1、陕西省咸阳市永寿县学年高一英语下学期期中试题1陕西省咸阳市永寿县2016-2017学年高一英语下学期期中试题第一部分 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. Why didnt the man recognize the woman?A. She has long hair now. B. She lost some weight. C. She is wear
2、ing a lot of make-up.2. What is the woman doing?A. Trying to go to sleep. B. Learning how to sing. C. Writing a paper.3. Which department did the man use to work in?A. The Finance Department. B. The Marketing Department.C. The Sales Department.4. What will the man do after graduation?A. Study abroad
3、. B. Get a job. C. Stay at home.5. How does the man usually go to work?A. By bus. B. By subway. C. On foot.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，各个小题将给出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至8题。6. Where might the boys be?A. O
4、n the lake. B. In a hotel. C. In the kitchen.7. What is the womans wish?A. To cook some fish. B. To go out with the boys. C. To have a holiday next year.8. What is the relationship between the speakers?A. Neighbors. B. Classmates. C. Husband and wife.听第7段材料，回答第9、10题。9. Where are the speakers?A. On t
5、he beach. B. At school. C. At a party.10. What are the speakers going to do next?A. Eat lunch. B. Go surfing. C. Go to class.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11. How often does the man usually visit his aunt?A. Once a week. B. Twice a week. C. Every other day.12. Where does his aunt live?A. Far away from the shops.
6、 B. Near the shopping center. C. In the countryside.13. What does the man do for his aunt?A. Go on walks with her. B. Take her to the hospital. C. Chat with her.听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。114. What are the speakers planning to do at last?A. Go to Pakistan. B. Bake some cookies. C. Have a fashion show.15. Why
7、do they want to do that?A. To help the poor. B. To raise money. C. To become famous.16. Who might the speakers ask for help?A. Some local shops. B. Their school. C. The government.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. What kind of announcement is this?A. A training video. B. An advertisement. C. A live speech.18. W
8、hat is the most important according to the speaker?A. The customer. B. Looking your best. C. Team spirit.19. What is the correct temperature for a properly cooked hamburger?A. 80 degrees. B. 150 degrees. C. 180 degrees.20. To whom is this talk addressed？A. Customers to McDonalds. B. New staff in McD
9、onalds. C. Visitors to McDonalds.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）AIn 1971 a young man who grew up very poor was traveling across the country，trying to make a new start for himself. Along the way he had completely run out of money and was forced to spend the night in his car.This continued
10、 until one morning，after a week of sleeping in his car，he walked nervouslyinto a diner and ordered a big breakfast. After eating his first good meal in weeks，he foundhimself lying to the waiter，telling him he had lost his wallet. The waiter，who was also the owner，walked behind the chair where the yo
11、ung man had been sitting.He bent down，and came up with a $20 bill that looked as if it had fallen on the floor. “Son，you must have dropped this，” the owner said. The young man couldnt believe his ear! He quickly paid for the breakfast，left a tip，bought gas with the bill，and headed West.On the way ou
12、t of town，he understood. “Maybe nobody dropped the money at all. Maybethat owner just knew I was in trouble and he helped me in a way that didnt embarrass(使困窘) me. Id been praying for a few days before that，and right then I just made an engagementI said，If ever I have a chance to help other people，I
13、 will do it.”Now older，the man lives in Kansas City. Each year he gives away thousands of dollars. He isknown as the “Secret Santa(圣诞老人)，” because at Christmas time each year，he personally hands money out to those on the street，and at diners. Last year，he gave more than $50，000 away in Kansas City.【
14、语篇解读】 在自己困难时受到别人无私的帮助，功成名就时，富裕时，就要以适当的方式来回报社会。但愿人人能付出一点爱。21The underlined word “engagement” in Paragraph 4 has the same meaning as _Apromise Bapology Cexplanation Dfriend22The young ma n had to stay in his car in the night because _Ahe had to travel day and night Bhe couldnt find any hotels on his w
15、ayChe didnt like living in a hotel Dhe was too poor to live in a hotel23We may know from the passage that the owner of the diner was _2Aan honest man who never told a lie Ba helpful man who didnt embarrass the young manCa selfish man who never helped othersDan impolite man who was always rude to oth
16、ers24Whom did the $20 bill belong to?AThe young man. BThe diner owner.CA customer in the diner. DSecret Santa.BBarbara was driving her six-year-old son，Benjamin，to his piano lesson.They were late. Barbara had to drive much faster. Barbara，a nightduty nurse at the local hospital，had recently worked e
