安徽省合肥市第十一中学2019-2020学年高一下学期期中考试（第二次教学质量检测）英语试题

安徽省合肥市第十一中学2019-2020学年高一下学期期中考试（第二次教学质量检测）英语试题学校:姓名班级考号

一、阅读理解Whafs OnElectricUnderground

7.30pm—

1.00am Freeat theCyclops TheatreDoyou knowwhos playingin yourarea Werebringing youan eveningof liverock andpopmusic from the bestlocal bands.Are youinterested inbecoming amusician and getting arecordingcontract Ifso,come early to thetalk at

7.30pm byJules Skye,a successfulrecord producer.Hesgoing totalk abouthow youcan findthe rightperson toproduce yourmusic.Gee Whizz（喜居）

8.30pm-

10.30pm ComedyU atKaleidoscopeCome andsee Gee Whizz perform.Hes thefunniest stand-up comedianon thecomedy scene.This joyfulshow willplease everyone,from theyoungest tothe oldest.Gee Whizzreally knows（快餐）.how to make youlaugh!Our baris openfrom

7.00pm fordrinks andsnacksSimons Workshop

5.00pm-

7.30pm Wednesdaysat VictoriaStageThis is a goodchance foranyone whowants tolearn howto docomedy.The workshoplooksat everykind ofcomedy,and practicesmany differentways ofmaking peoplelaugh.Simon isacomedian andactor whohas10years experienceof teachingcomedy.His workshopsare excitingandfun.An eveningwith Simonwill giveyou theconfidence to be funny.Charlotte Stoec

8.00pm-

11.00pm Pizza WorldFine foodwith beautifuljazz music;this isa greatevening out.Charlotte Stonewill performsongsfrom hernew best-selling CD,with JamesPickering on the piano.The menuis Italian,with（面食）.excellent meatand freshfish,pizzas andpasta Bookearlyto get atable.Our baris openallday,and servescocktails,coffee,beer,and whitewine.假定你是刘明，刚刚以优异成绩从美国某大学毕业你的的美国朋友邀请你去他

52.Tony的公司工作，但是你想回国工作请给写一封邮件婉拒他的邀请Tony内容要点包括.报效祖国；

1.照顾父母；

2.发展空间大3注意词数左右L10可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

2..开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数3Dear Tony,Thanks foroffering mea jobin yourcompany,but Ihave decidedto goback towork inChina.Yours,Liu Ming

1.Who can help youif you want tohave yourmusic producedA.Jules Skye.B.GeeWhizz.C.Charlotte Stone.D.JamesPickering.

2.At whichplace canpeople ofdifferent agesenjoy a good laughA.The CyclopsTheatre B.Kaleidoscope C.Victoria StageD.PizzaWorld

3.What dowe knowabout SimonsWorkshopA.It requiresmembership card.B.It laststhree hourseach time.C.It isrun bya comedyclub.D.It isheld everyWednesday.

4.When willCharlotte Stoneperform hersongsA.

5.00pm-

7.30pm.B.

7.30pm—

1.00am.C.

8.00pm-

11.00pm.D.

8.30pm-

10.30pm.In highschool,I wason thebasketball team.We actuallywon thestate championship.But,Ididnt reallyplay much.But Iloved beinga part of theteam.I wasa superfan and I hadfront rowticketsto everygame.Every dayafter practice,I was the only one who showered in the lockerrooms.The reasonwhyT likedshowering in the lockerrooms was that itsaved time.I justneeded tothrow mydirtyclothes backinto mygym lockerand thenchange backinto myclean clothesI worefrom schoolandthen Icould gostraight homeor goout withmy friends.The water was freezingcold.And thatswhy I wastheonlyonewhoshoweredin theselockerrooms.And at the time,I didntknow whyI wasdoing it.The coldwater washard tobear.I wouldjumpup anddown andmake strangenoises.And allmy teammatescould seeme.Iwasjust ayoung17-year oldwho didntmind beingwatched.I rememberpeople askingme whyI didit andId tellthemthat thesecold showershelped buildmy character.What Ihave learnedis howto deal with discomfort,hardship and so on.It taughtme to getused todiscomforts,because whenyour lifebecomes toocomfortable,you reacha pointof noreturn.It alsohelped mefight throughany painor hardship.And aboveall,cold showershave helpedmelearn toface discomfortbravely,so I can getthrough anythingandgetit done.The habitsyou buildnow aregoing todetermine yourfuture.How successfuldo youwant tobeHow muchcan youhandle Whatare youdoing every day thatis goingto help you achieveyourgoals nomatter whatdiscomfort ortroubles itbrings

