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1、1枣阳市阳光中学高一年级枣阳市阳光中学高一年级 2015-20162015-2016 学年度上学期期中考试英语试学年度上学期期中考试英语试题题时间：时间：100100 分钟分钟 分值分值 120120 分分第第卷卷选择题选择题（共两部分，满分（共两部分，满分 7070 分）分）第一部分第一部分阅读理解阅读理解（共两节，满分（共两节，满分 4040 分）分）第一节第一节、完形填空（共完形填空（共 2020 小题；每小题小题；每小题 1.51.5 分，满分分，满分 3030 分）分）It was my birthday last Thursday.I decided toit by invitin

2、g a fewfriends out to supper.I chose a restaurant in apart of town.It is oneof my favorite restaurants because the food is good and the waiters are friendly.It isever crowded,because not many people know about it,so it is notusuallyto book a table.In any case,Thursday is not a busyevening.Whenweente

3、redtherestaurant,weweresurprisedtofinditcompletely.I looked around but not a single table was.One ofthe waiters recognized me.He came over andthe situation.A party oftourists came in about half an hour ago.”he said.Suddenly the place was full!We can hardly manage.The waiter then pointed to a table i

4、n the corner.The people there are abouttohe said,Justand youll find a place there.He was right.Fifteen minutes later,he people at the corner table paid their,got upand left.I led my friendsand we all sat down.Unluckily our table was almost out of.We tried to call theattention of the waitersent us th

5、ere,but he,like all the other waiters,waswith the party of tourism.They ordered lots of food.At last,anhour later,the tourists were leaving and looking verywith life.The waiternow very tired,appeared at our table.Imy friends about the best dishesand finally the waiter went off with our order.A few m

6、oments later he returned to our table.We could tell from his face thathe hadfor us.Looking a little,he told us that there was no2meatfishleft.All we can offer you he said,is an omelet(煎蛋卷)!1A.rememberB.celebrateC.memorizeD.congratulate2A.quietB.calmC.busyD.silent3A.hardB.oftenC.hardlyD.always4A.nece

7、ssaryB.possibleC.importantD.certain5A.as beforeB.as a matter of factC.as usualD.as is knownto all6A.emptyB.fullC.noisyD.quiet7A.busyB.crowdedC.freeD.double8A.changedB.improvedC.facedD.explained9A.startB.finishC.endD.pay10A.never mindB.come onC.hold onD.no problem11A.menuB.billC.orderD.note12A.overB.

8、acrossC.beyondD.between13A.sightB.placeC.reachD.control14A.whomB.whichC.heD.who15A.satisfiedB.busyC.happyD.strict16A.excitingB.tiredC.pleasedD.disappointing17A.calmedB.advisedC.ignoredD.warned18A.bad newsB.good dishesC.useful tipsD.nice presents19A.friendlyB.surprisedC.sorryD.tiring20A.andB.butC.soD

9、.or第二节阅读理解（共第二节阅读理解（共 1515 小题；每小题小题；每小题 2 2 分，满分分，满分 3030 分）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。AHow fit are your teeth?Are you lazy about brushing them?Never fear:An inventoris on the case.An electric toothbrush senses（感觉）how long and how well you3brush,and it lets you track（跟踪）your pe

10、rformance on your phone.The Kolibree toothbrush was exhibited at the International Consumer ElectronicsShow in Las Vegas this week.It senses how it is moved and can send the informationto an Android phone or iPhone via a Bluetooth wireless（无线的）connection.The toothbrush will be able to teach you to b

11、rush right(dont forget the insidesof the teeth!)and make sure youre brushing long enough.“Its kind of like havinga dentist actually watch your brushing on a day-to-day basis,”says Thomas Serval,the French inventor.The toothbrush will also be able to talk to other applications（设备）on yourphone,so deve

12、lopers could,for example,create a game controlled by your toothbrush.You could score points for beating monsters among your teeth.“We try to make itsmart and fun,”Serval says.Serval says he was inspired by his experience as a father.He would come homefrom work and ask his kids if they had brushed th

13、eir teeth.They said“yes,”butServal would find their toothbrush heads dry.He decided he needed a brush thatreally told him how well his children brushed.The company says the Kolibree will go on sale this summer,from$99 to$199,and the U.S.is the first target market.(目标市场)21All of the following stateme

14、nts are wrong except _.A.It can sense how users brush their teeth.B.It can track users school performance.C.It can check users fear of seeing a dentist.D.It can help users find their phones.22What can we learn from Servals words in Paragraph 3?A.You will find it enjoyable to see a dentist.B.You shou

15、ld see your dentist on a day-to day basis.C.You can brush with the Kolibree as if guided by a dentist.D.Youd like a dentist to watch you brush your teeth every day.23What can we infer about Servals children?A.They were unwilling to brush their teeth4B.They often failed to clean their toothbrushes.C.

