1、1宁夏长庆高级中学 2018-2019 学年第二学期高一年级英语期中试卷满分 150 分 考试时间 120 分钟第一部分听力（共两节，满分 30 分）第一节（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答案。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 did the man do this morning?A. He flew to London. B. He attended a meeting. C. He met his aunt at
2、 the airport.2. Where is Tom now?A. At home. B. In the office. C. In the hospital3. How will the man get to the Grand Cinema most probably?A. On foot. B. By bus. C. By taxi.4. How long will the man stay here?A. Less than a week. B. No more than a week. C. More than a week.5. What will the weather in
3、 South China be like tomorrow?A. Snowy. B. Rainy. C. Cloudy. 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。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 至 8 题。6. What are the speakers talking about?A. A football game. B. TV progra
4、ms. C. Their work.7. What the man probably do last night?2A. He watched a football game. B. He talked with the woman. C. He worked all night.8. What did the woman see?A. The beginning of a film. B. The end of a film. C. A whole film听第 7 段材料，回答第 9 至 11 题。9. What does John want to have?A. A bike. B. A
5、 football. C. A guitar.10. Why will the speakers buy an MP5 player for Jane?A. She can learn Chinese with it. B. She can learn Japanese with it C. She can listen to music with it. 11. What will the man be doing while the woman is buying the presents?A. Seeing a film. B. Playing the games. C. Eating
6、something. 听第 8 段材料，回答第 12 至 14 题。12. Why cant the man remember English words?A. He seldom writes them.B. He seldom reads themC. He cant understand them.13. When can the man borrow grammar books from the woman?A. On Friday. B. On Saturday. C. On Sunday.14.What can we learn about the man?A. He doesnt
7、 listen to his teacher carefully B. He has difficulty following his teacher C. He is a student of the womans. 3听第 9 段材料，回答第 15 至 17 题。15. How does the woman prefer to travel?A. By air B. By ship C. By train 16. Where will the woman go this summer vacation?A. Boston B. London C. New York 17. What can
8、 we know about the man?A. He thinks traveling by air is the safest B. He suffers from air sickness C. He prefers to travel by air.听第 10 段材料，回答第 18 至 20 题。18. What will the man do in Australia ?A. Work as an assistant B. Work as a manager C. Work as a chemist19. Where is the mans father now?A. In hos
9、pital B. In his own house C. In the mans house20. How many people will attend tomorrow evenings party?A. Three B. Four C. Five.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，选出最佳答案。AMost people usually traveled by ship and train which are driven by steam engine. It p
10、layed an important part in many kinds of vehicles（车辆） several scores of years ago. Who invented steam engine and what units could be used to measure the power of engine?The word “horse-power” was first used two hundred years ago. James Watt from a workers family made the world first widely used stea
11、m engine. At first, he couldnt tell people how powerful it was, because there were no units at that time. Watt decided to find out how much work one strong horse could do in 4one minute. He named that unit one horse-power. In this way he could measure the work of his steam engine.He discovered that
12、a horse could lift a 3300-pound weight 10 feet into the air in one minute. His engine could lift a 3300-pound weight 100 feet in one minute. Because his engine did ten times as much work as the horse, Watt called it a ten horse-power engine.21. The main idea of the passage is _.A. James Watt invente
13、d the steam engineB. James Watt first used horse-power as a unit of measureC. how much power does a horse haveD. why Watts engine is called a ten horse-power engine22. The story says that Watt made the first _.A. engine B. horse-power engine C. useful engine D. widely used steam engine23. James Watt
14、 was born in _.A. a workers family B. a farmers family C. a teachers family D. a doctors family24. One horse-power means the _.A. work a horse could do in a minute B. weight a horse could do in ten minutes C. work a horse could do in ten minutes D. weight of one horseBFire can help people in many wa
15、ys. But can also be very harmful. Fire can 5heat water, warm your houses, give light, and cook food. But fire can burn things too. It can burn trees, houses, animals, or people. Sometimes big fires can burn forests. Nobody knows for sure how people began to use fire. But there are many interesting,
16、old stories about the first time a man or woman started a fire. One story from Australia tells about a man very, very long time ago. He went up to the sun by a rope and brought fire down. Today people know how to make a fire with matches. Children sometimes like to play with them. But matches can be
17、 very dangerous. One match can burn a piece of paper, and then it might burn a house. A small fire can become a big fire very fast. Fires kill many people every year. So you must be careful with matches. You should also learn to put out fires. Fires need oxygen. Without oxygen（氧气） they die. There is
18、 oxygen in the air. Cover a fire with water, sand, or in an emergency（紧急情况）, with your coat or something else. This keeps the air away from a fire and kills it. Be careful with fire, and it will help you. Be careless with fire, and it will burn you. 25. Which is true?A. We are not sure how people st
19、arted to use fire. B. It is an Australian who started a fire. C. We know how people began to use fire. D. Nobody knows how to make a fire. 26. Children mustnt play with matches because _. A. matches burn paperB. it is not interestingC. matches can be dangerousD. they dont know how to make a fire wit
20、h matches27. If you are going to put out a fire, you _. 6A. must be careful with matchesB. ought to know it can be harmfulC. have to cover it with water onlyD. should keep air away from itCMost of us know about the Nobel Prize, especially the Nobel Peace Prize, but few of us know anything about the
21、man who set them up. His name was Alfred Nobel. He was a great scientist and inventor himself. Besides, he had a big business. His business may surprise you. He made and sold explosives（炸药）. His companies even made and sold weapons（武器）. Isnt this something that surprises you? The man who made money
22、from weapons should set up the Peace Prize?Though Alfred Nobel had a lot of money from weapons, he hated war. He hoped that there would be no war in the world. He was one of the richest in Europe. When he died in 1896, he left behind him a lot of money and his famous will. According to his will, mos
23、t of his money was placed in a fund. He wanted the interest（利息） from the fund to be used as prizes every year. We know them as the Nobel Prizes. The Nobel Prizes are international. Alfred Nobel wanted the winners to be chosen for their work, not the country they came from.Alfred Nobel had given his
24、whole life to his studies and work and to the benefits of mankind. He made money all by his own efforts, but he left the world share his wealth. His inventions and wealth stay with the world for ever.28. Alfreds business was _.A. making and selling explosives and weaponsB. not making and selling wea
25、ponsC. making explosives and selling weapons D. making weapons and selling explosives29. Nobel wanted to set up the Nobel Peace Prize because _.7A. he made enough money B. he hated warC. he wanted to get more interest from the fund D. he liked to live in a peaceful world30. Nobel Prizes come from _.
