1、学年高一英语上学期期中联考试题2019-2020学年高一英语上学期期中联考试题 考试日期：11月14日 完卷时间：120分钟 满 分：150分 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 prefer? A. Apples. B. Oranges. C. Bananas.2. What will the man do t
2、omorrow? A. Work at his office. B. Attend a basketball game.C. Take the girl to see a doctor.3. What will the weather be like tonight according to the woman? A. Rainy. B. Cloudy. C. Clear. 4. What meal is the man going to eat? A. Breakfast. B. Lunch. C. Dinner.5. What are the speakers mainly talking
3、 about? A. A meeting. B. Fire practice. C. Plans for the weekend. 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。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。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6. How many cats does the woman want? A. Three. B. Two. C. One.7. What color cat
4、 does the woman choose? A. Black. B. Gray. C. White.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8. What is the womans job? A. An artist. B. A designer. C. A police officer.9. How many paintings has the woman just sold? A. One. B. Two. C. Three.10. Where does the woman display her paintings? A. In an office. B. In a shop. C. In
5、 a gallery.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11. Where are the speakers? A. In a shop. B. In a bank. C. In a park.12. What caused the mans poor eyesight? A. An accident. B. His age. C. A disease.13. What does the man think about the woman? A. She is mean. B. She is smart. C. She is kind. 听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。14. What is
6、 the probable relationship between the speakers? A. Co-workers. B. Husband and wife. C. Shopkeeper and customer.15. What is in the womans basket? A. Vegetables. B. Chips. C. Cookies.16. How much does the woman pay for the items? A. 6. B. 10. C. 12.17. How will the woman probably go home? A. On foot.
7、 B. By bus. C. By car.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18. Why is the speaker making a speech? A. She is retiring. B. She has won a prize. C. She will set up her business.19. How long has the speaker worked for the school? A. For 12 years. B. For 18 years. C. For 25 years.20. Who is the most important person the s
8、peaker met at the school? A. Her husband. B. A wise teacher. C. A star student.第二部分：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4个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。AA company has just launched(发起） what it calls “the worlds first free standardized English test” recently. Anyone can take the test for free.
9、The new exam is called the EFSET, which is short for Education First Standardized English Test. The company, Education First, is known by the letters EF.It is reported that there are two billion English language learners worldwide. Many of them are interested in attending an American college or univ
10、ersity. To do so, foreign students need to take the Test of English as a Foreign Languagebetter known as TOEFL. However, many foreigners are not rich enough to take the TOEFL. In addition, test-takers often have to travel overnight to reach an official testing site. The World Bank says an average Ca
11、mbodian worker earns only about $1,000 per year. The cost of taking the TOEFL is about 17.5 percent of the average workers yearly wage.It is not just individuals who find the test pricey. Some governments also find it too expensive. Whats more, not everyone needs official results from the TOEFL or I
12、ELTSthe International English Language Testing System. In the future, its likely that the government may use the EFSET to test millions of employees and students.Experts believe that the EFSET meets the highest value in language testing. It uses special computer software that makes the questions eas
13、ier or harder, depending on ones performance. The EFSET measures all the English learners levels while the IELTS and TOEFL only measure learners levels from intermediate(中等的） to advanced. The EFSET is unique in the sense that it gives free online access to anyone interested in measuring their Englis
14、h level.There is a 50-minute and a two-hour version of the test, which its developers are calling the EFSET Plus. Both versions test only reading and listening skills. Its hopeful that speaking and writing skills will be tested in the future. The IELTS and the TOEFL still use humans to rate the spea
15、king and writing sections. Its a huge deal for students who are in areas where they cant get to the TOEFL or the IELTS. However, it is too early to know whether the EFSET results are acceptable for colleges and universities in America.21.Why do many foreign students take the TOEFL? A . To learn Engl
16、ish well. B . To be admitted to key universities.C . To receive further education in America. D . To find good jobs and earn much money.22.What can we infer from Paragraph 2? A .The cost of taking the TOEFL is very high.B . Only rich people can take the TOEFL.C . There are many official testing site
