2017-2018学年河北省定州中学高一下学期期中考试英语试题

河北定州中学2017—2018学年度第二学期期中考试高一年级英语试卷第一部分听力（共两节，满分20分）第一节 (共5小题；每小题1分，满分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. Who is the man looking for?A. Tami.B. Dr. Maxwell.C. Alison Simpson.2. What will the woman probably do?A. Call the airline soon.B. Stay at home for a while.C. Leave for the airport before lunch.3. What does the man think of his current book?A. It’s exciting.B. It’s relaxing.C. It’s long.4. When does the man hope to see the woman?A. This afternoon.B. Tomorrow night.C. Tomorrow afternoon.5. What does the man mean?A. He didn’t put in any sugar.B. He added some natural flavors.C. He also thinks the coffee tastes strange.第二节（共15题；每小题1分，满分15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。

听每段对话或独白前，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。

每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6. Why is the woman upset?A. Her order isn’t ready yet.B. The man forgot her order.C. Some guests will be late.7. At what time will the wedding start?A. 10:00.B. 10:30.C. 12:00.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8. Who lived in Los Angeles?A. The woman’s aunt and uncle.B. The man’s grandparents.C. The woman’s parents.9. What will the speakers do next?A. Have a picnic.B. Go hiking.C. Try to catch some fish.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. What did the man study in college?A. Art history.B. Medicine.C. Business.11. How do the speakers know each other?A. They’re neighbors.B. They’re salesman and customer.C. They’re teacher and student.12. What is the man’s advice for the woman?A. Doing what her father suggests.B. Exploring all the possibilities.C. Making a decision as early as possible.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. How does the woman want to pay?A. In cash.B. By credit card.C. With her smartphone.14. What does the man think of PayPal?A. It is free.B. It is popular.C. It isn’t very fast.15. Where is Venmo accepted?A. At many small shops.B. At most large stores.C. At a lot of restaurants.16. What does the woman offer to do for the man?A. Download the app.B. Send him an invitation.C. Lend him some money.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. What is the weather probably like?A. Hot.B. Dry.C. Rainy.18. Where did Matt begin his journey?A. In England.B. In California.C. In Hawaii.19. How many hours was Matt’s longest flight?A. Fourteen hours.B. Sixteen hours.C. Sixteen and a half hours.20. What will Matt do next?A. Interview someone.B. Share his experiences.C. Plan on another journey.二、阅读理解One silly question I simply can’t stand is “How do you feel?” Usually the question is asked of a man in action-a man on the go, walking along the streets, or busily working at his desk. So what do you expect; him to say? He’ll probably say, “Fine, I’m all right,” but you have put a bug in his ear —maybe now he’s not sure. If you are a good friend, you may have seen something in his face, or his walk that he overlooked that morning. It starts worrying him a little. First thing you know, he looks in a mirror to see if everything is all right, while you go merrily on your way asking someone else, “How do you feel?”Every question has its time and place. It’s perfectly acceptable, for instance, to ask “How do you feel?” if you’re visiting a close friend in the hospital. But if the fellow is walking on both legs, hurrying to make a train, or sitting at his desk working, it’s no time to ask him that silly question.When George Bernard Shaw, the famous writer of plays was in his eighties, someone asked him “How do you feel?” Shaw put him in his place. “When you reach my age,”he said, “either you feel all right or you’re dead.”21．The question “How do you feel?” seems to be correct and suitable when asked of .A. a friend who is illB. a man working at his deskC. a person having lost a close friendD. a stranger who looks somewhat worried 22．George Bernard Shaw’s reply in the passage shows his .A. cheerfulnessB. clevernessC. abilityD. politeness23．The underlined ‘You’ve put a bug in his ear’ in the 1st paragraph means that you’ve .A. made him laughB. shown concern for himC. made fun of himD. given him some kind of warningA smartphone program is helping scientists learn about changes taking place in nature. More than 100,000 citizen-scientists around the world are taking pictures of many kinds of plants and animals using a program called iNaturalist. The program gives researchers much information about where plants and animals live, and how a growing human population is changing plant and animal life.In Arlington, Virginia, naturalists are making a record of the plants and animals that live in the heavily populated area.Alonso Abugattas is the local government’s natural resources manager. He works to protect and improve Arlington’s natural spaces. The group is using the iNaturalist smartphone program to record its observations. Then iNaturalist users throughout the world can look at the images and try to help recognize them. The program records where and when the picture was taken. This lets experts like Abugattas and others create maps that show where plants and animals are living, and how that changes because of development and climate change. That is important in Arlington and around the world.Scott Loarie is co-director of iNaturalist. He said species are dying at a faster speed than ever, and the mix of life on Earth is threatened. “And we’ve only begun to understand exactly how those ecosystems contribute to our food system, or human health—all these things that we depend on.”Loarie says iNaturalist lets citizen-scientists help professional (专业的)scientists gather data of the wild plants and animals in the world. More than 100,000 iNaturalist observers on all seven continents have made more than four-and-a-half million observations. The information has been used in studies of other animals. Alonso Abugattas says the group in Arlington recorded more than 450 kinds of animals and plants. “If you just open up your eyes to the natural world, you’d be amazed at what’s out there.”24．