湖南省怀化三中届高一英语下学期期中试题.docx

1、湖南省怀化三中届高一英语下学期期中试题湖南省怀化三中2017-2018学年高一英语下学期期中试题第一部分 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。第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）1. What will the man do on the weekend?A. Make some plans. B. Review his lessons. C. Play b

2、adminton.2. What is the womans sister? A. A doctor. B. A customs official. C. A teacher.3. What used to be the womans favorite sports?A. Swimming and table tennis. B. Skiing and baseball. C. Skating and table tennis.4. What kind of weather does the woman like? A. Cold and dry. B. Warm and wet. C. Co

3、ol and sunny.5. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?A. Mother and son. B. Husband and wife. C. Teacher and student.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. What

4、 does the woman like doing? A. Going to concerts.B. Going to the movies.C. Spending time outside.7. When will the man pick the woman up? A. At 9 am on Saturday. B. At 10 am on Sunday. C. At 10 am on Saturday. 1听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。 8. Where does the womans uncle live?A. In Chicago. B. In Los Angeles. C. I

5、n Boston.9. What is the usual speed of the Amtrak Acela Express?A. 240 km/h.B. 130 km/h.C. 300 km/h.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. Why are the speakers eating Western food? A. To celebrate the mans promotion.B. To celebrate the womans birthday.C. To celebrate their wedding anniversary.11. Where did the speake

6、rs first meet? A. In a restaurant. B. In a teahouse. C. In a bar.12. What does the man give the woman as a gift?A. A candlelight dinner. B. Five candies. C. A gold necklace.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. How was the mans old job?A. Boring. B. Interesting. C. Tiring. 14. What is the man interested in?A. Cyclin

7、g. B. Gardening. C. Designing. 15. Why did the man do various small jobs?A. To realize his dream. B. To earn enough money. C. To figure out his desired job. 16. How long can the womans savings support her?A. For about one year. B. For about six months. C. For about two years. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. W

8、hat can visitors see on the second floor?A. Ancient vases.B. Ancient statues.C. Paintings. 218. When is the museum open half a day?A. On Tuesdays. B. On Sundays.C. On Mondays.19. Who can enter the museum for free?A. Museum members.B. Seniors. C. Students.20. What should visitors do before leaving th

9、e museum?A. Do some cleaning.B. Take their belongings.C. Put away the collections.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 following is a true story about a young friend of mine who lives in St. Louis.Andy was born with a developmental diseas

10、e. The two sides of his brain were not joined normally, so that the right side of his body could not exchange information with the left. At the age of three, it was difficult for him to walk, speak, and play. He could only say a few words, and walk slowly with someone helping him. He attended a cent

11、er where he tried every imaginable treatment, struggling, sometimes in tears, to get stronger. Andy hated it when his parents would leave him there in the mornings. However, they believed that he could grow up to live a normal healthy life. They believed it for themselves, and for Andy. It paid off.

12、 Today Andy is a successful 13-year-old high- school student. His progress has been huge. He receives special help with a few things, but can join his friends in all the activities he loves. Andy has overcome many difficulties in moving from adversity (逆境) to victory (胜利). Overnight success is the r

13、esult of years of strong will and continued learning. Victory is possible for those who consider it as their strongest need. Theyll find the path to their dream. However, they should accept adversities as ordinary things that will develop strength, growth, and skills to attract the victory.21. Which

14、 of the following can be used to describe Andy? A. Energetic and polite.B. Modest and creative.C. Disabled but strong-minded.D. Serious but warm-hearted.22. From the passage we know that all the following helped Andy a lot EXCEPT _.A. treatment at the centerB. his parents trust and helpC. living in

15、St. LouisD. his strong will23. The author mainly wants to tell us that _.A. Andy is one of his or her friends 3B. Andy has overcome many difficulties C. parents help is very important to their childrenD. Victory needs hard work BAs a manager in my former company, I had soon realized that it was impo

16、rtant for me to develop certain skills. One of these had to do with body language. Let me compare body language in India with that in North America.In the southern part of India, a woman manager will never extend her hand when you greet her. She just says hello or good morning, and never allows any

