1、20152016 学年度第一学期期中考试高一英语试卷（满分：150；时间：120 分钟）本试卷分第 I 卷（选择题）和第 II 卷（非选择题）两部分。考生作答时，将答案答在答题卡上，在本试卷上答题无效。考试结束后，将答题卡交回。注意事项：1、答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上，认真核对条形码上的姓名、准考证号，并将条形码贴在答题卡的制定位置上。2、选择题答案使用 2B 铅笔填涂，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再填涂其他答案符号；非选择题答案使用 0.5 毫米的黑色中性（签字）笔或碳素笔书写，字体工整、笔迹清楚。3、请按照题号在各题的答题区域（黑色线框）内作答，超出答题区域书写的答
2、案无效。4、保持卡面清洁，不折叠，不破损。第 I 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.Why does the man make the phone call?A. To tell Mr. Smith something.B. To invite Mr. Smith to have a dinner.C. To ask the
3、 woman to take a massage.2.What advice does the woman give to the man?A. He should come back before 12:00.B. He should visit the Science Museum.C. He should take a taxi when he comes back.3. What did the man do in July?A. He traveled to France. B. He studied in a summer school.C. He spent his whole
4、holiday in London.4. How long do the speakers still have before the game?A. 10 minutesB. 20 minutesC. 30minutes5. What does the man mean?A. He hopes to sit next to the woman.B. He will make room for the woman.C. He doesnt want the woman to sit there.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
5、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. Why does the man like to spend their honeymoon in Hainan?A. Because they can eat seafood and coconuts as much as they want.B. Because there are many beautiful tourism at
6、tractions.C. Because there are beautiful beaches and lots of sunlight.7. How will the man book the plane tickets and hotel?A. By telephone.B. Through the Internet.C. Ask someone to help them.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。8. What languages does the woman speak?A. English，French and Chinese.B. English，French and
7、 Korean.C. English, German and French.9. How does the man practice his German?A. Talking with a teacher. B. Talking with a neighbor.C. Speaking at a language school.听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。10. How often does the program Ultraman come out on TV?A. Every day.B. Once a week.C. Twice a week.11. Why doesn
8、t the man allow his daughter to watch TV?A. He believes his daughter is too young to watch TV.B. He believes its bad for the girls eyes.C. He believes the TV is full of violence.12. At what time does the girl go to bed?A. At 7:30 pm. B. At 7:00 pm.C. At 6:00 pm.听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。13. What were t
9、hey talking about?A. Where to live in the future.B. How to live in the countryside.C. How to live in a big city.14. Who liked living in the countryside?A. The woman.B. The man.C. Both of them.15. What will the woman like to do later?A. She expects to settle in a place.B. She likes moving here and th
10、ere.C. She likes living in New York or London best.16. What do we know about the man?A. He regretted living in the same city for so long.B. He only liked living in big cities, such as New York or Paris.C. He might like the citys lifestyle.听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。17. What does Mrs. Smith always do af
11、ter supper?A. Do her housework.B. Help her son with his lessons.C. Tell her husband a lot of interesting things.18. Why did Mr. Smith get ill one day?A. He did too much housework at home.B. He hadnt enough time to sleep during the night.C. He was too busy in his office.19. Why does Mr. Smith have to
12、 get up when his wife is asleep in the morning?A. Because he cant fall asleep.B. Because he has to go to work.C. Because he doesnt want to sleep.20. Why did the doctor give Mrs. Smith some medicine?A. He wanted her to sleep early.B. He wanted to warn her.C. He wanted to kill her.第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分 40
13、分）第一节 （共 15 小题；每一小题 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。ASometimes, kindness is a simple answer in a difficult and challenging world. When my granddaughter, Skylar, was young, one day we went out and had a contest called “Who can make the most people smile. “ And we continue
14、 it today. When shopping, we were walking in the supermarket and noticed someone walking down the aisle with her head down. Skylar walked up to her and gave her a big smile. I watched her walk down the aisle, turned around and smiled at Skylar again or perhaps smiled at someone else. Kindness is a c
15、hain that pulls us all together. Every single act of kindness has a ripple effect(连锁反应). In 2002, my dad had a series of strokes and other illness. My dad had been doing nice things for all sorts of people for years, from the street crossing guard, to the waitress in a restaurant, to a friends mothe
16、r. That same day, I made cookies for the janitor（门卫） at the post office. When I gave him the cookies he actually looked a little embarrassed. “Why, Linda?” he asked. “Because I appreciate you!” I answered. “When I get here at 6 am and it is still dark out and it is a little scary, I know you are ins
17、ide and I feel safe. And when I first moved here and my post office box was always empty, you always cheered me on. And you always keep this place clean.” That evening his wife called me and said that he was overwhelmed(受宠若惊的). “No one even knows his name, let alone bakes him cookies!” she said. （27
18、8 words）21. What was the authors attitude to the contest in the supermarket? A. positive B. negative C. neutral D. curious22. From the text, what can we know about the janitor? A. He led a very poor life at that time.B. He always went to work after six oclock.C. He was fond of baking cookies.D. He w
19、as kind and grateful.23. What does the passage mainly talk about? A. Kindness can always be passed on.B. An experience in a supermarket.C. The importance of having a kind dad. D. Smile makes your life meaningful.BTu Youyou together with William Campbell and Satoshi Omura won the 2015 Nobel Prize for
20、 their work against parasitic diseases. Irish-born Campbell and Japanese Omura won half of the prize for discovering a new drug, avermectin, that has helped the battle against river blindness and lymphatic filariasis, as well as showing effectiveness against other parasitic diseases. The Chinese sci
21、entist Tu Youyou, an 85-year-old female scientist, was awarded the other half of the prize for the discovery of artemisinin(青篙素), a drug cure for malaria(疟疾) that has saved millions of lives all over the world, especially in the developing world.When the news broke that Tu won the Nobel Prize, there
