高一英语下学期入学考试试题

我带领班子成员及全体职工，积极参加县委、政府和农牧局组织的政治理论学习，同时认真学习业务知识，全面提高了自身素质，增强职工工作积极性，杜绝了纪律松散成都外国语学校2017-2018学年度上期期末考试高一英语笔试试卷注意事项：1. 本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。2. 本堂考试120分钟，满分150分。3. 答题前，考生务必先将自己的姓名、考号准确无误地填写在答题卡规定的位置上，并使用2B铅笔填涂。4. 考试结束后，将答题卡交回，答题卡不得折叠。第I卷（选择题 共70分）第一部分 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。并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。AGeorge Gershwin, born in 1898, was one of Americas greatest composers. He published his first song when he was eighteen years old. During the next twenty years he wrote more than five hundred songs. Many of Gershwins songs were first written for musical plays performed in theatres in New York City. These plays were a popular form of entertainment in the 1920s and 1930s. Many of his songs have remained popular as ever. Over the years they have been sung and played in every possible way from jazz to country. In the 1920s there was a debate in the United States about jazz music. Could jazz, some people asked, be considered serious music? In 1924 jazz musician and orchestra leader Paul Whiteman decided to organize a special concert to show that jazz was serious music. Gershwin agreed to compose something for the concert before he realized he had just a few weeks to do it. And in that short time, he composed a piece for piano and orchestra which he called Rhapsody in Blue. Gershwin himself played the piano at the concert. The audience were thrilled when they heard his music. It made him world-famous and showed that jazz music could be both serious and popular. In 1928, Gershwin went to Paris. He applied to study composition (作曲)with the well-known musician Nadia Boulanger, but she rejected him. She was afraid that classical study would ruin his jazz-influenced style. While there, Gershwin wrote An American in Paris. When it was first performed, critics (评论家)were divided over the music. Some called it happy and full of life, to others it was silly and boring. But it quickly became popular in Europe and the United States. It sill remains one of his most famous works. George Gershwin died in 1937, just days after doctors learned he had brain cancer. He was only thirty-nine years old. Newspapers all over the world reported his death on their front pages. People mourned the loss of the man and all the music he might have still written. 1. What did Gershwin do during his stay in Paris?A. He created one of his best works B. He studied with Nadia BoulangerC. He argued with French critics D. He changed his music style2.What do we learn from the last paragraph?A. Many of Gershwins works were lost B. The death of Gershwin was widely reported C. A concert was held in memory of GershwinD. Brain cancer research started after Gershwins death. 3. Which of the following best describes Gershwin?A. Talented and productiveB. Serious and boring C. Popular and unhappy D. Friendly and honest B On a hill 600 feet above the surrounding land, we watch the lines of rain move across the scene, the moon rise over the hills, and the stars appear in the sky. The views invite a long look from a comfortable chair in front of the wooden house. Every window in our wooden house has a view, and the forest and lakes seldom look the same as the hour before. Each look reminds us where we are. There is space for our three boys to play outside, to shoot arrows, collect tree seeds, build earth houses and climb trees. Our kids have learned the names of the trees, and with the names have come familiarity and appreciation. As they tell all who show even a passing interest, maple（枫树）makes the best fighting sticks and white pines are the best climbing trees. The air is clean and fresh. The water from the well has a pleasant taste, and it is perhaps the healthiest water our kids will ever drink. Though they have one glass a day of juice and the rest is water, they never say anything against that. The seasons change just outside the door. We watch the maples turn every shade of yellow and red in the fall and note the poplars（杨树）putting out the first green leaves of spring. The rainbow smelt fills the local steam as the ice gradually disappears, and the wood frogs start to sing in pools after being frozen for the winter. A family of birds rules our skies and flies over the lake.4. What can be learned from Paragraph 2?A. The scenes are colorful and changeable.B. There are many windows in the wooden house.C. The views remind us that we are in a wooden house.D. The lakes outside the windows are quite different in color.5. By mentioning the names of the trees, the author aims to show that _ .A. the kids like playing in trees B. the kids are very familiar with trees C. the kids have learned much knowledgeD. the kids find trees useful learning tools6. What does the underlined sentence in the last paragraph mean?A. The change of seasons is easily felt.B. The seasons make the scenes change.C. The weather often changes in the forest.D. The door is a good position to enjoy changing seasons.7. What is the main purpose of the author writing the text?A. To describe the beauty of the scene around the house.B. To introduce her childrens happy life in the forest.C. To show that living in the forest is healthful.D. To share the joy of living in the nature.C Getting rid of dirt, in the opinion of most people, is a good thing. However, there is nothing fixed about attitudes to dirt. In the early 16th century, people thought that dirt on the skin was a means to block out disease, as medical opinion had it that washing off dirt with hot water could open up the skin and let ills