湖南省益阳市学年高一上学期期末考试英语试题Word文件下载.docx

1、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.What will the man probably do next ?A. Stop the car. B. Drive faster. C. Slow down.2.What is the woman probably now?A. A headmaster. B. A writer. C. A student.3.Why is the man calling?A. To tell the woman they should find a larger center.B. To ask the wom

2、an to attend a conference.C. To tell the woman the meeting has been put off.4.What do we know about the man?A. He doesnt want to go to the concert.B. He has to go to a lecture tonight.C. He will join the woman tonight.5.What was the man doing?A. Taking a nap on the sofa.B. Talking about his last tri

3、p to Europe.C. Thinking about which European country to visit.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5 秒钟时间阅读各个小题；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、7 题。6.Why wont the man take the woman to the city?A. He is waiting for a frien

4、d.B. His ship is not for passengers.C. He doesnt know how to get there.7.What do we know about John?A. He is a friend of the woman.B. He is doing sightseeing in the city.C. He can take the woman to the city.听第7 段材料，回答第8、9 题。8.What is the woman?A. A secretary B. A bus conductor C. A waitress9.How muc

5、h change will the man get?A. 40 cents. B. 50 cents. C. 60 cents.听第8 段材料，回答第10 至12 题。10.How do the two speakers probably feel?A. Happy. B. Bored. C. Nervous.11.What was the mans plan for today?A. To go to a party. B. To go to a concert. C. To go to the cinema.12.What will the two speakers most probab

6、ly talk about next?A. How to make big decisions.B. How to spend the rest of the day.C. How to live a green life.听第9 段材料，回答第13 至第16 题。13.Why is the man late?A. He set off late. B. The traffic was heavy.C. The subway system went wrong.14.What is the woman doing now?A. Buying snacks. B. Looking for a s

7、kirt. C. Walking downstairs.15.How does the woman probably feel now?A. Hungry. B. Tired. C. Thirsty.16.Where is the man probably?A. On the street. B. In a department store. C. On the subway.听第10 段材料，回答第17 至第20 题。17.When do most Americans feel they are poor?A. When they dont have their own house.B. W

8、hen they cant fly frequently.C. When they dont have a car.高一英语试题卷第3 页共10 页18.What public transportation is good in the USA?A. Buses. B. Trains. C. Planes.19.What is the most important reason that cars are popular in the USA?A. The USA is a large country.B. Americans like freedom.C. Public transporta

9、tion is not excellent.20.What has caused a big problem for Americans?A. The gas shortage. B. Public transportation. C. Economy.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，选出最佳答案，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ANowadays, more and more people are unable to sleep due to various of reasons.Wha

10、t will you do if you have trouble going to sleep? Try a glass of warm milk, still noluck? Try counting sheep, “one, two, three.” It is late but you are still awake. Are yousupposed to take a sleeping pill? No, because if you take it , you will probably dependon the drugs. So you lie awake all night

11、hoping that the new workday will arrive soon.A new study has found that you might fall asleep quicker and stay asleep longer ifyou try “cerebral hypothermia.” No, cerebral hypothermia is not a complex medicalprocess. It just means cooling down your brain. Eric Nofzinger and Daniel Buysse ofthe Unive

12、rsity of Pittsburgh Medical School led the study. They examined 12 peoplewho had insomnia. Twelve others had no sleep problems. Each of them wore a softplastic cap on their heads at bed time, which had tubes （管子） inside filled with water.The first two nights of testing, the patients wore no water ca

13、ps. During the nexttwo nights, the caps were worn, but the water was not cooled. Then the researcherscooled the water a little for two nights. On the final two nights of the study, thetemperature of the water was made much cooler.The researchers found that the water caps did not help the insomnia pa

14、tients untilthe temperature was about 14. Most of the patients fell asleep faster and slept betterwhen the coolest water was moving around their heads.Dr. Nofzinger and Dr. Buysse noted that this was only the beginning of the braintemperature study. But they believe they have discovered something im

15、portant thatneeds more research. They presented their test results in June at a meeting of theAssociated Professional Sleep Societies in Minneapolis, Minnesota.21. What do we know about the study?A. Half of the people studied had trouble in sleepingB. The researchers wore the cap every night.C. The

