广东省茂名市第十七中学学年高一下学期期末考试英语试题 Word版含答案.docx
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广东省茂名市第十七中学学年高一下学期期末考试英语试题Word版含答案
茂名市第十七中学2017-2018学年度第二学期期末考试
高一级英语学科试卷
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A,B,C,D项中选出最佳答案。
(A)
Lifeisfullofsurprisesandyouneverknowhowthingswillturnout.
SirJohnGurdonisagoodexampleofthis.Asaboy,hewastoldhewashopelessatscienceandfinishedbottomofhisclass.Now,aged79,theverysameGurdonsharedthe2012NobelPrizeinMedicinewithJapanesestemcell(干细胞)researcherShinyaYamanaka.
Likesomanyscientists,Gurdonshowsuswherethepowerofcuriosityandperseverance(坚持不懈)canlead.
Attheageof15in1948,Gurdonrankedlastoutofthe250boysathishighschoolinbiologyandeveryothersciencesubject,Gurdon’shighschoolscienceteacherevensaidthathisdreamofbecomingascientistwas“quiteridiculous”.
Inspiteofhisteacher’scriticisms,Gurdonfollowedhiscuriosityandkeptworkinghard.Hewenttothelabearlyandleftlaterthananyoneelse.Heexperiencedthousandsoffailures.
“Myownbeliefisthatwewill,intheend,understandeverythingabouthowcellsactuallywork,”Gurdonsaid.
In1962,Gurdontookacellfromanadultfrogandmoveditsgenetic(基因的)informationintoaneggcell.Theeggcellthengrewintoaclone(克隆)oftheadultfrog.ThistechniquelaterhelpedtocreateDollythesheepin1996,thefirstclonedmammalintheworld.
In2006,Gurdon’sworkhasdev
elopedbyYamanakatoshowthatasample(样本)ofaperson’sskincanbeusedtocreatestemcells.Usingthistechnique,doctorscanrepairapatient’sheartafteraheartattack.
“Luckfavorsthepreparedmind,”GurdontoldtheNobe
lPrizeOrganization.“Ninetypercentofthetimethingsdon’twork,butwhentheydo,youhavetocatchthechance.”
1.Whowonthe2012NobelPrizeinMedicine?
A.SirJohnGurdonB.ShinyaYamanaka
C.SirJohnGurdonandShinyaYamanakaD.Gurdon’sscienceteacher
2.Inwhatorderarethefollowingsmentionedinthepassage?
a.createthesheepDolly
b.takeacellfromanadultfrog
c.useaperson’sskintocreatestemcells
d.moveafrog’sgeneticinformationintoaneggcell
e.growintoacloneofafrog
A.b-d-e-a-cB.b-a-c-d-eC.b-d-a-c-eD.b-e-d-a-c
3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“ridiculous”meaninChinese?
A.无知的B.荒废的C.荒谬的D.无畏的
4.Accordingtothepassage,whichstatementistrue?
A.Asaboy,Gurdonwastoldhewashopeful.
B.Gurdonrankedfirstathishighschoolinbiology.
C.It’simpossibleforthedoctorstorepairapatient’sheartafteraheartattack.
D.Inspiteofhisteacher’scriticisms,Gurdonkeptworkinghard.
5.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?
A.Ninetypercentofthetimethingsdon’twork.B.Luckfavorsthepreparedmind.
C.Lifeisfullofsurprises.D.Howtoknowcellsactuallywork.
(B)
Therewasonceacaptainwholovedmoneysomuchthathecheatedhissailorsattheendofeveryvoyageandtooktheirwages.
Onthelastdayofonevoyage,theshipwasinasmallport.Itwaswintertime,andtheseawasverycold,sothecaptainsaidtohissailors,"Ifoneofyoustaysinthewaterduringthewholenight,Iwillgivehimmyship.Butifhecomesoutbeforethesunappears,Ishallgethiswages."
Thesailorshadheardaboutthecaptain'scheating,sotheydidn'ttrusthim.Butthenoneofthem,whothoughtthathewasclevererthanthecaptain,saidthathewoulddoit.Hegotintothewater,and,thoughitwasverycold,hestayedinit.Whenitwasnearlymorning,somefishermenlitafireontheshoreabouthalfamileaway.
"Youarecheating,"thecaptainsaidtothesailor."Thefire'swarmingyou."
"Butit'shalfamileaway!
"saidthesailor.
"Afire'sfire,"answeredthecaptain."Ihavewon."
Thesailorcameoutofthewater,andsaid,"Perhapsyouthinkthatyouarecleverbecauseyouhavewonmywages,butyoucan'tcookachicken."
"Ican,"answeredthecaptain.
"Ifyoucookthischicken,"saidthesailor,"Ishallworkforyouwithoutwagesforsevenyears,butifyoucan't,youwillgivemeyourship."
Thecaptainagreed,tookthechickenandsaid,"Where'sthefire?
"
"Thereitis,"answeredthesailor."Ontheshore."
"Butit'shalfamileaway,"saidthecaptainangrily.
"'Afire'sfire,'yousaid,"answeredthesailor."Ifitisenoughtowarmmeinthewater,itisenoughtocookyourchicken."
6.Thecaptaingotthesailors'wages________.
A.tobuyachickenforhimself
B.andkeptthemoneyforfutureuse
C.bycheatingthem
D.andsaidhewouldreturnthemoneysoon
7.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?
A.Allthesailorsrefusedtogetintothewaterbecauseitwastoocold.
