甘肃省金昌市第二中学2020学年高一英语下学期期中试题

甘肃省金昌市第二中学2020学年高一英语下学期期中试题 第1卷 （80分）第一部分 阅读理解 （共两节，满分50分）第一节（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、D）中，选出最佳选项AMost people in the United States speak only one language: English. They do not learn to speak a second language in high schools which teach languages. But why?First, most Americans never travel to other countries. The United States is a very large country. Americans can travel a long distance and not leave the United. Very few students learn to speak well. Why dont American speak other language？They do not need to learn a second language.Second, one of the countries next to the United States is Canada. Most people in Canada speak English. Some Americans live near Canada. They travel there often. But they do not have to learn a new language.Third, many people in other parts of the world speak English. If Americans travel to other countries, they can speak English there, too.Some Americans think that it is a mistake to speak only English. They believe it is very important to learn a second language. Maybe someday other Americans will agree. Then more people will speak a second language in the United States.1. In other parts of the world _.A. no one speaks English B. many people speak EnglishC. everyone speaks English D. everyone speaks a second languages2. Some Americans think it is a mistake to _.A. learn other languages B. go to schoolsC. speak only English D. travel to other countries3. Which of the following is true?A. Americans speak only English. B. Canadians speak only English.C. Most Americans learn a second language. D. Some Americans want to learn a second language.4. Which of the following is NOT the reason why most Americans do not learn to speak a second language?A. There are many English speakers in the world.B. Americans dont like to learn other language,C. Most Americans seldom travel abroad.D. The people living near the America can speak English well5. Whats the title of this passage?A. Language Learning in the United States. B. The Second Languages in the United StatesC. English in the world D. The People in Canada Speak English.BHere are a few tips weve put together to help you learn English well.Speak, speak, speak!Practice speaking as often as you caneven speaking to yourself is good practice. Try recording yourself whenever you can. Compare your pronunciation with the master version, see how you can do better and have another try. If you do this several times, you will find that each version is better than the last.Why not learn with someone else?It helps if you can learn with someone else. If you can persuade a friend or family member to study with you, it will make you keep working. Agree times to meet and set goals for the week, and test each other regularly.Dont get stuck by a word you dont knowPractise improvising (即兴的) ways of getting your meaning across while speaking spontaneously (本能), even if you dont know the exact words or phrases. Think of things you might want to say whenever you have spare time. A basic example is the use of tenses. If you dont know the past tense but want to talk about yesterday, use the verb in the present tense and use the word for “yesterday”. Use facial expressions, hand movements, anything to get your meaning across.Language learning is also about intuition (直觉)Guesswork is important in learning a new language. When listening to recorded material, you arent expected to understand everything first time round. If you play the same piece several times, you will most probably understand something new each time. Learn to make maximum use of all the clues you can pick up. For example, what do the speakers sound like? Happy? Angry? Calm? Etc.Build up your vocabularyA wide vocabulary is the key to successful language learning but dont try to learn too much at once. Its best to study frequently, for short periods of time. Take a maximum of six or seven items of vocabulary and learn them. Put them into sentences to fix them in your mind, then come back to them later. Much of the vocabulary in the course is presented by topic.And above all, have fun!6. What is the main idea of this passage?A. How to practice speaking. B. What to do to build up your vocabulary.C. How to learn with someone else. D. How to learn English well7. Why should one have himself recorded when practicing speaking?A. To encourage others to start. B. To record his own progress.C. To improve his speaking. D. To compare himself with others.8. Which of the following is the most important in learning English?A. Speaking. B. Pleasure. C. Intuition. D. Vocabulary.9. It is important in Tip 3 that is helpful when you are learning English.A. body language B. a good memory C. a good friend D. a proper dictionary10. Which of the following seems NOT to be true in learning a language?A. Practice makes perfect. B. A good beginning is half done.C. Rome is not built in a day. D. Dont run before you can walk.CDo you know that some insects are very much like people? They live together in crowded cities and work together for the good of all. Ants are insects of this kind. They are social insects, living together in colonies. They build their houses to suit the climate of the place where they live, and they live almost everywhere in the world.Like people, ants distribute the work to be done. Some worker ants get food and feed it to young ants. They are like farmers gathering food for people to eat. When the young ants eatthe food, they