2021-2022学年甘肃省民乐县第一高级中学高一下学期期中考试英语试题（原卷版）

1、2021-2022学年甘肃省民乐县第一高级中学高一下学期期中考试英语试题第一部分 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）1. How will the woman go to her mothers house?A. By train. B. By car. C. By bus.2. When will the party end ?A. At 6 o clock. B. At 7 o clock. C. At 10 o clock.3. What will Lucy probably do next?A. Get up at once. B

2、. Sleep for a while. C. Do morning exercise.4. What does the woman want to tell Mark?A. Her birthday is coming. B. She s going to London. C. A band is coming here.5. Where does the conversation probably take place ?A. In a classroom. B. In a hospital. C. At home.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

3、、7题。6. Why does the man make the phone call ?A. To change the table. B. To change the time. C. To book a table.7. How many people will go to the restaurant to have dinner?A.4. B.6. C.7.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8. What time is it now?A.3:30 pm. B.4:45 pm. C.6:00 pm.9.What is the relationship between the speak

4、ers ?A. Driver and passenger. B. Employer and employee. C. Co - workers.10. What does the woman want the man to do ?A. To give her a ride to the airport. B. To finish his report quickly. C. To call a taxi for her.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11. When will the man go to Singapore?A. This Friday. B. This Saturday

5、. C. This Sunday.12. Which fight does the man prefer ?A. The one at 2:30 pm. B. The one at 6:30 pm. C. The one at 8:30 pm.13. How long does it take the man to get to Singapore?A.4 hours. B.6 hours. C.8 hours 听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。14. What does Henry do ?A. He s a host. B. Hes a collector. C. He s a resea

6、rcher.15. Which pets are the most popular among the British ?A Fish. B. Cats. C. Dogs.16.Why are small dogs especially popular ?A. They are cheaper and easier to keep. B. They don t need much space.C. They can make children happier.17. How many pets are there in the UK ?A. About 8 million. B. About

7、40 million. C. More than 62 million.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18. What is the speaker mainly talking about ?A Hotel services. B. Industry tours. C. Holiday plans.19. What will students do during mealtime ?A. Practice serving dining guests. B. Lead guests into restaurants.C. Help cooks to prepare meals.20. W

8、hat is the purpose of the activities ?A. To help students find a job during their holidays.B. To help students study hotel management. C. To help students experience the real world.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，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。AIdeas of making the first weeks of h

9、igh school easyFrank. aged 21I think almost every kid feels both nervous and excited before their first day, You will probably love it. I know I did. You should join some sports or activities that will make your high school experience more enjoyable. Good luck!Sharon. aged 22The most important thing

10、 to keep in mind when going into high school is to be yourself. Besides, I dont know what your middle school was like, but high school teachers will not care about things such as how much homework you already have in one night. Its best to just learn to deal with things and manage your time wisely s

11、o you can achieve everything you need to do.Eddie. aged 20When I started high school, I was really nervous too, especially since I had been home schooled all through middle school and didnt really know anyone. I suppose the best advice would be to just relax. The first couple of days can be a little

12、 bit hard. but things will become easier before you know it.David. aged 19Im not going to lie. The first day is kind of frightening. But youll get used to it. Dont be afraid of anyone; upperclassmen will pick on(J E )you more if you let them know youre afraid. Just take it easy. Making some friends

13、and staying with them will greatly help you get used to high school quickly. After the first week its really not bad at all. Dont worry.1. What can we infer( EN/)from Sharon about high school?A. Teachers are quite strict.B. Students often stay up at night.C. Teachers provide much care for studentsD.

14、 Students should make good use of their time.2. How did Eddie feel on his first day of high school?A. BoredB. ExcitedC. WorriedD. Relaxed3. Who mentions the importance of friends?A. FrankB. EddieC. SharonD. DavidBMichael J. Fox was at the height of his career when he developed Parkinsons disease (帕金

15、森病) in 1991. Since then, he has been fighting the disease and has not lost his love for life.After his diagnosis (诊断), Michael concealed his illness for several years in order not to risk his career as an actor. His diagnosis didnt become public until 1999. To this day, he has done his best not to b

16、e influenced by his illness as much as possible and has worked both in front of the camera and as a voice actor.Michael said in an interview with the American magazine Haute Living in 2016: “I realize now that I can play anybody, as long as they have Parkinsons.” Like the role of “Louis Canning” in

17、The Good Wife, which he played from 2010 to 2016. For his role of the lawyer (律师), who suffers from the side effects of medication(药物) to treat Parkinsons, he was nominated (提名) five times for an Emmy.Michael has shown the doctors who said that he would not be able to work ten years after the diagno

18、sis that this is not the case. He has found the right way to deal with Parkinsons disease for him: Humor.In an interview in March 2017, he joked about moments in his everyday life where he is controlled by his illness. “The thing that makes it funny to me is when I think about someone else watching

19、all this and thinking, Poor Michael cant even get the coffee its so sad!”, explains the 59-year-old.Since his diagnosis became public, Michael has devoted himself to Parkinsons research. In 2000, he founded the Michael Foundation for Parkinsons Research to find a cure for Parkinsons disease. By the

