《KS5U发布》江苏省常州市2019-2020学年高一下学期期末考试（学业水平监测） 英语 Word版含答案bychun

1、常州市教育学会学业水平监测高一英语注意：本试卷共五个部分，答案全部做在答题纸上。满分为150分。考试时间120分钟。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. what will the man probably do?a. attend a meeting. b. give craig a call. c. wait in the office.2. what

2、 is the probable relationship between the speakers?a. strangers. b. co-workers. c. schoolmates.3. what is david doing this year?a. traveling around the world.b. teaching chinese at school.c. learning a foreign language.4. how does the man want to travel?a. by car. b. by train. c. by plane.5. what is

3、 the woman going to do tomorrow evening?a. visit bob at his home. b. go shopping with bob. c. expect a call from bob.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。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6. what kind of party is it?a. a bi

4、rthday party. b. a wedding party c. a housewarming party.7. at what time will linda arrive at the party?a. 5:30 p.m. b. 6:30 p.m. c. 7:30 p.m.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8. who is the man?a. a passer-by. b. the car driver. c. the truck9. what happened according to the conversation?a. a car was hit on highway 20

5、4.b. a truck was burned on highway 204.c. the driver of a truck was badly hurt.10. how soon will help come?a. in five minutes. b. in ten minutes. c. in fifteen minutes.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11. how did the woman lose weight?a. she has been working too hard.b. she took diet pills.c. she has healthy diet a

6、nd regular exercise.12. what's the man's problem?a. he loves eating too much.b. there is no gym near his place.c. he has to work overtime.13. what small changes did the woman make in her life?a. taking a lift to her apartment.b. taking a walk after dinner.c. starting to ride her bike.听第9段材料，

7、回答第14至16题。14. what are the speakers mainly talking about?a. theca jobs. b. their apartments. c. their driving experiences.15. how does the man feel about his present situation?a. dissatisfied. b. shocked. c. satisfied.16. what will the man do then?a. drive the car to work.b. visit the woman's ap

8、artment building.c. talk with his landlady.听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20题。17. to whom is the speaker talking?a. new employees. b. foreign tourists. c. international students.18. what are girls advised to do in a cafe?a. take care of their bags. b. don't talk to strangers. c. leave the place quickly.19. what

9、 is the best place to park a car?a. beside a house. b. on a quiet road. c. in a public car park.20. what should one do when walking home alone at night?a. stop a police car for help.b. walk in well-lighted areas.c. take a knife for self-defense.第二部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分44分)第一节(共12小题；每小题2分，满分24分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的

10、四个选项(a、b、c、和d)中，选出最佳选项。ashakespeare's family homes passenter the world of shakespeare and see the places that inspired a genius, with entry to five historic properties(房产) in stratford-upon-avon.the properties:shakespeare's birthplace-enjoy a multimedia exhibition and live theatrehall's

11、croft -visit the traditional herb gardens and home of shakespeare's daughtersusanna anne hathaway's cottage-hear readings of shakespeare's most popular sonnetsmary arden's farm-watch falconry displays and traditional craftsshakespeare's new place-walk in the footsteps of shakespe

12、are and explore where he wrote some of his most iconic works like his four tragedies(悲剧).price adult (18+) 20child (3-17) 10 under 3: freeconcession(优惠) 15 60+ and students (18-25) with id*tickets are valid(有效) for one visit to each of your 5 properties in a 72 hour period.*please note that customer

13、s who are disabled can buy a concession ticket and then will be able to have one carer admitted free.opening dates and timeswinter season: 4 november 2019-15 march 2020shakespeare's birthplace: open monday-sunday, 10am-4pmshakespeare's new place: open monday-sunday, 10am-4pmanne hathaway'

14、;s cottage: open monday-sunday, 10am-4pmhalls croft: open monday-sunday, 11 am-4pmmary arden's farm: closed*shakespeare's birthplace, shakespeare's new place, anne hathaway's cottage: open on the 24 december 10am-1pm, closed 25-26 december.spring/summer/autumn season:16 march 2020-1

15、november 2020shakespeare's birthplace and anne hathaway's cottage: open monday-sunday, 9am-5pm.shakespeare's new place, hall's croft and mary arden's fame: open monday-sunday 10am-5pmclosing times listed above are last entry.houses close 30 minutes after last entry.21. according

16、to the advertisement, visitors can .a. hear shakespeare's sonnets at shakespeare's birthplaceb. explore where he created some of his master worksc. visit the properties many times with the ticket in 72 hoursd. visit the 5 properties free of charge on christmas day22. if tom, who is disabled,

17、 visits the properties with his wife and 13-year-old son, he should at least pay .a. 10 b. 25 c. 30 d. 5023. li hua, a fan of shakespeare from china, will visit shakespeare's birthplace on july 25. he should exit at the latest before .a. 4:00 pm b. 4:30pm c. 5:00pm d. 5:30 pmbnew climate-control

