湖北省沙市中学2017-2018学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题
2017—2018学年下学期2017级
期中考试英语试卷
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。
例：How much is the shirt? A. ￡19.15. B. ￡9.15. C. ￡9.18. 答案是B。 |
1. What would the man like?
A. A cold drink. B. Sleeping pills. C. A cup of coffee.
2. Where is the bus station?
A. Opposite a stadium. B. Next to a car park. C. On the left of a bridge.
3. What does the man dislike about the s
weater?
A. The price. B. The material. C. The color.
4. What does the man think of the course?
A. Easy. B. Interesting. C. Difficult.
5. What are the speakers mainly talking about?
A. A sports game. B. An animal. C. An actor.
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、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、7题。
6. Where will the woman put the table?
A. In another room. B. Under the window. C. On the left of the sofa.
7. What will the woman do next?
A. Decorate the room. B. Buy a hamburger. C. Make some coffee.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. Who will the woman eat out with on Sunday?
A. Nora. B. Her parents. C. The man.
9. What will the man do this weekend?
A. Do some housework. B. Prepare for a trip. C. See a doctor.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. What probable relation is the man to Mr. Turner?
A. His son. B. His boss. C. His secretary.
11. When is Mr. Turner scheduled for the interview with the woman?
A. This morning. B. This afternoon. C. Tomorrow morning.
12. What will the man ask Mr. Turner to do?
A. E-mail the woman. B. Go to the woman's office.
C. Reschedule the appointment with the woman.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. What problem does the man have?
A. He has a high fever. B. He has a sore throat. C. He has a terrible cough.
14. Why is the man worried?
A. He can't sing tomorrow. B. The concert will be put off.
C. He won't be accepted into the band.
15. How long has the man had an upset stomach?[来源:学&科&网]
A. Since yesterday afternoon. B. Since last night. C. Since this morning.
16. How many pills has the man taken?
A. 12. B. 6. C. 4.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. When is the rubbish collected?
A. On Monday. B. On Tuesday. C. On Friday.
18. What did the speaker's next door neighbor forget to do?
A. Take the rubbish out.
B. Empty the rubbish bag.
C. Put the rubbish bag away in time.
19. What is left near the telephone?
A. A box of old books. B. A library card. C. Some newspapers.
20. What does the speaker ask John to do on the last day of the month?
A. Clean the washing machine. B. Return books. C. Pay the gas bill.
第二部分 选择题 （共10小题；每小题1分， 满分10分）
阅读下列小题，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。
21. Martin Luther King Jr. was _________ the Nobel Peace Prize of 1964 for advocating nonviolence policy in the movement for civil rights.
A. awarded B. offered C. rewarded D. received
22. ---- Why do you choose to work in an international travel agency?
---- Well, you know, English is my ________. So it is my best choice.
A. strength B. talent C. ability D. skill
23. The incident ________ a chain of events which resulted in the outbreak of World War I.
A. set off B. set aside C. set about D. set d
own
24. Some students think that cheating in exams is not such a bad thing if they can ______ it, but it is completely wrong.
A. get angry with B. get familiar with C. get away with D. get along with
25. His injuries are extremely serious, but he's expected to ________.
A. pull in B. pull through C. pull up D. pull over
26. His eyes ______ from the book. He stared at the wall and then went back to reading for a little.
A. wandered B. admired C. escaped D. wondered
27. Brown said he was by no means annoyed; ________, he was glad to be able to make himself clearly understood.
A. all in all B. for one thing C. on the contrary D. by the way
28. With the arrival of the rainy season and the hot climate, mosquitoes 
tend to bite more and ________ chances of spreading the disease.
A. gather B. seek C. gain D. multiply
29. Miss Green often said“God helps those who help themselves”, intending to ________ on us the importanc of being independent.
A. base B. impress C. focus D. rely
30. ----When does your plane take off?
----At 3:00 pm. I've just called the airport to _________ it.
A. confirm B. argue C. consult D. spot
第三部分 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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 [来源:学科网ZXXK]
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Monthly Talks at London Canal Museum
Our monthly talks start at 19:30 on the first Thursday of each month except August. Admission is at normal charges and you don't need to book. They end around 21:00.
November 7th
The Canal Pioneers, by Chris Lewis. James Brindley is recognized as one of the leading early canal engineers. He was also a major player in training others in the art of canal planning and building. Chris Lewis will explain how Brindley made such a positive contribution to the education of that group of early