陕西省咸阳市三原县北城中学学年高一英语下学期期中试题.docx
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陕西省咸阳市三原县北城中学学年高一英语下学期期中试题
北城中学2015—2016学年度第二学期期中考试
高一英语试题
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.Wheredoesthemanwork?
A.Atthehotel.B.Ataclothesshop.C.Attherestaurant.
2.Whatdoesthewomanmean?
A.Shedoesn’tlikeherworkbecauseit’sboring.
B.Shelikesthejobverymuch.
C.Shedoesn’tlikethejobbecauseitkeepsherworkingmanyhours.
3.What’stheweatherlikeonWednesday?
A.Cloudyanddry.B.Coldandrainy.C.Coldanddry.
4.Duringwhatmontharetheytalking?
A.January.B.December.C.November.
5.WhatdoesthemanflytoLosAngelesfor?
A.Toseetheairshow.B.Toattendamedicalconference.C.Tovisitsomefriends.
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小题。
6.Whatwasthemandoingwhentheearthquakehappened?
A.Hewasworkinginthekitchen.
B.Hewasreadinginhisstudy.
C.HewaswatchingTVwithhiswife.
7.Howmanypeoplewerebadlyinjuredintheearthquake?
A.Fifteen.B.Fifty.C.Two.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10小题。
8.WhymustJuliahurry?
A.Shehastopreparefortomorrow’sexam.
B.Shehastogohometopreparecoffee.
C.Shehastodomuchhousework.
9.WhatisJuliaalwaysdoingduringthisperiod?
A.Workingoutside.B.Studying.C.Stayinginhospital.
10.WhatdoesJuliadoatlastaccordingtotheconversation?
A.Shegoeshometodohousework.
B.Shehurrieshometoprepareforanexam.
C.ShehasacupofcoffeewithSimon.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13小题。
11.Whoisthewoman?
A.Acarparkattendant.B.Apolicewoman.C.Astreetcleaner.
12.Whydidn’tthemanparkhiscarinthecarparkinglotaroundthecorner?
A.Becausehedidn’tknowtherewasacarparkaroundthecorner.
B.Becausehedidn’twanttopayfortheparking.
C.Becausehethoughtithadbeenfull.
13.Whatwillthemanprobablydonext?
A.Heisgoingtothepolicestation.
B.Hewillshowthewomanhisdrivinglicense.
C.Hewilldriveaway.
听第9段材料，回答第14至16小题。
14.Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?
A.Inthestress.B.Intheshop.C.Inafast-foodrestaurant.
15.Whatdessertdoesthemanhaveatlast?
A.Tomatoes.B.Strawberryicecream.C.Chocolatestrawberryicecream.
16.Ifthemangivesthewomana10-dollarnote,howmuchchangewillhereceive?
A.Fourdollarsandforty-fourcents.
B.Fourdollarsandthirtycents.
C.Fourdollarsandtwenty-sixcents.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20小题。
17.Whatwilltheweatherbelikeintheafternoon?
A.Itwillbecloudwithalightmist.
B.Therewillbeafewshowers.
C.Therewillbeheavyrain.
18.Whatwillbethetemperatureinmostareasat8pm?
A.11-15℃.B.10℃.C.3-5℃.
19.Whatwilltheweatherbeliketomorrow?
A.Itwillbebrightandwarm.B.Itwillbecloudy.C.Itwillberainy.
20.Whatwilltheweatherbelikeformostcoastalareas?
A.Cloudy.B.Mild.C.Sunny.
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4篇短文，从每小题后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
A
BusyasIameveryday,Ialwaysopenmycomputerandcheckmyemail.MostofthetimeIamsimplydoingfingerexercises,anotherformofpianopracticewithoutbeautifultones.Sometimes,however,Ireceiveagift,remindingmeofthegiftsinmylife.Thefollowingpassageisoneofthosegifts.
PeterJonesisa92-year-old,short,calmandproudman.Everymorningheisfullydressedbyeighto’clock,withhishairfashionablycombedandfaceperfectlyshavedeventhoughheisunabletoseeanything.Hewouldmovetoanursinghometoday.Hiswifeof70yearsoldhasrecentlypassedaway,makingthemovenecessary.
Afterhoursofwaitingpatientlyintheentrancehallofthenursinghome,hesmiledsweetlywhentoldhisroomwasready.Ashemovedhiswalkingstickskillfullytotheelevator,thenurseprovidedavisualdescriptionofhistinyroom.“Iloveit,”hestatedwithenthusiasm.“Mr.Jones,youhaven’tbeentheroom,”saidthenurse.
“Thatdoesn’thaveanythingtodowithit,”hereplied.“Happinessissomethingyoudecideonaheadoftime.WhetherIlikemyroomornotdoesn’tdependonhowthefurn
itureisarranged…it’showIarrangemymind.Ihavealreadydecidedtoloveit.It’sadecisionImakeeverymorningwhenIwakeup.Ihaveachoice:
IcanspendthedayinbedcomplainingofthedifficultyIhavewiththepartsofmybodythatnolongerwork,orgetoutofbedandbethankfulfortheonesthatdo.”
Eachdayisagift,andaslongaswearealive.We’llfocusonthenewdayandallthehappymemorieswe’vestoredjustasMr.Jonesdoes.
21.WhatdoweknowaboutMr.Jones?
A.Heisablindbutveryneat.B.Hiswifediedmanyyearsago.
