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1、- 1 -河北省邯郸市大名县第一中学 2018-2019 学年高一英语下学期第一次半月考试题（清北组）时间 120 分钟 满分 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。1Where does the conversation take place?AAt the customs. BIn a restaurant.

2、CIn a hotel.2Whats the relationship between the two speakers?AFriends. BStrangers. CClassmates.3What can we learn from the talk?AMr. Wood lost his wallet. BCarl works in a post office.CMr. Wood is going to pick up his wallet.4When does this conversation take place?AIn the morning. BIn the afternoon.

3、 CIn the evening.5What does Jacks girlfriend do?A She plays the piano. BShe organizes concerts. CShe sells pianos.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。听下面一段材料，回答第 6 至 7 题。6What ma

4、gazine does the man take besides Morning Post?A Newsweek. B New Yorkers. C New Scientists.7Whats the price for Morning Post?- 2 -AOne dollar. BOne and a half dollars. CThree dollars and fifty.听下面一段材料，回答第 8 至 10 题。8When will the man go mountain climbing? AThe summer holiday. BIn a fortnight. CNext we

5、ekend.9How does one benefit from mountain climbing?AIt can build muscles. BIt can build strength and balance.CIt can improve confidence and balance.10What can we learn from the conversation?AJessie will go mountain climbing with David.BJessie suggests David take some instructional courses.CA partner

6、 is needed to manage the climbing rope for the climber.听下面一段材料，回答第 11 至 13 题。11Where do the two speakers work?AIn a plant in Chicago. BIn a large company. CIn an office in Atlanta.12 Who has risen to a higher position?AJim has. BMarta has. CBoth Jim and Marta have.13Why does the woman want to go on

7、with her work in the office?AShe is fond of writing notices.BShe is still new in her position.CShe hopes to keep in close touch with her superiors.听下面一段材料，回答第 14 至 17 题。14What does Jane think of her trip to the West Coast?AIt was wonderful. BIt was terrible. CWe dont know.15Whats the disadvantage of

8、 Los Angeles?AIt is noisy. BThe weather is hot.CThere is no subway and the bus service is terrible.16Whats the weather in San Francisco?AWarm and nice.BCool but comfortable.- 3 -CA little cold.17Why is it easy to go around in San Francisco?ABecause it is small and the transportation is good.BBecause

9、 it has subways.CBecause it has a smaller population.听下面一段材料，回答第 18 至 20 题。 18What can we learn about North Dakota?AA block party is an early sign of summer there.BIndoor sports are popular in winter.CWinter snows are usually deep there.19What do the people in North Dakota think of the season of win

10、ter?AQuiet and s atisfying. BLong and boring. CShort but exciting.20What can we learn about the people in North Dakota?AThey like answering questions. BThey have various interests.CThey dislike answering questions.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，从每题所给出的四个选项（A、B、C 和 D）中，选出最

11、佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 AMarch, April and May are months full of festivals and events all over the world. Here are some wonderful festivals around the world that happen in spring.SongKran-ThailandDates: 13th-15th, AprilIn Thailand, its time to celebrate the coming monsoon season, which will bring the rain

12、many people have been looking forward to. They celebrate it with a festival called Songkran，when people head out to the streets with water guns - 4 -to spray(喷，洒）everyone who walks past. If you walk on the streets where the festival is celebrated, prepare to get soaked!Naghol-VanuatuDates: Every Sat

13、urday from April to MayEvery year, villagers come together to celebrate the harvest of yams, an important part in the peoples diet in Vanuatu. The festival is most famous for its “land diving ceremony”. During the ceremony men and boys dive to the ground from high wooden towers with only two thin vi

14、nes(藤条) attached to their ankles(脚踝). The divers heads have to lightly touch the ground when they jump-something very dangerous if the vines are not measured properly.Cherry Blossom Viewing -JapanDates: The cherry blossom season is different from year to year depending on the weather forecast.The ch

15、erry blossom season has huge importance to the people of Japan, who celebrate the days when the flowers finally blossom. Only a few days later, the petals(花瓣）fall to the ground, like pink snowflakes. This is one of the most beautiful things to see. In Japan, almost everyone has picnics in the parks

16、to view the flowers.21. What does the underlined word “soaked” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?A. tired B. interested C. wet D. crazy22. The writer thinks that the “land diving ceremony” can be dangerous for the divers because _.A. the divers may injure their heads if the vines arent measured properlyB

