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河南省永城市实验高级中学学年高一上学期期末考试英语精校Word版含答案

2018——2019学年度高一上学期期末

英语试题

（考试时间100分钟）

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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A.

WhatisstandardEnglish?

IsitspokeninBritain,theUS,Canada,Australia,IndiaandNewZealand?

Believeitornot,thereisnosuchthingasstandardEnglish.ManypeoplebelievetheEnglishspokenonTVandtheradioisstandardEnglish.Thisisbecauseintheearlydaysofradio,thosewhoreportedthenewswereexpectedtospeakexcellentEnglish.However,evenonTVandtheradioyouwillheardifferencesinthewaypeoplespeak.

Whenpeopleusewordsandexpressionsdifferentform“standardlanguage”,itiscalledadialect.AmericanEnglishhasmanydialects,especiallytheMidwestern,southern,AfricanAmericanhasmanydialects.EveninsomepartsoftheUS,twopeoplefromneighboringtownsspeakalittledifferently.AmericanEnglishhassomanydialectsbecausepeoplehavecomefromallovertheworld.

Geographyalsoplaysapartinmakingdialects.SomepeoplewholiveinthemountainsoftheeasternUSspeakwithanolderkindofEnglishdialect.WhenAmericansmovedfromoneplacetoanother,theytooktheirdialectswiththem.SopeoplefromthemountainsinthesoutheasternUSspeakwithalmostthesamedialectaspeopleinthenorthwesternUS.TheUSisalargecountryinwhichmanydifferentdialectsarespoken.AlthoughmanyAmericansmovealot,theystillrecognizeeachother’sdialects.

1.StandardEnglishisspoken________．

A．inBritainB．intheUSC．inCanadaD．innoplace

2.________iscalledadialect．

A．Nativelanguage

B．Thelanguagewhichisdifferentfrom“standardlanguage”

C．Thelanguagespokeninmostpartsofonecountry

D．AmericanEnglish

3.AmericanEnglishhassomanydialectsbecause________．

A．peoplehavecomefromallovertheworldB．theUSismadeupofsomanystates

C．AmericansmovefromoneplacetoanotherD．theUSisalargecountry

4.AsmanyAmericansmovealloverthecountry,they________．

A．changetheirdialectsB．taketheirdialectswiththem

C．don’tspeaktheirdialectsD．can’tunderstandeachother’sdialects

5.ManypeoplebelievetheEnglishspokenonTVandtheradioisstandardEnglishbecause________．

A．therearenodifferencesinthewaypeoplespeakonTVandtheradio

B．EnglishspokeinBBCandVOAisthesame

C．peopleexpectthosewhoreportthenewsspeakexcellentEnglish

D．EnglishspokenonTVandtheradiodoesn’tcontaindialects

B.

MynameisWangKun.Eversincemiddleschool,mysisterWangWeiandIhavedreamedabouttakingagreatbiketrip.Twoyearsagosheboughtanexpensivemountainbikeandthenshepersuadedmetobuyone.Lastyear,shevisitedourcousins,DaoWeiandYuHangattheircollegeinKunming.TheyareDaiandgrewupinwesternYunnanProvinceneartheLancangRiver,theChinesepartoftheriverthatiscalledtheMekongRiverinothercountries.WangWeisoongottheminterestedincyclingtoo.Aftergraduatingfromcollege,wefinallygotthechancetotakeabiketrip.Iaskedmysister,“Wherearewegoing?

”ItwasmysisterwhofirsthadtheideatocyclealongtheentireMekongRiverfromwhereitbeginstowhereitends.Nowsheisplanningourscheduleforthetrip.

Iamfondofmysisterbutshehasoneseriousshortcoming.Shecanbereallystubborn.Althoughshedidn’tknowthebestwayofgettingtoplaces,sheinsistedthatsheorganizethetripproperly.NowIknowthattheproperwayisalwaysherway.Ikeptaskingher,“Whenareweleavingandwhenarewecomingback?

”Iaskedherwhethershehadlookedatamapyet.Ofcourseshehadn’t;mysisterdoesn’tcareaboutdetails.SoItoldherthatthesourceoftheMekongisinQinghaiProvince.Shegavemeadeterminedlook--thekindthatsaidshewouldnotchangehermind.WhenItoldherthatourjourneywouldbeginatanaltitudeofmorethan5,000meters,sheseemedtobeexcitedaboutit.WhenItoldhertheairwouldbehardtobreatheanditwouldbeverycold,shesaiditwouldbeaninterestingexperience.Iknowmysisterwell.Onceshehasmadeuphermind,nothingcanchangeit.Finally,Ihadtogivein.

Severalmonthsbeforeourtrip,WangWeiandIwenttothelibrary.Wefoundalargeatlaswithgoodmapsthatshoweddetailsofworldgeography.FromtheatlaswecouldseethattheMekongRiverbeginsinaglaciertomovequickly.Itbecomesrapidsasitpassesthroughdeepvalleys,travelingacrosswesternYunnanProvince.Sometimestheriverbecomesawaterfallandenterswidevalleys.WewerebothsurprisedtolearnthathalfoftheriverisinChina.AfteritleavesChinaandhighaltitude,theMekongbecomeswide,brownandwarm.AsitentersSoutheastAsia,itspaceslows.Itmakeswidebendsormeandersthroughlowvalleystotheplainswherericegrows.Atlast,theriverdeltaenterstheSouthChinaSea.

