2017学年度
余姚中学 高一英语第一次质量检测试卷
第 一 学期
第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分） 第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一小题，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秒种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. Where did Mr. Smith get his schooling?
A. In Scotland. B. In England. C. In Wales. 2. What does the woman ask for?
A. An answer to a question. B. A calculator. C. A coffee. 3. Which group will the woman work with?
A. Group A. B. Group B. C. Group C. 4. What are the speakers talking about?
A. What to eat. B. Where to have dinner. C. When the concert begins. 5. What does the man mean?
A. He likes the woman’s silly jokes. B. There was a call for the woman. C. The woman can call him at any time. 第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分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，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听下面一段对话，回答第6和7题。
6. How many credit hours does the woman need to take?
A. 45. B. 30. C. 15. 7. What course has the woman had?
A. American Literature. B. British Literature. C. Education. 听下面一段对话，回答第8至10题。
8. What is the matter with the woman?
A. She has a cold. B. She has a cough. C. She has a ringing in her ears. 9. What probably causes this problem?
A. New medication. B. Loud noises. C. A fever. 10. Why did the woman take aspirin?
A. Her legs hurt. B. Her arms hurt. C. Her knees hurt. 听下面一段对话，回答第11至13题。
11. What are the speakers doing?
A. Shopping. B. Having meals. C. Attending a program. 12. Where did the woman and Simon meet for the first time?
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A. In Spain. B. In England. C. In the United States. 13. What does the man think of Europe?
A. It is not as rich as America. B. It is similar to America. C. It is worth visiting. 听下面一段对话，回答第14至17题。
14. Where did the man go first?
A. A castle. B. A church. C. A museum. 15. What interested the man in the museum?
A. Stamps. B. Clocks. C. Paintings. 16. How did the man like the castle?
A. Dark. B. Warm. C. Interesting. 17. What did the man do after lunch? A. He bought some postcards.
B. He borrowed a book about Durham. C. He took photos of the church windows. 听下面一段独白，回答第18至20题。
18. How many flats are there in all?
A. 15. B. 18. C. 20. 19 What was installed（安装） in all the flats last year?
A. Up-to-date showers. B. Electric cookers. C. Central heating. 20 Where is the manager’s office?
A. On the top floor. B. On the second floor. C. On the first floor. 第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分35分）
第一节（共10个小题；每小题2.5分，满分25分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的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。
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Twenty years ago, I drove a taxi for a living. One night I went to pick up a passenger at 2:30 AM. When I arrived to collect, I found the building was dark except for a single light in a ground floor window.
I walked to the door and knocked, \
After a long pause, the door opened. A small woman in her eighties stood before me. By her side was a small suitcase.
I took the suitcase to the car, and then returned to help the woman. She took my arm and we walked slowly toward the car.
She kept thanking me for my kindness. \nothing,\I told her. \just try to treat my passengers the way I would want my mother treated.\
\and then asked, \
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\to a hospice(临终医院). I don't have any family left. The doctor says I don't have very long.\
I quietly reached over and shut off the meter(计价器).
For the next two hours, we drove through the city. She showed me the building where she had once worked, the neighborhood where she had lived, and the furniture shop that had once
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been a ballroom where she had gone dancing as a girl.
Sometimes she'd ask me to slow down in front of a particular building and would sit staring into the darkness, saying nothing.
At dawn, she suddenly said,\We drove in silence to the address she had given me. \\
\Almost without thinking, I bent and gave her a hug. She held on to me tightly. Our hug ended with her remark, \
21. The old woman chose to ride through the city in order to ______. A. show she was familiar with the cityB. see some places for the last time C. let the driver earn more moneyD. reach the destination on time 22. The taxi driver did not charge the old woman because he ______. A. wanted to do her a favorB. shut off the meter by mistake
C. had received her payment in advanceD. was in a hurry to take other passengers 23. What can we learn from the story? A. Giving is always a pleasure. B. People should respect each other.
C. An act of kindness can bring people great joy. D. People should learn to appreciate others' concern. B
For many years the school system in Finland has been very successful. In the PISA survey, which compares reading, math and science knowledge of 15-year-olds around the world, Finland is not only the top European country but also competes with Asian giants like Shanghai, Singapore and South Korea. But what makes the educational system in this small country so different from others in the western world?
Until the 1960s Finland’s school system had been influenced largely by its neighbor, the Soviet Union. Most students left school after six years; some went on to private schools. Only the wealthy ones got a better education. In the middle of the 1960s the Finnish government saw the need to change and modernize their education system if they wanted to be internationally competitive. Lawmakers made a simple decision: a basic school for all the 7- to 16-year-olds. Compulsory education begins at 7. The government makes it possible for all children to attend preschool as well.
Most of Finland’s schools get their money from the government. The people who are in charge of the education system, from teachers to officials are trained teachers, not politicians like in other countries.
Teachers work with their pupils in school as much as possible. When teachers are not with the pupils, they spend a lot of time in schools working on the curriculum and new projects. Schools in Finland are small, at least for international standards. So teachers know every pupil in their school and try everything to succeed with their pupils. That is why dropout rates are low compared to other countries. In contrast to other nations, teachers in Finland are highly respected. Finland selects its teachers very carefully: only talented students go on to a university and receive a master’s degree in education. Finland only takes the best to educate its youth.
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