2017-2018学年曹杨二中高一下英语期中

1、曹杨二中2017学年度第二学期高一年级期中考试英语试卷第I卷(共105分)II. Grammar and VoCabUIary (50分)SeCtion ADireCtions: Read the PaSSage below, fill in the blanks to make the PaSSage COherent and grammatically correct. Forthe bla nks With a give n word, fill in each bla nk With the PrOPer form of the give n word; for the other b

2、la nks, USeOne word that best fits each bla nk.Black Friday is the Friday following ThanksgivingDay in the United States, often 1 (regard) as thebegi nning of the ChriStmaS shopp ing SeaS on.The date for Black Friday 2 (Vary) betwee n 23 and 29 NOVember, not like ChriStmaS Eve, Black Fridayis not a

3、federal holiday, 3Califor nia and some other StateS ObSerVe“ The Day after Thanksgivi ng”a holiday for State gover nment employees. Manynon-retail employees and schools have both Than ksgivi ng and the day after 5, followed by a Weekend, thereby inCreaSing the number of potential shoppers. It has ro

4、utinelybee n the busiest shopp ing day of the year SinCe 2005.In recent years, many retailers, like Walmart, Target, Toys R US and BeSt BUy kick off a Black Friday :event 6 StOreS and On Ii ne, 7 (lower) the PriCeS On popular toys, UPdated electr OniCSand fashi On able clothes to attract more CUStOm

5、erS One or two WeekS earlier. In some cases, this may trigger more and more ridiculous deals, especially 8 it in volves CamP ing OUtSide StOreS for silly amounts of time to get to a Cha nce at One theOnly two Units available in a PartiCUIar sale. Inmany OtherS, it S just a great time to SaVe some mo

6、neyBlack Friday has Iong bee n a high-risk, high-reward day for retailer.9 the Con SUmerS expect Iong IineSand exte nded hours at StOreS across the CoUn try, the retailers Con Sta ntly Cha nge their retail strategies, 10 (hope) to boost their sales figures.Like it or not, Black Friday will rema in i

7、mporta nt.SeCtiOn B: MUItiPIe ChOiCeNot Until I began to work how much time I had wasted.【A 】didn t I realize【B 】did I realize【C】I didn t realize【D 】I realizedOnly by PraCtiCe a few hours every day, be able to master the Ianguage.【A 】you Can【B】 Can you【C 】you will【D will youIf you don t go, neither.

8、【A shall I【B do I【C I do【D I shallthe train left.No Sooner to the StatiOn【A had I got, When【B I had got, tha n【C had I got, than【D did I get, Whe n-Your father is Very StriCt With you.-. He n ever lets off a Sin gle mistake of ours.【A So he is【B So is he【C He is so【D So does he today, he would get t

9、here by Sunday.【A Would he leave【B WaS he leav ing【C Were he to leave【D If he leaveNeVer in my life SUCh a thing.【A I have heard or have See n【B have I heard or See n【C I have heard or See n【D】 did I hear Or See-Here ! Where is Xiao Liu?-There.【A】comes the bus, is he【B】comes the bus, he is【C】the bus

10、 comes, is he【D the bus comes, he isThe old man SeemS here for more than twenty years.【A to be livi ng【B to have lived【C to have bee n lived【D to liveThe explosi On Sent US in all direct ions.【A run【B running【C to run【D ranI regret you that We are Unable to offer you employment.【A to have in formed【

11、B havi ng inform【C to inform【D in formi ngDid you See that by the police over there.【A 】questioned【B】 to be questi Oned【C】being questiOned【D 】questiOning EVerything into conSideration, they ought to be given another Chance.【A】Taken【B 】Taking【C 】To take【D 】HaVing takenThere S no nee. We have got plen

12、ty of time.【A 】hurrying【B】 to hurry【C 】to be hurried【D 】being hurriedWhat S the Cha nce of there an elect ion this year?【A is【B to be【C being【D beIf , the experiment Will be successful.【A carefully doing【B it done carefully【C carefully done【D doi ng carefully To some one, a BritiSh PerS On Ofte n Sh

13、akeS hands With the Stra nger.【A In troduc ing【B To in troduce【C To be in troduced【D】 On being in troducedLittle FranZ thought of nothing but football.【A】play【B 】to play【C 】PIayed【D playing, a rabbit ran across the COUrSe and kno Cked the ball into the hole【A While golfing【B While they Were golfing【

14、C being golfingD it WaS golfing I had Warned him, he WaS late for school, made him not take the importa nt exam in ati on.【A What; that【B That; WhiCh【C Which; that【D As; WhiCh He comes or not, I will Wait Until 10p.m.【A When ever【B Whether【C If【D ThrOUghIt WaS that We Wanted to Stay here for another

