2014级高一下期半期考试
英语试题
( 考试时间:120分钟 满分:150分)
本试题卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）。第Ⅰ卷第1至9页。第Ⅱ卷第10页。共10页。考生作答时，须将答案答在答题卡上，在本试题卷、草稿纸上答题无效。考试结束，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。
第Ⅰ卷（共三部分，满分110分）
注意事项：
1.必须使用2B铅笔在答题卡上将所选答案对应的标号涂黑。 2.第I卷共三部分，共计110分。
第一部分 听力（共两节，共30分）
做题时，先将答案划在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
第一节（共5 小题；每小题1.5分，共7.5分）
听下面5段对话。每段对话后面有一个小题，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。
第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分,满分7.5分)请听下面5段对话,选出最佳选项。 1. What are the two speakers going to do? A. Take their final examination. 2. Why does the man call the police?
A. A fire broke out in the street.
B. There was a traffic accident in the street. C. There was a fight in the street. 3. Why is Mike so happy?
A. He has got a letter from his family.
B. Have a party.
C. Pay a visit to a place.
B. He has seen his girl friend. C. He has passed his examination. 4. When will the train arrive? A. At 9:45.
B. At 10:00.
C. At 10:15.
5. What is the probable relationship between the two speakers? A. Boss and secretary.
B. Teacher and student. C. Librarian and borrower.
第二节 （共15小题；每题1.5分，共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。每段对话或独白你将听两遍。
请听下面一段对话, 回答第6、7两个小题。 6. When will the party be held? A. At 7:30 pm.
B. At 7:00 pm.
C. At 8:00 pm.
7. What does the woman ask the man to do? A. Drive his car to her home.
B. Buy her something.
C. Go for a walk with her.
请听下面一段对话, 回答第8至10三个小题。
8. What’s the probable relationship between the two speakers? A. Husband and wife.
B. Mother and son.
C. Friends.
9. Why didn’t the man go to the south? A. It is too hot there.
B. He has been to the south many times. C. It is too far away.
10. What did the woman do for her holiday? A. She went back to her hometown. B. She went to the south.
C. She stayed home and did some reading. 请听下面一段对话, 回答第11至第13三个小题。 11. What does the man ask the woman to do? A. Repair the computer.
B. Attend a meeting.
C. Type a report.
12. Why can’t the woman help the man? A. She is too busy right now. B. The computer went wrong. C. She has something else to do.
13. What’s the probable relationship between the two speakers? A. Teacher and student.
B. Friends
请听下面一段对话, 回答第14至16三个小题。 14. Where does the conversation probably take place? A. In a hotel.
B. In a shop.
15. Which floor will the man stay on? A. The fourth floor.
B. The third floor.
16. How much should the man pay for two nights? A. 300 dollars.
B. 160 dollars. 请听下面一段独白, 回答第17至20四个小题。 17. Where did the speaker see snow for the first time? A. In Hong Kong.
B. In the USA. 18. Why was the speaker very happy one evening? A. He didn’t need to go to school. B. It was snowing.
C. He could put on warm clothes.
19. What news did the speaker hear over the radio? A. They didn’t have to go to school that day. B. It snowed heavily in Hong Kong.
C. Help would come from all over the country. 20. What did the speaker do the next morning? A. He went to school. B. He went fishing in the river. C. He played in the snow.
C. Boss and secretary .
C. In a restaurant.
C. The sixth floor.
C. 80 dollars
C. In Canada.
第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，共40分）
第一节 单项填空（共10小题；每小题1分，共10分）
从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，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。
21. ---I think you should phone Jenny and say sorry to her. ---_____. It was her fault.
A. No way B. Not possible
C. No chance
D. Not at all
22. Apple Watch costs $349 for a base model, ________a luxury gold version will go for $10,000. A. though B. while
C. when
D. as
23. –How often do you go to see your parents?
--Not very often, I’m afraid. But I manage to see them . A. each other week
B. each two weeks D. every another wee
C. every other week
24．We feel ______ our duty to make our country a better place．
A．it
B．this
C．that
D．one
25. Between the two buildings _______.
A. stands a tall tree C. does stand a tall tree
B. stand a tall tree D. a tall tree stands
26. The sailors returned twenty days later, ______. A. tiredly and unhappily C. tiring and unhappy
B. tiredness and unhappiness D. tired and unhappy
27. Hurry up, or we’ll miss the plane. It will ______ in half an hour. A. take up
B. take off
C. give off
D. give out
28. In the last few years, thousands of films _____ all over the world． A．have produced C．are producing
B．have been produced D．are being produced
29. It was for this reason ______ her uncle moved out of New Year and settled down in a small village.
A. which
B. why
C. that
D. how
30 I can’t stand ______ with Jane in the same office. She just refuses ______ talking while she
works.
