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山西省大同市第一中学学年高一上学期期末考试英语试题
2015~2016学年度第一学期期末试卷
高一英语
第Ⅰ卷 客观卷(共60分)
I.阅读理解(满分40分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30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。
A
Tourismwasn’tasimportantasitistoday.Inthepast,onlypeoplewithagooddealofmoneycouldtravelonholidaystoothercountries.Morepeopletraveltodaythaninthepastbecausethereisagrowingmiddleclassinmanypartsoftheworld;thatistosay,peoplenowhavemoremoneyfortravel.Specialplanefaresfortouristsmaketravellessexpensiveandmoreattractivethaneverbefore.Onepersondoesn’ttravelforthesamereasonasanother.Butmostpeopleenjoyseeingcountriesthataredifferentfromtheirown.Theyalsoliketomeetnewpeopleandtotastenewfood.
Tourismcausesmanychangesinacountryandinpeople’slives.Peoplebuildnewhotelsandrestaurantsandtrainnativemenandwomenasguidestoshowvisitorsinterestingplaces.There’renewnightclubsandotheramusements.Internationaltourismisclearlyabigbusiness.
1.Morepeopletraveltodaythaninthepastbecause______________.
A.peoplehavebecomeinterestedintraveling
B.travelingtodayiseasiertheinthepast
C.peoplenowhavesparemoneyfortravel
D.greatchangeshavetakenplaceintheworld
2.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothearticle?
A.Tourismwon’tbringanychangesinpeople’sminds.
B.Withthedevelopmentoftourism,greatchangeshavetakenplaceinmanypartsintheworld.
C.Peoplehavesometroubleinmakingjourney.
D.Tourismcausesonlysomechangesinclothing.
3.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?
A.TheChangeofTourismB.Tourism
C.TheImportanceofTourismD.TheCauseofTourismChange
B
Iwokeuplateandhadbreakfastinahurry.Ihadneverbeenlateanddidn’twantmybosstobeunsatisfied.However,itseemedthatdaywasn’taluckyoneformefromtheverysecondIleftmyflat.ThemomentIwantedtorushdownstairsoneofmystilettoheels(细高跟)broke.Ihadtoreturntochangemyredshoes.IalsohadtochangemypurseandotherlittlethingsthatIhadtriedtomatchwiththeshoes.IwassureIwouldbelateforwork.
OnmywaytoworkIhadtowaitforoverhalfanhourbecauseofanaccident.Ihadnochoicebuttowait.Iphonedmybossandhetoldmethatitwasnoproblem,butheneededmeforthemeetingwiththeJapaneseclients(客户)thatmorning.
Finally,Iarrivedattheofficeonehourlater.Ihadtokeepcalmandbefreshforthemeetingtomaketheclientssurethatourplanwasthebestfortheirfuturecommercial(商业的)project.However,IlefttheplanIhadmadethenightbeforeathomeandwasgoingtopresent(介绍)ittotheclients.IwasabouttogetangrywhenIrealizedthatIhadadraft(草稿)ofitinmyoffice. Atlast,thepresentationcametoanendanditturnedouttobeasuccess.ButIhavetosaythatIhadaterribleday,fullofincidents(事件).
4.WhichofthefollowingisNOTthereasonofthewriterbeinglateforherwork?
A.Shegotuplateinthemorning.
B.Shechangedherpurseandotherlittlethings.
C.Oneofhershoeheelsbroke.
D.Shehadatrafficaccidentonthewaytowork.
5.Accordingtothepassage,whatcouldwelearnaboutthewriter?
A.Herbosswasveryangrywithher.B.Sheleftherplanonthebus.
C.Sheoftenarrivedatherofficeontime.D.Shewasnervousatthemeeting.
6.Accordingtothepassage,whichisthecorrectorderofthefollowingevents?
a.Shepresentedtheplantotheclients.
b.Oneofherstilettoheelsbroke.
c.Shearrivedattheoffice.
d.Shephonedherboss.
e.Shetriedtomatchherpursewithherredshoes.
A.beacdB.bedca C.dceabD.edcba
7.Whicholdsayingcouldbeusedtodescribethewriter’sincidents?
A.Failureisthemotherofsuccess.
B.Agoodbeginningmakesagoodending.
C.Wherethereisawill,thereisaway.
D.Onetroublenevercomesalone.
C
Areyousometimesalittletiredandsleepyintheearlyafternoon?
Manypeoplefeelthiswayafterlunch.Theymaythinkthateatinglunchisthecauseofthesleepiness.Or,insummer,theymaythinkitistheheat.However,therealreasonliesinsidetheirbodies.Atthattime—abouteighthoursafteryouwakeup—yourbodytemperaturegoesdown.Thisiswhatmakesyouslowdownandfeelsleepy.Scientistshavetestedsleephabitsinexperimentswheretherewasnonightorday.Thepeopleintheseexperimentsalmostalwaysfollowedasimilarsleepingpattern.Theysleptforonelongperiodandthenforoneshortperiodabouteighthourslater.
Inmanypartsoftheworld,peopletakenaps(小睡;打盹)inthemiddleoftheday.Thisisespeciallytrueinwarmerclimates,wheretheheatmakesworkdifficultintheearlyafternoon.Researchersarenowsayingthatnapsaregoodforeveryoneinanyclimate.Adailynapgivesoneamorerestedbodyandmindandthereforeisgoodforhealthingeneral.Incountrieswherenapsaretraditional,peopleoftensufferlessfromproblemssuchasheartdisease.Manyworkingpeople,unfortunately,havenotimetotakenaps.Thoughdoctorsmayadvisetakingnaps,employersdonotallowit!
