2019-2020学年福建省莆田第二十五中学高一上学期期中考试英语试题.docx

莆田第二十五中学2019-2020学年上学期期中试卷高一英语（试卷满分15。分考试时间120分钟）第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共5小题，每小题分，满分分）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 did the woman plan to do this weekend?A. Have a swim. B. Camp in the mountains. C. Go hiking.2. Who catches the fish?A. Jason. B. The man. C. The woman.3. How many people will go to the park?A. 2. B. 3. C. 4.4. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. A festival. B. Foods. C. TV programs.5. What does the woman suggest the man do?A. Buy neither of the two items.B. Save money for a better laptop.C. Make a quick decision.第二节（共5小题，每小题分，满分分）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。听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。6. What happened to the man?A. He had a terrible weekend. B. He was hit by a car. C. He fell off his bike.7. How is the bike now?A. It is in good shape.B. It is under repair.C. It is completely damaged.听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。8. How does the woman help the man?A. By opening the door for him.B. By carrying the box for him.C. By putting the books into the box.9. What will the speakers do in the evening?A. Do some shopping. B. Visit their aunt. C. Go to the cinema.听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。10. What's the date today?A. August 17th. B. August 27th. C. September 5th.11. Why is the woman going to China?A. To be on business. B. To take a vacation. C. To visit her relatives.12. What surprises the woman?A. Amanda's visit.B. The first-class flight.C. An amazing travel book.听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16四个小题。13. What does the woman want to find out?A. The suitable work for the man.B. The information on building.C. The nearby workplace.14. What are the man's interests?A. Buying and selling things.B. Building and repairing things.C. Repairing and collecting things.15. What has the man been doing this year?A. Delivering newspapers.B. Helping build a house.C. Selling advertising space.16. In which column does the woman write down "sales"?A"Education"， B"Interests"， C. "Experience".听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。17. What is the most important in looking for an apartment?A. Enough time. B. Lots of patience. C. A little preparation.18. What does the speaker suggest people do first?A. Spare some time.B. Decide the price range.C. Think about the facilities.19. What should people consider first when picking out apartments?A. Location. B. Price. C. Traffic.20. What may disappoint people?A. All the great apartments are expensive.B. It will take a long time to find a perfect apartment.C. Apartments don't look as good as described on the website.第二部分 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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。ASummer is the most popular season to visit Texas since there is so much to see and to do. While visiting the Lone Star State this summer, don' t miss visiting some of these attractions and taking part in some of Texas' best summer vacation activities.Visit SeaWorldThere are sea life shows, adventure camps, thrilling rides and a water park. A great many activities are waiting for you at SeaWorld.Windsurf （风帆冲浪）at South PadreWith miles of shallow （浅的），calm water in the Lower Laguna Madre and strong winds conning off the Gulf of Mexico, South Padre Island is a windsurfer? s dream.Swim at Barton SpringsBarton Springs is in the famous Zilker Park. It was formed when Barton Creek was built. Since its opening, Barton Springs has become one of the most popular swimming pools in the state.Take part in an outdoor adventureIn the scenic Texas Hill Country, Lake Buchanan Adventures offers different kinds of activities, including boating, hiking, camping and more.Camp and hike in Big Bend ParkBig Bend offers a great number of outdoor activities in an old way. Backpacking, mountain biking, fishing, boating, hiking, nature watching and camping 一 you name it. If it can be done outdoors, it can be done in Big Bend.Enjoy saltwater fishingSaltwater fishing in Texas is as good as anywhere else in the USA. More and more fishermen have been discovering this in recent years and packing their bags and rods （鱼竿）to make good use of Texas' world-class saltwater fishery.21. The underlined phrase “the Lone Star Statev in Paragraph 1 is another name for.A. ?San Antonio? B. ?Texas?C.?South Padre? D. ?Gulf of Mexico22. When you visit Sea World, you can enjoy the following EXCEPT.A.?sea life shows? B. ?adventure campsC.?exciting rides D. ?climbing?23. Where can you go if you want your windsurfing dream to come true?A. ?San Antonio.? B.?South Padre.C. ?Barton Springs. ? D. ?Texas Hill Country.BThere have always been a lot of commonly believed but false ideas about being fat and doing exercise. Some people believe that they can't help putting on weight as they get older, while others hold that