1、- 1 -荆州中学 2018-2019 学年上学期高一年级期中考试英语试题第一部分听力（共两节，满分 20 分）第一节（共 5 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 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. Where are the speakers?A. At the airport.B. At the train station.C. At the bus station.2. What is the woman going
2、to do this morning?A. Go to work.B. Look after her mother.C. Go out for a date.3. Why didnt Peter go for a trip last weekend?A. He didnt buy the ticket.B. He missed the train.C. He didnt feel well.4. How did the man deal with the exam paper?A. He threw it away.B. He gave it to the teacher.C. He kept
3、 half of it.5. Whats the weather like?A. Snowy. B. Rainy. C. Windy.第二节（共 15 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 15 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。- 2 -听第 7 段材料.回答第 6、7 题。6. What is the girl going to do this afternoon?A. Go to
4、 Miss Defoes office.B. Work in the restaurant.C. Have a biology test.7. Why is the girl going to give up biology?A. She isnt fond of the subject.B. She wants to take another course.C. She is afraid she cant pass the exam.听第 7 段材料.回答第 8、9 题。8. How did the man know about the job?A. In the newspaper. B
5、. On the Internet. C. From a friend.9. What does the man say about himself?A. He learns quickly.B. He likes challenges.C. Hes good at teamwork.听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。10. When did the man come back from California?A. Three years ago. B. Last month. C. Three days ago.11. What was the mans life probabl
6、y like in America?A. Peaceful. B. Lonely. C. Competitive.12. What do we know about the man?A. He cant speak Spanish.B. He stayed in America for work.C. He is seeking for his American dream.听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。13. What is the man still thinking about?A. The food to order. B. The interview. C. The
7、movie.14. What does the man like most about the job?A. The pay.B. The companys location.C. The further training.- 3 -15. What is the womans advice to the man?A. To wait for the result.B. To see the movie again.C. To ask the boss.16. Where does the conversation most probably take place?A. In an offic
8、e. B. In a restaurant. C. In a cinema.听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。17. What does the special week encourage parents to do?A. Check childrens eyesight.B. Take kids out for some fresh air.C. Help fat children lose weight.18. Where did the special week begin?A. In North Carolina. B. In South Carolina. C. In
9、 Canada.19. How many organizations in the US and Canada will take part in the special week this year?A. About 50. B. About 150. C. About 250.20. Why should families spend more time on outdoor activities?A. Outdoor activities connect kids to the latest fashion.B. Outdoor activities help kids to learn
10、 efficiently at school.C. Outdoor activities make kids creative and good at observing.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，选出最佳选项。ATo: The Manager of Mezzo Mash RestaurantDear Sir,Last Tuesday evening I went with two friends to your restaurant for my 18th bir
11、thday. I d booked the table for eight o clock and we arrived about ten minutes late, but that was not a problem.The waiter, who was very polite, showed us to our table and we studied the menu. I ordered a fish pie and my friends - 4 -ordered some salads. However, after about fifteen minutes, the wai
12、ter told us that there was no more fish pie. He apologized and suggested ordering something else. I looked at the menu again and decided to have the same as my friendsa salad.When the food came, it was very good. After we finished, we decided to order some desserts（餐后甜点）. The waiter said that, unluc
13、kily, it was too late. There wasnt enough time for us to order desserts. He said he was very sorry but our table was booked by another group at nine thirty and we would have to leave.We paid the bill and left feeling very unhappy. It ruined my birthday. Nobody told us when we arrived that there was
14、a time limit (限制). It was very unsatisfactory and I doubt that Well go to your restaurant again.Yours faithfully,Martin Cary1. Why did Martin and his friends fail to have any dessert?A. Someone had booked their table.B. They had to be home by 9:30.C. It was too expensive.D. There was none left.2. Wh
15、at is Martin Cary trying to do in the letter?A. Cancel a booking.B. Offer a suggestion.C. Ask for information.D. Express dissatisfaction.3. What does Martin think about their experience?A. The food took too long to arrive.B. They got to the restaurant too late.C. They won t visit the restaurant agai
16、n.D. There was not much choice on the menu.【答案】1. A 2. D 3. C- 5 -【解析】本文是一封书信。是 Martin Cary 给 Mezzo Mash Restaurant 经理的一封信。作者介绍了自己 18 岁生日时和两个朋友在那里就餐时的经过，Martin Cary 在信中表达不满意，表示他们不会再去那家餐馆了。【1 题详解】细节理解题。根据第二段中 The waiter said that, unluckily, it was too late. There wasnt enough time for us to order de
17、sserts. He said he was very sorry but our table was booked by another group at nine thirty and we would have to leave.可知，Martin 和他的朋友们没有吃甜点是因为有人预定了他们的桌子。故选 A。【2 题详解】推理判断题。根据第三段 We paid the bill and left feeling very unhappy. It ruined my birthday. Nobody told us when we arrived that there was a time
18、 limit (限制). It was very unsatisfactory and I doubt that Well go to your restaurant again.可知，Martin Cary 在信中表达不满意。故选 D。【3 题详解】细节理解题。根据最后一段最后一句 It was very unsatisfactory and I doubt that Well go to your restaurant again.可知，他们不会再去那家餐馆了。故选 C。BThey were a happy family: four daughters all in the same sc
19、hool in different grades. The youngest, Janice, who was in my class, seemed to be glued （粘）to her mothers skirts. The three older girls took the bus to school every morning, but Janice was always driven to school by her mother.One Friday, Janices mother asked for a talk with me. She said in a soft v
20、oice, “My husband is going to Europe on business for two weeks, and he insists that I go with him. I have tried to explain over and over that Janice needs me here. But he thinks that she will be fine without me so I have no choice; I have to go. I have told the babysitter to drive her every morning.
