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1、湖北省黄冈市浠水县洗马高级中学学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题 2019年春期中考试高一英语试卷 时间：120分钟 满分：150分第一部分：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）请听下面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. What did the woman do last Saturday? A.She watched a movie. B.She acted in a play. C.She went

2、to visit somebody.2. What is the womans destination? A.The bus stop. B. The subway station. C. The airport.3. Who is the woman most probably? A.The mans boss. B. The mans mother. C. The mans teacher.4. Whats the weather like in the mans hometown? A.Cool and dry. B. Rainy and humid. C. Cool and humid

3、.5. Why cant the woman see the new MP4 player? A. The man broke it and threw it away. B. The man sold it to David. C. The man lent it to his friend.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。请听第6段材料，

4、回答第6、7题。6. Who gave Peter a pen last year? A. His brother. B. His mother. C. His sister.7. What does the woman decide to buy for Peter? A. A basketball. B. A football. C. A chess set. 请听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. What do we know about the woman? A. Her skin is a little dry. B. Its her first time she has done

5、skin care. C. She is very interested in the member card.9. How soon will the woman look five years younger if she uses the product? A. In a month. B. In two months. C. In half a year. 请听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. What is the mans present job? A. A computer operator. B. A salesman. C. A typist.11. What is t

6、he womans attitude to the mans changing his job? A. She approves of it. B. She disagrees with it. C. She thinks it no different.12. When does the conversation take place? A. In the morning. B. At noon. C. In the afternoon.请听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. How long has Harry been living in his new house? A. For

7、two months. B. For three weeks. C. For two weeks.14. What gifts does the woman want to bring? A. Flowers and chocolates. B. Flowers and wine. C. Chocolates and wine.15. What does the man think the dotted line is? A. A freeway. B. An avenue. C. A train track.16. What will the speakers do next? A. Buy

8、 an address book. B. Buy a better map. C. Print out a better map.请听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. How do British newspapers differ? A. In how they report the news. B. In the circles of their readers. C. In their importance in real life.18. Why is Times famous? A. It is the oldest London newspaper. B. Its news

9、 is accurate and opinions are serious. C. It is a so-called independent newspaper.19. Whose opinions are voiced in the Times leading articles? A. The editors. B. The paper owners. C. A political partys.20. What kind of letters to the editors are usually printed in the Times? A. Letters about traditi

10、ons thirty years ago. B. Letters about new fashions. C. Letters about serious subjects.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）阅读下面短文，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。A Chocolate is good for your heart, skin and brain. Usually, people think that chocolate is bad for their health. They descri

11、be chocolate as “something to die for” or say “death by chocolate”. Now they should bite their tongues! Evidence is showing that some kinds of chocolate are actually good for you in the following ways:A happier heart Scientists at Harvard University recently examined 136 studies on cocoa the main in

12、gredient in chocolate and found that it does seem to strengthen the heart. Studies have shown heart benefits from increased blood flow. These benefits are the result of cocoas chemicals, which seem to prevent both cell damage and inflammation(炎症）.Better blood pressure If yours is high, chocolate may

13、 help. Jeffrey Blumberg from Tufts University recently found that people with high blood pressure who ate 3.5 ounces of dark chocolate per day for two weeks saw their blood pressure drop quickly.Muscle magic Chocolate milk may help you recover after a hard workout（锻炼）. In a small study at Indiana Un

14、iversity, people who drank chocolate milk between workouts did better on a tiredness test than those who had some sports drinks.Better for your skin German researchers gave 24 women a half-cup of special cocoa every day. After three months, the womens skin was moister (滑润的) and smoother. The researc

15、h shows that chocolate helps protect and increase blood flow to the skin, improving its appearance.Brain gains It sounds almost too good to be true, but research suggests that chocolate may improve your memory, attention span, reaction time, and problem-solving skills by increasing blood flow to the

16、 brain. 21. Whats the meaning of “bite their tongues” in the first paragraph？A. Stop talking. B. Speak up. C. Think of it. D. Listen to it.22. What cant we get from chocolate according to the text? A. A healthy heart. B. A beautiful figure. C. A good memory. D. Smooth skin. 23. According to the pass

