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1、河北省正定中学2015-2016学年高一英语上学期期中试题说明：本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。满分150分，时间120分钟。第I卷 （选择题，共90分）第一部分：听力（共二节，满分30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和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1. What do the speakers need to buy?A. A fridge. B. A di
2、nner table.C. A few chairs. 2. Where are the speakers? A. In a restaurant.B. In a hotel.C. In a school. 3. What does the woman mean?A. Cathy will be at the party.B. Cathy is too busy to come. C. Cathy is going to be invited. 4. Why does the woman plan to go to town? A. To pay her bills in the bank.
3、B. To buy books in a bookstore. C. To get some money from the bank. 5. What is the woman trying to do? A. Finish some writing.B. Print an article.C. Find a newspaper.第二节(共l5小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)听下面5段对话。每段对话后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出学最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话读两遍。听第
4、6段材料，回答第6、7题。6. What is the man doing?A. Changing seats on the plane.B. Asking for a window seat.C. Trying to find his seat.7. What is the womans seat number?A. 6A. B. 7A. C. 8A.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. Why doesnt the woman take the green T-shirt?A. Its too small.B. Its too dark.C. Its too expensive.9. Wha
5、t does the woman buy in the end?A. A yellow T-shirt.B. A blue T-shirt.C. A pink T-shirt.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。 10. How long has the man been in London?A. One year.B. A few years.C. A couple of months.11. Why did the woman leave her hometown?A. To lead a city life.B. To open a restaurant.C. To find a job.
6、12. Where did the woman come from?A. London.B. Arnside.C. Lancaster.听第9段材料，回答第13至l6题。13. What is a daypack?A. A box. B. A bag. C. A lock.14. What surprises the girl at school? A. A lot of discussions in class. B. Teachers giving little homework.C. Few students asking questions in class.15. At what t
7、ime of the school term does the conversation most, probably take place?A. At the end of it.B. In the middle of it.C. At the beginning of it.16. What do we know about the girl?A. She is new to the school.B. She writes for the school newspaper.C. She seldom asks questions in class.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17
8、. What does Mr. Henry Stone do?A. A bank clerk. B. A teacher. C. A writer. 18. What does Henry like doing at airports?A. Watching people. B. Telling stories.C. Reading magazines. 19. What did Henry learn from the newspaper that day? A. A valuable suitcase was missing. B. A man stole money from a ban
9、k. C. A woman ran away from home. 20. Why was the woman at the airport? A. She was traveling on business. B. She was seeing the man off.C. She was leaving for Greece. 第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中（A、B、C和D），选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AWorld Readi
10、ng Day was set up by the UNESCO in 1995 to encourage people, 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.Many countries celebrated World Reading Day. Take the UK as an example, on tha
11、t day, millions of schoolchildren can buy book of special price, a much lower price than usual, in any bookstore. It has been done every year since 1998. World Reading Day 2010 in the UK will take place on Thursday 4th March. Please note that this date applies to the UK and Ireland only. The goal is
12、 so well set in schools there that they want to make sure that the Day happens in term time to really make the most of this opportunity to celebrate books and reading. Most other countries hold World Reading Day on 23 rd April every year.World Reading Day is also celebrated in China. Chinese former
13、premier Wen Jiabao, an avid reader, does lots of reading every day though he is very busy. On World Reading Day 2009 he encouraged citizens to do more reading. Wen suggested that young people should spend more time reading. “Books cannot change the world, but people can change the world by changing
14、themselves through reading.”Reading can benefit(有益于) people a lot. Reading helps us to follow the latest developments of science and technology. Reading gives us information about other cultures and places of the world. Reading is also one of the most important ways to learn a foreign language like
15、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. Therefore, it is necessary for us to spend time on reading every day.21. Which of the following statements about World
16、Reading Day is TURE?A. It was set up to encourage people to learn English.B. China also celebrates it on 4th March every year.C. It is also the same day as some great writers were born or dead.D. Only since 1998 has the UK begun to celebrate it.22. An avid reader is a person who_.A. loves reading B.
