重庆市永川中学高2019-2020学年高一下学期半期考试及答案

永川中学高2022级高一下期半期考试
英语试题卷
本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。

满分150分。

考试用时120分钟。

第I卷
第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（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，并标注在试卷的相应位置。

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 is Mike doing now?
A. Eating a hamburger.
B. Drinking some juice.
C. Preparing dinner.
2. Where are the speakers most probably?
A. In the garage.
B. In the living room.
C. In the concert hall.
3. What does the woman think of the old cartoons?
A. Exciting.
B. Ordinary.
C. Silly.
4. How often is there a bus?
A. Every ten minutes.
B. Every twenty minutes.
C. Every thirty minutes.
5. What is the woman's destination?
A. A hotel.
B. A museum.
C. A lake.
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秒钟的作答时间。

每段对话或独白读两遍。

请听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6. Why does the man fail to speak to Mr. Ma?
A. Mr. Ma is talking to the general manager.
B. Mr. Ma is busy checking his diary.
C. Mr. Ma is having a meeting.
7. When will the man and Mr. Ma meet?
A. On Tuesday morning.
B. On Wednesday afternoon.
C. On Friday afternoon.
请听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8. What do the speakers decide to do this Sunday morning?
A. Watch a talk show.
B. Bake some cakes.
C. Have a tea.
9. Where will the speakers meet?
A. In front of a restaurant.
B. Near the man's office.
C. At the man 's home.
10. When will the woman's piano lesson be over?
A. At9:30.
B. At11:00.
C. At11:30
请听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11. What happened to Jenny yesterday?
A. She got injured falling down the stairs.
B. She knocked on the door by accident.
C. She hurt her feet in an accident.
12. How long should Jenny stay in hospital?
A. For a couple of weeks.
B. For about a week.
C. For a couple of days.
13. What will the man do next?
A. Go to the hospital.
B. Buy some flowers.
C. Visit Mr. Smith.
请听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。

14. How much money does the woman have with her today?
A. 10 dollars.
B. 4 dollars.
C. 2 dollars.
15. What does the woman often spend money on?
A. Clothes
B. Food
C. CDs.
16. What do we know about the woman's brother?
A. He 's a high school student.
B. He earns some money after class.
C. He just bought a bicycle.
请听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. What does Paul use to listen to music in the morning?
A. His computer.
B. His MP4 player.
C. His radio.
18. How often did Kevin almost get killed because of listening to music?
A. Once.
B. Twice.
C. Three times.
19.What was Kevin doing when he was almost killed by a bike one day?
A. Walking through a parking lot.
B. Waiting for a friend
C. Waiting for a bus
20. Which of the following suggestions does the speaker give us?
A. Don t play music aloud.
B. Don t listen to music when driving.
C. Don t use laptops when walking on the street.
第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（共15个小题；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。

