甘肃省定西市岷县第一中学学年高一英语期末考试试题含参考答案.docx

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甘肃省定西市岷县第一中学学年高一英语期末考试试题含参考答案

甘肃省定西市岷县第一中学2019-2020学年

高一英语期末考试试题

第I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）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。

A

BookstoReadinYour20s

TheKiteRunner  byKhaledHosseini

AsaMiddleEasternandNorthernAfricanStudiesstudent,Ihaveagreatinterestinbooksaboutwhattakesplaceinthisarea.Ifirstreadthisbookinhighschoolandreallyenjoyeditbecauseofitsaccuratelanguage.Ifanyofyouisinterestedinreadingthisbookandhasn’tyet,Ihighlyrecommend（推荐）it.

FireflyLane byKristinHannah

Thisismyfavoritebook.Itisastoryaboutfriendship,loveandlifelessons.Thestorycoversthelivesoftwobestfriends,TullyandKate,fromchildhoodtoadulthood.Ilearnedsomuchaboutfriendshipandlife.So,readFireflyLane!

You’lllaugh,you’llcry,andthenyou’llsharethisbookwithyourbestfriend.

HalftheSky byNicholasKristof

Foranypersonofanyage,HalftheSkyisamust-read.Itdescribesthestruggleofwomenandthemostpressinghumanrightsproblemsofourtime:

thecommonoppressionofwomenandgirls.

TheLittlePrince byAntoinedeSaint

Thischildren’sbookissimple.Itmightseemlikeawrongbooktorecommendtosomeoneintheirtwentiesbutperhapsthat’swhatmakesitagoodchoice.Itsingspraisestoexplorationandshowstheimportanceofmakingfriends.

1.WhoisthewriterofthebookTheKiteRunner?

A.AntoinedeSaint.B.KristinHannah.C.NicholasKristof.D.KhaledHosseini.

2.WhatcanyoulearnfromFireflyLane?

A.It’swrittenbyTullyandKate.B.It’saboutfriendship,loveandlifelessons.

C.It’sasimplebookforchildren.D.It’sabookwrittenforanypersonofanyage.

3.Whichbookwillyoureadifyouwanttoknowabouthumanrightsproblems?

A.TheKiteRunner.B.FireflyLane.C.HalftheSky.D.TheLittlePrince.

B

InuniversityIhadapart-timejobatashopthatsolddoughnuts（甜甜圈）andcoffee.Situatedonablockwhereseveralbusesstopped,itservedthepeoplewhohadafewminutestowaitfortheirbus.

Everyafternoonaroundfouro’clock,agroupofschoolchildrenwouldburstintotheshop,andbusinesswouldcometoastop.Adultswouldglancein,seethecrowdandpasson.ButIdidn’tmindifthechildrenwaitedfortheirbusinside.SometimesIwouldhandoutabusfarewhenaticketwentmissing—alwaysrepaidthenextday.OnsnowydaysIwouldgiveawaysomedoughnuts.Iwouldlockthedooratclosingtime,andwewaitedinthewarmshopuntiltheirbusfinallyarrived.

Ienjoyedmyyoungfriends,butitneveroccurredtomethatIplayedanimportantroleintheirlives—untiloneafternoonwhenamancameandaskedifIwasthegirlworkingonweekdaysaroundfouro’clock.Heidentifiedhimselfasthefatheroftwoofmyfavorites.

"I wantyoutoknowIappreciatewhatyoudoformychildren.Iworryaboutthemtakingtwobusestogethome.Itmeansalotthattheycanwaithereandyoukeepaneyeonthem.Whentheyarewiththedoughnutlady,Iknowtheyaresafe.Itoldhimitwasn’tabigdeal,andthatIenjoyedthekids.

SoIwastheDoughnutLady.Inotonlyreceivedatitle,butbecamealandmark.

NowIthinkaboutallthepeoplewhokeepaneyeonmyownchildren.Theybecome,well,DoughnutLadies.Likethemenattheskatingrink（滑冰场）,wholetmyboysringhome;Orthebusdriverwhodrovemydaughtertoherstopattheendoftherouteatnightbutwouldn’tleaveuntilIarrivedtopickherup;OrthatnicepoliceofficerwhotookpityonmyboyswalkinghomeintherainwhenIwasatwork—eventhoughthephonerangallthenextdaywithcallsfromcuriousneighbors.“WasthatapolicecarIsawatyourhouselastnight?

”

Thatwasn’tapolicecar.ThatwasaDoughnutLady.

4.Accordingtothepassage,theauthorsometimes____.

A.soldbusticketstothechildrenB.gavethechildrenfreedoughnuts

C.didbusinesswiththechildren’shelpD.calledthechildren'sparentstopickthemup

5.Bysaying“...itwasn’tabigdeal（Para.4）,’’theauthormeantthat _________.

A.shehadn’tdoneanythingsignificant

B.shehadn’tspentmuchtimewiththechildren

C.Shehadn’tmadealotofmoneyfromthechildren

D.shehadn’tfoundithardtogetalongwiththechildren

6.Whatcanwelearnaboutthepoliceofficer?

A.Hetooktheboystothepolicestation.B.Hehelpedtheboyslookfortheirmother

C.Hedrovetheboysbackhomeinapolicecar.D.Hemanagedtomakesureoftheboys'identity.

7.Thepassagesuggeststhat________.

