湖北省宜昌市部分示范高中教学协作体2015-2016学年高一英语上学期期中试题.doc

1、宜昌市部分示范高中教学协作体2015年秋期中联考高一英语试题（卷面满分：150分 考试时间：120分钟）本试卷分第卷和第卷两部分。第卷 第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分） 做题时,先将答案标在试卷上。录音结束后，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1.5分, 满7.5分） 请听下面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 does the woman live now?A.In the hea

2、rt of town.B.In the south of town.C.Near the center of town.2. What color suit did the man wear yesterday? A.Brown. B. Green. C. Gray.3. How much does the man have to pay? A.Five yuan. B. Ten yuan. C. Fifteen yuan. 4. What will the two speakers probably do next?A.Go to Marys home.B.Go back home at o

3、nce. C.Go and buy an umbrella.5. Whats the most probable relationship between the two speakers?A.Mother and son. B.Teacher and student.C.Husband and wife. 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。每段对话或独白读后有几个小题，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，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读

4、两遍。请听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6. How will the man go to the train station?A.By subway. B. By taxi. C. By bus.7. What will the woman do?A.Catch a train. B. Visit her cousin. C. Go shopping.请听第7段材料，回答第8、9题 。8. Where did the man probably work before? A. In a hospital. B. In a language school. C. In a French compa

5、ny.9. How long will the man work at his new job? A. For about one year. B. For about two years. C. For about three years.请听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. How many persons planned to spend the weekend with the man? A. Two. B. Three. C. Four. 11. Why cant the woman go to Disneyland this weekend? A. She has to pr

6、epare for a test. B. She plans to see some old friends. C. She wants to get some rest at home.12. With whom will the man probably spend the weekend? A. Tom. B. Mike. C. Sam.请听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. Why didnt the woman answer the phone?A. She didnt take her phone with her. B. She didnt hear the phone ri

7、nging.C. There was something wrong with her phone.14. What day is it today?A. Wednesday. B. Thursday. C. Friday.15. What has the man prepared for Anns birthday? A. A new CD. B. A special gift. C. A surprising party.16. What will Anns pen friend do?A. Come to see Ann.B. Go to France tomorrow.C. Buy A

8、nn a plane ticket.请听第10 段材料, 回答第17至20题.17. In which city did the speaker first meet Jenny?A. New York City. B. Los Angeles. C. Chicago. 18. How long did Jenny stay in the speakers city?A. For one year. B. For six years. C. For ten years.19. How did the speaker and Jenny keep in touch at first?A. By

9、writing letters. B. By chatting online. C. By making phone calls.20. What happened to the speaker last month?A. She came across Jenny.B. She lost touch with Jenny.C. She got in touch with Jenny online.第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分60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。AMany teenagers(青少年)

10、 feel that the most important people in their lives are their friendsThey believe that their family members dont know them as well as their friends doIn large families, it is quite often for brothers and sisters to fight with each other and then they can only go to their friends for some ideasIt is

11、very important for teenagers to have one good friend or a group of friendsEven when they are not with their friends, they usually spend a lot of time talking among themselves on the phoneThis communication is very important in childrens growing up, because friends can discuss somethingThese things a

12、re difficult to tell their family membersHowever, parents often try to choose their childrens friends for themSome parents may even stop their children from meeting their good friendsHave you ever thought of the following questions? Who chooses your friends?Do you choose your friends or your friends

13、 choose you? Have you got a good friend your parents dont like? Your answers are welcome21. Many teenagers think that _ can understand them better A.brothers B. friends C.sisters D.parents22. When teenagers have something difficult to tell their parents, they usually_ A. discuss it with their friend

14、s B. fight with their parents C. stay alone at home D. go to their brothers and sisters for help23. The underlined sentence “Your answers are welcome”in the last paragraph means _AYou are welcome to discuss the questions with us BWeve got no idea, so your answers are welcome CYour answers are always

15、 right DYou can give us all the right answers 24. Which of the following sentence is RIGHT according to the passage?A. Parents should like everything their children enjoy.B. In all families children can choose everything they like. C. Parents should try their best to understand their children better

16、. D. Teenagers can only go to their friends for help. BAre you carrying too much on your back at school? Im sure lots of children of your age will say “Yes”. Not only the students in China have this problem, but children in the United States also have heavy school bags. Doctors are starting to worry

