湖北省宜昌市示范高中教学协作体高一英语下学期期中试题（A卷）.doc

宜昌市部分示范高中教学协作体2016年春期中联考高一英语试题（卷面满分：150分 考试时间：120分钟）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。1why does the man move to new york?ato make a trip. bto look after parents. cto work there.2what are the two speakers talking about?abuying a tv. btv channel. csports meet. 3why will the woman leave before eleven?ato buy something.bto make a work plan. cto go home. 4what was the man doing at the moment?ahe was listening to the radio.bhe was reading a book.che was writing something. 5what is the weather like today?aits rainy.bits sunny.cits cloudy.第二节（共15个小题；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，你将有时间来阅读各个小题，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。6what is the woman most probably doing?ainforming the man of an appointment.btelling the man her advice.cbargaining with the man.7when will mr. emory and the man meet? aat 1:00 p.m. tomorrow. bat 3:00 p.m. tomorrow.cat 3:00 p.m. the day after tomorrow.听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。8which citys information does the woman hope to get?anew york. blas vegas.cnew orleans.9which festival is mentioned in the conversation?aeaster day. bvalentines day.cnew years day.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10what does the man do on weekends?ago climbing with his parents.bmake long trips in another city.cmake short trips with friends.11what does the woman like best?aswimming and sailing.bswimming and cycling. csailing and cycling.12what does the man like to do in his spare time?areading.bdancing.cplanting.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13when did the two speakers meet last time?aone and a half year ago.bone year ago.chalf a year ago.14what gift does the woman give the boy?aa motor car. ba racing car.ca police car.15how does the woman get here? aby plane.bby train.cby bus.16how long will it take to get home by car?aabout half an hour.ban hour.cone and a half hour.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17where did nat king cole play the piano at first?aat a bar.bin the cinema.cat the concert. 18why did the lady ask the player to sing a song?ashe had paid him for this.bshe knew him very well.cshe wanted to have a change.19what was nat king cole best known as later?apiano player.bsinger.cpainter. 20why did nat king cole succeed?athe lady helped him a lot.bhe continued to play where he first played.che caught the chance. 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）aagatha christie used to go out at night. she will never forget the night when she met a robber many years ago.that evening, she was invited to a birthday party which lasted till 2 oclock in the morning. without company, agatha walked home along the quiet street. suddenly from the shadow of a dark building, a tall man with a sharp knife in his right hand ran out at her. “good morning, lady,” the man said in a low voice, “i dont think you wish to die here!”“what do you want?” agatha asked. “your earrings (耳环). take them off!”agatha suddenly had a bright idea. she tried to cover her necklace with the collar (衣领) of her overcoat while she used the other hand to take off both of her earrings, and then she quickly threw them on the ground.“take them and let me go.” she said. the robber was uncertain. he saw that the girl didnt care for the earrings at all, only trying to protect the necklace. he realized the necklace would cost more, so he said, “give me your necklace.”“oh, sir. its not worth much. please let me keep it.”“stop talking rubbish. quick!”with shaky hands, agatha took off her necklace. as soon as the robber disappeared, she picked up her earrings and ran as fast as she could to her home.the earrings cost 480 pounds and the necklace the robber had taken away cost only six pounds ten shillings (先令).21. agatha will never forget the night because _.a. she was robbed of her earringsb. she was robbed but she fooled the robberc. she had such a nice time at the partyd. it is dangerous for a girl to walk alone at night22. why did she try to protect her necklace? _.a. she didnt want the robber to notice it.b. it was cheaper than the earrings.c. it was worth keeping.d. she would rather have it robbed.23. the story wants to tell us _.a. agatha was brave and cleverb. the robber was foolishc. a necklace is usually more expensive than earringsd. never stay too late at an evening partybits not christmas day yet. but wherever i go on the streets, i see shops selling christmas trees and all kinds of beautiful decorations, waiters wearing christmas hats; i hear children singing christmas songs on broadcast; i get messages of christmass best wishes from friends.i just got quite confused again, since when have chinese begun celebrating christmas day? what do these people celebrate it for, the birth of chris? but we all know that most of chinese are not christians, they dont even know the origin of christmas day, and they celebrate it for no reason.i dont celebrate christmas day or any other western holidays since im not a christian and nor am i a westerner. i dont know what christmas really means. anyway i cant get reasonable answers from my friends. some of them think they would like to just take this chance to enjoy themselves regardless of the meaning of the festival. some of them think im an old-fashioned girl, a bigot who doesnt appreciate the spirit of chinese cultural tolerance(宽容) and understanding of other cultures. well, if it is about cultural tolerance, why dont we ever celebrate the month of muharram, or festivals of colours in india, or fiestas patrias in mexico?i really appreciate cultural exchanges and communications with all nations, but i dont think this is what its about. people are celebrating more and more western festivals while ignoring our traditional ones.is it part of globalization(全球化)？ do people in other non-western countries also celebrate christmas?24. it can be inferred from the passage that the writer _.a. is an old-fashioned girlb. doesnt like festivals at allc. prefers western festivals to chinese festivalsd. prefers chinese festivals to western festivals25. according to the writer, many chinese people celebrate christmas _.a. for no reasonb. for the birth of chrisc. because most of them are christiansd. because they dont like chinese festivals26. the underlined word “bigot” in paragraph 3 means _.a. a very brave personb. a very stubborn personc. a very careful persond. a very popular person27. we can learn from the passage that _.a. more and more chinese people celebrate western festivals nowb. chinese people pay enough attention to our own festivalsc. no christmas celebration means one lacks cultural toleranced. the writer doesnt like cultural exchanges and communications with other countriescthe biggest hamburger restaurant chain(连锁) in the world is mcdonalds. it started in 1955 with just one restaurant, but now has more than 20000 worldwide. there are more than 12000 mcdonalds restaurants only in the us. you can find them in 100 countries on six continents. there isnt a mcdonalds in antarctica, but i dont suppose they eat hamburgers at the south pole. when you eat at a mcdonalds restaurant you are joining the 35 million people who eat and drink at mcdonalds every day, and there are more than one million people who work there. mcdonalds has sold 100 billion hamburgers since it opened, and it sells more than 6.8 million pounds of french fries every day.how do you like your hamburger restaurant? there are old mcdonalds - part of one restaurant in england is 600 years old. there are elegant(高雅的) mcdonalds - there is one on the champs elysees in paris. there are cool mcdonalds - there is one in hollywood. there are mcdonalds restaurants on ships and trains, in hospitals and zoos, in airports and in colleges.clearly many people like the speed, hygiene(卫生) and cheapness of fast food restaurants. however, not everyone likes fast food. some people question the nutritional value of the food; some people think the fast food causes too much waste and pollution. so the fast food business gives us plenty of food for thought, as well as convenient, affordable meals.28. there are _ mcdonalds restaurants outside the us now.a. about 20000b. about 8000c. about 12000d. about 3200029. how many people does each mcdonalds employees serve on average every day? _a. about 35 billionb. about 100 billionc. about 35 milliond. about 600 million30. from the passage we can infer that _.a. there are mcdonalds of different styles to meet different customersb. the writer encourage more people to eat hamburgersc. the writer thinks people should stop eating hamburgersd. hamburgers are of great nutritional value31. the underlined phrase“plenty of food for thought”in the last paragraph probably means _.a. a lot of delicious foodb. a lot of food you can affordc. a lot of things to think aboutd. a lot of convenient fooddthere are many people who say thomas edison invented the twentieth century. although there are those who may disagree, yet edison was one of the greatest inventors in america. born in 1847 in ohio, thomas edison attended school for only three months. after his teacher said that he could not learn, edisons mother decided to teach him at home. there he was allowed to study the subjects that most interested him. by age ten, edison had built a science laboratory of his own. edison got his first job at age twelve on the railway selling candy and newspapers. there he once saved a boy whose father was the boss of the railway station. in return the boss helped him a lot.in his late twenties, edison built an “invention factory” where he and his business partners could devote all their time to inventing. after improving upon the telephone, edison created the phonograph(留声机). although edison did not actually invent the light bulb, he did create an electric lighting system which led to its widespread use. edison set up the first central electric power station in 1882, so new york became the first city in the world to have electric lights. this was the beginning of the modern world in which electricity became a way of life. the following year, one of edisons engineers discovered electrons(电子), which at last led to electronics. without electronics, we might not have radio, tv, computers, or space travel. the rest of edisons life was spent making and improving inventions.thomas edison died at the age of eighty-four in 1931. three days later, much of america dimmed(使暗淡) its lights in honor of the inventora man who had more impact (影响)on the development of present-day civilization than anyone else in history. 