湖北省宜昌市一中2020学年高一英语春季学期期中考试（无答案）

宜昌市一中2020年春季学期期中考试高一年级英语试题时间：120分钟 满分：150分第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案划在试卷上，录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。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. What are the two speakers talking about?A. A railway station.B. A cinema.C. A film.2. What does the woman like to do in her spare time?A. Surf the Internet. B. Read science fictions.C. Sit tight.3. What is the relationship between the man and the woman?A. Uncle and niece.B. Father and daughter.C. Husband and wife.4. How did the man get the cat?A. He bought it.B. His aunt gave it to him.C. The woman gave it to him.5. What does the man suggest doing after walking?A. Taking a rest.B. Doing shopping.C. Having dinner.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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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段材料，回答第6至7题。6. What is the mans advantage for the job according to himself?A. He has some experience.B. He is good at making friends.C. He majored in communicating.7. What is the mans biggest weakness according to himself?A. He is a little bit slow.B. He is a little bit careless.C. He likes worrying very much.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8. How old probably is the man?A. 72.B. 75.C. 78.9. Why does the woman come here?A. To look for her new office.B. To meet her client.C. To meet her old neighbour.10. Where is the new office complex?A. Next to a bakers.B. Behind a bakers.C. Next to a flower shop.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?A. Old friends. B. Host and guest.C. Boss and secretary.12. Why does the man feel nervous?A. He will give me the most important talk at the conference.B. He has no time to look at the conference materials.C. His English is not so fluent now.13. What do we know about the woman?A. Her English is a bit better than the mans.B. She knows the technical terms but doesnt understand all of them.C. She feels excited about the talk that she will give at the conference.听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。14. What are the speakers talking about?A. Friends.B. Pictures.C. Stories.15. Why does the woman think it stressful to go to the dentist?A. It is out of control.B. It is embarrassing.C. It hurts.16. What does the man think is the most stressful?A. Being late.B. Having an exam.C. Moving to a new place.17. What does the woman think of having an interview?A. Challenging.B. Stressful.C. Enjoyable.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18. What is an important reason for changing of womens career choices?A. Social need.B. The medias influenceC. The change of womens attitudes.19. What can we learn from the survey of Scottish school-leavers?A. Many men are doing housekeeping.B. Most of men are doing traditional mens jobs.C. Most of women are doing traditional womens jobs.20. Why are women more and more needed in the work force?A. Therere fewer and fewer children leaving school.B. People have changed their attitudes completely.C. Women are more and more independent.第二部分：英语知识运用第一节：单项填空（共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中找出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。21. No government so far has been able to _ the number of jobs available with the number of people out of work.A. provideB. weighC. multipleD. balance22. The high-handed(高压的) way in which Washington dropped the idea on its Western partners _ some unfriendly reaction it has received.A. results fromB. brings inC. accounts forD. makes for23. For years people thought the picture was a(n) _ Van Gogh, but in fact its a fake.A. absoluteB. artificialC. genuineD. sincere24. There is a(n) _ of peace and calm in the country, quite different from that of a big city.A. conditionsB. situationC. atmosphereD. moment25. We are supposed to dress up as movie characters for the party, what a(n) _ idea!A. obviousB. powerfulC. novelD. magical26. Theyve _ us $ 150,000 for the house. Shall we take it?A. providedB. suppliedC. shownD. offered27. The chief editor asked the reporters to _ the article so as to make it fit the space available on the paper.A. cut offB. cut downC. cut upD. cut out28. Companies cut jobs during November _ weak consumer spending and high cost.A. in return forB. in favor ofC. in response toD. in memory of29. The gate will close _ two minutes before the train leaves.A. actuallyB. approximatelyC. relativelyD. reliably30. The bridge isnt strong enough to allow the _ of heavy vehicles.A. passageB. transportC. entranceD. arrival第二节：完形填空（共20 小题；每小题1分，满分20分）阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C、D ）中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Years ago, if a teenager had some problems in her life, she might go home and write in her diary. Now, a teenager with 31 problems might go onto the Internet and write about his problems in a blog. In many ways a diary and a blog are very 32 . So, what makes blogging different from writing in 33 diary?The biggest difference is that blogging is much more 34 than a diary. Usually, a teenager treats his diary like a book full of 35 that she does not want to 36 .Its interesting that someone who writes in a blog 37 a diary will probably write nearly the same information.I have a little sister, and sometimes I go online to read her 38 . She writes about things like waking up early for swimming practice and not studying enough for her chemistry test. 39 I was her age, I wrote about the same things, but 40 in my diary. Then, after I had finished writing, I would hide my diary in a secret place because I was 41 that my sister might read it!The biggest 42 with blogging is that anyone can read what you write. If I was angry with a friend