17、 that younger and younger students are having back and neck problems because of school bags being too heavy for them. “Its hard for me to go upstairs with my bag because its so heavy,” said Rick Hammond, an 11-year-old student in the US. Rick is among students who have common school bags with two st

18、raps (带子) to carry them, but many other students choose rolling bags. But even with rolling bags, getting up stairs and buses is still a problem for children. Many of them have hurt their backs and necks because of the heavy school bags. But how much is too much? Doctors say students should carry no

19、 more than 10% to 15% of their own body weight. Scott Bautch, a back doctor, said children under Grade 4 should stay with 10%. But it is also important that older children dont stay with over 15%, because their bodies are still growing. “Children are losing their balance and falling down with their

20、school bags,” he said. Parents and teachers are starting to tell children to only take home library books they will be reading that night. Some teachers are using pieces of paper or thin workbooks for students to take home. One of the best answers is, as some children said, to have no homework at al

21、l!25. From the passage we can know that . A. only children in China carry too heavy school bagsB. both children in China and the US carry too heavy school bagsC. children in other countries dont carry too heavy bagsD. only children in the US carry too heavy school bags26. Children feel it hard for t

22、hem to go upstairs because _.A. they are too young B. they dont know how to go upstairs C. their school bags are too heavyD. their parents dont always go upstairs with them together27. If a child carries a heavy school bag, .A. his back and neck will be hurt B. his head and arms will be hurtC. his h

23、ands will be hurt D. his feet will be hurt28. According to the doctor, Scott Bautch, if a child in Grade 5 weighs about 30 kilos, the school bag he carries should not be over _.A. 5 kilos B. 3 kilos C. 5.5 kilos D. 4.5 kilosCIn many countries, when cows are killed for meat, the heads are put in the

24、waste. That is because many people do not believe meat from a cow head should be eaten. But in South Africa, some people have a strong desire for cow head meat. Many people are selling and eating it in Johannesburg. VOA recently visited a cow-head processing factory in the city.In South Africa, the

25、meat is called “skop.” The men who eat it say it is less costly than other meats and more tasty.Some meat sellers in Johannesburg recently learned how to prepare cow heads for their customers. They remove the skin from the head. Then they use an axe to separate the meat from the bones.William Mahlan

26、gu works at a cow head processing(加工，处理) factory. Up to 150 cow heads are processed there each day.“This meat is delicious, its tender and its very, very nice meat for men. Even in, even in the old days, like our grandfathers, if they slaughter a cow, the cow head was only for men.”Much of the skop

27、meat is sold to sellers who sell food on the street. But at the factory, they also cook the meat for customers. Then they put the meat on a large table, not on plates. They put hot sauce on it, and a starch called “uPhuthu.”Kenneth Ayudo is a Nigerian food shop owner living in Johannesburg. He says

28、in Nigeria people even eat the skin after they roast it over a fire to remove the hair. Then they wash the skin like a piece of cloth.“Its the way it tastes and there is too much demand for it everywhere now because anyone that eat it wants to eat it again.”Peter Antill goes to a skop restaurant eve

29、ry day. “One thing I can tell you guys is that this is the best you will ever taste in the city Johannesburg.” Because of worries about mad cow disease, which causes the brain to waste, few people in western countries eat cow brains or organs such as livers(肝脏) or kidneys. But South Africas governme

30、nt says mad cow disease has never been found in cows in the country.29. What is the main idea of the passage? A. Cows popular in South Africa B. Skop meat popular in South Africa C. Special food in South Africa D. Worries about mad cow disease30. Which is the closest in meaning to the underlined wor

31、d “slaughter” ?A. raise B. catch C. kill D. fight31. Why do people waste the cow brains according to the passage?A. Because they believe in GodB. Because they have a lot to eatC. Because they dont like them.D. Because they are afraid of getting diseases.DOn the first day of the 11th grade, our new m

32、ath teacher Mr. Washington asked me to go to the blackboard to do a math problem. I told him that I couldnt do it. He asked, “Why not?” I paused, and then I said, “Because Im educable mentally retarded (可教育智能迟滞).” He came from behind his desk and looked at me. “Dont ever say that again. Someones opi

33、nion of you does not have to become your reality,” he said. It was a very special moment for me. Doctors said that I was educable mentally retarded in the fifth grade, and I was put back into the fourth grade. When I was in the eighth grade, I failed again. But Mr. Washington changed my life. This p

34、erson always gave students the feeling that he had high expectations of them, and then all of the students did their best to live up to what those expectations were. He often said, “You have greatness within you.” One day, I caught up with him in the parking place and said, “Mr Washington, is there

