山西省山西大学附属中学高一英语上学期期中试题Word格式文档下载.docx

山西省山西大学附属中学高一英语上学期期中试题Word格式文档下载.docx

《山西省山西大学附属中学高一英语上学期期中试题Word格式文档下载.docx》由会员分享，可在线阅读，更多相关《山西省山西大学附属中学高一英语上学期期中试题Word格式文档下载.docx（9页珍藏版）》请在冰豆网上搜索。

Onapproachingthem,wesawitwasamotherwhalewithherbaby.Wecouldn’tbelieveit——thereweren’tanywhalesalongthecoasthere.Thestormmusthavedriventhemacrosstheoceanintothebay,inwhichthestillwaterwassobadlypollutedthatnothingcouldsurvive.

Thelittlebabywhale—actuallyasbigasourboat—wasobviouslystuckandcouldnotmove.Themotherdivedunderthewaterandcameupsuddenly,makingbigwhirlpools（漩涡）andwaves.”She’stryingtohelpherbaby,butonthewrongside,”myfathersaid.Atthispoint,myfathermovedourboatinasemicircletotheothersideand,headingtheboattowardsthebabywhale,pusheditgently.Withourseveralgentlepushesthebighumpturnedoveranddisappearedunderwater.Thenitswamuprightbesideitsmum.Theystruggledintheirdesperate（绝望的）attemptstoescapebutmissedtheexitandstartedheadinginthewrongdirection.Wehurrieduptothewhalesandtriedtoleadthemtowardsthebaychannel.Slowly,theyletusleadthem,sometimesrisingfromthewaterrightbesideustobreathe--andtogiveusatrustinglookwiththosehugeeyes.Oncetheyhittheirfirstpartofcleanwaterflowingstraightfromthesea,themumgaveusawavewithhertailandofftheyswamintothedistance.

Intheexcitementithadfeltlikeonlyafewminutes,butwehadbeenwiththosewonderfulanimalsforalmostanhourandahalf.Thatwasthesimpleandlastingbeautyoftheday.Nearlyfourdecadeslater,Istilllookbackfondlytothatgoldendayatsea.

1.Theauthorsays“I’msogladIdid.”（inPara.2）because_______.

A.hewitnessedthewholeprocessoffishingB.heenjoyedthebeautyofthecalmsea

C.heexperiencedtherescueofthewhalesD.hespenttheweekendwithhisfamily

2.Theharborsurvivedthestormthanksto_______.

A.theshapeoftheharborB.thearmsofthebay

C.thestillwaterinthechannelD.thelongcoastline

3.Themotherwhalefailedtohelpherbabybecause_______.

A.shehadstayedinthepollutedwaterfortoolong

B.thewhirlpoolsshehadmadewerenotbigenough

C.shehadnootherwhalesaroundtoturntoforhelp

D.thewavespushedherbabyinthewrongdirection

4.whatisthethemeofthestory?

A.Savinglivesbringspeopleasenseofhappiness.

B.Fishingprovidesexcitementforchildren.

C.It’snecessarytoliveinharmonywithanimals.

D.It’svitaltoprotecttheenvironment.

B

WhatisanOystercard?

Oysteristheeasiestwaytopayforjourneysonthebus，Tube，tram，DocklandsLightRailway（DLR）,LondonOvergroundandNationalRailjourneysinLondonYoucanstoreyourtravelcards,Bus&

TramPass,seasonticketsandcredittopayforjourneysasyougo.

WheretogetanOystercard?

ThereareanumberofwaysforyoutogetanOystercard:

• 

Atover3,900OysterTicketstops

AtTubeandLondonOvergroundstationticketoffices

AtsomeNationalRailstations

AtLondonTravelinformationCentres

Onlineattfl.gov.uk/oyster

HowtouseanOystercard?

TopaythecorrectfareontheTube,DLR,LondonOvergroundandNationalRailservices,youmustalwaystouchinontheyellowOystercardreaderatthestartofyourjourney,andtouchoutattheend.Ifyoudon’t,amaximumcashOysterfarewillbecharged.Whenusingthebusortram,youmustonlytouchinatthestart,butnotattheendofyourjourney.

WhathappensifIdon’tvisitLondonveryoften?

Don’tworry.Anypayasyougocreditonyourcardwillnotexpire（过期），soyoucankeepitforyournextvisitorlendittoafriend.

Fares

TravelingbyTubefromCentralLondon（Zonel）toHeathrow（Zone6）

AdultOystersinglefare

£

4.20MondaytoFriday06:

30-09:

30and16:

00-19:

00

2.70atallothertimesincludingpublicholidays

Adultsinglecashfare£

5.00

Forfurtherinformation，visittfl.gov.uk/fares.

5. 

WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutOystercards?

A. 

Theyarelimitedinusetotheownersthemselves.

B. 

OnNationalRailservicesyoumusttouchthemonthereadertwice.

C. 

Theyarenotsuitableforthosewhodon’tvisitLondonoften.

D. 

OystercardTubefarescostmoreonpublicholidaysthanonweekdays.

