1、1上海市金山中學(xué)高一英語上學(xué)期期中試題（考試時間： 90 分鐘 滿分： 100 分）第 I 卷(共 80 分)1. Listening Comprehension (16%)Section ADirections:In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. Atthe end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and thequestions will b

2、e spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the fourpossible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.1. A. He is going to buy the evening dress. B. The evening dress is worth the cost.C. He cannot afford the

3、evening dress.D. He is a millionaire.2. A. A mechanic. B. A nurse.C. A surgeon.D. A dentist.3. A. The convenience store opens late till midnight.B.The woman doesn t know where to find some beer.C. The man runs short of beer.D. The man can find some beer at the nearby drugstore.4. A. They are in high

4、 demand.C. They are not available.5. A. He did better than expected.C. He used to be a top student.6. A. She was late for work.C. She had a quarrel with her husband.7. A. By plane. B. By car.8. A. He called to greet his uncle.B. They are inexpensive.D. They are awful.B. He failed the maths exam.D. H

5、e answered only 10% of the question.B. She didn t like to be late.D. Her husband came back home very late.C. By train. D. By boat.B. He went to meet uncle at the airport.2Section BDirecti ons:In Section B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked threequestions on each of the passages

6、. The passages will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once.Whenyou hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the bestan swer to the questi ons you have heard.Questi ons 11 through 13 are based on the follow ing passage.11. A. About

7、 6:00.B. About 7:30.C. About 7:00.D. About 8:00.12. A. Milton Gree n.B. Frank Miller.C. Jack Smith.D. Mary Joh nson.13. A. A fire brigade arrived soon after the fire broke out.B. One pers on was killed and two were injured in the fire.C. The policemen were investigating the cause of the fire.D. The

8、departme nt was destroyed in the fire.Questi ons 14 through 16 are based on the follow ing passage.14.A. A car driver.B. A school teacher.C. A car maker.D. A car dealer.15.A. His pare nts divorced soon after he was born.B. He has n ever see n his father.C. He was n amed after his father.C. He would

9、come here soon.D. He went back home.9. A. Driver and policema n.B. Director and actress.C. Policema n andthief.D. Teacher and stude nt.10. A.Japa n.B. Switzerla nd. C. Spain.D. Germany.3D. He had a scholarship at the middle school.16.A. Because Bill enjoyed his school work.B. Because Bill was a mode

10、l stude nt.C. Because Bill visited Washington D.C.D. Because Bill wan ted to be a preside nt.II. Grammar and Vocabulary (25%)Section A (15%)Directi ons: After read ing the passages below, fill in the bla nks to make the passagescohere nt and grammatically correct. For the bla nks with a give n word,

11、 fill in each bla nkwith the proper form of the given word;for the other blanks,use one word that best fitseach bla nk.(A )If you go to a fast food restaura nt, you will probably see a lot of tee nagers.Today,many teenagers are overweight, and this is (17)_their bad eatinghabits. But bad eating habi

12、ts go beyond fast food. Wefind manyteenagers eat unhealthily. Somedont havebreakfast (18)_ they go to school. During the day, some donthave a proper meal for lunch.In a recent survey at one school,scientists found that overtwo thirds of the stude nts did nt follow (19)_ healthy diet. They did nt lik

13、evegetables, and many of them did nt like to eat fruits. They (20)_(prefer) toeat food with a lot of salt, sugar, or fat.Pare nts today also worry about their childre ns diet. Some doctors give the (21)_ (follow) advice:Teen agers (22)_ not eat too much junk food.Teen agers eat food without much fat

14、, oil and sugar.Teen agers n eed (23)_(eat) some fruits and vegetables every day. Fruits andvegetables are rich in vitamins (維生素)and have little fat.Teen agers drink more milk. Milk will help their bones grow.Teen agers eat breakfast every day. It is good for their body and mind.(B )4The kings of an

15、cient Egypt planned strong tombs (墳?zāi)?to keep their bodies safe after death . The GreatPyramid was built thousa nds of years ago for a king (24)_was called Khufu. (25)_ sta nds on the west bank of the Nile River not farfrom Cairo .In fact all the pyramids along the Nile are on its west bank. The anci

16、ent Egyptians compared therising of the sun to the beginning of life and the setting of the sun to the end of life. This is the reas on (26)_ their dead bodies were buried(埋葬)on the west bank of the Nile. The people of Mexico also built pyramids. They did not build the pyramids fortombs. They used t

17、o build a pyramid and the n a temple on top of it. The pyramids of Mexico are not as high asthe pyramids of Egypt, but they are big.Each of the pyramids has a wide stairway (階梯)(27)_goes from the bottomto the top.More pyramids (28)_ (build) in the Americas than in Egypt. About 90 pyramidsare known t

