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1、- 1 -会泽一中 2019 年春季学期半月考试卷 2高一 英语第一部分听力（共两节，满分 30 分）第一节（共 5 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 did the man do on Saturday? A. He went to the movies.B. He visited some friends.C. He had dinner with his famil

2、y.2. How many times has the bar been robbed? A. Five. B. Six. C. Seven.3. What do we know about the woman? A. She has her favorite airline.B. Shes afraid of flying.C. She just traveled by air for the first time.4. What is the man doing? A. Shopping.B. Waiting for a bus.C. Asking for some information

3、.5. What are the speakers doing? A. Watching TV B. Looking at some pictures. C. Visiting a zoo.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。听第 6 段材料，回答第 6、7 题。6. What do we know about the

4、 woman? A. She often plays tennis.B. She is watching a tennis match.C. She knows the rules of tennis.7. What will the man do later? A. Watch TV. B. Pick up the woman. C. Go to the office.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8 至 10 题。8. How did the man get the money? A. He stole it. B. He won an award. C. He found it on the

5、 street.9. How does the man feel at first? A. Excited. B. Worried. C. Guilty.10. What will the speakers do next? A. Go shopping. B. Go to the police station. C. Go to - 2 -dinner together.听第 8 段材料，回答第 11 至 13 题。11. Why is the man visiting the woman? A. They are cousins.B. He is looking for a room to

6、 rent.C. They are former roommates.12. When did the man arrive in San Francisco? A. Five days ago. B. Seven days ago. C. Ten days ago.13. What is true about the woman? A. She will go to New York for a job. B. She is working for an ad company.C. She has been in the city for three years. 听第 9 段材料，回答第

7、14 至 17 题。14. How old was the woman when she first read Jane Eyre? A. Nine. B. Twelve. C. Fourteen.15. What does the woman say about the themes of Jane Eyre? A. They are complex. B. They are outdated. C. They still apply today.16. What does the man think of Hollywood movies? A. They often have happy

8、 endings.B. They often have unusual characters.C. They are just for entertainment.17. What will the woman do later? A. Read the book again.B. Recommend the book to someone.C. Pick up her daughter.听第 10 段材料，回答第 18 至 20 题。18. Who is the intended audience? A. The general public. B. University students.

9、 C. The newspaper employees.19. How many people will continue working for the company? A. 20. B. 25. C. 150.20. What will begin tomorrow? A. A new TV program. B. A news website. C. A newspaper. 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，从每题所给的四个选项（A,B,C,和 D 中，选出最佳答案。 ）AHave you dreamed

10、 of building your own machine? Do you wish you could invent something new? Here we look at a few British inventions of recent times.Adaptive glassesDo you wear glasses? If so, can you imagine life without them? In 1985, Joshua Silver, a professor at Oxford University, asked himself, “Can I invent a

11、pair of glasses that could be changed by the wearer?” He designed two plastic - 3 -lenses (透镜) that are filled with a special liquid. Using syringes (注射器) you change the liquid between the lenses until you can see clearly. The glasses are not beautiful but they are easy to use and cheap to make.The

12、wind-up radioWhen you switch your TV on tonight, think about all those people without electricity. Thinking about this,Trevor Baylis came up with the idea of designing a radio that could be powered by hand. In common with Joshua Silver he wanted his invention to be cheap and easy to use. He wanted e

13、ven the poorest people in developing countries, who dont have electricity and cannot afford batteries, to use it. The radio has a generator(发电机)which is powered by turning a handle. In 1996 it won the BBC Design Award for Best Product and Best Design.The Dyson vacuum(真空) cleanerIn many homes around

14、the world you can see a cleaner that looks like a spaceship. This is the Dyson vacuum cleaner which uses something called “cyclonic separation” to separate the dirt. You do not need a bag for your cleaner and it does not get blocked so it is very practical. The idea came to Sir James Dyson after he

15、kept having problems with his vacuum cleaner. He decided he could design a better one and in 1993 he opened his own factory. The Dyson is now one of the best-selling cleaners in the UK and Dyson is believed to have earned over a billion pounds.The Zapata flyboardHave you ever dreamed of zooming thro

16、ugh the water and leaping in the air like a dolphin? Now you can, thanks to a flyboard, built by water sports enthusiast Frank Zapata. With it you can dive back in the water and out again. Its possible to jump to incredible heights out of the water-over 30 feet. The basic flyboard model comes in at4

17、,200.21. What can we learn about adaptive glasses?A. They are very expensive. B. The inventor is a student.C. The glasses are fragile（易碎的）. D. They dont look very nice.22. Which invention won an award?A. Adaptive glasses. B. The wind-up radio.C. They Dyson vacuum cleaner. D. The Zapata flyboard.23.

