2018-2019学年高一英语下学期期中试题I. Listening Comprehension（16%）Section ADirections: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a q uestion will be asked about what was said. The conversation s and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possibl e answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best an swer to the question you have heard.1. A. 5:35 pm. B. 5:45 pm.C. 5:50 pm.D. 6:00 pm.2. A. In Room 340. B. In Room 314.C. In Room 223.D. In Room 230.3. A. By train. B. By foot. C. By bus.D. By taxi.4. A. At a bus stop. B. At an airport.C. At a city Hall.D. At a railway station.5. A. Sister and brother.B. Mother and son.C. Wife and husband.D. Waitress and customer.6. A. The History Museum.B. The Science Museum.C. The Art Museum.D. The Space Museum.7. A. The two speakers are going to study abroad.B. The woman is a tour guide.C. The tour guide was born in New York.D. The man is a British native speaker.8. A. Lock the computer lab later.B. Leave with the man.C. Buy a new lock for the computer lab.D. Show the man where the lab is.9. A. She wants to change a new phone number.B. She doesn’t want to be interrupted.C. The program will be over soon.D. She asks someone to watch the program with her.10. A. Kevin prefers outdoor activities.B. The man has already downloaded some sales data.C. They all make preparations for the meeting.D. The woman asks for high quality service.Section BDirections: In Section B, you will hear two short passages, an d you will be asked three questions on each of the passages. The passages will be read twice, but the questions will be spo ken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possi ble answers on your paper and decide which one would be th e best answer to the question you have heard.Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.11. A. Oct. 10. B. Apr. 16.C. Mar. 25.D. Jun. 30.12. A. Passionate and knowledgeable.B. Investigative and creative.C. Objective and accurate.D. Authoritative and careful.13. A. How competitors win in journalist competition.B. How to enter the magazine website.C. How to run the business.D. How to host the competition.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. A. Playing golf. B. Hiking.C. Jogging.D. Flying kites.15. A. 12. B. 17. C. 20.D. 22.16. A. Warm temperature may make people ill.B. Snow storm may bring trouble to transportation.C. Waves at the coast may bring danger to people.D. Fierce rains may destroy the roads.II. Grammar and Vocabulary （20%）Section ADirections: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks t o make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word tha t best fits each blank.UK Schools Ban Students From Using Slang (俚语)Officials at Sheffield’s Springs Academy has introduced a newpolicy to prevent students aged 11 to 18 (17)_________ (use) slangs and colloquial abbreviations (口语化的缩写) inside the school. Harris Academy Upper Norwood said it carried out the program to allow its students (18)________ (ex press) themselves confidently and appropriately. (19)________ we want to make sure of is that they are confid ent in using standard English. Slang doesn’t really give the rig ht impression of the person. Young people going to interviews for their first job need to make a good impression (20)______ __ ________ employers will have confidence in them.Donna Bowater at the Telegraph writes that short forms of wo rds (21)________ (become) popular with the rise of text messa ges and the social networking website Twitter in the past few years.“In addition to (22)________ (give) students the teaching they need to succeed academically, we want them to develop the s oft skills (23)________ they will need to compete for jobs and university pl aces,” the school was quoted as saying in a state ment by the BBC.(24)________ the above-mentioned support, South Yorkshire MP Angela Smith said th at the policy might cause a risk to dialects (方言) and accents. Some critics argued that slangs provided students with an environment (25)________ they could feel both t he history and development of languages.The widespread argument is making people wonder (26)____ ____ it is necessary to cut the use of slangs entirely or not. All in all, different opinions of the policy helpus have a deeper understanding of the truth that language is always changing with the times.Section BDirections: Complete the following passage by using the word s in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that ther e is one word more than you need.Eco-tourism involves people travelling to beautiful but environment al sensitive place. Such trips are usually carried out with a(n) __27__ guide. Over recent years, this type of tr avel has been steadily gaining __28__ as more people searchfor new travel experiences.It is obvious that eco-tourism is beneficial in many aspects. First, all the money spe nt by the tourists is used to __29__ the important environment al spots they visit. Second, it helps visitors to better understan d the environment, which is sure to __30__ their knowledge of the world. Furthermore, this style of travel is also more __31_ _ of the local culture.Compared to normal tourists, eco-tourist use energy more __32__, save water and produce less rubbish by finding ways to recycle it. These behaviors have a( n) __33__ and lasting effect on the local environment.Two things are needed to make eco-tourism a success. First, it should be done in small groups. An d second, because it requires __34__ effort, both eco-tourists and locals must be sincere in their devotion to improvi ng the environment.Green travel provides local people with jobs in parks, hotels a nd shops. One great achievement of eco-tourism has been the __35__ of illegal hunting. Former hunter s can now work as guides to help keep the animals safe in the ir natural surroundings.Peru is one country using eco-tourism to promote respect for the environment. It’s not able to take better care of its rainforests because of __36__ on more sustainable travel.In addition to this, local people’s living-standards have improved. Many others are now following Per u’s example and using eco-tourism to preserve their environment for the future generatio ns.III. Reading