新疆乌鲁木齐市第四中学2018-2019学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题

乌鲁木齐市第四中学20182019学年度下学期阶段性诊断测试高一年级英语期中试题（考试时长：100分钟）一、阅读理解（共15小题；每题2分，满分30分）阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。A

Haveyoueverbeentoamusicfestival?WellifyouliveintheUK,theanswerisprobablyyes.Thenumberoffestivalshasgrowngreatlyoverthelastfewyearsandnowtherearearound200everysummer.Solet’slookatthehistoryoffourfamousfestivals.

TheGlastonburyFestivalisafivedayfestivalofcontemporary(当代的)performingartsheldmostyearsinSomerset,inthesouthwestofEngland.Therearearockandpopstage,ajazzstage,theAvalonstage,atheatreedystage,acinematent,adancetentandacircus(马戏团).Thefestivalstartedin1970andabout120,000peoplegotoiteverysummer.

TheReadingFestivalistrulyworldclasswithrockandpopbands(乐队)appearingfromallovertheworld,particularly(尤其)theUSA.About80,000musicfansgotoReadingeveryAugustBankHoliday.ThefestivalfirstcametoitspresentsiteonthebanksoftheRiverThamesinReadingin1971,whenitmovedfromPlumptoninSussex.Itisstillonthesamesiteover47yearslater!

WOMADstandsforWorldofMusic,ArtsandDanceandwastheideaofrockmusicianPeterGabrieltopromote(宣传)worldmusic.TheWOMADFestivalstartedin1982andtakesplaceinJulyatCharltonPark,nearMalmesburyinWiltshire,andyoucanseedifferentbandsandmusiciansfromallovertheworld.Thefestivalwelesover26,000visitorseachyear.

TheonedayMonstersofRockFestivalattheNationalBowlin1.Whichfestivaldrawsthelargestnumberoffanseveryyear?

A.TheReadingFestival.B.TheWOMADFestival.

C.TheGlastonburyFestival.D.TheMonstersofRockFestival.2.WhatcanwelearnabouttheReadingFestival?

A.Itmainlyattractsrockmusicfans.B.Itisespeciallypopularwithlocalbands.

C.Itisnamedaftertheplacewhereitisheld.

