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湖北省长阳县第一高级中学学年高一英语上学期期中试题
长阳一中2015-2016学年度第一学期期中考试
高一英语试卷
(全卷满分:
150分完成时间:
120分钟)
第一部分:
听力(共两节,满分30分)
做题时,先将答案划在试卷上。
录音内容结束后,你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
第一节
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.Howwillthemangotoschoolnextweek?
A.Bycar.B.Bytaxi.C.Bybus.
2.What’stheman’smajor?
A.Computertechnology.B.Science.C.History.
3.Whatarethechildrendoing?
A.Playingoutside.B.Readinginthelibrary.C.Watchingabasketballmatch.
4.Whatisthewomancomplainingabout?
A.Thetraffic.B.Waitinginline.C.Thecostoftickets.
5.Whatdoesthemanmean?
A.Hefoundthebookboring.
B.Hefinishedthebookyesterday.
C.Helikesthebookverymuch.
第二节
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6至8题。
6.Whyisn’tEmmalisteningtotheman?
A.She’sworriedaboutsomething.
B.Shedoesn’twanttohavecoffee.
C.Shethinksthemanisannoying.
7.Whatdoesherdaughterwanttodo?
A.Getabetterjob.B.Moveout.C.Getabiggerapartment.
8.Whatistheman’sopinion?
A.Emmashouldlivewithherdaughter.
B.Emmashouldlearntoacceptthesituation.
C.Emmashouldtalkwithherdaughter.
听第7段材料,回答第9至11题。
9.WhenwillthemanarriveinSanFrancisco?
A.At5:
30a.m.B.At7:
30a.m.C.At8:
15a.m.
10.Howlongdoesheplantostaythere?
A.About10days.B.About15days.C.About20days.
11.Whomightthewomanbe?
A.Hiswife.B.Atravelagent.C.Aflightattendant.
听第8段材料,回答第12至14题。
12.Whatdoesthemanthinkoflivinginthecountry?
A.Mostneighborsarenarrow-minded.
B.Thepublicservicesareverypoor.
C.Lifeishealthierthaninthecity.
13.Wheredoesthewomanlive?
A.Inthecountry.B.Inatown.C.Inacity.
14.What’sthewoman’sattitudetowardproblemsinthecity?
A.Optimistic.B.Uncertain.C.Passive.
听第9段材料,回答第15至17题。
15.Whokeptthe$150intheend?
A.Thewoman.B.Thepolice.C.Theownerofthewallet.
16.Whathappenedwhenthemanwaswaitingtopayforgroceries?
A.Herealizedthathiswallethadbeenstolen.
B.Herealizedthathedidn’thaveanymoneywithhim.
C.Herealizedthathedidn’tbringenoughmoney.
17.Wheredidhefindhis$100?
A.Inhisjacketpocket.B.Inhiswallet.C.Inthewashingmachine.
听第10段材料,回答第18至20题。
18.Whomightthespeakerbe?
A.Anordinarycustomer.
B.Amanagerofasupermarket.
C.Astaffmemberatacornershop.
19.Whatisthemainadvantageofacornershop?
A.Lowprices.B.Friendlystaff.C.Nothavingtopayimmediately.
20.Whatisthebiggestdisadvantageofasupermarket?
A.Therearetoomanyproductstochoosefrom.
B.Somegoodsmaynotbefresh.
C.Youneedtowaitinlinetopay.
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。
A
OnedaywhenIwas5,mymotherscolded(责骂)mefornotfinishingmyriceandIgotangry.Iwantedtoplayoutsideandnottobemadetofinisheatingmyoldrice.Whenangrilyopeningthescreendoorwithmyfoot,Ikickedbackabouta12-inchpartofthelowerlefthandcornerofthenewscreendoor.ButIhadnoregret,forIwashappytobeplayinginthebackyardwithmytoys.
Today,IknowifmychildhaddonewhatIdid,Iwouldhavescoldedmychild,andtoldhimabouthowexpensivethisnewscreendoorwas,andIwouldhavedeliveredaspanking(打屁股)forit.Theyneversaidaword.Theyleftthecornerofthescreendoorpushedout,creatinganopening,abreach(裂缝)inthedefenseagainstunwantedinsects.
Foryears,everytimeIsawthatcornerofthescreen,itwouldconstantlyremindmeofmymistake.Foryears,Iknewthateveryoneinmyfamilywouldseethatholeandrememberwhodidit.Foryears,everytimeIsawaflybuzzing(嗡嗡)inthekitchen,IwouldwonderifitcameinthroughtheholethatIhadcreatedwithmyangryfoot.Iwouldwonderifmyfamilymemberswerethinkingthesamething,silentlyblamingmeeverytimeaflyinginsectenteredourhome,makinglifemoreterribleforusall.Myparentstaughtmeavaluablelesson,onethataspankingorstern(严厉的)wordsperhapscouldnotdeliver.TheirsilentpunishmentforwhatIhaddonedeliveredahundredsternmessagestome.Aboveall,ithashelpedmebecomeamorepatientpersonandnotburstoutsoeasily.
21.Whentheauthordamagedthedoor,hisparents__________.
A.scoldedhimforwhathehaddoneB.gavehimaspanking
C.toldhimhowexpensiveitwasD.leftthedoorunrepaired
22.Howdidtheauthorfeeleverytimehesawthedamageddoor?
A.Hefeltitdestroyedthehappyatmosphereathishome.
B.Hefoundthathisfamilymembersnolongerlikedhim.
