2019-2020年高一下学期期末英语试卷 含解析.doc

2019-2020年高一下学期期末英语试卷 含解析第一部分 听力（共两节，满分15分）第一节 听力理解（共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）听下面一段对话，回答1-2题。1. Where are the two speakers?A. On a plane. B. In a restaurant. C. On a bus. 2. Which of the following does the man never eat?A. Eggs. B. Chocolate. C. Bread. 听下面一段对话，回答3-5题。3. What does the man think of Jenny?A. Untidy. B. Impolite. C. Selfish. 4. What relation is Ann to Jenny?A. Ann is Jennys teacher. B. Ann is Jennys mother. C. Ann is Jennys grandmother. 5. What is the man going to do?A. Prepare supper. B. Pick up Jenny. C. Play with his son. 听下面一段独白，回答6-8题。6. What is the second book mainly about?A. The negative aspects of selfishness. B. The beneficial effects of exercise. C. The importance of friendship. 7. Which book is written by Fran Shaw?A. We Share Everything. B. The Boy Who Wouldnt Share. C. Sharing: How Kindness Grows. 8. Which of the following makes the story more enjoyable in the third book?A. The drawing. B. The dialogues. C. The ending. 听下面一段对话，回答9-10题。9. Why is the woman going to Beijing?A. To attend a conference. B. To travel around the city. C. To work as an English teacher. 10. Where does the conversation probably take place?A. At a train station. B. At a bus station. C. At an airport. 第二节 听取信息 （共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分）How to improve your memory for examsTake many short breaks during your study. Take a 5-minute break after studying for about _11_ minutes.Talk to yourself out loud.Give yourself a _12_ on the material in your own words. Ask yourself the questions possibly on the _13_ and answer them out loud.Study with _14_. Ask each other questions in turn. Pick up what you have _15_. 第二部分 语言知识应用 （共两节，满分45分）第一节: 完形填空 （共15小题； 每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 You must know the “ding dong ditch”. Person A rings Person Bs doorbell, and then quickly runs away or hides before Person B answers. Person B hurries to answer the door, only to find that on ones there. After the _16_ thing is repeated several times, this is called “ding dong ditch”. Sharon Mardis, a single mother of four, told ABC(Australian Broadcasting Corporation) News that she _17_ a “ding dong ditch” when she _18_ to her door at 1:00 a.m. last night. “My doorbell started ringing, and I came to the door,” Sharon told ABC News. “There was nobody at the door. I went back in the house. I got ten to twenty feet and the doorbell started ringing again. I came back to the door, but there was still nobody at the door.” She got _19_ and stepped outside, shouting, “Whos that? What on earth are you going to do?” Everywhere seemed to be _20_. But after Sharon returned to the house, she _21_ something. Smoke! Sharon quickly _22_ her kids and the family pets and ran out of the house. Only then did she _23_ how bad the fire was. The _24_ of the house fell down; the house was quickly covered by _25_ . The smoke detectors （探测器）had never gone off; they were out of batteries. Good thing for the doorbell. The _26_ is who had rung it. _27_ found that the flames had fused （溶化）the wires of the doorbell together, causing it to ring. But _28_, the fire had nothing to do with the door wiring at all. It had started in the bathroom, well down the hall. From there, the flames didnt spread to the nearby _29_, where the children and Sharon were sleeping. Instead, they surprisingly reached the doorbell first, making it ring repeatedly, and _30_ Sharon to avoid danger. Sharon believes it happened that way thanks to an angel. 