甘肃省镇原县镇原中学2016_2017学年高一英语下学期期中检测试题.docx

甘肃省镇原县镇原中学2016-2017学年高一英语下学期期中检测试题I. Reading comprehension. (40 ponits)Part one：please read the following 4 passages A, B, C and D and choose the best answer for each of the questions. And mark the correct box on the answer sheet in black.(30 points)AWe often hear people talking about a generation gap (代沟). The name is new, but the idea is old. Young people and their parents dont understand each other. The world has always kept changing. During the second century after Christ a wise man said, “Bury me on my face because in a little while everything will be turned upside down.” There has always been a gap between generations, but more people talk about it now. Old Mr. Ellis thinks he understands what has happened. “When I was a boy, I thought the world was a beautiful place. My life was very pleasant. But when I was older, I learned about people who were treated badly, people who didnt have enough to eat. I wanted to help them, and I married a girl who wanted to help them, too. We went to meetings and talked a lot, but it didnt seem to make much difference. ” “Our children grew up in a world at war. They didnt know when the fighting would stop. They wanted their children to have nice clothes and toys. They didnt want to think about the future. They thought nothing could be done about it.” “Now I have grandchildren, and they have their own ideas. They are trying to make the world better. They are trying to help other people. Theyre making people listen to them. I am proud of their generation.” 1. The wise man mentioned in the text told people to bury him on his face so that when everything is turned upside down he will _. A. lie on his stomach B. lie on his back C. stand quietly D. sit in peace 2. Which generation did NOT want to do anything to make the world a better one? A. Mr. Ellis generation B. His childrens generation C. His grandchildrens generation D. None of the above. 3. Which generation is/was more efficient in making the world better one? A. Mr. Ellis generation. B. His childrens generation. C. His grandchildrens generation. D. None of the above. 4. What is the writers attitude towards the generation gap? A. Unacceptable. B. Awful. C. Funny. D. Common.BLinguists(语言学家) believe that the languages of about one-third of the human race all developed from one Indo-European language. But who were the speakers of this ancient language? Linguistic detective work offers some clues. Its sometimes said that you can deduce(推断) a peoples history from the words they use. Study of some fifty ancient vocabularies has led to a reconstruction of the lifestyle of the first Indo-European, a vanished(消失的) people. From the words they used, it seems likely that they lived a half-settled, half-nomadic(游牧的) existence. They had horses, oxen, and sheep. They plowed, planted, worked leather, and wove wool. They worshipped gods who are clear ancestors of Indian, Mediterranean, and Celtic deities(神). However, exactly who the original Indo-Europeans were and when they lived remains a hotly debated mystery. According to an early theory, they lived in Mesopotamia, but this idea was exploded by nineteenth-century archaeology(考古学). Today, some argue for the Krugan culture of the Russian steppes, others for the farming culture of the Danube valley. The most widely accepted theory locates the Indo-Europeans in a cold, northern climate where common words for snow and wolf were important. None of these prehistoric languages had word for the sea. From this, and from our knowledge of nature it is clear that the Indo-Europeans must have lived somewhere in northern central Europe. 5. According to the writer, what has helped us understand the lifestyle of the original Indo-Europeans ? A. Studying their writings. B. Studying prehistoric languages.C. Studying their gods. D. Studying ancient climate data.6. What do some people think that the Krugan culture might be?A. A tribe that lived in Mesopotamia. B. A farming culture in the Danube valley.C. The original Indo-Europeans. D. A tribe that lived near a sea.7. Where do you think this passage probably appeared ?A. In an article meant for a general readers. B. In an article meant for linguists.C. In an article for specialists in archaeology. D. In an article for specialists in history.CCheating can happen in a lot of different ways. When people cheat, its not fair to other people, like the kids who studied for the test or who were the true winners of a game. Many people like the action of cheating. It makes difficult things seem easy, like getting all the right answers on the test. But it doesnt solve the problem of not knowing the material and it wont help on the next test - unless the person cheats again. Some people lose respect for cheaters and think less of them. The cheaters themselves may feel bad because they know they are not really earning that good grade. And, if they get caught cheating, they