山东省济宁市第一中学2016-2017学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题.doc

山东省济宁市第一中学2016-2017学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题第卷 第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共l5小题；每小题2分，满分30分）AFOREIGN TEACHERS ARE NEEDED ALL OVER CHINAAd No.90347.Posted July 12,2016 14:00 by AmandaExpire Date August 12,2016Tag: Beijing Language Teaching Part TimeWe are looking for teachers,whose native language is English,willing to teach in China.Most schools are in the south of China.The benefit package for ESL teachers includes:One-year contract: 1st September 2016 to 1st August 2017Salary: 4,000 to5,000/mouthTeaching load schedule: 20 teaching hours per weekA rent-free,fully furnished apartment with a living room,bedroom,kitchen and bathroomKitchen facilities provided,other electric appliances will be supplied: water,heater,microwave etc.If you are interested,please read the information above and kindly send your application to attach the following documents (in doc or JPEG format).The subject to be mentioned,as teach in Chinal).CV/Resume（简历）2).A copy of academic degree,diploma,certificate or college transcript3).A photocopy of the data page of valid passport4).A recent color photo5).A letter of recommendation or release（释放）letter from your previous Chinese school (Only if you worked in China previously)6).Any other relevant information that you think might help your application1. This advertisement is about .A. introducing a school B. taking on English teachersC. seeking a teaching position D. attracting foreign students2. If you are employed,you will .A. not have to pay the apartment rent B. work full timeC. prepare furniture yourself D. work four months for two years3. What is NOT needed to apply for the job if you come to work in China for the first time?A. Your resume B. Your personal passport data C. Your academic history D. A release letterBOnce when I was facing a decision that involved high risk,I went to a friend.He looked at me for a moment,and then wrote a sentence containing the best advice Ive ever had: Be bold and braveand mighty（强大的）forces will come to your aid.Those words made me see clearly that when I had fallen short in the past,it was seldom because I had tried and failed.It was usually because I had let fear of failure stop me from trying at all.On the other hand,whenever I had plunged into deep water,forced by courage or circumstance,I had always been able to swim until I got my feet on the ground again.Boldness means a decision to bite off more than you can eat.And there is nothing mysterious about the mighty forces.They are potential powers we possess: energy,skill,sound judgment,creative ideaseven physical strength greater than most of us realize.Admittedly,those mighty forces are spiritual ones.But they are more important than physical ones.A college classmate of mine,Tim,was an excellent football player,even though he weighed much less than the average player. In one game I suddenly found myself confronting a huge player,who had nothing but me between him and our goal line, said Tim. I was so frightened that I closed my eyes and desperately threw myself at that guy like a bulletand stopped him cold.Boldnessa willingness to extend yourself to the extremeis not one that can be acquired overnight.But it can be taught to children and developed in adults.Confidence builds up.Surely,there will be setbacks（挫折）and disappointments in life; boldness in itself is no guarantee（保证）of success.But the person who tries to do something and fails is a lot better off than the person who tries to do nothing and succeeds.So,always try to live a little bit beyond your abilitiesand youll find your abilities are greater than you ever dreamed.4. Why was the author sometimes unable to reach his goal in the past?A. He faced huge risks. B. He lacked mighty forces.C. Fear prevented him from trying. D. Failure blocked his way to success.5. What is the implied meaning of the underlined part?A. Swallow more than you can digest. B. Act slightly above your abilities.C. Develop more mysterious powers. D. Learn to make creative decisions.6. What was especially important for Tims successful defense in the football game?A. His physical strength. B. His basic skill. C. His real fear. D. His spiritual force.7. What is the authors purpose in writing this passage?A. To encourage people to be courageous. B. To advise people to build up physical power.C. To tell people the ways to guarantee success. D. To recommend people to develop more abilities.CAn absolute description of the threat hanging over the worlds mammals,reptiles,amphibians and other life forms has been published by the well-known scientific journal,Nature.A special analysis carried out by the journal indicates that an astonishing 41% of all amphibians on the planet now face extinction while 26% of mammal species and 13% of birds are similarly threatened.Many species are already critically endangered and close to extinction,including the Sumatran elephant,Amur leopard and mountain gorilla.But also in danger of vanishing（消失）for the wild,it now appears,are animals that are currently rated as merely being endangered.In each case,the finger of blame points directly at human activities.The