1、1九江一中 2018-2019 学年上学期期末考试高一英语试卷第 I 卷第一节(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，你将有 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. Whats the possible relationship between the speakers?A. Classmates. B. Strangers. C. Friends.2. What happened to the boy after cla
2、ss yesterday?A. He was kept in the school. B. He was told some news.C. He was given one more English lesson.3. What does the woman mean?A. She knows the pronunciation of the word.B. Theyd better look up the word in the dictionary.C. She has a dictionary.4. Who makes Jim study?A. His father. B. The g
3、irls uncle. C. The girls father.5. Where does the conversation take place?A. In a cafe. B. On a plane. C. On a farm.第一节到此结束。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 至 7
4、 题。听第 6 段材料，回答第 6 至 7 题。6. What are the speakers talking about?2A. A new car. B. A used engine. C. A second hand car.7. How much does the man offer to pay the woman?A.200. B.2,000. C.20,000.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8 至 10 题。8. Where does the conversation probably take place?A. At a restaurant. B. At a store. C.
5、 In the office.9. Whats wrong with the womans salad?A. She ordered a hot salad but got a cold one.B. She ordered two salads but got only one.C. She ordered a salad but didnt get it.10. What will the woman do?A. She has no idea. B. She will leave. C. She will wait for her order.听第 8 段材料，回答第 11 至 13 题
6、。11. Where is the man going?A. To the repair shop. B. To a store. C. To his school.12. Why doesnt the man use Bills recorder?A. Because Bill left it at his friends.B. Because Bills broke down.C. Because Bill is using it himself.13. What will the man do?A. Get back his recorder. B. Buy a new recorder
7、.C. Borrow a recorder from the girl.听第 9 段材料，回答第 14 至 16 题。14. When did the man come back?A. Last night. B. Last Sunday. C. Last week.15. How did the man spend his summer?A. He went to the mountains. B. He went swimming every day.C. He worked at a restaurant.316. Where did the woman spend her summer
8、?A. In the mountains. B. At a restaurant. C. At home.听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。17. Who do you suppose Mary might be?A. The mans daughter. B. The mans housekeeper. C. The mans girlfriend.18. How often has the man visited the house for the last fourteen years?A. Fourteen times a month. B. Once a month.
9、C. Twice a month.19. Why does the man still visit the house?A. To see the girl. B. To find the owner of the house.C. To recall the old days they spent.20. What happened to the girl years ago?A. She left the house for some unknown reason.B. She was driven out of the house by her parents.C. She moved
10、to London with her family.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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和 D）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂ASharon, Aged 22The most important thing to keep in mind when going into high school is to be yourself. Besides, I dont know what your middle school was like, but high school tea
11、chers will not care about things such as how much homework you already have in one night. Its best to just learn to deal with things and manage your time wisely so you can achieve everything you need to.Frank, Aged 21I think almost every kid feels both nervous and excited before their first 4day. Yo
12、u will probably love it. I know I did. You should join in some sports or activities that will make your high school experience more enjoyable. Good luck!David, Aged 19Im not going to lie. The first day is kind of frightening. But youll get used to it. Dont be afraid of anyone; upperclassmen will pic
13、k on you more if you let them know youre afraid. Just take it easy. Making some friends and staying with them will greatly help you get used to high school quickly. After the first week its really not bad at all. Dont worry.Eddie ,Aged 20When I started high school I was really nervous too, especiall
14、y since I had been homeschooled all through middle school and didnt really know anyone. I suppose the best advice would be to just relax. The first couple of days can be a little bit hard, but things will become easier before you know it.21. What can we infer from Sharons words about high school?A.
