英语甘肃省兰州市第九中学学年高一下学期期中考试试题.docx

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英语甘肃省兰州市第九中学学年高一下学期期中考试试题

甘肃省兰州市第九中学2016-2017学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题

第一部分阅读理解（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，从每题所给四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A

ItfeelslikeeverytimemymotherandIstarttohaveaconversation,itturnsintoanargument.Wetalkaboutsomethingassimpleasdinnerplansandsuddenly,mymotherwillpushtheconversationintoWorldWarIII.Shewilltalkaboutmylack（缺乏）ofabrightfuturebecauseIdon’tplantobeadoctor.Andmuchtoherdisappointment,Idon’twanttodoanyjobrelatedtoscience,either.Infact,whenIwaspushedtosaythatIplannedtomajor（主修）inEnglishandcommunications,shenearlyhadaheartattack.

“Whycan’tyoubelikemyco-worker’sson?

”shebemoansallthetime.Herco-worker’ssonreceivedafour-yearscholarshipandisnowearning70,000dollarsayearasanengineer.Idon’tknowwhattoanswerexceptthatIsimplycan’tbelikeMr.PerfectasI’vecalledtheunnamedco-worker’sson.Ican’tbelikehim.I’mthetypeofpersonwholovestohelpoutinthecommunity,writeuntilthesungoesdown,andmostofall,wantstoachieveacareerbecauseIloveit,notbecauseoffame（名声）orsalary.

Iunderstandwhymymotherisworriedaboutmyfuturemajor.I’veseenmymotherstruggletoraisemeonhersmallsalaryandworklonghours.Sheleavesthehousearound6:

30amandusuallycomeshomearound5:

00pmoreven6:

00pm.However,Iwanthertoknowthatbybecomingadoctor,itdoesn’tmeanI’llbesuccessful.I’dratherfollowmydreamsandcreatemyownfuture.

1.Whichofthefollowingtopicsdothewriterandhismotheroftentalkabout?

A.Thewriter’sstudies.B.Thewriter’sfuturejob

C.DinnerplansD.Warsaroundtheworld

2.Wecaninfer（推断）fromParagraph1thatthewriter’smother______.

A.doesn’twantthewritertomajorinEnglish

B.doesn’tthinkthewritershouldbeadoctor

C.getsalongverywellwiththewriter

D.doesn’tthinkworkinginthesciencefieldisagoodidea

3.Theunderlinedword“bemoans”inParagraph2mostprobablymeans_____.

A.agreesB.shoutsC.complainsD.smiles

4.WhichoffollowingstatementsisprobablyTRUEaboutthewriter?

A.Hewantstobelikehismother’sco-worker’sson.

B.Hewantstofindajobinhiscommunityinthefuture.

C.Hedoesn’tthinkhismother’sco-worker’ssonisperfect.

D.Hewantstodosomethinghereallylikesinthefuture.

B

EllenParkerwasworriedaboutherhealth.Shecouldnotwalkveryquicklyanditwasdifficultforhertoclimbstairs.Shewassoonoutofbreath.“IsupposeIhadbettergotothedoctor,”shethought.Shewenttothedoctorandtoldhimherproblem.

“I’mnotatallsurprised,”hesaid.“It’sclearwhatyourproblemis.”

Heexaminedherandthengavehersomeadvice.

“Ifyoudon’tdowhatIsay,Mrs.Parker,”hesaid,“youwillhaveaheartattack.Itcouldkillyou.”Ellenwasveryworriedassheleftthedoctor’s.Sheknewthatshehadtotakehisadvicebutthatitwouldnotbeeasyanditwouldtaketime.

Thenextdayshewentshopping.Thefirstshopshewentintowasabutcher’sshop（肉铺）.

“I’dliketenpoundsofsteak（牛排）,please,”shesaid.

“Certainly,madam,”thebutcherrepliedandwentintothecoldroomandfoundalargepieceofsteak.Hebroughtthehugepieceofmeatbackintotheshopandplaceditonthescale（天平）.

“That’sjustundertenpounds,”hesaid.

“That’sbigenough,”Mrs.Parkersaid.

Thebutcherworkedouttheprice.“At＄4.99apound.Thatwillbe＄49.50,please.Wouldyoulikemetocutitupintosmallerpiecesforyou?

”

“Oh,Idon’twanttobuythemeat,”Mrs.Parkersaid.

“Ifyoudon’twanttobuyit,”thebutcherrepliedangrily,“whydidyouaskmetogetitforyou?

”

“MydoctortoldmethatIamoverweightandhavetolosetenpounds.Iwantedtoseewhattenpoundsoffleshlookedlike.”

5.ThereasonwhyEllenParkervisitedthedoctoristhat________.

A.shehadhadaheartattack.

B.shehadaproblemwithherhealth.

C.shewasunhappyaboutherweight.

D.shecouldnotsleepwell.

6.Parkeraskedfortenpoundsofsteakbecause________.

A.shewantedtobuysomefordinner.

B.shewantedtoloseweight.

C.herdoctorhadtoldhertoeatsteak.

D.shewantedtoseewhattenpoundsofmeatlookedlike.

7.WhatwasEllenParker’srealproblem？

A.Sheatetoomuchsteak.B.Sheweighedtoomuch.

C.Thedoctordidnotknow.D.Shecouldnotwalkveryquickly.

8.WhatdidthedoctorthinkmighthappentoEllen？

A.Shemightputonmoreweight.B.Shemightstopeatingtoomuch.

