江苏省徐州市邳州市运河中学学年高一英语下学期期中试题实验班.docx
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江苏省徐州市邳州市运河中学学年高一英语下学期期中试题实验班
江苏省徐州市邳州市运河中学2020-2021学年高一英语下学期期中试题（实验班）
注意事项:
1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号、考场号、座位号填写在答题卡上。
2.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。
如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。
回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。
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三个选项中选出最佳选项。
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。
1.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?
A.Doctorandpatient.B.Teacherandstudent.C.Parentandchild.
2.Whydidn’tDavidshowup?
A.Heforgotthedate.B.Itwasraining.C.Hewasill.
3.Whatsportdoesthemanplaymostnow?
A.Tennis.B.Football.C.Swimming.
4.What’sthewoman’sattitude?
A.Angry.B.Impatient.C.Pleased.
5.Whereshouldthewomanlookforthebook?
A.Onthetopshelf.B.Onthesecondshelf.C.Onthebottomshelf.
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。
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。
6.Whatdoesthewomanwantthemantodo?
A.Washdishes.B.Dothedryingup.C.Cleanthediningroom.
7.Whyweretheresomeleftovers?
A.Thewomanhadnoappetite.
B.Shemadetoomuchfood.
C.Thereweremanyguests.
听第7段材料,回答第8、9题。
8.Whatisthewomandoingthere?
A.Throwingaparty.B.Buyingapresent.C.Meetingherbrother.
9.Whatdoeshersonprobablyenjoy?
A.Readingabook.B.Writingabook.C.PlayingPCgames.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10.Whenwillthewomanhaveaninterview?
A.Afewhourslater.B.Nextweek.C.Twoweekslater.
11.Whatisthehardestthingforgettingavisa?
A.Goingforaninterview.
B.Fillingtheapplicationforms.
C.Gettingallthenecessarydocuments.
12.Whydidthewomanpresentsomepapersforhereducation?
A.Shewantsastudentvisa.B.Shewantsatravelvisa.C.Shewantsaworkvisa.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13.Whycouldthemanbuyacheaperticket?
A.Heisreallybadlyoff.
B.Hehasastudentdiscountcard.
C.Ticketsarecheaperonweekends.
14.Howmuchdidthemansave?
A.£4.B.£12,50.C.£16,50.
15.Whenwillthemanreturn?
A.OnFridaymorningat9:
00.
B.OnSundaymorningat6:
00.
C.OnSundayeveningat6:
15.
16.Howdoesthemanfeelaboutthetravelschedule?
A.Satisfied.B.Terrible.C.Excited.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17.Whomightbethespeaker?
A.Anewemployee.B.Adirector.C.Ateacher.
18.Howoftendotheemployeeshaveadepartmentmeeting?
A.Everyweek.B.Everytwoweeks.C.Everythreeweeks.
19.Howaresalariespaid?
A.Bycheque.B.Incash.C.Throughthebankaccount.
20.Whatdoyouthinkofthecompany’smanagement?
A.Casual.B.Flexible.C.Strict.
第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
A
Wealllikefantasystories,andgrowupreadingandlisteningtofantasies.Thesetalesfuelourimaginations,andsatisfyourlongingsforadventures.Themostinterestingthingaboutfantasiesisthattheirplotsinvolvemagicalbeastsandheroes,animalcreaturestalkinglikehumans,andotherthingswecan’tseeinreallife.Also,fantasieshaveadistinguishedwritingstyle,withfreedomofexpression.
ToyFantasy
Intoyfantasystories,narrators（叙述者）bringtheirbelovedtoyslolifethatcanlive,talk,think,breatheandbehavelikehumanbeings.Youwouldseemoderntoyfantasiesinapicturebookformat.RepresentativeworksareA.A.Milne’sWinniethePoohandCarloCollodi’sTheAdventuresofPinocchio.
AnimalFantasy
Theanimalfantasytellstalesaboutanimalsbehavinglikehumanbeings,experiencingemotions,andhavingtheabilitytotalk.However,animalsinfantasiesholdtheirvariousanimalcharacteristics,too.ExamplesincludeTheWindintheWillowsbyKennethGrahame,Charlotte’sWebbyE.B.White,andTheTaleofPeterRabbitbyBeatrixPotterwhichinfluenceschildrenaroundtheworld.
MagicalFantasy
Inamagicalfantasy,youseeacharacterhavingmagicalpowers,orastrangemagicalobjectbecomesthesubjectofthestory.Storiesofthistypebeganwidelyspreadinglongago,includingRoaldDahl’sCharlieandtheChocolateFactoryandWilliamSteig’sSylvesterandtheMagicPebble.
ModernFolktales
Modernfolktalesaretypesoffantasythatnarratorstellinatraditionaltaleaccompanyingsometypicalparts,suchasstrongconflict,littledescriptionofcharacters,andsometimesmagicalelements.Thesetalescomebeforeallothersandarepopular,asauthorsthroughouthistory,havewrittenthem.HansChristianAndersenhaswrittenseveraltalesofthiscategoryincludingTheNightingale,TheEmperor’sNewClothesandThumbelina.
21.Whatisthecommonfeatureofthefantasies?
A.Theircharactersarehighlypopular.B.Theireventsoccurintheunrealworld.
C.Theirwritingstylesshowdesiresforfreedom.D.Theirplotsencouragepeopletohaveadventures.
22.Whomadeagreatcontributiontotheanimalfantasy?
