《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. whats the mans 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，回答第14至16题。

7、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 womans apartment buildin

8、g.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. dont talk to strangers. c. leave the place quickly.19. what is the best place t

9、o 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，从每题所给的四个选项(a、b、c、和d)中，选出最佳

10、选项。ashakespeares 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:shakespeares birthplace-enjoy a multimedia exhibition and live theatrehalls croft -visit the traditional herb g

11、ardens and home of shakespeares daughtersusanna anne hathaways cottage-hear readings of shakespeares most popular sonnetsmary ardens farm-watch falconry displays and traditional craftsshakespeares new place-walk in the footsteps of shakespeare and explore where he wrote some of his most iconic works

12、 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 customers who are disabled can buy a concession ticket and then will

13、 be able to have one carer admitted free.opening dates and timeswinter season: 4 november 2019-15 march 2020shakespeares birthplace: open monday-sunday, 10am-4pmshakespeares new place: open monday-sunday, 10am-4pmanne hathaways cottage: open monday-sunday, 10am-4pmhalls croft: open monday-sunday, 11

14、 am-4pmmary ardens farm: closed*shakespeares birthplace, shakespeares new place, anne hathaways cottage: open on the 24 december 10am-1pm, closed 25-26 december.spring/summer/autumn season:16 march 2020-1 november 2020shakespeares birthplace and anne hathaways cottage: open monday-sunday, 9am-5pm.sh

15、akespeares new place, halls croft and mary ardens fame: open monday-sunday 10am-5pmclosing times listed above are last entry.houses close 30 minutes after last entry.21. according to the advertisement, visitors can .a. hear shakespeares sonnets at shakespeares birthplaceb. explore where he created s

16、ome 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, 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 shak

17、espeare from china, will visit shakespeares 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 jackets have helped people stay warm in subzero conditions, and even made cows comfortable enough to produce more milk. but it all beg

18、an with an indian graduates simple wish for clothing that could be used for both the cold boston winters and heated mit campus rooms. now, the mit graduates company has begun selling the jackets and other clothes that allow wearers to control their level of comfort without adding or removing layers.

19、 our products can go from 0 c to 100c in the push of a button, said vistakula, founder and ceo of the company. we have four levels of heating and four levels of cooling that include low, medium, high and very highwhen electricity runs through the junction where two different metals meet, it creates

20、a temperature difference so that one side heats up and the other side cools down. such heat-exchange equipment also needs fans 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 c

21、lothes.the current clothing runs on a range of laptop batteries(电池)that can support up to eight hours 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. thats just the beginning, as th

22、e 20-person team tries many new and different applications(应用)in the search to find what works. they have their eyes set on a haemosave application that could use freezing temperatures to control bleeding, and pain during medical emergencies. thats at a very early stage, vistakula explained.it works

23、 for superficial(表面的)wounds, but we have to do deeper wounds and 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 cant afford such equipment-at least not until the company scales up its

24、 production and lowers the price.its an ambitious goal, but their confidence is supported by the startups 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, youll find them.24. which

25、of the following 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

26、difference.25. 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 doesnt work well in practiceb. th

27、e technology 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 enc

28、ouraged 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 its 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 m

29、an 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 thats what we did for hours and hours as the man turned out to be quite

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

31、thout any ill intention, but life would be more interesting if more of us knew how to do it.and thats why i cant 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 to start a conversation they wouldnt

32、 otherwise have had-maybe with a friend from whom theyve been apart or a neighbor they dont 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, and the rise in freelancing(自由职业)means more of us wo

33、rk alone too. we socialize increasingly through screens, sending texts instead of bothering to call.its true that the tube chat campaign of a few years back failed in its attempts to make londoners talk to each other on public transport. but even city people who would normally die rather than make e

34、ye contact with strangers still happily gather in large numbers by the thames for the new years eve fireworks. they would get a far better view at home on television-its not really about the fireworks, but about being part of something communal(公共的).theres no guarantee(保证)that this latest campaign t

35、o reconnect will succeed wherever others have failed. but if theres 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 author introduced her train friend toa. share her most memorable but boring journeyb. e

36、xpress 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 meaning to .a. doubtful b. supportive c. confused d. disappointed30. the example of londoners gatherin

37、g for the new years eve fireworks is used to show that .a. tube chat failed in its attempts to unite strangers togetherb. its hard to break the social rule about not talking to strangersc. people have a wish to be socially connected by natured. tube chat made some difference to reconnecting people31

38、. which of the following best fits in the blank in the last paragraph?a. i hope hes still talking b. i hope he is still as interestingc. i will miss him forever 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.

39、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。the sixth mass extinction(灭绝)is not a worry for the future. its happening now, much faster than expected before, and its entirely our fault, ac

40、cording 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 wildlife trade, pollution and habitat loss. (33) gerardo ceballos gonzalez, a professor of ecology at the national autonomous university of mexico, said

41、approximately 173 species died out between 2001 and 2014, which is 25 times more extinct species than you would expect under the normal, background, extinction speed.(34) there have been five mass extinction(大规模灭绝)events in the earths history, each wiping out between 70% and 95% of the species of pl

42、ants, animals and microorganisms. the most recent, 66 million years ago, saw dinosaurs disappear.the past events were caused by terrible changes of the environment. the sixth mass extinction-the one happening now-is different: its caused by humans.(35) but it took millions of years to restore(恢复)the

43、 number of species.when one species in the ecosystem disappears, it destroys the entire ecosystem and pushes other species toward destruction. (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

44、new areas by humans. climate change is likely making it worse.(37) the researchers also said the current covid-19 shows how the carelessness 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

45、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 in 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.

46、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 world 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 specie

47、s 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 languages can be a struggle.you understand grandmother when she talks to you, dont you, darling? the girl nods. johnson met her-and her danish mother and english fath

48、er-at the airport, on the way to denmark. the parents were eager to discuss their experience of bringing up their daughter bilingually(双语)in london. it isnt 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 re

49、ply in english.this can be painful. not sharing your first language with loved ones is hard. not passing it onto your 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 t

50、o bringing up bilingual children successfully.children are linguistic sponges(海绵), but this doesnt mean that brief 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 doesnt have a mot

51、ive(动机)to speak a language-either a need or a strong desire-will often avoid it. childrens brains are 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 y

52、et foreign-language speakers dont increase: today just 25% of the population speaks another language. thats 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 grandparen

53、ts.in the past, governments discouraged immigrant families from keeping their languages. these 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. fin

54、d out or write out one sentence to state the main idea of this passage.39. the underlined 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

55、 american officials present attitude toward immigrants keeping their 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 fence

56、d(栅栏)，i have to keep them chained(拴住)to avoid paying any fines for 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 dau