1、- 1 -重庆市万州二中 2018-2019 学年高一英语上学期期中试题注意事项：1答第卷时，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2选出每小题答案后，用 2B 铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号框。不能答在试卷上，否则无效。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. Wh
2、y is Ann so upset? A. She failed one of her exams.B. She is worrying about other lessons.C. She has no time to do her math homework.2. What type of food does the woman eat? A. Junk food. B. Healthy food. C. Delivered food.3. What will the man probably do to stay warm? A. Use a blanket.B. Turn on the
3、 heater（加热器）.C. Drink some hot chocolate.4. What are the speakers mainly talking about? A. The mans career.B. The mans travel plan.C. The mans plan after graduating.5. What are the speakers opinions about the painting? A. Its simple. B. Its colorful. C. Its complex.第二节(共 15 小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)听下面 5 段对
4、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，回答第6、7题。6. Where does the conversation take place? A. In an office downtown.B. In an apartment downtown.C. In an apartment in the East End.7. What does the man want to do now?
5、A. Get to work.- 2 -B. Go to a restaurant.C. Visit the womans company.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。8. How do the speakers know each other? A. They are family members.B. They go to the same school.C. They teach at the same school.9. How has the man tried to reach his brother? A. He sent him a text.B. He went t
6、o his house.C. He left him a voicemail（电话留言）.听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。10. Which subject is difficult for the woman? A. Math. B. History. C. Chemistry.11. When can the woman have tutoring（家教）?A. On Tuesdays. B. On Thursdays. C. On Fridays.12. Who is in charge of the Gifted Program? A. Mr. Jennings. B.
7、Mr. Hobart. C. Mrs. Lee.听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。13. What might the womans job be? A. Shes a diver.B. Shes a lifeguard.C. Shes a swimming instructor.14. Who called the ambulance? A. The woman. B. One of the students. C. The mans colleague.15. When did the ambulance arrive? A. Immediately. B. Ten minut
8、es later. C. Twenty minutes later.16. How did the girl react when she awoke?A. She didnt know what happened.B. She went back in the pool.C. She cried.- 3 -听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。17. Who is making the announcement?A. The student government.B. The school newspaper.C. The football team.18. How many ne
9、w teams are added this year? A. Four. B. Three. C. Two.19. What do the music club members do?A. They organize trips.B. They attend concerts.C. They have dancing nights.20. Why should a student join a campus group?A. To have friends.B. To make good grades.C. To keep up with world news.第二部分 阅读理解（共两节,
10、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。AFamous resorts (度假胜地) on the earthMaldivesMaldives is famed as the last paradise (乐园) on the earth. Its made up of more than 1,800 coral islands, spreading over a sea area of about 90 thousand square kilometers on
11、 the Indian Ocean. People in Maldives believe in Islam. They must observe the religious rules strictly. However, tourists dont need to follow these customs inside hotels, but they must do as the locals when they enter the community of the local people.Jeju IslandJeju Island, also known as the “Islan
12、ds of the Gods”, is the biggest island of South Korea. It is a volcanic island with a pleasant climate. Its yearly average temperature is 16 , which makes it the most attractive vacation stop in Northeast Asia. It has gained a fame as a shopping paradise. Here all the luxury (奢侈品) brands are free of
13、 duty. Every summer thousands of tourists come here to look for the gods, enjoy the coolness of the gentle sea breeze and buy cheap luxuries.Phuket Island- 4 -Phuket Island, the biggest island of Thailand, is called a pearl on the Indian Ocean. It is world-famous for its beautiful beaches. Some are
14、quiet and tourist friendly, and some are as luxurious as personal vacation beaches. Some are famous for sea sports, and some are attractive to lovers of evening entertainments. Therefore, youll have a good time here whether youre single or accompanied by your friends.Hayman IslandHayman Island, a se
15、cret vacation island, is one of the 600 coral islands that make up the Great Barrier Reef. Every year thousands of tourists come here to admire the beauty of the tropic sea and the charming scene of the Great Barrier Reef. However, they seldom see any waiters and waitresses around as they work in an
16、d travel through a special tunnel (通道). This is why its called the most secret resort.21. If you plan to do some shopping besides sightseeing, _ maybe is your best choice.A. Maldives B. Phuket IslandC. Jeju Island D. Hayman Island22. Tourists should _ in Maldives when getting out of the hotels.A. fo
17、llow the local rulesB. watch out for sharksC. stay in secret tunnelsD. stay away from the local people23. Phuket Island is recognized as _ by tourists.A. the “Islands of the Gods”B. a pearl on the Indian OceanC. a secret vacation islandD. the last paradise on the earth24. Tourists think Hayman Islan
