1617学年上学期高一期中考试英语试题附答案8.docx

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1617学年上学期高一期中考试英语试题附答案8

山西省大同市第一中学16—17学年上学期高一期中考试

英语试题

第I卷（共60分）

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

WelcometoLosAngeles.HerearesomebestthingstodoinLosAngeles（LA）withyourkids.

　　FallattheBeach

　　Thankstoitsalmostperfectweatherallthroughtheyear,avisittothebeachisoneofthebestthingstodowheninLosAngeleswithkids.Whiletheyenjoythemselvesnearby,youcansimplyrelaxandhaveagoodrestinthesun.

　　TriptoDisneyland

　　AtriptotheCityofAngelswithyourlittleangelsisincompletewithoutavisittotheMagicKingdom.Thejoythey’llfeelfrombeingaroundallthoseDisneycharacterswilllightupyourday,too.

　　Visittothemuseums

　　IfyouwanttoturnyourstayinLAintoaneducationaloneforyourkids,youshouldvisitthemuseums.StartingwiththeNaturalHistoryMuseumofLosAngelesCounty,ortheCaliforniaScienceCenter,oreventheKidspaceMuseuminPasadena,youhavemanychoices.I’msureavisittoalltheseplaceswillmakeyourkidsfeelsmarter.

　　VisittotheUniversalStudiosHollywood

　　Yourkidscouldgettoseeinterestingthingsfromsomeofthemostpopularmoviesever.Fromthethemeparkof JurassicPark toWisteriaLanefromtheTVplay DesperateHousewives,theUniversalStudiosHollywoodisaplacethatweallfindwonderful.

1.Thepassageiswrittenforthosewho________.

A.willgoonabusinesstriptoLosAngeles

B.plantohaveatriptoLosAngeleswiththeirkids

C.wanttoeducatetheirchildrenbytravelingabroad

D.areinterestedinthehistoryandcultureofLosAngeles

2.Parentswhoprefertheirkidstolearnshouldchoose________.

A.theUniversalStudiosHollywoodB.theMagicKingdom

C.themuseumsD.thebeach

3.Thewritersuggestsvisitingthebeachbecause________.

A.childrencanlearnalotthereB.parentscantakearestthere

C.itprovidesdifferentsportsequipmentD.it’sthebestbeachintheworld

B

　　AyoungboyrecentlyreceivedanunexpectedmessageinthemailfromhisfatherJoseph,whodiedtwoyearsago.

　　Rowan’sdadwasahard-workingmanwhowantedtogivehissonthebestlifehecould.ItwaswhyRowan’smother,JulieVanStone,saidJosephjoinedtheNavyandwenttoMITtogettwoMaster’sdegrees.

　　WhileatschoolinBoston,hewouldoftenwritetoRowan.EvenwhenheleftschoolandwasdrivingbacktoColorado,hewouldsendpostcardsfromeachstatehestoppedin.Thosepostcardsweresentin2007.“Irememberhimsayinghehadsent5or6,butRowanhadonlygot3or4inthemail.ButIneverthoughtanythingofit,”VanStonesaid.

ThosepostcardsandpicturesarepricelessmemoriesforVanStoneandherson,especiallyafterJosephpassedawayfromararebraindisease.Rowanneverhadachancetosaygoodbye.But,onSaturday,justdaysbeforethetwo-yearanniversaryofJoseph’sdeath,apostcardarrivedinthemail.ItarrivedonMarch11,2015.Themessageread:

“HellofromPennsylvania.Iloveyou,andImissyousomuch.Seeyousoon.Love,Daddy.”

　　Neitherhenorhismotherknowshowithappened,andtheymayneverknow.But,theyhavetheirownideaswhy.“Ifeellikethatwasthefinalgoodbyethathedidn’tgettosay,”VanStonesaid.VanStonesaysJoseph’slastwordstoherbeforehediedwere:

“Everythingisacircle.Wewillseeeachotheragain.Allthatmattersislove.”

4.WhatdidRowan’sdaddotomakehissonlivewell?

A.HegotmanyMaster’sDegrees.B.HebecameasoldierinNavy.

C.Hekeptwritingtohisson.D.Hesaidgoodbyetohisson.

5.WhenRowanonlyreceived3or4ofpostcards,VanStone________.

A.paidlittleattentiontothatB.letJosephstopsendingpostcards

C.drovebacktoColoradoD.wrotetoRowaneveryyear

6.HowlongdidittakeforthelastpostcardtoreachRowan?

A.2years.　　　　　　　B.5years.C.6years.　　　　　　　D.8years.

7.WheredidRowan’sdadsendthelastpostcard?

A.InBoston.　　　　　　B.InColorado.C.InPennsylvania.　　　D.InNewYork.

C

Youmaynotknowalotofpeoplewhenyoustarthighschool.Evenifyouknowsomefreshmen（新生）,youstillfeelnervousthatyoudon’tknowanyupper-classmenandteachers.Howareyougoingtomakefriendsamongthisseaofunknownfaces?

Mosthighschoolsholdafreshman orientation beforeschoolactuallystarts,whichishelpfulnotonlybecauseyoulearnyourwayaroundthebuildingandgettomeetsomeofyourteachers,butalsobecauseyougettomeetfellowfreshmen.Thatway,whenyoushowuponyourfirstdayofschool,youmayalreadyrecognizeafewfamiliarfaces.

　　Whenyoutalktoyournewclassmates,you’llprobablyfindthatalotofthemarefeelingjustlikeyouare.They’reallnewtotheschoolanddon’tknowwhattoexpect.Talkingaboutacommonconcernwiththemcanhelpyoudevelopfriendships.

