湖北省黄冈市高一下册期中考试英语试题有答案精选.docx

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湖北省黄冈市高一下册期中考试英语试题有答案精选

湖北省黄冈中学2016年春季期中联考高一英语试题

考试时间：

120分钟　满分：

150分

第一部分：

听力（共两节，满分30分）

略

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

　　Awetfatherdialed999toaskpoliceforalifthome—becauseitwasraining.

　　Themanwaswalkingalongaflyover（立交桥）withhischildrenwhentheheavensopened.

　　Heshamelesslyphonedtheemergencyserviceandbeggedforalift,threateningtocomplain（投诉）topolicewatchdogsunlesstheyhelped.

　　Passingofficersdecidedtheywouldpickupthemanandhischildrenanddrivethemtoabusstop.

　　AneighbourhoodpoliceofficerfortheareaflaggedupSunday’sincidentinShoreham,WestSussex,inamessagepostedonFacebook.

　　Itread:

“At12.16pmamaledialed999becauseitwasrainingandhewantedalifthome.ThreatenedtocomplaintothePCCwhenhewastoldno.”

　　ASussexPolicespokespersonconfirmed:

“AmanrangfromtheShorehamflyovertosayhewasstuckonfootinrainonhiswayhomeonSunday,andwantedalift.ApassingpolicecardidgivehimalifttotheadjacentA283ashehadyoungchildrenwithhim.Hewasthenleftashewasabletowaitforabusorphoneforataxi.Clearly,999isforpublicuseonlyinemergencies.”

　　However,thepooruseofpublicservicehasbeenwidelyblamed.

　　ASussexpoliceofficer,whoaskedtoremainanonymous（匿名的）,said:

“Obviously,thisisnotwhypeopleshouldcall999.Hewasluckyhewasnotpunishedforwastingpolicetime.”

　　MatthewSinclair,chiefexecutiveoftheTaxPayers’Alliance,added:

“It’sridiculousthatthisimportantservicewasusedforsucha trivial issue.Taxpayersexpectpolicetospendtheirtimeprotectingthepublicfromcrime（犯罪）,notactasataxiservice.”

21．Whydidthepolicemeneventuallyagreetogivethemalift？

A．Theyweretotallywet.

B．Theman’skidswereyoung.

C．Theycouldn’taffordthetaxifare.

D．Theircellphoneswereoutofpower.

22．Thereasonwhythepoliceofficersaidthemanwas“lucky”isthat_________.

A．peopleusuallycouldn’tgetawaywithwastingpolicetime

B．themanandhiskidshadbeensenthome

C．themanandhiskidsmetsomewarm—heartedofficers

D．peopleconcernedaboutthemanandhiskids

23．Whichwordbelowcantaketheplaceof“trivial”inthelastsecondparagraph？

A．small.　　　　　　　　　　　B．funny.

C．strange.　　　　　　　　　　D．crazy.

B

　　ThefirsttimeIsawhimIwouldneverhavebelievedhewasgoingtochangemylife.1hadmyarmsfullofbooksandIwasenteringtheclassroomwhenIranintosomethingsolid.Itwasashortboy.

　　Helookedupatme,“My,you’retall!

”

　　Ofcourse,theclassbegantolaugh.Angry,Iwalkedtomyseatwithoutaword.BeforeIknew,thenewcomerwasstandinginfrontofMr.McCarthy’sdesk,tellinghimthathisnamewasCarlosHerreraandhe'dmovedtoGaletonfromNewYork.

　　“Takethatseat.”Mr.McCaahytoldCarols,pointingtotheonlyemptyone,atthebackoftheroom.

　　Carlosgrinned（咧嘴笑）.“ButIneedacoupleofdictionaries.”

　　Againtheclasslaughed,butnowtheywerelaughingwithCarlos,notathim.Hehadbeenhereonlyl0minutesandalreadyhehadthemonhisside.Andbeforelong,heandIbecamefamiliar.

