高一第二学期英语期中考试试卷含答案

⾼⼀第⼆学期英语期中考试试卷含答案
第⼆学期期中考试
⾼⼀英语试题
Part I Listening (total 20 marks; 1 mark for each question. All the passages are read twice)
Section A (5 marks)
Listen to five people talking about science and technology. Match the speakers with the statements. There is one statement you do not need.
Speaker 1 _____
Speaker 2 _____
Speaker 3 _____
Speaker 4 _____
Speaker 5 _____
A This person believes space programmes have a positive effect.
B This person talks about the speed of technological change.
C This person thinks scientists should focus on more serious issues.
D This person believes we still have a lot of research to do about our planet.
E This person thinks that more countries should be involved in space exploration.
F This person says technology has made our lives more flexible.
Section B (12marks)
Listen to four dialogues and choose the correct answer to each question. Each dialogue will be played twice.
Listen to dialogue 6 and answer question 6 to 8.
6. Where are they?
A. Up in the mountains.
B. Right at the campsite.
C. In a zoo.
7. When did the conversation take place?
A. Around dawn.
B. About dusk.
C. 12 am.
8. What are they doing?
A. Hiking.
B. Racing.
C. Running.
Listen to dialogue 7 and answer question 8 to 11.
9. What is the relationship between the two speakers?
A. coach and his trainee.
B. reporter and student.
C. teacher and student.
10. What does the man want?
A. information on a VIP.
B. join the team.
C. talk about a reality show.
11. What can you infer from the last sentence?
A. The woman doesn’t believe what the man said.
B. The man is wild.
C. The woman is pleasantly surprised at the man’s imagination. Listen to dialogue 8 and answer question 12 to 14.
12. What probably is Jack going to do?
A.To take a bus to a museum.
B.To go and find aunt Maria.
C.To go cycling.
13. What can we infer from the conversation?
A: Jack finds something old and wants to know what it is.
B: The conversation takes place in a museum.
C: Jack is too far away from the museum.
14. Which word can describe Jack from the conversation?
A. curious.
B. afraid.
C. annoyed.
Listen to dialogue 9 and answer question 15 to 17.
15. What are the two speakers talking about?
A Helping to raise money for charity.
B. Washing some cars.
C. Finding things to do for themselves.
16. What do we know from the conversation?
A. The son loves eating bakery.
B. Washing cars is easy to do.
C. Mr. Dent is their friend.
17. What is the possible relationship between the two speakers?
A. colleagues.
C. husband and wife.
Section C (3 marks)
Listen to a monologue and answer question 18-20.
18. What is this passage about?
A Three friends playing with swords made from tree branches.
B. Children fighting and chasing each other in front of a church.
C. Three brothers’ happy playing time in front of their house.
19: What is the weather like according to the passage?
A. Cold since it’s an afternoon in March.
B. Cool but warm enough in the sun.
C. Chilly since the boys didn’t go bare-foot.
20: Which of the statement is true according to the passage?
A: The boys go bare-foot to the church.
B: The branches they got for the sword are from their own backyard.
C: The boys’ clothes are homemade.
Part II Use of Vocabulary and Grammar (total 45 marks)
Section A：Multiple Choice (15 marks)
21. Common ___________ of diabetes are weight loss and fatigue.
A. diagnosis
B. prescription
C. symbols
D. symptoms
22. California has introduced tough new standards for harmful _________from vehicles.
A. emissions
B. permission
C. transmission
D. admissions
23. Karen looks greatly curvaceous in that velvet dress. She’s got a thin _____.
A. wrist
B. hip
C. thigh
D. waist
24. Some people believe that with joint efforts we can ________ all the diseases from the world and life expectancy will become limitless.
B. exaggerate
C. erect
D. eradicate
25. He struggled through a few games but a ________knee indicated his problems were not over.
A. swollen
B. swell
C. swear
D. swearing
26. The program will _________your passwords each time you begin to type them.
A. autograph
B. autocomplete
C. automobile
D. automatic
27. ______________, an English engineer and computer scientist, is best known as the inventor of the World Wide Web.
