学年四川省眉山中学高一下学期期中考试英语试题.docx

1、学年四川省眉山中学高一下学期期中考试英语试题眉山中学2019届高一下期半期考试英语试题考试时间：120分钟 总分：150分 命题：詹玲利 刘晓第一部分 听力测试（共两节，满分20分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分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. Where are the two speakers most probably？A. In a restaurant B. In a museum C. In a photo s

2、hop2. How long had the man been driving when he got a license? A. For two years B. For three years C. For six years3. What is the woman probably doing? A. Cooking B. Painting a picture C. Surfing the Internet4. What does the man like to collect the most? A. Coins B. Stamps C. Paintings5. What will t

3、he man do next? A. Try to finish his work B. Fly a kite C. Visit a museum第二节（共12小题；每小题1分，满分15分）请听下面几段对话或独白。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，每段对话或独白读两遍。请听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6. What did the man do last weekend?A. He stayed at home. B. He visited a friend. C. He went to a dance party.7. Where is the man

4、s new friend now?A. In Paris B. In New York C. In London请听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. When will the woman probably go to see the movie?A. On the 10th B. On the 11th C. On the 12th 9. Where will the woman probably sit in the cinema?A. In the front B. In the middle C. At the back请听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. For whom wa

5、s the party held last night?A. The womans aunt B. The womans sister C. The womans brother11. What does the man think is difficult to do?A. Sleep during the day. B. Work well under stress. C. Organize a birthday party.12. What is the man going to do?A. Type a history paper. B. Go home to sleep. C. Go

6、 to the supermarket.请听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. What did the man buy?A. A new modern apartment out of town.B. An old-style apartment downtown.C. A modern apartment downtown.14. What does the man say about the apartment?A. It is in good condition. B. It was a bargain. C. It is near to his workplace.15. Whi

7、ch of the following does the mans wife dislike about the apartment?A. Its size B. Its style C. Its design16. Who is the man most probably?A. The womans uncle B. The womans colleague C. The womans son请听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. When did Joe have to start working?A. In 1948 B. In 1971 C. In 197918. What wa

8、s Joe Joness dream?A. Joining the army B. Going back to school C. Setting up a college19. What did Joe study in the University of Pennsylvania?A. Math B. Engineering C. Computers20. How old was Joe Jones when he completed the work on his second degree? A. 48 B. 55 C. 65第二部分 阅读理解（共两节 满分40分）第一节 （共15小题

9、；每小题2分，满分30分）AI was born in a family of five children. As the youngest child, I didnt have many new clothes. Though my parents worked very hard, we could hardly make ends meet. The only time we would get new clothes was at Christmas.The family across the street lived a much better life. Their two da

10、ughters were often seen wearing new dresses. The younger girl named Anna was of my age. One afternoon, she walked on the street wearing a beautiful white dress. She looked like an angel in that dress. I, with many little girls, followed her. We just couldnt keep our eyes off her dress. We all wished

11、 we would have such a dress one day.That day, I told my mother I wanted a dress like that, my mum frowned (皱眉). She thought a beautiful dress like that must cost an arm and a leg, but my mum kept that in mind. She worked five days a week at that time, but when Christmas was approaching, she worked e

12、ven on Saturdays. She was working for longer time in order to buy me the dress.However, seven days before Christmas, I changed my mind. On Annas birthday, I was invited to her home. After that party, I asked if I could try on her white dress. “Of course,” she said, “and you can take it if you like i

13、t.” I couldnt believe my ears. How could she give such a beautiful dress to someone else? After trying it on, I knew why.That dress looked very beautiful, but it was uncomfortable to wear. In fact, my back was quite itchy (痒的) after I put it on. From then on, I stopped admiring what others had as th

14、ey may not be as good as we thought.21. What can we know from the underlined sentence “we could hardly make ends meet” in Paragraph 1?A. The writers family lived a hard life.B. The writers parents worked very hard.C. The writers family met at the end of month.D. The writer felt sorry for her parents

15、 hard work.22. What happened to the writer when she was a little girl?A. She didnt like new clothes.B. She couldnt see her parents.C. She couldnt get whatever she liked.D. She didnt like Christmas at all.23. Why did the writers mum start working on Saturdays?A. Because she wanted to buy herself a ne

16、w dress.B. Because she had to buy her five children expensive gifts.C. Because she prepared herself the busiest Christmas.D. Because she wanted to buy the dress the writer asked for.24. What can we learn from the passage? AThere are always kind people around us. BWe can get what we want if we try ha