in. A particular danger was thought to lie in public baths. By 1538, the French king had closed the bath houses in his kingdom. So did the king of England in 1546. Thus began a long time when the rich and the poor in Europe lived with dirt in a friendly way. Henry IV, King of France, was famously dirty. Upon learning that a nobleman had taken a bath, the king ordered that, to avoid the attack of disease, the nobleman should not go out. Though the belief in the merit of dirt was long-lived, dirt has no longer been regarded as a nice neighbor ever since the 18th century. Scientifically speaking, cleaning away dirt is good to health. Clean water supply and hand washing are practical means of preventing disease. Yet, it seems that standards of cleanliness have moved beyond science since World War II. Advertisements repeatedly sell the idea: clothes need to be whiter than white, cloths ever softer, surfaces to shine. Has the hate for dirt, however, gone too far? Attitudes to dirt still differ hugely nowadays. Many first-time parents nervously try to warn their children off touching dirt, which might be responsible for the spread of disease. On the contrary, Mary Ruebush, an American immunologist(免疫学家)，encourages children to play in the dirt to build up a strong immune system. And the latter position is gaining some ground.8. The kings of France and England in the 16th century closed bath houses because_. .A. they lived healthily in a dirty environment.B. they thought bath houses were too dirty to stay in C. they believed disease could be spread in public bathsD. they considered bathing as the cause of skin disease9.Which of the following best describes Henry IVs attitude to bathing?A. Afraid. B. Curious.C. Approving. D. Uninterested.10. How does the passage mainly develop?A. By providing examples.B. By making comparisons.C. By following the order of time.D. By following the order of importance.11. What is the authors purpose in writing the passage?A. To stress the role of dirt.B. To introduce the history of dirt.C. To call attention to the danger of dirt.D. To present the change of views on dirt.DIn a recent announcement, Harvard and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology（MIT）said that they have joined forces to offer free online courses in an effort to attract millions of online learners worldwide. Beginning this fall, a number of courses developed by teachers at both universities will be offered online through a new $60 million program, known as edX. “Anyone with an Internet connection anywhere in the world can use our online courses,” Harvard President Drew Faust said during a meeting to announce the plan. MIT has offered a program called OpenCourseWare for ten years that makes materials from more than 2,000 classes free online. It has been used by more than 100 million people. In December, the school announced it also would begin offering a special certificate, known as MITx, for people who complete certain online courses. Harvard has long offered courses to a wider population through a similar program. The MITx will serve as the foundation for the new learning platform. MIT President Susan Hockfield said more than 120,000 people signed up for the first MITx course. She said Harvard and MIT hope other universities will join them in offering courses on the open-source edX platform.“Fasten your seatbelts,” Hockfield said.Other universities, including Stanford, Yale and Carnegie-Mellon, have been experimenting with teaching to a global population online.The Harvard-MIT program will be monitored by a not-for-profit（非盈利的）organization based in Cambridge, to be owned equally by the two universities. Both MIT and Harvard have provided $30 million to start the program. They also plan to use the edX platform to research how students learn and which teaching methods and tools are most successful.12. According to this text, edX is _.A. a part of the free MIT OpenCourseWareB. a free computer program by MIT and HarvardC. a Harvard-MIT platform of free online coursesD. a free program online for universities worldwide13. What is said about online education in the text?A. Universities have been trying online courses.B. About 2,000 online courses have been offered.C. Over 100 million people have finished courses online.D. Stanford and Yale together have courses similar to edX.14. The underlined part in the text probably means “ ”.A. Get ready for the difficultiesB. Get ready for this educational changeC. Get prepared to complete the online coursesD. Get prepared to make materials for the edX courses15. What can be said about MITx according to the text?A. It is first offered as part of the edX learning program.B. It is another free MIT-Harvard online learning program.C. It is a standard to recognize online learners achievement.D. It is a new kind of free online course of Harvard and MIT.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。Muzak The next time you go into a bank, a store, or a supermarket, stop and listen. What do you hear? 16 . Its similar to the music you listen to, but its not exactly the same. Thats because this music was especially designed to relax you, or to give you extra energy. Sometimes you dont even realize the music is playing, but you react to the music anyway. Quiet background music used to be called elevator (电梯) music because we often heard it in elevators. But lately we hear it in more and more places, and it has a new name Muzak. About one-third of the people in America listen to Muzak every day. The music plays for 15 minutes at a time, with short pauses in between. It is always more lively between ten and eleven in the morning, and between three and four in the afternoon, when people are more tired. 