人教版学年高一英语下学期期中试题新 人教.docx

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人教版学年高一英语下学期期中试题新人教

2019学年第二学期期中考试

高一英语试卷

第一部分：

阅读理解1------15题。

（每小题2分，满分30分）

A

Itravelalot,andIfindoutdifferent"styles"（风格）ofdirectionseverytimeIask"HowcanIgettothepostoffice?

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   Foreigntouristsareoftenconfused（困惑的）inJapanbecausemoststreetstheredon’thavenames;inJapan,peopleuselandmarks（地标）intheirdirectionsinsteadofstreetnames.Forexample,theJapanesewillsaytotravelers,"Gostraightdowntothecorner.Turnleftatthebighotelandgopastafruitmarket.Thepostofficeisacrossfromthebusstop."

    InthecountrysideoftheAmericanMidwest,therearenotusuallymanylandmarks.Therearenomountains,sothelandisveryflat;inmanyplacestherearenotownsorbuildingswithinmiles.Insteadoflandmarks,peoplewilltellyoudirectionsanddistances.InKansasorIowa,forexample,peoplewillsay,"Gonorthtwomiles.Turneast,andthengoanothermile."

   PeopleinLosAngeles,California,havenoideaofdistanceonthemap;theymeasuredistanceintime,notmiles."Howfarawayisthepostoffice?

"youask."Oh,"theyanswer,"it’saboutfiveminutesfromhere."Yousay,"Yes,buthowmanymilesawayisit?

"Theydon’tknow.

   It’struethatapersondoesn’tknowtheanswertoyourquestionsometimes.Whathappensinsuchasituation?

ANewYorkermightsay,"Sorry,Ihavenoidea.ButinYucatan,Mexico,nooneanswers"Idon'tknow."PeopleinYucatanbelievethat"Idon'tknow"isimpolite.Theyusuallygiveananswer,oftenawrongone.Atouristcangetvery,verylostinYucatan!

1.WhenatouristaskstheJapanesethewaytoacertainplace,theyusually              .

A.describetheplacecarefully

B.showhimamapoftheplace

C.tellhimthenamesofthestreets

D.refertorecognizablebuildingsandplaces

2.PeopleinYucatanmaygiveatouristawronganswer                 .

A.inordertosavetime

B.asatest

C.soastobepolite

D.forfun

3.Whatcanwe inferfromthetext?

A.It'simportantfortravelerstounderstandculturaldifferences.

B.It'susefulfortravelerstoknowhowtoaskthewayproperly.

C.Peoplehavesimilarunderstandingsofpoliteness.

D.NewYorkersaregenerallyfriendlytovisitors.

B

   Shouldweallowmodernbuildingstobebuiltnexttoolderbuildingsinahistoricareaofacity?

Inordertoanswerthisquestion,wemustfirstexaminewhetherpeoplereallywanttopreservethehistoricfeelofanarea.Notallhistoricalbuildingsareattractive.However,theremaybeotherreasons—forexample,economic（经济的）reasons—whytheyshouldbepreserved.So,letusassumethathistoricalbuildingsarebothattractiveandimportanttothemajorityofpeople.Whatshouldwedothenifanewbuildingisneeded?

   Inmyview,newarchitecturalstylescanexistperfectlywellalongsideanolderstyle.Indeed,therearemanyexamplesinmyownhometownofTourswheremoderndesignshavebeenplacedverysuccessfullynexttooldbuildings.Aslongasthebuildinginquestionispleasinganddoesnotdominate（影响）itssurroundingstoomuch,itoftenimprovestheattractivenessofthearea.

   Itistruethatthereareexamplesofnewbuildingswhichhavespoilt（破坏）theareatheyarein,butthesamecanbesaidofsomeoldbuildingstoo.Yetpeoplestillspeakagainstnewbuildingsinhistoricareas.Ithinkthisissimplybecausepeoplearenaturallyconservative（保守的）anddonotlikechange.

   Althoughwehavetorespectpeople’sfeelingsasfellowusersofthebuildings,Ibelievethatitisthedutyofthearchitectandplannertomovethingsforward.Ifwealwaysreproducedwhatwastherebefore,wewouldallstillbelivingincaves.Thus,Iwouldargueagainstcopyingpreviousarchitecturalstylesandchoosesomethingfreshanddifferent,eventhoughthatmightbethemoreriskychoice.

4.Whatdoestheauthorsayabouthistoricalbuildingsinthefirstparagraph?

A.Someofthemarenotattractive.

B.Mostofthemaretooexpensivetopreserve.

C.Theyaremorepleasingthanmodernbuildings.

D.Theyhavenothingtodowiththehistoricfeelofanarea.

5.Whichofthefollowingis TRUEaccordingtotheauthor?

A.Weshouldreproducethesameoldbuildings.

B.Buildingsshouldnotdominatetheirsurroundings.

C.Someoldbuildingshavespoilttheareatheyarein.

D.Nooneunderstandswhypeoplespeakagainstnewbuildings.

6.By“movethingsforward”inthelastparagraph,theauthorprobablymeans“_________”.

A.destroyoldbuildings

B.putthingsinadifferentplace

C.choosenewarchitecturalstyles

D.respectpeople'sfeelingsforhistoricalbuildings

7.Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?

A.Toexplainwhypeopledislikechange.

B.Towarnthatwecouldenduplivingincaves.

C.Toadmithownewbuildingshaveruinedtheirsurroundings.

D.Toarguethatmodernbuildingscanbebuiltinhistoricareas.

