江苏省泰州市姜堰区2020-2021学年高一上学期中考试-英语-Word版含答案.docx

2022—2021学年度第一学期期中考试
高一英语试题
命题人：江苏省姜堰中学 郑金凤 审核人：胡春林

说明：1.本试卷共由I卷和II卷两部分构成。
2.第I卷为选择题，分值为60分；第II卷为非选择题，分值为60分。满分120分。
3.考试时间为120分钟。

第I卷 选择题（共4大题；满分60分）

一、听力部分（共两节，满分10分）
第一节 （共5小题；每小题0.5分；满分2.5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. When can the man see the headmaster?
A. At 9:30. B. At 11:45. C. At 12:40.
2. Why does the man want to keep the window shut?
A. He is ill. B. He wants to open it himself. C. The air inside is fresh enough.
3. What is Mike?
A. A teacher. B. A student. C. A writer.
4. What has made working at home possible?
A. Personal computers. B. Communication industry. C. Living far from companies.
5. Where is the woman?
A. In a soap factory. B. In her house. C. At an information desk.
其次节（共15题；每小题0.5分，满分7.5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。每段对话读或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。
6. Where does the conversation most probably take place?
A. At home. B. On a bus. C. In the bank.
7. Why do the two speakers want to buy a car?
A. They have a lot of money.
B. The man lives too far away from his office.
C. The woman's office is too far away from her home.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. Why won't Mr. Stone come to the clinic tomorrow?
A. He can't spare the time.
B. The clinic will be closed.
C. Dr. Milton won't come to work.
9. When is the clinic open in a week?
A. From Monday to Friday.
B. On weekdays except Thursday.
C. During the whole week.
10. What time has finally been fixed for Mr. Stone to come?
A. 5:30 p. m., Wednesday. B. 6:15 p. m., Wednesday. C. 6:15 p. m., Thursday.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. What's the relationship between the two speakers?
A. Neighbors. B. Doctor and patient. C. Friends.
12. When did the woman cough most seriously?
A. In the morning. B. In the afternoon. C. At night.
13. What did the man do for the woman?
A. He examined the woman carefully.
B. He gave her some medicine and some advice as well.
C. He just told her not to worry too much.
听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。
14. What's the possible relationship between the two speakers?
A. Husband and wife. B. Friends. C. Strangers.
15. Where does the conversation most probably take place?
A. In a restaurant. B. At the woman’ s home. C. At the man’'s home.
16. What does the woman ask the man to do?
A. Have some soup. B. Have more rice. C. Bring his wife next time.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. What did Nicholas do at eighteen months？
A. He began to learn French. B. He read the newspaper. C. He took telephone messages.
18. Why was Nicholas bored and unhappy at the two schools?
A. He had too much homework.
B. He almost couldn't learn anything special.
C. His teachers often corrected his spelling.

二、单项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
21. On August 16 this summer, __________ opening ceremony of the 2nd Nanjing Youth Olympic Games really gave the world __________ big surprise.
A. the; a B. the; the C. /; a D. /; the
22. Hearing his traveling ________, I knew that he was an ________ traveler.
A. experiences; experienced B. experience; experience
C. experiences; experiencing D. experience; experiencing
23. The days ________ we were together without any worries are gone and I’ll always remember the days ________ we spent together.
A. which; that B. when; when C. when; that D. which; when
24. When asked what to ________ the earned money, he simply made no answer.
A. go with B. deal with C. do with D. manage with
25. Welcome to English Club. com Reading for ESL learners, ________ you will find helpful to improve your reading skills.
A. which B. that C. who D. where
26. The book ___ forty maps, ________ three of Great Britain.
A. contained; included B. is containing; including
C. includes; contains D. contains; including
27. It is suggested by some experts that everyone should ________ for at least half an hour every day to keep fit.
A. go out B. fall out C. work out D. put out
28. ________ and happy, Tony stood up and accepted the prize.
A. Surprising B. Surprised
C. Being surprised D. To be surprising
29. What surprised me was not what he said but ________ he said it.
A. the way B. in the way that C. in the way D. the way which
30. --- Hi, Tom, why didn’t you answer my call last night?
--- Sorry, I ________ bath when you called.
A. am having B. had C. was having D. had had

