湖北省四地七校考试联盟高一英语下学期期中试题含答案.docx

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湖北省四地七校考试联盟高一英语下学期期中试题含答案

2016春“荆、荆、襄、宜四地七校考试联盟”高一期中联考

英语试题

本试题卷共4页，分第I卷和第Ⅱ卷两部分。

全卷满分150分，考试用时120分钟。

第I卷

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.Whatdoesthewomanmean?

A.Theprogrammustbedoneontime.

B.Theman’srequestwastoolate.

C.Themanshouldaskacoupleforhelp.

2.Whatisthemangoingtodo?

A.Fixupahandle.B.Takeamedicalexamination.

C.Reviewhislessons.

3.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?

A.Inabank.B.Inalibrary.C.Inahotel.

4.HowmuchdidthewomanpayforherT-shirtlastweek?

A.16dollars.B.30dollars.C.8dollars.

5.Whatnationalityisthelecturer?

A.French.B.Greek.C.German.

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。

每段对话后面有几个小题，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，你将有时间来阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，每小题将给出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题。

6.Whenwilltheman’splanetakeoff?

A.At7:

25.B.At8:

30.C.At10:

30.

7.Whatdoesthewomantellthemantodolast?

A.Takehisboardingcardrightnow.

B.Enjoythesceneryoutsidetheplane.

C.GetontheplanefromGate21.

听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。

8.Whatisthemandoing?

A.BuyingabookabouttheNBA.

B.Watchingabasketballgame.

C.StudyingthehistoryoftheNBA.

9.WhatdoesthemansayabouttheNBA?

A.Ithad13memberclubsatthebeginning.

B.Ithasnotbeenwell-knownuntilyearslater.

C.Itsplayersmaybetheworld’sbest-paidsportsmen.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Whatisthedatetoday?

A.August27th.B.August25th.C.August29th.

11.Whereistheman’suniform?

A.Inhiscupboard.B.Behindhisdoor.C.Underhisbed.

12.Whatwillthemandobesideswashinghisuniform?

A.Finishhishomework.B.Finishhisprojectpaper.C.Prepareforsharinghisholidays.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.Whatisthemathhomework?

A.Theexercisesfrom2-cto2-fonpage30.

B.Theexercisesfrom2-ato2-fonpage30.

C.Theexercisesfrom2-ato2-conpage13.

14.Whenshouldthestudentshandintheirreadingreport?

A.ByWednesdayafternoon.

B.ByThursdayafternoon.

C.ByThursdaymorning.

15.Whodidn’tgivethestudentsanyhomework?

A.Theirhistoryteacher.B.Theirmusicteacher.C.Theirscienceteacher.

16.Whatdoweknowaboutthewoman?

A.Shedoesn’thaveanyplantsathome.

B.Shewillmissthemathexam.

C.Shedidn’tgotoschooltoday.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.HowmuchdidAlibabamakeonNovember11,2014,accordingtothetalk?

A.3.5billionyuan.B.35billionyuan.C.3.5billiondollars.

18.WhatdidAlibabarealizefiveyearsago?

A.Singlepeoplemightpreferelectronicequipmenttootherproducts.

B.Singlepeoplemighttendtoseekcomfortthroughonlineshopping.

C.Othercompanieswouldsetuptheunofficialholidaybeforethem.

19.Howmanyorderscamefromsmartphonesinthefirsthourofsalesthatday?

A.20%.B.32%.C.24%.

20.WhatisBain?

A.Aglobalconsultingcompany.

B.Anonlineshoppingcompany.

C.Alibaba’spartnerinHongKong.

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、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

WhenmyfriendEdeninvitedmetojoinherbookclub,Iwasexcited.Afterall,gainingapositioninadesirablebookclubhadbecomeascompetitiveasgainingacceptancetoHarvard.Now,thenexttimemyneighborinvitedmetowatchAmericanIdolwithher,Iwouldsigh,“IwishIcould,butImustpolishoffthelast300pagesofTheRiseandFalloftheGreatPowersformybookclubmeetingtonight.”

Rightaway,Istartedtoreadthegroup’spresentselection,abest-sellingnovelthatreviewersconsideredas“aworkofgreatgenius（天才）.”ButIwasintroublewithpagethree.ThiswasataleaboutamannamedGeet,wholedahardlife.With543pagesstillahead,Isharedhissuffering:

thestealingofhispossessionsonpage98;hisbestfriend’sdeathonpage255.Idarednotimaginetheterrorsonpage456.Iwondered:

Wasthisanywaytospendmypreciousreadingtime?

IexpectedtheothermemberstohatethebookasmuchasIdid.Iwaswrong.“Ithoughtthewritingwasunique,”thehostesssaid.“Iagree,”noddedanotherone.

Hearingthat,IworriedthatIwasnotsmartenoughtoappreciatealiteraryworkthisdepressing.WhenIdeclaredthatIthoughtthebookshouldberequiredreadingforallprisoners,thegroupwassilent.Good,maybethey’llkickmeout!

Ihoped.However,theydidn’t.

Hopingtheclubwouldcheerup,IbroughtthehumorbooksthatIwasquitefondoftothenextmeetingassuggestedreading.Theyignoredme,asonemightignoresomeonewhohadaccidentallymadeanembarrassingsound.

Inspiteofthat,IstillstayedintheclubandIwouldstaylongenoughtogetmyturntopickabookandleadthediscussion,afterwhichIhappilyleft.

