安徽省合肥市第一六八中学2015-2016学年高一英语上学期期中试题.doc

合肥一六八中学2015-2016学年第一学期期中考试试卷高一英语试题
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。
What did the woman do before the conversation?
She had a face-to-face talk with someone.
She gave the man a suggestion.
She made a phone call.
2. What are they talking about?
A. The woman’s appearance. B. The woman’s health. C. The woman’s work.
3. Why did Li Ming fail to have good grades in the test？
A. He expected too much.
B. He didn’t prepare it well.
C. He didn’t check it carefully.
4. What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?
A. Mother and son. B. Father and daughter. C. Teacher and student.
5. When will they have an appointment?
A. On Friday. B. On Saturday. C. On Sunday.
第二节 （共15小题；每题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，每小题将给出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至7题。
6. What is the man going to do after work?
A. Go back home.
B. Look for a place to live in.
C. Go to the department store.
7. What does the man want to learn?
A. Teaching method. B. Foreign languages. C. Business management.
听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。
8. What’s the weather like today?
A. It’s fine. B. It’s windy. C. It’s cloudy.
9. What’s the woman going to do?
A. Make a speech.
B. Take some pictures.
C. Have a visit by hiking.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. What does the man want to check in?
A. Two pieces of luggage.
B. Some hand luggage.
C. Two shoulder bags.
11. What is the weight of the dictionary?
A. At least one kilo. B. At least two kilos. C. At least three kilos.
12. Which flight will the man take?
A. The one leaves from Gate 13A at 7:15.
B. The one leaves from Gate 13B at 7:50.
C. The one leaves from Gate 13A at 7:50.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. What can we learn about Mr. Dobson?
A. He needs a secretary.
B. He works at the bank.
C. He is pleased to hire Alice.
14. How did the woman tell Alice the news?
A. On the phone. B. Face to face. C. By sending a message.
15. What was Alice’s response when she heard the news?
A. She felt very glad.
B. She felt pretty surprised.
C. She said she had got a job.
16. What problem are the two speakers facing now?
A. How to blame Alice.
B. How to reply to Mr. Dobson.
C. How to find a new secretary for Alice.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. What happened to the speaker the first day in school?
A. She knocked down a girl.
B. She knocked into the girl’s car.
C. She made the girl’s books fall to the ground.
18. What kind of person was the girl actually?
A. A proud girl. B. Wealthy and selfish. C. Easy-going and learned.
19. Why did the speaker admire the girl so much?
A. She was her friend.
B. She was good at writing poems.
C. She was good at Chinese classics.
20. What was the relationship between the speaker and the girl?
A. They were classmates.
B. They were strangers.
C. They were neighbours.
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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
I like watching butterflies. Sometimes I think I’m the only girl who notices these quiet but beautiful things. But if it hadn’t been for a crowded restaurant, I wouldn’t have ever noticed Valeri.
Valeri was a new student. She walked to class with her books against her chest and her head down. She talked only when the teacher asked her a question. After a month at our school, she hadn’t made any friend. One day at lunch, most tables being full, I had nowhere to sit. Valeri sat alone, book in hand. I walked over to her, “Is that a good book?” Valeri gave a small nod and went back to reading. “What’s it about?” I asked. After seconds of silence, she looked at me, her eyes shining, “Well, it’s about a dragon! This boy, Eragon, finds this dragon egg when he goes playing one day. He thinks it’s a rock! The egg hatches（孵化）and Eragon hides the dragon from his cousin and uncle until it gets too big .”
Two weeks later, I was sitting in the auditorium（礼堂）enjoying the talent show. Then a shy girl walked on stage. I recognized her immediately. Valeri held a violin in one hand and a bow in the other. She started to play. The notes formed a soft, sweet song. The auditorium fell completely silent until we realized the music was finished. I smiled to myself. Valeri wasn’t just “a quiet girl”. She knew about wonderful books and could play the violin like nothing I’d ever heard. Like a butterfly, she was beautiful and amazing when you looked closely.
