广东省佛山市第一中学2019-2020学年高一英语上学期期中试题
本试题共11页，91小题，分为五部分，满分150分，考试用时120分钟。
第一部分 听力（共15分）
第一节：听力理解（共6小题，每题1.5分，满分9分）
材料及问题播放两遍。每段后有两个小题，各段播放前每小题有5秒钟的阅题时间。请根据各段播放内容及其相关小题，在5秒钟内从题中所给的A、B、C项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
听第一段材料，回答第1-2题。
1. A. At the beginning of the new term.
B. During the summer vacation. C. At the end of last term. 2. A. To say goodbye to Lily.
B. To meet a new teacher. C. To attend a history class.
听第二段材料，回答第3-4题。 3. A. Manager assistant.
B. Salesman. C. Secretary.
4. A. The working hours.
B. The pay. C. The travel.
听第三段材料，回答第5-6题。
5. A. Because she dislikes working in the garden.
B. Because she hired the man to work for her. C. Because she is not feeling very well. 6. A. Make the man a chocolate cake.
B. Have some coffee with the man. C. Give the man some money.
第二节：回答问题（共4小题，每题1.5分，满分6分）
听下面一段材料，然后回答问题。材料读两遍。请把答案填入答卷标号为7-10的空格中。
7. ___________________________________________ 8. ___________________________________________ 9. ___________________________________________ 10. __________________________________________
第二部分 阅读
第一节：阅读理解（共15小题，每题2分，满分30分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项，答案涂在答卷上。
A What’s On?
Electric Underground
7.30pm－1.00am Free at the Cyclops Theatre
Do you know who’s playing in your area? We’re bringing you an exciting evening of live rock and pop 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 7:30pm by Jules Skye, a successful record producer. He’s going to talk about how you can find the right person to produce you music.
Gee Whizz
8.30pm-10.30pm Comedy at Kaleidoscope
Come and see Gee Whizz perform. He’s the funniest stand-up comedian 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 7.00pm with drinks and snacks.
Simon’s Workshop
5.00pm-7.30pm Wednesdays at Victoria Stage
This 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 comedy. His workshops are exciting and fun. An evening with Simon will give you the confidence to be funny.
Charlotte Stone
8.00pm-11.00pm Pizza World
Fine 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 the 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.
11. Who can help you if you want to have your music produced? A. Jules Skye. B. Gee Whizz.
C. Charlotte Stone. D. James Pickering. 12. At which place can people of different ages enjoy a good laugh? A. The Cyclops Theatre. B. Victoria Stage. C. Kaleidoscope. D. Pizza World. 13. What do we know about Simon’s Workshop?
A. It teaches comedy writing. B. It lasts three hours each time.
C. It is run by a comedy club. D. It is held every Wednesday.
B
Most Americans see their pets as family members, surveys show. Those with dogs are more likely to call themselves pet “parents” than pet “owners”. There are more of these parents than ever. In big cities such as San Francisco and Seattle, (owned) dogs outnumber children.
The ways in which companies are profiting from the trend are also becoming various. Kinds of dog food and various pet mattresses (垫子) are always in hot sale. And it is not surprising that, for pets, Americans spent more than $400 million only on Halloween costumes this year. Overall, annual spending on pet food and products in America has risen by around 40% over the past ten years. Now a pack of startups have sensed a fresh opportunity.
Much as Airbnb has offered travelers another choice instead of staying in a hotel, two firms, Recover and DogVacay, want to give pet owners an alternative to kennels (养狗场) when away from home. The cost is around $30 a night, with the majority of that going to the sitter, who takes care of the dog, and around a fifth to the company﹣much less than you would spend to check your dog into a kennel.
The other big selling point is that pets will receive better treatment. There are ways, apparently, to vet (审查) dog hosts to the real pet lovers: only around 15% of those who apply to serve as sitters are passed. Besides offering more attention and room, Rover has launched a feature that helps customers to see how far their dog has been walked via the GPS in the host’s phone. Like Airbnb, both DogVacay and Recover insure stays against accidents.
Another advantage of the model is that consumers often use dog-sitting services many times a year, and they tend to be loyal. That has helped DogVacay and Recover attract a lot of money﹣around $140 million between them.
