广东省培正中学2020-2021学年高一上学期期中考试英语-Word版含答案.docx

广州市培正中学2022-2021学年第一学期期中考试
高一英语试题
（满分：150分；考试时间：120分钟；命题人：岑媛媛 审题人：王骏）

第一部分：听力（共20分）

第一节：听力理解（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）听下面6段对话，选出最佳选项。
Conversation 1
1. What are the two speakers talking about?
A. Traveling in the city. B. Renting (租) a car. C. Buying a car.
2. What does the man think of the rent?
A. It is lower than he expected.
B. It is beyond what he can afford.
C. It is quite high.
Conversation 2
3. How much did the woman pay for her plane ticket?
A. $150. B. $120. C. $100.
4. Why didn’t the woman buy one of the cheapest tickets?
A. Because she didn’t like the time when the plane took off.
B. Because she went to the wrong airline company.
C. Because she didn’t know about the cheapest tickets.
Conversation 3
5. When did the woman get home from the beach?
A. Around 3:00pm. B. At 5:30pm. C. Around 6:00pm.
6. Who got sun burnt?
A. The woman. B. The man. C. Ann.
Conversation 4
7. What is the relationship between the two speakers?
A. Teacher and student. B. Classmates. C. Friends.
8. What’s the man’s reason for not handing in his homework?
A. he forgot to bring his homework to school.
B. He forgot to take his book back home.
C. He was tired of doing homework five times a month.
9. What does the woman think of the man’s study?
A. She thinks he is hopeless.
B. She is satisfied with his improvement.
C. She thinks he doesn’t work as hard as before.
Conversation 5
10. What will the girl use the newspapers for
A. Improving her writing skills.
B. Keeping up with current affairs.
C. Entertaining herself.
11. What does the man think of the girl’s idea of reading newspapers?
A. It is annoying. B. It is not surprising. C. It is excellent.
12. Where does the conversation most probably take place?
A. In the school library. B. In the woman’s office. C. At the man’s home.
Conversation 6
13. What is the book the man read about?
A. Life in the future.
B. New machines that have been designed.
C. Ways to open locks.
14. What does the man think of keys being totally replaced?
A. It cannot be avoided. B. It couldn’t be better. C. it is a pity.
15. What does the woman think of the fingerprint technology?
A. It is convenient but not reliable.
B. It is reliable but not convenient.
C. It is convenient and reliable.

其次节：听取信息（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
听下面一段独白，请依据题目要求，从所听到的内容中猎取必要的信息，然后填入标号为16－20的空格中。
Improve your spoken English with our course
The goal
To teach you to speak English like a(n) __A__
Teachers of the course
They are all trained for __B__.
Hoe to use the course
Download a(n) __C__ onto your MP3 player or computer
The feature of the course
We teach the kind of English you will hear in __D__ and in Hollywood movies.
Length of the course
There are 55 lessons and each takes __E_ minutes.

