湖南省株洲市某校2019_2020學(xué)年高一英語上學(xué)期期中試題

1、湖南省株洲市某校2019-2020 學(xué)年高一英語上學(xué)期期中試題（考試時(shí)間： 120 分鐘 試卷滿分： 150 分）第一部分聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分30 分）第一節(jié)（共5 小題；每小題 1.5 分，滿分 7.5 分）聽下面五段對話。每段對話后有一小題，從題中所給的 A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽完每段對話后，你都有10 秒鐘的時(shí)間來回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。1 What is the man looking for?A. Glasses. B. Bookstore. C. Bathroom.2 Which country is the woman goi

2、ng to next week?A. England. B. Canada. C. America.3 What kind of music does the man like?A. Folk music. B. Classical music. C. Pop music.4 Why doesn t the woman buy the coat?A. There isn t her size. B. It is expensive. C. She doesn t likethe color.5 What did the man do yesterday?A. He went to see hi

3、s friend. B. He had a job interview. C. He had a meeting.第二節(jié)（共15 小題；每小題 1.5 分，滿分 22.5 分）聽下面5段對話或獨(dú)白。每段對話或獨(dú)白后有幾個(gè)小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽每段對話或獨(dú)白前，你將有時(shí)間閱讀各個(gè)小題，每小題 5 秒鐘；聽完后，各小題將給出 5 秒鐘的作答時(shí)間。每段對話或獨(dú)白讀兩遍。聽下面一段對話，回答第6 8 題。6 What kind of person is Mr Hudson?A. A person who often gets angry. B. A

4、 person who cares nothing.C. A very good worker.7 Why is Mr Hudson so sad?A. Because his son has brought him some trouble.B. Because his manager wants to fire him.C. Because his mother has fallen ill.8 What can we learn from the conversation?AMr Hudson is worriedabout his mother s illness.BMr Hudson

5、 is worriedabout his son.CMr Hudson is worriedabout his work.聽下面一段對話，回答第9 11 題。9 When did the woman speaker s room catch fire?A Last night. B Yesterday morning. C Last Friday evening.10 What caused the fire?A The old wire.B The burning candle. C The lighted cigarette.11 How many people got burned in

6、 the fire?A 2.4.3.聽下面一段對話，回答第12 14 題。12 Why is it difficult for the woman to lose weight?A She has no time for exercise. B She works too long.C She enjoys delicious dishes.13 Who is Michael?A Julia s husband. B John s manager. C Julia s friend.14 What does the man suggest the woman do?A Eat less and

7、 do more exercise. B Change her job.C Stop working and spend more time with her family.聽下面一段對話，回答第15 17 題。15 What will the woman do first during the holiday?A Stay at home. B Travel with her parents.C Go back to her parents house.16 Who will go with the woman?A Her husband. B. Her daughter. C Her so

8、n.17 What do most Chinese people do during the festival?A Have a family reunion. B Tell stories. C Visit relatives and friends.聽下面一段獨(dú)白，回答第18 20 題。18 What kind of clothes does the speaker s sister like?A Work suit. B Fashionable clothes. C Casual clothes. （ 便裝 ）19 What do the twin sisters have in com

9、mon?A They both like to please teachers. B They are always with friends.C They look alike.20 Why doesn t the speaker like living in the same room with the twin sister?A The speaker likes to keep things neat while her sister doesn t.B They can t agree on the color of the room.C Her twin sister often

10、brings friends home and makes too much noise.第二部分閱讀理解（ 共兩節(jié)，滿分40 分 ）第一節(jié) （ 共 15 小題；每小題 2 分，滿分 30 分 ）AHolidaysHoliday NewsVacancies （ 空位 ） now and in the school holidays at a country hotel in Devon.This comfortable, friendly home-from-home lies near the beautiful quiet countryside, but just a drive awa

11、y from the sea. The food is simple but good. Children and pets are welcome. Reduced prices for low season.The Snowdonia CenterThe Snowdonia Center for young mountain climbers has a mountain climbing lesson. The beginners costs are 57 for a week, including food and rooms. Equipment isincluded except

