1、中小学资料安徽省淮北市学年高一英语下学期期中试题安徽省淮北市2016-2017学年高一英语下学期期中试题注意事项：1、答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卷相应的位置。2、全部答案写在答题卡上，写在试卷上无效。3、本试卷满分 150 分，考试时间 120 分钟。第 I 卷第一部分：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.How d
2、id the man come to the cinema?A. By car.B. By bus.C. On foot.2.At what time did the woman and Jack meet?A. 7:55.B. 7:53.C. 7:05.3.What is Paul probably doing now?A. Having a holiday.B. Taking tests.C. Preparing for tests.4.When does the man want to meet Mr. Clark?A. On Wednesday.B. On Thursday.C. On
3、 Friday.5. Where does the man come from?A. Paris.B. Sydney.C. London.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，各小题将给出 5 秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。请听第 6 段材料，回答第 6、7 题。6.What is the woman doing?A. Cheering the man up.B. Aski
4、ng the man to help her.C. Giving the man some advice.7.How does the man feel about the coming exam?A. Easy.B. Worried.C. Confident.请听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。8. What are the speakers talking about?A. What present to buy for Mums birthday.B. Whether Mum will love the present.C. How to celebrate Mums birthda
5、y.9. What will the speakers give to their mother?A. A cook book. B. An Italian dish.请听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。C. A guided tour to Italy.10.Where are the speakers?A. In a gym.B. In a hospital.C. At the mans home.11.What does the woman suggest the man do?A. Lift heavy objects.B. Take a rest in bed.C. Do
6、 light exercise.12.What should the man do if something strange happens at night?A. Call the woman.B. Go to the womans office.C. Ring the emergency room.请听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。13.What is the probable relationship between the speakers?A. Schoolmates.B. Mother and son.C. Saleswoman and customer.14. Wh
7、y doesnt the man want to buy a notebook computer?A. He has already got one.B. He thinks its too expensive.C. He doesnt think its necessary.15. What does the man decide to buy at last?A. A printer. B. Some software. C. A desktop computer.16. What will the man do next?A. Go to another store. B. Ring h
8、is parents. C. Pay money.请听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。17. What is the speaker trying to do?A. Advertise a musical(音乐剧).B. Do a review of a musical.C. Give suggestions to a musical.18. What does the speaker say about the film Bennie?A. It was as bad as he had expected.B. It wasnt as funny as the book.C.
9、It needed to be longer.19. In what way was the musical Bennie different from other recent musicals?A. Some of its actors were older.B. More actors were on stage.C. The acting was better.20. What does the speaker think of the musical Bennie?A. It deserves to be seen. B. It isnt worth the money. C. Th
10、e ticket is too expensive.第二部分：阅读理解（共 2 节，满分 30 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、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AThe Cambridge Science Festival Curiosity Challenge Dare to Take the Curiosity Challenge!The Cambridge Science Festival (CSF) is pleased to inform you of the sixth annual Curi
11、osity Challenge. The challenge invites, even dares school students between the ages of 5 and 14 to create artwork or a piece of writing that shows their curiosity how it inspires them to explore their英语试卷 第 2页（总 8页）world.Students are being dared to draw a picture, write an article, take a photo or w
12、rite a poem that shows what they are curious about. To enter the challenge, all artwork or pieces of writing should be sent to the Cambridge Science Festival, MIT Museum, 265 Mass Avenue, Cambridge 02139 by Friday, February 8th.Students who enter the Curiosity Challenge and are selected as winners w
13、ill be honored at a special ceremony during the CSF on Sunday, April 21st. Guest speakers will also present prizes to the students. Winning entries will be published in a book. Student entries will be exhibited and prizes will be given. Families of those who take part will be included in the celebra
14、tion and brunch will be served.Between March 10th and March 15th, each winner will be given the specifics of the closing ceremony and the Curiosity Challenge celebration. The program guidelines and other relatedinformation are available at: http:/ cambridgesciencefestival.org.21Who can take part in
15、the Curiosity Challenge?A. School studentsB. Cambridge localsC. CSF winners.D. MIT artists.22When will the prize-giving ceremony be held?A. On February 8th.B. On March 10thC. On March 15th.D. On April 21st.23What type of writing is this text?A. An exhibition guide.B. An art show review.C. An announc
16、ement.D. An official report.BCharles Dickens (18121870), the great nineteenth century English novelist, was born near Portsmouth. His father ran heavily into debt and when he was twelve, he had to go and work in a factory. The only formal education he received was a two-year schooling at a school fo
