2015-2016学年重庆市杨家坪中学高一上学期期中考试英语试题

1、2015-2016学年重庆市杨家坪中学高一上学期期中考试英语试题第一部分：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）请听下面5段对话，选出最佳选项。1. what is the woman not satisfied with? a. the design.b. the color. c. the price.2. what is the mans most favorite activity?a. watching tv. b. reading a book. c. listening to music.3. where will the woman go

2、first?a. to the accounting office. b. to the shipping department. c. to a thai restaurant. 4. whats the weather probably like today? a. rainy. b. cloudy. c. fine.5.whydoesthemancometothewoman?a.totakeapictureofher. b.toaskforanewidcard. c.to get a social security number.第二节 （共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）请听

3、下面5段对话或独白，选出最佳选项。请听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6. what is the date this friday? a. july 9th.b. july 10th. c. july 11th.7. what does the man find surprising? a. his friends are coming.b. anna often throws parties.c. the woman is leaving america.请听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. where did the woman buy the printsa. in boston. b.

4、in new york. c. in washington.9. what is the woman going to do?a. make another museum tour. b. organize an exhibition of art.c. visit some european painters.请听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. why has the man been invited to the program? a. to advertise his driving school. b. to talk about learning to drive. c. t

5、o share his driving experience.11. how does the man usually get his customers? a. through friends. b. through newspapers. c. through the internet.12. why does the man have so many customers now? a. he works very hard. b. he teaches one-to-one. c. he offers lower prices.请听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. what is

6、no longer part of the course?a. weekly tests. b. monthly reports. c. the midterm exam.14. what does the woman say about the term paper?a. it is mainly about magazines. b. it is ten pages long at the most.c. it can focus on any period in history.15. what should be discussed with the woman in advance?

7、a. certain paper topics. b. where to do the research c. using interviews as sources.16. which month is it probably?a. september. b. october. c. december. 请听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. what will the temperature be at the bottom of the grand canyon four hours later? a. 26c. b. 41c. c. 43c.18. what is the mos

8、t important thing to bring when hiking? a. some medicine. b. enough water. c. comfortable clothes.19. what is the most common cause of death in the grand canyon? a. heat exhaustion. b.falling into it. c. getting bitten by snakes.20. how many persons will go hiking together?a. three. b. four. c. five

9、.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，共30分阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（a, b, c, d）中选出最佳选项。 atwo years ago my grandmother was going to turn 75. my family discussed what was the best way to celebrate. should we throw her a party? should we take her on a trip? we remembered that she had touched so many peoples li

10、ves, and there were so many people for her to consider. then someone got the idea that we should include everyone in the celebration by turning it into a tribute(献礼) to my grandmother.we secretly sent out letters to the people in grandmothers address book and asked them to send a letter with a memor

11、y that they had shared with her. people sent us letters with poems, stories and pictures. the deep feeling that was shared through their reaction surprised us. we compiled(编辑)these letters into a memory book and amazed her with it on the morning of her birthday. the unusual thing about my grandmothe

12、rs friends was not the number that she had, but the connection they shared. in many ways this book of friendship was the greatest achievement of my grandmothers life. i believe that developing true friendships is one of the most important things that anyone can do in ones lifetime. it is not a matte

13、r of the number of friends one has, but the quality of the bonds. if one has had at least one true friendship before dying, then one can say one has lived a successful life. i have made many friends and i believe i have begun to develop the same types of friendships my grandmother kept up over her l

14、ifetime. i only hope that i will be as successful as she has been. 21.how did the authors family celebrate grandmothers birthday? a. they gave her a memory book of friendship.b. they paid a tribute to her by inviting all her friends to the party.c. they took her on a trip across the country.d. they

15、asked all her friends to give her their congratulations.22. the underlined word “bonds” in the last paragraph probably means_a. worksb. celebrations c. relationshipsd. successes23. according to the passage, the author probably agrees that _. a. the more friends you have, the better you feel b. true

16、friendship is very important to us c. developing true friendships is the most important thing in ones lifetime d. memory plays an important part in a family bsome 30 million americans suffer from insomnia. here，our experts provide you with four different solutions for getting some rest：neil bkavey，m

17、d. director, sleep disorders center. new york presbyterian hospitalthe sleep specialist. try behavior changes and proper use of medication. at night，keep away from bright light. in the morning, open the shades and go out for a walk，to tell your brain，“this is the start of the day.” you can try otc s

18、leep aids，but if you suffer for more than three weeks，see a doctor. drugs are safe when used properly, and better than the consequences of not sleeping.gerald lemole，md. associate medical director，christiana care center for hcart and vascular health，wilmington，delawarethe alternative source. stress

