1、内蒙古师范大学锦山实验学校2019-2020学年高一英语上学期期中试题 一、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中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑.A To American visitors, Iceland is a very interesting country, partly because it is different in so many ways from what he or she is used to seeing at home. There are quite a few thin
2、gs that are not done, or that do not exist on the island - quite a few “Nos”. There is no pollution, for instance. No dogs are permitted in Reykjavik, the capital. There is no television on Thursdays or during the entire month of July, and only three hours of black-and-white TV the rest of the time.
3、 There is no hard liquor（酒）on Wednesdays and no beer at any time. There are no handguns; only one jail of thirty-five cells（牢房） in the entire land -an admirable figure, even for a small country of 313,376 people. There is no army, air force or navy. There is no tipping for anything. There are no lar
4、ge stores open on Saturdays or Sundays. Since Iceland is situated just under the Arctic Circle, there is no darkness in summer and no daylight in winter. But thanks to Gulf Stream, the climate is rather mild, with temperatures ranging from 34 degrees Fahrenheit to 52 degrees in July. The rules on te
5、levision, liquor, and guns are the result of governmental decision. But the absence of pollution is due in great part to the fact that Iceland gets its power from the enormous(巨大的) geyser（间歇泉）and the thousands of hot springs that come out of the ground. They provide all the energy needed by the coun
6、try. In fact, Iceland uses only 3 percent of all its available power. Iceland has been described as a democratic (民主的) independent country where more fish are caught and more books published per person than anywhere else in the world. The Icelanders have always felt a particular love for literature.
7、 They composed their first works in the ninth and tenth centuries AD. These works were poems and tales about the kings, heroes, and heroines of Iceland and Norway. At first the stories were memorized and passed from generation to generation. The Icelanders have never stopped writing ever since. “Rat
8、her shoeless than bookless,” they proudly say.21. American visitors enjoy visiting Iceland probably because _. Ano dogs are permitted in the capital Bthe police do not carry handguns Cit is very different from America Dthe climate is rather mild.22. The following statements are true EXCEPT _. Athere
9、 are no soldiers in IcelandBthe Icelanders dont drink beer Cthere is no service fee of any kindDthere are no crimes in Iceland23. There is no pollution in Iceland mainly because _. AIceland uses only 3 percent of all its available power Bthe Icelanders use hot water from the ground below as their en
10、ergy Cit is located just under the Arctic Circle Dit is a democratic independent country24. “Rather shoeless than bookless” means _. Athey regard books more important than shoes Bthey would rather have shoes on than write books Cthey prefer traveling to reading Dthey prefer not to have shoes or book
11、sBIf you are looking for a day trip with the family, heres a list of festivals and fairs happening within a reasonable drive from Charlotte.Hopscotch Music FestivalWhere: Downtown Raleigh(various places)When: Today-SaturdayHighlights: This music festival features performances by more than 175 nation
12、al and international bands playing in 15 different places, all within walking distance. Music genres will include rock, hip-hop, heavy metal, dance, classical, folk and everything in between.Admission: 10-30Details: Flatwoods festivalWhere: 451 Peach Tree Toad, BennettWhen: 10 am. Saturday-5 pm Sund
13、ayHighlights: This annual festival, which is in its 15th year, features family fun, food and horse rides. There will also be musical entertainment and a grand parade with cars, trucks, tractors, horse-drawn vehicles, floats, farm equipment and more.Admission: On Saturday, free; on Sunday, 5 for ages
14、 13 and under.Details: 919-548-5192; NC Mountain State FairWhere: 1301 Fanning Bridge Road, FletcherWhen: Various times, today-Sept.16Highlights: In celebration of the people, agriculture, art and traditions that make our region great, the fair offers performances and even a man who carves artwork w
15、ith a saw.Admission:7; 3 for kids 6-12 and seniorsDetails: 828-687-1414; www.mountainfair.org25. What does the underlined word “genres” refer to?A. Types. B. Activities. C. Lessons. D. Programs.26. How can you know the details about Flatwoods Festival?A. By surfing the website: www.mountainfair.orgB
