1、定远育才学校 2018-2019 学年第一学期期中考试高一英语试卷 命题人 第一部分 听力（共 20 题，每小题 1.5 分，共 30 分）第一节：听下面 5 段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的三个选项中选择出最佳选项，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 want?A. Fruit. B. Juice. C. Tea. 2. What will the woman do first after graduation?A. Go on a trip. B. Study
2、in Australia. C. Work for her father.3. How did the man find his way home?A. He got help from a friend.B. He found the way himself.C. He asked a policeman for help.4. What will the woman do tonight?A. Do her homework. B. Go to a party. C. Write a report.5. What does the man think of a second-hand bi
3、ke?A. Convenient. B. Troublesome. C. Expensive.第二节：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，你将有时间阅读各小题，每小题 5 秒中；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 至 7 题。6. Why does the woman talk to the man?A. To ask for his ticket. B. To ask him to open a window. C. To s
4、top him from smoking.7. Where does the conversation take place?A. On a train. B. On a bus. C. In a restaurant.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8 至 9 题。 8. What does the woman think of buying a mountain bike?A. Reasonable. B. Useful. C. Unnecessary.9. What will the man do next?A. Buy a mountain bike. B. Ask somebody els
5、e for money C. Have his old bike repaired.听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。 10. Where is the woman?A. In her room. B. In the living room. C. In the kitchen.11. What is Kate doing now?A. Watching TV. B. Working on a report. C. Talking on the phone.12. What does the woman suggest the boy do in the end?A. Get he
6、lp from his father. B. Telephone his classmates. C. Ask his sister for help.听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。 13. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. An accident. B. A dream. C. A forest.14. How does the woman feel now?A. Frightened. B. Tired. C. Sad.15. What does the woman say about the light?A. It
7、 got bigger and then smaller B. It was a blue light C. It looked like the face of a girl.16. What happened to the woman when she tried to run away?A. She saw an old man B. She fell down on the ground C. She couldnt run fast.听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。 17. How old was Franklin when he became the printer
8、 of money?A. 19. B. 10. C. 1218. What was Franklin like when he was a young man?A. He had brown hair. B. He was good-looking. C. He was fat.19. What did Franklin set up in America?A. The first college library. B. The first fire department. C. The first glasses store.20. What do we know about Frankli
9、n?A. He started to work after graduating from school.B. He rewrote the Declaration of Independence.C. He had a great interest in science.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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AIf you are looking for the place that has everything, there is
10、 only one place to visit, and thats New York. Its a whole world in a city.The World of Theater: All of New York is a stage. And it begins with Broadway. Where else can you find so many hit shows in one place? Only in New York!The World of Music: Spend an evening with Beethoven at Lincoln Center. Swi
11、ng to the great jazz of Greenwich Village. Or rock yourself silly at the hottest dance spots found anywhere.The World of Art: From Rembrandt to Picasso(毕加索). From Egyptian tombs to Indian teepees. Whatever kind of art you like, you will find it in New York.The World of Fine Dining: Whether its roast
12、 Beijing duck in Chinatown, lasagna in little Italy, or the finest French coq au vin found everywhere, there is world of great taste waiting for you in New York.The World of Sights: What other city has a Statue (雕塑) of Liberty? A Rockefeller Center? Or a Bronx Zoo? Where else can you take a horse-dr
13、awn carriage through Central Park ? Only in New York !21. From the text we know that“Rembrandt” is most likely to be the name of a famous _.A. actor B. musician C. painter D. cook 22. Which of the following can visitors do only in New York?A. To eat Roast Beijing Duck B. To taste the finest French c
14、oq au vin.C. To enjoy a Beethoven concert. D. To see the Statue of Liberty.23. This passage may be taken from _.A. a handbook for English learners B. a pocketbook for businessmen C. a guidebook for foreign travellers D. a storybook for local readersBI was telling my boy Sonny the story of the hare a
15、nd the tortoise. At the end I said, “Son, remember: Be slow and steady（镇定的）, and that will win the race. Dont you think theres something to learn from the tortoise?”Sonny opened his eyes wide, “ Do you mean next time when Im entering for the 60-metre race I should wish that Billy, Tony and Sandy wou
16、ld all fall asleep halfway?”I was shocked, “But the tortoise didnt wish that the hare would fall asleep!”“He must have wished that,”Sonny said, “Otherwise how could he be so foolish as to race with the hare? He knew very well the hare ran a hundred times faster than he himself did.”“He didnt have su
