宁夏银川一中学年高一英语下学期期中试题.docx

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宁夏银川一中学年高一英语下学期期中试题

银川一中2015/2016学年度（下）高一期中考试

英语试卷

（总分：

150分；考试时间：

120分钟）

第I卷（共70分）

一、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．Whatwillthemandonext?

A．Drinksomething.B．Learntodrive.C．Takeataxi.

2．Whatdoesthemanmean?

A．Hehatestosmellsmoketoo.

B．Hewillleavetheofficesoon.

C．Thewomancanopenthewindow.

3．Whatdothespeakersplantodoattheweekend?

A．Helpwiththeconferenceondrugabuse.

B．Learnaboutahealthylifestyle.

C．Takeaclassondrugabuse.

4．Howisthewomanfeelingrightnow?

A．Angry.B．Excited.C．scared.

5．Whatdoesthemansuggest?

A．SellingtheoldMP3player.

B．HavingtheoldMP3playerrepaired.

C．BuyinganewMP3player.

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。

请听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。

6．WhatwillthemandofirstonFridaynight?

A．Returnabook.B．Watchagame.C．Buytwotickets.

7．Whydoesthewomanagreetogointheend?

A．SheistiredofwatchingTV.

B．Shethinksthemanisfun.

C．Shewantstolistentothemusic.

请听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。

8．Wherearethespeakersprobablyrightnow?

A．Athome.B．Atabarbershop.C．AtBrad’shouse.

9．Whenwillthespeakersprobablyarriveattherestaurant?

A．At7:

00.B．At7:

25.C．At7:

55.

请听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10．Howmuchwillitcosttosendthepackagebysea?

A．$20.B．$80.C．$100.

11．Howlongwillittaketosendthepackagebyair?

A．4to6weeks.B．2to3weeks.C．10to14days.

12．Whatisthewomansending?

A．Books.B．Clothes.C．Toys.

请听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13．Whydidthewoman’ssisterholdtheparty?

A．Shegotmarried.

B．Herchildgotmarried.

C．Herchildrenwereleavinghome.

14．WhatisUncleTony?

A．Aphotographer.B．Adesigner.C．Asalesmanager.

15.WheredoesRogerlive?

A．InParis.B．InLondon.C．InAberdeen.

16.WhatdoweknowaboutMark?

AHehaslonghairandabeard.

BHegraduatedfromUniversityofOxford.

CHeisthetallestoneinhisfamily.

请听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17．Whosawthebluewhalesanhourago?

A．Apassenger.B．Somefishermen.C．Thecaptain.

18．Whatseaanimalsarecommonlyseeninthisseason?

A．Bluewhales.B．Largeseaturtles.C．Seabirds.

19．Whatdoesthespeakersuggestthatpassengersbringwiththem?

A．Ahatorsunglasses.B．Aheavyjacket.C．Lightshoes.

20．Whatdoweknowaboutthetour?

A．Itwilltaketwodays.

B．Passengerswillhavedinnerontheboat.

C．Thepricedoesn’tincludedrinks.

二、阅读理解：

（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

第一节：

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

Coldweatherhasagreateffectonhowourmindsandourbodieswork.Maybethatiswhytherearesomanyexpressionsthatusethewordcold.Forcenturies,thebody’sbloodhasbeenlinkedcloselywiththeemotions.Peoplewhoshownohumanemotionsorfeelings,forexample,aresaidtobecold–blooded.Cold–bloodedpeopleactinmercilessways.Theymaydocruelthingstoothers,andnotbyaccident.Forexample,anewspapersaysthepolicearesearchingforacold-bloodedkiller.Thekillermurderedsomeone,notinself-defense.Heseemedtokillwithnoemotion.

Coldcanaffectotherpartsofthebody,thefeet,forexample.Heavysockscanwarmyourfeet,ifyourfeetarereallycold.Butthereisanexpression—togetcoldfeet–thathasnothingtodowithcoldoryourfeet.Theexpressionmeansbeingafraidtodosomethingyouhaddecidedtodo.Forexample,youagreetobepresidentofanorganization.Butthenyoulearnthatalltheotherofficershaveresigned.Alltheworkoftheorganizationwillbeyourresponsibility.Youarelikelytogetcoldfeetaboutbeingpresidentwhenyouunderstandthesituation.

Coldcanalsoaffectyourshoulder.Yougivesomeonethecoldshoulderwhenyourefusetospeaktothem.Youtreattheminadistant,coldway.Theexpressionprobablycomesfromthephysicalactofturningyourbacktowardsomeone,insteadofspeakingtohimface-to-face.Youmaygiveacoldshouldertoafriendwhohasnotkeptapromisehemadetoyou.Or,tosomeonewhohasliedaboutyoutoothers.

Acoldfishisnotafish.Itisaperson.Butitisapersonwhoisunfriendly,unemotionalandshowsnoloveorwarmth.Acoldfishdoesnotoffermuchofhimselftoanyone.

Outinthecoldisanexpressionoftenheard.Itmeansnotgettingsomethingthateverybodyelsegot.Apersonmightsaythateverybodybuthimgotapayraise.Hewasleftoutinthecold.Anditisnotapleasantplacetobe.

21．Thetextisintendedtotellusthat_____.

A．coldweatherhasagreateffectonhumanbodies.

B．manyEnglishexpressionscontainthewordcold.

C．coldisawordallusedtodescribehumanemotions.

D．the

wordcoldhasmanydifferentmeaningsinEnglish.

