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1、滩桥高中2017/2018学年度下学期高一年级期中考试 英 语 试 题 第i卷第一部分：听力（共两节，满分20分）做题时，先将答案划在试卷上。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分，满分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 does the woman want to do?a. to have an x ray.b. to go to the hospital.c. t

2、o help the wounded man.2.where and when will the meeting be held?a. room 303,3:00 pm.b. room 303,2:00 pm.c. room 302,2:00 pm.3.when would thomas and lily like to leave?a. tomorrow. b. next monday or tuesday.c. this monday.4.what is the man's choice?a. he prefers train for trip.b. he doesn't

3、like traveling.c. not mentioned.5.according to the woman, what should the man do at first?a. he should ask about the flat on the phone.b. he should read the advertisements for flats in the newspaper.c. he should phone and make an appointment.第二节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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

4、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至8题。6.how long is it since they met each other?a. more than one year.b. less than one year.c. three months.7.where does the man work?a. in a food factory. b. at a university.c. at the national bank.8.which o

5、f the following is true?a. the woman speaks german better than spanish.b. tom, john's son, is in grade three.c. the man has two children.听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。9.who are the two speakers?a. a man and his wife.b. a man and his sister.c. a man and his girlfriend.10.why is the man unhappy about their week

6、ends?a. they seldom invite friends over.b. they seldom go out for a picnic.c. they seldom spend weekends together.11.which aspect of the picnic do the man and woman differ on?a. who should get the car ready.b. how many friends they should invite.c. what food and drink they should prepare.听第8段材料，回答第1

7、2至14题。12.why does the man go to see the doctor?a. because he is seriously ill.b. because he wants to see death.c. because the doctor wants his money.13.what does the doctor advise the man to do?a. take more medicine.b. have a holiday.c. give some of his money to poor people.14.how do you find the ma

8、n?a. he is honest.b. he is careless about his health.c. he cares for his money beyond everything else.听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。15.how has the man been feeling lately?a. lonely. b. unhappy. c. depressed.16.what does the woman advise the man to do?a. to learn english. b. to join a club. c. to do exercise.17.w

9、hat can we learn from the conversation?a. the man is the woman's elder brother.b. you don't feel alone when you have a close friend.c. the man comes from north america.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18.why was the mesa verde national park built?a. to attract more visitors.b. to earn money.c. to protect t

10、he culture of ancient native americans.19.what language do the words“mesa verde”belong to?a. english. b. spanish. c. french.20.how many ruins were discovered in all?a. one. b. two. c. three.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。ayou probably know who marie curi

11、e was, but you may not have heard of rachel carson. of the outstanding ladies listed below, who do you think was the most important woman of the past 100 years?jane addams (1860-1935)anyone who has ever been helped by a social worker has jane addams to thank. addams helped the poor and worked for pe

12、ace. she encouraged a sense of community(社区) by creating shelters and promoting education and services for people in need. in 1931, addams became the first american woman to win the nobel peace prize.rachel carson (1907-1964)if it werent for rachel carson, the environmental movement might not exist

13、today. her popular 1962 book silent spring raised awareness of the dangers of pollution and the harmful effects of chemicals on humans and on the worlds lakes and oceans.sandra day oconnor (1930-present)when sandra day oconnor finished third in her class at stanford law school, in 1952, she could no

14、t find work at a law firm because she was a woman. she became an arizona state senator(参议员) and ,in 1981, the first woman to join the u.s. supreme court. oconnor gave the deciding vote in many important cases during her 24 years on the top court.rosa parks (1913-2005)on december 1, 1955, in montgome

15、ry, alabama, rasa parks would not give up her seat on a bus to a passenger. her simple act landed parks in prison. but it also set off the montgomery bus boycott. it lasted for more than a year, and kicked off the civil-rights movement. “the only tired i was, was tired of giving in,” said parks.21.

16、what is jane addams well-known for in history?a. her social work.b. her lack of proper training in law.c. her efforts to win a prize.d. her community background.22. what is the reason for oconnors being turned down by the law firm?a. her lack of proper training in law.b. her little work experience i

17、n court.c. womens being looked down upon.d. the poor financial conditions.23. who made a great contribution to the civil-rights movement in the us?a. jane addams. b. rachel carson. c. sandra day oconnor. d. rosa parks24. what can we infer about the women mentioned in the text?a. they are highly educ

18、ated. b. they are truly creative.c. they are pioneers. d. they are peace-lovers.bit was a cold winter day. a woman drove up to the rainbow bridge tollbooth(收费站). “i'm paying for myself, and for the six cars behind me,” she said with a smile, handing over seven tickets. one after another, the nex

19、t six drivers arriving at the tollbooth were informed, “some lady up ahead already paid your fare.”it turned out that the woman, natalie smith, had read something on a friends refrigerator: “practice random(随意的) kindness and senseless acts of beauty.” the phrase impressed her so much that she copied

