2019-2020年高一上學期期中考試 英語試題（含答案）.doc

2019-2020年高一上學期期中考試 英語試題（含答案）I. Listening prehension（20%）Part A Short ConversationsDirections: In Part A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the endof each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and thequestions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, readthe four possible answers in your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the questionyou have heard.1. A. He goes to a party the night before.B. He finishes his essay the night before. C. He goes to bed very late these days. D. He has been traveling a lot.2. A. 80 dollarsB. 104 dollars C. 24 dollarsD.56 dollars3. A. 9:20B. 9:30 C. 9:40D. 9:134. A. At a party.B. In a restaurant. C. In a cinema. D. At home.5. A. He has always read it.B. He will tell something interesting to the woman. C. He doesnt know.D. He is not interested in it at all.6. A. In 1945.B. In 1946. C. In 1944.D. In 1947.7. A. To arrangement.B. To meet with Dr. Johnson. C. To call Dr. Johnson. D. To go and attend a meeting together with Dr. Johnson.8. A. She wants to go for a walk with the man.B. She doesnt like rainy days. C. She doesnt want to go for a walk. D. The train will last for a long time.9. A. He has booked the tickets.B. He has lost the tickets. C. The tickets are expensive.D. Hes got no tickets.10. A. One day. B. About seven days. C. Three days.D. More than ten days.Part B PassagesDirections: In Section B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages. The passages will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.11. A. In Britain. B. In France. C. In Turkey. D. In the U.S.A.12. A. In order to show her kindness.B. Because she did not know much about Turkish beggar.C. So that she could make friends with him. D. Because of her carelessness.13. A. He is a teacher, too.B. He is a beggar, too.C. He is a servant of the beggars.D. He is an acquaintance（熟人）of the beggar.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following news.14. A. 19 B. 20 C. 21 D. 2215. A. English literature.B. Japanese history.C. Spanish education.D. Spanish literature.16. A. Reading. B. Playing basketball. C. Bike riding. D. Swimming.Part C Longer ConversationDirections: In Section C, you will hear two longer conversations. The conversations will be read twice. After you hear each conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Write your answers on your answer sheet. Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.The advantages for Helen to take the subwayShe can (17) _ up half an hour later by subway.She can (18) _breakfast at home in the morning.Its very convenient because her office in Pu Dong is (19) _ the station there.She doesnt have to wait in the line in all (20) _ for buses and taxis sometimes.II. Grammar and Vocabulary (25%)Section ADirections: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A,B,C and D. Choose the one answer that best pletes the sentence.21. The scientist seemed _ the solution to the problem by the smile on his face.A. finding outB. to find outC. found outD. to have found out22. The last time we passed by, many old houses _.A. has been pulled downB. are being pulled downC. were being pulled downD. would be pulled down23. By the end of this term, we _ about 20 English songs.A. will have learnedB. have learnedC. will learn D. had learned.24. They talked for about an hour of things and persons_ they remembered in the factory.A. whichB. thatC. whoD. whom25. We are going to spend this Spring Festival in Beijing, _ live our grandparents and some relatives.A. whichB. thatC. whoD. where26. The years and months _ we spent together are really wonderful to us all.A. whenB. on whichC. in whomD. that27. He is such a good teacher _ we all love and respect.A. that B. as C. who D. whom28. - Youve made great progress in your studies of English, havent you?- Yes, but much _.A. remains to do B. is remained to doC. is remained to be doneD. remains to be done29. Dont _ to let me know if there is anything I can do for you.A. persuadeB. preventC. hesitateD. refuse30. All the books are _ to the students in the school library.A. available B. suitable C. fashionableD. fortable31. We cannot _ the punctual arrival of trains in foggy weather.A. assureB. insureC. guaranteeD. make sure32. The bank, whose walls are painted white, _ a safe and reliable place.A. is thought asB. is consideredC. is regardedD. is looked as33. I am only too pleased to have seen my childhood friends. It is thoughtful of you to _them.A. arrange me to meetB. have made arrangements for me meetingC. arrange for me meetingD. have arranged for me to meet34. Mr. Yang _ me on his way home yesterday.A. dropped inB. dropped onC. dropped at D. dropped in on35. The government tried to prevent the city from _.A. polluteB. pollutingC. being pollutedD. to be polluted36. Improper food can damage your hair, _.A. so can the stress in life B. and the stress in life canC. and can the stress in life D. so the stress in life canSection BDirections: plete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.A. hoping B .world C. problems D. newly AB. worse AC. heroic AD. unusual BC. dare BD. title CD. believing The Audacity of Hope is the 37 of a book written by Barack Obama, the 38 elected president of the United States. Its an 39 title because he uses the word “audacity”. Audacity means doing something daring, even 40 .In the book, Obama says that many Americans have stopped 41 . He thinks that the big problems in the 42 , the environment, the economy and terrorism, have made people feel hopeless. He thinks that many people feel that their lives, and the world, will continue to get 43 , not better. But, in the book, he says that we should all 44 have the “audacity” to hope and believe that these big 45 can be solved and that our lives will indeed get better. Its a very important message.III. Reading prehension（43%）Section ADirections: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C, and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.It