1、- 1 -湖南省怀化三中 2017-2018 学年高一英语下学期期中试题第一部分 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）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。第一节（共 5 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 7.5 分）1. What will the man do on the weekend?A. Make some plans. B. Review his lessons. C
2、. Play badminton.2. What is the womans sister? A. A doctor. B. A customs official. C. A teacher.3. What used to be the womans favorite sports?A. Swimming and table tennis. B. Skiing and baseball. C. Skating and table tennis.4. What kind of weather does the woman like? A. Cold and dry. B. Warm and we
3、t. C. Cool and sunny.5. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?A. Mother and son. B. Husband and wife. C. Teacher and student.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。
4、听第 6 段材料，回答第 6、7 题。6. What does the woman like doing? A. Going to concerts.B. Going to the movies.C. Spending time outside.7. When will the man pick the woman up? A. At 9 am on Saturday. B. At 10 am on Sunday. C. At 10 am on Saturday. 1听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。 - 2 -8. Where does the womans uncle live?A.
5、In Chicago.B. In Los Angeles.C. In Boston.9. What is the usual speed of the Amtrak Acela Express?A. 240 km/h.B. 130 km/h.C. 300 km/h.听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。10. Why are the speakers eating Western food? A. To celebrate the mans promotion.B. To celebrate the womans birthday.C. To celebrate their weddi
6、ng anniversary.11. Where did the speakers first meet? A. In a restaurant. B. In a teahouse. C. In a bar.12. What does the man give the woman as a gift?A. A candlelight dinner. B. Five candies. C. A gold necklace.听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。13. How was the mans old job?A. Boring. B. Interesting. C. Tiring
7、. 14. What is the man interested in?A. Cycling. B. Gardening. C. Designing. 15. Why did the man do various small jobs?A. To realize his dream. B. To earn enough money. C. To figure out his desired job. 16. How long can the womans savings support her?A. For about one year. B. For about six months. C.
8、 For about two years. 听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。17. What can visitors see on the second floor?A. Ancient vases.B. Ancient statues.C. Paintings. 218. When is the museum open half a day?- 3 -A. On Tuesdays. B. On Sundays.C. On Mondays.19. Who can enter the museum for free?A. Museum members.B. Seniors. C
9、. Students.20. What should visitors do before leaving the museum?A. Do some cleaning.B. Take their belongings.C. Put away the collections.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, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 AThe following is a true story about a young friend of min
10、e who lives in St. Louis.Andy was born with a developmental disease. The two sides of his brain were not joined normally, so that the right side of his body could not exchange information with the left. At the age of three, it was difficult for him to walk, speak, and play. He could only say a few w
11、ords, and walk slowly with someone helping him. He attended a center where he tried every imaginable treatment, struggling, sometimes in tears, to get stronger. Andy hated it when his parents would leave him there in the mornings. However, they believed that he could grow up to live a normal healthy
12、 life. They believed it for themselves, and for Andy. It paid off. Today Andy is a successful 13-year-old high- school student. His progress has been huge. He receives special help with a few things, but can join his friends in all the activities he loves. Andy has overcome many difficulties in movi
13、ng from adversity (逆境) to victory (胜利). “Overnight success“ is the result of years of strong will and continued learning. Victory is possible for those who consider it as their strongest need. Theyll find the path to their dream. However, they should accept adversities as ordinary things that will d
14、evelop strength, growth, and skills to attract the victory.21. Which of the following can be used to describe Andy? A. Energetic and polite.B. Modest and creative.C. Disabled but strong-minded.D. Serious but warm-hearted.22. From the passage we know that all the following helped Andy a lot EXCEPT _.
