学年甘肃省通渭县第二中学高一下学期期中考试英语试题.docx

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学年甘肃省通渭县第二中学高一下学期期中考试英语试题

2017-2018学年甘肃省通渭县第二中学高一下学期期中考试英语试题

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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）

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

EarthDayiscelebratedeveryyearonApril22.Takesometimetofindoutabouthowoneman,whowasdeterminedtochangethewaywetreatedourplanet,didn'tstopuntilhehadmadeadifference.

In1963,SenatorGaylordNelsonwasn'thappywiththeearth'scondition.Hewantedtocleanuptheplanet,solvepollutionandenvironmentalproblems.Asenator（参议员）issomeoneUScitizenschoosetohelpmakelaws,soGaylordhadalotofpower.HewenttoJohnF．Kennedy,thePresidentatthetime,withhisideas.ThePresidentagreedthattheplanet'senvironmentwasaseriousissue,soPresidentKennedywentaroundthecountryonafivedaytourtopromotetheideaofcleaninguptheplanet.Peoplebeganmakingsmallchangesbutitwasn'tenough.

Afewyearslater,SenatorNelsondecidedtoputonedayasideeveryyearforthecauseofsavingtheplanet.OnApril22,1970,thefirstEarthDaywascelebrated.Morethan20millionpeopletookpartinEarthDayactivitiesin1970.Sincethen,EarthDayhasbecomeaninternationalholiday.PeopleallovertheworldaredoingsomethingtomaketheEarthacleaner,betterplace.

ArockbandnamedDramaramawroteasongaboutEarthDayin1993calledWhatAreWeGonnaDo.EncouragingyourfamilytorecycleonaregularbasisisagoodwaytohelptheEarth.

1．WhoisGaylordNelson?

A．Heisalawyer.

B．HeisthePresidentoftheUSA.

C．Heisasenator.

D．Heisarocksinger.

2．WhichofthefollowingisbetterforustodotohelptheEarth?

A．Toworkhardtobeasenator.

B．Totakeafivedaytouraroundtheworld.

C．TotakepartinEarthDayactivitieseveryyear.

D．Torecycleonaregularbasis.

3．WhichofthefollowingaboutEarthDayisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?

A．EarthDayiscelebratedonApril22everyyear.

B．EarthDayhasbecomeaninternationalholidaysince1970.

C．EarthDayiscelebratedby20millionpeopleeveryyear.

D．DramaramawroteWhatAreWeGonnaDoaboutEarthDayin1993.

4．What'sthebesttitleofthepassage?

A．AFounderofEarthDay

B．TheFoundationofEarthDay

C．HowtoProtecttheEarth

D．ASenatorandthePresident

B

Fullofbeauty,happinessandahealthyloveoflife,theBulgarian（保加利亚人的）festivalsandcustomsdatebacktooldtimewhenmantriedtoliveinpeacewithnature.ThemerriestandrichestfestivalsareChristmasandtheNewYear,whenthesocalled“sourvakari”makestheroundofhousewithwishesforhealthandwealth.Othermainfestivalsinclude“ladouvane”—aholidayforyounggirlsonNewYear'sDayorMidsummerDay（24thJune）,ShrovetideandMummers'Gameswhichmarkthestartofspring,and“lazrouvane”—atraditionalfestivalforloveandfamily,healthandrichness.Andamongthem,thewidelypopularandtypicalBulgariancustomsandfestivalsare“martenitsas”androsepicking.

EveryyearonMarch1st,theBulgariansgiveeachother“martenitsas”—asmalldollmadeofwhiteandredstrings,asymbolofthebeginningofspring,healthandhappiness.

InlateMayandearlyJuneeveryyear,therosepickingseasonstartsintheValleyofRoseswhichisbetweentheBalkanRangeandtheSrednaGoraMountains.Rosepickingstartsatdawn,beforesunriseandbeforethepleasantsmelloftherosehasdisappeared.TheBulgarianroseproduces70percentoftheworld'sroseoilwhichisusedbytheverywellknownperfume（香水）companyasabasicelementofitsproducts.ThisisthetimeoftheFestivalofRoses,celebratedwithcarnivals,happyactivities,folksongsanddancesinKarlovoandKazanlukonthefirstSundayinJune.

5．Thepassageismainlyabout________.

A．ChristmasandtheNewYearinBulgaria

B．theoriginofBulgarianfestivalsandcustoms

C．rosepickingandperfumeindustryinBulgaria

D．typicalcustomsandfestivalsofBulgaria

6．Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A．“Martenitsas”—theBeginningofSpring

B．Beauty,HappinessandLove

C．BulgarianFestivalsandCustoms

D．Rosepickingand“Martenitsas”

7．Theauthorofthispassageintendsto________.

A.letusknowsomeknowledgeofBulgarianculture

B．tellusthedifferencesbetweencustomsandfestivals

C．explaintheconnectionbetweencustomsandindustry

D．findtheoriginoftheBulgariancustoms

8．Thispassageismostlikelytoappearina________.

A．magazineoftravel

B．bookonworldculture

C．historybook

D．dailynewspaper

C

OnesummermyfriendandIdecidedtogotoItalyforaholidayandwedecidedtotraveltherewithoutgoingthroughatravelagency.Youknow,youwouldbesubmerged（淹没）incrowdsoftouristsandloselotsofopportunitiestogetfamiliarwiththecountrymoreclosely.WestartedtothinkoverourtripandmanagedtocomeupwithafreetourofItaly.