will be in trouble at school, and maybe at home, too. Some kids cheat because theyre busy or lazy and they want to get good grades without spending the time studying. Other kids might feel like they cant pass the test without cheating. Even when there seems to be a “good reason” for cheating, cheating isnt a good idea. If you were sick or upset about something the night before and couldnt study, it would be better to talk with the teacher about this. And if you dont have enough time to study for a test because of swim practice, you need to talk with your parents about how to balance swimming and school. A kid who thinks cheating is the only way to pass a test needs to talk with the teacher and his or her parents so they can find some solutions(解决办法) together. Talking about these problems and working them out will feel better than cheating.8The author thinks that when kids cheat in class, _. Ait is unfair to other people Bit does harm to their heathCteachers should punish them Dteachers shouldnt stop them at once9Some students like cheating mainly because_. Athe material in the test is very difficult Bthey want to do better than the others Ccheating can make hard things seem very easy Dthey have little time to study their lessons10The fourth paragraph mainly tells us_. Acheating isnt a good idea Bwhy kids cheat in the test Csome kids cant pass the test without cheating Dsome kids dont spend the time studying11We can learn from the passage_. Acheaters are often thought highly of Bpeople show no respect for those who cheatCparents whose kids cheat are often in trouble Dkids cheat in the test because of swim practice12In the passage those cheaters are advised to_. Aspend more time on school than on sports Bfind good solutions instead of cheating Ctry hard to be intelligent rather than lazy Dask their classmates for good methods of study DThere is a saying in English that blood is thicker than water, meaning that you have stronger ties(联系) with your family than with other people. While this may be true, we are seeing a gradual trend(趋势) towards the framilyour closest friends, especially those who feel like parts of our families. The average teenager sees friends at school but the communication doesnt end there. Online chatting, mobile phones, emails and text messaging now allow you to stay in touch with your friends almost at any time.And as more and more of us move away from home to go to schools, universities or work in other cities, our ties with friends are getting even closer than those with our families. In Australia and the United States, many teenagers leave home after high school. In large cities, where rent is expensive, it is common to find yourself sharing a house and making friends with people from everywhere.Since moving to Shanghai, I have shared places with Chinese people as well as people from the US, Australia, France, Spain and Britain. Each of them has taught me valuable life lessons, which may have once been taught by family. I learned from friends many things like cooking, looking for a house and paying bills. When I need advice or have something in my mind, it is my friends who I call.It has increasingly become friends who we turn to share the details of our lives. So, while blood is still thicker than water, friends are becoming more like family.13.The underlined word framily in Paragraph 1 stands for _.A. friends who finally become family members B. the closest friends like family membersC. close friends made at school D. friends and family members14. What do many Australian teenagers do after high school according to the passage?A. They stay at home with their parents.B. They share a house with other people in other cities.C. They learn valuable life lessons from other countries teenagers.D. They turn to their friends for help rather than their family members.15. What is the main idea of the passage? A. Friends are as important as family members in our life.B. Family members are more important than friends.C. We should live with friends, not with parents.D. We should make friends in other cities.Part two there are 5 blanks in the following passage, and behind the passage there are 7 short sentences numbered A,B,C,D,E,F and G, please choose a write sentence for each blank to complete the passage. (10 points)On March 17, there will be an explosion of green colour across the world in celebration of St Patricks Day. The Irish traditionally wear something coloured green on this day as the colour is connected with Ireland. Another St Patricks Day tradition is for the non-Irish to make jokes about the Irish. Usually these jokes will be about Irish stupidity or their famous thirst for alcohol, or their reputation for telling tall (untrue) stories. 16 . The real joke, however, is that this negative Irish stereotype still exists. The stereotype might have had some truth back in the 19th century when Ireland was poverty-stricken and starving. Many Irish moved to the United States to escape famine(饥荒), but there they had to compete, occasionally with their fists, for jobs and housing with other immigrant groups. 