【全國(guó)百?gòu)?qiáng)校】河南省鄭州一中高一上期期中考試英語(yǔ)試卷及答案

1、河南省鄭州一中20152016學(xué)年上期期中考試18屆 高一英語(yǔ)試題 說(shuō)明： 1本試卷分第卷（選擇題）和第卷（非選擇題）滿分150分，考試時(shí)間120分鐘。2將第卷的答案代表字母涂在答題卡上。第卷 第一部分：聽(tīng)力（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）第一節(jié)（共5小題；每小題1.5分，滿分7.5分）聽(tīng)下面5段對(duì)話。每段對(duì)話后有一個(gè)小題，從題中所給的a、b、c三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽(tīng)完每段對(duì)話后，你都有10秒鐘的時(shí)間來(lái)回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對(duì)話僅讀一遍。1. when will the exam take place?a. this wednesday b. this thursda

2、y c. this friday2. what is the man going to be?a. a soldier b. a student c. a professor3. what does the man mean?a. hell give the girl dolls on her birthday.b. the girl shouldnt buy dolls today.c. he has already given the girl dolls.4. what is the man doing?a. waiting for mike b. making a plan c. re

3、pairing his watch5. what will the man do tonight?a. study at home b. visit his brother c. play basketball第二節(jié)（共15小題：每小題1.5分，滿分22.5分）聽(tīng)下面5段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白。每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白后有幾個(gè)小題，從題中所給的a、b、c三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽(tīng)每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白前，你將有時(shí)間閱讀各個(gè)小題，每小題5秒鐘；聽(tīng)完后，每個(gè)小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時(shí)間。每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白讀兩遍。聽(tīng)第6段材料，回答6、7題。6. why does the woman call the man?a

4、. to ask about a houseb. to invite him to a partyc. to ask him for help7. what day is it today?a. wednesday b. thursday c. friday聽(tīng)第7段材料，回答第8至9題。8. what did the womans brother like doing as a child?a. listening to stories b. writing stories c. playing football9. what does the man probably want to be?

5、a. a singer b. a writer c. a football player聽(tīng)第8段材料，回答第10至12題。10. what has the man done after getting a cold?a. he has seen a doctor.b. he has bought some pills.c. he has taken some pills.11. how does the man feel?a. tired b. painful c. concerned12. what does the man want the woman to do?a. pick up l

6、inda. b. cook supper for him. c. take him to the airport.聽(tīng)第9段材料，回答第13至16題。13. why does the woman want to move?a. her old apartment is too noisy.b. she wants to live closer to her office.c. she wants to find a cheaper apartment.14. what are people in the apartment required to do?a. stay quiet after 1

7、1:00 pm.b. pay for rent on the same day.c. avoid cooking in the apartment.15. how much does the woman have to pay each month?a. $300 b. $450 c. $90016. how will the woman pay?a. in cash b. by check c. through transferring accounts聽(tīng)第10段材料，回答第17至20題。17. where will the people travel?a. london b. beijin

8、g c. bristol18. how long will the tour last?a. for a week b. for ten days c. for half a month19. how much will the guide be paid?a. 15 dollars a day b. 24 dollars a day c. 50 dollars a day20. how will they travel in the city?a. by bus b. by subway c. by car第二部分：閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分）

9、閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（a、b、c和d）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。aa groundbreaking eventit was an unforgettable field trip. twenty-six fifth-graders from george bancroft elementary school, in washington, d.c., went to the white house on friday. they used shovels, rakes and wheelbarrows to help first lady michelle oba

10、ma break ground on a new vegetable garden.this white house garden is the first since world war . in the 1940s, first lady eleanor roosevelt planted a white house “victory garden” to encourage americans to grow gardens at home. mrs. obamas new garden is an l-shaped patch near the fountain on the sout

11、h lawn. vegetables to be planted include lettuce, peas, collard greens, onions and spinach. a herb garden will grow garlic, sage and cilantro. these herbs are used in mexican food, an obama family favourite. white house chefs will prepare meals for the first family with food from the garden and some

12、 of the produce will be donated to miriams kitchen, a soup kitchen near the white house.health food is important to mrs. obama. she said that the purpose of the garden is to make sure that her family, the white house staff, and guests eat fresh vegetables. mrs. obama has also said that she hopes the

13、 new white house garden will help educate americans about the importance of fresh, nutritious food at a time when obesity is a national crisis. a diet high in natural, unprocessed foods helps people maintain a healthy weight.mrs. obama said she has found that her daughters, malia, 16, and sasha, 13,

14、 like vegetables more if they have been involved in growing them. “if they have been involved in planting and picking the vegetables, they are much more curious about giving them a try,” she said. when bancroft students go back to the white house this summer they will get to taste the vegetables the

15、y helped to grow. after they help to harvest the crops, they will cook them in the white house kitchen and then eat them.21. what did the bancroft students do outside the white house?a. they gave shovels, rakes and wheelbarrows to the first lady. b. they did research on what life is like for the fir