　　Oneday,helookedupatmeseriouslywithhisbrowneyes.“Idon’tunderstandwhyyouaresotouchy（易怒的）.”MyfaceturnedredandIsaidsharply,“Youwouldn’tunderstand.”

　　Hefollowedme.“Ishould,Karen,”hesaid.“YouandIhavealotincommon.Youaretootall,andI’mtooshort.”

　　“Youseemtogetalongwell.”Iadmitted.“Butwhataboutme？

Noboywantstodateagirlwhoistallerthanheis.”

　　“Thetroublewithyouisyou’reafraidtobeyourself.You’resmart.Andyoucouldbepretty.Infact,youmightbemorethanpretty.”

　　Ifeltmyselfturningred.

　　“I’mgettingagreatidea,”saidCarlos,andrightthenhesuggestedbeingmypersonalmanager.

　　Iwasn’tsure.“W-e-ll—”

　　Soonafterthat,hehadmynewlifeplanned.Iwastoletmyhairgrow,wearafittedsweaterandneatskirt,andliftmyheadandsay“Hi”toeveryone.Iwastovolunteertoworkontheschoolpaperandgooutfordramatics（戏剧表演）.

　　Thenoneday,hetoldmeabouthislatestbrainwaves:

hedugupaplaywhichwasaboutasix-footmodelwhofellinlovewithashortman.

　　“You,Isuppose,aretheshortman,”1said.

　　Hegrinned.“Andyou’rethemodel.”

　　“Noway,”Icried,“Idon’twanttobefunny.”

　　Carlosgavemeapleading（恳求）look.“Karen,I’veneveraskedyouforathingformyself,haveI？

”

　　Hehadn’t.So,Isaidyes.

　　Herecametheshowtime.CarlosastheshortmanandI,themodel,wereseatedatatable.Fromourtalktheaudiencecouldtellwewerefallinginlove.Thatwasnothingfunnyyet.Thenaswestoodup,theterribledifferenceinoursizebecameclear.Theaudienceburstintolaughter.

　　Theplayturnedouttobeverysuccessful.Peoplepouredbackstagetocongratulateus.MotherandDadwereextremelyhappyandexcited.“I’mproudofyou,sweetheart.”mothersaid.

　　Carlosthrewhisarmsaroundmywaist（腰）.Hesaid,“Youarewonderful.”AndIsaid,“Thankyou,Carlos,mydearfriend!

”

24．WhydidCarlossay “ButIneedacoupleofdictionaries”（inPara.5）？

A．Hehadsomenewwordstolookup.

B．Hewasnewtothisclass.

C．Heworkedprettyhard.

D．Hewastooshorttositattheback.

25．WhycouldCarlosbesopopular？

A．Hewasquitegrateful.

B．Hedaredtobehimself.

C．Hedidnotthinkhewasshort.

D．Hewasverygenerous.

26．Theirplaywasabigsuccessbecauseof__________.

A．theirclassmates’advice

B．Carlos’ambitiontobecomeanactor

C．thedifferenceintheirheight

D．Carlos’aimtomakeKarenmoreconfidentconsidered

27．BeforeCarlosarrived.Karenhadbeen__________atschool.

A．1ivelyandpopular　　　　　B．consideredquitepretty

C．troubledbyherheight　　　D．lookeddownuponbyothers

C

　　Likemostpeoplebornandbroughtupinabigcity,Ialwaysbelievedthatcarrotsgrewmtrees.

　　ButI’dalwaysdreamedoflivinginthecountry.WhenmyhusbandandIrealizedthatourTorontohousewasworthalargesumofmoneythankstoout-of-controlhousingprices,wedecidedtotakethechance,sellandbuyapieceofparadise（乐园）inatownnorthwestofthecity.

　　Thatwasfouryearsago.IandRichardhadnoexperienceoflivinginthecountry.Butatthisstageofourlives,itwasexcitingtobeginanewadventure.Besides,myparentsweregone,thekidsweregrownand,tobehonest,ifIsawonemoreapartmentbuildinggoupinmyneighbourhood,thetopofmyheadwasgoingtoexplode.