三、完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
请认真阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
Last year I went to America and stayed there with an American family for two months.
As is said, “the best house is in America, the best wife is in Japan, and the best food is in China.” So I took pride and pleasure to 31 “the best food” for my American family. Each day, regardless of my poor skill of cooking, I would do something in a 32 way: changing the dishes color, the meat’s type or the soup’s style. Thus, my American friends could discover the 33 of eating Chinese food. Because of my “ 34 ” job, I was often rewarded（回报）by their expressions of 35 such as “very delicious”, “excellent”, etc.
But something funny happened yesterday when I cooked Sichuan style 36 for dinner. I was 37 with my work.
When the whole family sat round the table, they first looked 38 at the fish, then looked at me. “Why do all the fish have their 39 ?” they asked, “It’s terrible!”
Beautiful or terrible? I can’t 40 . But I do know that fish heads are delicious. The head is the 41 part of fish; in China only the important guest can have the honor of 42 it.
Another 43 thing is: the American friends often said to me “Help yourself” as they 44 home fruits or other things. According to Chinese tradition I would simply 45 in answer to their kindness without 46 helping myself to any of the food. 47 , I said “help yourself” to them whenever I brought home fruits. Dear me! No matter how much or how 48 I brought home food, as long as it was nice to their taste, they 49 hesitated(迟疑)to use their hands to “help themselves” until all was 50 .
31. A. leave B. fetch C. cook D. buy
32. A. funny B. new C. delicious D. same
33. A. habit B. joy C. trouble D. skill
34. A. new B. daily C. good D. hard
35. A. worries B. words C. opinions D. thanks
36. A. egg B. fish C. soup D. meat
37. A. surprised B. pleased C. excited D. praised
38. A. worriedly B. excitedly C. surprisedly D. happily
39. A. heads B. skins C. tails D. bones
40. A. discover B. answer C. express D. understand
41. A. worst B. best C. first D. most
42. A. cooking B. smelling C. tasting D. enjoying
43. A. easy B. exciting C. interesting D. real
44. A. took B. bought C. got D. brought
45. A. laugh B. cry C. leave D. smile
46. A. happily B. simply C. finally D. actually
47. A. In return B. Above all C. After all D. At last
48. A. often B. far C. long D. many
49. A. always B. often C. never D. usually
50. A. empty B. clear C. finished D. cooked

四、阅读理解（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）
阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
It feels like every time my mother and I start to have a conversation, it turns into an argument. We talk about something as simple as dinner plans and suddenly, my mother will push the conversation into World War III. She’ll talk about my lack of a bright future because I don’t plan to be a doctor. And much to her disappointment, I don’t want to do any job related to science, either. In fact, when I was pushed to say that I planned to major(主修) in English and communications, she nearly had a heart attack.
“Why can’t you be like my co-worker’s son?” she bemoans all the time. Her co-worker’s son received a four-year scholarship and is now earning 70,000 dollars a year as an engineer. I don’t know what to answer except that I simply can’t be like Mr. Perfect as I’ve called the unnamed co-worker’s son. I can’t be like him. I’m the type of person who loves to help out in the community, write until the sun goes down, and most of all, wants to achieve a career because I love it, not because of fame (名声) or salary.
I understand why my mother is worried about my future major. I’ve seen my mother struggle to raise me on her small salary and work long hours. She leaves the house around 6:30 am and usually comes home around 5 pm or even 6 pm. However, I want her to know that by becoming a doctor, it doesn’t mean I’ll be successful. I’d rather follow my dreams and create my own future.
51. Which of the following topics do the writer and his mother often talk about?
A. The writer’s studies.       B. The writer’s future job.
C. Dinner plans.         D. Wars around the world.
52. We can infer from Paragraph 1 that the writer’s mother ____________.
A. doesn’t want the writer to major in English
B. doesn’t think the writer should be a doctor
C. gets along very well with the writer
D. doesn’t think working in the science field is a good idea
53. Which of following statements is probable TRUE about the writer?
A. He wants to be like his mother’s co-worker’s son..
B. He wants to find a job in his community in the future.
C. He doesn’t think his mother’s co-worker’s son is perfect.
D. He wants to do something he really likes in the future.

