1、- 1 -辽宁省实验中学 2018-2019 学年度上学期期中阶段测试高一英语试卷 考试时间：120 分钟 试题满分：150 分第一部分 听力 （共两节，满分 30 分）第 1 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。1. What does the man suggest? A. Taking a plane. B. Taking a train. C. Driving a c
2、ar.2. What will the speakers do first?A. Go home. B. Eat downtown. C. Go to the concert.3. How much does the woman weigh now?A. 153 pounds. B. 160 pounds. C. 163 pounds.4. Where is the womans father now?A. At home. B. In a hospital. C. At a restaurant.5. Who will probably do the paperwork?A. Beth. B
3、. The man. C. The woman.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。听第 6 段材料，回答 6、7 题。6. What probably is the woman?A. The mans colleague. B. The mans wife. C. A doctor.7. Why does the m
4、an come to the woman again?A. He is tired of smoking. B. He is still coughing. C. He failed in quitting smoking.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8 至 10 题。8. What can we learn from the conversation?A. The party is over. B. The speakers are at a very high building.C. The woman prefers a small house in a poor neighborhood
5、.9. Where did the woman live when she was small?A. A poor low suburban neighborhood. B. A high apartment building. C. A faraway village.10. What can we learn about the woman?A. She is sleepy now. B. She doesnt sleep much. C. She doesnt need to work tomorrow.听第 8 段材料，回答第 11 至 13 题。11. What are the sp
6、eakers mainly talking about?- 2 -A. A library. B. A university. C. A city.12. What is Plymouth?A. A ship. B. A town. C. A museum.13. What is Boston best known for according to the man?A. Economy. B. Farming. C. Culture.听第 9 段材料，回答第 14 至 16 题。14. How many countries are mentioned in the conversation?A
7、. Four. B. Six. C. Five.15. Why did the man visit those countries in most cases?A. On holiday. B. For research. C. On business.16. How long did the man work in France?A. For one year. B. For three years. C. For two years.听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题17. Where do children play games after school?A. On the
8、street corner. B. At home. C. At school.18. What do old people do in the evening?A. Read newspapers. B. Go to car races. C. Watch TV at home.19. How do young people go on outings at the weekends?A. By bike. B. By car. C. By train.20. What does the speaker mainly talk about?A. Different ways of enjoy
9、ment. B. The life of Australians. C. Australians live a relaxed life.第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分 35 分）第一节（共 10 小题；每小题 2.5 分，满分 25 分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AThe park bench was deserted as I sat down to read beneath the branches of an old willow tree, with good reason to frown, for the world was dra
10、gging me down. At this time, a boy approached me. He stood right before me, and said with great excitement, “Look what I found!”In his hand was a flower, and what a pitiful sight, with its petals (花瓣) all worn. Wanting him to take his flower and go off to play, I managed a smile and then turned to t
11、he other side.But instead of leaving, he sat next to my side and placed the flower to his nose and declared, “It really smells pretty and its beautiful, too. Thats why I picked it. Here its for you.”The flower before me was dying or dead. But I knew I must take it, or he might never leave. So I reac
12、hed for the flower, and replied, “Just what I need.”But instead of placing the flower in my hand, he held it in mid-air. It was then that I noticed that the boy was blind.I heard my voice quiver (轻微颤抖), and at the same time my tears shone like - 3 -the sun. As I thanked him for picking the very best
13、 one, he smiled and said, “Youre welcome.” And then he ran off to play, unaware of the impact hed had on me.I sat there and wondered how he managed to see a self-pitying woman beneath an old willow tree. Perhaps from his heart, hed been blessed with true sight.Through the eyes of the blind boy, I co
14、uld see the problem was not with the world; the problem was me. And for all of those times I had been blind. From now on, I promised to see beauty and appreciate every second. Then I held the flower up to my nose and breathed its fragrance and smiled as that young boy.21. When she sat down to read o
15、n the bench, the author _.A. felt relaxed and peaceful B. wanted to have a friend keeping her companyC. felt upset and unhappy with her lifeD. felt proud to have overcome the difficulties in life22. Why did the author decide to take the flower at first?A. Because she was really moved by the boy.B. B
16、ecause she didnt want to hurt the young boy.C. Because she thought the flower was really beautiful.D. Because she didnt like being bothered by the boy any more.23. Which of the following can best describe the boy?A. Handsome and intelligent. B. Kind and optimistic.C. Warmhearted and sensitive. D. In
17、dependent and active.BRunning your small business requires good staff. Once you find them, you dont want to let them go elsewhere.During an employees time with a company, there are a number of forces that influence his or her behavior. I like to refer to them as“push”and“pull”. Youre either pushing