12、walking shoes, which can be hired at a low cost.You must be in good health and prepared to go through a period of body exercises. This could be the beginning of a lifetime of mountain climbing adventure.The World Sea Trip of a LifetimeOur World Sea Trip of 2017 will be unlike any holiday you have ev

13、er been on before. Instead of one hotel after another, with all its packing and unpacking, waiting and traveling, you just go to bed in one country and wake up in another. On board the ship, you will be well taken care of. Every meal will be first-class and every cabin like your home. During the tri

14、p, you can rest on deck, enjoy yourself in the game rooms and in the evening dance to our musical team and watch our wonderful play.You will visit all the places most people only dream about - from Acapulco and Hawaii to Tokyo and Hong Kong.For a few thousand pounds, all youve ever hoped for can be

15、yours.21 .What can you do if you like to go on holidays with pets?A. Choose the holiday in Devon. B. Go to the Snowdonia CenterC. Join the World Sea Trip of 2017. D. Visit Acapulco and Hawaii22.In what way is the Snowdonia Centre different from the other two holidays?A. It provides chances of family

16、 gatherings.B. It provides customers with good food.C. It offers a sport lesson.D. It offers comfortable room.23. What is special about the World Sea Trip of 2017?A. You can have free meals on deck every day.B. You can tour many countries without changing hotels.C. You will have chances to watch and

17、 act in a play.D. You have to do your own packing and unpacking.I love football. I started playing make mewho I am today. And even though I sometimes think I got more from pursuing(football when I was nine years old. It helped I did not reach the National Football League, 追逐 ) that dream.My romance

18、with football started when my dad dragged me, kicking and screaming, to join a league. I had no desire to be there. I was naturally weak and the smallestkid by far. Fear turned to awe(敬畏 ) when I met my coach, Jim Graham, a huge,six-foot-four wall-of-a-guy. And he is really strict and old-school.Coa

19、ch Graham used to ride me hard. I remember one practice in particular.” I tried to do what heYou re doing it all wrong, Pausch. Go back! Do it again!wanted. It wasn t enough.You owe me, Pausch! You re doing push-ups afterpractice. ”WhenI was finally dismissed( 解散 ), “ Coach Graham rode you pretty ha

20、rd, didn“Yeah.”one of the assistant coaches came up to me. t he? ” he said.That s a good thing, ” the assistant told me. “Whenyou re doing bad and nobodyve given up on you.says anything to you anymore, that means theyThat conversation has stuck with me my whole life. Whenyou see yourself doingsometh

21、ing badly and nobody s willing to tell you anymore, that s a bad place tobe. You may not want to hear it, but your critics（ 批評者）are often the ones telling you they still love you and care about you, and want to make you better.There s a lot of talk these days about giving children self-esteem（ 自尊）.I

22、t s not something you can give; it s something they have to build. Coach Graham knew there was really only one way to teach kids how to develop it: You give them something they can t do, they work hard until they find they can do it, and you just keep repeating the process.When Coach Graham first go

23、t hold of me, I was this weak kid with no skills and no physical strength. But he made me realize that if I work hard enough, there will be things I can do tomorrow that I can t do today. I really felt gratefulto CoachGraham for what he had done to me, though it surely did feel good at that time to

24、do so many push-ups after practice.24. Which words can best describe Coach Graham?A. Strict and mean.B. Big and proud.C. Strict and wise.D. Careful and strong.25. The author believes that those who criticize you actually.A. make fun of youB. encourage you to do betterC. think ill of youD. give you u

25、p26. The author was grateful to Graham because the coach.A. made him a member of NFLB. made him do lots of push-upsC. taught him the importance of playing footballD. taught him the value of hard work27. What lesson can we learn from this passage?A. Behind bad luck comes good luck.B. Never offer to t

26、each fish to swim.C. No pains, no gains.D. Where there is a will, there is a way.CA popular saying goes, “ Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me. However, that s not really true. Words have the power to build us up or knock us down. It doesnt matter if the words come fro

