湖北省武汉外国语学校2020学年高一英语下学期期中试题新人教版

武汉外国语学校2020学年度下学期期中考试高一英语试

题

满分：150分

第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）

做题时，先将答案划在试卷上。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 does the woman think of the book?

A. It’s too long.

B. It’s attractive.

C. It’s hard to understand.

2. What is the man trying to do?

A. To make an apology.

B. To make a decision.

C. To make a suggestion.

3. What does the woman suggest?

A. Leaving early for the airport.

B. Checking the flight schedule the next morning.

C. Listening to the weather forecast the next morning.

4. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?

A. Teacher and student.

B. Boss and secretary.

C. Husband and wife.

5. Why is the man moving to London?

A. He has got a job there.

B. He runs a company there.

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. How long will it take the man to ride a 10-mile distance?

A. About half an hour.

B. About an hour.

C. About two hours.

7. How does the woman go to work?

A. By train.

B. On foot.

C. By bike.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8. How old was probably the man when he got his PhD?

A. 18.

B. 26.

C. 28.

9. When did the man begin his research on the cancer drug?

A. When he got a job in a medical lab.

B. When he worked at a medical company.

C. When he was in the process of getting his PhD degree.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. What did the head teacher tell the woman?

A. Jim failed in the exam.

B. Jim didn’t attend class today.

C. Jim didn’t study hard at school.

11. What’s the woman’s advice?

A. The computer should be sold at once.

B. Jim can never use the computer any more.

C. Jim can use the computer only on weekends.

12. What does the woman want the man to do?

A. To have a talk with Jim.

B. To help Jim with his lessons.

C. To tell Jim that he is also his favorite cousin.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. What do we know about the woman?

A. She is smart.

B. She is actually very young.

C. She is familiar with the young man.

14. Why does the woman refuse to

give a bottle of Scotch to the man?

A. She is too frightened to do so.

B. She knows the man is younger

than 21.

C. She intends to find out more

about the man.

15. What will the woman tell the police about the man?

A. The man’s appearance.

B.

The man’s name and address.

C. The man’s drive experiences.

16. What is the possible ending of

the story?

A. The police arrive in no time.

B. The young man gives up robbing

the woman.

C. The woman fights against the

man and wins at last. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. Which of the following hobbies is NOT mentioned?

A. Collecting coins.

B. Collecting stamps.

C. Collecting phones.

18. How much is the man’s coin collection worth?

A. $215.

B. $250.

C. $275.

19. What d oes the speaker’s youngest brother collect?

A. Matchboxes.

B. Stamps.

C. Model airplanes.

20. What do most people want to get from their hobbies?

A. Inspiration.

B. Pleasure.

C. Money.

第二部分：词汇知识运用(共两节，满分30分)

第一节：多项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

21. In _______ Chinese culture, marriage decisions were often made by parents for their children, which definitely doesn't work now.

A. historic

B. remote

C. traditional

D. initial

22. Sorry, she went out with her friends for singing Karaoke yesterday. My daughter's fault of being unable to ________ anything prevents her making progress.

A. persist on

B. insist on

C. resist on

D. stick to

23. I'll have to _______ if there's suitable container space available for shipment next month for Europe.

A. request

B. inquire

C. acquire

D.

especially ________ to

changes, so put it on

A. sensitive

B. positive

C. sentimental

D. sensible

25. You should have locked your gold necklace away at the hotel’s safety box. If you had read your key card carefully, you would have realized that we _______ warned you to do so.

A. especially

B. constantly

C. specially

D. extensively

26. For all the contemporary problems cars bring, no one can deny the convenience cars bring us and ignore the ________ we make to solve these problems.

A. act

B. behaviour

C. doings

D. effort

27. Why does the _______ of sheets wake us up on some nights, but we

sleep through the sound of our alarm clocks going off on others?

A. rumble

B. rustle

C. splash

D. whisper

28. He started by telling her that her staff member Gabe Zimmerman died, which caused her to ______ and cry in a wave of emotion.

