湖北省钢城四中2018-2019高一下学期期中考试(上)英语试卷含答案

钢城四中2018—2019（下）期中考试卷第一部分听力（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纸上。

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。

例：How much is the shirt?A.￡19.15.B.￡9.18.C.￡9.15.答案是C1. How long is the man's holiday?A. Six days.B.Seven daysC.Thirteen days2 .What does the man do?A. A doctorB. A teacherC. A student.3.Where does the conversation take place?A. In an officeB. In a bankC. In a street.4. What does the man mean?A. He didn't see the paintings.B. He didn’t understand the paintings.C. He didn't show his paintings at the exhibition.5 .What are the two speakers mainly talking about?A. A new apartment B A high building C. Lifts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罝。

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. In what aspect does the man care about the electric heater?A. The brandB. The priceC. The model7.What can we learn from the conversation?A. The man will pay $250B. The man won't buy the electric heater.C. The man won't get an additional discount at last.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.What did the man do on Saturday?A. He had a picnic. B He finished a paper C. He visited some friends.9.What was the weather like on Sunday?A.Sunny and warmB. Cloudy and coolC. Rainy and cold听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.What do storm hunters do?A. They follow tornadoes and study themB. They save people in stormy weatherC. They collect pictures about tornadoes11.What does Dr. Roberts usually do to study tornadoes?A. Read magazines about tornadoes.B. Measure tornadoes closely in his car.C. Invent instruments to forecast tornadoes12.What does Dr Roberts plan to do in the future?A. Publish an article on tornadoes in a magazine.B. Get more people interested in tornadoes.C. Record the inside of a tornado.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.Why doesn’t the woman want to join a photography club?A. She doesn’ t have a camera.B. She thinks it too expensive.C. She prefers to take photos alone14.What does the woman like doing?A.Running.B. WalkingC. Cycling15.What does the man say about the yoga club?A. The number of the members is smallB. More and more people are joining it.C. Its members stop going within a week.16.Which club does the woman choose in the end?A. The yoga clubB. The film clubC. The street dance club听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Where did Gandhi study law?A. In BombayB. In PorbandarC. In London.18.What was Gandhi's dream before 1947?A .Living in South AfricaB .Gaining India's independence.C. Becoming the leader of political party19.What can we learn about Gandhi?A. He once fought for black pe ople’s rights in South Africa.B. He never followed ordinary politicians' methods in his fight.C .He didn’t fight for Indian p e ople’s rights until returning to India20. What makes Gandhi remain an inspiration to people?A. His strong beliefs.B. His political power.C. His dream of freedom.第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分35分）第一节（共10小题，每小题2.5分，满分25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，并再答题纸上将该项涂黑。