A. working; stopping C. working; to stop
第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，共30分）
阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、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。
A team of students who were successful in their work got together to visit their old teacher after graduating from college many years later. The talk soon turned into complaints(抱怨) about 31 in work and life.
Before 32 his students coffee, the teacher went to the kitchen and 33 with a large pot of coffee and different kinds of cups—plastic, glass, porcelain, crystal, some 34 and cheap, some delicate（精美的） and 35 —telling them to help themselves to the coffee.
36 all the guests had a cup of coffee in hand, the teacher said: \"If you noticed, all the nice-looking expensive cups were 37 up, leaving behind the plain and cheap ones. While it is 38 for you to want only the best for yourselves, that is the39 of your problems and pressure. Be assured that the cup itself 40 no quality to the coffee. In most cases 41 is just more expensive and in some cases even hides what we drink. What all of you 42 wanted was coffee, not the cup, but you consciously went for the best cups. And then you began 43 each other's cups.
Now consider this: 44 is the coffee；the jobs, money and position in society are the cups. They are just tools to 45 life, and the type of cup we have does not define, nor change the 46 of life we live. Sometimes, by concentrating only on the cup, we 47 to enjoy the coffee God has provided us.
God brews the coffee, not the cups. Enjoy your coffee!
\"The 48 people don't have the best of everything. They just 49 the best of everything. \" Live simply. Love 50 . Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the rest to God. 31 A. stress 32 A. taking 33 A. packed
B. difficulty B. offering B. rushed
C. sorrow
D. despair D. providing D. fetched D. plain-looking
B. to work; stopping
D. to work; to stop
C. supplying
C. returned
C. nice-looking
34 A. good-looking B. ugly-looking
35 A. excellent 36 A. Before 37 A. taken 38 A. careful 39 A. resource
B. bright B. If
C. expensive C. Although C. filled C. polite C. entrance C. adds C. either C. really C. eyeing C. Chance C. reflect
D. comfortable D. After D. used D. formal D. access D. applies D. one D. hardly D. cleaning D. Success D. support D. quality D. learn D. happiest D. put D. curiously
B. brought B. normal B. source
40 A. increases B. attaches 41 A. this
B. it
42 A. possibly 43 A. blowing 44 A. Life 45 A. contact 46 A. standard 47 A. fail
B. generally B. handing B. Joy
B. contain B. quantity B. hope B. richest B. use
C. character C. need C. saddest C. make
48 A. coolest 49 A. have
50 A. nervously B. generously C. secretly
第三部分 阅读理解（共40分）
阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D、E）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
A
June 5 is World Environment Day. This makes us pay more attention to our environment and the need to protect it.
When Wang Boxuan, a Beijing high schoolboy, uses up his exercise books, he does not throw them away. Each one is stored at his school with hundreds of exercise books given by other students. Then they are sold to a Beijing paper making factory.
The paper is recycled and used again by students and teachers in the school. At the same time, the money made from the sales goes towards schools in Inner Mongolia for planting trees and grass. This place is one of the sources of the sandstorms that often attack Beijing during springtime.
Wang's school is one of the schools in the capital that take part in the ―Green Promise‖ —environmental protection activity. So far, nearly 210,000 students have taken part in the activity, collecting more than 87 tons of waste paper. 51．What is the money used for? A. Buying new exercise books. B. Helping poor students. C. Being stored. D. Planting trees and grass.
52．What can we infer from the third paragraph？
A. Many years later, students will have no exercise books to use. B. Many years later, the sandstorms will be weaker in Beijing. C. Many years later, there will be no waste paper. D. Many years later, Beijing will be much dirtier. 53．Choose the right order according to this passage?
①Trees and grass were planted.
②Schools in Inner Mongolia received the money. ③Students collected waste paper.
④Students sold the paper to a paper making factory. A.③②④① B.③④②① 54．Which is the best title for the passage? A. Planting Trees.
B. Collecting Waste Paper. C.②①④③
D.③②①④
C. Green Promise. D. Making Money.
B
Everybody has had at least one experience from which he knows the meaning of life. This time, which took place several years ago, but seems as if it just happened.
On an afternoon several years ago, my brother-in-law opened the bottom drawer of my sister’s dress and picked out a beautiful skirt. ― Jan bought this the first time we went to New York, at least 8 or 9 years ago. She never wore it. She was saving it for a special occasion.‖ he said．I guess this was the occasion: it was the funeral of my sister, after her unexpected death.
He took the shirt and put it on bed, with the other clothes we were taking to the funeral. Then he closed the drawer and turned to me, ―Don’t ever save anything for a special occasion. Every day you’re alive is a special occasion.‖
I’m thinking about his words, and they’ve changed the way I live my life. I’m spending more time with my family and friends and less time in committee meetings. Whenever possible, life should be a kind of experience to enjoy, not to suffer. ―Someday ‖and ―one of these days ‖are losing their importance on my vocabulary. If it’s worth seeing or hearing or doing, I want to see and hear and do it now.
