广东省汕头市潮南区陈店实验学校高一下学期期中考试英语试题Word文档格式.docx

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AfterRussia,Canadaistheworld’slargestcountryinland1,coveringanareaofnearlytenmillionsquarekilometres,nearly40times2theUK.CanadacoversthelargestpartoftheNorthAmericancontinent,rangingfromtheAtlanticOceanintheeast3thePacificOcean4thewest.Itspopulationisactuallyquite5whencomparedtoitsarea,andisspreadquitethinlythroughmostofthecountry.Infact,mostpeoplelive6the300kilometresaboveCanada’ssouthernborder.

ManypeoplebelievethatCanada’s7iscoldallthetime,butthisisnottrue.CertainlytherearemanyplacesthroughoutCanada8temperaturesarewell90℃throughthewinter.ThisisespeciallytrueinNunavutwhereitisextremelycold.ButthesouthwestcornerofCanada10hasarathermildclimate.UpneartheArcticCircle,thetemperaturesareoftenbelow0℃foraboutsevenmonthsoutoftheyear.Butduringthesummermonthsthe11provincesofCanadaareveryhumidandtemperaturesareoftenhigherthan30℃.

BecauseCanadaisacountry12bypeoplefrommanycountriesandcultures,itis13todifferentreligionsandbeliefs.Canadawas14byChristiancultures,andChristianity15tobethedominantreligion.However,immigrationhasbroughtthepracticeofvariousreligionstothecountry.

1.A.numberB.sizeC.lengthD.shape

2.A.aslargeasB.asbigasC.asmuchasD.asmanyas

3.A.andB.ofC.toD.off

4.A.toB.inC.ofD.on

5.A.largeB.bigC.smallD.low

6.A.inB.betweenC.outofD.within

7.A.climateB.weatherC.winterD.season

8.A.thatB.whoseC.whereD.which

9.A.aboveB.belowC.aboutD.over

10.A.honestlyB.especiallyC.trulyD.actually

11.A.southernB.northernC.westernD.eastern

12.A.includedB.consistedofC.madeupD.formed

13.A.familyB.hopeC.homeD.life

14.A.foundedB.foundC.madeD.set

15.A.continuedB.continuesC.continuingD.tocontinue

第二节语法填空（共10小题，每题1.5分，满分15分）

阅读下列短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中所给词语的正确形式填空。

Ayoungman,whiletravelingthroughadesert，cameacrossaspringofclearwater.16waterwassweet.Hefilledhisleathercontainersothathecouldbringsomebacktoanelder17hadbeenhisteacher.Afterafour-dayjourney,theyoungman18（present）thewatertotheoldman.Histeachertookadeepdrink,smiled19（warm）,andthankedhisstudentverymuchforthesweetwater.Theyoungmanwenthome20ahappyheart.

Afterthestudentleft,theteacherlet21studenttastethewater.Hespititout,22（say）itwasawful.Apparently,itwasnolongerfreshbecauseoftheoldleathercontainer.Heaskedhisteacher,“Sir,thewaterwasawful.Whydidyoupretendtolike23?

”

Theteacherreplied,“Youtastedthewater.Itastedthegift.Thewaterwassimplythecontainerforanactofkindnessandlove.Nothingcouldbe24（sweet）.”

Weunderstandthislessonbest25wereceivegiftsoflovefromchildren.Whetheritisacheappipeoradiamondnecklace,theproperresponseisappreciation.Welovetheideawithinthegiftratherthanthething.

第二部分阅读（共两节，满分50分）

第一节阅读理解（共20小题：

每小题2分，满分40分）

A

Haveyougoneforarunlately?

Haveyoumayberunforamarathon,atotalof42km？

Imaginerunningthis42kmeveryday,finallyreachingatotalof5,376km.Thatwouldbe128daysofrunning,morethanhalfwayacrossCanada.Meetamanwhohasdoneallthis—butononlyonerealleg!

MeetTerryFox.

TerryFoxwasborninWinnipeg,Canada,onJuly28th,1958.Hewonmanyawardsforplayingsportswhenhewassmall.Hewenttouniversitytobeaphysicaleducationteacher.In1977,however,somethinghappenedthatwasgoingtochangehimforlife.Oneday,hecamehomecomplainingaboutapaininhisknee.Thepainwasreallybadsohewenttothehospital.Therehefoundouthehadcancer.Tostopthespreadofthecancer,doctorshadtocutoffhisleg.

Hereplacedhisoldlegwithanartificialone,andin3weekshewaswalkingagain.Hefeltgoodaboutbeatingcancer.JustbeforehissurgeryhehadreadaboutDickTraum.Thismanhadlostalegtoo,andhehadruntheNewYorkCitymarathon.ThatinspiredTerryFoxfortherestofhislife.

Foxstartedtrainingandranhisfirstmarathonin1979.HisaimistorunallthewayacrossCanadatoraiseonedollarperCanadianforcancerresearch.HestartedonApril12thinStJohn’s,atownontheAtlanticCoast.ByJulyhehadreachedTorontoandhewaswelcomedby10,000supporters.Hekeptgoingwestatthepaceof42kmperday,onhiswaynorth,justontheoutskirtsofThunderBayhehadtostop.Hehadn’tcompletelydefeatedthecancer,andnowithadspreadtohislungs.Hehadtoquitrunningandflybackhomefortreatment.

