2021学年梅州中学高一英语中段考试题

1、2021 学年梅州中学高一英语中段考试题第一局部：听力 共两节，总分值 20 分 第一节：听力理解每段对话播放两遍。各段后有几个小题，各段播放前每题有 5 秒钟的阅题时间。请根据各段播放内容及其 相关小题，在 5秒钟内从题中所给的 A、B、C 项中，选出最正确选项。听第一段对话，答复第 1至第 3 题。 1.In which season doesn t the conversation probably take place?A. Spring B. Summer C. Winter 2.What are the speakers going to do?A. Go to a parkB.

2、To have a picnic C. To find a stream 3.Who will prepare the food?A. The woman B. The manC. Neither of the speakers听第二段对话，答复第 4至第 6 题。() 4.What are the two speakers?A. College studentsB. Army instructors C. Soldiers() 5.What are the two speakers talking about?A. The class meeting.B. The military trai

3、ning( 军训 ).C. The strict instructors.() 6.Which of the following is FALSE?A. They both didn t come late to the class meeting.B. They both feel tired.C. They haven t finished their training.听第三段对话，答复第 7至第 9 题。) 7.How is Mary?A. She is very well.B. She has been ill for some time.C. She is badly ill.)

4、8.By whom were the flowers sent to Mary?A. Mr. Ford.B. Mary s workmates.C. Someone Mary doesnt know.()9.Who will come to see Mary tomorrow?A. Mr. FordB. Joh nC. Joh n and Mr. Ford听第四段对话，答复第 10至第12题。()1O.What was the purpose of Mrs. Whi nfield s visits to Kew Garde ns?A. To lear n more about pla nts.

5、B. To write an article on garde ns.C. To meet the writers she read.()11.Where did Mrs. Whin field live before she moved to her prese nt home?A. Dorest B. Somerset C. West Lon don()12.Where does Mrs. Whi nfield get most of her pla nts?A. She grows them from seeds.B. She gets them from her frien ds.C.

6、 She buys them from a market.听第五段独白，答复第 13至第15题。()13.Why did the father feel worried?A. His kid couldn t talk.B. His son was short.C. His kid had no courage.()14.What did the mo nk think the boy?A. He was hopeless.B. He was too shy.C. He should be trained to be brave.()15.How long was the boy traine

7、d by the Buddhist monk?A. Three mon thsB. Five weeks. C. A long time第二节：听取信息1620的空格中。听下面一段独白，请根据题目要求，从所听到的内容中获取必要的信息，填入标号为 听录音前，你将有10秒钟的阅题时间。录音读两遍，你将有80秒钟的作答时间。Leap Day(闰日)Developme nt processDetailsThe time of the earth really takes to complete its orbit around the sun365days,5 hours,48 mi nu tes a

8、nd 16 .People n eeded cale ndarsTo help them know whe n to 17and whe n tocelebrate religious holidays.The ancient Greeks and Chin eseThey produced calendars that included 18 every nin etee n years.The Roman s Julian calendarIt i ncluded an extra day every four years.It was just 19 Ion ger tha n the

9、cycle of the seas ons.Pope Gregory the 13thHe decided years that could be divided by four would 20 .Years that en ded in two zeros that could not be evenly均匀divided by four hundred would not be leap years.第二局部：语言知识及应用第一节单项选择共10小题，每题1分，总分值10分21. Ladies and gen tleme n, please keep your seat belts fas

10、te n even if the plane.A. takes offB. has take n offC. is taki ng offD. took off22. -He still smokes a lot, do you know?-Yes. Though wehim to give it up, he still goes on with it.A. persuade B. being persuaded C. try to persuade D. suggest23. I in sisted that a doctorimmediately.A. has bee n sent fo

11、r B. sends for C. will be sent for D. be sent for24. Culture refers to a group or com munity we share com mon experie nces that shape the way we un dersta nd theworld.A. with which B. that C. which D. what25. The reasonhe is late is there was a breakdown on the railway.A. why; why B. because; that C

12、. that; because D. why; that26. It was not un til she got home _ Mary realized she had lost her keys.A. that B. whe n C. where D. before27. We discussed where to go for a whole morning, but we decided to stay at home.A. at the endB. by the endC. in the endD. on end28. Sometimes English is quite diff

13、erent from English in many ways.A. speaking, writingB. spoken, writtenC. speaking, writtenD. spoken, writing29. When we visited Zhangzhuang again ten years later, we found it changed so much that we could hardly it.A. rememberB. think aboutC. believeD. recognize30. Xiao Hong worked harder last year.