20、end of 2018, 800 million US dollars had already been collected.4. What does the underlined word “concealed” in paragraph 2 mean?A. Hid.B. Feared.C. Refused to treat.D. Paid no attention to.5. What made Michaels role of the lawyer successful?A. Their similar personalities.B. Their similar experiences

21、.C. Michaels handsome appearance.D. Michaels dream of being a lawyer.6. Which of the following can best describe Michael?A. Confident and easy-going.B. Patient and honest.C. Tough and positive.D. Independent and open-minded.7. What did Michael do for Parkinsons disease?A. He provided money for those

22、 with it.B. He called on people to face it bravely.C. He established a center to treat people with it.D. He tried to raise money to support research on it.CIf music makes you smarter and exercise helps you to think, surely exercising to music can turn you into a clever person.A team of scientists fr

23、om Ohio State University did experiments on 33 volunteers who were getting better from heart disease after operations. They found those volunteers who exercised while listening to Italian musician Antonio Vivaldis The Four Seasons did much better on language ability tests than without music. It is a

24、lso used in medical fields for patients who have had head hurts because of its moderate tempo (舒缓的节拍).“Exercise seems to cause positive changes in the nerve (神经) system and these changes may improve the learning ability of people with heart disease,” said the psychologist Charles Emery, who led the

25、study. “And listening to music is thought to enhance understanding. We just wanted to put the two results together,” he added.The volunteers said they felt better emotionally and physically after exercising with or without music. But their improvement on the test doubled after listening to music dur

26、ing exercise. Scientists have proved that music can be good for health and education. It helps reduce stress and sadness, encourage relaxation or sleep, wake up the body and improve memory and thoughts.Scientists have been studying the results of exercise to music on learning and understanding since

27、 the early 1950s. By 2000, psychologists were using Mozarts music, especially his violin pieces, to help children with speech disorders. Mozart was chosen because his music is not overexciting and has clear structures. A study showed that students who listened to Mozarts violin pieces and exercised

28、went on to get higher marks in an IQ test. With important exams drawing near, your parents will not probably allow you to listen to music or play sports. But perhaps now you have good reasons to argue with them.8. The text is mainly about that _.A. 33 volunteers work on music in medical fieldsB. mus

29、ic and exercise lead to relaxation or sleepC. exercise to music makes people healthy and brightD. scientists give suggestions on choosing music to exercise9. The underlined word enhance can be replaced by _.A. impressB. produceC. provideD. improve10. It can be learned from the last paragraph that _.

30、A you are supposed to follow your parents wordsB. you have some good reasons to exercise to musicC. students should not listen to music before examsD. music might help you to get higher grades in tests11. Which of the following statements is TRUE?A. Scientists often use Mozarts music, for it is not

31、too exciting.B. Exercise seems to cause negative changes without music.C. Exercise reminds people with head hurts of what theyve learned.D. “The Four Seasons” is used to help children with speech disorders.DYou dont need to get in a time-travelling machine to see how technology will reshape our live

32、s, such as the way we shop. Several new technologies that are to change your buying habits already exist. Lets see whats in store for your future shopping.Try it on, virtually (虚拟的).Want to shop online for a new pair of eyeglasses? You dont need to guess which pair looks best on you use the eBay Fas

33、hion iPhone app (程序) to try a pair of eyewear youre checking out on a picture of your face. But what if you want to buy something bigger? Thanks to Microsoft Kinects motion tracking camera, you can cover clothes on your screen body. You can even choose the background of your virtual fitting room to

34、enrich your shopping experience.Get a perfect, custom fit. Everyones body is shaped differently. To get a perfect fit, you sometimes have to get your clothes changed. But by using 3D scanning technology, all the clothes you buy will fit your body perfectly. Some companies scan your body using high-t

35、ech to get the most accurate measurements, so they can make special clothes just for you.High-tech shopping carts and checkout counters(收银台). High-tech shopping carts could, in time, be a common sight in malls and supermarkets. Microsoft Kinect-enabled carts are currently under test. The cart can fo

36、llow you along the aisles (通道),controlled merely by your movement and your voice. In China, a supermarket chain introduced tablet-equipped carts that guide shoppers around the stores aisles.In the United States, several supermarkets use a device called Scan It that gives buyers the freedom to scan p

37、urchases on their own while they shop. While its great not having to line up at a checkout counter, we wouldnt mind it if the store used Toshibas new Object Recognition Scanner. The machine identifies a product as soon as its placed in front of a camera just by its shape and color, even if it has no

38、 bar code.12. This passage mainly talks about _.A. a new time-travelling machineB. the ways for future shoppingC. some inventions to change habitsD. the influence of new technologies13. According to Paragraph 2,the eBay Fashion iPhone app can _.A. choose suitable glasses for usB. help us sell more c

39、lothes onlineC create us a virtual dressing roomD. only make pictures of our faces14. Which of the following can help get the correct shape of our body?A. Object Recognition Scanner.B. The eBay Fashion iPhone app.C. 3D scanning technology.D. Microsoft Kinect-enabled carts.15. What can we infer from