A. Henry Wolfson
B. Timothy Berners Lee
C. Auguste Bartholdi
D. Stuart Page
28. What a pity! Considering his ability and experience, he ________better.
A. need have done
B. must have done
C. can have done
D. might have done
29. On 15 April 2019, shortly before 18:40 CEST(Central European Summer Time), a fire broke out in
___________, causing considerable damage to the building.
A. the Statue of Liberty
B. Notre-Dame Cathedral
C. the Summer Palace
D. the Eiffel Tower
30. _________, which is ideal for people who suffer from frequent headaches, memory failures, anxiety, backache,
and loss of concentration, is a practice to train attention and awareness, and achieve a mentally clear and emotionally calm state.
A. Meditation
B. Coasteering
C. Street dance
D. Chinese martial arts
31. Which one of the items are NOT included in the Westinghouse Time Capsule?
A. a tape measure
B. newsreel
C. an alarm clock
D. a memory stick
32. We saw a new play at the theatre, ______________ we had supper at a restaurant.
A. after which
B. which after
C. then which
D. and that after
33. This time next year, we _________ on a beach somewhere in Brazil.
A. will lie
B. will have lay
C. will be lying
D. will be laying
34. My dad still doesn’t have a driving license. He _____________ his driving test seven times!
A. has failed
B. failed
C. had failed
D. fails
35. Vertical farms have the potential to reduce or eliminate the need to create additional farmland, for it is estimated
that by the year 2050, the world's population __________ by 3 billion and close to 80% will live in urban areas.
A. will be increasing
B. will increase
C. will have increased
D. has increased
Section B：Complete the passage with appropriate words or the correct form of the words in brackets. (20 marks)
A Capsule Fails the Test of Time
The US state of Oklahoma, the 48th state in the Union, celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2007. In a year full of official
__36___(celebrate), one event in June attracted spectators and media from all around the world. On 15 June 2007, thousands of people gathered in Tulsa to watch the unearthing of a time capsule that had been buried half a century earlier. There was a feeling of ___37__(excite) in the air. As well as __38__(wait) to see the time capsule, the crowd was also waiting to find out who had won a competition which ___39__（launch）when the capsule was buried 50 years earlier. The time capsule was a large concrete box. People said it was strong ___40__ to survive a nuclear strike. It had to be large and strong, because it contained a car: a brand new 1957 Plymouth Belvedere. Inside the car __41__(be) lots of everyday items from the 1950s. For example, there was a can of petrol and a case of beer in the boot. In the glove box was a handbag
__42__(contain) a lipstick and other small items considered ___43__(essence) for a ‘typical’ woman in the 1950s.
Before the capsule was buried, officials ran a competition. Entrants had to guess what the population of Tulsa would be in 2007. The organizers recorded all the guesses and saved __44_ on a roll of microfilm. The microfilm was placed in the Plymouth Belvedere. The organizers’ idea was that __45_ the time capsule was opened in 2007, the winner would be announced –and he or she (or his or her heirs) would win the entire contents of the time capsule, plus the contents of the savings account.
Section C：Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first. Use the words in brackets. (10 marks) 46. We know each other a little better，so we get along fine. (now that)
___________________________________________get along fine.
47. There was a hard layer of rock beneath the soil. The rescue operations progressed slowly. (If)
_______________________________________________________quickly.
48. As soon as they arrived in England, the tourists were taken to the Buckingham Palace by train. (On)
___________________________________________________by train.
49. Mr. Smith is a famous geneticist. I have learned a lot from him. (whom)
Mr. Smith, ___________________________________________.
50. We are hoping that everyone can pass the exam.(fingers)
____________________________________ everyone can pass the exam.
Reading comprehension.
Total 30 marks; 1.5 mark for each question. (For passage D, pick out 5 choices out of 7)
A
A degree in what?