18、The Dyson vacuum cleaner was invented with the purpose of _.A. helping people use cleaners easily B. making Dyson a rich businessmanC. keeping the house cleaner than before D. taking the place of human cleanersBIf you want to get healthy or stay healthy, there is one easy activity to add to your day

19、walking. “Walking is the closest thing we have to a wonder drug.” Says Thomas Friedman. Friedman is the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the United States. And he is not alone in considering walking a great exercise. Walking may be as good for us as running.- 4 -Walking

20、requires no special skills or equipment. You can do it anywhere. It fits easily into your daily schedule. You can walk at work. You can park farther away from a store entrance, and then walk into the store. You can also take the stairs instead of the elevator.So, walking lowers your risk of high blo

21、od pressure and other diseases. But many other studies have found that walking benefits the body and mind in other ways. On one hand, regular fast walking not only helps you keep a healthily weight but also keeps your joints (关节) healthy. Most of the material that makes up our joints has no direct b

22、lood supply. Our joints get nutrition from joint fluid（液体）as we move. When you walk, your joints get this “life-giving fluid. “which means they stay stronger. On the other hand, walking sharpens your mind.Researchers studied 6,000 women aged 65 and older. They found that age-related memory loss was

23、lower for those who walked more and even walking. Indoors or outdoors, improved the ability to think creatively and solve problems.Best of all, you can easily change where, when and how you walk. You can walk with your friends, co-workers, family or your dog or you can walk alone. The faster, farthe

24、r and more often you walk, the greater the benefits24. What does the author want to tell us in Paragraph 2?A. Walking is good for people. B. Some special skills for walking.C. We can do walking anywhere. D. Modern people like walking anywhere.25. The underlined word “they” in Paragraph 3 refers to y

25、our .A. Memories B. joints C. body and mind D. blood pressure and other diseases26. Which of the following is the physical benefit of walking?A. Improving memory. B. Avoiding getting high blood pressure.C. Sharpening the mind D. Keeping a healthy weight.27. What is the purpose of the last paragraph

26、of the text?A. To encourage people to walk.B. To introduce some walking places.C. To tell about the advantages and disadvantages of walking.D. To persuade people to change where, when and how they walk.CAs the world around them is changing, teenagers continue to need guidance and support from both p

27、arents. Studies show that teens who have an active relationship with their fathers are less likely(可能的)to involve themselves in dangerous behaviors and more likely to succeed in school and develop higher self-worth, because their fathers go beyond social expectations to devote attention to them.Peer

28、(同龄人)pressure has always been a big part of the teens experience. Even the best father cant completely protect their kids from the growing - 5 -influence of their peer group. However, studies show that teenagers whose fathers focus on their lives are more likely to resist (抵抗)the more bad effects of

29、 peer pressure, taking drugs, for example.Teens may not like to admit it, but they are watching their parents closely and often follow their example. An interesting finding explains just how important parents are, especially Dad. Swiss researchers discovered that if Dad attends church, even though M

30、om doesnt, 44 percent of the kids are still more likely to keep going to church as adults. But if Mom goes regularly and Dad never shows up, only 2 percent of the kids continue to attend.Teenagers face a lot of difficult choices, especially in their later teens. Fathers dont get to make those choice

31、s for them, but they can be influenced. For example, teenagers can learn a lot from their parents concern on what to do when they finish high school. Should they go directly to college and, if so, where? Should they consider going to trade schools, joining the army or looking for a job? A fathers gu

32、idance brings a long-term perspective that teens often lack to these important decisions.28. Teenagers without fathers focus are more likely to _.A. have higher self-worth B. experience some dangerous thingsC. become the best students in school D. resist all bad effects of peer pressure29. What does

