高2027届高一（上）半期考试
英语试题
（本试题总分150分.考试用时120分钟.）
第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）
第一节
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 What was the weather like last Saturday afternoon
A. Rainy. B. Cloudy. C. Sunny.
2. What are they going to do next
A. Go back to the hotel. B. Visit a museum. C. Buy a map.
3 Where will the woman go tonight
A. To a supermarket. B. To a restaurant. C. To the man’s home.
4. Which floor is the children’s department on
A. The 5th floor. B. The 8th floor. C. The 9th floor.
5. How was the biology course last term
A. Well - organized. B. Not so good. C. Very interesting.
第二节
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有2至4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5秒钟的时间阅读各个小题；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、7题。
6. What subject isn’t Julia good at
A. P. E. B. Science. C. Music.
7 Which major will Julia probably choose
A. Sports medicine. B. Business English. C. Computer science.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. Why did the woman come to the man’s house
A. To attend a house - warming party.
B. To help the man with the new house.
C. To take a look at the man’s house.
9. What does the woman like about the living room
A. The coffee table. B. The TV set. C. The wedding photo.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. Whose birthday is it tomorrow!
A. Robert’s. B. Henry’s. C. Anne’s.
11. What does the man think of the handbag
A. It is too expensive. B. It’s of good quality. C. It is fashionable.
12. Where is the man going
A. To Alice’s house.
B. To the clothing department.
C. To a cafe.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. What kind of job does Paul want to get!
A. A job about education.
B. A job about cooking.
C. A job about computers.
14. Where are the two speakers now
A. In Germany. B. In Japan. C. In China.
15. What is George doing now
A. Reading a book.
B. Running a company.
C. Meeting some designers.
16 When will they eat together
A. This evening. B. Tomorrow morning. C. Tomorrow evening.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. How long can you watch movies
A. At most 90 minutes.
B. About 100 minutes.
C More than 120 minutes.
18. What does the speaker do most probably
A. A shop assistant. B. An artist. C. A travel guide.
19. Where can you use cards to get cash
A. On the first floor. B. On the second floor. C. On the third floor.
20. What is the special present to remember the trip
A. An autograph of the artist.
B. A photo with the local artist.
C. A head and shoulders portrait.
第二部分阅读（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A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
Thanksgiving isn’t just a holiday in the US. Some other countries have their own versions of Thanksgiving.
Brazil
Legend has it that Joaquim Nabuco, Brazil’s first ambassador (大使) to the US, enjoyed the American holiday so much that he persuaded his government to set up a similar day of thanks. Dia de Acao de Gracas is also celebrated every year on the fourth Thursday of November to give thanks for the fall harvest. The Brazilian holiday ends with a colorful and noisy carnival(狂欢节) and parade.
Japan
Japan’s version of the holiday, called “Kinro Kansha no Hi” or Labor Thanksgiving Day, is observed on November 23. It originated from an ancient rice harvest festival called Niiname-sai. Later, the holiday’s purpose was to celebrate the rights of workers. Today, Labor Thanksgiving Day is mainly observed with small acts of community service. Children often mark the occasion by handing out thank-you notes to firefighters, police officers, and other frontline workers.
Canada
Thanksgiving in Canada is a low-key affair with no big parades or retail sales. The holiday mainly focuses on families and friends getting together for a meal. While many parts of the country get the day off, it is an optional (可选择的) holiday in Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Labrador. As a result, the celebrations often take place the weekend before the holiday.
Ghana
Ghana celebrates its version of Thanksgiving in August or September. As the story goes, the Ga settlers arrived in Ghana in the 16th century after facing lots of hardships during their travels across Africa. They celebrated their first harvest in Ghana with a feast, and a tradition was born. Before the festival, there is a month-long ban on noise, especially drumming. Similar to Thanksgiving, Homowo is a festival of food.
1. What probably led to the birth of Dia de Acao de Gracas in Brazil
A. The development of agriculture. B. A demand from Americans in Brazil.
C. A government official’s suggestion. D. The influence of traditional Brazilian culture.
2. What can be learned about Japan’s version of the holiday
A. It begins with an exciting carnival.
B. Rice sales are a big part of the holiday.
C. Celebrations can take place before Labor Day.
D. It encourages kids to express gratitude for hard work.
3. In which country can you best enjoy the quiet before its Thanksgiving
A. Canada. B. Ghana. C. Brazil. D. Japan.
B
A team of students in the Netherlands has designed and built a tough car that’s completely powered by the sun. It is the first solar powered car that can travel off road for long distances without needing a charging station (充电站).
