江苏省苏州陆慕高级中学2018_2019学年高一英语下学期期中试题.doc

1、- 1 -2018-2019 学年第二学期期中三校联考高一英语试卷总分：150 分 考试时间：120 分钟第 I卷（共 100分）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 A、B、C 选项中选出最佳选项.1. Why does the man need a map?A. To tour Manchester. B. To find a restaurant. C. To learn about China.2. What does the woman want to do for vacation?A

2、. Go to the beach. B. Travel to Colorado. C. Learn to snowboard.3. What will the man probably do?A. Take the job. B. Refuse the offer. C. Change the working hours.4. What does the woman say about John?A. He wont wait for her. B. He wont come home today. C. He wont be on time for dinner.5. What will

3、the speakers probably do next?A. Order some boxes. B. Go home and rest C. Continue working.第二节（共 15小题；每小题 1.5分，满分 22.5分）听下面 5段对话或对白，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项， 听第 6段材料，回答第 6和第 7题。6. How does the woman usually go to work? A. By car. B. By bus. C. By train.7. What do the speakers agree about taking the

4、train?A. It is safer. B. It is faster. C. It is cheaper.- 2 -听第 7段材料，回答第 8至第 10题。8.What does the man suggest the woman do?A. Save up for the car. B. Go to another car dealer. C. Ask someone to check the car.9. What is the salesman going to do?A. Give a discount. B. Stick to a high price. C. Ask for

5、cash payment.10. How will the man help the woman?A. Lend money to her. B. Drive her car home. C. Take care of her car.听第 8段材料，回答第 11至第 13题。11. What does the woman think of the living expenses in the city?A. Fairly low. B. Just Okay. C. Very high.12. What does the woman spend most on?A. Meals. B. Tra

6、ins. C. Clothes.13. What does the woman do in her free time? A. See films. B. Travel around. C. Go for a drink.听第 9段材料，回答第 14至 16题。14. What will Rebecca do on June 12?A. Go on a business trip. B. Organize a trade exhibition.C. Meet the people from Head Office.15. What is John preparing for the meeti

7、ng?A. A report. B. A timetable. C. a speech.16. When do the speakers decide to have the meeting?A. On June 3. B. On June 10. C. On June 17.听第 10段材料，回答第 17至 20题。17. What did the speaker decide to do after lunch that day?A. Stay to help her friend. B. Walk alone to her car. C. Wait for the train to st

8、op.18. What can we learn about the speaker then?- 3 -A. She worked at a hotel. B. She had bought a new car. C. She was having a baby soon.19. Where did the speaker meet the taxi passenger?A. At a crossroads. B. In front of a hotel. C. Beside a car park.20. What does the speaker talk about?A. An exci

9、ting lunch party. B. A well-known short story. C. An unforgettable experience.第二部分：第一节：阅读理解（共 15小题；毎小题 2分，满分 30分）阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答題卡上将该选项涂黑。ABlue Marine Seafood Co, , Ltd.Job Opening at Blue Marine Seafood Co, Ltd. Position :Senior AccountantRequirements: (1) At least 7 year

10、s of related experience. (2) Candidates should have a solid background in accounting, budgeting and financial reporting.Position: Security ConsultantRequirements: (1) At least 5 years of related experience. (2) A solid understanding of security policies and risk assessment is required. Position: Pub

11、lic Relations DirectorRequirements: (1) At least 7 years of field experience. (2) Strong communication skills: must communicate clearly and effectively to varying audiences; must be comfortable presenting ideas to large and small audiences; must have strong analytical skills; must have excellent int

12、erpersonal skills. Position: Project ManagerRequirements: Ideal candidates will have a university degree in Mechanical - 4 -Engineering or Chemical Engineering and experience overseeing a large-scale expansion project. How to apply:E-mail your cover letter and resume（简历）to Mr. Kevin Donlin at Please

13、, point out the position applied for in the cover letter, Your resume must include a list of recent work references and phone numbers so they can be contacted.Qualified candidates will be invited for personal interviews between 25th and 27th of December 2017. To: Kevin Donlin (jobsseafood. com)From:

14、 John Daker (iconsulthotmail. com)Date: December 10Subject: Position at Blue Marine SeafoodDear Mr. Kevin Donlin, My name is John Daker and Im writing in response to your job announcement for the Security Consultant position. I have 9 years of experience in the security field and have worked in both

