1、鄂东南教改联盟学校期中联考 高一英语试卷（共 8页）第 1 页2020 年春季鄂东南省级示范高中教育教学改革联盟学校期中联考高一英语试卷考试时间：2020 年 05 月 30 日晚上 19:0021:00试卷满分：150 分第一部分听力（共两节，满分 30 分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。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
2、段对话仅读一遍。1.Whats the weather like now?A.Sunny.B.Cloudy.C.Rainy.2.Whats the relationship between the speakers?A.Teacher and student.B.Customer and saleswoman.C.Doctor and patient.3.Where are the speakers now?A.In Manchester.B.In Blackpool.C.In Paris.4.Why did the woman quit his job?A.Because it wasnt
3、challenging.B.Because it wasnt full at all.C.Because it didnt pay well.5.What are the speakers talking about?A.Air condition.B.A future plan.C.Health condition.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
4、钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听 6 段材料，回答第 6、7 题。6.What was wrong with the woman?A.She fell off a tree.B.She was hit by a car.C.She hurt her leg.7.Where does the conversation take place?A.In a park.B.In a hospital.C.In their house.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。8.What is the main purpose of the mans visit to the United Stat
5、es?A.To go sighting-seeing.B.To attend a conference.C.To pay a visit to a friend.9.Whats the mans job?A.A worker.B.A policeman.C.A photographer.听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。10.How long will the woman stay in London?A.For half a year.B.For two days.C.For a year.鄂东南教改联盟学校期中联考 高一英语试卷（共 8页）第 2 页11.What will t
6、he girl probably do next Monday?A.Take an examination.B.Hand in her book report.C.Put a timetable on the notice board.12.What does the man think of the girl in class?A.Active.B.Quiet.C.Impolite.听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。13.Where did the woman want to go on Sunday?A.To the History Museum.B.To the Milita
7、ry Museum.C.To the Middle Street.14.Why didnt the woman see any ancient Chinese paintings?A.There was no display.B.They arrived there late.C.The museum didnt open.15.Which bus did the woman take to the Middle Street?A.No.15.B.No.23.C.No.30.16.How does the man feel about the womans experience?A.Shame
8、ful.B.Terrible.C.Joyful.听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。17.What is“Survival Holidays”?A.An activity for training children.B.A holiday for educating children.C.An idea for challenging children.18.Why do so many parents like“Survival Holidays”?A.To learn how to look after children.B.To give their children a c
9、hange in life.C.To have children experience country life.19.What does the speaker think about parents today?A.Theyve spent too much time playing.B.Theyve been too far away from nature.C.Theyve cared too much about children.20.Why should children learn about the skills?A.To keep them safe in nature.B
10、.To survive in difficult times.C.To help them in everyday life.第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分 35 分）第一节（共 10 小题；每小题 2.5 分，满分 25 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黑。AA handwritten letter by a little boy asking Santa for a“very good dad”has captured hearts worldwide.The boy,known only as“Blake”in the
11、letter,wrote,“Dear Santa,We had to leave our house.Dad was mad.We had to do all the chores.Dad got everything he wanted.Mom said it was time to leave and she would take us toa safer place where we dont have to be scared.”“Blake is a 7-year-old boy in one of our shelters,and his mom found this letter
12、 in his backpack.”Posted bySafeHaven of Tarrant County on Wednesday,December 18,2019.“Im still nervous.I dont want to talk to the other kids,”he continued.“Are you going to come this Christmas?Can you bring a dictionary,and a compass and a watch?”The most heart-wrenching part of the letter was the l
13、ast line that read,“I also want a very very very good dad.鄂东南教改联盟学校期中联考 高一英语试卷（共 8页）第 3 页Can you do that too?”Officials with SafeHaven of Tarrant County,a group seeking to help end domestic(家庭的)violence,postedBlakes letter to its Facebook page.Now,some of the childs wishes have come true.All of the
14、gifts he asked forhave been donated by people in the community.Though SafeHaven received more than 10,000 gifts this year,theywant to shine a light on the bigger issue of domestic violence.“To us,it was kind of a story that weve heard all the time,”Kathryn Jacob,the organizations president andCEO,to
15、ld Today.“Like tonight,we have 73 kids in the shelter.”“Blake is just one of many.”21.The little boy asked Santa for a“very good dad”because _.A.his dad was too strict with himB.he was forced to do all the choresC.he was ill-treated by his dadD.his dad didnt buy him any gifts22.What do we know about
16、 SafeHaven?A.It has received a lot of concern so far.B.It provides services for homeless children.C.It posted Blakes letter without permission.D.Part of its goal is to earn money.23.What is Kathryn Jacobs purpose by saying the words in the last paragraph?A.To advertise their shelter.B.To introduce t
