小初高学习高一英语上学期期末考试试题7.docx

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小初高学习高一英语上学期期末考试试题7

兰州一中2015-2016-1学期高一年级期末考试试题

英语

说明：

本试卷共分为第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。

满分100分，考试时间为100分钟。

答案写在答题卡上，交卷时只交答题卡。

第I卷

I.阅读理解（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并填写在答题卡上。

A

Onemorning,myhusbandJerrywentbacktothekitchenashejustfinishedloadinghiscar.“Iguessfillingmythermos（保温瓶）isallthatIhavelefttodo,andthenI’moff.”Downthedrainwentthehotwaterthathadbeenwarminghisthermos.

Withanostalgic（怀旧的）lookonhisface,hesoftlysaid:

“AnytimeIfillmythermosIthinkofyourmom.”Thetoneinhisvoicewassotenderashespokeofmymother,whoissadlynolongerwithus.

“Ohhoney,Iknowshe’swatchingandlisteningrightnowwithabigsmileonherface,”Iresponded,tearsinmyeyes.

Onemorningyearsagowhenwewereleaving,motherwatchedasJerrywastofillhisthermos.Momthencasuallysaid,‘Jerry,ifyoufilledyourthermoswithhotwaterandletitsitawhile,yourcoffeewouldstayhotforlongerthen.”Withhersimplesuggestion,hisfaceshowedthathewasshockedbyhisownlackofcommonsense.Well,ofcourseitwould!

Hepouredoutthesmallamountofcoffeealreadyinthethermosandrefilleditwithboilinghotwater.Thenhepouredthewaterandrefilleditwithhotcoffee.MomsmiledasJerrydidso.

Wordsofwisdomfromalovingmother-in-lawmadeanimpactthatwillneverbeforgotten.Sheneverdreamedherwordswouldbeatreasuredandeverlastingmemoryintheheartofherson-in-law.

Thelastingmemoriesdon’tnecessarilycomefrommajormomentsinlife.Memoriesareoftenmadeduringthosesmall,ordinarytimes.Lifeisaboutsmallmomentswesharewithfriendsandlovedones.

1.Whichwordbestdescribestheauthor’sfeelinginParagraph3?

____

A.ConfusedB.ConcernedC.TouchedD.Interested

2.Theunderlinedpart“don’tnecessarily”issimilarinmeaningto________.

A.outofthequestionB.withoutanydoubt

C.certainlyandabsolutelyD.possiblybutuncertainly

3.Themessagethatthestoryintendstoconveyis______.

A.howvaluableamother’sadviceistoherchildren.

B.thatlastingmemoriescomefromsmallthings

C.whatawisewomanthemotheristoherson-in-law

D.whyweshouldrespectourparentsandlistentothem.

B

TheCollectionsofChineseAncientCulturalRelicsAbroad:

VolumeVictoriaandAlbertMuseumhasjustbeenpublished,thefruitoftenyears'effortsbyChineseexperts.

Thebookisthefirstofanupcomingseriesthatcentersonancientculturalheritage（文化遗产）collectionsindifferentmuseumsaroundtheworld.Thebookdetails195outof18,000itemsnowintheVictoriaandAlbertMuseuminEngland.

Morethan1.64millionancientChineseartifactshavebeentransportedoutofChinabecauseofdifferentreasonssuchaswarsandsmuggling（走私）sincethemid19thcentury.Morethan200museumsin47countriesholdsuchcollections,accordingtoareportfromUNESCO.

"Theinformationwenowhaveaboutthesepiecesisstillverypatchy（不全面的）,"saidLuZhangshen,curator（馆长）oftheNationalMuseumofChina."Inordertohaveaclearerpictureabouttheseitems,NationalMuseumofChinadecidedtostarttheChineseAncientCulturalRelicsAbroadbookprojectin2005.Butafterwebegan,wefounditreallydifficulttocollectinformationforeverypiecefromeachmuseum.That’swhythefirstvolumetookustenyears."

"Thepiecesinthebookinclude102porcelains（瓷器）,31bronzes（铜器）,22lacquer（漆器）,10enamelvessels（搪瓷器皿）andsoon,"LiuMingqianfromVictoriaandAlbertMuseumsaid.

AccordingtotheNationalMuseumofChina,thevolumeoftheJapanesemuseumSen-okuHakukoKaniscomingoutsoonandthemuseumwillseekmorecooperationfrommuseumsworldwidetoaccelerate（加速）theproject.

4.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesLuZhangshen’sattitudestowardstheChineseAncient

CulturalRelicsAbroadbookproject?

A.worthwhilebutexpensiveB.reasonablebutworthless

C.meaninglessbuthardD.meaningfulbutdifficult

5.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTTrueAccordingtothetext?

A.Sofar,VolumesVictoria,AlbertMuseumandtheJapanesemuseumhavebeenpublished.

B.AgreatmanyancientChineseartifactshavebeendistributed（分散）worldwideduemainlytowarsandsmuggling.

C.ItisnearlytenyearssincetheChineseAncientCulturalRelicsAbroadbookprojectwassetup.

D.Atpresent,collectinginformationforeverypiecefromeachmuseumistosomedegreetough.

6.Themainpurposeofthepassageisto________.

A.compareandevaluateB.informandexplain

C.argueanddiscussD.examineandexplain

C

Comfortiscomforting,butitmightnarrowourexperienceatwork—andbeyond.

