高一英语下学期开学考试试题（承智班）

我带领班子成员及全体职工，积极参加县委、政府和农牧局组织的政治理论学习，同时认真学习业务知识，全面提高了自身素质，增强职工工作积极性，杜绝了纪律松散河北定州中学2017-2018学年第二学期高一英语开学考试第一部分 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 does this conversation probably take place? A. In a bookstore.B. In a classroom.C. In a library.2. At what time will the film begin?A. 7：20.B. 7：15.C. 7：00.3. What are the two speakers mainly talking about?A. Their friend Jane.B. A weekend trip.C. A radio programme.4. How many students are there in the speakers class?A. 44.B. 46.C. 47.5. Whats the relationship between the speakers?A. Teacher and student.B. Doctor and patient.C. Father and daughter.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。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6. Whats the man doing? A. He is selling his car.B. He is planning to buy a car.C. He is looking for work.7. How long has the woman owned the car?A. 12 years.B. 2 years.C. 4 years.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. What did the man think of the meal?A. Just so-so.B. Quite satisfactory. C. A bit disappointing.9. What was the 15% on the bill paid for?A. The food.B. The drinks.C. The service.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. Why does the man call the woman?A. To tell her about her new job.B. To ask about her job program.C. To plan a meeting with her.11. Who needs a new flat? A. Alex.B. Andrea.C. Miranda.12. Where is the woman now? A. In Baltimore.B. In New York.C. In Avon.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. What would Joe probably do during the Thanksgiving holiday?A. Go to a play.B. Stay at home.C. Visit Kingston.14. What is Ariel going to do in Toronto?A. Attend a party.B. Meet her aunt.C. See a car show.15. Why is Ariel in a hurry to leave?A. To call up Betty.B. To buy some DVDs.C. To pick up Daniel.16. What might be the relationship between the speakers?A. Classmates.B. Fellow workers.C. Guide and tourist.听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。17. How long has the speaker lived in a big city?A. One year.B. Ten years.C. Eighteen years.18. What is the speakers opinion on public transport?A. Its comfortable.B. Its time-saving.C. Its cheap.19. What is the good of living in a small town?A. Its safer.B. Its healthier.C. Its more convenient.20. What kind of life does the speaker seem to like most?A. Busy.B. Colorful.C. Quiet.二、阅读理解Traffic Light Reading is one of students favorites! And its so simple. Heres what to do: Take three pens in different colors, most suitably red, orange and green. But its not too important as long as teachers and students are both clear on the colour code theyre going to use.Students read a text, not worrying too much about how much they understand Teachers can ask them to re-read when students are paying attention to vocabulary. Start by underlining the words that they understand completely (including names, numbers etc) in green.Then students re-read the text and underline the words that look familiar-they maybe know them but arent too sure about them. You guessed it: in orange.Finally, students read the text a third time underlining the words they clearly dont understand in red. Sometimes teachers might want to set students a limit for how many red words they underline, telling them only to underline the words that they believe are seriously blocking their understanding of the text as a whole. Generally, however, students are pleasantly surprised by how few words are red and how many are green. Seeing their ability laid out in a visual way really helps to increase confidence.Once the whole text is underlined, teachers can give students a limit of 5, 10 or 15 words, depending on the length of the text, and tell them theyre only allowed to look these words up in a dictionary. This helps them to recognize words that are actually getting in the way of their understanding of the text and words that they dont know but actually dont impact their whole understanding of the text.This is a useful activity that can be done with a printed text, in a Google Doc, on RealtimeBoard, or set as a homework task for some independent study.21What do we know about Traffic Light Reading?A. Its easy. B. Its expensive.C. Its difficult D. Its useless.22If a student uses orange to underline a word, it means that he .A. doesnt know it at allB. has actually understood itC. isnt certain about its meaningD. has never met with it at all23What does the underlined word “impact” in Paragraph 5 mean?A. Increase. B. Form.C. Affect D. Use.24In the authors opinion, Traffic Light Reading .A. needs more eyes than mindB. trains students ability to learnC. makes the students study long hoursD. encourages the students to speak bravelyWhen I was a little kid, one of my favorite things to do was going to the