【KS5U解析】河北省重点中学2019-2020学年高一下学期期末考试英语试题 Word版含解析

1、2019-2020学年度第二学期河北省重点中学期末考试英语第一部分 听力第一节 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。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 time is it now?a.5:00. b.6:30. c.7:30.2.what will the woman do tomorrow?ameet her friend.b.finish her homework.c.take an english exam.3.what did the man do on new years

2、day?a.he was away on holiday.b.he stayed at home all day.c.he worked in the company.4.which author does mary love best?a.dickens. b.hemingway. c.shakespeare.5.how long will the trip take?a.a week. b.six days. c.ten days.第二节 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

3、；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.which class is michael in?a.class two. b.class three. c.class four.7.what will there be on next saturday afternoon?a.a football match. b.a basketball game. c.a swimming lesson.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8.where does the conversation probably take place?a.in a zoo.

4、 b.on a farm. c.in a bookstore.9.how much does zoo animals cost?a.s10. b.$12. c.$20.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10.what is the probable relationship between the speakers?a.doctor and patient. b.boss and customer. c.teacher and student.11.what does the man advise the woman to do?a.take much exercise. b.take som

5、e medicine. c.drink more cold water.12.what does the woman drink every night?a.tea. b.milk. c.coffee.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13.what have marys family and friends been worried about?a.her job. b.her study. c.her health.14.what did marys father want her to work as?a.a secretary. b.a waiter. c.an assistant.1

6、5.whose company is in need of designers?a.marys fathers. b.marys friends. c.marys aunts.16.what will mary probably do next?a.leave home.b.think it over before deciding.c.call her family and friends back.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.what did lincolns father do?a.a teacher. b.a worker. c.a farmer.18.why was l

7、incoln sad most of the time?a.his life was too boring.b.his family was too poor.c.there was no school to attend there.19.why did mrs lincoln go to the town?a.to meet someone.b.to buy lincoln a gift.c.to attend a birthday party.20.what do we know about lincoln?a.he loved reading books.b.he liked to g

8、o shopping with his mother.c.he found it interesting to work on the farm.第二部分 阅读第一节 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的a、b、c、d四个选项中选出最佳选项。aworld earth day is on april 22. its a day when people around the world work to help the planet, including kids. here are what four kids have done for the planet. speaking outjaysa hun

9、ter-mellers 14, spoke at the city hall to ask leaders to shut the last coal power station nearby which brought her an asthma（哮喘）attack. she didnt think that people would listen to her, a kid. but the coal power station later said it would close. jaysa learned to speak to her local government at a yo

10、ung age and now she wants to teach others to speak up too. helping butterflieswhen aiden wang was 6, he learned that local butterflies were in trouble because they needed a kind of grass, milkweed, to survive. but milkweed was disappearing. so aiden started growing milkweed in his house, on which th

11、e butterflies lay eggs. aiden is now 13 and he cares for eggs and lets them go when they turn into butterflies. doing good for gorillaswhen addy barrett was in the first grade, she learnt that the mountain gorillas were in danger. she wanted to protect them and set up a program called gorilla heroes

12、. so far, gorilla heroes has raised more than $11, 000 to help mountain gorillas. addy says, “the feeling of having a fine effect on the world is like no other. it feels so good to know that i am making a difference. ”educating the youthin the fourth grade, jeremy clark and charlie abrams saw a pict

13、ure of the statue of liberty（自由女神像）up to her waist in water. it was meant to show what the statue would look like if all the ice in the world is turned into water. in 2019, they started a team called affected generation to urge young people to become climate activists. the two also want schools to t

14、each about climate change.1. why did jaysa call on the government to close the coal power station？a. it made too much noise.b. it caused health problems to her.c. she wanted to set an example for others.d. she wanted to warn government leaders.2. how does aiden wang help butterflies？a. by collecting

15、 their eggs.b. by feeding them on milk.c. by turning eggs into butterflies.d. by planting grass they lay eggs on.3. who set up a team to protect the environment？a. aiden wang.b. addy barrett.c. jaysa hunter-mellers.d. jeremy clark and charlie abrams.【答案】1. b 2. d 3. d【解析】这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了在世界地球日，几个孩子为地球所

16、做的事情。【1题详解】细节理解题。由第二段中的“jaysa hunter-mellers, 14, spoke at the city hall to ask leaders to shut the last coal power station nearby which brought her an asthma（哮喘）attack.”（14岁的jaysa hunter mellers在市政厅发表讲话，要求领导关闭附近最后一座给她带来哮喘发作的煤电站。）可知jaysa要求政府关闭煤电厂是因为煤电站给她带来了健康问题。故选b项。【2题详解】细节理解题。由第三段中的“so aiden start

