1、高中英语学习材料madeofjingetieji北京临川学校2015-2016学年度下学期期中考试高一英语 试卷本试卷共四部分, 满分150分。考试时间120分钟。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。请听下面5段对话，选出最佳选项。1.Hows the weather probably now?A. Rainy. B. Cloudy. C. Sunny.2
2、. What will the man do after school?A. Watch a movie. B. Play volleyball. C. Play basketball.3. How much will the woman pay?A. 140 dollars. B. 160 dollars. C. 200 dollars.4. Which of the following places has the woman visited?A. Greenwich Village. B. Chinatown.C. Central Park.5. Whats the reason the
3、 woman gives for being late?A. A flat tire. B. The bad weather.C. A traffic accident.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。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答6、7题。6. What does the woman want to buy for herself?A. A laptop. B. A dress. C. A skirt.7. When is the womans
4、 birthday?A. In two days. B. In four days.C. In six days. 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题8. What problems do the old people in the mans state often have in August?A. Food problems.B. Travel problems. C. Health problems.9. Whats the man like?A. Thin. B. Strong. C. Short.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10.Where did the man read the
5、advertisements?A. In a newspaper.B. On the Internet.C. In a magazine.11. What is the highest price that the man can accept?A. $600. B. $700.C. $800.12. How many people will live in the apartment?A. 2. B. 3. C. 4.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. What activity does the woman report?A. Frequent visits to the house
6、 at all hours. B. Strange noises from the house late in the night.C. The fact that some houses were broken in at night.14. How long has the activity been going on at the house?A. For about several weeks. B. For about several months. C. For about a year.15. What was the polices attitude to the activi
7、ty when it was first reported?A. Nervous. B. Indifferent. C. Doubtful.16. What will the police do first?A. Catch the persons in the house. B. Have a neighborhood meeting.C. Check the house.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. How many different kinds of cycling events are there in the Olympics?A .2. B. 3. C. 4.18.
8、 What events does track cycling have?A. Short, medium and long distance events. B. Uphill event and downhill event. C. Inside event and outside event.19. How long does the mens road race cover?A. 62 to 87 miles. B. 87 to 142 miles.C. 142 to 155 miles.20. What happened in 1996?A. Mountain biking star
9、ted in California. B. Mountain biking became an Olympic sport.C. Women began to take part in cycling in the Olympics.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。ALast week my youngest son and I visited my father at his new home in Tucson, Arizona. He moved there a f
10、ew years ago, and I was eager to see his new place and meet his friends. My earliest memories of my father are of a tall, handsome successful man devoted to his work and family, but uncomfortable with his children. As a child I loved him; as a school girl and young adult I feared him and felt bitter
11、 about him. He seemed unhappy with me unless I got straight As and unhappy with my boyfriends if their fathers were not as “successful” as he was. Whenever I went out with him on weekends, I used to struggle to think up things to say, feeling on guard. On the first day of my visit, we went out with
12、one of my fathers friends for lunch at an outdoor cafe. We walked along that afternoon, did some shopping, ate on the street table, and laughed over my sons funny facial expressions. Gone was my fathers critical air and strict rules. Who was this person I knew as my father, who seemed so friendly an
13、d interesting be around? What had held him back before?The next day my dad pulled out his childhood pictures and told me quite a few stories about his own childhood. Although our times together became easier over the years, I never felt closer to him at that moment. After so many years, Im at last s
14、eeing another side of my father. And in so doing, Im delighted with my new friend. My dad, in his new home in Arizona, is back to me from where he was.21. Why did the author feel bitter about her father when she was a young adult?_. A. He was silent most of the time.B. He expected too much of her. C
15、. He did not love his children.D. He was too proud of himself.22. When the author went out with her father on weekends, she would feel _.A. tired B. sorryC. nervousD. safe 23. What does the author think of her father after her visit to Tucson? _.A. More critical.B. More talkative.C. Gentle and frien
16、dly.D. Strict and hard-working. BIf youd like to go sightseeing, the following World Heritage Sites may be your best choices.Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historic Interest AreaThe Jiuzhaigou Valley, which lies in the northern part of Sichuan Province, reaches a height of more than 4,800 meters, with
