湖北省荆州市公安县学年高一英语上学期期中试题.docx

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湖北省荆州市公安县学年高一英语上学期期中试题

2017-2018学年上学期高一期中考试

英语试卷

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。

并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑．

A

CamillaChompwasaverygreedy,gluttonous（暴食的）littlegirl.Shehardlyhadanyfriendsbecauseshethoughtitwasmuchmorefuntospendhertimealone,eatingcakesandpudding.Herparentswereworried,sotheytookallthesweetfoodinthehouseandhidit.

SoCamillaleftthehouse,desperatelylookingforsomethingsweettoeat.Sheendedupinasmallabandonedhutfullofoldpotsandglassesofallshapesandsizes.Outofallofthem,theonethatmostcaughtCamilla'sattentionwasashinylittlebottlemadeofgold-colouredglass.Itseemedtobefullofchocolate,andCamillatookaquickswig（痛饮）.Itwasdelicious,butshefeltstrange,soshereadthelabel."GlassTears",itsaid,andinsmallprintitexplained:

"Magicallyconverts（转变）tearsintochocolate."

Wow,Camillawasexcited!

Sheraneverywherelookingforsomeonewhowascrying,andshecameacrossalittlegirlwhowascryingdisconsolately.Sureenough,hertearswereconvertedintochocolate,andastheyrandownhercheeks,tohermouth,theysweetenedherlips.Thatsoonstoppedhercrying.Camillaandthegirlspentafuntimetogether,tastingthedelicioustears,andtheypartedasfriends.

Somethingsimilarhappenedwithawomanwhohaddroppedsomeplates,andwithanoldmanwhocouldn'tfindhiswalkingstick.TheappearanceofCamillaandthechocolatetearscheeredupthosesadfaces,helpingthemsmileonceagain.

SoonCamillarealizedthatcheeringpeopleupwasmuchmorevaluableeventhanchocolate.Hermadsearchforsweetfoodstopped,andhersearchbecameoneforsadpeoplewhoshecouldtrytohelp.

Andfromthosesweetencounters（相遇）cameamountainoffriendsthatfilledherlifewithmeaningandhappiness.

21.Whydidparentshidallthesweetfood?

A.BecauseCamillawasputtingonherweight.

B.BecauseCamillawon’tstudyunlessgivenfood.

C.BecauseCamillawasgreedyforfoodandignoredfriends.

D.BecauseCamillaofteneattoomuchfoodwithfriends.

22.Thepurposeoflookingforsomeonewhowascryingatthebeginningwasthat.

A.shewantedtohelpthemout

B.shewasangrywiththem.

C.shewantedtogettearsintochocolate.

D.shewantedtofinishthetaskhermothermade.

23.What’sthemeaningoftheunderlinedword“disconsolately”（inparagraph3）?

A.Happily

B.Sadly

C.Anxiously

D.Angrily

B

Youmayknowyourmother,buthowwelldoyoureallyknowMother’sDay?

Cards,flowers,sales,TVspecials,andadayoffforsomeonewhoreallydeservesit----thosearewhatprobablycometomindformanypeoplewhentheythinkofMother’sDay.Butthere’smoretothestory.

TheearliestMother’sDaycelebrationswereheldduringspringinancientGreece.ThecelebrationshonoredRhea,theMotherofthegods.Duringthe1600’s,EnglandcelebratedadaycalledMotheringSunday.Onthisdayevenservantsweregiventhedayofftospendwiththeirfamilies.Amotheringcakewasevenservedwiththefamilymeal.

IntheUS,Mother’sDaybeganin1872whenJuliaWardHowe,whowrotethewordstothefamoussongTheBattleHymnoftheRepublic,suggesteditasadaydevotedtopeace.Butitdidn’treallybecomepopularuntil1907whenAnnaJarvisstartedacampaigntohonormothers.ShebelievedthatmotherscouldhelppeoplegetoverthepaintheyexperiencedduringtheCivil

War.TheUSisn’taloneindevotingadaytomothers.ManyothercountriesincludingDenmark,Finland,Italy,Turkey,Australia,Japan,andBelgiumalsohonortheirmothersinMay.Othercountrieshonortheirmothersatdifferenttimesoftheyear.

LearningmoreaboutMother’sDayandcelebratingMother’sDayareimportant,butprobablynotasimportantasunderstandingwhatyourownmother,orgrandmother,oraunthasreallydoneforyou.Andthatwillcertainlybeappreciatedmorethanonedayinayear.

24.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.ThereasonwhypeoplecelebrateMother’sDay.

B.Thewayspeoplehonormothers.

C.ThehistoryofMother’sDay.

D.Thegreatcontributionofmothers.

25.WherewastheearliestMother’sDaycelebrated?

A.InancientGreece.

B.IntheUS.

C.InEngland.

D.InItaly.

26.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat_____.

A.RheaisthemotherofakinginancientGreece

B.notallthecountriescelebrateMother’sDayinMay

C.onlymothersweregivenadayoffonMotheringSunday

D.itwasin1872thatMother’sDayreallycameintobeing

27.Thelastparagraphtellsusthat_____.

A.allthepeopleshouldcelebrateMother’sDay

B.onlymothersarehonoredonMother’sDay

C.understandingmothers’workismoreimportantthanjustcelebratingMother’sDay

D.peopleshouldcelebrateMother’sDayeveryday

C

Beforeyoumakefriends,youhavetodecidewhoyouwanttobeyourfriends.Mostpeopleliketohavefriendswholiketodothesamekindofthingstheydo.

