1、河南省鹤壁市淇滨高级中学学年高一英语上学期期中试题河南省鹤壁市淇滨高级中学2020学年高一英语上学期期中试题第 I 卷第一部分:听力(共两节,满分30分)省略第二部分:阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)第1节(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(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AWe offer five kinds of courses. Each course has been designed to help students according to their needs.Course 1:General EnglishGen
2、eral English is designed to develop students basic(基础的) communication skills in: Speaking and Pronunciation, Reading, Listening, Writing, Grammar and Vocabulary. Tuesday to Friday:9:00 am to 11:00 am,$288 per week.Course 2:Academic EnglishAcademic English is for students who want to take the IELTS e
3、xam or for those who need to use English in a professional(专业的) area. Monday to Friday:4:00 pm to 5:00 pm,$320 per week.Course 3:High School ESLWe have High School ESL classes each week specifically designed for international students. Tuesday to Friday:8:00 am to 11:00 am,$25 per hour.Course 4:Nigh
4、t ClassesDo you want to improve your English and get the best results possible in your GRE test? We have two night classes each week designed to meet your needs. Tuesday and Thursday evenings:8:30 pm to 10:30 pm,$60 per day.Course 5:One on OneIf you are interested in some One on One lessons with you
5、r teachers, we can design a curriculum(课程) to meet your needs. One on One lessons can improve your English language skills more quickly and help students who want to take TOEFL. Tuesday to Friday:2:00 pm to 5:00 pm,$80 per hour.21.How much will you pay if you spend 2 weeks taking the High School ESL
6、 course?A.$200. B.$250. C.$350. D.$600.22.What can we learn about One on One according to the passage?A. Its designed just for English beginners.B. Its lessons are given in the morning.C. Its more expensive than the other courses.D. Its lessons are designed to improve writing skills.23.If you are on
7、ly free in the morning, you may choose .A. Course 1 or Course 5 B. Course 3 or Course 4C. Course 2 or Course 4 D. Course 1 or Course 3BPeople were born in all shapes and sizes, colors and races. Some speak differently while others act differently.My mother is in a wheelchair. I would like to say som
8、ething about this special woman I call “Mommy”.My mom does what a mom needs to do every day. She picks me up from school, drives me to meetings, cooks dinner, and helps me with my homework. This is just part of what makes her great, though.She is my best friend and can immediately notice when I am u
9、nhappy. She helps me solve problems that my friends do not understand. Mommy makes me laugh when times are tough. I look forward to coming home because I know there is someone there who cares about what I have done.Mommy has always tried to be like a “normal” mom. But I think my mother is a wonderfu
10、l woman and she doesnt need to change. She teaches me life lessons that no teachers or friends can. She shows me how to accept everyone for what is inside, rather than what is on the outside.You may have realized that all the qualities I admire have nothing to do with what she looks like. Everyone c
11、ould be the way she is, but most are not.I want everyone to look beyond the surface and see what is inside others. You may fail to notice someone who is very special like my mom because you cannot accept their outside features.24. Whats the function(作用) of Paragraph 1?A. To tell us that people were
12、born to be different.B. To show the main idea of the passage.C. To suggest we enjoy what we have.D. To lead to the topic of the passage.25. Which of the following words can best describe the writers mother?A. Ugly B. Normal. C. Useless. D. Wonderful.26. We can know from Paragraph 5 that .A. the writ
13、ers mother has tried to be like a normal momB. the writer expects his mother to changeC. the writer has no teachers or friendsD. the writers mother is a teacher27. The writer wrote the passage to .A. encourage his mother to be happyB. tell us that everyone acts differentlyC. tell us to respect the d
14、isabled around usD. tell us to look beyond the surface and see what is inside peopleCA warm drink of milk before bed has long been the best choice for those wanting a good nights sleep. But now a study has found it really does help people nod offif it is milked from a cow at night.Researchers have d
15、iscovered that “night milk” contains more melatonin(褪黑激素),which has been proven to help people feel sleepy and reduce anxiety.The study, by researchers from Seoul, South Korea, involved mice being fed with dried milk powder made from cows milked both during the day and at night.Those given night mil
16、k, which contained 10 times the amount of melatonin, were less active and less anxious than those fed with the milk collected during daytime, according to the study published in The Journal of Medicinal Food.Night milk quickened the start of sleep and caused the mice to sleep longer.While the effect
17、 of cows milk harvested at different time has not been tested on humans up to now, taking melatonin drugs has been suggested to those who are struggling to fall asleep at night.Previous studies have also indicated that milk can be excellent for helping sleep because of the calcium content, which hel
18、ps people to relax.Milk is also sugar-free and additive-free with nutritionists recommending skimmed milk as the best choice before bed as it is the least fattening. The more fat you take in before bedtime, the greater burden you will put on your body at night.28. According to the text, the mice fed
19、 with daytime milk .A. started sleep more easily B. were more anxiousC. were less active D. woke up later29.Which of the following is true of melatonin according to the text?A. Its been tested on mice for ten times. B. It can make people more energetic.C. It exists in milk in great amount. D. Its us
20、ed in sleeping drugs.30.What can be a suitable title for the text?A. Night Milk and Sleep B. Fat, Sugar and HealthC. An Experiment on Mice D. Milk Drinking and Health31.How does the author support the theme of the text?A. By giving examples. B. By stating arguments.C. By explaining statistical data.
