辽宁省大连市甘井子区学年高一英语下学期期中试题.docx

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辽宁省大连市甘井子区学年高一英语下学期期中试题

辽宁省大连市甘井子区2016-2017学年高一英语下学期期中试题

第一部分阅读理解（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

Twotravelingangels（天使）stoppedtospendthenightinthehomeofawealthyfamily.Thefamilywasrudeandrefusedtolettheangelsstayintheguestroom.Insteadtheangelsweregivenaspaceinthecoldbasement.Astheymadetheirbedonthehardfloor,theolderangelsawaholeinthewallandrepairedit.Whentheyoungerangelaskedwhy,theolderangelreplied“Thingsaren’talwayswhattheyseem.”

Thenextnightthepaircametorestatthehouseofaverypoorbutveryhospitable（好客的）farmer.Aftersharingwhatlittlefoodtheyhad,thecouplelettheangelssleepintheirbedwheretheycouldhaveagoodnight’srest.Whenthesuncameupthenextmorning,theangelsfoundthefarmerandhiswifeintears.Theironlycow,whosemilkhadbeentheironlyincome,laydeadinthefield.

Theyoungerangelwasveryangryandaskedtheolderangel,“Howcouldthishappen?

”“Whydidn’tyouwatchoutforthecow?

Thefirstmanhadeverything,yetyouwatchedoverhishouse,”sheaccused（指责）.“Thesecondfamilyhadlittlebutwaswillingtoshareeverything,andyoudidnothelp.”

“Thingsaren’talwayswhattheyseem,”theolderangelreplied.“Whenwestayedinthebasement,Inoticedtherewasgoldstoredinthatholeinthewall.Sincetheownerwassogreedyandunwillingtosharehisgoodfortune,IaskedGodifIcouldseal（封口）thewallsohecouldn’tfindit.Thenlastnightaswesleptinthefarmer’sbed,theangelofdeathcameforhiswife.IaskedGodiftheangelcouldtakethecowinstead.Thingsaren’talwayswhattheyseem.”

1.Whydidtheolderangelrepairtheholefortherichfamily?

A.Becauseshedidn’tlikethegreedyowner.

B.Becauseshewantedtosavethegoldforthepoor.

C.Becausethebasementwastoocoldtostayin.

D.Becauseshebelievedthatoneshouldalwaysbereadytoofferhelp.

2.Inparagraphtwo,thepairrefersto_____________.

A.therichcoupleB.theangelsC.theguestsD.thepoorcouple

3.Theyoungerangelwasveryangrybecause_____________

A.theolderangelkilledthefarmer’scow

B.theangelofdeathtookthecowaway

C.thewealthymangavethemabadplacetolivein

D.theolderangeltreatedthetwofamiliesunfairly.

4.Thestorytriestotellthereaderthat______________

A.angelsarealwaysreadytohelpthepoorB.sometimesthingsarenotwhattheyseem

C.angelsarealwaysreadytohelptherichD.theyoungshouldalwayslearnfromtheold

B

Somepeoplemakeyoufeelcomfortablewhentheyarearound.Youspendanhourwiththemandfeelasifyouhaveknownthemhalfyourlife.Thesepeoplehavesomethingincommon.Andonceweknowwhatitis,wecantrytodoitourselves.

Howisitdone?

Hereareseveralskillsthatgoodtalkershave.Ifyoufollowtheskills,they’llhelpyouputpeopleattheirease,andmakefriendswiththemquickly.

Firstofall,goodtalkersaskquestions.Almostanyone,nomatterhowshyheis,willansweraquestion.Onewell-knownbusinesswomansays,“Atbusinesslunches,Ialwaysaskpeoplewhattheydidthatmorning.It’sacommonquestion,butitwillgetthingsgoing.”Fromthereyoucanmoveontoothermatters—sometimestoreallypersonalquestions.Andhowheanswerswillletyouknowhowfaryoucango.

Second,oncegoodtalkershaveaskedquestions,theylistentotheanswers.Thispointseemsclear,butitisn’t..Yourquestionsshouldhaveapointandhelptotellwhatsortofpersonyouaretalkingto.Andtofindout,youreallyhavetolistencarefullyandattentively.

Reallisteningatleastmeanssomethings.Firstitmeansnottochangethesubjectofconversation.Ifsomeonestickstoonetopic,youcantakeitasafactthathe’sreallyinterestedinit.Reallisteningalsomeansnotjustlisteningtowords,buttotonesofvoice.Ifthevoicesoundsdull,then,it’stimeforyoutochangethesubject.

Finally,goodtalkersknowwellhowtodealwiththeoccasionofparting.Ifyou’resayinggood-bye,youmaygivehimafirmhandshakeandsay,“I’vereallyenjoyedmeetingyou.”Ifyouwanttoseethatpersonagain,don’tkeepitasecret.Letpeopleknowwhatyoufeel,andtheymaywalkawayfeelingasifthey’veknownyouhalftheirlife.

5.Askingquestionsmightbeaquitegoodandsuitableway_______.

A.foryoutomakemoreandmorenewfriends

B.tobeginyourbusinesstalks

C.togettheconversationgoingsmoothly

D.foryoutomakeadeepandlastingimpressiononothers

6.Afterhavingaskedsomebodyaquestion,it’llbepoliteofyouto_______.

A.makeclearwhatkindofpersonheisB.listentohisreplyattentively

C.waitquietlyandpatientlyforhisanswerD.goonaskinghimmorequestions

7.Generallyspeaking,goodtalkersarepersonswho_______.

