吉林省輝南縣六中20182019學(xué)年高一英語(yǔ)上學(xué)期期中試題

8/88/88/8吉林省輝南縣六中2019-2019學(xué)年高一英語(yǔ)上學(xué)期期中試題本試卷分為第一卷〔選擇題〕和第二卷〔非選擇題〕兩局部第一卷〔共四局部,總分值80分〕第一局部聽(tīng)力〔共兩節(jié),總分值20分〕第一節(jié)〔共5小題；每題1分,總分值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)中選出最正確選項(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)答復(fù)有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對(duì)話僅讀一遍。1.Whatisthemangoingtodo?A.Buyanewbag.B.Makeaphonecall.C.Usethebathroom.2.Whatdidthemanbuy?A.Anewcar. B.Somejunkfood.C.Anewbicycle.3.Whatwillthemanteachthewoman?A.Howtoplaythepiano.B.Howtodomath.C.Howtogetagooddealatthemarket.4.What’sthewoman’ssuggestiontotheman?A.Startsavingmoney.B.Buysomeclothes.C.Notwastetime.5.Whatarethespeakersgoingtodo?A.Paintthewallswhite.B.Buyanewtable.C.Getridofthemarkonthetable.第二節(jié)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)中選出最正確選項(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,每題5秒鐘；聽(tīng)完后,各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時(shí)間。每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白讀兩遍。聽(tīng)第6段材料,答復(fù)第6、7題。6.Whomightthemanbe?A.Thewoman’shairdresser.B.Thewoman’sphysicaltrainer.C.Thewoman’sprofessor.7.Wherearethespeakers?A.Atagym. B.Atthebeach. C.Inacafé.聽(tīng)第7段材料,答復(fù)第8、9題。8.Whatdoesthewomanorderatfirst?A.Afishsandwich.B.Aturkeysandwich.C.Achickensandwich.9.Howmuchmoneydoesthewomangivethemanasatip?A.Ninedollars. B.Fivedollars. C.Onedollar.聽(tīng)第8段材料,答復(fù)第10至12題。10.Whendoestheconversationtakeplace?A.At8:00a.m. B.At9:00a.m. C.At10:00a.m.11.Whatdoesthewomanlikedoing?A.Playingthepiano. B.Playingtheviolin. C.Playingthedrum.12.Whatwillthemandonext?A.Drawapicture.B.Writedownhishobbies.C.Buysomenotebooks.聽(tīng)第9段材料,答復(fù)第13至16題。13.Whatwasthewomandoinginthebeginning?A.Readinganarticle.B.WatchingTV.C.Listeningtomusic.14.Whywastheyoungmaninthestoryhomeless?A.Hehadlosthisjob.B.Everythingheownedwasstolen.C.Hisfamilydidn’twanthimtocomeback.15.Wheredidtheyoungmanmeetthegroupofpeople?A.Atabusstation. B.Inthehomelessshelter. C.Inapark.16.Whatdidthegroupdofortheyoungman?A.Theygavehimajob.B.Theyboughthimaplaneticket.C.Theyboughthimsomeniceclothes.聽(tīng)第10段材料,答復(fù)第17至20題。17.WhendidTomCruisestartacting?A.Atage9. B.Atage16. C.Atage19.18.HowmanytimeshasTomCruisewonanAcademyAward?A.Three. B.Two. C.Zero.19.WhowasTomCruise’ssecondwife?A.NicoleKidman. B.KatieHolmes. C.MimiRogers.20.HowisTomCruisethoughtofbyotheractors?A.Hedeservesmoreawards.B.Heiskindandthoughtful.C.Heshoulddomoreforhiscommunity.第二局部閱讀理解〔共20小題；每題2分,總分值40分〕第一節(jié)：閱讀以下短文,從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)〔A、B、C和D〕中,選出最正確選項(xiàng),并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。AThere’resomeimportantdaysinApriltoremember.

Fools’Day

AprilFools’DayfallsonthefirstdayofApril.It’stheonlyoftheyearwhenyoucanplaytricksonothersandneedn’tworryabout

themgettingangry.Youmustmakesurethejokesaregoodforbothsides.Don’tmakeyourtricksmeanordangerous.

FirstModernOlympics

OnApril6,1896,KingGeorgeIofGreecewelcomedpeopletothemoderndaySummerOlympicGamesinAthens.

Backthen,Athenswasjustasmallvillage,andnewsabouttheGameswasunabletoreachmanypeople.Asaresult,only245athletestookpartinthegames.Theyweren’tchosenbytheircountrieslikethey’renow.Instead,theycamebythemselvesandpaidforthejourneythemselves.Eversincethen,theSummerOlympicGameshavebeenheldeveryfouryearsinadifferentcityaroundtheworld.

