河南省淮阳县陈州高级中学学年高一英语上学期期末考试试题2含答案.docx

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河南省淮阳县陈州高级中学学年高一英语上学期期末考试试题2含答案

2018-2019学年高一上学期期末考试

英语试题

第Ⅰ卷（选择题）

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

LOST

Awhitecatwithtwobigblueeyes.

Ifyoufindit,pleasecallSamat385-0926.

Manythanks.   

Titanic3D

Time:

SaturdayandSunday

ShowtimeCinema

Price:

$20（halfforchildrenunder12）

CallDavidat332-5147.

BOOKSALE

AChristmasCarol

—byCharlesDiukans

AstoryofChristmas

ThetruemeaningofChristmas

was $59.60

now $29.60   

HOUSEFORRENT

2sunnybedroomswithakitchen.

$500amonth

CallMaryat591-3127formoreinformation.

21.Wholostawhitecatwithtwobigblueeyes?

A.Sam     B.David  C.Mary   D.Charles

22.Youneedtopay_________ifyoubuythebookAChristmasCarolnow.

A.$59.60B.$49.60 C.$39.60 D.$29.60

23.Thoseadsabovearemostprobablyfroma___________.

A.map     B.dictionary     C.newspaper   D.guidebook

B

MyFirstMarathon（马拉松）

Amonthbeforemyfirstmarathon,oneofmyankleswasinjuredandthismeantnotrunningfortwoweeks,leavingmeonlytwoweekstotrain.Yet,Iwasdeterminedtogoahead.

Irememberbacktomy7thyearinschool.InmyfirstP.E.class,theteacherrequiredustorunlapsandthenhitasoftball.Ididn’tdoeitherwell.HelaterinformedmethatIwas＂notathletic＂.

TheideathatIwas＂notathletic＂stuckwithmeforyears.WhenIstartedrunninginmy30s,Irealizedrunningwasabattleagainstmyself,notaboutcompetitionorwhetherornotIwasathletic.Itwasallaboutthebattleagainstmyownbodyandmind.Atestofwills!

Thenightbeforemymarathon,IdreamtthatIcouldn’tevenfindthefinishline.Iwokeupsweatingandnervous,butreadytoprovesomethingtomyself.

Shortlyaftercrossingthestartline,myshoelaces（鞋带）becameuntied.SoIstoppedtoreadjust.NotthestartIwanted!

Atmile3,Ipassedasign:

＂GOFORIT,RUNNERS!

＂

Bymile17,Ibecameoutofbreathandtheonceinjuredanklehurtbadly.Despitethepain,Istayedthecoursewalkingabitandthenrunningagain.

Bymile21,Iwasstarving!

AsIapproachedmile23,Icouldseemywifewavingasign.Sheismybiggestfan.Shenevermindedthealarmclocksoundingat4a.m.orquestionedmyexpensesonrunning.

Iwasoneofthefinalrunnerstofinish.ButIfinished!

AndIgotamedal.Infact,Igotthesamemedalastheonethattheguywhocameinfirstplacehad. 

Determinedtobemyself,moveforward,freeofshameandworldlylabels（世俗标签）,Icannowcallmyselfa＂marathonwinner＂.

24. A month before the marathon, the author____________.

A.made up his mind to run B. felt scared C.waswell trainedD. lost hope

25. Why did the author mention the P.E. class in his 7th year?

A. To acknowledge the support of his teacher.B. To amuse the readers with a funny story.

C. To show he was not talented in sports.D. To share a precious memory.

26. How was the author’s first marathon?

A.He quit halfway.B. He made it.

C. He got the first prize.D. He walked to the end.

27. What does the story mainly tell us?

A. A man owes his success to his family support.B. A winner is one with a great effort of will.

C. Failure is the mother of success.D. One is never too old to learn. 

C

LastweektheBritishuniversitysystemofferedarecordnumberofplaces.Thatsoundslikegoodnews—butdowereallyneedmorepeopletogotouniversity?

Forthatmatter,doestheworldneedmoreuniversities?

Theanswerfeelslikeitshouldbeyes.

Educationisgood,isitnot?

Buteverythinghasacost.

Educationtakestime.Wecouldinsistthateveryonestudyfull-timeuntiltheageof45butthatwouldsurelybetoomuch.Andperhapshalfthepopulationstudyinguntilthey’re21isalsotoomuch.Asforuniversities,theyconsumefinancialandintellectualresources—perhapsthoseresourcesmightbebetterspentelsewhere.

Myownpersonalopinionisstronglyinfavorbothofgoingtouniversity,andofsimplyhavinguniversitiesaround.

ThemainskillIlearntatuniversitywastowriteabouteconomics,andIusethatskilleverydayofmyprofessionallife,evenanabstracteducationseemspracticaltome.AndInowliveinOxford,oneoftheworld’smostcelebrated（著名的）universitycities.Oxford’sexperiencecertainlysuggeststhatuniversitieshavemuchtooffer.

Thecity’sarchitectureandgreenspaceshavebeenshaped—greatlyforthebetter,onbalance—bythe900-year-oldinstitutionatitsheart.Thebeautyattractstouristsandlocalstoo.

Butthesearesamplesofone.Manypeopledonotfindthemselvesusingtheskillsandknowledgetheyaccumulatedatuniversity.AndOxford’sdreamingspires（尖顶）aren’tterriblyrepresentativeofglobaluniversitiesasawhole.

28.Whichofthefollowingisthemostpropertitle?

A.Doestheworldneedmoreuniversities?

B.Iseducationreallynecessary?

C.