1、- 1 -湖南省张家界市慈利县 2017-2018 学年高一英语下学期期中试题第 I 卷第一部分 听力（共两节，满分 30 分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。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 1.5 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。1What does Miss Jamison suggest Ted do? ADrive faster. BLea
2、ve earlier. CCheck the weather forecast.2When does the girl have to go to bed?AAt 8:00 p.m. BAt 9:00 p.m. CAt 11 p.m.3What are the two speakers talking about?AThe study plan. BThe vacation plan. CThe school plan.4Where does the conversation take place? AAt the gym. BAt a movie theater. CAt school.5H
3、ow does the man feel?AImpatient. BHelpless. CTired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。6What kind of room does the woman want?AA single room. BA double ro
4、om. CA room for three.7How much will the woman pay per night?A$ 100. B$120. C$150.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。8Where is the woman probably going this afternoon?- 2 -ATo the library. BTo a swimming pool. CT o a professors class.9What will the man have to do this afternoon?AStudy history. BWrite a poem. CFinis
5、h a paper.听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。10Why doesnt Brad like online shopping? AHe doesnt like to plan.BHe doesnt like to wait.CHe doesnt want his packages stolen.11What does Brad advise Sally to do?AGo to the store.BClean the house.CKeep track of her package.12Whats the probable relationship between the
6、two speakers? ASalesman and customer. BBoss and employee. CBrother and sister.听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。13What field is the man probably in? AFinance. BEngineering. CMedicine.14How does the woman travel to New York? ABy car. BBy train. CBy plane.15What does the woman think of New York? AShe dislikes it
7、 a little bit. BShe cant stand it. CS he feels relaxed there.16What do we know from the conversation?AThe woman admires the man.BThe womans mother is a banker.CThe womans father is an engineer.听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。17Who is the speaker probably speaking to?AAll new students. BForeign students. CLo
8、cal students. 18What will the audience probably do next?- 3 -AFill out application forms. BGo to the cafeteria. CM ove into their rooms.19What can we learn about the student dorms from the talk?AFour students share a room.BStudents cannot cook there.CMeals in the cafeteria are included in the price.
9、20Which type of housing has no more rooms available?AThe international houses. BThe student dorms. CThe Spanish house.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。ADean CastleAs a famous cultural relicDean Castle dates from around 1350. Built by the Boyd fam
10、ily, it has strong historical connections with many people and events in Scottish historyfor example, Robert Burns, who was encouraged to publish his poems by the owner of the castle at that time. The castle houses collections of arms and early musical instruments and items relating to Robert Burns.
11、Admission free.Opening hours: April-September 11: 00 am-5: 00 pm dailyOctober- March Wed-Sun, 10: 00 am-4: 00 pmRobert Burns Birthplace MuseumOpened in 2011. Robert Burns Birthplace Museum consists of the famous Burns Cottage where the poet was born. the historic landmarks where he set his greatest
12、work, the elegant monument and gardens created in his honor and a modern museum housing the worlds most important collection of his life and worksAdmission free.Opening hours: Tues-Sat, 11: 00 am-1: 00 pm and 2: 00 pm-5: 00 pmClosed on Sunday and Monday.The BairdWith a history of 100 years, the Bair
13、d holds collections of materials - 4 -relating to local industries.The James KeirHardie room interprets the life of the founder of the Labor Party, The display includes election posters, souvenirs, letters and personal belongings.Admission free.Opening hours: TuesSat, 10: 00 am1: 00 pm and 2: 00 pm-
14、5: 00 pmAuld Kirk MuseumThe Auld Kirk houses a rich collection of museum objects of local, national and international significance. There is a museum shop, selling a range of local historical literature and souvenirs.It was built in 1644 as St Marys Church. It formerly functioned as the town hall, c
15、ourt house and school, but now it is an award winning museum, rated a 4-star attraction.Admission free.Opening hours: ThurSat, 11: 00 am5: 00 pmClosed on Sun and Mon.21Which museum can be visited on Sunday?ADean Castle BThe Baird.CAuld Kirk Muse DRobert Burns Birthplace Museum.22Robert Burns Birthpl
16、ace Museum is likely to attract_.Amusic lovers Bsports loversCanimal lovers Dliterature lovers23Compared with others, what is special about Auld Kirk Museum?AIt displays election posters. BIts admission is freeCIt is a 4-star attraction. DIts opening time is the longest.BCoke was introduced by the C
