高一年级期中考试英语试卷.docx

高一年级期中考试英语试卷.docx

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高一年级第二学期期中考试

英语试卷

满分150份时量：

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，从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

EveryyearthereisaSpringFestivalinChina.UsuallyitisinJanuaryorFebruary.ItisthemostimportantfestivalfortheChinesepeopleandiswhenallfamilymembersgettogether,justlikeChristmasintheWest.Allpeoplelivingawayfromhomeusuallygobackforit.Sobeforeitcomes,everyonecompletelycleanstheindoorsandoutdoorsoftheirhomesaswellastheirclothes,bedclothesandalltheirutensils（炊具）.Theyhavetopreparethings.Theybuypork,beef,chicken,fruitsandmanyotherthings.Andtheyoftenmakeaspecialkindoffood—"dumplings",whichmeans"cometogether".

Onthedaybeforethefestival,parentsbuynewclothesfortheirchildren.Childrenalsobuypresentsfortheirparents.OntheSpringFestivalEve,allthefamilymemberscomebacktotheirhome.Thisisahappymoment.Somesinganddance,someplaycardsandothersgetthedinnerready.Aftertheyenjoythemeal,theywatchSpringFestivalGalaandtheygiveeachotherthebestwishesforthecomingyear.Theyallhaveagoodtime.

BurningfireworkswasoncethemosttypicalcustomontheSpringFestival.Aseriesofactivitiessuchasliondancing,dragonlanterndancing,lanternfestivalsandtemplefairswillbeheldfordays.TheSpringFestivalthencomestoanendwhentheLanternFestivalisfinished.

Chinahas56ethnicgroups.MinoritiescelebratetheirSpringFestivalalmostthesamedayastheHanpeople,buttheyhavedifferentcustoms.

1.WhenistheChineseSpringFestivalusuallycelebrated?

A.InMarchorApril. B.InMayorJune.

C.InJanuaryorFebruary. D.InNovemberorDecember.

2. isthespecialkindoffoodfortheSpringFestivalinChina.

A.Chicken B.Dumpling C.Fish D.Sandwich

3.Thefamily whentheyaregettingdinnerreadyontheSpringFestivalEve.

A.giveeachotherthebestwishes

B.buyeachotherpresents

C.sing,danceandplaycards

D.watchSpringFestivalGala

4.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinthispassage?

A.AttheSpringFestival,thefamilymembersusuallycomebacktotheirhometown.

B.BeforetheSpringFestival,everyfamilyusuallydoessomecleaningandshopping.

C.YoucanhearthenoiseofburningfireworksandseeliondancingontheSpringFestival.

D.OnlytheHanpeoplecelebratetheirSpringFestivalinChina.

B

Doyouknowtheterm"tweenager"?

It'saslangwordbeingusedintheUKtodescribechildren10-13yearsold.Theyarebetweenjuniorandtheteenageyears.Whyaretheysuddenlyreferredtointhisway?

Tweenagersnowhavemoremoney,freedomandinfluenceupontheirparentsthanthey'veeverhadbefore.Moreandmorecompaniesarecreatingproductsandservicesfortweenagers.Youcangeteverythingfrombrandedlunchboxesandmobilephonecovers,tomonthlyfanmagazinesandclothing-it'sallaboutsales.

MostchildrenintheUKtodaygetmorepocketmoneythankidsdidadecadeago.Itisbecauseparentsarehavingfewerchildrenonaveragethaninthepast.Inaddition,thedivorcerateintheUKiscontinuallyrisingandparentsspendlesstimewiththeirchildrenthantheyusedto.So,manyparentstrytocompensate（补偿）bybuyingpresentsforthem.

Anddotweenagershavemorefreedom?

Well,UKchildrentodayareveryfamiliarwithmediaandcomputer.Manyhaveatelevision,ifnotacomputer,intheirbedrooms.Theyhaveaccesstomuchmoreinformationabouttheworld.

Theymayhaveexperiencedalotinlifeaswell,since24%ofUKkidsliveinsingle-parentfamilies.Peoplenowsaythat"Kidsaregettingolderyounger".Withsuchsophistication（世故）atsuchayoungage,theyaremuchmorefashionconsciousandconcernedabouttheirimage.

InaworldofTVprogramsthatpromiseovernightsuccessandfameatayoungage,somepeoplethinkit'sextremelyimportanttolookfashionable.Surelynoneoftheaboveisagoodthing,isit?

Canitreallybehealthyforustoencouragekidstobelikeadultsatsuchayoungage?

Arewestealingchildhoodsinreturnforprofit?

TheUKgovernmentiscertainlyconcerned,andforthatreasonhasstrictlawspreventingcompaniesfrommarketingtheirproductsandservicesatchildren.So,isthereahappyendingtothisstory?

Companieshavejustworkedoutthattheoldertweenageaudienceisnowlookingforsomethingdarkerandmorerebellious.Asaresult,filmssuchasTwilightarebeingproducedforthisoldertweenageaudience.

5.Moreandmorecompaniespayattentiontothetweenagersbecause________________.

A.tweenagershaveagrowinginterestinlunchboxesandmobilephones

B.parentsaremorelikelytospendmoneyfortheirkidsthanbefore

C.kidsreceivelesspocketmoneynowbuthavemorefreedom

D.everykidhasacomputeroraTVintheirbedroom

6.Whatdoesparagraph2suggest?

