学年甘肃省武威第十八中学高一下学期期末考试英语试题.docx

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学年甘肃省武威第十八中学高一下学期期末考试英语试题

2017-2018学年甘肃省武威第十八中学高一下学期期末考试英语试题

考试时间为120分钟，满分120分。

第Ⅰ卷（共70分）

第一节阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分,满分30分）

阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项,选出最佳选项,并用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。

A

TheEnglishareoftenconsideredasunfriendlypeoplewhodon'ttalktostrangers,butnotLondontaxidrivers.Ionceaskedacabbietodescribehislifetomeandhedidn'tstoptalkinguntilIarrivedhomehalfanhourlater.Hetoldmemanyinterestingstoriesandthisisoneofthem:

“Someverystrangethingshappenlateatnight.TheotherdayIwastakingawomanhomefromaparty.Shehadalittledogwithher.Whenwegottoherhouseshefoundthatshe'dlostherkey.So,Iwaitedinthecabwiththedogwhilesheclimbedupthewindow.”“Iwaited…andwaited…AfterhalfanhourofringingthebellIdecidedtofindoutwhatwasgoingon.Itiedthedogtoatreeandstartedtoclimbupthewindow.ThenextthingIknewwasthatthepolicecame.TheythoughtthatIwastryingtorobthehouse!

Luckily,thewomancamedownstairs,she'dgonetosleepandforgottenaboutmeandthedog.IwasinsuchahurrytogetawaythatIforgottoaskherforthefare（车资，车费）.”

1.Inthewriter’sopinion,Londontaxidriversare_____________.

A.unfriendlyB.talkativeC.helpfulD.strangeenough

2.Fromthepassageweguessthatthewriter______.

A.isthedriverofthetaxiB.oftentravelsbytaxi

C.isaforeignervisitingLondonD.livesinLondon

3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“cabbie”meaninthispassage?

A.Conductor.B.Stranger.C.Taxidriver.D.Porter.

4.Themanwaswaitingoutsidethewoman'shousebecause______.

A.hebegantolikethewomanandherdogatthefirstsight

B.thewomanhadnotpaidhim

C.hewantedtoknowwhatwouldhappenwhenthepolicecame

D.hewastryingtogoontalkingwithher

B

Itdoesn’tmatterwhenorhowmuchapersonsleeps,buteveryoneneedssomeresttostayalive.That’swhatalldoctorsthought,untiltheyheardaboutAIHerpin.AIHerpin,itwassaid,neverslept,Couldthisbetrue?

Thedoctorsdecidedtoseethisstrangemanthemselves.

       AIHerpinwas90yearsoldwhenthedoctorscametohishomeinNewJersey.Theythoughtforsurethathegotsomesleepofsomekind.Sotheystayedwithhimandwatchedeverymovementhemade.Buttheyweresurprised.Thoughtheywatchedhimhourafterhouranddayafterday,theyneversawHerpinsleeping,Infact,hedidnotevenownabed.Heneverneededone.

        TheonlyrestthatHerpinsometimesgotwassittinginacomfortablechairandreadingnewspapers.Thedoctorswerepuzzledbythisstrangecontinuoussleeplessness.Theyfoundonlyoneanswerthatmightexplainhiscondition.Herpinrememberedsometalkabouthismotherhavingbeeninjuredseveraldaysbeforehewasborn.Butthatwasall.Wasthistherealreason?

Noonecouldbesure.

         Herpindiedattheageof94.

5.Themainideaofthispassageisthat_______.

  A.apersonwasfoundwhoactuallydidn’tneedanysleep  

B. largenumbersofpeopledonotneedsleep

 C.everyoneneedssomesleeptostayalive

  D.peoplecanlivelongerbytryingnottosleep

6.ThedoctorscametovisitHerpin,expectingto______.

  A.curehimofhissleeplessness

  B.findthathissleeplessnesswasnotreallytrue

  C.findawaytofreepeoplefromtheneedofsleeping

  D.findoutwhysomeoldpeopledidn’tneedanysleep

7.Afterwatchinghimclosely,thedoctorscametobelievethatALHerpin________.

  A.wastoooldtoneedanysleep           

B.oftensleptinachair

  C.needednosleepatall                 

D.neededsomekindofsleep

8.OnereasonthatmightexplainHerpin’ssleeplessnesswas________.

  A.thathehadn’tgotabed               

B.thathehadgraduallygotridofthesleepinghabit

  C.hismother’sinjurybeforehewasborn   

D.hismagnificentphysicalcondition

9.AIHerpin’sconditioncouldberegardedas______.

  A.acommonone                      B.onethatcouldbecured

  C.veryhealthy                        D.arareone

C

It’ssummermovietimeagain.Andheroesarereadytotrytheirstrengthandmagiconthesilverscreen.Checkoutourlistoffourfilmsthatlookmostpromisingtoyoungaudience.

HarrypotterandthePrisonerofAzkaban

ReleaseDate:

June4

Story:

It’sthesummerbeforeHarryPotter’sthirdyearatHogwartsSchoolofWitchcraftandWizardry.AshadowishangingoverHogwarts.Adangerousmurderer,SiriusBlack,hasescapedtheWizards’Prison.AndhebrokeouttofulfillonetasktokillHarryPotter.

