河南省洛阳市高一英语下学期期中试题.doc

洛阳市20152016学年第二学期期中考试高一英语试卷（a)本试卷分第i卷(选择题)和第卷(非选择题)两部分。第i卷注意事项：1.答第i卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2.选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。不能答在本试卷上，否则无效。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填涂到答题卡上。 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。1. why does the woman give the man a gift?a. to say thankyou.b.to find mike.c.to celebrate his birthday.2. why does the man feel sorry?a. he has lost hisjob.b.he hurt the woman*c.he got hurt.3. who might send the mans son to school this morning?a. jack.b.the woman.c.the man.4. what is the woman asking for?a. her paper b.the mans workplan. c. the schedule.5. what does the woman like about the restaurant?a. the service.b.the prize.c.the noodles. 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7题。6. what does the man think of the weather?a.very hot.b.uncomfortable.c.comfortable.7. what does the man suggest?a. turning off the oven. b. opening the window. c. turning on fan.听第7段材料,回答第8至9题。8. where is the railway station?a. in the northeast.b.in the northwest. c.in the southeast.9. which bus might the man most probably take?a. no. 4 bus.b.no. 8 bus. c. no. 15 bus.听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。10. what is the man going to have?a. a meeting.b.a class. c. an interview.11.what is the appointment time?a. at 2:30.b.at 9:30. c. at 10:30.12. what does the woman advise the man to do?a. arrive on time. b. not to get there too early. c. arrive an hour earlier .听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. what time is it now?a. 3:00.b.3:30. c. 4:30.14.who are mrs whiteandhis son goingtosee?a. tonys grandpa. b. tonysfather. c. tonys grandma.15.what does the womanthink of tony?a.he is slow. b.he is early. c. he is cute.16. where does the dialogue take place?a. at the railway station.b. at the entrance to the airport.c. on the way to the bus stop.听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。17. how old is bob?a. 14.b. 15. c.1618. what school does bob go to?a high school.b.a junior high c. an art school.19. how many bothers and sisters does bob have?a.one b. two. c. three.20.what is bobs mother?a.a teacher.b.a clerk. c. a housewife.第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分） 第一节共15小题，每小磁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。 a it was an extremely cold winter morning, and the snow had started to melt the day before it froze again. i was walking with my dogs, wishing that i could teach them to use the bathroom indoors, and then i looked up and noticed the morning sunrise. light pink and purple clouds were floating across the sky. though the weather was so cold, the sky looked like heaven smiling at me. i thanked life for this beautiful gift as i took another step in the snow. when it stopped snowing, i stepped on 一 it was icy. suddenly, my feet flew into the air, my body crashed to the ground, my shoe slipped off my shoot and i found myself still staring at the sunrise but with an aching butt (屁股）,my back on the ground, and two worried dogs licking (添)my face. a strange sound was coming out of my mouth but it was a laugh. i lay there for a few minutes laughing and enjoying this funny thing. that wasnt the first time a good laugh had saved me from danger and pain and i am sure it will not be the last. laugher is one of our greatest gifts from life. it exercises the body, lightens tiic ilcolt aild comfbrts the solll. it aisc rciiiincls us that we can choose happiness over despair. the next time you feel like laughing then do not hold it back and just let it out. may your soul always sing with the song of sweet laughter ! 21.why did the author go out that winter morning?a.to teach his pets some tricks.b. to admire the beautiful snowflakes.c. to train his dogs to use the toilet.d. to work out for his health.22. what happened to the author?a. a passing car crashed into him.b. he had a fall while walking.c. he was shicken by the animals.d. he had his legs broken.23. whats the best title for the passage?a.have the last laugh b. a good laugh c. the benefits of keeping pets d. piide ooes before a failb are you looking for a tech gift for a kid? here are some good choices.fuhu nabi dreamtab, $200 for a computer with 16gb memory it has content that is suitable for kids, and this is one of the major draws for parents who their are thinking of buying a tablet (平板）for their kids. the nabi dreamtab comes with many apps (应用)and games. it includes dream works attractive movie characters, making the apps and games a lot of fun to use.too.leapfrog leapband, $40 children aged 4 to 7 now have their own activity tracker(跟踪者）.and this one is a lot more colorful and has more fun than those made for grown-ups. kids can design their own lovely on-screen pet. the pet gives activity challenges? such as “pretend to ice skate!” and “ leap like a frog! ” when the leapband is connected to a computer, parents can see their childs daily activity and progress over time.sony cyber-shot dsc-tx30, $200 does your child like taking photos? this camera is a good choice for your kid. its a consumer reports best buy, and its waterproof(防水的）. its thinner and lighter than most cameras, and it takes very good flash shots and videos. this cyber-shot model even has a burst mode(突发模式)that takes 10 pictures per second. so it is good for young photographers