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1、青海省湟川中学青海省湟川中学 2019201920202020 学年高一英语上学期期中试题学年高一英语上学期期中试题第一部分：听力（共两节，满分第一部分：听力（共两节，满分 3030 分分)第一节第一节(共共 5 5 小题；每小题小题；每小题 1.51.5 分，满分分，满分 7.57.5 分分)请听下面 5 段对话，选出最佳选项。1。What does the woman ask the man to do first？A。Park the car.B。Order the food.C.See the concert.2.Which film does the woman prefer to

2、see？A。The Eight Zone。B。An Amazing Day。C.The Dark Window。3。Who is the woman probably?A。A security guard.B.A museum clerk.C。A tour guide。4.Which part of the womans body hurts？A.Her head。B。Her knee.C。Her hand。5。Where will the family get on the bus？A.At the village。B。At the campsite.C。Near the lake.第二节（

3、共第二节（共 1515 小题；每小题小题；每小题 1 1。5 5 分，满分分，满分 22.522.5 分）分）请听下面 5 段对话或独白,选出最佳选项。请听第 6 段材料，回答第6、7 题.6.What day is it today probably?A.Tuesday.B。Wednesday。C.Thursday.7.What will the man probably do first?A.Finish the textbook.B.Write the essay.C.Do the task online。请听第 7 段材料，回答第8、9 题.8.What kind of food do

4、es the man suggest trying at first?A.Chinese food B.Indian food。C.Italian food.9。Why does the woman not like to go to the Seven Bells?A.It is expensive。B。It is noisy。C。It is far.请听第 8 段材料，回答第10 至 12 题。10.Why does the woman meet the man？A.To look at the apartment。B.To deliver some furniture。C.To have

5、 a meal together。11。What can we know from the conversation？1A.The cupboard is small.B。The kitchen is empty.C.The night table is great.12.When will the speakers meet next time probably?A.In two days。B.In four days。C.In five days.请听第 9 段材料，回答第13 至 16 题。13。What did the woman fail to bring?A。The phone.B

6、.The barbecue.C。The tent.14.Who forgot to bring the food？A.Will.B。Eric。C。Alice。15.What did Katie promise to do？A。Bring the matches。B。Prepare the drinks。C。Take the map.16。What does the man think of the trip？A。Disappointing.B。Enjoyable.C。Tiring。请听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。17。What time will the talk finis

7、h?A。At 11:30.B.At 12：30。C.At 2:30。18。Where will the talk be held？A。In Room B。B.In Room C。C.In Room D。19。What information has not been changed?A。The accommodation for the lecturer。B.The time for the reception.C.The length of the talk。20。What does the speaker advise the lecturer to do at last?A。Check

8、the video equipment.B。Get the room key。C.Collect a refund.第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分 4040 分）分）第一节（共第一节（共 1515 小题，每小题小题，每小题 2 2 分分,满分满分 3030 分）分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A,B,C，D）中，选出最佳选项.AThe curious European destinations that Chinese tourists love visitingThe curious European destinations that Chines

9、e tourists love visitingBicester VillageBicester Village According to a 2018 VisitBritain report,more than 260,000 Chinese tourists visit the NK eachyear.And where do they go?It claimed that“They are mostly interested in symbolic elements:the Royal Family，Shakespeare,Sherlock Holmes，Harry Potter and

10、 Downtown Abbey”。Then there is the shopping.Bicester Village，a vast retail estate(零售产业）on the outskirtsof the Oxford shire town，is the second most visited UK attraction for Chinese tourists afterBuckingham Palace,and three in four Chinese visitors head there.Kings College,CambridgeKings College,Camb

11、ridge A famous tree，for Chinese people at least,can be found in King s College，Cambridge.Thewillow,considered to be a holy thing to the lost youth,is mentioned in a much-loved poem by Xu2Zhimo,who spent a year studying at Kings College-Taking Leave of Cambridge Again：The golden willows by the rivers

12、ide Are young brides in the setting sun;Their glittering reflections on the shimmering river Keep undulating in my heart。BonnBonn The former West German capital is another popular port of call。Chinese love classical music,particularly Beethoven，making his birthplace an obvious highlight of any trip

13、to Europe.Thecitys tourist board offer s maps in three foreign languages:English，Chinese and Japanese.VeronaVerona Both British and Chinese travelers flood to Venice，Rome and Florence,but Verona typicallyappears higher on the wish list of Chinas tourists。Thats because of the whole countrysadoration

14、of Shakespeares Romeo and Juliet。The play is popular on UK shores，of course，butthe love is doubled in China as it was among the first of the Shakespeare s works to be translatedinto Chinese,because its plot bears a striking resemblance to a famous Chinese folk tale,thebutterfly lovers.Expect to see

