江西省新余市学年高一下学期期末考试 英语 试题含答案.docx

1、江西省新余市学年高一下学期期末考试 英语 试题含答案新余市20202021学年度下学期期末质量检测高一英语试题考试时间：120分钟试卷总分：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）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。例：How much is the shirt?A. 19.15. B. 9.18. C. 9.15.答案是C。1. How will the woman get in touch with Ann?

2、A. By mail. B. By email. C. By telephone.2. How many people were injured in the fire?A. 12. B. 25. C. 37.3. Why does the man call the woman?A. To invite her to a concert.B. To see whether she is busy.C. To help her finish her paper.4. What does the woman suggest the man do?A. Read some French storyb

3、ooks.B. Borrow some books in French.C. Read fast to get a general idea.5. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. A group. B. An advertisement. C. A garage.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。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

4、段材料，回答第6、7题。6. What is the relationship between the speakers?A. Classmates. B. Colleagues. C. Neighbors.7. How did Bernard probably come today?A. By subway. B. By bus. C. By car.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. What does the company require the staff to do?A. Work on weekends. B. Control the lunch time.C. Hand in

5、working reports daily.9. What should the man do before he starts work?A. Read the companys rules. B. Go through special training.C. Take a medical examination.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. What can we learn about the girl?A. She is eager to go back to school. B. She has just got her timetable.C. She dislikes

6、 Miss Counter.11. What is the boys first class?A. Geography. B. English. C. Math.12. What is the boys opinion about Mr. Shaw?A. He is too strict. B. He is frightening. C. He is good at teaching. 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. Where is the woman from?A. America. B. Sweden. C. Egypt.14. What are the speakers do

7、ing?A. Taking a Spanish lesson. B. Recording a program. C. Giving a performance.15. What is the first question about?A. A sport. B. A dam. C. A restaurant.16. How many prizes does the woman win?A. One. B. Two. C. Three.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. What is Alexander Manette?A. An officer. B. A writer. C. A

8、doctor.18. When did Alexander Manette disappear?A. In 1757. B. In 1775. C. In 1789.19. How did people know what had happened to Alexander Manette?A. He told them about it.B. They heard of it from others.C. They read what he had written down.20. What is said about Alexander Manette?A. He was put into

9、 the prison in the winter.B. He destroyed the Bastille with other people.C. He couldnt remember anything after he was set free.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)ADiscover Nature Schools programsBecoming Bears (Kindcrgarten-2 grade)By becoming baby bears, children learn from their parent to su

10、rvive the seasons. Kids will find safety in the spring and learn kinds of food bears eat during the summer, and then create a cave for winter hibernation（冻眠).After learning the skills needed to survive, students will go out of the cave as an independent black bear able to care for themselves. (1.5-2

11、 hours) Whose Clues? (3-5 grade)Kids will discover how plants and animals use their special structures to survive. Through outdoor study of plants and animals, kids will recognize their special structures and learn how they enable species to eat, avoid their enemies and survive. Using what they have

12、 learned, kids will choose one species and tell how they survive in their living places. (3-4 hours) Winged Wonders (3-5 grade)Birds add color and sound to our world and play an important ecological (生态的)role. Students will learn the basics of birds, understand the role birds play in food chains and

13、 go bird watching using field guides and telescopes. Students will do hands-on activities. Students will use tools to build bird feeders, allowing them to attract birds at home.(3-4 hours) Exploring Your Watershed (6-8 grade)We all depend on clean water. Examining how our actions shape the waterways

14、 around us. Go on a hike to see first-hand some of the challenging water quality problems in a city. Students will test the water quality to determine the health of an ecosystem. Each program is taught for a class with at least 10 students. All programs include plenty of time outdoors. So please pre

15、pare proper clothing, sunscreen and insect killers for children. To take part in a program, please email dcprogramsmdc.mo.gov. 21. What can kids do at Becoming Bears?A. Watch bears performances. B. Take care of bears.C. Dress up as baby bears to learn about bears. D. Learn how to survive a bear atta

16、ck. 22.Kids who are interested in plants will choose.A. Whose Clues? B. Exploring your WatershedC. Winged Wonders D. Becoming Bears23.According to the passage, all the four programs.A. have the same teaching hours B. have outdoor activitiesC. are offered during summer holidays D. are designed for pr

