湖北省武汉市五校联合体学年高一英语下学期期中试题.docx

1、湖北省武汉市五校联合体学年高一英语下学期期中试题湖北省武汉市五校联合体2019-2020学年高一英语下学期期中试题试卷满分：150分第一部分听力（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。1. Where does Sheila come from?A. Japan. B. The U.S. C. Canada.

2、2. What is the weather like now?A. Windy. B. Rainy. C. Snowy.3. What time is it now?A. About 8:00. B. About 9:00. C. About 10:00.4. What does the woman mean?A. The man is old. B.The man is lazy. C. The man is lying.5. Why did Lily leave?A. To have a rest. B. To pick up her mother. C. To go for anoth

3、er game.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. What did the man do just now?A. He worked out.B. He prepared for a test.C. He did some chemistry exercises. 7. Where will the woman go next?A

4、. To the park. B. To the gym. C. To the library.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. Why doesnt the man want to go diving? A. He thinks it tiring. B. He isnt interested now. C. He has a pain in his leg.9. What do the speakers decide to do at last?A. Go skateboarding. B. Do rock climbing. C. Watch videos at home.听第8段材料

5、，回答第10至12题。10. Why wont the man work in the womans garden tomorrow?A. Hell watch a show.B. The weather will be wet.C. Some materials have not arrived.11. What will the woman do on Thursday afternoon?A. Go out of town. B. Wait for the man. C. Meet a garden worker.12. When will the man go to pick up t

6、he key? A. This afternoon. B. Tomorrow morning. C. Tomorrow afternoon.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?A. Classmates. B. Brother and sister. C. Husband and wife14. What kind of apartment does the woman want?A. One in the center of the city.B. One equipped w

7、ith furniture.C. One near public transportation.15. How will the speakers get the apartment information?A. From the Internet. B. From the newspaper. C. From a friend16. What do we know about the speakers?A. They like doing exercise.B. They cant afford to buy a house.C. They want to live in a big apa

8、rtment.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. What is the speaker mainly discussing?A. Her brothers. B. Her classmates. C. Her life in Spain.18. What did the speaker do in Spain?A. She learned Spanish. B. She taught English. C. She visited her friends.19. What can we learn about the school?A. It opened from Monday t

9、o Saturday.B. It was not far from downtown Madrid.C. It had students from different countries.20. Who did the speaker probably spend the most time with?A. Jim. B. Javi. C. Jerry.第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分35分）第一节（共10小题；每小题2.5分，满分25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。ABURNING MAN (BLACK ROCK DESERT, NEVADA)Burni

10、ng Man started in 1986, when Larry Harvey and Jerry James assembled(组装) a 8-foot tall wooden figure and pulled it to San Franciscos Baker Beach. They lit it on fire, a curious crowd of around 20 people watched it burn, and thus one of the worlds wildest parties was born.It takes place from the last

11、Sunday in August to Labor Day(the first Monday of September). Once a gathering of friends and family, the festival is now a feast to the wonder of self-expression, attracting tourists from all around the world.CARNIVAL (RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL) Arguably the biggest festival in the world, Brazils Carn

12、ival attracts nearly 5 million people each year, with a half-million or so being visitors.Historically, Carnival is a religious celebration. The Brazil festival takes place in February or March. So picture 5 million people whove been baking in the heat for months, preparing to give up the things the

13、y love for 40 days, set loose in a city filled with lively music and various dancers.LA TOMATINA (VALENCIA, SPAIN) Launched way back in 1945, La Tomatina is one of the oldest festivals on our list. Its also easily the messiest, coming off like the worlds biggest food fight. If you go, please follow

14、some simple rules: Dont throw hard objects, squash(挤压) the tomato before throwing it, stay a safe distance away from tomato trucks, and stop when the fight has ended. In other words, have fun, but dont hurt anybody.21. When does Burning Man celebration usually start?A. In 1986. B. In 1945. C. In Aug

15、ust. D. In September.22. How many local people attend Carnival every year? A. Nearly 0.5 million. B. Nearly 2 million. C. Nearly 4.5 million. D. Nearly 5 million.23. What can we infer about the food fight?A. Its held just for fun. B. Its held to honor a famous person. C. Its allowed to throw anythin

