1、 湘阴一中 2016 年上学期高一第一次单元测试 英 语 时量： 120 分钟 满分： 120 分 制卷人：何 霞 审卷人：甘 英 第卷 第一部分：听力（共两节，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。 第一节： (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。 1. Where is Jim going to do
2、his homework? A. At home B. In his classroom C. In the school library 2 At what time will the womans friend pick her up? A. At 3: 15 tomorrow afternoon B. At 1: 30 tomorrow afternoon C. At 1: 30 tomorrow morning 3 What happened to the man? A. He was ill at home B. His money was lost C. He had his ca
3、r repaired 4 How long has the man been working at the problem? A. For more than an hour B. For less than an hour C. For about half an hour 5 How does the woman feel about the report? A. Interesting B. Helpful C. Long and boring 笫二节（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
4、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 至 7 题。 6 Whats wrong with the mans shirt? A. The color has run B. Its a little long C. Its a little short 7 What does the man want to do? A. He wants his money back B. He wants to blame the shop assi
5、stant C. He wants to change the shirt for another one 听第 7 段材料，回答第 8 至 10 题。 8 What does the woman want to do? A. To go to the hospital B. To go to a shoe shop C. To post a letter 9 How long will it take the woman to get to the place? A. 15 minutes B. 20 minutes C. 30 minutes 10 How will the woman g
6、o to the place? A. On foot B. In her car C. By bus 听第 8 段材料，回答第 11 至 13 题。 11 Whats the relationship between the two speakers? A. Manager and secretary B. Teacher and student C. Customer and shop assistant 12 Why is the man late? A. Because he missed the bus B. Because he was ill C. He didnt tell 13
7、 What can we learn from the conversation? A. The man is always late B. The woman is pleased that the man is late again C. The man will fail the final exams because he is late 听第 9 段材料 ,回答第 14 至 16 题。 14 What will they do tomorrow night? A. Go to see a movie B. Go to dance C. Have a dinner together 1
8、5 Why cant the woman go with the man tonight? A. Because she will work late B. Because she will go to dance C. Because she will go to see a movie 16 At what time will they meet? A. 5:30 B. 6:00 C. 6:30 听第 10 段材料 ,回答第 17 至 20 题。 17 What does the United Nations want everyone to know? A. The earth is p
9、erfect B. The earth is in danger C. The sun is in danger 18 What are happening to many animals? A. The number of them is increasing B. The number of them is smaller C. The kinds of animals are growing 19 Whats NOT the reason of animals dying out? A. Forests are being cut down B. Air and water are be
10、ing polluted C. Animals are not necessary to live on the earth 20 What are many young men doing now? A. They are helping to save our earth B. They are cutting down trees C. They pay no attention to the problem of the earth 第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分 35 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
11、和 D 中，选出最佳答案，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A Last week I visited my friend Pete in the new home where he lives with his wife and daughter. Pete used to spend his holidays travelling the world, visiting the pyramids in Egypt or scuba diving(潜水 ) in the Caribbean. Nowadays he prefers to spend his holidays and weekends
12、 making his house look more beautiful. Like hundreds of thousands of other British people, he has discovered the joy of DIY (Do It Yourself), which means if there are any things that need fixing around the house, he will try to do the job himself. As he showed me the new kitchen he put together by h
13、imself and the newly painted walls, I asked Pete where he got his inspiration (灵感 ) from. He told me that his favorite source of ideas was a DIY program on TV. This got me thinking about the great popularity of DIY programs in the UK. Each major channel has at least one home or garden improving show
14、 and theres even a satellite channel completely about the subject. I guess it is not really surprising that DIY programs are so popular. Two common sayings in Britain an Englishmans home is his castle and theres no place like home show how important our houses are to us. With the present economic do
15、wnturn, many people cant afford to buy a bigger house so they are looking at how they can make their house better without spending a lot of money. DIY is the perfect choice. But be careful! I read a report that said over 230,000 people were injured while doing home improvements in the UK in just one
16、 year, including 41,000 who fell off ladders(梯子 ) and 5,800 who were seriously hurt by hammers. So I wont be going down to the hardware store. 21. How did Pete spend his holiday in the past? A. Visiting his friends. B. Diving. C. Travelling around the world. D. Making his house beautiful. 22. Which