17、ch a wish,” I insisted. “He won the race by perseverance（坚忍不拔的）, by pushing on steadily.”Sonny thought a while.“Thats a lie,”he said.“He won it because he was lucky. If the hare hadnt happened to fall asleep, the tortoise would never have won the race. He could be as steady as you like, or a hundred
18、 times steadier, but hed never have won the race. Thats for sure.”I gave up. Todays children are not like what we used to be. Theyre just hopeless.24. The writer argued（辩论 ）with his son because _.A. he liked tortoises while his son liked haresB. they disagreed about whether the tortoise was foolishC
19、. he tried to teach his son a moral（品德）lesson but the son had totally different opinionD. he liked the story of the hare and the tortoise while his son didnt.25. Sonny believed that the tortoise _.A. won the race by his own hard working B. took a risk by agreeing to run a raceC. was not given a fair
20、 chance in the race D. in fact did win the race luckily26. Billy, Tony and Sandy must be_A. boys who were unknown to Sonnys fatherB. boys who Sonny has run races with beforeC. boys who Sonny has never raced with beforeD. boys who Sonny did not expect to race with again27. The writer thinks that his
21、generation ( 一代人 )_.A. are cleverer than Sonnys generationB. have the same ideas about life as Sonnys generationC. are more hopeful than Sonnys generationD. have different ideas about life from Sonnys generationCJohnny was three when he ran away from home for the first time. Somebody left the garden
22、 gate open. Johnny wandered out, crossed some fields and, two hours later, arrived in the next village. He was just able to give his name and address.By the time be was seven, Johnny used to disappear from home two to three times a year. Sometimes he covered quite long distances on foot. Sometimes h
23、e got on a bus or even a train, and simply sat there until someone asked for his ticket. Generally the police brought him home. “Why do you do it?” they used to ask. “I just like seeing places”Johnny told them.Johnny continued to “see places” although everyone tried to stop him. His parents used to
24、watch him closely，and so did his teachers; but sooner or later Johnny managed to slip away. As he grew older， his favorite trick was to hide on a long distance truck. Sometimes he travelled hundreds of miles before anyone discovered him.It is hardly surprising that eventually Johnny managed to board
25、 a plane. He was twelve at the time. It was a cargo plane and a few hours later, Johnny found himself in Cairo. How did he get on board? No one knows! According to Johnny himself, it was easy: he just went into the airport, walked along some passages and got on board the nearest plane.In spite of al
26、l this, Johnny did well at school. He enjoyed mathematics and languages and, perhaps not surprisingly, he was especially good at geography.“What do you want to be when you grow up?” his teachers asked him.“An explorer!” he answered.“But its difficult to become an explorer in this modern age.”they tr
27、ied to tell him. But it was no use: Johnny knew what he wanted!Just before he left school, Johnny saw a notice in a daily paper. A long journey was about to go to Brazil to travel up the Amazon River. There were jobs for three young people “willing to work hard and with a sense of adventure”.Johnny
28、applied, and two months later，he was on his way to Brazil.28 Johnny frequently left home because _. A. he preferred to stay alone B. he enjoyed seeing new places C. he couldnt do well at school D. he didnt get along well with his parents28 People around Johnny _. A. tried to stop him from slipping a
29、way B. kept following him to get him backC. booked tickets for him if necessary D. were clear about how he travelled abroad30. At what age did Johnny board a plane for the first time?A. Three. B. Twelve. C. Seven. D. Not mentioned.31.From the passage，we can learn that _. A. Johnny worked for a daily
30、 paper B. Johnny lacked a sense of adventureC. Johnny went exploring along the Amazon RiverD. Johnny went to Brazil two months after he finished schoolDThe last few days before Christmas passed quickly and it was soon Christmas Eve. That night when everyone went to bed, Bunny couldnt sleep. He still
31、 couldnt think of what he wanted his Christmas gift to be. He wondered how Father Christmas would know what to bring him if he didnt know himself.As he was sitting up in bed, Bunny heard a big noise on the roof （屋顶） and a sound downstairs. It was Father Christmas, he realized. Bunny jumped out of be
32、d and raced down the hall to the stairs hoping to have a look at the old man with his own eyes.By the time Bunny reached the bottom of the stairs, though, everything was again silent. Beautiful gifts were piled （堆积） under the Christmas tree, but Father Christmas was gone. He looked for him for a few
33、 minutes, but it was already too late. Bunny turned to climb back upstairs when he heard a cry.“Hello,” said Bunny. “Is somebody there?”He was answered by another cry. Bunny looked around the big pile of gifts to see what was making the noise. Right under the tree was a funny looking brown animal wi
