滦南一中 2019—2020 学年度第二学期高一年级期中考试
英 语 试 卷
注意事项：
本试卷分第 I 卷（选择题）和第 II 卷（非选择题）两部分。共 150 分。考试时间 120 分钟。
第 I 卷（共 95 分）
第一部分：听力（共二节，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，
并标在试卷的相应的位置。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 time does the museum close on Sundays?
A. At 3:00 pm. B. At 4:00 pm. C. At 5:00 pm.
2. What does the man mean?
A. He’s willing to help out.
B. He has his hands full.
C. He almost loses the suitcase.
3. What is the man persuading the woman to do?
A. Have less meat.
B. Buy him a burger.
C. Eat out with him.
4. How will the woman probably go to the gallery?
A. By bus. B. By subway. C. By car.
5. In what aspect is the man weak in Chinese?
A. Reading. B. Writing. C. Speaking.
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。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。
听下面一段对话，回答第 6 至第 7 两个小题。
6. What does the man think of horror movies?
A. Exciting. B. Frightening. C. Boring.
7. What new hobby will the woman start?
A. Skiing. B. Reading. C. Playing music.
听下面一段对话，回答第 8 至第 9 两个小题。
8. What is the man allowed to make for Thanksgiving?
A. The sauces. B. The salad. C. The desserts.
9. What does the woman say about Thanksgiving in her family?
A. No one takes it very seriously.
B. Her parents try to do everything.
C. Everyone shares the preparation work.
听下面一段对话，回答第 10 至第 12 三个小题。
10. Where are the speakers?
A. In Sydney. B. In Toronto. C. In Los Angeles.
11. What does Simon plan to do after graduation?
A. Study further. B. Run a hotel. C. Work in a company.
12. What does Lucy major in?
A. Law. B. Business. C. Management.
听下面一段对话，回答第 13 至第 16 四个小题。
13. Why are the speakers excited in the beginning?
A. They park near the shopping mall.
B. They are lucky to take the umbrella.
C. They find the shopping mall easily.
14. What would the man like to have for lunch?
A. Fries. B. Chicken sandwiches. C. The lamb burger.
15. What will the speakers do right after lunch?
A. Learn Spanish. B. Do some shopping. C. Go to the museum.
16. How will the speakers go to the museum probably?A. By car. B. By bike. C. On foot.
听下面一段独白，回答第 17 至第 20 四个小题。
17. How long have Earth Boxes been in market?
A. About 15 years. B. About 25 years. C. About 30 years.
18. What can Earth Boxes be used to do in poor countries?
A. Solve hunger problems.
B. Improve soil conditions.
C. Teach students science.
19. What is the advantage of Earth Boxes?
A. Saving much space.
B. Purifying much water.
C. Making crops grow fast.
20. Why are Earth Boxes used in middle school?
A. To learn math well.
B. To grow vegetables.
C. To do some experiments.
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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和 D）中，选出最佳选项。
A
When I was 12, all I wanted was a signet (图章) ring. They were the "in" thing and it seemed every
girl except me had one. On my 13th birthday, my Mum gave me a signet ring with my initials(姓名首字母)
carved into it. I was in heaven.
What made it even more special was that it was about the only thing that wasn't being "replaced".
We'd been burnt out in fires that swept through our area earlier that year and had lost everything—so most
of the " new" stuff (东西) we got was really just to replace what we'd lost. But not my ring. My ring was
new.
Then, only one month later, I lost it. I took it off before bed and it was missing in the morning. I was
sad and searched everywhere for it. But it seemed to have disappeared. Eventually, I gave up and stopped looking for it. And two years later, we sold the house and moved away.
Years passed, and a couple of moves later, I was visiting my parents' when Mum told me that she had
something for me. It wasn't my birthday, nor was it Easter or Christmas or any other gift-giving occasion.
Mum noticed my questioning look. " You'll recognize this one," she said, smiling.
Then she handed me a small ring box. I took it from her and opened it to find my beautiful signet ring
inside. The family who had bought our house 13 years earlier had recently decided to do some
redecorations, which included replacing the carpets. When they pulled the carpet up in my old bedroom,
they found the ring. As it had my initials carved into it, they realized who owned the ring. They'd had it
professionally cleaned up by a jeweler before sending it to my mother. And it still fits me.
