英语广东省汕头市潮南实验学校学年高一下学期期中考试试题.docx
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英语广东省汕头市潮南实验学校学年高一下学期期中考试试题
广东省汕头市潮南实验学校2016-2017学年高一下学期
期中考试英语试题
第I卷(满分95分)
第一部分:
阅读理解(共两节,满分55分)
第一节(共15小题;第小题3分,满分45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,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
TheMuseum:
TheCharlesDickensMuseuminLondonistheworld’smostimportantcollectionofmaterialrelatingtothegreatVictoriannovelistandsocialcommentator(时事评论员).TheonlysurvivingLondonhomeofDickens(from1837until1839)wasopenedasamuseumin1925andisstillwelcomingvisitorsfromallovertheworld.Onfourfloors,visitorscanseepaintings,rareeditions,manuscripts(手稿),originalfurnitureandmanyitemsrelatingtothelifeofoneofthemostpopularandbelovedpersonalitiesoftheVictorianage.
OpeningHours
✧TheMuseumisopenfromMondaystoSaturdays10:
00—17:
00;Sundays11:
00—17:
00.
✧Lastadmissionis30minutesbeforeclosingtime.
✧Specialopeningtimescanbearrangedforgroups,whomaywishtobookaprivateview.
AdmissionCharges:
Adults:
£5.00;Students:
£4.00;Seniors:
£4.00;Children:
£3.00;Families:
£14.00(2adults&uptofivechildren)
GroupRates:
Foragroupof10ormore,aspecialgrouprateof£4.00eachapplies.Childrenwillstillbeadmittedfor£3.00each.
Access:
WeareconstantlyworkingtoimproveaccesstotheMuseumanditscollection.Ourcurrentprojectsinvolvethefittingofawheelchairramp(波道)forbetteraccess,acustomercarekitandanaudiotourforvisitorswithimpaired(受损的)vision.OurHandlingSessionsarealsosuitableforthevisually(视觉上地)impaired.TheMuseumhasdevelopedanonlinevirtual(虚拟的)tourthroughtheMuseum.ClickheretovisitalltheroomsintheMuseumonline.
HiretheMuseum:
TheMuseumcanbehiredforprivatefunctions,performancessoirees(社交晚会)andmanyothersocialoccasions.
FindUs:
TheMuseummaybereachedbyusingthefollowingbuses:
7,17,19,38,45,46,55,243.Andbytheseundergroundservices:
PiccadillyLine;CentralLine.Foramap,pleaseclickhere.TheBritishMuseumandtheFoundlingMuseumarewithinwalkingdistance.
1.Thepassageisprobablyfroma(n)________.
A.bookB.announcementC.newspaperD.website
2.IfafamilywithtwoadultsandfivechildrengototheMuseumtogether,theywillsave___________comparedtogoingthereseparately.
A.£25.00B.£14.00C.£9.00D.£11.00
3.Thepassageiswrittento_______.
A.offerreaderssomeinformationabouttheCharlesDickensMuseum.
B.informreadersaboutthehistoryoftheCharlesDickensMuseum.
C.persuadereaderstovisittheCharlesDickensMuseum.
D.tellreadershowtomakeuseoftheCharlesDickensMuseum.
B
AFrenchbillionaireusedtohavearoughtimewhenhewasyoung.Laterhecarvedoutacareerforhimselfinthefieldofdrawingsales.Withintenyears,hehadbecomeayoungmediatycoon(大亨)inFrance.Hediedofcancerin1998.
AFrenchnewspaperpublishedhiswillafterhisdeath,inwhichheclaimed:
“Iwasapoorguy.BeforeIreachthethreshold(门槛)ofheaven,Ileavemysecretofhowtobecomerichtotheworld.Anyonewhocananswerthequestion“Whatisthemostabsentforthepoor?
”willhavediscoveredmysecretofbecomingrich.Hewillhavemycongratulations.Mydepositofonemillionfrancsintheprivatesafeofmybankwillbetheprizeforhiswisdominuncoveringtheriddleofpoverty.”
Manypeoplerespondedtothepublicizedwill.Theanswers,asonemightimagine,werevarious.Themajorityofthemthoughtthemostabsentforthepoorwasmoney.Somestatedthatwhatthepoormostneededwasopportunity.Stillothersthoughtthatthepoorneededskillstomakemoney.Therestoftheanswersclaimedthatpovertycouldbeattributedtotheabsenceofhelp,love,attractiveness,name-brandclothes,andevenapresidencyofastate.
Onthefirstanniversaryofthebillionaire’spassing,hislawyerandrepresentativeopenedhisprivatesafeinthebank;thesecretofgettingrichwasunfolded.Thebillionairebelievedthatthemostabsentofthepoorwastheambitionofgettingrich.
Itwasanine-year-oldgirlwhohitthenailonthehead.Whydidsheregard“ambition”asthemostabsentforthepoor?
Thedayshewasofficiallyawardedtheonemillionfrancs,shesaid:
“Everytimemyeldersisterbroughtherboyfriendhome,shealwayswarnedmenottobeambitious.Nottobeambitious!
So,Ithoughtperhapsambitionwassomethingthatbroughtwhatyouwanted.”
4.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingistrueabouttheFrenchbillionaire?
A.Hediedofcancerin1998andleftnothing.
B.Lateron,hetookupdrawingashiscareer.
C.Withinadecade,hehadbecomeayoungmediatycoonintheworld.
D.Hedidnothaveahappylifewhenhewasyoung.
5.Whatwillthewinnergetifhefindsoutthebillionaire’ssecretofbecomingrich?
A.Thebillionaire’sfrancsB.Thebillionaire’sprivatesafe.
