1、- 1 -河北省邯郸大名一中 2018-2019 学年高一英语下学期 4 月份半月考试题(清北组)2019.4.16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 did the man give the woman for her birthday?A. Sweets B. Photos C. A skirt2. Where
2、are the two speakers probably talking?A. On the road. B. In the classroom. C. In the hospital.3. When will the man return home?A. On Friday. B. On Wednesday. C. On Thursday.4. What is the woman going to do this weekend?A. Watch a film. B. Go shopping. C. Stay at home.5. Where will the two speakers p
3、robably go next?A. The mans house. B. A restaurant. C. The classroom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,回答第 6、7 题。6. How is the woman?A. She is ill. B. She is tired. C.
4、She is sad.7. How will the two speakers go to Forest Park?A. On foot. B. By bus. C. By taxi.听第 7 段材料,回答第 8、9 题。8. Where is the woman going to meet the mans sister?A. At the school gate. B. At the entrance of the shopping center.C. At the bus stop.9. What does the woman want to buy?- 2 -A. A guitar f
5、or the mans aunt. B. Some new clothes.C. Some food and flowers.听第 8 段材料,回答第 10 至 12 题。10. Where does the conversation most probably take place?A. At a restaurant. B. At a shop. C. Over the phone.11. What is the womans phone number?A. (207)5551211. B. (206)5551211. C. (207)5551212.12. When does the c
6、onversation happen?A. At 11:00 pm. B. At 11:20 am. C. At 11:00 am.听第 9 段材料,回答第 13 至 16 题。13. According to the survey, how many teens fail to get enough sleep?A. About one quarter of all teens.B. About half of all teens.C. About three quarters of all teens.14. What kind of person is the man?A. He is
7、very lazy all the time.B. He likes getting up early.C. He is active.15. How many hours of sleep do teens need every night?A. 6 hours. B. 7 hours. C. 8 to 9 hours.16. What does the woman think schools should do to help ensure teens do not arrive at school feeling tired?A. Have PE classes in the morni
8、ng.B. Start the morning classes later.C. Cancel the morning classes.听第 10 段材料,回答第 17 至 20 题。17. When was basketball invented?A. In 1891. B. In 1895. C. In 1946.18. Which country has won the most medals in volleyball?A. The Soviet Union. B. The United States. C. Brazil.19. Where did the best women vo
9、lleyball players come from?A. The Soviet Union. B. The United States. C. Japan.20. What can we learn from the conversation?- 3 -A. The Americans introduced volleyball to the Olympics.B. Beach volleyball is not very popular.C. Volleyball is very popular in many countries.第二部分 阅读理解 (共两节,满分 40 分)阅读下面短文
10、,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C 和 D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。第一节(每小题 2 分,满分 30 分)A.If you find yourself checking your phone first thing in the morning, if you find youre text-messaging while driving, checking your phone instead of working on an important assignmentyou are addicted.Dont worry. The new NoPho
11、ne might be just the thing you need. It looks and feels exactly like a smartphone, but it does nothing. Its just a piece of plastic that you can carry around in your hand to fool yourself.NoPhone is currently a prototype(手机模型) that will cost only $12 once it hits the market. Its makers are trying to
12、 raise $30,000 in order to cover the production and marketing costs.Dutch designer Ingmar Larsen, who helped create the NoPhone, said that he had the idea as a joke along with his friends Van Gould and Ben Langveld. To their great surprise, the idea received a lot of attention online and people from
13、 all over the world started placing requests for NoPhone of their own, so thats when the three friends decided to raise money for mass production.David H said,“ I used to sleep with my phone in my hand, but my night terrors would cause me to throw it across the room in an unconscious panic. With the
14、 NoPhone, I can still enjoy the comfort of holding a phone in my sleep, without waking up to a broken screen, thanks, NoPhone.”If youre interested in NoPhone, but concerned about not being able to take selfies anymore, dont worry. The makers do have an update at no extra chargethe mirror sticker. Th
15、at way, they say, you can enjoy “real-time” selfies with your friends when theyre standing right behind you. - 4 -21. From the third paragraph we can infer that_. A. NoPhone is a device made of high technology. B. the makers want to raise money to improve their technology.C. NoPhone has not been on
16、the market at present. D. the users of NoPhone can stay away from the real world.22. What made the designers surprised was that_. A. many people thought of the idea as a joke at first B. people in Dutch began to make NoPhone of their ownC. people worldwide began to fund mass production D. people wor
17、ldwide were interested in NoPhone on the net23. According to David H, he often _at night. A. used his smartphone B. had nightmareC. became unconscious D. looked for his smartphone24. What does the underlined phrases “take selfies” most probably mean? A. take a photo of oneself B. get in touch with s
