1、黄石三中 2018-2019 学年度上学期期中考试高一年级英语试卷第 I 卷（选择题共 100 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. When should th e speakers hand in the report according to Sally?A. On November 14th B. On Nove
2、mber 13th C. On November 12th2. What did the man do last night?A. He went to the concert B. He worked on the paper C. He read so me history books3. What are the speakers discussing?A. The condition of the freeway yesterdayB. A suggestion for the radio reportC. The traffic rules4. Where does the conv
3、ersation most probably take place?A. In a concert ball B. In a restaurant C. In a museum5. Who will probably play music tonight ?A. Ben B. Anna C. Ray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
4、或独白读两遍。听下面一段对话，回答第 6-7 题。6. Why wont the girl go to the beach?A. She cant afford it B. No one will go with her C. The weather may not be good7. What is the girl going to do on Saturday afternoon?A. See a movie B. Go shopping C. Work on the computer听下面一段对话，回答第 8、 9 题。8. What happened to the man?A. He
5、 was pushed into a pool B. He fell into a pool. C. He was hit by a bus9. How did the man get home?A. By bus B. By taxi C. On foot听下面一段对话，回答第 10-12 题。10. Why does the man like listening to the news on the radio?A. He will get the news as it happensB. He doesnt like to stay in one placeC. He can hear
6、the news more clearly 11. How does the woman like to get the news?A. On TV B. From the newspaper C. Over the radio12. What does the man think of the newspaper?A. Boring B. Reliable (可靠的) C. Slow听下面一段对话，回答第 13-16 题。13. Who will meet the woman?A. The man B. The mans driver C. The mans workmate14. Why
7、did the woman fail to be picked up?A. The driver got the wrong arrival timeB. The man forgot the time changeC. Her flight was late 15. Where will the speakers meet?A. At a hotel. B. At an airport C. At the mans office16. What will the woman do next?A. Go to meet the man B. Have a good sleep C. Wait
8、for the mans driver听下面一段独白，回答第 17-20 题。17. How will the listeners get to the post office?A. On foot B. By boat C. By bus18. When will the listeners reach Lundy?A. At 10:15 a.m B. AT 10:00 a.m C. At 9:00 a.m19. What does David Cook probably do?A. A bus driver B. A hotel clerk C. A tour guide20. What
9、does the speaker ask the listeners to do?A. Wait for the bus in Clovelly B. Take care of themselves C. Avoid missing the boats第二部分：阅读理解（每小题 2 分；共 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、D 中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑A来源:学科网“Clothes Swapping” has become an increasingly popular activity for
10、women in the United States. The women can give away unwanted clothing at a clothes swap event and get something different in return.Recently about 300 women went to a clothes swap at a high school in Springfield, Virginia. It was the largest crowd ever for the areas popular clothing-swapping group.D
11、aphne Steinberg was having a good day. “For anyone who knows Ann Taylor LOFT, Ann Taylor is a really nice womens designer and I will totally wear this to work. So I love that, I love that I can equip myself for work, have a good time in doing it, not totally make myself very poor.”Sandy Van Dusen li
12、kes the idea that clothes are finding new homes instead of being thrown away. “Because it help s to keep the Earth green. Theres no point in my opinion in continuing to buy new clothes when we can reuse whats already here. Give it a new home- let somebody else love what you used to love and no longe
13、r love.”Kim Pratt organized the clothing-swapping event in Springfield. She also organized a money-raising activity for the high schools debate team. It is one of several ways that her group gives to charitable causes. Another is by donating all of the “un-swapped” clothing to shelters for victims o
14、f domestic violence.“I started doing this four years ago, and weve been doing it for four years, getting bigger and bigger each time we have a swap.”She used the social media website to help publicize the events. The website has helped her group grow from 30 members to 1,300. Mrs. Pratt says most o
15、f the members respect the clothing swap rules. But she says competition for desirable fashion can be strong.“We have to tell people sometimes not to hover over the new people coming in with their clothing. As they put it out, some people tend to grab（抓住） the stuff right out of their hands and it bec
16、omes like a free-for-all. We try to avoid that as much as possible.”21. At a clothes swap women can _.A .exchange unwanted clothing for something differentB. buy whatever clothing they likeC. have a social gathering and make friendsD. make some money by giving away unwanted clothing22. We can learn
17、from what Daphne Steinberg said that _.A. the clothes swap was the largest ever in the areaB. she got some nice clothes at the clothes swapC. it was the first time she had been to a clothes swapD. she saved much more money than she had expected23. What is Paragraph 5 mainly about?A. What Kim Pratt d
18、id to help people in need.B. What Kim Pratt did with the un-swapped clothes.C. How Kim Pratt raised money to help charitable causes.D. How Kim Pratt started the clothing-swapping event.24. It can be inferred from the last paragraph that _ .A. clothes swaps often go out of control in the endB. clothe
