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湖南省娄底市学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题
2015-2016年下学期高一期中考试
英语
第Ⅰ卷
第一部分听力(共两节,满分20分)
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。
每段对话仅读一遍。
1.Whatwillthewomandofirst?
A.Havebreakfast.B.Buyabook.C.Gotothesupermarket.
2.Howmuchshouldastudentpayfortherenteachmonth?
A.About160dollars.B.About100dollars.C.About80dollars.
3.Whatwilltheweatherprobablybelikethisafternoon?
A.Rainy.B.Snowy.C.Sunny.
4.Howmanyplaceswillthewomangoto?
A.Three.B.Two.C.Four.
5.Whatisthemanagerdoingnow?
A.Havingatalkwiththeman.
B.Readingtoday’snewspaper.
C.Makingaphonecall.
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,你将有时间阅览室读各个小题,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.WhohasprobablyreadthebooknamedTheWomaninBlack?
A.Allan.B.Alice.C.Michael.
7.WhatwillthespeakersdothisFriday?
A.Readthebook.B.Watchthefilm.C.Seetheposter.
听第7段材料,回答第8、9题。
8.Howmanycountrieshasthewomanbeento?
A.15.B.16.C.14.
9.WhatdoesthewomanlikeaboutNew
Zealand?
A.Thesunsetandlocalpeople.
B.Localpeopleandwild
animals.
C.Wildanimalsandthesunset.
听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。
10.Whencanthemantakeoutoldnewspaper?
A.OnTuesday.B.OnFriday.C.OnThursday.
11.Howoftencanthemantakeoutbatteries?
A.Onceaweek.B.Twiceamonth.C.Onceamonth.
12.What’stherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?
A.Classmates.B.Teacherandstudent.C.Neighbours.
听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。
13.Whatwilltheboydothismorning?
A.Goshopping.B.Finishhisreport.C.Workforhismother.
14.Whatdoestheboyhaveforbreakfast?
A.Coffee.B.Milk.C.Juice.
15.Whatmeatdoestheirmotherwant?
A.Beefandpork.B.Fishandbeef.C.Porkandchicken.
16.HowmanykindsoffoodsdoesLauraneedtobuy?
A.Nine.B.Five.C.Ten.
听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。
17.WheredoesAstorialie?
A.InthenortheastofNewZealand.
B.Tothenorthe
astofNewZealand.
C.TothesoutheastofNewZealand.
18.WhatistheshapeofAstoria?
A.Long.B.Square.C.Round.
19.Wheredomostpeopleliveontheisland?
A.Inthenorthernhalf.B.Inthecenter.C.Inthesouthernhalf.
20.Whatdoweknowaboutthesouthernhalf?
A.Itisverycoldthere.
B.ItisfarfromtheEquator.
C.Itisaniceplacetovisitinanyseason.
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。
A
InAmericanschoolsthereissomethingcalledHomecomingDay.Manyhighschoolsandcollegeswithafootballteamhaveahomecominggame.Thiscanbethemostimportanteventoftheyearexceptgraduationorcommencement(毕业典礼)Day.StudentsplanHomecomingDaymanyweeksinadvance.
SeveraldaysbeforeHomecoming,studentsstarttodecoratetheschool.Therearesignstowishlucktotheteam,andmanyothersignstowelcomeallthegraduates.ManypeoplestillcometoHomecomingtwentyorthirtyyearsaftertheirgraduation.
Themembersofschoolclubsbuildbooths(售货棚)andselllemonade(柠檬汽水),applesandsandwiches.Someclubshelptowelcomevisitors.
Duringthedayalumniandtheirwiveswillgatherattheschool.Theyliketolookforteachersthattheyremember.Oftentheyseeoldfriendsandtheytalktogetheraboutthosehappyyearsinschool.
Everyonesooncomestowatchthefootballgame.Whenthegameishalfover,thebandcomesontothefieldandplaysschoolsongs.AnotherimportantmomentiswhentheHomecomingQueenorKingappears.AllthestudentsvotethemostpopularstudentHomecomingQueenorKing.Itisagreathonortobechosen.
Homecomingisahappyday,butitisnotperfectunlessthefootballteamwinstheg
ame.Evenifthegameloses,thestudentsstillenjoyHomecoming.Somestayattheschooltodance,andothersgotoaparty.Foreveryoneitisadayworthremembering.
21.Thebesttitleofthispassageis________.
A.AmericanSchoolB.HomecomingGame
C.HomecomingQueenorKingD.HomecomingDay
22.WhichofthefollowingisNOTdoneonHomecoming?
A.Toseeoldfriends.B.Toorganizeclubs.
C.Towatchthefootballgame.D.Tocallon
teacherstheyremember.
23.Theunderlinedword“alumni”refersto________.
A.femaleformerstudentsofaschoolorcollege
B.maleformerstudentsofaschoolorcollege
C.grandfathersofthestudentsinaschoolorcollege
D.grandmothersofthestudentsinaschoolorcollege
B
Sometimesyou’llhearpeoplesaythatyoucan’tloveothersuntilyouloveyourself.Sometimesyou’llhearpeoplesaythatyoucan’texpectsomeoneelsetoloveyouuntilyouloveyourself.Eitherway,you’vegottoloveyourselffirstandthiscanbetricky.Surelyweallknowthatwe’retheappleofourparents’eyes,andthatourGrandmasthinkwe’regreattalentsandourUncleRobertsthinkthatwewillgototheOlympics,butsometimesit’salothardertothinksuchnicethoughtsaboutourselves.Ifyoufindthatbelievinginyourselfisachallenge,itistimeyoubuildapositiveself-imageandlearntoloveyourself.