Comprehension （43%）Section ADirections: For each blank in the following passages there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blan k with the word or phrase that best fits the context.For many people today, reading is no longer relaxation. To ke ep up their work they must read letters, reports, trade publicati ons, interoffice communications, not to mention newspapers a nd magazines; a never-ending flood of words. In getting a job advancing, the ability to read and comprehend __37__ can mean the difference betwe en success and failure. Yet the unfortunate fact is that most ofus are __38__ readers. Most of us develop poor reading habit s at an early age, and never __39__ them. The main shortage lies in the actual stuff of language itself – words. Taken individ ually, words have little__40__ until they are strung together int o phrases, sentences and paragraphs. Unfortunately, __41__, the untrained reader does not read groups of words. He labor iously read one word at a time, often regressing to __42__ wor ds or passages. Regression, the tendency to look back over what you have just read, is a common __43__ habit in reading . Another bad habit which __44__ the speed of reading is voca lization – sounding each word either __45__ or mentally as on e reads.To overcome these bad habits, some reading clinics use a de vice called an accelerator, which moves a bar (or curtain) dow n the page at a predetermined speed. The bar is set a slightly __46__ rate than the reader finds __47__, in order to “stretch”him. The accelerator forces the reader to read fast, making w ord-by-word reading, regression and sub-vocalization, practically __48__. At first comprehension is sacr ificed for speed. But when you learn to read ideas and concep ts, you will not only read faster, but your comprehension will _ _49__. Many people have found their reading skill __50__ imp roved after some training. Take Charles Au, a business manager, for instance, his reading rate was a reasonably good 172 words a minute before the training, now it is an excellent 1,378 words a minute. He is delighted that now he can go througha lot more reading material in a(n) __51__ period of time.37. A. quickly B. silentlyC. thoroughlyD. vaguely38. A. casual B. curious C. efficientD. poor39. A. form B. cultivateC. kickD. practice40. A. formation B. meaningC. pronunciationD. transformation41. A. howeverB. moreoverC. somehowD. therefore42.A. reciteB. rereadC. reuseD. rewrite43. A. horrible B. incurableC. socialD. viewing44. A. achieves B. gainsC. measuresD. reduces45. A. orallyB. physicallyC. quietlyD. repeatedly46. A. better B. fasterC. lowerD. steadier47. A. difficult B. interestingC. respectfulD. comfortable48. A. demanding B. impossibleC. reasonableD. useful49.A. dropB. matchC. improve D . replace50. A. dramatically B. hardlyC. slightlyD. gradually51. A. indefinite B. lengthy C. limitedD. setSection BDirections: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. Fo r each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information give n in the passage you have just read.(A)It is important to know another language and how to communi cate without words when you are in another country. Before s aying anything, people communicate with each other by using gestures（手势）. However, many gestures have different meanings, or no meaning at all, in different parts of the world.In the United States, nodding your head up and down means “yes”, while in some parts of Greece and Turkey, it means “no ”. In the southeast of Asia, it is a polite way of saying “I heard you”.Today in the USA, when someone puts his thumb up, it mean s “Everything is all right.” However, in Greece it is bad. Also p utting your clasped（紧握的）hands up above your head means “I am the winner.” It is the s ign which players often make. In Russia it is the sign of friend ship.In the USA, holding your hand up with the thumb and index fin ger（食指）, and the other three straight means “Everything is OK.” I n France, it means “You are worth nothing.”It is also important to make eye communication. If you look do wn when talking to an American, he or she may feel that youare shy, or you are trying to hide something.Besides these, you should also know there are some topics th at cannot be talked about, such as age, weight and marriage. You can talk about the weather, work, sports, food, where one lives and news of the day.52. Which of the following is true?A. People all over the world only communicate by words.B. Many gestures either have different meanings or no meani ngs at all.C. Gestures are the most common way to communicate.D. People can talk about anything in another country.53. Putting the thumb up should not be used in _____.A. GreeceB. the USAC. EnglandD. China54. The main idea of the passage is that when you are in anot her country, _____.A. It is important to know t he language.B .It is important to know what you talk about to a foreigner.C. To know how to communicate without words is as importan t as to know the language.D. To communicate through gestures is more important than t o know the language.(B)Kompong Phhluk Private TourDepart the city for an unspoiled floating community called Ko mpong Phhluk which is well-known for its stilted-house (吊脚楼) villages and flooded forest.Stop on the way for the Rolous Market tour. This is a great ch ance for you to take the photos of locals selling vegetables, di fferent fish species and other local produce.After this market tour we’ll all have a boat trip to the floating c ommunity of Kompong Phhluk, visit an island pagoda, schooland houses standing on 8 or 10m high stilts, fish farms and le arn about the village life.Stop and have lunch in a family’s house before getting into a r ow boat and venturing into the flooded forest, the habitat to so me famous water-bird species.Eventually we jump back into the big boat and set off for the l argest fresh water lake in SE Asia, Tonle Sap.Tour Details·Departs 8.30am·Returns around 2pm·A picnic lunch with sandwiches and drinks is provided. We ca nnot provide local food from the area due to poor sanitation (卫生设备), lack of hygiene standards and refrigeration.·No passes requiredRates·These rates are based on an English speaking guide.