16、g during the fight. D. Its allowed to throw the tomato directly whenever you like.BMum was up packing all her clothes and other essentials(必需品) she needed while I was still trying to get up. All my friends had said goodbye the day before so now I would never see them again. Well at least not in pers

17、on for a while. I was especially heartbroken that I would never see my best friend Beth in person for who knows how long.Boarding the plane was a nightmare because there were people everywhere. I almost lost my mother but thankfully I have a loud voice. Finally we were on the plane and I waved goodb

18、ye to America. I was so sad about leaving my country and was certainly not exited to be going to Australia. I nodded off halfway through the flight and was awoken by my mother.As we got off the plane only half awake we got to the pick up our luggage. After waiting for over an hour, we walked to the

19、main reception there and told them about our bags. They told us to go to our hotel room and they would try to find the bags.Walking into the hotel room was alleviation. A big day had gone past and we only had time to unpack our backpacks because our suitcases had still not been delivered. I set up m

20、y room with the things that I had packed in my backpack like I had done in America. As I lay down on the bed I held the toy my parents had given me the day I was born. I got enough sleep to get me through the next day. But it was only the bare minimum compared to what I was used to. 24. Why was the

21、author so sad that morning? A. Because she was half awake. B. Because she lost her luggage.C. Because she had a nightmare the day before. D. Because she had to leave her friends for a long time. 25. How did the author probably find her mother when the plane was boarding?A. Shouting aloud. B. Looking

22、 around.C. Calling the reception. D. Asking the stewardess.26. What does the underlined word “alleviation” in the last paragraph refer to?A. Sadness. B. Relief. C. Suffering. D. Wandering.CIt took Sheperd Doeleman nearly a decade to pull off the impossible. As the director of the Event Horizon Teles

23、cope(EHT), a project involving hundreds of international researchers, he spent years flying suitcases full of hard drives around the globe to coordinate(协调) observations between radio telescopes on four continents(大洲). On April 9, 2019, the coordination at last released the fruits of their labors an

24、d the world got the first image of a black hole.The featwhich pioneering black hole theorist James Bardeen called hopeless in 1973represented a towering achievement of astronomical technology. “It took everyone a little by surprise that they got such a good image so fast,” says Andrew Strominger, a

25、theoretical physicist at Harvard University. Now Strominger and other researchers are back with a wild answer, which appeared last week in Science Advances. With a distance enough telescope, the EHT coordination could see multiple reflections(反射) of light streaming from around the black hole. By sor

26、ting through the precise pattern in these rays, astronomers could study black holes and test Einsteins theory of gravity like never before. Basically, they hope black holes will become more like stars and planets: not just objects to think about, but to directly observe.The team did pencil-and-paper

27、 calculations using Einsteins theory of General Relativity and some simulations(模拟) to analyze what black holes do to light. “Black holes, theyre just kind of the best at everything they do,” Lupsasca says. “And that includes bending light rays into loops(圈、环).”27. What did Sheperd Doeleman achieve

28、according to paragraph 1?A. An international project. B. An image of a black hole. C. Suitcases full of hard drives.D. Radio telescopes on four continents.28. Who believed it was impossible to get any image of black holes?A. James Bardeen. B. Albert Einstein.C. Sheperd Doeleman. D. Andrew Strominger

29、.29. Why did Strominger and his team do so many calculations?A. To bend light rays into loops. B. To observe black holes directly.C. To design a distance enough telescope.D. To analyze black holes impact on light. 30. Where is this text most likely from?A. A diary. B. A novel. C. A guidebook. D. A m

30、agazine.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分） 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Eating healthy and balanced food in school can help kids perform well in their classes. 31 . As a parent, you can encourage your kids to eat well in school by educating them at home and getting involved in their schools meal prog

31、rams. 1. Talk to your kids about good nutrition. If you encourage healthy eating habits at home, it will be much easier for your kids to make good choices at school. Talk with your kids about the benefits of eating healthy foods and the risks of choosing unhealthy ones. 32 . Eat meals together as a

32、family and let your kids see you making good food choices.2. 33 . Kids eating healthily at home will have an easier time developing good eating habits. Serve balanced meals with a combination of fiber, proteins and other nutrition. Make sure your child has access to healthy snacks in case they get hungry