17、ed growing milkweed in his house, on which the butterflies lay eggs.”（所以aiden开始在他的房子里种马利筋，蝴蝶在上面产卵。）可知aiden通过种植蝴蝶可以在上面产卵的草来帮助蝴蝶。故选d项。【3题详解】细节理解题。由最后一段中的“in 2019, they started a team called affected generation to urge young people to become climate activists.”（2019年，他们成立了一个名为“受影响的一代”的团队，敦促年轻人成为气候活动家。）

18、可知“they”指的是本段上文出现的jeremy clark和charlie abrams。故选d项。b“whats your thing of the day？”i asked my fourteen-year-old son as he got a piece of potato onto his plate. this is a question our four kids and whichever friends are staying for supper expect to be asked each evening at suppertime. usually, its fol

19、lowed with, “uhhummwe had pizza for lunch. ”and then i have to refuse the response and ask for something meaningful-either something he learned or something that happened with his friends. but, this day, my son surprised me as he went into great detail about how he had been honestly wronged by a cou

20、ple of classmates and laughed at in front of the class. i asked more questions and learned that the teachers were aware of the situation. the issue had been dealt with as much as the teachers and staff were able to. it was really just a matter of kids being mean and deciding to play a trick on someo

21、ne. i thought about the situation all night. i vacillated between meeting the teachers, meeting the parents of the classmates, and not doing anything since the story had been told to me in a matter-of-fact way-not overly excitedly. i waited until the next day after school. on the car ride home, i qu

22、estioned my son what about today after yesterdays situation. my son was surprised that i brought it up again. “what？no, its over, mom. theyre my friends. they were just being stupid. they apologized. forgive and forget, you know？were all good. ”i was worried that perhaps he was trying to hide his co

23、ncern or sadness about the thing. but as i watched him over the next days and weeks, everything seemed “normal”. wouldnt it be great if everyone could live the “forgive and forget” way of life？4. how are childrens usual answers to the authors daily question？a. serious.b. worrisome.c. meaningless.d.

24、detailed.5. why was the author sleepless that night？a. her son was made fun of unkindly.b. her son invited his friends to dinner.c. her son was punished by his teacher.d. her son lied to her about his mistake.6. what does the underlined word “vacillate” in paragraph 3 probably mean？a. give suggestio

25、ns.b. make sense.c. persuade oneself.d. be undecided.7. what did the author learn from the whole story？a. it is good to forgive and forget.b. it is necessary to watch her son.c. it is difficult to understand children.d. it is surprising for her son to apologize.【答案】4. c 5. a 6. d 7. a【解析】这是一篇记叙文。文章主

26、要讲叙了作者14岁的儿子告诉了作者，自己在班上被其他同学嘲笑的事情，这让作者整夜失眠。结果，第二天放学后，作者再次问起儿子这件事，儿子却说已经解决了，嘲笑他的人道了歉。作者也从这件事中学到了宽恕和遗忘是好事。【4题详解】推理判断题。根据第一段中“whats your thing of the day？”i asked my fourteen-year-old son as he got a piece of potato onto his plate. this is a question our four kids and whichever friends are staying for

27、supper expect to be asked each evening at suppertime. usually, its followed with, “uhhummwe had pizza for lunch. ”可知“你的今日之事是什么？”我问十四岁的儿子，他把一块土豆放到盘子里。这是我们四个孩子和哪位朋友留下来吃晚饭时，每天晚饭时都会被问到的问题。通常，跟接着会说：“呃呃我们中午吃了披萨。”由此可推知，孩子们对作者的日常问题都是无意义的回答。故选c。【5题详解】细节理解题。根据第二段中but, this day, my son surprised me as he went

28、into great detail about how he had been honestly wronged by a couple of classmates and laughed at in front of the class.可知但是，这一天，儿子却让我大吃一惊，他详细地讲述了自己如何被几个同学冤枉，并当着全班同学的面嘲笑。以及第三段中i thought about the situation all night.可知我整晚都在考虑这个情况。由此可知，作者那天晚上失眠了，是因为她的儿子被无情地取笑。故选a。【6题详解】词义猜测题。根据后文between meeting the t

29、eachers, meeting the parents of the classmates可知儿子在班上被欺负了，作者整夜失眠，在去见老师，还是去见同学的家长之间犹豫不决。由此可知，划线单词意思为“犹豫不决”。故选d。【7题详解】推理判断题。根据最后一段i was worried that perhaps he was trying to hide his concern or sadness about the thing. but as i watched him over the next days and weeks, everything seemed “normal”. woul