17、. the divers ankles may get injured if the vines are tied too tightlyC. the divers may fall onto the ground if the thin vines breakD. the divers may bump into(撞在上)the wooden tower on the way down23. We can learn from the passage that_.A. people usually stay at home for celebration during the cherry

18、blossom season- 5 -B. the time for the Cherry Blossom Celebration in Japan can be different yearlyC. the Cherry Blossom Celebration usually lasts a long time in JapanD. the Cherry Blossom Celebration is the most important festival in JapanBIt was a cold winter day. A woman drove up to the Rainbow Br

19、idge tollbooth(收费站). “Im paying for myself, and for the six cars behind me,” she said with a smile, handing over seven tickets. One after another, the next six drivers arriving at the tollbooth were informed, “Some lady up ahead already paid your fare.”It turned out that the woman, Natalie Smith, ha

20、d read something on a friends refrigerator: “Practice random(随意的) kindness and senseless acts of beauty.” The phrase impressed her so much that she copied it down.Judy Foreman spotted the same phrase on a warehouse wall far away from home. When it stayed on her mind for days, she gave up and drove a

21、ll the way back to copy it down. “I thought it was beautiful,” she said, explaining why shed taken to writing it at the bottom of all her letters, “like a message from above.” Her husband, Frank, liked the phrase so much that he put it up on the classroom wall for his students, one of whom was the d

22、aughter of Alice Johnson, a local news reporter. Alice put it in the newspaper, admitting that though she liked it, she didnt know where it came from or what it really meant.Two days later, Alice got a call from Anne Herbert, a woman living in Marin. It was in a restaurant that Anne wrote the phrase

23、 down on a piece of paper, after turning it around in her mind for days.“Heres the idea,” Anne says. “Anything you think there should be more of, do it randomly.” Her fantasies include painting the classrooms of shabby schools, leaving hot meals on kitchen tables in the poor part of town, and giving

24、 money secretly to a proud old lady. Anne says, “Kindness can build on itself as much as violence can.”- 6 -The acts of random kindness spread. If you were one of those drivers who found your fare paid, who knows what you might have been inspired to do for someone else later. Like all great events,

25、kindness begins slowly, with every single act. Let it be yours!24. Why did Natalie Smith pay for the six cars behind her?A. She knew the car drivers well. B. She wanted to show kindness.C. She hoped to please others. D. She had seven tickets.25. Judy Foreman copied down the phrase because she .A. th

26、ought it was beautifully writtenB. wanted to know what it really meantC. decided to write it on a warehouse wallD. wanted her husband to put it up in the classroom26. Which of the following statements is closest in meaning to the underlined sentence above?A. Kindness and violence can change the worl

27、d. B. Kindness and violence can affect ones behavior.C. Kindness and violence can shape ones character.D. Kindness and violence can reproduce themselves.27. What can we infer from the last paragraph?A. People should practice random kindness to those in need.B. People who receive kindness are likely

28、to offer it to others.C. People should practice random kindness to strangers they meet.D. People who receive kindness are likely to pay it back to the giver.CEcuador is located in the western corner at the top of the South American continent. Ecuador，the smallest country in South America，is named af

29、ter the Equator (赤道 )，the imaginary line around the Earth that divides the country into two. Most of the country is in the Southern Hemisphere(半球)Ecuador is about the size of Colorado and is bordered by the South American countries - 7 -Colombia and Peru. The Galapagos Islands, 596 miles west of the

30、 mainland of Ecuador，are part of Ecuador and are home to many unique birds and plants. The Costa, or coastal plain region, is where many of the worlds bananas are grown. The Sierra is also made up of farmland. The Oriente is east of the Andes and is rich in oil.Ecuador is considered to be one of the

31、 most diverse(多样的) areas of the world. There are some 25,000 plant species and over 1,600 known bird species. Ecuador has nine national parks，including the Galapagos Islands. These 18 islands are home to some of the most amazing creatures. This is where Charles Darwin noticed the diversity of specie

32、s and began to study evolution.Ecuador was part of the Inca Empire until the Spanish arrived and claimed the country as a Spanish colony. For three hundred years the Spanish controlled Ecuador. In 1822，Ecuador became independent of Spain.About 10 percent of Ecuadors population is of European origin.

