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高一下学期期中英语试题含答案VIII
2019-2020年高一下学期期中英语试题含答案(VIII)
说明:
本试卷满分150分,考试时间120分钟。
第一部分:
语言知识及应用(共二节,满分45分)
第一节单项选择(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)
从A,B,C,D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
1.Youwillsucceedintheend______yougiveuphalfway.
A.ifB.unlessC.sinceD.although
2.---What’sthatnoise?
---Oh,Iforgettotellyou.Theoldmachine______.
A.wastestedB.willbetestedC.isbeingtestedD.hasbeentested
3.Iwastoldthattherewereabout50foreignstudents______Chineseintheschool,most______werefromAmerica.
A.study;ofwhomB.study;ofthemC.studying;ofthemD.studying;ofwhom
4.______madethingsworse,hesaid,wasthathisroommatenevertookpartinanyofthecleaningwork.
A.WhatB.WhichC.ThatD.Who
5.Thekid,ratherthanhisparents,______saidtohavehadanaccidentwhiletravelling.
A.isB.areC.wereD.willbe
6.Thenewly-builtcafé,thewallsof______arepaintedlightgreen,isreallyapeacefulplaceforus,speciallyafterhardwork.
A.thatB.it
C.whatD.which
7.---HaveyouheardthestoryofTheMillionPoundBankNote?
---No.Whenandwheredoesthestory______?
A.takeupB.takeoutC.takeplaceD.takeoff
8.Mary’smotherwasabouttoleavethehouse______shereceivedMary’stelephone.
A.afterB.asC.whenD.before
9.Mr.Sweaterhadcarefullypreparedthisspeechandhe______itveryeffectively.
A.hasdeliveredB.wasdelivering
C.deliveredD.haddelivered
10.WithFather’sDayaroundthecorner,Ihavetakensomemoneyoutofthebank______
presentsformydad.
A.buyB.tobuyC.buyingD.tohavebought
11.Pleasetelluswhenyournextnovelwill______.
A.eoutB.publishC.takeoutD.carryout
12.Itisconvenienttolivedowntown.______,itisfullofnoiseanddirtyair.
A.BecauseB.ThereforeC.MeanwhileD.Ontheotherhand
13.Inmyopinion,nosearchenginecan______Baiduinsearchscopeandspeed.
A.peteB.equalC.winD.suit
14.Assoonaswewent______theship,itleftport.
A.aboardB.toaboardC.abroadD.board
15.Johnissmart,polite,andhardworking.______,Ithinkheisoneofthebeststudentsinourclass.
A.InconclusionB.IntotalC.OnaverageD.Afterall
第二节完形填空(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项,并将答案填写在答题卡标号为16-30的相应位置上。
Robertaappearedonthestage.Shetookadeepbreathandbeganto16.NowshewasPortia,astrong-willed17inShakespeare’sTheMerchantofVenice(《威尼斯商人》).Thetheatrewasfilledwithpeople.Shewasspeakingwithapowershehadneverbeforeexperienced,thewordsflowing18fromher.
Infact,Robertahadnever19inherlifebeforetheaudition(选拔试演).Theshygirlhadneverthoughtshewasgoodenoughatanythingto20muchattention.Shehadfewfriends.Shehadexcellentgrades,butshealwaysthoughtthatsomethingwas21.
Roberta’smother22hertojoinintheaudition.
“Ican’tthinkofanyoneelsebettersuitedto23thepart.Rememberalltheplaysyouusedtoactoutforus?
You’rejustalittlescared(害怕).Everyonegetsscared.Youknowyoucandoit.”
SoRobertahadmadeanappointmentwiththeheadoftheDramaClub.Shehadreadtheplayandfoundherself24bytheideaofspeakingsuchrichwords.InsecretshepracticedPortia’spart,memorizingthe25byrepeatingthemoverandover.Itwasn’thard;she26everyminuteofit.Everytimeshespokethewords,shehadafew27ofthelines,asifShakespearehadwrittenPortiaonmany28.
Onthedayoftheaudition,she29twoofPortia’sfamousspeechesfortheauditors.Whenshehadfinished,theheadoftheDramaClub30thepartwashers.
16.A.singB.danceC.speakD.report
17.A.memberB.actressC.playerD.character
18.A.weaklyB.smoothlyC.rapidlyD.slowly
19.A.regrettedB.petedC.actedD.practiced
20.A.avoidB.focusC.payD.attract
21.A.necessaryB.importantC.ingD.missing
22.A.encouragedB.requestedC.forcedD.reminded
23.A.acceptB.playC.offerD.learn
24.A.activeB.confusedC.excitedD.energetic
25.A.linesB.wordsC.charactersD.works
26.A.dislikedB.lovedC.expectedD.bore
27.A.considerationB.descriptionC.selectionD.understanding
28.A.papersB.meaningsC.levelsD.bases
29.A.practicedB.performedC.plannedD.delivered
30.A.announcedB.jokedC.toldD.published
第二部分:
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,满分40分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
ThebabyelephantIshangawaslyinginthebushes,scared,starving,andstrugglingtobreathe.Untiljustafewdaysbefore,shehadbeenwithhermother,walkingthroughthesweepinggrasslandsofTsavoNationalParkintheAfricancountryofKenya.
