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山西省平遥中学学年高一英语下学期期末考试试题
平遥中学2017-2018学年度第二学期高一期末考试
英语试题
本试卷满分:
150分考试时间:
100分钟
本试卷分第Ⅰ卷(选择题)和第Ⅱ卷(非选择题)
第Ⅰ卷
第一部分:
听力(略)
第二部分:
阅读理解(共两节,满分60分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题3分,满分45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,并将答案写在答题卡上。
A
Chinaisalandofbicycles.Atleastitwasbackin1992whenItraveledthecountry.Backtheneveryoneseemedtoberidingabicycle.Millionsofthem,allblack.Carswererare.YetsincemyarrivalinBeijinglastyear,I'vefoundtheoppositeistrue.Therearemillionsofcars.However,peoplestillusetheirbicyclestogetaround.Formany,it'stheeasiestandcheapestwaytotraveltoday.Bicyclesalsocomeindifferentcolors—silver,green,red,blue,yellow,whateveryouwant.
It'sfunwatchingpeoplebiking.Theyrushquicklythroughcrossroads,moveskillfullythroughtraffic,andrideevenonsidewalks(人行道).Bicyclesallowpeoplethefreedomtomoveaboutthatcarsjustcan'tprovide.
EagertobepartofthisaspectofChineseculture,Idecidedtobuyabicycle.Greatweatheraccompanied(陪伴)mygreatbuy.Iimmediatelyjumpeduponmybicycleseatandstartedhome.
Myfirstridehomewasorderly(守秩序的).Tobesafe,Istayedwitha“pack”ofbikerswhilecarsonthestreetscamerunningswiftlyoutofnowhereattimes.Ididn'twanttogethit.SoItooktheridecarefully. Crossingthestreetswasthebiggestproblem.ItwasalotlikecrossingamajorhighwaybackintheUnitedStates.Thestreetsherewerewide,socrossingtooktime,skillandalittlebitofluck.
Ifinallymadeithome.Thefeelingonthebicyclewasamazing.Theairhittingmyfaceandgoingthroughmyhairwaswonderful.IwassittingontopoftheworldasIpassedbyplacesandpeople.Bikingmademefeelalive.
1.Accordingtotheauthor,whyarebicyclesstillpopularinChinatoday?
A.Becausetheyaretraditionalandsafe.
B.Becausetheyareconvenientandinexpensive.
C.Becausetheyarecolorfulandavailable.
D.Becausetheyarefastandenvironmentfriendly.
2.Theauthordecidedtobuyabicyclebecauseheintended_______.
A.torideitforfun
B.touseitfortransport
C.toexperiencelocalculture
D.toimprovehisridingskills
3.Howdidtheauthorfeelabouthisstreetcrossing?
A.Itwasboring.
B.Itwasdifficult.
C.Itwaslively.
D.Itwaswonderful.
4.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheauthor'sbikingexperience?
A.Theauthorenjoyedshowingoffhisbikingskills.
B.Theauthorwasannoyedbytheairwhileriding.
C.Theauthorwaspraisedbytheotherbikers.
D.Theauthortookgreatpleasureinbiking.
B
ItwasMother’sDaymorninglastyearandIwasdoingmyshoppingatourlocalsupermarketwithmyfive-year-oldson,Tenyson.Aswewereleaving,wefoundthatonlyminutesearlieranelderlywomanhadfallenoverattheentranceandhadhitherheadontheconcrete.Herhusbandwaswithher,buttherewasbloodeverywhereandthewomanwasembarrassedandclearlyinshock.
Walkingtowardsthescene,Tenysonbecameveryupsetaboutwhathadhappenedtothecouple.Hesaidtome,“Mum,it’snotmuchfunfallingoverinfrontofeveryone.”
Atthefrontofthesupermarket,acharity(慈善)grouphadsetupastandsellingcookedsausagesandflowerstoraisefunds.Tenysonsuggestedthatweshouldbuytheladyaflower.“Itwillmakeherfeelbetter,”hesaid.Iwasamazedthathe’dcomeupwith thissweetidea.Sowewentovertotheflowersellerandaskedherifwecouldbuyaflowerfortheladytocheerherup.“Justtakeit,”shereplied.“Ican’ttakeyourmoneyforsuchawonderfulgesture.”
Bynowparamedics(急救人员)hadarrived,andwereattendingtotheinjuredwoman.Aswewalkeduptoher,mysonbecame intimidatedbyallthebloodandmedicalequipment.Hesaidhewasjusttooscaredtogouptoher.
InsteadIgavetheflowertothewoman’shusbandandtoldhim,“Mysonwasveryupsetforyourwifeandwantedtogiveherthisflowertomakeherfeelbetter.”
Atthat,theoldmanstartedcryingandsaid,“Thankyousomuch,youhaveawonderfulson.HappyMother’sDaytoyou.”
Themanthenbentdownandgavehiswifetheflower,tellingherwhoitwasfrom.Thoughbadlyhurtandshaken,theoldladylookedupatTenysonwithloveinhereyesandgavehimalittlesmile.
5.Whatdosetheauthorintendtotellus?
A.Onecanneverbetoocareful.
B.Actionsspeaklouderthanwords.
C.Lovebeginswithalittlesmile.
D.Asmallactofkindnessbringsagreatjoy.
6.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?
A.TheelderlywomanwasknockeddownbyTenyson.
B.Tenyson’sideaofbuyingaflowergainedhismother’ssupport.
