广西2021-2020学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题

1、英语试卷第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分) 第一节 听下面5短对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的ABC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。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)1When will the man leave for London?AThis Thursday. BThis Friday. CThis Saturday.2What will the two speakers do first?ALook for the new ti

2、e. BFix the shelf. CPaint the shelf.3Where is the Language Arts building?AOn the right of the bridge. BAt the end of Centre Walk. C. Opposite the Physical Education building.4Which country are the two foreign girls from?AChina. BKorea. CThailand.5What does the man think the woman should have chosen

3、?ABiology. BMedicine. CHistory.第二节(共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。6Where will the two speakers probably buy a bed?AAt Pricerite实惠家居. BAt IKEA宜家. CAt Design 2022设计2022.7What do the two speakers need to buy for their study room？AA chair. BA lamp. CA bookshelf.听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。8What does the man us

4、ually do every week?A. He does the washing-up. B. He washes the clothes. C. He cleans the car .9What does the man promise to do starting this weekend?ABuy the vegetables. BClean the kitchen. CCook the meals.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10Whats the probable relationship between the two speakers?ATeacher and pare

5、nt. BDoctor and patient. CFather and daughter.11Why was Billy probably absent on the day of the eye check?AHe went to buy glasses. BHe did his homework at home. CHe was afraid of the eye check.12Which grade is Billy in now?AThe fourth grade. BThe fifth grade. CThe sixth grade.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13What

6、 day is it today?AFriday. BSaturday. C. Sunday.14How many tickets are left for the 8 pm show?A6. B8. C10.15Why doesnt the man want tickets for the 8 pm show?AThe time is a little late.BThere are no seats together.CHis friend cant make it in time.16What will the man probably do next?ASee another movi

7、e. BDrive to another theater. COrder tickets for tomorrow.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17What does Sheila do?AA travel agent. BA hotel manager. CA secretary.18When will Robert leave for London?AAt 5:00 pm. BAt 6:00 pm. CAt 8:30 am.19What will Robert first do when he arrives?ARent a car. BBook a hotel. CFind th

8、e driver.20How long will Robert stay in London?ATwo days. BThree days. CFour days.第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分） A In Canada you can find dogs,cats,horses and so on,in almost every family.These are their pets.People love these pets and have them as their good friends.Before they keep them in their houses,they

9、 take them to animal hospitals to give them injections so that they wont have diseases.They have special animal food stores,though they can get animal food in almost every kind of store.Some people spend around two hundred Canadian dollars a month on animal food.When you visit peoples houses,they wo

10、uld be very glad to show you their pets and they are very proud of them.You will also find that almost every family has a bird feeder in the garden.All kinds of birds are welcomed to come and have a good meal.They are free to come and go and nobody is allowed to kill any animal in Canada.They have a

11、 law against killing wild animals.If you killed an animal,you would be punished.If an animal happened to get run over by a car,people would be very sad about it.  People in Canada have many reasons to like pets. One of them might be: their family ties are not as close as ours. When children gro

12、w up, they leave their parents and start their own life. Then the old will feel lonely. And pets can solve this problem. They can be good friends and never leave them alone.21.People give their pets injections before keeping them at their houses because _.A. the pets are sickB. the pets are not frie

13、ndlyC. they want them to be differentD. they want to stop them from having diseases22.In Canada, children leave their parents when they grow up because _.A. their parents houses are too smallB. they dont love their parents any moreC. they can only find jobs far from their parentsD. they wouldnt depe

14、nd on their parents any more23.What does the passage mainly talk about?A. Pets in Canada. B. Life of the old in Canada.C. How to take good care of pets. D. How to keep diseases away from pets.B  This is not a diet. Its a simple way to lose weight. And you dont even have to give up the food

15、 you love or join a gym. Its about balancing calories in tiny ways that add up to big benefits. You just form some habits that lean people have. Stick with them, and youll become thin.(1)Wake-up When you wake up in the morning, sit up slowly without using your hands. With legs straight out, bend for

16、ward until you feel sore in your back. It will burn about 10 calories(卡路里).(2)Start with soup When you have a meal,order a clear soup,and have it before having the main food.In this way,youll feel fuller,so youll eat less when the main food comes.(3)An apple(or more)a day Apples are full o

17、f fibre(纤维)and water,so your stomach will want less.The study shows that people who eat at least three apples a day lose weight.(4)Stand up and walk around Every time you use the mobile phone,stand up and walk around.Heavy people sit on average two and a half hours more each day than thin peopl

