河南省商丘市开封市九校学年高一上学期期末联考英语试题 Word版含答案.docx
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河南省商丘市开封市九校学年高一上学期期末联考英语试题Word版含答案
2016——2017学年上期期末联考
高一英语试题
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第Ⅰ卷(选择题;共70分)
第一部分听力(略)
第二部分阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)
第一节(共15小题;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
Twothievescametoahousetostealsomething.Theydugaholeinthewallofthehouse.Therelivedmanymiceinthehouse.Thewomaninthemoonlightsawamousecrawlintothehouse.“Look!
Incomesone.”shesaidtothemaninthehouse.Thethiefwassofrightenedthathehurriedlycrawledoutofthehouseandsaidtotheonewaitingoutside,“ShefoundmewhenIwasjustin.”Butthethiefoutsidedidn’tbelievehim,sohesaid,“Letustwotrytocrawlintothehousetogether.”Atthattimetwomicehappenedtocrawlintothehouse,too.Thewomansawthemiceandshouted,“Incometwo.Catchthem!
”Thetwothieveswereterriblyfrightened.Themaninthehousesaid,“Yousawthemcomeinbutwherearethey?
Iwillcatchthemtonight.”Thetwothievesstartedrunningawayatonce.
Thetwothieveswantedtomakeitclearwhethertheyhadbeenfoundornotthenightbefore.Thenextdaytheyactedasmensellingsweetpotatoesandcamebeforethehouse.Themanandthewomanwereploughingintheirfields.
Therein(缰绳)brokeandthewomancamehomeforarope.Shesawtwomensellingsweetpotatoesandwantedtobuysome.Shepickedouttwowhichlookedlikemice.Atthetime,themancouldn’twaitforheranylongerinthefieldsandheranbackfromthefieldstohurryherup.Thewomanshowedthesweetpotatoestothemanandsaid,“Howtheylooklikethetwooflastnight!
”Themansaid,“Iaskedyoutofetcharope,whydon’tyouhurryforit?
”Thetwothievesranawayquicklywithouttheirsweetpotatoes.
21.Thetwothievesfailedtostealanythingfromthehousebecause______.
A.theywerefoundout
B.theywerefrightenedbywhattheyhadheardinthehouse
C.theydidn’tworktogetherwellwitheachother
D.micestoppedthemfromdoingso
22.Fromthelastparagraph,weknowthat______.
A.thetwothieveswerefamousforsellingsweetpotatoes
B.thewomanrecognizedthetwothieves
C.thewomanpretendedtoknownothingaboutthetwothievesandmadefunofthem
D.thetwothievesdidn’tknowthattheywerenotfoundatall
23.“______”isthebesttitleforthispassage.
A.TwoCleverThievesB.TerribleMice
C.HittheMarkbyaFlukeD.ACleverCouple
B
Introduction
BlenheimPalaceisoneoftheEurope’slargestandgreatestpalaces.Itwasbuiltbetween1705and1722asarewardoftheBritishgovernmenttoJohnChurchill,1stDuke(公爵)ofMarlborough,fordefeatingKingLouisXIV’sarmyatBlenheim,asmallBavarianvillageontheDanubeRiver.
ThepalacewasdesignedbySirJohnVanbrugh,whichdisplayedstrengthandarmglory.Itisthelargestnon-royalbuildinginEnglandandisnowlistedbytheUNESCOasaWorldHeritageSite.
WinstonChurchill
In1874,thepalacewasthebirthplaceoftheduke’smostfamousdescendant,WinstonChurchill,whowastobecometheUK’sPrimeMinister(somewouldsayBritain’sgreatest20th-centurypolitician)andNobelPrizewinnerforliterature.ItisalsoinBlenheimthatWinstongotmarriedtoClementineHozierin1908.
Alastingexhibitionisdevotedtotheman’slife,workandwritings.WinstonandhiswifeareburiedinBladonChurchwithinthepalace.
OpeningHours&Admission
Blenheimisstillthehomeofthe11thDukeofMarlboroughandisthereforenotopenallyearround(althoughtheparkis).Thepalaceopensitsdoorstovisitorsfrom12Februaryto11December.Entrytothepalace,parkandgardenscost£11.50duringthelowseasonand£13duringthepeakseason(Easterweekendandfrom28Mayto11September),or£6/£8fortheparkandgardensonly.
Theparkisopenall-yearroundfrom9amto4:
45pm(lastentry).Admissionis£2.50foradultsand£1.50forchildren.
Notethatnumerousdiscountsexistforseniors,students,childrenandgroups.Pleaserefertotheofficialwebsiteformoredetails.
24.WhatcanbelearnedaboutBlenheimPalace?
A.ItistheEurope’slargestandgreatestpalaces.
B.ItisthelargestroyalbuildinginEngland.
C.Itisnowoneoftheworld’sheritagesites.
D.ItwasbuiltinhonorofPrimeMinisterWinstonChurchill.
25.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“descendant”inthethirdparagraphmean?
A.Ahousekeeper.B.Achildorachild’schild.
C.AfamilydoctorD.Agrandparent
26.WhycannotpeoplevisitBlenheimPalacealltheyearround?
A.Theyaretoobusytoaffordthetime.
B.Repairsarebadlyneededforthepalace.
C.Someseasonsarenotconvenientforvisitors.
D.The11thDukeofMarlboroughstilllivesthere.
27.Ifacoupleandtheirfive-year-olddaughtervisitthepark,howmuchneedtheypay?
