湖北省黄冈市黄梅县第二中学学年高一上学期期中考试英语试题.docx

1、湖北省黄冈市黄梅县第二中学学年高一上学期期中考试英语试题黄梅二中2017年秋季高一年级期中考试英语试题（考试时间120分钟 满分150分）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)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，并标在答题卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有l0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. Who is coming for tea?A. John. B. Mark. C. Tracy.2. What will the man do

2、next?A. Leave right away. B. Stay for dinner. C. Catch a train.3. What does the man come for?A. A lecture. B. A meeting. C. A party.4. What size does the man want?A. 9. B. 35. C. 39.5. What are the speakers talking about?A. Life in Southeast Asia. B. Weather condition. C. A holiday tour.第二节(共15小题，每小

3、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，并标在答题卷的相应位置。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, 各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时问。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 man doing?A. Giving a speech. B. Chairing a meeting. C. Introducing a person.7. Why does the woman sing so well?A. She has a great tea

4、cher. B. She teaches singing. C. She is young.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. What is the second gift for Jimmy?A. A car. B. A watch. C. A computer.9. Why does Jimmy feel happy?A. He lives with his parents. B. Hes got what he dreamt of. C. Hes received lots of presents.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. What is the relationshi

5、p between the speakers?A. They are friends. B. They are strangers to each other. C. They are husband and wife.11. Why does the woman come to talk with the man?A. To get a job. B. To take a test. C. To see the secretary.12. What does the man mean by saying sorry?A. He cant hear the woman clearly. B.

6、He doesnt need a designer. C. He cant help the woman.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. What do we know about the woman?A. She lives close to the office. B. She is new to the company. C. She likes the big kitchen.14. How does the man go to work?A. On foot. B. By bus. C. By car.15. Why was Susan late for work?A. S

7、he missed the bus. B. Her train was late. C. Her car broke down.16. What will the man do the next day?A. Go to work by train. B. Visit Lily in her flat. C. Leave home earlier. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. Where can you most probably hear this talk?A. In a class of the English language. B. In a class of the

8、 Greek language.C. In a class of the French language.18. How long does the class last?A. 11 weeks. B. 13 weeks. C. 15 weeks.19. What is “the short-cut” to learning words according to the speaker?A. Taking more courses. B. Reading basic words aloud. C. Learning how words are formed.20. Why is the cla

9、ss popular?A. It is not offered each term. B. Its taught by Professor Morris.C. It helps to master some useful rules.第二部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，共计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。 AArticles WantedSchool LifeArticles should be typewritten and double spaced, using o

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12、Life. Box 5252, Ningbo, NSW 20021. All the information about the writer must be included except his/her . A. school name B. e-mail address C. year of birth D. telephone number22. The articles wanted .A. must be fully created by the writers themselvesB. must be typed in single (单个的）space and on both

13、sidesC. must be provided with photos and descriptionsD. must be sent with the copies of texts and pictures23. According to the passage, you can send your articles_.A. in 3 weeks B. in summer C. all the year round D. during the whole termBI travel a lot in my work，and what I dislike about my job is e

14、ating aloneIt always makes me feel lonely to see others laughing and talking. So, room service for several nights was a better choice for meAfter having room service three nights at a hotel in Houston, however, I needed to get out of my room. Although the restaurant opened at 6：30, I arrived at 6：25

15、. The waiter at the front desk made a comment（评论） about my being there really early. I explained my dislike of eating alone in restaurants. He then seated me at a lovely table and asked me whether I would mind if he sat down with me for a while.I was glad! He sat and talked with me about his career

16、goals and the difficulty of being at work on nights, weekends and holidays. He said he hadnt enough time to be with his family. After 15 minutes, he saw some customers at the front desk and excused himself. I noticed that before he went to the front desk, he stopped in the kitchen for a moment.Then

17、another waiter came out of the kitchen and had a wonderful chat with me. Before I left that night, some other waiters, even the cook, had come out of the kitchen and sat with me! When I asked for my bill about one hour later, all the people who had sat down with me came over in a big group to my tab

