学年宁夏固原一中高一下学期期中考试英语试题.docx

1、学年宁夏固原一中高一下学期期中考试英语试题固原一中20162017学年第二学期高一考英语期中试题（本试卷满分120分，考试时间100分钟）第一部分：听力（共两节，20小题；每题1分，满分20分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。第1节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分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。请听下面5段对话，选出最佳选项。1. Whats the man doing now

2、?A. Asking for the menu. B. Asking for his bill. C. Asking for a glass of beer2. How many science subjects does the boy want to have?A. Two. B. Three. C.Over three.3. Where did the man go last night?A. To the airport. B. To the teacher. C. To his friends home.4. How is John feeling now?A. Relaxed. B

3、. Nervous. C. Excited.5. What can we learn from this dialogue?A. The woman is asking the way. B. The woman wants to visit the park.C. The man wants to go to a bank.第二节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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

4、两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6. Why is the man worried?A. He is too poor to buy food for his family. B. His mother is ill and he is short of money. C. He has no money to take his boy to hospital.7. What can we learn about the woman?A. She is Johns neighbour. B. She is rich and very pretty. C. She is willing to

5、 help John.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8. What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?A. They are boss and secretary. B. They are husband and wife. C. They are classmates.9. Where will they go first? A. To a park. B. To a theater. C. To a reataurant.10. What is the big surprise? A. The man will r

6、eceive a gift. B. They will eat in a good restaurant. C. The woman has got a pay rise.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11. What will they do when they meet one another?A. Discuss their play. B. Talk about a party. C. Plan a new project.12. When will they meet one another? A. At 6:30 p.m.tomorrow B. At 7:00 p.m. tom

7、orrow. C. At 7:30 p.m. tomorrow.13. How many people will meet? A. Two people. B. Four people. C. Five people.听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。14. When did the man go to Berlin?A. Before the war. B. After the war C.During the war15. Which country has the man never been to?A. India. B. Japan. C. Britain.16. Where was

8、 the man born?A. In Australia. B. In New York. C. On a British ship.17. What does the woman want to do?A. To make a lot of money. B. To travel around the world. C. To go to Australia next month. 听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18. How will the the students learn?A. By teaching themselves. B. By learning on line.

9、C. By learning in a classroom.19. What language can Zhangna speak?A. English, Russian and Chinese. B. English, Chinese and Spanish. C. Russian, Spanish and English.20. How much will you need to pay if you study ten hours in September? A. 60 dollars B. 100 dollars. C. 150 dollars第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分30分）第

10、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。AHave you ever taken a test that you thought you could have passed easily, only to make some silly mistakes that really hurt your grade? More than a few students have done that. And some seem to do it over and over again.There are several prob

11、lem areas that can cause students to goof up or do poorly in a test that they could have passed.Some students can become overconfident in their knowledge of the subject matter. They think they know the material better than they actually do. It is easy for students to misjudge their own knowledge, an

12、d when they realize that they dont know the material, it is too late.What happens more often, though, is that some students feel they are smart enough to be able to guess their way through a test. So they dont bother studying the material. They are overconfident in their ability to figure things out

13、.In either case, overconfidence can result in lower grades in tests. Does this apply to you?Another thing that can happen is that students underestimate (低估) the difficulty of the test. They expect an easy test, but the teacher throws in a real tough test that they havent prepared for. Sometimes the

14、 teacher may cover material in the test that students werent expecting. That can happen, especially if you werent paying attention in class.Finally, there are students who dont feel that getting a good grade is important to them, so they dont bother to study or even try to do well. Such students may

15、 be trying to punish their parents, have a poor image（形象）of themselves, or are just plain foolish. Hopefully, you are not one of these students.21. The writer believes that many students _. A. are afraid of exams B. make careless mistakes C. hate homework D. lack confidence22. What does the underlin

16、ed phrase “goof up” mean? A. Be overconfident. B. Be nervous. C. Make silly mistakes. D. Make wrong choices.23. According to the writer, who will be most unwilling to try his best in a test? A. Edward, dissatisfied with his parents. B. John, expecting an easy test for him. C. Dobby, believing he is

