2019-2020学年高一英语下学期期中试题A卷.doc

2019-2020学年高一英语下学期期中试题A卷一、 第一部分 听力(共两节，满分 30 分) 第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5 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选项，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。每段对话仅读一遍。 1.Where does the conversation most probably take place? A. At a theater. B. At a restaurant. C. At a bus station.2. How much did the man spend altogether fixing his puter? A. $67. B. $85. C. $92. 3. What does the woman want to know? A. Whether the man can keep his job. B. Where the man got the bad news. C. What items sell well in the store. 4. What is the man talking about? A. His sister. B. His new job. C. His date（约会）. 5. What does the woman mean? A. She will go to buy the gift herself. B. The gift should not be too expensive. C. The man is not good at balancing his budget（预算）第二节 （共15小题；每小题1. 5分，满分22. 5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。听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。6. What size did the woman wear last year? A. 6. B. 7. C. 8. 7. Why did the womans feet hurt? A. Her shoes were the wrong size. B. She walked too much each day.C. Her shoes were of very low quality. 听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。8. What can we learn from the conversation? A. The woman is in a rush. B. It is going to rain soon. C. The traffic is heavy then. 9. Where is the woman going? A. Her house. B. An appointment. C. West 22nd Street. 听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。10. What will the man do on Tuesday? A. Visit a factory. B. Meet a pany boss. C. Go to the seaside. 11. When will the man go to the mountains? A. On Monday. B. On Wednesday. C. On Thursday. 12. What will the man wear on Friday? A. A blue shirt. B. A sweater. C. A jacket. 听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16四个小题。13. When will John go to the game? A. On Thursday. B. On Friday. C. On Saturday. 14. What does John ask Susan to do? A. Help with his term paper. B. Go to a concert with him.C. Take care of his cousin. 15. What does John say about his cousin? A. She enjoys concerts. B. She loves traveling. C. He isnt sure of her interests. 16. Whats John and Susans plan determined by? A. Johns cousins idea. B. Susans time. C. The weather. 听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。17. How soon will the exam be? A. In ten days. B. In eight days. C. In a week. 18. Which is the most important about studying? A. Planning the time well. B. Reviewing right before a test.C. Remembering everything exactly.19. What will the students do during the two days before the exam? A. Review at school. B. Have a rest. C. Study at home. 20. Why will the speaker stay after school? A. To prepare some questions. B. To write the tests.C. To offer help.第二部分 阅读理解(40分) A) 请阅读下面短文，根据短文内容从每小题所给的A，B,C，D,选出最佳选项，填到答题卷上。（每小题2分，30分）If you have a chance to go to Finland, you will probably be surprised to find how “foolish” the Finnish people are.Take the taxi drivers for example. Taxis in Finland are mostly high-class Benz with a fare of two US dollars a kilometer. You can go anywhere in one, tell the driver to drop you at any place, say that you have some business to attend to, and then walk off without paying your fare. The driver would not show the least sign of anxiety.The dining rooms in all big hotels not only serve their guests, but also serve outside diners. Hotel guests have their meals free, so they naturally go to the free dining rooms to have their meals. The most they would do to show their good faith isto wave their registration card to the waiter. With such a loose check, you can easily use any old registration card to take a couple of friends to dine free of charge.The Finnish workers are paid by the hour. They are very much on their own as soon as they have agreed with the boss on the rate. From then on they just say how many hours they have worked and they will be paid accordingly.With so many loopholes（漏洞） in everyday life, surely Finland must be a heavento those who love to take “petty advantages”. But the strange thing is, all the taxi passengers would always e back to pay their fare after they have attended to their business; not a single outsider has ever been found in the free hotel dining rooms. And workers always give an honest account of the exact hours they put in. As the Finns always act on good faith in everything they do, living in such a society has turned everyone into a real “gentleman”.21. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?A. While taking a taxi in Finland, you can get off without first paying your fare. B. In a big hotel in Finland, you can enjoy free meals if youre living in the hotel. C. The bosses in Finland pay the employees according to registration of their working hours.D. The workers are always honest with their working hours.22. We can learn from the passage that .A. the Finnish society is of very high moral levelB. there are many loopholes in everyday life in FinlandC. in Finland, most taxi drivers will not charge you anythingD. everyone in Finland is like a gentleman, for they have faith in themselves23. Which of the following is the best title of the passage?A. Life in FinlandB. A Society with “Foolish” PeopleC. What a LifeD. Honest accounts of the FinnsBYears ago, I was taking a maths class over the summer, and had a teacher who liked to talk about his past with funny stories. He related that he had been a math teacher in the Air Force, where it was his duty to force sleepy young soldiers to stay awake for an hour of math at 8:00 in the morning in a large, warm, dimly-lit auditorium （ 礼 堂 ） . One day, he came into the lecture hall and saw his class even sleepier and less attentive than usual. He realized that something exciting would have to be done.Now