17、might NOT be shown in a DIY program on TV? A. Scuba diving B. A garden improving feature. C. Home improvements. D. Fixing things in kitchens 23. Which is NOT the reason why DIY is popular among British people? A. They enjoy DIY. B. They want to be on TV. C. They want to make their houses better them
18、selves. D. They can improve their houses without spending much money. 24. At the end of the article the writer wants us to remember _. A. not to go to the hardware store B. not to climb ladders or use hammers C. to be careful not to get hurt while doing DIY D. to keep watching DIY on TV while drinki
19、ng a nice cup of tea B Are you good with money? I learnt to be careful with it during my childhood. My father would give me some pocket money and tell me it should last for a whole week. So, I learnt I had to save some if I didnt want to run out of cash quickly. It s never too early to become money
20、savvy. Thats what British personal finances expert Martin Lewis thinks. He is trying to include financial education as a subject in England. It will be added to maths. Students will include children from 5 to 16 years old. Lewis says: “We need to break the cycle of financial illiteracy (无知 ) in the
21、UK one of the causes of our present economic crisis (危机 ).“ Banks in Britain recently found themselves having to pay money for a large number of people who were persuaded to part with their cash and buy insurance policies they didnt need. Many wasted their money on them. Few have the patience to rea
22、d the small print. The British say “take care of the pennies and the pounds will take care of themselves“. It means you have to watch your daily expenses and not just the big costs in your life such as houses. Martin Lewis has made millions from his website which gives advice to people. The expert s
23、ays in an interview with the English newspaper the Daily Express: “The better you are with your cash, the better your life can be. People think I am telling them to stop spending money but I am simply telling them to spend it wisely.“ 25. The author develops the first paragraph mainly by _. A. makin
24、g a comparison B. telling an interesting story C. presenting research findings D. showing his own experience 26. The underlined words “become money savvy“ in Paragraph 2 mean _. A. save pocket money B. have lots of money C. be good with money D. know how to earn money 27. Whats the main idea of Para
25、graph 3? A. Insurance wastes lots of money. B. People need to part with their cash. C. Most people fail to be careful with money. D. Reading the small print needs lots of time. 28. Martin Lewis advises people to _. A. make life better B. spend money wisely C. stop spending money D. watch the big exp
26、enses C Everyone knows you must exercise regularly to keep good health. Indeed, staying physically fit is a big part of our culture, we consider (or rightly so) that healthy people are attractive people. Since most of us want to be attractive, there is no shortage of exercise clubs, training videos,
27、 magazines and books offering to help us stay physically fit. Unfortunately, however, our culture doesnt place the same emphasis (重视 ) on mental fitness. Although we tend to like men and women with strong, healthy-looking bodies, we dont have the same degree of respect or attraction for smart, educa
28、ted, mentally healthy people. This is a pity, because there are great rewards for people who have developed the ability to think well. If your mind is well trained and flexible (灵活的 ), you will be able to understand a great deal of what happens around you. And if you are also well educatedthat is, i
29、f you understand basic science, mathematics, music, art, literature, history and so onyou will find it much easier to make good decisions throughout your life. Over the long run, this leads to a sense of control over your destiny (命运 ) and a much better life than otherwise. People who are poorly edu
30、cated or who dont think wellthat is, people who are not mentally fitsee things differently. Their world is controlled by mysterious, often malevolent (恶意的 ) forces. Such people live within a system they will never master, forced to follow rules they will never understand. Although it may not be obvi
31、ous, most spend their lives being controlled by others. They are told what to do, what to think, how to spend their money, and what they should and should not hope to achieve in life. In my opinion, if you want to live well, you must be able to use your mind well. For this reason, I want you to be a
32、ble to concentrate, to solve problems, to understand complex ideas, and to think clearly and quickly. Such skills will make it easier for you to make informed decisions, understand current events, choose good friends, manage your money well, make wise long-term decisions and appreciate music, art an
