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山西省平遥中学学年高一英语下学期期末考试试题

平遥中学2017-2018学年度第二学期高一期末考试

英语试题

本试卷满分：

150分考试时间：

100分钟

本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）

第Ⅰ卷

第一部分：

听力（略）

第二部分：

阅读理解（共两节，满分60分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题3分，满分45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，并将答案写在答题卡上。

A

Chinaisalandofbicycles.Atleastitwasbackin1992whenItraveledthecountry.Backtheneveryoneseemedtoberidingabicycle.Millionsofthem,allblack.Carswererare.YetsincemyarrivalinBeijinglastyear,I'vefoundtheoppositeistrue.Therearemillionsofcars.However,peoplestillusetheirbicyclestogetaround.Formany,it'stheeasiestandcheapestwaytotraveltoday.Bicyclesalsocomeindifferentcolors—silver,green,red,blue,yellow,whateveryouwant. 

    It'sfunwatchingpeoplebiking.Theyrushquicklythroughcrossroads,moveskillfullythroughtraffic,andrideevenonsidewalks（人行道）.Bicyclesallowpeoplethefreedomtomoveaboutthatcarsjustcan'tprovide. 

    EagertobepartofthisaspectofChineseculture,Idecidedtobuyabicycle.Greatweatheraccompanied（陪伴）mygreatbuy.Iimmediatelyjumpeduponmybicycleseatandstartedhome. 

    Myfirstridehomewasorderly（守秩序的）.Tobesafe,Istayedwitha“pack”ofbikerswhilecarsonthestreetscamerunningswiftlyoutofnowhereattimes.Ididn'twanttogethit.SoItooktheridecarefully. Crossingthestreetswasthebiggestproblem.ItwasalotlikecrossingamajorhighwaybackintheUnitedStates.Thestreetsherewerewide,socrossingtooktime,skillandalittlebitofluck. 

    Ifinallymadeithome.Thefeelingonthebicyclewasamazing.Theairhittingmyfaceandgoingthroughmyhairwaswonderful.IwassittingontopoftheworldasIpassedbyplacesandpeople.Bikingmademefeelalive.

1.Accordingtotheauthor,whyarebicyclesstillpopularinChinatoday?

A.Becausetheyaretraditionalandsafe.

B.Becausetheyareconvenientandinexpensive.

C.Becausetheyarecolorfulandavailable.

D.Becausetheyarefastandenvironmentfriendly.

2.Theauthordecidedtobuyabicyclebecauseheintended_______.

A.torideitforfun

B.touseitfortransport

C.toexperiencelocalculture

D.toimprovehisridingskills

3.Howdidtheauthorfeelabouthisstreetcrossing?

A.Itwasboring.

B.Itwasdifficult.

C.Itwaslively.

D.Itwaswonderful.

4.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheauthor'sbikingexperience?

A.Theauthorenjoyedshowingoffhisbikingskills.

B.Theauthorwasannoyedbytheairwhileriding.

C.Theauthorwaspraisedbytheotherbikers.

D.Theauthortookgreatpleasureinbiking.

B

ItwasMother’sDaymorninglastyearandIwasdoingmyshoppingatourlocalsupermarketwithmyfive-year-oldson,Tenyson.Aswewereleaving,wefoundthatonlyminutesearlieranelderlywomanhadfallenoverattheentranceandhadhitherheadontheconcrete.Herhusbandwaswithher,buttherewasbloodeverywhereandthewomanwasembarrassedandclearlyinshock.

   Walkingtowardsthescene,Tenysonbecameveryupsetaboutwhathadhappenedtothecouple.Hesaidtome,“Mum,it’snotmuchfunfallingoverinfrontofeveryone.”

   Atthefrontofthesupermarket,acharity（慈善）grouphadsetupastandsellingcookedsausagesandflowerstoraisefunds.Tenysonsuggestedthatweshouldbuytheladyaflower.“Itwillmakeherfeelbetter,”hesaid.Iwasamazedthathe’dcomeupwith thissweetidea.Sowewentovertotheflowersellerandaskedherifwecouldbuyaflowerfortheladytocheerherup.“Justtakeit,”shereplied.“Ican’ttakeyourmoneyforsuchawonderfulgesture.”

   Bynowparamedics（急救人员）hadarrived,andwereattendingtotheinjuredwoman.Aswewalkeduptoher,mysonbecame intimidatedbyallthebloodandmedicalequipment.Hesaidhewasjusttooscaredtogouptoher. 

   InsteadIgavetheflowertothewoman’shusbandandtoldhim,“Mysonwasveryupsetforyourwifeandwantedtogiveherthisflowertomakeherfeelbetter.”

   Atthat,theoldmanstartedcryingandsaid,“Thankyousomuch,youhaveawonderfulson.HappyMother’sDaytoyou.”

   Themanthenbentdownandgavehiswifetheflower,tellingherwhoitwasfrom.Thoughbadlyhurtandshaken,theoldladylookedupatTenysonwithloveinhereyesandgavehimalittlesmile.

5.Whatdosetheauthorintendtotellus?

A.Onecanneverbetoocareful.

B.Actionsspeaklouderthanwords.

C.Lovebeginswithalittlesmile.

D.Asmallactofkindnessbringsagreatjoy.

6.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.TheelderlywomanwasknockeddownbyTenyson.

B.Tenyson’sideaofbuyingaflowergainedhismother’ssupport.

C.Tenyson’scarefortheelderlywomanpuzzledtheflowerseller.

D.TheelderlywomanwasmovedtotearsbyTenyson’sgesture.

7.Theunderlinedword“intimidated”inthefourthparagraphprobablymeans“___________”.

