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甘肃省镇原县镇原中学2019-2020学年高一英语上学期期中试题一、阅读理解部分（共两节，满分40分）第一节 （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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。ABabysitter(保姆) WantedI am seeking a babysitter for my 6-month-old son. A few hours on Saturdays and Sundays to help me and other times if needed. He or she should be over 18, responsible， loving, warm, and have some experience in caring for babies. This position also suits a college student with experience looking for a part-time job. The pay is 10 an hour.If this sounds like a good job to you, please call 800-4964 or reply to Office Manager WantedOur company is looking for a full-time experienced manager to run the business. Strong skills in organization and business management are required for this position. The office manager will be responsible for keeping financial(财务的) records， so he or she should be familiar with computers.Please reply to jim californiaaquatics. com or call 800-6978 to apply.Waiter/Waitress WantedA restaurant is looking for an experienced waiter/waitress. Knowledge of wines and experience in dining are necessary. Must work well under pressure and understand the basics(基本要素) of fine dining and customer service.This is a part-lime job. If youre interested, please contact us at to apply.Office Cleaner WantedLooking for a part-time job? An office cleaner is in need in the Mississauga area! 4 hours a day from 10: 00 a.m. to 2: 00 p.m.Duties include:Cleaning the washroomCleaning the furnitureSweeping the floorsOther general cleaning experience is necessaryPay: 15 per hourReply to: or call 800-8197.1. If a college girl with some experience caring for children wants to apply for a job, where should she send an email?A. job-p3b7u-1365632206(B. C.D. rebecharvaol. com2. What can we learn from the text?A. The office cleaner has to work three hours each day.B. One can apply for a waiter or waitress by telephoneC. A babysitter earns 5 more than an office cleaner per hour.D. Experience is necessary for all these four jobs.3. Which of the following is necessary for a waiter/waitress?A. Being familiar with computersB. Having knowledge of wines.C. Knowing more about menus.D. Working well with othersBThe next time you eat a piece of chocolate, be sure to enjoy it, because according to two of the worlds largest chocolate makersMars Inc, and Barry Callebaut, the treat may soon be in short supply. The problem? We are consuming the candy at a faster pace than farmers can grow cocoa. The manufactures say that in 2013, people consumed 70, 000 tons more cocoa than was produced. Experts say that this is the worst supply-demand imbalance they have experienced in more than 50 years.Part of the reason for the condition is the large reduction in supply, caused by a continuous drought in the west African countries of Ivory Coast and Ghana, where more than 70 percent of the worlds cocoa is produced. Additionally, a certain disease known as frosty pod has destroyed 30 to 40 percent of global cocoa production. As a result, many farmers have turned to more profitable and easier grown crops like corn. This means that even if conditions improve, cocoa production may never get back to normal. Meanwhile, the world is only getting hungrier for chocolate. The biggest increase in demand is from the residents of emerging market countries like India. Though their consumption is nowhere close to the amount Europeans devour, their newly acquired amount for the treat, is making a huge dent(凹痕) in an already tight market.There is also the growing desire for dark chocolate, which contains more than 70 percent cocoa compared to normal chocolates. Experts believe that if consumption continues at this pace, cocoa deficits(差额 ) could swell to one million tons by 2020 and to an even more worrisome situation, two million tons, by 2030.Not surprisingly, cocoa prices have risen by 60% since 2012, a cost that manufacturers have offset by raising the prices of everyones favorite candy. As the situation worsens, the price of chocolate can only riseso be sure to enjoy every piece of the sweet treat, like it is your last!4 The underlined phrase “supply-demand imbalance” probably means .A . people consume more chocolate than productionB. farmers grow more cocoa than peoples demandC. more and more people like eating chocolates nowD. chocolates are becoming more and more expensive5. It is hard to raise cocoa production probably because .A. the weather is changeable in the west AfricaBa certain disease spreads around the worldC. many farmers dont grow cocoa any longerD. it is impossible for conditions to be improved6. Where has the demand of chocolate been increasing greatly according to the text?A. In Asia B. In Africa C. In Europe D. In America7. According to the author s prediction, we can know that .A. chocolate will become cheaper sooner or laterB. the farmers will produce more cocoa in 2030C the price of chocolate will be going up all