6.IfapersonwithanOystercardtakesthe7o’clockTubefromCentralLondontoHeathrowforaweek（nopublicholidayinbetween），heshouldpay________.

18.90 

B.£

29.40 

C.£

21.90 

D.£

26.40

7.Thepassageisprobablytakenfroma_________.

A.magazine 

B.travelbrochure 

C.textbook 

D.novel

C

Springiscoming,anditistimeforthoseabouttograduatetolookforjobs.Competitionistough,sojobseekersmustcarefullyconsidertheirpersonalchoices.Whateverwearewearing,ourfamilyandfriendsmayacceptus,buttheworkplacemaynot.

Ahighschoolnewspapereditorsaiditisunfairforcompaniestodiscouragevisibletattoos（纹身）,noserings,orcertaindressstyles.Itistrueyoucan'

tjudgeabookbyitscover,yetpeopledo“cover”themselvesinordertoconveycertainmessages.Whatwewear,includingtattoosandnoserings,isanexpressionofwhoweare.

Justaspeopleconveymessagesaboutthemselveswiththeirappearances,sodocompanies.Dressstandardsexistinthebusinessworldforanumberofreasons,butthemainconcernisoftenaboutwhatcustomersaccept.

Othersmaysayhowtodressisamatterofpersonalfreedom,butforbusinessesitismoreaboutwhethertomakeorlosemoney.Mostemployersdocareaboutthepersonalappearancesoftheiremployees,becausethosepeoplerepresentthecompaniestotheircustomers.

AsahiringmanagerIampaidtochoosethepeoplewhowouldmakethebestimpressiononourcustomers.Thereareplentyofwell-qualifiedcandidates,soitisnotwrongtorejectsomeonewhomightdisappointmycustomers.EventhoughIamopen-minded,Ican'

texpectallourcustomersare.Thereisnobodytoblamebutyourselfifyoursetofchoicesdoesnotmatchthatofyourpreferredemployer.Nocompanyshouldhavetochangetosatisfyacandidatesimplybecauseheorsheisunwillingtorespectitsstandards,aslongasitsstandardsarelegal.

8.Whichofthefollowingisthenewspapereditor’opinionaccordingtoParagraph2?

A.People’sappearancescarrymessagesaboutthemselves.

B.Customers’choicesinfluencedressstandardsincompanies.

C.Candidateswithtattoosornoseringsshouldbefairlytreated.

D.Strangedressstylesshouldnotbeencouragedintheworkplace.

9.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.EmployeesMatterB.PersonalChoicesMatter

C.AppearancesMatterD.HiringManagersMatter

10.Theauthor’sattitudetowardsstrangedressstylesintheworkplacemaybestbedescribedas_______.

A.enthusiasticB.negativeC.positiveD.sympathetic

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。

Choosingacollegemajorisoneofthemostimportantchoicesyoucanmakeaboutyoureducationandfuturecareer. 

11. 

.Whatyoustudyinschooloftendetermineswhatcareeropportunitiesyouwillhavewhenyougraduate.

Thereareanumberofstepsyoucantakebeforemakingafinaldecision. 

12. 

.Ifyouenjoymarinelife,forinstance,youshouldconsideramarinebiologymajor.Ifyoulovestar-gazing,considerbecominganastronomer.

Next,considertheacademicsubjectsinwhichyouexcel（优秀）.Ifyou’renotstronginmathyoumightbebetteroffnotchoosingengineering. 

13. 

.Comparethelistofyourinterestswiththelistofyourtalentsandseewhichfieldsoverlap（交叉）.Onceyou’veestablishedalistofpotentialcareerfields,researchthemfurthertodeterminewhichcollegemajorsaremostproper. 

14. 

.Ifyoustrugglewiththesesteps,considerlookingforoutsidehelp.

Choosingacollegemajoryouwillenjoyisimportant.Youmightfindcollegelifetobelessstressfulifyouenjoyyourclasses. 

15. 

.Perhapsmostimportantly,choosingthecorrectmajormayimproveyouroverallhappinessandqualityoflife.

A.Yourteacheristheretohelpwithjustthissortofdilemma.（困境）

B.Thenyoucangetanideaforwhatcoursesyou’llneedtotake

C.Itmayevenbemoreimportantthanwhereyouattendcollege.

D.Yourfuturecareerchoicesmayrelyheavilyonwhatyoustudyincollege.

E.Youmightalsoavoidtheunpleasantnessthatcomeswithchangingyourmajor.

F.IfyouaregoodatEnglishyoumightchoosetobecomeanauthororajournalist.

G.Beginbymakingalistofyourpersonalinterestsandcareerswhichcorrespondwiththem.

第二部分：

英语知识运用（共三节，满分45分）

第一节完形填空（共20小题；

每小题1分，满分20分）

阅读下面的短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

TheyearIwentawaytocollegewasaverydifficulttransition（过渡期）forme. 

16 

isprobablytruewithmanypeople．Igotquitehomesickand 

17 

thoughtaboutgoinghome. 

Althoughthe 

18 

timeformanystudentsisgetting 

19 

fromhome,mymailboxwasfrequently 

20 

.OnedaywhenIwenttothemailbox,therewasapostcard 

21