甘肃省金昌市第二中学学年高一英语下学期期中试题.docx

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甘肃省金昌市第二中学学年高一英语下学期期中试题

甘肃省金昌市第二中学2020学年高一英语下学期期中试题

第1卷（80分）

第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）

第一节（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项

A

MostpeopleintheUnitedStatesspeakonlyonelanguage:

English.Theydonotlearntospeakasecondlanguageinhighschoolswhichteachlanguages.Butwhy?

First,mostAmericansnevertraveltoothercountries.TheUnitedStatesisaverylargecountry.AmericanscantravelalongdistanceandnotleavetheUnited.Veryfewstudentslearntospeakwell.Whydon'tAmericanspeakotherlanguage？

Theydonotneedtolearnasecondlanguage.

Second,oneofthecountriesnexttotheUnitedStatesisCanada.MostpeopleinCanadaspeakEnglish.SomeAmericanslivenearCanada.Theytravelthereoften.Buttheydonothavetolearnanewlanguage.

Third,manypeopleinotherpartsoftheworldspeakEnglish.IfAmericanstraveltoothercountries,theycanspeakEnglishthere,too.

SomeAmericansthinkthatitisamistaketospeakonlyEnglish.Theybelieveitisveryimportanttolearnasecondlanguage.MaybesomedayotherAmericanswillagree.ThenmorepeoplewillspeakasecondlanguageintheUnitedStates.

1.Inotherpartsoftheworld____________.

A.noonespeaksEnglishB.manypeoplespeakEnglish

C.everyonespeaksEnglishD.everyonespeaksasecondlanguages

2.SomeAmericansthinkitisamistaketo____________.

A.learnotherlanguagesB.gotoschools

C.speakonlyEnglishD.traveltoothercountries

3.Whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.AmericansspeakonlyEnglish.B.CanadiansspeakonlyEnglish.

C.MostAmericanslearnasecondlanguage.D.SomeAmericanswanttolearnasecondlanguage.

4.WhichofthefollowingisNOTthereasonwhymostAmericansdonotlearntospeakasecondlanguage?

A.TherearemanyEnglishspeakersintheworld.

B.Americansdon’tliketolearnotherlanguage,

C.MostAmericansseldomtravelabroad.

D.ThepeoplelivingneartheAmericacanspeakEnglishwell

5.What'sthetitleofthispassage?

A.LanguageLearningintheUnitedStates.B.TheSecondLanguagesintheUnitedStates

C.EnglishintheworldD.ThePeopleinCanadaSpeakEnglish.

B

Hereareafewtipswe’veputtogethertohelpyoulearnEnglishwell.

Speak,speak,speak!

Practicespeakingasoftenasyoucan—evenspeakingtoyourselfisgoodpractice.Tryrecordingyourselfwheneveryoucan.Compareyourpronunciationwiththemasterversion,seehowyoucandobetterandhaveanothertry.Ifyoudothisseveraltimes,youwillfindthateachversionisbetterthanthelast.

Whynotlearnwithsomeoneelse?

Ithelpsifyoucanlearnwithsomeoneelse.Ifyoucanpersuadeafriendorfamilymembertostudywithyou,itwillmakeyoukeepworking.Agreetimestomeetandsetgoalsfortheweek,andtesteachotherregularly.

Don’tgetstuckbyawordyoudon’tknow

Practiseimprovising（即兴的）waysofgettingyourmeaningacrosswhilespeakingspontaneously（本能）,evenifyoudon’tknowtheexactwordsorphrases.Thinkofthingsyoumightwanttosaywheneveryouhavesparetime.Abasicexampleistheuseoftenses.Ifyoudon’tknowthepasttensebutwanttotalkaboutyesterday,usetheverbinthepresenttenseandusethewordfor“yesterday”.Usefacialexpressions,handmovements,anythingtogetyourmeaningacross.

Languagelearningisalsoaboutintuition（直觉）

Guessworkisimportantinlearninganewlanguage.Whenlisteningtorecordedmaterial,youaren’texpectedtounderstandeverythingfirsttimeround.Ifyouplaythesamepieceseveraltimes,youwillmostprobablyunderstandsomethingneweachtime.Learntomakemaximumuseofallthecluesyoucanpickup.Forexample,whatdothespeakerssoundlike?

Happy?

Angry?

Calm?

Etc.

Buildupyourvocabulary

Awidevocabularyisthekeytosuccessfullanguagelearningbutdon’ttrytolearntoomuchatonce.It’sbesttostudyfrequently,forshortperiodsoftime.Takeamaximumofsixorsevenitemsofvocabularyandlearnthem.Putthemintosentencestofixtheminyourmind,thencomebacktothemlater.Muchofthevocabularyinthecourseispresentedbytopic.

Andaboveall,havefun!

6.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?

A.Howtopracticespeaking.B.Whattodotobuildupyourvocabulary.

C.Howtolearnwithsomeoneelse.D.HowtolearnEnglishwell

7.Whyshouldonehavehimselfrecordedwhenpracticingspeaking?

A.Toencourageotherstostart.B.Torecordhisownprogress.

C.Toimprovehisspeaking.D.Tocomparehimselfwithothers.

8.WhichofthefollowingisthemostimportantinlearningEnglish?

A.Speaking.B.Pleasure.C.Intuition.D.Vocabulary.

9.ItisimportantinTip3thatishelpfulwhenyouarelearningEnglish.

A.bodylanguageB.agoodmemoryC.agoodfriendD.aproperdictionary

10.WhichofthefollowingseemsNOTtobetrueinlearningalanguage?