if they stop exercising, their muscles will turn into fat. Here are some more myths:?PH never lose weightI come from a fat family? Wrong! While we can't change the body type we are born with, we can't blame our genes fbr making us fat. There9s plenty of evidence that fatness runs in families, and the main reason is that they share the same habits of eating too much and exercising too little.?I am fat because I burn calories slowly?Wrong! Fatness is not caused by a slow metabolism （新陈代谢）. In fact, although fat people consume more energy than slim people, they also fail to realize how much they eat! Keeping a diary can help you work out your daily food intake more accurately.?Exercise is boringWrong! Anything will become boring if you do it repetitively （重复地）.The key is to develop a balanced and varied program that's fun as well as progressive. If you enjoy a Sunday walk, take a different route. If you do yoga, try a Tai Chi class. If you like swimming, set yourself a distance or time challenge.?No pain, no gain? Wrong! Exercise is not meant to hurt. Indeed, pain is you body telling you something's wrong, and continuing to exercise could lead to serious injury. You may experience mild discomfort as you begin to exercise regularly, but this is your body adapting to the positive changes in your lifestyle and the aches should disappear relatively quickly. If they don't, rest and seek medical advice.24. What does the author think about being fat?A. It is the family genes that make people fat.B. People are fat because they consume too little energy.C. A diary of exercise can prevent people from becoming fat.D. It is the consequence of people's unbalanced lifestyle.25. According to the author, how can we make exercise more interesting?A. By doing regular exercise.B. By choosing simple exercise.C. By taking varied exercise.D. By sticking to outdoor exercise.26. What is the author's opinion about "No pain, no gain" in exercising?A. Keeping fit is essentially a painful experience.B.Getting used to pain leads to positive changes in your body.C. Pain in exercise is a precondition for reaching your goal.D. Exercise should be stopped if continuous pain is felt.27. What is the purpose of the passage?A. To declare the importance of keeping fit.B. To clarify some misconceptions about fatness and exercise.C. To confirm what has long been believed about keeping fit.D. To explain some medical facts about being fat and doing exercise.cYou are visiting the Eiffel Tower in France, but the next second you are in Thailand. Then, suddenly you may have dinner with Barack Obama in America. But you are not dreaming. This is what might happen in the near future. With the help of virtual reality（Vr;虚拟现实）technology, lot of changes are taking place in our lifeVR is a computer technology that makes an environment and allows users to see and even interact（ with it. Just wear a pair of VR glasses joined to your computer and you can experience a lot of things without stepping out of your room. zzThe most interesting part of virtual reality is that it offers an immersive（身临其境的）experience： said Wang Bing, leader of the Chinese entertainment company Funshow. "That's why VR movies are popular among users. You become a part of the story. "According to the Report on Chinese VR Users' Behaviour last month, over 960, 000 people in China have bought VR products and 83. 2 percent of them have watched VR movies.VR can also be used in some other ways. It can help to train workers before they have to work in highly dangerous environments. VR also helps patients with acrophobia（恐高症）by making them think they are standing on the top of a tall building.go.Usersglasses.Maybe still has a long way to go.Users report feeling sick while wearing VR glasses.Maybe it could take a period of time for VR to be widely used around the world.28.VR28.VR movies are very popular because they make the usersA.becomeB.standealthierB.stand on the top of a buildingC.becomeD.workt of the storyD.work in dangerous environments（ ）29. About Chinese users have watched VR movies.A.800 thousandB.700 thousandC.8 millionD.7 million30.To30.To be widely used, VR glasses must solve the problem ofA.making people feel sickB.providing an unreal environmentC.costing too much moneyD.taking long time to join to the computer（ ）31.The best title of the passage may beA.Traveling with VRB.VR Changes Our LifeC.VR Movies Get PopularD. VR Needs to Be DevelopedDLast night I was driving from Harrisburg to Lewisburg,?a distance of about eighty miles. It was late. Several times I got stuck behind a slow-moving truck on a narrow road with a solid white line on my I eft, ?a nd I became increasingly impatient.At one point along an open road, I came to a crossing with a traffic light. I was alone on the road by now, but as I drove near the light, it turned red and I made a stop. I looked left, right and behind me. Nothing. Not a car; no suggestion of car lamps, but