高一英语上学期期末考试试题

2017——2018学年度第一学期高一年级英语期末试卷第二部分：阅读理解

（共20小题；第一节

15小题，第二节

5小题，每题

2分；满分

40分）第一节阅读理解AManypeoplekeepthestampsinadrawerathomebecausethey’llneverknowwhentheymightneedthem!Thetroubleisthattheyhavenoideaofhowmanystampstheyhaveleft.Whentheywanttosendsomethingbypost,itthattheyhaverunoutofstamps!

’sveryannoyingtofindoutTheInternetispossibletosolvetheproblem.TheUnitedStatesPostalServicehascomeupwithasystemwhichallowspeopletoprinttheirownpostagestampsattheirownhome!Thisistheperfectsolutionforthosepeoplethathavebusylives!Wheneveryougotothepostofficetobuyastamp,youarebuyingaboringandstandardpostagestamp.Theyareredincolor,andyoucaneasilybuythemontheInternetaswell.Forexample,youcanjustorderaregular1stclassstampandthenprintitoffusingyourownprinter(打印机).Thesedays,youcanhavemuchmorefunwithyourstamps.Youcanbuythemonlineinsteadofgoingtothepostoffice.Youcandecorate,preview(预览)andprintyourstampsallatyourownhome.Youareabletouseanyofyourownphotosaspartofyourpostagestampaswell.Thesestampsaren’tjustallowedtobeusedintheUnitedStates;theycanbeusedtosendyourmailthroughouttheworld.Theyareperfecttouseformanyspecialoccasions,suchasweddings,festivalsandevenbirthdays!Theyarefantastic!21.Theproblemofkeepingstampsathomeisthat______.A.thestampsmaylosecolorB.youmaynotfindthemanywhereC.thestampsmaybeoutofdateD.youdonotknowhowmanyareleft22.WiththesystemoftheUnitedStatesPostalService,peoplecan______.A.buyphotostampsataverylowpriceB.sendtheirinternationalmailsforfreeC.designtheirownphotostampsD.havetheirlettersdeliveredfasterthanbefore23.What’sthewriter’sattitudetowardthenewtypeofstamps?A.Hethinkstheyareagreatidea.B.Heisafraidtheymaycausetrouble.C.Hethinkstheysavealotofmoney.D.Hethinkstheyareasgoodasthetraditionalones.BScientistssaycuttingdowntreesisthreateningoneofMexico

’smostfamousinsects.

Satellite

(卫星)picturesshowlargewoodedareashavebeenclearedfromcentralMexico.Theforestsarethewinterhomeformillionsof

monarchbutterflies(黑脉金斑蝶).Thebutterfliestravelthereeachyeartoreproduce(生殖).Eachyear,morethantwohundredthousandpeopletraveltoMexicotoseethebutterflies.FromNovembertoMarch,millionsofbutterfliescanbeseeninthetreesandthesky.Mexicanofficialshopethatbyprotectingtheforests,theycanincreasethenumberofvisitors.ThesesatellitepicturesshowtheMonarchButterflyBiosphereReserve.Aboutfourhundredforty-fivehectares(公顷)havebeenclearedillegally(非法地)since2004.Scientistssaythat,iftheclearingcontinues,monarchbutterflieswillnotusethereserveastheirwinterhome.Forthousandsofyears,thebutterflieshavebeenflyingtothesameforests.TheirtripgoesalongCanadaandthenortheasternUnitedStates.Itisaboutfourthousandeighthundredkilometers.Theinsectsflyabouteightykilometersaday.TheyreachcentralMexicoafteraboutsixtydays.Nooneissurewhythebrightly-coloredorangeandblackbutterflieschoosetheseforests.However,somescientistsbelievetheareamightoffertherightwetnessandcoolweathertokeeptheinsectsalivethroughthewinter.24.Ifpeoplecontinuecuttingdowntrees,monarchbutterflies______.A.willstopreproducingB.willnotgothereinwinterC.willdieoutinthenextfewyearsD.willbeprotectedbyMexicanlawFromthetext,wecanlearnthatthetripofmonarchbutterflies______.A.startedabout100yearsagoB.isfromtheUnitedStatestoCentralMexicoC.isabouttwomonthslongD.ismorethankilometers

five

thousandWhydomonarchbutterflieschoosetheforestsastheirwinterhomeaccordingtothescientists?A.Thewarmweather.B.Thedryair.C.Thewetground.D.Thehightemperature.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?Howamonarchbutterflygrowsup.Monarchbutterflies’winterhomeisindanger.Themainhabitatsofmonarchbutterfliesdisappeared.WhattheMexicangovernmentdoestoprotectbutterflies.CEyesightproblemsarecommonamongallagesandiftheyareleftuntreated,theycancauseseriousheadachesorotherproblems.Thegoodnewsisthatmosteyesightproblemscaneasilybesortedoutbywearingglasses.Regulareyetestsareimportantforeveryone.Childrenandteenagers,undertheageof16anduptotheageof19forthosefull-timeeducation,havetherighttohaveeyetestsforfreeinBritain.Astheeyetestisfree,there