this classroom was very old, and the blackboards, which had been nailed on to the walls with old black iron nails, had bee loose over the years. As a result, these black nails stuck out almost invisibly from the blackboard and this teacher kept banging his hands on them while erasing the board. He decided to put them to good use. With enough of a flourish (夸张的动作) to ensure the classs attention, he went to the front of the room, near one edge of the board. Then, clearing his throat, he drew a coat hook right near one of the protruding ( 突出 ) nails. He went to hang his coat and hat on the hook that he had drawn in chalk (really on the nail, of course). Then he went on to give that days lecture. He told us that the entire class had their eyes to the front of the room throughout the lecture. He didnt know if theyd heard a single word hed said, but at least they looked attentive.At the end of the class, the lecturer would usually leave by a small door near the blackboards, while the class would leave through the large doors at the back of the hall. When class was over, he took his coat and hat, erased the coat hook, and left through the small doorand was followed by the entire class, lining up to go past the blackboard to see how hed done it!24. When the funny story happened, the author was .A. a soldier who just joined the Air Force B. having a math class in his summer vacationC. teaching a maths class over the summer D. doing something that the passage doesnt mention25. What can we infer from the passage?A. Young soldiers always felt sleepy in maths classes.B. The auditorium where maths was taught was well-equipped.C. That day the students would leave by the small door near the blackboards. D. The young soldiers would be attentive in maths classes from then on.26. What most attracted the entire classs attention?A. The teachers lecture. B. The hook drawn in chalk. C. The teachers coat. D. The black nail.27. Which of the following characters did the teacher NOT have?A. Strict.B. Humorous.C. Responsible.D. Smart.CYasuda is 95 years old. Looking for easier ways to search the Web and send email, he bought Apples iPad. The pany has sold 3.27 million iPads since they entered the market in April. Although its impossible to know with certainty how many seniors (老年人) are buying them, evidence suggests that its a hit with seniors. The iPads intuitive interface (直观界面) makes it attractive to seniors around the world, says Takahiro Miura, a researcher at the University of Tokyo “The iPad is a good tool for seniors because its very easy to use,” he says. “Unlike the PC, it doesnt require former knowledge.” James Cordwell, a researcher in London, says the iPads popularity with seniors is helping Apple reach beyond its traditional base of young customers. “The worlds population, especially in developed markets, is getting older. Its probably a market where Apple has least entered, ” Cordwell says. Senior users are “a key source of growth for them in the future.” Seniors make up about 22 percent of the population in Japan. They may prove that seniors are willing to accept the iPad. Besides the customer group under 30, they spend more than any other group in the country, according to a report. Motoo Kitamura, 78, a former gas salesman, bought an iPad to help him municate with his 2-year-old grandson and prevent him from experiencing some of the mental problems that sometimes e with getting older. “Trying new things like that is good mental exercise,” he says.28. The underlined part “a hit” in Paragraph 1 probably means _ . A. a sudden attack B. a heavy burden C. quite popular D. very familiar29. Which of the following is NOT an advantage of the iPad? A. It has intuitive interface. B. It is easy to operate.C. Beginners can use it without similar experiences.D. People can use it as a way to do mental exercise.30. What can we learn from the text? A. People above thirty are Apples largest customer group in Japan.B. The traditional customers of Apples products are usually the young.C. Seniors will soon grow into Apples largest customer group.D. Seniors in Japan are fond of buying latest hi-tech products.31. What is the text mainly about?A. iPad leading Apple to seniors. B. iPad influencing the customer group.C. iPads arrival causing Japanese to think D. iPad beating the traditional PC.DI used to think that life in Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania, was filled with never-changing routines. I hated that everyone seemed to know everything about everyone else. Everyone seemed to enjoy talking about other people and their lives. I also didnt like the fact that people seemed very close-minded. I felt trapped. I felt like I was missing out on chances. It seemed to me that city life would be quite different.Then I took my first trip to New York City. I couldnt wait to experience the city. However, when I arrived in the Big Apple, it wasnt at all what I had imagined. I knew it was home to thousands of people, but I hadnt had the least expectation to see so many people on the street at one time. All the streets were filled with people. I also felt a little surprised to see that everyone was in a hurry and everything moved at such a fast pace. When I took the subway for the first time, I said “hello” to the middle-aged woman next to me. She looked at me with dislike and didnt say a word. After just one day, I realized how important my small town is to me. Now I appreciate the familiar faces I see every day. I like the feeling of safety and belonging my town offers. Jim Thorpe gives me a sense of munity and togetherness that the city doesnt provide. I realize just how much a simple “hello” does for a strangerit really can make your day a little better.My big trip showed me that my