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山西省阳高县第一中学2016-2017学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题

Ⅰ.阅读理解(3*20=60分)

PartⅠ阅读下面的文章,从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案。

A

MarkTwainleftschoolwhenhewastwelve.Hehadlittleschooleducation.Inspiteofthis,hebecamethemostfamouswriterofhistime.Hemademillionsofdollarsbywriting.HisrealnamewasSamuelLanghorneClemens,butheisbetterknownallovertheworldasMarkTwain,hispenname.

MarkTwainwasbornin1835andhewasnotahealthybaby.Infact,hewasnotexpectedtolivethroughthefirstwinter.Butwithhismother'scare,hemanagedtosurvive.Asaboy,hecausedmuchtroubleforhisparents.Heusedtoplayjokesonallhisfriendsandneighbors.Hedidn'tliketogotoschool,andheoftenranawayfromhome.HealwayswentinthedirectionofthenearbyMississippi(密西西比河).Hewasnearlydrownedninetimes.

Afterhisfather'sdeath,MarkTwainbegantoworkforaprinter,whoonlyprovidedhimwithfoodandclothing.Then,heworkedasaprinter,ariver-boatpilotandlaterjoinedthearmy.Butshortlyafterthathebecameaminer.Duringthisperiod,hestartedtowriteshortstories.Afterwardshebecameafulltimewriter.

In1870,MarkTwaingotmarried.IntheyearsthatfollowedhewrotemanybooksincludingTomSawyerin1876,andHuckleberryFinnin1884,whichmadehimfamous,andbroughthimgreatfortune.

Unfortunately,MarkTwaingotintodebtsinbadinvestments(投资)andhehadtowritelargenumbersofstoriestopaythesedebts.In1904,hiswifedied,andthenthreeofhischildrenpassedaway.

Attheageof70,hishairwascompletelywhite.Heboughtmanywhitesuitsandneckties.HeworenothingbutwhitefromheadtofootuntilhisdeathonApril21,1910.

1.Inhischildhood,MarkTwain,________.

A.learnedalotatschool

B.heoftenwentswimmingwithotherboys

C.hismotheroftenworriedabouthissafety

D.heoftenplayedgameswithotherboys

2.WhichofthefollowingshowstherightorderaboutMarkTwain?

a.Hebecameaminer.b.Heworkedasaprinter.

c.Hegotintodebts.d.Hisfatherdied.

e.Hebecameafull-timewriter.F.Hejoinedthearmy.

A.a-d-b-c-e-fB.d-b-f-a-e-c

C.d-a-f-e-b-cD.c-b-d-f-e-a

3.Inordertomakealiving,MarkTwain_______.

A.firstworkedasaprinterB.didmanykindsofwork

C.wrotestoriesinthebeginningD.joinedthearmyafterheworkedinamine

4.FromthepassagewecanseethatMarkTwain_______.

Ahadahappychildhood

Bwasagoodboyandalwaysdidwhathewasasked

Cwasverynaughtywhenhewasyoung

Dlivedapleasantlife

5.Beforehisdeath,MarkTwain_______.

A.becameawhitemanB.wasinlowspirits

C.likedtobuyallkindsofclothesD.hadnothingon

B

Thejourneytothemoonhadbeenthefirststeptowardfutureexploration(探险)inspace.ThedistancebetweentheMoonandEarthisveryshortindeedwhencomparedwiththedistancesbetweenEarthandtheotherplanets.Mars,thenearestplanettoEarthismillionsofmilesaway.Travelingtotheplanetswillbeman’snextaim.Suchtravelswillbemorechallengingthanthetriptothemoonandcertainlymoreadventurous.

Recently,twoAmericanspaceships,Vikings1and2,landedonMarstryingtodiscoverwhetherthatplanethasanylifeonit.SofarthesignsoflifeonMarshasneitherconfirmed(确认)norruledout.RussianshavediscoveredthatthesurfaceofVenus(金星)issohotthatitisalmostcertainthatthereisnolifethere.AlsotheatmosphereofVenusisextremelydense(稠)andthepressureisnearlyahundredtimesgreaterthanthatoftheEarth’satmosphere.

ScientistsbelievemanmayfindplanetswhichhavethesameconditionsasthosewehaveonEarth,butmanshouldrealizeEarthwillbehisonlyhomeforalongtimeandbegintoloveandcareforit.

6.Accordingtothepassage,travelingtotheplanetswillbe________.

A.mucheasierandevenmoreinteresting

Bfarmoreexcitinganddangerous

C.man’sfinalaim

D.man’sfirststep

7.WhichofthefollowingisNottrue?

A.Marsisnearertotheearththanthemoon.

B.ThemoonismuchnearertotheearththanMars.

C.Ofalltheplanets,Marsisthenearesttotheearth.

D.Alltheplanetsaremuchfarthertotheearth.

8.Fromthepassage,wecanguess______________.

A.thereislifeonMars

B.thereisnolifeonMars

C.theatmosphereofMarsisnotsodenseasthatofVenus

D.scientistswillhavelittlehopetofindtheanswers

9.Mancanliveonundertheconditionsof______________.

A.muchtoohotsurface

B.thesamepressureaswegetonearth

C.normalatmosphereaswehaveonearth

D.bothBandC

C

Torontoisabigandbeautifulcity,whichhasdevelopedfromarelativeunknownplaceoverthepasthalfcenturytothecenterofculture,tradeandcommunicationinCanada.

