南京市2018-2019年高一下学期期末考试英语试题

高一下学期英语期末测试卷第I卷（选择题，共100分）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）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. How many cups of sugar do the speakers want to use?A. Five.B. Two.C. Four.2. What does the girl want to do when she gets older?A. Performing operations on people.B. Being a family doctor.C. Operating on animals.3. Where are the speakers?A. On the road.B. In the dining hall.C. In the classroom.4. Why does the man think the woman’s outfit（服装）is not appropriate?A. It’s professional.B. It’s a little dirty.C. It’s in the middle of August.5. When will the speakers meet?A. At 2:30.B. At 3:00.C. At 3:30. 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 does the woman think of the weather in Mexico?A. It’s rather hot.B. It’s very cool.C. It’s very windy.7. Where did the man have a big meeting?A. In Mexico City.B. In New York.C. In Los Angeles.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8. What did the woman think of Chris Martin?A. He sings well.B. His dance was unusual.C. He wears strange clothes.9. According to the woman, who knows how to work a crowd?A. Bruno Mars.B. Beyoncé.C. Lady Gaga.10. Where did the woman watch the Super Bowl game?A. At her friend’s house.B. At her own house.C. At the man’s house.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11. Why does the woman hi=old the stop sign? Because ________.A. a construction company is working on the roadB. the police are absentC. the road is too crowded12. According to the woman, how long will the man have to wait?A. All day.B. A few minutes.C. A couple of hours.13. Why does the man agree to wait in the end?A. Because he knows he won’t be late.B. Because he knows it won’t be long.C. Because he doesn’t want to get into trouble.听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。

14. What is the man good at?A. Studio art.B. Design.C. Advertising.15. What might the man do if he gets the job?A. Decorate show rooms.B. Fly to other countries.C. Set up window displays.16. What is discussed about the man at the meeting?A. His previous work experience.B. His family background.C. His salary requirements.17. When will the woman call the man?A. By Wednesday.B. No later than tomorrow.C. Towards the end of the week.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18. What is the man?A. An expert on geography.B. A travel agent.C. A broadcaster.19. How many tours are offered to Greenland every season?A. 2.B. 4.C. 8.20. What is the most attractive experience for tourists?A. Mountain climbing.B. Whale watching.C. Ice skiing.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。

