高一上学期英语期中联考试卷(含小段音频)第2套真题

高一上学期英语期中联考试卷（含小段音频）

一、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。

1. What does the man prefer?

A . Apples.B . Oranges.C . Bananas.

2. What will the man do tomorrow?

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 about?

A . A meeting.B . Fire practice.C . Plans for the weekend.

二、< /p>

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

6.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

（

1

）

How many cats does the woman want?

A . Three.B . Two.C . One.

（

2

）

What color cat does the woman choose?

A . Black.B . Gray.C . White.

7.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

（

1

）What is the woman’s job?

A . An artist.B . A designer.C . A police officer.

（

2

）

How many paintings has the woman just sold?

A . One.B . Two.C . Three.

（

3

）

Where does the woman display her paintings?

A . In an office.B . In a shop.C . In a gallery.

8.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

（

1

）

Where are the speakers?

A . In a shop.B . In a bank.C . In a park.

（

2

）What caused the man’s poor eyesight?

A . An accident.B . His age.C . A disease.

（

3

）

What does the man think about the woman?

A . She is mean.B . She is smart.C . She is kind.

9.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

（

1

）

What is the probable relationship between the speakers?

A . Co-workers.B . Husband and wife.C . Shopkeeper and customer.

（

2

）What is in the woman’s basket?

A . Vegetables.B . Chips.C . Cookies.

（

3

）

How much does the woman pay for the items?

A . ?6.B . ?10.C . ?12.

（

4

）

How will the woman probably go home?

A . On foot.B . By bus.C . By car.

10.

听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。

（

1

）

Why is the speaker making a speech?

A . She is retiring.B . She has won a prize.C . She will set up her business.

（

2

）

How long has the speaker worked for the school?

A . For 12 years.B . For 18 years.C . For 25 years.

（

3

）

Who is the most important person the speaker met at the school?

A . Her husband.B . A wise teacher.C . A star student.

三、阅读理解

11.

阅读理解

A

company

has

just

launched

what

it

calls

“the

world’s

firstfree

standardized English test” recently. Anyone can take the test forfree. The new

exam is called the EFSET, which is short for Education FirstStandardized English

Test. The company, Education First, is known by theletters EF.

It

is

reported

that

there

are

two

billion

English

languagelearners

worldwide. Many of them are interested in attending an Americancollege or

university.

To

do

so,

foreign

students

need

to

take

the

Test

ofEnglish

as

a

Foreign Language

—

better known as TOEFL. However, many foreignersare not

rich

enough

to

take

the

TOEFL.

In

addition,

test-takers

often

have

totravel

overnight

to

reach

an

official

testing

site.

The

World

Bank

says

anaverage

Cambodian

worker

earns

only

about

$$1,000

per

year.

The

cost

of

takingthe

TOEFL is about

17.5 percent of the average worker’s yearly wage.

It is not just individuals who find the test pricey. Somegovernments also

find it too expensive. What’s more, not everyone needsofficial results from

the TOEFL or IELTS

—

the International English LanguageTesting System. In the

future,

it’s likely

that

the government may

use

theEFSET

to

test millions of

employees and students.

Experts believe that the EFSET meets the highest value inlanguage testing.

It

uses

special

computer

software

that

makes

the

questionseasier

or

harder,

depending

on

one’s

performance.

The

EFSET

measures

all

theEnglish

learners’ levels while the IELTS and TOEFL only measure learners’levels from

intermediate to advanced. The EFSET is unique in the sense that itgives free

online access to anyone interested in measuring their English 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

onlyreading

and

listening skills. It’s hopeful that speaking and writing skillsw

ill be tested in the

future.

The

IELTS

and

the

TOEFL

still

use

humans

to

ratethe

speaking

and

writing

sections.

It’s

a

huge

deal

for

students

who

are

inareas

where

they

can’t get to the TOEFL or the IELTS. However, it is too earlyto know whether

the EFSET results are acceptable for colleges and universitiesin America.

（

1

）

Why do many foreign students take the TOEFL?

A . To learn English well.B . To be admitted to key universities.C . To receive

further education in America.D . To find good jobs and earn much money.