16、. By dialing the telephone number: 828-687-1414C. By dialing the telephone number: 919-548-5192D. By surfing the website: 27. Where can visitors see a special kind of artwork?A. Charlotte. B. Downtown Raleigh. C. Bennett. D. Fletcher. C Less than 60 percent of students now entering four-year America
17、n colleges are likely to graduate. The completion rate is lower for almost any other wealthy country, and worst for poor and minority students. On Tuesday President Obama gave a nationally broadcast speech to students about the importance of staying in school. He spoke on the first day of classes at
18、 a high school in Virginia. He talked about personal responsibility, and used himself as an example of someone who overcame difficulties. “My father left my family when I was two years old, and I was raised by a single mother who had to work and struggled at times to pay the bills and wasnt always a
19、ble to give me things other kids had. There were times when I missed having a father in my life. There were times when I was lonely and felt like I didnt fit in,” said President Obama. But he told students that problems in their own lives should not stop them from learning. “Theres no excuse for tal
20、king back to your teacher, or cutting class or dropping out of school. Theres no excuse for not trying.” This was not the first presidential speech to students. Ronald Reagan spoke from the White House in 1998 and George H. W. Bush spoke from a school in Washington in 1991 But many conservatives cri
21、ticized plans for the speech. Some called it “socialized education” or federal interference in local schools. Others feared it would be too political. Some schools decided not to show the speech. But the White House released the text on Monday, and that calmed a lot of critics. On Sunday, on the CBS
22、 program “Face the Nation”, Education Secretary Arne Duncan said, “30 percent of students do not graduate from our school”. He called the dropout rate “staggering”(惊人的). It represents more than a million students every year who entered ninth grade but did not complete 12th grade.28. President Obama
23、gave a nationally broadcast speech on Tuesday to _. Aencourage students to drop out when they dislike studies Bcriticize the students who talked back to their parents Ctell the students how he struggled to go to school in his childhood Dpersuade students to stick to schooling even if they have probl
24、ems29. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage? AObamas mother left him when he was two years old. BGeorge H .W. Bush spoke to students in 1998 CSome people considered Obamas speech to be too political. DThe White House decided not to release the text on Monday.30. It can
25、be inferred from the passage that _.Athere is 40 percent of dropout in high schoolBnot all the people support the presidents speechCthe dropout rate of American schools is lowDonly one million students can finish 12th grade each year31. The best title of the passage can be “_”.A. Obama Encourages St
26、udents to Carry on Studies B. Amazing Dropout Rate of the USC. Obamas Speech Met Criticism D. Obamas Hard ChildhoodDAccording to some researchers, you should not praise children for everything that they do. It does not help them build self-confidence. Most parents and teachers agree that praise can
27、help increase childrens self-confidence the more, the better. However, according to some researchers, only proper praise is good for children. If adults praise everything children do, it makes children look for praise all the time, not trying to do their best. “Teachers should not say things like go
28、od job or nice work whenever a child does something. They should encourage them to continue to improve,” some researchers advise. Another idea is that children with high self-confidence are happier, and do better at school. About this, Marshall Duke, a researcher in children, says, “Self-confidence
29、does not make children happier, get more, or become able to do more. Finding a childs strengths (强项) and developing them can help build confidence more than too much praise can.” Praise also loses its effect (影响) if it is given equally to all students. “Its important to tell children the truth about
30、 what theyve done. Honest feedback (反馈) is far better than empty praise,” Duke adds. “People have got into the habit of not telling children when theyre wrong. That makes it hard for them to deal with difficulties when they grow up. Thats just how the world is.”32. According to some researchers, if
