江苏省沭阳县2017-2018学年高一上学期期中考试英语试题扫描版含答案

2017〜2018学年度第一学期期中调研测试
高一英语试题
说明：1.本试卷共12页，包括第I 卷（选择题）和第II 卷（非选择题）两部分（满分 120
分,考试时间120分钟）
2. 在答题纸的密封线内填写学校、班级、姓名，考号等，密封线内不要答题。

3. 谓将所有答案均按照题号填涂或填写在答题卡/纸相应的答题处，否则不得分。

第I 卷（选择發共R5分） 第一部分：听力（共两节，满分20
分）
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。

录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答 案转涂到答题卡上。

第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
请听下面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題。

每段对话仅读一遍。

1. How old is the man now? A. 20.
B. 23.
2. What does the woman think of English? A. Very interesting.
B. Very difficult.
3. What is the weather most probably like now? A. Windy. B. Cloudy.
4. How long has the woman studied Chinese?
A. For at least four years. R For at least three years 5. What can we know about the English teacher? A. The teacher is very creative ・
B. The teacher is quite patient. C ・ The teacher gets angry easily.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
请听下面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買•听每段对话或独白前「你将有时间阅 读各个小题，每小題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 囊两通・ 请听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小題.
6. What is the probable relationship between the speakers? A. Mother and son.
B. Teacher and student.
7. Which of the following is TRUE about the man? A. He took an English test kxlay. B. He is poor in math.
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请听下面-段对话，回答第8至第io 三个小题。

& Who is the woman most probably? A. The man's mother. 口 人，t
B. A teacher.
9. How is the man's appetite?
I A- Ag B. Poor. 10. How long has the man been feeling like this?
A. For about two days.
B. For about three days. 请听下面-段对话，回答第11至第13三个小题 11. Where does the conversation take place?
A. At （he woman's office.
B. At the man's office.
12. What does the man's wife do?
A. A secretary.
B. An engineer. 13. What does the man like doing in his spare time?
Paying football.
B. Playing basketball.
请听下面一段对话，回答第14至第17四个小题。

14. Who is the man?
A. The woman's teacher.
B. The woman's workmate.
15. What reason did the woman give for being late yesterday?
A. She was ill.
B. The bus had broken down.
C ・ She had to look after her grandfather.
16. What did the woman say about her grandmother earlier?
A. She was ill at home.
B. She was going to have an operation ・
C. She had already had an operation ・ 17. What can we know about the woman?
A. She wants tomorrow ofT.
B. She has persuaded the man. 请
听下面一段独自，回答第18至第20三个小题。

18. How many subjects did Miss Richards teach?
A- One.
B. Two.
19. In what class did the story take place?
A ・ Maths.
B. Physics.
20. How did Miss Richards feel when the students kept silent?
A ・ Sad.
B. Angry.
第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分35分） 第一节：单项填空（共15小題：每小题［分，满分15分） 从A 、B 、C 、D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的地佳选项，并在答題卡上将该项涂黑。

