学年高一英语下学期期中试题14doc.docx

1、学年高一英语下学期期中试题14doc2019-2020学年高一英语下学期期中试题(14) 第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）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，完成1-5题。每小题仅读一遍。1. Where are the two speakers?A. In a restaurant. B. In a hotel. C. In a store.2. How much does a student ticket cost?A. 5 dollars. B. 10 dollars. C. 20 dollars.3. What are the speakers talk

2、ing about?A. The radio programme. B. The weather. C. The sun.4. Where is the magazine?A. On the desk. B.On the shelf. C. In the study.5. Who like playing chess?A. The woman and her brother. B. The womans brother and the man. C. The woman and the man. 第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面五段对话或独白，每段对话或独白后有几个小

3、题，每段独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6-7题。6. What is the woman buying eggs for?A. Breakfast. B. Lunch. C. Dinner. 7. How much will the woman pay?A. $3.00. B. $3.50. C. $4.00.听第7段材料，回答第8-9题。8. Why hasnt Mary seen John lately?A. Because John visited his brother. B. Because John has been busy studying. C. Because John

4、got a new job.9. What will the man do next?A. Get on the bus B. Rent some equipment. C. Look for a hotel.听第8段材料，回答第10-12题。10. Why is Jim tired?A. Hes been bothered by Susans brother. B. He watched TV the whole night. C. He has to give his bed to Susans brother.11. What was Susans brother doing when

5、Jim cleaned the room?A. Talking. B. Sleeping. C. Eating.12. What do we know about Susans brother?A. He lives with Susan. B. He eats a lot. C. He sleeps very little.听第9段材料，回答第13-16题。13. Why is the woman going to the US?A. To attend a university. B. To make more money. C. To meet her family.14. What i

6、s the womans goal for the future ?A. To work in Chicago. B.To start a company.C.To teach at Peking University.15. What does the man think about life in the US ?A. Dangerous. B. Safe. C. Hard.16. What does the woman think is the most important?A. Money. B. A good job. C. Her family.听第10段材料，回答第17-20题.

7、。17. What should you be careful about before going to dinner?A. The exact time and place. B. The person who invites you . C. The clothes for the dinner.18. When do English people start to serve dinner?A. At about 7:30 pm. B. At about 8:00 pm. C. At about 8:30 pm.19. Who should the guest talk to?A. T

8、he one at either end of the table. B. The one who is just sitting opposite.C. The one just at his or her side.20. What is the speaker telling us?A. The different English meals. B. The eating habits of English people. C. The table manners for English dinner.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

9、） 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AFor a year and half, kids sent hurtful messages like “You are ugly.” or “Why are you still alive?” to Rebecca Sedwick. In 2013, Rebecca, then 12, couldnt stand it anymore. She took her own life near her home in Florida. Soon afterward, Tri

10、sha Prabhu read about the story. “I was surprised and heart-broken,” said Trisha, now 15, who is from Naperville, Illinois, “I know that I had to do something to stop this from happening again.” Trisha did some research. Studies show that one fourth to half of all teens in the US have been cyberbull

11、ied (网络欺凌). Experts say that if you are ever bullied online, you should tell a trusted adult. Tell the cyberbully to stop, and prevent him or her from contacting you again. Print and save messages to share with the police. This is good advice, agrees Trisha. But these methods all take place after th

12、e bullying has already happened. Trisha had a different idea. Why not teach cyberbullies to stop before they post these messages?Trishas research won awards, including a prize in the Google Science Fair. Then, Tresah built the ReThink app (应用软件). It is programmed to recognize words or phrases that c

13、ould be hurtful. When that happens, different warning messages come out. “Dont say things that you may regret later!” says one message. Others ask, “Are you sure you want to say this?” and “Are these words really yours?”Now Trisha is working on a version(版本) of ReThink for computers. “I am a big dre

14、amer,” she says. “I want to stop cyberbullying before the hurt is done.”21. What do we know about Rebecca Sedwick?A. She was one of Trishas best friends. B. She sent hurtful messages to others. C. She ended her life at the age of 12. D. She went to Florida to study further. 22. What is Trishas sugge

15、stion for stopping cyberbullying? A.Stop talking with the cyberbully. B.Stop the messages before they are sent. C.Turn to your parents or close friends. D.Show the messages to the police at once. 23. What is the third paragraph mainly about? A. How the ReThink app works. B. Trishas research on cyber