17 However, it was far from truth today, with the exception of the drinking perhaps.Today, the Irish are admired for their storytelling gifts and musical talents. It is no accident that several of the greatest writers of the 20th century were Irish. 18 Lonely Planet readers even ranked Ireland as the friendliest country in the world. 19 Drinking in Ireland is a job, but its not necessarily something to criticize. 20 A. Or that many of todays most popular music groups such as singer Enya and rock band U2, are Irish born and growing.B. It was the Irish after all who created one of the worlds best-loved beers, Guinness.C. These characteristics are all part of the famous Irish stereotype(成见) that Irishmen are hot-tempered drinkers, who love to fight and will do anything to avoid a days work.D. The Irish like drinking.E. It was on Americas streets that the Irish earned their reputation for street fighting.F. However, one bit of the Irish stereotype is true, their love for drink.G. The Irish like music.II . Cloze. Choose the best answer for each blank.(20 questions, 30points）About 20 years ago, I was lucky to teach a disabled young woman named Audrey. Not only was she good at math and science, but she was also very 21 in art. She could draw and paint beautifully. When Audrey graduated from university, she got two 22 , one in fine arts and one in chemistry. Not too many people do well in two such 23 areas of study.Just before her high school graduation, Audre 24 me a wonderful gift. It was a watercolor painting of a mother and her baby. A tear 25 from the mothers eye as she looked 26 at her child. Under the painting, Audrey had 27 these words: “The deep love from Mother, 28 me, touches another.” What a beautiful gift! I had the piece of art framed and 29 in my office.Years passed with many 30 from one office to another and I 31 the painting. Last year, after about eight years of not knowing where it was, I 32 a phone call from a former colleague who said she had 33 of mine. It was the picture Audrey had painted for me 18 years earlier. When cleaning out a storage room, she had 34 my gift.I was struck that the 35 gift came back. I knew Audrey very well. When she was four years old, Audrey had a serious 36 .Whats worse, her father left the house. It was her mother who brought her up with much trouble. She 37 it but was disabled.To 38 , it is just a painting, but to me it shows how a mothers love has helped 39 a talent and how its 40 pushes me ahead. 21. A. talented B. interested C. buried D. absorbed22. A. choices B. de grees C. chances D. jobs23. A. similar B. difficult C. different D. scientific24. A. presented B. promised C. afforded D. gave25. A. fell B. flooded C. escaped D. sank26. A. quietly B. lovingly C. warmly D. gently27. A. described B. marked C. written D. signed28. A. past B. on C. with D. through29. A. hung B. decorated C. painted D. added30. A. migrations B. moves C. turns D. circles31. A. left B. forgot C. lost D. ignored32. A. accepted B. made C. dialed D. received33. A. something B. books C. gifts D. letters34. A. searched B. discovered C. observed D. touched35. A. ancient B. colorful C. precious D. abstract36. A. symptom B. fault C. heart D. disease37. A. survived B. recovered C. struggled D. managed38. A. someone else B. anyone else C. everyone else D. nobody else39. A. encourage B. become C. develop D. practice40. A. energy B. force C. strength D. powerIII. Blank-filling. Fill in each blank with appropriate words or the correct form of the given word. Each blank please put no more than 3 words.(15 points)Once there lived a rich man 41 wanted to do something for the people of his town.42first he wanted to find out whether they deserved his help.In the centre of the main road into the town, he placed43very large stone. Then he44 (hide ) behind a tree and waited. Soon an old man came along with his cow.“Who put this stone in the centre of the road?” said the old man, but he did not try to remove the stone. Instead, with some difficulty he passed around the stone and continued on his way.45man came along and did the same thing; then another came ,and another. All of them complained about the stone but not tried to remove 46 . Late in the afternoon a young man came along. He saw the stone,47 (say) to himself: “The night 48 (be) very dark. Some neighbors will come along later in the dark and will fall against the stone.”Then he began to move the stone. He pushed and pulled with all his 49 (力气) to move it. How great was his surprise at last! 50 the stone, he found a bag of money.IV.Error-correction.（10points）When I was a child, I hoped to live in the city. I think I would be happy there. Now I am living in a city, but I miss my home in countryside. There the air is clean or the mounta