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1、江西省上饶市横峰中学2022-2022学年高一英语下学期期中试题A卷 考试时间:120分钟一、 第一局部 听力(共两节,总分值 30 分) 第一节共5小题;每题1.5分,总分值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三个选项中选出最正确选项,并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后,你都有10秒钟的时间来答复有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 1.Where does the conversation most probably take place? A. At a theater. B. At a restaurant. C. At a bus stati
2、on.2. How much did the man spend altogether fixing his computer? A. $67. B. $85. C. $92. 3. What does the woman want to know? A. Whether the man can keep his job. B. Where the man got the bad news. C. What items sell well in the store. 4. What is the man talking about? A. His sister. B. His new job.
3、 C. His date约会. 5. What does the woman mean? A. She will go to buy the gift herself. B. The gift should not be too expensive. C. The man is not good at balancing his budget预算第二节 共15小题;每题1. 5分,总分值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三个选项中选出最正确选项,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,每题5秒钟;听完后,各小题将给出5
4、秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听下面一段对话,答复第6和第7两个小题。6. What size did the woman wear last year? A. 6. B. 7. C. 8. 7. Why did the womans feet hurt? A. Her shoes were the wrong size. B. She walked too much each day.C. Her shoes were of very low quality. 听下面一段对话,答复第8和第9两个小题。8. What can we learn from the conversation
5、? A. The woman is in a rush. B. It is going to rain soon. C. The traffic is heavy then. 9. Where is the woman going? A. Her house. B. An appointment. C. West 22nd Street. 听下面一段对话,答复第10至第12三个小题。10. What will the man do on Tuesday? A. Visit a factory. B. Meet a company boss. C. Go to the seaside. 11.
6、When will the man go to the mountains? A. On Monday. B. On Wednesday. C. On Thursday. 12. What will the man wear on Friday? A. A blue shirt. B. A sweater. C. A jacket. 听下面一段对话,答复第13至第16四个小题。13. When will John go to the game? A. On Thursday. B. On Friday. C. On Saturday. 14. What does John ask Susan
7、to do? A. Help with his term paper. B. Go to a concert with him.C. Take care of his cousin. 15. What does John say about his cousin? A. She enjoys concerts. B. She loves traveling. C. He isnt sure of her interests. 16. Whats John and Susans plan determined by? A. Johns cousins idea. B. Susans time.
8、C. The weather. 听下面一段独白,答复第17至第20四个小题。17. How soon will the exam be? A. In ten days. B. In eight days. C. In a week. 18. Which is the most important about studying? A. Planning the time well. B. Reviewing right before a test.C. Remembering everything exactly.19. What will the students do during the
9、two days before the exam? A. Review at school. B. Have a rest. C. Study at home. 20. Why will the speaker stay after school? A. To prepare some questions. B. To write the tests.C. To offer help.第二局部 阅读理解(40分) A) 请阅读下面短文,根据短文内容从每题所给的A,B,C,D,选出最正确选项,填到答题卷上。每题2分,30分AIf you have a chance to go to Finlan
10、d, you will probably be surprised to find how “foolish the Finnish people are.Take the taxi drivers for example. Taxis in Finland are mostly high-class Benz with a fare of two US dollars a kilometer. You can go anywhere in one, tell the driver to drop you at any place, say that you have some busines
11、s to attend to, and then walk off without paying your fare. The driver would not show the least sign of anxiety.The dining rooms in all big hotels not only serve their guests, but also serve outside diners. Hotel guests have their meals free, so they naturally go to the free dining rooms to have the
12、ir meals. The most they would do to show their good faith isto wave their registration card to the waiter. With such a loose check, you can easily use any old registration card to take a couple of friends to dine free of charge.The Finnish workers are paid by the hour. They are very much on their ow
13、n as soon as they have agreed with the boss on the rate. From then on they just say how many hours they have worked and they will be paid accordingly.With so many loopholes漏洞 in everyday life, surely Finland must be a heavento those who love to take “petty advantages. But the strange thing is, all t
14、he taxi passengers would always come back to pay their fare after they have attended to their business; not a single outsider has ever been found in the free hotel dining rooms. And workers always give an honest account of the exact hours they put in. As the Finns always act on good faith in everyth
15、ing they do, living in such a society has turned everyone into a real “gentleman.21. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?A. While taking a taxi in Finland, you can get off without first paying your fare. B. In a big hotel in Finland, you can enjoy free meals if youre living i