A.Practicemakesperfect.B.Agoodbeginningishalfdone.

C.Romeisnotbuiltinaday.D.Don’trunbeforeyoucanwalk.

C

Doyouknowthatsomeinsectsareverymuchlikepeople?

Theylivetogetherincrowdedcitiesandworktogetherforthegoodofall.Antsareinsectsofthiskind.Theyaresocialinsects,livingtogetherincolonies.Theybuildtheirhousestosuittheclimateoftheplacewheretheylive,andtheylivealmosteverywhereintheworld.

Likepeople,antsdistributetheworktobedone.Someworkerantsgetfoodandfeedittoyoungants.Theyarelikefarmersgatheringfoodforpeopletoeat.Whentheyoungantseatthefood,theygiveoutaliquidthatthegrown-upantscaneat.Insomecolonies,theantsfeedliquidfoodtoafewspecialworkers.Theseworkersstoreitintheirstomachs,whichbecomeverylarge.Theyspendalltheirtimeinthenestgivingoutliquidtowhoeverneedsit,justlikethepersonwhorunsastore.

Antsareruledbyaqueenant.Shespendsallhertimelayingeggs,andtheworkerantstakecareofher.Newqueenscometoruleacolonyinmanydifferentways.Onekindofantqueencangointoanothercolonyandkilltheoldqueen.Anotherkindcantakesomeworkerswithherfromhermother'snestandstartanewcolonyofherown.Anotherkindofantqueentakesheryoungwithherandhidesinsomeothercolony.Shegetssomeoftheworkerstofeedheryounginsteadoftheoldqueen'syoung.Inthiswayshebecomesstrongestinthecolony,andsherules.Someantsformarmiesandfightbattleswithothercolonies,butnotallantsarefierce.Some

liveinpeacewiththeirneighbors.

11.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?

A.Therearedifferentkindsofants.B.Antsliveverymuchlikehumanbeings.

C.Antslivealone.D.Antsliveaslongashumanbeings.

12.Theunderlinedword“distribute”means“_________”.

A.divideandhandoutB.handinC.designandcarryonD.tryout

13.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Antsalwaysbuildthesamekindofhomes.B.Antsareruledbyamale.

C.Insomeantcolonies,electionsareheldtochoose.anewqueen.

D.Onekindofantqueengetsworkerstofeedheryoung.

14.TheRIGHTorderinwhichtheyappearinthepassageis______.

（a）Someantsfightbattles.

（b）Differentgroupsofantsdodifferentjobs.

（c）Antsliveincolonies.

（d）Newqueenscometoruleacolonyinmanydifferentways.

（e）Someinsectsareverymuchlikepeople.

A.c-e-d-b-aB.c-e-b-d-aC.e-c-b-d-aD.e-c-d-b-a

15.Whichoneofthefollowingisawaypeoplearejustlikeants?

A.Theyounggiveoffaliquidthatthegrown-upeat.

B.Theystoreliquidintheirstomachsandgiveittoothers.

C.Queensspendalltheirtimemakingnewcitizens.

D.Theybuildtheirhousestosuittheclimate.

D

Ileftmyfriend’shouseshortlyafterseven.Itwasstilltooearlyformetohavemyeveningmeal,soIwalkedalongtheseafrontforaboutanhouruntilIbegantofeelhungry.BythattimeIwasnotfarfromafavoriterestaurantofmine,whereIoftenwenttoeattwoorthreetimesaweek.Iknewtheownerwellandfrequentlycomplimentedhimonhisexcellentcooking.

Iwentintotherestaurant,whichwasalreadycrowded,andorderedmymeal.WhileIwaswaitingforthesouptoarrive,IlookedaroundtoseeifIknewanyoneintherestaurant.ItwasthenthatInoticedthatamansittingatacornertablenearthedoorkeptglancinginmydirection,asifheknewme.Icertainlydidnotknowhim,forIneverforgetaface.Themanhadanewspaperopeninfrontofhim,whichhewaspretendingtoread,thoughallthewhileIcouldseethathewaskeepinganeyeonme.Whenthewaiterbroughtmysoup,themanwasclearlypuzzledbythefamiliarwayinwhichthewaiterandIaddressedeachother.HebecameevenmorepuzzledastimewentonanditgrewmoreandmoreobviousthatIwaswellknownintherestaurant.Eventuallyhegotupandwentintothekitchen.Afterafewminuteshecameoutagain,paidhisbillandleftwithoutanotherglanceinmydirection.

WhenIhadfinishedandwasabouttopaymybill,Icalledtheowneroftherestaurantoverandaskedhimwhatthemanhadwanted.Theownerwasalittleembarrassedbymyquestionandatfirstdidnotwanttotellme.Iinsisted.“Well,”hesaid,“thatmanwasadetective.”“Really?

”Isaid,considerablysurprised.“Hefollowedyouherebecausehethoughtyouwereamanhewaslookingfor,”theowneroftherestaurantsaid.“Whenhecameintothekitchen,heshowedmeaphotographofthewantedman.Hecertainlylookedlikeyou!

Ofcourse,sinceweknowyouhere,Iwasabletoconvincehimthathehadmadeamistake.”“It’sluckyIcametoarestaurantwhereIamknown,”Isaid,“otherwiseImighthavebeenarrested!

”

16.Thewriterwalkedalongtheseafrontforaboutanhourbecause______.

A.itwasstilltooearlyforhimtohavehisevening