江苏省徐州市邳州市运河中学学年高一英语下学期期中试题实验班Word文档下载推荐.docx

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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。

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.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Doctorandpatient.B.Teacherandstudent.C.Parentandchild.

2.Whydidn’tDavidshowup?

A.Heforgotthedate.B.Itwasraining.C.Hewasill.

3.Whatsportdoesthemanplaymostnow?

A.Tennis.B.Football.C.Swimming.

4.What’sthewoman’sattitude?

A.Angry.B.Impatient.C.Pleased.

5.Whereshouldthewomanlookforthebook?

A.Onthetopshelf.B.Onthesecondshelf.C.Onthebottomshelf.

第二节（共15小题；

每小题1.5分，满分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。

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。

6.Whatdoesthewomanwantthemantodo?

A.Washdishes.B.Dothedryingup.C.Cleanthediningroom.

7.Whyweretheresomeleftovers?

A.Thewomanhadnoappetite.

B.Shemadetoomuchfood.

C.Thereweremanyguests.

听第7段材料,回答第8、9题。

8.Whatisthewomandoingthere?

A.Throwingaparty.B.Buyingapresent.C.Meetingherbrother.

9.Whatdoeshersonprobablyenjoy?

A.Readingabook.B.Writingabook.C.PlayingPCgames.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Whenwillthewomanhaveaninterview?

A.Afewhourslater.B.Nextweek.C.Twoweekslater.

11.Whatisthehardestthingforgettingavisa?

A.Goingforaninterview.

B.Fillingtheapplicationforms.

C.Gettingallthenecessarydocuments.

12.Whydidthewomanpresentsomepapersforhereducation?

A.Shewantsastudentvisa.B.Shewantsatravelvisa.C.Shewantsaworkvisa.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.Whycouldthemanbuyacheaperticket?

A.Heisreallybadlyoff.

B.Hehasastudentdiscountcard.

C.Ticketsarecheaperonweekends.

14.Howmuchdidthemansave?

A.£

4.B.£

12,50.C.£

16,50.

15.Whenwillthemanreturn?

A.OnFridaymorningat9:

00.

B.OnSundaymorningat6:

C.OnSundayeveningat6:

15.

16.Howdoesthemanfeelaboutthetravelschedule?

A.Satisfied.B.Terrible.C.Excited.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Whomightbethespeaker?

A.Anewemployee.B.Adirector.C.Ateacher.

18.Howoftendotheemployeeshaveadepartmentmeeting?

A.Everyweek.B.Everytwoweeks.C.Everythreeweeks.

19.Howaresalariespaid?

A.Bycheque.B.Incash.C.Throughthebankaccount.

20.Whatdoyouthinkofthecompany’smanagement?

A.Casual.B.Flexible.C.Strict.

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）

第一节（共15小题；

每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）

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

Wealllikefantasystories,andgrowupreadingandlisteningtofantasies.Thesetalesfuelourimaginations,andsatisfyourlongingsforadventures.Themostinterestingthingaboutfantasiesisthattheirplotsinvolvemagicalbeastsandheroes,animalcreaturestalkinglikehumans,andotherthingswecan’tseeinreallife.Also,fantasieshaveadistinguishedwritingstyle,withfreedomofexpression.

ToyFantasy

Intoyfantasystories,narrators（叙述者）bringtheirbelovedtoyslolifethatcanlive,talk,think,breatheandbehavelikehumanbeings.Youwouldseemoderntoyfantasiesinapicturebookformat.RepresentativeworksareA.A.Milne’sWinniethePoohandCarloCollodi’sTheAdventuresofPinocchio.

AnimalFantasy

Theanimalfantasytellstalesaboutanimalsbehavinglikehumanbeings,experiencingemotions,andhavingtheabilitytotalk.However,animalsinfantasiesholdtheirvariousanimalcharacteristics,too.ExamplesincludeTheWindintheWillowsbyKennethGrahame,Charlotte’sWebbyE.B.White,andTheTaleofPeterRabbitbyBeatrixPotterwhichinfluenceschildrenaroundtheworld.

MagicalFantasy

Inamagicalfantasy,youseeacharacterhavingmagicalpowers,orastrangemagicalobjectbecomesthesubjectofthestory.Storiesofthistypebeganwidelyspreadinglongago,includingRoaldDahl’sCharlieandtheChocolateFactoryandWilliamSteig’sSylvesterandtheMagicPebble.

ModernFolktales

Modernfolktalesaretypesoffantasythatnarratorstellinatraditionaltaleaccompanyingsometypicalparts,suchasstrongconflict,littledescriptionofcharacters,andsometimesmagicalelements.Thesetalescomebeforeallothersandarepopular,asauthorsthroughouthistory,havewrittenthem.HansChristianAndersenhaswrittenseveraltalesofthiscategoryincludingTheNightingale,TheEmperor’sNewClothesandThumbelina.

21.Whatisthecommonfeatureofthefantasies?

A.Theircharactersarehighlypopular.B.Theireventsoccurintheunrealworld.

C.Theirwritingstylesshowdesiresforfreedom.D.Theirplotsencouragepeopletohaveadventures.

22.Whomadeagreatcontributiontotheanimalfantasy?

A.CarloCollodi.B.BeatrixPotter.C.WilliamSteig.D.HansChristianAndersen.

