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四川省棠湖中学学年高一英语下学期期中试题
四川省棠湖中学2019-2020学年高一英语下学期期中试题
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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。
例：
Howmuchistheshirt?
A.£19.15.B.£9.18.C.£9.15.
答案是C。
1．Whatisthewomanconcernedabout?
A．Catchingacold.B．Losinghersweater.C．Standinginalongline.
2．Whatdoesthemanthinkofthestory?
A．Itistoohardtounderstand.B．Thebeginningisconfusing.
C．Thewritertellsthestorywell.
3．Whatmightthemanwantforsupper?
A．Seafood.B．Steak.C．Noodles.
4．Howlonghasthewomanwaitedforthebus?
A．15minutes.B．30minutes.C．45minutes.
5．Whatdoweknowaboutthegirl?
A．Shewillgotothesupermarket.
B．Herteethareinbadcondition.
C．Shedislikeschocolatesandcandies.
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。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6．Whatcanwelearnaboutthe“Kitchen”intheconversation?
A．It'stheman'skitchen.B．ItopenseverySunday.C．It'sapoetryclub.
7．Whatisthemantryingtodo?
A．Persuadethewoman.B．Discusshishomework.C．Introducesomereadings.
听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。
8．What’swrongwiththeboys?
A．Theylostacamera.B．Theygotsick.C．Theywastedmoney.
9．Whatisthefamilyprobablygoingtodotomorrow?
A．Goshopping.B．Gotoabank.C．Haveabirthdayparty.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10．WhatdoweknowaboutthehotelinSitges?
A．It'sfarfromthebeach.B．It'sbesideabusyroad.C．It'snearabusstop.
11．Whatcanpeopleenjoyinthehotel?
A．Footballgames.B．KTV.C．Keep-fitclasses.
12．Whatwillthespeakersdonext?
A．Askforalowerprice.
B．Lookaroundthehotel.
C．Explaintothemanager.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13．Whyisthewomantalkingtotheman?
A．Shewantstochooseagoodsport.B．Shecan’tfindthewaytoagym.
C．Shewantstojoinagym.
14．Whatdoesthemanlikebest?
A．Weight-lifting.B．Swimming.C．Dancing.
15．Howdoesthemanpay?
A．Incash.B．Bycreditcard.C．Bycheque.
16．Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomandointheend?
A．Meethimtomorrow.B．Bringhersportsshoes.C．Godancingthreetimesaweek.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17．WhywasJaneunhappyaboutlivinginthedormitory?
A．Shedislikedthefood.B．Shelackedpersonalspace.C．Shehadnowashingmachine.
18．WheredidJanehavemeals?
A．Inthedormitory.B．Inherownkitchen.C．Intheschoolcanteen.
19．Howmanyhourswasthedininghallopeneveryday?
A．Three.B．Five.C．Six.
20．Whatisthedialoguemainlyabout?
A．Socialactivities.B．Collegelife.C．Dormbuildings.
第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40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
TheInternationalVoluntaryServicerunsanumberofYouthExchangesthroughouttheyear.YouthExchangesgivesmallgroupsof4-5youngpeopletheopportunitytotakepartinvolunteeringtripsabroadforanaverageoftwoweeks．Theseyoungpeoplearejoinedby4-5youngpeoplefrom3-4othernationalitiesandareawonderfulinterculturalexperienceinasafeenvironment.
ExampleYouthExchanges：
YouthExchange1
Location：
Ireland
Othernationalities：
Ireland，Spain，Italy，Hungary
Theme：
Focusesonthetopicofcommunityreconstructionandcommunityactivities—exploringhowlocalissuesfacingourcommunitiesareconnectedtoglobalissues．Thegroupwillalsolearnabouttheeco-villageasanexampleofacommunityandtakepartinteam-buildingactivities.
YouthExchange2
Location：
France
Othernationalities：
Bulgaria，Italy，France
Theme：
Organicgardening&continualliving．Thisprojectwilltakeplaceinanaturalpark，wherethegroupwilltakepartingardeningactivitiesandgames／workshopsaboutcontinuousdevelopment．
YouthExchange3
Location：
Macedonia
Othernationalities：
Serbia，Turkey，Ireland
Theme：
Fostersocialinclusionandmotivatepersonaldevelopmentofyoungpeoplethroughsportsandoutdooractivities．Promoteoutdooractivitiesasatooltohelpinclusionofyoungpeoplewithfeweropportunities．
YouthExchange4
Location：
Italy
Othernationalities：
Italy，Bulgaria，Greece
Theme：
AsociaI-environmentalprojectthatintendstopromotesocialinclusionandcontinuabledevelopment，regardedasaprocessofcivilrightsandactivecitizenship.Over10days,thegroupwillparticipateinactivitiestoraiseawarenessabouttheeffectofourbehaviorontheenvironment．
21．WhatdoyoufocusonwhentravellinginFrance?
A．Gardeningwork.
B．Civilrights.
C．Developingsocialinclusion.
D．Rebuildingcommunities.
22．Ifyouareinterestedinprotectingtheenvironment，youcantakepartin________.
A．YouthExchange1B．YouthExchange2
C．YouthExchange3D．YouthExchange4
23．WhichnationalityareYouthExchangesmostpopularwith?
A．Spain．B．Italy.C．Ireland.D．France.
