1、1霍邱二中 2018-2019学年高一下学期开学考试英语试题（时间：120 分钟 总分：150 分）第 I卷第一部分： 听力 （共两节，满分 30分）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 often do on weekends?A. Go on picnics. B. Stay at home. C. Have a barbecue.2.
2、What makes the man think Kim Yu-Na comes from South Korea?A. Her name. B. Her language. C. Her appearance.3.What does the woman probably do?A. A doctor. B. A professor. C. A policewoman.4.How much does the man withdraw?A. $100. B. $105. C. $110.5.What will the man do?A. Go shopping. B. Watch a game.
3、 C. Feed the bulls.第二节 (共 15小题，每小题 l5 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，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在答题卷的相应位置。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秒钟的作答时问。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第 6段材料，回答第 6至 8题。6.Where does the conversation take place?A. On the bus. B. At the bus stop. C. In the Capital Museum.7.What do
4、es the woman mean?A. He took a wrong bus.2B. He should have asked her earlier.C. He should have reached the stop earlier.8. What will the man do?A. Take a taxi. B. Walk back 30 meters. C. Get off the bus at the next stop.听第 7段材料，回答第 9至 11题。9. Why does the woman consider putting off getting a Masters
5、 Degree?A. To learn Chinese. B. To work for some time. C. To earn much money.10.What can we infer about the man?A. He has been to China. B. He isnt interested in Chinese. C. He has got his Masters Degree.11.What will the man do if given a chance?A.Visit China again. B. Give up his present job. C. Fi
6、nish the graduate program.听第 8段材料，回答第 12至 14题。12.What are the speakers going to do?A. Buy books. B. Go to the park. C. Visit the temple.13.What does the woman think is different from her country?A. History. B. Regulations. C. Buildings.14.How can the speakers go there?A. By taxi. B. By bike. C. By s
7、ubway.听第 9段材料，回答第 15至 17题。15.Why cant Mr.Parker answer the phone?A. He is not in. B. He has a meeting. C. He is making a call.16.When does the conversation take place according to Shanghai time?A. At 9:00 in the evening. B. At 2:00 in the afternoon. C. At 9:00 in the morning.17.What has Mr.Parker kn
8、own about Mr.Jacob before the call?3A. Schedule. B. Phone. C. Email address.听第 10段材料，回答第 18至 20题。18.What is the speaker talking about?A. Dream. B. Reality. C. Relationship.19.What can we know about Cathy?A. She likes sailing. B. She is an old woman. C. She is afraid of storms.20.What does the speake
9、r want to do?A. Save all creatures. B. Participate in exploring Mars. C. Live for several hundred years.第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分 40分）第一节（共 15小题；每小题 2分，满分 30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C 和 D四个选项中,选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AIf you enjoy fall activities, the state of Virginia is the place to be. There are many festivals to c
10、hoose from. Here are four I believe will be great fun.Henry Street Heritage FestivalIt will last from Saturday September 21st 2014, 11:00a.m,until 10:00 p.m .The festival is held by the Harrison Museum of African American Culture. This public festival takes place in Elmwood Park in downtown Roanoke.
11、 It is a celebration of the culture, history, and arts of African Americans and there is always a lot of entertainment, which includes local and national talent. Last year entrance was $10.00Mountain magic crafts festivalThis festival takes place on Saturday October 5th, 2014, at 19753 Main Street,
12、in Buchanan, Va. The time is 10:00a.m. until 5:00p.m .This will be a celebration of the regions heritage(遗产), through history, crafts and music. 4There will be free, live music throughout the day, and plenty of arts and crafts plus delicious food.Massanutten fall festivalThe time and location is Sat
13、urday October 12th,2014, 11:00a.m. until 5:00 p.m. at the Massanutten Ski Area. This Fall Festival will feature more than 60 arts and crafts vendors(小贩), food vendors, live music, wine tasting, childrens activities, and more. Tickets are $5 in advance, and $10 at gate. Children under age 8 are admit
14、ted free. Rides will run between the hours of 11:00am to 3:00 pm. Be in line with your ticket; no later than 2:30 pm.Childrens Arboretum(植物园 ) FestivalThe fun takes place, on Saturday October 19th, 2014 from 1:00 pm until 5:00 pm at the Edith J. Carrier Arboretum. There will be musical instrument sh
15、ows and performances, singers, crafts, dance exhibitions and lessons. There will also be seed collecting trail activities, trail tours, story time, and snacks. This fall festival is a free event21. If your couple and your 7-year-old boy buy tickets at gate at Ski Area_.A. youll pay 30 dollars B. you
16、ll pay 20 dollarsC. youll pay 15 dollars D. youll pay 10 dollars22. If your family have time on the second weekend of October youll attend _.A. Massanutten fall festival B. Henry Street Heritage FestivalC. Childrens Arboretum Festival D. Mountain magic crafts festival23. The author writes this passa
17、ge mainly to _.A. make the state of Virginia best known in the US B. make more people visit the attractions of VirginiaC. tell readers the four fall activities that have much funD. tell readers the festival information of the last half yearB5Mark was a great kid from a tough neighborhood. Crime, dru
18、gs, fighting and poverty: You name the problem and his neighborhood had it. A scholarship fund provided his tuition to Catholic High, where he was a great baseball player.Mark struggled in the classroom, though. He was bright, just behind, due to a more than difficult home environment. But there wer
