学年高一英语上学期期中试题 新 人教版.docx

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学年高一英语上学期期中试题新人教版

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2019学年度第一学期期中考试

高一年级英语试题

第一部分：

阅读理解（共两节，共20题，每题2分，满分40分）

第一节：

（共15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、D）中，选出最佳选项

A

Megan

I'mbasedinBahrain,andIhaveasmallapartmentthere.ThethingIlikemostaboutmyjobisthechancetomeetpeoplefromdifferentcultures.Ispendalotofmytimehandingoutfoodanddrinksandclearinguppeople’srubbish.Icertainlydon’tfeelveryexcitedaboutgoinghomeattwointhemorning！

Frank

Ienjoyplayingaroundwithwordpuzzles.SoIsentacoupleintoalocalnewspaperandwasreallysurprisedwhentheyaskedmeformore.Isupposeitisastrangewaytospendyourdaysurroundedbydictionariesandbooks,butit'sgreatbecauseI’mjustdoingwhatIlike.

Gemma

Ilovemusicandlistentoitallthetime,evenwhenIgojogging（慢跑）.Asformyjob—youreallycan’tbeshyinthiskindofwork,andyouhavetobeverypatientbecausesometimeswepractiseforhoursbeforewegetitright.Whenwe’reontour,weworkforseveralweekswithnobreaksandyoucangetreallytired.Forrelaxation,wheneverIgetaholiday,Igostraighttoasunnybeach.

Raoul

MostpeoplethinkIspendmydaychopping（切）vegetablesandwashingdishes,butit'snotthatsimple.Ihavetobereallycarefulwiththefoodandkeepeverythingveryclean.Thebiggestproblemismyboss—heshoutsatmeallthetime—even,forexample,ifIforgettowashuponeplate.Actually,I’mhopingtofindanewjobsoonbecauseIdon'tgetmuchtimeoff.

21.What’sthebiggestattractionofMegan’sjob?

A.Thelongholidays

B.Handingoutfoodtopeople

C.Gettingtoknowdifferentpeople

D.Thepleasantworkingenvironment

22.Wholovesworkingwithwords?

A.Megan

B.Frank

C.Gemma

D.Raoul

23.WhatproblemdoesRaoulface?

A.Hisstrictboss

B.Heiscareless

C.Histerriblecooking

D.Hefailstogetenoughsleep

B

In1909,whenTatianawasjust11yearsold,herparentsandolderbrothertraveledtotheUnitedStates.Becausethefamilycouldnotaffordtobuyheraticket,shehadtoremaininRussia.Shehadlivedwithheruncleforalmostayearinasmallhousebeforethespecialletterarrivedfromherfather.“DearTatiana,”hewrote.“Atlastwehaveearnedenoughmoneytopayforyourticket.AfteryoujoinusinNewYork,wewilltravelbytraintoaplacecalledSouthDakotawherewehaveboughtafarm.”

Aweeklater.Tatiana’suncleusedthemoneyherfatherhadsenttobuyheraticketfortheLouisaJane,asteamshipthatwasleavingforAmerica.Althoughshewaslonelyandmissedherfamily,TatianaquicklymadefriendswiththeotherchildrenontheLouisaJane.Together,theyinventedgamesthatcouldbeplayedontheship,andtheyranaroundthedecks（甲板）.

Thenextday,asTatianawaswalkingalongthedeck,sheheardsomeofthepassengerstalkingabouttheStatueofLiberty（自由女神像）.Thisconversationmadeherpuzzled（困惑的）becausesheknewthatlibertywasanidea.Noonecouldseeortouchit,sohowcouldliberty?

Whensheaskedherfriend’sfather,MrDimitrivitc,heexplainedthatthestatuelookedlikeawoman,butitstoodforfreedom.ThisexplanationjustmadeTatianamoreinterestedinthestatue.

Onemorning,Tatianawokeuptothesoundofwildshouting.Sheranupstairsandfoundallthepassengerswerecrowdedontothedeck.TheshoutswerereallycriesofexcitementbecausetheLouisaJanehadfinallyreachedtheUnitedStates.WhenTatianarealizedthatshewouldsoonseeherfamilyagain,shejoinedinwithshoutsofherown.Mr.Dimitrivitchhadtoldherthatthestatuestoodforfreedom,andshefinallyunderstoodwhathemeant.

24.WhydidTatianastayinRussia?

A.Shelovedhermotherland

B.Sheneededtotakecareofheruncle

C.Herparentswantedhertomanagethefarm

D.Herparentsweretoopoortobuyheraticket

25.WhathappenedtoTatianaonthesea?

A.Shehadagoodtime

B.ShemissedherlifeinRussia

C.Shekilledtimebywatchingthesea

D.ShewaslookedafterbyMr.Dimitriviteh

26.HowdidTatianafeelwhenshesawthestatue?

A.Proud.

B.Excited

C.Puzzled.

DSurprised

27.Whatsthebesttitleforthetext?

A.Thevalueoffreedom

B.TheStatueofLiberty

C.Journeytoanewlife

D.Tatiana’slifeinAmerica

C

Iwasaskedbyareaderrecentlywhysomanyanimalsseemtohavepinkears,whentheirbodiesarealldifferentcolours?

Thetruthisthatmostanimalsactuallydon’thavepinkears.Letusexplain.

Neartheequator（赤道）,wheretheclimateishot,animalsarelikelytohavedarkerskinincludingontheirears.ThinkoftheAfricanelephant,whichhasquitedarkears.Incolderclimates,skincolourisusuallylighterandoftenpink.

Whyisskincolourdifferentindifferentclimates?

