1、1九江市同文中学 20182019学年度上学期期中考试高一年级英语试卷考试时间：120 分钟 试卷分数：150 分 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个小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1. What did the woman do yesterday?A. She took an exam.B. She watched a show.C. She gave a perf
2、ormance.2. How will the weather be this Thursday?A. Rainy. B. Sunny. C. Cloudy.3. Where does the conversation most probably take place?A. At a clothing store. B. At a bookstore. C. At a library.4. How does the woman most probably feel?A. Worried. B. Happy. C. Surprised5. What are the speakers mainly
3、 talking about?A. Their trip to Yellowstone.B. Their plans for the weekend.C. The weather at the weekend.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. What did the woman do la
4、st night?A. She did her schoolwork.2B. She watched a movie.C. She read a book.7. How long did the woman sleep last night?A. For about four hours.B. For about six hours.C. For about eight hours.听第 7段材料，回答第 8、9 题8. What does the man say he did last night?A. He watched TV at home.B. He went to the cine
5、ma.C. He went shopping.9. Who is the man talking to most probably?A. A friend. B. A store owner. C A policewoman.听第 8段材料，回答第 10至 12题10. Where did the woman learn to cook the chicken?A. From a cookbook.B. From a cooking show.C. From a Chinese friend.11. What does the woman think of her cookbook?A. He
6、lpful. B. Useless. C. Popular.12. What will the man do next?A. Have some beer. B. Have some soup. C. Ask for a recipe.听第 9段材料,回答第 13至 16题 13. What does the man find difficult? A. Graduating on time. B. Doing his job well. C. Finding a job.14. What does the woman advise the man to do? A. Ask Mike for
7、 help.B. Invite Mike to dinner.C. Stay in school for another semester. 15. Who is Mike? 3A. The womans uncle. B. The womans cousin. C. The womans brother. 16. When will the man leave school? A. In about half a month. B. In about a month. C. In about two months.听第 10段材料,回答第 17至 20题17. What is the tex
8、t mainly about? A. Habits of kiwis. B. Basic facts about kiwis. C. Present situations of kiwis. 18. What can kiwis do?A. Fly. B. Run. C Swim.19. In which country can kiwis be seen?A. New Zealand B. Finland. C. Ireland. 20. What do kiwis depend on to find food? A. Their eyesight. B. Their sense of sm
9、ell. C. Their sense of touch.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.AAre you planning your family holiday in London and looking for family accommodation (住宿) in London? Have a look at our favorite kid-friendly hotels in London below.Melia White HouseClose
10、 to Regents Park and London Zoo, Melia White House makes sure kids can feel like a grown-up with their own check-in area. There are also treats such as cookies and activities in its kids club. Family rooms accommodate two adults plus two children under the age of 11 for no additional charge.Athenaeu
11、mThe 5-star Athenaeum is a fantastic family hotel with the addition of its kids concierge(旅馆服务台职员)。 Before you arrive, theyll be in touch to make sure your kids have anything to keep them happy. Most of all, they can arrange your travel plan, from bike hire to theatre tickets.4The Nadler KensingtonF
12、or a reasonably-priced family holiday in London, try The Nadler Kensington Hotel. The large rooms can sleep up to four people. Theres also a mini kitchen so you can prepare your own light meals and snacks. The hotel is close to two subway stations, making it easy to get around.Chessington Safari Hot
13、elTurn a visit to Chessington World of Adventures into a family holiday at Chessington Safari Hotel. Kids will love staying in an African adventure themed room, having breakfast overlooking the animals of the Wanyama Reserve and getting into the theme park before it opens.The RitzChildren can enjoy
14、in-room books, computer games and DVDs, which are appropriate for their age. The hotel offers interconnecting rooms and babysitting. Children under 16 can stay for free in their parents bedroom, depending on the room type.21. What-service does Melia White House offer?A. Free accommodation for kids u
15、nder 11.B. Activities for kids to grow up quickly.C. Special check-in areas for kids.D. Cheap ticket to London Zoo.22. What makes Athenaeum special among other hotels?A. Its well-arranged travel plan.B. Its various activities for kids.C. Its careful service to kids.D. Its high work efficiency.23. Wh
16、at can guests of Chessington Safari Hotel do?A. Visit Chessington World of Adventures for free.B. Have breakfast with the animals in the reserve.C. Enjoy longer visiting hours in the theme park.D. Play adventure games in the hotel rooms.5BMahdi Gilbert, a young Canadian magician makes waves in the w
17、orld of magic. He practices card manipulation(操控)， a common skill set for a magician, but what sets him apart is his lack of hands. Standing at four-feet-six inches, Gilberts left arm stops at the elbow. Gilbert was forced to reinvent magic for himself.As a child, Gilbert was never exposed to(接触) ma
