1、高一英語期中測試出卷人：w訂liam,GW審卷：CalvinSectionA:ListeningComprehensionDirections：Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearoneconversationandonepassage.Aftereachofthese,youwillhearafewquestions.ListencarefullybecauseyouwillheartheconversationorpassageTWICEwhilethequestionsONLYONCE.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefouranswer

2、choicesandchoosethebestanswertothatquestion.Thenwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorrespondingspaceinyouranswersheet.Questions1through4arebasedonthefollowingpassageA.TwoB.ThreeC.FourD.FiveA.Aprofit-makingprivateschool.Anon-profit-makingindependentschool.Astateschoolthatisfundedbynon-govern

3、mentalsources.AsecondaryschoolthatisopentothemajorityofBritishstudents.A.Manychildrenarenolongerplacedinschoolsaccordingtotheiracademicabilities.Manychildrencanaffordtostudyinprivateschools,astheybecomepartofthestatesystem.Childrenfromwealthyfamiliesnolongerchoosetostudyinpublicschools.Clevererchild

4、renwillbesenttothebestprivateschoolsinthecountryforabetterdevelopment.A.Cleverandlessbrightchildrenwillmixwellwitheachother.Schoolauthoritieswillreceivemorefundsfromthegovernment.Moststudentswilldowellintheirentranceexaminationforthehighereducation.Everychildwillhaveanequalopportunitytogoontohighere

5、ducation.Questions5through8arebasedonthefollowingpassageA.Onethatisunabridged（未刪減的）withdetaileddefinitions.Onethatcontainsfewerwordsandemphasizesspecialwords.Onethatcontainsabroadrangeofwordsincommonusage.OnethatcoversseveralvolumesandhasextensivewordhistoriesA.TheNewOxfordPictureDictionaryTheAmeric

6、anHeritageDictionaryTheDictionaryofLegalTermsTheDrinkingWaterDictionaryA.Itlistsabbreviations,propernouns,andtablesofmeasures.Itisanunabridgededitionprovidingasmanyas500,000entries.Itwasrandomlycompiledandcontainsasmanyforeignwordsaspossible.Itprovidesdetailedinformationoffamouspeopleandplaces.A.Asc

7、hooldictionary.B.Acollegedictionary.C.Ageneraldictionary.D.Aspecializeddictionary.GrammarSectionADirections:BeneatheachofthefollowingsentencestherearefourchoicesmarkedB,CandD.Choosetheoneanswerthatbestcompletesthesente.nceHasyourfatherfinishedwritinghisreportyet?Idontknow,butheitthismorning.A.wroteB

8、.haswrittenC.hadwrittenD.waswritingDoctorssaythattosunlightforalongtimeisharmfultoonesskin.A.exposedB.exposingC.beingexposedD.toexposeAmericanslikestandingtwotofourfeetawayfrompeoplewhentheytalkorwaitinline.,Asiansstandmuchcloser.A.OnthecontraryB.AsaresultC.IncontrastD.Inadditiononthecomputers,andyo

9、uinformedofthenewsworldwiderightaway.A.Turn.willbeB.Turning.areC.Toturn.willD.Havingturned.arealltheinventorshavecommonisthattheyarecuriousaboutthethingsaround.A.What.訕Where.asWhere.inD.What.withGovernmentreportsandmostbusinesslettersarethemainsituationsformallanguageisused.A.whenB.whatC.whereD.that

10、SectionBDirection:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagescoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;forthoetherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblan.kNearly135,000peopleontheIndonesianislandofBalihavelefttheirhomesaf

11、terwarningsthattheMountAgungvolcanocoulderuptatanytime.Blowingwhitesmoke,MountAgungissendingfrightthroughoutthearea.Itsalertstatus(15)(raise)tothehighestlevel.Villagers(16)(live)beneaththevolcanohavetakenshelterintemporaryevacuationcenters.Plentifulstocksoffood,water,medicinesandothersupplieshavebee

12、nprepared.Onefarmerexpressedhisconcernthatlavacoulddestroyhishouseandfarm.Apartfromvillagers,therearearound30,000cattlewithinthedangerzonearoundthevolcano.Effortsarebeingmadetoevacuate(疏散，撤退)thelivestockasmuchaspossible(17)itisanimportantsourceofincomeformanyresidents.Indonesiahasnearly130activevolc

13、anoes,morethananyothercountry.Manyoftheseshowhighlevelsofactivity,butitcanbeweeksorevenmonths(18)anactualeruptiontakesplace.Baliisfamousforitsbeachesandtemples.It(19)(witness)millionsofvisitorsoverthepastthreeyears,mainlyfromChina,AustraliaandJapan.(20)thethreateningvolcano,severalcountrieshaveissue

