1516学年上学期高一期末考试英语试题附答案17.docx

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1516学年上学期高一期末考试英语试题附答案17

永昌县第一高级中学2015-2016-1期末考试卷

高一英语

（满分150分，答题时间120分钟）

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

Onceanoldmanwaswalkinginastreetwithhishorse.Itwasraininghard.Theoldmanwascoldbecausehewaswalkingintherain.Hewantedtostayinarestaurant.Itwasaquarterpastthreeintheafternoon.Theoldmangottoasmallrestaurant.Therewerealotofpeopleinit.Theoldmancouldn'tcomenearthefire.Hethoughtandthought.Atlasthesaidtothewaiter,"Takesomefishtomyhorse."Thewaiterandthepeoplewereverysurprised.Thewaitersaid,"Ahorsedoesn'teatfish."Theoldmantoldthewaiter,"Thishorseisveryinteresting.Itcansing,danceanddoesallkindsofthings.Itcaneatfish,too,"Sothewaiterbroughtthehorsesomefish.

Allthepeopleintherestaurantranouttoseethehorseeatfishexcepttheoldman.Nowtheoldmansatbesidethefire.Afterawhilethewaitercamebackandsaid."Yourhorsedidn'teatanyfish."Theoldmansaid,"Allright,takethefishbackandputitonthetable.I'lleatit”.

1.Thepeopleintherestaurantallranoutbecause____.

A.theywantedtoseetheoldman

B.theywantedtoseethehorseeatingfish

C.theyhadbeentoldtherecamethehorse

D.therewasnofireoverthestove

2.Indeed,thehorsecanneither____nor____nor____.

A.walk...speak...eat

B.sing...dance...sleep

C.sing...dance...eatfish

D.speak...walk...sit

3.Allthepeopleintherestaurantrushedout____but____.

A.toseethehorsesing...theoldman

B.towatchthehorseplaygames...thewaiter

C.tolookforthehorse...theoldman

D.toseethehorseeatfish...theoldman

4.Whydidtheoldmanaskthewaitertotakesomefishtohishorse?

Because____.

A.hishorselikedeatingfish

B.hewascold

C.hewantedtositbythefire,butwasn'tabletodosoatfirst

D.hehimselfalsolikedtoeatfish

B

Aftertheexamination,thedoctortoldmyparentsmysightwouldgetworseandthatIwouldlosemysightfinally.Onthewayhomefromhospital,noonesaidaword.Oneday,wouldIonlyimaginethescenerybeyondtheglassratherthanseeit?

ThatSeptember,Ienteredmiddleschool.MostnightsIhadhomeworkthatincludedanarmfulofbookstoread.Tokeepupwithotherchildren,Itookgreattroubletofinishthetask.Withmynoseacoupleofinchesfromthepage,Iwastiredeasily.What’sworse,afterIhadreadseveralpagesonmyown,thewordsslippedoffthepageintoinkypools.

However,thenIdidnothaveaudiobooksandelectronicdeviceslikekidsdonow.Instead,Momvolunteeredtoreadoutloud.Momworkedpart-time,cleanedthehouse,cookedandspenttimewithGrandma.Inspiteofbeingsobusy,sheshowedupinmyroomlikeclockwork.Sheputonherreadingglasses.Momalwaysthoughtthoseglassesmadeherlookold.Tome,shelookedlikeateacher.

Inmyroom,Mom’svoicecompetedwiththetickingoftheclock.Beingforcedtofocusonlistening,Ifoundawaytokeepmymarksupandcompetewiththeotherkids.Whentheteacheraskedaquestion,Iraisedmyhandwithconfidence.Teacherspraisedmeforhavingagoodmemory.Readingremovedmyfearformyfailingsight,readingalsomademecuriousaboutotherpeople’schallengesandhowtheymanaged.ThoughIcouldnotusemyeyestofixoneachpage,mymindlitupwitheverynewbook.

Truetowhatthedoctorsaid,theworstcane,butthankstoMom,mysenseofhearingnowallowsmeto“see”.Thiswasthemostpreciousgiftfromamothertoherchild.

5.Whydidtheauthorandhisparentskeepsilentontheirwaybackhomefromhospital?

A.Theyallwantedtohaveagoodrest.

B.Theauthordidn’tdowellintheexam.

C.Whatthedoctorsaidmadethemworried.

D.Theyfocusedonthesceneryalongtheroad.

6.Howdidtheauthormanagetogethighmarks?

A.Bybeingconfident.B.Bylisteningcarefully.

C.Bygettinghelpfromhisclassmates.

D.Byreadingasmanybooksaspossible.

7.Wecanlearnfromthetextthat____.

A.theauthor’ssightrecoveredfinally

B.readingmadetheauthormoresensitive

C.theauthor’smotherdidn’tworktolookafterhim

D.readingmadetheauthornotworryabouthissight

8.Whichofthefollowingcouldbethetitleofthetext?

A.MyeyesighttroubleB.Anunforgettableexperience

C.WithearswideopenD.AboutMother’slove

C

Cananimalsbemadetoworkforus?

Somescientiststhinkthatonedayanimalsmaybetaughttodoanumberofsimplejobs.TheysaythatinafilmoronTVwemayseeelephants,ormonkeys,dogs,bear,orotheranimalsdoingalotofthings.Ifyouwatchcarefully,youmayfindthatthoseanimalsarealwaysgivensomethingtoeatinreturnfordoingthem.Thescientistssaythatmanydifferentanimalsmaybetaughttodoanumberofsimplejobsiftheyknowtheywillgetsomethingtoeatinreturn.

