1、- 1 -20182019 学年第一学期期中考试高一英语试题答题时间：120 分钟 满分：150 分第一部分 阅读理解第一节 （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、D）中，选出最佳选项.AI work with Volunteers for Wildlife, a rescue and education organization at Bailey Arboretum in Locust Valley. Trying to help injured, displaced or sick creatures can be heartb
2、reaking; survival is never certain. However, when it works, it is simply beautiful.I got a rescue call from a woman in Muttontown. She had found a young owl(猫头鹰) on the ground. When I arrived, I saw a 2 to 3weekold owl. It had already been placed in a carrier for safety.I examined the chick(雏鸟) and
3、it seemed fine. If I could locate the nest, I might have been able to put it back, but no luck. My next work was to construct a nest and anchor it in a tree.The homeowner was very helpful. A wire basket was found. I put some pine branches into the basket to make this nest safe and comfortable. I pla
4、ced the chick in the nest, and it quickly calmed down.Now all that was needed were the parents, but they were absent. I gave the homeowner a recording of the hunger screams of owl chicks. These advertise the presence of chicks to adults; they might also encourage our chick to start calling as well.
5、I gave the owner as much information as possible and headed home to see what news the night might bring.A nervous night to be sure，but sometimes the spirits of nature smile on us all! The homeowner called to say that the parents had responded to the - 2 -recordings. I drove over and saw the chick in
6、 the nest looking healthy and active. And it was accompanied in the nest by the greatest sight of allLUNCH！The parents had done their duty and would probably continue to do so.1How would the author feel about the outcome of the event?AIts unexpected. BIts beautiful. CIts humorous. DIts discouraging.
7、2What made the chick calm down?AA new nest. BSome food. CA recording. DIts parents.3What is unavoidable in the authors rescue work according to Paragraph 1?AEfforts made in vain. BGetting injured in his work.CFeeling uncertain about his future. DCreatures forced out of their homes.4Why was the autho
8、r called to Muttontown?ATo rescue a woman. BTo take care of a woman.CTo look at a baby owl. DTo cure a young owl.BWhen a leafy plant is under attack，it doesnt sit quietly. Back in 1983，two scientists，Jack Schultz and Ian Baldwin，reported that young maple trees getting bitten by insects send out a pa
9、rticular smell that neighbouring plants can get. These chemicals come from the injured parts of the plant and seem to be an alarm. What the plants pump through the air is a mixture of chemicals known as volatile organic compounds，VOCs for short.Scientists have found that all kinds of plants give out
10、 VOCs when being attacked. Its a plants way of crying out. But is anyone listening？Apparently. Because we can watch the neighbours react.Some plants pump out smelly chemicals to keep insects away. But others do double duty. They pump out perfumes designed to attract different insects who are natural
11、 enemies to the attackers. Once they arrive, the tables are turned. The attacker who was lunching now becomes lunch.- 3 -In study after study，it appears that these chemical conversations help the neighbours. The damage is usually more serious on the first plant，but the neighbours，relatively speaking
12、，stay safer because they heard the alarm and knew what to do.Does this mean that plants talk to each other? Scientists dont know. Maybe the first plant just made a cry of pain or was sending a message to its own branches, and so, in effect, was talking to itself. Perhaps the neighbours just happened
13、 to “overhear” the cry. So information was exchanged, but it wasnt a true, intentional back and forth.Charles Darwin, over 150 years ago, imagined a world far busier, noisier and more intimate (亲密的) than the world we can see and hear. Our senses are weak. Theres a whole lot going on.5What does the a
14、uthor mean by “the tables are turned” in Paragraph 3?AThe attackers get attacked. BThe insects gather under the table.CThe plants get ready to fight back. DThe perfumes attract natural enemies.6What does a plant do when it is under attack? AIt makes noises. BIt gets help from other plants.CIt stands
15、 quietly. DIt sends out certain chemicals.7Scientists find from their studies that plants can _Apredict natural disasters Bprotect themselves against insectsCtalk to one another intentionally Dhelp their neighbours when necessary8What can we infer from the last paragraph?AThe world is changing faste
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23、club Dchances to meet the experts in personDBad news sells. If it bleeds, it leads. No news is good news, and good news is no news. Those are the classic rules for the evening broadcasts and the morning papers. But now that information is being spread and monitored(监控) in different ways, researchers
24、 are discovering new rules. By tracking peoples e-mails and online posts, scientists have found that good news can spread faster and farther than disasters and sob stories.“The if it bleeds rule works for mass media,” says Jonah Berger, a scholar at the University of Pennsylvania. “They want your ey
25、eballs and dont care how youre feeling. But when you share a story with your friends, you care a lot more how they react. You dont want them to think of you as a Debbie - 6 -Downer.”Researchers analyzing word-of-mouth communicatione-mails, Web posts and reviews, face-to-face conversationsfound that
26、it tended to be more positive than negative(消极的), but that didnt necessarily mean people preferred positive news. Was positive news shared more often simply because people experienced more good things than bad things? To test for that possibility, Dr. Berger looked at how people spread a particular
27、set of news stories: thousands of articles on The New York Times website. He and a Penn colleague analyzed the “most e-mailed” list for six months. One of his first findings was that articles in the science section were much more likely to make the list than non-science articles. He found that scien
28、ce amazed Times readers and made them want to share this positive feeling with others.Readers also tended to share articles that were exciting or funny, or that inspired negative feelings like anger or anxiety, but not articles that left them merely sad. They needed to be aroused(激发) one way or the
