高一英语下学期期中试题15.doc

ideological and theoretical qualities and practical working ability, and strive to build a contingent of league cadres with positive work style and high quality. Hold a regular meeting of the party secretary every fortnightly, arrange the work of the regiment, feedback the student information. Focus on training junior high school, junior high school secretary of the regiment branch to enable them to raise A firm political conviction, diligent and diligent learning spirit and practical and innovative work style.广西陆川县2016-2017学年高一英语下学期期中试题本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。考生作答时，将答案答在答题卡上，在本试卷上答题无效。考试结束后，将答题卡交回。第卷 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，你将有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.Whats the weather like now?（3） Windy B. Rainy C. Cloudy2.Where will the woman spend her honeymoon?16. In Spain B. In France C. In Italy3.What is the woman?、 A writer B. A waitress C. a publisher4.Who will the man give the school paper to?） Ted B. Jane C. The woman5.Where does the conversation take place?、 In an office B. In a gym C. In a swimming pool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6-7题。6.How heavy is the womans package? 4 kilos B. 5 kilos C. 6 kilos7.How much does the woman have to pay?A. 5 pounds B. 6 pounds C. 11 pounds听第7段材料，回答8-9题。8.How old is the woman?A. 16 years old B. 17 years old C. 18 years old9.What do we know about the woman?A. She doesnt have many friends.B. She is crazy about pop music stars.C. Shell go to a concert tonight by car.听第8段材料，回答第10-12题。10. Which room does the woman want?A. A single room with a park view.B. A double room with an ocean view.C. A double room with a park view.11.When is the woman leaving?A. On September 2nd B. On September 12th. C. On September 20th.12.How many things in the form should the woman fill out?A. Five B. Six. C. Seven.听第9段材料，回答第13-16题。13.What is the woman doing?A. Watching TV B. Reading a newspaper C. Surfing the Internet14. What did the man often do in the past?A. He dived in the sea. B. He drifted in rivers. C. He went fishing.15.What do we know about the woman?A. She never went boating throughout her childhood.B. She once saw a man chased by a shark.C. She grew up in an inland town.16.What will the man do this summer?A. Go camping with his family.B. Go boating with some friends.C. Go to visit the womans hometown.听第10段材料，回答第17-20题。17. What was the writers dream?A. To be a professor. B. To be a pilot. C. To be a boss18.Why didnt the writer realize his dream?A. Because he was not old enough.B. Because he went to university.C. Because his eyesight was poor.19.What job did the writers friend offer him?A. Working in an engineering firm.B. Working in a school.C. Working in a travel company.20.What did the writer finally do?A. He took over the director of the school.B. He left the school.C. He went to a company.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。AMillions of people all over the world spend their holidays travelling. They travel to visit other countries, modern cities and ancient towns. They travel to enjoy these special places, or just to relax. It is always interesting to discover new things and different ways of life, such as by meeting different people, trying different food, and listening to different music.People who live in the country like to go to big cities. They like to spend their time visiting museums and art galleries, looking at shop windows and dining at restaurants. People who live in the city usually like a quiet holiday by the sea or in the mountains, with nothing to do but walk and bathe in the sun.Most travellers take a camera with them and take pictures of everything that interests them. Then, perhaps years later, they can look at the photos and be reminded of the happy time they once had.People often travel by train, by boat or by car. All means of travelling have their advantages and disadvantages and people choose one according to their plans and the places they are going.If we travel a lot, we will see and discover a lot of things that we could never see or experience at home, though we may read about them in books and newspapers. The best way to study geography is to travel, and the best way to get to know and understand people is to meet them in their own homes.21How do people usually spend a quiet holiday by the sea or in the mountains? A. They spend their time visiting museums and art galleries. B. They do nothing but walk and bathe in the sun. C. They do nothing but sleep outdoors. D. They go to look at shop windows and eat at restaurants.22Why do many travellers take pictures of everything they like? A. Because they like taking all kinds of pictures. B. Because