湖北省枣阳市阳光中学学年高一英语下学期期中试题.docx

1、湖北省枣阳市阳光中学学年高一英语下学期期中试题湖北省枣阳市阳光中学高一年级2015-2016学年度下学期期中考试英语试题时间：120分钟 分值150分第一部分：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. When did the woman get up this morning? A. At 7:00. B. At 7:30. C. At 8:30. 2. What d

2、o we know about the woman? A. She is eager to see her sister. B. She has to leave without her sister. C. She will visit her sister in three months.3. What season is it now? A. Winter. B. Spring. C. Autumn.4. What color jeans does the man want? A. Blue. B. Black. C. Brown.5. What did the woman leave

3、at the mans flat? A. Her books. B. Her jacket. C. Her mobile phone.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，回答第6至8题。6. Why is the woman not sure that she will go to college? A. Her grades

4、are too bad. B. Her parents wish her to be a pianist. C. She doesnt like to study.7. What does the man like doing? A. Playing the violin. B. Playing the piano. C. Dancing.8. What does the woman think of the mans idea? A. It is good. B. It is strange. C. It is foolish.听第7段材料，回答第9至11 题。9Why is the man

5、 going to the States? A. To visit places of interest. B. To visit his friends. C. To attend a conference.10. When will the man leave for America? A. In two weeks. B. In mid-January. C. On January 10th.11. What is the man? A. A scientist. B. A writer. C. A traveler.听第8段材料, 回答第12、14 题。12. Where was Ge

6、orge yesterday? A. At his usual place. B. In the newspaper office. C. At home.13. Why did the woman call George? A. To ask him to a concert. B. To go on holiday with him. C. To invite him to dinner at home.14. Where did George see Mary? A. At the office. B. At the concert. C. In his sisters home.听第9

7、段材料，回答第15至17 题。15. Where is Jenny from? A. Australia. B. USA. C. Chile.16. How old was Tom when he returned to the USA? A. 20 years old. B. 15 years old. C. 17 years old.17. What is Tom studying? A. Physics. B. Computer. C. Politics.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18. Which of the following days may NOT be a good

8、 day for shopping? A. Monday. B. Wednesday. D. Saturday.19. Usually how do customers buy food in large food shops? A. They pick up the food they want to buy. B. They ask the shop assistants for the food they want. C. The shop assistants take customers food to the cash desk.20. What does the speaker

9、warn us about at the end of his talk? A. Do not go to small food shops. B. Count your things just before you leave. C. Stand in line and wait for your turn.第II卷 （共两部分，满分120分）第一部分 阅读理解 第一节、 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A, B, C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。A group of graduates got t

10、ogether to visit their old university professor.The conversation soon turned into_1_about stress in work and life.Offering his_2_coffee，the professor went to the kitchen and_3_with a large pot of coffee and a_4_of cupsporcelain，plastic glass，crystal，some plainlooking，some expensive，some exquisite (精

11、致的)，telling them to _5_themselves to the coffee.When all the students had a cup of coffee in hand，the professor said，“If you have_6_，all the nicelooking expensive cups have been_7_，leaving behind the plain and_8_ones.Of course，_9_it is normal for you to want only the best for yourselves，that is the

12、_10_of your problems and stress.”“It is sure that the cup itself_11_no quality to the coffee._12_ it is just more expensive and in some cases even hides what we_13_.”“What all of you really want is coffee，not the cup，but you went_14_for the best cups.And then you began_15_each others cups.”“Now cons

13、ider this：Life is the coffee；the jobs，_16_and position in society are the cups.They are just tools to_17_and contain life，and the type of cup we have does not define，nor_18_the quality of life we live.Sometimes，by concentrating only on the cup，we_19_to enjoy the coffee.Value the coffee，not the cups！

14、”Dont let the cups _20_you.Enjoy the coffee instead.1Ainformation Bcomplaints Csurprises Dsatisfaction 2A.friends Bcustomers Cguests Dfellows3A.carried Breturned Carrived Dbrought4A.kind Bset Cvariety Dgroup5A.devote Bexpose Chelp Dprovide6A.seen Bdiscovered Crecognized Dnoticed7A.taken in Btaken ba

