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河北省定州中学高一英语上学期期中试题

河北定州中学2016—2017学年度第一学期期中考试

高一年级英语试卷

一、听力（共两节，满分30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。

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.Whencanthewomangethercar?

A.Atnoon.

B.Atabout2pm.C.Lateintheevening.

2.Wheredoesthisconversationmostprobablytakeplace?

A.Inadrugstore.B.Inalaw

yer’soffice.C.Inadoctor’soffice.

3.WhatdoesKatedo?

A.Sheisateacher.B.Sheisawriter.C.Sheisadoctor.

4.Whatwillthegirldotonight?

A.Shewillstayathomealone.

B.ShewillgotoaskNancyfordinner.

C.Shewillhavetostayathomewithherbrother.

5.Whatisthewoman?

A.Alibrarian.B.Astudent.C.Ateacher.

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。

听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。

6.Howmanycarsalespersonswerehired?

A.Ten.

B.Eleven.C.Twenty-one.

7.Whatadvantagedoesthewomanhavecomparedwiththesalesmen?

A.Sheisawoman.B.Sheisveryfriendly.C.Sheisreadytohelpothers.

听下面一段对话，回答第8至第10三个小题。

8.Whatdoesthewomanwanttodonextyear?

A.Workabroad.B.Maketravels.C.Makemoremoney.

9.Whatisthewomanworriedabout?

A.Sheisunabletoliveinafamily.

B.Howtofindareputableagency.

C.Whetherthefamilytreatsherwell.

10.Whatsuggestiondoesthemanoffer?

A.Getsomemoneyfrompa

rents.

B.Getapart-timejobabroad.

C.Getinformationfromanagency.

听下面一段对话，回答第11至第13三个小题。

11.Whatdidthemanputuponhiswallyesterday?

A.Thepicturehedrew.

B.Thepicturehetook.

C.Thepicturehisfriendgavehim.

12.Whatisprobablytheman?

A.Aphotographer.B.Amodel.C.Avisitor.

13.Howmanycamerasdoesthemanhave?

A.Adozen.B.Morethantwo.C.Onlytwo.

听下面一段对话，回答第14至第16三个小题。

14.Whydidthemanbuythesecond-handcarforthewoman?

A.Hewasshortofmoney.

B.He

wantedtosavesomemoney.

C.Thenewcarswerenotsatisfying.

15.What’sthewoman’sfeelingifshedrivesanoldcar?

A.Ashamed.B.Angry.C.Happy.

16.Whatdothespeakersdecidetodoatlast?

A.Tobuyanexpensivecarimmediately.

B.Tosellthecartoafriend.

C.Todressthecarup.

听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。

17.Whatdoyouknowfromthetalk?

A.Peoplestillprefertoliveinthesameplacewheretheyhavealways

lived.

B.Peoplenowadaysdon’tstayinthesameplacealltheirlives.

C.Nopeoplestilllivewheretheyusedtolive.

18.Howoldistheman?

A.70.B.85.C

.100.

19.Whatisthesecretoflonglifeaccordingtotheman?

A.Laughingandtakingexercise.

B.Movingfromoneplacetoanotherplace.

C.Talkingtopeopleasoftenaspossible.

20.Howmanytimeshasthemanbeenmarried?

A.Once.B.Twice.C.Threetimes.

二、阅读理解

Whenintroduci

ngAmericanuniversities,someofthefirstinstitutions（机构）tomentionaretheIvyLeagueschools.Originally,theIvyLeaguewasanathleticconferencemadeupof8privateinstitutesofhigherlearninginnortheasternUnitedStates.However,astimewenton,theseschoolsalsobecameknownfortheirexcellenceinacademicsbesidesathletics.IncludedintheIvyLeagueschoolsareBrownUniversity,ColumbiaUniversity,CornellUniversity,DartmouthCollege,PrincetonUniversity,UniversityofPennsylvania,YaleUniversity,andHarvardUniversity.These8schoolshavebeenrecognizedassomeofthebestcollegesanduniversitiesintheUnitedStates.

HarvardUniversityisaprivateinstitutionlocatedinCambridge,Massachusetts.Theuniversityincludesanumberofgraduateandprofessionalschools,aswellasacollegeforundergraduates.In2012,HarvardrankednumberoneinUSNews’rankingofnationaluniversitiesagain.Foundedin1636,Har

vardistheoldestinstituteofhighereducationintheUnitedStates.ItcanbesaidthatfirsttherewasHarvard,thentheUnitedStatesofAmerica.Also,Harvard’slibrarycontainstheoldestcollectionofbooksintheUnitedStatesaswellasthelargestprivatecollectionintheworld.HarvardhasalsobeendescribedbyForbesMagazineasoneofthe“billionaireuniversities”asoftheirrecentlistof469billionaires,50receivedadegreefromHarvard.

HarvardCollege（theinstituteforundergraduatestudents）isoneofthemostfamousschoolsintheUnitedStates.Itoffersover40undergraduatefieldsofstudy,includingastrophysics（天体物理学）,mathematics,neurobiology（神经生物学）,etc.Andthefinancialaidprogramthereisamazing.Eventhoughthetuitionisabout37,576,andthereareotherexpensesthroughouttheyear,about70%ofundergraduatestudentsreceivedfinancialaid.Outofthosestudents,over90%ofthemhadtheirfullneedmet.AndthepoliciesforinternationalstudentsarethesameforU.S.citizens.