they all take a camera with them while travelling. C. Because the pictures are beautiful to look at. D. Because the pictures can remind them of the happy time.23Whats the best way to study geography? A. To travel a lot and experience more. B. To meet some more people in their homes. C. To learn in books or in newspapers. D. To see and experience at home.24What can we infer from the last paragraph? A. Wed better go the countryside for a holiday. B. Taking photos in a trip is unnecessary. C. Its good for us to travel more if possible. D. Cities are the best choice of all the travellers.BPopeye the Sailor first became a popular cartoon in the 1930s.The sailor in that cartoon ate lots of spinach to make him strong. People watched him, and they began to buy and eat a lot more spinach. Popeye helped sell 33 percent more spinach than before! Spinach became a necessary part of many peoples diets. Even some children who hated the taste began to eat the vegetable.Many people thought that the iron in spinach made Popeye strong, but this is not true. Spinach does not have any more iron than any other green vegetable.People only thought spinach had a lot of iron because the people who studied the food made a mistake. In the 1890s, a group of people studied what was inside vegetables. This group said that spinach had ten times more iron than it did. The group wrote the number wrong, and everyone accepted it.Today, we know that the little iron there is in spinach cannot make a difference in how strong a person is. However, spinach does have something else which the body needsfolic acid.It is interesting to point out that folic acid can help make a person strong. Maybe it was really the folic acid that made Popeye strong all along.25.Why did many people eat spinach after they saw Popeye the Sailor?A. They thought spinach made them strong.B. They thought Popeye was funny.C. Spinach had a lot of iron.D .People liked folic acid.26.A research group told people that spinach_.A .made Popeye strongB. was a green vegetableC .had less iron than other green vegetablesD. had more iron than other green vegetables27.The reading passage says that perhaps Popeye got his strength from_.A. ironB .folic acidC. spinachD. exercise28.Folic acid is _.A. something in foodB. a vegetableC. dangerousD. a certain kind of spinach C Thanksgiving Day is special holiday in the United States and Canada. Families and friends gather to eat and give thanks for their blessing.Thanksgiving Day is really a harvest festival. This is why it is celebrated in late fall, after the crops are in. But one of the first thanksgivings in America had nothing to do with a good harvest. On December 4, 1619, the Pilgrims from England landed near what is now Charles City, Virginia. They knelt down and thanked God for their safe journey across the Atlantic.The first New England Thanksgiving did celebrate a rich harvest. The Pilgrims landed at what is now Plymouth, Massachusetts, in 1620. They had a difficult time and the first winter was cruel. Many of the Pilgrims died. But the next year, they had a good harvest. So Governor Bradford declared a three-day feast. The Pilgrims invited Indian friends to join them for their special feast. Everyone brought food.In time, other colonies（殖民地）began to celebrate a day of thanksgiving. But it took years before there was a national Thanksgiving Day. During the Civil War, Sarah Josepha Hale persuaded Abraham Lincoln to do something about it. He proclaimed（宣布）the last Thursday of November 1863 as a day of thanksgiving. Today, Americans celebrate this happy harvest festival on the fourth Thursday in November. Canadians celebrate Thanksgiving Day in much the same way as their American neighbours. But the Canadian thanks-giving Day falls on the second Monday in October.29. Thanksgiving Day is celebrated . A. in spring B. summer C. in autumn D. in winter30. The first to celebrate thanksgiving were . A. some people from EnglandB. the American Indians C. Sarah Josepha HaleD. Governor Bradford31. Which of the following is NOT true? A. Thanksgiving Day used to be a holiday to celebrate a good harvest. B. Abraham Lincoln was not the first to decide on thanksgiving celebrations. C. Thanksgiving Day is celebrated to express the American and Indian peoples thanks to God. D. Theres little difference between the American way and the Canadian way to celebrate Thanksgiving Day.32. The passage mainly tells us . A. how Thanksgiving Day is celebrated in the U. S. A. B. how Thanksgiving Day came into being and the different ways it is celebrated C. that Thanksgiving Day is in fact a harvest holiday D. how the way to celebrate Thanksgiving Day changed with the time and placesBAs prices