2019-2020学年甘肃省兰州第一中学高一上学期期中考试英语试题

2019-2020学年甘肃省兰州第一中学高一上学期期中考试英语试题

兰州一中2019—2020学年第一学期高一年级期中考试试卷 ‎ 英 语 出题人： 审题人：‎ 说明：本试卷分为第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分，满分120分，考试时间100分钟。答案写在答题卡上，交卷时只交答题卡。‎ 第Ⅰ卷 第一部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分30分）‎ 第一节（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20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，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。‎ ‎ A Mime is a performance art in which the performer uses body movements alone to act out a story or situation. As well as not using speech, mime artists do not usually use props（道具）. Instead they use body movements to suggest that an object exists; the audience’s imagination does the rest! Usually mime is associated with comedy, with the goal of making the audience laugh, but like every other performance art, mime also has the potential to communicate serious messages.‎ The mime artist who is most closely associated with the serious (although still funny) side of mime is Carlos Martinez. Born in Pravia, Spain in 1955, Martinez’s family moved to Barcelona when he was 12, and it was there he soon discovered his love for acting. He went on to maintain a steady career as a stage actor until, in 1982, he decided to study mime. He felt that, through mime, he could communicate with the audience on a deeper and more effective level. Not only did he realise that mime could let him perform internationally avoiding the barriers of language, but he also noticed the need for silence in a world that was “saying more but thinking less”. As he said, “Silence is like water, every day there is less. Water is like silence—every day more is needed.” Indeed, it is water conservation that one of Martinez’s most popular routines is about. At one point in the act, Martinez plays a man standing at a sink who allows the tap to run while he does everything else but ‎ use the water, from taking off his imaginary watch to examining his face in a imaginary mirror. Performed to the sound of running water, it’s a simple but very effective scene. Martinez similarly gets a powerful message across in his award-winning routine “Human Rights”. In 14 separate pieces he highlights different violations of human rights around the world, and makes it obvious to the audience how meaningless these terrible acts we do to each other really are.‎ Though the majority of his work involves not speaking, Martinez does drama upon his language skills in his mime workshops, where he passes on the skills and knowledge he has gained over three decades as a professional mime as well as instructing up-and-coming mimes, Martinez has also given workshops on body language for businesspeople. But his real love remains performing; communicating to people around the world and touching their hearts like only he can.‎ ‎1. What is the purpose of the article?‎ A. To explain what mime is in detail.‎ B. To examine the pros and cons of mime.‎ C. To present the biography of Carlos Martinez.‎ D. To present the work of Carlos martinez.‎ ‎2. According to the text, how does mime differ from other performance arts?‎ A. Props are never used.‎ B. Props are rarely used.‎ C. Stories are acted out.‎ D. It is mostly associated with comedy.‎ ‎3. In the second sentence of the second paragraph, what does “there” refer to?‎ A. Stage B. Side C. Pravia D. ‎Barcelona ‎4. What does the second paragraph imply about Carlos’ beliefs?‎ A. He feels actors don’t express themselves enough.‎ B. He feels people don’t communicate enough.‎ C. He feels people talk too much.‎ D. He feels he wasn’t a very good actor.‎ B Downloading music over the Internet is pretty common among high school and college students. However, when students download and share copyrighted music without permission, they are against the law.‎ A survey of young people’s music ownership has found that teenagers and college students have an average of more than 800 illegally copied songs each on their digital music players．Half of those surveyed share all the music on their hard drive (硬盘), enabling others to copy hundreds of songs at any one time. Some students were found to have randomly linked their personal blogs to music sites, so as to allow free trial listening of copyrighted songs for blog visitors, or adopted some of the songs as the background music for their blogs. Such practices may be easy and free, but there are consequences.‎ Sandra Dowd, a student of Central‎ Michigan ‎University, was fined US $7,500 for downloading 501 files from Lime Wire, a peer-to-peer file sharing program. Sandra claimed that she was unaware that her downloads were illegal until she was contacted by authorities. Similarly, Mike Lewinski paid US $4,000 to settle a lawsuit（起诉）against him for copyright violation (违反). Mike expressed shock and couldn’t believe that this was happening to him. “I just wanted to save some money and I always thought the threat was just a scare tactic(战术).” “You know, everyone does it,” added Mike.