1、湖北省襄阳市第一中学2016-2017学年高一年级上学期10月月考英语试题(时间:120分钟 分值150分) 本试卷分第I卷和第II卷两部分,考试用时120分钟。注意事项: 1答题前,考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在本试卷相应的位置。2全部答案在答题卡上完成,答在本试卷上无效。第I卷第一部分听力(共两节,满分30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。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
2、,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 does the woman suggest the man do?A. wash fewer clothes at a time. B use a different washing machine. C. let us use the washing machine first.2.What can be inferred about the woman?A. she is going to drop the class t
3、oo.B. she doesnt know how to swim.C. it took her a long time to learn to swim.3.What does the doctor imply?A. The man should continue using the medicine.B. Shell be away from the office for two days.C. The man doesnt need anything for his cough.4.What will the man probably do next?A. Buy the pants t
4、he woman showed him.B. Wait until the pants are on sale.C. Look at pants made of a different material.5.What can be inferred about professor Burns?A. She didnt require any papers last semester.B .She was more flexible(灵活多变的) last semester.C. She grades papers very quickly.第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分,满分22.5分)听
5、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,你将有时间阅读各个小题,每小题5秒钟;听完后,各小题将给出5秒钟的做答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料,回答第6至8题。6.What is the woman good at?A. Law. B. Teaching. C. Officer.7.How long will the girl work altogether?A.3 months. B.3.5 months. C. Just 4 months.8.What can we learn fro
6、m the end of the interview?A. The woman will lose the job. B. The woman must take another interview.C. The woman will work full time.听第7段材料,回答第9至11题。9.Where does the conversation take place?A. China. B. England. C. America.10.How will they go?A. By plane. B. By car. C. By train.11.When will they pro
7、bably leave?A .At 8:00. B. At 12:00. C. At 6:00.听第8段材料,回答第12至13题。12.Where did Doug and Diane first meet?A. At school. B. At a restaurant. C. At a party.13.How did he know where she lived?A. He asked a friend for directions. B. He followed her home.C. He looked her up in the phone book.听第9段材料,回答第14至1
8、6题。14.What are they talking about?A.A travel plan. B. The last vacation. C.A newspaper.15.How can they get the price?A. Read the ad. B. Call the hotel. C. Call the travel office.16.What can we learn about the man?A. He is not in good health. B. He doesnt want to travel at all.C. He prefers to stay i
9、n the same place.听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。17.Whats the strongest reason why Englishmen often go to pubs?A. To meet their friends. B. To see respectable women.C. To relax themselves.18.What is a woman not supposed to do if she wants to visit an English pub?A. Go there alone. B. Go there with her family. C.
10、Go there with a man.19.According to the passage, how long do pubs usually stay open?A.11 hours. B.12 hours. C.13 hours.20.What are many men dreaming of?A. Telling their troubles to a pretty girl.B. Retiring from their jobs and buying a little country pub.C. Leaving their homes.第二部分:阅读理解(共2节,满分40分)第一
11、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。A A villa designed to resist earthquakes with “self-healing” cracks in its walls, thanks to nanotechnology applications with self healing polymers(聚合物), is to be built on a Greek mountainside. The villas walls will include special par
12、ticles that turn into a liquid when squeezed under pressure, flow into cracks, and then harden to form a solid material. The Nano Manufacturing Institute (NMI), based in Leeds University, will play a key role in an EU project to construct the home by December 2010. The project, called “Intelligent S
13、afe and Secure Building”(ISSB) is funded under the EUs Sixth Framework program. This potentially life saving scheme is led by German building manufacturer Knauf. The villa will be built in Amphilochia, in western Greece, where Knauf currently runs a manufacturing plant. If the experiment is successf
14、ul, more tremor-resistant(防震)homes could be built in earthquake zones across the globe. NMI chief executive Professor Terry Wilkins said, “What were trying to achieve here is very exciting. Were looking to use polymers in much tougher situations than ever before on a larger scale.” Monitors containe
15、d in the villas walls will be able to collect vast amounts of data about the building over time. Wireless sensors and Leeds designed radio frequency identity tags will record any stresses and vibrations, as well as temperature, humidity and gas level. The walls are to be built from novel load-bearin
16、g steel frames and high strength gypsum board. Professor Wilkins said, “If there are any problems, the intelligent sensor network will be able to alert residents immediately so they have time to escape.” If whole groups of houses are so constructed, we could use a larger network of sensors to get ev