18、omeoneC. take the place of someone D. catch sight of someoneBChinas hot word, tuhao, may be in Oxford English Dictionary.In Chinese, tu means rude and hao means rich. In recent years, people use this term to describe those who spend money in an unreasonable way. The word became more popular with App
19、les gold-colored iPhone, which is loved by Chinas rich people. The color became known as “tuhao golden”. The word is now often used to refer to people who have money but lack taste.There are two other Chinese hot words: dama and No Zuo No Die, which may also be taken in the dictionary. Dama, meaning
20、 middle-aged women, was first used in the Western media by the Wall Street Journal. Thousands of Chinese women were buying a large amount of gold when the gold price had gone down. Another phrase No Zuo No Die, meaning if you dont do stupid things, they wont come back to - 5 -bite you, is also very
21、popular. Other words, such as Maotai, Chinglish and dim sum have also been included in the dictionary.BBC World News recently made a special program called “Tuhao, lets be friends!”“ The frequent use of Chinglish by foreign media suggests that foreign people are looking more to the lifestyle and pop
22、ular culture of China,” says Zhang Yiwu, professor of Beijing University.What does this trend suggest about the Chinese languages influence?Xing Hongbing, a professor from Beijing Language and Culture University (BLCU) said “These show that Chinglish is now being accepted by the rest of the world an
23、d they play important roles in daily life of Chinese. Behind these Chinglish words and phrases are the Chinese culture. They are reflections of the changes and trends in the Chinese society and they help people from other countries to understand whats happening in China.”25.Which of the following wo
24、rds is NOT a hot Chinglish word?A. Dama B. Karaoke C. Tuhao D. Dim sum26.The word “dama” becomes so popular because _.A. they are wealthy middle-aged womenB. they bought gold crazily when the price was downC. they made the gold price upD. they worked on the Wall Street27.According to the passage, Xi
25、ng Hongbing agreed that _.A. Foreigners want to know more about the culture of China from Chinglish.B. Chinglish hot words tell some funny things about China.C. Chinglish plays important roles in daily life of Chinese.D. Chinglish hot words are so vivid that people like using them a lot.28.Whats the
26、 purpose of writing this article?A. To describe the hot words in Oxford English Dictionary.B. To explain the meanings of some Chinese hot words.C. To describe the use of Chinglish hot words and their influence.D. To show the different opinions about Chinglish hot words.C.Dr. Michael Prager, a leadin
27、g Botox expert, said that a growing number of - 6 -women are developing something called “computer face”. He also mentioned that professionals who worked long hours in front of a screen were ending up with saggy jowls(颚骨下垂),“turkey neck” and deep-set wrinkles(皱纹)on their forehead and around their ey
28、es.The Botox expert said that, of all his clients, office workers were most likely to show premature (过早的)signs of aging. “ If you are one of the unfortunate people who frown(皱眉)while you are concentrating on the screen then, over time, you will inevitably(不可避免地)end up with frown lines. Dr. Prager s
29、aid. “What is perhaps more surprising is the number of women with saggy jowls because they are sitting in one position for so long. If you spend most of the time looking down then the neck muscles shorten and go saggy, eventually giving you a second neck.”Dr. Prager, who has a practice near Harley S
30、treet in London, said he encourages his clients to put a mirror next to their computer so they can see if they are frowning at the screen. “When people are stressed or thinking hard about something, then they will often put on a grumpy(脾气暴躁的)face without even knowing what they are doing. When my cli
31、ents put a mirror next to their desk, they are often shocked by the angry, frowning face which stares back at them.”He said, “The women I am seeing at the moment have only been using computers at work for the last decade or so. But women in their 20s have grown up with them and use them for every si
32、ngle task. I think the problem is going to become much, much worse. In another ten years, they could be looking quite awful.”Dr. Prager said there were several simple steps which could avoid “computer face” such as regular screen breaks and stretching the neck muscles. And, of course, there was alwa
33、ys Botox(肉毒杆菌). He said that, after a couple of sessions of Botox, the habit of “grumpy face” could be broken. 29. According to the passage, which of the following are signs of aging? A. Saggy jowls and short necks B. Turkey neck and frown - 7 -linesC. Deep-set wrinkles and angry faces D. Second nec
