2017-2018学年高一英语上学期期末考试试题 (VIII).doc

2017-2018学年高一英语上学期期末考试试题 (VIII)第一节 阅读理解Many people keep the stamps in a drawer at home because theyll never know when they might need them! The trouble is that they have no idea of how many stamps they have left. When they want to send something by post, its very annoying to find out that they have run out of stamps! The Internet is possible to solve the problem. The United States Postal Service has e up with a system which allows people to print their own postage stamps at their own home! This is the perfect solution for those people that have busy lives! Whenever you go to the post office to buy a stamp, you are buying a boring and standard postage stamp. They are red in color, and you can easily buy them on the Internet as well. For example, you can just order a regular 1st class stamp and then print it off using your own printer (打印机). These days, you can have much more fun with your stamps. You can buy them online instead of going to the post office. You can decorate, preview (预览) and print your stamps all at your own home. You are able to use any of your own photos as part of your postage stamp as well. These stamps arent just allowed to be used in the United States; they can be used to send your mail throughout the world. They are perfect to use for many special occasions, such as weddings, festivals and even birthdays! They are fantastic! 21. The problem of keeping stamps at home is that _.A. the stamps may lose color B. you may not find them anywhereC. the stamps may be out of date D. you do not know how many are left22. With the system of the United States Postal Service, people can _.A. buy photo stamps at a very low priceB. send their international mails for free C. design their own photo stampsD. have their letters delivered faster than before23. Whats the writers attitude toward the new type of stamps?A. He thinks they are a great idea. B. He is afraid they may cause trouble.C. He thinks they save a lot of money.D. He thinks they are as good as the traditional ones.B Scientists say cutting down trees is threatening one of Mexicos most famous insects. Satellite (卫星) pictures show large wooded areas have been cleared from central Mexico. The forests are the winter home for millions of monarch butterflies (黑脉金斑蝶). The butterflies travel there each year to reproduce (繁殖). Each year, more than two hundred thousand people travel to Mexico to see the butterflies. From November to March, millions of butterflies can be seen in the trees and the sky. Mexican officials hope that by protecting the forests, they can increase the number of visitors.These satellite pictures show the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve. About four hundred forty-five hectares (公顷) have been cleared illegally (非法地) since xx. Scientists say that, if the clearing continues, monarch butterflies will not use the reserve as their winter home. For thousands of years, the butterflies have been flying to the same forests. Their trip goes along Canada and the northeastern United States. It is about four thousand eight hundred kilometers. The insects fly about eighty kilometers a day. They reach central Mexico after about sixty days. No one is sure why the brightly-colored orange and black butterflies choose these forests. However, some scientists believe the area might offer the right wetness and cool weather to keep the insects alive through the winter. 24. If people continue cutting down trees, monarch butterflies _.A. will stop reproducing B. will not go there in winterC. will die out in the next few yearsD. will be protected by Mexican law25. From the text, we can learn that the trip of monarch butterflies _.A. started about 100 years agoB. is from the United States to Central MexicoC. is about two months long D. is more than five thousand kilometers26. Why do monarch butterflies choose the forests as their winter home according to the scientists?A. The warm weather. B. The dry air.C. The wet ground.D. The high temperature.27. What is the text mainly about?A. How a monarch butterfly grows up.B. Monarch butterflies winter home is in danger.C. The main habitats of monarch butterflies disappeared.D. What the Mexican government does to protect butterflies.C Eyesight problems are mon among all ages and if they are left untreated, they can cause serious headaches or other problems. The good news is that most eyesight problems can easily be sorted out by wearing glasses.Regular eye tests are important for everyone. Children and teenagers, under the age of 16 and up to the age of 19 for those full-time education, have the right to have eye tests for free in Britain. As the eye test is free, theres no excuse for not having a regular eye test. Doctors suggest that its better to have an eye test about once a year. Wearing glasses isnt always regarded as all that cool and teens who suddenly need to wear glasses may find it difficult to accept. If theyve grown up wearing glasses, then they may be more used to it. However, if your eyes are in poor health, not wearing glasses can put even more pressure on your eyes and could make them even worse.Thankfully, the days of little choice of glasses frames (框架) for teenagers are gone and theres now a wide selection of frames. If a teen does need to wear glasses, then its good to let him or her choose the type, as he or she will be able to choose something he or she feels fortable. Dont forget to be guided by the experts on glasses too.28. According to the text, teens in the UK _.A. have few eyesight problems B. can design their own glassesC. change their glasses very often D. can check their eyes without paying29. How often do doctors suggest teens to have an eye test?A. Once a month.B. Once every six months.C. Once a year. D. Twice a year.30. It can be learned from the text that teens _.A. find it difficult to buy fortable glasses B. prefer to wear cool glasses at an early ageC. are advised to wear glasses if their eyesight is poorD. think they are much cooler when wearing glasses31. In the text, the writer mainly wants to tell us _.A. how to talk with doctors B. at what age to wear glassesC. how to buy the suitable glasses D. how to treat eyesight problemsD Experts recently said that people could slow global warming by changing the color of the rooftops (屋顶). They said sunlight, and its heat, will reach the surface of a white-colored roof and almost all can be reflected (反射) back. However, dark rooftops hold in more than eighty percent of the energy from sunlight. This is why there are white-and-light-colored buildings in many warm areas of the world.Researchers have estimated (评估) the effects that white roofs