湖北省2015-2016学年高一英语下册期中考试题

1、湖北省部分重点中学2015-2016学年度下学期高一期中考试英语试卷命题人：武汉中学审题人：武汉市四十九中学第I卷第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，现将答案标在试卷上，录音内容结束后，你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。Whatdoesthewomanwanttodo?Keepthemansdogforsomedays.Givetheman

2、adog.Throwthemansdogaway.Howdoesthewomanknowthegame?A.FromtheInternet.B.Fromherfriend.C.FromTV.3.Whatdoesthewomanthankthemanfor?A.Hismails.B.Hiscompany.C.Hisencouragement.4.Whatdoesthemanwanttoget?A.Carinsurance.B.Adrivinglicense.C.Anewcar.5.Whodoesthewomanwanttomeet?EverybodyexceptHilaryandJason.Hi

3、laryandJason.Everybody.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、7题。Whydidsomanypeopledie?Becauseoftheearthquake.B.Becauseoftheflood.C.Becauseoftheaccident.Howwillthespeakershelpthepeopl

4、e?Todonatethemsomeclothes.Todonatethemsomemoney.Todonatethemsomefood.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。WhatmakestheboyunhappyinChina?Chinesepeoplemistreatingpets.Chinesepeoplelikingtotouchhishead.Chinesepeoplelovingtoaskaboutprivacy.Whatdoesthemothersayaboutit?Toavoidit.B.Toadapttoit.C.Toopposeit.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。Howm

5、anykindsofaccountsdoesthemanwanttoopen?2B.3C.4Whatsortoftimedepositaccountdoesthemanopen?ThreemonthsB.OneyearC.Threeyears.Whatdoesthemanhavetodotoopentheaccounts?ShowhisIDcard.B.Fillouttheforms.C.Payfortheservice.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。Whatstheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?Oldclassmates.B.Co-work

6、ers.C.Neighbours.Whatdoesthewomandoforaliving?A.Teachesinaschool.B.Runsashop.C.Doespart-timejob.Wheredidthemangoafterfinishingschoolthere?A.ToNewYork.B.ToParis.C.Tohishometown.Whydidthemanshowuphere?Tomeetthewoman.Togobacktohisoldschool.Todosomepersonalwork.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。WhatsMowatbesidesawriter

7、?A.Afarmer.B.Anenvironmentalist.C.Anadventurer.WhatdidMowatmainlywriteaboutinhisbooks?C.CanadasA.Animalsandnature.B.Lovestories.culture.Howmanybooksdidhewritethatwonmanyliteraryhonours?A.About60.B.About40.C.About20.WhatdidMowatcontinuedoingearliertheweekbeforehedied?A.Tellingstories.B.Travellingarou

8、nd.C.Defendingtheenvironmentright.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、D四个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡将该项涂黑。ADoyoueverdohomeworkwhilelisteningtomusic,orwatchTVwhiletextingfriend?Itmayseemlikeanobviousquestionsincemostofusmultitask做多个任务）allthetime.Butaccordingtoarecentstudypublishedinthejo

9、urnalPLOSONE,usinganumberofmediadevices（媒体设备）atthesametimecouldbechangingourbrains.ThereportwascarriedoutbySussexUniversityintheUK.Researchersfirstasked75adultsabouthowoftentheyspenttimemultitaskingbetweendifferentkindsofmedia.ThentheycheckedtheirbrainswithanMRImachine.Thosewhoreportedheaviermediamu

10、ltitaskinghadlessgraymatterintheirbrains.Graymatteristhepartofthebrainthathelpstodealwithinformationandcontrolemotions（情感）.Soismultitaskingreallyrottingourbrainsandmakingusstupid?Wecantbesure,accordingtoresearchers.Theysaythattheresultsonlyshowalink.Theyareunsurewhethermultitaskingreducesgraymattero

