高台高一英语下学期期中试题.docx

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高台高一英语下学期期中试题

甘肃省张掖市高台县第一中学2017-2018学年高一英语下学期期中试题

（考试时间：

90分钟试卷满分：

120分）

测试范围：

人教必修3全册

第一部分阅读理解（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

EnterforachancetowinaMontanaadventure

ImagineyourselfhikingonthesameroutethatLewisandClarkonceexplored,flyfishingandwhitewaterrafting（激浪漂流）inbeautifullakesandrivers,learninghowtospeakBlackfeet,diggingforancientdinosaurremains,andstandingattheedgeofa6,000-year-oldglacierinGlacierNationalPark.YouhavethechancetodoallofthisandmuchmorewiththeNationalGeographicKidsHands-OnExplorerChallengeExpeditionTeam.TheHands-OnExplorerChallengeisheadingwestin2016toMontana.

HIKE!

Montanaishometomanyspeciesofplantsandanimals.Followinthefootstepsoflegendaryexplorersandgetaclose-upviewofwaterfalls,wildflowers,andwildlife.

DIG!

SomeofthemostimportantdinosaurdiscoverieshavebeenfoundinMontana.You’lldiscovertreasuresyourselfasyoudigforancientdinosaurremainsinMontana’sHighPlains.

CULTURE!

MontanahaselevenNativeAmericantribes（部落）―eachonefilledwithauniqueheritageandlotsofrichtraditions.Viewtheworldastheyseeitthroughtheirdances,songs,food,games,andlanguages.

HOWTOENTER

1.Writeanoriginal,personalessayinEnglishofnomorethan300wordstellingushowyouexploreyourworldandwhatitisaboutexplorationthatinspiresandexcitesyou.

2.Takeaphotographofwhat,where,orhowyouexploredthesubjectofyouressay.

3.EnterbyJanuary7,2016.Opentokidswhowillbeages9—14asofJuly1,2016.

4.Sendyourentryform,essay,andphoto（asdescribedintheOfficialRules）to:

NGKidsHands-OnExplorerChallenge,NationalGeographicKidsmagazine/CDH,114517thStreetNW,Washington,DC20036.FORMOREINFORMATION,GOTOKIDS.NATIONALGEOGRAPHIC.COM/KIDS/CONTESTS/EXPLORER-TRIP-2016.

1.WhatistrueaboutMontana?

A.Itishometomanyspeciesofplantsandanimals.B.ItisLewisandClark’shometown.

C.ItsNativeAmericantribessharethesameculture.D.Ithasmanyelephantdiscoveries.

2.Ifyouwanttoenterthecontest,youmust_____________.

A.beover14yearsoldB.sendaphotowithyouressay

C.haverichexplorationexperienceD.writeanEnglisharticleover300words

3.Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?

A.Toprovidetravelinformation.B.TodescribeMontana’sscenery.

C.Toannounceakidcompetition.D.Tosuggestsomeoutdooractivities.

B

ReuelTolkien（1892—1973）,theBritishlinguist,writer.Hecreatedafantasynovel＂TheLordoftheRings＂thewellknowntrilogy（三部曲）.

TolkienwasborninBloemfontein,SouthAfrica.Whenhewas4yearsold,hisfatherdiedandhisfamilymovedbacktoEngland.TolkiengraduatedfromOxfordUniversitywhenhewas23yearsold,andparticipatedintheFirstWorldWar.Duringthewar,Tolkiensufferedfrom＂trenchfever＂andstayedinthehospitaluntiltheendofWorldWarⅠ.Itwasthedaysinthehospitalthathebeganhiswritingcareerfirst.

Afterthewar,Tolkienbecamealinguist.Hewasaneditorofthe＂NewEnglishDictionary＂of1918—1920.However,hewasmoreresearchingintoAngloSaxonlanguagewhichmakeshisextensivecontactsinBritainandtheNordicspreadalloverthefolkloreandmythology.

In1937,Tolkiencompletedhisfirstwork＂TheHobbit＂.Althoughthiswasafairytale,itwasalsosuitableforadultstoread.Becauseofgoodsales,thepublisherAllen&UnwinconvincedTolkientowriteitssequel.ThisencouragedTolkientocompletehismostfamousworkstheepic（史诗）trilogy＂TheLordoftheRings＂.TheworksofwritingwentonforalmostayearwiththesupportfromhisgoodfriendLewis.

Atthebeginning＂TheLordoftheRings＂wassimilarworksforchildren,butafterthatwritingstylequicklybecameseriousanddark.＂TheLordoftheRings＂wasoneofthemostpopularliteraryworksinthe20thcenturyintermsofsalesandreaders’evaluation.Tolkien’sinfluenceisimportant,forthesuccessof＂TheLordoftheRings＂makesthefantasynovelsofthisliteraturegenre（体裁）developrapidly.

4.WhendidTolkientakepartinWorldWarⅠ?

A.1896.　　　　　　　　　B.1915.C.1916.D.1937.

5.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?

A.Tolkien’sfatherdiedof＂trenchfever＂.

B.Tolkienwrotethe＂NewEnglishDictionary＂himself.

C.＂TheLordoftheRings＂wasfinishedabouthalfayear.

D.Tolkienbeganhiswritingcareerinthehospital.

6.WhatisTolkien’s＂TheLordoftheRings＂consideredtobe?

A.ThefirstworksofTolkien.

B.Alwaysseriousanddark.

C.Beneficialtothedevelopmentofthefantasynovels.

D.Themostpopularliteraryworksinthe20thcentury.