5..Why didntthe otherteammates showerin thelocker roomsA.Because allof themwere toolazy.B.Because theywanted topractice more.C.Because thewaterwastoo cold.D.Because they liked goingstraight home.

6.According tothe writerthe coldshowers.A.made himbecome abetter basketballplayer B.had himbe morepopular withhis teammatesC.helped tomake hischaracter strongerD.caused him to giveup somebad habits

7.Which of the followingis the best title for the passageA.Why WeNeed ColdShowers.B.Why ILove PlayingBasketball.C.How WeBuild OurCharacter.D.How IDetermine MyFuture.There aretwo ways of drivingintheworld:if thedrivers seatis on the leftand carstravel onthe right sideof the road,it iscalled left-hand driving”,as itis inChina,while theother wayofdriving iscalled right-hand driving,as itis in Britain.Nowadays,around65%of theworldspopulation driveson the right of theroad,while therest isused todriving on the left.Though noone knowsthe exactreasons,it seemslikely thatpeople in ancient timestravelledon the left.Roman coinsshow picturesof horsemenpassing oneach othersright.And right-handpeople generallygot ona horsefrom theanimaPs left.Obviously,its saferto dothis atthe leftsideof theroad,and it makes sensefor thehorse tobe riddenon theleft.（攻占）A changehappened inthe late1700s.When Napoleonconquered nations,he forcedthemto travelontheright sideof theroad,which spreadleft-hand drivingthroughout Europe.However,Britain stillstuck withtheright-hand drivingrule andcountries whichwere partof theBritishEmpire weremade tofollow.This iswhy India,Australia andthe formerBritish colonies（殖民地）in Africacontinue todrive ontheleft.One exceptionis Egypt,asthatcountry wasdefeatedby Napoleonbefore becomingpartof the BritishEmpire.Some countrieschanged sidesuntil moderntimes.Sweden onlymoved todriving onthe rightin1967and Icelandchanged the following year.Ghana changedsides in

1974.On September7,2009,Samoa becamethe thirdcountry everto changefrom left-to-right-hand drivingfor thereasonthat itmade iteasier toimport cheapcars fromright-hand drivingJapan,Australia andNew Zealand.So ifyouwantto travelto anothercountry orgo onbusiness,make sureyou knowwhether itisleft-or right-hand drivingto avoidunnecessary troubles.

8.Which pictureshows thecorrect drivinginBritain

9.In ancienttimes,Romans.A.travelled ontherightB.rode pasteach othersrightC.got onthe horsesfrom theright D.behaved astheyliked

10.In moderntimes,countries followthe samedriving wayexcept.A.Iceland B.China C.Sweden D.Australia

11.What is the writerspurpose forwriting thispassageA.To introducethe developmentof the two ways of driving.B,To comparethe differencesof thetwo waysof driving.C.To explainthe advantagesofthetwo waysof driving.D.To complainabout thechange ofthetwowaysofdriving.“If musicisthemedicine ofthesoul（灵魂），letit playon,said a famous person.I thinkhesaid sobecause probablyhe gotsome helpfrom music.Music hassome strangeabilities.Medicalscientists havefound thata personthat feelsstressed canactually listento somekind ofmusic andbecomewell.The researcherssaid thatsince stresscomes asa resultof lifeevents such as starting a newfamily,startinga new business,and startinganewjob,one canactually listento good music andfeelgood becausegoodmusictouches thehuman mindinapositive way.Music helpsyou toforget thelifeevents thatmake youworried andremember the important eventsthat oncehappened in yourlife.（抑郁）Depression isa diseasecaused bystress,smoking,social problemsand soon.Depression isalso causedby problems suchasfailure inbusiness.Depression maybring usweakness,headache,and lossof concentration.Good musicmakes oneremember happymomentsor gooddays.If youplay musicabout love,itmakesyou feellike fallingin loveagain thoughyoumay havehad severalupset experiences.And suchgood feelingsmake youhealthy.（焦虑）Anxiety isanother healthproblem thatcan becontrolled bymusic.Anxiety isa sideeffectof somemajor healthproblemssuchas cancer oftheliver andcancerofthe breast.Goodmusic makesyou feelrelaxed andremoves thepains fromthese diseasesand youfeel allright.Good music can sendyou tosleep.And youneed toknow thatsleep putsyour bodyin ahealthycondition.Sleep takesaway theeffects ofstress,depression andanxiety froma person.

