江苏省常州市14校联盟学年高一上学期期中考试英语试题.docx

1、江苏省常州市14校联盟学年高一上学期期中考试英语试题常州市“14校合作联盟”2018学年度第一学期期中质量调研第I卷第一部分 听力（共两节，满分20分）第一节 （共5小题；每小题1分，满分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。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 did the first Disneyland open?A. In 1951 B. In 1954. C. In 1955.2. Who will probably（可能） take the tree away? A

2、. Steve. B. Maggie. C. Jim.3. Where does the man come from?A. Paris. B. Sydney. C. London.4. Where does the conversation probably take place?A. In a bank. B. In a store. C. At a station.5. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. Some stories. B. A movie. C. A novelist.第二节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）听下面

3、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。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. Why is the woman tired?A. She has been studying all morning.B. She took a few exams.C. She stayed up last night.7. What does the woman think of the grade?A. Satisfying. B. Disapp

4、ointing. C. Surprising.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. When will the film finish?A. At 4:30. B. At 5:00. C. At 5:20.9. Where will the speakers go after the film?A. To a cafe. B. To a library. C. To a shop.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. Why did the man get up early in the morning?A. To pick up tourists. B. To watch birds an

5、d animals.C. To take photos of the sunrise.11. What does the man want to do?A. Get a pay rise. B. Find a job in Spain. C. Stay with his family.12. What is the relationship between the speakers?A. Co-workers. B. Husband and wife. C. Interviewer and interviewee.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. When did Amy have l

6、essons with her piano teacher?A. At the age of 12.B. Before she started secondary school.C. After getting advice from her school music teacher.14. How does Amy feel about jazz at first?A. Surprised. B. Interested. C. Annoyed.15. What does Amy write in her article?A. She recommends music shows to peo

7、ple.B. She shares her experience as a journalist.C. She tells people about her daily life.16. Why does Amy love music?A. It brings together people of different ages.B. She meets people she likes through music.C. People can understand it whatever their language is.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. Who did the sp

8、eaker go on a cookery course with?A. Her cousin. B. Her sister. C. Her mother18. Which course did the speaker choose?A. The one-day course. B. The three-day course. C. The one-week course.19. What surprised the speaker when she started her course?A. Many teachers were there to help.B. There were man

9、y teenagers.C. The course was popular.20. Which place did the speaker visit?A. A restaurant. B. A market. C. A supermarket.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。AOfficials from Guangxi in South China are looking for ways to attract more tourists fr

10、om Mexico.Earlier this week, Li Bin, vice chairman of Guangxi, visited Mexico city and spoke about Guangxis growing tourism industry and the governments efforts to attract tourists from Mexico.This time in Mexico, we not only want to learn about its successful tourism strategy, but also to promote t

11、he beautiful scenery - both cultural and natural- found in Guangxi, Li said in a presentation which was also attended by Chinese ambassador（大使） Qiu Xiaoqi.Guangxis rich natural attractions and cultural heritage（遗产） make it a popular tourism place for both Chinese and foreigners, Li said.Guangxis top

12、 attractions include the famous Karst Mountains and Caves in the riverside city of Guilin, a UNESCO-listed World Heritage Site known for its unusually-shaped green hills.Another popular sight is Zuojiang Huashan, home to rock paintings believed to be more than 2,300 years old.Ambassador Qiu also pra

13、ised the beauty of Guangxi. Ive been in Mexico five years, many friends know me, but very few know that I am from Guangxi, Qiu said. I am going to do everything possible so that my birthplace becomes a place that helps develop the tourism and the human relations between our two countries, Qiu added.

14、In 2017, 520 million tourists visited Guangxi, including 5 million foreigner visitors.21. The passage wants to tell us _.A. Guangxi is attracting more and more foreign visitorsB. Guangxi is trying to sell tourism to Mexican visitorsC. Guangxi is developing its tourism for all the visitorsD. Guangxi

15、has best natural and cultural attractions in China 22. According to the passage, which of the following statement is correct?A. Lin Bin and ambassador Qiu were both born in Guangxi.B. Tourism will help to improve the relations between Chinese and Mexican.C. Zuojiang Huashan is famous for its unusual

