湖北省级示范高中学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题及答案.docx

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湖北省级示范高中学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题及答案

湖北省鄂东南省级示范高中教育教学改革联盟14校2017-2018学年

高一下学期期中考试英语试题

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.Whatdoesthemanwanttodo?

A.Buythesuppliesrightnow.B.Visitthebookstoreintheafternoon.

C.Choosethesameclasswiththewoman.

2.WhatdocsGloriaprobablylooklikenow?

A.Strongwithdarkskin.B.Athleticwithbrighthair.

C.Unhealthywithdarkhair.

3.Whatdoesthewomanmean?

A.Themanwillsoonhavetimetopractise.B.Themanshouldn’tgivetheperformance.

C.Thevacationwillbeputoff.

4.Whatwillthemandotomorrow?

A.Gotoaconcert.B.Attendaparty.C.MeetJanet

5.Whichpostcardwillthewomansendtohersister?

A.Thecitypostcard.B.Thelakepostcard.C.Theforestpostcard.

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。

听每段对话或往白前，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至8题。

6.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

A.Howmuchmoneytopay.B.HowtouseanATMmachine.

C.WheretofindanATMmachine.

7.Whatdoesthewomanwanttodo?

A.Openanaccount.B.Withdrawsomemoney.

C.Checkhersavingsaccount.

8.Whatistherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Workmates.B.Classmates.C.Motherandson.

听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。

9.HowsoonisthemanexpectedtomeetMark?

A.In15minutes.B.In30minutes.C.In45minutes.

10.WhereisMarknow?

A.Atthemainentrance.B.Inacafe.C.Attheplatform.

11.Howwillthemangotothestation?

A.Bycar.B.Onfoot.C.Bysubway.

听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。

12.Howdidthewomanfeelatfirst?

A.Angry.B.Sorry.C.Puzzled.

13.Whereistheman?

A.Atthebusstation.B.Outsidethecinema.C.Intheshoppingcenter.

14.Whatisthewomangoingtodonext?

A.Enterthecinema.B.Dosomeshopping.C.Gohome.

听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。

15.Whereisthehotel?

A.InFrance.B.InItaly.C.InSwitzerland.

16.Whatdoweknowaboutthehotel?

A.Itusedtobeafarmhouse.B.Ithaswelcomeditsfirstvisitor.

C.Ithasnowindowsandnodoorsnow.

17.Howmuchdoesthemansharethebudget?

A.140,000euros.B.280,000euros.C.560,000euros.

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18.Whereareunder-elevenmatchesheld?

A.Inthesportsfield.B.Inthesecretgarden.

C.Inthevillagefootballfield.

19.Whywastheplayequipmentremoved?

A.Itblockedtheentrancetothesecretgarden.B.Itdidn’tmeetsomeregulations.

C.Itwasreplacedwithatreehouse.

20.Whatcanbefoundinthesecretgarden?

A.Dogs.B.Cats.C.Fish.

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）

阅读下列组文，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

Herearesomeoftheworld’smostimpressivesubways.

TheTokyoMetroandToeiLines

Features:

TheTokyoMetroandToeilinesthatcomposeTokyo’smassivesubwaysystemcarryalmost8millionpeopleeachday,makingitthebusiestsystemintheworld.Thesystemisfamousforitsoshiya—literally,“pusher”-whoshovepassengersintocrowdedsubwaycarssothedoorscanclose.Andyouthinkyourcommuteishell.

TheMoscowMetro

Features:

TheMoscowMetrohassomeofthemostbeautifulstationsintheworld.ThebestofthemwerebuiltduringtheStalinisteraandfeaturechandeliers（枝形吊灯）,marblemoldingsandelaboratemurals（精美的壁画）.Withmorethan7millionridersaday,keepingallthatmarblecleanhasgottobeaburden.

TheHongKongMetro

Features:

TheHongKongMTRhasthedistinctionofbeingoneofthefewsubwaysystemsintheworldthatactuallyturnsaprofit.It’sprivatelyownedandusesrealestatedevelopmentalongitstrackstoincreaseincomeandridership.Italsointroduced“Octopuscards”thatallowpeopletonotonlypaytheirfareselectronically,butbuystuffatconveniencestores,supermarkets,restaurantsandevenparkingmeters.It’sestimatedthat95%ofalladultsinHongKongownanOctopuscard.

ShanghaiMetro

Features:

ShanghaiisthethirdcityinChinatobuildametrosystem,andithasbecomethecountry’slargestinthe12yearssinceitopened.ShanghaiMetrohas142milesoftrackandplanstoaddanother180mileswithinfiveyears.Bythatpoint,itwouldbethreetimeslargerthanChicago“L”.Thesystemcarriesabout2.18millionpeopleaday.

TheLondonMetro

Features:

LondonerscalltheirsubwaytheUnderground,eventhough55percentofitliesaboveground.Nomatterwhenyou’vegottheoldestmass-transitsystemintheworld,youcancallitanythingyoulike.Trainsstartedin1863andthey’vebeenrunningeversince.Some3millionpeoplerideeachday,everyoneofthemrememberingto“Mindthegap”.

21.Whichonecanprovidetheriderssomewonderfuldecorationsatthestations?

A.TheTokyoMetroandToeiLinesB.TheMoscowMetro

C.TheLondonMetroD.TheHongKongMTR

22.isdonewiththepurposeofmakingmoney.

