遼寧省大連經(jīng)濟(jì)技術(shù)開發(fā)區(qū)得勝高級中學(xué)2017-2018學(xué)年高一英語下學(xué)期期中試題

得勝高中20172018學(xué)年度下學(xué)期期中高一英語試卷

本試卷滿分為120分，考試時(shí)間為100分鐘第一部分

閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）

第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。

A

In1978,Iwas18andwasworkingasanurseinasmalltownabout270kmawayfromSydney,Australia.Iwaslookingforwardtohavingfivedaysofffromduty.Unfortunately,theonlyonetrainadaybacktomyhomeinbackseatandofferedhimsomewater.

Afterafewmomentsofsmalltalk,themansaidtome,“Youhaven’tchangedabit,evenyourredhairisstillthesame.”

Icouldn’trememberwhereI’dmethim.Hethentoldmehewasthemanwhohadgivenmelunchandhelpedmefindaliftallthoseyearsago.ItwasGordon.1.Theauthorhadtohitch

arideonedayin1978because

.

A.herworkdelayedhertriptoSydney

B.shewas

goinghomeforherholidays

C.thetownwasfarawayfromSydney

D.shemissedtheonlytrainbackhome

2.WhichofthefollowingdidGordondoaccordingtoParagraph2?

A.Hehelpedthegirlfindaride.

B.Hegavethegirlaridebackhome.

C.Heboughtsandwichesforthegirl.

D.Hewatchedthegirlforthreehours.

3.Thereasonwhytheauthorofferedalifttotheelderlymanwasthat

.

A.sherealizedhewasGordon

B.shehadknownhimfordecades

C.shewasgoingtothenearbytown

D.shewantedtorepaythefavoursheoncegot

4.Whatdoestheauthorwanttotellthereadersthroughthestory?

A.Givingsometimesproducesniceresults.

B.Thosewhogiverideswillberepaid.

C.Goodmannersbringabouthappiness.

D.Peopleshouldofferfreeridestoothers.

B

ScientistsinArgentinahavecreatedtheworld’sfirstcowwithtwohumangenesthatwillenableittoproducehumanlikemilk.

Geneticengineeringwasusedtointroducethe"mothers’milk"genesintotheanimalbeforebirth,accordingtotheNationalInstituteofAgribusinessTechnologyinBuenosAires.

Asanadult,theclonedcow"willproducemilkthatissimilartothatofhumans",whichwillprove"adevelopmentofgreatimportanceforthenutritionofinfants(嬰兒)",saidtheinstitute."Theclonedcow,namedRositaISA,isthefirstintheworldwithtwohumangenesthatcontaintheproteinspresentinhumanmilk,"saidthestatement.

InApril,scientistsinChinapublisheddetailsofresearchshowingthattheyhadcreateddairycowswhichproducedmilkcontainingproteinsfoundinhumanbreastmilk.ButtheArgentineteamsaidtheChineseonlyintroducedonehumangene,whiletheirresearchinvolvedtwo,

meaningthemilkwillmorecloselyresemblethatofhumans.

“Ourgoalwastoraisethenutritionvalueofcows’milkbyaddingtwohumangenes,whichdogoodtotheimmunesystemofinfants,”saidAdrianMutto,fromtheNationalUniversityofSanMartinwhichworkedwiththeinstitute.

CristinaKirchner,PresidentofArgentina,saidthatthescientificinstitutemadeallArgentinesproud.Shealsosaidthatshehadrejectedthe"honor"ofhavingthecownamedafterher."TheycametotellmethatthenameisCristina,butwhatwomanwouldliketohaveacownamedafterher?ItappearedtometobemorepropertocallitRosita.”

5.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.

Theimportanceofgeneticengineering.

B.

Waystoimprovemothers’milk.

C.

Aclonedcowtoproducehumanlikemilk.

D.

AdvancedagriculturaltechnologyinArgentina.

6.Whichofthefollowingcanbestreplace“morecloselyresemble”inParagraph4?

A.

havemorevarietiesthan

B.

bemoresimilarto

C.

havemorenutritionthan

D.

bemoredifferentfrom

7.WhatcanbeinferredfromCristinaKirchner’sstatements?

A.

Shewasquitesatisfiedwiththeresearchdonebytheinstitute.

B.

Sheconsidereditanhonortonamethespecialcow.

C.