Thebaby’smotherwaskilled,mostlikelybyapoacher.OnWednesday,November17,2010,ananti-poachingteamwasremovingthedeadlywiretrapsthatpoacherssetthroughoutthepark.Luckily,amemberoftheteamspottedthebabyandrushedtohelpher.
Suddenly,alionsprangfromthebushesandclampeditsmoutharoundherneck.Onepersonmanagedtopullouthisgunandfireshotsintheair.Theshockedlionreleased(释放)thebabyandbackedaway.
Nowtheweakenedbabyhadagrave(严重的)woundonherneck.About300milesnorthofTsavoisaplacethathelpsbabyelephants.Overtheyears,theorphanage(孤儿院)hasraised130elephantsandsuccessfullyreleasedthembackintothewild.
Afteratensewaitandaplaneride,thebaby’srescuersmadeittotheorphanage.Themedicalstaffworkedfranticallytotreatherwound.Shewasscaredandwild.Shescreamed,andwouldn’tletanyhumansgetnearher,refusingtoeatordrink.
Aftertwohoursofintensemedicalcare,Ishangaawokeandslowlystruggledtoherfeet.Twokeepersandaveterinarianhadbeenwithherallnight.Theywererelievedthatsheseemedtoberecovering.
Thenextday,thoughIshangaremainedweak,herkeepersintroducedhertosomeoftheother14youngelephantslivingattheorphanage.Thekeepersstoodbackastheotherelephantsextendedtheirtrunkinfriendlygreetings.TheolderelephantsledIshangaaround,givingheratourofhernewhome.
Overthepastyear,Ishanga’swoundshavehealed.Shehasmademanyfriends.It’llbeuptoIshangatodecidewhenshe’sreadytoleavetheorphanage.Returningtothewildisalongprocessthatcantakemorethan10years.Fornow,sheisinnorushtoleavethisextraordinarymunityofelephantsandhumans.Ishangahasalong,happylifeaheadofher.
31.Theunderlinedword“poacher”inparagraph2probablymeans_____.
A.someonewhohuntsillegallyB.someonewhoprotectswildanimals
C.someonewhoisanelephantkeeperD.someonewhoworksinthepark
32.Whenthebabyelephantwassavedbytheteam,shewas_____.
A.badlyillB.verydangerousC.deadD.badlywounded
33.Thebabyelephantwassentto_____byplane.
A.hospitalB.natureC.theorphanageD.NationalPark
34.Accordingtothepassage,wecanknowthat_____.
A.Ishangaiseagertoleavethemunityafterrecovering
B.theanti-poachingteamshotthelionandsavedIshanga
C.itwillprobablytakeIshangaalongtimetoreturntothenature
D.ayearlater,Ishangastilldidn’tadapt(适应)tolivingintheorphanage
35.Thepassageismainlyabout_____.
A.therescueofababyelephant
B.theimportanceofanimalprotection
C.abriefintroductiontotheelephantorphanage
D.astoryaboutpoachersandananti-poachingteam
B
DaveBrunoworksasanonlinemarketingmanager.Severalyearsago,oneweekendBrunoandhisfamilydidamajorhousecleanupandthendonatedseveralbagsofunneededitemstothelocalGoodwillstore.“Afterallweredone,IlookedaroundandrealizedthatIstillhadtoomuchstuff”,saysBruno,“ItoccurredtomethatmaybeIwantedtoleadasimplelifebutinrealityIbehaveddifferently.”Thatrealizationpromptedthe39-year-oldfatherofthreetotryanexperiment,“The100ThingChallenge(挑战)”.
Withthegoalofbreakingfreeofwhathecallsa“badhabitofconsumerism”,Brunowasdeterminedtoliveforoneyearwithjust100personalitems.Hecutdownhispossessionsto94items,includingaBible,laptop,guitar,weddingring,carandclothes.Hecreatedsomeguidelinesfortheexperimentsincehiswifeanddaughtersdidnotparticipate(参与)family-sharedandhouseholditemsdidnotcountaspersonalitems.Healsogroupedtogethersomebasicthingssuchasunderwearandsocks.Brunobeganbloggingabouthisnewlifestyleandeventuallywroteabook,The100ThingChallenge:
HowIGotRidofAlmostEverything,RemadeMyLife,andRegainedMySoul.
Sincepletingtheexperiment,Brunohascontinuedtolivebythemotto:
reduce,refuse,andrearrangeandmaintainsjust110personalthings.“Nearlythreeyearsoflivingwithaminimal(最少的)amountofpersonalpossessions,I’mnolongerinthehabitofconsuming(消费)forthesakeofconsumption,”hewroteinhisbloglastweek,“Thathasfreedmeupforallsortsofbetterendeavorsthanshopping—likespendingtimewithfamilyandwritingabookandplanningforbusinessopportunities.”
Bruno’sprojecthasalsoinspiredotherstoliveminimally,manyofwhomposttheirown100ThingChallengeupdates(更新)onYouTube.“Therealityisthatthe100ThingChallengeissurprisinglyeasy”saysBruno,“I’mnotsayingtherewerenochallengesordisappointments.Imisssomethings,butnotthatmuch.Frankly,it’sfareasiertolivewithlessstuffthanwithexcessivetrash.”
36.WhatdoestheunderlinedsentencemeaninParagraph1?
A.Bruno