AroundtheWorldin80Days

ReleaseDate:

June16

Story:

Thisversionoftheclassicnovelsetin1872focusesonPassepartout（HongKongactorJackieChan）,aChinesethiefwhoseeksrefugewithastrangeLondonadventurer,PhileasFogg.PassepartoutuseshismartialartsskillstodefendFoggfromdangerashetravelsaroundtheworldin80daystowinabet.

Spider-Man2

ReleaseDate:

June30

Story:

PeterParkerisstillcomingtotermswithhisdual（双重的）identityasthecrimesuperheroSpider-Man.HewantstorevealhissecretidentitytoMaryJane:

meanwhile,hisauntMayhasfallenonhardtimes.Anewvillain（坏人）,DrOttoOctavius,hasappearedtocausemoretrouble.

KingArther

ReleaseDate:

July7

Story:

KingArthurispresentedasacleverrulerwhomanagestounitealltheknights（骑士）inBritainafterthefalloftheRomanEmpire（帝国）.UndertheguidanceofMerlinandthebeautiful,braveGuinevere,Arthurwillstruggletorealizehisdreams.

10.Accordingtothepassage,ifyouwanttoseeafilmwhoseleadingactorisJackieChan,youwillseethefilmon_____.

A.June4B.June16C.June30D.July7

11.InSpider-Man2,AuntMay’stroubleiscausedby_____.

A.PeterParkerB.MaryJaneC.Dr.OttoOctaviusD.Spider-Man

12.WhichofthefollowingfilmsissetinancientBritain?

A.HarryPotterandthePrisonerofAzkaban.

B.AroundtheWorldin80Days.

C.Spider-Man2

D.KingArthur

D

CountrymusicisoneofthemostpopularkindsofmusicintheUnitedStatestodaybecauseitisaboutsimplebutstronghumanfeelingsandevents-love,sadness,goodtimes,andbadtimes.Ittellsreal-life,storiesandsoundsthewaypeoplereallytalk.Aslifebecomesmorecomplicated（复杂）,itisgoodtohearmusicaboutordinarypeople.

Countrymusic,sometimescalledcountry-western,comesfromtwokindsofmusic.OneisthetraditionalmusicofthepeopleintheAppalachianMountainsintheeasternUniteStates.Theotheristraditionalcowboymusicfromthewest.Thesingersusuallyplayguitars,andinthe1920stheystartedusingelectricguitars.Atfirstcitypeoplesaidcountrymusicwaslowclass.ItwaspopularmostlyintheSouth.ButduringWorldWarII,thousandsofSouthernerswenttotheNortheastandMidwesttoworkinthefactories.Theytooktheirmusicwiththem.Soldiersfromtherestofthecountrywenttoarmycamps（军营）intheSouth.Theylearnedcountrymusic.Slowlyitbecamepopularalloverthecountry.

TodaycountrymusicisalsopopulareverywhereintheUnitedStatesandCanada—insmalltownsandinNewYorkCity,amongblackandwhite,andamongeducatedanduneducatedpeople.About1,200radiostationsbroadcastcountrymusictwenty-fourhoursaday.EnglishstarssingitinBritishEnglish,andpeopleinothercountriessingitintheirownlanguages.Themusicthatstartedwithcowboysandpoorsouthernersisnowpopularallovertheworld.

13.Itcanbelearnedfromthepassagethatcountrymusiccomesfrom.

A.theNortheastandMidwest

B.factoriesandarmycampsintheSouth

C.theAppalachianMountainsandtheWest

D.real-lifestoriesinsmalltowns

14.BeforeWorldWarIIcountrymusicwaspopularmainlyin.

A.thesouthB.thenorth

C.theMidwestD.theNortheast

15.DuringWorldWarIImanySouthernerswenttotheNortheastandtheMid-westbecause.

A.theywantedtotakemusicwiththem

B.theywantedtomakeotherpeoplelikecountrymusic

C.theywantedtoworkinthefactoriesthere

D.theywantedtomakecountrymusicpopular

第二节七选五 （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。

Everybodylovesoranges.Theyareverysweet.Someorangesdon'thaveanyseeds.16Andsomehaveathinskin.

Theorangestreeisbeautifulwhenithasalotofbrightgreenleavesandflowers.17Anorangetreehasflowersandfruitatthesametime.

Therewereorangetreestwentymillionyearsago.18TheorangetreeprobablycamefromChina.Manydifferentkindsoforangesgrowtheretoday.TheChinesestartedtoplantorangetreesaround2,400B.C.19

FarmersinotherpartsofAsiaandtheMiddleEastlearnedtogroworangesfromtheChinese.ThentheytaughtEuropeans.TheEuropeansplantedorangetreesinNorthandSouthAmerica.TheytookthemtoFloridafirst,whichisnowastateintheUnitedStates.20

“Orange”isbothafruitandacolor.ThecoloroforangeissobeautifulthatinEnglishweusethenameofthefruitforthecolor.

A．Somehaveathickskin.

B．Theywerenotassweetastoday.

C．Thesmallwhiteflowerssmellverysweet.

D．Chinesearthaslovelyoldpicturesoforangesandorangetrees..

E．TodayorangesareaveryimportantcropinFlorida.

F．Theorangeswereverysmall,notliketheonestoday.

G．Anorangegrownononesideofatreeisbetterthananorangegrownontheotherside

.第三节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分,满分30分）

阅读下面短文,从短文后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出一个可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。

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