1、荆州中学2019-2 020学年上学期期中考试高一年级 英语试题注意事项:1.答第I卷前,考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号填写在答题卡上。2.选出每小题答案后,用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动,用橡皮擦干净后,再选涂其他答案标号。不能答在本试卷上,否则无效。(试卷总分:150分;考试时间:120分钟)第I卷第一部分听力(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称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. W
2、hat does the man think of Lindas husband?A. Clever.B. Unfriendly.C. Quiet.2. What will the weather be like on Friday?A. Rainy.B. Windy.C. Sunny.3. What are the speakers talking about?A. A hotel.B. An airport.C. A hospital.4. What does the man suggest doing?A. Going fishing.B. Staying at home.C. Buyi
3、ng some books.5. What is in the mans bag?A. Some CDs.B. Some bottles.C. Some books.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和第7两个小题。6. What does the woman usually do on Saturdays?A. She g
4、oes swimming. B. She plays basketball. C. She goes shopping.7. When does the woman usually go to the cinema with friends?A. On Friday nights. B. On Saturday nights.C. On Sunday nights.听第7段材料,回答第8和第9两个小题。8. What was the relationship between the woman and Jim in the past?A. Relatives.B. Classmates. C.
5、 Colleagues.9. What is the woman?A. A film actress. B. An art director. C. A magazine editor.听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。10. Where does the woman live now?A. In Canada.B. In America.C. In Japan.11. What language is the woman good at?A. Italian.B. French.C. Spanish.12. What does the woman teach in a school?A. M
6、edicine.B. English.C. Math.听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。13. Where does the conversation take place?A. In a park. B. At a hotel. C. In the street.14. What is the weather like today?A. Sunny. B. Rainy. C. Cloudy.15. How will the man probably go to Wrigley Field?A. By bus. B. By taxi. C. By subway. 16. What time i
7、s it probably now?A. 3:00 p.m. B. 4:00 p.m. C. 5:00 p.m. 听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。17. Where does the speaker have breakfast if the weather is fine?A. In the garden. B. In the kitchen. C. In the living room.18. When does the speaker usually go to work?A. At 2:00 p.m. B. At 6:00 p.m. C. At 6:30 p.m.19. How d
8、oes the speaker usually go home from the restaurant?A. By bus. B. By taxi. C. By train.20. What do we know about the speaker?A. She is a violinist.B. She often eats alone after work.C. She often reads the newspaper at night.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)阅读下面短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选
9、项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AIt was only a dollar. Belscher noticed it on the floor as he sat at the back of his English class. When the school day ended, Belscher wandered back to the classroom. The old bill was still there. He could easily have pocketed it without thinking twice. Instead, he picked it up and br
10、ought it to his English teacher, Mattison.“It wasnt my money,” Belscher says. Mattison was a little surprised hed turned the dollar in, knowing a lot of people would have just kept it. She suggested that Belscher tape(贴) it to the whiteboard at the front of the classroom, where she always puts lost
11、things. Rose, another student, was in English class after break when he spotted the dollar on the whiteboard. After class, he asked Mattison why it was there. She was still waiting for the original owner to claim it, so she replied, “I dont know.” Rose took the tape from Mattisons desk and taped a s
12、econd dollar to the board.That got it rolling. The sight of the two dollar bills, side by side, started something in Mattisons students. They started asking about the purpose of the money, to which Mattison always gave the same answer: She didnt know. At that point, it was true.More students, curiou
13、s, taped up single dollar bills. Mattison started to leave the tape on the tray of the whiteboard. The effort snowballed. Even with no clear purpose, many students wanted to be part of whatever this was. The amount continued to grow over several weeks, until it reached $175.76. That left Mattison to
14、 make the best decision. She kept thinking about her brother-in-law, Jack Hains. Eight years earlier, Jack had died of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a rare and devastating neurological disease(神经疾病). Mattison explained to her classes that Jack had raised money every spring for the ALS Therapy
15、 Development Institute, established to seek a cure for the disease. She asked the teens whether they minded if she donated the dollars in their names in honor of Jack.Their answer was to tape enough money to the whiteboard over the next few days to push the amount to $321.06. Mattison, choking back
16、tears as she recalls the moment, says she carefully picked the cash off the board and made the donation just before the beginning of May, which is National ALS Awareness Month. That was Saturday. By Monday afternoon, eight more dollars had been taped to the board.21. When Belscher first found a doll