16.A. special B. same C. important D. serious 17.A. experienced B. followed C. learned D. practiced 18.A. fell B. turned C. responded D. returned 19.A. angry B. tired C. worried D. interested 20.A. awful B. dirty C. silent D. funny 21.A. tastedB. feltC. touched D. smelled22.A. forted B. settled C. gathered D. frightened 23.A. realize B. dream C. wonder D. agree 24.A. paintings B. roof C. lights D. floor 25.A. cloudsB. sands C. treesD. flames26.A. question B. opinion C. mistake D. fact 27.A. Nurses B. Teachers C. Firefighters D. Doctors 28.A. fortunately B. strangely C. honestly D. clearly 29.A. kitchen B. hall C. bathroom D. bedroom 30.A. ordering B. encouraging C. warning D. advising 【文章大意】Sharon因为门铃的不正常响声而躲开了一场火灾，事后，消防员也没有找到门铃响的原因，而Sharon把它归于天使的保佑。16. 【答案】B【解析】考查形容词及语境的理解。A. special 特别的；B. same同一的； C. important重要的；D. serious严重的。根据repeated several times可推断，同样的事情重复多次。故选B。17. 【答案】A【解析】考查动词及语境的理解。A. experienced 经历；B. followed 跟随；C. learned学会； D. practiced练习。根据后面发生的故事可判断Sharon经历过一次ding dong ditch，故选A。18. 【答案】C【解析】考查动词及语境的理解。A. fell 击倒；B. turned 转头；C. responded回答； D. returned归来。根据下一段的I came back to the door,可判断，Sharon听到门铃去开门。故选C。19. 【答案】A【解析】考查形容词及语境的理解。A. angry 生气的；B. tired累的； C. worried 担心的；D. interested感兴趣的。根据stepped outside, shouting, “Whos that? What on earth are you going to do?可以判断她当时的心情是很生气的，故选A。20. 【答案】C【解析】考查形容词及语境的理解。A. awful可怕的； B. dirty脏的； C. silent沉默的； D. funny滑稽的，有趣的。根据But after Sharon returned to the house,她回到了房间，说明外面没有声音，故选C。21. 【答案】D【解析】考查动词及语境的理解。A. tasted 尝起来；B. felt 感觉；C. touched 触摸；D. smelled闻到。根据后面的Smoke!可知是闻到，故选D。22. 【答案】C【解析】考查动词及语境的理解。A. forted 安慰；B. settled 稳定；C. gathered 聚集；D. frightened害怕。根据ran out of the house可知Sharon可知她把孩子和宠物集合在一起跑出了家门，故选C。23. 【答案】A【解析】考查动词及语境的理解。A. realize意识到； B. dream 梦想；C. wonder想知道； D. agree同意。根据how bad the fire was.可知她意识到这个火是多么大呀，故选A。24. 【答案】B【解析】考查动词及语境的理解。A. paintings图画； B. roof 屋顶；C. lights 灯光；D. floor地板。根据下文可知火很大，房顶都塌了，故选B。25. 【答案】D【解析】考查动词及语境的理解。A. clouds云； B. sands 沙滩；C. trees树； D. flames火焰。根据how bad the fire was.可知火焰覆盖了整个房子，故选D。26. 【答案】A【解析】考查动词及语境的理解。A. question 问题；B. opinion意见； C. mistake 错误；D. fact事实。根据上文可知Sharon不知为什么门铃响。问题是谁按响了门铃。故选A。27. 【答案】C【解析】考查动词及语境的理解。A. Nurses护士； B. Teachers教师； C. Firefighters 消防员；D. Doctors医生。根据that the flames had fused （溶化）the wires of the doorbell together, causing it to ring.可知着火了消防队员来到了现场。火把门铃的电线融化了。故选C。28. 【答案】B【解析】考查动词及语境的理解。A. fortunately幸运地； B. strangely奇怪地； C. honestly真诚地； D. clearly明显地，清晰地。但是奇怪地是火和门铃的电线没有关系，故选B。29. 【答案】D【解析】考查动词及语境的理解。A. kitchen厨房； B. hall大厅； C. bathroom浴室； D. bedroom卧室。根据where the children and Sharon were sleeping可知火焰没有蔓延到孩子睡觉的地方，故选D。30. 【答案】C【解析】考查动词及语境的理解。A. ordering订购； B. encouraging鼓励； C. warning警告； D. advising建议。门铃不断地响，警告Sharon避免了危险。第二节: 语法填空（共10小题； 每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的次或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卷相应位置上。 I became a teacher of English in 1980. After that, I 31 (feel)something I was not quite used to. That is, there was no one to correct my mistakes any more. Instead, I became the one_32_ corrected others mistakes although I knew there was still much to be desired in my own English. Five years later, through my efforts, I started to teach English 33 the radio. By then, I had bee an experienced teacher and had somewhat improved my English. I received a number of _34_ (encourage) letters from the listeners. One day one of my colleagues came up to me and asked me how I pronounced the word “eighth”. I told _35_ about it. My colleague thanked me and left. But as he went away, I _36_ (sudden) felt not sure of myself. As soon as I returned to my room, I looked the word up 37 a dictionary. Good heavens! I was wrong. I found myself in an embarrassing situation. I had always been considered as 38 living dictionary by my colleagues. If I didnt go to tell my colleague the right answer, maybe he would never know the fact, though I would feel a little ashamed of myself. But 39 I went to tell him I was wrong, what would they think of me? After careful thoughts, I went to my colleague. I find there is nothing that leaves me a 40 (deep) impression than the correction of my mistake.