高一英语上学期期末考试试题7下.docx

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高一英语上学期期末考试试题7下

新疆哈密地区2016-2017学年高一英语上学期期末考试试题

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第Ⅰ卷

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、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Whatdoyouwanttobewhenyougrowup?

Ateacher?

Adoctor?

Howaboutanice-creamtaster?

Yes,therereallyisajobwhereyoucangetpaidtotasteicecream.JustaskJohnHarrison,an“OfficialTasteTester”forthepast21years.Testinghelpsmanufacturers（制造商）tobesureofaproduct’squality.DuringhiscareerHarrisonhasbeenresponsibleforapprovinglargequantitiesofthesweeticecream—aswellasfordevelopingover75flavors（味道）.

Somepeoplethinkthatitwouldbeeasytodothisjob;afterall,youjusthavetolikeicecream,right?

No—there’smoretothejobthanthat,saysHarrison,whohasadegreeinchemistry.Hepointsoutthatadairyorfood-sciencedegreewouldbeveryusefultosomeonew

antingacareerinthis“cool”field.

Inatypicalmorningonthejob,Harrisontastesandassesses60ice-creamsamples.Heletstheicecreamwarmuptoabout12°F.Harrisonexplains,“Yougetmoreflavorfromwarmericecream,whichiswhysomekidsliketostir（搅拌）it,creatingice-creamsoup.”

Whiletheicecreamwarmsup,Harrisonlooksoverthesamplesandgradeseachoneonitsappearance.“Tastingbeginswiththeeyes,”heexplains.Hecheckstoseeiftheicecreamisattractiveandaskshimself，“Doestheproducthavethecolorexpectedfromthatflavor?

”Nextit’stimetotaste!

Continuingtothinku

pnewideas,tryoutnewflavors,andtestsamplesfromsomanykindsoficecreameachdaykeepsHarrisonbusybuthappy–workingatonecooljob.

1.WhatisJohnHarrison’sjob?

A.Anofficial.B.Anice-creamtaster.

C.Achemist.D.Anice-

creammanufacturer.

2.AccordingtoJohnHarrison,tobequalifiedinthe“coolfield

”,itishelpfulto.

A.havea

degreeinrelatedsubjectsB.keepadiaryofdailywork

C.thinkupnewideaseverydayD.findoutnewflavorseachday

3.WhatdoesHarrisondofirstwhentestingicecream?

A.Hestirstheicecream.B.Hetastestheflavoroftheicecream.

C.Heletstheicecreamwarmup.D.Heexaminesthecoloroftheicecream.

4.Whichofthefollowingisprobablythebesttitleforthepassage?

A.JohnHarrison’sLifeB.FlavorsofIceCream

C.TastingwithEyesD.OneCoolJob

B

Howoftendoyouletotherpeoplelikeabaddriver,arudewaiter,oranangryboss,changeyourmood（情绪）?

SixteenyearsagoIlearnedalesson.Igotinataxi,andwetookoffforGrandCentralStation.Weweredrivingintherightlane（车道）whenallofasudden,ablackcarjumpedoutofaparkingspacerightinfrontofus.Mytaxidriverusedhisbrakes（车闸）,thetiresmadealoudnoise,andattheverylastmomentourcarstoppedjust3cmfromthebackoftheothercar.

Icouldn’tbelieveit.ButthenIcouldn’t

believewhathappen

ednext.Thedriveroftheothercar,theguywhoalmostcausedabigaccident,turnedhisheadaroundandhestartedshoutingatus.Icouldn’tbelieveit!

Mytaxidriverjustsmiledandwavedattheguy.So,Isaid,“Whydidyoujustdothat?

Thisguycouldhavekilledus!

”AndthisiswhenmytaxidrivertoldmewhatInowcall,“TheLawoftheGarbageTruck”.Hesaid,“Manypeoplearelikegarbagetrucks.Theyrunaroundfullofgarbage,fullofangeranddisappointment.Astheirgarbagepilesup,theylookforaplacet

odump（倾倒）it.Andifyouletthem,they’lldumpitonyou.

SoIstartedthinkinghowoftenIletGarbageTrucksrunrightovermeandhowoftenItaketheirgarbageandspreadittootherpeople

.

IbegantoseeGarbageTrucks.Iseetheloadpeoplearecarrying.Iseethemcomingtodumpit.Andlikemytaxidriver,Idon’ttakeitpersonally.Ijustsmile,wave,wishthemwell,andmoveon.

5.WhathappenedtotheauthoronhiswaytoGrandCentralStation?

A.Hewascaughtinatrafficjam.B.Histaxialmostranintoanothercar.

C.Histaxisuddenlygotaflattire.D.Hehadafightwithhistaxidriver.

6.Whentheauthorsawhistaxidriversmileandwaveatthedriveroftheblackcar,he

________.

A.wasdeeplyimpressedB.feltquitedisappointed

C.gotveryangryD.praisedhimforhismanners

7.Theunderlinedpart“theload”inthelastparagraphprobablyrefersto_______.

A.wastematerialsB.thebadmoodC.poorhabitsD.greatpressure

8.HowdidtheauthorlearntodealwithGarbageTrucks?

A.Fightbackatonce.B.Callthepoliceforhelp.

C.Dumpitonsomeoneelse.D.Smileandmoveon.

C

Attimesmymomhasbeenuncomfortableseeingthesequalitiesinme.Forexample，whenIwas12，IwenttoPuertoRicoallbymyselftostaywithmygrandmotherforthesummer.Mymomwasextremelynervousaboutit.ShekepttellingmehowthingsweredifferentinPuertoRico，toalwaysputonsunscreen（防晒霜），nottowanderawayfrommygrandmother，andotherwarnings.Shehelpedmepackanddidnotleavetheairportuntilshesawmyplanetakeoff.