21. The author went to sit beside Valeri because ______.
A. Valeri invited her to sit there
B. Valeri’s book drew her attention
C. no more empty seats were left
D. she wanted to make friends with Valeri
22. In the book Valeri was reading, _______raised the dragon.
A. Eragon’s father                     B. Eragon
C. Eragon’s cousin                    D. Eragon’s uncle
23. Butterflies are mentioned in the text to show _______.
A. the beauty of butterflies           B. the author’s interest
C. the character of Valeri             D. the qualities of friends
24. Which of the following words can best describe Valeri?
A. Quiet and talented.                 B. Friendly and active.
C. Careful and easygoing.              D. Kind and helpful.
B
Staying healthy is important, but many people neglect (忽视) their health because they don’t think they have the time to look after it. It’s not just a time matter; people think it’s boring to spend time on their health. In fact, you can do some simple things to get healthier and have fun.
There’re some fun things that hardly seem like they are for keeping you healthy at all, but they do help. The first thing you can do is singing. Singing improves your oxygen(氧气) flow, which in turn is good for your skin and immune system(免疫系统). It’s also good for your brain. Another feel-good and health-improving activity is laughing. You can watch a funny movie. Laughing is a healthy way to reduce stress and pain, improve brain function, lower blood pressure and protect the heart.
Laughing and singing might go together, but for something completely normal that you do every day, you should eat to stay healthy. It’s unhealthy not to eat breakfast or try to work on an empty stomach. You can eat some fruit or other healthy snacks instead of missing a meal.
Exercise is important to staying healthy, but it often feels more like work than fun. One thing you can do to have more fun is attend a dance class. Dancing in a safe environment is good exercise as well as fun. Taking classes in kung fu can be a lot of fun too. It can be a great way to lose weight, but you should probably consult your doctor before starting if you are in bad health or very overweight.
25. According to the passage, many neglect their health because they ______.
   A. are already healthy enough              
B. are too tired to stay healthy
   C. believe there’s no time for it
 D. think it costs too much 
26. How many ways of staying healthy are mentioned in the text?
   A. Three.        B. Four.          C. Five.          D. Six.
27. The underlined word “consult” in Paragraph 4 probably means “______”.
   A. ask           B.  book   C. consider D. manage
28. The best title for the passage is probably _____.
   A. What to eat to stay healthy           B. Fun ways to stay healthy 
   C. How to make life more fun     D. Different fun exercises
C
You may have noticed something different when you ate at your favorite restaurant. Or perhaps you picked up on it while looking through your social media apps (社交媒体软件) . You guessed it ---we’re becoming a foodie (吃货) culture.
For some, that means photographing every dish, but others are taking it one step further. Sophia Hampton, a senior at Staples High School in US, chooses to make her own food. She has been published in Future Chefs, a cookbook of recipes (食谱) by teens.
Hampton’s best advice for those who want to be foodies is to get in the kitchen.
“Start cooking,” she said. “There are so many resources online, like recipes and articles about food. Go to your local farmers’ market and start cooking with them.
Besides blogs and online resources, there are also hands-on cooking classes for students. The Chopping Block, a Chicago cooking school, offers many different classes for teens, including courses on chocolate and French food.
By attending cooking classes, surfing online and going to restaurants, you can find endless recipes. But sometimes becoming a real foodie means being behind a camera. As our food-loving culture becomes more popular and teen-friendly, social media apps like Facebook, have become major players in food culture.
“Getting involved in foodie culture is as easy as having a camera and a social media app,” one foodie said. “I always go to streets and farmers’ markets to take beautiful pictures of food. Wherever food prices are expensive, the photos are free.”
29. What does Hampton advise those who want to be foodies to do?
A. Post their recipes online. B. Cook food by themselves.
C. Eat at their favorite restaurant. D. Take photos of every dish they eat.
30. Where can students find new recipes, according to the article?
① cooking classes  ② online resources
③ new restaurant   ④ public libraries
A.①②③          B.①③④          C.②③④        D.①②④
31. What has made foodie culture more popular, according to the article?
A. People’s growing interest in traditional culture.
B. The convenience of getting different food.
C. The use of cameras and social media.
D. The drop in food prices.
D
After I made it to the city center, I started to feel it might be easy for a foreigner to deal with the great size of Beijing. With growing confidence, I decided to take the subway to the hotel, not realizing that the network didn’t go that far. Impressed with the cleanliness of the station, I bought a ticket and boarded the first train that came along.
