陕西省西安市长安区第一中学2017-2018学年高一英语下学期期中试题.doc

陕西省西安市长安区第一中学2017-2018学年高一英语下学期期中试题注意事项： 1. 本试卷分第卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）两部分。 2. 答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、班级填写在本试卷相应的位置。 3. 全部答案在答题卡上完成，答在本试卷上无效。 4. 满分150分；考试时间120分钟。第卷（选择题 共100分）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并阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1. What instrument is the woman learning to play?A. The guitar.B. The drums. C. The keyboard.2. Which sport will the speakers do after lunch?A. Tennis.B. Basketball.C. Swimming.3. What are the speakers mainly talking about? A. When they will meet.B. What the film is about.C. Whether therere advertisements.4. How much does the camera in the shop cost now?A. 150.B. 180.C. 200.5.What is the man going to do?A. Pick up the woman at midday. B. Wait for the womans call. C. Listen to the weather report.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.What relation is the woman to the man?A. His secretary.B. His customer.C. His boss.7.When will the man call Miss Takemura?A. At 8:30.B. At 9:30.C. At 10:00.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8.What does the man think of the journey to the lakeside house?A. Tiring.B. Enjoyable.C. Unfortable.9.What was the problem for the man?A. There was no time to think and read. B. The lakeside house was quite small.C. The local shop was too far away.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10.Where are the speakers?A. At homeB. At a post office.C. At a supermarket.11.What did the man do this morning?A. He did some cleaning.B. He did the cooking.C. He did some shopping.12.What will the woman do tomorrow?A. Buy a lot of food.B. Send her car to the garage.C. Pick up the mans mother.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13.How did Katherine do her most recent climb?A. In a group.B. On her own.C. With a guide.14.What made Katherines first climb of Mont Blanc difficult?A. The poor weather conditions. B. The long climbing time. C. The crowded people.15.What did Katherine do before her second climb to make it easier?A. She made a detailed plan. B. She spent a few days in Chamonix.C. She climbed smaller mountains for training.16.What special advice does Katherine offer about climbing Mont Blanc?A. Wear enough clothes. B. Have the right equipment.C. Improve the physical condition.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.How will this years dance classes be different from last years?A. They will take place every week. B. There will be two different age groups. C. A lot more children will take part.18.Why is the time of the dance classes changed?A. To make each class longer.B. To offer convenience to parents. C. To give children more spare time.19.When will the children give a public performance?A. On May 16th.B. On July 11th. C. On July 12th.20.What should people do if they want their children to join the dance class?A. Go straight to the dance club.B. Book a place in advance. C. Make a phone call to Melanie.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） AMay : Happenings from the PastMay 5 , 1884 Isaac Murphy , son of a slave and perhaps the greatest horse rider in American history, rides Buchanan to win his first Kentucky Derby. He bees the first rider ever to win the race three times.May 9 , 1754 Benjamin Franklins Pennsylvania Gazette produces perhaps the first American political cartoon , showing a snake cut in pieces , with the words Join or Die printed under the picture.May 11 , 1934 The first great dust storm of the Great Plains Dust Bowl, the result of years of drought, blows topsoil all the way to New York City and Washington , D. C.May 19, 1994 Jacqueline Lee Bouvier Kennedy Onassis, former first lady and one of the most famous people of the 1960s, died of cancer in New York City at the age of 64.May 24, 1844 Samuel F. B. Morse taps out the first message, What hath God wrought, over the experimental long-distance telegraph line which runs from Washington, D. C, to Baltimore, Md.21. We know from the text that Buchanan is _. A. a winning horse B. Isaacs father C. a slave taking care of horses D. the first racing horse in Kentucky22. What is the title of the first American political cartoon? A. Pennsylvania Gazette B. Join or Die C. What Hath God Wrought D. Kentucky Derby23. Which of the following places has to do with the first telegram in history? A. Kentucky B. New York City C. Washington, D. C. D. PennsylvaniaB November not only marks the publication of Toni Morrisons eagerly anticipated(期待) eighth novel, Love, but it is also the tenth anniversary of her Nobel Prize for Literature. Morrison is the first