‎ The RIAA （Recording Industry Association of America）, the organization that files lawsuits ‎ against illegal downloaders, states that suing (控告) students was by no means their first choice. Unfortunately, without the threat of consequences, students are just not changing their behavior. Education alone is not enough to stop the extraordinary growth of the illegal downloading practice.‎ ‎5. Why is it common for students to download copyrighted music?‎ A. They want their friends to know that they are smart.‎ B. They don’t think that they will be caught.‎ C. They think it is a good way to make some extra money.‎ D. They are against copyright protection over Internet music.‎ ‎6. What does Mike mean by saying that “the threat was just a scare tactic”?‎ A. One should not be afraid of threats.‎ B. A lawsuit will result from the threat.‎ C. No serious consequence will follow the threat.‎ D. It is unfair to scare people with a threat.‎ ‎7. What’s the best title for this passage?‎ A. Copyright Violators, Beware!‎ B. How to Get Free Music Online!‎ C. A Survey of Students’ Downloading Habits D. Get rid of Illegal Music Download? Impossible!‎ C Andrew Ritchie, inventor of the Brompton folding bicycle, once said that perfect portable bike would be “like a magic carpet... You could fold it up and put it into your pocket or handbag". Then ‎ he paused: “But you'll always be limited by the size of the wheels. And so far no one has invented a folding wheel."‎ It was a rare --- indeed unique --- occasion when I was able to put Ritchie right. A 19th-century inventor, William Henry James Grout, did in fact design a folding wheel. His bike, predictably named the Grout Portable, had a frame that was divided into two and a larger wheel that could be separated into four pieces. All the bits fitted into Grout's Wonderful Bag, a leather case.‎ Grout's aim: to solve the problems of carrying a bike on a train. Now doesn't that sound familiar? Grout intended to find a way of making a bike small enough for train travel: his bike was a huge beast. And importantly, the design of early bicycles gave him an advantage: in Grout's day, tyres were solid, which made the business of dividing a wheel into four separate parts relatively simple. You couldn't do the same with a wheel fitted with a one-piece inflated(充气的) tyre.‎ So, in a 21st-century environment, is the idea of the folding wheel dead? It is not. A British design engineer, Duncan Fitzsimons , has developed a wheel that can be folded into something like a slender ellipse(椭圆). From beginning to end, the tyre remains inflated.‎ Will the young Fitzsimons's folding wheel make it into production? I have no idea. But his inventiveness shows two things. First, people have been saying for more than a century that bike design has reached its limit, except for gradual advances. It’s as silly a concept now as it was 100 years ago: there's plenty still to go for. Second, it is in the field of folding bikes that we are seeing the most interesting inventions. You can buy a folding bike for less than £1,000 that can be knocked down so small that can be carried on a plane ——minus wheels, of course ——as hand baggage.‎ Folding wheels would make all manner of things possible. Have we yet got the magic carpet of Andrew Ritchie's imagination? No. But it's progress.‎ ‎8. We can infer form Paragraph 1 that the Brompton folding bike____.‎ A. was portable B. had a folding wheel.‎ C. could be put in a pocket.‎ D. looked like a magic carpet ‎9. We can learn from the text that the wheels of the Grout Portable_______.‎ A. were difficult to separate.‎ B. could be divided into 6 pieces.‎ C. were fitted with solid tyres.‎ D. were hard to carry on a train.‎ ‎10. We can learn from the text that Fitzsimons`s invention_______.‎ A. kept the tyres as whole piece.‎ B. was made into production soon.‎ C. left little room for improvement.‎ D. changed our views on bag design 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。‎ The Things That Keep Us From Succeeding We have always been told not to fear failure because it is essential to success. So we should embrace failure or at least the possibility of failure. 11 . If you’re not reaching the kind of success you imagine, one or more of the following things might well be true of you, too.‎ NO.1: You don’t have a goal. A lot of time we find ourselves struggling through a day-to-day ‎ routine that isn’t getting us anywhere because we don’t know where we want to go. Sometimes we had goals when we set ourselves on a particular path, but we’ve changed along the way and those goal s are no longer that important. 12 , figuring out what your goals are is important. ‎ NO.2: You don’t have a vision. Setting goals is important but isn’t enough to drive you to the finish line; it’s important, too, to be able to imagine yourself as the achiever of your goals. If goal s are the end result of a journey, your vision is the fuel to get you there.