高一英語(yǔ)上學(xué)期期末考試試題

2017——2018學(xué)年度第一學(xué)期高一年級(jí)英語(yǔ)期末試卷第二部分：閱讀理解

（共20小題；第一節(jié)

15小題，第二節(jié)

5小題，每題

2分；滿分

40分）第一節(jié)閱讀理解AManypeoplekeepthestampsinadrawerathomebecausethey’llneverknowwhentheymightneedthem!Thetroubleisthattheyhavenoideaofhowmanystampstheyhaveleft.Whentheywanttosendsomethingbypost,itthattheyhaverunoutofstamps!

’sveryannoyingtofindoutTheInternetispossibletosolvetheproblem.TheUnitedStatesPostalServicehascomeupwithasystemwhichallowspeopletoprinttheirownpostagestampsattheirownhome!Thisistheperfectsolutionforthosepeoplethathavebusylives!Wheneveryougotothepostofficetobuyastamp,youarebuyingaboringandstandardpostagestamp.Theyareredincolor,andyoucaneasilybuythemontheInternetaswell.Forexample,youcanjustorderaregular1stclassstampandthenprintitoffusingyourownprinter(打印機(jī)).Thesedays,youcanhavemuchmorefunwithyourstamps.Youcanbuythemonlineinsteadofgoingtothepostoffice.Youcandecorate,preview(預(yù)覽)andprintyourstampsallatyourownhome.Youareabletouseanyofyourownphotosaspartofyourpostagestampaswell.Thesestampsaren’tjustallowedtobeusedintheUnitedStates;theycanbeusedtosendyourmailthroughouttheworld.Theyareperfecttouseformanyspecialoccasions,suchasweddings,festivalsandevenbirthdays!Theyarefantastic!21.Theproblemofkeepingstampsathomeisthat______.A.thestampsmaylosecolorB.youmaynotfindthemanywhereC.thestampsmaybeoutofdateD.youdonotknowhowmanyareleft22.WiththesystemoftheUnitedStatesPostalService,peoplecan______.A.buyphotostampsataverylowpriceB.sendtheirinternationalmailsforfreeC.designtheirownphotostampsD.havetheirlettersdeliveredfasterthanbefore23.What’sthewriter’sattitudetowardthenewtypeofstamps?A.Hethinkstheyareagreatidea.B.Heisafraidtheymaycausetrouble.C.Hethinkstheysavealotofmoney.D.Hethinkstheyareasgoodasthetraditionalones.BScientistssaycuttingdowntreesisthreateningoneofMexico

’smostfamousinsects.

Satellite

(衛(wèi)星)picturesshowlargewoodedareashavebeenclearedfromcentralMexico.Theforestsarethewinterhomeformillionsof

monarchbutterflies(黑脈金斑蝶).Thebutterfliestravelthereeachyeartoreproduce(生殖).Eachyear,morethantwohundredthousandpeopletraveltoMexicotoseethebutterflies.FromNovembertoMarch,millionsofbutterfliescanbeseeninthetreesandthesky.Mexicanofficialshopethatbyprotectingtheforests,theycanincreasethenumberofvisitors.ThesesatellitepicturesshowtheMonarchButterflyBiosphereReserve.Aboutfourhundredforty-fivehectares(公頃)havebeenclearedillegally(非法地)since2004.Scientistssaythat,iftheclearingcontinues,monarchbutterflieswillnotusethereserveastheirwinterhome.Forthousandsofyears,thebutterflieshavebeenflyingtothesameforests.TheirtripgoesalongCanadaandthenortheasternUnitedStates.Itisaboutfourthousandeighthundredkilometers.Theinsectsflyabouteightykilometersaday.TheyreachcentralMexicoafteraboutsixtydays.Nooneissurewhythebrightly-coloredorangeandblackbutterflieschoosetheseforests.However,somescientistsbelievetheareamightoffertherightwetnessandcoolweathertokeeptheinsectsalivethroughthewinter.24.Ifpeoplecontinuecuttingdowntrees,monarchbutterflies______.A.willstopreproducingB.willnotgothereinwinterC.willdieoutinthenextfewyearsD.willbeprotectedbyMexicanlawFromthetext,wecanlearnthatthetripofmonarchbutterflies______.A.startedabout100yearsagoB.isfromtheUnitedStatestoCentralMexicoC.isabouttwomonthslongD.ismorethankilometers

