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新疆生产建设兵团二中高一下期中考试英语卷含答案及解析
2019年新疆生产建设兵团二中高一下期中考试英语卷【含答案及解析】
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一、单项填空
1.I’dappreciate______thechancetoworkinyourcompanylastyear.
A.giving________B.togive
C.beinggiven_________D.tobegiven
2.Theyhavealreadysucceeded______savingmanyendangeredanimals.
A.in______________B.for___________C.to______________D.on
3.Tobegreat,youmustbesmart,confident,and,_______,honest.
A.thereforeB.aboveall
C.howeverD.afterall
4.Thecollegestudentlosthislifetryingtosavethedrowningchild,______hewillalwaysberemembered.
A.inwhichB.aboutwhich
C.bywhich________D.forwhich
5.---FinallyIgottomygrandmother’shomeonfoot.---Really?
You______aridethere.
A.couldhavetaken________B.couldtake
C.shouldn’thavetaken_________D.musthavetaken
6.Traditionally,collegestudentsholdagraduationceremonybeforethey______ontheirlifejourney.
A.giveup________B.settledown
C.getthrough___________D.setoff
7.To______Janeonhavingpassedtheexamination,weheldapartyto______it.
A.celebrate;congratulateB.congratulate;celebrate
C.celebrate;celebrate_________D.congratulate;congratulate
8.Theoldmanwaswalkinginthepark,withhisdog_____him.
A.following______________B.followed______________C.follows______________D.follow
9.----MustIreturnthebooktoday?
----No,you__________
A.mustn’t___________B.can’t
C.needn’t______________D.maynot
10.Wedon’tpermit_____inthehospital,soyouaren’tpermitted_____here,either.
A.tosmoke;tosmokeB.smoking;tosmoke
C.smoking;smoking_________D.tosmoke;smoking
二、阅读理解
11.InVietnam,Tet-Trung-Thu,ortheMid-AutumnFestival,isoneofthemostpopularfamilyholidays.Itisheldonthe15thdayofthe8thlunarmonth.
Vietnamesefamiliesplantheiractivitiesaroundtheirchildrenonthisspecialday.InaVietnamesefolkstory,parentswereworkingsohardtopreparefortheharvestthattheyleftthechildrenplayingbythemselves.Tomakeupforthattime,theparentswouldusetheMid-AutumnFestivalasachancetoshowtheirloveandthanksfortheirchildren.
Asaresult,theMid-AutumnFestivalisalsocalledtheChildren’sFestival.IntheUnitedStates,thistraditioncontinuesinmanyVietnamese-Americanfamilies.Activitiesareoftencenteredonchildrenandeducation.Parentsbuylanternsfortheirchildrensothattheycantakepartinacandleandlanternparadeatdawn.Lanternsmeanbrightness,whiletheparademeanssuccessinschool.Vietnamesemarketssellavarietyoflanterns,butthemostpopularchildren’slanternisthestarlantern.Otherchildren’sactivitiesincludeartsandcraftsinwhichchildrenmakefacemasksandlanterns.ChildrenalsoperformtraditionalVietnamesedancesforadultsandtakepartincontestsforprizes.Unicorn(麒麟)dancersarealsoverypopular.
LikeChinesepeople,Vietnameseparentstelltheirchildrenfolkstoriesandservemooncakesandotherspecialtreatsunderthebrightmoon.Afavoritefolkstoryisaboutacarp(鲤鱼)thatwantedtobecomeadragon.Thecarpworkedandworkedandfinallychangeditselfintoadragon.Parentsusethisstorytoencouragetheirchildrentoworkhardsothattheycanbecomewhatevertheywanttobe.
1.WecanlearnfromthepassagethatTet-Trung-Thuiscelebrated________.
A.inChinaandotherAsiancountries
B.byVietnamese-Americanfamilies
C.allovertheworldexceptVietnam
D.acrosstheUnitedStates
2.InbothVietnamandChina,duringtheMid-AutumnFestival,peoplewould______.
A.eatmooncakes______________B.buylanternsforchildren
C.takepartincontestsD.buyacarp
3.WhatisthefocusoftheMid-AutumnFestivalinVietnam?
A.Familyget-togethers.
B.Childrenandeducation.
C.Relaxationandfuninthemiddleoftheyear.
D.Parentshavingmoretimewiththeirchildren.
4.Theparentstelltheirchildrenfolkstoriesbecause______.
A.childrenlikelisteningtothemintheevening
B.theywanttoshowtheirlovefortheirchildren
C.theywanttoencouragetheirchildrentoworkhard
D.theywanttomakeupforlosttime
12.OneofthemostpopularAmericansingersofthetwentiethcenturywasElvisPresley.HemadetheRock&Rollmusicpopulararoundtheworld.Hesoldmillionsofrecordsandmademanysuccessfulfilms,andhehelpedchangethedirectionofpopularmusicinthe1960s.
ElvisPresleywasborninapoorfamilyin1935.Hisparentsweresimplecountrypeoplewhooftentookhimtochurch,wherehelearnedtosingandheneverforgotthekindofsongsthatheusedtosinginchurchasachild.
Whenhewasateenager,ElvismovedfromTupelostoMemphisinTennessee,whereheattendedhighschool,buthewasnotagoodstudent.Hisonlyrealinterestwassinging.Hebegantosinginthestylethatiscalled“countryandwestern”.
