安徽省芜湖市学年高一下学期期末考试英语精校解析Word版.docx

1、安徽省芜湖市学年高一下学期期末考试英语精校解析Word版安徽省芜湖市2017-2018学年度高一下学期期末考试英语试题说明：本试卷满分为100分，考试时间为120分钟。第一部分听力（百强校英语解析团队专供）（共两节，满分15分）第二部分：阅读理解（百强校英语解析团队专供）（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20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。AA couple from Miami, Bill and Simone Butler, spent sixty-six days in a life-raft in

2、the seas of Central America after their boat sank.Twenty-one days after they left Panama in their boat, Simony, they met some whales. “They started to hit the side of the boat,” said Bill, “and then suddenly we heard water.” Two minutes later, the boat was sinking. They jumped into the life-raft and

3、 watched the boat go under the water.For twenty days they had tins of food, biscuits and bottles of water. They also had a fishing-line and a machine to make salt water into drinking watertwo things which saved their lives. They caught eight to ten fish a day and ate them raw（生的）. Then the line brok

4、e. “So we had no more fish until something very strange happened. Some sharks came to feed, and the fish under the raft were afraid and came to the surface. I caught them with my hands.”About twenty ships passed them, but no one saw them. After fifty days at sea their life-raft was beginning to brea

5、k up. Then suddenly it was all over. A fishing boat saw them and picked them up. They couldnt stand up. So the captain carried them onto his boat and took them to Costa Rica. Their two months at sea was over.1. Bill and Simone were traveling _ when they met some whales.A. in a life-raft B. in MiamiC

6、. in Simony D. in Panama2. After their boat sank, the couple _.A. jumped into the water B. heard waterC. watched the life-raft go under water D. stayed in the life-raft3. When they saw the fishing boat which later picked them up, _.A. they were too excited to stand upB. they couldnt wait to climb on

7、to the boatC. their life-raft was beginning to break upD. they knew their two months at sea would be over【答案】1. C 2. D 3. D【解析】这是一篇故事。文章作者主要讲述了一对夫妇如何遇到海难，然后在海上的救生艇上生活了66天后获救的小故事。1. 细节理解题。根据第二段第一句Twenty-one days after they left Panama in their boat, Simony, they met some whales.可知，在他们离开巴拿马的21天之后，在Sim

8、ony，他们遇到了一些鲸鱼。故选C。2. 细节理解题。根据第一段A couple from Miami, Bill and Simone Butler, spent sixty-six days in a life-raft in the seas of Central America after their boat sank.可知，一对来自迈阿密的夫妇，比尔和西蒙，在他们的船沉没后，在中美洲的海洋里的救生艇里度过了六十六天。故选D。3. 细节理解题。根据最后一段A fishing boat saw them and picked them up. They couldnt stand up

9、. So the captain carried them onto his boat and took them to Costa Rica. Their two months at sea was over.可知，一艘渔船看到了他们，把他们救了起来。他们不能站起来。于是，船长把他们抬到他的船上，带他们去了哥斯达黎加。他们两个月的海上生活就结束了。故选D。BThere are many reasons why I encourage people to travel, and I know that the experience will make one a better person.I

10、 remember when I was travelling I began to know the world better. The world is not just about me, my small town and home. Although you will meet different people from all over the world, you will realize that people are similar in their dreams, hopes and feelings. Enjoy exploring the different cultu

11、res, and you will also find that people are different in some of the things they do and how they live. Once you understand their ways, it need not be strange or scary. Often we read stories about other cultures in books. Only when we visit their areas do we find that those stories are something wron

12、g.One thing you may find out is that there are problems all over the world. We cant just get money to send to these areas and hope that will work them out. The world should get involved（干预）and help wherever there are problems. People everywhere should be given a chance. It is so easy to ignore this

13、if one does not travel and explore. One can look around and see that so many people have many challenges worse than ours. One can realize that sometimes our biggest problems are not that big after all.On your journey you will meet lots of new friends. Talking to strangers and finding about their liv

14、es is a great way to spend your time. You will certainly be more confident after having to cope with problems and make many decisions along the way.When you travel, you have to be on your own in some situations. You will surprise yourself by how well you can do that. All your special experiences cou

15、ld make an interesting book to read. It would be filled with all your adventures and special memories.Traveling around and seeing so much happening in the world around us is a wonderful experience. If we could all just travel a little more and share our experiences, we would all be better people and

16、 the world would be a better place.4. From paragraph 2, we can learn that _.A. people around the world are the same in their hopesB. books always tell us wrong stories about culturesC. traveling can help us better understand the worldD. People in different places have strange living habits5. The und

17、erlined expression “cope with” in Paragraph 4 most probably means “_”.A. solve B. avoidC. meet D. cover6. Which of the following would be the best title of the passage?A. People in the world are familyB. Traveling helps one make more friendsC. People in the world share one dreamD. Traveling makes on

