山西省大同一中2016-2017学年高一上学期期中考试英语试题(含答案)

大同一中2016-2017学年高一上学期期中考试英语第I卷（共60分）第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30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。AWelcometoLosAngeles.HerearesomebestthingstodoinLosAngeles(LA)withyourkids.FallattheBeachThankstoitsalmostperfectweatherallthroughtheyear,avisittothebeachisoneofthebestthingstodowheninLosAngeleswithkids.Whiletheyenjoythemselvesnearby,youcansimplyrelaxandhaveagoodrestinthesun.TriptoDisneylandAtriptotheCityofAngelswithyourlittleangelsisincompletewithoutavisittotheMagicKingdom.Thejoythey’llfeelfrombeingaroundallthoseDisneycharacterswilllightupyourday,too.VisittothemuseumsIfyouwanttoturnyourstayinLAintoaneducationaloneforyourkids,youshouldvisitthemuseums.StartingwiththeNaturalHistoryMuseumofLosAngelesCounty,ortheCaliforniaScienceCenter,oreventheKidspaceMuseuminPasadena,youhavemanychoices.I’msureavisittoalltheseplaceswillmakeyourkidsfeelsmarter.VisittotheUniversalStudiosHollywoodYourkidscouldgettoseeinterestingthingsfromsomeofthemostpopularmoviesever.Fromthethemeparkof

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DesperateHousewives,theUniversalStudiosHollywoodisaplacethatweallfindwonderful.1.Thepassageiswrittenforthosewho________.A.willgoonabusinesstriptoLosAngelesB.plantohaveatriptoLosAngeleswiththeirkidsC.wanttoeducatetheirchildrenbytravelingabroadD.areinterestedinthehistoryandcultureofLosAngeles2.Parentswhoprefertheirkidstolearnshouldchoose________.A.theUniversalStudiosHollywoodB.theMagicKingdomC.themuseumsD.thebeach3.Thewritersuggestsvisitingthebeachbecause________.A.childrencanlearnalotthereB.parentscantakearestthereC.itprovidesdifferentsportsequipmentD.it’sthebestbeachintheworldBAyoungboyrecentlyreceivedanunexpectedmessageinthemailfromhisfatherJoseph,whodiedtwoyearsago.Rowan’sdadwasahard-workingmanwhowantedtogivehissonthebestlifehecould.ItwaswhyRowan’smother,JulieVanStone,saidJosephjoinedtheNavyandwenttoMITtogettwoMaster’sdegrees.WhileatschoolinBoston,hewouldoftenwritetoRowan.EvenwhenheleftschoolandwasdrivingbacktoColorado,hewouldsendpostcardsfromeachstatehestoppedin.Thosepostcardsweresentin2007.“Irememberhimsayinghehadsent5or6,butRowanhadonlygot3or4inthemail.ButIneverthoughtanythingofit,”VanStonesaid.ThosepostcardsandpicturesarepricelessmemoriesforVanStoneandherson,especiallyafterJosephpassedawayfromararebraindisease.Rowanneverhadachancetosaygoodbye.But,onSaturday,justdaysbeforethetwo-yearanniversaryofJoseph’sdeath,apostcardarrivedinthemail.ItarrivedonMarch11,2015.Themessageread:“HellofromPennsylvania.Iloveyou,andImissyousomuch.Seeyousoon.Love,Daddy.”Neitherhenorhismotherknowshowithappened,andtheymayneverknow.But,theyhavetheirownideaswhy.“Ifeellikethatwasthefinalgoodbyethathedidn’tgettosay,”VanStonesaid.VanStonesaysJoseph’slastwordstoherbeforehediedwere:“Everythingisacircle.Wewillseeeachotheragain.Allthatmattersislove.”4.WhatdidRowan’sdaddotomakehissonlivewell?A.HegotmanyMaster’sDegrees.B.HebecameasoldierinNavy.C.Hekeptwritingtohisson.D.Hesaidgoodbyetohisson.5.WhenRowanonlyreceived3or4ofpostcards,VanStone________.A.paidlittleattentiontothatB.letJosephstopsendingpostcardsC.drovebacktoColoradoD.wrotetoRowaneveryyear6.HowlongdidittakeforthelastpostcardtoreachRowan?A.2years.B.5years.C.6years.D.8years.7.WheredidRowan’sdadsendthelastpostcard?A.InBoston.B.InColorado.C.InPennsylvania.D.InNewYork.CYoumaynotknowalotofpeoplewhenyoustarthighschool.Evenifyouknowsomefreshmen(新生),youstillfeelnervousthatyoudon’tknowanyupper-classmenandteachers.Howareyougoingtomakefriendsamongthisseaofunknownfaces?Mosthighschoolsholdafreshman