the wayD. dark chocolate will be more popular than common oneCWhat started Amy Tans career was not a big break, but a kick in the butt. Before the million-copy sales of The Joy Luck Club, The Kitchen Gods Wife and The Hundred Secret Senses, Amy Tan was a writer-a business writer. She and a partner ran a technical-writing business with lawyer-like “billable hours”.Her role with clients was largely that of an account manager-but this daughter of Chinese immigrants wanted to do something more creative with words, English words. So one day she said to her partner in a loud voice, “I want to do more writing.” He declared her strength was doing calculations, going after clients and collecting bills. “It was a horrible job. ” It was the very job Tan hated and knew she wasnt really good at. But her partner insisted that writing was her weakest skill.“I thought, I can believe him and just keep doing this or make my demands. ” So she argued and stood up for her rights. He would not give in.Shocked. Tan said, “ I quit ” And he said, You cant quit now .Youre fired! You ll never make a penny by writing.” Tan set out to prove him wrong, taking on as many tasks as she could. Sometimes she worked 90 hours a week as a self-employed technical writer. Being on her own was really hard. But not letting others limit her and her talents made it worthwhile. And on her own, she felt free to try novels. And so The Joy Luck Club, featuring the bright, lonely daughter of Chinese immigrants, was born. And the manager who couldnt write became one of Americas bestselling, best-loved authors.8. Now Amy Tan is most famous as .A. a businesswoman B a lawyer C. a writer D. a publisher9. How did Tan feel about her work with her partner?A. Interested. B. Proud. C. Tired D. Satisfied10. Which word can best describe Amy Tan?A. Fortunate. B, Determined C Responsible D. Generous.11. What information can we get from the text?A. Tan had always got on badly with her partner.B. The Joy Luck Club is a book based on true storiesC. Tans partner thought little of Tans writing talentsD. Tan earned much from her technical writing businessDIn spite of so many years of schooling behind us can we confidently say we understand what it feels like to be a teacher? The biggest misunderstanding about the teaching profession is that anyone can be a teacher. However, the truth is far from it. To begin with, teachers are people who perform well in their fields of study. Theyre also masters of the pedagogical(教学法的) theory. They should know how things should be taught and how one can be inspired to learn. Also, they need to have an idea about classroom management and students psychology.Now it can be really annoying to a teacher if someone says teaching is one of the easiest jobs around, because everyone just needs to be taught for a few hours a day. Common people even believe teachers are probably overpaid when their days end at 3 p. m. However, teachers work longer to come up with ways to make the subject appear more interesting to students and help them learn better.The fact that teachers get a lot more holidays than others, including the long summer vacations, is a big reason why more people decide to choose teaching as a career. However, good teachers choose to make good use of the break by enrolling themselves for workshops on teaching, classroom management and related things.A teacher has many things to do than just teach. A teacher has meetings to attend, and is responsible for organizing school events. An important duty of a teacher is to prepare the progress report of each student and discuss it with his or her parents.In a word, teachers ought to be respected for what they do, and we should never forget their great contributions to our success in life.12. Which of the following opinions does the author probably hold?A. Most teachers do not have heavy work to do B. Some people can not be good teachers even if they want toC. Every teacher tries to do his/her work as well as possibleD. Teaching is the most challenging profession in the world13. It can be learned from the text that .A. many people want to be a teacher just to earn more moneyB. most teachers use similar teaching methods to teach their studentsC. some teachers make use of their spare time to earn extra incomeD. many teachers spend holidays in taking continuing education14. According to the text, teachers .A. devote themselves to teaching though theyre paid lowB. determine whether a child will succeed or not in the futureCspend most of their time in organizing school eventsDmake great contributions to the success of children15. Which question can be answered based on the text?A. What does it take to be a teacher?B. How do teachers improve their communicating methods?C. Why do teachers have more holidays than others?D. How do people show respect for their teachers?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。The Internet has opened up a whole new online world for us to meet, chat and go where weve never been before. 