1、- 1 -湖南省娄底市 2018-2019学年高一英语上学期期中试题时间:120 分钟 总分: 150 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。1What will the woman probably do?ACut the grass BClean the house CWash the cars2What food would the
2、boy like to eat now?ACake BEggs CBeef3How long have the people been waiting in the cold?AAll morning BAll night COne day4When should the woman feed her cat?AW hen the cat wakes up BB efore she goes to sleep C After the cat plays for an hour5Where is the man?AOn the subway BIn a taxi C On a bus第二节(共
3、15小题;每小题 1.5分,满分 22.5分)听下面 5段对话或独自。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。6What is Tom doing?AO rganizing his equipment BF ishing with his family CPlaying on the riverside7Who made Tom become interested in fishing?AHis bes
4、t friend BHis father CHis brother 听第 7段材料,回答第 8至 10题。8Where are SueS parents now?AAt a stadium BAt a bookstore CAt a hotel9How does Edward describe the beach?AIts crowded BIts beautiful CIts ugly- 2 -10What does Sue want to d0 at the beach?AGo for a run BPlay volleyball CRead a book听第 8段材料,回答第 11至 1
5、3题。11What is John working on?AAdvertisements BSoftware CSchoolwork12How much does the app cost monthly?A$1 B$12 C$3013When will John finish his essay?AIn one month BIn three weeks CIn one year听第 9段材料,回答第 1 4至 16题。14What does the man want to do at the camp?AGo skateboarding BGo skiing CGo biking15How
6、 much does the camp for two weeks cost?A$l 000 B$1100 C$1200l 6Who is coming to the winter camp?AA skier BA skate boarder C A biker听第 10段材料,回答第 17至 20题。17What does Amy Williams do?AShe is a scientist BShe is a doctor CShe is a gym coach18. Who dislikes standing desks according to the speaker?APeople
7、 who have more energy BPeople who like doing exerciseCPeople who wear professional clothes1 9What is one problem with standing desks according to Lisa Brown?ADifficulty using them BA high cost CMore health problems20What does James Ryan prefer to do at work?ASit down BGo for a walk CUse the standing
8、 desk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。AWhen many people are worried that there are no more heroes in the modem - 3 -society, two university students who lost their lives to rescue drowning children have shown that heroes still exist.Acc
9、ording to the Inner Mongolia Morning Post, the tragedy occurred on the afternoon of December 14, 2002 when three school students skating on a frozen lake in Qingcheng Park in Hohhot fell through the ice into the freezing water.More than 20 university students who happened to be near the spot immedia
10、tely went to the rescue of the children.Two children were quickly rescued, but the third died. The childs body was not found for three hours. Two of the rescuers, Liu Ye and Hao Longbiao, also died of cold and exhaustion(筋疲力尽).The body of Hao who took the lead in jumping into the lake was not found
11、until the next day. A student who was unwilling to tell his name said he and his classmates from the local college were taking photos at the lake. When they heard the childrens cries for help, they went to the ice hole hand in hand to rescue the children. But the ice kept breaking, causing most of t
12、hem to fall into the icy water.Local residents held mourning ceremonies (祭奠仪式) at the lake.Eight of the students were seriously affected by the freezing water and were being kept in hospital for further observation, but their lives were no longer in danger.21. The underlined word “occurred” here mea
13、nsA. employed B mixed C. guided D. happened22. When the three school students fell into water, the university students were_.A. taking photos at the lake B. skating on the ice C. having a picnic D. walking along the lake23. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. The university st
14、udents didnt think it dangerous to save the drowning children in the lake.- 4 -B. Hao Longbiaos body was found on December 14, 2002.C. Three students died on the same day in all.D. Local residents were not brave in face of danger.24. It can be inferred that _.A. people think little of the two univer
15、sity students deathB. the ice on the lake wasnt strong enough to skate onC. some students regretted for what they had doneD. heroes dont agree with the steps of modern timesBNo one is glad to hear that his body has to be cut open by a surgeon and part of it taken out. Today, however, we neednt worry
16、 about feeling pain during the operation. The sick person falls into a kind of sleep, and when he awakes, the operation is finished. But these happy conditions are fairly new.Long ago, operation had usually to be done while the sick man could feel everything. The sick man had to be held down on a ta
17、ble by force while the doctors did their best for him. He could feel all the pain if his leg or arm was being cut off, and his fearful cries filled the room and the hearts of those who watched.Soon after 1770, Josept Priestley discovered a gas which is now called “laughing gas”. Laughing gas became
