福建省莆田市荔城区黄石镇学年高一英语下学期期中试题.docx

1、福建省莆田市荔城区黄石镇学年高一英语下学期期中试题福建省莆田市荔城区黄石镇2016-2017学年高一英语下学期期中试题本试卷分第卷(选择题)和第卷(非选择题)两部分,满分150分,考试时间120分钟。请将所有答案填写在答卷纸相应的位置上。第卷第一部分 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. How much did Sue pay for the shirt? A.

2、30. B. 35. C. 40.2. What will the woman give the man? A. A pen. B. A stamp. C. A postcard.3. Where did Sally go this afternoon? A. To a library. B. To a supermarket. C. To a bike shop. 4. What does the man want to buy? A. A camera. B. A computer. C. A phone.5. What will the woman buy? A. Bananas. B.

3、 Apples. C. Pears.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. What is the probable relationship between the speakers? A. Husband and wife. B. Customer and saleswoman. C. Boss and sec

4、retary.7. What will the man do in Bordeaux? A. Stay with his friends. B. Buy a castle. C. Plant grapes.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. What will the speakers have this week? A. Japanese food. B. Thai food. C. Chinese food.9. When will the speakers get together? A. On Friday. B. On Thursday. C. On Wednesday.听第8段材料

5、，回答第10至12题。10. How did Dan go to World of Music? A. By plane B. By bus. C. By car.11. What does Toby dislike? A. Country music. B. Hip hop. C. Rap. 12. Who went to hear the jazz band?A. Penny. B. Sylvia. C. Toby.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. What are the speakers talking about? A. Regular activities.B. Color

6、ful life.C. Hobbies.14. How does Conors mother keep healthy? A. By running. B. By swimming. C. By playing tennis. 15. What is Conors granddad good at? A. Playing the piano. B. Singing songs. C. Biking.16. Why cant Conor learn to play the piano? A. He is busy with his studies.B. His cant find a teach

7、er. C. He has no more free time.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. Which road will stay closed? A. M43. B. M30. C. M16.18. Why is North Street closed to all cars? A. The snow hasnt been cleared.B. There is an accident.C. It is under repair.19. How can passengers know the latest information about trains? A. By vi

8、siting a website. B. By reading a magazine. C. By making a phone call.20. What is the weather going to be like in the evening? A. Snowy. B. Windy. C. Sunny.第二部分 阅读理解 （共两节，满分30分）第一节 （共10小题，每小题2分，满分20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 ，并在题卡上将该项涂黑。 A People have strange ideas about food. For

9、example, tomato is a kind of very delicious vegetable. It is one of useful plants that can be prepared in many ways. It 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 thoug

10、ht the vegetable was poisonous(有毒的). They called tomatoes “poison apples”. President Thomas Jefferson, however, know that 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

11、 taught his cook a way for a cream of tomato soup. This beautiful pink soup was served at the President party. The guests 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.2

12、1. Tomato is a kind of _.A. poisonous fruit B. poisonous vegetable C. tasty fruit D. tasty vegetable22. Jefferson learned that tomatoes were good to eat _.A. while he was in Paris B. when he was a little boyC. because his parents told him so D. from books23. After you read the passage, which of the

13、following do you think is true?A. Americans never ate tomatoes after they began to plant them.B. Americans didnt eat tomatoes before 19th century.C. Even now Americans dont eat tomatoes.D. In the 18th century Americans ate a lot of tomatoes.BThe first day of the month of May is known as May Day. It

14、is the time of year when warmer weather begins. People celebrate the coming of summer with customs that are expressions of joy and hope after a long winter. Today, May Day activities have been moved to the May Day holiday on the first Monday of the month. It is a public holiday when families take ad

15、vantage of the time off to visit some of the UKs many attractions, including parks, zoos, historic buildings, ancient towns and villages and beautiful countryside. May Day celebrations have their origins in the Roman festival of Flora, the goddess of fruit and flowers, which marked the beginning of

16、summer. People would decorate their houses and villages with leaves and flowers they picked at daybreak in the belief that the vegetation spirits would bring good luck. In the very early morning, young girls went into the fields and washed their faces with dew (露水). They believed this made them very

17、 beautiful for the following year. May Day was an important day in the Middle Ages and was a favorite holiday of many English villages. People of the time used to cut down young trees and stick them in the ground in the village to mark the arrival of summer. This is the origin of the maypole (五月柱).

