内蒙古准格尔旗学年高一英语上学期期末考试试题无答案.docx

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内蒙古准格尔旗学年高一英语上学期期末考试试题无答案

2016-2017学年第一学期高一期末考试

英语试题

第一部分：

阅读理解（共15小题，每小题2分）

第一节：

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。

A

Inthelate1990s,afamilyvisitedtheschoolwhereItaughtdeafstudents.Theysaidtheywouldbemovinghereandplannedtosendtheirdeafdaughtertomyschoolasafirstgrader.Theywereupsetthattheirchild’skindergartenteachertoldthemnottohavehighhopesforher.Theteacherpaintedableak（暗淡的）picturefortheirlittlegirl’sfuture.StandingbehindthemwasKatherine,abeautifulfive-year-oldwithlonghairanddarkeyes.Thewholetimeherparentswerethereshedidn’tmakeasoundorusesignlanguage,evenwhenherparentsaskedhertodoso.

AfterafewweekswithKatherine,IdiscoveredIwasdealingwithaverybrightchild.AlthoughIwasabletomakeherjoinindifferentlearningactivities,writingwasalwaysastruggle.Itriedallkindsofmethodstointerestherinwriting.Everytimethepencilscameout,shewouldrefusetowrite.

OnedayKatherinegotoffherbusandstoodinfrontoftheschoolcrying.Theteacherstheredidnotknowenoughsignlanguagetoaskherwhathappened.Finallytheyledherintotheofficewheretheyhandedherapenandapieceofpaper.Katherinewrote:

“PACBAK.”Immediatelytheteachersrealizedsheleftherbackpackonthebus.TheycalledthebusdriverbacktoschoolandsoonKatherinegotherbackpackback.

ThatdayKatherinediscoveredthepowerofthepen.Fromthenonshefellinlovewithwriting.Sheisayoungwomannowandhasbecomeanexcellentwriter,publicspeakerandstudentleader.

1.Whentheauthorfirstmether,Katherine_____.

A.keptsilent         B.keptcryingC.wasstudying        D.wasunhappy

2.WhatwasKatherine’sproblemafterafewweekswiththeauthor?

A.Shedidn’tliketowriteatall.

B.Shecouldn’tusesignlanguage.

C.Shealwaysleftherbackpackonthebus.

D.Shehadnointerestinlearningactivities.

3.What’sthemeaningof“Katherinediscoveredthepowerofthepen”?

A.Katherineusedapenforthefirsttime.

B.Katherinebecameinterestedinwriting.

C.Katherineunderstoodhowtousethepen.

D.Katherineknewwhatthepenwasusedfor.

B

WhenIwas8yearsold,Idecidedtorunawayfromhomeafteraquarrelwithmymother.Withmysuitcasepackedandsomesandwichesinabag,Istartedforthefrontdoor.

MymomaskedwhereIwasgoing.“I’mleavinghome,”Isaid.

“What’sthatyou’recarrying?

”sheasked.

“Someclothesandfood,”Ireplied.

“Ifyouwanttorunaway,that’sallright,”shesaid.“Butyoucameintothishomewithoutanythingandyoucanleavethesameway.”

Ithrewmysuitcaseandsandwichesonthefloorandstartedforthedooragain.

“Waitaminute,”Momsaid.“Youdidn’thaveanyclothesonwhenyouarrived,andIwantthemback.”

Thisinfuriatedme.Itoremyclothesoff—shoes,socks,underwearandall—andshouted,“CanIgonow?

”

“Yes,”mymomanswered,“butonceyouclosethatdoor,don’texpecttocomeback.”

IwassoangrythatIshutthedoorforcefullyandsteppedoutofmyhome.ThenInoticeddownthestreettwoneighborgirlswalkingtowardourhouse.IwassoshythatIsawthebigspruce（云杉）treeinouryardandjumpedunderthelow-hangingbranches（树枝）.Apileofdried-upbrownneedles（针状物）werebeneaththetree,andyoucan’timaginethepainthosesharpneedlescausedtomybody.

AfterIwassurethegirlshadpassedby,Irantothefrontdoorandknockedatitloudly.

“It’sBilly!

Letmein!

”

Thevoicebehindthedooranswered,“Billydoesn’tlivehereanymore.Heranawayfromhome.”

Lookingbehindmetoseeifanyoneelsewascomingdownthestreet,Isaid,“Mom!

I’msorry.I’mstillyourson.Letmein!

”

ThedooropenedandMom’ssmilingfaceappeared.“Didyouchangeyourmindaboutrunningaway?

”sheasked.

“What’sforsupper?

”Ismiledback.

4.Whentheauthorwasleavinghome,hismotherorderedhimto_____.

A.stayathomeB.takesomesandwiches

C.leaveeverythingbehindD.checkhissuitcasecarefully

5.Whichofthefollowingcanbestdescribetheauthor’smom?

A.Selfishandproud.        B.Strictbutloving.

C.Kindandhelpful.    D.foolishbutpatient.

6.Theunderlinedword“infuriated”probablymeans“_____”.

A.surprised          B.warned   C.encouraged   D.angered

7.Whydidtheauthorjumpunderthelow-hangingbranches?

A.Toavoid（避免）beingseen.B.Tofindsomeneedles.

C.Toplayajokeonthetwogirls.D.Toattract（吸引）thetwogirls’attention.

8.Thelastsentence“What’sforsupper?

”mainlyshowsthattheauthor_____.

