贵州省都匀市高一英语下学期期中试题

1、 / 14贵州省都匀一中2015 2016学年高一年级第二学期半期考试英 语本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）。第 I卷第1页至第10页，第II 卷第10页至第12页。考试结束，将本试卷的答题卡交回。注意事项：、答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上，认真核对条形码上的 姓名、准考证号，并将条形码粘贴在答题卡的指定位置上。、选择题答案使用 2B铅笔填涂，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标 号；非选择题答案使用 0.5毫米的黑色中性（签字）笔或碳素笔书写，字体工整、笔迹清楚。、请按照题号在各题的答题区域（黑色线框）内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无 效。4、保持卡

2、面清洁，不折叠，不破损。第I卷第一部分：听力（共两节，满分20分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分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。What does the woman prefer to drink?A. Tea.B. CoffeeC. Cold waterWhat does the woman mean?Cathy is going to be invited.Cathy is too busy to come.Cathy w

3、ill be at the party.Where are the speakers?A. In a library B. In a bookshop C. In a classroomHow fast can the woman type?About 15 words a minute.About 45 words a minute.About 80 words a minute.Which programme does the man like best?A. Sports.B. History.C. News.第二节 （ 共 15 小题 ; 每小题 1 分 , 满分 15 分 ）听下面

4、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，各个小题将给出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67小题。How long has the man been teaching in this new school?A. For one month B. For two months C. For three monthsWhat does the woman want to do?Find a highly paid

5、 job.Give up her present job.Teach English like the man.听第7段材料，回答第89小题。What does the woman think of washing clothes by herself?A. Troublesome B. Fun.C. Not a big deal.Why will she take her clothes to the laundry tomorrow?It s too tiring to hand-wash sheets.She has too much work to do.She just heard

6、about the laundry.听第8段材料，回答第1012小题。In which city did the man spend most time?A. Beijing.B. Tianjin.C. Shanghai.How many foreign languages can Jack speak?A. Two.B. Three.C. Four.What does the man think he should do?Spend more time traveling in China.Find a job in an international company.Work hard to

7、 have more opportunities.听第9段材料，回答第1316小题。Why did the man get a new TV?TV is on sale.He loves big TV.His old TV doesn t work.How much does the man pay for a new TV?A. 1,200.B. 1,250. C. 2,400.What will the man probably do after the conversation?Sell the television to others.Return the television to

8、the store.Change the television for a small one.What do we know about the man?He thinks the television is too big.He doesn t watch TV very often.He can get his money back whenever he likes.听第10段材料，回答第1720小题。Who was George?He was an American visitor.He was a Londoner.He was a hotel manager.How much d

9、oes the doctor usually charge his parents?1 for later visits.1.50 for later visits.& for later visits.1 for later visits.1.50 for later visits.& for later visits.比 for the first visit, and&.50 for the first visit, andWhy did he say, “ I ve come again, doctor. ” when he went to see the doctor?He trie

10、d to make the doctor take pity on him.He didn t have enough money with him.He wanted to save 50p.What do we know at the end of the story?George get some good medicine from the doctor.George managed to save 50p.The doctor knew that he had never seen George before.第二部分阅读理解（ 共两节 , 满分 40 分 ）第一节（共15小题；每小

11、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、rC和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上 将该项涂黑。AJason had been watching the X Games on TV. Athletes from all over the world were competing in the most amazing sports. Just then his grandmother walked into the room.I want to be extreme. Would you really let me do that?You always worry abo

12、ut my safety! ” said Jason.“You will have to follow some rules, said his grandmother. You can only ride in the park - never on the streets. You have to promise to wear a helmet （头盔）.If you hurt yourself too much, I have the right to take your skateboard away. Is it a deal? ”“You bet! ” Jason was so

13、excited that he jumped off the sofa. A week later he had a board and a helmet.On Saturday, his grandmother dropped him off near the park. He was happy to have a grandmother who let him try new things.Kids in the park were moving quicklyup and down the ramps （坡道）. Theyflew into the air and landed as

14、easily as birds. When he watched the X games,Jason feltlikehe was doing the trickshimself. But watching these kids upclose, he knew that none of it was going to be easy.He felt alittlebitscared.Very slowly he carried his board to the ramp. Taking a deep breath,he puthis right foot on the board. He k

15、icked off with hisleft foot.Forafewseconds he glided （ 滑行）along, just waiting to fall. Then he came to a stop. Kicking off again, he waited for the worst to happen. Again, he stayed up. The third time he kicked, lost his balance, and fell hard on his left knee.It hurt, but it was no big deal! Why ha

16、d he been so scared? Now he felt calm because things had gone wrong, and he was fine!Next time he kicked off harder and went fast and farther. a Excellent!” said a girl as she passed him. Extreme!” laughed Jason to himself. Not quite.Jason s grandmother agreed to let him try skateboarding unless.A.

