1、学年 广东省惠州市 高一上学期期末考试英语试题 Word版含答案惠州市20192020学年度第一学期期末质量检测 高一英语 （2020.04）本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分。满分150分，考试用时120分钟。注意事项：1. 答卷前，考生务必用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将自己的姓名和考生号、试室号、座位号填写在答题卡上。 2. 选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案，答案不能答在试卷上。 3. 非选择题必须用黑色字迹钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案
2、；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。4. 考生必须保持答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，将答题卡交回。第I卷第一部分 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，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AWhats On?Electric Underground7:30pm1:00am Free at the Cyclops TheatreDo you know whos playing in your area? Were bringing you an exciting evening of live rock and po
3、p music from the best local bands. Are you interested in becoming a musician and getting a recording contract (合同)? If so, come early to the talk at 7:30 pm by Jules Skye, a successful record producer. Hes going to talk about how you can find the right person to produce your music.Gee Whizz8:30pm10:
4、30pm Comedy at KaleidoscopeCome and see Gee Whizz perform. Hes the funniest stand-up comedian (脱口秀喜剧演员) on the comedy scene. This joyful show will please everyone, from the youngest to the oldest. Gee Whizz really knows how to make you laugh! Our bar is open from 7:00 pm for drinks and snacks (快餐).S
5、imons Workshop5:00pm7:30pm Wednesdays at Victoria StageThis is a good chance for anyone who wants to learn how to do comedy. The workshop looks at every kind of comedy, and practices many different ways of making people laugh. Simon is a comedian and actor who has 10 years experience of teaching com
6、edy. His workshops are exciting and fun. An evening with Simon will give you the confidence to be funny.Charlotte Stone8:00pm11:00pm Pizza WorldFine food with beautiful jazz music; this is a great evening out. Charlotte Stone will perform songs from her new best-selling CD, with James Pickering on t
7、he piano. The menu is Italian, with excellent meat and fresh fish, pizzas and pasta (面食). Book early to get a table. Our bar is open all day, and serves cocktails, coffee, beer, and white wine.1. Who can help you if you want to have your music produced?A. James Pickering. B. Gee Whizz. C. Charlotte
8、Stone. D. Jules Skye.2. At which place can people of different ages enjoy a good laugh?A. Kaleidoscope. B. Victoria Stage. C. The Cyclops Theatre. D. Pizza World.3. When will Charlotte Stone perform her songs?A. 5:00pm7:30pm. B. 7:30pm1:00am. C. 8:00pm11:00pm. D. 8:30pm10:30pm.BAvi Wortis, known sim
9、ply as Avi, writes historical novels. Historical novels mix historical facts with storytelling skills. These stories take place in the past. The main characters are not always real；they exist only in stories.Avi decided to become a writer when he was a student in senior high school. This was quite a
10、 decision because he did not write well in school. He had a problem called dysgraphia, a writing disability. The problem caused people to spell words wrongly. Avi always enjoyed reading. He read many types of books as a child. Avi believed that reading is the most important activity for a person who
11、 wants to be a writer.Avi also believes that strong characters make strong stories. He creates characters that can help to bring his ideas to life. His books often deal with questions about life. Writing stories lets him explore many sides of a subject. His favorite part is to make improvements in h
12、is writing. For him the hardest part is writing the first draft (草稿). Avis first book was published in 1970. He has written more than 45 books ever since. Most of them are for youngadult readers. Besides historical novels, he writes comedies, short stories about adventures, animals and so on. Fighti
13、ng Ground, which was published in 1984, is an example of Avis historical novels. This attractive story takes place during the American Revolutionary War.4. What can we learn from Paragraph 2 ?A. How Avi developed characters. B. Why Avi liked reading. C. How Avi became a writer. D. Why Avi decided to
14、 become a writer.5. We learn from the text that Avi_.A. published his first story in 1984B. thinks reading is not the most important for writersC. seldom changes his first drafts when writingD. believes in the importance of good characters in stories6. According to Avi, whats the most difficult thin
15、g in writing?A. Making improvements. B. Writing the first draft.C. Finding an attractive character. D. Writing the first part of a novel.7. What is the authors purpose of writing the text?A. To discuss how to become a writer.B. To introduce a writer of historical novels.C. To describe an important h
16、istorical novel.D. To show how a historical novel is written.C Speaking of children-what child doesnt like to jump around and act silly sometimes? Monkeys are also known for acting silly. So, when kids act up, parents or teachers may tell them to stop monkeying around. It means to do things that are
