江苏省宿迁市2017—2018学年度高一第一学期期末英语试卷
本试卷分第Ⅰ卷 (选择题) 和第Ⅱ卷 (非选择题) 两部分，共120分。考试时间120分钟。
第Ⅰ卷 （选择题，共85分）
第一部分 听力（共20小题；每题1分, 满分20分） 第一节 (共5小题；每小题1分，满分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. What time is it now?
A. 9:10. B. 9:50. C. 10:00. 2. What does the woman think of the weather?
A. It’s nice. B. It’s warm. C. It’s cold. 3. What will the man do? A. Attend a meeting. B. Give a lecture. C. Leave his office. 4. What is the woman’s opinion about the course? A. Too hard. B. Worth taking. C. Very easy. 5. What does the woman want the man to do? A. Speak louder. B. Apologize to her. C. Turn off the radio. 第二节 (共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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。 听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。 6. What is the woman’s native language? A. Korean. B. English. C. Chinese. 7. How does the man practice his German?
A. He often travels to Berlin. B. He uses German a lot in his work.
C. He speaks to his neighbor from German. 听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。 8. Why does Julia want to leave her present job? A. She does not like the job.
B. She wants to do something different. C. She wants to travel and teach English. 9. Who is Tom? A. Julia’s husband. B. Julia’s brother. C. Julia’s boss. 听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。 10. Where did the two speakers go for dinner? A. To McDonald’s. B. To KFC. C. To a Chinese restaurant. 11. Why didn’t they eat at home?
A. Because Jill’s mother was not in the house. B. Because Jill was tired of her father’s cooking. C. Because Jill’s father wanted to eat fried chicken. 12. What did Jill want for her dinner?
A. Hamburger, salad, coffee and chicken. B. Hamburger, salad, Coke, and ice cream. C. Hamburger, vegetables and coffee.
听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16四个小题。
13. What is the probable relationship between the speakers? A. Neighbours. B. Workmates. C. Policewoman. 14. What is the purpose of the woman’s visit to the man? A. To borrow his telephone.
B. To get information about a theft. C. To ask him to call the police. 15. What happened last night?
A. The woman’s car was broken into.
B. The woman’s house was broken into.
C. The window of the woman’s house was smashed. 16. What did the woman do last night? A. She worked late. B. She bought a CD player. C. She went to a party. 听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。 17. What should people do if they need help? A. Ask the speaker.
B. Tell an air hostess right away. C. Push the button above their seat. 18. Where is the flight headed? A. To Canada. B. To Beijing. C. To Chicago. 19. According to the pilot, when will the flight probably arrive? A. At 4:50 p.m., Beijing time. B. At 5:00 p.m., Chicago time. C. At 10:40 p.m., Beijing time.
20. What will the temperature probably be upon arrival? A. 17 degrees. B. 20 degrees. C. 30 degrees. 第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分35分）
第一节 单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
请阅读下面各题，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
21. The students were ________ early because the weather forecast said there would be a big snowstorm. A. forbidden B. dismissed C. removed D. arranged
22. President Xi Jinping advises us Chinese to ________ our efforts and roll up our sleeves to work harder for a shared dream. A. make up B. step up C. show up D. look up
23. Attending the 2017 New Year’s concert ________ countless music lovers from all over the world. A. is B. are C. was D. were
24. The influence of climate change on the environment is never far, ________ effects we have been suffering for decades. A. which B. whose C. from whose D. from which
25. He was an old man who fished in a small boat and he ________ eighty-four days now without taking a fish.
A. had gone B. would go C. were going D. have gone
26. Higking groups, a group of people who are ________ about walking, running or hiking, are often seen walking at full speed along the street. A. optimistic B. curious C. puzzled D. enthusiastic
27. The Loch Ness Monster has brought tourists to Scotland since the 1930s, ________ the first photo of the creature was taken. A. which B. what C. when D. as
28. The Alipay was handing out red envelopes during the whole December, hoping to bring higher customer ________. A. connection B. satisfaction C. population D. attention 29. I don’t think showing due respect for people older than us is outdated, ________? A. don’t they B. do they C. isn’t it D. is it 30. — How was your stay in Hawaii?
