安徽省安庆市五校联盟2018-2019高一下学期期中考试英语试卷.doc

五校联盟 2018-2019 学年度第二学期期中考试
高一英语试题
命题人: 郭亚琴 潜山第二中学 审题人：涂满平 潜山第二中学
第Ⅰ卷（选择题，共 100 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 do the speakers want to do?
A. Read some books B Buy some books C. Do some sports
2. What will the woman do?
A. Study in the library B. Play a card game C. Attend a class
3. What time does the express leave?
A. At 9:15 B. At 9:25 C. At 9:50
4. Whose gloves are orange?
A. Susan’s B. Mom’s C.John’s
5. How do the two speakers feel?
A.Stressed B. Happy C. Frightened
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 doing?
A. Asking the way to the Union Street
B. Hiring a taxi
C. Consulting the flight timetable
7. Where is the woman going on Saturday?
Ａ.To the airport Ｂ.To the taxi company Ｃ.To Garden Hotel
听第 7 段材料，回答第 8 至 10 题。
8. Where does the woman want to go?
Ａ.To Dong Feng Road Ｂ.To the man’s Ｃ.To the post office
9. What can we learn from the conversation? Ａ.The woman comes from the UK Ｂ.The woman isn’t familiar with the city Ｃ.The two speakers are classmates
9. Where can the woman get a map of the city?
Ａ.In the travel agency Ｂ.In the newsstand Ｃ.At the gate of the post office
听第 8 段材料，回答第 11 至 13 题。
10. How does the woman feel now?
Ａ.A little bit tired Ｂ.A little nervous Ｃ.Very excited
11. Where will the woman stay?
Ａ.In the man’s Office B. In a hotel C. In the man’s house
12. What does the woman come here for?
Ａ.Giving a lecture Ｂ.Visiting the company Ｃ.Going sightseeing
听第 9 段材料，回答第 14 至 17 题。
13. At what speed was the woman driving
Ａ.40mph B. 25mph C. 35mph
14. Why did the man stop the woman?
Ａ.To deal with an accident
Ｂ.To give her a ticket for speeding
Ｃ.To ask her for directions
15. What do we know about the school zones? Ａ.There are children even on the weekends Ｂ.The roads are narrower there than in other areas Ｃ.People are more likely to get tickets there
16. What is the woman’s attitude?
Ａ.Rude B. Indifferent C. Cooperative
听第 10 段材料，回答第 18 至 20 题。
17. What is the climate like in Sydney? Ａ.Very cool all the year round Ｂ.Warm in summer and cool in winter Ｃ.Warm all the year round
18. What makes Sydney famous?
Ａ.Beautiful shops, beautiful harbor and large ships
Ｂ.The Sydney Opera House, modern restaurants and many interesting old houses
Ｃ.The beautiful harbor, the Sydney Harbor Bridge and the Sydney Opera House
19. What is Sydney like according to the speaker?
Ａ.Very British Ｂ.Truly Australian itself Ｃ.Mostly like America
第二部分 阅读(共两节，满分 40 分)
第一节：阅读理解(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 项中选出最佳选项。
A
As the saying goes，“Without music，life would be a mistake.” Music is very important in our lives and here are four of the greatest musicians in history.
Ludwig van Beethoven(1770－1827)
Born in Bonn，Germany，Beethoven never held an official position in Vienna.He supported himself by giving concerts，teaching piano，and the sale of his compositions(作曲)．The last 30
years of Beethoven’s life were filled with a lot of hard times ， the first of which was his deafness.Beethoven’s music greatly influenced the next generation of musicians.
Johann Sebastian Bach(1685－1750)
Bach，“the father of modern music”，was born in Eisenach，Germany.His parents died when he was nine years old，and in 1695 he went to live with his brother Johann Christoph，who was an organist(风琴手) in Ohrdruf.He stayed there until 1700.Seven years later，he moved back to Weimar，where he served as a court(宫廷) organist for nine years.His music greatly influenced classical music.
Frederic Chopin(1810－1849)
Chopin was born in Zelazowa Wola， Poland.He showed a talent for the piano at a very young age.Chopin began composing when he was still a child，but some of his early works have been lost.He gave his first public concert in 1818.Chopin was considered as the leading musician of his time.
Franz Schubert(1797－1828)
Schubert was born and died in Vienna.Unlike most of his predecessors(前辈)，Schubert was not a great performer.He never had much money but he was very productive.He wrote his first masterpiece when he was only sixteen.However，he died young，before his talents had even been known.
