江苏省镇江市2017-2018学年高一上学期期末考试英语试题

1、江苏省镇江市2017-2018学年高一上学期期末考试英语试题第I卷（选择题 共85分）第一部分：听力（共两节，满分20分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。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纸上。 第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分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. When does the train leave for Chicago?A. At 9:10 a.m.B. At 9:20 a.m.C. At

2、 9:40 a.m.2. What sport does the man like most?A. Jogging.B. Swimming.C. Basketball.3. What will the speakers have?A. A salad.B. Hamburgers.C. Meatballs.4. How many people will play poker on Friday night?A. Six.B. Five.C. Four.5. Why will the woman buy the white car?A. Its appearance is cool.B. Its

3、more comfortable.C. Its environmentally friendly.第二节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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秒钟的做答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。6. Whom did the woman buy the sweater for?A. A friend.B. A family member.C. Herself.7. What will

4、 the woman do next?A. Talk to the manager.B. Show the receipt.C. Leave the store.听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。8. What does the man want to do on Wednesday night?A. Watch a show.B. Clean the house.C. Finish his homework.9. Where will the woman be on Thursday night?A. At a restaurant.B. At her apartment.C. At the G

5、lobal Theater.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. Where will the vegetables be from?A. The grocery store.B. The mans backyard.C. The womans vegetable garden.11. According to the man, who grow their own vegetables?A. Housewives.B. Old people.C. Young people. 12. What day is the party?A. Thursday.B. Friday.C. Saturd

6、ay.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. Where is the little house?A. Near a fruit farm.B. Three blocks from the ocean.C. On the rainy side of the island.14. Why doesnt the man consider the first place?A. Theres no TV.B. Its too cold there.C. Theres no air conditioner.15. What do we know about the second place?A. It

7、 doesnt have a dryer.B. It provides toothbrushes.C. It has a big swimming pool.16. What will the woman do next?A. Pack for a trip.B. Make a phone call.C. Go grocery shopping.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. Which floor did the fire destroy?A. The first floor.B. The second floor.C. The third floor.18. When was

8、the building built?A. In 1718.B. In 1782.C. In 1930.19. What was the building used as at the time of the fire?A. A hotel.B. A history museum.C. An old peoples home.20. What probably caused the fire?A. The lightning.B. Old electric wires.C. A burning cigarette.第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分35分） 第一节：单项填空（共15小题；每小

9、题1分，满分15分） 请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。21. China has been its efforts to build a close relationship with many African countries.A. turning upB. stepping upC. adding upD. making up22. Tony has just arrived here, but I didnt know he until yesterday.A. would comeB. had comeC. cameD.

10、 will come23. Johnson stayed up last night because his composition is today.A. splendidB. roughC. dueD. fluent24.1 want to thank Professor Doris, without help I couldnt have made so much progress.A. whoB. whichC. whomD. whose25. Ordinary people can own guns in America, but that is not the in China.A

11、. caseB. freedomC. fortuneD. system26. of your ability is one of the most important factors of success.A. ConvincingB. To convinceC. Being convincedD. Convinced27. You are waiting at a wrong place. It is at the entrance your mother will meet you.A. whereB. thatC. whichD. how28. At 2.26 metres, Yaomi

12、ng, a famous Chinese basketball player, over his friends.A. towersB. orbitsC. mountsD. rockets29. The home price is still rising. How I wish every average family a roof over their heads!A. has hadB. hadC. hasD. will have30. Please be seated and have a little patience. Ms. Jones will be back .A. norm

13、allyB. recentlyC. shortlyD. distantly31. the police havent dismissed the idea, they are looking into other possibilities as well.A. BeforeB. IfC. AsD. While32. Oh, I cant decide which coat to choose.Take the blue one, as the colour looks good your skin.A. overB. againstC. onD. for33. If properly, ti

14、me is the money in the bank.A. usingB. usedC. to useD. use34. Theres a store in our school, where we can buy goods very cheaply.A. companionB. contentC. donationD. discount35. This is your order, a cake and an apple pie. ?Ill have it here.A. Anything elseB. Is that OKC. For here or to goD. Anything

15、to drink第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分） 请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。21世纪教育网版权所有In one class, we discussed about Christmas. Jace 36 said he had gone ten years, never experiencing the joy and surprise of 37 a present. I searched my internal data bank for a reason that he might be sa