20、 it down.judy foreman spotted the same phrase on a warehouse wall far away from home. when it stayed on her mind for days, she gave up and drove all the way back to copy it down. “i thought it was beautiful,” she said, explaining why shed taken to writing it at the bottom of all her letters, “like a

21、 message from above.” her husband, frank, liked the phrase so much that he put it up on the classroom wall for his students, one of whom was the daughter of alice johnson, a local news reporter. alice put it in the newspaper, admitting that though she liked it, she didn't know where it came from

22、 or what it really meant.two days later, alice got a call from anne herbert, a woman living in marin. it was in a restaurant that anne wrote the phrase down on a piece of paper, after turning it around in her mind for days.“heres the idea,” anne says. “anything you think there should be more of, do

23、it randomly.” her fantasies include painting the classrooms of shabby schools, leaving hot meals on kitchen tables in the poor part of town, and giving money secretly to a proud old lady. anne says, “kindness can build on itself as much as violence can.”the acts of random kindness spread. if you wer

24、e one of those drivers who found your fare paid, who knows what you might have been inspired to do for someone else later. like all great events, kindness begins slowly, with every single act. let it be yours!25. why did natalie smith pay for the six cars behind her?a. she knew the car drivers well.

25、 b. she wanted to show kindness.c. she hoped to please others.d. she had seven tickets.26. judy foreman copied down the phrase because she .a. thought it was beautifully writtenb. wanted to know what it really meantc. decided to write it on a warehouse walld. wanted her husband to put it up in

26、the classroom27. which of the following statements is closest in meaning to the underlined sentence above?a. kindness and violence can change the world. b. kindness and violence can affect ones behavior.c. kindness and violence can shape ones character.d. kindness and violence can reproduce themselv

27、es.28. what can we infer from the last paragraph?a. people should practice random kindness to those in need.b. people who receive kindness are likely to offer it to others.c. people should practice random kindness to strangers they meet.d. people who receive kindness are likely to pay it back to the

28、 giver.cgetting less sleep has become a bad habit for most american kids. according to a new survey by the national sleep foundation, 51% of kids aged 10 to 18 go to bed at 10 pm or later on school nights, even though they have to get up early. last year the foundation reported that nearly 60% of 7-

29、 to 12-year-olds said that they felt tired during the day, and 15% said they had fallen asleep at school.how much sleep you need depends a lot on your age. babies need a lot of rest: most of them sleep about 18 hours a day! adults need about eight hours. for most school-age children, ten hours is id

30、eal(理想的).but the new national sleep foundation survey found that 35% of 10- to 12-year-olds get only seven or eight hours. and guess what almost half of the surveyed kids said they do before bedtime? watch tv.“more children are going to bed with tvs on, and there are more opportunities to stay awake

31、, with more homework, the internet and the phone,” says dr. mary carskadon, a sleep researcher at brown university medical school. she says these activities at bedtime can get kids all excited and make it hard for them to calm down and sleep. other experts say part of the problem is chemical. changi

32、ng levels of body chemicals called hormones not only make teenagers bodies develop adult characteristics, but also make it hard for teenagers to fall asleep before 11 pm.because sleepiness is such a problem for teenagers, some school districts have decided to start high school classes later than the

33、y used to. three years ago, schools in edina, minnesota, changed the start time from 7:25 am to 8:30 am. students, parents and teachers are pleased with the results.29. what is the new national sleep foundation survey on?a. american kids sleeping habits.b. teenagers sleep-related diseases.c. activit

34、ies to prevent sleeplessness.d. learning problems and lack of sleep.30. how many hours of sleep do 11-year-olds need every day?a. 7 hours. b. 8 hours. c. 10 hours. d. 18 hours.31. why do teenagers go to sleep late according to carskadon?a. they are affected by certain body chemicals.b. they tend to

35、do things that excite them.c. they follow their parents examples.d. they dont need to go to school early.dreading can be a social activity. think of the people who belong to book groups. they choose books to read and then meet to discuss them. now, the website bookc turns the page on the traditional

36、 idea of a book group.members go on the site and register(登记) the books they own and would like to share. bookcrossing provides an identification number to stick inside the book. then the person leaves it in a public place, hoping that the book will have an adventure, traveling far and wide with eac

37、h new reader who finds it.bruce pederson, the managing director of bookcrossing, says,“the two things that change your life are the people you meet and books you read. bookcrossing combines both.”members leave books on park benches and buses, in train stations and coffee shops. whoever finds th

38、eir book will go to the site and record where they found it.people who find a book can also leave a journal entry describing what they thought of it. e-mails are then sent to the bookcrossing to keep them updated about where their books have been found. bruce peterson says the idea is for people not

