1、宜昌市部分示范高中教学协作体 2015 年秋期中联考高一英语试题（卷面满分：150分 考试时间：120分钟）本试卷分第卷和第卷两部分。第卷 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7.5分）请听下面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. Where does the woman live now?A.In the
2、 heart of town.B.In the south of town.C.Near the center of town.2. What color suit did the man wear yesterday?A.Brown. B. Green. C. Gray.3. How much does the man have to pay?A.Five yuan. B. Ten yuan. C. Fifteen yuan. 4. What will the two speakers probably do next?A.Go to Marys home.B.Go back home at
3、 once. C.Go and buy an umbrella.5. Whats the most probable relationship between the two speakers?A.Mother and son. B.Teacher and student.C.Husband and wife. 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。每段对话或独白读后有几个小题，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，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或
4、独白读两遍。请听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6. How will the man go to the train station?A.By subway. B. By taxi. C. By bus.7. What will the woman do?A.Catch a train. B. Visit her cousin. C. Go shopping.请听第7段材料，回答第8、9题 。8. Where did the man probably work before?A. In a hospital. B. In a language school.C. In a French comp
5、any.9. How long will the man work at his new job?A. For about one year. B. For about two years.C. For about three years.请听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. How many persons planned to spend the weekend with the man?A. Two. B. Three. C. Four. 11. Why cant the woman go to Disneyland this weekend?A. She has to prepa
6、re for a test. B. She plans to see some old friends. C. She wants to get some rest at home.12. With whom will the man probably spend the weekend?A. Tom. B. Mike. C. Sam.请听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. Why didnt the woman answer the phone?A. She didnt take her phone with her. B. She didnt hear the phone ringin
7、g.C. There was something wrong with her phone.14. What day is it today?A. Wednesday. B. Thursday. C. Friday.15. What has the man prepared for Anns birthday? A. A new CD. B. A special gift. C. A surprising party.16. What will Anns pen friend do?A. Come to see Ann.B. Go to France tomorrow.C. Buy Ann a
8、 plane ticket.请听第10 段材料, 回答第17至20题.17. In which city did the speaker first meet Jenny?A. New York City. B. Los Angeles. C. Chicago. 18. How long did Jenny stay in the speakers city?A. For one year. B. For six years. C. For ten years.19. How did the speaker and Jenny keep in touch at first?A. By writ
9、ing letters. B. By chatting online. C. By making phone calls.20. What happened to the speaker last month?A. She came across Jenny.B. She lost touch with Jenny.C. She got in touch with Jenny online.第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分60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。AMany teenagers(青少年) feel
10、 that the most important people in their lives are their friendsThey believe that their family members dont know them as well as their friends doIn large families, it is quite often for brothers and sisters to fight with each other and then they can only go to their friends for some ideasIt is very
11、important for teenagers to have one good friend or a group of friendsEven when they are not with their friends, they usually spend a lot of time talking among themselves on the phoneThis communication is very important in childrens growing up, because friends can discuss somethingThese things are di
12、fficult to tell their family membersHowever, parents often try to choose their childrens friends for themSome parents may even stop their children from meeting their good friendsHave you ever thought of the following questions? Who chooses your friends?Do you choose your friends or your friends choo
13、se you? Have you got a good friend your parents dont like? Your answers are welcome21. Many teenagers think that _ can understand them better A.brothers B. friends C.sisters D.parents22. When teenagers have something difficult to tell their parents, they usually_ A. discuss it with their friends B.
14、fight with their parents C. stay alone at home D. go to their brothers and sisters for help23. The underlined sentence “Your answers are welcome”in the last paragraph means _AYou are welcome to discuss the questions with us BWeve got no idea, so your answers are welcome CYour answers are always righ
15、t DYou can give us all the right answers 24. Which of the following sentence is RIGHT according to the passage?A. Parents should like everything their children enjoy.B. In all families children can choose everything they like. C. Parents should try their best to understand their children better. D.
