1、广东省广州市番禺区学年高一英语下学期期中试题广东省广州市番禺区2016-2017学年高一英语下学期期中试题第一部分 阅读理解（共2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。AThe London Eye 4D Film Experience started in August and is included in the London Eye ticket price. It is a fantastic 4D film to entertain you before your tr
2、ip on the London Eye. The 4D effects are great.No Extra Cost to YouThats right; you buy your ticket for the London Eye and 4D cinema experience. Merlin Entertainments, the London Eye owners, spent 5 million creating the film and building the 4D cinema and wanted to improve the value for money of the
3、 London Eye.What to ExpectThe 4D Cinema entrance is in the ticket hall. So after buying your ticket, go straight to it, where youll be given a pair of glasses. About 160 visitors will pass through the 4D cinema every 8 minutes so dont worry about waiting time. People in the bright pink cinema are al
4、l standing on four levels. The top level is designed for wheelchairs.London Eye 4D FilmPut on your glasses and enjoy yourself. The story is about a little girl visiting London with her father and she wants to be higher to get a better view so she comes to the London Eye. It differs from watching the
5、 3D film for all your senses are involved. When it snows on screen, you feel it snows in the cinema. And when you watch the fireworks, you can really smell them.For a short film, less than four minutes, before the main attraction you think youve come for, you are going to love this free extra. I sto
6、od there with my mouth wide open at the end as many others did. Its fantastic! The effects are the Hollywood standard as no expense is spared. I was lucky enough to try the film three times on the first day and I still want to go back again.1. What does the author mainly tell us in this passage?A. H
7、e mainly introduces the 4D film of Merlin Entertainments.B. He mainly introduces the London Eye entertainment centre.C. He mainly tells us his experiences while creating the 4D film.D. He mainly introduces to us how to take part in the 4D film.2. Where could people get into the 4D film cinema?A. Und
8、er the London Eye. B. In the Hollywood.C. In the ticket hall. D. In the ticket centre.3. While seeing a 4D film, people will feel _.A. greatly frightened B. much worriedC. sweet smell D. as if they were on the scene4. According to the passage, a 4D film probably lasts about _.A. 4 seconds B. 8 secon
9、dsC. 4 minutes D. 8 minutesBWilliam Purkey, a well-known professor of education, said ,“Dance like no one is watching, love like youll never be hurt, sing like no one is listening, and live like its heaven on earth.” It seems like the perfect life philosophy（哲学）, and one Ive learned to apply to runn
10、ing over the year.But I didnt always feel this way. In my early days, when I weighed 240 pounds, I ran like everyone was watching, and judging. If I was on a run and saw a car approaching, Id stop and pretend I was looking for something Id lost. I bought the high-tech gear（装备） and clothes that I tho
11、ught would make people believe I was a runner. And I didnt have a clue if the expensive shoes I was wearing were the right kind for me. I just want to look I fit in with this group.To be honest, I felt a certain satisfaction in believing that someone was watching. I really thought that other people
12、cared about my performance. The best example of this was a combined, two-lap marathon in Florence, Italy. As I neared the finish line, the crowd began to cheer. I was surprised. Here I was, thousands of miles from home, and the Italians were shouting for “II Penguino ”About 20 yards from the finishi
13、ng, the truth set in when the dinner of the full marathon went past me as I was finishing the halfmarathon. No one was cheering for me. No one probably even noticed that I was finishing. I couldnt help but smile at my own illusion（幻象） of self-importance.Thats when I realized I had been running for e
14、very reason except the right one. I ran to make other people happy and to live up to their expectations. But no one was watching no one cared. So I decided I was going to run for me just me and gained a new enjoyment from the sport 1 hadnt truly experienced yet. Ive learned to run like on one is wat
15、ching.So if you see me at a race, and I look like a 60-year-old guy saddling (蹒跚) along, dont worry. Im fine. The miracle isnt that it is finished. The miracle is that I had the courage to start.5. It can be inferred from paragraph 2 that the writer .A. used sports clothes and shoes to attract atten
16、tion B. was concerned about what others thought of her C. liked to be the focus of other runnersD. struggled to find the right shoes to fit her6. When the writer was near the finishing line .A. she felt her own achievement B. the crowd cheered for her madlyC. nobody really cared about her running D.