11、rifpeoplewithlessgraymatteraresimplymorelikelytomultitask.“Mediamultitaskingisbecomingmorepopularinourlivetodayandthereisincreasingconcernaboutitsinfluence（影响）onourwell-being,”saidBritishscientistKepKeeLoh,whodirectedthestudy.Lohsaysthatmorestudyisneededtosupporttheideathatourbehaviorsarechangingour

12、brains.Butifitstrue,itcouldsupportearlierstudiesaboutmediamultitasking.In2012,astudybyMichiganStateUniversityintheUSfoundthatpeopleusingseveralmediadevicesatthesametimeweremorelikelytobeanxiousordepressed.Itseemsthatmoreresearchintotheissueisneeded.Butnomatterwhat,youshouldconsiderlimiting（限制）yourse

13、lftoonescreenatatime,theHuffingtonPostreported.Foronething,Multitaskingdoesntactuallyworkifyouaretryingtobemoreefficient（有效率的）.Youregoingfromoneactiontoanotherinsteadoftrulydoingtwothingsatatime.Itwastesyourenergyandslowsyoudown.Andonceyouvesloweddown,itcanbehardtopickbackupwhereyouleftoff.Ifyouwant

14、tofinishalistofjobs,“setgoals,establisharoutine（常规），andtakeregularbreaks”，suggestedTheHuffingtonPost.WhatdidtherecentstudybySussexUniversityfind?Mostpeoplehavetheabilitytomultitask.Multitaskingcanhelptoimproveefficiency.Thereareseveralreasonsbehindmediamultitasking.Thereisalinkbetweenmoremediamultit

15、askingandlessgreymatter.Theunderlinedword“rotting”isclosestinmeaningto.A.harmingB.controllingC.improvingD.recoveringWhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothearticle?Manystudieshaveproventhatpeoplesbehaviorschangetheirbrains.Scientistsareconcernedaboutthebadinfluenceofmediamultitasking.Depressedpeopleu

16、semoremediadevicesthanotherpeopletorelievestress.Peopleareadvisedtostopusingmediadevicesinthefuture.BJustoveraquarterofAmericanadultsnowreadnewsontheircellphone,accordingtoanewreportfromthePewResearchCenter.Thesurvey调查）resultsofferanothersignofhowpeoplearechangingthewaytheygetinformation.Technologyh

17、asbeenreshapingthenewsbusinessandthewayconsumerelatetoitformorethanadecade.Thelatestshift（上升）isbeingdrivenbytheexplodingpopularityofphonesthatcaneasilyaccesstheInternet.Thenewstudyfoundthat26percentofAmericansgetnewsontheirphones.Pewdoesnthavecomparabledata.Butevidenceoftheshiftinhabitscanbeseeninth

18、isfinding:About43percentofthoseunder50saidtheyaremobilenewsconsumers（消费者），comparedwith15percentofolderrespondents.Still,somethingsdontchange.ReadersNo.1concernwhentheylookfornewsontheirphones:Theweather.Ofthe37percentofcellphoneownerswhosaidtheyusetheInternetontheirphone，72percentsaidtheycheckweathe

19、rreports.Currenteventscameinsecondwith68percent.Pewssurveyofferedawiderangeofstatisticsonpeoplesnewshabits.Itshowedpeoplearenotrelyingononemedium.Justshyof60percentofrespondentsgetnewsfrombothonlineandofflinesources.And46percentsaidtheyusefourtosixdifferenttypesofmediaonatypicalday.TheWebisalsohelpi

20、ngtoturnthenewsintomoreofasocialexperience:Morethan80percentofrespondentsgetorreceivenewsviae-mailedlinks.Theresultswerebasedontelephoneinterviewswith2,259peopleovertheageof18,conductedbetweenDec.28andJan.19.Forquestionstothatentiregroup,themarginoferrorwas2.3percentagepoints.OnquestionstojustIntern

21、etusers,themarginwas2.7percentagepoints.WhydomoreAmericanadultsreadnewsontheircellphone?Becausetheywanttobecomecool.Becausetheywanttolookfashionable.BecausetheyhavephonesthatcanaccesstheInternet.Becausereadingnewsoncellphonesisfree.Whatconclusioncanwedrawfromthesecondparagraph?A.Oldercellphoneowners

