甘肃省会宁县第二中学学年高一英语下学期期中试题Word文档格式.docx

甘肃省会宁县第二中学学年高一英语下学期期中试题Word文档格式.docx

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第一部分：

阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第1节，阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A﹑B﹑C﹑D）中选出最佳选项。

（共15小题；

每小题2分，共30分）

A

Ifoundoutonetimethatdoingafavorforsomeonecouldgetyouintoalotoftrouble.Iwasintheeighthgradeatthetime,andwewerehavingafinaltest.Duringthetest,thegirlsittingnexttomewhisperedsomething,butIdidn’tunderstand.SoIleanedoverherwayandfoundoutthatshewastryingtoaskmeifIhadanextrapen.Sheshowedmethatherswasoutofinkandwouldnotwrite.Ihappenedtohaveanextraone,soItookitoutofmypocketandputitonherdesk.

Later,afterthetestpapershadbeenturnedin,theteacheraskedmetostayintheroomwhenalltheotherstudentsweredismissed.Assoonaswewerealoneshebegantotalktomeaboutwhatitmeanttogrowup;

shetalkedabouthowimportantitwastostandonyourowntwofeetandberesponsible（负责任）foryourownacts.Foralongtime,shetalkedabouthonestyandemphasizedthefactthatwhenpeopledosomethingdishonest,theyarereallycheatingthemselves.ShemademepromisethatIwouldthinkseriouslyaboutallthethingsshehadsaid,andthenshetoldmeIcouldleave.Iwalkedoutoftheroomwonderingwhyshehadchosentotalktomeaboutallthosethings.

Lateron,Ifoundoutthatshet

houghtIhadcheatedonthetest.Whenshesawmeleanovertotalktothegirlnexttome,itlookedasifIwascopyinganswersfromthegirl’stestpaper.Itriedtoexplainaboutthepen,butallshecouldsaywasitseemedveryverystrangetoherthatIhadn’ttalkedofanythingaboutthepenthedayshetalkedtomerightafterthetest.EvenifItriedtoexplainthatIwasjustdoingthegirlafavorbylettingherusemypen,IamsureshecontinuedtobelievethatIhadcheatedonthetest.

1.Thestorytookplaceexactly____.

A.intheteacher’soffice 

B.inanexamroom

C.intheschool 

D.inthelanguagelab

2.Thegirlwantedtoborrowapen,because____.

A.shehadnotbroughtapenwithher 

B.shehadlostherownonherwaytoschool

C.therewassomethingwrongwithherown 

D.herownhadbeentakenawaybysomeone

3.Thething（s）emphasized（强调）inhertalkwas（were）____.

A.honesty 

B.senseofduty 

C.seriousness 

D.alloftheabove

4.Theboykneweverything____.

A.themomenthewasaskedtostaybehind 

B.whentheteacherstartedtalkingabouthonesty

C.onlysometimelater 

D.whenhewaswalkingoutoftheroom

B

WhenIlivedinSpain,someSpanishfriendsofminedecidedtovisitEnglandbycar.Beforetheyleft,theyaskedmeforadviceabouthowtofindaccommodation（住所）.Isuggestedthattheyshouldstayat‘bedandbreakfast’houses,becausethiskindofaccommodationgivesaforeignvisitoragoodchancetospeakEnglishwiththefamily.Myfriendslistenedtomyadvice,buttheycamebackwithsomefunnystories.

“Wedidn’tstayatbedandbreakfasthouses,”theysaid,“becausewefoundthatmostfamilieswereawayonholiday.”

Ithoughtthiswasstrange.FinallyIunderstoodwhathadhappened.MyfriendsspokelittleEnglish,andtheythought‘VACANCIES’meant‘holidays’,becausetheSpanishwordfor‘holidays”is‘vacancies’.Sotheydidnotgotohousewherethesignoutsidesaid‘VACANCLES’,whichinEnglishmeanstherearefreerooms.Thenmyfriendswenttohousewherethesignsaid‘NOVACANCLES’,becausetheythoughtthismeantthepeoplewhoownedthehousewerenotawayonholiday.Buttheyfoundthatthesehouseswereallfull.Asaresult,theystayedathotels!

Welaughedaboutthisandabout

mistakesmyfriendsmadeinreadingothersigns.InSpanish,theword‘DIVERSION’meansfun.InEnglish,itmeansthatworkmenarerepairingtheroad,andthatyoumusttakeadifferentroad.Whenmyfriendssawtheword‘DIVERSION’onaroadsign,theythoughttheyweregoingtohavefun.Instead,theroadendedinalargehold.

Englishpeoplehaveproblemstoowhentheylearnforeignlanguages.OnceinParis.Whensomeoneofferedmesomemorecoffee,Isaid‘Thankyou’inFrench.ImeantthatIwouldlikesomemore,However,tomysurprisethecoffeepotwastakenaway!

LaterIfoundoutthat‘Thankyou’inFrenchmeans‘No,thankyou.’

5.MySpanishfriendswantedadviceabout______.

A.learningEnglish 

B.findingplacestostayinEngland

C.drivingtheircaronEnglishroads 

D.goingtoEnglandbycar

6.Isuggestedthattheystayatbedandbreakfasthousesbecause______.

A.theywouldbeabletopracticetheirEnglish

B.itwouldbemuchcheaperthanstayinginhotels

C.itwouldbeconvenientforthemtohavedinner

D.therewouldbenoproblemaboutfindingaccommodationthere

7.“NOVACANCIES”inEnglishmeans______.

