湖北省普通高中2015-2016学年高一英语下学期期中联考试题(无答案)
学15—16学年下学期高一期中考试英语试题(附答案)
2015-2016学年度第二学期第二次阶段考试高一英语试题本试卷分第I 卷（选择题）和第II 卷（非选择题）两部分。
第I 卷（共110分）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秒钟的时间来回来有关小题和阅读下一小题。
每段对话仅读一遍。
1. How is the weather in the woman’s opinion?A. Warm.B. Cold.C. Hot.2. What does the man mean?A. He already has plans.B. The woman should decide.C. He will make a reservation.3. Why did the man go to Beijing?A. To visit his parents.B. To have an interview.C. To receive job training.4. What are the two speakers talking about?A. What to take up as a hobby.B. How to keep fit.C. How to handle pressure.5. What will the man do first?A. Tidy his room.B. Go on a picnic.C. Wear clothes.第二节(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)听下面5段对话。
每段对话后有几个小题，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。
每段对话读两遍。
湖北省2015-2016学年高一英语下册期中考试题
湖北省部分重点中学2015-2016学年度下学期高一期中考试英语试卷命题人：武汉中学审题人：武汉市四十九中学第I卷第一部分：听力(共两节，满分30分)做题时，现将答案标在试卷上，录音内容结束后，你有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5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.What does the woman want to do?A. Keep the man’s dog for some days.B. Give the man a dog.C. Throw the man’s dog away.2.How does the woman know the game?A. From the Internet.B. From her friend.C. From TV.3.What does the woman thank the man for?A. His mails.B. His company.C. His encouragement.4.What does the man want to get?A. Car insurance.B. A driving license.C. A new car.5.Who does the woman want to meet?A. Everybody except Hilary and Jason.B. Hilary and Jason.C. Everybody.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5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，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。
15—16学年下学期高一期中考试英语试题(附答案)
2015~2016学年度第二学期模块测试高一英语第Ⅰ卷客观卷（共70分）第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节：（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）AChristmas Eve was tomorrow. I hoped one of the packages that held a camera had already been placed under the Christmas tree. It was the only thing I wanted. I had been dropping hints to my parents. I love taking photos. My bedroom walls are covered with photos I had taken with my mom’s old camera. I’m always trying to capture (捕捉) those perfect moments in which you can hear the laughter or touch the beautiful scene, but my camera has always seemed to fall short.I knew Mom had put a few presents under the tree this morning, so I went on a hunt in my mom’s room. I opened the door and found my Christmas present was lying unwrapped on the floor — a big pink cat. I felt so disappointed.Mom seemed to notice that, and she tried to cheer me up. ―Stacy, I got your present today. I am so excited to surprise you!‖ ―I can’t wait,‖ I said.The next day I couldn’t wait any longer. I needed to tell her.―Mom, may I talk to you for a second?‖―Sure, dear. What do you need to talk about?‖ she asked.And so it came — how upset I was that I was getting a cat.―Stacy, that cat is for your sister Julia!‖ she said with a smile.―Then what am I getting?‖ I asked.She just smiled. ―You’ll have to wait and see.‖The next morning, I happily got into the living room and sat next to the tree. I pulled out the box with my name on it and opened the wrapping paper to find ...My camera! ―Thank you!‖ I said to both Dad and Mom.Dad picked up the camera and took a picture of Julia, Mom and me. It has become one of my favorite pictures. Just on that Christmas morning, I took lots of photos with my camera —my little sister making a face, my parents giving me a soft smile — and all of these photos have come to mean one thing to me: love.1. The underlined phrase ―dropping hints‖ in Paragraph 1 means _____.A. talking oftenB. suggesting indirectlyC. sending presentsD. taking pictures2. Why did Stacy feel disappointed at first?A. Her mother couldn’t understand her at all.B. Her mother didn’t buy her any Christmas gift.C. She didn’t find her present in her mom’s room.D. She mistook her sister’s Christmas gi ft for hers.3. We can infer from the passage that _____.A. her mother bought Stacy a camera after discovering her disappointmentB. Stacy finally got her gift on Christmas EveC. Stacy thought it’s OK to have an old cameraD. her mother knew what gift Stacy wanted for Christmas4. What would be the best title for the passage?A. A Christmas gift as wished.B. Love is more important than gifts.C. A wonderful Christmas.D. Love can not be bought.BWhat are you feeling right now as you start to read this? Are you curious? Hoping that you’ll learn something about yourself? Bored because this is something you have to do for school and you’re not really into it —or happy because it’s a school project you enjoy? Perhaps you’re attracted by something else, like feeling excited about your weekend