17、he finished his homeworkB. he liked the sportC. he observed some rulesD. he won a betJason jumped off the sofa because.he was allowed to go skateboardinghe was angry at his grandmotherhe was going to play outsidehe was given a board and a helmetAfter watching the kids skateboarding in the park, Jaso

18、n felt skateboarding was.A. easyB. difficult C. boringD. excitingThe girl praised Jason for his.A. skillB. honesty C. courageD. kindnessBJody Williams was born in Vermont in 1950. Like many teenagersof hergeneration, she became devoted to the idea of peace while being against the war in Vietnam when

19、 young.In late 1991, Bobby Muller, president of the Vietnam Veterans of America Foundation, called Williams to see if she was interested in working together to ban（禁止）landmines（ 地雷）worldwide. She was glad to make use of the opportunityto persuade non-governmental organizations to support this worthw

20、hile idea. Millions of landmines remain buried in the ground in countries around the world long after the wars in which they were used have ended.In October 1992, the International Campaign to Ban Landmines （ICBL） was formally set up. The ICBL called for an end to the use, production, and trade of l

21、andmines. As the campaign s leader, Williams wrote and spoke widely on the landmine problem and the need for a total ban.Together with Shawn Roberts,she wrotea bookthat described the hiddencosts of landmine use, such asthe longtermeffectsof landmines. Thelandmines mean that people cannottravel orwor

22、ksafel y.Land goes unused,causing unemployment and poverty（贫穷）.Thereis alsothe huge cost oftreating landmine victims （受害者）.Their efforts were rewarded in 1996, when a meeting hosted by the Canadian government agreed to write out an international treaty （条约）banning landmines.In December 1997, the tre

23、aty was signed, with the support of 122 countries. In five years, Jody Williams and the ICBL have achieved their goal of introducing a landmine ban. The Norwegian Nobel Prize Committee awarded Williams and the ICBL the Nobel Peace Prize in the same year.To date, more than 156 countries have signed t

24、he landmine ban treaty.Which of the following is NOT true according to the text?Jody Williams served during the war in Vietnam.Bobby Muller put forward the idea of banning landmines.Jody Williams received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1997.122 countries signed the landmine ban treaty in 1997. 26. Jody Wi

25、lliams book is about .how to reduce the bad effects of landmineswhat the possible bad effects of landmines arehow much it costs to remove the hidden landmineswhat the government can do to remove the hidden landmines 27. An international treaty banning landmines was made in .A. 1991B. 1992C. 1996D. 1

26、997C“ I d like to be at a healthier weight,” a friend told me. “ But we justdon t have the money to buy expensive diet foods and there isn t enough moneyto join a gym. ” Many people feel that way that a healthy diet and exercise plan is out of reachbecause of theirhigh cost. Don t losehope!We ll bel

27、ooking at ways to make healthy choices without spending too much money.First you don tneed to buy theexpensivepre - prepared“ diet foods. ”Back in the early 1970s when I started housekeeping, 90% of the food I bought was ingredients. Very few things were preprocessed （预处理的）. Now 90% of thefood you f

28、ind in the store is quick food. That s a bad thing.Quick foods like boxed “ just add hamburger ” meals have had the fiber （ 纤维）removed to make them faster to prepare. Take a look at the label （标签 ） on thatbox. It often has low numbers listed under“ fiber ” because fiber takes longerto digest. If the

29、 low fiber meal is digested, the result is that your body begins to store fat. Besides, your body is short of nutrients （营养物质）. Youwill be driven to eat more to try to make up for the low quality of the food you are eating.And then there are the chemicals the producers add to the quick meals to make

30、 them palatable. If not, the stuff would taste like cardboard and you wouldn t enjoy it. However, these chemicals certainlyaren t good for yourhealth.What s the answer? Buy whole ingredients and give up the expensive, low nutrition, processed foods. Do the cooking yourself and you will have control