34、k and stressed muscles30. Why does Dr. Prager suggest a mirror for his clients? A. To be aware of their “computer face” B. To see if they have got a second neckC. To make sure their make-up is perfect D. To find more signs of premature aging31. From the last 2 paragraphs, we can know that_ A. “compu
35、ter face” is avoidable B. we should give up using computersC. we should break the habit of “grumpy face” D. the younger generation is worse at computersDIn the United States, when one becomes rich, he wants people to know it. And even if he does not become very rich, he wants people to think that he
36、 is. That is what keeping up with the Joneses is about. It is the story of someone who tried to look as rich as his neighbors.The expression was first used in 1913 by a young American called Arthur Momand. He told this story about himself. He began earning $ 125 a week at the age of 23. That was a l
37、ot of money in those days. He got married and moved with his wife to a very wealthy neighbourhood outside New York City. When he saw that rich people rode horses, Momand went horseback riding every day. When he saw that rich people had servants, Momand and his wife also hired a servant and gave big
38、parties for their new neighbours.It was like a race, but one could never finish this race because one was always trying to keep up. The race ended for Momand and his wife when they could no longer pay for their new way of life. They moved back to an apartment in New York City.- 8 -Momand looked arou
39、nd him and noticed that many people do things just to keep up with rich lifestyle of their neighbours. He saw the funny side of it and started to write a series of short stories. He called it Keeping up with the Joneses because Jones is a very common name in the United States. Keeping up with the Jo
40、neses came to mean keeping up with rich lifestyle of the people around you. Momands series appeared in different newspapers across the country for over 28 years.People never seem to get tired of keeping up with the Joneses. And there are Jonses in every city of the world. But one must get tired of t
41、rying to keep up with the Joneses because no matter what one does, Mr. Jones always seems to be ahead.32. Some people want to keep up with the Joneses because they _.A. want to be as rich as their neighborsB. want others to know or to think that they are richC. dont want others to know they are rich
42、D. want to be happy33. It can be inferred (推断) from the story that rich people like to _.A. live outside New York City B. live in New York cityC. live in apartments D. have many neighbors34. Arthur Momand used the name “Jones” in his series of short stories because “Jones” is _.A. an important name
43、B. a popular name in the United StatesC. his neighbors name D. not a good name35. According to the writer, it is _ to keep up with the Joneses.A. correct B. interesting C. impossible D. good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。- 9 -How to Eat Slowly to Avoid Overeating
44、Eating slowly can help you to better understand your real hunger signals and recognize reasons for faster eating, such as emotions(情感;感情) or simply liking the taste of food. However, eating slowly is not a decision that you make suddenly. 36._Adjust your mind. Do not attempt(妄想) to develop the habit
45、 of eating slowly before youre mentally ready. Relax and use your imagination to create mental images that your brain will remember. As part of this mental process, imagine yourself lean and fit. 37_Eating slowly isnt just about slowing down the chewing(咀嚼); its also about slowing down your food cho
46、ices. As you pick out the processed(加工过的) food, replace it with healthy, unprocessed or less processed choices.Always relax before you start eating. Take a few deep breaths through the nose, not through the mouth. As you do so, hold your breath briefly and exhale (呼出) slowly by the mouth.38._ In thi
47、s way, you remove any risk of comfortable eating.Drink a glass of water or a small bowl of soup before the main dishes. This will give you a sense of fullness. Be aware that not everyone advocates(提倡) drinking during a meal, because some people believe that this can remove the nutrients from your me
48、al.39._Spend at least 20 minutes on your meal.40._ Eat youre the last part of your meal slowly, if you are still hungry after 20 minutes, because it means you are eating too fast!A. Put the forks down after putting food in your mouth.B. Dive away the stress before you start eating.C. Its a habit that you can develop with practice.D. However, specialists believe water actually aids in digestion.E. Remove as much processed food from your plate or food storage as possible.F. Have a clock may help you a lot.- 10 -G. It is wise to talk to your doctor about this, if its still a problem for yo