Withitscolorfulethnic(种族的)mix,richhistoryandbreathtakingbuildings,Torontooffersnonstopadventurestothetourists.Togetasenseofhowbig,variousandmagicalTorontois,thebestplacetostartistheCNTower,thetallestfreestanding(无支撑物的)buildingintheworld.Fromthispoint,visitorscangetabird’seyeviewofthecity'samazingsceneryanduniquegeography.

Inadditiontobeinganimportantcenterofculture,tradeandcommunicationinCanada,Torontoisalsoamajormultiethniccity.Ithasapopulationofover4.5millionanditscitizenscomefromcountriesaroundtheworldandfromallmannerofethnicbackgrounds.Everyday,inmostplacesofthecity,ahundreddifferentlanguagescanbeheardonthestreets,fromHinditoGreektoFrench.This,perhaps,explainswhyformerPrimeMinisterPierreTrudeauoncesaidthatCanadaisreallymoremosaic(马赛克,镶嵌图案)ofculturesandlanguagesthanameltingpot.

StreetsignsinTorontoaremostlyinEnglish.Weeklyanddailynewspapersarepublishedinvariouslanguages,andthecityhostssuccessfulinternationalfilmfestivaleachSeptember.Itisalsohometoapopularbaseballteam,theTorontoBlueJays.Torontohassomethingforeveryone.

10.Theauthorwrotethispassageto________.

A.tellushowTorontodevelopsfromthepast

B.introducesomefamoussightsofToronto

C.drawmoretouriststoToronto

D.introducesomethingaboutCanada

11.Whatcanweknowfromthepassage?

A.TorontoisinthecenterofCanada.

B.FromthetopoftheCNTowerwecanseethewholeToronto.

C.ThestreetsignsinTorontoareallwritteninEnglish.

D.Torontoisacitywithahistoryofhalfacentury.

12.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Torontohostsbaseballgameseveryyear.

B.NewspapersinCanadaaren'tpublishedonlyinEnglish.

C.WecanseepeopleofeverycolorinToronto.

D.Torontohostsaninternationalfilmfestivaleveryyear.

13.TheunderlinedsentencemeansdifferentculturesandlanguagesinCanada________.

A.havedevelopedalot

B.canbeeasilyseenbyforeigners

C.havebeenwellmixedtogether

D.stillkeeptheirowncharacteristics

D

Todayabout70countriesuseDaylightSavingTime(DST).DaylightSavingwasfirstintroducedduringWorldWarIinAustralia.Duringtheworldwars,DSTwasusedforthelatesummersbeginningJanuary1917and1942,andthefullsummersbeginningSeptember1942and1943.

In1967,Tasmaniaexperiencedadrought(干旱).TheStateGovernmentintroducedonehourofdaylightsavingthatsummerasawayofsavingpowerandwater.TasmanianslikedtheideaofdaylightsavingandtheTasmanianGovernmenthasdeclareddaylightsavingeachsummersince1968.PersuadedbytheTasmanianGovernment,allstatesexcepttwopassedalawin1971,foratestuseofdaylightsaving.In1972,NewSouthWales,SouthAustraliaandVictoriajoinedTasmaniaforregulardaylightsaving,butQueenslanddidnotdosountil1989.

Tasmania,QueenslandandSouthAustraliahavehadirregularplans,oftenchangingtheirdatesduetopoliticsorfestivals(节日).Forexample,in1992,Tasmaniaextended(延长)daylightsavingbyanextramonthwhileSouthAustraliabeganextendingdaylightsavingbytwoweeksfortheAdelaideFestival.SpecialdaylightsavingplansweremadeduringtheSydney2000OlympicGames.

ThedifferencesindaylightsavinginAustraliacontinuetocauseseriousproblemsintransportandmanyothersocialactivities.Italsoreducesthenumberofhoursintheworkingdaythatarecommontoallcentersinthecountry.Inparticular,timedifferencesalongtheeastcoastcausemajordifferences,especiallyforthebroadcastersofnationalradioandtelevision.DaylightSaving

14.WhatcanwelearnaboutDSTinsomeAustralianstates?

A.Itdoesn’thavefixeddates.

B.Itisnotusedinfestivals.

C.Itsplanwaschangedin2000.

D.Itlastsfortwoweeks.

15.WhatdoweknowabouttheuseofDSTfromthelastparagraph?

A.Thereexistsomeundesirableeffects.

B.Ithelpslittletosaveenergy.

C.Itbringsaboutlongerworkingdays.

D.RadioandTVprogramsbecomedifferent

PartⅡ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.16Second,yournotesareexcellentmaterialstorefertowhenyouarestudyingforatest.Third,note-takingoffersvarietytoyourstudytimeandhelpsyoutoholdyourinterest.

Youwillwanttotakenotesduringclassroomdiscussionsandwhilereadingatextbookordoingresearchforareport.17Wheneverorhoweveryoutakenotes,keepinmindthatnote-takingisaselectiveprocess.18

Thefollowingmethodsmayworkbestforyou.

·Readthetextquicklytofindthemainfactsandideasinit.

·Carefullyreadthetextandwatchforwordsthatcanshowmainpointsandsupportingfacts.

·Writeyournotesinyourownwords.

·19

·Noteanyquestionsorideasyoumayhaveaboutwhatwassaidorwritten.

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