plans or sad because you just went through a breakup.Emotions like these are part of human nature. They give us information about what we’re experiencing and help us know how to react. We sense our emotions from the time we’re babies. Young children react to their emotions with facial expressions or with actions like laughing orcrying. They feel and show emotions, but they don’t yet have the ability to name the emotion or say why they feel that way.As we grow up, we become more skilled in understanding emotions. Instead of just reacting like little kids do, we can identify（定义）what we feel and put it into words. With time and practice, we get better at knowing what we are feeling and why. This skill is called emotional awareness.Emotional awareness helps us know what we need and want, or don’t want! It helps us build better relationships. That’s because being aware of our emotions can help us talk about feelings more clearly, avoid or settle conflicts（冲突）better, and move past difficult feelings more easily.Some people are naturally more in touch with their emotions than others. The good news is that everyone can be more aware of their emotions. It just takes pract ice. But it’s worth the effort.Emotional awareness is the first step toward building emotional intelligence, a skill that can help people succeed in life.5. How do young children react to emotions?A. With laughter and shouts.B. With signs and expressions.C. With facial expressions and actions.D. With gestures of different kinds.6. From the passage we know that emotional awareness actually _________.A. enables us to live in society more easilyB. lets people understand others betterC. brings about conflicts between peopleD. smooths away difficulties in our life7. Where is the passage probably taken from?A. A science fiction.B. An advertisement.C. A science magazine.D. A television show.CEnglish is fast becoming the language of science around the world, but what is its future among everyday speakers? One expert points out that the percentage(比率) of native English speakers is declining(降低) while the languages of other rapidly growing regions are being spoken by increasing numbers of people. But English will continue to remain widespread and important.However, British language scholar David Graddol says English will probably drop in dominance(主导) by the middle of this century to rank after Chinese, about equally with Arabic, Hindi, and Urdu. ―The number of people speaking English as a first language continues to rise, but it isn’t rising nearly as fast as the numbers of many other languages around the world, simply because the main population group has been largely in the less developed countries where languages other than English have been spoken,‖ he says.In a recent article in the journal Science, Mr. Graddol noted that three languages that are not near the top of the list of the most widely spoken now might be there soon. These are Bengali, Tamil, and Malay, spoken in south and southeast Asia.David Crystal, the author of the Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language, says about 1.5 billion of the world’s six billion people speak it as a second language compared to the 400 million native speakers. But another expert on the English language says Mr. Graddol underestimates (低估) the future of its dominance. ―All the evidence suggests that the English language snowball is rolling down a hill and is getting faster, but nobody quite knows what’s going to happen because no language has been in this position before.‖ he said.8．In David Graddol’ s opinion, English will _______.A．remain widespread and importantB．be more important than any other languageC．lose its dominant positionD．die away in the near future9．The underlined sentence in the last paragraph implies that ______.A．more and more language users will choose EnglishB．the English language snowball is rolling down faster than any time in the pastC．English language will soon drop in dominanceD．snowballs will roll down faster than language balls10．How many experts does the passage mention who express their ideas about the future of English?A．2. B．3. C．4. D．5.11．What should be the best title for the passage?A．English Remaining in the Dominant PositionB．The Future of English? Who Knows?C．Opinions from Different ExpertsD．