40、this passage?A. “Scan It” cannot be used by buyers themselves.B. Checkout counters will disappear from supermarkets in future.C. High-tech shopping carts will be widely used in malls and supermarkets.D. The new technologies are only dreams that are impossible to come true.第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）阅读

41、下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Gladys West is a black female mathematician who made a great contribution to the development of the Global Positioning System (GPS). Gladys West was born in Dinwiddie County, Virginia. _16_. Not wanting to spend her life working in the fields, she decided that

42、 an education was her only way out. She graduated first in her high school class and earned a scholarship (奖学金) to college, where she studied mathematics.After graduating, she taught for a few years before landing a job in 1956 at the Naval Surface Warfare Center in Dahlgren, Virginia. _17_Gladys co

43、llected data (数据) from satellites (人造卫星), focusing on information that helped to determine their exact locations. _18_Gladys also wrote computer software that processed geoid (大地水准面) heights. Her work during her 42-year career at the Navy base in Dahlgren was extremely important to the development o

44、f GPS in the 1950s and 1960s. As Gladys started her career as a mathematician at Dahlgren in 1956, she had almost no idea that her work would impact the world for decades (十年) to come. Gladys said, “When youre working every day, youre not thinking, What impact is this going to have on the world?_19_

45、” Gladys became a role model for other women. “I think I did help,” she said. “_20_You sort of whispered and looked at each other or something before, but now the world is opening up a little bit and making it easier for women.”A. Youre thinking, Ive got to get this right.B We made a lot of progress

46、 after I came in.C. She was the daughter of a small farm owner.D. I was very happy to work with some of the greatest scientists.E. The data were studied using huge computers that filled entire rooms.F. Her desire for education resulted in her leaving teaching to get a masters.G. She was the second b

47、lack woman and one of only four black employees at the center.第三部分 语言运用 (共两节，满分30分)第一节：完型填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Be a Good One“Whatever you are,” said Abraham Lincoln, “be a good one.” He proved it with his own life. And in the present age, his words _21_ an impr

48、ovement. Composer Frederick Loewe was not always famous. He learned to play the piano from the great masters of Europe and achieved huge success as a(n)_22_ and composer in his early years. But when he went to the United States, he _23_ as a piano genius. For a while he tried other types of jobs inc

49、luding looking for gold and boxing. _24_ he never gave up his dream and continued to play the _25_ and write music. During those hard years, he could not always _26_ the payments on his piano. One day, absorbed in the keyboard he heard nothing but the music that he _27_ with such rare inspiration. W

50、hen he finished and looked up, he was _28_ to find that he had the audience of three men who were seated on the floor. They said nothing and made no movement toward the piano. _29_, they stood up, dug hands into their pockets, collected enough _30_ for the payment, placed it on the piano and walked

51、out. Moved by the _31_ of his music, these men recognized excellence and _32_ to it. Whatever you are, be a(n) _33_ one. If what you do is worth doing, if you believe that who you are is of value, then you cant afford to be _34_ with being a mediocrity (平庸之才). When you choose the path of excellence

52、through this life, you will bring it to your best and _35_ the best it can offer in return. And you will know what it is to be satisfied.21. A. needB. takeC. makeD. bring22. A. actorB. doctorC. singerD. musician23. A. failedB. workedC. actedD. lived24. A. OrB. SoC. ButD. And25. A. cardB. violinC. ba

53、sketballD. piano26. A. botherB. seekC. struggleD. afford27. A. recordedB. playedC. wroteD. liked28. A. surprisedB. satisfiedC. ashamedD. terrified29. A. ThusB. ThereforeC. InsteadD. However30. A. moneyB. costC. chargeD. fee31. A. formB. patternC. titleD. beauty32. A. adaptedB. turnedC. respondedD. l

54、ed33. A. honestB. goodC. wiseD. positive34. A. contentB. patientC. popularD. busy35. A. experiencB. presentC. addictD. receive第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Elizabeth Blackwell fought for womens _36_ (right). In 1849, she became the first woman ever _37_ (receive) a medical

55、degree in the USA. Later, Elizabeth _38_ (open) a hospital for poor people in New York City. She continued to work with people _39_ needed help until she died in 1910.Nelson Mandela is one of the most famous people. He spent 27-years_40_ prison for _41_ (fight) for the rights of black South Africans

56、. After he came out of prison, he became South Africas first black president and _42_ (award) the Nobel Prize in 1993. He retired in 1999 and then traveled around the world, _43_ (meet) leaders and talking about problems like AIDS.Jane Goodall has spent _44_ (near) forty years studying animals in th

57、e national park of Gombe in Tanzania. For many years, she has worked to protect animals and to change peoples opinions _45_ the environment.第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节（满分15分）46. 假设你是李华。你的英国朋友Jim在给你的邮件中提到他对中国历史很感兴趣，并请你介绍一位你喜欢的中国历史人物。请你给Jim回信，内容包括：1、该人物是谁；2、该人物的主要贡献；3、该人物对你的影响。注意： 1. 词数不少于100；2. 开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。Dear Jim,_YoursLihua第二节（满分25分）4