17、en more information. “If the house falls down, we have got hand-held devices that can be used over the rubble to pick out where the embedded(嵌入的)sensors are hidden to get some information about how the villa collapsed.” Also, we can get information about anyone who may be around, so it potentially b
18、ecomes a tool for rescue.21The aim of the passage is to .A. report a piece of interesting newsB. promote tremor-resistant homesC. inform us of the nanotechnology developmentD. tell us about a tremor resistant home22The villa can resist earthquakes because .A. it will be built on a special place B. t
19、he cracks in its walls can be healed by the polymersC. the special particles can make its walls stronger D. the intelligent sensor network can tell people where there is a crack23If the tremor resistant home falls down, .A. no one can be hurt in the earthquake B. the intelligent sensor network will
20、stop workingC. rescue work can be done more quickly and accurately D. a warning signal will be given to other residents Every year, I tell my sons what Id like for Mothers Day: a letter, something written from the heart and offered freely rather than bought from a store and wrapped neatly. I dont al
21、ways get my wish, nor do I always take the time to write to my own mother.This year, my boys will be in two different states on Mothers Day. My mom and dad will be away together, and Ill be driving home from a writers workshop in Massachusetts. Thinking of the fact that many friends have already los
22、t their mothers and that a few have lost children, I am deeply grateful that what separates us, for now at least, is only distance. It wont always be so, and there is no way to prepare for that fact other than to appreciate the moment that is. My sons know that they can please me on Sunday with a ph
23、one call or an e-mail, and that is enough as I love their words. The very best gift they can possibly give me is their own happiness, the very fact of their busy, full and well-lived lives.Still, knowing that my years of staying with my sons are over, I do feel doleful. The truth is, I miss being th
24、e center of the universe to two little boys. And this holiday can be a bit painful.I wonder if my own mother ever felt nostalgic (怀旧的,乡愁的) for the passing of my childhood. I wonder if she realizes that she is still at the center of my universe and always has been. I dont often pause to think about i
25、t, but of course she is the one who has been right there, at my side from the moment I drew my very first breath. How to ever fully appreciate the woman whose presence and love and example have shaped me into the adult I am? How to describe even a small part of the sharing, sacrificing, and support
26、she has given me over the years?24The author mainly wants to tell us through the first paragraph that_.A. she hopes to get her sons letters very muchB. her sons dont often write to her on Mothers DayC. Mothers Day is the very date that she looks forward to mostD. Children are often careless about th
27、eir parents request (请求).25The author is deeply grateful for the present life because_.A. her sons dont live far away from her homeB. her parents and children are still aliveC. her parents are coming to her house to spend Mothers DayD. her sons can please her on Sunday with a phone call26What does t
28、he underlined word doleful in Paragraph 3 mean?A. sad B. disappointedC. exhausted D. amused27What will the author probably tell about after the last paragraph?A. Shell tell the reader about her mothers present situation.B. Shell describe the reunion of her family on Mothers Day.C. Shell talk about h
29、ow her mother educated and cared for her.D. Shell tell the reader about her mothers achievements in her career.Different colours can affect us in many different ways, according to Verity Allen. In her new series Colour me Healthy, Verity looks at the ways that colours can influence how hard we work
30、and the choices we make. They can even change our emotions and influence how healthy we are.“Have you ever noticed how people always use the same colours for the same things ?” says Verity. “ Our toothpaste is always white or blue or maybe red. Its never green. For some reason we consider green prod
31、ucts as being a bit unacceptable. Its the same for businesses. We respect a company writing its name in blue or black, but we dont respect one that uses pink or orange. People designing new products can use these ideas to influence what we buy.”During the four-part series, Verity studies eight diffe
32、rent colours, two colours in each programme. She meets people who work in all aspects(方面) of the colour industry, from people designing food packets(小包), to people naming the colours of lipsticks(口红). Some of the people she meets clearly have very little scientific knowledge to support their ideas,
