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高一期中考试英语

遂溪一中2015—2016学年度第一学期中段考

高一英语试题（必修1）

注意事项：

1.本试卷共11页，四部分，满分150分。

考试用时120分钟。

2.答题前，请考生在密封线内填写自己的班级、姓名和座号。

3.将试卷答案填写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。

I.阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节 阅读理解（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、D和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Doyouknowwhatcouch-potatomeans?

Well,inAmerica,thewordisnowfrequentlyused.TheAmericancouch-potatobecomesmaybeevenapartoftheAmericantradition!

Yousee,inAmerica,manypeopleoftenspendtheirfreetimesittingonacouch（沙发）watchingTV.Astherearemanychannelstochoose,theTVcanbequiteinterestingandveryaddictive（令人上瘾的）.OnemaysitandwatchTVforhourandhourwithoutstop!

Well,thesepeoplewhodonothingalldayexceptwatchingTVarecalledcouch-potatoes.

InAmerica,whenonewatchesTV,heismostoftensittingonacouch.WhilewatchingTV,mostofthesepeoplelooksofrozenthattheyalmostlookdead!

Everyoneissittingstillwitheyeslookingrightintothesameblackbox.AlsobecausethesepeopleareaddictedtoTV,theydon’ttakeexerciseandusuallygetveryfat.Soinmanyways,thesepeoplelooklikerealpotatoes!

Well,becausetheylooksostillandfat,andwatchTVonacouch,theyareallcalledcouch-potatoes.Nowyouknowthemeaningofcouch-potato.ThenexttimeifyouseesomeonewatchingTVtoolong,justsay,“Whatacouch-potato!

”

1.Ifapersoniscalledacouch-potato,heorshe_______.

A.onlywatchesTVandeatspotatoesB.doesnothingallday

C.likeslyingonacouchwatchingTVD.mustbeveryfat

2.Whydoesacouch-potatolooklikearealpotato?

Becauseheorshe_______.

A.isfatanddyingandcannottakeexercise

B.almostnevermoveswhilewatchingTVandgetsveryfat

C.likeseatingpotatoesonacouchwhilewatchingTV

D.isfrozeninfrontoftheblackbox

3.Thepassagemainlytellsus_______.

A.howtowatchTVB.whycouch-potatoesareveryfat

C.wherethenewwordisusedD.themeaningofcouch-potato

B

Acoupleweeksago,my12-year-daughter,Ella,saidthatshewouldtakemyphoneandbreakit.“Atnightyou’llalwayshaveyourphoneoutandyou’lljusttype,”saysElla.“I’mreadytogotobedandtryingtogetyoutoreadstoriestomeandyou’rejuststandingtherereadingyourtextsandsendingmessagestootherpeople,”sheadds.IcametorealizethatIwasignoringherasafather.

Ellaisn’ttheonlykidwhofeelsthiswayaboutherparent’srelationshipwithdevices（设备）.CatherineSteiner-Adair,afamouspsychologistatHarvard,interviewedmorethan1,000kidsfromtheagesof4to18.Shetalkedtohundredsofteachersandparents.

“Oneofthemanythingsthatknockedmysocksoff,”shesays,“wasthatchildren,whethertheywere4or8or18or24,alltalkedaboutthesamefeeling—beingexhausted,angry,sadormadtryingtogettheirparents’attention,competingwithcomputerscreensoriPhonescreensoranykindoftechnology.”

Acoupleofyearsago,mydaughtergotalaptop（笔记本电脑）forschool.Andbecauseshewasbecomingmoreindependent,wegotheraphone.Wesetuprulesforwhenshecouldusethedeviceandwhenshe’dneedtoputitaway.Wecreatedacharging（充电）station,outsideherbedroom,whereshehadtochargethesedeviceseverynight.Basically—exceptforhomework—shehastoputitallawaywhenshecomeshome.

Aftermydaughter’slittleintervention（介入）,Imademyselfapromisetocreatemyownchargingstation.Tochargemyphone—somewherefaraway—whenIamdoneworkingfortheday.I’vebeentryingtoleaveitthereuntouchedformostoftheweekendandspendmoretimestayingtogetherwithher.

4.WhydidEllathreatentobreakherfather’sphone?

A.Herfatherspentalotofmoneyonhisphone.                 

B.Herfatherdidnotdoanyhouseworkorreadstoriestoher.

C.Herfathermadealotofnoisesbysendingmessagesonthephone.          

D.Herfathergavehisattentiontohisphoneinsteadofher.

5.Bysaying“knockedmysocksoff”,Steiner-Adairmeans“________”.

    A.madefunofherB.surprisedheralot

    C.tookhersocksoffD.madeherpainful

6.Whatdoestheauthormainlytalkaboutinparagraph4?

A.Howtoprotecthisdaughterfromdevices.

B.Whyhisdaughterwasdissatisfiedwithhim.        

C. Howtocreateachargingstationathome.   

D.Whychildrenhavetokeepawayfromalaptoporaphone.

7.Wecaninferfromthepassagethattheauthor________.

     A.isdeterminednottousehisphoneanymore

     B.planstocreatemorechargingstationsathome

     C.isamanwholearnsfromhismistakes

    D.doesn’tthinkalaptopisusefultohisdaughter

C

SandraCisneroswasborninChicagoin1954toaMexicanAmericanfamily.Astheonlygirlinafamilyofsevenchildren,sheoftenfeltlikeshehad“sevenfathers,”becausehersixbrothers,aswellasherfather,triedtocontrolher.Feelingshyandunimportant,shehidherselfintobooks.Despiteherloveofreading,shedidnotdowellinelementaryschoolbecauseshewastooshytojoinin.

