山西省祁县第二中学校2019-2020学年高一上学期期中考试英语试题

山西省祁县第二中学校2019-2020学年高一上学期期中考试英语试题

‎2019-2020学年度祁县第二中学校英语期中考试试卷 第一部分 阅读理解 第一节（共15小题，每小题3分，满分45分）‎ A Part-time jobs for 15 and 16 years olds Waiter / Waitress A job as a waiter or waitress is a good choice for 16-year-olds. Not only can one earn $9-$12 an hour, but they can also get the tips (小费). Most people that visit a restaurant don’t just have good food. They come here to relax and have a good time. Besides serving food quickly, a young waiter who talks to them politely with a smile on his face will make the diners enjoy their time at the restaurant.‎ Work in a library If one is fond of books, working in a library is another suitable choice. Besides the pay is good, it offers a lot of free time when students can actually sit down and finish their homework. So on returning home, they would have time to hang around with friends or just relax. So working in a library is an excellent part-time job for teens, especially for school students.‎ Internet jobs There are many ways of making money through online jobs like clicking on advertisements, visiting sites and signing up with them. However, such online jobs don’t pay well. A better Internet job for teens is to complete online surveys. These are quite simple surveys that usually ask one about his/ her opinions and ideas. Many companies use these ideas to make products designed for teenagers.‎ ‎1．A student who is busy with his research paper will probably choose to work ______.‎ A. in a restaurant B. in a library ‎ C. on the Internet D. in an IT company ‎2．The writer wrote this text to ______.‎ A. tell us the importance of doing part-time jobs B. advise teenagers how to choose a part-time job C. teach young people how to make lots of money D. introduce his/her experience of doing part-time jobs ‎3．Why do some companies ask the teens to do surveys?‎ A. The teens have more free time.‎ B. They can pay less to the teens.‎ C. They need advice to make products for teens.‎ D. The teens usually express their true opinions.‎ B Located in Pisa, the Leaning Tower of Pisa in Italy has become the sign of Italy. It is the third oldest structure in Pisa’s Cathedral Square. There eight floors in the Leaning Tower of Pisa including observation deck at the top. The weight of the tower is about 14,500 metric tons. There are amazing facts of the Leaning Tower of Pisa that we will mention here.‎ The Leaning Tower of Pisa was not originally intended to lean, but because it was built on soft soils the tower gradually leaned to one side. Prior to its restoration (修复) from 1990 to 2001, the tower had a tilt (倾斜) of 5.5 degrees. Many people think that it will fall one day. Millions of tourists come to the lawns around the tower to take the classic photo pretending to hold up or knock down the tower.‎ It is said that you must visit the Leaning Tower of Pisa during the day. At night the shops are closed and it appears unimpressive. But, if you plan to visit on a full moon night, the tower will look charming. Mornings are the best time to beat the crowds. Summer in Pisa is very hot and wet, but you can expect rain in fall and winter.‎ Even though some people regard the tower to be an engineering failure owing to the tilt, the tower has acquired a special place in history. The tower has also been used for experiments by the famous Italian scientist named Galileo Galilei. He is believed to have thrown two balls of different mass from the tower to prove that their falling time is not related to their mass.‎ On your tour you should not miss various places of interest near the Leaning Tower of Pisa including Lucca, Florence, and Santa Maria della Spina.‎ ‎4．What will you see if you go to Pisa’s Cathedral Square?‎ A．The Leaning Tower of Pisa standing in the middle.‎ B．More than one ancient structure to visit.‎ C．The Leaning Tower of Pisa covering a lot of space.‎ D．Pisa’s amazing buildings around the square.‎ ‎5．Why does the tower tend to lean to one side?‎ A．Because it was originally designed like that.‎ B．Because the base of the tower was not strong.‎ C．Because many people came to knock it down.‎ D．Because the builders used lots of soft soils.‎ ‎6．When will you visit the tower if you dislike being disturbed?‎ A．In summer. B．At night.‎ C．In the morning. D．In winter.‎ ‎7．What has made the tower much more famous?‎ A．It will fall to the ground in the soon future.‎ B．It is an obvious engineering failure.‎ C．Galileo once did experiments on the tower.‎ D．The restoration lasted more than ten years.‎ C One day when the famous American scientist Edison was on his way home, a young man stopped him and required to have a word with him. Edison accepted his request.‎ The young man asked, “How can you invent so many things and achieve your fame(名声, 名望)? ”‎ The scientist said, “It seems that you have been thinking of becoming famous every day. ”The young man nodded, “Yes. I have been dreaming of being a person as notable(著名的)as you. Every minute I am thinking of how to become reputable. I don’ t know when I can achieve my fame. ”‎ Edison told him, “Don’ t worry, young man. If you want to be a famous man this way, you will have to wait until you die! ”‎ ‎“Why should I? ” the young man was puzzled.