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湖北省钢城四中学年高一英语下学期期中试题上
湖北省钢城四中2020学年高一英语下学期期中试题（上）
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纸上。
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。
例：
Howmuchistheshirt?
A.￡19.15. B.￡9.18. C.￡9.15.
答案是C
1.Howlongistheman'sholiday?
A.Sixdays.B.SevendaysC.Thirteendays
2.Whatdoesthemando?
A.AdoctorB.AteacherC.Astudent.
3.Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?
A.InanofficeB.InabankC.Inastreet.
4.Whatdoesthemanmean?
A.Hedidn'tseethepaintings.
B.Hedidn’tunderstandthepaintings.
C.Hedidn'tshowhispaintingsattheexhibition.
5.Whatarethetwospeakersmainlytalkingabout?
A.AnewapartmentBAhighbuildingC.Lifts
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罝。
听每段对话或独白前，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.Inwhataspectdoesthemancareabouttheelectricheater?
A.ThebrandB.ThepriceC.Themodel
7.Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?
A.Themanwillpay$250B.Themanwon'tbuytheelectricheater.
C.Themanwon'tgetanadditionaldiscountatlast.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8.WhatdidthemandoonSaturday?
A.Hehadapicnic.BHefinishedapaperC.Hevisitedsomefriends.
9.WhatwastheweatherlikeonSunday?
A.SunnyandwarmB.CloudyandcoolC.Rainyandcold
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10.Whatdostormhuntersdo?
A.Theyfollowtornadoesandstudythem
B.Theysavepeopleinstormyweather
C.Theycollectpicturesabouttornadoes
11.WhatdoesDr.Robertsusuallydotostudytornadoes?
A.Readmagazinesabouttornadoes.
B.Measuretornadoescloselyinhiscar.
C.Inventinstrumentstoforecasttornadoes
12.WhatdoesDrRobertsplantodointhefuture?
A.Publishanarticleontornadoesinamagazine.
B.Getmorepeopleinterestedintornadoes.
C.Recordtheinsideofatornado.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13.Whydoesn’tthewomanwanttojoinaphotographyclub?
A.Shedoesn’thaveacamera.
B.Shethinksittooexpensive.
C.Shepreferstotakephotosalone
14.Whatdoesthewomanlikedoing?
A.Running.B.WalkingC.Cycling
15.Whatdoesthemansayabouttheyogaclub?
A.Thenumberofthemembersissmall
B.Moreandmorepeoplearejoiningit.
C.Itsmembersstopgoingwithinaweek.
16.Whichclubdoesthewomanchooseintheend?
A.TheyogaclubB.ThefilmclubC.Thestreetdanceclub
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17.WheredidGandhistudylaw?
A.InBombayB.InPorbandarC.InLondon.
18.WhatwasGandhi'sdreambefore1947?
A.LivinginSouthAfrica
B.GainingIndia'sindependence.
C.Becomingtheleaderofpoliticalparty
19.WhatcanwelearnaboutGandhi?
A.Heoncefoughtforblackpeople’srightsinSouthAfrica.
B.Heneverfollowedordinarypoliticians'methodsinhisfight.
C.Hedidn’tfightforIndianpeople’srightsuntilreturningtoIndia
20.WhatmakesGandhiremainaninspirationtopeople?
A.Hisstrongbeliefs.B.Hispoliticalpower.C.Hisdreamoffreedom.
第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分35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，并再答题纸上将该项涂黑。
A
Rickylivedinalovely,futuristic（未来的）house,whichhadeverythingyoucouldeverwant.Thoughhedidn’thelpmucharoundthehouse（帮做家务）,Rickywasstillverypleasedwhenhisparentsboughthimthelatestmodelofrobot.Assoonasitarrived,offitwent,cooking,cleaning,ironingand---mostimportantly---gatheringupclothesfromRicky’sbedroomfloor.Onthatfirstday,whenRickywenttosleep,hehadlefthisbedroominatrulydisastrousstate.Whenhewokeupthenextmorning.everythingwasperfectlycleanandtidy.
Infact,itwasactuallytooclean:
nowRickycouldn’tfindhisfavouriteT-shirt,norhisfavouritetoy.
Howevermuchhesearched.thetwothingsdidnotreappear.Thesamewasstartingtohappentootherthings.Rickybegantosuspect（怀疑）therobot.Hehatchedaplan（秘密计划）tospyontherobot,andbeganfollowingitaroundthehouse.Finallyhecaughtitred-handed（当场抓住某人）.
Rickytoldhisparentsthattherobotwasbrokenandbadlyprogrammedandaskedthemtohaveitchanged.Buthisparentstoldhimabsolutelynot;theyweredelightedwiththenewrobot,anditcookedlikeadream.
Oneday,therobotwaswhirring（嗡嗡地响）,andheardtheboy’scomplaints（抱怨）.Therobotreturnedwithoneoftheboy'stoys,andsomeclothesforhim.
"Here.sir.Ididnotknowitwasbotheringyou.”saidtherobot.
"Howcoulditnot,youthief?
!
You’vebeenstealingmybelongingsforweeks!
"theboyansweredangrily.
"Theobjectswereleftonthefloor.Ithereforecalculatedthatyoudidnotlikethem.Iamprogrammedtocollectallthatarenotwanted,andatnightIsendthemtopeoplewhocanusethem.Iamamaximumefficiency（效率）machine.Wereyouunaware?