The English Language Snowball Rolling DownDInternational students are allowed to work for the university they study at or for a business at the school. But the business must directly provide a service for students. You could work at the bookstore, for example, but not for a company that is building something at the school. Also, a foreign student cannot take the place of an American in a job.International students can work 20 hours a week while having classes; more during school breaks. You can work until you finish your studies.International students normally cannot take a job that has nothing to do with their school. But the government may give permission if students are suddenly faced with difficulties. Examples include large medical bills, the shortage of financial (财政上的) aid or an unexpected change in the financial support.Students must also meet other conditions (条件). They must have studied at their American school for at least one year. Students must ask for permission again after a year if they want to continue an off-campus (校外的) job.International students who will be studying at graduate school can apply (申请) for some jobs before they come to the United States. A good example is a university job like a teaching or research assistant.Some schools pay their assistants. Others provide free education in return. Many do both. Graduate assistants might teach, give tests, grade work, help with research and clean the offices. Many universities now provide language training for foreign teaching assistants to help them improve their English. Some schools ask foreign students to pass an English speaking test before they are allowed to teach.International student offices at schools have to provide information on students each term for the Department of Homeland Security. Students who violate visa (签证) rules —for example, by working off-campus without permission —could be sent home.12. What can we learn according to the passage?A. All the international students can work for large companies.B. International students are able to work whenever they like.C. International students may be allowed to work outside the school when having financial trouble.D. International students must have studied at their American school for less than a year to get ajob.13. We may infer from the passage that ____.A. international students could apply for some jobs before coming to the USB. all the schools pay their assistants and provide free education for themC. international students cannot take their jobs before having language trainingD. international students normally are not completely free to choose their jobs14. The under lined word ―violate‖ in the last paragraph probably means ____.A. ask forB. go againstC. forgetD. obey15. What is the passage mainly about?A. The rules about getting a job while studying in the US for international students.B. The reason why international students like studying in the United States.C. What international students should do while working in the United States.D. How international students could find jobs while studying in the US.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。
湖北省全国重点高中2015-2016学年高一上学期期中考试英语试题及答案
2015～2016学年度上学期期中考试卷年级：高一科目：英语第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案划在试卷上。
录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5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秒种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. What can we learn from the conversation?A. The man has found a new seat for the woman.B. The woman‟s seat is occupied(占据).C. The woman is in the wrong row.2. What did the man do?A. He forgot to return a book.B. He lent Jack a book two months ago.C. He helped the woman take out a book.3. When did the man‟s daughter set a new world record?A. In 1999.B. In 2005.C. In 2009.4. What does the man mean?A. He moved the desk alone.B. He had some classmates move the desk.C. His classmates helped him move the desk.5. What time is it now?A. 3:10.B. 3:15.C. 4:50.第二节(共l5小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5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。
湖北省枣阳市鹿头中学2015-2016学年高一英语下学期期中试题分析解析
湖北省枣阳市鹿头中学高一年级2015-2016学年度下学期期中考试英语试题时间：120分钟分值150分第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节 (共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)请听下面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．Where will the woman go first?A. To the beach.B. To the bank.C. To the bathroom.2．What does the woman mean?A. The man forgot to do his hair.B. The man forgot to put on a tie.C. The man is wearing clothes that don’t match.3．How does the woman probably feel?A. Annoyed.B. Hungry.C. Excited.4．Why didn’t the man answer the phone?A. He lost it.B. He didn’t hear it.C. His phone ran outof power.5．Who did the woman want to call?A. James.B. Drake.C. Daniel.第二节 (共15小题,每小题1.5分, 满分22.5分)请听下面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。
在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,每个小题将给出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．What does the man order?A.Hot dogs and fries.B. Burgers and fries.C. Sandwiches andsodas.7．How much does the man give the woman as a tip?A.Three dollars.B. Two dollars.C. One dollar.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
