高一英语上学期半期考试试题Word格式文档下载.docx

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2.Howmuchsleepdoesthemanneedatleasteverynight?

A.7hours.B.8hours.C.9hours.

3.WhatdidStevesayyesterday?

A.Helikedtheapartment.

B.Hewantedtosignacontract.

C.Hewouldcallthemansoon.

4.Whatdothespeakersactuallywanttoget?

A.Jobs.B.Smartphones.C.Smartrobots.

5.Whydoesthewomanapologizetotheman?

A.Shecan’thaveadiscussionwithhimrightnow.

B.Shehastoputofftheirappointment.（约会）

C.Shewon’thavelunchwithhimtoday.

第二节（共15小题；

每小题1.5分）

听下面5段对话或独白。

每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从每题所给的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至7题。

6.WhenisProfessorSmithcomingtotheschool?

A.OnOct.11.B.OnOct.13.C.OnOct.30.

7.Whatdoesthemanaskthewomantodonextweek?

A.Togiveaspeechattheschoollibrary.

B.Toreviewthepaperaboutpubliccommunication.

C.TointerviewProfessorSmithandwriteanarticle.

听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。

8.Whatdoesthemanwanttobewashedbyhand?

A.Hissilkshirt.B.Hissweaters.C.Histrousers.

9.Whenistheearliestthatthemancangethisclothesback?

A.Thisevening.B.Tomorrowmorning.C.Tomorrowafternoon.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.WhatistheCornellNotessystemknownforhelpingstudentsdo?

A.Sortingnotes.B.Takingnotesquickly.C.Organizingnotes.

11.Whichofthefollowingshouldbeavoidedaccordingtothewoman?

A.Mainideasofthetextorspeech.

B.Longideasandsentences.

C.Questionsrelatedtoreview.

12.Whywon’tthemantrytheCornellNotesmethoduntilnextsemester?

A.Hemustprepareforhisfinalexamsnow.

B.Hecan’tunderstandthetopicsoquickly.

C.Hewillhavetowriteasummaryinaday.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.WhatdoesthemanthinkisthebestknownserviceorproductGoogleoffers?

A.Searchengine.B.Varioussoftware.C.Onlineadvertisingtechnologies.

14.HowlongdidGoogletaketostartsellingtheirshares?

A.Oneyear.B.Fiveyears.C.Sixyears.

15.WhatisthemainthingthatmakesthemanwanttoworkforGoogle?

A.Google’sserviceincommunicationshardware.

B.Google’sbusinessthroughouttheworld.

C.Google’streatmentofitsemployees.

16.Whathasthemanalreadydone?

A.Hehashadaninterview.

B.HehassenthisresumetoGoogle.

C.Hehasvisitedthecompanyandmetsomeone.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.HowdoesAnnatreatJackaccordingtothetalk?

A.Bathinghimandpayinghishealthbillsandtaxes.

B.Buyinghisclothesandpayinghisphonebillsandtaxes.

C.Buyinghisfoodandpayinghishealthbillsandtaxes.

18.WhatislifelikeforpeopleinSweden?

A.Busy.B.Orderly.C.Easy.

19.Whatisthemoneypaidindogtaxesusedfor?

A.Buyinginsurancefordogowners.

B.Payingfordamagedonebydogs.

20.Providingmedicalcarefordogs.

Whatcanwelearnfromthetalk?

A.PeopleinSwedenpayalotoftaxes.

B.Owningdogsmeansaskingfortrouble.

C.Manycaraccidentsarecausedbydogs.

第二部分 

阅读理解

第一节：

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。

（共20小题；

每小题2分，满分40分）

A

Initsearlyhistory，Chicagohadfloodsfrequently，especiallyinthespring，makingthestreetssomuddythatpeople，horses，andcartsgotstuck．Anoldjokethatwaspopularatthetimewentsomethinglikethis：

AmanisstuckuptohiswaistinamuddyChicagostreet．Askedifheneedshelp，hereplies，"

No，thanks．I'

vegotagoodhorseunderme．"

Thecityplannerdecidedtobuildanundergrounddrainage（排水）system，buttheresimplywasn'

tenoughdifferencebetweentheheightofthegroundlevelandthewaterlevel．TheonlytwooptionsweretolowertheChicagoRiverorraisethecity．

AnengineernamedEllisChesbroughconvincedthecitythatithadnochoicebuttobuildthepipesabovegroundandthencoverthemwithdirt．Thisraisedthelevelofthecity'

sstreetsbyasmuchas12feet．

Thisofcoursecreatedanewproblem：

dirtpracticallyburiedthefirstfloorsofeverybuildinginChicago．Buildingownerswerefacedwithachoice：

eitherchangethefirstfloorsoftheirbuildingsintobasements，andthesecondstoriesintomainfloors，orhoisttheentirebuildingstomeetthenewstreetlevel．Smallwood-framebuildingscouldbeliftedfairlyeasily．Butwhataboutlarge，heavystructureslikeTremontHotel，whichwasasix-storybrickbuilding？

