福建省莆田市荔城区黄石镇学年高一英语下学期期中试题.docx

福建省莆田市荔城区黄石镇学年高一英语下学期期中试题.docx

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福建省莆田市荔城区黄石镇学年高一英语下学期期中试题

福建省莆田市荔城区黄石镇2016-2017学年高一英语下学期期中试题

本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分,满分150分,考试时间120分钟。

请将所有答案填写在答卷纸相应的位置上。

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.HowmuchdidSuepayfortheshirt?

A.£30.B.£35.C.£40.

2.Whatwillthewomangivetheman?

A.Apen.B.Astamp.C.Apostcard.

3.WheredidSallygothisafternoon?

A.Toalibrary.B.Toasupermarket.C.Toabikeshop.

4.Whatdoesthemanwanttobuy?

A.Acamera.B.Acomputer.C.Aphone.

5.Whatwillthewomanbuy?

A.Bananas.B.Apples.C.Pears.

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.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Husbandandwife.

B.Customerandsaleswoman.

C.Bossandsecretary.

7.WhatwillthemandoinBordeaux?

A.Staywithhisfriends.B.Buyacastle.C.Plantgrapes.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.Whatwillthespeakershavethisweek?

A.Japanesefood.B.Thaifood.C.Chinesefood.

9.Whenwillthespeakersgettogether?

A.OnFriday.B.OnThursday.C.OnWednesday.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.HowdidDangotoWorldofMusic?

A.ByplaneB.Bybus.C.Bycar.

11.WhatdoesTobydislike?

A.Countrymusic.B.Hiphop.C.Rap.

12.Whowenttohearthejazzband?

A.Penny.B.Sylvia.C.Toby.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

A.Regularactivities.

B.Colorfullife.

C.Hobbies.

14.HowdoesConor’smotherkeephealthy?

A.Byrunning.B.Byswimming.C.Byplayingtennis.

15.WhatisConor’sgranddadgoodat?

A.Playingthepiano.B.Singingsongs.C.Biking.

16.Whycan’tConorlearntoplaythepiano?

A.Heisbusywithhisstudies.

B.Hiscan’tfindateacher.

C.Hehasnomorefreetime.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Whichroadwillstayclosed?

A.M43.B.M30.C.M16.

18.WhyisNorthStreetclosedtoallcars?

A.Thesnowhasn’tbeencleared.

B.Thereisanaccident.

C.Itisunderrepair.

19.Howcanpassengersknowthelatestinformationabouttrains?

A.Byvisitingawebsite.

B.Byreadingamagazine.

C.Bymakingaphonecall.

20.Whatistheweathergoingtobelikeintheevening?

A.Snowy.B.Windy.C.Sunny.

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共10小题，每小题2分，满分20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，并在题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Peoplehavestrangeideasaboutfood.Forexample,tomatoisakindofverydeliciousvegetable.Itisoneofusefulplantsthatcanbepreparedinmanyways.Ithasrichnutrition（营养）andvitamininit.Butinthe18thcentury,Americansneveratetomatoes.Theygrewthemintheirgardensbecausetomatoplantsaresopretty.Buttheythoughtthevegetablewaspoisonous（有毒的）.Theycalledtomatoes“poisonapples”.

PresidentThomasJefferson,however,knowthattomatoesweregoodtoeat.Hewasalearnedman.HehadbeentoParis,wherehelearnedtolovethetasteoftomatoes.Hegrewmanykindsoftomatoesinhisgarden.ThePresidenttaughthiscookawayforacreamoftomatosoup.ThisbeautifulpinksoupwasservedatthePresidentparty.Thegueststhoughtthesouptastedreallygood.Theyneverthoughttheirpresidentwouldservehishonoredguestspoisonapples.Jeffersonneverspoketohishonoredguestsaboutthefact.

21.Tomatoisakindof___________.

A.poisonousfruitB.poisonousvegetable

C.tastyfruitD.tastyvegetable

22.Jeffersonlearnedthattomatoesweregoodtoeat____.

A.whilehewasinParisB.whenhewasalittleboy

C.becausehisparentstoldhimsoD.frombooks

23.Afteryoureadthepassage,whichofthefollowingdoyouthinkistrue?

A.Americansneveratetomatoesaftertheybegantoplantthem.

B.Americansdidn’teattomatoesbefore19thcentury.

C.EvennowAmericansdon’teattomatoes.

D.Inthe18thcenturyAmericansatealotoftomatoes.

B

ThefirstdayofthemonthofMayisknownasMayDay.Itisthetimeofyearwhenwarmerweatherbegins.Peoplecelebratethecomingofsummerwithcustomsthatareexpressionsofjoyandhopeafteralongwinter.Today,MayDayactivitieshavebeenmovedtotheMayDayholidayonthefirstMondayofthemonth.ItisapublicholidaywhenfamiliestakeadvantageofthetimeofftovisitsomeoftheUK’smanyattractions,includingparks,zoos,historicbuildings,ancienttownsandvillagesandbeautifulcountryside.

MayDaycelebrationshavetheiroriginsintheRomanfestivalofFlora,thegoddessoffruitandflowers,whichmarkedthebeginningofsummer.Peoplewoulddecoratetheirhousesandvillageswithleavesandflowerstheypickedatdaybreakinthebeliefthatthevegetationspiritswouldbringgoodluck.Intheveryearlymorning,younggirlswentintothefieldsandwashedtheirfaceswithdew（露水）.Theybelievedthismadethemverybeautifulforthefollowingyear.