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23. Life is like a big stage, _____ each person has his own role to play.
A ・ which B. when
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24. The visitors are forbidden ______ animals in the zoo, ______ may do harm to the health of
animals.
A. of feeding; where
B. of feeding; which
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25・ Many educators believe that teenagers should learn to deal with many problems by themselves
and it may make them more _______________ . .A. cnogetic
B ・ attractive
C. academic
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- Sadly Amy _____ from liver failure yet, and she ______ m edical treatment in the hospital now. A. doesn't recover; receives B. didn't recover; is receiving C ・ hadn t recovered; receives
D. hasn't recovered; is receiving
27・ ____ you have got a chance, every minute should be made full use of ___ the work well.
A. Since; to do
B. Since; doing
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D. As if; doing 2& It is not what we receive but what we give that ______ .
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29. The Internet provides us with much more than various forms of entertainment. It also keeps
us ______ of the latest news all over the world. A. inform B. informed
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each other. A. as
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31 ・ ___ at the mountain, the girl struggled up the top towards the light she had seen.
A. As soon as arrived
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32. If you go to see the movie Justice League tomorrow evening, ____ .
A. Nor do I
B. so do I
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33. The manager ____ the project, insisted _____ late to finish the job.
A. in charge of; staying up
B. in charge of; on staying up
C. in the charge of; to stay up D ・ in the charge of; in staying up 34.1 suppose Miss Xu mixed up my results with someone clse's, _____ ? 35. — Have you seen Running Wild with Bear Grylls, an American reality show?
something about Bear's amazing experience in Africa ・ —Come on. ______ • A. Don't pull my leg. B ・ I'm all eare ・ C. lit a piece of cake.
D ・ Don't be a wet blanket.
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第二节：完形填空(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分〉
阅读下而短文，从短文后各题所给的A 、B 、C 、D 四个选项中，选岀最佳选项，并在 答题卡上将该项涂黑。

