姜堰区2015~2016学年度第一学期期中调研测试
高一英语试题
（命题人：江苏省姜堰中学 吉晨春 审核人：胡春林）
说明：1.本试卷共由I卷和II卷两部分构成。
2.第I卷为选择题，分值为60分；第II卷为非选择题，分值为60分。满分120分。 3.考试时间为120分钟。
第I卷 选择题（共4大题；满分60分）
一、听力部分（共两节，满分10分）
第一节（共5小题；每小题0.5分；满分2.5分） 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，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。
1． How much longer will the woman wait for the bus at most from now on? A． 45 minutes B．30 minutes． C．15 minutes． 2． What will they do first? A． Search for a pen． B．Fix the bookshelf． C．Paint the bookshelf． 3． What do we know from the conversation? A． The man lost his keys． B．The man didn't want to enter the room, C． The man couldn?t open the door． 4． What is the man doing?
A． Waiting for a man． B． Calling a taxi． C．Driving a taxi． 5． What does the woman suggest the man take? A． A sweater and boots． B． A sweater and medicines C． A raincoat and a sweater．
第二节（共15小题：每小题0.5分．满分7.5分）
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有几个小题，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。听每段对话前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话读两遍。 听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。 6． What is the woman worried about? A． She has no coffee break． B．She can't find Mary．
C．She can't finish typing the letters． 7．What does the man ask the woman to do? A． Go out with him tonight． B．Leave the rest work for Mary． C．Talk to her boss earlier．
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。 8． What are they talking about?
A．A trip to Europe． B．A holiday plan． 9．How did the man go to Paris from Calais? A． By train． B．By boat． 10． How many cities are mentioned in the conversation? A．Five B．Four． 听第 8段材料,回答第 11至 13题。
11． Why does the man complain about his job? A． Because he gets bored with his job．
B． Because he lacks a technician to help him． C． Because he works in different countries． 12． What do we know about the man?
A． He gets on well with his assistant． B． He doesn't like the project．
C． He works with some foreigners． 13． What will the man probably do? A． Keep doing his job． B．Find a better job. C．Ask for an assistant. 听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。
14．Where does this conversation probably take place? A． In an office． B．In a lab． 15． Why did the woman stay up late at night? A． She was reading books． B． She was watching the sky. C． She couldn't fall asleep．
16． What did the woman do this morning?
A． She borrowed a book．B． She wrote a paper． 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17． What does Richard L Yang do most probably? A．A hotel manager． B．An expert． 18． What will Dr Xi do at the conference? A． Discuss the progress in some cities． B． Consider an air quality plan．
C． Review American accomplishments． 19． How long will the lunch break last? A． 60 minutes． B．75 minutes 20． Where can people smoke?
A． In the workshop room． B．In the meeting-room．
C．Transportations in Europe． C．By bus． C．Three．
C． In a library．
C． She listened to a lecture．
C．A reporter．
C．90 minutes． C．In the Oak Room．
二、单项填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
从A、B、C和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. — It surprised us that he should have made such ________ rapid progress in his study in such a
short time!
— No surprising. He has been making _______ most of his spare time to study. A. a; the B. a; / C. /; the D. /; / 22. — I spent two weeks in London last summer.
— Then you must have visited the British Museum during your stay, ________ you? A. mustn?t B. haven?t C. didn?t D. hadn?t
23. The teacher along with his students _______ discussing Reading Skills that _______ newly published in America. A. is; was B. is; were C. are; was D. are; were
24. Though the girl has been suffering from the blood disease, she acts as if nothing ________ to her while facing her friends and relatives.
A. happens B. would happen C. had happened D. happened 25. —How much did the guy _______ you for fixing your mobile phone? —I don?t remember, but it was quite a lot.
A. cost B. spend C. charge D. take
26. Through the reform, the economic situation of China ________ much better than it used to be.
A. turned into B. turned off C. turned to D. turned out
27. He introduced to me a scientist, ________ I thought was the most humorous person I had ever met.
A. whom B. who C. which D. /
28. Although his present wasn?t expensive, I still appreciated it very much. In my view, it?s the
friendship that _______.
A. counts B. works C. handles D. deserves
29. Peter will give me a box of chocolate ________ my new novel, but in fact I don?t have a sweet tooth.
A. in favor of B. in place of C. in agreement with D. in exchange for 30. —Mom, I?m going to the graduation dance tonight but I don?t think I look beautiful enough. —Oh, darling, don? t worry. ________. A. They don?t know what beauty is B. Nobody will care about it C. You look perfect the way you are D. Nothing is impossible
三、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，从每题所给的（A、B、C和D）四个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I spent the week before my daughter's wedding running last-minute trips to the shop and the
church. To save money, I __31__ flowers from several friends who had large magnolia (木兰) trees. Their __32__ flowers would make the church beautiful.
After the rehearsal(预演) dinner the night before the wedding, I felt __33__ but satisfied this would be the best wedding any bride had ever had! The __34__ day arrived. Patsy's fiancé (未婚夫) Tim walked with me to the church to do a final __35__. When we opened the door, I was __36__. I saw all the beautiful white flowers were black. An electrical storm during the night had __37__ the air conditioning system, and on that hot summer day, the flowers had bent towards the ground. I panicked（恐慌）, knowing I __38__ had time to gather more flowers.