31、parents praise their children too much, their children will _.A. always look for praise B. increase self-confidenceC. try their best to study D. behave better in their daily life33. In order to build self-confidence in children, some researchers advise parents to_.A. make children live more happilyB
32、. let their children do more difficult workC. help their children get higher scores D. encourage their children to improve34. Which of the following is TRUE, according to the passage?A. Praise makes children become successful.B. Children with high self-confidence are happier than others.C. The same
33、praise for all children has no meaning. D. Praise changes children a lot. 35. What is the last paragraph mainly about? A. Its important to have the habit of praising children. B. Children should know their mistakes as soon as possible. C. We should praise children honestly and tell them their mistak
34、es. D. What children with high self-confidence are like.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）Tips for Cooking on a Tight ScheduleFrom my experience，there are three main reasons why people dont cook more often: ability, money, and time. 36 Money is a topic Ill save for another day. So today I want to give you some w
35、isdom about how to make the most of the time you spend in the kitchen. Here are three tips for great cooking on a tight schedule:1. Think ahead. The moments when I think cooking is a pain are when Im already hungry and theres nothing ready to eat. So think ahead of the coming week. When will you hav
36、e time to cook? Do you have the right materials already? 37 2. Make your time worth it. When you do find time to cook a meal，make the most of it and save yourself time later on. Are you making one loaf of bread? 38 It takes around the same amount of time to make more of something. So save yourself t
37、he effort for a future meal.3. 39 This may surprise you，but one of the best tools for making cooking worth your time is experimentation. It gives you the chance to hit upon new ideas and recipes that can work well with your appetite and schedule. The more you learn and the more you try，the more abil
38、ity you have to take control of your food and your schedule.Hopefully that gives you a good start. 40 And dont let a busy schedule discourage you from making some great changes in the way you eat and live!A. Ability is easily improved.B. Try new things.C. Understand your food better.D. Make three or
39、 four instead.E. Cooking is a burden for many people.F. A little time planning ahead can save a lot of work later on.G. Let cooking and living simply be a joy rather than a burden.二、 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） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。A mouse was looking throug
40、h a crack in the wall one day and saw the farmer and his wife opening a package. He was curious about what food the package may 41. He was shocked to42that it was a mousetrap. The mouse ran to the farmyard,43everyone, “There is a mousetrap in the house!”The chicken44his head, saying, “Mr. Mouse, I c
41、an tell you this trap is a great concern for you, but I cant be45with it.” The mouse turned to the pig. “I am so46, Mr. Mouse, but the trap is no concern of mine,either” said the pig. The mouse then turned to the bull. It sounds like you have a47, Mr. Mouse, but not the one that concerns me,” the bu
42、ll said. The mouse returned to the house with its head down and was48that nobody was concerned about it. He knew he had to face the49on its own.That night the sound of a trap50something was heard throughout the house. The farmers wife 51 to see what was caught. In 52, she could not see it was a snak
43、e. The snake 53 her. The wife caught a high fever and the farmer knew the best54to treat it was to drink some chicken soup. He took his55to get the soups main ingredient the chicken. The wife got 56 and neighbors came to take turns sitting with her. The farmer had to57them, so he killed the pig.The
44、farmers wife did not getbetter. She 58 died and so many friends came to her funeral that the farmer had to59the bull to feed all of them. So let us remember that when any one of us is trouble, we are all at 60 .41. A. acceptB. offerC. hideD. contain42. A. admireB. proveC. discoverD. hear43. A. warni
45、ngB. orderingC. persuadingD. scolding44. A. usedB. raisedC. noddedD. hung45. A. providedB. comparedC. botheredD. equipped46. A. curiousB. hungryC. excitedD. sorry47. A. problemB. failureC. diseaseD. shame48. A. frightenedB. depressedC. satisfiedD. encouraged49. A. pityB. packageC. trapD. wall50. A.
