湖南省永州市第二中学学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题 Word版含答案.docx

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第一部分听力（百强校英语解析团队专供）（共两节满分30分）

第一节（共5小题，每小题1.5分）请听下面5段对话，选出最佳选项

1.Whohasvolunteeredtohelp?

A.KateB.AnneC.Alex

2.Whatdoesthewomanwanttoknowaboutthetypewriter?

A.ThebrandB.ThepriceC.Thecondition

3.WhatisMaggie’sgreatesttalent?

A.EmployinggoodstaffB.LeadingateamC.Solvingproblems

4.Whatdoesthemanwanttodonext?

A.GooutdoorsB.TakearestC.Seeadoctor

5.Whendoestheparkclosetoday?

A.At5:

30B.At6:

00C.At6:

30

第二节（共15小题，每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）

请听下面5段对话或独白，选出最佳选项

请听第6段材料，回答6、7题。

6.What’stherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.DoctorandpatientB.TeacherandstudentC.Motherandson

7.What’sthemangoingtdothisafternoon?

A.PlayfootballB.StayathomeC.Gotohospital

请听第7段材料，回答8、9题。

8.What’sinstrumentwillthewomanplayintheconcert?

A.ThepianoB.TheguitarC.Theviolin

9.Howisthewomanfeelingnow?

A.ExcitedB.NervousC.Confused

请听第8段材料，回答10至12题。

10.Whendidthewomanjointheclub?

A.OneweekagoB.OnemonthagoC.Twomonthsago

11.Howoftendothemeetingstakeplace?

A.OneaweekB.OnceamonthC.Twiceamonth

12.Whydoesthewomantalktotheman?

A.ToaskhisopinionsaboutabookB.Toborrowabookfromhim

C.Toinvitehimtotheclub

请听第9段材料，回答13至16题。

13.WhatisthewomangoingtodothisSunday?

A.GoshoppingB.GotothezooC.Seehergrandparents

14.Howmuchwillthemanpayforhisticket?

A.$6.50B.$7.50C.$8.00

15.Whatanimalsdoesthewomanlikebest?

A.BearsB.MonkeysC.Lions

16.Howwillthespeakersgotothezoo?

A.BycarB.BybusC.Bytrain

请听第10段材料，回答17至20题。

17.Whichroadwillstayclosedforoveranhour?

A.M16.B.M30.C.M43.

18.WhyistheNorthStreetclosedtoallcars?

A.BecauseofanaccidentB.BecauseofthicksnowC.Becauseofrepairs

19.Howcanpassengersgetthelatestinformationabouttrains?

A.ByvisitingawebsiteB.BystickingtotheradioC.Bymakingacall

20.Whatistheweathergoingtobelikethisevening?

A.SnowyB.WindyC.Cloudy

第二部分阅读理解（百强校英语解析团队专供）（共两节满分40分）

第一节（共15小题30分）

A

Longlongago,aGodcalledRatulivedinthesky.Ratulikedtoplaygamesandmakepeopleangry.Thegamehelikedbestwastoflydownintotheseaandfrightenallthefishes.Thefishesbecameverytiredofhisgame.TheyaskedHemi,theGodofthesea,tohelpthem.

SoHemitriedtocatchRatuthenexttimeheflewintothesea,buthewastooslow.RatulaughedatHemiasheflewpasthim.ThismadeHemiangryandhehadanidea.Heaskedthefishestobringhimalotofseaweed.Hemitieditalltogetherandmadealargenetfromit.SoonRatuflewdownandHemithrewthenetoverhim.Ratufoughtandfoughtbutcouldnotgetfree.Hewascaught.

Ratupromised（保证）nevertofrightenfishesagainifHemiwouldsethimfree.ButHemididnotbelievehim.Instead,hechangedRatuintoamountaininthesea.RatuwassoangrythatwhenheopenedhismouthtoshoutatHemi,fireandsmokebrokeout.AndthatiswhytheIslandofRatuisavolcano（火山）.

21.Thisstoryisa________.

A.jokeB.humorC.truestoryD.fairytale

22.Thekeymeaningofthisstoryis________.

A.howvolcanoesareborn

B.howRatuwasbeaten

C.whysomegodsaregoodandsomearebad

D.whytheIslandofRatuisavolcano

23.Ratuliketoflydownintotheseabecause________.

A.helikedtomakefunofthefishesB.thefisheswelcomedhim

C.thefisheswerefriendlytohimD.hehadtoomuchfireinhismouth.

24.Themainpointofthestoryseemstobethat________.

A.thepersonwhomakestroublewillbepunished

B.somevolcanoesintheseaaregods

C.seaweedisagoodmaterialformakingnets

D.onewhomakespromisesisnottobealwaysbelieved

B

Doyouwanttoknowsomethingaboutthehistoryofweather?

Don’tlookatthesky.Don’tlookforoldweatherreports.Lookingattreeringsismoreimportant.Correctweatherreportsdatebackonlyonecentury,butsometreescanprovideanexactrecordoftheweatherevenfurtherback.

Itisnaturalthatatreewouldgrowbestinaclimatewithplentyofsunlightandrainfall.Itisalsoexpectedthatlittlesunlightandrainfallwouldlimitthegrowthofatree.Thechangefromafavorabletoanunfavorableclimatecanbedeterminedbyreadingthepatternofringsinatreetrunk.Thefindtheweatheroftenyearsago,counttheringsofatreetrunkfromtheoutsidetotheinside.Ifthetenthringisfarfromtheotherrings,thenitiscertainthatplentyofsunnyandrainyweatheroccurred.Iftheringsareclosedtogether,thentheclimatewasbadforthetree.

