甘肃省甘谷县高一英语上学期期末考试试题.docx

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甘肃省甘谷县高一英语上学期期末考试试题

甘谷一中2015——2016学年第一学期高一期末考试

英语试卷

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，共30分）

A

JAMESshookhismoneyboxagain.Nothing!

Hecarefullycountedthecoinsthatlayonthebed.Allthathehadwas$24.52.Thebicyclehewantedwasatleast$90!

Howonearth（究竟）washegoingtogettherestofthemoney?

Heknewthathisfriendsallhadbicycles.Itwashardtohangoutwithpeoplewhenyouweretheonlyonewithoutabicycle.Hethoughtaboutwhathecoulddo.Therewasnopointaskinghisparents,forheknewtheyhadnoextramoney.

Therewasonlyonewaytogetmoney,andthatwastoearnit.Hewouldhavetofindajob.HedecidedtoaskMrClayforadvice.

“Well,youcanstartrighthere,”saidMrClay.“Yousee,mywindowsneedcleaningandmycarneedswashing.”

ThatwasthebeginningofJames’part-timejob.Forthenextthreemonthsheworkedeverydayafterfinishinghishomework.Hetookdogsforwalks,clearedoutcupboardsandmendedbooks.

ThedayfinallycamewhenJamescountedhismoneyandfound$94.32.Hewastednotimeandwentdowntotheshoptopickupthebicyclehewanted.Herodehomeproudly,lookingforwardtoshowinghisnewbicycletohisfriends.Ithadbeenhardworkingforthemoney,butJamesknewthathevalued（珍惜）hisbicyclefarmorebecausehehadboughtitwithhisownmoney.Hehadachievedwhathethoughtwasimpossible,andthatwasworthevenmorethanthebicycle.

1.Whydidn’tJamesaskhisparentsforhelp?

A.Becausetheydidn’tlovehim.B.Becausetheydidn’thaveextramoney.

C.Becausetheylivedfarawayfromhim.D.Becausetheydidn’tneedabike.

2.JamesdidthefollowingjobsEXCEPT____.

A.walkingdogsB.clearingoutcupboards

C.cookingmealsD.mendingbooks

3.HowmuchmoneydidJamesearn?

A.$24.52B.$90C.$94.32D.$69.80

4.Whatdoesthewriterwanttotellus?

A.Weshouldbuyeverythingwewant.

B.Weshouldgetwhatwewantthroughhardwork.

C.Parentsshouldn’tgivechildrenanymoney.

D.Weshouldn’tshowoffnewthingstopoorchildren.

B

MylifebegansimilarlytomostchildrenbutIgrewupwithoutknowingwhatafatherormotherwas.Noonewastheretoteachmehowtotellrightfromwrong.Becauseofthis,Igotintosomebadhabitsandspentsevenyearsasaboyonthestreet.

WhenIwas20,Iwastakeninarehabclinic（康复诊所）.InsideImetBill,mycounselor（辅导员）.Hetaughtmealotofthings.Themainthingwasthegiftofgiving.

ItwasthenightbeforeanimportanttestandIwasverynervous.Billinvitedmetogooutforawalktorelax（放松）me.Aswewalkedandtalked,Billsuggestedweshouldgoforacoffee.ItoldhimIhadnomoneywhenIgotpaid,andIofferedtopayhimback.Hestoppedthenandlookedatmeinaserious,butlovingwayandsaidhewasdoingthisbecausehewantedto.Thenhesaid,"Onedaywhenyou'llbearoundsomeonewhowillneedacoffee,you'llbeabletobuyitforthem.That'showyoucanpaymeback."

I'maprimaryschoolteachernow.MyjobissimpleandIcanbuyyoungpeoplecoffeenow.Billtaughtmehowtoofferhelptoothers.

5.Theauthorgotintosomebadhabitsbecause_____.

A.hedidn'thaveparentstoteachhimB.hecouldn'tgetagoodschooleducation

C.hedidn'tlistentohisteacher,BillD.hewaslivingonthestreet

6.Onenight,Billinvitedtheauthortogooutforawalkto_____.

A.haveacupofcoffeeB.teachtheauthoralesson

C.maketheauthorlessnervousD.makefriendswiththeauthor

7.Whichofthefollowingstatementsisprobablyright?

A.Theauthorwastoostupidtotellrightfromwrong.

B.Billoftenofferedhisstudentscoffeetopleasethem.

C.Billhadcleverwaystoteachhisstudents.

D.Theauthorwasoftennervousbeforeimportanttests.

8.WhatdidtheauthorlearnfromBill?

A.Tobethankfultoothers.B.Toofferkindnesstoothers.

C.Tostopdrinkingalcohol.D.Tobuycoffeeforothers.

C

Candogsandcatsgetalongwellinthesamehome?

Peoplewhoarethinkingaboutgettingadogasafriendfortheircatareworriedthattheywillfight.Arecentresearchhasfoundthatifthecatistakenbackhomebeforethedog,andiftheyareintroducedwhenstillyoung（lessthan6monthsforcats,ayearfordogs）,itislikelythatthetwopetswillgetalongsmoothly.Intwo-thirdsofthehomescatsanddogshaveagoodrelationship.

However,itwasn’tallsweetnessandlight.Therewasareportedcoldnessbetweenthecatanddogin25%ofthehomes,whileaggression（侵略，好斗）andfightingwerefoundin10%ofthehomes.Onereasonforthisisprobablythatsomeoftheirbodylanguagesarejustdifferent.Forexample,whenacatturnsitsheadawayitmeansaggression,whileadogdoingthesamemeanssubmission（顺从）.