The students are known as Solar Team Eindhoven, and the car they invented is called Stella Terra. In order to create a car that could deal with the kind of tough driving the team was planning for, the students had to design the entire car, from top to bottom.
There are solar panels (电池板) on the top of the car. Most solar panels are only about 20% efficient (有效的).That means they waste about 80% of the sunlight they get. But the Stella Terra’s solar panels are 97% efficient. They waste far less sunlight than even the best solar panels you can buy.
Like most electric cars, Stella Terra stores energy in a battery. Thanks to its powerful solar panels and its battery, when it’s sunny, the car can run for 710 kilometers a day.
The team recently took the car on its biggest test a challenging 1000 kilometer test drive across Morocco. The car had to travel through forests as well as dry riverbeds. It had to drive across loose desert sand and up steep mountain trails. The car succeeded in doing all of this and all without ever stopping at a charging station.
But despite their success, the students think it will take 5 to 10 years before car companies are able to build a similar car. “We are pushing the limits of technology,” said Wisse Bos, the team’s manager.
4. What does Stella Terra run on
A. Solar energy. B. Wind energy. C. Water energy. D. Heat energy.
5. How much more efficient is Stella Terra’s solar panel compared to most solar panels
A. 17%. B. 60%. C. 77%. D. 88%.
6. What can we infer about Stella Terra
A. It may stand for the future of new energy cars.
B. The price of it will become lower and lower.
C. More and more people will stop buying solar powered cars.
D. It will disappear in five to ten years.
7. What’s the best title of the passage
A. Solar powered cars are popular with people.
B. New energy cars are better than traditional cars.
C. Students created a tough solar powered car.
D. Solar energy will become more and more important.
C
“I feel lonely and hopeless” said Lisa, a bright teenager from a loving home. “It seems that nobody wants to become my friend. What’s wrong with me ”
Like Lisa, many of us experience loneliness. The truth is that all people, no matter what their age or character — even the most outgoing, wealthy and popular — experience loneliness at least sometimes. It’s healthy and natural to want to be around people who care. After all, we’ve all heard “No man is an island.” That’s true. We all need others in our lives.
Solomon, the wisest man who ever lived, explains that if we want friends, we must be friendly and reach out to others. But it has risk. Because we are often afraid of rejection, many of us are unwilling to reach out to others. We take a safer way and wait for others to make friends with us. But if we want friends, we’ve got to get beyond this.
If making friends is your goal as well, you need to consider taking some measures.
Be willing to take the initiative (主动). If you see someone whom you would like to know, don’t wait for her to make the first move. Get close to her and begin a conversation. Let her know in a non-aggressive (无攻击性的) way that you are interested in being friends with her.
Reach out to those who are lonely. When you see someone at school sitting alone, go over and talk to her. And don’t let popularity decide whom you reach out to. You’ll often be surprised at the beautiful qualities behind a shy appearance. Ask questions. Start your first conversation by asking this possible friend what she likes to do or asking about her family. Be sure to ask questions that cannot be replied with “yes” or “no”. For example, don’t ask “Do you have a dog ” Instead. say “So, tell me about your pets.” Avoiding asking “yes” or “no” questions makes your possible friend not end your communication with a one-word answer.
8. Why does the author begin the text with Lisa’s worry
A. To set a sad tone.
B. To share Lisa’s pain.
C. To teach readers a lesson.
D. To introduce the topic.
9. What can be a risk caused by reaching out to others according to the passage
A. Putting ourselves in danger.
B. Being treated in a rude way.
C. Being refused by others.
D. Losing interest in communicating.
10. What can we know from Paragraph 5
A. Popular people are often easy-going.
B. Just waiting for chances will help you make friends.
C. Shy people are hard to talk to.
D. A suitable way is important in making friends.
11. Why does the author suggest not asking “yes” or “no” questions
A. It is considered unfriendly.
B. It isn’t good for keeping a conversation going.
C. It will leave a bad first impression.
D. It shows the poor quality of the speaker.
D
If English means endless new words, difficult grammar and sometimes strange pronunciation, you are wrong. Haven’t you noticed that you have become cleverer since you started to learn a language
According to a new study by a British university, learning a second language can lead to an increase in your brain power. Researchers found that learning other languages changes gray matter. This is the area of the brain which processes information. It is similar to the way that exercise builds muscles (肌肉).
The study also found the younger people learn a second language, the greater the effect is. A team led by Dr Andrea Michelle, from University College London, took a group of Britons who only spoke English. They were compared with a group of “early bilinguals” who had learned a second language before the age of five, as well as a number of later learners.