16、n the hotel. C. The bosses in Finland pay the employees according to registration of their working hours.D. The workers are always honest with their working hours.22. We can learn from the passage that .A. the Finnish society is of very high moral levelB. there are many loopholes in everyday life in
17、 FinlandC. in Finland, most taxi drivers will not charge you anythingD. everyone in Finland is like a gentleman, for they have faith in themselves23. Which of the following is the best title of the passage?A. Life in FinlandB. A Society with “Foolish PeopleC. What a LifeD. Honest accounts of the Fin
18、nsBYears ago, I was taking a maths class over the summer, and had a teacher who liked to talk about his past with funny stories. He related that he had been a math teacher in the Air Force, where it was his duty to force sleepy young soldiers to stay awake for an hour of math at 8:00 in the morning
19、in a large, warm, dimly-lit auditorium 礼 堂 . One day, he came into the lecture hall and saw his class even sleepier and less attentive than usual. He realized that something exciting would have to be done.Now this classroom was very old, and the blackboards, which had been nailed on to the walls wit
20、h old black iron nails, had become loose over the years. As a result, these black nails stuck out almost invisibly from the blackboard and this teacher kept banging his hands on them while erasing the board. He decided to put them to good use. With enough of a flourish (夸张的动作) to ensure the classs a
21、ttention, he went to the front of the room, near one edge of the board. Then, clearing his throat, he drew a coat hook right near one of the protruding ( 突出 ) nails. He went to hang his coat and hat on the hook that he had drawn in chalk (really on the nail, of course). Then he went on to give that
22、days lecture. He told us that the entire class had their eyes to the front of the room throughout the lecture. He didnt know if theyd heard a single word hed said, but at least they looked attentive.At the end of the class, the lecturer would usually leave by a small door near the blackboards, while
23、 the class would leave through the large doors at the back of the hall. When class was over, he took his coat and hat, erased the coat hook, and left through the small doorand was followed by the entire class, lining up to go past the blackboard to see how hed done it!24. When the funny story happen
24、ed, the author was .A. a soldier who just joined the Air Force B. having a math class in his summer vacationC. teaching a maths class over the summer D. doing something that the passage doesnt mention25. What can we infer from the passage?A. Young soldiers always felt sleepy in maths classes.B. The
25、auditorium where maths was taught was well-equipped.C. That day the students would leave by the small door near the blackboards. D. The young soldiers would be attentive in maths classes from then on.26. What most attracted the entire classs attention?A. The teachers lecture. B. The hook drawn in ch
26、alk. C. The teachers coat. D. The black nail.27. Which of the following characters did the teacher NOT have?A. Strict.B. Humorous.C. Responsible.D. Smart.CYasuda is 95 years old. Looking for easier ways to search the Web and send email, he bought Apples iPad. The company has sold 3.27 million iPads
27、since they entered the market in April. Although its impossible to know with certainty how many seniors (老年人) are buying them, evidence suggests that its a hit with seniors. The iPads intuitive interface (直观界面) makes it attractive to seniors around the world, says Takahiro Miura, a researcher at the
28、 University of Tokyo “The iPad is a good tool for seniors because its very easy to use, he says. “Unlike the PC, it doesnt require former knowledge. James Cordwell, a researcher in London, says the iPads popularity with seniors is helping Apple reach beyond its traditional base of young customers. “
29、The worlds population, especially in developed markets, is getting older. Its probably a market where Apple has least entered, Cordwell says. Senior users are “a key source of growth for them in the future. Seniors make up about 22 percent of the population in Japan. They may prove that seniors are
30、willing to accept the iPad. Besides the customer group under 30, they spend more than any other group in the country, according to a report. Motoo Kitamura, 78, a former gas salesman, bought an iPad to help him communicate with his 2-year-old grandson and prevent him from experiencing some of the me
31、ntal problems that sometimes come with getting older. “Trying new things like that is good mental exercise, he says.28. The underlined part “a hit in Paragraph 1 probably means _ . A. a sudden attack B. a heavy burden C. quite popular D. very familiar29. Which of the following is NOT an advantage of
32、 the iPad? A. It has intuitive interface. B. It is easy to operate.C. Beginners can use it without similar experiences.D. People can use it as a way to do mental exercise.30. What can we learn from the text? A. People above thirty are Apples largest customer group in Japan.B. The traditional custome