18、 jackets have helped people stay warm in subzero conditions, and even made cows comfortable enough to produce more milk. but it all began with an indian graduate's simple wish for clothing that could be used for both the cold boston winters and heated mit campus rooms. now, the mit graduate'

19、s company has begun selling the jackets and other clothes that allow wearers to control their level of comfort without adding or removing layers. "our products can go from 0 c to 100'c in the push of a button," said vistakula, founder and ceo of the company. "we have four levels o

20、f heating and four levels of cooling that include low, medium, high and very high"when electricity runs through the junction where two different metals meet, it creates a temperature difference so that one side heats up and the other side cools down. such heat-exchange equipment also needs fans

21、 to blow away the heat. "we were able to reduce the weight and get rid of the need for a fan," vistakula told innovation news daily. "that made it very suitable to put it into clothes."the current clothing runs on a range of laptop batteries(电池)that can support up to eight hours

22、of hot or cold comfort. aside from shoes, jackets and bike helmets, the startup also sells knee and elbow packs that provide hot or cold therapy(疗法)for aching joints. that's just the beginning, as the 20-person team tries many new and different applications(应用)in the search to find what works. t

23、hey have their eyes set on a "haemosave" application that could use freezing temperatures to control bleeding, and pain during medical emergencies. "that's at a very early stage," vistakula explained."it works for superficial(表面的)wounds, but we have to do deeper wounds a

24、nd see what happens." in another case, tests with jackets adapted for cows succeeded in enabling the cows to produce more milk. but the current costs mean that farmers can't afford such equipment-at least not until the company scales up its production and lowers the price.it's an ambiti

25、ous goal, but their confidence is supported by the startup's innovation(创新)philosophy. "nature has been innovating for billions of years, so you just have to look in the right place," vistakula said. "if you go looking for answers, you'll find them."24. which of the follo

26、wing statements is true according to the passage?a. the technology were first designed to control climate.b. the clothing is user-friendly with a simple push of button.c. the clothing runs on batteries that can last at least eight hours.d. the clothing needs fans to create a temperature difference.2

27、5. according to vistakula, next they have to test whether haemosave can .a. be applied to reduce pain b. be used to control bleedingc. function for deeper wounds d. make body temperatures low26. it can be inferred from the passage that .a. the technology doesn't work well in practiceb. the techn

28、ology can be widely applied in lifec. the company will increase production to meet market needsd. the company is now facing a very uncertain future27. what can we conclude from what vistakula said in the last paragraph?a. we can probably innovate anything in nature.b. innovation should be encouraged

29、 to protect nature.c. it has taken billions of years for nature to change.d. we should innovate as it agrees with nature.cit was decades ago now, but it's still one of the most memorable conversations of my life. on a long, slow train heading north, with nothing to do but watch the rain, the man

30、 sitting opposite began trying to talk to me. like most young women who have learned the hard way to be careful of strangers, i was unfriendly. but curiosity took over when he said that he was just bored, and liked talking.so that's what we did for hours and hours as the man turned out to be qui

31、te talkative. when the train finally pulled in, we didn't change numbers. however, i still think about it sometimes on long, boring journeys, before getting a phone out and scrolling silently like everyone else. it's a rare person who can cheerfully break the social rule about not talking to

32、 strangers without any ill intention, but life would be more interesting if more of us knew how to do it.and that's why i can't be as cynical as i probably should be about "tube chat" campaign launched to encourage britons to talk to each other. all anyone is being asked to do is t

33、o start a conversation they wouldn't otherwise have had-maybe with a friend from whom they've been apart or a neighbor they don't know.obviously, it takes more than a bit of small talk over garden fences to unite strangers together. more people live alone than did so a generation ago, an

34、d the rise in freelancing(自由职业)means more of us work alone too. we socialize increasingly through screens, sending texts instead of bothering to call.it's true that the "tube chat" campaign of a few years back failed in its attempts to make londoners talk to each other on public transp

35、ort. but even city people who would normally die rather than make eye contact with strangers still happily gather in large numbers by the thames for the new year's eve fireworks. they would get a far better view at home on television-it's not really about the fireworks, but about being part

36、of something communal(公共的).there's no guarantee(保证)that this latest campaign to reconnect will succeed wherever others have failed. but if there's ever a moment to stop social disbelief, it may start a fire to warm a world that sometimes feels cold. wherever my train friend is now, .28. the

37、author introduced her train friend toa. share her most memorable but boring journeyb. express her deep regret for losing touch with himc. show that talking to strangers can add interest to lifed. explain why people are becoming indifferent29. the underlined word "cynical" is closest in mea

38、ning to .a. doubtful b. supportive c. confused d. disappointed30. the example of londoners gathering for the new year's eve fireworks is used to show that .a. "tube chat" failed in its attempts to unite strangers togetherb. it's hard to break the social rule about not talking to st

