北京市北京四中2019-2020学年高一学期期中考试英语试题

1、第1页，总18页北京市北京四中 2019-2020 学年高一学期期中考试英语试题Meow, meow, meow, is what I heard as I walked through the alley （小巷; 胡同）.I approached the noise andnoticed a tail sticking out from under a piece of wood. Under the wood was a 11 black and white cat. I picked him upand _12_ he must be freez ing to death. I _13

2、_ home with the cat held in myjacket.My new best friend, who soon became known as Little Bit, received his n ame because he was almost_14_ whe n I held him in my han ds. He stood about five in ches tall. Little Bits small size had a great advantage -he_15一perfectly in the pocket of my jacket, which

3、made _16_ _ him everywhere veryeasy. Any time I was home, he would nt leave my _仃_. He was always eager to play with me. When I fellasleep at ni ght, he would always 18 up around my head to en sure that I was warm.Unfortun ately, I grew up. My tee nage life _19_ _ my relati on ship with Little Bit.

4、I lived at such a fast pace thatI stopped 20. time for him. My free time was spe nt with my friends in stead. I would come in the house on my phoneand not _ _21_ him at all. His meows became an annoyance to me, but it was nthis _22_that he wan ted his best friend back.Time had caused a _23_ to Littl

5、e Bit. His body began _ _24_ down and by the time I realizedsomething was wrong with him, he had already lost his balanee. He lay there and looked at me, and_25_ this day I still remember the _26_ _ look in his bright green eyes. I took him to the vet （ 兽医）, but therewas no thi ng he could do. The l

6、ast time I _27_ _ him he was nt the same tiny cat I had found ten years before. LittleBit filled my arms and he was put to sleep that day.Little Bits _一28_ _ made me realize how much he meant to me. He was always there for me when In eeded him. I_29_ our last years together and I feel sorry for not

7、always being there for him. I willoo线线oo订号 考订o级 班o装名 姓装o校 学o外内oo题号-一-二二三四五总分得分评卷人得分、完型填空本大题共 1 道小题1.答案第2页，总18页always30the special memories we made.11. A. lovelyB. tinyC. prettyD. frie ndly12. A. agreedB. i nsistedC. realizedD. proved13. A. leftB. stayedC. droveD. hurried14. A. weightlessB. uselessC.

8、 breathlessD. hopeless15. A. grewB. fittedC. playedD. existed16. A. show ingB. keep ingC. tak ingD. guidi ng17. A. mindB. heartC. bodyD. side18. A. riseB. sta ndC. wakeD. roll19. A. weake nedB. faste nedC.deepenedD.sharpened20. A. maki ngB. losi ngC. wasti ngD. gai ning21. A. overlookB. i nterruptC.

9、 ackno wledgeD. recog nize22. A. desireB. purposeC. faultD. greed23. A. fearB. lossC. delayD. concern24. A. dropp ingB. teari ngC. calmi ngD. shutt ing25. A. onB. toC. inD. for26. A. shamefulB. hatefulC. harmfulD. sorrowful27. A. helpedB. protectedC. heldD. cured28. A. ill nessB. deathC. sadnessD. p

10、ressure29 A. regretB. botherC. con fuseD. dream30. A. treasureB. admireC. evaluateD. explore评卷人得分2.、阅读理解本大题共 4 道小题Seeds on Ice题答内线订装在要不请第3页，总18页Close to the North Pole , remote and rocky Plateau Mountain in the Norwegian archipelago ofSvalbard seems an un likely spot for any global effort to safegua

11、rd agriculture .In this cold and desertedenvironment , no grains, no garde ns, no trees can grow. Yet at the end of a 130-meter- long tunnel cut out of solidstone is a room filled with huma nity s most precious treasure, the largest and most diverse seed collect ion moretha n a half-billio n seeds.A

12、 quiet rescue missi on is un der way. With grow ing evide nee that un checked climate cha nge-will seriouslyaffect food production and threaten the diversity （多样性） of crops around the world , the Svalbard Global SeedVault （地窖） represents a major step towards ensuring the preservation（贮藏） of hundreds

13、 ofthousands of crop varieties. This is a seed collection, but more importantly, it is a collection of the traits found with inthe seeds : the genes that give one variety resista nee to a particular pest and ano ther variety tolera nee for hot , dryweather.Few people will ever see or come into con t

