学年河南省鹤壁市淇县第一中学高一下学期期中考试英语试题.docx

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学年河南省鹤壁市淇县第一中学高一下学期期中考试英语试题

2017-2018学年河南省鹤壁市淇县第一中学高一下学期期中考试英语试题

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15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。

A

Music

OperaatMusicHall:

1243ElmStreet.TheseasonlastsfromJunetoAugust,withadditionalperformancesinMarchandSeptember.TheOperahonorsEnjoytheArtsmembershipdiscounts.Phone:

241-2742..

ChamberOrchestra:

TheOrchestraplaysatMemorialHallat1406ElmStreet,whichoffersseveralconcertsfromMarchtoJune.Call723-1182formoreinformation.http:

//.

SymphonyOrchestra:

AtMusicHallandRiverbend.Forticketsales,call381-3300.RegularseasonlastsfromSeptembertoMayatMusicHallinsummeratRiverbend.http:

//www.symphony.org/home.asp.

CollegeConservatoryofMusic（CCM）:

Performancesareonthemaincampus（校园）oftheuniversity,usuallyatPatriciaCobbettTheater.CCMorganizesavarietyofevents,includingperformancesbythewell-knownLaSalleQuartet,CCM’sPhilharmonicOrchestra,andvariousgroupsofmusicianspresentingBaroquethroughmodernmusic.StudentswithI.D.cardscanattendtheeventsforfree.Afreescheduleofeventsforeachtermisavailablebycallingtheboxofficeat556-4183.http:

//www.ccm.uc.edu/events/calendar.

RiverbendMusicTheater:

6295KelloggAve.Largeoutdoortheaterwiththeclosestseatsundercover（pricedifference）.Bignameshowsallsummerlong!

Phone:

232-6220..

21.Whichnumbershouldyoucallifyouwanttoseeanopera?

A.232-6220.B.723-1182.C.381-3300.D.241-2742.

22.WhencanyougotoaconcertbyChamberOrchestra?

A.February.B.August.C.May.D.November.

23.WherecanstudentsgoforfreeperformanceswiththeirI.D.cards?

A.MusicHall.B.MemorialHall.

C.RiverbendMusicTheater.D.PatriciaCobbettTheater.

24.HowisRiverbendMusicTheaterdifferentfromtheotherplaces?

A.Itgivesshowsallyearround.B.Ithasseatsintheopenair.

C.Itoffersmembershipdiscounts.D.Itpresentsfamousmusicalworks.

B

IreallylovemyjobbecauseIenjoyworkingwithsmallchildrenandlikethechallengesandawardsfromthejob.Ialsothinkmyworkisimportant.TherewasatimewhenIthoughtIwouldneverhavethatsortofcareer（职业）.

Iwasn’tanexcellentstudentbecauseIdidn’tdomuchschoolwork.InmyfinaltermIstartedthinkingwhatImightdoandfoundIdidn’thavemuchtooffer.IjustacceptedthatIwasn’tthetypetohaveacareer.

Ithenfoundmyselfajob.Lookingaftertwolittlegirls,itwasn’ttoobadatfirst.ButtheproblemsbeganwhenIagreedtolivein,sothatIwouldbethereifmybosshadtogooutforbusinessintheevening.WeagreedthatifIhadtoworkextrahoursoneweek,she’dgivemetimeoffthenext.Butunfortunately,itdidn’toftenworkout.Iwasgettingextremelytiredandfedup,becauseIhadtoomanylatenightsandearlymorningswiththechildren.

OneSunday,Iwasintheparkwiththechildren,andmetMeganwhousedtogotoschoolwithme.Itoldheraboutmysituation.ShesuggestedthatIshoulddoacourseandgetaqualification（资格证书）ifIwantedtoworkwithchildren.Ididn’tthinkIwouldbeacceptedbecauseIdidn’ttakemanyexamsinschool.Shepersuadedmetophonethelocalcollegeandtheywerereallyhelpful.MyexperiencecountedforalotandIgotonapart-timecourse.Ihadtoleavemyjobwiththefamily,andgotworkhelpingoutatakindergarten.

NowI’vegotafull-timejobthere.IshallalwaysbethankfultoMegan.IwishIhadknownearlierthatyoucouldhaveacareer,evenifyouaren’ttopoftheclassatschool.

25.Whatistheauthor’spresentjob?

A.Lookingafterchildrenatakindergarten.        

B.Workingpart-timeinacollege.

C.Helpingchildrenwiththeirschoolwork.  

D.Takingcareofchildrenforafamily.

26.Whenstayingwiththetwogirl’sfamily,theauthor_________.

A.waspaidforextrawork.B.oftenworkedlonghours.

C.gotmuchhelpfromherboss.D.tookadayoffeveryotherweek.

27.Whydidtheauthorleaveherfirstjob?

A.Shefoundafull-timejob.              

B.Shewasfedupwithchildren.

C.Shedecidedtoattendapart-timecourse.  

D.Sheneededarestafterworkingextrahours.

C

ThanksgivingDayisaspecialholidayintheUnitedStatesandCanada.Familiesandfriendsgathertoeatandgivethanksfortheirblessing.

ThanksgivingDayisreallyaharvestfestival.Thisiswhyitiscelebratedinlatefall,afterthecropsarein.ButoneofthefirstthanksgivingsinAmericahadnothingtodowithagoodharvest.OnDecember4,1619,thePilgrimsfromEnglandlandednearwhatisnowCharlesCity,Virginia.TheykneltdownandthankedGodfortheirsafejourneyacrosstheAtlantic.