five

thousandWhydomonarchbutterflieschoosetheforestsastheirwinterhomeaccordingtothescientists?A.Thewarmweather.B.Thedryair.C.Thewetground.D.Thehightemperature.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?Howamonarchbutterflygrowsup.Monarchbutterflies’winterhomeisindanger.Themainhabitatsofmonarchbutterfliesdisappeared.WhattheMexicangovernmentdoestoprotectbutterflies.CEyesightproblemsarecommonamongallagesandiftheyareleftuntreated,theycancauseseriousheadachesorotherproblems.Thegoodnewsisthatmosteyesightproblemscaneasilybesortedoutbywearingglasses.Regulareyetestsareimportantforeveryone.Childrenandteenagers,undertheageof16anduptotheageof19forthosefull-timeeducation,havetherighttohaveeyetestsforfreeinBritain.Astheeyetestisfree,there

’snoexcusefornothavingaregu

lareyetest.Doctorssuggestthatit

’sbettertohaveaneyetestaboutonceayear.Wearingglassesisn’talwaysregardedasallthatcoolandteenswhosuddenlyneedtowearglassesmayfinditdifficulttoaccept.Ifthey’vegrownupwearingglasses,thentheymaybemoreusedtoit.However,ifyoureyesareinpoorhealth,notwearingglassescanputevenmorepressureonyoureyesandcouldmakethemevenworse.Thankfully,the

daysof

littlechoiceofglasses

frames

(框架)for

teenagers

aregoneandthere

’s

nowawideselection

of

frames.

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ateen

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choosesomethingheorshefeelscomfortable.Don

’tforgettobeguidedbytheexpertsonglassestoo.28.Accordingtothetext,teensintheUK______.A.havefeweyesightproblemsB.candesigntheirownglassesC.changetheirglassesveryoftenD.canchecktheireyeswithoutpaying29.Howoftendodoctorssuggestteenstohaveaneyetest?A.Onceamonth.B.Onceeverysixmonths.C.Onceayear.D.Twiceayear.Itcanbelearnedfromthetextthatteens______.finditdifficulttobuycomfortableglassesprefertowearcoolglassesatanearlyageareadvisedtowearglassesiftheireyesightispoorthinktheyaremuchcoolerwhenwearingglassesInthetext,thewritermainlywantstotellus______.A.howtotalkwithdoctorsB.atwhatagetowearglassesC.howtobuythesuitableglassesD.howtotreateyesightproblemsExperts

recently

said

that

people

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slowglobal

warmingbychanging

the

colorofthe

rooftops

(

屋頂).Theysaidsunlight,anditsheat,willreachthesurfaceofawhite-coloredroofandalmostallcanbereflected(反射)back.However,darkrooftopsholdinmorethaneightypercentoftheenergyfromsunlight.Thisiswhytherearewhite-and-light-coloredbuildingsinmanywarmareasoftheworld.Researchershave