14、 , she still didn t get high grades.A. As a resultB. After all C. By the way D. However第二节：完形填空共 10 小题，每题 1分，共 10分Before I left home for college, my father sat me down and shared this memorable story with me.There is an old story of a boilermaker who was _31_ to fix a huge steamship boiler syatem th

15、at was not working well. After he had _32_ to what the engineer had described of the boiler room, he looked at the pipes, listened to the thump 重击声 of the boiler and the _33_ of escaping steam for a few minutes, and felt some pipes with his hands. Then he _33_ into his bag and took out a small hamme

16、r, and tapped a bright red valve one time. _35_, the entire system began to work perfectly. And then the _36_ went home. When the steamship owner received a _37_ for one thousand dollars, he _38_ that the boilermaker had only been in the engine room for fifteen minutes and requested an itemized bill

17、. So the boilermaker sent him a bill that _39_ as following:For tapping the valve: $0.50For knowing where to tap: $999.50 Tony, my father said, I want you to go to college so that you can get your degree, but more_40_, I wantyou to return with an education. Do you know what I mean? I nodded.31. A.al

18、lowedB. forbiddenC. employedD. forced32. A.referredB. listenedC. repliedD. wrote33. A.soundB. equipmentC. pipeD. hole34. A.burstB. changedC. putD. reached35. A.BesidesB. ChieflyC.HoweverD. Immediately36. A.engineerB. boilermakerC. bossD.assistant37. A.rewardB. giftC. billD. cheque38. A.doubtedB. com

19、plainedC. ensuredD.praised39. A.readsB. servesC. passesD. runs40. A. practicalB .importantC. normalD.positive第三节：语法填空共 10 小题，每题 1 分，总分值10 分The USA has a much bigger population than Australia, and 41. cities are 42. crowded than Australianones. There are not as many mountains in Australia as 44. the

20、USA. Both countries have deserts and beautiful44. (beach). But America has many more rivers than Australia. The northern and central parts of the USA45. (have) much more snow in winter than 46. in Australia and generally these two areas have a colder47. than Australia does. Australia is in the south

21、ern hemisphere ( 半球 ) and doesn t have its winter at the sametime 48. countries in the northern hemisphere. Most people in these countries 49. the same languageEnglish,50. their accents are very different.第三局部：阅读理解(共 20 小题，每题 1.5 分，总分值 30 分)AA man worked hard for many years. He built a small house,

22、and had a small business. When he was old, he wanted to move to a warmer part of the country.He had a son and a daughter. They both wanted the house and the business. Both children can work in the business, the old man said to himself. But the house is too small for two families. What can I do? I lo

23、ve them both. He thought for a few days and then had an idea. So, one Sunday, after dinner with his children, he said to them, Ill give the house to one of you who can fill the house with something from a tree.The son went to the woods and filled bags and bags with leaves. The daughter went to the w

24、oods too and filled one small bag with leaves.Sunday night came. The son brought in a hundred bags of leaves. But they filled only the living room. The daughter took out the leaves from her bag and burned them. The light from the fire filled the house.51. The man wanted to give to his children befor

25、e he went to live in another place.A. the big houseB. the small businessC. both the small house and the businessD. all that he had52. His son and daughter could .A. both work in the businessB. both work in the business and live in the house.C. both live in the houseD. sell the business and the house

26、 and share the money53. The man asked his son and daughter to.A. fill the house with something from a tree B. sell the house and share the moneyC. repair the houseD. build a new house54. The son tried to fill the house with but the daughter tried to fill the house with.A. leaves, lightB. wood, leave

27、s C. light, leavesD. leaves, wood55. got the house at last.B. The daughterD. The son and his familyA. The sonC. The son and the daughterJenny lived in a tow n. Her father Mr. Young, had a shop there and sold clothes in it. The shopkeeper was born in apoor family and was in school no more tha n a yea

28、r. He was always sorry for it though he had much money now. Hehoped his daughter could become a scientist. But the girl didn t like anything else except singing. She oftencon certs, bought a lot of records the famous pop stars made and in sisted on liste ning to the music whe n she was free. Of cour

29、se she wan ted to be a pop star, too. Her pare nts wan ted to preve nt her, but she did n t liste n to thagree to her choice. They en gaged an old man who was good at music as a private teacher.Five years passed. Mr. Young bought all kinds of musical instruments for Jenny and they visited some place

30、s wherethe famous sin gers were born. Of course he spe nt a lot of money on it. B ut he found the girl did n t make any progress. Atlast the teacher did n t think the girl could become a sin ger at all and had to tell Ytoung about it. The man becameangry and said,“ Why did n t you tell me about it e

31、arlier? My daughter lear ned nothing but I paid you month after mon th!I think you should tha nk me for it, said the teacher.“ Ano ther teacher, who teaches badly, is paid morAnd I saved much money for you!56. Mr. Young was in school for a short time because.A . His family was too poor to support hi

