湖南省岳陽縣一中2015-2016學(xué)年高一下學(xué)期期中考試英語試卷及答案

1、岳陽縣一中2016年高一下學(xué)期期中考試英語試題時量：120分鐘 分值：150分命題：陳金華 注意事項：1. 本試題卷分第卷（選擇題）和第II卷（非選擇題）兩部分。滿分150分。考試時間120分鐘。2. 答題前，考生務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準考證號填寫在答題卡上。3. 選出每小題答案后，用鉛筆把答題卡上對應(yīng)題目的答案標(biāo)號涂黑。如需改動，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案標(biāo)號。不能答在本試卷上，否則無效。第一部分 聽力（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） 聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有一個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽完每段對話后

2、，你都有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。1. What do we know about the mans new shirt?A. Its expensive. B. Its small. C. Its dirty. 2. Why did Linda ignore the man?A. She was in a bad mood. B. She didnt know him. C. She didnt recognize him. 3. Where are the speakers going to meet tomorrow afternoon?A. In f

3、ront of the ocean park. B. In front of the school. C. In front of the bank. 4. How did the woman spend her holiday?A. She went to the seaside. B. She played computer games. C. She worked in a company. 5. Which train will the woman take?A. The 2:45. B. The 5:10. C. The 4:00.第二節(jié)（共15小題；每小題1.5分，滿分22.5分）

4、聽下面5段對話或獨白。每段對話或獨白后有幾個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽每段對話或獨白前，你將有時間閱讀各個小題，每小題5秒鐘；聽完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時間。每段對話或獨白讀兩遍。聽第6段材料，回答第6至7題。6. Where does the conversation probably take place?A. In a hotel. B. In a club. C. In a restaurant. 7. How much does Mr. Nash give the man for a tip?A. $25. B. $100. C

5、. $10. 聽第7段材料，回答第8至9題。8. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. How to prepare Toms birthday party.B. What to buy for Toms birthday. C. How to apologize to Tom. 9. What does the man suggest the woman do in the end?A. Make a phone call to Tom. B. Write down Toms birthday somewhere. C. Send Tom

6、 an e-mail and a card. 聽第8段材料，回答第10至12題。10. How does the man get to work?A. By bus. B. By bike. C. On foot. 11. What does the man mainly do at work?A. He makes coffee. B. He telephones customers. C. He deals with phone calls. 12. What is good about the mans job?A. He can go home early. B. He can get

7、 a free lunch. C. He can have a wonderful social life. 聽第9段材料，回答第13至16題。13. How is the woman getting to the museum?A. On foot. B. By bus. C. By taxi. 14. How long will the woman spend on the big street?A. About a quarter of an hour. B. About half an hour. C. About an hour. 15. Where is the National

8、Museum?A. Near City Hall. B. Next to the park. C. At the T-junction. 16. Where are the speakers? A. In the US Embassy. B. In a park. C. In a hotel. 聽第10段材料，回答第17至20題。17. What is the mans opinion about healthy living?A. It is easy to come true. B. It needs a lot of money. C. It demands patience and e

9、ffort. 18. What does the man think is the most important?A. Daily exercise. B. A nutritious diet. C. A good nights sleep. 19. What does the man recommend doing?A. Taking some artificially produced vitamins. B. Drinking a little alcohol every day. C. Doing whatever one likes. 20. What is the next pro

10、gram?A. The music. B. The news. C. An advertisement. 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） 閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。ALost iPhoneUnexpectedly, I lost my white iPhone 5s in Midtown on Friday night. It had a blue green cover on it. There are many pictures of my son in it, and

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16、B. be a college graduate.C. work every weekend. D. look after two children.23. Who posted the lost and found information? A. A mother. B. A kind woman. C. A parent. D. A heartbroken girl. BIn the United States, when one becomes rich, he wants people to know it. And even if he does not become very ri

17、ch, he wants people to think that he is. That is what keeping up with the Joneses is about, It is the story of someone who tried to look as rich as his neighbors.The expression was first used in 1913 by a young American called Arthur Momand. He told this story about himself. He began earning $ 125 a

18、 week at the age of 23. That was a lot of money in those days. He got married and moved with his wife to a very wealthy neighborhood outside New York City. When he saw that rich people rode horses, Momand went horseback riding every day. When he saw that rich people had servants, Momand and his wife