Scans showed that gray matter density (密度) in the brain was greater in bilinguals than in people without a second language. But the longer a person waited before mastering a new language, the smaller the difference.
“Our findings suggest that the structure of the brain is changed by the experience of learning a second language,” said the scientists. It means that the change itself increases the ability to learn.
Professor Dylan Vaughan Jones of the University of Wales, has researched the link between bilingualism and maths skills. “Having two languages gives you two windows on the world and makes the brain more flexible (灵活的),” he said. “You are actually going beyond language and have a better understanding of different ideas.”
The findings were matched in a study of native Italian speakers who had learned English as a second language between the ages of 2 and 34. Reading, writing, and comprehension (理解) were all tested. The results showed that the younger they started to learn, the better. “Studying a language means you get an entrance to another world,” explained the scientists.
12. The main subject talked about in this passage is ______.
A. science on learning a second language
B. man’s ability of learning a second language
C. findings that language learning can help brain power
D. language learning and maths study
13. What does the writer mainly want to express in the second paragraph
A. Language is also a kind of physical labor
B. Gray matter is the area of processing information.
C. Regular exercises can build our muscles.
D. Language learning helps gray matter work well
14. The underlined word “bilingual” in Paragraph 3 probably means ______.
A. a person who can speak two languages
B. a person who is good at learning foreign languages
C. a researcher on language learning
D. an active language learner
15. In the last two paragraphs, the author wants to tell us that ______.
A. learning a second language is the same as studying maths
B. early learning of a second language helps you a great deal in studying other subjects
C. Italian is the best choice for you as a second language
D. you’d better choose the ages between 2 and 34 to learn a second language
第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
If you stayed up or had a bad night of sleep last night, you know it’s difficult to stay awake in class today. Your teacher’s voice might begin to sound like a lullaby (摇篮曲). ___16___ To keep yourself awake, some tips are worth trying in class.
Sit in the front of the room. Why ___17___ Besides you’ll be more motivated to stay awake if you know that the teacher can see you easily. You’ll also be near the people who are more likely to participate, and the sound of their voices might keep you awake.
___18___ Ask and answer questions and pay attention to the lecture. This will help if you’re tired or discouraged by the content of the lecture, because you can ask your teacher questions to get to the bottom of the problems. Talking will also keep you engaged and alert. It might be helpful to make a goal for yourself to answer or ask at least 3 questions per class. ___19___ For example, you might say “I didn’t understand the last part of the proof. Could you explain it again in more detail ”
Listen actively to the lesson. Active listening is a great way to force yourself to stay awake because it requires engagement of your mind as well as your body. ___20___ To effectively listen to your teacher, you should try to maintain eye contact, face the speaker, pay close attention to what the speaker is saying and ask questions during a pause in the lecture.
A Develop interest in the subject.
B. Get involved in class activities.
C. If so, classes can be boring because you’re tired,
D. Take notes and try to catch as much information as possible.
E. It’ll be easier to pay attention and participate when you’re in the front.
F. To avoid annoying your teacher you should try to keep your questions specific.
G. Practicing active listening can help you keep your eyes open for the length of the lesson.
第三部分：语言运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节：完型填空（共15个小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。
British brothers James and Thomas Lindesay have spent months traveling across the Great Wall of China on foot. They ____21____ 3,263 kilometers, a remarkable achievement at any time.
Their ____22____ to complete this adventure came from their father, William Lindesay, who ____23____ along the Wall decades ago and attracted a great deal of media attention. Born in 1956 in Liverpool, William became ____24____ about the Wall later in his life. In 1987, he made the ____25____ in China by hiking the Wall. He has committed over 30 years to the protection of the structure, and has ____26____ 10 books on the Wall based on his knowledge and experiences.
His action and books influenced his two sons, who now share his ____27____ in the Wall. In 2016, the Lindesay brothers flew drones (无人机) at many ____28____ along the Wall and edited video works on the ____29____ of the Wall, hoping to keep it safe from damage. Not _____30_____ with merely documenting parts of the Wall, the young brothers _____31_____ wanted to find a new way to experience the structure and finally they _____32_____ hiking its length, following in their father’s footsteps.
The brothers’ trip was _____33_____ than they had imagined. They met many difficulties. But _____34_____ the great wonder was life-changing, which gave them a better _____35_____ of the structure and the history behind it.