D.Ithasbeenheldinthesamesitesinceitstarted.3.Whatdothefourfestivalshaveinmon?A.Alllastfivedays.B.Allareheldinthesummer.C.Alltakeplaceeveryyear.D.AllareheldneartheRiverThames.BMaggiehadneverexperiencedanearthquakebefore,onlypreparedforit.Aslongasshecouldremember,preparingforanearthquakewasroutine(常规的)atschool.Herfamilyaswellhadmadeplansintheeventofanaturaldisaster.EarthquakesaresomuchmoremonontheWestCoastoftheUnitedStates.TodayMaggiewashomealone.Maggieknewhermomwouldbedrivinghomeonthebusyfreeway,thinkingaboutpreparingsupperforMaggie’sdad.Maggie’sdadwouldarriveattheairport.Hewasinghomefromatwoweekbusinesstrip.Maggiearrivedhomefromschoolattheregulartime.Shewastakingsomebiscuitsfromthekitchencupboard,whenshefeltit.Firstjustatremor(微震),thentheviolentshaking.Maggiequicklyranunderthelarge,woodentableinthediningroom.Thesoundsofbreakingglassandthecrashing(坠落声)ofmanythingswerefrightening.Butthetableremainedundamaged,andMaggiehidherselfinfear.Afterwhatseemedlikeacenturytheearthquakeappearedtobeover.Maggiecouldhearthesoundofwaterrushingbelowherinthebasement.Thesmellofnaturalgaswaspresentintheair.Maggieknewwherethemainwatervalve(阀门)waslocated.Dadhadshownherwhereitwasandhowtoturnitoff.Slowlyandcarefullyshecameoutfromunderthetable.Theoncetidyhomewasnowalmostunrecognizable.AsMaggiereachedtheopenbasementdoorshecouldseethestepswerestillingoodcondition.Shecarefullymadeherwaydownintothedarkbasement.Whilestillonthestepsshefeltthewaterrisingandrising.SuddenlyMaggiefeltalotofpainasalargeceilingbeam(天花板梁)hitherheadandshoulder.Shefellontosomestorageboxes…4.WhatdoweknowaboutMaggieandherfamily?A.Theylivedinearthquakecountry.B.Theyseldompreparedforanearthquake.C.Theyhadexperiencedanearthquakebefore.D.Theygotanearthquakewarningthatmorning.5.WhatwasMaggiedoingwhentheearthquaketookplace?A.Shewasabouttocleanherhome.B.Shewasabouttoenterherhome.C.Shewaslookingforsomethingtoeat.D.Shewaspreparingsupperforherfamily.6.WhydidMaggiegotothebasement?A.Toclosethebasementdoor.B.Tofindsomestorageboxes.C.Toturnoffthemainwatervalve.D.Tocheckwheretherisingwatercamefrom.7.What’sthetextmainlyabout?A.Maggie’sfirsttriptotheWestCoast.B.Maggie’sfirstearthquakeexperience.C.HowMaggiesurvivedanaturaldisaster.D.HowMaggiepreparedforanearthquake.CThesedays,itseemslikeeveryonewantstogooutintospaceandliveonnewplanets.Ratherthandependonanotherpreexistingplanet,couldwemakeanew,properplanetourselves?Tostartwith,ifwedwanttobelivingonit,weshouldfindagoodplaceinspacetoputthenewplanet.We’dwantittobeinahabitablezone,meaningtheplanetshouldbeattherightdistancefromitsstartomakesuretherewouldbeperfecttemperaturesandmostimportantly,liquid(液态的)water.We’dalsoneedtherightmaterialstomaketheplanet.OurEarthismadeupofmanydifferentelements(元素).Ifwemadeourownnewplanetwe’dprobablywantittohavesimilarelementsandasimilarstructure(结构)We’dalsowantenoughwatertoformsomeoceans.ButevenifwegetallofthematerialscreatinganewplanetlikeEarthcouldhavemanytroubles.Itmightbesomethingmorelikeahugespacestation.Itwouldbeprettyexpensiveifwewantedittobesuperbig.Wewouldprobablyalsoneedalotoffoodsincetheresgoingtobemanyscientistsandastronautsoutinspaceworkingonthisproject!AccordingtoNASA,eachastronautusesabout0.83kilogramsoffoodpermeal,including0.12kilogramsofpackaging(包装)material.Withouttheweightofthepackagingmaterial,we’dneedabout780kilogramsoffoodjusttofeedoneastronautforayear.Puttingallthesetogethercouldmakeitpossibletomakeourownplanetoneday!Inreality,creatinganewplanetwouldprobablyrequireaverymoderntechnologyandtherewouldbetonsofotherthingstothinkabout.Andifthisisevenpossible,itlikelywon’thappenforaverylongtime.8.What'sthefirstthingweshoulddoifwewanttocreateanewplanet?A.Toprepareenoughfood.B.Todesignitsinnerstructure.C.Tofindaproperplacetosettheplanet.D.TocollectmaterialssimilartoourEarth.9.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph3refersto?A.OurEarth.B.Outerspace.C.Thenewplanet.D.Theoceanwater.10.Howmuchfooddoesanastronautactuallyeateachmeal?A.About0.12kilograms.B.About0.71kilograms.C.About0.83kilograms.D.About0.95kilograms.11.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofcreatingaplanet?A.Itisawasteofmoneyandtime.B.ItshouldbeoneofNASA’Snextplans.C.Itisnotagoodideaforhumans.D.Itwon’tetrueinthenearfutureDInchoosingafriend,oneshouldbeverycareful.Agoodfriendcanhelpyoustudy.Youcanhavefuntogetherandmakeeachotherhappy.Sometimesyouwillmeetfairweatherfriends.Theywillbewithyouaslongasyouhavemoneyorluck,butwhenyouaredown,theywillrunaway.HowdoIknowwhenIhavefoundagoodfriend?Ilookforcertainqualities(品质)ofcharacter,especiallyunderstanding,honestyandreliability(可靠).