16、Teenagers can only go to their friends for help. BAre you carrying too much on your back at school? Im sure lots of children of your age will say “Yes”. Not only the students in China have this problem, but children in the United States also have heavy school bags. Doctors are starting to worry that
17、 younger and younger students are having back and neck problems because of school bags being too heavy for them. “Its hard for me to go upstairs with my bag because its so heavy,” said Rick Hammond, an 11-year-old student in the US. Rick is among students who have common school bags with two straps
18、(带子) to carry them, but many other students choose rolling bags. But even with rolling bags, getting up stairs and buses is still a problem for children. Many of them have hurt their backs and necks because of the heavy school bags. But how much is too much? Doctors say students should carry no more
19、 than 10% to 15% of their own body weight. Scott Bautch, a back doctor, said children under Grade 4 should stay with 10%. But it is also important that older children dont stay with over 15%, because their bodies are still growing. “Children are losing their balance and falling down with their schoo
20、l bags,” he said. Parents and teachers are starting to tell children to only take home library books they will be reading that night. Some teachers are using pieces of paper or thin workbooks for students to take home. One of the best answers is, as some children said, to have no homework at all!25.
21、 From the passage we can know that . A. only children in China carry too heavy school bagsB. both children in China and the US carry too heavy school bagsC. children in other countries dont carry too heavy bagsD. only children in the US carry too heavy school bags26. Children feel it hard for them t
22、o go upstairs because _.A. they are too young B. they dont know how to go upstairs C. their school bags are too heavyD. their parents dont always go upstairs with them together27. If a child carries a heavy school bag, .A. his back and neck will be hurt B. his head and arms will be hurtC. his hands
23、will be hurt D. his feet will be hurt28. According to the doctor, Scott Bautch, if a child in Grade 5 weighs about 30 kilos, the school bag he carries should not be over _.A. 5 kilos B. 3 kilos C. 5.5 kilos D. 4.5 kilosCIn many countries, when cows are killed for meat, the heads are put in the waste
24、. That is because many people do not believe meat from a cow head should be eaten. But in South Africa, some people have a strong desire for cow head meat. Many people are selling and eating it in Johannesburg. VOA recently visited a cow-head processing factory in the city.In South Africa, the meat
25、is called “skop.” The men who eat it say it is less costly than other meats and more tasty.Some meat sellers in Johannesburg recently learned how to prepare cow heads for their customers. They remove the skin from the head. Then they use an axe to separate the meat from the bones.William Mahlangu wo
26、rks at a cow head processing(加工，处理) factory. Up to 150 cow heads are processed there each day.“This meat is delicious, its tender and its very, very nice meat for men. Even in, even in the old days, like our grandfathers, if they slaughter a cow, the cow head was only for men.”Much of the skop meat
27、is sold to sellers who sell food on the street. But at the factory, they also cook the meat for customers. Then they put the meat on a large table, not on plates. They put hot sauce on it, and a starch called “uPhuthu.”Kenneth Ayudo is a Nigerian food shop owner living in Johannesburg. He says in Ni
28、geria people even eat the skin after they roast it over a fire to remove the hair. Then they wash the skin like a piece of cloth.“Its the way it tastes and there is too much demand for it everywhere now because anyone that eat it wants to eat it again.”Peter Antill goes to a skop restaurant every da
29、y. “One thing I can tell you guys is that this is the best you will ever taste in the city Johannesburg.” Because of worries about mad cow disease, which causes the brain to waste, few people in western countries eat cow brains or organs such as livers(肝脏) or kidneys. But South Africas government sa
30、ys mad cow disease has never been found in cows in the country.29. What is the main idea of the passage?A. Cows popular in South Africa B. Skop meat popular in South AfricaC. Special food in South Africa D. Worries about mad cow disease30. Which is the closest in meaning to the underlined word “slau
31、ghter” ?A. raise B. catch C. kill D. fight31. Why do people waste the cow brains according to the passage?A. Because they believe in GodB. Because they have a lot to eatC. Because they dont like them.D. Because they are afraid of getting diseases.DOn the first day of the 11th grade, our new math tea
32、cher Mr. Washington asked me to go to the blackboard to do a math problem. I told him that I couldnt do it. He asked, “Why not?” I paused, and then I said, “Because Im educable mentally retarded (可教育智能迟滞).” He came from behind his desk and looked at me. “Dont ever say that again. Someones opinion of
33、 you does not have to become your reality,” he said. It was a very special moment for me. Doctors said that I was educable mentally retarded in the fifth grade, and I was put back into the fourth grade. When I was in the eighth grade, I failed again.But Mr. Washington changed my life. This person al
34、ways gave students the feeling that he had high expectations of them, and then all of the students did their best to live up to what those expectations were. He often said, “You have greatness within you.” One day, I caught up with him in the parking place and said, “Mr Washington, is there greatnes
35、s within me, sir?” He said, “Yes, Mr. Brown.” “But what about the fact that I failed English, math, and history? What about that, sir? Im slower than most kids.” “It doesnt matter. It just means that you have to work harder. Your grades dont decide who you are or what you can produce in your life.”
