英语-盐城中学2015-2016学年高一下学期期中考试 英语.doc

.江苏省盐城中学2015-2016学年度第二学期期中考试高一年级英语试题 （2016.4）命题人：仓 红 凌 晨 审题人：陈 巍第I卷（共三部分，共80分）第一部分 听力：（共两节，20小题；每小题0.5分，满分10分）第一节 （共5小题；每小题0.5分，满分2.5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. Whats the probable relationship between the two speakers? A. Driver and passenger.B. Teacher and student.C. Classmates.2. Why cant the man help the woman?A. He must leave at once. B. Hes too busy. C. He doesnt know how to help her.3. What will the woman probably do this evening? A. She will attend the wedding. B. She will go over the lessons. C. She will eat out. 4. What does the man reply? A. Karen is very forgetful. B. He knows Karen better now. C. Karen is sure to pass the interview. 5. What are the speakers doing? A. Riding a horse. B. Shooting a movie. C. Taking a photo.第二节 (共15小题；每小题0.5分，满分7.5分) 听下面4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6段材料，回答第6至7题。6. Where are the two speakers probably? A. In a supermarket.B. In a park. C. In a school.7. What do we know about the woman? A. She is a panda expert. B. She became interested in pandas at the first sight. C. Perhaps she is shortsighted.听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。8. What attracted Mary most when she first met John? A. His nice figure and appearance. B. His work and good family. C. His cleverness and humor. 9. What do we know about Mary from the conversation? A. She falls in love with John at the first sight. B. She doesnt want to give out the secret to Steve. C. She is sure that John will call her tomorrow. 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. What is the womans phone number? A. 614-3739. B. 640-3439. C. 640-3734.11. Whats the most probable relationship between the two speakers? A. Husband and wife. B. Workmates. C. Boss and secretary. 12. When does the woman tell the man to be back home? A. 11:30 P.M. B. 1:00 A.M. C. Before midnight.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. What is the woman looking for? A. A friends house. B. A cheap hotel. C. An expensive hotel. 14. When do the banks close? A. 7:00 p.m. B. 7:30 p.m. C. 6:30 p.m. 15. When was this town built? A. In the 13th century. B. In the 14th century. C. In the 15th century.16. Where is the town centre? A. Just outside. B. In the square. C. Around the corner. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. When did drag racing start? A. In the early 1950s. B. In the late 1950s. C. In the early 1960s. 18. Why do drag race tracks have to be straight? A. The fast cars cant make a sharp turn. B. Each race lasts only about seven seconds. C. The cars might run into people in the street. 19. Why is it sometimes impossible to see the racers? A. The tracks are too straight. B. There is too much smoke. C. The racing cars go too fast.20. What do we know about drag racing? A. It costs more money than other car racing. B. It has nothing in common with other car races. C. It has changed from a teenage recreation to business. 第二部分：英语语言知识运用（共两节，满分40分）第一节：单项选择（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的A、 B、 C、 D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 21. In many parts of China, people _ the custom of biting the spring on the first day of Start of Spring, with spring pancakes and spring rolls eaten. A. remember B. perform C. observe D. support22.It was with his iron-fistapproach_ crimes in the southern state _the 70-year-old man built a political name.A.to fighting, where B. of fighting, that C. of fighting, where D. to fighting, that 23. So, it was a win-win situation _was why we did nothesitate _with them.A. where, to partner B. which, to partner C. where, partnering D. which, partnering24. Masha, a hostess on a Chinese TV program, could not forget those _moments when she first arrived in China, _ about Chinese culture.A. embarrassing, confusing B. embarrassed, confusing C. embarrassing, confused D. embarrassed, confused 25.The programme showed those doctors and nurses _special importance to any potential symptoms in the population. A. attached B. contributed C. led D. indicated 26. For all the professional athletes, _to the Olympics means that they have a chance to enter the history books.A. approach B. method C. way D.access27. “Nowhere else_ a greater talent for innovation than in Internet-based businesses”, said the report.A. are Chinese businessmen shown B. Chinese businessmen have shownC. have Chinese businessmen shown D. Chinese businessmen have been shown 28. Snowfall and low temperatures havent made the animals move hurriedly for shelter. _, they greet the snow with excitement, either enjoying the snowy landscape or tasting snowflakes.A. On the contrary B. In conclusion C. As a whole D. Aside from29. The teacher told us to remain silent unless _.A. to be askedB. asked C. being askedD. you