九江市学年高一英语下学期期中试题.docx

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九江市学年高一英语下学期期中试题

九江一中2017-2018学年下学期期中考试

高一英语试卷

注意事项：

1.本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分，共150分，答题时间120分钟。

答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号填写在答题卡上。

2.第Ⅰ卷（选择题）答案必须使用2B铅笔填涂；第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）必须将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。

3.考试结束，将答题卡交回，试卷由个人妥善保管。

第Ⅰ卷（选择题共100分）

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（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.Whomightbetheman?

A.Avisitor.　B.Apoliceman.　C.Awaiter.

2.Whatwasthewomanprobablydoinglastnight?

A.Readinganinterestingstorybook.

B.Expectingaphonecallfromtheman.

C.Talkingtoherfriends.

3.WhatdoesthemanthinkofMrsAnderson’slesson?

A.Helpful.　B.Boring.C.Unnecessary.

4.What’shappenedtotheman’sSpanishdictionary?

A.It’stoooldtobeused.

B.Themanknowswherethewomanputthedictionary.

C.Thewomanprobablylosti

t.

5.WheredidPaulplantogoonhiswayhome?

A.Totheoffice.　B.Totheshop.　C.Tothebank.

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。

听完每段对话或独白前，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.What’stherelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?

A.Teacherandstudent.　B.Bossandsecretary.　C.Husbandandwife.

7.Whathappenedtotheman?

A.Hefailedatest.　B.Helosthisjob.C.Hewasinjuredinanaccident.

听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。

8.Whatisthewoman’stemperature?

A.37.5℃.　B.38.5℃.　C.39.5℃.

9.Whatisthedoctor’ssuggestion?

A.Takingsomemedicineanddrinkingmorewater.

B.Stayinginbedandhavingagoodrest.

C.Stayinginhospitalforafewdays.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Whatisthegoodnewsforthetwospeakers?

A.Theywillbebetterpaid.　

B.Theywillhaveabetterposition.

C.Theywillhavemorevacation.

11.Howdidthemanknowthegoodnews?

A.Hehearditwhenann

ounced.B.Hegotitfromanofficial.

C.Helearneditonthepaper.

12.Whatdoesthewomanthinkofthework?

A.Challenging.　B.Interesting.　C.Boring.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.Whichcityisalwayswarm?

A.Seattle.　B.Boston.　C.SanDiego.

14.WhichpartoftheUnitedStatesishotaroundtheyear?

A.Thesouthernpart.　B.Theeasternpart.　C.Thewesternpart.

15.WhatistheweatherlikeinPortland?

A.Itisver

yhot.　B.Itrainsalot.　C.Itisverycold.

16.WhatdoweknowaboutChicagoandBoston?

A.Itiscoldallyearround.　

B.Itisverypleasantinspringandautumn.

C.Itisrainyinsummer.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.What’sthetalkmainlyabout?

A.Traditionallibraries.　

B.TheimportanceoftheInternet.

C.ThegoodthingsabouttheInternetandthelibrary.

18.WhathelpsusfindbookseasilyontheInternet?

A.Thesearchengine.　B.Differentmicro-blogs.　C.Sendingemails.

19.Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutthelibrary?

A.Itoffersadifferentkindofexperience.

B.It’smor

econvenientandquicker.

C.IthasmanymorebooksthantheInternet.

20.Whatcanbeinferredfromthetalk?

A.TheInternetwilltaketheplaceoflibrariessomeday.

B.Nowadayspeopledon’treadbooksinthelibraryanymore.

C.TheInternetandthelibraryarebothattractiveintheirown.

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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

OneofthefirstthingsyouwillnoticeaboutBritainisthattheydriveontheleft,andthesteeringwheelisontheright.Thiscausesastrangefeeling,butdrivingontheleftisnotasunusualasyoumightthink;aboutaquarterofthecountriesintheworlddriveontheleft.MostofthemareformerBritishcolonieslikeAustralia,Sou

thAfrica,andIreland,butThailand,JapanandIndonesiaalsodoso.Thisdrivinghabitisstrangetous,butthereisaperfectlygoodreasonforit:

uptillthelateeighteenthcentury,everybodytraveledontheleft-handsideoftheroadbecauseitwasthebestwayformostlyright-handedpeopletoprotectthemselvesinviolentsocieties.Sowhenstrangerspassedtheroad,theywalkonthelefttomakesurethattheirswordarmwasbetweenthem.

AftertheFrenchrevolutionin1789,however,theFrenchgovernmentchangedsidesaspartofagreatsocialreorganization.Later,Napoleon,therulerofFrance,spreadthechangetotherestofthecontinentalEurope.Hedidthisbecausehewasleft-handedhimself,andhewantedhisarmiestomarchontherightsothathecouldkeephisleftarmbetweenhimselfandanyenemy.Fromthenon,anypartoftheworldwhichbecamepartoftheBritishEmpiremarchedontheleft,andanypartcontrolledbytheFrenchmarchedontheright.

AftertheAmericanRevolutionaryWar（1775-1783）,theUSbecameindependentanddecidedtomaketrafficdriveontherightinordertocutitstieswithBritain.OnceAmericabecamethecenterofthecarindustry,ifyouwantedagoodcar,youboughtanAmerican-maderight-handdrivevehicles.Fromthenonmanycountrieschangedoutofnecessity.

