福建省宁德市福鼎第十六中学高一英语上学期期末试卷含解析

福建省宁德市福鼎第十六中学高一英语上学期期末试卷含解析一、选择题1.Oftenhe______sitforhoursdoingnothingatallwhenhewasinlowspirits.A.should

B.could

C.would

D.might参考答案：C13.IndiahasaverylargenumberofEnglishspeakers.Thisis

BritainruledIndiafrom1765to1947.

A.why

B.becauseof

C.because

D.what参考答案：C略3.Itwas________ofhimtocontributesomuchmoneytopeopleinneed.A．generous

B．mean

C．difficult

D．helpful参考答案：A[句意：他很慷慨向困难的人们捐了那么多的钱。Itisgenerousofsbtodosth某人做某事很慷慨。]4.Mynewclassmatetoldusabouthistripto______GreatWall.Hesaiditwas_______exciting

experienceforhim.

A.the;an

B.不填;the

C.the;不填

D.不填;a参考答案：A5.Tounderstandthegrammarofthesentenceyoumustbreakit___intoparts.Adown

Bup

Coff

Dout参考答案：A6.Hissisterlefthomein1998,and___since.Ahadnotbeenheardof

BhasnotbeenheardofChadnotheardof

Dhasnotheardof参考答案：B略7.Theysayyourreportdoesn’t______thefact．ButIdon’t______them______thispoint．A．agreeto;agreewith;at

B．agreeon;agreeto;on

C．agreeon;agreeon;on

D．agreewith;agreewith;on参考答案：D8.Ifeelsoexcited!AtthistimetomorrowmorningI__________toShanghai.

A.willbeflying

B.willfly

C.havebeenflying

D.haveflown参考答案：A9.WhenIwokeup,Ifoundmyself______inbedand______bydoctorsandnurses.

A.lying;surrounding

B.laying;surrounded

C.lain;surrounding

D.lying;surrounded参考答案：D略10.Everyfarmerknowsthatweather_____farming.A.playsapartin

B.takespartin

C.makesuseof

D.getsalongwith参考答案：A略11.ToimproveyourspokenEnglish,you’dbetterlistentothetape______.

A.generally

B.fluently

C.frequently

D.gradually参考答案：C略12.Thediscoveryofnewevidenceledto________.A．thethiefhavingcaughtB．catchthethiefC．thethiefbeingcaughtD．thethieftobecaught参考答案：Cleadto导致，其中to为介词，后接名词或动名词，不可跟动词原形；C项为动名词的复合结构，其中名词和动名词为被动关系。句意为：新证据的发现导致了盗贼的被捕获。13.—I’mthinkingoftheinterviewtomorrow.I’mafraidIcan’tpassitthistime.

—_________!I’msureyou’llmakeit.

A.Goahead

B.Cheerup

C.Goodluck

D.Noproblem

参考答案：B略14.Studentsarealwaysthinkingofsitting____________infrontofcomputersinsteadofstudyinghardinclassrooms.A．atease B．ingeneralC．bychance D．inadvance参考答案：Ainadvance提前；ingeneral一般来说；bychance偶尔；atease舒服地，自由自在地。句意为“学生总是想着自由自在地坐在电脑旁，而不是在教室里苦读”。根据句意，A为正确答案。15.Thebookwrittenbythefamouswriterwill________nextmonth.A.putout

B.goout

C.comeout

D.lookout参考答案：C略16.

DavidsayssoundsrighttoHelen.That’swhyshehasmadeuphermindtoleavewithhim

happens.

A.Whatever;whatever

B.Whichever;whatever

C.Whatever;Nomatterwhat

D.Whatever;however参考答案：A17._____ofthestudentswhotookpartinthemilitarytrainingis450.A.Anumber

B.Alot

C.Afew

D.Thenumber参考答案：D二、新的题型18.Whatmakesonepersonmoreintelligentthananother?Whatmakesonepersongenius,likethebrilliantAlbertEinstein,andanotherpersonafool?Arepeoplebornintelligentorstupid,orisintelligencetheresultofwhereandhowyoulive?

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Weknow,however,thatjustbeingbornwithagoodmindisnotenough.Insomeways,themindislikealegoranarmmuscle.

