100所名校学年湖北省十堰市第二中学高一下学期期中考试英语试题解析版.docx

1、100所名校学年湖北省十堰市第二中学高一下学期期中考试英语试题解析版2017-2018学年湖北省十堰市第二中学高一下学期期中考试英 语注意事项：1答题前，先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在试题卷和答题卡上，并将准考证号条形码粘贴在答题卡上的指定位置。2选择题的作答：每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，写在试题卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。3非选择题的作答：用签字笔直接答在答题卡上对应的答题区域内。写在试题卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。4考试结束后，请将本试题卷和答题卡一并上交。第I卷（选择题）一、完形填空I was six years old. It

2、was Halloween. The school was having its annual Halloween parade(游行) to _ it. All the kids would march a few _ through the neighborhood.“Just buy him a costume,” my father said. “ It doesnt cost much.”But no, my mother decided, _ it was my first parade, she would _ me a costume: the mummy(木乃伊), my f

3、avorite scary character.She _ white rags(布片) and old towels and wound them _ me, holding them in place with safety pins. Then she arranged the rags with toilet paper and tape. It took a long time, but I was still _ enough to see the result. When she finished, I could _ wait to look in the_. I was a

4、mummy! I moved back and forth in front of it _.“Oh, youre very scary.” my mother said.She drove me to school. We started our parade. The more I walked, the _ the rags got. Then, about two blocks out, it began to _. The next thing I knew was that the toilet paper was beginning to dissolve (溶解)._, the

5、 rags became even looser and fell to my ankles, wrists, and neck and you could see my undershirt and under pants, which made me extremely _.“Look at Charley!” the other kids screamed. They were _. I was burning red. I wanted to escape, but where did you go in the middle of a parade?When we _ reached

6、 the schoolyard, I was all wet, with a mess of rags and toilet paper pieces. The parents were waiting there with _, starting to take photos of us. I saw my mother first. As she spotted me, she _ her hand to her mouth. I burst into_.“You _ my life!” I cried.1A. congratulate B. celebrate C. honour D.

7、spend2A. blocks B. houses C. schools D. roads3A. unless B. although C. as if D. since4A. rent B. buy C. make D. borrow5A. cut up B. put up C. set up D. turned up6A. above B. on C. around D. beneath7A. upset B. patient C. stubborn D. grateful8A. seldom B. hardly C. only D. nearly9A. rags B. shirt C.

8、eyes D. mirror10A. hurriedly B. sadly C. excitedly D. seriously11A. tighter B. heavier C. looser D. bigger12A. rain B. blow C. snow D. thunder13A. As a reward B. As a result C. At an end D. as usual14A. shocked B. frightened C. disappointed D. embarrassed15A. laughing B. jumping C. cheering D. cryin

9、g16A. sadly B. gradually C. proudly D. finally17A. pictures B. cameras C. towels D. dogs18A. raised B. dropped C. tied D. fastened19A. flames B. laughter C. tears D. song20A. lighted B. started C. rebuilt D. ruined二、阅读理解AAs young students gain independence, they can take on science and engineering p

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11、eans and build up the oxygen levels, compete for victory points awarded for building cities or introducing animals. The goals are based on real sciencefor example, players must found greenhouse gas production to warm the planet.Recommended ages: 12 and upPrice: $69.99DIY Cell Phone EquipmentAre you

12、kids begging you for the latest for the latest iPhone? Tell them to build up their own.DIY Cell Phone Equipment will teach young teens about the technology behind their beloved mobile equipment. Kids can turn this Phone equipment into a real working phone.Recommended ages: 12 and upPrice: $58.99OWI:

13、 14-in-1 Solar RobotKids can experience 14 different robotic models with this solar robot. The robot can move on land and water, and there are two skill levels, which means more experienced builders will still be challenged. The robot is powered by the sun, so you dont have to buy batteries（电池）.Reco

14、mmended ages: 12 to 15Price: $24.99Compound MicroscopeCompound Microscope is great for home or classroom explorations. It helps kids get an eyeful of solid samples, such as insects, coins and plants. The microscope also comes with a microtome, dyes, test tubes, a handbook and cleaning tools.Recommen

15、ded ages: 12 and upPrice: $89.9521These toys may be the best birthday gifts to be sent to .A. teenagers B. pupils C. children younger than 12 D. babies22Compound Microscope will provide buyers the following things except .A. test tubes B. a battery C. cleaning tools D. a handbook23What can we learn

