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1、2017-2018学年上学期高中一年级期中考试英语试卷试卷满分为150分，含卷面分5分；考试时间为120分钟第一卷（三部分，共100分）第一部分：听力（共两节，满分15分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一道小题，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你将有 10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话你将 听一遍。1. How will the woma n go to the meet ing?A. By bus.B. By taxi.C. By car.2. What will the woman most probab

2、ly do tonight?A. Go to the theater. B. Stay at home. C. Make some pla ns.3. What does the man mean?A. He is a big fan of chocolate.B. He does nt want any chocolate cake.C. He has already tried some of the chocolate.4. Where are the speakers?A. In a repair shop. B. In a camera store. C. In a photogra

3、phy studio.5. Why does the man say sorry?A. The house is in disorder.B. The plates and cups are broke n.C. He has bee n away for a long time.第二节（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）听下面4段对话，每段对话后有几道小题，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话前，你将有 5秒钟的时间阅读每小题。听完后，每小题将给出 5秒钟的作答 时间。每段对话你将听两遍。听第6段材料，回答第 6至7题。6. What are the speakers

4、talk ing about?A. When to have a holiday.B. Whether to go on a holiday.C. Where to spe nd their holiday.7. Where do the speakers live?A. I n En gla nd.B. I n France. C. I n Spa in.听第7段材料，回答第 8至9题。8. Who is Dave?A. A police officer. B. A victim.C. A thief.9. How does the woma n feel about Daves end?A

5、. Satisfied. B. Surprised. C. Sad.10. What does the woma n have to do?A. Do too much work.B. Do someth ing in teresti ng.C. Finish lots of work in a short time.11. What do we know about the man?A. He is good at Asia n culture.B. He went to China a long time ago.C. He cant provide useful information

6、for the woman.12. What will the man do for the woma n?A. Write the research project for her.B. Search the information online.C. Have a talk with the professor.听第9段材料，回答第13至15题。13. What did the woma n do last week?A. She had an argume nt with the man.B. She bought a prese nt for her mother.C. She wen

7、t to an expe nsive restaura nt.14. What day is today?A. Tuesday. B. Thursday. C. Sunday.15. What does the woman suggest?A. Asking for help.B. Making a budget.C. Choosing a cheaper restaurant.第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分 45 分）第一节 单项填空（共 15 小题；每小题 1分，满分 15 分）从A、B C D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。16. Women like me need t

8、o our wi11power（ 意志力 ） to keep away from snacks ifwe do not want to put on weight.A. expect B. prefer C. exercise D. satisfy17. Ms. Trump is writing a story of herself in which she will her childhoodand her great success as a businesswoman.A. reflect on B. ride on C. switch on D. rely on18. Selectin

9、g a mobile phone for personal use is no easy task because technology so rapidly.A. will changeB. has changedC. will have changedD. is changing19. To keep fit, you can switch morning or lunchtime exercise.A. onB. toC. over D. off20. A bomb in the theater, causing hundreds of deaths.A. goes off B. lif

10、ts off C. went off D. lifted off21. I prefer to walk catch the train.A. better than B. rather than C. more than D. other than22. Havent seen you for ages! Where have you been? I went to Ningxia and there for one year, teaching as a volunteer.A. stayed B. stay C. have stayed D. am staying23. Im sorry

11、 to say that we have .A. made few progressB. made very little progressC. made no progressesD. made a small progress24. In the Olympic Games, they competed the 800 meters Australiancompetitorsthe gold medal.A. in; with; forB. with; aga in st; forC. i n; for; forD. for; with; in25. I dont un dersta nd

12、 why you did nt go to the lecture yesterday after noon.rm so sorry. But Imy homework.A. have done B. am doing C. would do D. was doing26. The meeti ng is tobetter un dersta nding of the two parties.A. promote B. react C. urge D. in volve27. I really enjoyed your party it was.A. so funnyB. so much fu

13、nC. such a funD. very fun28. Life is like walking in the snow, Granny used to say, because every stepA. has show n B. is show ing C. showed D. shows29. As we joined the big crowd, I gotfrom my friends.A. separated B. spared C. lost D. missed30. Ive won a holiday for two to Florida. Imy mum.A. takeB.