18、d is secret because _.A. they are strictly limited within the hotelB. they arent allowed to swim in the seaC. they are forbidden to bargain in the marketD. they cant meet servants that serve customers around themBWhen I spent the summer with my grandmother, she always set me down to the general stor
19、e with a list. Behind the counter(柜台 ) was a lady like no one Id ever seen.“Excuse me,” I said. She looked up and said, “Im Miss Bee.”- 5 -“I need to get these.” I said, holding up my list. “So? Go and get them. ” Miss Bee pointed to a sign. “Theres no one here except you and me and Im not your serv
20、ant, so get yourself a basket from that pile.”I visited Miss Bee twice a week that summer. Sometimes she shortcharged me, and other times she overcharged. Going to the store was like going into battle. All summer long she found ways to trick me. No sooner had I learned how to pronounce “bicarbonate
21、of soda” and memorized its location on the shelves than she made me hunt for it all over again. But by summers end the shopping trip that had once taken me an hour was done in 15 minutes.“All right, little girl,” she said. “What did you learn this summer?” “That youre a meanie!” I replied. Miss Bee
22、just laughed and said, “I know what you think of me. Well, I dont care! My job is to teach every child I meet life lessons. When you get older youll be glad!” Glad I met Miss Bee? Ha! The idea was absurdUntil one day my daughter came to me with homework troubles. “Its too hard,” she said. “Could you
23、 finish my math problems for me?”“If I do it for you, how will you ever learn to do it yourself?” I said. Suddenly, I was back at that general store where I had learned the hard way to add up my bill by myself. Had I ever been overcharged since?25. What did the authors grandmother always ask her to
24、do during her summer vacation?A. Make lists for her shopping.B. Buy something in the general store.C. Send lists to the lady in the general store.D. Go to see the lady in a store.26. What can we infer about Miss Bee?A. She used to learn to pronounce the names of some goods in the store.B. She neithe
25、r shortcharged the author nor overcharged her.C. Teaching kids lessons was Miss Bees job at that time.D. Her tricks made the author finish shopping in a shorter time.27. The author mentioned her daughter to _.A. show her satisfaction with her kids homeworkB. inform readers of her irresponsibility fo
26、r her kidC. tell readers Miss Bees influence on herD. express her disagreement to Miss Bee28. What can be a suitable title for the text?A. An unforgettable summer travelB. Being a responsible mother- 6 -C. Mean lady giving a precious lessonD. Making a meaningful life listCDo you know what Fear and F
27、aith have in common? Fear believes in a negative future. Faith believes in a positive future. Both believe in something that has not yet happened. So I ask you, if neither the positive nor negative future has happened yet then why not choose to believe in the positive future?I believe during these c
28、hallenging times we have a choice between two roads: the positive road and the negative road. And our bus cant be on two roads at the same time. So we have to make a choice and this choice determines our belief about the future and the attitude and actions we bring to the present.Im not saying we sh
29、ouldnt have any fear. There are times when fear is a gift. A healthy dose(剂量) of fear causes us to examine our situation and plan for the future. It moves us to smell the cheese and expect change. When used wisely it allows us to manage risk and make better decisions. Some fear is good.However, what
30、 I have observed lately is a supersized, huge dose of fear that is spreading the hearts and minds of far too many people. This oversized fear is causing leaders and their organizations to either act unreasonably or to not act at all. They are either hurrying in a million different directions because
31、 of fear. In both cases, fear is leading them to take the negative road to failure.The answer is the positive road paved (铺满) with faith and a belief that your best days are not behind you but ahead of you. With this belief you make the right choices and actions today that will create your positive
32、future tomorrow. You stay calm, focused and committed to your purpose. You look for ways to save money and cut costs without making unreasonable fear-based decisions that sacrifice(牺牲) your future success. You identify opportunities in the midst of the challenges and you focus on solutions instead o
33、f problems.Your faith and belief in a positive future leads to powerful actions today. The future has not happened yet and you have a say in what it looks like by the way you think and act. Fear or Faith. The choice is yours.29. According to the passage, we can know that _.A. both Fear and Faith tru
