山西省山西大学附属中学学年高一英语下学期期中试题含答案.docx

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山西省山西大学附属中学学年高一英语下学期期中试题含答案

2017～2018学年高一第二学期期中考试

英语试题

考查时间：

90分钟考查内容：

Book3总分：

100分

第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

WELCOMETOTHEMILWAUKEECOUNTYZOO！

AsoneofthefinestzoologicalattractionsintheUSA,thezoowillentertainandeducateyou!

TheMilwaukeeCountyZoohousesabout1,800animalsandcoversanareaof200acres.Exploreeducationalwildlifeshows,funattractionsandwonderfulspecialevents.Thezooisaplacewhereeveryonecannotonlylaughbutalsolearn－it’saplacetobeamazedandencouraged－aplacewherenatureandwondermeet!

HOURS&ENTRANCEFEES

HOURS:

JanuaryIthroughFebruary28

Monday－Friday:

9:

30a.m.to2:

30p.m.

Saturday－Sunday:

9:

30a.m.to4:

30p.m.

March1throughMay26

Daily9a.m.to4:

30p.m.

May27throughSeptember4

Daily9a.mto5p.m.

September5throughOctober31

Daily9a.m.to4:

30p.m.

November1throughDecember31

Monday－Friday:

9:

30a.m.to2:

30p.m.

Saturday－Sunday:

9:

30a.m.to4:

30p.m.

Animalbuildingscloseaquarterpriorto（在......之前）Zooclosingtime.

ENTRANCEFEES:

January1throughMarch31

Adult:

S11.75

Child（age3to12）:

$8.75

Child（2andunder）:

Free

SeniorCitizen（age60andover）:

$10.25

April1throughOctober31

Adult:

$14.25

Child（age3to12）:

$11.25

Child（2andunder）:

Free

SeniorCitizen（age60andover）:

$13.25

November1throughDecember31

Adult:

$11.75

Child（age3to12）:

$8.75

Child（2andunder）:

Free

SeniorCitizen（age60andover）:

$10.25

FamilyFreeDaysaresponsored（赞助）byNorthShoreBank:

TheyareJanuary7,February4,March4,October7,November4andDecember2.Note:

EvenduringtheFamilyFreeDays,theparkingfeeremainsINEFFECT.

1.IfyouvisitanimalbuildingsonWednesdayinNovember,youhavetoleave________.

A.before2:

15p.mB.before2:

30p.m

C.before4:

15p.mD.before4:

30p.m

2.Ifayoungcoupleandapairoffive-year-oldtwinsvisitthezooinMay,howmuchshouldtheypay?

A.32.25dollarsB.39.75dollarsC.41.00dollarsD.51.00dollars

3.WhatdoweknowabouttheMilwaukeeCountyZoo?

A.It’sthebestzoointheUSA.

B.Visitorshavetopayparkingfeeswhenevertheycome.

C.Theeducationalwildlifeshowsattractmostvisitors.

D.It’sfreeofchargeduringfestivals.

B

Twodaysafterhis95thbirthday,NorwoodThomasjumpedoutofaplaneatSkydive（跳伞）Suffolk.And,accordingtoSkydiveSuffolk,Thomassettherecordfortheoldestpersontojumpwiththeorganization!

“I’mproudtobetheoldest,anditmakesmefeelgood,”saidThomas.Withaninstructor,hejumpedfromabout14,000feet.

TherecordThomasbrokewasn’tlong-standing.Earlierthemonth,a93-year-oldwomantooktotheskies.SheandThomashavemilitaryties:

ThomasasaWorldWarIIsoldierandthewomanasaGoldStarmomwhosesondiedinAfghanistan.

Thomas,whonowlivesinVirginiaBeach,beganjumpingfromplanesasasoldierinthe101stAirborneDivision,alsoknownastheScreamingEagles.Hewasoneofthe18,000soldierswholandedinNormandy,France,onJune6,1944.However,thatwasonlyfrom400feet.Astheyearspassed,Thomasdidn’tjumpagain.Butbeforehis88thbirthday,hecameupwithalist.ThatwastheNo.1thing－tojumpoutofanairplaneagain.TheelderThomasjumpedin2013,butdidn’tafterthatbecausehehadsomethingwrongwithhiskidney（肾脏）.

Ashepreparedwithcamerasrecordinghiseverymove,Thomasdidn’tlooknervous.Helookedlikehebelonged.Walkingdowntherunway,hesmiledatthefanscheeringhim.Steve,Thomas’son,said,“Skydivinggivesmyfatherapurposeforbeing.Anditiswhereoldmencancomebackandbeboysagain”.

NorwoodThomaslandedsafely.Besideshavingsmallinjuriestohisearsandhand,ThomasfeltOK.“It’sanexcitingexperiencelikealways,”hesaid.“Iwasenjoyingtheviews.Whenyou’reuptherelookingdownontheworld,it’sbeautiful.It’sfeelingyoudon’tgetunlessyougetupthere.”

4.What’sthetextmainlyabout?

A.AnoldmanwhobroketheskydivingrecordinSuffolkastheoldest.

B.TheoldestformersoldierwhoservedinWorldWarII.

C.AformersoldierwholosthissoninAfghanistan.

D.Anoldcouplewhobothloveskydiving.

5.What’sSteve’sattitudetowardhisfather’sskydiving?

A.Hedoesn’tcareaboutit.B.Hesupportsit.

C.Heisagainstit.D.Heisworriedaboutit.

6.Accordingtothetext,wecanlearnthatThomas________.