A.TheTokyoMetroandToeiLinesB.TheMoscowMetro

C.TheLondonMetroD.TheHongKongMTR

23.WecanteamfromthepassagethatShanghaiMetro.

A.carriesthemostpeopleeachday

B.istheworld’slargest

C.maybelargerthantheChicago“L”inthefuture

D.isthebusiestintheworld

24.Howmanysubwayscarrymorethan5millionpeopleperday?

A.2B.3C.4D.5

B

Archaeology,likemanyacademicwords,comesfromGreekandmeans,moreorless,“thestudyofoldthings”.So,itisreallyapartofthestudyofhistory.However,mosthistoriansusepaperevidence,suchasletters,paintingsandphotographs,butarchaeologistslearnfromtheobjectsleftbehindbythehumansoflongago.Normally,thesearethehardmaterialsthatdon’tbreakdownordisappearveryquickly—thingslikehumanbonesandobjectsmadefromstoneandmetal.

Itisveryunusualtofindanythingmorethanthehardevidenceofhistory—normally,thebacteriaintheaireatawayatsoftmaterials,likebodies,clothesandthingsmadeofwood.Occasionally,thingsaredifferent.

In1984,twomenmadeanamazingdiscoverywhileworkinginabogcalledLindowMoss,inthenorthofEngland.Abogisaverywetareaofearth,withalotofplantsgrowinginit.Itcanbelikeaverybigandverythickvegetablesoup-walkinthewrongplaceandyoucansinkanddisappearforever.Themenwereworkingwhenoneofthemsawsomethingstickingout—ahumanfoot!

Naturally,themencalledthepolice,whothenfoundtherestofthebody.Wasitacaseofmurder?

Possibly—butitwasadeathnearlytwothousandyearsold.ThetwomenhadfoundabodyfromthetimeoftheRomaninvasionofBritain.Despitebeingsoold,thisbodyhadskin,muscles,hairandinternalorgans—thescientistswhoexaminedhimwereabletolookinsidetheman’sstomachandfindthefoodthathehadeatenforhislastmeal!

Whywasthismansowellpreserved?

Itwasbecausehewasinaverywateryenvironment,safefromthebacteriathatneedoxygentolive.Also,thewaterinthebogwasveryacidic.Theacidpreservedtheman’sskininthewaythatanimalskinispreservedforleathercoatsandshoes.

Howdidhedie?

Understandably,archaeologistsandotherscientistswantedtoknowmoreaboutthepersonthattheycalled“LindowMan”.Hishandsandfingernailssuggestedthathehadn’tdoneheavymanualworkinthislife—hecouldhavebeenarichman.Theyfoundthathehadn’tdiedbyaccident.Thearchaeologistsbelievethathewassacrificed（牺牲）tothreedifferentgods.

25.Whatistherelationshipbetweenarchaeologyandhistory?

A.Archaeologyisthebaseofhistory.B.Archaeologyistherootofhistory.

C.Archaeologyisabranchofhistory.D.Archaeologyisanaimofhistory.

26.Theword“these”inthefirstparagraphrefersto.

A.lettersB.photographsC.paintingsD.objects

27.Whichofthefollowinghelpedtopreserve“LindowMan”？

A.IceandlowtemperatureB.Bacteriaandoxygen

C.SoilandenergyD.Acidandwater

28.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?

A.“LindowMan”wasnamedafterthepersonwhofirstfoundhim.

B.“LindowMan”mighthavediedforreligiousreasons.

C.“LindowMan”wasfoundbytwoarchaeologistsinthesouthofEngland.

D.“LindowMan”mightbegoodatmanualworkinhislifetime.

C

Somescientistsspeculatethattoday’scatsdonotliketoswimorgetwetbecauseeversincetheyweredomesticatedsome5,000to10,000yearsago,they’vebeenprotectedfromtherainandsnowbyhumancompanions.Inaddition,it’struethatcathair“doesn’tdryquicklyandit’ssimplyuncomfortabletobesoakingwet,”KelleyBollen,thedirectorofbehaviorprogramsfortheCollegeofVeterinaryMedicineatCornellUniversitytoldLife’sLittleMysteries.Bollenadded,“Ialsothinkbecausecatsarecontrolmonstersandliketohavefourfeetonasolidsurface,theydonotappreciatethefeelingoffloating.”Whoneedsbathsandshowersanyway?

Catsareborncompletewiththeessentialgroomingtools:

paws,arough,barbedlongue,andsaliva.Buteventhoughwehatebeingsoakedinwater,youmustensurewehaveenoughtodrink,especiallyifourdietconsistsofdryfood.Regardlessofwhatweeat,alwaysprovideyourcatwithaseparatewaterbowlandchangeandcleanitdaily.

Whenwemeowrightbeforedawn-atimewhenyou’reprobablytryingtogetalittlemoresleepbeforeyouralarmgoesoff-we’redoingwhatcomesnaturally.Ourbiologicalrhythmsshiftwiththeseasonsjustasyoursdo.Whenthedaysgetlongerandthebirdsandsquirrelsareupearlier,soarewe.Youcouldfeedustostopourmeows,butknowthatthiswillreinforceourbehavior.Ifyou’reseriousaboutstoppingourearly