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高一英语上学期期中试题32
2016-2017学年第1学期高一英语期中考试题
(笔试答题时间120分钟,满分135分;另加听力15分;总分150分)
第I卷
第一部分:
阅读理解(共两节,满分30分)
第一节:
话题语篇(共10小题;每小题2分,满分20分)
阅读下面短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A★★
TowardstheendofMiddleEnglish,asuddenchangeinpronunciationstarted,withvowels(元音)beingpronouncedshorterandshorter.Fromthe16thcenturytheBritishhadcontact(接触)withmanypeoplefromaroundtheworld.Thismeantthatlotsofnewvocabularyenteredthelanguage.Theinventionofprintingalsomeantthattherewasnowacommonlanguageinprint.Booksbecamecheaper
andmorepeoplelearnedtoread.Spellingandgrammarbecamefixed,andthedialectofLondonbecamethestandard.In1604thefirstEnglishdictionarycameout.
EarlyModernEnglishandLateModernEnglisharemostlydifferentinthenumberofwords.LateModernEnglishhasmanymorewords,mainlybecauseofthefollowingtworeasons:
First,theIndustrialRevolution(工业革命)ledtotheneedfornewwords.Second,theBritishEmpirecoveredonequarteroftheearth’ssurface,andtheEnglishlanguagetookinforeignwordsfrommanycountries.
Fromaround1600,theEnglishcolonization(殖民地化)ofNorthAmericaledtoAmericanEnglish.SomeEnglishpronunciationsandwords“froze”whentheyreachedAmerica.Insomeways,AmericanEnglishismoreliketheEnglishofShakespearethanmodernBritishEnglish.Someexpressionsthatarecalled“AmericanEnglish”areinfactfromBritishexpressions.TheywerekeptinthecolonieswhilelostforatimeinBritain.Spanishalsohadaninfluence(影响)onAmericanEnglish.Forexample,wordslikecanyon,ranch,stampedeandvigilantearefromSpanish.TheyenteredEnglishbythepeopleofSpainwhosettledintheAmericanWest.FrenchwordsandWestAfricanwordsalsoinfluencedAmericanEnglish.
Today,AmericanEnglishhasagreaterinfluence,becauseoftheUSA’smovies,television,popularmusic,tradeand
technology.
1.Whatwecanlearnfromparagraph1?
A.ThesuddenchangeinpronunciationstartedatthebeginningMiddleEnglish.
B.Agreatmanyofnewvocabularydidn’tappearinEnglishuntil16thcentury.
C.PeoplecouldreadmucheasierbecauseofthedialectofLondonbecamethestandard.
D.AfterthefirstEnglishdictionary,spellingandgrammarbecamefixedatlast.
2.Whathelped
toincreasethevocabularyofLateModernEnglish?
__________
a.theinventionofprintingb.theIndustrialRevolution
c.thecolonizationd.thecontactwithothercountries
A.a,b,cB.a,c,dC.a,b,dD.b,c,d
3.Thethirdparagraphmainlytalksabout.
A.EnglishcoloniesinNorthAmerica
B.thedevelopmentofAmericanEnglish
C.otherlanguages’influenceonAmericanEnglish
D.thedifferencebetweenAmericanEnglishandBritishEnglish
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Peoplewholiketravellinghavetheirreasons.Theybelievethattravellingcanhelpthemexpandtheirfieldofview,especiallyinthegeographicalandhistoricalsense.Theyalsothinkthattouringwillgivethemmorechancestoenjoydifferentkindsoffoodandexperiencenewthingsthatwouldneverbebroughtbyotheractivities.Butthosewhodisliketravellingalsohavesomereasons.
Travelling,inmyopinion,doesmoregoodthanharm.Mostimportantly,itbroadens(使扩大)ourmind.Wecangetintouchwithothercivilizations(文明),cultures,customsandideas.
Throughhistory,mostpeopletravelledbecauseofnecessity(必要性)—notforpleasure.Peopletravelledjustinordertoremainalive.Theysearchedforfoodtoeatorplacestolivein.Theysometimesranawayfromenemies.Thisisnottosaythatnooneevertravelledjustforthefunofit.Inancienttimes,forexample,richRomanstravelledallthewaytoGreecetotakepartintheOlympicGames,andfestivals.Ofcourse,somepeopledecidedtotraveljustoutofcuriosity(好奇心).Theywantedtofindoutwhatitlookedlikebeyondthehorizon(地平线).Alsobusinesstravelhasbeengoingonforcenturies.Traderscouldnotonlymakemoneybutalsolearntospeakseverallanguagesandbeintroducedtodifferentcultures.
So,travellingdoesenr
ichourmindanddrawnewideastous.Thereisnodoubtthatwecangetmuchfromit.
4.Peopleenjoystravellingbecause.
A.EnlargetheirknowledageB.Havemorechancestoeatdifferentfood
C.ExperiencenewthingsD.Aboveall
5.HowmanyreasonsfortravellingarementionedinParagraph3?
____________
A.Three.B.Four.C.Five.D.Six.
6.What’sthemainideaofthispassage?
____________
A.Differentkindsoftravelling.C.Waystoenjoyyourselfwhiletravelling.
B.Travellingenrichesourmind.D.Theadvantagesanddisadvantagesoftravelling.
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Anearthquakeisoneofthemostcommonnaturaldisasters.Itmaycausegreatdamage.Soitiswisetolearnsomesimplesafetytipstoprotectyourselforyourfamilymembers.
