1、- 1 -思南中学 20182019 学年度第一学期半期考试高一年级英语科试题考 试 时 间 ： 120 分 钟 满 分 ： 150 分第一部分： 听力（共两节，满分 30 分）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 sport does the man like best? A. Ice skating. B. Skateboarding. C. Skiing.2. Which class is the man taking?
2、A. Biology. B. Chemistry. C. Physics.3. How many cups of coffee has the woman had? A. 3. B. 4. C. 5. 4. Why does the man lose points? A. He is usually late for class. B. He hands in his homework late.C. He isnt as smart as other students.5. What are the speakers talking about?A. When to announce the
3、 news.B. Who will attend the meeting.C. What to discuss on Monday.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；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. Where does the conversation probably take place? A. At home. B. At a store. C. At school.7. Ho
4、w will the girl find out what she needs to buy? A. She will ask her teacher.- 2 -B. She will go online.C. She will ask her friend.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。8. What is the hardest part of learning French for the man? A. Reading. B. Grammar. C. Writing.9. Which word should be female, according to the man? A.
5、 Sun. B. Chair. C. Hair.听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。10. Who does the man want to visit at New Years? A. The womans parents.B. His college friends.C. His own parents.11. How will the speakers go on their trip?A. By train. B. By bike. C. By car.12. Where will the speakers start their journey? A. Austria. B
6、. France. C. Spain.听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。13. What did Matt do to his sister Emi? A. He ate her cake.B. He poured hot water on her.C. He replaced her toothpaste with hot pepper.14. What does the woman say about Emi? A. She has a good sense of humor.B. She is not close to her brother.C. She often sca
7、res her brother.15. How many years apart are Matt and Emi? A. 1. B. 5. C. 10.16. How does Emi probably feel about Matts jokes? A. She hates them.B. She thinks theyre funny.- 3 -C. She feels hurt.听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。17. How long will Ms. Weis lecture be? A. Two hours. B. Three hours. C. Four hour
8、s.18. Where is the milk tea from? A. India. B. North Africa. C. England.19. What will happen during the last part of Ms. Weis presentation? A. Students will make tea. B. She will talk about tea history.C. The audience will be able to ask questions.20. Which month will the famous chef speak? A. April
9、. B. May. C. June.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 A、 B、 C 和 D 四 个 选 项 中 ， 选 出 最 佳 项 ， 并 在 答 题 卡 上 将 该项涂黑。ABarkCover Price: $19.80 Price: $15.00($2.50 / issue (期) )You save: $4.80 (24%) Review: By Pat KaneI absolutely love Bark magazine! I love
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15、d. Surely worth checking out.21. Which of the following magazines saves the most money？A. Bark B. Dog Fancy C. Dog World D. Modern Dog22. According to the text, Modern Dog _.A. has lovely dog pictures on the coverB. is interesting but not helpfulC. has some photos but no articlesD. has interviews wi
16、th famous people23. The purpose of the text is to introduce _.A. some cheap magazinesB. different magazines for different readersC. some magazines about dogs- 5 -D. information on raising dogsB As I walked into the primary school, I looked down at my new black shoes. I stood at Mrs. Blackstones door
17、. Before I tried the great escape, the door opened. “Weve been waiting for you!” Mrs. Blackstone, my new fifth grade teacher, said loudly. With a smile my mom walked away and I was left taking center stage in front of a group of students.Over the next few days, Mrs. Blackstone made it her job to fin
18、d me a new best friend. During history lessons, when I didnt want to speak in front of the class, shed not only call on me but have me stand up to address my classmates.One spring afternoon, Mrs. Blackstone asked me to stay after class. “Id like to speak with you, Amanda.” My mind raced. Had I got a
19、 bad grade? Had I hurt anyones feelings? “Are you enjoying your new school?” She sat comfortably behind her desk. “I want to tell you something, between you and me, not to be shared with anyone else.” She continued, “I see something special in you. The way you communicate with others , and the kindn
20、ess you showI think you have great potential (潜力 ) to be something important.” I listened carefully to every word. “I have been a teacher for over twenty-five years; I can see it. But you must believe in yourself. Thats very important. Remember that and youll go far,” she said.Her voice was music to
