高一英语下学期期末试卷、和高考满分作文：忧与爱（107）

高一英语下学期期末试卷、和高考满分作文：忧与爱（107）第二学期高一年级英语科期考试题本试卷分第卷(选择题)和第卷(非选择题)两部分满分：150分 考试时间：120分钟第卷 选择题第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）（略）第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节 （共15小题；每小题2分，满分30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。(A)There is something very wrong with the system of values in a society that has only unkind terms (措辞) like nerds and geeks for the intellectually curious and academically serious people.We all know what a nerd is: someone who wears thick glasses and ugly clothes; someone who knows all the answers to the chemistry or math homework but can never get a date on a Saturday night. And a geek, according to Websters New Word Dictionary, is a street performer who shocks the public by biting off heads of live chickens. It is an obvious fact about our language and our culture that someone who is devoted to pursuit (追求) of knowledge is compared to such a strange person.Even at a famous educational institution like Harvard, anti-intellectualism (反智主义) is widespread: Many students are ashamed to admit, even to their friends, how much they study. The same thing happens in U.S. primary and high schools. Z-x-x-k.ComEnough is enough. The anti-intellectual values that have spread throughout American society must be fought. There are very few countries in the world where anti-intellectualism runs as high in popular culture as it does in the US. In the most industrialized nations, especially in East Asia, a kid who studies hard is praised. But in America, average professional ballplayers are much more respected and better paid than professors of the best universities.Z-x-x-k.ComHow can a country where typical parents are ashamed of their children studying mathematics instead of going dancing be expected to compete in the technology race with Japan? How long can America remain a world-class power if we constantly put social skills and physical strength over academic achievement and intellectual ability?Do we really expect to stay afloat largely by bringing in our scientists and intellectuals from abroad, as we have done for a major part of this country without making an effort to also develop a pro-intellectual (有利于知识分子的) culture at home?Not until the words “nerd” and “geek” become terms of praise rather than insults(侮辱) do we have a promising future.21. What is the meaning of the words “nerd” and “geek” in this passage?A. They are used in the U.S. to describe students from other countries.B. They are insulting terms which are used to describe smart students.C. A nerd is a good student and a geek is a poor student.D. Nerds and geeks are proper descriptions of strange students.22. What can be learnt from Paragraph 3 and Paragraph 4? A. The US government doesnt mean to spend much money on education. B. Few students work hard for their grade in famous universities like Harvard. C. Anti-intellectualism is not popular in industrialized countries in East Asia. D. Professors earn more than professional basketball players on average in the US.23. What is probably the authors attitude towards the present societys anti-intellectualism? A. Proud B. Supportive C. Unconcerned D. Anxious24. What can be a suitable title for the text? A. What is anti-intellectualism? B. Why does society avoid nerds? C. Dont laugh at nerds. D. America needs its nerds.(B)Driving to a friends house on a recent evening, I was attracted by the sight of the full moon rising just above my friends roof-tops. I stopped to watch it for a few moments, thinking about what a pity it was that most citizens, myself included, usually miss sights like this because we spend most of our lives indoors.My friend had also seen it. He grew up living in a forest in Europe, and the moon meant a lot to him then. It had touched much of his life.I know the feeling. Last December I took my seven-year-old daughter to the mountainous jungle of northern India with some friends. We stayed in a forest rest-house with no electricity or running hot water. Our group had campfires outside every night, and indoors when it was too cold outside. The moon grew to its fullest during our trip. Between me and the high mountains lay three or four valleys. Not a light shone in them and not a sound could be heard. It was one of the quietest places I have ever known, a bottomless well of silence. And above me was the full moon, which struck me deeply.Today our lives are filled with glass, metal, plastic and fiber-glass. We have televisions, cell phones, papers, electricity, heaters and ovens and air-conditioners, cars, computers.Struggling through traffic that evening at the end of a tiring day, most of which was spent in doors, I thought that before long I would like to live in a small cottage. There I will grow vegetables and read books and walk in the mountains, and perhaps write, but not in anger. I may become an old man there, and wear the bottoms of my trousers rolled and measure out my life in coffee spoons. But I will be able to walk outside on a cold silent night and touch the moon.25. The writer felt sorry for himself because _. A. he usually failed to see the fullest moonB. there was too much pollution C. he didnt get used