A. moan

B. snuffle

C. muffle

D. creak

29. People can see objects because they _____ the light that strikes them, reflecting some of it back to the eye.

A. thump

B. drench

C. scatter

D. gasp

30. In this post, we will take at broad look at the problem ________ to figure out what can be done.

A. in vain

B. in response

C. in relation

D. in attempt 第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

More than thirty years ago, I drove a cab for a living. I met people whose lives amazed me, made me ____31____ and weep. But none touched me more than a woman I ____32____ up late one August night. was responding to a call in a quiet part of town. When I arrived at 2：30 am, the building was ____33____ except for a single light in a ground floor window. I walked to the door and ____34____. The door opened. A small woman in her 80s ____35____ before me. By her side was a small suitcase. I took the suitcase to the ____36____， and then returned to help the woman. She took my arm and we walked ____37____ toward the cab. She kept ____38____ me for my kindness. When we got in the cab,

she gave me a(n) ____39____ and asked, “Can you drive through downtown？”

For the next two hours, we drove ____40____ the city. She showed me the building where she had ____41____ worked as an elevator operator. We drove through the neighborhood where she and her husband had lived ____42____ they were newlyweds. She ____43____ me pull up in front of a house that had once been a ballroom where she had gone ____44____ as a girl. Sometimes she'd ask me to slow in front of a particular building and would sit ____45____ into the darkness, saying nothing.

As the day ____46____， we got to the address she had given me. It was a hospice (临终关怀医院). Two orderlies came out to the cab as ____47____ as we pulled up. They must have been ____48____ her. I took the small suitcase to the door.

“You gave an old woman a little moment of ____49____，”she said. “Thank you.” I squeezed her hand, then walked into the dim morning light. Behind me, a door shut. It was the sound of the ____50____ of a life. I didn't pick up any more passengers that shift. I drove aimlessly, lost in thought. 31．A. cry B．laugh

C．shout D．speak

32．A. put B. took

C. held

D. picked

33．A. bright B. light

C. dark

D. tall

34．A. asked B. knocked

C. struck

D．beat

35．A. stood B. sat

C. lay

D. smiled

36．A. cab B. house

C. building

D. street

37．A. slowly B．fast

C. hurriedly

D. quickly

38．A. asking B. looking

C. thanking

D. taking

39．A. address B .letter

C. book

D. money

40．A. over B. above

C. through

D. towards

41．A. always B. never

C. hardly

D. once

42．A. then B. when

C. because

D. although

43．A. asked B. wanted

C. promised

D. had

44．A. dancing B. singing

C. drawing

D. playing

45．A. staring B. glaring

C. seeing

D. watching

46．A. rose B. raised

C. broke

D. caught

47．A. long B. far

C. well

D. soon

48．A. waiting B.

expecting C. looking

D. inspecting

49．A. joy B. rest

C. sadness

D. sorrow

50．A. welcoming B．opening

C．beginning

D. closing

第三部分：阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)

阅读下列短文，从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Mark Eklund was in the first third grade class I taught at Saint Mary's School in Morris, Minn. He was neat in appearance, but had that happy－to－be－alive

attitude that made even his occasional mischievousness (恶作剧) delightful. Mark liked talking. I had to remind him again and again that talking without permission was not acceptable. What impressed me so much, though, was his sincere response every time I had to correct him for misbehaving: “Thank you for correcting me, sister！”

One day in class, I asked pupils to list the names of the other students on two sheets of paper, leaving a space between each name. Then I told them to think of the nicest thing they could say about each of their classmates and write it down. That Saturday, I wrote down the name of each student on a separate sheet of paper, and I listed what everyone else had said about that student. On Monday I gave each student his or her list. Before long, the entire class was smiling.

Several years later, after I returned from vacation, my father met me at the airport.

“Mark was killed in the war，” he said.“ The funeral is tomorrow, and his parents would like it if you could attend.”

I had never seen a serviceman in

a military coffin (军用棺材) before. As I stood there, Mark's father said, “We want to show you something. They found this on Mark when h e was killed.” He took a wallet out of his pocket. Opening the billfold (皮夹), he carefully removed two worn pieces of notebook paper that had obviously been taped, folded and refolded many times. I knew without looking that the papers were the ones on which I had listed all the good things each of Mark's classmates had said about him. “Thank you so much for doing that，” Mark's mother said. “As you can see, Mark treasured it.”That's when I finally sat down and cried. I cried for Mark and for all

his friends who would never see him again.

