2019学年高一英语下学期期中试题 人教新版 13页

‎20192017--2018学年度高一第二学期期中英语试题 考试时间:100分钟 考场：___________ 姓名:____________班级：______ 座位号：___________‎ 注意事项：1、答题前填写好自己的姓名、班级、考号等信息 ‎2、请将答案正确填写在答题卡上 ‎ 第 Ⅰ 卷 第一部分： 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）‎ 第一节：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。（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分。）‎ A ‎ It all started at the beginning of this term. At first, Carmen wasn’t really sure what was happening. In class, she had to squint (眯眼) to see the blackboard clearly. As it got worse, she became more and more worried. It was important for her to see the notes and homework the teacher wrote on the board. ‎ In class, she asked for a desk that was closer to the blackboard. One day, her teacher said, “Carmen, I’ve noticed you squinting a lot. Are you having trouble seeing the board?” Carmen shook her head. “I’m fine, Mrs. Cruz.” ‎ At home, she had to sit closer and closer to the television. Her mother noticed her squinting as she watched her favorite shows.‎ ‎“Tomorrow I will go to see a doctor,” she said firmly. Three days later, Carmen had new glasses. She was told to wear them all the time. “All of the kids at school will think I’m a nerd (书呆子),” she said. “You look just as beautiful with those glasses on as you do without them,” her mother said. But Carmen didn’t believe her.‎ The next day, Carmen kept the glasses in her pocket as she walked into the schoolyard. Suddenly, she heard her friend Theresa shout. “What’s wrong?” she asked.‎ - 13 -‎ ‎“My silver ring is gone!” Theresa cried. Carmen could tell that Theresa was very upset. They all looked for the ring in the grassy area of the playground.‎ Carmen realized that she could search better if she could see better. She took the glasses out of her pocket and put them on. Everything looked so different! So clear! And a glimmer (微光) of silver caught her eye.‎ ‎“Here it is,” she shouted. “Thanks Carmen,” Theresa said. “I didn’t know you wore glasses. They look great!” “Thanks,” Carmen replied shyly.‎ As they walked back toward the school building, two more girls praised her glasses. Carmen smiled. “Maybe wearing glasses won’t be so bad after all,” she thought.‎ ‎1. According to the text, Carmen ______. ‎ A. doesn’t like doing homework ‎ ‎ B. often tells lies to her teacher ‎ C. cares how well she does in lessons ‎ D. has trouble getting along with her classmates ‎ ‎2. What can we infer from the last two paragraphs? ‎ ‎ A. Other girls expect to have new glasses. ‎ ‎ B. Carmen will get used to wearing glasses. ‎ ‎ C. Wearing glasses will make Carmen look beautiful. ‎ D. Carmen hopes to receive more comments on her glasses. ‎ ‎3. The purpose of the text is to tell readers ______. ‎ A. how to protect their eyes ‎ B. never to make fun of others ‎ C. things aren’t always as bad as we expect D. it is necessary to give a hand to those in trouble ‎ B ‎ One afternoon Peter and Jim went out for a bicycle ride. When they passed a place they saw a large area of grass and bushes on fire and a strong wind was blowing the flames towards a village. The firemen had already arrived and were trying to put out the fire. The boys left their bicycles and ran towards the village to see if they could help to fight the fire. On the way they met two firemen. ‎ - 13 -‎ ‎“Quick, you boys,” said one of the firemen. “Come and help us to pull a pump (泵) to the stream. We can’t beat out the fire. The wind is too strong. The pump is our only hope.” ‎ The two boys ran further until they came to a heavy pump. They helped to pull it to a stream not far from the village. ‎ Soon the pump was working well so the boys went to watch the fire. It had already reached the edge of the village. The boys saw that two houses were on fire, and the flames were attacking a third building. Suddenly there was a shout from one of the villagers. ‎ ‎“Keep away!” a voice shouted. “There’s paint stored in that building.” The boys and villagers moved away quickly. With a loud explosion (爆炸), the whole building burst into flames, sending clouds of thick black smoke into the sky. ‎ At this time Peter and Jim began to think that the whole village would be burnt to the ground. The firemen had left the burning buildings and were pouring (浇) water onto the neighboring houses, trying to stop the fire from spreading. Then the wind died down. A second pump was brought up to help, and the fire was gradually put out. ‎ ‎“It’s soon finished,” Peter said to his friend. “We must go or we shall get home late.” “Yes, come on,” agreed Jim, and with a last look at the ruins, they walked back to their bicycles.‎ ‎4. Seeing the fire, the boys ran to the village to _____. ‎ ‎ A. watch it B. ask for help ‎ ‎ C. help the firemen D. warn the villagers ‎ ‎5. The villagers were told to keep away from the fire mainly because _____. ‎ ‎ A. their help was unnecessary B. it was spreading very rapidly ‎ ‎ C. two burning buildings were falling down ‎ ‎ D. one of the buildings stored a lot of paint ‎ ‎6. The firemen tried to stop the fire from spreading by _____. ‎ ‎ A. using an airplane B. using more fire engines ‎ ‎ C. pulling down the burning houses D. pouring water onto the neighboring houses ‎ ‎7. According to the text, _____. ‎ - 13 -‎ ‎ A. no one knew how the fire broke out ‎ B. two pumps were used to put out the fire ‎ ‎ C. two buildings were burnt down during the fire ‎ ‎ D. the boys didn’t leave until the fire was put out ‎ C Scientists in Colombia have trained a team of rats to help remove land mines from the countryside. Land mines are small bombs (炸弹) hidden in the ground and designed to explode when someone steps on them. ‎ When trained, the rats can smell special metals in the mines and then signal to their human team. Then why use rats for such an important job? ‎ ‎ In the past, dogs have been used to find bombs. Rats have a good sense of smell and can respond to orders, just like dogs do. But rats are much lighter than dogs. They stand less of a chance of setting off the mines, which explode under a certain amount of weight. What’s more, the best rats are cheaper to keep than dogs. It costs about the same amount of money to take care of one dog as it does 70 rats. ‎ The rats have already been used in Tanzania, an African country with many land mines. Luisa Fernanda Méndez and her team in Colombia are training the even lighter Wistar rats. These are the white rats with red eyes that scientists often use in laboratory experiments. “They even train their babies to perform their jobs, which saves us a lot of time,” Méndez said. ‎ Colombia has the second-highest rate (比率) of deaths from land mine accidents in the world. Last year, land mines killed 695 people — 56 of whom were children. A criminal (犯罪的) group called the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, as well as other organizations, have placed the mines. FARC are strongly against Colombia’s government. The group has placed mines all around its own bases and in many places in the countryside. ‎ In the past, the Colombian government hired peasants and poor farmers to find mines. Many of them died trying to find the well-hidden bombs. ‎ Colombian police official Erick Guzmán hopes the team of rats can come to the rescue. “These rats will be a great help,” he said. ‎ - 13 -‎ ‎8. How do rats help to find land mines? ‎ ‎ A. By their sense of smell. B. By their light weight. ‎ ‎ C. By their special sight. D. By their excellent hearing. ‎ ‎9. The advantage of rats over dogs in finding bombs is that _____. ‎ ‎ A. they are cleverer B. they run faster ‎ ‎ C. they have a better sense of smell D. they don’t make mines explode as easily ‎ ‎10. The underlined word “They” may refer to _____. ‎ ‎ A. dogs B. scientists ‎ ‎ C. Wistar rats D. Méndez and her team ‎ ‎11. What is the text mainly about? ‎ ‎ A. People in Tanzania are suffering from land mines. ‎ B. Specially-trained rats help clear land mines. ‎ ‎ C. Dogs are no longer used to find land mines. ‎ ‎ D. Land mines have become a great danger to Colombians.