16、from the text?A. Mars has been suitable for humans to live on.B. OWI: 14-in-1 Solar Robot is the most expensive toy.C. DIY Cell Phone Equipment is the latest iPhone at present.D. You neednt equip OWI: 14-in-1 Solar Robot with a battery.BIn a time when ivory poaching（偷猎）has gotten so bad that it thre

17、atens to wipe out several animal species,a young Dutch designer is creating egalitarian（平等主义）jewelry made of our very own ivoryteeth.Lucie Majerus got the idea for her human ivory collection after having her wisdom teeth removed.She kept them and soon realized they would make great material for a je

18、welry collection.Why wouldnt we value our own material instead of the precious material from other species?And what if we mine our own ivory and turn it into pearls?she asks.Her own teeth became a ring,but in order to create a whole collection,she needed more material,and since having more of her te

19、eth removed wasnt a very pleasant choice,she asked her dentist to save his patients unwanted teeth.Most people choose not to keep their pulled teeth,so they are usually donated to dentistry schools.Majerus also received the lost teeth of two of-her teachers at Design Academy Eindhoven,so she had a n

20、ice supply of human ivory to experiment with.To turn human teeth into attractive pieces of jewelry,Lucie Majerus first bleaches（漂白）them,and then uses a stone polishing machine to shape the teeth into various shapes.Majerus displayed her human ivory jewelry collection at this years Dutch Design Week,

21、and claims that peoples reaction was mostly positive.Surprisingly,most people arent frightened at the sight of the jewelry,but really like the idea,Majerus told Fast Co Design.Some regret that they didnt keep their tooth at the dentist and some,who will have teeth taken out soon,are now looking forw

22、ard to it.24When did Majerus get the idea of collecting human ivory?A. After she bought a ring.B. Before her wisdom teeth appeared.C. Before she was lacking in pearls.D. After her wisdom teeth were pulled out.25Seeing Majeruss human ivory jewelry collection,most people felt .A. frightened B. interes

23、tedC. sad D. curious26It can be inferred from the text that .A. Majerus is the first woman to create jewelry using human teethB. other species teeth are more precious than human teethC. most people dont like keeping their pulled teeth at homeD. Majeruss teachers objected to her experiments with teet

24、h27What may be the best title for the text?A. Elephants and IvoryB. Human Ivory JewelryC. A Designer Removed Her TeethD. The Weakenesses of Human TeethCWorld Book Day falls on April 23 every yearIt was set up by the United Nations Educational,Scientific, and Cultural Organization(UNESCO) in 1995 to

25、encourage people, especially teenagers, to discover the pleasure of readingIt is also the day to honor great writers，for example，William Shakespeare，born or dead on that dayMany countries celebrate World Book DayTake UK as an exampleOn that day，millions of school children can buy books of special pr

26、ice，a much lower price than usual，in any bookstoreIt has been done every year since 1998World Book Day is also celebrated in China. Our Former Premier Wen Jiabao, a bookworm, who does lots of reading every day, has called on people to do more reading. He suggested that young people should spend more

27、 time readingBooks cannot change the world, but people can change the world by changing themselves through reading,” he saidWhy do people like reading? One big advantage is that reading helps us become more knowledgeable and more intelligent. Also, reading helps us to follow the latest developments

28、of science and technology. Besides, reading gives us information about other cultures and places of the world. When we read, we may find many things that are unfamiliar to us. We would have to use our brain to think about them or do more reading to find out the answers. The more we read, the more we

29、 know. Whats more, reading is also one of the most important ways to learn a foreign language like EnglishReading makes a full man (Bacon，1597). Books，magazines，newspapers and other kinds of materials can help us to know more about the outside world and perfect us. So it is necessary for us to spend

30、 time on reading every day28World Book Day was set up in order to encourage people to .A. buy more books B. do more readingC. learn foreign languages D. know more about science29In the UK，what will school children do on World Book Day?A. They will give away some books to those poor families children

31、.B. They will go to the library in order to read as many books as possible.C. They will buy books of much lower price than usual in any bookstore.D. They will organize some activities in memory of William Shakespeare.30How many advantages of reading are mentioned in the passage?A. Two. B. Three.C. Four. D. Five.31The underlined words “ a bookworm” in Paragraph 2 probably mean .A. a person who loves reading B. a person who likes readingC. a person who loves collecting D. a person who likes buying booksDSmartphones, tablets and laptops