安徽省六安市新安中学2020-2021学年高一英语下学期期中试题.doc

安徽省六安市新安中学2020-2021学年高一英语下学期期中试题

安徽省六安市新安中学2020-2021学年高一英语下学期期中试题

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安徽省六安市新安中学2020-2021学年高一英语下学期期中试题
本试卷满分为150分 考试时间为120分钟
本试卷分第I卷(选择题)和第II卷(非选择题)两部分。考生作答时，将答案答在答题卡上，在本试卷上答题无效。考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。
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4. 保持卡面清洁，不折叠，不破损。
第I卷
第一部分： 听力（共两节，满分30分）
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 does the woman like collecting best?
A. Stamps. B. Coins. C. Train tickets.
2. Which country found lovely music is good for people’s hearts?
A. America. B. Australia. C. Russia.
3. What is the woman eager to buy?
A. Ice creams. B. Candy. C. Drinks.
4. Where are the two speakers?
A. In the bank. B. In the classroom. C. In the supermarket.
5. What prevented the woman calling the man yesterday?
A. She lost her cellphone.
B. Her cellphone was power off.
C. Her teacher took her cellphone away.
第二节 (共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5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。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. What is the woman looking for?
A. A casual dress. B. A business suit. C. An evening dress.
7. What will the woman do next?
A. Try on the clothes. B. Bargain with the man. C. Pay for the clothes in cash.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. How old is the woman's grandfather?
A. 78. B. 79. C. 80.
9. What did the woman's grandfather do last winter?
A. He went in the hospital. B. He went on a cycling holiday. C. He attended a skiing contest.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. What are the speakers arguing about?
A. Who to blame. B. Which way to go. C. transport to take.
11. Why did the policeman stop the speakers?
A. They took the wrong shortcut.
B. They drove beyond the speed limit.
C. They went through the red light.
12. What was the initial reason for what happened to the speakers?
A. The woman didn’t prefer to travel by train. B. The man failed to ask the way.
C. The man forgot to book tickets earlier.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. What is the basic purpose of the IQ tests?
A. To test who is brighter. B. To test language and numerical ability.
C. To judge an individual talents.
14. What makes so many unhappy parents in the world?
A. Their children being stupid. B. Their children’s failing in the exams.
C. Their children’s abilities not being developed.
15. Why do some children do badly in school exams?
A. They are not good with words and numbers. B. They do not study hard enough.
C. They are looked down upon by others in school.
16. How can a person be happy?
A. Putting your skills to good use. B. Having a higher IQ. C. Doing well in the exams.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. What is the conductor like?
A. Anxious. B. Absent-minded. C. Kind-hearted.
18. What should Mr. Mora do in Princeton?
A. Give a lecture. B. Meet an old friend. C. Visit a university.
19. Why must Mr. Mora find the ticket?
A. He might be fined.
B. He forgot the destination.
C. He wrote something important on it.
20. What kind of person is Mr. Mora?
A. Forgetful. B. Careful. C. Bad-tempered.
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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Do you know a famous Chinese saying, "He who has never been to the Great Wall is not a true man？" We can help you realize your dream now.
◆12-Day Tour in China
Tour Type：Private Tour
Guide：English-speaking guide
Must-see sights in China：the Great Wall, Forbidden City, Terracotta Warriors, Giant pandas
Try biking on the Ming Dynasty City Wall of Xi'an, or tour by electric car. Have a once-in-a-life chance to get close to the incredibly cute treasure---Pandas.
Price：﹩1，669 per person
◆8-Day Tour in China
Tour Type：Private Tour
Guide：English- speaking guide
Must-see sights in China：the Great Wall, Forbidden City, Terracotta Warriors
Take rickshaw（人力车）through the Hutongs and get close touch with the original Beijing lifestyle. Experience the Bund, classical garden, modern and old in contrast in Shanghai.
Price：﹩1,159 per person
◆10-Day Tour in China
Tour Type：Private Tour
Guide：English-speaking guide
Must-see sights in China：the Great Wall, Forbidden City, Terracotta Warriors
Walk into a local family, learn to cook Chinese food and dine with the hosts in their home.
Price：﹩1,629 per person
◆15-Day Tour in China
Tour Type：Private Tour
Guide：English-speaking guide
Must-see sights in China：the Great Wall, Forbidden City, Terracotta Warriors
Enjoy the breathtaking landscape along Li River and escape from the busy and noisy city life. Unwind with a Yangtze River sail tour and see the Three Gorges.
Price：﹩2,699 per person
21.Which tour provides visitors with a chance to see pandas? ______
A. 8-Day Tour in China. B. 10-Day Tour in China.
C. 12-Day Tour in China. D. 15-Day Tour in China.
22. Who may prefer to take 8-Day Tour in Chin? ______
A. Nature lovers. B. Folk custom and culture lovers.
C. Swimming lovers. D. Animal lovers.
23. Why is 15-Day Tour in China unique compared with the other tours? ______
A. It costs visitors the least to visit. B. It lets visitors communicate with local people.
C. Visitors can visit ancient buildings. D. Visitors can see water scenery.
B
Tom arrived at the bus station quite early for the London bus．The bus for London would not leave until five to twelve．He saw a lot of people waiting in the station．Some were standing in lines，and others were walking about．There was a group of school girls．Their teacher was crying to keep them in order．Tom looked around but there was nowhere for him to sit．