51．What troubles the teacher was that ________.

A．Mark didn't do well in his lessons B．Mark talked too much in class

C．Mark was badly dressed

D．Mark was often late for class

52．What was the author's attitude towards Mark?

A．She didn't like him because he didn't obey the rules.

B．She thought he was a bad student.

C．She liked him though he was naughty.

D．She thought he was ready to correct his own mistakes. 53．What did the author ask the students to write on the paper? A．Mistakes each student had made.

B．Things each student liked doing.

C．The habits of each student.

D．The strong point of each student

54．Why did Mark's parents want the author to attend Mark's funeral? A．They wanted her to see Mark for the last time.

B．They wanted to show her the lists.

C．They wanted her to know how sad they were.

D．They wanted to thank her for what she had done for Mark.

B

As the pace of life continues to increase, we are fast losing the art of relaxation. Once you are in the habit of rushing through life, being on the go from morning till night, it is hard to slow down. But relaxation is essential for a healthy mind and body.

Stress is a natural part of everyday life and there is no way to avoid it. In fact, it is not the bad thing it is often supposed to be. A certain amount of stress is vital to provide motivation and give purpose to life. It is only

when the stress gets out of control that it can lead to poor performance and ill health.

The amount of stress a person can withstand depends very much on the individual. Some people are not afraid of stress, and such characters are obviously prime material for managerial responsibilities, others lose heart at the first sight of unusual difficulties. When exposed to stress, in whatever form, we react both chemically and physically. In fact we make choice between “flight or fight” and in more primitive days the choices made the difference between life or death. The crises we meet today are unlikely to be so extreme, but however little the stress, it involves the same response. It is when such a reaction lasts long, through continued exposure to stress, that health becomes endangered. Since we can't remove stress from our lives (it would be unwise to do_so even if we could), we need to find ways to deal with it.

55．People are finding less and less time for relaxing themselves because ________.

A．they regard working as their greatest enjoyment

B．they believe that work is superior to relaxation

C．they are traveling fast all the time

D．they are becoming busier with their work than ever before 56．According to the author, the most important character for a good manager is his ________. A．strong will to hold out stress

B．knowing the art of relaxation

C．high sense of responsibility D．having control over performance

57．Which of the following statements is TRUE, according to the passage?

A．We can find quite a few ways to

avoid stress.

B．Stress is always harmful to people's health.

C．It's easy to change the habit of keeping oneself busy with work. D．Different people can bear different amount of stress. 58．In the last sentence of the passage, “do so” refers to “________”．

A．expose ourselves to stress B．find ways to deal with stress C．remove stress from our lives D．establish links between diseases and stress

C

When a consumer finds that an item she or he bought is faulty or in some other way does not live up to the manufacturer's claims, the first step is to present the warranty, or any other records which might help, at the store of purchase. In most cases, this action will produce results. However, if it does not, there are various means the consumer may use to gain satisfaction. A simple and common method used by many consumers is to complain directly to the store manager. In general, the “higher up” his or her complaint, the faster he or she can expect it to be settled. In such a case, it is usually settled in the consumer's favor, assuming he or she has a just claim. Consumers should complain in person whenever possible, but if they cannot get to the place of purchase, it is acceptable to phone or write the complaint in a letter.

Complaining is usually most effective when it is done politely but firmly, and especially when the consumer can demonstrate what is wrong with the item in question. If this cannot be done, the consumer will succeed best by presenting specific information as to what is wrong, rather than by making general statements. For example, “The left speaker does

not work at all and the sound coming out of the right one is unclear” is better than “This stereo does not work”. The store manager may advice the consumer to write to the manufacturer. If so, the consumer should do this, stating the complaint as politely and firmly as possible. If a polite complaint does not achieve the desired result, the consumer can go to a step further. She or he can threaten to take the seller to court or report the seller to a private or public organization responsible for protecting consumer's rights.

