贵州省安顺市平坝一高2015-2016学年高一下学期期中考试英语试卷

平坝第一高级中学2015-2016学年度第二学期

高一英语半期考试试卷

第Ⅰ卷

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 does the woman seldom do on the Internet?
   1. Search for information. B. Listen to music. C. Chat with people.
2. What will the speakers probably do next?
   1. Go to see Ms. Lee. B. Visit the factory. C. Go to the hotel
3. What will the man do next?

1. Go on doing his homework. B. Have a rest. C. Go to bed.
   4. Where did the man find the wallet?
   1. In the parking lot. B. In the supermarket. C. On the grass.

5. Where does the conversation probably take place?

1. In a shopping mall. B. In an office building. C. In a concert hall.
   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。
   听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。现在你有10秒钟的时间阅读这两个小题。
   6. What did the woman order?
   1. Soup and pasta. B. Beef steak and pasta. C. Soup and beef steak.

7. What was wrong with the soup?

1. It was cold. B. It was hot. C. It smelt strange.
   请听第7段材料，回答第8-9题。
   8. What can we learn about the speakers' foreign teacher?
   A. He is from America. B. He is good at the tango.
   C. He will also go to the concert.
   9. Where will the speakers meet each Other?
   A. In front of the coffee shop. B. In front of the bookstore.
   C. In front of the cinema.
   请听第8段材料，回答第10至12题
   10. For which day does the man finally make a reservation?
   A. March 20th. B. March 21st. C. May 21st.
   11. Including tax, how much is the man's room?
   A. 200 dollars. B. 220 dollars. C. 180 dollars.
   12. How is the man's name spelt?
   A. Maxner. B. Maexner. C. Mexner
   请听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
   13. What is the first mini dress that the salesman recommended like?
   A. It is yellow. B. There is a rose on it. C. It is pink and has flowers.
   14.what did the woman think of the second mini dress that the salesman recommended?
   A. The color was not suitable for her sister. B. The style was a little bit out of date.
   C. The size was a little bit big for her sister.
   15. What can we learn about the dress that the woman finally bought?
   A. It is hand-made. B. Ii is pink. C. It is cotton.
   16. How will the woman pay for the dress?
   A. In cash. B. By check. C. By credit card.
   请听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
   17. What do most children ask their parents to do according to the speaker?
   A. Let them keep a pet. B. Buy clothes for their pets C. Help them choose a pet.
   18. What does the speaker think of keeping a pet?
   1. Easy.B. Unnecessary. C. Difficult.

19. What is the advantage of keeping a pet for children?

A. Having a sense of security. B. Becoming more confident.

C. Having chances to meet more people.

20. How many benefits of keeping a pet does the speaker give?

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题；每小题2分，满分30分)

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项

A

We each have a memory. That’s why we can still remember things after a long time. Some people have very good memories and they can easily learn many things by heart, but some people can only remember things when they say or do them again and again. Many of the great men of the world have got surprising memories.

A good memory is a great help in learning a language. Everybody learns his mother language when he is a small child. He hears the sounds, remembers them and then he learns to speak. Some children are living with their parents in foreign countries. They can learn two languages as easily as one because they hear, remember and speak two languages every day. In school it is not so easy to learn a foreign language because the pupils have so little time for it, and they are busy with other subjects, too.

But your memory will become better and better when you do more and more exercises.

21．Some people can easily learn many things by heart because .

A．they always sleep very well B．they often eat good food

C．they have very good memories D．they read a lot of books

22．In school the pupils can’t learn a foreign language well because .

A．they have no good memories B．they have no recorders

C．they have too much time for it D．they are busy with other subjects

23．Your memory will become better and better .

A．if you do more and more exercises B．if you have plenty of good food

C．if you do morning exercises every day D．if you get up early

B

It was about midday．I’d left work early in the morning to cash a check．I walked along to the bank and found there were only about ten or eleven customers in there, a pretty unusual number for those central banks．

I waited until it was my turn, walked up to the desk and started talking to the bank clerk．He had a really strange expression on his face—just sort of a blank stare．I thought he was looking at me until I realized he was staring over my shoulder．

I began to turn round to see what he was looking at and at the same moment, the outside bank guard, the one with the machine gun, came flying through the door and lay face down on the floor．Following him through the door were three absolutely frightening men wearing those horrible stocking masks．They were carrying guns; at least the one in front was carrying a pistol．

Whether or not they said anything I can’t remember to this day, or whether people just automatically put their hands up I don’t know．I put my hands up but I just didn’t know what to do．For a few moments there was just total silence, suddenly broken by the telephone ringing．I remember wondering who was on the other end of the line．Nobody answered the telephone, so it just kept on ringing and ringing, in this otherwise deathly quiet．

Then two of the masked men went to the counter, jumped over it and got the cashiers and bank clerks to start filling their bags with cash．While the two were getting the money, the one at the door covering us with the gun obviously got a bit of an anxiety attack and started swearing at them, telling them to hurry up and get a move on．

They jumped back over the counter．One of them lost his balance when he landed on the floor and fell over．The other two swore at him again．Then they left through the door, warning us, “Don’t move．Stay like that with your hands up for ten minutes．” Then they just disappeared and there was total silence．

24．What could make the writer sense that something was about to happen?

