1、吉水二中 2021 届高一英语上学期期中考试英语试题出题人：叶明春 审题人：袁伏根 2018.11.17一、听力部分：第一节 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。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。 例： H
2、ow much is the shirt? A. 19.15 B. 9.18 C. 9.15 答案是 C。1. What will Dorothy do on the weekend?A. Work on her paper. B. Go out with her friend. C. Make some plans.2. What was the normal price of the T-shirt?A. $15. B. $50. C. $30.3. What has the woman decided to do on Sunday afternoon?A.To visit an exh
3、ibition. B. To attend a wedding. C. To meet a friend.4. When does the bank close on Saturday?A. At l:00 pm. B. At 4:00 pm. C. At 3:00 pm.5. Where are the speakers?A. At a hotel. B. In a classroom. C. In a store.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
4、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. What do we know about Nora?A.She lives near the city center. B. She likes to work with other girls.C. She prefers a room of her own.7. What is good about the flat?A. It has a big kitchen. B. It has good furni
5、ture. C. It has a large sitting room.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。8. Where has Barbara been?A. Rome. B. Florence. C. Milan.9. What has Barbara got in her suitcase?A. Stones. B. Shoes. C. Books.听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题10. Who is making the telephone call?A. Mike Landon. B. Thomas Brothers. C. Jack Cooper.11. Wha
6、t relation is the woman to Mr. Cooper?A. His wife. B. His secretary. C. His boss.12. What is the message about?A. A meeting. B. A visit to France. C. The date for a trip.听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。13. What could the man speaker most probably be?A. A person who saw the accident. B. A police officer. C. T
7、he driver of the lorry.14. What was Mrs. Franks doing when the accident took place?A. Walking along Churchill Avenue. B. Standing outside a bank.C. Getting ready to cross the road.15. When did the accident happen?A. At about 9:00 a.m. B. At about 8:00 a.m. C. At about l0:00 a.m.16. How did the accid
8、ent happen?A. A lorry hit a car. B. A bank clerk rushed into the street. C. A car ran into a lorry.听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题17. What is the talk mainly about?A. The plan for the day. B. The courses for the term. C. The history of the school.18. Where can the visitors learn about the subjects for new s
9、tudents?A. In the school hall. B. In the classrooms. C. In the science labs.19. What can students do in the practical areas?A. Attend workshops. B. Enjoy excellent meals. C. Take science courses.20. When are the visitors expected to ask questions?A. After the welcome speech. B. During the lunch hour
10、. C. Before the tour of the labs. 第二部分 英语知识应用第一节 单项填空 （共 15 小题：每小题 1 分，共 15 分）21. Be careful! Dont walk on the grass, it will “cry”. A. and B. but C. or D. so 22. Mom wont let Dick go out he promises to be back by 10:00 tonight. A. if B. when C. since D. unless 23. Look! Your teacher Miss White is o
11、ver there . No, it cant be her. She to Beijing. A. has gone B. has been C. went D. will go 24. Can Mr. King spare some time for the meeting? If he , he will try his best to make it. A. will be invited B. is invited C. invites D. invited 25. Those want to go, please sign your name have. A. what B. wh
12、o C. which D. whose 26. All the people present felt at the news. A. shocking, shocking B. shocking, shocked C. Shocked, shocked D. shocked, shocking 27. Youve given us a wonderful Chinese dinner, .A. Oh, Im afraid I didnt cook very well. B. Im glad you enjoyed it. C. Come again when you are free. D.
