1、1衡阳市一中 2018-2019 年第一学期高一期中考试英语试题(本试卷共 8 页,全卷满分:150 分,考试用时:120 分钟)注意事项:1答题前,先将自己的姓名、准考证号写在试题和答题卡上,并将准考证条形码粘贴在答题卡上的指定位置。2选择题的作答:每小题选出答案后,用 2B 铅笔把答题卡上相应题目的答案标号涂黑。写在试题卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区城均无效。3非选择题的作答:用签字笔直接答在答题卡上对应的答题区域内,写在试题卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。4考试结束后,将本试题和答题卡一并上交。第卷第一部分听力(共两节,满分 30 分)第一节(共 5 小题:每小题 15 分,满分
2、 75 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 want to do? A. Stay with Alan B. Relax at home C. Send Alan to school2. How will Jack go to New York? A. By bus B. By plane C. By train.3. How many students does the woman ex
3、pect in total? A.10 B.13 C.154. What does the man think of the music? A. Relaxing. B. Exciting. C. Boring5. What does the woman mean?A. People wont listen the doctors B. Doctors have different lifestylesC. Its great to attend the lecture2第二节(共 15 小题;每小题 15 分,满分 225 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
4、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。听每吸对话或独白前,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. Where does the conversation take place?A. In a supermarket B. In the kitchen C. Over the phone7. What will the man look for next?A. Milk B. Carrots C. Yogurt听下面一段对话,回答第 8 和第 9 两个小题
5、,8.Why does the woman congratulate the man?A. He moved house B. He got a new job C. He became a father.9. Whats the relationship between Mike and the woman?A. Good friends B. A couple. C. Fellow workers下面一段对话,回答第 10 至第 12 三个小题10 Why wont the man play tennis with the woman?A. He isnt good at it. B. H
6、e cant get up early. C. He likes volleyball better.11. Whats the mans hobby?A. Playing ball games B. Watching matches C. Feeding birds12. How olds the man?A . Almost 40 B . Almost 50 C. Almost 60听下面一段对话,回答第 13 至第 16 四个小题13. Why does Steve look tired?A. He just took two examsB. He studied for a whole
7、 night.C. He got up too early this morning.14. How does Steve feel about his grade of the chemistry test?A. Unsatisfied. B. Encouraged. C. Surprised15. What course does Steve prefer to take? 3A. The one on how to do research online.B. The one on writing term papersC. The one on test-taking skills16.
8、 What will Steve do next?A. Have a rest B. Talk to a professor C. Go to the Study Skills Center听下面一段独白,回答第 17 至第 20 四个小题17. What is the speaker probably? A. An official B. A reporter. C. A keeper of the clock.18. When will the bell stop ringing? A. Since January 1st B. Since August 21st C, Since Nov
9、ember 12th19. For what will Big Ben go silent?A. Repairs B Funerals C. Festivals20. How did Joana react to the news?A. She made a proposal B. She made a complaint. C. She made no comments第二部分阅读理解(共两节,满分 40 分)第一节(共 15 小题;毎小题 2 分,满分 30 分)间读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、和 D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答題卡上将该项涂黑AWhat You Need t
10、o Know Before You Go to Alaska1. HEALTHNote: If your journey includes travel in Alaskas high altitude(海拔)regions, you may experience altitude sickness. Please consult your health care provider for suggestions on prevention and treatment.2. WEATHERBecause of its vast size, a wide variation of climate
11、s is found across Alaska. In the interior(内陆)temperatures can exceed 90F during summer, while the southeast and south-central coastal regions will average 55F to 70F. While daytime temperatures can be quite warm nights can be very cool. Use a 4website such as weather: com to find out the average tem
12、peratures and rainfall during your travel time3. ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNSDuring your tour you will be exposed to the weather. As Abercrombie and Kent (A&K)programs to Alaska operate in summer, exposure to the sun is the most common concern, but cold days are also possible at any time of year. Pay spec
13、ial attention to the clothing suggestions and check the weather before your trip.National parks and their surrounding areas are often home to a few troublesome plants and insects Poison oak(毒葛 )is one such plant o look out for. Your guides will help you identify t if youre not sure what to Took for.
