甘肃省武威市高一英语上学期期末考试试题.doc

甘肃省武威市2017-2018学年高一英语上学期期末考试试题第一部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一部分：阅读理解 共两节（满分40分）第一节（15小题；每小题2分，共30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的a、b、c、d四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。awild animals are our friends, but many of them are getting fewer and fewer. we should try to protect them. the four animals below are now in danger.tibe antetanlopsetibetan antelopes (藏羚羊) are medium-sized animals. they mainly feed on grass. they are usually found in groups of about 20. they are killed for their wool, which is warm, soft and fineand can be made into expensive clothes. although people can get the wool without killing theanimals, people simply kill them before taking the wool. the number of them is dropping year byyear. there are less than 75,000 tibetan antelopes left in the world, down from a million 50 yearsago.golden monkeysgolden monkeys are mainly found in sichuan, gansu, shanxi provinces and shengnongjiamountainous area of hubei province. golden monkeys have golden-orange fur. they move aroundin the daytime, usually in groups of as many as 100 to 200 heads, or 20 to 30 heads. they feedon fruits and young leaves of bamboos. but people are destroying the environment where they live. trees and bamboos are disappearing, so golden monkeys have less and less to eat.elephantselephants are very big and strong . they are bigger than any other animals on land. they aregrey and have long trunks and tusks. they have poor eyesight, but very good hearing and smell. they can lift heavy things and break down branches with their trunks. elephants are very friendly towards each other and towards their neighbors. normally, they live in a group for many years.young male elephants do not leave the group until they are about 12 years old. now, there are very few elephants in the world. the number of them is becoming smaller and smaller because their living areas are used for farming. also, people hunt them for their tusks.wolveswolves are not very big. they have grey fur. wolves have very good eyesight, hearing andsmell. wolves food is various. they eat animals, insects and snails. they are friendly to eachother and never attack people. they do not kill for fun. wolves are in danger, too. they are losing their living areas because people cut down forests. soon they will have no home or food.1. tibetan antelopes usually live in groups of about _.a. 20 b. 30 c. 100 d. 2002. which of the following animals are the biggest on land?a. tibetan antelopes. b. golden monkeys. c. elephants. d. wolves3. which of the following sentences is right?a. there are less than 7,500 tibetan antelopes left in the world now.b. golden monkeys usually move around during the night.c. elephants have good eyesight, but very poor hearing and smell.d. wolves are friendly to each other and they never attack people.4. what can be the best title of the passage?a. wild animals in danger b. how to hunt wild animalsc. animals in the zoo d. how to train the animalsbas traditional chineseart, paper cutting has a long history. the first and earliest paper cutting was foundin china 1,500 years ago. but this traditional art is at risk of disappearing now. luckily, voyo woo, a chinese immigrant（移民）in america, is trying to bring this art back to life. one saturday in 2014, ms woo held a paper cutting show at a shopping center near washington. she got much fun and peace doing it. she hoped more people would enjoy it. ms woo began to study the art of paper cutting as a 14-year-old girl in her hometown in china. she said all the students at school had to learn paper cutting. but she had a deep love for it. so her teacher spent more time teaching her after class. later, she won the second prize in a national painting and art competition. ms woo went to america after she finished collage in 2008. soon after that, she took part in an activity to promote（宣传）chinese paper cutting. and then she was invited to show the art in many important activities.“it is important to promote this art to americans or anyone who is interested in it. maybe it will make this art more popular.” woo said.from the art of paper cutting, people can know about chinese cultural values, history and stories of peoples life. ms woo uses the art as a tool to show chinese culture to people who know little about it. chinese art is not only for chinese, but also for people all over the world.5. what did ms woo do in 2014？ a. she won the secondprize in a national painting and art competition. b. she was invited to many activities to show paper cutting. c. she held a paper cutting show at a shopping center near washington. d. she took part in an activity to promote chinese paper cutting.6. when did ms woo began to study the art of paper cutting? a. when she was fourteen b. after she got to america c. when she was in college d. after she finished college7. in the passage, the writer thinks the art of paper cutting is now. a. very popular in america b. very popular in china c. for people who know about it d. in danger of disappearingcsports are all about change. a team gets better. a kid practices more and swims a personal best or learns a new move on the basketball court. in 2006, two things happened that got me thinking about changein sports and in life.one of them is tennis champion andre agassi, who retired in 2006. agassi was a terrific player who won 60 titles, including eight major