black woman to receive a Nobel, and so honored before her in literature are only two black men: Wole Soyinka, the Nigerian playwright, poet and novelist, in 1986; and Derek Walcott, the Caribbean-born poet, in 1992. But Morrison is also the first and only American-born Nobel prizewinner for literature since 1962, the year novelist John Steinbeck received the award. Like Song of Solomon, Love is a multigenerational story, revealing the personal and munal legacy of an outstanding black family. As Morrison scholars will tell you, Love is the third volume of a literary masters trilogy(三部曲)investigating the many plexities of love. This trilogy began with Beloved(1988), which deals with a black mothers love under slavery and in freedom. Jazzy(1993), the second volume, tells a story of romantic love in 1920s Harlem. This latest novel looks back from the 1970s to the 1940s and 50s. The emotional center of Love is Bill Cosey, the former owner and host of the shabby Coseys Hotel and Resort in Silk, North Carolina, described in the novel as “the best and best-known vacation sport for colored folk on the East Coast.” We get to know Cosey through the memories of five women who survive and love him: his granddaughter, his widow, two former employees, and a homeless young girl. The latest novel, Love, had been described in the promotional material from her publisher as “Morrisons most accessible work since Song of Solomon.” This parison to her third novel, published in 1977, was an effective selling point.24. What would be the best title for the text? A.Toni Morrisons latest novels B.Toni Morrison and her trilogyC.Toni Morrison, the Nobel prizewinner D.Toni Morrison and her novel Love 25. What can we learn about John Steinbeck? A.He was born in America. B.He was a black writer. C.He received the Nobel Prize after MorrisonD.He was the first American novelist to win a Nobel26. The similarity between Love and Song of Solomon is that they both _. A.belong to the same trilogy together with Beloved B.deal with life of blacks under slavery C.concern families of more than one generation D.investigate life in 1920s Harlem27. The novel Love mainly describes _. A.the best-known vacation spot for blacks B.the life of an outstanding black family under slavery C.the miserable experience of the five women in Harlem D.the memories of five women about Bill CoseyCTeaching PoetryNo poem should ever be discussed or “analyzed”, until it has been read aloud by someone, teacher or student. Better still, perhaps, is the practice of reading it twice, once at the beginning of the discussion and once at the end, so the sound of the poem is the last thing one hears of it.All discussions of poetry are, in fact, preparations for reading it aloud, and the reading of the poem is, finally, the most telling “interpretation(解释)” of it, suggesting tone, rhythm, and meaning all at once. Hearing a poet read the work in his or her own voice, on records or on film, is obviously a special reward. But even those aids to teaching can not replace the student and teacher reading it or, best of all, reciting it. I have e to think, in fact, that time spent reading a poem aloud is much more important than “analyzing” it, if there isnt time for both. I think one of our goals as teachers of English is to have students love poetry. Poetry is “a criticism of life”, and “a heightening of life”. It is “an approach to the truth of feeling”, and it “can save your life”. It also deserves a place in the teaching of language and literature more central than it presently occupies.I am not saying that every English teacher must teach poetry. Those who dont like it should not be forced to municate this to anyone else. But those who do teach poetry must keep in mind a few things about its essential nature, about its sound as well as its sense, and they must make room in the classroom for hearing poetry as well as thinking about it.28. According to the writer, one of the purposes of teaching English is to get students .A. to enjoy poetryB. to bee poetsC. to bee teachersD. to understand life29. To have a better understanding of a poem, one should .A. analyze it by oneselfB. discuss it with othersC. practise reading it aloudD. copy it down in a notebook30. What does the last sentence in the third paragraph imply?A. The teaching of poetry is more important than any other subject.B. More importance should be given to the teaching of poetry.C. Poetry is the foundation of all language and literature courses.D. One cannot enjoy life fully without an understanding of poetry.31. The underlined phrase “make room” in the last paragraph could be best replaced by .A. provide