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宁夏固原县高一英语下学期期中试题
宁夏固原县2016-2017学年高一英语下学期期中试题
(本试卷满分120分,考试时间100分钟)
第一部分:
听力(共两节,20小题;每题1分,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1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。
每段对话仅读一遍。
请听下面5段对话,选出最佳选项。
1.What’sthemandoingnow?
A.Askingforthemenu.B.Askingforhisbill.C.Askingforaglassofbeer
2.Howmanysciencesubjectsdoestheboywanttohave?
A.Two.B.Three.C.Overthree.
3.Wheredidthemangolastnight?
A.Totheairport.B.Totheteacher.C.Tohisfriend’shome.
4.HowisJohnfeelingnow?
A.Relaxed.B.Nervous.C.Excited.
5.Whatcanwelearnfromthisdialogue?
A.Thewomanisaskingtheway.B.Thewomanwantstovisitthepark.
C.Themanwantstogotoabank.
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。
每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料,回答第6、7题。
6.Whyisthemanworried?
A.Heistoopoortobuyfoodforhisfamily.
B.Hismotherisillandheisshortofmoney.
C.Hehasnomoneytotakehisboytohospital.
7.Whatcanwelearnaboutthewoman?
A.SheisJohn’sneighbour.B.Sheisrichandverypretty.
C.SheiswillingtohelpJohn.
听第7段材料,回答第8至10题。
8.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?
A.Theyarebossandsecretary.B.Theyarehusbandandwife.
C.Theyareclassmates.
9.Wherewilltheygofirst?
A.Toapark.B.Toatheater.C.Toareataurant.
10.Whatisthebigsurprise?
A.Themanwillreceiveagift.B.Theywilleatinagoodrestaurant.C.Thewomanhasgotapayrise.
听第8段材料,回答第11至13题。
11.Whatwilltheydowhentheymeetoneanother?
A.Discusstheirplay.B.Talkaboutaparty.C.Plananewproject.
12.Whenwilltheymeetoneanother?
A.At6:
30p.m.tomorrowB.At7:
00p.m.tomorrow.C.At7:
30p.m.tomorrow.
13.Howmanypeoplewillmeet?
A.Twopeople.B.Fourpeople.C.Fivepeople.
听第9段材料,回答第14至17题。
14.WhendidthemangotoBerlin?
A.Beforethewar.B.AfterthewarC.Duringthewar
15.Whichcountryhasthemanneverbeento?
A.India.B.Japan.C.Britain.
16.Wherewasthemanborn?
A.InAustralia.B.InNewYork.C.OnaBritishship.
17.Whatdoesthewomanwanttodo?
A.Tomakealotofmoney.B.Totravelaroundtheworld.
C.TogotoAustralianextmonth.
听第10段材料,回答第18至20题。
18.Howwillthethestudentslearn?
A.Byteachingthemselves.B.Bylearningonline.C.Bylearninginaclassroom.
19.WhatlanguagecanZhangnaspeak?
A.English,RussianandChinese.B.English,ChineseandSpanish.C.Russian,SpanishandEnglish.
20.HowmuchwillyouneedtopayifyoustudytenhoursinSeptember?
A.60dollarsB.100dollars.C.150dollars
第二部分:
阅读理解(共两节,满分30分)
第一节(共10小题;每小题2分,满分20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。
A
Haveyouevertakenatestthatyouthoughtyoucouldhavepassedeasily,onlytomakesomesillymistakesthatreallyhurtyourgrade?
Morethanafewstudentshavedonethat.Andsomeseemtodoitoverandoveragain.
Thereareseveralproblemareasthatcancausestudentstogoofupordopoorlyinatestthattheycouldhavepassed.
Somestudentscanbecomeoverconfidentintheirknowledgeofthesubjectmatter.Theythinktheyknowthematerialbetterthantheyactuallydo.Itiseasyforstudentstomisjudgetheirownknowledge,andwhentheyrealizethattheydon’tknowthematerial,itistoolate.
Whathappensmoreoften,though,isthatsomestudentsfeeltheyaresmartenoughtobeabletoguesstheirwaythroughatest.Sotheydon’tbotherstudyingthematerial.Theyareoverconfidentintheirabilitytofigurethingsout.Ineithercase,overconfidencecanresultinlowergradesintests.Doesthisapplytoyou?
Anotherthingthatcanhappenisthatstudentsunderestimate(低估)thedifficultyofthetest.Theyexpectaneasytest,buttheteacherthrowsinarealtoughtestthattheyhaven’tpreparedfor.Sometimestheteachermaycovermaterialinthetestthatstudentsweren’texpecting.Thatcanhappen,especiallyifyouweren’tpayingattentioninclass.
Finally,therearestudentswhodon’tfeelthatgettingagoodgradeisimportanttothem,sotheydon’tbothertostudyoreventrytodowell.Suchstudentsmaybetryingtopunishtheirparents,haveapoorimage(形象)ofthemselves,orarejustplainfoolish.Hopefully,youarenotoneofthesestudents.
21.Thewriterbelievesthatmanystudents______.
A.areafraidofexamsB.makecarelessmistakes
C.hatehomeworkD.lackconfidence
22.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“goofup”mean?
A.Beoverconfident.B.Benervous.
C.Makesillymistakes.D.Makewrongchoices.
23.Accordingtothewriter,whowillbemostunwillingtotryhisbestinatest?
A.Edward,dissatisfiedwithhisparents.
B.John,expectinganeasytestforhim.