Aboveallelse,Ilookforunderstandinginafriend.Agoodfriendtriestounderstandhowanotherpersonisfeeling.Heisnotquicktojudge.Instead,hetriestolearnfromothers.Heputshimselfintheotherperson'splace,andhetriestothinkofwaystobehelpful.Heisalsoagoodlistener.

Atthesametime,however,agoodfriendishonest.Hedoesnotlookforfaults(过错)inothers.Henoticestheirgoodpoints.Inshort,afriendwilltrytounderstandmeandacceptme.

Anotherqualityofafriendisreliability.Icanalwaysdependon(信赖)agoodfriend.Ifhetellsmehewillmeetmesomewhereatacertaintime,Icanbesurethathewillbethere.IfIneedafavor,hewilldohisbesttohelpme.IfIamintrouble,hewillnotrunawayfromme.

Thereisafourthqualitythatmakesafriendspecial.Aspecialfriendissomeonewithwhomwecanhavefun.Weshouldenjoyourlives,andwewouldenjoyourfriendship.ThatiswhyIespeciallylikefriendswhoarefuntobewith.AgoodfriendlikesthesamethingsIlike.Weshareexperience(经验)andlearnfromeachother.Agoodfriendhasagoodsenseofhumor(幽默),too.Helikestolaughwithme.Thatishowweshareinthejoyofbeingfriends.AndIknowthatheislookingforthesamequalityinme.

WhenImeetsomeonewhoisreliable,honest,andunderstanding,IknowI'vefoundafriend!

12.Whichofthefollowingqualitiesthewriterthinksisthemostimportantinchoosingafriend?A.understanding.B.honesty.C.reliability.D.asenseofhumor.

13.Ifyouhavefairweatherfriends,______.

A.theywillgiveyouallthattheyhavewhenyouneedhelp.

B.youwillberefusedwhenyougetintotrouble.

C.youwillbeerich.D.youcanbesurethatyougetrealfriends.

14.Goodfriendsneedto______.

A.alwayspointouteachother'smistakes.B.behelpedwithmoney.

C.understandeachother'sfeelings.D.havemoneyorluck.

15.Thispassagemainlydiscuss______.

A.thequalitiesofafriend.B.wheretochoosefriends.

C.howtogetalongwithfriends.D.theimportanceofhavingafriend.二、七选五（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选Therearesomechildrenwholovetoflyandthentherearethekidswhoareafraidoftheunknown.Thefollowingtipsmayhelpyouifyouwanttotravelwithyourchildrenbyplane.●16Ifyoutellthechildhewillsoonbeflyingonanairplaneandleaveitatthat,hisimaginationcanturntofear.Instead,tellhimhowwonderfulitistofly.●Don’ttellchildrenaboutthedangersofflying.17Andyoucanpromisehimthattheplanewillnotcrash.●Readabooktoyourchildren.18Readingmayalsomakeyourchildrenfallasleep.●Bringafortthingthatyourchildenjoys.19Besuretobringthatblanketalongasitwillprovideasafetynetforthechild.Havingthisblanketalongmayalsohelphimfallasleep.Bringasafeelectronicdevicethatshowsmoviesorsupportsvideogames,andofferschildrenpuzzles.●Bringsnacks.Childrenarepickyeatersandmaynotlikethefoodbeingoffered.Threetofivehourscanbealongtimeonanairplanewithoutfood.20Whentheyareupset,itiseasiertoletfearoftheunknowntakecontrol.Childrenmaygetupsetwhentheyarehungry.Tellyourchildrenhowmuchfunitistoflybeforethetrip.Mostkidshaveastuffedanimalorablanketthattheylove.Ifachildbringsthemup,tellhimthatflyingisperfectlysafe.Leavealittleextratimesoyoucanmakeyourchildrenwalk.Bringafavoritebookandanewbookyourkidshaveneverread.