33、d literature. The key to developing such skills is to enjoy learning, and to have the ability and motivation to teach yourself. 29. The writer of the passage feels disappointed that _. A. too little has been done to help people to keep physically fit B. too much has been done to help people to keep
34、physically fit C. mentally healthy people are not as popular as physically healthy people D. physically healthy people are not as popular as mentally healthy people 30. The underlined word “this” in the 3rd paragraph means _. A. good training in body and mind B. being able to make good decisions in
35、life C. the understanding of basic science and mathematics D. the understanding of a great deal of what goes on around you 31. The best title of the passage will most probably be _. A. Train Your Body B. Train Your Mind C. Make Informed Decisions D. Think Hard and Work Hard D Songs that make our hea
36、rts happy can make them stronger too, US researchers reported on Tuesday. They found that when people listened to their favorite music, their blood vessels（血管） dilated in much the same way as when they are laughing, or taking blood medications. “We have a pretty impressive effect,” said Dr Michael M
37、iller, director of preventive cardiology（心脏病学）at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore. “Blood vessel diameter improved,” he said. “The vessel opened up pretty significantly. You can see the vessels opening up with other activities such as exercise.” A similar effect is seen with dr
38、ugs such as statins. When blood vessels open up more, blood flows more smoothly and is less likely to form the clots（凝块） that cause heart attacks and strokes. “We are not saying to stop your statins or not to exercise but rather to add this to an overall program of heart health,” said Miller, who pr
39、esented his findings to a meeting of the American Heart Association in New Orleans. Millers team tested 10 healthy, non-smoking men and women, who were told to bring their favorite music. They spent half an hour listening to the recordings and half an hour listening to music they said made them feel
40、 anxious while the researchers did some tests designed to show blood vessel function. Compared to their normal baseline measurements, blood vessel diameter increased 26 percent on average when the volunteers heard their joyful music. Listening to music they disliked in most cases in this group heavy
41、 metal blood vessels narrowed by six percent, Miller said. Miller said he came up with the idea after discovering that laughter caused blood to literally flow more smoothly. “I asked myself what other things make us feel really good, besides calories from dark chocolate of course. Music came to mind
42、. . . . It makes me feel really good,” he said. Most of the volunteers chose country music but Miller said the style is not so important rather than what pleases each individual. 32. The underlined word dilate（ in paragraph 2） is closest in meaning to “_”. A. move B. change C. increase D. widen 33.
43、According to the passage, which of the following will NOT cause blood vessels to open up? A. Taking exercise. B. Bursting into laughter. C. Taking drugs like statins. D. Listening to unpleasant music. 34. It can be inferred from the passage that _. A. the style of music has different effects on diff
44、erent people B. music is better than chocolate for your health C. blood clots are caused by heart attacks and strokes D. a persons overall health is more influenced by how much exercise he gets 35. Whats the best title of the passage? A. Music and Happiness B. Pleasant Music Cures C. Music and Heart
45、 Attack D. Research into Blood Vessel 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白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 Body language is the quiet, secret and most powerful language of all. It is said that our body movements communicate about 50% of what we really mean while words themselves only express 7%. So,
46、 while your mouth is closed, just what is your body saying Arms._36_ If you keep your arms to the sides of your body or behind your back, this suggests you are not afraid of taking on whatever comes your way. _37_ If someone upsets you, just cross your arms to show youre unhappy. Head. When you want
47、 to appear confident, keep your head level. If you are monitor in class, you can take on this position when you want your words to be taken seriously. _38_ Legs. Your legs tend to move around a lot more than normal when you are nervous or telling lies. If you are at interviews, try to keep them still. Posture. A good posture makes you feel better about yourself. _39_ This makes breathing more difficult, which in turn can make you feel nervous or uncomfortable. Mouth. When you are thi