who want to shoot the perfect soccer moment.sphero ollie. $100 it looks like a soda can on wheels, but ollie is actually an app-controlled robot： it rolls very fast in all directions, and you control everything it does through a free app. you can race ollie, and make it do tricks and jumps. battery life for ollie is about an hour； it recharges through a usb.24. why do parents want to buy fuhu nabi dreamtab?a. it has attractive movie characters；b. it has many games.c. it is suitable for kids.d. it is really cheap.25. who would most probably buy a leapfrog leapband?a. parents who want to encourage their kids to exercise.b. adults who are going to track their everyday activities.c. parents who intend to have fun with their children.d. children who are addicted to computer games.26.what is the most suitable gift for a kid who wants to take pictures of those playing football ?a.sphero ollie. b. sony cyber-shot dsc-tx30 c.leapfrog leapband. d. fuhu nabi dreamtab.27.what is the authors purpose in writing this passage?a. to advertise some hi-tech products.b. to tell parents how to choose gifts for kids.c. to show the fun of some tech products.to introduce some tech gifts for kids.cdriving safety is said to be influenced by the songs or music drivers are listening to on the roads. top ten safest songs to drive to are come away with me by norah jones,i dont want to miss a thing by aerosmith and tiny dancer by elton john. each of the songs has an optimum tempo(最佳节奏）for safe driving, imitating the human heartbeat at around 60 to 80 beats per minute. the scientist by coldplay and justin timberlakes cry me a river also appeared in the top 10. the study,conducted at london metropolitan university,also revealed(表明）the type of songs that cause motorists to drive dangerously. unsurprisingly, music that is noisy increases a driver heart rate,which can be deadly. fast beats cause excitement that can lead people to concentrate more on the music than on the road and to speed up to match the beat of the song. styles of music were also measured during the. experiment and revealed differences between male and female drivers. hip-hop made a female driver drive far more aggressively, speeding up faster than male driver. the heavy metal music caused the fastest driving among males in the group while llie dance music had the same effect among women. the male and female drivers who listened to the classical music drove the most irregularly. the experiment involved eight people driving 500 miles each using the confused, com motormate app, which monitored driving behaviore through gps technology.28.whats does the passage mainly talk about?a. music that drivers prefer to listen to on their way.b. songs the drivers should choose to listen to while driving.c. driving safety and traffic rules.d.female drivers and male drivesdifferent responsestothesame music.29. what kind of music may the authorsuggest a maledriverlistento?a.metal music. b. classical music.c.hip-hop music. d.lightmusic.30. what does the underlined part “thesameeffect” in paragraph 3 refer to?a. driving irregularly. b. driving fastest.c. driving far more aggressively.d. speeding up faster.31.what may be talked about in the following paragraph?a. some music with optimum tempo for drivers to enjoy.b.how was the study carried out.c.why fast beat music is harmful tp drivers.d. female and male drivers different popular tastes of music.da new species of snailfish was found at a record breaking depth of 8,145 meters. it was found at the bottom of the mariana trench(海沟）,the deepest site on earth. the new species was recorded at a depth of 8,145 meters. it broke the former depth record,set in 2008,by nearly 500 meters. “this really deep-sea fish does not look like anything we have seen before，and nor does it look like anything we know of, ”alan jamieson from the university of aberdeen said. “it is unbelievably easy to be damaged, with large wing-like fins (鳍）and a head looking like a cartoon dog. ” the mariana trench sits nearly 11 ,000 meters below sea level in the pacific ocean. there very few large animals are found. its too cold and dark for most fish. however, new robotic technology is allowing researchers to explore this extreme environment, which has been long thought too bad for any life to exist. along with the new species of snailfish, researchers filmed several other rarely seen creatures. they include super giant amphipods. they can measure a foot or more in length and are often referred to as the uinsects of the sea”. larger animals, like rattails and cusk-eels，live in shallower waters of 5,000 to 6,500 meters. super giant amphipods live at mid-depths of 6,500 to 8,000 meters. the newly found snailfish lives at depms greater than 8,000 meters. in 2012, director james cameron became the first person to visit the bottom of the trench in more than 50 years. a year later, scientists published research showing that the trench has many microbes(微生物）that are able to survive on the remains of dead animals, water plants, and other microbes that float down the trench slopes (斜坡).32. what can we know about snailfish according paragraph 2?a. it doesnt look like any commonly seen species.b. it can easily survive in a new environment.c. it likes travelling at different depths underwater.d. it has very beautiful appearance.33.whichofthe following animals live in the shallowest water according to the passage?a. rattails and cusk-eels. b.super giant amphipods.c. the newly found snailfish.d.largest animals,34. what was the result of the scientists research about the trench in 2013?a. there were many dead animals there.b. james cameron was the first to teach there.c. life hardly survives there,d. there was life down there.35 whats the main idea of the passage?a. researchers discovered life in the deepest ocean.b. a new species of snailfish was found at the deepest site on earth.c. animals are able to the remains of dead animals in the sea.d.the bottom of the mariana iveneh was the deepest site on earth.