17、 a series of different forest ecosystems (生态系统). There you can enjoy watching excellent waterfalls. Some 140 kinds of birds also live in the valley, as well as a number of endangered plants and animals, the giant panda included. For more information, please visit http: / whc, unesco, org/ en/ list/6
18、37.KhamI Ruins National MonumentThe city of Khami, which developed after the capital of Great Zimbabwe had been given up in the mid-16th century, is of great archaeological (考古的) interest. The discovery of objects from Europe and China shows that Khami was a major centre for trade over a long period
19、 of time. For more information, please visit http:/ whc, unesco, org/ en/ list/365.Henderson IslandHenderson Island, which lies in the eastern South Pacific, is one of the few atolls (环礁) in the world whose ecology has not been touched by human beings. It is especially famous for the ten plants and
20、four land birds that can only be seen on the island. For more information, please visit http:/ whc.unesco.org/ en/list/487.The Old City of JerusalemAs a holy city for three different religions in the Middle East, Jerusalem has always been of great religious (宗教的) importance. It was given a World Her
21、itage Status in 1981 and placed on the “List of World Heritage in Danger” the following year. For more information, please visit http:/ whc. unesco.org/ en/list/148.24. What can we know about the Jiuzhaigou Valley? _.A. It has different forest ecosystems.B. It sits at the foot of a 4,800-meter high
22、mountain.C. In all about 140 kinds of birds and animals live there.D. Most of Chinas endangered plants can be found there.25. The discovery of some of the objects in Khami shows that the city _.A. had a very short history B. was ruined in the mid-16th centuryC. was once Great Zimbabwes largest cityD
23、. once played a great role as a trade center26. What can be learned about Henderson Island from the passage? _.A. It hasnt been greatly influenced by human activities.B. It isnt suitable for humans to live on.C. It has been open to visitors for years.D. It is made up of a few large atolls.27. If you
24、 are interested in religion, you should visit _.A. http:/ whc. unesco.org/ en/ list/365B. http:/ whc. unesco.org/ en/ list/148C. http:/ whc. unesco.org/ en/ list/487D. http:/ whc. unesco.org/ en/ list/637CMark Twain was a great writer. He was from the USA. He was born in 1835. He was also a famous s
25、peaker. He was famous for his sense of humour. Many people liked to listen to him talk because he liked to tell some interesting stories to make people laugh all the time.One day Mark Twain was going to a small town because of his writing. Before he was going to leave, one of his friends said to him
26、 that there were always a lot of mosquitoes in the town and told him that hed better not go there. Mark Twain waved his hand and said, “It doesnt matter. The mosquitoes are no relatives of mine. I dont think they will come to visit me.”After he arrived at the town, Mark Twain stayed in a small hotel
27、 near the station. He went into his room, but when he was just about to have a rest, quite a few mosquitoes flew about him. The waiters felt very sorry about that. “Im very sorry, Mr. Mark Twain. There are too many mosquitoes in our town.” One of them said to him.Mark Twain, however, made a joke, sa
28、ying to the waiter, “The mosquitoes are very clever. They know my room number. They didnt come into the wrong room.” What he said made all the people present laugh heartily.But that night Mark Twain slept well. Do you know why? That was because all the waiters in the hotel were driving the mosquitoe
29、s away for him during the whole night.28. Why did Mark Twain go to the town? _.A. To make a speech.B. To see one of his friends.C. To see one of his relatives.D. To do something for his writing.29. Why did the waiters feel sorry? _.A. Their hotel was too small.B. The room was not very clean.C. They
30、did something wrong to Mark Twain.D. There were quite a few mosquitoes in the room.30. All the people present laughed heartily because _.A. Mark Twain made a joke.B. Mark Twain gave the waiters some nice presents.C. the mosquitoes didnt come into the wrong room.D. the mosquitoes knew Mark Twains roo
31、m number.31. Which of the following is true according to the text? _.A. Mark Twain didnt have a good rest that night.B. No mosquitoes troubled Mark Twain in the night.C. There were not mosquitoes in the hotel any longer. D. The owner of the hotel looked after Mark Twain well at night. DIt seems that