22．Whichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeapersonwhoisunwillingtoofferanythingtoothers?

A．Co

ld-blooded.B．Togetcoldfeet.

C．Acoldshoulder.D．Acoldfish.

23．IfateachergivesalltheboysexceptTomapenasaprize,youcansayTom________.

A．isgiventhecoldshoulder.B．ispunishedbyacoldfish.

C．isleftoutinthecold.D．hasgotcoldfeet.

24．Thefiveexpressionsmentionedinthetextall_____.

A．haveanegativemeaning.B．comefromphysicalacts.

C．relatetoakindofanimal.D．haveaconnectionwiththehumanbody.

B

Tensofthousandsof

peoplefromaroundtheworldpeltedeachotherwithtonsoftomatoeslastWednesdayintheeasternSpanishtownofBunol.Theone-hourbloodlessbattle,knownastheTomatina,leftthetownawashinaseaoftomatopulp（浆状物）.

Thetowncouncil（委员会）broughtinsome100tonsofripetomatoesontrucksfortheestimated（预计的

）40,000touristswhocametothetownofjust9,000localpeoplefortheannualfestival,whichhastakenplaceformorethan60years.

Manyoftheparticipantswereshirtlesswhileothersworeoldclothes,orhardhats.Afterwards,workershoseddown（用水管冲洗）thewallsandstreetstoremovethetomatopulp.

Spanishmediasaidthetomatoescostthetowncouncilaround28,000euros

（$US35,000）,aboutonethirdoftheoverallbudgetof70,000eurosforthefestival,mostofwhichgoestopayforsecurity,cleaningservices,mobiletoiletsandcivilprotection.

Doyle,whoservesinthearmyinIreland,learnedaboutthefestivalwhilevacationinginSpainanddidnotwanttomissit.“Irecommendittoeveryonewhowantstohaveagreattime,”hesaid.“I’lldefinitelycomeback.”

Therewerenoreportsofinjuriesinthisyear’sfight,saidcitycouncilorPilarGarrigues.Shesaidparticipantsreceivealistifrecommendationsonhowtofightwithouthurtinganybody.

Lotsoffighterstaketheirredshirtsoff,andtheyarenotsupposedtothrowthem,justthefruit.Norisitconsideredfairtothrowtomatoesthatareabitonthegreensidebecausethey’reharder.Andtheredones?

Squeezethemfirst,please,toremovethesting（梗）.

Morethan100policeand120civilprotectionvolunteerswereonhandincaseofincidents.

The“Tomatina”isheldeachyearinBunol,whichisabout40kilometersnorthofthecoastalcityofValencia,Spain’sthird–largestcity,onthelastWednesdayinAugust.

Theoriginsoftheeventareunclearalthoughitisthoughttohaveitsrootsinafoodfightbetweenchildhoodfriendsinthemid-1940sinthecity.Ithasgrowninsizeasinternationalpresscoveragebroughtmoreandmorepeopletothefestival.

25．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“pelted”inthefirstsentencemostprobablymean?

A．Lookedafter.B．Threwat.

C．Laughedat.D．Searchedfor.

26．Howdidtheworkersdealwiththetomatopulp?

A．Theywasheditwithwater.B．Theyleftitasitwas.

C．Theytookitawayontrucks.D．Theypoureditintothesea.

27．FromthetextwecaninferthatDoyle_____.

A．learnedaboutthefestivalwhenhewasinthearmy.

B．heardofthefestivalwhilehewasinIreland.

C．tookpartinmostoftheformerfestivals.

D．likedthefestivalverymuch.

28．Theparticipantssqueezethetomatoesfirstto_____.

A．makethemharder.B．seeiftheyareripe.

C．protectothersfrombeinghurt.D．mixtheredandgreensidestogether.

C

EveryyearinAmerica,high-schoolstudentswhowanttogoontocollegetakeanationalexaminationcalledtheScholasticAptitudeTest,orSATinashortenedway.Theirscoreisanimportantfactorindeterminingwhichcollegeswilladmitthem.TheScholasticAptitudeTestmeasuresone’smathematicalabilityanduseoftheEnglishlanguage.Traditionally,theEnglishpartinvolvedgrammaticalquestionsandparagraphsthattestreadingcomprehension.

ButtheSATfolkshaveaddedasinglequestiontobeansweredinanessay,handwrittenonthespot.That’saninterestingwaytotestwritingability,butcontentaside,haveyoueverseenyoungpeople’shandwritinglately?

Oranyone’sforthatmatter,inthisageofcomputerkeyboards?

Studentswritenumbersandsigntheirnamesonbankchecks.Theyscribbleclassnotesinwhatcangenerouslybedescribedasthewrittenword.

Yettoday’skidsareaskedtowrite,thoughtfullyandclearly,forseveralminutesonthisSATTest.Goodlucktothetextscorerswhomustworkoutdifficultlythescrawl（潦草的笔迹）ofyoungpeoplewho’vebeentypingoncomputerssincetheageofthree!

Teachersinsistthatgoodhandwritingcannotonlyhelpone’sscoreontheSAT,butalso,lateroninlife,impresspotentialemployers.Anddon’tforget,weallhavetousehandwritingfromtimetotime,ascomputersgodownwhenthepowergoesout.

Thenhowtoimprovethehandwriting?

Well,withafewsimplestepsyoucanimproveyourhandwriting.

Positionthepen,youshouldholdthepenbetween