15、queues at the popular House of Juliet on Via Cappello（a statueof the character stands beneath her balcony)。21.Which is the most visited place for Chinese tourists？A.Bicester Village.B。Buckingham Palace.C。Kings College.D.Cambridge。22.Whats approximately the number of Chinese visitors to Bicester Vill

16、age each year？A.About 260，000 B.About 145,600。C.About 195,000。D。About 346，700。23.Which are adored by Chinese tourists who love literary？A.Bicester Village and Bonn.B.Bicester Village and Kings College,Cambridge。C.Verona and Bonn。D.Kings college，Cambridge and Verona。BIn todays America,if you spend mu

17、ch time with educators and policy makers,youll hear alot of the following words:“standards,“results,”“skills，”“self control，”and soon.A look at what goes on in most classrooms these days makes it clear that when people thinkabout education，they are not thinking about what it feels like to be a child

18、，or what makeschildhood an important stage of life in own right。The thing that sets children apart from adults is not their ignorance,nor their lack of skills.Its their ability for joy。Becoming educated should not require giving up joy but rather leadto finding joy in new kinds of things:reading nov

19、els instead of playing with small figures，conducting experiments instead of sinking cups in the bathtub，for example。In some cases，schoolsshould help childrenfind new,more grown-up ways of doing the same things that keepthem joyful:making art,making friends，making decisions，etc.3However，many of the a

20、ssignments and rules schools come up with treat pleasure and joy asthe enemies of competence and responsibility。Children should learn to delay pleasure and joyso that they can achieve abstract goals，like going to college。Not only is this a boring andawful way to treat children，but it also makes no s

21、ense educationally.They can be forced to stayin their seats or fill out worksheets，but they cant be forced to think carefully，enjoy books,or digest complex information。Building on a childs ability to feel joy,rather than pushing it aside，would require a shiftin the education worlds mindset(思维模式)。Ins

22、tead of trying to get children to work hard,whynot focus on getting them to take pleasure in meaningful，productive activities,like workingwith others,exploring ideas,and solving problems?These focuses are not different from the thingsin which they delight。Joy should not be trained out of school or l

23、eft for after school programs.It doesnt runcounter to the goals of public education。It is，in fact,the primary condition.24。Many of the assignments and rules of schools are considered_。A。too complex for children to understand B。reasonable to achieve educational goals C。to set studying against pleasur

24、e D.to focus on childrens joy25。Which of the following is true according to the passage?A.Educators are thinking about school education in a proper way。B.The ability to feel joy often differs from the competence to study.C.Having children work hard requires changing educators mindset.D。Education sho

25、uld help children find joy in more grown-up ways。26。The underlined expression“run counter to”in the last paragraph probably means_.A.go against B.argue for C。make for D.keep back27。The author of the passage intends to_。A。discuss where education leads B.Indicate joy is what schools lack C。question ch

26、ildrens ability to feel joy D.prove activity creates responsibility C In a world with limited land,water and other natural resources,the harm from the traditionalbusiness model is on the rise。Actually，the past decades has seen more and more forestsdisappearing and globe becoming increasingly warm.Pe

27、ople now realize that this unhealthy situation4must be changed,and that we must be able to develop in sustainable（可持续的）ways.That meansgrowth with low carbon or development of sustainable products.In other words，we should keepthe earth healthy while using its supply of natural resources.Today,sustain

28、able development is a proper trend in many countries.According to a recent study,the global market for low-carbon energy will become three times bigger over the next decades.China，for example，has set its mind on leading that market，hoping to seize chances in the new roundof the global energy revolut

29、ion。It is now trying hard to make full use of wind and solar energy,and is spending a huge amount of money making electric cars and high-speed trains.In addition,we are also seeing great growth in the global markets for sustainable products such as palm oil(棕榈油)，which is produced without cutting dow

30、n valuable rainforest.In recent years the marketsfor sustainable products have grown by more than 50%。Governments can fully develop the potential of these new markets.First，they can set hightargets for reducing carbon emissions（排放）and targets for saving and reusing energy。Besides，stronger arrangemen

31、t of public resources like forests can also help to speed up the development。Finally,governments can avoid the huge public expenses that are taking us in the wrong direction，and redirecting some of those expenses can accelerate the change from traditional model to asustainable one。The major challeng

32、e of this century is to find ways to meet the needs of growing populationwithin the limits if this single planet。That is no small task，but it offers abundant new chancesfor sustainable product industries.28.The traditional business model is harmful because of all the followingEXCEPT that _.A。It make

