启东中学高一年级第二学期期初考试英语试题
第I卷（共 85 分）
第一部分： 听力（共两节，满分20分）
第一节(共5小题:每小题1分，满分5分）
1. What does the man want to do?
A. He wants to borrow the woman’s book.B. He found the woman’s book.
C. He will help the woman read the book.
2. What does the woman mean?
A. She will go to graduate school. B. She doesn’t want to go to graduate school.
C. She is in high school now.
3. What is the weather like?
A. Cold B. Warm. C. Windy.
4. What can we learn from the conversation?
A. It is rainy. B. It is warm. C. The woman feels cold.
5. What does the woman say?
A. Howard had a quarrel with his girlfriend. B. Howard lost his car last night.
C. Howard’s girlfriend’s car was stolen.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
听第6段材料, 回答第6至8题。
6. What are the speakers mainly talk about?
A. Driver’s license B. Driving test. C. Driving skills.
7. How long has the man had his driver’s license?
A. Fifteen years. B. Sixteen years C. Seventeen years.
8. What can we learn from the conversation?
A. The way of getting a driver’s license in the woman’s country as been changed.
B. The man started driving by himself when getting a learners permit.
C. The man got a pretty good score on his driving test.
听第7段材料, 回答第9至11题。
9. What was the woman’s hobby last month?
A. Collecting stamps B. Playing the guitar. C. Growing flowers.
10. How long has the woman been playing the guitar altogether?
A. Only five days B. Two weeks C. One month
11. What can we learn from the conversation? A. Singing is the man’s hobby. B. The woman’s brother plays the guitar better than her.
C. The woman’s brother is in college.
听第8段材料, 回答第12至14题。
12. How long has the man been riding motorcycles?
A. For fifteen years. B. Since he was fifteen years old. C. For more than fifteen years.
13. How does the man usually travel?
A. Alone B. In a group. C. With his father.
14. What can we learn from the conversation?
A. The man travels with strangers instead of friends.B. The man likes adventure on his trip.
C. The man hasn’t made any special friend.
听第9段材料, 回答第15至17题。
15. What was the woman’s first job?
A. Sales assistant B. Sales manager. C. Sales representative(销售代表)
16. How long did the woman stay at her first job?
A. For three weeks B. For two months C. For half a year
17. How much did the woman earn for a working Saturday?
A. 13 pounds and 60 pence. B.14 pounds. C. 40 pounds.
听第10段材料, 回答第18至20题。
18. What can we learn about the summer school courses?
A. The courses last for two weeks. B. Most of the courses are for beginners.
C. There are about fifteen hours of lessons every Monday to Friday.
19. How much of each course is taught in the classroom?
A. One third. B. Two fifths. C. Three fourths.
20. Why do the students learn English so quickly according to the passage?
A. They have a good many excellent teachers from abroad.
B. They take many training classes. C. They speak, read and hear English outside.
第二部分 英语知识运用（共三节，满分65分）
第一节 单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
21. Knowing your personal _______ can help you a lot in choosing the right career.
A. possibilities B. judgments C. strengths D. opinions
22. -–Fancy meeting you here! Is this your new job?
---I don’t really work here. I ______ until a new assistant comes to take over my job.
A. will just be helping out B. have just helped out
C. am just helping out D. will just help out
23.Therearesomehospitalswithonlyafewworkersinthenortherncities______arefamousfortheirstudiesondiseasescausedbytheairpollution.
A.when B.whereC.whoD.which
24.—Howlongdoyousupposeitis________heleftforJapan?
—Nomorethanhalfamonth.
A.when B.before C.after D.since
25.Inthecourt, thebusinessmansaid: Youmightaswelladvisemeto________myfortuneasmyargument.
A.givein B.giveup C.giveaway D.giveout
26. It'sreportedthatakid_____16waskilledinadesertedbuildinginthesuburb, _______thelocalpeoplecallahaunted(闹鬼的) house.
A.aging; where B.aged; where C.aging; which D.aged; which
27. ________, his idea was accepted by all the people at the meeting.
A. Strange as might is sound B. As it might sound strange
C. As strange it might sound D. Strange as it might sound
28. ---Will you go to the meeting for their discussion?