Studyingtreeringsisimportantnotonlyforthehistoryofweather,butalsoforthehistoryofman.InaregionofNewMexicoyoucanfindonlysand---notreesandnopeople.However,manycenturiesagoalargepopulationlivedthere.Theyleftsuddenly.Why?

Ascientiststudiedpatternsofdeadtreeringswhichhadgrownthere.Hedecidedthatthepeoplehadtoleavebecausetheyhadcutdownallthetrees.Treeswerenecessarytomakefiresandbuildings.So,afterthepeopledestroyedthetrees,theyhadtomove.Inthisinstancestudyingtreeringsuncoversanexcitingfactaboutthehistoryofman.

25.Itisunderstoodthatinafavorableclimate________.

A.treeringsgrowtogether

B.treeringsgrowfarapart

C.treesinNewMexicowillgrowbigandtall

D.peoplecancutdownmostofthetreesinNewMexico

26.Thescientistsareinterestedinstudyingtreeringsbecausetheycantell________.

A.whetherinthatareatheclimatewasfavorableornot

B.whetheraparticulartreewashealthyornot

C.whetherpeopletookgoodcareofthetreesornot

D.howoldthetreeswere

27.Bystudyingthedeadtreerings,thescientistdiscovered________.

A.wherethepeoplehadleft

B.whatthepeopleusedtoeat

C.howthepeopleleft

D.whythepeoplehadtoleave

28.Themainideaofthepassageis________.

A.treeringsreflectthehistoryofweatherandthehistoryofman

B.destroyingtreewilldomannogood

C.studyingtreeringistheonlywaytoknowthehistoryofweather

D.manshouldn’tcutsomanytrees

C

AmericanmagicianDavidBlainelefttheglassboxinwhichhehadlivedfor44dayswithoutfoodonOctober19.2003.Hundredsofpeoplecametowatchtheendofhisstarvationexperiment,whichhasbecomeoneofLondon’smaintouristattractions.

Lookingthinneranddarker,30year-oldBlainewastakenoutofhisboxovertheRiverThames（泰晤士河）andimmediatelywenttohospital.Hewasthenslowlyreintroducedtofood,aprocess（过程）doctorssaycouldbelifethreatening.HehadbeendrinkingonlywatersinceSeptember5.

AnativeofBrooklyn,NewYork,Blainefirstbecameknownasastreetmagicianintheearly1990s.HesoonfoundhimselfdoingmagictricksinbarsforthelikesofAmericanactorLeonardoDiCaprioandhissupermodelfriends.

OverthelastdecadeBlainehasbecomefamouswithacombinationofbreathtakingmagicandclevertricksaimedatgettingalotofattention.

In1999,hewasburiedinacoffin（棺材）foroneweekand,in2000,hespent62hoursinagiantblockofice.Lastyearhestoodontopofa25-meterpillar（柱子）inthecenterofNewYorkfor35hourbeforejumpingintoapileofboxes.

“Ithinkalotofpeopleareunabletoacceptthatthey’reabletodowhattheycando,”hesaid.“Theydon’trealizewecansurvive.Thehumanbeingisanamazingcreation.”

Butheseemstohavesufferedfromspendingsolongintheglassbox.Hesaidthatattimeshewasunabletosee,hadseriousbackpainsandlosthissenseoftaste.

29.Itis________forDavidBlainetoeatfoodaftersuchalongstarvation.

A.pleasantB.deliciousC.dangerousD.important

30.Havingspentsuchalongtimeintheglassbox,hesufferedthefollowingEXCEPTthat________.

A.hehadbecomeblindB.hehadseriousbackpains

C.helosthissenseoftasteD.hewasinweakhealth

31.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeDavidBlaine?

A.SeriousB.AdventurousC.MadD.Crazy

32.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueofDavidBlaine?

A.Blaineimmediatelywenttohospitalafterhewastakenoutofhisbox.

B.BlainewasbornandbroughtupinEngland.

C.InBlaine’sopinion,peoplecancreateawonder.

D.Blainedidn’thaveanyfoodfor44days.

D

Britishmenareabandoning（抛弃，放弃）theirstiffupperlipsbutstilldonotweartheirheartsontheirsleeveslikeAmericans,anewsurveyshowed.Whenitcomestostrongemotion,theonceseriousBritisharenowhappytoshedtearsquiteopenly.

“ThirtypercentofallBritishmaleshavecriedinthelastmonth.Thatisaveryhighfigure,”saidPeterMarsh,directoroftheSocialIssuesResearchCenterwhichtooktheemotionaltemperatureofBritain.“Onlytwopercentsaidtheycouldnotrememberwhentheylastcried,”theheadoftheindependentresearchgroupsaid.

Longgoneisthe“NoTears—We’reBritish”timewhenemotionwasconsidereddistinctlybadform.“Inoursurveyof2,000people,veryfewpeopleintheirfortiesoffiftieshadseentheirfathercry.Nowitistwiceasmany,”hetoldreporters.“Seventy-sevenpercentofmenconsideredcryinginpublicincreasinglyacceptable.”AlmosthalftheBritishmenopenedthefloodgatesoverasadmovie,bookorTVprogram.Self-pitygot17percentcrying.Ninepercentcriedatweddings.

FromthedaysofEmpire,theBritishhavealwaysconsideredthemselvesmodelsofreserve（含蓄缄默）,laughingat“excitableforeigners”whoshownoself-control.

Marsharguedthedividewasstillthere:

“WehaveprobablynotcaughtupwiththeAmericansorth