1、- 1 -重庆市第十八中学 2018-2019 学年高一英语上学期期中试题第一卷 （共三部分，满分 100 分）第一部分 听力（共两节，满分 30 分）第 1 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，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. Why does Lily like history best?A. It is very useful.B. It tells her interesting things.C. It is easier than scien
2、ce.2. Why does the woman go to the Palace Museum?A. She has the plan for a week.B. She wants to learn about some history.C. She can ride there with the man.3. When did Mr. Smith go to the Mogao Caves?A. In 1986. B. In 1987. C. In 1988.4. When was the first Olympics held?A. In 1806. B. In 1896. C. In
3、 1869.5. What can we know about the Abu Simbel Temple?A. It was buried in sand.B. A Swiss man built it.C. It has a history of 1813 years.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，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. What did Mi
4、ki major in?A. English. B. Japanese. C. Chinese.7. Who is from Japan?A. John. B. Mikis father. C. Mikis mother.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8-10 题。8. Why is it hard to remember all of the Christmas history?A. It has such a long history.B. It is various in different places.C. It changes all the time.9. What will the
5、 children want?A. More expensive gifts.B.More Christmas history.C. More changes.10. Whats the most likely relationship between the speakers?A. Teacher and student. B. Friends. C. Father and daughter.听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 13 题。- 2 -11. What should men do according to the woman?A. Pick up the bills.B. Tre
6、at women equally.C. Take care of women.12. Whats the probable relationship between the speakers?A. Doctor and patient.B. Colleagues.C. Husband and wife.13. What does the woman ask the man to do now?A. Pay the tickets. B. Carry her bags. C. Do the dishes.听第 9 段材料，回答第 14 至 16 题。14. What is the woman r
7、eading?A. The Silk Road.B. The Travels of Marco Polo.C. The Travels of Marco Polo and His Father.15. When did Marco Polo leave Italy?A. In 1295. B. In 1271. C. In 1275.16. How did Marco Polo travel to China?A. On foot. B. By riding horses. C. By ship.17. How long has Marco Polo lived in China?A. 17
8、years. B. 4 years. C. 24 years.听第 10 段材料，回答第 18 至 20 题。18. What did Marie Curies father do?A. A researcher. B. A teacher. C. A scientist.19. When did Marie Curie enter the University of Paris?A. In 1891. B. In 1902. C. In 1903.20. For what did Marie Curie win her second Nobel Prize?A. For finding ra
9、dium.B. For her achievement in physics.C. For her achievement in chemistry.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。ASingapores public transport system is one of the best in the world, so you should have no problem finding your way around lik
10、e a local. There are three main forms of public transport that you would find in any other major citytrains, buses and taxis.TRAINSTrains run from 6:00 am to midnight. Single trip tickets start at 80 cents. If - 3 -you buy an EZ-Link card for $15, you can ride the trains and buses as you like.If you
11、 need more information, just call Transit Link on 1800 767 4333.BUSESThere are several bus services in Singapore and fares start at 80 cents. Be sure always ask the driver the cost of your ticket as he cannot give change.If you need help, just call Transit Link on 1800 767 4333.TAXISThere are three
12、main taxi companiesCity Cab (6552 2222), Comfort (6552 1111) and Tibs (6552 8888). Booking can also be easy by calling the numbers listed above.RENTAL CARSDriving in Singapore is a pleasure and if you like to travel at your own pace, renting a car is a good choice. Renting takes away the hassle of g
13、etting to places around Singapore. Just sit back and enjoy the city. It also means youll get to see a lot more that a trains or a bus wont let you see.For car rental, call Avis on +65 6737 1668.21. By an EZ-Link card, you can take _.A. both buses and trains B. only trainsC. both buses and taxis D. o
14、nly rental cars22. What does the word “hassle“ mean in Chinese?A. 麻烦 B. 乐趣 C. 景点 D. 费用23. What do you know about traveling in Singapore from the passage?A. A local has no trouble finding his way around.B. Its much cheaper to go around by bus than by train.C. You can see a lot more in Singapore only
15、by renting a car.D. Its very convenient for visitors to travel in Singapore.BIt was 3:21 a.m. when nine-year-old Glenn Kreamer awoke to the smell of burning. Except for the cracking(爆裂声) of flames somewhere below there was not a sound in the two-storey house at Baldwin Long Island.- 4 -With his fath
16、er away on night duty at a local factory, Glenn was worried about the safety of his mother, his sister Karen, 14 and his 12-year-old brother Todd. He ran downstairs through the smoke-filled house to push and pull at Karen and Todd until they sat up. Then he helped each one through the house to the s
17、afety of the garden. There, his sister and brother, taking short and quick breaths and coughing, fell down onto the lawn.The nine-year-old boy raced back into the house and upstairs to his mothers room. He found it impossible to wake her up. Mrs. Kreamer, a victim of the smoke, was unconscious(昏厥的),
