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湖北省钢城四中学年高一英语下学期期中试题下
湖北省钢城四中2020学年高一英语下学期期中试题(下)
第Ⅰ卷
本试卷分第Ⅰ卷(选择题)和第Ⅱ卷(非选择题)两部分。
本试卷共4页。
全卷满分150分。
考试用时120分钟。
★祝考试顺利★
第I卷
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7.5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三个选项中运出最
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。
例如:
How much is the shirt?
A.£19.15B.£9.18.C.£9.15.
答案是C
1.What does the man have to do during the weekend?
A. Review three lessons. B. Review fifteen lessons. C .Review twelve lessons
2. Where might the speakers be?
A. In a restaurant.B. In a hotel.C. Ina supermarket.
3. What are the speakers going to do?
A. Hurry into the roomB. Play a trick on ChristinaC. Wait for Christina.
4. What is probably the father?
A. A cookB. A doctor.C. A firefighter.
5. What does the woman think of the books theman is buying?
A. They’re cheaperB. They’re more expensive. C They’re less valuable.
第二节(共15小题:
毎小题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・听每段对话或独自前,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 does the man need?
A. Several brochuresB. Some suggestions.C. A tour guide.
7. Which place does the woman recommend to the man?
A.DisneylandB. Hollywood.C. Universal Studios
听第7段材料,回答第8、9题
8. Where do the couple usually stay on their holidays?
A. In ordinary hotelsB. In modern hotelsC. In new hotels
9. How will Mr And Mrs. Henry Evans travel on their journey?
A. By plane.B. By train.C. By car.
听第8段材料,回答第10至12题
10. How often does the woman suffer the pain
A. Every week.B. Every day.C. Every hour.
11. Why does the woman get the illness?
A. She eats too fast.B. She works long hours. C. She rushes after meals.
12.What does the doctor advise the woman to do?
A. Eat more foodB. Take less medicineC Have further examination
听第9段材料,回答第13至16题
13. Why does Linda call Tommy
A. To invite him for dinner. B. To care for a patient. C. To ask about his plans
14. What does Linda think of Tommy’s headache?
A. It's severeB. It's mentalC. It's slight.
15. What do we know about Tommy’s plan for the evening
A. He has to stay home.B. He must wash himself.C. He ought to go outside.
16. What will possibly happen to the woman early tomorrow moming?
A.She’ll receive a letter. B She'll get a phone call. C. She’ll visit Tommy
听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。
17. What do we know about agriculture in the world?
A. It increases slowly.B. It increases quickly.C. It increases differently.
18. Which of the following can make farms more productive?
A. Hand-made toolsB. Chemical fertilizers. C. Hardworking farmers
19. How do farmers in northern Uganda harvest their most important crop
A. By using tin knivesB. By choosing better seeds. C. By applying new techniques
20. What is Senegal short of in agriculture?
A. Skilled laborsB Farming machines. C. Irrigation systems
第二部分阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)
第一节(共10小题:
每小题2.5分,满分25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
A
ItwasNewYear'sNight.Anagedmanwasstandingatawindow.Heraisedhissadeyestowardsthedeepbluesky,wherethestarswerefloatinglikewhitelilies(百合花)onthesurfaceofaclearcalmlake.Thenhecastthemontheearth,wherefewmorehopelesspeoplethanhimselfnowmovedtowardstheircertaingoal---thetomb.Hehadalreadypassedsixtyofthestagesleadingtoit,andhehadbroughtfromhisjourneynothingbuterrorsandregrets.
Thedaysofhisyouthappearedlikedreamsbeforehim,andherememberedtheseriousmomentwhenhisfatherplacedhimattheentranceofthetworoads----oneleadingtoapeaceful,sunnyplace,coveredwithflowers,fruitsandresoundingwithsoft,sweetsongs;theotherleadingtoadeep,darkcave,whichwasendless,wherepoisonflowedinsteadofwaterandwheredevils(魔鬼)andpoisonoussnakeshissedandcrawled.
Hesawastarfallfromtheskyanddisappear,andthiswasthesymbolofhimself.Hisregret,whichaslikeasharparrow,struckdeeplyintohisheart.Thenherememberedhisfriendsinhishildhood,whoenteredonlifetogetherwithhim.ButtheyhadmadetheirwaytosuceessandwerenowhonoredandhappyonthisNewYear'snight.Withshameandgriefhedarednolongerlooktowardsthatheavenwherehisfatherlived.Hisdarkenedeyeswerefulloftears,andwithadespairingeffort,heburstoutacry:
"Comeback,myearlydays!
Comeback”.
Andhisyouthdidreturn,forallthiswasonlyadreamwhichhehadonNewYear’sNight.Hewasstillyoungthoughhisfaultswerereal;hehadnotyetenteredthedeep,darkcave,andhewasstillfreetowalkontheroadwhichleadstothepeacefulandsunnyland.
Thosewhostillremainattheentranceoflife,hesitatingtochoosethebrightroad,rememberthatwhenyearshavepassedandyourfeetfallonthedarkmountains,youwillcrybitterly,butinvain:
"Ohyouth,return!
