广东省汕头市潮南实验学校2016-2017学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题 WORD版含答案.doc

1、潮南实验学校高中部2016-2017学年度第二学期期中考试高一英语试题命题教师：韩春花第I卷（满分95分）第一部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分55分）第一节（共15小题；第小题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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AThe Museum: The Charles Dickens Museum in London is the worlds most important collection of material relating to the great Victorian novelist and social comm

2、entator(时事评论员). The only surviving London home of Dickens (from 1837 until 1839) was opened as a museum in 1925 and is still welcoming visitors from all over the world. On four floors, visitors can see paintings, rare editions, manuscripts(手稿),original furniture and many items relating to the life o

3、f one of the most popular and beloved personalities of the Victorian age.Opening Hours The Museum is open from Mondays to Saturdays 10:0017:00; Sundays 11:0017:00. Last admission is 30 minutes before closing time. Special opening times can be arranged for groups , who may wish to book a private view

4、.Admission Charges: Adults: 5.00; Students: 4.00; Seniors: 4.00; Children: 3.00; Families: 14.00( 2 adults & up to five children)Group Rates: For a group of 10 or more, a special group rate of 4.00 each applies. Children will still be admitted for 3.00 each.Access: We are constantly working to impro

5、ve access to the Museum and its collection. Our current projects involve the fitting of a wheelchair ramp（波道）for better access, a customer care kit and an audio tour for visitors with impaired(受损的)vision. Our Handling Sessions are also suitable for the visually（视觉上地）impaired. The Museum has develope

6、d an online virtual（虚拟的）tour through the Museum. Click here to visit all the rooms in the Museum online.Hire the Museum: The Museum can be hired for private functions, performances soirees(社交晚会)and many other social occasions.Find Us: The Museum may be reached by using the following buses:7,17, 19,

7、38, 45, 46, 55, 243. And by these underground services: Piccadilly Line; Central Line. For a map, please click here. The British Museum and the Foundling Museum are within walking distance.1. The passage is probably from a(n)_. A. book B. announcement C. newspaper D. website 2. If a family with two

8、adults and five children go to the Museum together, they will save_ compared to going there separately. A. 25.00 B. 14.00 C. 9.00 D. 11.003. The passage is written to _.A. offer readers some information about the Charles Dickens Museum.B. inform readers about the history of the Charles Dickens Museu

9、m.C. persuade readers to visit the Charles Dickens Museum.D. tell readers how to make use of the Charles Dickens Museum.BA French billionaire used to have a rough time when he was young. Later he carved out a career for himself in the field of drawing sales. Within ten years, he had become a young m

10、edia tycoon (大亨）in France. He died of cancer in 1998. A French newspaper published his will after his death, in which he claimed: “I was a poor guy. Before I reach the threshold (门槛) of heaven, I leave my secret of how to become rich to the world. Anyone who can answer the question “What is the most

11、 absent for the poor?” will have discovered my secret of becoming rich. He will have my congratulations. My deposit of one million francs in the private safe of my bank will be the prize for his wisdom in uncovering the riddle of poverty.” Many people responded to the publicized will. The answers, a

12、s one might imagine, were various. The majority of them thought the most absent for the poor was money. Some stated that what the poor most needed was opportunity. Still others thought that the poor needed skills to make money. The rest of the answers claimed that poverty could be attributed to the

13、absence of help, love, attractiveness, name-brand clothes, and even a presidency of a state. On the first anniversary of the billionaires passing, his lawyer and representative opened his private safe in the bank; the secret of getting rich was unfolded. The billionaire believed that the most absent

14、 of the poor was the ambition of getting rich. It was a nine-year-old girl who hit the nail on the head. Why did she regard “ambition” as the most absent for the poor? The day she was officially awarded the one million francs, she said: “Every time my elder sister brought her boyfriend home, she alw

15、ays warned me not to be ambitious. Not to be ambitious! So, I thought perhaps ambition was something that brought what you wanted.” 4. According to the passage, which of the following is true about the French billionaire?A. He died of cancer in 1998 and left nothing.B. Later on, he took up drawing a

16、s his career.C. Within a decade, he had became a young media tycoon in the world.D. He did not have a happy life when he was young.5. What will the winner get if he finds out the billionaires secret of becoming rich?A. The billionaires francs B. The billionaires private safe.C. The billionaires ambi