17、ar bill, .A. he returned it to its owner B. he donated it to the school C. he handed it in to the teacherD. he picked it up and pocketed it22. What happened after Rose taped a second dollar on the whiteboard?A. The money was stolen by someone.B. More and more students did the same.C. The whiteboard
18、was no longer used for class.D. The teacher asked the students to find the owner.23. The teacher decided to donate the money to ALS institute because .A. Jack had asked her to do so.B. she had been cured of the disease before.C. the students had no idea of the deadly disease.D. she wanted to help th
19、ose who suffered from ALS.24. What can we infer from the last paragraph?A. The students supported the teachers donation.B. Only eight dollars were left on the whiteboard.C. The teacher returned all the money to the students.D. There would be no more money to be taped to the board.BYou probably know
20、the basics of how comparatives(比较级) and superlatives(最高级) work in the English language. When comparing something, you often add an “-er” to the end of the comparative adjective. The general rule is that one-syllable(音节) words get the suffix(后缀), and polysyllabic words get “more” or “most.” That is,
21、unless the two-syllable word ends in a “y”; if thats the case, you will add the suffixes and change the “y” to an “i”. But what about the word “fun”? This simple adjective only has one syllable, so youd think youd add suffixes on it to create superlatives. But if you were to say “I think Magic Kingd
22、om is a funner park than Epcot.” or “Disney World was the funnest vacation ever!” you might get some strange looks. It doesnt sound quite right. Butwhy? “Fun” is one syllable, so why do we choose “more fun” as the comparativeespecially considering that the similar word “funny,” which has more syllab
23、les than “fun,” uses the suffixes with no problem?Well, the problem comes from the fact that the word “fun” was not originally an adjective. Until the early 19th century, it was mostly just a noun, and it gained its meaning as “amusement” in the 18th century. But as early as the 1800s, people began
24、using it as an adjective, the way wed describe “a fun time” or “a fun place” today.Basically, language is still developing. Grammarians have mostly come around to the use of “fun” as an adjective (though some dictionaries still call it informal). There was (and remains) an agreement of “Fine, you ca
25、n use fun as an adjectivebut, like, its not really one, so it cant follow the rules of real adjectives.” So they also agree that the answer to “is funner a word?” is yes. If you want to consider “fun,” as an adjective, then “funner” is indeed a word, as is “funnest”. But this doesnt mean that “more
26、fun” and “most fun” are incorrect, though; in fact, in formal writing, youll probably still want to use those instead of “funner” and “funnest.”The English language is chock-full of uncertain grammar rules; theres no need to insist that a word breaks the common rules of language just because we didn
27、t used to use it in a way we do now.25. How do comparatives and superlatives work in the English language?A. Put “more” or “most” before one-syllable adjectives.B. Add “-er” or “-est” to most polysyllabic adjectives.C. Put “more” or “most” before polysyllabic adjectives.D. Add “-er” or “-est” straig
28、ht to two-syllable words ending in a “y”. 26. People didnt used to use “funner” or “funnest” partly because .A. it sounded strange to grammariansB. the English language changed a littleC. the word was originally used as a nounD. some dictionaries considered it incorrect27. What can be the best title
29、 of the passage? A. Is “funner” a word?B. A general rule of English grammar.C. The development of English language.D. The comparatives and superlatives of adjectives.CThe love story between John F. Kennedy and his wife, Jackie, was far from perfect and was tragically cut short in 1963 by a snipers(狙
30、击手) bullet.On November 22, 1963, President John F. Kennedy was seated beside his smartly dressed wife, who was wearing a pink Chanel-like suit and matching pillbox hat and holding an armful of red roses that had been presented to her by fans. They were seated in the back seat of a dark blue 1961 Lin
31、coln with John Connally, the Governor of Texas and his wife, Nellie. And then came the dark moment. As the motorcade(车队) passed the Texas School Book Depository on Elm Street, a loud noiselike the sound of a firecrackercracked the air. President Kennedy slumped(耷拉) forward, Jackie putting her arms a
32、round him. The look on her husbands face after he was shot would haunt Jackie for the rest of her life. The last words she ever got to say to him were, “I love you, Jack. I love you,” according to Anderson, although Jackie herself recalled it slightly differently in a 1963 interview. All the way to
