高一英语下学期第一阶段考试试题.docx

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高一英语下学期第一阶段考试试题

甘肃省天水市2016-2017学年高一英语下学期第一阶段考试试题

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第一部分阅读理解（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

WhenIwasabout12,Ihadanenemy,agirlwholikedtopointoutmyshortcomings.Weekbyweekherlistgrew:

Iwasverythin,Iwasn’tagoodstudent,Italkedtoomuch,Iwastooproud,andsoon.ItriedtohearallthisaslongasIcould.Atlast,Ibecameveryangry.Irantomyfatherwithtearsinmyeyes.

Helistenedtomequietly,thenheasked.“Arethethingsshesaystrueornot?

Janet,didn’tyoueverwonderwhatyou’rereallylike?

Well,younowhavethatgirl’sopinion.Goandmakealistofeverythingshesaidandmarkthepointsthataretrue.Paynoattentiontotheotherthingsshesaid.”

Ididashetoldme.Tomygreatsurprise,Idiscoveredthatabouthalfthethingsweretrue.SomeofthemIcouldn’tchange（likebeingverythin）,butagoodnumberIcould—andsuddenlyIwantedtochange.ForthefirsttimeIgotofairlyclearpictureofmyself.

IbroughtthelistbacktoDaddy.Herefusedtotakeit.“That’sjustforyou,”hesaid.“Youknowbetterthananyoneelsethetruthaboutyourself.Butyouhavetolearntolisten,notjustcloseyourearsinangerandfeelinghurt.Whensomethingsaidaboutyouistrue,you’llfinditwillbeofhelptoyou.Ourworldisfullofpeoplewhothinktheyknowyourduty.Don’tshutyourears.Listentothemall,buthearthetruthanddowhatyouknowistherightthingtodo.”

Daddy’sadvicehasreturnedtomeatmanyimportantmoments.Inmylife,I’veneverhadabetterpieceofadvice.

1．Whatdidthefatherdoafterhehadheardhisdaughter’scomplaint?

A.Hetoldhernottopayanyattentiontowhather“enemy”hadsaid.

B.Hecriticizedherandtoldhertoovercomehershortcomings.

C.Herefusedtotakethelistandhavealookatit.

D.Hetoldhertowritedownallthather“enemy”hadsaidaboutherandpayattentiononlytothethingsthatweretrue.

2．Whatdoes“Weekbyweekherlistgrew”mean?

A.Weekbyweekshediscoveredmoreshortcomingsofmineandpointedthemouttome.

B.Shehadmadealistofmyshortcomingsandshekeptonaddingnewonestoitsthatitwasgrowinglongerandlonger.

C.Iwashavingmoreandmoreshortcomingsastimewenton.

D.Weekbyweek,myshortcomingsgrewmoreserious.

3．Whydidherfatherlistentoherquietly?

A.Becausehehadbeensoangrywithhisdaughter’sshortcomingsthathewantedtoshowthisbykeepingsilentforawhile.

B.Becauseheknewthathisdaughterwouldnotlistentohimatthatmoment.

C.Becausehewasn’tquitesurewhichgirlwastellingthetruth.

D.Becausehebelievedthatwhatherdaughter’s“enemy”saidwasmostlytrue.

4．Whichdoyouthinkwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?

A.NotanEnemy,buttheBestFriendB.TheBestAdviceI’veEverHad

C.MyFatherD.MyChildhood

B

LastweekendIvisitedRomeforthefirsttime.IspentthreebusydaysintheItaliancapital,seeinglotsoftouristattractionsandwalkingdownstreetslitwithChristmasdecorations.TherearealotofthingsIloveaboutthecity.

Romeisoneofthemostancientcitiesintheworldandisfullofwonderfulrelicsfromitsdistantpast.ThesemonumentsincludetheRomanForumandthevastColiseumwheregladiatorsusedtofighteachotheruntildeathandhuntanimalscomingfromanothercountry.Theruinsofbuildingsandtemplesarefascinating:

youcan'tquitebelievehowoldtheyare.

IstudiedthemasterpiecesoftheRenaissanceperiodatuniversityandwasveryexcitedtoseetheminreallife.IwalkedaroundthemuseuminVaticanCityandsawplentyoffamoussculptures.Thebestpartofthevisitwas,withoutdoubt,theSistineChapelceiling,paintedintheearly16thcenturybythegreatMichelangelo.ItwassobreathtakingthatIcouldn’ttearmyeyesawayfromit.

InRome,thereisalotoffoodonofferfortouristsbutsomeofitisn’tverygoodquality.Imadeanefforttofindauthenticrestaurantstotastethepopularmealsoftheregion,likepastawithtomato,onionandbacon.IalsolovedeatingicecreamandhotchocolateundertheChristmaslights.

Romehasnotonlylotsofluxuryboutiques（精品店）butalsoplentyofshopsthatweremoreinmypricerange!

Itwasaperfectopportunitytogoandbuypresentsformyfamilyandfriends.TherewasalsoaChristmasmarket,whereIboughtasparklydecorationforthetree.

5.Theunderlinedword“gladiators”inthe2ndparagraphprobablymeans“_____”.

A.athletesB.fightersC.invadersD.butchers

6.Theauthorfoundtheruinsofbuildingsandtemplesfascinatingbecause_____.

A.theyrepresentRome'sreligion

B.theyarerelicsfromRome'sdistantpast

C.youcan'thelpwonderinghowoldtheyare

D.theyincludetheRomanForumandthevastColiseum

7.Whatismainlydiscussedinthe3rdparagraph?

