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英语广西陆川县中学学年高一下学期期中考试试题
广西陆川县中学2016-2017学年高一下学期期中考试
英语试题
本试卷分第I卷(选择题)和第II卷(非选择题)两部分。
考生作答时,将答案答在答题卡上,在本试卷上答题无效。
考试结束后,将答题卡交回。
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,你将有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.What’stheweatherlikenow?
A.WindyB.RainyC.Cloudy
2.Wherewillthewomanspendherhoneymoon?
A.InSpainB.InFranceC.InItaly
3.Whatisthewoman?
A.AwriterB.AwaitressC.apublisher
4.Whowillthemangivetheschoolpaperto?
A.TedB.JaneC.Thewoman
5.Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?
A.InanofficeB.InagymC.Inaswimmingpool
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6-7题。
6.Howheavyisthewoman’spackage?
A.4kilosB.5kilosC.6kilos
7.Howmuchdoesthewomanhavetopay?
A.5poundsB.6poundsC.11pounds
听第7段材料,回答8-9题。
8.Howoldisthewoman?
A.16yearsoldB.17yearsoldC.18yearsold
9.Whatdoweknowaboutthewoman?
A.Shedoesn’thavemanyfriends.
B.Sheiscrazyaboutpopmusicstars.
C.She’llgotoaconcerttonightbycar.
听第8段材料,回答第10-12题。
10.Whichroomdoesthewomanwant?
A.Asingleroomwithaparkview.
B.Adoubleroomwithanoceanview.
C.Adoubleroomwithaparkview.
11.Whenisthewomanleaving?
A.OnSeptember2nd
B.B.OnSeptember12th.
C.C.OnSeptember20th.
12.Howmanythingsintheformshouldthewomanfillout?
A.FiveB.Six.C.Seven.
听第9段材料,回答第13-16题。
13.Whatisthewomandoing?
A.WatchingTV
B.B.Readinganewspaper
C.C.SurfingtheInternet
14.Whatdidthemanoftendointhepast?
A.Hedivedinthesea.
B.B.Hedriftedinrivers.
C.C.Hewentfishing.
15.Whatdoweknowaboutthewoman?
A.Sheneverwentboatingthroughoutherchildhood.
B.Sheoncesawamanchasedbyashark.
C.Shegrewupinaninlandtown.
16.Whatwillthemandothissummer?
A.Gocampingwithhisfamily.
B.Goboatingwithsomefriends.
C.Gotovisitthewoman’shometown.
听第10段材料,回答第17-20题。
17.Whatwasthewriter’sdream?
A.Tobeaprofessor.B.Tobeapilot.C.Tobeaboss
18.Whydidn’tthewriterrealizehisdream?
A.Becausehewasnotoldenough.
B.Becausehewenttouniversity.
C.Becausehiseyesightwaspoor.
19.Whatjobdidthewriter’sfriendofferhim?
A.Workinginanengineeringfirm.
B.Workinginaschool.
C.Workinginatravelcompany.
20.Whatdidthewriterfinallydo?
A.Hetookoverthedirectoroftheschool.
B.Helefttheschool.
C.Hewenttoacompany.
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,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Millionsofpeopleallovertheworldspendtheirholidaystravelling.Theytraveltovisitothercountries,moderncitiesandancienttowns.Theytraveltoenjoythesespecialplaces,orjusttorelax.Itisalwaysinterestingtodiscovernewthingsanddifferentwaysoflife,suchasbymeetingdifferentpeople,tryingdifferentfood,andlisteningtodifferentmusic.
Peoplewholiveinthecountryliketogotobigcities.Theyliketospendtheirtimevisitingmuseumsandartgalleries,lookingatshopwindowsanddiningatrestaurants.Peoplewholiveinthecityusuallylikeaquietholidaybytheseaorinthemountains,withnothingtodobutwalkandbatheinthesun.
Mosttravellerstakeacamerawiththemandtakepicturesofeverythingthatintereststhem.Then,perhapsyearslater,theycanlookatthephotosandberemindedofthehappytimetheyoncehad.
Peopleoftentravelbytrain,byboatorbycar.Allmeansoftravellinghavetheiradvantagesanddisadvantagesandpeoplechooseoneaccordingtotheirplansandtheplacestheyaregoing.
Ifwetravelalot,wewillseeanddiscoveralotofthingsthatwecouldneverseeorexperienceathome,thoughwemayreadabouttheminbooksandnewspapers.Thebestwaytostudygeographyistotravel,andthebestwaytogettoknowandunderstandpeopleistomeetthemintheirownhomes.
21.Howdopeopleusuallyspendaquietholidaybytheseaorinthemountains?
A.Theyspendtheirtimevisitingmuseumsandartgalleries.
B.Theydonothingbutwalkandbatheinthesun.
C.Theydonothingbutsleepoutdoors.
D.Theygotolookatshopwindowsandeatatrestaurants.
22.Whydomanytravellerstakepicturesofeverythingtheylike?
A.Becausetheyliketakingallkindsofpictures.
B.Becausetheyalltakeacamerawiththemwhiletravelling.
C.Becausethepicturesarebeautifultolookat.
D.Becausethepicturescanremindthemofthehappytime.
23.What’sthebestwaytostudygeography?
A.Totravelalotandexperiencemore.
B.Tomeetsomemorepeopleintheirhomes.
C.Tolearninbooksorinnewspapers.
D.Toseeandexperienceathome.
24.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?
A.We’dbettergothecountrysideforaholiday.
