2019-2020学年市北中学高一上英语期中考试
2019-2020学年市北中学高一上英语期中考试
Ⅱ. Grammar and Vocabulary
Section A
Directions: Choose the right answer from the four choices.
21. This is one of the best films _________.
A. that have been shown this year
B. that have shown
C. that has been shown this year
D. that you talked
22. They arrived at a farmhouse in front of _________ sat a small boy.
A. whom
B. who
C. which
D. that
23. He talked a lot about things and persons _________ they remembered in the school.
A. which
B. that
C. whom
D. what
24. In our factory there are 2,000 workers, two thirds of _________ are women.
A. them
B. which
C. whom
D. who
25. I lost a book, _________ I can’t remember now.
A. whose title
B. its title
C. the title of it
D. the title of that
26. This dictionary, _________ the few pages are missing, is of no use.
A. among which
B. of which
C. in which
D. to which
27. I don’t believe the reason, _________ he has given for his being late.
A. why
B. that
C. how
D. what
28. Can you think out a situation, _________ this idiom can be used?
A. which
B. that
C. with which
D. where
29. In the office I never seems to have time until 5:30 p.m. _________ many people have gone home.
A. whose time
B. that
C. on which
D. by which time
30. It was at the school _________ was named after a hero _________ he spent his childhood.
A. which; that
B. where; where
C. that; where
D. which; where
Section A
Directions: Fill in the blanks with the proper form of the verbs in the blanket.
31. We _________ (work) on it for many years, but we have not year reached any conclusion.
32. A friend of mine returned to his house after a holiday, only to find it _________ (break into).
33. He will come to call on you the moment he _________ (receive) the notice.
34. More than a dozen students at that university _________ (send) abroad to study arts last year.
35. With the help of high technology, more and more diseases _________ (cure) in the past years.
36. The museum which _________ (restore) will be open to the public soon. The work is almost finished.
37. -- I will come to attend your lecture at 10:00 tomorrow.
-- I’m sorry, by then my lecture _________ (end) and I will be meeting my guests in my office.
38. The plane _________ (leave) at 7:00 p.m., so I have to be at the airport by 6:40 at the latest.
39. -- Remember the first time we met, Jim?
-- Of course I do. You _________ (read) in the library.
40. I want to buy that kind of cloth because I have been told that the cloth _________ (wash) well.
Section B
Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.
Most individuals experience some form of test anxiety when they take an important examination. This anxiety can __41__ itself in physical symptoms like nausea or sweaty palms, or in emotional symptoms like panic and irritability. Often, individuals will become nervous long before the exam date because they feel __42__ by the amount of material they must master. The first step in __43__ this anxiety is realizing that test anxiety is a natural reaction, and that it can be __44__. In order to regain control over anxiety, one should break the exam __45__ into smaller sections. It will seem easier to master series of small subjects than to handle a huge subject all at once.
Test-takers should make a study schedule weeks or months ahead of the exam, and give themselves a small amount to learn each period. When the exam day __46__ arrives, anxiety will
be reduced by the feeling of preparedness. Apart from that, anxiety can be lessened in a few easy ways. First, avoid having any excessively stimulating foods, such as those __47__ caffeine or sugar, on the day of the exam. Getting a good night’s sleep and a little bit of exercise will __48__ one’s brain and allow for easy __49__ of the learned material. During the exam, breathe deeply and sit in a comfortable position. On exams where this is possible, many people find comfort in going through and answering all of the easy questions before __50__ the more difficult ones.
Ⅱ. Reading Comprehension
Section A
Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
No one would be willing to pay one-third of the price for the packaging or wrapping of what he or she purchases. But over-packaging has become a disease that leads to an __51__ waste of resources and __52__ environmental pollution.
The wasted packaging materials are __53__ to be worth about 280 billion yuan annually. And such packages and wrappings thrown away by customers __54__ up half of the volume of solid waste in cities. __55__, it is high time that regulations were __56__ to stop enterprises from spending too much on unnecessary packaging and wrapping.
To produce paper packaging or wrapping, many more trees have to be cut down. Over-packaging also limits the interest of consumers when they have to spend quite a high percentage on something that they will have to throw into the dustbin. The simple truth is that the more a producer spends on packaging, the __57__ the products it sells will be.
Product packaging and wrapping used to be very simple 30 years ago. “Shabby.” was the word many had used to __58__ the way Chinese products were packaged. And shabby packaging was blamed for making Chinese products __59__ in the international market.
