18学年下学期高一期中考试英语试题附答案8.docx

1、18学年下学期高一期中考试英语试题附答案8河北定州中学20172018学年度第二学期期中考试高一年级英语试卷 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，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. Who is the man looking for? A. Tami. B. Dr. Maxwell. C. Alison Simpson. 2. What will the woman probably do

2、? A. Call the airline soon. B. Stay at home for a while. C. Leave for the airport before lunch. 3. What does the man think of his current book? A. Its exciting. B. Its relaxing. C. Its long.4. When does the man hope to see the woman? A. This afternoon. B. Tomorrow night. C. Tomorrow afternoon.5. Wha

3、t does the man mean? A. He didnt put in any sugar.B. He added some natural flavors.C. He also thinks the coffee tastes strange.第二节 （共15题；每小题1分，满分15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. Why is the woma

4、n upset? A. Her order isnt ready yet. B. The man forgot her order. C. Some guests will be late.7. At what time will the wedding start? A. 10:00. B. 10:30. C. 12:00.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. Who lived in Los Angeles? A. The womans aunt and uncle.B. The mans grandparents.C. The womans parents.9. What will the

5、 speakers do next? A. Have a picnic. B. Go hiking. C. Try to catch some fish.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. What did the man study in college? A. Art history. B. Medicine. C. Business.11. How do the speakers know each other? A. Theyre neighbors. B. Theyre salesman and customer.C. Theyre teacher and student.12

6、. What is the mans advice for the woman? A. Doing what her father suggests.B. Exploring all the possibilities.C. Making a decision as early as possible.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. How does the woman want to pay? A. In cash. B. By credit card. C. With her smartphone.14. What does the man think of PayPal? A.

7、 It is free. B. It is popular. C. It isnt very fast.15. Where is Venmo accepted? A. At many small shops. B. At most large stores. C. At a lot of restaurants.16. What does the woman offer to do for the man? A. Download the app. B. Send him an invitation. C. Lend him some money.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. W

8、hat is the weather probably like? A. Hot. B. Dry. C. Rainy.18. Where did Matt begin his journey? A. In England. B. In California. C. In Hawaii.19. How many hours was Matts longest flight? A. Fourteen hours. B. Sixteen hours. C. Sixteen and a half hours.20. What will Matt do next? A. Interview someon

9、e. B. Share his experiences. C. Plan on another journey.二、阅读理解One silly question I simply cant stand is “How do you feel?” Usually the question is asked of a man in action-a man on the go, walking along the streets, or busily working at his desk. So what do you expect; him to say? Hell probably say,

10、 “Fine, Im all right,” but you have put a bug in his ear maybe now hes not sure. If you are a good friend, you may have seen something in his face, or his walk that he overlooked that morning. It starts worrying him a little. First thing you know, he looks in a mirror to see if everything is all rig

11、ht, while you go merrily on your way asking someone else, “How do you feel?”Every question has its time and place. Its perfectly acceptable, for instance, to ask “How do you feel?” if youre visiting a close friend in the hospital. But if the fellow is walking on both legs, hurrying to make a train,

12、or sitting at his desk working, its no time to ask him that silly question.When George Bernard Shaw, the famous writer of plays was in his eighties, someone asked him “How do you feel?” Shaw put him in his place. “When you reach my age,” he said, “either you feel all right or youre dead.”21The quest

13、ion “How do you feel?” seems to be correct and suitable when asked of .A. a friend who is ill B. a man working at his deskC. a person having lost a close friend D. a stranger who looks somewhat worried22George Bernard Shaws reply in the passage shows his .A. cheerfulness B. clevernessC. ability D. p

14、oliteness23The underlined Youve put a bug in his ear in the 1st paragraph means that youve .A. made him laugh B. shown concern for himC. made fun of him D. given him some kind of warningA smartphone program is helping scientists learn about changes taking place in nature. More than 100,000 citizen-s

15、cientists around the world are taking pictures of many kinds of plants and animals using a program called iNaturalist. The program gives researchers much information about where plants and animals live, and how a growing human population is changing plant and animal life.In Arlington, Virginia, natu

16、ralists are making a record of the plants and animals that live in the heavily populated area.Alonso Abugattas is the local governments natural resources manager. He works to protect and improve Arlingtons natural spaces. The group is using the iNaturalist smartphone program to record its observatio

