1、广东省汕头市潮南实验学校学年高一上学期期中考试英语试题 Word版含答案潮南实验学校高中部20162017 学年第一学期期中考试高一英语试题(总分:150分; 考试用时: 120分钟) 王全成 韩春花第卷第一部分 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. Where did the woman have lunch?A. At her house. B. At a
2、caf. C. On the riverbank.2. What will the man do?A. Book a restaurant. B. Have a rest. C. Send out invitations.3. What time is it now?A. 4:00. B. 3:30. C. 3:10.4. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. Their university days. B. A football match. C. A person.5. What homework is the boy doing?A
3、. English. B. Science. C. Maths.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。每段对话后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。听完每段对话或独白前,你将有时间阅读各个小题,每小题5秒钟;听完后,各个小题给出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 will the woman have to do tomorrow?A. Write a paper. B. Hand in her paper. C. Repair the mans com
4、puter.7. What is the woman most likely to be?A. A computer programmer. B. A secretary. C. A student.听第7段材料,回答第8、9题。8. How did the man feel about his trip?A. Pleased. B. Excited. C. Frightened.9. What happened to the man in the wildlife park?A. He ran into a tree. B. He was attacked by a lion. C. He
5、was run after by a lion听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。10. Where is the man?A. In Chicago. B. In New York. C. In Los Angeles.11. How will the woman go to meet the man from the airport?A. By car. B. By taxi. C. By bus.12. What does the woman ask the man to do?A. Book a hotel for her. B. Talk to the salespeople and
6、customers.C. Spend some time with her in the centre of the city.听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。13. Why did the woman go to China?A. To do business. B. To learn Chinese. C. To get experience on tourism.14. Who could the woman probably be?A. A teacher. B. A student. C. A tour guide.15. Where is the woman now?A. In
7、Australia. B. In America. C. In Canada.16. What can we learn about the woman?A. She learned a lot in China. B. She had been in China for a year.C. She worked as a hotel manager in China.听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。17. What did people use to think of the statue of Bronze Horseman?A. Beautiful. B. Famous. C. Im
8、portant.18. How many people can St. Isaacs Cathedral hold at most?A. 14,000. B.4,000. C. 1,703.19. What is special about the Winter Palace?A. It is a museum actually. B. It houses a great art collection.C. It allows people to have a great view.20. What is the talk mainly about?A. An ancient Russian
9、ruler. B. Some historical places of interest in Europe.C. The city of St. Petersburg.第二部分 阅读理解 (共两节,满分45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。AParicutin was born in Mexico in February, 1943. At that time, Paricutin was 500 feet high, and it is now over 9, 000 feet h
10、igh. Today Paricutin is asleep. What is Paricutin? It was the first volcano(火山) in the world which was seen from its birth right up to the present day. On February 20, 1943, a peasant and his wife set out to work in their corn fields from the Mexican village of Paricutin. They were surprised to find
11、 the earth warm under their feet. Suddenly they heard noise deep in the earth and a small hole appeared in their field. In the afternoon there was a sudden loud noise and stones were thrown high in the air. The peasants ran from the field and turned to watch. They saw the birth of a volcano. Large q
12、uantities of stone and lava (岩浆) broke out and a little hill began to form. By evening this hill was 100 feet high and hot ashes (灰烬) were falling on the village. At night the strong light of the hot lava lit up the countryside. The trees near the village were killed and the villagers had to leave t
13、heir houses. When the village was destroyed, its name was given to the volcano. The news quickly reached Mexico City, far to the east. Many people came to watch the scene. The volcano grew and grew for ten years and hundreds of square miles of forest were destroyed. Then Paricutin went to sleep. 21.