championships(冠军称号). but his greatest accomplishment（成就）might have been how much he changed during his career.when he was young, agassi was a show off who seemed to care only about himself. he didnt train very hard, but he won matches because of his tremendous（极大的） talent. eventually, though, injuries and his bad attitude caught up with him. he fell from no.1 in the world ranking to no.141. so agassi changed. he trained harder and became a world-class player again. more importantly, he changed as a person. he was nicer to fans and opponents（对手）. he stopped thinking just about himself and started thinking about others. through his andre agassi charitable foundation, he raised more than $60 million to help disadvantaged kids around his hometown of las vegas, nevada. he even started a school, the andre agassi college preparatory academy, for at-risk kids.at the start of a new year, lots of people promise themselves they will change. they might vow to get in good physical shape, do better in school or be nicer to others. changes such as those can be difficult. but they do happen. just remember andre agassi: it wasnt easy, but he changed, and changed for the better.8. according to the writer, which of the following may be the greatest achievement for agassi? a. he once ranked no.1 in the world rankings. b. he won 60 titles. c. he changed much during his career. d. he won 8 major championships.9. what does the underlined work “vow” in the 4th paragraph probably mean?a. promise. b. agree. c. become. d. prove.10. what do you know about andre agassi charitable foundation?a. it is intended to help at-risk kids. b. it is a charity school set up by agassi.c. some disadvantaged kids can get help from it.d. agassi runs it with his prize money.11. what might be talked about in the paragraphs following this passage?a. what achievements agassi has madeafter he changed for the better.b. how we can change for the better.c. another thing happened in life that got the writer thinking about change.d. some assessments(评价) about agassi from different people.dlaptop computers are popular all over the world. people use them on trains and airplanes, in airports and hotels. these laptops connect people to their workplace. in the united states today, laptops also connectstudents to their classrooms. westlake college in virginia will start a laptop computer program that allows students to do schoolworkanywhere they want. within five years, each of the 1500 students at the college will receive a laptop. the laptops are part of a 10 million computer program at westlake, a 110-year-old college. the students with laptops will also have access to the internet. in addition, they will be able to use e-mail to speak with their teachers, their classmates, and their families. however, the most important part of the laptop program is that students will be able to use computers without going to computer labs. they can work with it at home, in afast-food restaurant or under the trees-anywhere at all! because of the many changes in computer technology, laptop use in higher education, such as collegesand universities, is workable. as laptops become more powerful, they become more similar to desktopcomputers. in addition, the portable computers can connect students to not only the internet, but also libraries and other resources. state higher-education officials are studying how laptops can help students. stateofficials are also testing laptop programs at other universities, too. at westlake college, more than 60 percent of the staff use computers. the laptops will allow all teachersto use computers in their lessons. as one westlake teacher said, here we are in the middle of virginia andwere giving students a window on the world. they can see everything and do everything.12. the main purpose of the laptop program is to give each student a laptop to _. a. use for their schoolwork b. access the internetc. work at home d. connect them to libraries13. which of the following is true about westlake college?a. all teachers use computers. b. 1500 students have laptops.c. it is an old college in america. d. students there can do everything.14. “a window on the world” in the last paragraph means that students can _.a. attend lectures on information technologyb. travel around the worldc. get information from around the worldd. have free laptops15. what can we infer (推断)from the passage?a. the program is successfulb. the program is not workable.c. the program is too expensive.d. we dont know the result yet第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，共10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的七个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。life in the late 21st century will be different from that nowadays, because many changes will take place then, but what will the changes be?16 there will be more and more people in the world and most of them will live longer than today.computers will be much smaller and more useful；and there will be at least one in every home. 17 people will work fewer hours than they are doing now. they will have more free time for sports, watching tv and travelling. travelling will be much cheaper and easier. 