A
Using too much water or throwing rubbish into our rivers are clear ways that humans can put our water supply in danger，but we also affect our water supply in less obvious ways. You may wonder how paving(铺砌) a road can lead to less usable fresh water. A major part of the water we use every day is groundwater. Groundwater does not come from lakes or rivers. It comes from underground. The more roads and parking lots we pave，the less water can flow into the ground to become groundwater.
Human activity is not responsible for all water shortages．Drier climates are of course more likely to have droughts(干旱) than areas with more rainfall，but in any case，good management can help to make sure there is enough water to meet our basic needs.
Thinking about the way we use water every day can make a big difference，too. In the United States，a family of four can use 1.5 tons of water a day! This shows how much we depend on water to live，but there’s a lot we can do to lower the number.
You can take steps to save water in your home. To start with，use the same glass for your drinking water all day. Wash it only once a day. Run your dishwasher only when it is full. Help your parents fix any leaks(漏) in your home. You can even help to keep our water supply clean by recycling batteries instead of throwing them away.
21. Which of the following is most likely to lead to less groundwater?
A. Using river water.
B. Paving parking lots.
C. Throwing batteries away.
D. Throwing rubbish into lakes.
22. What can be inferred from the text?
A. All water shortages are due to human behavior.
B. The average family in America makes proper use of water.
C. There is much we can do to reduce family size.
D. It takes a lot of effort to meet our water needs.
23. The last paragraph is intended to ______________.
A. show us how to fix leaks at home
B. tell us how to run a dishwasher
C. suggest what we do to save water at home
D. prove what drinking glass is best for us
24. The text is mainly about _____________.
A. Why paving roads reduces our water
B. how much we depend on water to live
C. why droughts occur more in dry climates
D. how human activity affects our water supply
B
People who live near the Rocky Mountains in southern Alberta, Canada, often says, “If the weather is too cold for you, just wait a few minutes.” Winter temperature can be -34 o C with enough snow, but a chinook will change that in no time.
A chinook is a warm, dry wind that blows eastward from the Pacific Ocean, over the Rocky Mountains, and across the North American prairie(大草原). It can quickly rise temperatures by tens of degrees. Chinook is actually a First Nations word meaning “snow eater”, for in a chinook’s path, snow rapidly disappears.
Chinooks often occur over the western plains of North America, but they are most common in the “chinook belt” of southwestern Alberta where one winter may include up to 30 chinook days. This part of Canada has geographical conditions for a chinook: a warm ocean nearby, westly winds, mountains, and plains.
Alberta’s chinook begins in the Pacific Ocean. Warm, wet winds originate there, then sweep across Britain Columbia and up the western slopes of the Rockies. As the air rises, it expands and cools. Cold air cannot hold as many tiny drops of water as warm air, so the drops fall as rain or snow in the Rockies and the west of them. The now dry air rushes down the eastern side of the mountains picking up speed as heavy, cool air pushes on it from above. The compression(压缩) causes rapid warming. Temperatures may rise as much as 25 o C in five minutes!
Chinook winds may last from only a few hours to a few days, sometimes even several weeks. They can become welcome visitors during the winter, giving people a respite from the cold prairies. But in other seasons, the hot dry winds can dry out vegetation, raise soil into dust storms, and rapidly increase the danger of grass and forest fires.
25. What people say in Paragraph 1 means that ___________.
A. the area has a long winter
B. a chinook will warm the weather
C. the winter will end once a chinook comes
D. people in the area dislike the cold weather
26. In which place does a chinook most often happen?
A. British Columbia.
B. The Pacific Ocean.
C. Southwestern Alberta.
D. The North America prairie.
27. What does Paragraph 4 mainly tell us about a chinook?
A. How it occurs.
B. Why it is warm.
C. Where it happens.
D. What it brings with.
28. W hat does the underlined part “a respite” in the last paragraph probably mean?
A. A short escape.
B. A complete relief.
C. A reminder of coldness.
D. An ability to bear coldness.
C
Many children buy ties, socks or golf balls for Father’s Day, but my present had to be the best. After spending several days shopping and asking friends what they were getting, I was more bemused than ever. Finally, my search for the best gift landed me in an old plane, but it was one Father’s Day that my dad and I will never forget.
“Is this your first time to fly?” our instructor asked my dad as he untied the ropes holding the plane down. My stomach churned（翻腾）, knowing that in a few minutes I would be in the sky trusting a young man who had just become a pilot with my life. I couldn’t help but think this would be my last time on the ground.
My nerves were making me want to back out and I was looking for any reason to get away, but I knew it would be a good father-daughter experience. The plane was very small, with only four seats, a door that made noise when opened, and an old smell that reminded me of my grandparents’ house.
I quickly discovered the plane had no air conditioning and no radio to talk to each other. We had to yell. After getting permission to take off, we quickly gained speed; I could feel the plane shaking, then slowly lifting off the ground.
It was a sunny day with few clouds. The pilot kept pressing buttons and I wondered if he really knew what he was doing, but somehow we were staying aloft（在空中）. He decided to give the controls to my dad. After the pilot pressed a few more buttons and showed how to hold the steering wheel（方向盘）, my dad was flying the plane. We made a quick dive and then back up, which made me feel as if I were on a roller coaster. I could see the terror in my dad’s face. I held my seat tightly and stared at the ground, trying to convince myself we were not about to crash. The plane kept jumping up and down and the door seemed as though it would wiggle (摆动) off. After a few minutes of terror, the plane straightened out and I started to breathe normally again.
We flew over the Battlefield Mall, the pool where I worked, and I even saw my house. Eventually, our lesson was over a nd we returned to the runway. The smile on my dad’s face could not
have been bigger.
29. The underlined word “bemused” in Paragraph 1 can be replaced by “________”.
A. angry
B. anxious
C. frightened
D. confused
30. What can we know about the plane?
A. The plane was able to contain four people.
B. The plane was so old that its door could not open.
C. People could hear each other clearly in the plane.
D. There was only one old air conditioner in the plane.
31. What can be inferred from Paragraph 4?
A. The day when they flew was cloudy but warm.
B. The author worried all time that they would crash.
C. The author’s father wasn’t skilled at flying at all.
D. The author wasn’t afraid at all while flying.
32. The author said their experience was unforgettable probably because____________.
A. it provided them with a chance to fly over many places
B. it was the first time they had gone out together
C. it helped them realize their dream of flying a plane
D. it strengthened their father-daughter relationship
D
There is an English saying that says, “Let Sleeping Dogs Lie.” It means not bringing up an old problem. Researchers in Hungary have found another reason to let dogs keep on sleeping. It seems the animals are learning while they sleep.
The Hungarian researchers placed tools on the dogs’ heads to know about electrical activity in the brain. The brain activity, called sleep spindles (梭状波), takes place in human beings, and has been connected with learning. The researchers hope to understand how the dogs’ ability to learn and remember changes as they get older. The study may help them understand how human brains change as we age.
The researchers found differences between male and female dogs. Lotchey, a researcher, says the females appeared much better at learning new things. Female dogs have about twice as many spindles per minute as male dogs, they also happen to be the better learners, and they memorize the task much better. But it was harder for all the older dogs to remember things, especially when several things were happening at the same time.
DóraSzabó also studies sleep spindles. Szabó is a neuroscientist in a university in Budapest. She
says the older dogs have fewer spindles and are easily c heated. “If you first hide the reward into one bowl, then in another and in another, they get lost after a while. So their performance is going down, and they are getting poor in solving new problems.”
Researchers hope the study will not only help understanding of learning ability and memory changes in dogs, but also the aging of humans. Senior Researcher EnikóKubinyi adds that the aging dogs suffer from the same problems as humans who are aging. “Among very old dogs, up to two thirds of them show signs of dementia (痴呆), and this dementia is really very similar to that of humans, so we could use dogs as a natural model of human aging.”
33. Why do researchers study dogs’ sleep?
A. To help the dogs sleep well.
B. To study dogs’ sleeping activity.
C. To con trol dogs’ learning ability.
D. To know more about human brains.
34. What is the relationship between the number of sleep spindles and dogs’ learning ability?
A. They have nothing to do with each other.
B. Dogs with less spindles have better learning ability.
C. Dogs with more spindles have better learning ability.
D. Dogs’ learning ability is totally decided by spindle number.
35. Which is the best title for the text?
A. What we can do to let dogs sleep.
B. What we can learn by watching sleeping dogs.
C. What the saying "Let Sleeping Dogs Lie" means.
D. What is the difference between humans and dogs.
第二节（共5个小题；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。

