学年高一英语上学期期中试题12.docx

1、学年高一英语上学期期中试题12思南中学20182019学年度第一学期半期考试高一年级英语科试题考试时间：120 分钟 满分：150 分第一部分： 听力（共两节，满分 30 分）第一节 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。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 sport does the man like best? A. Ice skating. B. Skateboarding. C. Skiing.2. Which class is the man taking? A. Biolo

2、gy. B. Chemistry. C. Physics.3. How many cups of coffee has the woman had? A. 3. B. 4. C. 5. 4. Why does the man lose points? A. He is usually late for class. B. He hands in his homework late.C. He isnt as smart as other students.5. What are the speakers talking about?A. When to announce the news.B.

3、 Who will attend the meeting.C. What to discuss on Monday.第二节 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。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。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6. Where does the conversation probably take place? A. At home. B. At a store. C. At school.7. How will the girl fin

4、d out what she needs to buy? A. She will ask her teacher.B. She will go online.C. She will ask her friend.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. What is the hardest part of learning French for the man? A. Reading. B. Grammar. C. Writing.9. Which word should be female, according to the man? A. Sun. B. Chair. C. Hair.听第8段

5、材料，回答第10至12题。10. Who does the man want to visit at New Years? A. The womans parents.B. His college friends.C. His own parents.11. How will the speakers go on their trip?A. By train. B. By bike. C. By car.12. Where will the speakers start their journey? A. Austria. B. France. C. Spain.听第9段材料，回答第13至16

6、题。13. What did Matt do to his sister Emi? A. He ate her cake.B. He poured hot water on her.C. He replaced her toothpaste with hot pepper.14. What does the woman say about Emi? A. She has a good sense of humor.B. She is not close to her brother.C. She often scares her brother.15. How many years apart

7、 are Matt and Emi? A. 1. B. 5. C. 10.16. How does Emi probably feel about Matts jokes? A. She hates them.B. She thinks theyre funny.C. She feels hurt.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. How long will Ms. Weis lecture be? A. Two hours. B. Three hours. C. Four hours.18. Where is the milk tea from? A. India. B. Nort

8、h Africa. C. England.19. What will happen during the last part of Ms. Weis presentation? A. Students will make tea. B. She will talk about tea history.C. The audience will be able to ask questions.20. Which month will the famous chef speak? A. April. B. May. C. June.第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分 40 分）第一节 （共 15 小

9、题；每小题 2 分，满分 30 分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C 和D四个选项中，选出最佳项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ABarkCover Price: $19.80 Price: $15.00($2.50 / issue (期) )You save: $4.80 (24%) Review: By Pat KaneI absolutely love Bark magazine! I love the “smiling” pages and the tips on every issue. I am a dog lover and have saved all of my dogs f

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14、ge from Paris Hilton and Tinkerbell to Virginia Madsen and her dogs. Thanks to Modern Dog I now know how to give a dog-friendly cocktail party and how to actually get my dog to come when shes called. Surely worth checking out.21. Which of the following magazines saves the most money？A. Bark B. Dog F

15、ancy C. Dog World D. Modern Dog22. According to the text, Modern Dog _.A. has lovely dog pictures on the coverB. is interesting but not helpfulC. has some photos but no articlesD. has interviews with famous people23. The purpose of the text is to introduce _.A. some cheap magazinesB. different magaz

16、ines for different readersC. some magazines about dogsD. information on raising dogsB As I walked into the primary school, I looked down at my new black shoes. I stood at Mrs. Blackstones door. Before I tried the great escape, the door opened. “Weve been waiting for you!” Mrs. Blackstone, my new fif

17、th grade teacher, said loudly. With a smile my mom walked away and I was left taking center stage in front of a group of students.Over the next few days, Mrs. Blackstone made it her job to find me a new best friend. During history lessons, when I didnt want to speak in front of the class, shed not o

18、nly call on me but have me stand up to address my classmates.One spring afternoon, Mrs. Blackstone asked me to stay after class. “Id like to speak with you, Amanda.” My mind raced. Had I got a bad grade? Had I hurt anyones feelings? “Are you enjoying your new school?” She sat comfortably behind her

19、desk. “I want to tell you something, between you and me, not to be shared with anyone else.” She continued, “I see something special in you. The way you communicate with others , and the kindness you showI think you have great potential (潜力) to be something important.” I listened carefully to every

20、word. “I have been a teacher for over twenty-five years; I can see it. But you must believe in yourself. Thats very important. Remember that and youll go far,” she said.Her voice was music to my ears that day. I walked out of her office, not staring at my shoes, but looking straight ahead with my he

21、ad high. My teacher saw something special in me! Years later, her words still remain inside of me.24. The author went to school unwillingly most probably because she_. A. didnt like the school at all B. often got low grades at school C. was treated badly by her classmatesD. wasnt used to the new env

22、ironment25. When the author was asked to stay after class, she felt_. A. annoyed B. embarrassed C. tired D. nervous26. Why did Mrs. Blackstone have a good talk with the author? A. To tell the author her potential. B. To encourage the author to believe in herself. C. To help the author to realize her

23、 mistakes. D. To make the author feel cared and loved.27. What can we learn from the passage?A. The author came from a poor family.B. The teacher sang a song to the author. C. The author never forgets what the teacher said. D. The author no longer cared for anybody but herself.CAbout ten men in ever

24、y 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 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

25、 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 everything 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

26、 millions of very small things called cones. These help us to see in a bright light and to tell the difference between colors. There are also millions of rods, but these are used for seeing when it is near dark. They show us shape but no color.Some insects have favorite colors. Mosquitoes (蚊子) prefe

27、r 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 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

28、may even learn more about the invisible (看不见的) colors around us.28.The passage is mainly about_ .A. color and its surprising effectsB. women being luckier than menC. danger caused by color blindnessD. color blindness29. According to the passage, with the help of the cones, we can _.A. tell different

29、 shapes B. see in a weak lightC. kill mosquitoes D. tell orange from yellow30. 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.31. We can attrac

30、t and kill mosquitoes by using a_ .A. red light B. yellow light C. blue light D. green lightDReading can be a social activity. Think of the people who belong to book groups. They choose books to read and then meet to discuss them. Now, the website BookC turns the page on the traditional idea of a bo

31、ok group.Members go on the site and register the books they own and would like to share. BookCrossing provides an identification number to stick inside the book. Then the person leaves it in a public place, hoping that the book will have an adventure, traveling far and wide with each new reader who finds it.Bruce Pederson, the managing director of BookCrossing, says, “The two things that change your life are the people you meet and books you read. BookCrossing combines both.”Members leave books on park benches and buses, in train stations and coffee shops. Whoever finds their book w