1、第 1 页 共 12 页玉溪一中 20192020 学年上学期高一年级期末考英语学科试卷命题人：宋扬审题人：田米注意事项：1.答题前，考生务必先将自己的姓名、考生号等填写在答题卡上和试卷指定位置上。2.回答选择题时，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。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。3.考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。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.
2、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，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。每段对话仅读一遍。1.How much did the woman pay for a tie last year?A.30 dollars.B.60 dollars.C.120 dollars.2.How did the woman learn about the hotel?A.On TV.B.On the Internet.C.In the newspaper.3.Where is the mans raincoat?A
3、.At home.B.On the bus.C.In the office.4.What will the man do next?A.Examine the bikes broken part.B.Check the womans arm.C.Repair the bike.5.What does the woman mean?A.Alexander is not in now.B.Alexander is busy now.C.The man might call the wrong number.第 2 页 共 12 页第二节：（共 15 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 22.5 分）听
4、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。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、7 题。6.What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?A.Classmates.B.Teacher and student.C.Interviewer and interviewee.7.What does the man want to do during the
5、 summer vacation?A.Go sightseeing.B.Do volunteer work.C.Learn to drive.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。8.What is the man worried about?A.His son doesnt like his major.B.His son wont make a good living in the future.C.His son doesnt get used to the university life.9.What does the woman think the man should do?A.L
6、et Tony make his own choice.B.Have a talk with his wife.C.Give Tony some advice.听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。10.What did the man buy on Saturday?A.A watch.B.A shirt.C.A pair of shoes.11.What did the man do on Sunday?A.He read a book.B.He went swimming.C.He did his homework.12.What is the womans opinion ab
7、out her trip to the amusement park?A.Special.B.Boring.C.Exciting.第 3 页 共 12 页听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。13.What did the man want to do last year?A.Move house.B.Buy a car.C.Drop out of university.14.What does the man think of his life?A.Unsatisfying.B.Enjoyable.C.Worrying.15.What did the man use to do at
8、 university?A.He worked part-time.B.He visited the woman.C.He attended parties.16.What does the woman do?A.A student.B.A teacher.C.A designer.听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。17.What is the speaker mainly talking about?A.The film industry in India.B.The brief introduction to Bollywood.C.The comparison betwee
9、n Hollywood and Bollywood.18.What does the speaker say about Bollywood?A.It pays the actors much.B.It produces 29,000 films a year.C.It is the largest film industry in the world.19.What do most Indians like doing during their free time?A.Doing sports.B.Singing and dancing.C.Watching films.20.How muc
10、h do most Bollywood films cost?A.$2 million.B.$5 million.C.$50 million.第 4 页 共 12 页第二部分 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黑。AShare with us!Would you like to have your writing published in this magazine?Then let us know!We pay forstories,anecd
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13、http:/ you want to share a story of your pets with the readers,you need to send it to _.A.Anecdotes and Jokes.B.Smart Animals.C.Power of Love.D.My Story.22.A story showing peoples generosity should be emailed to the editor at _.A.B.C.D.23.An inspiring story sent to the magazine should _.A.describe s
14、trange behaviour.B.include less than 800 words.C.be published before.D.be real and original.第 5 页 共 12 页BWhen I was reading a post about taking someone to the movies,something happened a couple ofyears ago suddenly hit me.I used to drink Cokes and they had a competition where there was a code inside
15、 the bottle cap.Youmight win something so long as you went to a website and entered the code.I won some free Cokes.Butwhat astonished and delighted me was the Grand Prize I won then.The Grand Prize was free movies for a year.They pointed out that one movie a week was what freemovies for a year meant
16、.All of the tickets were valid(有效的)for one year from the day I received them.So I must use them in the following year.I used quite a few taking friends to movies we all wanted tosee.But the best thing I did with them was that I donated 20 tickets(all I had left by that time)to thelocal Womens Transi
17、tion House,a place where women and children could go when avoiding a badsituation in general and get help to make a new start.My workplace team had decided to help people in need,so we collected donations for that particularNew Years Day.I knew that the Womens Transition House provided some childcar
18、e for the women sothey could go for job interviews and things like that.I put those tickets in a box and wrote a note on the outside,asking the Womens Transition Housestaff to give movie tickets to women there over the holidays to have some fun to do,with or without theirchildren,which made me reall
19、y happy.24.How did the author get the tickets?A.By visiting a website by chance.B.By using some Cokes to get them.C.By getting a code at the bottom of a bottle.D.By winning the prize for drinking Cokes.25.How many tickets did the author and his friends use?A.About 22.B.About 32.C.About 52.D.About 36
20、5.26.Which of the following best describe the author?A.Lucky and caring.B.Creative and careful.C.Responsible and cheerful.D.Thankful and generous.27.Which of the following proverb can best explain the main idea of this article？A.The roses in their hands,the flavor in mine.B.Good luck favors those wh
21、o are always ready.C.Actions speak louder than words.D.God helps those who help themselves.第 6 页 共 12 页CRecently,the organizers of the 2024 Paris Olympics have suggested that breakdancing be includedin 2024,making it closer to becoming an Olympic sport.The other 3 sportssurfing,skateboarding andspor
22、t climbingwill all make debuts in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.That is to say,audience will be ableto watch these three sports as Olympic events for the first time.The organizers stressed that four sports had been chosen since they would reflect the citys identityand help take the Olympics to the street.