After a few minutes I asked in English of course a young man seated next to me where I should get off closest to the Friendship Hotel. Wearing a smart business suit and tie, he would surely speak English, wouldn’t he? Unfortunately, he couldn’t understand me but seemed very friendly. I showed him the room card with all the information of the Friendship Hotel in Chinese characters. He looked at it, and then his eyes moved quickly to the carriage (车厢) subway map. Next, he raised three fingers of his right hand.
In Australia, raising fingers at someone is not usually nice, but this man wasn’t smiling. At the next station he showed me two fingers. Now in Australia, that’s really rude, but I got the message. When we stopped at the third station, he didn’t just point to the door, but got up, took me out of the train, and led me to the top of the stairs, and out onto the street. Then he stopped a taxi and told the driver where to take me.
All this came from a man who couldn’t speak my language, and I couldn’t speak his. I was now speechless, especially when he refused my offer of money. I felt a little embarrassed having even thought he would accept a tip.
This experience made it clear I had to learn some Chinese quickly or my adventures might start turning into bad luck.
32. The author decided to take the subway because ________.
A. he lived near the city center B. the network covered most of the stops
C. he believed in his ability to deal with the trip D. he had a good impression of its cleanliness
33. Having been shown the room card, the young man_________.
A. understood the author well B. still remained puzzled
C. answered the author directly D. pointed at the subway map
34. Which of the following CANNOT be used to describe the young man?
A. Helpful.         B. Rude. C. Warmhearted.     D. Caring.
35. The author’s purpose of writing this passage is mainly to ________.
A. prove the importance of being careful
B. appreciate the kindness of the young man
C. complain some cultural misunderstanding
D. describe one of his adventurous experiences
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，选项中有两项为多余选项。
Taking good notes is a time-saving skill that will help you to become a better student in several ways. 36 Second, your notes are excellent materials to refer to when you are studying for a test. Third, note-taking offers variety to your study time and helps you to hold your interest.
You will want to take notes during classroom discussions and while reading a textbook or doing research for a report. 37 Whenever or however you take notes, keep in mind that note-taking is a selective process. 38
The following methods may work best for you.
●Read the text quickly to find the main facts and ideas in it.
●Carefully read the text and watch for words that can show main points and supporting facts.
● Write your notes in your own words.
●  39
● Note any questions or ideas you may have about what was said or written.
As you take notes, you may want to use your own shorthand(速记). When you do, be sure that you understand your symbols and that you use them all the time. 40
A. Use words, rather than complete sentences.
B. There are three practical note-taking methods.
C. You must write your notes on separate paper.
D. Otherwise, you may not be able to read your notes later.
E. You will also want to develop your own method for taking notes.
F. You have to make a choice to write down the important information.
G. First, the simple act will help you understand and remember it better.
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）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
It was a sunny day. A city man was driving along a country road with a new wagon(马车) and a beautiful pair of horses. He didn’t pay much  41  to where he’s going. Soon he realized that he was   42 , but he continued to drive,   43  to re-find his way or to meet 44 who could tell him how to 45 to the town.
    It was a long  46 road. The man kept on driving for many 47 . When it’s almost dark, he saw a tall 48 ploughing(犁地) in the field. He then stopped his 49 team of horses near the fence and called out, “Hello，farmer.”
    “Hello, yourself,” the farmer 50  , still ploughing.
    “Where 51 does the horse go?” he asked without knowing his language mistakes.
    “I haven’t seen it go anywhere. It 52  stays right where it is,” said the farmer, 53 stopping his work.
    “How far is it to the next town?” said the city man, speaking a little 54 .
    “Don’t know. I never 55 it,” replied the farmer. The city man was getting 56 . “What do you know？You’re the biggest   57  I’ve ever seen.”
Finally   58  , the farmer turned and looked for a long time 59  at the city man. Then he said, “Maybe I don’t know much and 60  I am a fool. But at least I’m not lost!” 
41. A. love