17 . If you listen to Muzak carefully, you will probably recognize the names of many of the songs. Some musicians or songwriters dont want their songs to be used as Muzak, but others are happy when their songs are chosen. Why? 18 . Music is often played in public places because it is designed to make people feel less lonely when they are in an airport or a hotel. It has been proven that Muzak doeswhat it is designed to do. Tired office workers suddenly have more energy when they hear the pleasant sound of Muzak in the background. 19 . Supermarket shoppers buy 38 percent more groceries. 20 . They say its boring to hear the same songs all the time. But other people enjoy hearing Muzak in public places. They say it helps them relax and feel calm. One way or another, Muzak affects everyone. Some farmers even say their cows give more milk when they hear Muzak!A. Some people dont like Muzak.B. The music gives them extra energy.C. Music is playing in the background.D. Factory workers produce 13 percent more.E. Muzak tends to help people understand music better.F. They get as much as $4 million a year if their songs are used.G. Muzak is played in most of the big supermarkets in the world.第二部分 完形填空（共20小题；每题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，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 The young woman entered the pool where an injured dolphin was swimming. Despite her fear, she felt strong wearing her new leg. In her second grade, Maja 21 her cousin, Jasmina. After Jasminas death, Maja swore she would honor the little girl by 22 with a dolphin, an animal that both girls 23 .”Jasmina never got the chance to do it,” says Maja, now 32,“ so I 24 that someday Id do it for her.” In high school, Maja was 25 about sports. She even planned to become an athlete. 26 , in 1993, during the civil war in her home country, a bomb 27 her left leg. After two years 28 in the U.S., Maja received her first artificial leg, but 29 it didnt fit well, walking for Maja was very painful. 30 , she managed to graduate from a local high school. Then after receiving a 31 from Saint Francis University, she got a job at an insurance firm and 32 started her own company. To relax, Maja 33 often watch the dolphins play at an aquarium (水族馆)near her home. A young dolphin, Winter, who had lost its tail, caught her 34 . One day, Maja happened to see trainers 35 Winter with a high-tech tail. When they were done, Winter swam freely in the water. Maja was 36 . She managed to find the inventors of Winters tail. Within ten days, she had a new leg which freed her of the 37 that had troubled her for almost 16 years. Now Maja was ready to keep her 38 . She went to the aquarium, lowered herself into the pool and held out a hand to Winter, who approached 39 , then swam away. After a few minutes，the dolphin let Maja 40 its back. Finally, the two began to swim around the pool together.21. A .lost B. visited C. rescued D. left22. A. talking B. living C. swimming D. surfing23. A. liked B. adopted C. possessed D. purchased24. A. pretended B. decided C. preferred D. agreed 25. A. positive B. enthusiastic C. particular D. curious26. A. Undoubtedly B. Surprisingly C. Strangely D. Unfortunately27. A. took away B. took over C. cut down D. cut out28. A. study B. operationC. treatment D. experiment29. A. until B. because C. although D. if30. A. Otherwise B. Therefore C. Besides D. However31. A. scholarship B. degree C. prize D. notice32. A. gradually B. actually C. eventually D. naturally33. A. might B. should C. could D. would34. A. eye B. leg C. nose D. hand35. A. decorating B. guiding C. marking D. fitting 36. A. inspired B. puzzled C. shocked D. amused 37. A. worry B. sadness C. pain D. fear38. A. appointment B. promise C. record D. habit39. A. blindly B. angrily C. gratefully D. cautiously 40. A. strike B. cover C. touch D. wipe第II卷（非选择题 共80分）注意事项：必须使用黑色墨迹签字笔在答题卡上题目所指的答案区域内作答。答在试题卷上无效。第一节 首字母填空 （共10小题；每题1分，满分10分）1. When c_ with unpleasant situations, high EQ individuals can usually approach the situation more rationally. 2. Space has always been the final frontier for mankind and space e_ is the key to discovering the enormous universe that surrounds our planet. 3. They had entered the country and had applied for p_ residence. If they succeed, they could live there forever. 4. The woman was e_ because she had cleaned up the whole teaching building on her own.5. P_ people always think of the worst while facing a problem, which will usually cause negative results on their lives. 6. Sometimes, he finds it f_ to watch movies since they speak so quickly that he can understand nothing, though he has learned English for about 10 years. 7. With the improvement of the techniques, you can hardly tell the difference when the a_ flowers are put together with the natural ones.8. On hearing the girl struck by a truck has been sent to hospital by ambulance, many people volunteered to d_ blood for her.9. We should realize the p_ risks and take some measures before they come into existence.10. Only staying in the solid s_ can protect you from being injured in the hurricane.第二节 选变填 （共10小题；每题1.5分，满分15分）consist of break down come up with break intopick up split up be known as have access tomake sense leave out refer to cut down 1. The president spoke at the business meeting for nearly an hour without _ his notes. 2. Its said that all the teachers and students _ the new computer lab for free in the near future. 3. Plastic bags and bo