广东省普宁市华美实验学校2018_2019学年高一英语下学期期中试题.doc

《广东省普宁市华美实验学校2018_2019学年高一英语下学期期中试题.doc》由会员分享，可在线阅读，更多相关《广东省普宁市华美实验学校2018_2019学年高一英语下学期期中试题.doc（13页珍藏版）》请在麦多课文档分享上搜索。

1、- 1 -广东省普宁市华美实验学校 2018-2019 学年高一英语下学期期中试题第一部分：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, 从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C 和 D)中, 选出最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AFranceThe France company that spread a Europe-wide cheating of food supply by passing off（冒充）750 tons of horse-meat as beef was allowed on Monday to

2、restart production of minced meat, sausages and ready-to-eat meals. But the company will no longer be allowed to stock frozen meat, Agriculture Minister Stephane Foll said.United KingdomA new virus that broke out in the Middle East last year and killed five people is well adapted to infecting（感染）hum

3、ans but could practically be treated with drugs that improve the immune(免疫)system. “The virus is from the same family as the common cold and as SARS.” a scientist from Oxford on Tuesday.South AfricaOlympian runner Oscar Pistorius broke into the door of a small bathroom where his girl friend was bath

4、ing after a shouting match on Valentines Day, hitting her three times, a South African prosecutor(检察官) said on Tuesday as he charged the sports star with planned murder.EgyptFormer Egyptian prime minister and presidential(总统的) candidate Ahmed Shafiq was referred to the Cairo Criminal Court on Tuesda

5、y over corruption（腐败）and money laundering charges, the official News Agency reported. Shafiq has left Egypt for the United Arab after losing the presidential race.1. According to the passage, the French company_.A. spread a virus across Europe. - 2 -B. sold 750 tons beef as horse-meat.C. restarted p

6、roduction of frozen meat. D. was again allowed to produce sausages.2. The planned murder took place in _.A. Egypt B. America C. South Africa D. The United Kingdom3. This passage is taken from the section of _in a newspaper.A. Nation B. World C. Sports D. ScienceBPopeye the Sailor(大力水手 ) first became

7、 a popular cartoon in the 1930s.The sailor in that cartoon ate lots of spinach（菠菜） to make him strong. People watched him, and they began to buy and eat a lot more spinach. Popeye helped sell 33 percent more spinach than before! Spinach became a necessary part of many peoples diets. Even some childr

8、en who hated the taste began to eat the vegetable.Many people thought that the iron in spinach made Popeye strong, but this is not true. Spinach does not have any more iron than any other green vegetable.People only thought spinach had a lot of iron because the people who studied the food made a mis

9、take. In the 1890s, a group of people studied what was inside vegetables. This group said that spinach had ten times more iron than it did. The group wrote the number wrong, and everyone accepted it.Today, we know that the little iron there is in spinach cannot make a difference in how strong a pers

10、on is. However, spinach does have something else which the body needsfolic acid. It is interesting to point out that folic acid can help make a person strong. Maybe it was really the folic acid that made Popeye strong all along.4. Why did many people eat spinach after they saw Popeye the Sailor?A. T

11、hey thought spinach made them strong.B. They thought Popeye was funny.- 3 -C. Spinach had a lot of iron.D. People liked folic acid.5. In the 1890s, a research group told people that spinach_.A. made Popeye strong B. was a green vegetableC. had less iron than other green vegetablesD. had more iron th

12、an other green vegetables6. The reading passage says that perhaps Popeye got his strength from_.A. iron B. folic acid C. spinach D. exercise7. Folic acid is _.A. something in food B. a vegetableC. dangerous D. a certain kind of spinachCAt first, the earths surface layer (层) was made up of huge block

13、s of hard, solid rocks. Then slowly, the rocks broke up into smaller and smaller pieces. Finally stones, pebbles (卵石) and grains of sand were formed. Many sorts of plants and animals lived and died on the surface of the earth. Their remains mixed up with the stones, pebbles and formed soil. The outm

14、ost layer of the earth is soil.There are many ways in which large pieces of rock break into smaller ones. Wind, water, heat and cold help to break up rocks. When winds blow grains of sand against a large rock for a long time, the softer layers of the rock are slowly worn away. These leave holes and

15、cracks in the rock, which become bigger and finally the rock breaks up into smaller pieces.The moving water of streams and rivers also helps to break up rocks. As the water moves along, it carries with it small pieces of rock. These rub the larger ones. Thus, the larger rocks are worn down to smalle