ARicky lived in a lovely, futuristic( 未来的) house, which had everything you could ever want. Though he didn’ t help much around the house(帮做家务),Ricky was still very pleased when his parents bought him the latest model of robot.As soon as it arrived,off it went, cooking, cleaning, ironing and---most importantly---gathering up clothes from Ricky’s bedroom floor. On that first day, when Ricky went to sleep, he had left his bedroom in a truly disastrous state.When he woke up the next morning. everything was perfectly clean and tidy.In fact, it was actually too clean: now Ricky couldn’t find his favourite T-shirt, nor his favourite toy.However much he searched. the two things did not reappear. The same was starting to happen to other things. Ricky began to suspect(怀疑) the robot. He hatched a plan (秘密计划)to spy on the robot, and began following it around the house. Finally he caught it red-handed(当场抓住某人).Ricky told his parents that the robot was broken and badly programmed and asked them to have it changed.But his parents told him absolutely not; they were delighted with the new robot, and it cooked like a dream.One day, the robot was whirring (嗡嗡地响), and heard the boy’s complaints(抱怨). The robot returned with one of the boy's toys, and some clothes for him."Here. sir. I did not know it was bothering you.”said the robot."How could it not, you thief?! You’ve been stealing my belongings for weeks! "the boy answered angrily."The objects were left on the floor. I therefore calculated that you did not like them. I am programmed to collect all that are not wanted, and at night I send them to people who can use them. I am a maximum efficiency (效率)machine. Were you unaware? "the robot said, with a certain pride.Ricky started feeling ashamed. He understood that the robot was neither broken nor misprogrammed. Rather, it had been programmed extremely well!Since then, Ricky has decided to become a"Maximum Efficiency Boy”, and put real care into how he treated his things. He kept them tidy, and made sure he didn’t have more than was necessary. And, often, he would buy things,and take them along with his good friend, the robot, to help out those other people who needed them.21. What is the robot programmed to do?A. Communicate with humans.B. Take care of childrenC. Do the housework.D. Recycle used objects22. What does the underlined sentence in paragraph 3 mean?A. The robot had no time for cookingB. The robot was good at cookingC.The robot was interested in cookingD. The robot dreamed of being a cook.23. Ricky felt ashamed because .A. he didn't accept the robot at firstB. he didn't take good care of his thingsC. he told his parents to change the robotD. he had misunderstood the robot24. Where is this text probably from?A. A science fiction.B. An entertainment magazine.C. An advertisement.D. A science report.BGrandparents who sometimes help out with childcare or provide support for others in their community tend to live longer than seniors who do not care for other people, according to a study from Berlin,Germany.The findings are drawn from data on more than 500 people over age 70 in the Berlin Aging Study. The articipants completed interviews and medical tests every two years between 1990 and 2009.The researchers did not include any grandparents who were the primary caregivers for Their grandchildren, only those who cared for grandchildren from time to time. The study team compared this group with seniors who provided support for non-family members, such as friends or neighbors, and seniors who did not provide any care for other people.Overall, after ac counting for grandparents’ age and general state of health, the risk of dying over a 20-year period was one-third lower for grandparents who cared for their grandchildren, compared with those who did not provide any childcare. Half of the grandparents who cared for grandchildren were still alive ten years after the initial interview. The same was true for participants who did not have grandchildren but supported their adult children in some way, such as helping with housework. In contrast, about half of theparticipants who did not help others died within five years of the start of the study."Caregiving may give caregivers a purpose of life because caregivers may feel useful for others and for the society, "said Bruno Arpino, an associate professor at Pompeu Fabra University in Barcelona, Spain who was not involved in the study.“Caregiving may be thought also as an activity that keeps caregivers physically and mentally active, ” Professor Amino said, adding that previous studies suggest that caregiving ma y improve cognitive (认知的)functioning, mental and physical health.Arpino noted, however, that caregiving is not the only activity that can improve health, and too many caring responsibilities can take away from other beneficial activities like working ,being in social clubs, or volunteering.“Children should take into consideration the parents’ needs, willingness, and desires and agree with them on the timing and amount of childcare, "Amino suggested.25. What can we know from the text?A. Helping others at times is beneficial to seniors.B. Full-time caregivers were included in the study.C. All participants in the study were in good health.D. Caregiving can reduce the risk of death by half26. What does the underlined phrase"take away from"in paragraph 7 probably mean?A.Cut down.B. Put an end toC. Make up forD. Take the place of27. What advice did Bruno Arpino give?A. The amount of childcare should depend on grandparents’ healthB. Seniors should take part in all kinds of outdoor activities.C. Grandparents should do their best to take care of grandchildrenD. Children should be considerate towards their parents in childcareCFast food has become indicative of (表明；象征)our thoughtless, consumer throw-away society. Yes, it may taste good to some people, but the truth is, it is terrible for health. For those who live in a fast food fantasy world, eating it every day believing that it is fast，convenient and inexpensive，it can be catastrophic(灾难性的).Contrary to being cheap, fast food is very expensive on many levels. To start with, a home-cooked nutritious meal would cost a lot less than any fast food meal and you would know exactly what ingredients were in your food.However, the expense is not only in terms of the money you spend at the restaurant. There are hidden costs(隐形成本). Not only does it cost money to pay for the petrol to go and get this nutritionally poor food, but also it is very wasteful of paper, plastic and styrene(苯乙烯) all of which do serous damage to the environment: plastic and styrene cannot be got rid of, but break up into small particles(颗粒)and end up in our water supply or our air, and therefore our food chain. It is a very severe circle.Besides not being good for you, fast food is also addictive. The more you eat, the more you want, and so, more and more kids are suffering from fatness. Fast food restaurants have become a favourite hangout for teens, and not just for something to eat. If fast food was designed to be quick and easy, why do many of them have cafes, a Wi-Fi zone and an eat-in restaurant? Those are not things a person in a hurry would use. The goal now is trying to attract customers to stay longer and thus spend more money.Their marketing is aimed at attracting kids because they are the ones who have money to spend and are customers of the future.Fast food is dangerous to your health, hard on your wallet, addictive and harmful to the environment. Through the power of the media, children, teens and adults are attracted to"fit in and be cool”, be part of the fast throw-away lifestyle it promotes．How to resist the hype（促销广告）? Just take a good look at the results on those who eat it. Then look at yourself.28. What is the author’s purpose in writing the text?A. To present the advantages and disadvantage of fast foodB. To tell readers about the negative effects of fast food.C. To explain what ingredients you can find in fast foodD. To compare home food with fast food29. Fast food chains want to attract young people because .A. the young care less about their healthB. their food promotes a young lifestyleC. the young have enough money to spendD. they consider the young as their main future customers30. Which would be the best title for a book on fast food by this author?A. The Fast Food Movement: Is It Slowly Killing Us and the Environment?B. The Psychology of the Fast Food War: What Makes You Want to Eat Ir?C. Bad for Your Health? Fast Food Is for a Sustainable Healthy FutureD. The New Dict Revolution: Food for the Future of the Planet?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。