1、河北省定州中学学年高一上学期期中考试英语试题 Word版含答案河北定州中学2017-2018学年度第一学期期中考试高一年级 英语试卷 一、听力(共两节,满分30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。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.
2、 When can the woman get her car?A. At noon. B. At about 2 pm. C. Late in the evening. 2. Where does this conversation most probably take place?A. In a drugstore. B. In a lawyers office. C. In a doctors office. 3. What does Kate do?A. She is a teacher. B. She is a writer. C. She is a doctor. 4. What
3、will the girl do tonight?A. She will stay at home alone.B. She will go to ask Nancy for dinner. C. She will have to stay at home with her brother. 5. What is the woman?A. A librarian. B. A student. C. A teacher. 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
4、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。听下面一段对话,回答第6和第7两个小题。6. How many car salespersons were hired?A. Ten. B. Eleven. C. Twenty-one. 7. What advantage does the woman have compared with the salesmen?A. She is a woman. B. She is very friendly. C. She is ready to help others. 听下面一段对话,
5、回答第8至第10三个小题。8. What does the woman want to do next year?A. Work abroad. B. Make travels. C. Make more money. 9. What is the woman worried about?A. She is unable to live in a family. B. How to find a reputable agency. C. Whether the family treats her well. 10. What suggestion does the man offer?A. G
6、et some money from parents.B. Get a part-time job abroad. C. Get information from an agency. 听下面一段对话,回答第11至第13三个小题。11. What did the man put up on his wall yesterday?A. The picture he drew.B. The picture he took.C. The picture his friend gave him. 12. What is probably the man?A. A photographer. B. A
7、model. C. A visitor. 13. How many cameras does the man have?A. A dozen. B. More than two. C. Only two. 听下面一段对话,回答第14至第16三个小题。14. Why did the man buy the second-hand car for the woman?A. He was short of money. B. He wanted to save some money. C. The new cars were not satisfying. 15. Whats the womans
8、feeling if she drives an old car?A. Ashamed. B. Angry. C. Happy. 16. What do the speakers decide to do at last?A. To buy an expensive car immediately. B. To sell the car to a friend. C. To dress the car up. 听下面一段独白,回答第17至第20四个小题。17. What do you know from the talk?A. People still prefer to live in th
9、e same place where they have always lived. B. People nowadays dont stay in the same place all their lives. C. No people still live where they used to live. 18. How old is the man?A. 70. B. 85. C. 100. 19. What is the secret of long life according to the man?A. Laughing and taking exercise. B. Moving
10、 from one place to another place. C. Talking to people as often as possible. 20. How many times has the man been married?A. Once. B. Twice. C. Three times.二、阅读理解When introducing American universities, some of the first institutions(机构)to mention are the Ivy League schools. Originally, the Ivy League
11、 was an athletic conference made up of 8 private institutes of higher learning in northeastern United States. However, as time went on, these schools also became known for their excellence in academics besides athletics. Included in the Ivy League schools are Brown University, Columbia University, C
12、ornell University, Dartmouth College, Princeton University, University of Pennsylvania, Yale University, and Harvard University. These 8 schools have been recognized as some of the best colleges and universities in the United States.Harvard University is a private institution located in Cambridge, M
13、assachusetts. The university includes a number of graduate and professional schools, as well as a college for undergraduates. In 2012, Harvard ranked number one in US News ranking of national universities again. Founded in 1636, Harvard is the oldest institute of higher education in the United State
14、s. It can be said that first there was Harvard, then the United States of America. Also, Harvards library contains the oldest collection of books in the United States as well as the largest private collection in the world. Harvard has also been described by Forbes Magazine as one of the “billionaire
15、 universities” as of their recent list of 469 billionaires, 50 received a degree from Harvard.Harvard College (the institute for undergraduate students) is one of the most famous schools in the United States. It offers over 40 undergraduate fields of study, including astrophysics(天体物理学), mathematics
16、, neurobiology(神经生物学), etc. And the financial aid program there is amazing. Even though the tuition is about 37,576, and there are other expenses throughout the year, about 70% of undergraduate students received financial aid. Out of those students, over 90% of them had their full need met. And the