19、 also hired a servant and gave big parties for their new neighbors.It was like a race, but one could never finish this race because one was always trying to keep up. The race ended for Momand and his wife when they could no longer pay for their new way of life. They moved back to an apartment in New

20、 York City.Momand looked around him and noticed that many people do things just to keep up with rich lifestyle of their neighbours. He saw the funny side of it and started to write a series of short stories, He called it Keeping up with the Joneses because Jones is a very common name in the United S

21、tates. Keeping up with the Joneses came to mean keeping up with rich lifestyle of the people around you. Momands series appeared in different newspapers across the country for over 28 years.People never seem to get tired of keeping up with the Joneses. And there are Joneses in every city of the worl

22、d. But one must get tired of trying to keep up with the Joneses because no matter what one does, Mr. Jones always seems to be ahead.24. Some people want to keep up with the Joneses because they .A. want others to know or to think that they are rich B. dont want others to know they are richC. want to

23、 be as rich as their neighborsD. want to be happy25. It can be inferred from the story that rich people like to . A. live in apartments B. live in New York City C. have many neighbors D. live outside New York City 26. Arthur Momand used the name Jones in his series of short stories because Jones is

24、. A. an important name B. not a good name C. a popular name in the United States D. his neighbors name 27. According to the writer, it is to keep up with the Joneses.A. good B. impossible C. interesting D. correctCNot long ago, few little girls imagined they could grow up to become astronauts. For y

25、ears in the United States, only men had that opportunity. In 1983, that changed. Sally Ride made history by becoming the first American woman to travel to space.On Monday, Ride died at the age of 61, Sally was a national hero and a powerful role model,” President Barack Obama said in a statement. “S

26、he inspired generations of young girls to reach for the stars.”Ride became interested in space when she was a kid. “If you asked me when I was 12 whether I wanted to be an astronaut, Im sure I wou1d have said yes,” she said in a 2010 interview . “ But I didnt even think about that as a possible care

27、er.”After studying physics in college and graduate school, Ride got her chance. She was accepted into NASAs astronaut training program in 1978, and then chosen to be the first American female in space. In 1983, she blasted into space aboard the Challenger shuttle. “There is no amusement park ride on

28、 the Earth that even comes so close,” she said.Ride returned to space on the Challenger a second time in 1984 . Between the two missions, she spent a total of 343 hours in orbit. After that, she remained involved with the space program and also worked to share her passion for science with kids. She

29、co-authored six science books for children, and started her own science education company.Ride knew that she held a unique place in history. “I realized how important it was for a woman to break that barrier and open the door for other women to be able to do the same exciting things that the men had

30、 been doing,” she said.Since Rides historic trip, more than 40 other American women have traveled to space. They all had Ride to thank for opening the door to the final frontier.28. Sally Ride was regarded as a national hero because she_ .A. was the first American to travel to spaceB. became the fir

31、st American female in spaceC. opened a door for women to find jobs suitable for themD. was the first to travel on the Challenger29. By saying There is no amusement park ride on the Earth that even comes so close”, Ride really meant_ .A. the trip to space was far more interesting than any ride on the

32、 EarthB. the trip to space was like that in an amusement parkC. she came close to an amusement park on the EarthD. she preferred a ride in an amusement park on the Earth30. The correct order of the following events that happened to Sally Ride is_ a. accepted into an astronaut training programb. spen

33、t a total of 343 hours in orbitc. co-authored six science books for childrend. traveled to space aboard the Challengere. studied physics in co11ege and graduate schoolA. e-a-b-c-d B. a-d-b-c-e C. e-a-b-d-c D. e-a-d-b-c 31. The passage is most probably taken out of _ .A. a novel B. a diary C. a repor

34、t D. an essayD Every day it seems that people are coming up with new and innovative ways to use mobile devices like cellphones and smart phones. Researchers at Princeton University are looking for new ways to measure (計算, 衡量) a persons sense of well-being with mobile devices.To gain a better underst

35、anding of how cellphones and other mobile devices can measure our sense of happiness, the research team conducted a study that was published recently in the journal Demography. To gather data for their study, the team created an application for mobile devices using the Android operating system. Once

36、 the app was developed, the researchers invited people to download it and take part in their study. Over a three-week period, the research team was able to collect data from some 270 participants living in 13 countries.Participants came not only from the United States, but also from other nations li

37、ke Australia, Canada, China, France, Germany, Israel, Japan, Norway, South Korea, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom.Over the course of the study, participants received occasional (偶爾的)text questions from the researchers that asked “How happy are you?”. Along with recording their response, the app