AWhen Warren Buffett was asked about the secret to his wealth and success, he said that he read every day—500 pages. Unfortunately, if you’re already working 9-5, you might not have the time to read at all, let alone an entire book a day. But what if you could get the benefits of reading without sacrificing all of your free time? You can! With the Blinkist app, you get the key learning from the best notification books in minutes, not hours or days. Our experts transform these books into quick, memorable, easy-to-understand insights. Start with the 3 most-read titles on self-improvement and see if you don’t feel a little more satisfied already.1. Thirteen Things Mentally Strong People Don’t Do by Amy Morin12minRead it on BlinklstYou can’t escape misfortune in life. But you can change how you respond it. Do you struggle to get over your failures? Or talk a lot about things out of your control? Getting over these obstacles can have a very great influence on your everyday life. Morin shares how her most successful therapy patients overcame these difficulties.2. How to Stop Worrying and Start Living by Dale Carnegie19minRead it on BlinklstHow would you feel it someone told you on Sunday evening that, come Monday morning, you would be thrown into a torture chamber（刑讯室）? Would you worry? Probably. But there would be a way to deal with those worries. Ever wondered why you can’t stop worrying about something? No matter how hard you try, are you always thinking and talking on the same issue? By defining the source of your stress, you can get over it once and for all. Carnegie came up with a timeless formula that helps you handle any overthinking situation.3. How Will You Measure Your Life? by Clayton M. Christensen, James Allworth and Karen Dillon13minRead it on BlinklstWhat do you think would make you happier at work? Perhaps a little more pay might be nice, or maybe some more admiration from fellow colleagues. Are you making the right trade-offs in life? While career achievements can be satisfying, neglecting your family and friends can be harmful in the long-run – in ways you can’t even imagine.21. You can read these books ________according to this passage.A. by buying themB. in the reading roomC. on the Blinkist appD. in the library22. Which statement is NOT true according to the passage?A. Morin shares hoe her patients overcame these difficulties in her book.B. Carnegie came up with a way to help you handle any overthinking situation.C. The secret to Buffett’s wealth and success is that he read every day.D. Reading “How Will You Measure Your Life?” only spends you 19min on the app.23. Where can you find this article?A. In a magazine.B. On a websiteC. In a guidebookD. In a newspaperBAnaya Elick was born without hands – she has stubs（残端）where most people’s wrists begin.To hold a pencil, she must balance it between her wrists, then use her arms to push it along the page. But that didn’t sop her from winning a national handwriting contest when she was in first grade.In the two years since, she has taken on greater challenges. Last week, she won another national handwriting contest, this one for cursive（草书）. And by all accounts from her teachers at Greenbrier Christian Academy, she has become an accomplished artist.Anaya isn’t one to boast about her successes. She unwillingly says they make her proud but adds that they come from “lots of practice.”Her friends at school said, “She inspires everybody by what she does and how she does it”child to fail, and raising one who was born with a disability can heighten that protective instinct.Before Anaya was born, doctors knew about her condition, although not its cause. Other than having no hands, she is a regular 9-year-old girl.Anaya succeeds because she is not afraid to fail, Middleton said. The two began practicing cursive last year, when Anaya was in second grade. She struggled sometimes, because unlike traditional penmanship, which allows for breaks after each letter, cursive words are written straight through – and added effort for someone who must balance rather than hold the pencil.Middleton could see her daughter thinking through the challenge, figuring out how she could do better. She’d get frustrated at times, but she never hesitated to do things as often as it took to get them right.“I don’t think I’ve ever heard Anaya say I can’t do something,” Middletonsaid.That attitude carries over to her other interests.Recently, Anaya and her classmates sat in Cheryl Leader’s art room, working on an exercise. The goal was to get them thinking about different concepts, like color combinations and how an image can be formed by fully coloring inside straight and diagonal lines.24. How did she make her writing? ________.A. by handB. with her armsC. with her wristsD. with her mouth25. Why did Anaya’s mother say being a parent can be scary? ________A. Because she doesn’t want her child to fail.B. Because she love her child very much.C. Because raising one who was born with a disability can be a burden.D. Because she wants to protect her child from failing.26. According to the passage, what kind of person do you think Anaya is? ________A. brave, hard-working and proudB. brave, warm-hearted and kindC. brace, diligent and modestD. brave, diligent and shy27. What would be the best title for the text?A. Girl without hands inspires everybody.B. A special artist.C. Mother and daughter.D. We can do everything that we want.CI have been unusually silent these past ten months. I had thought that silence would soon be coming to an end,, but I’m afraid I must tell you now that fate（命运）has decided on a different course for me.In August of last year, I underwent surgery to remove a cancerous tumor in my abdomen. That operation was thought to have been a success, but it caused a series of secondary complications – which I have been fighting in hospital ever since. Itwas along and hard fight with many setbacks, but I was steadily, if slowly, overcoming each obstacle along the way and gradually making my way back to health.However, recent tests have revealed that the cancer has returned. There was no sign or it as recently as a month ago, which means it is aggressive and spreading rapidly. My doctors tell me their best estimate is that I have only a few weeks left to live. This is the final conclusion. My fight is over.I wish to thank my doctors and caregivers, who efforts have been magnificent. My dear friends, who have given me a lifetime of memories and whose support has sustained me through these difficult months. And all of my partners at The Washington Post, Fox News, and Crown Publishing.Lastly, I thank my colleagues, my readers, and my viewers, who have made my career possible and given consequence to my life’s work. I believe that the pursuit of truth and right ideas through honest debate and thorough argument is a noble undertaking.I am grateful to have played a small role in the conversations that have helped guide this extraordinary nation’s destiny.I leave this life with no regret. It was a wonderful life – full and complete with the great loves and great endeavors that make it worth living. I am sad to leave, but I leave with the knowledge that I lived the life that I intended.28. What is the right order of the events?a. I have been usually silent these past ten months.b. The doctors made the final conclusion about my life.c. I have been fighting in hospital against the secondary complications.d. In August of last year, I underwent surgery to remove a cancerous tumor.e. A month ago, the cancer returned.A. adebB. daecC. dcebD. adcb29. Which of the following can explain the underlined word “secondary complication”in the second paragraph?A. a variety of diseases that followed the first operationB. the second operation following the first surgeryC. some setbacks that followed the first operationD. some obstacles following the first surgery30. What is the writer?A. A doctorB. A writerC. A professorD. A reporter31. What is the main purpose of this passage?A. To explain why the author was silent and his attitude toward death.B. To explain his attitude toward death and thank those who used to help and support him.C. To thank those who used to help and support him and express his regret of death.D. To explain why the author was silent and express his regrets about dying.DChina has recently published its first artificial intelligence (AI) textbook for high school students, following a plan by central government last year to include AI courses in primary and secondary school.Under the joint efforts by the research center for MOOC at East Normal University and AI startup Sense Time Group, the nine-chapter textbook, named Fundamentals of Artificial Intelligence, was written by eminent scholars from well-known schools nationwide, Xinhua reported on Sunday.It includes the history of AI and how the technology can be applied in areas such as facial recognition, auto driving and public security.“The textbook focuses not only on basics of AI, also on practical use of AI in daily life,” said Chen Yukun, a professor at East China Normal University, who is also a contributor to the book. At present, about 40 high schools across the country have joined the first batch（批）of AI high education pilot program, by introducing the textbook in curriculum（全部课程）.“The AI sector is facing a talent shortage globally. The publication of the book is a breakthrough as it takes AI technology out of the ‘ivory tower’ and makes it part of high school learning,”said Lin Dahua, a professor at the Chinese University of Hong Kong.As early as 2016, the governments had estimated that demand for AI professionalsmay suddenly increase to 5 million in the coming years.“Many industries in the future will benefits from AI technology, so the aim of the related courses should be to let students learn the basic idea and methods of AI,” Lin said.China has made significant progress in technological research and development in recent years. According to a report released by US-based venture capital（风险资本）database CB Insights in March, China has for the first time surpassed the United States in equity funding（股权融资）to AI startups.32. The content of the first AI textbook for high school students is about _____________________.A. the history and the basics of AIB. how the technology of AI can be applied in facial recognition.C. practical use of AI in daily lifeD. the history of AI and how the technology can be applied in areas.33. From the passage, we can infer that ______________________.A. Nowadays, many high schools in China have joined the AI high education pilot program.B. Now, most high schools all over China have participated in AI high education pilot program.C. Nowadays, few high schools across China have introduced the textbook in curriculum.D. Now, 40 percent of the schools in China have introduced the textbook in curriculum.34. The direct aim of the textbook of AI is to ________________________.A. take AI technology out of the ‘ivory tower’ and makes it part of high school learning.B. meet the demand for AI professionals.C. let students learn the basic idea and methods of AI.D. spread the knowledge of AI.35. What is the author’s attitude towards the development of AI in China?A. optimisticB. pessimisticC. indifferentD. doubtful第二节（共5小题；每小题2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。