安徽省屯溪第一中学学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题Word文件下载.docx

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一、完型填空本大题共1道小题。

1.

AwealthyoldladydecidestotraveltoAfrica,takingherfaithful（忠诚的）olddogCuddlesalongforcompany.Oneday,thedogstartschasingbutterfliesandbeforelong,Cuddlesdiscoversthathe’s___41___.Wanderingabout,henoticesa___42___headinginhisdirectionwiththeintentionofeatinghimforlunch.Theolddogthinks,“Oh,oh!

I’mindeep____43____now!

”Noticingsomebonesonthegroundcloseby,he____44____settlesdowntochewontheboneswithhisbacktothe____45____leopard.

Justastheleopardisaboutto____46____,theolddogexclaimsloudly,“Boy,thatwasonedeliciousleopard!

I____47____ifthereareanymorearoundhere?

”Hearingthis,theyoungleopardstopshisattackinmid-strike,alookof____48____comesoverhimandherunsbackintothetrees.“Whew!

”,saystheleopard,“Thatwasclose!

Thatdognearly____49____me!

”

Meanwhile,amonkeywhohadbeen____50____thewholescenefromanearbytreedecidesthathecanputthisknowledgetogooduseandtradeitfor____51____fromtheleopard.Sooffhegoes…buttheolddogseeshim____52____theleopardandfiguresthatsomethingmustbeup.Themonkeysooncatchesupwiththeleopard,andexplainsthatthedogis____53____andstrikesadealwiththeleopard.

Theyoungleopardisangryaboutbeing____54____andsays,“Here,monkey,jumponmybackandseewhat’sgoingtohappentothat____55____dog!

Theolddogseestheleopardcomingwiththemonkeyonhisbackandthinks,“WhatamIgoingtodonow?

”Butinsteadof____56____,thedogsitsdownwithhisbacktohisattackers,____57____hehasn’tseenthemyet,andjustwhentheygetcloseenoughto____58____,theolddogsays:

“Where’sthatdarnmonkey?

I___59___himoffanhouragotobringmeanotherleopard!

Lifeisnotaboutholdingallthegoodcards,butin____60____thosethatyouholdwell.

41.A.hungryB.lostC.tiredD.bored

42.A.hunterB.travelerC.leopardD.monkey

43.A.troubleB.sorrowC.fearD.regret

44.A.suddenlyB.certainlyC.excitedlyD.immediately

45.A.approachingB.waitingC.passingD.wandering

46.A.moveB.leaveC.eatD.attack

47.A.doubtB.questionC.wonderD.guess

48.A.confusionB.terrorC.shockD.anger

49.A.defeatedB.murderedC.hadD.disturbed

50.A.reportingB.performingC.watchingD.judging

51.A.shelterB.protectionC.foodD.service

52.A.lookingforB.headingafterC.staringatD.escapingfrom

53.A.harmlessB.dangerousC.stupidD.intelligent

54.A.doubtedB.underratedC.hurtD.fooled

55.A.wiseB.strongC.pitifulD.bad

56.A.runningB.explainingC.standingD.trembling

57.A.realizingB.pretendingC.wishingD.expecting

58.A.hearB.observeC.touchD.fight

59.A.droppedB.putC.sentD.saw

60.A.acceptingB.keepingC.learningD.playing

一、阅读理解本大题共4道小题。

2.

Inaforeigncountry,amanvisitedalocalrestaurant.Hedidn’tspeaktheirlanguage.Heorderedsomethingindecipherableoffthemenu.Whenthewaiterbroughthimaplateofdeliciouslookingfriednoodles,hesmiledandmadeanOKsignatthewaiterwithhisthumbandforefingerlinkedinacircle.Lookingangry,thewaiterthenpickedupthedishandthrownittohislap.Whathedidwrong,hewondered.Well,nothingisquiteasitseemswhenitcomestousinghandgestureinanothercountry.

Gestureshavebeenusedtoreplacewordsinmanycountries,andtheyareoftenspecifictoagivenculture.Gesturemaymeansomethingcomplimentaryinoneculture,butishighlyoffensiveinanother.

Thegesture“thumb-up”iscommonlymisinterpreted.InEnglish,itispopularlyknownas‘thumbsup’,despitethefactthattheactioniscommonlyperformedwithonlyonehand.English-speakingCaucasiansuseittosignal‘OK’,whichisthesamemeaningasO.K.ringgesture.Thetwocaninfactbeusedalmostinterchangeably.

AvoidusingthisgestureinSouthernSardinaorNorthernGreeceunlessyouwanttoinviteafight.WhileAmerican,BritishandAustralianwouldusethethumbuptosignalhitch-hikingtothedrivers,thismessagewillnotencourageaGreekdriverormotoristtostoptogivethemaride.

Therearenorightorwrongsignals,onlyculturaldifferences.Lackofculturalunderstandingwillleadtodisharmonyamongpeoplefromdifferentcultures.Whenweknowwhattolookfor,suchencounterswithotherculturesareactuallyveryinteresting,fascinatingandfun.Itiscertaintyagreattopictodiscussoveracupofcoffeeandcakes.

28.Whatdidthemaninthefirstparagraphdowrong?

A.Hemisunderstoodthewaiter.B.Hemadethesignalinarudeway.

C.Heorderedsomethingoffthemenu.D.Hedidn’trealizeculturaldifferences.

29.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordinthesecondparagraphmean?