18、known in America. Young men and women went to parties to try it. Most of them spent their time laughing, but one man at a party, Horace Wells, noticed that people didnt seem to feel pain when they were using this gas. He decided to make an experiment on himself. He asked a friend to help him.Wells t
19、ook some of the gas, and his friend pulled out one of Wells teeth. Wells felt no pain at all.As he didnt know enough about laughing gas, he gave a man less gas than he should have. The man cried out with pain when his tooth was being pulled out.Wells tried again, but this time he gave too much of th
20、e gas, and the man died. Wells never forgot this terrible event.- 5 -25. Long ago, when the sick man was on operation, he_.A. could feel nothing B. could not want anythingC. could do anything D. could feel all the pain26. Using the laughing gas, the people did not seem to_.A. be afraid of anything B
21、. be illC. feel pain D. want to go to the parties27. If a man took less laughing gas than he should have when an operation went on, he _.A. still felt pain B. felt very comfortable C. felt nothing D. would die28. One who took too much of the laughing gasA. would laugh all the time B. would be very c
22、almC. would never feel pain D. would dieCPresident Clinton was born in the little southern town of Hope, Arkansas, on August 19, 1946. But his primary name was not Bill Clinton. It was William Jefferson Blythe. His mother named him after his father, who had been killed in a car accident a few months
23、 earlier. When Bill was four years old, his mother married Roger Clinton who then legally became Bills father. Roger Clinton and Bills mother had a son, Roger Jr. Bill Clinton studied international affairs at Georgetown University in Washington, D. C. He won a Rhodes scholarship to study at Oxford U
24、niversity in Britain. There, he met other students with whom he has continued life-long friendships. One of them is Robert Reich, who was just nominated to be Secretary of Labor. After Oxford, Bill Clinton earned a law degree at Yale University.In 1973, Bill Clinton became a law professor at the Uni
25、versity of Arkansas, but he was too interested in politics to stay at the university. He campaigned for the House of Representatives but was defeated. In 1976, he was elected Attorney General for the state of Arkansas, the state governments chief lawyer.Two years later, Bill Clinton was elected Gove
26、rnor of Arkansas. He was - 6 -defeated for re-election after his first two-year term. But he was elected Governor again in 1982. He had been re-elected to that office every two years since then.Bill Clinton married lawyer Hillary Rodham in 1975. She kept Rodham as her last name until it be came an i
27、ssue during her husbands 1980 campaign for governor. Since then, she has been known as Hillary Rodham Clinton. The Clintons have a daughter, Chelsea.29. We learn that Bill Clintons father _.A. died when Bill Clinton was a few months old B. died before Bill Clinton was born C. left his wife after Bil
28、l Clinton was born D. was his mothers second husband30. Bill Clinton was elected Governor of Arkansas in_.A. 1973 B. 1976 C. 1978 D. 198031. Hillary Rodham did not change her last name until_.A. she married Clinton B. she gave birth to their daughterC. Clinton campaigned for PresidentD. Clinton was
29、defeated in his campaign for governorDAs any homemaker who has tried to keep order at the dinner table knows, there is far more to a family meal than food. Sociologist Michael Lewis has been studying 50 families to find out just how much more.Lewis and his co-workers carried out their study by video
30、taping(录像) the families while they ate ordinary meals in their own homes. They found that parents with small families talk actively with each other and their children. But as the number of children gets larger, conversation gives way to the parents efforts to control the loud noise they make. That c
31、an have an important effect on the children. “In general the more question-asking the parents do, the higher the childrens IQ scores,” Lewis says. “And the more - 7 -children there are, the less question-asking there is.”The study also provides an explanation for why middle children often seem to ha
32、ve a harder time in life than their siblings(兄弟姐妹). Lewis found that in families with three or four children, dinner conversation is likely to center on the oldest child, who has the most to talk about, and the youngest, who needs the most attention. “Middle children are invisible,” says Lewis. “Whe
33、n you see someone get up from the table and walk around during dinner, chances are its the middle child.” There is, however, one thing that stops all conversation and prevents anyone from having attention: “When the TV is on,” Lewis says, “dinner is a non-event.”32. The writers purpose in writing th
