河南省许昌市许昌高级中学襄城高中长葛市第一高级中学三校2015_2016学年高一英语上学期第一次考试试题.doc

许昌市三校联考高一上学期第一次考试英语试卷第一部分：阅读理解第一节 （共 17 小题；每小题 2.5 分，满分 42.5） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（，和）中，选出最佳选择AMy husband, my four-month-old daughter and I set out on a five-day driving journey from California to Washington. We had to stop frequently because our little child needed to stretch from the car seat.One of our stops, once we crossed the Oregon border, was at a Black Bear Diner. Walking towards the front door we noticed a gentleman standing at one side. He was clearly untidy, without shoes and wearing worn clothing. We passed right by him and opened the restaurant door. Then something told me to go back.Holding my daughter, I turned around and said to the gentleman, “Sir. Are you hungry?” He said, “Yes.” I then asked, “May we buy you something to eat?” He responded with, “Sure, I can order something myself.”My husband opened the door and the gentleman went straight to the counter. I told him to order whatever he wanted. The manager of the restaurant came over quite quickly and looked frightened. I spoke before he had an opportunity to. “This gentleman will have lunch with ustoday,” I said. “Please add his order to our bill.” The manager said with a frown( 皱 眉 ),“Okay.” We turned to our table and the gentleman said, loudly and quickly, “Thank You!” We were seated and upon completing our meal we were handed our bill. I asked my husband what the gentleman had ordered. One fresh orange juice, one coffee, one breakfast combination with a side of hash browns.When we left the restaurant I looked for the gentleman but didnt see him, but that very small act just made my day. I hope in some small way we were able to add some joy to his life, even if only for a few minutes.1. From the appearance of the gentleman, we can guess he was probably a(n) .A. beggarB. actorC. waiterD. worker2. The manager of the restaurant looked frightened because .A. the man was not friendlyB. he was afraid the man wouldnt afford to pay the foodC. he had fired the man beforeD. the man had stolen something from the restauran3. From the passage, we can infer the man .A. was too proud to accept their offerB. felt ashamed and slipped away C. was hungry and ate a lot of food D. was thankful for their kind act4. The phrase “made my day” in the last paragraph probably means .A. wasted my moneyB. made me feel sorryC.made me very happyD. moved me deeplyBWelcome to one of the largest collections of footwear( 鞋类)in the world that will make you green with envy. Here at the Footwear Museum you can see exhibits( 展品)from all over the world. You can find out about shoes worn by everyone from the Ancient Egyptians to pop stars.Room 1The celebrity( 名人)footwear section is probably the most popular in the entire museum. Started in the 1950s there is a wide variety of shoes and boots belonging to everyone from queens and presidents to pop stars and actors! Most visitors find the celebrities choice of footwear extremely interesting.Room 2Most of our visitors are amazedand shockedby the collection of “special purpose” shoes on exhibition here at the Museum of Footwear. For example, there are Chinese shoes made of silk that were worn by women to tie their feet firmly to prevent them from growing too much!Room 3As well as shoes and boots the museum also exhibits shoe-shaped objects. The variety is unbelievable. For example, there is a metal lamp that resembles a pair of shoes, and Greek wine bottles that look like legs!The Footwear LibraryPeople come from all over the world to study in our excellent footwear library. Designers and researchers come here to look up information on anything and everything related to the subject of footwear.5. Where would you find a famous singers shoes?A. Room .B. Room 2.C. Room .D. The Footwear Library.6. All exhibits in each room .A. belong to the same social classB.have the same shapeC.are made of the same materialD. share the same theme7. Which of the following is true according to the text?A.Researchers come to the Footwear Library for dataB.Room 2 is the most visited place in the museum.C.Room 3 has a richer variety of exhibits than the other two. D.The oldest exhibits in Room 1 were made in the 1950s8. The purpose of the text is to get more people to .A.do researchB. visit the museumC. design shoesD.follow celebritiesCOne of the simplest and the most effective forms of communication involves nothing more than the movement of facial muscles.What am I talking about？Smiling！Everyone understands what a smile means ，and everyone also understands what a frown means.In fact ，these two basic facial expressions can be recognized across countries ，across the world and across the globe，regardless of the language spoken or the culture lived in.Hugs are so beautiful！