39、 to be selfish by keeping a book to gather dust on a shelf at home.bookcrossing is part of a trend among people who want to get back to the“real”and not the virtual(虚拟). the site now has more than one million members in more than one hundred thirty-five countries.32. why does the author mention book

40、 groups in the first paragraph?a. to explain what they are.b. to introduce bookcrossing.c. to stress the importance of reading.d. to encourage readers to share their ideas.33. what does the underlined word“it”in paragraph 2refer to?a. the book. b. an adventure.c. a public place.d. the identification

41、 number.34. what will a bookcrosser do with a book after reading it?a. meet other readers to discuss it.b. keep it safe in his bookcase.c. pass it on to another reader.d. mail it back to its owner.35. what is the best title for the text?a. online reading: a virtual tourb. electronic books: a new tre

42、ndc. a book group brings tradition backd. a website links people through books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。what is emotional eating?emotional eating is when people use food as a way to deal with feelings instead of satisfying hunger. 36 have you ever finished a

43、 whole bag of chips out of boredom or downed cookie after cookie while preparing for a big test? but when done a lot especially without realizing it emotional eating can affect weight, health, and overall well-being.not many of us make the connection between eating and our feelings. 37 one of the bi

44、ggest myths about emotional eating is that its caused by negative feelings. yes, people often turn to food when theyre stressed out, lonely, sad, anxious, or bored. but emotional eating can be linked to positive feelings too, like the romance of sharing dessert on valentines day or the celebration o

45、f a holiday feast. sometimes emotional eating is tied to major life events, like a death or a divorce. 38 emotional eating patterns can be learned: a child who is given candy after a big achievement may grow up using candy as a reward for a job well done. 39 its not easy to “unlearn” patterns of emo

46、tional eating. but it is possible. and it starts with an awareness of whats going on.were all emotional eaters to a degree. but for some people emotional eating can be a real problem, causing serious weight gain or other problems. the trouble with emotional eating is that once the pleasure of eating

47、 is gone, the feelings that cause it remain. 40 thats why it helps to know the difference between physical hunger and emotional hunger.next time you reach for a snack, wait and think about which type of hunger is driving it.a. believe it or not, weve all been there.b. if a crying boy gets some cooki

48、es, he may link cookies with comfort.c.one study found that people who eat food like pizza become happy afterwards.d. and you often may feel worse about eating the amount or type of food you like.e. understanding what drives emotional eating can help people take steps to change it.f. boys seem to pr

49、efer hot, homemade comfort meals, while girls go for chocolate and ice cream.g. more often, though, its the countless little daily stresses (压力) that cause someone to seek comfort in food.第三部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45）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。one

50、day when i was about nine years old, i ran into my mothers bedroom and opened the dresser化妆台. then in the top drawer was a small 41 jewelry box. i was fascinated by its treasures. then i saw there was something 42 under a piece of cloth. 43 the cloth, i found a little white chip of china(瓷器). why di

51、d my mother keep such a 44 thing? shining slightly in the light, it 45 no answers.some months later, i was setting the dinner table when my neighbor marge knocked at the door. coming in and 46 the table, marge said, “oh, you are expecting company. i'll 47 another time."“no, come on in,” mum

52、 replied. “we are not 48 anyone."“but isnt that your good china?” marge asked. “id 49 trust kids to handle my good dishes!”mum laughed. “tonights my familys favorite meal. if you set your best table for a(n) 50 meal with guests, why not for your own 51 ? a few broken plates are a small 52 to pa

53、y for the joy we get. ” then she added, “ 53 ，every chip and crack has a story to tell.”mum went to the cupboard and took down a plate. she said, “seeing this 54 on the edge(边缘) here? it happened when i was 17.”her voice 55 . “one day my brother invited a young man to dinner and sat him next to me.

54、i was so 56 that when i took the plate, it 57 and knocked against the fork. as the young man was leaving, he 58 a piece of broken china in my hand without saying a word.”i couldnt forget about that plate with the 59 chip. i went up to take out the little wooden jewelry box again. i examined the chip

55、 60 . the chip which my mother had saved with care belonged to the plate she broke on the day she met my father.41. a. silverb. goldc. chinad. wooden 42. a. hiddenb. unpaidc. removedd. fixed43. a. coveringb. tearingc. seekingd. lifting44. a. brokenb. genuinec. beautifuld. valuable45. a. foundb. inve

56、nted c. offeredd. selected46. a. glaring atb. glancing at c. looking ond. spying on47. a. go byb. pass byc. stop by d. stand by48. a. inviting b. expecting c. consulting d. celebrating49. a. alwaysb. sometimesc. neverd. regularly50. a. common b. strangec. unbelievable d. special 51. a. familyb. relative c. neighbord. ancestor52. a. value b. faultc. bet d. price 53. a. however b. thoughc. besides d. otherwise54. a. break b. scenec. spotd. design55. a. hardenedb. softened c. sharpenedd. weakened56. a. nervous b. anxiou