贵州省思南中学2018_2019学年2018_2019学年高一英语下学期期中试题.doc

思南中学2019高一年级第二学期期中英语试题第一部分： 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）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，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。1. What will the man get Lucy to drink? A. Coffee.B. Milk.C. Green tea.2. Who is the man talking with? A. His teacher.B. His classmate.C. His mother.3. What does the man like doing in winter? A. Fishing.B. Swimming.C. Skating.4. Where is the woman going to go? A. To the restroom.B. To a store.C. To school.5. How does the woman probably feel? A. Angry.B. Sad.C. Happy.第二节听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，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 is the woman doing? A. Asking for some advice. B. Making an appointment. C. Having a class.7. When will the woman meet the man? A. This afternoon. B. This evening. C. Tomorrow afternoon.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8. Whats the mans hobby? A. Playing chess.B. Traveling.C. Fishing.9. What does the woman think of cooking? A. Its a crazy thing to do. B. It is a creative job. C. It only needs patience and practice.10. How does the woman feel when her friends taste her food? A. Disappointed.B. Satisfied.C. Nervous.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11. When does Ann get up in the morning? A. At 5:45.B. At 6:00.C. At 6:1512. What does Ann do in the morning? A. She cooks breakfast.B. She memorizes English words.C. She reads Chinese texts.13. What is true of Ann? A. She is a college student.B. She has lots of spare time.C. Her schoolwork keeps her busy.听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。14. What do we know about the concert? A. The woman performed alone.B. One of the violinists was ill.C. The woman felt disappointed about it.15. How does the man feel about his job? A. Its stressful. B. Its great. C. Its boring.16. What will the woman do next? A. Go out for lunch.B. Go back to the concert hall.C. Continue to talk with the man.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. Where is Jenny Smith now? A. On the first floor.B. On the second floor.C. On the third floor.18. What is being offered at 25% off? A. Scottish whiskey.B. Spanish wine.C. Russian vodka.19. Which gate will the flight to New York leave from? A. Gate 87.B. Gate 94.C. Gate 112.20. What is true about the flight to London? A. It will take off in fifteen minutes.B. It has been delayed an hour.C. It has been delayed because of a heavy snow.第二部分： 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）A A new study shows students who write notes by hand during lectures perform better on exams than those who use laptops(笔记本电脑). Students arc increasingly using laptops for note-taking because of speed and legibility(清晰度).But the research has found laptop users are less able to remember and apply the concepts they have been taught. Researchers performed experiments that aimed to find out whether using a laptop increased the tendency to make notes "mindlessly" by taking down word for word what the professors said In the first experiment, students were given either a laptop or pen and paper .They listened to the same lectures and were told to use their usual note-taking skills. Thirty minutes after the talk , they were examined on their ability to remember facts and on how well they understood concepts. The researchers found that laptop users took twice as many notes as those who wrote by hand. However, the typists performed worse at remembering and applying the concepts. Both groups scored similarly when it came to memorizing facts. The researchers report said, "While more notes are beneficial, if the notes are taken mindlessly, as is more likely the case on a laptop, the benefit disappears." In another experiment aimed at testing long-term memory, students took notes as before but were tested a week after the lecture. This time, the students who wrote notes by hand performed significantly better on the exam. These two experiments suggest that handwritten notes are not only better for immediate learning and understanding, but that they also lead to superior revision in the future.21. More and more students favor laptops for note-taking because they can . . A. write more notes B. digest concepts better C. get higher scores D. understand lectures better22. While taking notes, laptop users tend to be . . A. skillful B. mindless C. thoughtful D. tireless23. The author of the passage aims to . . A. examine the importance of long-term memory B. stress the benefit of taking notes by hand C. explain the process of taking notes D. promote the use of laptops24. The passage is likely to appear in . . A. a newspaper advertisement B. a computer textbook C. a science magazine D. a finance reportB(Q = Question; A = Answer)Situation IQ: If someone sits right next to me in an empty movie theater, is it rude to move?A: Maybe, but nobody will fault you for it. Chances are that close sitter doesnt realize he disturbs you, so he may miss your annoyance. You undoubtedly arent the first person hes met who needs enough room. Forgive his bad judgment, move quietly and enjoy the show.Situation IIQ: If I use the bathroom at a store, do I need to buy something?A: Consider frequency and urgency. Is this a one-time or an emergency? If so, you dont have to buy anything, but it would be kind if you did. However, if you regularly use the bathroom at this place, then you are a customer, and you should act like one.Situation IIIQ: If someone is talking loudly on the bus, is there a nice way to ask him to keep it down?A: No. Try other means.1) Stare at him until he gets aware of it and quiets down. 2) Lift your finger in a silence motion(动作)and smile. 3) Put on earphones and ignore him.Situation IVQ: If I remember my friends birthday a day late, should I apologize or just wish her a happy birthday like nothing happened?A: This is the reason why the word belated was invented. "Happy belated birthday!" is short for: "Well, I know I forgot, but then I remembered. Forgive me and happy birthday."Situation VQ: Can I lie about seeing a text because I was too busy or lazy to respond(回复) to it?A: Dont lie. Receiving a text does not mean you need to respond to it. Why waste a perfectly good lie when the truth will serve? "Yes," you can say if ever asked, "I saw it." No explanation is needed as to why you dont respond.25. You will get annoyed in a theater when . . A. a person is too active B. a person sits too close to you C. a person talks too loudly D. a person is too rude to you26. How will you quiet someone down in a public place? A. By making fun of him continuously. B. By pointing angrily at him. C. By talking to him directly. D. By looking purposefully at him.27. The underlined word "belated" in Situation IV probably means . . A. predicted B. returned C. delayed D. cancelled28. What is the passage mainly about? A. Modern ways to mind your manners. B. Different ways to change others manners. C. Proper manners to offer help to others. D. Good manners to talk to people.C Would it surprise you