横峰中学学年高一上学期期中考试 英语试题含答案.docx

1、横峰中学学年高一上学期期中考试 英语试题含答案横峰中学2020-2021学年高一上学期期中考试 英语试题 第I卷第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案划在试卷上。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，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. How does the man feel now?A. Proud. B.Angry. C.Disappointe

2、d.2.What time is it now?A.10:45. B.11:15. C.11:45. 3.What size does the woman want?A. Size 8. B.Size 10. C.Size 12.4.What might be the relationship between the speakers?A.Mother and son. B.Brother and sister. C.Father and daughter.5.What does the woman like best?A.The apple cake. B.The banana bread.

3、 C.The chocolate cookie.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，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.Who said the woman looked like a bear?A. The man. B.Mark. C. Melissa.7. What does the man advise the woman to do?A.

4、Walk around. B.Admit the fact. C.Have confidence.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8.What will the man do on Friday?A.Pick up John. B.Visit a friend. C. Have a family dinner.9.When will the speakers meet?A.On Saturday. B.On Sunday. C.Next Monday.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10.What did the woman do before the conversation?A.She w

5、ent to a club. B.She went shopping. C.She had a meeting.11.What does the woman advise the man to do?A.Write the invitation. B.Accept the invitation. C.Send the invitation.12.What does the man want to do?A.Go to Sweden. B.Become a professional player. C. Work and save money for college.听第9段材料，回答第13至1

6、6题。13.What is Steves first idea to kill time?A.Watching TV. B.Getting together. C.Meeting Jackies parents.14.How is the weather tomorrow?A.Fine. B.Rainy. C. Windy.15.What will be held tomorrow by the river?A.A party. B.A competition. C.A live concert.16.When will the speakers meet?A.At 11:30 tomorro

7、w. B.At 12:30 tomorrow. C.At 13:00 tomorrow.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.What did Clara do during the Civil War?A.She joined the army.B.She helped the wounded.C.She donated bandages and medicine.18.What did Clara do after the Civil War?A.She collected money to help the wounded.B.She considered setting up th

8、e Swiss Red Cross.C.She headed a group to search for missing soldiers.19.When did Clara return to the US from Switzerland?A. In 1861. B.In 1873. C.In 1881.20.How long did Clara serve as the American Red Crosss president?A.Over 10 years. B.Over 12 years. C.Over 20 years.第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；

9、每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A 、B、 C、 D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AFall into some good fictionWith the vacation around the corner，its almost time to drop your textbooks and enjoy some personal reading Recently， the Young Adult Library Service Association in the US and the Guardian released their top 10 young adult n

10、ovels of 2019 These stories feature characters your ageYoure sure to find one youll loveThe Poet X Unlike many who consider their lives dull，Xiomara Batista in DominicanAmerican writer Elizabeth Acevedos The Poet X lives a life full of struggles Every day，she struggles with her mother and her twinWh

11、at helps her to understand this life is poetryBatista also takes her poems to the public Acevedo has amplified （放大） the voices of girls， US author Ibi Zoboi commented Deeplight Though having great adventures may be impossible in reality， it can be achieved through reading In UK writer Frances Hardin

12、ges book Deeplight，readers can follow two friendsHark and Jeltto explore the deep seas with many mysterious gods and monsters. In face of the dangerous enemies, the two boys never surrender（屈从）.They bravely fight against villains （反派） Deeplight is a nonstop ambitious and magical read about friendshi

13、p set in a strange and fantastical world， a reader commented on the Reading Zone website Forest of a Thousand Lanterns VietnameseAmerican writer Julie CDaos Forest of a Thousand Lanterns combines Chinese history and the Snow White fairy tale It follows Xifeng as she goes from being a poor village gi

14、rl to the Empress lady in waiting（侍女） and has her sights set on being the next Empress Similar to the Maleficent（沉睡魔咒）movies，Dao shows us the rise of a villain as Xifeng schemes her way into the palace（ ）21.What can we learn about the book The Poet X？ _A In common with most teenagers, Xiomara Batist

15、a finds her life dullB It features the struggle of young people in their families and schoolsC The author calls for peoples attention to relationship between parents and kidsD It describes how poetry influences the life of a young girl（ ）22.Which statement is true according to the passage？ _ A Julie