其次部分：语言学问及应用 （共50分）

第一节：单项选择（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
16. Selecting a mobile phone for personal use is no easy task because technology _____ so rapidly. 
    A. is changing     B. has changed      C. will have changed   D. will change
17. I ______ an old friend in the street this afternoon.
A. come up B. come across C. come about D. come to
18. I prefer to ______ home rather than ______ with them.
A. stay home; go out B. staying; going out
C. stay home; going out D. staying; go out
19. If you can’t speak fluent English, you’ll be ___ a big disadvantage when you try to get a job.
A. on B. in C. under D. at
20. It ___ in the hall ____ the anniversary ceremony is to be held tomorrow afternoon.
A. is, where B. is, that C. was, where D. was, that
21. Hurry! The train_____. You know it _____ at 8:30 am.
A. leaves; leaving B. is leaving; leaving
C. is leaving; leaves D. is leaving; is leaving
22. ______ his accent, he may be from Guangzhou.
A. Judging from B. Judging with C. Judged at D. Judged by
23. 60% of the travellers prefer rooms _____ windows face south.
A. which B. where C. whose D. of which
24. The scientist was devoted to _____ so he didn’t get married until forty.
A. work B. working C. be working D. being worked
25. He was generous with his time, _____ I was very grateful.
A. to which B. which C. for which D. who
26. Many of the umbrellas prepared for customers disappeared, but nobody admitted _____.
A. take B. to take C. having taken D. to have taken
27. He said he didn’t know _____ the matter.
A. how he should deal with B. how should he deal with
C. what he should deal with D. what should he deal with
28. It ___ the first time that my friend Anne _____ to Guangzhou last year, so I went to the station to
pick her up.
A. is; has been B. was; had been C. has been; had gone D. has been; went
29. His tired face suggested that he _____ too hard but he insisted that he _____ the heavy task.
A. had worked; should take B. was working; would take
C. should work; should take D. worked; took
30. The new dictionaries are very useful. They _______ well and _______ already.     
A. sell; have been sold out       B. sold; had sold out       
C. sell; sell out                D. are sold; have been sold out
31. Rescuers are ________ for the safety of two men trapped in the mine.
A grateful              B concerned         C extreme D frightened
32. Whether you did it _____ purpose or ______ accident you must answer for it.
A. on; on            B. on; by 
C. by; by           D. by; on
33. I thought her kind and generous ________ I met her.
A. first time   B. for the first time   C. the first time  D. by the first time
34. The lift ________ yesterday. We’ll have to walk up to the eighth floor this evening. 
A. broke down   B. took down   C. came down   D. got down
35. Don't cross the street before the traffic ________ turns to green light. 
A. symbol    B. mark    C.   sign  D.  signal

其次节：完形填空（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，把握其大意，然后从36－50各题所给的A,B,C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Most parents, I suppose, have had the experience of reading a bedtime story to their children. And they must have 36 how difficult it is to write a 37 children’s book. Either the author has aimed too 38 , so that the children can’t follow what is in his (or more often, her) story, 39 the story seems to be talking to the readers.
The best children’s books are 40 very difficult nor very simple, and satisfy both the 41 who hears the story and the adult who 42 it. Unfortunately, there are in fact few books like this, 43 the problem of finding the right bedtime story is not 44 to solve. This may be why many of the books regarded as 45 of children’s literature(文学) were in fact written for 46 . “Alice in wonderland” is perhaps the most obvious of this.
Children, left for themselves, often 47 the worst possible interest in literature. Just leave a child in a bookshop or a 48 and he will more willingly choose the books written in an imaginative way, or have a look at most children’s comics(连环画), full of the stories and jokes which are the objections of teachers and right-thinking parents.
Perhaps we parents should stop 49 to brainwash children into accepting our taste in literature. After all children and adults are so 50 that we parents should not expect that they will enjoy the same books. So I suppose we’ll just have to compromise（妥协） over the bedtime story.
36. A. hoped B. realized C. told D. said
37. A. short B. long C. bad D. good
38. A. easy B. short C. high D. difficult
39. A. and B. but C. or D. so
40. A. both B. neither C. either D. very
41. A. child B. father C. mother D. teacher.
42. A. hears B. buys C. understands D. reads
43. A. but B. however C. so D. because
44. A. hard B. easy C. enough D. fast
45. A. articles B. work C. arts D. works
46. A. grown-ups B. girls C. boys D. children
47. A. become B. show C. find D. add
48. A. school B. home C. office D. library
49. A. going B. liking C. trying D. preferring
50. A. same B. friendly C. different D. common