16 For anything youre about to send: ask yourself, “Would I say this to the persons face? ” 17 Repeat the process till you feel sure that youd feel comfortable saying the words to the persons face.If someone is rude to you on social network, your instinct is to fire back in the same manner. 18 You should either ignore the person, or use your chat software to block the message. If the problem was caused by a disagreement with another person, try to fix the situation by politely discussing.Everyone was new to the network once. 19 When someone makes a mistake, whether its a stupid question or an unnecessarily long answer, be kind about it. If its a small mistake, you may not need to say anything. Having good manners yourself doesnt give you the license to correct everyone else. 20 At the same time, if you find you are wrong, be sure to correct yourself and apologize to those that you have offended.(冒犯)A. But try not to do so.B. If the answer is no, rewrite and reread.C. Offer advice when asked by newcomers.D. Speaking rudely to others can result in trouble.E. It is natural that someone makes mistakes online.F. However, there are some rules that should be followed when online.G. If you do decide to tell someone about a mistake, point it out politely.二、语言知识运用部分（共两节，满分45分）第一节 （共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Josiahs mother, Ava Faulk took him to a local restaurant. Ava Faulk was asked with questions when he saw a 21 man sitting in front of the restaurant. He wanted to 22 exactly what a homeless person was. If the homeless person had no 23 , where would he keep his groceries?After 24 his mothers answers Josiah then insisted his mom buy the homeless a 25. She agreed and the man was invited 26 to the restaurant. Josiah helped the man with his order, as mom 27 that he could have as much bacon as he 28 with his bacon hamburger. When the homeless man was 29 his meal, Josiah decided that he should offer a 30 to God. That was when he cried out his blessing for the other customers in the 31 to hear. Later, Josiahs mother 32 in a video that Josiahs prayer brought 33 to the eyes of nearly every customer in the restaurant that day.Montgomerys TV-12 34 the story of Josiah on May 17, 2015 and it has been aired around the nation. The totally voluntary (志愿的) 35 of Josiah Duncan serves as a lesson to the entire world. Others entered the same restaurant that day and 36 saw the homeless man. 37， only this boy with an angelic(天使的) sense of feeling, saw him with a 38 and curiosity .The curiosity reflects something we may have all 39.It s a moment the mother said she will never forget. Later, Faulk said she would consider that night as one of her“ 40 achievements as a parent.” 21. A handsome B. royal C. guilty D. homeless22. A know B. describe C. clarify D. describe23. A. income B. house C. pocket D. family24. A . writing down B. making up C. listening to D. applying for25. A. meal B. ticket C. coat D. bus26. A. upstairs B. down C. outside D. in27. A. argued B. promised C. blamed D. feared28. A . shipped B. cooked C. wanted D. advised29. A. served B. paid C awarded D. sold30. A melon B. prayer C. joke D. kite31. A pool B. concert C. restaurant D. yard32. A. realized B. predicted C. denied D. remarked33. A. injury B. tears C. dust D. blood 34. A. reported B. learned C. hid D. witnessed35. A. work B. movement C. target D. behavior36. A. never B. seldom C. also D. yet37. A. Thus B. Instead C. However D. Besides38. A. concern B. dream C. comfort D. surprise39. A. owned B. lost C. treasured D. adapted40. A. unique B. similar C. false D. great第二节 （共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。In my opinion, we should try our best 41 (realize) our goals even though there 42 (be)little hope. The efforts seem to be the lights in the darkness, leading the way to hope and success. I used to be 43 shy girl in my primary school. I was weak in English at that time, especially for 44 (speak) English. So I was afraid to answer the teachers questions during English classes. After I entered my dream middle school. Something 45 (change)I started to read many 46 (interest) English stories and my English teacher was patient to help me a lot.I studied hard in class and practiced by watching English films and listening to English songs in my free time. Little 47 little, I found 48 more and more interesting to learn English. I could even talk with my classmates 49 (fluent) in English and I was not shy any more. At last, I got high grades in English and I had 50. ( confident) to do it better in the future.三、写作部分（共两节，满分35分）第一节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。Mr. and Mrs. Zhang all work in our school. They live far from the school, and it takes them about a hour and a half to go to work every day. In their spare time, they are interesting in planting vegetables in their garden, that is on the rooftop of their house. They often get up earlier and water the vegetables together. They have also