A.wantstochallengehimselfonceagain

B.encouragespeopletotryskydiving

C.thinkshighlyofthisskydiving

D.feltfrightenedatthebeginningofthisskydiving

C

Weallknowthesaying,“Nobodyisperfect.”Ithasbeenplantedinourbrainssincewewerechildren,andofcourse,itisthetruth.Soifnobodyisperfect,whydowehavesuchahardtimeadmittingwhenweareintroubleorneedhelp?

Likemanyotheryoungpeopletryingtogetthroughtheirfirstyearofcollege,Ifeltanxiety,andithaditsgripsonmeprettytight.Itbegangettinginthewayofmylife,andIhadtositdownandtellmyselfthatmybehaviorwasnothealthyandtherewasasolution.Finally,Idecidedtoturntotherapy（精神疗法）.

Therapy.Ithassuchanegativestigma（污名）,butwhy?

Doesgoingtotherapymeanthatyouarefailingasapersonorthatyoucannotfixyourproblemsonyourown?

No.Goingtotherapymeansthatyouarestrongenoughtorecognizethatsomethinginsideyourheadisnotworkingcorrectly,andyouarebraveenoughtotrytofixit.

Afteracoupleofweeks,manypartsofmylifebecamesomuchclearer.IbegantounderstandthatI,myself,ammyworstenemy,whichwasprettyfrightening.But,althoughfrightened,IknewthatitwasonlyIwhocouldguidemetowardsfeelingbetter,andthatwasextremelyempowering.

Ihavebeenguidedtowardsahealthiermindset,onethatispositiveandpowerful.Ihavebeenabletounderstandthatnomatterwhathappensinmylife.Iwillalwaysbeokay.

Alotofpeopledonotunderstandthatitisnormaltohavenegativefeelingsandsometimestofeellikewehavelostcontrolovercertainpartsofourlives.SeeingatherapistcangreatlychangeyourwayofthinkingaboutsomethingifyoukeepyourmindopenandIamsothankfulthatIdecidedtogoanddosomethingformyself.

Ifyouareinneedofhelp,youcangototherapyandtheneverythingwillbeokay.

7.WhatdoestheunderlinedpartinParagraph2mean?

A.Anxietygreatlyinfluencedtheauthor.

B.Anxietyencouragedtheauthortochange.

C.Theauthorcouldn’tdealwiththecollegelife.

D.Theauthorhadnoideawhattodo.

8.Intheauthor’sopinion,goingtotherapy________.

A.meansyouarefailingasaperson

B.you’renotbraveenoughtosolveyourproblems

C.canmakeothersthinkwronglyaboutyou

D.canbequitenecessaryandhelpful

9.Afteracoupleofweeks,howdidtheauthorreact?

A.Shebecamemorepositiveandconfident.

B.Shebecametoofrightenedofherownlife.

C.Shebecameworriedaboutheranxiety.

D.Sherealizedcollegewasherworstenemy.

10.What’stheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?

A.Totellushowtothinkpositively.B.ToshowitisOKtobeimperfect.

C.Tohelpusknowbetterabouttherapy.D.Tosharehercollegelifewithus.

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。

Wearetoldthat“afamilythateatstogetherstaystogether”.Weevenfollowitbymakingthewholefamilysitinfrontofthetelevisionwhileeating,right?

Wrong.Televisiondoesnothingtohelpmakethefamilyrelationshipsbetter.11It’sthusbettertogivetheTVabreakandtositatthedinnertable.Familydinnersneedanotherimportantpart－conversationsthatbringinapleasantatmosphere.

Itoftenserveswelltostarttheconversationrightbeforedinnersothatsettingthetableanddoingotherchoresmaybecomelessboring.12Asaresult,therearenoembarrassingmomentswhenpeopleareactuallyeating.Also,youcanchangethetopicifyoufeelthatitmightstartarguments.

Childrenaren’tusuallyverygoodatsharinginformationanddon’tknowhowtoreplywhenyouaskthemquestionslike“Howwasyourschooltoday?

”13Forthis,youcanaskthemabouttheafter-classactivitiesthattheymightbetakingpartin.

14Therefore,allcontroversial（有争议的）topicsshouldbeavoided.Actually,ifyouhavehadafunnyincidentinyourdayatthework,shareitwithothers.What’smore,itserveswellifyoushareyourchildhoodmemorieswithyourfamily.15Inaword,itisalwaysimportanttochoosetherighttopicsforthefamilydinnerconversations

A.Trytoknowmoreaboutthemthanjusttheirschoollife.

B.It’softendifficulttostartaconversationatafamilydinner.

C.Buttrytokeepinmindsomefamilydinnerconversationideas.

D.Doingthingstogethercanmakefamilymembersfeelinterested.

E.Infact,itonlyincreasesthedistancebetweenmembersofthefamily.

F.They,especiallyyourkids,willfeelexcitedtohearaboutwhatyoudidasachild.

G.Conversationsduringdinnertimeshouldencouragefamilymemberstoeatwell.

第三部分语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面的短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Oneoftheeasiestthingsintheworldistobecomeafault-finder.However,lifecanbe16whenyouarenotbusyfindingfaultwithit. 

SeveralyearsagoI17aletterfromseventeen-year-oldKerry,whodescribedherselfasaworld-classfault-finder,almostalways18bythings.Peoplewerealwaysdoingthingsthatannoyedher,and19wasevergoodenough.Shewashighlyself-criticalandalsofoundfaultwithherfriends.Shebecameareally20person. 

Unfortunately,ittookahorribleaccidenttochangeher21.Herbestfriendwa