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33、nd found information? A. A mother. B. A kind woman. 9C. A heartbroken girl. D. A parent. 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。Mrs. Jackson: Hello ?Richard: Mum, its Richard. 36 .Mrs. Jackson: Oh, Richard. 37 .Richard: Yes, yes, fine. Mum, I was wondering do you think y
34、ou could lend me some money till the end of the month ?Mrs. Jackson: Oh, Richard ! 38 You really must learn to plan your money properly.Richard: Look, Mum, if you can just help me out this time, 39 .Mrs. Jackson: 40 Listen, Ill do it this time. This is really the last time.Richard: Oh thanks, Mum.Mr
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36、our call.第三部分语言知识运用（共两节，满分 45 分）第一节（共 20 小题：每小题 1.5 分，满分 30 分）10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。I was walking home from school one day and it happened to be a particularly cold and windy day. It was 41._ and I was crazy enough to forget my hats and scarf. You can imagine my cheeks we
37、re rosy 42._ and my hands were as numb（麻木的） as they can be.All of a sudden, an old lady 43._ up beside me and asked if I would like a ride 44._. At first, I said it was OK and her 45. _ smile melted(融化) away the thought that I should never talk to 46._! We had an amazing chat and she was just 47._ a
38、 good woman. She told me her 48._ and she dropped me off.I didnt see her or talk to her for about a month and one night as I 49._ her kind gesture, I decided to return the favor. So, I made a lot of 50. _ and walked down to her house with my friend. At first I was a bit 51._she wouldnt remember me o
39、r think that I was a bad man who poisoned cookies but luckily, I was 52._ wrong. She was so happy, and she hugged me and kissed me and seemed so 53._ that someone would do something like that!When I got home my mom told me that she 54._and told my mom on the phone that she 55._because she was so tou
40、ched. She said she would never 56._ the kindness that was given to her! That filled me with such 57._! There really is nothing else joyful like helping 58._ and making someones day 59._!Let us never forget the joy we get 60._ giving others a hand!41.A .blowing B. freezing C. flowing D. flying42. A.
41、red B. white C. pure D. pale43. A .picked B. turned C. drove D. took44. A .hospital B. family C. school D. home45. A. warm B. easy C. simple D. strange1146.A. women B. drivers C.strangers D. neighbours 47.A. so B. such C. that D. as48. A. numbers B. car C. family D. address 49.A. remembered B. forgo
42、t C. repeated D. regretted50. A. bread B. salad C.cookies D.sweets51. A. nervous B.disappointed C.confused D. worried52. A. generally B. completely C. hardly D. usually53. A. puzzled B. surprised C. satisfied D. fearful54. A. visited B.came C.drove D. called 55. A. cried B.slept C. left D. laughed 5
43、6. A. pardon B. permit C.forget D. imagine57. A. sadness B. interest C. puzzle D. happiness58. A. others B.the other C. another D. other59.A. busier B.brighter C. easier D. harder60. A. for B. in C.by D. on 第二节（共 10 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 15 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。Wang Peng felt very 1._(frust
44、rate) when he saw none of his customers would eat in his restaurant. 2._ his opinion, nothing could be 3._(good) than his barbecued mutton kebabs, roast pork,stir-fried vegetables, fried rice and his 4._(sugar)cola. When 5._(follow) one of his best friends into Yong Huis new restaurant, he was amaze
45、d 6._ the menu there: rice, raw vegetables,fruit and water. In order to win his customers back, he went to the library to do some reserch , 7._ showed Yong Huis menu didnt give the customers enough energy-giving food. In fact, there was 8_(weak) in Wang Pengs menu as well. So the only 9._(solve) was
46、 to combine the tow menus together to get 10._ 12balanced menu. （注：此题答案需答在答题卡上！）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：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改的词。注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词
47、；2.只允许修改 10 处，多者(从第 11 处起)不计分。English is very important to us, so many students dont know what to learn it well. Many students even show no interest to it. Two years ago, my English was poor and I dont know what to do. My teacher knew I loved the music very much, so she suggested that I listened to
48、a lot of English songs. I followed her advices. Later, I fell in love with English. In order to better understanding the songs, I started learning English hard. Now I can speak English fluent. If you also want learn English well, you can listen to some English songs, too （注：此题需答在答题卡上！）第二节 书面表达（满分 25 分）以 I like reading 为题，写一篇 100 词左右的短文。内容包括：1. 你为什么喜欢读书；2. 你喜欢读哪一类的书（例如：历