‎ NO.3: You don’t have a plan. If goals are your destination and a vision is your fuel, your plan is the map to get you there. 13 . The world is full of people with goals they have never accomplished because they didn’t have a plan—don’t be one of them.‎ NO.4: You’re too certain or not certain enough. Too much certainty creates inflexibility. If you’re sure that your plan is correct, and refuse to accept the possibility of error, you may well find yourself stuck when an unexpected change comes about. However strong your plan and however sure you are of your goals, make room for periodic reassessment.‎ ‎ 14 . If you refuse to take a step because you aren’t positive that it will move you towards success, you won’t make any better progress than if you had no goals at all. Keep your eyes open and be willing to change, but have faith in yourself, too.‎ NO.5: 15 . Often we close ourselves off from other people not because we’re afraid that they will influence us but that we will influence them. We are afraid that our brilliant ideas will be taken up by someone else and no longer be solely ours. So we avoid sharing our passions, and spend our energy jealously guarding our “secret” rather than simply moving forward. In the end, we turn our passions into burdens that are difficult to carry instead of a joy.‎ A. Whatever the case B. Whatever the cause C. You worry about being copied D. You don’t learn from your mistakes E. At the same time, too little certainty will fail you F. However, fear isn’t the only thing that keeps us from succeeding G. Without it, you have no idea what immediate steps to take to achieve your goals 第二部分　完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)‎ 阅读下面的短文，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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。‎ A minister(牧师)was on a long flight. The first 16 of approaching problem came when the sign on the airplane 17 on: Fasten Your Seat Belts.‎ ‎ As the minister looked 18 the aircraft, it became obvious that many of the passengers became 19 . Later, a voice over the intercom(内部通话系统) said “We are so sorry that we are unable to 20 the meal at this time. The currents are ahead of us.” And then the storm broke. ‎ Lightning lit up the darkening skies, and 21 moments the great plane was tossed(使动来动去) around.‎ The minister recalled, “As I looked around the plane, I could see the nearly all the 22 were scared. Then I suddenly saw a little girl. Obviously, the storm 23 nothing to her. She was reading a book on her seat and everything within her small world was 24 . Sometimes she closed her eyes, then she would read again. Sometimes she straightened her legs, but worry and 25 were not in her world.”‎ ‎ The minister could 26 believe his eyes. It was not surprising, 27 , that when the plane finally reached its destination and all the passengers were hurrying to 28 the plane, the minister came up to the girl whom he had 29 for such a long time. Having talked about the storm, he asked why she had not been afraid.‎ The child replied, “That was because my 30 was the pilot, and he would take me home.”‎ ‎ There are many kinds of 31 that frightened us. Physical, mental, financial, domestic, and many other storms can easily and quickly 32 our sky and throw our plane into apparently ‎ uncontrollable movement. We have all known such times, and let us be honest and accept, it is much 33 to be at rest when our feet are on the ground than 34 we are being tossed about a darkened shy.‎ ‎ Let us remember: Our father is the 35 . He is in control and taking us home.‎ ‎ Don’t worry.‎ ‎16. A. suffering B. effort C. warning D. chance ‎ ‎17. A flashed B. tried C. took D. put ‎18. A. over B. around C. into D. at ‎19. A. worried B. relaxed C. annoyed D. inspired ‎20. A. buy B. cook C. complete D. serve ‎21. A. of B. within C. with D. after ‎22. A. passengers B. pilots C. officials D. crew ‎23. A. presented B. brought C. meant D. created ‎24. A. likely B. friendly C. deadly D. orderly ‎25. A. fear B. knowledge C. stress D. expectation ‎26. A. suddenly B. gradually C. hardly D. willingly ‎27. A. however B. therefore C. otherwise D. instead ‎28. A. drive off B. pull over C. land on D. get off ‎29. A. watched B. attended C. remarked D. complained ‎30. A. uncle B. dad C. brother D. cousin ‎31. A. accident B. quarrel C. storm D. anger ‎32. A. destroy B. cover C. darken D. break ‎33. A. easier B. softer C. ruder D. tougher ‎34. A. until B. when C. unless D. if ‎35. A. student B. driver C. minister D. engineer 第Ⅱ卷 第一节 单词拼写 (共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分)‎ 注意事项：用0.5毫米黑色笔迹的签字笔将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。‎ ‎36. All the failures _____________ (毁灭) all Jane’s hopes for success.‎ ‎37. Alice can take care of the children. She’s very ______________(rely).‎ ‎38. The ten most f_____________ (频繁地) asked questions are listed below.