HealthyDay

April7isWorldHealthDay.Thisdayisnotjustabouthand-washingandhealthyeating.Eachyearadifferentthemeisselected.Forexample,thethemeof2019HealthyDaywasAgeingandHealth.

Thisyear,HealthyDaywillfocusonhighbloodpressure.Themaincausesofbloodpressureincludestress,toomuchsaltinyourfoodandtoolittleexercise.

EarthDay

WecalltheEarthour“mother〞;however,ourmotherisfacinglotsofproblems.April22thisyearmarksthe43rdEarthDay.It’sadaytoremindustocareabouttheplanet.Onthisdaypeopledothingstohelpimprovethe

environmentandcutdowntheirenergyuse.EarthDaycomesonlyonceayear,butitremindspeopletoliveinagreenwayeveryday.Ifwetrulycareabouttheplanet,everydaycanbeEarthDay!

21.WhatcanpeopledoonAprilFools’Day?

A.Theycanfightwitheachother.B.Theycanplaywithfireworks.

C.Theycanmakeothersangry.D.Theycanplaytricksoneachother.

22.Whydidonly245athletestakepartinthefirstOlympicGames?

A.Becausecommunicationwasn’tdeveloped.Becausemostpeopleweren’tinterestedinit.

C.BecauseKingGeorgeIdidn’tallowthenewstobespread.

D.BecausethejourneytoGreecewastoolongandexpensive.

23.Whichofthefollowingisn’tthereasonforhighbloodpressure?

A.

Toomuchsalt.

B.Toomuchstress.C.Toolittleexercise.

D.

Toomuchdrinking.BTheTajMahal(泰姬陵)isalovestory,asadandbeautifulone.Ifitdidn’texist,wewouldeasilyimaginethatthestoryofitsconstructionwassimplyafairytale.Threehundredyearsago,therelivedanIndianemperorcalledShahJahan.Hiswifewasabeautifulandbrightwomanwhomhelovedgreatly.HertitlewasMumtazlMahal:itsshortenedformTajMahal,means“prideofthepalace〞.Intheyear1630thisbelovedwifeoftheemperordied.Hewassobrokenheartedthathethoughtofgivinguphisthrone.Hedecidedoutofhisloveforhiswife,tobuildherthemostbeautifultombthathadeverbeenseen.

HesummonedthebestartistsandarchitectsfromIndia,Turkey,PersiaandArabiaandfinally,thedesignwascomplete.Ittookmorethantwentythousandmenworkingoveraperiodof18yearstobuildtheTajMahal,oneofthemostbeautifulbuildingsintheworld.

Thebuildingitselfstandsonamarbleplatform29meterssquareand6-7metershigh.Towersrisefromeachofthefourcorners.TheMahalitselfsoarsanother61metersintotheair.Itisaneight-sidedbuildingmadeofwhitemarble.

Theemperorplannedtobuildanidenticaltombofblackmarbleforhimselfontheothersideoftheriverconnectedbyasilverbridge.However,hissonputhimintoaprisoninthepalacebeforehecouldfinish,andfortherestofhislife,hecouldonlygazeacrosstheriveratthetombofhisbelovedwife.

24.Thewholepassagetellsusabout______.A．a(chǎn)beautifulfairytaleB．thestoryoftheTajMahalC．whiteandblackmarbletombsmadefortwoemperorsD．thelovestoryofEmperorShahJahanandhiswife25.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueabouttheTajMahal?A．Itwascompletedquicklyowingtotheeffortsofthebestartistsandworkers.B．Alotofpeopletookpartinthebuildingwork.C．Itisamagnificentbuilding.D．Itisatombfortheemperor’sbelovedwife.26.Theemperor’sowntombwasdesignedtobe____________.A．61metershigh B．eight-sided C.black-colored D．white-colored27.Theemperor_____________.A．diedsoonafterTajMahaldiedB．waskilledbyhissonC．wasbelovedbyhispeopleD．diedafter1648CEarlypeoplelivedbyhuntinganimalsandgatheringgrains.After

atribe〔部落〕hadlivedinanareaforsometime,itsfoodsupplywouldbegintoreduce.Thenthetribehadtomovetonewhuntinggroundswheretherewasmorefood.Thiswayoflifecausedspecialproblemsforthetribes.Theywereforcedtodependonluck,aswellasontheirhuntingskills.Iftheycouldfindnogame,thewholetribewasindangerofstarving.Andwhenthehuntershadgoodluckoneday,theywerenotsuretofindgamethenexttime.Thetribesmovesoftenbecausemuchlandwasneededtosupporttheirpeople.Finally,peoplelearnedthattheycouldgrowtheirfood.Atfirst,thewomenoftribesraisedpatches(小塊地)ofwildgrain.Later,peoplediscoveredthattheycouldplanttheirownseeds.Farmingslowlybecameawayoflife.Aspeopleturnedawayfromhuntingtofarming,theirlifechanged.Whenthefoodsupplybecamemoreconstant,theynolongermovedfromplacetoplace.Thesuccessoftheircropsdependedpartlyontheweather,buttherewerealsothingstheycoulddotohelpcropsgrow.Inthepast,atribehadtotravelmanymilesforfood.Now,onlyasmallamountoflandwasnecessarytofeedthewholetribe.Thetribecouldgrowinsizebecausefarmingprovidedawaytofeedpeople.28.Fromthepassagewecaninfer__________

