1、12018-2019年度惠来一中高一级期中考试英语试题第一部分：听力理解（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 does the woman want to do?A. Change the channel. B .Watch a TV program. C. Go to a movie.2.What will the woman do next?A. Watch
2、 TV. B. Clean the living room. C .Use the bathroom.3.What time is it now?A.7:15. B.7:30 . C.8:00.4.How does the man feel about the interview ?A. Confident. B. Surprised. C. Worried.5.What are the speakers mainly talking about ?A. Shopping online. B. Decorating a bathroom. C. Saving money.第二节(共15小题；每
3、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至7题。6.Who will probably pay a visit to the company?A. Some customers. B. Some reporters. C. Some tourists.7.Where will the woman meet the visitors?A. In her
4、 office. B .At a restaurant. C.At the factory.听第7段材料，回答第8至第9三个小题。8. Who is the woman talking to?A.Atravel agent. B. Her friend. C.Ateacher.9. What is true about Williamsburg?A. It is in the south.B.It is a very young city.C. It has many modern buildings and gardens.听第8段材料，回答第10至第12三个小题。10.Where is t
5、he womans husband now?A. In Beijing. B. In London. C. In Paris.11.Why did the woman come to Beijing?A. To travel around.B. To study space technology.C. To attend an international meeting.12.How often does the man come to Beijing?A. Twice a month. B. Every year. C. Every other year.2听第9段材料，回答第13至第16三
6、个小题.13.What does the woman want to know?A. How to write a report.B. When she will get her grade.C. Why she got a low grade on her report.14.When was the womans report due?A. On September 5th. B. On September 3rd. C .On September 1st.15.What is the most important part of Starbucks success, according
7、to the man?A.its stores. B.its good services. C. The taste of its coffee.16.What does the man advise the woman to do?A. Leave out some figures. B. Change the topic. C. Do more research.听第10段材料，回答第17至第20四个小题。17. Whom is the talk given to?A.Tourists.B. Some animal researchers.C. Agroup of photographer
8、s.18. Which animal hurt people last week?A.Akoala bear. B.Amonkey. C.Azebra.19. What are the audiences allowed to do?A. Feed the animals.B. Eat and drink in their cars.C. Get off their car to take a walk.20. What is the talk mainly about?A. Some safety rules.B. Protecting wild animals.C.Animals and
9、human beings.第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分)第一节阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A,B,C和D）中，选出最佳选项。AA group of swans(天鹅) flew down to a beach where a crow(乌鸦) was jumpingaround. The crow watched them with disdain(鄙视).“You have no flying skills at all!” he said to the swans. “All you can do is tomove your wings. Can you turn ov
10、er in the air? No, thats beyond you. Lets have aflying competition. Ill show you what real flying is!”One of the swans, a strong young male, took up the challenge. The crow flew upand began to show his skills. He flew in circles, performed other flying tricks, andthen came down and looked proudly at
11、 the swan.Now it was the swans turn. He flew up, and began flying over the sea. The crowflew after him, making all kinds of comments(评价) about his flying. They flew onand on till they couldnt see the land and there was nothing but water on all sides. Thecrow was making fewer and fewer comments. He w
12、as now so exhausted that hefound it hard to stay in the air, and had to struggle to keep himself from falling into3the water.The swan pretended(假装) not to notice, and said, “Why do you keep touchingthe water, brother? Is that another trick?”“No,” said the crow. He knew he had lost the competition. “
13、Im in troublebecause of my pride! If you dont help me, Ill lose my life”The swan took pity on him, and took him on his shoulders and flew back to thebeach.21Whats the correct order of the following events?a. The crow showed off its flying skills.b. The swan felt pity for the crow and saved it.c. The
14、 crow laughed at the swans flying.d. The crow followed the swan and got into trouble.e. The crow challenged the swans and a strong young swan accepted it.A. e, c, d, a, b B. a, e, c, d, bC. c, e, a, d, b D. e, a, d, c, b22What does the underlined word “exhausted” in Paragraph 4 mean?A. Tired. B. Ang
15、ry. C. Frightened. D. Regretful.23Why did the crow keep touching the water?A. It was showing another flying skill.B. It was struggling to keep itself from falling into the water.C. It was thirsty and wanted to drink some water.D. It was enjoying itself by doing so.24What can we infer(推断) from the pa
16、ssage?A. The crow didnt know flying.B. Flying skills were useless.C. The swan saved the crow because they were good friends.D. The swan was better at long-distance flying than the crow.25What does the story tell us?A. No pains, no gains. B. The early bird catches the worm.C. Pride goes before a fall
17、. D. Practice makes perfect.BIt is true that people with better education are usually able to get better payingjobs. In other words, they have more chances to choose a good job while people withlittle or no education dont. It seems that the purpose of education is to make peopleget jobs. But this is
