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湖北省枣阳市阳光中学高一年级2015-2016学年度下学期期中考试英语试题时间：120分钟 分值150分第一部分：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. when did the woman get up this morning?a. at 7:00. b. at 7:30.c. at 8:30. 2. what do we know about the woman? a. she is eager to see her sister. b. she has to leave without her sister. c. she will visit her sister in three months.3. what season is it now? a. winter.b. spring. c. autumn.4. what color jeans does the man want? a. blue. b. black. c. brown.5. what did the woman leave at the mans flat? a. her books. b. her jacket. c. her mobile phone.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至8题。6. why is the woman not sure that she will go to college? a. her grades are too bad. b. her parents wish her to be a pianist. c. she doesnt like to study.7. what does the man like doing? a. playing the violin. b. playing the piano. c. dancing.8. what does the woman think of the mans idea? a. it is good. b. it is strange. c. it is foolish.听第7段材料，回答第9至11 题。9why is the man going to the states? a. to visit places of interest. b. to visit his friends. c. to attend a conference.10. when will the man leave for america? a. in two weeks. b. in mid-january. c. on january 10th.11. what is the man? a. a scientist. b. a writer. c. a traveler.听第8段材料, 回答第12、14 题。12. where was george yesterday? a. at his usual place. b. in the newspaper office. c. at home.13. why did the woman call george? a. to ask him to a concert. b. to go on holiday with him. c. to invite him to dinner at home.14. where did george see mary? a. at the office. b. at the concert. c. in his sisters home.听第9段材料，回答第15至17 题。15. where is jenny from? a. australia. b. usa. c. chile.16. how old was tom when he returned to the usa? a. 20 years old. b. 15 years old. c. 17 years old.17. what is tom studying? a. physics. b. computer. c. politics.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18. which of the following days may not be a good day for shopping? a. monday. b. wednesday. d. saturday.19. usually how do customers buy food in large food shops? a. they pick up the food they want to buy. b. they ask the shop assistants for the food they want. c. the shop assistants take customers food to the cash desk.20. what does the speaker warn us about at the end of his talk? a. do not go to small food shops. b. count your things just before you leave. c. stand in line and wait for your turn.第ii卷 （共两部分，满分120分）第一部分 阅读理解 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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。a group of graduates got together to visit their old university professor.the conversation soon turned into_1_about stress in work and life.offering his_2_coffee，the professor went to the kitchen and_3_with a large pot of coffee and a_4_of cupsporcelain，plastic glass，crystal，some plainlooking，some expensive，some exquisite (精致的)，telling them to _5_themselves to the coffee.when all the students had a cup of coffee in hand，the professor said，“if you have_6_，all the nicelooking expensive cups have been_7_，leaving behind the plain and_8_ones.of course，_9_it is normal for you to want only the best for yourselves，that is the _10_of your problems and stress.”“it is sure that the cup itself_11_no quality to the coffee._12_ it is just more expensive and in some cases even hides what we_13_.”“what all of you really want is coffee，not the cup，but you went_14_for the best cups.and then you began_15_each others cups.”“now consider this：life is the coffee；the jobs，_16_and position in society are the cups.they are just tools to_17_and contain life，and the type of cup we have does not define，nor_18_the quality of life we live.sometimes，by concentrating only on the cup，we_19_to enjoy the coffee.value the coffee，not the cups！”dont let the cups _20_you.enjoy the coffee instead.1ainformation bcomplaints csurprises dsatisfaction 2a.friends bcustomers cguests dfellows3a.carried breturned carrived dbrought4a.kind bset cvariety dgroup5a.devote bexpose chelp dprovide6a.seen bdiscovered crecognized dnoticed7a.taken in btaken back ctaken out dtaken up8a.cheap bdear cpretty dfantastic9a.if bwhile cbecause dsince10a.resource bsource cresult dpoint11a.increases bexpands cextends dadds 12a.at no timebin most casescin no case dat times13a.drink bdesire ceat dwant14a.happily bstrangely cconsciously dsurprisingly15a.suspecting benvying cconsideringdeyeing16a.money blove cfriendship ddeath17a.offer btake clive dhold18a.exchange braisecchange dcreate19a.have bhesitate cforget dfail20a.defeat bdrive cdecide dpuzzle第二节 阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文 ，从每题所给的四个选项 （a 、b 、c 和 d ）中选出最佳选项 ，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 aone evening i went out and left my 17-year-old son and his girlfriend in charge of his 8-year-old brother and 4-year-old sister. i left with complete confidence that the older children would do a wonderful job of babysitting the younger children. later, i discovered that i was completely wrong.i had decided to return home earlier than planned so that my son and his girlfriend could go out. i called home with this happy newsbut instead of hearing his cheerful, grateful voice on the other end of the line, all i heard was the sound of a telephone ringing.it was, i should point out, after 10 p.m., when the two younger children should have been in bed, and when the two older children should have been answering the phone. “ill give him a lesson, ” i saidi decided they must be outsidewhy they might be outside at 10:30 on a winter night i had no idea, but it