17、oca Cola company in 1886, making it a rather true and tested favorite of generations of people in over 200 countries. This list should give you some ideas on how to get more from your coke than usual.Coca Cola is an excellent rust buster (除锈剂). If you have a bunch of small rusty objects, put them in
18、 coke overnight and give them a good scrub in the morning. Coke helps to break down the rust, making cleaning much easier. Be sure - 5 -to throw out the used coke when you are done with it or you might be taking a trip to the doctor.Like the previous item, the citric acid (柠檬酸) in coke makes for an
19、excellent window cleaner. This is especially useful for car windows. Pour a can of coke over the window and rub the window, then wipe it off with a wet cloth to remove any sugary matter from the sugar in the drink. As coke is full of sugar, you should clean the sticky matter off the window glasses,
20、or it will be not a cleaner but a dirt.For those of you who live in areas where skunk (臭鼬) smells can be an issue from time to time, one can of coke added to water with detergent (清洁剂) really helps to break the smell down. If you have been sprayed, stand in the shower and cover yourself from head to
21、 toe with coke wait for a few minutes, then wash yourself with a shower. Coke is an excellent hair treatment so you get two tips for the price of one with this item!Pots can sometimes get black on the bottom. The black is almost impossible to remove; this is caused by over-cooking. To remove the bla
22、ck and renew your pot, pour in a can of coke (or as much as you need to cover the blackened area by an inch) and put it on the stove on a low heat. After an hour or so, wash the pot as normal.24What does the underlined word scrub” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?AStart. BCleaning. CShake. DExample.25Wh
23、at is important while using coke to clean car windows?AUse a dry cloth. BRub the window lightly.CDont pour too much coke. DClean the sugary matter completely.26For which purpose does coke have to be mixed with other material?ATo get rid of the black on the pot. BTo break down the rust,CTo remove sme
24、lls. DTo clean windows.27What type of writing is this text? AAn advertisement. BA practical guide.CA news report. DA review.CBethany Burke was packing for a family vacation when she glanced in the - 6 -mirror and froze. She saw a small ugly red bump in the middle of her forehead “Thats the worst,” s
25、he remembers thinking. She had no idea, however, how much worse it would get.Bethany, a 15-year-old high school student tried to forget about the bump as she boarded a flight from her hometown of Austin, Texas, to Portland, Oregon. But during the flight the bump grew and grew.After the plane landed,
26、 more bumps appeared, including one close to her eye. Her parents took her to the nearest emergency room. As it turns out, Bethany had been attacked by a superbug (超级病菌).Superbugs were once a problem only in hospitals and nursing homes. In the past decade, though, they have been affecting healthy ch
27、ildren and adults as well. In a few hours, they can cause life-threatening infections.“Teens, especially student athletes, can be easily hurt because superbugs stay in warm, damp places where people come into close contact with each other, such as school locker rooms and gyms,” says Dr. Aaron Glatt,
28、 an infectious disease specialist. “If you get cut playing sports, and you come into contact with a superbug on a mat, you give it a way to get in,” he explains.As for Bethany, she says the doctor didnt seem too concerned “He just handed me this pill, an antibiotic (抗生素),” Bethany says. “He gave us
29、the impression that it was going to clear up very fast.”It didnt take long for Bethany to realize the antibiotics the doctor had given her werent working. One of the bumps grew so large that she could no longer open her eye, and her pain increasedHer parents rushed her to another hospital. The new m
30、edicines seemed to start working. Her fever dropped, and the bumps stopped growing.Luckily for Bethany, there were still three powerful antibiotics that together were able to fight off her infection. But what happens when superbugs become resistant even to those drugs? For doctors, thats the biggest
31、 worry.28Bethany discovered a bump on her forehead .Aafter the plane for Portland landed Bwhen she came back from a vacationCwhen she was preparing for a vacation Dafter she boarded a flight from Austin29Student athletes are likely to be attacked by superbugs partly because .- 7 -Athey sweat a lot B
32、they are often tiredCthey are healthy and strong Dthey often wear dirty clothes30How did Bethany feel after taking the pills given by the doctor in the nearest emergency room?AEven worse. BMuch better.CA little better. DAs terrible as before.31Doctors are most worried that .Aantibiotics are being ov
33、erusedBteens are being attacked by superbugsCsuperbugs may become resistant to all drugsDmore people will get infected with superbugsDIn the US, speaking more than one language fluently is not very common except in Los Angeles, California. The city has one of the largest populations in the US of you