27、m someone else orourselves - the positive and negative effects are just as lasting.Weall talk to ourselves sometimes. We re usually too shy to admit it, though. In fact, more and more experts believe talking to ourselves out loud is a healthy habit.This “self-talk helps us encourage ourselves, remem

28、ber things, solve problems, and calm ourselves down. Be aware, though, that as muchas 77%of self-talk tends to be negative. So in order to stay positive, we should only speak words of encouragement to ourselves. We should also be quick to give oursekes a pat on the back. The next time you finish a p

29、roject, do well in a test, or finally clean your room, join me in saying “Good job! ” !Often, words come out of our mouths without thinking about the effect they will have. But we should be aware that our words cause certain responses in others. For example, when returning an item to a store, we mig

30、ht use warm, friendly language during the exchange. And the clerk will probably respond in a similar manner or harsh （ 刻薄的 ）and critical language will most likely cause the clerk to be defensive.Words have power because of their lasting effect. Many of us regret something we once said. And we rememb

31、er unkind words said to us! Before speaking, we should always ask ourselves: Is it loving? Is it needed? If what we want to say doesnt pass this test, then its better left unsaid.Words have power: both positive and negative. Those around us receive encouragement when we speak positively. We can offe

32、r hope, build self-esteem（自尊） and encourage others to do their best. Negative words destroy all those things. Will we use our words to hurt or to heal? The choice is ours.28. The main idea of the first paragraph is that.A. words have a lasting effect on us. B. positive words give us confidenceC. neg

33、ative words may let us down D. nothing but words will hurt us29. There is no need for us to feel shy when we talk to ourselves because .A. it does no harm to have “ self-talk ” when we are aloneB. talking to ourselves always gives us courageC. almost everybody has the habit of talking to themselvesD

34、. we can benefit from talking to ourselves30. The underlined part in the third paragraph means that we should also timely.A. criticize ourselves B. praise ourselvesC. relax ourselves D. amaze ourselves31. The author would probably hold the view that.A. encouraging words surely lead to harsh offersB.

35、 people will always remember friendly wordsC. it is better to think twice before talking to othersD. negative words may help us make more progressDA team of Japanese scientists has discovered genes that enable rice to survive high water, providing hope for better rice production in lowland areas tha

36、t are affected by flooding.The genes（ 基因 ）, called SNORKELgenes, help rice grow longer stems（ 莖 ） to deal with higher water levels. Deepwater rice generally produces low-yield（低產(chǎn) ） riceplants. But the researchers report they have succeeded in introducing the genes to rice varieties that are higher-y

37、ield.According to the report, as water levels rise, accumulation of the plant hormone makes the SNORKEL genes start working, making stem growth more rapid. When the researchers introduced the genes into rice that does not normally survive in deep water, they were able to rescue the plants from drown

38、ing.Motoyuki Ashikari, who headed the project, said his team is hoping to use the gene on long grain rice widely used in Southeast Asian to help stabilize （穩(wěn)定）production in flood areas where rice with the flood-resistant gene is low in production -about one-third to one-quarter that of regular rice.

39、a Scientifically, the gene that we found is rare but clear proof of a biological ability to adapt to a difficult environment,“ he said. Its a genetic strategyspecifically to survive flooding.”High water levels in rice field can be a serious problem. In some areas, rains can cause water levels to ris

40、e dangerously high during the growing season and flash flooding can fully submerge（ 淹沒）plants for days or even weeks.Rice is a main food for billions,and while productivity has increaseddramatically since the 1960s, yields must be doubled to meet projected requirements by 2050. More than 30 percent

41、of Asian and 40 percent of African rice land is either lowland field or deepwater field.Laurentius of Utrecht Universitysaid the study is significant becausehigh-yield rice varieties cannot survive extremes of floods. The introduction of these genes into high-yield varieties, using advanced breeding

42、 strategies, promises to improve the quality and quantity of rice,“ he said.32. What is the main character of SNORKEL genes?A. They prevent rice from being attacked by various diseases.B. They help rice grow taller in highland regions.C. They make rice grow tall enough to survive in deep water.D. Th