18、nt accepted by all people.Some people may think that a person should spend the best years of his life to geteducation only for a way of living. This was probably one of the earliest reasons ofeducation. In fact, if education is just a way of making a living, people dont need tospend so much time in
19、school. People can get education for a living in a short time.Subjects like history and geography need not be taught to everyone. Even languageand mathematics need not be taught in detail, either. Here it is clear that education ismuch more than teaching a man to get a way of living.Education is wel
20、l-rounded and it is mainly for improving a man. It is not only to4teach him to speak, read and write, but also to develop his creative thinking and otherabilities. After that, it is to make him a wise man and thankfully enjoy theachievements of human. Education is to make a man lead a better life. E
21、ducatedpeople are expected to be able to listen to good music, read good books, watch playsand most of all take an interest in the world.I would agree that making a good living is an important reason for education, butcertainly not the most important or the main reason.26. People with little educati
22、on usually _.A. spend a long time in schoolB. have a good chance to get a jobC. spend the best years to choose jobsD. have fewer chances to get a good job27. The earliest education was probably to _.A. make a man lead a better life B. teach a man to write and thinkC. make people get a way of living
23、D. teach people to read good books28. The underlined word “well-rounded” in the passage means “_” in Chinese.A.圆润的B.崭新的C.公平的D.全面的29. It is expected that educated people will be able to _.A. accept education as a way of livingB. take an interest in the whole worldC. develop their abilities to make pl
24、aysD. learn subjects like language and math30. The passage mainly tells us that _.A. education should make a man improveB. people can get education in a short timeC. people should be able to get better paying jobsD. all subjects are so important for a way of livingCThe forces that make Japan one of
25、the worlds most earthquake-prone(有地震倾向的) countries could become part of its long-term energy solution.Water from deep below the ground at Japans tens of thousands of hot springscould be used to produce electricity.Although Japanese high-tech companies are leaders in geothermal(地热的)technology and exp
26、ort it, its use is limited in the nation.“Japan should no doubt make use of its resources of geothermal energy，” saidYoshiyasu Takefuji, a leading researcher of thermal electric power production.The disastrous earthquake and tsunami on March 11, 2011 caused a reactionagainst atomic power, which prev
27、iously made up 30 percent of Japans energy needs,and increased interest in alternative energies, which account for only 8 percent.Artist Yoko Ono has called on Japan to explore its natural energy, following theexample of Iceland which uses renewable energy for more than 80 percent of itsneeds.For no
28、w, geothermal energy makes up less than 1 percent of the energy needs in5Japan, which has for decades relied heavily on fossil fuels and atomic power.The biggest problem to geothermal energy is the high initial cost of theexploration and constructing the factories.Another problem is that Japans pote
29、ntiallybest sites are already being developed for tourism or are located within national parkswhere construction is forbidden.“We cant even dig 10cm inside national parks，” said Shigeto Yamada of FujiElectric, adding that regulations protecting nature would need to be relaxed forgeothermal energy to
30、 grow.Researcher Hideaki Matsui said, “Producing electricity by using hot springs is adecades long project. We also have to think about what to do for now as energysupplies will decline in the short term.”The Earth Policy Institute in Washington, the US, believed Japan could produce80，000 megawatts(
31、兆瓦)and meet more than half its electricity needs withgeothermal technology.Japanese giants such as Toshiba are already global leaders in geothermaltechnology, with a 70 percent market share. In 2010, Fuji Electric built the worldslargest geothermal factory in New Zealand.31What would be the best tit
32、le for the text?AAlternative energies in JapanBThe worlds largest geothermal plantCJapan takes the lead in geothermal technologyDJapan thinks of geothermal energy32What percentage of Japans energy needs is geothermal energy?AAbout 8%. BBelow 1%. CAround 30%. DOver 80%.33According to Shigeto Yamada,
33、the growth of geothermal power in Japan needs_Aa change of rules Bfinancial supportClocal peoples help Dhigh technology34Geothermal energy is considered as a long-term program by _AYoshiyasu Takefuji BHideaki MatsuiCShigeto Yamada DYoko Ono35It can be learned from the last two paragraphs that _Athe