21.Whatwastheauthor’sattitudetowardsbeingadmittedbythebookclubatfirst?

A.Regretful.B.Proud.C.Careful.D.Curious.

22.Theunderlinedwords“polishoff”inParagraph1probablymean.

A.correctB.remember

C.finishsomethingquicklyD.makesomethingshiny

23.Whatwastheauthor’sproblemwiththebest-sellingnovel?

A.Shecouldn’tstanditssadness.B.Ithadtoomanypages.

C.Shecouldn’taffordtobuyit.D.Itwastoodifficult.

24.Aftertheauthorexpressedheropinionaboutt

henovel,othermembers.

A.ignoredherB.kickedherout

C.suggestedcomicbookstoherD.showedtheirdisagreementwithsilence

B

Twoyearsago,aDutchcreativecompanyopenedaconceptrestaurantinAmsterdamthatwouldbe,inthewordsofitsfounder,“theperfectplacetohavedinneralone.”TherestaurantiscalledEenmaal—thisnamehasbeentranslatedintoEnglishas“dinnerforone”―andwasl

aunchedinanattempttostartremovingthestigma（污名）connectedtogoingoutalone.Obviouslypickinguponthesameculturaltrend,anewfast-casualrestaurantinWashington,D.C.hasseatingwithindividualdishes,anarrangementthatsatisfiessinglediners.

AstudyintheJournalofConsumerResearchgetsatwhymostpeoplearesounwillingtoleavehomeanddofunthingsontheirown.Inaseriesofexperiments,theUniversityofMaryland’sRebeccaRatnerandGeorgetown’sRebeccaHamiltonshowedthatwhenitcomestogoingtothemoviesortodinner,subjects（受试者）areinagreementthattheywon’tenjoythemselvesasmuchiftheyaren’tgoingwithanyoftheirfriends.“Peopledecidenottodothingsallthetimejustbecausethey’realone,”RatnertoldTheWashingtonPost.“Butthethingisthattheywouldprobablybehappiergoingoutanddoingsomethingallbythemselves.”

Theresearchersfoundthemainreasonpeopledidn’tthinkthey’denjoythemselveswasthattheywereafraidotherpeoplewouldthinktheydidn’thaveanyfriends.Theythoughtthey’dbeseenasunusual,antisocial,andstrangeforgoingsomewherewithoutfriends,butsaidtheywouldn’tattachtheselabels（标签）asstronglytosomeonetheywitnessed,say,sittingaloneatamovietheater.

RatnerandHamiltonalsoransomeexperimentstoseehowtheymightbeabletopushpeopletogooutbythemselves.Theyrealizedthattherewasn’tthesamementalblockagainstgoingtothegrocerystorealone,andsupposedthatthiswasbecauseshoppingstoodforgettingsomethingdone.Sureenough,subjectswhoconsideredgoingtoacoffeeshopontheirownthoughtitsoundedmoreenjoyablewhentheyweretoldtheywouldhavereadingmaterialandcouldbeproductivethanwhentheyweregoingsimplytoenjoyadrink.Gettingpeopletothinkofanexperienceasanaccomplishmentmightmakethemmorelikelytodoitwithoutafriend’scompany.

Intheabsenceoffellowdiners,manyofthecustomersatEenmaal,theblogFoodRepublicreported,endedupstaringattheirphonesanyway.Thesedays,whenaphoneisneverfartherthananarm’slengthaway,“alone”justdoesn’tmeanwhatitusedto.

25.ThetworestaurantsmentionedinParagraph1wereopenedto.

A.offerdeliciousandhealthyfoodtocustomers

B.encouragepeopletohavedinneroutalone

C.satisfydifferentrequirementsfromdifferentcustomers

D.spreadlocalcultureandcustomsamongvisitors

26.AccordingtoRebeccaRatner,whatisthesurprisingfindingoftheirresearch?

A.It’shardforpeopletodecidewhethertogooutwithfriendsorbythemselves.

B.Peoplewouldratherstayathomethandosomethingamusingout.

C.Theremaybemorepleasurewhendoingthingsalonethanwithothers.

D.Peopleshouldlearnsomesocialskillsandenjoystayingwithothers.

27.Accordingtothepassage,peoplewhowanttodothingswiththeirfriends.

A.caremuchaboutothers’opinionsaboutthem

B.haveemotionalormentalproblems

C.aretoobusytocompletetheirtasksalone

D.aregreatlyaffectedbytheirfriends

28.Wecaninferfromthepassagethatdoingthingsalonecanbringpeopleasenseof.

A.securityB.belongingC.achievementD.responsibility

C

Visualizationiscloselyrelatedtopositivethinking.Itisusedbyathletes,musicians,actors,speakers,andotherstoimprovetheirperformanceinstressfulsituations.Howdoesitwork?

Listentolong-distancerunnerVickiHuber:

Rightbeforeabigrace,I’llpicturemyselfrunning,andIwilltryandputalloftheothercompetitorsintheraceintomymind.ThenIwilltryandimagineeverypossiblesituationImightfindmyselfin…behindsomeone,beingpushed,differentpositionsonthetrack,lapstogo,and,ofcoursethefinalpart.AndIalwayspicturemyselfwinningtherace,nomatterwhathappensduringtheevent.

Ofcourse,Huberdoesn’twineveryracesheruns,butresearchhasshownthatthekindofmentalimagingshedescribescanobviouslyincreaseathleticperformance.Ithasalsoshown