学年安徽省宿州市汴北三校联考高一上学期期中考试英语试题.docx

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学年安徽省宿州市汴北三校联考高一上学期期中考试英语试题

2017-2018学年安徽省宿州市汴北三校联考高一上学期期中考试英语试题

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一、阅读理解（40分）阅读短文，选出最佳选项。

A

TheChineseword"Shanzhai"meansasmallmountainvillage,butnowitbecomesanacceptednameforfakes（假货）,after"ShanzhaiCell-phones"producedbysmallworkshopsinsouthernChinabecamepopularinthemainlandmarketoverthepasttwoyears.Besides（除……之外，还有）"Shanzhai"electronicproducts,thereare"Shanzhai"movies,"Shanzhai"starsandevena"Shanzhai"SpringFestivalGala,acopyofthe25-year-oldtraditionalshowpresentedbyCCTVonChineseLunarNewYear'sEve.

"Shanzhai"hasbecomeacultureofitsown,meaninganythingthatimitatessomethingfamous.InChongqing,"Shanzhai"version"Bird'sNest（鸟巢）"and"WaterCube（水立方）"wovenbyfarmerswithbambooattract（吸引）wideattentionfromtourists.BotharecopiesofthefamousOlympicbuildingsinBeijing.

Aliteraturecriticsaidthattakingthe"Shanzhai"Galaasanexample,whenthetraditionalCCTVprogrambecomeslessandlessattractivetotheaudience,the"Shanzhai"versionappearstimelytoattractpeople."Althoughitisoftenconnectedwithpoortechniquesandoperation,'Shanzhai'culturemeetsthepsychologicalneedsofcommonpeopleandcouldbeacomforttotheirminds,"hesaid.

Tothemainstream（主流）culture,theriseof"Shanzhai"cultureisachallengeandamotivation（推动）.Peoplebelievedifferentkindsofculturesdevelopingtogetherisaperfectwayanditisforthepublictochoose.

1．TheChineseword"Shanzhai"mayhavestartedwith_______.

A.fake（假的）cell-phonesB.electronicproducts

C.SpringFestivalGalaD.Olympicbuildings

2．Accordingtothepassage,"Shanzhai"culturemeans_______.

A.theactionthatapersonimitatesfamouspeople

B.productswithpoortechniquesandquality

C.anythingthatarecopiesofsomethingfamous

D.thosesimilarnamestofamousbrands

3．Wecaninferthatthemainstreamculture_______.

A.isheldbackby"Shanzhai"culture

B.isthechallengeof"Shanzhai"culture

C.willbereplacedby"Shanzhai"culture

D.maydevelopfasterbecauseofthechallengeof"Shanzhai"culture

4．Theunderlinedword"imitates"isclosestinmeaningto_______.

A.偷窃B.仿造C.做广告D.欺骗

B

Theelephantwaslyingheavilyonitsside,fastasleep.Afewdogsstartedbarkingatit.Theelephantwokeupinaterribleanger:

itchasedthedogsintothevillagewheretheyranforsafety.

Thatdidn'tstoptheelephant.Itdestroyedadozenhousesandinjuredseveralpeople.Thevillagerswerescaredandangry.ThensomeonesuggestedcallingParbati,theelephantprincess.

ParbatiBarua'sfatherwasahunteroftigersandanelephanttamer.HetaughtParbatitorideanelephantbeforeshecouldevenwalk.Healsotaughtherthedangerousartoftheelephantround-up--howtocatchwildelephants.

Parbatihasn'talwayslivedinthejungle.Afterahappychildhoodhuntingwithherfather,shewassenttoboardingschoolinthecity.ButParbatinevergotusedtobeingthereandmanyyearslatershewentbacktoheroldfife."Lifeinthecityistoodull.Catchingelephantsisanadventureandtheexcitementlastsfordaysafterthechase,"shesays.

ButParbatidoesn'tcatchelephantsjustforfun."Mywork,"shesays,"istorescuemanfromtheelephants,andtokeeptheelephantssafefromman."AndthisisexactlywhatParbatihasbeendoingformanyyears.Increasingly,theIndianelephantisangry:

formanyyears,illegalhuntershaveattackeditanditshomeinthejunglehasbeenreducedtosmallpiecesofland.Itisnowfightingback.Wheneverwildelephantsenterateagardenoravillage,Parbatiiscalledtoguidetheanimalsbacktothejunglebeforetheycankill.

Theworkofanelephanttameralsoinvolvesloveanddevotion.Agoodelephanttamerwillspendhoursadaysinginglovesongstoanewlycapturedelephant."Eventuallytheygrowtolovetheirtamersandneverforgetthem.Theyarealsomoreloyalthanhumans,"shesaid,assheclimbeduponeofherelephantsandsatonthegiant,happyanimal.Anelephantprincessindeed!

5．ForParbati,catchingelephantsismainlyto            .

A.getlonglastingexcitementB.keepbothmanandelephantssafe

C.sendthembacktothejungleD.maketheangryelephantstame

6．BeforeParbatistudiedinaboardingschool,            .

A.shespenthertimehuntingwithherfather

B.shelearnedhowtosinglovesongs

C.shehadalreadybeencalledanelephantprincess

D.shewastaughthowtohunttigers

7．Indianelephantsaregettingincreasinglyangryandtheyrevengebecause________ .

A.theyarecaughtandsentforheavywork

B.illegalhunterscapturethemandkillthem

C.theyareattackedandtheirlandgetslimited

D.dogsoftenbarkatthemandchasethem

8．ThepassagestartswithanelephantstoryinordertoexplainthatinIndia______　 .

