浙江省安吉县上墅私立高级中学学年高一英语下学期期中试题.docx

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浙江省安吉县上墅私立高级中学学年高一英语下学期期中试题

2015学年第二学期期中考试高一英语试题卷

考生须知：

1.本试卷分卷一（选择题）和卷二（非选择题）两部分。

共150分。

考试时间120分钟。

2.每小题选出答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。

如有改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再涂其他标号，答在试卷上无效。

3.考试结束后，考生将答题卷交回。

第一卷（选择题，满分95分）

第一部分：

听力（共两节，满分30分）

第1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。

1.Whatdoesthewomanwanttodrink?

A.Applejuice.B.Coffee.C.Orangejuice.

2.Whodoesthewomansuggestthemantaketotheparty?

A.Bianca.B.Janet.C.Anna.

3.Whatisthenextbusstop?

A.ProspectPark.B.ParkStreet.C.EmpirePlace.

4.Howsoonwillthemanbebackfromhisbusinesstrip?

A.5daysfromnow.

B.11daysfromnow.C.12daysfromnow.

5.Whatdoesthemandecidetodo?

A.Watchthegameinhisbedroom.

B.Walkthedogafterdinner.

C.GotoJack’shouse.

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。

6.Whatarethespeakersgoingtodotonight?

A.Buysomeshoes.B.Seeafilm.C.Gotoapetstore.

7.Wheredoesthemansuggestlooking?

A.Underthesofa.B.Underthebed.C.Underthecat.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.HowlongwillthemanprobablystayinNewZealand?

A.Threedays.B.Twoweeks.C.Threeweeks.

9.Whatadvicedoesthewomangivetotheman?

A.GotoNewZealandafterChristmas.

B.Bookhisflightassoonaspossible.

C.Savemoremoneyforhistrip.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Howistheprojectgoing?

A.Ithasalmostnotbegunatall.

B.Thereisstillalottobedone.

C.Morethanhalfhasbeenfinished.

11.Whatistheman’sproblem?

A.Nooneinthecompanylikeshim.

B.Heistoobusywithwork.

C.Heseldomcommunicateswithhisco-workers.

12.Whatisthewomantryingtodo?

A.Helptheman.B.Praisetheman.C.Complainabouttheman.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.Whatdidthewomanbreak?

A.Herleg.B.Herarm.C.Herfoot.

14.Wherewillthewomangotonight?

A.Tothehospital.B.Tohermother’shouse.C.Tohersister’shouse.

15.Whatwillthemaneatfordinner?

A.Chicken.B.Sandwiches.C.Vegetables.

16.Whatwillthemandonext?

A.Waitforthewoman.B.Gotohiscar.C.Talktothedoctor.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Wheredidtheboygetlost?

A.Inamarket.B.Inasubwaystation.C.Outsidea

busstop.

18.Whodidtheboyaskfirstfordirections?

A.Amiddle-agedwoman.B.Agirlabouthisage.C.Anoldman.

19.Howdidtheboyfeelwhenhewentuptothegirl?

A.Embarrassed.B.Disappointed.C.Angry.

20.Howdidthegirlhelptheboy?

A.Shelenthimherphonetomakeacall.

B.Sheofferedtowalkhimtothehotel.

C.Shelookedupthehotelinhersmartphone.

第二部分：

阅读理解（共20小题，满分35分）

第一节（共10小题，每小题2.5分，满分25分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给四个选项（A、B、C、和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

SamuelOsmondisa19-year-oldlawstudentfromCornwall,England.Heneverstudiedthepiano.However,hecanplayverydifferentmusicalpiecebymusicianssuchasChopinandBeethovenjustafewminutesafterhehearsthem.Helearnsapieceofmusicbylisteningtoitonparts.Thenhethinksaboutthenotesinhishead.Twoyearsago,heplayedhisfirstpieceMoonlightSonata（奏鸣曲）byBeethoven.Hesurprisedeveryonearoundhim.

Amazedthatherememberedthislonganddifficultpieceofmusicandplayeditperfectly,histeacherssaySamuelisunbelievable.Theysayhisabilityisveryrare,butSamueldoesn’tevenrealizethatwhathecandoisspecial.Samuelwantedtobecomealawyerasitwasthewishofhisparents,butmusicteacherstoldhimheshouldstudymusicinstead.Now,hestudieslawandmusic.

Samuelcan’tunderstandwhyeveryoneissosurprised.“Igrewupwithmusic.Mymotherplayedthepianoandmyfatherplayedtheguitar.Abouttwoyearsago,Isuddenlydecidedtostartplayingthepiano,withoutbeingabletoreadmusicandwithouthavinganylessons.Itcomeseasilytome---Ihearthenotesandcanbeartheminmind---eachandeverynote.”saysSamuel.

Recently,Samuelperformedapieceduringaspecialeventathiscollege.Thepiecehadmorethanathousandnotes.Theaudiencewasimpressedbyhisamazingperformance.Heisnowlearningapiecethatissodifficultthatmanyprofessionalpianistscan’tplayit.Samuelsaysconfidently,“It’sallaboutsupermemory---IguessIhavethatgift.”

However,Samuel’sabilitytorememberthingsdoesn’tstopwithmusic.Hisfamilysaysthatevenwhenhewasayoungboy,Samuelheardsomeonereadastory,andthenhecouldretellthestorywordforword.

Samuelisstillonlyateenager.Hedoesn’tknowwhathewantstodointhefuture.Fornow,heisjusthappytoplaybeautifulmusicandcontinuehisstudies.

