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甘肃省兰州市城关区高一英语下学期期末考试试题
2016-2017-2学期期末考试试题
高一英语
说明:
本试卷分为第
卷(选择题卷)和第
卷(非选择题卷)。
满分120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
卷选择题(共三节,满分60分)
第1节(共10小题;每小题2分,满分20分)
阅读下列短文,从
每题所给的A、B、C和D中选出最佳选项。
A
IwasbornandraisedinthetinytownofLafayette,Georgia.It’saratherboringtown,butluckilymymomlovedtravelingsowehittheroadprettyfrequently.Iwasdiagnosedwithspinalmuscularatrophy(脊肌萎缩症)attheageoftwoandhavebeeninawheelchaireversince.MywheelchairandIhavebeento14countriesandhaveplanstovisitmanymore.SincegraduatingfromtheUniversityofWestGeorgiawithadegreeinmarketinglastyear,I’veputallofmyenergyintogrowingmywebsite.Asidefromtravelingandworkingonmyblog,Ilovegoingtoconcertsandtryingnewfoods.
Mymomwasateachersoshewasoffworkeverysummer.WeusedthattimetotravellocallyandtookalotofroadtripsalongtheEastCoast.DisneyWorldwasapopularchoice.WhenIturned15,wetriedourhandattravelinginternationallyandwenttotheBahamas.Thesetripsmademefallinlovewithtravelandshowedmethatthere’ssomuchoutthereintheworld.
Mymomalwaystoldme¡°Ifyoucan’tstandup,standout¡±andItrytolivebythatmentalitydaily.Imightnotbeabletostandphysically,butIcanstand.IcanstandforanythingthatIdesire,liketraveling.Adisabilityisnotgoingtolimitmefromseeingtheworld.Irefusetoevenentertainthethoughtthatmydisabilitycouldhavethatsortofpower.
Itismuchmoredifficulttotravelasawheelchairuser.Overmylife,Ihavemetnumbersofchallenges,especiallywhenIwasyounger.ButI’velearnedtobepositivenomatterwhentroublecomestome.
1.Whatdoweknowabouttheauthor?
A.Hedislikeslivinginhistown.
B.Hewasbornwithasevereillness.
C.Hebegantravellingabroadat15.
D.Hewaspoorlyeducatedduetohisillness.
2.Howdoestheauthorsoundinthepassage?
A.UnfortunateB.Optimistic
C.IndependentD.Warm-hearted
3.Whatdoestheunderlinedpartmean?
A.Youmuststandupbyyourself.
B.Youshouldacceptyourdisability.
C.Youmustlearnhowtouseawheelchair.
D.Youshouldhavewillandgreatcharacter.
B
Itwasacoldandwetnight,IhadjustleftalocalclubtotravelhomewhenIlostcontrolofmycar.Icrashedintoacar,thenhitatree.Theforcewassogreatthatisknockedtheparkedcarseveralmetersforwards.Iwasknockedoutcold.Worsestill,Ihadnoideathatafirehadstartedundertheengineofmycar.Itthensetthetreeonfire.
Drivingbehindmewasayoungman,whoIlaterfoundoutwascalledJared.Hesawtheaccidentoccurandstoppedtohelpmeoutoftheburningcar.Heputhisownlifeindangerwhenhegotintothebackseattotrytoundomyseatbelt.Thiswasn’teasybecauseI’dhitthecaronmydriver’ssideandmyseatbeltwassqueezedintotheconsole(操纵台).
Withmyseatbeltundone,Jaredthenhitopenthedriver’swindowtodragmeoutasIhadstillnotregainedconsciousness(意识).Hebravelydidthiswhilemycarandthetreewereburning.Wokenbythecrash,thehomeownerscameouttoinvestigate.Jaredtoldthemtoringemergencyservices.IwasrushedtotheRoyalAdelaideHospitalinaseriouscondition.Ieventuallywokeupadaylater.
IowemylifetoJaredandIconsiderhimafriendduetothespecialbound.Jaredsaysthatalthoughtheeventsofthatnightinitiallyshockedhim,heneveroncehesitatedtohelp.Inaddition,hedoesn’tbelievethathedidanythingspecial.
4.Whathappenedtotheauthorinthecrash?
A.Hewasknockedoutofhiscar.
B.Hewasknockedunconscious.
C.Hefeltcoldbecauseofbleeding.
D.Heclimbedonthetreetoescapefire.
5.WhydidJaredgetintothebackseat?
A.Tounfastentheauthor’sseatbelt.
B.Togettheauthoroutofthecar.
C.Tohelptheauthordrivethecarsafely.
D.Toputouttheburningfireinthecar.
6.Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?
A.AnarrowescapefromdeathB.Acourageouscrashrescue
C.Jared,mybestfriendD.Afrighteningcarfire
C
TheWorldHealthOrganizationsaysthewidespreaduseofsuga
rinfoodproductsanddrinksisamajorconcerninmanyareas.SoWHOofficialsarecallingongovernmentstorequiretaxesonsugarydrinksinanefforttolimittheirusageandpopularity.Theofficialsbeliev
ethetaxesalsowouldreducetheriskofhealthproblemsresultingfromobesity.
Obesityisacondit
ioninwhichthebodystoreslarge,unhealthyamountsoffat.Obeseindividualsareconsideredoverweight.Anewreportsaysthatin2014morethanone-thirdoftheadultsintheworldwereoverweight,and500millionwereconsideredobese.TheUnitedNationsagencyestimatesthatin2015,42millionchildrenunderage5wereeitheroverweightorobese.Itsaysthatnumberrepresentsanincreaseofabout11millionduringthepast15years.AlmosthalfoftheseboysandgirlsliveinAsiaandone-fourthinAfrica.