Ifyoudohavethechance,however,hereareafewtipsaboutmakingthemostofyournap.Rememberthatthebesttimetotakeanapisabouteighthoursafteryougetup.Ashortsleeptoolateinthedaymayonlymakeyoufeelmoretiredandsleepyafterward.Thiscanalsohappenifyousleepfortoolong.Ifyoudonothaveenoughtime,tryashortnap—eventenminutesofsleepcanbehelpful.
8.Whydoyousometimesfeelsleepyintheearlyafternoon?
A.Becauseyoueattoomuchforlunch.
B.Becauseit’shotinsummer.
C.Becauseyourbodytemperaturegoesdownatthattime.
D.Becauseyoudidn’thaveagoodsleeplastnight.
9.Whatcanwelearnabout“naps”accordingtothelastparagraph?
A.Allthepeopleinwarmerclimatestakenapsinthemiddleoftheday.
B.Doctorsneedtotakenapswhileemployersdon’t.
C.Ifyoutakenapseveryday,you’11neversufferfromheartdisease.
D.Takingnapsregularlyisbeneficialtopeople’shealth.
10.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?
A.You’llfeelsleepyatregularintervals(间隔).
B.Takinganapwheneveryouwantwilldogoodtoyourhealth.
C.Youwillfeellesssleepyifyousleepforalongtime.
D.Ifyougetupat6:
30am,you’dbettertakeanapatabout1:
30pm.
11.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?
A.JustforaRestB.AllforaNap
C.ASpecialSleepPatternD.TakingNapsinWarmerClimate
D
OneofBritain’sbravestwomentoldyesterdayhowshehelpedtocatchsuspected(可疑的)policekillerDavidBieber—andwasthankedwithflowersbythepolice.Itwasalsosaidthatshecouldbeinlineforashareofupto$30,000rewardmoney.
VickiBrown,30,playedaveryimportantroleinendingthenationwidemanhunt.Vicki,whohasworkedattheRoyalHotelforfouryears,toldofherterribleexperiencewhenshehadtostealintoBieber’sbedroomandtowatchhimsecretly.Thenshewaitedaloneforthreehourswhilearmedpolicepreparedtostormthebuilding.
Shesaid,“Iwasverynervous.ButwhenIopenedthehoteldoorandsaw20armedpolicemenlinedupinthecarpark,Iwassogladtheywerethere.”
ThealarmhadbeenraisedbecauseVickibecamesuspicious(怀疑)oftheguestwhocheckedinat3p.m.thedaybeforeNewYear’sEvewithlittleluggageandwearingsunglassesandahatpulleddownoverhisface.Shesaid,“Hedidn’tseemtowanttotalktoomuchormakeanyeyecontact.”Vicki,theonlyemployeeonduty,calledherbossesMargaret,64,andherhusbandStallMcKale,65,whophonedthepoliceat11p.m.
OfficersfromNorthumbriaPolicecalledVickiatthehotelinDunston,Gateshead,atabout11:
30p.m.tomakesurethatthiswasthewantedman.ThentheykeptintouchbyphoningVickievery15minutes.
“Itwasabouttenpasttwointhemorningwhenthephonewentagainandapolicemansaid‘Wouldyougoandmakeyourselfknowntothearmedofficersoutside?
’Myheartmissedabeat.”
Vickiquietlyshowedeightarmedofficersthroughpassagesandstaircasestothetopfloorroomandhandedoverthekey.
“Irealizedthatmybedroomwindowoverlooksthatpairofthehotel,soIwenttowatch.Icouldnotseeintotheman’sroom,butIcouldseethepassage(走廊).Thepolicekeptshoutingatthemantocomeoutwithhishandsshowing.Thensuddenlyhemusthavecomeoutbecausetheyshoutedforhimtoliedownwhilehewashandcuffed(带手铐).”
12.Theunderlinedphrase“beinlinefor”inthefirstparagraphmeans__________..
A.getB.bepaidC.askforD.own
13.VickibecamesuspiciousofDavidBieberbecause_________..
A.thepolicecalledher
B.helookedverystrange
C.hecametothehotelwithlittleluggage
D.hecametothehotelthedaybeforeNewYear’sEve
14.DavidBieberwasmostprobablyhandcuffedin_________..
A.thepassageB.theman’sroomC.Vicki’sbedroomD.thetopfloorroom
15.Thewholeeventprobablylastedabout________hoursfromthemomentBiebercametothehoteltothearrivalofsomearmedofficers.
A.6B.8C.11D.14
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。
HowtoLoveYourParents
Evenifyouthinkthatyourparentsaremean-spirited(小心眼的)attimes,lovingyourparentsisanormalandfulfillingpartoflife.Youlovethemforthefactthattheycreatedyou,raisedyou,andareinpart,asourceofwhoyouare.16.
Tellthemyoulovethemeverymorning.Agentle"goodmorning"and"Iloveyou"willwarmacoldestheart.Rememberthattheybroughtyouintothisworld.Withoutyourparents,wemightstillwanderatanunknowncornerinanunknownworld.
Respectthemmoreandcherish(珍惜)thesemoments.Youcanusethesemomen