1、湖北省武汉市东湖高新技术开发区学年高一英语下学期期中试题湖北省武汉市东湖高新技术开发区2016-2017学年高一英语下学期期中试题第卷第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30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1.5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.Where does the conversation most probably ta
2、ke place? A. At a theater. B. At a restaurant. C. At a bus station.2. How much did the man spend altogether fixing his computer? A. $67. B. $85. C. $92. 3. What does the woman want to know? A. Whether the man can keep his job. B. Where the man got the bad news. C. What items sell well in the store.
3、4. What is the man talking about? A. His sister. B. His new job. C. His date. 5. What does the woman mean? A. She will go to buy the gift herself. B. The gift should not be too expensive. C. The man is not good at balancing his budget. 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
4、、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。听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。6. What size did the woman wear last year? A. 6. B. 7. C. 8. 7. Why did the womans feet hurt? A. Her shoes were the wrong size. B. She walked too much each day. C. Her shoes were of very low quali
5、ty. 听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。8. What can we learn from the conversation? A. The woman is in a rush. B. It is going to rain soon. C. The traffic is heavy then. 9. Where is the woman going? A. Her house. B. An appointment. C. West 22nd Street. 听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。10. What will the man do on Tuesday? A. V
6、isit a factory. B. Meet a company boss. C. Go to the seaside. 11. When will the man go to the mountains? A. On Monday. B. On Wednesday. C. On Thursday. 12. What will the man wear on Friday? A. A blue shirt. B. A sweater. C. A jacket. 听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16四个小题。13. When will John go to the game? A. On Thu
7、rsday. B. On Friday. C. On Saturday. 14. What does John ask Susan to do? A. Help with his term paper. B. Go to a concert with him. C. Take care of his cousin. 15. What does John say about his cousin? A. She enjoys concerts. B. She loves traveling. C. He isnt sure of her interests. 16. Whats John and
8、 Susans plan determined by? A. Johns cousins idea. B. Susans time. C. The weather. 听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。17. How soon will the exam be? A. In ten days. B. In eight days. C. In a week. 18. Which is the most important about studying? A. Planning the time well. B. Reviewing right before a test. C. Reme
9、mbering everything exactly.19. What will the students do during the two days before the exam? A. Review at school. B. Have a rest. C. Study at home. 20. Why will the speaker stay after school? A. To prepare some questions. B. To write the tests. C. To offer help.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
10、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。ATennis CourtLocated in our neighboring island, enjoy a short boat ride to reach the tennis court. An all-weather exterior(外面的) court provided an exceptional playing surface for a great game of singles or doubles. Free tennis equipment is available.
11、Time: Open daily 8:00 am to 8:00 pmHitting partner is available at US$ 65 per hour per person.Reservation in advance is required. Please contact Recreation.Price should include an extra 10% service charge.Fitness CentreLocated near the main pool, our fitness centre Kuda Hurra provides physical chall
12、enges and mental relaxation.Guests must be at least 13 years of age to use the facility. Free athletic wear is available while a Fitness Centre Attendant provides assistance only from 7:00 am to 9:00 pm. For the safety of everyone using the facility we request that no children under the age of 18 ar
13、e permitted to use the facility when unattended by our staff.Open 24 hours.Kids for all seasonsChildren from four to twelve years are welcome to join our Kids for All Seasons Programme. The Kids Club is located near the main pool next to the Gym building and is open daily from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm.The
14、 Kuda Mas Club includes recreational and educational activities such as arts and crafts, painting, leaf folding, island discovery tours, fish feeding and much more.Please contact the Kuda Mas Club for more information.21. How much will playing tennis with a hitting partner for two hours cost you? A.