22、aremorelikelytolookfornewsontheirphones.Youngercellphoneownersaremorelikelytolookfornewsontheirphones.Oldercellphoneownersneverlookfornewsontheirphones.Alltheyoungercellphoneownerslookfornewsontheirphones.Whatsthemostpopularapproachforpeopletoreceivenews?A.Byonlyonemedium.B.Byreadingnewspaper.C.Byem

23、ailedlinks.D.Bycellphoneaccess.Howlongdidthetelephoneinterviewslast?A.Nearlytwentyhours.B.Morethanamonth.C.Aboutthreeweeks.D.Lessthantwoweeks.CTheunthinkablekeepshappening.The18thhotcardeathoftheyearwasrecordedThursday-onthesamedayanationalpublicservicecampaignstarted.Itismeanttowarnparentsaboutthed

24、angersofleavingkidsinoverheatedcars.Inthelatestunfortunateaccident,a10-month-oldgirldiedinWichita,Kan,afterbeingleftbyherparentsinacarthatwasparkedoutsideherhouse.Thebabywasforgotten,accordingtothepolice.OneNewMexicoteenagerscreationcalled“HotSeat”mightsomedaypreventsuchdeaths.AlyssaChavez,a17-year-

25、oldfromAlbuquerque,saidshedesignedawarningsystemthatmightstoppeoplefromaccidentallyleavingtheiryoungchildreninthecaraftertheygetoutofit.Chavez,whosemotherownsaday-carecenter,saidshehadheardaboutthedeathsofthreechildreninhotcarsinsummer.“Ifeltthatwouldbeagoodprojectformyeighth-gradesciencefairproject

26、-tofindsomethingtopreventthoseaccidentsfromhappening,”saidChavez.Sheboughtadooralarm（警报器）andbegantodesignhernewwarningsystem.Finally,shewonthesciencefair.Andforthelastthreeyears,shesbeenimprovingthedesignandcreatingabusinessplan.Theinventionworksinasimplebuteffectiveway.Aparentplacesasensorpad（感应垫）u

27、nderthecoverofababycarseat.Thepadhasasensorthatcommunicateswithakeyfob（饰物）carriedbytheparenttofindouthowfartheparentisfromthecar.Iftheparentismorethan40feetawayfromthecar,thepadwillchecktoseeifitfeelsthechildintheseat.Ifitdoesnt,thealarmswillnotsound.Ifitdoes,thenthreealarmswillgooff-t-hekeyfob,thep

28、arentsphoneandthecaralarmitself.ChavezisnowtryingtoraisemoneytobuildamodelHotSeat.Whatcanwesayaboutthe10-month-oldgirlsparents?A.Theyweretoocareless.C.Theyhadpoordrivingskills.campaign.29.Chavezswarningsystem.A.wassuggestedbyhermothergradeC.workstogetherwithadooralarmB.Theytreatedherunkindly.D.Theyw

29、ereagainsttheB.wasdesignedinhereighthD.hashelpedherearnalotofmoneyIfababyissittinginthecar,thealarmswillgooffwhenA.thecarkeyistakenoutitsparentgetsoutofthecarC.thepadfeelsitonthecarseatD.itsparentisover40feetawayWhatisthetextmainlyabout?A.Aninterestingsciencefairproject.B.Anationalpublicservicecampa

30、ign.C.AnunfortunateaccidentinWichita.D.Asuccessfulinventionbyateenager.TheancientMayancityofChichenItzaisoneofthemainplacesofIntrestfortouristsvisitingtheYucatanpeninsula,inMexico.Thenameofthecitywasbuiltbasedonmanynaturalwells.Thisarchaeologicalsiteislocatedabout2to2.5hoursdrivefromCancun,Mexico.Th

