学年高一英语下学期期中试题3.docx

1、学年高一英语下学期期中试题3湖北省公安县车胤中学2017-2018学年高一英语下学期期中试题全卷满分150分，考试用时120分钟第一部分听力（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.What does the man use to take notes?A. A pen. B. A computer C. A pencil.2. When will the phone be repair

2、ed?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 clients. B. The director of the board. C. The president.5. What does

3、 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

4、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. What is the womans problem? A. She cant drive to work. B. She cant aff

5、ord 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 go? A. To a town. B. To big city. C. To a port.11. When did the mans f

6、light 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 terrible there.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. Where are the speakers? A. In the womans

7、 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 woman think inconvenient? A. Parking. B. Eating. C. Shopping.16. What

8、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 advertisement. C. Ms. Lawrence told him about it.18. What does the speake

9、r 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 will go on the cruise holiday according to the speaker? A. 4. B. 5. C. 3.第

10、二部分阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分, 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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。A One winter evening, Mr. Blake was driving in his car along an isolated(偏远的) country road. He had been to New York, in which he had withdrawn 10,000 dollars from the bank. He was then going back with mon

11、ey, which he had put in his pocket. At the loneliest part of the road a middle-aged man in poor clothes stopped him and asked for a lift. Mr. Blake told him to get into the car and continued on his way. As he talked to the man he learned that he had been in prison for robbery(抢劫) and had escaped out

12、 of prison three days ago. Mr. Blake was very worried at the thought of the 10,000 dollars in his pocket. Suddenly he saw a police car and had a clever idea. He had just reached a small town where the speed limit was 40 miles an hour. He pressed down the accelerator（油门）and drove the car as fast as i

13、t would go. He looked back and saw the police car had seen this and had begun to chase him. After a mile or so, the police car overtook him and ordered him to stop.21. Where did the story happen? A. Near a prison. B. In a bank. C. In the countryside. D. In New York.22. Who was the middle-aged man? A

14、. A policeman. B. A runaway robber. C. A prison official. C. The driver.23. What does the world underlined in the last paragraph mean? A. Run after. B. Run into. C. Run away D. Run out.24. Why did Mr. Blake drive his car as fast as it could go? A. A police car followed his car. B. He wanted the man

15、in his car caught by the police. C. It grew darker and darker. D. There is no more time left for him.BWhile the term “island” is linked to beaches and sunshine, there are some islands you will find covered by clouds of mystery.The Isola La GaiolaOff the coast of Naples, Italy, youll find the beautif

16、ul Isola La Gaiola. Yet, if you say hello here, youll hardly get an answer, as this island is completely deserted now because of a curse(诅咒) dating back to the 1920s. the people who once owned the island all died mysteriously.Easter IslandThe name “Easter Island” was given by the islands first recor

17、ded European visitor, the Dutch explorer Jacob Roggeveen, who found it on Easter Sunday in 1722. Land on Easter Island, and youll instantly be impressed by the sight of giant sculptures known as the moai. The origin and the purpose of these sculptures remain a mystery to date. The Island of the Doll

18、s How do you feel when you see thousands of dolls hanging on trees? This island once belonged to a farmer named Santana. In 1950, he saw a little girl drown in a local canal. Later, he found a doll which he thought belonged to the girl. He hung it on a tree. Then he began hanging more dolls. Since h

19、is death, his cousin Anastasio has lived on the island and run it as a tourist attraction. Now, are you brave enough to visit the island?Surtsey IslandIn 1963, an undersea volcano erupted, which reached the surface and began forming this island. The volcanic activity continued till 1967, and a 2.7km

20、2 piece of land was formed. However, it reduced to only 1.4km2 in 2002. Insects, birds, plants, and even seals can now be seen on this newly formed island.25. What is special about the Isola La Gaiola?A. You cant say hello to it. B. It is believed to be cursed.C. It is off the coast of Naples. D. Yo

21、u will die after visiting it.26. How do visitors probably feel when theyre on the Island of the Dolls?A. Excited. B. Frightened. C. Puzzled. D. Worried.27. Which island is the youngest one?A. The Isola La Gaiola. B. Easter Island.C. The Island of the Dolls. D. Surtsey Island.28. What can we conclude

22、 about the islands mentioned in the text?A. Theyre mysterious and unusual.B. Theyre famous for wonderful stories.C. They have beautiful beaches and sunshine.D. Theyre combinations of nature and humans.CAfter 21 years of marriage, my wife wanted me to take another woman out to dinner and a movie. The

23、 other woman was my mother, who has been a widow (寡妇) for 19 years. However, the demands of my work and my three children had made it possible to visit her only occasionally.That Friday after work, when I arrived at her house, my mother was waiting in the door with her coat on. She had curled (使卷曲)

24、her hair and was wearing the dress that she had worn to celebrate her last wedding anniversary.We went to a restaurant that, although not elegant, was very nice and cozy (舒适的). My mother took my arm as if she were the First Lady. During the dinner, we had an agreeable conversation about nothing extr

25、aordinary(非凡的) but just caught up on recent events. We talked so much that we missed the movie.As we arrived at her house later, she said: “Ill go out with you again, but only if you let me invite you.” I agreed. A few days later, my mother died of a massive (严重的) heart attack. It happened so sudden

26、ly that I didnt have a chance to do anything for her.Sometime later, I received an envelope with a copy of a restaurant receipt (收据) from the same place mother and I had dined. An attached note said: “I paid this bill in advance. I wasnt sure whether I could be there; still, I paid for two plates on

27、e for you and the other for your wife. You will never know what that night meant for me. I love you, Son.”At that moment, I understood the importance of saying: “I love you” and of giving our loved ones the time they deserve. Nothing in life is more important than family. Give family members the att

28、ention they deserve, because these things cannot be put off till some “other” time.29. The author describes in detail how his mother looked, in order to _.A. show readers his mothers characterB. stress how important the dinner was to his motherC. create an atmosphere of happinessD. show the importan

29、ce of table manners30. The author should be thankful to _. A. his wife, who pushed him to have dinner with his momB. his mom, who paid in advance for the next dinnerC. God, who gave him the chance to have dinner with his momD. his children, who were very understanding and helpful31. We can infer fro

30、m the story that _.A. the author doesnt like his work and childrenB. the author and his mother talked about big events during their dinnerC. the author and his mother saw a movie together after their dinnerD. the authors mother felt satisfied to have a dinner with her son32. The author of this passa

31、ge tends to agree that_.A. where there is a will, there is a way.B. a good heart is sure to find another to match it. C. we should spend more time with our family.D. family should be as important as work.DMany shopping malls now have areas in the middle with “VR Experience Area” signs on them. You m

32、ay have entered one or two out of curiosity or you may simply think it is just another piece of useless technology. But whatever your reaction (反应) is, one thing is for sure VR, or virtual (虚拟的) reality, is going to be a bigger part of our lives in the near future.2016 has seen the introduction of many fancy products (产品) in the VR world, including Microsofts