18、 and there was nobody to help Glenn carry her to the garden. But the boy remained calm and, as a fireman said later, “acted with all the self-control of a trained adult.“On the bedroom telephone, luckily still working, Glenn called his father and, leaving Mr. Kreamer to telephone the fire brigade an
19、d ambulance service, got on with the task of saving his mother.First he filled a bucket with water from the bathroom and threw water over his mother and her bed. Then, with a wet cloth around his head he went back to the garden.He could hear the fire engine coming up, but how would the firemen find
20、his mother in the smoke-filled house where flames had almost swallowed up the ground floor?Grasping firmly a ball of string(线) from the garage, Glenn raced back into the house and dashed upstairs to his mothers room. Tying one end of the string to her hand, he ran back, laying out the string as he w
21、ent, through the hall and back out into the garden. Minutes later he was telling fire chief John Coughlan, “The string will lead you to mother.“ Mrs. Kreamer was carried to safety as the flames were breaking through her bedroom floor.24. Why did Glenn run downstairs first?A. He wanted to find out wh
22、at was happening.B. He was worried about his mothers safety.- 5 -C. He wanted to save his sister and brother.D. He went to see if his father had come back from work.25. Who called the fire brigade and ambulance service?A. Glenn. B. Glenns father.C. Glenns sister. D. Glenns neighbor.26. Glenn saved h
23、is family because _.A. his father had taught him to do so on the phoneB. he had learned something about first aidC. he had dealt with the emergency (突发事件) calmly and wiselyD. he had followed his mothers instruction27. This passage is likely to appear in_.A. a native newspaper B. a scientific reportC
24、. a travel journal D. a fashion magazineCThe worlds richest man might seem to have it all, but Bill Gates has one regret. The self-made billionaire said he felt stupid for not knowing any foreign languages.Speaking in his third Ask Me Anything question-and-answer session for online forum Reddit(红迪网)
25、, the Microsoft founder said that he wished he spoke French, Arabic or Chinese.He said, “I took Latin and Greek in high school and got As and I guess it helps my vocabulary. I keep hoping to get time to study one of theseprobably French because it is the easiest. I did Duolingo for a while but didnt
26、 keep it up.“Gates, who is worth $79.3 billion, praised Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg for surprising an audience in Beijing when he spoke fluent Chinese. “Mark Zuckerberg amazingly learned Chinese and did a Q when you - 7 -cannot sleep, you take Xanax without thinking of the side effects of these
27、. When you use these pills for a long period, you become dependent on them; you cannot sleep without them. We pay huge amounts of money but never get better. How about a safer and more economical way of healing? When doing Reiki to yourself, you do not need anything except your energy so it is very
28、economical. Also, there are no side effects and it is scientifically explained.They also claim that serious illnesses such as HIV/AIDS and cancer cannot be treated without drugs. They think so because these patients spend the rest of their lives in the hospital taking medicine. How can Reiki make th
29、ese people healthy again? It is very unfortunate that these patients have to live in the hospital losing their hair and weight because of the side effects of the medicine they take. Actually, instead of drugs which are expensive and have many side effects, you can use your energy to overcome the har
30、dships of life, find an emotional balance, leave the stress of everyday life and let go of the everyday worries.Some people may still hold that in our material world, everything depends on time. How would it be possible to find time to do Reiki? In fact, Reiki does not require more than 15 minutes o
31、f our time. It is less time consuming than medicine if we think of all the time we spend taking medicine for some complaints and taking some more for the side effects as well.32. The authors attitude towards Reiki is _.A. disinterested B. serious C. positive D. grateful33. The underlined word in Par
32、agraph 2 “side“ means_?A. negative B. wonderful C. huge D. extreme34. According to the passage, which of the statements is correct?A. Reiki will soon become the most popular exercise around the world.B. Reiki is an effective treatment but not scientifically explained.C. Reiki can make people less de
33、pendent on drugs.D. Reiki is a kind of cheap drug but works well.35. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?- 8 -A. A New Way of Treating IllnessB. Health and Healing at Your FingersC. The Advantages and Disadvantages of ReikiD. The Advantages and Disadvantages of Medicine第二节
