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共72道小题，约5650字。含听力。

　　忻州一中2015-2016学年度第二学期期中考试高一英语试题
　　命题人：吴晓娜
　　注意事项：1.本试卷分为第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两大部分。
　　2.答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、班级、准考证号等信息填写在答题卡上相应的位置。
　　3. 试题满分150分，考试时间120分钟。听力20分计入总分。
　　4. 全部答案在答题卡上完成，答在本试卷上无效。
　　第Ⅰ卷（满分100分）
　　第一部分：听力部分（共两节，满分20分）
　　做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。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分，满分5分)
　　听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从每题所给的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 is the woman not satisfied with?
　　A. The design. B. The color. C. The price.
　　2. What is the man’s most favorite activity?
　　A. Watching TV B. Reading a book.     C. Listening to music. 3. Where will the woman go first?
　　A. To the accounting office. B. To the shipping department.  
　　C. To a Thai restaurant.
　　4. What’s the weather probably like today? 
　　A. Rainy. B. Cloudy. C. Fine.
　　5. Why does the man come to the woman?
　　A. To take a picture of her.     B. To ask for a new ID card.   
　　C. To get a social security number.
　　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，从每题所给的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 date this Friday? 
　　A. July 9th. B. July 10th. C. July 11th.
　　7. What does the man find surprising?
　　A. His friends are coming.
　　B. Anna often throws parties.
　　C. The woman is leaving America.
　　听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。
　　8. Where did the woman buy the prints?
　　A. In Boston.               B. In New York.           C. In Washington.
　　9. What is the woman going to do?
　　A. Make another museum tour. 
　　B. Organize an exhibition of art.
　　C. Visit some European painters.
　　听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
　　10. Why has the man been invited to the program?
　　A. To advertise his driving school.
　　B. To talt learning to drive.
　　C. To share his driving experience.
　　11. How does the man usually get his customers?
　　A. Through friends.      B. Through newspapers.       
　　C. Through the Internet.
　　12. Why does the man have so many customers now?
　　A. He works very hard.   B. He teaches one-to-one.      
　　C. He offers lower prices.
　　听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
　　13. What is no longer part of the course?
　　A. Weekly tests.         B. Monthly reports.         C. The midterm exam.
　　14. What does the woman say about the term paper?
　　A. It is mainly about magazines.            
　　B. It is ten pages long at the most.
　　C. It can focus on any period in history.
　　15. What should be discussed with the woman in advance?
　　A. Certain paper topics.     B. Where to do the research.    
　　C. Using interviews as sources.
　　16. Which month is it probably?
　　A. September.              B. October.                C. December. 
　　听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
　　17. What will the temperature be at the bottom of the Grand Canyon four hours later?
　　A . 26°C.                    B. 41°C.                 C. 43°C.
　　18. What is the most important thing to bring when hiking?
　　A. Some medicine.            B. Enough water.           
　　C. Comfortable clothes.
　　19. What is the most common cause of death in the Grand Canyon?
　　A. Heat exhaustion.            B. Falling into it.          
　　C. Getting bitten by snakes.
　　20. How many persons will go hiking together?
　　A. Three.                    B. Four                C. Five.
　　第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）
　　第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）
　　阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
　　A
　　In 1943, when I was 4, my parents moved from Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, to Fairbanks, Alaska, where adventure was never very far away.
　　We arrived in the summer, just in time to enjoy the midnight sun. All that sunlight was fantastic for Mom's vegetable garden. Working in the garden at midnight tended to throw her timing off, so she didn't care much about my bedtime.
　　Dad was a Railway Express agent and Mom was his clerk. That left me in a mess. I usually managed to find some trouble to get into. Once I had a little Are going in the dirt basement of a hotel. I had tried to light a barrel（桶） of paint but couldn't really get a good fire going. The smoke got pretty bad, though, and when 1 made my exit, a crowd and the police were there to greet me. The policemen took my matches and drove me