15、A. treatment at the centerB. his parents trust and help- 4 -C. living in St. LouisD. his strong will23. The author mainly wants to tell us that _.A. Andy is one of his or her friends 3B. Andy has overcome many difficulties C. parents help is very important to their childrenD. Victory needs hard work
16、BAs a manager in my former company, I had soon realized that it was important for me to develop certain skills. One of these had to do with body language.Let me compare body language in India with that in North America.In the southern part of India, a woman manager will never extend her hand when yo
17、u greet her. She just says hello or good morning, and never allows any kind of body contact with a man. But in the western part of India, a woman manager will warmly extend her hand. In North America, too, a woman manager will happily shake hands, and its important to shake firmly.In Indian culture,
18、 the boss is always called “Sir“, and superiors (上级) and old people are always called “Mr.“ Eye contact with the boss is considered very rude. Avoiding eye contact with the old is considered a sign of respect. But in North American culture, eye contact is very important. Avoiding eye contact is cons
19、idered as doubt. North American bosses are so informal that they love to be called by their first names. However ,I had a hard time calling my boss by his first name. It took me two months to get used to it. I also found it very funny when I learnt that calling somebody “Mr. First Name“is considered
20、 rude in North America.24. The underlined word “extend“ in the third paragraph probably means “_“.A. reach out B. take back C. put up D. give away25. Which of the following is considered polite in southern India?A. Calling a boss by his first name.B. Shaking hands with a woman.C. Kissing a woman man
21、ager.D. Greeting a woman with words only.26. We can learn from the passage that _.A. the author is likely from North America B. people in western India shake hands when greeting each otherC. avoiding looking into someones eyes is considered as doubt in IndiaD. you will be considered polite if you ca
22、ll a North American “Sir“27. In the passage the author mainly tells us _.A. how to use body language B. How many important body languages C. that body language changes with cultureD. about body language only in IndiaC- 5 -How many times have you laughed today? Have you ever wondered what makes you l
23、augh? In the whole animal world, only we humans can laugh. On average, we laugh about 17 times a day. Laughter is a natural reaction of the body to something funny or pleasant. Have you noticed that when you laugh, many parts of your body respond (反应)? Your face expression changes , your breathing c
24、hanges, and muscles throughout your body are affected. An interesting story dates back to 1962. In a school in Tanganyika, in Africa, a group of schoolgirls started laughing uncontrollably over a joke. This laughter became epidemic (传染的), jumping from one person to the next, spreading across communi
25、ties, and lasting for six months!So strong was the “laughter epidemic“ that schools had to shut down till it ended. How we laugh remains a unknown. Whatever the reasons, laughter, as the saying goes, “is the best medicine.“ In fact, science has proven that being happy and laughing can not only keep
26、us healthy and fit but also help deal with serious illnesses.Laughing exercises all the important muscles, and keeps you fit. People have started forming laughter clubs that use laughter to treat illnesses. They meet at specific places at fixed times and laugh together. Laughter spreads, so this exe
27、rcise works best in groups; once one person starts laughing, others automatically (自动地) join in.28.According to the text, laughter is _to peoples health.A. harmful B. useless C. good D. terrible 29. People have formed laughter clubs to _.A. kill time B. relax C. meet others D.treat illnesses30. The
28、best title for the passage would be _.A. A Laughter Epidemic B. What Laughter Is and What Laughter Can DoC. The Relationship Between Laughter and Health D. How Laughter Helps Cure Disease31. The passage is probably taken from a(n) _.A. advertisement B. novel C. magazine D. story bookD Alarmed by how
29、 many cigarette butts (烟头) are thrown away in the parks of Amsterdam, two Dutch designers, Ruben van der Vleuten and Bob Spikman, came up with an unusual plan to train crows ( 乌鸦) to pick up the cigarette butts and trade them for tasty rewards.“What we want most is that the crows associate food with
30、 butts,” van der Vleuten said. To achieve this, they plan to follow a four-step process. The first step presents the crow with a cigarette butt and a treat on a tray (托盘) in a machine called Crow Box. This helps the bird associate the butt with the food so that it will come back for more.In the seco
31、nd step, they take away the food and only drop it when the crow arrives at the Crow Box, which helps it learn that the machine really works. - 6 -During the third step, the crow learns that the Crow Box responds to certain actions. They take away the food completely, leaving only the cigarette butt
32、on the tray. The crow, used to the food always being there, will start pecking (啄食) around for it and eventually push the butt into the machines container, causing the food to drop. In the fourth step, when the crow is comfortable with the third step, a person puts some butts around the machine. Now
