河北省唐山市海港高级中学2014-2015学年高一第一学期期中考试

英语试题

（满分150分）

命题范围：必修1

第一部分：听力(共两节，满分25.5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．Why did the woman congratulate the man?

A．He won the game or competition.

B．He was lucky enough.

C．He was the only one who had watched a game.

2．When will the dance be held?

A．This Saturday. B．Next Saturday. C．Next Sunday.

3．What kind of music does the woman like?

A．Popular music. B．Jazz music. C．Classical music.

4．What's the probable relationship between the two speakers?

A．Husband and wife. B．Friends or classmates. C．Boss and employee.

5．What team may they probably belong to?

A．Chess.　　　　 B．Basketball.　　 C．Bridge.

第二节：(共12小题；每小题1.5分，满分18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6～8题。

6．How is the weather today?

A．No snow，but with a heavy wind.

B．No rain，but with a strong wind.

C．Snowing heavily with a little wind.

7．What's the temperature today?

A．It may be 15 degrees at most.

B．It may be 15 degrees below zero at least.

C．It may be 15 degrees below freezing as usual.

8．What does the last dialogue imply?

A．They are both interested in skating.

B．They both like listening to weather forecast.

C．They are both skating players by profession.

听第7段材料，回答第9～11题。

9．Who is going to sell his car?

A．The man. B．The woman. C．The woman's cousin.

10．What's the car like?

A．It's a two-door car. B．It's a four-door car. C．It's a four-door car with power brakes.

11．What can we learn from the dialogue?

A．Her cousin will take his car abroad.

B．The man has the intention of buying the car.

C．They don't agree with each other on buying the car.

听第8段材料，回答第12～14题。

12．How many times has the phone rung?

A．Just once. B．Several times. C．Five times.

13.What's the probable relationship between the two speakers?

A．Neighbors. B．A couple.（夫妻） C．Classmates.

14．What do we know about the woman?

A．She's a little nervous. B．She's very excited. C．She's very angry.

听第9段材料，回答第15～17题。

15．What's the topic of the dialogue about?

A．Likes and dislikes. B．Music and dancing. C．Swimming and reading.

16．Why does the woman hate going to school?

A．Because she likes going to parties. B．Because there is no free class.

C．Because she is made to study.

17．Where does the dialogue take place?

A．In the party. B．In the school. C．In the cinema.

第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分34分）第一节（共12小题；每小题2分，满分24分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A

Last week my youngest son and I visited my father at his new home in Tucson, Arizona. He moved there a few years ago, and I was eager to see his new place and meet his friends.

? ??? My earliest memories of my father are a tall, handsome, successful man devoted to his work and his family, but uncomfortable with his children. As a child I loved him. He seemed unhappy with me unless I got straight A's and unhappy with my boyfriends if their fathers were not as "successful" as he was. Whenever I went out with him on weekends, I used to struggle to think up things to say, feeling on guard.

????? On the first day of my visit, we went out with one of my father's friends for lunch at an outdoor café. We talked along that afternoon, did some shopping, ate on the street table, and laughed over my son's funny facial expressions. Gone was my father's critical (挑剔的) air and strict rules. Who was this person I knew as my father, who seemed so friendly and interesting to be around? What had held him back before?

?????? The next day dad pulled out his childhood pictures and told me quite a few stories about his own childhood. Although our times together became easier over the years, I never felt closer to him at that moment. After so many years, I'm at last seeing another side of my father. And in so doing, I'm delighted with my new friend. My dad, in his new home in Arizona, is back to me from where he was.

18. Why did the author feel bitter about her father as a young adult?

A. He was silent most of the time. B. He was too proud of himself.

C. He did not love his children. D. He expected too much of her.

19. When the author went out with her father on weekend, she would feel ????????.

A. nervous?? B. sorry ?? C. tired?? D. safe

20. What does the author think of her father after her visit to Tucson?

A. More critical.????????????? B. More talkative

C. Gentle and friendly.???? D. Strict and hard-working.

21. The underlined words "my new friend" in the last paragraph refer to????????? .

A. the author's son?????????????????????????????? B. the author's father

C. the friend of the author's father???????? D. the café owner

B

What weighs 3500 pounds (1600kg) and lived 60 million years ago? Are you thinking of dinosaurs? Guess again! You don’t have to go a museum to see these creatures. They are alive and swimming in the warm coastal waters of Florida.