How many people in the world have a university degree in enigmatology? Well, not many. As a matter of fact, the number of enigmatology graduates in the whole world is just one: a man whose job it is to design puzzles for newspapers and magazines. American Will Shortz is an author and crossword editor. He has worked on over a hundred books, and he owns the world’s largest collection of puzzle books and magazines. The oldest title in his collection was published in 1545! And because his work is also his hobby, he has always been interested in learning as much as possible about the subject. Obviously, because he is the only enigmatologist in the world, there were no university professors who could teach him an established course of studies. He did not go to lectures and classes like his fellow students. Shortz designed his own research programme, which the university accepted, and he completed his course and received his bachelor’s degree from Indiana University in 1974.
So the question remains, what exactly is enigmatology? It is the study of puzzles: their types, their history, and their popularity. It’s a mixture of history, maths, logic and cultural studies.
There were some people who criticized the university for offering a course in such a strange subject, and they were also critical of Shortz, claiming that he had taken advantage of Indiana University’s flexibility. But Shortz has his fans too, such as the former US president Bill Clinton. He sent Shortz a personal note on his 50th birthday because he loves the New York Times crossword, which Shortz edits. Shortz has also been a guest on several television shows, including an episode of the famous cartoon The Simpsons, and the comedy series How I Met Your
Mother, where he played himself.
51．Which of the statement is true according to the text?
A. Shortz’s occupation is to write puzzles for university graduates.
B. Shortz has worked on all the titles in his collection.
C. Shortz did original research and graduated from an American university.
D. Bill Clinton sent Shortz a note on his birthday because they’re friends.
52. What is the author’s attitude to wards Shortz?
A.Indifferent B Neutral C praising D Criticizing
B
Differences inside our bodies
Did you know that people who live in different parts of China have different habits and preferences?
For example, people from southern China prefer to eat vegetables, while people from north China like to eat meat. But what causes these differences?
According to a new study published in the journal Cell in October, gene variations might be responsible for these differences, Xinhua reported.
In the study, researchers from Chinese genome-sequencing (基因组测序)firm BGI collected genetic
groups.
The researchers found that there are six gene frequencies that are different among people from both northern and southern China. They found that natural selection has played an important role in the ways that people living in different regions of China have evolved, affecting their food preferences, immunities to illness and physical traits, the New York Times reported. The researchers reported that a variation of the gene FADS2 is more commonly found in northern people than it is in southern people. It helps people metabolize (新陈代谢) fatty acids (脂肪酸), which suggests a diet that is rich in meat. According to Xinhua, this is due to climate differences. Northern China is at a higher latitude, which means it’s cold and dry throughout the whole year. This weather is difficult to grow vegetables in. Therefore, northerners tend to eat more meat.
The study also found differences in the immune systems of both groups. Most people in southern China carry the gene CR1, which protects against malaria. This is because malaria was once quite common in southern China.
In order to survive, the genes of people in the south evolved to fight against this disease. However, people in the south are also more vulnerable to certain blood-borne illnesses, as they lack the genes to stop them.
Genes can also cause physical differences between northerners and southerners. Most northerners have the ABCC11 gene, which causes dry earwax (⽿屎), l ess body odor and fewer sweat secretions (分泌), The New York Times reported. These physical differences are also more beneficial to living in cold environments. Southerners are less likely to have this gene, as it did not evolve in their population.
53. What’s this passage mainly about?
A. A study of the genes of Chinese minority groups.
B. Habits of people from different regions of China.
C. Differences in the genes of people from different parts of China.
D. Physical differences between northerners and southerners.
54. A variation of the gene FADS2 can help our body ______.
A. store fat
B. digest meat
C. fight disease
D. control sweat
55. The u nderlined word “comprised” is closest in meaning to ______.
A. consisted of
B. compared to
C. completed
D. started with
56. According to the passage, most northerners in China______.
a. tend to have less disease like malaria
b. have less body odor
c. catch blood-borne illnesses easily
d. sweat less frequently
A. ab
B. bc
C. bd
D. cd
C
Could the Futuristic Traveling Tube Become a Reality?