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人空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 i have to travel every day from turner road to the airport. two buses travel along this route： no.49 and no. 16. however, by the time no. 16 reaches turner road, it is always full. 36 the timetable states that there are buses from turner road to the airport every ten minutes. 37 the instructions state that if there are empty seats on a bus, the bus must stop at every stop where people are waiting. 38 the instructions state that no bus may cany more than 40 seated passengers and 20 standing passengers. yesterday, i was the first to get off the bus when it reached the airport. 39 there were 129 of them. clearly printed on the back of every bus is a sign that says “maximumspeed： 50mph. ” 40saturday morning a no, 49 bus traveled the distance in ten fninutes-at an average speed of 60 mph. at times it must have done at least 80 or even 90 mph. it is clear that our bus companies have neither respect for the instructions nor consideration for their passengers. can nothing be done about this?a. i counted the other passengers as they got off.b. is there anything we can do to change this?c. the problem is that we have to pay more for our trip.d. the distance from turner road to the airport is 10 miles.e.i have to wait for no. 49 which sometimes has empty seats.f.if this is so, why do i have to wait half an hour for a bus nearly every day?g. why is it that half-empty buses go straight past me when i am standing at the bus stop?第三部分英语知识运用（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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 the night fell heavy in the heights of the mountains and the man could not see anything. allwasblack. the moon and the stars were 41 by the clouds. as he was climbingonlya fewfeet away from the top of the mountain, he suddenly 42 and fell into the air,falling atgreat 43 .he could only see black spots as he went down, and the 44 sensation(感觉)of being pulled by gravity grew more and more 45 he 46 falling，and in the moments of great 47 ，it came to his mind all the good and bad 48 pf his life. he was thinking now about how 49 death was getting 50 all of a sudden he felt the rope tied to his waist puli him very hard. his body was hanging in the air. 51 the rope was holding him and in that moment of 52 he could do nothing but 53：“help me! help me! god”. suddenly a deep voice coming from the sky answered,“what do you want me to do?” “save me, god. ” “do you really think i can save you? ” “of course! i 54 you can. ” “ then 55 the rope tied to your waist. ” there was a moment of silence and the man decided to 56 the rope with all his strength. the next day people found the climber dead and 57 ，his body hanging from a rope, his hands holding tight to it. only one foot away from the 58 . and we? how 59 we are to the rope tied to our waist? sometimes we are always tied to what we take as the only 60 . maybe we should have a try to let oueselves go.41.a. covered b. filled c. broken d. polluted42.a. stood b. slipped c. stopped d. risked43.a. length b. speed c. depth d. width44.a. amazing b. sensitive c. terrible d. confusing45.a. energetic b. distant c. regular d. powerful46.a. sank b. observed c. heard d. kept47.a. excitementb. peace c. terror d. calmness48.a. experiencesb. dreams c. disadvantagesd. crossroads49.a. close b. opposite c. fierce d. long50.a. as b. because c. when d. after51.a. but b. only c. nowhere d. actually52.a. patience b. appreciation c. excitement d. stillness53.a. figure b. scream c. recognize d. present54.a. wish b. suggest c. believe d. order55.a. cut b. occupy c. brake d. handle56.a. pull up b. back out c. take offd. hold onto57.a. frozen b. calm c. exhaustedd. reliable58.a. top b. heaven c. ground d. destination59.a. addicted b. attracted c. adopted d. attached60.a. route b. dependence c. goal d. intelligence第卷注意事项:用0.5毫米的黑色笔迹的签字笔将答案写在答題卡上。写在本试卷上无效。 第三部分英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分） 第二节（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。 i lost my sight about 20 years ago, but these years i 61( live ) a happy life in a way. it occurred to me the other day that i might not have come to love life if i had not been blind. i didnt mean that i would prefer to live 62 my eyes. in fact, i 63( simple ) meant that the 64 (lose) of them taught me to appreciate what i had. life, i believe, asks 65 series of adjustment(调整）to reality. the more readily a person is able to make these adjustments, the more meaningful his own world becomes. in spite of my parents and teachers help, the adjustment is never easy, because the 66( hard )lesson is to believe in myself. it took, me years 67 (discover)and st