B
If English means endless new words, difficult grammar and sometimes strange pronunciation, you are wrong. Haven’t you noticed that you have become smarter since you started to learn a language?
According to a new study by a British university, learning a second language can lead to an increase in your brain power. Researchers found that learning other languages changes grey matter. This is the area of the brain which processes information. It is similar to the way that exercise builds muscles.
The study also found the effect is greater when the younger people learn a second language. A team led by Dr. Andrea Mechelli, from University College London, took a group of Britons who only spoke English. They were compared with a group of “early bilinguals” who had learnt a second language before the age of five, as well as a number of later learners. Scans showed that grey matter density (密度) in the brain was greater in bilinguals than in people without a second language. But the longer a person waited before mastering a new language, the smaller the difference.
“Our findings suggest that the structure of the brain is changed by the experience of learning a second language,” said the scientists.It means that the change itself increases the ability to learn.
Professor Dylan Vaughan Jones of the University of Wales, has researched the link between bilingualism and maths skills. “Having two languages gives you two windows on the world and makes the brain more flexible (机敏的),” he said. “You are actually going beyond language and have a better understanding of different ideas.”
The findings were matched in a study of native Italian speakers who had learned English as a second language between the ages of two and thirty-four. Reading, writing, and comprehension were all tested. The results showed that the younger they started to learn, the better. “Studying a language means you get an entrance to another world,” explained the scientists.
54. The main subject talked about in this passage is ____________.
A. science on learning a second language     B. man’s ability of learning a second language
C. that language can help brain power        D. language learning and maths study
55. The underlined word “bilingual” probably means ____________.
A. a researcher on language learning                      B. a second language learner
C. a person who can speak two languages                D. an active language learner
56. We may know from the scientific findings that ____________.
A. the earlier you start to learn a second language, the higher the grey matter density is 
B. there is no difference between a later second language learner and one who doesn’t know a
second language
C. the experience of learning a second language has bad effect on people’s brain
D. the ability of learning a second language is changing all the time
57. In the last two paragraphs, the author wants to tell us that ____________.
A. learning a second language is the same as studying maths
B. early learning of a second language helps you a great deal in studying other subjects
C. Italian is the best choice for you as a second language
D. you’d better choose the ages between 2 and 34 to learn a second language

C
People in South Korea who feel they can no longer bear the stress of everyday life now can choose to stay in a prison to relax and think deeply.
In a society where pressure to do well in school and find highly-paid jobs is intense, a former lawyer came up with an extreme relaxation idea. Kwon Yong-seok created the “Prison Inside Me”—a stress-reduction center with a punishment theme. People come here to cut themselves off from the outside world and pay to be kept in 60-square-foot (5.6-square-meter) cells (囚室).
Located on the outskirts of Hongcheon, about 58 miles (93 km) northeast of Seoul, “Prison Inside Me” came to life after Mr. Kwon voluntarily asked to spend time behind bars for “healing reasons,” but his request was turned down. “I didn’t know how to stop working back then,” he said. “I felt like I was being swept away against my will, and it seemed I couldn’t control my own life.” So, Kwon and his wife Roh Ji-hyang decided to take matters into their own hands, and designed and built a prison-like spiritual center. The construction was completed in June last year and cost about 2 billion won ($19 million).
The facility（设施） includes 28 cells, furnished with only a toilet, a sink and a small table, where guests can spend time alone, thinking about life and enjoying private thinking periods. Moreover, guests can also join group thinking periods in the hall, where they are given instructions on how to free themselves from what Mr. Kwo