河北省香河县第三中学学年高一英语下学期期中试题2含答案 师生通用.docx

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河北省香河县第三中学学年高一英语下学期期中试题2含答案师生通用

河北省香河县第三中学2017-2018学年高一英语下学期期中考试试题

一．阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳答案

A

BillGateswasbornin1955.HegrewupinSeattle,Washington.Whenhewasyoung,hewasgoodatscienceandmaths.Andhewantedtobeascientist. 

    Billstartedtoplaywithcomputerswhenhewas13.Atthattime,computerswereverylargemachines.Oncehewasinterestedinaveryoldcomputer.Heandsomeofhisfriendsspentlotsoftimedoingunusualthingswithit.Intheend,theyworkedoutasoftwareprogramwiththeoldmachine.Billsolditfor4200dollarswhenhewasonly17. 

In1973,BillwenttoHarvardUniversity.HedevelopedtheBasiclanguageforthefirstmicrocomputer.Inhisthirdyear,heleftHarvard.Billbeganhiscompanyin1975withhisfriendPaulAllen.Theythoughtthatthecomputerwouldbeaveryimportanttoolineveryofficeandineveryhome,sotheybegandevelopingsoftwareforpersonalcomputers.Theydevelopedthesoftwaretomakeiteasierforpeopletousecomputers. 

In1999,Billwroteabook.Inthebook,hetoldpeoplehowcomputertechnologycouldsolvebusinessproblemsinnewways.Itwasoneofthebest-sellersonTheNewYorkTimes'list.BillGateshasmanyhobbies.Heenjoyedreadingverymuch.Healsoenjoysplayinggolfandbridge.

（）1.WhendidBillbegintoplaywithcomputer?

A.In1965.B.In1966.C.In1968.D.In1972.

（）2.BillleftHarvardUniversitywhenhewasa_____.

A.first-yearstudentB.second-yearstudent

C.third-yearstudentD.fourth-yearstudent

（）3.Billwroteabookabout_____.

A.howtodounusualthings 

B.howtoplaycomputergames. 

C.howtoworkoutasoftwareprogram 

D.howtosolvebusinessproblemswiththehelpofcomputerinnewways

（）4.Wecanlearnfromthetextthat_____.

A.BillworkedforMicrosoftbeforehewenttoHarvardUniversity 

B.Billsoldhisfirstsoftwareprogramfor420dollars 

C.Billbeganhiscompanyin1976withhisfriend 

D.readingisoneofBill'shobbies

B

Millionsofyearsagodinosaurslivedontheearth.Inthedaysofdinosaurs,thewholeearthwaswarmandwet.Thereweregreenforestsandtheycouldfindenoughtoeat.Later,partsoftheearthbecamecoldanddry,andtheforeststheredied.Thendinosaurscouldnotfindenoughtoeat.Thismustbeonereasonwhydinosaursdiedout.

Wecanguessanotherreason.Newkindsofanimalscameontheearth.Somehadbigbrainsandstrong.Theycouldkilldinosaurs.

Theremaybeotherreasonsthatwedon'tknowaboutyet.Scientistsarearetryingtomakemorediscoveriesaboutdinosaurs.Dinosaurswereofmanysizesandshapes.Somewereassmallaschickens,whilesomewereabout90feetlong.

Therewerealsoterriblerightsbetweendinosaurs.Theynighthavehappenedmorethan100millionyearsago.Thoughtherewasnomantoseeanyofthefights,wecanbetoldbytheanimal'sfootprints（足迹）thatfightsdidtakeplace.

（）5.Accordingtothepassage,dinosaursdidexistonlyontheearth_____.

A.formillionsofyear

B.millionsofyearsago

C.morethan100millionyearsago

D.whenitwaswarmandwetsomewhere

（）6.Onereasonwhydinosaursdiedoutisthat_____.

A.thereweretoomanydinosaurs

B.partsoftheearthbecamecoldanddry

C.thedeadforeststherecouldnotsupplythemwithenoughfood

D.theycouldn’tfindenoughgoeat

（）7.Onemorereasonwhydinosaursdiedoutmaybethat_____.

A.newkindsofanimalscameontheearth

B.somefastandstronganimalswithbigbrainscouldkillthem

C.somedinosaurswereassmallaschickens

D.somebigdinosaursdiedinthefights

（）8.Wecanseefromthispassage_____.

A.scientistsaretryingtomakesomedinosaurs

B.dinosaursaredangerousenough

C.dinosaursareworthstudying

D.scientistsknownothingaboutdinosaurs

C

Todaytherearetwokindsofelephants,theAfricanelephantandtheIndianelephant.TheAfricanelephantisthebiggestofalllandanimals.Itmaybemorethan12feettallandweighover6tons.theIndianelephantisafootorsoshorterandweighsless,butitstillhuge.TheAfricanelephanthasbiggerears,longertusksandaflatterhead.

Likeallothermammals,elephantshavehair,butadultshaveverylittle.Youngoneshavemuchmore.Mostelephantsaremembersofaherd（群）.Theherdswanderaboutwhilehunting.Allelephantsareplanteaters.Theygathergrassandleaveswiththeirtrunksanddiguprootswiththeirsharptusks.Anelephantneedsseveralhundredpoundsoffoodandover30gallonsofwateraday.Itusesitstrunktoputfoodandwaterintoitsmouth.Sinceitstrunkisitsnose,italsobreathesthroughit.