19、e problems finding the time for all he needed to do. After-school tutoring seemed impossible because of baseball practice. Some suggested Mark abandon sports and concentrate on “schooling”. But, in reality, if he was going to attend college he would need his sports; so to miss practice and then perf
20、orm any less than at his best on the field was not wise.A fellow teacher, Mrs. Jones, offered to tutor Mark in math at her home. I asked Mark to come to my house for other areas of work. No one paid us. Mrs. Jones summed it up this way: “Pay day doesnt always come on Mondays”.When we were not workin
21、g with Mark to improve his skills for the ACT, the coach and Marks dad took him to various colleges to talk with both baseball and football program coaches. He settled on the college that offered him scholarships to play both sports. But he needed a good ACT score.It takes months to receive the resu
22、lts of college entrance exams. One afternoon after school, while I was grading papers in my room, there was a noise outside the door.Mark came in, lifted me out of the seat behind my desk, spun（旋转） me around in the air, and yelled over and over: “Im going to college! Im going to college!”“I guess yo
23、u got your scores!” I asked.“Well, yeah!” he laughed. “And guess what? I got one point more than I need to be admitted. One point extra. Thank you! Now, wheres Mrs. Jones? Ive got to tell her too!”Until that moment, I had never quite understood what the expression “Pay day doesnt always come on Mond
24、ays” meant. But it was clear to me the instant Mark ran into the room to announce his news. No amount of money could ever 6replace my spin in the air at the hands of a boy who finally had a chance at a better life.24. Mark had difficulty in learning mainly because _.A. he spent most of his spare tim
25、e practicing baseball.B. his family couldnt afford any tutoring for him.C. his parent didnt care about his study.D. he was constantly involved in the crimes in his neighborhood.25. According to the article, which of the following is false?A. The teachers offered to tutor Mark free of charge.B. Theft
26、 was a problem in Marks neighborhood.C. Mark owed his success in passing ACT to his teachers.D. Mark went to college mainly due to his good ACT score.26. The underlined word “settled on” in the fourth paragraph probably means _.A. was accepted by B. reached a final decision aboutC. paid a visit to D
27、. became familiar with27. What is the best title for this passage?A. Pay Day Will Come Some Day. B. Practice Makes a Better Life.C. Relationships between Teachers and Students. D. Never Give up on Yourself.CYour local grocery store is a psychological minefield (布雷区)，where even the bananas are ripe w
28、ith mystery.1Southpaws (左撇子) have an invisible advantageYouve probably seen that stores keep go-to itemsproduce, meats, dairyon the outer edge. But did you notice that most of them are set up to make you run counterclockwise (逆时针 )? Ninety percent of us are right-handed, so we buy more when its coun
29、terclockwise.Youll also often find the dairy section in the back-left corner: Because dairy is likely on your list, stores make sure you 舒中高二期末英语 第 3页 (共 10页)7take the longest route to get there.In fairness, its also a more convenient place to put a fridge.2Everything is in its placeIts safe to say
30、that nothing you see on a shelf is there by chance.The cookies on sale at the end of a passage are likely the result of smart product placement.More expensive items are usually placed at an adults eye level, while colorful treats and other products for kids are positioned lowerto catch the attention
31、 of children.3Time goes by so slowlyStores rarely have windows or clocks.With no reference to the outside world, customers can easily lose track of how long theyve been there so that they can buy more.Grocery stores may use another trick to control your sense of time: small floor tiles (瓷砖)28. Why d
32、o stores usually put dairy in the back-left corner?A. To make people buy more. B. To attract peoples attention.C.Because it is a quiet place. D. Because most people are right-handed.29. You are more likely to find toys_A. in corners B. at the end of a passageC. at an adults eye level D. on lower she
33、lves30. Why are there usually no windows or clocks in stores?A. They are useless. B. To make customers stay longer.C. There is no space for them. D. To allow customers to enjoy themselves.31. Which can be the best title for the text?A. Advantages of stores B. Secrets of storesC. How to shop in store
34、s D. How to operate a storeDThere lived in South Carolina a young woman named Eliza Lucas. Her father was governor of one of the islands of the West Indies. Miss Lucas often got 8seeds from her father, and then she planted them in South Carolina.Once, her father sent her some seeds of the indigo (靛蓝
35、) plant. She planted some of them in March, but a frost came and killed all her plants. However, she decided to plant some more seeds in April. These grew very well until a cutworm found them and ate her plants. Once more Miss Lucas planted some of the seeds. This time the plants grew very well. She
36、 wrote to her father about it. He sent her a man who knew how to get the indigo out of the plant.However, the man tried not to show Miss Lucas how to make the indigo. He did not want the people in South Carolina to learn how to make it. He was afraid his own people would not get so much money for th
37、eir indigo if other people made it as well. So he destroyed the indigo on purpose. But Miss Lucas watched him closely. She worked out how the indigo could be made. Some of her fathers land in South Carolina was now planted with the indigo plant.Then Miss Lucas got married, and became Mrs. Pinckney.