14、dtravelwarningsagainsttheIndonesianisland.Sometouristsarenowhavingasecondthoughtsabouttheirholidayplans.VocabularySectionADirections:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereistwowordmorethanyoun.eedA.unaffordableB.accessC.preventingD.physicallyreleva

15、ntdifficultG.facedH.contactedI.academicallySincetheUnitedNationsadoptedtheSustainableDevelopmentGoalsin2014,tremendousprogresshasbeenmadeinhealth,educationandemployment.However,progressinotherareashasbeenslow.So,whatis21progress?Twokeyfactorsareunequal22toeducationanddiscriminationinemployment.Somet

16、imes,girlmustovercomeenormousbarriersjusttoattendschool.InsomecountrieslikeGhana,schoolfeescanbe23forthepoor.When24withthisdilemma,thefather,whousuallymakestheimportantfamilydecisions,willusuallysenatsontoschooloveradaughter,evenifthedaughterismore_25_capable.Asforemployment,womencanbepassedoverwith

17、thereasonthatiftheygetmarriedorpregnant,theywillbelessreliableorproductive.SectionBDirections:CompletethefollowingpassagebsingtheDroperfornpfthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereoneiswordmorethanyouneed.appreciatemarriageexpectaccesspermitinteractpreserveIhadintendedtogotoyourpart

18、yyesterdaybuta(n)26guestvisitedme.Thestudentsunionisfundraisingforthe27ofahistoricalbuildingonthecampus.28.Ifacouplehashadeverythingwhentheyget28_,whatshouldtheyexpectinthefuture?Theconstructionoftwomajorhighwayshasmadetheonceisolatedvillage29tovisitors.OurEnglishcoursesareintendedtohelpstudentsdeve

19、lopa(n)30ofpoetryandliterature.31.Letyourchildknowthatnooneelseshouldevertouchthemwithouttheir31ReadingComprehensionSectionADirections:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.Whichismoreimportantwhendesigning

20、abuilding:beautyorfunction?Atthestartofthetwentiethcentury,LouisSullivan,oneofthecreatorsofmodernarchitecture,saidthatformfollowsfunction.Functionalismisusedtodescribetheideabehindarchitecturewhichprimarilyfocusesonthe_32ofabuilding.However,manypeople33_thisandfeelthatbeautyisamoreimportantfactorina

21、rchitecturaldesign.Inthemodernworld,itseemsthatmostarchitects_34bothideas:aimingtocreatebuildingswhicharebothfunctionalandbeautiful.Thereasonforcreatingabuildinginthefirstplaceisclearlyveryimportant._35,whenbuildinganairportterminal,youneedtothinkofthe36_ofpassengersaswellasplanes.Passengerswanttoge

22、ttotheirplaneasquicklyastheycan,andplanesneedtobeparkedinthemostefficientwaypossible.Assuch,manyairportterminalshaveacircularshapewithsatelliteareas.Eachtypeofbuildinghasadifferentfunctionandhenceadifferent_37.38_,however,isalsoclearlyimportantwhenconstructingabuilding.Livingorworkinginanuglyplacecr

23、eatesa(n)_39anduninspiringenvironment.40_,anattractivebuildingcanmakepeoplefeelhappierandincreasetheirmotivationtowork.Thereisalsoawiderresponsibilitytosocietywhicharchitectshavetoconsider.Beautiful,well-constructedbuildingsarea(n)_41ofacivilizedsocietyandreflectwellonthebusinessorreputationoftheown

24、er.Uglypublicbuildings,however,canprojectanegativeimageoftheorganization.Intheory,thereseemstobenoreasonwhyarchitecturecannotbebothfunctionalandbeautiful.Yet_42,thiscancauseproblems.TheModernInternationalstyleofthe1920sand1930s,anexampleofwhichistheGuggenheimMuseuminNewYork,wassupposedtocombinebeaut

25、ywithfunction.Manyconsiderthemuseumswhitespiralrampbeautiful,buttherehavebeen43_thatitisimpractical,asitisdifficulttostandbacktoviewtheart.Also,therampissonarrowthatitcanbecome_44.Itseemsthateventhiscelebrateddesignhas_45withfunctionality.Ifarchitectsfocusonlyonfunction,buildingsmaybecold,uglyanduni

26、nteresting.Ontheotherhand,iftheyfocusonlyonmakingitlookbeautiful,thebuildingmaybecompletelyimpractical.Therefore,_46thesetwoideasisnecessarytocreatetheperfectpieceofarchitecture.32.A.budgetB.punctualityC.purposeD.structure33.A.reacttoB.copewithC.disagreewithD.sufferfrom34.A.shareB.combineC.offerD.pr