16、st lady.c. they helped first lady michelle obama to plant a garden.d. they gave fruit and vegetables to the first lady.22. the reason why first lady eleanor roosevelt planted a “victory garden” was that _.a. she did it just for fun. b. she wanted other citizens to follow her example.c. she wanted to

17、 please her husband. d. she wanted to get some gardening experience.23. why did mrs. obama plan to plant the garden?a. because she wanted her children to become gardeners.b. because she wanted to know what gardening is like.c. because she wanted to become a second eleanor roosevelt.d. because she wa

18、nted people in the white house to eat a healthy food.b when i was three, my parents took me to have an operation in india, which stopped my eyesight from deteriorating（惡化）. several years later we moved to pakistan, where i received 12 operations within one year and went completely blind. later, i re

19、alized that the doctors used me as an experiment. i met my husband when he came over from india to study. i wanted to go to india to marry him, but it was almost impossible to emigrate. i made a crazy plan to cross the borders of several countries to get to india. i was arrested in the first country

20、 i escaped to. back in pakistan, i lost my job and was asked to sign a “never-to-escape” promise. instead, when i got home, i made a cup of coffee and decided to make a formal application for emigration. the chance was slim, and people who applied to go to india found it hard to find a job in pakist

21、an while they were waiting. in the end, my husband managed to smooth the way for my emigration. we got married and had children. but after nine years, he died of brain cancer. i was helpless for a while, and then i learned to face reality optimistically. he taught us happiness came from inside us. s

22、ix years ago, i brought home a dog called moritz from the seeing-eye dog centre. he was short with long ears. no one liked him because of his pathetic（可憐的）appearance. we were almost always together. moritz could not leave me for even one minute. now when i walk down the street, not like before, peop

23、le will come up and say, “what a good seeing-eye dog!”, and have a little chat with me as a normal creature. im now working for the association of the blind and i have many good friends, and a special friend in hamburg. it is a wonderful feeling to speak freely with someone i cant see, to trust one

24、another. 24. the author went blind just because _.a. she was born completely blindb. she received an operation in indiac. her parents didnt pay attention to her illness d. she was unluckily put to the test25. what does the underlined part in paragraph 2 mean?a. it was full of hope to unite with her

25、husband.b. emigrating to india was never easy at that time.c. she was very thin and weak at that hard time.d. there was little chance to find a job in india.26. when the author walked down the street before, people may _.a. look down upon her and view her as a poor beingb. chat with her with great w

26、armthc. criticize how ugly her dog lookedd. respect her for her independence27. from the text, we learn the author is _.a. a burden not only for her family but also for the societyb. a kind-hearted lady protecting wretched petsc. not an obedient citizen d. a determined and optimistic personcthe cele

27、rifere, an early version of the bicycle, was built around 1791 by a french man, comte mede de sivrac. it was basically a scooter with a high seat. there were no pedals-you had to push with your feet like you do with a skateboard or a scooter.around 1816 baron karl drais de sauerbrun in germany added

28、 a moveable steering（操縱）handle. these early machines were often known as dandy horses or hobby horses, but werent very popular.the improvement that made them popular was added by a scottish blacksmith around 1839. kirkpatrick macmillan added pedals to enable it to get up hills. it was this improveme

29、nt that made the bicycle a serious form of transportation.bike were called velocipedes（腳踏兩輪車(chē)）or bone-shakers, because of the lack of the proper tires made for a rough ride! it wasnt until around 1869 that they began to be called bicycles (“two-wheels”). carriage makers in paris (either pierre and er

30、nest michaux, or their employee pierre lallement) switched the pedal to the front wheel. thats why it is usually either lallement or the michauxs, not macmillan, who are considered as the inventor of the bicycle.in 1869 the penny-farthing or high-wheeler was invented. with the large wheel the rider

31、could go much farther with each push of the pedal, but caused many accidents because the seat was so far off the ground.in the mid-1880s englishman james starley manufactured what he called the “safety bicycle” , which had two similarly-sized wheels and a major improvement- a chain（鏈條）and sprocket（鏈

32、輪齒） driven rear wheel, with the pedals between the two wheels like modern bicycles.one more historical note-its possible that the idea of the bicycle was thought of almost 400 years before it was actually invented. there is a drawing of a bicycle-like machine in one of leonardo da vincis notebooks,

33、which dates back to about 1493.28. who is recognized as the inventor of the bicycle?a. the michauxs.b. macmillan.c. comte mede de sivac.d. baron karl von drais de sauerbrun.29. why was the bicycle not popular in the early 1800s?a. it was too expensive.b. the seat was too high.c. there were no pedals

34、.d. it had no tires.30. which of the following statements can not be inferred from the passage? a. the “safety bicycle” was much like the modern bicycle. b. leonardo da vinci once drew a machine similar to the bicycle. c. the penny-farthing did not last long because it was a bit too dangerous. d. co

35、mte mede de sivracs invention had both a steering handle and pedals.31. whats the best title of the passage? a. the inventor of the bicycle b. modern bicycles c. the history of the bicycle d. leonardo da vinci and the bicycled the film stars out as a normal day at a typical american high school. fri

