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黑龙江高一下学期期中考试英语试题
2018年黑龙江高一学年下学期期中考试
英语试题
答题时长:
120分钟分值:
150分
请将答案填写在答题卡上,考试结束后只交答题卡。
第Ⅰ卷选择题部分
第一部分单项选择题(本大题共20小题,每小题1分,共20分。
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1.Thenumberofguestsinvited___eighty,butanumberofthem___absentduetoallkindsofreasons.
A.was;wereB.was;wasC.were;wasD.were;were
2.Being unable to afford a car,going shopping for the two of us meant___downtotheshopsandgoingbackhomeagainwithfullarms.
A.will bewalkedB.walked
C.to walkD.walking
3.Itwasnotuntilthen___thegirlwouldreceiveanoperationthenextday.
A.didweknowB.thatweknewC.weknewD.whenweknew
4.A football team _______ eleven players while six players can _______ a volleyball team.
A.is made up of; consist ofB.is consisted of;make up
C.consists of; make upD.make up; consist of
5.The old lady from New York felt very happy when she was able to makeherself____inherbrokenChinese.
A.understandB.to understandC.understoodD.understanding
6.Goingonatripinto spacemustbequite excitingexperience.
A./;theB./;anC.the;anD.the;the
7.__________thekidshavelefthome,we’vegotalotofextraspace.
A.AssoonasB.WhileC.BeforeD.Nowthat
8.–What’sthatnoise?
–Oh,Iforgottotellyou.Thenewmachine______.
A.isbeingtestedB.willbetested
C.wastestedD.hasbeentested
9.Ithasbeenannouncedthatthenextmeetingwill____________onThursday.
A.betakenplaceB.takeplace
C.behappenedD.hold
10.Itisgenerallywidelyacceptedthathonestyplaysanimportantrolein____________children.
A.bringingdownB.bringinginC.bringingoutD.bringingup
11.Neverbefore______seenanybodywhocanplaytennisaswellasRobert.
A.hassheB.shehadC.hadsheD.shehas
12.Whenitwashisturntodeliveraspeech,_______,hewalkedtowardsthemicrophone.
A.nervouslyandembarrassinglyB.nervousandembarrassedly
C.nervousandembarrassedD.nervouslyandembarrassing
13.Withalotofdifficultproblems______,thenewly-electedpresidentishavingahardtime.
A.tosettleB.settlingC.settledDbeingsettled
14.________satdownforarest______thedoorbellrang.
A.HardlyhadI;thanB.HardlyhadI;when
C.HardlyIhad;whenD.HardlyIhad;than
15.Itwasnotlongbeforethey______thecountry.
A.wouldleaveB.wereleavingC.leftD.hadleft
16._______aboutwildplantsthattheydecidedtomakeatriptoMadagascarforfurtherresearch.
A.SocuriousthecouplewasB.Thecouplewassuchcurious
C.HowcuriousthecouplewereD.Socuriouswerethecouple
17.InordertoimproveEnglish,_________.
A.Jennyboughtalotoftapesforherself
B.Jenny’sfatherboughtheralotoftapes
C.alotoftapeswereboughtbyJenny
D.alotoftapeswereboughtbyJenny’sfather.
18.Thelionisconsideredthekingoftheforestasitisa(n)__________ofcourageandpower.
A.exampleB.symbolC.markD.sign
19.Ourschool,inwhichthereare8000students,_________atthefootofahill.
A.islyingB.situateC.situatingD.issituated
20.________withsomuchtrouble,wefailedtocompletethetaskontime.
A.FacingB.FaceC.FacedD.Toface
第二部分阅读理解(共两节20小题;每小题2分,满分40分)
第一节阅读下列短文,从每题所给四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Theprivateautomobile(私家车)haslongplayedanimportantroleintheUnitedStates.Infact,ithasbecomeanecessaryandimportantpartoftheAmericanwayoflife.In1986,sixty-ninepercentofAmericanfamiliesownedatleastonecar,andthirty-eightpercenthadmorethanone.Bygivingworkersrapidtransportation,theautomobilehasfreedthemfromhavingtoliveneartheirplaceofwork.Thishasencouragedthegrowthofthecities,butithasalsoledtotrafficproblems.
Forfarmfamiliestheautomobileisveryhelpful.Ithasmadeitpossibleforthemtotraveltotownveryoftenforbusinessandforpleasure,andalsototransporttheirchildrentodistantschools.
Familylifehasbeenaffectedinvariousways.Thecarhelpstokeepfamiliestogetherwhenitisusedforpicnics,outings,andothersharedexperiences.However,whenteenagechildrenhavetheuseofthecar,theirparentscan'tkeepaneyeonthem.Thereisagreatdangerifthedriverhasbeendrinkingalcoholortakingdrugs,orshowingoffbyspeedingorbreakingdowntrafficlaws.Mothersofvictims(受害者)ofsuchaccidentshaveformedanorganizationcalledMADD(MothersAgainstDrunkDriving).Thesewomenwanttopreventfurthertragedies(悲剧).Theyhaveworkedtoencouragethegovernmenttolimittheyoungestdrinkingage.Studentshaveformedasimilarorganization,SADD(StudentsAgainstDrunkDriving)andarespreadingthesamemessageamongtheirfriends.