36、“I want to buy my mother a house.” “It is possible, Mr. Brown. You can do that.” And he turned to walk away. “Mr. Washington?” “What do you want now?” “Uh, Im the one, sir. One day youre going to hear my name. Im the one, sir.” School was a real struggle for me. Mr. Washington put many demands on me
37、. He made me believe that I could do it. At the end of that year, I was on the honor roll for the first time in my life.Years later, I produced five programs on public television. When one of my programs was shown on the educational television channel, I had some friends call him. I was sitting by t
38、he phone waiting when he called me. He said, “May I speak to Mr. Brown, please?” “Oh, Mr. Washington, is that you?”“Yes, its me. You were the one, werent you?” “Yes, sir, I was.”32. What does Mr. Washington mean by saying “Someones opinion of you does not have to become your reality”? A. You neednt
39、have the same opinion as others.B. What other people say about you may not be correct.C. You should believe what other people say.D. The doctor made a mistake.33. How many years did it take the writer to finish the tenth grade? A. Ten years. B. Eleven years. C. Twelve years. D. Thirteen years.34. Wh
40、at happened to the author at last? A. He made television programs. B. He earned much honor.C. He got a good job. D. He entered a good university.35. In the passage, the author implies that _. A. people shouldnt believe what doctors say B. no one can be successful with hard work and confidence C. no
41、one is really educable mentally retarded D. a good teacher can change a students life 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
42、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 min
43、d that note-taking is a selective process（过程）. 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 quest
44、ions 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. First, the simple act of writing something down makes it easier for you to understa
45、nd and remember it.B. There are three practical note-taking methods.C. Use words, not complete sentences.D. You must write your notes on separate paper.E. That means you must first decide what is important enough to include in your notes.F. you will also want to develop your own method for taking no
46、tes.G. Otherwise, you may not be able to read your notes later.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。There is an old story about a person living alone and going to a pet store to buy a parrot. He thought the bird might fill some of his 41 ho
47、urs. The very next day, however, he came back to 42 ,“Whats wrong with the bird? That bird doesnt 43 .”The store owner asked if he had a 44 in its cage, and the man said he didnt. “Oh, parrots love mirrors,” he explained. “When he sees 45 in the mirror, hell just start talking.” So he 46 him a mirro
48、r. The bird owner was 47 the next day to say that his parrot still hadnt said a word. “Thats very 48 ,” said the owner. “How about a swing? Birds really love these little swings, and a 49 parrot likes talking very much.” So the man bought a swing, took it home, and 50 it in the cage. But he was back
49、 the next day with the same 51 . Does he have a ladder to climb?” the owner asked. “That just has to be the 52 . Once he has a ladder, hell probably talk your ear off!” So the person bought a ladder. The man was back at the pet store when it 53 the next day. From the look on his face, the owner knew something was 54 . “Didn
