学年第二学期 高一英语期中测试 4.docx

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学年第二学期高一英语期中测试4

2017学年第二学期高一英语期中测试（2018.4）

（80minutes）

I.ListeningComprehension（15%）

SectionA（8%）

Directions:

InSectionA,youwillheareightshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.

1.A.Inalibrary.B.Inabookstore.

C.Intheclassroom.D.Inadepartmentstore.

2.A.Itsprice.B.Itslocation.

C.Itscomfort.D.Itsfacilities.

3.A.Heisjustapasser-bylikethewoman.

B.Heisunwillingtotellthewomananything.

C.Hedoesn’tknowwheretheclosestbookstoreis.

D.Hecan’tunderstandthewoman’squestionthoroughly.

4.A.HewouldratherhaveAmericanfood.

B.HehasalwayslikedAmericanfood.

C.HeisaccustomedtoeatingAmericanfood.

D.HeateAmericanfoodmoreinthepast.

5.A.Fiveminutes.B.Fiftyminutes.

C.Forty-fiveminutes.D.Fifteenminutes.

6.A.Themanhasleftagoodimpressiononherfamily.

B.Themancandresscasuallyfortheoccasion.

C.Themanshouldbuyhimselfanewsuit.

D.Theman’sjeansandT-shirtsarestylish.

7.A.Peterhasn’tfoundMr.Johnson’shatyet.

B.Peterdidn’tgotoMr.Johnson’sclass.

C.PeterlostahatinMr.Johnson’sclass.

D.PeterfoundahatinMr.Johnson’sclass.

8.A.Bycar.B.Bybus.C.Bytrain.D.Onfoot.

SectionB（7%）

Directions:

InSectionB,youwillhearoneshortpassageandonelongerconversation,andyouwillbeaskedseveralquestionsoneachofthem.Thepassageandthelongerconversationwillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichonewouldbethebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.

Questions9through11arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

9.A.Youwillbuyhismeal.B.Youareexpectedtopayforyourownmeal.

C.You’lltreatsomeone.D.You’llbepaidforthemealbysomeone.

10.A.YouwillbeinHolland.B.YouwillhearDutchforasecondtime.

C.Youwillbeintrouble.D.Youwillfindithardtocommunicate.

11.A.PeoplehatedtheGermanasmuchastheDutch.

B.Peoplemadeamistakeinpronunciationatthebeginning.

C.PeoplemadeajokeabouttheGerman.

D.GermanimmigrantsinsistedthattheywereDutch.

Questions12through15arebasedonthefollowingconversation.

12.A.Heisthejournalistofalocalnewspaper.

B.Heisahugefanofinternationalstories.

C.HeisanexperiencededitorofaTVprogram.

D.Heisamemberofanenvironmentprotectiongroup.

13.A.Currenttrendsineconomicdevelopment

B.Domesticissuesofgeneralsocialconcern.

C.Internationalrelationsandforeignaffairs

D.Conflictsamongdifferentpoliticalparties.

14.A.Basedonwhatthepublicwantstoknow.

B.Byinterviewingpeoplewhohavestories.

C.Byanalyzingthecurrentsocialproblems.

D.Basedonpublicexpectationandeditors’judgment.

15.A.First-handstories.B.Practicalexperience.

C.Audience’sfeedback.D.Educationalbackground.

II.Grammar&Vocabulary（22%）

SectionA（12%）

Directions:

Readthefollowingpassage.Fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherent.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword.Fortheotherblanks,fillineachblankwithoneproperword.Makesurethatyouranswersaregrammaticallycorrect.

IntheageofAmazonandtheInternet,theideaofgoingtoapubliclibrarytoborrowabookmayseemlikeold-fashionedinmanypartsoftheworld,butpeopleinonecountryareunwilling（16）________（get）outofthehabit:

theCzechRepublic（捷克共和国）.Youcanseeevenmorelibrariesthangrammarschools（文法学校）inthecountry.

Accordingtoasurvey（17）________（conduct）fortheBillandMelindaGatesFoundation,theCzechRepublichasthedensestlibrarynetworkintheworld.Thereisonelibraryforevery1,971Czechcitizens—tentimesasmanyastheUnitedStates,（18）________every19,583Americanshaveonlyonelibrary.

ThenwhyaretheresomanylibrariesintheCzechRepublic?

Well,fordecadestheyweremandatory.Everycommunity,fromabigcitydowntoatinyvillage,（19）________（require）tohaveonebylaw.Thelawwasputintoactionin1919whenCzechoslovakia（捷克斯洛伐克）became（20）________independentcountry.TheideawastopromoteuniversaleducationafterthecountrywasfreeoftheGerman-speakingAustro-HungarianEmpire（奥匈帝国）,and（21）________worked.

“Havingdevelopedastrongreadinghabitsincethen,Czechs（22）_________visitlibrariesborrowmorebooksthanotherseventoday,”saidVitRichter,directoroftheCzechNationallibrary.

