湖北省枣阳市第二中学学年高一英语下学期期中试题.docx

1、湖北省枣阳市第二中学学年高一英语下学期期中试题湖北省枣阳市第二中学高一年级2015-2016学年度下学期期中考试英语试题时间：120分钟 分值150分 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。1Where does the man work?A. In a shop. B. In a market. C. In a restaurant.2What will t

2、he man do in the future? A. Get further education. B. Work as a teacher. C. Be a doctor.3How does Mary probably feel? A. She feels very happy. B. She feels very sad.C. She feels that everything is OK.4What are the speakers talking about? A. Tooth protection. B. Cooking skills. C. Eating habits.5What

3、 does the man mean? A. He used to be an NBA player. B. He used to be an NBA fan like Bettys son. C. He always liked to play games.第二节（共15小题；每小题1. 5分，满分22. 5分） 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。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秒钟的做答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。6Where i

4、s the man smoking? A. In a place where smoking is allowed. B. In a non-smoking area. C. At home.7Under what condition will the man give up smoking? A. When his health becomes poor. B. When he is out of work. C. When he becomes very old.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8How does the man feel about the delay of his fl

5、ight?A. Calm. B. Glad. C. Angry.9Which is the correct boarding gate? A. Gate 5. B. Gate 20. C. Gate 38.10When will the plane take off?A. At about 3:30. B. At about 3:40. C. At about 3:50.11Whats the relationship between the speakers?A. Garage owner and customer. B. Strangers. C. Neighbors.12Whats wr

6、ong with the car?A. There was a flat tire. B. There is something wrong with the battery.C. The engine broke down.13What do we know about the man? A. He sells batteries. B. He is helpful. C. He works in a garage.听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。14What is the woman worried about?A. The man earns too little. B. The ma

7、n seldom stays at home. .C. The man often works long hours.15How long has the man worked this week?A. About 60 hours. B. About 48 hours. C. About 40 hours.16Why does the man work so hard?A. To earn more money. B. To satisfy his boss. C. To get a higher position.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17What class did Jim

8、 take on Wednesday evenings?A. Cooking. B. Flower arranging. C. Painting.18What was wrong with the cake Jim baked?A. It was too hard. B. It was too sweet. C. It was too big.19What did Jim try to paint during the weekend?A. A Christmas tree covered with snow.B. A dog with mud all over it.C. A snow-co

9、vered landscape.20What did the art teacher think of the painting?A. It was terrible. B. It was wonderful. C. It was so-so.第二部分：笔试部分第一部分 阅读理解 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，从短文后所给的四个选项A、B、C、D中,选出可以填人空白处的最佳答案，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Have you ever been sad because of failure? Please remember, for often. achi

10、eving what you set out to do is not the most important thing.A boy decided to dig a hole behind his house. As he was ,a couple of old boys stopped by to give a/an . “What are you doing？” asked one of the .“ I want to dig a hole all the way through the earth!” the boy excitedly. The older boys began

11、to , telling him that digging a hole all the way through the earth was . After a while, the boy picked up a jar(罐子). He it to the visitors. It was full of all kinds of stones and insects. Then he said calmly and ,“Maybe I cant finish digging all the way through the earth, _ look at what Ive found du

12、ring this period! ”The boys goal was far too ，but it did cause him to go on. And that is what a goal is _ -to cause us to move in the we have chosen, in other words, to cause us to keep working!Not goal will be fully achieved. Not every job will up with a success. Not every dream will come true. But

13、 when you short of your aim, maybe you can say“ Yes, but look at Ive found along the way! So many wonderful things have my life because I tried to do something!” is in the digging that life is lived. It is a joy on the that really makes sense.21Asmall Bbig Cdeep Dwide22Aworking Bplaying Cmoving Dwon

14、dering23Ahand Blook Ctool Dorder24Avisitors Bgirls Cfriends Dneighbors25Adug B . answered Cadmitted Ddebated26Alaugh Bshout Cattack Dexplain27Adangerous Billegal Cimpossible Dunnecessary28Atook Bgave Cpassed Dshowed29Aexcitedly Bhappily Cconfidently Dsuccessfully30Abut Bor Cso Dand31Agood Bdifficult

15、 Cclear Dcommon32Awith Bon Cfor Din.33Aroad Bway Cpath Ddirection34Aevery Beach Call Dboth35Abegin Bend Cstart Dfinish36Areach Bfall Cfind Dset37Awhether Bwhen Cwhere Dwhat38Acome i Bgot into Cdevoted to Dturned to39AThat BThis CIt DThere40Alife Bgoal Cfailure Djourney第二节 阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列