15、 two days.【A SUCh fine Weather【B SUCh a fine Weather【C so fine Weather【D so fine a WeatherPerSeVerance is a kind Of quality and that S it takes do anything well.【A】What【B】that【C】WhiCh【D WhyHe gave a book to entered the CIaSSroom.【A who【B whom【C WhOeVer【D WhOmeVerhis photo take n in Beiji ng.Inan arm

16、chair an OId man, behind【A WaS Sitting; him WaS【B WaS Sitt ing; whom hang【C sat; him hung【D sat; whom hungTheSe photographs will show you 【A What does our village look like【B What our village looks like【C how does our village look like【D how our village looks likeMeeting my UnCle after all these yea

17、rs WaS an Unforgettable moment, I will always treasure.【A that【B One【C it【D WhatDon t USe words, expressiOnS or PhraSe Only to people With SPeCifiC knoWIedge.【A bei ng known【B havi ng bee n known【C known【D】 to be knownThe black teacher Set a good example all the rest of the group, all PeaCe-IoVing p

18、eople.【A 】to, who are【B 】for, WhiCh WaS【C】to, WhiCh are【D to, who WereHe S making PrOgreSS in his lessOnS that everyOne else in his class ConSiderS him as a good example tofollow.【A SUCh a great【B so great【C Very great【D SUCh greatSeCtiOn CDireCtions: Fill in each blank With a PrOPer word chosen fro

19、m the box. EaCh word Can onIy be USed once. Note that there is One word more tha n you n eed.A.mirroredB. adequateC. StiCk ingD. PrOCeSSedE. disorderF. develop ingG.associatedH. environmen talI. an XietyJ. extraord inaryK. PSyChologicalEati ng lots of fruit and VegetabIeS could help PrOteCt tee nage

20、rs from men tal health problems, accord ing to an AUStraIia n StUdy PUbIiShed in an academic jour nal.The StUdy of 3,000 adolesce nts aged 11 to 18 found that those who had poor diets filled With junk and1 foods Were more likely to SUffer mental health problems SUCh as depressiOn and 2 .The PartiCiP

21、a nts filled in questi Onn aires about their diets and 3 SymPtOmS in 2005 and aga in in 2007. The StUdy found that tee nagers who ate healthy diets had fewer men tal health problems tha n those With poor diets.The StUdy also found that improveme nts in diet quality Were4by improveme nts in men tal h

22、ealth,while deteriorati ng diet quality WaS5 With poorer psychological6.JaCka Said the finding SUggeSted it could be POSSibIe to stop some mental health problems 7 in adolesce nts by en SUri ng they ate healthy diets.“ HaVing good nutrition-rich foods is really important for adolescents because its

23、a time When they are growingrapidly and its esse ntial they have 8nu triti on,JaCka said.StUdieS show Onein five AUStraIia n adolesce nts has some forms of men tal health problems, CaUSed by genes and 9 factors SUCh as StreSSfUI events in early childhood.JaCka Said Parents could PrOteCt ChiIdren aga

24、inSt mental health problems by eating two SerVeS of fruit and five SerVeS of VegetabIeS a day, as well as 10 to wholegrain food and lea n meats while avoid ing junk food.III. Cloze （15 分）AmeriCa n Pare nts usually think that their child should not have more POCket money tha n the ChiIdre n Withwhom

25、he regular Conn ects even if they are wealthier. BUt n either are ChiIdre n expected to 1 With the richer if a large family, heavy resp On SibiIities, or other Con diti OnS make it2 to give a child less SPe nding moneythan is CUStOmary in the n eighborhood.WhateVer the POCket money is, its en tire U

26、Se is not con trolled by the 3, because a child Iear ns to USemoney COrreCtIy Only through 4 the POCket money himself. If a SeVe n- year-old child gets a quarter as aWeek POCket money and is made to PUt it all in his Piggy bank to SaVe it up, he gets no idea What the 5 USe for the money is. He gets

27、the ShinyCoinSand they Soon 6.The idea of a bank acco Unt is too early for so 7 a child, although he Can be made to Un dersta nd and 8 SaVing his CoinS not all of them, Only a Part of What he receives to buy SOmething he especially Wants. By the time he is eight he is old eno Ugh to take Part in the

28、 ope ning of his OWn SaVi ngs acco unt, Pare nts may take him to the bank, open a SaVings accoUnt for him and 9 him to PUt a Certain quantity or any CheCkS hereceives as 10 into the bank and WatCh his bank SaVi ngs 11 as entry by entry is made.He will be SaVi ng, earning, and SPe nding12qua ntities

29、all along in Order to Iear n how to 13money and to keep him in a favorable POSiti On With his friend. The boy who Cant join his fellows in SWeet shops 14 he has to SaVe every Cent he gets or earns for some big UnknoWn PrOjeCt his Pare nts have bee n chose n for him, is a 15 child .1. A. deal2. A. ne

