湖北省武汉二中高一上学期期中考试英语试卷.doc
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武汉二中2015-2016学年度上学期期中考试
高一英语试卷
考试时间:
2015年11月6日下午2:
00-4:
00 试卷满分:
150分
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.Whichbookdoesthemansuggestthewomanborrow?
A.Thenovel. B.Thecookbook. C.Thelawbook.
2.Whatisthemantiredof?
A.Chinesefood. B.Japanesefood. C.Americanfood.
3.Whathasthemangrowninhisgarden?
A.Vegetables. B.Flowers. C.Fruits.
4.Whydoesn’tthemangooutwithhisfriends?
A.Heisbusyinearningmoney.
B.Thingsareexpensive.
C.Hehasnotime.
5.Howlateisthewoman?
A.Overanhour. B.Anhour. C.45minutes.
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。
听完每段对话或独白前,你将有时间阅读各个小题,每小题5秒钟;听完后,各小题将给出5秒钟的做答时间。
每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料,回答第6、7题。
6.Whydoesthemanmakethephonecall?
A.Tomakeanappointment. B.Toaskforsomeinformation.
C.Tooffersomesuggestions.
7.Whatwillthemandoafterwards?
A.Findahouse. B.Huntforanewjob.
C.Readsomematerials.
听第7段材料,回答第8、9题。
8.Wherearethespeakers?
A.Atameeting. B.Ataparty. C.Atawedding.
9.WhoisinToronto?
A.Jim. B.Anne. C.Mary.
听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。
10.Howlongdoestheexhibitionlastintotal?
A.Aboutoneweek. B.Aboutthreeweeks.
C.Aboutonemonth.
11.Whenisthegalleryclosedonweekends?
A.At3:
00pm. B.At4:
00pm. C.At5:
00pm.
12.Whatdoesthemanwanttosee?
A.Oldpictures. B.Modernpaintings. C.Modernsculpture.
听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。
13.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?
A.Fellowworkers. B.Strangers.
C.Guideandtourist.
14.Whatdoesthemando?
A.Ateacher. B.Adoctor. C.Anurse.
15.Wheredoesthewomancomefrom?
A.Nepal. B.France. C.Switzerland.
16.Whatdoweknowaboutthewoman?
A.Shewillgobacknextweek. B.Shedoesn’tknowElizabethMorath.
C.Shecametotheplaceforwork.
听第10段材料,回答第17至第20小题。
17.Whatisthespeaker?
A.Aticketseller. B.Abusconductor. C.Atourguide.
18.Wherearethelistenersprobably?
A.Onabus. B.Attheairport. C.Atatouristspot.
19.Howmuchdoesaticketcostachildabove14?
A.$14. B.$15. C.$25.
20.Wherewillthelistenershavelunch?
A.AttheNicoletShoppingCenter. B.AttheSt.Anthony’sFalls.
C.AttheWallerArtCenter.
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,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Itisthedaybeforetheoldestoneleavesforuniversity.Hehastakentowanderingabsent-mindedlythroughthehousewithablanklookandasockineachhand.Whenmywifeenterstheroom,shefixesmewithahardstareandmouthsthewords,“Talktohim.”Shesuggestsawalkinthepark,andtheboygoesoffinsearchofthesocksheisalreadyholding.
Thenextmorning,weputhisboxesintothecar.It’sgoingtobefine,mywifesays,“andyoucancomehomewheneveryouwant.”“No,Ican’t,”hesays.“You’verentedmyroom.”Unfortunately,thisistrue:
mywife’sgoddaughterismovinginalmostimmediately.“That’stemporary,”mywifesays.“Yourroomisyourswhenyouneedit.”Ihandoverthesparekeytohisbikelock,whichIhavekeptonmykeychainforyears.Heattachesittohiskeys.
AswedriveoutofLondon,mywifechattersnonstoptokeepthemoodlight.Whenwepassabillboardadvertisingmortgagesthatreads“BecauseaPlacetoCallHomeMATTERS”alongsideapictureofadog,IrealizeIamveryclosetocrying.Onarrival,everythingchangesforthebetter.Wepullupbesideawhitemarquee,wherehappystudentsinWelcomeT-shirtswaittogreetus.Theboyputsonthebrave,smilingfaceoftheurgentlyoutgoing.
ThecarmustbemovedassoonasWe’veunloaded.Amanissuescomplexparkinginstructions.
“Youcanhandlethat,”mywifesays,tossingmethekeys.“Wait,”Isay.“You’rejustgoingtoleavemehere?
”Mywifeandsondisappearintothetent.Ihavenochoicebuttogetinthecaranddriveoffintotheunknown.Ican’tstaywhereIam,andIcan’tbackup.
21.Thewriter’swifeadvisedhimandtheboytohaveawalkto.
A.helptheirsonrelax B.lettheboyrememberthepark
C.lookfortheboy’ssocks D.stopthewriterfromcrying
22.Whatmayhappenifthesoncomeshomefromthecollege?
A.Heloseshisroomforever. B.Hisroomhasbeentakenup.
C.Hisbrothersleepsinhisroom. D.Hismotherhasanothergoddaughter.
23.Theunderlinedword“light”inParagraph3isclosestinmeaningto.
A.important B.comfortable C.happy D.simple
24.What’stheauthor’sattitudetotheboy’sleaving?
A.Sadbutsupportive. B.Happybutdisappointed.
