广西南宁市第三中学2017_2018学年高一英语下学期期中试题

广西南宁市第三中学2017-2018学年高一英语下学期期中试题本试卷分第Ⅰ卷和第Ⅱ卷两部分。

满分150分，考试时间120分钟。

第Ⅰ卷第一部分听力（共两节，满分20分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分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。

1. Why does the man need a map?A. To tour Manchester.B. To find a restaurant.C. To learn about China.2. What does the woman want to do for vacation?A. Go to the beach.B. Travel to Colorado.C. Learn to snowboard.3. What will the man probably do?A. Take the job.B. Refuse the offer.C. Change the working hours.4. What does the woman say about John?A. He won’t wait for her.B. He won’t come home today.C. He won’t be on time for dinner.5. What will the speakers probably do next?A. Order some boxes.B. Go home and rest.C. Continue working.第二节：（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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 does the woman usually go to work?A. By car.B. By bus.C. By train.7. What do the speakers agree about taking the train?A. It is safer.B. It is faster.C. It is cheaper.请听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8. What does the man suggest the woman do?A. Save up for the car.B. Go to another car dealer.C. Ask someone to check the car.9. What is the salesman going to do?C. Ask for payment in cash.A. Give a discount.B. Stick to a highprice.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. What does the woman think of the living expenses in the city?A. Fairly low.B. Just Okay.C. Very high.11. What does the woman spend most on?A. Meals.B. Trains.C. Clothes.12. What does the woman probably do in her free time?A. See films.B. Travel around.C. Go for a drink.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. What does the man think of the film?A. Terrible.B. Just so-so.C. Great.14. Who kills the elder brother in the film?A. His brother.B. His neighbor.C. Unknown.15. What will the woman do tomorrow morning?A. Go shopping.B. See a movie.C. Have an examination.16. What can we learn from the conversation?A. The woman is worried about the coming examination.B. The woman seldom goes to the cinema.C. The man always gets good scores in exams.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. What did the speaker decide to do after lunch that day?A. Stay to help her friend.B. Walk alone to her car.C. Wait for the rain to stop.18. What can we learn about the speaker then?A. She worked at a hotel.B. She had bought a new car.C. She was having a baby soon.19. Where did the speaker meet the taxi passenger?A. At a crossroads.B. In front of a hotel.C. Beside a car park.20. What does the speaker talk about?A. An exciting lunch party.B. A well-known short story.C. An unforgettable experience.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。

