英语广东省汕头市潮南实验学校学年高一下学期期中考试试题.docx

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英语广东省汕头市潮南实验学校学年高一下学期期中考试试题

广东省汕头市潮南实验学校2016-2017学年高一下学期

期中考试英语试题

第I卷（满分95分）

第一部分：

阅读理解（共两节，满分55分）

第一节（共15小题；第小题3分，满分45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

TheMuseum:

TheCharlesDickensMuseuminLondonistheworld’smostimportantcollectionofmaterialrelatingtothegreatVictoriannovelistandsocialcommentator（时事评论员）.TheonlysurvivingLondonhomeofDickens（from1837until1839）wasopenedasamuseumin1925andisstillwelcomingvisitorsfromallovertheworld.Onfourfloors,visitorscanseepaintings,rareeditions,manuscripts（手稿）,originalfurnitureandmanyitemsrelatingtothelifeofoneofthemostpopularandbelovedpersonalitiesoftheVictorianage.

OpeningHours

✧TheMuseumisopenfromMondaystoSaturdays10:

00—17:

00;Sundays11:

00—17:

00.

✧Lastadmissionis30minutesbeforeclosingtime.

✧Specialopeningtimescanbearrangedforgroups,whomaywishtobookaprivateview.

AdmissionCharges:

Adults:

£5.00;Students:

£4.00;Seniors:

£4.00;Children:

£3.00;Families:

£14.00（2adults&uptofivechildren）

GroupRates:

Foragroupof10ormore,aspecialgrouprateof£4.00eachapplies.Childrenwillstillbeadmittedfor£3.00each.

Access:

WeareconstantlyworkingtoimproveaccesstotheMuseumanditscollection.Ourcurrentprojectsinvolvethefittingofawheelchairramp（波道）forbetteraccess,acustomercarekitandanaudiotourforvisitorswithimpaired（受损的）vision.OurHandlingSessionsarealsosuitableforthevisually（视觉上地）impaired.TheMuseumhasdevelopedanonlinevirtual（虚拟的）tourthroughtheMuseum.ClickheretovisitalltheroomsintheMuseumonline.

HiretheMuseum:

TheMuseumcanbehiredforprivatefunctions,performancessoirees（社交晚会）andmanyothersocialoccasions.

FindUs:

TheMuseummaybereachedbyusingthefollowingbuses:

7,17,19,38,45,46,55,243.Andbytheseundergroundservices:

PiccadillyLine;CentralLine.Foramap,pleaseclickhere.TheBritishMuseumandtheFoundlingMuseumarewithinwalkingdistance.

1.Thepassageisprobablyfroma（n）________.

A.bookB.announcementC.newspaperD.website

2.IfafamilywithtwoadultsandfivechildrengototheMuseumtogether,theywillsave___________comparedtogoingthereseparately.

A.£25.00B.£14.00C.£9.00D.£11.00

3.Thepassageiswrittento_______.

A.offerreaderssomeinformationabouttheCharlesDickensMuseum.

B.informreadersaboutthehistoryoftheCharlesDickensMuseum.

C.persuadereaderstovisittheCharlesDickensMuseum.

D.tellreadershowtomakeuseoftheCharlesDickensMuseum.

B

AFrenchbillionaireusedtohavearoughtimewhenhewasyoung.Laterhecarvedoutacareerforhimselfinthefieldofdrawingsales.Withintenyears,hehadbecomeayoungmediatycoon（大亨）inFrance.Hediedofcancerin1998.

AFrenchnewspaperpublishedhiswillafterhisdeath,inwhichheclaimed:

“Iwasapoorguy.BeforeIreachthethreshold（门槛）ofheaven,Ileavemysecretofhowtobecomerichtotheworld.Anyonewhocananswerthequestion“Whatisthemostabsentforthepoor?

”willhavediscoveredmysecretofbecomingrich.Hewillhavemycongratulations.Mydepositofonemillionfrancsintheprivatesafeofmybankwillbetheprizeforhiswisdominuncoveringtheriddleofpoverty.”

Manypeoplerespondedtothepublicizedwill.Theanswers,asonemightimagine,werevarious.Themajorityofthemthoughtthemostabsentforthepoorwasmoney.Somestatedthatwhatthepoormostneededwasopportunity.Stillothersthoughtthatthepoorneededskillstomakemoney.Therestoftheanswersclaimedthatpovertycouldbeattributedtotheabsenceofhelp,love,attractiveness,name-brandclothes,andevenapresidencyofastate.

Onthefirstanniversaryofthebillionaire’spassing,hislawyerandrepresentativeopenedhisprivatesafeinthebank;thesecretofgettingrichwasunfolded.Thebillionairebelievedthatthemostabsentofthepoorwastheambitionofgettingrich.

Itwasanine-year-oldgirlwhohitthenailonthehead.Whydidsheregard“ambition”asthemostabsentforthepoor?

Thedayshewasofficiallyawardedtheonemillionfrancs,shesaid:

“Everytimemyeldersisterbroughtherboyfriendhome,shealwayswarnedmenottobeambitious.Nottobeambitious!

So,Ithoughtperhapsambitionwassomethingthatbroughtwhatyouwanted.”

4.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingistrueabouttheFrenchbillionaire?

A.Hediedofcancerin1998andleftnothing.

B.Lateron,hetookupdrawingashiscareer.

C.Withinadecade,hehadbecomeayoungmediatycoonintheworld.

D.Hedidnothaveahappylifewhenhewasyoung.

5.Whatwillthewinnergetifhefindsoutthebillionaire’ssecretofbecomingrich?

A.Thebillionaire’sfrancsB.Thebillionaire’sprivatesafe.

