湖北省黄冈中学2010年春季高一英语期末考试试题
命题：高一英语备课组
本试卷共四部分。满分150分。考试时间120分钟。
第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
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. Where are the speakers probably going?
A. To a gym. B. To a restaurant. C. To a beach.
2. What does the man suggest the woman do?
A. Have a monthly spending plan.
B. Save some money each month.
C. Spend money once a month.
3. Where does the conversation probably take place?
A. In a bank. B. In a hotel. C. In a store
4. Why is the woman waiting to order her card?
A. She will have a new phone number.
B. She will be getting a new address.
C. She can’t decide which color to choose.
5. What are the speakers mainly talking about?
A. Kinds of drinks. B. Tourist attractions. C. The art exhibition
第二节(共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)
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秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独自读两遍。
听第6段材料。回答第6至8题。
6. What does the woman collect?
A. Horses. B. Giraffes. C. elephants.
7. What does the man think of the woman’s collection?
A. Normal. B. Strange. C. Attractive.
8. What do we know about the man?
A. He doesn’t like fire dancing.
B. He will perform for the woman next.
C. He practises dancing every weekend.
听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。
9. What day is it today?
A. Monday. B. Saturday. C. Sunday.
10. How did the woman go to the office?
A. By taxi. B. By bus. C. By car.
11. What happened to the woman when she arrived home?
A. Someone broke the window of her house.
B. She didn’t get in her house until night.
C. She found she forgot to take the keys.
听第8段材料。回答第12至14题。
12. What happened to the man?
A. He dropped English. B. He failed his exam. C. He lost his MP3.
13. What mainly worries the man?
A. Applying for credit.
B. Studying English well.
C. Getting school fees for next year.
14. What does the woman suggest the man do finally?
A. Buy a cell phone. B. Relax his attention. C. Concentrate on studying.
听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。
15. Where does the conversation most probably take place?
A. In a schoo1. B. On the phone. C. In a police station.
16. How long has Kathy been away from home?
A. For 7 hours. B. For 8 hours. C. For 9 hours.
17. What color is Kathy’s coat?
A. Brown. B. Yellow. C. Black
听第10段材料。回答第18至20题。
18. What is the record of the speaker’s non-stop driving?
A. 10 hours. B. 15 hours. C. 20 hours.
19. What does the speaker complain about?
A. Bad drivers. B. Bad weather. C. Bad salary.
20. What does the speaker think of his job?
A. Boring. B. Useful. C. Exciting.
第二部分：词汇知识运用（共两节，满分40分）
第一节：多项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
21．Though having lived abroad for years, many Chinese still _______ the traditional customs.
A. perform B. possess C. observe D. support
22．He had a wide _______ of interests, which made him a popular person that all of us like to make
friends with.
A. world B. variety C. various D. difference
23．The old man was found _______ on the floor _______.
A. lying; died B. lying; death C. lying; dead D. laying; dead
24．The school dinning room _______ as a meeting place for teachers and students.
A. treats B. admits C. functions D. uses
25．The meal over, the managers went back to the meeting room to _______ their discussion.
A. put away B. take down C. look over D. carry on
26．Most parks in our city are free. They don’t charge money for ________.
A. agreement B. admission C. allowance D. permission
27．______, the pay isn’t attractive enough, though the job itself is quite interesting.
A. Generally speaking B. On the contrary C. In particular D. To be honest
28．The _______ house smells as if it hasn’t been lived in for years.
A. little white wooden B. little wooden white
C. white wooden little D. wooden white little
29．-What are you reading, Tom?
-I’m not really reading, just ______ the pages.
A. turning off B. turning around C. turning over D. turning up
30．-I can’t repair these until tomorrow, I’m afraid.
-That’s OK, there’s _______.
A. no problem B. no wonder C. no doubt D. no hurry
第二节：完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Many years ago, Dad worked as a farmhand (农场工人). At that time, he had a horse. Every Saturday he __31 to the town after dinner and spent a few hours on social 32 with other farmhands, such as drinking, chatting, and playing cards in the café. On Saturday evenings, the café was 33 because many farmhands were there. Before midnight Dad returned home on his horse, quite satisfied with his 34 . In his words, he 35 thought of changing his job.
At the age of 31, Dad married my mother who was a schoolteacher. In the following spring I came 36 into the world. Life became hard, so my mother felt 37 . She told Dad that they must make a 38 .
My mother had 39 of how some famous persons, especially Thomas Edison who was born in a poor family, fought against fate and achieved greatness and 40 . And she 41 that I would some day become a great leader 42 men or cities and Dad should be a successful businessman. So she 43 Dad to give up his job as a farmhand, sell his horse and 44 a small business of his own. And I went to high school and college. She even sent me abroad for 45