山西省忻州市静乐县静乐一中2019-2020学年高一英语上学期期中试题(时间:100分钟总分:150分)注意事项:1、答卷前,考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上;并将条形码粘贴在指定区域。2、第Ⅰ卷每小题选出答案后,用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案号涂黑。如需改动,用橡皮擦干净后,再选涂其他答案标号。不能答在试卷上。3、第Ⅱ卷答案用黑色签字笔填写在试卷指定区域内。第Ⅰ卷第一部分阅读理解第一节(共10小题;每小题2.5分,满分25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。AInAmerica,whentheeighthgradersleavethemiddleschool,theyareoftenworriedaboutmovingtothehighschool.Itisahardtimeforthem,butitcanbeanexcitingoneaswell.Tomakeiteasier,studentsneedtogetfamiliarwiththeirschool.Eventhoughthey’vedonethisalreadyinthemiddleschool,it’sstillimportanttofindwheretheirclassroomsare.Mostschoolstakestudentstothehighschoolforavisitattheendoftheireighthgradeyear.And,mostschoolsalsohaveafreshman(新生)speechforparentsandstudentsbeforethefirstyearbegins.Sometimesthemainofficewillgiveawayamapoftheschool.Thiscanhelpstudentsandparentstofinddifferentplacesintheschool.Onewaytoknowyourhighschoolmoreandmakenewfriendsistojoinacluborplayasport.Schoolsoftenofferchancestojoindifferentclubsandsports.FallactivitiesbegininAugustbeforethefirstdayofschool.Ifyouarenotinterestedinsports,thereareclubsforanyinterest,suchasdrama,dance,chess,photography,communityservice,etc.Theseclubsallowstudentsfromdifferentgrades.Byjoininganactivity,studentscanfindnewfriendships,nottomentionimprovingtheirchancesinfuturecollegeapplications.Theschoolofficewillhavealistofactivitiesofferedattheschoolandinformationonhowtojointhem.What’smore,tohaveagreatstarttoahighschoolyear,studentscanwritedownsomeoftheirworries,andaskforhelpfromteachersandschoolworkers.1.Accordingtothetext,moststudentsfeel________whenenteringthehighschool.A.excitedB.nervousC.lonelyD.disappointed2.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEabouttheschoolclubs?A.Therearefewerstudentsfromhighergradesintheschoolclubs.B.Theschoolclubsinhighschoolonlywelcomesportsfans.C.Summeractivitiesbeginbeforeschoolstarts.D.Theschoolofficecanhelpnewstudentsjoinschoolclubs.3.Whatisthepurposeofthistext?A.TotellthenewstudentshowtolearninhighschoolB.TointroducenewschoolsC.TogivetheteacherssomeadviceD.TogiveadvicetonewhighschoolstudentsBIfyou'rereadingthis,thenyou'reprobablystudyingEnglish.Maybeyouspeakacoupleofotherlanguagestoo.ButwhataretheBritishlikewhenitcomestolearninglanguages?AccordingtoasurveypublishedbytheEuropeanCommission,theBritishareofficiallytheworstlanguagelearnersinEurope-62percentofthemcan'tspeakanyotherlanguageapartfromtheirown!While38percentofBritonsspeakatleastoneforeignlanguage,only18percentspeaktwo.However,theEuropeanUniondatashowthat56percentspeakatleastoneforeignlanguageand28percentspeakatleasttwo.Moreover,51percentofEUcitizenscanhaveaconversationinEnglish.LearningaforeignlanguageisnotapopularchoiceatschoolsinBritain;childrenstartstudyingaforeignlanguageattheageof11andmanygiveupcompletelyat14.Sowhydon'tyoungpeoplecontinuewithlanguagesatschool?Researchsuggeststhatstudentsthinkthatitismoredifficulttogetgoodgradesinlanguagesthaninothersubjectssuchasscienceorhistory.Thegovernmentisnowlookingfordifferentwaystoimprovelanguagelearning.Oneideaistostartmuchearlierandintroduceforeignlanguagesfromtheageoffive.Anotherplanistogiveschoolchildrenmorechoicesandexpand(增加)therangeoflanguagestaughttoincludeArabic,MandarinandUrdu.MandarinispredictedtobecomethesecondmostpopularforeignlanguagelearnedinUKschools.GarethfromWalessays,IamlearningChineseandfinditfun.Anotherstudent,ThomasfromLondon,says,JustsayingthatIlearnMandarinimpressespeople.Evenhavingaverybasiclevelgivesyouanadvantage.BrightonCollegeheadmasterRichardCairnssays,Oneofmykeytasksistoensurethatpupilsareequippedfortherealitiesofthe21stcentury.OneofthoserealitiesisthatChinahasthefastest-growingeconomyintheworld.ItmaybeachallengingtasktochangetheBrits'attitudetolearninglanguagesbutthegovernmentisdeterminedtotry.4.WhatdoesthesurveypublishedbytheEuropeanCommissionindicate?A.Britonsaren'tfondofspeakingotherlanguages.B.Britonsarethepeoplewhoareexcellentinlanguages.C.MorethanhalfofEUcitizenscanonlyspeakonelanguage.D.EnglishisasecondlanguagetohalfofEUcitizens.5.Whydon'tBritishstudentspickupforeignlanguages?A.Becausetheydon'twanttomakeaneffort.B.Becausetheyhavetoomanysubjectstolearn.C.BecauseEnglishisthemostwidelyspokenlanguage.D.Becausetheyfeelotherlanguagesboringanduseless.6.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytell?A.Britishstudentsarepoorinlanguagelearning.B.Britishstudentsarelosingtheiradvantagesoflearninglanguages.C.ThereisnoneedfortheBritishtolearnotherlanguages.D.TheBritishgovernmentisencouraginglanguagelearning.CFamilyfightsareneverpleasant.Whetheryouaredealingwithaloudsisterorastubbornmomordad,thesituationcanbebad.Atleastthat’swhatwehavelearnedtoexpect.Whatifitcouldbedifferent?Whatiffamilyfightsandconflictscouldbeturnedintoopportunitiestobecomecloser?Whatifproblemscouldbesolvedwitheveryonewalkingawayfeelingmoredeeplycaredforandloved?Familyfightingis,ononelevel,aboutpower.Someoneistellingsomeoneelsewhattodo.Inashortmoment,emotions(情绪)canbebroughtoutandthefightison.Youcangodownthatoldroadoryoucantrysomethingdifferent.Inanyfight,youhaveaneedtobelistenedtoandunderstood.Peopleraisetheirvoicesandshoutateachoth