英语是联合国的工作语言之一，也是事实上的国际交流语言。精品小编准备了高中一年级英语上学期期中试卷，具体请看以下内容。

本试卷满分共100分，考试用时120分钟。

第一部分：听力(共两节。满分20)

第一节(共5小题;每题1分，满分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秒钟的时间回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

1. How does the woman probably feel now?

A. Angry    B. Excited    C. Nervous

2. What will the woman do next?

A. Take a walk in the park.

B. Keep doing her homework.

C. Take an exam.

3. When is the man’s birthday?

A. On July 16th   B. On July 17th    C. On July 18th

4. Where are the two speakers most probably?

A. At home     B. In the classroom.     C. In the office.

5. What does the woman want to do with the cake?

A. Have it returned     B. Give it to the man.     C. Take it to a birthday party.

第一节(共15小题;每题1分，满分15分)

听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话后或独白有几个小题，从题中所给的A, B, C 三个选项中选出最佳选，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后或独白前，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6---7题

6. Where will the man travel this year?

A. California.   B. Michigan.    C. New York.

7. What is the woman’s plan for the summer?

A. To go camping.   B. To visit friends.   C. To relax at home.

听第7段材料，回答8---9题

8. What will the woman do tomorrow?

A. Work on her school paper.

B. Go to a movie.

C. Visit her grandma.

9. When will the man probably spend time with his friend?

A. From 6:00 to 6:30    B. From 6:30 to 7:00   C. From 7:00 to 7:30

听第8段材料，回答第10—12题

10. Why did the woman give up playing ping-pong?

A. She found it difficult.

B. She loved basketball better.

C. She had no time to practice.

11. How often does the man usually play ping-pong?

A. Three times a week.  B. Twice a week.  C. Once a week.

12. What does the woman usually like to do on Wednesday?

A. Practice yoga.   B. Play Volleyball   C. Play tennis.

听第9段材料，回答第13—16题.

13. What are the two speakers mainly talking about?

A. A swimming competition.

B. A singing contest.

C. A travel plan.

14. What does the woman say about her group?

A. They have won for the past three years.

B. They beat the same group two years.

C. They came in second place this year.

15. How did the man spend his weekend?

A. By studying in the library.

B. By walking on the beach.

C. By swimming in the ocean.

16. What will the woman and her group probably do when the semester is over?

A. Add new members.

B. Organize a graduation party.

C. Take a trip to the beach.

听第10段材料，回答第17—20小题。

17. With whom did the speaker visit Italy this time?

A. His cousins Eve an Ann.

B. Two of his close friends.

C. His father.

18. Which city did the speaker visit on the first day?

A. Florence.   B. Rome.   C. Umbria.

19. What did the speaker do in Sicily?

A. He went to the beach.

B. He toured some old villages.

C. He visited several museums

20. How long did the speaker travel around Italy this time?

A. Three days.    B. Four days.    C. Five days.

第二部分阅读理解(共两节，满分30分)

第一节(每小题1.5分)

A.

In Europe, many people make friends between their countries through town twinning. Town or city twinning means two towns in different countries agree and decide to become “twins” with a sister city relationship.

The people find pen friends in the twin town. They exchange newspapers and stamps. The school teachers discuss teaching methods with the teachers in the twin town. Officials visit the twin town for celebrations. Ordinary people travel to the twin town, too, but not very often if it is far away.

Sometimes, schools even exchange their classes for two or three weeks! For example, German middle school students study for a while at the school in their twin town in Britain, staying with British families. A few months later, their British friends come to study in Germany.

Many British towns are so pleased with the results of the twinning that they set out to find more than one twin town.

Tonbridge, a small town in Kent, for example, has twin town in both Germany and France. Richmond near London has relationships with Germany, France and even a town in a Balkan country!

Town twinning can help make friends. It helps students improve their language skills, and also helps people to understand the differences between nations.

21. Twin towns develop __________.

A. between European countries and China

B. in the English-speaking countries only

C. in the same country

D. between different countries

22. How many countries are mentioned in the passage?

A. 4    B. 5    C. 6     D. 7

23. One of the advantages of town twinning is__________.

A. to earn more money

B. to set up schools

C. to improve students’ language skills

D. to develop industry and agriculture

24. Which is the best title for the passage?

A. Town Twinning

B. Friendly Town

C. Exchange Teachers and Students

D. Peace and Understanding