16、bullying. C. Peoples attitudes to the ReThink app. D. The Google Science Fair. 24. Which of the following can best describe Trisha? A. Honest and careful. B. Strange and impatient. C. Proud and impolite. D. Helpful and clever. B The Kentucky Derby is a horse race held every year in Louisville, Kentu

17、cky, United States on the first Saturday in May. Here are some helpful suggestions for your first trip to the Kentucky Derby! Fashion vs. Comfort In many ways, the Kentucky Derby is the worlds largest and most entertaining fashion show, with impressive hats and clothes! You will be on your feet and

18、walking a lot, so pack a pair of comfortable shoes to change into during the day. Your Tickets You MUST have your tickets in order to get through the gates. Please note the only place that has official permission to buy and resell Kentucky Derby tickets is the Kentucky Derby Tickets Exchange. Law en

19、forcement officials will be on site to prevent people from selling tickets at a much higher price. If you have questions about your tickets in advance of the Derby, please call Churchill Downs customer service at 502-636-4400. Finding helpWith over 14,000 employees throughout the track on Derby day,

20、 you arent too far from someone who can help. If you cannot find an employee to help you, please text the word HORSE to 69050 and you will be placed in touch with Guest Services. Safety & Security For the safety of all our guests, your bag may be searched by security. A number of items are forbidden

21、 from entering the facility (场所).For security and crowd control reasons, you cannot enter the facility again after you get out. This means that you will not be able to go outside the gate to fetch items from your car once you have passed through security. Please be sure to bring everything you need.

22、 25. What is the dressing tip? A. Dress in popularsports clothes. B. Prepare a pair of comfortable shoes. C. Bring several sets of clothes to change into. D. Put on a hat to provide protection from the sun. 26. What should you do if you want to resell your tickets? A. Go to the Kentucky Derby Ticket

23、 Exchange. B. Call Churchill Downs customer service. C. Consult law enforcement officials. D. Find a buyer by yourself. 27. What can we learn from Safety & Security? A. You cannot enter the facility after the game begins. B. You can bring whatever you need into the facility. C. Your car needs to be

24、examined by security. D. You are not allowed to re-enter the facility. C Almost everybody in America will spend a part of his or her life behind a shopping cart. They will in a lifetime, push the chromeplated_contraptions many miles. But few will knowor even think to askwho it was that invented them

25、.Sylvan N. Goldman invented the shopping cart in 1937. At that time he was in the supermarket business. Every day he would see shoppers lugging groceries around in baskets they had to carry.One day Goldman suddenly had the idea of putting baskets on wheels. The wheeled baskets would make shopping mu

26、ch easier for his customers, and would help to attract more business.On June 4, 1937, Goldmans first carts were ready for use in his market. He was terribly excited on the morning of that day as customers began arriving. He couldnt wait to see them using his invention.But Goldman was disappointed. M

27、ost shoppers gave the carts a long look, but hardly anybody would give them a try.After a while, Goldman decided to ask customers why they werent using his carts.“Dont you think this arm is strong enough to carry a shopping basket?”one shopper replied.But Goldman wasnt beaten yet. He knew his carts

28、would be a great success if only he could persuade people to give them a try. To this end, Goldman hired a group of people to push carts around his market and pretend they were shopping! Seeing this, the real customers gradually began copying the phony (假的) customers.As Goldman had hoped, the carts

29、were soon attracting larger and larger numbers of customers to his market. But not only did more people come those who came bought more. With larger easiertohandle baskets, customers unconsciously bought a greater number of items than before.Todays shopping carts are five times larger than Goldmans

30、original model. Perhaps thats one reason why Americans today spend more than five times as much money on food each year as they did before 1937the coming of the shopping cart.28. What do the underlined words“chromeplated contraptions” in the first paragraph refer to? A. Shopping carts. B. Suitcases.

31、 C. Private cars. D. Baskets.29. What was the purpose of Goldmans invention? A. It was to reduce the burden of his employeeswork. B. It was to prove him to be a good inventor. C. It was to make shopping easier and attract more business. D. It was to help the disabled make shopping easily in his mark

32、et.30. Goldman hired a group of people to push carts around his market in order to _. A. attract people to buy things in his market B. make his market different from the others C. keep the groceries from being stolen D. encourage people to use his shopping carts31. What can we infer from the last paragraph? A. Goldman will become very famous because