高一下学期第二学段期中考试英语试题 含答案.docx
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高一下学期第二学段期中考试英语试题含答案
天水市一中2015-2016学年度第二学期2015级第二学段考试
英语试题(A)
命题海燕凤冉彤审核马婷
本试卷分第I卷(选择题)和第II卷(非选择题)两部分。
共100分,考试时间90分钟。
第I卷(选择题共50分)
一.阅读理解(共两节,满分30分)
第一节(共10小题;每小题2分,满分20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,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
ElvisPresley,whowasoneofthemostpopularAmericansingersofthetwentiethcentury,madetheRock&Rollmusicpopulararoundtheworld.Hesoldmillionsofrecordsandmademanysuccessfulfilms,andhehelpedchangethedirectionofpopularmusicinthe1960s.
ElvisPresleywasborninapoorfamilyin1935.Hisparentsweresimplecountrypeoplewhooftentookhimtochurch,wherehelearnedtosingandheneverforgotthekindofsongsthatheusedtosinginchurchasachild.
Whenhewasateenager,ElvismovedfromTupelostoMemphisinTennessee,whereheattendedhighschool,buthewasnotagoodstudent.Hisonlyrealinterestwassinging.Hebegantosinginthestylethatiscalled“countryandwestern”.
In1955herecordedsomesongsforhismother'sbirthday.Thepeopleattherecordingstudiolikedhissingingandhismusic.Therewassomethingdifferentaboutit.Itwascountryandwesternmusic,butitalsosoundedalittlelikethemusic,whichblackpeopleusedtosingintheAmericanSouth,musicknownas“blues”.
Shortlyafterthat,ElvismetTomParker,whobecamehismanagerandarranged(安排)concertsforhimacrosstheUnitedStatesandnewrecordingsaswell.SoonElvisrosetofamealloverthecountry.Later,ElviswenttoHollywoodandbegantoappearinfilmslikeLoveMeTenderandKingCreole.
ButElvisfoundithardtolivewithsuccess,likemanyotherentertainmentpersonalities(娱乐圈内的人士).Hebegantotakedrugsandhishealthbegantosuffer.Whenhediedatanearlyageof42in1977,hismanymillionsoffanswereshocked.“TheKingIsDead!
”thenewspapersaid.ButtodayhismemoryandhismusicliveonandhewillalwaysberememberedastheKingofRock&Roll.
1.Judgingfromthepassage,wemayconclude____.
A.Elvisforgothischurchmusicatalaterage
B.hischurchsongshelpedhisdevelopmentinhissinging
C.Elvisdidn'tgetanyhelpfromhisparentsinsinging
D.hischurchsongsdidn'thelpdevelophisownstyle
2.WhatwasElvis’sstyleofsinginglikemostprobably?
A.Onlycountryandwestern.
B.Onlycountryandblue.
C.Bothwesternandcountry.
D.Notonlycountryandwesternbutalsoabit“blues”.
3.Whatwasthemainreasonfordeath?
A.AcaraccidentB.Killingbyothers
C.TakingdrugsD.Heartattract
B
AlittleboydecidedtogoforaswimintheoldswimmingholebehindhishouseonahotsummerdayinAmerica.Hedivedintothecoolwater,notrealizingthatasheswamtowardsthemiddleofthelake,acrocodile(鳄鱼)wasswimmingtowardhim.
Hismotherinthehousewaslookingoutofthewindowandsawthetwoastheygotcloserandcloser.Ingreatfear,sherantowardthewater,shoutingtohersonasloudlyasshecould.Hearinghervoice,thelittleboybecamealarmedandmadeaU-turntoswimtohismother.Itwastoolate.Justashereachedher,thecrocodilereachedhim.Fromtheshore,themothergrabbedherlittleboybythearmsjustasthecrocodilesnatchedhislegs.Thatbegananincredibletug-of-war(拔河)betweenthetwo.Thecrocodilewasmuchstrongerthanthemother,butthemotherwasmuchtoopassionatetoletgo.Afarmerhappenedtodriveby,heardtheirscreams,racedfromhistruck,tookaimandshotthecrocodile.
Remarkably,afterweeksandweeksinthehospital,thelittleboysurvived.Hislegswereextremelyscarredbytheattackoftheanimal.And,onhisarms,weredeepscratcheswherehismother'sfingernailsdugintohisfleshinherefforttohangontothesonsheloved.
Thenewspaperreporter,whointerviewedtheboy,askedifhewouldshowhimhisscars.Theboyliftedhislegs.Andthen,withobviouspride,hesaidtothereporter,“Butlookatmyarms.Ihavegreatscarsonmyarms,too.IhavethembecausemyMomwouldn’tletgo.”
Neverjudgeanotherperson'sscars,becauseyoudon'tknowhowtheyweremade.
4.Whichofthefollowingismostrelatedtotheunderlinedword“passionate”?
A.Anxious.B.Determined.
C.Frightened.D.Courageous.
5.Bysaying“Butlookatmyarms.Ihavegreatscarsonmyarms,too”inthefourthparagraph,theboyreallywantstoshow__________.
A.howmanyscarsandscratcheshehad
B.howdeepthescarsmadebythecrocodilewere
C.howgreatandbelovedhismotherwas
D.whatabraveandcourageousboyhewas
6.Inthestorythewriterintendstotellusthat__________.
A.scarsalwaysremindpeopleoftheirpastexperiences
B.it’sdangeroustoswimaloneinthewater
C.theboyalsofeelspainfulinhismind
D.scarsdonotnecessarilymeanpainatalltimes
7.Whichofthefollowingwillbethebesttitleforthetext?
