河北省唐山一中学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题word版有答案已审阅.docx

1、河北省唐山一中学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题word版有答案已审阅唐山一中20182019学年度第二学期期中考试高一年级 英语试卷说明：1考试时间120分钟，满分150分。2将卷答案用2B铅笔涂在答题卡上,卷用黑色钢笔答在答题纸上。3卷卷头和答题卡均填涂本次考试的考号，不要误填学号，答题卡占后位。卷(选择题 共100分)第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。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

2、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。例：How much is the shirt? A. 19. 15. B. 9. 15. C. 9. 18.答案是B。1. Where is the woman from?A. The USA. B. Canada. C. Japan. 2. What color dress does the man tell the woman to wear?A. Red. B. Blue. C. Grey.3. What do the speakers decide to do?A. Have dinner la

3、te. B. Meet in the mans office. C. See a movie.4. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. Some songs. B. Their hobbies. C. A band.5. Why hasnt the man taken a photo?A. The fog is thick. B. The temple is too far. C. The camera is broken. 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

4、，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。听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。6. What did the man do in summer?A. He visited his brother. B. He went swimming. C. He traveled to Italy.7. What is the relationship between the speakers?A. Classmates. B. Teacher and st

5、udent. C. Guide and tourist. 听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。8. What does the man want to do with the trousers at first?A. To exchange them. B. To return them. C. To repair them.9. When will the man go to a party?A. On Wednesday. B. On Friday. C. On Saturday. 听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。10. What will the man do on Sa

6、turday night?A. Attend a music festival. B. Visit his friend. C. Invite his friends to dinner. 11. What is the womans problem?A. Her car has broken down.B. Her boss told her to work at weekends.C. Her sister cant drive her to the music festival.12. How will the woman go to the music festival?A. By u

7、nderground. B. By bus. C. By taxi. 听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16四个小题。13. What does the man want to get for Grace at first?A. A cat. B. Pet food. C. Books.14. What does the woman think of shopping online?A. Easy. B. Cheap. C. Interesting. 15. What do the speakers decide to buy in the end?A. Sweets. B. Flowers. C

8、. A plant. 16. Where are the speakers?A. At home. B. At a pet shop. C. At a bookstore. 听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。17. How did the speaker know about the good news?A. From Julies mother. B. From a TV programme. C. From Julies friends.18. What does the speaker guess Julie is celebrating for?A. A new club.

9、B. Her new novel. C. Her graduation.19. How does the speaker feel about Julie?A. Disappointed. B. Worried. C. Satisfied.20. What did Julie do as a child?A. She won a competition. B. She joined a writing club. C. She gave some lectures.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

10、和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AWhen I worked in a large city, passing by someone who was homeless wasnt an uncommon sight. The difficult situation of those I saw touched me deeply.I felt I must do something, and, as a single mother, I decided to come up with a plan that fitted my limited budget (预算). I be

11、gan by setting aside five to ten dollars and passing them out to those I met on the street each week.Though a dollar felt like a small amount, I realized how powerful it was. For me, I recognized that those I passed by were people just like me. Sometimes we would joke a bit and smile together. On so

12、me occasions, I was able to give more. I dont know how and if the dollars helped, but I know that the connections we made did.One day after I had started this weekly practice, I had saved up enough to buy myself a new winter coat. With it around my shoulders, I realized that my old coat could still

13、be put to use by someone who had little or nothing to protect them from the cold. However, at that moment, I felt inspired to pass on this opportunity for kindness. I turned to the salesman who had helped me, and asked if he would feel comfortable taking my old coat, walking to the corner, and offer

14、ing it to someone in need. Slightly taken aback, he smiled. “I will as soon as I get a break,” he said. “Thanks for being so considerate.” I cant help but feel that my experiences with kindness have moved me to pass it on, and in this way, I feel Ive helped more than just those I pass by on the stre

15、et. Kindness touches many hearts, and I am grateful for the way it has touched mine.21. Why did the author decide to come up with a plan? A. Because she needed to set aside some bills. B. Because she wanted to increase her limited budget. C. Because she always passed by some homeless people. D. Beca

