湖南省娄底市2015-2016学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题(含听力)

娄底市2015-2016年下学期高一期中考试

英语

第Ⅰ卷

第一部分听力（共两节，满分20分）

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 will the woman do first?

A.Have breakfast.

B.Buy a book.

C.Go to the supermarket.

2.How much should a student pay for the rent each month?

A.About160dollars.

B.About100dollars.

C.About80dollars.

3.What will the weather probably be like this afternoon?

A.Rainy.

B.Snowy.

C.Sunny.

4.How many places will the woman go to?

A.Three.

B.Two.

C.Four.

5.What is the manager doing now?

A.Having a talk with the man.

B.Reading today’s newspaper.

C.Making a phone call.

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，你将有时间阅览室读各个小题，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.Who has probably read the book named The Woman in Black?

A.Allan.

B.Alice.

C.Michael.

7.What will the speakers do this Friday?

A.Read the book.

B.Watch the film.

C.See the poster.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.How many countries has the woman been to?

A.15.

B.16.

C.14.

9.What does the woman like about New Zealand?

A.The sunset and local people.

B.Local people and wild animals.

C.Wild animals and the sunset.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.When can the man take out old newspaper?

A.On Tuesday.

B.On Friday.

C.On Thursday.

11.How often can the man take out batteries?

A.Once a week.

B.Twice a month.

C.Once a month.

12.What’s the relationship between the speakers?

A.Classmates.

B.Teacher and student.

C.Neighbours.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.What will the boy do this morning?

A.Go shopping.

B.Finish his report.

C.Work for his mother.

14.What does the boy have for breakfast?

A.Coffee.

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C.Juice.

15.What meat does their mother want?

A.Beef and pork.

B.Fish and beef.

C.Pork and chicken.

16.How many kinds of foods does Laura need to buy?

A.Nine.

B.Five.

C.Ten.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Where does Astoria lie?

A.In the northeast of New Zealand.

B.To the northeast of New Zealand.

C.To the southeast of New Zealand.

18.What is the shape of Astoria?

A.Long.

B.Square.

C.Round.

19.Where do most people live on the island?

A.In the northern half.

B.In the center.

C.In the southern half.

20.What do we know about the southern half?

A.It is very cold there.

B.It is far from the Equator.

C.It is a nice place to visit in any season.

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。

A

In American schools there is something called Homecoming Day.Many high schools and colleges with a football team have a homecoming game.This can be the most important event of the year except graduation or commencement(毕业典礼)Day.Students plan Homecoming Day many weeks in advance.

Several days before Homecoming,students start to decorate the school.There are signs to wish luck to the team,and many other signs to welcome all the graduates.Many people still come to Homecoming twenty or thirty years after their graduation.

The members of school clubs build booths(售货棚)and sell lemonade(柠檬汽水)，apples and sandwiches. Some clubs help to welcome visitors.

During the day alumni and their wives will gather at the school.They like to look for teachers that they remember.Often they see old friends and they talk together about those happy years in school.

Everyone soon comes to watch the football game.When the game is half over,the band comes onto the field and plays school songs.Another important moment is when the Homecoming Queen or King appears.All the students vote the most popular student Homecoming Queen or King.It is a great honor to be chosen.

Homecoming is a happy day,but it is not perfect unless the football team wins the g ame.Even if the game loses,the students still enjoy Homecoming.Some stay at the school to dance,and others go to a party.For everyone it is a day worth remembering.

21.The best title of this passage is________.

A.American School

B.Homecoming Game

C.Homecoming Queen or King

D.Homecoming Day

22.Which of the following is NOT done on Homecoming?

A.To see old friends.

B.To organize clubs.

C.To watch the football game.

D.To call on teachers they remember.

23.The underlined word“alumni”refers to________.

A.female former students of a school or college

B.male former students of a school or college

C.grandfathers of the students in a school or college

D.grandmothers of the students in a school or college

B

Sometimes you’ll hear people say that you can’t love others until you love yourself.Sometimes you’ll hear people say that you can’t expect someone else to love you until you love yourself.Either way,you’ve got to love yourself first and this can be tricky.Surely we all know that we’re the apple of our parents’eyes,and that our Grandmas think we’re great talents and our Uncle Roberts think that we will go to the Olympics,but sometimes it’s a lot harder to think such nice thoughts about ourselves.If you find that believing in yourself is a challenge,it is time you build a positive self-image and learn to love yourself.

