银川一中2014/2015学年度(上)高一期中考试英语试卷

（总分：120分； 考试时间：120分钟）

第I卷 （共70分）

答卷要求:将第一卷试题的答案填涂在答题卡上;第二卷为笔答部分,答案直接写在试卷上。考试结束后交答题卡和第二卷。

一、听力(共两节，满分20分)

第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分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。

What day is it today?

A. Friday. B. Wednesday. C. Monday.

2. What will the woman probably do?

A. Pay more attention to the music. B. Play the music more quietly.

C. Stop talking so much.

3. How will the woman go to the town center?

A. By bus. B. By taxi. C. By train.

4. What test does the man hate?

A. Math. B. Physics. C. English.

5. When will the man probably arrive in New York?

A. At 3:30 pm. B. At 6:00 pm. C. At 6:30 pm.

第二节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从每题所给的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。

请听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。

6. What’s the most probable relationship between the two speakers?

A. Couple. B. Classmates. C. Neighbors.

7. What do the two speakers plan to do?

A. Stay at home. B. Go out for a walk. C. Go to buy a book.

请听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。

8. What is the woman going to do this summer?

A. Go back to see her family. B. Spend time at the seaside.

C. Find a different job.

9. Why does the woman think this will be a special summer?

A. She will be with her whole family. B. Her uncle will come to visit her.

C. She will have a long holiday.

请听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. For whom is the woman buying the shoes?

A. Herself. B. Her son. C. Her grandson.

11. What does the woman not care about the shoes?

A. The design. B. The color. C. The price.

12. How much change will the woman get?

A. $35. B. $65. C. $75.

请听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. Which of the following basketball players does the man like best?

A. LeBron James. B. Steve Nash. C. Kobe Bryant.

14. Where will the man go this summer ?

A. South Africa. B. Thailand. C. Kobe Bryant.

15. What will the woman probably do next ?

A. Call her husband. B. Book two airline tickets.

C. Watch a basketball game.

16. What are the two speakers mainly talking about ?

A. Hobbies. B. Jobs. C. Stars.

请听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. What season is it now?

A. Spring. B. Summer. C. Winter.

18. How long will the sale last?

A. For 20 days. B. For 21 days. C. For 22 days.

19. Which has the lowest starting price?

A. Jeans. B. Coats. C. Bags.

20. Where is the second new store?

A. In Southwest London. B. In Southeast London. C. In Northwest London.

二、阅读理解：（每小题2分，共计30分）

第一节：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

You may know the English letters A, B and C. But do you know there are people called ABC? You may like eating bananas. But did you know there is such a thing as a “banana person”? How strange! Are these people from “another earth”? No. They are just Chinese people like you and me.

ABC means American-born Chinese. An ABC is a Chinese, but was born in the United States. Sometimes, people call an ABC a “banana person”. A banana is yellow outside and white inside. So, when a person is a banana, he or she is white inside-thinking like a Westerner and yellow outside-looking like a Chinese.

Do you know why? Usually, ABCs know little about China or the Chinese language. Some of them don’t speak Chinese. Also, they are not interested in Chinese politics.

But if ABCs cannot speak Chinese, can we still call them Chinese people? Yes, of course. They are Chinese. They are overseas (海外的) Chinese. These people may be citizens(公民) of another country like the US, Canada or Singapore. But they have Chinese blood. Their parents, grandparents or even great-grandparents were from China. They all have black eyes and black hair. But they are not Chinese citizens. They are not people of the People’s Republic of China. For example, we all know the famous scientist C. N. Yang (杨振宁). He got the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1957. Chinese people love him. But he is an American citizen.

21. “ABC” in this text stands for “_______”.

