高一英语下学期期末考试试题.docx

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高一英语下学期期末考试试题

2017-2018学年度高一（下）期末考试

英语试卷

时间：

100分钟满分：

120分

第一部分：

听力略

第二部分阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

A

Hi,everybody!

Welcometoournewly-openedRichardsCinemaBookstore!

Nowletmeintroducetoyousomeofthenewfilmbooksinourstore.

AreyouChinesefilmfans?

OK,herecomesthelatest25NewTakesaboutChinesefilms.Itisacollectionof25freshreadingsofdifferentChinesefilmsfromthe1930stothepresent.Inrecentyears,ChinesefilmsareverypopularintheStates,suchasCrouchingTigerandHiddenDragon,Hero,andFlowersofShanghai.

DoyoulikeFrenchfilms?

Well,hereisTheFrenchCinemaBook.ItcoversFrenchfilmsfromthe1890stothebeginningofthe21stcentury.ItiswrittenforallloversofFrenchcinema:

studentsandteachers,specialistsandfans,andsoon.

MaybeyouareIndianfilmfansandstar-chasers.ThenhereisEncyclopedia（百科全书）ofIndianCinema.ThebookisacompleteintroductiontoallthebestIndianfilms.Italsooffersafulllistofnamesofthefamousandsuccessfulfilmstarsinthepasttenyears.Youknow,theIndianfilmindustryisthelargestintheworldafterourHollywood.

IfyoulikeBritishfilms,wehaveTheBritishCinemaBook.ItisagoodreviewofBritishcinema.Thisbookcontainsagoodmanynicepictures.

Inourbookstore,youcanalsofindbooksaboutMexican,Japanese,Australian,GermanandItalianfilms.

Well,pleasehelpyourselvestosomecoffeeortea,andhaveagoodtimehere!

21.Thespeakerofthepassageismostprobably________.

A.theauthorof25NewTakes

B.atouristinthecinemabookstore

C.themanagerofthecinemabookstore

D.areaderofEncyclopediaofIndianCinema

22.HowmanyAsiancountriesdoesthespeakerrefertowhenhetalksaboutthefilmbooks?

A.Two.B.Three.C.Four.D.Nine.

23.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTmentionedinthepassage？

A.IndiancinemaissecondonlytoHollywood.

B.TheBritishCinemaBookincludesacompletelistofnamesofstars.

C.CrouchingTigerandHiddenDragoniswellreceivedintheStates.

D.TheFrenchCinemaBookcoversoveracentury'sFrenchfilms.

B

AUSgirl’sdreamtoendpoverty（贫困）startedwithawalkdownastreetindowntownFresnoinCalifornia,US.

KaitlinRiffelwasvisitingherfatheratwork–theFresnoRescueMission,ashelterforthehomelessandthoseinneed.

“Ineverrealizedtherewerepeopleintheworldwhodidn’thaveahomeorfoodbefore,”recalled（回忆）Kaitlin,whoisnow16.“IknewtherewassomethingIhadtodoaboutthat.”

Atage8,shestartedraisingmoneytobuildaplaygroundatRescuetheChildren,afacility（机构）inFresnoforwomenandchildreninneed.

“Ittookmetwoyears,butmysistersandIraised$365（2,520yuan）,”Kaitlinsaid.“Westartedsmall.Weknewwewantedtodosomethingtomakeadifference.”

Theamountjumpedto$80,000thefollowingyearafterthegirlsteamedupwithfriends,andtheplaygroundwasbuiltin2013.ItinspiredKaitlintofoundKidsonaMission,akid-powerednonprofitorganizationthathashelpedhundredsofpeoplelivinginpovertyintheUSandabroad.

TheworkoverseasstartedwhenKaitlin,then13,visitedElSalvadorinCentralAmerica.There,shesawpeoplestarving（挨饿）andfamilieslivinginsheltersmadeofcardboard（纸板）.

“Theroomsweresmallerthanmybedroom,buttherewouldbeeightpeoplelivingin[eachone],”Kaitlinrecalled.“Wealsogottoseetheriversthatthesepeopleweredrinkingoutof,and[theycontained]dirtywater.”

Providingcleandrinkingwaterforpeoplelivinginpovertyisnowafocus（焦点）forKidsonaMission.Childrenandadultvolunteersdigwells（井）andalsohelporphans（孤儿）byprovidingfoodandclothes.

“Beingabletoseehowmuchtheyaresufferingbutthentogivethemfood–that’slife-changingforus,”Kaitlinsaid.

KidsonaMissionisintheprocessofgivingchildrenlargerleadershiproleswithintheorganizationnowthatKaitlinisajuniorinhighschool.Shemaynotplayasbigofaroleintheorganizationifshemovesawayforcollege.

“Thisyoungladyjustunderstandsthatbygivingandhavingahugeheart,she’snotonlychangingtheheartsofpeopleinthiscommunity,she’schangingtheworld,”saidJimYovino,FresnoCountySuperintendentofSchools.

24.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?

A.Kaitlinwasinspiredtohelpthepoorwhensheworkedatherfather’sorganization.

B.Kaitlinsucceededinraisingenoughmoneyforaplaygroundwithotherpeople’shelp.

C.IttookKaitlinandhersistertwoyearstoraise$80,000forRescuetheChildren.

D.KaitlinstartedvolunteeringatRescuetheChildrenwhenshewas8yearsold.

25.WhatcanwelearnaboutKidsonaMission?

A.ItwasfoundedbyKaitlinandhersisterin2013.

B.ItisanonprofitorganizationaimingtoendpovertyintheUS.

