山西省忻州市第一中学学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题 Word版含答案.docx

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山西省忻州市第一中学学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题Word版含答案

忻州一中2014-2015学年度第二学期期中考试

高一英语试题

乔斌

注意事项：

1.本试卷分为第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两大部分。

2.答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、班级、准考证号等信息填写在答题卡上相应的位置。

3.试题满分150分，考试时间120分钟。

听力20分计入总分。

4.全部答案在答题卡上完成，答在本试卷上无效。

第Ⅰ卷（满分100分）

第一部分：

听力部分（共两节，满分20分）

做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。

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（共5小题；每小题1分，满分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1遍。

1.Whycan’tthemantellthewomantheway?

A.Heislost.

B.Hedoesn’twanttohelpher.

C.Heisnotfamiliarwiththearea.

2.Howdoesthemanfeelabouttheplay?

A.It’sverygood.

B.It’sveryterrible.

C.It’sthebestonehehaseverseen.

3.Whatisthetimenow?

A.8:

30.B.8:

20.C.8:

00.

4.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

A.Theirhobbies.B.Theplayers.C.Thegames.

5.Whatcoloristheshirt?

A.Yellow.B.Green.C.Blue.

第二节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。

每段对话或独白读2遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。

6.Whatisthewoman?

A.Alibrarian.

B.Ashopassistant.

C.Ateacher.

7.Whatisthewoman’ssuggestion?

A.Buyingsomebooksoncomputers.

B.Borrowingsomemagazines.

C.Askingsomeexpertsforadvice.

听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。

8.WhatisNOTneededbytheman?

A.Apencil-box.

B.Notebooks.

C.Abottleofink.

9.Howmanydrawingpencilsdoesthemanwant?

A.Two

B.Six.

C.Twelve.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Withwhomisthemantalking?

A.Anotherstudent.

B.Ateacher.

C.Hisfather.

11.Whathasthewomanmainlybeenthinkingabout?

A.Theweather.

B.Goingskiing.

C.Herstudies.

12.Whatdoesthewomanthinkthemanshoulddo?

A.Thinkfurtherabouthisvacation.

B.Thinkmoreabouthisstudy.

C.Takeatriptothebeach.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.Whatdoesthewomanaskthemantodotonight?

A.Playsomesports.

B.Joinherfordinner.

C.Helpwithherstudy.

14.WhatisthemangoingtodoinMiami?

A.Gosightseeing.

B.Attendawedding.

C.Setupacoffeeshop.

15.Whereisthewomangoingnow?

A.Thetenniscourts.

B.Thecoffeeshop.

C.Herschool.

16.Whatdoesthemandecidetodoattheendoftheconversation?

A.Putoffhistrip.

B.Comebackearly.

C.Taketennislessons.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Whichisthebestwaytolearnalanguage?

A.Speakingthelanguagequickly.

B.Usingthelanguageasoftenasyoucan

C.Trytomakefewermistakes.

18.Whatshouldyoudowhenpeoplelaughatyourmistakes?

A.Stoptalkingatonce.

B.Keepyoursenseofhumor.

C.Becarefulnexttime.

19.WhatisthemostimportantruleoflearningEnglish?

A.Trytomakenomistakes.

B.Don’tbeafraidofmakingmistakes.

C.BereadytospeakEnglish.

20.Whatisthespeakertalkingabout?

A.HowtospeakEnglishquickly.

B.Howtomakefewermistakes

C.Howtolearnalanguage.

第二部分：

阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

IntheUnitedStates,whenonebecomesrich,hewantspeopletoknowit.Andevenifhedoesnotbecomeveryrich,hewantspeopletothinkthatheis.Thatiswhat“keepingupwiththeJoneses”isabout.Itisthestoryofsomeonewhotriedtolookasrichashisneighbors.

Theexpressionwasfirstusedin1913byayoungAmericancalledArthurMomand.Hetoldthisstoryabouthimself.Hebeganearning$125aweekattheageof23.Thatwasalotofmoneyinthosedays.HegotmarriedandmovedwithhiswifetoaverywealthyneighborhoodoutsideNewYorkCity.Whenhesawthatrichpeoplerodehorses,Momandwenthorsebackridingeveryday.Whenhesawthatrichpeoplehadservants,Momandandhiswifealsohiredaservantandgavebigpartiesfortheirnewneighbors.

Itwaslikearace,butonecouldneverfinishhisracebecauseonewasalwaystryingtokeepup.TheraceendedforMomandandhiswifewhentheycouldnolongerpayfortheirnewwayoflife.TheymovedbacktoanapartmentinNewYorkCity.

Momandlookedaroundhimandnoticedthatmanypeopledothingsjusttokeepupwithrichlifestyleoftheirneighbors.Hesawthefunnysideofitandstartedtowriteaseriesofshortstories.Hecalledit“KeepingupwiththeJoneses”because“Jones”isaverycommonnameintheUnitedStates.“KeepingupwiththeJoneses”cametomeankeepingupwithrichlifestyleofthepeoplearoundyou.Momand’sseriesappearedindifferentnewspapersacrossthecountryforover28years.

PeopleneverseemtogettiredofkeepingupwiththeJoneses.Andthereare“Joneses”ineverycityoftheworld.ButonemustgettiredoftryingtokeepupwiththeJonesesbecausenomatterwhatonedoes,Mr.Jonesalwaysseemstobeahead.

21.SomepeoplewanttokeepupwiththeJonesesbecausethey________.

