安徽省定远重点中学2018_2019学年高一英语下学期开学考试试题.doc

1、- 1 -2018-2019 学年度第二学期开学考试高一英语试题本试卷共 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。 例：How much is the shirt? A19.15. B9.15. C9.18.答案是 B。1What is the relationship between the two

2、speakers? ATeacher and student.BEmployer and employee.CDoctor and patient.2What are the two speakers doing?ABargaining. BQuarreling. CDebating.3How does the woman buy her clothes? AOn TV. BOnline. CIn shops.4What are the two speakers talking about?AWallet. BWatch. CNotebook.5How old is the man?A35.

3、B34. C31.第二节（共 15 个小题；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，你将有时间来阅读各个小题，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 至 7 题。- 2 -6What is the survey about?ARelationship between parents and children. BTop gift on Mothers Day.CThe sale

4、 of chocolates.7What gift do most people choose to send to their mothers?AFlowers. BChocolates. CTime with family.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8 至 9 题。8What is the size of the woman will choose this time?ASize 42. BSize 43. CSize 44.9What color of shoes does the womans husband like to match his suit?ABlue. BBlack.

5、CBrown.听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。 10What do those fat people find difficult in their 30s and 40s?AFinding the best jobs. BMarriage. CPlaying sports.11What does a woman list first about a man?AJob. BAppearance. CHealth.12Which country are the two speakers joining the study from?ASweden. BEngland. CAmeri

6、ca.听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。13How did the woman get to the place?ABy bus. BBy taxi. COn foot.14Where does the conversation most probably take place?AAt an office.BAt a restaurant.CAt the airport.15What does the woman like best? AFish. BBeef. CPork.16What does the man like to drink?ATea. BCoffee. COran

7、ge juice.听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。 - 3 -17What importance does the woman want to emphasize（强调）?AInspiration. BBravery. CHonesty.18How were the frogs traveling?AThrough the river.BThrough the road.CThrough the woods.19What did the other frogs tell the two unlucky frogs? AThey should try their best to

8、jump out. BThey had no choice but to die in the hole.CThey would try all means to help them out.20How was the frog who got out?AHe was deaf. BHe was blind.CHe was foolish.第二部分； 阅读理解（共两节，满分 40 分）第一节（共 15 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 30 分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和 D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AEarthquakes are something th

9、at people fear. There are some places that have few or no earthquakes. Most places in the world, however, have them regularly. Countries that have a lot of earthquakes are usually quite mountainous.The most talked about earthquake in the United States was in San Francisco in 1906. Over 700 people di

10、ed in it. The strongest one in North America was in 1964. It happened in Alaska.Strong earthquakes are not always the ones that kill the most people. In 1755, one of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded was felt in Portugal. Around 2,000 people died.In 1923, a very strong earthquake hit Tokyo, Yo

11、kohama area of Japan. A hundred and forty thousand people died. Most of them died in fires which followed the - 4 -earthquake.One of the worst earthquakes ever was in China in 2008. It killed a large number of people. The worst earthquake ever reported was also in China, in which 400,000 people were

12、 killed or injured. This earthquake happened in 1556.Earthquakes worry people a lot. The reason is that we often do not know when they are coming. People cannot prepare for earthquakes.21.Earthquakes happen _.A. in all the places in the worldB. only in the countries that have a lot of mountainsC. re

13、gularly in most places in the worldD. only in a few places along the coast22.When and where was the worst earthquake ever reported?A. In 1964 in Alaska. B. In 1556 in China.C. In 1923 in Japan. D. In 2008 in China.23.According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?A. The stronger the ea

14、rthquake is, the more people are killed.B. Earthquakes often come unexpectedly.C. Earthquakes can cause fires.D. People still dont know how to tell when an earthquake will come.24.What may be talked about in the seventh paragraph?A. How do earthquakes worry people?B. What will people do to prepare f

15、or earthquakes?C. How can we save people when earthquakes happen?D. How do earthquakes happen?BThis may be music to your ears.Researchers P. Jason Rentfrow and Samuel Gosling gave 3,500 people a personality quiz. “We found that the musical styles people like are closely linked to their personalities

16、,” Gosling says.RAP/HIP-HOP- 5 -Known for their quick speech, some rappers can say more than 700 syllables（音节）a minute!If you like rap/hip-hop, you are energetic（精力充沛的） and have a way with words. You put a fresh spin on things, whether its new moves on the dance floor or your hip style.CLASSICALIn t

17、he 18th century, classical musicians were like rock stars. Beethoven and Mozart, for example, played in crowded concert halls.If you like classical, you are open to new ideas and like debating with friends. Creative and imaginative, you can easily spend many hours scrapbooking, writing or painting.C

18、OUNTRYCountry music came from the folk songs of English, Scottish, and Irish settlers of the southeastern United States.If you like country, you express your opinions well, which makes you the ideal class president or team captain. Traditional and loyal, you enjoy spending time with your family.POPP