may seem hard to believe that people can actually change the Earths climate. But scientists think that the things people do sending greenhouse gases into the air are making our planet 46 .The 47 covers the Earth. It is a thin layer of mixed gases that make up the air we breathe. Weather systems, which develop in the lower atmosphere, are driven by heat 48 the sun and change in the Earths surface.Oceans cover about 70 percent of Earths surface. Energy 49 or lost by the oceans results in a smaller surface temperature change than would occur over land. The atmosphere and ocean 50 exchange energy and matter.Land covers 27 percent of Earths surface, and land topography(地形) influences weather 51 . For example, the weather in areas covered by mountains can be pletely 52 from the weather in areas where the land is mostly flat.Ice is the worlds largest supply of freshwater. It covers the 53 3 percent of Earths surface including most of Antarctica and Greenland. Because ice is 54 reflective and because of its insulating (隔離) properties, ice plays an important role in regulating climate.The biosphere(生物圈) is that part of Earths atmosphere, land , oceans that 55 any living plant, animal, or organism. It is the place where plants and animals, including humans, live. Large quantities of carbon dioxide are exchanged between the land-based biosphere and the atmosphere as plants take in carbon dioxide and give off oxygen, and animals breathe out carbon dioxide.46. A. colder B. hotter C. warmer D. cooler47. A. atmosphere B. gas C. oxygen D. air48. A. of B. from C. to D. towards49. A. brought B. sent C. carried D. absorbed50. A. seldom B. constantly C. never D. soon51. A. patterns B. temperatures C. degrees D. condition52. A. same B. similar C. different D. changeable53. A. losing B. containing C. including D. remaining54. A. pletely B. highly C. necessarily D. surely55. A. develops B. brings C. supports D. helpsSection B:Directions: Read the following passages. Choose the best choice to each question or unfinished statement according to what you have just read.(A)What makes one person more intelligent than another? What makes one person a genius, like the brilliant Albert Einstein, and another person a fool? Are people born intelligent or stupid, or is intelligent the result of where and how you live? These are very old questions and the answers to them are still not clear.We know, however, that just being born with a good mind is not enough. In a way the mind is like a leg or an arm muscle. It needs exercise. Mental (done with the mind) exercise is particularly important for young children. Many child psychologists(心理學家) think that parents should play with their children more and give them problems to think about. The children are then more likely to grow up bright and intelligent. If, on the other hand, children are left alone a great deal with nothing to do, they are more likely to bee dull and unintelligent.Parents should also be careful with what they say to young children. According to some psychologists, if parents are always telling a child that he or she is a fool or an idiot, then the child is more likely to keep doing silly and foolish things. So it is probably better for parents to say very positive (helpful) things to their children, such as “That was a very clever thing you did” or “You are such a smart child”.56. The words “intelligent” and “brilliant” in the first paragraph probably mean “_” while “dull” in the second paragraph means “_”.A. bright and splendid; slow in thinking and understandingB. pretty and handsome; ordinary-lookingC. great and important; monD. hopeful and helpful; careless57. It is better for parents _.A. to praise and encourage their children more oftenB. to be hard on their childrenC. to leave their children alone with nothing to doD. to give their children as much help as possible58. Which of the following is NOT true according to the article?A. Parents play an important role in their childrens growth.B. The less you use your mind, the duller you may bee.C. Intelligence is obviously the result of where and how you live.D. What makes a person bright or stupid is still under discussion.(B)America is growing older. Fifty years ago, only 4 out of every 100 people in the United States were 65 or older. Today, 10 out of every 100 Americans are over 65. The aging of the population will affect every aspect of society -education, medicine, housing, and business. Quietly, the graying of America has made us a very different society -one in which people have a quite different idea of what kind of behavior is appropriate at various ages.An adults age no longer tells you anything about that a persons economic or marital status, lifestyle, or health. Theres no longer a particular year, or even a particular decade, in which one gets married or goes to work or goes to school or has children. The social clock that kept us on time and told us when to get married, go to school, get a job, or retire isnt as strong as it used to be. It doesnt surprise us to hear of a 29-year old university president or a 35-year-old grandmother or a 70-year-old man who has bee a father for the first time. Public attitudes are changing.Many people say, “I am much younger than my motheror my father was at my age.” No one says, “Act your age,” anymore. Were stopped looking with disapproval at older people who act in youthful ways.59. The best explanation of the expression “acting your age” is _.A. acting a part of a play when you are old enoughB. doing the things that people expect you of your age to doC. playing an important role in the society when you are grown upD. working hard and supporting the family when you are an adult60. The sentence “I am much younger than my mother or my father was at my age” means that _.A. I am much younger than my mother or my father when I acted my ageB. my mother or my father was older than I am because they are my parentsC. I am much younger than my mother or my father when I was at my age D. when my mother