23、They added that the purposes were to deliver a Games that wasable to keep up with the times and encourage new audience and attract young people.Breakdancing is atypical example which can be played without the limitations of time and places in urban and otherenvironments.As one of the sports at the Y
24、oung Olympic Games in Buenos Aires in 2018,breakdancing now couldsee its popularity greatly raised.But the International Olympic Committee(IOC)needs to approve theFrench suggestion before it can be formally added to the 2024 Paris Olympics sports programme.With new IOC rules first introduced to the
25、2020 Tokyo Olympics,Host cities can select sports andpropose them for inclusion in those Games if they are popular in that country and add to the Gamesappeal.Antonio Espinos Ortueta,the president of the World Karate Federation said,“Our sport has grownrapidly over the last years.We believe that we h
26、ave met all the requirements and that we have the perfectconditions to be added to the sports programme.However,we have learned today that we still haventhad the chance to prove our value as an Olympic sport.”28.Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined word“debuts”in paragraph
27、1?A.announcements.B.appearances.C.admissions.D.advertisements.29.What can we learn about breakdancing?A.It attracts people of all ages.B.It is the symbol of Paris.C.It was performed in 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics.D.It can be played anytime and anywhere.30.What does IOC do in selecting sports?A.
28、Give useful advice.B.Offer enough support.C.Give detailed explanations.D.Have the last word.第 7 页 共 12 页31.Which of the following is TRUE according to Antonio Espinos Ortuetas words?A.He thought it easy for a new sport to be included in Olympics.B.He thought breakdancing was far from ready to be an
29、Olympic event.C.He couldnt be sure of the final decision of IOC.D.He found it likely for breakdancing to be performed in Olympics.DWill people remember less with Internet users becoming more and more dependent on the Internetto store information?If you know your computer will save information,why do
30、 you store it in your ownpersonal memory,your brain?Professor Betsy Sparrow,together with her research team,has carried out some experiments in arecent study,wanting to know how the Internet is changing memory.In the first experiment,they offeredpeople 40 unimportant facts to type into a computer.Th
31、e first group of people understood that thecomputer would save the information.The second group understood that the computer would not save it.Later,the second group remembered the information better.People in the first group knew they couldfind the information again,so they did not try to remember
32、it.In another experiment,the researchers gave people facts to remember,and told them where to findthe information on the computer.The information was in a specific computer folder(文 件 夹).Surprisingly,people later remembered the folder locations better than the facts.When people use theInternet,they
33、do not remember the information.Rather,they remember how to find it.This is called“transactive memory(交互记忆)”.According to Sparrow,we are not becoming people with poor memories as a result of the Internet.Instead,computer users are developing stronger transactive memories;that is,people are learning
34、how toorganize huge quantities of information so that they are able to access it at a later date.This doesnt meanwe are becoming either more or less intelligent,but there is no doubt that the way we use memory ischanging.32.Why does the text begin with two questions?A.To make a comparison.B.To intro
35、duce the main topic.C.To show the authors attitude.D.To list some examples.第 8 页 共 12 页33.What can we learn about the first experiment?A.The Sparrows team typed the information into a computer.B.The two groups remembered the information equally well.C.The first group did not try to remember the info
36、rmation.D.The second group did not understand the information.34.What do people usually do in transactive memory?A.They remember how to find the information.B.They organize information like a computer.C.They change the quantity of information.D.They bear the information in mind.35.What is Sparrows a
37、ttitude towards the influence the Internet has on peoples memory?A.Negative.B.Passive.C.Objective.D.Doubtful.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。ChopsticksWhen were chopsticks invented?In fact,before the invention of chopsticks,Chinese ancestors actually used hands t
38、o eat,but how didthey eat soup and porridge?36Chinese Started to use chopsticks about 3,000 years ago in theShang Dynasty.Who invented chopsticks?The records of using chopsticks have been found in many written books but have no exact evidence.However,many stories are about the invention of chopstick
39、s.One says that Jiang Ziya,an ancient wiseman,created chopsticks.37But there is no exact historical record about the invention.We canonly say that smart ancient Chinese invented chopsticks.How to use Chinese chopsticks?38you can do it if you practice it for some time,even if you are a foreigner.The
40、key tomanaging chopsticks is keeping one chopstick in position while moving the other to pick up food.Remember to practice with patience.第 9 页 共 12 页39Chopsticks are usually held in the right hand,and left-handed chopstick use is considered asimproper in China.Playing with chopsticks is thought to b
