福建省晋江市高一英语上学期期中试题.doc

福建省晋江市2017-2018学年高一英语上学期期中试题考试时间 120分钟 满分150分 第一卷注意：第一卷为客观题，答案全部用2b铅笔涂在答题卷相应序号上，在本试卷上答题均无效。第一部分 听力（30分）第一节 听下面5段对话。每段对话仅读一遍。1. what is the man probably concerned about? a. getting stuck in the traffic.b. how to get to the stadium.c. getting to their seats on time.2. what happened when the man parked on the street? a. his car was stolen. b. he got a ticket. c. someone crashed into his car.3. why did the woman sleep in so late? a. she fell sick last night. b. she had to finish her homework.c. she was watching tv very late.4. what will the man do tomorrow afternoon? a. play a basketball game.b. watch a basketball game. c. go to the dentist.5. what will the man do on saturday? a. stay at home. b. go somewhere with mary. c. take the womans place at work.第二节 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6. what does the man think of the girls question? a. it isnt important. b. it neednt to be answered. c. its difficult to answer.7. what does the man say about the ocean and the sky? a. they are related. b. they look exactly the same.c. they have nothing to do with each other.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8. in how many different ways did the man contact the woman? a. two.b. three.c. four.9. what happened five minutes ago? a. the woman turned on her phone. b. the man left a message for the woman.c. the woman got back from lunch.10. what does the woman imply about her interview? a. it was the first one.b. it went pretty well.c. she didnt get the job.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11. how many grapes were in the bunch? a. 20.b. 30.c. 50.12. according to the woman, why do japanese people like perfect fruit? a. they like to eat it for breakfast.b. they turn it into drinks. c. they like to give it as a gift.13. what does the woman think of the grapes? a. it is not wise to buy them. b. they are worth buying.c. shed go on a trip to japan for them.听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。14. where will the film be made? a. in the speakers neighborhood. b. in another part of the city. c. in a nearby city. 15. what does the man want to do? a. call the movie director. b. write a letter to the mayor. c. watch the movie being made.16. what happened last time a movie was made? a. the man had to move out for a while. b. the mans guests couldnt find hotel rooms.c. the man had to reschedule his meeting.17. how does the woman feel about the film shooting? a. it will cost the city a lot of money. b. it will take a long time to make.c. it will be good for the local economy.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18. what is this talk mainly about? a. the way the pyramids were built. b. the history of the pyramids.c. ways to protect the pyramids.19. how were the workers paid? a. in gold. b. with jewels and food. c. with food, clothes, and housing.20. why did guards need to live near the pyramids? a. to prevent tourists from damaging them. b. to make sure the builders were busy.c. to stop people from stealing things inside.第二部分 阅读理解（40分）第一节 阅读四选一（共15小题;每小题2分，满分30分）alately, everywhere you look, people are running around with fitness trackers (健身追踪器）on their wrists. along with a smartphone and an accompanying app, these trackers can report how many calories youve burned and the distance youve traveled. still curious about yourself? you can also learn the number of stairs youve climbed and steps youve taken.not one to resist peer pressure, however, i paid $100 for a fitbit flex. i chose that brand on the basis of intense research: asking my friend sari which tracker she was using.the fitbit website offered instructions on setting up my new tracker. i entered my height and gender (性别) and certain information i considered none of its business: birth date and weight. then, i established goals. the american heart association recommends that we all walk 10,000 steps a dayabout five miles, and so does fitbit. i decided 6,000 steps was a good place for me to start.i changed my tune when, on day 1, i hit 6,000 steps and tiny led lights flashed on my wristband. confident enough now, i went back to my phone and upped my goal to 8,000 steps. so, i got a little obsessed(着迷). on day 5 at a department store, i decided to check my progress. my target number was just 275 steps away! i walked around the dress apartment watching my smartphone register each step i took. i hate to tell you how much pleasure this gave me.now i always wear my tracker, not because ive grown to love fitness but because i like being trendy and self-absorbed. last night i was leaving a restaurant when fitbit emailed to congratulate me on walking more than 10, 000 steps. who wouldnt love a gadget （小装置） that turns your every footstep into an accomplishment?21. why do people wear fitness trackers while running?a. to email information to others. b. to follow the healthy trend.c. to report the amount of exercise. d. to tell them the right direction.22. why did the author start from 6,000 steps when using the new tracker?a. it is the best choice for beginners.b. the author wasnt confident at first.c. it is the suggestion from fitbit flex.d. thrilling and relaxing.23. what does the author think of the experience of using the tracker?a. joyful and encouraging. b. tiring and changeable.c. painful and challenging.d. thrilling and relaxing.b having friends may well keep you healthier and help you deal with stress better. some studies show that people with close friends have a greater ability to fight disease than people who are alone. make friendship a priority(优先). find the time to be with friends even if it means