·Ra tes include all transport, water and a picnic lunch.·Children 11 years and under are 50%.·Children 4 years and below are free.·If your group is larger than 5 people please email us for the b est rate.Number of People Price Per Person1 Person $652 People $453 People $404 People $355 People $32What to Wear·Please be mindful of your clothing and try to avoid anything t oo revealing.·We strongly recommend a sunglasses, hat and sunscreen. General Information·This is a poor rural village, please be mindful of the environm ent.·Please do not hand things out to villagers, for this leads to cr eating a begging cycleand can create jealousy.·We recommend heading to the toilet before you go on this tri p as facilities (设施) are very basic.55. Kompong Phhluk is famous for its ______.A. local vegetables and different fish speciesB. stilted-house villages and flooded forestC. Rolous Market and island pagodaD. water-bird habitat and fish farms56. A private trip for two parents and a 3-year-old boy costs ______.A. $40B. $80C. $90D. $12057. We can conclude from the passage that ______.A. the living standard in the village is quite lowB. the tourist facilities along the way are quite goodC. revealing clothes are appropriate in the hot weatherD. giving local children small gifts is strongly recommended(C)If English means endless new words, difficult grammar and so metimes strange pronunciation, you are wrong. Haven’t you n oticed that you have become smarter since you started to lear n a language?According to a new study by a British university, learning a second language can lead to an increase in your brain power. Researchers found that learning other languages changes gr ey matter. This is the area of the brain which processes information. It is similar to the way that exercise builds muscles.The study also found the effect is greater when the younger people learn a second language. A team led by Dr. Andrea M echelli, from University College London, took a group of Briton s who only spoke English. They were compared with a group of “early bilinguals” who had learnt a second language before the age of five, as well as a number of later learners.Scans showed that grey matter density (密度) in the brain was greater in bilinguals than in people withou t a second language. But the longer a person waited before m astering a new language, the smaller the difference.“Our findings suggest that the structure of the brain is chan ged by the experience of learning a second language,” said th e scientists.It means that the change itself increases the ability to learn. Professor Dylan Vaughan Jones of the University of Wales, has researched the link between bilingualism and maths skill s. “Having two languages gives you two windows on the world and makes the brain more flexible (灵活的),” he said. “You are actually going beyond language and h ave a better understandi ng of different id eas.”The findings were matched in a study of native Italian spea kers who had learned English as a second language between the ages of two and thirty-four. Reading, writing, and comprehension were all tested. Th e results showed that the younger they started to learn, the be tter. “Studying a language means you get an entrance to anot her world,” explained the scientists.58. The main subject talked about in this passage is ________ .A. science on learning a second languageB. man’s ability of learning a second languageC. that language can help brain powerD. language learning and maths study59. In the second paragraph, the writer mentions “exercise” in order to ______.A．say language is also a kind of physical laborB．prove that one needs more practice when he (she) is lear ning a languageC．to show the importance of using the language when you l earn the languageD．make people believe language learning helps grey matter work well60. The underlined word “bilingual” probably means _______.A. a researcher on language learningB. a second language learnerC. a person who can speak two languagesD. an active language learner61. In the last two paragraphs, the author wants to tell us that _________.A. learning a second language is the same as studying mat hsB. early learning of a second language helps you a great de al in studying other subjectsC. Italian is the best choice for you as a second languageD. you’d better choose the ages between 2 and 34 to learn a second languageSection CDirections: Read the following passage. Fill in each blank wit h a proper sentence given in the box. Each sentence can be u sed only once. Note that there are two more sentences than y ou need.D. But the truth is that the native Americans were not thebiggest problem for the settlers.E. Many of them lost their home.F. There wer e also a lot of accidents.In the 19th century, millions of European went to the USA bec ause they wanted to find a better life. Many of them couldn't fi nd work in cities like New York. __62______________ The peo ple, called settlers, travelled west through the mountains on th e Oregon Trail.Some of these people hoped to find gold in California. The jou rney sometimes took more than one year. There are a lot of fil ms, called Westerns, about the settlers on the trail. In most of the film, we see the Native Americans (American Indians) atta cking the settlers, and the “Indians” killing many white people._63_____________ In fact, most of them were very helpful to t he settlers.It is true that the settlers' journey was extremely difficult. Many of them walked 3, 200 kilometers, the whole length of the trail . They had wagons(马车), but the wagons were often too full, so people could not tr avel in them. _64____________ The people were very poor an d many did not even have shoes-they walked the whole trail barefoot in extremely cold tempera ture.More than 50, 000 people, including many women and childre n, died on the trail. A lot of people died from illnesses like chol era, because the drinking water wasn't clean. _65__________ Many people died under the wheels of wagons, for example, and from accidental gunshots.IV．Translation（11%）Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, usi ng the words given in the brackets.学生应尽可能多地接触真实的语言环境。
