1、内蒙古呼和浩特市学年高一英语下学期期中试题20162017学年度第二学期期中考试高一年级英语试卷（卷面分值：120分，考试时长：100分钟）一. 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40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。APete Sparks was a sensitive (敏感的) boy. So sensitive that even his hair was ticklish (怕痒的). You only had to touch his hair a little bit and he would start laughing. When
2、 this ticklish laughter started, no one could make him stop. Pete tried everything to control his ticklishness, but nothing worked. So he began to feel sad for being different. One day in the street, he met a special clown. The clown was very old and could hardly walk, but when he saw Pete in tears,
3、 he went to cheer him up. It didnt take long to make Pete laugh. Later Pete told him about his ticklish problem, and he asked the clown how such an old man could carry on being a clown.“I have no one to take my place,” said the clown. “I have a very serious job to do.” Pete looked at him, surprised.
4、 “Come, Ill show you,” said the clown. So the clown took Pete to many hospitals full of children who were sick. As soon as they saw the clown, their faces changed completely and lit up with a smile. Their short while spent with the clown changed everything for them. That day was even more special, b
5、ecause in every show Petes laughter would end up with the kids lying on the floor, dying with laughter. When the visit came to an end, the old clown said to Pete, “Now do you see why I cant retire (退休), even at my age?”That was how Pete became a clown, and took the special old mans place. From that
6、day on, the fact that Pete was different actually made him happy, thanks to his special gift (天赋).1. Pete wanted to change because he wanted to _.A. make a difference B. just be a normal boyC. make everyone happy D. just be a special clown2. The clown took Pete to the hospitals in order to _.A. trea
7、t his ticklishnessB. encourage him to be a clownC. show him the meaning of his jobD. know whether Pete had told a lie3. What does the story teach us?A. Practice makes perfect.B. Everyone is born useful. C. Well begun is half done. D. Where there is life, there is hope.BReporter: Why did you start th
8、is new website for Alcott Middle School?Sarah: Three months ago, my mom was complaining about how she never hears about the days our school ends early until after the fact. She works late and sometimes she has to ask our neighbor at the last minute to pick me up after school. It happened several tim
9、es, and she was frustrated that there wasnt better notification (通知) from the school.Reporter: Didnt your school already have a website with that information?Sarah: We had a website. But there wasnt much information on it, and nobody was in charge of keeping it up to date (包含最新信息的). I asked my teach
10、er if our class could update the school calendar. That seemed pretty easy.Reporter: Was it?Sarah: Yeah, and it was kind of fun. So then we asked the principal (校长) if we could redo the whole site. He said okay, so we went to work. We discovered websites that taught us how to make our site look bette
11、r and added more hot links that people could click to get more information about a subject. We posted photos from basketball games. Our class even started a blog about whats going on at school. Then we persuaded the teachers to create their own pages.Reporter: So whats next?Sarah: A few friends and
12、I started a small Web design business. Were asking other schools if theyll employ (雇用) us to set up a site like the one we created.Reporter: Wow! Thats pretty enterprising (有事业心的) for a 13-year-old.Sarah: I guess so. But it doesnt seem like work when youre doing something you enjoy.4. How did Sarahs
13、 mom feel about her school three months ago?A. Hopeful. B. Thankful. C. Dissatisfied. D. Uninterested.5. The underlined part “in charge of” is closest in meaning to _.A. in keeping with B. in touch with C. in need of D. in control of6. Sarah set up the new school website _.A. with the help of her te
14、achersB. by researching on other websitesC. in order to please her principalD. to make her school more famous7. What can we learn about Sarah?A. She doesnt like working at all.B. She dreams of being a boss.C. She enjoys what she does now.D. She wants to make lots of money.C National Potato Day was b
15、ack on Friday 23rd August 2013. Along with BordBia (Irish Food Board) and many other potato growers in Ireland, Keoghs Farm brought you a day that was all about potatoes and showing love for our national vegetable.Keoghs invited the public to Spud Fest, which took place on Dublins South King Street
16、from 12 pm to 4 pm. This festival brought the farm to the city with potato performers, face painters, balloon modeling, music, tastings and plenty of other festival fun to celebrate the most delicious day of the year. There were lots of potatoes, of course.Keoghs along with the support of BordBia ca
17、lled on everyone to enjoy at least one potato on National Potato Day. Potatoes are naturally low in fat, a great source of vitamins and minerals and are a great way to support local Irish homegrown produce and businesses.Tom Keogh, General Manager of Keoghs Farm said, “We cant believe we were gettin
18、g ready for our third year of National Potato Day. When we dreamt the idea up in 2011, we had no idea it would attract so many people. Since the first National Potato Day we have received nothing but interest in potatoes at home and all over the world.“Ireland is now recognized as one of the finest
19、producers of top quality vegetables, with the potato leading the field. We are happy that BordBia have joined us this year to bring all our fellow potato producers together and join forces to promote (提升) the enjoyment of the potato. We are hoping National Potato Day is a day to encourage everyone t
20、o love potatoes!”8. According to the text, Spud Fest _.A. was open to everyoneB. lasted about five hoursC. sold different vegetablesD. was held in the countryside9. What did Tom Keogh think of the first National Potato Day?A. It was world-famous. B. It was rather terrible.C. It was very worthless.D.
