1、- 1 -新乡市高一上学期期中考试英语试卷第一部分听力（共两节，满分 30 分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上，录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。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。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。例: How much is the shirt?A.19.15 B. 9.18 C. 9.15答案是 C1. What happened to the man last week?A.
2、He hurt his knee B. He hurt his hand. C. He missed the badminton match.2. Where is Lary now?A. In his office B. At home. C. In a classroom3. What does the man prefer doing?A .Dancing B. Walking. C. Singing.4. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. What movie to see. B. Where to see a movie. C
3、. Where to park a car.5. What are the speakers probably?A. Drivers B. Teachers. C. Doctors第二节（共 15 小题；每小题 15 分，满分 225 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，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。听第 6 段材料，回答第 6、7 题6. What is the man going to do?- 2 -A. See Mary
4、 off. B. Look for his bag. C. Take a trip.7. Where are the speakers?A. At the airport B. At the bus stop. C. At the train station听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。8. What did Samuel invite the woman to do?A. Go to a party B, Go shopping. C. Have dinner9. What does the woman still want to buy for Samuel?A. A hat B,
5、 Some flowers. C. Some sweets听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题10. What does the woman think of the test tomorrow?A. It will be easy B. It will be difficult C. It will be just so-soI1. When does the film begin?A.At4:00 B.At4:15 C.At415012. Where does the man want to go after the film?A. To the school B. To the
6、ice cream shop. C To the bookstore.听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题13. Who is Jason?A. The guide of the trip. B. The womans husband C, The womans friend in Bali14. What is Bali famous for according to the manA. Surfing and diving. B. Buildings and bridges C. Bungee jumping and shopping15. When will the man ca
7、ll the woman?A. In one day. B. In two days C. In three days16. What does the man need to make a reservation (预定)?A. The womans ID card. B. The womans bank card. C. The womans driving license.听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。17. What is the big hall mainly used as?A. A reading room. B. A classroom. C. A gym.-
8、 3 -18. Where is the speakers office?A. Opposite the library. B. Beside the front desk. C. Behind the water machine19. How often do children use the computer room?A. At least once a day. B. At least twice a day. C. At most once a week20. What is the speaker doing?A. Talking to the performers. B. Int
9、roducing the school students.C. Showing the people around the school.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 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。ATop Music FestivalsFestival season is just kicking off, and there is a lot to look forward to in the upcoming months.Pitchfork Music FestivalAny
10、one who likes indie (独立的 )music and up-and-coming artists will have an amazing time at the Pitchfork Music Festival in Chicagos Union Park. This is an indie rock heaven that explores more underground and lesser known bands than the other big Chicago summer festival, Lollapalooza,Date: July 14-16Loca
11、tion: Chicago, Illinois, USAMusic Type: Indie rockPrice: S126-S2, 700Essence Music FestivalNo matter what time of the year it is, New Orleans is an amazing place if you love livemusic. The Essence Music Festival is a celebration of well-known artists like - 4 -Diana Ross,Chaka Khan, and Mary J. Blig
12、e.Date：June 29-july 2Location: New Orleans, Louisiana, USAMusic Type: R&B, Soul, rockPrice: S75-5365Sziget FestivalBudapest knows how to run a party, and Sziget is one of the biggest celebrations of music and culture in all of Europe. You can expect to find favorite artists like Bad Religion and Mac
13、 DeMarco playing here during this three day festival.Date: August 9-11Location: Budapest, HungaryMusic Type： Eclectic, Indie rockPrice: 65-275(around 70-296)Flow FestivalThe Flow Festival is a great excuse to explore the city of Helsinki. Artists including Lana Del Rey and The XX will be playing, am
14、ong many others, Come to this festival to enjoy yourselves with an earth-friendly belief.Date: August11-13,2017Location Helsinki, FinlandMusic Type: Rock, soul, JazzPrice, 99-185(around 106-199)21. What is common to the music festivals mentioned in the text?A. They are held in the open air, B. They
15、are held in the USAC. They include rock music. D. They take place in July or August.22. Which music festival will last for the longest time?A Essence Music Festival. B, Sziget FestivalC. Flow Festival. D. Pitchfork Music Festival.- 5 -23. What can we know about Budapest from the text?A. It is good a
16、t organizing entertainment events.B. It is the home of many well-known bands.C. It is a city of high living cost in all of Europe.D. It has the longest cultural tradition in EuropeBBorn in Detroit, Michigan, on January 10, 1928. Philip Levine was formally educated in the Detroit public school system
17、. After graduation from university, Levine worked a number of industrial jobs, including the night work in factories, reading and writing poems in his off hours. In 1953, he studied at the University of Iowa. There, Levine met Robert Lowell and John Berryman, whom Levine called his “one great guide.