38、 used the mobile devices built-in GPS to keep track of (跟蹤)the participants location.The study participants were asked to rate (評級)their current state of happiness on a scale of zero to five. As they gathered data from the information collected through the application, the researchers then were able

39、 to create new methods that could help provide a better understanding of how our surroundings can influence our emotional well-being.The researchers learned that mobile devices can provide an effective way to quickly grab(獲取) information that, because of todays active lifestyle, can be difficult to

40、record. Being able to quickly grab this information was something the researchers felt was important. They said feelings and emotions that were recorded as they were happening were most likely to be more honest and precise (準確)than using other methods like writing down how they felt on a piece of pa

41、per after the fact.32. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?A. The study the team conducted has not been published yet.B. The participants didnt need to download the app to participate. C. About 270 people from 13 countries participated in the study. D. None of the part

42、icipants came from the United Kingdom.33. What did the researchers find important as to rating peoples sense of happiness from the passage? A. Writing down how they felt on a piece of paper. B. Recording peoples feelings and emotions quickly. C. Answering the text question “How happy are you?” D. Kn

43、owing how the surroundings affect peoples happiness.34. The underlined word in the first paragraph probably refers to _. A. happiness B. wealth C. emotion D. technology35. The best title of the passage is most likely to be “_”. A. Peoples Sense of Happiness Related to Mobile Phones B. A Better Under

44、standing of Peoples Sense of Happiness C. Methods to Rate Peoples Happiness D. Scientists Track Happiness with Cellphones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，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。 36_Many things can become distractions ( 分散注意力 ). Your ability to focus your mind, emotions, and physical movements

45、 will directly influence your success. Staying focused on the task at hand can be easier said than done. Here are some powerful techniques that can help you improve your ability to focus.For physical control, it helps to have a constant exercise schedule. 37_Exercising helps you gain better command

46、of your body, and even goes beyond the body, giving you more flexibility not just physically but also emotionally and mentally. When you feel more comfortable in your body, you increase your self-confidence, which helps you feel more relaxed.For mental control, meditation (沉思;冥想) does the task. 38_

47、Its easy to get distracted by things in your background, but in order to perform well you have to maintain a high degree of focus. When you relax your thoughts, it trains your mind to deal effectively with outside distractions so you can stay centered on what matters most at the moment. 39_ It preve

48、nts you from overreaction and also from overacting. When your emotions settle down, you gain greater awareness of the environment youre in, and feel calm and in control.40_ The good thing is that self-control can be developed. Start exercising frequently, get yourself into meditation, and start to f

49、eel positive changes in your career and your life in general.A. There are many benefits of exercising.B. Generally speaking, you need to practise a lot.C. There are still some disadvantages of exercises. D. Your emotions are well served by meditation as well.E. Focus is an important part of success

50、and achievement in general.F. It helps block out all the noise and activities that are going on around you.G. In short, focus requires self-control.第三部分 英語知識運用（共兩節(jié)，滿分45分）第一節(jié) 完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。There was a boy who was sent by his parents

51、to a boarding school（寄宿學(xué)校）. 41 being sent away, this boy was the 42 student in his class. He was at the top in every 43 always with high marks.But the boy changed after 44 home and attending the boarding school. His grades started 45 . He hated being in a 46 . He was lonely all the time. And there w

52、ere especially dark times when he 47 committing suicide（自殺）. All of this was because he felt 48 and no one loved him.His parents started 49 about the boy. But they even did not know what was 50 with him. So his dad decided to travel to the boarding school and 51 him.They sat on the bank of the lake

53、near the school. The father started asking him some casual questions about his classes, teachers and 52 . After some time his dad said, “Do you know, son, why I am here today?”The boy answered back, “To 53 my grades?” “No, no,” his dad replied. “I am here to tell you that you are the most 54 person

54、for me. I want to see you 55 . I dont care about grades. I care about you. I care about your happiness. YOU ARE MY LIFE.”These words 56 the boys eyes to be filled with tears. He 57 his dad. They didnt say anything to each other for a long time.Now the boy had 58 he wanted. He knew there was someone on this earth who cared for him deeply. He 59 the world to someone. And today this young man is in college at the top of his class and no one has ever seen him 60 ! 41AAfter BWhen CBefore DWhile42Ahardest Bbrightest Cnaughtiest Ddullest43Acla