湖北省黄冈中学2015-2016学年高一英语上学期期中试题

湖北省黄冈中学2015年秋季期中考试高一英语试题

考试时间：120分钟 满分：150分

第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分） 略

第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

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（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。

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Welcome to Los Angeles. Here are some best things to do in Los Angeles(LA) with your kids.

Fall at the Beach

Thanks to its almost perfect weather all through the year, a visit to the beach is one of the best things to do when in Los Angeles with kids. While they enjoy themselves nearby, you can simply relax and have a good rest in the sun. Trip to Disneyland

A trip to the City of Angels(天使) with your little angels is incomplete(不完整的) without a visit to the Magic Kingdom. The joy they’ll feel from being around all those Disney characters will light up your day, too. Visit to the museums

If you want to turn your stay in LA into an educational one for your kids, you should visit the museums. Starting with the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, or the California Science Center, or even the Kidspace Museum in Pasadena, you have many choices. I’m sure a visit to all these places will make your kids feel smarter.

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Visit to the Universal Studios Hollywood

Your kids could get to see interesting things from some of the most popular movies ever. From the theme park of Jurassic Park to Wisteria Lane from the TV play Desperate Housewives, the Universal Studios Hollywood is a place that we all find wonderful.

21．The passage is written for those who ________. A．will go on a business trip to Los Angeles

B．plan to have a trip to Los Angeles with their kids C．want to educate their children by traveling abroad D．are interested in the history and culture of Los Angeles 22．Parents who prefer their kids to learn should choose ________. A．the Universal Studios Hollywood B．the Magic Kingdom C．the museums D．the beach

23．The writer suggests visiting the beach because ________. A．children can learn a lot there B．parents can take a rest there

C．it provides different sports equipment D．it’s the best beach in the world

B

A young boy recently received an unexpected message in the mail from his father Joseph, who died two years ago.

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Rowan’s dad was a hard-working man who wanted to give his son the best life he could. It was why Rowan’s mother, Julie Van Stone, said Joseph joined the Navy(海军) and went to MIT to get two Master’s degrees(硕士学位).

While at school in Boston, he would often write to Rowan. Even when he left school and was driving back to Colorado, he would send postcards from each state he stopped in. Those postcards were sent in 2007. “I remember him saying he had sent 5 or 6, but Rowan had only got 3 or 4 in the mail. But I never thought anything of it,” Van Stone said.

Those postcards and pictures are priceless memories(回忆) for Van Stone and her son, especially after Joseph passed away from a rare brain disease. Rowan never had a chance to say goodbye. But, on Saturday, just days before the two-year anniversary of Joseph’s death, a postcard arrived in the mail. It arrived on March 11, 2015. The message read：“Hello from Pennsylvania. I love you, and I miss you so much. See you soon. Love, Daddy.”

Neither he nor his mother knows how it happened, and they may never know. But, they have their own ideas why. “I feel like that was the final goodbye that he didn’t get to say,” Van Stone said. Van Stone says Joseph’s last words to her before he died were：“Everything is a circle. We will see each other again. All that matters is love.”

24．What did Rowan’s dad do to make his son live well？ A．He got many Master’s Degrees. B．He became a soldier in Navy. C．He kept writing to his son. D．He said goodbye to his son.

25．When Rowan only received 3 or 4 of postcards, Van Stone ________. A．paid little attention to that B．let Joseph stop sending postcards C．drove back to Colorado

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D．wrote to Rowan every year

26．How long did it take for the last postcard to reach Rowan？ A．2 years. B．5 years. C．6 years. D．8 years.

27．Where did Rowan’s dad send the last postcard？ A．In Boston. B．In Colorado. C．In Pennsylvania. D．In New York.

C

You may not know a lot of people when you start high school. Even if you know some freshmen(新生), you still feel nervous that you don’t know any upper-classmen and teachers. How are you going to make friends among this sea of unknown faces？ Most high schools hold a freshman orientation before school actually starts, which is helpful not only because you learn your way around the building and get to meet some of your teachers, but also because you get to meet fellow freshmen. That way, when you show up on your first day of school, you may already recognize a few familiar faces.

When you talk to your new classmates, you’ll probably find that a lot of them are feeling just like you are. They’re all new to the school and don’t know what to expect. Talking about a common concern with them can help you develop friendships. The work in high school is something freshmen are probably worried about. The work in high school builds on what you learned in middle school, giving you a more advanced knowledge of many subjects. So you may find you have more work to do or that it’s a bit more challenging. If you ever find your work too difficult, teachers can give you extra help.

High school also has more extracurricular activities(课外活动) than middle school did such as clubs, music and theater groups and sports teams. This is a good time to explore your interests and try new things.

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