18、e.This skill is very important as standing up and walking around will burn 50 or more calories.Use these skills,and you will have a big weight loss.24.Whats the purpose of this passage?A. To tell people how to enjoy a better life. B. To advise people to eat apples every day.C. To give some tips on h

19、ow to lose weight. D. To advise people to get rid of bad habits.25.What does the underlined word“lean”in the first paragraph mean?A. Light. B. Pretty. C. Thin. D. Healthy.26.The author may disagree that _.A. getting up without using your hands helps burn caloriesB. eating apples every day is good fo

20、r peoples healthC. its good to walk around while talking on the phoneD. you have to join a gym if you want to lose weight27.In which part of a newspaper would you most probably read this passage?A. Medicine. B. Health. C. Family. D. Teaching.CNow satellites are helping to forecast the weather.They a

21、re in space,and they can reach any part of the world.The satellites take pictures of the atmosphere (大气), because this is where the weather forms.They send these pictures to the weather stations.So meteorologists (气象学家) can see the weather of any part of the world.From the pictures,the scientists ca

22、n often say how the weather will change.Today,nearly five hundred weather stations in sixty countries receive satellite pictures.When they receive new pictures, the meteorologists compare them with earlier ones.Perhaps they may find that the clouds have changed during the last few hours.This may mea

23、n that the weather on the ground may soon change,too.In their next weather forecast,the meteorologists can say this.So the weather satellites are of great help to the meteorologists.Before satellites were invented, the scientists could forecast the weather for about 24 or 48 hours.Now they can make

24、good forecasts for three or five days.Soon,perhaps,they may be able to forecast the weather for a week or more ahead. 28.The underlined word “forecast” in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to _.A. say what you think will happen B. throw something in front of youC. broadcast news reports each da

25、y D. talk with someone about something29.Why do we use the weather satellites to take pictures of the atmosphere?A. Because the weather satellites can do it easily.B. Because clouds form there.C. Because the weather forms there.D. Because the pictures can forecast the weather.30.Meteorologists forec

26、ast the weather _.A. as soon as they receive satellite pictures B. after they receive satellite picturesC. before they receive satellite pictures D. while they send satellite pictures31.Maybe well soon be able to forecast the weather for _.A. one day B. two days C. five days D. seven days or even lo

27、nger DWith around 100 students scheduled to be in that 9 am Monday morning lecture, it is no surprise that almost 20 people actually make it to the class and only 10 of them are still awake after the first 15 minutes; it is not even a surprise that most of them are still in their pyjamas(睡衣). O

28、bviously, students are terrible at adjusting their sleep cycles to their daily schedule.All human beings possess a body clock. Along with other alerting(警报) systems, this governs the sleep/wake cycle and is therefore one of the main processes which govern sleep behaviour. Typically, the preferr

29、ed sleep/wake cycle is delayed in adolescents, which leads to many students not feeling sleepy until much later in the evenings. This typical sleep pattern is usually referred to as the "night owl" schedule of sleep.This is opposed to the "early bird" schedule, and is a kind of d

30、isorder where the individual tends to stay up much past midnight. Such a person has great difficulty in waking up in the mornings. Research suggests that night owls feel most alert and function best in the evenings and at night. Research findings have shown that about 20 percent of people can be cla

31、ssified as "night owls" and only 10 percent can be classified as "early birds"the other 70 percent are in the middle. Although this is clearly not true for all students, for the ones who are true night owls this gives them an excellent excuse for missing their lectures which unfo

32、rtunately fall before midday.32.What docs the author stress in Paragraph 1?A. Many students are absent from class.B. Students are very tired on Monday mornings.C. Students do not adjust their sleep patterns well.D. Students are not well prepared for class on Mondays.33.Which of the following is true

33、 according to Paragraph 2?A. Most students prefer to get up late in the morning.B. Students don't sleep well because of alerting systems.C. One's body clock governs the sleep/wake cycle independently.D. Adolescents' delayed sleep/wake cycle isn't the preferred pattern.34.Which of the

34、 following is closest in meaning to the underlined word "classified" in Paragraph 3?A. Criticised.B. Grouped.C. Organised.D. Named.35.What does the text mainly talk about?A. Functions of the body clock.B. The "night owl" phenomenon.C. Human beings' sleep behaviour.D. The scho

