浙江省余姚中学2015_2016学年高一英语上学期期中试题.doc

浙江省余姚中学2015-2016学年高一英语上学期期中试题 第I卷第一部分 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。例：How much is the shirt?A. 19.15. B. 9.18. C. 9.15.答案是 C。1. What does the woman want to do?A. Find a place. B. Buy a map.C. Get an address.2. What will the man do for the woman?A. Repair her car.B. Give her a ride.C. Pick up her aunt.3. Who might Mr. Peterson be?A. A new professor.B. A department head.C. A company director.4. What does the man think of the book?A. Quite difficult.B. Very interesting.C. Too simple.5. What are the speakers talking about?A. Weather.B. Clothes.C. News.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. Why is Harry unwilling to join the woman?A. He has a pain in his knee. B. He wants to watch TV. C. He is too lazy.7. What will the woman probably do next?A. Stay at home. B. Take Harry to hospital. C. Do some exercise.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. When will the man be home from work?A. At 5:45. B. At 6:15. C. At 6:50.9. Where will the speakers go?A. The Green House Cinema. B. The New State Cinema. C. The UME Cinema.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. How will the speakers go to New York?A. By air. B. By taxi. C. By bus.11. Why are the speakers making the trip?A. For business.B. For shopping.C. For holiday.12. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?A. Driver and passenger. B. Husband and wife. C. Fellow workers.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. Where does this conversation probably take place?A. In a restaurant. B. In an office. C. In a classroom.14. What does John do now?A. Hes a trainer. B. Hes a tour guide. C. Hes a college student.15. How much can a new person earn for the first year?A. $10,500. B. $12,000. C. $15,000.16. How many people will the woman hire?A. Four. B. Three. C. Two.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. How long has the speaker lived in a big city?A. One year. B. Ten years. C. Eighteen years.18. What is the speakers opinion on public transport?A. Its comfortable. B. Its time-saving. C. Its cheap.19. What is good about living in a small town?A. Its safer. B. Its more convenient.C. Its healthier. 20. What kind of life does the speaker seem to like most?A. Busy. B. Colorful. C. Quiet.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，并在答卷卡上将该项涂黑。AParents and kids today dress alike, listen to the same music, and are friends. Is this a good thing? Sometimes, when Mr. Ballmer and his 16-year-old daughter, Elizabeth, listen to rock music together and talk about interests both enjoy, such as pop culture, he remembers his more distant relationship with his parents when he was a teenager.“I would never have said to mom, Hey, the new Weezer album is really great. How do you like it?” says Ballmer. “There was just a complete gap in taste.”Music was not the only gulf. From clothing and hairstyles to activities and expectations, earlier generations of parents and children often appeared to move in separate orbits.Today, the generation gap has not disappeared, but it is getting narrow in many families. Conversations on subjects such as sex and drugs would not have taken place a generation ago. Now they are comfortable and common. And parent-child activities, from shopping to sports, involve a feeling of trust and friendship that can continue into adulthood.No wonder greeting cards today carry the message, “To my mother, my best friend.”But family experts warn the new equality can also result in less respect for parents.“Theres still a lot of strictness and authority on the part of parents out there, but there is a change happening,” says Kerrie, a psychology（心理学） professor at Lebanon Valley College. “In the middle of that change, there is a lot of confusion among parents.”Family researchers offer a variety of reasons for these changing roles and attitudes. They see the 1960s as a turning point. Great cultural changes led to more open communication and a more democratic process that encourages everyone to have a say.“My parents were on the before side of the change, but todays parents, the 40-year-olds, were on the after side,” explains Mr. Ballmer. “Its not something easily accomplished by parents these days, because life is more difficult to understand or deal with, but sharing interests does make it more fun to be a parent now.”21. The underlined word gulf in Para. 3 most probably means _.A. interestB. distanceC. separationD. difference22.Which of the following shows that the generation gap is disappearing?A. Parents share more interests with their children.B. Parents put more trust in their childrens abilities.C. Parents and children talk more about sex and drugs.D. Parents help their children develop interests in more activities.23.The change in todays parent-child relationship is _.A. more confusion among parentsB. less respect for parents from childrenC. new equality between parents and childrenD. more strictness and authority on the part of parents24.By saying “todays parents, the 40-year-olds, were on the after side,” the author means that todays parents _.A. can set a limit to the changeB. follow the trend of the changeC. fail to take the change seriouslyD. have little difficulty adjusting to the change25.The purpose of the passage is to _.A. describe the difficulties todays parents have met withB. suggest the ways to deal with the parent-child relationshipC. discuss the development of the parent-child relationshipD. compare todays parent-child relationship with that in the pastBSometimes youll hear people say that you cant love others until you love yourself. Sometimes youll hear people say that you cant expect someone else to love you until you love yourself. Either way, youve got to love yourself first and this can be tricky. Sure we all know that we are the apple of our parents eyes, and that our Grandmas think we are great talents and our Uncle Roberts think that we will go to the Olympics, but sometimes it is harder to think such nice thoughts about ourselves. If you find that believing in yourself is a challenge, it is time you should build a positive self-image and learn to love yourself.Self-image is your own minds 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 negative 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. Dont allow doubts to happen in it.It very well might be that you are experiencing a negative self-image because you cant 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 are silly because you are not good at math, find a person who can help you. If you find you are weak because