广西省桂林市桂电中学学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题.docx

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广西省桂林市桂电中学学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题

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广西省桂林市桂电中学2016-2017学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题

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一、阅读理解（题型注释）

ChooseYourOne-Day-Tours!

TourA-Bath&StonehengeincludingentrancefeestotheancientRomanbathroomsandStonehenge-￡37until26Marchand￡39thereafter.Visitthecitywithover2,000yearsofhistoryandBathAbbey,theRoyalCrescentandtheCostumeMuseum,Stonehengeisoneoftheworld'smostfamousprehistoricmonumentsdatingbackover5,000years.

TourB-Oxford&StratfordincludingentrancefeestotheUniversityStMary'sChurchTowerandAnneHathaway's-￡32until12Marchand￡36thereafter.Oxford:

IncludesaguidedtourofEngland'soldestuniversitycityandcolleges.Lookoverthe"cityofdreamingspires（尖顶）"fromStMary’sChurchTower.Stratford:

IncludesaguidedtourexploringmuchoftheShakespearewonder.

TourC-WindsorCastle&HamptonCourt:

includingentrancefeestoHamptonCourtPalace-￡34until11Marchand￡37thereafter.IncludesaguidedtourofWindsorandHamptonCourt,HenryVILL'sfavoritepalace.FreetimetovisitWindsorCastle（entrancefeesnotincluded）.With500yearsofhistory,HamptonCourtwasoncethehomeoffourKingsandoneQueen.Nowthisformerroyalpalaceisopentothepublicasamajortouristattraction.Visitthepalaceanditsvarioushistoricgardens,whichincludethefamousmaze（迷宫）whereitiseasytogetlost!

TourD–CambridgeincludingentrancefeestotheTowerofSaintMarytheGreat-￡33until18Marchand￡37thereafter.IncludesaguidedtourofCambridge,thefamousuniversitytown,andthegardensofthe18thcentury.

1、WhichtourwillyouchooseifyouwanttoseeEngland’soldestuniversitycity?

A．TourA                              B．TourB                              

C．TourC                              D．TourD                              

2、Whichofthefollowingtourschargesthelowestfeeon17March?

A．WindsorCastle&HamptonCourt                              B．Oxford&Stratford                              

C．Bath&Stonehenge                              D．Cambridge                              

3、WhyisHamptonCourtamajortouristattraction?

A．Itusedtobethehomeofroyalfamilies                              B．Itusedtobeawell-knownmaze                              

C．ItistheoldestpalaceinBritain                              D．Itisaworld-famouscastle                              

Yoga（瑜伽）isanancientpracticethathelpscreateasenseofunionbody,mind,andspirit.Itbringsusbalance.Afteralongtimeofpracticingyoga,younolongerjustpracticeit—youloveit.

Yogabecomespartofyourphysicallife.Yourbodygrowsstronger,moretoned（有弹性的）,andmoreflexibleasyoumovefromoneposetoanother.IspentaweekinMexicoatayogaretreat,anditwasthefirstvacationonwhichIlostweight.“Ratherthanbuildingmuscles,yogabuildsmuscletone,”saysShaktaKaurKhalsa,authorofKISSGuidetoYoga.“Becauseyogahelpsmaintainabalancedmetabolism（新陈代谢）,anditalsohelpstocontrolweight.Additionally,yogastretchesmuscleslengthwise,causingfataroundthecellsdisappear,thuslosingweight.”

Idoyogaposesthroughouttheday.Afterhoursatmycomputer,Istretchmystiffshouldersandarms.WhenIneedanincreaseinenergy,Idoenergizingposes.WhenIamfeelingexhaustedattheendoftheday,Idorestorative（恢复体力的）poses.

Yogabecomespartofyourmentallife.Yogateachesyoutofocusonbreathingwhileyouholdtheposes.Thisattentiontobreathiscalming;itdissolves（使消除）stressandanxiety.Iuseyogicbreathingonthetenniscourt,inthedentist’schair,andwhenI’mstuckintraffic.

Youshouldalwaysleaveayogapracticefeelingenergized,butnottired.Ifyoufeeltiredafteryoga,itmeansyouspentthetime“fighting”yourself,tryingtoforceyourselfintoposes.Inyoga,you“surrender”totheposesbylettinggoofthetension.

4、Accordingtothesecondparagraph,yogacanhelppeople___.

A．loseweight                              B．makefriends                              

C．beflexibleinthinking                              D．growtall                              

5、Whydoesapersonfeeltiredafteryoga?

A．Becausewhenpracticingyoga,peoplewillconsumealotofenergy.

B．Becauseheorshesurrenderstotheposesbylettinggoofthetension.

C．Becauseheoshedoesn’tdoyogaposesnaturally.

D．Becauseyogadoesn’tbenefitallthepeople.

6、Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?

A．What’syoga?

                              B．Thebenefitsofyoga.                              

C．HowdoIdoyogaposes?

                              D．Thevarietiesofyoga.                              

