高一英语下学期开学考试题.doc

广西桂林市2016-2017学年高一英语下学期开学考试题
注意事项：
1、本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分，满分150 分。考试时间：120分钟 。答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名和考号填写或填涂在答题卷指定的位置。
2、选择题答案用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案；不能答在试题卷上。
3、主观题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔在答题卷上作答，答案必须写在答题卷各题目指定区域内的相应位置上，超出指定区域的答案无效；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案。
第Ⅰ卷（共90 分）
第一部分：听力（共两节，满分20分）
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，从每题所给的A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项。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．What do we know about the woman?
A. She wants to stay and see Tom. B. She is too busy to see Tom. C. She doesn’t want to see Tom at all.
2. How much money does the man want to make a month?
A. About 500 pounds. B. About 2,500 pounds. C. About 3,000 pounds.
3. Where does the conversation probably take place?
A. In a restaurant. B. In a factory. C. In a supermarket.
4. Why does Jay look so happy?
A. He got first prize in a sports meeting. B. His sister gave a good performance in a competition. C. His mother is going to visit him.
5. When did the man last meet Han Mei?
A. Last month. B. Tow years ago. C. Last October.
第二节（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有几个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话前，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。每段对话读两遍。
听第6段材料， 回答第6和第8题。
6．Where does the woman come from?
A. America. B. Australia. C. Britain.
7. How many countries did the woman visit?
A. Two. B. Three. C. Four.
8. How long did the woman stay in New York?
A. Two days. B. Three days. C. Four days.
听第7段材料， 回答第9至11题。
9. What did the man promise before he won the election?
A. To bring down prices. B. To raise people’s wages. C. To cut down personal taxes.
10. What has the man decided to do after he won the election?
A. To cut down the income tax. B. To raise the income tax. C. To bring up prices.
11. What does the woman think of the man’s decision?
A. She is for it. B. She is against it. C. She is indifferent to it.
听第8段材料， 回答第12至14题。
12. What are the speakers talking about?
A. A trip around the world. B. Plans for the summer. C. Part-time jobs.
13. What will the woman do this summer?
A. Work in her father’s store. B. Stay at home. C. Travel along the North Sea.
14. What will the man do in the afternoon during the summer trip?
A. Go swimming and boating. B. Play beach volleyball. C. Sing and dance.
听第9段材料， 回答第15至17题。
15. What is the problem of the woman’s son?
A. He likes to eat meat too much. B. He dislikes eating vegetables.
C. He is not as strong as his classmates
16. How old is the woman’s son?
A. Almost ten. B. Almost eleven. C. Almost twelve.
17. What does the man suggest the woman make for her son?
A. Chips. B. Ice cream. C. Salads.
听第10段材料， 回答第18至20题。
18. At what time will Grade 7 gather?
A.9:30. B. 9:35. C. 9:45.
19. Which of the following is TRUE according to the speaker?
A. Students don’t have to bring cold drinks. B. Students can get their lunch for free.
C. Students have to pay for the bus ride.
20. What is the announcement about?
A. The schedule of the competition. B. The location of the Sports Center.
C. The arrangements for the day.
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 ，并在题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Thanksgiving is an important festival in North America. We interviewed several students from the US and Canada. Here is what they have told us about their Thanksgiving experiences.
Josie from New York, USA
“In America, Thanksgiving is celebrated every year at the end of November. It is to remember the first group of people from Europe to live in America. When they first arrived, they found the environment strange. But they learned to survive after some native American friends showed them how to grow and find food. Thanksgiving is meant to be a traditional celebration.”
Todd from California, USA
“Thanksgiving is the first day of Christmas shopping. That means we have four weeks to buy Christmas presents for our families and friends. For me and my friends, the most important part of the festival is the big football game on TV. The match is watched by millions of people all over America. Thanksgiving is seen as an exciting day for football!”
Ian from Saskatoon, Canada
“In Canada, Thanksgiving is held on the 2nd Monday in October. On the Sunday before Thanksgiving Day, many people go to church. Thanks is given for all the good things that happened to them during the year. I always give thanks for the nice big turkey I’m going to have at the family dinner! Like all festivals, Thanksgiving is about food!”
