学年河南省商丘市第一高级中学高一下学期期末考试英语试题.docx

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学年河南省商丘市第一高级中学高一下学期期末考试英语试题

商丘市一高2016-2017学年度第二学期期末试题

高一英语试卷

命题人：

审题人：

考试时间：

100分钟

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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

（从21开始涂卡）。

A

TheBayHotel.It'saquiet,comfortablehoteloverlooking（俯瞰）thebayinanuncommercialisedCornishfishingvillageonEngland'smostsoutherlypoint．Ifpopmusicisnolongeryourstrongpoint,andyouareconsideringarelaxingholidaywherethesceneryisbreathtakingandthesoundoftheseaislivemusictoyourears,comeandstaywithus．Foradultsonly．Hush!

Don'ttelleveryone!

01326280464

WillaparkManorHotel.Peacefulsituationin14acresofseparatedgardensandwoodland,overlookingpicturesquebay．Closetocoastalpathandbeach．Excellentcuisine．Ourexcellentservicebringsourguestsbackyearafteryear．Children（reductions）andpetswelcome．01840770782

TheCountryGardenHotel.Delightfulhotelsetinlovelygardens;calmIslandofWightnearTennysonDowns,Greatfood!

Garden,seaviewandgroundfloorrooms．Pleasecallforbrochure（服务指南）andsamplemenu．Adultsonlyandpetswelcome．08009801943

Boscastle.Romantic17thCenturyfarmer'scottageincountrysidewithsplendidcoastalviews．Well-equipped．Sleeps5．Regretnopets/smoking．Gardenwithfurniture．Brochure;01633450417

Godshill.4starself-servedunits．Nonsmoking．Sleeps2—4．Openallyear．Goodwalks．Closetopubs．Peaceful．Cosy．Nopets．Brochure:

01983840371

TheBlakeneyHotel.Overlookingharbour,traditionalprivatelyownedfriendlyhotelwith60bedrooms,lift,heatedindoorpool,spabathandsaunas．Relax,walk,sail,playgolf,explorethevillages,countrysideandcoast．Specialseasonalmidweekpriceforagedcitizens．012637407

SWFrance.RuralsettingnearCordes．Twobeautifullyrepaintedoldhouses,sleep4/5,Gardens,woodland,pool,views,excellentwalks．Availableallyearround．Outstanding．01962776967

21．AllofthefollowinghotelsareclosetotheseaEXCEPT_______.

A．SWFranceB．TheBlakeneyHotel

C．WillaparkManorHotelD．TheCountryGardenHotel

22．Ifyouwanttotakeyourchildrenandyourdogwithyouonholiday,youcanchoose_________.

A．TheCountryGardenHotelB．WillaparkManorHotel

C．TheBayHotelD．Boscastle

23．Thepurposeofthepassageisto_______.

A．warnB．adviseC．describeD．advertise

B

Aboutwhethertoliveinthecityorthecountrysidemyfriendshavedifferentopinions.Toavoidthenoise,smog,traffic,andcrimeinthecity,mostofthemaremovingoutsidethecity.

Onefriendsays,“Theairisheavilypollutedinthecity,soIprefertoliveoutside,wheretheairisclean.”

Anotherfriendisunpleasantwiththetraffic,“Downtowniscrowdedwithcars!

Youcan’tfindaparkingplace,andthetrafficjamsareterrible.”Everyoneisworriedaboutcrime,“Thecityisfullofcriminals.---it’stoodangerous.”

Forthem,therurallifeisacureforallproblems,greengrass,flowers,swimmingpools,barbecues,andsoon.Yetaftertheyhavelivedthereforayearorso,theyrealizethatrurallifeisnotsopleasantastheywereexpecting.Why?

Theirgardens!

Theysoonlearnthatthemainpartofrurallifeisyardwork.Aftertheyworkallweekendintheirgardens,they’retootiredtoswimintheirpoolsorcooksomemeatontheirbarbecues.Andtheycan’tliveinthecountrysidewithoutacar.Mostofthemmovedtothecountrysidetoavoidtraffic,butnowthey’reblockedonabusyfreewaytwohourseverydaytodrivetoworkdowntown.

Myopinionsabouturbanlifearedifferent---Ilovetolivedowntown!

Why?

First,inthecity,Icanenjoynature.Icanwalkthroughthepark,smelltheflowers,sitonthegrassandvisittheanimalsinthezoo.YetIdon’thavetodoyardworkorfeedtheanimals.Also,Icangeteverywherebybus;ifthereisatrafficjam,Icanwalkhome.Ithinkthecriminallifewillreflectchangesinsocietytoo;ifpeoplearebuyinghomesoutsidethecity,thecriminalswillsoonfollow.Criminalswanttoavoidnoise,smog,andpollution,too.Then,overcrowdingandcrimewillbeproblemsofthesuburbsinsteadofthecity!

24.Thefirstparagraphisusedto______.

A.listsomefiguresB.makecomparisons

C.leadtothetopicD.givesuggestions

25.Whatdidthosemovingoutsidethinkoftheirlifeinthecity?

A.CosyB.ConvenientC.ColorfulD.Crowded

26.Whatisthemajorproblemforthosewholiveinthecountryside?

A.Beingfarfromdowntown.

B.Havinggardenstotakecareof.

C.Failingtofindparkinglots.

D.Sufferingheavytrafficontheroad.

27.What’stheauthor’sattitudetohiscitylife?

A.Approving.B.Ambiguous.C.Grateful.D.Doubtful.

C

Childrenarelosingtheabilitytoplayproperlybecausetheyarebeinggiventoomanytoysandgames,accordingtoanewresearch.