33、rs of Apples products are usually the young.C. Seniors will soon grow into Apples largest customer group.D. Seniors in Japan are fond of buying latest hi-tech products.31. What is the text mainly about?A. iPad leading Apple to seniors. B. iPad influencing the customer group.C. iPads arrival causing
34、Japanese to think D. iPad beating the traditional PC.DI used to think that life in Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania, was filled with never-changing routines. I hated that everyone seemed to know everything about everyone else. Everyone seemed to enjoy talking about other people and their lives. I also didnt
35、 like the fact that people seemed very close-minded. I felt trapped. I felt like I was missing out on chances. It seemed to me that city life would be quite different.Then I took my first trip to New York City. I couldnt wait to experience the city. However, when I arrived in the Big Apple, it wasnt
36、 at all what I had imagined. I knew it was home to thousands of people, but I hadnt had the least expectation to see so many people on the street at one time. All the streets were filled with people. I also felt a little surprised to see that everyone was in a hurry and everything moved at such a fa
37、st pace. When I took the subway for the first time, I said “hello to the middle-aged woman next to me. She looked at me with dislike and didnt say a word. After just one day, I realized how important my small town is to me. Now I appreciate the familiar faces I see every day. I like the feeling of s
38、afety and belonging my town offers. Jim Thorpe gives me a sense of community and togetherness that the city doesnt provide. I realize just how much a simple “hello does for a strangerit really can make your day a little better.My big trip showed me that my small town really has caused me to get mora
39、ls and values little by little that I didnt even know I had. I never would have known what a big place my town hold in my heart if I had not taken that trip to New York City.32. How did the author feel about life in Jim Thorpe at first? A. People there care little about others B. Living there was a
40、great disadvantage C. People there liked to accept new things D. There were many chances of career development33. What surprised the author most in New York City? A. The gestures of greeting B. The modern transportation C. The crowded streets D. The fast pace of life34. What made the author change h
41、is/ her attitudes towards his/ her hometown? A. The familiar faces in Jim Thorpe B. A big place in his/ her town C. Everybody likes talking about others D. Travelling to New York City.35. What would be the best title for the passage? A. A Sense of Community B. Love of My Small TownC. A Pleasant Trip
42、 to New York City D. Differences Between Big Cities and Small TownsB)请先阅读下面短文,掌捤其大意,然后根据短文内容从下面方框内的七个选项中选择五个复原到文中。使短文意思通順、结构完整,并在答题卡上将其序号涂黑。每题2分 Are you happy? There are so many factors to consider when answering that question But today were going to focus on the four things you can do right now to
43、improve your happiness. 36Humans have evolved to focus on the negative. If we overlearn a bad situation, were more ready to avoid those situations in the future or react more quickly, but that isnt always helpful in a modern world. When something bad happens, we tend to overanalyze and have trouble
44、getting our mind off it. 37 . A little self-investigation can help us get over the thoughts that just wont leave our heads otherwise.Forgive yourselfIf you are sympathetic and supportive of other people, why shouldnt you give yourself the same treatment? This can be a difficult concept for those of
45、us who tend to beat ourselves up when we fail to do something. Try writing yourself a letter of sympathy just as you would to a neighbor or friend who had experienced a hardship. 38 .Money helps, but only to a pointA study from a few years ago clearly named the amount of money at which happiness rea
46、ches the highest point: $75,000 per year. 39 . Studies have shown this is possible in every type of job.Buy more timeIf given the choice between buying material things and buying services that save you time, you might want to think about the timesavers. Researchers found that people who spent money
47、on conveniences like ordering takeout for dinner or getting a cab were happier than those who didnt. 40 .So what does that mean for you? Yes, this is permission to order a pizza for dinner tonight.A. Conquer your negative thinkingB. To help others is to help yourselfC. If you can afford it, buy yourself some extra timeD. The concept is the same, only the recipient is youE. The trick to avoiding terrible things is to challenge our negative thoug