1、- 1 -浙江省宁波诺丁汉大学附属中学 2017-2018 学年高一英语下学期期中试题第卷注意事项：1. 答第卷前,考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2. 选出每小题答案后,用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动,用橡皮擦干净后,再选涂其他答案标号。不能答在本试卷上,否则无效。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。
2、1. What does the woman think of golfing?A. Its expensive. B. It needs a lot of practice. C. Its a waste of time. 2. How did the man try to contact Ben?A. By email. B. By phone. C. In person. 3. What does the woman suggest doing to save more money?A. Doing less shopping. B. Travelling to work by bus.
3、 C. Eating at home more often. 4. What books is the man looking for?A. Books about the Second World War. B. Books on the American Civil War. C. Books about the Iraq War. 5. What does the mother want to find?A. A flight ticket. B. A website. C. A tourist attraction. 第二节（共 15 小题,每小题 1.5，满分 22.5）- 2 -听
4、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. How does the man learn English?A. By listening to English songs. B. By playing a role in English dramas.C. By speaking English whenever possible. 7. What
5、 does the woman think of the man?A. Hardworking. B. Crazy. C. Creative. 听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。8. What does the man probably need most now?A. A pay raise. B. An assistant. C. A meal. 9. What is the woman worried about?A. The mans performance. B. The mans health. C. The mans project. 听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12
6、 题。10. Where do Bills family live?A. In New Zealand. B. In the USA. C. In Canada. 11. Who is Bill?A. The mans brother. B. The womans brother-in-law. C. The mans brother-in-law. 12. When did Bill remarry?A. Three years after Ruths death. B. Three years after Sarah was born. C. Three years before Jane
7、 was born. 听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。- 3 -13. Where does the man get the information about the new job?A. On the Internet. B. In the newspaper. C. On the notice board. 14. Why does the man want to change his job?A. To get promoted in the future. B. To have a better salary. C. To enrich his working expe
8、rience. 15. What does the woman think of the new job?A. Challenging. B. Rewarding. C. Inspiring.16. What is the disadvantage of the new job?A. Working in the evening.B. Too demanding.C. A little boredom and lower pay.听第 10 段材料，回答第 18 至 20 题。17. How long was Michael missing?A. For more than 3 hours.
9、B. For more than 5 hours. C. For more than 9 hours. 18. Where was Michael found?A. Near a river. B. In an unoccupied house. C. In a nearby kindergarten. 19. Who didnt join in the search for Michael?A. Local farmers. B. Fire officials. C. A rescue team. 20. How was Michael when he was found?A. He was
10、 sleeping. B. He was having fun. C. He was frightened. 第二部分：阅读理解（共两节,满分 35 分）第一节：（共 10 小题；每小题 2.5 分,满分 25 分）阅读下列短文,从每题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。- 4 -AEvery year thousands of tourists visit Pompeii, Italy. They see the sights that Pompeii is famous for such as its stadium and theatres, i
11、ts shops and restaurants. The tourists do not, however, see Pompeiis people. They do not see them because Pompeii has no people. No one has lived in Pompeii for almost 2 000 years.Once, Pompeii was a busy city of 22 000 people. It lay at the foot of Mount Vesuvius, a grass-covered volcano(火山).Mount
12、Vesuvius had not erupted(喷发) for centuries, so the people of Pompeii felt safe. But they were not.In August of A.D 79,Mount Vesuvius erupted. The entire top of the mountain exploded, and a huge black cloud rose into the air. Soon stones and hot ash began to fall on Pompeii. When the eruption ended t
13、wo days later, Pompeii was buried under 20 feet of stones and ashes. Almost all of its people were dead.For centuries, Pompeii lay buried under stones and ashes. Then, in the year 1861, an Italian scientist named Ginseppe began to uncover Pompeii. Slowly, carefully, Ginseppe and his men dug. The cit
14、y looked almost the same as it had looked in A.D.79.There were streets and fountains(泉水),houses and shops. There was a stadium with 20 000 seats. Perhaps the most important of all, there were everyday objects, which tell us a great deal about the people who 1ived in Pompeii. Many glasses and jars ha
15、d some dark blue color in the bottom, so we know that the people of Pompeii liked wine. They liked bread too, metal bread pans were in every bakery. In one bakery there were 81 round, flat loaves of bread-a type of bread that is still sold in Italy today. Tiny boxes filled with dark, shiny powder te
16、ll us that women liked to wear eye-makeup.Ginseppe has died, but his work continues. One-fourth has not been uncovered yet. Scientists are still digging, still making discoveries that draw the tourists to Pompeii.21.Why do a 1arge amount of people come to Pompeii ?A. Because they hope to see its fam
17、ous stadium and theatres.B. Because they want to see what it used to be.C. Because they like to enjoy its delicious food. D. Because they want to see its people.22.What kind of city was Pompeii about 2 000 years ago?A. It was all empty city. B. It was a prosperous city.- 5 -C. It was an o1d city. D.