Manatees (海牛) have lived a peaceful life in the warm waters of Florida for 60 million years. However, they are now in danger. This means that if humans don’t do something to save them, they will soon go the way of dinosaurs.

Humans have made life very difficult for manatees. One big danger that humans have introduced is the speedboat. Because manatees are mammals, they need to come to the surface to breathe about every 5 to 6 minutes. This means that they are always in danger of being caught in the propellers (螺旋桨) of speedboats. And boating accidents are the greatest cause of death for them.

Manatees are in extra danger when they are in their sleeping or “torpor” state. They still have to come to the surface for the air, but sometimes they are too sleepy to avoid(避开) the danger of coming boats.

Another danger for manatees is the pollution that humans produce. Because of human pollution, a deadly plant called red tide had increased greatly in the Gulf of Mexico. The plant, or algae, thrives (繁茂) on pollution. It wiped out nearly 20 percent of the total manatee population on earth.

Humans can help to save manatees. The government has set boating speed limits to give the manatees a chance to escape passing speedboats. Everyone can help by cutting down on waste and pollution to protect the waters for the manatees.

One famous singer, Jimmy Buffet, has helped save the manatees. He co – founded the Save the Manatee Club (SMC). SMC had begun an adoption (收养) program for the manatees. For a fee, sponsors (资助者) can name a manatee. Donations are used to help protect the manatees and their habitat.

22．The manatee is the kind of animal that? ??.

???????A．will die out if not protected in time????????? B．likes living in the cold waters of Florida

???????C．can dive in the deep sea for hours?????????? D．is the biggest living animal on earth

23．Why is it dangerous for manatees to be in a torpor state?

???????A．Because they come to the surface to breathe, and that is when they are hunted.

???????B．Because they eat deadly algae, and this makes them too sick to avoid danger.

???????C．Because they are sleepy when they surface, so they can’t avoid the coming boats.

???????D．Because they live in groups and therefore they are easily hurt by passing boats.

?24．The death of the manatees is mainly because of?? ?.

???????A．human hunting???????????????????????????????????? B．human pollution

???????C．speedboat accidents????????????????????????????? D．deadly plants

25．To help protect manatees, people should?? .

???????A．keep the waters of Florida free from pollution

???????B．never go speed boating in their living habitat

???????C．have manatees named by sponsors without a fee

???????D．wake manatees up from their torpor state

C

During the tsunami(海啸)disaster of 2004，over 300,000 people died. No one has counted the number of animals killed，but we know that it wasn't many. All over the region，before the disaster struck，animals were behaving strangely.

Shortly before the tsunami, in Khaolak, Thailand，twelve elephants that were giving tourists rides became agitated. They suddenly left their usual habitat，carrying four surprised Japanese tourists to safety. On the eastern coast of India, flamingos(火烈鸟), which should be breeding at this time of year，suddenly flew to higher ground. Of the two thousand wild pigs that live in an Indian nature reserve，only one was found dead after the tsunami.

The idea that the animals are able to predict disasters is nothing new. In fact，it has been well-recorded over the years. Twelve hours before Hurricane Charlie hit Florida in 2004，fourteen sharks left their natural habitat and stayed in deep waters for two weeks. The sharks，which were being observed by US scientists，had never done this before. They escaped the hurricane. In the winter of 1975 in Haicheng, China, snakes which would normally have been hibernating(冬眠)were seen on the ground. Days later there was a big earthquake striking.

Unlike human beings，wild animals' senses are sharper and they can feel even the smallest changes in the environment. In other words，they see natural warnings that are invisible to the human eye. Ancient people probably had the similar “senses”, which they needed to survive, but these have been lost to us as modern technology leads us further away from the danger that nature creates.

The real question is，can we use the reactions of animals to save ourselves from natural disasters? Animal behavior expert, Rupesh Kaneira，believes we have no choice. “The technology which we rely on isn't always perfect，and in poorer countries it isn't even available(可用的). Animals know the environment better than any of us. When they run for their lives，we must follow.”

26.The underlined word “agitated” in Paragraph 2 probably means .

A. worried and nervous B. tired and uneasy

C. disappointed and sad D. excited and happy

27.How is the third paragraph developed?

A. By giving explanations B. By listing examples.

C. By