---No, ______ invited. I don’t feel like getting involved with their business.
A. unless B. until C. even if D. otherwise
29. —Coach, can I continue with the training?
—Sorry, you can’t _____you haven’t recovered from the knee injury.
A. until B. before C. as D. unless
30. The couple made a complaint about the poor quality of the product, but got no ______ from the sales department, so they wrote to the president of the company.
A. treatment B. preparation C. encouragement D. satisfaction
31. Don't pretend _______ the problems well, please keep me informed of the trouble you have
________ them.
A. to know; to solve B. knowing; solved C. to know; solving D. knowing; solved
32. ——Tom is a member of the sports team, but he doesn’t want to continue now.
—— ___________.
A. It is with John. B. So is John.
C. Neither does John. D. It’s the same with John.
33. So quickly are science and technology advancingis a possibility today may be a reality tomorrow.
A. that what B. which C. what D. that which
34.Americans eat _________ vegetables per person today as they did in1910.
A. as twice as many B. more than twice
C. more than twice as many D. twice as many as
35. –Why do you want to go to the ball? I know you can’t dance.
-- ______. I like to try something new every now and then.
A. You get to the point B. That’s not the point C. It makes no sense D. It’s a deal
第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意。然后从36～55各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
We went for a walk in the fields, my mother, my wife, my son and I.
Mother had been 36 to come out with us, for she was in poor health, and even a(n) 37 distance would make her feel tired. But I insisted that, just for this reason, walking was necessary. 38 her agreement, she went to fetch her overcoat.
This year, spring came too late. Some old people found it hard to endure the long cold. But 39spring was here now, and my mother had 40 another bitter winter.
My mother and I walked in front, followed by my wife and son. Later, 41 occurred between us: my mother wanted to take the main road, for it was wide and 42, while my son preferred the little path, where there might be more interesting things. It was 43me to make the final decision. My mother had got used to listening to her strong son, and my son was in the habit of 44 his father, a big figure in his mind. I suddenly felt the weight of a heavy 45. I tried to 46 a win-win choice, but failed. Finally, I decided 47 my son, because there would be long years 48 in which I could be with him.
But my mother changed her49, and said, “We’d better take the little path. You’ll have to 50 me on your back in places I can’t walk across,”
Differences thus 51; we picked our way along the little path. When we came to a certain spot, I let my mother get on my back. My wife followed my 52and carried our son.53 as my mother was, she was quite thin, and not heavy at all. My son was 54, but a child could only be so heavy. Despite this, both my wife and I walked 55, as steadily as possible, as if we bore the whole world on our backs.
36. A. uncertain B. excited C. unwilling D. cautious
37. A. short B. average C.long D. extra
38. A. Reaching B. Nodding C. Having D. Getting
39. A. above all B. after all C. in addition D. in fact
40. A. enjoyed B. missed C. suffered D. survived
41. A. alternatives B. barriers C. differences D. quarrels
42. A. busy B. smooth C. empty D. long
43. A. up to B. away from C. in for D. out of
44. A. offending B. greeting C. loving D. obeying
45. A. responsibility B. pressure C. guidance D. atmosphere
46. A. work out B. give out C. turn out D. carry out
47. A. upon B. against C. for D. about
48. A. before B. around C. later D. ahead
49. A. attitude B. direction C. mind D. route
50. A. take B. bring C. carry D. fetch
51. A. occurred B. settled C. remained D. split
52. A. example B. path C. pattern D. instruction
53. A. Ill B. Old C. Short D. Tall
54. A. thin B. fat C. naughty D. small
55. A. slowly B. quickly C. quietly D. easily
第三节阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30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。
A
56. If two college students with Massachusetts I．D. go to Boston for a visit, what is their lowest possible admis
sion price to the Harvard Museum of Natural History?
A. $6. B. $9. C. $20. D. $24.
57. Which of the following is TRUE about visiting the Harvard Museum of Natural History?
A. Visitors are free to take photos of all its exhibits.
B. Visitors are prohibited from making phone calls.
C. Visitors can park in the street as long as they pay.
D. Visitors can make parking reservations on weekdays.
B
Health food is a general term applied to kinds of food that is considered more healthy than the types of food sold in supermarkets. The most exact term of all and the narrowest classification within health food is organic food, used to describe food that has been grown on a particular kind of farm.