‎ Edison said, “What you dream is actually a high building. You never think of how to build it with bricks(砖块). Thus the building will never come into reality(现实). However, your story can serve as a mirror. People will remember you because of your illness and laziness. They will often speak of your name while they give warnings to their children. Aren’ t you a notorious(声名狼藉)person by then? ”‎ ‎8．The man asked Edison to tell him .‎ A．how to invent new things B．how to become famous C．how he became a nobleman D．how to become a scientist ‎9．After hearing Edison’ s talk, the young man was puzzled because Edison told him .‎ A．he would die before he was famous B．he would be famous before he died C．he would die after he was famous D．he would never be famous ‎10．The man didn’ t achieve his fame because________.‎ A．his wish was too high[‎ B．he was too stupid C．he didn’ t learn from others D．he was short of hard-working spirit ‎11．The story mainly tells us ________ .‎ A．a person needs high spirit B．one shouldn’ t dream of becoming famous C．only by hard work can one’ s wish come into reality D．one person shouldn’ t be idle and lazy D The Crowne Plaza Hotel in Copenhagen is offering a free meal to any guest who is able to produce electricity for the hotel on an exercise bike linked to a generator (发电机). The idea is to get people fit and reduce their carbon footprint. Guests will have to produce at least 10 watt hours of electricity — roughly 15 minutes of cycling for someone of average fitness. Guests staying at Plaza Hotel will be given meal tickets worth $ 36 once they have produced 10 watt hours of electricity. The bicycles will have ‎ smart phones attached to the handlebars measuring how much power is being generated for the hotel.‎ The plan, a world-first, will start on 19 April and run for a year. Only guests staying at the hotel will be able to take part. Frederikke Toemmergaard，hotel spokeswoman, said, “Many of our visitors are business people who enjoy going to the gym. There might be people who will cycle just to get a free meal, but generally I don’t think people will take advantage of our programme.”‎ Copenhagen has a long-standing cycling tradition and 36 % of locals cycle to work each day, one of the highest percentages in the world, according to the website visitcopenhagen. dk. US environmental website treehugger. com recently voted Copenhagen the world’s best city for cyclists. “Because Copenhagen is strongly connected with cycling, we felt the bicycle would work well as a symbol of the hotel’s green profile (形象).”‎ If successful，the electric bicycle meal programme will be spread to all Crowne Plaza hotels in the UK, the hotel said in a statement.‎ ‎12．What is the main purpose of the free meal programme?‎ A．To promote the hotel’s green concept.‎ B．To make the city known to the world.‎ C．To attract people to the hotel restaurant.‎ D．To get guests to stay longer at the hotel.‎ ‎13．How can a participant get a free meal?‎ A．By becoming a professional cyclist.‎ B．By cycling to produce some electricity.‎ C．By linking a smart phone to a bicycle.‎ D．By monitoring his or her carbon footprint.‎ ‎14．Who are most likely to enter for the programme?‎ A．The poor local people.‎ B．The environment activists.‎ C．Health-conscious hotel guests.‎ D．Visitors fond of Copenhagen food.‎ ‎15．According to Paragraph 3, Copenhagen has one of the world’s .‎ A．best chain hotels B．greenest natural environments C．longest bike paths D．highest rates of people cycling to work 第二节（共5小题，每小题3分，满分15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。‎ Question: I found a new job in the nearby town last week. 16 But my six-year-old son doesn’t want to leave, because he has established a good friendship with our neighbor’s children. I am really puzzled about how to explain our moving plan to him. And there is only three weeks left. Will you please tell me some good advice?‎ Answer: Congratulations on your new position! 17 It frequently causes them to feel unsafe. But don’t worry. There are many things you can do to make the moving experience less frightening for your children.‎ ‎● Involve them from the very beginning.‎ Tell your children as soon as you know you’re moving. 18 Explain why you’re moving in terms they can understand. This will remove a lot of the fear and confusion they may be feeling. Be sure to answer their questions as fully as you can.‎ ‎● 19 ‎ If you approach the coming move as an exciting adventure for the entire family, it will help to calm your children’s fears. If possible, show them the new house and let them spend some time exploring it. Help them imagine where their furniture and toys will go. Show them the yard and help them imagine all the fun they will have there. Talk about all the fun things the family will do there.‎ ‎● Let them help.‎ If you give your children an active role in the move, they are much more likely to accept it and even grow excited about it. Let them pack some of their own things. ‎ ‎20 If there are old toys you don’t plan to take, let the kids help decide which of them should be taken or given away.‎ A．What to do on moving day.‎ B．Make the move an adventure.‎ C．Don’t tell them at the last minute.‎ D．Moving can upset children of any age.‎ E. This will help them feel a part of the move.‎ F. My wife and I are considering moving there next month.‎ G. If you’re driving to your new home, make the trip exciting!