30、cessary3. A. PUPiIS4. A. Sett ing aside5. A. mai n6. A. miss7. A. tallB. com muni CateC. fightD. COmPareB. importa ntC. Urge ntD. meaningfulB. teachersC. ChiIdre nD. Pare ntsB. deali ng WithC. getting rid ofD. making UPB. slowC. fullD. realB. loseC. disappearD. meltB. largeC. healthyD. small8. A. re

31、sistB.avoidC. enjoyD.delay9. A. en COUrageB.forceC. begD.allow10. A. PriZeSB.SaIarieSC. in comesD. gifts11. A. developB.growC. PrOCeSSD.decli ne12. A. timelyB. equalC. SUitabIeD. SatiSfaCtOry13. A. SaVeB. SPendC. calculateD.man age14. A. becauseB.howeverC. thereforeD.OtherWiSe15. A. miserableB.poorC

32、. richD.SmartIV . Reading ComPrehension （40 分）DireCtions: Read the following four passages. EaCh PaSSage is followed by SeVeraI questiOnS or UnfiniShedStateme nts. For each of them there are four ChOiCeS marked A, B, C and D. Choose the One that fits best accord ingto the in formati On give n in the

33、 PaSSage you have just read.（A）What S On?EleCtriC Un dergro Und7.30pm-1.00am Free at the Cyclops TheatreDo you know who S playing in your area? We re bringing you an evening of live rock and pop music from the bestlocal ban ds. Are you in terested in beco ming a musicia n and gett ing a record ing c

34、on tract（ 合同）? If so, come early tothe talk at 7.30Pm by Jules Skye, a SUCCeSSfUI record PrOdUCer. He S going to talk about how you Can findPerS On to PrOdUCe you music.Gee WhiZZ8.30pm-10.30pm COmedy at KaleidoscopeCome and See Gee WhiZZ perform. He S the funniest Stand-up COmedian On the COmedy sce

35、ne. ThiS joyful showwill PIeaSe every one, from the youn gest to the oldest. Gee WhiZZ really knows how to make you laugh! OUr bar isopen from 7.00Pm for drinks and Snacks（ 快餐）.SimOn S WorkShoP5.00pm-7.30pm Wed nesdays at ViCtOria StageThiS is a good Chance for anyone who WantS to learn how to do co

36、medy. The WOrkShOP looks at every kind of comedy, and PraCtiCeS many differe nt WayS Of maki ng people laugh. Sim On is a Comedia n and actor Who has 10 years experience of teaching comedy. HiS WOrkShOPS are exciting and fun. An evening With Simon will give you the Con fide nce to be funny.Charlotte

37、 Stone8.00pm-11.00pm PiZZa WorldFine food With beautiful jazz music; this is a great evening out. Charlotte Stone will PerfOrm SongS from her new best-selling CD, With JameS PiCkering on the Piano. The menu is ItaIian, With excellent meat and fresh fish, PiZZaS and PaSta（面食）.Book early to get a tabl

38、e. OUr bar is open all day, and SerVeS cocktails, coffee, beer, and White wine.1. Who Can help you if you Want to have your music PrOdUCedA. Jules Skye.B. Gee WhiZ z.C. Charlotte Sto ne.D. JameS PiCkeri ng.2. At WhiCh place Can people of differe nt ages enjoy a good laughA. The Cyclops TheatreB. Kal

39、eidoscopeC. ViCtOria StageD. PiZZa World3. What do We know about Simon S WOrkShOPA. It requires membership status.B. It lasts three hours each time.C. It is run by a COmedy club.D. It is held every Wedn esday.4. When will Charlotte Stone PerfOrm her SongSA. 5.00pm-7.30pm.B. 7.30Pm 1.00am.C. 8.00pm-1

40、1.00pm.D. 8.30pm-10.30pm.(B)AS more and more people SPeak the global Ian guages Of En glish, Chin ese, SPani sh, and Arabic, other Ian guagesare rapidly disappeari ng. In fact, half of the 6,000-7,000 Ian guages spoke n around the world today will likely dieout by the n ext Cen tury, accord ing to t

41、he Un ited Nati OnS EdUCati on al, SCien tific and CUItUraI Orga ni Zati on (UNESCO).In an effort to PreVent Ianguage loss, scholars from a number of organiZatiOnS _UNESCO and NatiOnal GeOgraPhiC among them have for many years bee n docume nti ng dying Ian guages and the CUItUreS they reflect. Mark

42、Turin, a SCientist at the MaCmiIIan Centre Yale University, who SPeCiaIiZeS in the Ianguages and oral traditiOnS of the HimaIayas, is following in that tradition. HiS recently PUbIiShed book, A Grammar of Thangmi With an EthnoIinguistic Introduction to the SPeakerS and Their Culture, grows out of hi