21、 Will you please give Janice special attention and help her? I want to be sure everything goes well for her.”I told her that we would make every effort to support Janice. I even - 6 -volunteered to meet Janice at her car so she would see a familiar face. As a mother myself, Id like to help. Janices
22、mother thanked me for our understanding.On Monday morning, expecting a tearful, anxious child, I planned a special program of fun and games. I waited outside to greet Janice, but just then the bus arrived and not three, but four girls got off. Janice skipped along joyfully, saying “goodbye” to her s
23、isters as she ran with two friends into the classroom. I walked slowly into the classroom and called Janice over to ask how the bus ride went. Impatiently she said, “Oh, I always want to take the bus with the other kids, but Mother needs to be with me. You see there wont be any more babies, so I hav
24、e to be a baby a little longer. While she is away, Ill just ride the bus every day. I am five ,you know.4. Why did Janices mother want to have a talk with the author?A. To ask her to help Janice with her homework.B. To ask her to pick up Janice every day.C. To ask her to give Janice more attention.D
25、. To ask her to meet Janice at her car.5. What did the author not do for Janice?A. Plan a special program of fun and games.B. Wait for her outside the school.C. Greet her when she got off the bus.D. Ask about her bus ride.6. What did Janice look like on Monday morning?A. She was tearful and anxious.
26、B. She was worried about her mother.C. She missed her mother very much.D. She was happy rather than sad.7. What do we know from the passage?A. Janice is too young to go to school by bus.B. Janice likes taking the bus to school.- 7 -C. Janice doesnt like her babysitter.D. Janice is no longer a child.
27、【答案】4. C 5. C 6. D 7. B【解析】本文是一篇记叙文。他们是一个幸福的家庭：四个女儿都在同一所学校不同年级。三个大一点的女孩每天早上乘公共汽车上学，但作者班最小的 Janice 总是由她妈妈开车去学校。后来 Janice 也坐车去上学，其实 Janice 喜欢乘公共汽车去学校，只是她的妈妈不让。【4 题详解】推理判断题。根据第二段中 Will you please give Janice special attention and help her? I want to be sure everything goes well for her.可知，Janice 的妈妈想和作
28、者谈谈是为了让她多注意 Janice。故选 C。【5 题详解】推理判断题。根据第四段中 I waited outside to greet Janice, but just then the bus arrived and not three, but four girls got off. Janice skipped along joyfully, saying “goodbye” to her sisters as she ran with two friends into the classroom.可知，珍妮丝下公共汽车时作者没有向她打招呼。故选 C。【6 题详解】推理判断题。根据第
29、四段中 Janice skipped along joyfully, saying “goodbye” to her sisters as she ran with two friends into the classroom.可知，Janice 星期一早上看起来高兴而不是悲伤。故选 D。【7 题详解】推理判断题。根据最后一段中 Impatiently she said, “Oh, I always want to take the bus with the other kids, but Mother needs to be with me.可知，Janice 喜欢乘公共汽车去学校。故选 B
30、。CIn many ways, Providence Mount St. Vincent in Seattle is a typical senior living community. It is home to about 400 elderly people and provides them with different types of assistance. However, it is also the Inter-generational Learning Center-a preschool where children and seniors have the chance
31、 to bond（结成友好的关系）.- 8 -Established in 1991, the ILCs purpose is to allow kids to learn about acceptance while also being nurtured. It also aims to help seniors develop a greater sense of self-worth and strengthen social interactions. Babies to prekindergarten-aged children are placed into six differ
32、ent classes at the ILC. The kids attend art and music classes, as well as story time and exercise time with the seniors. Marie Hoover, ILC director, said that interacting with the seniors has proven beneficial for the young ones, making them more open-minded.“For the ILC children, interacting with t
33、he residents is simply part of their day-to-day life here and the way aging is normalized , which may be the most important benefit they receive ,” Hoover said. “ Ive had parents call me years after their children have graduated from our program to let me know about some incidents when their child w
34、as the first to warmly greet someone who happened to be in a wheelchair.”As for the seniors, theyre delighted by the companionship the children provide. The children bring so much energy and joy to our residents. Many of residents are widows or widowers and can become lonely. Their adult children ma