‎ 第二部分 语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）‎ 第一节 完形填空(共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分)‎ When Pat Jones finished college，she decided to travel around the world and see as many foreign places as she could 21 she was young. Pat wanted to visit Latin America 22 ，so she got a job 23 an English teacher in a school in Bolivia. Pat spoke a little Spanish， 24 she was able to communicate with her students even when they didn’t 25 much English.‎ A sentence she had read somewhere stuck in her mind；if you dream 26 a foreign language，you have really mastered(掌握)it. Pat repeated this sentence to her students and 27 that some day she would dream in Spanish and they would dream in 28 .‎ One day，one of her 29 students came up and explained in Spanish that he had not done his homework. He had 30 early and had slept 31 .‎ ‎“What does this have to do with your 32 ？”Pat asked.‎ ‎“I dreamed all night，Miss Jones. And my dream was in English.”‎ ‎“In English？”Pat was very 33 ，since he was such a bad student. She was 34 secretly jealous(嫉妒的)．Her 35 was still not in Spanish. But she encouraged(鼓励)her young student. “ Well， 36 me about your dream.”‎ ‎“All the people in the dream 37 English.” the student said.“ And all the signs were in English. All the newspapers and magazines and all the TV programs were ‎ in English.”‎ ‎“But that’s 38 ，”said Pat. “What did all the people say to you？”‎ ‎“I’m sorry，Miss Jones. That’s 39 I slept so badly. I didn’t 40 a word they said. It was a nightmare(噩梦)！”‎ ‎21．A．because B．while C．if D．since ‎22．A．first B．at first C．last D．at last ‎23．A．for B．of C．as D．like ‎24．A．and B．but C．so D．yet ‎25．A．say B．know C．read D．write ‎26．A．in B．about C．of D．for ‎27．A．thought B．realized C．hoped D．wanted ‎28．A．English B．Spanish C．Russian D．German ‎29．A．bright B．excellent C．best D．worst ‎30．A．got up B．gone to bed C．fallen asleep D．woken up ‎31．A．well B．soundly C．badly D．heavily ‎32．A．English B．language C．dream D．homework ‎33．A．surprised B．worried C．pleased D．excited ‎34．A．yet B．seldom C．also D．still ‎35．A．study B．class C．word D．dream ‎36．A．answer B．write C．tell D．ask ‎37．A．read B．liked C．spoke D．learned ‎38．A．wonderful B．terrible C．funny D．strange ‎39．A．how B．why C．when D．because ‎40．A．hear B．understand C．know D．remember 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。‎ One day a rich man took his sons on a trip to the countryside. He wanted to show them how the poor lived so that they could be thankful  for his wealth through hard work..‎ They spent a couple of 41 (day) on the farm of what would be considered ‎ a poor family.‎ On their return, the father asked the elderly boy 42 (explain) what he had learnt. 43 his surprise, the boy, who had kept 44 (silence) and deep in thought on the journey home, 45  (reply) in a way that shocked his father.‎ ‎“I want to become a farmer,  46  the farmers can enjoy the beautiful night stars while we have only expensive lanterns.” Finally, he asked his father, "What makes us safer, large walls around our house or some friends 47 will protect us?"‎ After a while, the boy finished by saying, "Before the trip I thought we 48 (be) rich but today I learnt who is 49 (true) rich." With this, the boy got up and walked away, 50 (leave) his father sitting on their comfortable sofa, totally speechless.‎ 第三部分 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）‎ 此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。短文中有10处错误，每句最多有两处。错误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，并在该词的下面写出修改后的词。‎ I went to a new restaurants to have dinner yesterday. The delicious food there left a deep impression on to me. But the service was not as good I expected. Usual, I appreciate waiters come to check on me and to see if there is anything I need. Therefore, the waiters there left me alone. I had to get our attention whenever I needed something. And I hate waiting so long to receive the bill. I am used for fast, efficient service, so this was a worst experience that I had ever had.‎ 第二节 书面表达（满分25分）‎ 假定你是李华，你的美国笔友来信祝贺你的生日，并寄给你一本英语词典作为礼物，为此请你用英语给他写封感谢信，并告诉他最近你的英语进步情况，邀请他暑假期间来你所在的城市游玩。‎ 注意：1. 词数100左右；‎ ‎ 2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。‎ 祁县二中高一第一学期英语期中考试参考答案 ‎ ‎ 一、 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题3分，满分60分）‎ ‎ ‎ ‎1—10 B B C B B C C B A D 11---20 C A B C D F D C B E ‎ ‎ 二、完形填空（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）‎ ‎ ‎ ‎21—30 B A C C B A C A D B 31---40 C D A C D C C C B B ‎ ‎ 三、语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，共15分）‎ ‎ 41 days 42 to explain 43 To 44 silent 45 replied ‎46 because 47 that/who 48 were 49 truly 50 leaving ‎ ‎ 四 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）‎ ‎①restaurants→restaurant ②去掉to ③good 后加as ‎④Usual→Usually ⑤ come→ coming ⑥Therefore→ However ‎⑦our→ their ⑧ hate → hated ⑨ for → to ⑩a →the ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ 第二节：书面表达 (满分25分)‎ ‎ ‎ As you know, it's a challenge for me to learn English well, sol turned to you for help. You advised that I should read more and enlarge my vocabulary. While reading English stories, I came across some new words, so a dictionary was exactly what I needed. It was then that I received your gift, an English dictionary. What a timely help! Encouragingly, I have made some progress ina recent exam. I'll go on working hard and do better.‎ ‎ With the summer vacation approaching, I hope you can come to my city for a visit and we can have fun together .Best wishes ‎ Yours Li Hua ‎ ‎ ‎