17、the smartest in the class. D. Peter, being overconfident about his ability.24. What would be discussed in the paragraph that follows? A. The causes of overconfidence. B. The causes of a poor self-image （自我形象）. C. Ways to prepare for a test. D. Ways to avoid making careless mistakes in a test.BIm a r

18、eal book lover. Every time my friends visit me, my nose is buried in a book. Wherever I go, I always have a book with me. Novels, history books, stories about people, journals and newsI read them all and Ive learnt a lot, too. For example, many things in life happen for the best even if we dont like

19、 or understand them. Why is reading such an enjoyable pastime 娱乐 for me? I probably first learned about it from my parents. My mother read to me at night in my childhood and bought me picture books. The greatest gift she has given me is a love for reading. And it will be a life-long habit. No one ev

20、er asked me why I liked to read. They just saw me and asked, “Oh? Is that for school work?” And I just shook my head, “No. Its just for fun.” While reading a good book, I can totally forget myself and fly to another world. Its like exploring through someones eyes, which is just as exciting as watchi

21、ng a movie. Reading is also necessary in order to learn about writing, to improve my use of words and phrases and broaden my knowledge. What a pity to see our imagination disappear, for we dont exercise it often. Reading can even be good for ones health, I think. Everyone should read sad stories tha

22、t make us cry and also books with humor that make us laugh out loud!25. Among the gifts my parents have given me, which is the most valuable one?A. A love for reading. B. Picture books.C. Good health. D. A lovable pastime.26. In the fourth paragraph, the author thinks reading can _. A. make his pare

23、nts happy B. finish his school workC. improve writing and broaden knowledge D. help him understand some movies27. If we dont use our imagination often, _. A. it is bad for our health B. we will soon learn how to writeC. it will help us to have a good rest D. it will soon disappear 28. What does the

24、passage mainly talk about?A. Why do I have few friends? B. What are my life habits?C. Why do I love reading? D. Why do things happen for the best?CAre animal brains too simple for thoughts and choices? Stories about animal kindness have really changed my point of view. In fact, some stories are amaz

25、ing, especially when animals are meeting with people. Here are two stories that interest me:James, a wildlife writer, told a story about how an African woman had placed her baby in the shade of a tree while she was working. An elephant group walked by and saw the baby. Several elephants pulled leafy

26、 branches from the tree and covered the sleeping baby. Flies can be a problem in Africa and the branches protected the baby from the flies. The elephants were so gentle and quiet that they did not even wake up the baby. Then the elephants walked away.An English magazine offers another story. Bill, t

27、he cat, stayed at home while its master was away on a trip, but the man was injured in a railway accident and died a few days later in a hospital. At the funeral (葬礼), the mans brother was surprised to see that Bill was there. The faithful cat had traveled a long way to the hospital, looked at the c

28、offin (棺材), and then sadly returned home.Humans are only one part of the earth. The beautiful flowers are our sisters; the deer, the horse, the great eagle, these are our brothers. The sky and mountains, the cows and men, all belong to the same family. These stories, I hope, will inspire more people

29、 to treat animals as our friends rather than pets or our next meal.29. What did the author use to believe?A. People meet with animals often.B. Animal brains are too simple to make choices.C. We should change our old views about animals.D. Animal stories have many amazing facts.30. Why does the autho

30、r write this passage?A. He wants to make animals become our sisters and brothers. B. He wants to inspire more people to treat animals as friends. C. He wants to warn people against having more food or pets. D. He wants to make the earth a whole family. 第二节（共5 小题， 每小题1 分， 满分5 分） 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空

31、白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余。AGAINST BUILDINCI A MCDONALDSI am very worried about McDonalds building a restaurant in our hometown.We are a small community and we enjoy our local dishes._31_ When scientists look at it carefully,they find high levels of fat,sugar and salt.This is very worrying.Too many young peo

32、ple are getting fat through eating too much fatty food._32_ Local Chinese food,on the other hand,is full of fresh vegetables and fresh meat and fish.The food at a McDonalds restaurant is always the same, so I wonder if it is made or brought in from elsewhere._33_I also worry about all those cars bringing people to buy food a