16、They preferred to use a toothbrush with a dry head.D.They liked brushing their teeth after Serval came home.What makes a gift special?Is it the price you see on the gift receipt?Or isit the look on the recipients face when they receive it that determines the truevalue?What gift is worth the most?Thi

17、s Christmas was debating what to give my father.My dad is a hard person tobuy for because he never wants anything.I pulled out my phone to read a text messagefrom my mom saying that we were leaving for Christmas shopping for him when I cameacross a message on my phone that I had locked.The message w

18、as from my father.Myeyes fell on a photo of a flower taken in Wyoming,and underneath a poem by WilliamBlake.The flower,a lone dandelion standing against the bright blue sky,inspiredme.My dad had been reciting those words to me since I was a kid.That may even bethe reason why I love writing.I decided

19、 that those words would be my gift to myfather.I called back.I told my mom to go without me and that I already created my gift.I sent the photo of the cream-coloured flower to my computer and typed the poem ontop of it.As I was arranging the details another poem came to mind.The poem waswritten by E

20、dgar Allan Poe;my dad recited it as much as he did the other.I typedthat out as well and searched online for a background to the words of it.The poemwas focused around dreaming,and after searching I found the prefer picture.Theimage was painted with blues and greens and purples,twisting together to

21、createthe theme and wonder of a dream.As I watched both poems passing through the printer,the white paper colouring with words that shaded my childhood,I felt that this wasa gift that shaped my childhood;I felt that this was a gift that my father wouldtruly appreciate.Christmas soon arrived.The minu

22、te I saw the look on my dads face as he unwrappedthose swirling black letters carefully placed in a cheap frame,I knew I had giventhe perfect gift.524The idea for a special gift began to form when the author was _.doing shoppinghaving a debatereading a messageleaving for Wyoming25The authors inspira

23、tion for the gift came from _.a photo of a flowera story about a kida call from the mothera text about Christmas26The underlined word“it”in Paragraph 3 refers to a poem by _.the fatherthe authorWilliam BlakeEdgar Allan Poe27The author made the gift by _.searching for the poems onlinedrawing the back

24、ground by handpainting the letters in three coloursmatching the words with pictures28What is the main purpose of the passage?To show how to design images for gifts.To suggest making gifts from ones heart.To explain how computers help create gifts.To describe the gifts the author has received.After a

25、n absence of thirty years,I decided to visit my old school againI hadexpected to find changes,but not a completely different buildingAs I walked upthe school drive,I wondered for a moment if I had come to the right addressThedirty red brick houses had been swept away In its place stood a bright,mode

26、rn block A6huge expanse of glass extended(延展)across the face of the building,and in front,there was a well-kept lawn(草坪)where previously there had been“an untidy gravel(沙石)yard”.I was pleased to find that it was bread time and that the children were all inthe playgroundThis would enable me to meet s

27、ome members of staff(职员)On enteringthe building,I was surprised to hear loud laughter coming from what appeared tobe the masters common roomI could not help remembering the teachers in my time,all dressed in black gowns(长袍)and high collars(领子)And above all,I recalledMr Garston whom we had nicknamed“

28、Mr Ghastly”,the headmaster who had irondiscipline(纪律)on staff and pupils alikeI knocked at the common room door andwas welcomed by a smiling young man who introduced himself to me as the headmaster Hewas dressed casually in a sports jacket,and his cheerful manner,quickly dispelled(驱散)the image of Mr

29、 GhastlyAfter I had explained who I was,the headmasterpresented me to the teachers all of whom were a little younger than himself,andsaid he would take me round the school.Here the biggest surprise of all was in store for(在等待)meGone were the heavydesks of old with their deeply carved names;gone too,

30、were the dark classrooms withtheir ink stained,dark brown walls,and their raised platforms for the teachers Therooms now were painted in bright colors,and the children,far from sitting straightin their places,seemed almost free to do as they likedI looked with envy(嫉妒)as I remembered how,as a child,

31、I had looked at the blackboard hardly daring towhisper to my neighbor.29“Mr Ghastly”must be _.Athe writers teacherBa serious old manCthe strict headmasterDa naughty boy30Which of the following statements is NOT true?AHe had expected that the school had completely changed.BIn the writers time,all the

32、 teachers were dressed in black gowns and high7collars.CThere was a well-kept lawn in their school when he visited it.DAn untidy gravel yard had disappeared.31From what is said in the passage,it seems clear that the writer _.Adisapproved of all the changes that had taken placeBfelt sorry for the chi

