甘肃省东乡族自治县第二中学学年高一英语下学期期中试题1.docx

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甘肃省东乡族自治县第二中学学年高一英语下学期期中试题1

甘肃省东乡族自治县第二中学2020学年高一英语下学期期中试题

第一大题单项填空（共10分，每题1分）

1.Theteachersuggestedthosefound　　　　inexamsshouldbepunished.

A.cheatB.tocheatC.cheatingD.cheated

2.--Howmuchdoyouknowaboutthe3Dfilmtechnology?

--Alittle.Notuntil____thehotmovieTheMonkeyKing2____someaboutit.

A.Isaw,IbegantolearnB.didIsee,Ibegantolearn

C.didIsee,didIbegintolearnD.Isaw,didIbegintolearn

3.—Whatamistake!

--Yes.Ihisdoingitanotherway,butwithoutsuccess.

A.wassuggestingB.willsuggestC.wouldsuggestD.hadsuggested4.---------DavidsayssoundsrighttoHelen.That’swhyshehasmadeuphermindtoleavewithhimhappens.

A.Whatever;whateverB.Whichever;whatever

C.Whatever;NomatterwhatD.Whatever;however

5.If　　　　　themedicinecorrectly,youwillrecoversoonerorlater.

A.takingB.takeC.takenD.totake

6.---Thebabylooksmuchworse.

---_____isitthathasmadehim____heistoday?

A.What;thatB.What;whichC.That;thatD.What;what

7.—Whatareyoureading,Tom?

--I’mnotreallyreading,just_________thepages.

A.turningoverB.turningoffC.turningaroundD.turningup

8.Enoughofit!

Nobodyherethinkswhatyouaresayingshouldmakeany______.

A.excuseB.senseC.useD.value

9.InEnglish-speakingcountries,apersonwithalargevocabularyis_______awalkingdictionary.

A.referredtoB.comparedtoC.thoughtofD.devotedto

10.Shewaschosentobethefirstsecretaryofthestategovernmentandhasregularandimmediate___________tothepresident.

A.opportunityB.controlC.effectD.access

第二大题（共10题；每小题2分，满分20分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

A

Iamamusicstoreowner.Oneday,whenIwascleaningtheinstrumentsinmystore,Isawanoldmancomein.Hisshortstepsdraggedonthecarpet.“Is77toooldtolearnthebanjo（班卓琴）?

”heasked.

“Youcanlearntoplayitwell,”Ireplied,holdingbackmydoubts.MymindtoldmeIwasgivingfalseencouragement.Ireachedtheinstructor’sscheduleandgavetherates,theavailabletimeandtheadditionalinformationthathewouldneed.Tomysurpriseanddelight,theoldman,Carl,beganbanjolessonsthreedayslaterwithmymostpatientteacher.

Withnothingtodoathomebutpractice,Carlmadesurprisingprogress.Afterbreakfasthepracticedforhisrequiredhalfhour.Whilewaitingforlunchhepickeduphisbanjoagainforjustacoupleofminutes.SinceTVwasdifficultforhimtoseeandhear,heoftenplayedthebanjointheevenings.Carlwasalwaysearlyforlessonssoitwasasurprisethathedidn’tarriveoneTuesday.

ThenextmorningIlistenedtotheansweringmachinewithsadness.“Carl’sinhospital,”thevoicerecorded.

Twomonthslater,Isharedthenewspaperobituarywiththebanjoteacher.Webothshedtearsforasurprisinglycleverbanjostudent.

Severalmonthslater,awomancameintothestorecarryingaplant.“ThisisforCarl’sbanjoteacher,”shesaid.“I’mhiswife,Mary.”

“WhydidCarlwanttoplaythebanjo?

”Iasked.Marytookadeepbreathandletitoutslowly.“Carl

wasatsomeshowwhenhewas10yearsold.Hecameclosetothestagetowatchtheperformers.Whentheywerepackinguptheirinstruments,the

banjoplayersaidtoCarl,‘Youwanttoseethisupclose?

’Carlclimbeduponthestageandfromthenonhewantedtoplaythebanjo.”Carlhadwaited67yearstorealizeadream!

MarygavetheplanttoCarl’sbanjoteacher.“Thankyouforthebestsixmonthsofhislife,”shesaid.

11.HowdidCarllearntoplaythebanjowell?

A.Bytakingshortcuts.B.Byworkinghard.

C.Byaskinghiswifetohelphim.D.Byfindingthebestteacher.

12.FromParagraph2,wecanknowtheauthor______.

A.encouragedCarlthoughhehaddoubtsB.wasgivingtrueencouragement

C.didn’twanttoencourageCarlD.wasunwillingtohelpCarl

13.Theunderlinedword“obituary”inPara.5meansanoticethat_______.

A.announcesagoodpieceofnewsB.announcessomebodyisneeded

C.announcessomebodyhasdiedD.announcesagiftforsomebody

14.WhydidCarlwanttolearnbanjo?

A.Hewantedtobecomeabanjoperformer.

B.Hewantedtomakehisdreamofhisyoungagecometrue.

C.Hiswifeencouragedhimtolearnit.

D.Hewantedtospendthelastbestsixmonthsofhislife.

B

IfellinlovewithEnglandbecauseitwasquaint（古雅）---allthoselittlehouses,lookingterriblyold-fashionedbutnice,likedolls’houses.Ilovedthecountrysideandthepubs,andIlovedLondon.I’veslightlychangedmymindafterseventeenyearsbecauseIthinkit’sanuglytownnow.

