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江苏省高邮市学年高一英语上学期期中试题12250257
江苏省高邮市2019-2020学年高一英语上学期期中试题
本试卷满分150分,考试时间120分钟
第一部分听力(满分30分)(共20小题:
每小题1.5分,满分30分)
第一节
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。
1.Whatwillthemandonext?
A.TakeSparkhome.B.Gotothepark.C.Gotowork.
2.WhendoesthelibrarycloseonSundays?
A.At5:
30pm.B.At7:
00pm.C.At8:
30pm.
3.Whoarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?
A.Theirparents.B.Theirfriend.C.Theirneighbor.
4.Howdoesthewomanprobablyfeel?
A.Surprised.B.Embarrassed.C.Thankful.
5.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?
A.Intheman’shouse.B.Inasupermarket.C.Inarestaurant.
第二节
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置。
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.Whydidthemanfallasleepinclass?
A.Heworkedatnight.B.Hisclasswasboring.C.Hewassick.
7.Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemando?
A.Stopthelecture.B.Paybackhismoney.C.Getsomefinancialaid.
听第7段材料,回答第8、9题。
8.What’swrongwithJackie?
A.Shecan’tfallasleep.B.Shetalksinherdream.C.Sheoftenstaysup.
9.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?
A.Husbandandwife.B.Doctorandpatient.C.Brotherandsister.
听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。
10.Whichmenu(菜单)doesthemanwanttolookat?
A.TheChineseone.B.TheFrenchone.C.TheEnglishone.
11.Wholikesthevegetablesalad?
A.Theman’swife.B.Theman.C.Theman’sdaughter.
12.Whatdoesthemanorderforhisfather?
A.Friedfish.B.Frenchonionsoup.C.Beefhamburger.
听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。
13.Whenwilltheexamsbeover?
A.OnNovember29th.B.OnDecember5th.C.OnDecember10th.
14.WhyisthegirlgoingtoLondon?
A.Togosightseeing.B.Tostudythere.C.Tovisitfriends.
15.WhatwillthegirlprobablydonextMonday?
A.Takeanexam.B.Putupanoticeboard.C.Handinherreport.
16.Whatdoesthemanthinkofthegirl’sperformanceinclass?
A.Disappointing.B.Wonderful.C.Boring.
听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。
17.Howmanyagegroupsarethereinall?
A.Four.B.Six.C.Seven.
18.Whatcolorsign-upsheetsareforgirls?
A.Yellow.B.Blue.C.Green.
19.Whowillcollectthegirl’ssign-upsheets?
A.CoachTurner.B.CoachCollins.C.CoachDykes.
20.Whichisthenewrulethisseason?
A.Noparentvolunteersareneeded.
B.Thetimeforthegameshasbecomeshort.
C.Thethree-pointlinehasbeenmovedback.
第二部分阅读理解(满分50分)
第一节(共15小题:
每小题2分,满分30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
YouprobablyknowwhoMarieCuriewas,butyoumaynothaveheardofRachelCarson.Oftheoutstandingladieslistedbelow,whodoyouthinkwasthemostimportantwomanofthepast100years?
JaneAddams(1860-1935)
AnyonewhohaseverbeenhelpedbyasocialworkerhasJaneAddamstothank.Addamshelpedthepoorandworkedforpeace.Sheencouragedasenseofcommunity(社区)bycreatingsheltersandpromoting(推广)educationandservicesforpeopleinneed.In1931,AddamsbecamethefirstAmericanwomantowintheNobelPeacePrize.
RachelCarson(1907-1964)
Ifitweren'tforRachelCarson,theenvironmentalmovementmightnotexisttoday.Herpopular1962bookSilentSpringraisedawareness(意识)ofthedangersofpollutionandtheharmfuleffectsofchemicalsonhumansandontheworld'slakesandoceans.
SandraDayO'Connor(1930-present)
WhenSandraDayO'ConnorfinishedthirdinherclassatStanfordLawSchool,in1952,shecouldnotfindworkatalawfirmbecauseshewasawoman.ShebecameanArizonastatesenator(参议员)andin1981,thefirstwomantojointheUSSupremeCourt(最高法院).O'Connorgavethedecidingvoteinmanyimportantcasesduringher24yearsonthetopcourt.
RosaParks(1913-2005)
OnDecember1,1955,inMontgomery,Alabama,RosaParkswouldnotgiveupherseatonabustoawhitepassenger.ThesimpleactputParksinprison.ButitalsocausedtheMontgomerybusboycott(抵制).Itlastedformorethanayear,andstartedthecivil-rightsmovement.‘TheonlytiredIwas,wastiredofgivingin.’saidParks.
21.WhatisJaneAddamsfamousforinhistory?
A.Hersocialwork.B.Herteachingskills.
C.Hereffortstowinaprize.D.Hercommunitybackground.
22.WhatwasthereasonforO'Connor'sbeingrefusedbythelawfirm?
A.Nothavingtraininginlaw.B.Heridentityasawoman.
C.Herlittleworkexperienceincourt.D.Herpoorlivingconditions.
23.Whatcanweinferaboutthewomenmentionedinthetext?
A.Theyarehighlyeducated.B.Theyaretrulycreative.
C.Theyarepioneers.D.Theyarelaw-lovers.
B
Monkeysseemtohaveawaywithnumbers.
AteamofresearcherstrainedthreeRhesusmonkeystoassociate26clearlydifferentsymbols(符号)madeupofnumbersandselectiveletterswith0-25dropsofwaterorjuiceasareward(奖赏).Theresearchersthentestedhowthemonkeysaddedthesymbolstogetthereward.
