英语内蒙古萨二中学年度高一第二学期分班考试.docx

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英语内蒙古萨二中学年度高一第二学期分班考试

萨二中2014-2015学年度第二学期高一年级分班考试

英语试题

第I卷

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

Allovertheworldpeopleenjoysports.Sportshelptokeeppeoplehealthyandhappy,andtolivelonger.

Manypeopleliketowatchothersplaygames.TheybuyticketsorturnontheirTVstowatchthegames.Oftentheygetveryexcitedwhen"their"playerorteamwins.

Somesportsaresointerestingthatpeopleeverywheregoinfor（参加）them.Football,forexample,hasspreadaroundtheworld.Swimmingispopularinallcountriesneartheseaorinthosewithmanyrivers.Whatfunitistojumpintoapoolorlake,whetherinChina,EgyptorItaly!

Andthinkofpeopleincoldcountries.ThinkhowmanylovetoskateorskiinJapan,NorwayorCanada.

Somesportsorgamesgobackthousandsofyears,likerunningorjumping.Chinesewushu,forexample,hasaverylonghistory.Butbasketballandvolleyballarerathernew.Neitheroneisahundredyearsoldyet.Peopleareinventingnewsportsorgamesallthetime.Water-skiingisoneofthenewestinthefamilyofsports.

Peoplefromdifferentcountriesmaynotbeabletounderstandeachother,butafteragametogethertheyoftenbecomegoodfriends.Sportshelptotrainaperson’scharacter.Onelearnstofighthardbutfightfair,towinwithoutprideandtolosewithgrace（胜不骄，败不馁）.

1．Whydosomepeoplegetexcitedwhentheywatchagame?

A.Becausetheywinthegame.

B.Becausetheygetthegoodnews.

C.Becausetheirfavouriteteamwins.

D.Becausetheycan’thelpthemselves.

2．Whichofthesportshasalonghistory?

A.Water-skiing.B.Basketball.C.Volleyball.D.Longjump.

3．Whydopeoplefromdifferentcountriesoftenbecomefriendsafteragametogether?

A.Becausetheytraintheircharacterinthegame.

B.Becausetheyarefriendlytoeachother.

C.Becausetheyunderstandeachother.

D.Becausetheyhelpeachother.

B

Myfriend,EmmaDaniels,spentthesummerof1974travelinginIsrael.Duringhermonth-longstayinJerusalemsheoftenwenttoacafécalledChocolateSoup.Itwasrunbytwomen,oneofwhom—Alex—usedtoliveinMontreal.OnemorningwhenEmmawentinforcoffee,whilechattingwithhernewfriendAlex,shementionedthatshehadjustfinishedthebookshewasreadingandhadnothingelsetoread.Alexsaidhehadawonderfulbookshemightlike,andthathe’dbehappytolendittoher.Ashelivedjustabovethecafé,hequicklyranuptogetit.ThebookhehandedtoEmmajustminuteslaterwasMarkings,abookbyaformerSecretary—GeneraloftheUnitedNations（UN）.

Emmahadneverreadit,norhadsheeverboughtacopy.But,whensheopeneditup,shewasflooredtoseeherownnameandaddressinsidethecoverinherownhandwriting.Itturnedoutthatthesummerbefore,ataconcertbackinMontreal,EmmahadmetaCalifornianwhowasintownvisitingfriends.Theydecidedtoexchangeaddresses,butneitherofthemhadanypaper.Themanopenedupabookhewascarryinginhisbackpack（背包）andaskedEmmatowritehernameandaddressinside.WhenhereturnedtoCalifornia,heleftthebookbehindinMontreal,andhisfriendAlexkeptit.WhenAlexlatermovedtoJerusalem,hetookthebookalong.

4．AlexlentEmmathebook,Markings,.

A．toshowhisfriendlinesstoher

B．toshowhisinterestinreading

C．totellherabouttheimportanceoftheUN

D．toletherwritehernameandaddressinside

5．HowdidEmmafeelthemomentsheopenedthebook?

A．Pleased.B.SatisfiedC.Worried.D．Surprised.

6．WecanlearnfromthetextthattheCalifornian.

A．metEmmaataconcertB．invitedEmmatoaconcert

C．introducedEmmatohisfriendD．leftEmmahisbackpack

7．Whowassupposedtobethefirstownerofthebook?

A．AnofficialoftheUN.B．Acoffeeshopowner.

C．Afriendoftheauthor’s.D．Alex’sfriendfromCalifornia.

C

IfConfucius（孔子）werestillalivetodayandcouldcelebratehisSeptember28birthdaywithabigcake,therewouldbealotofcandles（蜡烛）.He’dneedafanorastrongwindtohelphimputthemout.

WhilemanypeopleinChinawillrememberConfuciusonhisspecialday,fewpeopleintheUnitedStateswillgivehimapassingthought.It’snothingpersonal.MostAmericansdon’tevenrememberthebirthdaysoftheirownnationalheroes.

Butthisdoesn’tmeanthatAmericansdon’tcareaboutConfucius.InmanywayshehasbecomeabridgethatforeignersmustcrossiftheywanttoreachadeeperunderstandingofChina.

