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广东省学年高一英语上学期期末考试试题
高一英语上学期期末考试试题
本试卷共10页。
全卷满分135分:
客观题85分;主观题50分。
考试时间120分钟。
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一、完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Onaweekdayevening,Janewasathomeasusual.Asher1swungbetweenwhatshewasgoingtodowithherlifeandtheirdinnerplansfortheevening,shewasunexpectedly2byanurgentcallfromhersister“Getoverhere!
TurnonNBCandchecktheseguysout.Theyarejustlikeyou...”.Onefacebookmessageandaphoneinterviewlater,Jane3herselfonabuswith8strangersinthemiddleofthesweltering(令人发昏的)desertheatofUtah,pickinguptrash(垃圾)and4awarenessaboutzero-wasteandclimatechange.Withadeep5oftheenvironmentandadesiretomakea6,Jane,Davey,andagroupofself7“environmentalpick-upartists”wentonacoasttocoastroadsidetrashpick-up.Astheywalked,sometimesonly80.9milesinanentireday,they9andsteadilymadetheirwayacrosstheUnitedStatesforthreeyears,pickingupatotalof201,678poundsoftrash.
JaneandDavey10withuswonderfulstoriesofhopeandinspirationthatfueledtheir11tocontinuetheirjourney.Afterspendingweekssilently12howshewouldhaveenough13toflyhomefortheirtwo-weekspringbreak,Janefoundablank,unidentifiedenvelope14with$850cashinthedesert,justenoughtogetherhomeandback.Aftertheirbus15outsideofDenver,theyunexpectedlygot16andarrivedinYosemiteNationalParkthreeweekslater,justintimeforthe“YosemiteFacelift”where17fromalloverthestatecametogetherwitha18ofcleaninguptrashalloverthepark.
Beingattherightplaceattherighttimebecamealmostnormal,andtheyrealizedthatmuchofwhatthey19wasmorethanjustacoincidence(巧合).Together,theirteamlearnedtosimply20themselvestotheirtask,andsurrendertothejourney.
1.A.handsB.thoughtsC.balanceD.position
2.A.blamedB.frightenedC.movedD.interrupted
3.A.foundB.cheeredC.droppedD.taught
4.A.abandoningB.raisingC.shakingD.hiding
5.A.prideB.trustC.loveD.fear
6.A.planB.promiseC.mistakeD.difference
7.A.describedB.correctedC.repeatedD.discovered
8.A.drivingB.coveringC.ridingD.fixing
9.A.slowlyB.secretlyC.helplesslyD.frequently
10.A.heardB.readC.wroteD.shared
11.A.problemsB.costsC.effortsD.choices
12.A.dependingonB.replyingtoC.worryingaboutD.meetingwith
13.A.timeB.moneyC.foodD.room
14.A.filledB.suppliedC.decoratedD.equipped
15.A.setoffB.heldonC.headedforD.brokedown
16.A.restB.practiceC.helpD.understanding
17.A.volunteersB.membersC.touristsD.reporters
18.A.questionB.purposeC.decisionD.lesson
19.A.introducedB.expectedC.examinedD.experienced
20.A.turnB.limitC.devoteD.compare
二、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(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
ThechanceofasnowyholidayseasoninmostAmericancitiesispracticallyimpossiblethisyear,soanyfestiveatmospheretobeenjoyedwillhavetobetheimaginarysort.Luckily,therearebooksforthat.
TheCompleteFairyTalesbyHansChristianAndersen
AnyreaderoffairytalesknowsAndersen’sresponsibleforthesnowyscenesin"TheSnowQueen",thestoryofchildrenKaiandGerda,whomustfacethegoddess-likewomanwhocontrolsallsnowflakesafterKaiiskidnapped.
FamilyLifebyAkhilSharma
It'sabeautifulyettragicnovelaboutanIndianfamilyimmigratingtoAmerica,onlytofaceentirelynewhardships.Sharma'snovelisn'tentirelysetinthewintertime,buthispoeticdescriptionsofwinterweatheraslovelyyetisolatingmakeitagreatchoiceforaDecemberread.
FrankensteinbyMaryShelley
Goaheadandgiveupmovieadaptationthathasbeenproducedrecentlyandreadorre-readtheclassicitself.Youknowthestory:
ascientistdrivenbyhisambitiondiscoversamethodforcreatinglife,andspendstwoyearscobblingtogetheralivingcreature,wholaterfeelsangerabouthim.
AnAmericanChildhoodbyAnnieDillard
Dillard'sfirstbookis,asitstitlesuggests,aboutherchangefrombeingaself-centeredchildtobeinganadultmoreconcernedwiththeworldaroundherthanwithherownpersonalconcerns.Herparentsarekeyfiguresinthestory.Onefamousscenetakesplaceduringwhattheauthorcalls“abigsnow”in1950.
21.Whowroteanovelabout“TheSnowQueen"?
A.AnnieDillard.B.DonnaTartt.
C.AkhilSharma.D.HansChristianAndersen.
22.WhatdoweknowaboutFrankenstein?
A.Ithasbeenadaptedtoamovie.B.It’saboutthesecrethistory.
C.It’saboutanIndianfamily.D.It’safairytale.
