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)therangeoflan...
