2019-2020 下学期期中考试
高一英语试题
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。
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 man mean?
A. Open the window. B. Go to another room. C. Get out of the room.
2. How does the man feel?
A. Nervous. B. Upset. C. Happy.
3. Why does the man come to the woman?
A. To check out. B. To find his phone. C. To ask his room number.
4. What did the woman learn as a second language in high school?
A. English. B. Chinese. C. Spanish.
5. What are the speakers most probably talking about?
A. An air conditioner. B. The weather. C. The town center.
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。
听下面一段对话，回答第 6 和第 7 两个小题。
6. What does the woman say about the teenagers in her country?
A. They live traditional lives.
B. They want to have their own lifestyles.
C. They are more successful than their parents.
7. What do parents offer their children in the man's country?
A. Freedom. B. Criticism C. Encouragement.
听下面一段对话，回答第 8 和第 9 两个小题。
8. Where is the woman going?
A. New York. B. Los Angeles. C. Chicago.
9. What does the woman care most about?
A. The position of the airport. B. The departure time. C. The air ticket price.
听下面一段对话，回答第 10 至第 12 三个小题。
10. Where does the man work?A. In a hotel. B. In a tailor's. C. In a restaurant.
11.What is the man?
A. A manager. B. A receptionist. C. A waiter.
12. Why does the man wear a long overcoat?
A. To look good. B. To keep warm. C. To protect his suit.
听下面一段对话，回答第 13 至第 16 四个小题。
13. What is the woman doing?
A. Making a reply. B. Getting some advice. C, Asking for information.
14. What sport is the most popular at the camping center?
A. Horse-riding. B. Sailing. C. Boating
15. When do groups always arrive at the camping center?
A. On Friday. B. On Saturday. C. On Sunday
16. What is the cost for a child?
A. $425. B. $450. C. $480.
听下面一段独白，回答第 17 至第 20,四个小题。
17. How old can the participants be?
A. 12. B.15. C,20.
18. What subject is added this year?
A. Comedy. B. Mystery. C. World travel.
19. What do we know about the first prize winner?
A. He will have a chance to travel.
B. A￡ 2,000 prize will be given to him.
C. His story will be published in a magazine.
20. When is the deadline?
A. September 1st. B. September 25th. C. October 1st
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 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
Decision-making under Stress
A new review based on a research shows that acute stress affects the way the brain considers the
advantages and disadvantages, causing it to focus on pleasure and ignore the possible negative (负面
的) consequences of a decision.
The research suggests that stress may change the way people make choices in predictable ways.“Stress affects how people learn,” says Professor Mara Mather. “People learn better about positive
than negative outcomes under stress.”
For example, two recent studies looked at how people learned to connect images(影像) with either
rewards or punishments. In one experiment, some of the participants were first stressed by having to
give a speech and do difficult math problems in front of an audience; in the other, some were
stressed by having to keep their hands in ice water. In both cases, the stressed participants
remembered the rewarded material more accurately and the punished material less accurately than
those who hadn’t gone through the stress.
This phenomenon is likely not surprising to anyone who has tried to resist eating cookies or smoking
a cigarette while under stress –at those moments, only the pleasure associated with such activities
comes to mind. But the findings further suggest that stress may bring about a double effect. Not only
are rewarding experiences remembered better, but negative consequences are also easily recalled.
The research also found that stress appears to affect decision-making differently in men and women.
While both men and women tend to focus on rewards and less on consequences under stress, their
responses to risk turn out to be different.
Men who had been stressed by the cold-water task tended to take more risks in the experiment while
women responded in the opposite way. In stressful situations in which risk-taking can pay off big,
men may tend to do better, when caution weighs more, however, women will win.
This tendency to slow down and become more cautious when decisions are risky might also help
explain why women are less likely to become addicted than men: they may more often avoid making
the risky choices that eventually harden into addiction.
21. We can learn from the passage that people under pressure tend to ______.
A. keep rewards better in their memory B. recall consequences more effortlessly
C. make risky decisions more frequently D. learn a subject more effectively
22. According to the research, stress affects people most probably in their ______.
A. ways of making choices B. preference for pleasure
C. tolerance of punishments D. responses to suggestions
23. The research has proved that in a stressful situation, ______.
A. women find it easier to fall into certain habits
B. men have a greater tendency to slow down
C. women focus more on outcomes
D. men are more likely to take risks
B
Who is your role model? Normally the answer to this question would be anyone around you who you find truly inspiring. It could also be someone like J. K. Rowling or Martin Luther King. Jr. who
has proven to be a strong and intelligent person.
However, in today’s world, stars are regarded as role models along with the heroes listed above,
despite their intentions or actions. Teens attempt to imitate their actions for two major reasons.