35、greatness within me, sir?” He said, “Yes, Mr. Brown.” “But what about the fact that I failed English, math, and history? What about that, sir? Im slower than most kids.” “It doesnt matter. It just means that you have to work harder. Your grades dont decide who you are or what you can produce in your

36、 life.” “I want to buy my mother a house.” “It is possible, Mr. Brown. You can do that.” And he turned to walk away. “Mr. Washington?” “What do you want now?” “Uh, Im the one, sir. One day youre going to hear my name. Im the one, sir.” School was a real struggle for me. Mr. Washington put many deman

37、ds on me. He made me believe that I could do it. At the end of that year, I was on the honor roll for the first time in my life. Years later, I produced five programs on public television. When one of my programs was shown on the educational television channel, I had some friends call him. I was sit

38、ting by the phone waiting when he called me. He said, “May I speak to Mr. Brown, please?” “Oh, Mr. Washington, is that you?” “Yes, its me. You were the one, werent you?” “Yes, sir, I was.”32. What does Mr. Washington mean by saying “Someones opinion of you does not have to become your reality”? A. Y

39、ou neednt have the same opinion as others.B. What other people say about you may not be correct.C. You should believe what other people say.D. The doctor made a mistake.33. How many years did it take the writer to finish the tenth grade? A. Ten years. B. Eleven years. C. Twelve years. D. Thirteen ye

40、ars.34. What happened to the author at last? A. He made television programs.B. He earned much honor.C. He got a good job.D. He entered a good university.35. In the passage, the author implies that _. A. people shouldnt believe what doctors say B. no one can be successful with hard work and confidenc

41、e C. no one is really educable mentally retarded D. a good teacher can change a students life 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。Taking good notes is a time-saving skill that will help you to become a better student in several ways 36 Second, your notes are excellent mate

42、rials to refer to when you are studying for a test. Third, note-taking offers variety to your study time and helps you to hold your interest.You will want to take notes during classroom discussions and while reading a textbook or doing research for a report. 37 Whenever or however you take notes, ke

43、ep in mind that note-taking is a selective process（过程）. 38 The following methods may work best for you.Read the text quickly to find the main facts and ideas in it.Carefully read the text and watch for words that can show main points and supporting facts.Write your notes in your own words. 39 Note a

44、ny questions or ideas you may have about what was said or written.As you take notes, you may want to use your own shorthand(速记). When you do, be sure that you understand your symbols and that you use them all the time. 40 A. First, the simple act of writing something down makes it easier for you to

45、understand and remember it.B. There are three practical note-taking methods.C. Use words, not complete sentences.D. You must write your notes on separate paper.E. That means you must first decide what is important enough to include in your notes.F. you will also want to develop your own method for t

46、aking notes.G. Otherwise, you may not be able to read your notes later.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） 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。 There is an old story about a person living alone and going to a pet store to buy a parrot. He thought the bird might fill some o

47、f his 41 hours. The very next day, however, he came back to 42 ,“Whats wrong with the bird? That bird doesnt 43 .”The store owner asked if he had a 44 in its cage, and the man said he didnt. “Oh, parrots love mirrors,” he explained. “When he sees 45 in the mirror, hell just start talking.” So he 46

48、him a mirror. The bird owner was 47 the next day to say that his parrot still hadnt said a word. “Thats very 48 ,” said the owner. “How about a swing? Birds really love these little swings, and a 49 parrot likes talking very much.” So the man bought a swing, took it home, and 50 it in the cage. But

49、he was back the next day with the same 51 . Does he have a ladder to climb?” the owner asked. “That just has to be the 52 . Once he has a ladder, hell probably talk your ear off!” So the person bought a ladder. The man was back at the pet store when it 53 the next day. From the look on his face, the

50、 owner knew something was 54 . “Didnt your parrot like the 55 ?” he asked. His customer looked up and said, “The parrot 56 .”“Im so sorry ,” the 57 businessman said. “Did he ever say anything?” “Well, yes. He 58 talked just before he died. In a weak little voice, he asked me,Dont they sell any bird

51、seed at that pet store?”The poor bird was 59 . He just needed food instead of mirrors, swings and ladders 60 humans didnt think of that. Maybe they thought too much.41. A. lonely B. earlyC. seriousD. good42. A. write B. change C. complain D. sleep43. A. dance B. talk C. eat D. move44. A. cupB. ball

52、C. bowl D. mirror45. A. himself B. myself C. others D. water46. A. present B. showed C. sold D. took47. A. away B. back C. out D. in48. A. normal B. hard C. great D. strange49. A. happy B. weak C. full D. troubled50. A. built B. gathered C. fixed D. repaired51. A. bird B. mind C. idea D. story52. A.

