高一下学期期末考试英语试题第2套真题.docx

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高一下学期期末考试英语试题第2套真题

高一下学期期末考试英语试题

一、阅读理解

1.阅读理解

A

FourMust-SeeRoute66Attractions

TheUnitedStatesisfullofoddroadsideattractions.Route66ishometosomeoftheoldestandmostknownattractionsofthemall.HerearefourattractionsyoushouldseealongtheMotherRoad:

⒈PaulBunyanandaHotDog

Route66travelerspassbymanyfiberglassgiants（巨人）rightalongtheroad.Thesegiantswereapopularformofadvertisinginthe1960s.Manyofthemstoodinfrontofservicestations.Theyheldcarparts,suchasmufflers.ThecollectionofRoute66giantsbecameknownas“MufflerMen”.Businesseshopedthestrangestatueswouldgettravelers’attention.

Thefirstfiberglassgiantwasa“PaulBunyan”figure,builtintheearly1960s.It’ssaidthatPaulBunyanisafamouswoodworker.

⒉CrownCandyKitchenandJamaicaRay

CrownCandyKitchenhasbeenservingRoute66travelersfromtheverybeginning.Itisjustafewshortblocksfromthe66paththroughSt.Louis,Missouri.Thefamily-runsodafountainshopopenedmorethan100yearsago,andhasbeenmakingcandiesandmealseversince.

Onweekends,peoplesometimeswaitinlineforatableatCrownCandyforoveranhour.Luckilythereisfreeentertainmentrightoutside.JamaicaRay,alocalfolkartist,createsunusualsculptures.

⒊TheWorld’sLargestRockingChair

Fanning,Missouri,ishometooneofthestrangestRoute66attractions.Justofftheroadsitsanalmost13-meter-tallrockingchair.

Thestructurewascompletedin2008onthefirstofApril,orAprilFool’sDay.Atonetimethechairactuallyrocked.Butofficialsdecidedithadtobestilltobesafeforever.Peoplearenotpermittedtoclimbthechair.Wethink,however,thatitprobablyhappensonceinawhile,whennooneiswatching.

⒋BigTexan’sSteakChallenge

Fewplacesbetterrepresentthecommonexpression“Everything’sBiggerinTexas”thantheBigTexanSteakRanch.Since1960.ithasappealedtotravelerswithbigappetitesandabigloveofbeef.

Itishardtomissthehugeyellowrestaurantorthegiantcowstatuethatsitsoutfront.ThecowadvertisesBigTexan’sspecialdeal,andwhathasmadethissteakranchfamous:

a“free”72-ounce（英两）or2-kilogramsteak.Thereisonetrick:

thesteakisonlyfreeifyoucaneattheentirethinginonehour.

Aspecialtableisinthemiddleoftherestaurantforthedaringdinerswhoacceptthechallenge.Since1990,morethan9,000dinershaveeatentheentire2-kilogramsteak.

（1）Whatwasconsideredas“MufflerMen”?

A.HotDogB.JamaicaRayC.CarpartsD.PaulBunyan

（2）Wherewillyoumaybewaitinlineonweekends?

A.PaulBunyanandaHotDog.B.CrownCandyKitchenandJamaicaRay.C.TheWorld’sLargestRockingChair.D.BigTexan’sSteakChallenge.

（3）IfyouvisitTheWorld’sLargestRockingChair,youhaveto.

A.getthereinAprilB.climbupandrockitC.seeit13metersawayD.traveltoFanning,Missouri

（4）WhatisBigTexan’sSteakChallenge?

A.Thegiantcowstatuesitsoutofthehugeranch.B.Dinerseatuptheentire72-ounceor2-kilogramsteak.C.TheBigTexanSteakRanchisthebiggestrestaurantinTexas.D.Thedaringdinerssitaroundataspecialtableintherestaurant.

2.阅读理解

B

Thesedays,youngpeopleinsomeEnglish-speakingcountriesarespeakingastrangelanguage,especiallywhencommunicatingonsocialmedia.

LookatthesewordschosenbyTheWashingtonPost:

“DavidBowiedyingistotestradge,”and“WhenCookiehuggedJamalitmademetotesemosh.”Orthissentence:

“BAE,letmeknowifyoustayintonight.”

Whatonearthdotheymean?

Well,“totes”isashortformof“totally”.Similarly,“tradge”means“tragic”and“emosh”means“emotional”.Itseemsthat,formillennials（千禧一代）,typinginthisformisnotonlytime-savingbutfashionable.

Asyoucansee,manymillennialslangs（俚语）areformedbyso-called“totesing”—thesystematicabbreviation（缩写）ofwords.Thetrendmighthavestartedwith“totally”becoming“totes”,butitnowhasspreadtomanyotherEnglishwords.

Theoriginsofothermillennialslangsaremorecomplexthan“totesing”.“Bae”,forexample,hasbeenwidelyusedbyAfrican-Americansforyears.Itcanbeanexpressionofclosenesswithone’sromanticpartneror,like“sweetheart”,forsomeonewithoutromanticconnection.AfterpopsingerPharrellusedthewordinhiswork,“bae”becamemainstream.

SomepeoplemightthinkmillennialslangslowerthevalueoftheEnglishlanguage,butMelbourneUniversitylinguist（语言学家）RoseyBillingtondoesn’tagree.Shesayswhenpeopleareabletousealanguageinacreativeway,theyshowthattheyknowthelanguageruleswellenoughtousewordsdifferently.Twootherlinguists,LaurenSpradlinandTaylorJones,sharethesameview.Thetwoanalysedhundredsofexamplesoftotes-speakanddiscoveredtotesinghascomplexroots.