33、 the crow has to find out it can pick up those butts and put them into the machine. Once they get used to how things work, the crows will start looking for cigarette butts in the wild and trade them for tasty treats at the Crow Box machine.Spikman and van der Vleuten are currently doing experiments
34、to see how long it takes to train wild crows to pick up cigarette butts for food. They say that their project will start a conversation about the environmental problems caused by cigarette butts around the world. Data shows that out of the six trillion （万亿） cigarettes we smoke every year, about two
35、thirds end up in the environment. 32. What is important in training the crows?A. Finding enough crows in the city.B. Finding the food that the crows like most. 5C. Helping crows know food has something to do with butts.D. Inventing a smart machine that can train crows.33 Which step helps crows to le
36、arn that the machine is working?A. The first step. B. The second step. C. The third step. D. The fourth step.34 We can learn from the last paragraph that _.A. about six trillion cigarettes end up in the environment every yearB. cigarette butts are very bad for the worlds environment C. the designers
37、 will work totally on environmental problems nextD. the designers already know how long it will take to train wild crows35. The purpose of the text is to _.A. tell readers how to train a crow effectivelyB. warn readers about the serious pollution around the worldC. share some new technological achie
38、vements with readersD. explain an interesting way to deal with cigarette butts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。Learn How to Speak Confidently in Front of OthersSpeaking in front of people can be a rewarding experience, but it can also be terrifying. If you remembe
39、r a few simple steps, public speaking doesnt seem so terrifying. However. 36 , you will be a successful public speaker.1. Be confident and enthusiastic- 7 -Youve been asked to speak in front of others because you know something about the subject at hand. Those that invited you to speak have already
40、had confidence in your ability, so be confident about yourself. You know the subject and have been successful with it. 37 2.Remain relaxed On the day of your speech, there may be something unusual that changes your performance. A rude audience member or a change in venue are just a few of the things
41、 that could come up. 38 Then both you and the audience will have a great experience no matter what problems appear .3. 39 Know your speech well after a lot of practice but be sure to still keep your notes on you in case you forget key points.40 You could also tape record yourself or with the help of
42、 your friends that could make your speech stronger. Be sure to practice your speech by speaking slowly, clearly, and comfortably.A. Practice oftenB. Remember every wordC. So be sure to be enthusiastic about your work.D. Try practicing your speech in front of a friend or mirror.E. Your ways should ch
43、ange according to the audience members.F. You should take a deep breath and stay relaxed.G.if you keep these tips in your mind below6第二部分 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） 阅读下面短文, 从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C、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。 “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but word
44、s will never hurt me.”A long time ago, my friend Joan believed it. At least, she 41 to. When she was young and fat, she was always being 42 by classmates. Joan grows up and she is still fat. Her friends politely say she is 43 . Her doctor calls her “morbidly obese (病态的肥胖)”. The 44 of the people call
45、s her fat. Some people 45 the word, but some people say it out loud to her face. And there are some people who say things even worse. Dont think she hasnt heard the words. She has. And they hurt her 46 . But Joan has learned how to avoid the unkind 47 : she just stays at home.One day, her husband 48
46、 her to go out to eat, although it was difficult for her. The restaurant was perfect. 49 , the waiters werent.Joan 50 not to hear the unkind comments. But she couldnt overlook the young girl at the table across from them who never 51 her eyes from her. Joan felt 52 when the girl headed toward their
47、table. Experience had 53 her that kids could be especially cruel. - 8 -The wide-eyed girl stopped next to Joan. Reaching out a finger, she 54 Joans blouse.“Youre so 55 in this blouse.” The little girl 56 and walked back to her seat.A simple act of 57 .That was all. But it was enough to change Joans
48、life and her 58 .“Now,” Joan says, “when people stare at me, I can hear a young angels 59 reminding me that Im pretty. And Im 60 that the words everyone whispers are praising.”“Thats all I hear now,” Joan says, “only something nice. Words can never hurt me.”41. A. encouraged B. tried C. ordered D. succeeded42. A. dealt with B. knocked at C. laughed at D. argued with43. A. weak B. old C. healthy D. heavy44. A. rest B. last C. least D. best45. A. whisper B. repeat C. announce D. explain46. A. simply B. properly C. suddenly D. deeply47. A. treatment B. impression C. commen