15、ck Ctaken out Dtaken up8A.cheap Bdear Cpretty Dfantastic9A.if Bwhile Cbecause Dsince10A.resource Bsource Cresult Dpoint11A.increases Bexpands Cextends Dadds 12A.At no time BIn most casesCIn no case DAt times13A.drink Bdesire Ceat Dwant14A.happily Bstrangely Cconsciously Dsurprisingly15A.suspecting B

16、envying Cconsidering Deyeing16A.money Blove Cfriendship Ddeath17A.offer Btake Clive Dhold18A.exchange BraiseCchange Dcreate19A.have Bhesitate Cforget Dfail20A.defeat Bdrive Cdecide Dpuzzle第二节 阅读理解（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。 AOne evening I went out and le

17、ft my 17-year-old son and his girlfriend in charge of his 8-year-old brother and 4-year-old sister. I left with complete confidence that the older children would do a wonderful job of babysitting the younger children. Later, I discovered that I was completely wrong.I had decided to return home earli

18、er than planned so that my son and his girlfriend could go out. I called home with this happy newsBut instead of hearing his cheerful, grateful voice on the other end of the line, all I heard was the sound of a telephone ringing.It was, I should point out, after 10 p.m., when the two younger childre

19、n should have been in bed, and when the two older children should have been answering the phone. “Ill give him a lesson, ” I saidI decided they must be outsideWhy they might be outside at 10:30 on a winter night I had no idea, but it was the only explanation I could come up with.Finally, in desperat

20、ion（绝望）, I called his girlfriends house. His girlfriend answered“Yes,” she said brightly, “Hes right here.”He came on the phoneI was not my usual calm, patientAfter all, one of the rules of survival for modern parents is that you cant trust modern teenagers. “Where are the children?” I said. He said

21、 they were with himThey had done nothing wrongMy son had taken the younger children over to his girlfriends house just for ice cream and cake Well, it turns out that I shouldnt have believed itIt was only part of the truth.The following Saturday evening we were at my parents home, celebrating my bir

22、thdayMy oldest son gave me the childrens gifts - a series of lovely color photographs of my children, dressed in their best clothes, and wearing their most wonderful expressions. They are pictures to treasure a lifetime, all taken by the father of my sons girlfriend.21The author went out and left he

23、r eldest son in charge of the younger children because _.A. she knew that his girlfriend was a good baby-sitterB. she believed he could take good care of the younger ones with the help of his girlfriendC. the older children have always loved the younger onesD. she could not find a baby-sitter on tha

24、t winter night22Shortly after the author left home one evening, she discovered that _.A. her son had brought his girlfriend home B. her son had left home with his girlfriendC. she shouldnt have completely trusted her son D. she should have taken the children along with her23“It was only part of the

25、truth.” implies that the children not only enjoyed ice-cream but also _.A. had their pictures taken B. received some giftsC. had a birthday party D. showed off their best clothesLife comes in a package. This package includes happiness and sorrow, failure and success, hope and despair. Life is a lear

26、ning process. Experiences in life teach us new lessons and make us a better person. With each passing day we learn to handle various situations.LoveLove plays a pivotal role on out life. Love makes you feel wanted. Without love a person could go hayward and also become cruel and ferocious. In the ea

27、rly stage of our life, our parents are the ones who shower us with unconditional love and care, they teach us about what is right and wrong, good and bad. But we always tend to take this for granted. It is only after marriage and having kids that a person understands and becomes sensitive to others

28、feelings. Kids make a person responsible and mature and help us to understand life better.Happiness and sorrowMaterialistic happiness is short-lived, but happiness achieved by bringing a smile on others face gives a certain level of fulfillment. Peace of mind is the main link to happiness. No mind i

29、s happy without peace. We realize the true worth of happiness when we are in sorrow. Sorrow is basically due to death of a loved one, failure and despair. But these things are temporary and pass away.Failure and successFailure is the path to success. It helps us to touch the sky, teaches us to survi

30、ve and shows us a specific way. Success brings in money, fame, pride and self-respect. Here it becomes very important to keep our head on out shoulder. The only way to show our gratitude to god for bestowing success on us is by being humble, modest, courteous and respectful to the less fortunate one

31、s.Hope and despairHope is what keeps life going. Parents always hope their children will do well. Hope makes us dream. Hope builds in patience. Life teaches us not to despair even in the darkest hour, because after every night there is a day. Nothing remains the same we have only one choice keep moving on in life and be hopeful. Life teaches us not to regret over yesterday, for it has passed and is beyond our control. Tomorrow is unknown, for it could either