Self-image is your own mind’s picture of yourself.This image includes the way you look,the way you act, the way you talk and the way you think.Interestingly,our self-images are often quite different from the images others hold about us.Unfortunately,most of these images are more negative than they should be.Thus changing the way you think about yourself is the key to changing your self-image and your whole world.

The best way to defeat a passive self-image is to step back and decide to stress your successes.That is,make a list if you need to,but write down all of the great things you do every day.Don’t allow doubts to occur in it.

It very well might be that you are experiencing a negative self-image because you can’t move past one flaw or weakness that you see about yourself.Well,roll up your sleeves and make a change of it as your primary task. If you think you’re silly because you aren’t good at math,find a tutor.If you think you’re weak because you can’t run a mile,get to the track and practice.If you think you’re dull because you don’t wear the latest trends,buy a few new clothes.But remember,just because you think it doesn’t mean it’s true.

The best way to get rid of a negative self-image is to realize that your image is far from objective,and to actively convince yourself of your positive qualities.Changing the way you think and working on those you need to improve will go a long way towards promoting a positive self-image.When you can pat yourself on the bac k, you’ll know you’re well on your way.Good luck!

24.What is the passage mainly about?

A.How to build a positive self-image.

B.How to face challenges in your life.

C.How to prepare for your success.

D.How to develop you good qualities.

25.You need to build a positive self-image when you.

A.dare to challenge yourself

B.feel it hard to change yourself

C.are unconfident about yourself

D.have a high opinion of yourself

26.How should you change your self-image according to the passage?

A.To keep a different image of others.

B.To understand your own world.

C.To change the way you think.

D.To make your life successful.

27.According to the passage,our self-images.

A.have different function

B.are probably untrue

C.have positive effects

D.are often changeable

C

Since the1970s,scientists have been searching for ways to link the brain with computers.Brain-computer interface(BCI)technology could help people with disabilities send orders to machines.

Recently,two researchers,Jose Millan and Michele Tavella from the Federal Polytechnic School in Lausanne, Switzerland,showed a small robotic wheelchair directed by a person's thoughts.

In the laboratory,Tavella operated the wheelchair just by thinking about moving his left or right hand.He could even talk as he watched the wheelchair and guided i t with his thoughts.

“Our brain has billions of nerve cells(神经细胞).These send signals through the spinal cord(脊髓)to the muscles(肌肉)to give us the ability to move.But spinal cord injuries or other conditions can prevent these weak electrical signals from reaching the muscles.”Tavella says.“Our system allows disabled people to communicate with outside world and also to control the machine.”

The researchers designed a special cap for the user.This head cover picks up the signals from the scalp(头皮)and sends them to a computer.The computer understands the signals and directs the motorized wheelchair.The wheelchair also has two cameras that recognize objects in its path.They help the computer react to orders from the brain.

https://www.wendangku.net/doc/704416142.html,lan,the team leader,says scientists keep improving the computer software that understands brain signals and turns them into simple orders.“The practical possibilities that BCI technology offers to disabled people can be divided into two kinds:communication,and controlling the machine.One example is this wheelchair.”

He says his team has set t wo goals.One is testing with real patients,so as to prove that this is a technology they can benefit from.And the other is to ensure that they can use the technology over long periods of time.

28.How did Tavella operate the wheelchair in the laboratory?来源:https://www.wendangku.net/doc/704416142.html,]

A.By using his mind.

B.By talking to the machine.

C.By moving his hand.

D.By controlling his muscles.

29.Which of the following shows the path of the signals described in Paragraph5?

A.scalp→cap→computer→wheelchair

https://www.wendangku.net/doc/704416142.html,puter→cap→scalp→wheelchair

C.scalp→computer→cap→wheelchair

D.cap→computer→scalp→wheelchair

30.The team will test with real patients to______.

A.make profits from them

B.make them live longer来源学科网

C.prove the technology useful to them

D.learn about their physical condition

31.Which of the following would be the best title for the text?