18、 It was a poor city.23.What do we know about the Pompeians who lived about 2,000 years ago _.A. They 1ived more or less the same as Italians now do.B.They felt worried about the grass-covered volcano.C.They 1ived quite differently from those who live in Italy.D. They knew nothing about the volcano.B
19、Bob Dylan could hardly have imagined that he would get this kind of special praise for his long career as a musician and songwriter.The Nobel Prize for Literature from the Swedish Academy on October 13 is only the most recent achievement of a man who has long been among the cultural masters of the m
20、odern age. He has “created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition“, according to the academy.Although Dylan, 75, is not really seen as a literary(文学的) writer, he has given the world over 50 years of creative output.In his 1985 album Biography, Dylan wrote about the attractio
21、n of folk music to him. Rock songs “werent serious enough or didnt reflect life in a realistic way“, he explained. Folk music, compared with rock music, was “a more serious type of thing. The songs are filled with more sadness, more joy, more faith in the supernatural, much deeper feelings“.Dylans m
22、usic and lyrics(歌词) did speak to a generation of people during the 1960s.His lyrics often spoke about great political causes, such as the civil rights movement or the campaign against the war in Vietnam. The 1960s were a time of change, a time when the young were demanding that their voices be heard
23、.Some people were puzzled that a literary prize had been handed to a singer. But poetry and song have long been found together. Greek poet Homer would have sung The Iliad. In the Middle Ages, wandering minstrels(吟游诗人) performed their poems to music just like Dylan does.Far from just being a fashiona
24、ble move, giving the prize to Dylan can be seen as bringing back an old literary tradition. The millions whose lives Dylans songs have made better - among them poets and novelists and fellow musicians - will surely welcome the award.24. Why could Bob Dylan receive the Nobel Prize for Literature?- 6
25、-A. He performed his poems to music.B. He brought back traditional music to life.C. He wrote a large number of poems.D. He developed a poetic way of music expression.25. Which of the following would Bob probably agree with?A. Rock music contains more faith in the supernatural than folk music.B. Folk
26、 music and Rock music are both very serious.C. Folk music conveys emotions more strongly than rock music.D. Rock music describes life in a more realistic way than folk music.26. Greek poet Homer is mentioned in the passage to show _. A. the connection between songs and poemsB. the great influence of
27、 Homers poemsC. the style of poetry in the Middle AgesD. the difference between a poet and a singerCWhether in the home or the workplace, social robots are going to become a lot more common in the next few years. Social robots are about to bring technology to the everyday world in a more humanized w
28、ay, said Cynthia Breazeal, chief scientist at the robot company Jibo. While household robots today do the normal housework, social robots will be much more like companions who you spend time with than just tools. For example, these robots will be able to tell when someone is happy or sad. This allow
29、s them to respond more properly to the user.The Jibo robot, arranged to ship later this year, is designed to be a personalized assistant to help. You can talk to the robot, ask it questions, and make requests for it to perform different tasks. The robot doesnt just deliver general answers to questio
30、ns; it responds based on what it learns about each individual in the household. It can do things such as reminding an elderly family member to take medicine or taking family photos.Social robots are not just finding their way into the home. They have - 7 -potential applications in everything from ed
31、ucation to health care and are already finding their way into some of these spaces.Fellow Robots is one company bringing social robots to the market. The companys “Oshbot” robot is built to assist customers in a store, which can help the customers find items and help guide them to the products locat
32、ion in the store. It can also speak different languages and make recommendations for different items based on what the customer is shopping for.The more interaction the robot has with humans, the more it learns. But Oshbot, like other social robots, is not intended to replace workers, but to work al
33、ongside other employees. “We have technologies to train social robots to do things not for us, but with us,” said Breazeal.27. How are social robots different from household robots?A. They can control their emotions. B. They are more like humans.C. They do the normal housework. D. They respond to us
