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陕西省咸阳百灵中学学年高一英语下学期期中试题

陕西省咸阳百灵中学2017-2018学年高一英语下学期期中试题

注意事项：

1.本试卷共8页，全卷满分150分，答题时间120分钟；

2.答题前，务必将答题卡上密封线内的各项目填写清楚；

第Ⅰ卷  阅读题 

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）

1.Whatdayisittoday?

A.Friday.B.Saturday.C.Sunday.

2.Whatisthemandoing?

A.Makinganappointment.

B.Askingforsomehelp.

C.Thankingthewomanforherhelp.

3.Whatdoweknowaboutthewoman?

A.ShewillbebusynextSaturday.

B.Shehasreceivedaninvitation.

C.Shedoesn’tlikeparties.

4.Howoldistheman?

A.18yearsand11months.B.19yearsandamonth.C.19yearsand11months.

5.Whydoesthemanapologizetothewoman?

A.Hewon’tattendherweddingnextweek.

B.Hewasn’tabletoattendherwedding.

C.Hewon’tgoabroadwithhernextmonth.

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，回答第6-7题。

6.Whereistheapartment?

A.Neararailwaystation.B.Onthemainroad.C.Nearthewoman’shouse.

7.Whatdoesthemanaskthewomantodo?

A.Findsomeonetosharetheroom.

B.Buyorrentfurnitureherself.

C.Tellhimherdecisionsoon.

请听第7段材料，回答第8-9题。

8.Whatdoesthemanwanttodothisweekend?

A.Gotothebeach.B.Gotothemovies.C.WatchTVathome.

9.WhatdoesthemanthinkoftheweatherinCalifornia?

A.Reallymild.B.Ratherextreme.C.Veryuncertain.

请听第8段材料，回答第10-12题。

10.Whereisthemanfrom?

A.America.B.France.C.Holland.

11.Whatwillthemandowhenhereturns?

A.DiscussthenexttripwithKathy.B.Getajobandworkhard.

C.Returnthemoneyheborrowed.

12.Whoisthewoman?

A.Ahostess.B.Ataxidriver.C.Aflightattendant.

请听第9段材料，回答第13-16题。

13.Whenwillthemanleavethehospital?

A.Twoweekslater.B.Threeweekslater.C.Threemonthslater.

14.Whatdoesthewomanadvisethemantodo?

A.Expresshisthankstothedoctor.B.Keepthedonatedmoney.

C.Talkwiththefundorganizer.

15.Whatdoesthemanhaveinmind?

A.Stoppingreceivingdonations.B.Startingapermanentfund.

C.Givingthemoneytoothersimmediately.

16.Whatwillthemoneyprobablybeusedfor?

A.Operationtools.B.Medicalresearch.C.Medicaltreatment.

请听第10段材料，回答第17-20题。

17.Whatwasthespeakerdoingwhenhepassedbytheoldman?

A.Goingtoschoolbybike.B.Goinghomebybike.C.Goingtoschoolonfoot.

18.Whydidthespeakertellalie?

A.Hewantedtoconvincetheoldmanthatitisnotroubletosendhimbackhome.

B.Heactuallywantedtopleasetheoldman.

C.Hewantedtheoldmantotrusthim.

19.Whendidthespeaker’sgrandmotherdie?

A.13yearsold.B.20yearsold.C.30yearsold.

20.Howdidthespeakerfeelwhenhisfathercried?

A.Somoved.B.Verysad.C.Reallysurprised.

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。

A

OneafternoonPeterandJimwentoutforabicycleride.Whentheypassedaplacetheysawalargeareaofgrassandbushesonfireandastrongwindwasblowingtheflamestowardsavillage.Thefiremenhadalreadyarrivedandweretryingtoputoutthefire.Theboyslefttheirbicyclesandrantowardsthevillagetoseeiftheycouldhelptofightthefire.Onthewaytheymettwofiremen.

“Quick,youboys,”saidoneofthefiremen.“Comeandhelpustopullapump（泵）tothestream.Wecan’tbeatoutthefire.Thewindistoostrong.Thepumpisouronlyhope.”

Thetwoboysranfurtheruntiltheycametoaheavypump.Theyhelpedtopullittoastreamnotfarfromthevillage.

Soonthepumpwasworkingwellsotheboyswenttowatchthefire.Ithadalreadyreachedtheedgeofthevillage.Theboyssawthattwohouseswereonfire,andtheflameswereattackingathirdbuilding.Suddenlytherewasashoutfromoneofthevillagers.

“Keepaway!

”avoiceshouted.“There’spaintstoredinthatbuilding.”Theboysandvillagersmovedawayquickly.Withaloudexplosion（爆炸）,thewholebuildingburstintoflames,sendingcloudsofthickblacksmokeintothesky.

AtthistimePeterandJimbegantothinkthatthewholevillagewouldbeburnttotheground.Thefiremenhadlefttheburningbuildingsandwerepouring（浇）waterontotheneighboringhouses,tryingtostopthefirefromspreading.Thenthewinddieddown.Asecondpumpwasbroughtuptohelp,andthefirewasgraduallyputout.

“It’ssoonfinished,”Petersaidtohisfriend.“Wemustgoorweshallgethomelate.”“Yes,comeon,”agreedJim,andwithalastlookattheruins,theywalkedbacktotheirbicycles.

21.Seeingthefire,theboysrantothevillageto_____.

A.watchitB.askforhelp

C.helpthefiremenD.warnthevillagers

22.Thevillagersweretoldtokeepawayfromthefiremainlybecause_____.

A.theirhelpwasunnecessary

B.itwasspreadingveryrapidly

C.twoburningbuildingswerefallingdown

D.oneofthebuildingsstoredalotofpaint

23.Thefirementriedtostopthefirefromspreadingby_____.

