高一英语下学期期末考试试题无答案.docx

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西和二中2015—2016学年度第二学期高一期末试题

英语

第I卷

第一部分：

阅读理解（单项选择，共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

A

WhenMrs.DelgadoaskedherdaughterSoniatobringblueberrymuffins（松饼）toasickneighbor,Soniasaidsure.ButwhenSoniafoundoutwhotheneighborwas,shewasnotsosure.Theneighbor’snamewasMrs.Craverham,andkidsintheneighborhoodsaidshewasthemostunkindpersonwhoeverlived.

SoniawalkedupthepathtoMrs.Craverham’s.Shedidnotliketheideaofanyonebeingsickandalone,butwhatifthekidswereright?

AgirlinSonia’sscienceclasssaidthatMrs.Craverhamhadpoked（戳）herwithasticklastHalloween.Sometimestherewereloudnoisesheardcomingfrominside.AndaboyinSonia’smathclasssaidMrs.Craverhamhadhunghimupsidedownandpaintedhimyellowwhenheaccidentallykickedasoccerballintoheryard.Tornbetween（左右为难）wantingtohelpsomeoneinneedandnotwantingtocomehomeadifferentcolor,Soniadecidedtobebrave.

FinallySoniaknockedonthedoor.Afterafewmoments,Mrs.Craverhamansweredthedoorandaskedwithimpatience,“Whoareyou?

Whatareyoudoinghere?

”

Soniasaid,“Mymotherheardyouwereill.Shecookedmuffinsforyou.”

Mrs.Craverhamrelaxed.“My,that

’ssweet.I’msorryifIseemedimpolite,butyoungpeoplesometimesdareeachothertocometomydoorbecausetheythinkI’mgoingtodosomethingtothem.AssoonasIanswerthedoor,theyrunoffandlaughloudly.”

Suddenly,Soniaheardaloudcry.Mrs.CraverhamlaughedasSoniajumped.“Oh,that’sjustNorbert,myparrot（鹦鹉）.He’swatchedtoomanyviolentmovies—likeyou,Ithink!

”

1.AccordingtoParagraph1,Sonia.

A.likedblueberrymuffinsB.wasafraidofMrs.Craverham

C.knewhersickneighborverywellD.wasthemeanestkidintheneighborhood

2.WhydidMrs.Craverhamanswerthedoorimpatiently?

A.Shethoughtitwassomethingunpleasantagain.B.Shewastiredofmeetingvisitors.

C.ShehatedtoseeSoniaagain.D.Shewasterriblysick.

3.WhatwillMrs.Craverhamprobablydonext?

A.PaintSoniayellow.B.GiveherparrottoSonia.

C.AcceptSonia’sofferings.D.HangSoniaupsidedown.

B

DollyParton.thefourthoftwelvechildren,wasborninasmallhouseinTennessee.ShecameintotheworldonJanuary19th,1946,andthedoctorwhodelivered（接生）her,RobertF.Thomas,wasonlypaidwithabagofcorn.Ofcourse,thedoctordidnotknowwhatthefuturemightholdforthislittlegirl.

Attheageoften,DollyappearedonaTVshowinKnoxville,Tennessee.In1957,shetookabustoLakeCharles,Louisiana,whereshemadeherfirstrecord,PuppyLove.Ayearlater,shemadeherfirstpublicappearanceatNashville’scountrymusichall,butnotasasinger:

sheplayedthedrumswiththeSevierHighSchoolMarchingBand.

DollylovedNashville!

However,shewasstillinhighschool,soshecouldn’tgothereoften.Shehadtoworklongandhardbeforegraduatingin1964.Thedayafterthegraduationceremony（典礼）,sheachievedherfirstbigdream:

“IgraduatedfromhighschoolonaFridaynightandleftearlyonSaturdaymorningforNashville.”

In1967,shebegantowritelotsofpopularsongs.Sheappearedontelevisionshows,andreceivedprizesforhermusic,allveryquickly.Herlooksandsenseofhumormadeheranaturalforthemovies.In1980,sheappearedinherfirstmoviesNinetoFive,playingasecretary.Dollywroteandsangthefilm’stheme（主题）song,anditwasthemostpopularsongof1981.

Lateron,DollyPartonopenedDollywood,alargethemeparknearherhometown;sheboughtthelocalradiostationandmovedittoDollywood.Shealsobeganaprogramthatpromisesacollegescholarship（奖学金）toeverystudentwhograduatesfromthehighschoolsinherhomecounty.

It’sclearwhyDollyisstillpopularafteralltheseyears.

4.Wecanlearnfromthestoryaboutthebagofcornthat.

A.cornwaspricelessB.thedoctorlovedcorn

C.cornmeantgoodluckD.Dolly’sfamilywaspoor

5.What’stherightorderoftheeventsaboutDollyParton?

a.Sheopenedalargethemepark.b.Shegraduatedfromhighschool.

c.Shemadeherfirstrecord,PuppyLove.d.SheappearedinherfirstmovieNinetoFive.

A.c,b,d,e,aB.b,d,c,e,aC.d,c,b,a,eD.e,b,a,b,c

6.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeDollyParton？

A.Shybutpatient.B.Honestandbrave.C.Strictbutfriendly.D.Successfulandhelpful.

