学年河南省南阳市重点中学联合体高一下学期期末考试英语试题.docx

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学年河南省南阳市重点中学联合体高一下学期期末考试英语试题

2016-2017学年河南省南阳市重点中学联合体高一下学期期末考试英语试题

第I卷

第一部分：

听力（1—20题省略）

第二部分：

阅读理解（第一节15小题，第二节5小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

第一节：

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

AppleSeeds

Circulation（发行量）:

1Year,9Issues

CoverPrice:

$44.55

PriceForYou:

$33.95

ProductDescription:

AppleSeedsisanaward-winningmagazinefilledwithstoriesforkidsagedfrom7to9.Thecoverisverysoft,providingdurability（耐用性）thatallowseachissuetobeenjoyedformanyyeartocome.Besides,thereisabigsurpriseforyou---it’sbeingsoldatamorefavorablediscountthanusual.

BetterLife

Circulation:

1Year,12Issues

CoverPrice:

$44.55

PriceForYou:

$15.00

ProductDescription:

Designedforthosewhohaveastronginterestinpersonallifestyle,BetterLifeisAmerica’scompletehomeandfamilyservicemagazine.Itoffershelpwithfood,recipes,decorating,building,gardening,familyhealth,moneymanagement,andeducation.

HumorTimes

Circulation:

1Year,12Issues

CoverPrice:

$36.00

PriceForYou:

$11.95

ProductDescription:

HumorTimesMagazineisforthosewholovetolaugh!

Fullofcartoonsandhumorcolumns,itshowsupinyourmailboxonceamonthandkeepsyousmilingallyearround!

Intoday’sworld,youneedareasontolaugh.Solet’sfinditinHumorTimes.

NewsChina

Circulation:

1Year,12Issues

CoverPrice:

$47.88

PriceForYou:

$19.99

ProductDescription:

NewsChinaMarineistheEnglisheditionofChinaNewsweek.ThemagazinecoversthelatestChinesedomesticnewsinpolitics,business,society,environment,culture,sportsandtravels,etc.ItisthefirstcomprehensivenewsmagazineforreadersinterestedinChina.

21.WhatdoweknowaboutAppleSeeds?

A.Thesoftcoverenablesittobereadandkeptlong.

B.Itcanbepurchasedasanawardforyourchildren.

C.Itoffersthebiggestdiscountamongallthemagazines.

D.Themagazineisgoingtosurpriseformanyyears.

22.WhatkindofpeoplemaybuyNewsChina?

A.PeoplewhohaveaninterestinpersonallifestyleoftheChinese.

B.Peoplewhohaveastrongsenseofhumorandlovetolaugh.

C.Peoplewhowanttoenlargetheknowledgeoftheirkids.

D.PeoplewhoareinterestedinChina’spolitics,businessandculture.

23.BetterLifecanhelpyouin.

A.beautifyingyourhouse.B.findinginterestingstoriesforyourkids

C.orderingfoodfromrestaurants.D.learningaboutsportsandtravels.

B

Thenexttimeyoueatapieceofchocolate,besuretoenjoyit,becauseaccordingtotwooftheworld’slargestchocolatemaker—MarsIncandBarryCallebaut,thetreatmaysoonbeinshortsupply.Theproblem?

Weareconsumingthecandyatafasterpacethanfarmerscangrowcocoa.Thecanmanufacturerssaythatin2013,peopleconsumed70,000tonsmorecocoathanwasproduced.Expertssaythatthisistheworstsupply-demandimbalancetheyhaveexperiencedmmorethan50years.

Partsofthereasonfortheconditionisthelargereductioninsupply,causedbyacontinuousdroughtinthewestAfricancountriesofIvoryCoastandGhana,wheremorethan70percentoftheworld’scocoaisproduced.Additionally,acertaindiseaseknownasfrostypodhasdestroyed30to40percentofglobalcocoaproduction.Asaresult,manyfarmershaveturnedtomoreprofitableandeasiergrowncropslikecorn.Thismeansthatevenifconditionsimprove,cocoaproductionmaynevergetbacktonormal.

Meanwhile,theworldisonlygettinghungrierforchocolate.ThebiggestincreaseindemandisfromtheresidentsofemergingmarketcountrieslikeIndia.ThoughtheirconsumptionisnowhereclosetotheamountEuropeandevour,theirnewlyacquiredamountforthetreat,ismakingahugedent（凹痕）inanalreadytightmarket.

Thereisalsothegrowingdesirefordarkchocolate,whichcontainsmorethan70percentcocoacomparedtonormalchocolates.Expertsbelievethatifconsumptioncontinueatthispace,cocoadeficits（差额）couldswelltoonemilliontonsby2020andtoanevenmoreworrisome,twomilliontons,by2030.

Notsurprisingly,cocoapriceshaverisenby60%since2012,acostthatmanufacturershaveoffsetbyraisingthepricesofeveryone’sfavoritecandy.Asthesituationworsens,thepriceofchocolatecanonlyrise—sobesuretoenjoypieceofthesweettreat,likeitisyourlast!

24.Theunderlinedphrase“supply—demandimbalance”probablymeans.

A.Peopleconsumemorechocolatethanproduction

B.Farmersgrowmorecocoathanpeople’sdemand

C.Moreandmorepeoplelikeeatingchocolatesnow

D.Chocolatesarebecomingmoreandmoreexpensive

25.Itishardtoraisecocoaproductionprobablybecause.

