2019-2020学年高一英语下学期期中试题 (VIII).doc

2019-2020学年高一英语下学期期中试题 (VIII)（说明：本试卷满分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. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. Education B. Money C. Plans2. What is the relationship between the speakers? A. They are neighbors. B. They are friends C. They are strangers.3. Why didnt Harry go to school? A. He was sick. B. He drove a car to the hospital. C. He was hurt in the morning.4. How much money will the man have after he buys the tickets? A. $9 B. $4 C. $15. What can we learn from the conversation? A. Carol liked the film she saw last week better. B. Michael didnt like the film he saw last night. C. Michael thought the film he saw last week was more interesting.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6、7题。6. What are the two speakers talking about? A. A new car B. The road sighs. C. The traffic lights.7. Who is more familiar with the driving rules on highways? A. The woman. B. The man C. Both of them.听第7段材料，回答第8、9、10题。8. What is the topic of the conversation? A. Family B. Friendship C. Marriage.9. Which will the woman support? A. Familys not important. B. Loves not important. C. Friendships most important in life.10.What can we learn from the conversation? A. The man has no friends. B. The man considers familys help very important.C. The woman has no boyfriend.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11. What does the woman ask the photographer to do? A. She asks him to take a photo of her mother. B. She asks him to take a photo of himself. C. She asks him to take a photo of herself12. How much does one copy cost? A. 18 dollars. B. 3 dollars C. 5 dollars13. How does the photographer take her picture? A. He asks her to stand there and say “ cheese” B. He asks her to sits on the chair and say “ cheese” C. He asks her to sit down and keep silent.听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。14. Why does the man call Ms Strong? A. To get information about after-sales service. B. To make an appointment with her. C. To get his fax machine repaired.15. When will the woman send the material? A. At 2:30 B. At 3:30 C. At 5:0016. What is the man going to do in the afternoon? A. Repair the fax. B. Send the woman a fax. C. To get his fax machine repaired.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题17. When did the man e into the bank? A. In the morning B. In the afternoon C. At noon18. What was in the mans hands? A. A revolver(gun) B. A bag C. A recover and a bag19. What did Rose finally do ? A. She called the police. B. She laughed loudly C. She shouted to her colleagues. 20. Why did she do this? A. She recognized the man. B. She recognized the gun. C. She was too afraid.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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AMike is an automotive mechanic（汽车修理技工）, but he lost his job a few months ago. He has a good heart, but always feared applying for a new job. One day, he gathered up all his strength and decided to attend a job interview. His appointment was at 10 am and it was already 8:30. While waiting for a bus to the office where he was supposed to be interviewed, he saw an elderly man wildly kicking the tyre(轮胎) of his car. Obviously there was something wrong with the car. Mike immediately went up to lend him a hand. When Mike finished working on the car, the old man asked him how much he should pay for the service. Mike said there was no need to pay him; he just helped someone in need, and he had to rush for an interview. Then the old man said, “Well, I could take you to the office for your interview. Its the least I could do. Please, I insist.” Mike agreed. Upon arrival, Mike found a long line of applicants waiting to be interviewed. Mike still had some grease on him after the car repair, but he did not have much time to wash it off or have a change of shirt. One by one, the applicants left the interviewers office with disappointed looks on their faces. Finally his name was called. The interviewer was sitting on a large chair facing the office window. Rocking the chair back and forth, he asked, “Do you really need to be interviewed?” Mikes heart sank. “With the way I look now, how could I possibly pass this interview?” he thought to himself. Then the interviewer turned the chair and to Mikes surprise, it was the old man he helped earlier in the morning. It turned out he was the General Manager of the pany. “Sorry I had to keep you waiting, but I was pretty sure I made the right decision to have you as part of our workforce before you even stepped into this office. I just know youd be a trustworthy worker. Congratulations!” Mike sat down and they shared a cup of well-deserved coffee as he landed himself a new job. 21. Why did Mike apply for a new job?A. He was out of work. B. He was bored with his job. C. He wanted a higher position. D. He hoped to find a better boss.22. What did Mike see on the way to the interview?A. A friends car had a flat tyre.B. a wild man was pushing a car.C. a terrible accident happened.D. an old mans car broke down.23. Why did the old man offer Mike a ride?A. He was also to be interviewed. B. He needed a traveling panion.C. He always helped people in need. D. He was thankful to Mike. 24. How did Mike feel on hearing the interviewers question?A. He was sorry for the other applicants.B. There was no hope for him to get the job. C. He regretted helping the old man. D. The interviewer was very rude. 25. What can we learn from Mikes experience？