‎ D ‎ Think about the longest elevator ride that you’ve ever taken. Whether you rose five floors or 100, it probably took less than a few minutes. Now imagine riding in an elevator higher and higher as it climbs for nearly a day. When you reach the top floor, prepare for views that are really out of this world. You’ll be in space!‎ ‎ Space elevators might sound like a crazy idea, but they’re something scientists have been working on for decades. ‎ ‎ Why would anyone want a space elevator? At the moment, riding in a capsule is the only way ordinary people can get to and from space. But those rides are very expensive — about $25 million per person per flight. Now scientists are making efforts to reduce the expense of those rides.‎ ‎ Researchers are still figuring out the details about how a space elevator might work. One idea is stretching (伸展) a very long cable（绳索） — more than 37,000 kilometers — up to space from the earth’s equator (赤道). The location is important:‎ - 13 -‎ ‎ Objects in space above the equator orbit (绕……的轨道飞行) the earth at the same speed that our planet turns. A weight on the end of the cable would stretch it tight. An elevator tied to the cable could use it to climb up and down.‎ ‎ The only problem is that besides being long, this cable must also be very strong. Storms, including hurricanes might break it. One way to solve this problem is to stretch the cable from the moon instead of from the earth. Airplanes designed to climb higher than a typical jet might take off from the earth and link up with the cable, which would be held in place by the pull of gravity from the earth. An elevator car waiting there would then take riders the rest of the way to the moon. Fueled by solar power, the elevator could transport people and materials without much expense or effort per ride.‎ ‎ So, when will you be taking your first space-elevator ride? Probably not for a while.‎ ‎12. The first paragraph is presented by _____.‎ ‎ A. giving an example B. making a comparison ‎ C. asking questions D. analyzing causes ‎13. Why have scientists been working on space elevators?‎ ‎ A. To make trips to space cheaper. ‎ B. To help astronauts do research in space.‎ ‎ C. To find a more convenient way to the moon.‎ ‎ D. To prove an assumption which seems crazy. ‎ ‎14. The underlined word “it” in Paragraph 4 refers to _____.‎ ‎ A. the cable B. the equator ‎ ‎ C. an object in space D. a weight on the end of the cable ‎15. What may make the cable stay in place on the moon?‎ A. The elevator car on the moon. ‎ B. The elevator fastened to the cable.‎ ‎ C. The pull of gravity from the earth. ‎ D. The speed of the moon orbiting the earth.‎ - 13 -‎ 第二节: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。(共五小题；每小题2分，满分10分。)‎ ‎  You wouldn’t want that job! But robots are doing such jobs right now and have been for the last 20 years. And they do the same job again and again without getting tired     21    So in some ways robots make better factory workers than humans.‎ Thousands of robots are at work right now in factories all over the world.     17     Large robots lift heavy parts or weld（焊接） cars together. Smaller robots do delicate tasks, like putting candy into boxes.‎ ‎  In automobile factories, robots are replacing people in paint shop. Paint fumes can make people sick. 18    They can even paint in the dark to save electricity.   19   Some robots work in offices, carrying and delivering mail. They look like carts with places for holding the mail. The robots are programmed to stop at pickup stations and travel through the office on a set path.‎ ‎  Robots can also explore the ocean. They search underwater for lost ships, search for oil and gas, mine the ocean floor, and help to do scientific research.    20    ‎ ‎    Robots, not astronauts, were the first explorers from Earth to go to the Moon. For now human beings cannot visit some planets of our solar system. But robots can.