14、 If you come into contact with it, it is very important to wash with soap and water as quickly as possible. Keep in mind that the irritating oils from the plant are easily transferred from you, your clothing or equipment to other people or equipment, so even if youre not sensitive it is important to
15、 consider others.The mosquito population in summer is quite high. The mosquitoes are large and aggressive. Be certain to pack insect repellent(驱虫剂 ) Those who are more sensitive to mosquitoes may also consider bringing head netting21. If you want to go to some high locations in Alaska, you should_.A
16、. consult some health care specialists for adviceB. take as much warm, lightweight clothing as possibleC. try to conquer your altitude sicknessD. do a lot of exercise in advance22. What can we lean from Paragraph two? A. It is very cold in the daytime and warm at night.B. It has very warm weather du
17、ring the rainfall season.C. The average temperature is high both in the daytime and at nightD The temperature can change greatly in a day23. What should you do if you come into contact with poison oak?5A. Kill it with insect repellent as quickly as possibleB. Wash your hands with soap and water as s
18、oon as possible.C. Go to hospital to see a doctor as quickly as possible.D Throw away your clothes as soon as possibleBA new pastor(牧师) named John reopened a church that had been abandoned in a suburb. He found it broken, and in need of a lot of repair work. s goal was to have everything done in tim
19、e for his first service on Christmas Eve.He worked hard. However, when John went to the church on Dec. 21, his heart sank: a large area of plaster (石膏) had fallen off the front wall due to a terrible storm the night before. John headed home, and on the way he stopped at a market selling items for ch
20、arity.One of the items was an exquisite( 精致的)handmade tablecloth. It was just the right size to cover up the hole in the front wall. He bought it and headed back to the church. It started to snow. An old woman had missed her bus, and he invited her to wait in the warm church for the next one. As Joh
21、n put up the tablecloth the woman asked him to check the corner for the initials(手写字母). They were her initials: she had made this tablecloth 35 years before. Then the war broke out, and forced her to part with her husband.John wanted to give her the tablecloth. but she asked him to keep it for the c
22、hurch. John insisted on driving her home which he thought was the least he could do.What a wonderful service he had on Christmas Eve! John noticed one old man staring at the tablecloth on he front wall. The man said it was similar to one that his wife had made many years before.John brought the old
23、man to the house where he had taken the woman three days earlier. He helped him climb the three flights of stairs to her apartment, and saw the greatest Christmas reunion he could ever have imagined.24. According to Paragraph one, we learn that John decided to_.A. help people affected by a terrible
24、storm6B. buy goods for charity in the neighborhoodC. repair the abandoned church before his first serviceD. do some work for the local people25. Which of the following is TRUE, according to the passage?A. The womans husband had to leave her because of a warB. Johns service on Christmas Eve was disap
25、pointingC. Everyone was surprised by the beauty of the tablecloth.D. John drove the old man home because he was lost.26. The tablecloth drew the old mans attention because_.A. he loved its colors B. he had seen it in a churchC. It was like one his wife had made D. it looked strange hanging on a wall
26、27. What is the passage mainly about?A. A kind pastor who had difficulty repairing an ancient churchB. A new pastor who gave his first service with a couples helpC .A tablecloth made 35 years ago being discovered by a pastorD. An old couple being reunited on Christmas Eve through a tableclothCSome p
27、eople have tried locking their mobiles away in order to fight against their smartphone addiction(上瘾), while others have used some tricks such as making their screens black and white. But the cure to smartphone addiction may lie in an app that rewards users for leaving their phone alone.The new app,
28、called Hold, can detect(检测)when users have used their smartphones and gives thempoints dependent on how long they avoid the temptation(引诱)of looking at Facebook, for example. Upon downloading it for free, users receive 10 points for every 20 minutes spent without touching their phone between 7: 00 a
29、nd 23: 00 every day of the week, with a user email address needed to receive the rewards. To get half price Vue cinema tickets, users need 60 points. For two free coffees from Cafe Nero, users need 300 points, and a glass of juice for 90 points, For 5 Amazon vouchers(代金劵 )users need to 7have collect
30、ed 1, 000 points.Hold was created by Maths Mathisen, Florian Winder and Vinoth Vinaya-three Norwegians. They noticed that young people s dependence on their smartphones was getting out of hand while studying at Copenhagen Business School. Rather than punish their users, the three found that the best
31、 way to get them to put their phones down was to use tricks that got them interested in the first place.Lots of studies in recent years point to the worrying rise of smartphone addiction and the effects of smartphones on education. Researchers from the London School of Economics found that students