A.aregoodatmakinganytopicinteresting

B.nevertalktoomuchortoolittle

C.alwaysspeakinagentleway

D.knowhowandwhentheyshouldchangethetopicofthetalk

8.Ifyoureallytakedelightinmeetingsomeoneagain,_______.

A.youmaytakehimasyourlifelongtrustworthyfriend

B.itseemsnecessaryforyoutolethimknowit

C.it’sproperforyoutogivehimasecondhandshake

D.it’llbehelpfulforyoutohavefurtherunderstandingofhim

C

Europeishometoavarietyofculturaltreasures.LonelyPlanet,theworld’slargesttravelguidepublisher,hasofferedpairsofcitiesforculturehungrybuttimepoortravelers.

LondonandParis

IttakesyouabouttwohourstotravelfromLondontoParisbyEurostar,ahighspeedrailwayservice.Thetwocapitalcitieshavebeencompetinginfashion,artandnightlifefordecades－buteachsecretlylooksuptotheother.

NoonecandoubtthegrandandimpressivebeautyofParis'LouvreMuseum,butifyouwanttosavemoney,youcannotskiptheBritishMuseumfreetovisit.ComparedwithLondon,ParishasmoreoutdoorattractionssuchasthebeautifulgreenwalkwayLaPromenadePlantee.

InParis,you'llseedinerslingeroverredwine.WhileinLondon,youcantrysomeafternoontea,eatfishandchipsorsaltedcake.

ViennaandBratislava

AustriancapitalViennaandSlovakiacityBratislavaareanhourapartbytrain.ButsincetheyarelinkedbytheDanubeRiver,thebestwaytotravelisbyship.Atourofthetwocitiesistheperfectwaytoexperienceeverythingfrom17thcentury’sHabsburgdynastysplendortoscifirestaurants.

ViennaisfamousforMozartandimperialpalaces.YoucanappreciatetheperfectblendingofarchitectureandnatureinthegrandSchonbrunnPalace,andrewardyourselfwithacupofViennacoffee,whichhasmadeitswaytotheworld'sculturalheritagelist.

Bratislavaisbestknownforitsfinedining－theremarkableUFOrestaurant.Youcanenjoyameatladendinnerhereinanamazingsetting.

9.What’stherelationshipbetweenLondonandParisaccordingtothetext?

A.Theyhelpeachother.　　　　　B.Theyattackeachother.

C.Theyadmireeachother.D.Theydon'tlikeeachother.

10.WhataretheadvantagesofParismentionedinthearticle?

a.TheLouvreMuseumb.Freeaccesstomuseums

c.Moreoutdoorattractionsd.Betterwinesandperfumes

A.ac　　　　B.cd　　　C.acd　　　D.bcd

11.Whichofthecitiesshouldyouchooseifyouareinterestedinscifirestaurants?

A.London.B.Paris.C.Glasgow.D.Bratislava.

12.LonelyPlanetrecommendsthesetwopairsofcitiesbecause________.

A.theyarenotexpensivetovisit　　　

B.theyarebestknowntotheworld

C.theyarealwaysenemiesbetweeneachother

D.theyareclosebutdifferentinmanyaspects

D

IwaswalkingwithafriendyesterdaywhenIfoundaXiao-Micellphoneinapuddleofmeltedsnow.Ipickeditupanditstillworked!

IstartedlookingthroughthecontactlistandcallingnumberstoseeifIcouldfigureoutwhosephoneitwas.Unfortunately,onlyonepersonansweredandshedidn’trecognizedthenumberthatIwascalling.Shemadeacommentof“Itisjustsonicethatyouaretryingtofindoutwhosephoneitis.”

Sincethatladydidn’tknowwhosephoneitwas,myfriendsuggestedthatwegobacktothestreetandthehousethatwefoundtheXiao-Miphoneinfrontof.Iknockedonthedoorandtwocollegeagepeopleanswered.Theyhadn’tlosttheirphones,butasItoldthemthestoryandmentionedsomenamesonthecontactlist,theyoungmansaidthathehadthosenamesalsoanditmustbethephoneofoneoftheirfriends.Then,bothofthepeoplecommentedonhowwonderfulitwasthatItookthetimetofindtheowner.Ireallydidn’thaveanythingtosay,becauseinmymind,Iwasjustdoingtherightthing.Ineverconsideredkeepingthephone—itwasn’tmine.Iimmediatelytriedtofindtheowner,becausethatisexactlywhatIwouldwantsomeonetodoifeitherIormyfamilymemberslosttheirphones.

Sometimes,helpingothersisjustdoingtherightthing.And,itfeltawesomewhenIfoundoutitwouldgetbacktotheowner.ThebestpartwasIdidn’tsaywhoIwas—giveaname,number—becausedoingtherightthingfeltawesomeandwasmorethanenoughforme!

13Theauthormademanycallswiththecellphonehepickedupto_________

A.callthepoliceB.callhisfriendsforhelp

C.findthephone’sownerD.checkwhetherthephonewouldwork

14．Howdidtheauthorfinallyfindtheowner?

A.Hemetafriendofthephoneowner

B.Heputupalostandfoundnotice

C.Hecalledthepersonsonthecontactlist

D.Hemettheownerofthephonewhowassearchingalongthestreet.

15．Whatmadetheauthorwanttofindthephone’sownerimmediately?

A.Fearofbeinglaughedatbyothers

B.Theencouragementfromhisfriend.

C.Thephonewasveryexpensive

D.His