6.Thetextmainlytellsusthattheauthorandhissister___________.

A.planandmakepreparationsfortheirbiketripB.takeabiketripalongtheMekongRiver

C.dosomeresearchontheMekongRiverD.arefondofcyclingandtravelling

7.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?

A.Theywouldneedothers'helpduringtheirtrip.

B.TheyknewwellabouttheMekongRiverbefore.

C.Theygaveuptheirtripbecausetheywouldmeetwith manydifficultiesontheway.

D.Theirtripwouldbeverydifficultbecausetherewouldbemanydifficultiesontheway.

8.WhydidWangKunkeepaskingWangWeiquestions?

A.Becausehewantedtogiveherasmuchhelpashecould.

B.Becausehewantedtopersuadehertogiveupthetrip.

C.BecauseheknewverywellabouttheMekongRiver.

D.Becausehewantedtoorganizethetriphimself.

9.WhatdoesWangKunmeanbysaying“theproperwayisalwaysherway”?

AWangWeiisreliable,becauseshealwaysknowstheproperway.

B.WangWeialwaysinsistsonherway,eventhoughshedoesn'tknowtheproperway.

C.WangKunthinksthathissisterisstubbornandcan’tdoanythingproperly.

D.WangKunthinksthathissistercanfindthebestwaytogettoplaces.

C.

YoumaythinkthatEnglishdictionarieshavebeenusedformany,manycenturies.ThespellingofEnglishhasalwaysbeenaproblembutitwasmoreofaprobleminthedaysbeforeadictionary.Thenpeoplecouldspellwordsindifferentwayswhichyoumightfindinteresting.ButitmadereadingEnglishmuchmoredifficult.Sodictionarieswereinventedtoencourageeverybodytospellthesame.Infact,anEnglishdictionarylikethekindyouusetodaywasn’tmadeuntilthetimeofthelateQingDynasty.Threemendidmostoftheimportantearlyworkondictionaries:

SamuelJohnson,NoahWebster,andJamesMurray.Thesemenspentnearlyalloftheirlivestryingtocollectwordsfortheirdictionaries.Forthem,itwasn’tonlyajob;itwasawonderfuljourneyofdiscovery.ThelargestdictionaryintheworldistheOxfordEnglishDictionary,orOEDforshort.TheideaforthisdictionarycamefromanimportantmeetinginBritainin1857.Twenty-twoyearslater,OxfordUniversityaskedJamesMurraytobetheeditorofitsnewdictionary.

Murrayhadneverbeentocollege.Attheageoffourteen,helefthisvillageschoolinScotlandandtaughthimselfwhileworkinginabank.Laterhebecameagreatteacher.AfterOxfordgavehimthejob,Murrayhadaplacebuiltinthegardenbehindhishousetodohiswork.Partofitwasonemetreunderground.Inwinteritfeltlikeabarn,hehadtowearaheavycoatandputhisfeetinaboxtokeepwarm.Everymorning,Murraygotoutofbedatfiveo’clockandworkedseveralhoursbeforebreakfast.Oftenhewouldworkbycandlelightintotheevening.Murrayhopedtofinishthenewdictionaryintenyears.Butafterfiveyears,hewasstilladdingwordsfortheletterA!

ThenotherswenttoworkwithMurray,includinghistwodaughters.Heworkedonthedictionaryuntilhewasveryold.Forty-fouryearslater,in1928,othereditorsfinishedit.Itincludedmorethan15,000wordsintwelvebooks.AndyouthoughtyourEnglishdictionarywasbig!

10.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothereading?

A.Peopledidn’tknowhowtospellwordsinthedaysbeforeadictionary.

B.SamuelJohnson,NoahWebster,andJamesMurraydidalltheworkondictionaries.

C.Collectingwordsforthedictionaryisaneasyjob.

D.OxfordUniversitydecidedtoedititsnewdictionaryin1877.

11.IttookMurry_______yearstocompletetheletterA.

A.fiveB.lessthanfiveC.morethanfiveD.ten

12.Wecaninfer______________fromthelastparagraph.

A.JamesMurrytaughthimselfwhileworking.

B.TheOxfordEnglishwasfinishedintenyears.

C.WhentheOxfordEnglishDictionarywasfinished,Murrayhadpassedaway.

D.Murry’sdaughtershelpedhimtocompletethedictionary.

D.

Ifyouarelookingfortheplacethathaseverything,thereisonlyoneplacetovisit,andthat’sNewYork.It’sawholeworldinacity.

TheWorldofTheater:

AllofNewYorkisastage.AnditbeginswithBroadway.Whereelsecanyoufindsomanypopularshowsinoneplace?

OnlyinNewYork!

TheWorldofMusic:

SpendaneveningwithBeethovenatLincolnCenterforthePerformingArts.SwingtothegreatjazzofGreenwichVillage.Orrockyourselfsillyatthehottestdanceplacesfoundanywhere.

TheWorldofArt:

FromRembrandttoPicasso.FromEgyptiantombstoIndianteepees.Whateverkindofartyoulike,youwillfinditinNewYork.

TheWorldofFineDining:

Whetherit’sRoastBeijingDuckinChinatown,lasagnainLittleItaly,orthefinestFrenchcoqauvinfoundeverywhere,thereisworldofgreattastewaitingforyouinNewYork.

TheWorldofSight:

WhatothercityhasaStatue（雕塑）ofLiberty?

ARockefellerCenter?

OraBronxZoo?

Whereelsecanyoutakeahorse-d