17、 never reads C. does little reading D. hates reading23. According to the passage, reading can help people EXCEPT_.A. learn a foreign language better B. know more about cultureC. improve their memory greatly D. know more about the outside world24. Whats the best title for the passage?A. World Reading
18、 Day in the UK. B. Reading makes a full man.C. World Reading Day in China. D. World Reading Day and Reading.B It was one of those terribly hot days in Baltimore. Needless to say, it was too hot to do anything outside. But it was also scorching（灼热的） in our apartment. This was 1962, and I would not li
19、ve in a place with an air conditioner for another ten years. So my brother and I decided to leave the apartment to find someplace indoors. He suggested we could see a movie. It was a brilliant plan. Movie theaters were one of the few places you could sit all day andmost important sit in air conditio
20、ning. In those days, you could buy one ticket and sit through two movies. Then, the theater would show the same two movies again. If you wanted to, you could sit through them twice. Most people did not do that, but the manager at our theater. Mr. Bellow did not mind if you did. That particular day,
21、my brother and I sat through both movies twice, trying to escape the heat. We bought three bags of popcorn and three sodas each. Then, we sat and watched The Music Man followed by The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance. Wed already seen the second movie once before. It had been at the theater since Januar
22、y, because Mr. Bellow loved anything with John Wayne in it. We left the theater around 8, just before the evening shows began. But we returned the next day and saw the same two movies again, twice more. And we did it the next day too. Finally, on the fourth day, the heat wave broke. Still, to this d
23、ay I can sing half the songs in The Music Man and recite half of John Wayne and Jimmy Stewarts dialogue from The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance! Those memories are some of the few I have of the heat wave of 1962. Theyre really memories of the screen, not memories of my life. 25. In which year did the
24、author first live in a place with an air conditioner? A. 1952 B. 1962 C. 1972 D. 1982 26. What does the underlined word “It” in Paragraph 3 refer to? A. The heat B. The theater. C. The Music Man D. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance 27. What do we know about Mr. Bellow? A. He loved children very much.
25、 B. He was a fan of John Wayne. C. He sold air conditioners. D. He was a movie star. 28. Why did the author and his/her brother see the same movies several times? A. The two movies were really wonderful. B. They wanted to avoid the heat outside. C. The manager of the theater was friendly. D. They li
26、ked the popcorn and the soda at the theater. CA Guide to the UniversityFoodThe TWU Cafeteria is open 7a.m. to 8p.m. It serves snacks, drinks, ice cream bars and meals. You can pay with cash or your ID cards. You can add meal money to your ID cards at the Front Desk. Even if you do not buy your food
27、in the cafeteria, you can use the tables to eat your lunch, to have meetings and to study.If you are on campus in the evening or late at night, you can buy snacks, fast food, and drinks in the Lower Caf located in the bottom level of the Douglas Centre. This area is often used for entertainment（娱乐）
28、such as concerts, games or TV watching.RelaxationThe Globe, located in the bottom level of McMillan Hall, is available for relaxing, studying, cooking, and eating. Monthly activities are held here for all international students. Hours are 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., closed on Sundays.HealthLocated on the to
29、p floor of Douglas Hall, the Wellness Centre is committed to(致力于) physical, emotional and social health. A doctor and nurse is available if you have health questions or need immediate medical help or personal advice. The cost of this is included in your medical insurance. Hours are Monday to Friday,
30、 9:00 a.m. to noon and 1:00 to 4:30 p.m.Academic SupportAll students have access（进入） to the Writing Centre on the upper floor of Douglas Hall. Here, qualified volunteers will work with you on written work, grammar, vocabulary, and other academic（学术的） skills. You can sign up for an appointment（约定） on
31、 the sign-up sheet outside the door: two 30 minute appointments per week maximum. This service is free.29. What can you do in the TWU Cafeteria?A. Do homework and watch TV. B. Buy drinks and enjoy concerts. C. Have meals and meet with friends. D. Add money to your ID and play chess.30. Where and whe
32、n can you cook your own food?A. The Globe, Friday. B. The Lower Caf, Sunday.C. The TWU Cafeteria, Friday. D. The McMillan Hall, Sunday.31. The Guide tells us that the Wellness Centre _.A. is open six days a week B. offers services free of chargeC. trains students in medical care D. gives advice on m