33、such as the American “ Colour Doctor” who believes that serious diseases can be treated by the use of coloured lights. However, she also interviews real scientists who are studying the effects of green and red lights on mice, with some surprising results.In a word, its an interesting show, and anyon
34、e who watches it will probably find out something new. But because Verity goes out of her way to be polite to everyone she meets on the series, its up to the viewers to make their own decisions about how much they should believe.28The main purpose of the text is to provide information about .A. a te
35、levision host B. a new television seriesC. how colours influence usD. the popularity of a recent television show29Which of the following shows the probable parts of the four shows?A. Part1Blue and White; Part2Products and Industry; Part3Emotions; Part4DecisionsB. Part1Blue and Black ; Part2White and
36、 Grey; Part3Clothes; Part4Green and YellowC.Part1Meeting Designers; Part2Pink and Orange; Part3MeetingDoctors; Part4Meeting ScientistsD. Part1Blue and Black ; Part2Red and Orange; Part3White and Grey ; Part4Green and Yellow30According to Verity, a knowledge of colour can help you to .A. choose the b
37、est productsB. change peoples lifestyleC. get new ideasD. sell products31Who does the author respect least?A. Verity Allen.B. The “ Colour Doctor”.C. The people who name lipsticks.D. The scientists who work with mice.32Which of the following would be the best title for the text?A. Enjoy It; But Dont
38、 Believe Everything !B. Dont Miss This If You Work in Business !C. Watch This Programme to Make You Healthy !D. Enjoy Another Great Show from Verity Allen !When you choose to send one of our free E-cards, you save paper and give friends and family the opportunity to enjoy the wonder of nature.Celebr
39、ate the beauty of our natural world and send an E-card to friends and family who care about protecting our planet. Feel free to set your E-card to arrive on any day you please.Looking for something to do besides sending an E-card?Check out our Everyday Environmentalist page with eco-tips on how to l
40、ive greener, and become an e-member of our free global online community or calculate(计算) your carbonfootprint. You can even upload your photos to our site and your photo may be featured in an E-card next year!33For what purpose is the passage written?A. Offering free E-cards to call on planet protec
41、tion.B. Celebrating the beauty of our natural world.C. Introducing various cheap and wonderful E-cards.D. Advertising the E-cards for some commercial profit.34To your little sister who is an animal lover, youd better send her _.A. a special occasion E-card B. a habitat E-cardC. a seasonal E-card D.
42、a wildlife E-card35For your fathers birthday, youd better choose an E-card from column.A. Seasonal E-card B. Special Occasion E-cardC. Habitat E-card D. Best of Nature E-card D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。选项中有两项为多余选项。Maybe you are an ordinary student. 36 This is not
43、necessarily so. Anyone can become a better student if he or she wants to. Heres how:Plan your time carefully. When planning your work, you should make a list of things that you have to do. After making this list, you should make a schedule of your time. First arrange your time for eating, sleeping,
44、dressing, etc, then decide a good, regular time for studying. 37 A weekly schedule may not solve all your problems, but it will force you realize what is happening to your time.Make good use of your time in class. 38 Listening carefully in class means less work later. Taking notes will help you reme
45、mber what the teacher says.Study regularly. When you get home from school, go over your notes, review the important points that your teacher is going to discuss the next day, read that material. 39 If you do these things regularly, the material will become more meaningful, and you will remember it l
46、onger.Develop a good attitude towards tests. The purpose of a test is to show what you have learned about a subject. The world wont end if you dont pass a test, so dont be over worried.40 You will probably discover many others after you have tried these.A. This will help you understand the next clas
47、s.B. You probably think you will never be a top student.C. Dont forget to set aside enough time for entertainment.D. No one can become a top student unless he or she works hard.E. There are other methods that might help you with your study.F. Take advantage of class time to listen to everything the teacher says.G. Make full use of spare time to take note of what the teacher says in class.第三部分 英语知识运用(共两节,满分45分)第一节 完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分) 阅读下面短