Ohgivemebackmyearlydays!
"
21. What does the underlined word"them"in the first paragraph refer to?
A. Eyes.B. StarsC. LiliesD People
22. What do we know about his friends from Paragraph 3?
A. They had made major achievements. B They were friends with him.
C. They had also made many mistakesD. They looked down upon him
23. What can we say for sure about the young man’s father from the passage?
A. His father returned homeB. His father died
C. His father gave him two choicesD. His father lived far away
24. What does the writer want to remind the readers in the last paragraph?
A. It's no use crying for helpB. It's vital to value your childhood
C. They should be careful at the entrance of lifeD. They should not wait to choose the right wav
B
Aschildrengrowup,theybecomecuriousaboutdifferentkindsofthings.Whentheyarebabies,theyarecuriousaboutthepartsoftheirbodiesandaboutthesmilesoftheirmothers.Thentheybecomeinterestedinthephysicalworldaroundthem:
theplants,theanimals,thesky.Later,theybecomeabsorbedinthethingsthatpeoplehavemade:
wheels,bicycles,cars.Andwhentheyareadults,theircuriosityperseveres.Sometimesthiscuriosityleadstoacareerinscience.
Scientistshavealreadydiscoveredalotaboutourworld.Forexample,theytelluswhyyourheartbeatsfastwhenyourun.Yourheartisapumpthatpumpsbloodtoallpartsofthebody.Thebloodcarriesoxygenandnutrition.Whenyourun,yourmusclesworkveryhardandusethenutritionthatthebloodcarriestothem.Themusclesneedoxygen,too.Soyourbrainsendsaignaltotheheart.Thesignalmeansthatthemusclesneedmorenutritionandoxygen.Thentheheartbeatsfastandsendsbloodquicklytothemuscles.Itmaybeat90to140timesaminute.
Ofcourse,scientistscannotanswerallofourquestions.Ifweask."Whydoestheoceanwatertastesalty",scientistswillsaythatthesaltcomesfromrocks.Whenarockgetsveryhotorverycold,itcracks.Rainfallsintocracks.Therainthencarriesthesaltintotheearthandintotherivers.Theriverscarrythesaltintotheocean.Butthenweask,"Whathappenstothesaltintheocean?
Theoceandoesnotgetsaltiereveryyear."Scientistsarehesitatingabouttheanswertothisquestion.
Weknowalotaboutourworld,buttherearestillmanyanswersthatwedonothave,andweare
curious.
25.What attracts a baby first when they begin to sense the world?
A. ToysB. The material worldC. Themselves,D. Science
26. When does a rock crack?
A. In wet seasons.B. At extreme temperatures.
C. In dry seasonsD. When salty water falls in.
27. Why are people still curious?
A. They know much about the world.B. They want to be scientists.
C. They know nothing about the world. D. They cannot explain many things.
C
Interactionsbetweenpeopleandelephantshavealonghistory.Elephantshavebeentrainedandusedbyhumanbeingsforthousandsofyears,foreverythingfromtransportationtoconstructiontologging(伐木)towar.
Inmorerecenttimes,Asianelephantshavebeenusedinentertainmentandasaliving“machine”tohelpmovelogsthroughthejungleaspartoftheloggingindustry.ThelatterchangedinThailandin1989.whentheThaigovernmentbannedtheuseofelephantsintheloggingindustry.Ownersofelephantshadverylittlechoicebuttoturntotourismtoearnenoughtocareforthemselvesandtheirelephantsbyofferingelephantridingtotourists.
Mahoutsaretheelephanthandlerswhoyouwillseeridingormanagingtheelephantsatanycampyouvisit.Traditionally,beingamahoutispartofthefamilybusiness,andayoungfamilymemberismatchedwithayoungelephant,andtheyspendmostoftheirlivestogether.Thetraditionalmahoutlifeisn'teasy.Sincetheyarebondedtotheirelephant.theyrarelyhavetimeoffortimeforfamily.
Theseyears.youngermahoutsinThailandhavebeenmorelikelytoleavethemahoutlifetofindjobsinthecity,changingthedynamicandresultinginelephantshavingtogetusedtomultiplemahouts.Thiscanleadtoadditionalstressontheelephant,orresultinabusebyamahouttryingtomanageanelephantthathasn'tbuiltanyleveloftrustwithhim.
Opponentsofelephantridingmaysuggestthatelephantridesbeoutlawed.Myworryisthatanimmediatebancouldleadtoanothermassivechangeinhowelephantsaretreated,similartoendingelephantloggingin1989.Howwillmahoutsthatarecurrentlymakingalivingandsupportingtheirelephantsthroughridesbeabletocontinuetodoso?
Theaveragelifespanofanelephantis60years.Anysolutionneedstotakeintoaccountthelong-termeffectsontheelephantscurrentlyemployedgivingrides.
28. What will cause the ill treatment of some elephants?
A. The great stress to make moneyB. The heavy load on the elephants
C. Younger mahouts leaving for citiesD. The owners’ mistrust of the elephants
29. What's the best title for the pas