A. three English letters B. a kind of banana

C. Chinese born in America D. Americans born in China

22. Chinese in Western countries are called “banana persons” because __________.

A. their bodies are white inside but yellow outside

B. they think like Westerners but look like Chinese

C. they were born in China but go to study in America

D. they are Chinese who look like bananas

23. C. N. Yang is mentioned here to show that ________.

A. American Chinese are great

B. we love American Chinese

C. Chinese people can win Nobel Prizes

D. American Chinese are not Chinese citizens

24. This text is mainly about _________.

A. different kinds of bananas B. overseas Chinese

C. the Nobel Prize D. the life story of C. N. Yang

B

Many teenagers feel that the most important people in their lives are their friends. They believe that their family members, especially their parents, don’t know them as well as their friends do. In large families, it is often for brothers and sisters to fight with each other and then they can only go to their friends for advice. It is very important for teenagers to have one good friend or many friends. Even when they are not with their friends, they usually spend a lot of time talking among themselves on the phone. This communication is very important in children’s growing up, because friends can discuss something difficult to say to their family members.

However, parents often try to choose their children’s friends for them. Some parents may even stop their children from meeting their good friends. The question of “choice” is an interesting one. Have you ever thought of the following questions?

Who choose your friends?

Do you choose your friends or your friends choose you?

Have you got a good friend your parents don’t like?

Your answers are welcome.

25. Many teenagers think their _______ know them better than their parents do.

A. friends B. teachers C. brothers and sisters D. classmates

26. When teenagers stay alone, the usual way of communication is to _________.

A. talk with their friends by letter B. talk with their parents face to face

C. have a discussion with their family D. talk with their friends on the phone

27. Which of the following sentences is TRUE?

A. All parents like friends their children choose.

B. In all families, children can choose their friends.

C. It’s very important for teenagers to have friends.

D. All parents allow their children to meet their friends.

C

Dear Friend,

The recent success of children's books has made the general public aware (意识到) that there's a huge market out there.

And there's a growing need for new writers trained to create the $3 billion worth of children's books bought each year, plus stories and articles needed by over 650 publishers of magazines for children and teenagers.

Who are these needed writers? They're ordinary folks like you and me.

But am I good enough?

I was once where you might be now. My thoughts of writing had been pushed down by self-doubt, and I didn't know where to turn for help.

Then, I accepted a free offer from the Institute to test my writing aptitude(潜能), and it turned out to be the inspiration (灵感) I needed.

The promise that paid off

The Institute made the same promise to me that they will make to you, if you show basic writing ability:

You will complete at least one manuscript(手稿) suitable to hand in to a publisher by the time you finish our course.

I really didn't expect any publication before I finished the course, but that happened. I sold three stories. And I soon discovered that was not unusual at the Institute.

Since graduation, I have authored 34 nationally published children's books and over 300 stories and articles.

Sincerely,

Kristi Holl, Instructor

Institute of Children's Literature

The underlined word “folks” probably means ________.

A. people B. writers C. students D. friends

From the first three paragraphs, we learn that________.

A. children's books are usually bestsellers

B. publishers are making $3 billion each year

C. magazines for teenagers have drawn public attention

D. there is a growing need for writers of children's books

30. When finishing the course, you are promised to________.

A. be a successful publisher

B. become a confident editor

C. finish one work for publication

D. get one story or article published

第二节 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。

Tips for Cooking on a Tight Schedule

From my experience, there are three main reasons why people don’t cook more often: ability, money and time, ____31__ Money is a topic I’ll save for another day. So today I want to give you some wisdom about how to make the most of the time you spend in the kitchen. Here are three tips for great cooking on a tight schedule:

1. Think ahead. The moments when I think cooking is a pain are when I’m already hungry and there is nothing ready to eat. So think ahead of the coming week. When will you have time to cook? Do you have the right materials ready?_____32___

2. Make your time worth it. When you do find time to cook a meal, make the most of it and save yourself time later on. Are you making one loaf of bread? ___33___ It takes around the same amount of time to make more of something. So save yourself the effort for a future meal.

3. ___34 _ This may surprise you, but one of the best tools for making cooking worth your time is experimentation（实验）. It gives you the chance to hit upon new ideas and recipes (食谱) that can work well with your appetite (食欲) and schedule. The more you learn and the more you try, the more ability you have to take control of your food and your schedule.

Hopefully that gives you a good start. ____35___ And don’t let a busy schedule discourage you from