（

2

）

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

sites

for

the

TOEFL

around

the

world.D . Few of the students in Cambodia can afford to take the TOEFL.

（

3

）

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,

writing

and

speaking.D .

American

universities

accept

the

EFSET

results

for

admission.

12.

阅读理解

Record fires sweeping across the Amazon this month have beencatching

global headlines as scientists and environmental groups are worriedthat they

will worsen climate change and threaten biodiversity.

As

the

largest

rainforest

in

the

world,

the

Amazon

is

oftencalled

“the

lungs of the world”. It is also home to about 3 millionspecies of plants and

animals,

and

1

million

local

people.

The

vast

lands

ofrainforest

play

an

important role in the world’s ecosyste

m because they take inheat instead of it

being reflected back into the atmosphere. They also storecarbon dioxide and

produce

oxygen,

making

sure

thatless

carbon

is

given

off,

mitigating

the

effects of climate change.

“Any forest destroyed is a threat to b

iodiversity andthe people who use

that biodiversity,” Thomas Lovejoy, an ecologist atGeorge Mason University

told

National

Geographic. “The

shocking threat

isthat a

lot

of

carbon

goes

into

the

atmosphere,”

he

stressed.

“Facingthe

global

climate

change,

we

cannot afford more damage to a major source ofoxygen and biodiversity. The

Amazon must be protected,” U.N. SecretaryGeneral Antonio Guterres said.

Data

from

the

National

Institute

for

Space

Research

show

that

the

number of forest fires in Brazil quickly increased by 82 percentfrom January to

August this year from a year ago. A total of 71,497 forestfires were recorded in

the

country

in

the

first

eight

months

of

2019,

up

from39,194

in

the

same

period in 2018, INPE said. “It’s reported that theforest areas i

n the Brazilian

Amazon have decreased something between 20 and 30percent compared to

the last 12 months,” Carlos Nobre, a researcher at theUniversity of Sao Paulo,

told German broadcaster Deutsche Welle.

Brazil owns about 60 percent of the Amazon rainforest, whosedrop could

have severe results for global climate and rainfall. The size of thearea ruined by

fires has yet to be determined, but the emergency hastranscended

阅读理解

On one occasion, while visiting my parents, I happened tomeet the little

boy who lived next door. It was obvious that his mother hadtold him not to

come

over

uninvited.

He

was

standing

on

the

very

edge

of

hisyard

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.” Tomy delight, he reached out

his small hand and I accepted the formality with a smile.

Unlike most children, this teenager was not shy of meeting astranger. As a

matter of fact, he turned out to be quite a chatterbox. Eliothad me laughing as

I listened to the excitement in his voice. for, as you know,it was a big deal to

find a toad ! His descriptions were priceless as Iasked the obvious questions

concerning the capture. He was pleased that I showedinterest in his adventure

and gladly explained its details.

Since Eliot seemed so willing to invest in our buddingfriendship, Iasked

him a question, “Do you like banjo music?” He got very excitedand answered

me with a hearty “Yes!”

I took out my banjo from the car, but when I sat next to himand started

playing, Eliot looked at me with a puzzled expression. He asked me”What’s

that?” in all seriousness.

My

dad

and

I

smiled.

The

boy

who

just

“loved”

thebanjo

didn’t

recognize

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 justwanted to please

his new friend with that “Yes”, thinking it was whatI wanted to hear.

Well anyway...Eliot likes the banjo for real now. And I likeEliot.

（

1

）

When Eliot saw the author, he _______.

A . came into the yard to greet the authorB . gladly introduced himself to

the authorC . showed no interest in visiting a strangerD . was eager to get to

know the author

（

2

）

From the passage we know Eliot was ________.

A . seriousB . shyC . talkativeD . dishonest

（

3

）

The underlined sentence in the fourth paragraph suggests_________.

A . Eliot hoped to make profits by making friends with the authorB . Eliot

would like to spend money in developing friendshipC . Eliot looked forward to

developing

friendship

with

the

authorD .

Eliot

was

regretful

for

not

making

friends with the author