TheU.N.agencyblamesunhealthydietsforariseindiabetescases.Thereare422millioncasesofthediseaseworldwide.WHOsays1.5millionpeoplediefromiteveryyear.Itsaystheuseofsugarinfoodproducts,likesugarydrinks,isamajorreasonfortheincreasein
ratesofobesityanddiabetes.
TemoWaqanivaluiswiththeagency’sDepartmentforthePreventiononNon-CommunicableDiseases.HetoldVOAhattaxingsugarydrinkswouldreduceconsumptionandsavelives.WaganivalunotedthatMexicoenacteda10percenttaxonsugarydrinksin2014.Hesaidbytheendoftheyear,therewasa6percentdropintheconsumptionofsuchdrinks.Amongpoorpeo
ple,thenumberofpeoplewhoconsumedsugarydrinksdroppedby17percent.
TheWHOsayspeopleshouldlimittheamountofsugartheyconsume.Itsaystheyshouldkeeptheirsugarintaketobelow10percentoftheirtotalenergyneeds,andreduceittolessthan5percentforimprovedhealth.
7.Whyaretaxesonsugarydrinksrequired?
A.Tolimittheiruseandpopularity.
B.Toreadjusttheeconomicstructure.
C.Towarnpeopletochangetheirlifestyle.
D.Toensurethemarket’sdiversedevelopment.
8.Whatdothefiguresinthesecondparagraphsuggest?
A.Adultobesityisignoredatpresent.
B.Obesityisasevereworldwideproblem.
C.Obesitycanblockeconomicdevelopment.
D.Obesityismostseriousindevelopedcountries.
9.Whatdoestheunderlinedword¡°enacted¡±meaninthepassage?
A.AbolishB.PassC.PromiseD.Reduce
10.WhatdoestheexampleofMexicoprove?
A.Taxpoliciesareunfairtothepoor.
B.Sugarydrinksareathreattohealth.
C.Thepoorconsumemoresugarydrinks.
D.Taxingsugarydrinksmakesadifference.
第2节(共5小题;每题两分,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答案。
选项中有两项为多余选项。
11We’veallheardaboutthepowerofourattitude,andthatit'sourattitudethatdetermineshowmuchwesucceedinlife.
1.Identifyandunderstandwhatyouwanttochange.Thefirststeptowardschangeisclearlyunderstandingwhatneedstobechanged.12Whenitcomestochangingyourattitude,youneedtodoanhonestandin-depthself-evaluationsoyoucouldpointoutexactlywhichofyourtraitsneedtobeimprovedortotallychanged.
2.13
Weallneedtoknowthatwhatwe'retryingtoaccomplishcaninfactbeachieved;thatwecanbemoreoptimistic,moresocialormorepatient.Findsomeonewhohasthekindofattitudethatyouwanttohave,andlethisorherlifegiveyouinspirationandencouragementtomovebeyondyourtemporaryfailuresinyourjourneytowardsbecomingabetterperson.
3.Thinkabouthowyourattitudechangewillaffectyourlife.Tobeabletoovercomeallthedifficultiesthatlieaheadofyouinyourjourneytowardsselfbetterment,youneedtofigureoutexactlywhatthissupposedchangecouldbringtoyourlife.Willchangingyourattitudemeanahappierfamilyorsociallife?
Willachangeinyourattitudemeanamoresuccessfulcareerorbusiness?
Fixyourmindonthethingsthatwouldcomeasaresultofyourattitudechangeandyouwillhaveagreaterchanceofreachingyourgoal.
4.Choosetherightcompany.Astheysay,“Badcompanycorruptsgoodcharacter.”Youdon'texpectyourselftobeabletochangeifyougoonsurroundingyourselfwithpeoplewhopossessallthenegativetraitsthatyouwanttochange.Considerbefriendingnewpeople,especiallythosewhoareoptimisticandhaveahealthyattitudetowardslife.14
5.15Often,thegreatestobstaclebetweenusandourgoalsisourselvesorourinabilitytotrustinwhatweareabletodo.Ifyoudon'tbelieveinyourselforbelievethatyouoryourlifecanchange,itjustwon'thappen—youwilleitherneverstart,orgiveupquicklysoyouwon'thaveevengivenyourselftheopportunitytosucceed.
A.Believethatyouareabletochange.
B.Lookforarolemodel.
C.Youwillseethatyourefforttochangewillbeeasierwiththesekindsofpeopleasfriends.
D.Settingcleargoalsisthekeytosuccessinanyendeavor.
E.Ourpersonalitiesandattitudesaredevelopedthroughourrelationshipsandexperiences.
F.Itisrighttotryhardtohaveastrongmind.
G.Ourattitudetowardslifedetermineslife'sattitudetowardsus.
第三节完形填空(共20小题,每小题1.5分,满分30分)
Doparentsowetheirkidsanything?
Startingfrommyposition,parentsdonotowetheirchildrena16education.Iftheycan17it,theycan18sendthemtothebestuniversities.Buttheymustnotfeelguiltyiftheycan’t.Ifthechildrenreallywanttogo,they’llfinda19.Thereareplentyofloans(贷款)andscholarshipsforthebrightand20oneswhocan’taffordtopay.
Whenchildrengrowupand
wantto21,theirparentsdonotowethemadownpaymentonahouse.Theydonothavethe22
tobaby-sittheirg