46、catchingB. gatheringC. followingD. kicking51. A. requestedB. expectedC. happenedD. rushed52. A. windB. smokeC. darknessD. silence53. A. bitB. defendedC. threatenedD. disturbed54. A. opinionB. wayC. placeD. message55. A. forkB. toyC. nailD. knife56. A. busierB. sickerC. poorerD. older57. A. feedB. fo
47、rgiveC. protectD. instruct58. A. frequentlyB. eventuallyC. graduallyD. absolutely59. A. keepB. forceC. carryD. kill60. A. sight B. restC. riskD. ease第二节 语法填空 （共10个空，每题1.5分, 满分15分 ）J.K. Rowling was born in England on 31st July, 1965. She wrote her first book, Rabbit, _61_she was 6 years old. At schoo
48、l she liked English and other languages, and she chose_62_(study) French in university. She graduated_63_university and worked as a secretary and a teacher.At the age of twenty-six, J.K. Rowling went to Portugal and became _64_ English teacher. She wanted to be a writer and wrote some stories about
49、a boy _65_ (call) Harry Potter. She got married and had a baby daughter. _66_soon after, she divorced( 离婚 ) and went to Scotland. There she lived in a small apartment with her daughter. She taught French in a school, but she _67_ (real) wanted to make the Harry Potter stories into a book. This was a
50、 very difficult time in her life because they had no money. It was in a cafe _68_ she wrote the first Harry Potter book. In June 1997 the first Harry Potter book became famous and J.K. Rowlings life _69_ (change). Soon there were more Harry Potter books and films too. Children loved her books and J.
51、K. Rowling became a highly _70_ (success) writer.三、 写作 （共两节，满分35分）第一节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。短文中有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词。 2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。Dear Sir , Thank you for invite me t
52、o the summer English courses in your school .As for your choice between the two courses, I prefer the four-week course because of it will allow me more time to do traveling and make a little new friends. Of all the subject Im learning at school, I like English best. I had been learning English for e
53、leven years but my spoken English is poorly .So I really hope to take this chance to improve them. If possible, Id like to stay with a family for a couple of days in order that I can know some customs in England, that Im particularly interested in. I believe I will have good time this summer. Yours
54、truly, Li Hua第二节 书面表达（满分25分）假如你是李平，你的好朋友李华来信说，他的同桌经常打断他的学习，向他请教问题，他担心这样会影响自己的学习。请你用英语写一封信。内容包括： 1. 给别人讲题也会提升自己；2. 人人都有长处和不足，可以互相学习；3. 帮助别人学习可以使他们树立自信，从而促进友谊。注意：1. 词数: 100左右；2. 包括所有要点，内容可适当发挥；3. 信的开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数。Dear Li Hua,How are things going? _期中考试答案阅读理解：21-24 C D B A 25-27 A C D 28-31 D C B A
55、32-35 A D C C 36-40 A F D B G完形填空：41.-45 D C A B C 46.-50 D A B C A 51-55. D C A B D 56-60.B A B D C四语法填空61 when 62 to study 63 from 64 an 65 called 66 But 67 really 68 that 69 changed 70 successful 改错：Thank you for invite me to the summer English courses in your school .As for your inviting mychoic
56、e between the two courses , I prefer the four-week course because of of it will allow me more time to do traveling and make a little new friends . Of all the subject Im few subjectslearning at school ,I like English best . I had been learning English for eleven years but havemy spoken English is poo
57、rly .So I really hope to take this chance to improve them. .If poor itpossible , Id like to stay with a family for a couple of days in order that I can know some customs in England , that Im particularly interested in. I believe I will have good time which athis summer . Yours truly , Li Hua作文答案Dear
58、 Li Hua,How are things going? In your last letter you talked about your recent worry about your study, mentioning that your deskmate often interrupts you by asking questions. Now Id like to share my opinion with you.First of all, theres no need to worry about your study. When you explain something t
59、o others, you can get a better understanding of it, which can improve yourself greatly. So its good for you. Secondly, as we all know, everyone has strengths as well as weaknesses. Although your deskmate is not good at lessons, he might do well in other fields like sports or arts. Therefore, you can learn from each other. In addition, top students can help slower ones gain self-confidence by helping them with their lessons. It may help develop a friendship that both of you will treasure all your life.I hope my advice can help you. And best luck with your learning.