C.Hefeltitashamenottocontrolhisangeratthattime.
D.Hefelthehadtoworkhardtomakeupforthedamage.
23.Theexperiencemaycausetheauthor___________.
A.tohaveabettercontrolofhimselfB.nottogoagainsthisparents’will
C.tohidehisangerawayfromothersD.nottomakemistakesinthefuture
24.Whatisthemainideaofthistext?
A.Adultsshouldignoretheirchildren’sbadbehavior.
B.Silentpunishmentmayhaveabettereffectoneducatingpeople.
C.Whatisthebestwaytobecomeamorepatientperson.
D.Parentsarethebestteachersoftheirchildren.
B
KidsarecooltowearbluejeansandT-shirtstoday.Itisfashionablelikethat.Fashionreferstothestylesofdressthatarecurrentlypopular.Fashiongoesbeyondjustclothes,though.It’simportantforsomepeopletowearonlythelatestfashionsandstyles.Forothers,though,keepingupwithtrends(潮流)isn’tthatimportant.Theonethingthatstaysthesamewithfashionisthis:
italwayschanges!
Duringthe1960sand1970s,hippiesmadebell---bottomedbluejeans(喇叭裤)popular.Also,inthe1980s,MichaelJacksonmadeparachutepants(降落伞裤)allthefashion.Nowtrytofindtheseitemsintoday’sclothingstores!
Doyouknowwhyfashionschange?
Theanswerisprobablyassimpleasthefactthatpeoplechange.Overtime,thenewreplacestheold.Peopleareinfluencedgreatlybypopularculture,includingathletes,musicians,moviesstars,aswellaspopularfilms,televisionshows,booksandmusic.Wearealsoinfluencedbythefashionindustry’sadvertising.
Thestarsofpopularculturearealwayssearchingforanewangletomaintain(保持)theirpopularity.Oftenthesenewanglescomeintheformofnewclothingorhairstyles.Whenpeopleseethesenewstyles,theyoftenwanttofollowtheirfavoritestars.Todoso,theyfindthelatestfashionstomakethemselveslooklikethepeopletheywanttofollow.Inthisway,fashionsdevelopgraduallyandchangeovertime.
Clotheshavebeenusedtoseparatepeopleintogroupsformanyyears.Eventoday,brand-name,clothingthatismoreexpensivethanothertypesofclothingcanbeusedbysomepeopletomakethemselvesdifferentfromothers.
Unfortunately,thiscanoftenhavetheeffectofdistancingcertaingroupsfromothers.Don’tforgetthatit’salwaysOKtodevelopyourownsenseofstylethatisuniqueandseparatefromwhatthefashionworlddetermines!
Staytruetoyourselfandletyourpersonality---notyourclothes---speakforwhoyouare!
25.Whatdoestheexampleofbell---bottomedbluejeansandparachutepantsinParagraph2suggest?
A.Fashionalwayschanges.B.Starsarealwaysinfluential.
C.Peoplehavedifferentdressingstyles.D.MichaelJacksonaregooddesigners.
26.Whatcausesthechangesoffashions?
A.Advertisementschangerapidly.B.Popularcultureinfluencespeople.
C.Moviestarsarechangingovertime.D.Newfilmsandshowsreplacetheold.
27.Whatdoestheauthormainlywanttostress(强调)inthelastparagraph?
A.Theadvantagesofstayingunique.
B.Thebadeffectsoffollowingfashion.
C.Thegoodinfluencesofpopularstyles.
D.Theimportanceofhavingone’sownpersonality.
28.Wecanlearnfromthetextthat_________.
A.fashionisallaboutclothesB.theauthorhasgoneoutoffashion
C.clothesmayseparateanddistancepeopleD.peopleliketofollowothers’dressingstyle
C
Therewasamanplayingthepianoinabar.Hewasagoodpianoplayerandalwaysperformedinthisbar.Peoplecameinjusttohearhimplay.Butonenight,acustomertoldhimthathedidn’twanttohearhimjustplaythepianoanymore.Hewantedhimtosingasong.
Themansaid,“Idon’tsing.”
Butthecustomerwaspersistent(固执的).Hetoldthebarmanager,“I’mtiredoflisteningtothepiano.Iwantthatmantosing!
”
Themanagershoutedacrosstheroom,“Ifyouwanttogetpaid,singasong.Ourcustomersareaskingyoutosing!
”
Sohedid.Hesangasong.Apianoplayerwhohadneversunginpublicdidsoforthefirsttime.Andeveryonewassurprisedbyhissong—“Mona,MonaLisa”.Hegotlotsofapplause(掌声)thatnight.
Hehadsuchatalentforsinging,buthejusthadbeensittingonhistalentforthepastyears!
Ifwithoutsuchachance,hemayhavelivedtherestofhislifeasano-namepianoplayerinano-namebar.However,nowhehadbecomeoneofthebest-knownsingersinAmerica.
You,too,haveskillsandabilities.Maybeyour“talent”isnotasgreatasthesingerabove,butitmaybebetterthanyouthink!
Andwitheffort,mostskillscanbeimproved.So,inyourlife,youshouldbebraveenoughtotrydoingdifferentthingsandfindoutwhattalentsyoureallyhave!
29.Whydidthemanstarttosing?
A.Becausehewantedtomakemoremoney.
B.Becausethebarmanagersaidhelikedhissong.
C.Becausethemanageraskedhimtosingattherequestofacustomer.
D.Becausehewantedtoshoweveryonethathe