18、le and presented me with a red rose. And I cried! What had begun as a lonely night ended as a beautiful experience.24. The reason why the author hated to eat in the hotel restaurant is that the author didnt like .A. being disturbed by the noises aroundB. the discomfort caused by eating aloneC. meeti

19、ng strangers in the restaurantD. being pointed at or laughed at25. How did the waiter feel when he saw the author come in at 6 :25?A. Dissatisfied. B. Disappointed. C. Surprised. D. Angry.26Fromthethirdparagraph, wecanlearnthatthewaiteratthefrontdesk _ A. foundithardtobalancehisworkandhisfamily B.kn

20、ewhowtoattractmorecustomerstohisrestaurantC. wasgettingtiredofhispresentjob D. hadneverhadsuchachancetotalkabouthisworries27Theauthorwantstotellusthat _ A. peopleareactuallyalllonelyintheirownway B. restaurantsshouldputtheneedofcustomersfirst C. restaurantsarefullofsurprisesforlonelypeopleD. thekind

21、nessofstrangerscanmakeyoulesslonely CEveryone should visit a lighthouse at least once.The most important reason for such a visit is to realize how our ancestors battled nature with the basic tools they had. They had only basic ways of creating light, and yet they found a way of using this simple tec

22、hnology in isolated places to save ships from hitting rocks.Secondly, visiting lighthouses will help us to understand the lives of lighthouse keepers. By their very nature, lighthouses were built on some rocks or cliffs. Thus, the lighthouse keepers often lived lonely lives. To walk around their sma

23、ll home, and imagine the angry storm outside beating against the walls, is to take a step towards understanding the lives they had.The reasons for a visit to a lighthouse are not all so backward-looking in time. It is true that lighthouses were built in out-of-the-way places. But on a pleasant sunny

24、 summer day, this very isolation has a natural beauty that many people will love to experience. Therefore, with the gentle waves touching all around the lighthouse, the visitor is likely to think it is a world preferable to the busy and noisy modern life.Another reason for considering a visit is tha

25、t the lighthouses themselves can be very attractive buildings. Mankind could often not be content just to put up a basic structure, but felt the need, even in such an isolated place, to build with an artistic touch. The result is a view for tired eyes to enjoy.Finally, lighthouses have a romantic at

26、traction, summed up by the image of the oil-skin coated keeper climbing his winding stairs to take care of the light to warn ships and save lives.28. What is the reason to look back into the past of a lighthouse?A.To learn about the living condition of lighthouse keepers.B.To look for the tools used

27、 by our ancestors.C.To experience the natural beauty of a lighthouse.D.To escape from the busy and noisy city. 29. The underlined phrase “out-of-the-way” in Paragraph 4 means _.A. secret B. dangerousC. ancient D. far away 30. Lighthouses were often built with an artistic touch _.A. to attract visito

28、rsB. to give a pleasant sightC. to guide passing shipsD. to remember lighthouse keepers31. How many reasons are mentioned for a visit to a lighthouse?A. Three. B. Four. C. Five. D. Six.DA warm drink of milk before bed has long been the best choice for those wanting a good nights sleep. But now a stu

29、dy has found it really does help people nod offif it is milked from a cow at night. Researchers have discovered that “night milk” contains more melatonin(褪黑激素), which has been proven to help people feel sleepy and reduce anxiety. The study, by researchers from Seoul, South Korea, involved mice being

30、 fed with dried milk powder made from cows milked both during the day and at night. Those given night milk, which contained 10 times the amount of melatonin, were less active and less anxious than those fed with the milk collected during daytime, according to the study published in The Journal of Me

31、dicinal Food. Night milk quickened the start of sleep and caused the mice to sleep longer. While the effect of cows milk harvested at different time has not been tested on humans up to now, taking melatonin drugs has been suggested to those who are struggling to fall asleep at night. Previous studies have also indicated that milk can be excellent for helping sleep because of the calcium content, which helps people to relax. Milk is also sugar-free and additive-free with nutritionists recommending skimmed milk as the best c