2016湖北高一上学期人教版高中英语期中考试

It was my birthday last Thursday. I decided to          it by inviting a few friends out to supper. I chose a restaurant in a           part of town. It is one of my favorite restaurants because the food is good and the waiters are friendly. It is           ever crowded, because not many people know about it, so it is not usually           to book a table. In any case, Thursday is not a busy evening          .

When we entered the restaurant, we were surprised to find it completely           . I looked around but not a single table was         . One of the waiters recognized me. He came over and         the situation. "A party of tourists came in about half an hour ago.” he said. " Suddenly the place was full! We can hardly manage. "

The waiter then pointed to a table in the corner. "The people there are about to        "he said, "Just            and you'll find a place there." He was right. Fifteen minutes later,he people at the corner table paid their          , got up and left. I led my friends            and we all sat down.

         Unluckily our table was almost out of        . We tried to call the attention of the waiter         sent us there, but he, like all the other waiters, was            with the party of tourism. They ordered lots of food. At last, an hour later, the tourists were leaving and looking very        with life. The waiter now very tired, appeared at our table. I           my friends about the best dishes and finally the waiter went off with our order.

A few moments later he returned to our table. We could tell from his face that he had           for us. Looking a little         , he told us that there was no meat           fish  left. "All we can offer you" he said, "is an omelet(煎蛋卷) !"

1．A. remember     B. celebrate         C. memorize        D. congratulate

2．A. quiet          B. calm             C. busy            D. silent

3．A. hard          B. often              C. hardly          D. always

4．A. necessary     B. possible          C. important        D. certain

5．A. as before      B. as a matter of fact    C. as usual       D. as is known to all

6．A. empty        B. full               C. noisy            D. quiet

7．A. busy         B. crowded        C. free         D. double

8．A. changed      B. improved     C. faced           D. explained

9．A. start          B. finish             C. end            D. pay

10．A. never mind    B. come on           C. hold on         D. no problem

11．A. menu        B. bill               C. order           D. note

12．A. over         B. across            C. beyond         D. between

13．A. sight   B. place            C. reach           D. control

14．A. whom        B. which             C. he              D. who

15．A. satisfied       B. busy        C. happy       D. strict

16．A. exciting         B. tired              C. pleased          D. disappointing

17．A. calmed       B. advised            C. ignored         D. warned

18．A. bad news  B. good dishes        C. useful tips       D. nice presents

19．A. friendly        B. surprised         C. sorry            D. tiring

20．A. and           B. but       C. so     D. or

How fit are your teeth? Are you lazy about brushing them? Never fear: An inventor is on the case. An electric toothbrush senses （感觉） how long and how well you brush, and it lets you track（跟踪） your performance on your phone.

The Kolibree toothbrush was exhibited at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week. It senses how it is moved and can send the information to an Android phone or iPhone via a Bluetooth wireless （无线的） connection.

The toothbrush will be able to teach you to brush right (don’t forget the insides of the teeth!) and make sure you’re brushing long enough. “It’s kind of like having a dentist actually watch your brushing on a day-to-day basis,” says Thomas Serval, the French inventor.

The toothbrush will also be able to talk to other applications （设备）on your phone, so developers could, for example, create a game controlled by your toothbrush. You could score points for beating monsters among your teeth. “We try to make it smart and fun,” Serval says.

Serval says he was inspired by his experience as a father. He would come home from work and ask his kids if they had brushed their teeth. They said “yes,” but Serval would find their toothbrush heads dry. He decided he needed a brush that really told him how well his children brushed.

The company says the Kolibree will go on sale this summer, from $99 to $199, and the U.S. is the first target market. ( 目标市场)

21．All of the following statements are wrong except ____________.

A. It can sense how users brush their teeth.

B. It can track users’ school performance.

C. It can check users’ fear of seeing a dentist.

D. It can help users find their phones.

22．What can we learn from Serval’s words in Paragraph 3?

A. You will find it enjoyable to see a dentist.

B. You should see your dentist on a day-to –day basis.

C. You can brush with the Kolibree as if guided by a dentist.

D. You’d like a dentist to watch you brush your teeth every day.

23．What can we infer about Serval’s children?

A. They were unwilling to brush their teeth

B. They often failed to clean their toothbrushes.

C. They preferred to use a toothbrush with a dry head.

D. They liked brushing their teeth after Serval came home.

What makes a gift special? Is it the price you see on the gift receipt? Or is it the look on the recipient's face when they receive it that determines the true value? What gift is worth the most?

This Christmas was debating what to give my father. My dad is a hard person to buy for because he never wants anything. I pulled out my phone to read a text message from my mom saying that we were leaving for Christmas shopping for him when I came across a message on my phone that I had locked. The message was from my father. My eyes fell on a photo of a flower taken in Wyoming, and underneath a poem by William Blake. The flower, a lone dandelion standing against the bright blue sky, inspired me. My dad had been reciting those words to me since I was a kid. That may even be the reason why I love writing. I decided that those words would be my gift to my father.