In choosing the type of food you eat, then, you have basically two choices: inorganic, processed (加工) food, or organic, unprocessed food. A wise decision should include study of the reason why processed food contains chemicals, some of which are proved to be poisonous and that vitamin content is greatly reduced in processed food.Bread is typically used by health food supporters as an example of a processed food. First, the seeds from which the grain is grown are treated with a chemical which is extremely harmful. Later, the grain is sprayed with a number of very deadly insecticides(杀虫剂). After the grain has been made into flour, it is made white with another chemical which is also poisonous. Next, a dough conditioner is added along with a softener. The conditioner and softener are poisons, and in fact, the softener has sickened and killed experimental animals.
A very poisonous antifungal(杀真菌)compound, is added to keep the bread from getting moldy (发霉的). Other food from the supermarket would show a similar pattern of processing and preserving (保存). You see, we buy our food on the basis of smell, color, and texture, instead of vitamin content, and manufacturers give us what we want, even if it is poisonous. The alternative? Eat health foods, preferably the organic variety.
58. What happens to food when it is processed?
A. The basic content remains the same. B. The vitamin content is greatly reduced.
C. The vitamin content increases a bit. D. Vitamin is not available after processing.
59. What do all of the additives (添加剂) in bread have in common?
A. They are all poisonous.
B. They are all organic.
C. They have all killed laboratory animals
D. They are all used to keep the bread from getting moldy.
60. We normally buy food on the basis of ________.
A. color and texture B. organic variety C. beauty D. refined (提取的) contents
C
A credit card that won’t work unless its owner’s voice is heard may become an important weapon in the fight against economic fraud(欺诈).
The card using a built-in voice-recognition chip requires users to give a spoken password that it recognizes. The idea is to prevent thieves from using a stolen card to buy goods online.
A model built by engineers in California packs a microphone, a loudspeaker, a battery and a voice-recognition chip into a standard-sized credit card. The card is the length and width of an ordinary credit card but about three times as thick. The company now plans to make it thinner.
The voice card is based on an earlier Beep card technology designed to prevent fraud in online deals. The Beep card has no microphone, but has a built-in loudspeaker to utter an audible (听得见的) ID signal by a computer’s microphone to an online server(服务器). By confirming that signal matches the information in the card, the server can make sure that the user is not simply keying in a credit card number but actually has the card in his hand. The ID code, which only the server knows, changes each time the card is used.
This prevents fraudsters recording the beeps, noting the card details and then playing back the audible ID when they key in the details later. But this earlier Beep card technology cannot prevent illegal use of stolen cards. The new voice card can. The new voice card doesn’t identify itself by its ID until it has confirmed the real user’s spoken password. Thieves will be unable to use the card because even if they knew the password they would have to be able to copy the owner’s voice with a high degree of accuracy. The challenge for Beep card has been to develop voice-recognition and audio circuitry(声音电路).
The voice-recognition credit is powered by a mini battery. To extend batter life, the electronics have only to be switched on when the card is being used. Pressing a button on the card’s surface allows one to hear a female voice saying, “Say your password.” If the voice-recognition software proves that the password is real, it sends its ID, which the server then identifies, allowing the deal to continue.
61. Why is the voice credit an important innovation?
A. It is cheap to make and buy. B. It can leave voice messages.
C. It makes online shopping easy. D. It makes fraud more difficult.
62. What is the problem with the model card?
A. It is too large. B. It is too thick. C. It can’t be used online. D. It has no loudspeaker.
63. Which of the following about the earlier card is TRUE?
A. Its owner can change the ID code at will. B. Its user needn’t key in the credit card number.
C. It can record its user’s spoken password.
D. It can be used by someone who has stolen it.
64. What can we infer from the last paragraph?
A. Further improvement should be made to extend battery life.
B. Only female voice passwords can be recognized by the card.
C. There are no limits to the use of the card.
D. Female customers will like using it.
D
Last summer, after 16 years in the United States, I traveled to the city in Russia where I grew up. I was the first in my family to return after all those years. My mom gave me a hand-drawn map showing the location of my grandfather’s tomb at the local cemetery, and she asked me to visit it.