33、ldren in the schoolCwas glad that the school was still the sameDfelt that conditions at the school had improved a lotFor most city people,the elevator is an unremarkable machine that inspires noneof the enthusiasm or interest that Americans afford trains,jets，and even bicycles.Dr.Christopher Wilk is

34、 a member of a small group of elevator experts who considerthis a misunderstanding.Without the elevator,they point out,there could be nodowntown skyscrapers or tall buildings,and city life as we know it would beimpossible.In that sense,they argue，the elevators role in American history hasbeen no les

35、s significant than that of cars.In fact,according to Wilk?the car andthe elevator have been locked in a“secret war”for over a century,with carsmaking it possible for people to spread horizontally(水平地)，and elevators pushingthem toward life in close groups of towering vertical(垂直的)columns.If we tend t

36、o ignore the significance of elevators,it might be because ridingin them tends to be such a brief,boring,and even awkward experienceone that caninvolve unexpectedly meeting people with whom we have nothing in common,and anunpleasant awareness of the fact that were hanging from a cable in a long pass

37、age.In a new book,Lifted,German journalist and cultural studies professor AndreasBernard directed all his attention to this experience,studying the origins ofelevator and its relationship to humankind and finding that riding in an elevatorhas never been a totally comfortable experience.“After 150 ye

38、ars,we are stillnot used to it”，Bernard said.“We still have not exactly learned to cope withthe mixture of closeness and displeasure.”That mixture,according to Bernard,setsthe elevator ride apart from just about every other situation we find ourselves in8as we go about our lives.Today，as the worlds

39、urban population explodes，and cities become more crowded,taller,and more crowded,Americas total number of elevators900,000 at lastcount,according to Elevator World magazines“2012 Vertical TransportationIndustry”一 are a force thats becoming more important than ever.And for thepeople who really,really

40、 love them,it seems like high time that we looked seriouslyat just what kind of force they are.32What does the underlined word“this”in Paragraph 1 refer to?A.The general view of elevators.B.The particular interests of experts.C.The desire for a remarkable machine.D.The enthusiasm for transport vehic

41、les.33The authors purpose in mentioning cars is.A.to contrast their functions with elevators,B.to emphasize the importance of elevatorsC.to reveal their secret war against elevatorsD.to explain peoples preference for elevators34According to Prof.Bernard,what has made the elevator ride different from

42、other life experiences?A.Vertical direction.B.Lack of excitement.C.Little physical space.D.Uncomfortable conditions.35The author urges readers to consider.A.the exact number of elevator loversB.the serious future situation of elevatorsC.the role of elevators in city developmentD.the relationship bet

43、ween cars and elevators910第第 IIII 卷（非选择题）卷（非选择题）第一节第一节、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。（共共 5 5 小题；每小题小题；每小题 2 2 分，满分分，满分 1010 分）分）The Internet has opened up a whole new online world for us to meet,chat andgo where we have never been before.But just as

44、 in face to face communication,there are some rules of behavior thatshould be followed when you are online.36Imagine how youd feel if you werein the other persons shoes.For anything you re about to send:ask yourself,“Would I say this to thepersons face?”if the answer is no,rewrite and reread.37If so

45、meone in the chat room is rude to you,your instinct（本能）is to fire backin the same manner.But try not to do so.38If it was caused by a disagreementwith another member,try to fix the situation by politely discussing it.Rememberto respect the beliefs and opinions of others in the chat room.39Offer advi

46、ce when asked by newcomers,as they may not be sure what todo or how to communicate.When someone makes a mistake,whether its a stupidquestion or an unnecessarily long answer,be kind about it.If its a small mistake,you may not need to say anything.Even if you feel strongly about it,think twicebefore s

47、aying anything.Having good manners yourself doesnt give you permissionto correct everyone else.40At the same time,if you find you are wrong,besure to correct yourself and apologize to those that you have offended.It is not polite to ask others personal questions such as their age,sex andmarital stat

48、us（婚姻状况）.Unless you know the person very well,and you are bothcomfortable with sharing personal information,dont ask such questions.A.Everyone was new to the network once.B.If you do decide to tell someone about a mistake,point it out politely.C.Its natural that there are some people who speak rudel

49、y or make mistakesonline.11D.The basic rule is simple:treat others in the same way you would want to betreated.E.You should either ignore the person,or use your chat software to block theirmessages.F.When you send short messages to a person online,you must say somethingbeautiful to hear.G.Repeat the

50、 process till you feel sure that you d feel comfortable sayingthe words to the person s face.第二节第二节、第二节第二节 语法填空（共语法填空（共 1010 小题；每小题小题；每小题 1.51.5 分，满分分，满分 1515 分）分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于 3 3 个单词）或括号内单词的正确形个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。式。How are you getting along with your senior high school?I