彭泽二中2014～2015学年度下学期期中考试高一年级英语试卷

命题人：王芳 审题人：汪峰华

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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）

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. What will the man do?

A. Open the window. B. Find another room. C. Go out with the woman.

2. What’s the date of the woman’s birthday?

A. March 15th. B. March 11th. C. March 7th.

3. What does the man mean?

A. John has some personal problems.

B. The problem is common for young men.

C. It’s not common for young men to leave home.

4. What will the man most probably do?

A. Get some change from Jane. B. Go and look for a payphone.

C. Use Jane’s mobile phone.

5. What does the man mean?

A. It was impossible for him to go to the party.

B. Everybody was surprised by his appearance at the party.

C. He had expected to go to the party for a long time.

第二节（共15小题；每小题1.?5分，满分22.?5分）?

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有几个小题，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。每段对话读两遍。?请听第6段材料，回答第第6至8题?。

6. Why does the woman want to go to the library?

A. To return some books. B. To borrow some new books.

C. To find some test papers.

7. When does the library close?

A. At 9:00. B. At 9:40. C. At 10:00.

8. What does the man ask the woman to do?

A. He asks her to return some books for him.

B. He asks her to borrow some books for him.

C. He asks her to go to the library with him.

请听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。?

9. What was the man doing when the story happened?

A. Sleeping. B. Swimming. C. Listening to the radio.

10. What happened to the little boy?

A. His eye was hurt by the sand. B. He couldn’t find his parents.

C. He fell into the water.

11. What did the man do after hearing someone shouting for help?

A. He went on enjoying the music. B. He looked for the boy’s parents.

C. He jumped into the water.

请听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。

12. What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?

A. Teacher and student. B. Husband and wife. C. Manager and secretary.

13. Where are the two speakers going?

A. The airport. B. The railway station. C. The bus station.

14. Why do the speakers call Brenda?

A. To ask her to change clothes.

B. To ask her when Mother arrives.

C. To ask her if she can go with them.

请听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。

15. Where is Mary going?

A. Her home. B. The park. C. The zoo.

16. Why doesn’t Mary like walking through the street?

A. It’s too cold. B. There are too many people. C. It isn’t interesting.

17. When does the conversation most likely take place?

A. Late in the morning. B. In the late afternoon. C. Early in the morning.

请听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18. When did Grandma Moses turn to painting?

A. At the age of 76. B. At the age of 39. C. At the age of 101.

19. What did Grandma Moses do before she became an artist?

A. She sold other artists’ works in a shop. B. She worked on her farm.

C. She taught at a school.

20. What is the story mainly about?

A. A famous American artist. B. Making money from painting.

C. Collecting paintings.

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

A Day for Fools

Every year on April 1, April Fools’ Day is celebrated in many countries around the world. In France, it’s called Poisson d’Avril or “Fish of April.” In Scotland, the holiday is often called “Gowkie Day.” In Iraq, the holiday is called Kithbet Neesan or “April Lie.”

History experts say people have celebrated April Fools’ Day for a long time. Some believe the tradition comes from the ancient Romans more than two thousand years ago. It was a day of playing games and pretending to be someone else.

Others say the day for fooling began in France in 1564, when King Charles changed the yearly calendar（日历）. He moved New Year’s Day from April 1 to January 1. Many people did not know about the change because of communication problems back then. Some people continued to celebrate New Year’s Day on April 1. Other people called them April Fools and played jokes on them.

In the United States, April Fools’ Day is just a day of joking and playing tricks on friends. These kinds of jokes are also called pranks. These jokes typically end in the prankster shouting “April Fools’!”

Simple pranks, like telling a friend a funny lie or making prank phone calls, are still common. But, major companies also get in on April Fools’ Day fun in a much bigger way. A few years ago, on April 1, Starbucks announced it was introducing new coffee cup sizes -- Plenta and Micra. The very large cups, bigger than a human head, remained useful for customers even after finishing all that coffee. According to Starbucks, the cups could be used as a rain hat, a pot for plants, or a lampshade（灯罩）.

It did not take long for customers to catch on to the prank!

More and more, people use social media or smart phone apps（应用程序）to play pranks on their friends on April Fools’ Day. One very annoying smart phone app, Cat Facts, sends funny facts about cats to your friends’ phones, every day.

21.?What is not true about “April Fools’ Day”??