14、act with the contents of this vault. In sealed boxes , beh ind multiplelocked doors , monitored by electronic security systems, enveloped in below zero temperatures, and surroun dedby tons of rock, hun dreds of milli ons of seeds are protected in their mountain fortress. Froze n in such con diti ons

15、 inside the mountain, seeds of most major crops will rema in viable for hun dreds of years, or Ion ger. Seeds of some arecapable of reta ining（保留） their ability to grow for thousa nds of years.Everyone can look back now and say that the Seed Vault was a good and obvious idea, and that of course theN

16、orwegia n gover nment should have approved and fun ded it. But back in 2004, whe n the Seed Vault was proposed,it was viewed as a crazy, impractical, and expensive idea.We knew that nothing would provide a definite guarantee. But we were tired , fed up , and frankly scared of thesteady, greater loss

17、es of crop diversity. The Seed Vault was built by optimists who wan ted to do something topreserve options so that humanity and its crops might be better prepared for change. If it simply resupplied seedgene banks with samples those gene banks had lost, this would repay our efforts.The Seed Vault is

18、 about hope and commitr nent - about what can be done if coun tries come together andSEEDS ON ICE百 JL1IYwork cooperatively to accomplish something significant , Iong-lasting , and worthy of who we are and wish to be42. Accord ing to the passage, the Seed Vault is_ .A. a tunnel where the collected se

19、eds are displayedB. a stone room that contains the seeds of endan gered cropsC. a seed gene bank that stores diverse seeds for future agricultureD. a lab where researchers study how to maintain the diversity of crops43. The underlined word“ viable ” in Paragraph 3 probably means_A. matureB. clea nC.

20、 aliveD. valuable44. Paragraph 3 mainly tells us_.A. how the seeds are preservedC. why the seeds are protected45. We can know from the passage that_A. the Seed Vault offers a soluti on to climate cha ngeB. most countries took part in rescuing the seed varietiesC. the Seed Vault guara ntees to preve

21、nt the loss of crop diversityD. many people origi nally con sidered buildi ng the Seed Vault un wise 3.A PowerisersThe ability to jump two meters in the air may not be something you have thought too much about. And most peoplehave n ever con sidered running at 30 kilometers an hour. But just stop fo

22、r a mome nt and thi nk about how our new productcould cha nge your life.Your daily journey to your place of work is probably a mad dash for the bus. There is no point in tak ing your carbecause there are traffic jams, and any way the car parks are probably very expe nsive or, worse still, full. Here

23、 is wherePowerisers can help. It takes just a couple of minu tes to put them on and the n you are away, going past others or evenjump ing over the object which blocks your way.That is the practical use for our product, but the n there is sport and exercise. Powerisers are set to be the nextextreme s

24、port and the deep-fit tools. You can imagi ne the 100 meters, the high jump or basketball performed by athletesweari ng Powerisers. And what better way to build your muscles and keep fit?Our product is very simple. It is powered by a superlight spring, which uses the gravitational（ 重力的）pull答案第4页，总18

25、页B. where people keep the seedsD. what people do to study the seeds题答内线订装在要不请第5页，总18页from your body weight and pushes you with superhuma n stre ngth. There have bee n no records of serious injury related tothe use of Powerisers, but extreme cauti on is recomme nded. We stron gly advise the weari ng

26、of protective cloth ing, includi ng at least a helmet（ 头盔）.Powerisers make you feel as if you were walk ing on the moon. Now we make two differe nt models: Basic andProfessi on al. The Basic model is desig ned for the occasi onal users and costs around $ 500. The Professi onal model,which is desig n

27、ed for the competitive use, has a stro ngly-made structure and differe nt spri ngs, though that comes at thein creased price of $800. Our Powerisers are guara nteed for two years and will be replaced without questi on if they fail during that period. That is how con fide nt we are.31. Accord ing to

28、the passage, Powerisers can help you_.A. get on the busB. jump over blocksC. relax hard musclesD. lift heavy weights32. A helmet is recomme nded to users to_.A. preve nt them from being injuredB. provide them with superhuma n stre ngthC. Offer them the feeling of walking on the moonD. Bring them goo