34、worlds biggest geothermal plant was built byAmericaBJapan will not export its geothermal technologyCthe potential of Japans geothermal energy is greatDit is hard to find geothermal energy in Japan第二节七选五（共5小题，每题2分，满分10分）H ow to pass an important testWhether its a first grade science test or College E
35、ntrance Exam, all tests haveone thing in common: you have to pass. 36._ Stuck in a situation where youdont know what to do? This article can help.Tips1. Once you get the study guide, make plans right away to study as soon as6possible. No excuses! Killing time with friends isnt worth it，since you can
36、 alwayshang out with them any other day.2. Get plenty of rest. 37_ If you walk into the classroom sleepily,youll most likely not finish the test because you are so tired.3. Eat a good meal for breakfast. 38_ Some healthy breakfastsuggestions are oatmeal (燕麦片), high fibre food, and grapefruit with th
37、e fresh fruitsalad.4. Bring all necessary materials. 39_ Bring pencils, pens, pencilsharpeners, snacks (if allowed)，erasers, the calculator (if allowed) and anything elseyoull need for the test.5. 40_ Showing up late cuts back the time youll have to take for thetest if its already testing hours. You
38、ll probably miss any important informationneeded in completing the test. In some tests，late comers are not allowed to take thetest.AThe exam tests vocabulary, reading and maths skills.BStudies show that if you get enough sleep, your brain will be much more efficient.CFailing the test wont help you i
39、n the long run, so its important to know how toprepare to pass that big test.DShowing up without something as simple as a pencil can make a big effect on yourtest.EOne piece of cheese probably wont last until test time.FDont forget to set your alarm clock and show up on the test day on time.GThis te
40、st is a challenging one and every year many students are unable to qualify itjust because of lack of guidance.第三节：完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)Sometimes, you will never find out the wonder unless you try. The other day, Imade up my mind to drive to South Carolina to meet my friends in my_41_ car.Though
41、I had only been there once before and did not know the 42 very well, I wason the 43_ after I had made some enquiries.(调查，询问)At Ashvelle, there was a crossroad where I could go on along the main road or Icould take a short cut(小道，近路). The short cut was to 44 several hills and wasdangerous, I hesitate
42、d (犹豫)for a little while and then chose the main road, for Iwanted to be 45 .Something strange happened after I drove a long _46_ and found it was notthe correct road that I wanted to 47 , but the hilly road I decided to avoid. I realizedthat it was at the 48 that I had made the 49 mistake. “What sh
43、all I do?” I askedmyself. If I went back to take that road again, it would be very late by the time I got toColumbia. _50_ it over , I decided to go on. “If 51 people can go along thisroad, why cant I?” I 52 myself.The short cut, to my surprise, was not that 53 . In fact, it was only a verypeaceful
44、country road,_54_up and down two low 55 .There was 56 traffic. Onboth sides of the road, you could see trees, wild flowers, and 57 with cows and7horses. My fear was 58 with the wind. Listening to the beautiful country music overmy car stereo (立体声), I drove on and 59 the scenery which was so quiet an
45、d sonatural. Even my used car forgot to give me 60 . It was just in this light heartednessthat I arrived at my destination. My friends, after they heard what had happened to me,all said it sounded like an adventure.41.A. used B. expensive C. lovely D. cheap42.A. town B. friends C. country D. way43.A
46、. highway B. car C. train D. phone44.A. have B. go C. ride D. cross45.A. safe B. dangerous C. fast D. slow46.A. moment B. way C. road D. day47.A. come B. leave C. take D. drive48.A. crossroads B. corner C. station D. beginning49.A. direction B. road C. disappointed D. interesting50.A. Taking B. Thin
47、king C. Going D. Turning51.A. old B. strange C. other D. many52.A. said B. encouraged C. forced D. decided53.A. far B. safe C. dangerous D. dirty54.A. going B. coming C. running D. walking55.A. lands B. cars C. farms D. hills56.A. heavy B. little C. few D. crowed57.A. farms B. trucks C. houses D. vi
48、llages58.A. together B. gone C. covered D. coming59.A. looked B. liked C. enjoyed D. found60.A. happiness B. view C. joys D. problems第四节：语法填空(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在的相应位置上。There was a typhoon which attacked Huzhou 61_ Oct. 7th this year. It
49、wasa strong typhoon 62_ stayed in Zhejiang for 63_ long time. Itbrought strong wind and heavy rain, 64_ caused a lot of damage. Morethan 5 million people 65_(go) through the typhoon, among whom manypeople 66_ (trap) or injured. Many buildings fell down. 67_caused flood and mud-rock flow in many places, which resulted in a loss of more than4.5 billi