Thingshavechanged.Foreverybody,Englandmeantgentlemen,fairplay,andgoodmanners.Thefairplayisgoing,unfortunately,andsoarethegentlemanlyattitudesandgoodmanners---peopleshutdoorsheavilytoyourfaceandpolitenessisdisappearing.

Iregretthattherearesofewcomfortablemeetingplaces.You’reforcedtoliveindoors.InParisIgooutmuchmore,torestaurantsandnightclubs.Tomeetfriendshereitusuallyhastobeinapub,anditcanbedifficulttogotherealoneasawoman.Thecafesarenotterriblynice.

Asawoman,Ifeelunsafehere.Ispendabomb（大量的钱）ontaxisbecauseIwillnottakepublictransportafter10p.m.Iusedtouseit,butnowI’mafraid.

Theideaoffamilyseemstobemoreorlessnon-existentinEngland.Myfamilyiswellunitedandthat’stypicallyFrench.InMiddlesexIhadaneighborwhois82now.Hisfamilyonlylivedtwomilesaway,butItookhimtoFranceforChristmasoncebecausehewasalwaysalone.

15.Thewriterdoesn’tlikeLondonbecauseshe______.

A.hastobepolitetoeveryoneshemeetsthere

B.haslivedthereforseventeenyears

C.preferstoliveinanold-fashionedhouse

D.isnotusedtothelifetherenow

16.WheredopeopleusuallymeettheirfriendsinEngland?

______.

A.Inacafe.B.InarestaurantC.InanightclubD.Inapub.

17.Theunderlinedpart“it”（inPara.4）refersto______.

A.ataxiB.themoneyC.publictransportD.abomb

C

Owls（猫头鹰）aremysteriouscreatures.Weoftenthinkofthemasscary.Theysometimesliveinabandonedhouses.Theyflywithoutasoundthroughbackyardsatnight.Instories,theyappearwithghosts.Whenwehearanowl'sfamiliar“whooo...whooo...”，itcanmakeusfeelveryfrightened.Owlsflysilently,withoutevenawhisperofwingsmovingthroughtheair.It'sasthoughtheyappearoutofnowhere—likeghostsonwings.Owlsflyandhuntonthedarkestofnights.Anowl'snighthabitsmakeitunique.Dothesecreaturesofthenightpossessstrangepowers?

Owlspossessunusualpowersofsightandhearing,buttheyarenotsupernaturalpowers.Theyarenaturaladaptationsthatletthemlivemostefficiently（高效地）atnight.Thereisnoreasontofearowls.Theirhabitsmakethemhelpfultohumans.Byhuntingmiceandotherrodents（啮齿目动物），owlshelptokeepanaturalbalancebetweenplantandanimallife.Withoutowls,therewouldbealargenumberofrodentsinfarmers'fieldsandstoragebarns.

Morethan100speciesofowlsoccupyavarietyofhabitatsaroundtheworld.AfewoceanicislandsandtheAntarctichavenoowls.Theworld'sowlscomeindifferentsizes.Forexample,theEurasianeagleowl—oneofthelargest—hasabodythatistwotothreefeetlong,withawingspan（翼展）ofuptofive

andonehalffeet.TheNorthAmericanelfowl（theworld'ssmallestowl）isfivetosixincheslongandhasawingspanthatmeasuresslightlymorethanonefoot.

Mostmaleandfemaleowlsofthesamespecieslookalike,althoughfemalesareusuallylarger.Insomespecies,thefemale'scolorsarelikethoseofthetreesorgrasswhereshemakeshernest.

Babyowls,calledchicks,staywiththeirparentsuntiltheyareaboutthreemonthsold.Theysoonfindtheirownhuntingareas,wheretheymaystayfortherestoftheirliv

es.Someowlscanlive20yearsormore.

18．Mostpeopleregardowlsas________.

A．cleverB．hardworkingC．shyD．terrifying

19．Owlshelphumansinthatthey________.

A．frightenrodentsawayfromhumans

B．helppreservethebalanceofnature

C．haveunusualpowers

D．

helpguardbackyards

20．Whatisspecialaboutowls?

A．Theyflysilently.B．Theyarenighthunters.

C．Theypossesssupernaturalpowers.D．Theycanbefoundaroundtheworld.

第三大题完形填空（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）

WhenIwasalittleboy,Iwouldplayoutsideforhoursonsunnysummerdaysandthenhaveadeepandpeacefulsleepatnight.Sometimes,I’dhavesomevividdreams,makingme

21foramoment.Iwouldstareoutintothedarknesstoseeifanythingwasthereandthen

22overandgobacktosleep.Icans

tillrememberafewtimeswhenIwokeup,23

outintothedarkness,andactua

lly24someonethere.ItwasMom25overmeasIslept.Eachtimeshe26toldmetogobacktosleepandIclosedmyeyesagain,feeling

27andloved.

I28askedMomwhyshewatchedmesleepfromtimetotime,but29seeingmyownchildren30sofast,IthinkIknowwhy.Shewantedtocatchamomentintimeand

31itinherheartforever.Ijust32thatshecarriedalotofthosemomentswithherintoHeavenwhenshe33atonly55.

LastnightIwassleepinglightly34Isuddenlyfelt

someonenearme.IopenedmyeyesandsawMom’s35standingintheroom,smilingatme.Andthenshewasgone.

Now36maysaythatthiswasjustadream,awishorpartofan

old37.Tome,though,itwas38thatMom’slovingspiritwasstillwatchingoverme.Tome,itwasevidentenoughtoknowthatonedayIwouldbe39withherandeveryoneIhaveeverloved.

Trustintheirlove.Knowthatyourownlifecanbefullof40,too.Thenjoyfullygooutandliveitwithabraveheartandasmilingsoul.

21.A.excitedB.