广东省深圳市宝安区高一英语下学期期中试题

1、广东省深圳市宝安区 2016-2017 学年高一英语下学期期中试题第I卷第一部分 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。ADo you ever dream about climbing Mount Everest, which is 8,848 meters high? If so, youare not alone. Every year, thousands of people try to climb the world s highest mountain

2、s or walk across deserts. Let s take a look at some of the 21st century s greatest adventures（ 冒险家 ）.Ed StaffordEd Stafford from the UK is the first person to walk along the Amazon River from the mountains of Peru to the mouth of the river in Brazil. There are many dangerous animals in the rainfores

3、t, but he was only bitten by ants and mosquitoes. On his trip, Ed had to find fruit and nuts or catch fish each morning. He used a radio to ask the people of the rainforest for food and help. Many people came to meet him and guide him through the rainforest. While he walked, Ed wrote a blog to tell

4、the world about climate change and destruction（ 破坏 ） of the rainforest.Meagan McGrathSome adventurers are always looking for a new challenge. Meagan McGrath from Canada has climbed mountains, ridden a bike across Canada and run races in the desert to raise money for the disabled.Erik WeihenmayerErik

5、 Weihenmayer from the United States has climbed mountains and ridden a bike through deserts. Amazingly, Erik is blind and he wants other blind people who can t see thingsto have active lives too. He has taken groups of young blind people climbing in Nepal.1. What happened on Ed Stafford s journey?A.

6、 He received great help from the locals.B. He was attacked by dangerous animals.C. He studied fruit and nuts in the rainforest.D. He stopped people from destroying rainforests.2. Who has to face more challenges while adventuring?A. Ed Stafford.B. Meagan McGrath.C. Erik Weihenmayer. D.All of them3. W

7、hat do the three adventures have in common?A. They are disabled people.B. They have great interest in climbing.C. They do something that benefits society.D. They are professional mountain climbers.Charles Revson, founder of the successful cosmetic(化妆品)firm Revlon, once said,“In our factory we make l

8、ipstick(口红 ).In our advertising, we sell hope.We could use a little more hope. I think that is why people buy lottery tickets(票).One poor mother, who was raising her children by long hours of hard work,was asked,“Why do you waste your money on a lottery ticket when you can hardly make ends meet?“Yea

9、h, I buy a ticket every day,“the woman admitted. "But a dollar is not too muchto pay for 24 hours of hope.“ There are probably better uses for hermoney than buyinglottery tickets, but she would rather keep a little hope than onto her dollar.We need hope in life. Without it, far too many people

10、come to theconclusion that theyare powerless in the face of difficulties.Without hope, they won' tm*e needed changes.They feel powerless. They can feel sorry for themselves and helplessto do anything abouttheir problems, or they can believe there is a chance for something better.Norman Cousins,

11、in his bookHead First, the Biology of Hope,explains the power ofhope. He tells of two doctors,who were to deliver a paper at anational meeting of cancerspecialists. One was truly puzzled."I don ' t understand it, Bob,he said."We usethe same drugs, the same dosage(量),at the same schedul

12、e of treatment. Yet I get a 22%recovery rate and you get a 74% recovery rate. How do you explain that?The other responded,“We both use etoposide, plationl, oncovin, and hydroxyurea. You put those letters together and tell people that you are giving them E-P-O-H. I put themE.”together and explain to

13、people that they are receiving H-O-P-4. Why did the poor mother buy lottery tickets?A. She did it just for fun.B. She put her hope on them.C. She wanted to make ends meet.D. She won much money through them.5. What does Norman Cousins mainly tell us inHead First, the Biology of Hope ?A. The power of

14、hope.B. The cure for cancer.C. Experiences of doctors.D. The smartnes s of doctors.6. How did Bob raise his recovery rate?A. He used different medicines.B. He made the patients hopeful.C. He gave the patients a higher dosage.D. He used the medicine in different order.7. How does the author make his

15、view convincing?A. By giving examples.B. By doing experiments.C. By giving cause and effect.D. By sharing his own experience.CLove roasted（ 烤）Peking duck? We ' ve got the burger for you. While McDonald ' s and KFC continue to attract local tastes, Peking duck restaurant DaDong has opened its

16、 own fast food joint in Beijing. It is known as Da Dong Duck Burger. The star attraction is,of course, the duck burger with Chinese cultural tradition.The duck burger contains Peking duck meat with onion, tomato, cucumber and plumsauce（苏梅酱）.It is quite similar to ordinary burgers in appearance. They

17、 usually sellabout 300 duck burgers each day. As well as a glass of soda or hot honey pomelo tea and fries, the duck burger combination costs 31 yuan.DaDongis one of Beijing ' s top Peking duck restaurants. Han Yang, the restaurant ' s manager, notes that all the chefs（ 主厨）working at Da Dong

18、 Duck Burger are from DaDong.The ducks, roasting techniques and re cipes are also the same. Sitting in the city' sCentral Business District, the fast food joint has attracted customers working in office buildings nearby. This success has led to expansion（扩张）plans in Beijing, Shanghai andGuangzho

19、u.Besides duck burgers,DaDongBurger s menuincludes a variety of dishes. For example,the improved Zhajiangmian uses spaghetti instead of Beijing handmade noodles. Local Cindy Zhan, who went to the restaurant for lunch try the burger, said it surprised her.“ Itwas much tastier than I had thought. ” Sh

20、e adds she was happy that the restaurant also offers a quality salad.The Chinese may argue that the burger isn t just a Western thing because it dates back to hundreds of years ago in Chinese history. The most famous Chinese-style burger perhaps is Roujiamo with meat in baked bread.8. DaDong Duck Bu

21、rger is intended to .A. attract more foreignersB. sell roasted Peking duckC. fight against the fast foodD. introduce a Chinese-style burger9. What do we know about the duck burger?A. It costs less than 31 yuan.B. It tastes similar to ordinary burgers.C. It must be sold together with the fruit salad.