or father was at my age, they were older than I am61. In this article the author mainly tells people that _.A. the definition of age has changedB. peoples living standard has changedC. peoples attitudes toward other people have changedD. peoples fondness and dislike have changed (C)A very important world problem is the increasing number of people who actually inhabit this planet. The limited amount of land and land resources will soon be unable to support the huge population if it continues to grow at its present rate. So why is this huge increase in population taking place? It is really due to the spread of the knowledge and practice of what is being known as “Death Control”. You have no doubt heard of the term “Birth Control” “Death Control” is something rather different. It recognizes the work of the doctors and scientists who now keep alive people who, not very long ago, would have died of a variety of then incurable diseases. Through a wide variety of technological innovations that include farming methods and the control of these deadly diseases, we have found ways to reduce the rate at which we die. However, this success is the very cause of the greatest threat to mankind. If we examine the amount of land available for this ever-increasing population, we begin to see the problem. If everyone on the planet had an equal share of land, we would each have about 50000 square metres. This figure seems to be quite encouraging until we examine the type of land we would have. More than three-fifths of the worlds land cannot produce food. Obviously, with so little land to support us, we should be taking great care not to reduce it further. But we are not! Instead, we are consuming its “capital” - its nonrenewable fossil fuels and other mineral deposits that took millions of years to form but which are now being destroyed in decades. We are also doing the same with other vital resources not usually thought of as being nonrenewable such as fertile soils, groundwater and the millions of other species that share earth with us. It is a very mon belief that the problems of the population explosion are caused mainly by poor people living in poor countries who do not know enough to limit their reproduction. This is not true. The actual number of people in an area is not as important as the effect they have on nature. Developing countries do have an effect on their environment, but it is the populations of richer countries that have a far greater impact on the earth as a whole. 62. The word “incurable” in paragraph 2 means _. A. mon B. widespreadC. unknown D. untreatable63. There isnt enough land to support human being because _. A. most of the worlds land is unusable B. there are more seas than land in the world C. the worlds land has already been taken up D. the worlds land is not distributed equally64. What does “to limit their reproduction” in the last paragraph mean? A. To control death. B. To produce less goods. C. To practice birth control.D. To increase. 65. What do you think the writer is really concerned about? A. Long life spans（跨度）. B. Population increase.C. The success of “Death Control”. D. Overuse of resources.Section CDirections: Read the following text and choose the most suitable heading from AAC for each paragraph. There is one extra heading which you do not need.A. Smoking brings many psychological benefitsB. Tobacco is an important source of ine to the governmentC. Smoking is sure to cause diseasesD. Its a short-sighted governmental policy to depend on tobacco for moneyAB. The advertisement for it is dishonest and harmfulAC. The tobacco industry makes high quality advertisement for smoking66._If you smoke and you still dont believe that theres a definite link between smoking and bronchial troubles, the heart disease and the lung cancer, then you are certainly deceiving yourself. Just have a look at those people in hospital with these diseases and count how many of them do not smoke, you may be surprised at the number. Even these few people might be passive smokers without realizing it.67._Tobacco is a wonderful modity to tax. Its almost like a tax on our daily bread. In tax revenue alone, the government of Britain collects enough from smokers to pay for its entire educational facilities. So while the authorities point out ever so carefully that smoking may be harmful, it doesnt do to shout too loudly about it.68._The advertising of tobacco is one of the problems. We are never shown pictures of real smokers coughing up their lungs early in the morning. That would never do. The advertisements always depict handsome, clean and shaven young men. They suggest it is manly to smoke, even positively healthy! Smoking is associated with the great open-air life, with beautiful girls, true love and togetherness. What utter nonsense!69._Of course tobacco can help government to raise money. However, while money is eagerly collected in vast sums with one hand, it is paid out in increasingly vaster sums with the other. Enormous amounts are spent on cancer research and on efforts to cure people suffering from the disease. Countless valuable lives are lost. In the long run, there is no doubt that everybody would be much better off if smoking were banned altogether.70._Smoking can provide constant consolation(慰藉). When I feel worried or nervous, I just get a cigarette and everything seems to get right. After a days hard work, the thing I want to do most is smoking. It can be even better with a cup of coffee. Its so enjoyable and relaxing that it relieves stresses of everyday life. So why bother to ban it and take the pleasure from us?Section DDirections: Read the following passage and answer the questions and plete the sentences in no more than 16 words.The West began to take more notice of the East. The fifth volume of an enormous work re-assessing the Chinese contribution to science and technology is to be published next year. The first volume, which was published twenty years ago, set the tone for the whole work. In it, evidence was