31、over what is in your food and it will cost less, too.People who find it hard to get a healthier weight think.they had too much diet foodthey didn t make a detailed planthey have no time to do exercise in gymthey can t afford diet food and to exercise in gymThe author doesn t like quick food mainly b

32、ecause.it contains too much fatit makes people eat moreit has low fiberit takes longer to digestThe underlined word“palatable in Paragraph 4 means.A. freshB. deliciousC. healthyD. poorThe author suggests in the text that people should.control the amount of foodeat more processed foodscook food for t

33、hemselveschoose cheap ingredientsDIn the early 1900s, Carol Ryrie Brink lived with her grandmother Caddie on a tiny farm in Idaho. The farm was a great place to live.Besides wonderfultall climbing trees, it had cats and chickens and a horse, which she rode all over the countryside and through the st

34、reets of town.Even so, Carol was sometimes lonely. She would climb to the top of her favorite tree and make up stories to cheer herself up. The favorite part of her day was when Grandmother Caddie would sit with her and tell stories about the adventures （ 冒险经历）she and her brothers had.Carol loved th

35、e stories so much that when she grew up, she decided to write a book about them. Thousands of children throughout the world have read and loved Caddie Woodlawn Carol s book won a specialaward （奖项）calledtheNewbery Medal. Each year only one children s book is chosen to win this award.Carol said it was

36、 her son and daughter who inspired （激励）her to write forchildren.That wasn teasy when she was busy takingcareof afamily.Sometimesan idea wouldcome to her while she was washingthesupperdishes.She would make a quick note and come back to write it out more fully after her children were asleep.Carol wrot

37、e 27 books in her life, many of which are about her life in Idaho.Besides the Newbery Medal, she won many more awards. Later when another authorMary Reed wrote a book about Carol Ryrie Brink, she summed up （概括）Carol slife by saying, “She tried to live in a way that would not harm others, to never wa

38、ste a day, and to make the most of her life.”When she felt lonely on the farm, Carol would.ride a horse to the townask her grandmother to read her a storyclimb all the tall treesmake herself happy with her own storiesWhat do we know about Caddie Woodlawn?It is an award-winning book.It is about Carol

39、 s adventures.It is unpopular among children.It is one of Carol s childhood works.It can be inferred from Paragraph 4 that Carol.once gave up writing because of the heavy houseworkhad a hard time in the early days of her writingdidn t get any understanding from her familydidn t earn much from her wr

40、itingMary Reed s words suggest.she thinks highly of Carolwe should be friendly to othersshe considers Carol a great motherwe should make full use of our time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。Have you ever seen an animal being mistreated （虐待 ）? Seeing a pet or wildani

41、mal get hurt might make you sad, angry, or afraid. 36. In fact, thegood news is that everyone including you can be a helping hand for animals.Keep your eyes and ears open. 37. Watch for changes in the way they lookor act. Look out for animals who:have cuts or other bruises（伤痕）avoid or attack people

42、when people come closeare too thinare missing furare almost always left outsideThese signsdon t necessarily mean a pet has been hurt on purpose, butthey shouldn t be ignored. If you see any ofthese signs, set them down. 38.What did you see or hear? Where? When? Were other people around? Never move a

43、n injured animal! Ask a parent, teacher, or otheradult you trust for help. Find out whether the injured animal in your town can be saved by animal shelters or police. Keep their phone numbers at hand. If the person mistreating animals is a friend or family member, tellan adult youtrust.Speak up. Let

44、 other kids know what to do if they see an animal being hurt.Using the information above, make posters to hang or flyers （传单 ） to hand outat school. Include the phone numbers of the police department or animal shelters who can save the injured animals.They need us to speak up for them!Report it.Ask

45、others for help.Animals are friends of human beings.Get to know pets in your neighborhood.You might think there s nothing you can do.Remember, animals can t speak for themselves.Or if you see someone hurting an animal, write down the details.第三部分英语知识运用（共三节，满分55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

46、短文后各题所名的四个选项（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。Once a wise man was traveling with some of his disciples（门徒）.They 41 topass a lake and they stopped there for a 42 . The man told one of his disciples, I m 43 . Do get me some water from that lake.”Just as the disciple reached it, a cart started 44 t

47、he lake. As a result, the water became very 45 and muddy. The disciple thought, 46 can Igive this water to my teacher to drink! r So he came back and said, “The wateris very muddy. I don t think it is 47 to drink.”After half an hour, the wise man asked the 48 disciple togethim somewater.The disciple

48、 obediently（ 顺 从地） wentbackand foundthelakewas 49muddy. He returned and 50 the wise man that the water was unfit to drink.After another hour, the man again asked the disciple to get him a 51 . The disciple reached the lake to find it calm and still. The mud had 52 and the water was clean and clear.

