1、20182019学年度第二学期英语期末考试试卷(A卷)班级 学号 姓名 总分(考试形式：闭卷 时间：120分钟)适用班级：高一英语说明: 1. 本试卷分第I卷(选择题)和第II卷(非选择题)两部分, 共 10 页 6大题。2. 满分150分; 答题时间120分钟。3. 卷I答案需用2B铅笔填涂到答题卡上相应题号下，卷II答案用黑色水笔、黑色钢笔书写到答题卡上。铅笔书写卷II内容不得分。第I卷 （共90分）第一部分 听力 （共15小题；每小题1分, 满分15分）略第二部分：英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分)第一节 单项填空（共10小题；每小题1分, 满分15分）从A、B、C及D四个选项中, 选出
2、可以填入空白处的最佳选项。16. On this map what does a star _?A. tell B. represent C. say D. mean 17. I first met Mr Smith in America. He _ at Stanford University then.A. studied B. had studied C. is studying D. was studying18. Our bodies are strengthened by taking exercise. _, our minds are developed by learning
3、.A. Possibly B. Likely C. Similarly D. Generally 19. _, most teenagers now listen to rock music. However, John likes classical music better.A. In a word B. In general C. In time D. In total 20. The letter “X” can be used _ an unknown number. A. to expressingB. to express C. expressing D. expression
4、21. So you missed the English class this morning. _. I got there five minutes before it finished. A. Never mindB. Not exactlyC. No wayD. No problem22. Personally, there is no such _ thing as _ free lunch in the world.Aa; theBa; / C/; a D/; / 23. On Double Eleven Day, a large number of women customer
5、s couldnt help being _ to buy some low-price products. A. persuadedB. advised C. requested D. commanded 24. Each day is of _ importance , no matter how good or bad. There is no moment in life that doesnt matter.A. serious B. regular C. actual D. equal 25. What about going to see the final competitio
6、n on Friday night? Why not? And I _ my deskmate with me.A. would take B. take C. am taking D. have taken 26. Sometimes life is just like a game _ there are winners as well as losers. A. that B. where C. whenD. which 27. Last month China decided to drop one-child policy as problems of a rapidly growi
7、ng aging population have _ these years. A. put up B. set up C. come up D. built up 28. It is said that the police have offered a large_ for information about the robbery last night. A. award B. reward C. prize D. welfare 29. The government made a request that every minute _ made use of _the injured
8、in the terrorist attack. A. be; rescuing B. has been; rescuingC. be; to rescue D. has been; to rescue 30. Was it in this school _ you struggled for your dreams for 3 years? A. whereB. in which C. that D. which 第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从31-50各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂
9、黑。Last year I ruined my summer vacation by bringing along a modern convenience: the iPad.Instead of looking at nature, I 31 my e-mail. Instead of paddling an old boat, I 32 my Twitter feed. Instead of reading great novels, I stuck to reading four 33 each morning. And that was the problem: I was acti
10、ng 34 I were still in the office. My body was on vacation but my head wasnt.So this year I made up my mind to try something 35 : getting away from the Internet. I knew it wouldnt be easy, since Im not good at self-control. But I was determined. I started by 36 the iPad to my wife. Then, a stroke of
11、luck: The cell phone signal at our cabin was 37 than in the past, meaning that I couldnt cheat. I was 38 , forced to carry out my plan. Largely 39 from e-mail, Twitter and my favorite newspaper websites, I had little way to connect to the world 40 radio and how much radio can one listen to, really?
12、I had no 41 but to do what I had planned to do all along: read books. This experience has had a 42 endingfor now, at least. With determination and the strong support of my wife, I succeeded in my vacation struggle 43 the Internet. I 44 realized that it was me, of course, not the iPad, that was the p
13、roblem.I knew I had 45 when we passed a Starbucks and my wife asked if I wanted to stop to use the Wi-Fi. “Dont need it,” I said. 46 , as we return to post-vacation situation, a test begins: Can I 47 when Im back at work? And I dont plan to 48 my convenience completely. But I hope to resist the temp
14、tation(诱惑)to check my e-mail every five minutes, 49 often leads to following my Twitter feed.A vacation is supposed to help you reset your 50 to become more productive(高效的). Heres hoping this one worked. 31. A. received B. wrote C. checked D. recognized32. A. followed B. ignored C. organized D. foun
15、ded33. A. magazines B. newspapers C. journals D. letters34. A. so that B. as if C. even though D. ever since35. A. upset B. calm C. crazy D. different36. A. sending B. handing C. destroying D. burying37. A. better B. stronger C. less D. worse38. A. shocked B. trapped C. defeated D. frightened39. A.