21、 my ears that day. I walked out of her office, not staring at my shoes, but looking straight ahead with my head high. My teacher saw something special in me! Years later, her words still remain inside of me.24. The author went to school unwillingly most probably because she_.A. didnt like the school
22、 at all B. often got low grades at schoolC. was treated badly by her classmatesD. wasnt used to the new environment25. When the author was asked to stay after class, she felt_.A. annoyed B. embarrassed C. tired D. nervous- 6 -26. Why did Mrs. Blackstone have a good talk with the author?A. To tell th
23、e author her potential.B. To encourage the author to believe in herself.C. To help the author to realize her mistakes.D. To make the author feel cared and loved.27. What can we learn from the passage?A. The author came from a poor family.B. The teacher sang a song to the author.C. The author never f
24、orgets what the teacher said.D. The author no longer cared for anybody but herself.CAbout ten men in every hundred suffer from color blindness in some way. Women are luckier; only about one in two hundred is affected in this matter. Perhaps, after all, it is safer to be driven by a woman!There are d
25、ifferent forms of color blindness. In some cases a man may not be able to see deep red. He may think that red, orange and yellow are all shadows of green. Sometimes a person cannot tell the difference between blue and green. In rare cases an unlucky man may see everything in shades of green - a stra
26、nge world indeed.Color blindness in human beings is a strange thing to explain. In a single eye there are millions of very small things called “cones“. These help us to see in a bright light and to tell the difference between colors. There are also millions of “rods“, but these are used for seeing w
27、hen it is near dark. They show us shape but no color.Some insects have favorite colors. Mosquitoes (蚊子) prefer blue to yellow. A red light will not attract insects, but a blue lamp will. In a similar way human beings also have favorite colors. Yet we are lucky. With the aid of the cones in our eyes
28、we can see many beautiful colors by day, and with the aid of the rods we can see shapes at night. One day we may even learn more about the invisible (看不见的) colors around us.- 7 -28.The passage is mainly about_ .A. color and its surprising effectsB. women being luckier than menC. danger caused by col
29、or blindnessD. color blindness29. According to the passage, with the help of the “cones“, we can _.A. tell different shapes B. see in a weak lightC. kill mosquitoes D. tell orange from yellow30. Why do some people say it is safer to be driven by women?A. Women are more careful.B. There are fewer col
30、or-blind women.C. Women are fonder of driving than men.D. Women are weaker but quicker in thinking.31. We can attract and kill mosquitoes by using a_ .A. red light B. yellow light C. blue light D. green lightDReading can be a social activity. Think of the people who belong to book groups. They choos
31、e books to read and then meet to discuss them. Now, the website BookC turns the page on the traditional idea of a book group.Members go on the site and register the books they own and would like to share. BookCrossing provides an identification number to stick inside the book. Then the person leaves
32、 it in a public place, hoping that the book will have an adventure, traveling far and wide with each new reader who finds it.Bruce Pederson, the managing director of BookCrossing, says, “The two things that change your life are the people you meet and books you read. BookCrossing combines both.”Memb
33、ers leave books on park benches and buses, in train stations and coffee shops. Whoever finds their book will go to the site and record where they found - 8 -it.People who find a book can also leave a journal entry describing what they thought of it. E-mails are then sent to the BookCrossing to keep
34、them updated about where their books have been found. Bruce Peterson says the idea is for people not to be selfish by keeping a book to gather dust on a shelf at home.BookCrossing is part of a trend among people who want to get back to the “real” and not the virtual(虚拟). The site now has more than o
35、ne million members in more than one hundred thirty-five countries.32. Why does the author mention book groups in the first paragraph?A. To explain what they are.B. To introduce BookCrossing.C. To stress the importance of reading.D. To encourage readers to share their ideas.33. What does the underlin