湖北省沙市2015-2016学年高一英语下册第二次半月考试题
2015—2016学年下学期高一年级第二次半月考英语试卷本试题分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。
考试结束后，只交答题纸和答题卡，试题自己保留。
第I卷（三部分，共90分）第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，现将答案标在试卷上。
录音内容节束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5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. How much did Sue pay for the shirt?A. £30.B. £35.C. £40.2. What will the woman give the man?A. A pen.B. A stamp.C. A postcard.3. Where did Sally go this afternoon?A. To a library.B. To a supermarket.C. To a bike shop.4. What does the man want to buy?A. A camera.B. A computer.C. A phone.5. What will the woman buy?A. Bananas.B. Apples.C. Pears.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. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?A. Husband and wife.B. Customer and saleswoman.C. Boss and secretary.7. What will the man do in Bordeaux?A. Stay with his friends.B. Buy a castle.C. Plant grapes.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
湖北枣阳市阳光中学高一下学期期中考试英语试题 word版含答案
湖北省枣阳市阳光中学高一年级2015-2016学年度下学期期中考试英语试题时间：120分钟分值150分第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共5小题，每小题1.5分，满分7.5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. When did the woman get up this morning?A. At 7:00.B. At 7:30.C. At 8:30.2. What do we know about the woman?A. She is eager to see her sister.B. She has to leave without her sister.C. She will visit her sister in three months.3. What season is it now?A. Winter.B. Spring.C. Autumn.4. What color jeans does the man want?A. Blue.B. Black.C. Brown.5. What did the woman leave at the man‟s flat?A. Her books.B. Her jacket.C. Her mobile phone.第二节(共15小题，每小题1.5分，满分22.5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至8题。
6. Why is the woman not sure that she will go to college?A. Her grades are too bad.B. Her parents wish her to be a pianist.C. She doesn’t like to study.7. What does the man like doing?A. Playing the violin.B. Playing the piano.C. Dancing.8. What does the woman think of the man’s idea?A. It is good.B. It is strange.C. It is foolish.听第7段材料，回答第9至11 题。
2015-2016学年度高一第二学期期中考试英语试题
2015-2016年度第二学期期中考试高一英语试卷本试卷分为Ⅰ卷和Ⅱ卷，共100分，时间为120分钟第Ⅰ卷一、阅读理解（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共15小题，每小题2分，满分20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，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑A⑴SUMMER JOBDo you like to talk with people?Do you like to write stories?If you want to work for our magazine as a reporter,please call Karen at 558366.⑵WANTEDAre you hard-working?Do you like to meet people?If your answer is “Yes”,then we have a job for you as a waiter.Call Al Hotel at 556779.⑶HELP W ANTEDDo you like babies?Can you look after a baby for two days?If you are sure to take good care of it,call us at 766588.$80 or more.Today!Hurry!⑷CLEANER W ANTEDCan you make a large house clean and tidy?If you hope to get the job paid at $20 once,call us this evening 18:00---20:00.Tel:63380021.Where can you probably find the ads above?A.A newspaperB.A reportC.A guide bookD.A science book22.If you like children and have two days free,you can call_______for a job.A.556779B.558366C.766588D.63380023.If you are a college student of English who enjoys writing,during your summer holidays you will be more interested in the job in__________.A.ad. 1B.ad. 2C.ad. 3D.ad. 4BHabits,whether good or bad,are gradually formed.When a person does a certain thing again,he is driven by some unseen force to do the same thing repeatedly,then a habit is formed.Once a habit is formed,it is difficult,and sometimes impossible,to get rid of.It is therefore so important that we should pay great attention to the formation of habits.Children often form bad habits ,some of which remain with them as long as they live.Olfer persons also form bad habits lasting as long as they live,and sometimes become ruined by bad habits.There are other habits which,when formed in early life,are of great help.Many successful men say that much of their success has something to do with certain habits in early life,such as early rising,honesty and so on.Among the habits which children should not form are laziness,lying,stealing and so on.These are all easily formed habits.Unfortunately older persons often form habits which could have been avoided.We should keep away from all these bad habits,and try to form such habits as will be good for ourselves and others.24.