湖北省浠水实验高中学年高一上学期期中考试英语试题.docx

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湖北省浠水实验高中学年高一上学期期中考试英语试题

浠水实验高中2015年秋高一年级期中考试

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.Whoisill?

A.Steven.B.Steven’smother.C.Steven’swife.

2.HowwillthewomangotoShanghai?

A.Bytrain.B.Bycar.C.Byplane.

3.Whatwilltheweatherbeliketomorrow?

A.Fine.B.Cloudy.C.Rainy.

4.What’stheprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?

A.Classmates.B.Strangers.C.Teacherandstudent.

5.HowdidAlicegotoschoolatlast?

A.Bybicycle.B.Onfoot.C.Bybus.

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。

听第6段材料，回答第6、8题。

6.Howmanypeoplearethereintheconversation?

A.3B.4C.2

7.Whatarethefirsttwospeakersdoing?

A.Theyaregoingsomewherebyplane.

B.TheyaremeetingSusanattheairport.

C.TheyareseeingSusanoff.

8.WhatcanweknowaboutSusan?

A.Shehadanunpleasantflight.

B.Shecarriesasuitcase.

C.Sheistall.

听第7段材料，回答第9、11题。

9.Whendoestheconversationtakeplace?

A.IntheeveningB.InthemorningC.Intheafternoon.

10.Howmuchdidthethingscost?

A.4yuan.B.14yuan.C.40yuan.

11.Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?

A.Inarestaurant.B.Inashop.C.Atahotel.

听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。

12.Whathappenedtothewoman?

A.Shelostherjob.B.Herbossallowedhertogoonholiday.

C.Shewasgivenachancetostudyabroad.

13.Howdidthemanfeelaboutthewoman’sboss’decision?

A.Heunderstooditwell.B.Hethoughtitcompletelywrong.

C.Hedidn’tunderstandit.

14.Whatdowelearnaboutthewoman?

A.Shegoestoworkontimeeveryday.

B.Sheworksveryhard.

C.Shedoesn’tknowhowtousecomputers.

听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。

15.Whatdoesthemanwanttodo?

A.Hewantstoborrowsomemoneyfromthewoman.

B.Hewantsthewomantofindajobforhim.

C.Hewantstogivethewomansomemoney.

16.Whydoesn’tthemanwanttogobackhome?

A.Hewantstoworkinanemploymentoffice.

B.Hedoesn’tlikehisfather.

C.Hedoesn’twanttoworkonhisfather’sfarm.

17.Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?

A.Themanfoundajob.

B.Themanreturnedhome.

C.Themanborrowedsomemoneyfromthewoman.

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18.Whyisthemannervous?

A.He’ssittingathirddrivingtest.

B.Hehasn’tstudiedtrafficrulesyet.

C.Hehasfailedtopassthedrivingtestthreetimes.

19.Howdidthemanfeelbeforethesecondtest?

A.Confident.B.Disappointed.C.Nervous.

20.Whydidthemanfailinthesecondtest?

A.Hebrokeatrafficruleagain.

B.Hehadn’tpracticeddrivinglongenough.

C.Hewasunabletodealwithanunexpectedcase.

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和D）中，选出最佳选项。

A

Itwasanotherfrustratingday.Icamehomefromschool,changedmyclothesandgotreadyforwork..Iworkedatalocalrestaurantintown.

Iwenttoworkfeelingdown-and-out.Andtomakemattersworse,myworkherewasthesamethingoverandoveragain.Dealingwithcustomerswhocomplainedabouttheirfoodthatwasbeingservedwastoobigortoosmall.

Threeelderlyladieswalkedinandsatbythewindow.TheywatchedhowIwasworking.

Whentheyfinishedtheirmeals,Iwentovertocleantheirtable.Theytalkedtomeforawhileaboutschool,howIwasdoing,whatgradeIwasinandwhatIplannedtodointhefuture.

Astheywereleaving,theywalkedpastmeandoneofthemsaidtomeinaconfident,gentlevoice,“Youaregoingplaces.”Andthatwasit.TheylefttherestaurantandIwasprettymuchinawe（赞叹）.Ihadtearsinmyeyes,becausetheygavemereasonstobelieveinmyself.Theypickedmyspiritupfrombeingdown–and--outandgavemeareasontokeeponworkinghardandtogiveitmyall.

PeopleusedtotellmethatIcouldn’thaveacareerintelevisionuntilIhadadegreeandwasoutofcollege.I’mnowthehostofastudent-producedtelevisionshow.AndthebestthingisthatI’monly17yearsoldandIamaseniorinhighschool.

21.Whydidtheauthorthinkthatitwasanotherfrustratingday?

A.Hedidn’twanttoworkthere.

B.Theworkwastoohardforateenager.

C.Itwasdifficulttomakethecustomershappy.

D.Hehadtodothesamethingagainandagain.

22.Fromthepassageweknowthattheauthor______.

A.workedasacookB.hadaparttimejob

C.lovedhisjobatfirstD.didverywellatschool

23.WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph5mean?

A.You’llbesuccessful.B.You’regoingonatrip.

C.You’reintherightplace.D.Youshouldgotoabetterplace.

24.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethattheauthornow.

A.isstudyinginacollegeB.doesn’thavegreatdreams

C.hasmanythankstothethreeladiesD.likeshisjobintherestaurantverymuch

B

Soyouthinkyouknowyourdog.Buthowwelldoesyourdogknowyou?

