安徽省霍邱中学高一英语下学期期中试题（无答案）.doc

霍邱中学2015-2016学年度第二学期期中考试高一年级英语试卷第一部分：听力（共两节, 满分30分）做题时，先将答案划在试卷上。录音内容结束后，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。例：how much is the shirt?a19.15.b9.15.c9.18.答案是b。1why does the man move to new york?ato work there.bto look after parents.cto make a trip.2what are the two speakers talking about?abuying a tv.btv channel.csports meet. 3why will the woman leave before eleven?ato buy something.bto make a work plan.cto go home. 4what was the man doing at the moment?ahe was listening to the radio.bhe was writing something.che was reading a book. 5what is the weather like today?aits rainy.bits sunny.cits cloudy.第二节（共15个小题；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，你将有时间来阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。6what is the woman most probably doing?abargaining with the man.btelling the man her advice.cinforming the man of an appointment.7when will mr. emory and the man meet? aat 1:00 p.m. tomorrow.bat 3:00 p.m. tomorrow.cat 3:00 p.m. the day after tomorrow.听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。8which citys information does the woman hope to get?anew york.blas vegas.cnew orleans.9which festival is mentioned in the conversation?aeaster day.bnew years day.cvalentines day. 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10what does the man do on weekends?ago climbing with his parents.bmake long trips in another city.cmake short trips with friends.11what does the woman like best?aswimming and cycling.bswimming and sailing.csailing and cycling.12what does the man like to do in his spare time?areading.bdancing.cplanting.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13when did the two speakers meet last time?aone and a half year ago.bone year ago.chalf a year ago.14what gift does the woman give the boy?aa motor car. ba racing car.ca police car.15how does the woman get here? aby plane.bby train.cby bus.16how long will it take to get home by car?aabout half an hour.ban hour.cone and a half hour.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17where did nat king cole play the piano at first?aat a bar.bin the cinema.cat the concert. 18why did the lady ask the player to sing a song?ashe had paid him for this.bshe knew him very well.cshe wanted to have a change.19what was nat king cole best known as later?apiano player.bsinger.cpainter. 20why did nat king cole succeed?athe lady helped him a lot.bhe caught the chance.che continued to play where he first played. 第二部分 英语知识运用（共三节，满分70分）第一节 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）aon a cold winter morning in the late 1930s, bobby awoke early. it was a day that bobby would never forget. bobby, his brother and his mother were once again abandoned(抛弃) by his father. when times got hard, the man left home. bobby wasnt surprised. he must take the responsibility for caring for his family. he put on the warmest clothes he had and pulled on his old socks and torn shoes. after thinking of a way to keep his feet dry, he went outside looking for work.coming across some men working on the road, he joined in and worked hard for hours. suddenly, rain poured down. “go home and get out of this weather,” the men shouted, giving him a few coins.bobby used the money to buy as much food as he could afford in the nearest store. while holding a small bag of food ,bobby stopped to adjust(调整) the thick paper in his shoes.a man, who was a member of the salvation army, saw bobbys problem. he bought bobby a new pair of shoes.i wasnt there on that cold day. but ive heard the story many times and can always imagine my father, as a child, dancing and wearing a pair of new shoes home.several years later, bobby joined the navy. he continued to support his family and meanwhile worked for the salvation army so that another little boy somewhere might receive a new pair of shoes for christmas.the tradition lasted until my father became too ill. daddy died six years ago. while the new shoes kept his feet warm in the 1930s, daddys act of giving back for tens of years warmed his heart in a greater way.21. which of the following statements is not true according to paragraph 1?a. it wasnt the first time that bobbys father had abandoned the family.b. bobbys father was irresponsible toward his family.c. bobby was glad that his father left home. d. bobby was an independent and strong-minded boy.22. how did the men working on the road treat bobby?a. they didnt care for him b. they gave him some moneyc. they refused to let him work with them d. they laughed at him23. by putting thick paper in his shoes, bobby wanted to _.a. keep his feet dry b. protect his socksc. make himself walk fasterd. hide his poverty24. according to the passage, people from the salvation army_.a. are the members of the armyb. are willing to help the poorc. serve at the local churchd. are local shop assistantsbsnow can be very beautiful. when snow covers everything around you , the world looks like a “winter wonderland”. that is the name of a very popular song about winter. richard smith and felix bernard wrote the song in 1934.but winter is not always such a beautiful and happy time. it is cold outside.the wind blows and makes it even colder. the days are shorter and darker. the sun rarely shines. the leaves on the trees are brown or have fallen to the ground. the flowers are mostly gone. it is not surprising that some people are sad in winter. and some people dream about being somewhere else where it is warm and prettylike the state of california. the mamas and the papas recorded their famous song, “california dreaming” in 1965.during the 1960s, many other famous rock groups sang songs about winter. here is a song by simon and garfunkel called “a hazy shade of winter”. they sing about life and hope. in 1968, the group blood, sweat and tears recorded this gentle, sad song about winter. they sing about a lost love and forgotten memories in “sometimes in winter”.gordon lightfoot wrote and recorded another sad and lovely song about winter in 1975.sarah mclachlan recorded “song for a winters night” for an album in 2006.she sings about reading a love letter and wishing the writer were with her.finally, on a lovely note, we leave you this sad song by wayne.25. which of the following is true according to the passage? a. “winter wonderland” is a song written by two brothers. b. most people feel very sad in winter. c. “california dreaming” is the most famous song about winter. d. winter is not always a happy time.26. what do we learn about the song “sometimes in winter” from the passage?a. it was written for sarah mclachlan .b. gordon lightfoot made some changes to it.c. it is a gentle and sad song about winter.d. it first came out in the 1970s.27. what can we infer from the passage? a. it is usually warm in california in winter. b. “song for a winters night” is a very happy song. c. blood, sweat and tears are the names of three singers. d. simon and garfunkel often felt sad.28. where is this passage most probably taken from? a. newspaper b. tv news c. radio program d. magazine cany introduction to peking opera would not be complete without telling of mei lanfang. traditionally only men performed in peking opera, including the female roles. and mei lanfang was the very best master of the miss. during his stage life, he combined the traditions of the past with his own creations, shaping a style of his own and giving birth to “the mei lanfang school”. he was also the first artist to introduce peking opera to an overseas audience, making it popular to the world. for half a century, mei lanfang was a household name in china. mei lanfang began his stage life at the age of 8. his teacher said he showed little hope because of his boring eyes. to improve this, he exercised them day after day. he would fly kites and look at them moving slowly in a blue sky. he also kept pigeons in order to look at them soaring higher and higher until they disappeared into the clouds. thanks to his efforts, he managed to transform his dull eyes into a pair of bright and expressive eyes and win national fame before the age of 20.in over 50 years on the stage, mei lanfang played no less than 100 different characters in the traditional peking opera performance. he completely changed both stage make-up and costumes, and enriched characters gestures, expressions and poses. he also wrote many new plays, designing the dances himself. the many dances he created form part of the great legacy that he left to peking opera.in 1930, mei lanfang started on a successful us tour. there his brilliant performances fascinated the audience, making them realize that peking opera was a theatrical form of great literary and artistic value. 29. mei lanfang was the first artist to introduce peking opera to _. a. china b. beijing c. the world d. schools 30. when did mei lanfang begin his stage life? a. at the age of 8.b. at the age of 20. c. in 1930. d. in 1950. 31. what is the meaning of the underlined word “legacy” in paragraph 3? a. someone well known all over the world. b. someone considered to be an art treasure. c. something traditional combined with modern dances. d. something valuable passed down from generation to generation. 