A.wanttobeasrichastheirneighbors

B.wanttobehappy

C.don’twantotherstoknowtheyarerich

D.wantotherstoknowortothinkthattheyarerich

22.Itcanbeinferredfromthestorythatrichpeopleliketo_________.

A.liveinNewYorkCityB.liveoutsideNewYorkCity

C.liveinapartmentsD.havemanyneighbors

23.ArthurMomandusedthename“Jones”inhisseriesofshortstoriesbecause“Jones”is_____.

A.animportantnameB.apopularnameintheUnitedStates

C.hisneighbor’snameD.notagoodname

24.Accordingtothewriter,itis________tokeepupwiththeJoneses.

A.impossibleB.interestingC.correctD.good

B

INTERNATIONALTRADEOFPOLAND

EXPORTS

25.Consideringallimportsandexports,whatstatementcanbemadeaboutPoland’strade?

A.Polandimportsfoodandexportsnaturalmaterials.

B.Polandimportsnaturalmaterialsandexportsmanufacturedgoods.

C.Polandimportsmanufacturedgoodsandexportsnaturalmaterials.

D.Polandimportsmanufacturedgoodsandexportsfood.

26.WithwhichofthefollowingdoesPolandcarryonthemosttrade?

A.Asia.B.Africa.C.MiddleEast.D.theUnitedStates.

27.Judgingfromitseconomy,itcouldbeconcludedthatmostofPoland’sworkingpeopleare_________.

A.farmersB.fishingpeople

C.skilledfactoryworkersD.unskilledlaborers

C

Facialexpressionscarrymeaningthatisdeterminedbysituationsandrelationships.Forexample,inAmericanculturethesmileisingeneralanexpressionofpleasure.Yetitalsohasotheruses.Awoman’ssmileatapoliceofficerdoesnotcarrythesamemeaningasthesmileshegivestoayoungchild.Asmilemayshowloveorpoliteness.Itcanalsohidetruefeelings.Itoftencausesconfusion（困惑）acrosscultures.Forexample,manypeopleinRussiaconsidersmilingatstrangersinpublictobeunusualandevenimproper.YetmanyAmericanssmilefreelyatstrangersinpublicplaces（althoughthisislesscommoninbigcities）.SomeRussiansbelievethatAmericanssmileinthewrongplaces;someAmericansbelievethatRussiansdon’tsmileenough.InSoutheastAsianculture,asmileisfrequentlyusedtocoverpainfulfeelings.Vietnamesepeoplemaytellasadstorybutendthestorywithasmile.

Ourfacesshowemotions（情感）,butweshouldnotattemptto“read”peoplefromanothercultureaswewould“read”someonefromourownculture.Thefactthatmembersofoneculturedonotexpresstheiremotionsasopenlyasdomembersofanotherdoesnotmeanthattheydonotexperienceemotions.Rather,thereareculturaldifferencesintheamountoffacialexpressionspermitted.Forexample,inpublicandinformalsituationsmanyJapanesedonotshowtheiremotionsasfreelyasAmericansdo.Whenwithfriends,JapaneseandAmericansseemtoshowtheiremotionssimilarly.

ItisdifficulttogeneralizeaboutAmericansandfacialexpressivenessbecauseofpersonalandculturaldifferencesintheUnitedStates.PeoplefromcertainculturalbackgroundsintheUnitedStatesseemtobemorefaciallyexpressivethanothers.Thekeyistotrynottojudgepeoplewhosewaysofshowingemotionsaredifferent.Ifwejudgeaccordingtoourownculturalhabits,wemaymakethemistakeof“reading”theotherpersonincorrectly.

28.WhatdoesthesmileusuallymeanintheU.S?

A.Joy.B.Politeness.C.Love.D.Thankfulness.

29.TheauthormentionsthesmileoftheVietnamesetoprovethatsmilecan_____.

A.showfriendlinesstostrangers

B.beusedtohidetruefeelings

C.beusedinthewrongplaces

D.showpersonalhabits

30.Whatshouldwedobeforeattemptingto“read”people?

A.Learnabouttheirrelationswithothers.

B.Figureoutwhattheywilldonext.

C.Findoutabouttheirpastexperience.

D.Understandtheirculturalbackgrounds.

31.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetest?

A.CulturalDifferencesB.SmilesandRelationship

C.FacialExpressivenessD.HabitsandEmotions

D

Asmallpieceoffisheachdaymaykeeptheheartdoctoraway.That’sthefindingofastudyofDutchmeninwhichdeathsfromheartdiseaseweremorethan50percentloweramongthosewhoconsumed（吃）atleastanounceofsaltwaterfishperdaycomparedtothosewhoneveratefish.

TheDutchresearchisoneofthreehumanstudiesthatgivestrongscientificsupporttothelong-heldbeliefthateatingfishcanprovidehealthbenefits,particularlytotheheart.

Heartdiseaseisthenumber-onekillerintheUnitedStates,withmorethan550,000deathsoccurringfromheartattackseachyear.ButpreviousresearchhasshownthatthelevelofheartdiseaseislowerinculturesthatconsumemorefishthanAmericansdo.Therearefewerheartdiseasedeaths,forexample,amongtheEskimosofGreenland,whoconsumeabout14ouncesoffishaday,andamongtheJapanese,whosedailyfishconsumptionaveragesmorethan3ounces.

For20years,theDutchstudyfollowed852middle-agedmen,20percentofwhomatenofish.Atthestartofthestudy,averagefishconsumptionwasabouttwo-thirdsofanounceeachday,wit