21. When she got the ring back, the writer was about _____.
A. 13 years old
B. 15 years old
C. 26 years old
D. 28 years old
22. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage
A. The writer's family moved several times.
B. The writer never stopped looking for her ring.
C. The writer's ring was cleaned up by the new house owner.
D. The writer lost her ring in the morning when she took it off.
23. What would be the best title for the passage
A. My New Ring
B. Lost and Found
C. Lost and Replaced
D. An Expensive Ring.
B
When John was growing up, other kids felt sorry for him. His parents always had him weeding the
garden, carrying out the garbage and delivering newspapers. But when John reached adulthood, he was
better off than his childhood playmates. He had more job satisfaction, a better marriage and was healthier.
Most of all, he was happier.
These are the findings of a 40-year study that followed the lives of 456 teenage boys from Boston. The study showed that those who had worked as boys enjoyed happier and more productive lives than those
who had not. “Boys who worked in the home or community gained competence ( 能力) and came to feel
they were worthwhile members of society,” said George Vaillant, the psychologist (心理学家) who made
the discovery. “And because they felt good about themselves, others felt good about them.”
Vaillant’s study followed these males in great detail. Interviews were repeated at ages 25, 31 and 47.
Under Vaillant, the researchers compared the men’s mental-health scores with their boyhood-activity
scores. Points were awarded for part-time jobs, housework, effort in school, and ability to deal with
problems.
The relationship between what the men had done as boys and how they turned out as adults was
surprisingly sharp. Those who had done the most boyhood activities were twice as likely to have warm
relations with a wide variety of people, five times as likely to be well paid and 16 times less likely to have
been unemployed. The researchers also found that IQ and family social and economic class made no real
difference in how the boys turned out. Working----at any age----is important. Childhood activities help a
child develop responsibility, independence, confidence and competence---the underpinnings ( 基 础 ) of
emotional health. They also help him understand that people must cooperate and work toward common
goals. The most competent adults are those who know how to do this.
24. What do we know about John?
A. He enjoyed his career and marriage.
B. He had few childhood playmates.
C. He received little love from his family.
D. He was admired by others in his childhood.
25. Vaillant’s words in Paragraph 2 serve as _____.
A. a description of personal values and social values
B. an analysis of how work was connected with competence
C. an example for parents’ expectations of their children
D. an explanation why some boys grew into happy men
26. Vaillant’s team obtained their findings by _____.
A. recording the boys’ effort in school
B. evaluating the men’s mental health
C. comparing different sets of scores D. measuring the men’s problem solving ability
C
Scientists in London say they have found the best diet for both humans and the planet. If the world
followed the so-called “planetary health” diet, the scientists said that each year more than 11 million early
deaths could be prevented. For the health of the planet, they stated the diet would reduce the greenhouse
gases and save more land, water and animals.
This new food plan is the result of a three-year project, involving 37experts from 16 countries. Tim
Lang, a professor at Britain’s University of London, co-led the research. He said, “The food we eat and
how we produce it determine the health of people and the planet, and we are currently getting this seriously
wrong.” Lang added that the world’s population is expected to grow to 10 billion by 2050. If we want to
feed everyone, he explained, we all need to change what we eat and the way we eat by “improving food
production and reducing food waste”.
So, what do you eat on the “planetary health” diet? It’s largely plant-based but still has small amounts
of dairy products, fish and meat. The diet calls for cutting red meat and sugar by 50 percent and doubling
the amount of nuts, fruits, vegetables and legumes (豆类).
Food situations around the world are not equal. In certain areas, this would mean great changes.
People in North America, for example, eat 6.5 times the recommended amount of red meat, while people in
South Asia eat only half the amount suggested by the new “planetary health” diet.
Meeting the aims for vegetables would need big changes in other areas. In sub-Saharan Africa, people
on average eat 7.5 times the suggested amount of vegetables.
Walter Willer of Harvard University said that more than 800 million people around the world don’t
get enough food while many more have very unhealthy diets. The scientists admit their goal will be
difficult to achieve. But for them, doing nothing is also not a choice. Willet said, “ If we can’t quite make it,
it’s better to try and get as close as we can.
