湖北省十堰市第二中学学年高一英语下学期期中试题文档格式.docx

1、A. A pen. B. A computer C. A pencil.2. When will the phone be repaired?A. By Wednesday before noon. B. By Monday before noon. C. By Monday afternoon. 3. What is the woman doing recently? A. Skipping breakfast. B. Losing weight. C. Learning how to cook.4. Who is the presentation intended for? A. New

2、clients. B. The director of the board. C. The president.5. What does the man mean? A. He hasnt traveled around the world yet. B. He went mountain climbing last year. C. He doesnt want to go at all.第二节（共15小题；每小题1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。听完每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个

3、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。每段对话仅读两遍。听第6段材料，回答6、7题。6. What are the speakers mainly talking about? A. A schedule. B. An interview. C. A manager.7. What does the woman plan to do after the interview? A. Have a talk with the man. B. Go to another interview. C. Visit the mans company.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8.

4、What is the womans problem? A. She cant drive to work. B. She cant afford a new car. C. Her car doesnt work well.9. What does the man suggest the woman do? A. Replace her old car. B. Get in touch with Jimmys Garage C. Settle her problem before 6 oclock.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. Where did the man want to

5、go? A. To a town. B. To big city. C. To a port.11. When did the mans flight take off eventually? A. At 3:30 pm. B. At 12:30 pm. C. At 2:00 pm. 12. Why couldnt the mans flight land on the military base? A. There was a technical problem. B. The military didnt allow it to land. C. The weather was terri

6、ble there.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. Where are the speakers? A. In the womans house. B. In the street. C. In a restaurant. 14. What is the problem of the womans neighborhood?A. Teenagers draw pictures on the buildings. B. People around arent friendly. C. The police arent on duty at night.15. What does the

7、 woman think inconvenient? A. Parking. B. Eating. C. Shopping.16. What do we know about the mans neighborhood? A. Its quiet at night. B. Its near a school. C. Its dirty.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. How did the speaker know about the cruise holiday? A. He heard about it from his friend.B. He saw it in an ad

8、vertisement. C. Ms. Lawrence told him about it.18. What does the speaker plan to do during the cruise holiday? A. Go to Spain. B. Visit every port. C. Go shopping.19. What does the speaker care most about the cruise holiday? A. The departure time. B. The cost. C. The activity.20. How many people wil

9、l go on the cruise holiday according to the speaker? A. 4. B. 5. C. 3.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。AAs young students gain independence, they can take on science and engineering projects that require more special knowledge. The followings are the best

10、educational toys for middle school students.Terraforming MarsThe goal of the Terraforming Mars board game is to make the Red Planet fit of human habitation. Players, representing a person sent to the planet to warm it create oceans and build up the oxygen levels, compete for victory points awarded f

11、or building cities or introducing animals. The goals are based on real sciencefor example, players must found greenhouse gas production to warm the planet.Recommended ages: 12 and upPrice: $69.99DIY Cell Phone EquipmentAre you kids begging you for the latest for the latest iPhone? Tell them to build

12、 up their own.DIY Cell Phone Equipment will teach young teens about the technology behind their beloved mobile equipment. Kids can turn this Phone equipment into a real working phone. $58.99OWI: 14-in-1 Solar RobotKids can experience 14 different robotic models with this solar robot. The robot can m

13、ove on land and water, and there are two skill levels, which means more experienced builders will still be challenged. The robot is powered by the sun, so you dont have to buy batteries（电池）. 12 to 15 $24.99Compound MicroscopeCompound Microscope is great for home or classroom explorations. It helps k

14、ids get an eyeful of solid samples, such as insects, coins and plants. The microscope also comes with a microtome, dyes, test tubes, a handbook and cleaning tools. $89.9521. These toys may be the best birthday gifts to be sent to .A. teenagers B. pupils C. children younger than 12 D. babies22. Compo

15、und Microscope will provide buyers the following things except .A. test tubes B. a battery C. cleaning tools D. a handbook23. What can we learn from the text?A. Mars has been suitable for humans to live on.B. OWI: 14-in-1 Solar Robot is the most expensive toy.C. DIY Cell Phone Equipment is the lates

