2022-2023学年高一英语下学期期中试题I. Listening prehension（25分）Section A (101=10分) 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. At home.B. At an airport.C. On a highway.D. At the bus stop.2. A. A salesman.B. A policeman.C. A waiter.D. A haircutter.3. A. Doubtful.B. Satisfied.C. Understanding.D. Appreciative.4. A. Mike is always on time.B. Mike will be late for the meeting.C. Mike always breaks his word.D. Mike has lots of gold.5. A. He has a bad cough.B. He has a headache.C. He feels very tired.D. He has a toothache.6. A. $ 32.B. $ 40.C. $ 64.D. $ 80.7. A. Apple.B. Banana.C. Orange.D. Strawberry.8. A. Where to dine out.B. What the tips is.C. Why to give tips.D. How much tips they give.9. A. At home.B. In his car.C. In the hospital.D. In the office.10. A. Excited.B. Curious.C. Bored.D. Exhausted.Section B(101.5=15分)Directions: In Section B, you will hear several longer conversation(s) and short passage(s), and you will be asked several questions on each of the conversation(s) and the passage(s). The conversation(s) and the passage(s) 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 xx.B. In xx.C. In xx.D. In xx.12. A. Near the coast of China.B. Over the Pacific Ocean.C. On radar above Vietnam and Malaysia.D. In waters between Malaysia and Vietnam.13. A. Its flight path was from Kuala Lumpur to Shanghai.B. People expanded the search for it across parts of southern Asia.C. Air traffic controllers received some messages from it.D. The objects floating in waters between Malaysia and Vietnam belonged to it.Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.14. A. In 1775.B. In 1789.C. In 1796.D. In 1802.15. A. His family was poor.B. His father didnt like him.C. His school was near his relatives home.D. His mother had mental illness.16. A. Switzerland, Savoy and Paris.B. Switzerland, Savoy and Italy.C. Switzerland, Paris and Italy.D. Savoy, Paris and Italy.Questions17through20arebasedonthefollowingconversation.17. A. Nervous.B. Excited.C. Surprised.D. Uncertain.18. A. 2,000 yuan.B. 18,000 yuan.C. 20,000 yuan.D. 22,000 yuan.19. A. In a week.B. In two weeks.C. In a month.D. In three weeks.20. A. Go to buy some food.B. Get her work done ahead of time.C. Pay a visit to the man.D. Renew her passport. II. Grammar and VocabularySection A(102=20分)Directions: Read the following passage. Fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word. For the other blanks, fill in each blank with one proper word. Make sure that your answers are grammatically correct. Brad closed the door slowly as Sue left home to visit her mother. (21) _ (Expect) a whole day to relax, he was thinking whether to read the newspaper or watch his favourite TV talk show on his first day off in months. “This will be like (22) _ walk in the park,” hed told his wife. “Ill look after the kids, and you can go visit your mom.”Things started well, but just after eight oclock, his three little “good kids”-Mike, Randy, and Alex-came down the stairs in their night clothes and shouted “breakfast, daddy.” When food had not appeared within thirty seconds, Randy began using his spoon on Alexs head (23) _ _ it were a drum. Alex started to shout loudly in time to the beat. Mike chanted “Wheres my toast, wheres my toast” in the background. Brad realized his newspaper would have to wait for a few seconds.Life became worse after breakfast. Mike wore Randys underwear on his head. Randy locked (24) _ in the bathroom, while Alex shouted again because he was going to wet his pants. Nobody could find clean socks, but they (25) _ (be) before their very eyes. Someone (26) _(name) “Not Me” had spilled a whole glass of orange juice into the basket of clean clothes. Brad knew the talk show had already started.By ten oclock, things were out of control. Alex was wondering why the fish in the jar refused his bread and butter. Mike was trying to show off his talent by decorating the kitchen wall (27)_ his colour pencils. Randy, thankfully, appeared (28) _(draw) a picture quietly in the family room，but closer examinat