________are formed little by little.A.Good habitsB.Bad habitsC.Both good habits and bad habitsD.Either good habits or bad habits25.The underlined word “them”in the firs t paragraph refers to__________.A.bad habitsB.good habitsC.childrenD.other personsCMany years ago, when I was first out of school and working in Danver, I was driving to my parents’ home in Messouri for Christmas. I stopped at a gas station(加油站) about 50 miles from Okiahoma City, where I was planning to stop and visit a friend. While I was standing in line at the cash register（收款台）,I said hello to an old couple who were also paying for gas. I took off, but had gone only a few miles when black smoke poured from the back of my car. I stopped and wondered what I should do. A car pulled up behind me. It was the couple I had spoken to at the gas station. They said they would take me to my friend’s. We chatted on the way into the city, andwhen I get out of the car, the husband gave me his business card.I wrote him and his wife a thank-you note for helping me. Soon after, I received a Christmas present from them. Their note that came with it said that helping me had made their holidays meaningful.Years later, I drove to a meeting in a nearby town in the morning, In late afternoon I returned to my car and found that I’d left the lights on all day, and the battery(电池) was dead. Then I noticed that the Friendly ford shop-a shop selling cars-was right next door. I walked over and found two salesmen in the showroom.“Just how friendly is Friendly Ford?”I asked and explained my trouble. They quickly drove a pickup truck to my car and started it. They would accept no payment; so when I got home; I wrotethem a note to say thanks, I received a letter back from one of the salesmen. No one had ever taken the time to write him and say thank you ,and it meant a lot, he said.“Thank you”- two powerful words. They’re easy to say and mean so much.26.The author planned to stop at Oklahoma City__________.A. to visit a friendB. to see his parentsC. to pay or the cash registerD. to have more gas for his car27.The words“took off”underlined in Paragraph 2 mean“___________ ”A. turned offB. moved offC. put upD. set up28.What happened when the author found smoke coming out of his car?A. He had it pulled back to the gas station.B. The couples sent him a business card.C. The couple offered to help him.D. He called his friend for help.29.The battery of the author’s car was dead because___________.A. something went wrong with the lightsB. the meeting lasted a whole dayC. he forgot to turn off the lightsD. he drove too long a distance30.By telling his own experiences, the author tries to show__________.A. how to write a thank-you letterB. how to deal with car problemsC. the kindheartedness of old peopleD. the importance of expressing (表达)thanks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（选项中有两项为多余选项），并在答案卡上将该项涂黑。
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2016年春季湖北省普通高中联考期中考试卷高一英语试卷考试时间：150分钟试卷满分：150分听力部分第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）请听下面5 段对话，选出最佳选项1. What will the man do next?A. Deliver the books.B. Order the books.C. Put the books away.2. How will the speakers go home?A. By taxi.B. By subway.C. By bus.3. How much is a ticket for the school play?A. 30 pounds.B. 23 pounds.C. 10 pounds.4. What is the seaso n now?A. Spring.B. Summer.C. Autumn.5. Where is the man's mobile?A. On the table.B. On top of the fridge.C. In the woman's pocket.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5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。
6. Whom does the man want to speak to?A. Mary Jones.B. David Bowie.C. Jack Stewart.7. When will the training course start?A. On June 12.B. On July 12.C. On July 22.请听第7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。
8. What does the woman plan to do this afternoon?A. Write a book report.B. Go to the library.C. Go skating.9. What book will the man read?A. Gone with the Wind.B. The Scarlet Letter.C. Jane Eyre.请听第8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。
10. Which subject does Miss Jones teach?A. French.B. History.C. English.11. Why doesn't the woman like Mrs. Wilson?A. She is too old.B. She isn't helpful.C. She is boring.12. What does the man think of Mr. Davis?A. He is good at sports.B. He is nice to his students.C. He is better than Mr. Wood.请听第9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。
13. What does the man think is important?A. The air conditioner.B. The iron.C. The TV.14. What's the probable relationship between the speakers?A. House agent and customer.B. Hotel clerk and guest.C. Husband and wife.15.Where is the snack store?A. Beside the gift shop.B. Next to the café.C. Opposite a restaurant.16. On which floor is the fitness center?A. The top floor.B. The third floor.C. The second floor.请听第10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。
17. What did the speaker's brother help do when he was little?A. Chop vegetables.B. Set the table.C. Do the washing-up.18. Which of the following was the speaker's least favorite thing?A. Pork.B. Beef.C. Mutton.19. Where did the speaker's father probably come from?A. England.B. Italy.C. Brazil.20. What dish did the speaker's sister like to have?A. Spaghetti.B. Pizzas.C. Rice and beans.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。