letting the lawn go unmowed(未割草) or the dishes unwashed for a while. when you can t get together, use the phone to keep in touch. open up to close friends. maintaining a deep friendship requires a level of heartfelt intimacy(亲密). dont be afraid to express your inner fears and disappointments. listen to your friends when they have problems, but offer advice only when its wanted. help raise friends self-esteem when they are shaken by a job loss, or other such events. have different friends for different activities, such as going to the movies, singing in a choir(合唱), and joining in a bowling league. dont wait for a friend to ask a favor. when a friend has the flu, offer to go to the store or drive his or her children to their after-school activities. never take a friendship for granted. like a good marriage, friendship needs care and patience. become a joiner. find a group that matches your interests. talk to strangers. conversations started in museums, laundry rooms, or bookstores can lead to firm friendship. enroll in an adult-education course. a classroom is an ideal place to meet others with similar interests. 24. people with close friends have a _ ability to fight disease than people who are alone. a. less b. greater c. poorer d. little25. what we should do to have friends according to the author? a. make friendship a priority. b. open up to close friends. c. never take a friendship for granted d. all the above. 26. which of the statements is true according to the passage? a. you should have different friends for the same activities. b. you should wait for a friend to ask a favor. c. you should avoid talking with stranger in museums, laundry rooms of bookstores. d. you should never take a friendship for granted. 27. . the underlined word “ enroll” in the last paragraph means _. a. give b. join c. get d. catchcdear daughters,most parents tell their children, “you can be anything you want when you grow up.” i feel the same and i say this often. but i also want you to understand that a dream itself comes from hard work, some good luck and good timing. girls, here are some words of wisdom as you make your way in the world.firstly, be open-minded to changing your path along the way. in high school, i wanted to be a politician. i left my hometown and went off to college in washington, d. c. there, i discovered that i loved to support women. it taught me that im creative, a strong leader and great at marketing. as a result, i moved on to be the head of a national healthcare nonprofit (非营利机构). becoming a mother while in that job opened my mind to launching a breast pump bag business. now i run a highly successful company that i started up on my own. in my opinion, you need to figure out what you are good at and what you are passionate about. keep an open mind: the initial path you choose may lead you into other areas. dont waste your money or time, but you can change what you are doing based on what you are learning about yourself.secondly and more importantly, remember that failure is vital to your success. i wont tell you to feel good about failure. failure can be heartbreaking. but i will tell you that every failure ive had along the way absolutely made me better. failing the math exam in high school and going to summer school was embarrassing but ive never failed an exam again. being deprived (剥夺) of the job for a significant job opportunity that i was more than qualified for because of unfair assumptions hurt me but i went out and got a big job at a national organization at age 27. its okay to get angry! take that and turn it into positive action. im proud to be a role model to you as a mom and an entrepreneur（企业家）. i hope i inspire you to believe that you can be anything you want and you can have anything on your list. it will be my pleasure to watch your lives unfold before my eyes. love, your mom28. the author has achieved her final goal as_.a. a politician b. a social worker c. an entrepreneurd. the head of an organization 29. what does the author think of failure along the way in life? a. failure is important to success.b. failure is never positive. c. failure is always heartbreaking.d. failure makes people embarrassed.30. the author was once deprived of a significant job opportunity because_. a. she lacked work experience b. she was wrongly judged as unfit for it c. she was too youngd. she was not as qualified as others31. which of the following can be the best title for the passage?a. a moms adviceb. a moms life stories c. be wise in choosing your careerd. how to be successful in lifedaerial（空中的）performer jennifer bricker was born without legs, but she never let it stop her. wrapped in a loop (圈) of red silk hung from the ceiling jennifer bricker climbs and twists to the music. her head hangs down and her strong arms let go as she balances on her back, high above the ground - a move thats all the more daring because she has no legs.jennifer was a few months old when she was adopted by sharon and gerald bricker. she had big brown eyes, a bright smile, and huge amounts of energy. when a doctor advised her adoptive parents to carry her around in a kind of bucket(桶), they refused.jennifer soon learned to walk - and run - on her hands and bottom, and grew up fearlessly climbing trees and bouncing on the trampoline（蹦床）with her three older brothers. my parents didnt treat me differently so i didnt grasp the concept that i was different. i knew i didnt have legs but that wasnt stopping me from doing the things i wanted to do.at the age of three she was fitted with artificial legs, but she never really took to them - she moved