www.ks5u.com佛山一中2015-2016学年度下学期期中考高一级英语试题 命题人：唐姣梅 邹必影 审题人：聂晓兰（本试卷共8页，满分为150分，考试时间120分钟）第一部分：听力（共两节，满分20分）第一节：听力理解 （共6小题；每小题2分，满分12分） 材料及问题播放两遍。各段后有两个小题，各段播放前每小题有5秒阅题的时间。请根据各段播放内容及其相关小题，在5秒钟内从题中所给的A、B、C项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。听下面一段对话，回答第1-2题。1. A. Ten pence. B. Twenty pence. C. Forty pence.2. A. Its in a handbag. B. Its in the house. C. Its in the lock.听下面一段对话，回答第3- 4题。3. A. For three weeks. B. For two weeks. C. For one week.4. A. Because of a fire of a plane engine.B. Because of a failing landing of a plane.C. Because of his airsickness.听下面一段对话，回答第5-6题。5. A. She didnt go to school today.B. She will miss the math exam.C. She doesnt like to do the homework.6. A. By Wednesday afternoon.B. By Thursday morning.C. By Thursday afternoon.第二节 回答问题（共4小题；每小题2分，满分8分）听下面一段短文， 然后回答问题。短文和问题读两遍。7. _8. _9. _10. _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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AThe Opening of the Book NookSaturday, October 4, 10 AM to 10 PM You will not want to miss the opening of your new neighborhood bookstore! Located at 2289 Main Street, the Book Nook is within walking distance of schools, many homes and businesses. Come and check out the Book Nook on Saturday!Activities will include: Live music by local musicians One Book-of-the-Month Club membership giveaway (赠送)Wide Selection The Book Nook has three floors with books of all kinds-any kind you could want. If we do not have the book you are looking for, we can specially order it for you. You will have it in your hands within two days!Reading Nooks We are proud of our childrens reading area on the first floor, as well as our teenagers nook on the second floor. Come for the activities and stay for a while! Settle in one of these inviting reading areas; take a seat with a good book and a free cup of hot chocolate. You will discover the perfect way to spend a few hours.Book Events The Book Nook will be featuring monthly book signings by different authors, giving you a chance to meet and speak with well-known writers. Dont miss the experience of hearing these authors read aloud their own books!The Book-of-the-Month Club Our Book-of-the-Month Club will feature 12 books each year. As a member, you will be able to select one new book each month. The membership fee is only $10.00 per month. That is a great price for 12 books each year!So please join us on Saturday and learn about all that the Book Nook has to offer. You can come anytime between 10 AM and 10 PM. Our activities last all day long!11. What can we learn about the Book Nook?A. It is a well-located bookstore. B. Any interesting books can be found right here.C. It is open from 10 AM to 10 PM every day.D. The third floor is specially designed for children. 12. What can people do in the Book Nook on October 4?A. They can have a taste of different kinds of chocolate.B. They can read aloud together with well-known writers.C. They can enjoy live music performed by well-known writers.D. They can become a member of the Book-of-the-Month Club.13. As a member of the Book-of-the-Month Club, you _.A. can buy any books in the Book Nook at a low priceB. may borrow as many as 12 books every weekC. need to pay 120 dollars every yearD. should be over the age of 12BIf you have a chance to go to Finland, you will probably be surprised to find how “foolish” the Finnish people are.Take the taxi drivers for example. Taxis in Finland are mostly high-class Benz with a fare of two US dollars a kilometer. You can go anywhere in one, tell the driver to drop you at any place, say that you have some business to attend to, and then walk off without paying your fare. The driver would not show the least sign of anxiety.The dining rooms in all big hotels not only serve their guests, but also serve outside diners. Hotel guests have their meals free, so they naturally go to the free dining rooms to have their meals. The most they would do to show their good faith is to wave their registration card to the waiter. With such a loose check, you can easily use any old registration card to take a couple of friends to dine free of charge.The Finnish workers are paid by the hour. They are very much on their own as soon as they have agreed with the boss on the pay. From then on, they just say how many hours they have worked and they will be paid accordingly.With so many loopholes (漏洞) in everyday life, surely Finland must be a heaven to those who love to take “petty advantages”. But the strange thing is, all the taxi passengers would always come back to pay their fare after they have attended to