Inthepasttwentyyears,theChinesestudiesprogramshavegainedhugepopularityinWesternuniversities.Morerecently,theChinesegovernmenthassetupConfuciusInstitutes（孔子学院）inmorethan80countries.TheseschoolsteachbothChineselanguageandculture.ThemaincoursesofChinesecultureusuallyincludedChineseart,historyandphilosophy.StudentsintheUnitedStates,atthesametime,areracingtolearnChinese.SotheywillbereadyforlifeinaworldwhereChinaisanequalpowerwiththeUnitedStates.BusinessmenwhohopetomakemoneyinChinaarereadingbooksaboutConfuciustounderstandtheirChinesecustomers.

Sotheoldthinker’sideasarestillaliveandwell.

TodayChinaattractstheWestmorethanever,anditwillneedmoreteacherstointroduceConfuciusandChineseculturetotheWest.

Asfortheoldthinker,hewillnotsoonbeforgottenbypeopleinthewest,evenifhisbirthdayis.

8．Theopeningparagraphismainlyintendedto______.

A.providesomekeyfactsaboutConfucius

B.attractthereaders’interestinthetopic

C.showgreatrespectfortheancientthinker

D.provethepopularityofmodernbirthdaycelebrations

9．WecanlearnfromParagraph4thatAmericanstudents______.

A.haveagreatinterestinstudyingChinese

B.takeanactivepartinChinesecompetitions

C.trytogethighscoresinChineseexams

D.fightforachancetolearnChinese

10．Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.ForgottenWisdominAmerica

B.HugeFansoftheChineseLanguage

C.OldThinkerwithaBigFuture

D.ChineseCultureforWesterners

11．Thepassageislikelytoappearina_______.

A.leafletB.historypaperC.newspaperD.philosophytextbook

D

Aftertheexamination,thedoctortoldmyparentsmysightwouldgetworseandthatIwouldlosemysightfinally.Onthewayhomefromhospital,noonesaidaword.Oneday,wouldIonlyimaginethescenerybeyondtheglassratherthanseeit?

ThatSeptember,Ienteredmiddleschool.MostnightsIhadhomeworkthatincludedanarmfulofbookstoread.Tokeepupwithotherchildren,Itookgreattroubletofinishthetask.Withmynoseacoupleofinchesfromthepage,Iwastiredeasily.What’sworse,afterIhadreadseveralpagesonmyown,thewordsslippedoffthepageintoinkypools.

However,thenIdidnothaveaudiobooksandelectronicdeviceslikekidsdonow.Instead,Momvolunteeredtoreadoutloud.Momworkedpart-time,cleanedthehouse,cookedandspenttimewithGrandma.Inspiteofbeingsobusy,sheshowedupinmyroomlikeclockwork.Sheputonherreadingglasses.Momalwaysthoughtthoseglassesmadeherlookold.Tome,shelookedlikeateacher.

Inmyroom,Mom’svoicecompetedwiththetickingoftheclock.Beingforcedtofocusonlistening,Ifoundawaytokeepmymarksupandcompetewiththeotherkids.Whentheteacheraskedaquestion,Iraisedmyhandwithconfidence.Teacherspraisedmeforhavingagoodmemory.Readingremovedmyfearformyfailingsight,readingalsomademecuriousaboutotherpeople’schallengesandhowtheymanaged.ThoughIcouldnotusemyeyestofixoneachpassage,mymindlitupwitheverynewbook.

Truetowhatthedoctorsaid,theworstcame,butthankstoMom,mysenseofhearingnowallowsmeto“see”.Thiswasthemostpreciousgiftfromamothertoherchild.

12．Whydidtheauthorandhisparentskeepsilentontheirwaybackhomefromhospital?

A.Theyallwantedtohaveagoodrest.

B.Theauthordidn’tdowellintheexam.

C.Whatthedoctorsaidmadethemworried.

D.Theyfocusedonthesceneryalongtheroad

13．Howdidtheauthormanagetogethighmarks?

A.Bybeingconfident

B.Bylisteningcarefully.

C.Bygettinghelpfromhisclassmates.

D.Byreadingasmanybooksaspossible.

14．Wecanlearnfromthetextthat.

A.theauthor’ssightrecoveredfinally

B.readingmadetheauthormoresensitive

C.theauthor’smotherdidn’tworktolookafterhim

D.readingmadetheauthornotworryabouthissight

15．Whichofthefollowingcouldbethetitleofthetext?

A.MyeyesighttroubleB.Anunforgettableexperience

C.WithearswideopenD.AboutMother’slove

第2节（共5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。

16Youcanfinditonbuildings,sidewalks,streetsignsandtrashcansfromTokyotoParis,fromMoscowtoCapeTown.Streetarthasbecomeaglobalculture.Evenartmuseumsandgalleriesarecollectingtheworksofstreetartists.

Streetartstartedverysecretlybecauseitwasillegaltopaintonpublicandprivatepropertywithoutpermission.17Somethinkitisacrimeandothersthinkitisaverybeautifulnewformofculture.ArtexpertssaythatthestreetartmovementbeganinNewYorkinthe1960s.Youngadultspaintedwordsandotherimagesonthewallsandtrains.Thiscolorfulstyleofwritingbecameknownasgraffiti（涂鸦）,whoseartshowedthatyoungpeoplewantedtorebelagainstsociety.

Streetartistsdotheirworkfordifferentreasons.18Theychoosestreetartbecauseitisclosertothepeople.Someartiststrytoexpresstheirpoliticalopinionintheirworks.Othersliketodothingsthatarenotallowedandhopetheycan’tbecaught.Advertisingcompaniesalsousestreetartintheiradsbecauseitgivespeopletheimpressions（印象）ofyouthand