山西省平遥中学2017-2018学年高一英语下学期期中试题

1、平遥中学 2017-2018 学年度第二学期高一期中考试英语试题本试卷满分 150 分 考试时间 100 分钟第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分60 分）第一节（共 15 小题；每小题 3 分，满分 45 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Are you looking for some new and exciting take your kidsto ? Try some of these.Visit art museumsThey offer aplaces :variety ofplaces toactivitiestoexcite your k

2、idsi nterest hand-made pieces,traveli ngiters,a nd.Many offerexhibits,book.Headdiscovereven musicalto an aturals of stars inworkshopsevents.Go toworkshopssig nings andotherforbymak ingchildrensfavoritewrperforma nceshistory museum This isthe past from thesky . educatio nalandthatplays forconducteddi

3、scoverdino saurAlso,askprogramsmodelswhatarewherekidscanto rock collecti onskind ofprepared for kidsandandanypicturespecialare comingYoutheater . Lookchild and familyby area artiststhe secret about偶） making and offerings han ds-onspecial.Tryscieneeup .for onevisitorsyour area offeri ng .Pre-showplay

4、 shopsinareand educators where kids canperform ing stagemake-up are you mightfind . scienee . Visit onearts . Puppet （木just a coupleof the manyThese scie neeof thehands-onmuseums around the country .are great fun for kidsand grow n-upsalike.Theyllplay-landskeepyour childthroughactiveeveryonemen tall

5、y and physicallywhile push ingbutt on s,experime nti ng,andistired,enjoy a funthefamily scie neewhole day building . Whenshow,com monlyfoundinthesemuseums1.Ifchildisin terestedintheuni verse,heprobably willvisitA.Youtheateran art museumC.hands-onscie nee museumD . a n aturalhistory museum2. Whatcan

6、kids do at aYoutheater ?A.Lookat rock collect ions.Seedinosaurmodels .C. Watchpuppet making .Giveperformances .Whatdoesha nds-onscie ncemea ninthelast paragraph ?A. Learningscienee by doing things .B. Science games designed by kids.- 3 -C.A show of kidsscieneework.D.Readingscienee books .BLast week

7、my youn gest son and I visited my father at his new home inTucson, Ariz on a.He moved there a few years ago,a nd I was eager to see his new place and meet hisfrien ds.My earliest memories of my father are of a tall,ha ndsome,successful man devoted to his work andfamily but uncomfortable with his chi

8、ldren.As a child I loved him,as a school girl and young adult I fearedhim and felt bitter about him.He seemed unhappy with me uni ess I got straight As and un happy with myboyfrie nds if their fathers were not as successful as he was.Whe never I went out with him on weekends,l used to struggle to th

9、ink up things to say,feeli ng on guard.On the first day of my visit,we went out with one of my fathers friends for lunch at an outdoorcafe.We walked along that after noon, didsome shopp in g,ate at the streettable,a nd laughed over my sons funny facial expressi ons. Gone was my fathers critical（挑易 V

10、 的）airand strict rules.Who was this pers on I knew as my father,who seemed so frien dly and in terest ing to bearoun d?What had held him back before?The next day my dad pulled out his childhood pictures and told me quite a few stories about his ownchildhood. Although our times together became easier

11、 over the years,I never felt closer to him at thatmoment.After so many years,lm at last seeing another side of my father.And in so doing,Im delightedwith my new friend .My dad,in his new home in Arizona,is back to me from where he is.4. Why did the author feel bitter about her father as a young adul

12、t?A. He was sile nt most of the time.B. He was too proud of himself.C. He did not love his childre n.D. He expected too much of her.5. When the author went out with her father on weeke nds,she would feel_ .A. n ervousB. sorry C. tiredD. safe6. What does the author think of her father after her visit

13、 to Tucs on?A. More critical.B. More un happy.C. Gen tle and frien dly.D. Strict and hard-work ing.7. The best title of this passage probably is_.A. Our good timesB. My father is back to meC. My childhoodD. My earliest memoriesCMore tha n 10 years ago, it was difficult to buy a tasty pin eapple. The

14、 fruitsthat made it to the UK were green on the outside and, more often than not, hard with an un pleasa nt tastewith in. Then in 1966, the Del Monte Gold pin eapple produced inHawaii first hit our shelves.The new type of pin eapple looked more yellowy-gold tha n gree n. It was slightly softer on th

15、e outsideand had a lot of juice in side. But the most importa nt thing about this new type of pin eapple was that it- 4 -was twice as sweet as the hit-a nd-miss pin eapples we had known. In no time, the Del Monte Gold tookthe market by storm, rapidly beco ming the world s best-selli ngpineapple vari

16、ety, and deliveri ngn aturallevels of sweet ness in the mouth, up un til the n only found in tinned pin eapple.In nu tritio n it was all good n ews too. This nice tast ing pin eapple contained four times more vitamin Cthan the old green variety. Nutritionists said that it was not only full of vitami

