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广东省平冈中学学年高一英语上学期期中试题
最新高一英语上学期期中试题
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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)
阅读下列四篇短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
DearSir,
IhavetotraveleverydayfromSoukRoadtotheairport.Twobusestravelalongtheirroute:
thenumber49andnumber16.Butbythetimethenumber16busreachesSoukRoaditisalwaysfull,soIcan’tgetonit.Ihavetowaitforthenumber49,becausesometimesthereareemptyseatsonit.
ThetimetablesaysthattherearebusesfromSoukRoadtotheairporteverytenminutes.Ifthisisso,whydoIhavetowaithalfanhourforabusnearlyeveryday?
Theregulations(规章)saythatifthereareemptyseatsonabus,thebusmuststopateverystopwherepeoplearewaiting.Whydothehalf-emptybusesgostraightpastmewhenIamstandingatthebusstop?
Theregulationssaythatnobusmaycarrymorethan40seatedpassengersand20standingpassengers.YesterdayIwasthefirsttogetoffthebuswhenitreachedtheairport.Icountedtheotherpassengersastheygotoff.Therewere129ofthem.
Itisclearthatourbuscompaniesbreaktheregulationsandthinklittleoftheirpassengers.Cannothingbedonetomakeyourservicebetter?
Yours,
Tiredpassenger
1.ThewriterhastotakeBusNo.49because______.
A.itarrivesontimeB.itisnotalwaysfull
C.ittravelsfasterD.ithasfewerseatsonit
2.Theregulationssaythateachbusmaycarry______passengersatmost.
A.20B.40C.60D.129
3.Fromthepassagewecaninferthatthewriteroftheletterisprobably______.
A.anairportworkerB.abusdriver
C.averytiredtravelerD.anEnglishteacher
4.Whatkindofletteristhispassage?
A.It’saletterofthanksB.It’saletterofapology
C.It’saletterofintroductionD.It’saletterofcomplaint
B
Jeanisabrightyoungwomanwhocomesfromarichandfamousfamily.Shegoestoagooduniversity,andshehaseverythingthatmoneycanbuy.Well,almosteverything.TheproblemisthatthepeopleinJean'sfamilyaresobusythattheycanhardlyfindtimetobewithher.Infact,Jeanisquitelonely.
SoJeanspendsalotofhertimeonQQ.Shelikesbeinganonymous(不知姓名的),talkingtopeoplewhodonotknowaboutherfamousfamilyandherrichlife.SheusesthenameLindaonQQandhasmadealotoffriendswhoshecontactsquiteoften.
LastyearJeanmadeaveryspecialfriendonQQ.HisnamewasDavidandhelivedinSanFrancisco.Davidwasfullofstoriesandjokes.HeandJeanhadacommoninterestinrockmusicandmoderndance.SoitalwaystookthemhourstotalkhappilyonQQandsometimestheyevenforgotthetime.Ofcourse,theywantedtoknowmoreabouteachother.Davidsentapictureofhimself:
Hewasatall,good-lookingyoungmanwithbig,happysmile.Astimewentby,theybecamegoodfriendsandoftensentcardsandsmallthingstoeachother.
WhenJean'sfathertoldherthathewasgoingonbusinesstriptoSanFrancisco,sheaskedhimtolethergowithhim,sothatshecouldgiveDavidasurpriseforhisbirthday.ShewouldtakehimthelatestDVDoftheirfavoriterocksinger.ButwhenJeanknockedonDavid'sdoorinSanFrancisco,shefoundthatthespecialfriendshehadwrittentowasatwelve-year-oldboynamedJim.
5.JeanspendsalotofhertimeonQQbecausesheis_________.
A.richB.famousC.youngD.lonely
6.Jeanthought"David"wasspecialbecause______.
A."David"madeherquitehappyonQQ
B."David"wasfromSanFrancisco
C."David"sentherapictureofhimself
D."David"wastall,good-looking
7.Whichofthefollowingistrue?
A.Jeanhasgoteverythinginherlife
B.Both"David"andJeanenjoyrockmusic.
C."David"didn'ttellJeanhisrealaddress.
D.Jean'sfamilymembersoftengettogether.
8.What'sthemainideaofthispassage?
A.Don'tbelievethoseyougettoknowonQQsoeasily.
B.Peopledon'tusetheirrealnamesonQQsooften.
C.Don'tgotomeetthoseyougettoknowonQQ.
D.PeopleshouldtelltheirrealnamestoothersonQQ.
C
Abouttenmenineveryhundredsufferfromcolorblindnessinsomeway.Womenareluckier;onlyaboutoneintwohundredisaffectedinthismatter.Perhaps,afterall,itissafertobedrivenbyawoman!
Therearedifferentformsofcolorblindness.Insomecasesamanmaynotbeabletoseedeepred.Hemaythinkthatred,orangeandyellowareallshadowsofgreen.Sometimesapersoncannottellthedifferencebetweenblueandgreen.Inrarecasesanunluckymanmayseeeverythinginshadesofgreen--astrangeworldindeed.
Colorblindnessinhumanbeingsisastrangethingtoexplain.Inasingleeyetherearemillionsofverysmallthingscalled"cones".Thesehelpustoseeinabrightlightandtotellthedifferencebetweencolors.Therearealsomillionsof"rods",buttheseareusedforseeingwhenitisneardark.Theyshowusshapebutnocolor.