A.ATerribleExperience
B.WomenHoldupHalftheSky
C.ScarsofLove
D.Don'tJudgebyAppearances
C
Ifyouhaven’theardoftheexpression,youmusthavebeenlivingunderarockforthepastyear,because“theworldisbig,andIoweitavisit”wasallovertheInternetlastyear.
Thisexpressionwaschosenasoneof2015’s“popularcyberphrases”inChina.Whenayearcomestoanend,manyinstitutions,includingtheNationalLanguageResourcesMonitoringandResearchCenter,People’sDailyOnlineandCCTV,puttogethertheirlistsoftheInternet’smostusedwordsandphrases.
Mostoftheselectedwordsandphrasesmayseemfunnyandplayful,buttheycanshowlifestylechanges.Theterm“duoshoudang”meaningshoppingaddictsisagoodexample.Thepastyearsawrecord-highonlineshoppingsalesinChina,theworld’slargeste-commercemarket.Infact,accordingtoXinhua,e-commerce(电子商务)is“anewengine”forChina’seconomicdevelopment.
Meanwhile,althoughphraseslike“xiasibaobaole”meaning“youscaredthepantsoffme”maybeafunexpression,theyreflectthedesireforattentionnowthatsocialnetworkingsitesandappssuchasweiboandWeChathavebecomepartofpeople’slives.“Peoplenowhaveaneedtoexpressemotioninbite-size,140-characterbits,”wroteTheNewYorkTimes.
Here,Teenshaspickedsomephrasesfromlastyear’spopular“cyberwords”lists.Didyouusethemoften?
Theworldisbig,andIoweitavisit.
SeeingmoreoftheworldhasbecomeahottopicforChinesepeopleinrecentyears.ButneverbeforehadsomeoneuseditasanexcusetoquitajobuntilGuShaoqiangdid.The35-year-oldmiddleschoolteacherinHenanprovincestruckachordwith(产生共鸣)thenationbypostingher10-wordresignationletter:
“Theworldisbig,andIoweitavisit.”
Theletter’ssimplicity,honestyandbraveryarewhatmadeitoneof2015’stopcatchphrases,wroteZhangShixuan,acommentatorforPeople’sDaily.
Aprettyfacecanfeedyou,yetyouchoosetomakealivingoffyourtalent.
ComedianJiaLingiswellknownforherfunnyperformancesaswellasherplumpfigure.Soitcameasagreatsurprisewhenaphotoofhersurfacedonline,showinghowslimandprettyshewasinheryoungeryears.Inresponse,truetoherhumorousnature,JiawrotethisonSinaWeibo:
“MystoryshowsthatIcouldtotallyhavelivedonmyprettyface,yetIchosetorelyonmytalent.”Sincethen,thewordshavebecomepopularwhendescribinggood-lookingpeoplewhoarestillhardworking.
Otherpopular“cyberwords”include“it’syourcharmthatmatters”,“importantthingsshouldbestressedthreetimes”,“makers”(创客),“memeda”,aphrasetoshowcutenessandaffectionand“xiaoxianrou”referringtoyoungandprettymen.
8.Whichisthemostpopularnetworkbuzzwordof2015?
A.Itscaredmetodeath.
B.It’syourcharmthatmatters.
C.Importantthingsshouldbestressedthreetimes.
D.Itisnotmentionedinthepassage.
9.Theunderlinedphrase“livingunderarock”isclosestinmeaningto____________.
A.livingfarfromsatisfaction
B.livingoutyourfantasy
C.livinguptoothers’expectation
D.livingunexposedtotheworld
10.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?
A.GuShaoqiangresignedbecauseoffinancialandmentalpressure.
B.IfyouthinkJialingisfatandhumorous,youmaygetthewrongendofthestick.
C.Newwordsareareflectionofchangingtechnology,politics,morals,andworldviews.
D.HotonlinewordsbasicallybringmoreharmthangoodtoChineseculture.
第二节(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)
根据短文内容,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。
Inyourlife,sometimesyoumaybeaskedtospeakinfrontofalargegroupofpeople.Althoughitsoundsalittlescary,eventhosewithstagefrightcanspeaksuccessfullytothegroupwithadequatepreparation.
1.Practiceyourspeechbeforethebigday.11Ifpossible,practicethespeechinfrontofafriendorfamilymembertogetusedtosayingittorealpeople.Ifyoufeelyoumusthavenotecards,limittheamounttoaboutthreecards.Thiswillforceyoutokeepyourspeechconciseandhelpyoukeepyoureyesfocusedonyouraudience.
2.Rememberwhyyou'vebeeninvitedtospeak.Ifyou'rebattlingfearoverspeakingtoalargegroupofpeople,keepyourmindonthefactthatyouwereselectedforthisimportantrole.Thespeechorganizersmusthaveseensomethingvaluableinyouoryourexpertise.12
3.Rememberthatfearofpublicspeakingisverycommon.13Mostofthepeopleintheaudiencewouldbefeelingthesamefearandstressthatyoudoinyourposition.Knowingthismaymakeyoufeelbetter.
4.14Whatyousayshouldbetailoredtowhyyou'rethereandwhoyou'respeakingtoinordertoavoidsoundinggeneral.Ifspeakingtoacharitygroup,mentionthegoodworkcertainspecificindividualshavedoneforthecause.Ifspeakingatabusinessconference,brieflystatewhyyouwanttohelpthesepeople.
5.Keepeyecont
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