江苏省扬州市邗江区2019-2020学年高一上学期期中考试英语试卷

1、英语试题（考试时间：120分钟试卷满分：150分）注意事项：1 .本试卷由四个部分组成。其中，第一、二部分和第三部分的第一节为选择题。第三部分的 第二节和第四部分为非选择题。2 .答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。3 .回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑；回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。4 .考试结束后，将答题卡交回。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）A、B C三个选项中

2、选出最佳听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后， 阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1. What sport do the man ' s parents like?A. Table tennis.B. Volleyball.2. What does the woman do probably?A. A waitress.B. A reporter.你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和C. Tennis.C. A judge.3. How will the girl go to school tomorrow?A. On foot.

3、B. By bike.C. By bus.4. What are the speakers talking about?A. A novel.B. A play.C. A concert.5. What does the man suggest the woman do?A. Learn Spanish.B. Change a club. C. Take dance lessons.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，

4、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 made the man ' s car messy?A. Birds.B. Wind.C. Snow.7. What does the woman advise the man to do?A. To buy a new car. B. Not to park the car under a tree. C. To cut down the tree.听下面一段对话，回答第 8和第9两个小题。8. What does the woman ask the

5、man to buy?A. Vegetables.B. Meat.C. Hamburger.9. What is the woman busy doing?A. Having a meeting.B. Finishing a report. C. Doing exercise.听下面一段对话，回答第 10至第12三个小题。10. What did Tom do to help the woman?A. He checked her writing. B. He decided to sell her book.C. He encouraged her to keep writing.11. W

6、hat would the man like to do next week?A. Go camping. B. Start a new business. C. Paint the living room.12. How long will it take Cindy to finish the new play?A. About two weeks. B. About two months. C. About three months. 听下面一段对话，回答第 13至第16四个小题。13. What city is almost always warm?A. Seattle.B. Bost

7、on.C. San Diego.14. What part of the USA is best for living according to the report?A. The South.B. The West.C. The Northeast.15. What is the weather like in Seattle?A. It ' s very hot.B. It rains a lot.C. It ' s very cold.16. What does the woman say about the weather in Chicago and Boston?A

8、. It ' s rainy in summer. B. It ' s cold all year round. C. It ' s pleasant in spring and fall.听下面一段独白，回答第 17至第20四个小题。17. How many cottages does the speaker own?A. 2.B. 3.C. 5.18. What can we know about the Cider House?A. It has six rooms.B. It ' s unavailable during the Sh akespeare

9、 Festival.C. It ' s bigger than the Apple Cottage.19. What can the guests do during the summer?A. Hunt birds. B. Grow vegetables. C. Pick grapes and strawberries.20. What will the speaker talk about next?A. Requests for the guests. B. Advice on tours. C. Fees on cleaning.第二部分阅读理解（共三节，满分50分） 第一节（

10、共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分） 阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AHere are some schools in Southeast England. Find out if you are interested in any of them.Caterham SchoolHeadmaster: Mr. J.P. ThomasAges: Boys/Girls: 11-18 yearsAttendance : Day& Boarding ( 寄宿)Number of Students: 900Tel:+44(0)1883 343028The sc

11、hool aims to provide a great all-roundeducation so that everypupil can reach their full potential(潜能). Covering80 acres. it is a family school providing a caring environment.Deepdene School Bursar: Mr. Stephen Ball Ages: Boys/Girls: I-11 years Attendance: Day Number of Students: 400 Tel:+44(0)1273 4

12、18984Deepdene offers a great education where every child matters. An exciting programme of sport, music, Latin & French, dance, drama and art is provided.Claires CourtContact:Hugh &James Wilding,PrincipalsAges: Boys/Girls 3-18 years Attendance: Day Number of Students: 1,000 Tel:+44(0)1628 41

13、1472Claires Court is a school for families, run by a family, providing education for young people aged 3-18 years. Based on three sites across Maidenhead, they are an all-ability school where boys and girls are educated separately during their main school years, but come together for trips and visit