It sounds like something straight out of a science fiction movie or a silly cartoon: a futuristic traveling tube that can quickly shoot people wherever they want to go, inside a tiny pod. But this may be just around the corner for people looking for a faster, easier, and cheaper-than-ever way to travel. South African-American inventor and billionaire Elon Musk, who, in the past, has worked on both private space flight and electric cars, recently
announced he has been working on the design of this traveling tube, which could forever change the way we travel the world.
In an interview, Musk described t he new tube as a fifth kind of transportation. “We have planes, trains, automobiles, and boats,” he explained. “What if there was a fifth mode? I have a name for it, [it’s] called the Hyperloop.”
The Hyperloop would have the power to cut back on travel time between major cities like Los Angeles and San Francisco, which is what inspired Musk to design the Hyperloop in the first place. Musk stated in an interview that he actually came up with the idea for the Hyperloop while thinking about the train that takes people between Los Angeles and San Francisco—it is known for being one of the slowest in the country.
“This system I have in mind...can never crash, is immune to weather, it goes three or four times faster than the bullet train…it goes an average speed of twice what an aircraft would do,” explained Musk.
“You would go from downtown L. A. to downtown San Francisco in under 30 minutes,” he added. “It would cost you much less than an air ticket [and less] than any other mode of transport.”
People using the Hyperloop would shoot around in pods, which are each just over six-and-a-half feet across, and the pods would travel through tubes located either above ground or under water, though Musk has not yet released his final design drawings.
Additionally, Musk believes the Hyperloop could be completely powered by the sun—making it more environmentally friendly than cars, airplanes, or train systems. Someday it could possibly move people between the East and West Coasts of the United States in less than an hour, which is faster than any other mode of transportation that exists. Eventually, the Hyperloop would be able to move people around the world.
57. What does this passage describe?
A. A traveling tube that could help people get around in the future.
B.The costs of building traveling tubes around the world.
C.The damage that cars, planes, and trains do to the environment.
D.The reasons that people are looking for a cheaper-than-ever way to travel.
58. If built, the Hyperloop would be faster than any other type of transportation. Why?
A.People using the Hyperloop would travel in pods that are about six-and-a-half feet across.
B.The Hyperloop is being designed to travel at twice the speed of an airplane.
C.Right now people can fly, drive, or take a train to get from Los Angeles to San Francisco.
D.Inventors in other countries are working on technology similar to the Hyperloop.
59. Why might people want to use the Hyperloop instead of other kinds of transportation?
A.People with motion sickness might not be able to handle the Hyperloop.
B.People are tired of using the same four kinds of transportation over and over.
C.The Hyperloop could take people to places where planes and trains do not go.
D.People would not have to pay as much to use the Hyperloop.
60. What is this passage mainly about?
A.Science fiction movies and cartoons featuring futuristic traveling tubes with tiny pods.
B.The interest that inventor Elon Musk has in private space flight and electric cars.
C.Why the train between Los Angeles and San Francisco is one of the slowest in the country.
D. A tube that could make travel in the future easier, faster, and cheaper.
D
Tribute can go to anything
Since 1927, Time has chosen to profile a person or group and feature them on its front page.61. Here are three of the Time’ma gazine’s more unconventional choices:
“The Computer”, 1982
At the start of the 1980s, home computing was just starting to take off, with companies like Sinclair and Apple releasing consumer-focused machines to the masses. 62–they were mainly only useful for word processing or extremely basic gaming – at the time they were new, exciting and exotic.
“This sweetheart here, this little baby, looks like any ordinary machine, isn’t that so? 63 Comes with new words too: RAM and ROM,” wrote Time.
“You”, 2006
In the age when sites like YouTube and Facebook were in their new and had not developed very much, Time named those who created and uploaded “user-generated content” onto such websites as its choice of the year.