29、d results in competitive situati ons33. What is the author s purpose of writing the passage?A. To advertise a sports product.B. To show adva ntages of tak ing exerciseC. To explain basic prin ciples of PowerisersD. To in troduce the developme nt of Powerisers4.My teacher held up a piece of broke n g

30、lass and asked,“ Who broke this win dow?”Thirty boys tried to think about not only what they had done, but also what our teacher may have found out. Sheseldom became an gry, but she was this time.“ Oh, ” I thought. I was the one who broke the window. It was caused by a naughty throw of a baseball. I

31、f I admittedguilt, I would be in a lot of trouble. How would I be able to pay for a big window like that? I did n even get an allowanee.“ My father is going to have a fit.” I thought. I didn t want to raiseforce much stronger than I was pulled it skyward. I told the truth.I did it. ” It was harhad.o

32、o线线oo订号 考订o级 班o装名 姓装o校 学o外内oo答案第6页，总18页sta nding at the hotel bar. They have mirrored each others gestures and it is reas on able to assumothattheyMy teacher took dow n a book from one of our library shelves and I had n ever known my teacher to strike a student, but I feared she was going to start w

33、ith me.school any way. You will not be puni shed as long as you remember that I am not reward ing you for your misdeed, I amreward ing you for your truthfu In ess.t being punished and I was getting my own b-dtfielVervidee thatI had bee n savi ng up money to buy.5.The n ext time you atte nd a social

34、fun cti on or go to a place where people meet and in teract, take note of the number of people who have adopted the same gestures and posture-the way you sit or sta nd-of the“ carb on copy ing” is a means by which one pers on tells theothe he is in agreement with his ideas and attitudes. By this met

35、hod, one isnon-verbally（ 非语言的）saying to the other, “ As you can see, I think the same as you, so I will copy your posture andgesture.This unconscious （无意识地 ）mimicry is quite interesting to observe. Take, for example, the two menI know how you like bird,” she said as she stood looking down-addengfait

36、e.Here is that fieldguide about birds t hat you are constantly checking out. It is yours now. Its time we got a nefor theI couldn t believe it! I wasnAll that rema ins of that day is my memory and the less on my teacher taught me. That less on stays withme every day, and it will echo forever.34. Fro

37、m the story, we can lear n that the boyA. didn t break the window on purposeB. lacked the stre ngth to admit his guiltC. tried to think about what he had doneD. didn t know what the teacher would find out35. If the boy admitted guilt, he thought he would NOTA. bepuniB. make his father angryC. pay fo

38、r the broke n win dowD. get a bird field guide36. Which of the follow ing best describes the cha nges in the boys feelings?A. Afraid-Surprised-Tha nkfulB. Frightened-Amazed-ProudC. Regretful-Guilty-ExcitedD. Nervous-Afraid-Satisfied37. What is the lesson the boys teacher taught him?A. Every coi n ha

39、s two sidesB. Hon esty is always valued题答内线订装在要不请C. Bad luck n ever comes aloneD. It s never too ltote）e carefulperson with whom they are talk ing. This第7页，总18页are discuss ing a topic upon which they have the same thoughts and feeli ngs. If one man un crosses his arms and legsor sta nds on the other

40、 foot, the other will follow. If one puts his hand in his pocket the other will copy and this mimicry willcontinue for as long as the two men are in agreement.This copy ing also occurs among good friends or people of the same social positi on and it is com mon to seemarried couples walk, stand, sit

41、and move in very similar ways. People who are strangers, however, try hard to avoidholdi ng mutual（ 相互的）positi ons. The sig ni fica nce of carb on copy ing can be one of the most importa nt non-verballess ons we can lear n, for this is one way that others tell us that they agree with us or like us.

