广东省东莞市四校学年度高一第二学期期中联考英语试题.docx

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广东省东莞市四校学年度高一第二学期期中联考英语试题

2016—2017学年第二学期期中高一年级英语试题

第一部分听力（共两节，满分15分）

第一节听力理解（2段共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

每段播放两遍。

各段后有几个小题，每段播放前每小题有5秒钟的阅题时间。

请根据各段播放内容及其相关小题，在5秒钟内从题中所给的A、B、C项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

听第一段对话，回答第1~2题。

1.Whichofthefollowingcountrieshasthewomanbeento?

A.JapanandAmerica.B.CanadaandAustralia.C.ChinaandThailand.

2.WhatdoesthemansayaboutNorway?

A.Itsnowsalmosteverywhereinwinter.

B.Itiscoldalltheyearround.

C.It’sverydryinsummer.

听第二段对话，回答第3~5题。

3.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Roommates.B.Family.C.Friends.

4.Whyisthewomansurprised?

A.Themandesignedhishousehimself.

B.Themanputmanyfootballsinhishouse.

C.Themanisfamiliarwithmanyfootballstars.

5.Whatkindofhousedoesthewomanhopetoown?

A.Afootballhouse.B.Amotorhouse.C.Anapartment.

第二节听取信息（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）

听下面一段独白。

请根据题目要求，从所听到的内容中获取必要的信息，填入答题卡标号为6~10的空格中。

听录音前，你将有10秒钟的阅题时间，录音读两遍。

你将有60秒钟的作答时间。

Alostboy

Thepresentplace

Inthemanager’s6forover10minutes.

Appearance

Theboyhas7hairandblueeyes.HeiswearingaredT-shirtandblackjeansandiscarryingawhite8.Heappearstobeabout9yearsold.

Howhewasfound

Aclerkfoundhimsittinginthetoysection,10inthecoloringbooksthere.

第二部分阅读（共两节，满分40分）

第1节阅读理解（共15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。

A

HereisalookattwopopularzoosintheUnitedStates-----theNationalZooandtheSanDiegoZoo.

TheNationalZoo,whichwasbuiltin1889,islocatedinWashington,D.C.,on163acresofland.Thezoohasmorethan3600animals,andalmost130ofthespeciesofthezoo’sanimalsareendangered.ItisopeneverydayexceptChristmasDay,December25.

Educationandcommunityareveryimportanttothezoo,anditoffersanumberofspecialprogramsforchildrenandadults.Thereisasummercampforchildrenagedninetotwelve.Thezooalsohasspecialeventsforthecommunity.BecausetheNationalZooispartofthegroupofnationalmuseumscalledtheSmithsonian,admissionisfree.

TheSanDiegoZoo,a107-acrepark,islocatedinBalboaparkinSanDiego,California.Thezoofirstopenedin1917withasmallnumberofanimals.Today,therearemorethan4000animals,including800differentspecies.AsofJuly2011,theSanDiegoZooisoneofthefourzoosintheUSwhichhavegiantpandasonshow,andisthemostsuccessfulintermsofpandareproduction.

TheSanDiegoZooisopenfrom9:

00amto4:

00pm,butthegroundscloseat6:

00pm.Thezooattractsaboutthreemillionvisitorseveryyear.Thepriceforgeneraladmissionis$19.50,and$11.75forchildrenagedthreetoeleven.

11.BoththeSanDiegoZooandtheNationalZoo_________.

A.haveahistoryofover100years.B.arelocatedinWashington,D.C.

C.coveranareaofover100acres.D.keepmorethan4000animals.

12.Ifaten-year-oldgirlvisitstheSanDiegoZoowithherparents,theyshouldpay_________.

A.$11.75B.$19.5C.$43.00D.$50.75

13.Wheredoesthispassageprobablycomefrom?

A.Ahistorypaper.B.Atravelmagazine.

C.Anewspaperreport.D.Amedicaltextbook.

B

A12-year-oldCalifornianstudentwhoalreadyhasthreecommunitycollegedegreessaidheplanstoattendcollegeinthefalltostudybiomedicalengineering（生物医学工程）.Theboyaimstobecomeadoctorandmedicalresearcherbyage18.

TanishqAbrahamofSacramentohasbeenacceptedbyUniversityofCaliforniaatDavisandreceivedascholarshiptoUniversityofCaliforniaatSantaCruz,buthehasyettodecidewhichuniversityhe’llattend,reportedSacramentotelevisionstationCBS13.“IthinkI’llbe18whenIgetmyDoctorofMedicine,”Tanishqsaid.

Tanishqstartedcommunitycollegeatage7,andlastyearhereceivedassociate’sdegrees（副学士学位）fromAmericanRiverCollege,acommunitycollegeinSacramento,ingeneralscience,mathandphysicalscience,andforeignlanguagestudies.

Atfirst,professorsatthecollegedidn’twantTanishqintheirclassesbecauseofhisage.Butfinallyaprofessoragreedtolethimattendifhismother,adoctorofveterinarymedicine（兽医学）,alsotooktheclass.“ThereweretimeswhenIhadtoexplaingeneralrelativityandspecialrelativitytomymom,”Tanishqsaid.

BiologyprofessorMarleneMartinezsaidtheboywasnotafraidtoasklotsofquestions.“Inlecturehewouldalwayspopupwith“so,doesthatmean--’or‘whataboutthis?

’”Martinezsaid.

Tanishqhasalwayspickedupknowledgequickly,hisfather,BijouAbraham,toldNBCNews.“Wetestedhimanddiscoveredthathewasprettysmart,”Abrahamsaid.“Weweresurprisedwhenwestartedgivinghimadvancedstuffandhewaspickingitupreallyfast.”