16、caps were made of cloth.D. The study lasted six nights.22. The underlined word “insomnia” in Paragraph 2 probably means_.A. carelessness B. sleeplessness C. loneliness D. tiredness23. Dr Nofzinger and Dr Buysse agreed that _.A.people can sleep better by wearing caps.B. the water caps worked if the w

17、ater was frozenC. more research should be done.D. the researchers finished the study in June.24. What is the main idea of the passage?A. Cooling the brain may help people sleep.B. Taking sleeping pills is not good for health.C. Water helps people get up easily.D. Many people cant sleep well at night

18、.BGood morning, ladies and gentlemen. Today, I would like to draw your attentionto a few of our laws. Because we hope that your visit in England will be a pleasant one.The first one is about drinking. Now, you may not buy alcohol （酒） in this countryif you are under 18 years old, nor may your friends

19、 buy it for you.Secondly, noise. Enjoy yourselves by all means, but please dont makeunnecessary noise, especially at night. We ask you to respect other people who maywish to be quiet.Thirdly, crossing the road. Be careful！The traffic moves on the left side of theroad in this country. Use pedestrian

20、crossings （人行横道） and do not take any chanceswhen crossing the road.My next point is about litter （throwing away waste material in a public place）. It isan offense （违法行为） to drop litter in the street. When you have something to throwaway, please put it in your pocket and take it home, or put it in a

21、litter bin.Finally, it is against the law to buy cigarettes or tobacco （烟草） if you are under16 years old.Id like to finish by saying that if you require any sort of help or assistance, youshould contact your local police station, who will be pleased to help you.Now, are there any questions?25. The m

22、ain purpose of this speech would be to _.A. attract more people to travel in EnglandB. give advice to travellers to the countryC. prepare people for international travelD. inform people of the punishment for breaking laws26. How many laws are there discussed in the speech?A. Three B. Six C. Four D.

23、Five27. From the speech we learn that _.A. in this country, if you are under 18 years old, you may not buy alcohol, butyour friend can buy it for youB. because the traffic moves on the right of the road, you must use pedestriancrossing when crossing the roadC. you cant make noise except at nightD. y

24、ou may not buy cigarettes or tobacco unless you are over 16 years old.28. Who should you contact if you need help?A. The police station of England B. Your guideC. Your local police station D. Your hotelCIf a sitcom（情景喜剧） that lasts for 10 years is considered popular, then surelyone that still stirs

25、up emotions after 20 must be considered a classic. Friends first airedin the US in 1994, featuring a cast of six young men and women in New York. In thetime since, its become one of the most famous titles in the sitcom genre（流派）, airedin over 100 countries and regions in the world.The show is iconic

26、（形象的）among those who grew up in the 1990s because itexplores basic yet important themes like friendship, struggling to survive in a big city,and finding independence and identity, all of which are still relevant to youngaudiences today.Against the background of the Internet age, IT staff （ 职员） who w

27、ere oncemarginalized（排斥） and laughed at have been brought back to life due to the popularityof hit show The Big Bang Theory, in which four talents lacking normal social skillsmake an attempt at living on a college campus.At the same time, Gossip girl, describing a young cast of New Yorkers born with

28、silver spoons in their mouths, show the difficulties upper-class adolescents experience.The shows fashion and mature（成熟的） subject matter allowed it to draw the interestof both teenagers and adults.Although these typical TV shows cover a wide timeline and a variety of themes,they all have a universal

29、 topic. Why are they still fascinating? It remains to be foundout.29. Why is the sitcom Friends typical among young people in the 1990s?A. Because it predicts the future of the young at that time.B. Because it deals with the subjects faced by the youth.C. Because it is the most influential sitcom of

30、 all time.D. Because it is a breakthrough in the producing style.30. What can we learn about The Big Bang Theory?A. It is about four talents who are good at everything.B. It is set in the time before the Internet came into being.C. It arouses peoples enthusiasm for computers.D. It improves the conditions of the people in IT.31. According to the passage, Gossip Girl _.A. shows fashionable style and adult subject.B. describes the life of ordinary girls.C. attracts people of