湖北省宜昌市高一英语下学期期中试题.doc

湖北省宜昌市2016-2017学年高一英语下学期期中试题第卷第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。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。例：how much is the shirt?a. 19.15. b. 9.18. c. 9.15. 答案是c。1. when will the speakers get to the theater if they leave now? a. at 7:10. b. at 7:25. c. at 7:30.2. what did the man do yesterday afternoon? a. he went out with ken. b. he played basketball. c. he watched tv.3. where are the speakers? a. in a hotel. b. at a dinner table. c. at the mans home.4. what does the man like doing best on sunday? a. staying at home. b. visiting his friends. c. walking in the forest.5. what are the speakers talking about? a. what they should read. b. business newspaper. c. a story about an elephant and a mouse.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，从每题所给的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至7题。6. what will be held in the hall this evening? a. a concert. b. a meeting. c. a fashion show.7. where is mr smith now? a. in london. b. in berlin. c. in paris.听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。8. where will bill go tomorrow morning? a. the zoo. b. the national museum. c. the ocean park.9. what does jane advise bill to do? a. take some photos. b. taste some food. c. make more friends.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. how long has the woman lived in this house? a. for 13 years. b. for 30 years. c. for 33 years.11. how much does the woman ask for her house? a.1,100,000. b.1,200,000. c.1,500,000. 12. what will the man do in the end? a. buy the house right now. b. ask his wife to see the house. c. discuss with his wife.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. where is susan studying now? a. in australia. b. in america. c. in japan.14. when does susan have a five-week holiday? a. in spring. b. in summer. c. in winter.15. what will susan do after finishing high school? a. come to china for a holiday. b. go to university. c. teach asian languages.16. how many days will susan stay in shanghai? a. two. b. three. c. four. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. which season is the best time to visit the park? a. spring. b. summer. c. autumn.18. what cant be seen in the valley? a. strange rocks. b. wildlife. c. waterfall.19. which is the best-loved activity in the park? a. having a picnic. b. fishing . c. boating .20. how will tourists get to the entrance of the valley? a. on foot. b. by bus. c. by bike.第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节 （共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的a、b、c和d四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。awelcome to one of the largest collections of footwear(鞋类) in the world that will make you green with envy. here at the footwear museum you can see exhibits(展品) from all over the world. you can find out about shoes worn by everyone from the ancient egyptians to pop stars. room 1 the celebrity(名人) footwear section is probably the most popular in the entire museum. started in the 1950s there is a wide range of shoes and boots belonging to everyone from queens and presidents to pop stars and actors! most visitors find the celebrities choice of footwear extremely interesting. room 2 most of our visitors are amazed and shocked by the collection of “special purpose” shoes on exhibition here at the museum of footwear. for example, there are chinese shoes made of silk that were worn by women to tie their feet firmly to prevent them from growing too much! room 3 as well as shoes and boots, the museum also exhibits shoe-shaped objects. the variety is unbelievable. for example, there is a metal lamp that resembles a pair of shoes, and greek wine bottles that look like legs! the footwear library people come from all over the world to study in our excellent footwear library. designers and researchers come here to look up information on anything and everything related to the subject of footwear.21. where would you find a famous singers shoes? a. room 1. b. room 2. c. room 3. d. the footwear library.22. all exhibits in each room _. a. have the same shape b. share the same theme c. are made of the same material d. belong to the same social class 23. which of the following is true according to the text? a. the oldest exhibits in room 1 were made in the 1950s. b. room 2 is the most visited place in the museum. c. room 3 has a richer variety of exhibits than the other two. d. researchers come to the footwear library for data.24. the purpose of the text is to get more people to _. a. do research b. design shoes c. follow celebrities d. visit the museum bit is not unusual to see your deskmate yawn (打呵欠) as he complains that he didnt have a good sleep the night before. many teens dont get enough sleep because they have too much homework，which keeps them up at night. some teens cannot sleep at night even when they want to.studies show that during your teenage years，the bodys biological clock is reset，telling you to sleep later at night and wake up later in the morning.but changes in the body clock arent the only reason teens lose sleep. lots of people have insomnia (失眠)the most common cause of insomnia is stress. but all sorts of things can lead to insomnia.these include physical discomfort，emotional troubles and even sleeping environment. its common for everyone to have insomnia from time to time. but if it lasts for a month or more go and see a doctor.some people have a condition that causes stomach acid (酸) to move backward towards the chest.this