Katie from Maritimes, Canada
“On Thanksgiving Day, we have dinner with all our cousins, aunts and uncles. It is always very busy. Sometimes we have two Thanksgiving dinners because we go to both our grandparents’ houses. The dinner is usually attended by more than twenty people at each house! My mother and my aunts do all the cooking but the washing-up is done by me and my cousins. And that’s not an easy job! But I don’t mind because Thanksgiving is meant to be a time to give thanks.”
21.The passage is likely to appear in a(an) ____________.
A. magazine B. advertisement C. newspaper D. text book
22. When is Thanksgiving celebrated every year in Canada?
A. On the second Monday in October. B. On the second Monday in November.
C. At the end of October. D. At the end of November.
23. Where does the person who thinks that Thanksgiving is a traditional celebration come from?
A. New York. B. California. C. Saskatoon. D. Maritimes.
24. What is the main idea of this passage?
A. Students learn to give thanks on Thanksgiving.
B. Many students like spending Thanksgiving at home.
C. Students have different experiences on Thanksgiving.
D. Thanksgiving is an important festival in North America.
B
Insects(昆虫) are a very healthy food. They have almost as much protein (蛋白质) as meat from a pig or cow and are low in fat. Eating insects is also very good for the environment since they need less land and water than larger animals.
Marcel Dicke, who studies insects, explained in a talk how insects also produce more meat from the food they eat. For example, imagine a farmer feeds a cow 10 pounds of food. Those 10 pounds of food produce about 1 pound of meat for people to eat. However, imagine the farmer gives a certain number of insects 10 pounds of food. Those 10 pounds of food produce 9 pounds of meat for people to eat!
Eating more insects can also help people in poor areas. Many people can raise and sell insects, which can provide jobs and food.
But insects will not replace animal meat very quickly. First, people in some countries would have to change how they think about eating insects. Many people in North America and Europe eat a lot of meat like beef and pork. But they do not traditionally eat insects. In fact, for many people in the west, eating insects sounds crazy! They believe insects are dirty and dangerous. Insects make them feel uncomfortable.
Some people are trying to deal with this problem. For example, David George Gordon wrote a book named “The Eat-A-Bug Cookbook”, which tries to show people that insects can be delicious. Other insect experts travel around telling people about the benefits of eating insects. But they still have a lot of work to do.
25. Eating insects _____.
A. is not healthy B. makes people put on fat
C. helps protect large animals D. is environmentally friendly
26. The example of Marcel Dicke is given to show _____.
A. the high cost of food production B. it’s quite easy for farmers to raise insects
C. raising insects is a good choice for farmers D. the different ways of feeding cows and insects
27. The long way eating insects has to go mainly results from _____.
A. their terrible taste B. people’s old beliefs C. family traditions D. eating methods 28. We can infer from David and other insect experts that _____.
A. people can make a lot of money from insects B. insects should be better protected
C. people should eat more insects D. it’s dangerous to eat insects
C
Samuel Osmond is a 19-year-old law student from Cornwall, England. He never studied the piano. However, he can play very difficult musical pieces by musicians such as Chopin and Beethoven just a few minutes after he hears them. He learns a piece of music by listening to it in parts. Then he thinks about the notes in his head. Two years ago, he played his first piece Moonlight Sonata（奏鸣曲）by Beethoven. He surprised everyone around him.
Amazed that he remembered this long and difficult piece of music and played it perfectly, his teachers say Samuel is unbelievable .They say his ability is very rare, but Samuel doesn’t even realize that what he can do is special. Samuel wanted to become a lawyer as it was the wish of his parents, but music teachers told him he should study music instead. Now, he studies law and music.
Samuel can’t understand why everyone is so surprised. “I grew up with music. My mother played the piano and my father played the guitar. About two years ago, I suddenly decided to start playing the piano, without being able to read music and without having any lessons. It comes easily to me ---I hear the notes and can bear them in mind---each and every note,” says Samuel.
Recently, Samuel performed a piece during a special event at his college. The piece had more than a thousand notes. The audience was impressed by his amazing performance. He is now learning a piece that is so difficult that many professional pianists can’t play it. Samuel says confidently,” It’s all about super memory---I guess I have that gift.”
