浙江省湖州市2016-2017学年高一英语下学期期中试题第Ⅰ卷（选择题，共95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.What is the time now?A.4:40.B.5:00.C.5:20.2.How will the woman help the man?A.By writing a history paper.B.By giving him a newspaper.C.By finding some information.3.What will the man do at 4:00?A.Take a test.B.Have a class.C.Visit a doctor.4.What does the man mean?A.The woman's idea is not practical（实际的）.B.The woman should start her own tour company.C.The woman should find her own apartment.5.Where does the conversation take place?A.In a hotel.B.In a hospital.C.In a restaurant.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段对话或对白，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至8题。
6.What are the speakers talking about?A.Stealing.B.Killing.C.Robbing.7.What does the guy look like?A.He wears a red jacket.B.He has long blond hair.C.He has a scar（疤）on his forehead.8.Who is the man speaker probably?A.A lawyer.B.A police officer.C.A cafe owner.听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。
9.What are the speakers talking about?A.The building of a bridge.B.The sport facilities（设施）of a school.C.The building of a city park.10.Why is the man against the idea of having outdoor tennis courts?A.It isn't popular here.B.There is a limit of users.C.It can't be used in bad weather.11.What do the two speakers agree to build?A.A dance studio.B.A children's pool.C.Basketball courts.听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。
12.When was the party held?A.On Friday.B.On Saturday.C.On Sunday.13.What did the man enjoy at the party?A.The food.B.The computer games.C.The music.14.How did the man go home after the party?A.He walked home.B.He took a bus home.C.He drove home.听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。
15.Where will the speakers go first?A.To Italy.B.To Austria.C.To France.16.How will the speakers travel most of the time?A.By car.B.By ship.C.By train.17.How long will the speakers' holiday probably last?A.Three weeks.B.Four weeks.C.Six weeks.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18.What is the woman?A.A scientist.B.A hostess.C.A guide.19.What's the title of the man's presentation?A.A Smaller World.B.Technology and Chance.C.Means of Transportation.20.What's the problem with people who use communications technology?A.They have worse and worse eyesight.B.They don't have enough time for housework.C.They spend less time with friends and neighbors.第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分35分）第一节（共10小题；每小题2.5分，满分25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，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
AAt first sight,Ronny looked like every other kid.n the first-grade classroom.Broken shoes,a little bit of dirt behind his ear.On closer inspection,thought,the dirt on Ronny's face told me he didn't get dirty at school.I worked with all the students on a one-on-one basis to improve their reading skills.Each day,Ronny's eyes followed me as I set up in a corner,"Pick me!"When it was Ronny's turn,he'd run across the room immediately.He tried to sound out "Bud the Sub."It sounded more like "Baw Daw Saw" when he said it because of his speech impediment.At the end of this year,I gave him a book as an award for his improvement in reading.Tears rolled down his face, together with the dirt as he held the book tightly to his chest.A few days later,I noticed Ronny on his seat,the book open on top of his legs.I could see his lips move as he read to himself.His teacher appeared beside me."He hasn't put that book down.He wears it like a shirt,close to his heart.Did you know that's the first book he's ever actually had?"Fighting back tears,I got closer to Ronny and asked, "will you read me your book,Ronny?"He looked up.And then,for the next few minutes,he read to me with more expression and confidence than I'd ever thoughtpossible from him.The pages were already dog-eared,like the book had been read thousands of times already.When he finished reading,Ronny closed his book and said with great pleasure,"Good book."21.The underlined word "impediment" in Paragraph 2 has the closest meaning to .A.skillB.giftC.voiceD.problem22.Ronny cried when getting the book because he .A.got the very book he had been looking forB.felt sorry for his slow progress in readingC.was very happy to have a book of his ownD.got a gift from his teachers for the first time23.Which of the following might be the best title for the passage?A.Ronny and IB.Ronny's BookC.Ronny's Reading SkillD.Ronny's School LifeBIn many places like Britain and Italy,if you leave