to modern inventionsD. there were too many accidents on the road26. What impressed the writer most in the mountainous jungle of northern India?A. No modern equipment. B. The nice moon. C. The high mountains. D. Complete silence.27. Modern things (in Paragraph 4) are mentioned mainly to _.A. show that the writer likes city life very muchB. tell us that people greatly benefit from modern lifeC. explain that people have less chances to enjoy natureD. show that we can also enjoy nature at home through them28. The author wrote the passage to _.A. show the love for the moonlightB. express the feeling of returning to natureC. advise modern people to learn to liveD. want to show his longing (渴望) for modern life(C)Chilean astronomer Maritza Soto has discovered a planet three times as large as Jupiter orbiting (绕轨道而行) a red giant star larger than the sun and located some 290 million light years from the Earth.Soto, a 25-year-old doctoral student in sciences at the University of Chile, worked for eight months using two telescopes at the La Silla observatory, about 370 miles north of Santiago, she told EFE on Wednesday. Last November, she discovered the planet now with the name of HD110014b and her work has now been published in a journal of the London Royal Astronomical Society. The discovery of planets orbiting red giant stars is “rare,” with only five such planets located around stars of that magnitude to date, she told EFE.HD110014b orbits its star (恒星) at a distance about six-tenths the distance from the Sun to the Earth or about the distance between Venus and the sun. “Its like imagining a planet three times bigger than Jupiter (木星) with the orbit of Venus around the Sun,” she said, adding that the red giant star is about twice the size of the Earths sun.Another planet had already been discovered orbiting the star, and now Sotos work has added a second planet to that solar system. To find the planet, she used the so-called radial velocity (径向速度) method, which consists of measuring the slight jiggling (晃动) movement of a star as a planet orbits around it, considering that the planets themselves send only a very weak signal and are quite difficult to detect (探测) on their own.“The planets are very weak compared to the stars and you have to use indirect methods to detect them. I analyzed the data that had been gathered over years to confirm the first planet and I discovered the second one orbiting the star,” she said.29. What can we know about HD 110014b from the passage? A. It is the first planet discovered in that solar system. B. Its about three times the size of Jupiter. C. Its star is about 290 million light years from the Earth. D. It orbits its star at the distance between the Sun and the Earth.30. Why are planets not easy to discover? A. It takes years to gather data. B. Theyre far away from the Earth. C. Their signal is too weak to catch. D. The existing technology is not good enough.31. What is the purpose of the passage? A. To inform readers of a new discovery of a planet. B. To describe how to discover a planet. C. To tell an inspiring story of Maritza Soto. D. To strengthen the importance of discovering a planet.32. Which section (版) of a newspaper is the passage most likely to come from? A. Science B. Geography C. Business D. Environment(D)Still wonder where to stay? We have a lot to offer.GUEST ROOMSSpacious, stylish guest rooms include all the necessities for an unforgettable stay. All guest rooms feature workstations with Internet access, two telephones with voice mail, and in-room safes (保险柜).SUITESHilton Toronto offers a variety of one-bedroom and Junior Suites. Spoil yourself in the ultimate elegance, and capture the spirit of Canada in one of our four Signature suites.EXECUTIVE ROOMSYou can enjoy Wi-Fi and access to the private Executive Lounge (贵宾室) for breakfast, all-day coffee service and so on. 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Which of the following is suitable for a blind person? A. GUEST ROOMS. B. SUITES. C. ACCESSIBLE ROOMS. D. EXECUTIVE ROOMS35. If you are charged $ 60 more in Hilton Toronto than booking with a travel agency, how much will it give back to you? A. $ 10 B. $ 60 C. $ 50 D. $ 110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。并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。（请将答案写在答题卡的相应位置）Unless you think youre the smartest, who doesnt want to be smarter? Of course I want to be smarter too, so I try to find out whos the real smart guy that maybe I can learn from. 36 . Here are the signs of smart people:They dont talk as much as you, because they know they got smart by listening.They probably do social media. Not always, but probably. 37 They also use this to ensure they can feed their brains with things they otherwise wont have come across. 