【英语】安徽省屯溪第一中学2015-2016学年高一上学期期中考试

屯溪一中学2015—2016学年度第一学期高一英语期中考试卷本试卷分第I卷和第II卷两部分（满分150分）第I卷（共85分）第一部分听力理解（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）第一节（共5个小题；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. Where is the woman’s phone?A. In the bedroom.B. In the kitchen.C. In the sitting room.2. What’s the time now?A. 6:20.B. 6:30.C. 7:00.3. What does the man usually have for breakfast?A. Fried rice noodles.B. fried pancakes.C. Noodles4. What will the two speakers do next Wednesday?A. Go for a picnic.B. Hand in their report.C. Have a science class.5. What does the man offer to do for the woman?A. Give her money back.B. Exchange the item.C. Repair the item.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。

听完每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给5秒钟的作答时间。

每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。

6. Why does the man call?A. To ask for a favor.B. To talk about a meeting.C. To ask about his daughter.7. How long will the meeting last?A. For an hour.B. For two hours.C. For three hours.请听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8. Where does Linda work?A. At a hospital.B. At a restaurant.C. At a bank.9. What does the man do on Saturday morning?A. He does some cleaning.B. He washes the clothes.C. He does some shopping. 请听第八段对话，回答第10至12题10.Where did the woman go on a business trip?A. To Boston.B. To Chicago.C. To New York.11. What does the man do?A. An engineer.B. A gardener.C. A businessman.12. What’s the probable relationship between the two speakers?A. Colleagues.B. Neighbors.C. Couple.请听第9段对话，回答第13至16题。

