甘肃省天水一中高一上学期期末考试英语试题及答案.docx

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甘肃省天水一中高一上学期期末考试英语试题及答案

天水一中2014-2015学年第一学期高一期末考试试卷

英语

注意事项：

1.本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。

2.答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考号填涂在答题卡相应的位置。

3.全部答案在答题卡上完成，答在本试卷上无效。

4.考试结束后，将答题卡交回。

第I卷（选择题）

第一部分阅读部分（共2节，满分30分）

第一节阅读理解（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Whenbuildinghouses,peopleusedtothinkaboutnotonlytheclimateoftheareasbutalsothebuildingmaterialsandthefashionsfortheirhouses.However,sinceelectricitybecamemoreandmoreexpensive,peoplebegantopaymuchmoreattentiontotheenergytheycouldgetfortheirhousesandthenewwaystheycouldfindtoprotecttheirhousesfrombothcoldandheat.

Housesofanoldyetnewtypehavebeenwidelybuilt.Insomepartsoftheworld,peoplesharetheirhouseswiththeirlivestock（家畜）.Duringcoldweather,theygathertheircows,goats,orotheranimalsandkeepthemonthefirstflooroftheirhouses.Thereasonsarethattheanimalscanbeprotectedfromthecoldandthattheycanhelptoheatthehousesaswell.Thebodyheatgivenoffbytheanimalsrisestothesecondfloorofthehouses,wherepeoplelive.Bysharingtheirhouseswiththeirlivestock,peoplegainasourceofheat.

Peoplewholiveinornearcitiesdonotusuallykeeplivestock.However,homebuildersusethefactthatheatrises.Thisnaturallawcanbeusedinbuildinghousesintheseareas.Insteadofkeepinglivestockonthefirstfloor,buildersfillitwithlargerocks.Astheyareopentothesun’sraysduringcoldweather,theserockstakeinheat.Theyalsogiveofftheheat,and,ofcourse,thewarmairrisesintothelivingareasofthehouses.Sothesehousesareenergysaving.

Housebuildingbecomesagreatchallengetobuildingdesignersandenergyengineers.Theytrytomeetthischallengebylearningfromoldtraditionsandbyusingmoderntechnology.Andsomedayinthefuture,peoplewillbeabletoliveinmoreenergysavinghouses.

1．Whatdidpeoplebegintoconsideraselectricitywasnolongercheap?

A．Theclimateoftheirareas

B．Theenergyfortheirhouses

C．Thefashionsfortheirhouses

D．Thebuildingmaterialsfortheirhouses

2．Peopleinsomeareasgainasourceofheatby_________.

A．Keepingtheirlivestockdownstairs

B．Protectingtheirlivestockfromthecold

C．Sharingtheirhousesonlywiththeircows

D．Livingonthesecondfloorwiththeirlivestock

3．Theunderlinedwords“naturallaw”inthethirdparagraphrefertothefactthat________.

A．Heatraisesthetemperatureinthehouses

B．Heatgoesintheupwarddirection

C．Heatgoesupiftemperatureisraised

D．Heatincreasesthetemperatureofrocks

4．Fromthepassage,wecanconcludethat__________.

A．Peoplewillnolongerconsiderbuildingmaterialsinthefuture

B．Energysavingbuildingswillbecomemorepopularinthefuture

C．Almostallpeoplewillmoveintothehousesheatedbylargerocks

D．Energyengineerswilldevotethemselvesonlytomoderntechnology.

B

Thearts,especiallymusic,shouldbepartofeveryschool’slessonsateverygradelevel.Studentswouldbemuchsmarteriftheyhadsomemusicalexperience.Theycouldimprovetheirclassroomskills,likepayingattentionandfollowingdirections.Peopledevelopalltheseskillswhentheylearnmusic.Makingmusicalsoletschildrenusetheirimagination.Itprovidesstudentswithachancetotryouttheirownideas.

Musicnotonlymakeschildrenbetterstudents,butalsogivesthemsomethingpositivetodo.Inamusicprogram,childrencanbepartofabandinsteadofjoiningagang（团伙）.Parentscanenjoylisteningtotheirchildren’smusicinsteadofseeingthemgluedtoacomputerorTVscreen.Inaschoolband,studentsgettobepartofateam.Theycangetalongwellwitholdfriendsandmakenewfriendsthroughmusic.

Musicbuildsself-confidence,too.Itgiveschildrenasenseofachievementandsuccess.Makingmusicissomethingforthemtobeproudof,anditletskidspracticeperforminginfrontofanaudience.Musicgiveschildrenanopportunityforself-expression,andthathelpsdeveloptheirself-confidence.

Onceagain,musicisimportantbecauseitcanmakechildrenbetterstudents,givethemsomethingpositivetodo,andbuildtheircharacter.Thatiswhymusicshouldbeofferedineverysinglegradeineveryschool.

5．Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“gluedto”inthesecondparagraphmean?

A．unwillingtoturnonB．alwayslooking

C．unwillingtoleaveD．alwaysplaying

6．Thethirdparagraphmainlytellsusthatmusiccould_______________.