It was really important to her that I go there. My grandfather died when I was little, and she wanted me to remember him. He was still very much alive in her mind, and she wanted him to continue to live in my mind as well.
So I promised that the first thing I’d do when I arrived would be to visit the cemetery. However, I got caught up in work, and I had a lot of catching up to do with my childhood friends. It wasn’t until a day before I was leaving that I found time to go to the cemetery.
It was late in the afternoon, and right by the entrance was a lady who was selling flowers. By then she had only seven carnations left in her bucket. I bought them all, but when I reached for my wallet, I realized I didn’t have the map with me. I had no idea what had happened to that map. And I had no idea where my grandfather’s tomb was located.
I could call my mom and ask her. But the problem was that I had already told her I’d gone to the cemetery. What was I going to say?
I found the main office. Fortunately it was open, and inside was a small office. Behind the counter was an old woman, and she said she’d help me locate my grandfather’s records.
A couple of minutes later, she came back with a printout. It turned out there were 17 Abraham Pikarskis on the list. I chose the two whose age I believed closely matched my grandfather’s.
I set off to look for them. I hoped that at least one would have a portrait on the tombstone. This way I’d know which tomb was mine.
I found the first tomb and it said Abraham Pikarski on it, but there was no portrait. Only an inscription (碑铭) : From the Loving Wife and Children.
I had no idea whether this was the right one, so I went off to look for the other one. I found it, too, and it was virtually indistinguishable from the first one. It said Abraham Pikarski, no portrait. The inscription was slightly different. It said: From the Grieving Family.
I had no idea what to do. Was my family the loving one or the grieving one? I was standing there waiting, thinking maybe some sort of special feeling would come to me. Maybe I’d feel some sort of close relationship with the person who was lying there.
I put three carnations on that tomb, and I went back to the first one. I stood there, too, for a while, and again I was hoping that I’d feel something special. But it was getting late, and I had to pack for the trip back to New York, so I put three carnations on this tomb.
I stood there with the last flower in my hand. Which Abraham Pikarski should it go to? Should I just throw it away? I had to come up with some sort of a solution.
Then, suddenly, I knew what to do. I put that flower on that same tomb where I was standing. I thought if this is really my grandfather who is lying there, then all is good, and he got the most. But if not, then let this be kind of comfort to the stranger, because somebody else’s grandson came all the way from America to pay his respects.
I went back to the hotel and flew home to New York the next day. I never found that map again.
Mom and Dad picked me up at the airport. On the way home from the airport, my mom started crying, “I’m so happy that you took the time to visit your grandfather’s tomb. It really means so much to me. You know when you called and told me you went there, I thought you were just saying it to make me feel good.”
When I was still in the air this morning, her cousin who lives in Russia had called and told my mother that she had just come from the cemetery and had seen my flowers there. So my mom knew that I had really done this.
Should I ask her how many flowers her cousin saw? Three or four?
But then I decided that maybe I should not say anything at all.