16、ying this. Then I remembered his story. He lived alone with his dad. His father had a hard time holding down a job. After class, the other students secretly came to me, 38 to buy gifts for A couple of weeks after Jaces 39 , he was absent from school.As the gifts poured in, the 40 stude

17、nts told me how they found the “perfect gift”. I was so proud my students were truly demonstrating the 41 of Christmas.After several days of Jaces absences, you can imagine our 42 when we learned these absences were due to the fact that he had moved away!I was 43 of one thing. I couldnt let my stude

18、nts or Jace 44 . I found my information sheet and called every number 45 , but the number would ring with no 46 despite my continuous 47 . Finally, on Christmas Eve I was so used to it that I was startled (吓一跳) to hear a response. 48 , Jace answered the phone!When I drove to Jaces home, it took seve

19、ral 49 back and forth to my car to get all the gifts. We 50 his room with all of the carefully wrapped gifts especially for him. He was so surprised and grateful that his smile 51 the sky like twinkle lights.I went to sleep that night 52 about Jace and all of the 53 he was going to have, my thoughtf

20、ul students and how excited I was to tell them all about 54 Jace. I was thankful to be a part of one of the most important “ 55 ” of their lives.36. A. calmlyB. eagerlyC. shylyD. proudly37. A. receivingB. makingC. sendingD. picking38. A. rememberingB. agreeingC. choosingD. waiting39. A. debateB. com

21、plaintC. commentD. discussion40. A. academicB. honestC. attractiveD. enthusiastic41. A. spiritB. historyC. mysteryD. story42. A. embarrassmentB. impatienceC. disappointmentD. worry43. A. afraidB. sureC. awareD. tired44. A. awayB. outC. aloneD. down45. A. admittedB. exchangedC. countedD. listed46. A.

22、 responseB. informationC. returnD. communication47. A. rolesB. explanationsC. effortsD. excuses 48. A. FortunatelyB. AmazinglyC. ApproximatelyD. Certainly49. A. tripsB. hoursC. choicesD. chances50. A. linkedB. coveredC. cleanedD. filled51. A. opened upB. held upC. lit upD. blocked up52. A. talkingB.

23、 thinkingC. doubtingD. arguing53. A. funB. painC. luckD. hope54. A. recognizingB. knowingC. findingD. praising55. A. lessonsB. opportunitiesC. challengesD. problems 第三部分：阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。www-2-1-cnjy-comAPretty much anyone can book a trip, but

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33、s that can heal itself from cracks and breaks. Glass made from a low weight polymer (聚合物) called “polyether-thioureas” can heal breaks when pressed together by hand without the need for high heat to melt the material.21世纪*教育网The research, published in Science, by researchers led by Professor Takuzo

34、Aida from the University of Tokyo, promises healable glass that could potentially be used in phone screens and other fragile (易碎的) devices, which they say are an important challenge for sustainable (可持续的) societies.21教育名师原创作品While self-healing rubber and plastics have already been developed, the res

35、earchers said that the new material was the first hard substance of its kind that can be healed at room temperature. The new polymer glass is “highly robust mechanically yet can readily be repaired by compression (压紧) at broken surfaces”.The characteristics of the polyether-thioureas glass were disc

36、overed by accident by a graduate school student named Yu Yanagisawa, who was preparing the material as a glue. Yanagisawa found that when the surface of the polymer was cut, the edges would adhere to each other, healing to form a strong sheet after being manually compressed for 30 seconds at 21C. Fu

37、rther experiments found that the healed material regained its original strength after a couple of hours.Yanagisawa told NHK that he didnt believe the results at first and repeated his experiments several times to confirm the finding. He said, “I hope the repairable glass becomes a new environment-fr

38、iendly material that avoids the need to be thrown away if broken.”This is not the first time a polymer has been suggested as a healable screen for devices such as smartphones. Researchers at the University of California suggested the use of polymer that could stretch to 50 times its original size an

39、d heal breaks within 24 hours.Smartphone manufacturers have already used self-healing materials in devices. LGs G Flex 2 shipped in 2016 with a coating on its back was capable of healing minor scratches over time, although failed to completely repair heavier damage.According to the research conducte