Firstly, to be fashionable and accepted by popular culture, and secondly because stars’ actions are so
well documented by the media that it seems to grab our attention and turns it to following stars’
lives. Much of the reports about stars is shocking and exhibits bad morals or lifestyles that aren’t
right for teenagers. In addition, almost everything stars do is described beyond truth to make a
shocking story by taking it to the next level.
However, teens must take responsibility for their actions. We can’t always blame stars for
influencing us. Only you have control over yourself and only you choose to do something. Our
bodies and actions are in the hands of no one else.
Now, who ever said stars are role models? Whether they choose to be or not, stars set examples as
soon as they step into the spotlight. With reporters following and recording every move they make, it
is impossible not to be watched and then be imitated. These people influence teens whether or not
they want to. Why should someone who doesn’t want to be setting an example set one? So，should
we look up to them or to people who are true and good role models? It’s our responsibility as teens
to know right from wrong, and it’s time for us to take responsibility for our actions. In doing so，we
will lean toward those inspiring people that want to be setting an example, and follow in their steps
to be like them.
24. According to the first paragraph, _______ can usually be role models.
A. political leaders B. wealthy writers
C. people inspiring others D. people with great intelligence
25. What are the major reasons for the teens to imitate stars?
A. Interest in stars’ life and expectation of getting rich.
B. Motivation for being fashionable and inspiration from popular examples.
C. Intentions to gain acceptance and encouragement from stars’ lifestyle.
D. Desires to be stylish and great influence from the mass media.
26. The author writes the passage mainly to advise the teenagers to _______.
A. have a control over their own bodies and actions B. be responsible for their own choices
and behaviors
C. follow fashionable stars’ steps to be more popular D. choose right role models according
to different reports
27. It can be inferred from the passage that _______. A. stars have the responsibility for teenagers’ actions
B. not all famous stars choose to influence teenagers
C. teenagers choose those inspiring people as their role model
D. stars set examples immediately they stepped into the spotlight
C
“The price of books for our students is just getting higher and higher and，combined with the rising
cost of tuition，it’s killing these students，”said Peter Jason，a college professor. “Remember，
students are one of the poorest groups of people in America. Almost half of them have at least one
part-time job. In fact，one of my students has three jobs. And she still manages to have high scores
and go to school full-time. ”
Textbook prices are traditionally high. Adding to that problem, many college teachers change
textbooks year after year; they either upgrade to a new edition or switch to an entirely different
textbook. This further hurts students because if an instructor no longer uses a particular textbook，
that book has no resale value.
Dr. Jason decided to make reading a little easier and a lot cheaper for his students by writing his own
book on public speaking. “Many books have an increased price because of CD-ROMs，lots of color
photographs and pictures. I talked to my students，and many of them，like me，prefer to keep things
simple! So，a few years ago，I wrote my own textbook. Compared to most other public speaking
books，mine is half the number of pages，and one-third the price. That is，$30 instead of $90. When
I wrote a second edition last year，students only had to buy the 35 new pages, For only $7. 00，they
had almost a new book. Now my loose-leaf textbook enjoys great popularity among the students.
Maybe in the future more writers and publishers will try it. ”
28. What did Dr. Jason say about students at college?
A. They are short of money.
B. They need better textbooks.
C. They should do part-time jobs.
D. They are trying to get high scores.
29. What did Dr. Jason decide to do to help the students?
A. To choose cheaper textbooks.
B. To write a textbook himself.
C. To speak to his students.
D. To use old textbooks.
30. How much does a public speaking textbook usually cost?
A. About 7 dollars. B. About 30 dollars. C. About 37 dollars. D. About 90 dollars.
31. Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?
A. Dr. Jason’s textbook has CD-ROMs and nice pictures.
B. More writers and publishers will write simpler textbooks.
C. Dr. Jason teaches public speaking at a college.
D. Dr. Jason’s textbook is not well received.
D
According to a team of researchers, an animal’s ability to perceive(感知) time is linked to their pace
of life.
“Our results lend support to the importance of time perception in animals where the ability to
perceive time in a very short time may be the difference between life and death for fast moving
creatures.” commented lead author Kevin Healy from Trinity College Dublin.
The study was done with a variety of animals using phenomenon based on the maximum speed of
flashes of light an individual can see before the light source is seen as constant. Dogs, for example,
have eyes with a refresh rate higher than humans.
One example of this phenomenon at work, the authors say, is the housefly and its ability to avoid
being hit. The research showed flies “observe motion in a shorter time than our own eyes can
achieve,” which allows them to avoid being hit.