17、heir shelter.C.To tell more information about Blake.D.To draw attention to domestic violence.BSince September about 11m hectares of Australia have been in flames.This years fires are the worst onrecord,with at least 26 people dead,about half-billion animals burned alive,and over 2300 homes destroyed
18、.Australians of all species are suffering the most.But the fires have serious consequences for the rest of the world,too.New Zealand,one of Australias closest neighbors,is feeling the effects of the bushfires.The most importanteffect of the fires might be on the countrys glaciers,about which Helen C
19、lark,New Zealands former primeminister,tweeted:“Australian bushfires have created haze（烟雾）in New Zealand with particular impact on theSouth Island yesterday and now spreading more widely.Impact of ash on glaciers is likely to speed melting（融化）.”Melting glaciers could open up a future none of us want
20、s to suffer.Theres no such thing as weather that happens in isolation.As a recent Forbes article reports,fires have thepotential to not only block visibility（能见度）for airplanes,grounding them,but to create pockets of hotter orcolder air,or create situations where the weather is increasingly less stab
21、le（稳定的）although no one is yetcertain how far from the Australian continent those effects might wander,or how harmful they may prove to be.In addition to coal,Australia also exports all kinds of agricultural products like beef and woolparticularlyto Asian countries including China and Japan.But what
22、happens when the land it uses to grow all that food andfiber is destroyed by fire?Obviously,no more goods to export,which creates a huge problem in the internationalsupply chain.Thanks to globalization,pretty much no country eats only the food it grows.What happens to theglobal food supply as agricu
23、ltural land in Australia and other export nations burns to a crisp?24.What can we learn about the Australian bushfires?A.Theyve left most of Australian land in flames.B.Theyve speeded the melting of glaciers.C.They will certainly create hotter air.D.No one is certain how harmful their effects will b
24、e on climate.鄂东南教改联盟学校期中联考 高一英语试卷（共 8页）第 4 页25.Whats the authors attitude towards the future of the global food supply?A.Doubtful.B.Objective.C.Concerned.D.Indifferent.26.What is the best title for the text?A.The Effects of the Australian Bushfires on Climate ChangeB.Australian Bushfires:a Big Disas
25、ter to the CountryC.What the Australian Bushfires Mean for the Rest of the World?D.Why the Australian Bushfires Affect the Rest of the World?CFor two centuries,the famous University of Cambridge debating society has hosted many prominent figures,from world leaders to scientists to comedians.On Nov 2
26、1,the Cambridge Union hosted another extraordinary guesta non-human debater called ProjectDebater.Designed by IBM,Project Debater is a machine that uses Artificial Intelligence(AI)to form a spokenargument.It can even listen and answer to opposite statements,much like a real person.In the Cambridge t
27、est debate,it argued the topic:AI will ultimately（最终）do more harm than good.Beforethe debate,more than 1,100 arguments for the positives and negatives of AI were submitted（递交）to the IBMwebsite.The machine then analyzed these sources and formed the basis of its arguments in minutes.ProjectDebater the
28、n showed off its AI by arguing for both sides of the debate.Over a four-minute speech,it argued first that,“AI can only make decisions that it has been programmed tosolve,while humans can be programmed for all situations.”In support of AI,it then argued that AI would create new jobs and“bring a lot
29、more efficiency”to theworkplace.This isnt the first test for Project Debater.In June 2018,the machine went back-and-forth for 20 minutesagainst champion debater Harish Natarajan.According to New Scientist,on both occasions,Project Debater repeated points and didnt always sufficiently（充分地）support the
30、m.Speaking to Cambridge Independent,Noam Slonim,the projects lead engineer,said,“The AI is not perfect,but its going in the right direction.”The team hopes to improve the AI by researching why humans find certainarguments more persuasive than others.They also hope the test might provide well-informe
31、d viewpoints for society,governments and private companies.27.What does the underlined word“prominent”mean in paragraph one?A.Intelligent.B.Outstanding.C.Well-educated.D.Creative.28.According to the passage,Project Debater.A.can make decisions for all situationsB.argued with itself in the Cambridge
32、test debateC.can always find enough evidence to support its ideaD.defeated champion debater Harish Natarajan in June 201829.What does Noam Slonim think of the AI?A.Its not so beneficial to humans.B.It will defeat humans in time.C.It remains to be improved.D.It will ultimately do more harm than good.
