广东省普宁市华美实验学校2020-2020学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题(含答案)

广东省普宁市华美实验学校2018-2019学年高一下学期期中考试

英语试题

第一部分：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, 从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中, 选出最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

France

The France company that spread a Europe-wide cheating of food supply by passing off（冒充）750 tons of horse-meat as beef was allowed on Monday to restart production of minced meat, sausages and ready-to-eat meals. But the company will no longer be allowed to stock frozen meat, Agriculture Minister Stephane Foll said.

United Kingdom

A new virus that broke out in the Middle East last year and killed five people is well adapted to infecting（感染）humans but could practically be treated with drugs that improve the immune(免疫)system. “The virus is from the same family as the common cold and as SARS.” a scientist f rom Oxford on Tuesday.

South Africa

Olympian runner Oscar Pistorius broke into the door of a small bathroom where his girl friend was bathing after a shouting match on Valentine’s Day, hitting her three times, a South African prosecutor(检察官) said on Tuesday as he charged the sports star with planned murder.

Egypt

Former Egyptian prime minister and presidential(总统的) candidate Ahmed Shafiq was referred to the Cairo Criminal Court on Tuesday over corruption（腐败）and money laundering charges, the official News Agency reported. Shafiq has left Egypt for the United Arab after losing the presidential race.

1. According to the passage, the French company_________.

A. spread a virus across Europe.

B. sold 750 tons beef as horse-meat.

C. restarted production of frozen meat.

D. was again allowed to produce sausages.

2. The planned murder took place in _________.

A. Egypt

B. America

C. South Africa

D. The United Kingdom

3. This passage is taken from the section of _________in a newspaper.

A. Nation

B. World

C. Sports

D. Science

B

Popeye the Sailor(大力水手) first became a popular cartoon in the 1930s.The sailor in that cartoon ate lots of spinach（菠菜） to make him strong. People watched him, and they began to buy and eat a lot more spinach. Popeye helped sell 33 percent more spinach than before! Spinach became a necessary part of many people’s diets. Even some children who hated the taste began to eat the vegetable.

Many people thought that the iron in spinach made Popeye strong, but this is not true. Spinach does not have any more iron than any other green vegetable.

People only thought spinach had a lot of iron because the people who studied the food made a mistake. In the 1890s, a group of people studied what was inside vegetables. This group said that spinach had ten times more iron than it did. The group wrote the number wrong, and everyone accepted it.

Today, we know that the little iron there is in spinach cannot make a difference in how strong a person is. However, spinach does have something else which the body needs—folic acid. It is interesting to point out that folic acid can help make a person strong. Maybe it was really the folic acid that made Popeye strong all along.

4. Why did many people eat spinach after they saw Popeye the Sailor?

A. They thought spinach made them strong.

B. They thought Popeye was funny.

C. Spinach had a lot of iron.

D. People liked folic acid.

5. In the 1890s, a research group told people that spinach______.

A. made Popeye strong

B. was a green vegetable

C. had less iron than other green vegetables

D. had more iron than other green vegetables

6. The reading passage says that perhaps Popeye got his strength from______.

A. iron

B. folic acid

C. spinach

D. exercise

7. Folic acid is ______.

A. something in food

B. a vegetable

C. dangerous

D. a certain kind of spinach

C

At first, the earth’s surface layer (层) was made up of huge blocks of hard, solid rocks. Then slowly, the rocks broke up into smaller and smaller pieces. Finally stones, pebbles (卵石) and grains of sand were formed. Many sorts of plants and animals lived and died on the surface of the earth. Their remains mixed up with the stones, pebbles and formed soil. The outmost layer of the earth is soil.

There are many ways in which large pieces of rock break into smaller ones. Wind, water, heat and cold help to break up rocks. When winds blow grains of sand against a large rock for a long time, the softer layers of the rock are slowly worn away. These leave holes and cracks in the rock, which become bigger and finally the rock breaks up into smaller pieces.