31、ereareorganizedtouristtripbusestoandfromCancun,butyoucanalsogettransportationfromyourhotelifyourequestit.Youcanalsorentacaranddrivethereonyourown,arrivingatanhourthatisbestforyou.ChichenItzacontainsmanystonebuildings,buttherearepartsofthecitythatareopenonlytoarchaeologists,andarenotopentoregulartour

32、ists.TheGreatNorthGroupisthemostpopularandmostvisitedareaofChichenItza,asthisistheplacewherealargepyramidislocated.ItwasbuiltbytheMayaandtheycalledittheTempleofKukulkan.Thepyramidhasfoursides.Thesesidesallcometogetheratonepointatthetop.Eachsidehas91steps.Andthereisonemorestepatthetop.Someexpertsbeli

33、evetheMayausedthisbuildingtohelpthemknowwhentoplantcrops.Eachdaythesunlightfallsonadifferentstepofpyramid.Thiscouldbeawaytofollowtheyear.Atthebaseofthepyramidthereisanemptyfield,wherevariousathleticsgamesandcompetitionswereheld.AninterestingfactaboutMayacivilizationisthattheyconsideredonlypeopleofno

34、blebloodwerequalifiedtoparticipateinsuchgames.ChichenItzaisopentovisitorsfrom9amto5pmallyearround.Ifyouwishtoseeitwhenitislesscrowded,youdbetterarriveearlyinthemorningorlaterintheafternoon.Makesureyoubringplentyofwaterandthatyouwearcomfortableshoesandclothes,asthetemperaturescanbeveryhighandtheweath

35、erhotandhumid.Therearemanywaystoreachthecityexcept.A.drivingyourowncar.B.takingthetripbuses.rentingacar.D.ridingyourbicycleTheMayamainlyusedTheTempleofKukulkanto.A.holdvariousgamesandcompetitionsB.showthepowerofthenoble.C.decidethepropertimeoffarming.D.predicttheweatherinthefuture.Whatcanweknowfromt

36、helastparagraph?A.Youcantbuybottlesofwaterinthecity.Youshouldbringclothestostaywarm.Theancientcityisopenallday.Mostofthetouristsvisititaroundnoon.Thepassagemightappearin.A.ahistorybookB.aguidebookC.ageographybookD.afictionbook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。Thekeytodeal

37、ingwithtesdayjitters（怯场）isthoroughpreparation.36Itsimportanttoprepareyourmindandbodyfortheexperienceofworkingandpressure.Getsomesleep.Iknowyouveheardthisbefore,butitsoftenrepeatedbecauseitssoimportant.Getplentyofsleepthenightbeforethetest.Ifyoudonthaveenoughrest,youllfinditmuchhardtoconcentrate.37Le

38、aveearly.Besuretoleaveearlierthannormalonthedayofatesttoavoidtheaddedfearofarrivinglate.38Theembarrassment尴尬）willcauseyoutobedistractedandlosevaluabletime.39Onceyouarriveatschooloratthetestingcenter,findaquietplacewhereyoucanbeallalone.Youcanuseyourcarifyoudriveoryoucanfindanemptylockerroomoroffice.

39、Onceyoulocateaquietplace,doarelaxationsession.Closeyoureyesandtrytorelaxcompletely.Takedeepbreathsandthinkcalmingthoughts.40Itspossiblethatsomestudentsstarttostressoutasotherstudentsdiscussthematerial.Whenyouhearotherschatting,itmightsoundlikeyouskippedoversomethingimportantoryoumisunderstoodaconcep

40、t.Itsprobablynoteventruebutitcanseemlikeit.Takeaquietmoment.Asleepybrainisafoggybrain.Watchoutfortheroadconditions.Attendinganexamlateisthelastthingyouneed.Youcanfindtimetoeatsomesnacksduringabreak.Donttalkwithotherstudentsintheminutesbeforeatest.Butfullpreparationmeansmorethanknowingthetestmaterial

41、.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。Wolvesliveinpacks.Mostpackshavefourtoninemembers,41thesizecanrangefromasfewastwowolvestoasmanyas15.42,apackcanincreaseto30membersuntilsomeindividuals43tofindnewterritory（领地）andformtheirownpack.44thepackh