59. When a consumer finds that his or her in it, the first thing he or she should do is to ________.

A. complain personally to the manager

B. threaten to take the matter to court

C. write a firm letter of complaint to the store of purchase

D. show some written proof of the purchase to the store

60. How can a consumer make his or her complaint more effective, according to the passage?

A. Explain exactly what is wrong with the item.

B. Threaten to take the seller to court.

C. Make polite and general statements about the problem.

D. Avoid having direct contact with the store manager.

61. According to the passage, which of the following is suggested as the last alternative that consumers may turn to?

A. Complain to the store manager in person.

B. Complain to the manufacturer.

C. Write a complaint letter to the manager.

D. Turn to the Consumers’ Rights Protection Organization for help.

62. The p hrase “live up to” in this context means ________.

A. meet the standard of

B.

realize the purpose of

C. fulfill the demands of

D. keep the promise of

D

Judging from recent surveys, most experts in sleep behavior agree that there is virtually an epidemic (流行病) of sleepiness in the nation. “I can't think of a single study that hasn't found Americans getting less sleep than they ought to,” says Dr. David. Even people who think they are sleeping enough would probably be better off with more rest.

The beginning of our sleep-deficit (睡眠不足) crisis can be traced to the invention of the light bulb a century ago. From diary entries and other personal accounts from the 18th and 19th centuries, sleep scientists have reached the conclusion that the average person used to sleep about 9.5 hours a night. “The best sleep habits once were forced on us, when we had nothing to do in the evening down on the farm, and it was dark.” By the 1950s and 1960s, that sleep schedule had been reduced dramatically, to between 7.5 and eight hours, and most people had to wake to an alarm clock. “People cheat on their sleep, and they don't even realize they're doing it,” says Dr. David. "They think they're okay because they can get by on 6.5hours, when they really need 7.5, eight or even more to feel ideally vigorous."

Perhaps the most merciless robber of sleep, researchers say, is the complexity (错综复杂的状态) of the day. Whenever pressures from work, family, friends and community mount, many people consider sleep the least expensive item on his programme. 'In our society, you're considered dynamic if you say you only need 5.5 hours' sleep. If you've got to get 8.5 hours, people think you lack drive and

ambition."

To determine the consequences of sleep deficit, researchers have put subjects through a set of psychological and performance tests requiring them, for instance, to add columns of numbers or recall a passage read to them only minutes earlier. "We've found that if you're in sleep deficit, performance suffers," says Dr. David. “Short-term memory is weakened, as are abilities to make decisions and to concentrate.”

63. People in the 18th and 19th centuries used to sleep about 9.5 hours a night because they had ______.

A. no drive and ambition

B. no electric lighting

C. the best sleep habits

D. nothing to do in the evening

64. According to Dr. David, Americans _______ .

A. are ideally vigorous even under the pressure of life

B. often neglect the consequences of sleep deficit

C. do not know how to relax themselves properly

D. can get by on 6.5 hours of sleep

65. Many Americans believe that _______ .

A. sleep is the first thing that can be sacrificed when one is busy

B. they need more sleep to cope with the complexities of everyday life

C. to sleep is something one can do at any time of the day

D. enough sleep promotes people's drive and ambition

66. It can be concluded from the passage that one should sleep as many hours as is necessary to ______ .

A. improve one's memory dramatically

B. be considered dynamic by other people

C. maintain one's daily schedule

D. feel energetic and perform adequately

E

Once it was possible to define male and female roles easily by the division of labor. Men worked outside the home and earned the income to support their families，while women cooked the meals and took care of the home and the children. These roles were firmly fixed for most people， and there was not much opportunity for women to exchange their roles. But by the middle of last century，men‘s and women’s roles were becoming less firmly fixed.

In the 1950s， economic and social success was the goal of the typical American. But in the 1960s a new force developed called the counterculture. The people involved in this movement did not value the middle-class American goals. The counterculture presented men and women with new role choices. Taking more interest in childcare， men began to share child-raising tasks with their wives. In fact， some young men and women moved to communal homes or farms where the economic and childcare responsibilities were shared equally by both sexes. In addition， many Americans did not value the traditional male role of soldier. Some young men refused to be drafted as soldiers to fight in the war in Vietnam.

In terms of numbers，the counterculture was not a very large group of people. But its influence spread to many parts of American society. Working men of all classes began to change their economic and social patterns. Industrial workers and business executives alike cut down on “overtime” work so that they could spend more leisure time with their families. Some doctors，lawyers， and teachers turned away from high paying situations to practice their professions in poorer neighborhoods.