But firms that connect pets with hosts will face great competition as they try to go global. Companies offering homestays for dog rapidly appear in many different countries, including Australia, Brazil and Britain. And unlike Airbnb, which pulls in customers thanks to its presence in lots of markets that people want to travel to, the network effect for services like DogVacay is local.
Despite having predicted the trend early, such firms may never achieve the same scale as an Airbnb. But then no one ever said it was easy to be top dog.
14. What do Rover and Dog Vacay do?
A. They are firms selling pet food and products. B. They are agents helping startups with opportunities. C. They are new companies providing pet-sitting service. D. They are hotels offering rooms to pet owners.
15. What does the number 15% suggest in the 5th paragraph?
A. Pets are most likely to receive better treatment. B. There are fewer real pet lovers than expected. C. Fewer people are willing to serve as pet sitters. D. The requirement of pet sitters are not fair.
16. What does the underlined sentence mean in the last paragraph?
A. Rover and Dog Vacay are learning from Airbnb. B. Rover and Dog Vacay are facing competition. C. Rover and Dog Vacay should pick out the best dogs.
D. Rover and Dog Vacay are looking forward to having top dogs.
C
Doctors say you had better use it before you lose it. The more you sit each day, the more chance you have of getting sick.
Richard Rosenkranz of Kansas State University was among the researchers. He said people who sat for long periods were at great risk of diseases when compared with those who sat less. He said that was especially true for some chronic (慢性的) diseases.
Richard Rosenkranz studied the relationship between sitting and chronic diseases in middle-aged Australian men. He worked with researchers from the University of Western Sydney. They examined the health records of more than 63,000 men from New South Wales. The men were between the ages of 45 and 65. The men reported about what diseases they had, or did not have. And they kept record of the amount of time each day that they sat.
The study also showed that exercising every morning for 30 minutes did not reduce the health risk if you spend the next eight hours sitting at the desk. Mr. Rosenkranz said it was important to make sure you exercise. But he said it was also important to find ways not to sit so much during the day.
Many jobs today require sitting and working at the desk all day. James Levine works at the Mayo Clinic in the United Sates. He suggests working while standing at high table some of the time instead of sitting at a desk. Dr. Levine also suggests standing while using the telephone or eating. Or he advises walking with the people you work with for an on-foot meeting. And he notes that if you spend more time on your feet, you may have muscle activity that helps burn fats and sugars in your body.
17. The underlined sentence in the first paragraph implies that ________. A. doctors should treat all the patients well
B. doctors should make use of every method C. one should value his health before he loses it D. one should depend on himself to keep healthy 18. How did Richard Rosenkranz make the study? A. By examining some records and reports. B. By making some laboratory experiments. C. By talking with the doctors and patients. D. By watching the men’s daily performance.
19. According to Dr. Levine, in order to avoid the harm of long-time sitting, one
should ________.
A. exercise more often B. change his job
C. stay away from the desk D. stand or walk more
20. Where does this text probably come from? A. A fashion magazine C. A biology textbook
B. A health magazine
D
When I was nine years old, I loved to go fishing with my dad. But the only thing that wasn’t very fun about it was that he could catch many fish while I couldn’t catch anything. I usually got pretty upset and kept asking him why. He always answered, “Son, if you want to catch a fish, you have to think like a fish.” I remember being even more upset then because, “I’m not a fish!” I didn’t know how to think like a fish. Besides, I reasoned, how could what I think influence what a fish does?
As I got a little older I began to understand what my dad really meant. So, I read some books on fish. And I even joined the local fishing club and started attending the monthly meetings. I learned that a fish is a cold-blooded animal and therefore is very sensitive to water temperature. That is why fish prefer shallow water to deep water because the former is warmer. Besides, water is usually warmer in direct sunlight than in the shade. Yet, fish don’t have any eyelids (眼皮) and the sun hurts their eyes. The more I understood fish, the more I became effective at finding and catching them.
When I grew up and entered the business world, I remember hearing my first boss say, “We all need to think like sales people. ” But it didn’t completely make sense. My dad never once said, “If you want to catch a fish you need to think like a fisherman.” What he said was, “You need to think like a fish.” Years later, with great efforts to promote long-term services to people much older and richer
D. A life guide
广东省佛山市第一中学2019-2020学年高一英语上学期期中试题
