内蒙古呼和浩特市回民中学学年高一英语上学期期中试题.docx

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内蒙古呼和浩特市回民中学学年高一英语上学期期中试题

2016—2017学年度第一学期高一年级英语期中考试试卷

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）

A

Lifewithoutfriendsislikelifewithoutthesun.Itisverycommonforapersontohaveagoodfriend.MygoodfriendisDiana.sheisarichandproudgirl.Sheoftenthinksthatsheistoogoodforanyone,sonobodywantstobeherfriend. 

    Onedayafterschool,IwaswaitingforDianawhenViviencameuptome.Shegavemeabiscuit.I acceptedit.Wetalkedandjoked,andfromthenon,IbegantospendmoretimewithVivienthanwithDiana. Ifeltalittleuneasy. 

    Afterafewdays,IwenttoseeDianaforsomesnackswhenViviencameandsatwithme.Sheoffered measandwich.ShealsoofferedonetoDiana,butDianarefusedit.Shewalkedaway.IwasangrywithDianaforbeingsorudeandthoughtless. 

    "Nevermind,"Viviensaid,"I'musedtoit." 

    Afterschool,ItriedtocatchupWithDiana.Whilewalkinghome,Itriedtocorrectherattitude,butshe wouldnotlistentome.Shesaid,"Goandjoinyour'dear'Vivien.Iknowyoumakenewfriendsandforgetthe oldones." 

    Forthenextfewweeks,wedidnottalktoeachother.Then,oneday,DianacametoVivienandme,saying,"I'mreallysorryaboutwhatIdid.I'maspoiled（宠坏的）girl,butIalsoneedgoodfriendsjustlikeyou.Would youpleaseforgive（原谅）me?

"VivienandIlookedateachotherandsmiled.Fromthenon,Diana,Vivienand Ihavebeenbestfriends.

1.ThewriterwasangrywithDiana______.

A.becauseshewastoogoodforanyone 

B.soDianawalkedaway

C.thoughsheaskedthewritertoforgive 

D.whenDianarefusedVivien'ssandwich 

2.Accordingtothepassage,itisclearthat______.

A.Dianadidn'tlikesandwiches 

B.Dianaandthewriterhadbeengoodfriends 

C.Viviendidn'twanttomakenewfriendsatall 

D.thewriterforgotheroldfriendsaftershehadnewones

3.Vivien'ssaying"I'musedtoit"showsthat______.

A.shelikedtoberefused 

B.Vivienusedtoberudetoothers 

C.someonerefusedtogiveherthings 

D.somepeoplewererudetoherbefore

4.DianaaskedVivienandthewritertoforgivebecause______.

A.sherealizedshewaswrong 

B.theydidn'tspendmuchtimewithher

C.Vivienandthewriterdidn'ttalktoher 

D.shewasarichandproudgirl

5.Thereadingismainlyabout______.

A.themistakeamongthethreefriends 

B.threefriendsataschool 

C.twobestfriendsataschool 

D.thetroublebetweenDianaandVivien

B

Welcome

toDeathValley.TheverynameofthisnationalparkineasternCaliforniamightfillsomepeoplewithdread,butyou’renotafraid.You’rejustoutenjoyingthedesertsunshine.Besides,there’snothingoutherebutsome

rocks.

SomeoftherocksinDeathValleyweighhundredsofpounds.Andinthegroundbehindeachrockisamysterioustrail（痕迹）,asiftherockhadbeenpushedalonginthedirt.

Sowhoismovingtherocks?

Nobody.Itwasnearly100yearsagowhentheseunusual“sailingstones”werefirstreported.Peoplehavebeentryingtofindoutthestones’secreteversince.Oneearlyexplanationwasthatwindsweremovingthestones.Otherexplanationshaveincludedanimals,and,ofcourse,aliens（外星人）.

Untilthe1990s,onewidelyheldtheorywasthattherockswerestuckinsheets（片）oficethatwerebeingblownacrossthedesert.（DeathValleydoesgetcoldenoughforicetoformonsomewinternights.）However,researchlatershowedthattomovesuchlargeicesheets,thewindwouldhavetoblowathundredsofmilesperhour.TherearestrongwindsinDeathValley—butnotthatstrong.

Then,in2006,ascientistnamedRalphLorenzcameupwithanewtheory.Hesuggestedthatinthewinter,thickiceformsaroundtherocks.Whenthegroundbeginstothaw（解冻）,therocks,wearingice,sailalong,leavingtrailsbehindthem.Lorenzputhistheorytothetestinhisownkitchen.Hedroppedarockintoadish,addedalittlewater,andstuckthedishinhisfridge.Later,hetookouttherockandplaceditinadishofwaterwithsandatthebottom.Sureenough,withjustabreath,Lorenzwasabletosendtherockmovingacrossthewater—leavingatrailinthesandasitmoved.

HasLorenzsolvedthemysteryofthesailingstonesatlast?

Perhaps.Ontheotherhand,neitherLorenznoranyoneelsehaseveractuallyseenthestonesmove.Maybealiensareresponsibleafterall.

6.Theunderlinedword“dread”inParagraph1probablymeans“_____”.

A. anger               B.fear  C.surprise       D.excitement

7.Accordingtothetheoryinthelate20thcentury,therockswereprobablymovedby_____.

A.theice                B. animals  C.aliens                  D.thewind

8.WhatdidRalphLorenzfind?

A.WaterhelpedtherocksinDeathValleymove.

B.TherocksinDeathValleycouldn’tmovebythemselves.