17、 she realized the importance of confidence7. Now the writer thought the reason for running is to .A. live up to others expectation B. create a miracle in her own fife C. run like no one is watching D. enjoy the pleasure of running8. By telling her own story, the writer wanted to .A. tell us to live
18、a life of our own B. inspire more people to run C. improve our health by running D. stress the importance of determinationCOne day, Jack threw some papers on my desk. “Whats wrong?” I asked. “Next time you want to change anything, ask me first,” he said, and left. I had made just one small change. B
19、ut its not that I hadnt warned. My colleagues had said he was responsible for the resignations（辞职） of the two previous secretaries. As the weeks went by, I came to look down on Jack.After another of his episodes(片段) had left me in tears, I stormed into his office. “Jack, the way youve been treating
20、me is wrong. Ive never had anyone speak to me that way. As a professional, its wrong for me to allow it to continue,” I said. Jack smiled nervously, “Susan, I make you a promise that I will be a friend. I will treat you as you deserve to be treated, with respect and kindness.”Jack avoided me the res
21、t of the week, and never questioned my work again. I brought cookies to the office one day and left some on his desk. Another day I left a note: ”Hope your day is going great. ” Over the next few weeks, there were no more Jack episodes. One year later I discovered I had breast cancer, and was scared
22、. The statistics（数据） were not great for my long-term survival.One day, however, Jack visited me in the hospital and silently handed me a bundle with several bulbs inside. “Tulips(郁金香),” he said. I smiled, not understanding. “If you plant them when you get home, theyll come up next spring. I think yo
23、u will be there to see them when they come up. Next spring you will see the colors I picked out for you.” Tears clouded my eyes and he left. I have seen those red and white striped（有条纹的） tulips push through the soil every spring for over ten years now. This past September the doctor declared me cure
24、d. At a moment when I was praying for just the right word, a man with very few words said all the right things. After all, thats what friends do.9. Jack became angry that day because_.A. he was feeling unwell B. Susan had failed to keep his office cleanC. he felt Susan changed too much about the pap
25、ersD. Susan had changed something without his permission10. Which of the following describes Susan?A. Moody but friendly. B. Shy and demandingC. Confident and friendly. D. Tough and troublesome.11. From the passage, we can conclude that_.A. Jack cares about his employees B. Jack gets along well with
26、 his employeesC. Jack is always particular about his workD. Jack doesnt care about the feelings of others12. We can infer from the passage that_.A. a friend in need is a friend in deedB. a few words can be as meaningful as manyC. a friend who says little must be a good friendD. we must treat disresp
27、ectful people with disrespectD I am truly frustrated by the way my teenage children behave with me. It is a roller coaster(过山车)ride each day dealing with their moodiness and argumentative nature. But I do appreciate the courage they project at times and goals they undertake. They make me feel that t
28、hey really aim high in life.” This could be the feeling of most parents with teenage children.I understand these parents. They are not alone. Children start their journey into the broad world and are greatly influenced by what others have to say, especially their peers（同辈） that they consider closer
29、than even their parents and family. The brains of teenagers in the ages of 13 to 19 experience a lot of changes that bring about these effects that most parents like us fail to understand. One of the main changes is what takes place due to the beneficial pruning (修剪)that takes place in the branches
30、of the prefrontal cortex(前额皮质). All these changes eventually help build clear judgment, plan and control impulses （冲动）.It is best that we just recall how we behaved as a teenager and you would surely come across some of our mums that support their teenage grandchildren and say we were much worse. Ta
31、king a positive look by realizing that it is a part of the growing process would help.We may tell our teenage children to have confidence in their abilities and not be influenced by what others say of them, but this anxiety of what society says of them can be overwhelming. It could be real huge pres
32、sure that teens can never tell parents, but it would pay to build up trustworthy relationships with them. This would help keep a watch and monitor some of their wrong activities and avoid their getting into trouble due to peer pressure.13. What does the underline word in the last paragraph mean?A. poor. B. small C. big. D. good14. According to the passage, teenagers personality is