32、m.B . he has to help his parents.C. he was weak in his lessons.D . he didn t like studying at all57. Jenny spe nt much money buying records and went to the con certs in order to .A . visit some places B . know some pop starsC . become a pop starD . lear n singing58 . The underlined phrase“ musical i

33、nstruments in the story meansA.乐谱B .乐器C.乐章D.乐队59 . Mr. Young became angry becauseA . he paid a lot of money to the teacher.B . his daughter decided to drop music.C . his daughter spe nt for years on musicD . the teacher taught his daughter nothing.60. The teacher thought .A . he had taught Jenny all

34、.B . the girl could be sin ger.C. he was paid less than his workmates.D. it was wrong for Jenny to stop studying music.CMiss Gorgers taught physics in a New York school. Last month she expla ined to one of her classes about sound, andshe decided to test them to see how successful she had bee n in he

35、r expla nati on. She said to them,have a brotherin Los Angeles. If I was calling him on the phone and at the same time you were 75 feet away, listening to me from across the street, which of you would hear what I said earlier, my brother or you and for what reas on?Tom at once answered, “Your brothe

36、r. Because electricity travels faster than sound waves.“That s every gocGorgers an swered; but the n one of the girls raised her hand, and Miss Gorgers said.“ Yes, Kate. “I disagree, Kate said. “Your brother would hear you earlier because when it s 11 o clock here it s oLos An geles.61. Miss Gorgers

37、 was teach ing her class.A. how to teleph oneB. about electricityC. about time zone 时区 D. about sound62. Miss Gorgers raised this questi on because she wan ted to know whether.A. it was easy to pho ne to Los An gelesB. her stude nt could hear her from 75 feet awayC. her stude nts had grasped her les

38、s onD. sound waves were slower tha n electricity63. Tom thought that electricity was.A. slower tha n sound wavesB. faster tha n sound wavesC. not so fast as sound wavesD. as fast as sound waves64. Kate thought Tom was wrong because.A. clocks in Los Angeles showed a different time from those in NewYo

39、rkB. electricity was slower tha n sound wavesC. Tom was not good at physics at allD. Tom s answer had nothing to do with sound waves65. Whose an swer do you think is correct accord ing to the law of physics?A. Tom s B. Kate s C. Both A and B D. Neither A nor BDDo your kids like plastic toys? Well, I

40、 guess it s time for them to play with wooden toys.I have always liked kids wooden toys since I was five. I always ran along on the back of a hobby horse pretending to be a cowboy from the West when I was a little boy. Now I m a dad and I still like buying these timeless natural wooden toys. They wi

41、ll never be out of style. My daughter has a child rocking horse, and my two sons have wooden trains and cars. The great thing about his type of toys is that they will last generations if they are treated kindly. Even if they break, most of the time they can be repaired using spare parts bought from

42、wooden-toy makers, and if the part is not too complicated, you yourself can make the part from a piece of wood.What if they do break and can tbe repaired? Well, at least they can be dealt with without having any bad effects on the environment. They can be turned into wood chippings and used for path

43、ways in the country or play areas for kids. Even if the wooden toy is buried as rubbish, which is very rare these days, it will not harm the soil or the environment.I like all types of wooden toys. There is such a wide variety of wooden toys today and the choice is getting bigger day by day. As an a

44、lternative to plastic toys, wooden toys can tbe beaten. I m sure in the near future wood will no doubt become the number one material for making toys, as plastic becomes more and more expensive because if rising oil prices and the environmental issues concerning plastic. Plastic toys might harm kids

45、 health, too.66. Why does the author say wooden toys are timeless?A. Because wooden toys can be repaired easily.B. Because wooden toys do not cost much.C. Because wooden toys are good for the environment.D. Because wooden toys will never be out of style.67. According to the author, wooden toys which

46、 can tbe repaired will .A. be taken back by the makers.B. need a lot of money to deal with.C. not harm the environment.D. be collected by collectors.68. From the last paragraph, we can learn that .A. plastic will be used up sooner or later.B. plastic toys will not be allowed to be sold very soon.C.

47、wooden toys will become more popular in the future.D. wooden toys will become more and more expensive.69. Which of the following is NOT the reason why plastic toys will be less popular in the future?A. That plastic has bad effects on the environment.B. That plastic toys might harm the health of chil

48、dren.C. That plastic toys offer children few choices.D. That oil prices are getting higher than before.70. We can infer that this passage is written to .A. tell us the disadvantages of plastic toys.B. advise parents to buy wooden toys instead of plastic toys.C. tell us how much the author and his children like wooden toys.D. advise toy makers to make wooden toys rather than plastic ones.第四局部：单词拼写和完成句子共 10 小题，每题 0.5 分，总分值 5 分71 She holds a positive a towards everything.72. Mary could speak English fafter living in London for 2 years.74. I r Peter