广东省汕头市潮师高级中学学年高一英语上学期期中试题.docx

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广东省汕头市潮师高级中学学年高一英语上学期期中试题

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

B★★

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.

C★★

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）ra