广西贺州市中学2019-2020学年高一英语上学期期中试题

广西贺州市中学2019-2020学年高一英语上学期期中试题本试卷共150分，考试时间120分钟。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,并标在试卷的相应位置。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. how many languages can the man speak? a. two. b. three. c. four.2. what does the man need a suit for? a. a dance party. b. a business trip. c. a job interview.3. where did mr. smith get an education? a. in scotland. b. in wales. c. in england.4. how will the two speakers go to the cinema? a. by car . b. by taxi. c. by subway.5. what did the man do yesterday? a. he played football. b. he went to see a doctor. c. he took his brother to hospital.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，从从题中所给的a、b、c三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话前，你都有时间来阅读回答各个小题，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6-7题6. what time is it now? a. 2:30 p.m. b. 3:00 p.m. c. 3:30 p.m.7. what will the man probably do next?a. read a book. b. write a report. c. get an umbrella.听第7段材料， 回答8-9题8. what did the man spend two hours doing this morning?a. doing french homework. b. listening to some music. c. searching online for music.9. who is the mans favorite singer?a. pharrell williams. b. bruno mars. c. lady gaga . 听第8段材料， 回答10-12题10. what did the man plan to do this saturday? a. play football. b. do his work. c. visit a friend.11. what does the woman want to do that surprises the man? a. move early in the morning. b. borrow his car for work. c. carry lots of boxes.12. what day is it today? a. sunday. b. saturday. c. friday. 听第9段材料， 回答13-16题13. what is the survey about? a. family life. b. unusual hobbies . c. holiday activities.14. what is the man interested in? a. visiting the exhibitions. b. watching birds . c. collecting paintings .15. what do we know about the mans parents? a. they live with the man. b. they like to stay at home. c. they are fond of art galleries. 16. where does the mans wife prefer to go? a. the coast. b. the woods. c. the mountains.听第10段材料， 回答17-20题17. where will carole berg give a talk? a. in the green room. b. in the lecture hall. c. in the union theater.18. how long will the meeting last? a. one hour. b. one and a half hours. c. two hours.19. what can the students do in the english corner? a. meet the student union members. b. have a dance. c. enjoy a show.20. how much is a ticket for the movie sunday? a. $7. b. $ 6. c. $5. 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）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。 aclassified ads（广告） for direct classified service, call 800-0667 10 a.m.4 p.m., monday-friday.for rent best on campus excellent room for girls, begins jan., 2, 4, or 8 months . single, $ 105. $125. double, $ 140. call 800-1932. family home, 3 bedrooms, large yard. $ 275. call 800-4300.for sale sheepskin coat, mens size 42, 1 year old. $ 85. after 6 p.m. call 800-5224. moving: must sell. color tv 21, $ 150; transistor radio, $ 15; recorder, $ 25. call 800-0739.help wanted babysittermy home if you could find a few hours during the day, some evenings and weekends to care for 2 school- age children, please call 800-1111.lost a black bag with a pencil-box and some books left in the reading room. the finder please come to class 3, grade 1. 21. if you are a girl and want a double room , what number would you call?a. 800-0739 b. 800-1932 c. 800-5224 d. 800-066722. if you want to find a part-time job, you will look at_.a. for rent b. for sale c. help wanted d. lost23. if you lost a pencil-box and some books in the reading room, you can go to _.a. class 1,grade 1. b. class 2,grade 1. c. class 3,grade 1 d. class 4, grade 1b balzac was good at buying things at its lowest price. one day he wanted to buy a vase in a shop window that was much more expensive than he could offer. not being able to make the shopkeeper cut down its price very much, he left without further talking. collecting a half dozen of his friends, he explained his wish to them and they worked a plan. the first would enter the shop and make an offer, lower than the marked price. not getting the vase at his price, he would walk out. shortly after another would enter and ask for a price lower than the first. in this way, each of the others would offer a price lower than the one before, and the last of his friends made a great effort to attempt to get it at the lowest price. before long balzac himself would return, offer more than the last two or three persons made and trust to luck. the plan worked- balzac got the vase at his price!24. which of the following is true according to the passage?a. a vase in the window was placed much higher than balzac could reach.b. at first the price of the vase was much higher than balzac could