A.CarloCollodi.B.BeatrixPotter.C.WilliamSteig.D.HansChristianAndersen.
23.Whichtypeoffantasyhasthelongesthistory?
A.Thetoyfantasy.B.Theanimalfantasy.C.Themagicalfantasy.D.Themodemfolktales.
B
Self-drivingcarsarejustaroundthecorner.Suchvehicleswillmakegettingfromoneplacetoanothersaferandlessstressful.Theyalsocouldcutdownontraffic,reducepollutionandlimitaccidents.Buthowshoulddriverlesscarshandleemergencies?
Peopledisagreeontheanswer.Andthatmightputthebrakesonthistechnology,anewstudyconcludes.
Tounderstandthechallenge,imagineacarthatsuddenlymeetssomepedestriansintheroad.Evenwithbraking,it’stoolatetoavoidacrash.Sothecar’sartificialintelligencemustdecidewhethertoswerve（急转弯）.Tosavethepedestrians,shouldthecarswerveofftheroadorswerveintooncomingtraffic?
Whatifsuchoptionswouldlikelykillthecar’spassengers?
Researchersusedonlinesurveystostudypeople’sattitudesaboutsuchsituationswithdriverlesscars.Surveyparticipantsmostlyagreedthatdriverlesscarsshouldbedesignedtoprotectthemostpeople.Thatincludedswervingintowalls（orotherwisesacrificingtheirpassengers）tosavealargernumberofpedestrians.Butthereisadilemma（困境）.Thosesamesurveyedpeoplewanttorideincarsthatprotectpassengersatallcosts—evenifthepedestrianswouldnowendupdying.JeanBonnefonisapsychologistattheToulouseSchoolofEconomicsinFrance.HeandhiscolleaguesreportedtheirfindingsinScience.
“Autonomouscarscancompletelychangetransportation”,saysstudycoauthorIyadRahwan.But,headds,thisnewtechnologycreatesamoraldilemmathatcouldslowitsacceptance.
“Makersofdriverlesscarsareinatoughspot,”Bonnefon’sgroupwarns.Mostbuyerswouldwanttheircartobeprogrammedtoprotecttheminpreferencetootherpeople.However,regulationsmightonedayinstructthatcarsmustactforthegreatergood.Thatwouldmeansavingthemostpeople.Butthescientiststhinkruleslikethiscoulddriveawaybuyers.Ifso,allthepotentialbenefitsofdriverlesscarswouldbelost.
“Compromises（折中）mightbepossible,”KurtGraysays.HeisapsychologistattheUniversityofNorthCarolina.Hethinksthatevenifalldriverlesscarsareprogrammedtoprotecttheirpassengersinemergencies,trafficaccidentswilldecrease.Thosevehiclesmightbedangeroustopedestriansonrareoccasions.Butthey“won’tspeed,won’tdrivedrunkandwon’ttextwhiledriving,whichwouldbeawinforsociety.”
24.Theunderlinedword“challenge”inparagraph2refersto____________.
A.people’snegativeattitudestowardsself-drivingcars.
B.howself-drivingcarsreducetrafficaccidents.
C.thetechnicalproblemsthatself-drivingcarshave.
D.howself-drivingcarshandleemergencies.
25.Accordingtothetext,onlinesurveysshowthat____________.
A.self-drivingcars’artificialintelligenceneedsimprovement.
B.thebusytrafficmaybeaproblemforself-drivingcars.
C.peopleareinamoraldilemmaaboutdriverlesscars.
D.self-drivingcarsshouldbedesignedtoprotectdrivers.
26.Whatcanwelearnfromthefifthparagraph?
A.Regulationsareinfavourofdrivers.
B.Mostpeopledislikeself-drivingcarsnow.
C.Self-drivingcarmakersareinadifficultsituation.
D.Thepotentialbenefitsofdriverlesscarsareignored.
27.WhatisKurtGray’sattitudetowardself-drivingcars?
A.Favorable.B.Doubtful.C.Critical.D.Disapproving.
C
Maplesyrup（枫糖浆）isasweetenerfrommapletreesap（树汁）.Manypeopleuseitinbakinginplaceofsugarorothersweeteners,someuseitinteainsteadofhoneyanditisfrequentlyusedasatoppingforpancakes,waffles,andotherbreakfastfoods.Sincetruemaplesyrupisratherexpensive,awiderangeoffalsemaplesyrupexist.
ThissweeteneroriginatedinthenortheastregionofNorthAmerica,anditisinthisregionthatmostoftheworld’smaplesyrupisstillproduced.Vermont,NewHampshireMaine,andtheeasternportionofCanadaareallknownfortheirfinesyrup,eachwithslightlydifferentflavorqualities.
Thissweetenerisproducedbytappingmapletreestoreleaseandcollecttheirsap.Atree’ssapistheliquidthat,muchlikebloodinanimals,carrieswaterandfoodtodifferentpartsofthetreetokeepitnourished.Amaturemapleproducesabouttengallonsofsapinagivenseason,afterwhichthetreewillwalloffthechannelthathasbeentapped,sothatanewtaphastobedrilledthenextseason.Maplesarenottappedforsyrupuntiltheyareatleast40yearsoldandhavereachedacertainsize,toensurethatnoharmcomestothetreethroughthetappingprocess.
Animmenseamountofsapisrequiredtoproducemaplesyrupbecausethewaterysapmustbereducedtoachievetheproperthicknessandt
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