21. Beethoven did NOT make a living by .
A．teaching students B．giving concerts
C．doing business D．selling his works 22．Bach worked as an organist in Weimar until .
A．1716 B．1707 C．1750 D. 1765
23. What do we know about the four musicians? A．They all lived a hard life at their old age.
B. They were all talented musicians.
C. They were all good at playing the piano.
D. They became famous at a young age.
B
The sea has always amazed me. When I was a child, people called me a mermaid (美人鱼) because I spend too much time underwater.
After growing up I went to London with one of my friends. I found a job but unluckily the relationship between us soon fell apart. I lived alone and couldn’t eat and had bad dreams because of the huge stress I suffered from. Finally I decided to return to my hometown---Cornwall.
One evening while walking near the harbour( 港 口 ), I saw the most beautiful sunset. I
imagined how magical it would be if a mermaid swam in the sea on an evening like this. Then I thought I could be that mermaid.
I did my first public swim as a mermaid three weeks later. I jumped into the water in the tail I bought and swam around the harbour. Soon some people noticed me in amazement. At first I thought that whenever I had time I would jump into the sea and surprise people. But now my appearances have developed into planned events.
I’ve found a secret cove(海湾) where I change into my tail and swim out to the sea. Rocks
shelter me from view before I appear, so it seems like I have swum from the middle of the sea. I tell people officially online where and when I will apear so people can come and take photos. After my appearances, I swam back to my cove, where I change out of my tail.
Although I give business shows sometimes, my beach appearances are without payment. It’s a way of giving something pleasurable to my hometown that helped me recover. Besides, I have realized how much I need to be in and near the sea. It’s part of who I am.
24. Why did the author leave London to return to Cornwell?
A. She was sad and stressed. B. She missed her hometown.
C. She couldn’t find a good job. Ｄ. She didn’t want to see her friend.
25. What gave the author the idea to dress up as a mermaid?
A. Her job requirement. B. Her love for swimming.
C. The praise she received as a kid. D. The beautiful view of the harbour.
26. What can we learn about the author’s beach appearances?
A. Visitors are frightened at first. B. The tail is changed in deep water.
C. She sets off from rocks near the sea. D. She seems to appear suddenly in the sea.
27. What does the author think is the meaning of her beach appearances?
A. Increasing her income. B. Bringing her good fame.
C. Adding fun to her hometown. D. Providing a means of living.
C
Susan Brownell Anthony was a lady ahead of her time. She fought for women’s rights long before they became a popular issue.
Susan was born on February 15, 1820, in Adams，Massachusetts. At that time, women
had few rights. They could not own property. Money earned by a married woman belonged to her husband. Major decisions regarding children were made by the fathers. Women could not vote.
At the age of 15, Susan became a schoolteacher. She taught for 15 years. Then she began organizing women’s groups to promote causes that were important to women. She helped gain better educational rights for women. She helped give married women possession of their earnings.
After the Civil War, Susan became very involved in the women’s suffrage movement. After years of lecturing, writing，and appealing by Susan and other women, some parts of the United States changed their laws to give women the right to vote. The first state was Wyoming in 1869. Other areas and states gradually followed Wyoming’s decision. It was not until 1920 that the
U．S. Constitution was changed to give all women voting rights.
Susan Brownell Anthony died in 1906 at the age of 86. She was elected to the Hall of Fame for Great Americans in 1950. She was the first American woman to have a likeness(肖像) of her face on a coin. It was the 1979 Susan Brownell Anthony dollar.
28. What was the situation of American women like when Susan was born?
A. They could vote after getting married.
B. They managed money for their husbands.
C. They were responsible for decision-making.
D. They had low social status.
29. What is the third paragraph mainly about?
A. Susan’s teaching experiences.
B. Susan’s fighting for women’s causes
C. Susan’s educational background.
D. Susan’s efforts to abolish slavery.
30. What does the word “decision” in the fourth paragraph refer to?
A．Giving women voting rights. B．Promoting the social movement. C．Changing the U．S. Constitution.
D. Uniting other areas and states.
31. What may be the best title for the text?
A．The First American Woman to Invent Coins
B．A Pioneer in Fighting for Women’s Rights C．The Problem of Women’s Rights in the U．S.