第三部分 阅读（共两节，满分50分）第一节 阅读理解 （共20小题，每小题2分，共40分） A The Sapporo Snow Festival (Sapporo Yuki-matsuri) is a festival being held every year in Sapporo, Japan for over seven days in February. Presently, Odori Park, Susukino, and Tsudome are the main places of the festival. The xx Yuki-matsuri dates are February 5 to 11. The festival is one of Japans largest and most typical winter events. In xx (58th Festival), about two million people visited Sapporo to see the hundreds of floating statues and ice sculptures at the Odori Park and Susukino sites, in central Sapporo, and at the Satoland site. The festival is thought to be a chance for promoting international relations. International Snow Sculpture Contest has been held at the Odori Park site since 1974, and 14 teams from various areas of the world participated in xx. The subject of the statues differs and often shows an event, famous building or person from the previous year. For example, in xx, there were statues of Hideki Matsui, the famous baseball player who at that time played for the New York Yankees. A number of stages made out of snow are also constructed and some events including musical performances are held. At the Satoland site, visitors can enjoy long snow and ice slides as well as a huge maze（迷宫） made of snow. Visitors can also enjoy a variety of local foods from all over Hokkaido at the Odori Park and Satoland sites, such as fresh seafood, potatoes and corn, and fresh dairy products. Every year the number of Statues displayed is around 400 in total. In xx, there were 307 statues created in the Odori Park site, 32 in the Satoland site and 100 in the Susukino site. The best place to view the creations is from the TV Tower at the Odori Park site. Most of the statues are lighted in the evening. The Sapporo Snow Festival Museum is placed in the Hitsujigaoka observation hill （羊之丘展望台）in Toyohira-ku, and displays historical materials and media of the festival. 【文章大意】本文叙述了日本的札幌冰雪节的开始的时间，主要的主题及主要活动等。 41. The Sapporo Snow Festival xx will start from _. A. February 1 B. February 5 C. February 7 D. February 11 【答案】B【解析】细节理解题。根据The xx Yuki-matsuri dates are February 5 to 11.可知应选2月5日开始，故选B。42. Which of the following is NOT the subject of the statues? A. An event B. A famous building C. A person D. A county 【答案】D【解析】细节理解题。根据The subject of the statues differs and often shows an event, famous building or person from the previous year.它的主题是大事件、著名的建筑、人物、；没有提到郡县，故选D。43. What does the author think of the Sapporo Snow Festival?A. Visitors can see the hundreds of statues and ice sculptures. B. Japan can promote international relations through the festival.C. Musicians have a chance for giving musical performances. D. People can enjoy a variety of local foods from Hokkaido. 【答案】B【解析】细节理解题。根据The festival is thought to be a chance for promoting international relations.可知通过节日推进了国际关系，故选B。44. Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage?A. There are long snow and ice slides made of snow at the Satoland site. B. The best place to view the creations is from the TV Tower at the Satoland site. C. The Sapporo Snow Festival Museum is placed in Toyohira-ku. D. There are many local foods sold at the Odori Park and Satoland sites. 【答案】B【解析】细节理解题。根据The best place to view the creations is from the TV Tower at the Odori Park site.是从电视塔和Odori Park site是观看的好地方，故选B。45. The passage is most likely to be taken from _. A. a culture book B. a Japanese novel C. a travel magazine D. a food book 【答案】A【解析】推理判断题。根据短文的内容可知这是介绍节日文化的，故选A。 