33、Parkland Hospital, where President Kennedy would eventually be pronounced dead, as she recalled it, she was bent over him, asking “Jack, Jack, can you hear me? I love you.”Jack Kennedys final words to his wife of 10 years were far more mundane, of course. He had no way of knowing what was about to h
34、appen. Its been reported that Jacks final words were, “My God, Ive been hit,” but physicians have said this was impossible given Jacks injuries. Well, historians have now clarified that the last words Jack spoke before the fatal shot were, “No, you certainly cant.”No, you certainly cant?He was makin
35、g small talk in the car. “You certainly cant say that the people of Dallas havent given you a nice welcome,” the Texas Governors wife had just remarked to Jack, referring to the huge, adoring crowd. “No, you certainly cant,” Jack replied, milliseconds before the bullet from Lee Harvey Oswald gun str
36、uck. John F. Kennedy never spoke another word after that fateful day, but many things he said during his lifetime are incredibly inspiring. 28. When the gunshot incident happened, .A. it suddenly went into darknessB. Kennedy was giving a speech to his fansC. the motorcade was on the way to Parkland
37、HospitalD. Kennedy and his wife were seated next to each other29. The underlined word “mundane” in paragraph 5 probably means .A. unforgettableB. ordinaryC. excellentD. humorous30. What does the passage mainly talk about?A. The peoples love for Kennedy.B. The love story of Kennedy and his wife.C. Th
38、e final words before Kennedy was murdered.D. The inspiring speeches during Kennedys lifetime.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。Tips for healthy travel with childrenChildren make up a small but important group of travellers. Their smaller bodies and developing immune(免疫) s
39、ystems make their travel health needs important. 31 . Vaccines(疫苗) for childrenIn general, there is a higher risk for most vaccine-preventable diseases when travelling abroad. 32 . If you are planning to travel, check whether your childs normal vaccine schedule needs to be changed to make sure that
40、they are fully protected before travelling.Malaria(疟疾) and children 33 . Children are particularly at risk of developing severe malaria. If you must travel with children to a malaria risk area, visit a doctor to determine if anti-malarial medication is recommended. If anti-malarial medication is all
41、owed to take, keep them in child-proof containers and out of reach of children.Transportation risksAir travel is safe for healthy children. 34 . Some airlines will not allow newborns to fly. Ear pain caused by changes in pressure during landing is more common in children than in adults. To lessen th
42、e pain, babies should bottle or breast feed. Older children can chew gum or be encouraged to swallow or yawn. 35 Signs and symptoms(症状) of altitude sickness in children are often mistaken for other illnesses. A child with altitude sickness may throw up, hate to eat, or be anxious. Older children may
43、 also show headaches, or difficulty breathing. As it is difficult to tell if a child is developing altitude sickness and since altitude sickness can develop rapidly in children, you may travel to no higher than 2,500 m (8,200 feet).A. High altitude sicknessB. Pack a travel health kitC. Avoid taking
44、children to areas with a risk of malariaD. And these diseases tend to be more severe (严重的) in children than in adultsE. There are many facts to take into consideration when travelling with childrenF. It may be difficult to give children anti-malaria medication because it tastes unpleasantG. However,
45、 it is necessary that you wait until newborns are one to two weeks old before flying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,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。I was five foot ten and weighed between 340 and 360 pounds; the exact number depended on whether you took my
46、weight before or after one of my big meals. I knew that I needed to 36 .“At every 37 , just make sure that at least half your plate is full of fruits and 38 .” And my doctor suggested I start with 20 minutes of easy exercise twice a day. “Something you can enjoy, like taking a walk. And I suggest th
47、at you go to 39 a dog.”“A dog is a good partner,” she said. “Plus, you live in an apartment, which means the dog has to be walked. So you walk your dog twice a day, and that will be your 40 .”“Ive never owned a dog. What about a cat?” I asked.“Have you ever seen anyone 41 a cat?”My friend Casaundra
48、said she had the 42 dog for me. There he was: a large black-and-white dog with a big round body. He looked up at me and then 43 his head with a clear look of 44 . Like, Really? This loser? I suppose I looked at him the same way.I named him Peety, and we took it 45 , just as my doctor had suggested.