Ever since that day, I have been trying very hard not to put off, hold back or save anything that would add laughter and color to our lives. Every morning when I open my eyes, I tell myself that every day, every minute, every breath, truly is a gift. So cherish every day and find the true meaning of your life.
55．Why did Jan buy the beautiful skirt but didn’t wear it?
A．She saved it till she grew up.
B．She wanted to keep it for someone else. C．She waited for a special occasion to wear it on. D．She would give it to herself as a gift some day.
56．From his experience, the author learns that_______.
A. every day in our lives is worth cherishing B. everybody can have a happy life through efforts
C. enjoying ourselves is the most important thing in our lives D. everybody will have some things left to do after his death 57．What does the author write this passage for?
A. To show how to make good use of everyday in life. B. To explain the true meaning of his brother-in-law’s words. C. To encourage people to waste time and enjoy themselves in life. D. To tell people to cherish every day and find the meaning of life.
58．What’s the best title for this passage? A．My Sister Jan
B．Every Day IS a Gift
C．What Is the Meaningful Life like D．The Most Important Time in Your Life
C
Many a young person tells me he wants to be a writer. I always encourage such people，but I also explain that there's a big difference between ―being a writer‖ and writing．In most cases these people are dreaming of wealth and fame, not the long hours alone at a typewriter. ―You've got to want to write, ‖I say to them, ―not want to be a writer‖．
The reality is that writing is a lonely, private and poor-paying affair. For every writer kissed by fortune there are thousands more whose longing is never rewarded. When I left a 20-year career in the U.S. Coat Guard to become a freelance writer, I had no hope at all．What I did have was a friend who found me a room in a New York apartment building．It didn't even matter that it was cold and had no bathroom．I immediately bought a used typewriter and felt like a real writer．
After a year or so．However, I still hadn't gotten a break and began to doubt myself．It was so hard to sell a story that I hardly made enough to eat．But I knew I wanted to write，l had dreamed about it for years．I wasn't going to be one of those people who die wondering, what if? I would keep putting my dream to the test—even though it meant living with uncertainty and fear of failure．This is the shadow land of hope，and anyone with a dream must learn to live there． 59．The purpose of the passage is to ．
A．show young people it's unrealistic for a writer to seek wealth and fame B．advise young people to give up their idea of becoming a professional writer C．warn young people of the hardships that a successful writer has to experience D．encourage young people to be a writer over a long period of time 60．What can be concluded from the passage?
A．The chances for a writer to become successful are little． B．A writer's success depends on luck rather than on effort． C．Famous writers usually live in poverty．
D．Real writers often find their work interesting and rewarding．
61．Why did the author begin to doubt himself after the first year of his writing career?
A．He wasn't able to produce a single book． B．He found his dream would never come true． C．He wasn't able to have a rest for a whole year． D．He hadn't seen a change for the better．
62．―…people who die wondering，what if?‖ refers to ―those ‖．
A. who think too much of the dark side of life B. who think a lot without making a decision C. who regret giving up their career halfway D. who are full of imagination even upon death
D
It’s sometimes said that the US is a ―melting pot‖ of different racial groups living together, but a decision last month set fire to the pot.
On Nov 24, a local court decided not to charge(控告) Darren Wilson, a 28-year-old white police officer in Ferguson, Missouri, US. Wilson shot dead the 18-year-old unarmed black teenager Michael Brown in Ferguson on Aug 9.
By Nov 26, people who were against the decision in 37 US states and Canada had taken to the streets, said a newspaper.
Wilson said that Brown had hit him and tried to get his gun. In fear for his life, Wilson shot Brown 12 times and killed him. However, some said that Wilson attacked Brown for breaking traffic laws, and shot him for no good reason.
People are wondering whether the same thing would have happened if Brown had been white. The deep racial divide in the US makes the case more than a crime story, said a New York Times article.
It’s been five decades since legal segregation (种族隔离政策) was banned, but a wide gap remains between black and white Americans. The unemployment gap between them is unchanged in 40 years, while the gaps in wealth, income and educational attainment have widened, according to the newspaper.
The case is the latest reminder for some people that the US judicial system doesn’t treat black and white people the same, CNN reported.
Just days before the decision, a white police officer shot and killed a 12-year-old black child, Tamir Rice. Police said that Tamir had an air gun that looked real, according to CNN.
To help with the distrust between police and minority communities (少数民族社区), President Obama said that he would ask Congress for $263 million to buy 50, 000 body-worn cameras for police to record themselves, and improve training to make sure law is obeyed.