53、 view B. problem C. choice D. thought53. A. opened B. rose C. disappeared D. closed54. A. deep B. important C. wrong D. necessary55. A. cage B. friend C. clothes D. ladder56. A. escaped B. jumped C. died D. laughed57. A. excited B. surprised C. tired D. humorous58. A. finally B. quickly C. carefully

54、 D. truly59. A. beautiful B. nervous C. hungry D. boring60. A. but B. and C. as D. since第卷第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分） 第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分） 阅读下列材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。 Two businessmen 61 (fly) to Australia to play in a weekend golf match. Their team won and they both received green jackets. 6

55、2 their last night in Australia, they stayed up late drinking beer. They were still drunk in the morning, _63 they drove their rented car to the airport. The road was empty. Suddenly. something jumped in front of the car. The driver couldnt stop in time and the car hit it，The men got out of the car

56、and found a large kangaroo( 袋鼠) 64 (lie) on the road. The drunken men began to laugh and decided to take some photos with the “dead” kangaroo. One of the men decided to put the jacket on 65 kangaroo. So they dressed the poor kangaroo in a green jacket .Then they posed with it for some photos. Sudden

57、ly, something amazing happened. The kangaroo opened 66 eyes. It was not dead. But it was very 67 (anger). The kangaroo hit the two men and knocked them out. Then it ran 68 .In the kangaroos new green jacket were the car keys ,a passport, and the air tickets.Later that day, a motorist phoned the poli

58、ce .“Youre 69 going to believe this .”he said, “but a kangaroo in a green golf jacket 70 (run) along the road to the airport ”The police finally found out the whole story, and they punished the two drunken men.第四部分 写作（共两节，满分35分）第一节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）假定在英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共10处语言错

59、误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。 增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（），并在其下面写出该加的词。 删除：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉。 修改：在错的词下面画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。 注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词； 2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。Next week is my fathers 45th birthday, and we will have a party in Saturday night. Its a secret- Dad dont know about it. Mom and I are organized t

60、he party. We have booked a big room in a hotel in our town and invite a jazz band to playing music during the evening. My aunt and uncle, that will stay in the hotel for our flat（公寓） is very small, will arrive on Friday. They are coming all way from Greece. But my grandfather cant come because of he

61、s still in hospital. Im very sadly about that. Tomorrow morning Mom and I are going out to buy a special gift for Dad. I hope I can find everything nice!第二节 书面表达（满分25分）在中国，QQ已经成为一种十分流行的通讯工具，在日常生活中它所扮演的角色越来越重要。请根据下表内容用英语写一篇短文。优点1. 与亲朋保持联系；2. 快速传递文件、照片等；3有机会结识更多的朋友缺点1. 影响学习和生活；2. 有人利用QQ进行诈骗或传播不良信息你的观点

62、注意：1. 词数100左右；开头已经写出，不计入总词数。 2. 可适当增添细节，以使行文连贯.QQ has become a very popular messaging computer program in China. It plays an important part in our daily life._宜昌市部分示范高中教学协作体2015年秋期中联考高一英语参考答案选择题：120听力（每小题1.5分）；2040阅读（每小题2分）；4160完形（每小题1.5分）。1234567891011121314151617181920CACACBCABAACAABABACC212223242

63、5262728293031323334353637383940BAACBCADBCDBCADAFECG4142434445464748495051525354555657585960ACBDACBDACDBACDCBACA第三部分 英语知识运用61.flew 62. On 63. but 64. lying 65. the 66. its 67. angry 68. away 69.not 70. is running第四部分 写作 第一节 短文改错71. . in Saturday night.in on72. . Dad dont know . dont doesnt73. . are o

64、rganized .organized organizing74. . invite a jazz band . invite invited75. . to playing music . playing play76. . that will stay .that who77. . comingallway .way前加the78. . because of hes still .去掉of79. . very sadly about .sadly sad80. . find everything nice!everything something第二节 书面表达：QQ has become

65、 a very popular messaging computer program in China. It plays an important part in our daily life.It has many advantages. First, through it, people can keep in touch with their relatives and friends. Second, it is convenient for people to send files, photos and so on by using QQ. Third, it offers op

66、portunities for people to make friends and exchange ideas.However, every coin has two sides. If we spend too much time on it, our study and life will be affected. Besides, there are people online who cheat others or send harmful information. In my opinion, we should try to use the program to our adv

67、antage and avoid getting addicted to it. Meanwhile, we should have self-protection awareness.听力材料：（Text 1）M：I really like living here. Its so near the center of town. W: Me, too. Im so glad weve moved up from the south. (Text 2) W: Are you going to wear your brown suit today?M: No, I dont think so.