ll was 6:30 in the morning, and I was very tired. The alarm clock was _________ 36—! I g ot ou, of bed, walked over to my desk and turned it off. It was very 37 一 outside, and I couidn t see anything! I walked over to the 38
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towel and dried myself. Then I put all my books in my 39 so I wouldn't forget them when I went to school.
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went into the kitchen and ate the food my mother had 40 for me. But when I had finished, my mother
still wasn't downstairs to drop me off at the 41 so where was she? I went to my parents' bedroom and saw my mother sleeping! She must have gone back to bed! I woke her up and said, T'm going to be late for 42
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1 saw white everywhere. I couldn't believe it when I 47 that my mother had tricked me! She wasn't & sleq )ing just now; she was just pretending(假装).
—49— it was a snowy day, so there was no school! I ran up to my mother and ____________ 50 her because I was so happy. She gave me a jacket, boots, and a pair of gloves and told me to 9_ in the snow for a little while. It was really —52 but really cold, and I came inside after an hour.
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There are few things in life that we look forward to more than a vacation, as it's a chance to forget all the stresses・ The following places are not only great to visit in the vacation, but they offer both cultural and historical flavors （韵味）that will provide stories and memories to last a lifetime.
Paris, France
It is not a secret that Paris is a great place to visit in the summer, and it's best to plan this trip way in advance. Don't miss going to the :op of the Eiffel Tower, visiting Notre Dame Cathedral, or seeing the Mona Lisa at the Louvre.
San Francisco, California
San Francisco is on the West Coast of the United States at the north end of the San Francisco Peninsula. Mark Twain once said, 'The coldest winter I ever spent was a summer in San Francisco.”
Dressing in layers is always a wise decision here・
Vienna, Austria
If you are a music lover and a faithful devotee of Beethoven or Mozart 帛和、
uicn a visit to Vienna is like going on a pilgrimage朝圣之行｝・This is because Vienna is the birthplace of these respectable artists・ You'll find their houses there and also find their man、・〕
11 memorial graves. Besides that, Vienna is known for castles, palaces, museums and historic monuments Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska
The best way to visit this amazing location is by taking a cmise ship. This park is ho humpback whales, harbor porpoises, moose, black and brown bears mmmt ・
* lllu uniain goats mountain peaks that top 15,000 feet. 、''
56. If someone has an interest in music, he or she should go to ___
A. Vienna, Austria
B. San Francisco, California
C・ Paris, France D. Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska
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A・ encourage people to travel during vacation
B. tell people how to get away from all the stresses c. introduce four beautiful places worth visiting D
・ compare the differences of the four places
The puiposc of dieting is to lose weight so that you will become more attractive. Lots of people overeat because in our society, food can be found almost everywhere. Therefore a good way to reduce your calorie consumption （消耗）is to put yourself in a wilderness where there is no food —a train, for example.
There are many different diet plans. The truth is that there is no u one size fits all" solution to healthy weight loss. What works for one person may not work for you. One effective suggestion is the X-plan diet: you can eat anything you like so long as it has an u X n in it. Another useful tip is to make a list of everything you eat, because making a long list can reduce the time you spend eating・
You will eat less if you learn to chew （咀嚼）slowly and savor（品尝）your food. However, don't do this during important business lunches. No matter how busy you are, it is necessary to exercise every day. Even little things like walking instead of driving to the store can affect how quickly you lose weight. The best way to get into exercising is by picking exercises that you are actually going to do and, hopefully, enjoy.
You can also try a treat-and-reward system, where you punish yourself with a stick of celery （芹菜）for lunch and praise yourself with a chocolate bar. Really fat people who eat nothing but junk food （垃圾食品）are using the same system: They reward themselves with tasty junk food for their whole life and punish themselves by an early death.
Finally, if you cannot control eating, the real question you should be asking yourself is not what you are eating, but what's eating you.
58・ According to the writer, which is the best diet plan?
A・ You can eat everything with an U X M.
B. Different diet plans suit different people.
C. You should make a long list before eating.
D. You should go to live in a train without food.
59. Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. Chew slowly during important business lunches.
B. A treat-and-reward syst^ canhelp you Iose weighl.
C. Try out different exercises until finding your favorite.
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D. they want to gain more social practice experience
63. How does the writer support the opinion of Guo Sheng?
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D. By explaining cause and effect.
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In 1929. Wall Street gamblers （投机苕）lost 山汕and the tcmble Depression（经济K
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It was a year of change for me, too. I'd taken my first job that spring, at age 10. From 6 to
11 on Saturday nights, I sold the Sunday newspaper of the Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph from a
street comer.
I went to the news store, picked up my papers and took them up io my comer. I had to make three trips because the Sunday newspaper was big and I was small. After waiting on customers from the last streetcar, I gathered up my extras and returned them to the news store・ It was 10:20.
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“But it looks like a weed （杂草）!” About 18 inches high, the plant was covered with faded （樋色的）red paper.
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1 knew him to be a good honest man v so I agreed to take it. Mr. Rocco put a paper bag over lhe