B.Thecaptainknewthatthefirethefishermenmadewasenoughtowarmthesailorinthewater.
C.Thecaptainsucceededincheatingthesailor.
D.Itwasthesailorwhowascleverer.
8.Thecaptaininsistedthatthefirewaswarmingthesailorbecausehe________.
A.didn'twanttolosethebet
B.didn'tbelievethesailor'ssuccess
C.wantedtokeephispromise
D.wantedtoshowhiscleverness
9.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTTRUE?
A.Thesailorsdidn'ttrustthecaptain.
B.Inordertohelpthesailorinthewater,thefishermenmadeafire.
C.Thecaptainfailedtocheatthesailorthistime.
D.Thesailordidn'tgetoutofthewaterbeforethesunappeared.
10.Whatisthetitleofthestory?
A.HowaCaptainCheatedHisSailorB.HowaSailorGotaShip
C.AStupidSailorD.AFireIsFire
(C)
Studiessuggestthattexting(发短信)hasthepowertobringpeoplecloser.Herearesomesuggestionsthatwillhelpyourkidsgetmoresatisfyingresultsfromthetimetheyputintotexting.
Choosethetopic.Textingisidealforrapid,simplecommunication.Useittoletsomeoneknowyou’llbelate.Itisalsousedtosharequickobservationsandfunnyjokeswithfriends.However,textingisnotwellsuitedtocomplicated(复杂的)conversationoranythingemotional.If
youneedtoaskforadvice,workoutaproblemormakeanapology,pickupthephoneorarrangetoseeeachother.
Beconcise.Oneoftheadvantagesoftextingisthatamessagecanbereadinamoment.Keepingcommunicationbriefshowsrespectfortheotherpersonwhois,afterall,beinginterruptedbyabuzzingphone.
Bepositive.Textingismostlikelytobuildupinterpersonalrelationshipswhenit’susedforfunny,encouragingorfriendlymessages.Likeeveryoneelse,kidswillhavethoughtsthataremean,rudeorunkind.Encourageourchildtothinktwicebeforeputtingthosethoughtsintoatext.Thebesttest:
Howwouldyoufeelifyoureceivedthismessage?
Grandma’srulestillapplies—“ifyoudon’thaveanythingnicetosay,don’ttextanythingatall.
Don’tovereact.Becausetextmessagesaresoshort,theyareeasilymisunderstood.Ifamessageseemsunclear,meanorunkind,don’tshootbackanangryresponse.Instead,thebestreplyisprobablyWNTT—WeNeedtoTalk.
Finally,havemorecommunicationalternatives.Besureyourchildhasplentyofopportunitiestodevelopawidevarietyofcommunicationskillsincludingface-to-faceconversation.Youshouldaskyourchildtotalktofriendsor
familymembersasmuchaspossible.Childrenshouldunderstandt
hattextingisjustoneofmanywaystobuilduplong-timerelationships.
11.Youareadvisedtotextyourfriendifyou__________.
A.turntohimforhisadviceB.arelateforhisbirthdayparty
C.wanttosaysorrytohimD.intendtodiscussaproblemwithhim
12.Theunderlinedword“concise”means____________.
A.funnyB.complicatedC.emotionalD.brief
13.Textingcanstrengtheninterpersonalrelationshipswhenmessageis_________.
A.inspiringB.discouragingC.negativeD.mean
14.Thepassageisprobablyintendedfor___________.
A.teachersB.childrenC.parentsD.students
15.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?
A.Advantagesoftexting.B.Sometipsontexting.
C.Adviceonbriefmessages.D.Formsofcommunication.
第二节(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选项。
Ifyouhavemiceinyourhouse,youarenotalone.16Havingmicedoesn’tmeanyourhouseisdirty.Itisoneofthechallengesofeveryhouseowner.
Whenwearetryingtocatchamouse,thefirstthatcomestoourmindisamousetrap(夹子).17Micetravelalongwallsforsafety.Don’ttouchthetraptoomuchbecauseyouwillleaveyoursmellonit.
18Usually,micewillnotvisityourhousewhentheyhearthereisacatinside.Itwillalsohelpyoufightagainstthemice.
19_Itwillkillthem,butyoumaynotbeabletofindthedeadmice.It’sdangerousbecausethemicemaytouchyourfoodandpolluteit.
Micecangetintothehousethroughtinyholes.Thebestwaytohaveamouse-freehouseistocloseanypossibleentry.
20Ifthereisnothingthereforthemtoeat,theywon’tpossiblestay.
A.Keepacatasapetinyourhouse.
B.Cheeseisthefavoritefoodofmice.
C.Everyhousemayhavemiceforsomereason.
D.Leavethepoisonoutofyourchildren’sreach.
E.Don’tleaveevenasmallpieceoffoodoutside.
F.Becarefulwhenusingpoisontokillthemice
G.Putasmallpieceofcheeseunderthetrap,andputitnearthewall.
第二部分英语知识应用(共两节,满分45分)
第一节完形填空(共20小题,每小题1.5分,满分30分)
Iremembermyfirstdayhereveryclearly.Myfriendwaswaitingformewhenmyplane21atKennedyAirportat3o’clockintheafternoon.Theweatherwasvery22anditwassnowing.ButIwastooexcitedto23.FromtheairportmyfriendandItookataxitomy24.OnthewayIsawtheskylineofManhattan25thefirsttime,andIstaredinastonishmentatthefamousskyscrapersandneonlights(霓虹灯)madethem26.Myfriendhelped27atthehote