The moving water of streams and rivers also helps to break up rocks. As the water moves along, it carries with it small pieces of rock. These rub the larger ones. Thus, the larger rocks are worn down to smaller pieces.

The heat of the sun is also helpful to breaking up rocks. When the sun shines, the rocks become very hot. If these rocks are suddenly cooled, they may crack. Ice also plays a part in making soil. Water in the cracks can turn into ice in cold weather. As this happens, it becomes bigger and the cracks become wider, and finally break into smaller pieces.

8. According to the passage, soil____________ .

A. forms very slowly

B. is a mixture of stones, pebbles and sand

C. makes up the layers of the earth

D. is becoming smaller and smaller

9. How many factors are mentioned in helping break up rocks?

A. Three.

B. Four.

C. Five.

D. More than five.

10. Which of the following is NOT true?

A. The remains of many plants and animals formed soil.

B. If a large rock never moves, it will never break up.

C. The changes in temperature will help to break up rocks.

D. Ice in the cracks helps to break up rocks.

11. The best title for this passage should be____________ .

A. Soil From Rocks

B. Soil on the Earth

C. Ways to Break up Rocks

D. Soil, Outmost Layer of the Earth

D

Whether in the home or the workplace, social robots are going to become a lot more common in the next few years. Social robots are about to bring technology to the everyday world in a more humanized way, said Cynthia Breazeal, chief scientist at the robot company Jibo.

While household robots today do the normal housework, social robots will be much more like companions than just tools. For example, these robots will be able to tell when someone is happy or sad. This allows them to respond more appropriately to the user.

The Jibo robot, arranged to ship later this year, is designed to be a personalized assistant. You can talk to the robot, ask it questions, and make requests for it to finish different tasks. The robot doesn"t just deliver general answers to questions; it responds based on what it learns about each individual in the household. It can do things such as reminding an elderly family member to take medicine or taking family photos.

Fellow Robots is one company bringing social robots to the market. The company"s “Oshbot” robot is built to assist customers in a store, which can help the customers find items and help guide them to the product"s location in the store. It can also speak different languages and make recommendations for different items based on what the customer is shopping for.

The more interaction the robot has with humans, the more it learns. But Oshbot, like other social robots, is not intended to replace workers, but to work alongside other employees.

12. How are social robots different from household robots?

A．They can control their emotions.

B．They are more like humans.

C．They do the normal housework.

D．They respond to users more slowly.

13. What can a Jibo robot do according to Paragraph 3?

A．perform operations.

B．deliver milk.

C．Answer your questions and make requests.

D．Obey your orders and remind you to take pills.

14. What can Oshbot work as?

A．A language teacher.

B．A tour guide.

C．A shop assistant.

D．A private nurse.

15. We can learn from the last paragraph that social robots will ________.

A．train employees

B．be our workmates

C．improve technologies

D．take the place of workers

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。

Whether you are at Disneyland or another Disney park, you will usually find a nighttime show that will be showing. 16 Read this article to find out how you can get a good seat for an evening event at any Disney park.

?Plan on seeing the show in advance.

Usually, if you decide an hour beforehand that you’re going to see a show, you will likely end up not getting a good seat, unless the park is not very busy. 17

?Do your research.

Research online: “The best places to view...” 18 Some of them may even be less known, so you may not deal with such a big crowd.

?Arrive to the event early.

___19___. Possibly even earlier if the park is more crowded on that day. If you arrive ten minutes before the event starts, you’re a lot less likely to get a good spot.

?__20__.

If you must leave to do something, make sure that it’s extremely quick, and if possible, try to have another member of your party stay in your spot while you are away.

