河北省唐山市海港高级中学学年高一第一学期期中考试英语试题.docx

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河北省唐山市海港高级中学学年高一第一学期期中考试英语试题

河北省唐山市海港高级中学2014-2015学年高一第一学期期中考试英语试题

（满分150分）

命题范围：

必修1

第一部分：

听力（共两节，满分25.5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．Whydidthewomancongratulatetheman?

A．Hewonthegameorcompetition.

B．Hewasluckyenough.

C．Hewastheonlyonewhohadwatchedagame.

2．Whenwillthedancebeheld?

A．ThisSaturday.B．NextSaturday.C．NextSunday.

3．Whatkindofmusicdoesthewomanlike?

A．Popularmusic.B．Jazzmusic.C．Classicalmusic.

4．What'stheprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?

A．Husbandandwife.B．Friendsorclassmates.C．Bossandemployee.

5．Whatteammaytheyprobablybelongto?

A．Chess.　　　　B．Basketball.　　C．Bridge.

第二节：

（共12小题；每小题1.5分，满分18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6～8题。

6．Howistheweathertoday?

A．Nosnow，butwithaheavywind.

B．Norain，butwithastrongwind.

C．Snowingheavilywithalittlewind.

7．What'sthetemperaturetoday?

A．Itmaybe15degreesatmost.

B．Itmaybe15degreesbelowzeroatleast.

C．Itmaybe15degreesbelowfreezingasusual.

8．Whatdoesthelastdialogueimply?

A．Theyarebothinterestedinskating.

B．Theybothlikelisteningtoweatherforecast.

C．Theyarebothskatingplayersbyprofession.

听第7段材料，回答第9～11题。

9．Whoisgoingtosellhiscar?

A．Theman.B．Thewoman.C．Thewoman'scousin.

10．What'sthecarlike?

A．It'satwodoorcar.B．It'safourdoorcar.C．It'safourdoorcarwithpowerbrakes.

11．Whatcanwelearnfromthedialogue?

A．Hercousinwilltakehiscarabroad.

B．Themanhastheintentionofbuyingthecar.

C．Theydon'tagreewitheachotheronbuyingthecar.

听第8段材料，回答第12～14题。

12．Howmanytimeshasthephonerung?

A．Justonce.B．Severaltimes.C．Fivetimes.

13.What'stheprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?

A．Neighbors.B．Acouple.（夫妻）C．Classmates.

14．Whatdoweknowaboutthewoman?

A．She'salittlenervous.B．She'sveryexcited.C．She'sveryangry.

听第9段材料，回答第15～17题。

15．What'sthetopicofthedialogueabout?

A．Likesanddislikes.B．Musicanddancing.C．Swimmingandreading.

16．Whydoesthewomanhategoingtoschool?

A．Becauseshelikesgoingtoparties.B．Becausethereisnofreeclass.

C．Becausesheismadetostudy.

17．Wheredoesthedialoguetakeplace?

A．Intheparty.B．Intheschool.C．Inthecinema.

第二部分：

阅读理解（共两节，满分34分）第一节（共12小题；每小题2分，满分24分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A

LastweekmyyoungestsonandIvisitedmyfatherathisnewhomeinTucson,Arizona.Hemovedthereafewyearsago,andIwaseagertoseehisnewplaceandmeethisfriends.

    Myearliestmemoriesofmyfatherareatall,handsome,successfulmandevotedtohisworkandhisfamily,butuncomfortablewithhischildren.AsachildIlovedhim.HeseemedunhappywithmeunlessIgotstraightA'sandunhappywithmyboyfriendsiftheirfatherswerenotas"successful"ashewas.WheneverIwentoutwithhimonweekends,Iusedtostruggletothinkupthingstosay,feelingonguard.

     Onthefirstdayofmyvisit,wewentoutwithoneofmyfather'sfriendsforlunchatanoutdoorcafé.Wetalkedalongthatafternoon,didsomeshopping,ateonthestreettable,andlaughedovermyson'sfunnyfacialexpressions.Gonewasmyfather'scritical（挑剔的）airandstrictrules.WhowasthispersonIknewasmyfather,whoseemedsofriendlyandinterestingtobearound?

Whathadheldhimbackbefore?

      Thenextdaydadpulledouthischildhoodpicturesandtoldmequiteafewstoriesabouthisownchildhood.Althoughourtimestogetherbecameeasierovertheyears,Ineverfeltclosertohimatthatmoment.Aftersomanyyears,I'matlastseeinganothersideofmyfather.Andinsodoing,I'mdelightedwithmynewfriend.Mydad,inhisnewhomeinArizona,isbacktomefromwherehewas.

18.Whydidtheauthorfeelbitteraboutherfatherasayoungadult?

A.Hewassilentmostofthetime.B.Hewastooproudofhimself.

C.Hedidnotlovehischildren.D.Heexpectedtoomuchofher.

19.Whentheauthorwentoutwithherfatheronweekend,shewouldfeel        .

A.nervous  B.sorry  C.tired  D.safe

20.WhatdoestheauthorthinkofherfatherafterhervisittoTucson?

A.Morecritical.             B.Moretalkative

C.Gentleandfriendly.    D.Strictandhard-working.

21.Theunderlinedwords"mynewfriend"inthelastparagraphreferto         .

A.theauthor'sson                              B.theauthor'sfather

C.thefriendoftheauthor'sfather        D.thecaféowner

B

Whatweighs3500pounds（1600kg）andlived60millionyearsago?