When you give someone a hug or someone comes up and gives you a hug ，this simple act of a hug can “speak” volumes about how much you care for the other person，how much love you want to share with the other person，how much you have missed the other person.This hug has so much to say，and yet there never has to be any words spoken. And，who needs to say the words “yes” or “no” when a movement of the head says the samething.These basic examples show just how powerful body language can be.Just knowing how to read and use body language effectively，makes it really easy to see why it is not always a badthing to be lost for words.Body language in the world of love is a very common thing and sometimes the only thing.And，most of the time，body language is the very first words “spoken” before any words are.The old saying is “love at first sight”，not “love at first word”Across a crowded room， their eyes meet and linger，he winks at her，and she raises an eyebrow.The connection is made without any words needed.These displays of body language say it all.In fact ，sometimes theycan say more than words can.9. How many kinds of body language are mentioned in the first two paragraphs?A.Two.B.Three. C.Four.D.Five.10.The author thinks it isnt a bad thing to be lost for words because .A.silence is usually better than words B.body language can save much time C.body language can be more effective D.too many words may bring some trouble11.Which word can best describe body language according to the passage?A.Necessary.B.Important. C.Wonderful.D.Powerful.12. The last paragraph talks about body language used .A. between two people in loveB.between two good friendsC. between family membersD.between close relatives13. Which of the following statements is NOT true?A.Many words are contained in a hug.B.Smiling means the same thing all over the world. C.Words are not necessary in the world of romance.D.“Yes” or “no” are usually replaced by body languageD“Keep your eyes on the ball.” That is good advice when you are on the playing field, and good advice for everyday life. “Keep your mind on whats important,” is the way Id put it. But people are funny. They think too much about the details.I had a secretary once. She was very hardworking. I ran a school and people used to call up to enroll for courses. Berry used to get angry at the phone. “If they keep on ringing, Ill never get my typing done!” shed shout.People just dont see the big picture. One evening, after leaving work, I was sitting next to a man on the train. I was feeling tired. My eyes fell on the paper he had spread out in front of him. You know how you feel to read over someones shoulder?I read the page and leaned back. I guessed I was waiting for him to turn it. After a while, Irealizedhe wasnt turning the page. He just kept on reading.Now if you knew the page he was reading, youd know that there werent many words on the page to read anyway. The layout was mostly pictures. So I turned to the man and said,” You know, you really read very slowly.”“What do you mean?” he asked. “Well,” I told him, “I read the page in about a minute, and you have taken about ten. And you are still reading. You know,” I went on “If you learned to read faster, you could get more reading done.” He remained silent for a minute or two. “If I read too fast, my paper wouldnt last me to my station.”14. The writer wasnt satisfied with his secretary because .A. she was easy to get angryB. she was too b usyC. she didnt put first thing firstD. she couldnt finish her work on time15. The train rider read newspaper .A. to kill timeB. to enjoy picturesC. to save timeD. to take in information16. The writer thinks that people seem to need a sense of .A. what to read firstB. how to read fastC. what is funnyD. what is important17. The passage is mainly about the writers opinion on peoples .A. workB. judgmentC. lifeD. habits 第二节（共小题；每小题 2.5 分，满分 12.5 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）(18) You probably think you will never be a top student. This is not necessarily so, however. Anyone can become a better student if he or she wants to. Heres how to plan your time carefully. When planning your work, you should make a list of things that you have to do. After making this list, you should make a schedule of your time. First your time for eating , sleeping, dressing, etc. Then decide a good, regular time for studying.(19) A weekly schedule may not solve all your problems, but it will force you realize what is happening to your time.Find a good place to study. Look around the house for a good study area. Keep this space, which may be a desk or simply a corner of your room, free of everything but study materials. No games, radios, or television. When you sit down to study, concentrate on the subject.Make good use of your time in class. (20) Study regularly. When you get home from school, go over your notes, review the important points that your teacher is going to discuss the next day, read that material. (21) If you do these things regularly, the material will become more meaningful, andyoull remember it longer.Develop a good attitude towards tests. The purpose of a test is to show what you have learned about a subject. They help you remember your new knowledge. The world wont end if you dont pass a test, so dont be over worried.