安徽省芜湖一中高一英语下学期期中试题.doc

芜湖一中20152016学年第二学期期中考试高一英语试卷第卷第一部分 听力（共两节，满分10分）第一节（共5小题；每小题0.5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. what does the man probably do?a. a doctor b. a salesman. c. an engineer.2. what do we know about adams mother?a. shes too nervous. b. she talks too much. c. she doesnt know the way.3. what are the man and woman planning?a. a housewarming party.b. a retirement party.c. a birthday party.4. what did the woman think of the food in the new restaurant?a. disappointing. b. delicious. c. terrible.5. when will judys swimming lesson start today?a. at 4:30. b. at 4:45.c. at 5:45.第二节（共15小题；每小题0.5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,每小题将给出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. where does michael work now?a. in beijing.b. in nanjing.c. in shanghai.7. what does the man say about the season he likes?a. hot and dry. b. dry and cold. c. wet and cool.听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。8. why does the man order the flowers?a. for his neighbors birthday. b. for a valentines day date. c. for his parents wedding anniversary.9. how much should the man pay?a. 21.5 dollars.b. 16.5 dollars.c. 15.5 dollars.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. whats the womans original major?a. physics.b. travel and tourism.c. computer science.11. why did the woman change her original major?a. she didnt like it at all.b. she found it hard to study.c. she wanted to find a job easily.12. how does the man pay for school?a. by scholarship.b. by working as a guide.c. by asking his parents for money.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. what day is it today?a. sunday. b. monday. c. wednesday.14. how many table tennis tables are there in the hotel?a. 10.b. 4.c. 2.15. how long does it take the man to get to the hotel from the airport?a. about 45 minutes.b. about 75 minutes.c. about 90 minutes.16. when will the man check out?a. at 2:30 pm.b. at 2:45 pm.c. at 5:00 pm.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. what is the good thing about the swan hotel?a. it is near the airport. b. each room has a sofa. c. there is the internet access.18. which hotel provides internet connection?a. the swan hotel.b. the sunrise hotel.c. the backpacker hotel.19. how can people get to the backpacker hotel?a. take a bus. b. take the underground. c. take a taxi.20. how will people pay for the room in the backpacker hotel?a. by credit card. b. by check. c. by cash.第二部分阅读理解(共三节, 满分60分)第一节(共15小题; 每小题2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。amore and more interviews are being done via the internet by way of your webcam(网络摄像头) and they are growing in popularity because they save employers both time and money. yet, due to the unfamiliar aspects of interviewing virtually, these types of communications can be especially challenging for job-seekers. here are some key tips that will help you prepare to present yourself at your best.1. make certain you are comfortable with the technology. prepare and practice with an “interview friend” several times to find what you lack(缺乏) before your interview. youll want to become familiar with the various technical aspects of virtual interviews so that you can present yourself with confidence in the real interview.2. be sure your background is professional(专业的) and tidy. an untidy setting will give the impression that youre disorganized and unprofessional. so be certain to have your computer set up in an area where the background is as businesslike as possible. also, make sure that your selected area is free from any possible noise or interruptions.3. eye contact can be skillful. this requires practice because most people first focus on the activity being displayed on their own computer screens. it makes you look inattentive. youll need to train yourself to stare at the camera. its helpful to think of yourself as a television reporter and recognize that the camera represents your audience.4. watch your body language. besides eye contact, there are some extra challenges to ones body language. be careful not to raise your shoulders or put your head down over your computer screen. remember to keep your body open, and try to make your gestures as natural as possible.21. the interviews via the internet are popular because _.a. they are fashionable and challenging.b. they save employers time and money.c. it is an easier way to find good employees.d. job-seekers can find a good job easily through it.22. practice interviewing with an “interview friend” can make you _.a. confident b. excited c. nervous d. satisfied23. according to the text, _.a. a businesslike background is welcome.b. you should use as many gestures as possible.c. staring at the camera will be considered impolite.d. body language is more important than eye contact.24. what can be the best title for the text?a. a new age for interviewsb. the development of job interviewsc. some tips for internet interviewersd. some tips about winning a webcam interviewbif you make a mistake, dont worry!yeah, youll want to forget about them, but mistakes can be useful. making a mistake doesnt mean its the end of the world. in real life you have to grow and mature(成熟), and with that comes some growing pains.you know you should have studied hard but you went out with some friends instead. you know you should have put the money into the bank for a rainy day instead of spending it on all kinds of things you didnt need.its the growing pains called mistakes that most people make when they are growing up. face them. you are going to make them. learn from them. all of the