A.usinganairplane

B.usingmorefireengines

C.pullingdowntheburninghouses

D.pouringwaterontotheneighboringhouses

24.Accordingtothetext,_____.

A.nooneknewhowthefirebrokeout

B.twopumpswereusedtoputoutthefire

C.twobuildingswereburntdownduringthefire

D.theboyswalkedhomeafterthefirewasputout

B

EarlierthisyearItraveledtoTurkana（图尔卡纳-地名）inKenya（肯尼亚-东非国家）.Iwastheretotakepicturesofthe“brokenfoodsystem”.

Asaspecialvisitor,Iwasgreetedwithsongsanddances.ThelocalsusedtosinganddanceallthetimebutnowTurkana（图尔卡纳-地名）issilentandhasbeenforsomeyears.Nooneissingingordancinganymorebecausetheyhavenofood,nothingtocelebrate.Manyofthemaresurvivingononehandfulofcornadayandwater,whichtheycangetjusteverytwodays.

ImetTedeLokapelo（人名）,alocalfarmerwhodescribedtheexperienceofasix-yeardrought（干旱）.Tedeusedtohave200goats,butnowhehasonlysevenleft.Hetoldmethatthisdroughthastaughthimahardlesson:

Itistoodifficulttokeepanimals.Helivesonanimals.Histraditionalwayoflifehasbeencompletelydestroyednow.Withoutthefoodaidtheygot,Tede（人名）iscertainthattheywouldstarvebecausetherearenoothersourcestofeedthemselvesleft.

Sadly,thesamecanbeheardinalmostanydevelopingcountryaroundtheworld.Almostonebillionpeoplegotobedhungryeachnight.Thefoodsystemisbroken.InTurkana（图尔卡纳-地名）,notenoughrainhasfallensince2005.Theymeasurerainfallnotindaysorweeksbutinminutes.Moreandmorepeoplearebeingforcedtorelyonfoodaid,butpeoplelikeTede（人名）don’twantfoodaid.Theywanttoworkandcreatetheirowneconomy.It’sourresponsibilitytofixthesystemsothattheycansupportthemselves.

Drought（干旱）isimpossibletoavoidbutfamine（饥荒）ismanmade（人造的）,andunlessenoughmoneyisprovidedtodevelopabasicinfrastructure（基础设施）forpeopleinthearea,thousandsmorelivesaresuretobelost.

25.WhydopeopleinTurkana（图尔卡纳-地名）nolongersingordanceanymore?

A.Becausetheyhavenotime.

B.Becausetheyaretiredofthem.

C.Becausetheyarealwayshungry.

D.Becausetheyhaveotherinterestingthingstodo.

26.Accordingtothetext,_____.

A.aboutonebillionpeoplecan’tgetenoughfoodeachday

B.ithasneverrainedsince2005inTurkana

C.moreandmorepeoplearewillingtorelyonfoodaid

D.whatpeopleinTurkanareallywantisthefoodaid

27.What’stheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?

A.Toshowdroughtisseriousintheworld.

B.Totellreaderstheserioussituationoffoodshortage.

C.ToaskmorepeopletogivefoodaidtopeopleinKenya.

D.Tomakeitclearhowtohelppeoplesufferingfromdrought.

C

Wedonotknowwhenmanfirstbegantousesalt,butwedoknowthatithasbeenusedinmanydifferentwaysthroughouthistory.Historicalevidenceshows,forexample,thatpeoplewholivedover3,000yearsagoatesaltedfish.ThousandsofyearsagoinEgypt,saltwasusedtopreservethedead.

Stealingsaltwasconsideredamajorcrime（罪行）duringsomeperiodsofhistory.Intheeighteenthcentury,forexample,ifapersonwascaughtstealingsalt,hecouldbeputinprisonandhisearscouldbecutoff.

IntheRomanEmpire,oneofthemostimportantroadswastheonethatcarriedsaltfromthesaltminestoRome.Guardswerestationedalongtheroutetoprotectagainstsaltthieves,andtheyreceivedtheirpayinsalt,thusbringingtheEnglishword,salary.Anyguardwhofellasleepwhileondutywasthoughttobe“notworthhissalt”,andasaresulthewouldgetalittlelesssaltonhisnextpayday.Theexpression,“notworthhissalt”,isstillusedtodayinEnglish.

Inthemodernworldsalthasmanyusesbeyondthediningtable.Itisusedinmakingglassandairplaneparts,inthegrowingofcrops,andinthekillingofweeds（杂草）.Itisalsousedtomakewatersoft,tomelt（融化）iceonroadsandhighways,tomakesoap,andtofixcolorsincloth.

Saltcanbegotinvariouswaysbesidesbeingtakenfromminesunderground.Saltwaterfromtheocean,saltwaterlakesorsmallseascanbeusedtomakesalt.Yet,nomatterwhereitcomesfrom,saltwillcontinuetoplayanimportantroleinthelivesofpeopleeverywhere.

28.IntheRomanEmpiremanypeoplewereemployedasguardsto_____.

A.protectthecityofRome

B.watchpeoplecarryingsalt

C.preventthievesfromstealingsalt

D.carrysaltfromtheminestoRome

29.Theexpression“notworthhissalt”usedtodayreferstotheonewho_____.

A.failstodohisworkwell

B.shouldnotbepaidinsalt

C.doesn’twanttoworkatall

D.shoulduselesssalt

30.Accordingtothetext,inthemodernworldsaltcanbeusedto_____.

A.keepdeadbodies

B.punishthieves

C.payguards

D.makeindustrialproducts

31.Themainpurposeof