A.runningabusinessrequiresskillB.takingresponsibilityisamoralvirtue

C.devotionshouldbeeverythinginlifeD.therearealwaysnosmallactsofkindness

C

Growingup,Ithoughtmathclasswassomethingtobeendured,notenjoyed.Idislikedmemorizing

formulas（公式）andtakingtests,allforthedullgoalofgettingagoodgrade.OneofmyteacherstoldmymotherthatIwas"slow".Butmyproblemwasn'twithmathitself.Infact,whenatopicseemedparticularlyinteresting,Iwouldgotothelibraryandreadmoreaboutit.

Byhighschool,noonetoldmethatIcouldbecomeaprofessionalmathematician.WhatIwantedtodothenwastoplaycollegefootball.MyambitionwastogetanathleticscholarshiptoattendaBigTenschool. 

Thechancesofthathappeningwereverylow.Butthatdidn'tstopmycoachesfromencouragingmetobelieveIcouldreachmygoal,andpreparingandpushingmetoworkforit.Theymadevideotapesofmyperformancesandsentthemtocollegecoachesaroundthecountry.Intheend,aBigTenschool,PennState,didoffermeascholarship.

Iwishmathteachersweremorelikefootballcoaches.Studentsareaffectedbymorethanjustthequalityofalessonplan.Theyalsorespondtothepassionoftheirteachersandtheengagementoftheirpeers,andtheyseekasenseofpurpose.Theybenefitfromspecificinstructionsandconstantfeedback（反馈）.

UntilIgottocollege,Ididn'treallyknowwhatmathematicswas.Istillthoughtofitaslaborious（耗时费力的）calculations.ThenmyprofessorhandedmeabookandsuggestedthatIthinkaboutaparticularproblem.Itwasn'teasy,butitwasfascinating.Myprofessorkeptgivingmeproblems,andIkeptpursuingthem,eventhoughIcouldn'talwayssolvethemimmediately.ThemathematicalresearchIwasdoinghadlittleincommonwithwhatIdidinmyhighschoolclassrooms.Instead,itwasclosertothemathandlogicpuzzlesIdidonmyownasaboy.Itgavemethatsamesenseofwonderandcuriosity,anditrewardedcreativity.IamnowaPh.DcandidateinmathematicsattheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology.

8.Whydidthewriterthinkmathclassinschoolwas"somethingtobeendured"beforeenteringcollege?

A.Becausehewasn'tinterestedinmath.

B.Becausehismathteachersdidn'tcaretopushhim.

C.Becausehewastoosmartandtalentedformathclass.

D.Becausehewastraininghardforanathleticscholarship.

9.Accordingtothewriter,studentsareaffectedbythefollowingthingsfromteachersorcoachesEXCEPT______.

A.asenseofpurposeB.constantfeedbackC.passionD.specificinstructions

10.Wecanconcludethatafterenteringcollege,thewriter______.

A.wasbusylookingformathproblemstosolveB.studiedonhisownjustashewasinhighschool

C.metwithlaboriouscalculationsinhisstudiesD.begantorealizewhatmathematicsreallyis

11.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.InterestisthebestteacherB.Bethebest-youcanmakeit

C.Math,taughtlikefootballD.Onceyourteacher,alwaysyourteacher

D

TheAfricanelephant,thelargestlandanimalremainingonearth,isofgreatimportancetoAfricanecosystem（生态系统）.Unlikeotheranimals,theAfricanelephantistoagreatextentthebuilderofitsenvironment.Asabigplant-eater,itlargelyshapestheforest-and-savanna（大草原）surroundingsinwhichitlives,thereforesettingthetermsofexistenceformillionsofotheranimalsthatliveinitshabitat（栖息地）.

Itistheelephant’sgreatdesireforfoodthatmakesitadisturberoftheenvironmentandanimportantbuilderofitshabitat.Initscontinuoussearchforthe300poundsofplantsitmusthaveeveryday,itkillssmalltreesandunderbushes（下层丛林）,andpullsbranchesoffbigtrees.ThisresultsinnumerousopenspacesinbothdeeptropicalforestsandinthewoodlandsthatcoverpartoftheAfricansavannas.Intheseopenspacesarenumerousplantsinvariousstagesofgrowththatattractavarietyofotherplant-eaters.

Taketherainforestsforexample.Intheirnaturalstate,thespreadingbranchesoverheadshutoutsunlightandpreventthegrowthofplantsontheforestfloor.Bypullingdowntreesandeatingplants,elephantsmakeopenspaces,allowingnewplantstogrowontheforestfloor.Insuchsituations,theforestsbecomesuitableforlargehoofedplant-eaterstomovearoundandforsmallplant-eaterstogettheirfoodaswell.

WhatworriesscientistsnowisthattheAfricanelephanthasbecomeanendangeredspecies.Iftheelephantdisappears,scientistssay,manyotheranimalswillalsodisappearfromvastareasofforestandsavanna,greatlychangingandworseningthewholeecosystem.

12.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.TheeffectofAfricanelephants’searchforfood.

B.ForestsandsavannasashabitatsforAfricanelephants.

C.DisappearanceofAfricanelephants.

D.TheeatinghabitofAfricanelephants.

13.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“settingtheterms”mostprobablymean?

A.Fixingthetime.B.Worseningthestate.

C.Improvingthequality.D.Decidingtheconditions.

14.Whatdoweknowabouttheopenspacesinthepassage?

A.Theyresultfromthedestructionofrainforests.

B.TheyprovidefoodmainlyforAfricanelephants.

C.Theyareattractivetoplant-eatinganimalsof

D.Theyarehometomanyendangeredanimals.differentkinds.

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