during high school and wrote something 43 about her in my diary, she would never know! 44 , if my sister ever wrote something bad about a friend, that friend 45 read her blog and get a “cry”.There are also 46 to blogging, of course. If I felt sad one day and wrote in my diary: “Nobody cares about me.” 47 would know about it. However, if my sister wrote the same sentence in her blog, her best friends would 48 respond and tell her how much they 49 her. Blogs help people 50 in touch with their friends and know what the people around them are doing.31. A. the same B. troublesomeC. difficultD. daily32. A. familiarB. specialC. similarD. different33. A. a personalB. an ordinaryC. a commonD. a traditional34. A. attractiveB. publicC. convenientD. quick35. A. thoughtsB. puzzlesC. mysteriesD. secrets36. A. tellB. shareC. publishD. solve37. A. instead ofB. as well asC. in favor ofD. in spite of38. A. blog B. diaryC. report D. web39. A. AlthoughB. SinceC. When D. Because40. A. onlyB. alreadyC. stillD. never41. A. angryB. concernedC. gladD. worried42. A. problemB. doubtC. troubleD. mistake43. A. pleasantB. wrongC. meanD. funny44. A. BesideB. HoweverC. ThereforeD. Then45. A. shouldB. willC. mustD. might46. A. reasonsB. disadvantagesC. shortcomingsD. advantages47. A. everyone B. no oneC. anyoneD. someone48. A. happilyB. especiallyC. quicklyD. immediately 49. A. like B. missC. needD. help50. A. loseB. stayC. getD. find第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题：每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AI will be traveling to Australia as a Student Ambassador with People to People. People to People arranges for American students to travel all around the world to learn about other cultures, and to help others understand American culture. The program was founded by former President Dwight D. Eisenhower to promote peace through understanding.I had to put in many hours of special work to get to this point. First, a teacher nominated (推荐) me, and then I attended an informational meeting about the program. The application process included an interview, and finally, I was accepted.Thats when the hard work really began. In addition to attending monthly meetings to prepare for the big trip, my parents encouraged my twin sister Beth (also participating in the program) and me to raise $ 2,000 each to help pay for the cost. And so the fund-raising began. We did everything from selling candy bars to selling an old car to decorating peoples mailboxes during the holiday season. We also babysat, washed cars, held a yard sale, and washed windows. After months of hard work I had raised a total of $2319.87! Combined, Beth and I raised over $ 4500.00!Now I have a problem-packing. Yes, I know it sounds unimportant, but my suitcase seems to have shrunk (收缩) as I placed my belongings inside. According to airline regulations (规定), a suitcase can be no larger than 54 inches and weigh no more than 44 pounds. For a person who likes to wear a different outfit every day, packing all my clothes into such a small space seemed an impossible task. However, I have lessened my load and my suitcase which started out weighting overweight now checks in at a mere 36. Apart from a slightly bloated (臃肿) carry-on bag, my luggage is definitely manageable.I doubt that I will not get much sleep tonight because I am so excited! I know that what lies ahead is going to be the trip of lifetime!51. When does the author write the passage?A. Before leaving for Australia. B. Several months before the journey.C. Just hours after reaching the destination. D. The night when she was accepted.52. Which of the following is not the aim of People to People program?A. To promote peace through understanding. B. To collect money for traveling.C. To make American culture known to others.D. To learn about other cultures.53. Which is the correct order of the author preparation for the journey?a. being accepted as a memberb. raising money for the tripc. attending a meeting about the programd. packing belongingse. being nominated by the teacherA. e, a, b, c, d B. a, c, e, d, b C. e, c, a, d, b D. e, c, a, b, d54. What does the author think of the journey?A. It could be a tiring expensive journey.B. It could be long-lasting journey, which needs taking all daily necessities.C. It could be an exciting, unforgettable journey.D. It could be an overseas journey, during which she would experience hard labor.BArthur Miller(1915-2020) is universally recognized as one of the greatest dramatists of the 20th century. Millers father had moved to the USA from Austria Hungary,drawn like so many others by the“ Great American Dream”. However, he experienced severe financial hardship when his family business was ruined in the Great Depression of the early l930s.Millers s most famous play, Death of a Salesman , is a powerful attack on the American system, with its aggressive way of doing business and its insistence on money and social status as indicators of worth. In Willy Loman, the hero of the play, we see a man who has got into trouble with his worth. Willy is “burnt out” and in the cruel world of business there is no room for sentiment: if he cant do the work, then he is no good to his employer, the Wagner Company, and he must go. Willy is painfully aware of this, and at loss as to what to do with his lack of success. He refuses to face the fact that he has failed and kills himself in the end.When it was first staged in 1949, the play was greeted with enthusiastic reviews, and it won the Tony Award for Best Play, the New York Drama Critics Circle Award, and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. It was the first play to win all three of these major awards.Miller died of heart failure at his home in Roxbury, Connecticut, on