16、set off B. turn off C. put off D. cut off40. A. more than B. rather than C. instead of D. except for41. A. choice B. way C. means D. idea42. A. meaningless B. hopeful C. happy D. peaceful43. A. for B. against C. to D. in44. A. entirely B. frequently C. gradually D. finally45. A. won B. lost C. suffe
17、red D. recovered46. A. Therefore B. However C. Otherwise D. Anyway47. A. stop B. escape C. continue D. change48. A. give up B. give in C. give off D. give away49. A. that B. which C. when D. who50. A. body B. heart C. brain D. thought第三部分：阅读理解 （共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）第一节：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
18、项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。AWhen my son was 11 years old, he got a small job helping out with a traveling carnival in our town. He didnt come home at lunch time, phoning instead to tell me he was fine and had found a few days work helping out at an exhibit. He turned up for supper as usual however after he fi
19、nished work. I asked him how he had managed at lunch and he told me he had made some new friends at the carnival, some young men who were twin brothers, and their mom and dad. They had paid him a few dollars and invited him for lunch in return for helping them set up their exhibit and wanted him to
20、return the next day to help with other chores (杂务). I was glad he had found new friends but a little worried about the type of people who might be traveling in a carnival. Oh, Mom, these are just normal everyday people like anyone else. They just work at a carnival instead of in a store or something
21、. Come down tomorrow and meet them yourself, he said. So the next day I went to the carnival and to the exhibit he had directed me to. The twin brothers turned out to be Siamese (连体的) twins, joined at the chest. He hadnt thought this fact was noteworthy enough to mention. When I brought it to him, h
22、e said, Yes, I noticed that too. Do you know that their mom has to make all their clothes because its so difficult to find anything to fit them? Theyre also really good cooks. Today, Joe, the one on the right, made me spaghetti (意大利面条) for lunch. What others see first in a person is not what a child
23、 considers important. Where I saw Siamese twins, he saw people having difficulty buying clothes that fit, and young men who were good cooks. It was a lesson I have thought about many times over the years.51.From the first paragraph we know that _.A. The authors son could live on his job at the exhib
24、it B. The authors son disliked meeting his parents at homeC. The authors son usually made his appearance at supperD.The authors son was good at communicating with others52.The twin brothers and their parents wanted the authors son to return the next day mostly because _.A .they were content with his
25、 workB. they needed a worker to do the choresC. they wanted to treat him to lunchD. they wanted him to help the twins with homework53.The author was worried about the new friends her son made because_.A. she feared the people at the carnival were not friendly to her sonB. her son simply believed in
26、strangersC. she thought people traveling in a carnival were not so reliableD. the carnival was not an occasion for children54.In the boys eyes, the Siamese twins were _.A. people who had no suitable clothes to wearB. good cooks with strange appearanceC. more friendly and kinder than normal peopleD.