19、s-swapping is becoming increasingly popul ar with womenC. more clothing swapping events need to be organizedD. Improper behavior at clothes swaps needs to be controlledB来源:学科网When we think of leadership, we often think of power and strength. But leadership today is not about forcing others to do thi
20、ngs. If this is even possible, it is short-term, and tends to backfire. If you order someone to do something against their will, they may do it because they feel it a must, but the anger they feel will do more harm to them in the long term. They will also experience fear.Fear causes the thinking bra
21、in to shut down, making the person unable to function at his or her best. If they connect you with this emotion of fear, they will become less productive around you, and you will have ended up in not only shoot ing yourself in the foot, but possibly making every good employee or partner unable to wo
22、rk effectively. Fear has no place in leadership.The way we influence people in a lasting way is by our own character, and our understanding and use of emotion. We can order someone to do something, which may be part of the workday; or we can employ him or her at the emotional level, so they put thei
23、r heart fully into the projects and provide some of their own creation. Todays work place is all about relationships.People work harder in a positive environment where theyre recognized and valued as a human being as well as a worker. Everyone produces just a bit more for someone they like. Leaders
24、understand the way things work. They know the payment is not the only most inspiring factor in the work life of most people.The true strength of leadership is an inner strength that comes from the confidence of emotional intelligence knowing your own emotions, and how to handle them, and those of ot
25、hers. Developing your emotional intelligence is the best thing you can do if you want to develop your relationships with people around you, which is the key to the leadership skills.25. An employee may have a feeling of fear in the work place when _.A. he cannot work at his best B. he is forced to d
26、o thingsC. he feels his brain shut down D. he thinks of his work as heavy26. It can be inferred from the passage that _.A. all employees connect leadership with great fearB. working conditions dont influence pe oples healthC. a good relationship is the key to business successD. smart people are more
27、 productive in the work place27. To positively influence employees, a leader should first _.A. hide his own emotion of fear B. provide more better adviceC. develop his own personality D. give his employees a pay rise28. Good leadership is mainly seen in a leaders ability to _.A. deal with employees
28、emotions wisely B. provide kinds of projects for employees C. help praise employees living standards D. give employees detailed instructionsC“Could your weekend lie-in (睡懒觉) kill you?“ asked the Daily Mail. It is said in a study that sleeping more at weekends can increase the risk of heart disease.
29、Since most of us change our sleep schedule depending on whether its a work or non-work day, its an interesting question. Is the lie-in really so dangerous? Researchers say that changing sleep patterns causes social jet lag. Is that even a thing? Changing our sleeping hours causes the effect of cross
30、ing a time zoneit makes us sleepy during the day. People who changed their sleep patterns were also more likely to gain weight during the study and more suited to going to bed and waking late because of the change of their biological clock. They were more at risk of these changes than earlier sleepe
31、rs and risers. The study also shows an association between switching sleep patterns and changes in some blood results. It does not show that anyones developing heart disease was because they had lie-ins.Jim Horne, one of the professors of the Sleep Research Centre at Loughborough University, says th
32、e concept of social jet lag is likely to feed our anxiety about sleep, so we should really stop worrying so much and have a limited weekend lie-in. Worry is bad for sleep and we naturally compensate for not getting enough rest in the week by lying-in at weekends, so we shouldnt stop doing it. Howeve
33、r, we should limit the time.Studies show that if you accumulate a five-hour sleep debt during the week, then you only need one and a half hours of extra sleep on your days off to make up for it. It would be a shame to be scared of a lie-in. Studies of sleep anti risk factors for heart disease can st
34、ruggle to tell between poor sleep causing stress and stress disrupting sleep. Work stress can cause both a rise in blood pressure and changes in sleep patterns. Sleep is the test for the state of ones health, and the most important thing that happens when you dont get enough of it is that you feel s
35、leepy.29. Whats the probable effect of changing our sleep patterns?A. Losing weight quickly.B. Easily adapting to time zones.C. Becoming unhealthy.D. Becoming early sleepers and risers.30. What is Jim Hornes attitude towards the weekend lie-in?A. Supportive. B. Doubtful. C. Unconcerned. D. Negative.