18、People danced around them in celebration of the end of winter. Maypoles were once common all over England and were kept from one year to the next. The tallest maypole is said to have been put up in London on the Strand in 1661. It stood more than 143 feet high and was cut down in 1717, when it was u

19、sed by Newton to support a new reflecting telescope (反射式望远镜) invented by Dutch scientist Huygens. 24. How do British people celebrate May Day? A. They visit friends and family members.B. They spend a lot of time shopping around.C. They show great love for the long winter. D. They celebrate it on the

20、 first Monday of May. 25. The underlined word “this” in Paragraph 2 refers to _. A. going into the fields B. picking flowers at daybreak C. washing the face with dew D. getting up early in the morning26. What can we learn about the maypole? A. People climb it on May Day. B. It dates from the Middle

21、Ages. C. It was usually found in the cities. D. People used old, tall trees to make it. 27. The purpose of the text is to _. A. describe Roman customs B. introduce a British festival C. suggest spring family activities D. explain the origins of maypoles CA study of 27,000 men showed those skipping (

22、不吃) breakfast were at a greater risk of heart problems. The British Heart Foundation said breakfast helped people resist (抵制) sugary snacks before lunch.The men, aged 45-82, were studied for 16 years. During that time there were more than 1,500 heart attacks or cases of deadly heart failure. However

23、, people who skipped breakfast were 27% more likely to have heart problems than those who started the day with a meal. The researchers took into consideration other lifestyle risk factors (因素) such as smoking and exercise.Researcher Dr Leah Cahill told the BBC: “The take-home message is to eat in th

24、e morning when you wake up, preferably within an hour. The results show that something is better than nothing, but its always better to have something healthy and balanced.”She said the timing of the meal seemed to be key and waiting until lunch rather than “having breakfast” may be straining (损伤) t

25、he body over time. This could be increasing the risk of high blood pressure and fatness which could in turn damage the heart. “Dont skip breakfast,” Dr Cahill suggested.Victoria Taylor, an expert with the British Heart Foundation, said: “These researchers only looked at men aged over 45, so we would

26、 need to see further research to prove that breakfast has the same effect on the heart health of other groups of people. What we do know is that a healthy breakfast can make that mid-morning biscuit less tempting, as well as giving you another opportunity to widen the variety of foods in your diet.

27、Cereals (谷类食品) with low fat milk are a good way to start the day. Try a banana or dried fruit on top and youll be on your way to a fine day before youve even left the house.”28. What does the text mainly deal with?A. The effects of snacks on the health of the heart.B. An interview by the BBC on peop

28、les lifestyles.C. What a healthy and balanced diet should contain. D. The relationship between breakfast and a healthy heart. 29. Dr Leah Cahills suggestion is that we should _. A. fix the time for each meal we eat in a dayB. make sure our breakfast is always balanced C. eat our breakfast immediatel

29、y after getting up D. have breakfast within an hour after waking up30. The underlined word “tempting” in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to “_”. A. attractive B. valuable C. obvious D. familiar 31. According to Victoria Taylor, _. A. men over 45 are more likely to get heart diseasesB. fresh

30、 fruits like bananas are necessary for a healthy breakfastC. its healthy to eat some biscuit between breakfast and lunch D. the researchers should have covered other age groups in their study DCar washes are a common sight throughout Nigeria, but Madinat Aliyus roadside business is very special: she

31、 is the only woman car-washer in the north of the country.“This job has caused me a lot of problems,” said the 27-year-old, checking cars waiting to be cleaned in Gusau, the capital of Zamfara state.Aliyu took up her work two years ago, hoping to use the 7,000 naira (28) she earned every month to pu

32、t her younger sisters and brothers through school following the death of their mother, the only one who made money to support the family. But her family begged her to stop doing this job, and she has received “judgment and warnings” from strangers too.“My grandmother cried for many days. Some people thought it was a joke to bring mo