1、广西桂林市桂电中学高一年级下学期期中考桂电中学2016-2017年下学期期中考试高一年级第一部分：阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）AChoose Your One-Day-Tours!Tour A - Bath &Stonehenge including entrance fees to the ancient Roman bathrooms and Stonehenge -37 until 26 March and 39 thereafter. Visit the city with over 2,000 years of history and Bath Abbey, the
2、 Royal Crescent and the Costume Museum, Stonehenge is one of the worlds most famous prehistoric monuments dating back over 5,000 years.Tour B - Oxford & Stratford including entrance fees to the University St Marys Church Tower and Anne Hathaways -32 until 12 March and 36 thereafter. Oxford: Includes
3、 a guided tour of Englands oldest university city and colleges. Look over the city of dreaming spires(尖顶）from St Marys Church Tower. Stratford: Includes a guided tour exploring much of the Shakespeare wonder.Tour C - Windsor Castle &Hampton Court: including entrance fees to Hampton Court Palace -34
4、until 11 March and 37 thereafter. Includes a guided tour of Windsor and Hampton Court, Henry VILLs favorite palace. Free time to visit Windsor Castle(entrance fees not included).With 500 years of history, Hampton Court was once the home of four Kings and one Queen. Now this former royal palace is op
5、en to the public as a major tourist attraction. Visit the palace and its various historic gardens, which include the famous maze(迷宫)where it is easy to get lost!Tour D Cambridge including entrance fees to the Tower of Saint Mary the Great -33 until 18 March and 37 thereafter. Includes a guided tour
6、of Cambridge, the famous university town, and the gardens of the 18th century.1. Which tour will you choose if you want to see Englands oldest university city?A. Tour A B. Tour BC. Tour C D. Tour D2. Which of the following tours charges the lowest fee on 17 March?A. Windsor Castle & Hampton Court B.
7、 Oxford & StratfordC. Bath & Stonehenge D. Cambridge3. Why is Hampton Court a major tourist attraction?A. It used to be the home of royal families B. It used to be a well-known mazeC. It is the oldest palace in Britain D. It is a world-famous castle【答案】1. B 2. D 3. A【解析】试题分析：本文介绍了四项一日游项目，包括参观景点、费用等细
8、节信息。1. B 细节理解题。根据Tour B中的Oxford: Includes a guided tour of Englands oldest university city and colleges可知，Tour B中包括英国历史最悠久的大学城和学院，故选B。2. D 推理判断题。比较四个一日游中的17 March这一天的价格可知，Tour D中的Cambridge中的33最便宜，故选D.3. A 推理判断题。根据Tour C中的With 500 years of history, Hampton Court was once the home of four Kings and on
9、e Queen可知，汉普顿宫曾是4个国王和一个女王的家，有着500多年的历史。考点：广告类短文阅读。BOver the centuries, through genetic and cultural adaptation, humans and a wild bird species have learned to work together .When human honey-hunters make a certain noise, a bird called the honey guide does its job with unbelievable accuracy, leading
10、people to hidden bees nests.Scientists put this ancient practice to the test. When biologists compared the honey guide call to other sounds, the traditional sound sent the honey guides to hidden bees nest three times more often than other sounds, according to a study in the journal Science. When you
11、 make the right noise, you end up with more honey compared to the wrong noise.Its an exchange of information for skills, said study lead author Claire Spottiswoode, an evolutionary biologist at the University of Cambridge.She failed to find bees nests until her friends made the right noise,and then
12、was rewarded with honey thats very rich and delicious.The honey guide has a special ability to find bees nests. “Scientists arent quite sure how it works, but it likely has to do with a sophisticated sense of smell,” Spottiswoode said. Still, theres a problem: These nests are stuck in trees that are
13、 difficult for the birds to reach. Even worse, the bees sting the birds, sometime to death.The people of the region, who make a living on the honey, have tools that can get at those nests and they use smoke to chase the bees away, reducing the stinging problem.Its clear that the birds have adapted i
14、n an evolutionary way through natural selection, but for people the arrangement is probably more cultural.4. According to the study, when making the wrong noise, people probably will .A. get more honeyB. find bees nests easilyC. have difficulty finding bees nestsD. earn more time5. What does the und
15、erlined word “sophisticated”in the fourth paragraph probably mean?A. elementary B. Advanced.C. Plain. D. Poor6. What can be learned from the text? ?A. Scientists have found out how the honey guide works.B. Honey guides can easily get bees nests in trees.C. Honey-hunters are not afraid of stinging pr
16、oblem.D. The bees are afraid of smoke.7. What can be the best title for the text?A. The terrible relationship between humans and wild birds.B. People in the mountains make a living on the honey.C. The honey guide can help humans find bees nestsD. Human honey-hunters wonderful life.【答案】4. C 5. B 6. D
