江苏省常州市教育学会2021-2022学年高一下学期期中 英语试题

常州市教育学会学业水平监测 高一英语试题 2022 年4 月 注意：本试卷分四个部分，答案全部做在答题纸上。总分为150 分。考试时间120 分钟。 第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30 分） 做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。 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 might prevent the woman buying the table? A. Its quality. B. The price. C. Its design. 2. What happened to the boy today? A. He fought with someone at school. B. He didn't go to school. C. He lied to his teacher. 3. What will the woman do? A. Charge the man's cell phone. B. Visit her mother. C. Make a call. 4. Who will throw a party for the woman next Sunday? A. The woman herself. B. Nancy. C. The man. 5. How long is a day on Mars? A. Less than 24 hours. B. 24 hours and 37 minutes. C. 37 hours. 第二节 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 个小题将给出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. How many times has the man made dumplings? A. Twice. B. Once. C. Never. 7. What does it need to make good dumplings according to the woman? A. Practice. B. A secret recipe. C. Talent. 听第7 段材料，回答第8、9 题。 8. How does the man feel? A. Tired. B. Nervous. C. Excited. 9. What does the man want to do next? A. Continue talking with the woman. B. Go to the bathroom. C. Drink some water. 听第8 段材料，回答第10 至12 题。 10. What do we know about the woman's document? A. It's about 30000 words long. B. It's a textbook. C. It's written in English. 11. Which language is the most difficult according to the man? A. Arabic. B. Spanish. C. English. 12. What does the woman decide to do? A. Translate the document herself. B. Hire the man to do the translation. C. Look for another translator. 听第9 段材料，回答第13 至16 题。 13. What is the main difference between an iPod and an iTouch? A. An iTouch has more functions than an iPod. B. An iPod can connect to the Internet. C. An iPod is more expensive than an iTouch. 14. What do we know about apps? A. Many of them are free. B. There aren't very many of them. C. You can use them on any kind of phone. 15. What kind of app did the man just read about? A. An app that shows the cleanest restaurant. B. An app that shows the nearest bathroom. C. An app that shows the cheapest hotel. 16. Why does the woman call the man “Mr. Apple”? A. He likes eating apples. B. His family name is Apple. C. He seems to know a lot about Apple products. 听第10 段材料，回答第17 至20 题。 17. Where did Whitney Houston first start singing? A. In nightclubs. B. In church. C. In a school. 18. Who is Clive Davis? A. Whitney Houston's agent. B. The movie producer who made The Bodyguard. C. The man who signed Whitney Houston to a long-term recording deal. 19. Which of the following is a Whitney Houston song? A. Saving All My Love for You. B. Greatest Emotion of All. C. I Will Always Be with You. 20. What do we know about Whitney Houston's death? A. The reason why she died was not clear then. B. She died soon after winning a Grammy Award. C. She died at the age of 45. 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 Join Rainbow Tours' new eco-friendly travelling in Rwanda and Uganda，which takes you behind the scenes in areas where successful protection projects are ongoing. From £ 8, 055 per person for 15 nights, including flights. rainbowtours. co. uk Sustainable active holiday expert Much Better Adventures has come up with a new route in Jordan, which includes a night in a tent in Wadi Rum. Other highlights include an exploration in the Dead Sea and a hike（远足）through the Dana Biosphere Reserve. Launches March 2022. From £ 975 per person for five nights. muchbetteradventures. Com Sink your teeth into a Green Trip in a Land Rover Defender, eating food cooked over an open fire and sleeping in a tent in Norfolk. Wildnis, a new climate-positive adventure company, offers an action-packed break featuring sailing, rafting and sea swimming. From £ 2, 500 per person for three nights. wildnis. co. uk Head into the Highlands with new Scottish wildlife-watching company Wild Discovery. The operator has introduced E-guide services available for visitors. E-bike Safari Adventure Weekends from £499 per person for two nights. wild- discovery. com 21. What feature do all of the above places have in common? A. Sleeping in a tent. B. Providing E-guide. C. Being eco-friendly. D. Exploring the sea. 22. If you are a wildlife lover with a busy work schedule, which company would you choose? A. Rainbow Tours B. Much Better Adventures C. Wildnis D. Wild Discovery 23. What can this article be taken from? A. A travel brochure. B. A science magazine. C. An animal poster. D. A biology book. B The Amazon rainforest is nearing a tipping point（临界点）, according to researchers from the University of Exeter, UK. Previous studies have warned that the world's largest rainforest, which acts as the lung of the Earth, is approaching a critical threshold（限度）. But most past research has depended on projections using models, not real- world observations. Now, Tim Lenton and his colleagues have used two sets of satellite data covering between 1996 and 2016 to measure the greenness of the Amazon over time, watching for how it recovered after impacts such as drought and fires. They found that since the early 2000s, 76 per cent of the region had become less resilient. Importantly, says Lenton, the signal of this growing trouble was picked up without immediately obvious changes such as huge drops in the forest's biomass（生物量）or tree cover. “Why do we care about it? It's worth reminding ourselves that if it gets to that tipping point and we lose the Amazon rainforest then we get a significant feedback to global climate change,” says Lenton. He says a change into savannah（稀树草原）would unlock about 90 billion tons of carbon dioxide stored in the trees and soil. Lenton says he cannot put an exact date on how far off the rainforest's tipping point might be, but he expects it to be a process that would take in a few years. Other Amazon experts say the research adds to a growing body of evidence（证据）that the rainforest is approaching a tipping point. The changes aren't the same throughout the rainforest. The south-eastern part of the Amazon has already changed to the point at which it is now a carbon emitter（释放者）rather than a carbon sink. Matt Finer at the Amazon Conservation non-profit organization says the research could help decide which remaining parts of the forest to prioritize（优先）for protection. “The western and north-east Amazon appear the most resilient, showing the need to protect these areas now and in the future from any more damages,” he says. 24. How does Lenton conduct his research? A. By using previous models. B. By collecting data from the locals. C. By observing drought and fires. D. By using data from satellites. 25. What can we learn about the changes in the forest? A. They are not very noticeable at present. B. They have little effect on climate. C. People needn't worry about them. D. People have prepared for them. 26. What does the underlined word “resilient” in the 4 paragraph mean? A. able to produce carbon. B. able to recover C. easy to extinct D. easy to be observed 27. What does the author intend to do with the last paragraph? A. To list the threats facing the rainforest. B. To show the differences of the changes. C. To list the results of the research. D. To show the significance of the research. C The development of the mRNA vaccine（疫苗）—a breakthrough in its field, instructing cells （细胞）to produce their own protection with