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安徽省屯溪第一中学学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题
安徽省屯溪第一中学2017-2018学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题
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一、完型填空本大题共1道小题。
1.
AwealthyoldladydecidestotraveltoAfrica,takingherfaithful(忠诚的)olddogCuddlesalongforcompany.Oneday,thedogstartschasingbutterfliesandbeforelong,Cuddlesdiscoversthathe’s___41___.Wanderingabout,henoticesa___42___headinginhisdirectionwiththeintentionofeatinghimforlunch.Theolddogthinks,“Oh,oh!
I’mindeep____43____now!
”Noticingsomebonesonthegroundcloseby,he____44____settlesdowntochewontheboneswithhisbacktothe____45____leopard.
Justastheleopardisaboutto____46____,theolddogexclaimsloudly,“Boy,thatwasonedeliciousleopard!
I____47____ifthereareanymorearoundhere?
”Hearingthis,theyoungleopardstopshisattackinmid-strike,alookof____48____comesoverhimandherunsbackintothetrees.“Whew!
”,saystheleopard,“Thatwasclose!
Thatdognearly____49____me!
”
Meanwhile,amonkeywhohadbeen____50____thewholescenefromanearbytreedecidesthathecanputthisknowledgetogooduseandtradeitfor____51____fromtheleopard.Sooffhegoes…buttheolddogseeshim____52____theleopardandfiguresthatsomethingmustbeup.Themonkeysooncatchesupwiththeleopard,andexplainsthatthedogis____53____andstrikesadealwiththeleopard.
Theyoungleopardisangryaboutbeing____54____andsays,“Here,monkey,jumponmybackandseewhat’sgoingtohappentothat____55____dog!
”
Theolddogseestheleopardcomingwiththemonkeyonhisbackandthinks,“WhatamIgoingtodonow?
”Butinsteadof____56____,thedogsitsdownwithhisbacktohisattackers,____57____hehasn’tseenthemyet,andjustwhentheygetcloseenoughto____58____,theolddogsays:
“Where’sthatdarnmonkey?
I___59___himoffanhouragotobringmeanotherleopard!
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Lifeisnotaboutholdingallthegoodcards,butin____60____thosethatyouholdwell.
41.A.hungryB.lostC.tiredD.bored
42.A.hunterB.travelerC.leopardD.monkey
43.A.troubleB.sorrowC.fearD.regret
44.A.suddenlyB.certainlyC.excitedlyD.immediately
45.A.approachingB.waitingC.passingD.wandering
46.A.moveB.leaveC.eatD.attack
47.A.doubtB.questionC.wonderD.guess
48.A.confusionB.terrorC.shockD.anger
49.A.defeatedB.murderedC.hadD.disturbed
50.A.reportingB.performingC.watchingD.judging
51.A.shelterB.protectionC.foodD.service
52.A.lookingforB.headingafterC.staringatD.escapingfrom
53.A.harmlessB.dangerousC.stupidD.intelligent
54.A.doubtedB.underratedC.hurtD.fooled
55.A.wiseB.strongC.pitifulD.bad
56.A.runningB.explainingC.standingD.trembling
57.A.realizingB.pretendingC.wishingD.expecting
58.A.hearB.observeC.touchD.fight
59.A.droppedB.putC.sentD.saw
60.A.acceptingB.keepingC.learningD.playing
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一、阅读理解本大题共4道小题。
2.
Inaforeigncountry,amanvisitedalocalrestaurant.Hedidn’tspeaktheirlanguage.Heorderedsomethingindecipherableoffthemenu.Whenthewaiterbroughthimaplateofdeliciouslookingfriednoodles,hesmiledandmadeanOKsignatthewaiterwithhisthumbandforefingerlinkedinacircle.Lookingangry,thewaiterthenpickedupthedishandthrownittohislap.Whathedidwrong,hewondered.Well,nothingisquiteasitseemswhenitcomestousinghandgestureinanothercountry.
Gestureshavebeenusedtoreplacewordsinmanycountries,andtheyareoftenspecifictoagivenculture.Gesturemaymeansomethingcomplimentaryinoneculture,butishighlyoffensiveinanother.
Thegesture“thumb-up”iscommonlymisinterpreted.InEnglish,itispopularlyknownas‘thumbsup’,despitethefactthattheactioniscommonlyperformedwithonlyonehand.English-speakingCaucasiansuseittosignal‘OK’,whichisthesamemeaningasO.K.ringgesture.Thetwocaninfactbeusedalmostinterchangeably.
AvoidusingthisgestureinSouthernSardinaorNorthernGreeceunlessyouwanttoinviteafight.WhileAmerican,BritishandAustralianwouldusethethumbuptosignalhitch-hikingtothedrivers,thismessagewillnotencourageaGreekdriverormotoristtostoptogivethemaride.
Therearenorightorwrongsignals,onlyculturaldifferences.Lackofculturalunderstandingwillleadtodisharmonyamongpeoplefromdifferentcultures.Whenweknowwhattolookfor,suchencounterswithotherculturesareactuallyveryinteresting,fascinatingandfun.Itiscertaintyagreattopictodiscussoveracupofcoffeeandcakes.
28.Whatdidthemaninthefirstparagraphdowrong?
A.Hemisunderstoodthewaiter.B.Hemadethesignalinarudeway.
C.Heorderedsomethingoffthemenu.D.Hedidn’trealizeculturaldifferences.
29.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordinthesecondparagraphmean?