16、t iPhone at present.D. You neednt equip OWI: 14-in-1 Solar Robot with a battery.BIn a time when ivory poaching（偷猎）has gotten so bad that it threatens to wipe out several animal species,a young Dutch designer is creating egalitarian（平等主义）jewelry made of our very own ivoryteeth.Lucie Majerus got the i

17、dea for her human ivory collection after having her wisdom teeth removed. She kept them and soon realized they would make great material for a jewelry collection.Why wouldnt we value our own material instead of the precious material from other species? And what if we mine our own ivory and turn it i

18、nto pearls? she asks.Her own teeth became a ring,but in order to create a whole collection, she needed more material, and since having more of her teeth removed wasnt a very pleasant choice, she asked her dentist to save his patients unwanted teeth. Most people choose not to keep their pulled teeth,

19、 so they are usually donated to dentistry schools. Majerus also received the lost teeth of two of-her teachers at Design Academy Eindhoven, so she had a nice supply of human ivory to experiment with.To turn human teeth into attractive pieces of jewelry, Lucie Majerus first bleaches（漂白）them, and then

20、 uses a stone polishing machine to shape the teeth into various shapes.Majerus displayed her human ivory jewelry collection at this years Dutch Design Week, and claims that peoples reaction was mostly positive.Surprisingly, most people arent frightened at the sight of the jewelry, but really like th

21、e idea, Majerus told Fast Co Design.Some regret that they didnt keep their tooth at the dentist and some,who will have teeth taken out soon,are now looking forward to it.24. When did Majerus get the idea of collecting human ivory?A. After she bought a ring. B. Before her wisdom teeth appeared.C. Bef

22、ore she was lacking in pearls. D. After her wisdom teeth were pulled out.25. Seeing Majeruss human ivory jewelry collection, most people felt .A. frightened B. interested C. sad D. curious26. It can be inferred from the text that .A. Majerus is the first woman to create jewelry using human teethB. o

23、ther species teeth are more precious than human teethC. most people dont like keeping their pulled teeth at homeD. Majeruss teachers objected to her experiments with teeth27. What may be the best title for the text?A. Elephants and Ivory B. Human Ivory JewelryC. A Designer Removed Her Teeth D. The W

24、eakenesses of Human TeethC World Book Day falls on April 23 every year. It was set up by the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization （UNESCO） in 1995 to encourage people, especially teenagers, to discover the pleasure of reading. It is also the day to honor great writers, f

25、or example, William Shakespeare, born or dead on that day.Many countries celebrate World Book Day. Take UK as an example. On that day, millions of schoolchildren can buy books of special price, a much lower price than usual, in any bookstore. It has been done every year since 1998. World Book Day is

26、 also celebrated in China. Wen Jiabao, a bookworm, who does lots of reading every day, has called on people to do more reading. He suggested that young people should spend more time reading. Books cannot change the world, but people can change the world by changing themselves through reading, he sai

27、d.Why do people like reading? One big advantage is that reading helps us become more knowledgeable and more intelligent. Also, reading helps us to follow the latest developments of science and technology. Besides, reading gives us information about other cultures and places of the world. When we rea

28、d, we may find many things that are unfamiliar to us. We would have to use our brain to think about them or do more reading to find out the answersThe more we read, the more we know. Whats more, reading is also one of the most important ways to learn a foreign language like English.Reading makes a f

29、ull man （Bacon, 1597 ）. Books, magazines, newspapers and other kinds of reading materials can help us to know more about the outside world and perfect us. So it is necessary for us to spend time on reading every day.28. World Book Day was set up in order to encourage people to .A. buy more books B.

30、do more reading C. learn foreign languages D. know more about science29. In the UK, what will school children do on World Book Day?A. They will give away some books to those poor families children.B. They will go to the library in order to read as many books as possible.C. They will buy books of muc

31、h lower price than usual in any bookstore.D. They will organize some activities in memory of William Shakespeare.30. How many advantages of reading are mentioned in the passage?A. Two. B. Three. C. Four. D. Five.31. The underlined words “a bookworm” in Paragraph 2 probably mean .A. a person who loves readi