23.Whichtypeoffantasyhasthelongesthistory?

A.Thetoyfantasy.B.Theanimalfantasy.C.Themagicalfantasy.D.Themodemfolktales.

B

Self-drivingcarsarejustaroundthecorner.Suchvehicleswillmakegettingfromoneplacetoanothersaferandlessstressful.Theyalsocouldcutdownontraffic,reducepollutionandlimitaccidents.Buthowshoulddriverlesscarshandleemergencies?

Peopledisagreeontheanswer.Andthatmightputthebrakesonthistechnology,anewstudyconcludes.

Tounderstandthechallenge,imagineacarthatsuddenlymeetssomepedestriansintheroad.Evenwithbraking,it’stoolatetoavoidacrash.Sothecar’sartificialintelligencemustdecidewhethertoswerve（急转弯）.Tosavethepedestrians,shouldthecarswerveofftheroadorswerveintooncomingtraffic?

Whatifsuchoptionswouldlikelykillthecar’spassengers?

Researchersusedonlinesurveystostudypeople’sattitudesaboutsuchsituationswithdriverlesscars.Surveyparticipantsmostlyagreedthatdriverlesscarsshouldbedesignedtoprotectthemostpeople.Thatincludedswervingintowalls（orotherwisesacrificingtheirpassengers）tosavealargernumberofpedestrians.Butthereisadilemma（困境）.Thosesamesurveyedpeoplewanttorideincarsthatprotectpassengersatallcosts—evenifthepedestrianswouldnowendupdying.JeanBonnefonisapsychologistattheToulouseSchoolofEconomicsinFrance.HeandhiscolleaguesreportedtheirfindingsinScience.

“Autonomouscarscancompletelychangetransportation”,saysstudycoauthorIyadRahwan.But,headds,thisnewtechnologycreatesamoraldilemmathatcouldslowitsacceptance.

“Makersofdriverlesscarsareinatoughspot,”Bonnefon’sgroupwarns.Mostbuyerswouldwanttheircartobeprogrammedtoprotecttheminpreferencetootherpeople.However,regulationsmightonedayinstructthatcarsmustactforthegreatergood.Thatwouldmeansavingthemostpeople.Butthescientiststhinkruleslikethiscoulddriveawaybuyers.Ifso,allthepotentialbenefitsofdriverlesscarswouldbelost.

“Compromises（折中）mightbepossible,”KurtGraysays.HeisapsychologistattheUniversityofNorthCarolina.Hethinksthatevenifalldriverlesscarsareprogrammedtoprotecttheirpassengersinemergencies,trafficaccidentswilldecrease.Thosevehiclesmightbedangeroustopedestriansonrareoccasions.Butthey“won’tspeed,won’tdrivedrunkandwon’ttextwhiledriving,whichwouldbeawinforsociety.”

24.Theunderlinedword“challenge”inparagraph2refersto____________.

A.people’snegativeattitudestowardsself-drivingcars.

B.howself-drivingcarsreducetrafficaccidents.

C.thetechnicalproblemsthatself-drivingcarshave.

D.howself-drivingcarshandleemergencies.

25.Accordingtothetext,onlinesurveysshowthat____________.

A.self-drivingcars’artificialintelligenceneedsimprovement.

B.thebusytrafficmaybeaproblemforself-drivingcars.

C.peopleareinamoraldilemmaaboutdriverlesscars.

D.self-drivingcarsshouldbedesignedtoprotectdrivers.

26.Whatcanwelearnfromthefifthparagraph?

A.Regulationsareinfavourofdrivers.

B.Mostpeopledislikeself-drivingcarsnow.

C.Self-drivingcarmakersareinadifficultsituation.

D.Thepotentialbenefitsofdriverlesscarsareignored.

27.WhatisKurtGray’sattitudetowardself-drivingcars?

A.Favorable.B.Doubtful.C.Critical.D.Disapproving.

C

Maplesyrup（枫糖浆）isasweetenerfrommapletreesap（树汁）.Manypeopleuseitinbakinginplaceofsugarorothersweeteners,someuseitinteainsteadofhoneyanditisfrequentlyusedasatoppingforpancakes,waffles,andotherbreakfastfoods.Sincetruemaplesyrupisratherexpensive,awiderangeoffalsemaplesyrupexist.

ThissweeteneroriginatedinthenortheastregionofNorthAmerica,anditisinthisregionthatmostoftheworld’smaplesyrupisstillproduced.Vermont,NewHampshireMaine,andtheeasternportionofCanadaareallknownfortheirfinesyrup,eachwithslightlydifferentflavorqualities.

Thissweetenerisproducedbytappingmapletreestoreleaseandcollecttheirsap.Atree’ssapistheliquidthat,muchlikebloodinanimals,carrieswaterandfoodtodifferentpartsofthetreetokeepitnourished.Amaturemapleproducesabouttengallonsofsapinagivenseason,afterwhichthetreewillwalloffthechannelthathasbeentapped,sothatanewtaphastobedrilledthenextseason.Maplesarenottappedforsyrupuntiltheyareatleast40yearsoldandhavereachedacertainsize,toensurethatnoharmcomestothetreethroughthetappingprocess.

Animmenseamountofsapisrequiredtoproducemaplesyrupbecausethewaterysapmustbereducedtoachievetheproperthicknessandt