Inhomeswithcatsanddogslivingpeacefully,researchersfoundasurprisingbehavior.Theyarelearninghowtotalkeachother’slanguage.Itissurprisingthatcatscanlearnhowtotalk“Dog”,anddogscanlearnhowtotalk“Cat”.

What’sinterestingisthatbothcatsanddogshaveappearedtobecomesmarter.Theycanlearntoreadeachother’sbodylanguages,suggestingthatthetwomayhavemoreincommonthanwasexpected.Oncefamiliarwitheachother’sbodylanguage,catsanddogscanplaytogether,andenjoysleepingtogetheronthesofa.

Theimportanceofthisresearchoncatsanddogsmaygobeyondpets—topeoplewhodon’tgetalongwell,includingneighbors,colleaguesatwork,andevencountries.Ifcatsanddogscanlearntogetalong,surelypeoplehaveagoodchance.

9.TheunderlinedwordsmoothlyinParagraph1isclosestinmeaningto________.

A.earlyB.mostlyC.quicklyD.well

10.Whatisfoundsurprisingaboutcatsanddogs?

A.Theyeatandsleeptogether.B.Theywatcheachother’sbehaviors.

C.Theylearntospeakeachother’slanguage.D.Theyknowsomethingfromeachother’svoices.

11.ItissuggestedinParagraph4thatcatsanddogs________.

A.havecommoninterestsB.haveappearedtobecomesmarter.

C.haveacommonbodylanguageD.arenotsosmartaswasexpected

12.Whatcanwehumanbeingslearnfromcatsanddogs?

A.Weshouldlearntogetalongwellwithothers

B.Weshouldknowmoreaboutanimals.

C.Weshouldliveinpeacewithanimals.

D.Weshouldlearnmorebodylanguages.

D

MichaelJordonisthegreatestbasketballplayerofalltime.Oncehewasmakingatelevisioncommercial（广告）.AllMichaelneededtodointheadvertisementwastomissashot.

ForMichael,thiswasdifficult.Hehadconditionedhimselftosucceedwheneverhewasthrowingtheball.Everytimehethrewabasketball,itwentin.Everytimehetriedtomissashot,hefailed.Intotal,ittookhimover20attempts（尝试）beforehemissedashot.

ForMichael,successisastronghabit.Hehadformedahabitthatwassostrongthatittookhimalotoftimetobreakitand“fail”.

Justlikedrinking,smokingandcollectingthings,successisalsoahabit.Theonlythingis,itismuchmoreeffective!

Likeallhabits,onceitisestablished（建立）,itisdifficulttobreak.

Manypeoplethinkthatsuccessisdifficulttomaintain（维持）.Theyfeelthatitwillbehardworkandwillneedtoomuchactionandfocus.Thetruthisthatitissimplyahabit,andaseasytomaintainasanyotherhabit.

Spendsometimemakingsuccessahabitinyourlife.Onceyouhavedevelopedit,itisnotsomethingyouwillwanttochangeagain.Then,theonlythingyouwillfailatisfailing.

13.WhydidJordanattempt20timesbeforehemissedashotintheadvertisement?

A.Becausehedidn’tworkhardenough.B.Becausehewasnotcarefulenough.

C.Becausehewastootired.D.Becausesuccesswasastronghabitforhim.

14.Whatdomanypeoplewronglythinkofsuccess?

A.Theythinkitiseasytomaintain.

B.Theythinkitneedstoomuchactionandfocus.

C.Theythinkitisimpossibletoestablishthehabitofsuccess.

D.Theythinkitdoesn’trequiretoomuchwork.

15.Whatdoesthewriterwanttotellus?

A.Weshouldnevermissashot.

B.Tryingtofailisnecessary.

C.Weshouldmakesuccessahabit.

D.Successisnoteasytoachieve.

第二节七选五（共5小题；每小题2分，共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。

Takinggoodnotesisatime-savingskillthatwillhelpyoutobecomeabetterstudentinseveralways.16

Second,yournotesareexcellentmaterialstoreferto（参考，查阅）whenyouarestudyingforatest.Third,note-takingoffersvarietytoyourstudytimeandhelpsyoutoholdyourinterest.

Youwillwanttotakenotesduringclassroomdiscussionsandwhilereadingatextbookordoingresearchforareport.17Wheneverorhoweveryoutakenotes,keepinmindthatnote-takingisaselective（精挑细选的）process.18

Thefollowingmethodsmayworkbestforyou.

●Readthetextquicklytofindthemainfactsandideasinit.

●Carefullyreadthetextandwatchforwordsthatcanshowmainpointsandsupportingfacts.

● Writeyournotesinyourownwords.

● 19

● Noteanyquestionsorideasyoumayhaveaboutwhatwassaidorwritten.

Asyoutakenotes,youmaywanttouseyourownshorthand（速记）.Whenyoudo,besurethatyouunderstandyoursymbolsandthatyouusethemallthetime.20

A.Usewords,notcompletesentences.

B.Therearethreepracticalnote-takingmethods.

C.Youmustwriteyournotesonseparatepaper.

D.Otherwise（否则）,youmaynotbeabletoreadyournoteslater.

E.Youwillalsowanttodevelopyourownmethodfortakingnotes.

F.Thatmeansyoumustfirstdecidewhatisimportantenoughtoincludeinyournotes.

G.First,thesimpleactofwritingsomethingdownmakesiteasierforyoutounderstandandrememberit.

第二部分完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

Onthefirstdayofthesixthgrade,allofmyclassmatesandIweresorted（把…分类）in