17、rd enough. CWe should give what we no longer need to others in need. DWhat others have may not be as good as it seems.BMothers Day can date back to the ancient Greeks, who held festivities (庆典) in honor of Rhea, the mother of the gods. And the early Christians celebrated Mothers Day on the fourth Su

18、nday of Lent (大斋期) in honor of Mary, the mother of Christ. However, the Mothers Day was cancelled because of lack of time. In 1872, Julia Ward Howe organized a day for mothers who were working hard for the cause of peace. It is great landmark in the history of Mothers Day.In 1907, Anna M. Jarvis, a

19、teacher from Philadelphia, started a movement to set up a national Mothers Day in honor of her mother. Then a celebration was held for Annas mother. Anna presented some white carnations, her mothers favorite flowers, to her mother on that day. Seven years later, Annas hard work finally paid off and

20、in 1914, President Woodrow Wilson announced the second Sunday in May as a national holiday for mothers.Gradually, Mothers Day became very popular in the US. Actually, the second Sunday of May has become the most popular day of the year. Even though Anna has been dead for long, Mothers Day lives on a

21、nd has spread to lots of countries all over the world. Although many countries around the world celebrate Mothers Day at different dates, some countries including Denmark, Finland, Italy, Turkey, Australia and Belgium still celebrate Mothers Day on the second Sunday of May.25. Who did ancient Greeks

22、 hold festivities in honor of? AMary BRhea CAnna DJulia26. Why did Anna present some white carnations to her mother? AHer mother liked white carnations very much. BShe didnt have enough money to buy other things. CShe herself liked white carnations. DIt was a tradition in her hometown. 27. What is t

23、he best title for the passage? AAnna and her mother. BMothers Day in ancient Greece. CThe history of Mothers Day. DPeoples opinions on Mothers Day.CCub Creek Science Camp has more than a twenty-year history of providing a camp experience like no one else in the world. Each summer we have campers fro

24、m nearly every state and many different countries. Animal Camp Jamaica is the newest addition to the Cub Creek family of programs and we are so excited to share this program with you!Take some time to compare and you will see that no other camp even comes close, especially if you are an animal lover

25、!While in Jamaica we stay at Seven Palms. Seven Palms is a beautiful 5 bedroom Jamaican villa set on a two-acre estate (财产) boarding the Runaway Bay Golf Course. The estate is covered with a wide variety of flowering and fruit trees as well as lots of banana and pineapple plants. This villa has all

26、of the touches (格调) expected of a luxury (豪华的) home: air-conditioned bedrooms each with en-suite bathrooms, wireless Internet access, flat-screen TVs, DVD players, as well as a fresh water swimming pool.The villa is just a few minutes walk from the Runaway Bay Beach and the Cardiff Hall Beach Club.

27、There is a great reef just off shore which provides an inspiring location to snorkel (潜水) and scuba dive.Animal Camp Jamaica also has its own private beach just one mile from the villa. This beach has three acres of land, shade trees, a shower/changing room, and passion fruit which provides a nice t

28、reat after spending time in the ocean. We usually spend time each morning after breakfast at this beach.28. What does the first paragraph mainly tell us? A. Who is suitable to join in the camp. B. The brief introduction to the camp. C. Snorkeling is the unique feature of the camp. D. The necessity f

29、or teens to join in the camp.29. The campers attending Cub Creek Science Camp _. A. need to pay a large sum of money. B. should have some experience. C. come from home and abroad. D. have a preference for animals.30. While staying at Seven Palms, you _. A. can find it convenient to live. B. can pick

30、 fruits for free. C. can go fishing by boat. D. should avoid luxury home.31. Who should be the intended readers of the passage? A. Photographers B. Tourists C. Reporters D. ParentsDWhen I was nine years old, I loved to go fishing with my dad. But the only thing that wasnt very fun about it was that

31、he could catch many fish while I couldnt catch anything. I usually got pretty upset and kept asking him why. He always answered, “Son, if you want to catch a fish, you have to think like a fish.” I remember being even more upset then, because “Im not a fish!” I didnt know how to think like a fish. B

32、esides, I reasoned, how could what I think influence what a fish does?As I got a little older, I began to understand what my dad really meant. So, I read some books on fish. And I even joined the local fishing club and started attending the monthly meetings. I learned that a fish is a cold-blooded animal and therefore is very sensitive to water temperature. That is why fish