However, Samuel’s ability to remember things doesn’t stop with music. His family says that even when he was a young boy, Samuel heard someone read a story, and then he could retell the story word for word.
Samuel is still only a teenager. He doesn’t know what he wants to do in the future. For now, he is just happy to play beautiful music and continue his studies.
29. What is special about Samuel Osmond?
A. He has a gift for writing music. B. He can write down the note he hears.
C. He is a top student at the law school. D. He can play the musical piece he hears.
30. What can we learn from Paragraph 2?
A. Samuel chose law against the wish of his parents.
B. Samuel planned to be a lawyer rather than a musician.
C. Samuel thinks of himself as a man of great musical ability.
D. Samuel studies law and music on the advice of his teachers.
31. Which of the following is the best title of the passage?
A. The Qualities of a Musician B. The Story of a Musical Talent
C. The Importance of Early Education D. The Relationship between Memory and Music.
D
Los Angeles is well-known for traffic jams and aggressive drivers．Devon Fitzgerald，a cyclist，is familiar with both．
    “A lot of L.A. folks are in a rush，’’he said，“and it is very easy for them to prioritize(优先于)their speed over your safety．”    
    The city is known for its car culture because Los Angeles is spread out and public transportation is either slow or limited．As a result，people drive everywhere，causing congestion(拥挤)almost any time of day．
    Therefore，Fitzgerald likes to ride his bicycle to work．“I like the fact that it simplifies a lot of the aspects of travel，”Fitzgerald said．“For instance，I don’t have to worry about parking.”
    However，Roger Rosas，who drives, says that bicycles are dangerous for the cyclist and the driver．“You always have to make sure that you look to the other side because you are going to dodge this guy. You don’t want to do a hit-and-run,” he said．   
    To make cycling safer，some bicyclists in Los Angeles，who live and work near each other，are cycling to work together in what’s called a “Bike Trains"．   
    “You are a big enough group that cars don’t have the same behaviors as if you are just one person,” said Nona Varnado, who co-founded L.A. Bike Trains. “And you are also with an experienced cyclist.”
    L.A. Bike Trains was launched in May 2013 and the number of participants and routes around the city has been growing. The routes range from 7 to almost 32 kilometers long. That makes L.A. Bike Trains unique compared to other cities, says Herbie Huff, a transportation expert at University of California Los Angeles．   
    “We want people to develop that mental sense of security and confidence by riding together in a group,” Nona Varnado said．Her aim is to make it so that bike trains are an important part of Los Angeles culture.
32. What do we know about the transportation in Los Angeles from the passage?
    A .People lack awareness of traffic safety．   B. Drivers are quite rude to their passengers．
    C. A lot of traffic accidents happen every day． D. The roads are often crowded with cars．
33.We can know from the passage that Devon Fitzgerald________
   A. sometimes drives fast in order not to be late for work B. prefers to ride a bike in order to save money 
   C. thinks it less worrying to go to work by bike D. is satisfied with the transportation of Los Angeles
34. The underlined word “dodge” in the fifth paragraph most probably means “_________”.
A. meet B. avoid C. annoy D. protect
35.According to the passage，which one is True?
    A. Bike Trains is getting more and more popular in L.A.
    B. Bike Trains has become an important part of L.A. culture
    C. Bike Trains is launched to increase people’s traffic knowledge   
    D. Bike Trains makes cyclists more confident in their work
第二节 （共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
As a child grows up，you may wonder how you can teach him to become a respectful adult. 36 .   A child who learns to respect not only learns to receive respect from others in kind，but also learn to respect himself.
●Show him respect.
This is the best way to teach your child how to respect others．Listen to your child attentively and he will learn to listen to you，understanding how important this is in communication．
● 37 .
The more you say“please”and“thank you”to your child，the more likely he will learn to use them．Politeness then becomes a normal part of any conversation．
●Agree to disagree．
38 .  Explain your decision so that he will understand you and expect respectful responses．Disagreeing with you doesn't necessarily mean disobedience(不顺从)．
●Control your impulse to overreact．
When a situation arises，stay calm and keep in mind that you are supposed to be modeling correct behavior. 39 .
●Praise，praise，praise
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