AThe Best Places to See Giant PandasDujiangyan Panda Base-Best Panda Volunteer ProgramLocation: Dujiangyan Prefecture, 67 km or 1.5 hours from ChengduActivities: panda viewing, holding pandas, and panda keeper programSuitable for: those who want a less-crowded panda volunteer programThough newly established in 2014, Dujiangyan Panda Base is quieter and sees fewer travelers than Bifengxia Panda Center, so volunteers have more time and chances to get close to the pandas. Besides, this center boasts an interactive experience: the Panda Keeper Program. Travelers can assist caretakers taking care of pandas.Chengdu Giant Panda Breeding Center- Most PopularLocation: Chengdu city outskirts, 10 km away from Chengdu, easily accessible Activities: seeing pandas, watching panda breeding moviesBest for: tourists who have limited time, and are only interested in seeing or holding pandas.Well-equipped, especially, for giant panda breeding, the base aims to create an approximation of panda’s wild living environment, and to train the pandas to adapt to wild living, and then releases them into the wild.Wolong Panda Center- Home of Wild PandasLocation: southwest Wenchuan County, 121 km west of ChengduActivities: seeing pandas, taking care of pandas, taking a photo with a panda Best for: people who want to take part in the volunteer program (taking care of pandas)With a comprehensive natural resources, Wolong Panda Center has been opened after the “5.12” earthquake. Visitors can not only see pandas, but also participate in panda keeper programs to experience taking care of pandas, and take photos with them.21. What is special about Dujiangyan Panda BaseA. It is easily accessibleB. It is once destroyedC. It is the most popularD. It is less crowded22. Which center is nearest to Chengdu according to the passage?A. Dujiangyan Panda base B Chengdu Giant Panda Breeding CenterC. Wolong Panda Center D Bifengxia Panda Center23. Why is Wolong Panda Center the home of wild pandas?A. Because of its rich natural conditionsB. Because of its man-made wild environmentC. Because of its convenient trafficD. Because of its fewer visitorBA few weeks ago, I called an Uber to take me to the Boston airport for a flighthome for the holidays. As I slid into the back seat of the car, the warm intonations(语调) of the driver’s accent washed over me in a familiar way.I learned that he was a recent West African immigrant with a few young children, working hard to provide for his family. I could relate: I am the daughter of two Ethiopian immigrants who made their share of sacrifices to ensure my success. I told him I was on a college break and headed home to visit my parents. That’s how he found out I go to Harvard. An approving eye glinted at me in the rear view window, and quickly, we crossed the boundaries of rider and driver. I became his daughter, all grown up — the product of his sacrifice.And then came the fateful question: “What do you study?” I answered “history and literature” and the pride in his voice faded, as I knew it might. I didn’t even get to add “and African-American studies” before h e cut in, his voice thick with disappointment, “All that work to get into Harvard, and you study history?”Here I was, his daughter, squandering the biggest opportunity of her life. He went on to deliver the age-old lecture that all immigrant kids know. We are to become doctors (or lawyers, if our parents are being generous) — to make money and send money back home. The unspoken demand, made across generations, which my Uber driver laid out plainly, is simple: Fulfill your role in the narrative(故事) of upward mobility so your children can do the same.I used to feel anxious and backed into a corner by the questioning, but now asa junior in college, I’m grateful for their support more than anything. This holiday season, I’ve promised myself I won’t huff and g et annoyed at their inquiries. I won’t defensively respond with “but I plan to go to law school!” when I get unrequested advice. I’ll just smile and nod, and enjoy the warmth of the occasion.24.What disappointed the driver?A. The author’s attitude toward s him.B. The school that the author is attending.C. The author’s majors in history and literature.D. The author’s interests in African American studies.25. Which can replace the underlined word “squandering” in Paragraph 4?A. wastingB. creatingC. valuingD. seizing26. Why are immigrant kids expected to be doctors or lawyers?A. Their parents want them to move upward in society.B. Their parents are high achieving as well.C. They have more opportunities.D. They are very smart in general.27. How did the author react to the driver’s questioning?A. Getting upset.B. Feeling satisfied.C. Defending herself.D. Appreciating his concern.CApple announced its new iPhones last week, but competitors’ mobile phones can do many of the same things for less money.The new iPhone 8 and X have wireless charging, edge-to-edge glass screen and double cameras. But all of these features are already available in smart phones from China’s Huawei and Oppo, and Korea’s Samsung. While Apple asks buyers to pay $1,000 for its high-end model, some Asian phone makers can offer similar features for less.At one time, Chinese manufacturers copied features and designs from others to produce low-cost phones. But they have now added high-end features to their phones and they control nearly half the global mobile phone market.Media MarktSaturn is Europe’s biggest electronics seller. A spokesperson for the store told Reuters that, “Huawei is seen as a relevant competitor to Apple and Samsung by covering all major price points and placing big investments in marketing and sales.” She also said that the Chinese companies Huawei, ZTE, Lenovo and TCL were among the top-10 best-selling smart phones in its stores.Chinese manufacturers’ fast growth has been fueled by strong sales in China. But they now export 40 percent of their smart phones. That is almost double the number from just three years ago, according to the Hong Kong investment company CLSA.Huawei is currently the world’s third largest phone maker behind Samsung and Apple. According to research company Canalys, the Chinese company is getting closer to second-place Apple and might overtake it later this year. Huawei plans to showits top-of-the-line Mate 10 phone on Oct. 16. The phone will have artificial intelligence features such as instant translation and image recognition and will cost less than $1,000.Other Chinese companies are looking to enter the high-end smart phone market.28. What is the text mainly about?A. Smart phone’s manufacturers.B. Apple smart phone’s features.C. Chinese smart phone’s features.D. The fast growth of the Asian smart phones and competition against Apple.29. Which is NOT among the top 3 phone makers in the world?A. TCL.B. Samsung.C. Apple.D. Huawei.30. What do we know from the text?A. Huawei will have overtaken Apple by later 2017.B. Chinese makers’ phones with high-end features cost less.C. The top-10 smart phones are to enter the high-end competition.D. 40 percent of Asian smart phones are exported now.31. What is the writer’s attitude towards Asian phone makers?A. Doubtful.B. Concerned.C. Optimistic.D. Uncertain.DGrowing garden grass could be the secret to solving our energy needs, according to scientists, and we may soon be able to replace our gasoline(汽油)with “grassoline”.The team, including experts from Cardiff University in Wales, has shown that hydrogen (氢) can be taken from grass in useful amounts with the help of sunlight and a cheap catalyst (催化剂) –something that speeds up a chemical reaction without getting used up.It is the first time that this has been shown and it could lead to a sustainable way of making hydrogen, reported Asian News International. This could be an important kind of renewable energy because it is high in energy and it does not give out harmful gases when it is burned.Study co-author Michael Bowker said: “This really is a green source of energy,” adding, “Hydrogen is seen as an important future energy carrier as the world moves from fossil (化石的) fuels to renewable energy, and our research has shown that even garden grass could be a good way of getting it.”Cellulose (纤维素), which is a key part of plants and the biopolymer (生物聚合物) found in the largest numbers on Earth, could be a great source of hydrogen.In its study, the team looked at the possibility of getting hydrogen from cellulose using sunlight and a simple catalyst.This is called photocatalysis (光催化作用) and in it, the sunlight starts the catalyst, which then makes cellulose and water into hydrogen. The researchers studied the effectiveness of three metal-based catalysts – palladium (钯), gold and nickel (镍).Nickel especially interested the researchers, as it is a much more common metal than gold and palladium and it saves more money.According to Bowker, producing hydrogen from cellulose using photocatalysis has not been studied in detail. The team’s research “shows that large amo unts of hydrogen can be produced using this method with the help of a bit of sunlight and a cheap catalyst”.The study showed that it is effective to use real grass taken from a garden. “This is important as it avoids the need to separate and clean up cellulose, which can be both difficult and costly,” Bowker said.32. What is the article mainly about?A. Catalysts that could be taken from grass.B. A new way of making hydrogen from cellulose.C. The potential of hydrogen as a renewable energy.D. The connection between hydrogen and photocatalysis.33. What are needed to make hydrogen from grass?A. Sunlight and a biopolymer.B. Water and cellulose.C. A catalyst and palladium.D. Sunlight and a catalyst.34. The new way of making hydrogen is considered significant mainly because _______.A. it is cheap, green and sustainableB. it is more productive and efficient than other methodsC. hydrogen is regarded as the best renewable energyD. hydrogen could replace fossil fuels completely in the future35. Why did nickel interest the researchers most while they were trying to produce hydrogen from cellulose?A. It could produce the largest amounts of hydrogen.B. It is more common than other metals and costs less.C. It could avoid separating and cleaning up cellulose.D. It works quicker than other metals during photocatalysis.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。