宁夏青铜峡市高级中学2020-2021学年高一英语下学期期中试题.doc

宁夏青铜峡市高级中学2020-2021学年高一英语下学期期中试题

宁夏青铜峡市高级中学2020-2021学年高一英语下学期期中试题

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宁夏青铜峡市高级中学2020-2021学年高一英语下学期期中试题
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转 涂到答题卡上。
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三个选项中选岀最佳选 项。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. Where does the man come from?
A. China. B. France. C. Canada.
2. What will the weather be like on Saturday morning?
A. Rainy. B. Sunny. C. Cloudy.
3. Where did the man get the sandwich?
A. From a friend's house. B. From a supermarket. C. From a food store.
4. What would Amy like to see?
A. War movies. B. Funny movies. C. Action movies.
5. What does the woman ask the man to do?
A. Do the dishes. B. Answer the phone. C. Repair the phone.
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。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 is the woman going to do?
A. Have a meeting. B. Watch a match. C. Give a speech.
7. What is the best thing in the snow club according to the woman?
A. Meeting new friends.
B. Planning snowing trips.
C. Improving snowing skills.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. What is the relationship between the speakers?
A. Mother and son. B. Teacher and student. C. Father and daughter.
9. How does Mom feel about Mary's going to school?
A. Disappointed. B. Concerned. C. Uncaring.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. Where does the conversation take place?
A. In the library. B. In the bedroom. C. In the man's room.
11. What does the man think of the classroom?
A. It's crowded. B. It's noisy. C. It's quiet.
12. What topic will the man probably choose for the paper?
A. Western culture. B. Trips around the world. C. Something about Beijing.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. What does Suzy want to be in World Trek?
A. A manager. B. A teacher. C. A salesman.
14. What will Suzy do if she takes the job?
A. Sell things in Europe. B. Teach English in America.
C. Lead tours to Asian countries.
15. How is Suzy's English according to the man?
A. Poor. B. Good. C. Puzzling.
16. What will the speakers do next?
A. Have dinner. B. Go shopping. C. Make Chinese food.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. When does the Life Program begin?
A. At 8：00 pm. B. At 7: 00 pm. C. At 8：00 am.
18. What does the speaker do?
A. A tour guide. B. A student. C. A host.
19. How will you feel if your friends ask you to return the money?
A. Embarrassed. B. Angry. C. Happy.
20. Which of the following is the speaker's suggestion?
A. Borrowing money from your friends frequently.
B. Not borrowing money from your friends too often.
C. Lending money to your friends as much as possible.
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。
A
Artificial intelligence (Al) is practically everywhere today. There are so many products out there which use Al. Some are being developed, some are already in use, and some failed and are being improved, so it’s very difficult to name a few of them and regard them as the best.
Vi
It is an Al personal trainer which is mainly concerned with fitness and coaching. It, however, requires the use of bio-sensing earphones and other fitness tracking equipment! It can play your favourite music while you work out and all you have to worry about is the exercise you're doing.
Deep Text
Do you ever wonder how an ad appears suddenly just when you are looking for something similar? This is because of Deep Text. It uses real-time consumer information to produce data which in turn is used to target consumers. Thus, if you search online for flight tickets from Bangalore to Delhi, it is very likely that an ad relating to hotels in Delhi will soon follow.
Hello Egg
If you live alone and miss your mother because you always miss your breakfast or don’t know what to eat for dinner, then Hello Egg is exactly what you are looking for. A very healthy choice of the 2-minute noodles and oats, Hello Egg provides you with a detailed weekly meal plan about the needs of your body. It is truly a modern AI-powered home cooking tool for the young.
Wordsmith
You can put Mr. Smith into your Microsoft Excel using their free API, and let it write up detailed analysis of the stories behind your numbers. It can produce detailed reports on thousands of pages of spreadsheets in seconds.
21．What can we learn about Vi from the text?
A．It doesn't work without bio-sensing earphones.
B．It is a bio-sensing earphone.
C．It is an AI music player.
D．It can make you more energetic while you work out.
22．Which can help you improve cooking skill?
A．Deep text B．Hello Egg. C．Word smith. D．Vi.
23．What can Wordsmith do for us?
A．Book a ticket ahead of time. B．Provide us with a detailed meal plan.
C．Produce a detailed report. D．Offer us information on hotels for traveling.