22、 were cheers as well as doubts. It also has highlighted differences in prize-awarding practices between China and the West. Some said the achievement was the result of collective efforts by lots of Chinese scientists, so it was unfair to award the prize only to Tu. Indeed, Chinese science awards are
23、 mainly presented to projects, instead of individual scientists. But Western awards tend to honor individual scientists who are the first to come up with a new idea or method. Li Zhenzhen, a researcher of the China Academy of Sciences said that the West believes that the advancement of science comes
24、 from individuals creative minds. In 1969, Tu started to hold a government project aimed at eliminating malaria. Tu and her teammates experimented with 380 extracts in 2,000 candidate recipes before they finally succeeded in getting the pure substance qinghaosu, later known as artemisinin. In 2011,
25、Tu was awarded the Lasker Debakey Clinical Medical Research Award, commonly referred to as “Americas Nobel Prize”. (278 words)24. Why Tu Youyou could be awarded the Nobel Prize for ?A. Because she discovered the avermectin, a drug cure for malaria B. Because she contributed to the traditional Chines
26、e medicineC. Because she discovered the artemisinin which shows effectiveness against other parasitic diseasesD. Because she has saved millions of lives for the discovery of artemisinin. 25. What is the difference in prize-awarding practices between China and the West?A. Chinese science awards are m
27、ainly presented to individual scientists, instead of projectsB. Chinese believes that the advancement of science comes from individuals creative mindsC. Western awards tend to honor individual scientists who are the first to come up with a new idea or methodD. Western awards are presented to both in
28、dividual scientists and projects26. How old was Tu Youyou when she was awarded the “Americas Nobel Prize”.A. 85 B. 81 C. 46 D. 3927. What is the best title of the passage?A. Why Tu Youyou could be awarded the 2015 Nobel prizeB. Why Tu received the “Americas Nobel Prize”.C. Tu Youyou won the 2015 Nob
29、el Prize for the discovery of artemisininD. The difference in prize-awarding practices between China and the WestCYou always have to understand what you are good at, and what you are not good at. Or if you are interested in something you always have to master it first. When I was ten, I came over to
30、 my cousins house, and that was pain because he lived in New York and I lived in Miami. So I came over every summer break by myself, of course I had my parents permission to go that far.One day, We decided to head to the forest. I was looking forward to this trip because I knew that my cousin was an
31、 expert on tree climbing while I was not. So, as we walked closer and closer to the forest, I became jealous because I did not possess the ability to climb trees. When he started climbing a tree I was upset but I joined him hoping not to break my neck. Last Summer break he invited me to his house. I
32、 was afraid of climbing to the tree so I gave up. But this time I tried climbing the tree. While I was climbing I was so scared like I was about to die at any moment. But when I was about to climb on the other branch I lost my balance. Luckily I got hold on one of the bottom branches. My cousin sudd
33、enly started climbing down and tried to help me. After he put me on the ground, he ran to get some help. The pain was just killing me, I lost a lot of blood and I knew that I have to be awake to survive. Finally, my cousin brought the help. When I waked up I was happy that I did not die. It was pret
34、ty insane what happened to me. ( 295 words )28.The text is mainly about_. A. My cousin B. How to learn to climb a tree C. An impressive experience D. How to avoid being hurt when climbing29.Which of the following statements was NOT mentioned in the passage?A. The authors cousin was skillful at tree
35、climbing. B. After falling off, the author lay on the ground.C. The author would see his cousin every summer vacation.D. It was the first time for the author to climb the tree.30.The underlined word “jealous” in paragraph 3 means _.A. 嫉妒的 B. 害怕的 C. 激动的 D. 紧张的31.We can learn from the passage that _.A
36、. The author would learn how to climb the tree after recovering.B. You can do anything well if you are interested in it.C. You should know yourself well first and do what you can.D. The author could go out without his parents permission.DBradfords Crossword Solvers DictionaryAnne R. Bradford has bee
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44、vertisement第二节 （共 5 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 10 分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。I live in the country and the water where I live is very rusty（腐蚀的）.Sometimes my toilet looks like it hasnt been cleaned for 40 years. So I have found myself looking for tips on how to keep a toilet clean. 36 1.Magic era
45、sers! If you put a chunk（大块） of a magic eraser in the tank of your toilet it will clean every time you flush（用水冲洗）. 37 I think its a great idea to throw a used-up magic eraser in there rather than ripping up a new one too.2. 38 If you poke a hole into a bottle of vinegar and then put the whole bottl
46、e into your toilet tank, the vinegar will help you use less water with every flush! 3. Wet dry sand paper works really well for scrubbing stubborn stains! 39 ，however ，as it will scratch the surface.40 I think it would be a good idea to make full use of the suggestions above so that it can help you
47、to fight against the stains the whole time you are away. (207words)A. This really works!B. A small bottle of vinegar!C. Here is what I have found so far.D. You can use wet dry sand paper whenever you like. E. So there you have some tips for battling against rusty water in a toilet.F. Do not use sand
48、 paper on any of your other bathroom surfaces.G. It is necessary to use a new magic eraser.第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分 45 分）第一节 完形填空（共 20 小题；每小题 15 分，满分 30 分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A, B, C 和 D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。The first day of school our professor asked us to know someone we didnt know. I turned 41 to find a little lady smiling at me .She said, “Hi handsome. Im Rose, eighty-seven years old. Can I give you a 42 ?“I laughed and responded, “Of course you 43 !“ and she gave me a big squeeze.(挤压)