B.Takingphotosinatripisunnecessary.
C.It’sgoodforustotravelmoreifpossible.
D.Citiesarethebestchoiceofallthetravellers.
B.
PopeyetheSailorfirstbecameapopularcartooninthe1930s.Thesailorinthatcartoonatelotsofspinachtomakehimstrong.Peoplewatchedhim,andtheybegantobuyandeatalotmorespinach.Popeyehelpedsell33percentmorespinachthanbefore!
Spinachbecameanecessarypartofmanypeople’sdiets.Evensomechildrenwhohatedthetastebegantoeatthevegetable.
ManypeoplethoughtthattheironinspinachmadePopeyestrong,butthisisnottrue.Spinachdoesnothaveanymoreironthananyothergreenvegetable.
Peopleonlythoughtspinachhadalotofironbecausethepeoplewhostudiedthefoodmadeamistake.Inthe1890s,agroupofpeoplestudiedwhatwasinsidevegetables.Thisgroupsaidthatspinachhadtentimesmoreironthanitdid.Thegroupwrotethenumberwrong,andeveryoneacceptedit.
Today,weknowthatthelittleironthereisinspinachcannotmakeadifferenceinhowstrongapersonis.However,spinachdoeshavesomethingelsewhichthebodyneeds—folicacid.Itisinterestingtopointoutthatfolicacidcanhelpmakeapersonstrong.MaybeitwasreallythefolicacidthatmadePopeyestrongallalong.
25.WhydidmanypeopleeatspinachaftertheysawPopeyetheSailor?
A.Theythoughtspinachmadethemstrong.
B.TheythoughtPopeyewasfunny.
C.Spinachhadalotofiron.
D.Peoplelikedfolicacid.
26.Aresearchgrouptoldpeoplethatspinach______.
A.madePopeyestrong
B.wasagreenvegetable
C.hadlessironthanothergreenvegetables
D.hadmoreironthanothergreenvegetables
27.ThereadingpassagesaysthatperhapsPopeyegothisstrengthfrom______.
A.ironB.folicacidC.spinachD.exercise
28.Folicacidis______.
A.somethinginfoodB.avegetable
C.dangerousD.acertainkindofspinach
C
ThanksgivingDayisspecialholidayintheUnitedStatesandCanada.Familiesandfriendsgathertoeatandgivethanksfortheirblessing.
ThanksgivingDayisreallyaharvestfestival.Thisiswhyitiscelebratedinlatefall,afterthecropsarein.ButoneofthefirstthanksgivingsinAmericahadnothingtodowithagoodharvest.OnDecember4,1619,thePilgrimsfromEnglandlandednearwhatisnowCharlesCity,Virginia.TheykneltdownandthankedGodfortheirsafejourneyacrosstheAtlantic.
ThefirstNewEnglandThanksgivingdidcelebratearichharvest.ThePilgrimslandedatwhatisnowPlymouth,Massachusetts,in1620.Theyhadadifficulttimeandthefirstwinterwascruel.ManyofthePilgrimsdied.Butthenextyear,theyhadagoodharvest.SoGovernorBradforddeclaredathree-dayfeast.ThePilgrimsinvitedIndianfriendstojointhemfortheirspecialfeast.Everyonebroughtfood.Intime,othercolonies(殖民地)begantocelebrateadayofthanksgiving.ButittookyearsbeforetherewasanationalThanksgivingDay.DuringtheCivilWar,SarahJosephaHalepersuadedAbrahamLincolntodosomethingaboutit.Heproclaimed(宣布)thelastThursdayofNovember1863asadayofthanksgiving.Today,AmericanscelebratethishappyharvestfestivalonthefourthThursdayinNovember.CanadianscelebrateThanksgivingDayinmuchthesamewayastheirAmericanneighbours.ButtheCanadianthanks-givingDayfallsonthesecondMondayinOctober.
29.ThanksgivingDayiscelebrated.
A.inspringB.summer
C.inautumnD.inwinter
30.Thefirsttocelebratethanksgivingwere.
A.somepeoplefromEngland
B.theAmericanIndians
C.SarahJosephaHale
D.GovernorBradford
31.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?
A.ThanksgivingDayusedtobeaholidaytocelebrateagoodharvest.
B.AbrahamLincolnwasnotthefirsttodecideonthanksgivingcelebrations.
C.ThanksgivingDayiscelebratedtoexpresstheAmericanandIndianpeople’sthankstoGod.
D.There’slittledifferencebetweentheAmericanwayandtheCanadianwaytocelebrateThanksgivingDay.
32.Thepassagemainlytellsus.
A.howThanksgivingDayiscelebratedintheU.S.A.
B.howThanksgivingDaycameintobeingandthedifferentwaysitiscelebrated
C.thatThanksgivingDayisinfactaharvestholiday
D.howthewaytocelebrateThanksgivingDaychangedwiththetimeandplaces
B
Aspricesandbuildingcostskeeprising,the"do-it-yourself"(DIY)trend(趋势)intheU.S.continuestogrow."Weneededfurniture(家具)forourlivingroom,"saysJohnRoss,"andwejustdidn’thaveenoughmoneytobuyit.Sowedecidedtotrymakingafewtablesandchairs."Johngotmarriedsixmonthsago,andincommonwithmanyyoungpeoplethesedays,theyarestrugglingtomakeahomeatatimewhenthecostoflivingisveryhigh.TheRossestooka2-weekcoursefor$280atanightschool.Nowtheybuildalltheirfurnitureandmakere