B
Narasimha Das is on his way to feed 169,379 hungry children. Das is in charge of a kitchen in Vrindaban. The town is about a three-hour drive from India’s capital, New Delhi. Das gets to work at 3:00 a.m. Thirty workers are already working to make tens of thousands of rounds of bread. It will be brought to 1,516 schools in and around Vrindaban.
A Growing Problem
Going to school is difficult for more than 13 million children in India. They must go to work instead, or go hungry. That’s why India began the Mid-Day Meal Scheme, the largest school-lunch program in the world. A free lunch encourages children to come to school and gives them the energy they need for learning. The program began in the 1960s.
The kitchen in Vrindaban is run by the Akshaya Patra Foundation. It is one of the lunch program’s biggest partners. “Just $11.50 can feed one child for an entire year,” said Madhu Sridhar, president of the Akshaya Patra Foundation.
Lunch Is Served!
The Akshaya Patra food truck arrives at Gopalgarh Primary School. Since the program started, the number of underweight children has gone down. The children get foods they need — as long as they finish what’s on their plates.
24. What does Narasimha Das do？
A. A waiter B. A salesman C. A cook D. A shopkeeper
25. The kitchen in Vrindaban supplies food to _____.
A. the poor B. school children C. college students D. the old
26. Why is it difficult for children to go to school in India?
A. Because they have to work to make money.
B. Because there are not enough schools.
C. Because there are not enough teachers.
D. Because their parents refuse to send them to school.
27. Which of the following about the Mid-Day Meal Scheme is NOT true?
A. It is to encourage children to go to school.
B. It has been carried out for about 50 years.
C. It is run by Narasimha Das.
D. It is the largest school-lunch program in the world.
C
It was very cold and I had been watching a homeless man make himself comfortable in a “shelter” on the river bank. His “shelter” was a tarpaulin (油布) tied to rocks to keep the wind from blowing it away. He had been living there for over a month. I never saw him with warm clothing or food. I knew what I wanted to do.
When I told my parents what I wanted to do they were alarmed. They said I could be putting myself at risk, taking a box to a homeless person at night! But I knew, in my deep heart, that I would be safe.
I got a box. My parents watched as I added warm gloves, a heavy blanket ... into the box until it was full! Then, I put a Christmas card on top. It said, “Even though we hardly know each other, I want to wish you a Merry Christmas!” I put ten one-dollar bills inside it as well.
My father insisted he went there with me as it was 10 pm on Christmas Eve. I said he could drive me but he had to stay in the car. He agreed.
I took the box and walked towards his “house”. I called, “Sir, I have a Christmas box for you!”
“Go away!” he shouted.
“Sir,” I repeated.
“Go away!” he shouted.
“Why?” I asked him.
He walked over and I expected to see an angry face. Instead I saw two of the most beautiful, gentle, blue eyes I have ever seen.
“Merry Christmas!” I said.
“Why are you doing this?” he asked.
“Because you matter to me,” I said. With that I gave him the box.
Tears came to his eyes and he thanked me. I got back to the car and watched him carry the box like it was filled with gold. I didn’t want to embarrass (使困窘) him by watching him any more so Dad and I left.
28. The underlined word “alarmed” can best be replaced by _____.
A. pleased B. angry C. disappointed D. worried
29. Why did the author ask his father to stay in the car?
A. Because he wanted to prove he was brave.
B. Because he didn’t want the homeless man to feel bad.
C. Because he wanted to protect his father from being hurt.
D. Because he believed the homeless man was bad.
30. When the homeless man saw the author first, he was _____.
A. quite puzzled B. very excited
C. quite angry D. very curious
31. The author’s purpose in writing the text is to tell readers that _____.
A. it is easier said than done B. a willing helper does not wait until he is asked
C. where there is a will, there is a way D. poverty is the mother of health
D
What do you think of 80s pop music? Do the names George Michael, Madonna and Michael Jackson sound familiar? Well, these are just some of the names that were well-known in the music scene of the 80s and early 90s. The 80s pop music scene was an important step to the popularity (普及) of present-day music. A new wave in the music scene was introduced, which made such music styles as punk rock, rap music and the MTV popular. Although it was an end to the old 60s and 70s styles, it was also the beginning of something big. The popularity of music videos meant that artists now replaced their guitar-based music with visual displays. A new wave of artists came on the scene and the entire industry developed quickly.