12.According tothe famousperson inParagraph1,musiccan_.A.treat manykinds ofdiseasesB.helpyoukeep healthyin yourmindC.take theplace ofmedicine intreating illnessD.make youremember thingsthat happened

13.Good musichelps peopleremove stressmainly by_.A.letting peoplehave agood sleepB.making peoplethink positivelyC.showing somethingnew topeopleD.making peoplefocus onlyon importantthings

14.Which ofthe followingis NOTa reasonfor depressionmentioned inthe passageA.Stress.B.Smoking.C.Failure inbusiness.D.Loss ofconcentration.

15.Which ofthefollowingmight bethebesttitleforthepassageA.The HealthBenefits ofListening toMusicB,Stress CanBring UsMany Kindsof DiseasesC.Some DiseasesHave Somethingto DoWith MusicD.Tips ForUs toLive aHealthy AndComfortable Life

二、七选五We allwish wehad justa bitmore time.Just thinkwhat you could dowith anextra houror twoeachday:youcouldfinally stickto anexercise routine,or spring-clean thehouse,or writeyournovel,or learnthe guitarand soon.16But Icanhelpyou findmore hoursinyour day forthe thingsthat reallymatter.♦Get Outof BedEarlierIf younormally getup at730a.m.,try gettingup at700a.m.That half-hour mightnotsound likemuch,but itcould betime thatyou useto exercise,to readthat bookyouve beenmeaningto finish.17♦Do theImportant TasksFirstOnce youget towork,get theimportant onesdone firstnot theeasy ones,or eventhe urgentones.You canafford tospend atleast anhour workingon big,important tasksrather thanon allthoselittle urgentones.18The urgenttasks willstill getdone,and youwon*t misstheimportantones.♦Reduce InterruptionsIfcolleagues have a habitof hangingaround yourdesk tochat,or ifthe phoneis constantlyringing,you mightfind thatit takesyou halfthe dayto finisha simpletask likewriting aletter.Constant interruptionsdon*t justeat uptime,they alsobreak yourconcentration.When youvegot abig taskto focuson,let yourcalls goto voicemail.19Wearing headphonesmakesit lesslikely thatpeople willtry tostrike upa conversation..20A fewminutes*chatting,browsing theweb,andsoon,can easilyturn intohours ofwastedtime overthe courseof a day.When youreworking,work.If yourconcentration isslipping,take aproper break:go andget aglassof water,or stretchyour legsa bit.And ifyoure facinga difficulttask,try breakingit intosmallsteps orstages sothat itseasier todealwith.A.Stay Focusedon YourWork.B.Take BreaksWhen Necessary.C.If youhave anoffice door,close it.D.If youwork likethis,youll usuallysave time.E.Would youwant metomakeyour daylongerF.I cantmagically makeall yourdays25hours long.G.Or simplytogetyourdayoff toa calmand organizedstart.