ThelibrarylawsurvivedthebreakupwithSlovakiaintheearly1990s.Whatit（23）________hardlysurvivewaspressureonthebudget.（24）__________（save）money,therequirementwasdroppedin2001,whentherewereabout6,019librariesinthecountry.Sincethen,about11percent（25）__________（close）.

（26）________theyhavegotintothedifficultsituation,thesurvivingCzechlibrariesaredoingwhattheycantostaylivelyandrelevant.Theyorganizereadingclubs.Theywelcomeschoolchildrenandretireesduringtheday.Butmostly,theydo（27）________92percentofCzechsstillwantthemtogoondoing—tolendbooks.

SectionB（10%）

Directions:

Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

A.countless

B.exhausted

C.comparison

D.essential

E.estimates

F.distinctive

G.relatively

H.cleared

I.unfortunately

J.recycled

K.restricts

Rainforests,foundinEarth’stemperateandtropical（热带的）zones,aresomeofthemostbiologicallyvariedecosystemsontheplanet.Allrainforestssharecertain___28___features,includingaclosedcanopy,thedensevegetationofthetopbranchesthatformsaroofabovetheforestfloor,adampandwarmclimate,and___29___constanttemperaturesthroughouttheyear.Mostoftheforest’sinsectandanimallifegrowswellinthecanopy’sleafyandsunlitenvironment.Theforest’sgroundcover,bycomparison,issmall.Lessthan2percentofthesun’slightmakesitswaythroughthecanopyandthedarknessbelow.Thisdarkness,alongwiththepoorqualityofthesoils,___30___plantgrowth.

Rainforestsarea（n）___31___partofEarth’stotalecology.Hugeamountsofwaterareabsorbedintotreerootsand___32___intotheatmospherefromthetreeleavesthroughaprocesscalledtranspiration（蒸发）.Treerootsalsofixthesoilinplaceandslowtherunoffofrainsintoriversandoceans.Throughtheprocessofphotosynthesis（光合作用）,rainforestsabsorbmorecarbondioxideandgiveoffmoreoxygenthananyotherecosystem.

Therainforestsare___33___shrinkingatarapidrateasaresultoftheprofitableventuresoffarming,logging,andmining.Whentropicalrainforestsare___34___inordertoraisecattleandcrops,thenutrient-poorsoilsarequickly___35___.Whenfarmersmoveontonewareas,heavyrainsandbakingsunleavethelandfruitlessandlifeless.Loggingandminingcausesimilardamagetothelandanddestroytheterritoryof___36___millionsofbirds,insectsandanimals.Bysome___37___,anareaoftropicalrainforestthesizeofthestateofDelawaredisappearsinthiswayeverymonth.

III.ReadingComprehension（47%）

SectionA（15%）

Directions:

ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachbankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.

Whoneedssleep?

It’s2a.m.Thetimewhenyoushouldbeinbeds,soundasleep.Butpullbackthecurtainsandyoumightbesurprisedbythenumberoflightsoninyourstreet.Night-timeis__38__justforsleeping.Ithasbecomethenewdaytime,offeringusthechancetocatchuponeverythingwedidn’tmanagetofinishduringwhatusedtobeour__39__hours.Now,__40__sleeping,wecancheckourbankbalancesbyphone,buygroceries,surfthenetforcheapflightsorgotothegym.

Suchflexibility,__41__,hasaprice.Ourbodiesarerunbycircadianrhythms（昼夜节律）,aprehistoricinternalclockthatregulateswhenwefeelsleepyorawakeandaffectsourbodytemperatureandlevelofalertness.Itmakesourbrainsandbodies__42__duringthedayandallowsthemtorecoverthroughthenight.Sopowerfulisthisclockthateventwoweeksonanightshiftwithoutbreakwillnot__43__itsrhythm,andwhenscientistskeephumanvolunteersinisolation,withoutanyindicationofwhattimeitisintheday,theystillshowdailycyclesoftemperaturechanges,sleepandwakefulness,andhormonerelease.But,__44__workingagainstourbody’snaturalrhythmislikelytocauseourselvesbothphysicalandpsychologicaldamage.Researchalsoshowsitmayactually__45__ourriskofhealthproblemssuchasstomachdiseases.

ConsultantTomMackeybelievesthatournormalcircadianrhythmsareincreasinglybeingcompletely__46__.“Moreandmoreofusarebeingpressuredintodoingthingsatoddhours.Thisisgoingtohavea（n）__47__impactonqualityandlengthofsleep.Ifpeopledon’tgotobedatareasonabletime,sayaround11p.m.,andhavebetweensixandeighthoursofsleep,theywillbeunabletoconcentrate.Youneedsleepforrestand__48__.Ifyoustuffyourmindwithinformationfortoolong,theneverythinggetsdisorganized—youbecome__49__tomanagedaytimeactivities.”

Thecircadianrhythmsthatrunthesleep/wakecycleareasoldas__50__itsel