32、 people are gradually losing their smartness as smartphones become increasingly important assistants in their lives. As we rely too much on technology instead of our brains, many people have lost three basic abilities.The first skill many people have lost is remembering phone numbers. Because phone
33、numbers are stored in smartphone contacts, theres now no need to dial a number or look at it again. This is fine until you need to call someone for help, only to find your phone is not around.And some people may also have lost their sense of direction because some apps can guide people anywhere they
34、 want. People get so dependent on them that when they cant use their smartphones, they get lost and anxious.But the worst lost skills may be social ones, meaning that some people are becoming socially inept (无能的). People often bury themselves in their smartphones. As were too absent-minded by whats
35、happening in the virtual (虚拟的) some of us have lost conversational skills and sometimes cant even tell whether a person is happy or not.Last August, researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles, studied 51 students aged 11 and 12 who had over five hours screen time every day. Their task
36、was to tell the emotions of 48 pictures of faces that were happy, sad, angry or scared.The children made an average of 14.02 mistakes at the beginning. But after a five-day camp without electronic products, they made only 9.41 mistakes on average.Luckily, people still have a chance to get these abil
37、ities back. You should try to keep your parents numbers in mind for emergencies. You should also pay more attention to street signs and stores, which will help you to draw a mind map and stop you from getting lost. And the easiest solution to social skill loss is to take a break from electronic prod
38、ucts.32. The underlined sentence in the second paragraph implies that _.A. you are able to turn to others for helpB. others are able to call you anytime and anywhereC. others are unable to get in touch with you by smartphoneD. you are unable to contact others without your smartphone33. The experimen
39、t shows that without electronic products, one could_.A. recognize more facial expressions correctlyB. lose the sense of direction frequentlyC. tell different emotions immediatelyD. tell more pictures of faces easily34. Overusing smartphones, people will probably _.A. have no sense of numbersB. fail
40、to find their destinationC. lose face-to-face communication skillsD. weaken their senses of hearing and sight35. What s the writers attitude towards electronic products? _.A. Objective.（客观的）B. Critical.（批判的）C. Supportive. D. Optimistic.（乐观的）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得最佳选项，选项中有两个选项
41、为多余选项。A good book can be satisfying. If reading is a habit youd like to get into, there are some ways to develop it.Realize that reading is enjoyable if you have a good book. If you have a difficult book and you are forcing yourself through it, it will seem like a task. 36 Set time. You should have
42、some time during every day when youll read for at least 5 to 10 minutes. 37 For example, make it a habit to read during breakfast and lunch and even dinner if you eat alone.Always carry a book. 38 When I leave the house, I always make sure to have my car keys and one book at hand. The book stays wit
43、h me in the car, and I take it into the office and pretty much everywhere I go. 39 Find a place in your home where you can sit in a comfortable chair. Do not lie down unless youre going to sleep. There should be no television or computer near the chair, and no music or noisy family members or roomma
44、tes. If you dont have a place like this, create one.Reduce television or the Internet. If you really want to read more, try cutting back on time on TV or the Internet. 40 Still, every minute you reduce of the Internet or TV, you could use for reading. This could create hours of book reading time.A.
45、Go to bookstores.B. Find a quiet place.C. This may be difficult for some people.D. Wherever you go, take a book with you.E. Have some good tea or coffee while you read.F. It means you will read no matter how busy you are.G. If this happens, give up the book and find another one that youll really lov
46、e. 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1.5分，满分30分） I remember as a small child people would often ask me, What are you going to be when you grow up? Well, it 41 being a cowboy or some super hero. Later it was a fireman, a policeman, a lawyer. As I grew older my dreams for the future 42 . When, a
47、t last, I was in college, I had my 43 set on becoming a preacher (牧师) like my father. 44 I studied and prepared for that life. I reached the 45 in the end and I was preaching 46 full-time for much of my adult life. However, for many, there is a “thief” that goes around stealing our 47 . Sometimes, the thief will come as a parent, a relative, or a friend, but the
