安徽省蚌埠市学年高一英语下学期期中试题.docx

1、安徽省蚌埠市学年高一英语下学期期中试题2016-2017学年度高一第二学期期中考试英语试题考试时间：120分钟 试卷分值：150分注意：本试卷包含、两卷。第卷为选择题，所有答案必须用2B铅笔涂在答题卡中相应的位置。第卷为非选择题，所有答案必须填写在答题卷的相应位置。第卷第一部分 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. Where does Sandra sit in

2、 the classroom? A. By the window. B. In the back row. C. By the door.2. What does the woman think of living in a city? A. Exciting. B. Convenient. C. Dangerous.3. What did the woman fail to find? A. Some paint. B. A brush. C. A knife.4. What is Sarah doing? A. Making a dress. B. Designing a dress. C

3、. Trying on a dress.5. What are the speakers mainly discussing? A. What the man will do on the weekend. B. How the man will get to Washington. C. When the man will go to work.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。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

4、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. Where did the man grow up? A. In Detroit. B. In Toronto. C. In Buffalo.7. Who is the mans roommate?A. Steve. B. Larry. C. Jane.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. What is the relationship between the speakers?A. Husband and wife. .B. Brother and sister. C. Co-workers.9. What will

5、 the man do this weekend?A. Watch a film. B. Visit his brother. C. Check out the films.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. What time does the flight leave? A. At 10：00 am B. At 12：00 pm C. At 2：00 pm11. What is the woman going to do today? A. Write a report B. Visit a customer C. Talk with Mr. Smith12. Where will

6、the speakers meet? A. At a coffee shop B. At the home Office C. At an exhibition center听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. What activity may the man choose?A. Street performance. B. A food festival. C. An outdoor concert.14. What will be played on Sunday?A. Jazz B. Folk music C. Beijing Opera15. What do we know ab

7、out the food festival?A. It is free of charge B. It wont provide food to tasteC. It has foods from different places16. What does the man have to do if he wants to enjoy the music?A. Book a seat B. Go to the theater C. Pay for the ticket early听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. How did the accident happen?A. A tru

8、ck ran into Kims car B. Kim went through the red lightC. A sports car was going too fast18. What was the result of the accident?A. A shop assistant was hurt B. Kims car was broken C. A truck was damaged19. What was the young lady doing when the accident happened?A. Walking along Broad Street B. Stan

9、ding outside a shopC. Driving a sports car20. Who told a lie to the officer?A. Kim. B. The truck driver. C. The sports car driver. 第二部分：阅读理解（共15小题，每题2分，满分30分）第一节(共10小题,每小题2分,满分20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ANo trip to Chicago is complete without a visit to the Art Institute, which is the sec

10、ond largest art museum in the nation.Opening hours:Mon - Wed & Fri - Sun, 10:30 am - 5 pm; Thu, 10:30 am- 8 pm; closed on New Years Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas Day.Highlights: The Modern Wing contains contemporary masterpieces by Dali, Matisse, Miro, Picasso, Pollock, and Warhol. In the Central

11、 Hall visitors can view one of the worlds finest Impressionist collections, including masterpieces by Monet, Degas, Renoir, Seurat, Gauguin, and Van Gogh. Thorne Miniature Rooms offer a detailed view of European homes from the 16th century through the 1930s and American homes from the 17th century t

12、o 1940. The past returns as over 550 works from 4,000 years of art come together in Of Gods and Glamour, located in the beautiful new Mary and Michael Jaharis Galleries of Greek, Roman, and Byzantine Art.Advice for visitors: Free guided tours are available daily at noon. Free art-making activities a

13、re available for children each weekend from 11 am to 2 pm. Visit the Family Room in the Ryan Education Center, open daily from 10:30 am 5 pm, and introduce your child to the museums collections with a variety of hands-on activities. Assemble (组装) puzzles based on masterpieces youll see in the galler

14、ies, build architectural wonders with colorful blocks, and learn about art through stories and games at Curious Corner. Check out the Lions Trial tour for children ages 5-10. This tour is especially designed for the young people in your group! Dont miss it!Getting there:You can take the follow buses

15、: 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 14, 26, 28, 126, 143.21. In the Modern Wing visitors can see works of _.A. Van Gogh. B. Picasso C. Monet D. Seurat22. Where can you go if you want to see European homes in the 17th?A. The Family Room. B. Of Gods and Glamour. C. Thorne Miniature Rooms. D. The Modern Wing.23. What can