to learn that, like animals, trees communicate with each other and pass on their wealth to the next generation? UBC Professor Simard explains how trees are much more complex than most of us ever imagined. Although Charles Darwin thought that trees are competing for survival of the fittest, Simard shows just how wrong he was. In fact, the opposite is true: trees survive through their co-operation and support, passing around necessary nutrition "depending on who needs it". Nitrogen (氮) and carbon are shared through miles of underground fungi (真菌) networks, making sure that all trees in the forest ecological system give and receive just the right amount to keep them all healthy. This hidden system works in a very similar way to the networks of neurons (神经元) in our brains, and when one tree is destroyed, it affects all. Simard talks about "mother trees", usually the largest and oldest plants on which all other trees depend. She explains how dying trees pass on the wealth to the next generation, transporting important minerals to young trees so they may continue to grow. When humans cut down "mother trees" with no awareness of these highly complex "tree societies" or the networks on which they feed, we are reducing the chances of survival for the entire forest. "We didnt take any notice of it" Simard says sadly. "Dying trees move nutrition into the young trees before dying, but we never give them chance." If we could put across the message to the forestry industry, we could make a huge difference towards our environmental protection efforts for the future.29. The underlined sentence "the opposite is true" in Paragraph 2 probably means that trees . A. compete for survival B. protect their own wealth C. depend on each other D. provide support for dying trees30. "Mother trees" are extremely important because they .A. pass on nutrition to young trees B. look the largest in size in the forest C. seem more likely to be cut down by humans D. know more about the complex "tree societies"31. The underlined word "it" in the last paragraph refers to . A. how "tree societies" work B. how trees grow old C. how forestry industry develops D. how young trees survive32. What would be the best title for the passage? A. Old Trees Communicate Like Humans B. Young Trees Are In Need Of Protection C. Trees Are More Awesome Than You Think D. Trees Contribute To Our SocietyD Travis is the manager of G&G where he is responsible for forty employees (雇员)and profits (利润) of over $2 million per year. Hes never late to work. He does not get upset on the job. When one of his employees started crying after a customer screamed at her, Travis took her away. "Your working uniform is your shelter," he told her. "Nothing anyone says will ever hurt you. You will always be as strong as you want to be." Travis picked up that lecture in one of his G&G training courses, an education program that began on his first day and continues throughout an employees occupation. The training has, Travis says, changed his life. G&G has taught him how to live, how to focus, how to get to work on time, and how to master his emotions (情绪). Most importantly, it taught him willpower. At the center of that education is an extreme focus on an all-important habit; willpower. Dozens of cases show that willpower is the single most important habit for a persons success. And the best way to strengthen willpower is to make it into a habit. "Sometimes it looks like people with great self-control arent working hardbut thats because theyve made it automatic," Angela Duckworth, one of the University of Pennsylvania researchers said. "Their willpower occurs without them having to think about it." The company spent millions of dollars developing programs of study to train employees on self-control. Managers wrote workbooks that serve as guides to how to make willpower a habit in workers lives. Those courses are, in part, why G&G has grown from a sleepy company into a large one with more than seventeen thousand stores and profits of more than $10 billion a year.33. We learn from Paragraph 2 that employees in G&G must . A. learn to give lectures B. attend education programs C. design a working uniform D. develop a common hobby34. Willpower will become a habit when employees can . A. focus on the profits B. control their feeling well C. protect themselves well D. benefit from the job35. What can we infer from the passage? A. G&G has grown into a large company. B. G&G will spend half its profits training employees. C. G&G may become more successful in the future. D. G&G has to produce more workbooks for managers.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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。 Eyesight plays a very important role in our daily life. Every waking moment, the eyes are working to see the world around us. Over forty percent of Americans worry about losing eyesight, but its easy to include steps into our daily life to ensure healthy eyes. Here are five suggestions for a lifetime of healthy eyesight: Schedule yearly exams. 36 Experts advise parents to bring babies 6 to 12 months of age to the doctor for a careful check. The good news is that millions of children now can have yearly eye exams and following treatment, including eyeglasses. Protect against UV rays (紫外线). Long-term stay in the sun creates risk to your eyes. No matter what the season is, its extremely important to wear sunglasses. 37 Give your eyes a break. Two-thirds of Americans spend up to seven hours a day using computers or other digital products. 38 Experts recommend that people practice the 20/20/20 rule: every 20 minutes, take a 20-second break and look at something 20 feet away. 39 As part of a healthy diet, eat more fruits and vegetables each day. Vitamins(维生素) C and E help protect eyesight and promote eye health. Practice safe wear and care of contact lenses (隐形眼镜). Many Americans use contact lenses to improve their eyesight. While some follow the medical guidance for wearing contact lenses, many are breaking the rules and putting their eyesight at risk. 40 Otherwise, you may have problems such as red eyes, pain in the eyes, or a more serious condition. A. Eat your greens. B. Eye care should begin early in life. C. They can properly protect your eyes. D. Stay in good shape by taking more vitamins. E. Parents usually dont care about their own eyesight. F. Always follow the doctors advice for appropriate wear. G. This frequent eye activity increases the risk for eye tiredness.第二节：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、D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。In 2012, I had just recovered from a serious illness when I received an invitation to a writers conference in Orlando, Florida. My family persuaded that a(n) 41 might be just what the doctor ordered, so off I 42 .Arriving in the Sunshine State was rather tiring, but I 43 to catch a taxi to my 44 and settle in. Next morning, I took another 45 to the shopping center to buy a few souvenirs. 46 I went to a caf to have lunch, but all the tables were 47 . Then I heard