重庆市彭水一中学年高一英语下学期期中试题含答案.docx

1、重庆市彭水一中学年高一英语下学期期中试题含答案重庆市彭水一中2017-2018学年高一英语下学期期中试题说明：英语试卷共8页，满分150分。考试时间120分钟。注意事项： 1答题前，务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡规定的位置上。 2答选择题时，必须使用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。 3答非选择题时，必须使用0.5毫米黑色签字笔，将答案书写在答题卡规定的位置上。 4所有题目必须在答题卡上作答，在试题卷上答题无效。第一节 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。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒

2、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. How did the woman arrive at the town at last?A. by air B. by bus C. by train2. What does the woman plan to do tonight?A. have dinner with the man B. prepare for an English test C. review her class3. What does the man think of the film?A. moving B. violent C. boring4. W

3、hen did the last train leave ?A. at 12:00 B. at 1:00 C.at 3:005. What is the man showing the woman ?A. some pictures B. A camera C. some e-mails第二节 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。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、7 题。6. When did the party start?

4、A. at8:00 B at 8:30 C at 9:007. What was the mans neighbor doing at eight oclock?A .cooking B. taking a bath C. talking with guests听第7段材料，回答第8至9题8. What did the man do?A. he touched the wet paintB. he put up a noticeC .he walked across the wet cement9. Who first suggested putting up a notice?A.John

5、B. the workmen C. the headmaster听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. How did the woman go to London?A. by air B. by car C. by ship11. How long did it take the woman to go to London?A. about 10minutes B. about 30 minutes C. about 55minutes12. What did the woman do in the evening?A. she went to see a marvelous flimB.

6、 she talked in a coffee shopC. she played the guitar听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. When does the conversation take place?A .at the beginning of the termB. in the middle of the termC. at the end of the term14. What are the speakers talking about?A. how to make a speech in EnglishB. how to learn English wellC.h

7、ow to make few mistakes15. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?A .classmates B. co-workers C. teacher and student16. What do we know about the girl?A. she gave up learning English B .she was laughed at for her mistakeC. she is afraid of making mistakes 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. Where

8、did the story take place?A. in China B. in India C. in Africa 18. Where did the speaker live when he traveled?A. in a tent B. on a boat C. on a tree19. What did the speaker see on his left?A. a wide river B. a tiger C. a crocodile20. Which of the following best describes the speakers experience?A. h

9、orrible B .wonderful C. surprising第二部分： 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节：阅读理解（每小题2分，满分30分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。A This March is a busy month in Shanghai. Theres a lot to do. Here are the highlights.Live Music Late Night JazzEnjoy real American jazz from Herbie Davis, the famous trumpet pla

10、yer. Hes coming with his new 7-piece band , Herbies Heroes. Herbie is known to play well into the early hours, so dont expect to get much sleep. This is Herbies third visit to Shanghai. The first two were sold out, so get your tickets quickly.PLACE: The Jazz Club DATES: 1523 March PRICE: 80, 120 TIM

11、E: 10:00 p.m. till late!TEL: 6466-8736Scottish Dancing Take your partners and get ready to dance till you drop. Scottish dancing is fun and easy to learn. Instructors will demonstrate the dances. The live band, Gordon Stroppie and the Weefrees, are also excellent.PLACE: Jack Steins DATES: Every Mond

12、ayPRICE: 60, including one drink TIME: 7:00 p.m.0:00 p.m.TEL: 6402-1877Exhibitions Shanghai MuseumThere are 120,000 pieces on show here. You can see the whole of Chinese history under one roof. Its always interesting to visit, but doubly so at the moment with the Egyptian Tombs exhibition. There are

13、 lots of mummies and more gold than youve ever seen before. Let us know if you see a mummy move!PLACE: Shanghai Museum PRICE: 30 (15 for students)TEL: 6888-6888 DATES: DailyTIME: Monday Friday 9:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m., Weekends 9:00 a.m. 9:00 p.m.Dining Sushi (寿司) Chef in TownSushi is getting really big

14、in Shanghai. In Japan, its become an art form. The most famous Sushi artist is Yuki Kamura. Shes also one of the few female chefs in Japan. Shell be at Sushi Scene all of this month.PLACE: Sushi Scene in the Shanghai Hotel DATES: All monthPRICE: 200 TIME: Lunch timeTEL: 6690-3211For a full listing o