16、ly-shaped green hills.D. In 2017, more than 10% tourists to Guangxi were foreigners.BIn the Hollywood movie The Martian, actor Matt Damon plays an astronaut who grows food on Mars（火星）to survive alone on the red planet.After seeing the movie, Washington State University physicist Michael Allen and Un

17、iversity of Idaho food scientist Helen Joyner decided to carry out a case study helping students figure out how to farm on Mars. In the case study, students have to imagine they are mining（采矿） on Mars and decide how to feed themselves there before starting on the journey. They get advice from Allen

18、and Joyner on how to select crops and take the challenges of growing crops over long periods on Mars. Students use a scoring system to select three foods to plant on Mars.Allen found the results impressive: among 30 students, “no two people have ever gotten the same answer”, he said.Human travelers

19、to Mars will likely have to make use of resources on the planet rather than take everything they need with them on a spaceship. This means farming their own food on another planet, one that has a very different ecosystem (生态系统) from Earths.One challenge for those who would like to live on Mars is th

20、e fact that there can be no farming tools. Like real astronauts, students taking part in the study cannot take a lot of farming tools with them. As Joyner put it to his student astronauts, “You are starting with nothing.”Besides, students also have to deal with a very limited choice of diet. “If I h

21、ad to eat a single food for the rest of my life, could I do it?” Joyner asked.But Allen believes the case study is about more than farming and eating on the Red Planet.“Im not teaching about growing food on Mars,” Allen said. “Im teaching about living with choices. Im teaching about problem solving.

22、”23. In the case study, students have to _.A. watch the movie to know the conditions on MarsB. decide which crop to grow on Mars with the help of the teachersC. design different types of diets on Mars for them to chooseD. understand how to farm on Mars with their favorite farming tools24. Michael Al

23、len thinks that the case study _.A. increases students knowledge about farming B. helps student know more about MarsC. develops students skills of solving problemsD. teaches students how to make proper choices25. The passage is mainly intended _.A. to describe a research on how to farm on MarsB. to

24、prepare us to deal with problems on MarsC. to teach us how to survive on Mars aloneD. to introduce a Hollywood movie, The MartianCAfghanistan has its own comedian（喜剧演员）whose name is Karim Asir. He wears makeup and clothes to look just like the famous British actor, Charlie Chaplin. He also uses simi

25、lar physical movements. He performs on the streets and at events in the Afghan capital, Kabul. The 25-year-old actor says his goal is to use humor to help take peoples minds off the difficulties they face every day. “It is very simple, I want to give Afghans a reason to smile”, he said. Charlie Chap

26、lin rose to fame during the silent film age in the 1920s. His movies became popular around the world. One of his most famous characters was a funny-looking man known as The Little Tramp. This character had no money and was always getting into trouble. The creative（创新的） methods he used to get out of

27、trouble were always humorous. Asir and his family left for Iran after the Islamic Taliban group took control of Afghanistan in 1996. When the family returned to Afghanistan, Asir started wearing makeup and recreating（重塑） Chaplins characters. He also began performing in public, even though his parent

28、s expressed concerns（关心） about him making this his job. He said his parents wanted him to find more steady work choices, such as a politician or doctor. But he said he felt his interests and skills would be better used in other ways. He added that his parents showed understanding over time and he de

29、cided to study theater at Kabul University. Now, Asir says he parents are pleased when they see his videos getting more than 1 million views on YouTube. And he said they like that people line up on the street to take pictures with him. But it is not always easy for Asir to perform in a city which su

30、ffers repeated attacks by Taliban. Militants（军方） have threatened Asir, whose performances, they say, are un-Islamic. “I want to give my people a chance to forget their problems such as war, conflicts and danger in Afghanistan”, he said. To do this, he keeps smiling while performing around the city a

31、nd meeting with fans. But Asir says that inside, he cannot help but feel fearful about possible attacks.26.Karim Asir does the performance to _.A. give Afghans a chance to forget their problems B. help concentrate on the daily difficulties C. give Afghans a reason to think about the futureD. rise to fame like Charlie Chaplin27. Which is NOT the similarity between Asirs performance and Chaplins?A. Makeup and clothes. B. The style of their acting.C. Physical movements. D. The times of their acting.28. What difficulties has Karim Asir met? A. The city often suff