— Lots of sunshine, wonderful food, and amazing night life — ________ a great weekend! A. approximately B. forever C. altogether D. somehow
31. We now know more about mountain gorillas ________ Dian Fossey’s devotion to her work. A. thanks to B. according to C. instead of D. except for 32. — Mr. Williams is ________ in our company.
— Yes, indeed. Not only does he have the most experience, but he also has the ability to influence the work of his staff. A. an early bird B. a black sheep C. the dark horse D. the top dog 33. — How will you spend your coming winter holiday? — Well, I ________ in the Himalayas all next week. A. will be climbing B. will climb C. am climbing D. am going to climb
34. As a matter of fact, the sense of smell is used much more frequently than generally ________. A. assuming B. assumed C. to assume D. being assumed 35. — Coco is a really brilliant film!
—________. I’m not much of a movie lover but it really impressed me. A. I don’t think so B. I don’t care C. I couldn’t agree more D. I beg to differ 第二节 完形填空 (共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)
请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
It was a cloudy day in Northern Ontario when Terry Fox ran his last miles.
He had started out strong that morning and felt 36 . The roadside was 37 with people shouting, “Don’t give up, you can make it!” which 38 him and lifted his spirits. But after 18 miles he started coughing and felt a 39 in his chest.
Terry knew how to deal with the pain. He’d run through it as he always had before; he’d 40 keep going until the pain went away.
For 3,339 miles, he’d run 41 six cities and now was two-thirds of the way home. He’d run close to a 42 a day, for 143 days. His left leg was strong but his right was a mere stump (假肢). He’d 43 the leg to cancer when he was 18.
His run, the Marathon of Hope, as he called it, a(n) 44 across Canada was his way of repaying a debt. He ran through ice stormsand summer heat, against 45 winds of such speed that he couldn’t move, through fishing 46 and Canada’s biggest cities. Though people were calling him a 47 , he still saw himself as simple little Terry Fox, from Port Coquitlam, British Columbia, 48 in everything but determination.
Terry believed that he had won his 49 against cancer, and he wanted to raise money, $1 million perhaps, to fight the disease. There was one more important 50 of his marathon: a man is not less because he has lost a leg, indeed, he may be 51 . Certainly, he showed there were no 52 to what an amputee (被截肢者) could do.
He 53 people’s attitude towards the disabled, and he showed that 54 cancer had taken away his leg, his 55 was unbreakable. 36. A. proud B. cheerful C. confident D. patient 37. A. crowded B. equipped C. covered D. tracked 38. A. praised B. excited C. impressed D. inspired 39. A. anger B. pain C. shame D. fear 40. A. finally B. simply C. roughly D. really 41. A. around B. by C. through D. in 42. A. marathon B. voyage C. tournament D. destination 43. A. lost B. harmed C. broken D. injured 44. A. experiment B. performance C. adventure D. struggle 45. A. distant B. mild C. soft D. strong 46. A. scenes B. parks C. areas D. villages 47. A. loser B. star C. fool D. hero 48. A. special B. usual C. average D. excellent 49. A. warning B. fight C. suffer D. quarrel 50. A. evidence B. purpose C. advantage D. lesson 51. A. more B. less C. much D. little 52. A. stops B. possibilities C. expectations D. limits 53. A. changed B. reminded C. improved D. exchanged 54. A. after B. since C. unless D. while 55. A. life B. spirit C. body D. talent 第三部分 阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
请阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
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An eighth planet, Kepler-90i, has been found in a distant solar system, matching our own in numbers. Even more amazing, it is machines not humans that made the discovery. NASA (美国国家航空航天局) joined with Google to announce the finding. This eighth planet orbits the star known as Kepler-90.
The Kepler planet-hunting satellite has been searching the stars for distant worlds using Google’s AI system. Google used data from NASA’s special planet-hunting device to find exact place of Kepler-90i. Google used the data to develop a computer program with machine learning. This means it can learn and improve itself without a programmer telling it to do so. The program carefully studies planetary signals that are so weak that it would take humans years to examine them.
