高一英语期中测试卷及答题卡

大通二中2016-2017学年度第二学期高一英语期中测试卷命题人：阿存桂审核人：鲁士萍.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)1.What time is it now ?A It’s 1:45B It’s 1:50C It’s 2:202.What does the man think the weather will be like ?A RainyB WindyC Sunny3.Why didn’t the man answer the pho ne?A His mobile was stolenB His mobile was power offC His mobile didn’t work.4.Where does this conversation probably take place?A .On a train.B In a classroomC At a cinema5 What will the weather be like?A WindyB SnowyC Warm.第二节(共15小题, 每小题1.5分, 满分22.5 )听第6段材料，回答第6,7题。

6. Who’s having a party ?A AnnaB JackC Helen7. What will the man take to the party ?A Some food and snacks.B Some fruits and flowersC. A present and a bottle of wine.听第7段材料，回答第8,9题。

8. How did the girl go to the cinema?A On footB By busC By subway.9. What does the woman want to do ?A Go traveling this summerB .Buy some paintingsC Visit the museum again听第8段材料，回答第10-12题。

10 When did the man buy the camera?A YesterdayB The day before yesterday.C This morning11 What’s wrong with the camera?A. It didn’t have enough batter power.B It was dropped onto the ground.C. It got a black screen with no image.12. What does the woman advise the man to do ?A. To file a complaint.B. To buy a new camera.C To forget about it听第9段材料，回答第13-16题。

13. What’s the relationship between the two speakers?A Professor and assistantB .Manager and secretary.C Interviewer and interviewee.14. Why did the woman take half a year off school?A She was terribly ill .B She went to America.C . She was looking after her father.15. What was th e woman’s first job?A. A saleswoman B .A waiter . C. An English teacher16. What’s the woman’s major?A EnglishB MathematicsC Business management听第10段材料，回答第17-20题。

17. How did the woman get back to Vancouver?A By trainB By airC By sea.18. Whom did the woman meet on the way?A. An American woman B A Chinese woman C . An Indian woman19. What does the woman do ?A. She is an artist B She is a teacher C. She is a student.20. What is the woman going to do next Saturday night ?A . Have dinner with DavidB Pay a visit to KathyC Fly back to China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和D)中，选出最佳选项。

