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河北省张家口市宣化区宣化第一中学学年高一英语下学期期末考试试题2含答案
河北省张家口市宣化区宣化第一中学2019-2020学年高一英语下学期期末考试试题
一、阅读理解(本大题共15小题,共30.0分)
A
OxfordAdvancedLearner'sDictionaryTheOxfordAdvancedLearner'sDictionaryexplainswordsinlanguagestudentsunderstand,givesusefulexamplesentencesandincludesthetoolslearnersneedtosucceedinEnglish.
Author:
MargaretDeuter,JenniferBradbery
Price:
﹩29.95
Paperback:
1900pages
AmazonBestsellersRank:
1,134inBooks
LongmanHandyLearner'sDictionary
LongmanistheverybestforstudentslearningEnglishtostudy,liveandworkinNorthAmerica.Thispopularpocket-sizedictionaryisgreatforstudentswhoneedaquickandeasyreferencetoAmericanwordsandphrases.
Author:
PearsonEducation
Price:
﹩23.66
Paperback:
528pages
AmazonBestsellersRank:
95,144inBooks
CambridgeAdvancedLearner'sDictionary
ThisdictionaryisgreatforadvancedlearnersofEnglishandcontainsalargevocabulary,includingwordsfromtheareasoftechnology,languageandlifestyle,plus,importantwordsforacademicstudy.
Author:
CambridgeUniversity
Price:
﹩39.27
Paperback:
1856pages
AmazonBestsellersRank:
452,661inBooks
CollinsEnglishDictionary
CollinsEnglishDictionaryoffersyouallthelatestwordsandphrasesyouneedatyourfingertips(指尖).Whetherforstudy,atwork,oronthego,youcancheckspellings,lookupmeaningsandwordsyouneedeveryday.
Author:
HarperCollins
Price:
﹩25.99
Paperback:
1920pages
AmazonBestsellersRank:
606,427inBooks
1.HowmuchdoyouhavetopayforaLongmanHandyLearner'sDictionary?
______
A.﹩29.95.B.﹩39.27.C.﹩23.66.D.﹩25.99.
2.Youcanprobablylookupsomelatestwordsandphrasesin______.
A.CollinsEnglishDictionary
B.LongmanHandyLearner'sDictionary
C.OxfordAdvancedLearner'sDictionary
D.CambridgeAdvancedLearner'sDictionary
3.Inwhatorder(顺序)arethedictionarieslisted?
______
A.Thepricesofthedictionaries.
B.Thethicknessofthedictionaries.
C.Thefunctionsofthedictionaries.
D.TheAmazonranksofthedictionaries.
B
QuincySymondswas4yearsoldwhenshefirsthitthewaves.Now10,QuincyisoneofthebestyoungsurfersinAustralia.PeoplecallhertheFlyingSquirrel.
"Theoceangivesmelotsofenergy,"Quincysays.Shehasbigplansforthefuture.Quincyhopestobecomeaprofessionalsurfer.ShealsowantstosurfJaws.That'saspotinHawaiiwithhugewaves."Evenifyouaresmall,youcanstilldobigthings,"shesays.
Maxwell"Bunchie"Young,10,isafootballandtrackstar.HelivesinLosAngeles,California.Hehasbeennamedthe2017SportsKidoftheYearbySportsIllustratedKidsmagazine.
Heisknownforhisspeed.Bunchiehasapositiveattitude.Thathashelpedhimsucceed.Hebouncesbackquicklyfromcriticism."Idon'tworryaboutthat,"hetoldSportsIllustratedKids."Ijustgooutandhaveagoodgamethenexttime."
Bunchieisanaturalleader,evenoffthefield.Hehasaspotonhisschool'sstudentcouncil.Andhespendsmuchofhisfreetimevolunteeringforcharities.
4.Quincyis______.
A.asquirrel
B.agreatsurfer
C.aprofessionalsurfer
D.thebestyoungsurferinAustralia
5.WhatmadeBunchiesucceed?
______
A.Hispositiveattitude.
B.Hisvoluntaryworkincharity.
C.SportsIllustratedKidsmagazine.
D.Hispositiononschoolstudent'scouncil.
6.WhatdoQuincyandBunchiehaveincommon?
______
A.Theyareofthesameage.
B.Theyareknownfortheirspeed.
C.Theybothhaveleadershipskills.
D.Theyaretooyoungtodobigthings.
7.Whatdoesthestorymainlytellus?
______
A.Practicemakesperfect.
B.Oneisnevertoooldtolearn.
C.Failureisthemotherofsuccess.
D.Wherethereisawill,thereisaway.
C
WhenMrFleaglebecamemyEnglishteacher,Iexpectedanothercheerlessyear.MrFleaglehadareputationforhisdullnessandoldfashion.
Onthemidterm,MrFleaglegaveusataskofferingusachoiceoftopics.Ididnothingbeforethecompositionshouldbehandedin.Thetopicwhichcausedmyattentionwas"TheArtofEatingSpaghetti(意大利面条)".Itremindedmeofthevivid(清晰的)memoryofthatnightinBellevillewhenmyfamilysatatthetable---UncleAllen,mymotherandAuntAlice.Wedidn'thaveenoughexperiencetoeatit.AllthegoodhumorofUncleAllen'shouseappearedinmymind.
SuddenlyIdecidedtowriteaboutit,butIwantedtowriteitdownforjoy,notforMrFleagle.However,towriteasIwanted,IwouldbreaktherulesofformalcompositionI'dlearnedinschool.Finally,IdecidedtowriteanothercompositionafterIhadwrittenitformyself.ButwhenIfinishedwriting,therewaslittletimetocompleteanotheressay.IhadtohandinmystoryofBellevillesupper.Twodayslaterallthegradedpaperswerereturnedexceptmine.IwaspreparingforanexplanationtoMrFleagleafterschoolfordisciplinewhenIsawhimtakeoutapaper.