33、ental health32. How can you seek help from the Writing Centre?A. By applying online. B. By calling the centre.C. By filling in a sign-up form. D. By going to the centre directly.DChinas new buzzword, tuhao, may be in next years Oxford English Dictionary. “If its influence continues, it is very likel
34、y to appear on our updated list of words, ” said Julie Kleeman, project manager with the editing team. In Chinese, tu means uncouth(粗野的) and hao means rich. It has traditionally been referred to rich people who throw their weight around in Chinas rural areas. In recent years, people borrowed the ter
35、m to describe those who spend money in an unreasonable manner. The word gained acceptance in September with the launch(上市) of Apples new gold-colored iPhone, an item loved by Chinas rich people. The color became known as “tuhao gold”. The word is now often used by the online community to refer to pe
36、ople who have the cash but lack the class to go with it. Kleeman also mentioned two other Chinese wordsdama and hukouwhich may also be taken in the dictionary. Hukou means household registration(登记) in Chinese and has been widely used. Dama, meaning middle-aged women, was first used in the Western m
37、edia by the Wall Street Journal in May when thousands of Chinese women were buying up record number of gold. They were the driving force in the global gold market between April and June when the gold prices had gone down. “We have nearly 120 Chinese-linked words now in Oxford English Dictionary,” sh
38、e said. Some of them are: Guanxi, literally meaning “connection”, is the system of social networks and influential relationships which promote business and other dealings. Taikonaut is a mix of taikong, meaning outer space, and astronaut. The new words will be first uploaded on the official website
39、before the dictionaries arrive. The online version is also renewed every three months. “It at least broke our old rules. It used to take 10 years to include a new word but now we keep the pace with the era,” according to John Simpson. 33. What does “Tuhao” mean now? A. The rich who like iPhone made
40、of gold. B. The people who have power in the countryside. C. The people who spend money reasonably. D. The rich who find no class to belong to. 34. Why is the word “Dama” popular now? A. They bought gold in the global market. B. They are wealthy middle-aged women. C. They brought the gold prices dow
41、n. D. They worked on the Wall Street. 35. According to John, the Oxford English Dictionary_. A. updates its new version every three months B. takes 10 years to include a new word nowC. speeds up its acceptance of new words D. has its online version to collect new words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
42、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。（E=AB, F=AC, G=AD）There was once a lonely girl who longed so much for love. One day while she was walking in the woods she found two starving（饥饿的） birds. 36 She cared them with love and the birds grew strong. Every morning they greeted her with a wonderful song. The gi
43、rl felt the great love from the birds. 37 The larger and the stronger of the two birds flew from the cage. The girl was afraid that he would fly away. As he flew close, she grasped him wildly. Her heart felt glad at her success in capturing him. 38 She opened her hand and stared in horror at the dea
44、d bird. Her desperate love had killed him.She noticed the other bird moving back and forth on the edge of the cage. She could feel his great need for freedom. He needed to fly into the clear, blue sky. 39 The bird circled once, twice, three times.The girl watched delightedly at the birds enjoyment.
45、40 She wanted the bird to be happy. Suddenly the bird flew closer and landed softly on her shoulder. It sang the sweetest songs that she had ever heard. The fastest way to lose love is to hold on it too tight, while the best way to keep love is to give it wings!A. She gave them some delicious food a
46、nd left. B. Suddenly she felt the bird go softly. C. Her heart was no longer concerned with her loss. D. One day she left with the two birds at home alone. E. She took them home and put them in a small cage. F. One day the girl left the door of the cage open. G. She lifted him from the cage and thre
47、w him softly into the air.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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Dear Seth, You are only three years old, and at this point in your life you are not able to understand this letter. But some day when you 41 , I hope you will find something 42 in what I am going to share with you. Life can be 43 . There will be people in your life who won