C.Doubtfulandsad. D.Satisfiedandsupportive.
B
Hawking’sFiveEasyStepsforMakingYourselfaGenius
Asweallknow,StephenHawkingwritesthebookABriefHistoryofTimethatexplainstheoriginoftheuniverse.Thebookspent147weeksontheNewYorkTimesBestSellerListandhassold10millioncopies.Heis,mostagree,verysmart.
InhisrecentlypublishedautobiographyMyBriefHistory,Hawkingoffersfourlifelessonsonhowtobecomeagenius.
1)Don’tmissopportunitiesbybeingtoocool
“Weshowedanairofcompleteboredomandthefeelingthatnothingwasworthmakinganeffort
for.Oneresultofmyillnesshasbeentochangeallthat.Whenyouarefacedwiththepossibilityofanearlydeath,itmakesyourealizethatlifeisworthlivingandthattherearelotsofthingsyouwanttodo.”Seizethemoment,asOxfordwouldsay.
2)Keepitsimple
WhenwritingABriefHistoryofTime,hetriedtomakescienceunderstandablefortherestofus.“Iwassurethatnearlyeveryoneisinterestedinhowtheuniverseoperates,butmostpeoplecannotfollowmathematicalequations(数学公式).”Hehastroublewiththem,too.“Thisispartlybecauseitisdifficultformetowritethemdown,butmainlybecauseIdon’thaveaninbornfeelingforequations.Myaiminthebookwastodescribethesementalimagesinwords.Itissuchaneasybookthateverybodycanunderstandit.”Themoral:
Youdon’thavetobeageniustoknoweverything.
3)Havefun
Hawkinghasalonghistoryofbeingajoker,andhehasplacedlotsofbetswithotherscientistsonthenatureofblackholes.OnewaswithCal-TechscientistJohnPreskill.AfterpayingoffhisbetbygivingPreskillabaseballencyclopedia,Hawkingwrote,“butmaybeIshouldhavejustgivenhimtheashes.”Solightenup!
Geniuseslikebadjokestoo.
4)Alwayslookforasilverlining(evenifyouareseriouslyill)
Hawking’sdiseasehasslowlyrobbedhimoftheabilitytowalk,movehisarms,evenspeak.
But,Hawkingsays,“insomewaysIguessmydisabilityhasbeenanassist:
Ihaven’thadtolectureorteachstudents,andIhaven’thadtositinmeetings.SoIhavebeenabletodevotemyselfcompletelytoresearch.”Inotherwords,Hawkingwasgivenlemons,andhemadeChampagne.
25.ThepassagetellsusthefactsaboutABriefHistoryofTimeEXCEPTthat.
A.itexplainedtheoriginoftheuniverse
B.ithassold10millioncopiesuptonow
C.itspent147weeksontheNewYorkTimesBestSellerList
D.itincludedHawking’sfourlifelessonsonhowtobecomeagenius
26.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisguidingyoutobeagenius?
A.Placelotsofbetswithyourfriends.
B.Seizethemomenttolearneverything.
C.Findsomethinggoodeveninbadsituations.
D.Gettoknoweverythingincludingmathequations.
27.Hawkingshowshisviewpointby.
A.makingcomparisons B.quotingafamoussaying
C.listingthenumbersandequations D.talkingabouthisownexperience
C
WANTtoimproveyourlife?
Thendosomethingawesome.
AccordingtoarecentarticleinTheWallStreetJournal,researchershavefoundthatawe-inspiringexperiencesimproveourprosocial(亲社会的)behaviors,makingusmoregenerousandmorehumble(谦恭的).Awe-inspiringexperiencesmakeusmoreempathetic,allowingustorecognizeanotherperson’semotionalexpressionsbetterandrespondwithconcern.Andtheymakeusmorewillingtoengagewithtrustandconnectwithothers.
Whatkindofexperiencescanbecalled“awe-inspiring”?
Theexamplesmentionedbythejournalincludescubadiving,witnessingthebirthofachild,watchingameteor(流星)shower,andvisitingaforest.Amansaidhefounditawe-inspiringtoworkwithhomelesspeopleandwitnesstheircourageandkindness.Aweisanemotionalresponsetosomethingverylarge,saysthearticle,anditchallengesandexpandsourwayofseeingtheworld.
Isthefeelingofawefeltthesametoallthepeople?
No,thefeelingofaweisfeltdifferentlybydifferentindividuals,andfordifferentreasons.Thedeepblueoceanmightinspiredifferentfeelingsinapoetthaninafisherman,forexample.AccordingtoanarticleinTheAtlantic,a2012studyformStanfordUniversityinvestigatedseveralaspectsofaweandcametoaninterestingconclusion:
thefeelingofawechangesthewayyouthinkabouttime.Thestudysaysanawe-inspiringexperienceisamomentsooverwhelmingthattimeseemstostandstill.
Whenyoulookatorexperiencesomethingawesome,likelookingatawaterfalloraskyfilledwithstars,yourmindisfixedonthepresentmoment.Timeseemstoslowdown,theStanfordresearchersconcluded,makingyoufeellikeyouhavemoreofittospare.thismakesyoufeelmorepatient,lessmaterialistic,andmorewillingtohelpothers.
Otherresearchersbelieveaweispowerfulbecauseittakesusoutofourownheads.“Awemakesourindividualidentitylessimportantandgetsustothinkaboutthingsbiggerthanourselves,”PaulPif
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