21、 It was quite successful.10. The text is mainly to introduce _.A. a popular vegetable B. a well-known capitalC. an interesting festivalD. a famous potato growerDMore than 30,000 people went to the White House on Monday for the 136th Easter Egg Roll (复活节滚彩蛋). President Barack Obama and First Lady Mic
22、helle Obama held the event by inviting thousands of kids to color and look for eggs. The theme of the day was “Hop Into Healthy, Swing Into Shape.” It was part of the First Ladys “Lets Move!” program to reduce obesity rates (肥胖率) among American kids. Mrs. Obama spoke to young reporters about her goa
23、l to get children to eat right and keep moving.“We are working to make sure that kids born today grow up healthy, learn how to have balanced meals, and get more physical activity into their lives,” she said.Mrs. Obama said she wants children across the nation to understand that “exercise isnt just h
24、ard work, its play. If youre running around with your dog, youre getting exercise. If you walk up the stairs, thats exercise. But if youre sitting in front of the TV or on a computer game, youre not exercising.”The First Lady said that for kids who have balanced meals most of the time, having a spec
25、ial snack, like chocolate, will not hurt. “And if you are active, you can splurge (挥霍) a little more,” she said. Mrs. Obamas favorite “splurge food” is French fries. But she balances her splurging by exercising almost every day. She loves to play tennis and she practices yoga.“A lot of kids look up
26、to athletes, and I think its important for athletes to share their good habits,” Mrs. Obama said. “Kids arent just going to wake up and be LeBron James. Hes practicing and eating right and working out and training. Our athletes can be really good messengers to kids who look up to them they can say t
27、o kids, If you really want to be like me, then you really do need to eat your vegetables.”11. The purpose of the “Lets Move!” program is to _.A. help kids keep healthyB. train more young reportersC. encourage kids to eat more eggsD. invite kids to visit the White House12. In Mrs. Obamas opinion, exe
28、rcise _.A. can be fun to do B. means hard workC. should be done outdoors D. requires special equipment 13. “Splurge food” is allowed to be eaten when _.A. you dont hurt yourselfB. you have a special snackC. you never eat French friesD. you eat right and stay active14. What can we learn from the last
29、 paragraph?A. All kids want to be LeBron James.B. It is very easy to form good habits.C. Athletes can set a good example for kids.D. Kids like the messages the athletes give them.15. In which part of a newspaper will the text most probably appear? A. Business. B. Health. C. Culture. D. Education.根据短
30、文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 As we know, everyone can make mistakes, but dont worry about it. The following is what we should do when we make mistakes. Just admit (承认）it. Dont think that our mistakes are caused by others. 16 Dont blame other people, and dont cheat ourselves, either. 17 In
31、order to stop the problem from getting worse, we should act quickly to solve it. If we dont act and deal with the problem quickly, itll only make us feel more stressed. Also it is necessary to make a plan of action and correct the mistake according to it. 18 19 Those who have made the most mistakes
32、can get an A, for they are theones who have learned the most. The more we learn from our mistakes, the cleverer we are. 20What caused us to make the mistake? How can we avoid making the same mistake in the future? When we act with a method to get a good result, do it that way next time. If we dont, we should