C.Itonlyrecruits（招募）childrenvolunteersfromKaitlin’scommunity.

D.Itisnowfocusingonprovidingcleandrinkingwatertothepoor.

26.Accordingtothearticle,Kaitlin______.

A.willcontinuetoleadKidsonaMissionwhenincollege

B.isnowworkingonimprovingherleadershipskills

C.haspositivelyinfluencedpeopleinhercommunity

D.hasreceivedmuchfinancialsupportforherworkfromherfamily

27.Thearticleismainlywrittento______.

A.callonreaderstohelppeopleinneed

B.introducetheworkofKidsonaMission

C.showthateveryonecanmakeadifference

D.shareKaitlin’sstoryofhelpingthepoor

C

Haveyounoticedthatmanyoftheclothesonthehighstreetlookthesamethesedays?

Sohowdoyoungpeoplemanagetoexpresstheirindividual（个人的）style?

WeinterviewedsomeBritsindifferentpartsofthecountry.

“YoungcreativepeopleintheUKhavealwayscomeupwithwaystoexpresstheirindividualitythroughclothes.Punksaddedzips（拉链）andsafetypins,andskatersbuychains（链条）fromhardwareshopstohangfromtheirtrousers.Youdon’tneedmoney–youneedimagination,”saidAlexi,artstudent,Aldershot.

PrintingyourownT-shirtistheeasiestandmostcommonwaytocustomise（定制）clothes.Youdon’thavetoactuallymakeaT-shirt.Youcanbuyacheaponeandaddanimage（图像）ofyourchoice.

“Iusedtomakecustomised,multicolouredT-shirtsformyfriendsusingfabric（织物）paints.Theylookedabitmessybutsortofcool.Acoupleofyearsago,mymateSimonmadeonewithapictureofObamadressedasCheGuevara.Hestillwearsitinfact.Itlooksgreat,”saidJohn,25,Cheshire.

Everyoneknowsthatstudentsdon’thavealotofmoney.Thatdoesn’thavetobeaproblemifyou’vegotabitofimagination.

“IusedtomakeclothessometimeswhenIwasastudent.OnceIfoundapairoftrousersinashopthatIreallyliked,butIcouldn’taffordthem.Ididalittlesketch（素描）inanotebook,boughtsomefabricinthesamecolourandcopiedthetrousersusingmymum’ssewingmachine（缝纫机）.Iloveditwhenpeopledidn’tbelieveIhadmadethemmyself,”saidCorrine,31,Dundee.

Buyingsecond-handor“vintage（复古的）”clothesisafashionoptionformanyyoungBrits.

“Iliketomakeoradapt（改造）myownclothesbecauseIknowthattheywillfitandthatthey’lllookgood.Ibuystufflikejackets,trousersanddressesinsecond-handshops.Youcanbesureyouwillalwayshavesomethingoriginalaswellascheap,”saidHelen,26,Nottingham.

28.AccordingtoAlexi,whichofthefollowingthingsbestallowsyoungpeopletoexpresstheirindividualstyle?

A.Money.B.Creativity.

C.Taste.D.Courage.

29.WhatdoesJohnthinkisagoodwaytoexpressone’sindividuality?

A.AdaptingvintageT-shirts.B.BuyingmulticoloredT-shirts.

C.PrintingimagesonT-shirts.D.AddingzipsandsafetypinstoT-shirts.

30.WhatmakesCorrineproudofherself?

A.Learningsewingskillsfromhermother.

B.Makingtrousersbyherself.

C.Beingabletoaffordexpensivetrousers.

D.Wearingfashionablesecond-handtrousers.

31.Whatisthearticlemainlyabout?

A.Whyyoungpeopleliketolookdifferent.

B.ThetrendofcustomizingclothesintheUK.

C.PopularclothesamongyoungBrits.

D.HowyoungBritsshowtheirpersonalitythroughclothes.

D

Doyoualwaysstruggletounderstandothers’feelings?

Perhapsyoushouldlistentoyourheart.

AccordingtoateamofscientistsatAngliaRuskinUniversityintheUK,peoplewhoaremoreawareoftheirownheartbeatarebetteratunderstandingothers’emotions.

Researchershavelongsuspected（怀疑）thatthisabilityisimportantforunderstandingothers’thoughtsandfeelings.

Totestthistheory,theBritishteamasked72volunteerstocounttheirownheartbeatswithoutfeelingapulse（脉搏）.Thisaimedtoseehowawaretheywereofthefeelingsinsidetheirownbodies.

Then,thevolunteerswereshownvideoclipsofsocialinteractions（互动）,whichtestedtheirabilitytoreadthemindsofthecharacters.

Duringtheclips,theywereaskedquestionsthatrequiredanunderstandingoftheemotionsofacertaincharacter–forexample,“WhatisSandrafeeling?

”Inaddition,theywereaskedquestionsthatdidnotinvolveanyemotions,suchas“WhatisMichaelthinking?

”Theywerealsoaskednon-socialquestions,like“Whatwastheweatherlikethatevening?

”

Theresultsshowedthatthosewhohadcountedtheirheartbeatsmostaccuratelywerebetteratansweringquestionsrelatingtothecharacters’emotions.However,therewasnolinkbetweentheabilitytofeelwhat’sgoingoninsideyourbodyandquestionsthatdidnotinvolveanyemotions.

PunitShah,leadauthorofthestudy,usedanexampletoexplainthis:

IfyourcolleagueMichaelisrudetowardSandrainpublic,yourbodyprocesses（处理）thisbyincreasingyourheartrate.ThismaymakeyoufeelanxiousandallowyoutounderstandthatSandraisembarrassed.

“Ifyou