people you wish to copy, such as all the experts in your business field, have made mistakes. theyll continue to make mistakes for all their successes.one of the major differences between people like them and the vast majority of others is that they dont let their mistakes stop them. instead, they use their mistakes as learning tools.at the very least, when you make a mistake, youll know what not to do. and you can help others by warning them of the mistakes youve made. dont let mistakes stop you from doing anything. learn from them, and dont hide in a closet(衣橱). face up to your mistakes now and you later will mature.what mistakes are you making right now? take a look at anything you might be doing wrong. take a step back and evaluate(评估) your situation, and then fix whatever needs to be corrected. then move forward.always remember your mistakes to remind yourself of what not to do for the future.25. why does the writer say mistakes can be useful?a. because you can get some growing pains.b. because experts also make mistakes.c. because you can mature by facing and learning from mistakes.d. because next time you know that money shouldnt be wasted.26. which statement is true according to the writer?a. before you make any mistake, you had better lock the closet in your room.b. keep your mistakes in mind in order not to make the same mistakes again in the future.c. dont go out with some of your friends any more.d. forget your mistakes and move forward.27. when we make any mistake next time, we should do the followings except _.a. think about the reason why we make the mistakeb. try to correct the mistakec. tell others not to make the same mistake as you dod. be too careful to do anything28. from the text, we can infer that _.a. facing mistakes, some people lose heartb. mistakes can be useful to all of us c. mistakes can be called sufferingsd. we should put away money in case it is rainingci get up at 6:00 am as usual. after getting up, i use a machine in my kitchen to get my breakfast ready. it takes about five minutes. after breakfast, i put my dishes into another machine, which will clean them for me while im away at work.i get dressed and leave. my destination is ten miles in the distance and ive got twenty-five minutes, which is plenty of time. i get into my most expensive machine. it allows me to sit in a comfortable chair while it runs at surprising speeds. just like my home, i can make it any temperature i wish inside.in the office, i do what a corporation asks me to, for most of my daylight hours. its not that difficult.i go home in the same way. i make dinner for myself and eat. then i turn on one of my favorite machines, which is about size of a book. it has a glowing(发光的) window inside it. its a single page. but i only need one page because its contents change at my command(命令). sometimes there are words, sometimes photographs, and sometimes both. theres more in that book than i could ever read. it provides me with unbelievable advantages. i can find out anything i dont know in a few seconds. i can gain complete histories of almost any person or culture you could name, expert opinions on anything, unlimited advice, and unlimited information. i can buy everything from where im sitting, and have it brought to my door.the sun went down hours ago, but with my artificial light i havent noticed it. when i get tired, i close my favorite machine and go to bed. im warm and safe, like every night, though its 10 below zero outside.29. according to paragraph 1, the author most probably finds preparing breakfast _.a. very challenging b. very interesting c. costly but necessary d. simple and easy30. when there is only 25 minutes left, the author _.a. decide to use his fastest car b. regrets having set off so latec. doesnt worry about being late at all d. can no longer sit comfortably in the car31. what do we know about the machine mentioned in paragraph 4?a. it has many useful pages in it. b. the author can refer to it for much information.c. the author mainly uses it to search for opinions. d. it has advantages as well as some disadvantages.32. the author feels warm most probably because _.a. he is in warm spring. b. he is in a very nice bed.c. he can make it warm inside. d. the artificial light keeps him warm.dsimilar to humans, produce(农产品) comes in different shapes and sizes. yet, chances are that you have probably never met an ugly-looking carrot or an apple at your local stores or farmers markets. thats because any fruit or vegetable that looks different from what is considered “normal” will be thrown away.experts say that six billion pounds or about twenty percent of all produce grown in the us ends up either in landfills(垃圾填埋地) or as animal feed every year. now ben chesler, ben simon and ron clark want to change that with their “imperfect”. the oakland-based company plans to buy the so-called ugly produce from farmers and sell it through a supermarket chain they recently signed a deal with.chesler and simon believe that once people realize that “ugly” fruit and vegetables taste as good as the “beautiful” produce supermarkets sell, they will accept them. the company, which is working with farmers in california, plans to start selling the produce to people in oakland and berkeley. if all goes well, imperfect will extend(扩大) the service to other california cities and then hopefully, to other states as well.in addition to preventing waste, imperfects idea will also cause additional income for farmers who are sometimes forced to throw away as much as 50% of their produce just because it doesnt look “right”. besides, the