13、 Its not necessary for you to say so. 28. He for Beijing next week, I wonder when the earliest plane on Sunday. A. leaves, is taking off B. is leaving, takes off C. is leaving, is taking off D. leaves, taking off 29. The small house I used to live in my childhood lies in rains now. A. that B. which
14、C. when D. where30. were sent to hospital and were buried. A. The injury, the death B. The injuring, the dying C. The injured, the dead D. The injured, the died 31. of the land in that district covered with trees and grass. A. Two fifth, is B. Two fifth are C. Two fifths, is D. Two fifths, are 32. T
15、hey are fighting us the enemy. A. with, against B. for, against C. with, for D. against, for 33. My father coughed badly. I him to give up smoking but he would not take my advice. A. advised B. persuaded C. suggested D. ordered 34. A meeting was held the great person. A. in honor of B. in praise of
16、C. in case of D. in face of 35. trees are planted each year on the Tree planting Day all over country. A. Tens of thousand B. Tens of thousands of C. Tens and thousands D. Ten of thousands of 第二节： 完形填空（共 20 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 30 分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意。然后从 36-55 各题所给的选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。It was a summers even
17、ing and I went to the English corner. I walked towards the small area where the corner is held, in fact 36 in front of our dorm (宿舍) building.“Nice to meet you, Miss. Im Tom.” His nice 37 attracted me. I turned and saw a tall and good-looking boy. I was about to tell him my 38 when the others came,
18、saying hello to the boy. Tom 39 the group. Our 40 changed from sports to music. 41 by the wide range (范围) of his knowledge, I could not help 42 what a well-educated person he was.Our 43 moved on. I noticed that Tom 44 one topic after another, but that he didnt do all the 45 . He listened quietly and
19、 was 46 enough to let others finish what they wanted to say. He was different from 47 who used the English corner to show off( 炫耀).I didnt 48 what he saying, but just looked at him. Before I 49 it, the other people had 50 , and it was just Tom and I standing there.I took a deep breath and looked at
20、Tom in the eye. I 51 he was the person I had been waiting for. When we parted he said“I hope Ill 52 you again soon.”But that didnt happen.I was very busy with my studies. However 53 , standing in the summer heat, I look towards the place, and think about Tom and the 54 we met. Although he will never
21、 55 again, he will always be in my mind. 36. A. only B. just C. still D. yet 37. A. face B. food C. voice D. mouth38. A. name B. address C. class D. school39. A. hated B. moved C. joined D. left40. A. topics B. stories C. games D. words41. A. Pleased B. Surprised C. Excited D. Covered42. A. knowing
22、B .thinking C. laughing D. imagining43. A. conversation B. experiment C. exercise D. idea44. A. refused B. suggested C. answered D. understand45. A. writing B. showing C. acting D. talking46. A. difficult B. polite C. smart D. happy47. A. that B. it C. these D. those48. A. turn to B. listen to C. wo
23、rry about D. complain about49. A. accepted B. opened C. realized D. heard50. A. stayed B. gone C. stopped D. sat51. A. cried B. described C. felt D. chose52. A. call B. find C. teach D. see 53. A. forever B. never C. sometimes D. always54. A. evening B. noon C. afternoon D. morning55. A. sing B. app
24、ear C. stand D. leave第三部分 阅读理解（共 20 小题，每小题 2 分，共 40 分）阅读下列短文,从每题所体的 A、B、C 和 D 项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AYour Nose KnowsIf I were to ask you to shut your eyes and I gave you a piece of apple to eat, would you be able to tell me what it is just by tasting it? Of course, you could. Your tongue is covered
25、with tiny “taste buds” which help you know what different foods taste like. Do you know that foods would taste different if you did not have a nose?This experiment shows how important your nose is when you taste things.What You Need:a friend to helpsmall pieces of any food like carrot, orange, banan
26、a whatever you have handysmall pieces of apple, raw potato, and (if you are brave) onionWhat You Do:There are actually three different experiments, You and your friend should take turns trying them on each other.Experiment 1:Have your friend close her eyes and open her mouth. Give her a piece of the
27、 food and ask her to taste it. Then, ask her what she thinks it is. She will probably guess correctly.Experiment 2:While your friend has her eyes closed, give her a piece of raw potato. At the same time, hold a piece of apple right under her nose. Ask her to eat the potato (but dont call it by name)
28、 and tell you what she thinks it is. She will say it is a piece of apple! You can even do it the other way around : Have her eat a piece of apple while smelling a piece of potato, and she will think she is eating a raw potato, or, perhaps, she wont be able to name what she is eating.Experiment 3: (f
29、or the brave)Take a piece of raw onion. You dont have to close your eyes this time. Squeeze your nose closed with your other hand so that no smell can get into your nose. Now take a small bite of the onion. Surprise! As long as you hold your nose, you will not be able to taste the onion,The Science
30、SecretYou already know the science secret. Your nose and your tongue work together to make food taste the way it does. Your tongue, however, can taste only certain flavors like salty, bitter, sour, and sweet. All of the other “tastes” are actually “smells”, and you need your nose to “taste” them.Oh,
