英语贵州省湄潭县湄江中学学年高一下学期期中考试试题.docx

英语贵州省湄潭县湄江中学学年高一下学期期中考试试题.docx

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英语贵州省湄潭县湄江中学学年高一下学期期中考试试题

贵州省湄潭县湄江中学2016-2017学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题

第Ⅰ卷

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。

注意：

将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。

A

Everybodyinthisworldisdifferentfromoneanother.Butdoyouknowthatunderstandingdifferencescanhelpyoubettermanageyourmoney?

Aswegrowup,wegraduallydevelopasetofourownvaluesorbeliefs.Theseareinfluencedbysociety,ourfamily,theeducationwereceiveandsoon.Oncethisvaluesystemissetup,it’snoteasytochangelaterinlife.

Financialexpertssaythateveryonealsohastheirownbeliefofhowtomanagetheirfinances.Thisisthepartofourvaluesystemandithasagreateffectonthewaywelookafterourmoney.Accordingtoourdifferentvalues,expertsputusinthreecategories.Theyare:

theant,thecricketandthesnail.

Theant--workfirst

Justlikeantswhoworkheartandsoulinsummerinordertostorefoodforwinter,thesepeopledon’tcareaboutenjoyingthemoment.Theyworkveryhardandsavemoneytheyearnsothattheycanenjoylifewhentheygetoldandretire.Theantlovestosavebuttheycouldmakemoreoutoftheirmoneyiftheywerewillingtoinvestinsomefundsandstockswithlowrisk.

Thecricket（蟋蟀）--funfirst

Thecricketwantstoenjoyeverythingnowanddoesn’tthinktoomuchaboutthefuture.Theyevenborrowmoneywhentheyreallywantsomething.Manyyoungpeoplenowbelongtothisgroup.Thesepeoplehavelittlesavings（存款）.Whentheygetold,theymighthaveproblems.Theyshouldlearntosaveandbuyinsurance.

Thesnail（蜗牛）--livingunderpressure

Thesnailreferstopeoplewhomakelifedifficultforthemselves.Theytakebiglong-termloans（贷款）fromthebankinordertobuythingssuchasluxuryhouses.Theyarehappytotakebigloanseventhoughtheyarenotsureiftheycanaffordit.Thiscancauseproblemsinthefuture.Theyshouldplanmorecarefully.

1.Theantreferstopeoplewho________.

A.Workveryhardinwinterinordertostorefoodforsummer.

B.Couldmakemoremoneyiftheyworkedharder

C.Savemoneytheyearnfortheirlaterlifewhentheygetoldandretire

D.Onlycareaboutenjoyingthemomentbyworkingveryhard

2.Thecricketsborrowmoneybecause_________.

A.Theywouldliketoenjoyeverythingnow

B.Theyareyoung

C.Theythinktheyhavenofuture

D.Theygetoldandhaveproblems.

3.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothelastparagraph?

A.Thesnailsenjoylifebecausetheyhaveluxuryhouses.

B.Thesnailsliveunderpressureandtheymayhaveproblemsinthefuture.

C.Thesnailswilltakemoreloansiftheyrealizethattheycanaffordit.

D.Thesnailstakebiglong-termloansbecausetheinterestforthelong-termloansislow.

4.Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthepassage?

A.Tomakefunofthethreekindsoffoolishpeople.

B.Tomakeusunderstandthedifferencesandmanageourmoneybetter.

C.Tomakeusunderstandweshouldspendourownmoney.

D.Tostatethatwearethesameasanimals.

B

Afarmerhadacow.Hetookverygoodcareofthiscowandonedaywhenitwasill,hewasveryworried.Hetelephonedthevet.

“What’stheproblem?

”Thevetaskedhimwhenhearrived.

“Mycow’sill,”thefarmersaid.“Idon’tknowwhat’sthematterwithher.She’slyingdownandwon’teat.She’smakingastrangenoise.”

Thevetlookedoverthecow.“She’scertainlyill,”hesaid,“andsheneedstotakesomeverystrongmedicine.”

Hetookabottleoutofhisbox,puttwopillsintohishandandsaid,“Giveherthese.Thepillsshouldmakeherbetter.”

“HowshouldIgivethemtoher?

”thefarmerasked.

Thevetgavehimatube（管子）andsaid,“Putthistubeinhermouth,thenputthepillsinthetubeandblow.That’llmakeit.”

Thenextdaythevetcametothefarmagain.Thefarmerwassittingoutsidehishouseandlookedmoreworried.

“How’syourcow?

”thevetasked.

“Nochange,”thefarmersaid,“andI’mfeelingverystrangemyself.”

“Oh?

”thevetsaid,“Why?

”

“Ididwhatyousaid,”thefarmeranswered.“Iputthetubeinthecow’smouthandthenputtwopillsdownit.”

“And?

”thevetasked.

“Thecowblewfirst,”thefarmersaid.

5.Inthestory,thevetmustbe_________.

A．thefarmer’sfriendB．amilkfactory

C．ahospitalforcowsD．adoctorforanimals

6.Thefarmeraskedthevetforhelpwhenhiscow_______

A．couldn’tliedownB．didn’teatthepills

C．couldn’tmakeanynoiseD．wasill

7.Whichofthefollowingistrue?

A．Thefarmeratethepillshimself.

B．Thecowgotbetteraftertakingthemedicine.

C．Thevetcametohelpfarmerchangethecowthenextday.

D．Thefarmerwaitedforthevetoutsidehishousethenextday.