18、”About writing poems, Levine wrote: “I believed even then that if I could change my experience into poems I would give it the value and honor that it did not begin to have on its own. I thought too that if I could write about it, I could come to understand it: I believed that if I could understand m
19、y life-or at least the part my work played in it-I could write it with some degree of joy, something obviously missing from my life.”Levine published (出版)his first collection of poems. On the Edge. in 1961, followed by Not This Pig in 1968. Throughout his life. Levine published many books of poems,
20、winning many prizes, A review said: “Levine writes poems about the bravery of men, physical labor，simple pleasures and strong feelings, often set in working-class Detroit or in central California, where he worked or lived.”He taught for many years at California State University, Fresno, and served a
21、s Distinguished Poet in Residence for the Creative Writing Program at New York University. After retiring from teaching, Levine divided his time between Brooklyn, New York, and Fresno, California, until his death on February 14, 2015. His final poem collection, The Last Shift, as well as a collectio
22、n of essays(短文)and other writings, My Lost Poets, A Life in Poetry, were published in 2016.- 6 -24. How did Levine make a living right after graduation from his university?A. He worked as a full-time writer B. He worked as a worker in factoriesC. He worked as a teacher in university. D. He worked as
23、 a great guide in writing.25. According to Levines words, he thought_.A. be had lived the life he wanted B. poems made him misunderstand lifeC. his life was valueless and dishonorable D. poems could give him much pleasure26. What was the main subject of Levines poems?A. The scenes of his hometown B.
24、 Love stories.C. The imaginary future D. Life of common people.27. Which poem collection was published after his death?A. The Last Shift B. Not This Pig.C. My Lost Ports: A Life in Poetry, D. On the EdgeCWith 830 students aged between 12 and 8, Lochaber High School, at Fort William, is one of the la
25、rgest secondary schools in the Highlands, It covers a huge area and many of the students come from small communities (社区 ) and travel up to 40 km to get into school each day, In the past, the school covered a much larger area and many students had to stay in one of the school dormitories, or-if olde
26、r to live with local families, but other high schools have opened in the West Highlands， so the catchment area（责任区域） for Lochaber High， though still very large, is not as large as it used to be. Students travel into school by car. by bus, or by special minibus each day, and some come on foot or by b
27、ike. Most students live in Fort William itself, or in one of the surrounding villages.At the end of their high school life, and after getting higher or advanced higher grade exam results, most students decide to move on to some form of further education. Some students can remain, taking specialised
28、courses at the - 7 -West Highland college, but most leave home in Lochaber and go south or east to cities, Many young people in this area feel that there are not enough opportunities here, Going to a city certainly means new friends, a whole new lifestyle, and a more exciting night life.Even though
29、Fort William is, in a way, small and far away from cities, as far as I am concerned, it is a great place to live. There is a real community atmosphere(氛围)here, and many people know, or are related to, many other people. There is always something to do or see in Fort William and there is no excuse fo
30、r being bored! But there is one thing that is certain for everyone, that is, Highland hospitality. It is still very real, very alive! People look forward to seeing you!28. What do mast students of Lochaber High School do after graduating?A. Go abroad. B. Enter colleges. C. Go to work D. Stay at Loch
31、aber29. Why do young people of Lochaber leave their hometown?A. To meet their old friends. B. To live a more peaceful life.C. To find more opportunities. D. To escape from reality30. What is the last paragraph mainly about?A. The boring life in Fort William. B. The communities of Fort William.C. The
32、 nice living atmosphere of Fort William D. Something to do or see in Fort William31. Which of the following best explains “hospitality” underlined in paragraph 3?A. The quality of being honest. B. Friendly behavior towards guests.C. Trust based on much experience. D. Unfair and often painful feeling
33、DMany people believe high heels(E)make women look good. It seems that the organisers of the Cannes Film Festival reportedly stopped women in low-heeled shoes from walking the red carpet. But all this charm comes at a cost, wearing heels over 10em high can damage your feel.A study by Hanseo Universit
