1、1十堰二中 2018 年春季高一年级期中考试英语试题时间：120 分钟 满分：150 分第 I 卷第一部分：听力（共两节，满分 20 分）做题时，先将答案划在试卷上。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 分，满分 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。1.What does the man use to take notes?A. A pen. B. A compu
2、ter C. A pencil.2. When will the phone be repaired?A. By Wednesday before noon. B. By Monday before noon. C. By Monday afternoon. 3. What is the woman doing recently?A. Skipping breakfast. B. Losing weight. C. Learning how to cook.4. Who is the presentation intended for?A. New clients. B. The direct
3、or of the board. C. The president.5. What does the man mean?A. He hasnt traveled around the world yet.B. He went mountain climbing last year.C. He doesnt want to go at all.第二节（共 15 小题；每小题 1 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
4、，各小题将给出 5 秒钟的作答时间。每段对话仅读两遍。听第 6 段材料，回答 6、7 题。6. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. A schedule. B. An interview. C. A manager.7. What does the woman plan to do after the interview?A. Have a talk with the man. B. Go to another interview. C. Visit the mans 2company.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。8. What
5、 is the womans problem?A. She cant drive to work.B. She cant afford a new car.C. Her car doesnt work well.9. What does the man suggest the woman do?A. Replace her old car.B. Get in touch with Jimmys GarageC. Settle her problem before 6 oclock.听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。10. Where did the man want to go?A
6、. To a town. B. To big city. C. To a port.11. When did the mans flight take off eventually?A. At 3:30 pm. B. At 12:30 pm. C. At 2:00 pm. 12. Why couldnt the mans flight land on the military base?A. There was a technical problem.B. The military didnt allow it to land. C. The weather was terrible ther
7、e.听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。13. Where are the speakers?A. In the womans house. B. In the street. C. In a restaurant. 14. What is the problem of the womans neighborhood?A. Teenagers draw pictures on the buildings. B. People around arent friendly.C. The police arent on duty at night.15. What does the wom
8、an think inconvenient?A. Parking. B. Eating. C. Shopping.16. What do we know about the mans neighborhood?A. Its quiet at night. B. Its near a school. C. Its dirty.听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。17. How did the speaker know about the cruise holiday?A. He heard about it from his friend.B. He saw it in an adv
9、ertisement.3C. Ms. Lawrence told him about it.18. What does the speaker plan to do during the cruise holiday?A. Go to Spain. B. Visit every port. C. Go shopping.19. What does the speaker care most about the cruise holiday?A. The departure time. B. The cost. C. The activity.20. How many people will g
10、o on the cruise holiday according to the speaker?A. 4. B. 5. C. 3.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。AAs young students gain independence, they can take on science and engineering projects that require more special knowledge. The followings are the
11、 best educational toys for middle school students.Terraforming MarsThe goal of the Terraforming Mars board game is to make the Red Planet fit of human habitation. Players, representing a person sent to the planet to warm it create oceans and build up the oxygen levels, compete for victory points awa
12、rded for building cities or introducing animals. The goals are based on real sciencefor example, players must found greenhouse gas production to warm the planet.Recommended ages: 12 and upPrice: $69.99DIY Cell Phone EquipmentAre you kids begging you for the latest for the latest iPhone? Tell them to
13、 build up their own.DIY Cell Phone Equipment will teach young teens about the technology behind their beloved mobile equipment. Kids can turn this Phone equipment into a real working phone.Recommended ages: 12 and upPrice: $58.99OWI: 14-in-1 Solar RobotKids can experience 14 different robotic models
14、 with this solar robot. The robot can move on land and water, and there are two skill levels, which means more experienced builders will still be challenged. The robot is powered by the sun, so you dont have to buy batteries（电池）.4Recommended ages: 12 to 15Price: $24.99Compound MicroscopeCompound Mic
15、roscope is great for home or classroom explorations. It helps kids get an eyeful of solid samples, such as insects, coins and plants. The microscope also comes with a microtome, dyes, test tubes, a handbook and cleaning tools.Recommended ages: 12 and upPrice: $89.9521. These toys may be the best bir
16、thday gifts to be sent to .A. teenagers B. pupils C. children younger than 12 D. babies22. Compound Microscope will provide buyers the following things except .A. test tubes B. a battery C. cleaning tools D. a handbook23. What can we learn from the text?A. Mars has been suitable for humans to live o