A. Stay in the same area.

B. Enjoy the show.

C. It’s usually much more enjoyable if you can get a good seat.

D. This is especially important if you arrive closer to the event time.

E. In order to get a good spot, plan on arriving an hour before the event.

F. Therefore, look at the schedule before your trip, or at least the day before.

G. You’ll see a list of places in the park that are the best for viewing that event.

第二部分：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2分,满分40分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并

在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

Mary was seven years old. Her parents recently moved to a new town, and so Mary was going to a 21 school, which was a few kilometers from the house they lived in now. A school bus going around picked up 22 every morning and brought them back to their 23 every afternoon. Because both of Mary’s parents 24 to go to work, she always went on this bus.

Mary’s parents always 25 their alarm clock for seven o’clock so that none of them would be 26 . But one morning the alarm 27 to go off, and it was not until a quarter past eight that Mary’s mother suddenly 28 , looked at the clock and said, “What’s ever happened to that clock?” and then 29 into Mary’s room to wake her up.

“I’m sorry, dear,” she said, “ 30 you’ll have to wash and dress very quickly, have an even 31 break-fast and then I’ll 32 you to school on my way to the office.”

“But how can you find the 33 , Mum?” Mary said, “You’ve been to school only once.”

“Yes,” her mother answered, “but you’ve done the 34 several times now on the bus, so you can be my guide to get there, can’t you?”

“Oh, yes,” said Mary, “I suppose so.” She washed, and 35 and had a quick breakfast, and then they set off. Mary told her mother to turn each time they came to a place she 36 . In this way she made her mother drive round most of the town before they got to her school. When they 37 , her mother saw that it was not really very far from her house.

“Why eve r did you make me go such a long way round, Mary, instead of the most 38 way?” her mother asked her.

“Well, Mum,” 39 Mary, “it was because I didn’t know how else to get here. That’s the way our bus always goes to 40 the other children to school.

21. A. big B. nice C. different D. distant

22. A. pupils B. teachers C. parents D. passengers

23. A. offices B. towns C. classrooms D. homes

24. A. seemed B. had C. refused D. used

25. A. found B. set C. cleaned D. focused

26. A. late B. ready C. lazy D. asleep

27. A. started B. stopped C. failed D. continued

28. A. stood up B. stayed up C. put up D. woke up

29. A. rushed B. stepped C. escaped D. jumped

30. A. but B. and C. so D. then

31. A. later B. quicker C. easier D. heavier

32. A. bring B. fetch C. leave D. drive

33. A. truth B. bus C. way D. guide

34. A. homework B. shopping C. trip D. reading

35. A. rose B. dressed C. moved D. showed

36. A. wondered B. realized C. recognized D. designed

37. A. watched B. found C. left D. arrived

38. A. comfortable B. helpful C. important D. direct

39. A. answered B. spotted C. screamed D. nodded

40. A. look for B. pick up C. drop by D. deal with

第II卷（共50分）

第二节语法填空（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号单词的正确形式。

No one knows exactly how the earth began, as it happened so long ago. However, according to

a 41 _______ (wide) accepted theory, the universe began with a "Big Bang" that threw matter

42 ___ all directions.

For several billion years after the "Big Bang", the earth was still just a cloud of dust. What it was to become was 43 _____ (certain). Then the earth became so violent that it was not clear 44 _____ the shape would last or not. It exploded loudly with fire and rock and produced carbon, nitrogen, water vapour and other gases, __45 ___ were to make the earth"s atmosphere. And water began to appear on its surface. Scientists believe that the continued __46 ______ (present) of water allowed the earth __47 _(dissolve) harmful gases. This made __48 _ possible for life to develop. Many millions of years later, the first small plants began to appear on the surface of the water. They __49 __ (multiply) and filled the oceans and seas. Next, green plants and land animals began to appear. Some, __50 __ (call) amphibians, were able

to live on land as well as in the water.