19、often plays a part in insomnia，so try to change your reaction to it. dont exercise or eat at the end of the day, and avoid or limit caffeine，alcohol and nicotine. enjoying a warm bath can help. also，try taking 1000 mg of calcium(it may calm your muscles and nerves，helping you sleep)lisa derosimo，md，

20、owner，the weight and wellness center，jupiter，floridathe nutritionist. go to bed and get up at the same time daily. keep your room dark and quiet，and remove distractions(no working in bed)have a cup of herbal (草药)tea，such as chamomile，to relax your body. and remember，people who eat a healthy diet of

21、whole grains，fruits and vegetables，and low-fat protein feel better and sleep better.sandra mclanahan，md，medical director，integral health center，buckingham，virginia the mind/body pro. lying in bed，starting from your legs and moving up to your head，tense your muscles one at a time, and then release. y

22、our body will feel more relaxed, like a rubber band after its been stretched. and try alternate nostril(鼻孔)breathing. exhale(呼气) through one nostril，using your fingers to close the opposite nostril. breathe in and out; then switch back and forth.24.which of the following can help you know you may su

23、ffer from insomnia?a. laziness. b. breathlessness. c.lack of sleep. d. excitement.25.who thinks keeping a regular daily timetable is important in keeping a good sleep?a. kavey. b. derosimo. c. lemole.d. mclanahan.26.according to the experts, which of the following may not be a cause of insomnia?a. s

24、tress. b. exercise. c. work. d. herbal tea.27.kavey and derosimo share the idea in _to have a good sleep.a. changing your behaviorsb. avoiding making your bedroom lightc. having regular work and restd. eating a healthy dietcits sometimes said that the us is a “melting pot” of different racial groups

25、 living together, but a decision last month set fire to the pot.on nov 24, a local court decided not to charge(控告) darren wilson, a 28-year-old white police officer in ferguson, missouri, us. wilson shot dead the 18-year-old unarmed black teenager michael brown in ferguson on aug 9.by nov 26, people

26、 who were against the decision in 37 us states and canada had taken to the streets, said a newspaper.wilson said that brown had hit him and tried to get his gun. in fear for his life, wilson shot brown 12 times and killed him. however, some said that wilson attacked brown for breaking traffic laws,

27、and shot him for no good reason.people are wondering whether the same thing would have happened if brown had been white. the deep racial divide in the us makes the case more than a crime story, said a new york times article.its been five decades since legal segregation (种族隔离政策) was banned, but a wid

28、e gap remains between black and white americans. the unemployment gap between them is unchanged in 40 years, while the gaps in wealth, income and educational attainment have widened, according to the newspaper.the case is the latest reminder for some people that the us judicial system doesnt treat b

29、lack and white people the same, cnn reported.just days before the decision, a white police officer shot and killed a 12-year-old black child, tamir rice. police said that tamir had an air gun that looked real, according to cnn.to help with the distrust between police and minority communities (少数民族社区

30、), president obama said that he would ask congress for $263 million to buy 50, 000 body-worn cameras for police to record themselves, and improve training to make sure law is obeyed.“for the people who just feel pained because they get a sense that some communities arent treated fairly i understand

31、that, and i want to work with you, and i want to move forward with you,” obama said on dec 2.28. which of the following differences between black and white americans isnt mentioned in the text?a. incomeb. welfarec. education d. jobs29. we can learn from the text that _.a. only black americans care a

32、bout the shootingb. the case is not about a man but about legal segregation.c. if brown had been white, the same thing would not have happened.d. many american media pay attention to the case30. president obamas attitude towards the case can be described as _.a. gentleb. caring c. angry d. hesitant3

33、1. we can infer from the text that _.a. the shooting and the decision shock the united statesb. all american policemen are equipped with body-worn camerasc. all people believe black americans arent treated fairly d. the police, wilson, will be charged with the shooting dcooking kills four million pe

34、ople a year. polluted airborne particles （大气悬浮颗粒）kill 7 million people a year, reports the world health organization that news may not come as a surprise to anyone who has seen images of chimneys in beijing, delhi or mexico. but those factoriesor even the jammed roadways of modern citiesare not the

35、biggest killer. each year, some 4.3 million people die earlier than they should because of polluted air inside their homes, says the who whats causing the air inside peoples homes to be so harmful that it kills around 11, 000 people a day? stoves(火炉). “having an open fire in your kitchen is like bur

36、ning 400 cigarettes an hour”, says kirk smith, a professor at the university of california at berkeley, whose research suggests that household air pollution from cooking killed between 3.5 million and 4 million people in 2013 not all stoves cause this kind of harmthe ones smiths talking about are th

37、ose that the 3 billion people in the developing world use for heat and cooking, which burn solid fuels such as wood, coal, or crop waste instead of gasthe smoke from those fires produces harmful fine particles and carbon monoxide into homespoor ventilation then prevents that smoke from escaping, rai