Shefeltitimpropertobenamedafterthecow.

D.

Sherefusedtogiveanametothecowoutofselfrespect.

C

DoesFameDriveYouCrazy?

Althoughbeingfamousmightsoundlikeadreametrue,today’sstar,feelinglikezooanimals,facepressuresthatfewofuscanimagine.Theyareatthecenterofmuchoftheworld’sattention.Paparazzi(狗仔隊(duì))campoutsidetheirhomes,camerasready.Tabloids(小報(bào))publishthrillingstoriesabouttheirpersonallives.Justimaginenotbeingabletodoanythingwithoutbeingphotographedorinterruptedforasignature!

AccordingtopsychologistChristinaVillareal,celebrities—famouspeople—worryconstantlyabouttheirpublicappearance.Eventually,theystarttolosetrackofwhotheyreallyare,seeingthemselvesthewaytheirfansimaginethem,notasthepeopletheywerebeforeeveryoneknewtheirnames.“Overtime,”Villarealsays,“theyfeelseparatedandalone.”

Thephenomenonoftrackingcelebritieshasbeenaroundforages.Inthe4thcenturyB.C.,paintersfollowedAlexandertheGreatintobattle,hopingtopicturehisvictoriesforhisadmirers.WhenCharlesDickensvisitedAmericainthe19thcentury,hissoldoutreadingsattractedthousandsoffans,leadinghimtoplain(抱怨)abouthislackofprivacy.Tabloidsofthe1920sand1930sranarticlesaboutfilmstarsinmuchthesamewaythatmoderntabloidsandwebsitesdo.

Beingapublicfiguretoday,however,isalotmoredifficultthanitusedtobe.Superstarscannotmoveaboutwithoutworryingaboutphotographerswithmoderncameras.Whentheysaysomethingsillyordosomethingridiculous,thereisalwaystheInternettospreadthenewsinminutesandkeeptheir“story”

aliveforever.

Iffameissotroublesome,whyaren’tallcelebritiesrunningawayfromit?Theansweristherearestillwaystodealwithit.Somestarsstaycalmbysurroundingthemselveswithtrustedfriendsandfamilyorbyescapingtoremoteplacesawayfrombigcities.Theyfocusnotonhowfamoustheyarebutonwhattheylovetodoorwhatevermadethemfamousinthefirstplace.

Sometimesafewcelebritiescangetalittlejustice.Still,evenstarswhoenjoyfulljusticeoftenplainabouthowhardtheirlivesare.Theyaretiredofbeingfamousalready.

8.Itcanbelearnedfromthepassagethatstarstoday___________.

A.areoftenmisunderstoodbythepublic

B.cannolongerhavetheirprivacyprotected

C.spendtoomuchontheirpublicappearance

D.carelittleabouthowtheyhaveeintofame

9.WhatisthemainideaofParagraph3?

A.Greatheroesofthepastweregenerallyadmired.

B.Theproblemfacedbycelebritieshasalonghistory.

C.Wellknownactorsareusuallytargetsoftabloids.

D.Worksofpopularwritersoftenhavealotofreaders.

10.Whatmakesitmuchhardertobeacelebritytoday?

A.Availabilityofmodernmedia.

B.Inadequatesocialrecognition.

C.Lackoffavorablechances.

D.Hugepopulationoffans.

11.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardmoderncelebrity?

A.Sincere.

B.Sceptical.

C.Disapproving.

D.Sympathetic.

D

GuidetoStockholmUniversityLibrary

Ourlibraryoffersdifferenttypesofstudyingplacesandprovidesagoodstudyingenvironment.

Zones

Thelibraryisdividedintodifferentzones.Theupperfloorisaquietzonewithoverathousandplacesforsilentreading,and

placeswhereyoucansitandworkwithyourownputer.Thereadingplacesconsistmostlyoftablesandchairs.Thegroundflooristhezonewhereyoucantalk.Hereyoucanfindsofasandarmchairsforgroupwork.

puters

Youcanuseyourownputertoconnecttothewifispeciallypreparedfornotebookputers；youcanalsouselibraryputers,whichcontainthemostmonlyusedapplications,suchasMicrosoftOffice.TheyaresituatedintheareaknownastheExperimentalFieldonthegroundfloor.

