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东台市2019/2020学年度第一学期期中考试
高 一 英 语（含答案）
测试时间∶120分钟；分值∶满分150分。
注意事项：所有试题的答案均填写在答题纸上，答案写在试卷上的无效。
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，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. 1. What time will the speakers get to Beijing?
A. At 11:15. B. At 12:30. C. At 12:45. 2. What are the two speakers talking about?
A. Books. B. Computers. C. Homework. 3. What is Peter going to do this afternoon?
A. Play basketball. B. Ride a bicycle. C. Go swimming. 4. What does the woman mean?
A. She is too busy . B. She will type the work plan. C. He wants to be the man’s secretary. 5. Why is the woman so late?
A. Something went wrong with the bus. B. She took somebody to hospital. C. She missed the bus.
第二节,（共15小题，每小题1.5分，共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，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和第7题。 6. What are the speakers doing?
A. The man is learning how to use a computer.
B. The woman is showing the man how to put page numbers on. C. The woman is trying to have her document printed. 7. How will the problem be solved?
A. By pressing F8. B. By pressing Enter. C. By printing it. 8. What do we know about the woman?
A. She’d like to coach the man to do the work. B. She will do the work for the man. C. She is the man’s secretary. 听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。 9. What’s the woman doing?
A. Trying to persuade the boy to eat the carrots. B. Telling the boy about the nutrition of carrots. C. Asking the boy to go to bed early. 10. Why does the boy turn off the light?
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A. It is the time to go to bed.
B. He wants to show his eyesight is good. C. He tries to refuse the woman’s idea. 11. What can we learn from the conversation?
A. The woman can see in the dark. B. The boy doesn’t like carrots.
C. The boy always obeys the woman. 听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。
12. What is the relationship between the two speakers?
A. Seller and buyer. B. Husband and wife. C. Householder
housekeeper.
13. What advantage does the older flat have over the modern one?
A. It is much bigger. B. It is a lot cheaper. C. It is in better place. 14. Which flat is the woman more interested in?
A. Neither one. B. The older one. C. The modern one. 听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。
15. What is the main topic of the monologue(独白)?
A. How money come into being.
B. The kind of things which served as money in the past. C. How the value of the money was decided.
16. What might have been used for money by early Japanese?
A. Tea. B. Salt. C. Nuts. 17. Who were the first people to use coins as money?
A. Europeans. B. American Indians. C. Chinese. 听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18. Where does the woman’s friend live now?
A. In Chicago. B. In Atlanta. C. In San Francisco. 19. What is the woman?
A. A doctor. B. An artist. C. An office manager. 20. How many ways does the woman keep in touch with her friend?
A. Three. B. Two. C. One 第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）
第一节 （共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
and
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
A
Mona Elizabeth Simpson was born on June 14, 1957 in Green Bay, Wisonsin, USA. Her mother had given birth to a boy before getting married to her father. This boy, who had been placed for adoption, later grew up to be Apple Inc. CEO and co-founder, Steve Jobs. She studied at Beverly Hills High School and then attended University of California and Columbia University. In 1993, she married TV writer and producer Richard Appel. The couple had two kids, Gabriel and Grace, before getting divorced.
Mona Simpson is a famous American novelist. She served as an editor for the “ Paris Review” when she was a student at Columbia university. Her first novel was “Anywhere but Here”, which was released in 1986. This Whiting Award winning novel was a huge success and was even adapted
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as a movie later on. The sequel(续集) of the novel, titled “The Lost Father”, came out in 1992. After this , Simpson published her third novel “A Regular Guy”. This novel described the strained（紧张的） relationship between a father and his daughter. Then in 2000, the author’s fourth novel titled “Off Keck Road” got published, which told the story of three ladies in the Midwest.
In 2001, she started teaching creative writing at the University of California, Los Angeles. She was also appointed as a professor at the Bard College around this time. A few years later, Simpson authored the novel “My Hollywood” that was published in 2010. This novel explored the thoughts of two women, Lola and Claire, and the complex relationship issues faced by them. After this she released her novel titled “Casebook” in 2014. The talented writer has also written short stores including “Victory Mills”, “Ramadan”, “The Driving Child” and “Holiday”, as well as an essay titled “A Sister’s Eulogy for Steve Jobs”.
21. What can we know about Mona Simpson from the text?
A. She has got eleven books published.
B. She has written six novels.
C. She has worked in several universities. D. She has adapted many of her works as movies. 22. Which novel was written after Mona Simpson became a university teacher?
A. The Lost Father
B. A Regular Guy C. My Hollywood D. Off Keck Road
23. What is the text mainly about?
A. A writer’s career
B. A writer’s pursuit(追求) D. A writer’s interest in literature.
C. A writer’s way of life.
B
Adults understand what it feels like to be flooded with objects. Why do we often assume that more is more when it comes to kids and their belongings？The good news is that I can help my own kids learn earlier than I did how to live more with less.
I found the pre-holidays a good time to encourage young children to donate less-used things, and it worked. Because of our efforts, our daughter Georgia did decide to donate a large bag of toys to a little girl whose mother was unable to pay for her holiday due to illness. She chose to sell a few larger objects that were less often used when we promised to put the money into her school fund(基金) (our kindergarten daughter is serious about becoming a doctor).