produce will cost as 30% to 50% less than those sold in supermarkets.and if thats not enough to convince you that “ugly” produce may be worth a try, how about this? it will help the environment, too. thats because bad produce gives off harmful gas into the atmosphere. whats more, kids may eat more fruit and vegetables if they look “different” from the boring ones they meet every day.33. what does the underline word “that” in paragraph 2 refer to?a. filling landfills with produce. b. throwing away ugly produce.c. growing vegetables for animal feed d. selling ugly produce in supermarkets.34. the idea of imperfect _.a. is just in its early stages b. is popular with farmersc. was thought up all of a sudden d. is poorly thought of by customers35. we can learn from the text that ugly produce _.a. does more harm than good b. is cheaper than beautiful producec. usually has a quite different taste d. has nothing with the environment第二节、信息匹配(共5小题;每小题2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。people judge others by what they say and what they do. how you speak to others also contributes to what others think of you. whether communicating with colleagues and superiors or family and friends, its beneficial to speak to people politely. 36 it makes them more willing to accept what you are saying. 37 for example, “please close the window” or “close the window, please” is much more polite than “close the window”.use helping words such as “would”, “could”, “will” and “can” to soften a possible demanding meaning when you want something done. giving orders as questions makes them more polite. 38 use a soft tone(语气) when speaking politely. tone can change the meaning of your words from politeness to anger. 39 for example, if you say “i do not want to go” with a stress on the word “not” or “i” and anger in your body language, you will sound less polite than if you keep the tone calm.try to pay attention to how loudly you are speaking. 40 for example, “i do not want to go” when stated in a low, quiet voice is more likely to be understand as a polite request, than if the same statement is said loudly, like a demand.a. people should try to be polite to other people.b. some words are important in communication.c. a quieter voice sounds more polite then a bigger one.d. use the word “please” every time you make a request.e. everyone feels more respected when spoken to politely.f. “can i leave now?” is more polite than “im leaving now”.g. do not stress any words and remove feelings from your voice.第三节、完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分)a big storm took us by surprise. we didnt 41 to be hit hard so we didnt leave our home. when we realized our yard was 42 and more water was coming, it was too late to move.we had to climb on top of the 43 to get away from the water when it started 44 the house. the 45 went off, it was extremely dark and we were 46 . we had to tie ourselves to each other, because the 47 was very strong. we stayed there for eight hours 48 we were rescued.it was a 49 night. some people in our neighborhood lost their lives. many houses were completely 50 . our neighbors roof was blown away. 51 , although our house was also hit, it remained complete.after the storm, we keep going back, taking many photos - a(n) 52 by the insurance(保险) company. we need them to make an assessment of the damage, and then 53 our losses. its the beginning of a long process. and im particularly 54 that my university projects were lost, which means more work for me.we are now 55 at a friends house in brooklyn. we wont be able to return to our house for months. theres no information about the support for the 56 of this storm. all we hear is to go to the shelter(避难所).but now im 57 because my family and i are alive. and its 58 to remember that therere still people 59 food, shelter, or gas in the cold weather. its a truly horrible time for the city now but i believe everything will 60 .41. a. deicide b. expect c. want d. hope42. a. closed b. discovered c. flooded d. cleaned43. a. mountain b. roof c. tower d. table44. a. entering b. washing c. breaking d. burning45. a. fire b. house c. power d. radio46. a. excited b. puzzled c. frightened d. embarrassed47. a. light b. thunder c. snow d. wind48. a. before b. unless c. after d. because49. a. clear b. calm c. silent d. terrible50. a. damagedb. destroyed c. burned d. painted51. a. naturally b. interestingly c. fortunately d. sadly52. a. evidence b. application c. requirement d. instruction53. a. return b. cover c. find d. choose54. a. guilty b. disappointed c. happy d. upset55. a. staying b. pointing c. calling d. working56. a. results b. records c. experiences d. victims57. a. safe b. proud c. grateful d. brave58. a. friendly b. helpful c. great d. important59. a. for b. without c. against d. on60. a. change b. count c. happen d. disappear第卷第三部分英语知识运用 (共三节, 满分30分) 第一节、语法填空(共10小题;每小题1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。are you truly happy? do you know how to achieve happiness? the following are a few tips 61 will help bring happiness to you.set 62 (practice) goals for yourself. you will have a good mood when you achieve these goals.make friends with happy people. most probably youll think positively if you 63 (surround) with people who think positively.when something goes wrong, try to figure out a 64 (solve). truly happy people dont allow problems to affect 65 (they) moods.spend a few minutes each day thinking about 66 makes you happy. these few minutes will give you the chance 67 (focus) on the positive side in your life and will lead you to continuous hap