18、o have stood in Egypt, (29)_several hun dred small pyramids arescattered (分散)across Cen tral and South America. The (30)_ (big) pyramidin Mexico is almost 2,000 years old. Scientists think it took 10,000 men more than ten years (31) (build) it. Onthe top stood a temple of the sun. The temple is no I

19、on gerthere but people still called it the Pyramid of the Sun. There is ano ther huge pyramid,the Pyramid of the Moon that sta nds n ear it.Section B (10%)Directi ons:Complete the followi ng passage by using the words in the box. Each word cano nly be used once. Note that there is one word more tha

20、n you n eed.A. discoverB.stress C.aheadD.director E.achieved F.tinyG. i ncludi ngH. secretI. terrificJ. effective K. ten thOur Teacher of the Month for December 2016 is Gustavo Albarracin Quintero, who loves teach ing English so much that he chose it over a film 32 as a professi on.Teaching experien

21、ee: It is the 33 year since 2006 that I began working in the same Ianguage school. Istarted at 29 and Im 39 now time flies!What ki nd of teacher are you? I believe in active lear nin g. I en courage my stude nts5to 34 things and I try to guide them through lear nin g. I use a lot of activities. Ials

22、o take them to the city galleries 35 theone that is three miles away from our school.Favourite stude nt or class:My favourite class was one in which I had stude nts ofdiffere nt ages. At first I was afraid of this, but it en ded up being a 36 cha nee formy stude nts and I to lear n from each other.

23、I lear nt that stude nts have differe nt n eedsand in terests and we must try to provide all of them with what is n eeded.Most successful less on:My most successful less on was one in which everyth ing seemedto go wrong! Why? Because it gave me a cha nee to reflect on my teach ing, tolook back tomy

24、own mistakes, and then to look 37 . I learnt to be prepared for the unexpected (always have a Pla n B!). I often tried more 38 methods, and everyth ing worked out well in the en d.Funniest thing to happen to me in a classroom:One of the funniest classes Ive hadwas one with begi nn ers. It once becam

25、e the 39 of my life actually. The stude nts spoke no En glish at all and myschool wan ted me to teach without their first Ian guage. They had no internet access in the classroom so I had todo something I wasn t quite used to doing.I started draw ing! The stude nts were amused, but my com muni cative

26、 aim was 40 and it _was really fun for me too.Most valuable thing Ive learned: There is no 41 for teaching. Remember thatcha nge and improveme nt are lear ning opport un ities.III. Reading Comprehension (39%)Section A (15%)Don t Be a Medical VictimIf you add up all the errors that occur in preve nti

27、 on, diag no sis, and treatme nt,health-care mistakes kill 500,000 people in the United States every year, say Joe and Teresa6Graedon. In their new book,Top Screwups Doctors Make and How to Avoid Them, they discuss the mostcom mon 42 people face in doctors offices,pharmacies（藥房） ,hospitals, and thei

28、r own homes. Here are theirtop stay-safe 43 ._IN THE HOSPITALTrust but check. “Hospitals are very complicated places, so it s 44 that something will go wrong, ” saysTeresa Graedon.45, studies suggest there s at leastone mistake per pers on for each day in the hospital, whether 46 or life-threate nin

29、g.If you are in the hospital or visit ing a loved one, speak up if you 47 an error._IN THE DOCTORS OFFICESpeak clearly, and the n repeat.Your 48_with your physicia n is like a no isy cellphone call: Information“dropouts ” can occur if your doctor isdistracted（使分心）orif you get 49 . You typically have

30、 only about 20 seconds to describe your 50 before the doctor starts askingquestions. So come with aprioritized（優(yōu)先化）list of 51 ,_and use the “teach - back” method, Joe Graedon suggests. “You might say, I want to make sure I didn t 52anything. Can you repeat the symptoms back that seem important toyou

31、?” And after your doctor discusses your treatme nt pla n, say, “ So what you re ask ing me to do is ”That way, you re both 53 .WHEN YOU GET APRESCRIPTIOJN藥方）Check for drug in teract ions.54 a da ngerous mix by tak ing a list of all yourmedicine to your 55 ,includingover-the-counter drugs and supplem

32、ents, Joe Graedon says.When you fill a new prescription, ask yourpharmacist（藥劑師）to use the computer systemto check for 56 serious interactions. When you get home, double-check by going to , a freemedicati on mon itori ng site.742. A. sen ses43. A. rules44. A. importa nt45. A. In fact46.

33、 A. terrible47. A. describeB. mistakesB. chancesB. rareB. In additi onB. realB. con siderC. in cide ntsC. pla nsC. likelyC. I n particularC. com monC. suspectD. experiencesD. systemsD. surpris ingD. In briefD. minorD. correct848. A. relationB. con versati onC. i nterviewD. con tact49. A. i nterrupte

34、dB. promotedC. in volvedD. puzzled50. A. opinionsB. feeli ngsC. treatme ntsD. symptoms51.A. drugsB. concernsC. questi onsD. dema nds52. A. make upB. hold onC. leave outD. keep off53. A. upsetB. forgotte nC. defe ndedD. un derstood54. A. AvoidB. I ncludeC. NeglectD. Provide55. A. part nerB. doctorC.