offer.c. balzac always wanted to buy a vase that was much more expensive than he could payd. balzac was very poor. he couldnt buy the vase at a high price.25. how many friends did balzac gather?a. six b. twelve c. ten d. five26. who asked for the lowest price?a. the first one. b. the second one.c. the last of his friends. d. balzac.27. what kind of person does the writer try to tell us about balzac and his friends?a. unkind b. dishonest c. selfish d. clever c a short chinese man is one of the biggest men in world right now. he is jack ma(ma yun) , chairman(董事局主席)of alibaba group. on sep. 19,2014, alibaba went public(上市)and raised mym 25 billion. ma, a former english teacher, has become the richest man in china. born in 1964 in hangzhou, zhejiang, ma grew up as a happy kid. when he was a teenager, he wanted to learn english. every morning, he got up at 5 am, rode his bike for 40 minutes to a hotel near the west lake and talked with foreign tourists in english. he did it for nine years, rain or shine. the experience made him an excellent english speaker and also opened his eyes to the outside world. in 1994, ma yun heard about the internet. and on a 1995 trip to the usa, ma was shown the internet for the first time. he searched the word beer on yahoo, and found that there was nothing there about china. seeing the chance, ma returned to china and set up a website called china pages without even knowing much about computers.four years later, ma, his wife and his friends set up alibaba in hangzhou. he believed in the internet business potential(潜力) when few other chinese did. 15 years later, alibaba has developed into the worlds largest e-commerce company（电子商务公司, owning popular shopping websites like taobao and t mall.28.the underlined it in the second paragraph refers to_. a. riding a bike b. teaching english c. playing on the computer d. practicing english with foreigners29. in 1995, ma yun was shown _for the first time in the usa. a. beer on yahoo b. the internet c. chinese pages d. e-commerce30. alibaba was set up in the year_. a. 1994 b. 1995 c. 1999 d. 200431. which of the following is not true according to the passage? a. the first website ma yun set up was taobao. b. alibaba raised a lot of money after it went public c. ma yun began to learn english when he was a teenager. d. ma yun believed the internet business would have a bright future. d do you have many passwords（密码） for your credit cards（信用卡） and different websites? do you try to remember them all? as we are advised to have the passwords memorized by heart for safety reasons, not written down, lots of people find it hard to keep them in mind. however, this problems has been solved by a microchip（芯片） company. the scientists there designed a very small microchip with an electronic circuit（路线. it can identify（识别）you. by putting the microchip under the skin of your hand, you can have access to（有权进入） things with no need for passwords or cards. in this case, it means that you dont have to remember any passwords. office workers in stockholm, sweden were offered the chance to have the microchip put under their skin if they wish. it allowed them to get in and out of their workplaces and log into（登录到） their computers without keys. besides, they could also use the new technology to pay for food in the cafe. but some of the workers thought it was a risky idea to have a microchip put under their skin. they considered that the microchip might cause health problems one day. anyway, this new technology is fun. with the rapid development of technology, we seem to be on our way to being part human, part machine, dont we? 32. the microchip is about _. a. a card widely used in computers b. something that can help identify people c. a password for the credit cards or websites d. a card with which you can go into your workplace33. if the microchip is put under the skin of your hand, you can _. a. pay for your food without credit cards b. play your computer as long as you like c. go wherever you want without money d. have access to things without passwords or cards34. the microchip allowed the office workers to _. a. remember any passwords b. have food in the cafe for free c. get in their workplaces without keys d. get online without computers35. what is the best title of the passage? a. the introduction of the microchip b. a microchip company c. how to make the microchip d. a microchip widely used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。 