1、1汉滨区恒口高级中学 2018 级高一第一学期期末考试英 语 试 题 本卷分为第卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）两部分，满分 120 分，考试用时120 分钟。 第卷（共 80 分）第一部分 听力第一节（共 5 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 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 are the two speakers talking about?A. The study plan. B. The school plan.C
2、. The vacation plan.2. Where are the two speakers going?A. To a farm. B. To a store. C. To a station.3. How was the journey?A. Satisfying. B. Exciting. C. Disappointing.4. What are the parents looking for?A. A friend. B. A needle. C. Their baby. 5. What do we know about the weather in the womans hom
3、etown?A. It seldom snows heavily. B. It seldom rains heavily. C. It never snows.第二节 （15 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，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. Why was the man in hospital?A. His left arm was broken. B. He was
4、 seriously ill. C. He had a physical examination.7. Where was the man going that day?A. To the office. B. To the cinema. C. To the hospital.听下面一段对话，回答第 8 和第 9 两个小题。8. What is the woman doing when talking with the man?A. Reading newspapers. B. Reading a magazine. C. Watching TV.9. What can we learn f
5、rom the conversation?A. Most people disagree with the man. B. Most people feel the same with the man.C. Most people find feet attractive.听下面一段对话，回答第 10 至第 12 三个小题。10. What is the woman doing now?2A. Hosting a programme. B. Discussing the topic of her paper.C. Making a plan for a programme.11. How ma
6、ny children are there in the mans family?A. Six. B. Five. C. Four.12. What was the mans father?A. An actor. B. A driver. C. A host.听下面一段对话，回答第 13 至第 16 四个小题。13. Where does John work?A. North Carolina. B. California.C. Washington.14. What does John do?A. A soldier. B. A firefighter. C. A teacher.15.
7、What are Johns working hours?A. Eight hours every day. B. Twelve hours every week.C. Working 24 hours and having a day off.16. What kind of clothes does John wear to work?A. A dress uniform. B. A blue work uniform. C. A black work uniform.听下面一段独白，回答第 17 至第 20 四个小题。17. What is the speaker doing?A. Re
8、commending a book. B. Telling a class rule. C. Introducing a course.18. What is the purpose of the listening course?A. To achieve personal success.B. To develop effective listening skills.C. To prepare for a listening test.19. Who wrote the required textbook?A. William Brown. B. Helen Smith. C. Jack
9、son Black.20. How will the listeners be evaluated?A. By the performance in class and test grades. B. By the mid-term and final grades.C. By the tests in class and final grades.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）AWhen you use our university library there are different learning spaces
10、available so you can decide what is best for your purpose.Social learning areasWe recognize that you can learn from your friends so weve provided social study areas in our library. Here you can discuss your work with your friends without worrying about disturbing others as a reasonable level of nois
11、e is accepted, though we do ask that youre considerate of other students and staff.Group study roomsThere are bookable (可预定的) group study rooms of various sizes in the library. These rooms are well equipped so that you can easily work in groups or 3practise presentations.Bookings are available to gr
12、oups of 3 or more students.Bookings can be made in hourly blocks up to a maximum of 2 hours per group per day.Bookings can be made for the present week and the following week.Contact the library Help Desk online to book a room. Bookings are restricted to student use only.Silent study spacesWe know t
13、hat sometimes you may prefer to study on your own. To help you achieve this we have individual quiet or silent study areas.In order to preserve the quiet study environment and to avoid disturbing other students, discussion about your course work or exams, or using mobile phones isnt permitted anywhe
14、re in these areas.Food, drink and phonesCold drinks and snacks can be consumed in most areas of the library though we ask that you help keep the learning environment clean and pleasant for everyone by clearing rubbish into the bins provided.Mobile phones can be used in the social learning areas and
15、group study rooms but not in the silent study spaces or the hallways or stairs that lead to those areas. We ask that you switch your phone to silent mode when you come in the library.21What is the purpose of social learning areas provided in the library?ATo offer students access to library staff. BT
16、o help students learn to be considerate.CTo keep students free from disturbance.DTo enable students to learn from each other.22What should students pay attention to when using the library?ATaking rubbish out when leaving.BAvoiding having cold drinks and snacks. CKeeping their mobile phones silent al
17、l the time.DUsing mobile phones only in the hallways or stairs.23What is the text mainly intended for?AIntroducing additional regulations of a university library.BShowing how to make use of a university library.4CRecommending a university library the author visits.DExplaining why a university librar
18、y is a good place for study.BDear Editor,I have just returned home after studying for a year in Germany. But it seems that my parents dont understand me now. They expect me to be the same person I was before I went abroad, but Im not! Why cant they let me be myself?JimmyHi, Jimmy,As far as I know, p
19、eople who have lived abroad often find that the adjustment (调整) to returning home is more difficult than their adjustment to living in a foreign culture. Why? We expect to have some problems when we go to a new place, speak a different language and learn the rules of a different culture . But home?