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beforeschoolactuallystarts,whichishelpfulnotonlybecauseyoulearnyourwayaroundthebuildingandgettomeetsomeofyourteachers,butalsobecauseyougettomeetfellowfreshmen.Thatway,whenyoushowuponyourfirstdayofschool,youmayalreadyrecognizeafewfamiliarfaces.Whenyoutalktoyournewclassmates,you’llprobablyfindthatalotofthemarefeelingjustlikeyouare.They’reallnewtotheschoolanddon’tknowwhattoexpect.Talkingaboutacommonconcernwiththemcanhelpyoudevelopfriendships.Theworkinhighschoolissomethingfreshmenareprobablyworriedabout.Theworkinhighschoolbuildsonwhatyoulearnedinmiddleschool,givingyouamoreadvancedknowledgeofmanysubjects.Soyoumayfindyouhavemoreworktodoorthatit’sabitmorechallenging.Ifyoueverfindyourworktoodifficult,teacherscangiveyouextrahelp.Highschoolalsohasmoreextracurricularactivitiesthanmiddleschooldidsuchasclubs,musicandtheatergroupsandsportsteams.Thisisagoodtimetoexploreyourinterestsandtrynewthings.Highschoolgivesyouthechancetolearnhowtomanageyourtime,todevelopyoursocialskillsandinterests,andmoreimportantlytobemoreindependentandresponsible.8.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“orientation”meaninParagraph2?A.Training.B.Game.C.Discussion.D.Examination.9.Whatarefreshmenprobablyworriedabout?A.Thelearningtask.B.Theabilitytomakefriends.C.Therelationshipwithteachers.D.Thefreshmanorientation.10.Extracurricularactivitiesmainlyhelpstudents________.A.builduphealthybodiesB.developfriendshipsC.developtheirinterestsD.improvetheirlearningability11.Thispassageiswrittenfor________.A.freshmenathighschoolB.freshmen’sparentsC.middleschoolstudentsD.upper-classmeninhighschoolDAmericansthinkthateverythingweBritishpeoplesaysoundssmart.Wethinkthattheysoundlow-class,butsecretlywethinktheysoundcool.ThesearejustoldbeliefsaboutBritishandAmericanEnglish,butthereissometruthinthem.WhatiscertainlytrueisthatthedifferencesbetweenBritishandAmericanEnglishcontinuetointerestus.WhentheUSwasonlyabout20yearsold,peoplewerealreadysayingthatBritishaccentssoundedmoreintelligent，accordingtoErinMoore’sbook

That’sNotEnglish:Britishisms,Americanisms,andWhatOurEnglishSaysAboutUs.However,therearemanydifferentaccentsinBritain-MooresaystheUKmayhavejustasmanyregionalaccentsastheUS,eventhoughthepopulationisalmostone-fifththesize.IntheUK,accentshavealottodowithclass,buttomanyAmericans,evenanaccentthatBritishpeoplethinkis“lowclass”isthoughtofasintelligentandbetter,accordingtoMPRNews.Americanslang(俚语)hasbeenpartofBritishpeople’svocabularyforalongtime-thenumberofAmericantelevision,moviesandmusicenjoyedintheUKmeansthatBritishpeoplehavebeenusingwordslike“cool”and“awesome”foryearsnow.ButsometimeswordsfromtheUKmakeittotheUS-like“gobsmacked”.“Gobsmacked”startedasslangfromnorthernEngland.“Gob”meansmouth,sothewordmeans“surprisedasifsomeonesmackedyouinthemouth”.RealitytelevisionbroughtittotheUS,Mooresaid.WhenthesingerSusanBoylebecamefamousforherunlikelygreatsingingvoiceontheshow

Britain’sGotTalent,sheuseditallthetime.“I’mgobsmacked,”sherepeated,anditgotpopular.“Americansloveacolorfulpieceofslangasmuchasanyoneelse,”saidMoore.AndthisisjustoneexampleofhowBritonsandAmericanscanleaveeachother“gobsmacked”withtheirdifferenttypesofEnglish!12.WhatdoAmericanpeoplethinkofBritishEnglish？A.Cool.B.Low-class.C.Intelligent.D.Interesting.13.Whatcanweknowfromthepassage?A.TherearemoreaccentsinBritainthanintheUS.B.TheUKisalargecountrywithasmallpopulation.C.AmericanslangisthemostimportantpartofBritishpeople’svocabulary.D.IntheUK,peopleofdifferentclassesspeakdifferently.14.Theword“gobsmacked”becamewidelyusedbecauseof________.A.MPRNewsandtheUSB.ErinMooreandnorthernEnglandC.SusanBoyleand