Areyouthinkingofdinosaurs?

Guessagain!

Youdon’thavetogoamuseumtoseethesecreatures.TheyarealiveandswimminginthewarmcoastalwatersofFlorida.

Manatees（海牛）havelivedapeacefullifeinthewarmwatersofFloridafor60millionyears.However,theyarenowindanger.Thismeansthatifhumansdon’tdosomethingtosavethem,theywillsoongothewayofdinosaurs.

Humanshavemadelifeverydifficultformanatees.Onebigdangerthathumanshaveintroducedisthespeedboat.Becausemanateesaremammals,theyneedtocometothesurfacetobreatheaboutevery5to6minutes.Thismeansthattheyarealwaysindangerofbeingcaughtinthepropellers（螺旋桨）ofspeedboats.Andboatingaccidentsarethegreatestcauseofdeathforthem.

Manateesareinextradangerwhentheyareintheirsleepingor“torpor”state.Theystillhavetocometothesurfacefortheair,butsometimestheyaretoosleepytoavoid（避开）thedangerofcomingboats.

Anotherdangerformanateesisthepollutionthathumansproduce.Becauseofhumanpollution,adeadlyplantcalledredtidehadincreasedgreatlyintheGulfofMexico.Theplant,oralgae,thrives（繁茂）onpollution.Itwipedoutnearly20percentofthetotalmanateepopulationonearth.

Humanscanhelptosavemanatees.Thegovernmenthassetboatingspeedlimitstogivethemanateesachancetoescapepassingspeedboats.Everyonecanhelpbycuttingdownonwasteandpollutiontoprotectthewatersforthemanatees.

Onefamoussinger,JimmyBuffet,hashelpedsavethemanatees.Heco–foundedtheSavetheManateeClub（SMC）.SMChadbegunanadoption（收养）programforthemanatees.Forafee,sponsors（资助者）cannameamanatee.Donationsareusedtohelpprotectthemanateesandtheirhabitat.

22．Themanateeisthekindofanimalthat   .

       A．willdieoutifnotprotectedintime         B．likeslivinginthecoldwatersofFlorida

       C．candiveinthedeepseaforhours          D．isthebiggestlivinganimalonearth

23．Whyisitdangerousformanateestobeinatorporstate?

       A．Becausetheycometothesurfacetobreathe,andthatiswhentheyarehunted.

       B．Becausetheyeatdeadlyalgae,andthismakesthemtoosicktoavoiddanger.

       C．Becausetheyaresleepywhentheysurface,sotheycan’tavoidthecomingboats.

       D．Becausetheyliveingroupsandthereforetheyareeasilyhurtbypassingboats.

 24．Thedeathofthemanateesismainlybecauseof   .

       A．humanhunting                                    B．humanpollution

       C．speedboataccidents                             D．deadlyplants

25．Tohelpprotectmanatees,peopleshould  .

       A．keepthewatersofFloridafreefrompollution

       B．nevergospeedboatingintheirlivinghabitat

       C．havemanateesnamedbysponsorswithoutafee

       D．wakemanateesupfromtheirtorporstate

C

Duringthetsunami（海啸）disasterof2004，over300,000peopledied.Noonehascountedthenumberofanimalskilled，butweknowthatitwasn'tmany.Allovertheregion，beforethedisasterstruck，animalswerebehavingstrangely.

Shortlybeforethetsunami,inKhaolak,Thailand，twelveelephantsthatweregivingtouristsridesbecameagitated.Theysuddenlylefttheirusualhabitat，carryingfoursurprisedJapanesetouriststosafety.OntheeasterncoastofIndia,flamingos（火烈鸟）,whichshouldbebreedingatthistimeofyear，suddenlyflewtohigherground.OfthetwothousandwildpigsthatliveinanIndiannaturereserve，onlyonewasfounddeadafterthetsunami.

Theideathattheanimalsareabletopredictdisastersisnothingnew.Infact，ithasbeenwell-recordedovertheyears.TwelvehoursbeforeHurricaneCharliehitFloridain2004，fourteensharkslefttheirnaturalhabitatandstayedindeepwatersfortwoweeks.Thesharks，whichwerebeingobservedbyUSscientists，hadneverdonethisbefore.Theyescapedthehurricane.Inthewinterof1975inHaicheng,China,snakeswhichwouldnormallyhavebeenhibernating（冬眠）wereseenontheground.Dayslatertherewasabigearthquakestriking.

Unlikehumanbeings，wildanimals'sensesaresharperandtheycanfeeleventhesmallestchangesintheenvironment.Inotherwords，theyseenaturalwarningsthatareinvisibletothehumaneye.Ancientpeopleprobablyhadthesimilar“senses”,whichtheyneededtosurvive,butthesehavebeenlosttousasmoderntechnologyleadsusfurtherawayfromthedangerthatnaturecreates.

Therealquestionis，canweusethereactionsofanimalstosaveourselvesfromnaturaldisasters?

Animalbehaviorexpert,RupeshKaneira，believeswehavenochoice.“Thetechnologywhichwerelyonisn'talwaysperfect，andinpoorercountriesitisn'tevenavailable（可用的）.Animalsknowtheenvironmentbetterthananyofus.Whentheyrunfortheirlives，wemustfollow.”

26.Theunderlinedword“agitated”inParagraph2probablymeans.

A.worriedandnervousB.tiredanduneasy

C.disappointedandsadD.excitedandhappy

27.Howisthethird