C

WhenIwasyoung,Iwishedforagoodcarandabighouse.Thatwasmyideaofsuccess.Itookalltheadvancedclassesandtriedtodowellintheexamswithmymindsetongoingtoakeyschool.IjustknewthatIwouldsomehowbecomefamousandbeabletoaffordthecarandthedreamhouse.Allthewaythroughjunioryears,mymindwasplanningthisbeautifulfuture.

Thenintheeleventhgrade,manylosseschangedmymind.First,oneofmyfriendsdiedat16.Soonafter,mygreat-grandmotherpassedaway,followedbymybelovedfourth-gradeteacher.Theseeventsleftmenotknowingwhattodoorwheretogo.Deathhadnevertouchedmesoclosely.

Afteralongperiodofemptiness（空虚）,itfinallystruckme:

Lifeisnotpromisedandneitherisfuturesuccess.ThoughIwasattemptingtoachievematerialsuccess,Iwasnotenjoyingmydailylife.Irealizedthatfindinginnerpeace,purposeandhappinesswillstickwithmeforeverandthatisrealsuccess.

Enjoyinglife'spreciousquirks（偶发事件）makesanordinarypersonmoresuccessfulthanawealthypersonwhoisn'tcontentandtakeseverythingforgranted.Thesummerbeforesenioryears,myattitudechangedgreatly.Insteadofmemorizingfacts,Ibeganlearningskills.Insteadoffocusingonthefuture,Ifocusedontodayandthemanyblessingsandsuccessesthatcamewithit.

Istillgetexcellentgrades,butnowIdevoteweekstostudyinginsteadofstrugglingforexams,andIthinkaboutthefuturewithadeepersenseofmeaning.Forme,beingsuccessfulmeanstrulylivinglifeeachday.

8.Thereasonwhytheauthorchangedhisideaofsuccessisthat________.

A．hecan'taffordhishouse

B．hisbelovedteacherwasdead

C．hedidn'tknowwhattodoorwheretogo

D．helostafewbelovedpersonsinashorttime

9.Accordingtotheauthorwhichofthefollowingistherealsuccessforaperson?

A．Beingfamous.B．Trulylivinglifeeachday.

C．Goodcarandbighouse.D．Materialachievements.

10.Whatdoestheauthorwanttotellthereaders?

A．Thetruemeaningofthelife.B．Thetruemeaningofstudying.

C．Howtoachievesuccess.D．Hisopinionaboutsuccess.

11.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingistrue?

A．Thewriterthinksthatsuccessisnotpromised.

B．Histeacherdiedbeforethedeathofhisgrandpa.

C．Thewriterdidn'tdowellinalltheexams.

D．Hedidn'twanttotakealltheexams.

D

Facialexpressionscarrymeaningthatisdeterminedbysituationsandrelationships.Forexample,inAmericanculture（文化）thesmileisingeneralanexpressionofpleasure.Yetitalsohasotheruses.Awoman’ssmileatapoliceofficerdoesnotcarrythesamemeaningasthesmileshegivestoayoungchild.Asmilemayshowloveorpoliteness.Itcanalsohidetruefeelings.It

oftencausesconfusion（困惑）acrosscultures.Forexample,manypeopleinRussiaconsidersmilingatstrangersinpublictobeunusualandevenimproper.YetmanyAmericanssmilefreelyatstrangersinpublicplaces（althoughthisislesscommoninbigcities）.SomeRussiansbelievethatAmericanssmileinthewrongplaces;someAmericansbelievethatRussiansdon’tsmileenough.InSoutheastAsiancultures,asmileisfrequentlyusedtocoverpainfulfeelings.Vietnamesepeoplemaytellasadstorybutendthestorywithasmile.

Ourfacesshowemotions（情感）,butweshouldnotattemptto"read"peoplefromanothercultureaswewould"read"someonefromourownculture.Thefactthatmembersofoneculturedonotexpresstheiremotionsasopenlyasdomembersofanotherdoesnotmeanthattheydonotexperienceemotions.

Rather,thereareculturaldifferencesintheamountoffacialexpressionspermitted.Forexample,inpublicandinformalsituationsmanyJapanesedonotshowtheiremotionsasfreelyasAmericansdo.Whenwithfriends,JapaneseandAmericansseemtoshowtheiremotionssimilarly.

ItisdifficulttogeneralizeaboutAmericansandfacialexpressivenessbecauseofpersonalandculturaldifferencesintheUnitedStates.PeoplefromcertainculturalbackgroundsintheUnitedStatesseemtobemorefaciallyexpressivethanothers.Thekeyistotrynottojudgepeoplewhosewaysofshowingemotionaredifferent.Ifwejudgeaccordingtoourownculturalhabits,wemaymakethemistakeof"reading"theotherpersonincorrectly.

12.WhatdoesthesmileusuallymeaninAmerica?

A.Love.B.Politeness.

C.Joy.D.Thankfulness.

13.TheauthormentionsthesmileoftheVietnamesetoprovethatsmilecan___.

A.showfriendlinesstostrangers

B.beusedtohidetruefeelings

C.beusedinthewrongplaces

D.showpersonalhabits

14.Whatshouldwedobeforeattempting（尝试）to"read"people?

A.Learnabouttheirrelationswithothers.

B.Understandtheirculturalbackgrounds.

C.Findoutabouttheirpastexperience.

D.Figureoutwhattheywilldonext.

15.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetest?

A.CulturalDifferences

B.SmilesandRelationship

C.FacialExpressiveness

D.HabitsandEmotions

第二节（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。

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