1、山东泰安肥城市2018-2019学年高一英语上学期期中试题本试卷共12页。满分150分，考试用时120分钟。考试结束，将答题卡交回。注意事项: 1. 答题前，考生务必用0.5毫米黑色签字笔将自己的姓名、座号、考生号填写在答题卡和试卷规定的位置上。 2. 选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。 3. 非选择题必须用0.5毫米黑色签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应的位置，不能写在试卷上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案；不能使用涂改液、胶带纸、修正带。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。第一部分 听力
2、（共两节，满分30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1.5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 does the man mean?A. Open the window.B. Go to another room.C. Get out of the room. 2. How does the man feel?A. Nerv
3、ous. B. Upset.C. Happy. 3. Why does the man come to the woman?A. To check out.B. To find his phone.C. To ask his room number. 4. What language did the woman learn in high school?A. English.B. Chinese.C. Spanish. 5. What are the speakers most probably talking about?A. An air conditioner.B. The weathe
4、r.C. The town center. 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。听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。6. What is the mans father?A. A scientist. B. A businessman. C. A travel agent. 7. What does the man probably like
5、 now?A. Business.B. Science. C. Travel. 听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。8. Where is the woman going?A. New York.B. Los Angeles.C. Chicago. 9. What does the woman care most about the flight?A. The price. B. The departure time.C. The position of the airport.听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。10. Where are the speakers probabl
6、y?A. On the way. B. In an office. C. At home. 11. When will the speakers meet for lunch?A. At 12:15 pm. B. At 1:00 pm.C. At 2:15 pm. 12. What will the woman do at 9:30?A. Meet Maria for shopping. B. Do exercise at the gym. C. Have a hair appointment. 听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16三个小题。13. What is the weather pro
7、bably like?A. Rainy. B. Sunny. C. Windy. 14. When does the conversation take place?A. In the morning. B. At noon. C. In the afternoon. 15. How does the woman find the working time here?A. Long. B. Strict.C. Satisfying. 16. Where do the womans family live?A. In Britain. B. In Mexico. C. In Australia.
8、 听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。17. Whom is the speaker talking to?A. Teachers. B. New students. C. Visitors. 18. What department is newly opened?A. The English department. B. The Chinese department. C. The Russian department. 19. Where are the teachers in the English department mainly from?A. England and Am
9、erica. B. America and Australia. C. America and Canada. 20. Which is the largest building in the college?A. The main library. B. The dining hall. C. The English department building.第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分 50分） 第一节（共16小题；每小题2.5分，满分40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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 AThe Woolly Monkey Myster
10、ies: The Questio Save a Rain Forest SpeciesBy Sandra Markle. Ages 8 to 10.Woolly Monkeys spend most of their time high up in 150-foot-tall trees. That makes them difficult animals to count and to study. But cameras have provided valuable information and taken, as this book shows, amazing pictures. E
11、xperts now believe that Perus lowland monkeys and the waste they produce are necessary to the survival of the rain forest.Camp Panda: Helping Cubs Return to the WildBy Catherine Thimmesh. Ages 10 to 12.The giant panda is much-beloved in China, but in the past 40 years, at least half of its places ha
12、s been destroyed. Camp Panda tells about efforts to reintroduce the giant pandas into the wild so that they might have a future. As part of the efforts, people wear panda costumes (服装) that smell like pandas while weighing and measuring the young pandas. They arent supposed to get used to seeing and
13、 being around people, because people could bring a threat to them in the wild.Beyond Words: What Elephants and Whales Think and FeelBy Carl Safina. Ages 10 and older.Carl Safina studied elephants in an African national park and killer whales off the coast of Washington state. He learned about their
14、strong family bonds, the surprising ways they communicate and how they play and hang out with one another. This book makes a strong case for protecting the ability of these animals to live freely.Back from the Brink: Saving Animals from ExtinctionBy Nancy F Castaldo. Ages 10 and older.This book focu
15、ses on seven groups of animalsincluding whooping cranes, California condors and American alligatorsthat were brought back to healthy numbers by a lot of efforts. As she celebrates these successes, Nancy F. Castaldo also makes clear that dangers, such as the effects of climate change, still cloud the