Fragileitems,likethosemadeofglassshouldusuallybeplacedonalowersurface,nearthegroundinsteadofplacingthemoncupboardshigherup.Neverplacethemnearyourbed,sofasandotherfurniturewhereyouwouldbesittingorlyingdown.Whenthereisastrongmovement,thesepieceswillfallonthefloordirectlyandnotonyou.
Thereisastrongchanceofshortcircuits(短路)andfirebreakoutsduringanearthquake.Makesureyouturnoffelectricalconnectionsandgasimmediatelywhenanearthquakehappens.
Duringanearthquake,liebeneathanobjectthatisnoteasilydamaged.Donotgonearobjectsthatcoulddirectlyfallonyou.Neverusetheelevatortogodown.Stayinsideuntiltheshakingstopsanditissafetogooutside.Researchhasshownthatmostinjurieshappenwhenpeopleinsidebuildingstrytogoout.Usethestaircasesatalltimes.
Ifyouareoutdoors,donottakeshelterunderatree,streetlights,electricpolesortallbuildings.Ifyouaredriving,stopyourcarandstayinasafeplace.Donotparkyourcarunderatreeoranytallobject.
Iftrappedindebris(瓦砾堆),coveryourmouthwithahandkerchieforclothing.Taponapipeorwallsorescuerscanfindyou.Useawhistle(哨子)ifoneisavailable.Nevershoutforhelp.Shoutingcancauseyoutobreatheindangerousamountsofdust.Donotlightamatchbecauseyoumayburnyourself.Donotmoveaboutorkickupdust.
7.Thepurposeofthepassageistotellreaders_____.
A.thedamagecausedbyearthquakesB.therescueworkafterearthquakes
C.whattodoaboutearthquakesD.howtopreventearthquakes
8.Theunderlinedword“Fragile”
inParagraph2probablymeans_____.
A.easilybrokenB.easilyfoundC.expensiveD.heavy
9.Duringtheearthquake,peopleareadvisedto_____.
A.gooutthebuildingatonceB.turnoffpowerandgasimmediately
C.takeshelterunderatreeD.drivetoasafeplace
10.WhatshouldpeopleNOTdowhentheyaretrappedindebris?
A.Covertheirmouthwithahandkerchief.B.Taponapipeorwallforhelp.
C.Useawhistleforhelp.D.Lig
htafireforhelp.
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
项中有两项为多余选项。
Howtomakegoodchoices
Makingtherightdecisionsisveryimportantforthedirectionsyoucanchooseinyourlife.11Andinthatcase,thisarticleisheretoguideyouandgiveyouideastoknowhowtomakeagoodchoice.
12Whetherit’saboutarelationshipyouhaveorapersonalproblem,donotdoanythingrash(草率的)without
thinkingabouttheresults,andplanninghowyouwilldowhatyouwish.Someresultscanbebad,butsometimesit’sworthit,andthat’swhatyouhavetodecideforyourself.
Avoidrashdecisions.13Takesomedaystobesureaboutwhatyouwant,andwaitforyoutobecalmandrelaxedbeforeyoumakethefinaldecisionanddosomethingaboutit.It’sagoodideatotalkwithsomeoneandgetsomeopinionsonwhatyoucoulddo.
14Don’tgetnervousatsmallthingsthatrequiresmalldecisionsandthatwillnotaffectyourlifefurther.Youshouldknowwhatisimportantenoughtobethinkingwellaboutit.Over-thinkingeverythingcancausestress(压力),whichisverybadforyou.
Trustyourself.Gowithwhatyouthink,butalwaysthinkanybigandimportantdecisionthrough.15Afterall,theonlypersonyoucantrusttowantthebestforyouisyourself.
A.Haveconfidenceinyourself.
B.Donotover-thinkeverything.
C.Usethestep-by-stepdecision-makingprogress.
D.Thinkaboutwhatyouaredoingbeforeyoudoit.
E.Don’tdosomethingoutoffeelingsinthemoment.
F.Sometimesitcanbeveryhardtochoosetherightthing.
G.Thebestdecisionmakersaren’tpeop
lewhonevermakemistakes.
第二部分:
完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
阅读下文,掌握其大意,然后从各题所给的四个选项A、B、C和D中,选出最佳选项。
Ourcountryhasmanychancesforadultswhowanttomaketheirlivesbetter.Therearepublicschoo
lsyoucanattend.Intheschools,youcantakethings___16___English,arithmeticandhistory,youcanfindclassesinalmost___17___subjectyouwanttostudy.Youmaywantto___18___totype,sew,paintorfixTVsets.Youmaywanttolearn___19___aboutthetradeyouarealreadyin.Youmaywanttogetahighschooldiploma(文凭).Youmay___20___wanttogotocollege.Allittakesistime
andeffort.Inmanycities,thereareadultclassesin___21___schools.Youcanattendmanyoftheseclasseswithout___22___topaymoney.Insomeschoolsyoumayhavetopayasmallfee.Thereare___23___manykindsofprivate(私人的)schoolsforadults,whereyoumayhavetopaymoremoney.Manyjobchancesare___24___tothosewhowishtowork.Ithelpsifyouknow___25___thanonelanguage.Therearegood___26___forinterpretersandtypistswhoknowEnglish.Therearemanygoodjobsingovernment.Inmostcases,youmustbeacitizenofthiscountry,andyoumust___27___acivilserviceexamination.Theseexaminationsare___28___toeveryone,regardlessof(不管)race,religion