there I sat, waiting for the light to change, the only human being for at least a mile at any direction.I started wondering why I refused to run the light. I was not afraid of being caught, because there was clearly no policeman around, and there certainly would have been no danger in going thorough it.Much later that night, the question of why I'd stopped for that light came back to me. I think I stopped because it's part of a contract （契约）we all have with each other. It's not only the law, but it's an agreement we have, and we trust each other to honor it: wePdon/tPgoPthroughPredPlights.Trust is our first inclination（彳顷向）.Doubting others does not seem to be natural to us. The whole construction of our society depends on mutual （互相）trust, not distrust.We do what we say well do; we?show?up?when?we?say?we'll?show?up;and?we?pay?when?we?say?we'll?pay. We trust each other in these matters, andPwe'rePangryPorPdisappointedPwithPthePpersonPorPorganization that breaks the?trust?we?have?in?them.32. Why did the author feel impatient while driving?A. He came across too many traffic lights.B. He was slowed down by a truck.C. He was lonely on the road.D. He got tired of driving too long.33. What?was?the?author,s?immediate?action?when?the?traffic?light?turned?red?A.?Stopping still.B.?Driving?through?it.C.?Looking around for other cars.D.?Checking?out?for?traffic?police.34. The?event?made?the?author?strongly?believe?that?A.?traffic rules may be unnecessaryB.?doubting?others?is?human?natureC.?patience is important to driversD.?a?society?needs?mutual?trust35. Why?was?the?author?proud?of?himself?A.?He kept his promise.B.?He made a right decision.C.?He?held?back?his?anger.D.?He?followed?his?inclination.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。选项中有两项为多余选项。Take Care of Your EyesMany of us don't pay attention to the importance of eye care. It's said that if you take care of your body, then you can be healthy. 36 Natural eye care should be put in a number one place.There are several reasons leading to poor eyesight like not enough food, gene （基因）and aging （老化）. 37 If you happen to work in front of the computer, it is best to take a rest every once in a while.Something dirty can lead to redness and they will make you feel uncomfortable. It is bad for your eyes, too. If this happens, the best way is to clean your eyes by using cold water. 38 For example, sunglasses are not just fashion but they can also serve as a great way to protect your eyesight from UV rays.Eating healthy foods will do good to your eyesight. Remember that vitamins （维生素）A, C and E are good for eyes. Try to eat food groups that have these vitamins. And you should do eye exercises because exercise protects your eyesight, too. If a person exercises regularly （规律地）and eats the right kind of food, 3940 Being happy all the time can be helpful to a person's eyesight, too. In a word, eye care is very important, no matter how old a person is.A. What can we do to protect our eyesB. That is why our eyes should be given a lot of care.C. such behavior （彳亍为）will do harm to our eyes.D. his eyes will stay in good condition for a long time.E. All above are natural ways of eye care that help us keep healthy eyes.F. You must also try your best to protect your eyes from harmful thing.G. Televisions, computers and reading are also the reasons of having poor eyesight.第二部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分40分）第一节 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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。It?was?a?normal Monday morning at?an?assembly （集会），and the?old?headmaster was giving the students a speech about important things in life and about 41 ourselves to what is important to us. This is 42the story went:?An?old?man?lived?in?a?certain?part?of London, and he 43 wake up every morningand go to the 44? , where he got the train right to Central London, and then sat at the street corner,? 45? . He did this every single day of his life. He sat at the same street corner and begged for almost 20 years.?His house was dirty, and it smelled 46? . The neighbors could not ? 47? the smell anymore, so they asked the police officers to?48? the place. The officers?knocked down the 49 and cleaned the house. There were small bags of ?50? all over the house that he had ? 51? over the years. The police counted the money, and they soon realized that the?old?man?was?a? 52 . They waited outside his house?expecting to?share the good news with him. When he arrived home that evening, he was met by one of the officers who told him that there was no need for him to beg any more 53 he was?a?rich?man?now. He said? 54? atall; he went into his house and locked the door. The next morning he woke up as usual, went to the street and 55 to beg. 56? , this?old?man?had no great plans, dreams or anything important for his life. We learn nothing from this story other than staying ? 57? the things we enjoy doing.?We sho