16、 future of these creatures.21. Which is the most suitable book for readers below 10?A. The Woolly Monkey Mysteries: The Questio Save a Rain Forest Species.B. Beyond Words: What Elephants and Whales Think and Feel.C. Back from the Brink: Saving Animals from Extinction.D. Camp Panda: Helping Cubs Retu
17、rn to the Wild.22. Why do people wear panda costumes?A. To attract visitors.B. To make pandas feel safe.C. To take photos of pandas in the wild.D. To celebrate the increasing number of pandas.23. What do these four books focus on?A. Animal rights.B. Climate change.C. Animal protection.D. Rain forest
18、s.24. Whats the purpose of the author to write the text? A. To introduce four books.B. To get to know some writers. C. To describe some rare animals.D. To educate children to love animals.BIt was a cold morning, and Eduardo Ortega was nervous. He held a large envelope (信封). In it was his dream. “Thi
19、s is everything,” he said. “Ive worked for this since I was a young boy.” He remembered the long hours working in the fields, picking strawberries and beans. After work every day, his tired friends drank coffee or slept. Eduardo went to the evening school. He studied, read, and wrote poems and short
20、 stories. Although he missed many classes, he became the best student.One school year, Eduardo wrote a poem that won a prize a trip to San Francisco. As he flew, he felt free from his life of hard work in the fields. He promised himself not to return to that life. He loved to fly.This morning, Eduar
21、do caught the school bus and went to school with the envelope. He walked past his classmates and sat down at his desk. He took a deep breath, drew the envelope out of his pocket and carefully opened it and began reading the letter inside. It was the answer to his application to the state university.
22、 It was also the answer to the beginning of his dream of becoming a pilot.Even though Eduardo worked to help his family, his father always encouraged him to go to school. So, while he worked, he also studied. Eduardo knew that his dream was his fathers dream, too. His father was a smart man, but he
23、was too poor to go to college. He loved to read, but never had time, because he worked long hours.Now, as he read the words, “Congratulations you have been accepted,” he knew his dream was not lost. One day he would become a pilot, flying every day to all the exciting places in the world.25. What di
24、d Eduardo do when his friends drank coffee or slept? A. He attended classes.B. He studied and wrote. C. He worked in the fields.D. He helped around his home.26. What was Eduardos dream? A. Becoming a pilot.B. Becoming a writer. C. Travelling around the world.D. Realizing his fathers dream.27. What w
25、as Eduardos fathers attitude toward his dream? A. Doubtful. B. Unconcerned. C. Supportive.D. Unclear.28. What was in the envelop? A. An invitation to a flying trip.B. Encouragement from his father. C. Congratulations from his friends.D. An admission notice from a university.CEach May since 1956 peop
26、le from across Europe and around the world have gathered around their televisions with friends and family for an evening of international entertainment (娱乐): The Eurovision Song Contest. It may be a fun event but perhaps its not the shared celebration of European language that itcouldbe. In the firs
27、t ten years of Eurovision, the UK and Ireland were the only two countries to sing in English. Now English is what we expect. Is it that English has become the official language of music?From high streets in Hungary to supermarkets in Sweden, from bus stops in Bulgaria to parks in Poland, people list
28、en to English-language music everywhere. And people dont justlisten, they sing it too! From sporting events in Spain to nightclubs in Norway, from concerts in Croatia to fitness classes in France, people sing along to popular songs in their everyday lives, in English. But why?For one evening each ye
29、ar Eurovision is the dinner party of Europe. A dinner party to which each guest brings something unique. Their clothing, tradition and food represent their culture and their language shows the character of a nation. Although there are 50 nations with 83 languages, for Eurovision, English is the only
30、 language. Does Eurovisionreallyrepresent Europe?English is an international language spoken by over 1 billion people worldwide. It is no surprise that so many musicians make music in English. Of course, music makes money and more listeners makemoremoney. According to Ragnar Thorhallsson, a singer a
31、nd guitarist, English is simpler and is easier to make rhymes (韵律). Could this be true?Lets remember that although English-language music is everywhere, music is not everything. As long as we continue to learn, to speak, to love, diversity (多样性) shall be valued. After all, what fun is a dinner party
