高一上学期期中考试英语试题含答案.docx

1、高一上学期期中考试英语试题含答案安徽定远重点中学2018-2019学年第一学期期中考试高一英语试题注意事项：1答题前在答题卡、答案纸上填写好自己的姓名、班级、考号等信息2请将第I卷（选择题）答案用2B铅笔正确填写在答题卡上；请将第II卷（非选择题）答案黑色中性笔正确填写在答案纸上。第I卷第一部分 听力（共20题，每小题1.5分，共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。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。1What does

2、the man think of cloning technology?AIllegal. BBeneficial. CHarmful.2Whatisthemost probable relationship between the two speakers?ACustomer and salesman. BOperator and caller. CCustomer and repairman.3When did the woman lose her bike?ALast night. BThis morning. CThis afternoon.4Whatdoes the man want

3、 to speak to?AKate. BKaren. CHarry.5Whatwill the man do first tomorrow?AHave a picnic in the countryside. BGo shopping with the woman. CDo his research on cloning in the library.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

4、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。6What time is it now?A8:00. B8:30. C9:00.7What does the woman ask the man to do?AGo to New York with her. BTake her friends around Hong Kong CTell her friends about some good places.听第7段材料，回答第8,9题。8Where will the woman work?AIn England. BIn America. CIn Nigeria.9

5、How did the woman know that she had got the job?AShe received a letter. BShe got a phone call CShe got an e-mail.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10Who is MaryAThe womans neighbor. BThe womans colleague. CThe womans friend.11How old is Mary now?A23. B22. C21.12What do we know about Mary and the woman?AThey often we

6、nt out to eat. BThey went to a movie once a month. CThey often did outdoor activities on weekdays听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13How much of the book has the woman read?AJust the beginning. BAbout one third. CMost of it.14Whatwas Arthur Millers life like when he was a boy?AHe didnt enjoy reading. BHe liked playi

7、ng football. CHe didnt like helping his father.15What play does the woman like best?ADeath of a Salesman. BAll My Sons. CThe Price.16Why will the man call Adam?ATo complain about the woman. BTo ask about Arthur Miller. CTo ask to borrow the book.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17What is the talk mainly about?AEne

8、rgy-saving actions. BPublic bicycles. CFuture houses.18What was the new law about in Davis?ANew houses should be built properly.BNew houses should have central heating.CAir conditioning should be natural gas.19How long in all are the citys bicycle paths in Davis now?A24 miles. B36 miles. C48 miles.2

9、0What caused the increase of small cars?AFewer roadsBFree city transportation. CThe reduction of parking spaces.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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ADo you want a job in the holidays? Just go for it. First, you need to know what kind of job is su

10、itable for your age and interest.If youre 13 to 15It seems that you cant work almost anywhere, but youre probably allowed to clean your neighbors cars or walk their dogs.There is no lowest wage for children under16.By law, you cant work more than 35 hours each week during school holidays. And you ca

11、nt work before 7 am or after 7 pm.If youre 16 or 17The lowest wage for 16-17 years old teenagers should not be less than 7 dollars per hour.You cant work in a pub or bar, but you can work in many other places.By law, you cant work more than 40 hours each week.What jobs are out there?Obviously your c

12、hoices are limited by the fact that you can work during school holidays, but the following situations are fine.At Christmas, most shops are short of hands, so you may find something to do there. In the summer, theres always fruit picking. It can be pretty hard work, but it pays really well.If youre

13、mad about football, you could work in a sports shop or help out at a local football club. No matter how much you are paid, you are doing what you like.21. In the school holidays, 14-year-old kids _. A. cant go to work at night B. can work anywhere they want C. are not allowed to work alone D. can wo

14、rk as long as 14 hours a day22. How much can a 17-year-old kid earn at least in two hours? A. 7 dollars B. 14 dollars C. 21 dollars D. 17 dollars23. According to the text, fruit picking is _. A. better than other jobs B. more attractive to girls C. not right for children D. tiring but pays well24. T

15、he text is probably taken from a _. A. news report B. travel diary C. job guide D. storybook.BWedding is one of the most universal traditions in the world. But its celebrated differently by people around the world. Now lets know something about these traditions.In Jamaica，weddings are a community af

