2016—2017学年度高一第一学期期中考试英语试题

2016—2017学年度高一第一学期期中考试英语时量：120分钟满分：150分第Ⅰ卷第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案表在试卷上。

录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。

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。

例：How much is the shirt?A.£19.15.B.£9.18.C.£9.15.答案是C。

1.Why doesn’t Bill go to school today?A.I t’s the weekend.B.He is tired for school.C.His school is closed.2.What will Celia do?A.Find a player.B.Watch a game.C.Play basketball.3.Where will Judy go on vacation?A.To Sydney.B.To New York.C.To Soul.4.How many students are there in the speaker’s class?A.44.B.46.C.47.5.W hat’s the relationship between the speakers?A.Teacher and student.B.Doctor and patient.C.Father and daughter.第二节（共15小题，每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面五段对话或独白，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.What’s the man doing?A.Selling his car.B.Planning to buy a car.C.Looking for work.7.How long has the woman owned the car?A.12 years.B. 2 years.C. 4 years.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.Where was the woman when she found that her wallet was gone?A.Outside a cinema.B.At a bus station.C.At a train station.9.How did the woman get back?A.By train.B.In her friend’s car.C.By air.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.How often does the program Ultraman come out on TV?A.Once per month.B.Once per week.C.Twice per week.11.W hy doesn’t the man allow his daughter to watch TV?A.He believes his daughter is too young to watch TV.B.He believes that it’s bad for the girl’s eyes.C.He believes the TV is full of violence(暴力).12.At what time does the girl have to go to bed?A.7:30 P.M.B.7:00 P.M.C.6:00 P.M.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.What does William think of his English teacher?A.Just so-so.B.Great.C.Terrible.14.Which is the good way to remember English words?A.Practicing pronunciation.B.Writhing as much as possible.C.Reading a lot.15.How does the teacher deal with the students’ composition?A.Correcting mistakes carefully.B.Never correcting any mistakes.C.Encouraging short compositions.16.How does the woman feel about the way the teacher teaches writing?A.Excited.B.Encouraged.C.Surprised.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.How much time will they need to reach the farm?A.An hour as well as forty minutes.B.Two hours as well as thirty minutes.C.An hour as well as thirty minutes.18.How do students go there?A.On a bus.B.On foot.C.Both A and B.19.Which statement is TRUE according to the passage?A.There are 49 persons going to the farm.B.Students will cook lunch and supper on their own.C.Students will have breakfast on their way to the farm in the bus.20.What’s the most significant point students are supposed to pay attention to in the announce-ment?A.They should wear strong shoes.B.They should prepare money to pay for dishes.C.Being careful when working.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)阅读下面的短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

