福建省莆田一中学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题 Word版含答案.docx

1、福建省莆田一中学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题 Word版含答案莆田一中2019-2020学年度下学期期中考试试卷高一英语命题人： 审核人： 第卷 选择题部分 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. Where does the woman come from?A. Mexico. B. Spain. C. The United

2、 States.2. How will the man send his application?A. By fax. B. By post. C. By e-mail.3. What could the woman be?A. A teacher. B. A secretary. C. A nurse.4. How many children does the woman have?A. Two. B. Three. C. Six.5. What has the man done?A. He has had a competition.B. He has painted a picture.

3、C. He has filled in a form.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. When will the film finish?A. At 4:30. B. At 5:00. C. At 5:20.7. Where will the speakers g

4、o before going home?A. To a cafe. B. To a library. C. To a shop.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。8. What did the man think of his weekend?A. Boring. B. Tiring. C. Satisfying.9. What is the Italian city like?A. Ancient with a long history.B. Modern with tall buildings.C. Crowded with heavy traffic.听第 8 段材料，回答第 10

5、至 12 题。10. Where are the speakers?A. At home. B. In a restaurant. C. In a supermarket.11. What do we know about the woman?A. She has taken too many products.B. She has eaten too much ice cream.C. She has spent too much money.12. How much is the soap?A. $0.99. B. $1.50. C. $3.听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。1

6、3. What are the speakers talking about?A. Room decoration.B. A family get-together.C. Preparations for a surprise party.14. What is the relationship between the speakers?A. Father and daughter.B. Husband and wife.C. Mother and son.15. What will the man do on the 22nd of next month?A. Go out for dinn

7、er.B. Go to see a movie.C. Meet his friends.16. How will the woman prepare food?A. Shell cook it herself.B. Shell have her friends do it.C. Shell order it from a restaurant.听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。17. How did the speaker prefer to get scientific ideas?A. From magazines. B. From websites. C. From boo

8、ks.18. What field did the speakers team work in?A. Biology. B. Physics. C. Chemistry.19. What did the teacher advise the speakers team to do?A. Make the experiment as specific as possible.B. Write each part of the process.C. Do enough experiments.20. What was the difference between the speakers team

9、 and the other teams?A. It designed a display.B. It took a lot of photos.C. It wrote about the experiment.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。A Welwitschia mirabilisTitle: the worlds most resistant plant Its not pretty to look at, but welwitschia mirabilis is

10、 unique. It consists of only two leaves and a strong stem with roots. Two leaves continue to grow and the stem（茎） thickens and can grow to be almost 2 meters high and 8 meters wide. Its lifespan is 400 to 1,500 years. It can survive up to five years with no rain. The plant is said to be very tasty e

11、ither raw or baked in hot ashes. Dionaea muscipulaTitle: the Venus Fly Trap Dionaea muscipula is the most famous carnivorous(肉食性的) plant due to the active and efficient nature of its unique trap. It may be famous, but its also threatened. It produces a short leaf that forms two sides of a trap. Each

12、 side contains some sensitive hairs. When it is touched two to three times, the trap will shut in less than a second, fast enough to catch flies and other insects. The leaf, once closed, produces some enzymes(酶) that slowly dissolve the insects and supply the plant with food. Rafflesia arnoldiiTitle

13、: the worlds largest flower Rafflesia arnoldii, the largest flower in the world, is an exotic and rare plant. The flower is 3 feet across and weighs 15-24 pounds. However, you wouldnt want to grow it in your garden. In a rainforest-type environment, it gives off a most unpleasant smell, which is som

14、ewhat like rotten meat. This is why it is often called the Corpse Plant by some natives of Indonesia where it comes. Its flowers only last for three days to a week. Euphorbia obeseTitle: the Baseball Plant Euphorbia obese is known as the Baseball Plant. Over-harvesting by plant collectors for its in

15、teresting and curious appearance has severely reduced the wild population. However, it has become very common now. By growing euphorbia obese in large numbers, many gardens have been working to ensure that the plants being traded and sold among plant collectors are not wild plants.21. From the passa

16、ge, we know that _.A. welwitschia mirabilis is very beautifulB. dionaea muscipula is famous for its trapC. rafflesia arnoldii feels like rotten meatD. euphorbia obese can be used as baseball22. According to the passage, rafflesia arnoldii _.A. shuts its trap two or three times in one second.B. gives