17、ns, but also good againstsome diseases. People were understandably eager to be able to buy this won derful fruit. The new type ofpin eapple was sell ing fast, and the Del Monte Gold pin eapple rapidly became a fixture in the shopp ingbasket of the healthy eater.Seeing the grow ing market for its win

18、ning pin eapple,Del Monte tried to keep marketto itself. But other fruit compa nies developed similar pin eapples. Del Monte turned to law for help, butfailed. Those compa nies argued successfully that Del Montes attempts to keep the golde n pin eapple for itself were just a way to knock them out of

19、 the market.8. We lear n from the text that the new type of pin eapple is_ .A. gree n outside and sweet in sideB. good-look ing outside and soft in sideC. yellowy-gold outside and hard in sideD. a little soft outside and sweet in side9. Why was the new type of pin eapple selli ng well?A. It was rich

20、 in nutrition and tasted nice.B. It was less sweet and good for health.C. It was developed by Del Mon te.D. It was used as medic ine.10. The un derl ined word in Paragraph 3 probably refers to somethi ng_ .A. that people enjoy eatingB. that is always presentC. that is difficult to getD. that people

21、use as a gift11. We lear n from the last paragraph that Del Monte_ .A. slowed other compa nies to develop pin eapplesB. succeeded in keep ing the pin eapple for itselfC.tried hard to con trol the pin eapple marketD. planned to help the other companiesDStephen Hawking is one of the most famous scient

22、ists in this century. He was born in 1942. He sworld well-known on space and time. Stephen was searchingsome verybig questi ons, such as How did the uni verse begi n? How will it end?Stephe n was a stude nt at Oxford Uni versity. He studied math and scie nee. Then,at the age of twen ty, he became si

23、ck. He was so young, but the doctors said to his family, “ He has onlytwo more years to live. ” As a matter of fact, the doctors were wrong - he didn t die. He can t walk buthe uses a wheelchair（轮椅）.He can t- 5 -feed himself and get in or out of bed himself. But he refused to give in to the conditio

24、n. He talks with thehelp of a computer. After Oxford, Stephen went to Cambridge University. Three years later, in 1965, hebecame a doctor of philosophy（哲学）.Because of his serious health problems, it was difficult for him to draw diagrams（ 图表）or to write.So he started to think in pictures. With this

25、new way of thinking, he became one of the most famous scientists in the world. In 1981, he met the Pope（ 教皇）in Rome. They talked about his ideas. Then in 1988,he wrote his first important book,A Brief History ofTime. It sold more than5.5 million copiesin 33 differe nt Ian guages. He was once in vite

26、d to China, he impressed us with his self-c on fide nee,humorous and witty（风趣的）con versati on.12. Which of the followi ng is NOT true?A. Stephe n is good at thinking.B. Stephe n cannot walk.C. Stephe n has had the an swers to some very big questi ons.D. Stephe n had once studied math and scie nee.13

27、.A Brief History of Timeis_.A. a book which is well-k nown all over the wordB. a book about Rome s historyC. Stephe ns talk collect ion with the Pope in RomeD. Stephens talk collection with me in China14. Stephe ns studies DO NOT relate （ 涉及）to_ accord ing to the passage.A. scie neeB. mathC. philoso

28、phyD. art15. The right order of Stephen s main experiences in_ .a. He went to Cambridge Uni versity.b. He became very ill.c. He wrote his first importa ntbook.d. He met the Pope in Rome.A. c-a-b-dB. a-b-c-dC. b-a-d-cD. a-c-b-d第二节（共 5 小题，每小题 3 分，满分 15 分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项PublicS

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30、eak ing shouldalways focuson the positiveaspects ofwhat you alreadydo well . Nothingthan being toldthat youarentso good publicspeak ing trainingcan hurt con fide neemoredoingwell .17,should develop those- 6 -in steadoftelli ngyou what you should nt do.? 18If you find a publicspeak ingcourse that loo

31、ks asthoughitsgoing togive youlotsof dosanddon ts,walkaway!Yourbrainis so fullofwhat youregoi ngto betalki ngabout .19.As faras wereconcerned ,thereare basicallyno hard andfastrulesaboutpublicspeaking . Your audienee can be your friends.You are a special person not a cloneMost importa ntly,goodpubli

32、c speak ing training shouldtreatyou as a specialon e,withyourownpers onalhabits20.Yourtrai ningcourse shouldhelpyou bringoutyour |person ality ,nottrytoturnyou intosome oneyourenot .A. Youarentlikean ybody elseB. Youalreadydo lotsof thi ngswellC. Turn your back on too many rulesD. Check therules abo