41、e impolite.It is considered to be polite andthoughtful to pick up food for the elderly and children.A chopstick-themed museum in ShanghaiIf you are truly interested in chopsticks,it will be a good choice for you to pay a visit to theShanghai Chopsticks Museum.The museum gathered more than 2,000 pair
42、s of chopsticks from China,Korea,Japan and Thailand.40A.Which hand to hold chopsticks?B.Chopstick manners in China.C.Chopsticks were introduced to many other countries because of their lightness.D.Using two slim sticks to pick up food is actually not difficult.E.The oldest one among them was from Ta
43、ng Dynasty.F.There also go around some other stories.G.They had to use sticks to eat them.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,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。I used to have what everyone might call a good life a few years ago,which was because I had
44、 apermanent41that paid the bills,I had a good family that I was really close to,and I had a place tolive in and money in the bank for trips and42.However,I was bored even if there was nothingmuch wrong in my life.I wanted more.I really wanted to live43and make sharp memories insteadof the44ones of e
45、veryday life,45I was a little afraid.I had never had any46in myself.When I was a child,even buying something in a shop caused me a great deal of47,and eventhough I did get better as I got older,I never48that childhood shyness.And I tried everything,likereading books about confidence.I took tiny step
46、s towards my goals.But none of them really49.第 10 页 共 12 页As a result,I50that the small steps werent enough.Soon afterwards,I signed up for aninternship(实 习 工 作)teaching English in Vietnam,a huge step which seemed51,one thatfrightened me as much as it52me.I was looking forward to it.And then eventua
47、lly the day cameand I left my home as well as my loved ones.I stayed all alone in a distant country where the local foodwas53and the streets were dirty.I had no idea whether I could54everything this verystrange environment would55at me.I had been in Vietnam for more than five months,teaching,explori
48、ng and laughing.I had learnedto56myself,my skills,my abilities and my decisions.After that period of time,I returned homeand was57,even to myself,not to mention to others.The58that had controlled my life andthe self-doubt completely59.That one big chance60everything for me,and in me.41.A.jobB.homeC.
49、addressD.solution42.A.finesB.medalsC.rewardsD.treats43.A.selflesslyB.easilyC.brightlyD.peacefully44.A.valuableB.sweetC.unforgettableD.ordinary45.A.butB.soC.orD.and46.A.shameB.prideC.confidenceD.doubt47.A.amazementB.stressC.joyD.responsibility48.A.employedB.doubtedC.inspectedD.overcame49.A.helpedB.fa
50、iledC.survivedD.continued50.A.imaginedB.decidedC.predictedD.promised51.A.equalB.reasonableC.impossibleD.unimportant52.A.excitedB.disappointedC.impressedD.ignored53.A.perfectB.necessaryC.tastyD.strange54.A.add toB.give upC.deal withD.suffer from55.A.pointB.shoutC.throwD.aim56.A.acceptB.trustC.excuseD
51、.forgive57.A.unrecognizableB.unreliableC.unconcernedD.unsatisfied58.A.respectB.fearC.courageD.tiredness59.A.picked upB.held onC.broke outD.went away60.A.drewB.changedC.madeD.bought第 11 页 共 12 页第二节:（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（1 个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。On April 22nd,the UNEP(United Nation En
52、vironment Programme)called for increasing protectionof Antarctica,61._ is the worlds most southern continent.62._(scientist)say climatechange and human activity have 63._(increasing)led to the melting of massive pieces ofAntarctic ice.Not only is the disappearance of ice affecting wildlife 64._ the
53、area such as sealsand penguins,but also causing oceans and seas around the globe 65._(rise).This leads to an even 66._(big)threat to coastal cities.For instance,Venice,an ancientcity of Italy,has long been threatened by the rising sea levels.So far,this situation 67._(make)worse by the fact that its
54、 ancient houses 68._(build)on a body of water are slowly sinking.Inaddition,the salty water is also destroying both famous buildings 69._ priceless artworks ofVenice.Therefore,its high time that action should be taken to fix 70._ serious problem.第四部分 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）假
55、定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有 10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅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。As the winter vacation is around the corner,our class has a discussion which topic is what to doduring
56、the holiday.Some are in favour of stay at home.They think it will be perfectly to celebrate theSpring Festival with our family members.Besides,they could save money for other purposes.But theywill lose chance of getting to know more about the outside world.Therefore,others prefer to travel sinceit c
57、an increase their knowledges and broaden their horizons.But they will spend more money and meetsome difficulties while traveled.In my view,it will be too much better to stay at home,because I will beable to do what I like.第 12 页 共 12 页第二节:书面表达（满分 25 分）假定你是李华，在高一上学期结束后即将进入新的班级。在过去的这一学期中，你的英语老师 Leon 给予了你很多帮助。请你用英语写一封信，内容包括：1.感谢对方的指导和鼓励；2.入学以来学习英语的收获；3.表达决心和祝愿。注意：1.词数 100 左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。Dear Mr.Leon,_Yours,Li Hua