I called back. I told my mom to go without me and that I already created my gift. I sent the photo of the cream-coloured flower to my computer and typed the poem on top of it. As I was arranging the details another poem came to mind. The poem was written by Edgar Allan Poe; my dad recited it as much as he did the other. I typed that out as well and searched online for a background to the words of it. The poem was focused around dreaming, and after searching I found the prefer picture. The image was painted with blues and greens and purples, twisting together to create the theme and wonder of a dream. As I watched both poems passing through the printer, the white paper colouring with words that shaded my childhood, I felt that this was a gift that shaped my childhood; I felt that this was a gift that my father would truly appreciate.

Christmas soon arrived. The minute I saw the look on my dad's face as he unwrapped those swirling black letters carefully placed in a cheap frame, I knew I had given the perfect gift.

24．The idea for a special gift began to form when the author was _____.

A doing shopping

B having a debate

C reading a message

D leaving for Wyoming

25．The author’s inspiration for the gift came from _____.

A a photo of a flower

B a story about a kid

C a call from the mother

D a text about Christmas

26．The underlined word “it” in Paragraph 3 refers to a poem by _____.

A the father

B the author

C William Blake

D Edgar Allan Poe

27．The author made the gift by _____.

A searching for the poems online

B drawing the background by hand

C painting the letters in three colours

D matching the words with pictures

28．What is the main purpose of the passage?

A To show how to design images for gifts.

B To suggest making gifts from one’s heart.

C To explain how computers help create gifts.

D To describe the gifts the author has received.

After an absence of thirty years, I decided to visit my old school again．I had expected to find changes, but not a completely different building．As I walked up the school drive, I wondered for a moment if I had come to the right address．The dirty red brick houses had been swept away．In its place stood a bright, modern block．A huge expanse of glass extended (延展) across the face of the building, and in front, there was a well-kept lawn (草坪) where previously there had been “an untidy gravel (沙石) yard”.

I was pleased to find that it was bread time and that the children were all in the playground．This would enable me to meet some members of staff(职员)．On entering the building, I was surprised to hear loud laughter coming from what appeared to be the masters’ common room．I could not help remembering the teachers in my time, all dressed in black gowns (长袍) and high collars (领子)．And above all, I recalled Mr Garston whom we had nicknamed “Mr Ghastly”, the headmaster who had iron discipline(纪律) on staff and pupils alike．I knocked at the common room door and was welcomed by a smiling young man who introduced himself to me as the headmaster．He was dressed casually in a sports jacket, and his cheerful manner, quickly dispelled (驱散) the image of Mr Ghastly．After I had explained who I was, the headmaster presented me to the teachers all of whom were a little younger than himself, and said he would take me round the school.

Here the biggest surprise of all was in store for (在等待)me．Gone were the heavy desks of old with their deeply carved names; gone too, were the dark classrooms with their ink stained, dark brown walls, and their raised platforms for the teachers．The rooms now were painted in bright colors, and the children, far from sitting straight in their places, seemed almost free to do as they liked．I looked with envy(嫉妒) as I remembered how, as a child, I had looked at the blackboard hardly daring to whisper to my neighbor.

29．“Mr Ghastly” must be ______.

A．the writer’s teacher

B．a serious old man

C．the strict headmaster

D．a naughty boy

30．Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A．He had expected that the school had completely changed.

B．In the writer’s time, all the teachers were dressed in black gowns and high collars.

C．There was a well-kept lawn in their school when he visited it.

D．An untidy gravel yard had disappeared.

31．From what is said in the passage, it seems clear that the writer ______.

A．disapproved of all the changes that had taken place

B．felt sorry for the children in the school

C．was glad that the school was still the same

D．felt that conditions at the school had improved a lot

For most city people, the elevator is an unremarkable machine that inspires none of the enthusiasm or interest that Americans afford trains, jets，and even bicycles. Dr. Christopher Wilk is a member of a small group of elevator experts who consider this a misunderstanding. Without the elevator, they point out, there could be no downtown skyscrapers or tall buildings, and city life as we know it would be impossible. In that sense, they argue，the elevator’s role in American history has been no less significant than that of cars. In fact, according to Wilk_? the car and the elevator have been locked in a “secret war” for over a century, with cars making it possible for people to spread horizontally (水平地)，and elevators pushing them toward life in close groups of towering vertical (垂直的)columns.

If we tend to ignore the significance of elevators, it might be because riding in them tends to be such a brief, boring, and even awkward experience^one that can involve unexpectedly meeting people with whom we have nothing in common, and an unpleasant awareness of the fact that we’re hanging from a cable in a long passage.

In a new book, Lifted, German journalist and cultural studies professor Andreas Bernard directed all his attention to this experience, studying the origins of elevator and its relationship to humankind and finding that riding in an elevator has never been a totally comfortable experience. “After 150 years, we are still not used to it”， Bernard said. “We still have not exactly learned to cope with the mixture of closeness and displeasure.” That mixture, according to Bernard, sets the elevator ride apart from just about every other situation we find ourselves in as we go about our lives.