34、th big feet and sad eyes. Bunny might have mistaken it for a dog, if it hadnt been for the antlers （鹿角） on its head.“Are you a reindeer （驯鹿）?” asked Bunny.“Yes,” replied the animal, “my name is Ralph.”“And you were pulling Father Christmass led （雪橇）?”“I was until I got airsick,” replied Ralph, “Im a
35、fraid I wasnt cut out for the job. Now Im stuck here and I dont know how to get back to the North Pole.”“Well, if you like, you can stay with us as a friend,” said Bunny. As he made the offer, Bunny suddenly realized the gift he wanted from Father Christmas was a new friend!32. Why couldnt Bunny fal
36、l asleep on Christmas Eve?A. He had a lot of things to do. B. He was disturbed by a big noise.C. He wanted to have a look at the reindeer . D. He was thinking of what gift he would get.33. As soon as Bunny came downstairs, he _.A. ran into a reindeer B. found what he wantedC. was probably very sad D
37、. heard a loud cry34. The underlined part “cut out for” in the text probably means “_”.A. afraid of B. fit for C. proud of D. interested in35. What would be the best title for the text?A. A special Christmas gift B. A strange Christmas treeC. A quiet but smart boy D. A lovely reindeer.第二节（共 5 小题；每小题
38、 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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。Everybody gets stressed from time to time. 36 . Some ways of dealing with stress, like screaming or hitting someone, dont solve（解决）much. But other ways, like talking to someone you trust, can lead you to solving your problem or at lea
39、st feeling better. Try taking these four steps the next time you are stressed:(1) Get support. When you need help, reach out to the people who care about you. Talk to a trusted adult, such as a parent or other relatives. 37 . They might have had similar problems, such as dealing with a test, or the
40、death of a beloved pet.(2) Dont take it out on yourself. Sometimes when kids are stressed and upset they take it out on themselves. Oh, dear, thats not a good idea. Remember that there are always people to help you. Dont take it out on yourself . 38 .(3) Try to solve the problem. After youre calm an
41、d you have support from adults and friends, its time to get down to business 39 . Even if you cant solve it all, you can solve a piece of it.(4) Be positive. Most stress is temporary (暂时的). Remember stress does go away, especially when you figure out the problem and start working on solving it.These
42、 steps arent magic, but they do work. And if you can stay positive as you make your way through a tough time, youll help yourself feel better even faster. 40 .A. Ask for a helping hand to get you through the tough situationB. Notice your friends feelings and find a way to help themC. Different peopl
43、e feel stress in different waysD. And dont forget about your friendsE. Ah, it feels so good when the stress is goneF. Then, find a way to calm downG. You need to figure out what the problem is.第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分 45 分）第一节 完形填空（共 20 小题；每小题 15 分，满分 30 分）It was in my high school science class. I was doi
44、ng a task in front of the classroom with my favorite shirt on. A 41 came,“Nice shirt.” I smiled from ear to ear. Then another voice said, “That shirt belonged to my dad. Gregs mother works for my family. We were going to 42 that shirt away, but give it to her 43 ” I was speechless. I wanted to hide.
45、I 44 the shirt in the back of the closet （壁橱） and told my mother what had happened. She then dialed her 45 “I will no longer work for your family,” she told him. That night, Mom told my dad that she couldnt clean any more; she knew her lifes 46 was something greater.The next morning she 47 with the
46、personnel manager at the Board of Education. He told her that without a proper education she could not teach. So Mom 48 her mind to attend a university.After the first year in college, she went back to the personnel manager. He said, “You are 49 , arent you? I think I have a 50 for you as a teachers
47、 assistant. This opportunity deals with children who are mentally（精神上）challenged with little or no chance of 51 ” Mom accepted the opportunity very 52 For almost five years, as a teachers assistant, she saw teacher after teacher give up on the children, feeling 53 Then one day, the principal （校长） 54
48、 in her classroom. The principal said, “We have watched how you 55 the children and how they communicate with you and admire（钦佩） you because you never 56 over the five years. We are all in agreement that you 57 be the teacher of this class.”My Mom spent more than 20 years there. 58 her career, she was voted Teacher of the Year. All of this came about because of the 59 comment（评价） made in the classroom that day. Mom showed me how to handle 60 situation and never give up. 41. A. noise B. tune C. sound D.voice42. A. carry B. throw C. get D. take43. A. otherwise B. instead C. anyhow D. ac