15、 risk assessment and policy information. As a senior manager in my previous job, I have proven myself as an effective team leader with excellent communication skills. I am very interested in this position and would appreciate having the opportunity to discuss it with you further. Thank you for takin

16、g time to review my resume and I am looking forward to hearing from you soon.Respectfully, John Daker21. The four positions all require_A. relevant work experienceB. good communication skillsC. a background in accountingD. excellent presentation skills- 5 -22. What is the purpose of Mr. John Dakers

17、e-mail?A. To accept a job offer. B. To request job descriptions. C. To show interest in an available job. D. To provide references for job applicants. BThe writer Margaret Mitchell is best known for writing Gone with the Wind, first published in 1936. Her book and the movie based on it, tell a story

18、 of love and survival during the American Civil War. Visitors to the Margaret Mitchell House in Atlanta, Georgia, can go where she lived when she started composing the story and learn more about her life.Our first stop at the Margaret Mitchell House is an exhibit area telling about the writers life.

19、 She was born in Atlanta in 1900. She started writing stories when she was a child. She started working as a reporter for the Atlanta Journal newspaper in 1922. One photographer of Ms. Mitchell, called Peggy, shows her talking to a group of young college boys. She was only about one and a half meter

20、s tall. The young men tower over her, but she seems very happy and sure of herself. The tour guide explains, “Now in this picture Peggy is interviewing some boys from Georgia Tech, asking them such questions as Wouldyou really marry a woman who works? And today itd be Would you marry one who doesnt?

21、 ”The Margaret Mitchell House is a building that once contained several apartments. Now we enter the first floor apartment where Ms. Mitchell lived with her husband, John Marsh. They made fun of the small apartment by calling it “The Dump”.Around 1926, Margaret Mitchell had stopped working as a repo

22、rter and was at home healing after an injury. Her husband brought her books to read from the library. She read so many books that he bought her a typewriter and said it was time for her to write her own book. Our guide says Gone with the Wind became a huge success. Margaret Mitchell received the Pul

23、itzer Prize for the book. In - 6 -1939 the film version was released. It won ten Academy Awards, including Best Picture.23. The book Gone with the Wind was _.A. first published on a newspaper B. awarded ten Academy AwardsC. written in “The Dump” D. adapted from a movie24. According to the passage, M

24、s. Mitchell stopped working as a reporter because _.A. she was rich enough B. she was injured thenC. her husband didnt like it D. she wanted to write books25. What can be inferred from the passage about Margaret Mitchell?A. Her height made her marriage unhappy. B. Her interest in writing continued a

25、s an adult.C. Writing stopped her working as a reporter.D. Her life was full of hardship and sadness.26. Which is the best title for the passage?A. A Trip to Know Margaret Mitchell. B. Gone with the Wind: A Huge Success.C. An Introduction of the Margaret Mitchell House. D. Margaret Mitchell: A Great

26、 Female Writer.CFrom dogs and cats to pandas and penguins, lists of adorable animals can be very varied. However, when it comes to scary animals, the answers are often more or less the same snakes and spiders are among the most dreadful ones for the majority of us.However, most of us have never been

27、 bitten by a snake or a spider. So does this mean we are born with a fear of certain things?Scientists have been actively looking into it for a long time. For example, studies have suggested that babies find live animals much more interesting than stuffed (毛绒填充的 ) ones. This interest continues even

28、if those animals are snakes and spiders.- 7 -A study published in Psychological Science in 2008 seemed to show that snakes did have a different impact on babies. When scientists presented babies with animal videos along with random sounds of happy or frightened human voices, they found that babies l

29、ooked at snakes for longer than any other animal however the voices sounded.Now, a team from Rutgers University in New Jersey, US has tried to challenge the idea that babies are born with a fear of snakes and spiders. According to the BBC, the researchers measured babies physiological (生理的) response

30、s as they watched videos of snakes and elephants paired with both fearful and happy voices.Scientists then set out to surprise the babies to see how they would react. They presented them with an unexpected bright flash of light as they watched a video. As the BBC explained, a surprise like this woul

31、d be more intense (强烈的) if the babies were already scared, just like when we watch scary films and jump more if we are already scared.However, according to their findings, published recently in the Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, babies surprised responses were not bigger when watching a v

