福建省莆田第二十五中学2020-2021学年高一英语下学期期中试题

1、福建省莆田第二十五中学2020-2021学年高一英语下学期期中试题福建省莆田第二十五中学2020-2021学年高一英语下学期期中试题年级：姓名：16福建省莆田第二十五中学2020-2021学年高一英语下学期期中试题考试时间：120分钟 试卷满分：150分第一部分 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. what is the man do

2、ing?a. working on a project.b. practising a speech.c. giving a presentation.2. why does the woman seem to know a lot for tomorrows test?a. she studied hard. b. she dreamed about it. c. she has seen the test paper.3. how long does it take to get to washington by train?a. 60 minutes.b. 80 minutes.c. 9

3、0 minutes.4. where does the man probably live now?a. in los angeles.b. in manhattan.c. in washington.5. when will mr addison return?a. on monday afternoon.b. on thursday night.c. on friday morning.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

4、各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题给出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、7题。6. what is the man doing?a. having a job interview.b. taking fitness training.c. making weekend plans.7. what is the mans favorite sport?a. running.b. swimming. c. football.听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。8. whats the probable relationship between the speakers

5、?a. husband and wife. b. boss and secretary. c. customer and saleswoman.9. what does the man order in the end?a. cheese salads.b. chicken salads .c. fruit salads.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. what are the speakers talking about？a. how to decorate the apartment.b. when to move into the apartment.c. whether to

6、 live in such kind of apartment.11. which of the following is true about the department?a. it is not far from a museum.b. it is well equipped with modern furniture.c. it is larger than the one where they are living now.12 what is the mans attitude towards the apartment?a. he is fond of it. b. he is

7、curious about it. c. he is uninterested in it.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. where is the man working now?a. in a university.b. in the national bank.c. in a french company.14. what language is the woman teaching now?a. spanish.b. german.c. italian.15. how many children does the man have?a. 2.b. 3.c. 4.16. who

8、 will attend school in the autumn?a. sue.b. billy.c. tim.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. why did the man go to britain?a. to visit his friends. b. to go to university. c. to spend his vacation.18. why do british students take a gap year these days?a. to get a chance to travel.b to gain experience and confiden

9、ce. c. to pay for their study at university.19. what do university teachers think of gap year students?a. they do better in the exams.b. they are more independent in life.c. they often work harder in their study.20. what does the speaker mainly talk about?a. the gap year in britain. b. the campus li

10、fe in britain. c. his study experience in britain.第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分 50分）第一节（共 15 小题；每小题2.5分，满分 37.5 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。athe best free tourist places in americaalaska: anchorage market and festivalalthough anchorage isnt the capital of alaska, it is the states largest city with the la

11、rgest population. the anchorage market and festival is open and free of charge on weekends. anchorage is at the beginning of the tony knowles coastal trail, where walks can last between two hours and a half day.its free, of course.arkansas : walmart museumlying in the northwest corner of arkansas is

12、 bentonville, which gave birth to a little mall you may have heard of. its walmart, one of the biggest companies in the world at present. it is free to visit the walmart museum, which attracts thousands of visitors every year. and just outside the town is the well - known crystal bridges museum of a

13、merican art, which is also free.connecticut: yale universitynew haven, connecticut was the first place in the u. s. to offer pizza to the hungry and the homeless, including students of yale university. while in new haven you can go on a tour of the campus (校园), where many beautiful buildings have ex

14、isted for a long time. its the university where president bushes, bill and hillary clinton, journalist bob woodward, and samuel f. b. morse studied.kansas: santa fe trailwestern kansas has very little light pollution. so as you travel along, stop once in a while and stare at the night sky. the santa

15、 fe trail went through kansas and you can still walk the longest remaining distance of the road just outside dodge city.21. what may especially attract visitors to bentonville?a. the chance to find many interesting goods.b. the chance to get trained in a large company.c. the chance to get something

16、free in walmart.d. the chance to get a good knowledge of walmart.22. what can people do in new haven?a. enjoy free pizza. b. appreciate old buildings.c. meet famous people. d. attend some free classes.23. which place is more attractive to those who enjoy the peaceful night sky?a. kansas. b. bentonvi

17、lle. c. anchorage. d. new haven.bwith the everincreasing popularity of online shopping, users reviews are becoming more and more important. given that you cant actually touch, see, smell or hear the product youre buying online, these reviews will provide you with valuable information on the product

18、itself. but how far can you trust them?barnaby bicken had an unpleasant experience. “i took some friends to a restaurant in manchester that had excellent reviews on a food website. however, the service was awful and we were ignored most of the time. later, i wrote a review on the same site only to b

19、e told that the review site owner would not accept any bad reviewsonly the good ones.”so, how can you get a useful review? web expert hilary saunders has a few top tips. “if there are only a few reviews of a place, there is a good chance they have been planted by friends or enemies. if there are man