38、sing fine particle levels 100 times higher than the limits that the who considers acceptable breathing this air day in day out eventually causes a lot of diseases: more than a third of the 4.3 million die of a stroke, while a quarter die of heart diseaseand around one-third of annual lung disease de

39、aths worldwide result from waste from coal stoves it is extremely dangerous for the people to spend the most time around the fireusually women and young childrenin fact, the who reports that household air pollution almost doubles the risk for childhood lung disease32.according to kirk smiths researc

40、h, _a.some 4.3 million people die earlier each year than they should b. cooking smoke should be the deadly killer in a household kitchenc.polluted airborne particles kill 7 million people a year d. factories are the biggest killer worldwide nowadays33._ may not cause air pollution according to this

41、passage.a. wood b. coal c. heavy trafficd. gas34.the underlined word “ventilation” in paragraph 4 probably means _a.burning b. breathing c. airing d. heating35.the author intends to tell people _a. to know about household air pollution from cookingb. how to avoid polluted air in their homesc. to sto

42、p cooking in the household kitchend. polluted air is harmful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。some people make you feel comfortable when they are around. you spend an hour with them and feel you are already close friends. they are always good talkers.here are several sk

43、ills that good talkers have in common. if you follow the skills, theyll help you put people at their ease, and make friends with them quickly. 36 .first of all, good talkers ask questions. almost anyone, no matter how shy he is, will answer a question. one well-known businesswoman says, “at business

44、 lunches, i always ask people what they did that morning. 37 .” from there you can move on to other matterssometimes to really personal questions. 38 . second, once good talkers have asked questions, they listen to the answers. your questions should have a point and help to tell what sort of person

45、you are talking to. and to find out, you really have to listen carefully.real listening at least means some things. if someone sticks to one topic, you can take it as a fact that hes really interested in it. real listening also means not just listening to words, but to tones of voice. 39 finally, go

46、od talkers know well how to “say goodbye”. if youre saying goodbye, you may give him a firm handshake and say, “ive really enjoyed meeting you.” 40 . let people know what you feel, and they may walk away, happy and satisfied.a. you can become a popular person.b. common as the question is, it will ge

47、t things going.c. dont be afraid to say so if you want to see that person againd. youd better change the subject if the voice sounds dull.e. its polite to listen to others with a smile.f. and how he answers will let you know how far you can go. g. these people have something in common.第三部分 英语知识运用（共两

48、小节，满分40分）第一节 完形填空（每小题1.5分，共20小题）one day, a poor boy who was trying to pay his way through school by 41 goods door to door found that he only had one dollar left. he was hungry so he decided to beg for a 42 at the next house. 43 , he lost his 44 when a lovely young woman opened the door. instead of a

49、 meal he asked for a drink of water. she thought he looked 45 so she brought him a large glass of milk. he drank it slowly, and then asked, “how much do i owe you?”“you dont owe me 46 ,” she replied. “mother has taught me never to accept pay for a kindness.” he said, “then i 47 you from the bottom o

50、f my heart.” as howard kelly left that house, he not only felt stronger 48 , but it also increased his 49 in god and the human race. he was about to give up before this point. 50 later the young woman became badly ill. the local doctors couldnt treat her. they finally sent her to the big city, where

51、 specialists can be called in to 51 her rare disease. dr. howard kelly, now famous, was called in for the consultation. when he heard where she came from, a strange light 52 his eyes. immediately, he 53 and went down through the hospital hall into her room. 54 in his doctors gown(衣服) he went in to s

52、ee her. he 55 her at once. he went back to the consultation room and 56 to do his best to save her life. from that day on, he gave special 57 to her case.after a long struggle, the battle was 58 . dr. kelly requested the business office to pass the final bill to him. he looked at it and then wrote s

53、omething on the side. the bill was sent to her room. she was afraid to open it because she was 59 that it would take the rest of her life to pay it off. finally she looked, and the note on the side of the bill caught her attention. she read these words.“paid in full with a glass of milk.”(signed) dr

54、. howard kellytears of joy 60 her eyes as she prayed silently: “thank you, god. your love has spread through human hearts and hands.” 41. a. buying b. paying c. selling d. making42. a. water b. meal c. milk d. meat43. a. however b. while c. at last d. meanwhile44. a. mind b. step c. aim d. nerve45.

55、a. hungry b. cold c. mad d. polite46. a. nothing b. anything c. something d. everything47. a. appreciate b. praise c. thank d. own48. a. intelligently b. physically c. financially d. occasionally49. a. independence b. support c. like d. belief50. a. weeks b. months c. years d. days 51. a. see b. study c. talk d. visit52. a. filled b. shone c. showed d.