C.Shemighthaveaheartattack.D.Shemightgotoanotherdoctor.

C

HomestayinSydney,Australia

Linda:

OurbighomeisinSydney,about300metersfromSydneyUniversityand450metersfromthetrainstation.Thetrainrideisabout30minutestotheCBD.Nowweonlyhaveasmallbedroomforafemalestudent.

Thecostis$260perweek,whichincludesallmealswhenathomeandlaundering（洗烫）ofclothes.

E-mail:

markalarms@.au

John:

Ihavealovelysingleroomforhomestay（male,non-smokersonly）.Theapartmentislocatedacrosstheroadfromabusstation,Asportsfieldisonlyatwo-minutewalkaway.

Theroomisforbothshortandlongstays,Thecostis$220perweek,includingbreakfastandlunchonweekdays.Thereisnowashingmachineathome.Doyourownlaundryintheapartmentblock’sfacilities.

E-mail:

ainsleygilkes@.au

Eric:

IliveinthenorthernsuburbsofSydney---quietforstudyingandrelaxing,yetclosetoSydneyUniversity&NCELTR&SJBT，Thesubwaystationisnearby.

AllfacilitiesofthehouseincludingalivingroomwithaTVcanbeused.Ownersareveryopenandfriendly,andtreatstudentsaspartofthefamily.

Thepricesincludeallmeals（breakfast,Lunchanddinner）andcleaning.Thefeeis$300perweek.

E-mail:

mineanny@

Rose:

Hi,everyone!

Ihaveoneroomforhomestay（girlstudentsonly）inahousewhichisveryclosetoSydneyUniversity（SIBT）&WSUinthenortherndistrictofSydney.Thereisabusstationacrosstheroad.Traveltimetothecentreofthecityis40minutesbytrain.Weonlyhaveonehomestayatatime.Therefore,ourfamilycantakegoodcareofyou.Thefeeis$230perweek.

Wearelookingforwardtohavingyouinourhome.

E-mail:

cliqi9239@

9.Fourpersonswrotethesepassagessoasto_________

A.lookforsuitableroommatesB.searchforhomestayinformation

C.bookasuitableroominSydneyD.advertiseroomsforhomestay

10．OnepersonwholivesinJohn’sapartment.

A．cansmokeintheapartment

B．canuseJohn’swashingmachinetowashclothes

C．hastowalkalongwaytogettothesportsfield

D．isprovidedwithbreakfastandlunchonweekdays

11．IfPeterwantstofindahomestayroomnearSydneyUniversity,heshouldsendane-mailto.

A．markalarms@B．mineanny@

C．cliqi9239@D．ainslcy_gilkest@

12．Agirlwhowantsaroomforbetween＄210and＄240perweekwouldmostprobablycontact.

A．RoseB．JohnC．ErieD．Linda

D

Asarecentresearchshowsthatthemoreteenagerswatchtelevision,themorelikelytheyaretodevelopdepression（抑郁症）asyoungadults.

Theresearchersusedanationwidelong-termsurveyofadolescent（青少年的）healthytoinvestigate（调查）therelationshipbetweenmediauseanddepression.Theybasedtheirfindingsonmorethanfourthousandadolescentswhowerenotdepressedwhenthesurveybeganin2000.

Aspartofthesurvey,theyoungpeoplewereaskedhowmanyhoursoftelevisionorvideostheywatcheddaily.Theywerealsoaskedhowoftentheyplayedcomputergamesandlistenedtotheradio.Mediausetotaledanaverageoffiveandone-halfhoursaday.MorethantwohoursofthatwasspentwatchingTV.

Sevenyearslater,in2007,morethansevenpercentoftheyoungpeoplehadsignsofdepression.Theaverageageatthattimewastwentyone.

Theresearcherssaytheydidnotfindanysuchrelationshipwiththeuseofothermediasuchasmovies,videogamesorradioetc.Butthestudydidfindthateveryextrahouroftelevisionmeantaneightpercentincreaseinthechancesofdevelopingsignsofdepression.Youngmenweremorelikelythanyoungwomentodevelopdepressiongiventhesameamountofmediause.

Thestudydidn’texploreifwatchingTVcausesdepression.Butonepossibilityisthatitwastakingtimeawayfromactivitiesthatcouldhelppreventdepression.

LastDecember,thejournalSocialIndicatorsResearchpublishedastudyofactivitiesthathelpleadtohappylives.SociologistsfromtheUniversityofMarylandfoundthatpeoplewhodescribethemselvesashappyspendlesstimewatchingtelevisionthanunhappypeople.Thestudyfoundthathappypeoplearemorelikelytobesociallyactive,toread,attendreligiousservicesandtovote.

13．Whatisthebesttitleofthispassage?

A．MediaUseisHarmfultoAdolescents

B．MenDevelopDepressionEasierthanWomen

C．Teens,TelevisionandDepression

D．TakeGreatcareofTeenager’sdepression

14．Theresultoftheresearchseemstoindicate.

A．teenagersaremorelikelytodevelopdepressionthanadults

B．othermediausesdonoharmtoadolescents

C．thosewhowatchnoTVwillnotdevelopdepression

D．TVprobablycausesteenagerstogrowupwithdepression

15．Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat.

A．longeruseofmediaotherthanTVdoesn’tincreasethechanceofdepression

B．everyextrahourofmediauseincreasesthechanceofdepression

C．depressionisrelatedtotheuseofothermediaotherthanTV

D．theinfluenceofmovies,videogamesandradioondepressionvaries

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。

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