asked30.This is a really different hotel _19 floors with theroof_a hanging garden. A. making up of; consisted of B. consisting of; making upC. consisted of; taking up D. made up of; consisting of 31. _about the heros love story, most teenagers are interested in the novel _the Second World War.A. Concerned, concerned B. Concerning, concerning C. Concerned, concerning D. Concerning, concerned32. _ are playing an important part is well known to us all.A. That who B. Those who C. Who that D. Who33. Seeing his mother seemed uninterested in the story and _she remained _with her cellphone, he chose to massage her back.A. /, occupied B. that, occupying C. /, to be occupied D. that, occupied 34. With the situation worsening, the army threatens to_ if a general election is not to be held as scheduled. So lets _some serious work.A. take over, getdownto B. take up, comeupwithC. take on, come downwith D. take apart, live up to35. - Did you try to _the manager to come to attend the lecture?- Yes. He _, but hewastoobusyatthatmoment.A. recommend, meantto B. persuade, meant to haveC. suggest, had meant to D. request, was meant36.Would you drop in at my house this afternoon if _? A. you areconvenient B. it isconvenientfor you C. it isconvenientof you D. you will beconvenient37. _ittook200yearstomovefromthesteamenginetotheInternet,there could be major development in _ are now considered frontiers(尖端) of science in just the past few ten years.A. When, which B. While, which C. While, what D. When, that38. Awarmthoughtsuddenly_tome _I might take the place of the hero to buy some flowers for his mothers 60th birthday.A. came, if B. crossed, when C. occurred, that D. struck, that39. _ the best in a recent science competition, the three students were awarded scholarships _21,000 dollars.A.Judging; would total B. To bejudged; totaled C. Havingjudged; to total D. Judged; totaling40.- When I needed his help, my roommate just stood by and did nothing.-_He appears to be a warm-hearted person.A. You dont say! B. You set me up. C. Ill say. D. Dont fall for it.第二节 完形填空(共20小题;每小题 1 分，满分20 分) 阅读下列短文，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。 Whatever misfortune you face, just hold up your head and face it with a smile! I got to know this from a musical soul. The other day I was feeling quite 41 , having just been laid off from my job. With so many 42 to pay, I was wondering what was going to happen to my family.I got off the bus when I heard piano music and singing rising above the noise of the 43 . I walked a bit slower, trying to find out where it was coming from. Through the 44 I saw a young lady sitting at a piano with a box next to her.She was singing songs about love and her sweet voice 45 me a bit. Then I stood there watching her playing, thinking that it must take 46 to perform on her own in front of hundreds of people she didnt know.She might have felt my 47 for she occasionally looked in my direction. By now I was telling myself that I could at least tell her how good she sounded. I walked 48 and put some money in her box and she expressed her thanks with a smile on her face.I asked her 49 , “Why are you playing the piano in the middle of this crowded place?”She explained to me that she sees so many 50 people in the world that she is trying to relieve the pain by 51 motivational (激励的) music.Instead of continuing my way home, I said to her, “I have been going through a 52 time lately, but youve made me 53 again.”“Im happy that I could be 54 to you,” she replied. “Why are you so sad?”I told her my story and said, “Im not so 55 about what to do.”“You see, heres the 56 ,” she responded. “When you were walking, your head was down.” She looked me in the eyes and went on, “Dont look defeated, because 57 comes in different ways and if your head is down you might never see it. You should 58 more lift your head up.”I was really 59 by what she said! I did hold my head up and soon got through the difficult time. So 60 in trouble, just face it bravely and you are sure to overcome your difficulty sooner or later. 41. A. lonely B. relaxedC. frustratedD. breathless42. A. fare B. bills C. finesD. prices 43. A. listenersB. backgroundC. instrumentD. traffic44. A. trees B. crowd C. buildingsD. street45. A. shocked B. amused C. excitedD. comforted46. A. energy B. courage C. patienceD. technique 47. A. presenceB. mood C. thoughtD. appreciation48. A. asideB. downC. overD. off 49. A. quietlyB. eagerlyC. seriouslyD. curiously50. A. negativeB. unhealthyC. positive D. elderly 51. A. sharing B. creating C. enjoyingD. teaching52. A. tenseB. wonderfulC. crazyD. rough53. A. enthusiasticB. emotionalC. hopeful D. energetic 54. A. helpful B. worthwhile C. useful D. available 55. A. ashamedB. sure C. particular D. anxious 56. A. problemB. situation C. conflictD. condition 57. A. successB. aid C. opportunity D. happiness58. A. focusB. look C. fight D. smile 59. A. impressed B. movedC. inspiredD. satisfied 60. 