17、imary school studentsBIn a foreign country, a man visited a local restaurant. He didnt speak their language. He ordered something indecipherable (无法辨认的)off the menu. When the waiter brought him a plate of delicious looking fried noodles, he smiled and made an OK sign at the waiter with his thumb and

18、 forefinger linked in a circle. Looking angry, the waiter then picked up the dish and thrown it to his lap. What he did wrong, he wondered. Well, nothing is quite as it seems when it comes to using hand gesture in another country.Gestures have been used to replace words in many countries, and they a

19、re often specific to a given culture. Gesture may mean something complimentary in one culture, but is highly offensive (冒犯的)in another.The gesture thumb-up is commonly misunderstood. In English, it is popularly known as thumbs up, despite the fact that the action is commonly performed with only one

20、hand.English-speaking Caucasians use it to signal OK which is the same meaning as O.K. ring gesture. The two can in fact be used almost interchangeably.Avoid using this gesture in Southern Sardina or Northern Greece unless you want to invite a fight. While American, British and Australian would use

21、the thumb up to signal hitch-hiking to the drivers, this message will not encourage a Greek driver or motorist to stop to give them a ride.There are no right or wrong signals, only cultural differences. Lack of cultural understanding will lead to disharmony among people from different cultures. When

22、 we know what to look for, such encounters with other cultures are actually very interesting, fascinating and fun. It is certainty a great topic to discuss over a cup of coffee and cakes.24.What did the man in the first paragraph do wrong?A. He misunderstood the waiter. B. He didnt realize cultural

23、differences.C. He ordered something off the menu. D. He made the signal in a rude way.25.What does the underlined word in the second paragraph mean?A. Full of aggression. B. Full of certainty.C. Full of complexity. D. full of admiration.26.What will happen if you make a thumb up toward a man in Nort

24、hern Greece?A. He will stop to give you a lift. B. He will get annoyed and fight against you.C. He will ask you to give him a HA. D. He will make the same signal toward you.27.Whats the purpose of the passage?A. To tell stories about different cultures.B. To explain the meaning of different gestures

25、.C. To advise us to have an understanding of cultural differences.D. To persuade people from different countries to live in harmony.CWhenever we see a button, we are eager to press it because we know something will happen. This is true in most cases, for example on a doorbell and on the on/off butto

26、n on the TV. But some buttons are actually fake , like the “close button on a lift.Many people are in the habit of pressing the “close button because they dont have the patience to wait for the lift doors to shut. But lifts close buttons are a complete trick, at least in the USthe doors will not clo

27、se any faster no matter how hard you press.It started in the 1990s when the Americans with Disabilities Act was passed in the US, making sure that all lifts stayed open long enough so that people with disabilities could enter. Only US firefighters and repairmen can use the buttons to speed up the do

28、or-closing process if they have a code or special keys.But to normal lift riders, the buttons arent completely useless. According to psychologists, fake buttons can actually make you feel better by offering you a sense of control. Perceived （能 够感知的）control is very important. It reduces stress and in

29、creases well-being, Ellen J. Langer, a psychology professor, said, Having a lack of control is connected with depression （抑郁）Experts have expressed that a lot of buttons that dont do anything exist in our lives for this same purpose. For example, many offices in the US have fake thermostats （温度调节器）b

30、ecause people tend to feel better when they think they can control the temperature in their workspace.But Psychologists found it interesting that even when people are aware of these little “white lies”, they still continue to push fake buttons because as long as the doors eventually close, it is con

31、sidered to be worth the effort.“That habit is here to stay, John Kounios, a psychology professor, said, “Even though I have real doubts about the traffic light buttons, I always press them. After all, Ive got nothing else to do while waiting. So why not press the button in the hope that this one wil

32、l work?28.What was the authors main purpose in writing the article?A To describe some different kinds of fake buttons.B To explore peoples different habits when it comes to pushing buttons.C To tell the uses of fake buttons.D. To explain the advantages and disadvantages of fake buttons.29 Which may be the best title for the passage?A. Buttons i