Professor Graeme Ruxton of the University of St Andrews in Scotland, who worked jointly on the
research project, said in a statement, “Having eyes that send updates to the brain at much higher
frequencies than our eyes do is of no value if the brain cannot process that information equally
quickly. Thus, this work highlights the impressive abilities of even the smallest animal brains. Flies
might now be deep thinkers, but they can make good decisions very quickly.”
In comparison, the tiger beetle (虎甲虫) runs faster than its eyes can keep up, basically becoming
blind, which requires it to stop periodically to re-evaluate its prey’s(猎物) position.
Our results suggest that time perception offers an as yet unstudied dimension along which animals
can specialize and there is considerable range to study this system in more detail.
32. What is the research mentioned in the passage mainly about?
A. Pace of life of animals. B. Time perception of animals.
C. Lifetime of small animals. D. Impressive abilities of animals.
33. What does Kevin Healy’s comment mean in Para. 2?
A. The ability of animals to perceive time depends’ on their high moving speed.
B. The survival of fast moving animals relies on their ability to perceive time.
C. Animals with quicker pace of life have better perception of time.D. Animals with poor ability of time perception have a shorter life.
34. Why can houseflies avoid being hit?
A. They can think very deeply before they act.
B. They can fly much faster than their eyes can keep up.
C. They can process the information as quickly as they receive it.
D. they can send information to brain more quickly than to their eyes.
35. What will a tiger beetle have to do to catch a moving prey?
A. Try to run as fast as it can. B. Prevent itself from becoming blind.
C. Slow down to gain its time perception. D. Stop occasionally to spot the prey again.
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。选项中有两项为多余选项。
It was a little before nine o'clock on Tuesday night. (36)__________ “Do you need a second
helping of pudding?" a waitress asked. Antonio, who had already finished a plate of pasta, a Fish
Stew and a slice of cake, couldn't answer it right away. The question might be common for
most diners, but for him, it was entirely novel(异常的) because he was homeless and was having the
meal for free. (37)__________.He had no preparation for it.
(38)__________But at night, it transforms itself into a pioneering place where homeless
people such as Antonio can dine free of charge, at tables set with flowers, metal cutlery( 餐
具)and proper glasses.
The restaurant is the latest initiative( 初 步 行 动 )from the charity Mensajeros de la Paz. It was
founded 54 years ago by Father Angel Garcia Rodriguez. Its business model – using breakfast and
lunch takings from paying customers to fund free evening meals for the homeless - is simple enough.
(39)__________“The inspiration came from Pope Francis, who's spoken again and again about the
importance of giving people dignity（尊严）, whether it's through bread or through work," said
Father Angel. “ (40)__________People with nothing can come and eat in the restaurant and get the
same treatment as everyone else. It's just common sense."
A. By day, the Robin Hood restaurant, which sits on a side street near the center of Madrid, is a
typical Spanish bar.
B. So we thought, why not open a restaurant with tablecloths, proper cutlery and waiters?
C. They plan to extend the scheme and hopes it will attract famous chefs to come to cook.
D. It was the first time that he had been asked such a question.
E. The homeless are treated with respect at the restaurant.
F. Antonio found himself facing a welcome dilemma（困难）.G. Its aim, however, is a little ambitious.
第三部分 语言知识运用 （共两节，满分 45 分）
第一节（共 20 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 30 分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最
佳选项。
Most people make treehouses using a pile of wood, a hammer, and some nails. Mitchell Joachim, an
architect from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, has a(n) _41_ vision. He pictures a day
when homes will be created from__42__.
Joachim's vision ___43__ an idea called bleaching (编织), where tree branches are grown so that
they __44__ weave together. Since the growth patterns of trees are __45__ by wind and sunlight, it
may be __46_ to control the way a tree develops.
These Fabricated Tree House Habitats would use trees grown into shapes as housing. One of
the __47__ of these designs is that trees would not have to be cut down __48__.
"A 100 percent treehouse would take __49__ to create," Joachim said．__50__ the climate, a house
could take anywhere from 5 to 30 years to grow. Fortunately, there's a way to __51__ the process.
Joachim suggests including __52__ materials such as sod (草皮), grasses and living branches in the
housing designs. "This material would be able to move __53__ the house grows," Joachim said．
A home would become an actual ecosystem, a community of plants, animals, and bacteria working
together. The trees would also give off water vapor that would assist in __54__ the homes. Solar
panels and wind would help provide __55__. The tree homes might even have soil
pockets, __56__ plants could grow from the structure itself.
Work has already __57__ on Joachim's first design—a house made from 50 percent recycled and 50
percent living things. Joachim is confident about the __58__ of his work, as he uses natural
products __59__ nature.
