广东省广州大学附属东江中学学年高一英语下学期期中考试试题.docx

1、广东省广州大学附属东江中学学年高一英语下学期期中考试试题广东省广州大学附属东江中学2018-2019学年高一下学期期中考试（4月）英语试题本试卷共 8 页，满分135 分。考试时间 120 分钟。【注意事项】1.答卷前，考生务必用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将自己的姓名和考生号，座位号填写在答题卡上。2.选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案，答案不能答在试卷上。3.非选择题必须用黑色字迹钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按

2、以上要求作答的答案无效。4.考生必须保持答题卡的整洁。第一部分 阅读理解 （共两节，满分40分）第1节 （共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的四个选项（A,B,C和D）中，选出最佳选项。并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AThis may be music to your ears.Researchers P Jason Rentfrow and Samuel Gosling gave 3，500 people a personality quiz.Then they asked them to name their favourite kind of music.“We f

3、ound that the musical styles people like are closely linked to their personalities，”Gosling says.RAP/HIPHOPKnown for their quick speech，some rappers can say more than 700 syllables (音节)a minute! If you like rap/hiphop，you are energetic(精力充沛的)and have a way with words.You put a fresh spin on things，w

4、hether its new moves on the dance floor or your hip style.CLASSICALIn the 18th century，classical musicians were like rock stars.Beethoven and Mozart，for example，played to packed concert halls. If you like classical，you are open to new ideas and like debating with friends.Creative and imaginative，you

5、 can easily spend many hours scrapbooking，writing or painting.COUNTRYCountry music came from the folk songs of English，Scottish，and Irish settlers of the southeastern United States.If you like country，you express your opinions well，which makes you the ideal class president or team captain.Traditiona

6、l and loyal，you enjoy spending time with your family.POPPop music is designed to appeal to(吸引)almost everyone，and it does.Each year，the industry brings in about 30 billion dollars! If you like pop，you are attractive to your friends.You can make big things happen，like planning for a huge party or ins

7、piring your team to victory.ROCK/ALTERNATIVEIn the 1950s，rock music created a brandnew culture.Teenagers，for the first time，had an identity(身份)separate from adults and children.If you like rock/alternative，you are a risktaker who never accepts no for an answer.You rise to any challenge，like doing ve

8、ry well in a big exam or in the school play.If these personality profiles dont match you，thats OK.These are just for fun.1If you like pop music，_Ayou are traditional and prefer to stay with your familyByou are easy to accept new ideasCyou are welcome and your friends all like to be with youDyou have

9、 a quick speech and can say 30 words in a minute2We can know from this passage that _Ain the 18th century, classical musicians were like pop starsBcountry music came from the folk songs of the Native AmericansCeveryone can find his personality in this passageDpop music is liked by the largest number

10、 of people in the world3Whats the best title for the passage?AWhen music came into being. BWhat your favourite music says about you.CSome basic information about music. DHow to like music.BIts 5:00 in the morning when the alarm(闹钟)rings in my ears. I roll out of bed and walk blindly through the dark

11、 into the bathroom. I turn on the light and put on my glasses. The house is still as I walk downstairs while my husband and three kids sleep peacefully. Usually I go for a long run, but today I choose my favorite exercise DVD, Insanity. Sweat pours down my face and into my eyes. My heart races as I

12、force my body to finish each movement. As I near the end of the exercise, I feel extremely tired, but a smile is on my face. Its not a smile because the DVD is over, but a smile of success from pushing my body to its extreme limit.Some people enjoy shopping, smoking, food, work, or even chocolate. B

13、ut I need exercise to get through each day. Some shake heads when they see me run through the town. Others get hurt when I refuse to try just one bite of their grandmothers chocolate cake. They raise their eyebrows, surprised by my no thank you, or by my choice to have a salad. Over the years, I hav

14、e learned its okay to just say no. I shouldnt feel sorry for refusing food that I dont want to eat.So what drives me to roll out of bed at 5:00 a.m.? What gives me the reason to just say no to ice cream? Commitment. A commitment to change my life with a way that reduces daily anxiety, increases self

15、-confidence and energy, extends life and above all improves my body shape. This is the point where a smile appears on my face as I look at myself in the mirror or try on my favorite pair of jeans that now fit just right. Its through commitment and sweat that I can make a difference within myself ins

16、ide and out.4Why is there a smile on the authors face in the morning?ABecause she sees her family sleeping peacefully.BBecause she finishes her favorite exercise.CBecause she feels a sense of achievement.DBecause she enjoys the interesting DVD5Which of the following is true according to Paragraph 2?AShe doesnt treat others politely. BShe li