36、ed word “it” in Paragraph 2 refer to?A. The book. B. An adventure. C. A public place. D. The identification number.34. What will a BookCrosser do with a book after reading it?A. Meet other readers to discuss it.B. Keep it safe in his bookcase.C. Pass it on to another reader.D. Mail it back to its ow
37、ner.35. What is the best title for the text?A. Online Reading: A Virtual Tour.B. Electronic Books: A new Trend.C. A Book Group Brings Tradition Back.D. A Website Links People through Books.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，并在答题卡上将该涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。- 9 -Sometimes boys and girls f
38、ind it really hard to properly deal with the relationship with people of the opposite sex. 36Keep a normal and healthy state of mind. Our schools and classes are made up of boys and girls. 37 We should make as many friends as possible. We should keep in contact with the other sex in public instead o
39、f in secret.38 If you are a shy person, you can also find a way out. 39 As both of you have much in common, you may have much to talk about. If you keep doing like that, little by little, you will gladly find you are also as free to express yourself as others.Dont fall into early love. The boys and
40、girls at a adolescence (青春期) are rich in feeling. They are easy to regard the friendship as a sign of love and fall in love with each other at an early age. In my opinion, early love is a green apple that cant be eaten. An apple wont taste sweet until it is full ripe. 40 Do keep out of early love.A.
41、 First of all, you can make friends with the students who have the same interest and hobby as you.B. Of course, there are also some special schools and classes that include only boys or girls.C. If you have problems of this kind, here are some “dos and donts” for you to follow.D. It is very natural
42、for the boys and girls to make friends with each other.E. As a result, early love should be forbidden by all the teachers and parents.F. Dont be too nervous or too shy.G. Boys and girls at middle school are too young to carry the heavy duty of love.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
43、分，满分 30 分）阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A, B, C 和 D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。- 10 -Germany is a highly developed country. Many people think its people lead a luxurious (奢侈的 ) life. One day，my friend and I 41 a restaurant. We noticed that a young couple was having their meal. There were 42 two dishes and two cans of
44、beer on their table. I wondered if such a(n) 43 meal could be fine and whether the girl would leave that 44 man.As we were 45 , my friend ordered more food for us. When we left, there was still about one third of the food we had ordered on the table.When we were leaving, the young man spoke to us in
45、 English. We 46 that he was unhappy about us 47 so much food. “We paid for our food. It is none of your 48 how much food we left behind,” my friend told him. The young man was so angry that he 49 took his phone out and made a call to someone.After a while, an officer from the Social Security Organiz
46、ation (社会保障组织) arrived. Upon knowing what had happened, he gave us a 50 fine (罚款), which 50 us.The officer told us in a 51 voice, “ 52 is yours but resources (资源) belong to society. There are many 53 people in the world who are 54 hunger. We have no 55 to waste resources.”Their attitude to eating pu
47、t both of us to 56 . We need to correct our wrong 57 . We are from a country which is not very rich. To save face, we often think we should order more than we can eat, which 58 our friends our generosity (慷慨).We should realize that resources dont belong to a(n) 59 person but they belong to everyone.
48、 We cant 60 to waste them.41. A. opened B. left C. entered D. called42. A. still B. even C. already D. only 43. A. simple B. cheap C. expensive D. common44. A. gentle B. stupid C. mean D. friendly45. A. full B. hungry C. honest D. free46. A. disagreed B. understood C. ignored D. doubted47. A. orderi
49、ng B. eating C. wasting D. serving48. A. business B. power C. action D. mind- 11 -49. A. slowly B. calmly C. exactly D. immediately50. A. worried B. upset C. surprised D. satisfied51. A. relaxing B. serious C. grateful D. boring52. A. Money B. Decision C. Right D. Freedom53. A. old B. young C. rich D. poor54. A. thinking about B. bringing in C. suffering from D. getting along with55. A. use B. reason C.
