617学年上学期高一期中考试英语试题附答案4.docx

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617学年上学期高一期中考试英语试题附答案4

兰州一中2016-2017-1学期期中考试

高一英语

说明：

本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。

满分100分，考试时间100分钟。

答案写在答题卡上，交卷时只交答题卡。

第I卷（选择题）

第一部分：

（共三节，满分50分）

第一部分:

阅读理解

第一节（共10小题;每小题2分,满分20分）

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。

A

In1975,GeorgeCarlinappearedonapopularTVshow,SaturdayNightLive,withhisfamouswordsaboutbluefood.“Whyistherenobluefood?

Ican’tfindbluefood—Ican’tfindtheflavorofblue!

Imeanyellowislemon;orangeisorangeandredischerry.Whereisthebluefood?

”

Well,Carlinprettymuchhasitright—thereisnotnobluefood,butthere’scertainlynotalotofit.Fresh-pickedblueberriesareblue,thoughtheybecomepurplewhentheyareturnedintojam.Theblueinblueberries—likethepurpleingrapesandredintomatoes—isfoundinnature.Butitisn’tahotcolorforfood.Peopledon’tseemtopreferbluefood.Somedietprogramsevensuggestthatthosedeterminedtoloseweightshouldmaketheirfoodblue.

Eating,inpart,beginswithoureyes.CharesSpence—anexperimentalpsychologistfromOxfordUniversity—pointsoutthatcolorcanchangeourtasteexperience.Commonly,weconsiderred-coloredfoodsupto20%sweeterthantheyactuallyare;andgreenfoodsasbeingmoresour.Spencesuggests:

humanexpectationsmaybeinfluencedbyourlonghistoryofwatching—greenfruitscanbecomesweetastheygrowupandturnred.

Butwhataboutblue?

Exceptblueberries,muchofthebluefoodweseethesedaysisdyedblueartificially.Foodproducersarguethatartificialcolordoesn’tdomuchdamagetohealth.Alotofresearchshowsthatsomephysicalproblemsofkidsarerelatedtofooddyes—whileotherstudiesshownoeffectsatall.Bluebirthdaycakeorevenblue-dyedchickencanbeservedonthedinnertable.Sowhat?

1.GeorgeCarlin’swordsareplacedatthebeginningofthepassageto_____.

A.showtheauthor’sopinionB.tellafamousperson

C.introduceaTVshowD.leadinthetopic

2.Whichofthefollowingstatementsofblueistrue?

A.Blueisnotaverypopularcolorforfoods.

B.Blueberriesarealwaysblue,whetherfreshornot.

C.Theblueinblueberriesisfoundunnatural.

D.Peopleoftenfeelcoldwhentheyeatblueberries.

3.Eatingsometimesbeginswithoureyesbecause_____.

A.red-coloredfoodsare20%sweeterthangreenfoods

B.ourtasteexperiencecanbeinfluencedbycolor

C.peoplepreferred-coloredfoodstogreenfoods

D.beforeeating,peoplewatchfoodforalongtime

4.Theunderlinedwords“isdyed”inpara.4areclosestinmeaningto“______”.

A.iseatenupB.hasgrownupC.ischangedincolorD.isharmfulto

B

EUROPEishometoavarietyofculturaltreasures.LonelyPlanet,theworld’slargesttravelguidepublisher,hasofferedpairsofcitiesforculture-hungrybuttimepoortravelers.

LondonandParis

IttakesyouabouttwohourstotravelfromLondontoParisbyEurostar,ahigh-speedrailwayservice.Thetwocapitalcitieshavebeencompetinginfashion,artandnightlifefordecades---buteachsecretlylooksuptotheother.

NoonecandoubtthegrandandimpressivebeautyofParis’LouvreMuseum,butifyouwanttosavemoney,youcannotskiptheBritishMuseumfreetovisit.ComparedwithLondon,Parishasmoreoutdoorattractions,suchasthebeautifulgreenwalkwayLaPromenadePlantee.

InParis,you’llseedinerslinger（逗留）overredwine.WhileinLondon,youcantrysomeafternoontea,eatfishandchipsorsaltedcake.

ViennaandBratislava

AustriancapitalViennaandSlovakiacityBratislavaareanhourapartbytrain.ButsincetheyarelinkedbytheDanubeRiver,thebestwaytotravelisbyship.Atourofthetwocitiesistheperfectwaytoexperienceeverythingfrom17thcentury’sHabsburgdynastsplendortosci-firestaurants..

ViennaisfamousforMozartandimperialpalaces.Youcanappreciatetheperfectblending（融合）ofarchitectureandnatureinthegrandScholossSchonbrunnPalace,andrewardyourselfwithacupofViennacoffee,whichhasmadeitswaytotheworld’sculturalheritage.

Bratislavaisbestknownforitsfinedining—theremarkableUFOrestaurant.Youcanenjoyameat-filleddinnerhereinanamazingsetting.

5.What’stherelationshipbetweenLondonandParisaccordingtothetext?

A.Theyhelpeachother.B.Theyattackeachother.

C.Theyadmireeachother.D.Theydon’tlikeeachother.

6.WhataretheadvantagesofParismentionedinthearticle?

a.LouvreMuseumb.Freeaccesstomuseums

c.Moreoutdoorattractionsd.Betterwinesandperfumes

A.acB.cdC.acdD.bcd

7.LonelyPlanetrecommendsthesetwopairsofcitiesbecause_________.