14、s.Crosfields SchoolContact: Mr. J Wansey, HeadmasterAges: Boys/Girls: 3-13 yearsAttendance: DayNumber of Students: 515Tel:+44(0)1189 871810Crosfields is a great Prep Schoolfor children aged 3-13. From early years aged 3, through to teenage years aged 13, it provides a first-class educationalstart. T

15、he school has the most modern facilities(设备)in 40 acres of groundswhich provide children with exciting and different learning chances.21. What makes Caterham School different from the other three schools?A. Accepting more students B. Offering boardingC. Being a day schoolD. Accepting Il-year-olds22.

16、 Which school can a 5-year-old student and a 16-year-old student attend together?A. Caterham SchoolB. Deepdene SchoolC. Claires CourtD. Crosfields School23. What do we know about Crosfields School from the text?A. It is a family school providing a caring environment.B. Boys and girls are educated se

17、parately thereC. It has three studying sitesD. It has the most modern facilitiesWhen I began my career as a jazz singer, I was told to start by covering the standards. But I didn ' t follow the path most new jazz artists take and produced original albums instead. I believe when you have somethin

18、g to say, you can' t really keep it down.Two of those original albums, Liquid Spirit and Take Me To The Alley, earnedmea loyal fan base and two Grammysfor best jazz album in 2014 and 2017 respectively.My idol is Nat King Cole, whose music has an important place in our household.I could smell the

19、 greens on the stove and the cornbread in the oven when I hear Nat' s music. I wanted to have his music come through my body and sing it as an expression of appreciation for him. My mother had always been a fan of his music. This is something I did one day: Imagine her coming home from some prot

20、est movement or march and putting on, “Smile though your heart is aching, smile even though it ' s breaking. " Imagine her putting on, “Pick yourself up, dust yourself off, start all over again. " I see the optimism and the strength in his music.Writing from a personal experience can b

21、ring about my feelings and power of feelings that can be instantlyconnected to the instrument and my voice. WhenI singMother' s Song, Insanity, even Holding On, I amexpressing things I have a connection to.The song Holding On is a soul song. It connects to Nat King Cole with its optimism, the op

22、timism about the power and the strength of love. I like the fact that I can have 17 to 25-year-olds all over the world jumping and dancing to this song. They' re still getting the message.24. How did the writer start his career as a musician?A. By creating original music.B. By singing for awards

23、.C. By covering the standards.D. By copying his idol.25. What' s paragraph three mainly about?A. The writer ' s childhood experience.B. Nat King Cole ' s contribution to jazz.C. The writer ' s mother in the protest movement.D. Nat King Cole ' s influence on the writer and his fam

24、ily.26. What does the writer express in his songs?A. His strong love for jazz.B. His personal emotions.C. His attitude toward social injustice.D. His memories of thegood old days.27. What conclusion can be drawn from the text?A. The dream of the write r' s mother has come true.B. Nat King Cole &

25、#39; s jazz music highly valued by all.C. The writer ' s music is influencing young people.D. Optimism is the soul of the writer ' s original songsCSince the 1970s, scientists have been searching for ways to link the brain with computers. Brain-computer interface （BCI） technology could help

26、people with disabilities send commands to machines.Recently, two researchers, Jose Millan and Michele Tavella from the FederalPolytechnic School in Lausanne, Switzerland, demonstrated（展示）a small roboticwheelchair directed by a person ' s thoughts.In the laboratory, Tavella operated the wheelchai

27、r just by thinking aboutmoving his left or right hand. He could even talk as he watched the vehicle and guided it with his thoughts.“Our brain has billions of nerve cells. These send signals through the spinal cord （脊髓）to the muscles to give us the ability to move. But spinal cord injuries or other

28、conditions can prevent these weak electrical signals from reaching the muscles （肌肉），" Tavella says. "Our system allows disabled people to communicate with external（夕卜部的）world and also to control devices（设备）.”The researchers designed a special cap for the user. This head cover picks up the

