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1516学年上学期高一期末考试英语试题附答案17
永昌县第一高级中学2015-2016-1期末考试卷
高一英语
(满分150分,答题时间120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。
A
Onceanoldmanwaswalkinginastreetwithhishorse.Itwasraininghard.Theoldmanwascoldbecausehewaswalkingintherain.Hewantedtostayinarestaurant.Itwasaquarterpastthreeintheafternoon.Theoldmangottoasmallrestaurant.Therewerealotofpeopleinit.Theoldmancouldn'tcomenearthefire.Hethoughtandthought.Atlasthesaidtothewaiter,"Takesomefishtomyhorse."Thewaiterandthepeoplewereverysurprised.Thewaitersaid,"Ahorsedoesn'teatfish."Theoldmantoldthewaiter,"Thishorseisveryinteresting.Itcansing,danceanddoesallkindsofthings.Itcaneatfish,too,"Sothewaiterbroughtthehorsesomefish.
Allthepeopleintherestaurantranouttoseethehorseeatfishexcepttheoldman.Nowtheoldmansatbesidethefire.Afterawhilethewaitercamebackandsaid."Yourhorsedidn'teatanyfish."Theoldmansaid,"Allright,takethefishbackandputitonthetable.I'lleatit”.
1.Thepeopleintherestaurantallranoutbecause____.
A.theywantedtoseetheoldman
B.theywantedtoseethehorseeatingfish
C.theyhadbeentoldtherecamethehorse
D.therewasnofireoverthestove
2.Indeed,thehorsecanneither____nor____nor____.
A.walk...speak...eat
B.sing...dance...sleep
C.sing...dance...eatfish
D.speak...walk...sit
3.Allthepeopleintherestaurantrushedout____but____.
A.toseethehorsesing...theoldman
B.towatchthehorseplaygames...thewaiter
C.tolookforthehorse...theoldman
D.toseethehorseeatfish...theoldman
4.Whydidtheoldmanaskthewaitertotakesomefishtohishorse?
Because____.
A.hishorselikedeatingfish
B.hewascold
C.hewantedtositbythefire,butwasn'tabletodosoatfirst
D.hehimselfalsolikedtoeatfish
B
Aftertheexamination,thedoctortoldmyparentsmysightwouldgetworseandthatIwouldlosemysightfinally.Onthewayhomefromhospital,noonesaidaword.Oneday,wouldIonlyimaginethescenerybeyondtheglassratherthanseeit?
ThatSeptember,Ienteredmiddleschool.MostnightsIhadhomeworkthatincludedanarmfulofbookstoread.Tokeepupwithotherchildren,Itookgreattroubletofinishthetask.Withmynoseacoupleofinchesfromthepage,Iwastiredeasily.What’sworse,afterIhadreadseveralpagesonmyown,thewordsslippedoffthepageintoinkypools.
However,thenIdidnothaveaudiobooksandelectronicdeviceslikekidsdonow.Instead,Momvolunteeredtoreadoutloud.Momworkedpart-time,cleanedthehouse,cookedandspenttimewithGrandma.Inspiteofbeingsobusy,sheshowedupinmyroomlikeclockwork.Sheputonherreadingglasses.Momalwaysthoughtthoseglassesmadeherlookold.Tome,shelookedlikeateacher.
Inmyroom,Mom’svoicecompetedwiththetickingoftheclock.Beingforcedtofocusonlistening,Ifoundawaytokeepmymarksupandcompetewiththeotherkids.Whentheteacheraskedaquestion,Iraisedmyhandwithconfidence.Teacherspraisedmeforhavingagoodmemory.Readingremovedmyfearformyfailingsight,readingalsomademecuriousaboutotherpeople’schallengesandhowtheymanaged.ThoughIcouldnotusemyeyestofixoneachpage,mymindlitupwitheverynewbook.
Truetowhatthedoctorsaid,theworstcane,butthankstoMom,mysenseofhearingnowallowsmeto“see”.Thiswasthemostpreciousgiftfromamothertoherchild.
5.Whydidtheauthorandhisparentskeepsilentontheirwaybackhomefromhospital?
A.Theyallwantedtohaveagoodrest.
B.Theauthordidn’tdowellintheexam.
C.Whatthedoctorsaidmadethemworried.
D.Theyfocusedonthesceneryalongtheroad.
6.Howdidtheauthormanagetogethighmarks?
A.Bybeingconfident.B.Bylisteningcarefully.
C.Bygettinghelpfromhisclassmates.
D.Byreadingasmanybooksaspossible.
7.Wecanlearnfromthetextthat____.
A.theauthor’ssightrecoveredfinally
B.readingmadetheauthormoresensitive
C.theauthor’smotherdidn’tworktolookafterhim
D.readingmadetheauthornotworryabouthissight
8.Whichofthefollowingcouldbethetitleofthetext?
A.MyeyesighttroubleB.Anunforgettableexperience
C.WithearswideopenD.AboutMother’slove
C
Cananimalsbemadetoworkforus?
Somescientiststhinkthatonedayanimalsmaybetaughttodoanumberofsimplejobs.TheysaythatinafilmoronTVwemayseeelephants,ormonkeys,dogs,bear,orotheranimalsdoingalotofthings.Ifyouwatchcarefully,youmayfindthatthoseanimalsarealwaysgivensomethingtoeatinreturnfordoingthem.Thescientistssaythatmanydifferentanimalsmaybetaughttodoanumberofsimplejobsiftheyknowtheywillgetsomethingtoeatinreturn.