Things don't always work out the way you think. Setbacks(挫折)come in all areas of life. How you deal with them can affect your study and life. So here some ways are offered to help you.
Breathe.
36 It will allow you to think with a clear head, release some stress, and then give you time to figure out how to solve the setback. If you just jump in head first, you might miss something that could help you along the way.
Don't be afraid to reach out to someone.
37 He may help you get back on track. Or he may just be there with a shoulder to lean(依靠)on and an ear to listen. It will make a difference if you can get the opinion of someone you trust.
Stop all blame(责备).
One of the worst things at the moment is to play the blame game. No matter who or what caused the setback to you, blaming won't help fix the issue. It doesn't get your back on the right path. 38 The best way is to stop playing the blame game.
39
Once you have experienced a setback, it is a lesson you shouldn't forget. The minute you allow a setback to take over your life is when you stop trying. 40 Always try to look in front of you and take every situation that comes up in life as a positive experience.
A. Learn from it and move on.
B. It is only a waste of time and energy.
C. Focus on the future more than the past.
D. So ask yourself what you can influence.
E. You need to find a close friend that you can rely on.
F. The greatest source of stress in life is lack of control over events.
G. You need to take a step back and look at the situation in front of you.
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；每题1. 5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文,从题中所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中, 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

My wife and I moved into our home two years ago. We had a 41 with a lot of rocks. Very often when we have flowers, Denise or I would plant some between the rocks, just to 42 some color to the area.
Last summer, I found a tiny little plant in the yard that I could not immediately 43 . I knew I didn't plant it and Denise said she didn't either. We decided to let it continue 44 until we could find out what it was.
Weeks passed and as I made my way back to the strange 45 , it appeared to be a sunflower. I decided to 46 the weeds around it. As I pulled rocks from the area to get to the weeds, I noticed something 47 . The sunflower had not started where I saw it begin. It 48 had begun under a big 49 and grown under and around it to reach the 50 .
That’s when I 51 that if a tiny little sunflower didn't let a big rock stand in its 52 of developing, we also have the 53 to do the same thing. If we believe in ourselves like that little
sunflower, we can reach where we 54 to go and get what we need for growth.
We need to 55 ourselves knowing we have the ability to achieve our goals. Like the 56 , it knew it had the ability to get over the rocks because it had 57 in itself that it would succeed. Stand tall like the sunflower and be 58 of who and what we are, then the environment will begin to 59 us. We will find a way to go under or around any “rocks” in order to 60 our goals.
41. A. field B. farm C. yard D. pool
42. A. limit B. add C. devote D. prefer
43. A. use B. replace C. identify D. consult
44. A. growing B. standing C. improving D. increasing
45. A. house B. plant C. seed D. tree
46. A. watch B. tend C. remove D. collect
47. A. wonderful B. valuable C. terrible D. unusual
48. A. actually B. completely C. eventually D. gradually
49. A. tree B. table C. rock D. wall
50. A. air B. top C. water D. sun
51. A. admitted B. realized C. recognized D. hoped
52. A. place B. process C. course D. way
53. A. idea B. dream C. chance D. ability
54. A. forget B. aim C. hate D. wait
55. A. believe in B. care for C. nod to D. equip with
56. A. sunflower B. weed C. home D. summer
57. A. energy B. love C. courage D. faith
58. A. aware B. afraid C. tired D. proud
59. A. affect B. support C. like D. praise
60. A. reach B. set C. shoot D. kick
第Ⅱ卷
第二节：语法填空(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文（对话），在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