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TV Ears helps you _.A. improve your sleeping quality B. change TV channels without difficultyC. listen to TV without disturbing others D. become interested in ballgame programs62. What makes TV Ears different from other headsets?A. It can easily set TV on mute. B. Its headset volume is adjustable.C. It applies special wireless technology. D. It has a new noise reduction ear tip63. This advertisement is made more believable by _.A. offering reasons for this invention B. using recommendationsC. providing statistics D. showing the results of experimentsBAs the new semester begins, millions of college students across the country are trying hard to remember how best to write a paper or, more likely, how best to delay that paper.Procrastination is the thief of time and a lot of students suffer form it. They can spend whole days in the library doing nothing but staring into space, eating snacks, surfing the Internet, watching videos and looking at other students sitting around them, who, most likely are doing nothing either.Paralyzed (使失去活力) by their habit to procrastinate, they write micro blogs about their fears, asking their online friends if they sometimes have the same issue. But this does nothing to break the spell (魔咒).According to a recent report, 95 percent of us procrastinate at some point and 20 percent of the worlds population are always procrastinating. The figures are disappointing. Procrastinators are less wealthy, less healthy and less happy than those who dont delay. Procrastinators like to find excuses to justify their behavior, but BBC columnist Rowan Pelling says they are all wrong.Many procrastinators tell themselves they are perfectionists who work best under pressure. Pelling says this is non sense, as work done at the last minute is more likely to have mistakes than work done on time. The behavior of procrastinators often makes them feel ashamed, inconveniences others and annoys loved ones. Pelling also points out that procrastination feels particularly delinquent（过失的） in a society that thinks of speedy action as admirable, and, at times, even as a moral good. Fortunately, social scientists have thrown their weight behind efforts to understand this behavioral mistake and offer strategies to control it. Piers Steel, a Canadian social scientist and author of The Procrastination Equation, believes human is “designed” to procrastinate. Nevertheless, he suggests a couple of good ways to get through the task at hand. 64. Which behavior belongs to procrastination?A. Never dream away the time.B. Always complete the tasks ahead of time.C. Never put off till tomorrow what should be done today.D. Always wait to work until the “good mood” or “good time”.65. According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT TRUE?A. Procrastination makes people waste their time.B. Speedy action is considered as a moral standard in the society.C. procrastinators usually complete their tasks perfectly.D. Procrastination is common among people.66. What is most likely to be discussed in the paragraph that follows? A. Ways to handle the study pressures.B. Introduction to the book The Procrastination Equation.C. More examples to illustrate procrastinationD. Measures to deal with procrastination. CMy friend BJ Gallagher told me a great story recently, about her own experience with resentment (愤恨). She once worked as the training manager for a large newspaper, where she found the corporate culture extremely frustrating. The company was a hundred years old and their past success had blinded them to the need for change. Finally, after butting heads with several senior executives (主管) many times, she left the company. But she found that she hadnt left her resentment, frustration, and anger behind when she resigned.“I finally decided to write about my experiences and my feelings at the newspaper. I wanted to be rid of that company and those people, once and for all. So I wrote and I wrote. It wasnt just a story that poured out; it was a whole book! We called it A peacock in the Land of Penguins. I was the peacock and those newspaper executives were the penguins.”“It took me several more years to finally get over my negative emotions. Through a lot of soul-searching and reflection, I finally was able to let go of my resentment. I came to see that there was nothing personal in the way they treated me, and they were good people doing what they thought best for the company. I was the one who had made it personal. I thought they were making my life miserable on purpose.”“Finally, the time came when I decided to make amend