14、 am tak ingC. have take nD. was tak ing第二节完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，共30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B C D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。The Fitt in g-i n of Suzy KhanThe first time I saw Suzy Khan, I knew I had to help her. She was really smallfor her age of 12. The boy in my class often 31 about her and laughed their h

15、eads off. She would open a book, pretending to read, with tears dropping on the open page.- 3 -All I knew was that she was an orphan(孤儿)from Africa. She had just been adopted by a family in tow n who 32 that the best way for her to lear n America n ways of life was to be with America n kids. I looke

16、d dow n at this 33 girl and promised myself that somehow I would help her.But how could I help her 34 in with us? There had to be a 35 .One day, when I went into the classroom, I saw that Suzy had 36 her geography book to a picture of a train, and in her no tebook, she had made a(n) 37 copy.I was su

17、rprised and thought that she could do someth ing in the coming 38show. So, I took her to see the art teacher, Miss Parker, and showed her what Suzy had 39 .Why, its wonderful, said Miss Parker, who then showed us a poster she had pain ted 40 thetale nt show. I n eed more of these, but I just dont ha

18、veen ough 41 . Could you help me, Suzy?On the day of the tale nt show, Suzys 42 were everywhere all over the halland all over the school, each one differe nt.A nd fin ally, said Mr. Brow n, the schoolmaster, at the end of the show, we have a( n) 43 award. rm sure youve all no ticed the won derful po

19、sters. Every one no dded. One of our own stude nts 44 them.I could hear every one whisperi ng. Who in our school could draw 45 well? Mr. Brow n waited a while before say ing, 46 this student worked so hard onthe posters, she deserves a 47, too. Our mystery(神秘)artist is our newstude nt Suzy Khan!Mr.

20、Brow n tha nked her for all the won derful posters and gave her a professi onal artists set. Tha nk you, she cried.I 48 , at that time when I was looking at her excited face, shed probably never 49 anyth ing in her whole life.Every one started to 50 their hands. Suzy Khan gave them a shy smile and t

21、he applause was deafe nin g. I knew the n Suzy was going to be all right.31. A. jokedB. cared C. trai nsD.worried32. A. reportedB. decidedC. compla inedD. questi oned33. A. richB. proudC. tinyD. popular34. A. comeB fallC. fitD.tie35. A. mannerB. patternC. choiceD. way36. A. readB. take nC. openedD.

22、put37. A. freeextraB. perfectC. finalD38. A. are39. A. coloredB. talkB. writte nC. quizC. carvedD. draw nD. tale nt40. A. atB. afterC. forD. around41. A. roomB. timeC.paperD. i nterest42. A. gifts43. A. specialB. booksB. academic.C. photosC. n ati onalD. royalD. posters44. A. pain tedB. foundC. prin

23、 tedD.collected45. A. veryB. thatC. quiteD. too46. A. IfB. ThoughC. Un lessD.Since47. A. prizeB. rankC. restD. place48. A. repliedB. realizedC. rememberedD.regretted49. A. offeredB. valuedC. ownedD. con trolled50. A. clapB. waveC. raiseD. shak第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A B、C D四个选项中，选出最

24、佳选项。AMy husba nd has nt stopped laugh ing about a funnything thathappe ned to me. Itsfunny now but it was nt at the time.Last Friday, after doing all the family shopp ing in tow n, I wan ted a rest beforecatching the train, so I bought a newspaper and some chocolate and went into the station coffee

25、shop that was a cheap self-service place with long tables to sit at. I put my heavy bag dow n on the floor, put the n ewspaper and chocolate on the table to keep - 5 -a place, and went to get a cup of coffee.When I went back with the coffee, there was someone in the next seat. It was one of those wi

26、ld-looking youngsters, with dark glasses and worn clothes, and hair colored bright red at the front. Not so unusual these days. What did surprise me was that hed started to eat my chocolate!Naturally, I was annoyed. However, to avoid trouble and really I was rather uneasy about him I just looked dow

27、n at the front page of the newspaper, tasted my coffee and took a bit of chocolate. The boy looked at me closely. Then he took a second piece of my chocolate. I could hardly believe it. Still I didnt dare to start an argument. When he took a third piece. I felt more angry than uneasy. I thought, Wel

28、l, I shall have the last piece. And I got it.The boy gave me a strange look, then stood up. As he left he shouted out. Thiswomans crazy! Everyone stared. That was embarrassing enough, but it was worse when I finished my coffee and got ready to leave. My face went red as red as his hair when I realiz

29、ed Id made a mistake. It wasnt my chocolate that hed been taking. There was mine, unopened, just under my newspaper.51. The woman telling the story .A. always went shopping with her family on FridaysB. had been very busy and needed some time to recoverC. wanted a newspaper and some chocolate to take

30、 home to her familyD. bought some chocolate so that she could keep a place at the table52. When the woman saw the boy go on eating the chocolate, she felt .A. too tired to start an argumentB. too shy to look in the boys directionC. more and more disappointed at losing the chocolateD. more and more a