7、Whatwillbetalkedaboutifthispassagecontinues?

A．Thedisadvantagesofyoga.

B．Yogaisbecomingpopularallovertheworld.

C．Encouragingpeopletodoyoga.

D．Yogaisbecomingpartofyourspirituallife.

Overthecenturies,throughgeneticandculturaladaptation,humansandawildbirdspecieshavelearnedtoworktogether.Whenhumanhoney-huntersmakeacertainnoise,abirdcalledthehoneyguidedoesitsjobwithunbelievableaccuracy,leadingpeopletohiddenbees'nests.

Scientistsputthisancientpracticetothetest.Whenbiologistscomparedthehoneyguidecalltoothersounds,thetraditionalsoundsentthehoneyguidestohiddenbeesnestthreetimesmoreoftenthanothersounds,accordingtoastudyinthejournalScience.Whenyoumaketherightnoise,youendupwithmorehoneycomparedtothewrongnoise.

"It'sanexchangeofinformationforskills,"saidstudyleadauthorClaireSpottiswoode,anevolutionarybiologistattheUniversityofCambridge.Shefailedtofindbeesnestsuntilherfriendsmadetherightnoise,andthenwasrewardedwithhoneythat'sveryrichanddelicious.

Thehoneyguidehasaspecialabilitytofindbees'nests.“Scientistsaren'tquitesurehowitworks,butitlikelyhastodowithasophisticatedsenseofsmell,”Spottiswoodesaid.Still,there'saproblem:

Thesenestsarestuckintreesthataredifficultforthebirdstoreach.Evenworse,thebeesstingthebirds,sometimetodeath.Thepeopleoftheregion,whomakealivingonthehoney,havetoolsthatcangetatthosenestsandtheyusesmoketochasethebeesaway,reducingthestingingproblem.

It'sclearthatthebirdshaveadaptedinanevolutionarywaythroughnaturalselection,butforpeoplethearrangementisprobablymorecultural.

8、Accordingtothestudy,whenmakingthewrongnoise,peopleprobablywill            .

A．getmorehoney

B．findbees’nestseasily

C．havedifficultyfindingbees’nests

D．earnmoretime

9、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“sophisticated”inthefourthparagraphprobablymean?

A．elementary                              B．Advanced.                              

C．Plain.                              D．Poor                              

10、Whatcanbelearnedfromthetext?

   ?

A．Scientistshavefoundouthowthehoneyguideworks.

B．Honeyguidescaneasilygetbees'nestsintrees.

C．Honey-huntersarenotafraidofstingingproblem.

D．Thebeesareafraidofsmoke.

11、Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A．Theterriblerelationshipbetweenhumansandwildbirds.

B．Peopleinthemountainsmakealivingonthehoney.

C．Thehoneyguidecanhelphumansfindbees’nests

D．Humanhoney-hunters’wonderfullife.

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二、完形填空（题型注释）

Aladywantedabirthdaygiftfromherhusband.Formanymonthsshehadlikedabeautiful ____________,andknowingherhusbandcould____________ it,shetoldhimthatwasallshewanted.Onthemorningofthe___________,herhusbandtoldherhow ____________hewastohavesuchagoodwife,andhowmuchhelovedher.He____________ herabeautifulgiftpackage（纸盒）.Sheopeneditand__________aBible.

______,sheraisedhervoiceandsaidtoherhusband,“Withallyourmoney,yougivemeaBible?

”Shewasso __________  thatshelefthim.

Manyyearspassedandtheladywasvery __________ inbusiness.Sheownedtwolargecompanies.She __________ herhusbandwasveryold,andthoughtperhapssheshouldgoto __________ him.Butbeforeshecould,she__________lettertellingherthathehaddied,andgaveallofhispossessions（财产）toher.Sheneededtocomebackand__________ things.

Whenshearrivedathishouse,sadness __________herheart.Shesawthestillnew

_______,justasshehadleftityearsbefore.With__________,sheopeneditandbegantoturnthepages.Aring__________fromtheBibletotheflooranda __________ couldbeseen.Shepickeditupandfounditwastheringshewantedinthosedays.Andonthecardwasthedateofherbirth,andthewords“LUVUALWAYS”.

_______ yourgiftisnotpackagedthewayyouwantit,it’sbecauseitisbetterpackagedthewayitis!

Alwaysappreciatelittlethings;theyusuallyleadyoutobiggerthings!

Thebestandmostbeautifulthingsintheworldcannotbeseenoreventouchedfortheymustbefeltwiththe__________.

12、A．watch          B．ring          C．coat          D．box          

13、A．afford          B．like          C．design          D．guess          

14、A．holiday          B．performance          C．birthday          D．meeting          

15、A．proud          B．kind          C．sorry          D．brave          

16、A．lent          B．asked          C．gave          D．moved          

17、A．carried          B．found          C．missed          D．held          

18、A．Politely          B．Lightly          C．Patiently          D．Angrily          

19、A．calm          B．upset          C．grateful          D．careless          

20、A．f