‎ ‎    In the future robots will be doing more and more of our difficult, dangerous and boring jobs and will leave humans more time  to do interesting things.‎ A.Not all robots work in factories.‎ B.But robots don’t mind the fumes.‎ C.Some companies even produce smart robots.‎ D.People do get tired, make mistakes and get hurt.‎ E.There are good reasons for using robots rather than humans.‎ F.The size and shape of a working robot is determined by its job.‎ G.They can go into places that are too dangerous for human divers. ‎ 第二部分 完形填空 （共20 小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）‎ - 13 -‎ 阅读下面短文,从短文后所给的A, B, C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。‎ ‎  One day I was sitting alone on a deserted park bench under an old willow(柳树)tree. I was    1    because I felt the world was unfair to me.‎ ‎    All of a sudden, a young boy approached me, out of    22   . He was obviously tired from playing and, as he stood before me, he tilted(倾斜) his   23    towards me and said with great excitement, “Look what I found!”In his hand was a flower with its petals(花瓣) all worn     24    from not enough rain, or too little light.    25    him to take his dead flower and go away, I    26    a smile and then turned my back to him.    27    leaving, he said, “It surely    28    nice and it’s beautiful, too. Here. It’s for you.”‎ ‎ The flower before me was drying; it had no bright    29    , but I knew I must take it, or he might never    30    . So I reached for the flower, and replied, “That’s    31    what I need.” But instead of placing the flower in my hand, he just held it out    32    for me to take it. It was then that I     33    for the very first time, that this happy boy could not see: he was    34    .‎ ‎    I heard my    35    trembling and tears rolled down my cheeks. I thanked him for picking the best flowers for me.“You're welcome, ”he smiled, and then ran off to play. He was    36    of the impact(影响) he’ d had on my day.‎ I sat there and wondered how he   37   to see a self-pitying woman under an old willow tree. Perhaps from his    38    , he’d been blessed with true sight.‎ ‎    Through the eyes of a blind child, at last I   39    that the problem was not with the world; the problem was me.     40    I myself had been blind for all of those years. I vowed(发誓)to see beauty, and appreciate every second that’s mine.‎ ‎21.A.worried     B.excited     C.satisfied     D.disappointed 22.A.breath     B.control     ‎ - 13 -‎ C.date     D.order 23.A.hand      B.back     C.head     D.side 24.A.neither     B.either     C.whether     D.both 25.A.Hoping     B.Persuading     C.Making     D.Wanting 26.A.achieved     B.prevented     C.forced     D.protected 27.A.Because of     B.Instead of     C.Thanks to      D.Due to 28.A.smells     B.tastes     C.looks      D.grows 29.A.designs     B.shapes     C.colors      D.patterns 30.A.answer     B.leave      C.reply     D .calm 31.A.just      B.only     C.also     D.still 32.A.waiting     B.begging     C.sending     D.asking 33.A.watched     B.stared      C.examined     D.noticed 34.A.blind     B.clever     C.alone     D.happy 35.A.sound     B.noise      C.song     D.voice 36.A.unaware      B.sure      C.afraid     D.familiar 37.A.succeeded      B.considered     C.managed   ‎ - 13 -‎ ‎   D.imagined 38.A.heart     B.mind     C.eyes     D.guess 39.A.promised     B.admitted     C.realized     D.permitted 40.A.Though      B.Until     C.Unless     D.Because 第Ⅱ卷 （非选择题 共50分）‎ 第三节 语法填空 （共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）  ‎ ‎ Once upon a time, there were two brothers  41   lived very close to each other. The older brother John often went over the bridge to see    42    (he) brother Tom. But one day, they had an    43    (argue), and Tom got so angry   44   he destroyed the bridge. As one could imagine, John got angrier. He wanted to hire an old man to build    45    8-foot fence(围栏) so that he wouldn’t have to see his brother’s place or his face anymore. “I think I understand what happened,”    46   (say) the old man, “I will do a job that will definitely please you.” That day, John went into town for a few days. When he came back, he was very    47    (surprise), because instead of   48     (build) a fence, the old man repaired the bridge that had been damaged. Tom was waiting for John and apologized, “Dear brother, I have realized   49     wrong I was. Can you forgive me?” Of course, John agreed immediately. The two brothers thanked the old man and lived    50   (happy) with each other ever since.