and building costs keep rising, the "do-it-yourself" (DIY) trend（趋势）in the U.S. continues to grow. "We needed furniture（家具）for our living room, "says John Ross, "and we just didnt have enough money to buy it. So we decided to try making a few tables and chairs." John got married six months ago, and in common with many young people these days, they are struggling to make a home at a time when the cost of living is very high. The Rosses took a 2-week course for $280 at a night school. Now they build all their furniture and make repairs around the house.Jim Hatfield has three boys and his wife died. He has a full-time job at home as well as in a shoe making factory. Last month, he received a car repair bill for $420. "I was deeply upset about it. Now Ive finished a car repair course, I should be able to fix the car by myself."John and Jim are not unusual people. Most families in the country are doing everything they can to save money so they can fight the high cost of living. If you want to become a "do-it-yourselfer", you can go to DIY classes. And for those who dont have time to take a course, there are books that tell you how you can do things yourself.33We can learn from the text that many newly married people _. A. find it hard to pay for what they need B. have to learn to make their own furniture C. take DIY courses run by the government D. seldom go to a department store to buy things34Jim Hatfield decided to become a do-it-yourselfer when _. A. his car repairs cost too much B. the car repair class was not helpful C. he could no possible do two jobs D. he had to raise the children all by himself35What would be the best title for the text? A. The Joy of DIY B. You Can Do It Too! C. Welcome to Our DIY Course! D. Ross and Hatfield: Believers in DIY.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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。Although many Chinese students say that their knowledge of English grammar is good, most would admit that their spoken English is poor. Whenever I speak to a Chinese student, they always say,“ My spoken English is poor.”_36I would like to suggest that there may be some reasons for their problems with spoken English.First, they fail to find suitable words to express themselves due to a limited vocabulary. _37. However, you can speak with a limited vocabulary, if you choose a positive attitude. Others will follow you as long as you use the words that you know._.38Sometimes they make mistakes when they are speaking because they are shy and nervous. Yet students should remember that their goal should be FLUENCY NOT ACCURACY. Your aim in writing is to be accurate following the rules for grammar and using the right words and spelling them correctly. However, in speaking your aim is fluency. You want to get your message across, to talk to someone in English, as quickly and as well as you can, even though sometimes you may use a wrong word or tense, but it doesnt matter._.39The third reason is that not enough attention is paid to listening. You have one mouth but two ears! All that hearing is necessary for you to start speaking.Fourth, most Chinese students are reactive rather than proactive language learners. Instead of actively seeking out opportunities to improve their spoken English they passively wait for speaking opportunities to come to them and wonder why their English always remains poor._.40AThe person you are speaking to will understand you and make allowances for any mistakes he hears.BThey may try to avoid making similar mistakes next time.CObviously the better answer is to expand their vocabulary.DIf you have this proactive outlook, then you will see English opportunities wherever you go.EHowever, their spoken English does not have to remain “poor”!FSecond, they are afraid of making mistakes.GThe second reason lies in the reluctance of using what has just been learned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）You have waited 45 minutes for the valuable 10 minutes break between classes. But when the bell for the next class rings, you cant believe how _41_ time has passed.If you are _42_ with this scene, youll know how time flies when you are having fun and _43_ when you are bored. Now scientists have _44_ a reason why this is the case.Scans have shown that patterns of activity in the brain _45_ according to how we focus on a task. When we are _46_ , we concentrate more on how time is passing. And _47_ makes our brains think the clock is ticking more slowly.In an experiment _48_ by a French laboratory, 12 volunteers watched an image _49_ researchers monitored their brain activity.The volunteers were told to _50_ concentrate on how long an image appeared for, then _