42、It is also a way for us to tellothers that we like them, by simply copy ing their gestures.If an employer wishes to develop immediate frien dli ness and create a relax ing atmosphere with an employee, heneeds to copy the employee s posture to achieve the end. Simiham-aorupig employeemay be seen copy

43、ing his boss gesturessin an attempt to show agreement. Using the knowledge, it is possibleto in flue nce a face-to-face encoun ter by copy ing the positive gestures and postures of the other pers on. This hasthe effect of putt ing the other pers on in a receptive and relax ed frame of mind and he ca

44、n“ seeun dersta nd his point of view.38. What is the best title for the passage?A. Carbon Copying-Show ing Agreeme ntB. Develop ing Non-verbal Communi catio nC. How to avoid Carbon Copy ingD. Proper Social Behavior39. What is carb on copy ing accord ing to the passage?A. To adopt ide ntical gesture

45、of others.B. To repeat what others havesaid.C. To show agreeme nt with others.D. To mock others.40. In which of the follow ing groups is carb on copy ing NOT freque ntly see n?A. Married couplesB. People not familiar with each other.C. Good frien ds.D. People of the same social positi on.41. What sh

46、ould an employer do to created a relax ing atmosphere for an employee?OO线线OO订号 考订O级 班O装名 姓装O校 学O外内OOthat y答案第6页，总18页假设你是中国某高中学生李华。请给你的朋友Mark 介绍一个中国节日，包含以下内容：1.节日名字,B. Avoid copying the employee s gesture.C. Be helpful.评卷人得分二、书面表达D. Copy the gesture of the employee.本大题共 1 道小题。A. Bepolite.6.时间；2.节日的习俗

47、；3.节日的意义。评卷人得分7.三、单词拼写本大题共 1 道小题。1. It was un believable that the fans waited outside the gym for three hours just(have ) a look at thesports stars.2.1 did nt mean(eat) anything but the ice cr eam looked so good that I couldnt help trying it.3. I live n ext door to a couplechildre n ofte n make a lo

48、t of noise.4. Please send us all the in formati onyou have about the can didate for the positi on.5. The boyis lea ning aga inst the door is our monitor.6. Nowadays, swimming.(con sider) to be one of the best all-ro und forms of exercise.7. The stude nts have bee n work ing hard on their less ons an

49、d theirefforts(reward) with success inthe coming exam.8. Despite the previous rounds of talks, no agreeme nt(reach) so far by the two sides.9. Last night, I(choose) from hun dreds of stude nts to atte nd the ope ningceremony.(repair) this week, so I have to wash my clothes by hand.评卷人得分10. My wash i

50、ng machine8.四、翻译本大题共 1 道小题。46. 我期待在 2020 年游览故宫或在那里做志愿者。(look forward to, the Forbidden City)47. 我奶奶现在会把照片附在电子邮件里了。(capable, attach)48. 相比于占别人便宜，我们更愿意通过努力工作来获得好处。(prefer.rather tha n, gain ben efit, takeadva ntage of )49.昨天你提醒他给我的朋友们在酒店订三个房间了吗？(remind,book)50. Mark发现学英语很有趣, 在英语上付出的努力也终会有回报。(find.adj.

51、, pay off)1.11. B12. C 13. D22. C23. B 24. D试卷答案14. A 15. B 16. C 17.D 18. D 19. A 20. A 21. C25. B 26. D 27. C 28. B答案第8页，总18页29. A 30. A题答内线订装在要不请答案第10页，总18页【分析】这是一篇记叙文阅读。文章讲述了我捡了一只小猫，我给它起名叫Little Bit，我们之间建立了很深厚的感情。但是，随着我的长大，我不再愿意花时间在小猫身上。直到有一天，小猫在孤独与悲伤中死去， 我才意识到原来 Little Bit 对我这么重要。【11 题详解】考查形容词辨

52、析。 根据下文 The last time I _1 乙 him he was nt the same tiny cat I had found ten years before.提示可知，这只黑白相间的小猫很小。A. lovely 可爱的；B. tiny 微小的；C. pretty 漂亮的；D. friendly 友好的，故选 B。【12 题详解】考查动词辨析。句意：我把它拿起来，意识到它一定是快要被冻死了。A. agreed 同意；B. insisted坚持；C. realized 意识到；D. proved 证明，故选 C。【13 题详解】考查动词辨析。句意：我把小猫放到我的夹克里，匆忙

53、带它回到了家。A. left 离开；B. stayed 停留；C.drove驾驶；D. hurried 匆忙，故选 D。【14 题详解】考查形容词辨析。句意：因为它在我手里几乎没什么重量，所以我给它取了这个名字。A.weightless 没有重量的；B. useless 无用的；C. breathless 喘不过气来的；D. hopeless 绝望的，故选 A。【15 题详解】考查动词辨析。根据 which made _6_ _ him everywhere very easy.可知，它完美地适合我夹克里的口 袋，这使得我带它到处走非常容易。A. grew 成长；B. fitted 适合；C.

