1、英语广西柳州铁路第一中学学年高一下学期段考期中考试柳州铁一中学2015-2016学年第二学期高一年级段考英语科试卷命题人：褚婧雯第一部分：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。1.When did the man begin to wait at the subway station?A. At 7 oclock. B. At 8 oclock. C. At 9
2、oclock.2. What will the weather be like in April according to the man? A. Cool. B. Hot. C. Windy.3. Where are the speakers? A. In an office. B. In a restaurant. C. At the subway station.4. What is the mans problem? A. Hes not used to the large building. B. He cant find a bigger apartment. C. Its har
3、d to find a new apartment.5. What do the speakers say about heights? A. Both of them have overcome their fear. B. They are both afraid of high places now. C. Both of them prefer high places these days.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
4、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6至7题。6. What does the man usually do at night? A. He studies his lessons. B. He listens to music. C. He watches a film on TV.7. What does the man usually do on weekends? A. He goes to parks. B. He goes to ball games. C. He goes shopping.听第7段材料，回答
5、第8至9题。8. At what age is a person allowed to drink in America? A. 18. B. 20. C. 21.9. What does one need to do in his birthday celebration? A. Just enjoy the special day. B. Take care of everything. C. Pay the bills听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. Why does the company fire Jim? A. There is a crisis and a new mac
6、hine. B. He is always late for work. C. Hes not up to the job.11. Whats the probable relationship between the speakers? A. Headmaster and teacher. B. Manager and secretary. C. Director and actress.12. What can we learn about the man speaker? A. He has ever been fired. B. He neednt talk to Jim himsel
7、f. C. He asked Sara to work here.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. What is the survey about? A. Family life. B. Unusual hobbies. C. Holiday activities.14. What is the man interested in? A. Special exhibitions. B. Bird shooting. C. Mountain climbing.15. What do we know about the mans parents? A. They live with th
8、e man. B. They like to stay at home. C. They are into art galleries.16. Where does the mans wife prefer to go? A. The seaside. B. Castles. C. Ski resorts.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. Whats the highest temperature in southern areas today? A. 16C. B. 23C. C. 27C18. What will the weather be like in the northw
9、est tomorrow morning? A. Sunny. B. Cloudy. C. Windy.19. When will it be rainy in most of the southern half of the country? A. This evening. B. Tomorrow afternoon. C. Tomorrow evening.20. What will keep temperatures in the north down to about 19C? A. The fog. B. The storms. C. The east wind.第二部分: 阅读理
10、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。ADo you dream of being a reporter or an editor? Are you a good writer who loves the news? If so, you may have what it takes to be a winner in the TFK Kid Reporter Talent Search.Were looking for 10 students from around the nat
11、ion to be members of the TFK Kid Reporter Team for the 2017-2018 school year. Professional journalists from TIME For Kids will select this team. In the past, TFK Kid Reporters have:Interviewed national leaders, celebrities, and other newsmakers.Written news stories, reviews, and opinion pieces for T
12、ime For Kids.Learned about the news business from award-winning journalists who work at TIME.Appeared on television to talk about their work.How to enter:Visit and complete the required fields and the official entry form. Be sure to read the official rules and share them with your parent, who must s
13、ign your entry form and submit (递交) it electronically. With a parents permission, fill out the required fields on the entry form and upload a piece of writing, explaining why you would be a good reporter for TFK; it must be 50 words or less and written in English.Entries must be submitted by June 19
14、, 2016. You must be 13 years of age or younger. This contest begins 12:01 A.M. EST on March 20, 2017, and ends 11:59 P.M. EST on June 19, 2017. JUDGING:All entries will be judged by TFK editors based equally on the following points: creativity, originality, grammar and spelling and newsworthiness. T
15、he judges will choose 20 finalists and then choose 10 winners who will become TFK Kid Reporters.21. This passage is written for _.A. TFK editors. B. school students. C. national leaders. D. professional journalists.22. If you want to become a TFK Kid reporter, you should _. A. be at least 13 years o
16、ld. B. hand in your entry form in person. C. show your ability to be a TFK reporter.D. ask for your teachers permission in advance.23. What type of writing is this text?A. An news report B. A travel guide C. An announcement D. A research paperBYour manager comes to you in a panic and asks you totake