Butdespite（尽管）herworries，sheletmegoonmyown.AsImovedintomyteens，shecontinuedtogivemespacetogrowandlearn，evenwhenitmighthavebeendifficultforher.WhenIreachedmysenioryear，Idecidedtomoveawayforcollege.O

nceagainIfoundthatIdifferedfrommypeers（同龄人）：

Whilemanyofthemwantedtostayclosetohome，Icouldn’twaittob

eoutintheworldonmyown.Whilemymommaynothavebeenhappyatthethoughtofmygoingaway，shewassupportiveandexcitedforme.

OnebigthingIrealizedduringmysenioryear，asmymomgranted（允许）memorefreedom，wasthatsheactuallybelievesinmeandtrustsme.Thatmeansalot.Mostofmylife，andespeciallywhenIwaslittle，themainpersonItriedtoimpressinmyschoolworkorotherthingswasmymother.Iknewsheexpecte

dnothingbutthebestfromme.Sometimesitwashardtoliveuptoherstandards:

gettingasingleBonmy

reportcardwouldmakemefeelbadbecauseIknewshewantedmetohavea

llA’s.

Iknowthatherhighstandardshavehelpedmestayfocusedonwhat’simportant，likeeducation，andmademewhoIam.Iamthankfulforhersupportandinvolvementinmylife.MostofallIrespecther.SheisthestrongestwomanIknowandthat’swhyIhaveturnedoutsostrongandindependent.

9.WhentheauthordecidedtogotoPuertoRico，hismother________.

A.didn’tallowhimtodosoB.wantedtogowithhim

C.worriedabout

hissafetyD.askedhisgrandmotherforadvice

10.Whydidtheauthordecidetomoveawayforcollege?

A.Hewantedtobedifferentfromhispeers.

B.Heplannedtokeepawayfromhismother.

C.Heintendedtomakehismotherunhappy.

D.Hewantedtobeindependentintheoutsideworld.

11.WecanlearnfromParagraph3thattheauthor’smother________.

A.hadahighexpectationofhimB.caredlittleabouthislearning

C.usedtoexpectnothingfromhimD.wastoostrictwithhim

12.Whatdoestheauthormainlywanttotellusinthetext?

A.Hismother’sdeeploveforhimB.Theimportanceofhismother’strustandsupport

C.HislongwaytobecomeindependentD.Hisgoodrelationshipwithhismother

D

Wonderfulplacescanhevisitedatalowprice.Youcallvisit

thefollowingplaceswithhotelratesandservicesthataredowntheaverage.

SOUTHAFRICA

NelsonMandela’shotelrateis8percentdowncomparedtothepreviousyears.Youcanenjoysafari（狩猎旅行）orjusthangoutwiththefree-walkingpenguinsonBouldersBeach,CapeTown.Let’stakethecaseofKrugerNationalPark.Theentrancefeeis20USD（14.51EUR）.InthePark,youwilldiscoverwildanimalsofAfricasuchasbuffalo,weaver,elephantshrew,leopardtortoise,antlion,andrhinobeetle.Theyaregatheredinoneplacejusttomakevisitor’spleasures.AndthisismostlythecaseinallsitesandattractionsinSouthAfrica.InJohannesburgholidaymakersarefreetopayavisitattheNelsonMandelaMuseum.

VENIC（favoritedestinationandyetlow-cost）

AlthoughVeniceisknownasoneofthe

mostbeautifulcitiesintheworld,hotelratesandservicesarelow-costcomparedtootherdestinations.WithVenetianatmosphere,youcanbuycommodities（商品）ofworld-famousbrands（品牌）easily.Onenight3-Starshotelonlycostsaround14Eurosor19.3USDillminimum

ATLANTICCANADA

Seafoodandarichhistoryawaitholidaymakersataffordableprices.Specialdealsanddiscounts（折扣）canbeseeninalmostallhotelsinAtlanticCanada.With48.24USD（35Euros）,youcanspendonenightinCountryHearthInnAtlanticCity.Ofcourse,withmorethanthat,allattractions,servicesandcommoditiesareavailable.Youcanalsobuyaticketat10OUSDtoentertheFisheriesMuseumoftheAtlanticanditswharves（码头）.

13.Wherecanyouseeavarietyofwildanimals?

A.InthePiazzaSanMarco.

B.IntheFisheriesMuseumoftheAtlantic.

C.InKrugerNationalPark.

D.AttheNelsonMandelaMuseum.

14.Ayoungladyinterestedinfashionmayvisit_______.

A.SouthAfricaB.Venice

C.JohannesburgD.theAtlanticCanada

15.Whatdotheseplacesofinteresthaveincommon?

A.Theycanprovideuniqueanimalstovisitors.

B.Theyareallplaceswitharichhistoryandseafood.

C.Visitorscanenjoywatersportsofallkinds.

D.Theyareallinterestingplaceswithlowhotelrates.

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。

Hereisastatisticthatwillsurpriseyou.Moreyoungpeoplearekilledeachyearbysleepydriversthanbydrunkdrivers.Thisprovesonething.16Howarewedealingwiththeproblem?

Sleepclinics（诊所）appearsallovertheUnitedStates.Theyarealwaysworkingtofindoutmoreaboutsleep.

Drivingwhentiredcanbedangerous.Duringthedaytime,overhalfofdriversreportfeelingsleepyatsome