43、ey make rice be ripe within a shorter time.33. According to Ashikari, the rice with the gene his team found.A. will be one third more expensive than regular riceB. has been widely used in Southeast AsiaC. will be helpful for Southeast AsiaD. is lower in production than regular rice34. The underlined

44、 word a projected in the seventh paragraph probably meansA. plannedB. outdatedC. unexpectedD. confused35. What Laurentius said in the last paragraph suggests that.A. rice will be planted on the farmland everywhere in the futureB. rice with SNORKEL genes will be of high quality in the futureC. high-y

45、ield rice varieties are not common nowadaysD. the quality of rice is difficult to improve第二節(jié)（共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分）根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。Some students prefer to learn by themselves. They think they can learn betterin this way because they have more freedom and independence. There are s

46、omeadvantages in their way. 36.It is better to have a teacher, especially when they learn something more difficult.First, a teacher can act as a guide to lead you to success. When you learn, you need help and advice. A teacher will give you a hand when you face difficulties. 37.What is more, a teach

47、er puts real pressure on you. If you study by yourself, you must be strong-minded enough to keep on. 38.But under the guidanceof a teacher, you will feel there is always someone to watch you. The teacher may give you homework to do. You must complete the homework, or you will not pass the course.Las

48、t but not least, studying with a teacher will help you receive the benefit of the teacher s knowledge. 39. They teach you how to learn andhow to obtain information. They guide all of you in class to discuss the material and provide extra material to broaden the scope of the topic.40.1 choose to lear

49、n in a big family-my school. Without a teacher, I would feel there would be less pressure and less fun. I could not learn well in such dull and depressing circumstances.A. Besides, teachers are connected with our life.B. Teachers can help you solve all of your problems.C. In short, I prefer to go to

50、 class studying with a teacher.D. Without a guide, you would be searching in darkness.E. And you may become inactive （懶散的） for lack of a strong will.F. But they fail to see the advantages of learning with a teacher.G. In class, teachers do more than just going over the material in the text.第三部分語言知識運(yùn)

51、用（共兩節(jié)，滿分45分）第一節(jié)完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面的短文，從短文后各題所給的A B C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。Jane s mother worked on the farm from dawn till darkand she just could makeends meet. To make Jane live a 41 life, she was very careful about spending money. 42, Jane didn t understand her. Every day she

52、 was busy with her43 while Jane was studying at school, so they had little time to enjoythemselves.One day, she realized Jane was unhappy and even 44 to her, so she decided to go 45 with Jane to make Jane happy.On Sunday morning they went happily to the snowfield. Since they were 46 in white clothes

53、, the manager advised them to buy ski clothes. He said 47 there was an accident, they might be easily 48 in their ski clothes. They couldn t 49 them, so she refused.Then they went skiing in their white clothes. They were skiing happily on the50 when suddenly the snowfield began to 51. It was a snow

54、slide（雪崩）.They ran a long way and52 the snow slide finally, but they couldn t find their way. Later, ahelicopter was flying above, 53 people on it couldn t see or hear them. Janewas 54 becauseshe had hurt her head seriously and 55Just then an idea struck herlet bright red blood drop onmother. She pi

55、erced （刺破）her the snow. A red SOSwas written.dropped own wriston the snow.56andAt lastJane 57but her mother died.Every time I 58 theblood dropping onthe snow, Ifeel 59I believeanyone who hears the tragedy will 60Janes mother for her selfless loveto her daughter.41AhappyB.healthyC.busy42. A. Moreover

56、43. A. writingD. meaningfulB. AnywayB.C. HoweverworkC. meetingD. ThoughD.research44.A.unfriendlyB.loyalC.kindD. cruel45.A.hikingskatingD. skiingB.dancingC.46.A.allB.bothC.either47. A. now thatD. everyB. in caseC. as thoughD.until48. A. searchedB. examinedC. foundD.caught49.A. payB.manageC.affordD. stand50.A. mountainB. farmlandC. snowfield51.A. changeB.meltD. playgroundC.jumpD.shake52.A. passedB.escapedC. experiencedD.overcame53. A. soB.bu