36、ends chat in the dining room and boys play football. buttheres big surprise when the movie ends withtwo students going crazy in the school-shooting and killing people.thisiselephant. it stars real school kids.american director gusvan sant had noready-made lines. the student actors made uptheir own d

37、ialogue, with van sant asking themto base their characters on their own lives.although it may not sound very highquality, the film won the palme dor (金棕獎(jiǎng))for best film and the award for best directorat the cannes film festival.the film is based on the shootings at ahigh school in theus, where two bo

38、ys killed13 people and then themselves in 1999.the title of the movie refers to the oldexpression about a problem thats as hard toignore as an elephant in the house.the film takes a close look at a few hoursinthe lives of the victims and the killers. itshows how high school is a differentexperience

39、for everyone-fun and friendly, orhard and lonely.in many ways, the two boys, who carryout the shooting, act like ordinary kids. theyjoke around with one boys mother as sheserves them cakes and play the piano.but therere hints of the anger they feelinside. one of the boys is bullied (欺負(fù)) atschool. th

40、e other plays violent video games.but van sant isnt blaming their killings oneither bullying or violent games. in fact, thefilm doesnt offer any reason for why schoolviolence happens.i didnt wantto explain anything. its upto the audience to draw its own conclusions,said the 51-year-old director.32.

41、the lines of the film were _.a. given by the directorb. created by student actorsc. thought out by the director during the actingd. carefully designed by professional people 33. the film doesnt tell why school shootings happen_.a. so as to leave room for the audience to think and judgeb. because lif

42、e itself is the problem makerc. because the mental problems of students are hard to explaind. but there are some hints of the reasons34. the film is named elephant because _.a. an elephant is always gentle and never causes trouble b. an elephant is a symbol of big problems in american schools c. ele

43、phant is used to suggest that the school crime is a big problem d. the two boys liked elephants when alive35. whats the passage mainly about？a. it shows american school life. b. it introduces the film elephant.c. it tells people to be careful while in peace. d. it reports a school killing in a us sc

44、hool.第二節(jié)（共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分）根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。how to get teenagers to readgetting teenagers to read sounds like a hard task. the latest xbox or psp has got them addicted, or the homework seems to last forever. 36 here is a guide on how to get your teenagers to read. 37 you could

45、 look at their school homework timetable and work out which evening they have the least amount of work to do. make sure that your teenager is not going to an out-of-school club that evening.buy your teenagers a new set of books. research the book lists for teenagers. the chaos walking trilogy and th

46、e hitchhikers guide to the galaxy are suited for both boys and girls. if your teenager will never sit down to read a book, consider buying them an electronic reader like an amazon kindle paperwhite to encourage them to read. make sure that the electronic reader you buy can only be used to read. 38 s

47、eize opportunities. if they seem unimpressed then whenever you see them not doing anything constructive, encourage them to pick up one of the books you bought. if they say they dont want the book then take them out to buy some in a bookstore. 39 consider punishments. 40 this doesnt work for everyone

48、 but some people find that when your teenager messes up, you can tell them to go to their room and read. they might start to really enjoy the book.a. dont be afraid of wasting money.b. electronic readers are harmful to teenagers eyesight.c. figure out what time is best for your teenager to read.d. i

49、f they still refuse then you could use reading as a punishment.e. but getting them to pick up a book is a lot easier than it sounds. f. youre sure to pick out a book that they really want to read there.g. you know they could pretend to read and actually play video games.第三部分：英語(yǔ)知識(shí)運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)，滿分45分）第一節(jié) 完形填

50、空（共20小題；每小題15分，滿分30分） 閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（a、b、c和d）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。my mother-in-law passed away when she was 76. my wife and i drove to 41 her belongings, deciding what to keep, give away or throw out. nettie lived on little all her life, 42 we expected no hidden fortunes, but we were 4

51、3 . in early spring every year, nettie would make a(n) 44 . “im making the easter pies,” she would say, “so nobody should bother me.” nettie wrapped the pies and labeled each for the intended 45 . her doorbell would start ringing at noon as relatives came to 46 this family present. in the fridge, my

52、 wife and i 47 some pies and looked at each other in 48 , saying nothing. then we 49 the pies one by one and put them in a plastic bag. we left her apartment for the last time, 50 holding the pies.that night, as we 51 at the table for dinner with our children in our home, my wife 52 us the pies. id

53、eaten my mother-in-laws pies for more than 20 years, and they 53 tasted good. but this time the pies tasted better than ever. with each 54 i remembered everything nettie had meant to all of us over the years-how she had 55 her daughter as a single mother and loved her grandchildren. i could actually

54、 taste her kind and 56 spirit. afterwards, my wife pointed towards one last pie labeled “nettie”. “im saving this one, ”she said. there netties 57 remains, untouched, unseen, but never 58 . other families leave behind 59 stuff such as jewelry, but nettie left us her simple pie. that single pie will be our heirloom（傳家寶）and 60 our hearts forever.41. a. get through b. get away with c. go through d. go away with42. a. so b. or c. but d. for43. a. optimistic b. wrong c. disappointed d. embarrassed44