Today，as the world’s urban population explodes，and cities become more crowded, taller, and more crowded, America’s total number of elevators—900,000 at last count, according to Elevator World magazine’s “2012 Vertical Transportation Industry”一are a force that’s becoming more important than ever. And for the people who really, really love them, it seems like high time that we looked seriously at just what kind of force they are.

32．What does the underlined word “this” in Paragraph 1 refer to?

A. The general view of elevators.

B. The particular interests of experts.

C. The desire for a remarkable machine.

D. The enthusiasm for transport vehicles.

33．The author’s purpose in mentioning cars is .

A. to contrast their functions with elevators,

B. to emphasize the importance of elevators

C. to reveal their secret war against elevators

D. to explain people’s preference for elevators

34．According to Prof. Bernard, what has made the elevator ride different from other life experiences?

A. Vertical direction.

B. Lack of excitement.

C.Little physical space.

D. Uncomfortable conditions.

35．The author urges readers to consider    .

A. the exact number of elevator lovers

B. the serious future situation of elevators

C. the role of elevators in city development

D. the relationship between cars and elevators

The Internet has opened up a whole new online world for us to meet, chat and go where we have never been before.

But just as in face to face communication, there are some rules of behavior that should be followed when you are online.   36．  Imagine how you’d feel if you were in the other person’s shoes.

For anything you’ re about to send: ask yourself, “Would I say this to the person’s face?” if the answer is no, rewrite and reread.   37． 

If someone in the chat room is rude to you, your instinct（本能）is to fire back in the same manner. But try not to do so.   38．   If it was caused by a disagreement with another member, try to fix the situation by politely discussing it. Remember to respect the beliefs and opinions of others in the chat room.

 39．   Offer advice when asked by newcomers, as they may not be sure what to do or how to communicate. When someone makes a mistake, whether it’s a stupid question or an unnecessarily long answer, be kind about it. If it’s a small mistake, you may not need to say anything. Even if you feel strongly about it, think twice before saying anything.  Having good manners yourself doesn’t give you permission to correct everyone else.   40．  At the same time, if you find you are wrong, be sure to correct yourself and apologize to those that you have offended.

It is not polite to ask others personal questions such as their age, sex and marital status（婚姻状况）. Unless you know the person very well, and you are both comfortable with sharing personal information, don’t ask such questions.

A. Everyone was new to the network once.

B. If you do decide to tell someone about a mistake, point it out politely.

C. It’s natural that there are some people who speak rudely or make mistakes online.

D. The basic rule is simple: treat others in the same way you would want to be treated.

E. You should either ignore the person, or use your chat software to block their messages.

F. When you send short messages to a person online, you must say something beautiful to hear.

G. Repeat the process till you feel sure that you’ d feel comfortable saying the words to the person’ s face.

How are you getting along with your senior high school? It may be hard for you as this is the first time that you 41．   (leave) your parents. I know that you are now having trouble   42．   (communicate) with others, and you may often feel lonely. That’s  43．  you are new here and people don’t know about you. But I think you can overcome the difficulty if you can follow the advice below.

First, you should attach great   44．  (important) to taking an active part in the discussions and show your own opinions about the matters, and at the same time, learn to listen to other people’s views   45． (careful). Second, you should learn about your classmates’ likes and dislikes,    46．    can make you get familiar with them. Only in this way can you get to know more   47．  (difference) people and show them that you are just as friendly. Last but not least, I’m always here ready to help. We can take part in some    48．   (activity) together and I can introduce you to others.

There’s no need   49．   (worry) too much, people will know you more very soon and will like to make friends   50．    you if you can do as the above. Just remember, “God helps those who help themselves”.

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（﹨）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线（___），并在该词下面写出修改的词。

注意: 1. 每处错误及修改均仅限一词；

2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Brad,

I am a boy in the first grades of a senior high school. I feel uneasily recently. At home I feel like prisoner. I am not allowed to watch TV or surf the Internet. The only thing I have to do it is studying. Every time I got a low mark, my parents will scold me sharply. There’s a generation gap among my parents and me, but it’s always difficult to communicate. Life are supposed to be colorful and wonderful, isn’t it? How should I devote all my time and energy to the study so as to entering a good university? I am very unhappy and lost. I need your help.

Best wishes,

Yours

Li Hua

假如你是某英语杂志社“学生心声”的编辑。最近，你收到高一年级新生李越的来信。他在信中反映进入高中后，觉得压力很大，成绩也一落千丈。请你用英语给他写一封回信，提出以下建议：

制定学习计划，合理安排时间。

参加体育锻炼。

……

注意：（1）短文须包括上述全部要点，应适当增加内容，以使行文连贯。

（2）词数：100左右。开头和已给出，不计入词数。

Dear LiYue,

I’m sorry to know that you are at a loss. ______________________________