17、 off a special smell to attract flies and insectsC. smells bad in a hot and wet environmentD. has a big flower, a strong stem and two leaves23. Plant collectors like euphorbia obese because _.A. it looks strangeB. it tastes deliciousC. it can be planted in the gardenD. it is worth a big fortuneBWith

18、 bushfires continuing to swallow different parts of Australia, a local zoo in New South Wales - the state which is the easiest to catch fire - has hit the headlines with a heartwarming story.Right in the line of a bushfire, the keepers of Mogo Wildlife Park managed to protect all 200 animals from ha

19、rm after they received evacuation（疏散，撤离） orders, according to reports.Netizens were quick to react on social media and praised the bravery of the zoo keeper and staffs, as they stayed and managed to protect animals from uncontrolled fires and even sheltered some at their own house.The 40-year-old zo

20、o keeper, Chad Staples, described the situation as the worst catastrophe, which felt like Armageddon (末日审判) here. Luckily, his team had made a precise plan ahead of time by moving everything flammable from the area and the larger animals to safe places.Whats remarkable is that as the smaller ones ne

21、eded extra shelter, Staples decided to take them to his own house.“Right now in my house there are animals of all descriptions in all the different rooms. They are safe and protected not a single animal lost,” he said.BBC news also mentioned that “theres a tiger to the back of the house.”Some media

22、outlets highlighted the “heroic job” in their headlines. Online users also reacted with thumbs-up and were glad to see all the staff and animals coming through the horrific fire.Located in the southern coast of New South Wales, Mogo Wildlife Park houses Australias largest collection of primates, als

23、o including different and unique animals such as zebras, giraffes, rhinos and red pandas.24. New South Wales hits the headlines because of _.A. its famous zoo B. its endangered animalsC. the heartwarming event D. being easy to catch fire25. Which of the following is true about Mogo Wildlife Park?A.

24、It belongs to Chad Staples. B. None of the animals is missing.C. It merely holds rare animal species. D. Extra shelters were built for emergencies.26. Which word can probably describe Chad Staples?A. Irresponsible. B. Considerate.C. Selfish. D. Energetic.27. Which of the following is the best title

25、for the passage?A. The Heroic Job. B. The Horrific Fire.C. The Extinct Animals. D. The Brave Zoo Keeper.CGoogles new camera, called Clips, is a small, smart device. It comes with a case that has a clip (夹子) , but its not designed to be worn on your clothing. Most interestingly, it uses artificial in

26、telligence to take photography out of your hands so it can capture moments on its own.This roughly 2-inch by 2-inch camera, with a three-hour battery life and Gorilla Glass for toughness, is intended for candid moments, like when a child does something cute that may happen too quickly for you to pul

27、l out your smartphone.Onboard the Clips device, it uses machine learning algorithms (计算程序) to help capture scenes. Those algorithms include face recognition. Once it learns that theres a face you see frequently, itll try to get nice photos of those faces, said Juston Payne, the devices product manag

28、er. And they also want it to recognize facial expressions, which involved training it to know what happiness looks like. The Google team also trained it to recognize what not to shootlike when a childs hand is over the lens（镜头）, or if it is tossed in a dark purse.The only way to see the images is by

29、 connecting the camera with your phone, as it has no screen for viewing or editing.Were people concerned it could seem strange? Yes, Payne admitted. But they said they addressed that by making it obvious what it is. A green light on the front signals that it is on. Besides, unlike a camera meant to

30、monitor your home, it is not connected to the Internet.This product is only possible because of the way that silicon has advanced Payne said, noting that it was only in the past year or so that they could squeeze the technology down into a device this size. Going forward, were likely to get more ass

31、istance from the artificial intelligence packed into our apps and gadgets.28. What is the most outstanding feature of Clips?A. It is equipped with tough glass. B It enables easy Internet access.C It allows of hands-free photography. D. It can be worn on your clothing.29. What does the underlined wor

32、d candid in Paragraph 2 mean?A. brief. B. touching.C. unforgettable. D. embarrassing.30. What makes Clips a reality according to Juston Payne?A. The popularity of the Internet. B. The advance in technology.C. The rise of the smartphone industry. D. The reduction in the price of lens.31. What is the best title for the text?