学年河北省邢台市第八中学高一下学期期中考试英语试题.docx

1、学年河北省邢台市第八中学高一下学期期中考试英语试题2020学年河北省邢台市 第八中学高一下学期期中考试英语试题 第一卷（选择题）第一部分 ：听力（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）第一节(共5小题；每小题15分，满分75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. What does the woman want the man to do?A. Prepare breakfastB. Make some coffeeC. Help w

2、ith the shopping2. Where did the man go last year?A. France B. BritainC. Belgium3. When does the man go last year?A. At 9:15B. At 9: 05C. At 8:454. How many classes are involved in the tour?A. 2B. 3C. 45. Who worked in London three years ago?A. the womanB. The womans uncleC. The womans parents第二节 （共

3、12小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）请听下面4段对话，选出最佳选项请听第6段材料，回答第6,7题6. What did the man find difficult to bear in Malaysia at first?A. The foodB. The weather C. The transport7. What is the main reason why the man came back?A. To visit his friendB. To go sightseeingC. To do business请听第7段材料，回答第8,9题8. What type of soup

4、 does the man want?A. Beef soupB. Fish soupC. Vegetable soup9. Why does the man refuse to order the dessert?A. he thinks its expensiveB. He wants to keep in shapeC. It takes much time to wait请听第8段材料，回答第10至12题10. How did the woman and Hanson know each other?A. They studies in the same collegeB. They

5、worked together in LondonC. They once visited London together11. What date is it today?A. July 19thB. July 10thC. July 9th12. What will the woman do next?A. Make a callB. Surf the internetC. Book a ticket请听第9段材料，回答第13至16题13. What do the speakers have in common?A. They both like IndiaB. They are both

6、 on holidayC. They both have been to Delhi14. What does the man think of Indian temples?A. AncientB. UniqueC. World-famous15. What does the woman offer to do for the man?A. Act as his guideB. Take him to his destinationC. Visit Karol Bagh with him16. Where will the man probably stay at first?A. In h

7、is aunts homeB. In a hotelC. In his friends apartment请听第10段材料，回答第17至20题.17. Why was 2017 the UKs ever greenest year?A. It produced plenty of green electricityB. It reduced its use of energyC. It started to use solar energy in daily life18. What does the UKs power system rank as “cleanest” in the wor

8、ld?A. The fourth B. The seventhC. The ninth19. Which kind of energy supplies less than 7% of all the UKs electricity?A. Wind B. GasC. Coal20. What did the spokesman say about the UK?A. It has used coal for over two centuriesB. It broke 30clean energy records in2017C. It has to try to use less gas at

9、 present第二部分:阅读理解(共两节)第一节 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A，B，C，D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。满分40分AStill looking for a job? Here are some opportunities for you!HousekeeperWe are looking for someone to clean the houses of two families with pets on a weekly basis. There is a part-time position that would avera

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16、e with a university diploma (毕业证书). C.One who must be an American citizen. D.One who can work on Sundays.B When I was growing up in America, I was ashamed of my mothers Chinese English. Because of her English, she was often treated unfairly. People in department stores, at banks, and at restaurants

17、did not take her seriously,did not give her good service,pretended not to understand her,or even acted as if they did not hear her. My mother has realized the limitations of her English as well. When I was fifteen,she used to have me call people on phone to pretend I was she. I was forced to ask for

18、 information or even to yell at people who had been rude to her. One time I had to call her stockbroker (股票经纪人). I said in an adolescent voice that was not very convincing,“This is Mrs Tan. ” And my mother was standing beside me,whispering loudly,Why he don t send me check already two week long. ” A

19、nd then,in perfect English I said: Im getting rather concerned. You agreed to send the check two weeks ago,but it hasnt arrived. Then she talked more loudly. What he want? I come to New York tell him from of his boss. And so I turned to the stockbroker again, “ I cant tolerate any more excuse. If I

20、dont receive the check immediately, I am going to have to speak to your manager when I am in New York next week. The next week we ended up in New York. While I was sitting there red-faced, my mother, the real Mrs Tan, was shouting to his boss in her broken English. When I was a teenager,my mothers b

21、roken English embarrassed me. But now, I see it differently. To memy mothers English is perfectly clear, perfectly natural. It is my mother tongue. Her language, as I hear it, is vivid, direct, and full of observation and wisdom. It was the language that helped shape the wayI saw things, expressed i

22、deas, and made sense of the world.24.Why was the authors mother poorly served? A.She was unable to speak good English. B.She was often misunderstood. C.She was not clearly heard. D.She was not very polite.25.From Paragraph 2,we know that the author was_. A.good at pretending B.rude to the stockbroke

23、r C.ready to help her mother D.unwilling to phone for her mother26.After the author made the phone call, _. A.they forgave the stockbroker B.they failed to get the check C.they went to New York immediately D.they spoke to their boss at once27.What does the author think of her mothers English now? A.

24、It confuses her. B.It embarrasses her. C.It helps her understand the world. D.It helps her tolerate rude people.CAbout ten men in every hundred suffer from color blindness in some way. Women are luckier; only about one in two hundred is affected in this matter. Perhaps, after all, it is safer to be

25、driven by a woman! There are different forms of color blindness. In some cases a man may not be able to see deep red. He may think that red, orange and yellow are all shadows of green. Sometimes a person cannot tell the difference between blue and green. In rare cases an unlucky man may see everythi

26、ng in shades of green a strange world indeed.Color blindness in human beings is a strange thing to explain. In a single eye there are millions of very small things called “cones”. These help us to see in a bright light and to tell difference between colors. There are also millions of “rods”, but the

27、se are used for seeing when it is near dark. They show us shape but no color.Some insects have favorite colors. Mosquitoes(蚊子) prefer blue to yellow. A red light will not attract insects, but a blue lamp will. In a similar way human beings also have favorite colors. Yet we are lucky. With the aid of

28、 the cones in our eyes we can see many beautiful colors by day, and with the aid of the rods we can see shapes at night. One day we may even learn more about the invisible colors around us.28. According to the passage, with the help of the “cones”, we can_. A. tell different shapes B. see in a weak

29、light C. kill mosquitoes D. tell orange from yellow29. Why do some people say it is safer to be driven by women? A. Women are more careful. B. There are fewer color-blind women C. Women are fonder of driving than men. D. Women are weaker but quicker in thinking.30. Which of the statements about the

30、color- blind is true? A. Not all of them have the same problem in recognizing color. B. None of them can see deep red. C. None of them can tell the difference between blue and green. D. All of them see everything in shades of green.31. We can attract and kill mosquitoes by using a _. A. red light B.

31、 yellow light C. blue light D. green light DEvery year there is a Spring Festival in China. Usually it is in January or February. It is the most important festival in China. So before it comes, everyone has to prepare things. They buy pork， beef， chicken， fruits and many other things. And they often make a special kind of food“dumplings”. It means “come together”. On the day before the festival, parents buy new clothes for their children. Children also buy presents for their parents. On the Spring Festival Eve（除夕）, all the family m