Tim turned to me “Can you get more flowers？” I mumbled （含糊地说）, “Sure.”
As I left the church, I __39__ some magnolia trees in the distance.
I went to the house with magnolia trees in its garden. I knocked on the door and an old man __40_. When I stated my trouble, the man said, “I'd be happy to help you！”
He cut large branches for me. I said, “Sir, you've made the mother of a bride __41__ today.” He said, “You don't understand what's __42__ here. You see, my wife died on Monday. On Wednesday I __43__ her. On Friday my children left. This morning, I __44__. For the last sixteen years, __45__ her health got worse, she needed me. But now nobody needs me. Who needs a seventy-six-year-old worn-out man? Nobody! About that time, you __46__ and said，?Sir, I need
you.?”
He __47__, “Do you know what I was thinking when I handed you those magnolias？” “No.”
“I __48__ I'm needed.”
Life is not the __49__ it's supposed to be. The way you deal with it is what __50__ the difference.
31.A. gathered B. borrowed C. bought D. planted 32.A. red B. white C. wild D. rare 33.A. proud B. tired C. relaxed D. cheerful 34.A. warm B. lucky C. big D. stormy 35.A. check B. favor C. test D. speech 36. A. frightened B. pleased C. annoyed D. excited 37. A. tried out B. put out C. knocked out D. left out 38. A. nearly B. immediately C. hardly D. certainly 39. A. climbed B. saw C. passed D. reached 40. A. answered B. shouted C. listened D. worried 41. A. anxious B. happy C. guilty D. curious 42. A. appearing B. hiding C. coming D. happening 43. A. touched B. remembered C. missed D. buried 44. A. drank B. fell C. cried D. left 45. A. as B. if C. unless D. though 46. A. ran B. knocked C. sighed D. bothered 47. A. advised B. smoked C. smiled D. shook 48. A. repeated B. doubted C. promised D. decided 49. A. corner B. difficulty C. length D. way 50. A. gains B. sets C. tells D. makes
四、阅读理解（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）
阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
What makes you happy? Music? Money? Spending time with friends?
For American young people, family time is the main source (来源) of happiness, according to a recent survey of 1,280 American young people. Most of them say it is a good relationship with their parents that makes them happy.
“My mum tells me that, even if I do something silly, she?s still going to love me no matter what happens. Just knowing that makes me feel very happy,” says Kristiana St. John, 17, a high school student in New York.
After family, it is relationships with friends that seem to matter most.
There were also many other kinds of answers given to the “What makes you happy?” question. For Chad Fiedler, 17, happiness is “just waking up in the morning and looking forward to what he?s going to do that day”. And for Esohe Roland, 14, it?s “playing trumpet (小号) in his school band”. So, what is happiness? Let?s hear what Chinese teenagers want to say.
For Bao Yiqiao, 15, Beijing, happiness comes from success brought by hard work. She felt happy when she was admitted to a top high school. She was happy when she came fifth in a recent swimming competition.
For Jiang Wenyu, 17, Dalian, spending time with his family makes him happy. Whenever he feels down at school, his parents encourage him to go on. They always help him to find a way out. 51. ________ matters most for American young people. A. A good relationship with their parents B. Enjoying music C. Good relationships with their friends D. Having a lot of money 52. Which of the following might make Bao Yiqiao happy? A. Getting on well with her family.
B. Taking the 2nd place in the table tennis competition. C. Playing computer games all day. D. offering others timely help.
53. It can be inferred from the passage that_______.
A. the Americans don?t believe hard work can lead to success. B. different people have different ideas of happiness.
C. the Chinese and the Americans share the same ideas of happiness. D. the Chinese children don?t have a good relationship with their parents.
B
People in Hong Kong speak a rich mixture of languages. Hong Kong was a British colony (殖民地) for more than 156 years before it was returned to Chinese control in 1997. English was the only official language until 1994.
Most people in Hong Kong today speak Cantonese, but Mandarin (国语) and other dialects also are heard, and English as the British used is still widely spoken and taught here. Now however, many people are choosing to learn English as it is spoken in the United States.
Victor Chan, for example, has children who attend school called Nature EQ on Saturday and Sunday to learn to say words the American way. Mr Chan says he wants his sons to learn American English, because he plans to send them to the United States for further study.
Nature EQ is one of a growing number of schools in Hong Kong that offer American English classes. Frankie Ng opened the school 17 years ago, when he had only 40 students. Today, the school has 350 students, and it does not have space for any more.
Mr Ng says American English is clear and defined. He says it is easy to teach and easily understood. That, however, is not the main concern of the children.
Student Sam Yu has another reason for studying English spoken the American way. “I think American English is getting more and more important, and is maybe taking over the dominance of British English, so I?m willing to learn it,” said Sam Yu.
Public schools in the former British colony still teach mostly British English. But the number of private language schools teaching American English is growing.
In Hong Kong?s Tseung Kwan O district, for example, the “American English Workshop school” had 20 students a week when it opened one year ago. Today, it has more than 180 each