7.Theword＂evaluation＂inthelastparagraphisclosetothemeaningof＂___________＂.

A.opinionB.valueC.interestD.hobby

C

Ofalltheplanets,nonehascapturedtheworld’simaginationlikeMars.Itsreddishcolorandchangesinbrightnessovertimemaketheplanetanunforgettablesight.

InCosmos,thetelevisionscienceseriesfromthe1980s,scientistCarlSagantalkedaboutsometraditionalideasaboutMars.SomeoftheseideasarefromtheEnglishsciencefictionwriterH.G.Wells’TheWaroftheWorlds.OthersarefromthemistakenscienceofPercivalLowell,theAmericanastronomerwhobelievedintelligentbeingslivedonMars.WellsdescribedMartiansasthreatening.Lowellimaginedthemasthehopefulengineersofgreatworks.CarlSagansaidthatbothideasinfluencedthepublicdeeply.

Today,Marscontinuestoexcitehumans—notastheobjectofsciencefictionbutofscientificstudy.Spacescientistshavecollectedawealthofinformationfromspacecraftsthathaveorbited,landedonanddugintotheMartiansurface.

TheSmithsonian’s＂MarsDay＂offeredachanceforpeopleofallagestotouchMars,oratleastapieceofit.AllisonandAlyciafromSilverSpring,Maryland,broughttheirchildren,Grace,Sam,RyanandEmma.TheyheardaboutMarsanditsgeologyfromexperts.TheycouldseeatestversionoftheVikinglandersthatreachedMarsinJulyof1976.Theyalsosawmeteorites（陨星）knowntohavecomefromthered,orreddishplanet.EightyearoldSamlearnedthattheancientdescriptionofMarsasredisnotexactlyright.Hesaid,＂It’sactuallyorangishmorethanredandit’salsokindofbrown,too.＂Emmaissix.ShelearnedaboutthevolcanicactivitythathasshapedthesurfaceofMars.Shesaid,＂TheclosestthingtoMars—thestuff—isfromvolcanoesmostly.＂

＂MarsDay＂offeredAllisonandAlycia’schildrenachancetolearnmoreaboutaworldthattheyareverylikelytosetfootonwithintheirlifetimes.

8.WhatisParagraph2mainlyabout?

A.WhyMartianswereconsideredthreatening.

B.WhyMarshascapturedtheworld’simagination.

C.WhatpeoplegenerallythoughtofMarsinthepast.

D.HowH.G.Wellsgottheideaforhissciencefiction.

9.ItisimpliedinParagraph3that.

A.today’sspacescientistsstillknownothingaboutMars

B.today’sspacescientistsareveryinterestedinMars

C.sciencefictionfilmsarenolongersetinMars

D.spacescientistshaven’tmadeanyprogressinknowingMars

10.Samwouldprobablyagreethat.

A.MarsisnotreallyredB.nometeoriteshavecomefromMars

C.MarscannotbedescribedasalittlebrownD.theancientdescriptionofMars’coloristrue

11.Whatisthewriter’sattitudetowardtheideathathumanswillsetfootonMars?

A.Hethinksitmayhappeninthisyear.

B.Hethinksitwillalwaysremainadream.

C.Hethinksitwillcometruewithinhundredsofyears.

D.Hethinksitmayhappeninthefollowingdecades.

D

Haveyoueverhadtroubletryingtochooseagift?

Perhapsyouneedabirthdaypresentforsomeonewhoishardtoplease.Howaboutclothing?

Youmightbeaboutchoosingthewrongsize,color,orstyle.BooksorDVDs?

Youmaynotknowenoughabouttheperson’slikes,dislikes,andinterests.Andgivingmoneymaynotseemright.Well,howaboutagiftcard?

Agiftcardisacardthatisissued（发行）byacertainstore.It’sworthacertainamountofmoney.Itlookslikeacreditcard,butitactuallyworkslikecash.Agiftcardholdercanspendtheamountofmoneynotedonthecardinthestorethatissuedit.Thesecardsarebigmoneymakers.Onereasonisthatwhengift-cardholdersgotothestore,theyoftenseeotherthingstobuy,andtheyendupspendingmoremoneythanthegiftcardisworth.

Giftcardsarebecomingextremelypopularinmanycountriesaroundtheworld.Why?

Peoplelovetheconvenience—cardsareeasytobuyandeasytouse,eitherinthestoreoronline.Thereceivercanselecthisorherowngift,andthegiverdoesn’thavetoworryaboutfindingjusttherightthing.

Receivingagiftcard,however,isnotthesameasreceivingagift.Anactualgiftisabetterreminderofthepersonwhogaveit.Ithelpsusappreciatethethoughtandeffortthatwentintothechoice.Themessageofarealgiftismorelikelytobe“IspentsometimetryingtofindtherightgiftforyoubecauseIcareaboutyou.”

Oftenagiftcarddoesn’tpassonthesamemessageasanactualgift.Itmayseemtosay,“Iwasinahurry.Ididn’thavetimetothinkaboutwhatyoureallylike.”Intoday’sbusyworld,giftcardsareconvenient.However,theycanmakeusforgettherealpurposeofgivinggifts,whichistobuildacloserbondbetweenthegift-giverandthegift-receiver.

12.Howdoestheauthorintroducethemaintopic?

A.Bycomparison.　B.Byaskingquestions.

C.Byexplanation.D.Bymakingastatement.

13.Whatistheadvantageofgiftcards?

A.Theycanbeusedascreditcards.B.Theyareworthmoremoneythantheycost.

C.Theycouldmakemoremoneyforthestore.D.