贵州省贵阳市六中2015-2016学年高一上学期期中英语试卷

1、贵阳六中2018届高一年级期中考试英 语时间：11月10日上午8:00-10:00 满分：150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，从试题所给的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 main reason that the man likes his college?A. Its not expensive.B. It has great teachers.C. He likes

2、 his classmates.2. What does the man suggest the woman do?A. Wait on the phone.B. Order on the Internet.C. Drive to the pizza place.3. How much will a stamp cost in May?A. A penny. B. 42 cents. C. 44 cents.4. What does the man offer to do? A. Take a message. B. Get Ms. Sullivan. C. Call back in thir

3、ty minutes.5. What will the man do on Friday? A. Go shopping. B. Go camping.C. Hold a dinner party.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。6. What present does the woman first sugg

4、est? A. A toy car. B. A doll. C. A machine gun.7. What is the relationship between the speakers? A. Father and daughter. B. Mother and son. C. Sister and brother.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. Why does the man want to learn how to cook?A. To save money.B. To eat a healthier diet.C. To cook for his mother.9. What

5、 does the woman tell the man to do first?A. Crack the eggs.B. Get the cooking oil.C. Heat up some water.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. What does Maria say about reading?A. She reads all the time.B. She only reads at work.C. She doesnt have much time to read.11. What is Marias favorite type of book?A. Biograph

6、ies.B. History.C. Novels.12. What might Marias job be?A. A teacher.B. A musician.C. An athlete.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. Where does this conversation take place?A. In an apartment building.B. In a workplace.C. In a restaurant.14. Where will the womans husband open a restaurant?A. In Dallas. B. In Houston

7、. C. In San Antonio.15. What type of food does the mans wife like best?A. Thai.B. Middle Eastern. C. Mexican.16. What does the man offer the woman?A. To show her around town.B. To introduce her to his wife.C. To tell her about good restaurants.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. Where is Idina Menzel from?A. Los

8、Angeles. B. New York. C. Chicago.18. What is Menzel best known for right now?A. A Broadway musical.B. Her dancing abilities.C. The song Let It Go.19. What does Menzel do in Frozen? A. She plays a princess.B. She voices the main character.C. She performs a beautiful dance.20. What does the speaker sa

9、y about Menzels voice? A. Its very powerful.B. It sounds younger than her age.C. Its been in many Disney movies.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）AMy husband and I used to live in the city, but we often faced a lot of problems there. There was a lot of late-night noise. It was difficult to

10、find parking. And the rent of the apartment was high. Finally, my husband and I decided to move to the suburbs(郊区) outside Boston. We started looking for our new home. It turned out that many other people were also moving to the suburbs and it wasnt easy to find a nice house there. Finally, we went

11、to see a small and dark house. It needed a lot of work. But it was well built and it was on a street where we could walk to Starbucks, restaurants and bus stops. Well, before I knew it, we had made an offer and the house became ours. On our first night in the house I cried for five hours. I thought

12、we had made the wrong choice and I wanted to go back to the city. The house was smelly and old. And many families and old people lived around it. But after thinking of the problems we had when we were living in the city, I calmed down. Besides, our new home wasnt that bad, after all. I had a drivewa

13、y of my own. There were three big bedrooms and a backyard for my dog. Oh, how lovely the sound of nothing was. I changed the house inch by inch and it became a very comfortable home. We have been in our house for over two years until now and its the best move we have ever made. While Im glad I can d

14、rive into the city in 15 minutes and enjoy all it has offered, Im always happy to return home.21. The writer and her husband moved to the suburbs because they_.A. no longer liked living in the city.B. couldnt afford the rent in the city. C. wanted to buy a small house.D. found work there.22. On the

15、first night in the house, the writer_.A. was too excited.B. felt scared living there.C. regretted moving there at first.D. was moved to tears by its quietness.23. What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 3 show about the house?A. It was lovely.B. It was really quiet.C. It had nothing in it.D.

16、It has beautiful sound.24. We can learn from the passage that the writer _.A. hates driving to the cityB. is afraid of returning homeC. loves living in the suburbs nowD. cannot wait to go back to the cityBDo you love music? If you do, do you think playing music will do you any good? I often wonder a

17、bout the influence music has on kids and I think it would be better for me to ask a good music teacher. Recently, I was lucky enough to chat with Kristi White. Kristi has over 13 years' experience in teaching music. She said, "Music does good to students in a way that other subjects cannot.