42、ierarchy（等级制度），therearemale（雄性）andfemalehierarchies.Thealpha（领头的）male45theentirepack,bothmalesandfemales.Thealphafemaleandmalearethe46onesthatbreed.Wolfpacksusuallyhuntwithinaterritory.Territoriescan47from50squaremilestoovera1,000.Wolvestravelasfarasthey48toinordertofindprey（猎物）.Theyoftentravelatfiv

43、emilesperhourbutcanreacha49of40milesperhour.Whentheyoungadultsreachtheageofthree,theycaneitherjointhepackor50tofindtheirownterritory.Thenewterritorycanbe51byifthereisalotofprey.Insomeareas,youngadultstravelhundredsofmilesto52anewterritory.Wolvestypicallymateforlife.InthenorthernUnitedStates,they53fr

44、omlateJanuarythroughMarch.Thebreedingseasonisearlierforwolvesliving54south.Wolvesarepregnant怀孕）forabout63daysandusually55fourtosixpups.Thewolfpupsareusuallyborninaden兽穴）.Atbirth,theycannotseeor56andweighaboutonepound.Thepupsareweaned（断奶）ataboutsixweeks.Adultpackmembers57meatandbringitbacktothedenfor

45、theirpups.58theadultsregurgitate（反刍）thefood,thepupshaveaheartymeal.Themotherwolf59herpupstonewdensiteseverycoupleofmonthsuntilthefallwhenthepackstops_60atdensites41.A.howeverB.butC.incaseD.unless42.A.EspeciallyB.UsuallyC.OccasionallyD.Specially43.A.breakoffB.leaveoffC.takeoffD.moveoff44.A.WithinB.In

46、C.WithoutD.Around45.A.holdsB.livesC.graspsD.controls46.A.mostB.onlyC.rightD.very47.A.spendB.takeC.rangeD.bring48.A.wishB.needC.reachD.go49.A.speedB.areaC.distanceD.height50.A.dineB.sleepC.leaveD.study51.A.farB.closeC.badD.good52.A.huntB.searchC.findD.build53.A.breedB.feedC.raiseD.care54.A.laterB.far

47、therC.deeperD.longer55.A.giveB.takeC.bearD.bring56.A.hearB.speakC.walkD.run57.A.eatB.robC.spitD.swallow58.A.AfterB.BeforeC.UntilD.While59.A.bringsB.movesC.followsD.leaves60.A.sleepingB.huntingC.livingD.eating第U卷(非选择题共50分)第二节语法填空(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(不多于3个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。Ingradeschoo

48、l,Iwouldgotoparades,justtoseethebands.Iwouldcheerandyell,andsomeoftheband61(member)wouldsmileastheywentby.0therstooktheirmarching62(serious)andneversmiled,butIknewthattheywerehappytohavesomepeoplecheering63(they)on.Duringmy64(five)gradeyearinmiddleschool,Iboughtmyowninstrument:mynowbeatenup,silverfl

49、ute.FromthatdayonIwasamusicfreak.FrommyiPod,tomyguitar,Ihavebeenplayingmusicorsingingit.Music65(change)mylifecompletely.BeforeIstartedhighschool,Iwasshy,quiet,andunnoticed.WhenIjoinedbandinhighschool,Ichanged.Ibecameabetter,moreoutgoingperson.Igotmore66(involve)withschool,andsports.Imetsomanypeoplea

50、ttheparadeswewouldmarchinhighschool.Itwas67newtome,andsoexcitingbackthen,thatIneverwantedtostop,andI68(have)yet.Musicistheonethinginmylifethatmakessenseandis69hugepartofmylife.Musicis,andalwayswillbemylife,mysoul,mygreatestachievement,70mypassion.第四部分：写作(共两节，满分35分)第一节短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）下面短文共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处，每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(A),并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线()划掉。修改：在错的词下划横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1.每处错