―For the people who just feel pained because they get a sense that some communities aren’t treated fairly — I understand that, and I want to work with you, and I want to move forward with you,‖ Obama said on Dec 2.
63. Which of the following differences between black and white Americans isn’t mentioned in the
text?
A. income
B. jobs
C. education
D. welfare
64. We can learn from the text that ______.
A. many American Media pay attention to the case B. the case is not about a man but about legal segregation.
C. if Brown had been white, the same thing would not have happened. D. only black Americans care about the shooting
65. President Obama’s attitude towards the case can be described as ______. A. gentle
B. angry
C. caring
D. hesitant
66. We can infer from the text that ______.
A. no people believe black Americans are treated fairly B. all American policemen are equipped with body-worn cameras C. the shooting and the decision shock the United States D. the police, Wilson, will be charged with the shooting
E
Cooking Kills Four Million People a Year. Polluted airborne particles （大气悬浮颗粒）kill 7 million people a year, reports the World Health Organization．
That news may not come as a surprise to anyone who has seen images of chimneys in Beijing, Delhi or Mexico. But those factories—or even the jammed roadways of modern cities—are not the biggest killer. Each year, some 4.3 million people die earlier than they should because of polluted air inside their homes, says the WHO．
What's causing the air inside people’s homes to be so harmful that it kills around 11, 000 people a day? Stoves(火炉). ―Having an open fire in your kitchen is like burning 400 cigarettes an hour‖, says Kirk Smith, a professor at the University of California at Berkeley, whose research suggests that household air pollution from cooking killed between 3.5 million and 4 million people in 2013．
Not all stoves cause this kind of harm．The ones Smith’s talking about are those that the 3 billion people in the developing world use for heat and cooking, which burn solid fuels such as wood, coal, or crop waste instead of gas．The smoke from those fires produces harmful fine particles and carbon monoxide into homes．Poor ventilation then prevents that smoke from escaping, raising fine particle levels 100 times higher than the limits that the WHO considers acceptable．
Breathing this air day in day out eventually causes a lot of diseases. More than a third of the 4.3 million die of a stroke, while a quarter die of heart diseases．And around one-third of annual lung disease deaths worldwide result from waste from coal stoves．
It is extremely dangerous for the people to spend the most time around the fire—usually women and young children．In fact, the WHO reports that household air pollution almost doubles the risk for childhood lung disease．
67. According to Kirk Smith’s research, ______．
A. some 4.3 million people die earlier each year than they should B. polluted airborne particles kill 7 million people a year C. cooking smoke should be the deadly killer in a household kitchen D. factories are the biggest killer worldwide nowadays 68. _____ may not cause air pollution according to this passage. A. Wood B. Gas
C. Coal
D. Heavy traffic
69. The underlined word ―ventilation‖ in Paragraph 4 probably means ______． A. airing B. breathing 70. The author intends to tell people ______． A. polluted air is harmful
B. how to avoid polluted air in their homes C. to stop cooking in the household kitchen
C. burning
D. heating
D. to know about household air pollution from cooking
第II卷 （非选择题 共40分）
注意事项：
1. 必须使用0.5毫米的黑色墨迹签字笔在答题卡上题目所指示的答题区域内作答。答在试题卷上无效。 2. 第Ⅱ卷共计40分。
第四部分 写作（共三节，共40分）
第一节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1. 5分,满分15分）
假如英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文,请你修改你同桌的以下作文,文中共有10处语言错误,每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加,删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧）,并在其下面写出该加的词。 删除：把多余的词用斜线（\\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线,并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改10处,多者（从第11处起）不计分。
3. 直接在答题卷上作答。
Having a dream is of great importance. Your dreams are ordinary and realistic. I hope I will be admitted into top university and become a good doctor after I will graduate from university. I hoped one day I can find a cure for cancer. I hope those whom love me and those whom I love will be healthy and live happy every day. For realize my dreams, I will take more exercise to build up my body. I will try my best to focus times and energy on my study. I must work hard at my lessons or be fully preparing for the university entrance exam. 第二节 书面表达（共25分）
公共秩序，你我有责。假如你是某中学学生会主席，请根据表格内容，描述不文明行为，并倡议同学们在校内遵守公共秩序(obey public rules)，共创良好公共环境。
不良行为 ● spit(吐痰) here and there; play with public facilities (设备) ● 图书馆：保持安静；及时归还图书 文明行为 ● 食堂(canteen)：排队等候；不浪费食物 ● 教室：？
结束语 ？ 注意：1. 不要逐字翻译，可适当增加细节是文章完整; 2. 词数：120字左右，开头已经为你写好，但不计入总词数。 My dear schoolmates,
Each of us has the duty to obey public rules. Let’s say no to the bad behaviours. __________ __________________________________________________________________________________
Student Union
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