30、dnt it be great if everyone could live the “forgive and forget” way of life?可知我担心他可能是在试图掩饰他对这件事的担忧或悲伤。但在接下来的几天、几周时间里，我看着他，一切似乎都“正常”了。如果每个人都能过一种“宽恕和遗忘”的生活，不是很好吗？由此可推知，作者从整个故事中学到了宽恕和遗忘是好事。故选a。cchurchill, manitoba is a small town. the northern winds roll through it from canadas hudson bay. it might be

31、just another point on the map if not for its seasonal settlers. it happens like clockwork every fall that hundreds of polar bears make their way through the town to the freezing bay where they hunt for seals after the ice packs enough to support their weight. the animals have been connected with chu

32、rchill since at least 1619. thats when norwegian explorer jens munk and his sailors recorded making a meal of one bear while they wintered in the area. “it was of good taste and did not disagree with us. ”thats what munk wrote in his journal. over the years, the animals coming has earned the town th

33、e name of“polar bear capital of the world. ”today, churchills bear population goes beyond its human population. there used to be about 7, 000 residents but now only 813 living there. there was no such thing as an organized tour group to see the bears until 1980. the town might have been in terrible

34、financial hardships. but the growing bear tourism industry helped. today, some 10, 000 tourists come to the town to see polar bears for six weeks in autumn every year. but the reasons why they come are different from before. everyone was happier and they had such a good time seeing polar bears. now

35、things have changed because the word is out that this western hudson bay population of bears, churchill bears, are going to be the first population of polar bears to die out. so when the tourists come up, they all have a little bit of a lump in their throats（如鲠在喉）because theyre looking at a beautifu

36、l bear, but theyre also looking at a dying-out bear, which makes the whole attitude toward the bears different. unfortunately, thats becoming the major part of the whole attraction of the tours as well. come and see the bears before its too late.8. what can we learn about churchill polar bears from

37、the text？a. they have eaten up the seals in the hudson bay.b. they come to churchill at the same time every year.c. they move to churchill to escape the northern winds.d. they are so dangerous that most natives left their home.9. what did munk report in his journal？a. they fed many polar bears.b. po

38、lar bears were dangerous.c. they hunted a bear for food.d. they found some seals in the bay.10 how do polar bears benefit churchill？a. they make many people settle down.b. they attract many hunters to come here.c. they bring much tourist income.d. they supply food to locals.11. what is the main reas

39、on why tourists go to churchill now？a. to say good-bye to churchill bears.b. to help polar bears become happier.c. to take photos with churchill bears.d. to stop polar bears going to the town.【答案】8. b 9. c 10. c 11. a【解析】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了丘吉尔北极熊的迁徙、它们为丘吉尔小镇旅游业带来的好处以及所处的现状。【8题详解】细节理解题。根据第二段中的“it happens li

40、ke clockwork every fall that hundreds of polar bears make their way through the town to the freezing bay where they hunt for seals after the ice packs enough to support their weight.”可知，每年秋天，成百上千只北极熊会穿过丘吉尔小镇来到冰冷的海湾，在那里它们在冰块足够支撑它们的重量后捕猎海豹，由此可知，北极熊每年同一时间都会来到丘吉尔小镇，故b项正确。【9题详解】细节理解题。根据第二段中的“thats when n

41、orwegian explorer jens munk and his sailors recorded making a meal of one bear while they wintered in the area.”可知，挪威探险家詹斯芒克和他的水手们在日记里记载了他们在该地区过冬时以一只北极熊为食的情景，故c项正确。【10题详解】细节理解题。根据第三段中的“there was no such thing as an organized tour group to see the bears until 1980. the town might have been in terribl

42、e financial hardships. but the growing bear tourism industry helped.”可知，直到1980年，才有旅游团去丘吉尔小镇看北极熊，这个小镇曾陷入严重的财政困难，但不断增长的北极熊旅游业对缓解这一问题起到了帮助作用，由此可知，北极熊为丘吉尔小镇带来了很多旅游收入，故c项正确。【11题详解】推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“but the reasons why they come are different from before. everyone was happier and they had such a good time se

43、eing polar bears. now things have changed because the word is out that this western hudson bay population of bears, churchill bears, are going to be the first population of polar bears to die out.”可知，现在游客来丘吉尔小镇看北极熊的原因和以前不一样了，以前游客们看到北极熊很开心，现在情况发生了变化，因为有消息说，西哈德逊湾的丘吉尔北极熊将成为第一批灭绝的北极熊，由此可知，游客们现在来丘吉尔小镇是为了