AYork Minster is one of the world's greatest cathedrals (大教堂). We welcome visitors from around the world to share in our daily life, to explore the past, and to enjoy a busy programme of events and concerts. This wonderful cathedral belongs to us all, and we invite you to experience it for yourself.Great value admission (门票)Adult admission is £10 and your ticket is valid (有效的) for 12 months. Up to 4 children can visit the Minster for free with one adult. It costs £20,000 a day to run York Minster. Your admission charge directly supports the future of this historic building.Add more to your visitClimb the Central Tower, an important city landmark with the best views of Yorkshire.Opening timesMonday - Saturday from 9 amSunday from 12.45 pmFree guided tours run from Monday to Saturday between 10 am - 3 pm.Please note there is a particular time when the Minster is open for services only. Please check opening times before you visit.Group visitsThere are special discounts for groups of 10 or more people and a number of special tours. Please call us on 01904 557 217 or email us at groups@. LearningVisiting York Minster is a good learning experience with activities and workshops for all ages. For more information visit /learning, call 01904 557 224 or email us at learning@.1. What can visitors do in York Minster?A. Explore ways of improving Yorkshire.B. Join some research programmes.C. Hold a series of concerts.D. Learn about its history.2. When can you get someone to show you around for free?A. At 9 am on Monday.B. At 12.45 pm on Sunday.C. At 11 am on Friday.D. At 4 pm on Saturday.3. What are you advised to do if you are interested in group tours?A. Phone 01904 557 217.B. Send an email to learning@.C. Call 01904 557 224.D. Visit /learning.B“When I was a child, space was all I dreamt and talked about. My parents thought it was just a phase (阶段), but as I grew up I became greatly interested in science.I never doubted that one day I'd be an astronaut (宇航员).” As an adult, Anousheh Ansari left her home country Iran, settled in the USA and started a company. The company was so successful that she was finally able to sell it for $750 million. “The first thing that crossed my mind was that my life's goal might now be within reach and I signed up to become the first female (女性的) private space explorer at a cost of around $20 million.”Anousheh set off on September 18th along with two astronauts. On the space station, each member of a space crew (全体机组人员), tourist or not, is expected to carry out importantexperiments on board. For Anousheh, this meant working on lower back pains in astronauts and studying tiny life forms that can carry diseases on board the station. Many people might have considered this “working holiday” bad, but Anousheh loved it.Anousheh faced many difficulties on board. To wash her hair, for example, she had to put water over her head; however, little bits of water would float (漂浮) away. “The guys liked to make fun of me. They'd ask me to pass the bread and when I handed it to them, rather than floating it, they'd say I'd taken all the fun out of it. After a while, I got used to all this, though, and I felt so at home that in the end it was hard to go back to normality.”Anousheh is proud to be the first female space tourist and wants to encourage women all over the world. However, she doesn't like the title “space tourist”. “I think if my experience is to be compared to an experiment or an experience on Earth, it is probably closer to an adventure to Antarctica or climbing Mount Everest,” she explains.4. As Anousheh was growing up, _____.A. she didn't think she would ever become an astronautB. her interest in space wasn't expected to lastC. she disagreed with her parents' plansD. others tried to discourage her dreams5. The space crew me mbers _____.A. often carry diseases onto the space stationB. can suffer aches and painsC. must have a strong background in scienceD. have little time to relax6. On the space station, _____.A. Anousheh did a lot of practice on breadB. it seemed impossible for Anousheh to wash with waterC. Anousheh liked playing games with the other astronautsD. it took Anousheh some time to get familiar with the conditions7. In Anousheh's opinion, her experience as a space tourist _____.A. will give other women the courage to explore spaceB. cannot be compared to any experience on EarthC. turned out to be a dangerous experimentD. was not as good as she hopedCAre you at least 17 years old? Do you weigh more than 110 pou nds? Do you consider yourself fairly healthy?If you answered