TerryFoxinspiredmanypeoplewhoraisedmoremoneyforhiscause.InJanuary1981notlongbeforeFoxpassedaway,hisdreambecametrue.Hehadraised24.1milliondollars,equallingthepopulationofCanada.

26.WhydidTerryFoxstartrunningmarathons?

A.Becausehehadonlyoneleg.B.Tostopthespreadofthecancer.

C.Totellhisfamilyandfriendsthathewaswell.D.Tohelpcancerresearch.

27.Fromthepassage,weknowthatCanadais_____wide.

A.2,688kmB.5,376kmC.10,752kmD.21,504km

28.HowoldwasTerryFoxwhenhestartedrunningmarathons?

A.21.B.19.C.23.D.Unknown.

29.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

A.TerryFoxwonmanyawardsononlyoneleg.

B.TerryFoxrantoraisemoneyforhistreatment.

C.TerryFoxwasencouragedbyDickTraum.

D.TerryFoxraised24.1milliondollars.

30.Wheredoyouthinkthispassageistakenfrom?

A.Biography.B.Newspaper.C.Novel.D.Journal.

B

LookingforCanadianculture?

Justputyoureyesontheicerink.“Welovehockey,”saysMarionAlexander,aCanadianEnglishteacherinBeijing.“ItreallyisCanada’ssport.”

ThereisnoothersportsoclosetotheheartsofCanadiansandnoothersportinwhichCanadianshavebeensosuccessful.Buthowmuchdoyouknowabouthockey?

Hockeyisplayedonacourtoficecalledarink.Eachteamhassixplayers:

agoalie（goalkeeper）,acentre,twodefensemen,andtwoforwards.Allofthemweariceskates.

Insteadofaball,hockeyusesapuck,whichisasmallblackobjectthatlookslikeasmall,flatroundcakemadeofrubber.Eachteamtriestheirbesttohitthepuckwiththeirhockeysticksintotheotherteam’sgoal.Theteamwhichscoresthemostgoalsattheendofthreeperiodsisthewinner.

“Hockeyhasalotofrules,”saysAlexander,“butonceyouareusedtoit,itseemsverynatural.”

InCanada,hockeyispartofthenationalidentity.ManyCanadiansplayyouthhockeywhentheyaregrowingup,andmanyCanadianfamiliesmakeatraditionofwatchingthegames.

“IplayedgoaliewhenIwasyounger,”remembersAlexander.“MyfamilywouldalwayswatchtheCalgaryFlames（ateamintheNationalHockeyLeague）playonTV.”

Hockeydoesn’tjustunitefamilies.Italsobringsthewholecountrytogether,especiallyduringtheOlympics.“Canadaisadiversecountrythatdoesn’thaveastrongunifiedculturelikeChina.Thatiswhyhockeyissoimportant.SupportingthenationalteambringsallofCanadatogether,”saysAlexander.

31.Thepassageismainlyabout_____.

A.theoriginanddevelopmentofhockeyB.Canadians’diversesportsculture

C.MarionAlexander’sviewofhockeyD.theroleofhockeyinCanadianculture

32.HockeyisimportanttoCanadiansforallofthefollowingreasonsexcept_____.

A.itisCanadians’favouritesportB.itisaneventattheOlympics

C.itispartofthenationalidentityD.ithelpsunitethewholecountry

33.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceimply?

A.CanadaismorediversethanChina.

B.CanadiansarenotasunitedastheChinese.

C.TherearenotmanythingsthatbringallCanadianpeopletogether.

D.TherearenotsomanysportsinCanadaasinChina.

34.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Canada’smostbelovedsportishockey.

B.Hockeyisagamemadeupofthreeperiodsandiscontestedbetweentwoteamsof12skaters.

C.HockeyisveryimportanttoCanadians,wholoveitmorethananyothersport.

D.HockeyisnotanOlympicsport,thoughitisthemostpopularsportinCanada.

35.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.HockeyBringsCanadiansTogetherB.HowtoPlayHockey

C.TheNationalIdentityforCanadiansD.FindingCanadianCulture

C

MarkTwainhasbeencalledtheinventoroftheAmericannovel.Andhesurelydeservesadditionalpraise:

themanwhopopularizedthecleverliteraryattackonracism.

Isaycleverbecauseanti-slaveryfictionhadbeentheimportantpartoftheliteratureintheyearsbeforetheCivilWar.H.B.Stowe’sUncleTom’sCabinisonlythemostfamousexample.Theseearlystoriesdealtdirectlywithslavery.Withminorexceptions,Twainplantedhisattacksonslaveryandprejudiceintotalesthatwereonthesurfaceaboutsomethingelseentirely.Hedrewhisreadersintotheargumentbydrawingthemintothestory.

Againandagain,inthepostwaryears,Twainseemedforcedtodealwiththechallengeofrace.Considerthemostcontroversial,atleasttoday,ofTwain’snovels,AdventuresofHuckleberryFinn.OnlyafewbookshavebeenkickedofftheshelvesasoftenasHuckleberryFinn,Twain’smostwidelyreadtale.Onceuponatime,peoplehatedthebookbecauseitstruckthemasrude.Twainhimself