34、ers more slowly.28. What can a Jibo robot do according to Paragraph 3?A. Communicate with you and do operations for you.B. Answer your personal questions and make no requests.C. Take your pictures and deliver milk.D. Obey your orders and remind you to take pills.29. We can learn from the last paragr
35、aph that social robots will _. A. train employees B. be our workmatesC. improve technologies D. take the place of workers30. What does the passage mainly present?A. A new design idea of household robots.B. Marketing plans for social robots.C. Information on household robots.D. An introduction to soc
36、ial robots.第二节：七选五（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。选项中有多项为多余- 8 -选项。Friends play an important part in our lives, and although we may take the fact of friendship for granted, we often dont clearly understand how we make friends. While we get on well with a number of people, 31 .Moreover
37、, a great many relationships come under the general term “friendship”. In all cases, two people like one another and enjoy being together, but beyond that, the degree of closeness between them and the reasons for their interest in each other change greatly. At the beginning, much depends on how peop
38、le meet, and on good first impressions. As we get to know people, 32 . Although these factors are not of the greatest importance, it is more difficult to have a good relationship with people when there is a big difference in age and background.Then, 33 . Friends will stand closer together and will s
39、pend more time looking at each other than ordinary friends. Smiles and soft voices also express friendliness, and it is because they may give the wrong signals that shy people often have difficulty making friends. A friendly look with a wrong facial expression can turn into an unfriendly stare, and
40、nervousness may be wrongly understood as unfriendliness. Some relationships are a result of argument and discussion, but it is usual for close friends to have the same ideas and beliefs, the same opinions and interests. The more closely involved people become, the more they depend on each other. And
41、 34 . Equally, friends have to learn to make allowances for each other, to put up with annoying habits, and to accept differences in opinions. In contrast with marriage, 35 . But the support and understanding that results from shared experiences and affections does seem to create a close and lasting
42、 relationship.A. we are usually friends with only a fewB. many factors can affect friendship and relationshipC. people want to do friends favors and hate to let them downD. there are no friendship ceremonies to strengthen the relationship between - 9 -two peopleE. we consider things like age, race,
43、looks, economic and social status, etc.F. we pay attention to actual behavior, facial expression, and the way a person speaksG.argument and discussion can improve your family relationships 第3部分：语言运用（共两节,满分45分）第一节：完型填空（共20个小题；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A、B、C、D四个选项中,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。My mo
44、ther always says that Im born to dance ballet（芭蕾）.But that September when I was in a ballet 36 and went to do a turn, something just happened. I heard it and I surely 37 it.I went right to a doctor and got an MRI, which 38 a lot of damage to my knee-a(n) 39 injury for a dancer. I had to have a(n) 40
45、 .Everything had been going so well and now I had this huge injury. Dance was my life, but 41 ,I wasnt going to be able to do it for a year or possibly never again.My dad was really a big inspiration for me. He was 42 a battle against cancer at that time. He showed me how to make it through a 43 sit
46、uation. I thought that if he could do that, I could handle this, too. 44 my operation, I had great difficulty walking, 45 I knew that if I really worked hard, my injury would heal.Several months later, I definitely wasnt at my strongest, but I could 46 a class. The dancing I did was basic at first 4
47、7 that my knee could handle.Once we started practicing in the fall, I was beginning to feel like myself again. One day, I 48 the schedule and my name was next to Eliot Feld. I thought it must be a(n) 49 because he is very famous in the ballet world. But it wasnt. He 50 me and taught me a lot of thin
48、gs. At l8,I had a - 10 -solo（单独） performance! It was a big 51 .I was so excited and felt like a real ballerina. After the 52 ,Eliot said, “You know, you have a(n) 53 and you are also made of steel“ That, coming from him, was the 54 compliment(赞美)I have ever received. Id like to think that 55 my inju
49、ry made me strong.36.A.play B. school C. team D. class37.A.felt B. accepted C. broke D. touched38.A.pointed B. said C. read D. showed39.A.necessary B. deadly C. useful D. important40.A.holiday B. cry C. operation D. test41.A.all of a sudden B.in time C.at present D. once in a while42.A.leading B. fighting C. losing D. inventing43.A.wonderful B. difficult C. positive D. heavy44.A.After B.