31、ngry with the boy53. The womans face turned redA. because she realized that she had been quite wrong about the boyB. because she realized that the boy was poor and angryC. because she saw everyone staring at herD. because she hated being shouted at54. From the story we can see the woma nB. was being

32、 carelessD. ofte n made mistakesA. was crazyC. was careless and selfishBLets Go Fly a Kite.at Piedmont Middle Schools celebration of kites!Comea nd lear n how to build all sorts of kites,from the simplest diam on d-shapedkites to the most complex box kites. Stay as long as you like and buildas many

33、kitesas you want. Once you have finished a kite, get advice on flyingtechniques from kiteexpert Lorena Hallsberg. The celebration will be at Piedmont Middle School, 151 Piedm ont School Drive.The Piedm ont Middle School Pare nt Teacher Orga ni zatio n (PTO) has orga ni zed a refreshme nt( 茶点)tent. A

34、ll profits will ben efit future PTOactivities. Take a break from kite flying and drink some lem on ade! While you are doing so, why not join the PTO? Membership is free; you just don ate your time. Show your support for Piedm ont Middle School by joi ning the PTO this Saturday!When: Saturday, April

35、11, from 9:00 am to 5:00 pmWhere: Piedmo nt Middle SchoolWhy: For fun!Cost: Free, tha nks to a gen erous gift from Bizarco Kite Compa ny!Schedule9:00 am: Kite-building booths open. All materials are supplied for kites.10:00 am: Kite-buildi ng shows by Lore na Hallsberg in the courtyard. Come by and

36、learn how to build box kites and kites that look and fly like butterflies.11:00 am: Kite-fly ing shows on the school track. Lear n all the most importa ntskills.12:00 pm: Kite-flying competitions on the school track.1:00 pm: Presentation by Dr. Brian Lehrman in the show tent: The History ofKites.2:0

37、0 pm: Best Kite competitions and judging in the show tent. Come see the most artistic kites and the most interesting theme kites.3:00 pm: Presentation by Dr. Lehrman in the show tent: Kites and Science.3:30 pm: Awards ceremony conducted by Headmaster Seward on the football field.The results of the d

38、ays judging will be announced, with awards such as Best of Show, Most Artistic, Highest Flyer, and others. Winners will receive gifts from the Bizarco Kite Company!4:00-5:00 pm: Lets all go fly a kite! Everyone flies kites at the same time, creating a wonderful sight for all to enjoy.Come to the kit

39、e celebration, enjoy yourself and learn more.55. The main purpose of Paragraph 2 is to ask people to .A. build a kiteB. support the PTOC. take a breakD. join the fun56. Which times are most important for people who want to join in kite competitions?A. 10:00 am and 11:00 am.B. 12:00 pm and 2:00 pm.C.

40、 1:00 pm and 3:00 pm. D. 2:00 pm and 4:00 pm.57. From the passage, we know that the kite celebration _.A. is enjoyable and educationalB. is strict about the shapes of kitesC. gets money from PTO of Piedmont Middle SchoolD. gives people a chance to see kites from around the world58. The passage is in

41、tended for .A. school staffB. kite expertsC. students and parentsD. kite companiesCThey say there are three ways to experience the Grand Canyon; on foot, on mules（ 骡 子 ） or by air. We chose the first. Up early, my husband and I and our three children couldnt wait to get started. We decided to walk a

42、long a lovely path named BrightAn gel Trail.As we set out, I was shocked at how narrow the path was. And I could nthelp no tici ngthat the other tourists were nt like us. They had heavy backpacks, water bottles, and hats. But as usual we were dressed. As the sun rose higher, Arizonasfamous heatseeme

43、d to roast us. There was no shade and our legs were ach ing. We decided to go back, with the girl on my back and the boys far behi nd. By the time we fin ally got back, our legs were like jelly.The n ext day, after wed had a long rest and a good breakfast, we were ready for ano ther view of the Cany

44、on by air. After our last walk, this would be the easiest thing in the world.We called to each other excitedly as the pla ne took off and circled around theCanyon. But the smiles on our faces disappeared as the pilot tossed（翻转）the planearound, pretending he was going to hit the ground. I shouted, ST

45、OP, TAKE US BACK! When we fin ally arrived back on land, once aga in our legs were like jelly. We hardly spoke as we drove back.As I said, there are three ways to view the Grand Canyon. Wen ever tried the mules, but pers on ally rd suggest a fourth: buy yourself a good magaz ine like Nati onal Geogr

46、aphic. That way, you can see the Canyon, without fear or tired ness.59. Which of the follow ing is true accord ing to the sec ond paragraph?A. They made a careful preparati on before the trip.B. The childre n were more joyful tha n their pare nts.C. Bright An gel Trail was n ot as lovely as they exp