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Mentalexercise(donewiththemind)isparticularlyimportantforyoungchildren.Manychildpsychologists(心理学家)thinkthatparentsshouldplaywiththeirchildrenmoreoftenandgivethemproblemstothinkabout.

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If,ontheotherhand,childrenareleftaloneagreatdealwithnothingtodo,theyaremorelikelytobecomedullandunintelligent.

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Accordingtosomepsychologists,ifparentsarealwaystellingachildthatheorsheisafooloranidiot(白痴),thenthechildismorelikelytokeepdoingsillyandfoolishthings.Soitisprobablybetterforparentstosayverypositivethingstotheirchildren,suchas“

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”or“Youaresuchasmartchild.”A.Itneedsexercise.B.Parentsshouldalsobecarefulwhattheysaytoyoungchildren.C.Theseareveryoldquestionsandtheanswerstothemarestillnotclear.D.Childpsychologistsdon’tbelieveit.E.Thechildrenarethenmorelikelytogrowupbrightandintelligent.F.Youmustbecarefulwhatyouaredoing.G.Thatisaverycleverthingyoudid.参考答案：36-40CAEBG三、阅读理解19.Whatwillmanbelikemthefuture—in5000oreven50,000yearsfromnow?Wecanonlymakeguesses,ofcourse,butwecanbesurethathewillhedifferentfromwhatheistoday,formanisslowlychangingallthetime.Letustakeanobviousexample,Man,evenfivehundredyearsago,wasshorterthanheistoday.Now,onaverse,menareaboutthreeinchestaller.Fivehundredyearsisalyshortperiodoftime,sowemayassumethatmanwillcontinuetogrowtaller.Again,inthemodemworldweuseourbrainsagreatdeal.Evenso,westillmakeuseofonlyabout20%ofthebrain’scapacity.Astimegoeson,however,weshallhavetouseourbrainsmoreandmore,andeventuallyweshallneedlargerones!Thisislikelytobringaboutaphysicalchangetoo:thehead,inparticulartheforehead,willgrowlarger.Nowadaysoureyesareinconstantuse.Infact,weusethemsomuchthatveryoftentheybecomeweakerandwehavelowearglasses.Butoveraverylongperiodoftimeitislikelythatman’seyeswillgrowstronger.Ontheotherhand,wetendtomakelessuseofourarmsandlegs.These,asaresult,arelikelytogrowweaker.Atthesametime,however,ourfingerswillgrowmoresensitivebecausetheyan;agreatdealinmodemlife.Butwhatabouthair?Thiswillprobablydisappearfromthebodyaltogetherincourseoftimebecauseitdoesnotserveausefulpurposeanylonger.Inthefuture,then,bothsexesarelikelytohebald(光秃的).Perhapsallthisgivestheimpressionthatfuturemanwillnotheaveryattractivecreaturetolookat!Thismaywellbetrue.Butinspiteofallthesechanges,futuremanwillstillhavealotincommonwithus.Hewillstillheahumanbeing,withthoughtsandemotionssimilartoourown,32.Thepassagemainlytellsusthat________.A.humansneedn’twearglassesinthefuture.B.man’slifewillbedifferentinthefuture,C.futuremanwilllookquitedifferentfromus.D.manisgrowingtalleranduglierastimepasses.33.Whichofthefollowingisclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedword“assume”inParagraph2?A.predict

B.thinkC.pretend

D.know34.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat________.A.futurelifeisalwayspredictable(可预测的)B.humanbeingswillbecomelessattractiveinthefutureC.lessuseofabodilyorgan(器官)mayleadtoitsdegeneration(退化)D.humanbeingshopeforachangeinthefuturelife35.Futuremanwillbesimilartousin________.A.Colourandheight

B.sizeandappearanceC.thoughtandobservation

D.thoughtandemotion参考答案：32.C

33.A

34.C

35.D【分析】本文是一篇科幻类短文，是关于将来的人类将变成什么样子，如果我们对某项技能使用较多，那么我们就可能会进一步发展该项。如果我们不使用，那么某项技能就有可能退化。【32题详解】主旨大意题。根据主题段第一段Wecanonlymakeguesses,ofcourse,butwecanbesurethathewillbedifferentf