17、 the place ofSharon, who will be out of town all next week. Your first thought is, “Why me?” Although you are not so happy, you smile and say, “No problem.” Your boss is making the request, after all, so refusal is not a choice. Right?Not necessarily. In some cases, “Sorry, I cant” may be the most p
18、roper response. Here are two examples of situations in which it might make sense to say no and suggestions for how to turn down the boss.“It seems that Joe cant make the deadline again. Can you handle it?”The solution(解决方法):If your boss does need your help, taking on the extra work is the right thin
19、g to do and can earn you valuable bonus points. However, if these situations arise regularly, to the point where they begin to interfere (干扰) with your regular work, you mayneed to start pushing back. Next time your boss approaches you seeking emergency help, you might say, “Of course Ill help. But,
20、 as you know, Ive had to cover for others a lot lately, and its affecting my own work. Once we get through this project, can we talk about how to better get used to these types of requests in the future?”“Sorry, but you have to work late again tonight. OK? ”The solution:Most employees understand tha
21、t there are times when they must stay late to finish their work. But when these requests become frequent, you should speak up. Putting in extra hours every day can quickly lead to breakdown.Therefore, you might say to your manager, “Were all working a lot of extra time lately. And these hours are be
22、coming difficult for me to maintain(维持). Will we need to keep this pace much longer? If so, could we talk about ways that might help me achieve a better work/life balance during this period?”Its never easy to say no to your boss. But in some situations its necessary. Even the best managers can fail
23、to recognize when theyre asking too much of their employees. Yes, sometimes you must give in when asked to do something you dont like. But that doesnt mean you must agree to unreasonable requests without question.24.Which of the following is the best title?A. How to Say No to Your Boss B. How to Dea
24、l With the Mean BossC. How to Respond to Unreasonable Requests D. How to Refuse to Stay late25.Which of the following is true of Joe?A. Joe is in hospital. B. Joe is late for work.C. Joe will have a week off next week. D. Joe probably cant finish work on time.26. What is the writers attitude towards
25、 working overtime frequently?A. Positive. B. Negative. C. Unconcerned. D. Objective.27. According to the passage, turning down your boss is_.A. difficult B. pleasant C. simple D. easy.CScientists say Californias special landscapes (地貌) are changing gradually as the world gets warmer. Now, with a new
26、 generation of computer models, theyre trying to make clear what those changes will be: Less snow? More wildfires? Fewer animals?The new computer models allow scientists to divide the state into much smaller regions than ever before - just thirty-six square miles. These regional models give scientis
27、ts a way of draping (覆盖) climate over Californias complex landscape.Scientists want to understand how warming will affect the states people, its economy, and the thousands of species that only live in California. The States Climate Action Team has organized a meeting last month in Los Angeles on the
28、 economic effects of these targets.California started the only state-run climate research program three years ago and is spending about $5 million a year on it. The goal of the research is to limit the impact of such changes.California is part of an internationally recognized hot spot of biodiversit
29、y (生物多样性) that extends north across the Oregon border and south into Baja California. Its home to 4,426 species of plants, nearly half of which are found nowhere else.What happens in California could have great influence. If California were a nation, it would be the fifth-biggest economy in the worl
30、d and the 12th-biggestproducerof greenhouse gases.28. The writer intends to tell readers _.A. studies on the future wildlife in California by computerB. research on the economy of California caused by getting warmerC. a study of the future of California carried out by the California governmentD. res
31、earch on the future effects on California caused by getting warmer 29. The underlined word “impact” in the 4th paragraph probably has the same meaning as.A. importance B. reason C. effect D. cost30. More than two thousand species of plants _.A. exist only in this area. B. will survive in this area.C. have died out. D. is being harmed by the changing weather.31. What did the author really mean when he or she supposed (假设) C