32、 if the guests cant communicate or express themselves in the way they choose?29. What do we know about Eurovision?A. Singers sing English songs.B. It helps protect European cultures.C. It is the most popular contest in the world.D. Singers mainly come from the UK and Ireland.30. Whats the main idea
33、of Paragraph 2? A. Music in daily life.B. The popularity of English music. C. The official language of music.D. Music in different countries.31. What can we infer about Ragnar Thorhallssons opinion of English?A. It is easy and beautiful.B. It should be used in all music.C. It is the best language in
34、 the world.D. It helps musicians make money easily.32. What is mainly discussed in the text?A. Why we should protect language diversity.B. How language and music affect each other.C. Whether English is the official language of music.D. Why Eurovision is becoming more and more popular.DAs a young boy
35、, I knew what people said was not always what they meant or were feeling. And I knew it was possible to get others to do what I wanted if I read their real feelings and responded suitably to their needs. At the age of eleven, I sold rubber door-to-door after school and quickly worked out how to tell
36、 if someone was likely to buy from me. When I knocked on a door, if someone told me to go away but their hands were open and they showed their palms (the inside surfaces of their hands), I knew it was safe to continue because they werent angry although they may have a dismissive (不屑的) attitude. If s
37、omeone told me to go away in a soft voice but used a pointed finger or closed hand, I knew it was time to leave.As a teenager, I became a salesperson, and my ability to read people earned me enough money to buy my first house. Selling gave me the chance to meet people and study them close and to kno
38、w whether they would buy or not, simply by watching their body language.I joined the life insurance (保险) business at the age of twenty. And I went on to break several sales records for my company, becoming the youngest person to sell over a million dollars worth of business in my first year. This ac
39、hievement allowed me to become a member of the well-known Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT), which recognizes the worlds top achievers in life insurance. I was lucky that the skills Id learned as a boy in watching body language while selling could be used in this new area, and were directly related
40、to the success I could have in any business closely connected with people.33. Which of the following meant the author must go away?A. A customers soft voice.B. A customers pointed finger.C. A customers open palms.D. A customers dismissive expression.34. What does the underlined words “new area” in t
41、he last paragraph refer to?A. The study of selling products.B. The work for the MDRT.C. The sales industry.D. The life insurance business.35. What was the key to the authors success?A. Listening to customers words.B. Understanding customers habits.C. Trying to satisfy customers needs.D. Reading cust
42、omers body language.36. How does the text mainly develop?A. By following the order of time.B. By giving clear explanations.C. By giving well-known examples.D. By following the order of importance.第二节（共5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。 A letter to my children on their first da
43、y of schoolDear Olivia and Evan,As I opened my eyes this morning, the realization that you will be starting a new school year at a new school today controlled my mind for a moment. As we went about our morning routine (例行事务), I thought of so many things I wanted to say to you.As I quietly entered yo
44、ur room and softly kissed you awakeI wanted to tell you that I know what its like to be the new kid. I understand worrying about finding your way both physically and socially. Youll spend a lifetime finding your way. 37 As I stood at the bathroom door while you brushed your teethI wanted to tell you
45、 to try not to look so nervous. 38 It is said a picture is worth a thousand words. I believe a smile is wroth at least that much. 39 I wanted to tell you if at any moment today you find yourself in an uncomfortable situation, just breathe. Youll be surprised how a couple of deep breaths can help you
46、 see things in a whole new light. As we got in the carI wanted to tell you not everyone will have things in common with you. 40 They may pleasantly surprise you.As I drove the few blocks to schoolI wanted to tell you to listen when the teacher speaks, when someone new talks about themselves, etc. 41
47、 As you got out of the car I gave you each a kiss and a hug and said “Just be yourself, and remember how much I love you. Ill be waiting to hear all about your experiences this afternoon.”I realized thats really all you needed to hear.Love MomA. Never give up.B. As you went to bedC. As you ate your breakfastD. Accept the differences happily.E. Its good to take notes while listening in class.F. Listening is one of those skills that will come in handy l