29、other, and they preferred good news to bad. The more positive an article, the more likely it was to be shared, as Dr. Berger explains in his new book, “Contagious: Why Things Catch On.” 13. What can we infer about people like Debbie Downer?A. Theyre socially inactive.B. Theyre good at telling storie
30、s.C. Theyre inconsiderate of others.D. Theyre careful with their words.14. Which tended to be the most e-mailed according to Dr. Bergers research?A . Sports new. B. Science articles.C. Personal accounts. D. Financial reviews.15 . What can be a suitable title for the text?A. Sad Stories Travel Far an
31、d WideB .Online News Attracts More PeopleC. Reading Habits Change with the Times- 7 -D. Good News Beats Bad on Social Networks第二节 （共 5 小题，每小题 2 分，满分 10 分）根据短文内容，从短文后的七个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。Lots of people find it hard to get up in the morning, and put the blame on the alarm clock. In fact, th
32、e key to easy morning wakeup lies in resetting your body clock. _16_ Heres how to make one._17_In order to make a change, you need to decide why its important. Do you want to get up in time to have breakfast with your family, get in some exercise, or just be better prepared for your day? Once you ar
33、e clear about your reasons, tell your family or roommates about the change you want to make.Rethink mornings. Now that you know why you want to wake up, consider rearranging your morning activities. If you want time to have breakfast with your family, save some time the night before by setting out c
34、lothes, shoes, and bags. _18_ Thats a quarterhour more you could be sleeping if you bought a coffee maker with a timer.Keep your sleep/wake schedule on weekends. If youre tired out by Friday night, sleeping in on Saturday could sound wonderful. But compensating on the weekends actually feeds into yo
35、ur sleepiness the following week, a recent study found. _19_ Keep a record and evaluate it weekly. Keep track of your efforts and write down how you feel. After youve tried a new method for a week, take a look at your record. _20_ If not, take another look at other methods you could try.AGet a sleep
36、 specialist.BFind the right motivation.CA better plan for sleep can help.DAnd consider setting a second alarm.EIf the steps you take are working, keep it up.FStick to your set bedtime and wakeup time, no matter the day.GReconsider the 15 minutes you spend in line at the cafe to get coffee.- 8 -第三部分
37、英语知识运用 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 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Alia Baker is a librarian in Iraq. Her library used to be a _21_ place for all who loved books and liked to share knowledge. They _22_ various matters all over the world. When the war was near, Alia was _23_ t
38、hat the fires of war would destroy the books, which are more _24_ to her than mountains of gold. The books are in every language new books, ancient books, _25_ a book on the history of Iraq that is seven hundred years old.She had asked the government for _26_ to move the books to a _27_ place, but t
39、hey refused. So Alia took matters into her own hands. _28_，she brought books home every night, _29_ her car late after work. Her friends came to _30_ her when the war broke out. Anis who owned a restaurant _31_ to hide some books. All through the _32_，Alia, Anis, his brothers and neighbours took the
40、 books from the library, _33_ them over the sevenfoot wall and _34_ them in the restaurant. The books stayed hidden as the war _35_. Then nine days later, a fire burned the _36_ to the ground.One day, the bombing stopped and the _37_ left. But the war was not over yet. Alia knew that if the books we
41、re to be safe, they must be _38_ again while the city was _39_. So she hired a truck to bring all the books to the houses of friends in the suburbs (郊区). Now Alia waited for the war to end and _40_ peace and a new library.21. A. working B. meeting C. personal D. religious22. A. discussed B. handled
42、C. reported D. raised23. A. angry B. worried C. doubtful D. curious24. A. practical B. reliable C. precious D. expensive25. A. then B. still C.rather D. even26. A. confirmation B. permission C. explanation D. information- 9 -27. A. safe B. public C. distant D. large28. A.Secretly B. Surprisingly C.
43、Seriously D. Fortunately29. A. starting B. parking C. testing D. filling30. A. stop B. warn C.help D. rescue31. A. agreed B. pretended C. happened D. intended32. A. war B. building C. night D. way33. A. put B. opened C. threw D. passed34. A. exchanged B. hid C.burnt D. distributed35. A. approached B
44、. erupted C. ended D. continued36. A. restaurant B. city C. library D. wall37. A. neighbours B. friends C. soldiers D. customers38. A. moved B. read C. saved D. sold39. A. occupied B. bombed C. busy D. quiet40. A. believed in B. dreamed of C. cared about D. looked for第二节 语法填空 （共 10 小题，每小题 1.5 分，满分 1
45、5 分）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入 1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。She looks like any other schoolgirl, freshfaced and full of life. Sarah Thomas is looking forward to the challenge of her new Alevel course. But unlike her school friends, 16yearold Sarah is not spending halfterm 41._ (rest). Instead, she is earning 6，500 a day
46、as 42._ model in New York. Sarah 43._ (tell) that she could be Britains new supermodel, earning a million dollars in the next year. Her father Peter, 44，wants her to give up school to model fulltime. But Sarah, 44._ has taken part in shows along with top models, wants 45._ (prove) that she has brain
47、s as well as beauty. She is determined to carry on with her 46._ (educate)She has turned down several 47._ (invitation) to star at shows in order to concentrate on her studies. After school she plans to take a year off - 10 -to model fulltime before going to university to get a degree 48._ e ngineer
48、ing or architecture. Sarah says, “My dad thinks I should take the offer now. But at the moment, school 49._ (come) first. I dont want to get too absorbed in modelling. It is 50._ (certain) fun but the lifestyle is a little unreal. I dont want to have nothing else to fall back on when I cant model any more.”第三节 根据汉语提示在句子空白处填上单词的正确形式 （共 10 个小题，每小题 1.5 分，满分 15 分）51Do you wake up every morning feeling _ (精力充沛的) and ready to start a new day?52TV shopping is _ (有吸引力的) because you can buy things
