学年河南省周口中英文学校高一下学期期中考试英语试题.docx

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学年河南省周口中英文学校高一下学期期中考试英语试题

2017-2018学年下学期高一年级期中考试

英语试题

第二部份：

阅读理解（共两节，20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题，每小题2分，共30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将之涂黑。

A

WatchingsomechildrentryingtocatchbutterfliesonehotAugustafternoon,Iwasremindedofanincidentinmyownchildhood．WhenIwasaboyof12inSouthCarolina,somethinghappenedtomethatcuredmeforeverofwantingtoputanywildcreatureinacage.

Welivedontheedgeofawood,andeveryeveningatduskthemockingbirdswouldcomeandrestinthetreesandsing.Thereisn’tamusicalinstrumentmadebymanthatcanproduceamorebeautifulsoundthanthesongofthemockingbird.

IdecidedthatIwouldcatchayoungbirdandkeepitinacageandinthatwaywouldhavemyownprivatemusician.

Ifinallysucceededincatchingoneandputitinacage.Atfirst,initsfrightatbeingcaptured,thebirdflutteredaboutthecage,buteventuallyitsettleddowninitsnewhome.Ifeltverypleasedwithmyselfandlookedforwardtosomebeautifulsingingfrommytinymusician.

Ihadleftthecageoutonourbackporch,andontheseconddayofthebird’scaptivitymynewpet’smotherflewtothecagewithfoodinhermouth.Thebabybirdateeverythingshebroughttoit.Iwaspleasedtoseethis.CertainlythemotherknewbetterthanIhowtofeedherbaby.

ThefollowingmorningwhenIwenttoseehowmycaptivewasdoing,Idiscovereditonthefloorofthecage,dead.Iwasshocked!

Whathadhappened!

Ihadtakenexcellentcareofmylittlebird,orsoIthought.

ArthurWayne,thefamousornithologist,happenedtobevisitingmyfatheratthetime,hearingmecryingoverthedeathofmybird,explainedwhathadoccurred.“Amothermockingbird,findingheryounginacage,willsometimesbringitpoisonberries.Shethinksitbetterforheryoungtodiethantoliveincaptivity.”

NeversincethenhaveIcaughtanylivingcreatureandputitinacage.Alllivingcreatureshavearighttolivefree.

21．Whydidthewritercatchamockingbirdwhenhewasaboyof12?

A．HewantedittosingforhimB．Hehadjustgotanewcage.

C．Helikeditsbeautifulfeather.D．Hewantedapetforacompanion.

22．Themockingbirddiedbecauseit______.

A．wasfrightenedtodeathB．drankthepoisonouswaterbymistake

C．atethepoisonousfooditsmothergaveitD．refusedtoeatanything

23．Anornithologistprobablymeans______.

A．areligiouspersonB．akindperson

C．anexpertinbirdsD．aschoolmaster

24．Whatisthemostimportantlessonthewriterlearnedfromtheincident?

A．Becarefulaboutfoodyougivetobabybirds.

B．Allbirdsputinacagewon’tlivelong.

C．Youshouldkeepthebirdsfromtheirmother.

D．Freedomisveryvaluabletoallcreatures.

B

IntheUnitedStates,whenonebecomesrich,hewantspeopletoknowit.Andevenifhedoesnotbecomeveryrich,hewantspeopletothinkthatheis.Thatiswhat“keepingupwiththeJoneses”isabout.Itisthestoryofsomeonewhotriedtolookasrichashisneighbors.

Theexpressionwasfirstusedin1913byayoungAmericancalledArthurMomand.Hetoldthisstoryabouthimself.Hebeganearning$125aweekattheageof23.Thatwasalotofmoneyinthosedays.Hegotmarriedandmovedwithhiswifetoaverywealthyneighborhood.Whenhesawthatrichpeoplerodehorses,Momandwenthorsebackridingeveryday.Whenhesawthatrichpeoplehadservants.Momandandhiswifealsohiredaservantandgavebigpartiesfortheirnewneighbors.

Itwaslikearace,butonecouldneverfinishthisracebecauseonewasalwaystryingtokeepup.TheraceendedforMomandandhiswifewhentheycouldnolongerpayfortheirnewwayoflife.TheyhadtomovebacktoanapartmentinNewYorkCity.Momandlookedaroundhimandnoticedthatmanypeopledothingsjusttokeepupwithrichlifestyleoftheirneighbors.Hesawthefunnysideofitandstartedtowriteaseriesofshortstories.Hecalledit“KeepingupwiththeJoneses”because“Jones”isaverycommonnameintheUnitedStates.“KeepingupwiththeJoneses”cametomeankeepingupwithrichlifestyleofthepeoplearoundyou.Momand’sseriesappearedindifferentnewspapersacrossthecountryforover28years.

PeopleneverseemtogettiredofkeepingupwiththeJoneses.Andthereare“Joneses”ineverycityoftheworld.ButonemustgettiredoftryingtokeepupwiththeJonesesbecausenomatterwhatonedoes,Mr.Jonesalwaysseemstobeahead.

25.SomepeoplewanttokeepupwiththeJonesesbecausethey______.

A.wantotherstoknowortothinkthattheyarerich

B.wanttobeasrichastheirneighbours

C.don’twantotherstoknowtheyarerich

D.wanttobehappy

26.Itcanbeinferredfromthestorythatrichpeopleliketo________.

