英语贵州省凯里市第一中学学年高一下学期期中考试.docx

1、英语贵州省凯里市第一中学学年高一下学期期中考试凯里一中洗马河校区20152016学年度第二学期半期考试高一年级英语试卷注意事项：1、本试卷满分为150分，考试时间为120分钟。2、答题时，请将答案填入答题卡对应的位置，答在试卷的答题无效。第卷（选择题共100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）请听下面5段对话，选出最佳选项。1. What are the two speakers talking about?A. Hobbies. B. Music. C. Play.2. Where is Mr Jones now?A. At home. B

2、. At the health center. C. At his office.3. What do the two speakers think of Tom?A. He gets nervous very easily. B. He is not an experienced speaker. C. He hasnt prepared his speech well.4. Why was the woman so late?A. Something went wrong with the bus. B. She took somebody to hospital. C. She didn

3、t catch the bus.5. What does the man mean?A. He enjoys most types of sports. B. Basketball is his favorite sport.C. He only plays basketball.第二节（共15小题; 每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）请听下面5段对话或独白，选出最佳选项。请听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6. What is the man doing?A. He is being interviewed. B. He is making a flash. C. He is playing co

4、mputer games.7. What do you think will happen after the conversation? A. The woman will call Mr Taylor. B. The woman wont make the website. C. The woman wont get in touch with Mr Taylor.请听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8. What is the woman going to do? A. Prepare lunch. B. Have a party. C. Go to a friends house for

5、 dinner.9. What does the woman still need? A. A tie. B. Some flowers. C. Some candy.10. What should one do when he goes to a friends house for the first time according to the womans mother? A. Take something. B. Get dressed up. C. Have dinner.请听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11. How many times did the man call Mr

6、Tuang last week? A. Twice. B. Once. C. Three times.12. What does the man want Mr Tuang to do? A. To have dinner with him. B. To call him back. C. To visit him.13. Whats the mans telephone number? A. 37460. B. 37640. C. 36470. 请听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。14. What does the woman want to do? A. Rent a flat. B. S

7、ell her house. C. Buy a house.15. How many people are there in the womans family? A. 2. B. 4. C. 6.16. How much should the woman pay for the three-room flat every month? A. 400 yuan. B. 600 yuan. C. 1,000 yuan.17. What can we learn from the conversation? A. You can take the lift at 12:00 pm in the b

8、uilding. B. You cant take the lift at 6:00 am in the building. C. The three-room flat is on the 8th floor.请听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18. What was wrong with Mrs Jenkins? A. Something was wrong with her heart. B. Something was wrong with her back. C. Something was wrong with her foot.19. What did the doctor

9、do at first? A. He listened to Mrs Jenkins voice. B. He listened to Mrs Jenkins heart. C. He asked Mrs Jenkins to stop smoking.20. What did Mrs Jenkins like to drink? A. Tea. B. Coffee. C. Water.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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AThe Spring Fes

10、tival is the biggest festival for Chinese people all around the world. The celebration(庆祝)usually lasts for 15 days. There is a lot to doOn the eve of the Spring Festival, family members get together and have big meals. Their favorite dish on this day is dumplings. Days before the Spring Festival, f

11、amilies will clean their homes. People think cleaning sweeps away bad luck. It makes the house ready for good luck.The color red is everywhere during the Spring Festival. People think red is a happy color and will bring them a bright future. People wear red, too. They decorate(装饰)their homes with pi

12、eces of red paper. Kids get a lot of “hong bao”. It is a red paper bag with money in it. Usually, the older people give children hong bao. They think it brings good luck. The Spring Festival is the time to make everybody happy. So dont say any bad words or do anything that will bring unhappiness to

13、other people. For example, youd better not say any bad words like “death”. Dont break anything. People think that it means your luck is running out.Also, dont borrow or lend money on these days. If you have borrowed money, return it before the Spring Festival 21. Why do people clean their houses day

14、s before the Spring Festival? A. Because it is believed that cleaning will sweep away bad luck. B. Because they enjoy being clean C. Because it is thought that cleaning brings in money D. Because they think it will bring happiness to others 22. Which of the following things should not happen during

15、the Spring Festival? A. Wearing red clothes B. Decorating houses with red paper C. Returning money before the Spring Festival D. Saying words that have to do with death 23. The underlined phrase “running out” probably means“_” A. 离开 B. 耗尽 C.开始 D跑出去24. We can know from the story that the Spring Festi