small town really has caused me to get morals and values little by little that I didnt even know I had. I never would have known what a big place my town hold in my heart if I had not taken that trip to New York City.32. How did the author feel about life in Jim Thorpe at first? A. People there care little about others B. Living there was a great disadvantage C. People there liked to accept new things D. There were many chances of career development33. What surprised the author most in New York City? A. The gestures of greeting B. The modern transportation C. The crowded streets D. The fast pace of life34. What made the author change his/ her attitudes towards his/ her hometown? A. The familiar faces in Jim Thorpe B. A big place in his/ her town C. Everybody likes talking about others D. Travelling to New York City.35. What would be the best title for the passage? A. A Sense of munity B. Love of My Small TownC. A Pleasant Trip to New York City D. Differences Between Big Cities and Small TownsB)请先阅读下面短文，掌捤其大意，然后根据短文内容从下面方框内的七个选项中选择五个还原到文中。使短文意思通順、结构完整，并在答题卡上将其序号涂黑。（每小题2分） Are you happy? There are so many factors to consider when answering that question But today were going to focus on the four things you can do right now to improve your happiness. 36Humans have evolved to focus on the negative. If we overlearn a bad situation, were more ready to avoid those situations in the future or react more quickly, but that isnt always helpful in a modern world. When something bad happens, we tend to overanalyze and have trouble getting our mind off it. 37 . A little self-investigation can help us get over the thoughts that just wont leave our heads otherwise.Forgive yourselfIf you are sympathetic and supportive of other people, why shouldnt you give yourself the same treatment? This can be a difficult concept for those of us who tend to beat ourselves up when we fail to do something. Try writing yourself a letter of sympathy just as you would to a neighbor or friend who had experienced a hardship. 38 .Money helps, but only to a pointA study from a few years ago clearly named the amount of money at which happiness reaches the highest point: $75,000 per year. 39 . Studies have shown this is possible in every type of job.Buy more timeIf given the choice between buying material things and buying services that save you time, you might want to think about the timesavers. Researchers found that people who spent money on conveniences like ordering takeout for dinner or getting a cab were happier than those who didnt. 40 .So what does that mean for you? Yes, this is permission to order a pizza for dinner tonight.A. Conquer your negative thinkingB. To help others is to help yourselfC. If you can afford it, buy yourself some extra timeD. The concept is the same, only the recipient is youE. The trick to avoiding terrible things is to challenge our negative thoughtsF. Happiness is fair to everyone and the key to this is how you understand itG. A more helpful way to look at this idea is to find purpose and meaning at work第三部分 英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分) 第一节 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。In our modern world, when something wears out, we throw it away and buy a new one. The 41 is that countries around the world have growing mountains of 42 because people are throwing out more rubbish than ever before.How did we 43 a throwaway society? First of all, it is now easier to 44 an object than to spend time and money to repair it. 45 modern manufacturing (制造业) and technology, panies are able to produce products quickly and inexpensively. Products are plentiful and 46 . Another cause is our 47 of disposable (一次性的) products. As 48 people, we are always looking for 49 to save time and make our lives easier. panies produce thousands of different kinds of disposable products: paper plates, plastic cups, and cameras, to 50 a few.Our appetite for new products also 51 to the problem. We are 52 buying new things. Advertisements persuade us that 53 is better and that we will be happier with the latest products. The result is that we 54 useful possessions to make room for new ones.All around the world, we can see the 55 of this throwaway lifestyle. Mountains of rubbish just keep getting bigger. To 56 the amount of rubbish and to protect the 57 , more governments are requiring people to recycle materials. 58 , this is not enough to solve our problem.Maybe there is another way out. We need to repair our possessions 59 throwing them away. We also need to 60 our attitudes about spending. Repairing our possessions and changing our spending habits may be the best way to reduce the amount of rubbish and take care of our environment.41. A. keyB. reasonC. projectD. problem42. A. giftsB. rubbishC. debtD. products43. A. faceB. beeC. observeD. change44. A. hideB. controlC. replaceD. withdraw45. A. Thanks toB. As toC. Except for D. Regardless of46. A. safeB. funnyC. cheapD. powerful47. A. loveB. lackC. prevention D. division 48. A. sensitiveB. kindC. braveD. busy49. A. waysB. placesC. jobsD. friends50. A. donateB. nameC. receiveD. tell51. A. adapts B. returnsC. respondsD. contributes52. A. tired of B. worried aboutC. addicted toD. ashamed for53. A. newer B. strongerC. higherD. larger54. A. pick up B. pay forC. hold ontoD. throw away55. A. advantages B. purposesC. functionsD. consequences56. A. show B. recordC. decreaseD. measure57. A. technology B. environmentC. consumersD. brands58. A. However B. OtherwiseC. ThereforeD. Meanwhile59. A. by B. in favor ofC. afterD. instead of60. A. rethink B. repeatC. repairD. review第 II 卷第三部分 英语知识运用第二节（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（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。Once upon a time, a boy was walking th