Inhighschool,withtheencouragementofoneparticularteacher,Cisnerosimprovedhergradesandworkedfortheschoolliterarymagazine.Herfatherencouragedhertogotocollegebecausehethoughtitwouldbeagoodwayforhertofindahusband.Cisnerosdidattendcollege,butinsteadofsearchingforahusband,shefoundateacherwhohelpedherjointhefamousgraduatewritingprogramattheUniversityofIowa.Attheuniversity’sWriters’Workshop,however,shefeltlonely—aMexicanAmericanfromapoorneighborhoodamongstudentsfromwealthyfamilies.ThefeelingofbeingsodifferenthelpedCisnerosfindher“creativevoice.”

“ItwasnotuntilthismomentwhenIconsideredmyselftrulydifferentthatmywritingacquired（获取）avoice.IknewIwasaMexicanwoman,butIdidn’tthinkithadanythingtodowithwhyIfeltsomuchimbalance（不平衡）inmylife,butithadeverythingtodowithit!

That’swhenIdecidedIwouldwriteaboutsomethingmyclassmatescouldn’twriteabout.”

Cisnerospublishedherfirstwork,TheHouseonMangoStreet,whenshewastwenty-nine.ThebooktellsaboutayoungMexicanAmericangirlgrowingupinaSpanish-speakingareainChicago,muchliketheneighborhoodsinwhichCisneroslivedasachild.Thebookwonanawardin1985andhasbeenusedinclassesfromhighschoolthroughgraduateschoollevel.Sincethen,Cisneroshaspublishedseveralbooksofpoetry,achildren’sbook,andashort-storycollection.

8.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutCisnerosinherchildhood?

A.Shefeltherselfanobody.B.Shehadsevenbrothers.

C.Shewastooshytogotoschool.D.Shedidnothaveanygoodteachers.

9.ThegraduatewritingprogramgaveCisnerosachanceto_____.

A.workforaschoolliterarymagazineB.runawayfromherfamily

C.developherwritingstyleD.findagoodhusband

10.AccordingtoCisneros,whatplayedthedecisiveroleinhersuccess?

A.Herearlyyearsincollege.B.Herfeelingofbeingdifferent.

C.HertrainingintheWorkshop.D.Herchildhoodexperience.

11.WhatdowelearnaboutTheHouseonMangoStreet?

A.ItwonanawardwhenCisneroswastwenty-nine.

B.ItistheonlybookeverwrittenbyCisneros.

C.Itwasn’tasuccessasitwaswritteninSpanish.

D.Itisquitepopularamongstudents.

D

FivemillionpeoplevisitGrandCanyonintheUSeveryyear.ForthepurposeofhelpingprojectGrandCanyonforyourfellowvisitorsandfuturegenerations,pleasefollowtheguidelinesbelow.

●Camping

Toprotectthepark,campingisallowedonlywithinpermittedcampgrounds（露营地）.Permits（许可证）arerequiredforovernightcampingattheNorthRim.Advancebooking（事先预定）canbereceivedbymail.Pleasewrite:

InformationCenter,P.O.Box129,GrandCanyon,AZ86023

●Fires

Becauseoftheextremefiredanger,campfiresarenotallowedexceptatMatherandDesertViewcampgrounds.Collectionoffirewoodisnotallowedeither.

●Hiking（远足）

Pleasestayonpermittedpaths.Otherwiseyoumaydestroydesertplants.Packoutwhatyoupackin,soyouleavenosignsofyourvisit.Itisimportanttokeepinmindthatyouareinanationalparkwherewildlifeexists.

●Weather

TheweatheratGramdCanyoncanchangeveryquickly.Withsomuchrock,lightningcausesaparticulardangerduringsuddensummerstorms.Thesestormsalsofrequentlybringfloodsinsidevalleys,adangertohikers.Watchtheskiesandcheckdailyweatherreports.

●Wildlife

Donotfeedparkwildlife.TherehavebeenafewcasesatGramdCanyonNationalParkwheredeer（鹿）werepurposelyshotbecausetheyateplasticbagsthatleftthemsickandweak.HungrydeercanbedangerandhavekickedandbittenvisitorsatGrandCanyon.Someotheranimalswillalsobegandbite.Foryourownsafetyandthewell-beingoftheanimals,pleasedonotfeedwildlife,nomatterhowgentletheymayappear.

12.Whatcanyoudofirstifyouwanttogocamping?

A.KnowthepermittedcampgroundsB.StopatMatherandDesertView

C.MakesurenottomakeafireD.Bookcampgroundsinadvance

13.Whatdotheunderlinedwords“packoutwhatyoupackin”inParagraph4probablymean?

A.keepeverythingoutofcampgrounds

B.carryallthenecessaryfood

C.takeawayeverythingyoubringin

D.lookafteryourpersonalbelongings

14.WhyweresomedeerkilledonpurposeatGrandCanyon?

A.Theywereadangertoothergentleanimals.

B.Theyatewrongthingsandbecameveryill.

C.Theybeggedfoodfromvisitors.

D.Theykickedandbitvisitors.

15.Whatisthemainpurposeofthetext?

A.ToteachtouristshikingskillsB.Toreportsomerecentnews

C.ToprovidetravelinformationD.Tointroducethewildlife

第二节阅读填空（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题