continuing spread of agriculture is destroying millions of hectares of wild habitats every year,leaving animals without homes,while the introduction of newly-come species,often helped by humans,is also damaging native populations.At the same time,pollution and overfishing are destroying ocean ecosystems.Habitat destruction,pollution or overfishing either kill off wild creatures and plants or leaves them badly weakened, said Derek Tittensor,an ocean ecologist at the World Conservation Monitoring Centre in Cambridge. The trouble is that in coming decades,the additional threat of worsening climate change will become more and more common and could then kill off these survivors.The problem,according to Nature,is worsened because of the huge gaps in scientists knowledge about the planets biodiversity.Evaluations of the total number of species of animals and plants alive vary from 2 million to 50 million.In addition,evaluations of current rates of species disappearances vary from 500 to 36,000 a year. That is the real problem we face, added Tittensor. The scale of uncertainty is huge.In the end,however,the data indicate that the world is heading cruelly towards a mass extinction-which is defined as one involving a loss of 75% of species or more.This could arrive in less than a hundred years or could take a thousand,depending on extinction rates.8. Whats the main idea of the first two paragraphs?A. Figures about some wild animals are astonishing. B. Nature is the famous journal around the world.C. Many endangered species are close to extinction. D. Some rare species have appeared around the world.9. From paragraph 4 we know that another future threat is .A. destruction of habitats B. overfishing and pollutionC. the worsening climate change D. killing off wild creatures and plants10. What is the real problem we are facing now according to paragraph 5?A. The killing of wild creatures and cutting of trees. B. The global warming caused by human beings.C. The destruction of ocean ecosystem by pollution. D. Evaluation of current rates of species disappearances.11. What does This in the last sentence refer to?A. mass extinction. B. extinction rates. C. extinction time. D. 75% of species or more. DIt all began with a stop at a red light.Kevin Salwen was driving his 14-year-old daughter,Hannah,back from a sleepover in 2006.While waiting at a traffic light,they saw a black Mercedes Coupe on one side and a homeless man begging for food on the other.Dad,if that man had a less nice car,that man there could have a meal, Hannah protested.The light changed and they drove on,but Hannah was too young to be reasonable.She pestered（纠缠）her parents about inequity,insisting that she wanted to do something.What do you want to do? her mom responded. Sell our house?Warning!Never suggest a grand gesture to an idealistic teenager.Hannah seized upon the idea of selling the luxurious family home and donating half the proceeds（收入）to charity,while using the other half to buy a more modest replacement home.Eventually,thats what the family did.The projectcrazy,impetuous（鲁莽的）and absolutely inspiringis written down in detail in a book by father and daughter scheduled to be published next month: The Power of Half.Its a book that,frankly,Id be nervous about leaving around where my own teenage kids might find it.An impressionable child reads this,and the next thing you know your whole family is out on the street.At a time of enormous needs in Haiti and elsewhere,when so many Americans are trying to help Haitians by sending everything from text messages to shoes,the Salwens offer an example of a family that came together to make a differencefor themselves as much as the people they were trying to help.In a column a week ago,it described neurological（神经生物学的）evidence from brain scans that unselfishness lights up parts of the brain normally associated with more primary satisfaction.The Salwens experience confirms the selfish pleasures of selflessness.Mr.Salwen and his wife,Joan,had always assumed that their kids would be better bigger house.But after they downsized,there was much less space to retreat to,so the family members spent more time around each other.A smaller house unexpectedly turned out to be a more family-friendly house.12. What does the underlined word inequity most probably mean in Paragraph 3?A. Unfairness. B. Satisfaction. C. Personal attitude. D. Reasonable statement.13. What is suggested in the underlined sentence Never suggest a grand gesture to an idealistic teenager. in Paragraph 5?A. Never give a quick answer to an idealistic teenager.B. Unless a child is realistic,never give an answer immediately.C. Give an answer if the child is reasonable.D. Dont respond to a childs demands firmly without consideration.14. Which of the following statements is IRUE according to the passage?A Mercedes Coupe is only an ordinary car which is quite cheap.B. Unselfishness has nothing to do with peoples primary satisfaction.C. Hannah asked her parents to do charity and they sold their house.D. The writers children asked him to sell their house.15. What can we learn from the last paragraph?A. The Salwens regretted selling their house. B. The family members get much closer.C. Small houses can bring happiness. D. The Salwens intend to buy another big house.