A.Switzerland,the BCI Research Center

B.BCI Could Mean More Freedom for the Disabled

C.New Findings About How the Human Brain Works

https://www.wendangku.net/doc/704416142.html,puter Technology Could Help to Cure Brain Injuries

D

There are two types of people in the world.Although they have an equal degree of health and wealth and other comforts of life,one becomes happy,while the other becomes unhappy.This arises from the different ways in which they consider things,persons and events and the resulting effects upon their minds.

People who are happy fix their attention on the convenience of things.They enjoy all cheerful things.Those who are unhappy think and speak only of unpleasant things.Through their remarks,they sour the pleasure of society,offend many people,and make themselves disagreeable everywhere.If this turn of mind is founded in nature,such unhappy people should be pitied.The intention of criticizing and being disliked is perhaps taken up by imitation（模仿）.It grows into a habit,unknown to its possessors.The habit may be strong,but it can be cured when those who have it realize its bad effects.

Although this attitude is mainly an act of the imagination,it has serious results since it brings on deep sorrow and bad luck.If such people aim at getting some advantages in social position or fortune,nobody wishes them

success.Nor will anyone speak a word in favor of their hopes.If they are criticized,no one will defend or excuse them,and many will join in criticizing their wrong doings.So they should change this bad habit and stop worrying needlessly about themselves and others.If they do not,it will be good for others to avoid any contact with them. Otherwise,they will have a disagreeable time,especially when someone becomes mixed up in their quarrels.

32.How does the writer tell the happy from the unhappy?

A.According to their wealth.

B.According to their attitudes to the same thing.

C.According to their degree of health.

D.According to their habits.

33.The phrase“sour the pleasure of society”probably means“________”.

A.have a good attitude towards social life

B.enjoy the pleasure of life

C.tend to scold others openly

D.make others unhappy

34.If unhappy people insist on keeping the habit,the author suggests that people should________.

A.have any communication with them

B.show no respect for them

C.quarrel with them until they realize their mistakes

D.persuade them to recognize the bad effects of their habits

35.In passage,the writer mainly________.

A.suggests ways to help unhappy people

https://www.wendangku.net/doc/704416142.html,ughs at unhappy people

C.people how to be happy in life

D.describes two types of people

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。

Money Matters

Parents should help their children understand money.36So you may start talking about money when your child shows an interest in buying things,candy or toys,for example.

1.The basic function of money

Begin explaining the basic function of money by showing how people trade money for goods or serv ices.It is important to show your child how money is traded for the things he wants to have.If he wants to have a toy, give him the money and let him hand the money to the cashier(收银员).37When your child grows a bit older and understands the basic function of money,you can start explaining more complex ways of using money.

2.Money lessons

Approach money lessons with openness and honesty.38If you must say no to a child’s request to spend money,explain,“You have enough toy trucks for now.”Or,if the request is for many different things,say,“You have to make a choice between this toy and that toy.”

3.39

at the grocery store.Pick out two similar brands of a product－a name-brand butter and a generic(无商标产品)，for example.You can show your child how to make choices between different brands of a product so that you can save money.40If he chooses the cheaper brand,allow him to make another purchase with the money https://www.wendangku.net/doc/704416142.html,ter，you may explain how the more expensive choice leaves less money for other purchases.

A.The best time to teach a child anything about money is when he shows an interest.

B.Wise decisions

C.The value of money

D.Permit the child to choose between them.

E.Tell your child why he can－or cannot－have certain things.

F.Ask yourself what things that cost money are most important to you.

G.Talk about how the money bought the thing after you leave the toy store.

第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分35分）

第一节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.分，满分20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。

An elderly carpenter(木匠)was ready to retire.He told his employer of his plans to leave the house building business to live a more41life with his wife.He would miss the salary,but he needed to__42____ The employer was43to see his good worker go and asked if he could build just one more house as a44 favor.The carpenter said yes,but in time it was easy to see that his heart was not in his45.He went to shabby(劣质的)workmanship and used inferior materials.It was an unfortunate way to end a dedicated46.