39、rangersc. people have a wish to be socially connected by natured. "tube chat' 'made some difference to reconnecting people31. which of the following best fits in the blank in the last paragraph?a. i hope he's still talking b. i hope he is still as interestingc. i will miss him forev

40、er d. i will try to get in touch with him32. which of the following would be the best title for the passage?a. keep our desire to connect. b. avoid talking to strangers.c. show respect for social disbelief. d. socialize with our friends.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。t

41、he sixth mass extinction(灭绝)is not a worry for the future. it's happening now, much faster than expected before, and it's entirely our fault, according to a study published monday.humans have already wiped out hundreds of species(物种)and pushed many more to the edge(边缘)of extinction through w

42、ildlife trade, pollution and habitat loss. (33) gerardo ceballos gonzalez, a professor of ecology at the national autonomous university of mexico, said approximately 173 species died out between 2001 and 2014, which is 25 times more extinct species than you would expect under the normal, background,

43、 extinction speed.(34) there have been five mass extinction(大规模灭绝)events in the earth's history, each wiping out between 70% and 95% of the species of plants, animals and microorganisms. the most recent, 66 million years ago, saw dinosaurs disappear.the past events were caused by terrible change

44、s of the environment. the sixth mass extinction-the one happening now-is different: it's caused by humans.(35) but it took millions of years to restore(恢复)the number of species.when one species in the ecosystem disappears, it destroys the entire ecosystem and pushes other species toward destruct

45、ion. (36) hundreds of species of frogs are suffering population decrease and extinctions because of the chytrid fungus(真菌)disease, which is sometimes spread into new areas by humans. climate change is likely making it worse.(37) the researchers also said the current covid-19 shows how the carelessne

46、ss with which people treat the natural world can backfire badly.the researchers said this data highlights the urgency(紧急)with which the world needs to act. later this year, the un convention on biological diversity is expected to set new global goals to fight the ongoing biodiversity(生物多样性)problem i

47、n the coming decades.a. mass extinctions are just as serious as their name suggests.b. this interdependency(相互依存)of different species is bad news for humans, too.c. but the speed at which species are dying out has quickened up in recent decades.d. we humans are destroying the biodiversity of the wor

48、ld we evolved into.e. life on earth has recovered after each of these events.f. the researchers use amphibians(两栖动物)as an example of this phenomena.g. many species have evolved to deal with climate changes.第三节(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)根据短文内容，按照要求完成文后的问题。for immigrant(移民)parents, passing on their native lang

49、uages can be a struggle."you understand grandmother when she talks to you, don't you, darling?" the girl nods. johnson met her-and her danish mother and english father-at the airport, on the way to denmark. the parents were eager to discuss their experience of bringing up their daughte

50、r bilingually(双语)in london. it isn't easy: the husband does not speak danish, so the child hears the language only from her mother, who has come to accept that her daughter will reply in english.this can be painful. not sharing your first language with loved ones is hard. not passing it onto you

51、r own child can be especially hard. many immigrant parents feel a sense of failure; they are worried and share stories on parenting forums and social media, hoping to find the secret to bringing up bilingual children successfully.children are linguistic sponges(海绵), but this doesn't mean that br

52、ief exposure(接触)is enough. they must hear a language quite a bit to understand it-and use it often to be able to speak it comfortably. this is mental work, and a child who doesn't have a motive(动机)to speak a language-either a need or a strong desire-will often avoid it. children's brains are

53、 already busy enough.so languages often fade and die when parents move abroad. consider america. the foreign-born share of the population is 13.7%, and has never been lower than 4.7% (in 1970). and yet foreign-language speakers don't increase: today just 25% of the population speaks another lang

54、uage. that's because, usually, the first generation born in america is bilingual, and the second is monolingual(单语)-in english, the children often struggling to speak easily with their immigrant grandparents.in the past, governments discouraged immigrant families from keeping their languages. th

55、ese days, officials tend to be tolerant; some even see a valuable resource in immigrants' language abilities. yet many factors ensure that children still lose their parents' languages, or neverlearn them.38. find out or write out one sentence to state the main idea of this passage.39. the un

56、derlined word "it" in paragraph 2 refer to .40. restate(重新叙述)the main meaning of the underlined sentence in paragraph 3.41.the statistics in paragraph 4 are used to support the idea that .42. find out one word to show the american officials' present attitude toward immigrants keeping t

57、heir languages.第三部分 语言知识运用(共三节，满分51分)第一节(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。we have two dogs. we took in both after they were abandoned(抛弃)in the country. they will run off at any chance. 43 my yard is fenced(栅栏)，i have to keep them chained(拴住)to avoid paying any fines f

58、or 44 them from the city pound(流浪狗收容所).this morning as i was walking the first one out, the second ran past me quickly. i called for her to return, but she chose to 45 my words and headed off. despite my best 46 at calm and peacefulness, having a dog disobey me did make me mad.anyway, when i drove to pick up my daughter from school i