Thequickestwaytomakeafriendistosmile.Whenyousmile,peoplethinkyouarefriendlyandeasytotalkto.Itmaynotbeeasyatfirsttosmile,butremembermostpeoplewillstayawayfromascaredorangrylookingface.

Oneeasywaytostartaconversationwithsomeoneistosaysomethingniceabouthim.Thinkabouthowgreatyoufeelwhensomeonesayssomethingnicetoyou.Doesn’titmakeyouwanttokeeptalkingtothatperson?

Askyournewfriendsquestionsaboutthemselves.Who’stheirfavoritesinger,wheredotheylive,whatdotheydoafterschoolareallgoodquestionstostartaconversation.Makesureyouhavesomethingtoaddtotheconversation,too.Whensomeoneasksyouaquestion,dohaveananswerforthem.There’snothingthatwillstopaconversationquickerthanashrug（耸肩）forananswer.

Kidswhoshowaninterestinotherkidsandwhoarekindandfriendlymakegoodfriends.Remember,everyonewantstobearoundpeoplewholiketodosimilarthingsandpeoplewhoarenicetothem.

28.Thispassagegivesussomeadviceon_________.

A.howtomakefriends

B.whatkindofpersonyoucanmakefriendswith

C.howtostartaconversation

D.theimportanceofsmile

29.Mostpeopleliketomakefriendswiththose______.

A.whoaresadeveryday.

B.whosharethesameinterest

C.whoarefondoftalking

D.whosaybadthingstothem

30.Accordingtothethirdparagraph,mostpeopleenjoytalkingtoone_______.

A.whoisalwayssmiling

B.whoseemstobefriendly

C.whopraisesthem

D.whopointsouttheirshortcomings.

31.Theunderlined（划线的）partinthispassagemeans“_______”.

A.beingveryproud

B.makingnoanswer

C.knowingnothing

D.nothopingtoanswer

D

Ifyoudonotuseyourarmsoryourlegsforsometime,theywillbecomeweak.Whenyoustartusingthemagain,theyslowlybecomestrongagain.Everybodyknowsthat.Yetmanypeopledonotseemtoknowthatmemoryworksinthesameway.

Whensomeonesaysthathehasagoodmemory,hereallymeansthathekeepshismemoryinpracticebyusingit.Whensomeoneelsesaysthathismemoryispoor,hereallymeansthathedoesnotgiveitenoughchancetobecomestrong.

Ifafriendsaysthathisarmsandlegsareweak,weknowthatitishisownfault.Butifhetellsusthathehasapoormemory,manyofusthinkthathisparentsmaybeblamed（责备）,andfewofusknowthatitisjusthisownfault.Haveyoueverfoundthatsomepeoplecan’treadorwritebutusuallytheyhavebettermemories?

Thisisbecausetheycannotreadorwriteandtheyhavetorememberthings,theycannotwritethemdowninasmallnotebook.Theyhavetorememberdays,names,songsandstories,sotheirmemoryisthewholetimebeingexercised.

Soifyouwanttohaveagoodmemory,learnfromthepeople:

practiserememberingthingsinawayasotherpeopledo.

32.Someonecan’thaveagoodmemoryif________.

A.hecan’treadorwrite

B.hedoesn’tusehismemoryoften

C.hisparentshaven’tagoodmemory

D.hedoesn’tusehisarmsorlegsforsometime

33.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.Yourmemorydoesn’tworkinthesamewayasyourarmsorlegs.

B.Yourmemory,likeyourarmsorlegs,becomesweakifyoudonotgiveitenoughchanceforpractice.

C.Don’tlearnhowtoreadandwriteifyouwanttohaveabettermemory.

D.Agoodmemorycomesfromlesspractice.

34.Fewpeopleknowthatitisonly______ifafriendhasapoormemory.

A.hisownfault

B.hisparents’fault

C.histeachers’fault

D.hisgrandmother’sfault

35.Thewriterofthispassagewantstotellus________.

A.howtouseourarmsorlegs

B.howtoreadandwrite

C.howtohaveagoodmemory

D.howtolearnfromthepeople

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。

Itisimportanttoteachyourdogtoguardyouandtheothermembersofyourfamilyagainstdanger.Herearesometipsonhowtotrainyourdogtoprotectyou.

Usepropercommands.

Adogactsaccordingtohowithasbeentrained.Theonlywaytodothisisthroughcommandsandyourownbodyactionsandsounds.36Soon,wheneveryouusethecommand“Attack!

”,yourdogwillunderstandthatitneedstofightthethingyouarepointingat.Whileyouaretrainingthedogtoattack,youmustalsotrainittostoptheattack.Encouragesocializing（交际）.

Itisveryimportanttointroduceyourpuppytootherpeopleandletitinteract（互动）withthem.37Thisexerciseisveryimportantbecauseitwillhelpthedogdistinguish（辨别）betweengoodpeopleandbadpeople.Peoplewhoaregoodwillbethosewhoareallowedtocomeclosetoitandpatit.

38

Teachyourdogtokeepacheckonthehousebytakingitaroundthehouseandmakingitsniff（嗅）thearea.Youwillneedtodothisacoupleoftimessothatthedogunder