equipment B. build a schoolC. set up a house D. leave a certain amount of timeDNASA, the U. S. space agency, believes theres a good chance that were not alone in the universe. Last fall, NASA began a new project called the High Resolution Microwave Survey (HRMS). Its aim is to find evidence of life in one of the billions of galaxies in the universe.The search for intelligent life on other planets isnt new. It began almost 100 years ago. Thats when scientists built a huge transmitter (发射机) to send radio waves into space. Scientists thought smart intelligent beings on other planets might pick up the signals.Scientists have also sent a message about humans and our solar system to a nearby constellation (星座). But because the constellation is 25,000 light years away, a return message wouldnt reach the earth for 50,000 years! So dont wait up for an answer.So far, no extraterrestrial (境外的) beings that we know of have returned our “calls”. But according to Dr Jill Tarter, an HRMS scientist, we havent exactly had our ears wide open. “Now, however,” says Dr Tarter, “weve built the tools we need to listen well.”Last October, Dr Tarter switched on the largest radio receiver in the world. Its an enormous metal bowl stretching 1,000 feet across a valley in Puerto Rico. Meanwhile, another NASA scientist turned on a huge radio receiver in Californias Mojave Desert. NASA hopes these big dishes and others around the world will pick up radio signals from a new world.Dr Frank Drake has been searching for life in outer space for years. He explains the HRMS project this way: To listen to your radio, you move the tuner on the dial until the channels e in loud and clear. Now imagine radio receivers that scan our galaxy “listening” to 14 million channels every second. Thats what NASAs radio receivers in Puerto Rico and California are doing.But thats not all. Powerful puters hooked(固定) to the receivers examine every signal carefully. The puters try to match the signals to ones that scientists already recognise, such as human-made signals. If they cant, Drake and Tarter check on them. “It could prove there is radio technology elsewhere in the universe,” says Dr Tarter. “And that would mean were not alone.”32. NASA scientists started a new project in order to .A. discover life in other galaxiesB. confirm the number of galaxiesC. send human beings into spaceD. find evidence of a new galaxy33. Dr Jill Tarter pares the new large receiver to .A. the universeB. the human earC. a huge dishD. a metal bowl34. According to Dr Frank Drake, NASAs radio receivers in Puerto Rico and California are .A. moving the tuner on the dial for clear channelsB. picking up radio signals from new world C. scanning the universe for possible signals D. trying to check on every channel carefully35. The best title for this passage is .A. The Invention of New Radio ReceiversB. Signals from SpaceC. NASA listens for Neighbors in SpaceD. Intelligent Life in Outer Space第二节（共5小题;每小题2分，满分10分） 根据短文内容,从短文后的七个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。Bullying (欺凌) is a problem in many schools. Maybe lots of you have ever e across school bullies. 36 Ignore the bully and walk away. Its definitely not a cowards response. Sometimes it can be harder than losing your temper. Walk tall and hold your head high. 37 Hold the anger. Who doesnt get really upset with a bully? 38 Bullies want to know they have control over your emotions. Work out your anger in other ways, such as through exercise or writing it down. 39 However you choose to deal with a bully, dont use physical force. Not only are you showing your anger, but you can never be sure what the bully will do in response. You are more likely to be hurt and get into trouble if you use violence against a bully. You can stand up for yourself in other ways, such as gaining control of the situation by walking away.Talk about it. It may help to talk to a guidance advisor, teacher, or friend. 40 Talking can be a good outlet for the fears and frustrations that can build when youre being bullied.A. Take charge of the situation.B. This type of body language means you are not easily harmed.C. Here are some things you can do to fight bullying.D. Dont get physical.E. But thats exactly the response he or she is trying to get.F. Some adults believe that bullying is part of growing up.G. People above can give you the support you need. 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，共30分) One rainy afternoon I was sitting at home feeling so bored. 