Peoplehaveanumberofmistakenideasaboutelephants.Oneisthatelephantsneverforget.Elephantshavelargebrainsandveryintelligent,buttheyforgetjustaswedo.Anothermistakenideaisthatelephantsoutlivepeople.Actually,fewlivemorethan70.Therearenoelephantgraveyards,placeswhereelephantssupposedlygowhentheydie.Andtheso-calledpygmyelephant（侏儒象）arereallyAfricanelephantsthatliveintheforestandarenotasbigasthosewholiveinthebush.

InAsiapeoplehaveusedelephantsforworkingandhuntingforcenturies.Rulerstherehavebeenproudoftheirroyalelephants.Africanelephantsareseldomtamed,andtheideahasgrownupthattheycannotbe.Thisisanotherwrongidea.Jumbo,thefamouscircus（马戏团）elephantwasanAfricanelephant.AndinearlytimesAfricanelephantsservedaswarhorses.

Theelephantsoftodayareremnants（残余）ofamuchlargegroup.Fossilsofhundredsofkindshavebeenfound.

（）9.Whatisspecialaboutyoungelephants?

A.Theylikelivinginabiggroup.

B.Theyhavemorehairthanadults.

C.Theyareshorterandveryweak.

D.Theyhavemuchflatterheads.

（）10.Whatisthesecondparagraphymainlyabout?

A.Thelivinghabitsofelephants.

B.Thehairandtrunksofelephants.

C.Theimportanceofthetusks.

D.Howelephantseattheirfood.

（）11.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“outlive”inParagraphy3probablymean?

A.AttackB.MakefriendswithC.ServeforD.livelongerthan

（）12.WhichofthefollowingisNOTthemistakenideaaboutelephants?

A.Theyareplanteaters

B.Theynevergorget.

C.Theyoutlivepeople.

D.Theycannotbetamed.

D

Onlineshoppinghasbecomemoreandmorepopulartheseyears.WomenhavejumpedaheadofmenforthefirsttimeinusingtheInternettodotheirholidayshopping,accordingtoastudypublishedlastweekintheUS.

ForyearsmenhavebeenmorelikelytoshopontheInternetthanwomen,butduringthe2013holidayseason58percentofthoseshoppingonlinewerewomen.

“ItshowshowpopulartheInternetisbecoming,”saidLeeRainie,directorofthePewInternetandAmericanLifeProjectgroup,whichcarriedoutthestudy.Rainiesaiditwasonlyamatteroftimebeforewomenshopperscaughtupwithmen.Thisisbecausewomentraditionallymakedecisionsaboutspending.

Usersweremorelikelytoshoponlinetosavetime.Internetusersbetweentheages18and29wereresponsibleforsomeofthesurprisingincreaseintheonlinegift-buyingpopulationthistimearound.

However,three-quartersoftheUSInternetusersdidnotbuyholidaygiftsonlinein2013.Theyworriedaboutcreditcardsecurity（信用卡安全）,orjustcomparedonlinepriceswithoff-lineprices,thendashedofftotheshopstogetthebestdeals.

“Butevenifshoppersdon'tbuyonline,websitesarebecomingpromotion（促销）toolsforstores,”saidDanHess,vicepresidentofComScoreNetworkInc.Hesssaidthatactuallymoststores,websitescanmakecustomersfullybelievethesecurityoftheircreditcardnumbers.Andmostareabletoensurethatgiftsarriveontime.

“It'sallaboutmakingtheshoppingexperiencemoreefficient（效率高的）,morereliableandmorecomfortable.”Hesssaid.

（）13.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

A.Therewerefewerwomenonlineshoppersthanmenin2013.

B.Morewomenshoppedonlinethanmenin2013.

C.MostoftheInternetusersbetweentheages18and29werewomen.

D.PeopleintheUSweremorelikelytobuygiftsonline

（）14.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“dashedoff”probablymean?

A.关闭B.推迟C.匆忙D.起飞

（）15.AccordingtoDanHess,shoppingonlineis_______.

A.unsafeB.convenientC.awasteofmoneyD.cheaper

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答案。

选项中有两项为多余选项。

（注意:

选E涂AB;选F涂AC;选G涂AD）

Sharkshavelivedintheworld'soceansformillionsofyears.Asharkhasanextremelygoodsenseofsmell.Itcanfindsmallamountsofsubstances物质inthewater,suchasblood,bodyliquidsandchemicalsproducedbyanimals.Thesepowerfulsenseshelpthemfindtheirfood.____16________

Sharksgrowslowly.Aboutfortypercentofthedifferentkindsofsharkslayeggs._____17________Somesharkscarrytheiryounginsidetheirbodiesashumansdo.Somesharksarenotabletoreproduceuntiltheyaretwentyyearsold.Mostreproduceonlyeverytwoyears.Andtheygivebirthtofewerthantenyoungsharks.Forthisreason,over-fishingofsharksisofspecialdangertothefutureoftheanimal.

_____18_______.Theyeatinjuredanddiseasedfish.Theirhuntingactivitiesmeanthatthenumbersofotherfishintheoceandonotbecometoogreat.Thisprotectstheplantsandotherformsoflifethatexistintheoceans.

Peoplehuntsharksforsport,food,medicineandtheirskin.Expertssaytheinternationalmarketforsomekindsofsharkshasincreasedgreatlybecausemanypartsofasharkarevaluable.____19________.SharkliveroilisapopularsourceofVitamin.Theskinofasharkcanbeusedlikeleather.InAsia,peopleenjoyakindofsoupmadefromsharkfins.Expertssayafishermancanearnalotofmoneyforevenonekilogramofsharkfins.

Sharksareamon