estimated

(

評(píng)估)theeffects

thatwhiteroofs

couldhaveontheplanet.Theirstudyconsiderspaintingsixty-threepercentofrooftopswhiteinonehundredlargecitiesinwarmareasaroundtheworld.Thescientistsestimatethiswouldhavethesameclimateresultastakingallcarsintheworldofftheroadfortenyears.Itwouldalsosavemoneyonindooraircoolingcosts.Awriterhassomeideasforfamilieswhichareplanningtotravelonvacationbycar.Shewritesthatthemostimportantthingonaroadtripisplanning.Trytofindnewandfunthingstodoasclosetoyourhomeaspossible.Producelesswastebybringingfoodanddrinksforthetripinre-usablecontainers.Inthefuture,cartravelersmayseetheGreenRoadwayProject,collectingpowerfromthesunandthewindalongroads,highwaysandrailwaysthroughouttheUnitedStates.Thepowerwouldbeusedtocreateenergyforhomesandbusinessesnearby.Theroadswouldevenhavepowerstationsforchargingelectriccars.32.Expertssuggestwhite-coloredroofsbecausetheycan______.A.maketheairmuchfresherB.helpkeeptheearthcoolC.berecognizedinthedistanceD.makethecitylookmorebeautiful33.InParagraph3,thewriteradvisespeopleto______.A.changetravelingtimesB.haveashorttripnearyourhomeC.putrubbishintocontainersD.takehome-cookedfoodontrips34.WhatwilltheGreenRoadwayProjectdo?A.Itwillcontrolthetrafficincities.B.Itwilldealwithpollutionproblems.C.Itwillrepairbrokencarsontheroad.D.Itwillprovidepowerforlocalpeople.35.Fromthetext,wecanlearnthatthewriter______.A.isconcernedabouttheenvironmentB.showsinterestinmodernhigh-techC.isworriedaboutpeople’sbehaviorD.thinkshighlyofscientists’research第二節(jié)依照短文內(nèi)容，選出能填入空白處的最正確選項(xiàng)，其中兩項(xiàng)為節(jié)余選項(xiàng)。AliisfromaMiddleEasterncountry.HenowstaysintheUSA.Hesmokesalotofcigaretteseveryday.Hehassmokedfornineyears.Alisays,“Itriedtoquit(放棄)smokinginmyhometown,butitwasimpossible.Myparentssmoke.Mybrotherssmoke.Allmyfriendssmoke.Atpartiesandatmeetings,almostallthemensmoke.HereintheUnitedStates,notasmanypeoplesmoke.____36___”ManysmokersarelikeAli:theywanttostopsmoking.____37____itcancausecancerandheartdisease.Butitisdifficultforthemtogivebecausecigaretteshaveadruginthem.Thedrugisnicotine.Peoplewhosmokealotneednicotine.

Theyknowupsmoking____38____

Thenicotinemakeshimsick.

In

afew

days,thesmoker

’sbodyisusedtothenicotine,andhefeelsfine.Later,thesmokerneedsnicotinetokeepfeelingfine.Withoutnicotine,hefeelsbad.____39___Manypeoplewho

quitwillsoonsmoke

again.

Atapartyoratworktheywilldecidetosmoke“justone”cigarcigarette,andanother.Soontheybecomesmokersagain.

ette.

Then

theywillsmokeanother____40____A.Itisveryhardtoquitsmoking.B.Itwillbeeasiertochangethesmokinghabithere.C.Thusnicotinemakessmokersaddictedtocigarettes.D.Thesmokersknowthatsmokingisbadfortheirhealth.E.Whenapersonfirstbeginstosmoke,heusuallyfeelsterrible.F.Maybethereisonlyoneeasywaytoquitsmoking:neverstart.G.Butitissaidthatmedicineisneededtostopthemfromsmoking.第三部分：英語(yǔ)知識(shí)運(yùn)用（共兩小節(jié)，滿分45分）第一節(jié)完形填空

(共

20

小題；每題

1.5分，滿分

30分)WhenIwasgrowingup,Ididn’trememberhearingthewords“Iloveyoumyfather.Whenyourfather41saysthesewordstoyouwhenyouarea(n)42,ittougherandtougherforhimtosaythesewordsashegets43.Totellthetruth,Icouldnothonestlyremember44Ihadlastsaidthosewordstohimeither.Idecided

”fromgetsto45myego(自尊心)asideandmakethefirstmove.After46,inournextphoneconversationI

blurtedout

(

突然說(shuō)出

)thewo

rds,

“Dad

Iloveyou!

”Therewasa47attheotherendandhe

awkwardly

(

笨拙地)replied,

“Well,samebacktoya!

”Ismiledandsaid,

“Dad,Iknowyou

48me,andwhenyouareready,Iknowyou49saywhatyouwanttosay.

”Fifteenminuteslatermy50calleda

ndnervouslyasked,

“Paul,

51isokay?