A.peopleeasilyfallvictimtoelephants'attacks

B.theman-elephantrelationshipisgettingworse

C.elephanttamersareinshortsupply

D.dogsareaspowerfulaselephants

9．Theunderlinedword“captured”inthelastparagraphprobablymeans“__________”.

A.foundB.caught

C.attackedD.chased

C

Howoldaretheappsonyoursmartphone?

Isittimeforanupdate?

Herearethreeappsforyou.Trythemoutandhavefun.

DuoLingo

Learningaforeignlanguagedoesn'talwaysmeanyouhavetositinaclassandtakeendlessexams.AnappcalledDuolingohasbeendesignedtohelpyoumemorize（记住）newwordsandgrammarincreativeways,suchasonlinelessons,gamesandinterestingexercises.Forexample,oneexerciseasksyoutoputwordsintherightordertomakethecorrectsentence.Youcanalsotrytranslationpractice.

DoubanFM

Amusicappisnecessityforalmosteverysmartphonenow.DoubanFMmightbetherightthingforyou.

ThereisnoplaylistonDoubanFM—songsjustkeepstreaming（播放）onebyme,Youcanusethe“heart”,“trash”and“skip”buttons（按钮）tomarkthesongsyoulike,don’tlikeandwanttocutshort,respectively（分別地）.Thosemarkedwithaheartwillbestoredinanotherlistasyourfavoritesforyoutolistentoanytimeyouwant.DoubanFMalsohasdifferentchannels（道频）.Therearemanytypesofmusic,suchasblues,jazz,andpop.Youcanchoosethemusicforoutdooractivitiesworkorstudyingdependingonyourmood（心情）.

Flipboard

Itisoneofthehottestnewsappsrightnow.WithFlipboard,youcanmakeeverythingpersonaltoyou.Allyouhavetodoisopenuptheapp,“flipthrough”toselectwhateverinterestsyou,andclickthebutton.Attheendyou’llhaveyourownmagazine,completewithafrontpage,newarticles,andinformation.

10．What’sthepurposeofthepassage?

A.ToshowanewwaytolearnEnglish.

B.Toofferahottestnewswebsite.

C.Tointroducethreeapps.

D.Togiveadvicetomusiclovers.

11．WhatdoesDuolingohelpyoudo?

A.Getawayfromendlessexams.

B.Keepwordsandgrammarinmind.

C.Haveeasyaccesstoonlinelessons.

D.PracticespeakingEnglishcorrectly.

12．WhichstatementistrueaboutDoubanFM？

A.Thereisnoplaylistonit,makingasmartphoneeasiertooperate.

B.Ithasspecialchannelswhereconcertsareregularlybroadcastlive.

C.Itknowsaboutyourmoodbasedonwhatyouaredoing.

D.Youcanchoosewithityourfavoritesongsandmusicasyoulike.

13．Accordingtothetext,whatcanyoudowishFlipboard?

A.Makeapersonalizednewsmagazine.

B.Gothrougheverythingthatinterestsyou.

C.Safelystoresomepersonalinformation.

D.Contributeyourarticlestopopularmagazines.

D

Brianwasafunnystudent.Helovedwatchingcomedies（喜剧）bestandhopedtobecomeacomedyactoroneday.

Whenheheardaboutthetalentshowtobeheldatthisschool,Briandecidedtotakepartin.Hehadneveractedonstagebefore,andhewasveryexcited.Butsomestudentslaughedathim.“Youarenotfunnybutsilly，”Ken,oneofhisclassmates,saidtohisface.“Noonewilllikewhatyoudo，”anotherboyalsosaidtohim,loudly.

Briancouldn’tunderstandwhytheyweresounkindtohim.Foramoment,hethoughtaboutgivinguptheshow.Butherememberedhowmuchhisfriendslikedhisjokes,andalsohisteacherssaidhewasveryfunny.Sohedecidedtopreparefortheshow.

Briandidagreatjobatthetalentshow.Everyonelovedhisperformance,andhewonthefirstprize!

Histeachersandfriendswereproudofhim.Evenso,KentoldBrianthathewasnotfunny,andthathewouldneverbesuccessful.Briandidn’tunderstandwhyKensaidso,butherealizedthatithadnothingtodowithhim.Heconfidentlycontinuedtoworktowardshisgoal.

Astheyearswenton,BrianmetmorepeoplelikeKen.“You’lldoaterriblejob，”theysaidtohim.Luckily,mostpeopleencouragedhimandsomehelpedhimtobecomeevenfunnier.Hegotalotofopportunitiestoperforminmovies.Hewaseveninvitedtoappearontelevision.Hisfansthankedhimbecausehiscomediesmadethemfeelgoodwhentheywereunhappy.

NowBrianisabigcomedystar!

Heisdoingwhathelovesbest.Heneverfeelsstressedlikethoseunkindpeople,andhelaughsalldaylong!

14．WhatdidBrianlovebestwhenhewasastudent?

A.Goingtoschool.B.Helpingclassmates.

C.Meetingnewfriends.D.Watchingcomedies.

15．Briandecidedtopreparefortheshowbecause_______.

A.hewasinvitedbyaTVstation

B.hisfriendslikedhisjokes

C.hewasn’tbusyactinginmovies

D.Kenwasexpectinghisperformance

16．Afterwinningthefirstprize,Brian_______.

A.begantounderstandKenB.becameateacherofacting

C.continuedtoworktowardshisgoalD.encouragedotherstojoinhim

17．Brian’sfansthankedhimbecausehiscomediesbroughtthem_______.

A.happinessB.success

C.luckD.pride

E

DoyouloveBeatsheadphones,TrueR