18 19 more land will be used for building new towns and houses. then there will be less room for cows and sheep，so meat will be more expensive. maybe no one will eat it every day; instead they eat more vegetables and fruit. maybe people will be healthier thanks to that.work in the future will be different, too. 20 because of this, many people will not have enough work to do. this will be a problem.aand computer study will be one of the important subjects at school.bthere will be changes in our food, too.crobots are most useful in the future.dthe population is growing fast.ethe population is becoming smaller and smaller.fand many more people will go to other countries for holidays.gdangerous and hard work will be done by robots.第二部分 英语知识应用(共两节，满分40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，掌握其大意，从每题所给的a、b、c、d四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。do you know one bird whose name is crow? here is a story about one of them. there was once a lazy crow, who thought it was too much trouble to 21 food. “caw! caw!” he said,” if someone brought me my food every day, i would be very 22!”one day, he saw a(n)23 pigeon flying by. “how happy and well-fed it looks,” the crow said to himself. so the crow 24 the pigeon until they came to a 25.there were some other 26 there too. before long, an old man came along and brought them a large bag of food. when the man had gone, the crow flew over to the pigeons. “caw! caw!” said he. “can i 27 you?”“no, you cant!” 28 the pigeons angrily. “we dont know you.”the crow went home feeling 29.but he suddenly had a(n)30.“i will paint my 31 grey,” he said,“ and then the pigeons will 32 i am one of them.” after he finished the painting, he flew off to the park and was 33 by the pigeons. the crow was so hungry that he got very excited at the food. “caw! caw! give lots to me!” he said loudly.34,the pigeons found he was a crow. they flew after him and made him 35.sadly, the crow flew to his own forest. but when his old friends, the other crows, saw him, they asked him to 36.they did not 37 him because of his grey-painted feathers. so the crow felt 38 than before. his own 39 did not want him,40 the pigeons would not let him into their group.“what looks easier is not always so,” the crow said to himself. “i wish i had never painted my feathers grey!”21. a. pick outb. look forc. put awayd. hand in22. a. lovelyb. healthy c. happyd. pretty23. a. boringb. funny c. oldd. fat24. a. followedb. caught c. protected d. taught25. a. squareb. forest c. parkd. house26. a. menb. visitors c. pigeonsd. crows27. a. helpb. join c. seed. believe28. a. explainedb. advised c. shoutedd. continued29. a. lucky b. asleepc. tiredd. sad 30. a. ideab. choice c. changed. accident31. a. headb. feathers c. feetd. legs32. a. understand b. guess c. hoped. think 33. a. welcomedb. discovered c. noticedd. attacked34. a. strangelyb .finally c. suddenlyd. interestingly35. a. wait b. stopc. cry d. leave36. a. go awayb. give up c. set offd. hurry up37. a. missb. like c. knowd. forget38. a. colderb. worse c. busierd. stronger39. a. brothersb .friends c. parentsd. sisters40. a. thoughb. but c. asd. and 第二节：语法填空（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）阅读下面短文，在空格处填入适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。每空不得多于3个单词，出现拼写，大小写，词性错误都不给分。once there lived a rich man 41 wanted to do something for the people of his town. but first he wanted 42(find) out whether they deserved his help.in the centre of the main road into the town, he placed 43 very large stone. then he 44(hide)behind a tree and waited. soon an old man came along with his cow.“who put this stone in the centre of the road?” said the old man, but he did not try to remove the stone. instead, with some 45(difficult) he passed around the stone and continued on his way. another man came along and did the same thing; then another came, and another. all of them complained about the stone but not tried to remove 46.late in the afternoon a young man came along. he saw the stone,47(say)to himself,“ the night 48(be)very dark. some neighbors will come along later in the dark and will fall against the stone.”then he began to move the stone. he pushed and pulled with all his 49(strong)to move it. how great was his surprise at last!50 the stone, he found a bag of money.第三部分 基础知识（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）51. how many workers will be (雇用) in our company?52. she asked where he had been, but he didnt _(回应).53. stress has an effect on both your _ （身体的）and mental health.54. you can get the championship if you beat other _ (对手).55.youshould_(简化)theprocedureitstoocomplex(复杂的).56. thefirmisbritainsmainproducerof_(电子的)equipment.57. music is the (universe) language of human beings.58. only after understanding a poem can we _(欣赏) it.59.the little girl had an _(令人吃惊的)gift for music, which amazed the judge present.60.there are two beautiful vases and the _(风格) of the design is in qing dynasty.第四部分 写作(共两节，满分30分)第一节：短文改错(共10小题；每小题1分，满分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，每句中最多三有处。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()画掉。修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。dear john，hows everything? we havent seen each other for long. im very exciting to receive an email from you. im glad you have made so great progress that you can write your email with good chinese. i read your email to my parent and showed them the photos youd sent to me. what time flies! our friendship lasted for several months. we have got to know and learned a lot of from each other. yes，its obviously that the life in australia is quite different from one in china. im looking forward to hear from you soon and i hope you will come to china i