32、who did mot use their phones at school found their grades improved by 6.5 percent.Cafe Nero, Amazon and Planet Organic will also offer discounts on the Hold marketplace. Students will also be offered the choice to use points to buy school books which are then donated to some schools.28. According to
33、 the text, the student users of Hold_.A. need to pay a certain amount of moneyB. can improve their grades by 6.5%C. need to register(注册) with their email addressD. receive 10 points for a 10-minute break29. What is the main idea of the second paragraph?A. How the Hold app worksB. What we need to use
34、 the Hold.C. The development of the Hold.D. The tests the Hold app needs to pass30. To get one half price Vue cinema ticket and two free coffees from Cafe Nero, a user needs to have _minutes worth of points.A.120 B.180 C.360 D.7203l. The purpose of this text is to _.A. explain why the Hold app is po
35、pular among usersB. introduce a useful app that can cure phone addictionC. draw public attention to phone addiction among students8D. compare some interesting apps that are popular with studentsDMany students give up sleep to get good grades: but research shows that students should do theopposite.It
36、s no secret that college students tend to reduce sleep to squeeze the most out of 24 hours. But this generation is different, and researchers are increasingly focusing on college students because they are one of the most populations lack of sleep. College students go to bed one to two hours later an
37、d sleep less per night on average compared to previous generations. As a result, 75% of undergraduates did not sleep enough to feel rested on five or more days per week, and 19% reported that sleep difficulties had an influence on academic(学业) performance in the past year.The amount of sleep that a
38、college student gets is one of the strongest predictors of academic success. Sleep plays a key role in helping students fix and Improve memories. while preventing drops in memory. Without sleep, people work harder but dont do as well.Members of the Student Health Advisory Council(SHAC)consulted famo
39、us sleep researchers and gave suggestions to University Health Service(UHS) clinicians(临床医师) on how to address sleep with student patient. Here are some suggestions for UHS clinicians to consider in their work with students.Encourage students to adjust(调整)wake-up time, as it may be easier to adjust
40、than bedtime.Emphasize( 强调)behavioral changes to improve sleep. Medicine is rarely. Students can practice relaxation techniques before bed to increase quality of sleep, avoid doing homework immediately before(or in)bed, and avoid TV and computer use before bed.Encourage napping, Most students dont g
41、et a full night sleep every night, and naps help them make up the difference. Research shows that napping for 10-45 minutes(before entering REM sleep)can increase performance9Advise students to avoid caffeine, especially later in the afternoon or night.32. What does the underlined part “do the oppos
42、ite “in Paragraph 1 mean?A. Spend more time on studyB. Make better use of timeC. Get better gradeD. Get more sleep33. What do we learn about todays college students?A. They have performed academically better than before.B. They are lazier than previous generations.C. They generally lack sleepD. They
43、 often find it hard to fall asleep34. Paragraph 3 mainly shows that_.A. good study methods are very importantB. a lack of sleep harms students performanceC. a students academic success can be predictedD, students should try to improve their memories35. What may UHS clinicians suggest students do?A.
44、Try to wake up laterB. Go to bed much earlier.C. Take some medicine when necessary.D. Get some REM sleep through napping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。Table MannersWe all like to think we have good table manners, but what you consider proper table manners may act
45、ually be considered rude in another country! Lets explore some strange table manners around the world.Most people believe that it is bad manners to slurp(出声地吃或喝) or hold your soup bowl up to your mouth 36 . Slurping in Japan is an indication that 10the food is good. Therefore, in Japan, slurping is
46、considered polite.37 In some cultures, finishing all the food on your plate is a sign that your host did not provide you with enough food. Filipinos, Koreans and Thais will all think like this. In many cases your host will continue to serve you each time you clear your plate For Japanese people, how
47、ever, finishing all the food on ones plate is a sign to the host that the meal is delicious and that you appreciate the meal.38 This is a belief in many Asian countries, including Thailand, Japan and China. Its considered taboo(禁忌 )because during funerals (丧礼), bowls of rice with chopsticks sticking
48、 in them are offered to the deadDont cut your salad with a knife in France. Proper etiquette(礼节) in France when eating a salad to fold the salad leaves onto your fork if they are too big to put in your mouth. You should never cut your salad with a knife. _39 .Pay attention to forks. Have you ever be
49、en to a fancy western restaurant, not sure which fork to use?40 Fin Thai culture the proper way to enjoy Thai food is with a spoon in your right hand and a fork in your left. Some countries dont even use forks but rather eat with their hands, like India, Nepal and PakistanA. That isnt true in JapanB. Its the one furthest from your plate.C. You must finish the food o