2020-2021学年重庆市南开中学高一上学期期中考试英语试题(Word版)听力

1、重庆南开中学髙2023级高一（上）期中考试E7J高一英语期中试卷第9贞共11页英语试题本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分，共150分。考试时 间120分钟。第I卷（共100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。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 will the man arrive at the party?A. At 7:30.B. At 8:00.C. At 8:30.

2、2. How does the man help the woman?A. By filling out the form for her.B By telling her his personal information.C By reading the information on the form3 What is the woman going to do?A. Pay for the shoes.B Go to the shoe shopC Borrow money from the man.C Classmates.4. What is the relationship betwe

3、en the speakers?A. Teacher and student.B. Doctor and patient.5. What are the speakers talking about?A. What the man hobby is.B Whether the man learned drawingC When the man went to high school.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儿个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独口前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完

4、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、7题。6. What did Jena forget to do?A. Tell the woman about the mans call.B. Make an appointment with the man.C Take her cell phone with her.7. What will the woman do on Saturday?A. Go and visit JenaB Have dinner with the manC Make a phone call to her sister.听第7段

5、材料，回答第8、9题。8. What do we know about the man?A. He is hard-workingB. He likes making things.C He paid $50 for the bookcase9. What did the man do in the end?A. He told a jokeB. He made a future plan.C. He asked the woman for help.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. What are the speakers doing?A. Discussing their sch

6、eduleB. Packing for a journey.C. Deciding on a present.11 What does Jacques like doing?A. Swimming.B. Playing basketball.C. Reading books on modern art.12. What will the speakers most probably do next?C. Call a taxi.C. In the evening.C In person.A. Find a basketballB Leave home.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13.

7、Wien did the mans boss call Jeff?A. In the morning.B In the afternoon.14. How did Jeff explain everything?A. Over the phoneB By e-mail.15. Why didnt Juff come to the office on Tuesday?A. He was sickB He was off the day.C. He was working somewhere else16. How does the woman sound in the end?A. Excite

8、d.B. Angry.C. Surprised.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. Why did the speaker go on the tour?A. It was the prize of a competition.B John asked her to go with himC It was her travel plan.C The waiters.18. What did the speaker dislike about the hotel?A. The drinks.B. The food.19. What did the speaker think of the

9、 trip to the museum?A DisappointingB Amazing.C Terrible.20. What did the speaker do in the second week?A. She rode an elephant.B She went to the mountains.C. She relaxed in the hotel.二、阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并 在答题卡上将该项涂黑。APlamiiiig a visit to the UK?

10、Here we help with ways to cut your costs.AVOID BIG EVENTSBig sporting events, concerts and exhibitions can increase the cost of accommodation and make it harder to find a room A standard double room at theTliistle Brighton oil the final Friday of the Brighton Comedy Festival (19 Oct.) cost 169.15 at

11、 B A week later, the same room cost 118.15.If you can be flexible and want to know elates to mvoidor yoifre looking for a big e-ent to pass your timecheck out sites such as W, wliicli allow you to search for events in the UK by city, date and categoiy.STAY AWAY FROM THE STATIONIf traveling to your d

12、estination by train, you may want to find a good base close to the station, but you could end up paying more for the sake of convenience at the start of your holiday.Dont be too choosy about the part of town you stay in. Booking two months in advance, the cheapest room at Travelodges Central Euston

13、hotel in London for Saturday 22 September was 95.95 A room just a tube journey away at its Covent Garden hotel was 75.75 And at FaiTingdom a double room cost just 62.95LOOK AFTER YOURSELFReally cential hotels in cities such as London. Edinburgh and Cardiff can cost a foitime, especially at weekends

14、and during big events As an alternative, consider checking into a self-catering flat with its own kitchen Often these flats are hidden away on the top floors of city center buildings. A great example is the liistoric ONeill Flat on Edinburghs Royal Mile, available for 420 for five days ill late Sept

15、ember, with room for four adults.GET ON A BIKELondons Boris bikeshave attracted the most attention, but other cities also hav亡 similar programs that let you rent a bicycle and explore at your own pace, saving you on public transport or car parking costsAmong the smaller cities with theii own progiam

16、s are Newcastle (casual members pay around 1.50 for hvo hours) and Cardiff (free for up to 30 minutes, or 5 per day).21 uFaiTingdoii in Paragraph 5 is most probablyA. the tube line to Covent GardenB a hotel away from the train stationC. the name of a travel agencyD. ail ideal holiday destination22.