33、 About 25 percent of the population belongs to native cultures and the rest is of mostly mixed ethnicity(混合民族) Many of the native people are farmers and only grow enough food for their family.28The passage mainly talks about_.A. the geography, climate and plant species of EcuadorB. the natural envir

34、onment and economy of EcuadorC. the geography, nature, history and population of EcuadorD. the nature, history and agriculture of Ecuador29What can we know from the passage?A. Many special birds and plants can be seen in Ecuador.B. Ecuador is mainly made up of farmland.C. Ecuador is the largest prod

35、ucer of bananas around the world.D. Ecuador is one of the largest exporters of oil in South America.30It is implied in the passage that Ecuadors diversity of species_.A. attracts many visitors each yearB. has made Ecuador famous all over the worldC. led to the setting up of Ecuadors national parksD.

36、 inspired Charles Darwin to study evolution31Which group makes up the main part of Ecuadors population?A. Natives. B. People of mixed ethnicity.- 8 -C. People of European origin. D. Spanish people.DA black hole is created when a large star burns out. Like our sun, stars are unbelievably hot furnaces

37、(熔炉) that burn their own matter as fuel. When most of the fuel is used up, the star begins to die.The death of a star is not a quiet event. First there is a huge explosion. As its outer layer is blasted off into space, the dying star shines as brightly as a billion suns.After the explosion, gravity

38、pulls in whats left of the star. As the outside of the star sinks toward the center, the star gets smaller and smaller. The material the star is made of becomes tightly packed together. A star is so solid that a teaspoon of matter from it weighs billion of pounds.The more the star shrinks(收缩), the s

39、tronger the gravity inside it becomes. Soon the star is very tiny, and the gravity pulling it in is unbelievably strong. In fact, the gravity is so strong that it even pulls light into the star! Since all the light is pulled in, none can go out. The star becomes black when there is no light. Then a

40、black hole is born!Thats what we know about black holes. What we dont know is this: What happens inside a black hole after the star has been squeezed into a tiny ball? Does it keep getting smaller and smaller forever? Such a possibility is hard to imagine.But if the black hole doesnt keep shrinking,

41、 what happens to it? Some scientists think black holes are like doorways to another world. They say that as the star disappears from our universe, it goes into another universe. In other words a black hole in our universe could turn into a “white hole“ in a different universe. As the black hole swal

42、lows(吞噬) light, the white hole shines brightly-somewhere else. But where? A different place, perhaps, or a different time-many years in the past or future.- 9 -Could you travel through a black hole? Right now, no. Nothing we know of could go into a black hole without being crushed(挤压). So far the ti

43、me being, black hole must remain a mystery.Black holes are a mystery-but that hasnt stopped scientists from dreaming about them. One scientist suggested that in the future we might make use of the power of black holes. They would supply all of Earths energy needs, with plenty to spare. Another scien

44、tist wondered if a black hole could some day be used to swallow earthly waste-a sort of huge waste disposal(处理) in the sky!32. When the star begins to die _.A. there is no fuel left in it B. a huge explosion will happen C. its outer layer goes into space first D. it doesnt give off light any longer3

45、3. Which of the following doesnt help produce a black hole?A. The dying star shines very brightly.B. The light cant go out of the star.C. The star becomes smaller and smallerD. The gravity inside the star is very strong.34. The black hole _.A. continues becoming smaller and smaller all the timeB. go

46、es into another universe and becomes a white holeC. will appear at another place at a different timeD. can pull in everything we know of in the world35. Whats the best title for this passage?A. A New Scientific Discovery: Black Holes B. What Are Black Holes?C. How Do Black Holes Come Into Being? D.

47、Travel Through A Black Hole 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。NBA basketball players devote much of their lives to preparing for games. - 10 -This preparation, which includes studying game films, practicing skills and treating injuries, is essential because of the

48、pressure-packed nature of their profession. 36 Generally, on the day of a game, players get together in the morning for an hour shooting and also review films of the opponent(对手) of that night. 37 Players receive treatments for injuries, put on their uniforms, discuss strategies(策略) with coaches and

49、 warm up during the remaining time before the game gets underway. As thousands of people cheer them on, a teams best players will play 40 or more minutes during the game. After the game, some players stick around to lift weights before showering and heading home.38 They must leave their families at home, spend hours on planes travelling around the country and try to stay rested while sl