35、ol schedule of "early birds".    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白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项是多余选项。A good friend can help you study.You can have fun together and make each other happy.36_They will be with you as long as you have money or luck,but when you are down,they will run

36、 away.How do I know when I have found a good friend?I look for certain qualities of character, especially understanding,honesty and reliability.37_A good friend tries to understand how another person is feeling.He is not quick to judge.Instead,he tries to learn from others.He puts himself in the oth

37、er persons place,and he tries to think of ways to be helpful.At the same time,however,a good friend is honest.38_He notices their good points.In short,a friend will try to understand me and accept me.39_I can always depend on a good friend.If I need a favor,he will do his best to help me.If I am in

38、trouble,he will not run away from me.There is a fourth quality that makes a friend special.A special friend is someone with whom we can have fun.We should enjoy our lives,and we would enjoy our friendship.A good friend likes the same things I like.40_ A good friend has a good sense of humor,too

39、.When I meet someone who is reliable,honest,and understanding,I know Ive found a good friend!A.But what is a good friend?B.He is ready to help you when you are in trouble.C.Sometimes you will meet fair­weather friends.D.Above all else,I look for understanding in a friend.E.He does not look f

40、or faults in others.F.Another quality of a friend is reliability.G.We share experience and learn from each other.第四部分 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30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），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。Once there were two neighbors, one rich and the other poor. The poor farmer had little land and his

41、neighbor had much 41 . The rich could not be 42 as he was trying to become richer day and night. But the farmer working on his farm played with his family and 43 his life. The rich man was so 44 at his neighbors happy life and consulted a wise man about his 45 . The wise man said, “ It's our har

42、d work that 46 the pleasant life instead of wealth.” The rich could not be 47 . The wise man showed him how it happened to make him believe it. The wise man 48 one gold coin in the farmers field. The farmer found it, took the gold coin and 49 it in a box. He didn't tell his family 50 he feared t

43、hey spread the news to others. The wise man continued the 51 with another gold coin for the second day, which was also kept secret. At last, the farmer 52 99 gold coins. The farmer wanted to get 100 gold coins to 53 farmland. But the wise man 54 burying gold coins. Afterward the farmer became 55 to

44、get another gold coin to pay for farmland. He kept on digging all his land and he ignored the usual 56 which produced grains for his family. He kept on 57 the 99 gold coins often. He was in a state of sorrow for not getting the hundredth. Therefore, he no longer had the mood to 58 with his children.

45、If we become 59 with our possessions, we can lead a very peaceful life. In fact, we can be peaceful as long as we don't compare our wealth or lifestyles with others. 60 what we own and we would be happy. 41. A. successB. wealthC. gloryD. aim42. A. selfishB. upsetC. calmD. happy43. A. enjoyedB. d

46、esiredC. hatedD. learned44. A. excitedB. frightenedC. amazedD. moved45. A. troubleB. needC. interestD. puzzle46. A. brings aboutB. turns toC. turns upD. brings up 47. A. shockedB. confusedC. remindedD. convinced48. A. foundB. buriedC. inventedD. threw49. A. hidB. lentC. joinedD. covered50. A. butB.

47、becauseC. ifD. though51. A. oppositeB. sameC. differentD. right52. A. storedB. donatedC. showedD. handed53. A. exchangeB. growC. buyD. follow54A. considered B. stoppedC. refusedD. suggested55A. hopelessB. usefulC. dull D. mad56A. farmingB. searchingC. travelingD. eating57A. countingB. enjoyingC. was

48、tingD. feeling58A. argueB. walkC. playD. hike59A. satisfiedB. silentC. knownD. nervous 60A. ShareB. TreasureC. SupplyD. Control 第II卷(非选择题共50分）第一节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分） 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式With the development of industry, air pollution is getting more and more serious. In Shanghai, man

49、y people suffer from different kinds of illnesses because 61. air pollution. Air pollution is 62. (main) caused by the following reasons. About half of the problem is caused by vehicles (交通工具). There are more and more cars and buses on the road, 63. give off poisonous gases. About 35% of air po

50、llution is caused by factories. Another factor is smoking. 64. (smoke) is 65. （harm）to others health as well as to that of the smokers. Besides, about 10% of air pollution is caused by other reasons. Therefore, 66. is important for us to take some 67. （measure）to fight against pollution. New fuel can be used to take 68. place of gas. We can plant more trees, grass and flowers. All in all, if everybody realizes the 69. (important) of environment and does something to stop pollution, the problem 70. (solve).第二节 短文改错(共1