35、y still be working, so they may not get to see them as often as they would like. Having the children stay with the old makes our residents feel they are still part of a community. The young and the old connect and learn from one another at this unique facility.8. ILC is intended to _.A. build a typi
36、cal senior living communityB. take good care of the childrenC. benefit both the children and the seniorsD. rid the seniors of loneliness9. From what Hoover said in Para. 3, we can learn that the ILC children _.A. keep in touch with the seniors even if they have left ILCB. come to realize that aging
37、is a normal part of lifeC. take different attitudes to the elderly after graduation- 9 -D. think it easy to interact with the elderly residents in ILC10. The last paragraph mainly tells us _.A. the benefits the seniors receiveB. the situation of the seniorsC. childrens companyD. the interaction betw
38、een the children and the seniors11. The underlined words this unique facility may refer to _.A. a special building B. a typical familyC. a typical teaching program D. a special learning center【答案】8. C 9. B 10. A 11. D【解析】本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了一个为老年人和孩子所设立的学习中心：ILC。【8 题详解】考查细节理解。根据第二段中的“the ILCs purpose is t
39、o allow kids to learn about acceptance while they are also being nurtured.It also aims to help seniors develop a greater sense of selfworth and strengthen social interactions”可知，ILC 的宗旨是让老年人和孩子双方都受益，故选 C 项。【9 题详解】考查细节理解。根据第三段中的“For the ILC childrenthe way aging isnormalized ，which may be the most im
40、portant benefit they receive”可知，在 ILC，孩子们已经逐渐认识到变老是生命中一种正常的现象，故选 B 项。【10 题详解】考查段落大意。根据最后一段的整体内容可知，本段主要介绍了 ILC 对于老年人的积极意义，故选 A 项。【11 题详解】考查词义猜测。画线词位于文章最后一句，该句是对文章进行的总结，并结合前两段对 ILC的介绍及其对孩子们的积极影响和最后一段阐述的 ILC 对老年人的积极意义，可以推断出此处的“this unique facility”是在回应主题，即介绍 Intergenerational Learning Center，故画线词指的是 IL
41、C 这一特殊的学习中心。故选 D。D- 10 -Each year on Halloween,children look forward to trick-or-treating(不请客就捣乱)for candies. But for some kids, eating Halloween candies can be dangerous.Thats because one out of every 13 kids in the Us have a food allergy（过敏症）. They are allergic to ingredients（成份） in many Halloween
42、 candies, such as peanuts, tree nuts, milk, eggs, and beans. If they eat these foods, they will get sick or even die.“I had to throw away all my candies with tears,” eight-year-old Conlen said. Conlen is allergic to peanuts, tree nuts, and dairy.Twelve-year-old Kylie is allergic to peanuts and tree
43、nuts. She has been trick-or-treating only twice. “I brought my candies home and gave them to the neighbors,“ Kylie said. “It felt terrible.“But this year, Conlen, Kylie and other kids with food allergies will have a chance for a happy Halloween .Thats because nearly100,000 households across the US h
44、ave promised to take part in the Teal Pumpkin Project (TPP), which was started last year by Food Allergy Research 2.口语水平;3.相关经验。注意: 1. 词数 120 左右;2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。Dear Mr. Brown,_- 26 -_Yours,Li Hua【答案】Dear Mr. Brown, I ve learnt that two hosts are needed for the coming English speech contest. I wou
45、ld like very much to be one of them.Im Li Hua, a handsome boy of about 180cmin height. As a hard-working student, I have a good command of English, especially spoken English. I have won first prize in many English speech contests. What s more, I have been the host of English parties since I entered
46、junior high school. It gave me much experience in hosting big events. So I believe I can do the job perfectly.I m looking forward to your early reply.Yours,Li Hua【解析】【分析】本文书面表达属于应用文，要求写一封自荐信。【详解】第 1 步：根据提示可知，本文是一封自荐信：假定你是李华，你校英语角拟举行一次英文演讲比赛，需要两名主持人(host)。 你对此很感兴趣。请你用英语给外籍负责人布朗先生写一封自荐信，内容包括:1.个人基本情况；
47、2.口语水平；3.相关经验。- 27 -第 2 步：根据写作要求确定关键词，如：the coming English speech contest（即将到来的英语演讲比赛） ；a handsome boy of about 180cmin height（一个大约 1.8 米的英俊男孩） ；have a good command of English（精通英语）等。第 3 步：根据提示及关键词（组）进行遣词造句，注意主谓一致和时态语态问题。第 4 步：连句成文，注意使用恰当的连词进行句子之间的衔接与过渡，书写一定要规范清晰，保持整洁美观的卷面是非常重要的。【点睛】本文是一封自荐信，内容完整，语言规范，语篇连贯，词数适当。另外全文中没有中国式英语的句式，显示了很高的驾驭英语的能力。同时文中使用高级句子。I ve learnt that two hosts are needed for the coming English speech contest.句中使用宾