A．The small number of customers． B．The total silence in the bank．

C．The bank clerk’s unusual behavior． D．The constant ringing of the phone．

25．What was the outside bank guard’s reaction to the armed robbers?

A．He was frightened to death by the robbers．

B．He organized the bank clerks to fight back．

C．He shot at the robbers with the machine gun．

D．He flew through the door to catch the robbers．

26．The man covering us with the gun at the door swore at the other two because ________．

A．he was afraid of getting less money B．he was too anxious to leave the bank

C．one of his fellows slipped on the floor D．the phone kept ringing at the moment

27．From the passage we can know that ________．

A．there were usually less customers in the midday hour

B．the writer didn’t follow like sheep to put his hands up

C．the bank clerks were too busy to answer the telephone

D．three armed men robbed the central bank in broad daylight

C

Why You Should Celebrate Your Mistakes

When you make a mistake, big or small, cherish(珍视) it like it's the most precious thing in the world, because in some ways, it is.

Most of us feel bad when we make mistakes, beat ourselves up about it, feel like failures, get mad at ourselves.

And that's only natural: most of us have been taught from a young age that mistakes are bad, that we should try to avoid mistakes. We've been scolded when we make mistakes at home, school and work. Maybe not always, but probably enough times to make feeling bad about mistakes an unconscious reaction.

Yet without mistakes, we could not learn or grow. If you think about it that way, mistakes should be cherished and celebrated for being one of the most amazing things in the world: they make learning possible; they make growth and improvement possible.

By trial and error-trying things, making mistakes, and learning from those mistakes-we have figured out how to make electric light, to paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, to fly.

Mistakes make walking possible for the smallest toddler, make speech possible, make works of genius possible.

Think about how we learn: we don't just consume information about something and instantly know it or know how to do it. You don't just read about painting, or writing, or computer programming, or baking, or playing the piano, and know how to do them right away. Instead, you get information about something, from reading or from another person or from observing usually...then you construct a model in your mind...then you test it out by trying it in the real world...then you make mistakes...then you revise the model based on the results of your real-world experimentation and repeat, making mistakes, learning from those mistakes, until you've pretty much learned how to do something. That's how we learn as babies and toddlers, and how we learn as adults. Mistakes are how we learn to do something new, because if you succeed in something, it's probably something you already knew how to do. You haven't really grown much from that success---at most it's the last step on your journey, not the whole journey. Most of the journey was made up of mistakes, if it's a good journey.

So if you value learning, if you value growing and improving, then you should value mistakes. They are amazing things that make a world of brilliance possible.

28．Why do most of us feel bad about making mistakes?

A. Because mistakes make us suffer a lot.

B. Because it's a natural part in our life.

C. Because we've been taught so from a young age.

D. Because mistakes have ruined many people's careers.

29．According to the passage, what is the right attitude to mistakes?

A. We should try to avoid making mistakes.

B. We should owe great inventions mainly to mistakes.

C. We should treat mistakes as good chances to learn.

D. We should make feeling bad about mistakes an unconscious reaction.

30．The underlined word"toddler" in Paragraph 6 probably means __________.

A. a small child learning to walk B. a kindergarten child learning to draw

C. a primary school pupil learning to read D. a school teenager learning to write

31．We can learn from the passage that __________.

A. most of us can really grow from success

B. growing and improving are based on mistakes

C. we learn to make mistakes by trial and error

D. we read about something and know how to do it right away

D

Attractions in Wisconsin

Wisconsin Historical Museum

30 N. Carroll Street on Madison’s Capital Square

Discover Wisconsin’s history and culture on four floors of exhibits. Open for public program. Admission is free.

Open Tuesday through Saturday, 9:00 am—4:00 pm.

(608) 264-6555 www.wisconsinhistory.org/museum

Swiss Historical Village

612 Seventh Ave., New Glares

The Swiss Historical Village offers a delightful look at pioneer life in America’s heartland.14 buildings in the village give a full picture of everyday life in the nineteenth-century Midwest.