18、an employee towards the door, or pulling them deeper into your organization.Suppose that youve made a good hire and you want to keep the employees, the trick is to recognize individual needs of employees and satisfy those needs, within reason, in order to keep pulling them away from the door. Even i
19、f you cant pull them away from the door, at least dont do things to push them out of the door.Recognize that some employees will lose interest and need something fresh to keep their interest. If you cant continually provide challenges, opportunities for promotion and other interesting and rewarding
20、opportunities, then youll have some employees leave through no fault of your own.The important thing is to identify your key employees and make certain they are being treated well. Communicate with them on a regular basis to make certain that you understand what makes them behave in a particular way
21、, and be aware of concerns they may have about job satisfaction.- 4 -24. To keep your employees, you are advised to _.A. recognize and meet their needsB. identify and overcome their faultsC. offer them a salary as high as possibleD. provide them with a better working condition25. According to the pa
22、ssage, when is it possible for some employees to lose interest?A. The company is located in a remote area.B. They have no rewarding opportunities.C. They make many mistakes in their work.D. The company is not big enough for development.26. How should you deal with your key employees according to the
23、 last paragraph?A. Make them behave well. B. Meet with them every day.C. Pay regular visits to their family. D. Make sure they are well-treated.27. The passage is mainly about_.A. how to keep your employees B. the importance of key employeesC. how to challenge your employees D. the difference betwee
24、n“push”and“pull”CUnlike modern animal scientists, dinosaur scientists cannot sit on a hillside and use telescopes to watch dinosaurs in order to know how they lived and whether they were good parents. Instead, they have to search hard for information from dinosaurs fossils(恐龙化石) because dinosaurs di
25、ed out millions of years ago.Its very difficult for the scientists to reach an agreement because different results can be got from the same fossils. Many fossils of the same kind of dinosaurs have been dug out from one place. They might have formed when an entire group of dinosaurs got stuck(陷入)all
26、at once. Or they might have been the result of dinosaurs getting stuck one after another over a course of a few centuries. Thus we can say that dinosaurs might have in the first case lived in big groups and in the second lived alone.Though there are two different results, dinosaur scientists now gen
27、erally agree that at least some kinds of dinosaurs lived in big groups. “Thats pretty much settled at this point.” Says Paul Sereno. A kind of dinosaurs called Sauropods left behind tracks in the western United States that appear to run north and south, suggesting that they even moved long distances
28、 together.As to whether dinosaurs cared for their young, dinosaur scientists have turned to the closest living relatives of dinosaurs birds and crocodiles for possible models. Birds give a lot of care to their young, while crocodiles just help their young to the water. The discovered fossils of dino
29、saurs sitting on their eggs and staying with their young suggest the parents were taking care of their babies, but we still cannot say that all dinosaurs did the same.There is still a long way to go before the above questions could be answered. - 5 -Dinosaur scientists will have to find more proof t
30、o reach an agreement.28.Dinosaur scientists can get information directly by .A. studying dinosaur fossils B. examining modern animalsC. watching dinosaurs D. using telescopes29.What is pretty much settled according to Paul Sereno?A. Half of the dinosaurs lived alone. B. Most dinosaurs moved long dis
31、tances.C. Many dinosaurs settled in the north. D. Some dinosaurs lived in big groups.30.Which of the following is true according to the paragraph?A. Birds hardly pay attention to their young.B. Baby crocodiles can look after themselves well.C. Some dinosaurs took care of their young.D. Birds and cro
32、codiles take good care of their young.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。Most Valuable Possessions on EarthMarie was a single mother of two children in a rural Missouri community. _31_ She also dedicated much spare time to numerous charities and community projects.Th
33、en one day Marie received some shocking news from her doctor. She had cancer, and it was spreading rapidly. _32_Soon , Marie witnessed what she had always known: although she was not financially wealthy, she already had the most valuable possessions on earth. Hundreds in her community and surroundin
