江蘇省邗江中學(xué)2020_2021學(xué)年高一英語(yǔ)上學(xué)期期中試題

1、江蘇省邗江中學(xué)2020-2021學(xué)年高一英語(yǔ)上學(xué)期期中試題說(shuō)明：本試卷分第i卷（選擇題）和第ii卷（非選擇題）兩部分，全卷滿分150分，考試時(shí)間120分鐘第i卷（選擇題 共82.5分） 第一部分 聽(tīng)力（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）第一節(jié)（共5小題；每小題1.5分，滿分7.5分）聽(tīng)下面5段對(duì)話。每段對(duì)話后有一個(gè)小題，從題中所給的a、b、c三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽(tīng)完每段對(duì)話后，你都有10秒鐘的時(shí)間來(lái)回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對(duì)話僅讀一遍。1. why is the woman sad?a. she feels homesick. b. she missed a call. c

2、. she got hurt when hiking.2. what does the woman mean?a. lucy was late for school. b. lucy got to school early. c. lucy was absent from school.3. when does tom have to leave?a. at 7:00. b. at 7:15. c. at 7:30.4. what is the woman doing?a. blaming the man. b. dealing with an accident. c. complaining

3、 about her work.5. where does the conversation probably take pace?a. at a shoe shop. b. at a hotel. c. in a hospital.第二節(jié)（共15小題；每小題1.5分，滿分22.5分） 聽(tīng)下面5段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白。每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白后有幾個(gè)小題，從題中所給的a、b、c三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽(tīng)每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白前，你將有時(shí)間閱讀各個(gè)小題，每小題5秒鐘；聽(tīng)完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的做答時(shí)間。每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白讀兩遍。聽(tīng)第6段材料，回答第6至7題6. how often does the ma

4、n go to the evening classes?a. twice a week. b. three times a week. c. four times a week.7. why does the man take the evening classes?a. to go abroad. b. to make friends. c. to change his job.聽(tīng)第7段材料，回答第8至9題。8. when will julie pick up her father?a. at six. b. at four. c. at two.9 what will the two sp

5、eakers do next?a. go to the airport. b. play the video games. c. choose their different dresses.聽(tīng)第8段材料，回答第10至12題。10. when is the man going to new zealand?a. in two days. b. in a couple of months. c. in two weeks.11. why did the man call the woman?a. to ask her to join him. b. to ask for some informa

6、tion. c. to help her set up a branch company.12. where are they going to meet?a. at susans. b. at toms. c. at a restaurant.聽(tīng)第9段材料，回答第13至16題。13. where is the art exhibition taking place?a. at an art gallery. b. at a shopping mall. c. at an exhibition center.14. what does the man think of the place of

7、 the exhibition now?a. it is strange. b. it is ordinary. c. it is cool.15. what is being shown in the painting section of the exhibition?a. mainly classical paintings. b. largely contemporary paintings.c. an equal number of classical paintings and contemporary paintings.16. which section is the most

8、 popular?a. the video section. b. the sculpture section. c. the photography section.聽(tīng)第10段材料，回答第17至20題。17. how old was dave when his father passed away?a. 15. b. 10. c.5.18. what did dave do in the evenings?a. he earned some money. b. he did housework for the family. c. he drove his brother to some p

9、laces.19. who introduced andrew at the graduation ceremony?a. his soccer coach. b. the school headmaster. c. the head of the school district.20. what happened during andrews speech?a. his mother started crying. b. andrew thanked his father.c. dave realized his hard work had paid off.第二部分 閱讀（共15小題，每小

10、題2.5分,滿分37.5分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的a、b、c、d四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。alooking for work?tutors wanted: math / science / humanities test preparationjob posted: 2 days ago wage: $27-30 per hour job type: part-timeschedule: afternoons, evenings, weekdays, weekendsjob description:were looking for tutors to join us before the n

11、ext school year starts.our suitable candidate will be able to assist middle and high school students with test preparation and academic work in math, science and / or humanities.well pay for your training before this fall and can also offer flexible summer tutoring chances, including teaching group

12、classes.once our fall semester starts on august 21, well have even higher demand for tutoring sessions on sundays from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. as well as from 3 p.m. to 9 p. m. monday-thursday. what we offer: flexible scheduling. tutors work from 15 to 30 hours per week depending on availability and studen

13、t demand. free sunday dinners during the academic year. fun staff gatherings. health insurance reimbursement（補(bǔ)償）for staff working over 30 hours per week. we are 5 minutes walking distance from the menlo park caltrain station.applicants must: have a good command of the subjects they tutor. be willing

14、 to tutor students through the full academic year. application instructions: email us your resume（簡(jiǎn)歷）. tell us why you want to join academic trainers and describe your experience of tutoring students if you have any. let us know your scheduling preferences and potential start date. tell us which of

15、the subjects you are able to tutor - math, science and / or humanities.21. which period of time needs the most tutors during the academic year?a. saturday and sunday mornings. b. sunday afternoons and evenings.c. monday and thursday mornings.d. friday afternoons and evenings. 22. what can a tutor en