33、 the third paragraph tell us?A. More teenagers pay no attention to their parentsB. Teenagers often treat their fathers as role modelsC. Teenagers never attend church with their mothersD. Fewer teenagers like to attend church with their fathers30. Which can replace the underlined word “perspective“ i

34、n the last paragraph?A. point of view B. job C. school D. lots of concern31. What can we learn from the text?A. Fathers should make choices for teenagers directlyB. Teenagers care less about what their parents doC. Mothers have no effect on their childrens lifeD. Teenagers are greatly influenced by

35、their fathersDWhen Ronald Reagan, who was President of the USA from 1982 to 1989, died in 2004, many people remembered his good sense of humor. Reagan enjoyed a good joke and often made fun of himself. He was very old, almost 70 years of age, when he became President of the USA. Because of this, peo

36、ple often joked about his age. Once, during a meeting, President Reagan was complaining about some reporters who said that he could not hear very well. He wanted to prove that he was healthy and could hear well, so he took out his hearing aid, and said to the people at the meeting, “Say something.”

37、One man pretended to speak. He moved his mouth and made movements with his hands. Everyone thought Reagan would be angry, but he laughed and listened for a very long time.- 6 -President Reagan not only enjoyed a good joke when he was relaxing, but he also liked to joke during serious situations. In

38、1981, he had a shot accident. At the hospital, he joked to the doctors that he hoped they supported him in the government and would let him alive. He was able to keep his sense of humor even when he was hurt.32. Ronald Reagan was _in the year 1985.A. a reporter B. an actor C. a doctor D. a president

39、33. The reason why people joked about Reagans age was that_A. he became President of the USA at the age of almost 70B. he was not old enough to be President of the USAC. he could not live a normal life at his ageD. he lacked a sense of humor at his age34. During a meeting, Reagan took out his hearin

40、g aid to prove _A. there was something wrong with his ears B. he was able to make a good speechC. he was healthy enough to hear well D. he had a good sense of humor35. What sent Ronald Reagan to hospital in 1981?A. His poor hearing. B. His accident. C. His overwork. D. His illness.第二节 (共 5 小题；每小题 2

41、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。What is the difference between happy people and unhappy people? 36 Read the following list of things that HAPPY people do differently from UNHAPPY people and you will know. Well, I can tell you for sure that those people who are really happy, FEAR

42、less and LOVE a lot more. They see each moment, each challenge, each person as an opportunity to discover more about themselves and the world around them. 37 Happy people understand that you cant really change a situation by resisting（反抗）it. But they can feel better by understanding that there might

43、 be a reason for its existence（存在）. 38 But rather, they ask themselves questions like: What can I learn from this? How can I make this better? They always seem to be pleasant and hopeful no matter what happens to them. They do the things they do because of the meaning it brings into their lives and

44、because they get a sense of purpose by doing so.39 They care more about living a life full of meaning rather than, what in our modern society we would call, living a successful life. The fact here is that most of the time they get both, success and meaning, just because they choose to focus on doing

45、 the things they love the most. 40 They make sure that their actions bring meaning and happiness in the lives of many. They look for ways to give and to share the best of themselves with the world and to make other people happy.A. They have an ideal living and a balanced life.B. What are the things

46、that these people do differently?- 7 -C. They are kind to themselves and others and they understand the power of love. D. The things happy people do are not for themselves, but for the good of others.E. They are ready to accept whatever lies in front of them.F. They understand that “Doing what you l

47、ove is the most important for living a full life“.G. When something unpleasant happens to them, they dont try to fight it, knowing that this will make the situation even worse.第三部分 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，选出可以填入空爆出的最佳选选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。A po

48、or and old farmer lived in a village, who had a beautiful and young wife. The wife 41 wanted to enjoy life by spending lots of money on good clothes. Because of his old age and poor 42 , the farmer hardly left his house and did not earn more than what was 43 . So the wife often felt 44 and the coupl

49、e often 45 each other.One day, a thief heard their quarrel and saw the wife 46 out of the house in tears. He followed her and then came up to her to 47 . “Dear, Ive heard about your quarrel. You are very beautiful and young and old man cant satisfy your demands. I have a lot of 48 but no one to spend it. So, why not 49 the old man and follow me to the city? We will start a(n) 50 life together.” the thief said. The wife agreed to his 51 . That night, she gathered all her fine clothes and money and lef