15、f events, see our website.21. Where can Scottish dancing be learnt ? A. At the Jazz Club B. At Jack Steins C. At Shanghai Museum D. At Sushi Scene in the Shanghai Hotel 22. Suppose you are going to attend an activity at 8: 00 p. m. on Saturday, which one can you choose? A.Exhibitions Shanghai Museum

16、 B.Live Music Late Night Jazz C. Scottish Dancing D.Dining Sushi Chef in Town23. From the text we may learn that Kamura is _.A. an instructor B. a waitress C. a cook D. an artist BNow many young people are traveling around the world on their own, not because they have no one to travel with, but beca

17、use they prefer to go alone.Kristina Wegscheider from California first travelled alone when she was at college and believes that it is something everyone should do at least once in their life. It opens up your mind to new things and pushes you out of your comfort zone. Wegscheider has visited 46 cou

18、ntries covering all seven continents.In foreign countries, it is challenging (difficult)with no one to help you read a map, look after you if you get ill, or lend you money if your wallet is stolen. This is what drives young people to travel alone. It is seen as character building and a chance to pr

19、ove that they can make it on their own.Chris Richardson decided to leave his sales job in Australia to go traveling last year. He set up a website, The Aussie Nomad, to document (record) his adventures. He says he wished he had traveled alone earlier. The people you meet, the places you visit, or th

20、e things you do, everything is up to you and it forces you to grow as a person, said the 30-year-old man.Richardson describes traveling alone like a shot in the arm, which makes you a more confident person that is ready to deal with anything. He said, The feeling of having overcome something on my o

21、wn is a major part of what drives me each day when Im dealing with a difficult task. I walk around with my head up because I know deep down inside that nothing is impossible if you try.The great 19thcentury explorer John Muir once said, Only by going alone in silence can one truly get into the heart

22、 of the wilderness.24. Which of the following will Kristina Wegscheider agree with? A. Traveling alone is a necessary experience for everyone. B. It is more meaningful to travel in foreign countries. C. It is comfortable to travel around without a friend. D. Traveling abroad helps people to find new

23、 things.25. Traveling alone is challenging because _.A. you have to make things on your own B. it is hard for you to prove yourself to othersC. it will finally build your character D. you can only depend on yourself whatever happens26. What can we infer about Chris Richardson?A. He started traveling

24、 alone at an early age. B.He was once shot in the arm.C. He used to work as a salesman. D.His website inspires others a lot.27. What is the best title for the passage?A. Travel Abroad B. Travel Alone C. Travel Light D. Travel Wide and FarCGreat white sharks! Just hearing that name makes many peoples

25、 hair stand on end. In reality, these big fish have more to fear from us than we do from them. For many years, people killed countless great white sharks in the waters around the United States.But thanks to conservation (protection) efforts, great whites are making a comeback in the U.S. Two recent

26、studies show that the population of these sharks is rising along the east and west coast.Why is the growing population of a killer fish something to celebrate? “When you fish too many of them, you start to lose balance in the environment,” says shark researcher Tobey Curtis. As the biggest killer, s

27、harks help keep the populations of fish, seals, and other creatures they eat from growing too large.In spite of their importance, great white sharks had long been hunted for their meat and their fins (鳍). Then, in 1997, the U.S. government passed a law that didnt allow the hunting of great whites. A

28、fterwards, the numbers of these sharks in the U.S. waters started to increase.The law wasnt the only thing that has helped great whites. Conservationists have also played a part in the sharks comeback. The research group OCEARCH is using a method called tagging (加标签) to help change peoples attitudes

29、 about great white. They let the public follow each shark as it travels the worlds oceans. OCEARCH also gives each tagged shark a name to help people form a closer connection with the big fish.The groups most well-known shark is named Katharine. She was tagged last year near Cape Cod, Massachusetts.

30、 Since then, thousands of people have tracked Katharines movements on Twitter and the OCEARCH website.This helps people see sharks in a new way. Chris Fischer, the founder of OCEARCH believes learning to appreciate great whites will encourage people to do more to protect them.28. The underlined part

31、 “makes many peoples hair stand on end” in Paragraph 1 can best be replaced by A. worries many people B. bores many peopleC. interests many people D. frightens many people29. The main purpose of the passage is to A. introduce an experiment result B. inform us that great whites are making a comebackC. make an advertisement for OCEARCH D. remind us that big killers are dying out30. The law passed in 1997 A. seemed very helpful B. helped the sharks by tagging them C. let scientists down D. made people like great whites31. Katharines example is used to show that A. great whites are