more freely without.in 1996 the olympic games took place in atlanta. jennifer loved to watch the womens gymnastics team, and especially adored the 14-year-old dominique moceanu who competed for the us. when moceanu and the womens team won gold, jennifer decided she was going to be a gymnast, too. she took up power tumbling, which involves performing floor exercises down a runway. but jennifer did not want any allowances to be made for her disability. at the age of 10 she took part in the junior olympics and by age 11 she was tumbling champion for the state of illinois.jennifer now travels the world as an inspirational speaker and acts as an aerial performer.32. what do we know about jennifer bricker?a. she felt embarrassed without legs. b. she was brought up as a normal child.c. she was carried in a bucket as a baby. d. she lost her legs when she was adopted.33. why did jennifer determine to be a gymnast ? a. she knew that she was different from others. b. she wanted to make allowances for her disability c. she was eager to participate in the junior olympics. d. she was greatly influenced by dominique moceanu.34. which of the following can best describe jennifer bricker? a. self-respected. b. cautious. b. sensitive. c. clever.35. what is the passage mainly about?a. the sufferings of a gymnast. b. the memory of an aerial performer. c. the experiences of an adoptive family. d. the growing process of a disabled person.第二节 阅读七选五 （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。a new article in the wall street journal has given us a deeper understanding of the relationship between what we earn and how we feel. 36 well, not true. people with higher incomes are happier than those who struggle to get by. to put a smile on your face with your money, you need to spend it strategically. here are some ways to better spend your bank notes.buy experiences, not material things. 37 people think that experiences are only going to provide temporary happiness, but they actually provide both more happiness and more lasting value that help you better manage your life. 38 _ anything you buy, includinga product you think is special will become just another object. buying small things can give us frequent small pleasures that are different each time they occur, as they forestall（抢先）adaptation.39 _ its also important to consider how what youre buying will affect how you spend your time. for example, you may have to spend a very long time on the road if you get a big house in the suburb, which will totally lower overall life satisfaction.try giving it away. elizabeth dunn, associate professor of psychology at the university of british columbia in canada, found that in countries as diverse as canada, south africa and uganda, giving away money consistently made people happier. 40 a. buy what you like.b. be sure to buy time, too. c. more money, more smiles?d. money cant buy happiness, right? e. buy lots of little things, rather than one big thing.f. with no much money to spare, people tend to stick to material goods. g. this was even true for people who were relatively poor themselves.第三部分完形填空（30分）a friend of mine met with an accident driving in darkness. his legs were so hurt that he couldnt move. what was the _41_ was that he found himself unable to ask for help-his mobile phone went out of _42_ as a result of exhausted battery. nothing could be done but to _43_ in cold wilderness. it was eight hours later that day broke, and then _44_ of the rescue. it is almost _45_ that he could stand the horror in the darkness for so long. even more surprising was his _46_: “first of all, i checked up my _47_, checked up my conditions and found myself not in mortal danger. as there was no _48_ to call for help, i leaned back in my seat trying my best to keep the wound from _49_. in this way i dozed off.” his story put an end to my regret for the _50_ of an exploration adventure that happened last year. a group of young men _51_ to explore a mountain cave and got lost. _52_to find a way out in the dark cave they were frightened and ran anxiously without a sense of _53_. finally they feel dead in fear and exhaustion. according to the _54_ people that found them, the place where they got lost was only about 10 meters away from the _55_ of the cave. if they stayed on the spot when they lost their way and tried to _56_ themselves, they would probably sense a faint light glimmering not far away. dont you think you can compare it with _57_ itself? when you meet with difficulty in life and work, you are lost in darkness. _58_ you its unclear yet and you neednt put up struggle _59_. it seems to be a negative（消极） attitude, _60_ a person who can afford to do so must have foresight(远见) as well as a great courage in the first place.41. a. hopeless b. worst c. more d. best42. a. service b. way c. control d. work43. a. cry b. lie c. wait d. sleep44. a. delay b. success c. team d. arrival45. a. untrue b. unimaginable c. true d. useless46. a. plan b. decision c. explanation d. excuse47. a. physical b. mental c. working d. medical48. a. energy b. way c. tools d. strength49. a. rotting b. spreading c. hurting d. bleeding50. a. loss b. failure c. disappointment d. sadness51. a. had b. managed c. tried d. meant52. a. willing b. unable c. determined d. deciding53. a. hearing b. sight c. feeling d. direction54. a. rescue b. village c. local d. brave55. a. end b. top c. opening d. side56. a. save b. help c. stop d. calm57. a. adventure b. work c. life d. mankind58. a. mind b. watch c. imagine d. warn59. a. really b. immediately c. carefully d. hopefully60. a. and b. so c. but d. while第二卷