17、policies for international students are the same for U.S. citizens.Harvard College is very selective, as it only admits about 6% of their applicants. For admission into Harvard College, it is required that students take the SAT or the ACT, as well as 2 SAT Subject Tests. Harvard will also look at ot
18、her factors during admission such as your application essay, high school transcript, work experience, GPA (Grade Point Average), your interview, recommendations, and most importantly, your character and personal qualities.21What are the Ivy League schools famous for?A. Athletics and location.B. Acad
19、emics and history.C. Financial aid and training.D. Athletics and academics.22 Harvard University includes .A. a number of colleges for undergraduatesB. a kindergarten, middle school and collegeC. many graduate and professional schoolsD. only one college for graduates 23 Why is Harvard called one of
20、the “billionaire universities”?A. Because nearly one ninth billionaires once studied there.B. Because people can earn a lot of money from Harvard.C. Because there are 50 billionaires in Harvard University.D. Because 469 billionaires contribute to Harvard University.24What can we learn from the passa
21、ge?A. 90% students in Harvard have their full need met.B. Harvard College is the institute for graduate students.C. A minority of undergraduates couldnt receive financial aid.D. The policies for international students differs from U.S. citizens.Experiments aboard the spaceship Columbia have disprove
22、d a theory on the human nervous system which won an Austrian professor a Nobel prize 79 years ago.West German astronaut Ulf Merbold disproved the theory during tests aboard the spaceship yesterday. His discovery is connected with the workings of the inner ear, the bodys balance mechanism(机制).In l914
23、 Professor Robert Barany won the Nobel prize for Physiology(生理学) and Medicine when he announced that temperature differences affected the inner ear and caused the eyes to blink(眨眼). His theory was accepted by scientists.But Merbold carried out tests to find if the theory was correct and shocked hims
24、elf and space officials when he proved it wrong.According to Baranys theory the eyes would blink when cold air was blown into one ear and hot air blown into the other.But if this theory was correct such a movement would be impossible in zero gravity(重力).Both Merbolds eyes continually blinked when th
25、e test was carried out.25Tests were carried out in outer space in order to _.A. find what causes the eyes to blinkB. shock the worldC. win the prizeD. prove the theory26Baranys theory declared to prove _.A. how our hearing mechanism worksB. why we constantly move our eyesC. that eye movement is affe
26、cted by temperatureD. how hearing reacts(反应)27Baranys theory was proved incorrect in space by the effects of _.A. having no weight B. having no airC. the pull of gravity D. hot and cold air streamsThe USAWell, imagine how my sister felt when she went off for the first time to New York for a business
27、 trip. After a few days she was still amazed at how friendly everyone was to her until she took a taxi back to her hotel one night. First she gave just the name of the hotel, but when asked she said the address too. Then she was asked how to get there, but of course she didnt know. Imagine how frigh
28、tened she was when the driver started shouting at her for not knowing the way.The UKA friend was in London for a conference. He took a taxi and there were no problems: the driver knew the way and was very cheerful. The problem started when he realized he had stupidly left his laptop on the back seat
29、! He called the company up and, in a panic, went straightaway to their Lost and Found office. He was over the moon to find the laptop waiting for him, and then very surprised that it was one of 2,900 left in taxis over the past six months!TunisiaWell, my brother took a Mediterranean cruise(巡游) one s
30、ummer and had a day in Tunis. He spent most of the afternoon in the Medina buying presents when he suddenly realized hed completely lost track of time and there was only half an hour before the ship left the port. There had been loads of yellow taxis in the centre so he wasnt too bothered until he s
31、tood on the pavement and waited for one to appearand of course there wasnt a single one in sight! Nothing! He questioned a passer-by who explained that the cost for the taxi ride goes up in the evening so the taxi drivers disappear until they can charge higher prices! Luckily for my brother the man then offered to give him a lift and he caught the boat on time!28What was the authors sisters trip by taxi in the US like?A. Unpleasing and scary. B. Tiring but impressive.C. Relaxing and exciting. D. Interesting but strange29The underlined part “over the moon” in Paragraph 2 can best be
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