AThere’ve been various stories about how Chinese words were invented. One of them says that one day a man called Cang Jie saw the footprints of birds and beasts. According to them, Cang Jiecreated written characters.Obviously, these various stories cannot be accepted as the truth, for any character can only be created by the people to meet the needs of social life. Cang Jie, if there ever was such a man, must have been a wise man who sorted out and standardized the characters that had already been in use.A group of ancient tombs have been discovered in recent years at Yanghe in Luxian County, Shandong Province. They date back 4,500 years and belong to a late period of the Dawenkou Culture. In the tombs, there were about a dozen pottery wine vessels (called zun), which had a character on each of them. These characters are now called pictographs. The pictograph, the earli-est forms of Chinese written characters, already had the characteristics of a character.As is well known, written Chinese is not an alphabetic language, but the foundation of Chi-nese character follows three methods:The drawing of pictographsAs explained before, this was the earliest method by which Chinese characters were designed and from which the other methods were later developed. These picture-words underwent a gradual development over the centuries until the pictographs changed into “square characters”, some si m-plified and others complicated.Associative compounds (会意字)Characters by drawing pictures are easy to understand, but pictograph cannot express abstract (抽象的) ideas. So, some characters were found by putting two or more elements together, each with a meaning of its own, to express new ideas. Thus, the sun and the moon written together ming, which means “bright”; the sun placed ov er a line became another character dan, which means “sunrise” or “morning”.PictophoneticsThough pictographs and associative compounds indicate the meanings of characters of their forms, yet neither of the two gives any hint as to pronunciation. The pictophonetic method was developed to create new characters by putting one element indicating meaning and the other sound together. For instance, 爸(ba), the Chinese character for “papa”, is formed by the element 巴(ba), which represents the sound, and the element父(fu), which represents the meaning “father”. In this way, more and more characters were made. Today such pictophonetics make up 90 per cent of all Chinese characters.21.The writer thinks that various stories about how Chinese words were invented are .A.unbelievableB.trueC.wiseD.interesting22.What can be inferred from the example of the discovery of a group of ancient tombs?A.These ancient tombs were discovered 4,500 years ago.B.Chinese people created written characters in the very ancient time.C.The writer was one of the discovers of these ancient tombs.D.At that time, written characters were called pictographs.23.What is the meaning of the underlined word “complicated”?pleted.B.Limited.C.Made difficult.D.Attractive.24.What is the best title of this passage?A.Three methods to create Chinese characters.B.Stories about how Chinese words were invented.C.Written Chinese characters.D.Origin if the Chinese characters.BSydney trains is one of the most economical, dependable and convenient ways to travel throughout Sydney and its surroundings.Out network, the NSW Trains Intercity, covers suburban(城外的) Sydney and spreads to the Hunter, Central Coast, Blue Mountains, Southern Highlands and South Coast areas.The network is made up of several color-coded lines. Trains from different lines can share the same platform, so check the display screen and listen to announcements.Ticket prices are generally based on the distance traveled. You can visit transportnsw. Info for details.Getting to the CityIn Sydney, if you’re near a train station, you’re on your way to the city. Every rail line leads directly or indirectly to the City Circle. It’s the loop(环线) around the central business district of Sydney. Most City stations are underground, so look out for the sign on street level.Automatic ticket gatesLarge stations have automatic gates for entry to, and exit from, the station. If you have an Opal card or a ticket which has a magnetic stripe, you must use the automatic gates. You may use the wide gate for wheelchair, pram(婴儿车) or luggage access. Station staff will help you.NightRide busesMost trains do not operate between midnight and 4:00 a.m. For your convenience, a special NightRide bus service is available between these hours on most Sydney suburban lines.TrackworkIn order for tracks to be maintained, we sometimes have to replace trains with buses, partic-ularly at weekends. Please check the trackwork section for the latest service alterations(更改) on your lines.25.To get more information about tickets, travelers had better .A.visit a websiteB.go to the City CircleC.listen to announcementsD.check the display screen26.What service is offered to travelers in need at most big stations?A. A free Opal card.B.Earlier entry to the station.C. A ticket with a magnetic stripe.D.Help from station workers.27.Which is the most best convenient time to travel by Sydney Trains?A.At midnight.B.At 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday.C.Between midnight and 4:00 a.m.D.On Sunday afternoon.CBeethoven gave his first public performance when he was 8 years old. The talented young boy had his first music published in 1782. Ten years later, he relocated in Vienna to study coun-terpoint and composition. He worked very hard to establish himself as a composer and pianist.Things had actually started to become bad around 1796 when Beethoven began to suffer from a severe form of tinnitus(耳鸣). The ringing sound in his ears made it difficult and almost impossible for him to hear and appreciate music. But during the period around 1800, Beethoven produced countless masterpieces in every genre. In 1820, Beethoven was almost totally deaf and slightly mad. But he continued to produce outstanding masterpieces that surpassed(超过) all his precious compositions. They represented him at the peak of his powers.The hearings disorde r had also affected his social life. Beethoven’s health and mental state continued to deteriorate and he caught a serious cold in the fall of 1826. This developed into pneumonia(肺炎) and one year later, he died. Beethoven had devoted his heart and his mind to the writing of his compositions. The pair of ears is the most important to any musician or composer but Beethoven was able to overcome this enormous challenge. So we should try to overcome dif-ficulties like Beethoven when faced with life’s challenges.28.Which is the right order in time of the following events?1)Beethoven was almost totally deaf.2)Beethoven returned to Vienna and located there to study music.3)Beethoven published his first music.4)Beethoven suffered from a serious cold and then developed into pneumonia.A.3), 4), 2), 1).B.3), 2), 1), 4).C.2), 1), 4), 3).D.2), 4), 1), 3).29.The underlined word “deteriorate” in paragraph 3 means .A.get betterB.go upC.get worseD.rise30.Which of the following statement is TRUE?A.Beethoven succeeded because he was talented in music.B.When Beethoven was totally deaf, he had to give up music.C.Beethoven gave his first public performance when he was middle-aged.D.Beethoven’s story told us to overcome difficulties when we were in trouble.31.The passage is written to .A.advise us to study music like BeethovenB.tell us some information about tinnitusC.give us a brief introduction of BeethovenD.encourage us to overcome challengesDDo you think Great Britain and the United States are alike? Winston Churchill once joked that the people of Britain and the people of America are separated only by their language. Do you think that is true? The British and the Americans both speak English as the official language. However, each uses some different words. We Americans are similar to the British. After all, our country was once owned by Great Britain, so we have a lot in common. But there are many dif-ferences between us.Great Britain has a king or queen, and the leader of the government is the Prime Minister. The United States has no kings or queens. Our leader is the President.Both the British and the Americans uses pounds and ounces, pints, quarts, and gallons. Both uses miles, yards, and feet. Our money is different, though. The British use pounds and pence. Americans use dollars and cents.Driving in a car is very different in England. They drive on the left side if the road. We drive on the right. What we call the hood of the car, the British call t he “bonnet.” British cars run on “petrol,” which we call gasoline.In our everyday lives, we do many of the same things as the British. But we describe them differently. A young mother here might push a baby carriage. A British mom pushes a “pram.” The Bri tish watch the “telly,” while we watch TV. We like to eat French fries, but the British call them “chips.” Millions of Americans drink coffee, but most British prefer tea.So, we are different in many ways. But we stay friendly anyway.32.Winton Churchill’s w ords mean that .A.Britain and the US are very similarB.the people of Britain and the US are friendlyC.the language of Britain and the US are the sameD.there are many differences between Britain and the us33.The British and Americans both use .es and dollarsB.pints and penceC.gallons and feetD.yards and cents34.From paragraph 4, we can know the differences between Britain and the US in .A.the governmentB.moneyC.eatingD.traffic35.What is the best title for the text?A.We stay friendlyB. A common language?C.English as the official languageD.Differences between Britain and the US第二节(共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分)根据短文内容，从短文中的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项多余。