Which of the following is the function of the iNaturalist smartphone program?A. Creating maps to show climate change.B. Reminding experts to make out the photos.C. Marking the time and places of the photos.D. Writing down the names of species in the photos.25．What did Scott Loarie want to tell us?A. The goal of iNaturalist.B. The regret for dying species.C. The importance of scientists.D. The value of species to humans.26．What do we know about the iNaturalist smartphone program?A. It calls on people in the world to change nature.B. It directly helps professional scientists to gather data.C. It gets wildlife information and data from all over the world.D. It lets professional scientists pay attention to humans’ behaviors. 27．What can be the best title for the text?A. Two Heads Are Better Than OneB. A Cheap Way to Study Plants and AnimalsC. Measures Are Being Taken to Protect Plants and AnimalsD. Naturalists Use a Smartphone Programme to Take Photos of Wildlife三、完形填空It was a hot summer day. The sun was shining brightly and all I could think ofwas___down with a scoop of my favorite ice cream. I decided to make a quick ____to the newly opened ice cream parlor(冰淇淋店) close by for a mid-day ____.I ordered my ice cream in a fancy cone and asked the server to ___two tubs of chocolate ice cream for folks at home.___I knew it, I was halfway ____my icy treat and was enjoying the view of the two colorfully prepared ice cream flavors, sitting pretty one next to the____.Now that my to-go order was ___, I headed to the payment counter to settle the bill. ____, the cashier (收银员) had forgotten to bill my ice cream, ____only for the two tubs.The next few ____passed by as I debated between doing what was____ — clearing the bill and moving out, and doing what was right —____the error. I knew if I didn’t bring the error in the bill to his ___, my ice cream would be charged against his ____.That moment, my decision was made and I went and told him ___he had missed.He looked at me in ___and thanked me profusely for telling the error. Had it not been for my ______ telling the error, he would have been fined. The smile of relief on his face made me smile, too.I came out of the ice cream parlor feeling really ____ about myself. I knew that day how wonderful it feels to do what is right ___what is easy.28．A. calming B. breaking C. cooling D. setting29．A. choice B. trip C. decision D. promise30．A. meal B. work C. treat D. cure31．A. sell B. take C. make D. pack32．A. While B. Although C. Unless D. Before33．A. through B. up C. over D. across34．A. another B. other C. one D. others35．A. ready B. slow C. late D. over36．A. Satisfyingly B. Disappointingly C. Annoyingly D. Surprisingly 37．A. taking B. spending C. charging D. buying38．A. days B. weeks C. hours D. seconds39．A. easy B. ridiculous C. interesting D. right40．A. referring to B. pointing out C. finding out D. looking into 41．A. mind B. face C. notice D. note42．A. expenses B. salary C. taxes D. fine43．A. why B. where C. that D. what44．A. need B. relief C. disbelief D. anxiety45．A. honestly B. obviously C. secretly D. incredibly46．A. good B. fresh C. awesome D. well47．A. other than B. rather than C. regardless of D. apart from四、七选五There are many expressions with the word “dog”.48． They take their dogs for walks, give them good food and medical care. However, dogs without owners to care for them lead a different kind of life. The expression, lead a dog’s life, describes a person who has an unhappy existence.When we say we live in a dog-eat-dog world. 49． A person has to work hard like a dog to be successful. Such hard work can make people dog-tired. And, the situation would be even worse if they became sick as a dog.Still, people say every dog has its day. This means that every person enjoys a successful period during his or her life. 50． Yet, some people say that you can never teach an old dog new tricks. They believe that older people do not like to learn new skills and will not change the way they do things.Some people are compared to dogs in bad ways. People who are unkind or uncaring can be described as junkyard dogs living in places where people throw away things they do not want. Junkyard dogs are often used to guard this property. They bark or attack people who try to enter the property. However, sometimes a person who appears to be mean and threatening is really not so bad.51．Dog expressions are also used to describe the weather. The dog days of summer are the hottest days of the year. 52． But we do not want it to rain cats and dogs.A. We could say his bark is worse than his bite.B. That means many people are competing for the same things, like good jobs.C. But there are many difficulties on the road to success.D. People love dogs and treat them well.E. To be successful, people often have to learn new skills.F. Dogs are loyal to people.G. A rainstorm may cool the weather.五、短文改错53．请修改以下短文：文中共有10处语言错误，错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。