13. What does the man already have for the barbeque?A. Vegetables.B. Drinks.C. Meat.14. Who will bring wine?A. Robert.B. AliceC. Michael.15. What will the man buy?A. Cheese.B. Onions.C. Tomato sauce.16. What does the man think is the great thing about a barbeque?A. Choosing how you want your meat cooked.B. Doing a variety of fun outdoor activities.C. Choosing a good place for a barbeque.请听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. How was the speaker travelling down Main Street?A. By bus.B. On foot.C. By car.18. What did the man do that afternoon?A. He went to a park.B. He went to a bank.C. He went to the cinema.19. What was the young man doing when the police found him?A. Buying something.B. Drinking in a bar.C. Running up the street.20. How much was the reward that the speaker received?A. $100.B. $200.C. $ 1,000.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)AHaving a husband means an extra seven hours of housework each week for women, according to a new study. For men, getting married saves an hour of housework a week. “It’s a well-known pattern,” said lead researcher Frank Stafford at University of Michigan’s Institute for Social Research. “Men usually work more outside the home, while women take on more of the housework.”He points out that differences among households (家庭) exist. But in general, marriage means more housework for women and less for men. “And the situation gets worse for women when they have children.” Stafford said.Overall, times are changing in the American home. In 1976, women busied themselves with 26 weekly hours of sweeping-and-dusting work, compared with 17 hours in 2005. Men are taking on more housework, more than doubling their housework hours from six in 1976 to 13 in 2005.Single women in their 20s and 30s did the least housework, about 12 weekly hours, while married women in their 60s and 70s did the most – about 21 hours a week.Men showed a somewhat different pattern, with older men picking up the broom more often than younger men. Single men worked the hardest around the house, more than that of all other age groups of married men.Having children increases housework even further. With more than three children, for example, wives took on more of the extra work, clocking about 28 hours a week compared with husbands’ 10 hours.21. How many hours of housework did men do every week in the 1970s?A. About 26.B. About 13.C. About 28.D. About 6.22. What kind of man is doing most housework according to the text?A. A married man with children.B. An older married man.C. An unmarried man.D. A younger married man23. What can we concl ude from Stafford’s research?A. Housework sharing changes over time.B. Having children means doubled housework.C. Marriage has effects on job choices.D. Marriage gives men more freedom.24. According to the “well-known pattern” in Paragraph 1, a married man ________.A. takes on heavier workB. is the master of the houseC. is the main breadwinnerD. does more houseworkBHave you ever been writing an English word and thought：“I really need to look it up in the dictionary and check my spelling"？If so，don't worry．You are in the same boat as some English native speakers.A recent survey carried out by UK TV channel Nick Jr. in the country found that more than half of British people frequently have issues spelling some commonly-used words correctly.The results of the study emphasized（强调）the average person's reliance（依赖）on spelling assistance like the computer's “autocorrect” function. As many as 40 percent of those polled（接受调查）said that they completely rely on “autocorrect” technology when spelling in day-to-day communication. And over a fifth would panic（惊慌）if they were forced to stop using spell-checking technology and rely on their own knowledge·“A common mistake many make is writing a word the way it sounds wh ich leaves us muddling up（混淆）one letter with another and getting it wrong.” The Telegraph noted.“Fortunately，computers' spell-check corrects wrongly spelled words for us，but that means we become lazy and never learn the correct spelling.”But spelling mistakes still prove common and costly---48 percent of Britons admit they can't help but judge people's intelligence by their written words. “There's no excuse not to learn how words are formed---it's drilled into us from such a young age and if the words are frequently used we should make an effort to get it right next time.” said The Telegraph.25．What does the underlined part in Paragraph 1 probably mean?A. English native speakers take the same boat to sea.B. English native speakers use the same dictionary.C. English native speakers have the same problems.D. English native speakers share the same computers.26．From the survey we know that _________Britons fully rely on “autocorrect" technology.A. 20%B. 48%C. 40%D. 50％27．What can we learn from the last paragraph？A. A good beginning is half done.B .Written works reflect one's intelligence．C. Being in an effort to make mistakes．D. No mistakes，no progress.CPeople in the United States honor their parents with two special days：Mother’s Day, on the second Sunday in May, and Father’s Day, on the third Sunday in June. These days are set aside to show love and respect for parents. They raise their children and educate them to be responsible(有责任感的) citizens. They give love and care. These two days make us think about the changing roles of mothers and fathers. More mothers now work outside the home. More fathers must help with child care.These two special days are celebrated in many different ways. On Mother’s Day people wear carnations. A red one symbolizes a living mother. A white one shows that the mother is dead. Many people attend religious services to honor parents. It is also a day when people whose parents are dead visit the cemetery(墓地). On these days families get together at home, as well as in restaurants. They often have outdoor barbecues for Father’s Day. These are days of fun and good feelings and memories.Another tradition is to give cards and gifts. Children make them in school. Many people make their own presents. These are valued more than the ones bought in stores. It is not the value of the gift that is important, but it is “the thought that counts”. Greeting card stores, florists, candy makers, bakeries, telephone companies, and other stores do a lot of business during these holidays.28. Which of the following is NOT a reason for children to show love and respect for parents?A. Parents bring up children.B. Parents give love and care to children.C. Parents pass away before children grow up.D. Parents educate children to be good persons.29. What do you think “florists” do?A. They sell special gifts for Mother’s Day and Father’s Day.B. They make and sell bread.C. They offer enough room for having family parties.D. They sell flowers.30. What do you know from the passage?A. Mother’s Day and Father’s Day are both in May.B. Fewer women worked outside the home in the past.C. Not all the children respect their parents.D. Fathers are not as important as mothers at home.31. On Mother’s Day and Father’s Day, _______.A. everyone goes to visit the cemeteryB. children always go to parents’ homeC. hand-made cards are the most valuable giftsD. people usually have family partiesDWhy should I teach my children history? That sounds like a stupid question to even ask. But, as I hear different home schooling teachers discuss history, I get the idea that there may be different reasons for teaching history. Let me briefly explain the three good reasons for studying history and two bad reasons for studying history.The major reason I see for studying history is that we can learn from the past. I believe that the world would be a much better place if more people understood the successes and failures of the past and the things that made these successes and failures. However, as the unfortunately true statement goes “the one thing we seem to learn from history is that we don’t seem to learn from history”, perhaps at least in teaching history, to my children I can do a small part in changing this.A second major reason for studying history is that it is hard to understand the current political climate in the absence of (缺乏) an understanding of its historical context(背景). We cannot even understand why we are and where we are without history, much less try to figure out where we aregoing or how we should get where we want to be.I teach my children history, for one more reason. I bought a set of historical audio tapes for our children. My seven-year-old son listened to them over and over. It was my hope that he would become inspired by the accomplishments(成就) of people like the Wright brothers to accomplish things by himself. I think that it is good that we celebrate the accomplishments of people like Martin Luther King Jr. By doing so, young people are called on to stand for the principles that he stood for and accomplish what he didn’t accomplish. I also think that by studying people like Adolph Hitler, people can learn to stand against things that he stood for.32. How do we understand the sentence “the one thing we seem to lea rn from history is that we don’t seem to learn from history” in paragraph 2?A. It’s no use for many people to learn history.B. People repeat the same mistake made in the past.C. History is hard for people to understand.D. People have no interest in history.33. In paragraph 3, the author shows that history is useful because_____.A. it makes current political situation go smoothlyB. it helps us realize the important of historical eventsC. it helps us understand why things are the way they areD. it helps people accept the present situation where they live34. Some political figures (人物) are mentioned in the last paragraph to show _____.A. people can be inspired to do good and also learn to fight against evil (邪恶)B. people may also learn from bad historical figuresC. more celebrations should be held to honor their achievementsD. today’s people can also achieve what they had achieved35. What would be talked about in the following paragraph?A. How to teach history effectively.B. Some bad reasons for studying history.C. How to get more people to study history.D. Some bad historical figures.第二节(共5小题，每小题2分，共10分)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。