16、val is _ A. only celebrated in China B. a time for families to get together C. a time of harvest and fun D. celebrated for one whole month BPeople have strange ideas about food. For example, tomato is a kind of very delicious vegetable. It is one of useful plants that can be prepared in many ways. I

17、t has rich nutrition(营养) and vitamin in it. But in the 18th century, Americans never ate tomatoes. They grew them in their gardens because tomato plants are so pretty. But they thought the vegetable was poisonous(有毒的). They called tomatoes “poison apples”. President Thomas Jefferson, however, know t

18、hat tomatoes were good to eat. He was a learned man. He had been to Paris, where he learned to love the taste of tomatoes. He grew many kinds of tomatoes in his garden. The President taught his cook a way for a cream of tomato soup. This beautiful pink soup was served at the President party. The gue

19、sts thought the soup tasted really good. They never thought their president would serve his honored guests poison apples. Jefferson never spoke to his honored guests about the fact.25. Tomato is a kind of _. A. poisonous vegetable B. poisonous fruit C. tasty vegetable D. tasty fruit26. After you rea

20、d the passage, which of the following do you think is true? A. Americans didnt eat tomatoes before 19th century. B. Americans never ate tomatoes after they began to plant them C. In the 18th century Americans ate a lot of tomatoes. D. Even now Americans dont eat tomatoes.27. Jefferson learned that t

21、omatoes were good to eat _. A. because his parents told him so B. when he was a little boy C. while he was in Paris D. from books28. From the passage we know all the honored guests invited by Jefferson were_. A. people of his own country B. men only C. people from other countries D. from FranceCMark

22、 Twain left school when he was twelve. He had little school education. In spite of this, he became the most famous writer of his time. He made millions of dollars by writing. His real name was Samuel Langhorne Clemens, but he is better known all over the world as Mark Twain, his penname.Mark Twain w

23、as born in 1835 and he was not a healthy baby. In fact, he was not expected to live through the first winter. But with his mothers care, he managed to survive. As a boy, he caused much trouble for his parents. He used to play jokes on all his friends and neighbors. He didnt like to go to school, and

24、 he often ran away from home. He always went in the direction of the nearby Mississippi(密西西比河). He was nearly drowned nine times.After his fathers death, Mark Twain began to work for a printer, who only provided him with food and clothing. Then, he worked as a printer, a river-boat pilot and later j

25、oined the army. But shortly after that he became a miner. During this period, he started to write short stories. Afterwards he became a full time writer.In 1870, Mark Twain got married. In the years that followed he wrote many books including Tom Sawyer in 1876, and Huckleberry Finn in 1884, which m

26、ade him famous, and brought him great fortune.Unfortunately, Mark Twain got into debts in bad investments(投资) and he had to write large numbers of stories to pay these debts. In 1904, his wife died, and then three of his children passed away. At the age of 70, his hair was completely white. He bough

27、t many white suits and neckties. He wore nothing but white from head to foot until his death on April 21, 1910.29. In his childhood, Mark Twain, _. A. his mother often worried about his safety B. he often played games with other boys C. learned a lot at school D. he often went swimming with other bo

28、ys 30.Which of the following shows the right order about Mark Twain? a. He became a miner. b. He worked as a printer. c. He got into debts. d. His father died. e. He became a full-time writer. f. He joined the army. A. dafebc B. cbdfeaC. adbcef D. dbfaec 31. In order to make a living, Mark Twain _.

29、A. joined the army after he worked in a mine B. wrote stories in the beginning C. did many kinds of work D. first worked as a printer 32. From the passage we can see that Mark Twain _. A. had a happy childhood B. was a good boy and always did what he was asked C. was very naughty when he was young D

30、. lived a pleasant lifeDFestivals around the worldRaksha BandhanThis is a Hindu festival held in August. Sisters give their brothers a rakhi, a bracelet made of thread. In return, the brothers promise to care for their sisters. MoombaThis takes place each year in Melbourne, Australia. There are boat

31、 races in the Yarra River, parades and art shows. US Independence DayThis is held on 4th July. The U.S flag is flown from buildings and people hold parties to celebrate the birth of the nation. Bastille DayOn 14th July, people in France celebrate this occasion with flags and fireworks. It marks the start of the French Revolution. May DayThe 1st of May is the day when northern Europeans welcome spring. Long age, people wore green leaves and danced outdoors. Carnival in Rio de JaneiroThis is a four-day festival when thou