A.liveinNewYorkCityB.liveoutsideNewYorkCity

C.liveinapartmentsD.livewithmanyneighbours

27.What’stheauthor’sattitudetokeepingupwiththeJoneses?

A.Supportive.B.Objective.C.Negative.D.Positive.

C

Waterisveryimportanttolivingthings.Withoutwatertherecanbenolifeontheearth.Allanimalsandplantsneedwater.Manalsoneedswater.Weneedwatertodrink,tocookourfoodandtocleanourselves.Waterisneededinoffices,factoriesandschools.Waterisneededeverywhere.

    Thereiswaterinseas,riversandlakes.Waterisfoundalmosteverywhere.Eveninthedesertpartoftheworld,thereissomewaterintheair.Youcannotseeorfeelitwhenitisapartoftheair.Thewaterintheseas,riversandlakesisaliquid,thewaterintheairisagas,andwecallitwatervapour（蒸气）.

     Cloudsaremadeofwater.Theymaybemadeofverysmalldropsofwater.Theymayalsobemadeofsnowcrystals（结晶体）.Snowcrystalsareveryverysmallcrystalsofice.Iceisfrozenwater.Itisasolid.Therecanbesnowandiceeverywhereinwinter.

     Watermaybeasolidoraliquidoragas.Whenitisasolid,itmaybeashardasastone.Whenitisaliquid,youcandrinkit.Whenitisagas,youcannotseeorfeelit.

28.Wherecanwefindwater?

A.Watercanbefoundalmosteverywhere

B.Wecanfindwaterwhenitturnsintovapour.

  C.Waterisonlyinseasandrivers.

  D.Wecanseewaterindesertshereandthere.

29.Wecandrinkwaterwhenitis       

  A.asolid      B.intheair C.a  liquid      D.turnedintoice

30.Cloudsaremadeof       

 A.seas,riversandlakes              B.solid,liquidandgas

C.verysmalldropsofwaterorsnowcrystalsD.blocksofice

31.Waterhasthreestates（状态）.Theyare       

A. solid,liquidandgas             

B.solid,vapour,snow

C.dropsofwater,blocksoficeandcrystalsofwater

D.ice,snowandair　

D

Itseemsthatgreatartistsandscientistsoftensufferfrommentalproblems.BothEinsteinandDickenshadmentalillness.Nowscientistshavestartedtolookatwhethermentalillnessandgeniusarelinked.

DrAdeleJudastudied5,000creativepeopleinGermany.Shefoundthereweremorepeoplewithmentalillnessinthisgroupthaninthegeneralpopulation.Poetshadthehighestrateofmentalillness,followedbymusicians,withlowernumbersforpaintersandarchitects.

Otherscientistsdidresearchwhichalsoshowedastronglinkbetweenmentalproblemsandcreativity.But,itdidnothingtoexplainit.

DrRuthRichardsofHarvardUniversitymadeabreakthrough.Insteadofstudyingcreativepeople,shetookagroupofpsychiatric（精神病的）patientsandtestedthemforcreativity.Thepatientsgotmuchhigherscoresthananormalgroup.

Also,thepatients’closerelativesweremuchmorecreativethanthepatientsandanormalgroup.Thissuggeststhatthekeytothelinkbetweencreativityandmentalillnessisinourgenes（基因）.

Butthisisaproblem.AccordingtoDarwinism,harmfulgenesshouldberemoved.Somescientistsbelievethatevolution（进化）hascreatedabalance,wherethemadnessofafewpeopleleadstothedevelopmentofthewholehumanrace.

Geniuses（天才人物）maybemad,badorjustdifficulttounderstand,buttheirdiscoverieshaveimprovedtheworldwelivein.Itseemsthatalittlecreativemadnessisgoodforusall.

32.AccordingtoDrAdeleJuda,whichofthefollowinghasthelowestrateofmentalillness?

A.PaintersB.MusiciansC.PoetsD.Busdrivers

33.Theunderlinedphrase“makeabreakthrough”inthe4thparagraphmeans“___________”.

A.discoverorfindsomethingnewandimportant.

B.makeawaythroughusingforce.

C.（ofthesunormoon）appearfrombehind（clouds）.

D.suddenlychange（fromaslowertoafasterpace）

34.BasedontheresearchofDrRuthRichardsofHarvardUniversity,wecanconcludethat.______

A.greatartistsandscientistsoftensufferfrommentalproblems

B.thepatients’closerelativesweremuchmorecreativethanthepatientsandanormalgroup

C.psychiatricpatientshavemorecreativitythantheaveragepeople

D.itisourgenesthatdeterminethelinkbetweencreativityandmentalillness

35.Whatisthewriter’sattitudetowardmadness?

A.Madnessisharmfultothewholesociety.

B.Alittlecreativemadnessisgoodforusall.

C.Allthetalentedpeoplearemad.

D.Onlythepeoplewithmentalillnesshavemorecreativity.

第二节（共5小题；每小题2分。

满分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。

Businessistheorganizedapproachtoprovidingcustomerswiththegoodsandservicestheywant.Thewordbusinessalsoreferstoanorganizationthatprovidesthesegoodsandservices.Mostbusinessesseektomakeaprofit（利润）—thatis,theyaimtoachieveincomethatismorethanthecostsofoperatingthebusiness.36Commonlycallednonprofits,theseorganizationsareprimarilynongovernmentalserviceproviders.37

Businessmanagementisatermusedtodescribethetechniquesofplanning,direction,andcontrolof