produces the uncomfortable, burning feeling called heartburn. so even if the person doesnt notice the feelings of heartburn because he is sleeping，he may feel tired the next day.most teens have nightmares（噩梦） sometimes. but，if they are frequent，a persons sleep pattern can be seriously affected. the most common cause of nightmares is emotional problems，such as stress (压力) or anxiety.if you have them a lot，its a good idea to talk to a doctor.doctors encourage teens to make lifestyle changes to develop good sleeping habits.you probably know that coffee can keep you awake，but did you know that playing video games or watching tv does the same?25the main idea of the first paragraph is _.ateenagers cant get enough sleep at all bsleeping problems have different causescyawning is a good way to get rid of sleep dteenagers care too much for homework26the teenagers biological clock _.aeasily makes teenagers lead to insomnia bis the origin of their insomniacprovides them with plenty of time at night dis helpful to improve their concentration27what does the writer say about “nightmares”？ait is nothing and shouldnt be taken seriously. bit can release their stress or anxiety.cemotional problems might contribute to nightmares. dpeople will suffer from sleep if frequent.28which way can help to get rid of insomnia?adrinking some coffee before going to bed. bplaying video games or watching tv often.cturning to a doctor for help. deating much medicine for insomnia.c london has become a cyclefriendly zone after the launch of a new bike hire scheme(计划). it has been designed to encourage more people to cycle in and around central london. so how does it work? first you have to sign up for the scheme to be sent a key.the key will unlock one of the bikes, which are kept at docking stations in and around central london.you have to pay an access fee for the key and then you pay as you go for the length of time you use the bike. transport for london，which runs the scheme，is hoping to have 6,000 bikes and 400 docking stations in place by the end of the year.the new hire system is hoping to ease congestion(拥挤) in london and is expected to create up to 40,000 extra cycle trips a day into the city centre. london mayor boris johnston launched the scheme and said london had been “filled with thousands of gleaming machines that will transform the look and feel of our streets and become as commonplace on our roads as black cabs and red buses” however，there have been a few problems since the scheme was launched last friday.on the first day some people found they couldnt dock their bikes properly and that their usage of the bikes had not been registered.transport for london did admit they had been expecting a few “teething problems” and said they wouldnt charge for the first day as a “gesture of goodwill”some other people have criticized the lack of docking stations and locks for the bikes as well as the price it costs to hire the bicycles. despite the comments，the greenthinking london mayor still seems very positive about things，saying，“my campaign for the capital to become the greatest big cycling city in the world has taken a big pedalpowered push forwards.”29london mayor boris johnston launched the new bike hire scheme in order to _.areduce the air pollution of the city bdeal with the citys traffic problemscincrease employment opportunities dencourage the citizens to take exercise30if you want to hire a bike，in which order will you do?apay for the key to a bikebsign up as a member to get a keyccycle in and around central londondpay according to the time you use the bikeabacd bbdcacdcba ddbca31all the following are the problems of the scheme except _.athe high cost to hire a bike bdocking the bikes properlycnot registering their usage of the bikes dnot charging for the first day of the scheme32from the passage，we can infer that _.athe cycling revolution is not successful ball the citizens in london support the schemecthe london mayor is confident of the scheme dthe scheme will be cancelled because of the problemsdaround four years ago，i received a call from the principal(校长) of our school as to the “parents view” talk the next morning. he asked me to speak to the group. after the call，my whole body became feverish and panicky.the time from his call to the next morning seemed like years.the whole night，i could not sleep with many ominous apprehensions in mind. one of them was to call the principal with regret and tell him that i could not come. finally，i gathered some courage. i thought，“if i miss this opportunity，surely the school will never invite me again to any of their programs.”i reached the school in time. before my turn came，my whole body was trembling.when my turn came and i started speaking，my heartbeat increased and my mouth went dry. i wasnt even able to read the written speech properly. i was not aware of where i was standing and what i was reading.that was the day when i realized my biggest weakness：public speaking.after my speech，i met with the principal and explained what happened to me. he told me that this happens to everyone. even great speakers faced the same things when they started. he suggested that i come again next time.around one month later，i was invited to refer to a topic on motivation.this time i was feeling comfortable. my speech was appreciated by the principal as well as the teachers，because i was able to get my idea across to them. they encouraged me and praised my efforts.after delivering it successfully，i became