2017-2018学年河北省定州中学(承智班)高一下学期期末考试 英语试

2017-2018学年河北省定州中学（承智班）高一下学期期末考试英语试题

第一部听力（共两节，共20小题，每小题1分，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

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 did the girl’s mother get some oranges?

A. From the fruit store.

B. From her aunt’s house.

C. From the farmer’s market.

2. What time is it now?

A. 8:40.

B. 8:55.

C. 9:00.

3. What does the man mean?

A. The woman has put on weight.

B. The woman should go for a dinner.

C. The woman should buy a new skirt.

4. How will the woman deal with her bicycle?

A. She will leave it in the apartment.

B. She will give it to the man for free.

C. She will sell it to the man at a low price

5. What did the woman do last night?

A. She stayed at home.

B. She went to a party.

C. She saw a doctor.

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7题。

6. What is the man?

A. A policeman.

B. A reporter.

C. A salesman.

7. What did the teenager look like?

A. He was in a brown shirt.

B. He was of medium height.

C. He was thin with red hair.

听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。

8. Where does this conversation take place?

A. In a bank.

B. In a shop

C. In a hotel

9. Where does the woman live?

A. In 13 Jackson Street.

B. In 26 Jackson Street.

C. In 30 Jackson Street.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. What does the man say about the theatre?

A. It was easy to find.

B. It was extremely small.

C. It was overcrowded with people.

11. Why does the man say the actors were unprofessional?

A. They failed to devote themselves to their characters.

B. They were wearing inappropriate make-up.

C. They forgot about their lines.

12. What does the man think of last night’s play?

A. Funny.

B. Successful.

C. Surprising. 听第9段材料，回答第13至第16题。

13.What are the speakers mainly talking about?

A. Cartoon characters.

B. Climate change.

C. Pollution control agreements.

14.What encouraged the man to create Mr. Carbon?

A. His dream of making a movie.

B. His concern about industrial pollution.

C. His disappointment at some governments’ inactivity.

15. What has Mr. Carbon done?

A. He has made a box office success.

B. He has played a role in a disaster movie.

C. He has aroused people’s concern about climate change.

16. What kind of person is Mrs. Green?

A. She is climate- ignorant

B. She is an energy saver.

C. She is wealthy.

听第10段材料，回答第17至第20小题。

17. Why does the speaker mention the percentage of the grade?

A. To stress the second paper’s importance.

B. To attract attention to his lecture.

C. To explain the course outline.

18. How many words should the second paper have?

A. About 1,500.

B. About 2,500.

C. About 4,000.

19. What advice does the speaker give to the listeners?

A.Write about ancient civilizations.

B. Broaden the areas of the paper’s theme.

C. Focus on the status and role of the women.

20. What should the listeners do next?

A. Listen to a lecture.

B. Ask the speaker questions.

C. Decide on their paper’s topic

二、阅读理解

Yasuda is 95 years old. Looking for easier ways to search the Web and send email, he bought Apple’s iPad. The company has sold 3.27 million iPads since they entered the market in April. Although it’s impossible to know with certainty how many seniors (老年人) are buying them, evidence suggests that it’s a hit with seniors.

The iPad’s intuitive interface (直观界面) makes it attractive to seniors around the world, says Takahiro Miura, a researcher at the University of Tokyou. “The iPad is a good tool for seniors

because it’s very easy to use,” he says. Unlike the PC, it doesn’t require former knowledge.”James C ordwell, a researcher in London, says the iPad’s popularity with seniors is helping Apple reach beyond its traditional base of young customers. “The world’s population, especially in developed markets, is getting older. It’s probably a market where Apple has least entered,” Cordwell says. Senior users are a key source of growth for them in the future.

Seniors make. up about 22 percent of the population in Japan. They may prove that seniors are willing to accept the iPad. Besides the customer group under 30, they spend more than any other group in the country, according to a report. Motoo Kitamura, 78, a former gas salesman, bought an iPad to help him communicate with his 2-year-old grandson and prevent him from experiencing some of the mental problems that s ometimes come with getting older. “Trying new things like that is good mental exercise,” he says.

21．The underlined part “a hit” in Paragraph 1 probably means.

A. a sudden attack

B. a heavy burden

C. very familiar

D. quite popular

22．Which of the following is NOT an advantage of the iPad?

A. It has intuitive interface.

B. It is easy to operate.

C. People can use it as a way to do mental exercise.

D. Beginners can use it without similar experiences.

23．What can we learn from the text?

A. The traditional customers of Apples products are usually the young.

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