16、fair，with the whole village often coming together to help plan the big day. People in the village gather in the street to see the bride and if she isnt in perfect shape, she will be publicly criticized. And while women wear the typical white wedding dress，men wear a bush jacket for the event. Severa

17、l cakes are baked for the ceremony and on the wedding day married women wearing white dresses carry the confections (甜点)to the wedding. The reception is often held at the grooms house, in a booth specially built for the event. The wedding celebration also includes a lot of dancing.In Welsh wedding t

18、radition, a man carves a spoon out of wood and gives it to the woman he loves. H she wears it, they are engaged (订婚） Brides are often hidden by their families just before their wedding day. The groom and his family follow and whoever finds her will be the next to get married.In her bouquet, a Welsh

19、bride carries a small tree with shiny green leaves and white flowers that smell nice as a symbol of love，and gives a cutting of the plant to her bridesmaids as well. If the bridesmaid plants the cutting in her yard and it blooms, she will soon marry, according to Welsh tradition.In Czechoslovak, bef

20、ore the wedding, the brides friends traditionally plant a tree in her yard and decorate it with colored ribbons and eggshells, because, according to the legend, the bride will live as long as the tree. Before the marriage vows, a baby is placed in the couple*8 bed to bless their fertility. During th

21、e wading ceremony, Czech women surround the bride*, dancing and singing. They then remove her veil (面纱）and make her put on a handrnade babushka ( a womans head scarf).25.Who are invited to attend ones wedding celebration in Jamaica?A. Only family members.B. Only Family members and friends.C. All the

22、 people in and around the village.D. All the people in the community.26.What will happen to the bride before the wedding day in Welsh wedding tradition?A. Shell plant a tree. B. Shell get a spoon.C. Shell be hidden. D. Shell be followed.27.Whatfs both mentioned in introducing the wedding tradition i

23、n Wales and Czechoslovak?A plant. B. An eggshell. C. A spoon. D. A ribbon.28.Whats the best title for the passage?A. Traditions in three countries.B. Different wedding custom forms around the world.C. The most universal wedding traditions in the world.D. Something about three traditions.CI went to a

24、 nearby car factory today with my uncle, who works there. One thing I noticed was that most of the work was done by robots（机器人）. Welding (焊接), painting, testing and many other jobs are performed by robots. The whole dashboard (仪表板) is put into a car by a robot. It would have taken two men to do so i

25、n the past, and it would have hurt their backs quite a bit. It got me thinking: Is it a good thing that robots are replacing factory workers? On the one hand, robots generally do a more accurate job than people. They are not likely to make many mistakes. If something goes wrong with one car, an alar

26、m goes off. They do exactly the same thing every time, but a human worker is unable to do so. On the other hand, robots reduce costs for companies. Companies dont have to pay robots wages or injury compensation (补偿) if theyre broken. If something in a robot does go wrong, it wont have to take time o

27、ff work for a year, or even forever, as could happen to a real person if he breaks his back or burns himself while welding. The obvious downside is that robots increase unemployment rate, which in turn increases taxes. We dont want to pay for those who are out of work just because a company has repl

28、aced them with robots. 29. We can learn from the first paragraph that _.A. all the workers have been replaced by robots B. robots do most of the work in the car factory C. there are no workers with back strain now D. the authors uncle designs robots in the factory30. The second paragraph is mainly a

29、bout _. A. the authors experience in a car factory B. the advantages of robots over human workersC. the advantages of human workers over robots D. the management of factory workers31. The underlined word “downside” in the last paragraph means _.A. Advantage B. favor C. assistance D. weakness.DEveryo

30、ne needs friends. We all like to feel close to someone. It is nice to have a friend to talk, laugh and do things with. Surely, there are times when we need to be alone. We dont always want people around. But we would feel lonely if we never had a friend.No two people are the same. Sometimes friends

31、dont get along well, which doesnt mean that they no longer like each other. Most of the time they will go on being friends. Sometimes friends move away, then we feel very sad. We miss them much, but we can call them and write to them. Maybe we would never see them again, and we can make new friends. It is surprising to find out how much we like new people when we get to know them. Families sometimes name (以.命名）their children after a close friend. Many places are named after men and wo