高一下学期期中考试英语.docx

1、高一下学期期中考试英语2019-2020年高一下学期期中考试（英语） 本试卷分第一卷(选择题)和第二卷(非选择题)两部分。考生作答时，将1-50小题答案答在答题卡上，在本试卷上答题无效。满分120分。考试时间为100分钟。听力考试（30分）另外安排时间进行。第一卷第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节：语法和词汇知识（共15 小题；每小题1分，满分15分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中，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。1Used to TV shows, where everything is quick and enterta

2、ining, many people do not have the _ to read a book that requires thinking.A. courage B. wisdom C. patience D. freedom2If your father knows that you cheated in the exam，he will be _ a little angry.Aless than Bother than Cmore than Drather than3As we have known from the map of the world，this is _.Atw

3、ice as large an island as that Btwice as larger as that islandCas twice large as that one Dtwice as a large island as that4It was quite a job for her to _ several children all by herself during the war.A. dress up B. bring up C. break up D. add up5 Mom，Dad is smoking again!Well，let him cut it _ grad

4、ually since old habits die hard.Aoff Bdown Cup Dout6If we expect _ much cleaner world, we should attract _ worlds attention to protect it.Aa; a Ba; 不填 Ca; the Dthe; 不填7Can I ask you a few straightforward questions about yourself?No problem. I like _ when people are open and direct.Athat Bthis Cit Dt

5、hem8This factory is closing up，so lots of workers will be _.Alaid off Blaid out Claid down Dlaid aside9Ill miss you，dear.It _ long before we meet again，Mom. Its only one month away from Christmas.Awill be Bwont be Cis Disnt10He bought whatever caught his eye in the store _ he often went .A. where B.

6、 which C. what D. that11Some Chinese students find it hard to get used to the life in London. Exactly, _ theyve learnt a lot about the city before.A. if B. now that C. as though D. even though12All possible means _. However, nothing can _ his wife dying of lung cancer. A. has tried; stop B. have tri

7、ed; keep C. have been tried; prevent D. has been tried; stop 13How much do you know about the 3D film technology?A little. Not until _ the hot movie Avatar _some about it.A. did I see; did I begin to learn B. I saw; I began to learnC. I saw; did I begin to learn D. did I see; I began to learn14 The

8、other day, my father drove his car at _ I thought was a dangerous speed.A. as B. that C. which D. what 15The weather isnt good enough for an outing，is it?Not at all. We cant have _ at this time of the year.Aa worse day Ba nicer dayCsuch bad a day Dso fine a day第二节：完形填空(共20小题； 每小题1.5分， 满分30分)阅读下列短文，掌

9、握其大意，然后从16- 35各题所给的四个选项中，选出佳选项。I moved to a new neighborhood two months ago. In the house with a large 16 across the road lived a taxi driver, a single parent with two school-age children. At the end of the day, he would 17 his taxi on the road. I 18 why he did not park it in the garage. Then, one d

10、ay I learnt that he had another car in his garage. In the afternoon he would e home 19 work, leave his taxi and go out for his 20 affairs in his other car, not in his taxi. I felt it was 21 . I was curious to see his personal car but did not make it until I 22 to be outside one evening two weeks 23

11、, when the garage door was 24 and he drove out in his “own” car: a Rolls-Royce（劳斯莱斯）! It shook me pletely 25 I realized what that meant. You see, he was a taxi driver. But 26 inside, he saw himself as something else: a Rolls-Royce owner and a（n） 27 . He drove others in his taxi but himself and his c

12、hildren in his Rolls-Royce. The world looked at his taxi and 28 him a taxi driver. But for him, a taxi was just something he drove for a living. Rolls-Royce was something he drove for a（n） 29 . We go to bed every night and 30 every morning as parents or children, not as bankers, CEOs or professors.