Inourmodernworld,discomfortisconsideredaterriblething.Ifnotterrible,it’satleastathingofthepast.Dishwashers,washingmachines,computers,remotecontrols—yes,theyaddconvenience,butalsoalevelofcomfortourforefathersdidnotenjoy.

Aspainofanykinddiscourageshappiness,wetendtoreasonanythingthatpreventsustofeelgoodmustbebad.Andthat’salsoparticularlytrueforourcareers.Successmakesusfeelgreat,notterrible.Suchaview,however,isamatterofpersonalopinion.Anditmayblindustohiddenopportunities.

Artiststhroughouthistoryhavetriedtoexperiencesuffering,instinctively（本能地）ifnotconsciously（有意识地）,toproduceworksthatexplorethedarkerhiddensidesofthehumancondition.Thiswasdone,inpart,becausepainisarealityoflifeforeverybodyinsomeformatsometime.Painissomethingeverybodycanrelateto.Andpainmakesapersonveryreal.Forsuchartists,todenypainwouldbetoblockthecreativethinking,whichdrivesthemtoexploreandexpress.Infact,Germanshaveaterm（术语）forthis,“Weltschmerz”,whichmeans“sufferingfromtheworld.”Writers,fromLordByrontoKurtVonnegut,haveusedthetermtodescribethepsychologicalpainalonglife’sroller-coasterjourney.Itwasnottobeavoided;itwastobeunderstoodandemployed.

SoIbelievethatdiscomfortisgoodforus.Or,putanotherway,ittellsusthatsomethingneedstobeattendedto.Itdevelopsusbyforcingustoviewourcircumstances（环境）throughawhollydifferentview.Becausewe’reattractedbysafetyandsecurity,wedoourbesttocreatepleasantcomfortzonesforourselvesandourlovedonesthroughthecarswedrive,thehouseswelivein,andtheplaceswework.Butbyresistingdiscomfort,wedenyourselvesanimportantopportunity:

thechancetoshakeourselvesoutofourpredictableperspectives（视角）andallowourselvestomakeknowledgeableobservationsthatwecouldnotpossiblyhavemadebefore.Discomfortgivesusfresheyes.

7.WhichofthefollowingisNOTareasonwhyartiststhroughouthistoryhavebeenexploringsufferings?

A.Painisamirrorthatcanreflectthelifeofeverybody.

B.Painissomethingthatnoonecanescapefrom.

C.Paincanstrengthenthefeelingofexistenceofaperson.

D.Paincanhelpthemtoavoidthecreativethinking.

8.Theterm“Weltschmerz”couldn’tbeusedtodescribesomethinglike__________.

A.socialinequalityB.greatachievements

C.racialdiscrimination（歧视）D.masskillings

9. The author believes that by challenging discomfort, one may _________. 

A. lose an important chance to make a big fortune 

   B. feel upset and fail to think calmly 

   C. control the situation properly when things go wrong  

D. judge and think about the world in a new particular way 

10.Bywritingthispassage,theauthortriesto__________.

A.explainwhydiscomfortisgoodforus

B.criticize（批评）aworldfullofcomfort

C.persuadepeopletoleadalifefullofdiscomfort

D.blamethosewhoenjoyaneasylife

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。

选项中的两项为多途选项。

ThereisanoldSpanishsayingwhichstates,"Tomorrowisoftenthebusiestdayoftheweek."Howmanytimeshaveweputoffourdreamsuntiltomorrow?

11.Wehavetogoforthemnow!

·Tomorrowisnotpromised.

Nobodylikestotalkaboutdeath,buteverybodyisgoingtodieatonepoint.Noneofusknowthedayorthehour.12.Don'tgotoyourtombwithunrealizeddreams.Makethedecisiontogoaftereverydream,bigorsmallrightnow.

·13.

Oneofthebiggestdreamkillersisfear.Manypeoplecouldhaveachievedamazingthingsifonlytheyweren'tafraid.Justthinkaboutallthethingsyou'vewantedtodo,butallowedfeartoconvinceyouthatyouweren'tcapable,orgoodenough.Fearisnotreal.Itisaproductofthoughtsyoucreate.Choosenottoletfearstopyoufromachievingyourdreams.

·Takeactiontorealizeyourdream.

Youcandreamaboutwritingagreatplaybutit'snevergoingtohappenunlessyouactuallyputpentopaper.Youcandreamaboutfindingacureforcancer,butitwillneverhappenunlessyouactuallybecomeequippedwiththenecessarytoolstofindthatcure.14.

·Possibilitiesarewaitingonyou.

Therearesomanyamazingopportunitiesandpeoplewaitingonyou.Howdoyougettothem?

Simple!

Followyourdream.15.You'llneverseethosedoorsifyousitaroundwaitingonadreamtohappen,insteadofactuallyworkingtomakeithappen.

A.Don'tletfearwin.

B.Inotherwords,dreamsdon'tworkunlessyoudo.

C.Ourdreamsshouldnot,andcannotwait.

D.Therefore,todayisallwehave.

E.You'llbemuchhappierifyougoforit.

F.Youwerebornintotheworldwithauniquegift,whichnobodycancopy.

G.Doorsthatyoucouldn'timagineopenupwhenyougoafterwhatyouwant.

II英语知识运用

第一节完形填空（共20小题；每题1分，满分20分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Iwentonlinetocheckifmypaywasinmybank16.TomyamazementIdiscoveredthatnotonlyhadIbeenpaid,a17I’dneverworkedforhadalsopaidme!

Iknew