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分） 选项中有两项为多余选项。How to Live Peacefully with Your ParentsAs a teen,you are going through big changes physically and mentally.Your interests are expanding._16_.Here is the challenge: kids need to explore the world in new ways,and parents need to protect them from the dangers that are all out in the world.These conflicts（冲突）can easily set off fireworks in otherwise calm house. Sometimes conflicts cant be avoided.But by paying attention to the building blocks of successful relationships,you can work towards making home a happy and healthy place for you and your parents.For example,try to find time to talk when your parents are not angry,tired,or hungry.A good time to talk is when you are all relaxed.Timing is everything.If the conversation begins to turn into an argument,youd better calmly and coolly ask to stop it._17_.Listen to what your parents are saying,and repeat it back to them.This shows them that you are listening._18_ .Respect is the building block of good communication.People who respect each other and care about each others feeling can disagree without getting things ugly._19_.How do you build trust?Trust,comes by actually doing what you say you are going to do.Some teens find that doing fun activities with their parents can improve their relationships.Sometime we forget that parents are more than rule makers-theyre interesting people who like to watch movies and go shopping-just like their teenagers!What do you do if you are trying your best,but your relationship with your parents continues to be rocky?_20_ You can find supportive adults,such as a teacher or a coach,who can lend an ear.Remember you can only change your own behavior.Your parents are the ones who can change theirs.A. You may consider seeking outside help.B .Faced with this challenge,children dont know what to do.B. And then you will be able to accept what your parents say.C. You are more likely to get along with your parents and have more independence if your parents believe in you.D. And your desire to take control of your own life is growing.E. It also gives them a chance to clear things up if you are not on the same page.F. You can pick it up again when everyones more relaxed.第三部分 英语知识运用（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）Gratitude: Gifts from the heartAccording to legend（传说）,a young man while travelling through the desert came across a spring of delicious water.The water was so sweet that he_21_his leather container so he could bring some back to a tribal elder who had been his teacher.After a four-day journey he_22_the water to the old man who took a(n) _23_drink,smiled warmly and thanked his student for the sweet water.The young man_24_to his village with a happy heart._25_,the teacher let another student taste the water.He spat（吐）it out,_26_it was terrible.It_27_had become stale（不新鲜）_28_the old leather container.The student_29_his teacher, Master,the water was stale.Why did you_30_to like it?The teacher replied, You_31_tasted the water.I tasted the_32_.The water was simply the container for a(n) _33_of loving-kindness and_34_could be sweeter.Heartfelt gifts deserve the_35_gift of gratitude.I think we_36_this lesson best when we receive innocent gift of love from young children.Whatever they are, the natural and proper_37_is appreciation and expressed thankfulness because we love the idea_38_ the gift.Gratitude doesnt always come_39_.Unfortunately,most children and many adults value only the thing given _40_the feeling hidden in it.We should remind ourselves and teach our children about the beauty and purity of feelings and expressions of gratitude.21. A. emptied B. sold C. delivered D. filled22. A. presented B. sent C. got D. made23. A. exciting B. deep C. quiet D. short24. A. adapted B. headed C. returned D. turned25. A. Later B. Soon C. However D. Otherwise26. A. believing B. pretending C. hearing D. saying27. A. unexpectedly B. obviously C. strangely D. surprisingly28. A. in terms of B. apart from C. owing to D. in spite of29. A. challenged B. demanded C. charged D. blamed.30. A. happen B. ignore C. pretend D. seem31. A. still B. hardly C. previously D. only32. A. talent B. gift C. leather D. stream33. A. attempt B. sign C. act D. measure34. A. anything B. none C. nothing D. something35. A. rewarding B. return C. interesting D. pretended36. A. understand B. need C. seek D. acknowledge37. A. plan B. meaning C. idea D. behavior38. A. within B. about C. between D. beyond39. A. naturally B. smoothly C. obviously D. independently40. A. apart from B. other than C. rather than D. as well as第卷 第二节 （共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）41. In 1821 the people of Mexico gained their i_from Spain.42. Passengers checked their b_before boarding the plane.43. Our school is s_with many tall buildings.44. Students are not allowed to leave the class early without the teachers p_.45. On their a_at the airport,the Smiths found their flight had been put off.46. They are offering a 10% d_on all clothes this month.47. My grandma is not sick.On the c_,shes in very good condition.48. Its good m_to say good-bye to the host when leaving.49. Albert Einstein is one of