MayDaywasanimportantdayintheMiddleAgesandwasafavoriteholidayofmanyEnglishvillages.Peopleofthetimeusedtocutdownyoungtreesandsticktheminthegroundinthevillagetomarkthearrivalofsummer.Thisistheoriginofthemaypole（五月柱）.Peopledancedaroundthemincelebrationoftheendofwinter.MaypoleswereoncecommonalloverEnglandandwerekeptfromoneyeartothenext.ThetallestmaypoleissaidtohavebeenputupinLondonontheStrandin1661.Itstoodmorethan143feethighandwascutdownin1717,whenitwasusedbyNewtontosupportanewreflectingtelescope（反射式望远镜）inventedbyDutchscientistHuygens.

24.HowdoBritishpeoplecelebrateMayDay?

A.Theyvisitfriendsandfamilymembers.

B.Theyspendalotoftimeshoppingaround.

C.Theyshowgreatloveforthelongwinter.

D.TheycelebrateitonthefirstMondayofMay.

25.Theunderlinedword“this”inParagraph2refersto_____.

A.goingintothefields

B.pickingflowersatdaybreak

C.washingthefacewithdew

D.gettingupearlyinthemorning

26.Whatcanwelearnaboutthemaypole?

A.PeopleclimbitonMayDay.

B.ItdatesfromtheMiddleAges.

C.Itwasusuallyfoundinthecities.

D.Peopleusedold,talltreestomakeit.

27.Thepurposeofthetextisto_____.

A.describeRomancustomsB.introduceaBritishfestival

C.suggestspringfamilyactivitiesD.explaintheoriginsofmaypoles

C

Astudyof27,000menshowedthoseskipping（不吃）breakfastwereatagreaterriskofheartproblems.TheBritishHeartFoundationsaidbreakfasthelpedpeopleresist（抵制）sugarysnacksbeforelunch.

Themen,aged45-82,werestudiedfor16years.Duringthattimethereweremorethan1,500heartattacksorcasesofdeadlyheartfailure.However,peoplewhoskippedbreakfastwere27%morelikelytohaveheartproblemsthanthosewhostartedthedaywithameal.Theresearcherstookintoconsiderationotherlifestyleriskfactors（因素）suchassmokingandexercise.

ResearcherDrLeahCahilltoldtheBBC:

“Thetake-homemessageistoeatinthemorningwhenyouwakeup,preferablywithinanhour.Theresultsshowthatsomethingisbetterthannothing,butit’salwaysbettertohavesomethinghealthyandbalanced.”

Shesaidthetimingofthemealseemedtobekeyandwaitinguntillunchratherthan“havingbreakfast”maybestraining（损伤）thebodyovertime.Thiscouldbeincreasingtheriskofhighbloodpressureandfatnesswhichcouldinturndamagetheheart.“Don’tskipbreakfast,”DrCahillsuggested.

VictoriaTaylor,anexpertwiththeBritishHeartFoundation,said:

“Theseresearchersonlylookedatmenagedover45,sowewouldneedtoseefurtherresearchtoprovethatbreakfasthasthesameeffectonthehearthealthofothergroupsofpeople.Whatwedoknowisthatahealthybreakfastcanmakethatmid-morningbiscuitlesstempting,aswellasgivingyouanotheropportunitytowidenthevarietyoffoodsinyourdiet.Cereals（谷类食品）withlowfatmilkareagoodwaytostarttheday.Tryabananaordriedfruitontopandyou’llbeonyourwaytoafinedaybeforeyou’veevenleftthehouse.”

28.Whatdoesthetextmainlydealwith?

A.Theeffectsofsnacksonthehealthoftheheart.

B.AninterviewbytheBBConpeople’slifestyles.

C.Whatahealthyandbalanceddietshouldcontain.

D.Therelationshipbetweenbreakfastandahealthyheart.

29.DrLeahCahill’ssuggestionisthatweshould_____.

A.fixthetimeforeachmealweeatinaday

B.makesureourbreakfastisalwaysbalanced

C.eatourbreakfastimmediatelyaftergettingup

D.havebreakfastwithinanhourafterwakingup

30.Theunderlinedword“tempting”inthelastparagraphisclosestinmeaningto“_____”.

A.attractiveB.valuableC.obviousD.familiar

31.AccordingtoVictoriaTaylor,_____.

A.menover45aremorelikelytogetheartdiseases

B.freshfruitslikebananasarenecessaryforahealthybreakfast

C.it’shealthytoeatsomebiscuitbetweenbreakfastandlunch

D.theresearchersshouldhavecoveredotheragegroupsintheirstudy

D

CarwashesareacommonsightthroughoutNigeria,butMadinatAliyu’sroadsidebusinessisveryspecial:

sheistheonlywomancar-washerinthenorthofthecountry.

“Thisjobhascausedmealotofproblems,”saidthe27-year-old,checkingcarswaitingtobecleanedinGusau,thecapitalofZamfarastate.

Aliyutookupherworktwoyearsago,hopingtousethe7,000naira（£28）sheearnedeverymonthtoputheryoungersistersandbrothersthroughschoolfollowingthedeathoftheirmother,theonlyonewhomademoneytosupportthefamily.Butherfamilybeggedhertostopdoingthisjob,andshehasreceived“judgmentandwarnings”fromstrangerstoo.

“Mygrandmothercriedformanydays.Somepeoplethoughtitwasajoketobringmo