That'

swhereGeorgePullmancamein．Hehaddevelopedsomehouse-movingskillssuccessfully．ToliftabigstructureliketheTremontHotel，Pullmanwouldplacethousandsofjackscrews（螺旋千斤顶）beneaththebuilding'

sfoundation．Onemanwasassignedtooperateeachsectionofroughly10jackscrews．AtPullman'

ssignaleachmanturnedhisjackscrewthesameamountatthesametime，therebyraisingthebuildingslowlyandevenly．Astonishingly，theTremontHotelstayopenduringtheentireoperation，andmanyofitsguestsdidn'

tevennoticeanythingwashappening．

Somepeopleliketosaythateveryproblemhasasolution．ButinChicago'

searlyhistory，everyengineeringsolutionseemedtocreateanewproblem．NowthatChicago'

swastewaterwasdrainingefficientlyintotheChicagoRiver，thecity'

snextstepwastocleanthepollutedriver．

21.Theauthormentionsthejoketoshow______．

A.horseswerefairlyusefulinChicago

B.Chicago'

sstreetswereextremelymuddy

C.Chicagowasverydangerousinthespring

D.theChicagopeoplewereparticularlyhumorous

22.ThecityplannerswereconvincedbyEllisChesbroughto______．

A.buildthepipesaboveground

B.lowertheChicagoRiver

C.fightagainstheavyfloods

D.getridofthestreetdirt

23.Theunderlinedword"

hoist"

inParagraph4means"

______"

．

A.change

B.lift

C.repair

D.decorate

24.ThepassageismainlyabouttheearlyChicago'

s______．

A.popularlifestylesandtheirinfluences

B.environmentaldisastersandtheircauses

C.engineeringproblemsandtheirsolutions

D.successfulbusinessmenandtheirachievements．

B

GrandparentsAnsweraCall.Asathird-generationnativeofBrownsville，Texas，MildredGarzaneverplannedtomoveaway．EvenwhenherdaughterandsonaskedhertomovetoSanAntoniotohelpwiththeirchildren，shepolitelyrefused．OnlyafterayearoffriendlydiscussiondidMs．Garzafinallysayyes．Thatwasfouryearsago．Todayallthreegenerationsregardthemoveasasuccess，givingthemacloserrelationshipthantheywouldhavehadinseparatecities．

NostatisticsshowthenumberofgrandparentslikeGarzawhoaremovingclosertoadultchildrenandgrandchildren．Yetthereisevidencesuggestingthatthetrendisgrowing．EvenObama'

smother-in-law，MarianRobinson，hasagreedtoleaveChicagoandmoveintotheWhiteHousetohelpcareforhergranddaughters．Accordingtoastudybygrandparents．com，83percentofthepeoplesaidMrs．Robinson'

sdecisionwillinfluencegrandparentsintheAmericanfamily．Two-thirdsbelievemorefamilieswillfollowtheexampleofObama'

sfamily．

"

Inthe1960swewereallalittlewildandcouldn'

tgetawayfromhomefarenoughorfastenoughtoprovewecoulddoitonourown，"

saysChristineCrosby，publisherofGrand，amagazineforgrandparents．"

Wenowrealizehowimportantfamilyisandhowimportantitistobenearthem，especiallywhenyou'

reraisingchildren．"

Movingisnotforeveryone．Almosteverygrandparentwantstobewithhisorhergrandchildrenandiswillingtomakesacrifices，butsometimesitiswisertosaynoandvisitfrequentlyinstead．Havingyourgrandchildrenfarawayishard，especiallyknowingyouradultchildisstruggling，butgivingupthelifeyouknowmaybeharder．

25.WhywasGarza'

smoveasuccess？

______

A.Itstrengthenedherfamilyties．

B.Itimprovedherlivingconditions．

C.Itenabledhermakemorefriends．

D.Ithelpedherknowmorenewplaces．

26.WhatwasthereactionofthepublictoMrs．Robinson'

sdecision？

A.17%expressedtheirsupportforit．

B.Fewpeoplerespondedsympathetically（同情地）.

C.83%believedithadabadinfluence．

D.Mostofthemthoughtitwasatrend．

27.WhatdidCrosbysayaboutpeopleinthe1960s？

A.Theywereunsureofthemselves．

B.Theywereeagertoraisemorechildren．

C.Theywantedtoliveawayfromtheirparents．

D.Theyhadlittlerespectfortheirgrandparents．

28.Whatdoestheauthorsuggestthegrandparentsdointhelastparagraph？

A.Makedecisionsinthebestinterestsoftheirown．

B.Asktheirchildrentopaymorevisitstothem．

C.Sacrificefortheirstrugglingchildren．

D.Gettoknowthemselvesbetter．

C

IamPeterHodes，avolunteerstemcourier．SinceMarch2012，I'

vedone89trips-ofthose，51havebeenabroad，Ihave42hourstocarrystemcells（干细胞）inmylittleboxbecauseI'

vegottwoicepacksandthat'

showlongtheylast．Inall，fromthetimethestemcellsareharvestedfromadonor（捐献者）tothetimetheycanbeimplantedinthepatient，we'

vegot72hoursatmost，SoIamalwaysconsciousoftime．

IhadonetriplastyearwhereIwascaughtbyahurricaneinAmerica．IpickedupthestemcellsinProvidence，RhodeIsland，andwasmeanttoflytoWashingtonthenbacktoLondon．ButwhenIarrivedatthecheck-indeskatProvidence，theladyonthedesksaid：

Well，I'

mreallysorry，I'

vegotsomebadnewsforyou-therearenoflightsfromWashington．"

SoItookmyboxandputitonthedeskandIsaid：

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