you cant run a mile, get to the track and practice. It you think youre dull because you dont wear the latest trends, buy a few new clothes. But remember, just because you think it doesnt mean its 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 pat（拍） yourself on the back, youll know you are on your way. Good luck!26. You need to build a positive self-image when you _. A. dare to challenge yourself B. feel it hard to change yourself C. have a high opinion of yourself D. are unconfident about yourself27. According to the passage, our self-images _.A. have positive effectsB. are often changeableC. are probably untrueD. have different functions28.How should you change your self-image according to the passage?A. To change the way you think.B. To make your life successful.C. To understand your own world.D. To keep a different image of others.29.What is the passage mainly about?A. How to prepare for your success.B. How to build a positive self-image.C. How to face challenges in your life.D. How to develop your own qualities.30.The passage is intended for _.A. parentsB. educatorsC. teenagersD. ordinary peopleCWhen it comes to friends, I desire those who will share my happiness, who possess wings of their own and who will fly with me. I seek friends whose qualities illuminate（照亮） me and train me up for love. It is for these people that I reserve the glowing hours, too good not to share.When I was in the eighth grade, I had a friend. We were shy and “too serious” about our studies when it was becoming fashionable with our classmates to learn acceptable social behaviors. We said little at school, but she would come to my house and we would sit down with pencils and paper, and one of us would say: “Lets start with whistle today.” We would sit quietly together and write separate poems or stories that grew out of a train whistle. Then we would read them aloud. At the end of that school year, we, too, were changed into social creatures and the stories and poems stopped.When I lived for a time in London, I had a friend. He was in despair（失望） and I was in despair. But our friendship was based on the idea in each of us that we would be sorry later if we did not explore this great city because we had felt bad at the time. We met every Sunday for five weeks and found many great things. We walked until our despairs disappeared and then we parted. We gave London to each other.For almost four years I have had a remarkable friend whose imagination illuminates mine. We write long letters in which we often discover our strangest selves. Each of us appears, sometimes in a funny way, in the others dreams. She and I agree that, at certain times, we seem to be parts of the same mind. In my most interesting moments, I often think: “Yes, I must tell” We have never met.It is such comforting companions I wish to keep. One bright hour with their kind is worth more to me than the lifetime services of a psychologist, who will only fill up the healing silence necessary to those darkest moments in which I would rather be my own best friend.31. In the eighth grade, what the author did before developing proper social behavior was to _.A. become serious about her studyB. go to her friends house regularlyC. learn from her classmates at schoolD. share poems and stories with her friend32. In Para. 3, “We gave London to each other” probably means _.A. our exploration of London was a memorable gift to both of usB. we were unwilling to tear ourselves away from LondonC. our unpleasant feelings about London disappearedD. we parted with each other in London33. According to Para. 4, the author and her friend _.A. call each other regularlyB. have similar personalitiesC. enjoy writing to each otherD. dream of meeting each other34. In the darkest moments, the author would prefer to _.A. seek professional helpB. be left aloneC. stay with her best friendD. break the silence35.What is the best title for the passage?A. Unforgettable Experiences.B. Remarkable Imagination.C. Lifelong Friendship.D. Noble Companions.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。Q&AQuestion:I have recently got a senior position within my company. One of my new tasks is to make monthly progress reports on my department in front of other senior officials. During my first meeting, I presented and then opened the floor to questions. _36_ My first reaction was to answer defensively. Later, I realized that I shouldnt have felt that way. But how can I keep cool and effectively answer questions in this type of settings?Answer:Congratulations on your new position! Presenting in front of your fellow workers is a hard task in itself, and it becomes much more difficult when a question-and-answer period is required. Question-and-answer periods are a great way to clarify the message and strengthen key points. _37_ _38_When a person is asking a question, show interest and a desire to understand the question by listening and asking for clarification. Buy time.When facing a hard a question, most people cant give an answer immediately. Buy time by repeating the question in your own words. _39_ These techniques allow you to quickly organize your thoughts as well as to make sure you will be correctly answering the question. Suggest a private meeting.A one-on-one meeting is a calmer setting than speaking in front of your fellow workers. _40_A. Show your true interest.B. Restate the question with respect.C. Some ideas can be quite concrete.D. There were many difficult questions.E. It can also be more effective in exchanging ideas.F. You may also ask for clarification on the question.G. Here are some ideas that can help you prepare for your next meeting.第三部分 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）There are many different ways of seeing a town for the first time. One of them is to walk around it, guide-book _41_ hand. Of course, we may _42_ with our guide-books the history and _43_ developments of a town and get to know them. _44_ then, if we take our time and _45_ in a town for a while, we may get to know it better. When we _46_ it as a whole, we begin to have some _47_, which even the best guide-books do not answer. Why is the town just _48_ this, this shape, this plan, this size? Why do its streets _49_ in this particular way, and not in any _50_ way?Here even the best guide-book _51_ us. One cant find in it the information about how a town has developed to the _52_ appearance. It may not describe the original（最初的） _53_ of a town. However, one may get some idea of what it _54_ look like by walking around the town. One can also imagine _55_ the town was