16、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。 ABRITAIN is a popular tourist place. But tours of the country have advantages and disadvantages .ADVANTAGESFree museums. No charge for good collections of art works.Pop music. Britain is the only country to rival(与匹敌)the US on this point.Cabs. Londo

17、n taxi drivers well know where they are going.Choice of food. Visitors can find food from every corner of the world .Fashion. Not only do fashion junkies love deeply and respect highly brand names such as Vivienne Westwood, Alexander McQueen; street styles are justly loved, too.DISADVANTAGESPoor ser

18、vice. People can dine out on the rudeness they have experienced,” says Professor Tony Seaton, of Luton Universitys International Tourism Research Center.Poor public transport. Trains and buses are promised to defeat tourists who have the most patience, so the over- crowded London tube is inexplicabl

19、y(难以理解的) popular.Rain. Still in the number one complaint.Overpriced hotels. The only European country with a higher rate of tax on hotel rooms is Denmark.Drinking hours. Alcohol(酒) is in short supply after 11 pm even in “24-hour cities”.41What do tourists complain most?A. Poor service. B. Poor publi

20、c transport.C. Rain. D. Overpriced hotels.42When is alcohol not able to get?A. At 9: 00 pm B. At 10: 00 pm C. At 11: 00 pm D. At 12: 00 pm43Which of the following is true according to the passage?A. You have to pay to visit the museums.B. Only clothing with brand names are sold in London .C. You can

21、not find Chinese food there.D. The public transport is poor there.I like watching butterflies. Sometimes I think Im the only girl who notices these quiet but beautiful things. But if it hadnt been for a crowded restaurant, I wouldnt have ever noticed Valeri.Valeri was a new student. She walked to cl

22、ass with her books against her chest and her head down. She talked only when the teacher asked her a question. After a month at our school, she hadnt made any friend.One day at lunch, most tables being full, I had nowhere to sit. Valeri sat alone, book in hand. I walked over to her, “Is that a good

23、book?” Valeri gave a small nod and went back to reading. “Whats it about?” I asked. After seconds of silence, she looked at me, her eyes shining, “Well, its about a dragon! This boy, Eragon, finds this dragon egg when he goes playing one day. He thinks its a rock! The egg hatches（孵化）and Eragon hides

24、 the dragon from his cousin and uncle until it gets too big .”Two weeks later, I was sitting in the auditorium（礼堂）enjoying the talent show. Then a shy girl walked on stage. I recognized her immediately. Valeri held a violin in one hand and a bow in the other. She started to play. The notes formed a

25、soft, sweet tune(曲调). The auditorium fell completely silent until we realized the music was finished. I smiled to myself. Valeri wasnt just “a quiet girl”. She knew about wonderful books and could play the violin like nothing Id ever heard. Like a butterfly, she was beautiful and amazing when you lo

26、oked closely.44The author went to sit beside Valeri because _.A. Valeri invited her to sit therB. Valeris book drew her attentionC. no more empty seats were leftD. she wanted to make friends with Valeri45In the book Valeri was reading, _raised the dragon.A. Eragon father B. EragonC. Eragons cousin D

27、. Eragons uncle46Butterflies are mentioned in the text to show _.A. the beauty of butterflies B. the authors interestC. the character of Valeri D. the qualities of friends47Which of the following words can best describe Valeri?A. Quiet and talented. B. Friendly and active.C. Careful and talkative. D

28、. Kind and enthusiastic. For years scientists have been worried about the effects of air pollution on the earths natural conditions. Some believe the air inside many houses may be more dangerous than the air outside. It may be one hundred times worse.Indoor air pollution can cause a person to feel t

29、ired, to suffer eye pain, headache and other problems. Some pollutants（污染物）can cause breathing disorders, diseases of blood and even cancer. Most scientists agree that every modern house has some kind of indoor pollution.People have paid more attention to the problem now. It is true that when builde

30、rs began making houses and offices they did not waste energy. To do this they build buildings that limited the flow of air between inside and outside. They also began using man-made building materials. These materials are now known to let out harmful gases.As the problem became more serious, scienti

31、sts began searching for a way to deal with it. They discovered a natural pollution control system for buildinggreen plants. Scientists do not really know how plants control air pollution. They believe that a plants leaves absorb or take in the pollutants. In exchange the plant lets out oxygen through its leaves and tiny organizations on its roots. Scientists suggest that all buildings should have one large plant or se