福州八中2012年高一下学期期中考试英语试题

福州八中2012年高一下学期期中考试英语试题

第一部分：听力（满30分）
第一节
    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. What do we know about the woman?
A. She has already read the newspaper.
B. She is borrowing a newspaper from the man.
C. She doesn’t want to lend the newspaper to the man.
2. What did the man want to be before he went to college?
A. A teacher.        B. A musician.     C. An actor.
3. What did the woman do last Saturday?
A. She attended a meeting. B. She travelled in Atlanta. C. She stayed at home.
4. What are the speakers mainly talking about?
A. A party.    B. A house.             C. A dinner.
5. Why did the woman refuse to go to the cinema with Bob?
A. She didn’t like him.
B. She had quarreled with him.
C. She was too tired that day.
第二节
   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。听完每段对话或独白前，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。
听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。
6. What does the woman think of her job in the Peace Corps?
A. It is enjoyable.  B. It is boring. C. It is a waste of time.
7. What does the woman think is the most rewarding thing in the Peace Corps?
A. Moving to a new office.
B. Learning about another culture.
C. Fitting into a different community.
    听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. What does the man want to buy?
A. A pen. B. A book.  C. A notebook.
9. How much sales tax does the man have to pay?
   A. About 4 cents.   B. About 5 cents.    C. About 9 cents.
    听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. Where does the conversation take place?
A. On a bus.  B. On a train.  C. On a plane.
11. What does the woman ask the man to do?
A. Change his seat with some kids.
B. Take care of his children.
C. Look after her children.
12. How does the man respond to the woman’s words?
   A. He accepts her request gratefully.
   B. He appreciates her very much.
   C. He refuses her request impolitely.
    听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. Where does Sally want to go?
A. To the zoo. B. To the London Eye. C. To the Covent Garden.
14. What is Billy interested in?
   A. Boats.   B. Operas.  C. Animals.
15. What does the man suggest the woman do in London?
   A. Go shopping.   B. Enjoy an opera.    C. Visit her parents.
16. What is the relationship between the speakers?
   A. Brother and sister.   B. Husband and wife.   C. Father and daughter.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. How many bedrooms are there in the speaker’s house?
   A. 4.  B. 8.   C. 9.
18. What does the speaker’s family usually do on Saturday afternoon in summer?
A. They have a barbecue.
B. They walk in the garden.
   C. They water flowers in the garden.
19. What can we learn from what the speaker said?
   A. He likes to stay outdoors.
   B. It’s very hot in summer in California.
   C. There are only two seasons in California.
20. What does the speaker’s youngest son often play in summer?
   A. Basketball.  B. Football.   C. Baseball.
第二部分: 单项选择（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
21. Look, the book still ____ where I ____ it the other day.
   A. laid; lied  B. lied; lay    C. lies; laid  D. lies; lay  
22. ______ surprised me most was the news ______ our team won.
A. That; that  B. What; which   C. What; that   D. That; which
23. It is reported that many a new house           at present in the disaster area.
A. are being built  B. were being built  C. was being built  D. is being built
24. _______ matters most in learning English is enough practice.
  A. What  B. Why  C. That  D. Which
25. According to BBC news, British famous Red Arrows will fly over Belfast, Cardiff, Edinburgh and London to        the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games.
A. award  B. celebrate   C. measure     D. congratulate     
26. The house rent is high. I’ve got about half the space I had at home and I’m paying ________ here.
A. as three times much      B. as much three times
C. much as three times      D. three times as much
27.   is mentioned above, the number of the students in senior schools is increasing.
A. Which   B. As         C. That     D. It
28. ______ is a fact that English is accepted as an international language.
A. There  B. This     C. That   D. It
29. －Your mother becomes more and more forgetful.
－Yes. She searched for her cellphone for a whole day last Sunday, but it _____ in her coat pocket the next day.
A. turned out    B. turned on     C. turned over     D. turned up
30. ----Is there anything wrong, Bob? You look sad.
----Oh, nothing much. In fact, I ____ of my friends back home.
A. have just thought B. was just thinking
C. would just think D. will just be thinking
31. ----She looks so unhappy. Did you tell her the truth yesterday? 
   ----Yes, but I ____ her later.          
   A. must have told  B. should have told  
C. shouldn’t have told   D. mustn’t have told
32. The earth became so violent ___ it was not clear ___ the shape would last or not.
A. that; whether  B. which; whether  C. which; if  D. that; if
33. The new equipment        the disabled taking part in the 5th Special Olympics of China .
A. was meant to  B. was meant for   C. was intended for  D. was intended to     
34. There is a peaceful and calm        in the hall, and everyone seems to be in high spirits.
A. atmosphere  B. air      C. stage       D. performance    
35. The White family _____very large.  All the family ______animal lovers.
A. is; are B. is; is   C. are; is D. are; are
第三部分：阅读理解 (共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分)
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