I studied medicine at college, and then I realized that it wasn’t for me. I didn’t know 61.______ to do until someone told me 62.______ (try）teaching English abroad. This way I could travel and take the time to find my passion (热情). And I discovered that 63.______ (teach) was my passion.
I found a job in Qingdao in China. It’s a(n) 64. _______ (wonder) city and is a great place to live in. Now there 65.______ (be) six foreign teachers in my school, from the UK, America and Canada. I teach a large number of students. Most of my day 66._______ (spend) teaching young children now.
My favorite class is one 67.______ I’ve had for over three years. When they started they were three years old and didn’t know much English at all. Now, they have talks 68.______ English and can’t wait to tell me about their day.
I love the moment when a child, who has worked on an article for a long time, 69._______ (final) understands it. It always makes me want to improve my teaching.
Over the last three years, I 70. _______ (see) them all grow and change a lot, and for that I feel happy.
第四部分写作(共两节，满分35分)
第一节单句改错(共10小题；每小题l分，满分10分)
下列英语句子中，每句均有一处错误，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：在错的词下面划一横线（），并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

71. If the neighbors do not give any sweets, the children might play trick on them.
72. He would drown his sad in coffee.
73. Obvious, she won’t lose her weight unless she takes exercise every day.
74. Why dinosaurs suddenly disappeared still remain a mystery.
75. I’d just about given myself up for lost while I was spotted by a ship.
76. The fact is that I earned my passage by work as an unpaid hand.
77. That is even more important is that water began to appear on its surface.
78. Some people have the idea which they can cross Canada in less than five days.
79. This produced a chain reaction, that made it possible for life to develop.
80. At that time some trees were measured over 100metres.
第二节书面表达（22分+3分卷面分）
假如你是李华，现就读于重庆红光中学( Chongqing Hong Guang High School) 的英国好友David发来电子邮件向你倾述，因第一次远离父母到中国读书，他觉得很不适应，伤心难过，
甚至想辍学回家。

请你用英文给David回信，内容应包括：
1.鼓励David坚定求学信心；’
2.提出几点建议帮助David克服困难；
3.愿意与David成为朋友，相互交流。

注意：
（1）信的开头语已为你写好，词数不少于100词；
（2）请在答题卡上作答；
（3）卷面美观工整；
（4）标点符号，大小写，以及谓语部分的时态、语态、人称数!
Dear David,
How’s everything going? I’m sorry to hear that_________________________________________
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Sincerely yours, Li Hua
永川中学高2022级高一下期半期考试
英语试题答案
听力
1-5 BACBA 6-10 CBCAB 11-15 ACACB 16-20 BACCA
阅读
21-25 BDCDB 26-30 CAADA 31-35 CDDCB 36-40 GEBAC
本文描写了生活中容易造成浪费的一些用水问题，并提出了相应的建议。

21. B 细节理解题，根据The more roads and parking lots we pave , the less water can flow into the ground to become groundwater. 可知选B,而A、C、D 三项会导致水的供应量减少，而不是地下水的减少。

22. D 推理判断题。

根据第一段good management can help to make sure there is enough water to meet our basic needs及下文描述，可知要满足我们的用水需求需要很大的努力。