16、r pieces.The heat of the sun is also helpful to breaking up rocks. When the sun shines, - 4 -the rocks become very hot. If these rocks are suddenly cooled, they may crack. Ice also plays a part in making soil. Water in the cracks can turn into ice in cold weather. As this happens, it becomes bigger

17、and the cracks become wider, and finally break into smaller pieces.8. According to the passage, soil_ .A. forms very slowlyB. is a mixture of stones, pebbles and sandC. makes up the layers of the earthD. is becoming smaller and smaller9. How many factors are mentioned in helping break up rocks?A. Th

18、ree. B. Four. C. Five. D. More than five. 10. Which of the following is NOT true?A. The remains of many plants and animals formed soil.B. If a large rock never moves, it will never break up.C. The changes in temperature will help to break up rocks. D. Ice in the cracks helps to break up rocks.11. Th

19、e best title for this passage should be_ .A. Soil From RocksB. Soil on the EarthC. Ways to Break up Rocks D. Soil, Outmost Layer of the EarthDWhether in the home or the workplace, social robots are going to become a lot more common in the next few years. Social robots are about to bring technology t

20、o the everyday world in a more humanized way, said Cynthia Breazeal, chief scientist at the robot company Jibo.While household robots today do the normal housework, social robots will be much more like companions than just tools. For example, these robots will be able to tell when someone is happy o

21、r sad. This allows them to respond more appropriately to the user.- 5 -The Jibo robot, arranged to ship later this year, is designed to be a personalized assistant. You can talk to the robot, ask it questions, and make requests for it to finish different tasks. The robot doesnt just deliver general

22、answers to questions; it responds based on what it learns about each individual in the household. It can do things such as reminding an elderly family member to take medicine or taking family photos.Fellow Robots is one company bringing social robots to the market. The companys “Oshbot” robot is bui

23、lt to assist customers in a store, which can help the customers find items and help guide them to the products location in the store. It can also speak different languages and make recommendations for different items based on what the customer is shopping for.The more interaction the robot has with

24、humans, the more it learns. But Oshbot, like other social robots, is not intended to replace workers, but to work alongside other employees. 12. How are social robots different from household robots?AThey can control their emotions.BThey are more like humans.CThey do the normal housework.DThey respo

25、nd to users more slowly.13. What can a Jibo robot do according to Paragraph 3?Aperform operations.Bdeliver milk. CAnswer your questions and make requests.DObey your orders and remind you to take pills.14. What can Oshbot work as?AA language teacher.BA tour guide.CA shop assistant.DA private nurse.15

26、. We can learn from the last paragraph that social robots will _.Atrain employeesBbe our workmatesCimprove technologiesDtake the place of workers- 6 -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。Whether you are at Disneyland or another Disney park, you will usually find a nigh

27、ttime show that will be showing. 16 Read this article to find out how you can get a good seat for an evening event at any Disney park.Plan on seeing the show in advance.Usually, if you decide an hour beforehand that youre going to see a show, you will likely end up not getting a good seat, unless th

28、e park is not very busy. 17 Do your research.Research online: “The best places to view.” 18 Some of them may even be less known, so you may not deal with such a big crowd.Arrive to the event early._19_. Possibly even earlier if the park is more crowded on that day. If you arrive ten minutes before t

29、he event starts, youre a lot less likely to get a good spot._20_.If you must leave to do something, make sure that its extremely quick, and if possible, try to have another member of your party stay in your spot while you are away.A. Stay in the same area.B. Enjoy the show.C. Its usually much more e

30、njoyable if you can get a good seat.D. This is especially important if you arrive closer to the event time.E. In order to get a good spot, plan on arriving an hour before the event.F. Therefore, look at the schedule before your trip, or at least the day before.G. Youll see a list of places in the pa

31、rk that are the best for viewing that event.- 7 -第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节, 满分 45 分）第一节 完形填空（共 20 小题；每小题 2 分,满分 40 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，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。Mary was seven years old. Her parents recently moved to a new town, and so Mary was going to a 21 school, which was a few kilometers

32、 from the house they lived in now. A school bus going around picked up 22 every morning and brought them back to their 23 every afternoon. Because both of Marys parents 24 to go to work, she always went on this bus. Marys parents always 25 their alarm clock for seven oclock so that none of them woul

33、d be 26 . But one morning the alarm 27 to go off, and it was not until a quarter past eight that Marys mother suddenly 28 , looked at the clock and said, “Whats ever happened to that clock?” and then 29 into Marys room to wake her up. “Im sorry, dear,” she said, “ 30 youll have to wash and dress ver