64 ,with a writer for The Atlantic later remark ing: “Is anyone out there not sick of people ironically listing ‘Time Person of the Year, 2006’ in Twitter bios – a reference to the gimmicky(巧妙⼿法的) selection of ‘You’ that year? Didn’t think so.”“Endangered Earth”, 1989
During a period of heightened awareness of global warming and climate change, 65 This led to an environmental action plan being later published after Time invited a team of environmental experts and policymakers to an environmental conference it organized.
Cloze Test
Abbey Ahern, 34, who lives in Oklahoma, was devastated when she was 66 at her 19-week scan that her daughter had the 67 illness anencephaly (先天⽆脑畸形) which meant she would not live beyond a few 68 .
According to the National Institutes of Health, the defect means the baby has an 69 brain and incomplete skull. Approximately one in 10,000 babies in the US are born with anencephaly, most of which result 70 miscarriage.(流产).
As a result, Abbey and her pilot husband Robert, also 34, decided to have a 71 birth in the next few hours so that they could spend time with their daughter and 72 her organs - making Annie the first infant 73 donor in the state.
74 they asked the doctor for the gender of their unborn child and decided to name her 75 the spot. They named her easily: Annie, which means, "grace."
Abbey said: ‘76 a terminally-ill baby to 77 was by far the most difficult thing I have ever done... For us, even in the midst of our terrible 78 we were able to see so much 79.’
The family spent just 14 hours and 58 minutes with Annie before she 80 away.
Her 81 were not viable for transplant 82 her oxygen levels were too low - which Abbey said was 'disappointing' - but they were able to donate her heart valves（瓣膜） an d some of her organs could be used for 83.
She said: 'Annie's story is one of 84. I think it shows people that in the midst of 85, there can be beauty.
66. A. told B. learned C. said D. heard
67. A. dead B. early C. terminal D. weak
68. A. days B. hours C. years D. months
69. A. healthy B. unfit C. ill D. underdeveloped
70. A. in B. to C. for D. from
71. A. dead B. new C. live D. usual
72. A. donate B. give C. present D. remove
73. A. baby B. small C. fresh D. newborn
74. A. Afterwards B. Since C. From that time on D. Finally
75. A. on B. in C. for D. at
76. A. holding B. carrying C. taking D. bringing
77. A. due B. term C. birth D. live
78. A. sadness B. heart-broken C. heartbreak D. silence
79. A. humanity B. light C. truth D. beauty
80. A. went B. flew C. crossed D. passed
81. A. heart B. organs C. body D. eyes
82. A. while B. so C. because D. thus
83. A. research B. learning C. hospitals D. transplant
84. A. miracle B. persistency C. faith D. hope
85. A. tragedy B. obstacle C. hardship D. forgiveness
WRITING (25marks)
Imagine you are burying a time capsule for the people who will open it 1000 years from now. You are going to write a letter to your future friends. Include the following information in about 120 words:
1. When and why you are burying the time capsule
2. An explanation of your choice of items:
Choose at least one item for each category A-C below:
A Culture (music, literature, etc.)
B Technology
C Home life
3. One or two problems the world is facing today
Dear future friends,
My name is Li Hua.
Yours,
Li Hua
⾼⼀下学期期中英语答案
听⼒参考答案
1-5 DCABF 6-10 ABABA. 11-15 ABAAA 16-20 ACABC
听⼒录⾳材料：
Transcript 1 Why are we spending billions on trying to get people to Mars? There are still plenty of places on Earth that we haven’t explored: the bottom of the oceans, for example. Why don’t we invest in looking for natural resources there, or for ways to start a colony under the sea? These possibilities are just as exciting as anything we might do in space.
2 I think people have forgotten what’s really important. Scientists used to make discoveries that made our lives safer or healthier, and our work easier and more productive. These days it’s all about new forms of entertainment, new ways of was ting time … I’m thinking of things like digital TV, smartphones, computer games. We were perfectly happy without these, and we’ll still be happy if we stop making them one day.