43、s experience Iiving, working, and raisi ng a family in a village in Nepal.DOCUmenting the Thangmi Ianguage and CUItUre is just a Starting Point for Turin, who SeekS to include otherIan guages and oral traditi OnS across the HimaIaya n reaches of In dia, Nepal, BhUta n, and China. BUt he is not conte

44、nt to SimPIy record these VOiCeS before they disappear WithOUt record.At the Uni VerSity of Cambridge TUrin discovered a WeaIth of importa nt materials-i ncludi ng photographs, films,tape record in gs, and field no tes WhiCh had rema ined Un StUdied and Were badly in n eed of Care and PrOteCt ion.No

45、w, through the two orga ni Zati OnS that he has foun ded the DigitaI HimaIaya PrOjeCt and the World OralLiteratUre PrOjeCt _TUrin has Started a CamPaign to make SUCh documents, for the world available not just to scholars but to the youn ger gen erati OnS of com mun ities from whom the materials Wer

46、e origi nally collected. Tha nks to digital tech no Iogy and the WideIy available In ternet, TUrin no tes, the endan gered Ian guages Can be SaVed and reconn ected With SPeeCh com mun ities.1. Many scholars are maki ng efforts to.A. promote global Ia nguagesB. rescue disappeari ng Ian guagesC. SearC

47、h for Ian guage com mun itiesD. Set UP Ian guage research orga ni Zati ons.2. What does “ that traditiOn ” in ParagraPh 3 refer to ?A. HaVing full records of the Ian guagesB. Writ ing books On Ian guage teach ing.C. Telling StOrieS about language USerSD. LiVing With the native speaker.3. What is TUr

48、in S book based on?A. The CUItUraI StUdieSB. The docume nts available at Yale.C. HiS Ian guage research in BhUta n.D. HiS PerS Onal experie nce in Nepal.4. WhiCh of the following best describe TUrin S work?A. Write, sell and don ate.B. ReCord, repair and reward.C. Collect, PrOteCt and reconn ect.D.

49、DeSig n, experime nt and report.(C)In 1947 a group of famous people from the art world headed by an AUStraIia n con ductor decided to hold an internatiOnal festival of music, dance and theatre in Edinburgh. The idea WaS to reunite EUrOPe after the SeCond World War.At the Same time, the“ Fringe ” app

50、eared as a challenge to the OffiCiaI festival. Eight theatre groups turned UPUnin Vited in 1947, in the belief that every One should have the right to perform, and they did so in a PUbIiC house disused for years.Soon, groups of StUdents firstly from Edinburgh UniVerSity, and later from the UniVerSit

51、ieS of OXfOrd and Cambridge, DUrham and Birmi ngham Were maki ng the journey to the SCOttiSh CaPitaI each SUmmer to PerfOrm theatre by little-k nown WriterS of plays in small ChUrCh halls to the people of Edin burgh.Today the “ Fringe ” , OnCe less recognized, has far outgrown the festival With arou

52、nd 1,500 PerfOrmances of theatre, music and dance On every One of the 21 days it lasts. And yet as early as 1959, With Only 19 theatre groupsPerfOrming, some Said it WaS getting too big.A Paid administrator WaS first employed Only in 1971, and today there are eight administrators Working all year ro

53、und and the number rises to 150 during AUgUSt itself. In 2004 there Were 200 PIaCeS housing 1,695 shows by over 600 different groups from 50 different CoUntries. More than 1.25 million tickets Were sold.1. What WaS the PUrPOSe of Edin burgh FeStiVaI at the begi nningA. To bring EUrOPe together aga i

54、n.B. To honor heroes of World War II.C. To in troduce young theatre groups.D. To attract great artists from EUrope.2. Why did some Unin Vited theatre groups come to Edi nburgh in 1947A. They OWned a PUbIiC house there.B. They Came to take UP a challe nge.C. They thought they Were also famous.D. They

55、 Wan ted to take Part in the festival.3. Who joined the“ Fringe ” after it appearedA. Popular writers.B. Uni VerSity StUde nts.C. ArtiStS from around the world.D. PerfOrmerS of music and dance.4. We may lear n from the text that Edi nburgh FeStiVaIA. has become a non-o fficial eventB. has gone bey O

56、nd an art festivalC. gives shows all year roundD. keeps grow ing rapidly(D)Reading Can be a social activity. Think of the people who belOng to book groups. They choose books to read and then meet to discuss them. Now, the WebSite BookC turns the Page On the traditiOnal idea of a book group.14MemberS go On the Site and register the books they OWnand would Iike to share. BookCroSS ing ProVideS an identification number to StiCk inSide the b