A. Where there is a will, theres a way.B. A friend in need is a friend indeed.C. Good is rewarded with good. D. Two heads are better than one.BThere is an English saying that “Laughter is the best medicine.” Until recently, few people took the saying seriously. Now however, doctors have begun to look into laughter and the effects it has on the human body. They have found that laughter can really improve peoples health.Tests were carried out to study the effects of laughter on the body. People watched funny films while doctors checked their hearts, blood pressure, breathing and muscles. It was found that laughter has similar effects to physical exercise. It increases blood pressure, makes the heart beat quicker and makes people breathe deeper; it also works on several groups of muscles in the face, the stomach, and even the feet. If laughter exercises the body, it must be beneficial.Other tests have shown that laughter appears to be able to reduce the effects of pain on the body. In one experiment doctors produced pain in groups of students who listened to different radio programs. The group that tolerated（忍耐）the pain for the longest time was the group which listened to a funny program. The reason why laughter can reduce pain seems to be that it helps to produce a kind of chemical in the brain which reduces both stress and pain.As a result of these discoveries, some doctors in the United States now hold laughter clinics, in which they help to improve their patients condition by encouraging them to laugh. They have found that even if their patients do not really feel like laughing, making them smile is enough to produce beneficial effects similar to those caused by laughter.26. According to the passage, which of the following statements is WRONG?A. Laughter is good for health.B. Laughter can make you bee old quickly.C. Laughter helps to reduce pain.D. Laughter, just like physical exercise, is good for our body.27. Why do some doctors hold laughter clinics?A. Because they want to earn more money.B. Because they think they will help the patients recover from illnesses.C. Because they want to improve their patients condition.D. Because they want their patients to practice how to laugh.28. What would be the best title for this passage?A. Both laughter and physical exercise are good for health.B. Laughter clinics help patients improve their condition.C. Laughter can reduce the effects of pain.D. Laughter is the best medicine.COne night, the first floor of the house suddenly caught fire. The fire was big, and soon became a sea of fire. On the second floor lived a little girl and her grandmother; the little girls parents had died, and she lived together with her grandma. In order to rescue the little girl, the grandmother was burned to death, leaving the little girl crying for help loudly.How could people enter the house? At that very moment, a man carrying a ladder rushed to the flames and entered the house through the window. When he appeared again in the eyes of the people, the little girl was in his arms. He gave the child to the crowd, and then disappeared into the night.This little girl had no family. Two months later a meeting was held to find a person to adopt（收养）the girl. A teacher was willing to adopt this child, and said she could give her the best education; a farmer wanted to adopt this child, saying that village life would let the child grow up healthily and happily; a rich man said, “I can give the child everything that others can do.”A lot of people who wanted to adopt this child said a lot about the benefits of their adopting the child. But the little girls face had no expression. At that time, a man, through the crowd, walked straight to the little girl, and opened his arms for the little girl. People were puzzled, and they found that the man had terrible scars on his arms. The little girl let out a cry, “This is the man who saved me!” She suddenly jumped up and buried her face in his arms and sobbed. Naturally the man adopted the girl.29. Which of the following statements is TRUE?A. The grandma was too old to rush out of the room.B. The little girl and her grandpa lived on the second floor.C. To rescue the little girl, her grandma died in the fire.D. The grandma and the little girl cried for help loudly on the first floor.30. What did the man do after he had saved the little girl?A. He returned to his work.B. He gave the girl to the crowd and left quickly.C. He was injured and went to the hospital.D. He took the girl home.31. The meeting was held there in order to .A. decide who would take in and bring up the girlB. find out who had rescued the girlC. decide how the girl would be raisedD. honor the hero who had saved the girl32. What can we learn from the passage?A. People didnt want to help the little girl at first.B. The man who had saved the girl was a fireman.C. The rich man would not buy anything the girl needed.D. The girl recognized the man and was happy to be adopted by him.DWhile reading a book in English, every few lines of text, you run across a word or two that you dont know. You look up every new word in the dictionary. Bad move. All that does slow you down. Even electric or CD ROM dictionaries can get in the way of your reading progress. A dictionary is like a road map. It can help you if you get lost and point you in the right direction. But if you stop to look at the “map” each time you take a step, youll get nowhere fast.On your English learning “journey”, a dictionary can be a helpful “travel panion ”if it is not overused. To help you start thinking in English, use an English-to-English dictionary. Otherwise, you will always depend on your native language and end up translating in your head.A good dictionary can help you do more than just find the meaning of a word. It can help you verify（test and check）spelling, check word forms and grammar usage, find example sentence and learn pronunciation. Some dictionaries even provide exercises to teach you how to use their resources （资源）.Take time to get to know your dictionary. Learn the pronunciation symbols (符号). Understand what the abbreviations (缩写字) mean. Try to master the important grammar rules. Look for charts, diagrams and lists that might be useful in the future. You will discover how helpful it can be to make friends with your dictionary. And as they say, “A friend in need is a friend indeed.”33. Why do we need a good English-to-English dictionary?A. Because it is a good friend.B. Because it can help us to find the right direction if we get lost.C. Without it well always depend on our native language and end up translating in our head.D. Because it can help us to start thinking in English and in Chinese.34. The underlined word “that” in the last paragraph refers to _.A. pronunciation symbols and grammar rulesB. abbreviations and usage for grammar rulesC. the meaning of a word, spelling and grammar usageD. charts, diagrams and lists35. According to the passage, which statement can lead you to believe?A. The more you use a dictionary, the better you can understand the article.B. The more you use a dictionary, the faster you may read.C. The more you use the resources in a dictionary, the more you can benefit (受益) from it.D. The better a dictionary is, the more expensive it is.