C.Thebillionaire’sambitionD.Allofthebillionaire’spossessions.

6.Whatdidmostpeoplethinkofthemostabsentforthepoor?

A.HelpB.MoneyC.OpportunityD.Ambition

7.Fromthepassage,wecaninferthatthelittlegirlfindthesecret__________.

A.withhersister’shelpB.justonpurpose

C.quitebyaccidentD.notmentioned

C

Greatwhitesharks!

Justhearingthatnamemakesmanypeople’shairstandonend.Inreality,thesebigfishhavemoretofearfromusthanwedofromthem.Formanyyears,peoplekilledcountlessgreatwhitesharksinthewatersaroundtheUnitedStates.

Butthankstoconservation（保护）efforts,greatwhitesaremakingacomebackintheU.S.Tworecentstudiesshowthatthepopulationofthesesharksisrisingalongtheeastandwestcoast.

Whyisthegrowingpopulationofakillerfishsomethingtocelebrate?

“Whenyoufishtoomanyofthem,youstarttolosebalanceintheenvironment,”sayssharkresearcherTobeyCurtis.Asthebiggestkiller,sharkshelpkeepthepopulationsoffish,seals,andothercreaturestheyeatfromgrowingtoolarge.

Inspiteoftheirimportance,greatwhitesharkshadlongbeenhuntedfortheirmeatandtheirfins（鳍）.Then,in1997,theU.S.governmentpassedalawthatdidn’tallowthehuntingofgreatwhites.Afterwards,thenumbersofthesesharksintheU.S.watersstartedtoincrease.

Thelawwasn’ttheonlythingthathashelpedgreatwhites.Conservationistshavealsoplayedapartinthesharks’comeback.TheresearchgroupOCEARCHisusingamethodcalledtagging（加标签）tohelpchangepeople’sattitudesaboutgreatwhite.Theyletthepublicfolloweachsharkasittravelstheworld’soceans.OCEARCHalsogiveseachtaggedsharkanametohelppeopleformacloserconnectionwiththebigfish.

Thegroup’smostwell-knownsharkisnamedKatharine.ShewastaggedlastyearnearCapeCod,Massachusetts.Sincethen,thousandsofpeoplehavetrackedKatharine’smovementsonTwitterandtheOCEARCHwebsite.

Thishelpspeopleseesharksinanewway.ChrisFischer,thefounderofOCEARCHbelieveslearningtoappreciategreatwhiteswillencouragepeopletodomoretoprotectthem.

8.Theunderlinedpart“makesmanypeople’shairstandonend”inParagraph1canbestbereplacedby_____.

A.worriesmanypeopleB.boresmanypeople

C.interestsmanypeopleD.frightensmanypeople

9.Themainpurposeofthepassageisto_____.

A.introduceanexperimentresult

B.informusthatgreatwhitesaremakingacomeback

C.makeanadvertisementforOCEARCH

D.remindusthatbigkillersaredyingout

10.Thelawpassedin1997_____.

A.letscientistsdownB.neededtobechanged

C.seemedveryhelpfulD.madepeoplelikegreatwhites

11.Katharine’sexampleisusedtoshowthat_____.

A.greatwhitesareinfactlovelyanimals

B.theOCEARCHwebsitehasalotofvisitors

C.OCEARCHhelppeoplegetclosertogreatwhites

D.thenumberofgreatwhitesisgrowingquickly

D

EversinceDonaldTrumpwaselectedthepresidentoftheUS,theentireTrumpfamilyhasbeenputunderamicroscope（显微镜）.

InChina,thespotlighthasbeenmainlyfocusedonTrumpandhisdaughterIvanka.SheisdescribedonWeChatasanextremelyinfluentialrolemodelwithstunningbeauty,asuccessfulcareer,andahappyfamily.

Sheleadsadreamlifethatamilliongirlswouldkillfor.Yes,shewasbornwithasilverspooninhermouth.Butshegotwheresheisbyherself.

There’salwaysgoingtobearticlesthatsaypeoplebornintowealthyfamiliesarebetterlookingandhaveabetterfamilybackgroundthanyou,butthesepeopledoworkharderthanyou.

Areyoualoserifyouwereraisedinanordinaryfamily?

ShouldyoufeelguiltythatyousleepeighthoursadaybecauseIvankasleepsfive?

Ifyoujustwanttokeepastable（稳定的）nine-to-fivejob,doesitmeanyouarenotambitious?

Howaboutifyoudon’tworkoutoreathealthy,doesthatmeanyouwillnotfindyourMr.orMissRight?

Thereisatendencyinmedianowadaystoencourageelitism（精英主义）.Theyaretryingtobrainwashyoungpeopleintothinkingthattheyshouldinvestalargeamountoftimeandmoneyinbodybuildingandappearance.Theyencouragelifestylemakeovers:

winetastingclassesandexpensivetripsoverseas.Theymakeyoubelievethatifyoudoastheysay,youcanimprovethequalityofyourlifeandjointheelites（社会精英）.

Butwhat’sthedownsideofbeingordinary?

Doyoureallyneedtogotothegymfivedaysaweekunlessyouareagymmaniac（热衷者）?

DoyouneedtotakehundredsofselfiesandPhotoshoptheselectedonestopostonWeChat?

Doyoureallyneedtobreakyourneckandsacrificetoearnyourfirstpotofgoldonlytoworryconstantlyabouthowtoenterhighsocietylater?

Don’tlettheideaofelitismgettoyou.Everybodyhasarighttothelifetheywant.Humanbeingsshouldnotbejudgedasasuccessorfailurebasedonwhethertheyareapartoftheeliteornot.Aslongasyoulead