三、完形填空We foundhim a few weeksago,when he was walkingalong theroad inthe countryside.Hewas jumpingand trying to stopcars,and we21maybe hisfamily wascamping somewherenearby,22we passedhim by.A fewhours later,on ourreturn23,he wasinthesame place,24,trying toget peopleto25for him.When henoticed26,he laydown inthe middleoftheroad,so wewere unableto27him.We stoppedthe carand lookedaround forafewminutes,tryingtofind his

28.（项圈）But wefailed.Then wetook a29look atthe dog.He hadno collarand hewas really

30.Wedecided hewas abandoned.（咬）My husbandsaid,31he doesntbite mewhen Itry topick him up toputhim inthe32,we willhaveanew dog.The dog33joined uswith nofight atall.He keptsticking hisheadbetween thetwo frontseats asif thankingus for34himup.The doghad been35ontheroad forsome time.He wasso thin.So,we36him alot overthe（兽医），next twoweeks andhe gainedover twentypounds.We tookhim tothe vetwho saidthedog appearstobein good37despite hishaving beenabandoned.The vetguessed thedog isabouttwo orthree yearsof age,fromthecondition ofhis teeth.We do38this dog.He hasbeen mistreatedand yet,he isstill verysweet.He hadno manners,but heisa39learner.He nolonger triestogetonthebed,but hedoes likesitting inchairs.Sincethen,he hasbecome a40of ourfamily.

21.A.invented B.thought C-forgot D.knew

22.A.so B.unless C.or D.because

23.A.road B.flight C.trip D.stage

24.A.besides B.thus C.instead D.still

25.A,stop B.leave C.fight D.sing

26.A.them B.us C.others D.each

27.A.talk withB.search forC.get aroundD.worry about

28.A.owner B.friend C-rope D.food

29.A.careless B.good C・different D.last

30.A.puzzled B.normal C.greedy D.thin

31.A.While B.Though C,However D.If

32.A.street B.countryside C.car D.place

33.A.sadly B.happily C.fearfully D.proudly

34.A.carrying B.picking C.setting D.lifting

35.A.clearly B.impossibly C.willingly D.safely

36.A.trained B.taught C.fed D.walked

37.A.memory B.connection C.style D.health

38.A,trust B.forget C.love D.dislike

39.A.quick B.slow C.bad D.future

40.A.member B.cleaner C,hero D.passenger

四、用单词的适当形式完成短文在空白处填入个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式1How dolearning habitsinfluence learning results Itsuseful andnecessary todiscuss learninghabits.There isafamous41say“Good habitslead togood endings”,which showsthe importanceofhabits.“An appleadaykeeps thedoctor away.also42show ahealthy everydayhabit helpsto buildupour body.Thus,good learning habits canhelp usgain greatlearning results,high scoresandabundant knowledge43include,At first,learning habitsform ourwaysofthinking and44attitude tothe contentof ourlearning.45obvious,agoodhabit canhelp usto speedup toreach ourdestinations.As wecan see,developinga goodhabit isso importantthat Iwould liketo introduceone kindof good learninghabits—（）keeping46learning diaryeveryday.We canstart thehabit by47write alearning summaryandremember torecord somethingimpressive andmeaningful.Keep itin mind,48gradually wecangain thisgoodlearninghabit andbenefit fromit.（）Whafs49much,I findout thatI stillhave somebad learninghabits50well.T canonlyconcentrate onreading fora shorttime,andIwill conquerthis problemby spendingmore effortsonconcentration practice.I believethat throughmy efforts,Icangain goodlearningresultsby havinggood habits.

五、短文改错假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文文中共

51.有处语言错误，每句中最多有两处每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改10增加在缺词处加一个漏字符号

（八），并在其下面写出该加的词删除把多余的词用斜线（㈠划掉修改在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词注意.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

1.只允许修改处，多者（从第处起）不计分21011Marco Polowas bornin Italyin

1254.When hewas17year old,he travelledacross EuropeandAsia withhis father,which wantedto dotrade withthe Chinese.Eventual,they arrivedin Beijing.At thattime,China wasruled bythe YuanDynasty Emperor,Kublai Khan.Kublai Khanwelcomedto Marco and hisfather.He wasvery happyto meettwo foreignersand wantedto learnallEurope.Marcoandher fatherwere guestsattheEmperors Palace.Although Marcowas young,hewasvery cleverand couldalready speakfour languages.A Emperorwas impressedby himorthey becamefriends.He askedMarco toserve inhis courtand sendhimtodo manyimportant tasksacrossthe country.Marco,in turn,was amazedby whatbeautiful andpowerful Chinawas.

六、其他应用文。