40、d by repair firm iMend, over 21% of UK smartphone users were living with a broken screen, with smashed displays being one of the biggest issues alongside poor battery life.58. What is the main characteristic of the new glass?A. It can be healed at room temperature.B. It can heal heavy damage of phon

41、e screens.C. It can make smartphones and other devices lighter.21教育网D. It can be used as a glue at an extremely high temperature.59. The underlined word “adhere” in Paragraph 4 means .A. stickB. addC. declineD. damage60. We can learn from the passage that .A. self-healing materials havent been used

42、in devices nowB. the smartphone users only care about the issue of batteryC. the repairable glass will be an environment-friendly material2-1-c-n-j-yD. scientists in Japan found the features of the glass by accidentCA man had a dream in which he was told where he could find fantastic wealth in a rem

43、ote place. When he awoke, he immediately set off to find it. After a long journey full of danger and hardship, he arrived at the place in his dream. A local man who had heard about the dreamers purpose laughed loud and long, saying that he had dreamed three times about a house where great treasure w

44、as buried under a fountain. It made the dreamer realize that the place the local was describing was his very own yard. He returned home and found the treasure.Like the man in this tale, the Chinese movie industry has been on a long journey to find its place in the world. In 1994, “The Fugitive” beca

45、me the first major Hollywood film to be shown in the country in decades. Audiences were attracted by the movies fast pace and sound effects, and it proved to be a great success. Since then, the Chinese film industry has balanced a complex (复杂的) relationship with Hollywood.Although there has been a s

46、harp slowdown in Chinas box-office numbersmovie-ticket revenue rose just 3.7 percent in 2017 after growing by an average of 35 percent per year from 2011 to 2016the country still has a huge movie market, with theaters continuing to expand into more rural areas and audiences proving that they have a

47、strong desire for Hollywood action films. So much so that recently, Hollywood has even started to make movies with China in mind, casting Chinese movie stars with great box-office power and changing the plots of films to win over Chinese moviegoers.Many in Chinas film industry, from young scriptwrit

48、ers (编剧) to senior critics, know Hollywoods dramatic structure all too well and support its styles. And many American offerings introduced in the Chinese market, regardless of quality, continue to do well among Chinese audiences, especially with young people, whose tastes and viewing habits have bee

49、n shaped by Hollywood movies and TV shows. Like audiences in other developing countries, those in China tend to have a worldview filtered (过滤) by and focused on the United States, even though the United States doesnt mean the whole world and Hollywood isnt the worlds only movie industry.Like an ocea

50、n that refuses no rivers, Chinas movie industry will continue to influence and allow itself to be influenced by its international counterparts (对应的人或物). China needs the United States, and the United States needs China. But at the moment, a large difference exists in that very few Chinese movies are

51、able to enter the American market and attract a significant audience. Chinese audiences provide Hollywood with huge profits, but what does Chinas film industry gain in return?62. What is the main purpose of Paragraph 1?A. To inform us of the importance of having a dream.B. To show the great influenc

52、e of hardships in finding treasure.C. To tell us an interesting story about finding treasure at home.D. To make us better understand the long journey Chinas movie industry has experienced.63. Why has Hollywood started to make movies with China in mind?A. Chinese movie stars are good at acting.B. Chi

53、na has a huge potential in expanding movie markets.C. Chinese movies fast pace and sound effects attract Hollywood.D. There has been a dramatic increase in Chinas box-office numbers.【出处：21教育名师】64. What can we learn from the last two paragraphs?A. Chinas film industry benefits a lot from Hollywood.B.

54、 Many Chinese movies have entered the world market.C. Many Chinese audiences appreciate American movies blindly.D. Chinese audiences tend to have an objective worldview towards American films.65. Which of the following best describes the authors attitude towards Chinas film industry?A. Pitiful.B. Ho

55、peless.C. Concerned.D. Scared.DThe American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) (儿科学) just released its updated guidelines for childrens media use.The recommendations reflect what all parents know: children need less screen time, which indicates that they desperately need more free time to develop their ima

56、gination, a sense of wonder and discover their passion and purpose.Our children are over-stimulated, over-scheduled and under pressure to perform academically and beyond school. This weakens their ability to build creative thinking skills essential to self-discovery. Creativity occurs when kids have time for curi