2014—2015学年下期期中考试17届高一英语试题说明： 1、本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）满分150分, 考试时间120分钟。
2、将第Ⅰ卷的答案代表字母填（涂）在第Ⅱ卷的答题表（答题卡）中。
第Ⅰ卷（选择题, 共100分）第一部分听力（共两节, 共20小题, 每小题1.5分, 共30分）第一节听下面5段对话, 每段对话后有1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 are the speakers heading?A. For a hospital.B. For a cinema.C. For a park2. When does the man think they should meet?A. At 4:40B. At 4:50C. At 5:003. What does the woman mean?A. She doesn’t know the leaving time yet.B. She wants to invite Mike to join them.C. She doesn’t want to go to the picnic.4. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. A movieB. An actressC. A story5. What does the woman want the man to do?A.Help her out.B. Go to a concert.C. Pass on the kindness.第二节听下面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. How long is the woman’s holiday?A. Three days.B. A week.C. Fifteen days.7. Which city will the woman go to?A. Cairo.B. London.C. Paris.听第7段材料, 回答第8、9题。
8. How many trains are leaving for Beijing?A. One.B. Two.C. Three.9. When will the man arrive in Beijing?A. At 9 am.B. At 10 am.C. At 11 am.听第8段材料, 回答第10至12题。
10. Where did the woman go yesterday?A. Student Health Services.B. Cinema.C. Supermarket.11. What problem does the woman have?A. Sleeping.B. School work.C. Overweight.12. What is the woman’s reaction to her problem?A. Shocked.B. Worried.C. Doubtful.听第9段材料, 回答第13至16题。
13.Which city is Lily in now?A. Alaska.B. Maine.C. Manhattan.14.Why is Lily moving to another city?A. Because she has found a job there.B. Because she doesn’t like living here.C. Because her family is moving there.15. What do the speakers plan to do?A. Throw a party for Lily.B. See Lily off at the airport.C. Book a hotel room for Lily.16. What do we know about the man?A. He works in a bakery store.B. He lives in his house alone.C. He knows how to make cakes.听第10段材料, 回答第17至20题。
17. How has the weather been recently?A. Sunny.B. Snowy.C. Cloudy.18. What was the lowest temperature yesterday?A. -2℃B. 0℃C. 2℃19. What is the day tomorrow?A. Monday.B. TuesdayC. Wednesday.20. Where is the text taken from?A.A TV weather report.B.A newspaper weather report.C.A radio weather report.第二部分阅读理解（共两节, 满分40分）第一节（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。
ASeveral years ago, Jim Turner heard a program onthe radio for the N.C. Children’s Hospital and decided hecould use his love of origami art to help the hospital raisemoney for much—needed programs.So at the age of l3, Turner began making origamigreeting cards and selling them to help the hospital．Hisprogram, known as Heartbeats for Kids, has since raisedmore than $2,500 for the hospital. “The first cards Imade had a heart in them and you could remove the heart from the card and make it beat,” Turner says, explaining how he came up with the name for the program.Now as a17-year-old high school student, Turner has less time to devote to card-making, because origami costs a lot of time and each card can take up to 30 minutes to design. But Turner still enjoys origami art and has created designs that have been chosen for exhibits that tour the country and world.Turner is an engineer and artist. His mother, Peggy Turner, says doing origami has helped her son develop his spatial visualization (空间视觉) of 3-D objects. Turner also provided community service at school and at his church. He was named a Distinguished Finalist this year for the 2010 Prudential Spirit of Community Awards for his community service activities, including the Heartbeats for Kids program. Turner also managed to be one of the only 381 youths in the country to earn the top score of 2,400 on his SA T.Making and selling the greeting cards has taught Turner about managing a small business. “I learned that you need to have somebody who will support you.” he says. “Businesses I sell to have been very nice to me.”The cards do some good not only to the hospital, but also to the people who buy the cards or get the cards. Turner sees it as a way to bring people together.21. At first Turner’s purpose of making and selling his cards was to .A. collect money for a hospitalB. bring more people togetherC. learn how to manage a businessD. show his love for origami art22. From Paragraph 3, we can learn that card-making .A. is difficult to learnB. is popular with young peopleC. is time-consumingD. makes people active and intelligent23. What does the writer tell us about Turner?A. He has already become a successful businessman．B. He spends most of his time working for his churchC. He designs a heart in each card that has been madeD. He does well in both his lessons and community service24. The passage is mainly about .A. origami art that helps make moneyB. a kid who makes a differenceC. offering community serviceD. making and selling greeting cardsBIf it were up to me, we would watch a horror movie, an action film or a comedy every time. But I know my wife enjoys a good romantic drama every now and then, so I will occasionally give in and watch one with her. This is how we ended up watching the film Letters to Juliet.I had seen previews（预告片）of this movie when it first came out and it honestly didn’t look like something I would be interested in. So when we sat down to watch this movie earlier this week, I really was not willing and actually considered telling my wife she could watch it by herself if she wanted. However, after seeing it, I do have to say it was better than I had expected it to be.As far as the whole plot（情节）goes, I am willing to tell you something about this movie. Amanda Seyfried, who is quickly becoming one of my favorite actresses and stars as Sophie, a young woman visiting Verona with her fiance（未婚夫）, who is opening a new restaurant and spends his time visiting suppliers. Sophie finds herself abandoned, and travels around the city by herself. Later, Sophie discovers a letter that had been written 50 years earlier and answers it. This leads to her meeting the woman Vanessa Redgrave, who wrote it and helps her find back her long lost love, Lorenzo.In addition to the unusual story, I absolutely loved t he scenery. I don’t know if I’ll ever visit Italy in person. However, if I ever get a chance, this will be one of the movies that inspire me to do it.My only real complaint about this film is, despite the unusual story, it was surprisingly predictable. The second they introduced the grandson, I knew he would eventually be a love interest for Sophie and, not even halfway through the movie, I was able to guess the ending with a lot of accuracy.However, other than the fact that the movie could have used a few more surprise twists（曲折）in it, I