17、tion D. All of the billionaires possessions. 6.What did most people think of the most absent for the poor?A. Help B. Money C. Opportunity D. Ambition7. From the passage, we can infer that the little girl find the secret_.A. with her sisters help B. just on purposeC. quite by accident D. not mentione

18、dCGreat white sharks! Just hearing that name makes many peoples hair stand on end. In reality, these big fish have more to fear from us than we do from them. For many years, people killed countless great white sharks in the waters around the United States. But thanks to conservation (保护) efforts, gr

19、eat whites are making a comeback in the U.S. Two recent studies show that the population of these sharks is rising along the east and west coast. Why is the growing population of a killer fish something to celebrate? “When you fish too many of them, you start to lose balance in the environment,” say

20、s shark researcher Tobey Curtis. As the biggest killer, sharks help keep the populations of fish, seals, and other creatures they eat from growing too large. In spite of their importance, great white sharks had long been hunted for their meat and their fins (鳍). Then, in 1997, the U.S. government pa

21、ssed a law that didnt allow the hunting of great whites. Afterwards, the numbers of these sharks in the U.S. waters started to increase. The law wasnt the only thing that has helped great whites. Conservationists have also played a part in the sharks comeback. The research group OCEARCH is using a m

22、ethod called tagging (加标签) to help change peoples attitudes about great white. They let the public follow each shark as it travels the worlds oceans. OCEARCH also gives each tagged shark a name to help people form a closer connection with the big fish. The groups most well-known shark is named Katha

23、rine. She was tagged last year near Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Since then, thousands of people have tracked Katharines movements on Twitter and the OCEARCH website. This helps people see sharks in a new way. Chris Fischer, the founder of OCEARCH believes learning to appreciate great whites will encour

24、age people to do more to protect them.8. The underlined part “makes many peoples hair stand on end” in Paragraph 1 can best be replaced by_.A. worries many people B. bores many peopleC. interests many people D. frightens many people9. The main purpose of the passage is to _.A. introduce an experimen

25、t resultB. inform us that great whites are making a comebackC. make an advertisement for OCEARCHD. remind us that big killers are dying out10. The law passed in 1997 _.A. let scientists downB. needed to be changed C. seemed very helpfulD. made people like great whites11. Katharines example is used t

26、o show that _.A. great whites are in fact lovely animalsB. the OCEARCH website has a lot of visitorsC. OCEARCH help people get closer to great whitesD. the number of great whites is growing quicklyDEver since Donald Trump was elected the president of the US, the entire Trump family has been put unde

27、r a microscope(显微镜). In China, the spotlight has been mainly focused on Trump and his daughter Ivanka. She is described on WeChat as an extremely influential role model with stunning beauty, a successful career, and a happy family. She leads a dream life that a million girls would kill for. Yes, she

28、 was born with a silver spoon in her mouth. But she got where she is by herself. Theres always going to be articles that say people born into wealthy families are better looking and have a better family background than you, but these people do work harder than you. Are you a loser if you were raised

29、 in an ordinary family? Should you feel guilty that you sleep eight hours a day because Ivanka sleeps five? If you just want to keep a stable（稳定的） nine-to-five job, does it mean you are not ambitious? How about if you dont work out or eat healthy, does that mean you will not find your Mr. or Miss Ri

30、ght? There is a tendency in media nowadays to encourage elitism(精英主义).They are trying to brainwash young people into thinking that they should investa large amount of time and money in bodybuilding and appearance. They encourage lifestyle makeovers: wine tasting classes and expensive trips overseas.

31、 They make you believe that if you do as they say, you can improve the quality of your life and join the elites (社会精英). But whats the downside of being ordinary? Do you really need to go to the gym five days a week unless you are a gym maniac(热衷者)? Do you need to take hundreds of selfies and Photosh

32、op the selected ones to post on WeChat? Do you really need to break your neck and sacrifice to earn your first pot of gold only to worry constantly about how to enter high society later? Dont let the idea of elitism get to you. Everybody has a right to the life they want. Human beings should not be

33、judged as a success or failure based on whether they are a part of the elite or not. As long as you lead a happy and comfortable life, why bother to chase（追逐）after other peoples shadows? Choose your own life path and go for it.12. Why does Ivanka become a hit online?A. She gets what she has through