The most famous 80s pop music video is Michael Jackson’s Thriller. Introduced in 1982, few people can forget the video not only because of its never-be-foreseen images, but also because of the popularity it received. Think of how 80s pop music changed the lives of people who grew up in the 80s. Ask a young man today to tell you the names of the “New Kids on the Block” and he will start talking about the neighbor kids who just moved in. These are not the answers you might have heard in the 80s. Though today’s young men do not recognize how cool 80s pop music was, most people will always remember it for what it was and these are happy memories they will always love.
Some of the 80s pop music legends (传奇人物) include Madonna, U2, AeroSmith and of course the King of Pop Michael Jackson. Let’s not forget Prince, Tina Turner, Phil Collins and Motown’s Lionel Ritchie. Some of these musicians played music that has stood the test of time. Undoubtedly, the 80s pop music scene will live on for many more years to come.
32. What is the text mainly about?
A. The characters of 80s pop music. B. What made 80s pop music popular.
C. 80s pop music’s steps to popularity. D. The effects of 80s pop music.
33. 80s pop music mainly includes the following styles EXCEPT ____.
A. guitar-based music B. the MTV C. rap music D. punk rock
34. Michael Jackson’s Thriller impressed people so deeply mainly because ____.
A. it changed the lives of people B. he sang it in a special style
C. it was made into a music video D. it left people with happy memories
35. The purpose of the last paragraph is to tell readers that ____.
A. 80s pop music is and will remain popular B. 80s pop music has many faults
C. 80s pop music is now out of date D. we shouldn’t forget the great musicians of the 80s
第二节（共5小题;每小题2分，满分10分）
根据短文内容，从选项中选岀能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
A good relationship(关系)with a teacher may help you learn better. But what should you do if you find it difficult to get along well with your teachers? Here are some tips.
If you’re facing problems with a teacher, try to find out why. 36 Or do you like the subject but just dislike the teacher?
If you don’t like the subject, it can affect(影响) your relationship with the teacher. You should try to find the practical value in calsses you don’t like.you may hate math.37
If you find a subject hard, talk to your teacher to be given more help. 38 It may help you raise your grade gradually.
39 Show an interest in the subject, which may change your attitude towards your teacher. You can also talk to your teacher when he or she is free.Use this time to get extra help, ask questions, or talk about your progress in class. You may be surprised to learn that your teacher, is a bit more relaxed and friendly than when lecturing in front of the whole class.
If you don’t agree with your teacher, do not quarrel with him or her.40 Just as teachers need to be fair and treat everyone equally, students have responsibilities, too. You don’t have to like your teacher or agree with what he or she says , but it is necessary to be polite.
A. What is your opinion about it?
B. Do you dislike the subject?
C. Common respect is a basic requirement of any relationship.
D. But learning it well can help you in everything from sports to leaving a tip(小费).
E. And it’s impossible to like everyone all the time.
F. What if you just don’t like the teacher?
G. Any teacher wil give you some useful advice.
第三部分 语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节（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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最 佳选项。
The disease had slowed me down. Then my granddaughter sent a cat to me. Honestly speaking, I fell in love with the cute little thing 41 when I first saw her.
"I'll 42 you Rainbow,” I said with a smile.
The next day I 43 some cat food and two toy mice in a pet shop. Rainbow went crazy over those 44 : she got them stuck under the desk or the sofa. Then she wouldn't stop meowing (喵喵叫) 45 I got them back for her. She'd bring the mice to me and demand that I throw them for her over and over again—she never felt 46 . She couldn’t feel the pain in my 47 .
Rainbow always got into troubles. She kept knocking over my plants or 48 my cups. I had to deal with the “ 49 ”. My back 50 with all the ups and downs of trying to keep up with Rainbow. But what was I supposed to do? I couldn’t bear the 51 of sending her away.
One day, I felt there was something 52 on my cheek. Rainbow，licking (舔) me, wanted breakfast. “OK, I get the 53 ,” I said. I tried to lower my body to put her 54 in the bowl on the floor, 55 pain to spread from my back through my body. But it didn't. I felt 56 ,
After she finished eating, I bent down and 57 her bowl without having to hold on to the desk. She looked up at me and meowed, as if to say, "See? I'm 58 what the doctor ordered!”
Three years later, Rainbow still kept me moving and I began to 59