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。Health is the most important thing in the world. Nothing is more important than health. If one takes away our money, houses, cars, or even our clothes, we can still survive. 36 That is why we always try to eat in a healthy way and exercise regularly. How can we keep healthy? In order to eat healthily, I usually avoid eating food high in fat, like French fries or cookies, which are junk foods. 37 Besides, I only eat little meat. 38 Taking exercise every day helps us build a strong body. Regular exercise is an important part of keeping me healthy. Whats more, I think friends are an important part of ones health. 39 I always feel better when I am with friends than when I am alone. When I am with my friends, I always laugh. Laughing is also an important part of health. It is good to stay with my friends. By eating properly and exercising regularly, I can keep my body at a proper weight and keep healthy. By spending time with my friends, I can keep my mind happy. These things sound easy to do,but not many people can manage them. 40 A. Many studies show that people with a narrow range of social contacts often get sick. B. There are some people who like staying alone, but they keep healthy. C. On the other hand, doing exercise is very important. D. But if our health was taken away, it is certain that we would surely die. E. I think a strong will is necessary if we want to keep healthy. F. I eat a lot of vegetables and fresh fruit which are full of vitamins. G. Some people bee fat because they often eat too much.第三部分：语言知识运用（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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。I used to be a very self-centered person, but in the past two years I have really changed. I have started to think about other people 41 I think about myself. I am happy that I am being a 42 person. I think my 43 started when I was at Palomar College. At first, I just wanted to get my 44 and be left alone. I thought I was smarter than everyone else, so I hardly ever 45 to anyone in my class. By the end of my first semester, I was really 46 . It seemed as if everyone but me had made friends and was having fun. So I tried to 47 myself. I started asking people around me how they were doing, and if they were having trouble I 48 to help. That was really a big 49 for me. By the end of the year, I had several new friends, two of 50 are still my best friends today. A bigger cause of my new 51 , however, came when I took a part-time job at Vista Nursing Home. One old lady there who had Alzheimers disease became my 52 . Every time I came into her room, she was so 53 because she thought I was her daughter. Her real daughter never 54 her, so I took her place. She let me 55 that making others feel good made me feel good, too. When she died, I was 56 , but I was also very grateful to her. I think I am a much 57 person today than I used to be, and I hope I will not 58 these experiences. They have 59 me to care about other people more than about myself. I 60 who I am today, and I could not say that a few years ago. 41. A. since B. before C. or D. unless42. A. famous B. simple C. different D. skilled 43. A. education B. career C. tour D. change44. A. balance B. homework C. degree D. interest 45. A. talked B. wrote C. lied D. reported 46. A. careful B. lonely C. curious D. guilty 47. A. argue B. check C. change D. defend 48. A. dared B. offered C. hesitated D. happened 49. A. dream B. problem C. duty D. step 50. A. us B. which C. them D. whom51. A. attitude B. hobby C. hope D. luck 52. A. friend B. partner C. guide D. guest 53. A. polite B. happy C. strange D. confident 54. A. bothered B. answered C. visited D. trusted 55. A. explain B. guess C. declare D. see56. A. homeless B. heartbroken C. bad-tempered D. hopeless 57. A. quieter B. busier C. better D. richer58. A. forget B. face C. improve D. analyze 59. A. forced B. preferred C. ordered D. taught60. A. miss B. like C. wonder D. expect 第II卷第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Edison was one of the greatest 61. _ (scientist) that greatly shaped modern society.When he was seven, Edisons family moved from Ohio to Michigan after his father got a job there. Because of hearing problems, he had difficulty 62._ (follow) the lessons and often ran away from school. However, he used the time 63._(read) books and set up a lab in his home. But the smell from his lab was often so strong 64._ his mother had to stop him from carrying out any more experiments at home.At the age of twelve, Edison got a job on the Grand Trunk Railway. There, he made use 65._ an abandoned (被抛弃的) car as his lab. During that time, he 66._ (success) developed a device (设备) that could send messages. By 1869, Edisons inventions in telegraphy were widely accepted, 67._ made him decide to leave the job and bee a full-time inventor. Edisons most “well-known” inventions included the electric light bulb, microphones and so on. When asked to explain68._ he could e up with so many inventions, Edison said Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration.Edison 69._ (die) at the age of 84 on October 18, 1931. At the time of his death, he was still doing experiments in his lab in West Orange, New Jersey. He clearly enjoyed his work and lived life to 70._ fullest.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：在错的词下画一横线，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 Mum and Dad, How are you? Everything goes good with me here.I like the new school and I was getting on well with myclassmates.The teachers here are so kindly to us that theylook like our own parents, especially the English teacher, she is about thirty years old. She always tries her best to find an unusual ways to make her lessons lively and interested, so nobody feels sleepy in her class. We practice a lot of in and after class, and myspoken English has improved.Every morning we run around the playground or go back to study in the classroom. On Saturdayswe often see a film and we enjoyed a happy life here. Yours,