17、kind of body contact with a man. But in the western part of India, a woman manager will warmly extend her hand. In North America, too, a woman manager will happily shake hands, and its important to shake firmly.In Indian culture, the boss is always called Sir, and superiors (上级) and old people are a

18、lways called Mr. Eye contact with the boss is considered very rude. Avoiding eye contact with the old is considered a sign of respect. But in North American culture, eye contact is very important. Avoiding eye contact is considered as doubt. North American bosses are so informal that they love to be

19、 called by their first names. However ,I had a hard time calling my boss by his first name. It took me two months to get used to it. I also found it very funny when I learnt that calling somebody Mr. First Nameis considered rude in North America.24. The underlined word extend in the third paragraph

20、probably means _.A. reach out B. take back C. put up D. give away25. Which of the following is considered polite in southern India?A. Calling a boss by his first name.B. Shaking hands with a woman.C. Kissing a woman manager.D. Greeting a woman with words only.26. We can learn from the passage that _

21、.A. the author is likely from North America B. people in western India shake hands when greeting each otherC. avoiding looking into someones eyes is considered as doubt in IndiaD. you will be considered polite if you call a North American Sir27. In the passage the author mainly tells us _.A. how to

22、use body language B. How many important body languages C. that body language changes with cultureD. about body language only in India CHow many times have you laughed today? Have you ever wondered what makes you laugh? In the whole animal world, only we humans can laugh. On average, we laugh about 1

23、7 times a day. Laughter is a natural reaction of the body to something funny or pleasant. Have you noticed that when you laugh, many parts of your body respond (反应)? Your face expression changes , your breathing changes, and muscles throughout your body are affected. An interesting story dates back

24、to 1962. In a school in Tanganyika, in Africa, a group of schoolgirls started laughing uncontrollably over a joke. This laughter became epidemic (传染的), jumping from one person to the next, spreading across communities, and lasting for six months!So strong was the laughter epidemic that schools had t

25、o shut down till it ended. How we laugh remains a unknown. Whatever the reasons, laughter, as the saying goes, is the best medicine. In fact, science has proven that being happy and laughing can not only keep us healthy and fit but also help deal with serious illnesses.Laughing exercises all the imp

26、ortant muscles, and keeps you fit. People have started forming laughter clubs that use laughter to treat illnesses. They meet at specific places at fixed times and laugh together. Laughter spreads, so this exercise works best in groups; once one person starts laughing, others automatically (自动地) joi

27、n in.28.According to the text, laughter is _to peoples health.A. harmful B. useless C. good D. terrible 29. People have formed laughter clubs to _.A. kill time B. relax C. meet others D.treat illnesses30. The best title for the passage would be _.A. A Laughter Epidemic B. What Laughter Is and What L

28、aughter Can DoC. The Relationship Between Laughter and Health D. How Laughter Helps Cure Disease31. The passage is probably taken from a(n) _.A. advertisement B. novel C. magazine D. story book D Alarmed by how many cigarette butts (烟头) are thrown away in the parks of Amsterdam, two Dutch designers,

29、 Ruben van der Vleuten and Bob Spikman, came up with an unusual plan to train crows ( 乌鸦) to pick up the cigarette butts and trade them for tasty rewards.“What we want most is that the crows associate food with butts,” van der Vleuten said. To achieve this, they plan to follow a four-step process. T

30、he first step presents the crow with a cigarette butt and a treat on a tray (托盘) in a machine called Crow Box. This helps the bird associate the butt with the food so that it will come back for more.In the second step, they take away the food and only drop it when the crow arrives at the Crow Box, w

31、hich helps it learn that the machine really works. During the third step, the crow learns that the Crow Box responds to certain actions. They take away the food completely, leaving only the cigarette butt on the tray. The crow, used to the food always being there, will start pecking (啄食) around for it and eventually push the butt into the machines container, causing the food to drop. In the fourth step, when the crow is comfortable with the third step, a person puts some butts around the machine. Now the crow has to find out it can pick up those