‎ 第四节 短文改错 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。每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:把多余的词用斜线( )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;‎ - 13 -‎ ‎ 2.只允许修改10处,多者(从第11处起)不计分。‎ In order to strengthening our sense of social responsibility , the students in our school launched an activity of donating books to the children in poor areas .We gather in front of the school library in the afternoon of Jan,15th. Each of them gave away some books what we treasured . We even wrote our names and address on the front pages , hope to be contacted and two thousand books were collected in and sent away , An activity not only provided a good chance for us show love for others , but also helped us to make new friends.‎ 第五节 书面表达 为了帮助中学生健康成长,我校英文报开设了“HEART-TO-HEART”专栏。假如你是该栏目的编辑李华,收到一封署名为Jamie的求助信。信中Jamie向你诉说了自己的困扰:近日容易发脾气,使正常的学习和生活受到了影响。请用英文给他写一封回信。‎ 内容要点如下: 1.表示理解并给予安慰; 2.提出建议并说明理由。‎ 注意:1.词数100左右;2.信的开头与结尾已拟好,不计入总词数。‎ 参考词汇:temper n. 脾气,情绪 Dear Jamie,‎ I'm sorry to know that you're having such a bad time at the moment.  ‎ ‎____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ‎ ‎ Yours,‎ ‎ Lihua - 13 -‎ 参考答案 一、 阅读理解答案: 1.C 2.B 3.C 4.C 5.D 6.D 7.B 8.A 9.D 10.C ‎11.B 12.B 13.A 14.A 15.C ‎ 二、七选五答案： 36.D; 37F; 38B; 39A; 40.G 三、完形填空答案： 21.D; 22.A; 23.C; 24.B; 25.D; ‎ ‎26.C; 27.B; 28.A; 29.C; 30.B; ‎ ‎31.A; 32.A; 33.D; 34.A; 35.D; ‎ ‎36.A; 37.C; 38.A; 39.C; 40.D 四、语法填空答案：41.who/that; 42.his; 43.argument; 44.that; 45.an;‎ ‎ 46.said; 47.surprised; 48.building; 49.how; 50.happily 五、短文改错答案 ‎：     In order to our sense of social responsibility ,the students in our school launched an activity of donating books to the children in poor areas。We in front of the school library the afternoon of Jan,15th。Each of gave away some books what we treasured 。We even wrote our names and on the front pages ,to be contacted and two thousand books were collected in and sent away 。 activity not only provided a good chance for us  show love for others ,but also helped us to make new friends.‎ 五、书面表达 Dear Jamie,‎ ‎    I'm sorry to know that you're having such a bad time at the moment. Everyone may have such bad times, so don't worry too much about it. The important thing is to learn to control your temper so that you may not do or say anything bad. ②Here are three useful tips:‎ - 13 -‎ ‎   First of all, ③ talk to others about your problems. This is a good way of letting your anger out without hurting people or yourself. Second, ④go out and play games with your friends. It can help you relax. Third, ⑤always believe that good things will happen in the future. ⑥In this way, you may stay happy and be full of energy most of the time.‎ ‎   ⑦I hope you will feel better soon.‎ Yours,‎ Li Hua ‎    高级范文 Dear Jamie,‎ ‎   I'm sorry to know that you're having such a bad time at the moment. ①Everyone has their ups and downs, so when things go wrong, don't feel too bad. You should learn to control your temper so that you may not do or say anything bad. ②I think you can make it if you follow the advice below.‎ ‎   First, ③don't keep things to yourself; try to share your problems with others, which is a good way of letting your anger out without hurting people or yourself. Second, ④go outdoors and play team games with your friends, which is an effective way to get rid of anger. Third, ⑤remain optimistic about your future. ⑥Such a positive attitude can be helpful in lifting your spirits.‎ ‎   ⑦I hope you'll soon feel calmer and carry on as normal.‎ Yours,‎ Li Hua - 13 -‎