宁夏回族自治区银川市第九中学2015_2016学年高一英语下学期期中试题

银川九中2015-2016学年度第二学期期中考试高一年级英语试卷（本试卷满分150分）（注：班级、姓名、学号、座位号一律写在装订线以外规定的地方，卷面不得出现任何标记）本试卷分第一卷(选择题)和第二卷(非选择题)两部分第 I 卷第一部分听力（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。

1.What is the most probable relationship between the speakers?A.Friends.B.Husband and wife.C.Teacher and student.2.Where does this conversation most probably take place?A.At a laundry.B.At the tailor’s.C.In a store.3.What does the man do?A.He is a doctor.B.He is a lawyer.C.He is a student.4.What does the man think of the price?A.It is acceptable.B.It is cheap.C.It is expensive.5.What can we learn about the man?A.He had worked abroad for four years.B.He lives in Germany now.C.He once studied abroad.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.Where does the woman wang to go?A.Sunshine Library.B.Renmin Middle School.C.Huayang Park.7.How will the woman get there?A.By taxi.B.By bus .C.On foot.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.Where did the man go this morning?A.The riverside.B.A playground.C.A park.9.What is the most popular sport in the man’s country?A.Taiji.B. Jogging.C.Walking.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.What is the man doing right now?A.Playing a video game.B.Talking with his companions.C.Responding on his PC.11.What can we learn about the new technology?A.It can identify your expressions directly.B.It enables interactions between people and their PCs.C.The game players will have their hands free.12.What does the man think of the future of video games?A.It will be fantastic.B.It will be borning.C.It will be impractical.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.When wi ll the woman arrive at San Felice Hotel?A.March 23rd.B.March 24 th.C. March 25 th.14.What kind of room does the woman want to book?A.A single room with a bath.B.A double room with a view over the lake.C. A double room with beautiful decoration.15.Which floor does the woman book?A.The 2nd floor.B. The 4th floor.C. The 6th floor.16.What is the confirmation number?A.7756385.B.7675385.C.7576385.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.When was the idea of kites first mentioned?A.In the 5th century BC.B.In the 6th century BC.C.In the 4th century BC.18.For what purpose were kites first invented?A.Entertainment.itary.C.Teaching.19.How did kites chang during the Tang Dynasty?A.They became more beautiful .B.They became lighter.C.They became bigger.20.What were the pipes on musical kites made of?A.Bamboo.B.Silk.C.Paper.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）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