A.??It has been celebrated for a long time.

B.??Its tradition comes from the ancient Romans.

C.??French people celebrated it because of not knowing that King Charles changed the yearly calendar.

D.??Different countries have different names for it.

22.?In the United States, April Fools’ Day is .

A.??a day of joking and playing tricks on friends.

B.??a day when you can play jokes on any people.

C.??a day when people can’t shout “April Fools’!”

D.??a day when Starbucks introduced new coffee.

23.?What’s the meaning of the underlined word “pranks”(para4)??

A.??friends B.??methods C.??jokes D.??jokers

B

The pomegranate is one of the oldest known fruits. Pomegranates are found in ancient writings and pictured in the ancient art of many cultures and religions. The pomegranate is also a symbol of health, fertility and long life.

Experts think the pomegranate is native to northern India, Pakistan, Iran and Afghanistan. Today it also grows in Southeast Asia, the western U.S., Armenia and parts of Africa, among other places.

The skin of a pomegranate is strong. It can be red, purple or orange-yellow. The inside is filled with beautiful dark red seeds that shine like rubies. It is not easy to get them out. But the reward is great.

Health benefits

The pomegranate grows on trees. Parts of the pomegranate tree and fruit are used to make medicine.

The pomegranate is used for many conditions. However, the U.S National Institutes of Health says there is not enough scientific evidence to rate pomegranates as effective for any of them.

Still, in traditional medicine, the pomegranate is used for conditions of the heart and blood vessels, including high blood pressure and "hardening of the arteries."

The jewel-like seeds of the pomegranate are loaded with many nutrients and chemicals called antioxidants(抗氧化剂). These antioxidants remove poisons from the body.

The antioxidants found in pomegranates may help remove build-up of damage in blood vessels. So, it is a very heart-healthy fruit.

Antioxidants slow the progression of age-related sickness and may slow the growth of cancer cells. Men who have prostate cancer may benefit from a daily serving of pomegranate juice.

Pomegranates are used for weight loss and used as a treatment for sore throat. Pomegranates are also high in vitamin K, phosphorus, magnesium, calcium, zinc and iron.

Let's just say pomegranates are loaded with great things for the inside of your body.

Beauty benefits

But let's not forget the outside, too!

Pomegranates are great for the skin. They protect the skin by encouraging new skin growth, healing wounds and repairing tissue. Pomegranates protect the skin against sun damage as well. They may help skin look younger by providing moisture and elasticity.

Recipes for pomegranates

But how does one eat a pomegranate?

Pomegranates seeds are both sweet and tart. A thick liquid, or syrup, from the pomegranate tastes great with lamb, pork or chicken dishes.

Pomegranate seeds provide extra flavor to salads and other vegetable dishes. The seeds are also delicious in rice and grain dishes. And, of course pomegranates make great desserts. In the U.S., pomegranate juice is often added to sparkling drinks, drinks called smoothies and alcoholic drinks.

Fresh pomegranates are only available in the United States from September to January. They can keep, or remain good to eat, in the refrigerator for about two months if kept in a plastic bag.

24.?Where does the pomegranate not grow??

A.??Pakistan B.??The northern Asia C.??Afghanistan D.??The western U.S.

25.?According?to?Health benefits,?we can learn?_____.?

A.?The pomegranate tree and fruit are used to make medicine.

B.?It is very effective to use pomegranates for many conditions.

C.?Eating pomegranates may help remove build-up of damage in blood vessels.

D.?You can’t grow cancer cells if you eat pomegranates.

26.?The pomegranate is beneficial to the following body parts EXCEPT .??????

A.?Heart B.??Blood vessels C.??Skin D.?Head

27.?The?best title of this article?is _______.??

A.??Pomegranate: Best Fruit B.??Pomegranates’ health benefits

C.??Pomegranate: Good Recipes D.??Pomegranate: Still Healthy at 5,000 Years Old

C

O. Henry was a pen name used by an American writer of short stories. His real name was William Sydney Porter. He was born on September 11, 1862, in Greensboro, North Carolina.

As a young boy he lived an exciting life. He did not go to school for very long, but he managed to teach himself everything he needed to know. When he was about 20 years old, O. Henry went to Texas, where he tried different jobs. He first worked on a newspaper, and then had a job in a bank, when some money went missing from the bank, O. Henry was believed to have stolen it. Because of that, he was