D．The Most Popular Women Organizations
D
Having a smart phone may not be as smart as you think. They may let you surf the Internet, listen to music and take photos wherever you are…but they also turn you into a workaholic, it seems.
A study suggests that, by giving you access to emails at all times, the smart phone adds as much as two hours to your working day. Experts found that British people work an additional 460 hours a year on average as they are able to respond to emails on their mobiles. The study shows the average UK working day is between 9 and 10 hours, but 2 more hours is spent responding to or sending work emails, or making work calls.
Almost one in ten admits spending up to three hours outside their normal working day checking work emails. Some workers say they are on call almost 24 hours a day. Nearly two-thirds say they often check work emails just before they go to bed and as soon as they wake up, while over a third have replied to one in the middle of the night. The average time for first checking emails is between 6 a.m and 7 a.m, with more than a third checking their first email in the period, and a quarter checking them between 11p.m.and midnight.
Ghadi Hobeika, marketing director of Pixmania, said: “The ability to access millions of Apps has made smart phone invaluable for many people. However, there are disadvantages. Many companies expect their employees to be on call 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and smart phones mean that people cannot get away from work. The more frequently in contact we become, the more is expected of us in a work capacity.”
32. With a smart phone the average UK working day is .
A. 9 to 10 hours B．11 to 12 hours C． 8 hours D． 2 hours
33. We can learn from the text that the British people .
A．prefer to check emails in the morning B．are crazy about different smart phone C．shorten their normal working hours D．work more hours with smart phones
34. What does the underlined word “invaluable” mean?
A. necessary B. useless C. cheap D. expensive
35.What does Ghadi Hobeika feel about smart phones? A．They are unimportant for most of people.
B. They have disadvantages for some companies.
C. They make it impossible for people to rest.
D. They are useful to improve a work ability.
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。
A good book can be satisfying. If reading is a habit you’d like to get into, there are some ways to develop it.Realize that reading is enjoyable if you have a good book. If you have a difficult book and you are forcing yourself through it, it will seem like a task. 36
Set time. You should have some time during every day when you’ll read for at least 5 to 10 minutes. 37 For example, make it a habit to read during breakfast and lunch and even dinner if you eat alone.
Always carry a book. 38 When I leave the house, I always make sure to have my car keys and one book at hand The book stays with me in the car, and I take it into the office and to appointments and pretty much everywhere I go.
39 Find a place in your home where you can sit in a comfortable chair. Don’t lie down unless you’re going to sleep. There shouldn’t be a television or a computer near the chair, and no music or no noisy family members/ roommates. If you don’t have a place like this, create one.
Reduce television/ the Internet. If you really want to read more, try cutting back on time on TV or the Internet. 40 Still, every minute you reduce of the Internet/ TV, you could use for reading. This could create hours of book reading time.
A. Wherever you go, take a book with you.
B. Go to bookstores.
C. Have some good tea or coffee while you read. D．Find a quiet place.
E. This may be difficult for some people.
F. If this happens, give up the book and find another one that you’ll really love.
G. It means you will read no matter how busy you are.
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）
One young person, who was well educated, went for a job as a manager in a big company.
The president did the final 41.
He discovered the youth was 42 and felt satisfied. Then the president asked who paid for his school fees. The youth answered, “My mother did it. She worked as a clothes 43 .”
The president requested the youth to 44 his hands. So the youth did. They were smooth. Then he asked, “Have you ever 45 your mother wash the clothes before?” The youth answered, “Never, my mother always wanted me to 46 .”
“Go and clean your mother’s 47 when you go back today, and then 48 me tomorrow morning,” the president said 49 .
The youth felt his chance of getting the job was high, so when he went back, he 50 requested his mother to let him clean her hands. However, his tears fell 51 he cleaned his mother’s hands slowly. It was the first time he had 52 that his mother’s hands were so wrinkled ( 布满皱纹的). After that, the youth didn’t say a word and washed all the remaining clothes for his mother 53. That night, Mother and Son 54 for a very long time, longer than any talk before.
The next 55 , the youth went to the president’s office. The president noticed the tears in the youth’s eyes and asked: “Please tell me how you 56 about helping your mother.” The youth said, “Number One, I know now what 57 is. Without my mother, I wouldn’t be successful today. Number Two, by helping my mother, I realize how 58 it is to get something done. Number Three, I’ve come to realize the 59 of family relationship.”
The president said, “You are 60 . This is what I’m looking for to be my manager.”
41. A. int