zoo. I have recently heard that there are debates as to whether elephants should live in zoos or should they wander around free. My position is that elephants should live in zoos for people to see.Many experts say that elephants have a good life living in zoos. There are 78 zoos that exhibit elephants. Most zoos are taking the necessary steps to make living conditions better for the elephants. They are doing things such as replacing hard floors with sand or dirt. This makes it easier for them to wander around. Zoos are also expanding their elephant house to give the large animals more room to go around.Zoos also protect endangered species. According to the World Wildlife Fund, in 2014 the total population of African elephants was around 700,000, and the Asian elephant population was around 32,000. The Asian elephants are on a path to dying out. Without zoos, they all are likely to disappear within our lifetime. The National Zoo plans to spend millions of dollars on a new Asian elephant habitat. That way, they can start their own group if the Asian elephants are gone.There are people who want zoos to empty all of their elephant displays. If they decide to do so, it would take the chance to see elephants up close away from people. That could change the publics favorable opinion of elephants. National Zoo director John Berry says that allowing visitors to experience the elephants up close encourages people to care about endangered species. During one of my visits to the zoo, it was a very hot day. I was sweating a lot. Big Ben, the largest elephant on display, walked up to me and gently squirted(喷) my face with water from his trunk. Everyone was amazed at what he did. That was a very nice thing for Big Ben to do. I am sure that elephants are the nicest animals on earth. I wish all zoos would keep their elephant displays open to the public. I want all my friends to be able to experience what I did with Big Ben.I feel zoos should follow all the necessary steps to keep elephants in zoos. I would raise money at my school if I thought it would help to keep elephants in zoos.25According to the passage, what do we know about the Asian elephants?A. They are living in a new habitat.B. They are at the risk of disappearing.C. They prefer wandering on hard floors.D. They often squirt peoples face with water.26The underlined word “displays” in Paragraph 4 means _.A. products B. tradesC. habitats D. exhibitions27What is the authors attitude towards keeping elephants in the zoos?A. Objective. B. Disapproving.C. Supportive. D. Doubtful.28Which of the following shows the development of ideas in the passage?CP: Central Point P: Point SP: Sub-point C: ConclusionA. B. C. D. American Country MusicOver the past twenty years, American country music has become more and more popular. Song writers are no longer writing about the modern values of the USAmoney, success or expensive things to buy. Instead they are writing once more about things that are common for everyone: feeling alone in the modern world, the value of having good friends and so on.In the 1950s, American music was about other things, for example, lovegetting or losing a boyfriend or girlfriend. Money was also thought to be important.Then in the 1960s, song writers turned to other subjects. During these years many young students were angry with society, so songs were often full of anger. Political leaders were not well thought of and those songs often made fun of them.Today country music has returned. It has become big business and brings in between 200 and 400 million dollars a year. Once, the home of American country music was Nashville, Tennessee. Now, however, the music has reached all parts of the States, from Los Angeles in the west to New York in the east. Singers do not just come from the States but from all over the world. There are many famous singers from Britain, Canada and Australia. A lot of them appear on television too.The first country singers sang while playing the guitar. It was easy for them to carry a guitar on their travels. Now, however, a lot of electrical equipment is needed for large theatres.Country music today remains much the same as before. One subject to which country music often returns is “the good old days”. In “the good old days” people thought well of each other. People loved life in the open air. They believed that the best things in life were free: sunshine, laughing, walks in the beauty of the country, friends and music.29What do we know about American country music?A. Country singers had a great interest in politics.B. Country music is originally written for the black.C. More musical instruments are used by country singers.D. Televisions lead to the growing popularity of country music.30Which of the following