47、ected.D. The summer heat preve nted them from enjoying the view.60. The un derl ined expressi on Our legs were like jelly probably means.A. we were weakB. we were un happyC. we were dissatisfiedD. we were disappo in ted61. Which of the following best describes their Canyon trip by air?A. It proved t

48、o be frighte ning.B. It was more comfortable.C. It turned out to be exciting.D. It made each of them tired.62. We can infer from the passage that.- 9 -A. experie ncing the Canyon on mules would be the best wayB. one n eeds to dress less whe n visit ing the Grand CanyonC. the writer was not serious w

49、hen she made the suggestionD. the whole family n arrowly escaped from the air accide ntDWhy is it that many people who have suffered a major shock, such as divorce ordeath of a family member, seem to be weaker against a variety of major and minor illness?One com mon idea among psychologists has bee

50、n that people could deal with sufferi ngmore effectively if they were able to un dersta nd and accept it. In deed, many experts stress the value of expressing thoughts and feelings connected with upsetting events.Recen tly, a team of medical researchers studied the links betwee n describ ingpsycholo

51、gically painful events and Iong-termhealth. In one experiment healthycollege stude nts were asked to write about either pers on ally disturb ing experie nces or ordinary topics over a period of four days. In the mon ths afterwards, stude nts who had chosen to show their inner thoughts and feelings i

52、n their writing visited the health center for illness muchless often than those who had written about everyday topics.In an experiment that followed, another group of healthy students were given the four-day writ ing exercises. Some chose to write about highly pers onal and upsett ing experie nces (

53、in cludi ng Ion eli ness, problems with family and frien ds, and health).When questioned immediately afterwards, they said that they did not feel any better. However, their blood samples( 样本)taken before and after the experiment showed evide nee of an improved resista nee to ill ness.The white cells

54、 that fight off bacteriaand viruses had in creased their react ion and sen sitivity to these in vaders. This trend continued over the follow ing six weeks, whe n ano ther blood sample was take n.In dividuals who showed the best results were those who wrote about topics that theyhad actively kept fro

55、m tell ing others about.The researchers suggested that failure to face up to painful experie nee can be a form of stress itself, and can in crease the possibility of ill ness. It follows, then, that actively deali ng with a major shock makes possible its un dersta nding andaccepta nee. The an swer i

56、s not to suffer in sile nee. It may not always be possibleto talk about personal problems, but writing them down will help the body to fight disease in the long run.63. In the first experiment, the students who wrote about painful events.A. started to suffer psychological problemsB. enjoyed shari ng

57、 their inner thought and feeli ngsC. were less likely to seek treatme nt for sick nessD. could nt deal with sufferi ng effectively64. People who wrote about pers onal problems in the sec ond experiment.A. had more bacteria and viruses in their bloodB. had decreased feeli ngs of Ion eli nessC. showed

58、 an improved white cell react ionD. did better in their writing tasks65. What does the un derl ined word in vaders refer to?A. The white cells.B. Bacteria and viruses.C. Resistance to illness.D. The reacti on and sen sitivity of the cells.66. What is the best title of the passage?A. Sufferi ng and H

59、ealthB. Inner Thoughts and Feeli ngsC. Illness and HealthD. Men tal Ill ness and Social Accepta nceEThere is no n eed to head to the movie theater or dow nl oad the video game app:Angry Birds can be found right in your backyard this summer if you live in thesuburb（ 市郊）. Virginia Tech researchers rec

60、entlyfind that birds that live in suburbanareas exhibitsig ni fica ntlyhigher levels of an ger tha n those livi ng in coun try.The results were recently published in Biology Letters.A possible reas on for this is that these birds have less space but betterresources to defe nd, said Scott Davies, an

61、expert at biological scie nces in theCollege of Science. Livingnear humans provides better food and shelter, but it alsomeans more competiti on for these limited resources.The Virginia Tech and Radford Uni versity campuses served as the suburba n sitesdue to their levels of human impact. Rural（乡村的）s

62、ites included Kentland Farm andHeritage Park. In these sett in gs, the researchers played a record ing of a male song sparrow（ 歌雀）and observed how the birds responded to a simulated（仿造的）intrusionfrom a n eighbor.Campus birds showed a higher level of aggressi on: they approached and rema inedn ear th

63、e speaker, beat their wings wildly, en gaged in loud singing and the n bega nto produce soft song a term that researchers use to describe the quiet noise thata bird makes, which in dicates an attack is to be laun ched soon.Though rural birds still resp on ded to a song in trusi on, they did not resp ond asvigorously.The researchers placed small leg bands on the birds to identify individuals,andrecorded each in dividuals resp o