind of chemicals in the brain which diminish( 减少 ) both stress and pain.As a 57 of these discoveries, some doctors in the United States now hold laughter clinics, in which they help to improve their patients condition by 58_ them to laugh. They have found that even if their patients do not really feel like laughing, m
