河北省辛集市第一中学2018_2019学年高一英语9月半月考试试题441_446班.doc

1、- 1 -河北省辛集市第一中学 2018-2019学年高一英语 9月半月考试试题（441-446 班）（时间： 120 分钟）第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）第1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. What does the woman ask the man to do?A. Turn off the TV in five minutes. B. Wash his hands upsta

2、irs.C. Sit down for dinner right away.2. What does the woman mean?A. She will bring the man a free drink. B. The mans waiter will be there soon.C. She will take the mans food order right away.3. What does the man want to do?A. Borrow a book. B. Buy a book on the Internet.C. Return a book to the libr

3、ary.4. What does the man think the woman should do?A. Cancel her trip to Spain. B. Speak out how she feels.C. Go to another country.5. Why does the man suggest the Fairmont Hotel?A. Because of its price. B. Because of its location. C. Because of its size. 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

4、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秒钟的做答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听第 6段材料，回答第 6、7 题 6. How does the man feel about Friday the thirteenth- 2 -A. He strongly dislikes it. B. He is anxious about it.C. He thinks it is suitable to have a party on that day.7. Wh

5、at does the woman think the mans bad luck will be?A. She will not come to his party. B. No one else will come to his party.C. Something bad will happen at his party. 听第 7段材料,回答第 8、9 题。 8. Why does the man ask the woman for her notes?A. His notes are poor. B. His eyesight is getting worse.C. He has m

6、issed a couple of classes.9. Where does the man work?A. At a library. B. At a fruit shop. C. At a coffee shop. 听第 8段材料,回答第 10至 12题。 10. Whats the weather like now?A. Windy. B. Rainy. C. Snowy.11. How does the woman think about the weather report?A. Believable .B. Unreliable C. Changeable12. Whats th

7、e man probably?A. Hes a lawyer.B. Hes a waiter.C. Hes a travel agent. 听第 9段材料,回答第 13至 16题。 13. What is bothering the man?A. Headache. B. Chest pain. D. Back pain.14. How long has it been since the mans car accident?A. Six months. B. One year. C. Two years.15. What kind of medicine does the man take?

8、A. Painkillers. B. Sleeping pills. C. Vitamins.16. What does the woman advise the man to do? A. Try a new diet for six months B. Ride his bike less frequently.C. Try to reduce stress in life. - 3 -听第 10段材料，回答第 17至 20题。17. Why is the meeting held?A. To make the vacation arrangements.B. To announce th

9、e end of the term. C. To announce academic projects.18. what need the audience do now?A. Move their belongings. B. Fill out forms. C Leave their dorms.19. Which will be closed during the vacation?A. The computer center. B. The library. C. The dining halls.20. Which will be open on regular hours?A. T

10、he post office. B. The gymnasium. C. The college store. 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 ，并在题卡上将该项涂黑。 A Im a TV show host. One Sunday, I took my 7-year-old daughter by the sea for lunch. On arriving at the beach, I saw JoJo, a wealthy man in the

11、hotel business. We sat down to chat in an open air cafe while I watched my daughter enjoy herself on the swings in front of us. Our conversation varied from business to entertainment to the economy.Suddenly our conversation was interrupted by a stranger, who politely asked permission to speak to me.

12、 Often people want to tell me something about my controversial TV show, when Im out on the streets.He asked to speak to me privately, so we stood a bit away from my table. He said, “Im James, 35 years old, father of a 7-year-old girl, whos very sick. She needs treatment abroad. The doctors said that

13、 if she was treated in the UK, she would probably survive. But Im poor, so can you please help me?”Speechless, I stared in the mans eyes full of tears and asked how I could help. After we talked for a while, I went to sit back at the table. JoJo asked me, “Whats wrong with you? Your- 4 -face changed

14、.” I told him and he was very sorry for this family and said I had the means through the media to help him. Later we headed off to our destinations(目的地).All weekend I thought about James, his daughter and his family. I even considered doing a special TV show to raise money for this sick child.On Mon

15、day morning I was at the office after I finished presenting my show, when my secretary said a man needed to speak to me. It was JoJo. He walked into my office. Actually JoJo is so busy with his hotel business that I never imagined he had time to come and see me at the studios.“Please, call the man w

16、ith the sick child and tell him that Ill pay all expenses for his sick daughters treatment.” JoJo said, with a check in his hand. “Ive been married for 35 years. I wasnt lucky enough to have a child. I want to help this child now.” I picked up the phone to call James.Now James daughter is well and l

17、iving a normal life, so James and his wife are the happiest couple on earth. JoJo often visits her. Im so happy that there are so many good people on this earth.21. The writer went to the beach to _.A. meet JoJo on purpose B. make a TV show.C. have lunch with his daughter D. help James.22. James ask

18、ed to speak privately to the writer rather than JoJo probably because _.A. He didnt know that JoJo was wealthy.B. He thought a TV show host could help him through the media.C. He believed that rich people were seldom willing to help others.D. He knew that the writer was a warm-hearted TV show host.2

19、3. The writer was _ when he heard that JoJo came to his office to see him.A. excited B. disappointed C. surprised D. annoyed24. Which is True according to the story?A. The writer was cold-hearted and refused to give help.- 5 -B. It was very impolite of James to ask the writer for help.C. Both James

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26、27. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. Kids can find two cool giraffes on Skateboard Park.B. Kids can just learn some English letters on ABC Wall Art.C. Kids can enjoy fun zebra childrens wall art on City Slickers.D. Kids can get some geography knowledge on Kids World Map.CAs