‎ ‎39. The wildlife at night is very dangerous, so you have to be _____________ (extreme) careful.‎ ‎40. The country has been ruled by the Spanish for years and Spanish has become its ____________ (官方的) language.‎ ‎41. The police are trying to discover the ____________ (identify) of the killer.‎ ‎42. I hadn’t seen her for 20 years, but I r____________ her immediately.‎ ‎43. The People’s Republic of China was _____________ (成立) in 1949.‎ ‎44. Girls should have the right to be _____________ (education) at school as boys do.‎ ‎45. He had completely __________(忽视) her words, preferring his own theory.‎ 第二节 语法填空（共10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。‎ National Love Our Children Day began in America in 2004. It 46 (fall) on the first Saturday in April. 47 (it) aim is to honor and celebrate America’s children and stress the 48 (important) of love as they grow up. It is also intended to promote the relationship of family members and raise awareness of the need to protect children 49 the harmful side of society. Some people may argue that every day should be Love Our Children Day. However, there are millions of other children 50 are less fortunate and grow up without a loving childhood. Healthy and happy children provide the basis for a safe society for future generations when they become 51 (parent).‎ National Love Our Children Day 52 (start) by the organization Love Our Children USA nearly 15 years ago. It helps to organize events across America to make children feel 53 (delight). Their website advises us 54 (spend) the day with the children and do something special together or buy them something they’ve been dreaming for 55 long time. Former mayor of New York City, Michael Bloomberg, also said, “All of our children deserve the love, encouragement and respect which they need to reach their full potential today and every day of the year.”‎ 第三节：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。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（），并在其下面写出改加的词。‎ ‎ 删除：把多余的词用（）划掉。‎ ‎ 修改：在错的词下画一横线，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。‎ Last Sunday, we went to the amusement park near our home to celebrating my brother's birthday. The traffic was badly, so it took us nearly one and a half hour to get there. The park was such crowded that we could hardly move. My brother wanted to go on the roller coaster, so we join the queue and waited for our turn. By the time we got to the front of the queue, my sister said he was too afraid to go on the ride, and even my brother looked a bit of nervous. Just then a man made an announcement which there was a technical problem and the ride was closed. With the sigh of relief, we went to get something to eat, played some other games, then went home.‎ 第四节 书面表达 (25分) ‎ Directions: Write an English composition in about 100 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese. ‎ 假设你是李明，你的表弟张华即将踏入高中学习，请你写一封信给他，在信中简要描述你自己的高中学习生活，并给他的高中学习生活提些建议。‎ ‎19-20学年第一学期期中高一英语 答案 ‎1—4 CBDC 5—-7 BCA 8——10 ACA ‎11——15 FAGEC ‎16. C根据下文，飞机因天气原因，遇到了问题，所以此时应该是有警告传来。‎ ‎17. A飞机上系紧安全带的标志灯突然亮起来。‎ ‎18. B牧师此时环顾了一下四周。‎ ‎19. A 此时许多乘客显然是变得担心起来。‎ ‎20. D “serve”表示“提供，端上”。‎ ‎21. B 这里“within moments”表示片刻之内。‎ ‎22. A 牧师看到的一定是机舱内的乘客们感到很害怕。‎ ‎23. C 这里需要表达的意思是：对那个小女孩来说暴风雨对她并不意味什么。‎ ‎24. D 在她的小小世界里一切都是秩序井然的。‎ ‎25. A 根据上文可知，担忧和恐惧在她的世界里根本不存在。‎ ‎26. C 这里需要一个否定的意义，牧师几乎不能相信自己的眼睛。‎ ‎27. B therefore表示顺承，因此在飞机到达目的地后，牧师上前与小女孩交流。‎ ‎28. D达到目的地后所有的乘客下飞机。‎ ‎29. A 牧师观察小女孩很久。‎ ‎30. B由最后一段提示可知，小女孩的父亲是飞行员。‎ ‎31. C由上文引申说，我们生活中也有很多暴风雨。‎ ‎32. C各种暴风雨使我们的天空变暗, “darken” 使变暗。‎ ‎33. A根据上下文，此处要表达脚踏实地更容易。‎ ‎34. B与前面when our feet are on the ground 并列，且表示对比。‎ ‎35. B ‎36. destroyed 37. reliable 38. frequently 39. extremely 40. official ‎41. identity 42. recognized 43. founded 44.educated 45 ignored ‎46. falls 47. Its 48. importance 49. from/ against 50. who/that ‎ ‎51. parents 52. was started 53. delighted 54. to spend 55. a 短文改错 ‎1. celebrating → celebrate 2. badly → bad  3. hour → hours 4. such → so ‎5. join → joined   6. he → she  7. a bit of → a bit 8. which → that ‎ ‎9. the sign→ a  sign  10. then → and then    ‎ 范文 ‎ Dear Zhang Hua,‎ I’m glad to know you’ve been admitted to high school. I’d like to share with you my days in high school.‎ An obvious change is the increased quantity of school work and the high academic requirements. I was not used to it at first, but I managed to overcome all those obstacles with teachers’ help.‎ If you want to adapt to your new school life better, my following suggestions may be of help. First, make a scientific plan and stick to it. There are times when you have lots of work around, but an effective plan will help you avoid the rush to meet deadlines. Second, keep a balance between work and play. It makes no sense to seek academic achievements at the cost of health and you need to make all-round development through campus activities.‎ Wish you a pleasant high school life.‎ Yours, ‎ Li Ming