广东省深圳市高级中学2018_2019学年高一英语下学期期中试题.docx

深圳市高级中学20182019学年第二学期期中测试高一英语本试卷共9页。全卷满分135分：卷85分、卷35分、卷15分。考试时间120分钟。注意事项：1、答题前，考生将自己的姓名、准考证号、考试科目涂写在答题卡上。2、答客观题时，每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动用橡皮擦干净后，再涂其它答案，不能答在试题卷上。3、答主观题时，使用黑色墨水签字笔在答题卡指定区域书写，要求字体工整，笔迹清晰。4、考试结束，监考人员将答题卡按座位号、页码顺序收回。卷(85分)第一部分 阅读理解 (共两节，满分40分） 第一节（共15小题；每小题2分,满分30分) 阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 ABus Tours in Washington DCThe Blossoms Tour In Washington DCDuration: 3 hours $56.99BEST WAY to Experience the Cherry Blossoms! Each year from mid March to mid April, see the beautiful Cherry Blossoms in Washington DC and get great photos because youll be led to all the best spots by the best guides. The annual spring bloom in DC is a magical time and this tour promises to provide the very best tour opportunity for you!The Lights Night Tour in Washington DCDuration: 3 hours $56.33Highest-rated Night Tour in DC! The ONLY DC Night Tour where the Tour Guides HOP OFF with you at each stop and tell you about each monument and attracton. HOP aboard the The Lights Night Tour! The best time to take a tour of Washington DC is at night.The Best Minibus Tour in Washington DCDuration: 3 hours $ 46.92See all the key atractions DC has to offer in a 3-hour format. You will learn all about the history and trivia (琐事) that surrounds Washington and visit the major monuments and attractions DC has to offer.Please Note: Rates for this tour vary by day of the week. When you choose your specific date on the availability calendar, the rates for that date will be displayed.Best Mount Vernon & Arlington Cemetery Tour from Washington DCDuration: 6 hours $ 78.96See Arlington Cemetery, Old Town Alexandria and George Washingtons Mount Vernon Estate on this small group bus tour from Washington DC. Your tour guide will accompany you through Mount Vernon, telling you about all of the atractions there and the history of George Washingtons home on the Potomac River. 1. Which date suits The Blossoms Tour most? A. July 4. B. August 15. C. March 27. D. October 8.2. What is special about The Best Minibus Tour? A. Its price is not fixed. B. The best time to take it is at night. C. The tour guide accompanies you. D. You can get great photos of cherry.3. Which tour would offer you a chance to learn about George Washingtons home? A. The Blossoms Tour. B. The Lights Night Tour. C. Tbe Best Minibus Tour. D. Best Mount Vermon & Arlington Cemetery Tour.BTo be rulers of the reality, we must know how to ask for suggestions. But one thing that must be kept in mind is that when we ask others for suggestions we must be open to suggestions.I wrote a business letter one day. I gave it to my husband for suggestions. After reading the letter, he felt that there were some problems in my letter. I told him I needed more information, but he said he wasnt sure. Then he reread the letter and made notes. I took the letter and revised it. As I was writing, I could see my letter improved based on his suggestions. Again, I handed the letter back to my husband proudly and confidently. But he said it was still not right. I was a little annoyed and said some bad words to him.Many people may have the same reaction when they experience the same situation. Its normal that people dont like objection or critical words. However, we should hold a right attitude towards these words: Analyze the objection and listen to critical words with an open mind.I then picked up the letter. After an hour of revision, I went back to my husband contritely. I told him I was sorry for what I had said. And after he read the letter again, he declared that it was fine.That leads me to the following: When you ask for advice on a project, be grateful. Understand that the suggestions you get may be negative. Understand that it may mean more work for you. And keep in mind that the final responsibility for the project is still yours. So be modest and thankful even if he or she has noted some problems.4. Why did the author give her business letter to her husband? A. To show off her excellent work. B. To ask him to make some changes. C. To have him type it on the computer. D. To ask him to give her some advice.5. What kind of people is the authors husband? A. A person who is good at expressing himself. B. A person of selfishness and pride. C. A person of honesty and patience. D. A person of humor, but carelessness.6. What does the word “contritely” in Paragraph 4 mean? A. pleasantly B. regretfully C. proudly D. carefully7. What attitude should we take when we are given suggestions? A. Dont get upset if some are negative. B. Dont refuse any help from the giver. C. Do keep silent before taking action. D. Dont quarrel but talk with the giver.CA new app aims to help parents understand what their baby wants based on the sound of their cry. The free app ChatterBaby, which was released last month, analyzes the acoustic (声学的) features of a babys cry, to help parents understand whether their child might be hungry, or in pain. While critics say caregivers should not rely too much on their smartphone, others say its a helpful tool for new or tired parents.Ariana Anderson, a mother of four, developed the app. She originally designed the technology to help deaf parents better understand why their baby was upset, but soon realized it could be a helpful tool for all new parents.To build a database, Anderson and her team uploaded 2,000 audio samples of infant(婴儿) cries. She used cries recorded during ear piercings and vaccinations to distinguish pain