20、. we know that place!Your parents expect that the same person who boarded the airplane one year ago will be returning. Especially if they have never been abroad themselves, your parents probably wont understand the changes that living abroad can cause in a person. On the other hand, you may have mai
21、ntained (保持) an ideal mental image of your loved ones while abroad, an image that is broken into pieces when you return.Remember you have been living a different lifestyle in your host country, and you have probably become very independent while staying there alone. Now that youre home, you will be
22、expected to conform (顺应)again to the lifestyle of your family. As a result, you may be upset about your parents involvement in your life.Communication is the key to overcoming this problem. Tell your parents how you are feeling. Share with them information about cultural re-entry(重归), and ask them t
23、o be patient. This does not mean that you have to forget your experience and give up everything youve learned! Learn to find a balance between the old and new, just as you did when first adjusting to your host countrys culture.24. What is Jimmys main purpose in writing the letter?5A. To criticize hi
24、s parents. B. To ask for advice about his studies.C. To complain about his parents. D. To ask for help.25. What does the editor think of Jimmys problem?A. Its unusual. B. Its normal. C. Its serious. D. Its interesting. 26. The editor thinks that both Jimmy and his parents _.A. have changed in the pa
25、st year B. have unrealistic expectations of each otherC. need to behave like they did before D. need to find a balance between the good and bad27. The author suggests that _ would help solve Jimmys problem.A. patience and trust B. patience and politenessC. better communication between family members
26、 D. a deeper understanding of the host countrys cultureCWe have slow food, slow travel, even slow journalism.The slow food movement reminds us of the value of locally produced, seasonal foods, just as slow travel brings us back to local traditions we miss as we fly off in search of peak experiences.
27、In a 24hour news era, slow journalism avoids the demands of the breaking story, revisiting and reflecting on old news.In almost every area of life, we are turning towards a world, where time is not a luxury (奢侈品) but a resting place and slowness is almost a necessity.But that doesnt happen in school
28、s.Courses are forced into short half terms.From the moment we go through school gates to the time we get out again a few short hours later, there must be activity, busyness and speed.Reflection is out.We dont give students the time they need to read and they turn to secondrate substitutes instead.Wh
29、y read Plato when you can read a book about Plato? The answer is that what Plato wrote is much more interesting, dramatic and enjoyable than any of the thousands of books that have been written about him.I once met a friend, a published poet.“Hows the poetry going？” I asked.“Its been a good week， ”
30、he replied.“I wrote three lines.” Would we 6accept that rate of return from our students?Slow teaching means giving students time to read and think.How often do we demand immediate answers to our questions? Silence is more often uncomfortable than golden in the classroom.Slow teaching also means res
31、isting the temptation (诱惑) to finish every discussion and bring thinking to an end.Slow teaching encourages us to work for as long as the topic demands, Additionally, slow teaching means giving students time to explore the natural world and scientific concepts and time to go outside the curriculum a
32、nd further explore it.28What is suggested in the first paragraph?APeople find it a luxury to enjoy time. BBeing slow is becoming a movement.CSlowness is a recognized culture now. DIt is difficult for people to slow down.29What can we know about students present situation?AThey live in a fastpaced wo
33、rld.BThey are more silent than active.CThey mainly focus on reflecting.DThey lack good reading materials.30How can students benefit from slow teaching?AThey neednt have a long teaching period.BThey can bring an end to every discussion.CThey have enough time to think and learn.DThey neednt answer eve
34、ry question in class.31What may be the best title for the text?AShould school curriculums be changed? BIts time for a slow teaching revolutionCThe way we read should be changed DIs a speeddriven world out of date?D“Cleverness is a gift while kindness is a choice. Gifts are easy theyre given after al