A.£6.5B.£7.5C.£l1.5D.£13
C
ImisstheInternet.Iknowthat,technically,theInternetstillexists.ButImisstheolddaysbeforemoneyinvadedtheInternet—theearly2000swhenIcreatedtheliteraryblog.
Backthen,nothingyoudidmattered.Andthatgaveyoufreedom.Backthen,theonlinebookculturewasrunmostlybyenthusiastsandamateurs,peoplewhowerecreatingblogssimplyforthepleasureofit,ratherthantobuildacareerorabrand.Onceadvertisersshowedup,offeringtopayustodothethingweweredoingjustforfun,itwasveryhardtosayno.
Theproblemwithdoingwhatyouloveasadayjobisthatyouhavetomakecompromisesinordertomakemoney.Whenyou’rejustanenthusiast,youcanwriteaboutanythingyouwant.Youronlyrestrictionisthelimitofyourcuriosity.
Butyouprobablywon’tgetmuchattention.Andintheworldofonlinepublishing,attentioniseverything.Yourprofitislinkeddirectlytohowmanyclicksandpageviewsyougot.
Inordertomakeenoughmoneytorunarealpublication,youhavetowriteaboutbookseveryonehasalreadyheardof.Youhavetonarrowyourconversationdowntotheonethatisalreadyhappeningelsewhere.It’snotjustthepublicationsthatpreferthesevoices,it’sthereadersthemselves.
Ihavegivenupmakingmoneyonthesite,andIwouldjustshrugandcontinuetopublishthevoicesIaminterestedin.IamluckybecauseIhaveasidebusinessasaconsultant,sotheadvertisingdollarsarenotessential.Butforthosewhodorelyonthisincome,theyhavetoadjusttheircoveragetotheiraudience’sdesires.
Thereisawaytostrikeabalance:
dotheshallowthingsthatyouknowwillgetmoney,andletthatpayforyourfavoriteprojects.
28.Theauthorismostlikelytobe.
A.awriterB.anadvertiserC.anactorD.ateacher
29.WhydoestheauthormisstheInternetintheearly2000s?
A.Hecouldearnalotofmoney.B.HehadfreeaccesstotheInternet.
C.Hisliteraryblogwasverypopular.D.Hisinterestwasnotaffectedbymoney.
30.Whichofthefollowingcouldgetthemostclicks?
A.Compositionswrittenbystudents.B.Reportsaboutadvancedscience.
C.Articlesaboutpopulartopics.D.Reviewsaboutbooksfewpeoplehaveread.
31.Whatadvicedoestheauthorgiveinthetext?
A.Thinktwicebeforeyouact.B.Neverdothingsagainstyourwill.
C.Earnmoneytodoyourfavoritethings.D.Followyourdreamuntilyouachieveit.
D
Uganda’slionpopulationhasfallenby30percentinthelasttenyears.Expertsarewarningthatthebigcatscouldsoondisappearfromthecountry.ThatcouldhurtUganda’simportantandmoney-makingtourismindustry.
WeareinoneofUganda’snationalparks.Therearegrasslandsasfarastheeyecansee.Andtherearemanytravelersfromaroundtheworld.Theyhavewokenupearly--beforethesunrises--andtheircampsarenowempty.Theyarehunting,notwithgunsbutwithcameras.
LionsaregrowinghardertofindthroughoutUganda.Lastmonth,thenon-profitorganizationWildlifeConservationSocietysaidnowonlyalittlemorethan400lionsremaininUganda.Thatisonethirdlessthantenyearsago.
TutiloMudumbaisaresearcherwiththeWildlifeConservationSociety,orWCS.Hesayslionsfacemanythreats,suchashuntersandlocalfarmers.Hesaysifnoactionistakentoreducethesethreats,lionscouldonedaydisappearfromUganda.Hesaid,“Ifnothingisdoneandthepopulationkeepsgoingdown,thenitwillnotbelikelythatwewillhavethem.Iftheyreduceby30percentevery10years,thenofcoursethosearethenumberofyearsleftforyoutohavezero.”
ThedisappearanceoflionsfromUgandacouldhurtthecountry’seconomy.In2006,theWCSstudiedtheexpectationsandspendingofvisitorstoUganda.Itfoundthateachlionwasworth$13,500ayeartotheeconomy.Thestudyalsofoundthatonly60percentoftouristswouldstillvisitUganda’snationalparksiftherewerenolionsleft.TheWorldBankestimatestourismbrought1billiondollarstoUganda’seconomylastyear.
32.HowwouldthedisappearanceoflionsaffectUganda?
A.Notouristswouldgothereagain.B.Itseconomywouldbreakdown.
C.Itwouldgreatlydamageitstourism.D.Thebalanceofnaturewouldbebroken.
33.Wheredidthetravelersgointhesecondparagraph?
A.Theylefttotourthelargegrasslands.B.Theywerehuntinglionswithguns.
C.Theywentouttosearchforlions.D.Theyfinishedtheirtripsandwenthome.
34.HowmanylionswerethereinUgandatenyearsago?
A.About600.B.About500.C.About450.D.About800.
35.WhichofthefollowingthreatenslionsinUganda?
A.Toomanytouristsfromabroad.B.Huntingbyhuntersandfarmers.
C.PollutedenvironmentinUganda.D.Competitionwithotherwildanimals.
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填入空白处的最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
选项中有两项为多余选项。
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