It is __60__ to pay enough attention to packaging or wrapping products in such a manner that they can be __61__to customers’ eyes. But that does definitely justify that packaging should even outshine what is inside.
In the Chinese proverb, “maidu huanhzu,” the buyer returns the peal and just keeps the case because the __62__ is too fancy and luxurious. It not only laughs at the poor __63__ of the
buyer, but also criticizes the unnecessary __64__ the seller has made in making the case. Another message from the proverb is that over-packaging helps cultivate an __65__ consuming attitude - to buy fancy-looking stuff but not what they really need.
51. A. enormous B. available C. invisible D. illegal
52. A. results from B. contributes to C. depends on D. calls for
53. A. predicted B. required C. acknowledged D. estimated
54. A. look B. hold C. make D. add
55. A. However B. Therefore C. Otherwise D. Furthermore
56. A. observed B. broken C. adopted D. forbidden
57. A. better B. more expensive C. cheaper D. more useful
58. A. recommend B. praise C. consider D. criticize
59. A. popular B. impressive C. unattractive D. qualified
60. A. ridiculous B. incredible C. unnecessary D. reasonable
61. A. accustomed B. appealing C. similar D. grateful
62. A. former B. next C. other D. latter
63. A. judgment B. eyesight C. appetite D. health
64. A. contributions B. efforts C. progress D. use
65. A. unfamiliar B. unhealthy C. unnatural D. unavoidable
Section B
Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them the are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have read.
(A)
Middle-class parents are fueling bad behavior in the classroom by “buying off” their children with computers and televisions rather that teaching them basic social skills, a teachers’ union leader said.
Mary Bousted, general secretary of the Association of Teachers and Lectures, said some middle-class parents failed to support the right of the teacher to teach and of students to learn by failing to create the right social conditions at home.
Children were living in “isolation（隔离）”, glued to computer games and TV shows in their bedrooms and in many cases it was relatively wealthy parents who were encouraging such solitary behavior. “They are not learning give and take within the family,” she said.
“Often it was the well-off middle classes that buy off their children through the computer and TV and everything that isolates them within the home,” Bousted said. “Add then they are surprised when their child doesn’t come to school ready to learn.”
Bousted’s comments come ahead of the union’s conference next week, where members will debate a motion brought by its Chechire branch calling for parents of disruptive students to see their child benefit choked（削减）. Another proposal is for mothers and fathers to attend parenting classes to help them deal with badly-behaved children.
While she acknowledged that the motion about cutting child benefit was “quite extreme” and said she was not sure it was viable（可行的）, she insisted it raised relevant issues.
“It’s comes out a frustration that many members feel that they are working their socks off to get children to learn, they’re not supported by home,” she said.
Of the idea of classes for classes of naughty children, she said, “If you go into a pet shop, you have to prove that you are going to be able to take care of a dog before they will sell you a puppy, but there is nothing for being a parent unless you are so awful the state takes your child away from you.”
66. What does Bousted think of the students from some middle-class families?
A. They are among the most selfish people.
B. They are afraid of speaking in public places.
C. They fail to be taught right basic social skills at home.
D. They don’t like to make friends with others at school.
67. Which is the proposal of the meeting to be held by a teachers’ union?
A. Telling parents the importance of attending parent-teacher conference.
B. Calling on parents to help educate their badly-behaved children.
C. Discussing how to improve students’ performance at school.
D. Analyzing why American teachers face so much pressure.
68. In Bousted’s opinion, what makes many teachers frustrated though they try their best to get children to learn?
A. These children make no improvement at all.
B. They can’t get the support of these children’s parents.
C. They still face the danger of being fired.
D. Their requests for raising wages is refused.
(B)
Philip Island Penguins
The Little Penguin has called Phillip Island home for untold generations. Get to Phillip Island in plenty of time to watch a summer sunset at Summer-land Beach -- the stage is attractively set to see the Little Penguin leave water and step onto land.
●Leave Melbourne at 5:30 pm. for a direct journey to Phillip Island.
●See the Gippsland area -- Guinness Book of Records place for the world’s longest earthworm ●Journey along the coastal highway around the Bay with French Island and Churchill Island in
the distance
●Cross the bridge at San Remo to enter Phillip Island -- natural home for little Penguins and
many animals
●Take your place in special viewing stands to watch the daily evening performance of the wild
Little penguins
Ultimate Penguins (+U)
Join a group of up to 15. This guided tour goes to an attractive, quiet beach to see Little Penguins. You can see penguins at night by wearing a special pair of glasses.