38、Her father gave her all the indigo growing on his land in South Carolina. It was all saved for seeds. Mrs Pinckney gave some of the seeds to her friends while her husband sowed others. They all grew and were made into the blue dye(染料) that we call indigo. In a few years, South Carolina was producing
39、 more than a million pounds of indigo every year. All the people were grateful to her.32. The indigo plant died at first because of _.A. a cutworm B. a frost C. strong sunlight D. heavy rain33. What might be peoples attitude toward Eliza Lucas in South Carolina?A. They were afraid of her. B. They we
40、re doubtful of her.C. They were thankful to her. D. They were worried about her.34. The man Miss Lucass father sent her _.A. was not as helpful as she expected B. knew little about planting seedsC. helped her a lot in making the indigo D. made a lot of money in South Carolina935. Whats the main idea
41、 of the text?A. Eliza Lucas learned to plant seeds. B. Eliza Lucas introduced indigo to South Carolina.C. Eliza Lucas became Mrs. Pinckney. D. Eliza Lucas got her fathers land in South Carolina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。Five steps to better handwritingSome kids
42、love handwriting, but others hate when its time to put their pen to paper. Maybe they are worried about their handwriting. Are you one of them? _36_ Here are five steps that really work!Get a great graspTry this hold your pencil at the top and try to write your name. Pretty hard? But when you hold y
43、our pencil the correct way, writing is much easier. _37_ Hold it in place with your thumb, and your index and middle fingers.Let the lines be your guideLined paper is your friend! Those lines can help you create letters that are the right size and proportion (均衡). _38_ Also be sure to fill up the li
44、ned space completely. Those capital letters should be from the bottom line to the top one.Slow downIf your writing is hard to read, try slowing down a little. If you rush, its hard to control where you stop and start your letters.Lower the pressure_39_ That makes it harder to make the smooth lines.
45、Try easing up and dont hold the pencil too tightly._40_Lots of games require you to write or draw pictures. So even though its not schoolwork, youre still using the skills you need to control your pen 10better.A. Play gamesB. Ask for more adviceC. So “a” should be half the height of a capital “A”.D.
46、 Youve been writing since you were a little kid.E. Some kids press down really hard when they write.F. The good news is that just about everyone can improve their handwriting.G. The best way to hold a pen or pencil is to let it rest next to the base of your thumb.第 II卷第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分 45分）第一节 完形填空
47、（共 20小题;每小题 1.5分，满分 30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和 D）中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。I recently heard a story about a famous scientist who had made several very important medical breakthroughs. He was being interviewed by a reporter who asked him 41 he thought he was able to be so much more 42 than th
48、e average person.He responded that it all came from a(n) 43 with his mother that happened when he was about 2. He had been trying to 44 milk from the fridge when he 45 the slippery(光滑的) bottle, its contents running all over the kitchen floor.When his mother came in, 46 shouting at him or giving him
49、a lecture, she said, “Robert, what a great and wonderful 47 you have “drawn”! I have 48 seen such a huge pool of milk. Well, the damage has already been 49 . Would you like to get down and 50 in the milk for a few minutes before we clean it up？”His mother then said,“You know, what we have here is a 51 experiment in how to effectively carry a big milk bottle with two 52 hands. Let