Today,theEUwouldlikeBritaintobethesameastherestofEurope,butthisisnolongerpossible.Itwouldcostbillionsofpoundstochangeeverythinground.ThelastEuropeancountrytoconverttodrivingontherightwasSwedenin1967,buttherewerefarfewercarsthere,andthepopulationwasmuchsmaller.

21.Whydidpeopletravelontheleftbeforethelate18thcentury?

A.Theycouldbesaferfromattacks.

B.Thegovernmentrequiredthemtodoso.

C.Thereweremoreleft-handedpeoplebackthen.

D.Theycouldpreventstrangerspassingbytheirleftside.

22.WhatwasNapoleon’sattitudetowalkingontheleft?

A.Negative.B.Indifferent.

C.Supportive.D.Uncertain.

23.ForAmericans,drivingontherightwasawaytoshow.

A.theconnectionwithFrancewasbroken

B.theAmericanRevolutionaryWarhadended

C.Americawasthecenterofthecarindustry

D.theUSwasnolongercontrolledbytheUK

24.Theunderlinedphrase“convertto”inthelastparagraphmeans.

A.insistonB.giveup

C.changeintoD.disagreewith

B

Asolarbagisalongplasticbagmadefromverythinplasticandcoloredblacktotakeinsolarenergy.Theheatedairinsidethebagcausesthebagtofloat.Althoughthesolarbaglookssimilartoaregularblacktrashbag,thekeydifferenceisthethicknessoftheplastic.Agreatscienceexperimentmightbetestingbagsofdifferentthicknessestoseewhichonefloatsthehighest!

Materials

vSolarbag

vSolarbagstring

Noticethatthebagismadeoutofalightweightplasticmaterial.Becarefulwhendealingwiththebagsincethepla

sticwillteareasily.

Carefullytaketheplasticbagfromthepackagingandholdoneoftheop

enendofthebag.Tiethisendwithstring.

Thebesttimeforalaunchisinthecoolmorning.Wehavenothadmuchsuccesswithalaunchinthemiddleofahotday.

Chooseaproperplaceforthelaunch.Findafieldclearofanybuildings,treesandpowerlines.Chooseadaytodotheexperimentwhenitissunnyandfreeofanywind.

Putthesolarbagontoasoftsurfacelikegrass.Haveonepersonholdthebagopenasyoubegintorunaroundandfillthebagwithair.

Fillthebagwithairuntilabout2feetremainswithoutairsothatyoucanholditinyourhand.Closetheendanduseastringtokeepitontheground.

Thelastpartoftheworkisdonebythesun.Gatheraroundthegiantbagbuttrynottotouchit—sharpfingernailswilleasilybreakthethinplastic.Becareful!

Theoutsideofthebagalsogetsveryhottothetouch.It’simportanttorememberthatitmayt

akeaslongastenminutesfortheairinsidetoheatupenoughtocausethebagtofloat.

25.What’sthedifferencebetweenaSolarBagandaregularblacktrashbag?

A.Theweight.B.Thethickness.

C.Thematerial.D.Thecolor.

26.ThebesttimetolaunchaSolarBagisin.

A.asunnycoolmorningwithoutanywind

B.asunnyhotafternoonwithoutanywind

C.asunnycoolmorningwithsomewind

D.asunnyhotafternoonwithsomewind

27.Agoodplaceforalaunchis.

A.betweenbuildingsB.inanopenarea

C.ontopofatreeD.nearapowerstation

C

AnnaSchiferlhadn’tevengotoutofbedwhenshereachedforhercellphoneandtypedatexttohermum,onerecentSaturday.Momwasrightdownstairsinthekitchen.Thetext?

Annawantedaneggforbreakfast.Soonafter,JoannaSchiferlcalled,“Ifyouwanttotalktome,Anna,comedownstairsandseeme?

”Annalaughsaboutitnow.“Iwaskindofbeinglazy,”sheadmits.

Thesedays,manypeoplewithcellphonesprefertextingtoaphonecall.Andthat’screatingacommunicationdivide—thetalkervs.thetexters.Somewouldarguethatit’snobigdeal.Butmanyexpertssaythemostsuccessfulcommunicatorswill,ofcourse,havethecompetencetodoboth.Andtheyfearthatmoreofusareunabletohave—oratleastareavoiding—thetraditionalface-to-faceconversations.

Manyprofessorssayitisnotcommontoseestudentsoutsideofclass.“Isitinmyofficehourslonelynowbecauseifmystudentshaveaquestion,theyemailme,oftenlateatnight,”saysRenceHosuton,aprofessorattheUniversityofPugetSoundinWashingtonstate.“Andtheynevercall.”

AsAnnaseesit:

“Therearepeopleyou’lltext,butwon’tcall.It’sjustawaytostayintouchwitheachother.”Somebelievethatscoresoftextseachdaykeeppeoplemoreconnected.“Theproblemisthatconversationisnotverydeep,”saysJosephGrenny,co-authorofthebookCulturalConversations:

ToolsforTalkingWhenStakesAreHigh.

“Theproblemhasbeentheresincewe’vehadtelephones—probablysincethetimeofatelegraph,”Grennysays.Textingisjustthelatestwaytodothat.Thoughtheymaynotalwaysbesogoodatdeepconversationsthemselves,Grennysuggeststhatparentsmodelthebehaviorfortheirchildrenandputdow