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英语学年度第二学期高一期中考试题
2016—2017学年第二学期期中高一年级英语试题
第一部分听力(共两节,满分15分)
第一节听力理解(2段共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)
每段播放两遍。
各段后有几个小题,每段播放前每小题有5秒钟的阅题时间。
请根据各段播放内容及其相关小题,在5秒钟内从题中所给的A、B、C项中选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
听第一段对话,回答第1~2题。
1.Whichofthefollowingcountrieshasthewomanbeento?
A.JapanandAmerica.B.CanadaandAustralia.C.ChinaandThailand.
2.WhatdoesthemansayaboutNorway?
A.Itsnowsalmosteverywhereinwinter.
B.Itiscoldalltheyearround.
C.It’sverydryinsummer.
听第二段对话,回答第3~5题。
3.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?
A.Roommates.B.Family.C.Friends.
4.Whyisthewomansurprised?
A.Themandesignedhishousehimself.
B.Themanputmanyfootballsinhishouse.
C.Themanisfamiliarwithmanyfootballstars.
5.Whatkindofhousedoesthewomanhopetoown?
A.Afootballhouse.B.Amotorhouse.C.Anapartment.
第二节听取信息(共5小题;每小题1分,满分5分)
听下面一段独白。
请根据题目要求,从所听到的内容中获取必要的信息,填入答题卡标号为6~10的空格中。
听录音前,你将有10秒钟的阅题时间,录音读两遍。
你将有60秒钟的作答时间。
Alostboy
Thepresentplace
Inthemanager’s6forover10minutes.
Appearance
Theboyhas7hairandblueeyes.HeiswearingaredT-shirtandblackjeansandiscarryingawhite8.Heappearstobeabout9yearsold.
Howhewasfound
Aclerkfoundhimsittinginthetoysection,10inthecoloringbooksthere.
第二部分阅读(共两节,满分40分)
第一节阅读理解(共15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
HereisalookattwopopularzoosintheUnitedStates-----theNationalZooandtheSanDiegoZoo.
TheNationalZoo,whichwasbuiltin1889,islocatedinWashington,D.C.,on163acresofland.Thezoohasmorethan3600animals,andalmost130ofthespeciesofthezoo’sanimalsareendangered.ItisopeneverydayexceptChristmasDay,December25.
Educationandcommunityareveryimportanttothezoo,anditoffersanumberofspecialprogramsforchildrenandadults.Thereisasummercampforchildrenagedninetotwelve.Thezooalsohasspecialeventsforthecommunity.BecausetheNationalZooispartofthegroupofnationalmuseumscalledtheSmithsonian,admissionisfree.
TheSanDiegoZoo,a107-acrepark,islocatedinBalboaparkinSanDiego,California.Thezoofirstopenedin1917withasmallnumberofanimals.Today,therearemorethan4000animals,including800differentspecies.AsofJuly2011,theSanDiegoZooisoneofthefourzoosintheUSwhichhavegiantpandasonshow,andisthemostsuccessfulintermsofpandareproduction.
TheSanDiegoZooisopenfrom9:
00amto4:
00pm,butthegroundscloseat6:
00pm.Thezooattractsaboutthreemillionvisitorseveryyear.Thepriceforgeneraladmissionis$19.50,and$11.75forchildrenagedthreetoeleven.
11.BoththeSanDiegoZooandtheNationalZoo_________.
A.haveahistoryofover100years.B.arelocatedinWashington,D.C.
C.coveranareaofover100acres.D.keepmorethan4000animals.
12.Ifaten-year-oldgirlvisitstheSanDiegoZoowithherparents,theyshouldpay_________.
A.$11.75B.$19.5C.$43.00D.$50.75
13.Wheredoesthispassageprobablycomefrom?
A.Ahistorypaper.B.Atravelmagazine.
C.Anewspaperreport.D.Amedicaltextbook.
B
A12-year-oldCalifornianstudentwhoalreadyhasthreecommunitycollegedegreessaidheplanstoattendcollegeinthefalltostudybiomedicalengineering(生物医学工程).Theboyaimstobecomeadoctorandmedicalresearcherbyage18.
TanishqAbrahamofSacramentohasbeenacceptedbyUniversityofCaliforniaatDavisandreceivedascholarshiptoUniversityofCaliforniaatSantaCruz,buthehasyettodecidewhichuniversityhe’llattend,reportedSacramentotelevisionstationCBS13.“IthinkI’llbe18whenIgetmyDoctorofMedicine,”Tanishqsaid.
Tanishqstartedcommunitycollegeatage7,andlastyearhereceivedassociate’sdegrees(副学士学位)fromAmericanRiverCollege,acommunitycollegeinSacramento,ingeneralscience,mathandphysicalscience,andforeignlanguagestudies.
Atfirst,professorsatthecollegedidn’twantTanishqintheirclassesbecauseofhisage.Butfinallyaprofessoragreedtolethimattendifhismother,adoctorofveterinarymedicine(兽医学),alsotooktheclass.“ThereweretimeswhenIhadtoexplaingeneralrelativityandspecialrelativitytomymom,”Tanishqsaid.
BiologyprofessorMarleneMartinezsaidtheboywasnotafraidtoasklotsofquestions.“Inlecturehewouldalwayspopupwith“so,doesthatmean--’or‘whataboutthis?
’”Martinezsaid.
Tanishqhasalwayspickedupknowledgequickly,hisfather,BijouAbraham,toldNBCNews.“Wetestedhimanddiscoveredthathewasprettysmart,”Abrahamsaid.“Weweresurprisedwhenwestartedgivinghimadvancedstuffandhewaspickingitupreallyfast.”