32. the passage tells us that _.a. edison didnt like to study at schoolb. edison invented the light bulb in his late twentiesc. even without electronics, we might have radio, tv, computers, or space traveld. new york was the first city in the world to have electric lights33. from the passage, we can infer that _.a. edisons teacher thought edison was not worth teachingb. edisons mother stopped edison studying at schoolc. edison didnt invent many things in all his lifed. edison didnt spend his life working on these inventions when he was old34. why did many americans dim their lights when edison died? _.a. americans wanted to save more energy.b. americans were used to dimming their lights.c. americans dimmed their lights in memory of the great inventor.d. americans were made to dim their lights.35. the best title for this passage is _.a. edison, a poor manb. edison, a great inventorc. edison died at 84d. edison and his childhood第二节 （共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分） 根据短文内容，从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。summer is the season of family travel. 36 here are our top 5 things to teach your children before entering big crowds:how far they can go 37 for young children, you should set a rule of always holding a parents hand. for older kids, you may be comfortable with a “i can always see you and you can always see me” rule.to call your real name teach your children that you will find them, so its best if they stay in one place. whats more, teach them to call out your full name instead of “mommy” or “daddy” to help you more easily find them.how to identify a “safe person” make sure your children know the best people to approach if they get separated from you. employees working at the place youre visiting are generally always good, “safe people”. but what about places that may not have employees, like the beach? 38 experts say that moms are often the most willing and best-equipped people to help kids. what to say 39 remember that if your children do get separated from you, they will likely be panicked (恐慌), so dont assume that they will know how to tell strangers that they are lost. role-play getting lost and using simple sentences like, “i am lost” with your kids to help them know what to do if it actually happens.their personal information make sure your children know as much basic personal information as possible, including their full names, parents full names and telephone numbers and the address. 40 a. teach your children to look for a mom with kids.b. sometimes its not hard to find a safe person in such places.c. but do your kids know what to do if they get separated from you?d. if your kids are too young to remember them, write them down!e. it can be hard for people to help a lost child.f. tell your children to behave normally when they get lost.g. its important to talk with your children about how close you expect them to stay to you.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）a“blogger” is a person who writes on an internet website called a “blog”. the word “blog” is a 41 way of saying“web log”, or “personal website”. anyone can start a 42 , and they can write about anything they like. there are millions of blogs on the internet today. they 43 news, information and ideas for people who read them. they contain 44 to other websites, and they provide a place for people to write their 45 and react to the ideas of others. a research company called perseus has 46 more than 3,000 web logs. it says that blogs are most 47 with teenage girls. they use them to 48 their friends know what is happening in their lives. the study 49 says that more than 100,000 bloggers stopped taking part in the activity after a year. 50 , some people develop 51 blogs to present political and other ideas. 52 , the republican and democratic parties in the southern state of kentucky recently started their own blogs. and american companies are beginning to use blogs to advertise their 53 . at the same time, some long-standing blogs have 54 . last week, blogging leader dave winer closed his free blog service “weblogs. com”. he said the site became too expensive to 55 . he started the blog four years ago, and thousands of people had 56 on it. they were 57 that the site had been closed.one blog that is still going 58 is called rebeccas pocket. rebecca blood created the website in 1999. she wrote about the history of blogs on the site. that 59 led to a book called the weblog handbook. it has been 60 into four languages so far. 41. a. shortb. longc. regulard. central42. a. companyb. expressionc. experimentd. blog43. a. debateb. explorec. provided. seek44. a. issues b. linksc. recoveryd. guidance45. a. reasonsb. ideasc. faultsd. choices46. a. servedb. reportedc. studiedd. attached47. a. popularb. pleasedc. boredd. careful48. a. askb. orderc. demandd. let49. a. insteadb. yetc. still d. also50. a. besidesb. howeverc. in factd. therefore51. a. fierceb. relaxingc. seriousd. humorous52. a. for exampleb. in totalc. in the endd. on the contrary53. a. productsb. employeesc. systemsd. predictions54. a. recognizedb. endedc. survivedd. happened55. a. advertiseb. startc. continued. close56. a. writtenb. appearedc. workedd. taken57. a. happyb. upsetc. excitedd. confident58. a. devotedb. gentlec. weakd. strong59. a. characterb. historyc. articled. usage60. a. dippedb. fooledc. mixedd. translated第二节 单词填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分；满分15）阅读材料，在空白处填入适当内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。once upon a time, there was a mother who lived alone with her son. they worked very hard all year round 61 they still couldnt live a comfortable life. they really looked forward to making their life better, but didnt know how.one year, a merchant came to the village. he needed 62 (spend ) some weeks there. the merchant was so kind-hearted that he made a 63 (decide) to help the p