A.ThegreatmuseumsofItaly.B.ThesculpturesinRome.

C.Art-relatedactivitiesduringthevisit.D.TheachievementsoftheRenaissanceperiodinItaly.

8.WhenvisitingRo

me,youshouldbecarefulinchoosing_______.

A.theattractionsB.theluxuryboutiquesC.thehotelsD.thefood

C

Parentsdoneedtoteachtheirkidsfinancialresponsibilityandthatmoneyisearned.Still,manychild-developmentexpertsagreethattyingachild’spocketmoneytochorescanbeaslipperyslope.Here’swhy.

SusieWalton,masterinstructoratPeaceinYourHomeadvisestokeepchoresandpocketmoneytotallyseparate.“Pocketmoneyisonething.Whenitcomestochores,lifeskills,responsibilities---that’sawholedifferentthing.”saysWalton.

Waltonsays,“Whenkidsaren’tdoingachore,youdon’tsay,‘well,theregoesyourpocketmoney.’You’regoingtositthemdownandaskwhat’sgoingon.‘Weareateam.Weareaf

amily.We’vegottohavethemdone.’”

Besides,bypayingchildrenforchoreswithpocketmoney,you’llalsobesendingthemessagethatworkisn’tworthdoingunlessthey’regettingpaidforit.

Therearetimeswhenitwouldmakesensetopaykidsforchores.Mostfinancialandchild-developmentexpertsagreethatit’safineideatopaychildrenmoneyforextrajobsthatareoutsidetheirnormalsetofchores,suchaswashingwindows,washingthecarorhelpingtocleanoutthegarage—especiallyifthechildissavingforabigitem.Thismayevendevelopanentrepreneurial（企业家）spirittothinkoutsideoftheboxtoearnmoney.

Forparentswhoareconcernedthattheirchildrenwon’tlearnthevalue

ofadollarifthepocketmoneyisn’ttiedtohouseholdchores,notesthattherearestillplentyofmoneymanagementskillstobelearnedfromastraig

htallowance.Dependingontheage,kidscanbemaderesponsibleforpayingfortheirowntoysorsnacks.Someparentsevenrequirethatkidssetasideapercenta

geoftheirpocketmoneytowardssavings.

“Ireallylikehavingmyownmoney,”saysKevin,9“It’suptomeifIwanttobuythecheaptoynow,orsaveandgetthebettertoy.”Andthat’sagoodlessononlearnat9yearsold.

Nomatterwhichpocketmoneyrouteyoutakeinparenthood,kidswillfeelempoweredbybeingabletohandletheirownmoney.

9.AccordingtoSusieWalton,ifkidsdon’tdochores,parentsshould_________.

A.talktothemaboutfamilyresponsibilities

B.teachthemtheentrepreneurialspirit

C.givethemasmallerpocketmoneythanusual

D.orderthemtogivereasonableexplanation

10.InParagraph6,“astraightallowance”probablymeans“________”.

A.moneygivenbycharityorganizations

B.moneyearnedbydoingpart-timejobs

C.moneyearnedbydoingeverydayhouseholdchores

D.moneygivenbyparentsandnotdependentonchores

11.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsKevin’saction?

A.worriedB.doubtfulC.approvingD.unfavorable

12.Thetextismainlyabout______.

A.theimportanceofkidsdoingchoresB.whetherparentsshouldpaykidsforchores

C.whetheritisgoodorbadtogivekidspocketmoney

D.whetherparentsshouldgivekidsregularpocketmoney

D

InEasternEurope,bluejeansstandforAmericancultureand“thegoodlife”.InSpaintheyareknownas“cowboys”.“cowboytrousers”,whichmeanstheyareconnectedwiththeAmericanWestcowboycultureandoutdoorwork.

TheearliestknownclothforjeanswasathickcottonclothfromtheIndians.Atfirsttheywereworkingclothes.Theybecamepopularamongteenagersinthe1950s.Todayjeansareaverypopularformofc

asualweararoundtheworldandcomeinmanystylesandcolors.

JeanswerefirstmadeinGenoainItaly.ThetrousersweremadefortheGenoesenavybecausetheyneededtrouserswhichcouldbewornwetordry,andwhoselegscouldbeeasilyrolledupwhilethemenwerecleaningtheships.

Inthe1850sLeviStrauss,abusinessmanlivinginSanFrancisco,wassellingbluejeansunderthe“Levi’s”nametothecoalworkersofCalifornia.

DuringWorldWarII,thecoalworkerslikedjeansverymuchbecausetheywerestronganddidnotteareasily.Inthe1950s,jeansbecamepopularwithyoungpeopleintheUnitedStates.Wearingofbluejeansbyteenagerswasthesymbolofrebels（反叛者）inTVprogramsandmovies.Somecinemasandrestaurantsrefusedtoletpeopleiniftheyworebluejeans.Inthe1980s,jeansfinallybecamehighfashionclothing,whenfamousdesignersstartedmakingtheirownstylesofjeans,withtheirownlabelsonthem.Salesofjeanswentupandup.

13.Fromthefirstparagraphweknowthat______.

A.cowboyswearjeansonlyB.cowboycultureisusuallyrelatedtotheWestofAmerica

C.cowboysliveagoodlifeD.Americancultureiscowboyculture

14.Jeanswerefirstmadein______.

A.AmericaB.SpainC.ItalyD.China

15.Whythepeoplewhoworebluejeanswereref