Ofcourse,asweknow,dogscanbeusedtoguardahouse,andelephantcanbeusedtodosomeheavyjobs.Andwecanalsoteachanimaltoworkinfactories.Apes(猿猴),forexample,havebeenusedinAmericatohelpmakecarsandscientistsbelievethattheselargemonkeysmayonedaygetin(收割)cropsandevendrivetrains.
9.Dogscanbeusedtoguardahouseforhishostbecause____.
A.theyaregoodatrunning
B.theyareverykindandfriendlytopeople
C.theyarebraveenoughtogetthestranger(陌生人)andthievesawayfromthehouse
D.theyareclever
10.Manydifferentanimalsmaybetaughttodosomesimplejobsif____.
A.theyhaveenoughfoodtoeat
B.theylearntheywillgetsomethingtoeatinreturnafterdoingthem
C.iftheyaresenttoschoolD.theyarewise
11.____canbetrainedtoworkforus.
A.OnlyafewanimalsB.Quiteafewanimals
C.FewanimalsD.Noanimal
12.Manyscientistsareworkinghardto____.
A.makemonkeysgetincropsanddrivetrains
B.makemonkeysguardhouselikedogs
C.makebearsgetincrops
D.makemanymachines
D
Althoughmobilephoneshavebroughtalotofconvenience(便利)topeople,theyhavealsobroughttroubles.
Besidesendlessspamtextmessages(垃圾短信),anotherproblemseemsevenmoreannoying(讨厌的).Thatisthesocalled“onering”call.Itisaphonecallthatonlyringsonetimeandstopsbeforethereceiverisabletopickitup.Whenthereceivercallsback,theothersideisusuallyarecordedadvertisement.Andbythetimepeoplerealizethattheyhavebeenhoaxed,they’vealreadypaidforthecall.
AnarticleintheChinaYouthDailysaysthattheseterriblecallstroublemanymobileusersdayandnight.Butuptillnow,thegovernmenthasn’ttakenanystepstosolvetheproblem.Itseemsthatifsomeonechoosetouseacell-phone,hemustbear(忍受)thetrouble.
ThenumberofmobilephoneusersinChinahasrisentomorethan570million.Thankstonewsreports,manypeoplehavecometounderstandtheharmofthe“onering”call.Someuserssaytheywon’tcallbackifitisanunknownnumber.Butthearticlepointsoutthatthisdoesn’tmeantherelatedgovernmentdepartmentsshouldturnablindeyetoit.
Accordingtoanonlinesurveyofmorethan200,000Chinesenetizens(网民),nearly70percentbelievedtelecommunication(电信)operatorsmakemoneyfromtheseannoyingphonecalls.Thearticlearguesthat“onering”callsnotonlytakeawaypeople’smoney,butalsotroubletheirlives.
Newtechnologyshouldnotdoharmtosociety.Instead,peopleshouldenjoytheconvenienceofinformationtechnology.Thus,thearticleadvisesthatlawsshouldbesetuptoprotectpeople’slegalrights.
13.Theunderlinedword“hoaxed”inParagraph2probablymeans“________”.
A.selectedB.cheatedC.heardD.refused
14.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat________.
A.“onering”callsandspamtextmessagesarefromthesamepeople
B.mobileuserscan’tdoanythingaboutthe“onering”call
C.“onering”callswillbegotridofinthenearfuture
D.telecommunicationoperatorshate“onering”callstoo
15.What’sthemainideaofthispassage?
A.“Onering”callsdogreatharmtooursociety.
B.Mobilephonesdopeoplemoreharmthangood.
C.Informationtechnologybringspeoplemuchtrouble.
D.Weneedbetterwaystoenjoyinformationtechnology.
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。
WaystoSleepSmarter
Studiesshowthatpoorsleepinfluencespeopletomakegooddecisions,concentrateontasksorevenmanageafriendlymoodatwork.16Todaywe’vegotourtopfavoritesleeptipsandfacts.
Setaregularbedtime
17Chooseatimewhenyounormallyfeeltired.Trynottobreakthisroutine(惯例)onweekendswhenyouwillprobablystayuplate.Ifyouwanttochangeyourbedtime,makethechangegradually,suchas15minutesearlierorlatereachday.
Eattherightfood
Somefoodsaremorehelpfultoabetternight’ssleepthanothers.18Otherslikebananas,potatoes,andwhole-wheatbreadarealsohelpful.
19
Exercisingprovideslotsofgoodhealthbenefits.Agoodnight’ssleepisoneofthem.Butmakesureyouexerciseinthemorningofafternoon.,TheNationalSleepFoundationreportsthatexerciseinthemorningorafternooncanhelpdeepensleepandcutthetimeittakesforyoutofallintosleep.However,thosewhoworkedoutintheeveninghourssawlittleornoimprovementintheirsleep.
Reducescreentimebeforebed
20Arecentstudyshowsthatpeoplewhouseelectronicmediajustbeforebedtimereportlowerqualitysleepevenwhentheygetasmuchsleepasthosewhodon’t.
A.Avoidthealarmclock
B.Exercisetoimprovesleep
C.Trytosolveproblemsinyoursleep.
D.Gotobedatthesametimeeverynight.
E.Therearelotsofwaystoincreasethequalityofyoursleep.
F.Everybodyknowsthatwarmmilkhelpspeoplesleepbette