14、 Paricutin was once the name of _. A. an old mountain B. a peasant C. a village D. a Mexican22. What can we learn about volcanoes from this passage?A. Volcanoes are always growing. B. New volcanoes are active for only ten years. C. Volcanoes are active from time to time. D. New volcanoes may appear
15、in places where people do not expect them to be. 23. In this passage the writer is trying to _. A. make us believe something B. make up an interesting storyC. tell us an interesting happening D. explain a scientific theoryBIve always felt a need to be prepared for whatever situation Ive found myself
16、 inMy mother once took me to a store when I was seven years old. She and I got to the checkout counter, and she realized she had forgotten a couple of things on her shopping list. She left me with the cart and ran off to get what she needed. “Ill be right back.” she said.She was gone just a few minu
17、tes, but at that time, I had loaded all the things on the belt and everything was rung up. I was left staring at the cashier, who was staring at me. “Do you have money for me, son?” she said. “Ill need to be paid.” I didnt realize she was just trying to amuse herself. So I stood there, ashamed and e
18、mbarrassed. By the time my mom returned, I was angry. “You left me here with no money! This lady asked me for the money, and I had nothing to give her.”Now that Im an adult, youll never catch me with less than $200 in my wallet. I want to be prepared in case I need it. Ive always admired people who
19、are over-prepared. In college, I had a classmate named Norman. One day he was giving a speech on an overhead projector(投影仪) and in the middle of his talk, the light bulb(灯泡)on the projector blew out. We would have to wait ten minutes until someone found a new projector.“Its Okay.” he announced. “The
20、res nothing to worry about.”We watched him walk over to his bag and pull something out. He had brought along a spare bulb for the overhead projector. Who could even think of that?I often told my students, “When you go into the wilderness, the only thing you can depend on is what you take with you.”
21、And essentially, the wilderness is anywhere but your home or office. So take money. Pack a light bulb. Be prepared. 24. Why was the boy angry with his mother? A. His mother forgot to buy something B. He had just quarreled with the cashier C. His mother left him alone D. He lost face in front of the
22、cashier25. Why did the cashier ask the boy to pay for the purchases? A. The boys mother was away for something else B. The boy was shopping by himself C. The boys mother asked her to do so D. The cashier was playing a joke on him26. Why did Norman bring a spare bulb with him? A. He knew the classroo
23、m equipment was of poor qualityB. He was always well-prepared C. He knew the bulb on the projector would blow out D. His speech was about bulbs 27. What does the writer want to tell us? A. Chances favor those who are well-prepared B. Money is the key that opens all doors. C. Accidents happen almost
24、every day D. In fair weather, prepare for a rainy dayCFourth-grader Jaden Darnell has an Xbox 360 and a PlayStation 3. Like many other kids, he also plays games on his phone. At times, he says, it can be hard to tear himself away from a device (设备), especially when hes playing NBA General Manager.Wh
25、at makes some video games so attractive? Raph Koster, an expert on game design, says game makers employ a great deal of knowledge about what keeps people playing. He says that whether they know it or not, players like getting feedback (反馈) that they can see or hear. The game Peggle, for example, pla
26、ys the song “Ode to Joy” every time you succeed at beating a level. “It gives you this amazing amount of celebration,” says Koster.Game makers also know that once players have put in the time and effort to achieve a goal, they dont like to give up. So some games are easy at first and become more cha
27、llenging (挑战性的). At that point, the players may be offered a resource (资源) that makes winning easier. “The game creates a problem that it offers to solve for you in exchange for cash,” explains Ian Bogost, a professor who studies video games at the Georgia Institute of Technology. When players are c
28、onnected to the Internet, developers can observe what they do. By recording players choices, game companies can find out what keeps people interested in and what makes them most likely to buy things.Besides game developers, scientists are also paying attention to the power of games. Adam Gazzaley, a
29、 scientist at the University of California, has developed games that improve attention and memory in older adults. Now Gazzaley and his team are designing brain-building games for kids. “We think that how video games really pull you in and demand your attention can be used to help improve how the br
30、ain process (处理) information,” he says. To test the games effects on the mind, Gazzaley records brain activity while people play. He says that one day doctors might advise patients to play video games to improve their intelligence.28Its difficult for Jaden Darnell to _.Aplay NBA General Manager Bpla
31、y with other kidsCturn his attention to new games Dstop playing games29Why do game makers create games that are easy at first and then become more challenging?ATo attract more players. BTo challenge players. CTo offer a resource that makes winning easier. DTo make more money.30Whats Adam Gazzaleys a
32、ttitude towards the future of video games?AWorried. BDoubtful. CHopeful. DUninterested.31What would be the best title for the text?AMore than a game? BThe future of video gamesCIt is game time! DSay no to video gamesD Do American children still learn handwriting in school? In the age of the keyboard, some people seem to think handwriting lessons are on the way out. 90%
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