17、age, which of the following is true? A. Sports drinks are better than chocolate milk. B. People with high blood pressure should not eat chocolate. C. It is true that chocolate may improve your memory. D. Chocolate helps increase blood flow to the skin and muscle. 24. Whats the best title for this pa

18、ssage? A. Chocolate and Blood Pressure. B. More Chocolate, Less Health. C. Chocolate, a Healthy Food. D. Advice on Eating Chocolate. BMany people like flying, but flying can be very expensive. Here are many ways to help you save money in flying.Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday are the quietest days t

19、o fly, which means cheaper tickets than the rest of the week, especially for early morning flights, because many people dont like to get up too early.You already know that summer is the most expensive time to fly. The days around holidays can be crazy. You will save much money if youre willing to tr

20、avel on the very day, such as on December 25(Christmas) rather than December 24 or 26.Dont wait until the last minute to book tickets. Many travelers dont know there is a secret to the best time for booking and getting the best price on your tickets. Booking too early or too late will make you pay m

21、ore than you need to. If you want to fly on March 27, youd better book the ticket between February 27. and March 13.Airlines will charge for just about anything these days. Here are two tips to help you save some money.Take your own food. Food on the plane is neither cheap nor healthy. Put some of y

22、our own food into your bag and you can eat better and cheaper than other passengers.Dont take much baggage. Why pay for your clothes to fly with you? Take only two pairs of shoes. Also, you can pack fewer items like socksjust plan to do a bit of washing on your trip.25. What is the authors purpose i

23、n writing the text? A. To advise us to travel happily. B. To tell us how expensive flying can be. C. To give some ways to save money in flying. D. To help us organize our trips properly.26. When will probably be the cheapest for you to fly? A. A Saturday afternoon. B. A Sunday morning. C. A Tuesday

24、afternoon. D. A Wednesday morning.27. To save the most money on your ticket you should _ A. fly on Thanksgiving Day and book your ticket before two weeks. B. fly on Thanksgiving Day and book your ticket before two months. C. fly on the day before Thanksgiving Day and book your ticket before two week

25、s. D. fly on the day before Thanksgiving Day and book your ticket before two months.28. Which of the following is true? A. You can only take two pairs of socks. B. Youd better take less baggage. C. The food on the plane is cheap. D. The food on the plane is healthy. C Last week I visited my friend P

26、ete in the new home where he lives with his wife and daughter. Pete used to spend his holidays travelling around the world, visiting the pyramids in Egypt or scuba diving (潜水) in the Caribbean. Nowadays he prefers to spend his holidays and weekends making his house look more beautiful. Like hundreds

27、 of thousands of other British people, he has discovered the joy of DIY (Do It Yourself), which means if there are any things that need fixing around the house, he will try to do the job himself.As he showed me the new kitchen he put together by himself and the newly painted walls, I asked Pete wher

28、e he got his inspiration (灵感) from. He told me that his favorite source of ideas was a DIY program on TV.This got me thinking about the great popularity of DIY programs in the UK. Each major channel(频道) has at least one home or garden improving show and theres even a satellite channel completely abo

29、ut the subject.I guess it is not really surprising that DIY programs are so popular. Two common sayings in Britainan Englishmans home is his castle and theres no place like homeshow how important our houses are to us. With the present economic downturn, many people cant afford to buy a bigger house

30、so they are looking at how they can make their house better without spending a lot of money. DIY is the perfect choice.But be careful! I read a report that said over 230,000 people were injured while doing home improvements in the UK in just one year, including 41,000 who fell off ladders (梯子) and 5

31、,800 who were seriously hurt by hammers(锤子). So I wont be going down to the hardware store.29. How did Pete spend his holiday in the past?A. Visiting his friends. B. Diving.C. Travelling around the world. D. Making his house beautiful.30. Which might NOT be shown in a DIY program on TV?A. Scuba divi

32、ng. B. A garden improving feature (特别节目).C. Home improvements. D. Fixing things in kitchens31. Which is NOT the reason why DIY is popular among British people?A. They enjoy DIY. B. They want to make their houses better themselves.C. They can improve their houses without spending much money.D. They want to be on TV.32. At the end of the article the writer wants us to remember _.A. not to