29、signals from the scalp（ 头皮）and sends them to a computer. The computer interprets（解释）the signals and commandsthe motorized wheelchair. The wheelchairalso has two cameras that identify objects in its path. They help the computer react to commands from the brain.Prof. Millan, the team leader, says scie

30、ntists keep improving the computersoftware that interprets brain signals and turns them into simple commands."Thepractical possibilities that BCI technology offers to disabled people can be grouped in two categories: communication, and controlling devices. One example is this wheelchair.”He say

31、s his team has set two goals. One is testing with real patients, so asto prove that this is a technology they can benefit from. And the other is to guarantee （保证） that they can use the technology over long periods of time.28. How did Tavella operate the wheelchair in the laboratory?A. By controlling

32、 his muscles. B. By talking to the machine.C. By using his mind.D. By moving his hand.29. Which of the following shows the path of the signals described in Paragraph 5?A.scalp fcomputerfcapfwheelchair.B.computer-capfscalp fwheelchair.C.scalp -capfcomputerfwheelchair.D.cap-computerfscalp fwheelchair.

33、30. The team will test with real patients to.A. make profits from themB. learn about theirphysicalconditionC. make them live longerD. prove the technology useful to them31. Which of the following would be the best title for the text?A. BCI Could Mean More Freedom for the DisabledB. New Findings Abou

34、t How the Human Brain WorksC. Switzerland, the BCI Research CenterD. Robotic Vehicles Could Help to Cure Brain InjuriesDWe took a rare family road trip to the Adirondacks in late August, and it was as refreshing and exhausting （使精疲力尽的） as family vacations tend to be. Toward the end of our long drive

35、 home, even the kids were leaning forward in their seats urging my lead foot on. At that point in a road trip , even sixty-five miles per hour feels slow. We have become numb to our speed and numb to the road signs flashing by.My family lives on the edge of Lancaster County. Only thirty miles from h

36、ome,I hit the brakes , and we began to roll , slowly , behind a horse-drawn carriage. We began to open our eyes again.We saw familiar green hills and the farm with the best watermelons. I rolled down the windows, and we breathed again. Just-cut hay and a barn full of dairy cattle.At five miles per h

37、our , you remember what you forget at sixty-five. You are thinking about a place , even when you are moving from place to place.I am a placemaker. A homemaker, too. I am a mother of a young kid at home, andalso a writer and a gardener. But , for me , those roles are wrapped up with the one big thing

38、 I want to do with the rest of my life: I want to cultivate a place andshare it with others.The place I make with my family is a red-brick farmhouse built in l880. It has quite a few nineteenth-century bedrooms and a few acres of land , and we love nothing more than to fill them with neighbors and f

39、riends. We grow vegetablesand flowers ,keep a baker ' s dozen of egg laying chickens , and, since we moved in three years ago, we have planted many , many trees.Living with mylife ' s purpose does not allow for much travel. I need to be here, feeding the chickens and watering the tomatoes. A

40、ny extra in the budget , and we spend it on trees.But I learned something at the end of our family road trip. Travel can help me in the task of caring for my own place. When I slow down and pay attention to the road between here and there , travel tells me the connections between my place and all th

41、e other places.32. What does the author try to express in the first paragraph?A . The tiredness of her past family life.B. The family ' s eagerness to return home.C. Her disappointment at the family road trip.D. Kids ' excitement at driving fast on the road.33.Why did the author slow her car

42、 some miles from her home?A. Because she made a way for a horse-drawn carriage.B. Because she wanted to get rid of a fast-paced life.C. Because she needed a break after the long drive.D. Because she enjoyed the scenery along the road.34. The underlined wo rd “placemaker" in the 4th paragraph re

43、fers to someone who.A. is good at cultivating a place and sharing it with othersB. is ready to help anyone in need in the communityC. makes a creative design for others ' housesD. devotes most of his energy and time to building his house35.What can be the best title of the passage?A. On the Way

