2017-2018學年河北省保定市定州中學高一（上）開學英語試卷

第一部分：聽力（共兩節， 滿分30分）

• 1．Why does the man move to New York？
  A．To work there．
  B．To look after parents．
  C．To make a trip．
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• 2．What are the two speakers talking about？
  A．Buying a TV．
  B．TV channel．
  C．Sports meet．
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• 3．Why will the woman leave before eleven？
  A．To buy something．
  B．To make a work plan．
  C．To go home．
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• 4．What was the man doing at the moment？
  A．He was listening to the radio．
  B．He was writing something．
  C．He was reading a book．
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• 5．What is the weather like today？
  A．It's rainy．
  B．It's sunny．
  C．It's cloudy．
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五、七選五

• 15．People have been making and flying kites for about 2，000 years．（1）

  Some historians believe it the ancient Chinese may have started kite flying 2000 years ago．It is still a popular hobby in China，Japan and Korea and in other countries of the Far East where beautifully decorated appear in different colors．
     （2）

  Simple kites are made by crossing two sticks and covering them with paper or cloth．Then you attach a string at the end．More expensive kites have frames made of fiberglass，plastic or aluminum．The name comes from a graceful bird called kite．
     （3）

  A flat kite is the oldest and simplest type of kite．It flies because air flows over and under the kite's wing．The pressure under the wing helps the kite lift into the air．
     （4）

  Early scientists sent kites up into the air to measure temperature at different heights．In 1752，Benjamin Franklin used a kite to prove that lightning was a form of electricity．He attached a metal key to the string of a kite．When lightning hit the kite，electricity passed down the string and Franklin got an electric shock．It was a very dangerous experiment that you shouldn't copy．
     Kites were also used to develop airplanes．The Wright Brothers experimented with kites before they flew the first airplane．（5）

  In World War I the Germans developed a large kite that could transport people to a submarine．Kites were also used to carry radio signals over long distances．
     Today most people fly kites as a hobby．Kite festivals are organized in many cities in all parts of the world．
  
  A．Kites are made in many different sizes，colors and shapes．
  B．flying kites is great fun and it is easy if you know some secrets．
  C．Kites have also been used in experiments．
  D．No one knows for sure who invented the kite．
  E．In Japan families fly fish kites on Children's Day，May5th．
  F．Stories of kites were brought to Europe till the end of the 13th century．
  G．In the past，kites were sometimes used to take pictures in wars．
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六、書面表達

• 16．你的英國朋友Tom想去臺灣旅游，請根據下面地圖和提示用英語寫一篇介紹臺灣情況的短文，詞數100左右．
  
  1．臺灣的地理位置；（見圖）
  2．臺灣是中國最大的島嶼，面積約36，000平方公里，人口2，000多萬；
  3．自然資源豐富，香蕉，稻米，茶葉等產品馳名中外；
  4．風景優美，氣候宜人，世界各地的游客紛至沓來；
  5．臺灣自古以來就是中國領土的一部分．島內絕大多數居民來自福建，廣東．海峽兩岸人民都有統一祖國的強烈愿望
  參考詞匯：古代的 ancient times 中國南海 South China Sea 臺灣海峽 the Taiwan Strait 統一 unite
  Dear Tom：
  I'm glad to hear from you．Let me tell you something about Taiwan island．
  ______
  yours．
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