In the 1970s， the feminist

movement，or women’s liberation， produced additional economic and social changes. Women of all ages and at all levels of society were entering the work force in greater numbers. Most of them still took traditional women’s jobs as public school teaching，nursing，and secretarial work. But some women began to enter traditionally male occupations：police work，banking，dentistry，and construction work. Women were asking for equal work， and equal opportunities for promotion.

Today the experts generally agree that important changes are taking place in the roles of men and women. Naturally，there are difficulties in adjusting to these transformations.

67.Which of the following best express the main idea of Paragraph 1?

A. Women usually worked outside the home for wages.

B. Men and women‘s roles were easily exchanged in the past.

C. Men’s roles at home were more firmly fixed than women’s.

D. Men and women’s roles were usually quite separated in the past.

68.In the passage the author proposes that the counterculture ________.

A. destroyed the United States.

B. transformed some American values.

C. was not important in the United States.

D. brought people more leisure time with their families.

69.It could be inferred from the passage that ________.

A. men and women will never share the same goals.

B. some men will be willing to exchange their traditional male roles.

C. most men will be happy to share some of the household responsibilities with their

wives.

D. more American households are headed by women than ever before.

70.The best title for the passage may be ________.

A. Results of Feminist Movements

B. New influence in American Life

C. Counterculture and Its consequence

D. Traditional Division of Male and Female Roles.

第四部分：书面表达(共两节，满分50分)

第一节：完成句子（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分)

阅读下列各小题，根据汉语提示，用句末括号内的英语单词完成句子，并将答案写在答题卡上的相应题号后。

71. Never in my wildest dreams ________ these people are living in such poor conditions.(imagine) 我做梦也不可能会想到，这些人生活状况如此糟糕。

72. It will be a long time ________each other; take care and goodbye. (see)

我们还需很久才能再见，保重，别了。

73. By the time the police conclude the investigation, the truth of the murder ________________. (bring)

等警方总结了调查结果，凶案的真相就会水落石出了。

74. It was the weather, instead of us, _________ the delay of the time limit for the project. (responsible)

耽误该项目期限的是天气而不是我们。

75. _________, so air is to man.

feel as if

到这儿你会感受到就好像到了自己家一样。

77. On_________, I turned on the light because it was dark. (go) 一进入厨房，我就打开了灯，因为天

已经黑了。

78. His younger sister teaches in

a secondary school, in front of ________________ . (flow)

他的小妹在一所中学教书，学校前流淌着一条小河。

79. When the demand was given out _______ the tuition waiver policy immediately, we felt disappointed and

enraged. (end)

当要求我们马上终止免学费政策的命令被传达后，我们感到失望和愤怒。

80. I got up early this morning, but I ____________

so because I don’t have to work on Sundays. (do)

我今晨起得早，但我本不必如此因为周日我不必工作。

第二节：短文写作（共1题；满分30分) 请根据以下提示，结合你校园生活中的一个事例，用英语写一篇短文谈谈social activities对你的影响和意义。

Social activities benefit us in many ways. Nowadays, social activities are becoming more and more popular in high schools.

注意：

①无须写标题，不得照抄英语提示语；

②除诗歌外，文体不限；

③内容必须结合你生活中的一个事例；

④文中不得透露个人姓名和学校名称；

⑤词数为120左右。

参考答案

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)

1-5 BCBBA

第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)

6-10 BACBA

11-15 CAACB

16-20 BCBAB

第二部分：词汇知识运用(共两节，满分30分)

第一节：多项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分) 21-25CCBAC

26-30 DBACD

第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）31-35 ADCBA

36-40 AACAC

41-45 DBDAA

46-50 CDBAD

第三部分：阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分) 51-54 BCDD

55-58 DADC

59-62 DADA

63-66 BBAD

67-70 DBCB

第四部分：书面表达(共两节，满分50分)

第一节：完成句子（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分) 71. can/could I imagine

72. before we see

73. will have been brought to light

74. that was responsible for

75. As water is to fish

76. you were at home

77. going into the kitchen

78. which flows a small river

79. that we (should) end

80. needn’t have done