C.DeathValleycouldgetcoldenoughforicetoform.

D.ThewindinDeathValleycouldreachaspeedof100mph.

C

Howdoyoungchildrenlearntohavegoodvalues?

Howcanparentsteachtheirchildrenabouttheimportanceofkindnessandpatience?

Atatimewhenmoreandmoreparentsworryabouttheviolentimages（暴力形象）theirchildrenseeonTV,someareturningtofairytales（童话）.

Itisbelievedthatfairytaleshaveagreatinfluenceonchildrenbecausetheydescribethetwosidesofgoodandevil（邪恶）veryclearly.Whenchildrenhearthestories,theylearntocareaboutothers'feelings.Ineachtale,theycanseethattherearemanydifferentkindsofpeopleintheworldandthatweallhaveachoiceaboutwhatkindofpersonwewanttobe.Wecanchoosetodogoodactions,ratherthanbadones,inourlives.

Whatkindofvaluescanchildrenlearnfromfairytales?

InThePrincessandthePea（《豌豆公主》）,apoorlydres

sedgirl,whoinsistssheisaprincess,isgivenadifficulttestbytheQueen.Whenshepassesthetest,welearnthatherdreamcomestruebecauseshestaystruetoherself.InTheLittleMermaid（《小美人鱼》）,themermaid,wholivesunderthesea,wishestobewiththehumansonland.Throughherexperiences,welearnabouttheimportanceoflivingwithandacceptingothercultures.In Pinocchio,awoodenpuppet（木偶）turnsintoaboywhenhefinallylearnshowtotellthetruth.

Teachingvaluesisthereasonmostoftengivenforencouragingchildrentoreadstories.Thesefairytalescanteachchildrenlessonsabouthumanrelationshipsthatareacceptedaroundtheworldformanycenturies.Thismightbethereasonwhytheyhavebeenaroundforsolongandwillnotdisappearanytimesoon.

9.Whydofairytaleshaveagreatinfluenceonchildren?

A.Fairytalescanteachthemhowtomakeachoice.

B.Fairytalescanhelpthemgethigherscoresatschool.

C.Goodandevilareshowninawaytheycaneasilyunderstand

.

D.Theycanlearnhowtoavoidmostdifficultiesintheirlives.

10. TheLittleMermaid maybehelpfulwhenchildren_____.

A.aregivenadifficulttest        

B.aregoingtolietotheirparents

C.wishtobeaprincessorprince    

D.makefriendswithforeigners

11.Theauthorwritesthetext

mainlyto_____.  

A.introducesomefairytales       

B.showhowfairytaleshelpchildrenshapevalues

C.discusshowtoimprovehumanrelationships

D.talkaboutthehistoryoffairytales

D

Sequoyahwasborninthe1770sandgrewupin

theCherokeevillageofTuskeegee,Tennessee.Hewasskilledatworkingwithsilverjewelry（首饰）.OnedaySequoyahwasadvisedtoputhisnameonthesilverjewelryhemade.However,hecouldnotwritehisnamebecauseCherokeewasonlyaspokenlanguage.Sequoyahdecidedtolearnhowtowritehisname,soheaskedoneofhiscustomers（顾客）toteachhim,whoknewEnglishverywell.Fromthattimeon,Sequoyahsigned（签名）hisworkinEnglish.

ThenSequoyahrealizedthatawrittenlanguagewasnecessaryforhispeople.In1809,hestartedbymakingsmalldrawings,andthenheexperimentedwithcreatingaletterforeachsoundintheCherokeelanguage.First,SequoyahpickedoutallthesoundsintheCherokeelanguage.Thenhegaveeachsoundasymbol.UnlikeEnglish,however,notwosoundssharedthesamesymbol.

Sequoyah'sworkwasdifficultandtookhimalotoftime.Worse,thosearoundSequoyahdidn'tunderstandwhathewasdoingwithallthosestrangesymbols.Someraisedd

oubtsabouthiswork.However,Sequoyahdidn'tstopworking.In1821,Sequoyahcompletedhisalphabet（字母表）.Eachsymbolinthealphabetsymbolizedoneoftheeighty-fivesoundsintheCherokeelanguage.Bysayingthenameofeachsymbol,apersoncouldreadthespokenword.

Sequoyahtaughtthesymbolstohissix-year-olddaughter,Ayoka.Oneday,theywenttovisittheeldersoftheCherokeeNation.SequoyahaskedAyokatoleavewhilehewrotedownwhattheelderssaid.WhenAyokareturned,shereadoutloudwhatSequoyahhadwritten.Theelderswerestunned.Ayokawasabletorepeattheirwordswithoutbeingpresent!

Sequoyah'salphabetwassoonacceptedasthewrittenlanguageoftheCherokeeNation.

12.Sequoyahlearnedtosignhiswork_____.

A.sothathewouldbecomefamous

B.whenhemovedtoaCherokeevillage

C.withthehelpofoneofhiscustomers

D.inordertosavetheCherokeelanguage

13.WhatcanwelearnaboutSequoyah'salphabet?

A.ItwasthesameastheEnglishalphabetatfirst.

B.Itusesatleasttwoletterstosymbolizeasound.

C.Itwascreatedintheearlyeighteenthcentury.

D.Itismadeupofeighty-fiveletters.

14.Theunderlinedword“stunned”inthelastparagraphprobablymeans“_____”.

A.surprisedB.thankfulC.regretfulD.worried

15.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.TheCherokeeNationB.Agiftbeyondprice

C.ApopularlanguageD.Finesilverjewelry

第二节:

七选五（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

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