give out a liquid that the grown-up ants can eat. In some colonies, the ants feed liquid food to a few special workers. These workers store it in their stomachs, which become very large. They spend all their time in the nest giving out liquid to whoever needs it, just like the person who runs a store.Ants are ruled by a queen ant. She spends all her time laying eggs, and the worker ants take care of her. New queens come to rule a colony in many different ways. One kind of ant queen can go into another colony and kill the old queen. Another kind can take some workers with her from her mothers nest and start a new colony of her own. Another kind of ant queen takes her young with her and hides in some other colony. She gets some of the workers to feed her young instead of the old queens young. In this way she becomes strongest in the colony, and she rules. Some ants form armies and fight battles with other colonies, but not all ants are fierce. Somelive in peace with their neighbors.11. What is the main idea of this passage?A. There are different kinds of ants. B. Ants live very much like human beings.C. Ants live alone. D. Ants live as long as human beings.12. The underlined word “distribute” means “_”.A. divide and hand out B. hand in C. design and carry on D. try out13. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?A. Ants always build the same kind of homes. B. Ants are ruled by a male.C. In some ant colonies, elections are held to choose. a new queen.D. One kind of ant queen gets workers to feed her young.14. The RIGHT order in which they appear in the passage is _.(a) Some ants fight battles.(b) Different groups of ants do different jobs.(c) Ants live in colonies.(d) New queens come to rule a colony in many different ways.(e) Some insects are very much like people.A. c-e-d-b-a B. c-e-b-d-a C. e-c-b-d-a D. e-c-d-b-a15.Which one of the following is a way people are just like ants?A. The young give off a liquid that the grown-up eat.B. They store liquid in their stomachs and give it to others.C. Queens spend all their time making new citizens.D. They build their houses to suit the climate.DI left my friends house shortly after seven. It was still too early for me to have my evening meal, so I walked along the seafront for about an hour until I began to feel hungry. By that time I was not far from a favorite restaurant of mine, where I often went to eat two or three times a week. I knew the owner well and frequently complimented him on his excellent cooking.I went into the restaurant, which was already crowded, and ordered my meal. While I was waiting for the soup to arrive, I looked around to see if I knew anyone in the restaurant. It was then that I noticed that a man sitting at a corner table near the door kept glancing in my direction, as if he knew me. I certainly did not know him, for I never forget a face. The man had a newspaper open in front of him, which he was pretending to read, though all the while I could see that he was keeping an eye on me. When the waiter brought my soup, the man was clearly puzzled by the familiar way in which the waiter and I addressed each other. He became even more puzzled as time went on and it grew more and more obvious that I was well known in the restaurant. Eventually he got up and went into the kitchen. After a few minutes he came out again, paid his bill and left without another glance in my direction.When I had finished and was about to pay my bill, I called the owner of the restaurant over and asked him what the man had wanted. The owner was a little embarrassed by my question and at first did not want to tell me. I insisted. “Well,” he said, “that man was a detective.” “Really?” I said, considerably surprised. “He followed you here because he thought you were a man he was looking for,” the owner of the restaurant said. “When he came into the kitchen, he showed me a photograph of the wanted man. He certainly looked like you! Of course, since we know you here, I was able to convince him that he had made a mistake.” “Its lucky I came to a restaurant where I am known,” I said, “otherwise I might have been arrested!”16. The writer walked along the seafront for about an hour because _.A. it was still too early for him to have his evening meal B. he was waiting for his friendC. he wanted to meet the owner of the restaurant D. he had just left his friends house.17. The man at the corner table kept looking at the writer because _.A. he was afraid that her writer might run away. B. he recognized the writerC. he thought the writer was the man he was looking for D. he was tired of reading his newspaper18. The underlined words “keeping an eye on” means _.A. followingB. watchingC. looking atD. looking after19. The detective was puzzled by the fact that _.A. the writer noticed him B. the waiter came towards the writerC. the writer and the waiter addressed each other in a very familiar way D. the writer stood up and left20. When the writer asked the owner of the restaurant what the man had wanted, the owner _.A. felt surprisedB. didnt want to tell him the truthC. was very angryD. was glad to tell him the truth第二节 七选五 （共5小题 每小题2分 共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。