44、HomeB. Never Travel againC. Escape from a Family LifeD. Life on the Farm第二节 七选五（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。注意：E涂成AB F涂成CD G涂成ABC其余正常Christmas is a time for relaxing, having fun and spending time with family and friends. 36 It can be difficult to find the motivation for

45、 study when everyone around you is having so much fun. So, here are my top five tips for revising effectively over the Christmas break.?Set aside a few hours a day to revise.Find the best time to revise and make sure that you stick to your timetable!For example, I find that I work best in the mornin

46、g. 37 ?Plan something fun to do ev ery day.Even if it ' s just going for coffee with a friend or watching a film at home, this will give you something to look forward to and motivate you to finish your revision.?Explain to your family why your revision is important.38 So,make effortsto tell them

47、 why your exams are important. Perhaps youcan agree to do something nice with them when your exams are over.? 39It is important to take some time to relax. When you do get back to revising, you' ll probably find it easier to concentrate. Pick the most important days foryou and your family to con

48、centrate on celebrating Christmas!?Remember that it won ' t last forever.You might have to spend your Christmas revising this year, and perhaps for a few more years, but soon enough you' ll be free of exams forever. 40 Have a great Christmas and make sure you find a balance between studying

49、and celebrating. Good luck with your exams!A. Spare your time for your family.B. Make sure that you take a few days off!C. So I get up fairly early and do a few hours of revision.D. Sometimes it can be difficult for family to understand you.E. However, for many of us, it is also the time to prepare

50、for January exams.F. Otherwise, you may probably fall into trouble with your friends and family.G. And after spending time revising, your future Christmases will seem even better!注意：E涂成AB F涂成CD G涂成ABC其余正常 第三节 黑布林阅读（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分） 41.Wuhering heights is told in a series of flashbacks by two narrat

51、ors, a tenantand a servant.What are theirnames?A. CatherineEarnshawand Heathcliff B. Mr.Lockwood and Nelly DeanC. Heathcliffand Mr.LockwoodD. Heathcliff and Nelly Dean42. Where wasCatherineburied?A. In a churchyard overlookingthe moors. B.In the chapel.C. Under a stone wall.D. By a river.43. In the

52、following statements, which one is right?A. When Hindley died, Heathcliff inherited Wuthering Heights.B. Edgar didn ' t try to stop Isabella from marrying Heathcliff.C. Heathcliff wanted Hareton and Cathy Linton to marry.D. Catherine didn ' t want to marry Heathcliff because he was poor.44.

53、What was Heathcliff like as an adult?A. gentle and peacefulB. rich and generousC. angry and vindictiveD. poor and evil45. What will Catherine ' s life be like ifshe marries Edgar?A . poor, depesine and without love B. poor, happy with loveC. rich, boring and without love D. rich, boring with lov

54、e第三部分英语知识运用（共两节）第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，茜分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。Hannah Taylor is a schoolgirl from Manitoba , Canada. One day, when she was five years old , she was walking with her mother in downtown Winnipeg. They saw a man_46_out of a garbage can. She asked her mother w

55、hy he did that, and her mother said that the man was homeless and hungry. Hannah was very _47_. She couldn't understand why some people had to live their lives without shelter or enough food. Hannah started to think about how she could _48_, but , of course , there is not a lot onefive-year-old

56、can do to so lve（ 解决）the problem of homelessness.Later , when Hannah attended school, she saw another homeless person. It was a woman, _49_ an old shopping trolley（购物车）which was piled with _50_. Itseemed that everything the woman owned was in them. This made Hannah very sad, and even more _51_ to do

57、 something. She had been talking to her mother about the lives of homeless people _52_ they first saw the homeless man. Her mother told her that if she did something to change the problem that made her sad, she wouldn't _53_ as bad.Hannah began to speak out about the homelessness in Manitoba and then in other provinces. She hoped to _54_ her message of hope and awareness. She started the Ladybug Foundation , an organization aiming at getting rid of homelessness. She began to _55_"Big Bosses " lunches, where she would try to persuade l