A.Fullofaggression.B.Fullofadmiration.

C.Fullofcomplexity.D.Fullofcertainty.

30.WhatwillhappenifyoumakeathumbuptowardamaninNorthernGreece?

A.Hewillstoptogiveyoualift.

B.HewillaskyoutogivehimaHA.

C.Hewillgetannoyedandfightagainstyou.

D.Hewillmakethesamesignaltowardyou.

31.What’sthepurposeofthepassage?

A.Totellstoriesaboutdifferentcultures.

B.Toadviseustohaveanunderstandingofculturaldifferences.

C.Toexplainthemeaningofdifferentgestures.

D.Topersuadepeoplefromdifferentcountriestoliveinharmony.

3.

LettersasawayofcommunicationhavelonggivenwaytophonecallsandWeChatmessages.

ButaTVshow,LettersAlive,ishelpingbringthisoldwaytokeepintouchbackintothepresent.

LettersAlivetookitsideafromaUKprogramwithasimilarname,LettersLive,whichwasfirstshownin2013.Bothshowsfeaturefamousactorsandactresses,butthereisnogossip,noeye-catchingvisualeffectsoranyregularshowbiz（演艺圈）activities.Instead,it’sjustonepersonwalkinguptoamicrophoneandreadingaletter.

Butthesearenotjustanyletters.Theyareselectedfromawidetimespanandadiverserangeofsubjects.Thereis,forexample,apassionateletterthatfamouspainterHuangYongyuwrotetoplaywrightCaoYu30yearsagotocriticizehislackofcreativity.ThereisalsoaheartfeltnotefromSpringandAutumnPeriodwrittenbytwoordinaryyoungsoldierstotheirelderbrothertoreporttheirlivesinthewarzone.

Everyletterislikeasmallpieceofhistory.Byhearingthembeingread,it’sasifwearebeingsentbackintimetoexperienceamomentthatwewouldotherwiseneverhavehadthechanceto.

“LettersLivemakesuspauseandimaginethelivesbehindtheletters,”UKactorBenedictCumberbatch,oneofthereadersontheUKshow,toldTheGuardian.“Itallowspeoplefromallagesandallwalksoflifetoexperienceamomentoftimeinsomeoneelse’slifeforabriefmoment.”

Comparedtopublishedtexts,lettersalsocomewithapersonaltouch.

OneexamplefromLettersLivewasanoteofthanksfromthemotherofadyingchildtoJKRowling,authoroftheHarryPotterbooks.Itread:

“MrsRowling,Cancerthreatenedtotakeeverythingfrommydaughter,andyourbooksturnedouttobethecastlewesodesperatelyneededtohidein.”

AccordingtoGuanZhengwen,thedirectorofLettersAlive,itisthiskindofhumanitybehindeveryletterthatstrikesachord（引发共鸣）withtheaudience.ItisalsowhatmadetheshowabighitinChinaeversinceitsfirstepisodeairedonDec5.

“It’sathingofthepastthatentertainmentshowsestablishthemselvesonlywithprettyfaces,”GuantoldSohuNews.“Showbizisstartingtoswitchtoafocusonwisdomandintelligence.

24.WhatdoyouknowabouttheTVshowLettersAlivefromthispassage?

A.AnyletterscanbereadinthisTVshow.

B.ItisexactlythesamewithaUKprogramLettersLive.

C.Theprogrambringstheoldwayofwritinglettersbacktolife.

D.Muchgossipofcelebritiesandeye-catchingvisualeffectslieintheprogram.

25.Whateffectdolettershaveaccordingtotheaudience?

A.Theyhelpcureadyingchildofhercancer.

B.Theymakepeopleforgettheirpastexperience.

C.Theyreflectthewholehistoryoftheworld.

D.Theyallowpeopletoexperienceothers‘lifeandapersonaltouch.

26.WhyistheTVshowLettersAliveverypopularaccordingtoitsdirector?

A.Itfeaturesfamousactorsandactresses.

B.Peoplecanfindmanyregularshowbizactivities.

C.LettershavebeencompletelyreplacedbyphonecallsandWeChatmessages.

D.Thehumanitybehindeverylettermakestheaudienceexperiencethesamefeelingsasitswriter.

27.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

A.Prettyfacesstillplayanimportantroleinshowbiz.

B.Showbizisstartingtocentreonwisdomandintelligence.

C.JKRowlingprovidedalotofbooksforagirlsufferingfromcancer.

D.ThepainterHuangYongyuandtheplaywrightCaoyuweren’tgoodfriends.

4.

Withallthetraditionalmediachannels,includingnewspapers,magazinesandtelevisionshows,shrinking,advertisersareworryingabouthowtheycanreachcustomers.Banners（横幅）adsonourdevicesareuglyanddisturbing.Toovercomevariousdigitalproblems,theadindustryhasbeenservingupasneaky（不光明正大的）solution:

makeadslooklesslikeadsandmorelikethearticles,videosandpostsaroundthem.

Thistrend,callednativeadvertising,hastakenovertheInternet;

eventhewebsitessuchasNYTandWall-Sareusingit.OnFacebookandTwitter,every10thitemorsoisanad;

onlythesmallsubtitle“Sponsored（赞助）”appearinginlightgraytypetellsyouwhichpostsareads.

Won’tdressingupadstomakethemlooklikereportedarticlesmisleadpeople?

Sometimes,yes.AnInteractiveAdvertisingBureaustudyfoundthatonly41perc