34、ng people between the ages of 18 and 34. More than half of them in Los Angeles are bilingual(会两种语言的), which means they speak more than one language.Maria Elena Burgos, a mother of two American born daughters, is cooking a Mexican breakfast. She says making Mexican food is just one of the many tradit
35、ions in her home. Another is speaking Spanish to her children. “We want to keep the Spanish somewhere in their learning too, not only at home.” She says being bilingual will give them more opportunities in the future. Knowing Spanish also means the children can talk with their relatives in Mexico.Ms
36、burgos daughters both want to know their familys culture. “We are doing this in order to go back to our roots because thats part of who we are.” they say.The US Census Bureau says more than half the adults in the Los Angeles area between 18 and 34 years old speak a language other than English at hom
37、e. For the whole country, the number of bilingual adults is only 25 percent. The number of bilingual speakers has gone up since the 1990s.“In the past, the children and grandchildren of immigrants(移民) did not continue to speak the parents native language. But now the opposite is true”, says Universi
38、ty of California Los Angeles professor Raul Hinojosa.- 8 -More immigrant parents say they want their children to keep speaking their native language. Mr. Hinojosa calls their choice the “path of pride”. The decision to keep a native language is clear in Los Angeles now. And, as the number of minorit
39、ies in the US continues to grow, he thinks bilingualism will spread to the rest of the country.32What does Paragraph I mainly talk about?AAmericans arent good at language learning.BMore and more young Americans are bilingual.CYou can seldom see Americans speaking foreign languages.DMost young people
40、 in Los Angeles can speak more than one language.33Why does Ms Burgos speak Spanish to her children?ATo make them true Americans.BTo make them more competitive.CTo prepare them for immigration.DTo help them learn about Mexican food.34It can be inferred from the text that recently more people in the
41、US _.Aspeak English very fluentlyBare proud of their new countryCare learning a second languageDforget their parents native language35According to Mr. Hinojosa,_.Athe US is on the path to bilingualismBmore people will immigrate to the USCthe population of Los Angeles will dropDmore minorities will b
42、e accepted by the US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。If you have been living away from home for quite some time, a life skills course may seem to be helpful. 36 They will help you to become a more successful adult in the future. A life skills course can teach you
43、to:37 - 9 -Although you may be able to make a simple pasta (面团) meal, or microwave a ready meal, a life skills course teaches you how to make healthy choices and cook them for yourself. Whether you are a teenager soon to be leaving home, or an adult in your 30s or 40s, 38 Sort out your finances.39 I
44、t is not easy to work out a budget other than just trying to pay all of your bills when your wage comes in and then living on the rest until the next pay day. A life skills course will teach you how to make a budget and stick to it without having to stop yourself from doing the things that you want
45、to do.Choose and find your dream job.It is never too late to retrain and go for the career that you always wantedComing out of school and being expected to know what you want to do for the rest of your life is ridiculous.40 ALeading a healthy life.BLive and eat healthily.CThis is something few adult
46、s actually have planned well.DA life skills course can teach you a range of skills and ways of living.Eit is time that we should learn how to choose foods which are most fit us feel.Fit is never too late to learn how to choose foods which will make you feel great.GA life skills course will teach you
47、 how to work out what you actually want to do, and then get there.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。The boys had been shopping all morning and still werent done. I 41 , standing in the store.Just nine days before 42 , Caitlins house
48、 had burned to the groundBut Caitlin and her family all 43 escaped.All the family 44 was what they were wearing and each other. The school - 10 -was replacing their books and uniforms and now, two days after the 45 , all the girls in Caitlins class were taking her shopping for clothes and shoes. The
49、 boys were shopping for 46 like scarves, socks and hair ties, all the things they dont even 47 . After another hour, I had finished my 48 and had helped the boys 49 everything they wanted to get for Caitlin. When we got home, my brother brought everything he had 50 for Caitlin to my room to make sure I thought shed 51 everything befo