18、gic, neither from magic books nor on television but he learned from the radio the experiences of people called magicians who could do amazing tricks. Gilbert told his high school teacher, “Im going to be a magician.”She asked, “Do you do magic now?” And he replied,“ Not yet. But I will!”Mahdi began
19、seeking out magicians online and on television, and soon became a follower of David Blaine. At first he was dejected, thinking that he couldnt possibly do the things Blaine was doing. However, when he was sixteen Gilbert decided to practice magic. He bought a set of cards and a book on card manipula
20、tion, but he didnt tell anyone what he was doing.I remember that time very fondly, staying up all night in the dark, trying to figure things out. Mahdi said. “When I started. I had no idea what I was doing. I was experimenting through trial (试验)and error. That was a slow process but I made progress
21、every day. ”Finally, he mastered the skill and then began to manipulate cards in more complex ways. He began to make connections with other magicians and his name became heard. In March 2010. Gilbert attended the popular Magic-Con. In the seven years since that Magic-Cons，Gilbert has appeared on tel
22、evision shows and has traveled to and performed in 18 countries. 24. What is special about Gilbert as a magician?A. He invented many magic skills.B. He devotes himself to helping the disabled.C. He performs magic tricks without hands.D. He showed a talent for magic early in his life.25. How did Mahd
23、i Gilbert get interested in magic?6A. By talking to magicians.B. By reading books on magic.C. By watching magic shows on TV.D. By listening to stories of magicians.26. Whats the meaning of the underlined word “dejected” in Paragraph 3?A. Excited B Depressed C. Inspired D. Relaxed27. What can we lear
24、n about Gilbert from the last paragraph?A. He made friends with David Blaine.B. He becomes a well-known magician.C. He enjoys giving magic lessons to students.D. He trained magic skills with the help of a teacher.CIf you are familiar with any of the currently available voice assistants, you may find
25、 they are often difficult to use for anything other than the standard requests such as to play a song, do a simple web search, or set a reminder, When we speak to them, we often have to choose what we say accordingly, in a way that we hope increases our chances of making it work.As a creative produc
26、t, Duplex is the latest talking AI assistant made public by Google. It could talk to people on the phone to make appointments and check business opening hours. In recorded conversations, Duplex worked well with the humans on the receiving end. They hesitated(犹豫) ， looked back. skipped words, and eve
27、n changed facts partway through a sentence, but Duplex could understand what was going on.The AI system receives the voice of the person it is talking to on the phone. The voice goes through Automatic(自动的) Speech Recognition and is turned into text. The text is used to pick up any important informat
28、ion. The text and the key information are then sent to the heart of Duplex, which is called an Artificial Neural Network(ANN). The text response that the ANN produces is then sent to a text-to-speech system, and then spoken words will be played to the person on the phone.7As the heart of Duplex, the
29、 ANN is much simpler than our brains. The text-to-speech system is an advanced AI. but in this case it is more advanced than the one on your phone, because it sounds almost similar to any normal voice.In fact, human language is often too changeable to be handled well by normal computers, but this so
30、rt of problem is perfect for AI. The result-produced by the AI depends entirely on the past conversations that were shown to it. It learns what kinds of sentences to expect from the person it is talking to, and what kinds of responses to give for each one. The key to creating more powerful AI may be
31、 to unlock more of the secrets of the brain.28. According to the first paragraph, voice assistants usually_.A. dont work well in conversationsB. couldnt record complex conversationsC. spend much time responding to questionsD. have difficulty providing right information29. As a voice assistant, Duple
32、x is creative in that it could_.A. remember personal informationB. start a new conversation activelyC. provide other related informationD. allow users to communicate freely with it30. What does Paragraph 3 mainly talk about?A. How Duplex works.B. The benefits of the ANN.C. The limitations of DuplexD
33、. Where Duplex can be applied31. Why is AI suitable to deal with human language?A. It is good at reading human emotions.B. It keeps language information organized.C. It learns from examples of conversations.D. It works with the help of normal computersD8Employers have been increasingly offering thei