A.TheweatherischangeableinthewestAfrica

B.Acertaindiseasespreadaroundtheworld

C.Manyfarmersdon’tgrowanylonger

D.Itisimpossibleforconditionstobeimproved

26.Wherehasthedemandofchocolatebeenincreasinggreatlyaccordingtothepassage?

A.InAsiaB.InAfricaC.InEuropeD.InAmerica

27.Accordingtotheauthor’sprediction,wecanknowthat.

A.Chocolatewillbecomecheapsoonerorlater

B.Thefarmerswillproducemorecocoain2030

C.Thepriceofchocolatewillbegoingupalltheway

D.Darkchocolatewillbemorepopularthancommonone

C

Inmymind,thereisamovingstoryaboutaskinnyyoungboywholovedfootballwithallhisheart.

Practiceafterpractice,heeagerlygaveeverythinghehad.Beinghalfthesizeoftheotherboys,hegotabsolutelynowhere.Despitehishardtrainingatallthegames,thishopefulathletesatonthebenchandhardlyeverplayed.

Thisteenagerlivedalonewithhisfather,andtherelationshipbetweenthetwoofthemwasveryspecial.Eventhoughthesonwasalwaysonthebench,hisfatherwasalwaysinthestandscheering.Henevermissedagame.Thisyoungmanwasstillthesmallestoftheclasswhenheenteredhighschool.Buthisfathercontinuedtoencouragehim.

Theyoungmanlovedfootballandwasdeterminedtotryhisbestateverypractice,andperhapshe’dgettoplaywhenhebecameasenior.Allthroughhighschoolhenevermissedapracticenoragamebutremainedabenchwarmer.Besides,hisfaithfulfatherwasalwaysinthestands,alwayswithwordsofencouragementforhim.Whentheyoungmanwenttocollege,hedecidedtotryoutforthefootballteamasa“walk—on”.Everyonefirmlybelievedthathecouldnevermakethecut,buthedid.

Thenewsthathehadsurvivedthecutthrilledhimsomuchthatherushedtothenearestphoneandcalledhisfather.Hisfathersharedhisexcitementandwassentseasonticketsforallthecollegegames.Thispersistentyoungathletenevermissedpracticeduringhisfouryearsatcollege,butactuallyhenevergottherealchancetoplayinagame.

Itwasattheendofhisseniorfootballseasonthatthecoachmethimwithatelegram.Theyoungmanreadthetelegramandhebecametotallysilent.Swallowinghard,hemumbledtothecoach,“Myfatherdiedthismorning.IsitallrightifImisspracticetoday?

”Thecoachputhisarmgentlyaroundhisshouldandsaid,“Taketherestoftheweekoff,son.Anddon’tevenplantocomebacktothegameonSaturday.”

Saturdayarrived,andthegamewasnotgoingwell.Inthethirdquarter,whentheteamwastenpointsbehind,asilentyoungmanquietlyslippedintotheemptylockerroomandputonhisfootballgear.Asheranontothesidelines（边线）,thecoachandhisplayersweresurprisedtoseetheirfaithfulteammatebacksosoon.“Coach,pleaseletmeplay.I’vejustgottoplaytoday,”saidtheyoungman.

Thecoachpretendednottohearhim.Therewasnowayhewantedhisworstplayerinthiscloseplay—offgame.Buttheyoungmaninsisted,andfinallyfeelingsorryforthekid,thecoachgavein.“Allright,”hesaid.“Youcangoin.’’Beforelong,thecoach,theplayersandeveryoneinthestandscouldnotbelievetheireyes.Thislittleunknown,whohadneverplayedbefore,wasdoingeverythingright.Theopposingteamcouldnotstophim.Heran,passed,blocked,andtackledlikeastar.Histeambegantosucceed.Thescorewassoontied.Intheclosingsecondsofthegame,thiskidgotapassandranallthewayforthewinningtouchdown.

Finally,afterthestandshademptied,thecoachnoticedthatthisyoungmanwassittingquietlyinthecornerallalone.Thecoachcametohimandsaid,“Kid,youwereunbelievablyfantastic!

Tellmewhatgotintoyou?

Howdidyoudoit?

”

Helookedatthecoach,tearsinhiseyes,andsaid“Well,youknewmyhaddied,butdidyouknowthatmydadwasblind?

”Theyoungmanswallowedhardandforcedasmile,“Dadcametoallmygames,buttodaywasthefirsttimehecouldseemeplay,andIwantedtoshowhimIcouldmakeit!

”

28.What’sthewriter’sattitudetowardtheyoungboyinthispassage?

A.Appreciative.B.Critical.C.Grateful.D.Negative.

29.Fromthepassage,wecaninferthat.

A.theyoungman’scoachplayedanimportantroleinhisgrowth

B.theyoungman’sfatherhadagreatpositiveinfluenceonhim

C.notuntilhisfatherpassedawaydidtheyoungmantrainhard

D.theyoungman’sroadtosuccessinfootballwasalwayssmooth

30.WhydidtheyoungmanreturntothematchonSaturday?

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A.Hehopedhisdeadfathercouldbeproudofhisperformance.

B.Hethoughthewasmuchbetterthanotherplayersinhisteam.

C.Hewantedtodefeattheopposingteaminthissignificantgame.

D.Heplannedtomakemoneytocurehisfatherofhisblindness.

31.What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.AthrillingfootballmatchB.Determinedfatherandson

C.ThepowerofdreamsD.Theencouragementofacoach

D

Itwasawintermorning,justacoupleofweeksbeforeChristmas2005.Whilemostpeoplewerewarminguptheircars,Trevor,myhusband,hadtogetupearlytoridehisbikefourkilometersaw