湖北省宜昌市教学协作体2018-2019学年高一下学期期中考试英语试卷（含答案）.doc

1、 宜昌市部分示范高中教学协作体宜昌市部分示范高中教学协作体 2019 年春期中联考年春期中联考 高一英语高一英语 （全卷满分：150 分 考试用时：120 分钟） 第一部分第一部分 听力（共两节，满分听力（共两节，满分 3030 分）分） 第一节（共第一节（共 5 5 小题；每小题小题；每小题 1.51.5 分，满分分，满分 7.57.5 分）分） 听下面 5 段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从试题所给的 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题。 每段对话仅读一遍。 1. Where will the

2、man wait for the woman? A. At Grand Hotel. B. At Energy Building. C. At Green Park. 2. When will the speakers meet? A. On Wednesday. B. On Thursday. C. On Friday. 3. What does the man want to do? A. Get a guide. B. Hire a boat. C. Buy a guidebook. 4. What is the man looking for? A. A letter. B. A fi

3、le. C. A notebook. 5. What are the speakers talking about? A. The womans hairstyle. B. The womans dog. C. The womans clothes. 第二节（共第二节（共 1515 小题；每小题小题；每小题 1.51.5 分，满分分，满分 22.522.5 分）分） 听下面五段对话或独白。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。

4、每段对话或独白读两遍。 听第 6 段材料，回答 6、7 题。 6. When will the speakers flight take off? A. At 6:30. B. At 5:30. C. At 4:30. 7. How will the speakers get to the airport? A. By bus. B. By subway. C. By taxi. 请听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。 8. What does the woman think of her present job? A. Tiring. B. Satisfying. C. Well-paid

5、. 9. What does the man suggest the woman do? A. Have a trip to London. B. Make a future plan. C. Apply for a new job. 请听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。 10. How much does the jacket cost? A. Five dollars. B. Fifteen dollars. C. Fifty dollars. 11. What do we know about the jacket? A. Some buttons are missing.

6、B. It is made of wool. C. It needs to be cleaned. 12. What is the woman interested in? A. A coat. B. A skirt. C. A jacket. 请听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。 13. How many schools expressed an interest in the woman? A. Two. B. Three. C. Six. 14. Where is the woman most likely to go? A. Boston. B. New York. C.

7、Los Angeles. 15. What kind of position did the man probably apply for? A. Teacher. B. Writer. C. Reporter. 16. What does the man plan to do if he cant find a job? A. Continue his education. B. Start a newspaper. C. Go back home. 请听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。 17. What will the weather be like during the

8、daytime in France next month? A. Hot. B. Warm. C. Cool. 18. What will not be provided in the hotel? A. The coffee maker. B. The toothbrush. C. The hairdryer. 19. How long will lunch be served? A. For one and a half hours. B. For two hours. C. For two and a half hours. 20. What can tourists do in the

9、 hotel? A. Swim in an outdoor pool. B. Cash the travelers checks. C. Take some exercise in the gym. 第二部分第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分阅读理解（共两节，满分 4040 分）分） 第一节（共第一节（共 1515 小题；每小题小题；每小题 2 2 分，满分分，满分 3030 分）分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和 D）中，选出最佳答案，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A A Four national parks worth the tripFour national park

10、s worth the trip Carlsbad Caverns National ParkCarlsbad Caverns National Park New MexicoNew Mexico In Carlsbad Caverns, there are more than 119 caves, including the main cave with the mile-long Big Room walk inside. The park is set along New Mexicos quiet southern border. Make time to also explore t

11、he surrounding Chihuahuan Desert, home to the most diverse collection of cactus (仙人 掌)species（物种）in the worlds deserts. In summer, visitors can watch half a million Brazilian free-tailed bats fill the evening skies. Tel:575-785-2232 Price: 10 per person; kids 15 and under, free Channel Islands Natio

12、nal ParkChannel Islands National Park CalifoCalifornrniaia Just off the coast of Ventura, the five Pacific Channel Islands offer 160 miles of pristine (原始的)coastline. You can reach the islands by boat or plane. Once there, you can see gray whales, Rissos dolphins and elephant seals while on a whale-

13、watching tour, or search for the rare native species such as island foxes. Tel:805-658-5730 Price: free Isle Royale National ParkIsle Royale National Park MichiganMichigan Isle Royale is a 570,000-acre island in the northwest of Michigans Lake Superior. Each summer, visitors go there by ferry or sea

14、plane to explore the islands 19th-century shipwrecks(沉船), learn about trout and whitefish or paddle the plentiful waterways by boat. Tel:906-482-0984 Price: 4 per person; kids 10 and under, free Dry Tortugas National ParkDry Tortugas National Park FloridaFlorida Dry Tortugas - a remote island about