"Nowboysandgirls,Iwanttoreadanessay.ThetitleisTheArtofEatingSpaghetti,"hesaid,andhestartedtoreadmywordsoutloud.Thewholeclasslistenedattentively.Suddenlytheylaughedwithopen-heartedenjoyment.
Iwasfeelingdelightedthatmywordshadthepowertomakepeoplelaugh.Itwasthehappiestofmyentireschoolcareer.
8.Atfirst,theauthorthoughtMrFleagle'sEnglishcoursewas______.
A.boringB.hopefulC.interestingD.attractive
9.Whydidtheauthordecidetowrite"TheArtofEatingSpaghetti"?
______
A.Becausehewasgoodatwritingit.
B.Becausehewantedtofinishthehomework.
C.Becausehewantedtomemorizethathappynight.
D.BecausehethoughtthatMr.Fleaglewouldlikeit.
10.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?
______
A.MrFleaglehadlikedtheauthor'sessaybefore.
B.Theauthorsucceededinwritingtwocompositions.
C.TheauthorthoughtMrFleaglewouldgivehimgoodgrades.
D.Youwillbemorelikelytowriteagoodcompositionifyoulikethetopic.
11.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?
______
A.WritingforOthers.B.WritingforMyself.
C.BecomingaGoodWriter.D.HavingBellevilleSupper.
D
Learninganewlanguageishard.Inarecentstudy,scientistsfoundtheageatwhichyourchancesofreachingfluencyinanewlanguagedropoff.Thatageis10.DoesthatmeanyoushouldquityourFrenchclassifyouareolderthan10?
No!
ThestudyappearedinthejournalCognition.Itfoundthatit's"nearlyimpossible"toreachfluencyifyoustartlearningalanguageafterage10.That'snotbecauseyourlanguageskillsstarttogetworse."You'restilllearningfast,"saysJoshuaHartshorne.Heisacoauthorofthestudy."It'sjustthatyourunoutoftime,becauseyourabilitytolearnstartsdroppingataround17or18yearsold."
Theauthorssaypeoplewhotrytolearnanewlanguageafterage10maystillbecomequitegood.Buttheywillprobablynotbecomefluent.
Kidsmaybebetterthanadultsatlearningnewlanguagesformanyreasons.Oneisthatchildren'sbrainsaremoreadaptablethanadults'brains.Thismeanstheyarebetterabletochange."Alllearninginvolvesthebrainchanging,"Hartshornesays."Children'sbrainsseemtobealotmoreadaptatchanging."
Kidsmayalsobemorewillingtotrynewthings.Andadultsmayrelyontherulesandpatternsoftheirfirstlanguage.Butkidsareabletoapproachanewlanguagewithablankstate.
12.Whatisthebestagetolearnanewlanguage?
______
A.Beforeten.B.Agefifteen.
C.Earlyadolescence.D.Ageseventeenoreighteen.
13.Whatadvantagesdochildrenhaveinlearninganewlanguage?
______
A.They'relessinterested.
B.They'remoreadaptable.
C.They'relesswillingtotrynewthings.
D.Theymayrelyontherulesoftheirfirstlanguage.
14.Accordingtothepassage,whichstatementisright?
______
A.Wecan'tlearnanewlanguagewellafterage10.
B.Ourlanguageskillsstarttogetworseafterage10.
C.Kidsmaybebetterthanadultsatlearningnewlanguages.
D.Wewillnotbecomefluentinanewlanguageafterage10.
15.Whatisthegeneraltopicofthisarticle?
______
A.Culture.B.History.
C.Science.D.Healthandmedicine.
二、阅读七选五(本大题共5小题,共10.0分)
GreatActivitiesforNatureLovers
Natureteachesushowtoadapttonewconditionsandremindsusthattheearthisalwayschanging.Ithelpsusgetawayfromthestressesofdailylifeandfocusonfindingpeaceandpurposeinadisorderedworld.
(1).
Hiking
Hikinggenerallydoesn'trequireanyfancyequipmentorspecialskills;justastrongpairofboots,amap,andathirstforadventure.
(2)
Unlikelonghikesthroughthewoods,bikingallowsyoutocovermoregroundandtravelfarther.Mountainbikingtypicallyinvolvesridingupanddownsteepslopes(斜坡),betweentrees,andoverrocks.
Canoeing(划独木舟)
Whetheryoulivenearalake,river,orabay,headtothewatertofeelflowingwavesunderneathyouinacanoe.Manypublicandprivatebodiesofwateroffercanoerentalsifyoudon'thaveyourownandjustwanttotryitout.(3).
RockClimbing
(4),rockclimbingisalsooneofthebestwaystoreallygetintouchwiththenaturalenvironment.Climbingchallengesyourmind,testsyourpersonalstrength,andencouragesyoutoworkwiththeforcesofnaturetoaccomplishyourgoals.
Gardening
Ifyourpersonalityislessadventurous,considerplantingagardentogrowyourownvegetables,fruits,herbsorflowers.(5).
A.BackcountryCamping
B.MountainandRoadBiking
C.Therearealotofwaystogetclosetonature
D.Ifyouarenewtoindoorclimbingorifyoujustwanttoimproveyourskills
E.Althoughitisatechnicalsportthatrequiresafairamountoftrainingandpractice
F.Similartohiking,thesewateractivitiescanbeasexcitingoraspeacefulasyoulike
G.There'ssomethingtrulysatisfyingaboutmixingupa