　　Theworkinhighschoolissomethingfreshmenareprobablyworriedabout.Theworkinhighschoolbuildsonwhatyoulearnedinmiddleschool,givingyouamoreadvancedknowledgeofmanysubjects.Soyoumayfindyouhavemoreworktodoorthatit’sabitmorechallenging.Ifyoueverfindyourworktoodifficult,teacherscangiveyouextrahelp.

　　Highschoolalsohasmoreextracurricularactivitiesthanmiddleschooldidsuchasclubs,musicandtheatergroupsandsportsteams.Thisisagoodtimetoexploreyourinterestsandtrynewthings.

　　Highschoolgivesyouthechancetolearnhowtomanageyourtime,todevelopyoursocialskillsandinterests,andmoreimportantlytobemoreindependentandresponsible.

8.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“orientation”meaninParagraph2?

A.Training.　　　　　B.Game.C.Discussion.　　　　　　　　　D.Examination.

9.Whatarefreshmenprobablyworriedabout?

A.Thelearningtask.B.Theabilitytomakefriends.

C.Therelationshipwithteachers.D.Thefreshmanorientation.

10.Extracurricularactivitiesmainlyhelpstudents________.

A.builduphealthybodiesB.developfriendships

C.developtheirinterestsD.improvetheirlearningability

11.Thispassageiswrittenfor________.

A.freshmenathighschoolB.freshmen’sparents

C.middleschoolstudentsD.upper-classmeninhighschool

D

　　AmericansthinkthateverythingweBritishpeoplesaysoundssmart.Wethinkthattheysoundlow-class,butsecretlywethinktheysoundcool.ThesearejustoldbeliefsaboutBritishandAmericanEnglish,butthereissometruthinthem.

　　WhatiscertainlytrueisthatthedifferencesbetweenBritishandAmericanEnglishcontinuetointerestus.

　　WhentheUSwasonlyabout20yearsold,peoplewerealreadysayingthatBritishaccentssoundedmoreintelligent，accordingtoErinMoore’sbook That’sNotEnglish:

Britishisms,Americanisms,andWhatOurEnglishSaysAboutUs.

　　However,therearemanydifferentaccentsinBritain-MooresaystheUKmayhavejustasmanyregionalaccentsastheUS,eventhoughthepopulationisalmostone-fifththesize.IntheUK,accentshavealottodowithclass,buttomanyAmericans,evenanaccentthatBritishpeoplethinkis“lowclass”isthoughtofasintelligentandbetter,accordingtoMPRNews.

　　Americanslang（俚语）hasbeenpartofBritishpeople’svocabularyforalongtime-thenumberofAmericantelevision,moviesandmusicenjoyedintheUKmeansthatBritishpeoplehavebeenusingwordslike“cool”and“awesome”foryearsnow.ButsometimeswordsfromtheUKmakeittotheUS-like“gobsmacked”.

　　“Gobsmacked”startedasslangfromnorthernEngland.“Gob”meansmouth,sothewordmeans“surprisedasifsomeonesmackedyouinthemouth”.RealitytelevisionbroughtittotheUS,Mooresaid.WhenthesingerSusanBoylebecamefamousforherunlikelygreatsingingvoiceontheshow Britain’sGotTalent,sheuseditallthetime.“I’mgobsmacked,”sherepeated,anditgotpopular.

　　“Americansloveacolorfulpieceofslangasmuchasanyoneelse,”saidMoore.AndthisisjustoneexampleofhowBritonsandAmericanscanleaveeachother“gobsmacked”withtheirdifferenttypesofEnglish!

12.WhatdoAmericanpeoplethinkofBritishEnglish？

A.Cool.　　　　　　B.Low-class.C.Intelligent.　　　　　　　D.Interesting.

13.Whatcanweknowfromthepassage?

A.TherearemoreaccentsinBritainthanintheUS.

B.TheUKisalargecountrywithasmallpopulation.

C.AmericanslangisthemostimportantpartofBritishpeople’svocabulary.

D.IntheUK,peopleofdifferentclassesspeakdifferently.

14.Theword“gobsmacked”becamewidelyusedbecauseof________.

A.MPRNewsandtheUS

B.ErinMooreandnorthernEngland

C.SusanBoyleand Britain’sGotTalent

D.RealitytelevisionandAmericanslang

15.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.AmericanslangandBritishslang

B.BritishpeopleandAmericanpeople

C.BritishaccentsandAmericanaccents

D.DifferencesbetweenBritishandAmericanEnglish

第二节七选五（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项。

　　Earthquakecanstrikewithoutwarning.Butmanyinjuriesanddeathsfromthiskindofnaturaldisastercanbepreventedifpeoplefollowthesesafetytips.

　　Ifyou’reinsideabuilding,staythere!

Oneofthemostdangerousthingstodoinanearthquakeistotrytoleaveabuilding. 　16　 Droptotheground.Getunderanobjectthatisnoteasilydamaged.Holdontoituntiltheshakingstops.Youcanalsogettoacomerformedbytwowallswithyourarmsoveryourhand.Ifyou’reinbedwhenthequakehits,staythereandprotectyourheadwithapillow.

　　　17　 Don’ttakeshelterunderatree,streetlights,electricpolesortallbuildings.Ifyouaredriving,stopasquicklyaspossibleandstayawayfromoverpasses,buildings,bridgesoranythingelsethatmightfallorcollapsebeneathyou. 　18　

　　Ifyouaretrappedinruins,coveryourmouthwithahandkerchieforapieceofclothing.Use