’snoexcusefornothavingaregu

lareyetest.Doctorssuggestthatit

’sbettertohaveaneyetestaboutonceayear.Wearingglassesisn’talwaysregardedasallthatcoolandteenswhosuddenlyneedtowearglassesmayfinditdifficulttoaccept.Ifthey’vegrownupwearingglasses,thentheymaybemoreusedtoit.However,ifyoureyesareinpoorhealth,notwearingglassescanputevenmorepressureonyoureyesandcouldmakethemevenworse.Thankfully,the

daysof

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teenagers

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’tforgettobeguidedbytheexpertsonglassestoo.28.Accordingtothetext,teensintheUK______.A.havefeweyesightproblemsB.candesigntheirownglassesC.changetheirglassesveryoftenD.canchecktheireyeswithoutpaying29.Howoftendodoctorssuggestteenstohaveaneyetest?A.Onceamonth.B.Onceeverysixmonths.C.Onceayear.D.Twiceayear.Itcanbelearnedfromthetextthatteens______.finditdifficulttobuycomfortableglassesprefertowearcoolglassesatanearlyageareadvisedtowearglassesiftheireyesightispoorthinktheyaremuchcoolerwhenwearingglassesInthetext,thewritermainlywantstotellus______.A.howtotalkwithdoctorsB.atwhatagetowearglassesC.howtobuythesuitableglassesD.howtotreateyesightproblemsExperts

recently

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that

people

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slowglobal

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colorofthe

rooftops

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屋顶).Theysaidsunlight,anditsheat,willreachthesurfaceofawhite-coloredroofandalmostallcanbereflected(反射)back.However,darkrooftopsholdinmorethaneightypercentoftheenergyfromsunlight.Thisiswhytherearewhite-and-light-coloredbuildingsinmanywarmareasoftheworld.Researchershave

estimated

(

评估)theeffects

thatwhiteroofs

couldhaveontheplanet.Theirstudyconsiderspaintingsixty-threepercentofrooftopswhiteinonehundredlargecitiesinwarmareasaroundtheworld.Thescientistsestimatethiswouldhavethesameclimateresultastakingallcarsintheworldofftheroadfortenyears.Itwouldalsosavemoneyonindooraircoolingcosts.Awriterhassomeideasforfamilieswhichareplanningtotravelonvacationbycar.Shewritesthatthemostimportantthingonaroadtripisplanning.Trytofindnewandfunthingstodoasclosetoyourhomeaspossible.Producelesswastebybringingfoodanddrinksforthetripinre-usablecontainers.Inthefuture,cartravelersmayseetheGreenRoadwayProject,collectingpowerfromthesunandthewindalongroads,highwaysandrailwaysthroughouttheUnitedStates.Thepowerwouldbeusedtocreateenergyforhomesandbusinessesnearby.Theroadswouldevenhavepowerstationsforchargingelectriccars.32.Expertssuggestwhite-coloredroofsbecausetheycan______.A.maketheairmuchfresherB.helpkeeptheearthcoolC.berecognizedinthedistanceD.makethecitylookmorebeautiful33.InParagraph3,thewriteradvisespeopleto______.A.changetravelingtimesB.haveashorttripnearyourhomeC.putrubbishintocontainersD.takehome-cookedfoodontrips34.WhatwilltheGreenRoadwayProjectdo?A.Itwillcontrolthetrafficincities.B.Itwilldealwithpollutionproblems.C.Itwillrepairbrokencarsontheroad.D.Itwillprovidepowerforlocalpeople.35.Fromthetext,wecanlearnthatthewriter______.A.isconcernedabouttheenvironmentB.showsinterestinmodernhigh-techC.isworriedaboutpeople’sbehaviorD.thinkshighlyofscientists’research第二节依照短文内容，选出能填入空白处的最正确选项，其中两项为节余选项。AliisfromaMiddleEasterncountry.HenowstaysintheUSA.Hesmokesalotofcigaretteseveryday.Hehassmokedfornineyears.Alisays,“Itriedtoquit(放弃)smokinginmyhometown,butitwasimpossible.Myparentssmoke.Mybrotherssmoke.Allmyfriendssmoke.Atpartiesandatmeetings,almostallthemensmoke.HereintheUnitedStates,notasmanypeoplesmoke.____36___”ManysmokersarelikeAli:theywanttostopsmoking.____37____itcancausecancerandheartdisease.Butitisdifficultforthemtogivebecausecigaretteshaveadruginthem.Thedrugisnicotine.Peoplewhosmokealotneednicotine.

Theyknowupsmoking____38____

Thenicotinemakeshimsick.

In

afew

days,thesmoker

’sbodyisusedtothenicotine,andhefeelsfine.Later,thesmokerneedsnicotinetokeepfeelingfine.Withoutnicotine,hefeelsbad.____39___Manypeoplewho

quitwillsoonsmoke

again.

Atapartyoratworktheywilldecidetosmoke“justone”cigarcigarette,andanother.Soontheybecomesmokersagain.

ette.