　　Thefirstwinterinournewhomewasadifficultone,withmoresnowfallingthaninthepast10years.Ilearnedthetruemeaningof“cabinfever（幽闭烦躁症）”—whenIdevelopedanuncontrollablethoughttobeatRichardovertheheadwithastickbecauseIcouldn’tstandthesoundoftheairblowingthroughhisnosewhenhebreathed.Weweretrappedtogether24hoursadayand7daysaweek.Alot!

Itwasn’tpretty.WhenspringcameIfoundmyselfdrivingtothecityatleastonceeveryfewweeks.Ineedtohugatallbuilding.Iwasn’tquiteusedtothenewlifesowell.

　　Buttherearesomanywonderfulthingsaboutlivinginthecountry.IfirstrealizeditwouldbedifferentwhenI,with12items（物品）,wentthroughtheexpresslane（快速结帐通道）atthelocalsupermarketwhichisforpeopletaking5itemsorlessandnobodythreatenedmylifeorevengavemedirtylooks.Peopleactuallysmiledatme.

　　Anddrivingaroundthecountrysideisarelaxingexperience.Ihavediscoveredclouds.Iamfascinatedbyallsortsoflovelybirdsandwildlife.I’mgettingintoanewroleandanewlifeanditfeelsgood.Now,I’mathome,thecityisnolongerwhereIbelong.I’mhereforever.

　　So,thereisnodoubtthatcarrotsgrowintheground.

28．Theauthorandherhusbandmovedtothecountrysidewhen____________.

A．theyretiredfromwork

B．theirkidsweregrown

C．theirparentsweregone

D．theysoldtheircityhouseatahighprice

29．Howwastheirfirstwinterinthecountry？

A．Discouraging.　　　　　　　　B．Frightening.

C．Boring.　　　　　　　　　　　D．Exhausting.

30．Theauthorsharesherexperienceinasupermarkettoshow_________.

A．peopleinthecountryarenice

B．peopleinthecountryleadsimplelives

C．supermarketsinthecountryhaveafewcustomers

D．sheisclevererthanpeopleinthecountry

31．Whatisthemeaningofunderlinedsentence“So,thereisnodoubtthatcarrotsgrowintheground”（thelastparagraph）？

A．Carrotscanbegatheredintheground.

B．Theauthorisinterestedinagriculture.

C．Theauthorhastotallygotusedtothelifeinthecountry.

D．Carrotsareverycommoninthecountry.

D

　　USspacemanScottKellysaidheisfightingtirednessbutisbacktohisnormalheightafternearlyoneyearinspace.

　　Kelly’s340-daymission（任务）—spenttestingtheeffectsoflong—termspaceflightaheadofafuturemissiontoMars,alongwithRussianspacemanMikhailKornienko—wrappedupearlyWednesdaywhentheylandedinfreezingKazakhstanaboardaSoyuzspaceship.

　　OneoftheeffectsofthespendingsuchalongtimewithoutgravitywasthatKelly’sspine（脊柱）gotlongertemporarily,makinghimgrow3.8centimeters,onlytogobacktonormalashereturnedtoEarth.

　　Histwinbrother,MarkKelly,saidtheywerethesameheightagainbythetimetheyhuggedinHoustonearlyonThursday.

　　AccordingtoJohnCharles,humanresearchprogramassociatemanagerofinternationalscienceatNASA（NationalAeronauticsandSpaceAdministration）,anyheightgain“probablywentawayveryquicklybecausefluid（体液）graduallygotmoreandmoreinthediscsbetweenthebonesinthespine.”

　　Kellyalsosaidreportsthathehadgrownafull5.1centimeters wereexaggerated. “Idon’tknowwherethatcamefrom.Ididmeasuremyselfanditwasaninchandahalf,somaybesomebody