B
In1977,aUniversityofOxfordstatisticiannamedRichardPetopointedoutasimpleyetpuzzlingbiologicalfact:
wehumansshouldhavealotmorecancerthanmice,butwedon’t.
Dr.Peto’sargumentwassimple.Everytimeacelldivides,there’sasmallchanceitwillgainamutation（突变）thatspeedsupitsgrowth.Cellsthataccumulate（聚集）severalofthesemutationsmaybecomecancerous.Thebiggerananimalis,themorecellsithas,andthelongerananimallives,themoretimesitscellsdivide.Wehumansundergo（经历）about10,000timesasmanycelldivisionsasmice—andthusshouldbefarmorelikelytogetcancer.
Anumberofscientistshaveassumedthatlarge,long-livedanimalsmusthaveevolvedextracancer-fightingweapons.Otherwise,thesespecieswoulddieout.
Dr.JoshuaD．Schiffman,anoncologist（肿瘤学家）attheHuntsmanCancerInstitute,reviewedzoorecordsonthedeathsof644elephantsandfoundthatlessthan5percentdiedofcancer.Bycontrast,11percentto25percentofhumansdieofcancer.
Tounderstandtheelephants’defenses,thescientistsinvestigatedagenethatisvitaltopreventingcancercalledp53.TheproteinencodedbythegenemonitorscellsfordamagetotheDNAtheycontain.Dr.Schiffmanandhiscolleaguesfoundthatelephantshaveevolvednewcopiesofthep53gene.Whilehumanshaveonlyonepairofp53genes,thescientistsidentified20pairsinelephants.
Toseewhethertheseextracopiesofp53madeadifferenceinfightingcancer,theyranexperimentsonelephantcells.Theytreatedelephantcellswithdamagingradiation,chemicalsandUVlight.
“Inallcases,insteadoftryingtorepairthedamage,theelephantcellssimplycommittedsuicide”saidDr.Schiffman.Hesaidhethoughtthewaytheelephantcellsrespondedwasaveryeffectivewaytoblockcancer.
PatriciaMuller,anoncologistattheMRCToxicologyUnitattheUniversityofLeicester,whowasnotinvolvedinthestudies,saidtheresults,thoughconvincing,didn’tfirmlyestablishexactlyhowelephantsusep53tofightcancer.Onepossibilityisthattheextracopiesdon’tactuallycausecellstocommitsuicide.Instead,theymayactasdecoys（诱饵）forenzymes（酶）thatdestroyp53proteins.
Dr.Mullersaiditwasespeciallyimportanttounderstandpreciselyhowelephantsfightcancerbeforetryingtocopytheirstrategieswithdrugsforhumans.
24．Whatdoesthe2ndparagraphwanttotellus?
A．Humanshouldbemorelikelytodevelopcancerthanmice.
B．Celldivisioncanincreasethespeedofgrowthofmutations.
C．Thebiggerananimalis,thesmallerchanceofgettingcancerithas.
D．Dr.Peto’sargumentwasnotsimple.
25．Accordingtothepassage,p53is______.
A．aproteintopreventcancerB．agenetodefendagainstcancer
C．aproteintodestroydamagedcellsD．agenetochangecells
26．WhatdoesDr.Schiffmansayabouttheextracopiesofp53fightingcancer?
A．Theycausethecellstorepairthegenes.
B．Theystopcellsfromdividingfurther.
C．Theyactasdecoysforenzymesthatdestroyp53proteins.
D．Theycausethecellstocommitsuicide.
27．WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?
A．Dr.Schiffmanpointedoutthatwehumansdon’thavemorecancerthanmice.
B．Thecancerdeathrateofhumansisfivepercenthigherthanthatofelephants.
C．Thescientistsfoundthereare20pairsofp53genesinelephants.
D．Dr.Mulleralsotookpartinthestudies.
C
Businessesarewitnessingadifficulttime,whichhasinturnproducedinfluenceonconsumers,desiretogogreen.However,shoppersarestilllayingstressonenvironmentalconcerns.
Twothirdsofcustomerssaythatenvironmentalconsiderationsinformtheirpurchasestothesamedegreeastheydidayearago,whilemorethanaquartersaythattheyarenowevenbetterawareoftheenvironmentaleffectonwhattheybuy.
Thismayhelptoinfluencehowshopsstoregoodsontheirshelves.Andthecompaniesshouldstillmakeeffortstobecomemoreenvironmentallyfriendly.Twooutofthreepeoplethinkitisimportanttobuyfromenvironmentallyresponsiblecompanies,withaboutoneinsevensayingthattheyhadevendecidedtotaketheircustomelsewhereiftheyfeltacompany’senvironmentalreputationwasnotgoodenough.
HarryMorrison,chiefexecutive（主管）oftheCarbonTrust,sympathizes:
“Iunderstandthissituationwheresurvivalisveryimportantnow.Butfromenvironmentalconsiderations,theclockisticking—wedon’thavemuchtime.Inaddition,cuttingcarbonhasanimmediateeffectascostsdropandamedium-termbenefitforthebrand.”
Largercompanieshaveanextramotivationtolookatreducingtheircarbonfootprint,asnewrulesnextyearwillrequirebusinessestobuycarbonallowancestomakeupfortheiremissions（排放）.Thosethathavetakenearlyactionwillhaveaheadstart.Morethantwothirdsofconsumersarenotclearaboutwhichcompani
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