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学年甘肃省嘉峪关市一中高一下学期期末考试英语试题
2017-2018学年甘肃省嘉峪关市一中高一下学期期末考试英语试题
(试卷满分120分,考试时间为100分钟)
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,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
A
Lastnight,onmywayhomeIstoppedbecauseofbeingattractedbysomehamburgersatafastfoodrestaurant.Onmywayin,ahomelessmanapproachedmeandasked,“Doyouhaveanybottleslyingaround?
”Iknewhewouldrecyclethemforafewcents,butIdidn’thaveany,soIsaidno.Andagainheasked,“Canyousparesomechange?
”Ismiled,andsaidnoagain.Hewasveryrespectful;hesmiledbackandsaid,“OK,thankyou.”Eventhoughhedidn’thaveanything,hewasstillingoodspirits.FromthewayhespokeIcouldtellhewassmart.
ThenIboughtonehamburgerandenjoyedmymeal,butinthebackofmymindIwonderedwhetherthehomelessmanwashungry.AfterIfinishedmymealIdecidedtoorderanotheroneforhim.AtthispointIdidn’tknowifhewasstillaround,butItriedanyway.
AtthecounterIorderedahamburgerandalsoahotchocolate,becauseitwascoldoutside,andIthoughtitwouldhelpwarmhimup.TheydeliveredmethehotchocolatefirstandasIwaitedformyhamburger,Inoticedthehomelessmanwasstandingrightbesideme.Ilookedathimandsmiled,“Thishotchocolateisforyou.”Herepliedlikeagentleman,“Thankyousomuch.That’sverykindofyou.”
IalwaysbelievenomatterhowhardupIam,therearealwaysthosewhoareworseoffthanI.Whenyouhelpsomeone,it’snotalwaysaboutmoney,it’saboutlove.Theloveyougivetoday,someonemightforgettomorrow.Itdoesn’tmatter.Loveanyway,becausethegreatestthingyoucangiveislove.
1.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrasemeanaccordingtothepassage?
A.Richinmoney.B.Selfish.C.Generous.D.Shortinmoney.
2.Wecanlearnfromthefirsttwoparagraphsthattheauthor_____.
A.wasangrywiththehomelessman
B.wasanoldfriendofthehomelessman
C.decidedtohelpthehomelessmanafterhismeal
D.finishedhismealquicklytohelpthehomelessman
3.Wecaninferfromthetextthatthehomelessmanwas_____.
A.oldandsickB.sadandnervous
C.politeandfriendlyD.calmandconfident
4.Theauthorwantstotellusthat_____.
A.thereisalwayssomeonethatwecanhelp
B.moneycannotbuyeverything
C.lovecannotbeforced
D.weshouldn’tforgetthosewhooncehelpedus
B
Whyispinkorpurpleacolorforgirlsandblueorbrownforboys?
Theanswerdependslargelyonculturalvaluesaswellaspersonalexperiences.TotheEgyptians,greenwasacolorthatrepresentedthehopeandjoyofspring,whileforMuslims,itmeansheaven.Redisasymbolofgoodluckinmanycultures.InChina,childrenaregivenmoneyinaredenvelopetobringgoodfortuneintheNewYear.Formanynations,blueisasymbolofprotectionandreligiousbeliefs.Greekpeopleoftenwearabluenecklacehopingtoprotectthemselvesagainstevils(灾祸).
People’schoiceofcolorsisalsoinfluencedbytheirbodies’reactions(反应)towardthem.Greenissaidtobethemostrestfulcolor.Ithastheabilitytoreducepainandrelaxpeoplebothmentallyandphysically.Peoplewhoworkingreenenvironmenthavebeenfoundtohavefewerstomachaches.
Redcancauseaperson’sbloodpressuretoriseandincreasepeople’sappetites(食欲).Manydecoratorswillincludedifferentshadesofredintherestaurant.Similarly,manycommercialwebsiteswillhaveared“BuyNow”buttonbecauseredisacolorthateasilycatchesaperson’seye.
Blueisanothercalmingcolor.Unlikered,bluecancausepeopletoloseappetite.Soifyouwanttoeatless,somesuggestthateatingfromblueplatescanhelp.
Thenexttimeyouaredecidingonwhattowearorwhatcolortodecorateyourroom,thinkaboutthecolorcarefully.
5.Muslimsregardgreenasasymbolofheavenmainlybecauseoftheir.
A.commercialpurposesB.personalexperiences
C.culturalvaluesD.physicalreactionstothecolor
6.Whywillmanycommercialwebsiteshaveared“BuyNow”button?
A.Toencouragepeopletobuythegoods.
B.Toincreasepeople’sappetites.
C.Torelaxpeoplephysically.
D.Tocauseaperson’sbloodpressuretorise.
7.Whatcolormighthelploseweightaccordingtothetext?
A.RedB.Blue.C.PurpleD.Green.
C
Whatdoyouusuallydowhenaflyinginsectlandsonyourarm?
Youmayblowitaway.Butwhatifthatinsectisaladybug(瓢虫)?
Itispossiblethatyouwouldletitstay.Whatisitaboutladybugsthatwelike?
Farmersoncethoughtladybugswereagoodluckysign.Aladybuginthefieldmeantthecropswouldbesuccessfulandthattheweatherwouldbegood.Thefarmersmayhavethoughttoohighlyofsuchasmallbug,butinfactladybugsdohelpoutwiththecrops.Theyeatharmfulinsects.