15、 $65. B. $130. C. $143. D. $136.5.22. With whose help can children under 18 use the fitness facilities? A. Their parents. B. Their teachers. C. A hitting partners. D. The centre attendants. 23. Where can your children be taken if they want to know more about the island? A. The Kuda Mas Club. B. The
16、Fitness Centre. C. The Tennis Court. D. The Gym building. B I am sorry that I havent written this letter before now. It has taken me four years to gather the courage. I have started it so many times in my head, but was afraid that you would think it disrespectful of me to write to you. It does seem
17、strange writing to someone I have never met, but part of me feels that Iknow you very, very well.We read your file one morning in September. We knew the contents would be difficult. Later that afternoon, we received the call from our social worker to tell us that you had passed away. Suddenly, we kn
18、ew what we had to do.There was never any doubt. All I remember was an a desire to protect this little boy, to give him the love and care he deserved. And really that was that; as far as we were concerned, David was now our son. There were further meetings, questions, paperwork, decisions, arrangemen
19、ts and preparations. Then, two months later, we met him for the first time. I hope the fact that I call him “our son” does not offend you. Sarah, you will always be his birth mother. But I make no apology in referring to him as our son.For the past four years, we have loved and cared for David. We h
20、ave dealt with his anger, his confusion and his anxieties. David was taken away from you soon after his second birthday. I cannot imagine the pain that must have caused you. We know that you really wanted to be a good mother to David, but you could not cope when his father left.It is tragic that you
21、r life ended so early. I dont know how I will explain all these things to David as he grows up, or how he will explain his story and what happened to him during his early years. I hope that it does not cast a shadow over his life as his understanding deepens. Ihope you can find comfort in the fact t
22、hat, from all this pain, Sarah, you have given us the most wonderful gift an amazing little boy who is completely fearless. Itis so unfair that you did not receive the love and the warmth in your childhood that David now takes for granted. And although you never chose to hand your beautiful baby ove
23、r, Ican only feel gratitude towards you for this wonderful little boy who has made our lives complete. 24. What is the best title for the text? A. A heartbroken mothers diary B. A loving and caring mothers advice C. A strong womans miserable experience D. A letter to the mother of my adopted son25.
24、How old is David when this text is written? A. 2. B. 4. C. 6. D. 8.26. Whats the authors purpose of writing this text? A. To express a complaint. B. To make an apology. C. To express her gratitude. D. To send her best wishes. 27. What can be inferred about Sara from the text? A. Sara died of cancer.
25、 B. Sara divorced with her husband. C. Sara and I knew each other very well. D. Sara fell into trouble as a single mum.CVitamin B could help reduce the effects of the most dangerous type of air pollution, according to a new study published Monday. A team of international researchers looked at the da
26、mage caused by PM2.5, which has the most severe impact on health.The team found that something as simple as taking vitamin B daily could greatly reduce the impact of the tiny particles(颗粒) on the human body, although they stressed that research was in its early stages and the sample(样本) size was sma
27、ll. Once the particles are breathed in they can result in lung and systemic disease and stress, experts say. According to the WHO, 92% of the worlds population lives in places where the PM2.5 level is above the recommended level. However, how exactly these particles make people unwell is not fully u
28、nderstood.For this study, published in the science journal PNAS, 10 volunteers were initially exposed to clean air and given a placebo(安慰剂) to check their responses. The group then took another placebo for four weeks before being exposed to heavily polluted air from downtown Toronto, where thousands
29、 of cars pass every hour. The bad air was given to the volunteers through an oxygen type face mask. The experiment was then repeated, with each volunteer taking vitamin B daily - made up of 2.5 mg of folic acid, 50 mg of vitamin B6, and 1 mg of vitamin B12. B6 can be found in liver, chicken and nuts
30、; and B12 in fish, meat, eggs, milk and some cereals. The researchers found that four weeks of B vitamin supplements reduced the damage of PM2.5 exposure by 28-76%. The results highlight how prevention at an individual level could be used to fight the harmful effects of PM2.5, the researchers said.F
31、uture studies, especially in heavily polluted areas, are urgently needed to prove our findings and finally develop preventive methods using B vitamins to contain the health effects of air pollution, said one researcher. 28. According to this passage, how does PM2.5 do harm to our health? A. The particles can cause stress and lung disease as well. B. The particles can lead to lung disease and heart attack. C. The particles can cause blood disease and eye disease. D. The particles can lead to heart attack and emotional diseases. 29. What can we learn