27、 Internet users become more dependent on the Internet to store information, are people remembering less? If you know your computer will save information, why store it in your own personal memory, your brain? Experts are wondering if the Internet is changing what we remember and how.In a recent study

28、, Professor Betsy Sparrow conducted some experiments. She and her research team wanted to know the Internet is changing memory. In the first experiment, they gave people 40 unimportant facts to type into a computer. The first group of people understood that the computer would save the information. T

29、he second group understood that the computer would not save it. Later, the second group remembered the information better. People in the first group knew they could find the information again, so they did not try to remember it.In another experiment, the researchers gave people facts to remember, an

30、d told them where to find the information on the computer. The information was in a specific computer folder (文件夹). Surprisingly, people later remember the folder location (位置) better than the facts. When people use the Internet, they do not remember the information. Rather, they remember how to fin

31、d it. This is called “transactive memory (交互记忆)“- 7 -According to Sparrow, we are not becoming people with poor memories as a result of the Internet. Instead, computer users are developing stronger transactive memories; that is, people are learning how to organize huge quantities of information so t

32、hat they are able to access(获取) it at a later date. This doesnt mean we are becoming either more or less intelligent, but there is no doubt that the way we use memory is changing.28. The passage begins with two questions to _. A. introduce the main topic B. show the authors altitudeC. describe how t

33、o use the Interne. D. explain how to store information29. What can we learn about the first experiment?A. Sparrows team typed the information into a computer. B. The two groups remembered the information equally well.C. The first group did not try to remember the formation. D. The second group did n

34、ot understand the information.30. In transactive memory, people _.A. keep the information in mind B. change the quantity of information C. remember how to find the information D. organize information like a computer 31. What is the effect of the Internet according to Sparrows research? A. We are bec

35、oming more intelligent. B. We are using memory differently.C. We have poorer memories than before. D. We need a better way to get information.DMy friend BJ Gallagher told me a great story recently, about her own experience with resentment (愤恨). She once worked as the training manager for a large new

36、spaper, where she found the corporate culture extremely frustrating. The company was a hundred years old and their past success had blinded them to - 8 -the need for change. Finally, after butting heads with several senior executives many times, she left the company. But she found that she hadnt lef

37、t her resentment, frustration, and anger behind when she resigned.“I finally decided to write about my experiences and my feelings at the newspaper. I wanted to be rid of that company and those people, once and for all. So I wrote and I wrote. It wasnt just a story that poured out; it was a whole bo

38、ok! We called it A peacock in the Land of Penguins. I was the peacock and those newspaper executives were the penguins.”“It took me several more years to finally get over my negative emotions. Through a lot of soul-searching and reflection, I finally was able to let go of my resentment. I came to se

39、e that there was nothing personal in the way they treated me, and they were good people doing what they thought best for the company. I was the one who had made it personal. I thought they were making my life miserable on purpose.”“Finally, the time came when I decided to make amends (弥补) for the ha

40、rsh, angry things I had said about the company. I invited my former boss to dinner and made my apology. It was a great healing process for me. I finally felt free of the resentment that had been eating me up.”“What was the final outcome?” I asked her.“Gratitude,” she replied. “Not only wasnt I resen

41、tful any more, I was grateful to the company. If I hadnt had those painful experiences, I would never have written a book. And the book became hugely successful now published in 21 languages; it transformed my business.”32. What made BJ Gallagher frustrated in the company? A. Unfair treatment by the

42、 senior executives. B. The strict rules in the company.C. The culture and tradition of the company. D. Her low position in the company.33. What does the underlined part “butting heads with” in Paragraph 1 probably mean?- 9 -A. arguing with B. working with C. making friends with D. spending time with

43、34. All of the following statements are true EXCEPT that _.A. when BJ Gallagher left the company, she felt upsetB. it was not long before BJ Gallagher got over her negative emotions C. the book BJ Gallagher wrote had a great effect on her businessD. BJ Gallagher finally understood she herself was to

44、 blame for the resentment35. BJ Gallagher finally felt grateful to the company because _.A. she was forgiven by her former executives B. she was accepted by the company againC. she learned how to forgive others D. her painful experiences there was valuable for her 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

45、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。 (将选项涂在答题卡相应的71-75题） The Benefit of Keeping a JournalIf you want to grow, one important thing you should do is keeping a journal. It may seem simple, but it can make a big difference in your life. I have been keeping journals for years. Writing all the lessons I learn and

46、 all the ideas I get has become a habit for me. And to be honest, I cant imagine what my life would be like without it. 36 .* It prevents you from losing an idea. Have you ever gotten an idea only to lose it later because you didnt write it down? 37 But then I developed the habit of writing down eve

47、ry idea that came into my mind as soon as possible. If Im away from my computer, I usually write it down on a piece of paper that I bring wherever I go. I will then transfer the idea to the journal in my computer.* It helps you review all the lessons youve learned. By reviewing your journal, you can

48、 quickly see the lessons youve learned and the ideas youve got. 38 . You can use the ideas to push yourself forward.* 39 . After keeping a journal for years, you can look back at it and see how far youve gone. Things that were big problems in the past might seem small today. The raw ideas you had in the past might have been realized today. - 10 -*It helps you expand your ideas. When you try to come up with a sentence to express an idea, you are thinking actively about it. 40 . In the end, you will expand your ideas.A. I often experienced that myself.B. It trains you to express your thoug