Groupstudyplaces

Ifyouwanttodiscussfreelywithoutdisturbingothers,youcanbookastudyroomorsitatatableonthegroundfloor.Somestudyroomsarefor23peopleandotherscanholdupto68people.Allroomsaremarkedonthelibrarymaps.

Thereare40groupstudyroomsthatmustbebookedviathewebsite.Tobook,youneedanactiveUniversityaccountandavalidUniversitycard.Youcanusearoomthreehoursperday,ninehoursatmostperweek.

StorageofStudyMaterial

Thelibraryhaslockersforstudentstostorecourseliterature.Whenyouhaveobtainedatleast40credits(學(xué)分),youmayrentalockerandpay400SEKforayear’srentalperiod.

RulestobeFollowed

Mobilephoneconversationsarenotpermittedanywhereinthelibrary.Keepyourphoneonsilentasifyouwereinalectureandexitthelibraryifyouneedtoreceivecalls.

Pleasenotethatfoodandfruitareforbiddeninthelibrary,butyouareallowedtohavedrinksandsweetswithyou.

12.Thelibrary’supperflooris

mainlyforstudentsto_________.

A.readinaquietplace

B.havegroupdiscussions

C.takefortableseats

D.gettheirputersfixed

13.Libraryputersonthegroundfloor__________.

A.helpstudentswiththeirfieldexperiments

B.containsoftwareessentialforschoolwork

C.areforthosewhowanttoaccessthewifi

D.aremostlyusedforfillingoutapplicationforms

14.Whatconditionshouldbemettobookagroupstudyroom?

A.Agroupmustconsistof8people.

B.Threehouruseperdayistheminimum.

C.Oneshouldfirstregisterattheuniversity.

D.Applicantsmustmarktheroomonthemap.

15.Astudentcanrentalockerinthelibraryifhe__________.

A.canaffordtherentalfee

B.attendscertaincourses

C.hasnowheretoputhisbooks

D.hasearnedtherequiredcredits

第二節(jié)（共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分）

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。

“ThreeApples”changedtheworld.Thefirstoneseduced(誘惑)Eve.ThesecondoneawakenedNewton.

___16____

HerearesomefamouswordsfromSteveJobstoshare.

Onthecharacter

I’mtheonlypersonIknowthat’slostaquarterofabilliondollarsinoneyear._17__.

Ongooddesign

That’sbeenoneofmymottos－focusandsimplicity.Simplecanbeharderthanplex；Youhavetoworkhardtogetyourthinkingcleantomakeitsimple.Butit’sworthitintheendbecauseonceyougetthere，youcanmovemountains.

Onhisoutlook

___18_____

Sayingwe’vedonesomethingwonderfulwhengoingtobedatnight.That’swhatmatterstome.

Onyourworkinglife

Yourworkisgoingtofillalargepartofyourlife，andtheonlywaytobetrulysatisfiedistodowhatyoubelieveisgreatwork.__19___

Ifyouhaven’tfoundityet，keeplooking.Don’tsettle.

Ontheimportanceofdeath

Noonewantstodie.Evenpeoplewhowanttogotoheavendon’twanttodietogetthere.

___20_____

Noonehaseverescapedit.Andthatisasitshouldbe，becauseDeathisevenlikelythesinglebestinventionoflife.Itislife’schangeagent.Itclearsouttheoldtomakewayforthenew.Rightnowthenewisyou，butsomedaynottoolongfromnow，youwillgraduallybeetheoldandbeclearedaway.

A.It’sverycharacterbuilding.

B.ThethirdonewasinthehandsofSteveJobs.

C.Thisisnotaonemanshow.

D.Andtheonlywaytodogreatworkistolovewhatyoudo.

E.Andyetdeathisthedestinationweallshare.

F.It’sreallyhardtodesignproductsbyfocusingongroups.

G.Beingtherichestmaninthecemeterydoesn’tmattertome.

第二部分

英語知識運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)，滿分45分）

第一節(jié)

完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）

閱讀下面短文，從短文中各題所給的四個選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和Ｄ）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。

Ifyouwanttolearnanewlanguage,theveryfirstthingtothinkaboutiswhy.Doyouneeditfora___21_____reason,suchasyourjoboryourstudies?___22____perhapsyou’reinterestedinthe___23____,filmsormusicofadifferentcountryandyouknowhowmuchitwillhelptohavea___24____ofthelanguage.