C.Thebillionaire’sambitionD.Allofthebillionaire’spossessions.
6.Whatdidmostpeoplethinkofthemostabsentforthepoor?
A.HelpB.MoneyC.OpportunityD.Ambition
7.Fromthepassage,wecaninferthatthelittlegirlfindthesecret__________.
A.withhersister’shelpB.justonpurpose
C.quitebyaccidentD.notmentioned
C
Greatwhitesharks!
Justhearingthatnamemakesmanypeople’shairstandonend.Inreality,thesebigfishhavemoretofearfromusthanwedofromthem.Formanyyears,peoplekilledcountlessgreatwhitesharksinthewatersaroundtheUnitedStates.
Butthankstoconservation(保护)efforts,greatwhitesaremakingacomebackintheU.S.Tworecentstudiesshowthatthepopulationofthesesharksisrisingalongtheeastandwestcoast.
Whyisthegrowingpopulationofakillerfishsomethingtocelebrate?
“Whenyoufishtoomanyofthem,youstarttolosebalanceintheenvironment,”sayssharkresearcherTobeyCurtis.Asthebiggestkiller,sharkshelpkeepthepopulationsoffish,seals,andothercreaturestheyeatfromgrowingtoolarge.
Inspiteoftheirimportance,greatwhitesharkshadlongbeenhuntedfortheirmeatandtheirfins(鳍).Then,in1997,theU.S.governmentpassedalawthatdidn’tallowthehuntingofgreatwhites.Afterwards,thenumbersofthesesharksintheU.S.watersstartedtoincrease.
Thelawwasn’ttheonlythingthathashelpedgreatwhites.Conservationistshavealsoplayedapartinthesharks’comeback.TheresearchgroupOCEARCHisusingamethodcalledtagging(加标签)tohelpchangepeople’sattitudesaboutgreatwhite.Theyletthepublicfolloweachsharkasittravelstheworld’soceans.OCEARCHalsogiveseachtaggedsharkanametohelppeopleformacloserconnectionwiththebigfish.
Thegroup’smostwell-knownsharkisnamedKatharine.ShewastaggedlastyearnearCapeCod,Massachusetts.Sincethen,thousandsofpeoplehavetrackedKatharine’smovementsonTwitterandtheOCEARCHwebsite.
Thishelpspeopleseesharksinanewway.ChrisFischer,thefounderofOCEARCHbelieveslearningtoappreciategreatwhiteswillencouragepeopletodomoretoprotectthem.
8.Theunderlinedpart“makesmanypeople’shairstandonend”inParagraph1canbestbereplacedby_____.
A.worriesmanypeopleB.boresmanypeople
C.interestsmanypeopleD.frightensmanypeople
9.Themainpurposeofthepassageisto_____.
A.introduceanexperimentresult
B.informusthatgreatwhitesaremakingacomeback
C.makeanadvertisementforOCEARCH
D.remindusthatbigkillersaredyingout
10.Thelawpassedin1997_____.
A.letscientistsdownB.neededtobechanged
C.seemedveryhelpfulD.madepeoplelikegreatwhites
11.Katharine’sexampleisusedtoshowthat_____.
A.greatwhitesareinfactlovelyanimals
B.theOCEARCHwebsitehasalotofvisitors
C.OCEARCHhelppeoplegetclosertogreatwhites
D.thenumberofgreatwhitesisgrowingquickly
D
EversinceDonaldTrumpwaselectedthepresidentoftheUS,theentireTrumpfamilyhasbeenputunderamicroscope(显微镜).
InChina,thespotlighthasbeenmainlyfocusedonTrumpandhisdaughterIvanka.SheisdescribedonWeChatasanextremelyinfluentialrolemodelwithstunningbeauty,asuccessfulcareer,andahappyfamily.
Sheleadsadreamlifethatamilliongirlswouldkillfor.Yes,shewasbornwithasilverspooninhermouth.Butshegotwheresheisbyherself.
There’salwaysgoingtobearticlesthatsaypeoplebornintowealthyfamiliesarebetterlookingandhaveabetterfamilybackgroundthanyou,butthesepeopledoworkharderthanyou.
Areyoualoserifyouwereraisedinanordinaryfamily?
ShouldyoufeelguiltythatyousleepeighthoursadaybecauseIvankasleepsfive?
Ifyoujustwanttokeepastable(稳定的)nine-to-fivejob,doesitmeanyouarenotambitious?
Howaboutifyoudon’tworkoutoreathealthy,doesthatmeanyouwillnotfindyourMr.orMissRight?
Thereisatendencyinmedianowadaystoencourageelitism(精英主义).Theyaretryingtobrainwashyoungpeopleintothinkingthattheyshouldinvestalargeamountoftimeandmoneyinbodybuildingandappearance.Theyencouragelifestylemakeovers:
winetastingclassesandexpensivetripsoverseas.Theymakeyoubelievethatifyoudoastheysay,youcanimprovethequalityofyourlifeandjointheelites(社会精英).
Butwhat’sthedownsideofbeingordinary?
Doyoureallyneedtogotothegymfivedaysaweekunlessyouareagymmaniac(热衷者)?
DoyouneedtotakehundredsofselfiesandPhotoshoptheselectedonestopostonWeChat?
Doyoureallyneedtobreakyourneckandsacrificetoearnyourfirstpotofgoldonlytoworryconstantlyabouthowtoenterhighsocietylater?
Don’tlettheideaofelitismgettoyou.Everybodyhasarighttothelifetheywant.Humanbeingsshouldnotbejudgedasasuccessorfailurebasedonwhethertheyareapartoftheeliteornot.Aslongasyoulead