Thetripwasnotverylongbutitwasstillveryimpressive（印象深刻的）．Welookforwardtogoingthereagain!

Ofcourse,wespentlotsoftimearranging（安排）thetrip,butitwaswellworthit!

OfcourseIwasafraidthatsomethingwouldgowrongandIwasespeciallyanxiousaboutmyvisa,buteverythingwentquitesmoothlyintheend.

Themostdifficultpartwasgettingavisa（签证）withoutaninvitation.IntheItalianconsulate（领事馆）,onemusthandinsomeofficialpapersprovingthatonehasahotelbookedforoneselfinordertogetthevisa.Thenwehadtosolvetheticketproblem.Airlinesoftensellcheapticketsandweboughtoursfarinadvance.Thenextstepwastobookahotel.Wefinallybookedahotelabout30kmawayfromtheheartofRomeanditwastheperfectchoiceforourtrip.

EverydaywetookatrainthatcarriedustotheheartofRome.Ourbighouse,whichwassurroundedbytheforest,wasarareplaceforthefreshairandabsolutesilence,beautifulviews,hospitablehosts,comfortablelivingconditionsdelightingustonoend.Besidesthis,wewereveryluckythatourmistresswasaRussian.Shegaveusalotofadvicethatwasofgreatuse.Shetolduswhattransporttochooseandwherethebestplacestogo.

Don'tbeafraidtoarrangeyourtripbyyourself.It'snotdifficult!

TheonlythingI'llsayrightnowisthatwereallyenjoyedtravelingbyourselves.Wewalkedwithamapandaguidebooktowhereverwewantedandweevenmetsomeofourfellowcountrymenonthewayjusttwoorthreetimes.So,ifyou'realsoplanninga“single”trip,don'tforgettotakeaRussianItalianphrasebookaspeopleinItalyprefertospeakintheirnativetongue.

9．WhydoestheauthorwanttogotoItalyagain?

A．Becausehehadagreattimethere.

B．BecauseItalyhasalotofattractions.

C．Becausehisfriendinvitedhimthere.

D．Becausehedidn'tstayinItalylongenough.

10．WhatdoestheauthorthinkwasthehardestinpreparingforhisItaliantrip?

A．BuyingcheapairlineticketstoItalybeforethetraveling.

B．GettingavisawithoutaninvitationfromtheItalianconsulate.

C．BookingacomfortablehotelonhisowninRome.

D．Solvingtheticketproblemfarinadvance.

11．Inthefourthparagraphtheauthormainlyexplains________.

A．thereasonwhyhechosetoliveinthecenterofRome

B．thereasonwhythehotelhebookedwastherightchoice

C．whattransporttheychosetotravelintheirItaliantrip

D．thereasonwhythemistressgavethemsomeadvice

12．Fromthetextwecanknowtheauthor________.

A．enjoystravelingeverywhereintheworld

B．likesbeingaccompaniedbytourguides

C．advisesustoarrangetripsbyourselves

D．metwithalotofhiscountrymeninItaly

D

NextThursday,November27th（thefourthThursdayinNovember）,AmericanswillgatherwithfamilyandfriendstoshareabigmealtocelebrateThanksgiving.Theymightplaygames,tellstoriesorwatchfootballontelevisiontogether.

AngeloRosahasmoreThanksgivingmemoriesthanmostpeople.FromDrexelHill,Pennsylvania,the100yearoldmanlivesinthesamehousewherehecelebratedagreatnumberofThanksgivings.

Buthesaysitwasdifferentwhenhewasachild.MrRosawasjustthreewhenhisfamilycametoAmerica.“Whenweweresmallchildren,Thanksgivingwasneveraverybigholidaybecauseatthetimeweactuallydidn'tpaytoomuchattentiontoit.”But,also,hesays,hisparentsfacedalanguagedifficulty.“TheywerefromItalyandspokeverybrokenEnglish,becausetheywerethefirstgenerationthatcameoverhere.”

Andthefamilyhadlittlemoney.ThereweresixRosachildren.MrRosa'sfatherwasacoalminerinPennsylvania.Thefamilywasnotabletohavebig,costlydinners,especiallyduringthehardtimeofthe1930's.ButMrRosasaysThanksgivingdinnersbecameatraditioninhisownfamilyafterhemarriedandhadchildren.

ThisThanksgiving,AngeloRosawillgotothehomeofhisdaughterabouttwentyminutesaway.Hewillcelebratethedaywithlovedones,includinghisgreatgrandchildren.

Ontheothersideofthecountry,CathieDahlstromispreparingdishesforagroupof35to40peopleinConcord,California.WeaskedMsDahlstromwhatsheisthankfulforthisyear,herfirstansweris“Theelection”.Shesaidshealsoisdeeplygratefulforherverylargefamily.MsDahlstromhasonedaughter.Shehasfiveyoungerbrothersandsisters.Shealsohaseightstepbrothersandsisters.ManyofthemandtheirfamilieswillbeattheThanksgivingdinner.

13．FromMsDahlstrom'swords,wecaninferthat________.

A．sheiscontentwithherfamily,relativesandthesociety

B．sheisthankfulforhereffortintheelectionandherfamily

C．shehasalwaysbeencelebratingThanksgivingthisway

D．herdaughterhasalargefamilywithstepbrothersandsisters

14．Asawhole,ThanksgivinginAmericais________.

A．ahappygatheringwithfamilymembers,relativesandfriends

B．agrandfamilydinnerpartyaswellasatouristholiday

C．agreatsocia