（请把答案填涂在答题卡上E=AB、F=AC、G=AD）DWhat is your favorite color? Do you like yellow, orange, red? _21_. Do you prefer grays and blues? Then you are probably quiet, shy, and you would rather follow than lead. You tend to be pessimist. At least, this is what psychologists tell us, and they should know, because they have been seriously studying the meaning of color preference, as well as theeffect that colors have on human beings. _22_ . If you happen to love brown, you did so, as soon as you opened your eyes, or at least as soon as you could see clearly._23_ . A yellow room makes most people feel more cheerful and more relaxed than a dark green one; and a red dress brings warmth and cheer to the saddest winter day. _24_ . A black bridge over the Thames River, near London, used to be the scene of more suicides(自杀) than any other bridge in the area-until it was repainted green. The number of suicide attempts immediately fell sharply. Perhaps it would have fallen even more if the bridge had been done in pink or baby blue._25_. It is an established fact that factory workers work better, harder, and have fewer accidents when their machines are painted orange rather than black or grey.A. On the other hand, black is depressing.B. They tell us, among other facts, that we do not choose our favorite color as grow up - we are born with our preference.C. The rooms are painted in different colors as you like.D. If you do, you must be an optimist, a leader, an active person who enjoys life, people and excitement.E. Light and bright colors make people not only happier but more active.F. Life is like a picture or a poem, full of different colors.G. Colors do influence our moods-there is no doubt about it密封装订线班级： 姓名： 学号： 考号： 以 学 生 发 展 为 本 追 求 卓 越密 封 线 内 不 要 答 题第二部分 完形填空阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和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。Barbara was driving her six-year-old son, Benjamin, to his piano lesson on the highway. They were late and Barbara was 26 tired. She had worked extra shifts as a night 27 nurse. The sleet(雨夹雪) storm and icy roads 28 her tension. She was thinking of turning around at once.Suddenly a car ahead of them lost control on a patch of ice and crashed 29 into a telephone pole. The impact was horrible.Barbara pulled onto the roads shoulder. Thank God she was a nurseher skill might make a 30 in the fate of these 31 passengers! But what about Ben ? Little boys 32 see scenes like this. But was it 33 to leave him alone? What if their car was 34 from behind, or a stranger 35 him? For a brief moment, Barbara decided to go on her way. “Ben, honey, 36 me youll stay in the car!” she cried over her shoulder.“I will, Mommy,” she heard him say 37 , she can, slipping and sliding, toward the crash site.It was 38 than she had feared. Two high-school-aged girls had been in the car. One, the blonde on the passenger side was dead. The driver, however, was unconscious. Barbara quickly 39 pressure to the wound in the teenagers head while her practiced eyes ran over the other 40 , a broken leg, maybe two, along with probable internal damage. But if help came , this girl would live. The ambulance arrived. “ Good job,” one rescue worker said, 41 he examined the driver. “ You probably saved her life, Maam.”As Barbara walked back to her car, a feeling of 42 overwhelmed her, especially for the family of the passenger who had died. But what should she tell Ben?“Mom,” he 43 “ did you see it?”“See what honey?” she asked.“The angel, Mom! He came down from the sky. And he opened the door, and he took that girl out. “ Barbaras eyes were filling with tears, “ Which door, Ben?” “The 44 side.”Later Barbara was able to meet the families of the victims. They expressed their 45 for the help she had provided. Barbara was able to give them something more: Bens Vision.26. A. uncommonly B. commonly C. unusually D. usually27. A. class B. work C. school D. duty28. A. added to B. made up C. added D. brought up29. A. front B. forward C. backward D. sideways30. A. help B. devotion C. contribution D. difference31. A. fortunate B. unfortunate C. strange D. familiar32. A. shouldnt B. cant C. wouldnt D. couldnt33. A. safe B. necessary C. fit D. sure34. A. stolen B. beat C. hit D. broken35. A. approached B. stolen C. struck D. robbed36. A. tell B. reply C. answer D. promise37. A. before B. as C. after D. on38. A. lucky B. more dangerous C. worse D. better39. A. pulled B. put C. set D. applied40. A. scars B. injuries C. death D. harms41. A. before B. after C. since D. as42. A. harm B. achievement C. sadness D. tiredness43. A. whispered B. shouted C. yelled D. repeated44. A. driver B. stranger C. passenger D. passer-by45. A. gratitude B. admiration C. help D. benefits第 2 卷（满分70分）第一节 单词拼写(每空1词 共20小题 每小题1分 共20分)46.He travelled around _(收集) facts about folk songs.47.The boy shows great _( 好奇心)about animals.48. I can make a _（赌） that our team will win.49. On the _(相反), I dont like the way youre talking.50. She is so fat that she has made up her mind to go on a _（节食）to lose weight.51. Time is _（有限），so we need to be hurry.52. We know that the chemicals in vegetables is _(有害的) to our health.53.Using all their _(力量)，the troop pushed their trucks out of the mud.54. He gave his young life for the _(益处) of his motherland.55. The terrible _(情景) was planted in his memory.56.In his jeans and T-shirt, Charles looked most _(不像) a lawyer.57. Tim was in _(债务) because his company was ruined.58. You have a/an _(羡慕) job, and it is envied by others.59. You need to keep _(平衡).60.The Olympic winner _(道歉) to the Committee for his using drugs in the match.61. I _(打扮) the children up for the party last night.62. It is not my _(过错), why should I say sorry to her?63. Without _(许可), we cannot enter the m