17、n.B. OWI: 14-in-1 Solar Robot is the most expensive toy.C. DIY Cell Phone Equipment is the latest iPhone at present.D. You neednt equip OWI: 14-in-1 Solar Robot with a battery.BIn a time when ivory poaching（偷猎）has gotten so bad that it threatens to wipe out several animal species,a young Dutch desig
18、ner is creating “egalitarian（平等主义）jewelry“ made of our very own ivoryteeth.Lucie Majerus got the idea for her “human ivory“ collection after having her wisdom teeth removed. She kept them and soon realized they would make great material for a jewelry collection.“Why wouldnt we value our own material
19、 instead of the precious material from other species? And what if we mine our own ivory and turn it into pearls?“ she asks.Her own teeth became a ring,but in order to create a whole collection, she needed more material, and since having more of her teeth removed wasnt a very pleasant choice, she ask
20、ed her dentist to save his patients unwanted teeth. Most people choose not to keep their pulled teeth, so they are usually donated to dentistry schools. Majerus also received the lost teeth of two of-her teachers at Design Academy Eindhoven, so she had a nice supply of human ivory to experiment with
21、.5To turn human teeth into attractive pieces of jewelry, Lucie Majerus first bleaches（漂白）them, and then uses a stone polishing machine to shape the teeth into various shapes.Majerus displayed her human ivory jewelry collection at this years Dutch Design Week, and claims that peoples reaction was mos
22、tly positive.“Surprisingly, most people arent frightened at the sight of the jewelry, but really like the idea,“ Majerus told Fast Co Design.“Some regret that they didnt keep their tooth at the dentist and some,who will have teeth taken out soon,are now looking forward to it.“24. When did Majerus ge
23、t the idea of collecting human ivory?A. After she bought a ring. B. Before her wisdom teeth appeared.C. Before she was lacking in pearls. D. After her wisdom teeth were pulled out.25. Seeing Majeruss human ivory jewelry collection, most people felt .A. frightened B. interested C. sad D. curious26. I
24、t can be inferred from the text that .A. Majerus is the first woman to create jewelry using human teethB. other species teeth are more precious than human teethC. most people dont like keeping their pulled teeth at homeD. Majeruss teachers objected to her experiments with teeth27. What may be the be
25、st title for the text?A. Elephants and Ivory B. Human Ivory JewelryC. A Designer Removed Her Teeth D. The Weakenesses of Human TeethCWorld Book Day falls on April 23 every year. It was set up by the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization （UNESCO） in 1995 to encourage peopl
26、e, especially teenagers, to discover the pleasure of reading. It is also the day to honor great writers, for example, William Shakespeare, born or dead on that day.6Many countries celebrate World Book Day. Take UK as an example. On that day, millions of schoolchildren can buy books of special price,
27、 a much lower price than usual, in any bookstore. It has been done every year since 1998. World Book Day is also celebrated in China. Wen Jiabao, a bookworm, who does lots of reading every day, has called on people to do more reading. He suggested that young people should spend more time reading. “B
28、ooks cannot change the world, but people can change the world by changing themselves through reading,“ he said.Why do people like reading? One big advantage is that reading helps us become more knowledgeable and more intelligent. Also, reading helps us to follow the latest developments of science an
29、d technology. Besides, reading gives us information about other cultures and places of the world. When we read, we may find many things that are unfamiliar to us. We would have to use our brain to think about them or do more reading to find out the answersThe more we read, the more we know. Whats mo
30、re, reading is also one of the most important ways to learn a foreign language like English.“Reading makes a full man“ （Bacon, 1597 ）. Books, magazines, newspapers and other kinds of reading materials can help us to know more about the outside world and perfect us. So it is necessary for us to spend
31、 time on reading every day.28. World Book Day was set up in order to encourage people to .A. buy more books B. do more reading C. learn foreign languages D. know more about science29. In the UK, what will school children do on World Book Day?A. They will give away some books to those poor families c
32、hildren.B. They will go to the library in order to read as many books as possible.C. They will buy books of much lower price than usual in any bookstore.D. They will organize some activities in memory of William Shakespeare.30. How many advantages of reading are mentioned in the passage?A. Two. B. T