cries. And to create a baseline for the other two categories, a group of moms had to agree on whether the cry was either hungry or in pain.Andersons team continues to collect data and hopes to make the app more accurate by asking parents to get specific about what certain sounds mean.Pediatrician Eric Ball pointed out that evaluating cries can never be an exact science. “I think that all of the apps and technology that new parents are using now can be helpful but need to be taken seriously,” Ball said ,“ I do worry that some parents will get stuck in big data and turn their parenting into basically a spreadsheet (电子表格) which I think will take away the love and caring that parents are supposed to be providing for the children. ”But Anderson said the aim of the app is to have parents understand the results, not to provide a yes or no answer. The Bells, a couple using this app, say its a win-win. They believe they are not only helping their baby now but potentially others in the future.8. How does the app judge what babies want? A. By collecting data. B. By recording all the sounds. C. By analyzing the sound of their cries. D. By asking parents about specific messages.9. What was the app designed for in the beginning? A. All new parents. B.Deaf parents. C. Ariana Anderson. D. Crying babies.10. What is Balls opinion about the app? A. Parents should use the app wisely. B. The app can create an accurate result. C. Parents and babies are addicted to the app. D. The app makes babies lose love and caring.11. What is the text mainly about? A. Parents should not rely too much on their smartphones. B. A new app helps parents figure out why their babies are crying. C. Parents can deal with babies hunger with the help of a new app. D. A new app called ChatterBaby can prevent babies from crying.DHarvard researchers have created a tough, low-cost, biodegradable(可生物降解的) material inspired by insects hard outer shells. The materials inventors say it has a number of possible uses and some day could provide a more environmentally friendly alternative（可替代的） to plastic. The material, made from shrimp shells and proteins produced from silk, is called “shrilk”. It is thin, clear, flexible（柔韧性的） and strong.A major benefit of the material is its biodegradability. Plastics toughness and flexibility represented a revolution in materials science during the 1950s and 1960s. Decades later, however, plastics durability(耐用性) is raising questions about how appropriate it is for one-time products such as plastic bags, or short-lived consumer goods, used in the home for a few years and then cast into a landfill where they will degrade for centuries. What is the point of making something that lasts 1,000 years?Shrilk not only will degrade in a landfill, but its basic components are used as fertilizer, and so will enrich the soil. Shrilk has great potential, the inventors said. Materials from which it is made are plentiful in nature, found in everything ranging from shrimp shells, insect bodies to living plants. That makes shrilk low cost, and its mass production possible if it should be used for products demanding a lot of material.Work on shrilk is continuing in the lab. The inventors said the material becomes flexible when wet, so theyre exploring ways to use it in wet environments. Theyre also developing simpler production processes, which could be used for non-medical products, like for computer cases and other products inside the home. Theyre even exploring combining it with other materials, like carbon fibers, to give it new properties.12. Paragraph 1 of the passage is mainly about shrinks . A. remarkable design B. interesting name C. major features D. basic elements13. According to the inventors, shrilk has great potential partly because . A. it can help plastic degrade B. it can be found in living things C. its mass production has been realized D. its raw materials are abundant in nature14. What are the inventors doing in the lab? A. Replacing carbon fibers with shrilk. B. Testing shrilks use in wet conditions. C. Making shrilk out of used household goods. D. Improving shrilks flexibility for medical purposes.15. Which of the following can be the best title for the passage? A. Recent Progress in Environmental Protection. B. Benefits of Insects in Scientific Research. C. The Harm of One-time Products. D. A Possible Alternative to Plastic.第二节（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）阅读下列一篇短文，根据短文内容，从短文后的A、B、C、D、E、F、G 7个选项中选出能填入空白的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑,选项中有两项为多余选项。How to Rent Your HouseBefore handing the keys to your house over to a complete stranger for care, there are decisions you need to make. In fact, the decisions you make now, before searching for a tenant (房客), will make the biggest impact on the success of your rental. 16 What Condition Do You Want Your House in?There is no end to the amount of improving you can do to your house before renting it out. 17 When is good enough, good enough?A house should be clean, empty (unless you are offering it “furnished”, which is uncommon) and free from any major repairs at the time the tenant moves in.Remember, the home does not need to be as fancy as you would want it to be. 18 Tenants will generally never take as good care of your house as you doso dont spend too much time or money making unnecessary upgrades that will only be ignored or broken.Should You Use a Property Manager? 