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高一英语下学期期末考试试题无答案
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)
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选项中有两项为多余选项。
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