学年安徽省滁州定远县育才学校高一普通班上学期期中考试英语试题.docx

1、学年安徽省滁州定远县育才学校高一普通班上学期期中考试英语试题育才学校2019-2020学年度第一学期期中考试高一普通班英语试卷第一部分 听力（共两节，满分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。1. How old is the womans bicycle?A. Three years old. B. Four years old. C. Five years old.2. What ar

2、e the speakers mainly talking about?A. The football. B. The money. C. The birthday.3. What would Mr.Wolf like to drink?A. A coke. B. A cold beer. C. Nothing.4. Where are the speakers?A. In the womans house. B. In a shop. C. In a hotel.5. What does the man mean?A. He likes to put money in the bank be

3、cause of security(安全).B. He doesnt like to put money in the bank at all. C. He likes to put money in the bank because it has no risk.第二节 （每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段对话。每段对话后有几个小题，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。每段对话读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6，7题。6. Whats the probable rel

4、ationship between the two speakers?A. Husband and wife. B. Salesman(售货员) and customer（顾客）. C. Teacher and student.7. What color will the woman choose?A. White. B. Yellow. C. Green.听第7段材料，回答第8 至9题。8. Where is the nearest post office?A. About five blocks away. B. Next to a police station. C. At any st

5、ore.9. What does the woman advise the man to buy?A. A police report. B. A guide book. C. A stamp and an envelope.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. What language does the woman speak?A. Spanish and French. B. German and French. C. Spanish and German.11. What does the woman think is the most help to learn the lang

6、uage?A. Radio programmes. B. Travel. C. Movies.12. What does the man think should be done first?A. Have more practice. B. Find a good teacher. C. Get some knowledge of the language.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. How old is Cory?A. 7 years old. B. 9 years old. C. 16 years old.14. Whats the womans favorite hobb

7、y now?A. Skiing. B. Swimming. C. Acting.15. What does the woman think of playing computer games?A. Its relaxing. B. Its a waste of time. C. It helps her make friends.16. Whats the relationship between the speakers?A. Classmates. B. Neighbors. C. Relatives.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. When did the explosion

8、 happen?A. In the morning. B. In the afternoon. C. In the evening.18. Where is Joy Hortons home?A. On Lake Ontario. B. In eastern New York. C. In northern New York.19. What dropped onto the floor of her kitchen?A. A plate. B. A knife. C. A spoon.20. Where did Horton walk to get help?A. To the police

9、 station. B. To her daughters home.C. To her neighbors home.第二部分 英语知识运用（共三节，满分75分）第一节 阅读理解（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中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AFrom writers to scientists, here are the amazing stories of women you may not know about, but certainly should.Murasaki Shikibu You may be familiar with

10、 lots of novels by male writers, from Mark Twain to Charles Dickens. But their works may not even have existed if it hadnt been for Murasaki Shikibu, a Japanese woman widely considered to be the worlds first novelist. In addition to a two-part novel called The Tale of Genji, Shikibu also wrote a boo

11、k of poems. Maria Sibylla Merian Today, children as young as preschool age can happily explain how a caterpillar (毛虫) turns into a butterfly. But there was a time when no one knew this not even scientists. Until the 1670s, scientists thought that caterpillars and butterflies were two totally differe

12、nt creatures. Thanks to Maria Sibylla Merian, we know the truth about these beautiful insects. Ada LovelaceAda Lovelace, born in 1815, was the daughter of famous British poet Lord Byron, but she wasnt a poet herself. She was the worlds first computer programmer. Lovelaces mathematical (数学的) talent w

13、as obvious at a young age and caught the attention of Charles Babbage. Babbage designed the early computing machine that he hoped would be able to quickly solve math problems. In addition to helping Babbage design the early computer program, Lovelace was also the first to recognize that the machine

14、might be able to do more than calculation.Tu Youyou Tu Youyou, born in 1930, became the first Chinese scientist to win the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. In the 1970s, Tu worked to find a way to prevent the spread of malaria (疟疾). She discovered artemisinin (青蒿素), which is used in life-savin

15、g, malaria-fighting drugs around the world today. 21. What can we learn about Murasaki Shikibu?A. She was a famous poet. B. She was highly educated.C. She was an award-winning writer. D. She was a pioneer in novel writing.22. What is Ada Lovelace best known for?A. Her family background. B. Her mathe