18、 Music has the ability to help some kids, who are uninterested in study, stay in school. Many studies show that learning music leads to positive personal and social results. From my experience, students in the arts can easily build up their confidence and feel at ease expressing their ideas. "

19、I was surprised to hear that music was the only subject helping some kids stay in school. To prove that, I did some research myself. I referred to a study by the Centre for Music Research at Florida State University. According to it, students at risk of not successfully completing their high school

20、education consider music as a major reason for staying in school. So what about the introverts(内向的人) like me? The ones who have a thirst for it but are afraid to perform in front of others? Ms. White had the following to say, "Some of my students were introverts at the beginning of the school y

21、ear, but they had become confident social butterflies by the end of the year." In my chat with Kristi White, I was despondent to learn that music programs are being ignored in schools around the world. This needs to change quickly. Music is a gift. It brings people together and clearly places o

22、ur youth on the right path, giving us the tools to deal with many difficulties. It makes no sense that some schools are taking it out of their syllabus(课程表). Imagine having nothing to sing or dance to? Let's make sure we'll never live in a world like that.25. The author talked with Kristi Wh

23、ite in order to _.A. ask about some music programsB. learn how to build up self-confidenceC. know about the effect music has on kidsD. learn how to have positive personal results26. What do we know about the study stated in Paragraph 3?A. It made the author very surprised.B. It agrees with what Kris

24、ti White said.C. It shows music is extremely popular in school.D. It shows students can't complete their studies without music.27. What does the underlined word "despondent" mean?A. Happy. B. Grateful. C. Fortunate. D. Disappointed. 28. What is the passage mainly about?A. Why not all p

25、eople learn music.B. Why kids need music in their life.C. Why music is important to everyone.D. Why some schools don't teach music.CMany students consider math to be hard and boring and do not work hard on math. But I think everyone should learn math well. Math to learning is like strength train

26、ing to sports. You cannot become a major sports star without receiving enough strength training. Also, you cannot become a star within your job unless you can think cleverly and critically. And math will help you do that. Winners of American Idol and other famous people may make money, but most of t

27、hem get stale after a few years. Then they will go to less rewarding careers. If you skip auditions and the sports channels and instead do your homework, especially math, you can go on to get an education that will help you get a well-paid job. Much more than what pop singers and sports stars make i

28、f you calculate the money you make over a lifetime. You can get an easier time at college if you learn math well at high school. Yes, it is hard work to learn math well while in high school. But when it is time for college or university, you can skip reading pages of boring and over-explaining colle

29、ge texts. Instead, you can look at a chart or a formula, and understand how things relate to each other. If you are good at math, you can work smarter, not harder. Leaning math well is important because you will live in a global world. You will compete for the interesting jobs against people from th

30、e whole world. The smart kids in East Europe, India and China consider math and other “hard” science as a ticket out of poverty. Why not do as they doget knowledge that makes you competitive all over the world, not just in your home country?29. What can be inferred from Paragraph 2?A. Math is the su

31、bject that bosses like most.B. Math is the basis for peoples daily work.C. Math allows people to read things quickly.D. Math helps people perform well in their work.30. What do we know about the smart kids in East Europe, India and China?A. They are not poor.B. They think math easy to learn.C. They

32、are not very competitive.D. They think learning math well is important.31. The passage is most probably written to_.A. explain why many students think math is hardB. encourage students to work harder at school C. encourage high school students to learn math wellD. explain why some students dont lear

33、n math wellDDo you like animals? If you do, you can go to visit the following zoos around America.Denver Zoo, Colorado The zoo covers 80 acres in all. It houses species from all over the world, including bears, elephants, giraffes(长颈鹿), birds, monkeys and fish. The zoo is laid out in a large circle,

34、 with animals both inside and outside the circle. It houses 4,125 animals.Riverbanks Zoo, South Carolina It covers 170 acres. The zoo is the beautiful home of over 2,000 animals, including African elephants, kangaroos and koalas. Also, Riverbanks Zoo has a 70-acre botanical(植物的) garden with more tha

35、n 4,200 species of native and foreign plants.Zoo Miami, Florida It is the largest and oldest zoo in Florida. Zoo Miami is also the only tropical(热带的) zoo in the United States. There are four main sections in the zoo: Asia, Africa, Amazon and Beyond, and Australia. Dont miss a ride on the air-conditi

36、oned monorail(单轨列车). It is a convenient and comfortable way to move between sections. And it also provides an amazing view of the zoo.Fort Worth Zoo, Texas The zoo has been named as a top zoo in the nation by Family Life magazine, The LA Times, and USA Today, and it made the list of top zoos in the

37、South by Southern Living magazine. The zoo now is home to 5,000 native and foreign animals.Colorado Springs, Colorado Americas only mountainside zoo spans 140 acres and has a collection of more than 750 animals, representing nearly 150 different species. Dont miss the wildly popular giraffe-feeding

38、activity.12. Riverbanks Zoo would most probably attract those who_.A. want to visit a tropical zooB. want a ride on a monorailC. love both animals and plantsD. love the giraffe-feeding activity13. If youre interested in tropical animals, you should go to the zoo in_. A. Texas. B. Florida. C. Colorad

39、o. D South Carolina. .14. Which of the following zoos has the most animals?A. Denver Zoo. B. Riverbanks Zoo.C. Fort Worth Zoo. D. Colorado Springs.15. What makes Colorado Springs special?A. Being the largest zoo in the US.B. Being named as a top zoo in the US.C. Having the largest number of animals.