17、The passage shows that the O,Neill FlatA. lius on the ground floorB provides cooking tools for touristsC is located ill central LondonD costs over 100 on average per day in late September23. The main puipose of the passage isA to offer visitors some nioneysaving tipsB to show visitors the importance

18、 of self-helpC to supply -4sitors with hotel infomiationD. to tell visitors how to book in advanceBThe Scientific Reason Why Your Dog Is Helping You Live LongerAre you one of the 44 percent of Americans with a dog? You hav亡 a lot of things to thank your dog foi; including getting a gieat nights slee

19、p But as it turns out, mans best friend isnt just a gieat life companion; lie (or she!) can also help you liv亡 longer, according to new research.A study published in the journal Scientific Reports gathered data on 3.4 million subjects aged 40 to 80, comparing them to Swedish registeis of dog owners

20、over ail 11-year period Ovurall, owners of dogs (especially hunting breeds!) have a lower risk of death from cardiovascularOC?血管)disease or other causes, the researchers foundTliat even goes for people who live alone, which a previous study has found could shorten your life Single dog owners were 33

21、 percent less likely to die and 11 percent less likely to have a heart attack during the study peiiod, compared to single non-owners According to the researchers, the benefits can go both ways: While dog ownership can encourage people to be more physically active, active people may also be more like

22、ly to own dogs Owning a dog might also increase peoples9 social interaction and ovmall well-being, leading to a longer life Wliafs more, a family dog could change the ownms bacterial microbionw(纽I菌微生物群)by exposing them to foreign bacteria, which boosts their inmiune systems against disease. Find out

23、 more secrets your pet wont tell you.“Dog ownersliip has many benefits, and we may now be able to count better heart health as one of them、 Dr. Mike Knapton of the British Heart Foundation told the BBC “Howevei; as many dog owners may agiee, the main reason for owning a dog is the sheer joy.v24. Wha

24、t will probably allow people to enjoy a longer life?A. Living alone without a dogB. Owning a dogC Following the dogs living ways.D Being single.25. What does the underlined word boost mean?A. influenceB breakC weaken D stiengthen26. Which is NOT the benefit of owning a dog in the research?A. Healthi

25、er inunune systemB. Longer life of the dogs and their ownersC More social interaction and well-beingD Lower risk of heart diseases 27. Ill Dr. Mike Kiiapton opinion, many Ainencans raise dogs because the dogs canA change their life styleB. better their heart conditionC bring them a lot of funD help

26、them to live longercLast nights meteoi（流星）shower left many people in the community dissatisfied and demanding answers. According to Gabe Rothsclild, Emerald Xlleys mayor, people gathered in the suburbs of the city, canying heay telescopes, expecting to watch the brightly buniing meteors passing thio

27、ugh the sky. Wliat they found instead was a sky so brightened by the citys lights that it darkened the 丘ght of the meteors passing overhead“My family was so frustrated admitted town resident Duane Cosby, uWe wanted to make this an unforgettable family outing, but it turned out to be a huge disappoin

28、tment.Astionomers一scientists who stxidy stars and planets一have been complaining about this problem for decades They say that light pollution prevents them from seeing objects ill the sky that they could see quite easily in the past They call on people and the goxnmient to take measures to fight agai

29、nst it.Tliere is yet a population besides professional and amateur star observers that suffers even more from light pollution. Tliis population consists of birds, bats frogs, snakes, etc. For example, outdoor lighting sevurely affects migrating（迁徙 B勺）birds. According to the hiteniational Dark?Sky As

30、sociation. 100 million birds a year tluoughout North Ainenca die in crashes with 丘ghted buildings and towers.Countless more animals casualties（伤亡）result from the use of artificial lighting. Clearly, people enjoy the benefits of lighting their evenings, but some scientists think it can be hannfiil fo

31、r humans, too. Tliey wony that exposure to light wliile sleeping can increase persons chances of getting cancer.Emerald Xlley is only one community that is becoming aware of the negative effects of high pollution For years, Flagstaff, Arizona, has enforced lighting regulations in its city in order t

32、o assist astionomers at the Lowell Observatory. Similar efforts have been made worldwide, and a movement is undenvay to remind us to turn off lights when we are not using them, so that other creatines can share the night.28. It happened last night that .A. the meteors flew past before being noticedB

33、. the citys lights affected the meteor watchingC the city light show attracted many peopleD the meteor watcliing ended up as a social outing29. What do the astionomers complain about?A. Light pollution has remained unsolved for yearsB. Their obseivation equipment is in poor repair.C. Meteor showers

34、occur less often than beforeD. Their eyesight is failing due to artificial lighting.30. Lighting regulations in Flagstaff Arizona are put into effect to A. create an ideal obseivation conditionB 1 essen the chance of getting cancerC enstu-e citizens a good sleep at nightD. enable all creatures to li

35、ve in hannony31. What message does the author most want to give us?A. Saving wildlife is saving ourselves.B. Gieat efforts should be made to save energy.C. New equipment should be introduced for space study.D. Human activities should be en-iromnentally fiiendly.DSmall talk has a reputation for being

36、 miiiiterestiiig, and for good reason Pointing out the fact that ifs raining seems as ridiculous as pointing out the fact that you hav亡 a headyoifre folly aware of both things, and dont requke an outsidei to confinn them But despite being evident and often painfully dull, small talk lias an importan

37、t role to fulfil, enabling us to leap over a number of social obstacles towards improved, meaiiingfiil interaction.Humans can be sensitive souls We each have our boundaries and lists of potential upsets, which when broken, cause us to either gently back away to an alternative position in the room, o

38、r become cross at the person. Small talk is first a way to test the waters with an unfamiliar person, so that you may better understand theii personality. Wien finding yourself positioned closely to a person who you know little about, ifs much safer to point out the rainy sky than to share your poli