FormanyAmericanstheautomobileisanecessity.Butforsome,itisalsoamarkofsocialpositionandforyoungpeople,asignofbecominganadult.Altogether,carsmeanverymuchtoAmericans.
21WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinthetext?
______
A.Carshaveencouragedthegrowthofthecities.
B.Carshelpcityfamiliestotransporttheirchildrentofarawayschools.
C.Carshaveenabledpeopletolivefarfromtheirplaceofwork.
D.Carscanbringfamiliestogetherwhentheygoforpicnics.
22Whathasbeendonetodealwiththeproblemofdrunkdriving?
______
A.Someorganizationshavebeensetupagainstdrunkdriving.
B.Patentshavepaidmoreattentiontotheirchildren.
C.Mothershavetriedtopersuadetheirchildrennottodrinkalcohol.
D.Universitystudentshaveaskedthegovernmenttosolvetheproblem.
23Wecaninferfromthetextthat______inAmerica.
A.itwillbemoredifficultforpeopletogetnewcars
B.parentswillnotallowtheirchildrentohavetheirowncars
C.carswillstillbepopularthoughtheyhavecausedmanyproblems.
D.thegovernmentwillencouragepeopletousepublictransportation
B
Theimpressionyoumakeatthebeginningofaninterviewisveryimportant.Employersoftendecidetohiresomeoneinthefirstthreeminutesoftheinterview.Theyjudgeyoubyyourappearance,attitudeandmanners.
Afriendlysmilewhenyouwalkintotheroomisimportant.Asmileshowsaconfidentandpositiveattitude.
Whenyouintroduceyourself,makeeyecontactwiththeinterviewer.Someinterviewersofferahandshake.Othersdon't.
Trytobeasnaturalaspossible.Butpayattentiontoyourbodylanguage.Thewayyousit,walk,gesture,useyourvoiceandshowfeelingsonyourfaceisallpartofyourbodylanguage.Itmakestheinterviewerknowhowyoufeelaboutyourselfandthesituationyouarein.Areyoufeelingpositivelyaboutyourself?
Yourabilities?
Yourinterestinthejob?
Speakclearlyandloudlyenough.Showinterestandenthusiasminyourvoice.Whenyouspeak,lookattheinterviewer.Also,don'tsaynegativethingsaboutyourself,orformeremployer.
Listentoquestionscarefully.Ifyoudon'tunderstandaquestion,asktheinterviewertorepeatorexplain:
"I'msorry,butIdidn'tcatchthat."
"I'mnotsureexactlywhatyoumean."
Almosteveryoneisnervousinajobinterview.Interviewersknowthat.Theydon'texpectyoutobetotallycalmandrelaxed.Buttheyexpectyoutotrytocontrolyournervousness.Theyexpectyoutoshowconfidenceinyourabilitytodothejob.
Attheendoftheinterview,thanktheinterviewerforherorhistime.
It'sagoodideatosendashortthank-youletterrightaftertheinterview,ordeliveritbyhand.
Phonethecompanyifyouhavenotheardanythingafteroneweek.Askiftheyhavemadeadecisionaboutthejob.
Goodluck!
24Itcanbelearnedfromthepassagethat______.
A.youshouldalwaysputonasmilewhenmeetingtheemployer
B.youshouldstandstillwithrespectbeforetheemployer
C.employersunderstandandlikeemployees'nervousness
D.thefirstimpressionisveryimportantinaninterview
25Whyshouldwepayattentiontoourbodylanguage?
______
A.Becauseitcanhelpusfeelabouttheemployer.
B.Becauseitcanhelpuswintheemployer'spositiveimpression.
C.Becauseitisneededbyouremployer.
D.Becauseweneedittoimproveourfeelings.
26Themainpurposeofthepassageis______.
A.toexplainwhyweshoulddosomethingaboutaninterview
B.totellrightfromwrongaboutjobinterviews
C.togiveyousomeadviceontheartoffindingajob
D.tosuggestnotbeingshyinaninterview
27Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?
______
A.AFriendlySmileB.SendingaThank-YouLetter.
C.Don'tBeNervousD.MakingaGoodImpression
C
Youmaythinkthatinventionsarefarawayfromyoureverydaylife.Butinfact,almosteveryonecaninvent.It'sjustthattheydonotrecognizethattheirideacouldbethestartofaninvention.Onceinventorsseetheirideashavesomepracticalvalue,theydon'tletthemslipaway.
Forexample,theinventorofthedishwasher,AmericanJosephineCochrane,lovedtogivedinnerparties.Butshefoundittooktoolongtowashherdishesbyhandandtoomanyofthembroke.Shedecidedthatamachinecoulddothejobfasterandwithfewermistakes.So,in1886,shesetouttomakeoneforherself.
LikeCochrane's,mostinventionsarecreatedtosolveaproblem.So,thefirstandmostimportantstepistofindtheproblem.
Youcanstartbylookingatwhatiswrongwiththingsyouusenow.Youcanaskgrandparentsorneighboursiftheyremembereversaying:
"Iwishsomeonewouldinventsomethingfor…"Oryoucanlookatpeopleindifferentareassuchasonthestreet,oratschool.Thenyoumightnoticesituationsorthingsinneedofimprovement.
Remembertorecordyourideasandwork.Thiswillhelpyoudevelopyourinventionandprotectitwhenitiscompleted.
Thenextstepistothinkaboutpossiblesolutions.Aninventionisanewwayofsolv