15、70 miles west of Key West and due north of Havana - is an ideal place for swimmers. In fact, the majority of the parks 100 square miles are actually underwater. Visitors can take a boat, ferry or seaplane to Dry Tortugas, where theyll discover shipwrecks, sea turtles and nearly 300 types of birds. T

16、el:305-242-7700 Price: 10 per person for seven days; kids 16 and under, free ( )21. How much should a couple with two little babies pay for Carlsbad Caverns National Park? A. 40. B. 30. C. 20. D. 10. ( )22. Which place is the best choice for someone fond of boating? A. Florida. B. Michigan. C. Calif

17、ornia. D. New Mexico. ( )23. Which park should a swimming lover visit? A. Isle Royale National Park. B. Dry Tortugas National Park. C. Channel Islands National Park. D. Carlsbad Caverns National Park. B B Stephen Wiltshire is a famous artist. His drawings - often drawn from memory and at great speed

18、 - are sketched(素描) on the spot at street level. Stephen, who was born in London in 1974, didnt say a word as a small child, and found it hard to relate to other people. At the age of five, Stephen was sent to Queensmill School, London, where it soon became apparent(显然的) that he communicated through

19、 the language of drawing. His teachers encouraged him to speak by taking away his art materials for a short time; eventually he said his first words - “paper“ and “pencil“ - but didnt learn to speak fully until the age of nine. Stephen loved drawing and he was seldom to be found without pen and pape

20、r. Once he took part in art competitions, news of his great talent began to spread. Early fans included the late Prime Minister Edward Heath who bought his drawing of Salisbury Cathedral, made when Stephen was just eight. But Stephen came to wider public attention when the BBC featured him in the pr

21、ogramme, “The Foolish Wise Ones“ in 1987, when he was introduced by Sir Hugh Casson (a past president of the Royal Academy), as “the best child artist in Britain“. After that, Stephens reputation(名声) grew worldwide. A second BBC documentary in 2001 showed Stephen flying over London in a helicopter a

22、nd later completing a detailed drawing of London within three hours, which included 12 historic landmarks（地标性建筑）and 200 other structures. In 2006 Stephen was recognised for his services to the art world, when he was made a member of the Order of the British Empire. Today wherever Stephen goes, peopl

23、e are attracted by his outstanding talent(才干). ( )24. What problem did Stephen have when he was a small child? A. No schools wanted him. B. No teachers liked him. C. He couldnt speak. D. He couldnt spell. ( )25. When did Stephen become world-famous? A. After his second BBC documentary. B. After the

24、programme “The Foolish Wise Ones“. C. After he met with the late Prime Minister Edward Heath. D. After Sir Hugh Casson bought his drawing of Salisbury Cathedral. ( )26. What is special about Stephens drawing of London? A. It was his greatest work. B. It was drawn in a helicopter. C. It featured hist

25、oric landmarks. D. It was finished in a short time. ( )27. The text is likely to appear in . A. a novel B. a biography C. an official report D. a history paper C C Mekong fresh water irrawaddy dolphin(短吻海豚) is an endangered species(濒危物种) throughout Asia, with reducing numbers inhabiting(栖息) stretche

26、s of the Mekong in Cambodia and Laos, and Bangladesh. The dolphin can live up to 30 years, grow up to 2.5m in length, and can weigh 150kg. Fortunately for travelers, the dolphins have become a popular tourist attraction in recent years, providing a vital development to the local economy. Kratie, a s

27、leepy provincial capital 7 hours by bus from Phnom Penh, is the best place to see them. The irrawaddy dolphins live in deep Mekong pool all year round and can be found at Kampi village 15km north of Kratie town, which has become a symbol of the towns rejuvenation after years of war and neglect. The

28、trip to see the dolphin can be started at any time of the day from Kraie town and travel upstream around 30 minutes by car along a quiet paved road to Kampi, a riverside fishing village. The dolphins can usually be seen right from the river bank, but its worthwhile(值得的) to take a spotting cruise in

29、one of the wooden long-tail boats available for hire. The irrawaddy dolphins wont come right up to the boat like their gregarious(群居的) salt-water cousins, but they are easy to find, lying lazily about on the surface, or breaking water with a distinctive puff of spray while chasing fish. The boat tri

30、p in drive season is only 60 minutes. The boat men will turn off the motor to approach the dolphins and sail with wooden oars, or simply make fast to a clump off brush when dolphins are nearby. In just over an hour on the boat, you will see the dolphins over a hundred times, at a range close enough

31、to distinguish（辨别） between individual animals. ( )28. What is the main idea of the first paragraph? A. General information of irrawaddy dolph. B. The protection of irrawaddy dolphins. C. The distribution of irrawaddy dolphins. D. The growth of irrawaddy dolphins. ( )29. The underlined word “rejuvena