39、tical views on a sensitive 高一英语期中试卷第9贞共11页topic Until you know the person better, header topics should probably be kept under wraps, so you wont find yourself on the receiving end of a cold stareTliough insignificant, small talk still has gieat power. When talking with fellow humans, much of our sou

40、l is exposed through non-verbal communication. A response to how was your weekend can unveil much about the person character. Tlie length of their response might indicate their level of self-confidence; the tone of speaking might show how agieeable a person is; theii slightly lowered head, as if pro

41、tecting themseh-es from attack, a possible sigil of a regrettable liistoiy of bullyingAs more of a persons character is revealed, we have the insight needed to detemiine whether to broach more significant topics一the tilings that we actually want to talk about. Conversation is a great educator, and d

42、eep com-ersation establish lasting bonds with our fellow humans, fonning precious friendships that paint our lives with vibrant colors. Such fiiendsliips begin with small talk.32. What is described in the first paragiaph?A. The fii st stage of human interaction.B. Ridiculous human behavior in conunu

43、iiication.C Absence of communication between strangersD. The difficulty of having deep conversations.33. Why do people find themselves “on the receiving end of a cold stare?A. Because they are fond of heay subjectsB Because they are enthusiastic about politics.C Because they are too sensitive about

44、topics.D. Because they fail to manage iiiteipersonal distance34. What might be a sign of friendliness according to paragraph 3?A. The length of the answer.C The position of the head35. What might be the best title for the text?A. Reputation of Small Talk高一英语期中试卷B. Tlie quality of the voice.D Tlie di

45、stance betvreen speakersB. Ways of Understanding Personality 第9贞共11页C Significance of Small TalkD. Challenges of Deep Conversation第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空口处的最佳选项。选项中有两项 为多余选项。How many books have you finished since liigh school? Between study, work, family, and social lives, tiyiiig

46、 to find time to read can require more efiort than a relaxing hobby. How to fit books into your tight schedule? 36Boitow more books than you can consume Libraries have extremely large limits on items you can check out. 37 Return anytliing you dont get to. Some of the most efficient readers Ive talke

47、d to retiini five out of six books uiiiead Tliis is not something to feel guilty about38 If you have a whole moniing to read, you might want some variety. People who read a lot have sometliing going to satisfy all appetites.Tiy the 50-page rule If you feel you have to finish all the books you start,

48、 you may get caught up on sometliing boring and not read again for weeks39You511 find something else you love more soonIgnore any thoughts about what you should be reading. It is OK if you wont make it thiougli a lot of the worlds gieat literature. Read what you want40If youhe only reading because y

49、ou should” read, then over time, reading will diop from the top of your list down to laundiy level or going to the dentist.A. Read more than one book at a time.B. Humans dont do well with suffering long tennC You may have trouble deciding what to read fiistD So go crazy and giab anything that looks

50、interesting.E Quit after a few dozen pages if youre not feeling it.F. Reading is one of the most pleasurable activities out there高一英语期中试卷第9贞共11页G Heres how to make more time for your favorite page-txuiiers.三、完形填空（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）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 人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Tliis past

51、 summer, I applied for my veiy first job at a small bakeiy in my neighborhood. I knew that if I were 41 there, I would leani how to use a cash register, prepare sandwiches, and 42cake orders I imagined that my biggeststmggle would be 43 demanding New Yorkers, but I never thought that the act of tyin

52、g a box would become both my biggest 44 and greatest teacher.Oil my first day of work in late August, one of the employees quickly explained the 45 It seemed simple: wrap the string（绳 f ） around your hand, then wrapit tluee times around the box both ways, and fasten it. I 46 the message ill my head,

53、 utliiee times, turn it, three times, 47it until it became my prayer Afterobserving several employees, it was48that anyone tying the box couldcomplete it in a matter of seconds For weeks, I 49 endlessly, only to watch the strong and small pieces of my pride unravel （散开）each time I tried.As I 50 to p

54、ush halftied cake boxes into plastic bags with embaiTassment, I could not help but 51 what was wrong with me. 52 the weeks progressed，my skills slowly began to improve53 there were days when Ijust wanted to throw all of the 54 in the trash and use tape （胶 带）instead; this sense of defeat was never 55

55、. but remarks like Oh、you must be 56”from impatient customers made me angiy and determined to tiy even harder.Gradually I began to realize that I should not be 57 if it takes me longer to leani I kept on, and I continued to tie boxes every weekend at work Evun though I occasionally fell back into 58

56、, I always rewrapped the string around my handand 59 over because I learned that the most satisfying victories come from not 60.41. A. impressedB. liiredC. keptD promoted42. A. fillB. cancelC placeD. take43. A. identifyingB. memorizingC. guidingD sen*ing44. A. friendB. wishC. challengeD. hobby45 A. processB. meaningC puzzleD theoiy46. A. sentB repeatedC appliedD weighed47. A. tryB. cutC. tiunD. tie4& A. possibleB. clearC. fiimiyD. interesting49. A. prayedB. laboredC exploredD applied50. A. rushedB desen*edC. offbiudD. requested51 A. askB wander