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广东省佛山一中珠海一中金山中学学年高一英语下学期期中试题含答案
广东省佛山一中、珠海一中、金山中学2018-2019学年下学期高一期中考试
英语试题
第一部分:
单项填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分),从A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
1.Oneofourrulesisthateverystudent_______wearschooluniformwhileatschool.
A.mightB.couldC.shallD.will
2.Ourschoolmakes_______arulethatstudents______bringtheirmobilephonestocampus.
A.it;needn’tB.it;mustn’tC.that;mustn’tD.that;needn’t
3.Somethingterrible_______ifLiChangwasnotcomingtoeatinhisrestaurant______healwaysdid.
A.musthavehappened;whatB.couldhavehappened;as
C.musthavehappened;asD.couldhavehappened;what
4.Itissowettherethatthetreesareextremelytall,some_________over90meters.
A.aremeasuredB.aremeasuredC.measuredD.measuring
5.Thefactis______Iearnedmypassagebyworkingasanunpaidhand,which______myappearance.
A.that;accountsforB.\;accountsfor
C.how;giveanexplanationtoD.\;giveanexplanationto
6.Howhappyweare!
Theholidaywehavebeenlookingforward_______atlast.
A.tohascomeB.havingcomeC.tohavingcomeD.hascome
7.Itisnotalwayseasyforthepublictosee_______useanewinventioncanbeoftohumanlife.
A.whoseB.whatC.whichD.that
8.Evidencehasbeenfoundthroughyearsofstudy_______children’searlysleepingproblemsarelikelytocontinuewhentheygrowup.
A.whetherB.howC.thatD.why
9.Youaresayingthateveryoneshouldtakeequalresponsibility,andthatis_______Idisagree.
A.whyB.whereC.whatD.how
10._______isnodoubt_______ShanghaiBookTraderswillmakegreaterandgreatercontributionstothedevelopmentofShanghai.
A.It;thatB.There;whatC.There;thatD.It;what
11._________theSilkRoadcoveredahugedistance________moderndayXi’anwiththeMiddleEastandEurope,todayoneareainparticularisassociatedwiththenameoftheSilkRoad.
A.Why;linkingB.Why;linked
C.Although;linkedD.Although;linking
12.It________longbeforewe________theresultoftheexperiment.
A.willnotbe;willknowB.is;willknow
C.willnotbe;knowD.isknow
13.Onecanalwaysmanagetodomorethings,nomatter________fullone’sscheduleisinlife.
A.whereB.whenC.whatD.how
14.Youhavetotakesomenecessitiessuchasropes,aflash,boots,________youmaygetlostinthemountainifgoinghiking.
A.incaseB.inorderthatC.nowthatD.sothat
15.Somegreatpeoplesaiditwastheirprimaryschoolteachersandtheirlessons_______theywerefondof________influencedtheirwholelives.
A.which;thatB.that;whichC.which;whichD.that;that
16.Thisisthesmallhouselessthan15squaremeters,under_______rooflivesalargefamilyofthreegenerations.
A.whichB.whoseC.asD.that
17.Biarniwashopingtojoinhisfather_______waswithEric,buthewasblownoffcourseandfoundhimselfinanunknownland,________heeventuallyreachedGreenland.
A.who;fromwhereB.who;fromwhich
C.what;fromwhereD.what;fromwhich
18.Today,theXinjiangAutonomousRegionremainsaninternationalcrossroad________tradersfromsurroundingcountries,andtouristsfromallovertheworldregularmeet.
A.whoseB.whereC.whenD.why
19.Papercutsusedforreligiouspurposes________asofferingstothedead.People________whomthedeadpersonwasrelatedwouldmaketheseofferingsonspecialdays.
A.areused;toB.using;toC.areused;forD.using;for
20.MichaelputupapictureofLionelMessibesidethebedtokeephimself_______ofhisowndreams.
A.remindingB.toremindC.remindedD.remind
第二部分阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)
第一节(共15小题:
每小题2分,满分30分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
A
Threemagicaldestinationsjustoneday!
TourCode
Adult
Child(3-16)
Student
Family(2+2)
Tour203
£94
£84
£89
£346
TOURDETAILS
WindsorCastle
Time-honoredinhistory,WindsorCastleisproudlylocatedonawoodedhilloverlookingtheThamesRiver.DatingbacktoNormantimes,itisfamousforsweepinglandscapedgardens,whichiseasytoseewhyit’stheQueen’sfavoriteweekplace.FamousforitsarchitectureandRoyalpalace,theCastlewasbuiltinthe11thcenturyaftertheNormaninvasion.It’shometopricelessartworksandyoucanvisitQueenMary’sDolls’House.Rememberdon’tmisstheceremony—ChangingoftheGuards.
Stonehenge
StonehengeislocatedinthecountyofWiltshire.Thisisyourchancetoseeasideoftheworld-famousstonesthatmostpeopledon’tgetachancetosee!
YouwillneverforgetyourfirstglimpseofgrandStonehengewithitsrocksrisingupagainsttheskylineonSalisburyPlain.Therearemanyunsolvedmysteriesabouttherocks.WasStonehengeintendedasareligioustemple?
Aclockforastronomy?
Aburialground?
Makeupyourownmindasyouexplorethisuniquesitethathasconfusedtheworldfor5,000years.