the evening of February 10,2020,the 56th anniversary of the first performance of Death of a Salesman on Broadway.55. Why did Arthur Miller s father move to the USA?A. He suffered from severe hunger in his home country.B. He was attracted by the “Great American Dream”.C. He hoped to make his son a dramatist.D. His family business failed.56. The play Death of a Salesman _.A. exposes the cruelty of the American business worldB. discusses the ways to get promoted in a companyC. talks about the business career of Arthur MillerD. focuses on the skills in doing business57. What can we learn about Willy Loman?A. He treats his employer badly.B. He runs the Wagner Company.C. He is a victim of the American system.D. He is regarded as a hero by his colleagues.58. What is the text mainly about?A. Arthur Miller and his family.B. The awards Arthur Miller won.C. The hardship Arthur Miller experienced.D. Arthur Miller and his best-known play.CSpecial Bridges Help Animals Cross the Road Reported by Sheila CarrickWhy did the chicken cross the road? To get to the other side.Most people know this joke. But recently, some people have been much more worried about how the grizzly bear(灰熊) and mountain lion can cross the road.“Millions of animals die each year on US roads,” the Federal Highway Administration reports. In fact，only about 80 ocelots, an endangered wild cat, exist in the US today. The main reason? Road kill.“Ecopassages (生态通道)” may help animals cross the road without being hit by cars. They are paths both over and under roads. “These ecopassages can be extremely useful, so that wildlife can avoid road accidents,” said Jodi Hilty of the Wildlife Protection Society.But do animals actually use the ecopassages? The answer is yes. Paul Beier of Northern Arizona University found foot marks left by mountain lions on an ecopassage that went under a highway. This showed that the lions used the passage.Builders of ecopassages try to make them look like a natural part of an area by planting trees on and around them. Animals seem to be catching on. Animals as different as salamanders(火蜥蜴) and grizzly bears are using the bridges and underpasses.The next time you visit a park or drive through an area with a lot of wildlife, look around. You might see an animal overpass!59. The writer uses the example of “ocelots” to show that _.A. wild animals have become more dangerousB. the driving conditions have improved greatlyC. the measure for projecting wildlife fails to workD. an increasing number of animals are killed in road accidents60. From the news story, we know an ecopassage is _.A. an underground path for cars B. a fence built for the safety of the areaC. a bridge for animals to get over a river D. a path for animals to cross the road61. When the writer says that “Animals seem to be catching on”, he means _.A. animals begin to realize the dangers on the roadB. animals begin to learn to use ecopassagesC. animals are crossing the road in groupsD. animals are increasing in number62. The writer asks visitors and drivers to look around when traveling because_A. wild animals may attack cars B. wild animals may jam the roadC. they may see wild animals in the park D. they may see wild animals on ecopassagesDSpace travel is definitely bad for astronauts bones, reducing their bone density(密度) after only a month of weightlessness, according to French research published on Friday. Laurence Vico and his fellow workers at St Etienne University called for more research into the effects of microgravity, after their study of 15 astronauts from the Russian MIR station showed bone loss continued throughout space flights. “Bone loss was especially striking in four astronauts, ” the scientists reported in the Lancet Medical Journal. They measured the bone mineral density (BMD) of bones in the forearm(前臂) and lower leg of the astronauts who had spent one to six months in space. The BMD loss was significant in the tibia(胫骨) of the lower leg, a weight-bearing bone, but barely changed in the radius(桡骨) of the forearm. “Our results indicate the need to investigate not only different bones, but also different areas of the same bone since not all sites of the skeleton (骨架) are similarly affected by space conditions, ” they added. Without gravity the body isnt bearing any weight so there is no need for calcium (钙) which makes bones strong, and it becomes empty into the bloodstream. The research team suggested in future scientists should try to determine if the loss of bone density was only on weight-bearing bones on longer flights, also the possible recovery after returning to Earth.63. French scientists did their research on Russian astronauts, because _. A. they only cared for the Russian astronauts B. they were not interested in their own astronauts C. the Russian government invited them to do their research D. the Russian astronauts worked in space for a period of time64. Scientists have found that _. A. the BMD loss may cause serious illness to astronauts B. the BMD loss may cause some change in astronauts bodies C. astronauts shouldnt care about the BMD loss D. astronauts should take some calcium before space travel65. What cause the BMD loss to astronauts, according to this passage? A. The food they eat in space.B. The drinks they take in space. C. The temperature in space.D. The gravity in space.66. In the third paragraph, the underlined word “striking” means _. A. unusualB. simpleC. weakD. slowEI live in the land of Disney, Hollywood and year - round sun. You may think people in such an attractive, fun-filled place are happier than others. If so, you have some mistaken ideas about the nature of happiness.Many intelligent people still think fun equals happiness. The truth is that fun and happiness have l