32、tion “ in Paragraph 2 probably means “ ”. A. destruction B. reunion C. recovery D. reform ( )30. Which of the following is the correct route to see irrawaddy dolphins? A. KampiPhnom PenhKratie B. Phnom PenhKampiKratie C. Kratiephnom PenhKampi D. Phnom PenhKratieKampi ( )31. What can we learn from th

33、e last paragraph? A. Irrawaddy dolphins can be watched closely. B. Irrawaddy dolphins are not afraid of people. C. Irrawaddy dolphins like to come right up to the boat. D. Irrawaddy dolphins dont live in groups. D D Although the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada, Australia and New Zealand have English

34、 as an official language, the United States does not have an official language. This is how its possible to become a US citizen without speaking English. Canada also has French as an official language, though it is mostly spoken in the province of Quebec. Because many of the English speakers who ori

35、ginally inhabited(居住) Canada came from the US, there is little difference in the American and Canadian dialects of English. Similarly, Australian and New Zealand English have few differences, except Australia was originally settled as a penal colony(流放地) and New Zealand was not. British colonialism

36、has spread English all over the world, and it still holds prestige(影响 力) in South Africa, India, and Singapore, among other nations. In South Africa, English became an official language, along with Afrikaans and 9 African languages, in the 1996 constitution(宪 法). However, only 3% of the countrys 30

37、million people are native English speakers. Twenty percent are descendants(后代) of Dutch farmers who speak Afrikaans, and the rest are native Africans. India became independent from Britain in 1947, and the English language was supposed to be phased out(淘汰) by 1965. However, today English and Hindi a

38、re the official languages. Indian English is characterized(具有的特征) by treating mass nouns as count nouns, frequent(频繁的) use of the “isnt it?“ tag, use of more compounds, and a different use of prepositions. In Singapore, Chinese, Malay and Indian languages have an impact(影响) on the form of English sp

39、oken. Everyone is taught English in the school system, but there are a few differences from British English as well. Mass nouns are treated as count nouns, “use to” means usually, and no articles(冠词) are used before occupations(职业). ( )32. Why can people become a US citizen without speaking English?

40、 A. Different languages are spoken in the US. B. The US doesnt have an official language. C. They can speak their own language there. D. They can learn English there. ( )33. Compared(比较) with Australian English, the English spoken by New Zealanders . A. is closer to American English B. is a kind of

41、old English C. is very similar in many ways D. is different from British English ( )34. What do we know about South Africa? A. It has 11 different official languages. B. English is its only official language. C. 20 percent of its people are native English speakers. D. English is becoming less import

42、ant there. ( )35. What can we infer from the last paragraph? A. The Indians are poor with English grammar. B. Singaporean English is similar to Indian English. C. People in Singapore tend to(倾向于) misuse count nouns. D. English is a required subject in Singaporean schools. 第二节（共第二节（共 5 5 小题；每小题小题；每小题

43、 2 2 分，满分分，满分 1010 分）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。选项中有两项为多于选项。 Many people seem to love potatoes however they are cooked. But have you ever asked yourself where they came from? It all started in Peru. There, people grew potatoes over 2,000 years ago. They werent like the ones we know today. 36 Th

44、e first Europeans to try to plant potatoes were the Spanish. In 1537, Spanish explorers discovered people eating what they called “papas”. They brought this strange vegetable back to Spain in the 1550s. People generally didnt like the potato. Lots of other vegetables were introduced into Europe at t

45、he same time, like tomatoes and sweet potatoes, and people preferred those to the unattractive potatoes. 37 Very slowly, they spread through Europe. There is a story that King Louis XVI of France liked the potato and planted them in his royal garden. 38 So, what about chips? Well, the Belgians claim

46、 that they invented fried potatoes, although nobody really knows for sure. The first mention of “chips” in England is by the writer Charles Dickens in 1859. 39 The Americans call them “French fries” because soldiers from America went to France during the First World War and loved the dish. Now, the

47、Americans eat over twenty million tons of chips a year. Crisps are an American invention, although they call them “chips”. Everybody agrees that a Native chef, George Grum, made the first crisps in 1853. One day, a difficult customer wanted fried potatoes, sliced thinly. When they arrived, he said t

48、hey werent thin enough. 40 In the end, Crum got annoyed and sliced the potatoes as thinly as he could and fried them, and then added lots of salt. The dish was an immediate success. Next time you are in your favourite fast food place eating chips with your friends, amaze them with your potato knowledge! A. He kept sending them back to be cooked again. B. The original potatoes were smaller and tasted bitter. C. He mentioned “chips of potato” fried in oil in one of his books. D. He asked the fried pota