2016 2017学年度第一学期期中考试高一英语试卷(时间：120分钟满分：150分)注意事项：1答卷前，考生务必用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将自己的姓名和考生号、试室号、班别填写在答题卡上。2非选择题必须用黑色字迹钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。3考生必须保持答题卡的整洁。第一部分 听写理解（共两节，满分15分）第一节 角色扮演：听下面一段对话，根据中文提示，用英语写出三个问题，并根据你所听到的录音材料和回答内容，回答随后五个问题。对话听两遍，你有5分钟的时间完成这一部分的练习（共8小题计8分，每小题计1分。）First, please listen to the conversation carefully.Now please get ready to ask the following three questions in English.Q1: 从你家到游泳馆要多长时间？ 1. A1：Listen to answer 1.Q2: 你业余时间喜欢做些什么运动？ 2. A2: Listen to answer 2.Q3：你弟弟为什么要住在学校？ 3. A 3: Listen to answer 3.Now please get ready to answer the following five questions.Q4: Listen to question 4. Answer 4: Q5: Listen to question 5. Answer 5: Q6: Listen to question 6. Answer 6: Q7: Listen to question 7. Answer 7: Q8: Listen to question 8. Answer 8: 第二节 故事复述：听下面一段独白，根据你所听到的内容，用50字左右英语单词写出所听到的信息。要求尽可能使用自己的语言，概括所听到的信息内容。录音播放两遍。你有10分钟的时间完成这一部分的练习（共1题计7分）故事梗概：钢琴师遇到一个难题：酒吧里的客人要求他演唱歌曲。可是，他从未在公众场合演唱过。他能取得成功吗？关键词：bar（酒吧） shout（大喊） in public（在公众场合），be addicted to（对上瘾） competition（比赛） 第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分40分）第一节 阅读理解（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。ADo you like animals? If you do, you can go to visit the following zoos around America.Denver Zoo, Colorado The zoo covers 80 acres in all. It houses species from all over the world, including bears, elephants, giraffes(长颈鹿), birds, monkeys and fish. The zoo is laid out in a large circle, with animals both inside and outside the circle. It houses 4,125 animals.Riverbanks Zoo, South Carolina It covers 170 acres. The zoo is the beautiful home of over 2,000 animals, including African elephants, kangaroos and koalas. Also, Riverbanks Zoo has a 70-acre botanical(植物的) garden with more than 4,200 species of native and foreign plants.Zoo Miami, Florida It is the largest and oldest zoo in Florida. Zoo Miami is also the only tropical(热带的) zoo in the United States. There are four main sections in the zoo: Asia, Africa, Amazon and Beyond, and Australia. Dont miss a ride on the air-conditioned monorail(单轨列车). It is a convenient and comfortable way to move between sections. And it also provides an amazing view of the zoo.Fort Worth Zoo, Texas The zoo has been named as a top zoo in the nation by Family Life magazine, The LA Times, and USA Today, and it made the list of top zoos in the South by Southern Living magazine. The zoo now is home to 5,000 native and foreign animals.Colorado Springs, Colorado Americas only mountainside zoo spans 140 acres and has a collection of more than 750 animals, representing nearly 150 different species. Dont miss the wildly popular giraffe-feeding activity.1. Riverbanks Zoo would most probably attract those who_.A. want to visit a tropical zoo B. want a ride on a monorailC. love both animals and plants D. love the giraffe-feeding activity2. If youre interested in tropical animals, you should go to the zoo in_. A. Texas. B. Florida. C. Colorado. D South Carolina. .3. Which of the following zoos has the most animals?A. Denver Zoo. B. Riverbanks Zoo.C. Fort Worth Zoo. D. Colorado Springs.4. What makes Colorado Springs special?A. Being the largest zoo in the US. B. Being named as a top zoo in the US.C. Having the largest number of animals. D. Being the only mountainside zoo in the US.B We know the westerners like to plan for their time carefully in order to do all the things that are important to them. So if your American or English friend asks you to dinner, he usually invites you a week ahead. But ifyou really have no time and cant go to the dinner, you can ring him to say sorry. The dinner is usually served at home, sometimes at a restaurant. You should get there on time, and dont forget to put on your fine clothes.It is also a good idea to take some little presents to your friend, such as flowers, chocolates and so on. Whenyou are at dinner, you should also observe (遵守) some other customs. Here Ill give you some dos and donts about them in the following:1) Dont leave bones on the table or the floor. (You should put them on your plate with fingers.)2) Dont use your bowl to drink soup, but use your spoon to help you instead.3) Dont talk with much food in your mouth.4) Dont ask others to have more wine. (This is quite different from that in China.)5) After dinner, use your napkin