Self-imageisyourownmind’spictureofyourself.Thisimageincludesthewayyoulook,thewayyouact,thewayyoutalkandthewayyouthink.Interestingly,ourself-imagesareoftenquitedifferentfromtheimagesothersholdaboutus.Unfortunately,mostoftheseimagesaremorenegativethantheyshouldbe.Thuschangingthewayyouthinkaboutyourselfisthekeytochangingyourself-imageandyourwholeworld.
Thebestwaytodefeatapassiveself-imageistostepbackanddecidetostressyoursuccesses.Thatis,makealistifyouneedto,butwritedownallofthegreatthingsyoudoeveryday.Don’tallowdoubtstooccurinit.
Itverywellmightbethatyouareexperiencinganegativeself-imagebecauseyoucan’tmovepastoneflaworweaknessthatyouseeaboutyourself.Well,rollupyoursleevesandmakeachangeofitasyourprimarytask.Ifyouthinkyou’resillybecauseyouaren’tgoodatmath,findatutor.Ifyouthinkyou’reweakbecauseyoucan’trunamile,gettothetrackandpractice.Ifyouthinkyou’redullbecauseyoudon’twearthelatesttrends,buyafewnewclothes.Butremember,justbecauseyouthinkitdoesn’tmeanit’strue.
Thebestwaytogetridofanegativeself-imageistorealizethatyourimageisfarfromobjective,andtoactivelyconvinceyourselfofyourpositivequalities.Changingthewayyouthinkandworkingonthoseyouneedtoimprovewillgoalongwaytowardspromotingapositiveself-image.Whenyoucanpatyourselfonthebac
k,you’llknowyou’rewellonyourway.Goodluck!
24.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?
A.Howtobuildapositiveself-image.B.Howtofacechallengesinyourlife.
C.Howtoprepareforyoursuccess.D.Howtodevelopyougoodqualities.
25.Youneedtobuildapositiveself-imagewhenyou.
A.daretochallengeyourselfB.feelithardtochangeyourself
C.areunconfidentaboutyourselfD.haveahighopinionofyourself
26.Howshouldyouchangeyourself-imageaccordingtothepassage?
A.Tokeepadifferentimageofothers.B.Tounderstandyourownworld.
C.Tochangethewayyouthink.
D.Tomakeyourlifesuccessful.
27.Accordingtothepassage,ourself-images.
A.havedifferentfunctionB.areprobablyuntrue
C.havepositiveeffectsD.areoftenchangeable
C
Sincethe1970s,scientistshavebeensearchingforwaystolinkthebrainwithcomputers.Brain-computerinterface(BCI)technologycouldhelppeople
withdisabilitiessendorderstomachines.
Recently,tworesearchers,JoseMillanandMicheleTavellafromtheFederalPolytechnicSchoolinLausanne,Switzerland,showedasmallroboticwheelchairdirectedbyaperson'sthoughts.
Inthelaboratory,Tavellaoperatedthewheelchairjustbythinkingaboutmovinghisleftorrighthand.Hecouldeventalkashewatchedthewheelchairandguidedi
twithhisthoughts.
“Ourbrainhasbillionsofnervecells(神经细胞).Thesesendsignalsthroughthespinalcord(脊髓)tothemuscles(肌肉)togiveustheabilitytomove.Butspinalcordinjuriesorotherconditionscanpreventtheseweakelectricalsignalsfromreachingthemuscles.”Tavellasays.“Oursystemallowsdisabledpeopletocommunicatewithoutsideworldandalsotocontrolthemachine.”
Theresearchersdesignedaspecialcapfortheuser.Thisheadcoverpicksupthesignalsfromthescalp(头皮)andsendsthemtoacomputer.Thecomputerunderstandsthesignalsanddirectsthemotorizedwheelchair.Thewheelchairalsohastwocamerasthatrecognizeobjectsinitspath.Theyhelpthecomputerreacttoordersfromthebrain.
Prof.Millan,theteamleader,saysscientistskeepimprovingthecomputersoftwarethatunderstandsbrainsignalsandturnsthemintosimpleorders.“ThepracticalpossibilitiesthatBCItechnologyofferstodisabledpeoplecanbedividedintotwokinds:
communication,andcontrollingthemachine.Oneexampleisthis
wheelchair.”
Hesayshisteamhassett
wogoals.Oneistestingwithrealpatients,soastoprovethatthisisatechnologytheycanbenefitfrom.Andtheotheristoensurethattheycanusethetechnologyoverlongperiodsoftime.
28.HowdidTavellaoperatethewheelchairinthelaboratory?
A.Byusinghismind.B.Bytalkingtothemachine.
C.Bymovinghishand.D.Bycontrollinghismuscles.
29.WhichofthefollowingshowsthepathofthesignalsdescribedinParagraph5?
A.scalp→cap→computer→wheelchairB.computer→cap→scalp→wheelchair
C.scalp→computer→cap→wheelchairD.cap→computer→scalp→wheelchair
30.Theteamwilltestwithrealpatientsto______.
A.makeprofitsfromthemB.makethemlivelonger
C.pro