Bath
BeautifulBathwasthefirstcityinEnglandtobeaddedtotheUNESCOWorldHeritageList.NotourofBathwouldbecompletewithavisittothefamousRomanBathsthatgavethecityitsname.ThisbeautifullypreservedbathingsitestillhasflowingwaterfromBrain’sonlyhotspring.Youwillbeamazedbytheimpressivetorch-lightingceremonyasduskfalls.YoucanalsohaveatasteofBath’swaterinPumpRoom,wherehotwatersaredrawnfordrinking.
21.Ifyourfamily(2adultsand2children)wanttovisitWinsor,BathandStonehenge,itwillcostyouatleast________.
A.£188B.£356C.£168D.£346
22.WherecanvisitorsseeChangingoftheGuards?
A.InWinsorCastle.B.InBath.
C.InStonehenge.D.InPumpRoom.
23.Whereisthepassageprobablytakenfrom?
A.asciencefictionnovelB.atravellingbrochure
C.anewsreportD.asportsmagazine
B
WhenIgraduatedfromhighschool,Iwantedtomajorincomparativeliterature.But,onceIfoundoutmyfriendsweregoinginto“real”majors,likemarketing,nursing,andengineering,IfiguredIneededtodothesametoensureagoodcareer.SoIchangedmymindandchoseBusinessManagementasmymajor.IforcedmyselftobelievethatIwouldenjoyitandsucceedinthefuture,buteventuallyIexhaustedmyselfunderstandingtheeconomyandtryingnewmarketingtechniques.Comingoutofthisexperience,IrealizeitisoktobedifferentfromothersandtostudythingslikearthistoryandothermajorsofferedintheCollegeofHumanities(人文学科)!
TheworriesmostpeoplehaveaboutaHumanitiesdegreeandfindingacareerafterwardsarethatthemajorsaretooabstract,andonewillnotobtainanyapplicableskills.ActuallyideasdiscussedinHumanitiesclasses,whichareoccasionallydifferentfromwhatpeoplecommonlybelieve,offerabroadperspective(视角).Howcouldoneeffectivelybeanunbiased(无偏见的)writerwithonlyaknowledgeofthepopularopinionofsociety?
Howcouldonespeakpersuasivelywithclosedminds?
Onlyseeingtheworldthroughasingleperspectiveleadstomissedlearning,missedfriendships,andmissedgrowth!
Withabroaderperspective,we’llbefreer,moreopen-minded,andlesslimitedinwhatwecanbecome!
STEM(science,technology,engineering,andmathematics)graduateslearnactualskillsintheirstudies,whilehumanitiesmajorslearn“softskills”likecommunicatingeffectivelythroughwritingcriticallyandspeakingpersuasively,synthesizing(综合)ideasthroughgatheringandinterpretinginformation,anddevelopingculturalawareness.Dothosesoftskillssounduselessandinapplicabletoyou?
Thinkofit.Howoftendoyoucommunicatewithothers?
Produceideas?
Encounterpeoplefromothercultures?
Everyday.EverySECONDofeveryday.Sowhynotmastertheseskills?
IfyouchooseamajorintheCollegeofHumanities,youwillbeneeded.Thejobmarketisquietlycreatingthousandsofopeningsaweekforpeoplewhocanbringahumanist’sgracetoourrapidlyevolvinghigh-techfuture.Yourskillswillbevaluabletoanyworkplaceyouhopetobein.Chaseafteryourdreammajorwithallyourenergy,nomatterwhatotherpeoplethink.
24.WhydidtheauthorchooseBusinessManagementashismajoratfirst?
A.Hewastiredoflearningcomparativeliterature.
B.Hecametoenjoylearningmarketingtechniques.
C.Hewantedtogotothesameuniversityashisfriends.
D.HebelievedBusinessManagementwasmorepractical.
25.Accordingtotheauthor,whatisapossiblewaytogainabroadperspective?
A.Makingmorefriendsandlearningfromthem.
B.Exchangingideasinaphilosophyclass.
C.Openingyourmindtofuturepossibilities.
D.Gettingtoknowthepopularopinionofsociety.
26.Inwhichofthefollowingsituationsdosoftskillsplaythemostimportantrole?
A.Writingasoftwareprogram.B.Performingaheartoperation.
C.Playingamusicalinstrument.D.Negotiatingwithabusinesspartner.
27.Whatcouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?
A.SticktoYourDesiredmajorB.BroadenYourPerspective
C.HowtoAcquireSoftSkillsD.Humanitiesvs.STEM
C
AsmallschoolinruralIndiaisgainingattentionoverthefactthatall300studentsareambidextrous(左右手都灵巧的).Datashowsthatonlyonepercentoftheglobalpopulationisambidextrous,buttheambitiousfounderofVeenaVandiniSchool,inMadhyaPradesh,isaimingtochangethat,startingatalocallevel.
AformersoldierandVeenaVandiniSchoolfounderVPSharmastatedthathewasinspiredtofocusonambidexteritytrainingbyIndia’sfirstpresidentRajendraPrasadwhowasinofficefrom1950to1962.Unexpectedly,thepresidentwasambidextrous."IreadinamagazinethatDr.RajendraPrasad,India’sfirstpresident,usedtowritewithbothhands.Thisinspiredmetogiveitatry,“Mr.Sharmasaid.”Laterwhen