21、 D. By providing research results.DEvery one of us knows that Albert Einstein was a world-famous scientist. Perhaps we dont know much about his life. Here are some amusing stories about him.When he arrived in New York to be a professor at Princeton University, Einstein felt stressed about visitors a
22、nd newsmen. So his friends took him off the ship secretly before it docked (靠上码头) and hurried him away by car.Einstein said that only twelve people at that time understood his Theory of Relativity (相对论),although more than nine hundred books had been written to explain it.Mrs. Einstein admitted that
23、even she did not understand the Theory of Relativity; but she understood something far more important for a wife; she understood her husband.She used to invite some friends in for tea and then she would ask her husband to come downstairs and join them.“No!” Einstein would say with anger. He simply c
24、ouldnt stand those “interruptions (打扰)”.But Mrs. Einstein persuaded her husband with great patience and had him drink tea with them and take a good rest.Mrs. Einstein said that her husband liked order in his thinking, but he didnt like it in his life. He did whatever he wanted to.Einstein had only t
25、wo rules of conduct (行为准则):one was “Dont be restrained (限制) by any rule”, and the other was “Be independent from the opinions of others”.Einstein led a very simple life. When he went out, he was always in old clothes, and seldom did he wear a hat. He liked to whistle and sing in the bathroom.He shav
26、ed with the same soap as he used for his bath. It seems strange that the great scientist trying to solve the mysteries of the universe should consider that using two pieces of soap made life too complicated.Einstein said he was happy because he didnt want money or titles or foolish praises. He made
27、his own happiness out of such simple things as playing the violin and sailing his boat.Einsteins violin brought him more joy than anything else in his life. He said he often thought in music and made his day-dreams in music.32.Albert Einstein was taken off the ship secretly by his friends because .A
28、. he dared not see anyone B. he didnt want to meet visitors and reportersC. he wanted to save the time D. he was afraid of being stopped by someone33.Usually Einstein would refuse to join some friends, for .A. he couldnt stand being disturbed B. he was ashamed to meet friendsC. he disliked making fr
29、iends D. he was angry with his friends34.Why did he shave with the same soap as he used for his bath?A. It was his special habit of shaving. B. He was lazy.C. He wanted to be an independent man. D. He didnt want life to be complicated.35.What do you think of Einstein?A. He was a strange scientist. B
30、. He liked order in his life.C. He was a simple man with great achievements. D. He didnt like order in his work.第二节(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Each New Year, we wish others happiness and success.36 There are severala smile, freedom, the willingness to share and the con
31、fidence that you will get what you need in life.37 As you turn over the calendar, keep turning over your mind as well. Dont fill your future dates with past events. Just move on.You want to be free of such weaknesses as complaint, hatred, and anger.38 Do not let the past affect your life in the pres
32、ent. If you cannot forgive the past, then your future will be dark.As long as you are useful to people, your value will never be lost. Any of your good actions will always come back to you. Today you have the whole world for a family. What you need to feel is that everybody is part of your own family.39 Open your eyes and see how much you have been given. Focus on what you have rather than what you dont have. The more thankful you
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