was the only explanation i could come up with.finally, in desperation（绝望）, i called his girlfriends house. his girlfriend answered“yes,” she said brightly, “hes right here.”he came on the phonei was not my usual calm, patientafter all, one of the rules of survival for modern parents is that you cant trust modern teenagers. “where are the children?” i said. he said they were with himthey had done nothing wrongmy son had taken the younger children over to his girlfriends house just for ice cream and cake well, it turns out that i shouldnt have believed itit was only part of the truth.the following saturday evening we were at my parents home, celebrating my birthdaymy oldest son gave me the childrens gifts - a series of lovely color photographs of my children, dressed in their best clothes, and wearing their most wonderful expressions. they are pictures to treasure a lifetime, all taken by the father of my sons girlfriend.21the author went out and left her eldest son in charge of the younger children because _.a. she knew that his girlfriend was a good baby-sitterb. she believed he could take good care of the younger ones with the help of his girlfriendc. the older children have always loved the younger onesd. she could not find a baby-sitter on that winter night22shortly after the author left home one evening, she discovered that _.a. her son had brought his girlfriend home b. her son had left home with his girlfriendc. she shouldnt have completely trusted her son d. she should have taken the children along with her23“it was only part of the truth.” implies that the children not only enjoyed ice-cream but also _.a. had their pictures takenb. received some giftsc. had a birthday party d. showed off their best clotheslife comes in a package. this package includes happiness and sorrow, failure and success, hope and despair. life is a learning process. experiences in life teach us new lessons and make us a better person. with each passing day we learn to handle various situations.lovelove plays a pivotal role on out life. love makes you feel wanted. without love a person could go hayward and also become cruel and ferocious. in the early stage of our life, our parents are the ones who shower us with unconditional love and care, they teach us about what is right and wrong, good and bad. but we always tend to take this for granted. it is only after marriage and having kids that a person understands and becomes sensitive to others feelings. kids make a person responsible and mature and help us to understand life better.happiness and sorrowmaterialistic happiness is short-lived, but happiness achieved by bringing a smile on others face gives a certain level of fulfillment. peace of mind is the main link to happiness. no mind is happy without peace. we realize the true worth of happiness when we are in sorrow. sorrow is basically due to death of a loved one, failure and despair. but these things are temporary and pass away.failure and successfailure is the path to success. it helps us to touch the sky, teaches us to survive and shows us a specific way. success brings in money, fame, pride and self-respect. here it becomes very important to keep our head on out shoulder. the only way to show our gratitude to god for bestowing success on us is by being humble, modest, courteous and respectful to the less fortunate ones.hope and despairhope is what keeps life going. parents always hope their children will do well. hope makes us dream. hope builds in patience. life teaches us not to despair even in the darkest hour, because after every night there is a day. nothing remains the same we have only one choice keep moving on in life and be hopeful. life teaches us not to regret over yesterday, for it has passed and is beyond our control. tomorrow is unknown, for it could either be bright or dull. so the only alternative is work hard today, so that we will enjoy a better tomorrow.24in which section can readers probably read the passage?a.opinions.b.politics.c.education.d.lifestyles.25how is the passage organized?a.in order of rules.b.in order of frequency.c.by making comparison.d.in order of importance.26whats the general meaning of the last sentence of the whole passage?a.if you work hard, youll have a better life in the future.b.when choosing between “today”and“tomorrow”,youd better enjoy tomorrow.c.what you only can choose is to work hard today rather than tomorrow.d.enjoying a better tomorrow is your only choice.27whats the purpose of the passage?a.to encourage people to love each other.b.to tell people how to deal with happiness and sorrow.c. to remind people of keeping having a beautiful dream.d.to give readers some information about life.of all the things that will make life entirely happy, the greatest is the possession of friendship. one loyal friend is worth ten thousand relatives. friends are very rare jewels, indeed. they make you smile and encourage you to succeed.on the first sunday in august, its time to recognize your friends and their contribution to your life. the first sunday in august was fixed as national friendship day by the u.s. congress in 1935, and remains a tradition in many countries and cultures. in 1997, the united nations named winnie the pooh as the worlds ambassador of friendship.obviously, there are several friendship holidays, all of which fall on fixed dates.national friendship day is on the first sunday in augustwomens friendship day is on the third sunday in septemberinternational friendship month is februaryold friends, new friends week is the third week of maypeople show their