16、 C.Dao also has written another story called the MaleficnetB In the story of Deeplight，two friends fought bravely against their enemies in their adventure in the seaC All the books mentioned are chosen as the top 10 adult novels of 2019DThe three novels are written by authors from the USA （ ）23.The

17、passage is probably taken out of _ A A magazine B A text book CA research paper D An advertisement B Alice Moore is a teenager entrepreneur （创业者），who in May 2015 set up her business AilieCandy. By the time she was 13， her company was worth millions of dollars with the invention of a supersweet treat

18、 that could save kids teeth，instead of destroying them It all began when Moore visited a bank with her dad. On the outing, she was offered a candy bar. However，her dad reminded her that sugary treats were bad for her teethBut Moore was sick of missing out on candiesSo she desired to get round the wa

19、rning, Why cant I make a healthy candy thats good for my teeth so that my parents cant say no to it？ With that in mind, Moore asked her dad if she could start her own candy companyHe recommended that she do some research and talk to dentists about what a healthier candy would contain With her dads p

20、ermission，she spent the next two years researching online and conducting trials to get a recipe that was both tasty and toothfriendly. She also approached dentists to learn more about teeth cleaningConsequently，she succeeded in making a kind of candy only using natural sweeteners, which can reduce o

21、ral bacteria Moore then used her savings to get her business off the ground. Afterwards，she and her father secured their first business meeting with a supermarket owner，who finally agreed to sell Moores productCanCandy As CanCandys success grows, so does Moores credibility as a young entrepreneurMoo

22、re is enthusiastic about the candy she created，and shes also positive about what the future might bringShe hopes that every kid can have a clean mouth and a broad smile Meanwhile，with her parents help，Moore is generally able to live a normal teenage lifeAlthough she founded her company early on ill

23、life，she wasnt driven primarily by profitMoore wants to use her unique talent to help others find their smiles. She donates 10% of AilieCandys profits to Big Smiles. With her talent and determination，it appears that the sky could be the limit for Alice Moore（ ）24.How did Moore react to her dads warn

24、ing？ _AShe tried to find a way outBShe paid no attentionCShe argued with himDShe chose to consult dentists（ ）25.What is special about CanCandy？ _AIt is sweeter than other candiesBIt is free of sweetenersCIt is beneficial to dental healthDIt is produced to a dentists recipe（ ）26.What does Moore expec

25、t from her business？ _ ATo earn more moneyBTo help other find smilesCTo make herself stand outDTo beat other candy companies（ ）27.What can we learn from Alice Moores story？ _ AFame is a great thirst of the youngBSuccess means getting personal desires satisfiedCA youth is to be regarded with respectD

26、Positive thinking and action result in successCWe were on the way from Hutchinson to Chicago for a short spring break. For many years I had wanted to take my family on the train. We all had been to Chicago four years ago，and the kids loved it. Chicago is one of my favourite cities，too，so the thought

27、 struck me again last fall to ride the train to Chicago. Of course，flying would have been faster. But I dont think flying is easier，especially these days，with all the security and waiting in lines at airports. Though we were tired in the middle of the night，the kids got on the train with the exhilar

28、ation of this adventure. “Were moving,” my son William shouted happily with big eyes as the train began to pull away from the Hutchinson station. I removed my shoes and lay down to try to finish my nights sleep. The sleeper car would have better enabled that，but the ordinary train seats were not too

29、 bad. An airline flight is a harder experience for me：not enough room，two hours of pain with my knees almost touching my mouth. On the train I could almost outstretch all of my 6-foot-2-plus body in the generous legroom. The journey didnt feel at all as long as it was. We all found the train ride a

30、joy. The car ride would have felt every minute of 13 hours. But on the train you are free to walk around，sit in the observation carriage for a while and enjoy the scenery out the windows，have a nice meal in the dining car，read a book，or play a board game. In short，the train is all about enjoying the

31、 trip，which isnt something I do so much when travelling by airline or by car，when the trip seems more of a mission(任务) to get there than an experience to enjoy along the way. Chicago offers much to do for a family. This time，getting there was half the fun. （ ）28We can learn from the first paragraph that . Athe kids love the train journeyBthe author didnt enjoy the long train journeyCit was the first time that the kids had taken the trainDChicago is the kids favourite cities（ ）29 What does the underlined word “exhilaration”