34、e text is to_.A. report on the findings of a studyB. teach parents ways to keep order at the dinner tableC. show the relationship between parents and childrenD. give information about family problems33. Parents with large families ask fewer questions at dinner because _.A. they are busy serving food
35、 to their childrenB. they are busy keeping order at the dinner tableC. they have to pay more attention to younger childrenD. they are tired out having prepared food for the whole family34. By saying “Middle children are invisible” in paragraph 3. Lewis means that middle children_.A. have to help the
36、ir parents to serve dinner B. are often kept away from the dinner tableC. get the least attention from the family D. find it hard to keep up with other children35. Which of the following statements would the writer agree to?A. It is important to have the right food for children.B. It is a good idea
37、to have the TV on during dinner.- 8 -C. Elder children should help the younger ones at dinnerD. Parents should talk to each of their children frequently.第 2节 七选五(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。One day, my parents went for a party and my brother and I were alone in our
38、apartment. We were watching television. Suddenly the doorbell rang. 36 He opened the door and outside stood a tall man. He said that he was a salesman and asked politely if our mother or father was at home. 37 He asked if we would like to buy some storybooks and I quickly refused. I was about to clo
39、se the door when he forced his way into our house. He took out a knife and forced me to tie up my brother抯 hands with some rope (绳子) which he took out from his pocket. I tied up his hands but I tied it in a special way so my brother could untie himself. 38 Soon, he went upstairs to search the bedroo
40、m for money. I managed to teach my brother to untie the rope on his hands. He then untied me. I rushed to the telephone to call the police, but the line was dead. The doors were all locked from the outside and I did not have the keys. 39 My brother managed to get out of the house through the window
41、and asked a neighbor to call 911. After a while, my brother brought the police to our house and the man was caught. 40 And I was happy that I learnt an important lesson on safety.A. Without thinking, my brother said, “No”.B. My brother was too sacred to move at all.C.The police thanked us for our go
42、od work.D. Luckily, the man forgot to lock the kitchen window.E. My brother rushed to the door thinking our parents had come home. F. The man then tied my hands up and locked both of us in the kitchen.G. We told them the whole story and they laughed.第三部分 英语知识运用(共两节,满分 45分)第一节 完形填空(共 20小题;每小题 1.5分,满分
43、 30分)阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给四个选项(A、B、C 和 D)中,选出可以填入空白处的- 9 -最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Good friends mean a lot in our life. I used to have some friends who I could 41 . It was my 4th grade in the elementary school that I had my two friends Nina and Nancy. I had known them since the first grade and we had gotten along
44、 quite well. Now the memory of their appearance is still 42 in my mind. The following year I went to a new school. I was shy and didnt 43 much. The first day I made no new friend and I felt 44 . The next day right after school as we were waiting for our school 45 , I felt someone 46 on my hair, I qu
45、ickly turned “Why did you do that? ”“Im sorry I was stretching. ”Giving her a 47 look, I turned around without saying anything. I had seen my teachers eyes 48 so I didnt want to get into 49 . Then I felt a 50 on my shoulder and turned around again. “What is it? ”“Well umm I have seen you for the fir
46、st time. For the reason that I was 51 yesterday I was wondering if youre a new student. ”I nodded 52 and she smiled “Welcome to De Zavala Primary School! Im Alondra, nice to meet you! ”Then the school bus came and we got on. And thats how it all 53 . She was a warm-hearted girl 54 she introduced me
47、to new people and I made a lot of new friends! And I swore I would 55 them because they saved me from the 56 and they didnt even know. One day, when we were in the 8th grade, Alondra told me she had always wanted a best friend and then I 57 along. I felt so 58 to hear about it. Now Im in the college
48、 and I 59 have many friends: Logan, Mari, Amold, Maggie, and those whose 60 you dont know. 41. A. go with B. get along C. count on D. put up with42. A. clean B. fresh C. blank D. invisible43. A. talk B. eat C. know D. gain44. A. good B. angry C. bored D. lonely45. A. doctor B. dinner C. bus D. teacher46. A. push B. pull C. catch D. put47. A. angry B. cold C. excited D. friendly- 10 -48. A. widen B. close C. narrow D.