21.Whatisspec

ialaboutSamuelOsmond?

A.Hehasagiftforwritingmusic.

B.Hecanwritedownthenotehehears.

C.Heisatopstudentatthelawschool.

D.Hecanplaythemusicalpiecehehears.

22.WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph2?

A.Samuelchoselawagainstthewishofhisparents.

B.Samuelthinksofhimselfasamanofgreatmusicalability.

C.Sanmuelplannedtobealawyerratherthanamusician.

D.Samuelstudieslawandmusicontheadviceofhisteachers.

23.WhatcanweinferaboutSamuelinParagraph4?

A.Hebecamefamousduringaspecialeventathiscollege.

B.Heisproudofhisabilitytorememberthingsaccurately.

C.Heplaysthepianobetterthanmanyprofessionalpianists.

D.Heimpressedtheaudiencebyplayingallthemusicalpiece.

24.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthispassage?

A.TheStoryofaMusicalTalent

B.TheQualitiesofaMusician

C.TheImportanceofEarlyEducation

D.TheRelationshipbetweenMemoryandMusic

B

SincethefirstEarthDayin1970,Americanshavegottenalot“greener”towardtheenvironment.“Wedidn’tknowatthattimethatthereevenwasanenvironment,letalonethattherewasaproblemwithit,”saysBruceAnderson,presidentofEarthDayUSA.

Butwhatbeganasnothingimportantinpublicaffarishasgrownintoasocialmovement.Businesspeople,politicalleaders,universityprofessors,andespeciallymillionsofgrass-rootsAmericansaretakingpartinthemovement.“Theunderstandinghasincreasedmany,manytimes,”saysGaylordNelson,theformergovernorfromWisconsin,whothoughtupthefirstEarthDay.

AccordingtoUSgovernmentreports,emissions（排放）fromcarsandtruckshavedroppedfrom10.3milliontonsayearto5.5milliontons.ThenumberofcitiesproducingCObeyondthestandardhasbeenreducedfrom40to9.Althoughseriousproblemsstillremainandneedtobedealthwith,theworldisasaferandhealthierplace.Akindof“greenthinking”hasbecomepartofpractices.

Greatimprovementhasbeenachieved.In1988therewereonly600recyclingprograms;todayin1995thereareabout6600.Advancedlights,motors,andbuildingdesignshavehelpedsavealotofenergyandthereforepreventedpollution.

Twenty-fiveyearsago,therewerehardlyanyeducationprogrammsforenvironment.Today,it’shardtofindapublicschool,university,orlawschoolthatdoesnothavesuchakindofprogram.Untilwedothat,nothingelsewillchange!

”saysBruceAnderson.

25.AccordingtoAnderson,before1970,Americanshadlittleideaabout_______.

A.thesocialmovementB.recyclingtechniques

C.environmentalproblemsD.theimportanceofEarthDay

26.Wheredoesthesupportforenvironmentalprotectionmainlycomefrom?

A.Thegrass-rootslevel.B.Thebusinesscircle.

C.Governmentofficials.D.Universityprofessors.

27.WhathaveAmericansachievedinenvironmentalprotection?

A.Theyhavecutcaremissionstothelowest.

B.Theyhavesettledtheirenvironmentalproblems.

C.TheyhaveloweredtheirCOlevelsinfortycities.

D.Theyhavereducedpollutionthrougheffectivemeasures.

C

Whenitcomestofoodqualit

y,doyougetwhatyoupayfor?

Notnecessarily.

Accordingtorecentfindings,pricedoeshaveaneffectonwhatwethinkofthequalityoffood,butitmaynotalwaystrulyshowhowgoodthefoodis.ThestudywascarriedoutbyresearchersfromCornellUniversityintheUSandpublishedintheJournalofProduct&BrandManagement.

Theresearchteamsaidthatpsychologists（心理学家）havelongbelievedthatanexperience’sstrongestpart（thepeak（高峰））andlastpart（theend）decidewhatwethinkaboutthequalityofthatexperience.

Fortheirstudy,leadresearcherDavidJust,PhD,andhiscolleaguesdecidedtotestwhetherthisideachangesdependingonhowmuchwepayforanexperience.Inthiscase（情况）,theexperiencewaseatingatarestaurant.

Theresearchersinvited139peopletoanall-you-can-eatItalianrestaurant.Thes

ubjectswereputintwogroups:

thepeopleinonegroupwerecharged$4（26yuan）fortheirmeals,whiletheotherswerecharged$8.

Aftereating,everyonewasaskedtorate（评价）thetaste,enjoymentandsatisfactionofeachslice（切片）ofpizzatheyate,thenratetheoverall（全部的）experience.

Theteamfoundthatwhenitcametooverallenjoymentandtasteofthepizzaforsubjectswhopaid$4fortheirmeal,thepeak-endideawastrue;theyratedtheoverallexperiencebasedonthepeakratingoftasteandthelastslicetheyate.

Theparticipants（参与者）whopaid$8fortheirmeal,however,ratedtheiroverallexperiencebasedonlyonwhattheythoughtofthefirstsliceofpizzatheyate.

Theteamsaidtheirfindingssuggestedthatotherthingscanchangewhatyoupayattentiontoinjudgingquality.Thisstudy,forexample,foundthathowwejudgeamealmaybegreatlyaffectedbythepricewepayforit.

“Itisreallyincrediblehowsimplyincreasingthepricecanleadonetofocussomuchlessontheendexperienceandsomuchmor