唐洋中学2011-2012学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题第一卷（满分85分）第一部分：听力（共两节，满分20分）第一节听下面5段对话。每段对话后于一个小题，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秒中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 is the probable relationship between the speakers?A. Employer and employee. B. Teacher and student. C. Customer and waitress.2. How much time is left for the mans train?A. 10 minutes.B. 15 minutes. C. 20 minutes. 3. What does the man mean?A. The money is helpful. B. The money is helpless. C. The money isnt enough.4. What are the speakers mainly talking about? A. Holiday plans. B. Career plans. C. Weekend plans. 5. Where would the woman like to sit? A. In the corner. B. By the piano. C. Near the platform.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秒中的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第六段材料，回答第6至第7题。6. Who is going to pay the rent? A. Peters mother. B. Peters father. C. Peter himself. 7.What does Peter have to do before moving out probably? A. Get a college degree. B. Find a job. C. Persuade his father. 听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8. Why didnt the woman accept the return? A. The shoes were sold at a discount. B. The man couldnt find the receipt. C. No shoes were allowed to be returned.9. How is the problem solved? A. The man returned the shoes and got back his money. B. The man changed the shoes for a bigger pair.C. The man bought another pair of shoes.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。10. Where are the two speakers? A. At the airport. B. On a train. C. On a plane. 11. What does the man think of traveling by air? A. Fast and safe. B. Fast and comfortable. C. Fast but terrible.12. What can we know about the manr? A. He often has an airsickness. B. He likes traveling by train. C. He doesnt think planes are as safe as trains.听第9段材料，回答14至17题。 13. Where was one of the biggest diamonds found? A. In Britain. B. In South Africa. C. In America. 14. What is the weight of the biggest diamond? A. About 168-carat. B. About 507-carat. C. About 707-carat.15. Who got another big diamond in the history? A. Britain Queen.B. Chinese Ruler.C. American President.16. How does the woman think of this new big diamond? A. It will be made as a great work. B. It will make the country wealthy. C. It will be sent to another country.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。17.What is Liu Xiangs score in the Asian Games? A. 11.09 seconds. B. 12.09 seconds C. 13.09 seconds18. Where was Liu Xiang born? A. In Shanghai.B. In Jiangsu.C. In Zhejiang.19. What are Liu Xiangs hobbies? A. singing and dancingB. singing and computer C. dancing and computer.20. When did Liu Xiang break the world record? A. In 2006B. In 2008.C. In 2010. 第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分35分）第一节 单项选择（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21. In this institution, a medal, together with a prize of a certain sum of money, _ does best in science and technology every two years.A. is given to whoever B. are given to anyoneC. are given to who D. is given to whom22. No one knows exactly _ this important discovery was made.A. thatB. whatC. that howD. when23. Allow children the space to express their own opinions _ they are different from your own.A. until B. even if C. unless D. before24. After telling the touching story, the teacher let the students discuss whether anything could _a mothers love and care.A. take place of B. in place ofC. replace D. replace with25. Honesty is a basic element in friends-making and that is _ it requires to keep ever-lasting friendship.A. howB. whatC. whetherD. which26. Washinhton, a state in the United States, was named _ one of the greatest American presidents.A. instead of B. by means of C. in favour of D. in memory of27. Sixteen girls and forty-five boys _ our class. That is to say, our class _ sixteen girls and forty-five boys.A. make up; consists of B. be made of; is consist of C. consist of; is made up of D. make up of; consists of28. Studies show that people are more _ to suffer from back problems if they always sit before computer screens for long hours.A. likelyB. possibleC. probableD. sure29.The speech she made _ her future made her mother angry.A. concernedB. concernC. to concernD. concerning30. Always remember to put such dangerous things as knives out of childrens _.A. touchB. sightC. reachD. distance31. -How is Tom now after he hurt his legs? - He has _ recovered. A. immediately B. absolutely C. gradually D.Ge