13、We go for a 31 as close friends or go for a vacation as a 32 . We love life as it is. Yet often, we base our entire happiness and success on how high we 33 the social ladder(阶梯)how much bigger and better a 34 we have. And we ignore(忽视)our Rolls-Royce, by keeping it dusty in our garage. We should foc

14、us more on 35 we are than what we do! 16. A. window B. garage C. door D. yard17. A. park B. stop C. check D. repair18. A. knew B. understood C. asked D. wondered19. A. for B. out of C. without D. from20. A. business B. national C. personal D. public21. A. wasteful B. meaningful C. wonderful D. plent

15、iful22. A. appeared B. intended C. expected D. happened23. A. later B. more C. ago D. before24. A. broken B. fine C. shut D. open25. A. once B. before C. when D. until26. A. far B. deep C. long D. little27. A. driver B. engineer C. father D. son28. A. called B. made C. elected D. turned29. A. experi

16、ence B. earning C. life D. position30. A. stay up B. wake up C. stay home D. go home31. A. petition B. performance C. debate D. party32. A. family B. pany C. team D. whole33. A. build B. climb C. stand D. lay34. A. house B. garage C. car D. taxi35. A. who B. what C. which D. where第三部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分

17、）第一节（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）AEvery day, about one-quarter of American adults eat at fast-food restaurants. Cheap, tasty, and convenient, fast food is rich in fat and calories, and its low in fiber and nutrients. Thanks in large part to fast food, half of Americas adults and one-quarter of its children ar

18、e fat, double the rate of a generation ago. In the past two decades, eating habits have changed as people pay more attention to their health. However, many Americans continue to eat red meat (beef in particular) as well as pork, chicken and other foods. Although beer and wine are popular in most are

19、as, many Americans abstain from alcohol, because they think they will bee healthier without drinking it. Various kinds of mineral water are monly available. Eating styles and habits vary between people of different backgrounds, but Americans generally eat with the fork in the hand with which they wr

20、ite. A knife is used for cutting and spreading; otherwise, it is laid on the plate or table. Fast foods, such as chips, fried chicken, hamburgers, and pizza, tend to be eaten with the fingers. There is an obvious difference between what people may do at home or in a fast-food restaurant, and how the

21、y act in a more formal restaurant. Because both parents often work outside the home, some Americans are less likely to sit down as a family to eat once the children are older and able to prepare their own food or serve themselves.36. How many adults became fat after eating fast foods a generation ag

22、o? A. 12.5% of them B. 25% of them C. 50% of them D. 75% of them37. American have changed their eating habits in the past twenty years because _. A. they want to keep healthy B. economy develops faster A. they have different backgrounds D. they have to work outside38. The underlined phrase “abstain

23、from” in Para. 1 probably means _. A. feel like B. get close to C. suffer from D. get rid of 39. We can infer from the passage _. A. some fast foods arent eaten with tools in America B. Americans always eat fried chicken with a knife C. Americans prefer to eat outside than at home D. Americans alway

24、s go home having meals as a family40. Which would be the best title of the passage? A. Fast foods in the US. B. Various cultures of the US. C. Diet and eating in America. D. Changes about Americans eating.BPeople celebrate birthdays in almost every country on earth. And they celebrate them in many d

25、ifferent ways.In China and in Japan, for example, the arrival of New Year is more important than a persons birthday. So everyone adds a year to celebrate their ages on New Years Day, instead of on their birthdays, In Brazil, the special birthday food isnt cake, but special candles. In China, its lon

26、g noodlesfor long life. In Iceland, people have pancakes with candies rolled inside them on birthdays.In Britain, a birthday is an all-day celebration. At school, the birthday child is lifted up and “bumped” by his classmates. This means the child is lifted by the feet and arms and bumped to the gro

27、und, once for each year once for good growth. In Israel, the same custom is followed, except the birthday person is lifted and lowered while sitting in a chair. In Holland, children not only get presents, but also give things out. They give cakes, cookies and candles to their classmates and teachers

28、 on their birthdays.In Mexico, its good luck to give birthday greetings as early in the day as possible. So its usual for the birthday child to be woken up at midnight by fiends singing birthday songs. In India, birthday celebrations also begin before dawn. Prayers and blessings must be said before

29、morning es. In Thailand, two tall candles are lighted the night before the birthday. One is as tall as the birthday person. If it goes out early, its bad luck. Another customs of Thailand is that they buy live fish and birds for the birthday person and then the birthday person frees the animals, and it brings good luck.In Nigeria, people in a certain age group celebrate their birthdays together, on a certain day.In many countries birthday customs are changing. Old