31、 and you might use this science secret the next time you are told to eat something you dont like the taste of. If you hold your nose while you eat it, you wont “taste” it at all.56. What is this text mainly about? A. Why some things smell better than others. B. How smell changes the way people see.C
32、. How smell affects the way food tastes. D. Why different foods can smell the same.57. In Experiment 2, what should you do when you hold the piece of apple under your friends nose?A. Ask her to close her eyes. B. Hand her a piece of onion.C. Have her guess the food. D. Tell her to eat a piece of pot
33、ato.58. The most likely reason why Experiment 3 is called “for the brave” is that _?A. You keep your eyes open. B. You have to eat a raw onion.C. You have to squeeze your nose. D. You do the experiment alone.59What do scientists find after the experiment ?A. Your tongue is more sensitive (敏感的) than
34、your nose when tasting something. B. Your nose is more sensitive than your tongue when tasting something.C. Your nose and your tongue are of the same importance when tasting something .D. All of the above are wrong .60. Where is the text most likely taken from?A. A science magazine. B. A news report
35、. C. An advertisement. D. A menu.BWhen I was young, my mother didnt have the money to send me to school, but she thought it was important for me to keep up with education. So she decided to teach me extra lessons herself. But because she had to go to work, the only time she could do it was at 4:30 i
36、n the morning.We need every one of you to develop your talents and your skills so that you can help us old folks solve our most difficult problems. If you quit（离开；放弃） on schoolyou re not just quitting on yourself , you re quitting on your country. No ones written your destiny(命运) for you ,because yo
37、u write your own destiny. You make your own future. Thats why today I m calling on each of you to set your own goals for your education and do everything you can to meet them. Your goal can be something as simple as doing all your homework, paying attention in class, or spending some time reading a
38、book.But whatever you decide to do , I want you to commit to（使致力于） it. I want you to really work at it. I know that sometimes you get that sense from TV that you can be rich and successful without any hard workthat your ticket to success is through rapping or basketball or being a reality TV star. N
39、o ones born being good at all things. You become good at things through hard work. Youre not a good athlete the first time you play a new sport. You dont hit every note the first time you sing a song. Youve got to practice.61. What can we learn from the first paragraph?A. The writers home was very r
40、ich. B. The writer was born in a poor family.C. The writer didnt like reading books. D. The writers mother was a teacher.62. What does the writer want everyone to do by improving their talents and skills?A. To offer help to the old people who have difficulties.B. To quit on their country to earn mor
41、e money.C. To write their own new destiny by working as TV star.D. To spend some time writing books about their own life.63. Why does the writer call on everyone to set his/her own goal?A. Because everyones future is to do simple work.B. Because everyones future is determined by themselves.C. Becaus
42、e everyone should do their homework.D. Because everyone should pay attention in class.64. How can people realize their great dream?A. By rapping. B. By playing basketball.C. By working hard. D. By being a reality star.65. According to the passage we can infer the writer may be a_A. An excellent stud
43、ent B. A young doctor C. A good teacher D. An experienced driverCA 15-year-old student who invented a flashlight(手电筒) getting power from the holders body heat is going home today from California with a big prize and a chance to do further research.Ann Makosinski was the only Canadian among the four
44、winners at Googles international science competition. Thousands of young scientists from around the world took part in the competition.Winning the science and technology competition was “a surprise“. Ann said, “I think it will have a great influence on my future.“Ann thanked her family for encouragi
45、ng her interest in science and said that her first toy was a box of transistors(晶体管).Anns prize includes $ 25,000 and a “once in a-lifetime experience“ from Google for her Hollow Flashlight, which has no moving parts or batteries.The idea for the invention came from seeing unwanted batteries and her
46、 friends experience. When Ann visited a friend in the Philippines, she saw the friend couldnt study when it became dark because there was no electricity or light. She saw the need for a flashlight that has no batteries - Hollow Flashlight.In her project, Ann wrote “I made two flashlights that do not
47、 use any batteries or harmful materials. They do not create any noise and will always work. The flashlight needs at least a 5 temperature difference between the holders body and the environment around to produce light.“A video of Ann explaining how she created the flashlight has been watched more th
48、an 1.4 million times on the Internet.Though Ann was successful, she has not made a decision about her career path. Ann hopes that she can find a way to join her love of film and science together.The four winners were chosen from 15 final competitors from eight countries. The competition attracted thousands of students in 120 countries.66. In which part of a newspaper can we probably read this passage?A. Technol