49、So he 53 some water and brought it to the wise man.The wise man looked at the water, saying,“ See what you 54 to make the water clean. You let it be The 55 settled down on its own and you got the clear water. Our 56 is also like that! When it is disturbed, just let itbe. Give it a little 57 . It wil

50、l settle down on its own.So remember, the next time a（n） 58 makes you all frazzled（let it be; don t situation 60 41. A. demanded happenedA. discussion celebrationSo remember, the next time a（n） 58 makes you all frazzled（let it be; don t situation 60 41. A. demanded happenedA. discussion celebrationA

51、. thirstyD. genuineA. coveringfillingA. salty59 immediately.B. wantedsleepB. sickB. crossingB. freshLet the mud settlepermittedC. restC. tiredC. cleaningC. heavy精疲力竭的）,justand come back to theD.D.D.D. dirty48. A. cleverB. differentC. sameD. strong49. A. indeedB. evenC. alsoD. still50. A. warnedB. in

52、formedC. showedD.promised51. A. drinkB. chanceC. bowD. hand52. A. cut downB. settled downC. broken downD.brought down53. A. storedB. foundC. collectedD. left54. A. heardB. discoveredC. noticedD. did55. A. bayB. waterC. mudD. dust56. A. mindB. patienceC. mannerDdiet57. A. benefitB. timeC. pullD. inde

53、pendence58. A. accidentB. atmosphereC. situationD.47. A. fitC. dangerousB. convenientD. cheapfeast46. A. WhereB. HowC. WhenD. WhyA. actB. preventC. seekD. stareA. nowB. firstC. recentlyD. later46. A. WhereB. HowC. WhenD. WhyA. actB. preventC. seekD. stareA. nowB. firstC. recentlyD. later注意：将答案写在答题卡上

54、，写在本试卷上无效。第三部分英语知识运用（共三节，满分55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。No one knows exactly how the earth began, as it happened so long ago. However,according to 61 wi delyaccepted theory,theuniversebegan with“BigBang” . For several billionyears after the“BigBang”，the earthwassti

55、lljust a cloud of dust. Thenbetween 4.5 and3.8billionyears ago,thedustsettled into a solid globe.The earthbecame so62according to 61 wi delyaccepted theory,theuniversebegan with“BigBang” . For several billionyears after the“BigBang”，the earthwasstilljust a cloud of dust. Thenbetween 4.5 and3.8billio

56、nyears ago,thedustsettled into a solid globe.The earthbecame so62(violence)that itexploded loudly.Water and gases 63(produce).Water wasto b e fundamentalWater and gases 63(produce).Water wasto b e fundamental64 the6565 (extreme) smalldevelopment of life. Many millions of years later, plants began to

57、 appear on the surface of the water. Years later, green plantsbegan to grow on land. Then land animals, reptiles, and some huge animals, 66（call） dinosaurs developed.Finally humanbeings appeared and spread allover the earth. 67 are not looking afterthe earth well and puttingtoomuch carbon dioxide in

58、to the atmosphe re, 68 prevents heat from 69 （escape） from the earth into space. So whether life will continue on the earth for millions of years to come will depend on70 this problem can be solved.第三节单词拼写（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）The most （充满活力的 ）and important festivals are the ones thatlook forward to th

59、e end of winter and to the coming of spring.Festivals let us enjoy life, be proud of our （ 风俗）and forgetour work for a little while.Li Fang threw the flowers and chocolates away. He didn t want them to r _him of Hu Jin.Wang Peng found Yong Hui s menu so （有 限的）that he stopped worrying and started adv

60、ertising the benefits of his food.（ 好奇心）drove Wang Peng inside.The next morning I d just about given myself up for lost when I was s （发现）by a ship.I d like some ham and eggs and a nice big （牛排）.Water had also appeared on other planets like Mars but,（不像）the earth, it had disappeared later.Reptiles pr