江西逝江市六校2020_2021学年高一英语上学期期中联考试题

1、江西省九江市六校2020-2021学年高一英语上学期期中联考试题说明：1.全卷满分150分，考试时间120分钟。2.请将答案写在答题卡上，否则不给分。第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分)做题时，先将答案标在试卷上，录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。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. how will susan spend most of her time i

2、n france?a. traveling around. b. studying at a school. c. looking after her aunt.2. what does jack want to do?a. take fitness classes. b. buy a pair of gym shoes. c. change his work schedule.3. what is the womans opinion about the course?a. too hard. b. worth taking. c. very easy.4. what did the wom

3、an fail to see?a. a sign. b. a parking lot. c. a disabled person.5. what will the man do?a. take a course online. b. call the same repairman. c. fix the refrigerator himself.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。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

4、或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6. why did the woman look so bad?a. because she stayed up late. b. because she was ill. c. because she was punished.7. how will the man help the woman?a. to help her finish the work.b. to listen to her carefully.c. to tell her something interesting.听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。8. what i

5、s the weather like now?a. warm. b. snowy. c. windy.9. what will the speakers do tomorrow?a. go skiing. b. go skating. c. go shopping.听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。10. why will the woman have a dinner party?a. to chat with the doctor. b. to celebrate her paper. c. to welcome the chairman.11. when will the ma

6、n come?a. at around 6:30 on saturday.b. at around 7:00 on saturday.c. at around 7:00 on sunday.12. what does the man think of the girl?a. she is pretty. b. she is friendly. c. she is hard-working.听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16四个小题。13. where does the conversation take place?a. at a party. b. in a shop. c. in a ga

7、me room.14. whose birthday is coming?a. the mans. b. the womans brothers. c. the womans sons.15. how much does the woman plan to spend?a. $50. b. $30. c. $20.16. what does the woman choose at last?a. a book about pc games. b. a magic car. c. a pencil-box.听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。17. what is what to do

8、today?a. a radio program. b. a social organization. c. a school team.18. whats the main purpose of the tree-planting activity?a. to help poor blind children.b. to gain tree-planting experience.c. to raise money for a computer company.19. how many trees do students and their parents want to plant tod

9、ay?a.30. b.750. c.1,500.20. what should volunteers bring for the activity?a. hats. b. thick gloves. c. basic tools.第二部分 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。afour free mobile apps to help you learn english fasterhave you realized that you can put your

10、smartphone to really good use for learning english? here are 4 free mobile apps that will help you do just that.hello englishit covers all the aspects of language learning, including vocabulary, translation, grammar, spellings, spoken and reading skills. it uses interactive games to teach different

11、english lessons and offers new audiohooks, latest news, and books. however, you should already understand basic english structures and alphabets, for the app cant help you learn english from scratch(从零开始).duolingo if you want to learn english from scratch, then this is the app you are lookking for.

12、duolingo uses interactive games to help you learn english. for beginners, the app focuses on helping you learn verbs, phrases and sentences.lingbeif you are ready to practice your spoken skills in the real world, youll need lingbe. its a community-based app where people help each other and share the

13、ir native languages. it connects you with real people on call who are native english speakers.hellotalkhellotalk is similar to lingbe as it connects you with native speakers to help improve your language skills. however, it adds a few extra functions that might interest you. you can view the informa

14、tion about users to find a match that interests you. additionally, you can also send text and audio messages, and even do video calls with other people.if you are a beginner, start from duolingo and then use hello english to take full command over the language. for fluent spoken english learners, yo

15、u can try out lingbe or hellotalk.21. who do you think hello english is intended for?a. those who want to learn english from scratch.b. those who are interested in english structures.c. those who already understand basic english structures.d. those who are good at reading skills.22. which app is the

16、 best choice for an english beginner at first?a. hello english. b. duolingo. c. lingbe. d. hellotalk.23. what can you do on hellotalk?a. do video calls with native speakers. b. learn basic english structures.c. read the latest news. d. enjoy the interactive games.bis smile just a facial expression?