He walked into the station café．He looked up at the clock there．It was only twenty to twelve．He found a seat and sat down，facing a large mirror on the wall．Just then，John，one of Tom's friends，came in and sat with Tom．
"What time is your bus？"asked John．
"Oh，there is plenty of time yet，"answered Tom．
"Oh，I'll get you some more tea then，"said John．
They talked while drinking．Then Tom looked at the clock again．
"Good heavens!It's going back-ward!"he cried．"A few minutes ago it was twenty to twelve and now it's half past eleven．"
"You are looking at the clock in the mirror，"said John．
Tom wanted to kick himself for being so foolish．The next bus was not to leave for another hour．He has never liked mirror since then．
24.The London bus left ______ ．
A. at 11：55 B. at 5：12 C. before 11：55 D. after 11：55
25.Tom went into the station café because ______ ．
A. John asked him to have a cup of tea B. he wanted a drink there
C. he would meet a friend of his D. it was early yet and he wanted to find a place to sit
26.What time was it in fact when he looked at the clock in the mirror？ ______
A. Half past twelve． B. Half past eleven．C. Twenty to twelve． D. Half past one．
27.Which of the following is true？ ______
A. Tom missed his bus B. He has liked mirror since then．
C. The next bus would leave soon． D. Tom arrived London on time．
C
Many people travel to different places in the world by air. Usually it takes a long time, perhaps half a day, for passengers to stay in the plane. So airlines offer passengers food. But it is common that they feel bad about food taste. Do you agree?
To solve this problem, airlines try hard to improve their food. They would like to do so because they don’t want to lose customers.
However, according to scientific research, part of the reason why plane food tastes bad is that at high altitude(海拔) we can not taste things as well as we do on the ground. Also scientists have found that our noses become very dry even before a plane takes off. As the plane moves up, the change in air pressure reduces one third of the sensibility(感觉) of our taste buds(味蕾). So our taste buds become senseless. The sad fact, however, is that our noses don’t know it.
All of these help explain why food on the plane tastes so bad. They also help explain why airlines choose to offer passengers salty and spicy(辛辣的) food. Without doing so, the food would be tasteless.
Now there are many researches on this. According to one of them, some volunteers are asked to lie with their feet higher than their heads for weeks. And scientists write down their feelings about food taste.
Though scientists try their best, it is not as easy as they thought. Because they can’t deal with the special environment successfully, such as the change in air pressure, making food taste good is still hard for them.
28. In Paragraph 2, “this problem” means _______.
A. passengers stay long in the plane B. food on the plane tastes bad
C. passengers have no food to eat D. food on the plane is expensive
29. What do airlines do to solve this problem?
A. Get more customers. B. Offer more food. C. Improve their food. D. Reduce the ticket price.
30. As the plane moves up, the change in air pressure reduces _______ of the sensibility of our taste buds.
A. half B. one third C. one fourth D. one fifth
31. Why do scientists feel it hard to make food on the plane taste good?
A. The volunteers don’t know about food taste.
B. The volunteers don’t understand them.
C. They can’t find enough volunteers.
D. They can’t deal with the special environment successfully.
32. What is the best title of the passage?
A. Airplane Travel B. Taste of Airplane Food
C. Scientific Research on Noses D. The Change in Air Pressure
D
The first robots were invented in the 1920s. Robots have appeared in many American films. In some films, they are stronger, faster and cleverer than people.
In real life, robots are mainly used in factories. They do some dangerous and difficult jobs for humans.
Robots also help disabled people, for example, blind people. Today many blind people have a guide dog to help them. In the future, guide dogs might be robot dogs.
One kind of robot guide dog has wheels. It moves in front of the owner. It is very clever. It knows the speed of its owner’s walk. The owner wears a special belt (带子). This belt sends instructions to the owner from the dog, such as “Stop here”, “Turn left” or “Turn right”.
In the United States, another kind of robot helps disabled people to take care of themselves in their daily life. The robot hears the sound of its owner’s voice. It follows instructions such as “Turn the page” or “Make a cup of coffee”.
Robots are also used in American hospitals. They can do simple jobs. At one hospital, for example, a robot takes meals from the kitchen to patients’ rooms. It never gets lost because this robot has a map of the hospital in its computer memory.
Though robots can help people in many different ways, they will never take the place of humans.
33． From the passage, we know robots cannot be ______.
A． dangerous animals B．factory workers C．guide dogs D．hospital helpers
34．The underlined word “disabled” means ______.
A．不能的 B．有害的 C．残疾的 D．失灵的
35．In the passage, the writer wants to tell us that ______.
A．robots are stronger and cleverer than humans
B．disabled people cannot look after themselves without the robots
C．robots will take the place of humans some day in the future
D．robots can help humans in many different ways