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Thanking him, I ran the rest of the way home. It was almost midnight when I arrive was sick with tuberculosis （肺结核）and using the front bedroom. I peeked 儉视）j n to 俭开爲 was asleep, then quietly tiptoed （蹑手蹑脚）in and set the plant on the table beside her b e d I wanted her to be surprised when she woke on Mother's Day.
The next morning, I dressed and hurried downstairs. Oh! There were trumpet-shaped （喇叭形）flowers. It was just like Mr. Rocco said …the most beautiful flower I
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When I looked at Mom, she was smiling as tears streamed down her cheeks. She held out her hand for me to come near, then pulled me close and hugged till it hurt.
My dear mom died the next night. That moment she hugged me turned out to be the most wonderful moment of my life. Not only had that beautiful plant helped show just how much I loved her, but I’d always know how much she loved me.
65. What does the underlined part “Wall Street gamblers lost their shirts” in Paragraph I mean?
A. The thieves stole the shirts of people working in the Wall Street.
B. The thieves stole the money of people working in the Wall Street.
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2017〜2018学年度第一学期期中调研测试
高一英语参考答案
听力答
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1-5CBACB 6-10 ABCBA 11-15 ACBAB 15-20CABCA
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21-25 BACCD 26-30DAABC 31-35DCBDB
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36-40 CACAD 41-45BDACD 46-50BDCAB 51-55AABAC 阅读理
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56-57 AC 58-60 BAC 61-64 ABAD 65-70 DADBBD
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书面表达：
Possible version:
Some stude nts like sport while others not in our class. Recen tly. our class had a discussi on
about whether students should take part in a sports meeting or not. S tudents ' opinions are divided
on the topic.
75% of the students hold the belief that sport can do good to our health. In addition, it
provides stude nts with cha nces to com muni cate with each other. What 'more, stude nts can also
learn to deal with success and failure in the sports meeti ng, which will in turn ben efit them in studies.
However, 25% of them hold the opposite view, arguing that sport is not the only way to keep
fit. What ' s worse, some of them might get injured in the sports meeting. Besides, taking part in the
sports meeting, they think, will have a negative effect on their studies because it 'sa waste of time.
From where I stand , it ' s a good choictat® part in a sports meeting. For one thing, we can
develop team spirit by participating in sports and games. For another, it ' s a good way of rela ourselves, making our school life colorful and un forgettable. (150 words)
听力原文：
Text 1
W: How long have you worked in this library?
M: For 5 years. I came here whe n I was 20.
Text 2
W: I find English very difficult. I want to give it up.
M: No, you can ' t. English is very important.
Text 3
M: Shall we go and see the dolphin show in the zoo the day after tomorrow?
W: I ' m afraid the weather will still be windy.
Text 4
M: Hi, Lucy. When did you start to learn Chinese?
W: I started to learn it two years ago.
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W: Our English teacher is never tired of explaining things to us.
M: Yeah, I agree with you. We have never had such a teacher before.
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W: What did you do at school today, dear?
M: I took a math test.
W: You look so upset. Is there anything wrong?
M: I just can ' t help worrying about my math.
W: Don ' t worry too much. You have probably passed.
M: I hope so. My math is poor.
W: Oh, cheer up, dear! You ' ll do well in math if you treat it as a challenge.
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W: What ' s the matter with you?
M: I have a fever.
W: Have you been coughing?
M: Yes, but only slightly.
W: How about your appetite?
M: The idea of eating anything makes me sick.
W: What other problems do you have?
M: I have a runny nose, and I have a bitter taste in my mouth.
W: When did you start feeling like this?
M: It all started yesterday.
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W: Before we finish, tell us a little more about yourself.
M: All right. After I left Harvard University in 1990, I went to work as an engineer in Maryland first.
After that I have been working in the National Motors Factory. I 'm married. My wife Helen is
worker at the same factory. We have one child.
W: Yeah, er, where are you from?
M: I 'm from New York.
W: Do you have any special interests?
M: Yes. I like playing basketball in my spare time.
W: I see. Tell me, do you have any questions for me or for my company?
M: No, I don 't think so. I 've enjoyed the time you 've taken to talk with me.
W: My pleasure. You will hear from us soon. And good luck.
M: Thank you very much.
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M: You ofte n come to school late as well. Yesterday, for example, you …
W: Yes, I ' m very sorry about that. You see, my alarm clock didn ' t work and …
M: Your alarm clock? But you told me yesterday that the bus had broken down!
W: Oh, I just forgot to say that my clock didn 't work, either.
M: It 's a good story. Now, tell me again why you want tomorrow off.
W: Well, er, you see, my grandfather is ill. He is in hospital and …and he' going to have an operation. I want to visit him.
M: Oh, I see. Your grandfather is ill as well.
W: As well? I … I don 't understand.
M: Neither do I. When we began this conversation, you said your grandmother was ill. And you
didn 't say she was going to have an operation. You said she already had one! And by the way, you also said she was in an old people
's home, not in a hospital.
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Hello, everyone. I 'd like to tell you a story about Miss Richards.
Miss Richards was a teacher at a school for boys and girls. She taught chemistry and physics
from the lowest to the highest classes in the school. Sometimes the new classes learned rapidly,
but sometimes they were very slow, and then Miss Richards had to repeat things many times.
One year, the first class had been studying chemistry for several weeks when Miss Richards suddenly asked, “ What is water? Who knows? Hands up. ”
There was silence for a few seconds, and Miss Richards felt sad. But then one boy raised his hand.
“ Yes, Dick? ” said Miss Richards encouragingly. He was not one of the brightest students in the class, so she was glad this boy could answer.
“ Water is a liquid which has no color until you wash your hands in it, then it turns black, boy replied.。