appreciation for friendship in various ways. some expressions may be practical ones, such as flowers, particularly the pink friendship roses, cookies, chocolates, souvenirs from their vacations, a tape of favorite songs, farewell dinners, and welcome balloons.recipe for friendship 2 cups of patience, 1 heart full of love, 2 handfuls of generosity, 2 cups of loyalty, 1 cup of understanding, with some laughter. mix them all well. spray (喷洒) generously over a lifetime and serve everyone you meet.friendship helps to bring peace and positive things to the globe, another great reason to celebrate! although our friends certainly deserve thanks on more than just one day of the year, what better day to honor them than friendship day!28which of the following proverbs supports the main idea of the first paragraph?a. friendship cannot stand always on one side.b. a friend in need is a friend indeed.c. a friend without faults will never be found.d. a life without a friend is a life without a sun.29which of the holidays happens first in a year?a. national friendship day.b. womens friendship day.c. international friendship month.d. old friends, new friends week.30what is most needed to make friendship grow, develop and last?a. inviting your friends over for a party.b. looking on your friends as relatives.c. honoring your friends on friendship day.d. being loyal and generous to your friends.31“recipe for friendship” here actually means _.a. a prescription (处方) for curing friendsb. a method of keeping a friendshipc. the pleasure of having friendsd. the importance of friendshipthe spring festival is the biggest festival for chinese people all around the world. the celebration usually lasts for 15 days. there is a lot to do.on the eve of the spring festival, family members get together and have big meals. their favourite dish on this day is dumplings.days before the spring festival, families will clean their homes. people think cleaning sweeps away bad luck. it makes the house ready for good luck.the colour red is everywhere during the spring festival. people think red is a happy colour and will bring them a bright future. people wear red, too. they decorate (装饰) their homes with pieces of red paper. kids get a lot of hong bao. it is a red paper bag with money in it. usually, older people give younger ones“hong bao”. they think it brings good luck.the spring festival is the time to make everybody happy. so dont say any bad words or do anything that will bring unhappiness to other people.for instance, youd better not say any bad words like death. dont break anything. people think that it means your luck is running out.also, dont borrow or lend money on these days. if you have borrowed money, return it before the spring festival.32 what do most people do on the eve of the spring festival?a. family members gather for a big meal.b. friends eat dumplings together.c. they borrow money from friends.d. they give each other “hong bao”.33which of the following things is not supposed to happen during the spring festival?a. returning money before the spring festival.b. saying words that have to do with death.c. wearing red clothes.d. decorating houses with red paper.34the underlined phrase running out probably means _.a. 跑出去 b. 打碎 c. 耗尽 d. 离开35we can tell from the story that the spring festival is _.a. a time of harvest and funb. celebrated for one whole monthc. only celebrated in chinad. a time for families to get together第三节、（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人空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。life is just like a box. inside it are happiness and sorrow, failure and success, hope and despair. life is a learning process. experiences in it teach us new lessons and make us a better person.lovelove plays a key role in our life. love makes you feel wanted. without love a person could become cruel and violent. in the early stage of our life, our parents are the ones who show us with unconditional love and care. they tell us what is right or wrong, good or bad. 36 .it is only after marriage and having kids that a person understands and becomes sensitive to the feelings of others. kids make a person responsible and mature and help us to understand life better.happiness and sorrowmaterialistic happiness is shortlived, but happiness achieved by bringing a smile on others gives a certain level of fulfillment. 37 .no mind is happy without peace. we realize the true worth of happiness when we are in sorrow. sorrow is basically due to death of a loved one, failure and despair. but these things are temporary and pass away.failure and success38 .it helps us to touch the sky, teaches us to survive and shows us a specific way.hope and despairhope is what keeps life going. parents always hope their children will do well. hope makes us dream. hope builds in patience._ 39_, because after every night there is a day. nothing remains the same. we have only one choicekeep moving on in life and be hopeful.life teaches us not to regret over yesterday, for it has passed and is beyond our control. tomorrow is unknown, for it could either be right or dull. 40 , so that we will enjoy a better tomorrow.a. life teaches us not to despair even in the darkest hourb. so the only alternative is work hard todayc. but we always tend to take this for grantedd. success lies in trusting yourselfe. so lets enjoy every dayf. failure is the path to successg. peace of mind is the main link to happiness第四节 语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。mr. johnson lived in the woods with his wife and children. he owned