40、D. Being the only mountainside zoo in 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。Reasons you should travel while youre young I have been very lucky to travel around the world while still young. According to my experiences, I advise every young person to get out of their ho

41、metown and see whats out there. Here are three ways that traveling has changed me forever. 1. Traveling changes the way you connect with the world. I grew up in a small town. 36 When you travel to other countries and see the amazing beauty of sunset overseas, monkeys swinging through rain forests, a

42、nd so on. you realize the world is full of more beauty than you are able to see in a lifetime. But, you still want to try. 2. Traveling changes the way you connect with others. Everyone in my hometown looked and acted basically the same. 37 I realized that my life could be enriched by developing fri

43、endships with people who didnt look or act like me. Far from my hometown, I developed friendships with people who were nothing like me, but were exactly what I needed. 38 3. Traveling helps develop your interest in education. 39 Just reading the stories in books seemed boring to me. However, when I

44、visited the Palace of Versailles in France and walked in the halls of the Louvre, I couldnt help but have interest in history. 40 A. Traveling taught me not to fear.B. Traveling makes history come alive.C. Sadly, I never liked history in school.D. When I traveled, I learned about other cultures.E. I

45、t also taught me the importance of communication skills.F. The older I become, the more I realize I actually know very little about life.G. If I hadnt had the chance to travel, I would have a difficult time imagining much else outside my country.第三部分 英语知识运用 （共两节， 满分40分）第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

46、阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各小题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 For the first 22 years or so of our lives, our main “job” is learning. Most of our time is spent in 41 gaining new knowledge. And then, once we 42 college, we feel like the education part of our life is 43 and now its time to go out into the world.

47、 Its a 44 idea. That youve 45 your formal(正规的) education doesnt mean that your education is done. Many greatest men in history 46 learning all their lives. A great 47 of this is author Louis L Amour. L Amour was one of Americas most successful 48 . During his whole life, he 49 over 120 western novel

48、s. He 50 published several collections of short stories and poems. 51 familys poverty(贫困), L Amour dropped out of school when he was fifteen and spent the next eight years doing small jobs. He 52 on farms, in wood factories and mines. During this time, L Amour was always eager to 53 books. As soon a

49、s he set foot in a new town, he would go to the local 54 . If there wasnt any, hed skip meals so hed have 55 money to buy books from stores. While he was reading, he liked keeping 56 in cheap notepads that he kept with him all the time. All of his 57 while working, all the books he read and all the

50、notes he wrote laid the groundwork for his later successful career. But even after L Amour became a famous writer, he didnt 58 learning. He is a perfect example of the amazing life one can create for himself when he becomes a 59 learner. So never stop learning if you want to 60 . Keep learning knowl

51、edge all your life and youll be more successful than others.41. A. factoriesB. officesC. homesD. classrooms42. A. changeB. ignoreC. leaveD. afford43. A. disappointingB. uselessC. boringD. over44. A. sadB. wrongC. newD. smart45. A. finishedB. dislikedC. receivedD. known46. A. enjoyedB. suggestedC. ke

52、ptD. needed47. A. leaderB. teacherC. advisorD. example48. A. poetsB. writersC. booksellersD. publishers49. A. createdB. boughtC. improved D. found 50. A. stillB. sometimesC. alsoD. never51. A. According toB. Thanks toC. Instead of D. Because of52. A. traveledB. playedC. worked D. studied53. A. buyB.

53、 read C. designD. find54. A. libraryB. hospitalC. schoolD. bookstore 55. A. noB. enoughC. extraD. little56. A. secretsB. promisesC. diariesD. notes57. A. hopesB. likesC. experiencesD. hobbies58. A. stopB. mindC. tryD. hate59. A. lifelongB. richC. famousD. hardworking60. A. recoverB. succeedC. practi

54、ce D. develop 第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。Not everything is fun. Not everything in life is interesting. There 61 (be) a good many things we have to do even though we dont like 62 (they). I see and talk to people 63 are clearly doing things they don't enjoy almost every day. It may be the checkout person at the store or the guy fixing our air conditioner. 64 (unlucky), they always show their disp