第三部分：阅读（共40分）

阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40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
I first went to Harrow in the summer term. The school had the biggest swimming pool I had ever seen. It was a good joke to come up behind a naked boy, and push him into the pool. I made quite a habit of this with boys of my own size or less.
One day I saw a boy wrapped in a towel on the side of the pool. He was no bigger than I was, so I thought him a fair game. Coming secretly behind, I pushed him in, holding on to his towel so that it would not get wet, I was surprised to see an angry face come out from the water, and a being of great strength making its way by fierce strokes(猛力地划) to the shore. I fled, but in vain. He overtook me, seized me violently, and threw me into the deepest part of the pool. I soon climbed out on the other side, and found myself surrounded by a crowd of younger boys. “Do you know what you have done?” they said, “It’s Amery; he is in Grade Six. He is champion at gym, he has got his football honor.”
I was frightened and felt ashamed. How could I tell his position when be was wrapped in a bath towel and so small. He didn’t seem pleased at all, so I added in a most brilliant word, “My father, who is a great man, is also small.” At this he laughed, and after some general words about my rude behavior and how I had better be careful in the future, signified the incident was closed.
51. The writer thought Amery “a fair game” because the boy .
A. looked like an animal B. was fond of games
C. was of similar size D. was good at sports
52. The writer felt “ashamed” because .
A. he was laughed at by other boys B. Amery turned out to be in the same grade
C. he pushed Amery hard and hurt him D. he played a joke on an outstanding athlete
53. By saying “My father, who is a great man, is also small”, the writer .
A. tried to please Amery B. challenged Amery
C. threatened Amery D. admired his father
54. Which of the following is TRUE?
A. The writer could run faster than Amery.
B. The writer liked playing on boys of all sizes.
C. Amery was a student in Grade Four.
D. Amery forgave the writer for his rude behavior.
55. What does the underlined word “overtook” mean?
A. catch hold of B. catch up with C. take a look at D. shout at

B
The phone is ringing at the other end of the line and it clicks as it is being answered. A voice says quickly, “Hello, will you hold, please?” then there is another click, followed by silence. It seems like hours before someone comes back on the line—that is, if you don’t hang up first.
Office calls are, perhaps, the most difficult and the most important part of a secretary’s work. The first impression that a client（顾客）receives about a business is often through a telephone contact. A caller who is left hanging on “hold” will get the feeling that he or she has been forgotten or ignored. If a call is answered rudely, the caller may become angry. And if the call is not routed directly to the right person, the caller may feel that he or she is getting the “run-around”.
Laura Needham is a secretary in the executive offices of a large manufacturing company. As a good office secretary, Laura knows that all phone calls must be answered quickly and handled efficiently. She knows that a secretary must be pleasant and helpful, no matter how busy she is or what kind of mood she may be in. She knows she must keep calm if a caller gets impatient or becomes angry; also, of course, she knows she can never allow herself to lose her temper. If she does not have the information the caller asks for, she must know who does have the information. Finally, she knows that one of her most important responsibilities is to “screen” telephone calls and to know which calls to refer to her boss, which calls to refer to other people, and which calls to handle herself.
A well-handled telephone call will give the caller a good impression of the company he or she is dealing with. For this reason, an office secretary who can handle telephone calls cheerfully, tactfully（机敏）, and efficiently is a valuable asset（财宝）to any organization.
56. The underlined phrase “run-around” probably means ______________ .
A. a strange experience B. a flat refusal
C. a not-so-warm welcome D. a cold response
57. Laura knows quite well that a secretary must be ______________ .
A. quick and busy B. pleasant and helpful
C. calm and patient D. both B and C
58. The underlined word “screen” means ________________ .
A. give an answer to
B. show something on a piece of cloth
C. separate things of one sort from those of another
D. watch something on the screen
59. According to this passage a secretary can never be a good one unless she _______________ .
A. knows how to please her clients(托付人)
B. often asks her boss how to deal with telephone calls
C. has the information her clients need
D. can keep calm and never loses her temper
60. This passage is mainly about ____________ .
A. well-handled telephone calls
B. the importance of handling office calls
C. a good secretary called Laura Needham
D. a secretary being a valuable asset to her company

C
I know what you’re thinking: pizza? For breakfast? But the truth is that you can have last night’s leftovers in the morning if you want to.
I know lots of women who skip breakfast (不吃早餐), and they have a ton of different excuses for doing it. Some say they don’t have time, others think they’re saving calories, still others just don’t like breakfast food.
But the bottom line is that eating in the morning is very important when you’re trying to lose weight. “Eating just about anything from 300 to 400 calories would be better than nothing at all,” says Katherine Brooking, R.D. , who developed the super-easy eating plan for this year’s “SELF CHALLENGE”. And even pizza can be healthy if it’s loaded with vegetables, and you stick to one small piece.
Breakfast is one meal I never miss, and the same goes for most weight loss success stories. Research shows that eating breakfast keeps you from overeating later in the day. Researchers at the University of Southern