In1955herecordedsomesongsforhismother'sbirthday.Thepeopleattherecordingstudiolikedhissingingandhismusic.Therewassomethingdifferentaboutit.Itwascountryandwesternmusic,butitalsosoundedalittlelikethemusic,whichblackpeopleusedtosingintheAmericanSouth,musicknownas“blues”.
Shortlyafterthat,ElvismetTomParker,whobecamehismanagerandarranged(安排)concertsforhimacrosstheUnitedStatesandnewrecordingsaswell.SoonElvisrosetofamealloverthecountry.Later,ElviswenttoHollywoodandbegantoappearinfilmslikeLoveMeTenderandKingCreole.
ButElvisfoundithardtolivewithsuccess,likemanyotherentertainmentpersonalities(娱乐圈内的人士).Hebegantotakedrugsandhishealthbegantosuffer.Whenhediedatanearlyageof42in1977,hismanymillionsoffanswereshocked.“TheKingIsDead!
”thenewspapersaid.ButtodayhismemoryandhismusicliveonandhewillalwaysberememberedastheKingofRock&Roll.
1.Judgingfromthepassage,wemayconclude____.
A.Elvisforgothischurchmusicatalaterage
B.hischurchsongshelpedhisdevelopmentinhissinging
C.Elvisdidn'tgetanyhelpfromhisparentsinsinging
D.hischurchsongsdidn'thelpdevelophisownstyle
2.WhatwasElvis’sstyleofsinginglikemostprobably?
A.Onlycountryandwestern.
B.Onlycountryandblue.
C.Bothwesternandcountry.
D.Notonlycountryandwesternbutalsoabit“blues”.
3.Whatwasthemainreasonfordeath?
A.AcaraccidentB.Killingbyothers
C.Takingdrugs____________________D.Heartattract
13.Ifyouwishtobecomeabetterreader,herearefourimportantthingstorememberaboutreadingrate:
●Knowingwhyyouarereadingorwhatyouarereadingtofindoutwilloftenhelpyoutoknowwhethertoreadrapidlyorslowly.
●Somethingsshouldbereadslowlythroughout.Examplesaredirectionsformakingordoingsomething,arithmeticproblems,scienceandhistorybooks,whicharefullofimportantinformation.Youmustreadsuchthingsslowlytoremembereachimportantstepandunderstandeachimportantideas.
●Somethingsshouldbereadrapidlythroughout.Examplesaresimplestoriesmeantforenjoyment,newslettersfromfriends,piecesofnewsfromlocal,orhome-town,papers,tellingwhatishappeningtofriendsandneighbors.
●Insomeofyourreading,youmustchangeyourspeedfromfasttoslowandslowtofast,asyougoalong.Youwillneedtoreadcertainpagesrapidlyandthenslowdownanddomorecarefulreadingwhenyoucometoimportantideaswhichmustberemembered.
1.Theunderlinedword"rate"inthefirstsentencemeans_______.
A.fastB.slowC.speedD.skill
2.Whichshouldbereadslowlyaccordingtothepassage?
A.Storiesforenjoyment
B.Arithmeticproblems
C.Lettersfromfriends
D.Newsfromhometownnewspapers
3.Howfastshouldweread?
A.Thefaster,thebetter.
B.Themoreslowly,thebetter.
C.Neithertoofastnortooslow.
D.Itdependsonwhatwearereading.
4.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?
A.Readslowlywhenyouarereadingsomethingimportanttoyou.
B.Readfastwhenyouarereadingsomethingunimportanttoyou.
C.Readthematerialsthatyouareinterestedinslowly.
D.Readthematerialsthatyouareinterestedinfast.
14.Theircheerysongbrightensmanyawinter'sday.Butrobins(知更鸟)areindangerofwearingthemselvesoutbysingingtoomuch.Robinsaresingingallnight一aswellasduringtheday,British-basedresearcherssay.
DavidDominoni,ofGlasgowUniversity,saidthatlightfromstreetlamps,takeawaysignsandhomesisaffectingthebirds'biologicalclock,leadingtothembeingwideawakewhentheyshouldbeasleep.
DrDominoni,whoisputtingcamerasinsidenestingboxestotracksleepingpatterns,saidlackofsleepcouldputthebirds'healthatrisk.Hisstudyshowsthatwhenrobinsareexposedtolightatnightinthelab,itleadstosomegenesbeingactiveatthewrongtimeofday.Andthemorebirdsareexposedtolight,themoreactivetheyareatnight.
Hetoldpeopleataconference,"Therehavebeenacoupleofstudiessuggestingtheyareincreasingtheirsongoutputatnightandduringthedaytheyarestillsinging.Singingisacostlybehaviourandittakesenergy.Sobyincreasingtheirsongoutput,theremightbesomecostsofenergy."
Anditisnotjustrobinsthatarebeingkeptawakebyartificiallight.Blackoiidsandseagullsarealsobeingmorenocturnal.DrDominonisaid,"InGlasgowwhereIlive,gullsareaseriousproblem.Ihavepeoplecomingtomesaying`Youarethebirdexpert.Canyouhelpuskillthesegulls?
'.Duringthebreeding(繁殖)season,