A.earlytribeslikedmovingfromplacetoplace.

B.huntingwasinterestinginearlydays.

C.thechangefromhuntingtofarminghappenedveryquickly.

D.lifewashardandunsteadyforearlytribes.29.Theunderlinedword“game〞inParagraph2probablymeans_______.A.游戲B.野味C.比賽D.賭博30.Whydidtheearlytribesmovesooften?

A.Theyenjoyedtravelingaround.B.Theyhadtofindenoughfood.

C.Becauseofthebadweathertheydidnotliketostayinoneplace.

D.Theylikedtogohuntingeverywhere.

31.Themainideaofthepassageis_________.

A.howfarmingbecameawayoflife.B.whyearlypeoplehadtotraveloften

C.howtheancientpeoplegrowcrops.D.howtheancientpeoplehuntDAsyougrowolder,you’llbefacedwithsomechallengingdecisions—likewhethertocutclassortrycigarettes.Makingdecisionsonyourownishardenough,butwhenotherpeoplegetinvolvedandtrytopressureyouonewayoranotheritcanbeevenharder.Peoplewhoareyourage,likeyourclassmates,arecalledpeers.Whentheytrytoinfluencehowyouact,togetyoutodosomething,it’scalledpeerpressure.Peerscanhaveapositiveinfluenceoneachother.Maybeanotherstudentinyourscienceclasstaughtyouaneasywaytoremembertheplanetsinthesolarsystem.Maybeyougotothersexcitedaboutyournewfavoritebook,andnoweveryone’sreadingit.Theseareexamplesofhowpeerspositivelyinfluenceeachother.Sometimespeersinfluenceeachotherinnegativeways.Forexample,afewkidsinschoolmighttrytogetyoutocutclasswiththem;yoursoccerfriendmighttrytoconvinceyoutobemeantoanotherplayerandneverpasshimtheball.Itistoughtobetheonlyonewhosays“no〞topeerpressure,butyoucandoit.Payingattentiontoyourownfeelingsandbeliefsaboutwhatisrightandwrongcanhelpyouknowtherightthingtodo.You’veprobablyhadaparentorteacheradvisingyouto“chooseyourfriendswisely.〞Peerpressureisabigreasonwhytheysaythis.Ifyouchoosefriendswhodon’tcutclass,smokecigarettes,orlietotheirparents,thenyouprobablywon’tdothesethingseither,evenifotherkidsdo.Ifyoucontinuetofacepeerpressureandyou’refindingitdifficulttohandle,talktosomeoneyoutrust.Don’tfeelguiltyifyou’vemadeamistakeortwo.32.Forwhomisthepassagemostprobablywritten?A.Students. B.Parents. C.Teachers. D.Doctors.33.Inthelastthreeparagraphs,theauthormainly_____.A.explainswhyfriendshipissoimportantB.givesadviceonhowtodealwithpeerpressureC.discusseshowpeersinfluenceusD.showshowtomakemoregoodfriends34.Whichoffollowingmayhelphandlepeerpressure?A.Spendingmoretimewithclassmates.B.Takingupmorerelaxinghobbies.C.Choosingfriendswithnobadhabits.D.Helpingotherswhoareintrouble.35.Whatisthetopicofthepassage?A.Friendship.B.MakingdecisionsC.Self-confidenceD.Peerpressure第二節(jié)：閱讀下面的文章,從文章后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最正確選項(xiàng)。其中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。Weoftencloseourselvesoffwhenpainfuleventshappeninourlives．Insteadoflettingtheworldsoftenus,weletitdriveusdeeperintoourselves．Wetrytoignorethehurtandpain,butwecan'thidefromourselves．36___________.Theitemslistedbelowarefourtipsyoucanopenyourheartmorefullyandcompletely．

1．Breatheintopain.

Wheneverapainfulsituationarisesinyourlife,trytofaceitinsteadofrunningaway．37___________Whenthesadnessstrikes,takeadeepbreathandacceptit.Byusingourbreathwesoftenourexperiencesandallowmorenewness．

2．38_____________We'reoftenconfusedatthenextsteptotake．Actually,wecantryanewdecisionmakingprocess．Tostartthisprocess,wemayask,"Heart,whatdecisionshouldImakehere?Whatactionfeelsthemostright?"Seewhatcomesup,thenputitintopracticeandevaluate(估價(jià)/評(píng)估)theoutcome．

3．Spendtimealone.