35、l. Choices can be hard.” Jeff Bezos.I got the idea to start Amazon 16 years ago. I came across the fact that the Internet usage was growing at 2,300 percent per year. Id never seen or heard of anything that grew that fast, and the idea of building an online bookstore with millions of titles was very
36、 exciting to me. I had just turned 30 years old, 7and Id been married for a year. I told my wife MacKenzie that I wanted to quit my job and go to do this crazy thing that probably wouldnt work since most start-ups dont, and I wasnt sure what to expect. MacKenzie told me I should go for it. As a youn
37、g boy, Id been a garage inventor. Id always wanted to be an inventor, and she wanted me to follow my passion.I was working at a financial firm in New York City with a bunch of very smart people, and I had a brilliant boss that I much admired. I went to my boss and told him I wanted to start a compan
38、y selling books on the Internet. He took me on a long walk in Central Park, listened carefully to me, and finally said, “That sounds like a really good idea, but it would be an even better idea for someone who didnt already have a good job.” That logic made some sense to me, and he convinced me to t
39、hink about it for 48 hours before making a final decision. Seen in that light, it really was a difficult choice, but ultimately (最后), I decided I had to give it a shot. I didnt think Id regret trying and failing. And I suspected I would always be haunted by a decision to not try at all.After much co
40、nsideration, I took the less safe path to follow my passion, and Im proud of that choice. For all of us, in the end, we are our choices.32.What inspired the author with the idea of building an online bookstore?A. His dream of being an inventor B. The support of his wife.C. The greatly increasing usa
41、ge of the Internet. D. Millions of exciting titles.33.Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined sentence?A. The idea of not trying would keep coming to his mind and disturb him.B. He would be very excited if he tried it out.C. He would be always having a doubt if he didnt try.D.
42、 The decision to not try the online bookstore would terrify him.34.We can know from the passage that _.A. the boss thought the idea was suitable for the authorB. the author wanted someone else to try the ideaC. the author might not regret if he failed the ideaD. the author might go back to his boss
43、if he failed35.Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?8A. Cleverness and Kindness B. The Starting of AmazonC. Following My Passion D. We Are What We Choose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。Summer is the season of family travel. 36. Here are o
44、ur top 5 things to teach your children before entering big crowds:How Far They Can Go 37. For young children, you should establish a rule of always holding a parents hand. For older kids, you may be comfortable with a “I can always see you and you can always see me” rule.To Call Your Real Name Teach
45、 your children that you will find them, so its best if they stay in one place. Furthermore, teach them to call out your full name instead of “Mommy” or “Daddy” to help you more easily locate them.How to Identify a “Safe Person” Make sure your children know the best people to approach if they get sep
46、arated from you. Employees working at the spot youre visiting are generally always good, “safe people”. But what about places that may not have employees, like the beach? 38. Experts say that moms are often the most willing and best-equipped people to help kids.What to Say 39. Remember that if your
47、children do get separated from you, they will likely be panicked, so dont assume that they will know how to tell strangers that they are lost. Role-play getting lost and using simple sentences like, “I am lost” with your kids to help them know what to do if it actually happens.Their Personal Informa
48、tion Make sure your children know as much basic personal information as possible, including their full names, parents full names and telephone numbers and the address.40.A. Teach your children to look for a mom with kids.B. Sometimes its not hard to find a safe person in such places.C. But do your k
49、ids know what to do if they get separated from you ?D. If your kids are too young to remember them, write them down !E. It can be hard for people to help a lost child.F. Tell your children to behave normally when they get lost.G. Its important to talk with your children about how close you expect them to stay to you.第三部分完形填空（共 20 小题；每小题 1.分，满分 20 分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的的四个选项(A、B、