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。
Four Habits to Help You Succeed
We all want to succeed． For those who have tried and failed， success seems difficult to understand．36. ．
• Know your values．
Finding your values is in line with creating motivation．37. Pick a handful of things and write them down． Remind yourself of your values every day and reflect on whether you are honoring those values through your work．
• Pick a goal and focus on it．
Choose one goal to start something large enough that will give you a sense of achievement， while adjusting well to your values． Focus is key here．38. If you perform many tasks at a time， you might never finish your projects because they will take far too long．
• Set a time for success．
Set a date for success． Know when you hope to realize your goal．39. By setting a time limit， you are making the process realistic．
• 40. ．
Failure can't be avoided when you take risks． By its very definition， the desire to succeed means you are risking failure． Many people tend to give up far too early． Don't fall into this trap! Use failure． Treat it as a good thing, and go on．

A． The more focused you are on one goal， the higher chance you have of success．
B． Make the right decision．
C． I have made a list of four habits to help you set goals and realize them．
D． Don't give up because of failure．
E． Keep it realistic， while not giving you too much time．
F． Sit and reflect on what you value most．
G． Push yourself to be courageous， and take that next step．

第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节， 满分45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四个选项（A, B, C, D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A little boy invited his mother to attend his school’s first teacher-parent meeting. To the little boy’s 41 , she said she would go. This would be the 42 time that his classmates and teacher 43 his mother and he felt 44 of her appearance. Although she was a beautiful woman, there was a severe scar（疤痕）that 45 nearly the entire right side of her face. The boy never wanted to 46 why or how she got the scar.
At the meeting, the people were 47 by the kindness and natural beauty of his mother 48 the scar, but the little boy was still embarrassed（尴尬）and 49 himself from everyone. He, however, 50 a conversation between his mother and his teacher.
The teacher asked 51 ,“How did you get the scar on your face?”
The mother replied,“ 52 my son was a baby, he was in a room that caught fire. Everyone was 53 afraid to go in because the fire was 54 ，so I went in. As I was running toward his bed, I saw a piece of wood coming down and I placed myself over him trying to protect him. I was knocked 55 but fortunately, a fireman came in and saved both of us.” She 56 the burned side of her face. “This scar will be 57 ,but to this day, I have never 58 what I did.”
At this point, the little boy came out running toward his mother with tears in his eyes. He held her in his arms and felt a great 59 of the sacrifice（牺牲）that his mother had made for him. He held her hand 60 fo