15、Teachers are quite strict. B. Students often stay up at nightC. Teachers provide little care for students. D. Students should make good use of their time.22. Who mentions the importance of friends?A. David B. Frank C. Sharon D. Eddie 23. How did Eddie feel on his first day of high school?A. Excited
16、B. Worried C. Bored D. Relaxed BA mother goat is able to pick out her own baby from its voice alone by the time the kid is just five days old.Researchers from University of London played kids bleats to female goats and studied their responses. They were surprised to find that the animals were able t
17、o pick out their own kids voices.5“A mother and the kid rely a lot on smell to recognize one another and, in the wild, during the first week of their lives, the animals hide in grass and dont call much. Its a strategy they use to avoid enemies,” Dr Elodie Briefer, who led the research, explained to
18、BBC News. “The mother call to the kids when she want them to come and feed, so we expected that kids would recognize the mothers voices.” In fact, this was the case for deer, which also use this hiding strategy, although they do not belong to the same family of species as goats.She and her team reco
19、rded and played back young kids calls to the female goats and recorded their responses.She explained, “Even when the calls came from kids that are five to six days old, we could see the mothers responding more to the voices of their own babies.” Hearing the voice of their own kids, the females would
20、 look towards the speaker that the sound was coming from, moving around and calling in response.The scientists say that understanding how goats behave and communicate is very important. “This helps us understand just how smart these animals are,” said Dr. Briefer. “Farmers might be able to change th
21、eir way to raise goats considering this natural behaviour.”24. What does the underlined word “bleats” means?A. habits B. voices C. responses D. videos25. During the first few days of the baby deer, the mother and the kid mainly depend on _to recognize each other when they are hiding in grass.A . voi
22、ce B. touch C. videos D. smell26. In the experiment, what does a mother goat do when hearing her kids voice?A. Making voice in response. B. Jumping over and over. C. Hiding herself somewhere. D. Behaving just as usual.27. The passage is mainly written for _ to read.A. teachers B. writers C. farmers
23、D. lawyers6CYou often can choose a private setting when you browse(浏览) the internet. But be forewarned: It may not afford nearly as much privacy as you expect. Thats the finding of a new study.Major web browsers, such as Googles Chrome and Apples Safari, often a private-browsing option. Its sometime
24、s referred to as “incognito.” This option lets you surf the Internet browser and saves a record into its history of each page that you visited. And what sites you visit wont affect the suggestions your browser makes the next time youre filling out an online form.Many people believe-incorrectly- that
25、 the incognito setting protects them more broadly. Most believe it even after reading a web browsers explanation of the incognito mode.For instance, a new study had 460 people read web browsers descriptions of private browsing. Each person read one of 13 descriptions. Then the participants answered
26、questions about how private they thought their browsing would be while using this tool. The volunteers didnt understand the incognito mode.This was true no matter which browser explanation they had read. The researchers reported their findings on April 26 at the 2018 World Wide Web Conference in Lyo
27、n, France.More than half of the volunteers thought that if they logged into a Google account through a private window, Google wouldnt keep a record of their search history. Not true. And about one in every four participants thought private browsing hid their devices IP address. Thats wrong, too.Blas
28、e Ur was one of the studys authors. Hes an expert in computer security and privacy in Illinois at the University of Chicago. Companies could clear up this confusion by giving better explanations of the incognito mode, his team says. For example, the browsers should avoid vague（模糊).The web browser Op
29、era, for instance, promises users that “your secrets are safe.” Nope Firefox encourages users to “browse like no ones watching.” In fact, someone might be. (If youd like to know more about the research information, 7please click here .)28. The researchers did the study with the aim of _.A. checking
30、the safety of browsers of leading companiesB. finding users knowledge about private browsing policyC. tracking young web users browsing habitsD. testing a new tool to judge the Internet29. The “incognito” mode is believed to be able to _.A. record ones passwordsB. give a warning of insecure linksC.
31、help hide ones past browsing history D. access ones favorite websites quickly30. Where is the article probably from _.A.a text book B.a newspaper C.a magazine D. the Internet31. The last paragraph is written to _.A. report a new finding B. put forward a suggestionC. introduce a web browser D. correc
32、t a misunderstandingDThere lived in South Carolina a young woman named Eliza Lucas. Her father was governor of one of the islands of the West Indies. Miss Lucas often got seeds from her father, and then she planted them in South Carolina.Once, her father sent her some seeds of the indigo (靛蓝) plant.