16、joy who works more than 30 hours per week?a. comfortable accommodation. b. free job training every month.c. free meals during the academic year.d. health insurance reimbursement.23. what qualification should a suitable candidate have?a. he / she must be good at the subjects they tutor.b. he / she mu

17、st tutor all the subjects part-time.c. he / she must have a previous tutoring experience.d. he / she must work every evening through the academic year.blooking back, if i could tell my younger self one thing, it would be to appreciate the summer holidays more. it doesnt matter how beautiful the weat

18、her is if the only time you get to experience it is on a 15-minute lunch break. when i worked full-time in an office, i would feel the pain of this as colleagues with kids jetted off for a summer break and i was left to work. i felt as though my life came second to theirs, but ive come to realize th

19、is time was actually a gift. let me explain. so much of our working week finds us rushing to meet deadlines and please bosses. we have a long list of things that have to be achieved and we can get so lost in all of these that we forget to do the other things that can boost both our careers and produ

20、ctivity. the summertime, however, sees managers on holiday and an attitude of “nothing will get decided on until september”, which means this is the perfect time to focus on you. the main thing ive learned over my years of working is to use this period to recharge, even if youre not actually on holi

21、day. i vividly remember complaining to a friend once of being bored during august. after shed rolled her eyes at this non-problem, she suggested that perhaps this time was slow because it is supposed to be focusing on something other than work. i could leave on time and have life outside of the offi

22、ce. making time to see my friends or finally seeing the exhibitions id been putting off for months recharged me, and when the break ended, i was ready for it. so much of our working life is about relationships, yet we sacrifice these to raise productivity. it may be more beneficial to a work relatio

23、nship to take a colleague for a coffee, but its quicker to fire off an email, so we do that. in the summer, suggesting a walk in the sunshine, while you talk about how to deal with that tricky client, suddenly seems like the best way to work. the-hopefully-warm weather makes all of us unreserved, so

24、 use this to your advantage. are there people youve really wanted to meet but theyve always been too busy? and finally, if you already know that, come september, youre going to start pushing for that pay rise or new job you promised yourself, then now is the time to ensure that youve got all the evi

25、dence to make your case. offering to be the point of contact for projects when your boss is away can give you the experience you need to take the next step. use the summer wisely and, by the end of it, youll be the employee with a new plan of action and a contacts book filled with new best friends.

26、24. the reason why the author counts the summer break as a gift is that _. a. it provides a chance to escape from loads of heavy workb. much attention can be paid to oneself and self-refreshmentc. it is a perfect time to jet off and spend holidays with kidsd. work can be postponed to september for a

27、bsence of managers25. what does the underlined sword “it” in paragraph 3 refer to?a. the work. b. the experience. c. the break. d . the exhibition. 26. where would the sentence “summer brings out everyones social side.” best fit?a. b. c. d. 27. according to the author, what is the benefit of being “

28、the point of contact for projects”?a. filling in the gap colleagues have left. b.developing new friendships and action plans.c.recharging yourself with much energy. d.catching up on pleasures you have missed.ci live in an area where most parents would rather cut back on personal hobbies for themselv

29、es than stop paying for their childrens activities.music lessons, horseback riding, summer camps, sports teamsthe list goes on and on. often, so do the costs. and even if the money is not there, some parents find a way. i know people who have borrowed from family and run up their credit cards to pay

30、 for all the stuff they believe their children just cannot miss.“the experiences we thought kids had to have before high school has moved down to junior high and now elementary,” said william doherty, a professor of family studies and director of the marriage and family therapy program at the univer

31、sity of minnesota. soon, well be talking about leadership opportunities for babies.”somehow, not offering our children every possible opportunity “feels like bad parenting,” said wendy mogel, a clinical psychologist.but in an effort to give their children everything, some parents end up not just usi

32、ng up financial resources, but also their own emotional energy. “a lot of parents are exhausted by their own overparenting,” said bryan caplan, an economics professor at george mason university.” they make so many sacrifices and are so stressed out by driving around so much that they explode at kids

33、 for changing the radio station.”“its easy to take a look at the more successful kids and assume that all the activities are why they are more successful,”professor caplan said. but research doesnt bear that out. on a recent national public radio program, steven d. levitt, a professor of economics a

34、t the university of chicago, said he and another economist could find no evidence that that sort of parental choices could be linked at all with academic success.28. what can we infer from william dohertys argument?a. kids need to experience so many activities at a young age.b. kids should seize lea

35、dership opportunities when they were babies.c. kids are taking part in extracurricular activities at a much younger age.d. kids should take part in extracurricular activities before elementary school.29. why do parents offer their children so many lessons according to wendy mogel？a. they want to sho

36、w off their love to their children.b. they think that is the kind of life their children want to live.c. they want to be good parents and be responsible for their children.d. they believe the lessons can help their children achieve academic success.30. what does the underlined phrase bear that out i

37、n the last paragraph mean？a. understand. b. deny. c. examine. d. prove.31. what is the bad effect of offering children too many extracurricular activities？a. the children may make no sacrifice. b. the children may not be successful in the future.c. the parents may ask too much of their children. d.