33、hree. C. Four. D. Five.31. The underlined words “a bookworm” in Paragraph 2 probably mean .A. a person who loves reading B. a person who likes reading7C. a person who loves collecting D. a person who likes buying booksDSmartphones, tablets and laptops make it easy for people to work on the go, but t
34、raditionally, printers have been cumbersome to move out of the office. However, the new Zuta Pocket Printer will enable people to print anywhere. The Zuta Pocket Printer was invented by Zuta Labs, based in Jerusalem. This small printer is about 10.2 cm wide and long and 7.5 cm high, and weighs about
35、 350 grams. The company plans to ship its printers to customers in the beginning of 2017.This printer can connect wirelessly to smart phones, tablets, laptops and PCs via Wi-Fi, and is supported by Android, iOS, OS X and Windows. A free application from the company lets you use the printer via a mob
36、ile appliance; a laptop or PC can also select the printer for Use just like any other wirelessly connected printer. This printer can print one average A4 page,measurin9 21 by 29.7 cm. Zuta Labs noted that its printer can print on any standard size piece of paper, and that, in principle, it could pri
37、nt on any surface.The printers,“ omni-wheels“ help it turn and move in any direction on a surface. Laser sensors（激光传感器）help control the movement, speed and location, according to the company.Zuta Labs said the printers rechargeable battery can last about l hour, on averagelong enough to print about
38、60 pages. One ink cartridge（墨盒）can print more than 100 pages, according to the company. Currently, the appliance prints only in black, although Zuta Labs said it plans to have a full-color printer in the future.32. Whats the main idea of the text?A. The Zuta Porket Printer will let people print anyw
39、here.B. The Zuta Porket Printer has replaced traditional printers.C. The Zuta Pocket Printer is the smallest one in the worldD. Zuta Labs makes great achievements in selling printers.33. What does the underlined word “cumbersome“ in Paragraph 1 probably mean?A. advanced. B. small. C. clean. D. heavy
40、.834. What do we know about the printer?A. The application the company provides for it is free of charge.B. The Windows operating system doesnt support it.C. Laptops or PCs cant select it for use via Wi-Fi.D. It can only print on the paper of standard size.35. According to the text, the Zuta Pocket
41、Printer .A. has the battery which cant last an hour B. has been popular with customersC. is slower than common printers D. is not a full-color printer now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。A few changes about how a teacher runs a classroom can make a huge effect on
42、how concentrated students will be in that classroom. Its an issue every teacher has to face,_36 Here are just a few of my strategies.Rearrange（重新安排）Seats.I did the seat rearrangement because class conversation had become dull, and students just seemed to be there but not actually there. 37 I had all
43、 of my students pick new seats at the tables. The rules were simple. They could not sit with more than one other person theyd already sat with, and it had to be at a different table.Take over A Lesson.Once in a while, it can be fun to let the students take over a lesson in a unit. Let them become th
44、e teachers, and the teacher becomes the student. You can provide the topic they need to cover. 38 Have Open Projects.Open projects have been very successful in my class. 39 I used to dictate every part of my project assignments. Students would ask to do things a little differently. And Id give in, s
45、urprised that their ideas were better than mine. 40 Sometimes teachers forget to bring the fun to the classroom. We try so hard to cover the courses for our students until they break down. Sometimes its good to just 9set things aside for a day or two and have some fun.A. Have fun.B. Listen carefully
46、.C. But it can be solved in some very simple ways.D. Let the students choose the topic and teach whatever they want.E. Its one of the simplest ways to rearrange a class and get things going again.F. They get to deal with the material in a way that is refreshing and new to them.G. Ive found that the
47、more choices I gave my students, the better the projects have been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，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（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。I was six years old. It was Halloween. The school was having its annual Halloween parade to 41 it. All the kids would march a few 42 through the neighborhood. “Just buy him a costume,” my father said. “ It doesnt cost much.”But no, my mother decided, 43 it was my first parade, she would 44 me a costume: the mummy(木乃伊), my favorite scary character. She 45 white rags(布 片 ) and old tow