17、ns. Then iNaturalist users throughout the world can look at the images and try to help recognize them. The program records where and when the picture was taken. This lets experts like Abugattas and others create maps that show where plants and animals are living, and how that changes because of deve

18、lopment and climate change. That is important in Arlington and around the world.Scott Loarie is co-director of iNaturalist. He said species are dying at a faster speed than ever, and the mix of life on Earth is threatened. “And weve only begun to understand exactly how those ecosystems contribute to

19、 our food system, or human healthall these things that we depend on.”Loarie says iNaturalist lets citizen-scientists help professional (专业的) scientists gather data of the wild plants and animals in the world. More than 100,000 iNaturalist observers on all seven continents have made more than four-an

20、d-a-half million observations. The information has been used in studies of other animals.Alonso Abugattas says the group in Arlington recorded more than 450 kinds of animals and plants. “If you just open up your eyes to the natural world, youd be amazed at whats out there.”24Which of the following i

21、s the function of the iNaturalist smartphone program?A. Creating maps to show climate change.B. Reminding experts to make out the photos.C. Marking the time and places of the photos.D. Writing down the names of species in the photos.25What did Scott Loarie want to tell us?A. The goal of iNaturalist.

22、B. The regret for dying species.C. The importance of scientists.D. The value of species to humans.26What do we know about the iNaturalist smartphone program?A. It calls on people in the world to change nature.B. It directly helps professional scientists to gather data.C. It gets wildlife information

23、 and data from all over the world.D. It lets professional scientists pay attention to humans behaviors.27What can be the best title for the text?A. Two Heads Are Better Than OneB. A Cheap Way to Study Plants and AnimalsC. Measures Are Being Taken to Protect Plants and AnimalsD. Naturalists Use a Sma

24、rtphone Programme to Take Photos of Wildlife三、完形填空It was a hot summer day. The sun was shining brightly and all I could think of was_down with a scoop of my favorite ice cream. I decided to make a quick _to the newly opened ice cream parlor(冰淇淋店) close by for a mid-day _.I ordered my ice cream in a

25、fancy cone and asked the server to _two tubs of chocolate ice cream for folks at home._I knew it, I was halfway _my icy treat and was enjoying the view of the two colorfully prepared ice cream flavors, sitting pretty one next to the_.Now that my to-go order was _, I headed to the payment counter to

26、settle the bill. _, the cashier (收银员) had forgotten to bill my ice cream, _only for the two tubs.The next few _passed by as I debated between doing what was_ clearing the bill and moving out, and doing what was right _the error. I knew if I didnt bring the error in the bill to his _, my ice cream wo

27、uld be charged against his _.That moment, my decision was made and I went and told him _he had missed.He looked at me in _and thanked me profusely for telling the error. Had it not been for my _ telling the error, he would have been fined. The smile of relief on his face made me smile, too.I came ou

28、t of the ice cream parlor feeling really _ about myself. I knew that day how wonderful it feels to do what is right _what is easy.28A. calming B. breaking C. cooling D. setting29A. choice B. trip C. decision D. promise30A. meal B. work C. treat D. cure31A. sell B. take C. make D. pack32A. While B. A

29、lthough C. Unless D. Before33A. through B. up C. over D. across34A. another B. other C. one D. others35A. ready B. slow C. late D. over36A. Satisfyingly B. Disappointingly C. Annoyingly D. Surprisingly37A. taking B. spending C. charging D. buying38A. days B. weeks C. hours D. seconds39A. easy B. rid

30、iculous C. interesting D. right40A. referring to B. pointing out C. finding out D. looking into41A. mind B. face C. notice D. note42A. expenses B. salary C. taxes D. fine43A. why B. where C. that D. what44A. need B. relief C. disbelief D. anxiety45A. honestly B. obviously C. secretly D. incredibly46

31、A. good B. fresh C. awesome D. well47A. other than B. rather than C. regardless of D. apart from四、七选五There are many expressions with the word “dog”.48 They take their dogs for walks, give them good food and medical care. However, dogs without owners to care for them lead a different kind of life. The expression, lead a dogs life, describes a person who has an unhappy existence.When we say we live in a dog-eat-dog world. 49 A person has to work hard like a dog to be successful. Such hard work can make people dog-tired.