17、 not useful or serious, or to simply waste time.Now, in the United States, children do not usually have monkeys as pets, but they do often have dogs. And dogs make most children feel happy. But for some reason, we use “dog” in a phrase that means to feel unwell. If you are as sick as a dog, you are
18、really sick and will most likely stay home from work or school.Besides, dogs and cats are also favorite pets here in the States. This next phrase combines cats and secrets to make a very common expression. Lets say you know a secret, a big secret. And lets say you tell it to people. You have just le
19、t the cat out of the bag! This idiom means revealing (揭示) a secret or telling facts that were previously (先前) unknown. If you let the cat out of the bag, you spoil a surprise. So, if your friend is planning a big surprise birthday for another friend, dont let the cat out of the bag by accidentally s
20、aying it in front of the birthday girl. Even though this is a very common idiom, the origin of “to let the cat out of the bag” is also unknown.If you are doing an outdoor activity-such as hiking in the woods, or having a picnic in a park-what are some things that may disturb your good time? Bad weat
21、her could. And so could bugs! Crawling pests like ants, and flying ones like mosquitoes, could make your experience uncomfortable or annoying.So, when we bug people we bother them so much that we affect their good time. This common expression is often said as a command: “Stop bugging me !”8. Accordi
22、ng to the passage, “monkeying around” is considered _.A. silly B. wrong C. proper D. happy 9. If you ask somebody to reveal a secret, you may use the phrase “_”.A. stop bugging me B. as sick as a dog C. monkeying around D. let the cat out of the bag10. What is the meaning of the phrase “stop bugging
23、 me”?A. Dont trouble me. B. Give up your good time.C. Stop feeling annoyed. D. Dont comfort me.11. What is the passage mainly about?A. The names of animals in the English language.B. The meaning of some English phrases.C. The origins of phrases about animals.D. The strange usages of some words.DEver
24、ybody sleeps, but what people stay up late to catch or wake up early in order not to miss varies by culture. From data collected, it seems the things that cause us to lose the most sleep, on average, are sporting events, time changes, and holidays.Russias late nights and early mornings generally cor
25、respond（相一致）to public holidays. On New Years Eve, Russians have the worlds latest bedtime, hitting the hay at around 3:30 a. m. Russians also get up an hour later on International Womens Day, the day for treating and celebrating female relatives.Similarly, Americans late nights, late mornings, and l
26、ongest sleep fall on three-day weekends.Canada got the least sleep of the year the night it beat Sweden in the Olympic hockey（冰球）final.The World Cup is also chiefly responsible for sleep deprivation. The worst night for sleep in the U. K. was the night of the England-Italy match on June 14. British
27、people stayed up a half-hour later to watch it, and then they woke up earlier than usual the next morning thanks to summer nights, the phenomenon in which the sun barely sets in northern countries in the summertime. That was nothing, though, compared to Germans, Italians, and the French, who stayed
28、up around an hour and a half later on various days throughout the summer to watch the World Cup.It should be made clear that not everyone has a tool to record their sleep patterns; in some of these nations, its likely that only the richest people do. And people who select to track their sleep may tr
29、y to get more sleep than the average person. Even if thats the case, the above findings are still striking. If the most health-conscious (注重健康的) among us have such deep swings（明显改变）in our sleep levels throughout the year, how much sleep are the rest of us losing?12. What do we learn about the Russia
30、ns regarding sleep?A. They dont fall asleep until very late.B. They dont sleep much on weekends.C. They get less sleep on public holidays.D. They sleep longer than people elsewhere.13. The underlined word “deprivation” in the last paragraph but one means_.A. depression B. trouble C. observation D. l
31、oss 14. Why do some rich people use a tool to record their sleep patterns?A. They want to get more sleep.B. They have trouble falling asleep.C. They are involved in a sleep research.D. They want to go to bed on regular hours.15. What does the author imply in the last paragraph?A. It is important to
32、study our sleep patterns.B. Few people really know the importance of sleep.C. Sleeplessness does harm to peoples health.D. Average people probably sleep more than the rich.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。Doing What You LoveWhat do you want to be when you grow up? 16 When asked the question, did you have an answer at the read