”

Iexplainedtoherperfectly.Afewweekslater,Dad52

ourphoneconversationwiththewords,

“Paul,Iloveyou.”

Iwasatworkduringthis

53andthetearswererollingdownmycheeksasIfinally“54”thelove.AsIsatthereintears,I55thatthisspecialmomenthadtakenourfather-son56toanewlevel.Ashortwhileafterthis57moment,myfathernarrowly58deathfollowingheartoperation.Ihaveoftenthought59IdidnottakethefirststepandDaddidnot60theoperation,Iwouldhavenever“heard”thelove.41.A.onceB.everC.neverD.often42.A.adultB.childC.youthD.student43.A.youngerB.olderC.smallerD.taller44.A.whenB.howC.whatD.where45.A.getB.letC.takeD.set46.A.guidanceB.considerationC.callingD.talking47.A.smileB.coughC.laughterD.silence48.A.hateB.loveC.forgetD.miss49.A.willB.canC.shouldD.must50.A.fatherB.motherC.daughterD.sister51.A.anythingB.somethingC.everythingD.nothing52.A.concludedB.startedC.carriedD.ignored53.A.weekB.holidayC.conversationD.trip54.A.feltB.heardC.receivedD.touched55.A.realizedB.noticedC.foundD.saw56.A.feelingB.distanceC.connectionD.relationship57.A.unbelievableB.especialC.specialD.important58.A.avoidedB.escapedC.acceptedD.refused59.A.sinceB.asC.ifD.because60.A.surviveB.liveC.operateD.recover第二節(jié)（共

10小題；每題

1.5分，滿分

15分）InSeptember,1941theNazi61（Germany）armywasnearStPetersburg.Thiswasatime62thetwocountrieswereatwar.However,beforetheNaziscouldgettothesummerpalace,theRussianswereonlyabletoremovethefurnitureandsmallartobjectsfromtheAmberRoom.ButsomeoftheNazissecretlystoletheAmberRoomitself.Inlessthantwodays,100,000piecesoftheroomwereputinsidetwenty-sevenwoodenboxes.Thereisnodoubt63theboxeswerethenputonatrain64Konigsberg,atthattimeaGermancityontheBalticSea.Afterthat,whatreallyhappenedtotheAmberRoom65(remain)amystery.Whilethesearchfortheoldroomcontinues,

the66(Russian)

andGermanshavebuilt67newAmberRoomatthesummerpalace.68(follow)oldphotos,thenewroomhasbeenmadetolookmuchliketheoldone.In69springof2003,itwasreadyforthepeopleofStPetersburg70(celebrate)the300thbirthdayoftheircity.第四部分：寫(xiě)作（共兩節(jié)，滿分

35分）第一節(jié)短文改錯(cuò)(共10小題；每題1分，滿分10分)Manypeoplelikemusic.Therearemuchkinds:softmusicisgracefully,rockmusicfast,classicalmusicgreat,andlightlymusicrelaxing.Youcanpickandchoosewhatyoulikeit.Nowpopularsongsarewelcomedbyteens.Thoughapersonlikesmusic,heusuallylikessinging,either.Infact,Iamalsofondofsing.MybrotherandIlikepopsongs,andmyparentslikelisteningsoftmusic.Weareamusicalfamily.Doyoulikemusic?Isyourhomefullwithmusic?Musicisreallygreat!Itcanbringushappily.第二節(jié)書(shū)面表達(dá)

(

滿分

25分)假設(shè)你是李華，你校

舉行了一場(chǎng)英語(yǔ)演講比

賽，你抽中的題目是

“Myfavoritewriter”。你最喜歡的是《哈里?波特》的作者J.K.Rowling。請(qǐng)依照以下提示寫(xiě)一篇演講稿。1.J.K.Rowling1965年生于英國(guó)；小時(shí)候喜歡聽(tīng)爸爸講故事；1992年初版了第一部《哈里?波特》；《哈里?波特》系列深受人們喜歡。注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右；2.可以合適增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連結(jié)。_______________________________________