34、y quickly, have an even 31 break-fast and then Ill 32 you to school on my way to the office.”“But how can you find the 33 , Mum?” Mary said, “Youve been to school only once.”“Yes,” her mother answered, “but youve done the 34 several times now on the bus, so you can be my guide to get there, cant you

35、?”“Oh, yes,” said Mary, “I suppose so.” She washed, and 35 and had a quick breakfast, and then they set off. Mary told her mother to turn each time they came to a place she 36 . In this way she made her mother drive round most of the town before they got to her school. When they 37 , her mother saw

36、that it was not really very far from her house.“Why ever did you make me go such a long way round, Mary, instead of the most 38 way?” her mother asked her.“Well, Mum,” 39 Mary, “it was because I didnt know how else to get - 8 -here. Thats the way our bus always goes to 40 the other children to schoo

37、l.21. A. big B. nice C. different D. distant22. A. pupils B. teachers C. parents D. passengers23. A. offices B. towns C. classrooms D. homes24. A. seemed B. had C. refused D. used25. A. found B. set C. cleaned D. focused26. A. late B. ready C. lazy D. asleep 27. A. started B. stopped C. failed D. co

38、ntinued 28. A. stood up B. stayed up C. put up D. woke up29. A. rushed B. stepped C. escaped D. jumped30. A. but B. and C. so D. then31. A. later B. quicker C. easier D. heavier32. A. bring B. fetch C. leave D. drive33. A. truth B. bus C. way D. guide34. A. homework B. shopping C. trip D. reading35.

39、 A. rose B. dressed C. moved D. showed36. A. wondered B. realized C. recognized D. designed37. A. watched B. found C. left D. arrived 38. A. comfortable B. helpful C. important D. direct 39. A. answered B. spotted C. screamed D. nodded40. A. look for B. pick up C. drop by D. deal with第 II 卷（共 50 分）第

40、二节 语法填空（共 10 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 20 分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1 个单词）或括号单词的正确形式。No one knows exactly how the earth began, as it happened so long ago. However, according to a 41 _ (wide) accepted theory, the universe - 9 -began with a “Big Bang“ that threw matter 42 _ all directions. For several billion years af

41、ter the “Big Bang“, the earth was still just a cloud of dust. What it was to become was 43 _ (certain). Then the earth became so violent that it was not clear 44 _ the shape would last or not. It exploded loudly with fire and rock and produced carbon, nitrogen, water vapour and other gases, _45 _ we

42、re to make the earths atmosphere. And water began to appear on its surface. Scientists believe that the continued _46 _ (present) of water allowed the earth _47 _(dissolve) harmful gases. This made _48 _ possible for life to develop. Many millions of years later, the first small plants began to appe

43、ar on the surface of the water. They _49 _ (multiply) and filled the oceans and seas. Next, green plants and land animals began to appear. Some, _50 _ (call) amphibians, were able to live on land as well as in the water. 第三部分 单词拼写 （共 15 小题，每小题 1 分，满分 15 分）根据首字母及中文提示，用 Book3 unit4unit5 所学单词的正确形式填空。51

44、. You made a very i_ (给人印象深刻的) speech. I believe it will change my life. 52. Our teacher were p _(高兴的；愉快的) with what we had achieved.53. We should pass down these t_(传统；风俗), or they will die out.54. She waved until the train disappeared in the d_(距离；远方). 55. First, you should m_(混合；调配) the fertilize

45、r with the soil. 56. If you s_ (稍稍；轻微地) increase the water, you will find big change.57. If we dont take immediate m_ (措施), we will lost it. 58. I dont like to take too much b_ (行李) while travelling. 59. The lake is s_ (包围；围绕) by continuous mountains. 60. When the teacher came in, they were c_(聊天).

46、61. Our English teacher is a g_ (温和的；文雅的) and polite man. 62. Can you get the p_ (谜；难题) out? - 10 -63. What do you think of the s_ (景色；风景) there? 64. Smoking is h_(有害的) to our health. 65. U_ (不同；不像), other students, she often go for hiking at the weekend. 第四部分 写作（共两节；满分 35 分）第一节 短文改错（共 10 小题；每小题 1 分

47、,满分 10 分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有 10 处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号( ),并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用在( )划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词； 2.只允许修改 10 处，多者（从第 11 处起）不计分。As it is known to all, it is interesting to visit another country, but sometimes there are s

48、ome problem when we dont know the language very well. It may be difficult to talk about the people there. We may not know how to use the telephone in the country which we were visiting. We may not know what to buy the things we need. In a strange country, we may not know where to eat and what to order in a restaurant. It is not easy to decide how many money to tip waiters or taxi drivers. When we are helpless, we may not know h