27. What makes it necessary to adopt the “planetary health” diet according to Lang?
A. The increasing early death rate of babies.
B. The serious problem of food waste worldwide.
C. The greenhouse effect and shortage of resources.
D. The challenge of feeding the growing world population.
28. What can we know about the new diet? A. It encourages people to eat more sugar.
B. It includes a limited amount of red meat.
C. It changes with the local food production.
D. It just consists of plants and dairy products.
29. To meet the aims of the “planetary health” diet,______.
A. people in South Asia should have more red meat
B. people in sub-Saharan Africa should eat more vegetables
C. people in North America should cut red meat by 50 percent
D. people across the globe should have fewer nuts and legumes
30.What does Willet mean in the last paragraph?
A. He disagrees with the new diet.
B. Announcing the new diet now is a bad choice.
C. People should try their best to keep the new diet.
D. The food inequality around the world is unavoidable.
第二节（共 5 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 10 分）
阅读下面短文。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。选项中有两
项为多余选项。
I am Daniel, 30. I never thought I would be teaching a class. My teaching experience has been
unbelievable. 31 Here are some of the many things I learned when teaching an adult education
class at WRCC.
When I was first offered the opportunity to teach an adult education on technology, I thought it would
be a great experience. However, I didn’t realize how much fun it would be. I never feel like it was
something unpleasant. Before I would start my class, especially for the first few times, I would get very
nervous. 32
One of the reasons I enjoyed my teaching experience so much was the great students I had. In a high
school class, usually not everyone concentrates on the classes. 33 They all wanted to be learning and
improving themselves there.
34 Each one of my students had a different level of experience and different things they wanted
to learn. This made it very hard to try and get everyone on the same page.
I learned that teaching requires more than just reading notes aloud and guiding students. It requires reinforcement, seeking feedback, and a million other things that I had never thought of. I owe a lot to my
business teacher, Ms Cornel, who gave me any amount of help and advice. 35 Given the
opportunity, I would be willing to teach there again in the future.
A. Teaching is not always an easy job.
B. The class required a lot of preparation.
C. This was definitely not true with my students.
D. I still feel funny to call people “ my students”.
E.I think I learned as much from the class as the students did.
F. But I began to really enjoy it before long and my anxiety gradually went away.
G. Without her, I would not overcome the difficulties during my teaching experience.
第三部分 完形填空（共 20 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 30 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。
It was a foggy day. My daughter Carolyn had insisted I come to see something at the top of the
mountain, but I had 36 desire to drive up the mountain road to her house.
However, here I was, unhappy for the two-hour 37 through fog. By the time I saw how 38
it was, I’d gone too far to turn back. “ 39 could be worth this”, I said to myself as I 40 forward.
“I’ll stay for lunch, but I’m 41 back before the fog lifts,” I announced as soon as I arrived. “But
could you drive me to the 42 , Mom? Or I drive — I’m used to it.” Carolyn begged. I was 43
finally. Ten minutes later we were on the mountain top. We 44 the car and got out. As we walked
along a path with huge pines (松树) towering over us, the peace of the place began to 45 my mind
gradually. Then we turned a corner, and I stopped in 46 . From the top of the mountain were 47
of various beautiful flowers in blossom running down and across the valleys! And western bluebirds played
happily over the heads of them!
Who 48 such beauty? Why? How? Then I saw a sign, 49 , “One Woman—Two Hands
and Two Feet; One at a Time; Started in 1978.” I was so 50 by what we had seen that I could hardly
speak for a while. Then I said , “When she started it was just the beginning of a(n) 51 , but she kept at
it for 40 years. And she made it 52 . She changed the world, one at a time!” “If I’d had such an idea and 53 at it, just a little bit every day, what might I have 54 ?” I
asked myself. Carolyn looked at me, smiling. “Start tomorrow,” she said. “Better yet, 55 today.”