Tanishqsayschildgeniusesareoftenseenasodd(古怪).“Whenyouthinkofagenius,youthinkofamadscientistkindofthing,“hesaid.Buthepointedouthe’sjustanordinarykidwholikeslearningandmicroscopesbutalsoplayingvideogames.“Ijustthinklearningisfun,”Tanishqsaid.
14.WhatwillTanishqdointhecomingfallterm?
A.HewillgraduatefromAmericanRiverCollege.
B.HewillbecomeCalifornia’syoungestdoctor.
C.Hewillworkforhiscommunitycollege.
D.Hewillbeginhisuniversityeducation.
15.WhatcanweknowaboutTanishqaccordingtothetext?
A.Heattendedhismother’slecturesinAmericanRiverCollege.
B.HegotmuchhelpfromhismotherinAmericanRiverCollege.
C.HestudiedtogetherwithhismotherinAmericanRiverCollege.
D.HewaslookeddownuponbyothersinAmericanRiverCollege.
16.HowdidTanishqbehavewhenhetookMarleneMartinez’sclasses?
A.Veryactively.B.Ratherstrangely.
C.Extremelyrudely.D.Perfectlynormally.
17.WhatdoesBijouAbrahamthinkabouthisson?
A.He’llgrowuptobeamadscientist.
B.Heneedsmoretimetoplayoutside.
C.Learningforhimisapieceofcake.
D.Videogameswillruinhimsomeday.
C
Today,manypeopleuseplantsfromotherplacestodesigntheiryards.Well,dotheyhaveanyinfluenceonanimallivingnearby?
Asweknow,plantssupplyfoodforthingslikeinsectsandplant-eatinganimals.Inturn,birdsandmeat-eatinganimalsfeedontheseinsectsandplant-eatinganimals.Itiseasytoseehowimportantplantsare.
Althoughexoticplantsmaylookbeautiful,theycancauseproblemswhentherearetoomanyofthem.IliveinVirginia,USA,andsometimesseeaplant---commonlyknowasKudzu---thatseemstocovereverythinginthearea,evenclimbingoverwholetreesandhouses.
Kudzuisanunbelievableplantsinceitgrowsveryfast.ItwasfirstbroughttotheUnitedStatesfromsouth-eastAsiaaroundthe1870’sasacropthatfarmerscouldgrow.However,KudzuquicklycametobeconsideredharmfulthroughoutthesouthernUnitedStates.
SinceKudzugrowsfastinmanydifferentenvironments,itcancompletelycoverareasoflandquickly.TheplantisalsonoteatenbyanyinsectsorbirdsintheUnitedStatessoitcangrowunchecked.Kudzucancovertrees,bushes,andevenhouses.ItcoststheUnitedStates500milliondollarsayeartojustkeepKudzuatbay.Theplantisaperfectexampleofwhatscientistscallaninvasivespecies(入侵物种),whichgrowsrapidlyandoutcompetesothernativeplants.
Allexoticplantshavethepossibilitytobecomeinvasive.Notonlyaretheycostly,butplantingthemingardensactuallytakesawayfoodfrominsects.Ifeveryonefilledtheirgardenwithplantsnativetowheretheylive,manylovelybutterfliesandothernativecreatureswouldbeattractedtotheirbackyards!
So,takealookoutofyourwindow---howdoesyourgardengrow?
18.WecanlearnfromthepassagethatKudzuinVirginia_________.
A.isverybeautifulB.isdifficulttogrow
C.cancausebigtroubleD.canmakeaircleaner
19.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEofKudzu?
A.ItservedasfoodatfirstinAmerica.
B.ItcametoAmericaintheearly19thcentury.
C.ItgrowsfastinAsia,butslowlyinAmerica.
D.ItisofteneatenbyinsectsorbirdsinAmerica.
20.Howdoestheauthorsoundwhentellingofexoticplants?
A.Sad.B.Worried.C.Proud.D.Excited.
21.Whatdoesauthormainlydiscussinthepassage?
A.Everyoneshouldlearntolovenature.
B.Itisahardjobtogrowplantsinyards.
C.Gardeninghasbecomeaserioushobby.
D.Itisimportanttosaynotoexoticplants.
D
Ialwaysbelievethatthebookisbetterthanitsfilmadaptation(改编)formanyreasons.Manyparentswanttheirchildrentoreadthebookbeforewatchingthefilmadaptation.Thisisbecauseifyoureadthebook,youhaveanimageinyourheadofwhatthecharacterslooklike,whattheirvoicessoundlike,andwhatthescenelookslike,andusuallyit’sprettygood.Butwhenyouwatchthefilm,allthoseappearancegetchanged.
Whenyouwatchamovie,youbeginimaginingthatthecharactersinthebookinfactlookliketheactorsthatareinthefilmadaptation.Thefilmcreatorsinvitefamouspeopletoactoutthecharactersinthebook.Forexample,inthebookPercyJacksonandtheLightningThief,Percyisexpectedto“look”likea12-year-oldwhodoesn’tknowwhathe’sdoingadwouldloseanyfighthegotinto.Butinthefilmadaptation,Percylookssortofathletic,andis16yearsold.Sowhenyouarereadingthebook,youseehimasasortofweakling(弱者),butwhenyouseethemovie,theimageyouhadofhiminyourmindshattered.
Ontheotherhand,thefilmadaptationcanalsobebetterthanabook.Withamovie,youdon’thavetoreadanything.Youcanwatchamoviewhiledoinghouseworkifyouwantto.Butwithabook,theonlythingyoucandoisread.Youcan’treadabookanddohouseworkatthesametime;that’simpossible.
OnethingthatIdon’tlikeaboutfilmsisthatpeop