33、utdos anddo ntsE. Whatevertheprese ntati on,publicspeak ing istoughF.The onethi ngyou dontwantis for themtofallasleepG. So tryi ngtoforce awhole set of rulesintoitwilljust make things worse第二部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分55 分）第一节完形填空（共 20 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 40 分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给四个选项（A、B、C 和 D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项.DailyStar,

34、sircalledJas on,carry ingsome n ewspapersun derhisarm.Thelittleboy hadbee n running upanddown thestreet,buttherewere stilltwe nty21left.His voicewasalmostgoneand hisheart was22Theshops would soon close,and all the peoplewouldgo home.He wouldhaveto gohome too,carryingthepapers 23mon ey.He had hoped t

35、o sell more papers toni ghttomakemoremoney tobuya24for his motherandsome seedsforhis bird.Thatwas whyhe had boughtthepaperswithallhis mon ey. He25as he thoughtofhis failureto sellallhispapers.You do ntknowthe26of selli ngpapers.Youmustshout,Hotnews!Bomb burst in g!ano thern ewsboyChadtoldJas on.27it

36、 snot inthepaperatall,repliedJas on.Just run away quickly 28they have timeto see,a ndyoull29 out and get yourmon ey,Chadsaid.- 7 -21. A shopsBco in sCpeopleDpapers22. A ope nB heavyC pureDweak23. A in stead ofB in return forC regardless ofD in excha nge for24. AcupB cardCcombDcake25. A gave inB brok

37、e dow nCgot awayD showed up26. A difficultyB processC goalD secret27. A AndB ButC ForD So28. A beforeB sinceC thoughD unl ess29. A callB dropC sellD reach30. A editio nB ideaC policyD task31. A breadB in sectsC seedsD water32. A concernedB amazedC excitedD determ ined33. A stillB alreadyC justD also

38、34. A taughtB han dedC awardedD allowed35. A at onceB by cha nceC as usualD on purpose36. A proudB gen tleC warmD polite37. A borrowedB lostC madeD saved38. A laughedB shoutedC noddedD started39. A bravelyB gratefullyC fon dlyD modestly40. A dutyB busi nessC jobD method第二节 （共 10 题，每小题 1.5 分，满分 15 分）

39、 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容或括号内单词的正确形式。In much of Asia,especially the so-called “rice bowl” cultures of Chin a,Japa n, Korea, 41 Vietnam,food is usually eate n with chopsticks.Chopsticks are usually two Ion g,th inpieces of wood or bamboo.Theycan also be made ofplastic,animalbone orIt was a new 30toJas on.H

40、e thoughtof hisbirdwith no 31and thecake he wan ted tobuyforhismother, but was 32that he would not tella lie.Thoughhewas33a poor n ewsboy,hehad been34somegood thin gs.The n extafternoonJaso n went to the officeforhispapers35Several boys werecrowd ingaround Chad, whodeclared with a 36smilethat he sol

41、d sixdoze ntheday before.Headded thatJas on37money because hewouldnot tella lie.The boy38atJas on.“ Youwouldn t tella lie yesterday,my boy? ” A gentlemanattheofficecame up andpattedJas on s shoulder39You re just the boyI am lookingfor.A week laterJasonstartedhis new 40He lost the sale ofa lie,buttwe

42、ntygot apapersbecause he would not tellwell-paidjobbecause he told the truth.- 8 -metal.Sometimes chopsticks are quite artistic.Trulyelega ntchopsticks might 42 (make)ofgold and silver withChi nesecharacters.Skilled workers alsocomb inevarious第三部分写作（共两节，满分35 分）第一节 短文改错（共 10 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 10 分）假定在英语课

43、上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文。请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中 共有 10 处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（A），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2 .只允许修改 10 处，多者（从第 11 处起）不计分。Christine was just a girl in one of my classes. I never knewmuch about her except for that she was strange

44、. She didn t talkmany. Her hair was blacka nd purple, and she worn black sports shoesa nd a black sw eater, although inthe summer. She was, in fact,rather attractively, and she n ever seemed to care how the rest of usthought about her. Like the rest of my classmate, I didn treallywant to get closest

45、 to her. It was on ly whe n we did their chemistry project together that I beg in to un dersta nd why Christi ne dressedthe way shedid .第二节书面表达（满分 25 分）请根据以下提示，以Global shortage of Fresh Water ”为题，用英语写一篇120 词左右的短文。1 人们以为淡水是取之不尽的（提示：雨水、河水、井水）2 实际上淡水是非常紧缺的（提示：人口增加，工业用水增加，污染）3 .我们应该怎么办参考词汇：淡水 fresh wate

46、r 消费，消耗 consumehardwoods and metal 43 (create)specialThe Chin esehave used chopsticksdesig ns.for fivethousa ndyears.Peopleprobably cooked theirfood inlarge(use)twigs to remove peoplebega n cutt ingit.Over time, 45 the populatio n grew, food into smallpieces so it wouldcook more quickly.Foodin small piec