Formostofourliveswe'resurroundedbypeople:ourfriends,familymembers,andstrangers．

39_____________

Whenyouspendtimeinsolitude〔孤獨(dú)〕,you'refreefromtheinfluencesofotherpeople.Itmightbepainfulatfirst,buteventuallyyou'lladdawholenewlayerofdepthandunderstandingintoyourlife．

4．Getoutsideofyourself.

40____________

Butinreality,theyactuallyworkhand-in-hand．Afteryou'veexploredthedepthsofyourself,youcomeawaywithanewunderstanding．

Now,it'stimetosharethat--notthroughtellingothers,butthroughbeingwithothers．A．Askyourheartwhatitwants.B．Havealightheart.C．Weshouldopenourheartsandtakeactiontohealthewounds．D．Thismayseemalittlecontradictory(矛盾的)tothelasttip．E.Howoftendowereallyspendtimealone?

F．Whenwerunawayfromsadness,itgetsstrongerandmorereal．

G．IsthereanythingI'mhidingfrommyself?第三局部完形填空〔共20小題；每題1分,總分值20分〕閱讀下面短文,從短文后各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中,選出可以填入空白處的最正確選項(xiàng)。Therearetimeswhenpeoplearesotiredthattheyfallasleepalmostanywhere.Wecanseethereisalotofsleepingonthebusortrainonthe_41_homefromworkintheevenings.Amanwillbe__42__thenewspaper,andsecondslaterit_43__asifheistryingto__44__it.orhewillfallasleepontheshoulderofthestranger__45__nexttohim.__46__placewhereunplannedshortsleep__47_isin

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intosleepandgo__56__theroad.Ifthedriversare_57__,theyarenotseriouslyhurt.Onewoman's

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第二卷英語(yǔ)知識(shí)運(yùn)用〔共四節(jié),總分值40分〕第一節(jié)：語(yǔ)法填空?！补?0小題；每題1.5分,總分值15分〕閱讀下面材料,在空白處填入適當(dāng)?shù)膬?nèi)容〔1個(gè)單詞〕或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式〔不超過(guò)3個(gè)單詞〕。61(locate)inthenorthwestofHunanProvince,about300

kilometersawayfromChangsha,capitalofHunan,Zhangjiajie,

62coversatotalareaof9,563squarekilometers,isa

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(award)thetitleof“WorldGeologicalPark〞

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66homeandabroad.

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____isperformedbytheminoritiesthere.

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短文改錯(cuò)〔總分值10分〕假定英語(yǔ)課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文,請(qǐng)你修改你同桌寫(xiě)的以下作文。文中共有10處錯(cuò)誤,每句中最多有兩處。錯(cuò)誤涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏詞符號(hào)〔∧〕,并在其下面寫(xiě)出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線〔\〕劃掉。修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下畫(huà)一橫線,并在該詞下面寫(xiě)出修改后的詞。注意：1.每處錯(cuò)誤及其修改均僅限一詞；2.只允許修改10處,多者〔從第11處起〕不計(jì)分。LastSundayafternoon,IwenttothezoowithLily.Therewaslotsofpeoplethere.Ifoundagirlcryinthezoo.Shewaslostandshecan’tfindhermother.Wedecidedtohelpher.Itrymybestfindthebroadcastingstationinthezoo.OnthesametimeLilyplayedwithherandlookedafterhercarefulthere.ThelittlegirlstoppedcryingandplayedwithLily.Atlasthismothercame.Thatmademefeelveryhappily.IthoughtIreallydidagoodthing.Ifeveryonehelpswitheachother,theworldwillbecomemorebeautiful.第四節(jié)：書(shū)面表達(dá)?！部偡种?5分〕目前,中國(guó)很多城市出現(xiàn)了共享單車(bicycle-sharing),受到人們的歡送,同時(shí)也出現(xiàn)了一些問(wèn)題。請(qǐng)以“Bicycle--sharing〞為題寫(xiě)一篇英語(yǔ)短文,內(nèi)容要點(diǎn)如下：

1.方便出行；健康環(huán)保2.隨意停放；人為損壞3.你的看法注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右；

2.可適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié),以使行文連貫；

3.開(kāi)頭已給出,不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)。參考詞匯：1.隨意地randomly(adv).2.停放〔v〕parkBicycle--sharingNowadays,bicycle--sharinghascomeintopeople'slivesinmanycitiesinChinaandithasbecomeapopularmeansoftransport.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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