湖北省荆州中学2015-2016学年高一英语上学期期中试题

1湖北省荆州中学2015-2016学年高一英语上学期期中试题第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案划在试卷上。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，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒种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.Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?A.Themanhasfoundanewseatforthewoman.B.Thewoman’sseatisoccupied(占据).C.Thewomanisinthewrongrow.2.Whatdidthemando?A.Heforgottoreturnabook.B.HelentJackabooktwomonthsago.C.Hehelpedthewomantakeoutabook.3.Whendidtheman’sdaughtersetanewworldrecord?A.In1999.B.In2005.C.In2009.4.Whatdoesthemanmean?A.Hemovedthedeskalone.B.Hehadsomeclassmatesmovethedesk.C.Hisclassmateshelpedhimmovethedesk.5.Whattimeisitnow?A.3:10.B.3:15.C.4:50.第二节(共l5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2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。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6.Whomightthemanbe?A.Awaiter.B.Thewoman’sfriend.C.Thewoman’shusband.7.Wherewasthewalletfound?A.Intherestroom.B.Atthecashdesk.C.Onthetable.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8.Whatdoesthemaninvitethewomantodo?A.Buytrousers.B.Buyshoes.C.Goclimbing.9.Whydidn’tthemanbuytheshoesyesterday?A.Hedidn’tlikesoftshoes.B.Theyweretooexpensive.C.Hedidn’thaveenoughmoney.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10.Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?A.Ataparty.B.Inashop.C.Inagameroom.11.Howmuchdoesthewomanplantospend?A.$50.B.$30.C.$20.12.Whatdoesthewomanchooseatlast?A.AbookaboutPCgames.B.Amagiccar.C.Apencil-box.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13.Whydidn’tthemanshowupfortheparty?A.Hegotlostonthewaytotheparty.B.Heforgottogototheparty.C.Hiscarbrokedownonthemountain.14.Whatdidthemandolastnight?3A.Herepairedhiscaronthemountain.B.Hestayedovernightonthemountain.C.Hestayedathiscolleague’s(同事)house.15.Whatdoesthewomanadvisethemantodo?A.RentaNissancar.B.Gethiscarrepairedathergarage.C.Sellhiscarandbuyanewone.16.Howmuchwillthemanpayintotaltorentthecar?A.$220.B.$440.C.$660.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.WhatdoweknowaboutWilliamShakespeare?A.Manypeoplethinkheisthegreatestplaywrightofalltime.B.Heisconsideredthegreatestpoetintheworld.C.HelivedduringtheruleofElizabethII.18.WhenwasShakespeare’sfirstpoempublished？A.In1593.B.In1594.C.In1598.19.WhatwereShakespeare’searlierplays?A.Mainlyhistoriesandcomedies.B.Mainlycomediesandtragedies.C.Mainlyhistoriesandtragedies.20.Whichofthefollowingwaswritteninthesixteenthcentury?A.Hamlet.B.KingLear.C.RomeoandJuliet.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。AAlittlegirlwasenjoyingthebeautyofthegardeninherhome.Herfatherhadseveral4preciousplants.Hegrewthemwithgreatcare.Thegirlwasamazedbyaplantfulloffineflowers.Shewentneartheplantandenjoyedthebeautyofitsflowers.Suddenlyshenoticedthattheplantwasgrowinginaheapoffilth(污垢).Shecouldnotstandthepresenceofdirtatthebottomoftheplantwithsuchbeautifulflowers.Sheworkedoutaplantocleantheplant.Shepulledtheplantwithallherstrengthanduprootedit.Shethencarriedittotheroomandwashedtherootsinwatertillalltracesofdirtwerewashedaway.Shethenplacedtheplantonacleanstoneandwentaway,thinkingthatshehaddoneagreatthing.Later,herfathercametothegardenandsawtheuprootedplant.Itsflowersandleaveshadwithered(枯萎的)andtheplanthadalmostdiedinthesun.Hislittledaughterrantohimtoshowhimherachievement.“Ihavecleanedit,Daddy,”shesaidhappily.“Itwasplantedindirtysoil.Nowitisclean.”Thefathershowedherhowhertreatmenthadalmostkilledtheplant.Hetoldherthathehadcollectedthefilthysoilandusedittocovertheplant’sroots,asitwasthebestwaytogrowthatplant.Itcouldgrowuphealthilyandproducefineflowersonlyifgrowninfilthysoil.Soheputtheplantintothedirtagain.Thegirlwassadthattheplanthadsufferedandwitheredbyhercleaning.21.Howdidthegirlfeelwhenshesawthedirtatthebottomoftheplant?A.Surprisedandhappy.B.Sickandshocked.C.Fortunateandsatisfied.D.Frightenedandhelpless.22.Howdidthefatherrespondtohisdaughter’sbehavior?A.Hecriticizedandpunishedher.B.Hetaughtherhowtoprotectplants.C.Heexplainedtoherwhatshehaddonewaswrong.D.Hetoldhertogrowthesameplantagain.523.Whydidthegirlfeelsad?A.Sheshouldhavefollowedherfather’sadvice.B.Sheshouldn’thavewashedthedirtysoilaway.C.Sheshouldhavehelpedherfathercollectthesoil.D.Sheshouldn’thavebeensocareless.24.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.AGirl’sGreatAchievementB.APoorFatherandHisDaughterC.ALittleGirlandThePlantD.ADirtyPlantBTherearemanyusefulsuggestionsthatcanhelponetoimproveEnglish.Herearesomeofthemtoincreaseone’sEnglishlanguagevocabulary.LearningEnglishvocabularyisaboutmuchmorethanjustlearningtherightwords.Itisbasedonunderstandingimportantwordsandexpressions.Learningawordwillnothelpverymuchifyouquicklyforgetit.Researchesshowthatittakesfrom10to20repetitions(重复)toreallymakeawordpartofyourvocabulary.Sincemostwordsarelearnedfromhowtheyareusedincontext(上下文)，themorewordsoneisshown,thebettervocabularyonewillhave.Keepapieceofpaperclosetoyou.Whenyouread,paycloseattentiontothewordyoudonotknow,writetheworddownandtrytounderstanditsmeaningfromthecontext.Thenlookupthewordinadictionary.RememberthatifyoudonotuseEnglishwordsthatyouhavejustlearnedinconversationorwriting,youwillforgetthemveryquickly.Sothebestwaytolearnnewwordseffectively