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　　高一英语期中考试答题卷.doc

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北京临川学校2015-2016学年度下学期

期中考试

高一英语 试卷

本试卷共四部分, 满分150分。考试时间120分钟。

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。

请听下面5段对话，选出最佳选项。

1.How’s the weather probably now?

A. Rainy. B. Cloudy. C. Sunny.

2. What will the man do after school?

A. Watch a movie. B. Play volleyball. C. Play basketball.

3. How much will the woman pay?

A. 140 dollars. B. 160 dollars. C. 200 dollars.

4. Which of the following places has the woman visited?

A. Greenwich Village. B. Chinatown. C. Central Park.

5. What’s the reason the woman gives for being late?

A. A flat tire. B. The bad weather. C. A traffic accident.

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。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答6、7题。

6. What does the woman want to buy for herself?

A. A laptop. B. A dress. C. A skirt.

7. When is the woman’s birthday?

A. In two days. B. In four days. C. In six days.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题

8. What problems do the old people in the man’s state often have in August?

A. Food problems. B. Travel problems. C. Health problems.

9. What’s the man like?

A. Thin. B. Strong. C. Short.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Where did the man read the advertisements?

A. In a newspaper. B. On the Internet. C. In a magazine.

11. What is the highest price that the man can accept?

A. $600. B. $700. C. $800.

12. How many people will live in the apartment?

A. 2. B. 3. C. 4.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. What activity does the woman report?

A. Frequent visits to the house at all hours.

B. Strange noises from the house late in the night.

C. The fact that some houses were broken in at night.

14. How long has the activity been going on at the house?

A. For about several weeks.

B. For about several months.

C. For about a year.

15. What was the police’s attitude to the activity when it was first reported?

A. Nervous. B. Indifferent. C. Doubtful.

16. What will the police do first?

A. Catch the persons in the house.

B. Have a neighborhood meeting.

C. Check the house.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. How many different kinds of cycling events are there in the Olympics?

A .2. B. 3. C. 4.

18. What events does track cycling have?

A. Short, medium and long distance events.

B. Uphill event and downhill event.

C. Inside event and outside event.

19. How long does the men’s road race cover?

A. 62 to 87 miles.

B. 87 to 142 miles.

C. 142 to 155 miles.

20. What happened in 1996?

A. Mountain biking started in California.

B. Mountain biking became an Olympic sport.

C. Women began to take part in cycling in the Olympics.

第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

（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

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 of a tall, handsome successful man devoted to his work and family, but uncomfortable with his children. As a child I loved him; as a school girl and young adult I feared him and felt bitter about 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 cafe. We walked 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 air and strict rules. Who was this person I knew as my father, who seemed so friendly and interesting be around? What had held him back before?

The next day my 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.

21. Why did the author feel bitter about her father when she was a young adult?______.

A. He was silent most of the time.

B. He expected too much of her.

C. He did not love his children.

D. He was too proud of himself.

22. When the author went out with her father on weekends, she would feel ______.

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

23. 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.

B

If you’d like to go sightseeing, the following World Heritage Sites may be your best choices.

Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historic Interest Area

The Jiuzhaigou Valley, which lies in the northern part of Sichuan Province, reaches a height of more than 4,800 meters, with a series of different forest ecosystems (生态系统). There you can enjoy watching excellent waterfalls. Some 140 kinds of birds also live in the valley, as well as a number of endangered plants and animals, the giant panda included.

For more information, please visit http: // whc, unesco, org// en/ list/637.

KhamI Ruins National Monument

The city of Khami, which developed after the capital of Great Zimbabwe had been given up in the mid-16th century, is of great archaeological (考古的) interest. The discovery of objects from Europe and China shows that Khami was a major centre for trade over a long period of time.

For more information, please visit http:// whc, unesco, org/ en/ list/365.

Henderson Island

Henderson Island, which lies in the eastern South Pacific, is one of the few atolls (环礁) in the world whose ecology has not been touched by human beings. It is especially famous for the ten plants and four land birds that can only be seen on the island.

For more information, please visit http:// whc.unesco.org/ en/list/487.

The Old City of Jerusalem

As a holy city for three different religions in the Middle East, Jerusalem has always been of great religious (宗教的) importance. It was given a World Heritage Status in 1981 and placed on the “List of World Heritage in Danger” the following year.

For more information, please visit http:// whc. unesco.org/ en/list/148.

24. What can we know about the Jiuzhaigou Valley? ______.

A. It has different forest ecosystems.

B. It sits at the foot of a 4,800-meter high mountain.

C. In all about 140 kinds of birds and animals live there.

D. Most of China’s endangered plants can be found there.

25. The discovery of some of the objects in Khami shows that the city ______.

A. had a very short history

B. was ruined in the mid-16th century

C. was once Great Zimbabwe’s largest city

D. once played a great role as a trade center

26. What can be learned about Henderson Island from the passage? ______.

A. It hasn’t been greatly influenced by human activities.

B. It isn’t suitable for humans to live on.

C. It has been open to visitors for years.

D. It is made up of a few large atolls.

27. If you are interested in religion, you should visit ______.

A. http:// whc. unesco.org/ en/ list/365

B. http:// whc. unesco.org/ en/ list/148

C. http:// whc. unesco.org/ en/ list/487

D. http:// whc. unesco.org/ en/ list/637

C

Mark Twain was a great writer. He was from the USA. He was born in 1835. He was also a famous speaker. He was famous for his sense of humour. Many people liked to listen to him talk because he liked to tell some interesting stories to make people laugh all the time.

One day Mark Twain was going to a small town because of his writing. Before he was going to leave, one of his friends said to him that there were always a lot of mosquitoes in the town and told him that he’d better not go there. Mark Twain waved his hand and said, “It doesn’t matter. The mosquitoes are no relatives of mine. I don’t think they will come to visit me.”

After he arrived at the town, Mark Twain stayed in a small hotel near the station. He went into his room, but when he was just about to have a rest, quite a few mosquitoes flew about him. The waiters felt very sorry about that. “I’m very sorry, Mr. Mark Twain. There are too many mosquitoes in our town.” One of them said to him.

Mark Twain, however, made a joke, saying to the waiter, “The mosquitoes are very clever. They know my room number. They didn’t come into the wrong room.” What he said made all the people present laugh heartily.

But that night Mark Twain slept well. Do you know why? That was because all the waiters in the hotel were driving the mosquitoes away for him during the whole night.

28. Why did Mark Twain go to the town? ______.

A. To make a speech.

B. To see one of his friends.

C. To see one of his relatives.

D. To do something for his writing.

29. Why did the waiters feel sorry? ______.

A. Their hotel was too small.

B. The room was not very clean.

C. They did something wrong to Mark Twain.

D. There were quite a few mosquitoes in the room.

30. All the people present laughed heartily because ______.

A. Mark Twain made a joke.

B. Mark Twain gave the waiters some nice presents.

C. the mosquitoes didn’t come into the wrong room.

D. the mosquitoes knew Mark Twain’s room number.

31. Which of the following is true according to the text? ______.

A. Mark Twain didn’t have a good rest that night.

B. No mosquitoes troubled Mark Twain in the night.

C. There were not mosquitoes in the hotel any longer.

D. The owner of the hotel looked after Mark Twain well at night.

D

It seems that people are gradually losing their smartness as smartphones become increasingly important assistants in their lives. As we rely too much on technology instead of our brains, many people have lost three basic abilities.

The first skill many people have