2017学年高一第一学期英语期中考试试卷
（考试时间：90分钟 满分：100分 ）
I. Listening Comprehension 16%
Section A Short conversations （10%）
Directions: In section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.
1. A. The swimmer’s mother. B. A news reporter.
C. A witness of the swimming. 2. A. Cook.
C. Saleswoman. C. She dislikes her boss.
D. The salary is not satisfactory. 4. A. Classmates. C. Colleagues. 5. A. A bank manager.
C. Her classmate. C. Stormy.
6. A. Sunny.
B. Teacher and student. D. Friends. B. Her superior. D. Her husband. B. Cloudy. D. Rainy.
D. The swimmer’s teacher. B. Waitress.
D. Secretary.
3. A. She is too busy in the summer. B. She has to work overtime all year long.
7. A. More students cycle than take the bus.
B. Students have to pay to use the bike sheds.
C. Bicycles are often stolen from the bike sheds. D. There is inadequate shelter for bikes at the university . 8. A. Go to a movie. C. Pick up her child.
B.Go back home. D.Wait for her husband. B. A beautiful park .
D. An architectural exhibition. B. She has a sleep problem. D. She has pulled out the bad teeth.
9. A. An art museum. C. A college campus. 10. A. Her teeth hurt.
C. Her head hurts.
Section B Passages （6%）
Directions: In section B you will hear two short passages. And you will be asked three questions on each of the passages. The passages will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.
Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage. 11. A. In Quebec. 12. A. History.
B. In Beijing. C. In Toronto. B. Accounting. C. Chinese.
D. In England. D. Computer Science.
13. A. He is getting married next year.
B. He and the speaker are pen-pals.
C. He is studying Chinese at Peking University. D. He likes to play tennis in his spare time. Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.
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14. A. It is the newest high school in Beaverton. C. It has ten communities .
15. A. Shared decision making. 16. A. Keeping students working hard. C. Making everyone successful.
B. It was founded in 1990 B. Good relationships.
B. Building a positive environment. D. Keeping students’ mental health.
D. It was founded to hold activities.
C. A sense of community . D. Learning.
Ⅱ. Grammar and Vocabulary 14%
Section A （8%） Directions：Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentences.
17. All the students in my class have got used to _____ in school uniforms since they entered
senior high school.
A. being dressed B. dressing A. robbed
C. be dressed D. dress
18. The jewelry store is reported in the local newspaper ______ in broad daylight yesterday.
B. having been robbed
D. to have been robbed
C. to be robbed in my lecture. A. discussed
B. to discuss
C. being discussed D. discuss
20. I called Hannah many times yesterday evening, but I couldn’t get through,for her brother
_______ on the phone all the time. A. talked
B. was talking C. has talked D. had been talking
21. If a child ______ alone too much, or without learning opportunities, he loses his natural
enthusiasm for knowledge or desire to find things for themselves.
A. is left B. is leaving C. leaves D. is being left 22. Many American people say they prefer to be a couch potato, relaxing at home, ____ go out for
a tiring trip during the vacation. A. more than A. where building. A. because
B. before C. whether
D. unless
Section A 6%
Directions: After reading the passages below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.
The Wheels on the Bus
Most residents in London are too busy to hit the gym every once in a while. Thanks (25) ________ a group of well-designed buses, they will get the chance to work out during their comtheir regular journey to working places soon.
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19. After finishing the lecture, I started to listen to my student ____ the social problems mentioned
B. instead of C. other than D. rather than B. until C. when D. that
23. He didn’t transplant the little tree to the garden _________ it was the best time for it.
24. Hundreds of ideas were considered ________ the chief architect decided on the design of the
Britain’s Fitness Company 1 Rebel plans to launch its new Ride 2 Rebel Buses on the streets of London later this year. The vehicles to be equipped with stationary (not capable of being moved) bicycles instead of seats will allow commuters (26) __________ (spin) their hearts’ content on their way to work.
The idea for the Ride 2 Rebel Bus (27) _________ (develop) by 1 Rebel co-founders, James Balfour and Giles Dean. “For those who are unable to spare time to go to the gym, our fitness buses provide a great solution for them to maximize time they would otherwise be spending (28) __________ (travel) to work.’’
It is reported that people’s interest in the novel idea has gone through the roof. There are currently 8,121 people in line for tickets on the Ride2Rebel website, (29) ________ _________ the service hasn’t been launched yet.
As for when the fitness buses will actually launch, it all depends on whether the plans get (30)________ (sign) off by the government. Apparently, safety concerns are the biggest obstacle in the way of this project becoming a reality. The bikes fixed on the buses don’t include seat belts, and Balfour made no mention of helmets as well.
The co-founder said, “As this is such a creative idea, there are no established standards. We are working with bus companies and the government to set up all health and safety conditions.
Section C 10%
Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need. A. career G. musical
Sarah Brightman is a talented performer and singer with the ability to raise her voice to an operatic level easily. By (31)__________ these gifts, she has successfully starred in (32)__________ such as The Phantom of the Opera and Cats.
Born in August, 1960, in England, Sarah Brightman stepped into the world of (33)_________ arts at the age of 13. She made her first theatrical performance in London in 1973. At 16, she joined a British dance group and found herself performing on a TV show. Two years later, Sarah’s (34)_________ went a step further when she became the lead vocalist with a musical group. A short while after joining the music group, Sarah returned to theater, where she joined the original performers of Cats. She performed in this ever-popular (35)__________ for a year, and then in 1982, she took things to a whole new level by starring in an opera for children, Nightingale.
A few years later, her increasing (36)__________ and talent helped her win some very honored theatrical roles. Her first public performance in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Requiem (《安魂曲》) in London and New York, for which she received a Grammy nomination as Best New Classical Artist. Later, Sarah and Andrew Lloyd Webber fell in love and soon got married. After their marriage, Lloyd Webber (37)__________ his famous Phantom of the Opera, in which Sarah played the role of Christine. The musical was released in 1986 in London and eventually performed on Broadway in 1988. Their marriage eventually ended in 1990, but their charming music (38)__________.
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B. classics H. operating C. combining I. performing D. composed J. popularity E. audience K. survived F.fascinating