does modern American country music focus on?A. Friendship. B. Love.C. Power. D. Money.31Country singers return to the subject of “the good old days” to _.A. record their past achievementsB. remind people of American historyC. express their appreciation of a simple lifeD. call on people to stay away from social problems三、完形填空My little daughter, you are teaching me how selfless(无私) real love is!My wife called ,“How long will you be with that _?Will you come here and make your darling daughter eat her food?” I threw the paper away and _ to the place .My daughter Sindu,sat there, tears welling up in her eyes .In front of her was a big bowl of rice.I _ the bowl and persuaded:“Sindu, why not take a few mouthfuls of the rice?”“OK, Dad .I will eat not just a few mouthfuls,_ the whole lot of this. But.” Sindu hesitated .“Dad ,if I eat the whole rice ,will you give me _ I ask for?”“Promise.” I _.After eating the rice painfully ,Sindu came to me ,her eyes wide with _.Now I became a bit _.“Dear, you shouldnt insist on _ a computer or any such _ things. Dad does not have that kind of money right now.” _,“I want to have my head shaved off(剃掉),this Sunday!” was her requirement ,which was far _ my belief.On Monday morning ,I _ Sindu at her school and watched her walking towards her classroom. She turned around and _.I waved back with a smile. Just then ,a boy, who just got out of a car,shouted,“Sindu, please wait for me!” What _ me was the hairless head of that boy.“Sir, your daughter is _ indeed!” Without introducing herself, a lady standing beside me continued, “That boy is my son, who lost all his _ because of a disease .He _ to come back to school for fearing the unintentional(无意的)but _ teasing(取笑)of the schoolmates. Sindu visited him last week, and promised him that she would take care of the teasing problem. But I _ imagined she would cut her lovely hair for my son!”32A. bowl B. newspaper C. book D. food33A. rushed B. laughed C. jumped D. shouted34A. took out B. picked up C. broke down D. gave out35A. and B. so C. or D. but36A. what B. where C. which D. how37A. moved B. doubted C. agreed D. talked38A. expectation B. confidence C. worry D. cry39A. nervous B. bored C. excited D. relaxed40A. making B. selling C. getting D. studying41A. valuable B. useful C. wonderful D. expensive42A. Therefore B. However C. Besides D. So43A. to B. beyond C. of D. within44A. met B. helped C. dropped D. collected45A. shouted B. hoped C. waved D. stared46A. interested B. frightened C. pleased D. surprised47A. lazy B. hard-working C. sad D. great48A. friends B. hair C. hope D. face49A. refused B. wished C. dreamed D. decided50A. kind B. hurtful C. lovely D. funny51A. usually B. ever C. never D. nearly四、信息匹配Oral English , also known as spoken English , is the form of English that is used when people are speaking to one another . Students who are learning English as a second language often feel uncomfortable using oral English because they fear that they will not be understood . It is important that a person who is learning to speak English practice using the language . 52 Listening is important to learning spoken English . 53 Pay attention to conversations that happen around you while you are shopping . Watch the news every evening while you have supper .Part of learning spoken English is in understanding how English words are formed . Watch the mouths and tongues of native English speakers carefully . 54 Notice how the lips form certain sounds . Imitate （ 模仿）what you see . Rent movies over the weekend . Try to follow the story line of comedy shows . 55 Not having to respond in English lets you concentrate on simply understanding what is being said . Understanding how English is used in conversation will help you to better communicate in the language . 56 When you are reading , pay more attention to the correct pronunciation of the words you are reading rather than comprehension of each word . Read easy books that were written for children . Reading simple books takes away the frustration of sounding out hard words .A. Read out loud for twenty to thirty minutes every day .B. Listen to English radio while getting ready in the morning .C. Observe how much the mouth is opened to say certain words .D. Find a friend or teacher who is willing to help you learn English .E. Repeat the conversations several times to increase your speaking speed .F. Watching TV shows and movies allows you to hear English used in conversation .G. The more a person practices his or her skills , the more easily speaking English will become .五、短文改错57假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。Jack failed in the history examination in the end of the school term. And then he was telling that he would never graduate. However, her father went to s