16、matical talent.C. Her work on computer programming. D. Her invention of computing machines.23. Who made a great contribution to the prevention of a common disease?A. Murasaki Shikibu. B. Maria Sibylla Merian. C. Ada Lovelace. D. Tu Youyou.BTraveling without a map in different countries, I find out a

17、bout different ways of directions every time I ask “How can I get to the post office?” Foreign tourists are often puzzled in Japan because most streets there dont have name signs. In Japan, people use landmarks (地标) in their directions instead of street names. For example, the Japanese will say to t

18、ravelers, “Go straight down to the corner. Turn left at the big hotel and go past a fruit market. The post office is across from the bus stop.” People in Los Angeles, the US, have no idea of distance on the map: they measure distance by time, not miles. “How far away is the post office?” you ask. “O

19、h,” they answer, “its about five minutes from here.” You dont understand completely, “Yes, but how many miles away is it, please?” To this question you wont get an answer, because most probably they dont know it themselves. People in Greece sometimes do not even try to give directions because touris

20、ts seldom understand the Greek language. Instead, a Greek will often say, “Follow me.” Then hell lead you through the streets of the city to the post office. Sometimes a person doesnt know the answer to your question. What happens in the situation? A New Yorker might say, “Sorry, I have no idea.” Bu

21、t in Yucatan, Mexico, no one answers “I dont know.” People there believe that “I dont know” is impolite. They usually give an answer, but often a wrong one. So a tourist can get lost very easily in Yucatan! However, one thing will help you everywhere in the world. Its body language.24. Which of the

22、following is probably an example of Japanese directions? A. “The post office is at Street Kamira.” B. “Turn right at the hospital and go past a school.”C. “The post office is about five minutes from here.” D. “Go south two miles. Turn west and then go another mile.”25. Why dont people in Los Angeles

23、 give directions in miles? A. They prefer to lead you the way. B. They prefer to use body language.C. They often have no idea of distance measured by miles. D. They use landmarks in their directions instead of distance.26. How do Greeks give directions? A. Using street names. B. Using landmarks.C. L

24、eading people the way. D. Giving people a wrong direction.27. According to the last paragraph, we can learn that _. A. people in Yucatan always give wrong directions B. people in Mexico know streets names wellC. body language makes you get lost in Yucatan D. people in Mexico prefer to use body langu

25、ageCIn South Africa, Nelson Mandela is still seen as the warm and wise father of the new nation and he is called Madiba by many South African people in order to show their love and respect.Mandela was born in 1918 in one of the black South African leaders house. He went to schools that were very sim

26、ilar to British schools. He later joked he was taught to be a “black Englishman.As a black South African, however, his freedoms were strictly limited. The young lawyer joined the African National Congress and decided to end, by peaceful means, the rule of white men and set up a government for the So

27、uth African people. Mandela was caught by the police in 1962 andsentenced to life in prison two years later, without possibility of being set free. Mandela could easily have given in to despair（绝望）. Yet he refused to let his spirit be broken.With the support and help from all over the world, Mandela

28、 walked out of prison after 27 years in prison. Soon, he led the ANC talks with the government, which led to the first elections open to all South Africans. These in turn led to Mandelas election as South African president in 1994.Now South Africans of all colors take pride in their countrys peacefu

29、l political change and are grateful for Nelson Mandela who led that great change.Leaving office after a single five-year term, Mandela? aged 86 then, kept a punishing schedule that would be hard for a man half his age. He visited the poor, sharing both his joys and his sorrows with them. For example

30、, he made it known that his son Makgatho had died from AIDS, though few knew that he was even ill, when he paid a visit to the people with AIDS.28. According to the first two paragraphs, Nelson Mandela .A.went to school in Britain B. was born in a farmers houseC. has earned respect from his people D

31、. was loved by all the South Africans29. How did Nelson Mandela feel in prison?A. Determined. B. Angry. C. Grateful. D. Heart-broken.30. How long did Nelson Mandela serve as South African president?A. For two years. B. For five years.C. For ten years. D. For twenty seven years.31. What can be the su

32、itable title for the text?A. The Road to Freedom for South AfricaB. A Brief Introduction to Nelson MandelaC. Nelson Mandela：A Warm and Wise FatherD. Nelson Mandela：A Fierce Political FighterDThere is a popular saying in the English language: “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.” Well, that is not true. Unlike words, name-calling or even the so-called