Tanishqsayschildgeniusesareoftenseenasodd（古怪）.“Whenyouthinkofagenius,youthinkofamadscientistkindofthing,“hesaid.Buthepointedouthe’sjustanordinarykidwholikeslearningandmicroscopesbutalsoplayingvideogames.“Ijustthinklearningisfun,”Tanishqsaid.

14.WhatwillTanishqdointhecomingfallterm?

A.HewillgraduatefromAmericanRiverCollege.

B.HewillbecomeCalifornia’syoungestdoctor.

C.Hewillworkforhiscommunitycollege.

D.Hewillbeginhisuniversityeducation.

15.WhatcanweknowaboutTanishqaccordingtothetext?

A.Heattendedhismother’slecturesinAmericanRiverCollege.

B.HegotmuchhelpfromhismotherinAmericanRiverCollege.

C.HestudiedtogetherwithhismotherinAmericanRiverCollege.

D.HewaslookeddownuponbyothersinAmericanRiverCollege.

16.HowdidTanishqbehavewhenhetookMarleneMartinez’sclasses?

A.Veryactively.B.Ratherstrangely.

C.Extremelyrudely.D.Perfectlynormally.

17.WhatdoesBijouAbrahamthinkabouthisson?

A.He’llgrowuptobeamadscientist.

B.Heneedsmoretimetoplayoutside.

C.Learningforhimisapieceofcake.

D.Videogameswillruinhimsomeday.

C

Today,manypeopleuseplantsfromotherplacestodesigntheiryards.Well,dotheyhaveanyinfluenceonanimallivingnearby?

Asweknow,plantssupplyfoodforthingslikeinsectsandplant-eatinganimals.Inturn,birdsandmeat-eatinganimalsfeedontheseinsectsandplant-eatinganimals.Itiseasytoseehowimportantplantsare.

Althoughexoticplantsmaylookbeautiful,theycancauseproblemswhentherearetoomanyofthem.IliveinVirginia,USA,andsometimesseeaplant---commonlyknowasKudzu---thatseemstocovereverythinginthearea,evenclimbingoverwholetreesandhouses.

Kudzuisanunbelievableplantsinceitgrowsveryfast.ItwasfirstbroughttotheUnitedStatesfromsouth-eastAsiaaroundthe1870’sasacropthatfarmerscouldgrow.However,KudzuquicklycametobeconsideredharmfulthroughoutthesouthernUnitedStates.

SinceKudzugrowsfastinmanydifferentenvironments,itcancompletelycoverareasoflandquickly.TheplantisalsonoteatenbyanyinsectsorbirdsintheUnitedStatessoitcangrowunchecked.Kudzucancovertrees,bushes,andevenhouses.ItcoststheUnitedStates500milliondollarsayeartojustkeepKudzuatbay.Theplantisaperfectexampleofwhatscientistscallaninvasivespecies（入侵物种）,whichgrowsrapidlyandoutcompetesothernativeplants.

Allexoticplantshavethepossibilitytobecomeinvasive.Notonlyaretheycostly,butplantingthemingardensactuallytakesawayfoodfrominsects.Ifeveryonefilledtheirgardenwithplantsnativetowheretheylive,manylovelybutterfliesandothernativecreatureswouldbeattractedtotheirbackyards!

So,takealookoutofyourwindow---howdoesyourgardengrow?

18.WecanlearnfromthepassagethatKudzuinVirginia_________.

A.isverybeautifulB.isdifficulttogrow

C.cancausebigtroubleD.canmakeaircleaner

19.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEofKudzu?

A.ItservedasfoodatfirstinAmerica.

B.ItcametoAmericaintheearly19thcentury.

C.ItgrowsfastinAsia,butslowlyinAmerica.

D.ItisofteneatenbyinsectsorbirdsinAmerica.

20.Howdoestheauthorsoundwhentellingofexoticplants?

A.Sad.B.Worried.C.Proud.D.Excited.

21.Whatdoesauthormainlydiscussinthepassage?

A.Everyoneshouldlearntolovenature.

B.Itisahardjobtogrowplantsinyards.

C.Gardeninghasbecomeaserioushobby.

D.Itisimportanttosaynotoexoticplants.

D

Ialwaysbelievethatthebookisbetterthanitsfilmadaptation（改编）formanyreasons.Manyparentswanttheirchildrentoreadthebookbeforewatchingthefilmadaptation.Thisisbecauseifyoureadthebook,youhaveanimageinyourheadofwhatthecharacterslooklike,whattheirvoicessoundlike,andwhatthescenelookslike,andusuallyit’sprettygood.Butwhenyouwatchthefilm,allthoseappearancegetchanged.

Whenyouwatchamovie,youbeginimaginingthatthecharactersinthebookinfactlookliketheactorsthatareinthefilmadaptation.Thefilmcreatorsinvitefamouspeopletoactoutthecharactersinthebook.Forexample,inthebookPercyJacksonandtheLightningThief,Percyisexpectedto“look”likea12-year-oldwhodoesn’tknowwhathe’sdoingadwouldloseanyfighthegotinto.Butinthefilmadaptation,Percylookssortofathletic,andis16yearsold.Sowhenyouarereadingthebook,youseehimasasortofweakling（弱者）,butwhenyouseethemovie,theimageyouhadofhiminyourmindshattered.

Ontheotherhand,thefilmadaptationcanalsobebetterthanabook.Withamovie,youdon’thavetoreadanything.Youcanwatchamoviewhiledoinghouseworkifyouwantto.Butwithabook,theonlythingyoucandoisread.Youcan’treadabookanddohouseworkatthesametime;that’simpossible.

OnethingthatIdon’tlikeaboutfilmsis