34、（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。36 One of the best things you can possibly do is to start your own club. Its great fun especially if you are the sort of person who feels theres never anything to do during the school holidays.The first thing you need to come up with i
35、s an idea for your club. 37 Pets, clothes, pop music or dancing groups, sports, making things? The list is endless.Next you need some friends to be in your club with you. 38 All you need is three or four other people who are interested in the same thing as you.39 You should all sit down somewhere to
36、gether with lots of pieces of paper and write down every name you can think up. Thatll keep you busy for ages.At your first meeting you should make up a rule book. And the first rule should be no grown-ups or little/big brothers or sisters! The best clubs are always secret!Now you have just about ev
37、erything you need, except membership cards. These are very important and again you can spend a lot of time making them. 40 Why not leave some space for a photo of yourself? That will make the membership card really look like it.So there you are, get clubbing! Once you get started youll think of load
38、s of more interesting things to do!A. Thats easy.B. Enjoy your own club!C. Invite a designer to join you.D. What are you interested in?- 9 -E. Some vacation is just around the corner.F. Then you need to pick a name for your club.G. Use a bright thick pen to make a special design.第三部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分 4
39、5 分）第一节 完形填空（共 20 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 30 分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Every one of us，rich or poor，should at least have one or two good friends. I learned that a true friend is the most important in my life after I had gone 41 so many terrible things. I felt upset when I was told that I would
40、have to 42 the company. As I had a very big family to 43 and was in great need of money，what I was 44 about was how to find another new job. In order to 45 this problem，I rushed from place to place like crazy. I read almost all the newspapers and 46 almost all the telephone numbers in the newspaper
41、47 in my notebook and tried to call almost all the companies that needed new 48 Not until I found a job in a small town near Townsville had I 49 down. My new boss，Mr. Johnson, was one of my good friends since primary school.“Why didnt you 50 me until now? Was it 51 to do that? Explain to me the reas
42、on， ”he said, 52 me a cup of hot coffee. Both of us were overjoyed to see each other and we 53 the whole afternoon talking about things and persons that we 54 at school. John asked me to give him some advice about 55 to enlarge his present business and he was entirely happy about my 56 To my great s
43、urprise，he offered me a 57 which didnt need much experience because I was not 58 with this field but the pay I got was much more than 59 The moment I saw my 60 ，the sum of money given by the company，I cried for the first timethat was the first time for me to do so since I grew up.41. A. over B. thro
44、ugh C. around D. for42A. leave B. desert C. choose D. operate43A. care B. protect C. love D. support44A. move B. curious C. concerned D. excited45A. analyze B. raise C. explain Dsolve46A. set down B. turned down C. cut down D. shut down47A. researches B. surveys C. reports D. - 10 -advertisements48A
45、. assistants B. bosses C. clerks D. advisers49A. broken B. slowed C. sunk D. calmed50A. contact B. trust C. recognize D. find51. A. helpful B. harmful C. useful D. meaningful52A. awarding B. sharing C. handing D. showing53A. spent B. wasted C. spared D. saved54A. discussed B. debated C. remembered D
46、. imagined55A. what B. how C. which D. when56A. ability B. courage C. interests D. suggestions57A. position B. chance C. fortune D. service58A. popular B. familiar C. patient D. content59A. offered B. required C. expected D. needed60A.tip B. share C. fund D. salary第二卷 （共三部分，满分 50 分）第二节（共 10 小题；每小题 1
47、.5 分，满分 15 分）单词拼写：请根据句意及首字母或括号内的汉语提示用单词的正确形式填空，一空一词。61. I studied some Japanese at college, but Im afraid that Ive e_ forgotten it now.62. I s_ from a bad cold the other day. It took me days to get rid of it.63. Mary got very unhappy, for other friends i_ her at the party.64. He got a job in a forei
48、gn company after g_ from university.65. I am d_ to finish the work ahead of time.66. The role of the railways declined in the _(运输) system.67. _(事实上), English is not so hard to learn if you put your heart into it.68. Can you think of ways to _(说服) him to give up the plan？69. Every year naturals _(灾难
49、)can cause heavy loss to the world.- 11 -70. Without_(电), modern life would be very different.第四部分 写作（共两节，满分 35 分）第一节 短文改错(共 10 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 10 分)假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有 10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号()，并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线()划掉。修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2只允许修改 1
