江西省南昌市五校高一英语下学期期中试题文档格式.docx

1、4. What do we know about the man?A. He doesnt often go online.B. He can always know the newest events.C. He likes to get the information from the woman.5. How might the woman feel now?A. Disappointed B. Excited C. Confused第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。6. What degree does the man have?A. A

2、 PHD in chemistry. B. A Masters in marketing. C. A Masters in design.7. Where has the man been working for the past three years?A. In a school. B. In a research center. C. In a design company.听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。8. When will the woman take a vacation?A. In one week. B. In two weeks. C. In three months.9.

3、 Where will the woman probably spend most of her vacation?A. On the beach. B. In the mountains. C. In the countryside.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. What is the benefit of the farmers market?A. The items are imported. B. The vegetables are local. C. The selection is huge.11. Why cant the woman go to the sale?

4、A. She will be at a soccer game. B. She will be out of town. C. She will be busy shopping.12. Who is Tommy?A. The womans son. B. The womans husband. C. The womans neighbor.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. How did the woman get to the museum?A. By subway. B. By bus. C. By car.14. How many of the paintings did th

5、e woman see?A. Very few of them. B. About half of them. C. Almost all of them.15. Whose painting did the woman like the most?A. Diego Riveras. B. Frida Kahlos. C. Henri Matisses.16. What does the man want to do together with the woman?A. Make some paintings. B. Go traveling this summer. C. Go back t

6、o the museum.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. What is the talk mainly about?A. How weather can affect everyone.B. What people can do on a fine day.C. How people prepare for bad weather.18. According to the talk, what do many people do first after getting up?A. Play a game. B. Go out for a walk. C. Check the we

7、ather.19. Why are special people hired?A. To arrange activities. B. To analyze news reports. C. To predict the weather.20. How does the speaker feel about the information given by professionals?A. He feels grateful. B. He has doubts about it. C. He has no idea about it.第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节 （共15小题

8、；每小题2分，满分30分）AI speak Polish, because I was born in Poland. But then at primary school I had to learn Russian, and at high school, I was taught how to speak German. But I always wanted to speak English.At last I came to America. Everywhere there was English! But although I heard and felt its presenc

9、e, it was hard for me to understand it and express myself in it. The few lessons of English that I had taken in Poland gave me only a chance to introduce myself, and I didnt even know how to buy things and ask directions. I realized that I had to do something to make myself more understandable. I bo

10、ught a few books and learnt them by heart, chapter after chapter. But it wasnt enough. A mirror or a wall was a graceful listener, but they didnt respond. They couldnt correct me if I was wrong.To talk to somebody, I went to high school to take a course in English for foreigners. Disappointingly, it

11、 took almost an hour to get through the process of introducing ourselves. Everyone had to learn something that I already knew from my books the English alphabet （字母表） and numbers. I thought it was a waste of time, so I quit. After a month, I tried again, but this time at college. After 15 minutes of

12、 introducing ourselves, a teacher gave us a lecture about the history of English. Then we were told that it was very important to know English in a country where English was spoken. It took three hours for the teacher to tell us this. Again, I quit. But I didnt stop looking for something or someone

13、that would help me to achieve my goal, and I found a tutor from Literacy Volunteers of America. But I still wasnt happy with the classes. And when it was my turn to give a speech, I was happy to use all the long, complicated words that I had learned from one of my English books. When I had finished,

14、 my tutor said “Well, I think I have to learn English before coming to teach you!” This time, the tutor quit!21. Why did the author leave high school?A. Because the lessons were too easy. B. Because no one wanted to talk to him.C. Because everyone had to learn the English alphabet and numbers.D. Bec

15、ause it took almost an hour to get through the process of introducing himself.22. Which of the following words can be used to describe the author?A. Helpful B. Patient C. Violent D. Demanding23. What is the main idea of the passage?A. The author learnt the best language.B. The author tested the teac