ThefirstNewEnglandThanksgivingdidcelebratearichharvest.ThePilgrimslandedatwhatisnowPlymouth,Massachusetts,in1620.Theyhadadifficulttimeandthefirstwinterwascruel.ManyofthePilgrimsdied.Butthenextyear,theyhadagoodharvest.SoGovernorBradforddeclaredathreedayfeast（盛宴）.ThePilgrimsinvitedIndianfriendstojointhemfortheirspecialfeast.Everyonebroughtfood.

Intime,othercolonies（殖民地）begantocelebrateadayofthanksgiving.ButittookyearsbeforetherewasanationalThanksgivingDay.DuringtheCivilWar,SarahJosephaHalepersuadedAbrahamLincolntodosomethingaboutit.Heproclaimed（宣布）thelastThursdayofNovember1863asadayofthanksgiving.

Today,AmericanscelebratethishappyharvestfestivalonthefourthThursdayinNovember.CanadianscelebrateThanksgivingDayinmuchthesamewayastheirAmericanneighbours.ButtheCanadianThanksgivingDayfallsonthesecondMondayinOctober.

28.ThanksgivingDayiscelebrated________.

A.insummerB.inwinter

C.inspringD.inautumn

29.Thefirsttocelebratethanksgivingwere________.

A.theAmericanIndians

B.somepeoplefromEngland

C.SarahJosephaHale

D.GovernorBradford

30.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A.ThanksgivingDayusedtobeaholidaytocelebrateagoodharvest.

B.AbrahamLincolnwasnotthefirsttodecideonthanksgivingcelebrations.

C.ThanksgivingDayiscelebratedtoexpresstheAmericanandIndianpeople’sthankstoGod.

D.There’salittledifferencesbetweentheAmericanandtheCanadiantocelebrateThanksgivingDay.

31.Thepassagemainlytellsus________.

A.howThanksgivingDayiscelebratedintheU.S.A.

B.howThanksgivingDaycameintobeingandthedifferentwaysitiscelebrated

C.thatThanksgivingDayisinfactaharvestholiday

D.howthewaytocelebrateThanksgivingDaychangedwiththetimeandplaces

D

Justlikericeandnoodlesaredifferentfrombread,snacksinChinaareaworldapartfromthoseintheUKandtheUS.Foronething,Ineverimaginedthatsunflowerseeds（葵花籽）wouldbesopopularhere.Ifoundpeoplehavingthemwhilewaitingfortablesoutsiderestaurants,beforedinnerand,ofcourse,whilewatchingTV.IalsosawthataplateofsunflowerseedsisalwaysontablesduringtheSpringFestivalholidays.

IhadseldomtriedsunflowerseedswhenIcametoChina.IntheUK,youngpeoplelovetheirsnacks.Infact,youngpeopleinBritaineatmoresnacksthanpeopleofthesameageinotherEuropeancountries.Arecentsurveyhasdiscoveredthat64%ofunder20-year-oldssnackbetweenmeals,accordingtoanarticleonaBritishwebsite.Incomparison（对比）,58.7%ofyoungpeoplesnackinGermany,53%inFrance,andonly40.7%inSpain.

InBritain,wealwayslookedforwardtoourfavoritepotatochipsandchocolatebarsafterschool.InU.S.OneofthingsthatIfoundthemostwonderfulwhenIfirstvisitedtheUSwasthenumberofsnacksintheirsupermarkets;IwassurprisedtofindhugeshelvesjustforsnackswerebiggerthansomestoresintheUK.SnacktastesintheUSaremuchthesameasintheUK.

Allinall,it’sprobablybestforyourhealthifyoulikesunflowerseedsratherthanpotatochipsandchocolate.Buteatingthesedelicioussnackssometimescouldn’tbewrong,couldit?

32.Whatisthearticlemainlyabout?

A.SnacksintheUKandtheUS.

B.ThemostpopularsnackinChina.

C.SnacksyoungWesternpeoplelike.

D.SometipsforchoosingsnacksintheUK.

33.Accordingtothetext,snacksaremostpopularamongyoungpeoplein_______.

A.BritainB.GermanyC.FranceD.Spain

34.WhatsurprisedtheauthorwhenhewenttosupermarketsintheUS?

A.Howthesnackstasted.

B.Thelargenumberofsnacks.

C.Thelackofchoicewhenitcametosnacks.

D.Thesizeofthesnacks’packages.

35.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofpotatochipsandchocolate?

A.Theydon’ttasteasgoodassunflowerseeds.

B.Theyarenothealthy,sopeopleshouldstopeatingthem.

C.It’sfinetoenjoythemsometimesalthoughtheyareunhealthy.

D.It’sbettereatthemwithsandwichesandfruit.

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。

Teenshaveabusymorningscheduleastheyneedtowakeupandgetmovingveryearlyinordertocatchabusandgettoschoolbytherequiredtime.Thismeansteensneedtogettheirrestthenightbeforeortheywillbetootiredtolearnanythingatschool.36

Whenateenfallsasleepinclass,twothingshappen:

he/shemisseswhatisbeingtaughtandhe/shelosestherespectfortheteacher.He/Shemayalsoreceiveaconsequencefromtheschool,dependingontheclassroomdisciplinepolicy.37

Topreventyourteenfrombeingsleepyinclass,trythesethreetips:

●Setatimefor"lightsout"onschoolnights.Thisisneverbeanylaterthan10p.m.andpreferably9p.m.38Softmusiccanbeonandusedtohelpcalmyourteen.

●Helpyourteendevelopanight-timeroutinethatinvolvesactivitiesthatslow