A.astonished

B.struck

C.frightened

D.excited

8.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.Flower’sPower

B.Mother’sDay

C.AnAccidentalInjury

D.AnEmbarrassingMoment

C

FORRENT

   Large,sunnyofficeinconvenientdowntownlocation,neartwobusroutes,ampleparkinginrear.900sqfeetdividedintotwoprivateofficesandcomfortablereceptionarea,smallkitchen,onebathroom.Modern10-storybuildingwithtwoelevators.$1,750/month.Firstmonth'srentandsecuritydeposit（押金）equaltoonemonth'srentrequiredtomovein.Tosee,callCityOfficeRentalsat382-0838between8:

30and4:

30,Tues.-Sat.

To:

MarilynSawyer

From:

PaulLebowski

Sent:

Tuesday,October3

Subject:

Officerental

Marilyn,

Here'salinktoanofficerentaladIfoundonline:

Ithinkit'sworthlookingateventhoughtherentisabithigh.Iknowitisagooddealmorethanwearepayingnow,butlookatthesize.It'stwiceasbigasourcurrentoffice,andI'msurewecanusethespace.Andithasakitchen,abathroomandareceptionareajustlikewehavenow.Unfortunatelyitisnowherenearasubwaystation.ThatisaconvenienceIwouldmisshaving,butitdoeshaveparking,unlikeourcurrentoffice.I'msureourclientswouldappreciatethat.Itwouldalsobegoodtobeinabuildingwithanelevator.I'mreallytiredofusingthestairs.I'dliketoseethespaceassoonaspossible.Couldyoucallandmakeanappointment?

Tryandgetonefortomorrowifyoucan,becauseafterthatI'llbeawayuntilnextMonday,asyouknow.Thanks.

Paul

9.HowmuchwouldMarilynandPaulhavetopaybeforemovingintotheadvertisedoffice?

A.$900.

B.$1,750.

C.$1,800.

D.$3,500.

10.Whatdoestheadvertisedofficehavethatthecurrentofficedoesn't?

A.Akitchen.

B.Abathroom.

C.Aparkingarea.

D.Areceptionarea.

11.WhendoesPaulwanttoseetheoffice?

A.Monday.

B.Tuesday.

C.Wednesday.

D.Thursday.

D

StephenWilliamHawking（1942.1-2018.3）,wasatheoreticalphysicist,cosmologist,authorandDirectorofResearchattheCentreforTheoreticalCosmologywithintheUniversityofCambridge.Havingspenthiscareerdecodingtheuniverseandevenexperiencedweightlessness,hewasurgingthecontinuationofspaceexploration—forhumanity’ssake.The76-year-oldHawkingoncesaidhedidnotthinkhumanswouldsurviveanother1,000years“withoutescapingbeyondourfragile（脆弱的）planet.”

Thescientistmadetheremarksbeforeanaudienceofdoctors,nursesandemployeesatCedars-SinaiMedicalCenter,wherehetouredastemcelllaboratorythat’sfocusedontryingtoslowtheprogressionofLouGehrig’sdisease.

   Hawkingwasdiagnosed（诊断）withtheneurologicaldisorder55yearsagowhilestudyingatCambridgeUniversity.Herecalledhowhebecamedepressedandatfirstdidn’tseeapointinfinishinghisPhD.Buthecontinuedtodevotehimselftohisstudies.

    “Ifyouunderstandhowtheuniverseoperates,youcontrolitinaway,”hesaid.Famousforhisworkonblackholesandtheoriginsoftheuniverse,Hawkingwasalsowell-knownforbringingabstractphysicsconceptstothemassesthroughhisbest-sellingbooks.

   HawkingsurvivedlongerthanmostpeoplewithLouGehrig’sdisease,alsoknownasamyotrophiclateralsclerosis.ALSattacksnervecellsinthebrainandspinalcord（脊髓）thatcontrolthemuscles.Peoplegraduallyhavemoreandmoretroublebreathingandmovingasmusclesweakenandwasteaway.There’snocureandnowaytoreverse（倒转）thedisease’sprogression.FewpeoplewithALSlivelongerthanadecade.

   Hawkingreceivedaround-the-clockcare,couldonlycommunicatebytwitchinghischeek,andreliedonacomputermountedtohiswheelchairtoconveyhisthoughtsinauniqueroboticmonotone.

   Despitehisdiagnosis,Hawkingremainedactive.In2007,hefloatedlikeanastronautonanaircraftthatcreatedweightlessnessbymakingparabolic（抛物线）dives.“Howeverdifficultlifemayseem,thereisalwayssomethingyoucando.”hesaid. 

12.WhydidHawkingremarkthathumanswillnotsurviveanother1,000years?

A.Towarntheearthmaynotbesuitabletoliveon.

B.Tomakehistheoryoncosmologywidelyaccepted.

C.Toshowtheearthisbecomingmoreandmorefragile.

D.Topersuadehumanbeingstofurtherspaceexploration.

13.WhatmusthumanbeingsdoiftheywanttosurviveaccordingtoHawking?

A.Studytheuniversewithoutstop.

B.Escapepossiblefuturedisasters.

C.Realizethewaytheuniverseworks.

D.Protecttheenvironmentoftheearth.

14.WhatifapersonsuffersfromLouGehrig’sdisease?

A.Theywillbeunabletowalkorspeaktoothers.

B.Theyarelikelytodiewithintenyearsgenerally.

C.Theycanrecoveralittlebitiftheyaretreatedearly.

D.Theyaremostlyassistedbyespecially-designedrobots

15.WhatdoHawking’sachievementsinscienceliein?

A.Hisinterestinphysics.

B.Hiscreationofbla