AGood health is the most valuable wealth a person can have, but one can’t take good health for granted. It is important to remember that the body needs proper care in order to be healthy. There are three things that a person can do to help stay in good shape: eat the right foods, get enough sleep and exercise regularly.Proper nutrition is important for good health. Your body cannot function well unless it r eceives the proper kind of “fuel”. Avoid foods with lots of sugar and fat. Eat plenty of foods high in protein, like meat, fish, beans and nuts. Vegetables and fruit are especially important because they provide necessary vitamins and minerals. However, do n’t overeat. It is not healthful to be overweight.Getting the proper amount of sleep is also important. If you don’t get enough sleep, you feel tired and irritable(易怒的). You have no energy. Over a long period of time a little amount of sleep may even result in a change of personality. Be sure to allow yourself from seven to nine hours of sleep each night. If you do, your body will feel strong and refreshed, and your mind will be sharp.Finally, get plenty of exercise. Exercise firms the body, strengthens the muscles and prevents you from gaining weight. It also improves exercise program, and you will probably increase your lifespan(寿命). Any kind of exercise is good. Most sports are excellent forkeeping the body in good shape. Basketball, swimming, bicycling, gymnastics and running are all good examples. Sports are not only good for your body, but they are enjoyable and interesting, too.If everybody were to eat the right foods and get plenty of sleep and exercise regularly, the world would be a happier and healthier place. We would all live to be much older and wiser.21. According to the passage, ______.A. proper care is very important for us to keep fitB. if we are healthy, we can adventure ourselves in doing things with less sleepC. one can eat a lot but stay in good shapeD. one needn’t do any exercise if he is healthy22. “Eating more and sleeping less”______.A. can keep healthyB. is no good for youC. gets you more energyD. will keep your personality23. The title for the passage should be _______.A. Eating and SleepingB. The Function of VitaminsC. Staying HealthyD. Sleeping Well24. This piece of article possibly comes from _________________.A. a diaryB. a news reportC. a magazineD. an advertisementBMark Twain tells a boy’s story in The Adventure of Huckleberry Finn. Huck is a poor child, without a mother or home. His father drinks too much alcohol and always beats him.Huck’s situation has freed him from the restriction of society. He explores in the woods and goes fishing. He stays out all night and does not go to school. He smokes.Huck runs away from home. He meets Jim, a black man who has escaped from slavery(奴隶制). They travel together on a raft(木筏) made of wood down the Mississippi River.Mark twain started writing “Huckleberry Finn” as a children’s story. But it soon became serious. The story tells about the social evil of slavery, seen through the eyes of an innocent child. Huck’s ideas about people were formed by the white society in which he lived. So, at first, he does not question slavery. Huck knows that important people believe slavery is natural, the law of God. So, he thinks it is his duty to tell Jim’s owners where to find him.Later, Huck comes to understand that Jim is a good man. He finds he cannot carry out his plan to inform Jim’s owners of his whereabou ts(下落). Instead, he decides to help Jim escape.He decides to do this, even if God punished him.25. What is the passage mainly about?A. The reason why Mark Twain wrote the story.B. The childhood of Huckleberry.C. The outline (概要) of The Adventure of Huckleberry Finn.D. The effect of slavery.26. The underlined expression “he does not question slavery” means that ________.A. he is sure about everything of slavery.B. he has no question to ask the owner of the slaves.C. he believes that slavery is wr ong.D. he thinks that slavery is reasonable27. What can be inferred from the text?A. Huck will be punished by God for what he does.B. Huck’s childhood is a reflection(反映) of that of Mark Twain’s.C. It ’s Huck’s situatio n that makes him decide to travel with Jim.D. Huck is a white boy28. Why does Huck change his mind at last?.A. He has made friends with Jim.B. He finds out the weakness of slavery.C. He finds that Jim is a good man.D. God tells him to do so.CJupiter(木星) is the fifth planet from the sun and it is the largest one in the solar system. It is about 11 times bigger than the earth. Jupiter's strangest thing is its huge red spot. Pictures taken from space tell us that the red spot is probably a hurricane. It is so big thatthe earth would fit right in the middle of it. Sometimes the hurricane looks like a huge oven with orange-red waves. Other time the color almost disappears.On the earth, hurricanes move. We can watch them travel across water to land. Jupiter's red spot also moves. Scientists say it "walks". It is carried along by air in Jupiter's atmosphere.So far, Jupiter has been visited by four spacecrafts. All of them flew byJupiter very quickly. On the next trip to Jupiter, spacecraft will stay near the planet much longer. New information will be sent back to the earth. Soon scientists will know much more about this strange red spot in the atmosphere.29. According to the passage,Jupiter's huge red spot is probably_______ .A. a big stoneB. a huge oceanC. red soilD. a hurricane30. Compared(比较)with the size of the earth，Jupiter's red spot is _______ .A. smallerB. the same sizeC. 11 times biggerD. larger31. Earth's hurricanes are like Jupiter's red spot because they both______ .A. have the same colourB. have the same sizeC. move at the same speedD. move32. According to the passage, it would be right to say that_______ .A. spacecraft trips help scientists learn more about JupiterB. Jupiter is much smaller than the earthC. scientists have learned everything about JupiterD. Jupiter is a star just like the sunDApril Fool’s Day is on April 1st. On this day, strange things may happen. Our friends will play jokes on us and try to fool us.People don’t know the origin of April Fool’s Day clearly. Some say April Fool’s Day began many years ago in France. Long ago in France, the old New Year’s festival was celebrated from March 25th to April 1st and ended with exchange of presents. Later the King changed the New Year to January 1st, but some people still celebrated the New year in April. They were called April Fish and were given presents as a joke.But in many countries, April Fool’s Day is not celebrated on April 1st but on other days. In Mexico, April Fool’s Day is on the 28th of December. In ancient Rome, the day was on the 25th of March. In India, the day is on the 31st of March. In America, the day is mostly decided by the young and those who want to make fun of other people. But it is important to remember that your friends and you will be both chuffed. One must remember the difference betweena good joke and a bad one.33. What does the underlined word “chuffed” probably mean?A. amused .B. amazed.C. unhappy.D. fundamental34.What do people do on April Fool’s Day?A. Give presents to friends.B. Do nothing special.C. exchange presents.D. Play jokes on friends.35. Which sentence is right?A . April Fool’s Day is on the same day all over the world.B. In America , young people can’t decide the day when they want to play a joke.C. Please remember to play a good joke on April Fool’s Day.D. New Year’s Day is from March 25th to April 1st now.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。