20、y reviews, start by dropping the most extreme comments. also, watch out for similarities in style between reviews from people with different user names, particularly if those reviews were placed about the same time. the best thing is to look for reviewers who show some relevant knowledge of the prod

21、uct they are reviewing.”some companies seem to be contributing to the problem. a publishing house offered gift vouchers (购物礼券) to anyone who would give their textbook a fivestar review. but not all online companies operate like this. “amazon works hard to keep the completeness of its customer review

22、s，” said a spokesperson for the company. “we have very clear guidelines, and when a customer reports a review that he/she feels is inappropriate， we check, and may take it down.”so, next time you see that fivestar review for something you want to buy, be awareit could be the work of a false reviewer

23、！24what does “them” in para. 1 refer to?aproducts.busers.creviews.dbuyers.25what does barnaby bickens story imply?athe food served was awful. bnot all reviews are believable.cmany people are easily cheated. dhe likes to write bad reviews.26what reviews of products are useful?athose by competitors. b

24、those by different users.cthose with good comments. dthose with related information.27how does amazon deal with the customer reviews?ait helps to finish the reviews.bit pays attention to the bad reviews.cit offers gifts for the good reviews.dit tries to make the reviews objective.ckunqu opera is one

25、 of the earliest forms of traditional chinese drama. it is known as the “teacher”, or “mother” of a hundred kinds of opera, because of its influence on other chinese theatre forms, including beijing opera. its appearance ushered in the second golden era of chinese drama, but by the early twentieth c

26、entury it had nearly disappeared.one of the major literary (文学的) forms of the ming and qing dynasties was chuanqi drama, originating from the south of china. plays that continue to be famous today, including the peony pavilion (牡丹亭) and the peach blossom fan (桃花扇), were originally written for the ku

27、nqu stage. in addition, many classical chinese novels and stories, such as romance of the three kingdoms, water margin and journey to the west, were adapted very early into dramatic pieces.the peony pavilion, one of the famous kunqu operas, written by tang xianzu, is regarded as the most romantic st

28、ory in chinese literature. the story is about liu mengmei, a young scholar, and du liniang, the daughter of a government official.one day, while visiting the family garden, 16-year-old du falls asleep and sees liu in a dream. they have a great time in the peony pavilion. when she wakes up, she becom

29、es lovesick. unable to recover, she wastes away and dies.meanwhile, liu finds dus portrait while travelling. he falls in love with the image. one night dus spirit appears to him. at her bidding (吩咐), he opens her grave and she returns to life.dus parents heard the story of what happened but didnt be

30、lieve it. the powerful father puts liu in prison for robbing his daughters grave. in order to save her lover, du comes to court and explains everything. the couple then live happily ever after. 28.what at first were written for the kunqu stage?a. the peach blossom fan b. romance of the three kingdom

31、sc. water margin d. journey to the west29what can we learn from the text?a. beijing opera has an influence on kunqu.b. tang xianzu wrote a romantic story.c. chuanqi drama originated from the north of china.d. the peony pavilion was lately adapted into a dramatic piece.30.which of the following words

32、 can best describe the ending of the story?a. disappointing.b. uncertain.c. pleasing.d. painful.31.whats the text mainly about?a. the various forms of traditional chinese drama. b. the love story of liu mengmei and du liniang.c. the introduction of kunqu and its famous pieces.d. the importance of cl

33、assical chinese novels and stories.dif you think that running marathons will help you live a long and healthy life, new research may come as a shock. according to a recent scientific study, people who do a very strenuous workout are as likely to die as people who do no exercise at all.scientists in

34、denmark have been studying over 1,000 joggers (慢跑者)and non joggers for 12 years. the death rates from the sample group indicate that people who jog at a proper pace two or three times a week for less than two and a half hours in total are least likely to die. the best speed to jog at was found to be

35、 about 5 miles per hour. the research suggests that people who jog more than three times a week or at higher speeds of over 7 mph die at the same rate as non - joggers. the scientists think that this is because strenuous exercise causes structural changes to the heart and arteries(动脉). over time, th

36、is can cause serious effects.peter schnohr, a researcher in copenhagen, said, “if your goal is to decrease risk of death and improve life expectancy(寿命)，jogging a few times a week at a proper pace is a good strategy. anything more is not just unnecessary, and it may be harmful. “the implications(暗示

37、) of this are that moderate forms of exercise such as tai chi, yoga and walking may be better for us than “iron man events, triathlons and long - distance running and cycling. according to jacob louis marott, another researcher involved in the study, “you dont actually have to do that much to have a

38、 good impact on your health. and perhaps you shouldnt actually do too much”.32. the underlined word “strenuous” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to “_”.a. regular b. hard c. practical d. limited33. the author presents some figures(数字) in paragraph 2 to _ .a. suggest giving up jogging b. show ris