41 feeling sorry for myself, I wanted to meet people and have new 42so I decided to start volunteering. I found a website where I could volunteer on a farm in France. Volunteering 43 so many opportunities to have fun and share 44 stories. It was the first time for me to work on a farm. It was almost a 45 holiday as food and acmodation were provided. It was not one 46 holiday, however, as I had to 47 fifteen horses and sheep! I soon discovered that I was a 48 farmer but it did not matter because I made some great friends and also improved my 49 . However, you do not 50 go abroad to volunteer. I have had plenty of adventures at home as volunteering can bee a 51 . For example, I love 52 so I had a good laugh waving my arms in order to 53 my local choir(合唱团). At university, I organized a concert for charity with my friends. It was really 54 to find bands and raise money for a cause. It is true that you feel good volunteering but there are also other 55 . I once volunteered as a steward (干事) at a charity sports event 56 the organizersgenerously gave me cupcakes from an expensive London bakery to thank me for my 57 . I also volunteered in a charity shop so I found loads of nice cheap clothes to 58 my wardrobe（衣橱）. While this is all fun, my favorite aspect of volunteering is 59 and sharing stories. My terrible 60 at farming has given me funny stories to tell！41. A. Apart fromB. Due toC. Instead ofD. But for42. A. experiencesB. discoveriesC. opportunitiesD. changes43. A. remendsB. misses C. offersD. affects44. A. popularB. fantasticC. familiarD. important45. A. impressiveB. freeC. cheapD. special46. A. uniqueB. normalC. typicalD. convenient47. A. look afterB. research into C. hunt for D. municate with48. A. skillfulB. suitableC. hard-workingD. terrible49. A. EnglishB. French C. RussianD. Chinese50. A. normallyB. basicallyC. naturallyD. necessarily51. A. hobbyB. trendC. jobD .reality52. A. dancing B. writingC. singingD. performing53. A. greetB. control C. organizeD. conduct54. A. powerfulB. hopefulC. meaningfulD. successful55. A. adventuresB. advantages C. factorsD. achievements56. A. whereB. which C. thatD. what57. A. servicesB. patienceC. determinationD. choices58. A. decorateB. replaceC. beautifyD. update59. A. creatingB. imaginingC. choosingD. pleting60. A. dreamB. shame C. attemptD. annoyance第II卷（非选择题，共50分）第二节 （共10小题：每小题1.5分，总分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（一个单词），或括号内单词的正确形式。Whether you have 61 (interview) or meetings, your conversations are important. It cant be polite to ask 62 (repeat) “what” when you dont know what someone said just now. You dont want that person to think his 63 (pronounce) is unclear. There are many ways to ask politely someone to repeat something.Apologize for not 64 (hear) what the person said. You can begin 65 “excuse me” or “pardon” or “sorry”. Then you could kindly say that you did not hear or understand 66 was said. For instance, you could say, “Im sorry, 67 I didnt quite hear you.” You could also say, “Can you repeat that?”It can be 68 (disappoint) when you dont hear someone clearly. But it is very important to stay clam and pleasant. And be sure to put the blame on 69 (you). That makes people feel far 70 (fortable) even when you cant understand them well. 第四部分 单词拼写（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）根据各句句意和空白之后的汉语提示词，在答题卡的对应位置写出单词的正确形式，每空只写一词。71.My father and I _(漫步)around the path enjoying the spring sun the other day.72.This _ (理论) helps to explain how animals municate with each other.73. After two hours journey, his_ (力气)gave out at last.74.The building was _ (包围)by the police that morning.75.It has been _ (确认)that the meeting will take place next week.76.They are offering a 10%_(折扣) on everything.77.The weather of Xian in _(二月)is still very cold, especially at night.78.His speech is of great _ (益处) to us all.79.Smoking is _(有害的) to your health.80. She tapped him_(温柔地) on the shoulder.第五部分 写作（共两节，满分25分）第一节 短文改错（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。Dear Peter，Thank you for your invitation to dinner at your home in tomorrow evening. Unfortunate, I cannot join you and your family. It is why I will be fully occupied then for an important exam e the day after tomorrow. I felt terribly sorry for missing the chance of such happy get-together. And I hope that all of you enjoy a good time. Is it possible for you and me to have a private meeting at your convenient? If so, please dont hesitate to drop me a line about my favorite date. I do long for a pleasant chat about you.Please allow me to saying sorry again.Yours sincerely,Li Hua第二节 书面表达（满15分）假如你是新华中学的学生李华，你的英国朋友Tom非常喜欢中国的传统文化，想到你校来学习一年的汉语，请根据以下要点用英语给他写一封电子邮件。1介绍你们学校：75年历史；60个教学班，200多名教职工；坐落西安市南郊，校园风景如画。2他将面临的困难或问题：语言障碍；思乡。3你的建议。注意：1词数不少于100词； 2可适当增加细节； 3信的开头和结尾已经给出，但不计入总词数。Dear Tom,Im very glad to