44、最后看一眼丘吉尔北极熊，因为以后可能就看不到了（和丘吉尔北极熊告别），故a项正确。dearlier research had suggested were best at learning grammar in early childhood. then we hit a dead end around age 5. its supposed to be much harder for older kids. the time when people can learn the rules and structure of a language well appears to last unt

45、il around age 17 or 18. “but thats not so ”says psychologist（心理学家）joshua hartshorne. hartshorne asked friends to take an online english grammar test. after completing the test, volunteers answered questions about where they had lived, the languages they had spoken from birth and the age at which the

46、y first started learning english. hartshorne also asked how long they had lived in an english-speaking country. as he had hoped, people shared the test widely online. this let hartshornes group study the answers from 669, 498 native and non-native speakers of english. the researchers used statistics

47、 to find out when people with different english-speaking experiences reached their top grammar ability. if people moved to a new country and began speaking english by age 10 to 12, they finally spoke it as well as folks who had learned both english and another language from birth. but both groups sc

48、ored a little worse than people who spoke english only, the researchers found. the test results showed that around age 17, peoples ability to learn grammar took a sharp drop. and those who started learning english after age 10 or 12 never reached the same level of english skillfulness as people who

49、started younger. why？the researchers think its because they had fewer years to practice before their skills dropped off at surprise：language learning did not end at 17. peoples english skills kept improving a little until around age 30, the new study found. and this was true among both native speake

50、rs and those who learned english as a second language. still, most language learning happened by age 20, the new study decided.12. what age period is best for grammar learning according to earlier research？a. from 17 to 20.b. from 5 to 12.c. before age 5.d. from 20 to 30.13. how did hartshorne get h

51、is study statistics？a. by experimenting in the lab.b. by making an online survey.c. by studying historical records.d. by collecting earlier study results.14. which of the following agrees with hartshornes study results？a. language learning needs much practice.b. language learning ends at the age of

52、17.c. the more languages you learn, the better.d. it is best to learn language after 20 years old.15. what is the best title for the text？a. how native speakers learn english？b. whats the best age to learn a language？c. whats the best way to learn a foreign language？d. why non-native speakers can ne

53、ver master a second language？【答案】12. c 13. b 14. a 15. b【解析】这是一篇说明文。研究发现在年龄越小的时候学习语言的能力越好，因为有更多时间进行训练。同时研究还发现，在30岁左右人的语言技能也会一直提高。【12题详解】细节理解题。第一段第一句提到“earlier research had suggested were best at learning grammar in early childhood. then we hit a dead end around age 5.”，在幼儿期时，人的语言能力是最高的，在5岁的时候就撞上了死胡同

54、。由此判断，在5岁的时候语言学习能力有所下降。因此5岁前是最好的语言学习期。故选c。【13题详解】细节理解题。第二段提到“hartshorne asked friends to take an online english grammar test.” 和“as he had hoped, people shared the test widely online. ”hartshorne邀请他的朋友在网上进行英语语法测试，并且在网上广泛地分享了这个测试。由此判断hartshorne是通过网上调研获得数据的。故选b。【14题详解】推理判断题。第三段提到“and those who started

55、 learning english after age 10 or 12 never reached the same level of english skillfulness as people who started younger. why？the researchers think its because they had fewer years to practice before their skills dropped off at surprise”在10-12岁后才开始学英语的人，他们的水平达不到从很小就开始学习英语的人。后面回答了产生这个现象的原因：因为在语言学习技能下降

56、之前，他们练习的时间更少，由此判断，语言的学习是要不断练习的。故选a。【15题详解】主旨大意题。分析文章内容可知，本文是一篇说明文。文章第一段介绍了关于学习语言最好的年领的早期研究，第二段第三段介绍了心理学家关于语言学习年龄的新研究。同时在第三段最后一句提到最新的研究指出大多数的语言学习发生在20岁左右。综上可判断全文都在介绍语言学习的最佳年龄。故选b。第二节 阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。can a bowl of chicken soup help fight a cold? maybe. but will going outside

57、with wet hair make you sick? no. _16_ here are some more. feed a cold, starve a fever. being sick often makes you eat less. but force-feeding wont help. what will help is drinking more water and getting enough calories. a 2008 study found that mice having flu took longer to recover and were more lik

58、ely to suffer ill effects if they were dieting. _17_vicks vaporub(薄荷膏) in your socks treats coughs. a widely spread post on line once suggested putting vicks vaporub on feet at night and covering them with socks to treat coughs. _18_vaporub is usually used on a childs chest or throat to reduce cough. s