the house without your wallet,you'll be in a difficult situation all day.No way to pay for food or transportation.But in China's largest cities,you can certainly survive without carrying cash or credit cards as long as you've got your smart phone.When I lived in the United States,I didn't pay cash very often but I always carried my credit cards.I wrote checks（支票）for my rent and paid most of my bills online.China's fast-developing mobile business industry is expected to surpass（超越）that of the US,so I set out to see how far a phone would get me in Beijing.Admittedly,I was a bit doubtful about going an entire day in Beijing without any wallet,but I was surprised to discover just how easy it was.I paid for breakfast by scanning a QR code（密码）on the window of a hole-in-wall restaurant that sells jiangbing,a delicious fried food and one of China's most popular street breakfasts.All I had to do was to input a password and the deal was complete.Then I called a taxi using my phone to meet Gu Yu,co-founder of a new payment app,Mileslife.Ride sharing using a mobile payment allows people to save money byordering different taxi stops and sharing the fares（车费）at the end.Gu said many Chinese didn't even like to use credit cards because they preferred to pay by phone."China doesn't have a really moneymaking credit card system,"he said,"So Chinese just skipped（跨越）credit cards and went to mobile payments."As we rode around Beijing,Gu pointed out the advantages of mobile payments.No coins or bills that could be lost or stolen,and of course,no wallet.24.Which payment is more popular in the writer's country?A.Cash.B.Bank.C.Credit Card.D.Mobile Phone.25.What can we learn from the last paragraph?A.Mobile payments are becoming popular.B.Most Chinese prefer credit cards to phone.C.It saves much more money to pay by phone.D.No wallet can be lost or stolen in China now.26.What does the writer think of the mobile payment in China?A.He doubts it.B.He supports it.C.He is against it.D.He disbelieves it.CAs facts prove,a mother sits in the passenger seat while a teen learns to drive,which can change the teen's brain activity.For the study,researchers came up with a driving simulation（模拟）test that encourages risk-taking behavior in teens.Twenty-five teens were asked to pass the simulation test in the shortest time possible.In the simulation,there are 26 intersections（交叉路口）that teens need to pass through.Each intersection provides a choice to stop at a yellow light,which could delay（耽搁）the driver for three seconds,or finish the simulation faster by speeding through the yellow light.If the drivers didn't crash,they'll finish earlier;if not,there is a six-second delay to their time of completion（完成，结束）.The study required（要求）teens to go through the simulation on their own as well as under Mum's watch.The results show that when teens drive alone,they drive past the yellow light 55 percent of the time.However,if Mum is present,racing past the yellow light wasseen at decreased rate of 45 percent.In addition,the study found that driving alone caused changes in the teens' brains,causing an increase of blood flow towards the reward center of the brain.If Mums were present,blood flow to the brain's reward center increased when they make safer driving decisions.Researchers think that parents play an important role in helping their children to make more thoughtful decisions.Sarah Helfinstein,a researcher From University of Maryland,who's in the passenger seat,"Basically,they're being influenced by what they expect the wish of the other person to be,"she said.27.What were the teens asked to do in the driving simulation test?A.To stop at the yellow light.B.To finish the test as quickly as possible.C.To make as few mistakes as possible.D.To go through the intersection safely.28.What happened to the teens when they were driving alone?A.They completed the test 6 seconds early.B.Their brain's reward center became less active.C.More blood flowed towards their brain's reward center.D.They were less likely to race past the yellow lights.29.From the last paragraph,we know that Sarah Helfinstein .A.gives further explanation to the studyB.adds new evidence to the studyC.offers a different opinion on the studyD.expresses her doubts about the result of the study30.What can we learn from the driving simulation test?A.Teens shouldn't drive alone.B.Teens learn to drive quickly with Mum.C.Teens are influenced by Mum's driving style.D.Teens drive more safely with Mum in a car.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。