36、31. What does the underlined phrase “doing it“ in Paragraph 3 refer to?A. Worrying B. Lying-in.C. Sleeping early. D. Compensating for the limit.32. What can we infer from the text?A. The sleep debt must be paid off completely B. The weekend lie-in is a bad habit for all people.C. The more hours one
37、sleeps, the healthier he will be.D. Poor sleep may result from and cause stress in turn.DLike many other fruit, Cherries(樱桃) are packed with antioxidants(抗氧化剂)that may help to prevent cancer and heart disease, as well as slow the aging process. Perhaps youve heard about the controversy(争议)between th
38、e FD(Food and Drug Administration)and the cherry industry and wondered what it was all about. Are cherries not as healthy to eat as you thought they were? Should you stop eating cherries? The answer is no. The controversy is over certain health claims made by the cherry industry and those who sell p
39、roducts made from cherries, such as pills，capsules and juice，not the health benefits of cherries themselves. While many scientific studies have demonstrated the health benefits of cherries, the FDA says that makers of products containing cherries cannot claim that their products prevent， treat or cu
40、re a specific disease such as cancer.For the general population, however, the bottom line is that there is no reason not to eat cherries. There are two types of cherry: sweet and sour(酸的 ). Sweet cherries are often sold fresh in grocery stores. Sour cherries are canned and used in pies, and dried to
41、 be made into fruit snacks and juice. Like most other fruit, cherries are fat-free, low in calories and high in certain minerals and vitamins. They can be eaten raw, cooked or juiced; if you want year-round cherry enjoyment, they are also easy to can and enjoy at your convenience.Most scientific res
42、earch has centered on the health benefits of sour cherries. Sour cherries are among the top fruit as far as antioxidant levels go. According to one study, eating 20 sour cherries a day could provide the same pain relief that aspirin does.Researchers in Texas recently discovered that sour cherries co
43、ntain high levels of melatonin (返黑素), something produced by the body that is thought to help slow the aging process as well as control sleep. Cherries may lower blood sugar levels and help to significantly reduce pain due to muscle damage.33. Which of the following benefits of cherries is NOT mentio
44、ned in the passage?A. They lower the blood sugar levelB. They can help slow the process of agingC. They can help control sleep if canned.D. They help relieve the pain of some diseases.34. What would be the best title for this passage?A. The FDAs New Rule B. The Health Benefits of CherriesC. Scientif
45、ic Research on Cherries D. Different Opinions about Cherries35. Where can we most probably read this passage?A. On an entertainment website. B. In a science report.C. In a short story. D. In a life magazine.第二节 （共 5 小题，每小题 2 分，满分 10 分）根据短文内容，从短文后的七个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。Public Speaking Traini
46、ng Get a coach来源: 学科网 ZXXK36. , so get help. Since there are about a billion companies out there all ready to offer you public speaking training and courses, here are some things to look for when deciding the training thats right for you. Focus（集中于）on positives（积极的方面）Any training you do to become mo
47、re effective at public speaking should always focus on the positive aspects(方面) of what you already do well. Nothing can hurt confidence more than being told that you arent doing well. 37. , so good public speaking training should develop those instead of telling you what you shouldnt do. Refuse too
48、 many rulesIf you find a public speaking course that looks as if its going to give you lots of dos and donts, walk away! Your brain is so full of what youre going to be talking about. 38. . As far as were concerned, there are basically no hard and fast rules about public speaking. Your audience can
49、be your friends. 39. Most importantly, good public speaking training should treat you as a special one, with your own personal habits. 40. . Your training course should help you bring out your personality, not try to turn you into someone youre not.A. Try to be a special person not a copied one.B. You already do lots of things well.C. You