more confident. i said to myself,“if i can speak in front of such a learned audience，like the principal who educates others，i can now speak in front of others too.”i started delivering lectures on various topics like self motivation，personality development，personal excellence，spoken english and presentation skills. this has become a passion for me. i have learned that everything is possible if we have the courage to take the first step.33which of the following is the best title for the passage?apractice makes a man a better speechmaker bpublic speaking makes a man embarrassedcprincipals provide the best chances dspoken english develops in making speeches34the author had bad feelings before the speech because _.ahe disliked the idea of giving a lecture bhe had got a high fever before thatche regretted accepting the invitation dhe feared he couldnt perform it properly35what can we conclude from the passage?anothing is to be got without pains but poverty. bknowledge makes humble；ignorance makes proud.ca journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.dnecessity is the mother of invention.第二部分 阅读理解第二节 (共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。how to start a band in high schoolstarting a band is the first step on the journey towards becoming a rock superstar. in high school，you can easily get together people with similar musical interests and some spare time on their hands.36_ generally，if your friends are interested in music，you will be able to find people who play the guitar and bass easily. the harder roles to fill are the singer and the drummer，but if youre lucky，there will be someone you know who will be happy to do it.decide on a general style of music. 37._ list bands or artists that youd like to sound like，and then get your initial bandmates to do the same.have a chat about the direction you want the band to go in and decide on a type or succinct(简要的)list of influences.put up advertisements around the school to fill any empty slots in the band.remember to include your influences list on the advertisement. 38._ minor differences in taste can create interesting new styles of music，but larger ones can be disastrous and cause problems and divides in the band.start to write music.some bands have one member that writes songs and teaches them to everybody else，and some bands create songs through collaborative jams.whichever method you use，check that everybody in the band is happy with the song，and allow them to make suggestions. 39._find a live show.ask at local music venues(会场) to see if you can get booked in for a support.if you have around six songs，you will be able to play a short set. 40._ the idea is to get your band out there; perform where you can to drum up support.athink about who influences you musically.bforce your band members to learn all kinds of songs.cask friends who you know playing instruments.dtry to play at any school talent competitions.epoor communication can cause members to leave.fdont perform at school events before you get famous.gavoid recruiting(招募) members with different interests from you.第三部分：英语知识和运用（共两节，满分45分） 第一节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（a、b、c和d）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。outside our hotel in ho chi minh city, vietnam, a seemingly ancient woman waited beside the door with her hand outstretched(伸出的). every day i put my hand in hers as our eyes 41 . she never 42 to return my smile, my grasp, and my greeting. on the last day of our 43 , i found myself 44 on a busy corner across the street from our hotel. bicycles and motorbikes rushed in front of me. we had been advised to walk 45 through the heavy traffic without looking right or left. let them 46 us. but tonight i was by myself and felt 47 to face the stream of vehicles. 48 i hesitated on the sidewalk, i felt a hand on my elbow and looked down to see the smile of my small beggar friend looking up at me. she nodded her head toward the street, 49 that she would take me across. together, we moved slowly into the chaos. then we moved on 50 the sidewalk, where she pulled my face down to hers, kissed me on both cheeks, and then walked away, still smiling and waving back to me. i had not given her a single coin. we had 51 something vastly more important a warming of hearts in friendship. traveling in poorer nations, i have 52 a variety of ways to deal with beggars. the most 53 response of tourists faced with those extremely poor people is to 54 them and focus their eyes elsewhere. i have seen people push away an outstretched hand in 55 . a few may hurriedly drop a few coins, and then make a quick getaway in hopes that another 20 ragged beggars wont immediately appear on the 56 . for many reasons, giving money is not the best 57 to an outstretched hand. the greatest gift is time and respect. to look beggars in the eye and smile, thus acknowledging their existence, is a small thing. putting your hand into anothers outstretched hand and grasping it 58 for a moment is also a small thing. but these are important. everyone needs 59 , to be seen as worthy of being 60 , to feel appreciated and loved. and i believe that everyone is worthy and worth knowing. 41. a. metb. openedc. turnedd. dropped42. a. attemptedb. wantedc. managedd. failed43. a. workb. visitc. campd. festival44. a. freeb. alonec. lostd. exposed 45. a. awayb. offc. straightd. about46. a. avoidb. stopc. lead d. direct 47. a. unwillingb. inadequatec. inactived. unfit48. a. sinceb. althoughc. asd. before49. a.