A．givechildrenself-expressionandself-confidence

B．bringtochildrenachievementandsuccess

C．givechildrensomethingtobeproudof

D．developchildren’sself-confidence

7．What’sthebesttitleofthispassage？

A．Musicisamustasacourseatschool

B．Musicbuildschildren’sself-confidence

C．Musicmakesstudentsmuchsmarter

D．Learningmusicandmakingmusic

C

Readingtooneselfisamodernactivitywhichwasalmostunknowntothelearnedintheearlydaysofthehistory,whileduringthefifteenthcenturytheterm“reading”undoubtedlymeantreadingaloud.Onlyduringthenineteenthcenturydidsilentreadingbecomepopular.

Oneshouldbecareful,however,ofsupposingthatsilentreadingcameaboutsimplybecausereadingaloudisdistraction（分散注意力）toothers.Examinationofreasonsconnectedwiththehistoricaldevelopmentofsilentreadingshowsthatitbecametheusualmodeofreadingformostadultreadingtasksmainlybecausethetasksthemselveschangedincharacter.

Thelastcenturysawagradualincreaseinliteracy（读写能力）andthusinthenumberofreaders.Asreadersincreased,sothenumberoflistenersdropped,andthustherewassomereductionintheneedtoreadaloud.Asreadingforthebenefitoflistenersgrewlesscommon,socamethepopularityofreadingasaprivateactivityinsuchpublicplacesaslibraries,trainsandoffices,wherereadingaloudwoulddisturbotherreadersinaway.

Towardstheendofthecenturytherewasstillheatedargumentoverwhetherbooksshouldbeusedforinformationortreatedrespectfully,andoverwhetherthereadingofmaterialsuchasnewspaperswasinsomewaymentallyweakening.Indeedthisargumentremainswithusstillineducation.However,whateveritsadvantagesare,theoldsharedliteracyculturehadgoneandwasreplacedbytheprintedmassmediaontheonehandandbybooksandmagazinesforaspecializedreadershipontheother.

Bytheendofthecenturystudentswerebeingadvisedtohavesomenewideasofbooksandtouseskillsinreadingthemwhichwerenotproper,ifnotimpossible,fortheoralreader.Thesocial,cultural,andtechnologicaldevelopmentsinthecenturyhadgreatlychangedwhattheterm“reading”referredto.

8.Thedevelopmentofsilentreadingduringthenineteenthcenturyshowed_______.

A.achangeinthepositionofliteratepeople

B.achangeinthenatureofreading

C.anincreaseinthenumberofbooks

D.anincreaseintheaverageageofreaders

9.Educationalistsarestillarguingabout__________.

A.theimportanceofsilentreading

B.theamountofinformationprovidedbybooksandnewspapers

C.theeffectsofreadingonhealth

D.thevalueofdifferenttypesofreadingmaterial

10.Whatisthewriterofthispassageattemptingtodo?

A.Toexplainhowpresentdayreadinghabitsdeveloped.

B.Tochangepeople’swaytoread.

C.Toshowhowreadingmethodshaveimproved.

D.Toencouragethegrowthofreading.

第二节阅读填空（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，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

选项中有两项为多余选项。

TheInternethasopenedupawholenewonlineworldforustomeet,chatandgowherewehaveneverbeenbefore.Butjustasinfacetofacecommunication,therearesomerulesofbehaviorthatshouldbefollowedwhenyouareonline.11Imaginehowyou’dfeelifyouwereintheotherperson’sshoes.

Foranythingyou’reabouttosend:

askyourself,“WouldIsaythistotheperson’sface?

”iftheanswerisno,rewriteandreread.12

Ifsomeoneinthechatroomisrudetoyou,yourinstinct（本能）istofirebackinthesamemanner.Buttrynottodoso.13Ifitwascausedbyadisagreementwithanothermember,trytofixthesituationbypolitelydiscussingit.Remembertorespectthebeliefsandopinionsofothersinthechatroom.

___14___Offeradvicewhenaskedbynewcomers,astheymaynotbesurewhattodoorhowtocommunicate.Whensomeonemakesamistake,whetherit’sastupidquestionoranunnecessarilylonganswer,bekindaboutit.Ifit’sasmallmistake,youmaynotneedtosayanything.Evenifyoufeelstronglyaboutit,thinktwicebeforesayinganything.Havinggoodmannersyourselfdoesn’tgiveyoupermissiontocorrecteveryoneelse.15Atthesametime,ifyoufindyouarewrong,besuretocorrectyourselfandapologizetothosethatyouhaveoffended.（冒犯）

Itisnotpolitetoaskotherspersonalquestionssuchastheirage,sexandmaritalstatus（婚姻状况）.Unlessyouknowthepersonverywell,andyouarebothcomfortablewithsharingpersonalinformation,don’tasksuchquestions.

A.Everyonewasnewtothenetworkonce.

B.Ifyoudodecidetotellsomeoneaboutamistake,pointitoutpolitely.

C.It’snaturalthattherearesomepeoplewhospeakrudelyormakemistakesonline.

D.Thebasicruleissimple:

treatothersinthesamewayyouwouldwanttobetreated.

E.Youshouldeitherignoretheperson,oruseyourchatsoftwaretoblocktheirmessages.

F.Whenyousendshortmessagestoapersononline,youmustsaysomethingbeautifultohear.

G.Repeattheprocesstillyoufeelsurethatyou’dfeelcomfortablesayingthewordstothe

person’sface.

第二部分完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

阅读下面短文，从各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

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