Someinsectshavefavoritecolors.Mosquitoes(蚊子)preferbluetoyellow.Aredlightwillnotattractinsects,butabluelampwill.Inasimilarwayhumanbeingsalsohavefavoritecolors.Yetwearelucky.Withtheaidoftheconesinoureyeswecanseemanybeautifulcolorsbyday,andwiththeaidoftherodswecanseeshapesatnight.Onedaywemayevenlearnmoreabouttheinvisible(看不见的)colorsaroundus.
9.Thepassageismainlyabout.
A.coloranditssurprisingeffects
B.womenbeingluckierthanmen
C.dangercausedbycolorblindness
D.colorblindness
10.Whydosomepeoplesayitissafertobedrivenbywomen?
A.Womenaremorecareful.
B.Therearefewercolor-blindwomen.
C.Womenarefonderofdrivingthanmen.
D.Womenareweakerbutquickerinthinking.
11.Accordingtothepassage,withthehelpofthe"cones",wecan.
A.telldifferentshapes
B.seeinaweaklight
C.killmosquitoes
D.tellorangefromyellow
12.Wecanattractandkillmosquitoesbyusinga.
A.redlightB.yellowlight
C.bluelightD.greenlight
D
Didyoutakepartinacampthissummer?
Therearesomanysummercampsandnotallofthemarethesame.Tochoosewhichcampisbestforyou,firstyoumustdoabitofresearch.
Maybeyou’veneverthoughtaboutitbefore,buteverygreatsummercamphasthesamemaingoals---opportunity,challengeandgrowth.
Opportunitymeansyouaregivenachancetodosomethingspecial.Italsomakesyouspecialbecauseotherkidsdon’thavethesameopportunity.Forexample,ifyouareinterestedinwriting,thenyoucanchoosetojoinajournalismcamp.Youmayhavetheopportunityofmeetingfamousjournaliststhere.
Challengemeansyouaregivenatask.Youmustfinishthetaskandsucceedinovercomingthechallenge.Thenyouwillhaveasenseofaccomplishment.Forexample,youcouldtakealifeguardcourseatsomesummercamps.Ifyoupasstheexam,thenyouwillreceiveacertificatetobecameareallifeguard.
Thisalsoleadstothethirdandmostimportantgoalofeverygreatsummercamp---personalgrowth.Itdoesn’tmeangrowingtallerandstrongerormorebeautiful.Itmeansseeingyourselfimprove,learningsomethingnewanddoingsomethingyoudidn’tknoworbelieveyoucoulddobefore.Italsomeansbecomingmoreconfidentinyourself.
Sointhefuturewhenchoosingyournextsummercamp,remembertoaskyourself:
isitaspecialopportunity?
Isitchallenge?
WillIgrow?
Butwhataboutfriendship,funandjoy?
Thesewillallhappennaturallywhenyouhavetherightgoalsatsummercamps!
13.Whichisthewriter’sopinion?
A.Allthesummercampsarethesame
B.Summercampshelpyouunderstandyourresearch
C.Allgreatsummercampshavethesamemaingoals
D.Therearetoomanysummercampsnowadays
14.Whatisthemostimportantthingsforachildtolearnfromcamps?
A.Heknowshowtotakeopportunities
B.Hegetstolearnnewlife-savingskills
C.Hewillgrowtallerandstronger
D.Hecanimproveandbecomemoreconfident
15.Whatdoesthelastparagraphtellus?
A.It’shardtomakerealfriendsatsummercamps
B.Withtherightgoals,youcanhavefunwhilelearningatcamp
C.Youcan’thavefunifyoudonothaveothergoals
D.Summercampsareallabouthowtohavefun
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。
选项中有两项为多余选项。
Whydopeopletravel?
Therearemanyreasonsonecanthinkofwhenaskedquestionslikethis.
Totravelfarenoughtomeetyourself
Sometimesyoufindyourselfinthemiddleofnowhere16____________.Youfindoutyourabilities.Whenyouareofferedadifferentlifestyle,youcanfindoutwhatyouaremadeof.Thefartheryougofromyourhome,theneareryoucometoyourtrueself.
17.______________
Ifyoulookbackatalltheamazingmemoriesofyourlife,youwillrealizethatmostofthemwereoutofyourcomfortzone.Travellingisdangerous,fulloflifethreateningpossibilitiesandwillnotalwaysbecomfortable,butatthesamething,itgivesirreplaceablememories.
Toslowdownandrelax
Awisemanoncesaidthatnevergetsobusymakingalivingthatyouforgettomakealife.Moneyisworthnothingifyoucannotspenditonalittleadventure.Whilewearedeeplyinvolvedinmakingmoney,weforgetthattimeisgoingthroughourfingers.18.__________.Thefeelingofbeingawayyourworkplaceispurehappiness.Thefeelingofnothavingtoworryabouttheneverendingpilesoffilesispurejoy.19_____________
Tocelebratelife
Lifeisshortandtheworldiswide.Onedayyoumightwakeupandrealizethatyoudon’thavetimetodoeverythingthatyouhavealwayswantedtodo,anymore.Onceinawhile,maketimetoappreciatethefactthatyouarealive,young,freeandhealthy.20.____________
A.Tobecomeastoryteller
B.Travellingletsyoudiscoveryourself
C.Tobreakthroughyourcomfortzone
D.So,gotravellingtocelebrateli