2019-2020学年高一英语下学期期中试题(创新班).doc

2019-2020学年高一英语下学期期中试题(创新班)一、单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。1. Sorry, Im too busy now. If I _time, I would certainly go shopping with you.A. have had B. had had C. have D. had2. With autumn ing, you can find more and more trees _ leaves are turning yellow and brown.A. whereB. whoseC. whenD. which3. When the teacher asked him about the twins, he said that he cant _the difference between them.A. judge B. know C. tell D. inform4. I really enjoy listening to music _ it helps me relax and takes my mind away from other cares of the day. A. becauseB. beforeC. unlessD. until5. _ their teachers voice, the pupils stopped talking at once.A. Hearing B. Having heard C. Heard D. To hear6. There was a half smile on his face which suggested that he _happy to have given his life for his country.A. was B. should be C. would be D. were7. Did you see who the driver was?No, so quickly_ that I couldnt gat a good look at his face.A. did the car speed byB. the car sped by C. does the car speed byD. the car speeds by8. I didnt hear the phone. I _ asleep. A. can be B. must have been C. must be D. should have been9. -You were brave enough to raise objections at the meeting. -Well, now I regret _ that.A. to do B. to be doing C.to have done D. having done10. Though your old mother need_ after, you need _ good care of yourself. A. looking, take B. to be looked, take C. looking, taking D. to be looked, to take11. Its widely accepted that young babies learn to do things because certain acts lead to_. A. rewards B. prizes C. awards D. results12. I will send you an e-mail as soon as I _ in Canada.A. arrive B. arrived C. am arriving D. will arrive13. Did it ever _ to you that he would be the murderer? A. occur B. happen C. strike D. remind14. _ of the fat dishes, he decided to change for a healthier diet. A. Tired of B. Being tired of C. Tiring of D. Be tiring of15. You must keep the news a secret and dont put it _ anybody else. A. in possession of B. in the possession of C. in charge of D. in the charge of二、完形填空(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Do video games have a negative effect on our children? Today, our children spend more and more time online.For many people, video games are fun and 16 . They have funny cartoons and exciting stories. Everywhere you look, you can see children playing these games. They play on buses and trains, in restaurants and 17 at school. Video games also make you think in a creative way and use your 18 . This can improve the way that a childs brain works. Besides, video games are also a good way to teach children about 19 . They can learn about puters and how they work.However, a recent study 20 that video games can be 21 for children. Firstly, children can download many online games for free. They dont need 22 , so they dont need to 23 their parents. This 24 that their parents often dont know what they are 25 . Children could be playing games that are violent or scary. Furthermore, many children spend too much time playing games on the puter. This can lead to 26 problemschildren who spend too much time on the puter can bee overweight. 27 , if children spend too long on the puter 28 doing their homework, they can have problems at school 29 they can get bad grades. Video games can also 30 childrens social skill. Playing and working with friends is very 31 for children. It teaches them how to talk to other people. 32 children spend too much time playing by themselves online, they dont learn how to play with their friends.In conclusion, it seems 33 that video game have some advantages and some disadvantages. On one hand, they are fun and have many educational 34 for children. On the other hand, they can 35 problems with childrens health and social skills.16. A. simple B. short C. petitive D. educational17. A. even B. once C. still D. again18. A. eyes B. hands C. imagination D. experience19. A. life B. nature C. history D. technology20. A. hopes B. doubts C. suggests D. agrees21. A. bad B. helpful C. difficult D. available22. A. time B. money C. food D. space23. A. meet B. ask C. advise D. love24. A. feels B. proves C. reports D. means25. A. playing B. hiding C. reading D. discussing26. A. safety B. study C. health D. family27. A. However B. Besides C. Later D. Finally28. A. except for B. along with C. because of D. instead of29. A. and B. but C. when D. until30. A. change B. improve C. influence D. show31. A. easy B. important C. boring D. unusual32. A. Though B. Before C. Unless D. If33. A. clear B. likely C. wrong D. proper34. A. games B. needs C. advantages D. standards35. A. avoid B. cause C. make D. cut三、阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。