广东省新兴一中2020学年度第一学期中段考
英语试卷 第一部分：听力 第一节：听力理解
请听下面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。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听第一段对话，回答1—3题。
1．Who has asked the man to get some butter from his neighbour? A．The man’s daughter
B．The man’s wife C．The woman’s daughter 2．Why are the man’s family busy?
A．Because they’re making a birthday cake．
B．Because they’re making some ice cream．
C．Because they’re getting ready for his wife’s birthday． 3．What time will Janet join the family for cake and ice cream? A．At 8:00 p．m． B．At 8:00 a．m． 听第二段对话，回答4—6题。 4．Who has Jane Austin talking to? A．Principal Michael’s secretary
B．Principal Michael C．A receptionist 5．Why did Jane Austin call? A．To cancel the appointment B．To make sure of the appointment
C．To put off the appointment
C．At 18:00
6．Where will Principal Michael meet Jane Austin? A．In Jane’s dormitory
B．In Michael’s office C．In Michael’s dormitory 听第三段对话，回答7—9题
7．What is the possible relationship between the man and the woman? A．Couple B．Workmates 8．What happened to the man?
A．He was hurt B．He was burnt
C．He breathed in much smoke． C．Neighbours
9．What can we know from the conversation? A．The woman wants the man to quit his work
B．The man is fired because he doesn’t work well． C．The woman is satisfied with his work． 听第四段对话，回答10—12题。
10．What is the woman’s assessment of the man? A．Open-minded B．Narrow-minded
C．Absent-minded
11．What did the man forget once he went fishing? A．His glasses B．His shoes
C．His fishing rod．
12．What was the man’s most memorable example of his forgetfulness? A．The man forgot all about his wedding and went fishing instead． B．Once the man started to leave without his shoes on． C．The man always forgot his wallet． 听第五段对话，回答13—15题。
13．Which is not the function of the left hemisphere（半球）? A．Maths B．Musical patterns C．Logic 14．What is the left hemisphere superior for? A．Spatial concepts
B．Language
C．Imaginary and visual abilities
15．What can we learn from the example of Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Picasso?
A．Brain is not a singular structure．
B．All the great artists are left-handed
C．There is some advantage to using the hand that is controlled by the same
hemisphere for drawing or painting．
第二节：听取信息
请听下面一段材料。根据题目要求，从说听到的内容中获取必要的信息。 The time when dinosaurs became extinct About 16 years ago． did they The most exciting question about the Why dinosaurs 17 ? The reason why humans are causing extinction 18 now to the environment Some thought they disappeared simply because The reason why the dinosaurs became extinct they became 19 Others thought they couldn’t find enough food 20
第二部分：语言知识运用 第一节：完形填空
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21—30各题中选出最佳选项。
Michelle is blind, but she makes such good use of her other senses that