HarvardCollegeisveryselective,asitonlyadmitsabout6%oftheirapplicants.ForadmissionintoHarvardCollege,itisrequiredthatstudentstaketheSATortheACT,aswellas2SATSubjectTests.Harvardwillalsolookatotherfactorsduringadmissionsuchasyourapplicationessay,highschooltranscript,workexperience,GPA（GradePointAverage）,yourinterview,recommendations,andmostimportantly,yourcharacterandpersonalqualities.

21．WhataretheIvyLeagueschoolsfamousfor?

A.Athleticsandlocation.

B.Academicsandhistory.

C.Financialaidandtraining.

D.Athleticsandacademics.

22．HarvardUniversityincludes.

A.anumberofcollegesforundergraduates

B.akindergarten,middleschoolandcollege

C.manygraduateandprofessionalschools

D.onlyonecollegeforgraduates

23．WhyisHarvardcalledoneofthe“billionaireuniversities”?

A.Becausenearlyoneninthbillionairesoncestudiedthere.

B.BecausepeoplecanearnalotofmoneyfromHarvard.

C.Becausethereare50billionairesinHarvardUniversity.

D.Because469billionairescontribute

toHarvardUniversity.

24．Whatcanwelearnfromth

epassage?

A.90%studentsinHarvardhavetheirfullneedmet.

B.HarvardCollegeistheinstituteforgraduatestudents.

C.Aminorityofundergraduatescouldn’treceivefinancialaid.

D.ThepoliciesforinternationalstudentsdiffersfromU.S.citizens.

ExperimentsaboardthespaceshipColumbiahavedisprovedatheoryonthehumannervoussystemwhichwonanAustrianprofessoraNobelprize79yearsago.

WestGermanastronautUlfMerbolddis

provedthetheoryduringtestsaboardthespaceshipyesterday.Hisdiscoveryisconnectedwiththeworkingsoftheinnerear,thebody’sbalancemechanism（机制）.

Inl914ProfessorRobertBaranywontheNobelprizeforPhysiology（生理学）andMedicinewhenheannouncedthattemperaturedifferencesaffectedtheinnerearandcausedtheeyestoblink（眨眼）.Histheorywasacceptedbyscientists.

ButMerboldcarriedoutteststofindifthetheorywascorrectandshockedhimselfandspaceofficialswhenheproveditwrong.

AccordingtoBarany’stheorytheeyeswouldblinkwhencoldairwasblownintooneearandhotairblownintotheother.

Butifthistheorywascorrectsuchamovementwouldbeimpossibleinzerogravity（重力）.

BothMerbold’seyescontinuallyblinkedwhenthetestwascarriedout.

25．Testswerecarriedoutinouterspaceinorderto_______.

A.findwhatcausestheeyestoblink

B.shocktheworld

C.wintheprize

D.provethetheory

26．Barany’stheorydeclaredtoprove_______.

A.howourhearingmechanismworks

B.whyweconstantlymoveoureyes

C.thateyemovementisaffectedbytemperature

D.howhearingreacts（反应）

27．Bara

ny’stheorywasprovedincorrectinspacebytheeffectsof_______.

A.havingnoweightB.havingnoair

C.thepullofgravityD.hotandcoldairstreams

TheUSA

Well,imaginehowmysisterfeltwhenshewentoffforthefirsttimetoNewYorkforabusinesstrip.Afterafewdaysshewasstillamazedathowfriendlyeveryonewastoheruntilshetookataxibacktoherhotelonenight.Firstshegavejustthenameofthehotel,butwhenaskedshesaidtheaddresstoo.Thenshewasaskedhowtogetthere,butofcourseshedidn’tknow.Imaginehowfrightenedshewaswhenthedriverstartedshoutingatherfornotknowingtheway.

TheUK

AfriendwasinLondonforaconference.Hetookataxiandtherewerenoproblems:

thedriverknewthewayandwasverycheerful.Theproblemstartedwhenherealizedhehadstupidlylefthislaptoponthebackseat!

Hecalledthecompanyupand,inapanic,wentstraightawaytotheirLostandFoundoffice.Hewasoverthemoontofindthelaptopwaitingforhim,andthenverysurprisedthatitwasoneof2,900leftintaxisoverthepastsixmonths!

Tunisia

Well,mybrothertookaMediterraneancruise（巡游）onesummerandhadadayinTunis.HespentmostoftheafternoonintheMedinabuyingpresentswhenhesuddenlyrealizedhe’dcompletelylosttrackoftimeandtherewasonlyhalfanhourbeforetheshiplefttheport.Therehadbeenloadsofyellowtaxisinthecentresohewasn’ttoobothereduntilhestoodonthepavementandwaitedforonetoappear——andofcoursetherewasn’tasingleoneinsight!

Nothing!

Hequestionedapasser-bywhoexplainedthatthecostforthetaxiridegoesupintheeveningsothetaxidriversdisappearuntiltheycanchargehigherprices!

Luckilyformybrotherthemanthenofferedtogivehimaliftandhecaughttheboatontime!

28．Whatwastheauthor’ssister’stripbytaxiintheUSlike?

A.Unpleasingandscary.B.Tiringbutimpressive.

C.Relaxingandexciting.D.Interestingbutstrange

29．Theunderlinedpart“overthemoon”inParagraph