32. what is the main idea of the passage?a. the history of peking opera. b. mei lanfangs early stage life. c. the creations of peking opera by mei lanfang. d. mei lanfangs great contributions to peking opera. dhere are three notices on the school bulletin board.chinese printsthis exhibition starts on january 3 and ends on january 21.at 6:00 p.m. on friday, 4 january, there will be a talk on chinese painting by professor li yan in the yingdong gym.opening times: mon fri, from 8: 00 am to 5: 00 pm place: the school library ticket: freethe day after tomorrowamerican movie director: roland emmerichcast (in credits order): jack hall, laura chapman, jason evans place: the hua xing cinematime: 10: 00 am, 6: 30 pm; saturday, december 21 ticket: 20piano concertchinese pianist: li yundi the winner of the fourteenth international chopin competition in warsawplace: the centre theatre time: 7: 00 pm, january 25, 2008 ticket: 150, 250, 350for more information, please come to students union.33. students can visit the exhibition of chinese prints on _.a. january 3 b. december 21 c. saturday d. sunday34. if you want to see the american movie the day after tomorrow, you will pay _. a. 20 b. 150 c. 250 d. nothing35. if you want to attend li yundis piano concert, you will go to _.a. the school library b. the hua xing cinema c. the centre theatre d. the yingdong gym第二节 七选五（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。some animals can be trained to help humans. for example, specially trained dogs help blind people walk around the town safely. some kinds of monkeys can be taught things too. _36_the monkeys pick up the phone when it rings, carry shopping bags and do housework.in the wild, animals and humans are not usually friends. _37_ in africa, the honey- guide bird works with humans to find food. the bird likes to eat the grubs (幼虫) a type of insect that lives inside a beehive (蜂巢,蜂窝). it knows how to find beehives but it cant open them and get the grubs. people like to eat honey, but they arent very good at finding beehives. _38_ the bird flies to a beehive and people follow it. when the people open the beehive and take the honey, they give the grubs to the bird.in laguna in the south of brazil, fishermen and dolphins work as a team. the ocean isnt very clean, so the fishermen cant see the fish. _39_when the dolphins find a large group of fish, they make a noise to tell the fishermen. then the dolphins push the fish to the beach. the fishermen wait in the water near the beach and catch a lot of fish in their nets. the fishermens nets make it easier for the dolphins to catch fish too. in laguna, fishermen and dolphins have been working together for many years. _40_.meanwhile, the dolphins must be happy to help because they teach their babies how to work with the humans!a. so the bird and the people help each other.b. they attack each other for food or something else. c. however, dolphins can find them easily by using sounds.d. in fact, they usually help to get enough food for their babies. e. the fishermen teach their children how to work with the dolphins.f. they can learn how to help people who cant use their arms or legs. g. however, there are a few interesting examples where they can work together.第三节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从3655各题所给的四个选项（a、b、c和d）中，选出最佳选项。there was once a farmer who had a fine olive orchard（橄榄园）. he was very hardworking, and the 41 always prospered（繁荣）under his care. but he knew that his three 42 looked down upon the farm work, and were eager to make wealth.when the farmer was 43 and felt that he would die, he 44 the three sons to him and said, “my sons, there is a pot of gold 45 in the olive orchard. dig for it, if you wish it.”the sons tried to 46 him to tell them in what part of the orchard the 47 was hidden, but he would tell them nothing more.after the farmer was 48, the sons went to work to find the pot of gold; since they did not 49 where the hiding-place was, they agreed to begin in a line, at one 50 of the orchard, and to dig until one of them should find the money.they 51 until they had turned up the 52 from one end of the orchard to the other, 53 the tree-roots and between them. 54 no pot of gold was to be found. it seemed as if someone must have stolen it, or as if the farmer had been wandering in his wits. the three sons were bitterly 55 to have all their work for nothing.the next olive 56 , the olive trees in the orchard bore（结果实）more fruit than they had 57 given; when it was 58 , it gave the sons a whole pot of gold.and when they saw how much money had 59 the orchard, they suddenly understood what the wise father had 60 when he said, “there is gold hidden in the orchard. dig for it, if you wish it.”41afarmbgardencfactorydhospital42afriendsbsonscrelativesdchildren43ahealthyboldcunluckydsad44ashowedbledccalleddvisited 45asentbputchidden dlocked46await bcausecmakedget47agoodsbjewelcclothesdgold48aweakblost cdeaddsick49athinkbknowcwonderdrealise50aendbtopcsurface dbottom51adugbsearched cdiscovereddexpected52asandbsoilcground dfloor53aoverbamongcrounddacross54asincebandcbefore dbut55adisappointedbsurprised cworried dsad56aseasonbpartcdistance ddegree57aalreadybevenceverdstill58amade bsoldcshippeddsaved59acome onbcome aboutccome updcome from60athoughtbplannedcguessed dmeant第二卷 （满分50分）第一节 语法填空（每个空只填一词，共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）nowadays, almost everyone has realized_61_smoking is_62_(harm) to peoples health. sometims it_63_causes fire.in china, about 38% of the people smoke. every year, they smok