A.theyarenotexpensivetovisit

B.theyarebestknowntotheworld

C.theyarealwaysenemiesbetweeneachother

D.theyareclosebutdifferentinmanyaspects

C

MotherTeresawasbornonAugust26th,1910inSkopje,Macedonia.Shealwayswroteherbirthdayas27thofAugustbecauseitwasthedayofherbaptism（洗礼）,whichwasalwaysmoreimportanttoherthanherbirthday.Forherworkwiththepooraroundtheworld,shereceivedthe1979NobelPeacePrize.

In1928,sheacceptedareligiousorderandtookthenameTeresa.TheorderimmediatelysenthertoIndia.Afewyearslater,shebeganteachinginCalcutta.In1948theCatholic（天主教的）Churchagreedherrequestandletherentertheconvent（女修道院）andshebegantoworkforthepoorpeople.ShebecameanIndiancitizeninthefollowingyear.In1950,shesetupareligiousorganizationinCalcutta.Theorganizationprovidedfoodforthepoorpeopleandthenshesetuphospitals,schools,youthcenters,andhomesforthesickandthedyingpoor.Itnowhasbranchesin50Indiancitiesand30othercountries.

Besidesthe1979NobelPeacePrize,MotherTeresahasreceivedotherawardsforherworkwiththepoorpeople.OnSeptember5th,1997,MotherTeresapassedaway,butshewillcontinuetoinspirepeopleallovertheworldthroughherlastingpresentofloveandfaith.

8.FromthetextwecaninferthatMotherTeresa_______.

A.hadhernameTeresawhenshewasveryyoung

B.devotedherselftothepoorallherlife

C.wasborninIndiaandlivedthereformostofhertime

D.receivedtheNobelPeacePrizeinherearlysixties

9.WhichofthefollowingisthecorrectorderofTeresa’sexperiences?

a.ShebecameanIndiancitizen.b.Shebegantoworkforthepoor.

c.ShebeganteachinginCalcutta.d.Shebecameanun.

e.Shesetupareligiousorganization.

A.c-b-d-a-eB.c-d-b-a-eC.a-b-d-c-eD.a-c-b-d-e

10.Theauthorwritesthetextmainlyto_______.

A.letusknowMotherTeresawasagreatwoman

B.tellusMotherTeresareceivedtheNobelPeacePrize

C.giveussomeinformationaboutMotherTeresa

D.provethatawomancanalsodogreatworkforthepoor

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处的最佳选项。

选项中有两项为多余选项。

Ebolaisadangerousvirusthatcancausepeopletogetverysickandevendie.ThevirusiscausingthebiggestproblemsinwesternAfrica,whereithasspreadquickly.11Butitcangetworseandcauselife-threateningsymptoms（症状）,suchasbleedingandtroublebreathing.

12

Eboladoesnotspreadlikecoldsortheflubecauseitdoesnotfloatthroughtheair.Ebolaalsodoesn’tspreadthroughfoodorwater,likesomeotherviruses.Instead,Ebolaspreadswhensomeonetouchesthebodyfluids（液体）ofasickperson.

13

Anoutbreakiswhenmanypeoplearegettingsickwiththesameillnessaroundthesametime.Youmayhaveheardofafluoutbreak,whichiswhenlotsofpeoplegetsickfromthesametypesoffluvirus.Whenanoutbreakhappensbecauseofavirus,morepeoplecouldgetsickbecausethereisalotofthatvirusaround.

WheredidEbolacomefrom?

Scientistsaren’tsurehowthefirstpersongetsEbolaatthestart.14TropicalanimalsinAfricabelievedtocarrythevirusincludegreatapes,chimpanzees,gorillas,monkeys,fruitbats,porcupines,andforestantelopes.

WhatdokidsneedtodoaboutEbola?

EbolaismakingmanypeoplesickinAfrica,butnomatterwhereyoulive,it’salwaysagoodideatowashyourhandswellandoften.15

A.HowdopeoplecatchEbola?

B.Buttheythinkthatpeoplemaypickupthevirusbytouchingoreatinginfectedanimals.

C.WhydoIneedtowashmyhands?

D.It’sveryimportantthatinfectedpeoplegettreatmentrightaway.

E.Ebolasymptomscanstartwithfeverandheadache,kindofliketheflu.

F.Whatisanoutbreak?

G.Keepinghandscleancanhelpprotectyoufromcommonillnesseslikecoldsandtheflu.

第三节：

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、Ｂ、C、Ｄ）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Smilingisthemostdesirablehumanbehavior.Wetendtooverlookthepowerofsmiling,16canworkoutmanywondersandmiracles.

InmysparetimeintheState,IlovedtotakeawalkaroundthesmallcommunitywhereIlived.17Imetontheway,theyalwaysgavemeafriendlygreetingaccompaniedwithanicesmileassoonasoureyeshad18.Spontaneously（本能地）,Ismiledback.Thiskindofsmilingexchangerepresentedthemost19partofmyjoggingexperienceintheState.

Whenitcomestodoingbusiness,my20is“Ilovetoseemycustomerssmile”.Ifacustomersmileswhenheseesyou,itmeanshefeelscomfortable21withyou.Moreimportantly,itmeanshemakesmoney.Ifhecanmakemoney,Igetthebusinessrolling.

Onapersonalnote,mydaughter’sgiggle（傻笑）isjustlike22whichwarmsmyinsidethesameway23thesunwarmsmybody.Itcan24awayanycloudsandunpleasantfeelings.25Iseeherphoto,hergiggle26aroundmyears.Thelittlereservedandcontrolledsmileofmywife,27,reflectsthebeautyofamaturedandwell-learntwoman.Itisso28inmyeyes.Itcansometimesreallyturnmeon.

JuliaRobert’s29isnothingbutroaringlikeearthquakeorvolcano.Itcanove