17、s for the TOEFL around the world.D . Few of the students in Cambodia can afford to take the TOEFL.23. What can we learn about the EFSET? A . It is similar to the TOEFL and the IELTS.B . Everybody with different English levels can take it for free.C . It tests the skills of reading, listening, writin
18、g and speaking.D . American universities accept the EFSET results for admission.BRecord fires sweeping across the Amazon this month have been catching global headlines as scientists and environmental groups are worried that they will worsen climate change and threaten biodiversity（生物多样性）. As the lar
19、gest rainforest in the world, the Amazon is often called “the lungs of the world”. It is also home to about 3 million species of plants and animals, and 1 million local people. The vast lands of rainforest play an important role in the worlds ecosystem because they take in heat instead of it being r
20、eflected back into the atmosphere. They also store carbom dioxide (二氧化碳） and produce oxygen, making sure that less carbon is given off, mitigating the effects of climate change.“Any forest destroyed is a threat to biodiversity and the people who use that biodiversity,” Thomas Lovejoy, an ecologist a
21、t George Mason University toldNational Geographic. “The shocking threat is that a lot of carbon goes into the atmosphere,” he stressed. “Facing the global climate change, we cannot afford more damage to a major source of oxygen and biodiversity. The Amazon must be protected,” U.N. Secretary General
22、Antonio Guterres said. Data from the National Institute for Space Research (INPE) show that the number of forest fires in Brazil quickly increased by 82 percent from January to August this year from a year ago. A total of 71,497 forest fires were recorded in the country in the first eight months of
23、2019, up from 39,194 in the same period in 2018, INPE said. “Its reported that the forest areas in the Brazilian Amazon have decreased something between 20 and 30 percent compared to the last 12 months,” Carlos Nobre, a researcher at the University of Sao Paulo, told German broadcasterDeutsche Welle
24、. Brazil owns about 60 percent of the Amazon rainforest, whose drop could have severe results for global climate and rainfall. The size of the area ruined by fires has yet to be determined, but the emergency has transcended（超出）Brazils borders, reaching Peruvian, Paraguayan and Bolivian areas.24. Wha
25、t is the second paragraph mainly talking about?A. The effects of climate change.B. The role of the Amazon rainforest.C. The results of the Amazon rainforest fires.D. The causes of the decreasing biodiversity.25. Which of the following best explains “mitigating” underlined in Paragraph 2?A. Easing. B
26、. Causing. C. Worsening. D. Benefitting.26. What can we learn from Thomass and Antonios words?A. The biodiversity makes the rainforests unique.B. The rainforest fires result in serious consequences.C. The global climate crisis brings more rainforest fires.D. The dry weather leads to the rainforest f
27、ires.27. Which section of a magazine is this text probably taken from?A. Sports and music. B. Science and technology.C. Nature and geography. D. Business and culture. COn one occasion, while visiting my parents, I happened to meet the little boy who lived next door. It was obvious that his mother ha
28、d told him not to come over uninvite.He was standing on the very edge of his yard with an anxious look on his face, seemingly about to burst. My father waved him over and performed the introductions. Eliot, this is my son, Gary. Gary, meet my little friend, Eliot. To my delight, he reached out his s
29、mall hand and I accepted the formality(遵守礼节) with a smile. Unlike most children, this teenager was not shy of meeting a stranger. As a matter of fact, he turned out to be quite a chatterbox. Eliot had me laughing as I listened to the excitement in his voice.for, as you know, it was a big deal to fin
30、d a toad (蟾蜍)! His descriptions were priceless as I asked the obvious questions concerning the capture（捕捉）. He was pleased that I showed interest in his adventure and gladly explained its details. Since Eliot seemed so willing to invest in our budding friendship, I asked him a question, Do you like
31、banjo music? He got very excited and answered me with a hearty Yes! I took out my banjo from the car, but when I sat next to him and started playing, Eliot looked at me with a puzzled expression. He asked me Whats that? in all seriousness.My dad and I smiled. The boy who just loved the banjo didnt r
32、ecognize that I was holding one and that what I was playing was banjo music. I realized that his heart was in the right place. Eliot just wanted to please his new friend with that Yes, thinking it was what I wanted to hear. Well anyway.Eliot likes the banjo for real now. And I like Eliot.28.When Eliot saw the author, he _.A. came into the yard to greet the author B. gladly introduced hi