C

Hereissomemust-knowinformationfromahandbookonhowpeoplebehaveindoingbusinessinsomecountries.

   InBrazil

   Braziliansarewarmandfriendly.Theyoftenstandclosewhentalkinganditiscommonforthemtotouchthepersonontheshoulder.Peopleoftengreeteachother（particularlywomen）withlightcheekkisses.Schedulestendtobeflexible,withbusinessmeetingssometimesstartinglaterthanplanned.Buttobesafe,beontime.Mealscanstretchforhours—there’snosuchthingasrushingamealinBrazil.Lunchesalsocanstartinthemidtolateafternoon.Braziliansaresocial,preferringface-to-facecommunicationovermailsorphonecalls.

   InSingapore

   Singaporeansshakehandswhentheymeetandoftenalsogreeteachotherwithasmall,politebow.Businesscardsshouldbeofferedandreceivedwithtwohands.Arrivinglateisconsidereddisrespectful.Sobeontime.Efficiency（效率）isthegoal,someetingsanddealingsoftenarefast-paced.Singaporeansaredirectintheirdiscussions,evenwhenthesubjectisaboutmoney.Rankisimportantandauthorityisrespected.Thisdeterminesbothpeopleinteractinmeetings.Forexample,peopleavoiddisagreeingoutrightwithsomeonewithahigherrank.

   IntheUnitedArabEmirates

   IntheUAE,statusisimportant,sothemostseniororoldestshouldbegreetedfirstwiththeirtitles.Thehandshakeseemstobelongerthanelsewhere.So,donotpullawaythehandshake.Womenshouldcoverthemselveswhenitcomestodress.Menalsotendtobecoveredfromnecktoelbows（肘部）anddowntotheknees.Peopledonotavoidentertainingintheirhomes,buttheyalsoholdbusinessmealsatrestaurants.Touchingorpassingfoodoreatingwithyourlefthandistobeavoided.Whenmeetingsareone-to-one,ifyourhostoffersyoucoffee,youshouldrefuse.Itmightseemodd,butitisaculturaltradition.Coffeeshouldonlybeacceptedifitisalwayssetoutorpresented.

8.Thepassageismainlyabout________.

A.communicationtypes

B.theworkplaceatmosphere

C.customsandsocialmanners

D.livingconditionsandstandards

9.WhydoSingaporeansavoidarguingwiththeirboss?

A.Theyputefficiencyinthefirstplace.

B.Theydislikeface-to-facecommunication.

C.Theywanttofinishmeetingsasquicklyaspossible.

D.Theyaresupposedtoobeythepersonofahigherrank.

10.IntheUAE,whenshouldyourefusethecoffeeifitisoffered?

A.Whengreetingseniors

B.Whenmeetingthehostalone

C.Whenattendingapresentation

D.Whendiningwithbusinesspartners.

D

  Lookingbackonthefirsttwentyyearsofmylife,Ifeelgratefultohavebeensohealthyandhappy.I’mhappyduetomanykeyfactors（因素）.Theyincludemyphysicalhealth,healthyfinancesandmyfamily’shappiness.

   Healthcomesfirstforme,becausewithouthealtheverythingelseismeaningless.Imaginestartingacareerwithoutgoodhealth.Imagineachievinganythingwithoutgoodhealth.11              

   Goodhealthisnotenoughtobehappy. 12        Moneyobviouslypaysforthebasicnecessitiesoflife----food,housing,clothing,etc.---butitisalsonecessaryforotherreasons.Moneyguaranteeswealwaysgetgoodmedicaltreatmentwhenwefallill.  13           

     Familyisanotherimportantfactorinhavingahappylifebecauseitprovidesthelove,joy,andsupportthateveryoneneeds.Ilovemyfamilywithallmyheart.Igetpleasurefromtheirpleasure.Isufferwhentheysuffer.14        TheygivemeadvicewhenIhavemisunderstandingswithmyfriends.Moreimportantly,theyarealwaystheretoshareeverythingwithme. 

   15        AslongasIstayhealthy,workhardtoearnenoughmoneyandsharebothgoodtimesandbadtimeswithmyfamily,Iwillalwaysbethehappiestgirlintheworld.

A.Moneyisthemostimportantfactorwhichcontributestoahappylife.

B.ThesethreefactorsareallthatIneedandwantinthisworld.

C.Myfamilyhelpmegetthroughworries,pressuresanddifficulties.

D.Westillneedtohavemoneyintoday'ssociety.

E.Finally,,I'mquitethankfulthatIamhealthy,wealthyandhappy.

F.Clearly,goodhealthismuchmoreimportantthananyotheraspectofone’slife.

G.Besides,wecanalsousemoneyforentertainmentthatcanaddtoourqualityoflife.  

第二部分：

完形填空16----35题（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

AWelcomeGift

   Darioandhismotherlovedtheirnewapartment.Thelivingroomwaslargeenoughfortheirpiano.Thatnight,thetwoofthem      16    sidebysideatthepiano.Theyplayedjazzmusictocelebratetheirnewhome.Theloud     17    filledtheroomandmadethemfeelveryhappy.

   Thenextmorning,     18    ,theirhappinessdisappeared.Someonehadlefta     19   undertheirdoorduringthenight.Oneoftheirneighborshadwrittentocomplain（抱怨）aboutthesoundofthepiano.Dario’smotheraskedthebuildingsuperintendent（管理员）ifheknewanythingaboutit.Buthesaidthattheywereall      20    peopleandh