(22) You will probably discover many others after you have tried these.A. There are other methods that might help you with your studying. B. Dont forget to set aside enough time for entertainment.C. Take advantage of class time to listen to everything the teacher says. D. No one can become a top student unless he or she works hard.E. Maybe you are an average student.F. Make full use of class time to take notes of what the teacher says in class. G. This will help you understand the next class.第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分分）第一节完形填空（共 10 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 15 分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后个体所给的四个选项（A，B，C 和 D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项Different things usually stand for different feelings. Red, for example, is the color of fire, heat, blood and life. People say red is an exciting and active color. They associate（使发生联 系）red with a strong feeling like 23 . Red is used for signs of danger, such as STOP signsand fire engines. Orange is the bright, warm color of 24 in autumn. People say orange is a lively color. They associate orange with happiness. Yellow is the color of 25 . People say it is a cheerful color. They associate yellow too, with happiness. Green is the cool color of grass in 26 . People say it is a refreshing color. In general, people 27 two groups of colors: warm colors and cool colors. The warm colors are red, orange and 28_. Where there are warm color and a lot of light, people usually want to be 29 . Those who like to be with others like red. The cool colors are black and blue. Where are these colors, people are usually worried. Some scientists say that time seems to 30_ more slowly in a room with warm colors. They suggest that a warm color is a good way for a living room or a _31_ . People who are having a rest or are eating do not want time to pass quickly. 32_colors are better for some offices if the people working there want time to pass quickly.23.A.sadnessB.angerC.administrationD.smile24.A.landB.grassC.mountainsD.leaves25.A.sunlightB.moonlightC.lightD.stars26.A.summerB.springC.autumnD.winter27.A.speakB.sayC.talk aboutD. tell28.A.yellowB.greenC.whiteD.gray29.A.calmB.sleepyC.activeD.helpful30.A.go alongB.go roundC.go offD. go by31.A.restaurantB.classroomC.factoryD.hospital32.A.DifferentB.CoolC.WarmD.All第二节 完形填空(共 20 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 30 分)“I couldnt survive without music ，” says fifteen-year-old Steve.In the morning ，Stevewakes up 33_his favorite radio station.He listens to rock on the radio while he eats 34 .He puts on his personal stereo before he leaves the house and listens to cassettes on the bus to 35 .“Last week I put my head-phones on in the maths 36_，” admits Steve.“The teacher wasreally 37 .She took my head-phones away and I couldnt use them for a week.It was 38 .”At home Steve does his homework to musicloud music.“My mother 39 shoutsTurn it down ！ ” says Steve.“She cant 40 how I canwork_41 music on ， but music_42 me to concentrate.”Steve would like to make music himself.“Im learning to play the guitar. 43 ，it doesnt sound too good at the_44_.But Imgoing to keep practising！”For 45_like Steve ，music is a very important part of 46 .Music is social ；it brings people together at discos，parties and concerts.Fast ， 47 music is full of energy；it helpspeople to_48 their problems and have_49_.Music talks about love ， freedom andimagination.There are always new songs and new styles. 50 Steves mother agrees that music brings some problems.“Steve is a sensible boy，”she says.“I dont think he would ever take drugs hearing rock.But I 51 worry about his hearing with all that loud music.And it 52 me crazy！”33.A. toB.forC.withD.from34.A. dinnerB.lunchC.supperD.breakfast35.A.workB.officeC.schoolD.party36.A.workshopB.schoolroomC.dormitoryD.class37.A. angryB.worriedC.excitedD.tired38.A. surprisingB.hopelessC.poorD.terrible39.A. alwaysB.seldomC.frequentlyD.usually40.A.expectB.bearC.understandD.believe41.A.whileB.withC.forD.at42.A. causesB.leadsC.helpsD.forces43.A. ActuallyB.UnluckilyC.DisappointinglyD.Necessarily44.A.firstB.lastC.momentD.time45.A.boysB.girlsC.friendsD.teenagers46.A.studyB.lifeC.familyD.school47.A.soundB.noisyC.loudD.light48.A. settleB.forgetC.removeD.leave49.A.smilesB.futureC.funD.sense50.A.AndB.HoweverC.MeanwhileD.But51.A.canB.doC.wi