3 I think the potential of space is really exciting. It’s not just about visit ing new places; space exploration can help us change our ideas. Scientists can carry out experiments in space that would impossible on Earth. The modern space projects promote co-operation between nations, too – think about the International Space Station, for example. Russia, Europe, Japan and the United States are all building it together. Just thirty years ago it would have been impossible. Would I say yes if anyone asked me to go into space? Definitely!
4 Technology develops so fast, it’s difficult to keep up. By the time you buy a new smartphone or an mp3 player, it’s already out of date. I love that! I spend a lot of my free time on the Internet looking for news about new gadgets. It’s just a shame I don’t have the money to buy everything I like.
5 I think technology is changing relationships between people. Social-networking sites make it easier to maintain friendships that you don’t have the time for in real life, mobile phones mean we can go anywhere and still keep in touch with people who
are important to us, and Wi-Fi hotspots allow us to work and communicate from almost anywhere. We aren’t tied to one way of doing things any more. I think it’s brilliant, and I can’t imagine living without it now
第六材料6.-8
M: Are we going to see another mountain lion today, mom?
W: Probably not Sam, because we’ll be back before nightfall, and that’s when they wander around the land.
M: Oh mom. Can we hike the harder trails to see bigger animals like bear or a deer?
W: I’m afraid not Sam, look at the sun, it’s red a nd low on the horizon. How about an easier one so we could get
back to the camp before it sets?
M: I guess you are right.
第七段材料9-11
M: It is him, isn’t it? Your coach?
W: That’s our coach, sure, and he is great, so what?
M: But what …I mean, how…does he ever talk about, you know… Cool?
W: He is cool and great---why are you asking those questions? Wait, we got nothing to say to newspaper so just leave our school OK?
M: Aha, I got a big one! So he is Captain Cool himself the one on TV for the reality show right?
W: Go away! You have such wild imagination!
第⼋段材料12-14
M: Mom, what is a curator?
W: Someone who looks after the museum, Jack. Like your aunt Maria, she looks after the artifacts from Egypt. M: What is an artifact?
W: It’s just a fancy word for an old object. Look what you have there in your hand! An old object!
M: Yes, mom, it is an artifact I guess. Can I take it to Aunt Maria to take a look?
W: Sure! The museum is still open till 5 pm. You have an hour. Bike it there!
第九段材料15-17
W: What about a bake-sale?
M: He’d end up eating more than he sold. You know our son.
W: pop-corn sale?
M: I don’t know. What about washing cars? I bet plenty of people would pay five dollars or more to have their car washed. I know I would.
W: That’s a great idea. I would to o if my car was dirty.
M: I’m sure Mr. Dent next door would pay you to wash his car---if it was for charity.
第⼗段材料18-20
Enrique Esparza was having a great time. He and his best friends, Josue and Martin, were playing with long branches pulled from the tre e in the neighbor’s yard. These branches make terrific swords. They clacked loudly when knocked together. Enrique had shaved the bark from the end of his sword so he could get a firmer grip. Now
he was battling Martin, blocking his friend’s every move and thrusting forward when he had the chance.
The three friends chased each other up and down the dirt lane in front of the house, swords waving in the air. Their
homemade shirts and pants protected them, mostly, from the coolness of the March afternoon, but out in the sun, the boys felt warm. Enrique ran barefoot since, like most children, he only wore shoes when he went to school or to church, or when it was too cold for bare food.
英语运⽤参考答案
21-25 DADDA
26-30 BBDBA
31-35 DACAC
36. celebrations
37. excitement
38. waiting
39. had been launched
40. enough
41. were
42. containing, which/that contained
43. essential
44. them
45. when
46. Now that we know each other a little better, we
47. If there hadn’t been a hard layer of rock beneath the soil, the rescue operati ons would have progressed
48. On arriving in England, the tourists were taken to the Buckingham Palace
49. from whom I have learned a lot, is a famous geneticist.
50. We’re keeping our fingers crossed (that)
阅读参考答案
51-52CB 53-56CBAC 57-60 ABDD 61-65 GCBDE
完型填空答案：
66-70 ACBDA 71-75 CADAA 76-80 BBCDD 81-85 BCADA。