32、ideo of a snake, even when it was shown with a fearful voice. Their heart response was also lower, which also made it seem that babies were not scared.“Children do not have an innate fear of snakes,” concluded the study. Even if previous studies had suggested that babies have different responses to

33、snakes, it isnt necessarily related to fear. “Its possible that paying more attention to something might make fear learning easier later on. It leads to fear learning,” said research co-author Vanessa LoBue. She further explained that it was a good thing that humans didnt have an inborn fear of snak

34、es because it would make a young infants desire to explore new things less strong.Instead, we have evolved to quickly learn to be afraid of something if it turns out to be dangerous.27. What is the article mainly about?- 8 -A. How peoples fear of snakes and spiders has evolved.B. Whether humans are

35、born with a fear of snakes and spiders.C. Why snakes and spiders are considered the most dreadful animals.D. How babies react differently from adults to snakes and spiders.28. What was the finding of the study published in Psychological Science in 2008? A. The longer babies looked at snakes in the v

36、ideo, the less scared they were.B. The fearful voices babies heard when watching snake videos doubled their fear of snakes.C. Babies responses to the snake in the videos were greatly affected by the types of voices they heard.D. Babies took more interest in snakes than the other animals in the video

37、s regardless of which human voices they heard.29. How did babies react when the researchers from Rutgers University surprised them while theywere watching a video of a snake?A. They paid more attention to the snakes when they heard a fearful voice.B. Babies heart responses changed slightly when they

38、 heard a fearful voice.C. A fearful voice didnt make their surprised response become more intense.D. They became more scared when they experienced an unexpected bright flash of light.30. According to Vanessa LoBue, since babies dont have an inborn fear of snakes, _.A. it would make it easier for the

39、m to learn fearB. it would make them more willing to explore new thingsC. it would lead them to stay away from dangerous thingsD. it would encourage them not to be afraid of anythingD“Morning, Mom,” I call.“Morning, baby,” she says cheerfully. “Did you sleep well?”- 9 -“Better than I have been.”She

40、sighs, and her eyes look a hundred years old for a minute. “Any improvement is good,” she says.“Of course.”“I made waffles.” Her offering.“Thanks, Mom. Smells delicious.” My offering.I sit at the table and she hands me a plate. The thought of all that food turns my stomach, but I force a smile and t

41、hank my mother again. She busies herself at the sink and fills the silence with chatter. When she turns around, she takes in the waffles still on my plate, only missing a few bites. I smile apologetically.“Im not very hungry this morning.”“Youll need your strength for this afternoon.” She bites her

42、lip. She doesnt like to bring it up over breakfast. I eat another bite.“I packed your lunch.”“Im 18, Mom. I can pack my own lunch. You have more important things to do.”She reaches for the paper sack. “But now I know youll have something to eat. And you need to eat, okay? You have to keep your stren

43、gth up.”Sighing, I take the bag. “Honey, have you thought about what I said the other day?” she asks.I shrug noncommittally. “Sweetheart, you cant hide this forever. Eventually youre going to miss school and people will start asking questions.”“Mom, I have two months left of high school. I can make

44、it till then. Im class president and probably will make a graduation speech. I was voted Most popular, Most fun to be around, Best smile, and Most likely to succeed. Im the girl whos got it all together. People dont want to know that the girl whos got it all together, doesnt have it all together. Pe

45、ople dont want to know that girl is dying!”- 10 -“Honey, dont say that. Youre not dying.”“Yes, I am. You heard Dr. Morrison. I have maybe a year left. Mom, listen to me. I dont want to be the girl everyone looks at and whispers, Look at her. Poor thing! I cant handle that. I want to be normal. Just

46、for these last two months.”“Okay,” she whispers. “Okay. Just remember, its okay if you dont have it all together. Sometimes things just fall apart and theres nothing we can do.”“Thanks, Mom.” I grab my bag and lunch and kiss her on the cheek. “I love you.” “I love you too,” my mom replies. This exch

47、ange, once taken for granted, is now a vital part of every morning, every afternoon, every night. Three little words, followed by four more, have come to mean more than an entire conversation. They bridge all gaps and disagreements, because we both know there is now a finite number left.Keys in hand, I open the door and blink in the early morning sun. My silver car waits