34、r employees the opportunity to work from home, or telecommute(远程办公) on either a full-time or a part-time-basis. Its one of the major benefits of working in an information company, and according to FlexJobs, a job-posting services devoted to providing distant and flexible(灵活的)job opportunities, telec
35、ommuting will continue to rise.“The landscape of flexible work has changed greatly since I founded FlexJobs, and its important to celebrate how much progress companies have made towards work flexibility in recent years,” Sara Sutton Fell, founder and CEO of FlexJobs, said in a statement, “Profession
36、al and flexible jobs are now available across a wide variety of all career levels, which is due to Industries and companies hearing their employees demands for work flexibility, as well as employers themselves recognizing its many benefits.”To determine the growth in flexible work and telecommuting
37、over the past few years, FlexJobs analyzed 40, 000 companies and their job postings. The results suggest that 80 percent of U.S companies now offer flexible work arrangements, while 58 percent reported an increase in profits after carrying out flexible work programs. FlexJobs found that commuting sp
38、ecifically has grown 103 percent in the last 10 years, with 37 percent of U.S. workers telecommuting at least on a part-time basis.“We know that people need work flexibility for all different reasons and come from all walks of life,” Emma Plumb, director of 1 Million for Work Flexibility, said in a
39、statement.” They might be working parents, entrepreneurs, caretakers, people with disabilities students, environmentalists and etc. Its extremely exciting to see not only the growth of flexible choices in recent years, but also the width of opportunities across industries and job titles, reflecting
40、the different kinds of backgrounds and a wide variety of skills that these workers bring to the table.”This situation is expected to continue: 89 percent of HR professionals interviewed as part of the study said they expect flexible work arrangements to increase in popularity over the next five year
41、s.932. What do we know about FlexJobs?A. It can provide part-time jobs.B. It may be a job hunting company.C. It offers telecommuting technology.D. It focuses on doing economic researches.33. What makes flexible jobs possible according to Sara Sutton Fell?A. Various industries.B. The new policies.C.
42、Employees demands.D. Many career choices.34. How did FlexJobs support its research result according to Paragraph 3?A. By telling stories.B. By giving examples.C. By analyzing reasons.D. By listing numbers35. What can be inferred from-the passage?A Telecommuting will be used more.B. HRs prefer face-t
43、o-face interviews.C. The disabled can get better-paid jobs.D More companies will work with FlexJobs.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。Fathers Day is a celebration of fathers that is recognized by countries all over the world. 36 But in Lithuania and Switzerland it is c
44、elebrated on the first Sunday of June. Fathers Day had its first observance(庆典)on July 5, 1908 in Fairmont, West Verginia, in the Williams Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church South. Grace Golden Clayton was mourning (哀悼)the loss of her father，when in December 1907, 10the Monogah Mining Disaster happ
45、ened in nearby Monongah. 37 Then Grace asked her minister Robert Thomas Webb to honor all those fathers on July 5, 1908. After this event, there wasnt an observance of the holiday for years. 38 There wasnt an official observance of it until June of 1910 when the Governor of Washington State announce
46、d a Fathers Day celebration. In 1972, President Richard Nixon announced it a national observance holiday. 39 Many people felt that this day was more about spending too much money on ceremony and less about honoring men who are parents. This resulted in lots of arguments. They even wished to combine
47、it with Mothers Day and call it Parents Day.Most people celebrate the holiday by giving their father gifts, treating them to great meals, etc. And other people regard the day as a family event. 40.A. They use it as an opportunity to get everyone together.B. Most countries celebrate it on the third S
48、unday of June.C. Lots of men were killed, and many of them were fathers. D. Organizations, businesses and stores are closed on that day. E. Her father raised six children by himself after the death of their mother. F. Few celebrations of male parents throughout the country happened now and then. G.
49、Over the years, there has been much discussion over the celebration of this holiday.第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分 45分）第 1节 完形填空 （共 20小题；每小题 1.5分，满分 30分）I was the top one of my class; I knew all my teachers; and I had some really good friends. I was unstoppable and I never felt unconfident 41 entered a new school.Now I am a freshman. Though I was 42 on the first day, I knew everything would be OK. 43 ,it turned out that I was wrong. By the end of the day, my 44 changed a lot from the summer vacation. Instead of be