C.Helikesplayingthepiano.D.Hisroominthenursinghomeisbig.
22.HowdidMr.Jonesfeelabouthisroominthenursinghome?
A.worriedB.curiousC.disappointedD
.content
23.Theunderlinedword“it”inparagraph4refersto________.
A.thefurnitureB.theroomC.adecisionD.agift
24.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?
A.EachDayisaGiftB.BeAlwaysGrateful
C.LivinginanursingroomD.ArrangeYourMindEveryDay
B
Soonerorlater,moststudentsaretotakesomeformofEnglishexaminations.Oftenthemoresuccessfulstudentsarebetterprepared.However,sometimesstudentswhodowellhavebettertesttakingskills.TheseabilitiesreallyhavenothingtodowithunderstandingEnglishbetter.Theyareskillsthatmaketakingthetesteasier,andthereforeprovidebetterresults.
Herearesomeveryimportant—andoftenignored—guidelinestotakingatestsuccessfully.
Donotinsistoncompletingeachquestionbeforegoingtothenext.Thisisextremelyimportant.Rememberonequestionmayonlybeworthonepoint!
Youwillbecomenervouswhenyoufailtofindoutitsanswer,makingyouloseyourconcentrationandleadingtoworseresults.However,answeringthequestionsyouares
ureyouknowresultsinyourbeingmorerelaxedandfeelingmoreconfident.
Gothroughthetestasecondtimeworkingouttheanswerstomoredifficultquestions.Sometimesquestionsaskedareansweredinlaterquestionsaskingfordifferentthings.
Usually（butnotalways）astrongfirstimpulse（冲动）meansweknowtheanswerandwedon’treallyhavetothinkaboutittoomuch.Goingbacktothinkaboutitusuallymakesyouunsureandoftencausesamistake.Thisisverycommon,sobeverycareful!
Ifyoudon’tknowtheanswer,writesomething.Ifyouareansweringa4possibilitymultiplechoicequestionyouwillstillhavea25%chanceofbeingcorrect!
Takingatestisasmuchforyouasisforyourteacher,sonevercheat.Ifyoucheat,youdon’thelpyourselfinthelongrun.
25.Inthefirstparagraph,thewriterstressestheimportanceof______.
A.betterpreparationsforexams.B.betterunderstandingofEnglish.
C.betterskillsattakingexams.D.betterresultsoftakingexams.
26.Whentakinganexam,youareadvised______.
A.tofirstanswerthequestionswhichareeasiertoyou.
B.todependonyourfirstimpulsetoanswerthequestions.
C.tosearchthetestpaperforalltheanswerstothequestions.
D.togiveupthequestionswhoseanswersyoudon’tknow.
27.Itiscommonthatmanystudents______.
A.paymuchattentiontotheirtestingskills.
B.oftengiveupadifficulttesthalfway.
C.oftengethigherresultsbycheating.
D.don’tbelieveintheirfirstimpulse.
28.Whatwouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?
A.EffectiveStudyingMethods.B.EffectiveTestTakingSkills.
C.GettingBetterExamResults.D.BeingSuccessfulStudents.
C
ANATIONWIDEBESTSELLER
It’slikelythateverythingyoulearnedabout America’sancienthistoryiswrong.
Thenewbook,1491,completelychangesourunderstandingoftheAmericabeforethearrivalofColumbusin1492.
DIDYOUKNOW?
WhenColumbuslandedtherewereprobablymorepeopleintheAmericasthantherewereinEurope.
ThepeoplesofNorthAmericahadsuchhealthylife-stylesthataslateasthe19thcenturytheycontinuedtobethetallestpeopleonearth.
FactshaveshownthattheAmericaswerepopulatedaslongas33,000yearsago.4,000yearsagoMesoamericanfarmersdevelopedcorninafeat（技艺）ofgeneticengineeringthatstillisn’tcompletelyunderstood.
COMMENTSON 1491
“Inthetraditionof JaredDiamond&JohnMePhee,atotallynewviewofpre-ColumbianAmerica”.
－RichardRhodes
“Attractivelywrittenandreallyabsorbing,CharlesC.Mannhasproducedabookthat’spartdetectivestory,partepic（史诗） andparttragedy（悲剧）.Hehastakenonavasttopic:
thousandsofyears,twohugecontinents,andcultures.”
－CharlesMatthews,SanJeseMercaryNews
“Powerfulandchallenging”
－AlanTaylor,Washingtopost
“Apleasuretoreadaswellasawonderfuleducation”
－HowardZinn
29.Onthewhole,1491 isabookmainlyaboutAmerica’s________.
A.life-styles B.population C.history D.agriculture
30.WhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUEaboutthecommentsonthebook 1491?
A. Itisinterestingandinstructive. B. Itisattractiveandculturallyrelated.
C. Itischallengingandrevolutionary. D. Itishumorousandpersuasive
31.Fromthispassage,wecanlearn_________.
A.peoplesettledintheAmericaalittleearlierthan1492
B.NorthAmericanswerethetallestinthe18thcenturyintheworld
C.Mesoamencanfarmersknewgeneticengineering5,000yearsago
D.thepopulationintheAmericaswassmallerthanthatinEuropein1492
D
Somepeoplewilldojustaboutanythingtosavemoney.AndIamoneofthem.Takemyfamily’slastvacation.Itwasmysix-year-oldson’swinterbreakfromschool,andwewereheading
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