Itisn’tsimplyanadultversionofbabytalk,noracleverwaytominimizeyourwordcount.Rather,itisahighlyorganizedsystemthatreliesonaspeaker’smasteryofEnglishpronunciation.Itisaboutsounds,followssoundsystemofEnglishandhasstrictrules.

（1）Whydoyoungpeoplelikeusinge-slangs?

A.Theyaretime-consuming.B.Theyareinfashion.C.Theyarecomplex.D.Theyareinorder.

（2）What’stheauthor’spurposeofmentioning“Bae”inParagraph5?

A.Tosupportthattotesingisnobabytalk.B.Toanalysetheusageofmillennialslangs.C.Toinformpeoplehowitbecamemainstream.D.Toexplainthecomplexoriginsofmillennialslangs.

（3）WhichstatementmayRoseyBillingtonagreewith?

A.Totesingisalooselyorganizedsystem.B.MillennialslangslowerthevalueofEnglish.C.It’ssimplyacleverwaytoreducethewordcount.D.Totes-speakrequiresagoodcommandofEnglish.

（4）What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.MillennialSlangsCatchonAmongYouthB.LinguistsDisapproveofTotesingC.MillennialSlangsTaketheLeadD.EnglishHasGreatlyChanged

3.阅读理解

C

Fatandshy,BenSaunderswasthelastkidinhisclasspickedforanysportsteam.“Foothall,tennis,cricket-anythingwitharoundball,Iwasuseless,”hesaysnowwithalaugh.ButbackthenhewastheonealwaysmadefunofinschoolgymclassesinDevonshire,England.

Itwasamountainbikehereceivedforhis15thbirthdaythatchangedhim.Atfirsthewentbikingaloneinanearbyforest.Thenhebeganto-ridethebikealongwitharunnerfriend.Gradually,Saunderssetuphismindonbuildinguphisbody,increasinghisspeedandstrength.Attheageof18,heranhisfirstmarathon.

ThefollowingyearhemetJohnRidgwayandwashiredasaninstructoratRidgway’sschoolofadventureinScotland,wherehelearntaboutRidgway’scold-waterexploits.Greatlyinterested,SaundersreadallhecouldaboutNorthPoleexplorersandadventures,thendecidedthatthiswouldbehisfuture.

In2001,afterbecomingaskillfulskier,Saundersstartedhisfirstlong-distanceexpeditiontowardstheNorthPole.Ittookunbelievableenergy.Hesufferedfrostbite,ranintoapolarbearandpushedhisbodytothelimit,pullinghissupply-loadedsled（雪橇）upandoverrockyice.

SaundershassincebecometheyoungestpersontoskialonetotheNorthPole,andhe’sskiedmoreoftheNorthPolebyhimselfthananyotherBritishman.Hisoldplaymateswouldnotbelievethechange.

NextOctober,Saunder,27,headssouthfromthecoastofAntarcticatotheSouthPoleandback,a2900-kilometerjourneythathasneverbeencompletedonskis.

（1）Aftertheageof15,Saunders________.

A.joinedasportsteamB.begantobuilduphisbodyC.madefriendswitharunnerD.becamegoodatmostsports.

（2）Whichofthefollowingisclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedword“exploits”inparagraph3?

A.Journeys.B.Researches.C.Adventures.D.Operations.

（3）WhichofthefollowingisthecorrectorderoftheeventsaboutSaunders?

a.Heranhisfirstmarathon.b.HeskiedaloneintheNorthPole.

c.Herodehisbikeinaforest.d.HeplannedanadventuretotheSouthPole.

A.a→e→d→bB.c-d→a→bC.a→e-→b→dD.c→a→b-→d

（4）WhatdoesthestorymainlytellusaboutSaunders?

A.Heisasuccessinsports.B.HeisthebestBritishskier.C.Heisagoodinstructoratschool.D.HeisRidgway’sfavoritestudent.

4.阅读理解

D

Asurveyhasshownthatwhatyoudoonaplanecanbedeterminedbywhichnationalityislistedonyourpassport.

Accordingtotheresultsofaninternationalpassengersurvey.Australiansarethebiggestdrinkersonboardwith36percentchoosingtodownthehatch（干杯）,comparedto35percentofAmericansand33percentofBrits.

TheAirlinePassengerExperienceAssociationspoketoaround1,500people,aged18andolder,whohavetravelledbyplaneatleastonceduringthelastthreemonthsandwerelivingintheUnitedStates,UnitedKingdom,Germany,Japan,China,Singapore,AustraliaandBrazil.

TheresultsfoundChinesetravelersaremostlikelytonodoffoncetheseat-beltsignswitchesoff.Theyarealsothefirsttotakeouttheircreditcardforsomeinflightshoppingandthebiggestfansofgaming.Americansontheotherhandliketousetheirtimeintheairmoreproductivelywhennotdrinking,choosingtoworkwhileflyingat35,000feet.

Meanwhile,BritsandGermansarethebestatmakingchatwithrandomstrangersspending50percentmoretimethananyothernationality.Comparatively,Braziliansconducttheirconversationsonlineviaemail,messagingappsorsocialmedia.

Despiteplanefoodhavingabadreputation,sevenoutoftenintervieweessaidtheywerehappytoeatupontheselectionofin-flightsnacksandmeals.Inflightmagazineswerealsopopularwithfouroutoffivepassengers.

Theinternationalflyersdid,however,expresstheirdesireforbetterinflightentertainment.“Theindustryhasgre