"The environment and its study are very important. We need to respect nature, don’t __60__,” he
said．
41．A．similar B．excellent C．strange D．different
42．A．living trees B．small trees C．living things D．wild plants.
43．A．agrees with B．is considered as C．is based on D．comes up with
44．A．luckily B．naturally C．partly D．separately
45．A．effected B．affected C．attempted D．intended
46．A．possible B．impossible C．important D．necessary
47．A．designers B．purposes C．disadvantages D．advantages
48．A．on purpose B．for wood C．by chance D．at ease49．A．troubles B．great efforts C．a few months D．years
50．A．Depending on B．Judging by C．Protected from D．Suffering from
51．A．speed up B．carry on C．slow down D．smooth away
52．A．compound B．chemical C．ecological D．industrial
53．A．for B．as C．so D．because
54．A．cleaning B．heating C．cooling D．lighting
55．A．food B．energy C．beauty D．charming
56．A．where B．which C．that D．and
57．A．stopped B．completed C．controlled D．begun
58．A．pleasure B．happiness C．benefit D．importance
59．A．going against B．without destroying C．by destroying D．coming from
60．A．think you are it B．do it ourselves C．take it for granted D．put it like this
第二节（共 10 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 15 分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入 1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
On Thursday Mrs. Clarke locked the door and went to the women’s club as usual.
When she came home she sensed (61) ______ unusual. Had someone got in? The back door and the
windows were all locked and there was (62) ______ sign of forced entry. Had anything been taken?
She went from room to room checking and (63) ______ (find) her spare camera missing.
The following Thursday she went out at her usual time, but she just took a short walk in a park
nearby, came home through the back door and settled down to wait and see what (64)______
(happen).
It was 4 o’clock (65) ______ the front doorbell rang. Mrs. Clarke was making tea at the time. The
bell rang again, and then she heard her letter-box (66) ______ (push) open. Picking up the kettle of
boiling water, she moved quietly towards the door. A piece of (67) ______ appeared through the
letter-box, and then a hand. (68)______ wire turned and caught around the knob ( 圆 钮 ) on the
door-lock. Mrs. Clarke raised the kettle and poured the water (69) ______ the hand. A sharp cry was
heard outside as the wire fell to the floor and the hand was (70) ______ (instant) pulled back, which
was followed by the sound of running feet.
第四部分 写作 （共两节，满分 35 分）
第一节 短文改错（共 10 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 10 分）
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有 10
处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改 10 处，多者（从第 11 处起）不计分。
Once upon a time there was a boy who fond of reading. However, he was very poor to buy any
books. That was the reason that he had to borrow books from a rich man who had a lot of books. The
boy knew clearly that he has to finish reading the books he had borrowed and return it to the owner
as soon as possible. A rich man, who was ready to lend any of his book to the boy, read few of his
own books. With time going on, the boy read a lot but finally became a famous writer in his time.
Though the rich man had such many books, he remained a man with little knowledge because of he
seldom read his books.
第二节 书面表达（满分25分）
为了帮助学生更多了解新型冠状病毒肺炎（NCP),学校邀请了复旦大学附属华山医院（Huashan
Hospitai Affiliated to Fudan University)的张文宏教授在线作讲座。 假如你是校学生会主席李华，
请根据所给提示，代表学生会用英语写一则通知，要点包括：
1.主讲人：
2.讲座时间和地点
3.参加对象；
4.注意事项。
注意：
1.词数100词左右，标题和结尾已为你写好
2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯
NOTICE
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Union学期期中考试答案
听力 1-5 CBBCA 6-10 BAACA 11-15 BBCAB 16-20 ABCCB
阅读理解 21-23 AAD 23-27 CDBB 28-31 ABDC 32-35 BBCD 36-40 FDAGB
完形填空 41-45 DACBB 46-50 ADBDA 51-55 ACBCB 56-60 ADDBC
语法填空
61. something 62. no 63. found 64. would happen
65. when
66. being pushed 67. wire 68. The 69. over/on 70 .
instantly
短文改错
1. who fond 之间加 was 2. very – too 3. That---why 4. has---had 5. It----them
6. A---the 7. book – books 8. but—and 9. such –so 10. 去
掉 of
作文
Notice
To help the students have a better understanding of NCP, the school plans to invite Mr.
Zhang from Huashan Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University to give us a lecture online.
As scheduled, the lecture is to be held from 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm this Wednesday. To
attend the lecture, you need to download Dingtalk, a popular office application. You can
find it easily online. After installing the App on your mobile phone or your PC, you
need to scan the QR code to get admitted. It is strongly recommended that all the
students should participate in this lecture.
For more information, please contact Li Hua at 0559-888888
Student Union
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