A.feltveryhungryatthattime

B.changedhisplantoleavehome

C.wishedtoeatsomethingbeforeleaving

D.wantedtoknowwhathismotherpreparedforsupper

C

GeorgeWatfordworksattheAmericanSocietyforthePreventionofCrueltytoAnimals（ASPCA）inNewYorkCity.Hegetssomeunusualphonecalls.Oneday,hegotacallaboutamountainlionlivinginasmallbuilding.“Wedidn’tbelieveit,”Watfordsaid.“Butwhenwewentoutthere,sureenough,therewasamountainlionsittingatthefrontwindowlookingoutatus.”Thebigcat’sownerknewthathisneighborswereunhappyabouttheanimal.Hedidn’ttrytostopustakingitaway.

      Inoneyear,theASPCAtookin9,459differentanimals,notcountingcatsanddogs.Thatnumberincludesalotofrabbitsandmonkeys,buttheASPCAhasalsotakenmanyotherexotic（外来的）petsfrompeople’shomes.Theseanimalscan’tbesetfreeintothewildbecausetheywouldn’tsurvive.TheASPCAtriestofindhomesfortheminzoosorspecialareasforanimals.

      It’sagainstthelawtosellwildanimalsinNewYorkCity.Manybuildingsdon’tevenallowdogsandcats,nottomentionmoreexoticanimals.Still,theASPCAtakesawaymostoftheexoticanimalsnotbecauseofcomplaints（怨言）,butbecausethepet’sownerneedshelp.Alovelybabylionorbearwillfinallygrowuptobedangerous.“Whentheybite（咬人）,itisn’tbecausetheyhateyou.It’sbecausethey’rewildanimals,”saidexoticanimalexpertKathiTravers.

      Traversisquicktogivespeechesagainstraisingwildanimalsaspets.Toooftenpeoplethinkthatcaringforawildanimalisthesameascaringforadogoracat.“Toloveananimalisnotenough,”Traverssaid.“Therehastoberespect（尊重）,andrespectisnottakingananimal,stickingitinalittlecage,andexpectingtheanimaltobehappy.”

9.Thecallwasmade_____.

A.toreportamissinglionB.toreportaneighborforkeepingalion

C.whentheownerwasawayD.whenthelionbrokeoutofthewindow

10.Whenitfindsanexoticanimalinthecity,theASPCA_____.

A.keepsituntilitgrowsupB.setsitfreeintothewild

C.helpsfinditahomeD.sellsittoazoo

11.Thelastparagraphiswrittentoshowthat_____.

A.ittakesefforttocareforawildanimal

B.keepingwildanimalsaspetsisunwise

C.wildanimalsarehappyinbigspaces

D.wildanimalscanbedangerous

D

Newbornsbegintodeveloplanguageskillslongbeforetheybeginspeaking.And,comparedtoadults,theydeveloptheseskillsmorequickly.Peoplehaveahardtimelearningnewlanguagesastheygrowolder,butbabieshavetheabilitytolearnanylanguageeasily.

Foralongtime,scientistshavetriedtoexplainhowsuchyoungchildrencanlearnthecomplicated（复杂的）grammaticalrulesandsoundsofalanguage.Now,researchersaregettingabetterideaofwhat’shappeninginthebrainsofthetiniestlanguagelearners.Thisnewinformationmighthelpkidswithlearningproblemsaswellasadultswhowanttolearnnewlanguages.Itmightevenhelpscientistswhoaretryingtodesigncomputersthatcancommunicatelikepeopledo.

Mostbabiesgo“mama”by6monthsofage,andmostchildrenspeakinfullsentencesbyage3.Formanyyears,scientistshavewonderedhowthebrainsofyoungchildrenfigureouthowtocommunicateusinglanguage.Withhelpfromnewtechnologies,scientistsarenowfindingthatbabiesbeginlifewiththeabilitytolearnanylanguage.Theygetintocontact（接触）withotherpeople,listentowhattheysayandwatchtheirmovementsveryclosely.Thatiswhytheyquicklymasterthelanguagestheyhearmostoften.

Studiesshowthat,uptoabout6monthsofage,babiescanrecognizeallthesoundsthatmakeupallthelanguagesintheworld.Startingataround6monthsoldababy’sbrainfocuseson（集中于）themostcommonsoundsithears.Then,childrenbeginrespondingonlytothesoundsofthelanguagetheyhearthemost.

Inasimilarwayolderbabiesstartrecognizingthepatternsthatmakeuptherulesoftheirnativelanguage.Forexample,Englishchildrenwhoareabout18monthsoldstarttofigureoutthatwordsendingin“-ing”or“-ed”areusuallyverbs,andthatverbsareactionwords. 

12.Whichofthefollowingopinionsdoestheauthoragreewith?

A.Babiesarereallygoodlanguagelearners.

B.Adultsshouldlearnlanguageslikebabies.

C.It’sbettertolearnanewlanguageatanearlyage.

D.Babiesshouldbetrainedtoimprovelanguageskills.

13.Thenewresearchinthesecondparagraphcanbehelpfulin_____.

A.findingsuccessfullanguagelearners

B.teachingkidswithlearningproblems

C.designinghuman-shapedcomputers

D.improvingbabies’languageability

14.Theresearchersfoundoutthatbabieslearnalanguagemainlyby_____.

A.repeatingthewordsofotherpeople 

B.rememberingthefullsentencestheyhear

C.hearingandcloselywatchingothersspeak

D.figuringoutthemeaningofdifferentsounds

15.Inthelastparagraph,theauthorexplains_____.

A.whybabiespaymoreattentiontosounds

B.howbabiesrespondtowhattheyhearmostoften

C.whyverbsinalanguageattractthemostattentionofababy

D.howbabiesmasterthegramm