For weeks, I’ve been thinking of bigger, deeper questions: How do we make it a habit for
them？ And how do we train ourselves to help them live with, need, and use less？ Yesterday, I sat with my son, Shepherd, determined to test my own theory on this. I decided to play with him with only one toy for as long as it would keep his interest. I expected that one toy would keep his attention for about five minutes, ten minutes, max. I chose a red rubber ball-simple, universally available. We passed it, he tried to put it in his mouth, he tried bouncing it, rolling it, sitting on it,
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throwing it. It was totally, completely enough for him. Before I knew it an hour had passed and it was time to move on to lunch.
We both became absorbed in the simplicity of playing together. He had my full attention and I had his. My little experiment to find joy in a single object worked for both of us. 24. What do the words “more is more” in paragraph 1 probably mean？
A. The more, the better.
B. Enough is enough. D. Earn more and spend more.
C. More money, more worries.
25. What made Georgia agree to sell some of her objects？
A. Saving up for her holiday
B. Adding the money to her fund D. Giving the money to a sick mother
C. Raising money for a poor girl
26. Why did the author play the ball with Shepherd？
A. To try out an idea
B. To show a parent's love D. To help him start a hobby
C. To train his attention
27. What can be a suitable title for the text？
A. Take It or Leave It
B.A Lesson from Kids D. Live More with Less
C. The Pleasure of Giving
C
Millions of Americans sit behind a computer screen, chained to their desk all day because the vast majority of stable, high-paying professions(职业) are “office jobs”. However, having a successful career does not require you to sit behind a desk and plug away at a computer all day. In fact, there are a large number of non-desk jobs in a variety of industries that are growing and offering workers a direct path to the middle class, according to a new analysis of labor market information from CareerBuilder. While most of the highest-paying non-desk jobs are medical professions that require a doctoral or professional degree, there are 170 non-desk professions that pay $15 per hour or more, do not require a bachelor’s degree(学士学位) for a typical entry-level position, and have seen at least 6 percent job growth over the last four years.
“The US workforce has gradually changed to office-based work because of the rise of the professional service economy and productivity gains associated with information technology,” Rosemary Haefner, Vice President of Human Resources Officer at CareerBuilder, said in a statement. “But some of the healthiest areas of job growth year after year are in middle-skill professions that don’t require workers to sit in front of computer monitors and phones for 40 hours a week.”
Here are the top-paying jobs that don’t require you to work at a desk in various kinds — none
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of which require a four-year college degree — and their hourly salary(工资) and growth rate since 2010: professional assistants : $26.57, 14 percent; elevator repairers: $37.81, 6 percent; mechanical engineering technicians: $25.19, 10 percent; and electromechanical(电动机械的) technicians: $24.68, 8 percent.
While they tend to pay less than traditional office jobs, non-desk professions provide a variety of benefits. Haefner points to a 2014 CareerBuilder survey that discovered workers who don’t work at a desk all day are less likely to complain about their work environment and less likely to report being overweight.
28. What does the underlined phrase “plug away” in the first paragraph probably mean?
A. Turn off a switch. B. Look for a job. C. Keep on working. D. Give up working.
29. What conclusion can we draw from the second paragraph?
A. A non-desk job may provide you with a middle-class life. B. The last four years has seen an increase in desk jobs. C. The college degree is the ticket to a position. D. A non-desk job cannot offer you a secure life.
30. What is the key reason for the US workforce to change to office-based work?
A. High salary. B. Medicine.
C. Information technology. D. Service industries. 31. Which job has grown the fastest since 2010?
A. Elevator repairers. B. Professional assistants.
C. Electromechanical technicians. D. Mechanical engineering technicians. D
One day my 13-year-old daughter told me that she was going to spend the afternoon at her friend Jesse’s house. I didn’t doubt it until I called Jesse’s number to remind Liz that it was her turn to walk the dog, and Jesse’s mom picked up the phone and said, “I thought she and Jesse were planning to be at your house.” It turned out that the two of them had decided to hang out at a coffee shop instead. When I questioned my daughter, she replied coldly, “What’s the big deal? You’re such a psycho(精神变态者).”
Can you say it is right or wrong for them to behave like that? Their changeable personalities leave you feeling angry and guilty at the same time. In fact, if your kids don’t annoy you from time to time, you’re not doing your job. “There’s nothing wrong about being angry with your child,” Says Laurence Steinberg, Ph.D., author of The 10 Basic Principles of Good Parenting. “Conflict(矛盾) is natural when your innocent, lovely child turns into an adolescent who can hardly tolerate you. It’s part of the process of
separation.” Kids insisted on their personalities with behavior to purposely drive you crazy. It’s their way of saying, “I am my own person” -- but doing it in a context that’s safe and that has clear limits.
So when your little darling changes into a silent person who still expects meals, clothing, and transportation, don’t panic. Here’s how to handle some common problems without losing your temper or your self-respect.
32. It can be learned from the first paragraph that ________.
A. Jesse’s mother told a lie B. the writer was too sensitive
C. Liz told a lie to her mother D. the writer’s daughter stayed at Jesse’s house
33. By saying “In fact, if your kids don’t annoy you from time to time, you’re not doing your job”, the writer probably means that _________.
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江苏省东台市2019-2020学年高一上学期期中考试英语试题+Word版含答案