17、of course not! it is not only used to express pleasure, affection, and friendliness, but also the commonest way to show our good will perfectly without saying anything. a chinese saying runs: never hit a person who is smiling at you. it is a time-proven fact that smile is a language all its own-a un

18、iversal language-understood by the people of every nation in the world. we may not speak the same tongue as our foreign neighbors, but we smile in the same tongue. we need no interpreter for thus expressing love, happiness, or good will.one day while shopping in a small town in southern california,

19、it was my misfortune to come across a clerk whose personality conflicted with mine. he seemed quite unfriendly and not at all concerned about my intended purchase. i bought nothing, and marched angrily out of the store. on the outside stood a young man in his early twenties. his expressive brown eye

20、s met and held mine, and in the next instant a beautiful, brilliant smile covered his face. the magic power of that smile made all bitterness within me melt, and i found the muscles in my own face happily responding. beautiful day, isnt it? i remarked, in passing. then, obeying an impulse(冲动), i tur

21、ned hack. i really owe you a debt of gratitude, i said softly. his smile deepened, but he made no attempt to answer. a mexican woman and two men were standing nearby. the woman stepped forward and eyed me inquiringly. carlos, he no speak english, she volunteered. you want i should tell him something

22、? at that moment i felt changed. carlos smile had made a big person of me. my friendliness and good will toward all mankind stood ten feet tall. yes, my reply was enthusiastic and sincere, tell him i said, thank you! thank you? the woman seemed slightly confused.i gave her arm a friendly pat as i tu

23、rned to leave. just tell him that, i insisted. hell understand, i am sure!oh, what a smile can do! although i have never seen that young man again, i shall never forget the lesson he taught me that morning. from that day on, i became smile-conscious, and i practice the art diligently, anywhere and e

24、verywhere, with everybody.24. why did the author marched angrily out of the store?a. because he was unlucky to meet with the clerk.b. because he conflicted with the clerk in the store.c. because he bought nothing.d. because he was unfriendly.25. how do you like the woman?a. curious and sincere with

25、good english. b. easy-going and helpful with good english.c. helpful and curious with poor english. d. warm-hearted and generous with poor english.26. what might follow the end of the passage?a. the lesson that carols had taught him. b. how he used smile to solve problems.c. how he became a big pers

26、on of ten feet tall. d. how hard he tried to look for the young man.27. what is the best title for the passage?a. an impressive young man b. a rude clerkc. a warm-hearted woman d. a powerful smilecrising numbers of older adults are unable to care for themselves, often leading to serious health probl

27、ems and even death, according to state and local government agencies. so-called self-neglect cases generally involve the inability to perform basic self-care, such as providing oneself with food, personal health, medication and safety.seniors who no longer drive, for instance, are often unable to ge

28、t to medical appointments, worsening health problems that can make them unable to care for themselves. a fall can result in body injuries leaving one bedridden and unable to care for oneself. failure to pay hills for public services could lead to service cutoffs. forgetting to pay rent could lead to

29、 the loss of a home.mr. mc-cormack, 75 years old, and his wife, 71, both had mental illness and stayed in hospitals from time to time, unable to care for their possessions. despite repeated visits to their home by local officials, the mc-cormacks refused assistance. but after they were found living

30、in their car parked outside their house in december 2017, officials removed them from their home and helped them settle in a nursing home.self-neglect cases, like above, involved 144, 296 people across the country in 2018, according to a report. the federal government doesnt have comparable data for

31、 previous years, but several state and local service providers say they are seeing the self-neglect problem rise.the reasons seniors stop caring for themselves vary, including illness, depression and poverty. the loss of the spouse or a neighbor who previously kept an eye on an individual often star

32、ts a decline into self-neglect, experts say. and the key to reducing self-neglect cases is providing services to enable seniors to remain in their homes safely, such as reliable transportation for medical appointments and shopping, as well as affordable home help.28. what is the function of paragrap

33、h 2?a. give examples of self-neglect cases. b. introduce a new topic for discussion.c. arouse readers interest. d. summarize the previous paragraph.29. what can we infer about the mc-cormacks?a. they accepted help from others. b. they took good care of themselves.c. they ended up living in the nursi

34、ng house. d. they couldnt afford to go to hospital.30. what is the main idea of the passage?a. self-care benefits greatly the seniors. b. investigations are conducted on self-neglect.c. self-neglect rises among the elderly. d. the government promotes self-care of the seniors.31. where can the passag

35、e probably be found?a. in a guidebook. b. in a newspaper. c. in a fairy tale. d. in a science fiction.dvisitors to henn-na, a restaurant outside nagasaki, japan, are greeted by a unique sight: their food being prepared by a row of humanoid robots. the head chef, named andrew, is using his two long a

36、rms:he stirs batter(面糊)in a metal bowl, then pours it onto a hot grill. in a nearby hotel, robots check guests into their rooms and help with their luggage.ceo hideo sawada, who runs the restaurant and the hotel, predicts that 70 percent of the jobs at japans hotels will be automated in the next fiv

37、e years. he said, since you can work them 24 hours a day, and they dont need vacation, in the end its more cost-efficient to use the robot.this is seemingly worrying. in fact, in america, automation(自动化)helps the food-service and accommodation sector continue to grow. in the company panera, because