Tue. —Fri., May 1st —October 31st, 10:00 am—4:00 pm. Admission is $20

(608) 527-2317 www.swisshistoricalvillage.com

Artisan Gallery & Creamery Cafe`

6858 Paoli Rd., Paoli, WI

One of the largest collections of fine arts and crafts(手工艺品) in Wisconsin. Over 5000 sq. ft. of exhibition space in a historical creamery. While visiting, enjoy a wonderful prepared lunch at our cafe` overlooking the Sugar River. Just minutes from Madison!

Gallery open Tue.—Sun., 10:00 am—5:00 pm

Cafe` open Wed.—Sat, 11:00 am—3:00 pm

Sun. brunch with wine, 10:00—3:00 pm

(608) 845-6600 www.artisangal.com

Christopher Columbus Museum

239 Whitney St., Columbus

World-class exhibit —2000 quality souvenirs marking Chicago’s 1893 World Columbus Exhibition. Tour buses are always welcome.

Open daily, 8:15 am—4:00 pm

(608) 623-1992 www.columbusantiquemall.com

32．Which of the following is on Capitol Square?

A. Wisconsin Historical Museum B. Swiss Historical Village

C. Artisan Gallery & Creamery Café D. Christopher Columbus Museum

33．Where can visitors have lunch?

A. At Wisconsin Historical Museum B. At Swiss Historical Village

C. At Artisan Gallery & Creamery Café D. At Christopher Columbus Museum

34．We can learn from the text that_________.

A. Tickets are needed for Wisconsin Historical Museum

B. Swiss Historical Village is open for half a year

C. Artisan Gallery & Creamery Cafe are open daily for 4 hours

D. Christopher Columbus Museum overlooks a river

35. In which part of a website can we find the text?

A. News B. Education

C. Travel D. Lifestyle

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。

As the saying goes, you cannot change the environment, but can change their own. __36___ You cannot change the past, but can be changed now.

__37___ Winners will put setbacks and difficulties down to the imperfection of personal ability and experience, to emphasize the inherent factors, and they are willing to continuously improve and develop the right direction. However, the losers are always emphasizing external and uncontrollable factors that have created the position of their life. _38_____ They always complain, wait and give up!

In many cases, it is a humble person who looks down upon his own. A priori condition, such as one’s appearance and family, can’t be changed, but at least the inner state and the spirit of the will are entirely under their own control. _39______There is nothing absolutely bad, but the mentality of the absolutely poor people. If even the state of mind will not be adjusted, how they deal with things more complicated than the mentality of it!

_40_____ Passion put to work and numbness to work are completely different. Failure is seldom because we do not have the strength, but always because we are susceptible to all around us, and get used to going along with the lack of assertive, unstable attitude, and easily frustrated reason. As long as we change our attitude and face a number of disappointments in life bravely, we can feel the power of attitude, which decides the height of the final decision.

A. Only when we are the masters of our own, can we do everything well.

B. They will blame on injustice of the opportunity and the environment.

C. Mentality is the final decision of life high.

D. You can’t change the facts, but can change attitudes.

E. As long as we try our best, we can be successful.

F. No matter what the situation, a person's attitude is very important.

G. The difference between successful people and the losers lies in their mind.

第三部分　英语知识运用(共两节，满分75分)

第一节　完形填空(共40小题；每小题1.5分，满分60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。

On a farm in the southeast of England lived a farmer. Gradually, the farmer became fed up with this farm; and no wonder, you’ll say, for he was born on the place, he had 41__all his days on it.

He was sick and 42 of the surroundings. He wanted a 43 ; and often in his dreams, he 44 a quiet spot where conditions were ideal, and where he could spend his old age in comfort and be 45 . He told the real estate agent in town how he felt, so the 46 drove out and looked the 47 over carefully. He felt sure he would have no difficulty in 48 a buyer.

When the weekly paper came out, the old farmer 49 the advertisements, and found his farm 50 . It stated that the Hammond place of 160 acres was 51 . The land was fertile and productive — a crop failure had 52 been known. 40 acres were 53 with a lot of trees and the farm had a good supply of water all the year round. There was rich agricultural land, through which flowed a small stream and there was a 54 and modern house of eight rooms.

The farm had a great many horses, cows, sheep, and chickens. It was close to the

55 — only a half hour’s drive, and had a telephone. There were all kinds of fruit trees, both large and small, with an abundance of 56 around the house.

The old man read the 57 a second time, and then drove to town to 58 the real estate agent. “I have read that advertisement,” he said, “ 59 as nearly as I can figure out, that’s exactly the kind of place I have been 60 . I think I will keep it myself.”