34、personal efforts despite rich origin.B. She lives such a dream life that a million girls would like to kill her.C. She together with her family has a lot of investigation（投资）.D. She is a role model frequently seen among ordinary people.13. Which of the following are considered as a life belonging to

35、 the elites?Polish and post carefully- selected selfies on WeChat;Break your neck to earn your first pot of gold;Spare no effort to improve physical appearance;Sign up for wine tasting classes and oversea trips;A. B. C.D. 14. Which attitude towards life would the writer probably agree with?A. Life i

36、s like a dogsled team. If you arent the lead dog, the scenery never changes.B. Life is not in holding good cards but in playing those you hold well.C. There is only one success to be able to spend your life in your own way.D. The greatest lesson in life is to know that even fools are right sometimes

37、.15. It can be inferred from the text that _.A. Ivanka sleeping five hours a day makes the majority of people guilty. B. Keeping a stable (稳定的) nine-to- five job will be thought of as a loser.C. Improving the quality of life will promote ones social status（地位）.D. The writer holds an disapproving att

38、itude towards encouraging elitism in media.第二节 (共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多于选项。（注意：如果选E，在答题卡上涂AB；如选F，涂CD；如选G，涂ABCD）In our daily life, music plays an important part. It can give us energy and make us happy. There are many kinds of music, such as country music, R&B, rock musi

39、c, blues and so on. Americans have contributed to many art forms, but jazz, a type of music, is the only art form that was created in the United States. 16_ . Many blacks were brought from Africa to America as slaves. The black slaves sang and played the music of their homeland. 17_. It is a combina

40、tion of the music of West Africa, the work songs the slaves sang, and religious music. Improvisation (即兴创作) is an important jazz. This means that the musicians make the music up as they go along, or create the music on the spot. 18_.Jazz bands formed in the late nineteenth century. They played in ba

41、rs and clubs in many towns and cities of the South, especially in New Orleans. New Orleans is an international seaport. 19_.Jazz became more and more popular. By the 1920s, jazz was popular all over the United States. By the 1940s, you could hear jazz not only in clubs and bars, but in concert halls

42、 as well. 20_. Jazz musicians from the United States, Asia, Africa, South America, and Europe meet and share their music at festivals on every continent. In this way, jazz continues to grow and change.A. Today, people from all over the world play jazzB. One of the most famous names in jazz is Miles

43、Davis.C. Jazz is mixed up with many different kinds of music.D. Jazz grew out of blues.E. So every time a jazz song is played, it may sound a little different. F. It was the black Americans that created jazz G. People from all over the world come to New Orleans to hear jazz.第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分60分）第一节

44、：完形填空（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题A,B,C,D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。The other day we went on a trip to our communitys new fountain(喷泉). My oldest daughter, Anne, was super21and eagerly explored the attractions. There I was happy to see Lily, who was of Anne age. They didnt know each other w

45、ell, 22they had met at gymnastics before. I was 23that Anne would have someone to enjoy the 24with. However, my daughter was about to25an important social lesson.I watched Anne run 26after Lily and her other friends. I was saying something to my husband when I heard a loud “No!” I turned to see Anne

46、s face full of 27and shock as Lily28. I went over to see what had happened and Anne said Lily didnt want to 29with her. Thinking that there must be a(n)30, I told Anne that she should just ask Lily31if she could play with her. Generally speaking, this would32. But Annes quiet request to play was sho

47、t down by another loud “No!”I gave her a(n) 33and told her it was 34, and that Mommy, Daddy and her little sister would play with her. Later that day as I was talking about the fun wed had, she asked me why Lily didnt 35 her.I said not everyone wanted to play with us and that if one person didnt wan

48、t to be36you, that didnt mean you were not 37or important to others. I thought I had 38it clearly. She didnt mention it any more and I havent seen any lasting side effects. However, I cant 39it. I dont think Ill ever get rid of the memory of her40at that moment. My heart has been forever wounded on

49、her behalf.21AshockedBworriedCexcitedDsatisfied22AbutBsoCifDbecause23AcuriousBgladCproudDafraid24AwaterBmealCtoyDtrip25AgiveBshowCreviewDlearn26AearlyBbadlyChappily Dsafely27AsympathyBsmileC. fearDdisappointment28Aran offBsat downCbroke inDlooked around29AshareBplayCdiscuss Dmeet30AdecisionBinterest