第三部分单词拼写（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）

根据首字母及中文提示，用Book3 unit4—unit5所学单词的正确形式填空。

51. You made a very i___________ (给人印象深刻的) speech. I believe it will change my life.

52. Our teacher were p ________(高兴的；愉快的) with what we had achieved.

53. We should pass down these t___________(传统；风俗), or they will die out.

54. She waved until the train disappeared in the d__________(距离；远方).

55. First, you should m__________(混合；调配) the fertilizer with the soil.

56. If you s___________ (稍稍；轻微地) increase the water, you will find big change.

57. If we don’t take immediate m__________ (措施), we will lost it.

58. I don’t like to take too much b___________ (行李) while travelling.

59. The lake is s__________ (包围；围绕) by continuous mountains.

60. When the teacher came in, they were c__________(聊天).

61. Our English teacher is a g____________ (温和的；文雅的) and polite man.

62. Can you get the p__________ (谜；难题) out?

63. What do you think of the s___________ (景色；风景) there?

64. Smoking is h____________(有害的) to our health.

65. U________ (不同；不像), other students, she often go for hiking at the weekend.

第四部分写作（共两节；满分35分）

第一节短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分,满分10分）

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号( ^ ),并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用在( \ )划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词； 2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

As it is known to all, it is interesting to visit another country, but sometimes there are some problem when we don’t know the language very well. It may be difficult to talk about the people there. We may not know how to use the telephone in the country which we were visiting. We may not

know what to buy the things we need. In a strange country, we may not know where to eat and what to order in a restaurant. It is not easy to decide how many money to tip waiters or taxi drivers. When we are helpless, we may not know how to ask help. Therefore, after a short time, we learn what to do and what to say. We learn to enjoy life in another country which we are used to living.

笫二节书面表达（满分25分）

假定你是高一（1）的李华，得知校音乐社（Music Club）招收新人，欢迎各班学生参加。请给音乐社主席Mrs. Song写一封电子邮件申请参加。内容包括：

1. 自我介绍（如音乐方面的兴趣、能力等）；

2. 参加意图（参加社团活动，丰富课余生活，提升音乐品味）；

3. 希望获准。

注意：

1.词数100左右；

2.适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3.邮件开头和结尾已经给出。

Dear Mrs. Song,

Yours，

Li Hua

2018-2019学年度第二学期期中考试

高一级英语答案

阅读理解

1—3 DCB4—7 ADBA 8—11 ABBC 9—15 BDCB

16—20：CFGEA

完形填空

21-25 CADBB 26-30 ACDAA

31-35 BDCCB 36-40CDDAB

语法填空

41. widely 42. in 43. uncertain 44. whether 45. which

46. presence 47. to dissolve 48. it 49. multiplied 50. called

单词拼写

51 impressive 52 pleased 53 traditions 54 distance 55 mix 56 slightly

57 measures 58 baggage 59 surrounded 60 chatting 61 gentle 62 puzzle

63 scenery 64 harmful 65 Unlike

短文改错

As it is known to all, it is interesting to visit another country, but sometimes there are some

it去掉

problem when we don’t know the language very well. It may be difficult to talk about the problems with/to

people there. We may not know how to use the telephone in the country which we were

are

visiting. We may not know what to buy the things we need. In a strange country we may

how

not know where to eat and what to order in a restaurant. It is not easy to decide how many or much

money to tip waiters or taxi drivers. When we are helpless, we may not know how to ask ∧ help. Therefore, after a short time, we learn what to do and what to say. We learn to for However

enjoy life in another country which we are used to living.

where或which前(living 后)加in

书面表达

Dear Mrs. Song,

I’m Li Hua, a student from Class 1, Senior 1. The Music Club now welcomes new members from every class and I am interested in it. I have been learning guitar for three years and thanks to my ability to play the musical instrument, I was able to form a band with several friends last year. By taking part in various activities organized by the Club, not only can I better my skills with

the guidance of music teachers, but also my taste for music will be improved. I’d appreciate it

so much if you will offer me a chance to give performances at the club concert.

I hope I will be admitted as a member of the Music Club.

Look forward to your reply.

Regards,

Li Hua