could have on the planet. Their study considers painting sixty-three percent of rooftops white in one hundred large cities in warm areas around the world. The scientists estimate this would have the same climate result as taking all cars in the world off the road for ten years. It would also save money on indoor air cooling costs.A writer has some ideas for families which are planning to travel on vacation by car. She writes that the most important thing on a road trip is planning. Try to find new and fun things to do as close to your home as possible. Produce less waste by bringing food and drinks for the trip in re-usable containers.In the future, car travelers may see the Green Roadway Project, collecting power from the sun and the wind along roads, highways and railways throughout the United States. The power would be used to create energy for homes and businesses nearby. The roads would even have power stations for charging electric cars.32. Experts suggest white-colored roofs because they can _.A. make the air much fresher B. help keep the earth coolC. be recognized in the distance D. make the city look more beautiful33. In Paragraph 3, the writer advises people to _.A. change traveling times B. have a short trip near your homeC. put rubbish into containers D. take home-cooked food on trips34. What will the Green Roadway Project do?A. It will control the traffic in cities.B. It will deal with pollution problems.C. It will repair broken cars on the road.D. It will provide power for local people.35. From the text, we can learn that the writer _.A. is concerned about the environmentB. shows interest in modern high-tech C. is worried about peoples behaviorD. thinks highly of scientists research第二节 根据短文内容，选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，其中两项为多余选项。Ali is from a Middle Eastern country. He now stays in the USA. He smokes a lot of cigarettes every day. He has smoked for nine years. Ali says, “ I tried to quit (放弃) smoking in my hometown, but it was impossible. My parents smoke. My brothers smoke. All my friends smoke. At parties and at meetings, almost all the men smoke. Here in the United States, not as many people smoke._36_ ”Many smokers are like Ali: they want to stop smoking._37_They know it can cause cancer and heart disease. But it is difficult for them to give up smoking because cigarettes have a drug in them. The drug is nicotine. People who smoke a lot need nicotine._38_The nicotine makes him sick. In a few days, the smokers body is used to the nicotine, and he feels fine. Later, the smoker needs nicotine to keep feeling fine. Without nicotine, he feels bad. _39_Many people who quit will soon smoke again. At a party or at work they will decide to smoke “just one” cigarette. Then they will smoke another cigarette, and another. Soon they bee smokers again._40_A. It is very hard to quit smoking.B. It will be easier to change the smoking habit here.C. Thus nicotine makes smokers addicted to cigarettes.D. The smokers know that smoking is bad for their health.E. When a person first begins to smoke, he usually feels terrible.F. Maybe there is only one easy way to quit smoking: never start.G. But it is said that medicine is needed to stop them from smoking.第三部分：英语知识运用（共两小节，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)When I was growing up, I didnt remember hearing the words “I love you” from my father. When your father 41 says these words to you when you are a (n) 42 , it gets tougher and tougher for him to say these words as he gets 43 . To tell the truth, I could not honestly remember 44 I had last said those words to him either. I decided to 45 my ego (自尊心) aside and make the first move. After 46 , in our next phone conversation I blurted out (突然说出) the words, “Dad I love you!”There was a 47 at the other end and he awkwardly (笨拙地) replied, “Well, same back to ya!”I smiled and said, “Dad, I know you 48 me, and when you are ready, I know you 49 say what you want to say.”Fifteen minutes later my 50 called and nervously asked, “Paul, 51 is okay?” I explained to her perfectly.A few weeks later, Dad 52 our phone conversation with the words, “Paul, I love you.” I was at work during this 53 and the tears were rolling down my cheeks as I finally “ 54 ” the love. As I sat there in tears, I 55 that this special moment had taken our father-son 56 to a new level.A short while after this 57 moment, my father narrowly 58 death following heart operation. I have often thought 59 I did not take the first step and Dad did not 60 the operation, I would have never “heard” the love.41. A. onceB. everC. neverD. often42. A. adultB. childC. youthD. student43. A. youngerB. olderC. smallerD. taller44. A. whenB. howC. whatD. where45. A. getB. letC. takeD. set46. A. guidanceB. considerationC. callingD. talking47. A. smileB. coughC. laughterD. silence48. A. hateB. loveC. forgetD. miss49. A. willB. canC. shouldD. must50. A. fatherB. motherC. daughterD. sister51. A. anythingB. somethingC. everythingD. nothing52. A. concludedB. startedC. carriedD. ignored53. A. weekB. holidayC. conversationD. trip54. A. feltB. heardC. receivedD. touched55. A. realizedB. noticedC. foundD. saw56. A. feelingB. distanceC. connectionD. relationship57. A. unbelievable B. especialC. specialD. important58. A. avoidedB. escapedC. acceptedD. refused59. A. sinceB. asC. ifD. because60. A. surviveB. liveC. operateD. recover第二节 （共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）In September, 1941 the Nazi 61 （Germany） army was near St Petersburg. This was a time 62 the two countries were at war. However, before the Nazis could get to the summer palace, the Russians were only able to remove the furniture and small art objects from the Amber Room. But some of the Nazis secretly stole the Amber Room itself. In less than two days, 100,000 pieces of the room were put inside twenty-seven wooden boxes. There is no doubt 63 the boxes were then put on a train 64 Konigsberg, at that time a German city on the Baltic Sea. After that, what really happened to the Amber Room 65 (remain) a mystery. While the search for the old room continues, the 66 (Russian) and Germans have built 67 new Amber Room at the summer palace. 68 (follow)old photos, the new room has been made to look much like the old one. In 69 spring of xx, it was ready for the people of St Petersburg 70 (celebrate) the 300th birthday of their city. 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，满分10分)Many people like music. There are much kinds: soft music is gracefully, rock music fast, classical musicgreat, and lightly music relaxing. You can pick and choose what you like it. Now popular songs are weled by teens. Though a person likes music