My Year Abroad This month in Travelers Corner there are three teenagers experiences in year-abroad programmes.Mariko Okada TokyoMy year abroad in the United States was a fantastic experience. Im not a shy person, and I was very fortable speaking to everyone. So I got lots of speaking practice. I also learned lots of interesting things about American culture. When I got home, my friends all said that I had improved so much! I hope to go back again in the future.Carla Fonseca Rio de JaneiroI spent last year studying English in London. Im from a small town, and London is a very big city. Sometimes I felt it was too big. There were so many people to talk to, but I always felt bad about my English. I missed my family, and I really missed my two cats. My roommate was always using our telephone, so I hardly had the chance for a nice long talk with my parents. I think it was a good experience for me, but Im glad to be home!Alvin Chen Hong KongStudying in New Zealand was an interesting experience for me, but it was also lots of hard work! I had English classes six hours a day, five days a weekwith lots of homework. I also kept a diary of my experience. I like to write, and I wrote two or three pages in my diary every day. On Saturdays, my homestay family took me to lots of interesting places and showed me so many wonderful things about the culture. Im really glad I went!36. All the three teenagers went abroad .A. to study EnglishB. to visit friendsC. to have a holidayD. to find a job37. Who didnt really enjoy the stay in a foreign country very much?A. Mariko. B. Carla. C. Alvin. D. None of them.38. Travelers Corner is most probably .A. a sports club newsletter B. a science documentaryC. a travel magazine D. a news websiteBI went through a training program and became a literacy volunteer(扫盲志愿者)last summer. The training I received, though excellent, did not tell me how it was to work with a real student. When I began to discover what other peoples lives were like because they could not read, I realized the true importance of reading.My first student Marie was a 44-year-old single mother of three. In the first lesson, I found out she walked two miles to the nearest supermarket twice a week because she didnt know which bus to take. When I told her I would get her a bus schedule, she told me it would not help because she could not read it. She said she also had difficulty once she got to the supermarket because she couldnt always remember what she needed. Since she did not know words, she could not write out a shopping list. Also, she could only recognize items by sight, so if the product had a different label (标识), she would not recognize it as the product she wanted.As we worked together, learning how to read built Maries self-confidence, which encouraged her to continue her studies. She began to make rapid progress and was even able to take the bus to the supermarket. After this successful trip, she reported how self-confident she felt. At the end of the program, she began helping her youngest son, Tony, a shy first grader, with his reading. As she described this experience, I was proud of myself as well. I found that helping Marie to build herself-confidence was more rewarding than anything I had ever done before.As a literacy volunteer, I learned a great deal about teaching and helping others. In fact, I may have learned more from the experience than Marie did.39. According to the text, Marie is a woman who _.A. has three sonsB. has good memoryC. has difficulty in writingD. has difficulty in walking around40. After getting help from the author, Marie felt _.A. shyB. proudC. confidentD. peaceful41. What did the author get through the program?A. Some beautiful presents.B. A sense of achievement.C. More confidence and knowledge.D. More ways to help others.42. What can be the best title for the text?A. A Woman Who Lacked Self-confidenceB. The Literacy Volunteer Changed Our LivesC. A Challenge during My Volunteering WorkD. The Volunteering Work Benefited Both of UsCVenom(毒液）from a local scorpion(蝎子）in Cuba is being used by Cuban scientists as an effective weapon to fight cancer. The venom, with stopping pain, anti-inflammatory (炎症） and anti-cancer properties, is the active ingredient in the medicine “Vidatox 30 CH which can be used to treat liver, brain, lung and other cancers. The treatment has been successfully used for more than four years in humans after being first tested in biological models. Labiofam, a Cuban laboratory, has breeding(繁殖)centers for both the Red Scorpion and Blue Scorpion. Each month, some 30,000 scorpions in Las Minas town, 270 km east of Havana are made to give the venom. After two years, the scorpions are released back into their natural habitat.Denyer Sanchez, a biologist from Labiofam, explained that the conditions are adjusted for reproduction, proved by the high number of breeding female scorpions. He said when the offspring(后代）bees able to live in the environment, we release them because they do not have the necessary size yet to remove their venom, said Sanchez. Sanchez also said that there is still much to research on the exploitation process of scorpions, such as female death rate or the ability to survive of the released scorpions.Cuban research on the scorpions venom began at the end of 1980s in Guantanamo province, the islands eastern tip, where a group of biologists and doctors became interested in the stories told by the peasants about the venoms benefits. However, the first discovery was made by Cuban biologist Misael Bordier. In xx, Bordier visited Mexicos National Autonomous University (UNAM) and presented the research progress in a professional journal. Bordier died in xx, one year before Cubas Industrial Property Office gave Labiofam the rights to exploit the patent related to the venom.43. How are the scorpions dealt with after their venom has been taken for two years?A. Their bodies are used to make medicines.B. They are bred in the laboratory for research.C. They are raised to give birth to the offspring.D. They