C.Tenyson’scarefortheelderlywomanpuzzledtheflowerseller.
D.TheelderlywomanwasmovedtotearsbyTenyson’sgesture.
7.Theunderlinedword“intimidated”inthefourthparagraphprobablymeans“___________”.
A.astonished
B.struck
C.frightened
D.excited
8.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?
A.Flower’sPower
B.Mother’sDay
C.AnAccidentalInjury
D.AnEmbarrassingMoment
C
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30and4:
30,Tues.-Sat.
To:
MarilynSawyer
From:
PaulLebowski
Sent:
Tuesday,October3
Subject:
Officerental
Marilyn,
Here'salinktoanofficerentaladIfoundonline:
Ithinkit'sworthlookingateventhoughtherentisabithigh.Iknowitisagooddealmorethanwearepayingnow,butlookatthesize.It'stwiceasbigasourcurrentoffice,andI'msurewecanusethespace.Andithasakitchen,abathroomandareceptionareajustlikewehavenow.Unfortunatelyitisnowherenearasubwaystation.ThatisaconvenienceIwouldmisshaving,butitdoeshaveparking,unlikeourcurrentoffice.I'msureourclientswouldappreciatethat.Itwouldalsobegoodtobeinabuildingwithanelevator.I'mreallytiredofusingthestairs.I'dliketoseethespaceassoonaspossible.Couldyoucallandmakeanappointment?
Tryandgetonefortomorrowifyoucan,becauseafterthatI'llbeawayuntilnextMonday,asyouknow.Thanks.
Paul
9.HowmuchwouldMarilynandPaulhavetopaybeforemovingintotheadvertisedoffice?
A.$900.
B.$1,750.
C.$1,800.
D.$3,500.
10.Whatdoestheadvertisedofficehavethatthecurrentofficedoesn't?
A.Akitchen.
B.Abathroom.
C.Aparkingarea.
D.Areceptionarea.
11.WhendoesPaulwanttoseetheoffice?
A.Monday.
B.Tuesday.
C.Wednesday.
D.Thursday.
D
StephenWilliamHawking(1942.1-2018.3),wasatheoreticalphysicist,cosmologist,authorandDirectorofResearchattheCentreforTheoreticalCosmologywithintheUniversityofCambridge.Havingspenthiscareerdecodingtheuniverseandevenexperiencedweightlessness,hewasurgingthecontinuationofspaceexploration—forhumanity’ssake.The76-year-oldHawkingoncesaidhedidnotthinkhumanswouldsurviveanother1,000years“withoutescapingbeyondourfragile(脆弱的)planet.”
Thescientistmadetheremarksbeforeanaudienceofdoctors,nursesandemployeesatCedars-SinaiMedicalCenter,wherehetouredastemcelllaboratorythat’sfocusedontryingtoslowtheprogressionofLouGehrig’sdisease.
Hawkingwasdiagnosed(诊断)withtheneurologicaldisorder55yearsagowhilestudyingatCambridgeUniversity.Herecalledhowhebecamedepressedandatfirstdidn’tseeapointinfinishinghisPhD.Buthecontinuedtodevotehimselftohisstudies.
“Ifyouunderstandhowtheuniverseoperates,youcontrolitinaway,”hesaid.Famousforhisworkonblackholesandtheoriginsoftheuniverse,Hawkingwasalsowell-knownforbringingabstractphysicsconceptstothemassesthroughhisbest-sellingbooks.
HawkingsurvivedlongerthanmostpeoplewithLouGehrig’sdisease,alsoknownasamyotrophiclateralsclerosis.ALSattacksnervecellsinthebrainandspinalcord(脊髓)thatcontrolthemuscles.Peoplegraduallyhavemoreandmoretroublebreathingandmovingasmusclesweakenandwasteaway.There’snocureandnowaytoreverse(倒转)thedisease’sprogression.FewpeoplewithALSlivelongerthanadecade.
Hawkingreceivedaround-the-clockcare,couldonlycommunicatebytwitchinghischeek,andreliedonacomputermountedtohiswheelchairtoconveyhisthoughtsinauniqueroboticmonotone.
Despitehisdiagnosis,Hawkingremainedactive.In2007,hefloatedlikeanastronautonanaircraftthatcreatedweightlessnessbymakingparabolic(抛物线)dives.“Howeverdifficultlifemayseem,thereisalwayssomethingyoucando.”hesaid.
12.WhydidHawkingremarkthathumanswillnotsurviveanother1,000years?
A.Towarntheearthmaynotbesuitabletoliveon.
B.Tomakehistheoryoncosmologywidelyaccepted.
C.Toshowtheearthisbecomingmoreandmorefragile.
D.Topersuadehumanbeingstofurtherspaceexploration.
13.WhatmusthumanbeingsdoiftheywanttosurviveaccordingtoHawking?
A.Studytheuniversewithoutstop.
B.Escapepossiblefuturedisasters.
C.Realizethewaytheuniverseworks.
D.Protecttheenvironmentoftheearth.
14.WhatifapersonsuffersfromLouGehrig’sdisease?
A.Theywillbeunabletowalkorspeaktoothers.
B.Theyarelikelytodiewithintenyearsgenerally.
C.Theycanrecoveralittlebitiftheyaretreatedearly.
D.Theyaremostlyassistedbyespecially-designedrobots
15.WhatdoHawking’sachievementsinscienceliein?
A.Hisinterestinphysics.
B.Hiscreationofbla
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