Skinpigmentation（染色）,whichiswhatgivesskinitscolour,canprotectagainstsunburnandskincancer（癌症）.Whenanimalsliveincolderpartsoftheworld,theydon’tneeditasmuchtosurvive.Light-colouredskinalsohelpsanimalsstaywarmerbecauseitreducesheatloss,whichisusefulifyoureinacolderclimate.

Formostanimals,thecolouroftheirfurorotherbodycoveringhasgenerallydevelopedascamouflage.Thatallowsanimalstomixintothebackgroundandavoidbeingeaten,orforpredators（捕食者）toremainhiddenduringhunting.Oneexampleisthesandy-colouredcoatofthedesertfennecfox,whichusescamouflageforbothhuntingandhiding.

Bytheway,inmanyanimals,earscomeinmanydifferentshapesandsizes.Forexample,inbats,theserval（atypeofAfricanwildcat）andthefennecfox,theearsarelargecomparedtotheirbodysize---thishelpsthemhearbetterbecauseitallowsthemtosensemoresoundwaves.Nakedmole-ratshavetinyearsbecausetheyneedtodigalot.Bigearswouldgetintheway.Theotherdownsideofbigearsisthatyoucanlosealotofbodyheat.Thatswhyanimalsthatliveinreallycoldplaces,liketheArcticfox,havequitesmallears.

28.Whoistheauthormostlikelytobe?

A.Ateacher

B.Alibrarian

CAzooworker.

DAsciencewriter

29.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph3referto?

A.Sunlight

B.Camouflage.

C.Skinpigmentation

D.Light-colouredskin

30.Whichanimalusesitsskincolourtoprotectitselffrombeingeaten?

A.TheArcticfox

B.Thenakedmole-rat

C.TheAfricanelephant

D.Thedesertfennecfox

31.Whatdoweknowaboutanimalslivingincoldplaces?

A.Theyusuallyhavesmalllight-colouredears

B.Theyknowwaystostorebodyheat

C.Theyneedbigearstokeepwarm

D.Theyusuallyhavegoodhearing.

D

WeoftenplaytricksoneachotheronAprilFoo’sDay.However,it’snotjustfriendsandfamilyyouhavetobecarefulof---somebigcompaniesalsodotheirbesttofoolthepublic.

In2002,theBritishsupermarketchain,Tesco,advertiseda‘whistling（吹口哨）carrot’.Theadvertisementexplainedthatthecarrothadbeengeneticallyengineered（转基因）togrowwithairholesdownthesidesothatitwouldstartwhistlingwhenitwasfullycooked.

AnotherfamousAprilFool’sDayjoke,thistimefrom1962,comesfromSweden.ItwasreportedonthenewsthatithadbecomepossibletowatchcolourprogrammesonblackandwhiteTVsbecauseofsomenewtechnologytheTVstationhadinvented.Peopleweretoldtopullanylonstocking（尼龙长袜）overthescreensotheywouldbeabletowatchtheprogrammesincolour.SincealmosteveryoneinSwedenhadablackandwhiteTVinthosedays,hundredsofthousandsofpeopletriedtodothis,eventhoughthenewscameonthemorningofApril1st.

Whilemanyofthesejokesarelimitedtoonecountry,GooglewentglobalwithitsfirstAprilFool’sjokein2000.Theysaidthatyoucoulduseyourmindtocontrolthesearchengine.TheMentalPlexcouldreadyourmindtoknowwhatyouwantedtosearchfor!

AnotherGoogleAprilFool’sjokewasGmailMotion,whichwasintroducedonYouTubeon1stApril2011.Theysaidthatbecauseofanewtechnology,youcouldnowcontrolemailswithyourbody.Forexample,pointingyourthumbs（拇指）backwardsoveryourshoulderswouldsignal‘replyall’.Aspeoplewerealreadyfamiliarwithgameswhicharecontrolledbybodymovements,GmailMotionseemedquitebelievable.

Wemayallliketothinkthatwecouldn’tbefooledbytrickslikethese.But,becareful,nextyear’sAprilFooljustmightbeyou!

32.Accordingtothetext,thecarrotwouldwhistle___________.

A.whenitwasheated

B.becauseitwasfullofholes

Cbecauseitgrewupsidedown

D.whenitwascompletelycooked

33.Whatwaspeople’sreactiontothecolourTVtrick?

A.Mostpeopleweredoubtfulaboutit

B.SomepeoplereplacedtheirblackandwhiteTVs

C.Quitealotofpeopletriedtofollowthedirections

D.SomepeoplecalledtheTVstationformoreinformation

34.What’sspecialaboutGoogleAprilFool’sjokes?

A.Theyfailedtofoolthepublic

B.Theyreachedthewholeworld

C.Theycombinedgamesandbodymovements

D.Theyweredesignedtohelppeopledealwithemails

35.Howdoestheauthordevelopthetext?

A.Bygivingexamples

B.Bystatingarguments

C.Byexplainingscientificknowledge

D.Byprovidingresearchresults

第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

选项中有两项为多余选项。

TheBenefitsofKeepingaJournal

Ifyouwanttogrow,oneimportantthingyoushoulddoiskeepingajournal.Itmayseemsimple,butitcanmakeabigdifferenceinyourlife.Ihavebeenkeepingjournalforyears.WritingalltheideasIgethasbecomeahabitforme.36

Herearesomebenefitsyouwillgetbykeepingajournal.

ltpreventsyoufromlosinganidea.Haveyouevergottenanideaonlytoloseitlaterbecauseyoudidn’twriteitdown?

37ButthenIdevelopedthehabitofwritingdowneveryideathatcameintomymindassoonaspossible.IfI’maw