68、I wore it yesterday. Im going to wear my gray or green suit today.(Text 3)M: Those potatoes look nice. How much do you cost?W: They are five yuan per kilo.M: Give me three kilos, please.(Text 4)W: Look at the sky. Im afraid its going to rain soon. M: Wed better hurry, or well get caught in the rain.

69、 W: Dont worry. We can stop at Marys home first and visit for a while.M: That sounds like a good idea. （Text 5）W: Did you feed Jim today?M: Yes, and I also gave him a bath.W: Thanks, honey. Youre such a good father. M: Well, believe it or not, Ive been reading a lot online about how to be a good dad

70、. (Text 6) W: Its nearly 2:00 now. Doesnt your train leave in an hour?M: No, it leaves at 3:30.W: Are you taking the subway or bus to the train station?M: Neither. I think Ill just take a taxi.W: In that case Ill go with you, if you dont mind, and you can drop me off at the city center. I want to bu

71、y a gift there for my cousin.M:OK.(Text 7)W: I heard youve got a new job there in New York City. Congratulations!M: Thanks.W: Will you still work as a nurse there?M: No. My new job is teaching French in a language school.W: I didnt know you speak French. When did you learn it?M: I learnt it from my

72、grandma. She used to be a French teacher when she was young.W: How long do you plan to continue working in New York City?M: For about two years. Then Ill come back. All my friends are here, you know. W: Im sure youll make some new friends there.(Text 8)W: Hello. This is Lily. Is that Tom speaking?M:

73、 Yes, speaking.W: Hi, Tom. Im calling to tell you that Im very sorry but I cant go to Disneyland with you and Mike this weekend.M: How come?W: I have a really big test next Monday, and I havent had time to prepare for it. I must stay at home and study as much as possible this weekend. M: Dont worry.

74、 Study always comes first. We can go to Disneyland next weekend.W: Well, but I dont want to ruin your weekend. Why dont you go with M so ike? Im sure you will have fun there without me.M: Well, Mike just called me about twenty minutes ago. Some old friends of his are coming to visit him this weekend

75、, so hell have to spend time with them instead. W：Oh, Im so sorry to hear that, and Im sorry weve ruined your weekend.M: Dont worry. Ill call my friend Sam. We often play ping-pong together in the park. May hell be free this weekend. (Text 9)M: I called you this afternoon, but you didnt answer. Is t

76、here something wrong with your phone?W: No. I went shopping and I left my phone at home. M: Oh, what did you buy?W:A new CD. Its a birthday gift for Ann. Her birthday is this Friday, the day after tomorrow.M: Oh, thats right. Im really looking forward to it. W: What did you buy for her?M: Nothing, b

77、ut Ive prepared a big surprise for her. W: Really? What is it?M: Ill tell you, but please dont tell anyone. I dont want Ann to know it before her birthday. W: Dont worry. Your secret is safe with me.M: Ann has a pen friend in France. She often talks about how she really wants to meet her. Do you kno

78、w what? I sent her friend a plane ticket and shell get here tomorrow, just in time for Anns birthday.W: What a great idea! Im sure Ann will love this surprise. M: Me, too.(Text 10) I first met Jenny ten years ago. She came to our class as a new student and we immediately because close friends. She a

79、nd her family moved to Los Angeles from New York City. However, Jenny wasnt able to stay in Los Angeles for long. Her father was a businessman, and he often had to move to work in different cities, so one year later, Jenny and her family had to move again. When Jenny told me she was moving to Chicag

80、o with her family, we both cried. We promised we would keep in touch. However, keeping in touch was hard back then. We called each other several times, but when they moved back to New York City again, we lost touch with each other. Last month, when I was chatting online with a friend, a girl wrote to ask me if I was Susan Smith. I said “Yes” and we talked for a while. To my surprise, it was my old friend Jenny. She had found my information on a website. Thanks to the Internet, I got my old friend back.