The discovery of a system similar to our own raises hopes of finding alien life elsewhere in the universe. The Kepler-90 planets have a similar configuration (构造) to our solar system, with small planets orbiting close to their star and the larger planets found farther away. According to NASA, this shows for the first time that distant star systems can be home to ‘families as large as our own.’
The new planet, Kepler-90i estimated to be about 30 percent larger than Earth, is “not a place you’d like to visit,” said Andrew Vanderburg, astronomer and NASA Sagan Postdoctoral Fellow at The University of Texas, Austin. “It’s probably rocky, and doesn’t have a thick atmosphere. And, it’s about as hot as Mercury.”
Further studies have been able to find some of these planet’s atmospheres, and the Google AI have been used to look through this data to find the possible worlds where it’s suitable for human living. At the time, the researchers, led by the University of Arizona, said the possibility of life on planets around a star of this kind cannot be dismissed.
58. Kepler-90i would not have been found so early without ________. A. Google’s AI system B. NASA’s planet-hunting device C. a Google programmer D. the Kepler plane-hunting satellite 59. Which statement is right about the Kepler-90i? A. It’s a place worth visiting. B. It has a smaller size than Earth. C. It’s unsuitable for human living. D. It has a thicker atmosphere than Earth. 60. What is the author’s purpose of writing the text?
A. To discuss whether life is possible on other planets. B. To inform us of the newly-found planet Kepler-90i.
C. To convince us of the role AI plays in scientific research. D. To encourage more scientists to carry out further studies.
C
It is a question people have been asking for ages—is there a way to turn back the aging process? For centuries, people have been looking for a “fountain of youth.” The idea is that if you find a magical fountain, and drink from its waters, you will not become old. Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León searched for waters with magical powers in the early 1500s. But what he found instead is the American State of Florida.
Researchers in New York did not find a fountain of youth in fact, but they may have found a way to turn back the aging process. It appears the answer may be hidden right between your eyes, in an area called the hypothalamus (丘脑下部).The hypothalamus is part of your brain. It controls important activities within the body, including growth, reproduction and the way we process (处理) food.
Researchers at New York’s Albert Einstein College of Medicine found that hypothalamus stem cells (干细胞) also influence how fast aging takes place in the body. What are stem cells? They are simple cells that can develop into specialized cells, like blood or skin cells. Stem cells can also repair damaged parts in the body.
Professor Dongsheng Cai was the lead researcher in a study on aging in mice. Cai explains in the Journal Nature what they found. “Aging speed can be controlled by a particular place in the body, which is the hypothalamus. And it can be controlled by a particular type of cells, which are hypothalamus stem cells. I think these findings are quite interesting.”
He adds that when the hypothalamus starts aging, so does the body. “So when hypothalamus function is decreasing, particularly the loss of hypothalamus stem cells, this protection against the aging development is lost. It finally leads to aging.”
Using this information, the researchers began trying to activate (激活) the hypothalamus in mice. They did this by putting stem cells from younger mice into middle-aged animals. Later, the researchers examined mice and tested for changes in behavior. They also looked for changes in the strength of the animals’ muscles and the way they worked. The researchers say the results show that the treatment slowed aging in the animals.
Cai says when hypothalamus stem cells, which were derived from young mice was put into middle-aged mice, the mice aged slowly and they also have increased the length of their lives.
But these results were just from studying mice in a lab. If the mice can live longer, does that mean people could have longer lives? The next step is to see if the anti-aging effects also work in human beings. 61. Juan Ponce de León’s story was mentioned in order to show ________. A. the efforts he made to discover Florida
B. the fruitless work to find the magical fountain C. the non-stop search for the way to stay young D. the impossible existence of “fountain of youth”
62.The hypothalamus has control over activities EXCEPT________. A. growth B. reproduction C. aging process D. food production 63. What can we learn from the passage?
A. Stem cells are specialized cells which can repair damaged parts. B. Aging is the result of function loss of hypothalamus stem cells. C. The strength of the animals’ muscles slows the process of aging.