35、leaderD. colleague56. A. simplyB. absolutelyC. purposefullyD. pote ntiallySection B (24%)Directi ons:Read the follow ing passages. Each passage is followed by several questi ons.For each of them there are four choices marked A,B,C and D. Choose the one that fits bestaccord ing to the in formati on g

36、ive n in the passage you have just read.(A)What do three hearts, eight arms, and one huge brain add up to?An octopus, a liv ing thi ng that can do amaz ing thin gs. Octopuses areextremely in tellige nt. They can lear n new things just like huma ns.They ve even learneda few tri cks to get them out of

37、 dangerous situati ons.If an octopus is threate ned by a shark or bird, it can use some pretty in credibleskillsto get away. Octopuses don t have teeth to defe nd themselves. In stead, they use more clever ways to fool theirattackers. Octopuses like to hide themselves in the sand on the bottom of th

38、e ocean floor. How you ask? Well,the octopus is like a chameleon, another kind of sea ani mal, because it can cha nge the colour of its skin tomatch the sand.Some octopuses like to stay wh ere there are rocks. Octopuses don t have backbones, they can squeezethemselves into small spaces between the r

39、ocks to get out of reach of their en emies. Ano ther way an octopuscan keep safe is by shoot ing ink. The ink forms a cloudthat hides the octopus. By the time the ink clears and their enemy can see again, the octopus has swum away orhidde n.If an octopus is being attacked, it can actually make itsel

40、f look like a sea snake.It will bury itself in the sand, keeping two arms visible. It will change the colour ofthose arms to match a sea snake. But what if there s no time to hide? If an octopus is9in trouble, it can break off one of its arms. The arm will then change colours in the water to distrac

41、t the en emieswhile the octopus swims away to safety.Don t worry though. Theoctopus s arm will grow back.The blue-ringed octopus is tiny; it could fit in the palm of your hand. Attackers might think this size makesthe octopus a great snack, but they know to stay away. The blue-ringed octopus is very

42、 pois ono us a nd can killattackers much larger tha n itself. Next time you see an octopus, remember that in side that oversized head is avery large brai n, maki ng them a clever additi on to the sea.57. How are an octopus and a chamele on alike?A. They both like to hide on the ocea n floor.B. They

43、both could live on land sometimes.C. They both can use their arms to kill attackers.D. They both can cha nge the colour of their skin.58. What happe ns to an octopus if it loses one of its eight arms?A. It will grow a new one.B. It will die.C. It is no Ion ger pois ono us.D. It can swim faster.59. W

44、hich of the following isNOT an octopus self -protection trick?A. Hiding on the bottom of the ocean floor.B. Bit ing the attackers with its sharp teeth.C. Shooti ng ink from its body.D. Break ing part of its own body.60. What is the author s purpose for writing this article?A. To in trodu ce how octo

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55、ther B&B, I nn at Lon esome Hollow is a new one.C. Services in different B&B are not the same all the time.D. Guests who live in Forest Moon could watch football match on TV.(C)There were l, 005 reasons not to stop. Iwas running late for aVERYimporta nt meeti ngfor that day. And here s the 1

56、,006th: I am the world s worst car worker. The first timeI tried to change my car s oil myself I did fine until I forgot to put the new oil in.The boys dow n at the garage had a big laugh over that.I was not sure how much it would have helped that lady who was delayed by the side ofthe freeway if I

57、had pulled over and give n her a hand. So I drove on, just like hun dredsof other drivers on the freeway that day. But I felt a sense of shame about it. So I turnedoff at the next exit and made my way back to see if I could at least give her a lift orsomething. But by the time I got back to her, a g

58、entleman had stopped behind her, and wasrepairing her car s engine.“ Is there anything I can do to help?” I asked.“No! Thank you, ” the lady replied.“This nice man says he can fix it.” At thatmome nt, a voice from un der the car shouted,“OK, try it now! ” The 尸 woman reached for thekey and tur ned i

59、t. The engine started beautifully.The woma n tried to give him some mon ey, but he refused and waved as she drove off. Itwasn t un til we started walk ing toward our cars that I no ticed he had five more reas onsnot to stop tha n I did: his family was still in the railway stati on, wait ing patie nt

60、ly.“ Do you stop and help people like this ofte n?” I asked.He shrugged. “ Somebody has to, ” he said.“ What s she going to do if no body helps?And for him, that reas on was eno ugh.1465. What can we lear n from the first paragraph?A. The author really had 1,006 reas ons not to stop to give the lady a hand.B. The author