34、g areas teamed up to help her and her family.Many people she had touched in caring ways demonstrated appreciation for Maries life. _33_ However, she lived long enough to feel the love of those she had cheerfully served.The spirits of love and gratitude multiply(增加) when they are shared. _34_ Giving
35、selflessly was a value that Marie displayed all her life, and her spirit of giving lived after her in those who knew and loved her.All her life, Marie had demonstrated（演示） the truth of this simple principle : _35_ Rather, it is an attitude that comes from appreciating what we already have. We can fi
36、nd the happiness we seek if we will first share it with others. Then and only thenwe will have the most valuable possessions on earth: love, happiness, and increasing gratitude.A. Happiness is the result of sharing love and gratitude.- 6 -B. She worked full-time during the day and sold handcrafted l
37、eather gifts on weekends.C. She lived a rather poor and hard life with the two children.D. Marie didnt live to see the day when her bills were fully paid.E. Love is second to none.F. She had barely enough resources to put a cent in the medical treatments she would need.G. Happiness will not come fro
38、m worldly possessions of fortune. 第三部分 语言运用（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 30 分）阅读下列短文，从短文后每题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Sometimes, a mother just recognizes her child, even when the two have never met. Thats how Devon Toomey felt in 2013 when she _36_ a photograph on a website for
39、an international adoption agency.Toomey had been on the site many times and seen _37_ many kids, but shed never determined to email the agency about anyone _38_ she saw one baby born without arms and legs. “_39_ seeing him, I just knew he was our child. There was just something that spoke to me,” sh
40、e says.Today, four years later, that boy, named Bowen Toomey, is a 5-year-old _40_ with two older brothers living in Eagle, Idaho. He is _41_ on going to school, jumping on trampolines（蹦床）, reading books and _42_ himself to difficult tasks.But his _43_ disability means he cant live _44_ like others:
41、 Where other children use their _45_ to handle things, Bowen sometimes uses his mouth or a special band he wears that lets him _46_ things like a spoon.“He does everything any other kids do: he just finds his way to _47_ various problems. He can ride his skate already,” his mother says. “He _48_ lov
42、es to swim, and can dive and swim independently. I think he loves it so much _49_ the water is the place where he really doesnt have limitations.”A former special education teacher, Toomey and her husband, Jeremy, knew they wanted to adopt. Nine months after she _50_ Bowen on the website of a Serbia
43、n orphanage（孤儿院）, _51_ in Belgrade, the entire family went there to take home their 18-month-old addition.Although Bowen had been well taken care of at the orphanage, he didnt get much attention, and for the most part he was just laid in the bed.The young boy _52_ to his new family in a way _53_ he
44、surprised everyone. “We laid eyes on him and from that moment on, he _54_ joyful, which really touched our hearts,” she says, “I said to myself, _55_ is no wonder that I wanted him the moment I saw him. He is my child.”- 7 -36. A. took on B. handed in C. made up D. came across37. A. such B. so C. wh
45、at D. how38. A. until B. since C. unless D. after39. A. At B. In C. On D. With40. A. companion B. kindergartner C. orphan D. adolescent41. A. keen B. fond C. interested D. addicted42. A. applying B. absorbing C. focusing D. owing43. A. mental B. spiritual C. psychological D. physical44. A. happily B
46、. normally C. usually D. commonly45. A. bodies B. feet C. hands D. heads46. A. cope with B. deal in C. take down D. serve as47. A. develop B. meet C. address D. accept48. A. previously B. particularly C. purposely D. eventually49. A. so that B. besides that C. in that D. for that50. A. looked B. rec
47、ognized C. asked D. discovered51. A. locating B. is locating C. is located D. located52. A. turned B. returned C. responded D. replied53. A. how B. that C. where D. which54. A. became B. has become C. had become D. becomes55. A. There B. That C. This D. It第二节 （共 10 小题，每小题 1.5 分，满分 15 分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入
48、适当的内容（1 个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。It is quite clear that air planes provide _56_efficient and convenient way to travel. Thanks to planes, the world we live in has become a _57_(small) place. _58_ getting to somewhere by air can cause a lot of stress for people sometimes.There are many reasons _59_ an unpleasant journey, such as long lines at the airport or screaming kids who seat _60_(them) behind you. However, recent _61_(study) conducted by US travel platform Expedia have found that more than half of the people_62_(survey) say what annoys them most are the passengers _63_ continually