C.Dobby,believingheisthesmartestintheclass.
D.Peter,beingoverconfidentabouthisability.
24.Whatwouldbediscussedintheparagraphthatfollows?
A.Thecausesofoverconfidence.
B.Thecausesofapoorself-image(自我形象).
C.Waystoprepareforatest.
D.Waystoavoidmakingcarelessmistakesinatest.
B
I’marealbooklover.Everytimemyfriendsvisitme,mynoseisburiedinabook.WhereverIgo,Ialwayshaveabookwithme.Novels,historybooks,storiesaboutpeople,journalsandnews—IreadthemallandI’velearntalot,too.Forexample,manythingsinlifehappenforthebestevenifwedon’tlikeorunderstandthem.
Whyisreadingsuchanenjoyablepastime娱乐forme?
Iprobablyfirstlearnedaboutitfrommyparents.Mymotherreadtomeatnightinmychildhoodandboughtmepicturebooks.Thegreatestgiftshehasgivenmeisaloveforreading.Anditwillbealife-longhabit.
NooneeveraskedmewhyIlikedtoread.Theyjustsawmeandasked,“Oh?
Isthatforschoolwork?
”AndIjustshookmyhead,“No.It’sjustforfun.”Whilereadingagoodbook,Icantotallyforgetmyselfandflytoanotherworld.It’slikeexploringthroughsomeone’seyes,whichisjustasexcitingaswatchingamovie.
Readingisalsonecessaryinordertolearnaboutwriting,toimprovemyuseofwordsandphrasesandbroadenmyknowledge.Whatapitytoseeourimaginationdisappear,forwedon’texerciseitoften.Reading
canevenbegoodforone’shealth,Ithink.Everyoneshouldreadsadstoriesthatmakeuscryandalsobookswithhumorthatmakeuslaughoutloud!
25.Amongthegiftsmyparentshavegivenme,whichisthemostvaluableone?
A.Aloveforreading.B.Picturebooks.
C.Goodhealth.D.Alovablepastime.
26.Inthefourthparagraph,theauthorthinksreadingcan____.
A.makehisparentshappyB.finishhisschoolwork
C.improvewritingandbroadenknowledgeD.helphimunderstandsomemovies
27.Ifwedon’tuseourimaginationoften,____.
A.itisbadforourhealthB.wewillsoonlearnhowtowrite
C.itwillhelpustohaveagoodrestD.itwillsoondisappear
28.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?
A.WhydoIhavefewfriends?
B.Whataremylifehabits?
C.WhydoIlovereading?
D.Whydothingshappenforthebest?
C
Areanimalbrainstoosimpleforthoughtsandchoices?
Storiesaboutanimalkindnesshavereallychangedmypointofview.Infact,somestoriesareamazing,especiallywhenanimalsaremeetingwithpeople.Herearetwostoriesthatinterestme:
James,awildlifewriter,toldastoryabouthowanAfricanwomanhadplacedherbabyintheshadeofatreewhileshewasworking.Anelephantgroupwalkedbyandsawthebaby.Severalelephantspulledlea
fybranchesfromthetreeandcoveredthesleepingbaby.FliescanbeaprobleminAfricaandthebranchesprotectedthebabyfromtheflies.Theelephantsweresogentleandquietthattheydidnotevenwakeupthebaby.Thentheelephantswalkedaway.
AnEnglishmagazineoffersanotherstory.Bill,thecat,stayedathomewhileitsmasterwasawayonatrip,butthemanwasinjuredinarailwayaccidentanddiedafewdayslaterinahospital.Atthefuneral(葬礼),theman’sbrotherwassurprisedtoseethatBillwasthere.Thefaithfulcathadtraveledalongwayto
thehospital,lookedatthecoffin(棺材),andthensadlyreturnedhome.
Humansareonlyonepartoftheearth.Thebeautifulflowersareoursisters;thedeer,thehorse,thegreateagle,theseareourbrothers.Theskyandmountains,thecowsandmen,allbelongtothesamefamily.Thesestories,Ihope,willinspiremorepeopletotreatanimalsasourfriendsratherthanpetsorournextmeal.
29.Whatdidtheauthorusetobelieve?
A.Peoplemeetwithanimalsoften.
B.Animalbrainsaretoosimpletomakechoices.
C.Weshouldchangeouroldviewsaboutanimals.
D.Animalstorieshavemanyamazingfacts.
30.Whydoestheauthorwritethispassage?
A.Hewantstomakeanimalsbecomeoursistersandbrothers.
B.Hewantstoinspiremorepeopletotreatanimalsasfriends.
C.Hewantstowarnpeopleagainsthavingmorefoodorpets.
D.Hewantstomaketheearthawholefamily.
第二节(共5小题,每小题1分,满分5分)
根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项,选项中有两项为多余。
AGAINSTBUILDINCIAMCDONALD’S
IamveryworriedaboutMcDonald'sbuildingarestaurantinourhometown.Weareasmall
communityandweenjoyourlocaldishes.______31_____Whenscientistslookatitcarefully,theyfindhighlevelsoffat,sugarandsalt.Thisisveryworrying.Toomanyyoungpeoplearegettingfatthrougheatingtoomuchfattyfood._____32_____LocalChinesefood,ontheotherhand,isfulloffreshvegetablesandfreshmeatandfish.ThefoodataMcDonald'srestaurantisalwaysthesame,soIwonderifitismadeorbroughtinfromelsewhere._______33_______
Ialsoworryaboutallthosecarsbringingpeopleto