ray is a famous chief(主厨)._36_.here is what she said. do what you love, and youll love what you do. ray didnt spend her childhood dreaming of becoming a star. instead, she remembers investing(投资)in her creativity. she loved to read, draw, and be in the kitchen and around food. this creativity led ray to produce several successful television shows. she now spends her days creating meals and sharing ideas with people from around the world. she said, its fun. _37_ . _38_ ray believes that kids should eat healthily. eating well just makes you a happier person, she said. _39_. read a lot. ray likes reading: the casual observer and the stinky cheese man and other fairly stupid tales are rays favorite books. _40_: work harder than everybody else, be grateful, always try to laugh, and dont be mean to people. a. eat well. b. i love what i do. c. be a happy person. d. do sports every day. e. at last ray shared her recipe for success. f. recently, she talked something about success. g. ray also believes that eating good food can help students do well in school. 第三部分：语言知识运用（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abcd四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 a man invited a beautiful girl to have a coffee. as they sat in a nice coffee shop, he was too _41_to say anything and she felt uncomfortable. _42_, he asked the waiter, could you please give some _43_ ? id like to put it in my coffee. everyone stared at him. he turned _44_, but when the salt came, he put it in his coffee and drank. _45_, she asked, why salt with coffee? he explained ,when i was a little boy, i lived _46_ the sea. i liked playing on the sea. i could feel its taste salty, like salty coffee. now every time i drink it, i think of my _47_and my hometown. she was deeply _48_. a man who can _49_that hes homesick must love his home and care about his _50_. he must be responsible. then, they _51_their love story. later, they _52_and lived happily together. and every time she made coffee for him, she put in some salt, that way he liked it. after 40 years, he _53_and left her a letter which said, my dearest, please _54_my lifelong lie. remember the first time we dated? i was so nervous that i asked for salt instead of sugar. many times, i tried to tell you the _55_, but i was afraid that it would _56_everything. sweetheart, i dont _57_like salty coffee. but as it _58_so much to you, ive learned to enjoy it. having you with me was my greatest_59_. if i could live a second time, i hope we can be together again, _60_it means that i have to drink salty coffee for the rest of my life. 41. a. nervous b. busy c. lazy d. honest42. a. generally b. suddenly c. gradually d. actually43 .a. water b. sugar c. salt d. wine44. a. old b. wrong c. blue d. red45. a. curiously b. angrily c. anxiously d. carelessly46. a. under b. near c. in d. above 47. a. future b. knowledge c. childhood d. background48. a. annoyed b. interested c. depressed d. touched49. a. admit b. admire c. promise d. refuse50. a. company b. family c. business d. farm51. a. ended b. planned c. started d. changed52. a. left b. succeed c. failed d. married 53. a. passed away b. paid off c. left behind d. set off54. a. forget b. forgive c. remember d. miss55. a. lecture b. lesson c. truth d. history56. a. improve b. achieve c. get d. ruin57. a. easily b. merely c. exactly d. closely58. a. troubles b. matters c. costs d. destroys59. a. happiness b. fault c. regret d. effort60. a. so that b. as though c. in case d. even if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。 when 11-year-old khloe realized that homeless women didnt have a lot of basic items the needed, she 61._(know) she had to do something. it all started with a woman i saw on 62._(i) way to school. khloe explained. around this time khloes grandma was teaching her how to make tote bags(大提包), and thats when khloe got an idea. i wanted 63_(put) bath items in a tote bag and give them 64_women in need, khloe said. she explained the idea to her parents and they said, lets make it together. khloe and her family and her friends filled tote bags with soap, toothbrushes, socks, and other important items. then the bags 65._(give)to the homeless women 66._live in their community. khloes dad suggested they 67._ (start) with 25 bags, but they 68._(quick) made 30 bags and passed them out to women in need. two 69._(year) later, they made over 1,000 tote bags! never allow your age to stop you from 70._ (make) a difference, khloe said. it feels s great to help people. it makes you truly happy. 第四部分：写作（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，请你修改你同学写的以下作文。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：在缺词处加入一个漏字符号（），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。i was exciting when my dad told me that a british girl was coming to our house for several day. i think she would be western girl with blond hair and blue eyes. but when i met her, i was surprised to find out a chinese gi