A.Kidshaveagreatinfluenceonthemarket.

B.Theproductsforthekidsareofbetterquality.

C.Kidsaremorefashionablethanotherearliergenerations.

D.Kidsliketobuymagazinesandclothingmost.

7.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinparagraph5mean?

A.Childrenexercisetoolittletophysicallyhealthy.

B.Childrenlookolderthantheyactuallyshouldbe.

C.Childrenknowmorethanearliergenerationsofyoungstersknew.

D.Childrenhavemorefreedomandappearmorematurethanpreviousgenerations.

8.What'sthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Thecompaniesmakeuseoftweenagerstomakemoney.

B.Youngtweenagersarehavingapositiveinfluenceonadult.

C.Themarketischangingtomeetthedemandofkids.

D.Darkerandmorerebelliousmoviesarepopularwithkids.

C

Apoortravelerstoppedunderthetreetoeattheboiledriceandvegetableswhichhehadbroughtwithhim.Afewmetersaway,therewasasmallshopbythesideoftheroadwhereawomanwasfryingfishandsellingittotravelers.Thewomanwatchedthepoortravelercarefully,andwhenhefinishedhisfoodandbegantogo,sheshoutedrudely,“Youhaven'tpaidmeforthefriedfish!

”

“ButIhavenothadanyfriedfish!

”hesaid.

Buteveryonecanseethatyouenjoyedthesmellofmyfriedfishwithyourriceandvegetables,”saidthewoman,“Ifyouhadnotsmelledthefish,yourmealwouldnothavebeensopleasant!

”

Soonacrowdcollected,andalthoughtheysupportedthepoortraveler,theyhadtoadmitthatwindwasblowingfromtheshoptotheplacewherehehadeaten,andthatithadcarriedthesmellofthefriedfishtohim.

Finally,thewomantookthepoortravelertoajudge,whosaid:

“Thewomansaysthatthetraveleratehismealwiththesmellofherfriedfish.Thetraveleragreesthatthewindwasblowingfromthewoman'sshoptotheplacewhereheatehisriceandvegetablesandthatitcarriedthesmellofherfriedfishtohisnosewhilehewaseating,sohemustpayforit.Whatdoesyourfriedfishcost?

”heaskedthewoman.

“Twenty-fivecentsaplate,”sheanswered,delighted.

“Thengooutsidetogether,”saidthejudge.“Therethetravelermustholdupatwenty-five-centpiecesothatitsshadow（影子）fallsonthewoman'shand.Thepriceofthesmellofaplateoffriedfishistheshadowoftwenty-fivecents.”

9.Whydidthetravelerrefusetopaythewomanforthefriedfish?

Because .

A.hewaspoor

B.hewasrude

C.hewassupportedbyacrowd

D.hehadn'teatenherfriedfishatall

10.Whenthejudgeaskedthewomanaquestion,shefelt .

A.excited B.anxious C.glad D.angry

11.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

A.Thetravelerboughttheboiledriceandvegetablesandatethembythesideoftheroad.

B.Thejudgehadnoideawhatthewomanmeant.

C.Inthefifthparagraph,thefirst“it”hasthesamemeaningasthesecond“it”.

D.Thewomangotnothingbuttheshadowoftwenty-fivecentsintheend.

12.Whatdoyouthinkofthejudgeafterreadingthepassage?

A.Hewasfoolish.

B.Hewasclever.

C.Hewasneitherfoolishnorclever.

D.Hewaskindenoughtogivethewomantwenty-fivecents.

D

Morethan10yearsago,itwasdifficulttobuyatastypineapple.ThefruitsthatmadeittotheUKweregreenontheoutsideand,moreoftenthannot,hardwithanunpleasanttastewithin.Thenin1996,theDelMonteGoldpineappleproducedinHawaiifirsthitourshelves.

Thenewtypeofpineapplelookedmoreyellowy-goldthangreen.Itwasslightlysofterontheoutsideandhadalotofjuiceinside.Butthemostimportantthingaboutthisnewtypeofpineapplewasthatitwastwiceassweetasthehit-and-misspineappleswehadknown.Innotime,theDelMonteGoldtookthemarketbystorm,rapidlybecomingtheworld'sbest-sellingpineapplevariety,anddeliveringnaturallevelsofsweetnessinthemouth,upuntilthenonlyfoundintinnedpineapple.

Innutrition（营养）itwasallgoodnewstoo.Thisnice-tastingpineapplecontainedfourtimesmorevitaminC（维生素C）thantheoldgreenvariety.Nutritionistssaidthatitwasnotonlyfullofvitamins,butalsogoodagainstsomediseases.Peoplewereunderstandablyeagertobeabletobuythiswonderfulfruit.Thenewtypeofpineapplewassellingfast,andtheDelMonteGoldpineapplerapidlybecameafixtureintheshoppingbasketofthehealthyeater.

Seeingthegrowingmarketforitswinningpineapple,DelMontetriedtokeepthemarkettoitself.Butotherfruitcompaniesdevelopedsimilarpineapples.DelMonteturnedtolawforhelp,butfailed.ThosecompaniesarguedsuccessfullythatDelMonte'sattemptstokeepthegoldenpineappleforitselfwerejustawaytoknockthemoutofthemarket.

13.Welearnfromthetextthatthenewtypeofpineappleis .

A.greenoutsideandsweetinsideB.good-looki