16、hers English abilities.C. The author struggled for a right way to learn English.D. The author researched different ways of learning English.BA girl from Montclair, New Jersey, Charlotte Alter, who is now in her twenties, wrote on T that when she was 12, her mother told her: “I dont want to frighten

17、you, but I think you may have put on a little weight.”Contrary to popular belief about body confidence, the remark did not harm her self-respect and actually benefited her in the long run. Her mother obviously told her honestly at the time: “Its only three or four pounds, and its not the end of the

18、world. It happens to everyone. Ill help you figure it out.” Instead of giving her a complex about her weight, Miss Alter says her mothers openness made her aware of her body in a healthy way.My mother decided to name the demo （恶魔） and teach me how to deal with it, which revealed the weight loss proc

19、ess and made it a lot less frightening.” she wrote.To get her back on the right track, her mother suggested she stop eating desserts for two weeks and run two laps around a park near her house every day. When she completed the two weeks as suggested, her mother congratulated her. “The next time I as

20、ked her if I looked fat, she said I looked great. And I believed her,” recalled Miss Alter.“She was concerned about me: she noticed that I wasnt exercising, that my clothes werent fitting me properly, that I wouldlook glum in the mirror.” She said she was able to develop a healthy and practical atti

21、tude to weight loss and nutrition. Indeed, she feels her attitude is much healthier than that of her peers, many of whom find themselves torn between their mothers promise of unconditional love and societys opposing message. Whats more, whenever her mother told her it might be time to lose weight, M

22、iss Alter wrote, “It didnt feel like a condemnation （责备）. It felt like a reality check.”24. What can we learn about Charlotte Alters mother from the second paragraph? A. She was very strict with her. B. She thought her daughter was too fat.C. She wanted to harm her self-respect. D. She wanted her to

23、 live in a healthy way.25. In order to lose weight, Miss Alter _.A. didnt eat desserts for a few weeks.B. ran three laps around a park every morning.C. ate some food without any nutrition.D. did exercise with her mother on weekends.26. What does the underlined word “glum” in the fifth paragraph mean

24、?A. Excited B. Normal C. Unfortunate D. Unhappy27. What lesson can we draw from Miss Alters story?A. Parents should make their children feel they are grown-up.B. Being honest is helpful in dealing with difficulties.C. Having a close relationship with your children is important.D. Condemnation is no

25、use for children who are overweight.CAs climate change continues to alter （改变） our planet, humans will soon be forced to find new ways to feed the growing population. Its estimated that the amount of food produced will have to double in order to meet the needs of over nine billion people that could

26、occupy Earth in the next 30 years but climate change threatens much of the land needed to support these crops.In a new study, researchers explain which areas are expected to be hit hardest, and reveal the future locations that may become more suitable to host wheat, corn and rice. The areas currentl

27、y used to grow these crops could suffer major drops in productivity （生产力） by 2050, according to the study published in the journal, Nature Communications.The study found that 43 percent of the worlds corn and about a third of all wheat and rice are grown in vulnerable （易受攻击的） areas. Sub-Saharan Afri

28、ca, South America and the Eastern US are expected to experience the most dramatic effects.“Our model shows that on many areas of land currently used to grow crops, the potential to improve yields （产量） is greatly decreased as a result of the effects of climate change,” says Dr. Tom Pugh, lead researc

29、her from the University of Birmingham. “But it raises an interesting opportunity for some countries in temperate （温带的） areas, where the suitability of the climate to grow these major crops is likely to increase over the same period.”“Of course, climate is just one factor when looking at the future o

30、f global agricultural practices,” Pugh says. “Local factors such as soil quality and water availability also have a very important effect on crop yields in real terms. But production of the worlds three major cereal （谷类） crops needs to keep up with demand, and if we cant do that by making our existing land more efficient （有效率的）, then the only other option is to increase the amount of land we use.”28. What difficulty will people face in the next 30 years?A. People will find it hard to adapt to the climate.B. There will not be enough food f