38、the parents may get extremely tired. dwhat if we had the power to control time, instead of moving from the past to the present to the future? what if we could jump, loop and travel through time in a machine? what if we could go wherever and whenever we pleased?this ability would allow us to witness

39、historic wonders, change decisions and see people from the past. we could right wrongs and stop wars from starting.the mysterious puzzle of time has kept people debating its nature for hundreds of years. science fiction writers have turned it into imaginative stories. some scientists have even attem

40、pted to explain it using math. this math tries to make the dream of time travel come true.the scientist albert einstein said that time and space are one thing. he called it “spacetime.” einstein said that there are three dimensions in space: height, width and depth. a scientist named hermann minkows

41、ki added time as a fourth dimension.einstein introduced two ideas that have led to theories about the possibility of time travel. the first is relativity. the idea of relativity is that the force of gravity causes space to bend, which causes time to twist. the second idea focuses on special relativi

42、ty. the idea is that a traveler moving super-fast through flat spacetime will enter the future. einstein considered time “relative” because it is measured based on where we are on earth or in space.stephen hawking is a famous scientist. he believes that a time machine will never be built. if it were

43、 possible, he thinks we would already know. if a time machine could be built, how come no one from the future has invaded us?the first science fiction story with this theme is the clock that went backward by edward p. mitchell, which was published in 1881. since then, thousands of books, films and t

44、elevision shows have explored the idea of time travel, in which some tools such as phones, watches, photographs and old books take travelers backward and forward.will time travel ever happen? who knows? most important is to keep your eyes open and have a sense of wonder.32. what is the authors purpo

45、se of writing the first paragraph?a. to draw readers attention to time travel.b. to show peoples interest in time travel.c. to show time and space are connected.d. to make people believe time travel is possible.33. which of the following statement could einstein agree with?a. people cant move faster

46、 than light. b. time travel is possible in the future.c. time travel is against scientific rules.d. spacetime is not a real thing in theory.34. what is the last but one paragraph mainly about?a. the first science fiction story. b. some tools used in time travel.c. different works about time travel.

47、d. edward p. mitchell, the pioneer.35. what is the writers attitude toward time travel?a. cautious. b. approving. c. doubtful. d. hopeful.第三部分 完形填空（共15個(gè)小題：每小題1分，滿分15分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的a、b, c和d四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題紙上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。exercise and i have never had a good relationship due to my fear of sports.

48、from a young age, my dad _36_ me into a dozen sports. i didnt like any of them, _37_.when i entered university of regina, my dad _38_ telling me “you have to find a way to stay _39_” or “you dont want to get the freshman 15, do you?” so i _40_ to give swimming a shot, but i _41_ managed to go to the

49、 pool twice during the fall semester (學(xué)期). worse still, i was _42_ to convince myself that “yeah, thats ok.”spring semester came. a friend of mine _43_ me one day asking if i wanted to go to zumba with her. all i knew about zumba was that it was basically exercise dancing to latin and pop songs. it

50、didnt sound too bad, but i couldnt be _44_.i went, and that was it. zumba became my _45_ of tea. the instructor would always say: “dont worry about the steps. have fun. do your own thing.” that removed my _46_ about sports. i didnt have to be _47_. i didnt even have to be good. i just need to _48_ t

51、he music and move. zumba did _49_ me from the freshman 15, but it also did so much more. it let me make _50_ with my unpleasant past with physical fitness, and enjoy staying healthy.36. a. expected b. allowed c. invited d. forced37. a. though b. therefore c. instead d. besides38. a. avoided b.kept c

52、. regretted d. risked39. a. in shape b. for fun c. at ease d. on business40. a. refused b. happened c. bothered d. decided41. a. hardly b. constantly c. only d. gradually42. a. eager b. satisfied c. embarrassed d. disappointed43. a. approached b. comforted c. teased d. annoyed44. a. happy b. proud c

53、. careful d. sure45. a. part b. cup c. share d. mouth46. a. curiosity b. love c. fear d. confidence47. a. adorable b. enthusiastic c. perfect d. ambitious48. a. accept b. feel c. display d. compare49. a. witness b. separate c. discourage d. save50. a.peace b. sense c.trouble d. contact第四部分（共5小題；每小題2

54、.5分，滿分12.5分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。just go to universityfor any student, going to university is one of the most important stages of their lives. it is a time when a young person will move out of their home to be independent. 51 are you ready for such an exploration? the following

55、information may be helpful.why should you go to university?learning is a lifelong process. university is the right place where you can learn both academically and socially. at university, you will be taught by leading lecturers in their fields of study. _52 meanwhile, you will meet people with different backgrounds at university. this offers you the chance to learn to look after yourself, to develop your own values and to accept those who may be different.53 once you have decid