山西省忻州市第一中学学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题及答案.docx

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山西省忻州市第一中学学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题及答案

忻州一中2014-2015学年度第二学期期中考试

高一英语试题

命题人：

乔斌

注意事项：

1.本试卷分为第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两大部分。

2.答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、班级、准考证号等信息填写在答题卡上相应的位置。

3.试题满分150分，考试时间120分钟。

听力20分计入总分。

4.全部答案在答题卡上完成，答在本试卷上无效。

第Ⅰ卷（满分100分）

第一部分：

听力部分（共两节，满分20分）

做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。

录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。

第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分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1遍。

1.Whycan’tthemantellthewomantheway?

A.Heislost.

B.Hedoesn’twanttohelpher.

C.Heisnotfamiliarwiththearea.

2.Howdoesthemanfeelabouttheplay?

A.It’sverygood.

B.It’sveryterrible.

C.It’sthebestonehehaseverseen.

3.Whatisthetimenow?

A.8:

30.B.8:

20.C.8:

00.

4.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

A.Theirhobbies.B.Theplayers.C.Thegames.

5.Whatcoloristheshirt?

A.Yellow.B.Green.C.Blue.

第二节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。

每段对话或独白读2遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。

6.Whatisthewoman?

A.Alibrarian.

B.Ashopassistant.

C.Ateacher.

7.Whatisthewoman’ssuggestion?

A.Buyingsomebooksoncomputers.

B.Borrowingsomemagazines.

C.Askingsomeexpertsforadvice.

听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。

8.WhatisNOTneededbytheman?

A.Apencil-box.

B.Notebooks.

C.Abottleofink.

9.Howmanydrawingpencilsdoesthemanwant?

A.Two

B.Six.

C.Twelve.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Withwhomisthemantalking?

A.Anotherstudent.

B.Ateacher.

C.Hisfather.

11.Whathasthewomanmainlybeenthinkingabout?

A.Theweather.

B.Goingskiing.

C.Herstudies.

12.Whatdoesthewomanthinkthemanshoulddo?

A.Thinkfurtherabouthisvacation.

B.Thinkmoreabouthisstudy.

C.Takeatriptothebeach.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.Whatdoesthewomanaskthemantodotonight?

A.Playsomesports.

B.Joinherfordinner.

C.Helpwithherstudy.

14.WhatisthemangoingtodoinMiami?

A.Gosightseeing.

B.Attendawedding.

C.Setupacoffeeshop.

15.Whereisthewomangoingnow?

A.Thetenniscourts.

B.Thecoffeeshop.

C.Herschool.

16.Whatdoesthemandecidetodoat

theendoftheconversation?

A.Putoffhistrip.

B.Comebackearly.

C.Taketennislessons.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Whichisthebestwaytolearnalanguage?

A.Speakingthelanguagequickly.

B.Usingthelanguageasoftenasyoucan

C.Trytomakefewermistakes.

18.Whatshouldyoudowhenpeoplelaughatyourmistakes?

A.Stoptalkingatonce.

B.Keepyoursenseofhumor.

C.Becarefulnexttime.

19.WhatisthemostimportantruleoflearningEnglish?

A.Trytomakenomistakes.

B.Don’tbeafraidofmakingmistakes.

C.BereadytospeakEnglish.

20.Whatisthespeakertalkingabout?

A.How

tospeakEnglishquickly.

B.Howtomakefewermistakes

C.Howtolearnalanguage.

第二部分：

阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

IntheUnitedStates,whenonebecomesrich,hewantspeopletoknowit.Andevenifhedoesnotbecomeveryrich,hewantspeopletothinkthatheis.Thatiswhat“keepingupwiththeJoneses”isabout.Itisthestoryofsomeonewhotriedtolookasrichashisneighbors.

Theexpressionwasfirstusedin1913byayoungAmericancalledArthurMomand.Hetoldthisstoryabouthimself.Hebeganearning$125aweekattheageof23.Thatwasalotofmoneyinthosedays.Hegotmarried

andmovedwithhiswifetoaverywealthyneighborhoodoutsideNewYorkCity.Whenhesawthatrichpeoplerodehorses,Momandwenthorsebackridingeveryday.Whenhesawthatrichpeoplehadservants,Momandandhiswifealsohiredaservantandgavebigpartiesfortheirnewneighbors.

Itwaslikearace,butonecouldneverfinishhisracebecauseonewasalwaystryingtokeepup.TheraceendedforMomandandhiswifewhentheycouldnolongerpayfortheirnewwayoflife.TheymovedbacktoanapartmentinNewYorkCity.

Momandlookedaroundhimandnoticedthatmanypeopledothingsjusttokeepupwithrichlifestyleoftheirneighbors.Hesawthefunnysideofitandstartedtowriteaseriesofshortstories.Hecalledit“KeepingupwiththeJoneses”because“Jones”isaverycommonnameintheUnitedStates.“KeepingupwiththeJoneses”cametomeankeepingupwithrichlifestyleofthepeoplearoundyou.Momand’sseriesappearedindifferentnewspapersacrossthecountryforover28years.

PeopleneverseemtogettiredofkeepingupwiththeJoneses.Andthereare“Joneses”ineverycityoftheworld.ButonemustgettiredoftryingtokeepupwiththeJonesesbecause

nomatterwhatonedoes,Mr.Jonesalwaysseemstobeahead.

21.SomepeoplewanttokeepupwiththeJonesesbecausethey________.