BWe dont know how different our future will be in the future. We can only try to imagine it. At first we think about human relationship. In the year 2050, we will use puters almost every day. We will be making new friends through the Internet-even our husbands or wives will be met in this way. It will be much faster and easier for us. On the other hand, our relationships with people wont be as important as they are today-we will feel a little lonely. puters will also help us in many other activities in 2050. For example, they will be used by the children at school to make their learning easier. In addition, there will be much more other machines which will play a similar role as puters, like robots which will do the housework for us. Spending holidays will also be pletely different. Traveling to other planets or to the moon will be available for everyone. Means of transport will, of course, change, too. We will be using solar-powered cars, which will be much more environmentally friendly. We could expect that the faster technological progress would lead to a more pollution environment. But it isnt true. We will pay more attention to protecting the environment. And, scientists will probably find cures for many dangerous diseases, like cancer or AIDS. Therefore, our surroundings as well as our health will be in a better condition. Although we cant predict the exact changes which will be made in the world, we often think about them. We worry about our and our childrens future; we have expectations, hopes as well as fears. But I think we should be rather sanguine about our future. We should be happy and believe good things will happen. 【文章大意】文章提出2050的生活会是什么样的？后面是展开想象，让读者设想一下从日常生活到科技发展的变化。46. Why will people probably feel a little lonely in 2050?A. Because the number of people will bee much smaller. B. Because there will be less face-to-face munication. C. Because people wont like making friends with each other. D. Because people wont municate with each other much often. 【答案】B【解析】推理判断题。根据第二段的内容可知，在2050年，人们主要通过电脑进行交流，而很少进行面对面的交流，人与人之间的关系也就淡薄了，因此那时的人们会感到有点孤独选B。47. The third paragraph mainly tells us _. A. that puters will do all the things for human beings. B. how people will use puters to municate with each other. C. that machines like puters and robots will help people a lotD. how people will use robots to do the housework【答案】C【解析】段落大意题。根据第三段的内容可知，计算机和机器人等机器会给人类很大的帮助，故选C。48. According to the passage, which of the following will happen in 2050?A. The relationship between people will be more important than today. B. The way of spending holidays will be the same as that of today.C. It wont be difficult for people to travel to other planets. D. Our environment will be much more polluted with a growning number of cars. 【答案】C【解析】推理判断题。根据第二段的our relationships with people wont be as important as they are today 可知A项不正确；根据第四段的Spending holidays will also be pletely different.可知B项不正确；根据第四段的Traveling to other planets or to the moon will be available for everyone.可知C项正确；根据倒数第二段的We will pay more attention to protecting the environment.Therefore，our surroundings as well as health will be in a better condition.可知D项不正确。选C。49. The underlined word “sanguine” in the last paragraph most probably means _. A. disappointed B. surprised C. curious D. optimistic 【答案】D【解析】词义猜测题。根据We should be happy and believe good things will happen.可以推测出，这里指的是要保持乐观的态度，故选D。 50. What does the passage mainly talk about? A. How people will municate in the year 2050 B. What our life will be like in the year 2050C. How people will travel and spend their holiday in the year 2050D. What high technology will appear in the year 2050【答案】B【解析】主旨大意题。根据根据文章第一句话We dont know how different our life will be in the future. We can only try to imagine it.可知文章是讲2050的生活会是什么样的？故选B。 CI began working in journalism when I was eight. It was my mothers idea. She wanted me to “make something” of myself, and decided I had better start young if I was to have any chance of keeping up with the petition.With my load of magazines I headed toward Belleville Avenue. The crowds were there. There were two gas stations on the corner of Belleville and Union. For several hours I made myself highly visible, making sure everyone could see me and the heavy black letters on the bag that said THE SATURDAY EVENING POST. When it was supper time, I walked back home.