16、 children do at Curious Corner?A. Hold a birthday party. B. Join the Lions Trail tour. C. Communicate with artists. D. Play with colorful blocks.BMy color television has given me nothing but a headache. I was able to buy it a little over a year ago because I had my relatives give me money for my bir

17、thday instead of clothes that wouldnt fit. I let a salesclerk fool me into buying a discontinued model. I realized this a day later, when I saw newspaper advertisements for the set at seventy-five dollars less than I had paid. The set worked so beautiful when I first got it home that I would keep it

18、 on until stations signed off for the night. Fortunately, I didnt get any channels showing all-night movies or I would never have gotten to bed.Then I started developing a problem with the set that involved static(静电) noise. For some reason, when certain shows switched into a commercial, a loud nois

19、e would sound for a few seconds. Gradually, this noise began to appear during a show, and to get rid of it, I had to change to another channel and then change it back. Sometimes this technique would not work, and I had to pick up the set and shake it to remove the sound. I actually began to build up

20、 my arm muscles(肌肉) shaking my set.When neither of these methods removed the static noise, I would sit helplessly and wait for the noise to go away. At last I ended up hitting the set with my fist, and it stopped working altogether. My trip to the repair shop cost me $62, and the set is working well

21、 now, but I keep expecting more trouble.24. Why did the author say he was fooled into buying the TV set?A. He got an older model than he had expected.B. He couldnt return it when it was broken.C. He could have bought it at a lower price.D. He failed to find any movie shows on it.25. Which of the fol

22、lowing can best replace the phrase “signed off” in paragraph 1?A. ended all their programs B. provided fewer channels C. changed to commercials D. showed all-night movies26. How does the author sound when telling the story?A. Curious B. Anxious C. Cautious D. HumorousCFacial expressions carry meanin

23、g that is determined by situations and relationships. For example, in American culture (文化) the smile is in general an expression of pleasure. Yet it also has other uses. A womans smile at a police officer does not carry the same meaning as the smile she gives to a young child. A smile may show love

24、 or politeness. It can also hide true feelings. It often causes confusion (困惑) across cultures. For example, many people in Russia consider smiling at strangers in public to be unusual and even improper. Yet many Americans smile freely at strangers in public places (although this is less common in b

25、ig cities). Some Russians believe that Americans smile in the wrong places; some Americans believe that Russians dont smile enough. In Southeast Asian culture, a smile is frequently used to cover painful feelings. Vietnamese people may tell a sad story but end the story with a smile. Our faces show

26、emotions (情感), but we should not attempt to “read” people from another culture as we would “read” someone from our own culture. The fact that members of one culture do not express their emotions as openly as members of another does not mean that they do not experience emotions. Rather, there are cul

27、tural differences in the amount of facial expressions permitted. For example, in public and in formal situations many Japanese do not show their emotions as freely as Americans do. When with friends, Japanese and Americans seem to show their emotions similarly. It is difficult to generalize about Am

28、ericans and facial expressiveness because of personal and cultural differences in the United States. People from certain cultural backgrounds in the United States seem to be more facially expressive than others. The key is to try not to judge people whose ways of showing emotion are different. If we

29、 judge according to our own cultural habits, we may make the mistake of “reading” the other person incorrectly.27. What does the smile usually mean in the U.S.? A. Love. B. Politeness. C. Joy. D. Thankfulness.28. The author mentions the smile of the Vietnamese to prove that smile can _ . A. show fri

30、endliness to strangers B. be used to hide true feelings C. be used in the wrong places D. show personal habits29. What should we do before attempting to “read” people? A. Understand their cultural backgrounds. B. Learn about their relations with others. C. Find out about their past experience. D. Fi

31、gure out what they will do next.30. What would be the best title for the test? A. Cultural Differences B. Smiles and Relationship C. Facial Expressiveness D. Habits and Emotions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。 For the question of how to set goals, we have a very simple process th

32、at you can go through to set your personal goals. 31 Identify your personal values and task statements. 32 If you can identity your personal values, your personal goal will not go wrong. The starting point of all achievements is desire. 33 After you know your personal values, find out what you really want to ac