"therobotsaid,withacertainpride.
Rickystartedfeelingashamed.Heunderstoodthattherobotwasneitherbrokennormisprogrammed.Rather,ithadbeenprogrammedextremelywell!
Sincethen,Rickyhasdecidedtobecomea"MaximumEfficiencyBoy”,andputrealcareintohowhetreatedhisthings.Hekeptthemtidy,andmadesurehedidn’thavemorethanwasnecessary.And,often,hewouldbuythings,andtakethemalongwithhisgoodfriend,therobot,tohelpoutthoseotherpeoplewhoneededthem.
21.What is the robot programmed to do?
A. Communicate with humans.B. Take care of children
C. Do the housework.D. Recycle used objects
22. What does the underlined sentence in paragraph 3 mean?
A. The robot had no time for cookingB. The robot was good at cooking
C.The robotwas interested in cookingD. The robot dreamed of being a cook.
23. Ricky felt ashamed because.
A. he didn't accept the robot at firstB. he didn't take good care of his things
C. he told his parents to change the robotD. he had misunderstood the robot
24. Where is this text probably from?
A. A science fiction.B. An entertainment magazine.
C. An advertisement.D. A science report.
B
Grandparentswhosometimeshelpoutwithchildcareorprovidesupportforothersintheircommunitytendtolivelongerthanseniorswhodonotcareforotherpeople,accordingtoastudyfromBerlin,Germany.
Thefindingsaredrawnfromdataonmorethan500peopleoverage70intheBerlinAgingStudy.Thearticipantscompletedinterviewsandmedicaltestseverytwoyearsbetween1990and2020.
TheresearchersdidnotincludeanygrandparentswhoweretheprimarycaregiversforTheirgrandchildren,onlythosewhocaredforgrandchildrenfromtimetotime.Thestudyteamcomparedthisgroupwithseniorswhoprovidedsupportfornon-familymembers,suchasfriendsorneighbors,andseniorswhodidnotprovideanycareforotherpeople.
Overall,afteraccountingforgrandparents’ageandgeneralstateofhealth,theriskofdyingovera20-yearperiodwasone-thirdlowerforgrandparentswhocaredfortheirgrandchildren,comparedwiththosewhodidnotprovideanychildcare.Halfofthegrandparentswhocaredforgrandchildrenwerestillalivetenyearsaftertheinitialinterview.Thesamewastrueforparticipantswhodidnothavegrandchildrenbutsupportedtheiradultchildreninsomeway,suchashelpingwithhousework.Incontrast,abouthalfofthe
participantswhodidnothelpothersdiedwithinfiveyearsofthestartofthestudy.
"Caregivingmaygivecaregiversapurposeoflifebecausecaregiversmayfeelusefulforothersandforthesociety,"saidBrunoArpino,anassociateprofessoratPompeuFabraUniversityinBarcelona,Spainwhowasnotinvolvedinthestudy.
“Caregivingmaybethoughtalsoasanactivitythatkeepscaregiversphysicallyandmentallyactive,”ProfessorAminosaid,addingthatpreviousstudiessuggestthatcaregivingmayimprovecognitive（认知的）functioning,mentalandphysicalhealth.
Arpinonoted,however,thatcaregivingisnottheonlyactivitythatcanimprovehealth,andtoomanycaringresponsibilitiescantakeawayfromotherbeneficialactivitieslikeworking,beinginsocialclubs,orvolunteering.
“Childrenshouldtakeintoconsiderationtheparents’needs,willingness,anddesiresandagreewiththemonthetimingandamountofchildcare,"Aminosuggested.
25. What can we know from the text?
A. Helping others at times is beneficial to seniors.
B. Full-time caregivers were included in the study.
C. All participants in the study were in good health.
D. Caregiving can reduce the risk of death by half
26. What does the underlined phrase"take away from"in paragraph 7 probably mean?
A.Cut down.B. Put an end toC. Make upforD. Take the place of
27. What advice did Bruno Arpino give?
A. The amount of childcare should depend on grandparents’ health
B. Seniors should take part in all kinds of outdoor activities.
C. Grandparents should do their best to take care of grandchildren
D. Children should be considerate towards their parents in childcare
C
Fastfoodhasbecomeindicativeof（表明；象征）ourthoughtless,consumerthrow-awaysociety.Yes,itmaytastegoodtosomepeople,butthetruthis,itisterribleforhealth.Forthosewholiveinafastfoodfantasyworld,eatingiteverydaybelievingthatitisfast，convenientandinexpensive，itcanbecatastrophic（灾难性的）.
Contrarytobeingcheap,fastfoodisveryexpensiveonmanylevels.Tostartwith,ahome-cookednutritiousmealwouldcostalotlessthananyfastfoodmealandyouwouldknowexactlywhatingredientswereinyourfood.
However,theexpenseisnotonlyintermsofthemoneyyouspendattherestaurant.Therearehiddencosts（隐形成本）.Notonlydoesitcostmoneytopayforthepetroltogoandgetthisnutritionallypoorfood,butalsoitisverywastefulofpaper,plasticandstyrene（苯乙烯）allofwhichdoserousdamageto
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