陕西省西安市学年高一英语下册期中考试题.docx

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陕西省西安市学年高一英语下册期中考试题

西安市第一中学

2015-2016学年度第二学期期中考试

高一英语试题

命题人：

贾梦夕

第一部分听力（共20小题，每小题1分，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.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

A.Powerfailure.B.Light.C.Air-conditioning.

2.Howdoesthemanusuallygotowork?

A.Bycar.　　　　　B.Bybus.　　　C.Onfoot.

3.Whatcolordoesthemanprefer?

A.Lightblue.B.Yellow.C.Pink.

4.Whatdoesthemanmean?

A.Hewastoobusytogoforit.B.Hewasshortofmoneythen.

C.Hedidn'tknowabouttheconcert.

5.Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?

A.Themanenjoystravelingbycar.

B.Themanisgoodatdriving.

C.Themanusedtohaveacar.

第二节

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至7题。

6.Whathappenedtotheman?

A.Hishousewasbrokeninto.B.Helockedhimselfout.

C.Heforgottolockthewindows.

7.Whatisthewomanmostprobablygoingtodo?

A.Tochecktheplace.B.Totalktoothers.C.Toaskmorequestions.

听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。

8.Whatdoesthemanshowtothewoman?

A.Hisvisa.B.HisIDcard.C.Hispassport.

9.Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemando?

A.Takehisluggagewithhim.B.Carryfewerluggage.C.Checkhisluggage.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Whoisthewoman?

A.Asportswoman.B.Amountaineer.C.Apilot.

11.Whatcausedtheaccident?

A.Thewomanjumpedoffamountain.

B.Thewomanlostherwayinthehill.

C.Thewomanlandedthewrongway.

12.Whatcanwelearnaboutthewoman?

A.Sheistooweaknow.B.Shefailedonlytwice.C.Shelikesriskverymuch.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.Whatisthewomandoing?

A.Tellingsomegoodinformationaboutflat.

B.Lookingforusefulrentinginformation.

C.Checkingthewantadsinthenewspaper.

14.Howmuchistherentforeachgirl?

A.￡21aweek.B.￡21amonth.C.￡28amonth.

15.Accordingtotheman,what'stheproblemoftheflat?

A.It'salittleexpensive.B.Ithasnoenoughrooms.C.It'snotveryquiet.

16.Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?

A.Thereare3bedroomsintheapartment.

B.Thewomanissatisfiedwiththeflat.

C.Thewomanwilldiscusswithherfriends.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Whatisthemeaningof“gapyear”?

A.Theyearyouhaveoffbeforehighschool.

B.Theyearyouhaveoffbetweenhighschoolandcollege.

C.Theyearyouhaveoffduringyourcollegelife.

18.Whydointernationalstudentstakeagapyear?

A.Totravelaround.B.Toexploretheirinterests.C.Toservemilitaryduty.

19.Whatareparentsusuallyworriedaboutiftheirchildrentakeagapyear?

A.Theyworrythattheirchildrenwillmisstheirfriends.

B.Theyareworriedabouttheirchildren'ssafetywhentraveling.

C.Theyworrythattheirchildrenwillchoosenottogotocollege.

20.WhatdoesMissHollyBull'scompanydo?

A.Ithelpsthestudentsplantheirgapyear.

B.Ithelpsstudentstravelaround.

C.Itoffersjobstostudents.

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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑.

（A）

AndrewCarnegie,knownastheKingofSteel,builtthesteelindustryintheUnitedStates,andintheprocess,becameoneofthewealthiestmeninAmerica.Hissuccessresultedinpartfromhisabilitytoselltheproductandinpartfromhispolicyofexpandingduringperiodsofeconomicdecline,whenmostofhiscompetitorswerereducingtheirinvestments.

Carnegiebelievedthatindividualsshouldprogressthroughhardwork,buthealsofeltstronglythatthewealthyshouldusetheirfortunesforthebenefitofsociety.Heopposedcharity,preferringinsteadtoprovideeducationalopportunitiesthatwouldallowotherstohelpthemselves.“Hewhodiesrich,diesdisgraced”,heoftensaid.

Amonghismorenoteworthycontributionstosocietyarethosethatbearhisname,includingtheCarnegieInstituteofPittsburgh,whichhasalibrary,amuseumoffinearts,andamuseumofnationalhistory.HealsofoundedaschooloftechnologythatisnowpartofCarnegie-MellonUniversity.Otherphilanthropic（慈善的）giftsaretheCarnegieEndowmentforInternationalPeacetopromoteunderstandingbetweennations,theCarnegieInstituteofWashingtontofundscientificresearch,andCarnegieHalltoprovideacenterforthearts.

FewAmericanshavebeenleftuntouchedbyAndrewCarnegie’sgenerosity.Hiscontributionsofmorethanfivemilliondollarsestablished2,500librariesinsmallcommunitiesthroughoutthecountryandformedthenucleus（核心）ofthepubliclibrarysystemthatweallenjoytoday.

21.Theauthorquoted“Hewhodiesrich,diesdisgraced”inthepassagetoshow________.

A.Hefeltstronglythatthewealthyshouldusetheirfortunesforthebenefitofsociety

B.Heopposedcharity

C.Thewealthydiefromtheirfortunes

D.Thewealthydiefromnotcontributingtosociety

22.Carnegie’ssuccessincludesthefollowingaspectsEXCEPT_____.