39、ks of doing sportsc. provide supportive evidence d. introduce the research content34. according to the scientists, why is too much exercise harmful?a. it may injure the heart and arteries.b. it can make the body tired out.c. it will bring much pressure. d. it consumes too much energy.35. what can be

40、 inferred from the text?a. no exercise at all is the best choice. b. more exercise means a healthier life.c. marathons runners are least likely to die. d. too strenuous exercise is no better than none.第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5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答案，选项中有两项为多余选项。 every day can be a fresh, new be

41、ginning this is very important if you had a difficult day before. by starting with a positive attitude, you can face the challenges of the day in a good state of mind. _36_exercise. exercising is one of the best methods to start your day for your mind as well as the body. _37_ in addition, it also r

42、educes stress and improves your metabolism (新陈代谢). so go for a walk, go for a bike ride, or go to the gym in the morning.organize yourself. _38_ make a todo list and make an effort to follow it. it will keep you organized and make your day easier. however, make sure that your todo list is manageable

43、. there are only so many things you can do in a day.smile. starting your day by acting the way you want to feel can help you be more positive. _39_ the easiest thing to do is smile. just smile because you are alive and you can. watch or listen to something humorous so you can laugh. it makes you fee

44、l positive and really good about yourself and the world that surrounds you.keep important items in the same place. to make mornings less busy, start a habit keeping your important items in one easily accessible place. _40_ this way, you are never looking for that lost item when you are running behin

45、d.awrite down the tasks for the day.btry other actions to get yourself to feel happier.ctry some of the following tips to start your day right.dput your keys, wallet, purse, and other important items there.einstead of rushing through the morning, go slow and take your time.fit increases brain functi

46、on, which can help you get a jumpstart on the day.gif you feel annoyed or tired, do something physical to make yourself feel happy.第三部分 完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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。as a music teacher，i have always known that music touches the soul.it can _41_ all kinds of barri

47、ers(障碍） to reach students in a very special way.it can be the means for each child to find their light.i would like to _42_ a story about it.for a few years i was blessed with the opportunity to teach disabled students.one of my most _43_ students was a fiveyearold girl called vanessa，who had diffic

48、ulty walking，and could not speak.we mostly sat on the floor for our music lessons and vanessa liked to _44_ on my lap (大腿部)one of her favorite songs was john the rabbit.it was a call and response song where i sang the call and the students _45_ twice while singing the repeating phrase，“oh，yes！” vane

49、ssa liked to _46_ her hands together with mine and clap with me.we probably performed that song during every class，vanessa and i clapping together.but she _47_ said or sang a word.one day，when the song was finished，vanessa turned around，_48_ me in the eyes，clapped her tiny hands twice and said the w

50、ords “oh，yes！” i opened my mouth in astonishment and for that moment i was the one who could not speak.when my heart _49_ started beating again，i looked over at the assistant teacher to find her also _50_.through music，we had made an awesome connection.several years later，i met vanessa on the street

51、 in town.she waved with a big _51_ on her face and then clapped her hands twice，imitating the song we had _52_ so many times in our music class.the little girl，through her connection with music，left an impression on me that will last forever.every child has the _53_ to learn and grow.it is up to us

52、to _54_ the way to reach each and every one of our students.we all must find each childs _55_.()41.a.get acrossbput away ctake overdbreak through()42.a.add btalk cshare dwrite()43.a.troublesomebhardworking cmemorabledsensitive()44.a.standbsit clie djump()45.a.sangbsaid cfolloweddclapped()46.a.strike

53、bput cgive dshake()47.a.everbnever cstill deven()48.a.lookedbsaw cglared dnoticed()49.a.immediatelybfortunately cslowly dfinally()50.a.happybthankful cspeechless dhopeless()51.a.greetingbsmile cexpressiondsign()52.a.performedboperated ctraineddorganized()53.a.standardbability cplan dnecessity()54.a.

54、discoverbinvent ctest dmake()55.a.strengthbdream clight dweakness第四部分课文知识第一节 单句语法填空及补全句子（共15小题：每小题1分，满分15分） 56. my older brother won an award for his outstanding (perform) in his work.57. martin luther king jr (award) the nobel peace prize of 1964 for advocating nonviolence policy in the movement fo

55、r civil rights.58 we were all (inspire) by the inspiring speech made by the well-known teacher. 59. when day broke, they found themselves (surround)by their enemies.60. all (invite)to the party are my best friends.61.english, as well as chinese and maths, _(be) of great importance.62. thereisa_(stri

56、ke)differencebetweenjaneandmary.63the new medicine can cure people _ the rare disease.64_ (absorb) in painting, john didnt notice evening approaching.65so far, the anti-poverty project held by our country _(benefit) the poor in this area.66.they use the same flag, the union jack,as well asshare the same currency andmilitary defence.像拥有相同的货币和国防一样，他们也使