33、30.This passage above can be most probably read in _.A.a newspaperB.a guidebookC.a textbookD.a research paper鄂东南教改联盟学校期中联考 高一英语试卷（共 8页）第 5 页第二节（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。Many people connect gratitude(感谢)with saying“thank you”to someone who helped us,making it a
34、shortact of appreciation.According to Robert Emmons,a leading researcher,gratitude is an emotion that can result inlong-lasting positivity(积极性).31Gratitude is good for your health.Through his research,Emmons found that grateful people reported feeling healthier and happier,bothmentally and physicall
35、y.32In the workplace,employees who are shown that they are appreciated arehealthier and more productive by 50 percent.33Gratitude is a selfless act.We often take for granted the simple things in life.Those who recognize thegoodness in life,no matter how simple,are more likely to be sensitive to the
36、needs of others and to help wheneverthey can.Being considerate to others opinions,experiences and backgrounds will make you a better person.Gratitude makes us more self-aware.Working in an ever-developing,fast-paced society,we are surrounded by ambitious people who are alwaysstruggling for more and
37、better.34It starts by paying attention to whats now going on in your life,and thatstrue self-awareness is the key to being successful.Gratitude helps us build strong relationship.Gratitude is a powerful tool for strengthening relationship,both at work and in your personal life.People whoexpress thei
38、r gratitude tend to be more willing to forgive others and therefore able to create long-lastingconnections.35Taking the time to thank people for their work and kindness whether it was today,last month ormany years ago-makes you happier and more self-aware.A.Specially,those who were grateful were 25
39、percent happier than those who werent.B.Gratitude builds understanding.C.The old saying goes“Its never too late to say youre sorry”,but the same is true of gratitude.D.All in all,we feel and express our gratitude in different ways.E.Gratitude makes you reflect(反思)in the moment instead of always thin
40、king about the future.F.Gratitude helps us build up self-confidence.G.Here are a few benefits of being grateful.第三部分:英语知识运用（共两节，满分 45 分）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，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（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。Alexandra Adams,25,is a four-year medical student who was born both d
41、eaf and blind.However,she has36to let her condition prevent her from becoming a doctor.Being completely deaf in both ears without hearing aids,and with 5 percent sight in only one eye,she relies onher other37such as touch to feel for veins(血管).“You can38a lot about patients just by listening tothem.
42、”she told The Daily Mail.Miss Adams was39to take part in the 2012 Paralympics as a swimmer aged 16,but her previous seriousstomach problems went very wrong,40her to be hospitalized for 18 months.鄂东南教改联盟学校期中联考 高一英语试卷（共 8页）第 6 页The experience41her switch her attention from swimming to medicine and she
43、 was finally42toCardiff University.Recalling her first placement(实习),she said:“When I arrived,a doctor asked why I was walking with thepatients stick.I had to explain it was43mine.I was told not to touch any patients I felt really44.Thatfirst day I had faced a level of discrimination(歧视)I was45for.R
44、ecently the student is46the older patients in palliative care(姑息治疗),with her47proving to bea popular conversation topic.She described the patients48as wonderful,adding:“They dont discriminate”.Miss Adams is49about disabled issues.Though having limited50,she takes photos of otherdisabled workers arou
45、nd the UK,and51their stories in her blog Faces of the NHS to show different52of the workers in the health service.NHS England chief executive Simon Stevens said:“Alexandra is a(an)53woman who got overdifficulties through hard work and54.I hope her55will inspire thousands.”36.A.managedB.triedC.decide
46、dD.refused37.A.feelingB.sensesC.skillsD.spirit38.A.give upB.go throughC.pick upD.work out39.A.commandedB.expectedC.employedD.begged40.A.forcingB.remindingC.allowingD.encouraging41.A.heardB.sawC.feltD.noticed42.A.takenB.connectedC.attachedD.admitted43.A.surelyB.actuallyC.usuallyD.possibly44.A.nervous