A.wanttobeasrichastheirneighbors

B.wanttobehappy

C.don’twantotherstoknowtheyarerich

D.wantotherstoknowortothinkthattheyarerich

22.Itcanbeinferredfromthestorythatrichpeopleliketo_________.

A.liveinNewYorkCityB.liveoutsideNewYorkCity

C.liveinapartmentsD.havemanyneighbors

23.ArthurMomandusedthename“Jones”inhisseriesofshortstoriesbecause“Jones”is_____.

A.animportantnameB.apopularnameintheUnitedStates

C.hisneighbor’snameD.notagoodname

24.Accordingtothewriter

itis________tokeepupwiththeJoneses.

A.impossibleB.interestingC.correctD.good

B

INTERNATIONALTRADEOFPOLAND

EXPORTS

25.Consideringallimportsandexports,whatstatementcanbemadeaboutPoland’strade?

A.Polandimportsfoodandexportsnaturalmaterials.

B.Polandimportsnaturalmaterialsandexportsmanufacturedgoods.

C.Polandimportsmanufacturedgoodsandexportsnaturalmaterials.

D.Polandimportsmanufacturedgoodsandexportsfood.

26.WithwhichofthefollowingdoesPolandcarryonthemosttrade?

A.Asia.B.Africa.C.MiddleEast.D.theUnitedStates.

27.Judgingfromitseconomy,itcouldbeconcludedthatmostofPoland’sworkingpeopleare_________.

A.farmersB.fishingpeople

C.skilledfactoryworkersD.unskilledlaborers

C

Facialexpressionscarrymeaningthatisdeterminedbysituationsandrelationships.Forexample,inAmericanculturethesmileisingeneralanexpressionofpleasure.Yetitalsohasotheruses.Awoman’ssmileatapoliceofficerdoesnotcarrythesamemeaningasthesmileshegivestoayoungchild.Asmilemayshowloveorpoliteness.Itcanalsohidetruefeelings.Itoftencausesconfusion（困惑）acrosscultures.Forexample,manypeopleinRussiaconsidersmilingatstrangersinpublictobeunusualandevenimproper.YetmanyAmericanssmilefreelyatstrangersinpublicplaces（althoughthisislesscommoninbigcities）.SomeRussiansbelievethatAmericanssmileinthewrongplaces;someAmericansbelievethatRussiansdon’tsmileenough.InSoutheastAsianculture,asmileisfrequentlyusedtocoverpainfulfeelings.Vietnamesepeoplemaytellasadstorybutendthestorywithasmile.

Ourfacesshowemotions（情感）,butweshouldnotattemptto“read”peoplefromanothercultureaswewould“read”someonefromourownculture.Thefactthatmembersofoneculturedonotexpresstheiremotionsasopenlyasdomembersofanotherdoesnotmeanthattheydonotexperienceemotions.Rather,thereareculturaldifferencesintheamountoffacialexpressionspermitted.Forexample,inpublicandinformalsituationsmanyJapanesedonotshowtheiremotionsasfreelyasAmericansdo.Whenwithfriends,JapaneseandAmericansseemtoshowtheiremotionssimilarly.

ItisdifficulttogeneralizeaboutAmericansandfacialexpressivenessbecauseofpersonalandculturaldifferencesintheUnitedStates.PeoplefromcertainculturalbackgroundsintheUnitedStatesseemtobemorefaciallyexpressivethanothers.Thekeyistotrynottojudgepeoplewhosewaysofshowingemotionsaredifferent.Ifwejudgeaccordingtoourown

culturalhabits,wemaymakethemistakeof“reading”theotherpersonincorrectly.

28.WhatdoesthesmileusuallymeanintheU.S?

A.Joy.B.Politeness.C.Love.D.Thankfulness.

29.TheauthormentionsthesmileoftheVietnamesetoprovethatsmilecan_____.

A.showfriendlinesstostrangers

B.beusedtohidetruefeelings

C.beusedinthewrongplaces

D.showpersonalhabits

30.Whatshouldwedobeforeattemptingto“read”people?

A.Learnabouttheirrelationswithothers.

B.Figureoutwhattheywilldonext.

C.Findoutabouttheirpastexperience.

D.Understandtheirculturalbackgrounds.

31.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetest?

A.CulturalDifferencesB.SmilesandRelationship

C.FacialExpressivenessD.HabitsandEmotions

D

Asmallpieceoffisheachdaymaykeeptheheartdoctoraway.That’sthefindingofastudyofDutchmeninwhichdeathsfromheartdiseaseweremorethan50percentloweramongthosewhoconsumed（吃）atleastanounceofsaltwaterfishperdaycomparedtothosewhoneveratefish.

TheDutchresearchisoneofthreehumanstudiesthatgivestrongscientificsupporttothelong-heldbeliefthateatingfishcanprovidehealthbenefits,particularlytotheheart.

Heartdiseaseisthenumber-onekil

lerintheUnitedStates,withmorethan550,000deathsoccurringfromheartattackseachyear

.ButpreviousresearchhasshownthatthelevelofheartdiseaseislowerinculturesthatconsumemorefishthanAmericansdo.Therearefewerheartdiseasedeaths,forexample,amongtheEskimosofGreenland,whoconsumeabout14ouncesoffishaday,andamongtheJapanese,whosedailyfishconsumptionaveragesmorethan3ounces.

For20years,theDutchstudyfollowed852middle-agedmen,20percentofwhomatenofish.Atthestartofthestudy,averagefishconsumptionwasabouttwo-thirdsofanounce