65. The author visited his grandfather’s tomb just before he returned to America because _____.
A. he lost the map his mother drew for him B. he occupied himself with many things
C. he wasn’t well familiar with the cemetery D. he didn’t have affection for his grandfather
66. The reason why the author didn’t turn to his mother is that ________.
A. he was unwilling to be regarded as a liar B. he couldn’t make up a reasonable excuse
C. he intended to recover the map by himself D. he was able to locate grandfather’s tomb
67. The author chose the two tombs out of the 17 according to ________.
A. their appearance B. their inscription C. their age D. their location
68. Why did the author’s mother cry on the way home?
A. He paid respect to a stranger. B. The author kept his promise.
C. She kept grandfather in mind. D. Her cousin found the flowers.
69. From the last two paragraphs we can know that ________.
A. he was ashamed of having telling a lie to his mother
B. he was content to have presented the followers to a stranger
C. he was aware of which tomb was his grandfather’s in the end
D. he thought it made no sense to figure out the location of the tomb
70. What might be the best title for the passage?
A. A journey to hometown B. A tomb embarrassment
C. A pleasant coincidence D. A hand-drawn map
第Ⅱ卷（共 35 分）
第一部分 动词填空(共10小题；每小题0.5分，满分5分)
71. In many places of the world, water is not safe_______ (drink)even if boiled.
72. I suggested _______ (take) a trip to HongKong next month, but my father disagreed.
73. As is known to us, China is a country_______ (belong) to the third world.
74. This cinema is so impressive that we can't help________ (cry).
75. We'd better_______ (leave) now or we'll miss the bus.
76. Mr Black is a person who is fond of ____________ (praise).
77. Much attention should be paid to ___________ (improve) your writing.
78. After ________ (graduate) from the university, he went to China to study Chinese at Beijing Language and Culture University.
79. The moment they were looking forward to _______ (come) at last.
80._________(follow) my instructions, and you can’t miss it.
第二部分：任务型阅读 (共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)
请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。请将答案写在答题卡上相应题号的横线上。每个空格只填1个单词。
We all need physical exercise. Exercise uses up food we eat and keeps the body energetic. It works your muscles and makes your heart work hard so as to send blood to yourmuscles. So, exercise makes your heart and muscles strong. Exercise also makes you feelrefreshed. If you take regular exercises, you will stay happy and healthy.
Some Western countries, such as the United States, have problems with exercise. In theUS, many people lack exercise because it is hard for them. People have to workfrom dawn till dusk, so they don't have time to take exercise. They work in office buildingssitting in chairs all day long in front of computers. They cannot get much exercise sitting atdesk passively.
Some Westerners can get exercise walking from their homes to work. However, themajority of people cannot do this. It is too far from their homes to their offices. They have nochoice but to drive to work. In fact, some have to drive one or two hours to their offices. Thisis unfavorable in two ways. First, these people don't have a chance to exercise because theyare sitting in their cars for two to four hours each day. Second, driving is challengingespecially in rush hours and calls for too much attention. It makes a person verytired. So,when these people arrive home at night, they don't have the desire to take exercise after work.
Today, many people in the Westare overweight, which causes health problems for them.Doctors say exercise can help people both lose weight and improve their health. So manypeople are trying to get more exercise. But it takes time to change, and when people don't seea difference right away, they will be discouraged and stop exercising.
第三部分书面表达 （共20分）
现在的有些高中生为了实现目标，只注重速度却不注重质量。请仔细观察漫画所反映的现象和问题，写一篇词数150左右，题为“The Faster, the better?” 的短文。
【写作要求】
1．简要描述漫画的内容；
2．漫画反映的问题以及你面对这个问题的想法；
3．在我们的学习生活中应该怎样正确地解决这样的问题；
词汇：vertical 垂直的
The Faster,the better?
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启东中学高一第二学期期初考试英语试卷答案
一．听力： AAACB BACAB CBABA BBCAC
二．单项填空：CCDDB DDCCD CDACB
三．完形填空：CABBD CBADA ABDCC BADBA
四．阅读理解： AD BAA DBDA BACBDB
五．动词填空
71.to drink 72. taking 73. belonging 74. crying 75. leave
76. being praised 77. improving 78. graduating 79.came 80.Follow
六．任务型阅读：
81.Lack 82. benefits/ advantages 83. energetic/ strong 84. regularly/ often/ frequently 85. improved 86. reason 87. busy 88. far 89.tired/ exhausted 90. lose
七．书面表达
The Faster,the better?
As isvividly shownin thepicture, two men arecompeting against eachother in building walls. One man has built up an obviously higher but twisted wall, while the other's work is completely vertical, strong and solid though lower.
Thepictureimpliesaveryimportantruleofdoingthingsthatwealwaysneedabalance
between speed and quality. In our daily life, “The faster, the better” has become a motto for us due to the fiercely competitive environment of our society. However, our work has no value at all if we overlook the quality of it just like the man in the picture.
As students, with the heavy burdens of our studies, we are required to do things at high speed.
Instead of worshiping the high speed only, we should always bear it in mind that no matter how fastweneedto achieve something, quality may neverbe ignored.After all, it is ourtest results rather thanthe speedthatcounts. Onlywhen wegiveequal attentiontoboth qualityandspeed, can we achieve what we are fighting for.
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