47、B.frightenedC.hurtD.tired45.A.unpreparedB.fitC.responsibleD.thirsty46.A.dealing withB.consulting withC.looking forD.spying on47.A.clothesB.healthC.faceD.stick48.A.influenceB.reactionC.guidanceD.advice49.A.concernedB.excitedC.disappointedD.puzzled50.A.patienceB.hearingC.sightD.evidence51.A.discoversB
48、.readsC.coversD.includes52.A.agesB.colorsC.habitsD.images53.A.impressiveB.attractiveC.generousD.reliable54.A.curiosityB.interestC.determinationD.cooperation55.A.workB.dreamC.exampleD.lesson第二节（共 10 题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 15 分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1 个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。Beijing,the capital of the country for over 8
49、50 years,is a perfect combination of classic grace and modernity,which makes it the first56(choose)of international travelers.Among Chinese people there is an oldsaying57one who fails to reach the Great Wall is not a true hero.Different from the long-lasting tradition that Beijing holds,Shanghai sho
50、ws visitors an58(unbelievable)urban atmosphere.It59(recognize)as the centre of the countrys commerce and fortuneand titled“the shoppers paradise”(天堂)with a unique scenery60(leave)by the colonial history.The鄂东南教改联盟学校期中联考 高一英语试卷（共 8页）第 7 页high-rise Oriental Pearl Tower,World Financial Center,and Jin M
51、ao Tower stretch(伸 展）upwards,61(form)one of the worlds most splendid skylines.This sleepless city will impress you62flashing neonlights(霓虹灯)，elegant streetlights and ever moving headlights.If you want to research into the 5,000 years history of this ancient oriental land,no city is63(suitable)than X
52、ian,one of the four major capitals of ancient civilization.64famous Silk Road starts from here,stretching through west China to the Mediterranean.Enjoying the scenery of the Big Wild Goose Pagoda(大雁塔)together with the splendid music fountains65(be)an amazing experience.第四部分：写作（共两节；满分 40 分）第一节：应用文写作（
53、满分 15 分）假定你是李华，校报根据最近网上的帖子“火神山，雷神山，钟南山三山齐聚克难关”，发起了主题为“真正值得追捧的明星”的英语演讲比赛，请撰写一份演讲稿,内容如下：1.作为青少年，深受许多无名英雄和科学家的事迹感动；2.他们的价值；3.力争做一个真正的“明星”。参考词汇：新型冠状病毒 COVID-19流行病 epidemic注意：1.词数 80 左右；2.可适当增加情节，以使行文连贯。3.开头已给出，不计入总词数。Good morning,everyone.During the tough battle against COVID-19,Thats all.Thank you for
54、listening.第二节：读后续写（满分 25 分）阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。School mornings were always busy.The first sentence I usually heard was,“Its time to rise!”It was Momsloudest voice and there was no way I could pretend not to hear it or hide from it.“Okay,Mum.Im getting up and dressed!”I would manage to call
55、 back.Mum spoke loudly again as she announced,“Breakfast is ready!”By then,I couldnt get to the kitchen fast enough.In fact,it was a race between my sister,my brother,and me.We usually seated ourselves at the same time,sometimes knocking each other out of our places.After breakfast,weall rushed out
56、to the bus stop as we took our lunch bags that contained a sandwich,fruit and dessert.Then,one day,much to my surprise,there was no dessert in my lunch!What could have happened to it?DidMom forget to make or buy it?Oh,well,I thought.Its only one time,so its no big deal.But,for the next few days,my l
57、unch contained no dessert!So one day,after school,as soon as I got home,I asked,“Mum!Why havent youbeen putting a dessert in my school lunches?”Mum answered,“Why,Eugene,I have been including a dessert in your lunch.If you re not getting them,thenwho is？”So then we thought of my activities and what I
58、 did with my lunch each day.As soon as I arrived at school,Ialways put my lunch in the classroom closet(储物间)along with all of the other lunches.And that brought us to鄂东南教改联盟学校期中联考 高一英语试卷（共 8页）第 8 页Carl-the bad boy of the third-grade classroom.The teacher didnt like him in class and would send him to
59、 thecloset,where he would spend most of each day.Carl lived in a group of foster home(集体寄养之家).He was loud and somewhat of a thief,he would takejust about anything that wasnt fastened down,so he wasnt welcome at school.Mom and I concluded that withnothing else to do Carl was probably going through the lunches and eating what he liked.注意：1.所续写短文的词数应为 150 左右；2.至少使用 5 个短文中标有下标线的关键词语；3.续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；4.续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。Paragraph 1:My mother and I talked about ways to solve the problem.Paragraph 2:Another day,Carl asked me if he could come to my house and meet my mother.