34、y in South Korea suggests that continuous wearing - 8 -makes women run the risk of getting hurt, and makes them easy to lose their balance, A total of 40 women who wear high heels at least three times a week took part in the study, The strength of their feet was measured regularly, researchers found
35、 that two of the four main muscles became stronger after a period of between one and three years, This created an imbalance in their feet, Dr Yong Seok Jee from Hanseo University says that the habit of wearing heels can result in feet out of shape, back pain and unhealthy walking patterns He suggest
36、s that women limit the use of these kinds of shoes and exercise their foot muscles properly.High heels are considered by some people to be female, but in fact the fashion started with mens feet. These shoes were a form of riding footwear, and were seen on the feet of 17th century Persian soldiers, E
37、lizabeth Semmelhack of the Bata Shoe Museum in Toronto says: “When the soldier stood up in his stirrups (马镫), the heel helped him keep balance so that he could shoot more effectively.Before becoming a main part of modern womens clothing, high heels were used by Louis XIV of France. These shoes were
38、status (身份) symbols Lets face it-nothing shows off status like uncomfortable, expensive and impractical clothing. They say the wearer doesnt have to work in fields or walk very far.32. What can we know about heels from paragraph 1?A. High heels are good for womens health.B. Wearing high heels makes
39、women confident.C. Heels are required on certain occasions.D. Heels over 10cm high are rare for women to wear.33. What does Yong Seok Jee advise women to do about high heels?A. Give up wearing high heels totallyB. Do more exercises to keep balance.C. Wear high heels over three times a week.D, Wear h
40、igh heels as seldom as possible34. Who were the first high-heeled shoes made for?- 9 -A. The ancient actresses. B. Men in the 17th CenturyC, The modern women. D. The female walking the red carpet.35. Which of the following did high heels ever stand for?A. Social classes B. Knowledge and wisdom.C. Fa
41、rmers or workers. D. Womans taste第二节（共 5 小题；每小题 2 分，调分 10 分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填人空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Americans spend a lot of money in their daily lives. Working people spend money on transportation to and from work and on various expenses throughout the day, Americans enjoy shopping and buy many th
42、ings that they need and want, 36 They buy sports equipment, go to movies and do many things that cost money.However, many Americans dont pay cash or write checks for these things. 37 Credit cards are small, rectangular plastic cards, It is very convenient to carry them about. 38 When the customer bu
43、ys something at a store, he shows his card at the store. This permits the store to charge the bank for the customers purchase, The bank collects all the charges for each customer, Then once a month the bank requires the customer to pay the charges for that month. 39 It allows the customer to pay for
44、 the charges in several payments over a period of time,However, the bank requires the customer to pay interest(利息)on the unpaid part of the charges. In this way the bank allows customers to buy things they cannot afford at one time. People can use the card to buy what they want and pay for it over a
45、 period of time, 40 .A. It brings great benefits to the rich.B. Banks give these cards to their customers.C, They spend a lot of money on entertainment.D. They also do not need to carry a lot of money.E. People may spend less money in this way.F. More and more Americans pay for things with credit ca
46、rds.- 10 -G. The bank does not force the customer to pay the full amount.第三部分语言知识运用（共两节，满分 45 分）第一节（共 20 小题；每小题 15 分，满分 30 分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项For one hour twice a week, I sat patiently and watched my son have his martial-arts (武术)lessons. I started to see martial-arts 4
47、1 effects on him. What I didnt know wasthat it would 42 me, too.One evening, I sat 43 my sons martial-arts lesson. At the moment, martial-arts seemed like such a beautiful art. I thought I might 44 to do this. Two weeks later, I stepped 45 into the martial-arts world at the age of thirty-six I 46 co
48、mpletely nothing about martial arts. The first class was the hardest, I 47 that first class feeling silly. I left feeling 48 and helpless, as if keeping any balance was far out of my 49 . I was fairly 50 that I would never go back again, 51 having already paid the first months fee.However, I 52 to the very next class, not because I wanted to, 53 because I wanted to set a good 54 for my child. I am so glad I did. In the years since those first silly ad nervous 55 onto the training ground, Ive learned a lot of important 56 .I learned that I dont have to be 57 in everything, that even though som