Thestudiesshowthatchildren,especiallythoseunderfive,areoftenoverwhelmed（不知所措）andactuallyplaylessthanthosewithfewertoys.Itmayevenharmtheirdevelopment.Thestudiesshowthatgivingchildrentoomanytoysortoysofthewrongtypecanactuallybedoingthemharm.Theygetoverwhelmedandcannotconcentrateonanythinglongenoughtolearnfromit.

TheconclusionshavebeenbackedupbyBritishresearchlookingatchildrenwithrelativelyfewertoys,whoseparentsspendmoretimereading,singingorplayingwiththem.Itshowedsuchchildrensurpass（胜过）youngstersfromricherbackgrounds,eventhosewhocouldusecomputers.

Someparentsnoticetheilleffectearly.OrhanIsmail,aresearchersawachangefortheworseinCameron,his10-month-oldson,afterhewasgivenalotoftoyslastChristmas.

Ismailsaid,“Iftherearetoomanytoysinfrontofhim,hewilljustkeepflitting（掠过）aroundthemandthenendupgoingoffandfindingsomethinglikeaslippertoplaywith.Nowwejustgetoutoneortwotoysandhidetherestinabox.”

Alexanderandherhusbandalsodecidedtolimitthetoystheir6daughtersplaywith.Shebelievedmanytoyslimitchildren’simaginations.Shesaid,“ABarbiecanonlyworkasaBarbie.Butacardboardboxcanbecomeanything.Theonlylimitationsareinthechild’smind.”

Expertshesitatetoputafigureonthenumberoftoyschildrenshouldhave,butmanybelievetwodozenisenoughforchildrenofpreschoolage.

28.Fromwhichparagraphcanwelearnthat“Britishresearchgrouphasbeeninfavouroftheconclusion”?

A.Paragraph3.B.Paragraph4.C.Paragraph5.D.Paragraph6.

29.Inthewriter’sopinion,aBarbie_____.

A.canattractmoreattentionfromchildrenthanacardboardbox

B.canworkmorethanaBarbie

C.maybecomeanythingelsesuchasacardboard

D.maykeepchildrenfromfurtherimaginations

30.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEabouttoysgiventochildren?

A.toomanytoyswillhelpchildrendevelopwideinterests.

B.Oneortwotoysatatimewillhelpchildrenconcentrate.

C.Onlywrongtypesoftoysdoharmtochildren.

D.Thepropernumberoftoysgiventothechildrendependsontheirages.

31.ItmayNOTbeagoodideato_____.

A.spendmoretimereadingorplayingwithchildren

B.chooserighttypesoftoysforchildren

C.askexpertsfortheexactnumberofnecessarytoys

D.putoutoneortwotoysandhidetherest

D

Atenderwoman,oranindependentone,whichonewouldyouprefer?

Arecentresearchshowsthatmostpeoplewouldchoosethelatter.

Thistypeofwomaniscalledanühanzi（“toughwoman”）.ExpertsbelievethesecharacteristicshavesocialandpsychologicalrootsamongyoungfemalesinChina.SuHao’sfriendsallcallheratoughwoman,becauseshecanfinishtoughtasksusuallycarriedoutbymen.Forexample,shecarries10-litrewatertoherdormitoryonthe5thfloor.“Idependonnoonebutmyself,”shesays.

AccordingtoarecentsurveybyChinaYouthDaily,toughwomenhavebecomerathercommoninsociety.Ofthe21,265respondents,78.5percentsaidtheyarefamiliarwithatoughwoman.About50percentsaidtheylikewomenwithtoughcharacteristics,whilelessthan29percentexpressedtheoppositeview.

Whyaretoughwomengainingpopularity?

ShenMeng,apsychologicalconsultant,believesthefiercecompetitioninsocietyiscontributingtothistrend.“Womenareofteninadisadvantagedpositioncomparedtomen,”Shensays.“Inordertosurvive,theyhavetobeindependent,strongandtough.”LiuXiaolin,professorofpsychologyatWuhanMentalHealthCenter,believestoughwomenarebroughtupthisway.Theyareoftenoncloserelationshipwiththeirfathers,whoteachtheirdaughterstobebraveanddecisive,”hesays.Asaresult,thesewomenaremorelikelytobepsychologicallyhealthyandmoretoleranttostress,accordingtoLiu.

ThoughLiubelievesthatthisisagoodtrend,HuShenzhi,apsychologistattheGuangdongSunflowerCounselingCenter,saysthepopularityoftoughwomanindicatesanunclearlinebetweengenderidentities,whichcanleadtorelationshipproblems.“SomewomenwithcharacteristicsthatdifferfromthetraditionalfemaleimagemayhaveadifficulttimefindingMrRight,”hesays.“Eveniftheygetmarried,theirmanlycharacteristicsmightcausefamilyconflicts.

32.Whichofthefollowingsdoesn’tbelongtothecharacteristicsofatoughwoman?

A.Sheisindependentofothersindailylife.

B.Sheissoftandtendertoothers.

C.Sheismoretoleranttostress.

D.Shecansolveproblemsusuallyformen.

33.Howmanyrespondentsliketoughwomen?

A.about10,600.B.about16,700.C.21,265.D.about6,200.

34.Whyaretheremoretoughwomennowadays?

A.Becausetoughwomenaremorelovely.

B.Becausemorewomenwanttobeindependent.

C.Becausegirlsoftenlovefathersmore.

D.Becauseofthefiercecompetitioninsociety.

35.Whatproblemsmaytoughwomenhaveintheirlife?

A.It’sdifficultfo