54、 played 玩耍；D. existed 存在，故选B。【16 题详解】考查动词辨析。句意：它完美地适合我夹克里的口袋，这使得我带它到处走非常容易。A.OO线线OO订号 考订O级 班O装名 姓装O校 学O外内OO第11页，总18页showing 展示；B. keeping 保持；C. taking 带着；D. guiding 指导，故选 C。【17 题详解】考查名词辨析。句意：任何时候我在家，它都不会离开我的旁边。A. mind 精神；B. heart 心脏；C. body身体；D. side 旁边，故选 Do【18 题详解】考查动词辨析。句意：当晚上我睡着时，它就会滚到我的头旁边，确保我是

55、温暖的。A. rise 上升；B. stand答案第12页，总18页站立；C. wake 醒来；D. roll 滚动，故选 D。【19 题详解】考查动词辨析。根据下文I lived at such a fast pace that I stopped_ 10_time for him.可知，我青少年的生活减弱了我和小猫 Little Bit 的关系。A. weakened 减弱；B. fastened 栓紧；C. deepened 加深；D. sharpened 尖锐化，故选 A。【20 题详解】考查固定用法。上文 I lived at such a fast pace 说我生活的如此快节奏，

56、由此可知我停止为小猫腾出时间。make time for 腾出时间（做某事），这是一个固定用法，故选A。【21 题详解】考查动词辨析。句意：我打着手机回到房子里，一点也不承认它的存在。A. overlook 忽略；B. interrupt打断；C. ack no wledge 承认；D. recog nize 承认，故选 C。【22 题详解】考查名词辨析。句意：它的喵喵声对我来说成了一种烦恼，但是它想让它最好的朋友回来，这并不是它的错误。A. desire 渴望；B. purpose 目的；C. fault 错误；D. greed 贪婪，故选 C。【23 题详解】考查名词辨析。句意：时间对 L

57、ittle Bit 造成了损耗。A. fear 害怕；B. loss 损耗；C. delay 延期；D. concern 关心，故选 B。【24 题详解】考查动词短语辨析。根据he had already lost his balanee.可推知，它的身体已经停工。A. dropping down落下；B. tearing down 拆卸；C. calming down 平静下来；D. shutting down 停工，故选 D。【25 题详解】考查介词辨析。句意：直到今天，我依然记得它翠绿色眼睛中悲伤的神情。A. on 在上；B. to 至 U; C. in在里；D. for 为了，故选 B

58、。【26 题详解】考查形容词辨析。句意：直到今天，我依然记得它翠绿色眼睛中悲伤的神情。A. shameful 可耻的；B. hateful可恨的；C. harmful 有害的；D. sorrowful 悲伤的，根据常识和文意可知，应该是悲伤的神情，故选D。【27 题详解】考查动词辨析。上文内容I 3home with the cat held in my jacket.有线索 held，可知这里意思是最后一次我握着它，它已经不是十年以前我发现的那只小猫了。A. helped 帮助；B. protected 保护；C. held第13页，总18页握住；D. cured 治愈，故选 C。答案第14

59、页，总18页28 题详解】考查名词辨析。句意：Little Bit 的死亡让我意识到它对我有多重要。A. illness 疾病；B. death 死亡；C. sadness悲伤；D. pressure 压力，故选 B。【29 题详解】A. regret 后悔； B. bother 打扰； C. con fuse 混乱;A. treasure 珍惜；B. admire 钦佩；C. evaluatehim he was nt the same tiny cat I had foundtiny, ”知，这只黑白相间的小猫很小。A. lovely可爱的；B. tiny 微小的;好的，故选 Bo 小题

60、14 根据 he had already lost hisbalanee.可知它的身体已已经停工。A. dropping down 落下；B. tearing down 拆卸；C. calming down【分析】这是一篇科普类阅读。文章介绍了种子基因库，为未来的农业储存多种种子的地方。【42 题详解】推理判断题。答案定位在第三段 Froze n in such con diti ons in side the mountain, seeds of most major crops will remain viable for hun dreds of years, or Ion ger. S