Actually,itisnottheadultladybugthateatsotherinsects.It'sthebabyladybug.Whenthebabyladybugshatch(孵化),theyareveryhungryandwilleatmites,aphids,mealybugs,greenflies,andothercrop-destroyers.Inthe1800s,ladybugswerebroughtallthewayfromAustraliatoCaliforniaandsetfreeamongorangetreesthatweredyingfrombeingeatenbyinsects.Theycompletelysavedallthetrees.
Ladybugsgoabouttheirdailybusinesswithoutworryingmuchaboutanything.Veryfewbirdsorinsectswilleataladybugbecauseitgivesoffadangerousfluid(液体).Ladybugsalsoprotectthemselvesbyplayingdead.Theyfalloffleavesandstaystilluntiltheirattackergoesaway.
Sothenexttimeyouseealadybug,thinkaboutwhatitmaybedoing.Maybeitisofftosaveanorangetree.Maybeitsnextmovewillbetorolloffaleafandplaydeadorstanduptoabirdabout100timesitssize.Maybeit'slettingyouknowthattheweatherwillbegoodtomorrow.Whoknows?
Ladybugsarespecialthatway.
8.LadybugswerebroughtfromAustraliatoCaliforniainthe1800sto________.
A.addmoreladybugstothearea
B.reporttheweatherforfarmers
C.actasaluckysignofgoodcrops
D.saveorangetreesbyeatinginsects
9.Fromthepassageweknowthat________.
A.it'stheadultladybugthateatsmostoftheharmfulinsects
B.ladybugsoftenrolloffaleafandplaydeadtoattackthebirds
C.ladybugscangiveoffadangerousfluidtoprotectthemselves
D.thebabyladybugmainlyeatsmites,aphids,mealybugs,andoranges
10.Theunderlinedphrase“standupto”mostprobablymeans________.
A.fightB.supportC.admireD.watch
11.Whichofthefollowingmaytheauthoragreewith?
A.Ladybugsdoharmtonature.
B.Ladybugsareunusualinsects.
C.Ladybugsaredangerousinsects.
D.Ladybugseatmorethantheyshould.
D
Whenstudentsandparentsareaskedtoratesubjectsaccordingtotheirimportance,theartsareunavoidablyatthebottomofthelist.Musicisnice,peopleseemtosay,butnotimportant.Toooftenitisviewedasmereentertainment,butcertainlynotaneducationpriority(优先).Thisviewisshortsighted.Infact,musiceducationisbeneficialandimportantforallstudents.
Musictellsuswhoweare.Becausemusicisanexpressionofthebeingswhocreateit,itreflectstheirthinkingandvalues,aswellasthesocialenvironmentitcamefrom.RockmusicrepresentsalifestylejustassurelyasdoesaSchubertsong.ThejazzinfluencethatGeorgeGershwinandothermusiciansintroducedintotheirmusicisobviouslyAmericanbecauseitcamefromAmericanmusicaltraditions.Musicexpressesourcharacterandvalues.Itgivesusidentityasasociety.
Musicprovidesakindofperception(感知)thatcannotbeacquiredanyotherway.Sciencecanexplainhowthesunrisesandsets.Theartsexploreemotive(情感的)meaningofthesamephenomenon.Weneedeverypossiblewaytodiscoverandrespondtoourworldforonesimplebutpowerfulreason:
Noonewaycangetitall.
Theartsareformsofthoughtaspowerfulinwhattheycommunicateasmathematicalandscientificsymbols.Theyarewayswehumanbeings“talk”toeachother.Theyarethelanguageofcivilizationthroughwhichweexpressourfears,ourcuriosities,ourhungers,ourdiscoveries,ourhopes.Theartsarewayswegiveformtoourideasandimaginationsothattheycanbesharedwithothers.Whenwedonotgivechildrenaccesstoanimportantwayofexpressingthemselvessuchasmusic,wetakeawayfromthemthemeaningsthatmusicexpresses.
Scienceandtechnologydonottelluswhatitmeanstobehuman.Theartsdo.Musicisanimportantwayweexpresshumansuffering,celebration,themeaningandvalueofpeaceandlove.
Somusiceducationisfarmorenecessarythanpeopletorealize.
12.AccordingtoParagraph1,students______.
A.viewmusicasanoverlookedsubject
B.disagreewiththeirparentsoneducation
C.regardmusicasawayofentertainment
D.prefertheartstoscience
13.InParagraph2,theauthorusesjazzasanexampleto________.
A.compareitwithrockmusic
B.showmusicidentifiesasociety
C.introduceAmericanmusicaltraditions
D.provemusicinfluencespeople’slifestyles
14.Accordingtothepassage,theartsandscience _________.
A.approachtheworldfromdifferentangles
B.exploredifferentphenomenaoftheworld
C.expresspeople’sfeelingsindifferentways
D.explainwhatitmeanstobehumandifferently
15.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?
A.Musiceducationmakesstudentsmoreimaginative
B.Musicshouldbeoftopeducationpriority.
C.Musicisaneffectivecommunicationtool.
D.Musiceducationdeservesmoreattention.
第二节.七选五(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。
选项中有两项为多余选项。
Takinggoodnotesisatime-savingskillthatwillhelpyoutobecomeabetterstudentinseveralways.16_Second,yournotesareexcellentmaterialstorefertowhenyouarestudyingforatest.Third,note-takingoffersva