36. A. some B. any C. no D. much
37. A. tour B. walk C. attempt D. journey
38. A. clear B. thick C. dark D. bright
39. A. Nothing B. Anything C. Everything D. Something
40. A. hurried B. marched C. inched D. climbed
41. A. heading B. coming C. sliding D. looking
42. A. garage B. house C. top D. garden
43. A. told B. understood C. assisted D. persuaded
44. A. examined B. parked C. followed D. took
45. A. cross B. read C. change D. fill
46. A. surprise B. relief C. anger D. terror
47. A. markets B. baskets C. piles D. rivers
48. A. discovered B. created C. recovered D. changed
49. A. reading B. writing C. sharing D. printing
50. A. amused B. disappointed C. touched D. discouraged
51. A. question B. idea C. promise D. struggle
52. A. obviously B. directly C. eventually D. normally
53. A. jumped B. worked C. grasped D. stared
54. A. achieved B. scored C. planted D. saved
55. A. calm B. seek C. admit D. start
第 II 卷（共 55 分）
第四部分 语言运用（共两节，满分 40 分）
第一节：基础知识
A 单词拼写（共 10 小题，每题 1 分，满分 10 分）
56. Many kinds of games are held too, and those who play well will be _______ (授予) a prize.57. There are also a lot of strange _________ (风俗) during the festival.
58. I have always __________(后悔) not studying hard in high school.
59. All the students are to go back to their __________(宿舍) to do a thorough cleaning after breakfast.
60. This character was a social _________(失败者) but was loved for his optimism and determination.
61.To fully understand chimp behavior, she spent years __________( 观 察 ) and recording their daily
activities.
62.Jody Williams and her __________(组织)were given the Nobel Peace Prize in 1997 for their work.
63.Everyone _________(钦佩) the man who has been devoted to the tiring job for years.
64.Perhaps we should _________(结合)our ideas and provide a balanced menu with food full of energy
and fibre.
65.We interviewed a number of candidates but none of them _________(留下印象)us.
B 单句语法填空（共 15 小题，每题 1 分，满分 15 分）
66.The first textbooks _______ (write)for teaching English as a foreign language came out in the 16th
century.
67.He is no longer _______ he was ten years ago.
68.I don’t want to upset you, but I found your menu so ______(limit) that I stopped worrying and started
advertising the benefits of my food.
69.The sunlight shone the water ahead of us, ________(make) it difficult to see where the boat was going
70.I realize that _________ was hard work and determination as well as her gentle nature that got her into
medical school.
71._______ the college examination approaching, my pressure is building up.
72.You should be fully prepared before going walking in the mountain. Above all，________(bring)plenty
of drinking water with you.
73.________(give) more time, we could do better in the math exam yesterday.
74. _________ worries me most is whether I can pass English exam in college entrance exams .
75. A big bird was seen ______(fly) over the roof of the house and disappear just now.
76. In my opinion, success depends mainly on _________ one can have great determination.
77. The reason why he has been such a success is _______ he never gives up.
78. __________(learn) to think critically is an important skill today's children will need for the future.
79. The factory produces half a million pairs of shoes every year , 80% of _______ are sold abroad .
80.It is difficult for us to imagine ________ life was like for slaves in the ancient world.
第二节：语法填空（共 10 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 15 分）
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（一个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。请将答案填
写在文后指定位置。
Many Americans like the idea of big open space. So it might not be surprising that houses
(81)_________ (build) in the United States are among the largest worldwide. The size of the average
American house is more than 100 percent bigger than it was in the 1950s.
Information from the National Association of Home Builders (82)__________（suggest）that the size
of new homes (83) __________(go) down a little over the past five years. But over the long term, the
average size has (84)________(general) risen.
The federal government has taken steps (85) __________ (support) the idea of a nation of
homeowners. The Federal Housing Administration was formed in 1934, (86)_________ aim is to make it
easier for Americans to own a home. By creating the financial mortgage (按揭贷款) system that is still in
use today, the FHT made it possible (87) _______ millions of families to buy home.
For many Americans, (88)________(own) a large home is a status symbol. They may feel that a big
house proves that they have led a successful life. But do bigger houses make people (89)_______(happy)?
“Not necessarily,” says Clement Bellet of the European business school INSEAD. Bellet added that people
living in larger houses often are more satisfied with their property(房产), (90)_________ their satisfaction
can disappear when even bigger houses are built nearby.
第五部分：应用文写作（满分 15 分）
假定你是李华，是某国际学校学生会策划部的成员。你受学生会主席 Eric 的委托，为你校即将
组织的“世界海洋日”宣传活动设计一份方案。请你根据以下要点提示，给他回一封信，内容包括：
1.感谢信任;
2.活动方案;
3.期待回复。
注意：1.词数 80 左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。参考词汇：世界海洋日 World Oceans Day
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