Ofcourse,asweknow,dogscanbeusedtoguardahouse,andelephantcanbeusedtodosomeheavyjobs.Andwecanalsoteachanimaltoworkinfactories.Apes（猿猴）,forexample,havebeenusedinAmericatohelpmakecarsandscientistsbelievethattheselargemonkeysmayonedaygetin（收割）cropsandevendrivetrains.

9.Dogscanbeusedtoguardahouseforhishostbecause____.

A.theyaregoodatrunning

B.theyareverykindandfriendlytopeople

C.theyarebraveenoughtogetthestranger（陌生人）andthievesawayfromthehouse

D.theyareclever

10.Manydifferentanimalsmaybetaughttodosomesimplejobsif____.

A.theyhaveenoughfoodtoeat

B.theylearntheywillgetsomethingtoeatinreturnafterdoingthem

C.iftheyaresenttoschoolD.theyarewise

11.____canbetrainedtoworkforus.

A.OnlyafewanimalsB.Quiteafewanimals

C.FewanimalsD.Noanimal

12.Manyscientistsareworkinghardto____.

A.makemonkeysgetincropsanddrivetrains

B.makemonkeysguardhouselikedogs

C.makebearsgetincrops

D.makemanymachines

D

Althoughmobilephoneshavebroughtalotofconvenience（便利）topeople，theyhavealsobroughttroubles.

Besidesendlessspamtextmessages（垃圾短信），anotherproblemseemsevenmoreannoying（讨厌的）．Thatisthesocalled“onering”call.Itisaphonecallthatonlyringsonetimeandstopsbeforethereceiverisabletopickitup.Whenthereceivercallsback，theothersideisusuallyarecordedadvertisement.Andbythetimepeoplerealizethattheyhavebeenhoaxed，they’vealreadypaidforthecall.

AnarticleintheChinaYouthDailysaysthattheseterriblecallstroublemanymobileusersdayandnight.Butuptillnow，thegovernmenthasn’ttakenanystepstosolvetheproblem.Itseemsthatifsomeonechoosetouseacell-phone，hemustbear（忍受）thetrouble.

ThenumberofmobilephoneusersinChinahasrisentomorethan570million.Thankstonewsreports，manypeoplehavecometounderstandtheharmofthe“onering”call.Someuserssaytheywon’tcallbackifitisanunknownnumber.Butthearticlepointsoutthatthisdoesn’tmeantherelatedgovernmentdepartmentsshouldturnablindeyetoit.

Accordingtoanonlinesurveyofmorethan200,000Chinesenetizens（网民），nearly70percentbelievedtelecommunication（电信）operatorsmakemoneyfromtheseannoyingphonecalls.Thearticlearguesthat“onering”callsnotonlytakeawaypeople’smoney，butalsotroubletheirlives.

Newtechnologyshouldnotdoharmtosociety.Instead，peopleshouldenjoytheconvenienceofinformationtechnology.Thus，thearticleadvisesthatlawsshouldbesetuptoprotectpeople’slegalrights.

13．Theunderlinedword“hoaxed”inParagraph2probablymeans“________”．

A．selectedB．cheatedC．heardD．refused

14．Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat________.

A．“onering”callsandspamtextmessagesarefromthesamepeople

B．mobileuserscan’tdoanythingaboutthe“onering”call

C．“onering”callswillbegotridofinthenearfuture

D．telecommunicationoperatorshate“onering”callstoo

15．What’sthemainideaofthispassage?

A．“Onering”callsdogreatharmtooursociety.

B．Mobilephonesdopeoplemoreharmthangood.

C．Informationtechnologybringspeoplemuchtrouble.

D．Weneedbetterwaystoenjoyinformationtechnology.

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。

WaystoSleepSmarter

Studiesshowthatpoorsleepinfluencespeopletomakegooddecisions,concentrateontasksorevenmanageafriendlymoodatwork.16Todaywe’vegotourtopfavoritesleeptipsandfacts.

Setaregularbedtime

17Chooseatimewhenyounormallyfeeltired.Trynottobreakthisroutine（惯例）onweekendswhenyouwillprobablystayuplate.Ifyouwanttochangeyourbedtime,makethechangegradually,suchas15minutesearlierorlatereachday.

Eattherightfood

Somefoodsaremorehelpfultoabetternight’ssleepthanothers.18Otherslikebananas,potatoes,andwhole-wheatbreadarealsohelpful.

19

Exercisingprovideslotsofgoodhealthbenefits.Agoodnight’ssleepisoneofthem.Butmakesureyouexerciseinthemorningofafternoon.,TheNationalSleepFoundationreportsthatexerciseinthemorningorafternooncanhelpdeepensleepandcutthetimeittakesforyoutofallintosleep.However,thosewhoworkedoutintheeveninghourssawlittleornoimprovementintheirsleep.

Reducescreentimebeforebed

20Arecentstudyshowsthatpeoplewhouseelectronicmediajustbeforebedtimereportlowerqualitysleepevenwhentheygetasmuchsleepasthosewhodon’t.

A.Avoidthealarmclock

B.Exercisetoimprovesleep

C.Trytosolveproblemsinyoursleep.

D.Gotobedatthesametimeeverynight.

E.Therearelotsofwaystoincreasethequalityofyoursleep.

F.Everybodyknowsthatwarmmilkhelpspeoplesleepbette