Then

theywillsmokeanother____40____A.Itisveryhardtoquitsmoking.B.Itwillbeeasiertochangethesmokinghabithere.C.Thusnicotinemakessmokersaddictedtocigarettes.D.Thesmokersknowthatsmokingisbadfortheirhealth.E.Whenapersonfirstbeginstosmoke,heusuallyfeelsterrible.F.Maybethereisonlyoneeasywaytoquitsmoking:neverstart.G.Butitissaidthatmedicineisneededtostopthemfromsmoking.第三部分：英语知识运用（共两小节，满分45分）第一节完形填空

(共

20

小题；每题

1.5分，满分

30分)WhenIwasgrowingup,Ididn’trememberhearingthewords“Iloveyoumyfather.Whenyourfather41saysthesewordstoyouwhenyouarea(n)42,ittougherandtougherforhimtosaythesewordsashegets43.Totellthetruth,Icouldnothonestlyremember44Ihadlastsaidthosewordstohimeither.Idecided

”fromgetsto45myego(自尊心)asideandmakethefirstmove.After46,inournextphoneconversationI

blurtedout

(

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“Dad

Iloveyou!

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”Ismiledandsaid,

“Dad,Iknowyou

48me,andwhenyouareready,Iknowyou49saywhatyouwanttosay.

”Fifteenminuteslatermy50calleda

ndnervouslyasked,

“Paul,

51isokay?

”

Iexplainedtoherperfectly.Afewweekslater,Dad52

ourphoneconversationwiththewords,

“Paul,Iloveyou.”

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53andthetearswererollingdownmycheeksasIfinally“54”thelove.AsIsatthereintears,I55thatthisspecialmomenthadtakenourfather-son56toanewlevel.Ashortwhileafterthis57moment,myfathernarrowly58deathfollowingheartoperation.Ihaveoftenthought59IdidnottakethefirststepandDaddidnot60theoperation,Iwouldhavenever“heard”thelove.41.A.onceB.everC.neverD.often42.A.adultB.childC.youthD.student43.A.youngerB.olderC.smallerD.taller44.A.whenB.howC.whatD.where45.A.getB.letC.takeD.set46.A.guidanceB.considerationC.callingD.talking47.A.smileB.coughC.laughterD.silence48.A.hateB.loveC.forgetD.miss49.A.willB.canC.shouldD.must50.A.fatherB.motherC.daughterD.sister51.A.anythingB.somethingC.everythingD.nothing52.A.concludedB.startedC.carriedD.ignored53.A.weekB.holidayC.conversationD.trip54.A.feltB.heardC.receivedD.touched55.A.realizedB.noticedC.foundD.saw56.A.feelingB.distanceC.connectionD.relationship57.A.unbelievableB.especialC.specialD.important58.A.avoidedB.escapedC.acceptedD.refused59.A.sinceB.asC.ifD.because60.A.surviveB.liveC.operateD.recover第二节（共

10小题；每题

1.5分，满分

15分）InSeptember,1941theNazi61（Germany）armywasnearStPetersburg.Thiswasatime62thetwocountrieswereatwar.However,beforetheNaziscouldgettothesummerpalace,theRussianswereonlyabletoremovethefurnitureandsmallartobjectsfromtheAmberRoom.ButsomeoftheNazissecretlystoletheAmberRoomitself.Inlessthantwodays,100,000piecesoftheroomwereputinsidetwenty-sevenwoodenboxes.Thereisnodoubt63theboxeswerethenputonatrain64Konigsberg,atthattimeaGermancityontheBalticSea.Afterthat,whatreallyhappenedtotheAmberRoom65(remain)amystery.Whilethesearchfortheoldroomcontinues,

the66(Russian)

andGermanshavebuilt67newAmberRoomatthesummerpalace.68(follow)oldphotos,thenewroomhasbeenmadetolookmuchliketheoldone.In69springof2003,itwasreadyforthepeopleofStPetersburg70(celebrate)the300thbirthdayoftheircity.第四部分：写作（共两节，满分

35分）第一节短文改错(共10小题；每题1分，满分10分)Manypeoplelikemusic.Therearemuchkinds:softmusicisgracefully,rockmusicfast,classicalmusicgreat,andlightlymusicrelaxing.Youcanpickandchoosewhatyoulikeit.Nowpopularsongsarewelcomedbyteens.Thoughapersonlikesmusic,heusuallylikessinging,either.Infact,Iamalsofondofsing.MybrotherandIlikepopsongs,andmyparentslikelisteningsoftmusic.Weareamusicalfamily.Doyoulikemusic?Isyourhomefullwithmusic?Musicisreallygreat!Itcanbringushappily.第二节书面表达

(

满分

25分)假设你是李华，你校

举行了一场英语演讲比

赛，你抽中的题目是

“Myfavoritewriter”。你最喜欢的是《哈里?波特》的作者J.K.Rowling。请依照以下提示写一篇演讲稿。1.J.K.Rowling1965年生于英国；小时候喜欢听爸爸讲故事；1992年初版了第一部《哈里?波特》；《哈里?波特》系列深受人们喜欢。注意：1.词数100左右；2.可以合适增加细节，以使行文连结。_______________________________________