A.nofreerooms 

B.freerooms 

C.notawayonholiday 

D.holidays

8.WhensomeoneofferedmemorecoffeeandIsaid‘Thankyou’inFrench,I______.

Adidn’treallywantanymorecoffee 

B.wantedthemtotakethecoffeepotaway

C.reallywantedsomemorecoffee 

D.wantedtoexpressmypoliteness

C

Sometimesyou’llhearpeoplesaythatyoucan’tloveothersuntilyouloveyourself.Sometimesyou’llhearpeoplesaythatyoucan’texpectsomeoneelsetoloveyouuntilyouloveyourself.Eitherway,you’vegottoloveyourselffirstandthiscanbetricky.Sureweallknowthatwe’retheappleofourparents’eyes,andthatourGrandmasthinkwe’regreattalentsandourUncleRobertsthinkthatwewillgototheOlympics.Butsometimesit’salothardertothinksuchnicethoughtsaboutourselves.Ifyoufindthatbelievinginyourselfisachallenge.Itistimeyoubuildapositiveself-imageandlearntoloveyourself.

Self-imageisyourownmind’spictureofyourself.Thisimageincludesthewayyoulook,thewayyouact,thewayyoutalkandthewayyouthink.Interestingly,ourself-imagesareoftenquitedifferentfromtheimagesothersholdaboutUS.Unfortunately,mostoftheseimagesaremorenegativethantheyshouldbe.Thuschangingthewayyouthinkaboutyourselfisthekeytochangeyourself-imageandyourwholeworld.

Thebestwaytodefeatapassiveself-imageistostepbackanddecidetostressyoursuccesses.Thatis,makealistifyouneedto,butwritedownallofthegreatthingsyoudoeveryday.Don’tallowdoubtstooccurinit.

　　Itverywellmightbethatyouareexperiencinganegativeself-imagebecauseyoucan’tmovepastoneflaworweaknessthatyouseeaboutyourself.Well,rollupyoursleevesandmakeachangeofitasyourprimarytask.Ifyouthinkyou’resillybecauseyouaren’tgoodatmath,findatutor.Ifyouthinkyou’reweakbecauseyoucan’trunamile,gettothetrackandpractice.Ifyouthinkyou’redullbecauseyoudon’twearthelatesttrends,buyafewnewclothes.Butremember,justbecauseyouthinkitdoesn’tmeanit’strue.

　　Thebestwaytogetridofanegativeserf-imageistorealizethatyourimageisfarfromobjective,andtoactivelyconvinceyourselfofyourpositivequalities.Changingthewayyouthinkandworkingonthoseyouneedtoimprovewillgoalongwaytowardspromotingapositiveself-image.Whenyoucanpat（拍）yourselfontheback,you’llknowyou’rewellonyourway.Goodluck!

9.Youneedtobuildapositiveself-imagewhenyou_________.

A.daretochallengeyourselfB.feelithardtochangeyourself

C.areunconfidentaboutyourselfD.haveah

ighopinionofyourself

10.Accordingtothepassage,ourself-images_________.

A.havepositiveeffectsB.areprobablyuntrue

C.areoftenchangeableD.havedifferentfunctions

11.Howshouldyouchangeyourself-imageaccordingtothepassage?

A.Tokeepadifferentimageofothers.B.Tomakeyourlifesuccessful.

C.Tounderstandyourownworld.D.Tochangethewayyouthink.

12.Whoaretheintendedreadersofthepassage?

A.ParentsB.AdolescentsC.EducatorsD.Peopleingeneral

D

　EuropeansshouldtrytostayindoorsifashfromIceland'

svolcanostartssettling,theWorldHealthOrganizationwarnedFridayassmallamountsfellinIceland,ScotlandandNorway.

　WHOspokesmanDanielEpsteinsaidthemicroscopic（微小的）ashispotentiallydangerousforpeoplewhenitstartstoreachtheEarthbecauseinhaled（吸入）particlescanenterthelungsandcauserespiratoryproblems.AndhealsosaidEuropeanswhogooutsidemightwanttoconsiderwearingamask.

　Otherexperts,however,weren'

tconvincedthevolcanicashwouldhaveamajoreffectonpeoples'

healthandsaidWHO'

swarningswere"

hysterical."

Theysaidvolcanicashwasmuchlessdangerousthancigarettesmokeorpollution.Volcanicashismadeoffineparticlesoffragmentedvolcanicrock.Itislightgraytoblackandcanbeasfineastalcumpowder.Duringavolcaniceruption,theashcanbebreatheddeepintothelungsandcauseirritationeveninhealthypeople.Butonceitfallsfromagreaterdistance—

likefromthecloudcurrentlyhoveringaboveEurope—itshealtheffectsareoftenminimal,expertssay.

　"

Notallparticlesarecreatedequal,"

saidKenDonaldson,aprofessorofrespiratorytoxicologyattheUniversityofEdinburgh,"

Inthegreatschemeofthings,volcanicashisnotallthatharmful."

AndhesaidmostEuropeans'

exposuretovolcanicashwouldbenegligibleandthatonlythoseintheneardistrictsoftheIcelandicvolcanowouldlikelybeatrisk.

　Dr.StephenSpiro,aprofessorofrespiratorymedicineanddeputychairoftheBritishLungFoundation,saidthefurthertheparticlestravel,thelessdangeroustheywillbe."

ThecloudhasalreadypassedovernorthernScotlandandwehaven'

theardofanyilleffectsthere,"

hesaid.Spirosaidto