are set free into their natural habitat.44. What can we infer from the passage about the research on scorpions?A. The UN provided fund for the research team.B. There is still much to study in detail.C. The achievements will benefit animals.D. Many scientists doubt about the result of the research.45. What can we learn about Bordier in the last paragraph?A. He was given the rights to exploit the patent.B. He began his research at the beginning of the twenty-first century.C. He put forward the research progress in a professional journal.D. He was a peasant who told the stories about the venoms benefits.46. What does this passage mainly talk about?A. The various uses of scorpions in Cuba.B. Cuban biologists research on strange diseases.C. Suitable conditions for Cuban scorpions to breed.D. Cuban scorpion venoms effect on fighting cancer.DThe technology is great. Without it we wouldnt have been able to put a man on the moon, explore the oceans depths or eat microwave sausages. puters have revolutionized our lives and they have the power to educate and pass on knowledge. But sometimes this power can create more problems than it solves.Every doctor has had to try their best to calm down patients whove e into their surgery waving an Internet print-out, convinced that they have some rare incurable disease, say, throat cancer. The truth is usually far more ordinary, though: they dont have throat cancer, and its just that their throats are swollen. Being a graduate of the Internet “school” of medicine does not guarantee accurate self-health-checks.One day Mrs. Almond came to my hospital after feeling faint at work. While I took her blood sample and tried to find out what was wrong, she said calmly, “I know whats wrong; Ive got throat cancer. I know theres nothing you doctors can do about it and Ive just got to wait until the day es.”As a matter of routine I ordered a chest X-ray. I looked at it and the blood results an hour later. Something wasnt right. “Did your local doctor do an X-ray?” I asked. “Oh, I havent been to the doctor for years,” she replied. “I read about it on a website and the symptoms fitted, so I knew thats what I had.”However, some of her symptoms, like the severe cough and weight loss, didnt fit with itbut shed just ignored this.I looked at the X-ray again, and more tests confirmed it wasnt the cancer but tuberculosis (肺结核) something that most certainly did need treating, and could be deadly. She was lucky we caught it when we did.Mrs. Almond went pale when I explained she would have to be on treatment for the next six months to ensure that she was fully recovered. It was certainly a lesson for her. “Im so embarrassed,” she said, shaking her head, as I explained that all the people she had e into close contact with would have to be found out and tested. She listed up to about 20, and then I went to my office to type up my notes. Unexpectedly, the puter was not working, so I had to wait until someone from the IT department came to fix it. Typical. Maybe I should have a microwave sausage while I waited?47. Mrs. Almond talked about her illness calmly because _.A. she had been treated by local doctorsB. she had purchased medicine onlineC. she graduated from a medical schoolD. she thought she knew it well 48. It was lucky for Mrs. Almond _.A. to have her disease identified in timeB. to have recovered in a short timeC. to have her assumption confirmedD. to have contacted many friends49. Mrs. Almond said “Im so embarrassed” (Para. 7) because _.A. she had distrusted her close friendsB. she had to refuse the doctors adviceC. she had caused unnecessary troubleD. she had to tell the truth to the doctor50. By mentioning the breakdown of the puter, the author probably wants to prove _.A. its a must to take a break at workB. its unwise to simply rely on technologyC. its vital to believe in IT professionalsD. its a danger to work long hours on puters 四、 根据首字母或中文用单词的正确形式填空，每空填一词。（每小题1分，满分10分）51. This book inevitably _ (折射，反映) the current situation in America.52. _ (显然地) , the school cannot function without teachers.53. The _ (探险家) was killed by cruel local people.54. It is said that he was _ (限制，监禁) in a narrow, dark room for two months. 55. Her questions about my private life _ (使尴尬) me. 56. The owner of the store was s_ his floor when I came in. 57. Ilikeplayingfootballbest,but o_Iplaytabletennis, too58. Smog has been troubling people a lot in many parts of China.And now China is taking a to reduce pollution.59. Dear, are you ready to visit your grandma with me or clean up the garden with your dad?N , I am afraid. I have to finish my report on Chinese culture at home.60. Tony is still in bed. He may miss the school bus.Last night he s up late to write the report of his survey.五、 阅读并回答问题(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)Stephen Hawking (霍金) was born in 1942 in Oxford, England. His father was a specialist in tropical diseases. Stephen wanted to be a scientist too. He went to the University of Oxford and received a degree in physics. He went to the University of Cambridge to study for a Ph.D. During this time doctors discovered that he had ALS (肌萎缩性骨髓侧索硬化症),which is sometimes called Lou Gehrigs disease (卢伽雷病). This fatal disease weakens all of the bodys muscles. Most people with ALS live for five years. The doctors thought Hawking would live only two and a half more years. Whe