G.Yourphoneisanotherfavoritetoolforkeepingthemhappyonaflight.三、完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。AlittlegirlcreatedtheperfectMother’sDaygift.Itwasadrawingofa21onwhitepaperwiththewords"Formom:love,love,love"decoratedinhearts.Shefolded(折叠)herletter,22thenshelostit.Formostpeople,thatwouldbethe23ofthisstory,butthisstoryhasadifferentresult:JamesCarrell24theletter.Hehadjust25hismother,wishingherahappyMother’sDay.Afterhegotoffthephone,Carrellsawthe26onthegroundoutsideofahardware(五金器具)storeinManvelinTexas,UnitedStates."I27itwasanote"saidCarrell."I28itandsawtheflowerandhearts.It29movedme."Carrellthoughttheletterwould30someone’sdayandmaybehecouldfindthe31,soheposteditintheTalkofAlvinFacebookgroup.Themessage32a"Iwassittingatmyfriend’shouseandsawaman33,"saidCarrell.HisFacebookments(评论)includedamessagefromRobertoAlvarado.Hewrote,"Ican’t34youfoundmybaby’sletter."CarrellreachedouttoAlvaradoto35theletter.Ittookafewdays,butthemenfinally36onThursdaynight,onedayafterAlvarado’sdaughterNataliecelebratedherseventhbirthday."37thelettermadeithome,"saidAlvarado."Weare38forwhatJamesCarrelldid.”Weoftenforgetthepowerof39things,butforthisfamilyfromAlvin,Carrell’ssmallactlefta(n)40impression(影响).21.A.baby B.girl C.card D.flowerA.so B.once C.but D.untilA.end B.part C.scene D.causeA.wrote B.found C.remembered D.answeredA.promised B.invited C.seen D.calledA.paper B.words C.pen D.toolsA.proved B.explained C.knew D.heardA.opened B.put C.gave D.madeA.hardly B.really C.lightly D.repeatedlyA.start B.continue C.ruin D.brightenA.owner B.man C.house D.thingA.protected B.helped C.touched D.changedA.leave B.arrive C.try D.replyA.say B.believe C.understand D.acceptA.read B.sign C.return D.getA.failed B.met C.stopped D.repliedA.Naturally B.Suddenly C.Secretly D.FinallyA.ready B.thankful C.famous D.fitA.little B.old C.special D.boringA.opposite B.unclear C.lasting D.general四、语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Ifyou’reonadarkcountrysidehillsomenight,41(look)upatthesky.Aband(束)oflightmayappearthatlookslikemilkspilled(洒落)acrossthesky.TheancientRomanscalledthebandvialactealwhichmeans"milkyroad"42"milkyway."Thebandoflightthatyouseeisn’tactuallymilk,ofcourse—itsagalaxy(星系).Agalaxycancontainmanymillionsofstarsheldtogetherbytheforceofgravity.Oursolarsystem,43includesthesun.Earth,andotherplanets,ispartofthisgalaxycalledtheMilkyWay.TheMilkyWay44(make)upofhundredsofbillionsofstarslikeoursun.Andlikeoursun,mostofthese45(star)haveatleastoneplanetmovingaround46(they).EarthislocatedabouthalfwaybetweenthecenteroftheMilkyWayanditsouteredge.AtthecenteroftheMilkyWayisoneofthe47(strange)anddeadliestthingsintheuniverse:ablackhole.48(scientist)believeablackholeliesatthecenterofmostgalaxies.TheMilkyWay’sblackholeiscalledSagittariusA*.Itsgravityis49strongthatitpullsinanythingthatgetstooclose,includingstars.Sowe’re50(luck)thatEarthislocatedfarawayfromthecenter!短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间