Adult $ 60.00 Child $ 30.00
Viewing Platform Penguin Plus (+V)
More personalized wildlife viewing limited to 130 people providing closer viewing of the penguin arrival than the main viewing stands.
Adult $25.00 Child $ 12.50
Penguin Skybox (+S)
Join a group of only 5 in the comfort of a special, higher-up viewing tower. Gain an excellent overview of Summer-land Beach.
Adult $16 yrs + $ 50.00
69. What kind of people is the next mainly written for?
A. Researchers
B. Students
C. Tourists
D. Biologists
70. How much would a couple with one child pay for a tour where they can watch penguins from a shorter distance away?
A. $37.50.
B. $ 62.50.
C. $ 180.00.
D. $150.00.
71. What can we learn from the text about Little Penguins?
A. They have been on Phillip Island for years.
B. They keep a Guinness record for their size.
C. They are trained to practice diving for visitors.
D. They live in large groups to protect themselves.
(C)
Some people go home for the holidays hoping just to survive, burying their attention in their phones or football to avoid conflict with relatives. Yet research now suggests that is the wrong idea. Family traditions -- of any form -- can save a holiday, making it well worth the effort of getting everyone in the same room.
In a series of studies to be published in the Journal of the Association for Consumer Research hundreds of online subjects described traditions they performed with their families during Christmas, New Year’s Day and Easter, from tree decoration to egg hunts. Those who said they performed collective traditions, compared with those who said they did not, felt closer to their families, which made the holidays more interesting, which in turn made them more enjoyable. Most surprising, the types of activities they described -- family dinners with special foods, religious ceremonies, watching the ball drop in Times Square -- did not have a direct bearing on enjoyment. But the number of them did. Apparently having family traditions makes the holidays better and the more the merrier.
The study could measure only correlations（关联）between subjects’ responses, leaving causality uncertain -- Do traditions increase holiday pleasure, or do people who already enjoy the holidays choose to perform more traditions? Yet enjoyment ratings were higher after people describe traditions, suggesting that simply thinking about them can add a feeling of warmness to one’s experience.
“Whatever the tradition is, and however small it may seems, it helps people to really get closer to one another,” says OvulSezer, a researcher at Harvard Business School and the paper’s primary author. “With some traditions we don’t even know why we do them, but they still work,” she says.
It could be that traditions offer “small, nonobvious ways” to get people to share an experience without feeling awkward or forced, suggests Kathleen Vohs, a psychologist at the University of Minnesota and one of Sezer’s co-authors.
72. About the family collective activities, what really matters?
A. The number of them.
B. The form of them
C. The place where they take place
D. The time that they last
73. The underlined word “causality” in paragraph 3 refers to the relationship between __________.
A. cause and effect
B. opinion and fact
C. whole and part
D. example and conclusion
74. Why can family traditions bring people closer according to Kathleen V ohs?
A. Because they offer chances for people to get together.
B. Because people know the meaning of each tradition
C. Because they work in small and not obvious ways.
D. Because people can do things together feeling relaxed.
75. What’s the best title for this passage?
A. Family traditions are on the rise
B. Family traditions increase happiness.
C. Put your smart phone down.
D. Family is where happiness lies.
Directions: Translate the following
Ⅱ. Translation
sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.
1. 这张明信片使Wendy想起了她去长城的旅行。(remind)
2. 参观博物馆时，你会被那些历史文物吸引。(attract)
3. 经常进行充足的锻炼能防止疲劳，保持身体健康。(adequate)
4. 改进一下你的肢体语言，这样你会给面试官留下一个好印象。(... , and ... )
5. 学生要避免节食，因为缺乏蛋白质和铁质会对他们的健康造成损害。(damage n.)
参考答案
语法选择
21-25 ACBCA 26-30 BBDCA
语法填空
31. have been working 32. had been broken in 33. receives 34. were sent
35. have been cured 36. being restored 37. had ended 38. leaves 39. were reading 40. washes
十一选十
41-45 BKDGH 46-50 JBIAC
完形填空
51-55 CBDCB 56-60 ABDCB 61-65 BDABD
阅读理解
66. C 67. B 68. B
69. C 70. B 71. A
72. B 73. A 74. A 75. B