Sheprobablyrecognizesyouwhensheseesyou.Butcanadogtellbysimplylookingatyouwhetheryouhaveahappyoranangryexpressiononyourface?

ResearchersinAustriahavetaughtpetdogstoknowthedifference.

Dogsareverymindfulofsound.Whendogownersshoutorspeakinastrong,harsh（刺耳的）voice,dogsoftenactguiltyandquietlymoveawayfromthearea.Researchershavefoundthatdogscanlookatourfaces,andtellthedifferencebetweenasmileandafrown.Theanimalswereabletorecognizealookofapprovalfromoneofdisapproval.

Researchersperformedaseriesofexperiments.Theytaughtdogstorecognizefacialexpressions.Theyshowedthedogstwopicturesofeithertheupperoflowerhalfofaperson’sface.Ononepicture,thepersonlookedhappy.Theotherappearedangry.Thedogswerethenshownimagesoftheeyesormouthsofpeopletheyhadneverseenbefore.Theywerealsoshownthelefthalfofthefacesusedintraining.Oncethedogslearnedtorecognisewhichimagewashappyorangry,theycouldeasilyidentifythesameexpressionsinpicturesofanyface.

CorsinMuller,wholedthestudy,saysfuturestudieswilltrytoshowwhetherdogscanlearnthemeaningoffacialexpressions—forexample,whetherafrownshowsthatsomeoneisangry.“Whatwecansaywithourstudyisthattheycantelltheseonesaredifferent.Butwhatwecannotbesureofatthispointiswhatexactmeaningtheyareassociatingwiththesedifferentexpressions.”

“Ofcourseitseemslikelythattheywouldassociate（联系）somepositivemeaningswiththesmileyfaceandtheywouldassociatesomerathernegativemeaningswiththeangryface.Butwhatexactlytheyareassociatingwiththeseexpressionswecannotknowatthispoint.”Corsinsays.

25.Thepassagetellsusmainlyabout.

A.howdogscommunicatewitheachother

B.Whatarethebestwaystotrainourdogs

C.Whyit’snecessarytoknowourpetdogswell

D.whetherdogscanrecogniseourfacialexpressions

26.Weknowfromthesecondparagraphthatadog.

A.payslittleattentiontoitsowner’slooksB.hastobetrainedtorecogniseourvoices

C.isverysensitivetoitsowner’svoicesD.willfeelguiltyiftheirownerfrowns

27.AccordingtoCorsinMuller,it’sbeenproventhatdogsknow.

A.theexactmeaningofafrownB.afrownisanangryexpression

C.humanlookscarrydifferentmeaningsD.asmileyfacemayhavenegativemeanings

28.Inwhichpartofawebsitedoesthetextprobablyappear?

A.Technology.B.Education.C.Language.D.Economics.

C

AChinesemotherhasbecomeawalkingdictionarybymemorizing（记忆）TheEnglish-ChineseDictionaryfromcovertocover.LiYanZhi,51,fromXi’an,ShanxiProvince,isabletoexplainthemeaningofeverysingleworldinthe2,458-pagebook,whichconsistsof220,000entries.

MsLi,whodivorcedmorethan20yearsago,receivedmoretranslatingwork.Thishelpshersupporther26-yearoldsonwhosuffersfromautism（孤独症）andisnotabletotakecareofhimself.

MsLiisalecturerinFinancialEnglishatXianTransportUniversity’sEconomicandBankingSchool.SinceAugust2013,shehasbeenreadingthedictionarysixhourseverydayfrom3am.Within19days,shefinishedthetaskforthefirsttime.Tohelphermemorize,MsLiborrowed465Englishlanguagemagazinesfromtheuniversitylibrary.“MybiggestdreamistoenterTheBraintoimprovemyself,”saidMsLi.TheBrainisapopularrealityTVshowinChinawhichusesaseriesofgamestotestthecontestants’（竞争者）brainpower.

MsLisaidthathersoncannotlookafterhimself.Sinceherdivorcemorethan20yearsago,sheandhersonhavebeenrelyingoneachother.Asasinglemother,MsLihadtolockhersoninthehousewhenevershewentoutforwork.Shesaidwhenshereturnedthehousewasalwaysacompletemess.Butshesaidshenevergaveup.“IfIcanflyIwillfly;ifIcan’tflyIwillrun;ifIcannotrunIwillwalk,”shesaid.“Nomatterwhatyoumustcontinue.”

ApartfromEnglish,MsLihaslearnedtospeakmorethan10differentlanguages,includingFrench,Russian,German,JapaneseandPolish.Shehopesthatbymemorizingthe220,000wordsfromthedictionary,shecanencouragestudentstolearnEnglishandincreasetheirvocabulary.“LecturerLireallyisalivingEnglish-ChineseDictionary.Andweshoulddevoteourselvestolearning.”SaysZhangXingjie,oneofherstudents.

29.WhatmadeLiYanzhibegintomemorizeTheEnglish-ChineseDictionary?

A.Wantingtoteachbetter.B.EnteringTheBrain.

C.Encouragingstudents.D.Makingmoremoney.

30.Theunderlinedphrase“thetask”mayreferto.

A.teachingFinancialEnglish.B.readingTheEnglish-ChineseDictionary

C.readingsixhourseveryday