Britain’sGotTalentD.RealitytelevisionandAmericanslang15.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.AmericanslangandBritishslangB.BritishpeopleandAmericanpeopleC.BritishaccentsandAmericanaccentsD.DifferencesbetweenBritishandAmericanEnglish第二节七选五（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处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余项。Earthquakecanstrikewithoutwarning.Butmanyinjuriesanddeathsfromthiskindofnaturaldisastercanbepreventedifpeoplefollowthesesafetytips.Ifyou’reinsideabuilding,staythere!Oneofthemostdangerousthingstodoinanearthquakeistotrytoleaveabuilding.

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Droptotheground.Getunderanobjectthatisnoteasilydamaged.Holdontoituntiltheshakingstops.Youcanalsogettoacomerformedbytwowallswithyourarmsoveryourhand.Ifyou’reinbedwhenthequakehits,staythereandprotectyourheadwithapillow.17

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However,sometimestheyevenhappenmonthslater.Therefore,ifyouarenotinasafepositionafterthefirstshock,youshouldmovequicklybutcarefullytoasaferplace.A.Don’tmoveaboutorkickupdust.B.Ifyou’reoutside,gotoanopenspace.C.Shoutingcancauseyoutobreatheindust.D.Don’tparkyourcarunderatreeoranytallobject.E.Takeagoodholdofyourcellphoneinthebuilding.F.Theycanhappeninthefirsthoursaftertheearthquake.G.Mostinjurieshappenwhenpeopleinsidebuildingstrytogoout.第二部分完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Mary,thedaughterofmyfriend,wasgoingtouniversitynextyear.Sheissweet21

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laughtodayandtalkaboutit.Marysaidshewouldrememberthespecialbirthdaygiftforever!21.A.as B.but C.so D.or22.A.sad B.bored C.tired D.sick23.A.regrets B.prizes C.celebrations D.ideas24.A.recover B.clear C.face D.brighten25.A.book B.work C.name D.address26.A.surprise B.chance C.message D.list27.A.computer B.recorder C.note D.card28.A.fun B.sense C.use D.help29.A.changed B.lowered C.raised D.added30.A.party B.class C.process D.wedding31.A.popularly B.originally C.regularly D.accordingly32.A.lead B.drive C.pack D.throw33.A.admitted B.pressed C.favored D.prepared34.A.set B.turned C.sent D.took35.A.accepted B.received C.missed D.returned36.A.response B.reception C.charge D.company37.A.disappeared B.arrived C.left D.finished38.A.found B.allowed C.joined D.thanked39.A.special B.lonely C.quiet D.normal40.A.never B.ever C.still D.seldom第II卷（共40分）第三部分：书面表达（共三节，满分40分）第一节：单句改错（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）下面每句英语中都有两处错误，涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用（＼）划掉。修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。特别提示：1．每处错误及其改正均仅限一词；2．如不按上述要求改错一律不予计分。1.WhenItoldhertheairwouldbehardtobreathanditwouldbeverycold,mysistersaiditwouldbeanexcitedexperience.2.BaseonarealstoryhappeninginShenzhen,thefilmattractedalotaudience.3.Ifapersonalwaysbehavesproper,hewillfindhardtorealizehisdream.4.Itisseriousharmtochildren’scharacterthattoomuchviolenceisshownonthetelevision5.Hewasabsenttoday.Thereasonwhyhegavewasbecausehismotherwasill.第二节单词拼写及其语法填空（共5小题；每小题3分，满分15分）根据首字母或汉语提示，用恰当的单词及其正确形式填空使句意完整，每空一词。1.Heisastrongg______andheg______thewholenationwithanironhand.2.Everyonesaidhewasap______leader,butnowhefeltsop______thatheevencan’tsavehisdaughter3.Heisad_____youngman.Oncehehasmadeuphismind,nothingcanchangeit.Heisfamousforhisd______.4.Onseeingthef_____scene,thelittlegirlwassof______thatsheburstoutcrying5._________fromwhathesaidjustnow,hemustbeanhonestman.Onthecontrary,heoftentellsalie,soweshouldnot______amanbyhisappearance.(判断)第三节完成句子（共5小题；每小题3分，满分15分）按每题后的要求完成每个小题1.Buttheonemillionpeopleofthecitythoughtlittleo