湖南省株洲市第十八中学2017-2018学年高一下期中考试英语试题命题人罗志方审题人贾小红时量120分钟总分150分第一部分听力技能（共两节，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三个选项中选出最佳答案，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。

每段对话读两遍。

1. What does the man think of Linda’s husband?A. Clever.B. Unfriendly.C. Quiet.2. What will the weather be like on Friday?A. Rainy.B. Windy.C. Sunny.3. What are the speakers talking about?A. A hotel.B. An airport.C. A hospital.4. What does the man suggest doing?A. Going fishing.B. Staying at home.C. Buying some books.5. What is in the man’s bag?A. Some CDs.B. Some bottles.C. Some books.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7段材料，回答第6、7题。

6. What does the woman usually do on Saturdays?A. She goes swimming.B. She plays basketball.C. She goes shopping.7. When does the woman usually go to the cinema with friends?A. On Friday nights.B. On Saturday nights.C. On Sunday nights. 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8. What was the relationship between the woman and Jim in the past?A. Relatives.B. Classmates.C. Colleagues.9. What is the woman?A. A film actress.B. An art director.C. A magazine editor.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. Where does the woman live now?A. In Canada.B. In America.C. In Japan.11. What language is the woman good at?A. Italian.B. French.C. Spanish.12. What does the woman teach in a school?A. Medicine.B. English.C. Maths.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. Where does the conversation take place?A. In a park.B. At a hotel.C. In the street.14. What is the weather like today?A. Sunny.B. Rainy.C. Cloudy.15. How will the man probably go to Wrigley Field?A. By bus.B. By taxi.C. By subway.16. What time is it probably now?A. 3:00 p.m.B. 4:00 p.m.C. 5:00 p.m.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. Where does the speaker have breakfast if the weather is fine?A. In the garden.B. In the kitchen.C. In the living room.18. When does the speaker usually go to work?A. At 2:00 p.m.B. At 6:00 p.m.C. At 6:30 p.m.19. How does the speaker usually go home from the restaurant?A. By bus.B. By taxi.C. By train.20. What do we know about the speaker?A. She is a violinist.B. She often eats alone after work.C. She often reads the newspaper at night.第二部分阅读技能(共两节，满分30分)第一节(共12小题；每小题2分，满分24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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

ASchool Activities for Kids and TeensAre you looking for full-filled activities for kids and teens? Here are some wonderful ones for you!21. Alec is strongly interested in space life. He may go to _____________.A. Magic ClassB. Science with MeC. Secret of the DragonD. The Search for Life22. John and his 10-year-old son want to watch Secret of the Dragon. How much should they pay ?A. $7.40.B. $11.10C. $14.80D. $ 23.2023.According to the text, making a guitar needs the things EXCEPT_________.A. a piece of woodB. a hammerC. some nailsD. ring ropes24. What do the four activities have in common(共同之处) ?A. They are all free.B. They happen in the same place.C. They are all weekend activities.D. They can all be booked by phone.BSinging songs is fun, but is it also useful? For learning English pronunciation(发音), Mr. Joe thinks songs are the most useful way to learn. At the same time, you can learn some new words and phrases while singing songs. Mr. Joe has used songs to help himself learn foreign languages, such as French, Spanish, Japanese and Chinese. You should do the same.Some words used in songs are not everyday English, so you have to be careful how you use song lyrics（歌词）when you speak. Most words and sentences are very useful. You don’t have to sing songs aloud if you are shy, but after learning a song you should be able to follow the words without looking at the lyrics. When you can do that, you have learned something that you will never forget!Some good songs to listen to are from the Beatles, John Denver and the Carpenters. Their songs are not too fast and the lyrics are close to normal spoken English. Just for fun, you can try Mr. Joe’s favorite singer, B.B. King. His songs are not easy at all! If you can understand even 80% of “Why I Sing the Blues”, you are a very advanced student.If you become good at singing English songs, you can try to go to karaoke and sing with your friends. When you are able to sing a song in another language, even if you don’t sing so beautifully, you will really impress other people!25. Singing English songs can help us, EXCEPT______.A. pronounce correctlyB. remember new wordsC. learn new phrasesD. understand each other better26. The songs from the Beatles are easy to learn, one of the reasons may be______.A. everyone likes the songsB. John Denver’s voice is sweetC. the lyrics of the songs are beautifulD. the lyrics are close to normal spoken English27. The underlined word “advanced” in Paragraph 3 means______.A. carefulB. excellentC. kind-heartedD. lazy28. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?A. English Songs.B. The Famous Band—The Beatles.C. English Songs helps English Learning.D. How to Learn English.CThere are over 800 boarding (寄宿) schools in the UK with students from home and foreign countries. Boarding schools started hundreds of years ago in the country. But the earliest boarding schools were set up for white, rich boys only. Now both boys and girls can go to boarding schools from the age of 7 to 18.In the UK, boarding schools have three terms in a school year, with about 12 weeks in each term. Students study and live together. They can’t go outside if they are not allowed to. In some schools, each student has his or her subject plan. Besides the usual classrooms and laboratories, the boarding schools have lots of other facilities for their students, including music rooms, boats, swimming pools, cinemas and theatres. Most boarding schools have a “light out” time. So when it’s time to go to bed, all the lights in the bedrooms are turned off. There are house-masters to take care of students all the time, especially after school hours.Nearly all students at boarding schools wear a school uniform. Boys usually wear a shirt and a tie, and girls wear a white blouse, sometimes also a tie and a skirt. As students get older, the rules become less strict.In the UK, boarding schools provide students with delicious food. They can choose to have a full English breakfast or simply bread. For lunch and supper, they can choose a meal with or without meat. And there is always self-service for salad and dessert. Students can also make themselves something to eat at any time in a kitchen, or drink tea or have a snack between meals.29. Who were allowed to go to the earliest boarding schools in the UK?A .Boys and girls aged from 7 to 18. B. Only white girls from rich families.C .Only white boys from rich families. D. Everyone.30. How long is each term in the boarding schools?A . For about three months. B. For thirty-nine weeks.C. For half a year.D. For about a year.31. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. Students in a boarding school are looked after only after school hours.B. In the UK, there are more than eight hundred boarding schools.C. As students get older, the rules about wearing school uniforms become stricter.D. All the students at boarding schools wear a school uniform.32. Which is the best title of this article?A. The Coming Summer Vacation.B. School Rules in the UK.C. After-class activities in boarding schools.D. Boarding Schools in the UK.第二节（共3小题，每小题2分，满分6分）下面文章中有3处（第33-35题）需要添加小标题。