18、e a better person【答案】4. C 5. A 6. D【解析】这是一篇夹叙夹议的短文。作者鼓励人们旅行并阐述了许多理由，如果我们多外出旅行并分享我们的经历，我们会成为更出色的人，世界会变成更美好的地方。4. 细节理解题。根据第二段第一句I remember when I was travelling I began to know the world better.（我记得当我旅游时我开始更好地了解这个世界）可知，从第二段中我们能了解到旅游能帮助我们更好地了解世界。故选C。5. 词义猜测题。A. solve解决；B. avoid避免；C. meet遇见；D. cover覆盖。根

19、据you will certainly be more confident after having to cope with problems and make many decisions along the way.（在处理问题并在此过程中做出许多决定之后，你肯定会更加自信。）及常识可推知，在解决了许多问题之后能增加一个人的自信，故选A。6. 主旨大意题。根据短文中作者鼓励人们旅游并阐述了许多理由，根据第一段There are many reasons why I encourage people to travel，and I know that the experience will

20、 make one a better person有很多我鼓励人们旅游的原因，而且我知道这种经历会使一个人变得更好以及最后一句If we could all just travel a little more and share our experiences，we would all be better people and the world would be a better place如果我们多外出旅行并分享我们的经历，我们会成为更出色的人，世界会变成更美好的地方可知，全文的主旨就是告诉大家旅行可以使一个人变得更好，故本文的最佳题目就是Traveling Makes One a Bet

21、ter Person。故选D。点睛：标题可以是单词、短语，也可以是句子，它高度概括了文章内容，点明文章主题，它是文章中心思想最精练的表达形式。那如何选择文章的标题呢？如同选择文章的主题思想一样，标题要有概括性、全面性、针对性。标题要避免概括不够，即以部分代整体（如：3题的B选项概括性不够），或以事实细节代替具体的大意；也要避免概括过度，即脱离了文本内容的过度发挥，导致标题范围太大，缺乏针对性。像帽子一样，大小合适才行。另外，标题要简洁、突出、新颖。标题是文章的点睛之笔，所以它还要具有醒目的特点，能吸引读者。这篇文章的主题句属于首尾呼应式，为了突出主题，作者在文章开头提出主题（如：I know

22、that the experience will make one a better person.），接着进行阐述或论证，在结尾时再次点出主题，这种首尾呼应的写作方式也很常见。值得注意的是，前后两个主题句不是简单的重复，再次出现的主题句往往是前面主题句的进一步引申或发展。（如：If we could all just travel a little more and share our experiences, we would all be better people and the world would be a better place.）CWhile both Europe and

23、 the United States of America are considered the Western world, its good to know there are some differences in culture. If you are considering moving to a European country, you will find the information below helpful as you plan your move.One cultural difference is how the countries perceive（感知）time

24、 and space. For example, a house in the United States that is 200 years old would be considered ancient. This is probably because America is a fairly young country. However, in Europe, something would not be considered ancient unless it was at least 2,000 years old. However, perception of distance s

25、eems to be the opposite. While Europeans would consider 100 kilometers a long way to drive, Americans would think twice. This could be due to the fact that Europe is smaller and more heavily populated. In fact, the United States is over twice the size of Europe.Cars are another factor that differs g

26、reatly between Europe and the United States. American automobiles usually have automatic transmissions（传动）while European cars generally have manual gears（手动变速器）. European automobiles are smaller and more round-shaped, while American cars are larger and more square-shaped. Trucks and limousine are ve

27、hicles that American enjoy. In Europe, however, these types of vehicles are hardly seen, as they prefer smaller cars due to parking and traffic congestion.The view of education is another cultural difference between the European countries and the United States. In America, parents may save for many

28、years and even go into debt to pay for their children to attend college. Most schools and universities in Europe, however, are free of tuition. In fact, it is just expected for children to attend college there and not a privilege（特权）, as in the United States.7. The author wrote the first paragraph m

29、ainly to _.A. tell the differences between Europe and AmericaB. advise people to travel to Europe and AmericaC. introduce the topic of this passage to the readersD. persuade people to live in a European country8. Which of the following shows the Americans perception of time?A. An ancient house has a

30、 history of 200 years.B. Europe has been at least 2,000 years old.C. A hundred kilometers is a long way to drive.D. It is proper to drive a speed of 100 kilometers.9. It can be concluded from the last paragraph that _.A. Americans are richer than EuropeansB. Americans work harder than EuropeansC. th

31、e children in Europe neednt go to schoolD. it costs Americans a lot of money to go to college10. The author develops this passage by _.A. arguing B. persuadingC. comparing D. doubting【答案】7. C 8. A 9. D 10. C【解析】这是一篇说明文。美国和欧洲诸国虽然同属西方世界，但在文化上很多方面有明显的差异，本文主要讲述他们在对时空的理解、汽车和教育等方面的不同。7. 推理判断题。根据第一段第二句If y

32、ou are considering moving to a European country, you will find the information below helpful as you plan your move.可以推知，文章第一段是为了引出本文的话题。这篇文章目的向美国读者介绍去欧洲国家旅行时的一些有用的信息。故选C。8. 细节理解题。根据第二段的For example, a house in the United States that is 200 years old would be considered ancient.（在美国，有200年历史的房子会被认为是古老的）可知，这表现出美国人的时间观。故选A。9. 细节理解题。根据末段中的In America, parents may save for many years and even go into debt to pay for their children to attend college.