38、of its new kiosks, an app that allows online ordering, the chain is now processing more orders overall, which means it needs more total workers to meet consumers demand. starbucks customers who use the chains app return more frequently than those who dont, the company has said, and the greater effic

39、iency that online ordering allows has increased sales at busy stores (luring peak hours. starbucks employed 8% more people in the u. s. in 2016 than it did in 2015, the year it began to use the app.of course, whether automation is a net benefit to workers in restaurants and hotels, and not just a co

40、mpetitive advantage for one chain over another will depend on whether an improved customer experience makes americans more likely to dine out and stay at hotels, rather than brown-bagging(自备午餐)it or find an airbnb to book unique homes.32. what makes japans henn-na hotel unique?a. its robot employees

41、. b. its advanced equipment.c. its convenient location. d. its successful management.33. what does the underlined sentence in paragraph 3 imply?a. workers may find it hard to focus on their tasks.b. automation may be a challenge to human jobs.c. automation may increase business costs.d. many compani

42、es may find it hard to survive.34. what can we infer from the two cases in paragraph 3?a. the two companies are competing fiercely to take over the market.b. automation helps the shops to become popular online.c. starbucks employed more people than panera did in 2016.d. automation could create more

43、job chances for humans.35. what is the authors attitude towards the future of automation?a. objective. b. optimistic. c. pessimistic. d. doubtful.第二节(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。today is a wonderful day to think about the year going by, the success you achieved, the thi

44、ngs that did not go so well and the things you want to do. to help you make this year your best ever, take a few moments to think about these five suggestions. 36 have a clear idea of what you want to achieve and make a schedule. imagine what you want to finish. see it in your mind. write down your

45、goals, and never doubt that you will be successful.find positive factors. 37 stay away from the dream stealers, who would bring you down. be enthusiastic. 38 make decisions to improve your life. let the world see and hear it and let everyone feel it.spend quality time. 39 rise early and spend some q

46、uality time on your work or reading. value not only the time you spend by yourself, but also the time you spend with your loved ones.say thank you to the people who have helped you. call up a friend or loved one and tell him how much he means to you. 40 acts of appreciation cost nothing hut mean eve

47、rything. remember they will never forget how you make them feel in their hearts.a. show enthusiasm in everything you do.b. have a plan for your action.c. spend quality time with your loved ones.d. surround yourself with loving and supportive people.e. show people you appreciate and care about them.f

48、. let it show in your body language, your smile and your voice.g. life is so dear, so make the most of every day.第三部分 语言知识运用(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a、b、c和d四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。when i was thirteen, i was diagnosed(诊断)with a kind of attention disorder. it made school 41

49、 for me. when everyone else in the class was 42 tasks, i could not.in my first 43 class, mrs. smith asked us to read a story and then write on it, all within forty-five minutes. i raised my hand 44 and said, mrs. smith, you see, the doctor said i have 45 problems. i might not he able to do it.she 46

50、 at me through her glasses, you are no different from your classmates, young man.i tried, but i even didnt finish the 47 when the hell rang. i had to take it home.in the quietness of my 48 , the story suddenly all became 49 to me. it was about a blind person, louis braille. he lived in a time 50 the

51、 blind couldnt get much education. but louis didnt 51 . instead, he invented a reading system of raised dots, which opened up a whole new world of 52 to the blind.wasnt i the blind in my class, being made to learn like the sighted students? my thoughts spilled out and my pen started to 53 . i comple

52、ted the 54 within 40 minutes. 55 , i was no different from others; i just needed a 56 place. why should i ever give up 57 louis could find his way out of his problems?i didnt expect 58 when i handed in my paper to mrs. smith, so it was quite a 59 when it came hack to me the next day with an a on it.

53、 at the bottom of the paper were these words: see what you can do when you keep 60 .41. a. suitable b. challenging c. comfortable d. affordable42. a. focusing on b. waiting for c. talking about d. asking for43. a. pe b. drawing c. cooking d. literature44. a. in time b. now and then c. right away d.

54、as expected45. a. hearing b. sight c. attention d. taste46. a. came back b. turned around c. stepped back d. glanced down47. a. listening b. writing c. spelling d. reading48. a. classroom b. hotel c. bedroom d. office49. a. important b. clear c. abstract d. attractive50. a. which b. what c. that d.

55、when51. a. give off b. give out c. give up d. give away52. a. knowledge b. light c. imagination d. music53. a. rest b. dance c. change d. function54. a. task b. essay c. story d. system55. a. therefore b. indeed c. also d. however56. a. quieter b. busier c. larger d. farther57. a. though b. so that c. as though d. if58. a. something b. anything c. nothing d. everything59. a. excitement b. surprise c. puzzle d. chance60. a. imagining b. praying c. trying d. thinking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