7.Inthetext,theauthormainlytellsus.

A.whyDollyPartonchosetobeasingerB.howDollyPartonhasbecomefamous

C.whatDollyPartondidforherhometownD.whyDollyPartonstartedherownbusiness

C

Awoollymammoth（猛犸象）thatwasfrozeninicefor40,000yearsmaymakeitpossibleforscientiststopbringtheanimalbacktolife.ThemammothwasfoundonanislandoffnorthernRussiainMay2013.Itsbodywasstillingoodshapebecauseoftheice.So

methingthatlookedlikebloodcameoutofitwhenitwasfirstdiscovered.Sofar,scientistshavefoundoutthattheanimal,whotheynicknamedButtercup,was2.5metrestallandabout50yearsoldwhenitdied.Byexaminingthethingsinitsintestines（肠道）,scientistscantellitategrasslandplantslikedandelionsandbuttercups.

Woollymammothshavebeenextinctfor10,000years.Manyscientiststhinktheycouldlearnalotmoreabouttheanimaliftheycouldstudyalivingexample.Dr.ToriHerridge,ascientistattheNaturalHistoryMuseuminLondon,England,helpedstudythewoollymammoth’sbody.Shedoesn’tthinkscientistsshouldtrytocloneit.ShesaidthatscientistswouldneedanAsianelephanttobetheclone’smother.Thismeanstheywouldhavetokeepseveralelephantsincaptivity（囚禁）whiletheyexperimentwiththecloningprocess.ButAsianelephantsareendangered,anddon’tdowellincaptivity.Besides,givingbirthtoawoollymammothcouldbedangerousfortheelephantmother.

InsungHwangisoneofthescientistsatSooam,acompanyfromSouthKorea.HesaidtheyhavenotyetfoundcompleteDNAinanyofthesamples（样本）,buttheyhavefoundpiecesofDNAthatcouldbepiecedtogether.Headdedthatitwilltakescientistsalongtimetostudythegenetic（基因的）informationfromthemammoth,andevenlongerbeforetheycouldactuallytrycloningtheanimal.

8.ThemammothfoundinMay2013.

A.wasdiscoveredineasternRussiaB.livedabout10,000yearsago

C.waskeptwellintheiceD.diedatanearlyage

9.Asianelephantsarementionedtoshow.

A.aplaceB.aplantC.itsdiscovererD.itsshape

10.Asianelephantsarementionedtoshow.

A.thevalueofcloningthemammothB.howdifferenttheyarefrommammoths

C.howimportantheyaretohumanbeingsD.thedisadvantagesofcloningthemammoth

11.WhatInsungHwangsaidsugges

tedthat.

A.mammothcloninghasalongwaytogoB.themammothdiedoutearlierthanpeoplesupposed

C.itisimpossibletofindthemammoth’scompleteDNA

D.humanbeingscausedthedisappearanceofthemammoth

D

DearKate,

Ican’tbelieveI’malreadyinmysixthweekofuniversity.Imeanttowriteearlierbutthere.Justseemstobesomuchgoingonallthetime—lectures（讲座）togoto,interestingpeopletomeet,societiestojoin,etc.NowIkeepforgettingthings,orbeinglateforlectures.SometimesIthinkI’llneverlearntodealwithitall!

IsthereanywayIcangetmyacttogether?

Whatdoyouthink?

Love,Shery1

DearShery1,

Itwasgreattohearfromyou.I’mnotsurprisedyoufeelabitoverwhelmed.Ithinkyoucanmakealisteachmorningofthingsyouhavetodothatday.Trytoincludeeverythingonyourlist,fromgoingtoalecturetoreturningyourbookstothelibrary.Anddrawupyourownstudytimetableandsticktoit.Whenyou’vegotaminuteduringtheday.don’tforgettotickoffthingsthathavebeencompleted.

Theuniversitysocialscenesoundverygood.Youseemtobereallylivingitup.Irememberhowpopularandoutgoingyouwereatschool,soitmustbetempting（诱人的）tosay“yes”toeverysocialnight,though!

Youwon’tforgettopaceyourself,willyou?

Justavoiddoingtoomuchatonetime!

I’llbeabletomaketheweekendofthe22nd.I’mreallylookingforwardtoseeingthecollegeandmeetingsomeofyournewfriends.Ibelievebythetimewemeeteverythingwillbegoingwellinyourlife!

Love,Kate

12.What’sthematterwithShery1?

A.Shefindsithardtomakefriends.B.Shefeelslonelyattheuniversity.

C.Shehasnoideahowtogetorganized.D.Sheisgrowingtiredofgivinglectures.

13.Theunderlinedword“overwhelmed”inthesecondletterisclosestinmeaningto“”.

A.relaxedB.discouragedC.o

verjoyedD.distrusted

14.Ontheweekendofthe22nd,Katewill.

A.payavisittoShery1B.gotoalecturewithShery1

C.makeastudyplanforShery1D.introduceanewfriendtoShery1

15.Whatisthesecondlettermainlyabout?

A.Kate’sadvicetoShery1B.Kate’splansforthefuture.

C.Kate’sopinionofhercollege.D.Kate’sworriesaboutherlecture.

第二节（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。

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