50、CmisunderstandingDcongratulation31AquicklyBconstantlyCshylyDnicely32AadvanceBcomeCworkDstart33AhugBawardCletterDticket34AsuitableBokayCobvious Dlucky35Ado withBdeal withCwork with Dplay with36AagainstBbeyondCaround Dbehind37AlovedBpraisedCdoubtedDignored38AreportedBexplainedCpreparedDproved39Aobserv

51、e BbelieveCchange Dforget40AquarrelBface Cillness Dmistake第II卷（满分55分）第二节（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。I am a junior in high school. There is a lady at my school 41 job is to hand out call-slips(索书单) and prevent students from leaving campus 42 permission. Before today I had n

52、ever seen her smile. The other day my friends and I were eating in the cafeteria and I saw her walking around. When she came 43 (close) to us,I could see she was crying. She pulled out a tissue and quickly wiped her eyes. I thought to myself that this lady is sounder-appreciated and needs44 (recogni

53、ze) for all her hard work. So I wrote a note telling her that the students appreciated everything she did and45 her contribution to our school made a difference in all of our lives. I signed it Some thankful students and slipped it into46 envelope. Then I realized I didnt even know her name.I asked

54、all of my professors, 47 nobody knew her name.I finally went to ask the lady at student services and 48 (tell) that her name is Kathy.I bought her a bouquet of49 (colour) sunflowers and taped the envelope to it. I brought the flowers to school and left50 in her office.She came into my third period c

55、lass shortly afterwards to deliver a call-slip, and there it was a smile on her face!第三部分：写作（共两节，满分35分）第一节：短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：在多余的词用斜线（）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词； 2

56、. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。As a teenager, that is important to give your body the energy it needs. Dont skip meals, and you wont get enough energy and then you will feel tired. You should ate rice, bread, vegetables and fruit. You also need to drink a lot of water, that will improve your skin and give

57、 you healthy hair.Exercise is other way of keeping fit. Take exercise at least 30 minute a day! Thats easy to do! Walking and riding bikes count, and so does school sports. When you exercise, your body produces some chemicals to make you feel peacefully and relaxed and increase your ability to conce

58、ntrate on.Enough sleep is also important for your health. It can help prepare you for day to come.第二节：书面表达（满分25分）假设你是星光中学的李华，将参加主题为“Lets Ride Bicycles”的英语演讲比赛。请撰写一份演讲稿，主要内容包括：1目前汽车带来的空气污染和交通堵塞等问题；2骑自行车的益处，如节能环保、有利健康等。参考词汇：低碳生活 lowcarbon life节能 energy saving注意： 1. 词数： 100词左右； 2演讲稿开头和结尾已给出，且该部分不计入总词数。

59、Good morning, everyone, I am Li Hua from Xingguang Middle School.The topic of my speech is “Lets Ride Bicycles”_Thank you !潮南实验学校高中部2016-2017学年度第二学期期中考试高一英语参考答案（满分150分）第一部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分55分）第一节（共15小题；第小题3分，满分45分）DDC DABC DBCC AACD第二节 (共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）FCEGA第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分60分）第一节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题2分，满分

60、40分）C A B A DC D A B CD C A B D C A B D B第二节（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）41. whose 42.without 43.closer 44.recognizing/to be recognized/recognition 45.that 46.an 47.but 48.was told 49.colorful/colourful 50.them 第三部分：写作（共两节，满分35分）第一节：短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）1. thatit 2. andor 3. ateeat 4. thatwhich 5. otheranot

61、her6. minuteminutes 7. doesdo 8. peacefullypeaceful 9. concentrate 后的on去掉10. prepare you for后加the第二节书面表达（满分25分）One Possible Version：Good morning, everyone, Im Li Hua from Xingguang Middle School. The topic of my speech is “Lets Ride Bicycles”. As is known to all, with the improvement of peoples livi

62、ng standards, cars have become a popular means of transport, bringing great convenience to our life. However, they have also caused some problems such as air pollution and traffic jams. How can we solve these problems then? As far as Im concerned, riding bicycles is a good solution. For one thing, b

63、icycles dont need any petrol and they are energysaving. For another, bicycles are environmentally friendly because they wont give off waste gas. Whats more, riding bicycles is a good way for us to exercise and it is beneficial to our health. Therefore, lets take the responsibility to build up a low-carbon city by riding bicycles. Come on and join us! Thank you! 版权所有：高考资源网()