21. A. reviewed B. covered C. measured D. designed
22. A. desire B. tendency C. ability D. agreement
23. A. continued B. wondered C. journeyed D. researched
24. A. anxious B. confident C. serious D. enthusiastic
25. A. headlines B. changes C. connection D. difference
26. A. bought B. recommended C. reviewed D. authored
27. A. pride B. success C. interest D. faith
28. A. buildings B. sections C. paths D. villages
29. A. protection B. tour C. condition D. feature
30. A. familiar B. satisfied C. careful D. busy
31. A. gradually B. occasionally C. eagerly D. blindly
32. A. dreamed of B. carried on C. learned of D. decided on
33. A. tougher B. funnier C. greater D. shorter
34. A. challenging B. exploring C. repairing D. recording
35. A. memory B. arrangement C. impression D. understanding
第二节 语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
As English learners, you often feel anxious when you have to speak English in front of others. However, going from ___36___ unconfident speaker to a confident one is possible. Adopt a practice and repetition routine (惯例). When something becomes natural for you, you begin to feel confident of doing it. It’s the same principle ___37___ speaking English confidently. So write down what you may talk about and then practice ___38___ (say) it aloud and repeatedly before an English meeting.
Purposely speak ___39___ (slowly) than usual. You may lose confidence when your spoken English ___40___ (misunderstand) by listeners. In most cases, it’s because the listeners are not used to your accent or you speak too fast. There is no doubt that speaking slowly is easy ___41___ (achieve).
Don’t run away from uncomfortable situations. It is natural for any human being to avoid uncomfortable situations when possible, ___42___ you will build your confidence in the uncomfortable zones. The secret is to be fully prepared, and then you will overcome the uncomfortable ___43___ (situation).
All in all, learning to speak English confidently doesn’t happen overnight. It ___44___ (take) time and you need to make continuous efforts. As long as you make enough efforts, all your ____45____ (anxious) will disappear and you will also naturally become confident about speaking English in front of others.
第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节 应用文写作（满分20分）
46. 假如你是李华，你的好朋友David上周五与父母在是否参加社团这件事上发生了争吵, 因此向你写信诉苦，请你给他写一封邮件，内容包括：
1. 给予安慰；
2. 给出建议；(至少两条)
3. 表达祝愿。
注意：
1. 词数100左右；
2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3. 开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear David,
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
第二节 范文抄写（20分）
请在答题卡所给的空格上分段抄写以下读后续写范文，书写要求：首行缩进4个字符，内容完整，字母书写规范易辨认，字母间距和单词间距匀称，卷面干净整洁。
My mother was frightened by my action at first. Never did she think I would jump into the water without my father accompanying me. Scared and terrified, she almost let out a cry for help. But what surprised her most was that I was actually swimming without struggle. Ii. no time, her panic gave way to excitement. Meanwhile, she cheered me on, stimulating me to swim with pride. I was swimming confidently when my father came back. Seeing me swimming on my own, he was astonished as well. However, he said nothing, signing me to enjoy snacks.
Eating the snacks bought by my father, we were all thrilled and excited. My mother seemed to have forgotten her terror just now. My father was satisfied with my progress, but still wished I hadn’t taken risks. After all, safety matters a lot. Nodding my head, I promised not to take risks any more. A little adventurous as it was, this was the first time that I had realized my achievements could make my parents so happy and proud, which also boosted my confidence. It was this childhood adventure that made me understand nothing is impossible with all your efforts and devotion.
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高2027届高一（上）半期考试
英语试题
第二部分阅读（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）
【答案】1. C2. D3. B
【答案】4. A5. C6. A7. C
【答案】8D9. C10. D11. B
【答案】12. C13. D14. A15. B
第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
【答案】16. C17. E18. B19. F20. G
第三部分：语言运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节：完型填空（共15个小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
【答案】21. B22. A23. C24. D25. A26. D27. C28. B29. A30. B31. C32. D33. A34. B35. D
第二节语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
【答案】36. an37. as
38. saying39. more slowly
40. is misunderstood
41. to achieve
42. but43. situations
44. takes45. anxiety
第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节应用文写作（满分20分）
46.
【答案】Dear David,
I feel deeply sorry to know that you argued with your parents on whether you should join the school clubs last Friday. Honestly speaking, it’s understandable that you feel frustrated but we should make efforts to get along well with them. My suggestions are listed as follows.
First of all, to help ease the tension, it’s of great importance to have an open-minded conversation with them, calmly explaining your interest and how it can benefit you. In addition, consider their concerns and find a compromise if possible, which is the key to bridging the divide.
I hope you’ll find my suggestions helpful. Best wishes!
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
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