think it is an OK film. It still isn’t something I personally would pick out, but I don’t regret watching it with my wife either.25. What kind of husband is the author?A. He is considerate.B. He is a serious man.C. He is hen-pecked（妻管严）.D. He is particular about everything.26. This movie may be filmed in .A. AmericaB. ItalyC. RussiaD. France27.It seems to the author that the movie .A. is satisfactory except no surprise twists and endingB. is poor in sound and sceneryC. can be regarded as the best one that he has ever seenD. would be better with more comic music and action28. What is the author’s purpose of writing this text?A. To advertise the movie for the producer.B. To make more people enjoy the movie.C. To show his regret of seeing the movie.D. To give his opinion about the movie.CIf English means endless new words, difficult grammar and sometimes strange pronunciation, you are wrong. Haven’t you noticed that you have become smarter since you started to learn a language?According to a new study by a British university, learning a second language can lead to an increase in your brain power. Researchers found that learning other languages changes grey matter. This is the area of the brain which processes information. It is similar to the way that exercise builds muscles.The study also found the effect is greater when the younger people learn a second language.A team led by Dr. Andrea Mechelli, from University College London, took a group of Britons who only spoke English. They were compared with a group of “early bilinguals” who had learnt a second language before the age of five, as well as a number of later learners.Scans showed that grey matter density (密度) in the brain was greater in bilinguals than in people without a second language. But the longer a person waited before mastering a new language, the smaller the difference is.“Our findings suggest that the struct ure of the brain is changed by the experience of learning a second language,” said the scientists.It means that the change itself increases the ability to learn.Professor Dylan Vaughan Jones of the University of Wales, has researched the link between bilingualism (双语) and maths skills. “Having two languages gives you two windows in the world and makes the brain more flexible (灵活的), ” he said. “You are actually going beyondlanguage and have a better understanding of different ideas.”The findings were matched in a study of native Italian speakers who had learned English as a second language between the ages of 2 and 34.Reading, writing, and comprehension were all tested. The results showed that the younger they started to learn, the better they will do it. “Studying a language means you get an entrance to another world, ” explained the scientists.29. The main subject talked about in this passage is________.A. science on learning a second languageB. man’s ability of learning a second languageC. language can help brain powerD. language learning and maths study30. We may know from the scientific findings that________.A. the earlier you start to learn a second language, the greater the grey matter density isB. there is no difference between a later secon d language learner and one who doesn’t know asecond languageC. the experience of learning a second language has a bad effect on people’s brainD. the ability of learning a second language is changing all the time31. In the last two paragraphs, the author wants to tell us that________.A. learning a second language is the same as studying mathsB. early learning of a second language helps you a great deal in studying other subjectsC. Italian is the best choice for you as a second languageD. you’d better choose the ages between 2 and 34 to learn a second languageDWhile IQ (Intelligence Quotient) tells you how smart you are. EQ (Emotional Quotient) tells you how well you use your smartness. Professor Salovery, the psychologist who created the term, EQ, says that it is IQ that gets you hired but it is EQ that gets you promoted.Supported by his research, he suggested that when predicting future successes, a person’s brainpower, as measured by IQ tests, might actually matter less than a person’s character, or EQ. Professor Salovery may be correct. For example, have you ever wondered why some of the best and smartest students in your class end up failing exams? Perhaps it is because of their EQ. People often make the mistake of thinking that EQ is the opposite of IQ. It is not. Although it is hoped that people have both high EQs and IQs, there is little doubt that those with low EQs have a hard time surviving in life.For a long time, researchers discussed if a person’s IQ could be raised. The geneticists （遗传学者）said no, while the social scientists said yes. Furthermore, the social scientists said that it was possible to improve a person’s EQ, particularly in terms of “people skills”, such as understanding and communication.Recently, a professor released the findings of a study on senior high school students. When some normal students were introduced to some disabled students, they found that afterwards they were more willing to help people in difficulties. At the same time, there was a marked change in the di sabled students’ attitudes. They became more positive about their disabilities and were more eager to try new things. People with high EQs often have positive attitudes towards life and are open to different ideas, so they tend to be more creative in their thinking. Please remember that having a high IQ is helpful but having a high EQ might even be more helpful.32. The second paragraph tells us that .A. people who have a high IQ always have a high EQB. EQ is the opposite of IQC. people who have a low EQ tend to have a hard lifeD. people who have a high EQ always have a high IQ33. What did the professor find from his study of normal students being introduced to somedisabled children?A. Students with disabilities were not open in trying new things.B. There was no change in the normal students.C. The disabled students gained more confidence and more willing to try new things.D. The disabled students were more willing to help others.34. Which of the following is the writer’s attitude t oward EQ and IQ?A. IQ is more helpful to people than EQ.B. IQ can be raised by understanding and communication.C. EQ can get people hired.D. A high EQ is of great benefit in getting people promoted.35. Which of the following would be the best title of this passage?A. A person’s brainpower.B. IQ, EQ and success.C. IQ and a person’s character.D. A person’s IQ and EQ.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。