AI’m a real book lover. Every time my friends visit me, my nose is buried in a book. Wherever I go, I always have a book with me. Novels, history books, stories about people, journals and news—I read them all and I’ve learnt a lot, too. For example, many things in life happen for the best even if we don’t like or understand them.Why is reading such an enjoyable pastime for me? I probably first learned about it from my parents. My mother read to me at night in my childhood and bought me picture books. The greatest gift she has given me is a love for reading. And it will be a life-long habit.No one ever asked me why I liked to read. They just saw me and asked, “Oh? Is that for school work?” And I just shook my head, “No. It’s just for fun.” While reading a good book, I can totally forget myself and fly to another world. It’s like exploring through someone’s eyes, which is just as exciting as watching a movie.Reading is also necessary in order to learn about writing, to improve my use of words and phrases and broaden my knowledge. What a pity to see our imagination disappear, for we don’t exercise it often. Reading can even be good for one’s health, I think. Everyone should read sad stories that make us cry and also books with humor that make us laughout loud!21. Among the gifts my parents have given me, which is the most valuable one?A. A love for reading.B. Picture books.C. Good health.D. A lovable pastime.22. In the fourth paragraph, the author thinks reading can ____.A. make his parents happyB. finish his school workC. improve writing and broaden knowledgeD. help him understand some movies23. If we don’t use our imagination often, ____.A. it is bad for our healthB. we will soon learn how to writeC. it will help us to have a good restD. it will soon disappear24. What does the passage mainly talk about?A. Why do I have few friends?B. What are my life habits?C. Why do I love reading?D. Why do things happen for the best?BI believe children have a very pure sense of humor. Well, I would like to share my experiences with you.The other day when I was out with a friend and her daughter Jane at a restaurant, Jane ordered an apple dessert, which was the most attractive dish in that restaurant. However, when she had a bite of the pie, she shouted loudly, “Mom, why does it look good but tastes like rubber?” My friend was uneasy. Then the waiter gave us another dish.A child can say funny things. I was at a friend’s home for tea and her son, Mark, wanted her to get up. His mom replied, “I can’t, because my foot has fallen asleep now.” Little Mark then sang a song and asked, “Mom, will it wake up now?” We laughed together.The other day we were having an interesting conversation over lunch and my friend, an animal activist (积极分子) , was arguing with another group member. Her son Tommy sudd enly stood up, “Mom, people should never be allowed to shoot extinct (灭绝的) animals!” That was funny and the child did manage to turn the argument into a pleasant conversation.Well, children sometimes really surprise us. I think we can have a lot to learn from them.They can help us understand the simple world through their eyes.25. Why did Jane shout loudly in the restaurant?A. She wanted to make us laugh.B. She thought her dish was attractive.C. She wanted another piece of dessert.D. She didn’t like the flavor of her food.26. Why did Mark try to sing a song?A. He wanted to help his mother fall asleep.B. He was trying to wake up his mother’s foot.C. He wanted to get some tea to drink.D. He would like to get some attention.27.What Tommy said made the whole group ____.A. have a pleasant conversationB. stop their conversationC. all argue with him at onceD. stand up and laugh happily28. The author ____ to show how lovely children are.A. points out differencesB. gives live examplesC. explains the causesD. lists common numbersCThe Chinese name system has a long history. Today, there are over 700 different Chinese family names, but as few as twenty cover most of the Chinese family names. Most Chinese family names have only one character, but there are a few with two. Chinese family names are written first, something that often causes confusion among those from countries where the family name usually comes last.Generally speaking, Chinese given names have one or two characters, and are written after the family names. When a baby was born, parents often give him/her a “milk name” or “little name”, such as Xiaobao. The given name is then chosen somewhat later, but the parents may continue to use the nickname. Given names of males are linked with strength and firmness while females with beauty and flowers. Females sometimes have names that repeat a character.Chinese personal names may also reflect periods of history. For example, many Chinese born during the Cultural Revolution have “revo lu tionary names”, such as “Guoqiang”, “Dongfeng”, or even “Wenge”!Chinese married women usually keep their maiden names (娘家姓) as their family names, rather than use the names of their husband, and children usually use their fathers’ family name.With a limited supply of family names, Chinese depend on using given names to introduce variety in naming. Almost any character with any meaning can be used. However, it is not considered appropriate (合适) to name a child after a famous person and highly impolite after an older member among the family or even distant relatives.29. From the passage, we know that ______.A. women should change their family names after getting marriedB. children’s nicknames are not used when they grow upC. people usually name their children after some famous peopleD. Chinese family names usually have only one character30. Some Westerners may feel confused when they find ______.A. Chinese family names are written at the beginning before given namesB. Chinese family names are written at the end of the full namesC. there are so many Chinese people using the same family nameD. there are only 700 Chinese names for people to choose from31. Which of the following statements is TRUE about Chinese names?A. Some Chinese family names may have two characters.B. Only a few characters could be used as given names.C. Children don’t like their nicknames given by their parents.D. Children can be named after their grand-parents’ names.DImagine when you are sailing an ocean for the first time, you see a big fish swimming near your ship. You might be scared, and worried about whether it will turn over your ship for a meal. In fact, it is not a fish at all, but a gentle giant whale.Whales are not fishes but mammals (哺乳动物). Their body temperature stays the same, and does not change with the temperature of their environment. They breathe air, so they have to come out of the water to get oxygen. Thus, they cannot afford to fall into a sleeping state for too long, since they need to be awake in order to breathe. It is thought that only half of their brains sleep at a time, so that whales are never completely asleep. Females give birth to the young. They have hair. Although they are not covered in hair or fur like manymammals, whales have some bristles (胡子), usually on their heads.Whales are highly social animals with complex languages and intelligence. They communicate with each other using romantic sounds, called “whale songs”. Being so large and powerful, these sounds are also loud.Whales are endangered as a result of whaling(捕鲸) from the eleventh century to the twentieth. It has attracted the attention of environmentalists and some measures (措施) have been taken to protect whales.32. How many aspects show that whales are mammals?A. One.B. Two.C. Three.D. Four.33. We can infer from the second paragraph that ____.A. whales can breathe in the waterB. if a whale sleeps too long, it will get drownedC. in order to breathe, whales never sleepD. whales give birth to the young on the land34. How do whales communicate with each other?A. By body language.B. By speaking languages.C. By making song-like sounds.D. By giving off a smell.35. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. Whales are cold-blooded mammals like fishes.B. Whales are hunted for food by people.C. Whales are very harmful to human beings.D. Whales are in danger because of being killed by people.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。