A.Fullofaggression.B.Fullofadmiration.
C.Fullofcomplexity.D.Fullofcertainty.
30.WhatwillhappenifyoumakeathumbuptowardamaninNorthernGreece?
A.Hewillstoptogiveyoualift.
B.HewillaskyoutogivehimaHA.
C.Hewillgetannoyedandfightagainstyou.
D.Hewillmakethesamesignaltowardyou.
31.What’sthepurposeofthepassage?
A.Totellstoriesaboutdifferentcultures.
B.Toadviseustohaveanunderstandingofculturaldifferences.
C.Toexplainthemeaningofdifferentgestures.
D.Topersuadepeoplefromdifferentcountriestoliveinharmony.
3.
LettersasawayofcommunicationhavelonggivenwaytophonecallsandWeChatmessages.
ButaTVshow,LettersAlive,ishelpingbringthisoldwaytokeepintouchbackintothepresent.
LettersAlivetookitsideafromaUKprogramwithasimilarname,LettersLive,whichwasfirstshownin2013.Bothshowsfeaturefamousactorsandactresses,butthereisnogossip,noeye-catchingvisualeffectsoranyregularshowbiz(演艺圈)activities.Instead,it’sjustonepersonwalkinguptoamicrophoneandreadingaletter.
Butthesearenotjustanyletters.Theyareselectedfromawidetimespanandadiverserangeofsubjects.Thereis,forexample,apassionateletterthatfamouspainterHuangYongyuwrotetoplaywrightCaoYu30yearsagotocriticizehislackofcreativity.ThereisalsoaheartfeltnotefromSpringandAutumnPeriodwrittenbytwoordinaryyoungsoldierstotheirelderbrothertoreporttheirlivesinthewarzone.
Everyletterislikeasmallpieceofhistory.Byhearingthembeingread,it’sasifwearebeingsentbackintimetoexperienceamomentthatwewouldotherwiseneverhavehadthechanceto.
“LettersLivemakesuspauseandimaginethelivesbehindtheletters,”UKactorBenedictCumberbatch,oneofthereadersontheUKshow,toldTheGuardian.“Itallowspeoplefromallagesandallwalksoflifetoexperienceamomentoftimeinsomeoneelse’slifeforabriefmoment.”
Comparedtopublishedtexts,lettersalsocomewithapersonaltouch.
OneexamplefromLettersLivewasanoteofthanksfromthemotherofadyingchildtoJKRowling,authoroftheHarryPotterbooks.Itread:
“MrsRowling,Cancerthreatenedtotakeeverythingfrommydaughter,andyourbooksturnedouttobethecastlewesodesperatelyneededtohidein.”
AccordingtoGuanZhengwen,thedirectorofLettersAlive,itisthiskindofhumanitybehindeveryletterthatstrikesachord(引发共鸣)withtheaudience.ItisalsowhatmadetheshowabighitinChinaeversinceitsfirstepisodeairedonDec5.
“It’sathingofthepastthatentertainmentshowsestablishthemselvesonlywithprettyfaces,”GuantoldSohuNews.“Showbizisstartingtoswitchtoafocusonwisdomandintelligence.
24.WhatdoyouknowabouttheTVshowLettersAlivefromthispassage?
A.AnyletterscanbereadinthisTVshow.
B.ItisexactlythesamewithaUKprogramLettersLive.
C.Theprogrambringstheoldwayofwritinglettersbacktolife.
D.Muchgossipofcelebritiesandeye-catchingvisualeffectslieintheprogram.
25.Whateffectdolettershaveaccordingtotheaudience?
A.Theyhelpcureadyingchildofhercancer.
B.Theymakepeopleforgettheirpastexperience.
C.Theyreflectthewholehistoryoftheworld.
D.Theyallowpeopletoexperienceothers‘lifeandapersonaltouch.
26.WhyistheTVshowLettersAliveverypopularaccordingtoitsdirector?
A.Itfeaturesfamousactorsandactresses.
B.Peoplecanfindmanyregularshowbizactivities.
C.LettershavebeencompletelyreplacedbyphonecallsandWeChatmessages.
D.Thehumanitybehindeverylettermakestheaudienceexperiencethesamefeelingsasitswriter.
27.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?
A.Prettyfacesstillplayanimportantroleinshowbiz.
B.Showbizisstartingtocentreonwisdomandintelligence.
C.JKRowlingprovidedalotofbooksforagirlsufferingfromcancer.
D.ThepainterHuangYongyuandtheplaywrightCaoyuweren’tgoodfriends.
4.
Withallthetraditionalmediachannels,includingnewspapers,magazinesandtelevisionshows,shrinking,advertisersareworryingabouthowtheycanreachcustomers.Banners(横幅)adsonourdevicesareuglyanddisturbing.Toovercomevariousdigitalproblems,theadindustryhasbeenservingupasneaky(不光明正大的)solution:
makeadslooklesslikeadsandmorelikethearticles,videosandpostsaroundthem.
Thistrend,callednativeadvertising,hastakenovertheInternet;eventhewebsitessuchasNYTandWall-Sareusingit.OnFacebookandTwitter,every10thitemorsoisanad;onlythesmallsubtitle“Sponsored(赞助)”appearinginlightgraytypetellsyouwhichpostsareads.
Won’tdressingupadstomakethemlooklikereportedarticlesmisleadpeople?
Sometimes,yes.AnInteractiveAdvertisingBureaustudyfoundthatonly41perc