广西桂林市2016_2017学年高一英语下学期期中试题201708020132.wps
桂林市 2016201620172017 学年度下学期 高一英语期中试卷 考试范围：英语必修 3；考试时间：120 分钟 注意：本试卷包含 、 两卷。第 卷为选择题，所有答案必须用 2B2B铅笔涂在答题卡中相应 的位置。第 卷为非选择题，所有答案必须填在答题卡的相应位置。 答案写在试卷上均无效，不予记分。 第 I I 卷 选择题 第一部分：听力（共两节，满分 3030分） 第一节（共 5 5 小题；每小题 1.51.5分，满分 7.57.5 分） 请听下面 5 段对话，选出最佳选项 1. Why is the woman so happy? A.Its her birthday today. B. She got a birthday present. C. She has no English test tomorrow. 2. Where are the speakers? A. On the sixth floor. B. On the fourth floor. C. On the second floor. 3. What are the speakers talking about? A. A TV station B. A game. C. A forecast. 4. What do the speakers decide to do? A. Go out for supper. B. Cook together at home. C. Bring some food back for dinner. 5. What is the woman doing? A. Drawing a picture. B. Looking for a book. C. Buying a book. 第二节（共 1515小题；每小题 1.51.5分，满分 2020分） 请听下面 5 段对话或独白，选出最佳选项。 请听第 6 段材料，回答第 6、7 题。 1 6. When did the fire break out? A. Yesterday morning. B. Yesterday afternoon. C. Last night. 7. Where is Kate now? A. At home. B. In the hospital C. In her office 请听第七段材料，回答第 8、9 题。 8. Which of the following countries has the woman been to? A. Japan and America. B. Canada and Australia. C. China and Tailand. 9. What does the man say about Norway? A. It snows almost everywhere in winter. B. It is cold all the year around. C. Its very dry in summer. 请听第 8 段材料，回答第 10至 12 题。 10. What is the probable relationship between the speakers? A. Roommates. B. Family. C. Friends. 11. Why is the woman surprised? A. The man designed his house himself. B. The man put many footballs in his house. C. The man is familiar with many football stars. 12. What kind of house does the woman hope to own? A. A football house. B. A motor house C. An apartment. 请听第 9 段材料，回答第 13至 16 题。 13. What does the woman first think the man is interested in? A. her hairstyle. B. Her jacket. C. Her skirt. 14. How long will it take the woman to answer the questions? A. Fifteen minutes. B. Ten minutes. C. Five minutes. 15. What do we know about the woman? A. She is in her late twenties. B. She sells guitars for living C. She works in a second-hand house. 2 16. What will the woman do next? A. Go to a department store. B. Look at some pictures of clothing. C. Try on some clothes. 请听第 10段材料，回答第 17 至 20题。 17. What did Anne think of Helens studies? A. Poor. B. Satisfactory C. Average. 18. How old was Helen when she entered college? A. Seventeen. B. Nineteen. C. Twenty. 19. How did Anne help Helen with her college studies? A. By reading the contents aloud. B. By recording the content of the classes. C. By spelling the words in Helens hand. 20. Which of the following didnt Helen do? A. Work as a report. B. Write books and magazine articles. C. Make speeches all over the world. 第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分 3030分） 第一节（共 1010小题；每小题 2 2 分，满分 2020分） A A People in the United States honor their parents with two special days: Mothers Day, on the second Sunday in May, and Fathers Day, on the third Sunday in June. Mothers Day was proclaimed a day for nationa l observance(庆祝) by President Woodrow Wilson in 1915. Ann Jarvis from Grafton, West Virginia, had started the idea to have a day to honor mothers. She was the one who chose the second Sunday in May and also began the custom of wearing a carnation. In 1909, Mrs. Dodd from Spokane, Washington, thought of the idea of a day to honor fathers. She wanted to honor her own father, William Smart. After her mother died, he had the responsibility of raising a family of five sons and a daughter. In 1910, 3 the first Fathers Day was observed in Spokane. Senator Margaret Chase Smith helped to established Fathers Day as a national commemorative day, in 1972. These days are set asid e to show love and respect for parents. They raise their children and educate them to be responsible citizens. They give love and care. These two special days are celebrated in many different ways. On Mothers Day people wear carnations. A red one symbolizes a living mother. A white one shows that the mother is deadMany people attend religious services to honor parents. It is also a day when people whose parents are dead visit the cemetery. On these days families get together at home, as well as in restaurants. They often have outdoor barbecues for Fathers Day. These are days of fun and good feelings and memories. 21. According to the passage, which of the following about the second Sunday in May is NOT true ? A. It is a day to show love to mothers B. It is a day to wear carnations C. It is a day for all people to visit the cemetery D. It is a day for many people to attend religious services 22. Choose the right time order of the following events. a. The first Fathers Day was observed b. Mothers Day was proclaimed a day for national observance c. Fathers Day became a day for national observance. d. The idea of honoring fathers was bought up Aa b c d Bd a b c Cb a c d Dd a c b 23. From the passage, we know in the U.S _. A. one should wear a red carnation if ones mother pass away B. on Mothers Day, families often go out to have barbecues C. on Fathers Day, people often stay at home to celebrate the special day. D. The purpose to have these two special days is to show love to parents 24. The authors purpose of writing this passage is to _ A. call on people to love and respect their parents. 4 B. introduce Mothers Day and Fathers Day. C. tell the difference between Mothers Day and Fathers Day D. show how important fathers and mothers are B B When the Federal government of Australia was formed in 1901, no one knew where Australias capital would be. The two cities of Melbourne and Sydney both wanted the honor. Instead, the founding fathers chose for the new capital a site(地点) halfway between the two. The government would build a new city called Canberra as the countrys capital. In 1911, the government invited the worlds leading architects(建筑师) to enter designs for Canberra in a contest(比赛). An American architect from Chicago named Walter Griffin won. The government decided to build Canberra according to his plan. Men started work on Canberra in 1913, but twenty-four years passed before the city was finished. At one time, almost everyone in Canberra worked for the government. However, the city today has become a center of education and a favorite place for tourists(旅游者). Now people can hold a government job, or they can work in business. They can also earn a living by teaching or by meeting the needs of tourists. Canberra is now Australias largest inland(内陆的) city. Many people living there have come from other cities in Australia and from other lands. They have come to Canberra to work. Some have come to escape the more hectic(狂热的) way of life found in many other cities. 25. Why was the city of Canberra designed by an American? A. He was a leading architect of that time. B. He was probably the designer of Washington D. C. C. He won in a design contest. D. The Australian hoped the new capital would be like Chicago. 26. The city of Canberra was finished _. A. in 1911 B. in 1913 C. in 1927 D. in 1937 5