When the carpenter47his work,his employer came to48the house,and he handed the front-door49to the carpenter.“This is your house,”he said,“my gift to you.”

The carpenter was shocked!What a50!If he had only known he was building his own house,he would done it all51.

52it is with us.We build our lives,a day at a time,often putting53than our best into the building.Then, with a54,we realize we have to55the house we have built.If we could do it over,we would do it much differently.

But,you cannot56.You are the carpenter,and every day you hammer a nail,place a board,or build a wall. Someone57said,“Life is a do-it-yourself project.”Your58,and the choices you59today,help build the you will live in tomorrow.Therefore,build60!

41.inspiring B.relaxing C.boring D.tiring

42.disappear https://www.wendangku.net/doc/704416142.html,plain C.retire D.explore

43.sorry B.polite C.nervous D.proud

44.mysterious B.classic C.national D.personal

45.status B.choice C.work D.family

46.A.requirement B.plan C.career D.life

47.A.finished B.started C.enjoyed D.ignored

48.A.inspect B.buy C.repair D.sell

49.A.window B.roof C.design D.key

50.A.success B.shame C.pleasure D.disappointment

51.A.curiously B.suddenly C.carelessly D.differently

52.A.Yet B.So C.As D.Such

53.A.more B.worse C.rather D.less

54.A.shock B.will C.smile D.dream

55.A.search for B.look into C.live in D.pull down

56.A.step forward B.go back https://www.wendangku.net/doc/704416142.html,e out D.show up

57.A.never B.again C.once D.nearly

58.A.experience B.attitude C.skill D.advantage

59.A.learn B.notice C.refuse D.make

60.A.quickly B.wisely C.early D.confidently

第II卷

第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分35分）

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。

Old English differs much from the English we use today.

Middle English is the name given to the English used from around the12th61._____________the15th centuries.Many things played a part in the62.__________(develop)of this new type of English.The most important contribution was from the Normans,a French-speaking people who63.____________(defeat)England and took control of the country in1066.however,the Norman Conquest did not affect English as much as the Angels and the Saxons’victory about600years earlier,64.______led to old English replacing Celtic.Even though the Normans spoke French for the entire250years they ruled England,French did not replace English as the65. ____________(one)language.On the other hand,the English language did borrow many words from French.This resulted in even66.___________(many)words with similar meanings,such as answer(from Old English)and reply(from Old French).

Modern English appeared during the Renaissance in the16th century.67._____________(pronounce)also went through huge changes during this period.Of course,this was not the end of the changes in the English language.The question of whether English will keep on changing in the future is68._____________(easily)to answer.69._________is certain that this process will continue,and people will keep70.__________(invent)new words and new ways of saying things.

第四部分改错写作（共两节，满分25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作文。作文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏子符号（∧）并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：在错的词下划一横线，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。

I took our foreign teacher Mr.Brown,he came to China for the first time,to the Great Wall in last weekend.

uck by the of the Great Wall.So I took photo of him,which would be a good memory for him.At the top,Mr.

very interested in the activity of protecting the environment that he was eager to join in and then sign

Both the Great Wall or the Chinese people deep impressed him.He decided to visit more places of when free.

书面表达（满分15分）

毕福剑在酒桌上唱评《智取威虎山》，唱词中出现对毛主席的不当言论。视频一经流出，引发央视不满，致使《星光大道》暂时停播。央视做法引发了网友们的激烈讨论，产生了不同的认识与思考。请你结合以下提示写一篇英语短文。来源学科网ZXXK]

支持停播反对停播你的看法

1、公众人物，一言一行影响深远；

2、玷污伟人，伤害民众情感。……1.只是玩笑，不能当真；

2.酒后失言，无意冒犯领袖。……

参考词汇：身份identity玷污stain形象image冒犯offend注意：

1.对所给要点逐一陈述，适当发挥，不要简单翻译。

2.词数120左右。开头已经写好，不计入总词数。

3.书写工整，卷面整洁，卷面分2分。

4.作文中不得提及考生所在学校和本人姓名。

The TV program Avenue of Stars was banned on CCTV temporarily because of the famous TV host Bi Fujian，s improper remarks on Chairman Mao,which has caused a hot discussion among netizens.