34、st something in the futureB. Fear and Faith have nothing in common C. neither negative nor positive future will happenD. people usually choose to believe in the positive future30. What does the writer mean by saying “our bus cant be on two roads”?A. We must choose either a positive or negative road
35、B. We should choose the positive road- 7 -C. We usually choose the negative roadD. Our belief about the future depends on our choice31. If we have faith in future, we will _.A. have the best days ahead of us B. be committed to saving moneyC. stay away from any challenges D. take powerful actions tod
36、ay32. What does the writer intend to tell us in the passage?A. Fear is closely related to faith.B. We should have faith in a positive future.C. Life is full of fear and faith.D. Wrong decisions sacrifice our future success.DTraditionally, patients who want to improve their heart health have received
37、 four main suggestions from their doctors: Eat a healthy diet, get more exercise, quit smoking, and enjoy proper amounts of alcohol. Plenty of research backs up these four pieces of advice: Large studies have found that making improvements in these four areas lowers the chance of dying of heart dise
38、ase by 67 percent.But lately, researchers are starting to recognize that there should be five recommendations on that list, not just four. Theyre discovering that getting enough sleep is a powerful health protector as well. When researchers include enough sleep in their studies as a fifth cardio-pre
39、ventive behavior change, they find that it lowers the chance of dying of heart disease even more: Adding a good seven hours of sleep a night in addition to making positive changes in diet, exercise, smoking, and alcohol intake lowers the chance of dying of heart disease by 83 percent.When that news
40、started coming out, doctors began adding sleep onto their list of recommended health behavior changes. But as an expert in heart disease, I dont think sleep belongs at the bottom of the list. I think it should be at the top. I believe that getting enough sleep at least seven to eight hours per night
41、 for most people is the most important health behavior change you can make to improve the health of your heart and your overall health.Sure, Id prefer that everyone make all of the big five lifestyle changes, but if I could only choose one, Id pick sleep because when you are well-rested, you have mo
42、re power to make the right choices about what you eat and drink, and you have more energy to exercise and kick bad habits such as smoking and overeating. But when youre exhausted, everything in life is more difficult.33. What does plenty of research show about the 4 common suggestions?A. They should
43、 be reconsidered.B. They help improve peoples health. - 8 -C. They are not as helpful as expected.D. They are the best ways found so far.34. How did the doctors react to the news on sleep?A. They just ignored it.B. They discussed it publicly.C. They thought it made sense.D. They totally changed thei
44、r mind.35. What does the last paragraph mainly talk about?A. What the importance of a healthy lifestyle is.B. Why different factors need to work together.C. What prevents people from living healthily.D. Why the author makes sleep his No. 1 suggestion.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
45、白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。Sometimes people can have fights, but friendship is a valuable gift. 36 But with a little effort to step outside of your comfort zone(舒适区), you can easily make friends. Here you can find some places to make new friends.Join an organization or a club. This is a great w
46、ay to find other people who have common interests. 37 In fact, some of the most valuable friendships are between two people who dont have much in common at all. However, if you like a specific topic, try finding a place where you can meet people who share that interest.38 A common mistake is that yo
47、u have to be really good at playing a special sport in order to make friends with others on the team. In fact, as long as you enjoy the sport and support your teammates, joining a team with a relaxed attitude could be a great way to make new friends.Volunteer. Volunteering is also a good way for peo
48、ple of all ages to meet others. By working together, youll build relationships with people. 39 Make yourself available. If you want to make friends, you first need to put yourself out there somehow to meet people. 40 It doesnt have to be a crowded table, but one with at least two other people. Remem
49、ber, friends seldom come knocking on your door while you sit alone at home.A. Join a sports team.B. If youre still in school, sit somewhere with other people.C. Do well in sport in order to make new friends.D. Sometimes, good friends are hard to find.E. You dont need to have lots of common interests with people to make - 9 -friends with them.F. It is not easy at all to get along with new friends when you study in a middle scho