“ How many did you sell, my boy?” my mother asked.“ None.”“ Where did you go?”“ The corner of Belleville and Union Avenues.”“ What did you do?”“ Stood on the corner waiting for somebody to buy a Saturday Evening Post.”“ You just stood there?” “ Didnt sell a single one.”“ My God, Russell!”Uncle Allen put in, “ Well, Ive decided to take the Post.” I handed him a copy and he paid me a nickel(五分镍币). It was the first nickel I earned.Afterwards my mother taught me how to be a salesman. I would have to ring doorbells, address adults with self-confidence, and persuade them by saying that no one, no matter how poor, could afford to be without the Saturday Evening Post in the home.One day, I told my mother Id changed my mind. I didnt want to make a success in the magazine business.“If you think you can change your mind like this,” she replied, “ youll bee a good-for-nothing.” She insisted that. As soon as school was over, I should start ringing doorbells, selling magazines. Whenever I said no, she would scold me.My mother and I had fought this battle almost as long as I could remember. My mother, dissatisfied with my fathers plain workmans life, determined that I would not grow up like him and his people. But never did she expect that, forty years later, such a successful journalist as me would go back to her husbands people for true life and love.【文章大意】本文叙述了作者小时后在母亲的鼓励下，坚持要作者自己去卖杂志，最后成为一名记者的经历。51. Why did the boy start his job young?A. He wanted to be famous in the future. B. The job was quite easy for him.C. His mother had high hopes for him. D. The petition for the job was fierce.【答案】C【解析】细节理解题。根据It was my mothers idea. She wanted me to “make something” of myself, and decided I had better start young if I was to have any chance of keeping up with the petition.母亲对小男孩的希望高，故选C。52. From the dialogue between the boy and his mother, we learn that the mother was _. A. excited B. interested C. ashamed D. disappointed 【答案】D【解析】细节理解题。根据“ Didnt sell a single one.”母亲对于儿子没有卖出一份杂志，感到很失望，故选D。53.What did the mother do when the boy wanted to give up?A. She forced him to continue. B. She punished him.C. She gave him some money. D. She changed her plan.【答案】A【解析】细节理解题。根据Whenever I said no, she would scold me.她的母亲强迫他继续，故选A。54. What does the underlined phrase “this battle”(last paragraph) refer to?A. The war between the boys parents. B. The arguing between the boy and his mother.C. The quarrel between the boy and his customers. D. The fight between the boy and his father.【答案】B【解析】词义猜测题。根据My mother and I had fought this battle almost as long as I could remember.指的是母亲和儿子的争论，故选B。55. What is the text mainly about?A. The early life of a journalist. B. The early success of a journalist.C. The happy childhood of the writer. D. The important role of the writer in his family.【答案】A【解析】主旨大意题。根据短文的内容叙述的是作者的当记者早起经历，故选A。DTraditional fairytales are being abandoned by parents because they are too scary for their young children, a study found. Research revealed one in five parents has ditched old classics such as Snow White and the Seven Dwarves and Rapunzel in favour of more modern books. One third of parents said their children have been left in tears after hearing the horrible details of Little Red Riding Hood. And nearly half of mothers and fathers refuse to read Rumplestiltskin to their kids as the themes of the story are kidnapping and execution. Similarly, Goldilocks and the Three Bears was also a tale likely to be left on the book shelf as parents felt it forgives stealing. The survey of 2,000 adults was conducted to mark the launch of the hit US drama GRIMM, which starts tonight at 9pm on Watch, and sees six e