23.FromAnAmericanChildhood,weknowthemaincharactersare_____.
A.self-centeredchildren.B.adults.
C.scientists.D.Dillard'sparents.
B
Inthemid1950s,Iwasasomewhatboredearlyadolescentmalestudentwhobelievedthatdoinganymorethannecessarywaswastedeffort.Oneday,thisapproachthrewmeintoembarrassment.
InMrsTotten'seighthgrademathsclassatCentralAvenueSchoolinAnderson,Indiana,wewerelearningtoaddandsubtractdecimals(小数).
Ourteachertypicallyassigneddailyhomework,whichwouldberecitedinclassthefollowingday.Onmostdays,ourgradeswerebasedonouroralanswerstohomeworkquestions.
MrsTottenusuallywalkedupanddowntherowsofdesksrequestinganswersfromstudentafterstudentintheorderthequestionshadappearedonourhomeworksheets.Shewouldstarteitheratthefrontorthebackoftheclassroomandworktowardstheotherend.
SinceIwasseatednearthemiddleofabout35students,itwaseasytofigureoutwhichquestionsImighthavetoanswer.Thisparticulartime,Ihadcompletedmyusualtwoorthreeproblemsaccordingtomycalculations.
WhatIfailedtoexpectwasthatseveralstudentswereabsent,whichthrewoffmyestimate.AsMrsTottenmadeherwayfromthebeginningoftheclass,IdesperatelytriedtodeterminewhichmathsproblemIwouldget.Itriedtoworkitoutbeforeshegottome,butIhadbrainfreezeandcouldn'tfunction.
WhenMrsTottenreachedmydesk,sheaskedwhatanswerI'dgotforproblemNo.14.“I…Ididn'tgetanything,”Ianswered,andmyfacefeltwarm.
“Correct,”shesaid.
Itturnedoutthatthecorrectanswerwaszero.
WhatdidIlearnthatday?
First,alwaysdoallyourhomework.Second,inreallifeitisn'talwayswhatyousaybuthowyousayitthatmatters.Third,Iwouldnevermakeitasamathematician.
IfIcouldchooseoneschooldaythattaughtmethemost,itwouldbethatone.
24.WhatdoestheunderlinedpartinParagraph1indicate?
A.Itiswisetovalueone'stime.B.Itisimportanttomakeaneffort.
C.Itisrighttosticktoone'sbelief.D.Itisenoughtodothenecessary.
25.Theauthorcouldworkoutwhichquestionstoanswersincetheteacheralways_____.
A.askedquestionsinaregularway
B.walkedupanddownwhenaskingquestions
C.chosetwoorthreequestionsforthestudents
D.requestedherstudentstofinishtheirusualquestions
26.Theauthorfailedtogetthequestionshehadexpectedbecause_____.
A.theclassdidn'tbeginasusual
B.severalstudentsdidn'tcometoschool
C.hedidn'ttryhardtomakehisestimate
D.MrsTottendidn'tstartfromthebackoftheclass
27.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?
A.AnunforgettableteacherB.Afuturemathematician
C.AneffectiveapproachD.Avaluablelesson
C
Childrengrowquickly,especiallytheirfeet.Butmanyfamiliescannotbuynewshoeseachtimeachildneedsthem.Asaresult,about300millionchildrenaroundtheworldgobarefoot.Thosechildrenriskpickingupdiseasesandparasitesfromthesoil.
KentonLee,anAmericanmaninventedTheShoeThatGrows.Heexplains,"Itgrowsinthreeplaces:
thefront,onthesideandontheback.Itcanlastuptofiveyears.Thebottomisrubberliketirerubber.Thetopisjusthigh-qualityleather."
LeesayshegottheideafortheshoewhileworkingasavolunteerinanorphanageinKenya."Ijustrememberalittlegirlwhoworeapairofsmallshoes.Theshoesweresosmallthatshehadtocutopenthefrontofhershoestolethertoesstickout.AndIjustrememberthinking,wouldn'titbeniceiftherewereapairofshoesthatcouldgrowwithherfeet."
However,Leesaysitwasnoteasytoturnhisideaintoareality.Finally,in2009Leefoundedanon-profitorganizationcalledBecauseInternational.IntheofficeofBecauseInternational,Leekeepsapairofhisownshoestohelphimrememberhispromise.
Apairofshoes,hesays,givesmorethanprotection.Itgivesachildself-worthandmorechancestosucceed."Becauseit'sasmallthingthatreallydoesmakeabigdifferencetokeepthemhealthyandhappyandhavingmorechancestosucceed."
KentonLeeaddsthathisgoalistohelpgetTheShoeThatGrowstoasmanychildrenashecanaroundtheworld.
28.Thefirstparagraphmayintendstotellus_____.
A.manychildrensufferlackingshoes
B.shoesarebadlyneededinmanyplaces
C.thenecessityofinventingthenewshoes
D.weshouldmakeeffortstohelpthechildren
29.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“parasites”inparagraph1mean?
A.Smalllivingthingsthatliveonorinsidesomething.
B.Theremainsthatleftinthesoilaftercropsgotin.
C.Somewormsthatprotectsoil.
D.Smallinsects