19、op music is designed to attract almost everyone, and it does. Each year, the industry brings in about 30 billion dollars!If you like pop, you are attractive to your friends. You can make big things happen, like planning for a huge party or inspiring your team to victory.ROCK/ALTERNATIVEIn the 1950s,

20、 rock music created a brand-new culture. Teenagers, for the first time, had an identity separate from adults and children.If you like rock/alternative, you are a risk-taker who never accepts no for an answer. You rise to any challenge, like doing very well in a big exam or landing the lead in the sc

21、hool play.If these personality profiles（人格剖析）dont match you, thats OK. These are just for fun.- 6 -25.What is the purpose of the quiz mentioned in the text?A. To encourage people to enjoy music.B. To lead people to know about music.C. To know the relationship between music and personalities.D. To id

22、entify the differences in personality among people.26.Who would be chosen as the best class head?A. A country lover. B. A classical lover. C. A hip-hop lover. D. A rock lover.27.Which type of music is popular among teenagers?A. Pop. B. Rock. C. Classical. D. Country.CAverage humans can consume 15 or

23、 more drinks in plastic bottles a month. If you were born after 1998, and live until 80 years old, you will leave behind a minimum of 14, 4000 plastic bottles on this planet. These bottles take hundreds of years to break down into tiny pieces of plastic, never to completely disappear. Most of the wa

24、ste is consumed by fish and birds, which has shortened their lifespans greatly.The Plastic Bottle Village is just a great idea that might finally save us from being buried in plastic. It5s a community in Panama that is going to be made of used bottles. The design process begins with building steel f

25、rames, which are then filled with these bottles. Once this step is complete, and electrical and plumping lines are put inside, the plastic walls are covered with concrete (混凝土)both inside and outside. So no one will actually be able to tell that the walls are made of plastic. Besides, the material w

26、ill keep the house 17 cooler than the outside, which is the biggest benefit to people living inside.The village is the idea of Robert Bezeau with the intention of setting up several environmental projects. Having started a recycling program four years ago, during which a number of plastic bottles we

27、re collected, he started to think of how they could be put to use. Soon enough, he decided to use them to - 7 -build houses, and came up with a basic idea for the construction process.The project hopes to make people conscious of the waste that these bottles create so that they can do more to protec

28、t the environment. The village will also create an education center that will teach individuals from the world how to reuse plastic bottles as construction materials for shelter. Recycled bottles could neutralize(使无效 ) the negative effect of your passage on this planet, and move closer to leaving on

29、ly your “footprints”.28.What do the figures in the first paragraph show?A. The reason for buying fewer drinks. B. The seriousness of plastic pollution.C. The amount of plastic waste. D. The difficult situation of wildlife.29.Why are the homes in the village special?A. Theyre green buildings. B. They

30、re 17 warmer inside.C. They stop plastic pollution. D. Theyre entirely made of plastic bottles.30.What can we know from the passage?A. Plastic bottles are difficult to break down so that they are liked by fish and birds.B. Robert Bezeau is leader of a community in, Panama responsible for the project

31、.C. The project of the Plastic Bottle Village can raise peopled environmental awareness.D. Individuals can learn how to produce plastic bottles without polluting the environment.31.What would be the best title for the passage?A. An Eco-Friendly Plastic Bottle VillageB. The Negative Effects of Plasti

32、c BottlesC. How to Collect Deserted Plastic BottlesD. How to Popularize the Use of Plastic BottlesDMinutes after the last movie ended yesterday at the Plaza Theater, employees were busy sweeping up popcorns and gathering coke cups. It was a scene that had - 8 -been repeated many times in the theater

33、s 75-year history. This time, however, the cleanup was a little different. As one group of workers carried out the rubbish, another group began removing seats and other theater equipment in preparation for the buildings end.The film classic The Last Picture Show was the last movie shown in the old t

34、heater. Though the movie is 30 years old, most of the 250 seats were filled with teary-eyed audience wanting to say good-bye to the old building. Theater owner Ed Bradford said he chose the movie because it seemed proper. The movie is set in a small town where the only movie theater is preparing to

35、close down.Bradford said that large modem theaters in the city made it impossible for the Plaza to compete. He added that the theaters location (位置) was also a reason. “This used to be the center of town,” he said. “Now the area is mostly office buildings and warehouses.”Last week some city official

36、s suggested the city might be interested in turning the old theater into a museum and public meeting place. However, these plans were given up because of financial problems. Bradford sold the building and land to a local development firm, which plans to build a shopping complex on the land where the

37、 theater is located.The theater audience said good-bye as Bradford locked the doors for the last time. After 75 years the Plaza Theater has shown its last movie. The theater will be missed.32.In what way was yesterdays cleanup at the Plaza special?A. It made room for new equipment.B. It signaled the

38、 closedown of the theater.C. It was done with the help of the audience.D. It marked the 75th anniversary of the theater.33.Why was The Last Picture Stow put on?A. It was an all-time classic.B. It was about the history of the town.C. The audience requested it.- 9 -D. The theater owner found it suitable.34.What will probably happen to the building?A. It will b& repaired.B. It will be turned into a museum.C.