33、 She planted some of them in March, but a frost (霜冻 ) came and killed all her plants. However, she decided to plant some more seeds in April. These grew very well until a cutworm found them and ate her plants. Once more Miss Lucas planted some of the seeds. This time the plants grew very well. She w
34、rote to her father about it. He sent her a man who knew how to get the indigo out of the plant.However, the man tried not to show Miss Lucas how to make the indigo. He 8did not want the people in South Carolina to learn how to make it. He was afraid his own people would not get so much money for the
35、ir indigo if other people made it as well. So he destroyed the indigo on purpose. But Miss Lucas watched him closely. She worked out how the indigo could be made. Some of her fathers land in South Carolina was now planted with the indigo plant.Then Miss Lucas got married, and became Mrs. Pinckney. H
36、er father gave her all the indigo growing on his land in South Carolina. It was all saved for seeds. Mrs Pinckney gave some of the seeds to her friends while her husband sowed others. They all grew and were made into the blue dye(染料) that we call indigo. In a few years, South Carolina was producing
37、more than a million pounds of indigo every year. All the people were grateful to her.32. The indigo plant died at first because of _.A. a cutworm B. a frost C. strong sunlight D. heavy rain33. What might be peoples attitude toward Eliza Lucas in South Carolina?A. They were afraid of her. B. They wer
38、e doubtful of her.C. They were thankful to her. D. They were worried about her.34. The man Miss Lucass father sent her _.A. was not as helpful as she expected B. knew little about planting seedsC. helped her a lot in making the indigo D. made a lot of money in South Carolina35. Whats the main idea o
39、f the text?A. Eliza Lucas learned to plant seeds.B. Eliza Lucas became Mrs. Pinckney.C. Eliza Lucas got her fathers land in South CarolinaD. Eliza Lucas introduced indigo to South Carolina.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。 9Want to know how to be a confident frie
40、nd-finder? We can help, with four easy steps.Step 1. Change your mental state.Its easy to get so freaked out（不安的）about being in a new situation that you start throwing off dont-come-near-me signals. And guess what? It worked. 36 Instead, change your attitude with some positive thinking. Tell yoursel
41、f: “Itll be great to get to know someone new”, or “I cant wait to hear what these girls have to say.”Step 2. Remember, the eyes have it.The first place we look at when were uncomfortable is the floor. No one can tell if were embarrassed. We cant tell if anyone is looking at us. Whoa! 37 Holding your
42、 head up and making eye contact is a bold（大胆的）moveIts confident and friendly.Step 3. 38 Does starting a communication bring on an attack of shyness? Try adding a good question to your friend-finding tools. Strong opening questions usually begin with “what” or “how” words that get people talking. Typ
43、ically, our first instinct (本能) is to ask a “can” or a “do” question, like “Can I borrow a pencil?” or “ Do you know where the bathroom is? 39 Asking “what” or “how” questions gets you more information to respond to. Try something like “Hi. I really like that flower. How did you draw it?” or “Hi. Im
44、 new. Whats the least scary lunch option in the cafeteria?”Step 4. Practice, practice, practice.Making new friends is a skill. 40 But the more you practice, the more relaxed and natural. Youll feel, and the easier it will get. So flash that smile, offer some welcoming words, and soon youll be hangin
45、g out with your newest friends!A. People dont come near you.B. All you need is one question.10C. Listen closely to their answers.D. Not a good way to meet people.E. The thought of meeting people makes you excited.F. But that only gets you short answers. Like “Yeah”or “Down the hall”.G. Like art, mus
46、ic, or sports, it takes practice to feel truly confident of it.第三部分 英语知识运用 （共两节，满分 45） 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。 Im a big fan of pop music and I enjoy listening to music quite a lot. Although people can listen to 41 music on thei
47、r music players when they are travelling, working or studying, 42 festivals and concerts are becoming more and more 43 . This is because I believe they offer two main 44 .The first one is that the sound is much 45 at live concerts where the music and voices come 46 from the musicians. This makes it
48、a much more emotional(有感染力的) 47 because you have direct contact with the 48 and you react（回应）to them and they react to you.The second advantage is the atmosphere(气氛). 49 listening to a recording 50 on your personal music player, at a concert you are 51 with a huge crowd of people and 52 the music to
49、gether. This means it is a 53 as well as an artistic experience.The main 54 is that you cannot listen to live music 55 you want like you can on a personal music player. Besides, the 56 from the audience sometimes 57 the quality of the soundIn my opinion, 58 the best way to enjoy music is the wonderful atmosphere of a live concert. It is more exciting 59 you are surrounded by other 60 who are dancing with you happily.41. A. recorded B. live C. soft