17、r poor children. In fact, he had to teach himself all he knew. He worked for a time in a lawyers office. After that, he worked as a reporter in the law courts, and later for London newspapers. His life as a writer of novels began in 1833 with short stories and essays in newspapers, and in 1837 his n
18、ovel The Pickwick Papers made him the most popular author at his time in England.He was a great observer of people and their places because he was concerned about life and conditions in mid-nineteenth century London. He wrote 19 novels all his life and in many of them, Dickens gave a picture of all
19、classes of England society, showing deep concern for the poor.Many of his novels like Oliver Twist, David Copperfield, Nicholas Nickleby, Great Expectations, A Tale of Two Cities and so on drew attention to the unfair social conditions that existed in England over a hundred years ago. Dickens wished
20、 to see improvement in the living conditions of the poor, but failed to find any useful method to achieve that goal.24Dickens only received a little formal education because _.A. he wanted to teach himselfB. he wanted to work and made a lot of moneyC. he was too poor to afford any more formal educat
21、ionD. he needed some working experiences to become a writer25According to Dickens, the society at his time in England was _. A. rich B. just C. comfortable D. unfair26Which of the following novel made Dickens the most popular writer at his time in England?英语试卷 第 3页（总 8页）A. Oliver Twist B. The Pickwi
22、ck Papers C. A Tale of Two Cities D. Great Expectations27According to the passage, which of the following about Dickens is TRUE?A. He studied writing novels at school.B. He wrote more than twenty novels all his life.C. He started to write stories when he was 21 years old.D. He found some good ways t
23、o improve the lives of the poor.CHave you ever run into a careless cell phone user on the street? Perhaps they were busy talking, texting or checking updates on WeChat ( 微信 ) without looking at what was going on around them. As the number of this new “species” of human has kept rising, they have bee
24、n given a new name phubbers (低头族).Recently, a cartoon created by students from China Central Academy of Fine Arts put this group of people under the spotlight. In the short film, phubbers with various social identities bury themselves in their phones. A doctor plays with his cell phone while letting
25、 his patient die, a pretty woman takes selfie ( 自拍 ) in front of a car accident site, and a father loses his child without knowing about it while using his mobile phone. A chain of similar events eventually leads to the destruction of the world.Although the ending sounds overstated, the damage phubb
26、ing can bring is real. Your health is the first to bear the effect and result of it. “Constantly bending your head to check your cell phone could damage your neck,” Guangming Daily quoted doctors as saying. “The neck is like a rope that breaks after long-term stretching.” Also, staring at cell phone
27、s for long periods of time will damage your eyesight gradually, according to the report.But thats not all. Being a phubber could also damage your social skills and drive you away from your friends and family. At reunions with family or friends, many people tend to stick to their cell phones while ot
28、hers are chatting happily with each other and this creates a strange atmosphere, Qilu Evening News reported.It can also cost you your life. There have been lots of reports on phubbers who fell to their death, suffered accidents, and were robbed of their cell phones in broad daylight.28For what purpo
29、se does the author give the example of a cartoon in Para. 2?A. To inform people of the bad effects of phubbing.B. To advertise the cartoon made by students.C. To indicate the world will finally be destroyed by phubbers.D. To warn doctors against using cell phones while treating patients.29Which of t
30、he following is NOT a risk(危险）a phubber may have?A. His social skills could be affected.B. His neck and eyesight will be gradually harmed.C. He will cause the destruction of the world.D. He might get separated from his friends and family.30Which of the following may be the authors attitude towards p
31、hubbing? A. Supportive B. Opposed C. Positive D. Agreeable 31What may the passage talk about next?A. Advice on how to use WeChat.B. People addicted to phubbing.C. Measures to reduce the risks of phubbing.英语试卷 第 4页（总 8页）D. Results of phubbing.DWhy do we dream? Its a question researchers have been studying for years. Now new research suggests that some dreams may result from the brains effort to keep learning, even as we sleep.In a study in Boston, 100 volunteers were trained for an hour on a maze (迷宫)They t