41．A. missedB. forgotten C. described D. spent

42．A. fond B. tired C. proud D. afraid

43．A. method B. challenge C. dream D. change

44．A. pictured B. remembered C. knew D. noticed

45．A. popular B. rich C. happy D. healthy

46．A. agent B. farmer C. buyer D. driver

47．A. house B. horse C. trees D. farm

48．A. finding B. introducing C. recognizing D. persuading

49．A. got through B. put up C. looked over D. made up

50．A. destroyed B. listed C. lost D. photographed

51．A. in danger B. on display C. in demand D. for sale

52．A. never B. ever C. always D. still

53．A. crowded B. faced C. armed D. covered

54．A. quiet B. large C. warm D. simple

55．A. town B. school C. mall D. hospital

56．A. colors B. shelter C. clouds D. shade

57．A. advertisement B. note C. book D. letter

58．A. thank B. choose C. see D. welcome

59．A. if B. and C. or D. for

60．A. visiting B. showing C. wanting D. Researching

第Ⅱ卷

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(不多于3个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式

Why is pink or purple a color for girls and blue or brown for boys? The answer depends largely __61___ cultural values as well as personal experiences. To the Egyptians, green was a color ___62___ represented the hope and joy of spring, while for Muslims, it means heaven. Red is a symbol of good luck in many cultures. During the Spring Festival in China, children 63 (give) money in a red envelope to bring good fortune in the New Year. For many nations, blue is a symbol of protection and religious beliefs. Greek people often wear a blue necklace hoping to protect 64 against evils（灾祸）.

People’s65 (choose) of colors is also influenced by their bodies’ reactions toward them. Green is said to be 66 most restful color. It has the ability to reduce pain and relax people both mentally 67 physically. People 68 (work) in green environment have been found to have fewer stomach aches.

Red can cause a person’s blood pressure to rise and increase people’s appetites（食欲）. Many decorators will include different shades of red in the restaurant. And many commercial websites will have a red “Buy Now” button because red is a color that 69 (easy) catches a person’s eye.

Blue is another calming color. Unlike red, blue is believed to cause people to lose appetite. So 70 you want to eat less, some suggest that eating from blue plates can help.

第四部分　写作(共两节，满分35分)

第一节　短文改错(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下便条。便条中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。

修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词。

2．只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。

One day, I went to the railway station to buy a ticket to my aunt. When I go there,

I told that the ticket had all been sold out. Just then a man came up and said with a

strongly Zhejiang accent that he had a spare ticket. I didn’t know that if I could believe

him or not. After hesitate for a while, I decided to take it. So as soon as the man left, I

began to regret. If he was not honest, what shall I do? On a third day, I went to the

station to see my aunt away. As I was waving goodbye to her, I saw the man sitting

next to my aunt, smiling at me.

第二节　书面表达(满分25分)

感恩，是我们生活中永恒的话题。学会感恩，学会热爱生活，我们将会感受到更多快乐。假设你将参加主题为“感恩”的演讲比赛，请你根据以下要点写一篇英语演讲稿。

要点：1. 感恩对象（父母、老师、朋友…）； 2. 为何感恩； 3. 如何感恩。

注意：

1. 只能选择一个感恩对象；

2. 词数120左右。开头和结尾已写好，不计入总词数。

Good morning, everyone,

It’s a great honor to have the opportunity to be with you today. The topic of my speech is “Thank you, my …..”.

______________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________

___________________________ Thank you for listening.

答案：

听力：1—20：CCACC CABAB BBCBA AACCB

阅读理解：

21-23: CDA 24-27: CABD 28-31: CCAB

32-35: ACBC

七选五：

36-40:DGBCF

完形填空：

41-45: DBDAC 46-50: ADACB

51-55: DADBA 56-60: DACBC

语法填空：

61. on 62.which/that 63.are given 64.themselves 65.choice

66. a 67.and 68.working 69.easily 70.if/when

短文改错：

1. to 变for
2. I told 中间加was
3. ticket变 tickets
4. strongly变 strong
5. hesitate变 hesitating
6. that去掉
7. So变But
8. shall 变 should
9. a 变 the
10. away 变 off

作文：

Good morning, everyone,

It’s a great honor to have the opportunity to be with you today. The topic of my speech is “Thank you,mum.”

My mum is an ordinary housewife, who devotes herself to looking after me, giving me care and encouragement. She can do everything to make sure that I can grow up healthily and happily. She keeps me company, cooks me tasty dinners, and makes my room as clean as possible. On top of that, whenever I get upset, she listens to me and comforts me until I have cheered up. I’m very grateful to have such a caring mother.

Now, I have a message for everyone here, including myself: since we have grown up, we children should try to repay our dear mum instead of always trying to receive something from her. We can help her as she helps us. Sometimes even a small talk with mum or a cup of tea for her will shine her through.

Thank you for listening.