27、just normal people55.Which proverb may the author agree with according to the last paragraph?A. Dont judge a person by his looks. B. Its never too late to learn.C. Love me, love my dog.D. It is a matter of opinion. BIn the modern age of information, reading is a fundamental survival skill. Here are
28、some tips on how to improve reading skills. 8 Tips to Improve Reading Skills1. You dont have to be a great reader to get the point.Some people read fast and remember everything. Others read slowly and take a couple of times to get all the information. It doesnt matter, really, so long as when you re
29、ad, you get the information youre seeking.2. Know why youre reading.Are you reading for entertainment or to learn something? Decide why youre reading before you start and youll greatly improve your comprehension and your enjoyment.3. You dont need to read everything.Not every magazine, letter, and e
30、mail you receive contains information you need. In fact, most of it is simply junk. Throw it away, hit the delete key! Just doing this will double the amount of time you have available to read.4. You dont need to read all of what you do read.Do you read every article of every magazine, every chapter
31、 of every book? If so, youre probably spending a lot of time reading stuff you dont need.Be choosy: select the chapters and articles that are important. Ignore the rest.5. Scan before you read.Look at the table of contents, index, topic headers, photo captions, etc. These will help you determine if,
32、 a) you have a real interest in this reading, and b) what information youre likely to get from it.6. Focus.Remember, youre reading with a purpose, so focus on that purpose and the material. If you lose interest or keep losing your place, take a break or read something else. You can keep track of whe
33、re you are by following along with your finger. This simple technique helps you focus and increase your concentration.7. Practice.The more you read, the better reader youll become (and smarter, too)! So, feed your mind: read!8. Optimize your reading environment.Youll read faster and comprehend more
34、if you read in an environment thats comfortable for you. For more reading skills, you can click here.56. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?A. The faster and the more a person reads, the better he understands.B. Sticking to what hes reading all the time makes a succes
35、sful reader.C. Reading will be more effective when the reader covers everything in the material.D. Learning to select what to read is of great importance for an effective reader.57. Scanning such things as the table of contents can _. A. relax a reader if he gets tired of reading the material B. imp
36、rove ones ability to gain more useful information C. take a reader a couple of times to get all the information D. help a reader decide if he has a taste for the reading material58. How can a reader focus and increase his concentration while reading according to the passage? A. By pointing at what h
37、e is reading. B. By underlining what he is reading. C. By reading the material aloud. D. By sticking to what he is reading.59. As is mentioned in the passage, _ may influence ones reading. A. intelligence B. environment C. information D. speed60. Where is the passage most probably taken from?A. Text
38、book. B. Magazine. C. Newspaper. D. Website.CChinese people had never paid more attention to the annual Nobel literature award which on Thursday went to Canadian writer Alice Munro than they did last year when Mo Yan became Chinas first winner of the prize.One year on, and the effect has not disappe
39、ared. Tourists continue to rush to Mos home village in Gaomi, Shangdong province, which has become a tourist site since the author was awarded Nobel Prize. Visiting the village is to walk into the world he created in Red Sorghum Clan, one of his best-known novels, adapted for the award-winning film
40、Red Sorghum by famous director Zhang Yimou in 1987.About 210 hectares of red sorghum is ready for harvesting, recalling this scene Mo wrote in the novel: In the deep autumn of the eighth month under a high, clear sky, the land is covered by sorghum that forms a wild sea of blood. When the sun comes
41、out, the surface of the sea shimmers(闪光), and heaven and Earth are painted with rich, wonderful colors.Locals have planted the sorghum for the coming film of the novels TV adaptation starring actress Zhou Xun, in similar style to 1987 when Zhangs film was filmed. But while the sorghum fields disappe
42、ared after the film was made, this time they may remain.We have signed long-term contracts to sell sorghum to wine producers, said Zhang Xinfu, head of Xianjia village, Mo Yans hometown is in the area. Dozens of wine producers came to discuss the sorghum business after Mo Yan won the prize, said Zha
43、ng. Zhang said the wine producers promised to pay a satisfying price for the sorghum.Chu Hongpeng, a local official said about 10,000 people visited Mos old house and the red sorghum fields every day during the week-long National Day holiday from Oct 1 to 7. Chu said a typical tourist route includes
44、 Mos house, the sorghum fields, the filming base for the Red Sorghum TV series, and several scenes in Mos novels, such as Pinganzhuang village church. Guan Moxin, Mos elder brother, said, Thousands of tourists came to visit the house every day during the National Day holiday, adding that he had to k
45、eep the premises open until 8 pm.61. What happened to Mo Yans home village after he won the Prize?A. The house of Mos at his home village was rebuilt for tourism.B. The local people at Mos home village welcomed the tourists.C. Many tourists rushed to Mos home village to show respect and interest.D. Mos home village remained what it used to be.62. The underlined word “adapted” in paragraph2 pro