16、use she wanted to do something for the homeless people.22. What did the author think of the dollars she gave to those people? A. It didnt make sense. B. It could help them a lot. C. It might have been a small amount to them. D. It brought a friendly connection between them.23. What do the underlined

17、 words “taken aback” in the fourth paragraph probably mean?A. Surprised. B. Satisfied. C. Upset. D. Frightened.24. Which of the following can be the best title for the text?A. Helping People Who Are Homeless. B. My Experiences with Kindness. C. Raising Money to Help Those in Need. D. My Weekly Pract

18、ice of Helping Others.BStill seeking a destination for your weekend break? There are some places which are probably a mere walk away from your college. Kings Art CentreA day at the Centre could mean a visit to an exhibition (展览) of the work of one of the most interesting contemporary artists on show

19、 anywhere. This weekend sees the opening of an exhibition of four local artists. You could attend a class teaching you how to learn from the masters or get more creative with paintfree of charge. The Centre also runs two life drawing classes for which there is a small fee. The Botanic GardenThe Gard

20、en has over 8,000 plant species; it holds the research and teaching collection of living plants for Cambridge University. The multi-branched Torch Aloe here is impressive. The African plant produces red flowers above blue-green leaves, and is not one to miss. Get to the display house to see Dionaea

21、muscipula, a plant more commonly known as the Venus Flytrap that feeds on insects and other small animals. The Garden is also a place for wildlife-enthusiasts (热爱者). Look for grass snakes in the lake. A snake called Hissing Sid is regularly seen lying in the heat of the warm sun. Byrons Pool Many st

22、ories surround Lord Byrons time as a student of Cambridge University. Arriving in 1805, he wrote a letter complaining that it was a place of “mess and drunkenness”. However, it seems as though Byron did manage to pass the time pleasantly enough. Im not just talking about the pet bear he kept in his

23、rooms. He spent a great deal of time walking in the village. It is also said that on one occasion Byron swam naked by moonlight in the lake, which is now known as Byrons Pool. A couple of miles past Grantchester in the south Cambridgeshire countryside, the pool is surrounded by beautiful circular pa

24、ths around the fields. The cries of invisible birds make the trip a lovely experience and on the way home you can drop into the village for afternoon tea. If you dont trust me, then perhaps youll take it from Virginia Woolf over a century after Byron, she reportedly took a trip to swim in the same p

25、ool. 25. As is mentioned in the passage, there is a small charge for _. A. attending the masters class B. working with local artists C. learning life drawing D. seeing an exhibition26. “Torch Aloe” and “Venus Flytrap” are _. A. common insects B. impressive plants C. rarely-seen snakes D. wildlife-en

26、thusiasts27. We can learn from the passage that Byron seemed _.A. to fear pet bears B. to like walking C. to be a heavy drinker D. to finish university in 1805CThe demands of the modern world are growing day by day and this is putting more pressure on scientists to do research. However, as stated by

27、 Griffiths, “There is no hope of doing perfect research”. Naturally, there have been a lot of criticisms (批评), as many scientists immediately announce that their research methods are very safe and that they have the perfect research theory.However, scientific history is filled with examples, in whic

28、h a perfect scientific solution that was based on years of scientific research has been overturned (推翻) with new theories. Naturally the first example that comes to mind is the fact that Newtons Theories were thought to be very safe and they were used in all fields of science. For centuries, thousan

29、ds of scientists around the world used Newtons Theories to formulate (规划) other theories.However, after nearly two centuries of use, Newtons Theories were found to be not as perfect as they were thought. Through Einsteins publication on the General Theory of Relativity, it was found that Newtons law

30、s were imperfect in explaining all motions (运动) that were taking place in our universe. It was found to be imperfect under some conditions, even though Newtons laws are still used today to predict motion at low speeds.Thus, perfect research is only a myth (神话). Of course, this does not mean that a s

31、cientist should simply give up and accept imperfection in his or her research efforts. Improvements and changes in research techniques and methods are a natural part of evolution (进化) and it is each scientists responsibility to take it forward as much as possible.While the final answer to the universes questions may never exist, a time will come when there will be fewer questions as new answers are found and more improved research is carried out by scientists around the world.28. Why have there been a lot of criticisms?A. Scientists have a ne