17、xtra shifts. She was tired.“Mom！” Ben cried. “Look！” Just ahead，a car had lost control on a patch of ice. Barbarapulled over，and threw open her door. Thank goodness she was a nurseshe might be able to help these unfortunate passengers.Then she paused. What about Ben? She couldnt take him with her. L
18、ittle boys shouldnt seescenes like the one she anticipated(预料)But was it safe to leave him alone? What if their car were hit from behind?For a moment Barbara considered going on her way. Someone else was sure to come along.No! “Ben，honey，promise me youll stay in the car！”“I will，Mommy，” he said as s
19、he ran. It was worse than shed feared. Two girls of high schoolage are in the car. One was dead. The driver，however was still breathing. Barbara quickly applied pressure to the wound in the teenagers head. If help came soon，the girl would live.Barbara called for help on her cell phone and soon she h
20、eard the ambulance sirens(报警器)“Good job，” one said as he examined the drivers wounds. “You probably saved her life，madam.” Slowly Barbara opened her car door. What should she tell Benjamin? He was staring at the crash site，his blue eyes huge. “Mom，” he whispered，“did you see it？”“See what，Honey？” sh
21、e asked.“The angel，Mom! She came down from the sky while you were running to the car. And she opened the door，and she saved her life.”Barbaras eyes filled with tears.【语篇解读】 在孩子的眼中，妈妈成为了一个天使。你想了解这是为什么吗？25From the text we can infer that _ABarbara always drove fast on her way to the hospitalBBenjamin b
22、egan to learn piano lessons at an early ageCBarbara was tired because she had to drive her son to piano lessonDBenjamin was too tired to see the car accident26The car accident happened because _ABarbaras car was out of control Bthere were so many cars on the roadCthere was ice on the road DBarbara w
23、as too tired to control her car27Why did Barbara consider going on her way instead of helping the passengers?ABecause she worried about her son. BBecause she didnt know first aid.CBecause she was late for work. DBecause someone else would help them.28What did Barbara do to save the driver?AShe ran t
24、o the hospital for help.BShe drove the ambulance to the crash site.CShe made the driver breathe at first.DShe pressed the wound in the drivers head.CWhen I was nine years old, I loved to go fishing with my dad. But the only thing that wasnt very fun about it was that he could catch many fish while I
25、 couldnt catch anything. I usually got pretty upset and kept asking him why. He always answered, “Son, if you want to catch a fish, you have to think like a fish”, I remember being even more upset then because, “Im not a fish!” I didnt know how to think like a fish. Besides, I reasoned, how could wh
26、at I think influence what a fish does.As I got a little older I began to understand what my dad really meant. So, I read some bookson fish. And I even joined the local fishing club and started attending the monthly meetings. I learned that a fish is a cold-blooded animal and therefore is very sensit
27、ive to water temperature. That is why fish prefer shallow water to deep water because the former is warmer. Besides, water is usually warmer in direct sunlight than in the shade. Yet, fish don t have any eyelids(眼皮) and the sun hurts their eyes The more I understood fish, the more I became effective
28、 at finding and catching them.When I grew up and entered the business world, I remember hearing my first boss say, “Weall need to think like sales people.” But it didnt completely make sense. My dad never once said, “If you want to catch a fish you need to think like a fisherman.” What he said was,
29、“You need to think like a fish.” Years later, with great efforts to promote long-term services to people mucholder and richer than me, I gradually learned what we all need is to think more like customers. It isnot an easy job. I will show you how in the following chapters.29. Why was the author upse
30、t in fishing trips when he was nine?A. He could not catch a fish. B. His father was not patient with him.C. His father did not teach him fishing. D. He could not influence a fish as his father did.30. According to the author, fish are most likely to be found _.A. in deep water on sunny days B. in de
31、ep water on cloudy daysC. in shallow water under sunlight D. in shallow water under waterside trees.31. After entering the business world, the author found _ _.A. it easy to think like a customer B. his fathers fishing advice inspiringC. his first bosss sales ideas reasonable D. it difficult to sell
32、 services to poor people32. This passage most likely comes from _.A. a fishing guide B. a popular sales bookC. a novel on childhood D. a millionaires biographyDThe morning had been a disaster. My tooth was aching. And Id been in an argument with a friend. Her words still hurt: “The trouble with you is