27、ocess35.A.AsaresultB.InadditionC.ForinstanceD.Onthecontrary36.A.chancesB.packagesC.customsD.needs37.A.priceB.formC.originD.position38.A.EmphasisB.ConvenienceC.BeautyD.Vagueness39.A.fatalB.brutalC.specificD.depressing40.A.IncontrastB.SimilarlyC.OnonehandD.Stepbystep41.A.varietyB.potentialC.symbolD.wo

28、rship42.A.incaseB.inallC.inpracticeD.intotal43.A.complaintsB.attitudesC.coincidenceD.demonstrations44.A.excessiveB.overcrowdedC.intentionalD.evident45.A.objectionsB.hesitationsC.problemsD.challenges46.A.blendingB.recollectingC.classifyingD.enduringSectionBDirection:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Each

29、passageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhaveread.(A)Proudlyreadingmywords,Iglancedaroundtheroom,onlytofindmyclassmatesbearingbigsmilesontheirfacesandtearsintheireyes

30、.Confused,Iglancedtowardmystone-facedteacher.Havingnochoice,IslowlyraisedthereportIhadslavedover,hopingtohidemyself.“Whatcouldbecausingeveryonetoactthisway?”Quickly,IflashedbacktothedayMissLancelotgavemethetask.ThiswasthefirstrealtaskIreceivedinmynewschool.Itseemedsimple:goontheInternetandfindinform

31、ationaboutamannamedGeorgeWashington.Sincemyideaofhistorycamefromanancientteacherinmyhomecountry,Ihadneverheardofthatnamebefore.AsIsearchedthenameofthisfellow,itbecameevidentthatthereweretwopeoplebearingthesamenamewholookedcompletelydifferent!Oneinventedhundredsofusesforpeanuts,whiletheotherledsomeso

32、rtofarmyacrossAmerica.Istaredatthescreen,wonderingwhichonemyteachermeant.Icalledmygrandfatherforagoldenpieceofadvice:flip(擲)acoin.Headsthecommander,andtailsthepeanutsguy.Ah!Tails,myreportwouldbeaboutthegreatmanwhoinventedpeanutbutter,GeorgeWashingtonCarver.Weekslater,standingbeforethisunfriendlymass

33、,Iwastotallylost.Ohwell,Iloweredthepaperandsatdownatmydesk,burningtofindoutwhatIhaddonewrong.Asaclassmatebeganhisreport,itallbecameclear,“MyreportisonGeorgeWashington,themanwhostartedtheAmericanRevolution.”Thewholeworldbecamequiet!HowcouldIknowthatshemeantthatGeorgeWashington?Obviously,mygradewasawf

34、ul.Heartbrokenbutfearless,Idecidedtoturnthisaround.ItalkedtoMissLancelot,butsheinsisted:Nore-dos;nonewgrade.Ifeltthatthepunishmentwasnotjustified,andIbelievedIdeservedasecondchance.Consequently,Ithrewmyselfheartilyintomyworkfortherestoftheschoolyear.Tenmonthslater,thatchanceunfoldedasIfoundmyselfsit

35、tingintheheadmastersofficewithmygrandfather,nowhavinganentirelydifferentconversation.Ismiledandflashedbacktotheembarrassingmomentatthebeginningoftheyearastheheadmasterinformedmeofmyoptiontoskipthesixthgrade.Justiceissweet!Whatdidtheauthorsclassmatesthinkabouthisreport?AIncredible.BFunny.CBoring.DPuz

36、zling.Whywastheauthorconfusedaboutthetask?AHewasunfamiliarwithAmericanhistory.BHefollowedtheadviceandflippedacoin.CHeforgothisteachersinstruction.DHedidntknowwhytheteachergavesuchatask.Theunderlinedword“burning”inPara.3probablymeans.AannoyedBashamedCreadyDeagerIntheend,theauthorturnedthingsaround.Ab

37、yredoinghistaskBthroughhisowneffortsCwiththehelpofhisgrandfatherDundertheguidanceofhisheadmaster(B)KingsCollegeSummerSchoolKingsCollegeSummerSchoolisanannualtrainingprogramforhighschoolstudentsatalllevelswhowanttoimprovetheirEnglish.CoursesaregivenbytheteachersofKingsCollegeandotiercollegesinNewYork

38、.Tripstomuseumsandculturecentersarealsoorganized.ThisyearssummerschoolwillbefromJuly25toAugust15.Moreinformationisasfollows:ApplicationdateStudentsinNewYorkshouldsendtheirapplicationsbeforeJuly18,2007.StudentsofothercitiesshouldsendtheirapplicationsbeforeJuly16,2007.Foreignstudentsshouldsendtheirapp