17、 7. C【解析】本文主要讲了向蜜鸟帮助人们找到蜂巢。人和向蜜鸟共同合作，获得蜂蜜。4. 细节理解题。根据When you make the right noise, you end up with more honey compared to the wrong noise. 可知研究表明，当发出错误的声音时，人们找到蜂巢会非常困难。所以选C。5. 词义猜测题。根据The honey guide has a special ability to find bees nests. “Scientists arent quite sure how it works, but it likely
18、has to do with a sophisticated sense of smell,”可知这里意思是它可能和一种先进的嗅觉有关。所以选B。6. 推理判断题。文中and they use smoke to chase the bees away意思是他们用烟把蜜蜂赶走，所以可以推断出蜜蜂害怕烟，所以选D。7. 主旨大意题。本文主要讲了向蜜鸟帮助人们找到蜂巢。人和向蜜鸟共同合作，获得蜂蜜。 所以选C。CYoga（瑜伽）is an ancient practice that helps create a sense of union body, mind, and spirit. It br
19、ings us balance. After a long time of practicing yoga, you no longer just practice it you love it.Yoga becomes part of your physical life. Your body grows stronger, more toned（有弹性的）, and more flexible as you move from one pose to another. I spent a week in Mexico at a yoga retreat, and it was the fi
20、rst vacation on which I lost weight. “Rather than building muscles, yoga builds muscle tone,”says Shakta Kaur Khalsa, author of KISS Guide to Yoga. “Because yoga helps maintain a balanced metabolism（新陈代谢）, and it also helps to control weight.Additionally, yoga stretches muscles lengthwise, causing f
21、at around the cells disappear, thus losing weight.”I do yoga poses throughout the day. After hours at my computer, I stretch my stiff shoulders and arms. When I need an increase in energy, I do energizing poses. When I am feeling exhausted at the end of the day, I do restorative（恢复体力的）poses.Yoga bec
22、omes part of your mental life. Yoga teaches you to focus on breathing while you hold the poses. This attention to breath is calming; it dissolves（使消除）stress and anxiety. I use yogic breathing on the tennis court, in the dentists chair, and when Im stuck in traffic.You should always leave a yoga prac
23、tice feeling energized, but not tired. If you feel tired after yoga,it means you spent the time “fighting” yourself, trying to force yourself into poses. In yoga, you “surrender” to the poses by letting go of the tension.8. According to the second paragraph, yoga can help people _.A. lose weight B.
24、make friendsC. be flexible in thinking D. grow tall9. Why does a person feel tired after yoga?A. Because when practicing yoga, people will consume a lot of energy.B. Because he or she surrenders to the poses by letting go of the tension.C. Because he o she doesnt do yoga poses naturally.D. Because y
25、oga doesnt benefit all the people.10. What would be the best title for this passage?A. Whats yoga? B. The benefits of yoga.C. How do I do yoga poses? D. The varieties of yoga.11. What will be talked about if this passage continues?A. The disadvantages of yoga.B. Yoga is becoming popular all over the
26、 world.C. Encouraging people to do yoga.D. Yoga is becoming part of your spiritual life.【答案】8. A 9. C 10. B 11. D【解析】这篇文章主要讲了瑜伽是一项有益身心健康的运动，并且对练瑜伽的优点进行了详细的介绍。8. 细节理解题。根据“Because yoga helps maintain a balanced metabolism（新陈代谢）, and it also helps to control weight.Additionally, yoga stretches muscles
27、lengthwise, causing fat around the cells disappear, thus losing weight.” 可知瑜伽可以帮助人们减肥。所以选A。9. 细节理解题。If you feel tired after yoga,it means you spent the time “fighting” yourself, trying to force yourself into poses. 可知一个人做完瑜伽后感觉很累，是因为他没有很自然的去做瑜伽的姿势。所以选C。10. 主旨大意题。这篇文章主要讲了瑜伽是一项有益身心健康的运动，并且对练瑜伽的优点进行了详细
28、的介绍。所以选B。11. 推理判断题。文章最后一个自然段主要讲了练瑜伽对精神状态的影响，所以如果这篇文章继续写的话，接下来会写，瑜伽会成为你精神生活的一部分。所以选D。DOne day, a college student was taking a walk with a professor. As they went along, they saw lying in the path a pair of old shoes. They supposed the shoes belonged to a poor man who was employed in a field close by,
29、 and who had nearly finished his days word.The student turned to the professor, saying, “ Let us play the man a trick: we will hide his shoes, and hide ourselves behind those bushes, and wait to see his confusion when he cannot find them”.“My young friend,” answered the professor, “we should never a
30、muse ourselves at the expense of the poor. But you are rich, and may give yourself a much greater pleasure by tricking on the poor man. Put a coin into each shoe, and then we will hide ourselves and watch how the discovery affects him.”The student did so, and they both placed themselves behind the b
31、ushes close by. The poor man soon finished his work, and came across the field to the path where he had left his coat and shoes. After he slipped his foot into one of his shoes, he felt something hard. He bent down to feel w hat it was, and found the coin. Astonishment and wonder were seen on his fa
32、ce.He fixed his eyes on the coin, turned it round, and looked at it again and again. He then looked around him on all sides, but no person was to be seen. He now put the money into his pocket, and continued to put on the other shoe; but his surprise was doubled on finding the other coin. His feelings overcame him. He fell upon his knees, looked up to heaven and cried a sincere thanksgiving, in which he spoke of his wife, sick and helpless, and his children without bread