Mostpeoplelearnbestusingavarietyof___25____,buttraditionalclassesareanideal（理想的）startformanypeople.They___26___anenvironmentwhereyoucanpracticeunderthe___27___ofsomeonewho’sgoodatthelanguage.Wealllead___28___livesandlearningalanguagetakes__29___.Youwillhavemoresuccessifyoustudyregularly,sotrytodevelopa___30___.Itdoesn’tmatterifyouhaven’tgotlong.Beingfluentinalanguagewilltakeyears,butlearningtogetbytakes__31___.

Manypeoplestartlearningalanguageandsoongiveup.“I’mtoo__32___,”theysay.Yes,childrendolearnlanguagesmore__33___thanadults,butresearchhasshownthatyoucanlearnalanguageatany___34___.Andlearningisgoodforthehealthofyourbrain,too.I’vealsoheardpeople___35___aboutthemistakestheymakewhen___36___.Well,relaxandlaughaboutyourmistakes__37____you’remuchlesslikelytomakethemagain.

Learninganewlanguageisnever

___38___.Butwithsomeworkanddevotion,you’llmakeprogress.Andyou’llbe___39____bythepositivereactionofsomepeoplewhenyousayjustafewwordsin___40___ownlanguage.Goodluck!

21.A.technical

B.political

C.practical

D.physical

22.A.After

B.So

C.Though

D.Or

23.Aliterature

B.transport

C.agriculture

D.medicine

24.A.view

B.knowledge

C.form

D.database

25.A.paintings

B.regulations

C.methods

D.puters

26.A.protect

B.change

C.respect

D.provide

27.A.control

B.mand

C.guidance

D.pressure

28.A.busy

B.happy

C.simple

D.normal

29.A.courage

B.time

C.energy

D.place

30.A.theory

B.business

C.routine

D.project

31.A.somerisks

B.alotless

C.somenotes

D.alotmore

32.A.old

B.nervous

C.weak

D.tired

33.A.closely

B.quickly

C.privately

D.quietly

34.A.age

B.speed

C.distance

D.school

35.A.worry

B.hesitate

C.think

D.quarrel

36.A.singing

B.working

C.bargaining

D.learning

37.A.if

B.and

C.but

D.before

38.A.tiresome

B.hard

C.interesting

D.easy

39.A.blamed

B.amazed

C.interrupted

D.informed

40.A.their

B.his

C.our

D.your

第二節(jié)

語篇填空（共１０小題；每小題１.５分，滿分１５分）

閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入適當(dāng)?shù)膬?nèi)容（不多于３個單詞）或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。

MywifeisaddictedtoshoppingontheInternet.

_41__seemsthatshecan’tcontrolherselfwell,justclickingconstantlywiththemouse.Letmetellyouwhathappenedlastnight.Itwasthefourthtimeshe__42___(shop)onlineforhours.Ihadalreadyremindedher_43____(think)twicebeforebuyinganything,butmywifeignored__44__Isaidandrepliedconfidently,“WiththeNewYear___45____

(approach)”,preparationisnecessary.Besides,Ihaven’tboughtthingsontheInternetforawholeweek.”Hearingherwords,Iwasreallyspeechless.Inmostcases,thethingssheboughtaren’tgoodvalueformoney.Maybeshejustenjoys__46____processofbuyingonline.

Nowadays,__47____thedevelopmentoftechnology,onlineshoppingisbeingmoreandmoreconvenient.Those__48___stayathomecanbuywhatevertheywant.Inthemeanwhile,itcausesaseriesofproblems.Oneofthem__49__(be)morespendingthanbefore,becausepeopleare_50____(easy)attractedbythediscount.Sohowtokeepagoodstateofmindinfrontoftemptation（誘惑）isanimportantlessonmanypeopleneedtolearn.

第三部分

寫作（共兩節(jié)，滿分３５分）

第一節(jié)

短文改錯（共１０小題；每小題１分，滿分１０分）

假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文，文中共有１０處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處，每處只涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。

增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（AforeignstudentgraduatedwithhonorsfromafinelyuniversityinGermany.Heexpectedtofindagoodjobandhaveabrightfuture.Butinhisdisappointment,hewasn'tevengivingthechanceforaninterview!Thethirdtimehewasrefused,hephonedthepanytoaskhow."Wedon'temploydishonestpeopleinGermany"istheanswer.Whatwaswrong?ShortlybeforehearrivedinGermany,hefoundeasyt