23. C 推理判断题。

根据You can take steps to save water in your home. 及本段描述，可知本段主要是针对如何节水提出建议。

24. D主旨大意题这篇短文主要描述了人类活动与水资源的关系，告诉我们如何来节约用水。

本文介绍了奇努克风的特点及成因。

25. B。

推理判断题。

根据本段中的but a chinook will change that in no time 可知。

26.C。

细节理解题。

由第三段中的but they are most common in the “chinook belt” of southwestern Alberta可知。

27. A。

段落大意题。

本段主要叙述了奇努克风的形成过程。

28.A。

猜测词义题。

最后一段主要讲述了奇努克风的两面性，划线部分所在句说明了它好的一面，奇努克风很受欢迎因为它持续的时间不长，只可以让人们短暂地摆脱草原的寒冷。

本文记述了在父亲节作者第一次和父亲坐飞机激动人心的经历。

29.D。

词义猜测题。

根据文章第一段的my present had to be the best 和After spending several days shopping and asking friends what they were getting 可知，作者想给父亲最好的父亲节礼物，挑了很久，问了很多朋友依旧没有答案，所以作者感觉到更困惑了，故选D项。

30. A。

细节理解题。

根据第三段的The plane was very small, with only four seats 可知。

31. C。

推理判断题。

根据第四段的as if I were on a roller coaster和The plane kept jumping up and down…可知。

32.D。

推理判断题。

通过全文作者对第一次和父亲坐飞机激动人心的经历的记述可知，这次经历增进了父女感情。

本文主要介绍了通过对睡眠中狗的大脑的观察，我们了解了更多相关知识。

33. D根据句子The study may help them understand how human brains change as we age.可知其相关原因。

34. C 根据句子Female dogs have about twice as many spindles per minute as male dogs, they also happen to be the better learners, and they memorize the task much better.可知，梭状波越多，学习能力越强。

35. B 根据本文内容可知，本文主要介绍了通过对睡眠中狗的大脑的观察，我们了解了更多相关知识。

完形
41－45 CBCAB46－50 CDACD 51－55 BDDBA 56－60 ADDBA
作者在自家院子里面种花时发现了一株在岩右下顽强生长出来的向日葵。

由此作者意识到我们应该像向日葵学习,就算需要跨越重重障碍也要尽最大努力寻找生命中的那缕阳光。

41.C根据第43空前的 in the yard可知答案。

42.B种花种草一般是为了给环境增添色彩,作者和妻子在岩石缝隙间种花也是这一目的。

43.C根据第44空后的 until we could find out what it was可知,作者开始的时候没有辨认出这是什么植物。

identify识别,辨认
44.A为了弄清楚这株植物是什么,作者需要让它继续生长
45.B几星期过去了,当初作者没能认出的那株植物长大了些,作者再次回到那株植物那里进行辨认。

46.C根据下文可知,作者认出这是一株向日葵后决定把周围的野草拔掉。

47.D根据空后内容可知,作者发现向日葵的根没有长在被发现的地方,作者认为这是不同寻常的。

48.A空前提到向日葵的根没有长在被发现的地方,空后给出向日葵的真正开始生长的地方:事实上它是从一块大岩石下面开始生长的。

49.C根据第47空前的pulled rocks可推知,作者搬开石块时,发现石块下面生长着向日葵的根。

50.D根据常识可知,向日葵是朝着太阳的方向生长。

51.B下文内容是作者意识到的一些东西。

52.D根据上文内容可知,向日葵的根长在大石头下面,它突破重重阻力才长到了有太阳的地方。

由此推知,作者忽然意识到小小的向日葵都没有让一块大石头阻止自己生长的道路。

stand in one’s way阻碍,挡道。

53.D根据第55空后的the ability to achieve our goals可知答案。

作者认为向日葵尚能如此,那我们也同样有能力做到这一点。

54.B根据语境可知,作者认为人们也可以力争实现自己的
目标。

aim to do sth力争做某事。

55.A根据第54空前的If we believe in ourselves可知,作者认为我们应该相信自己,相信自己有能力实现自己的目标。

56.A作者在文章最后的升华部分呼吁,我们要像向日葵样冲破障碍实现自己的目标。

57.D此处作者用短语have faith in表达与上文believe in相同的含义,再次强强调相信自己的重要性
58D.作者认为我们要像向日葵一样高高挺立,以自己为荣
59.B根据上文中向日葵的故事可知,只要我们相信自己,相信自己能成功,周围的环境也会支持我们。

60.A我们如果能学会向日葵的精神,就能在困境中找到实现自己目标的方法。

“实现某人的目标”还可表达为realize/achieve ones goal。

语法填空
61, what 62, to try 63, teaching 64, wonderful 65, are
66, is spent 67, that 68, in 69, finally 70, have seen
单句改错
71. play 后加a 72.把sad改为sadness 73.把Obvious改为Obviously
74.把remain改为remains 75.把while改为when 76.把work改为working 77.把That改为What 78.把which改为that
79.把that改为which 80.去掉were。