Here'showHarvardMedicalSchoolscientistMargaretLivingstone,wholedtheteam,describedtheexperiment:
Intheircagesthemonkeyswereprovidedwithtouchscreens.Ononepartofthescreen,asymbolwouldappear,andontheothersidetwosymbolsinsideacirclewereshown.Forexample,thenumber7wouldappearononesideofthescreenandtheotherendwouldhave9and8.Ifthemonkeystouchedtheleftsideofthescreen,theywouldberewardedwithsevendropsofwaterorjuice;iftheytouchedthecircle,theywouldberewardedwiththesumofthenumbers—17inthisexample.
Aftercarryingouthundredsoftests,theresearchersfoundthatthemonkeyswouldchoosethehighervaluesmorethanhalfthetimes,showingthattheywereperformingasimpleaddition,notjustmemorizingthevalueoftwonumbers.
Whentheteamexaminedtheresultsoftheexperimentmoreclosely,theynoticedthatthemonkeystendedtounderestimate(低估)asumcomparedwithasinglesymbolwhenthetwowerecloseinvalue—sometimeschoosing,forexample,a13ratherthanthesumof8and6.Theunderestimationwassystematic:
Whenaddingtwonumbers,themonkeysalwayspaidattentiontothelargerofthetwo,andthenaddedonlyasmallpartofthesmallernumbertoit.
"Thisshowsthatthereisacertainwayinwhichnumbersarerepresentedintheirbrains,"Dr.Livingstonesays."Butinthisexperimentwhatthey'redoingispayingmoreattentiontothebignumberthanthelittleone."
24.Whatdidtheresearchersdotothemonkeysbeforetestingthem?
A.Theytrainedthem.B.Theynamedthem.
C.Theyfedthem.D.Theyexaminedthem.
25.Howdidthemonkeysgettheirrewardintheexperiment?
A.Bydrawingacircle.B.Bytouchingascreen.
C.Bywatchingvideos.D.Bymixingtwodrinks.
26.WhatdidLivingstone'steamfindaboutthemonkeys?
A.Theycouldmemorizenumberseasily.B.Theycouldunderstandsimplewords.
C.Theycouldperformbasicaddition.D.Theycouldholdtheirattentionforlong.
27.Inwhichsectionofanewspapermaythistextappear?
A.Education.B.Health.C.Entertainment.D.Science.
C
ImusthavealwaysknownreadingwasveryimportantbecausethefirstmemoriesIhaveasachildarealmostaboutbooks.TherewasnotonenightthatIdon’tremembermomreadingmeastorybookbymybedside.Iwascompletelyinspiredbythenicewaythewordssounded.
Ialwayswantedtoknowwhatmymomwasreading.Hearingmomsay,"Ican’tbelievewhat’swritteninthenewspaperthismorning,"mademewanttotakeitsuddenlyoutofherhandsandreaditmyself.Iwantedtobelikemymomandknowallofthethingssheknew.SoIcarriedaroundabook,andeachnight,justtobelikeher,Iwouldpretend(假装)tobereading.
Thisishoweveryonelearnedtoread.Wewouldstartoffwithsentences,thenparagraphs,andthenstories.Itseemedanunendingjourney,butevenasasix-year-oldgirlIrealizedthatknowinghowtoreadcouldopenmanydoors.Whenmomsaid,"TheC-A-N-D-Yishiddenonthetopshelf,"Iknewwherethecandywas.Myprogressinreadingraisedmycuriosity,andIwantedtoknoweverything.Ioftenfoundmyselftellingmymomtodrivemoreslowly,sothatIcouldreadalloftheroadsignswepassed.
Mostofmyreadingthroughprimary,middleandhighschoolwasfactualreading.Ireadforknowledge,andtomakeA’sonmytests.Sometimes,Iwouldreadanovelthatmyteacheraskedusto,butIdidn’tenjoythistypeofreading.Ilikedfacts,thingsthathappeninreallife.Ithoughtanythingtoogenerallefttoomuchroomforargument.
Yet,nowthatI’mgrowingandtheworldIonceknewasbeingsosimpleisbecomingmorecomplex,Ifindmyselfneedingawaytoescape.Byopeninganovel,IcanleavebehindmyworriesandenterintoawonderfulandmysteriousworldwhereIamnowanewcharacter.IntheseworldsIcanbecomeanyone.Idon’thavetowritedownwhathappenedorwhatmethodtheauthorwasusingwhenheorshewrotethis.Ijustreadtorelax.
We’retaughttoreadbecauseit’snecessaryformuchofhumanunderstanding.Readingisanimportantpartofmylife.Readingsatisfiesmydesiretokeeplearning.AndI’vefoundthatthepossibilitiesthatliewithinbooksarelimitless.
28.Whydidtheauthorwanttotakethenewspapersuddenlyoutofmom’shands?
A.Shewasdyingtoknowwhathadhappened.B.Shewantedmomtoreadthenewstoher.
C.Shecouldn’twaittodestroythenewspaper.D.Shecouldn’thelpbutstopmomfromreading.
29.AccordingtoParagraph3,theauthor’sreadingofroadsignsshows___________.
A.herspecialwaytofindaplaceB.hereagernesstodevelopherreadingability
C.herefforttoremindmomtorespecttrafficrules
D.hergrowingdesiretoknowtheworldaroundher.
30.The