39、licationsbeforeJuly10,2007.CoursesEnglishLanguageSpokenEnglish:22hoursReadingandWriting:10hoursAmericanHistory:16hoursAmericanCulture:16hoursStepsAletterofself-introductionAletterofrecommendationThelettersshouldbewritteninEnglishwithallthenecessaryinformation.CostDailylessons:$200Sportsandactivities

40、:$100Travels:$200Hotelservice:$400Youmaychoosetolivewithyourfriendsorrelativesinthesamecity.Pleasewriteto:Thompson,Sanders1026KingsStreetNewYork,NY10016,USAE-mail: HYPERLINK mailto:KC-Summer-School KC-Summer-SchoolYoucanmostprobablyreadthetextinA.anewspaperB.atravelguideC.atextbookD.atelephonebookWh

41、ichofthefollowingistrueaboutKingsCollegeSummerSchool?Onlytopstudentscantakepartintheprogram.KingsCollegeSummerSchoolisruneveryotheryear.Visitstomuseumsandculturecentersarepartoftheprogram.OnlytheteachersofKingsCollegegivecourses.IfyouaretolivewithyourrelativesinNewYork,youwillhavetopaytheschool$200B

42、.$400C.$500D.$900Whatinformationcanyougetfromthetext?Theprogramwilllasttwomonths.YoucanwritetoThompsononlyinEnglish.AsaChinesestudent,youcansendyourapplicationonJuly14,2007.Youcangetintouchwiththeschoolbye-mailorbytelephone.(C)IfEnglishmeansendlessnewwords,difficultgrammarandsometimesstrangepronunci

43、ation,youarewrong.Haventyounoticedthatyouhavebecomesmartersinceyoustartedtolearnalanguage?AccordingtoanewstudybyaBritishuniversity,learningasecorldmguagecanleadtoanincreaseinyourbrainpower.Researchersfoundthatlearningotherlanguageschangesgreymatter.Thisistheareaofthebrainwhichprocessesinformation.It

44、issimilartothewaythatexercisebuildsmuscles.Thestudyalsofoundtheeffectisgreaterwhentheyoungerpeoplelearnasecondlanguage.AteamledbyDr.AndreaMechelli,fromUniversityCollegeLondon,tookagroupofBritonswhoonlyspokeEnglish.Theywerecomparedwithagroupof“earlybilingualswhohadlearntasecondlanguagebeforetheageoff

45、ive,aswellasanumberoflaterlearners.Scansshowedthatgreymatterdensity密度)inthebrainwasgreaterinbilingualsthaninpeoplewithoutasecondlanguage.Butthelongerapersonwaitedbeforemasteringanewlanguage,thesmallerthedifference.“Ourfindingssuggestthatthestructureofthebrainischangedbytheexperienceoflearningasecond

46、language,saidthescientists.Itmeansthatthechangeitselfincreasestheabilitytolearn.ProfessorDylanVaughanJonesoftheUniversityofWales,hasresearchedthelinkbetweenbilingualismandmathsskills.“Havingtwolanguagesgivesyoutwowindowsontheworldandmakesthebrainmoreflexibe,”hesaid.“Youareactuallygoingbeyondlanguage

47、andhaveabetterunderstandingofdifferentideas.”ThefindingswerematchedinastudyofnativeItalianspeakerswhohadlearnedEnglishasasecondlanguagebetweentheagesoftwoandthirty-four.Reading,writing,andcomprehensionwerealltested.Theresultsshowedthattheyoungertheystartedtolearn,thebetter.“Studyingalanguagemeansyou

48、getanentrancetoanotherworld,”explainedthescientists.Themainsubjecttalkedaboutinthispassageis.scienceonlearningasecondlanguageB.mansabilityoflearningasecondlanguageC.thatlanguagecanhelpbrainpowerD.languagelearningandmathsstudyTheunderlinedword“bilingual”probablymeans.A.aresearcheronlanguagelearningB.

49、asecondlanguagelearnerC.apersonwhocanspeaktwolanguagesD.anactivelanguagelearnerWemayknowfromthescientificfindingsthat.theearlieryoustarttolearnasecondlanguage,thehigherthegreymatterdensityisthereisnodifferencebetweenalatersecondlanguagelearnerandonewhodoesntknowasecondlanguagetheexperienceoflearning

50、asecondlanguagehasbadeffectonpeoplesbraintheabilityoflearningasecondlanguageischangingallthetimeInthelasttwoparagraphs,theauthorwantstotellusthat.learningasecondlanguageisthesameasstudyingmathsearlylearningofasecondlanguagehelpsyouagreatdealinstudyingothersubjectsItalianisthebestchoiceforyouasasecondlanguageyoudbetterchoosetheagesbetween2and34tolear