38 They never bother their head about the problem of “work-life balance” and somehow manage to seem 100% employed in what theyre doing, even though you know theyre taking proper steps behind the scenes to make sure their lives are well balanced.They know they are the smartest person in the room, but they dont spend their time talking about that. 39 That is, they challenge themselves to see if they can make everyone else the smartest person in the room, too.They never, ever, under any circumstances, make you look stupid, even though it would be easy to do so. Theyve learned through bitter experience that the only thing that happens when you make someone look bad is that you look bad yourself.If they are managers, they will make every effort to get their people smarter, more connected and more popular than them in their teams. Theyre not threatened because they know that smartness is synergistic (相互促进的). 40A.It is not only another chance to listen.B.Instead, they take it as a personal challenge.C.They know it is an advantage to them.D.Now I have got an answer about whether someones smart or not.E.Theyll be smiling even when things go very badly wrong.F.They deal with home, work and personal interests perfectly.G.They will also make sure their smart people look smarter than them for the same reason.第三部分 语言知识运用(共两节，满分45分)第一节 完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项There are many kinds of friends. Some are always 41 you, but dont understand you. Some say only a few words to you, but understand you. Many people will step in your life, but only 42 friends leave footprints.I shall always recall the autumn and the girl with the 43 . She will always bring back the friendship between us. I know she will always be my best friend.It was the golden season. I could see the yellow leaves 44 in the cool 45 . In such a season, I liked walking alone in the leaves, 46 to the sound of them.Autumn is a 47 season but life is uninteresting. The free days always get me 48 . But one day, the sound of a violin 49 into my ears like a stream flowing in the mountains. I was so surprised that I jumped to see what it was. A young girl, standing in the wind, was 50 in playing her violin. I had 51 seen her before. The music was so nice that I listened quietly. Lost in the music, I didnt know that I had been 52 there for so long but my existence did not seem to disturb her. Leaves were still falling. Every day she played the violin in the corner of the building 53 I went downstairs to watch her performance. I was the only listener. The autumn seemed no longer lonely and life became 54 . 55 we didnt know each other, I thought we were already good friends. I believed she also loved me.Autumn was nearly over. One day, when I was listening carefully, the sound suddenly 56 . To my astonishment, the girl came over to me.“You must like the violin,” she said. “Yes. And you play very well. Why did you stop?” I asked. Suddenly, a 57 expression appeared on her face and I could feel something unusual. “I came here to see my grandmother, but now I must leave. I once played very badly. It was your listening every day that 58 me. ” she said. “In fact, it was your playing 59 gave me a meaningful autumn,” I answered, “Lets be friends.” The girl smiled, and so did I. I never heard her play again in my life. I no longer went downstairs to listen like before. Only thick leaves were left behind. But I will always remember the fine figure of the girl. She was like a 60 so short, so bright, like a shooting star giving off so much light that it made the autumn beautiful.41. A.for B. withC. againstD. to42. A. onlineB. newC. trueD. old43. A. violin B. songC. playD. sound44. A. shakingB. hangingC. floatingD. flying45. A. snowB. rainC. airD. wind46. A. watchingB. seeingC. listeningD. hearing47. A. livelyB. harvestC. lovelyD. lonely48. A. upB. offC. overD. down49. A. flowedB. grewC. enteredD. ran50. A. activeB. lostC. busyD. interested51. A. onceB. usuallyC. oftenD. never52. A. waitingB. stoppingC. standingD. hearing53. A. becauseB. soC. whenD. but54. A. interestingB. movingC. encouragingD. exciting55. A. ButB. Because C. ThoughD. Even56. A. changedB. beganC. goneD. stopped57. A. sadB. happyC. strangeD. surprised58. A. surprisedB. encouragedC. excitedD. interested59. A. thatB. whichC. itD. who60. A. songB. fireC. sister D. dream第卷 非选择题第二节 （共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。We can always hear voices comparing the education systems in China and the US. Its true that 61 exist a lot of differences, but this cannot be an excuse 62having a passive attitude toward studying in China.When I came back from the US last year and continued my senior middle school education in China, I sensed many great differences. I thought that school in China was too hard for 63 (we) students, and that we didnt get to do enough fun exercise except running around playgrounds together. My mom had a long talk with me. After that, I realized that though high school life in China is harder, it can give us 64 (much). The pressure helps us learn the true meaning of competition 65 we step into society. It gives us a strong heart and 66 (teach) us to step forward no matter what the 67 (real) is. Its like climbing a mountain. You might feel dizzy and nervous, but the top is always there waiting for you as long as you are strong enough 68 (take) one more step.We complain 69 (main) because we cant see the whole picture. 70 weall need to understand is that success takes efforts and tears.第四部分 写作（共两节，满分35分）第一节 短文改错（共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处，每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线