33、s the world warmer B.it consumes natural resources C。it brings severe damage to forests D.it makes growth hard to continue29。What can we infer from Paragraph 2？A.China lacks wind and solar energy。B。China is the leader of the low-carbon market。C.High-speed trains are a low-carbon development。D。Palm o

34、il is made at the cost of valuable forests。30。To fully develop the low-carbon markets，governments can _.A.cut public expenses B。forbid carbon emission C。develop public resources D.encourage energy conservation31.What is the main purpose of the passage?A。To introduce a new business model.B.To compare

35、 two business models.C.To predict a change of the global market。D。To advocate sustainable development.D5 Scientists have been trying to figure out how to alter the genes of humans for many years now，and it looks like they ve finally cracking the code.But while this may seem like a great stepforward

36、in science，some also believe that its one step back when it comes to ethics。In August，a group of scientists from the US and South Korea worked together to successfullyedit a human embryo and remove a genetic mutation（基因突变)that would have led to heart disease，reported The Guardian.This was achieved w

37、ith help of CRISPR,a gene-editing tool that allows scientists to“cut andpaste”human DNA。Although this was the first example of an embryos genes being changed successfully,the benefitsof gene editing have already been tested in living patients。In 2005,a five month-old girl from the UK was saved after

38、 doctors used edited cells to fightoff her cancer.As of today，she is alive and well。And in the US last year，scientists managed to remove HIV cells from several patients by editingthe genes inside their bodies.Some people hope that in the future，diseases or birth defects could be simply be“edited out

39、。However,others believe this could lead to so-calleddesigner babies，giving parents theoptionto choose everything from eye color to intelligence.“You could find wealthy parents buying the latest upgraded for their children，leading toeven greater inequality than we already live with,”Marcy Darnovsky，d

40、irector of the San FranciscoCenter for Genetics，told BBC News。In spite of these ethical concerns，experts say its not possible to create the“perfecthuman being。Despite the progressscientists have made,we don t understand human genesenoughto give an unborn child great brainpower or amazing singing abi

41、lities。“Right now，we know nothing about genetic enhancement，”Hank Greely，a director of sciencesat Stanford University,US,told The New York Times.“Were never going to be able to say,honestly，this embryo looks like it would score high on the two-part SAT。”So it looks like if we want good exam results，

42、or to impress people with our piano skills，well have to stick with the old fashioned method of plain hard workat least for now。32。The underlined word“alter”in paragraph 1 probably means _。A.record B.removeC。change D.increase33.Why do some people consider human gene editing a step backwards?A.They do

43、nt think it is an effective way to fight diseases.B。They are concerned that it would lead to genetic mutations.C。They think it could lead to designer babies and increased inequality.D.They worry about it could make parents abandon children with birth defects。34。What was the first successful example

44、of human embryo gene editing？A.A genetic mutation related to heart disease was moved by scientists.B。A new born baby with cancer was saved by edited cells。C.HIV cells were moved from patients bodies.D。Some birth defects were simply edited out.35.What can we conclude from the text？A.Gene editing is r

45、egarded as the perfect way to treat birth defects。B.There is still a long way to go fully understand human genes.6C.Gene editing could help enhance human intelligence in the near future。D.Scientists are pessimistic about the future of gene editing。第二节（共第二节（共 5 5 小题；每小题小题；每小题 2 2 分分,满分满分 1010 分）分）根据短

46、文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处得最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Showing other people respect is asignificant part of keepingimportant personal relationships。Learning to respect others effort,abilities and opinions will help keep you happy and successfulin your interpersonal life.Show gratitude.36 Its important to remember al

47、l the people who have helped you on yourjourney.Show respect by saying thanks。37 When others are successful,draw attention to it and celebrate their abilities andachievements.Learn to recognize when other people put forth extra effort and achieve somethingand praise them for it with sincerity。Be sin

48、cere。While its important to thank people and praise others，most people dont usuallyrespect brown-nosing.38 Speak from the heart。Even something as simple as“Its always goodto see you can mean a lot and lots of respect.It doesnt need to be complex.Offer your assistance.39 Volunteer to help your friend

49、 to move,or stay late to help cleanup after school events。Go above or beyond.Even help your little brother with his homework orhelp your dad clean the yard without being asked shows a large amount of respect。Respect the abilities of others.40 Sometimes，its also smart to take a step back and letother

50、 people prove themselves and take care of manageable situations or problems on their own。A.Recognize other peoples efforts.B.Praise the achievements of others。C.Offering too much help can sometimes be disrespectful.D.Thank people for their assistance and support on a regular basis.E.Go out of your w