上海市北虹高级中学2018-2019学年高一英语下学期期中试题

上海市北虹高级中学2018-2019学年高一英语下学期期中试题I.ListeningComprehension（16%）SectionADirections:InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.1.A.5:35pm.B.5:45pm.C.5:50pm.D.6:00pm.2.A.InRoom340.B.InRoom314.C.InRoom223.D.InRoom230.3.A.Bytrain.B.Byfoot.C.Bybus.D.Bytaxi.4.A.Atabusstop.B.Atanairport.C.AtacityHall.D.Atarailwaystation.5.A.Sisterandbrother.B.Motherandson.C.Wifeandhusband.D.Waitressandcustomer.6.A.TheHistoryMuseum.B.TheScienceMuseum.C.TheArtMuseum.D.TheSpaceMuseum.7.A.Thetwospeakersaregoingtostudyabroad.B.Thewomanisatourguide.C.ThetourguidewasborninNewYork.D.ThemanisaBritishnativespeaker.8.A.Lockthecomputerlablater.B.Leavewiththeman.C.Buyanewlockforthecomputerlab.D.Showthemanwherethelabis.9.A.Shewantstochangeanewphonenumber.B.Shedoesn’twanttobeinterrupted.C.Theprogramwillbeoversoon.D.Sheaskssomeonetowatchtheprogramwithher.10.A.Kevinprefersoutdooractivities.B.Themanhasalreadydownloadedsomesalesdata.C.Theyallmakepreparationsforthemeeting.D.Thewomanasksforhighqualityservice.SectionBDirections:InSectionB,youwillheartwoshortpassages,andyouwillbeaskedthreequestionsoneachofthepassages.Thepassageswillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichonewouldbethebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.11.A.Oct.10.B.Apr.16.C.Mar.25.D.Jun.30.12.A.Passionateandknowledgeable.B.Investigativeandcreative.C.Objectiveandaccurate.D.Authoritativeandcareful.13.A.Howcompetitorswininjournalistcompetition.B.Howtoenterthemagazinewebsite.C.Howtorunthebusiness.D.Howtohostthecompetition.Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.14.A.Playinggolf.B.Hiking.C.Jogging.D.Flyingkites.15.A.12.B.17.C.20.D.22.16.A.Warmtemperaturemaymakepeopleill.B.Snowstormmaybringtroubletotransportation.C.Wavesatthecoastmaybringdangertopeople.D.Fiercerainsmaydestroytheroads.II.GrammarandVocabulary（20%）SectionADirections:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.UKSchoolsBanStudentsFromUsingSlang(俚语)OfficialsatSheffield’sSpringsAcademyhasintroducedanewpolicytopreventstudentsaged11to18(17)_________(use)slangsandcolloquialabbreviations(口语化的缩写)insidetheschool.HarrisAcademyUpperNorwoodsaiditcarriedouttheprogramtoallowitsstudents(18)________(express)themselvesconfidentlyandappropriately.(19)________wewanttomakesureofisthattheyareconfidentinusingstandardEnglish.Slangdoesn’treallygivetherightimpressionoftheperson.Youngpeoplegoingtointerviewsfortheirfirstjobneedtomakeagoodimpression(20)________________employerswillhaveconfidenceinthem.DonnaBowaterattheTelegraphwritesthatshortformsofwords(21)________(become)popularwiththeriseoftextmessagesandthesocialnetworkingwebsiteTwitterinthepastfewyears.“Inadditionto(22)________(give)studentstheteachingtheyneedtosucceedacademically,wewantthemtodevelopthesoftskills(23)________theywillneedtocompeteforjobsanduniversityplaces,”theschoolwasquotedassayinginastatementbytheBBC.(24)________theabove-mentionedsupport,SouthYorkshireMPAngelaSmithsaidthatthepolicymightcausearisktodialects(方言)andaccents.Somecriticsarguedthatslangsprovidedstudentswithanenvironment(25)________theycouldfeelboththehistoryanddevelopmentoflanguages.Thewidespreadargumentismakingpeoplewonder(26)________itisnecessarytocuttheuseofslangsentirelyornot.Allinall,differentopinionsofthepolicyhelpushaveadeeperunderstandingofthetruththatlanguageisalwayschangingwiththetimes.SectionBDirections:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.A.enormousB.decreaseC.experiencedD.positiveE.popularityF.efficientlyG.focusH.expandI.respectfulJ.protectK.fiercelyEco-tourisminvolvespeopletravellingtobeautifulbutenvironmentalsensitiveplace.Suchtripsareusuallycarriedoutwitha(n)__27__guide.Overrecentyears,thistypeoftravelhasbeensteadilygaining__28__asmorepeoplesearchfornewtravelexperiences.Itisobviousthateco-tourismisbeneficialinmanyaspects.First,allthemoneyspentbythetouristsisusedto__29__theimportantenvironmentalspotstheyvisit.Second,ithelpsvisitorstobetterunderstandtheenvironment,whichissureto__30__theirknowledgeoftheworld.Furthermore,thisstyleoftravelisalsomore__31__ofthelocalculture.Comparedtonormaltourists,eco-touristuseenergymore__32__,savewaterandproducelessrubbishbyfindingwaystorecycleit.Thesebehaviorshavea(n)__33__andlastingeffectonthelocalenvironment.Twothingsareneededtomakeeco-tourismasuccess.First,itshouldbedoneinsmallgroups.Andsecond,becauseitrequires__34__effort,botheco-touristsandlocalsmustbesincereintheirdevotiontoimprovingtheenvironment.Greentravelprovidesloca