49、Peety weighed 75 pounds when a healthy 46 for him was more like 50 pounds. But on our first walk together, Peety took the lead. We made it halfway down the 47 and then came back. Luckily for me, he didnt walk very fast. You could 48 hear my footsteps on the sidewalk as I 49 each leg forwardthump, th
50、ump, thump, like the giant from “Jack and the Bean Stalk.” The next day we made it to the 50 of the block. Soon he would 51 me around the block.Over the next weeks, Peety kept 52 harder and harder on the leash(束缚). There were times when I couldnt 53 , even though Id dropped five pounds a week 54 I s
51、tarted the plant-based eating and walking. We walked together for nearly five years, until Peety died of cancer. Hed come into my life, and simply by being here, he 55 me. And in that moment, I felt like the two of us could have done anything.36.A. listenB. changeC. eatD. continue37.A. momentB. scho
52、olC. mealD. cross38.A. meatsB. chickenC. vegetablesD. bread39.A. shelterB. touchC. followD. calm40.A. surpriseB. shortcomingC. commandD. exercise41.A. petB. loveC. loseD. walk42.A. strangeB. meanC. perfectD. grateful43.A. pointedB. droppedC. offeredD. nodded44.A. disappointmentB. appreciationC. exci
53、tementD. determination45.A. highB. slowC. deepD. hard46.A. surveyB. itemC. weightD. mind47.A. mountainB. riverC. roadD. block48.A. actuallyB. luckilyC. fluentlyD. extremely49.A. swungB. controlledC. relaxedD. matched50.A. startB. endC. partD. centre51.A. beggedB. liftedC. struckD. lead52.A. pullingB
54、. flyingC. dancingD. blowing53.A. settle downB. keep upC. give inD. set out54.A. unlessB. beforeC. sinceD. whether55.A. trappedB. judgedC. buriedD. rescued第II卷注意事项:用0.5毫米黑色笔迹的签字笔将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。第三部分 英语知识运用 (共两节,满分45分)第二节语法填空 (共10小题;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(每空最多不超过3个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。If youre
55、 in a hurricane(飓风)-hit area and plan on riding it out, proper 56 (prepare) is key. And there is one thing you should have around at all times: a plastic water bottle. Why? When the weather 57 (take) a turn for the worse, a water bottle is one of the most useful things 58 you have in your home. It m
56、ight even save your life. Severe flooding caused by a hurricane can make the local drinking water dirty with some 59 (danger) substances. 60 (avoid) a serious illness, its best to store plenty of bottled water to drink safely.Thats pretty obvious, of course. But keep those empty plastic bottles arou
57、nd after you drink, too, 61 they have lots of uncommon uses. For example, 62 empty water bottle can turn into a water filter(滤水器) if you need to drink from the tap. If your lights go 63 , dont go the old-fashioned way with candles; you can rely on your handy plastic water bottles once again. Simply
58、tape a small flashlight to the bottom of the bottle, and 64 (it) plastic (and the water inside) will amplify the glow(增强光亮). Then the little light can 65 (use) to light up a room or send signals to rescue personnel.第四部分 写作(共两节,满分40分)第一节 书面表达(满分15分)假定你是李华,是某中学高一的新生。请你给外国笔友Steven写封信。介绍你现在各方面的情况。信中包括以下
59、内容:1.学校环境;2.师生相处;3.高中生活。注意:1词数80左右;2可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。Dear Steven, _Yours, Li Hua第二节概要写作(共1题;满分25分)阅读下面短文,根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。Why do earthquakes happen? Scientists believe that the surface of the earth is covered by a number of moving plates. Sometimes two plates move towards and push against each othe
60、r. Sometimes they stop for years but at other times they jump and an earthquake is felt. Because of the movements of these plates, California, China and Japan have a lot of earthquakes. You can see the result in San Francisco where the Pacific plate meets the North American plate. When the 1906 eart
61、hquake happened, the Pacific plate jumped 5 to 6 metres to the north.China is a country where many earthquakes happen. The Pacific plate is pushing China from the east and the Indian plate is pushing China from the southwest. The power of this movement created the Himalayas and Mount Qomolongma. It
62、now causes earthquakes in China. We cannot stop earthquakes but we can do things to make sure they do not destroy whole cities. First it is not a good idea to build houses along the line where two plates meet. Second, if you think there may be an earthquake, make sure to build houses on rock rather
63、than sand. Third, you must make the houses as strong as possible. Weak buildings will fall down in an earthquake, but strong ones may stay up._荆州中学2019-2020学年上学期期中考试高一年级 英语试题答案听力(共两节,每题1.5分,满分30分)1-5 BCBCC 610 CACBA 11-15 BABAC 16-20 AACBA阅读理解(共两节,满分35分)第一节 (每题2.5分,满分25分)21-24 CBDA 25-27 CCA 28-30 D
64、BC第二节( 每题2分,满分10分) 31-35 EDCGA完形填空 (每题1.5分,满分30分)36-40 BCCAD41-45 DCBAB46-50 CDAAB51-55 DABCD语法填空 (每题1.5分,满分15分)56. preparation57. takes58. that59. dangerous60. To avoid61. because62. an63. out64. its65. be used写作(共两节,满分40分)第一节:书面表达(满分15分)Dear Steven,How are you? Im writing to tell you my lifestyle
65、in the new school.Our school is very beautiful with a big playground. There are green trees and all kinds of sweet flowers all the year round. The teachers are very strict with us in study, but after class, they are friendly and care about us very much. My new classmates are all very excellent and a
66、lways work very hard. They help me a lot with my lessons as well as many things in my daily life and we get along quite well with each other.Though the school life is stressful, I am full of confidence. I think with the help of the teachers, I will make great progress.第二节:概要写作(满分25分)Earthquakes happ
67、en when two moving plates jump and push against each other. Thus, in areas, like California, China and Japan, where different plates meet, earthquakes happen a lot. To protect our cities from this deadly power, wed better build houses in the regions with few earthquakes or on more solid bases if necessary, making them strong enough to survive earthquakes.