A.hispolicyofexpandingB.hishardwork

C.hisabilitytoselltheproductD.hisabilitytoproducetheproduct.

23.WhichofthefollowingmayNOTbephilanthropicgiftstosocietyaccordingtothepassage?

A.theCarnegieInstituteofWashington.

B.theCarnegieInstituteofPittsburgh.

C.thesteelindustry.

D.theCarnegieEndowmentforInternationalPeace.

（B）

Itiscommontohavedifficultiessleepingduringtheday.Humansarenaturallywiredtosleepbestatnightandbeawakeduringtheday.However,modernworkschedulesrequiresomepeopletotrytoaccommodatetheunnaturalscheduleofshift（轮班）work—beingawakeatnightandsleepingduringtheday.

　　Inordertomakethisadjustment,youneedtopayspecialattentiontoyoursleepenvironmentandyourpreparationforsleep.Ifshiftworkisanecessarypartofyourworklife,herearesomesuggestionsthatmayhelp.

　　Arrangetosleepuninterruptedinaquiet,darkroom.Thismeansyoumayhavetoturnofforunplugyourphone,hangdarkeningcurtainsonthewindowsorwearasleepeyemask,andtrainyourfamilyandfriendstoleaveyoualonewhileyousleep.

　　Fitinanap（小睡）.Whenyourdaytimesleepperiodistooshort,takingashortnapoflessthan30minutesjustbeforeworkoronabreakhasbeenshowntoimprovealertnessandenhanceperformance.

　　Developandfollowasleeproutine.It'sbestifyougotosleepandwakeupatthesametimeeveryday.Trynottovarythistoomuchatweekends.Yourbodylikesroutine.

　　Takeextracaretomakehealthychoices.Youmaybetemptedtoreachforunhealthyfoodsornicotinetostayawakeoralcoholtotrytosleep.Butultimatelythesechoicesaremoreharmfulthanhelpful.

　　Ifyouhavetriedallthesethingsandarestillhavingproblemsgettingenoughqualitysleepduringtheday,talktoyourdoctororasleepspecialist.Sometimesmedications（药物治疗）maybehelpfulandsafe.Inothercases,theremaybeanunderlyingsleepdisorderthatneedstobeaddressed.

24.Thepurposeofthetextisto______.

　A.persuadeworkerstohaveagoodsleep.

　B.advisenightworkerstokeephealthy

　C.encourageworkerstododaywork

　D.helpnightworkerstosleepwell

25.Whatdoestheauthorrecommend?

　A.Asuitableamountofalcoholtohelpsleep.

　B.Aregularlifeonweekdaysandweekends.

　C.Adarkroomwithoutphonestosleepin.

　D.Abreakforsleepinganytimeduringtheday.

26.Onwhichconditionshouldapersonturntoasleepspecialistforhelp?

　A.Ifhesuffersfromasleepdisorderforthefirsttime.

　B.Ifagoodsleepenvironmentisgreatlyneededforhim.

　C.Ifhefailstogetqualitysleepthroughhisownefforts.

　D.Ifhehastheproblemoffallingasleepinthedaytime.

（C）

Streetartcanbefoundonbuildings,sidewalks,streetsignsandeventrashcansfromTokyotoParistoNewYorkCity.Thisspecialkindofartcantaketheformofpaintings,sculptures,clothorevenstickers.Streetarthasbecomepartofaglobalvisualculture.Now,evenartmuseumsandgalleriesarecollectingtheworkofstreetartists.

Itisnoteasytoprovideanexacthistoryofthestreetartmovement.Thiskindofarthasdevelopedinmanykindsofwaysinplacesallovertheworld.Also,becauseitisillegaltopaintpublicandprivatepropertywithoutpermission,streetartistsusuallyworksecretly.Thissecretivenatureofstreetartanditscountlessformsmakeithardtodefineexactly.Andpeoplehavedifferentopinionsaboutthemovement.Somethinkstreetartisacrimeanddestroysproperty.Butothersseethisartasarichformofnon-traditionalculturalexpression.

ManyexpertssaythemovementbeganinNewYorkCityinthenineteensixties.Youngadultswouldusepaintinspecialcanstospraytheir“tag”onwallsandtraincarsaroundthecity.Thistagwasanametheycreatedtoidentifythemselvesandtheirartwork.Thiscolorfulstyleofwritingisalsocalledgraffiti.Itisvisuallyexcitingandenergetic.

Graffitialsobecameaseparatemovementexpressingthestreetcultureofyoungpeoplelivinginbigcities.Graffitiartrepresentedsocialandpoliticalrebellion.Theseartistscouldtravelaroundareasofthecitymakingcreativepaintingsforeveryonetosee.Sometimesthisstreetartcreatedadisputebetweenartistsandcityofficials.Graffitiartistscreatedtheirimagesandcityofficialsquicklypaintedoverthem.

Duringthe1980s,twofamousNewYorkpainters—KeithHaringandJeanMichelbeganshowingtheirworkinartgalleriesandmuseums.Thisiswhenstreetartstartedtobecomepartofthemoregeneralpopularculture.

27．Whatcanweinferfromthefirstparagraph?

A．Streetarthasbecomepopularandisacceptedasakindofculture.

B．Streetartisveryspecialcomparedwithotherformsof