yes to all of these questions, you should be donating (捐赠) blood every two months. In my survey of my schoolmates, I found that only 50 percent of them have ever donated blood and that only 1 out of 13 of them donate regularly. The lack (缺少) of blood donors is a serious problem that requires immediate action.According to the American Red Cross Web pages, in the United States alone someone receives a blood transfusion (输血) once every three seconds. People who benefit fro m donations include cancer patients as well as babies. The need for blood never takes a vacation and neither should donors.Let me tell you about Brooke, a three-year-old girl with cancer. Brooke has spent about half of her life in the hospital receiving treatments. Her treatment will require about 500 units of blood in total, of which only 250 units have been replaced. She still needs the other half of the total amount to continue her treatment. If she doesn't receive this blood, she will not live to start kindergarten.Examples like Brooke's ar e becoming all too common these days, with only 1 in 20 Americans donating blood and this number keeps dropping each year. These facts are extremely worrying considering that nearly half of us here will need blood sometime in our lives.You can now see the seriousness of the problem with the lack of blood donations. Fortunately, it is a problem that can be easily solved. Each and every one of you can be part of the solution. All you have to do is go to the nearest Red Cross and donate your blood.8. How does the author explain the problem mentioned in Paragraph 2?A. By answering questions.B. By making comparisons.C. By presenting research findings.D. By describing his own experiences.9. What can we learn from the American Red Cross Web pages?A. The suffering of patients.B. The strong need for blood.C. The efforts of the Red Cross.D. The benefits of taking vacations.10. The three-year-old girl Brooke _____.A. doesn't get fair treatment in the hospitalB. will need another 250 units of bloodC. stays alive by receiving blood dailyD. can't wait to start kindergarten11. What is the purpose of the text?A. To persuade people to donate blood.B. To present some new medical results.C. To call on people to save a little girl.D. To explain the risks of blood donation.DThis is Tornado and Severe Weather (龙卷风与恶劣天气) Awareness Week. It's important to know what to do and where to go during severe weather. A Wisconsin couple says an early warning could have been the difference between life and death when a tornado hit last summer.Larry and Rita Krznarich were camping in northern Wisconsin last year. The day started off nice, but took a turn for the worse in the evening. So they turned on their weather radio.“I turned the radio on and there was a specific warning: A storm is about to hit the Turtle-Flambeau. Take cover immediately,” says Larry Krznarich. “I said to Rita, ‘Head for the table. I'm going to warn the neighbors.’”Larry joined Rita under the picnic table and within minutes a tornado hit. A falling tree hit Larry and broke his leg bone, but without the warning the couple says things could have been worse.“The tent, where we may have been if not for the weather radio, was completely covered by trees; all of our things were completely covered,” says Rita Krznarich.With spring here, people are being reminded to plan for severe weather. That includes buying a weather radio.“The great thing about the weather radio is that it's instantaneous. It's directly from the weather service, so you're getting information at exactly the same time they're getting it,” says Tod Pritchard, Emergency Preparedness Coordinator.Larry has recovered from his injuries and now the couple makes sure everyone they know has a weather radio.“Ever since the storm, we've given weather radios as gifts to people. You can get them for $20 so there's no excuse not to have one or a couple,” says Larry.12. What happened to the Wisconsin couple?A. They survived a violent storm.B. They were attacked while camping.C. They got seriously injured in a tornado.D. They were saved from danger by their neighbors.13. The radio warned people to _____.A. stay at home in the eveningB. av oid camping in the Turtle-FlambeauC. watch out for falling treesD. protect themselves from bad weather14. What does the und erlined word “instantaneous” in the text mean?A. Correct.B. Useful.C. Immediate.D. Traditional.15. What's the main idea of the text?A. We should protect the environment to avoid natural disasters.B. A weather radio should be part of severe weather preparations.C. The Tornado and Severe Weather Awareness Week is necessary.D. We should make safety plans for severe weather before we travel.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。