19 If you have the time, abilities, and energy to manage yourselfyou can save a good deal of money by doing so. However, if you try to manage without the abilityit could end up costing you much more than what a property manager might charge.How Much Can You Rent Your House for?Luckily, discovering what the monthly rent will bear for your house is not difficult. 20 In business, market research means to get out there and find out what others in your industry are charging; learning how much to charge for rent is no different. Your house will generally rent for about the same amount as other properties that are of similar location, size and condition.A. The problem becomes learning when to stop.B. No one wants to be a landlord with those problems.C. The following are some questions to answer before you rent out you house.D. Have a professional carpet cleaner clean the carpets before showing the property.E. Look around at other rentals in your area and try to see what the typical quality is.F. The best way to determine how much your house will rent for is to simply do market research.G. The decision about whether to manage yourself or hire a property manager cannot be made by anyone other than you.第二部分 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分, 满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。One day, I went to my favorite caf for lunch. I 21 a hamburger and went to the outdoor seats. While waiting for my meal, a homeless man on a bicycle stopped to ask if there was a grocery store nearby. After I gave him 22 , seeing me wearing a SCU T-shirt, he asked if I had 23 from Santa Clara University. I told him, yes. Little did I know that this 24 response would lead to a 90-minute conversation. The man, Michael, told me he was very intelligent. 25 , drug use had ruined both his formal education and his pursuit of 26 in his work. He switched from one topic to another, 27 the fact that I was ready for my lunch.He clearly had more of a 28 to talk than I did. I made every 29 to give him my full attention, never 30 our talk would go on and on. Eventually, I did eat my meal, bite by bite between 31 in our conversation. Michael was a bit strange. 32 his interests and viewpoints, we had little in 33 , but he was fascinated with talking with, as he 34 it, “intelligent people.” I have to admit, I wish our conversation had been 35 to ten or fifteen minutes, but when Michael finally 36 off, he thanked me for listening so 37 to him as well as for my 38 to talk with him for so long. It was then that I 39 that, just maybe, that was my purpose in life for today to be there, in that place, at that time, to 40 that conversation. 21. A. bookedB. orderedC. tookD. selected 22. A. commandsB. contributionsC. introductionsD. directions 23. A. heardB. withdrewC. graduatedD. learned 24. A. simpleB. carelessC. timelyD. significant 25. A. HoweverB. ThereforeC. BesidesD. Moreover 26. A. powerB. successC. luckD. strength 27. A. admittingB. recognizingC. ignoringD. considering 28. A. benefitB. ambitionC. needD. chance 29. A. signalB. warningC. decisionD. effort 30. A. agreeingB. expectingC. doubtingD. promising 31. A. responsesB. appointmentsC. lunchesD. debates 32. A. In terms ofB. In favor ofC. In case ofD. Inplace of 33. A. publicB. vainC. particularD. common 34. A. hitB. madeC. putD. got 35. A. appliedB. limitedC. comparedD. referred 36. A. droveB. racedC. rodeD. turned 37. A. patientlyB. clearlyC. honestlyD. casually 38. A. weaknessB. quietnessC. businessD. willingness 39. A. concludedB. rememberedC. realizedD. decided 40. A. adapt toB. participate inC. deal withD. rely on第三部分 语法填空 （共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容或括号内单词的正确形式。 November 11, known as “Singles Day”, has grown into Chinas and possibly the worlds 41 (busy) online shopping day. Singles Day 42 (create) by Chinese college students in the 1990s as 43 version of Valentines Day for people without romantic partners. On that day, unattached young people would treat each other to dinner or give gifts to chase that special someone 44 (end) their single status. That gift-giving helped to turn 45 into a major shopping event as sellers saw a marketing opportunity and launched Singles Day sales. It is Chinas 46 (respond) to Cyber Monday in the US, the day after Thanksgiving weekend, 47 online shopping for Christmas begins. Last year, 48 (businessman) on Taobao and T took in about $3 billion on Singles Day. This figure exceeded the total of $1.25 billion that U.S. online business earned on Cyber Monday, 49 (make) Singles Day the biggest ecommerce sales day on record. China has the biggest population of online users in the world, 50 about 538 million people online. Now, it follows the U.S. and Japan in online spending and is forecasted to rise to first place as early as this year.卷(35分）第四部分 单项选择（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。51. Where is my dictionary? I remember I put it here yesterday. You it in the wrong place. A. must put B. should have put C. might put D. might have put52. As a result of the serious flood, two-thirds of the buildings in the area . A. need repairing B. needs to repair C. needs repairing D. need to repair53. Some pre-school children go to a day care center, they learn simple games and songs. A. then B. there C. while D. where54. The thought of going back home was kept him happy while he was working abroad. A. that B. all that C. all what D. which55. he referred to in his article was unknown to the general reader. A. That B. What C. Whether D. Where56. The traditional view is we sleep because our brain is “programmed” to make us do so. A. when B. w