22、D. It is too oily compared with other burgers10. According to Han Yang, DaDong Duck Burger .A. will enjoy a large marketB. has become the top fast food jointC. makes the duck meat in a different wayD. has nothing to do with the DaDong restaurant11. What is the best title of the passage?A. Hamburgers

23、 are not western traditional food.B. A new Peking duck burger has come to the market.C. A very successful restaurant-Dadong.D. The Roujiamo is the first burger in the world.DA recent report from the World Health Organization(WHO) shows that in Europe and the. Moreover,United States, many people drin

24、k coffee and tea at temperatures around 60 tea- drinkers enjoy drinks at close to 70 C .The International Agency forResearch on Cancer （IARC） is part of the WHO. Theresearchers carriedout studies in Iran, China and South America, where hot tea and coffeewere often served. They noted it was even more

25、 worrying that many people also drank through straws（ 吸管）.This sent the extremely hot liquid directly into the throat.Researchers found evidence that drinks at temperatures above 65C, when swallowed, can cause cancer of the esophagus（食道癌）They once linked it to smoking and alcoholic drinks. However,

26、this form of cancer is more common in areas where people prefer drinks at very high temperatures.The findings, however, are good news for coffee drinkers. In 1991, the WHOstedcoffeeas a carcinogen（ 致癌物）.The officials have changed their position on that listing. They now suggest that having very hot

27、drinks is one probable cause of esophageal cancer and that it is the temperature, rather than the drinks themselves, that appear to be responsible.Health experts said that esophageal cancer is the eighth most commoncancer worldwide. Cancer of the esophagus kills about 400,000 people every year. Next

28、 time you make yourself a cup of hot tea or coffee, you ' d better let it cool down a bit before drinking.12. What does the WHO report show?A. A cup of coffee with milk tastes better.B. Coffee tastes better with higher temperature.C. Coffee and tea are important parts of lives.D. Many people lik

29、e drinks that are too hot.13. What made the IARC rese archers more concerned?A. People in Iran drink too much tea.B. Tea and coffee are often offered together.C. Drinking through straws is very dangerous.D. Drinking hot drinks with straws does harm to throats.14. What can be good news for coffee dri

30、nkers?A. Coffee drinkers can drink coffee whenever they like.B. Drinking coffee has nothing to do with cancer.C. The coffee drink itself might not cause cancer.D. Hot coffee will be moved out of the carcinogen list.15. Which of the following is suggested by health experts?A. Staying away from hot dr

31、inks.B. Developing healthy life habits.C. Paying attention to esophageal cancer.D. Having hot drinks after they become cooler.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What should you do if you find that you do not have enough time to get all your homework done? With a lit

32、tle organization, you can get all of your homework done on time every day._16_ For example, Monday: 1 hour, Tuesday: 1 and 1/2 hours, Wednesday: 1/2 hour,etc. If you have other planned activities, you will have less time for homework._17_ At the end of the day, if you are really tired and still have

33、 homework, goto bed and set your alarm perhaps an hour or two earlier than what you usually do. Whenyou do your homework in the morning, you will have more energy and be able to complete it faster.Use free periods. _18_ Use it to catch up on your homework. You will have time tohang out with your fri

34、ends on a weekend. Make homework your first priority（重点 ）.Make Fridays count. Unless you have plans on Friday after school, try to do all yourhomework for the weekend. _19_ What a lot of people do is that not do their homeworkon Friday, and wait until Sunday night to do it. This may sound like a goo

35、d idea now, butwhile you are going out to a party or whatever on Saturday night, all you will be able tothink about is having to do your homework the next night. _20_A. Consider using your mornings.B. Don t do other things while doing homework.C. Decide how much time you can have for homework.D. Mak

36、e sure your family knows you are doing your homework.E. If you have a free period, don t use it to hang out with your friends.F. Then on Sunday, you may be tired and don t want to do your homework.G. You will enjoy the weekend without having to worry about your homework.第二部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节 完形填空

37、（共20小题， 每小题1.5分，满分30分）Two boys were on a walk in the forest when they came upon a frozen river that blocked their way. And no 21 can be seen to help them cross over. Both boys 22 placeda foot on the surface of the ice. It was slippery（滑的）.Then one boy 23 but theother kept trying.“What are you doing?

38、” the tallerboy asked."You will24!”Bang, the shorterboy fell down. "See? I told you so." The shorter boy got up and carefullytook a 25.He fell down again. "What are you doing? ” the taller boy 26. The shorter boy gotup again and carefully tried a few steps,27 very slightly. The p

39、rocess repeateditself, until 28, the shorter boy, bruised（擦伤的）and 29, crossed the river."I' ve 30 it! ” he shouted and then waved to his friend."Now it' s your31.”"I' ll fall over. ”"Probably, I did. ”"But I ' ll hurt myself. It ' smuch 32 here. "&qu

40、ot;Yes, butyou wanted to come here. ""I 33, butI can't."The shorter boy 34 his head. "Can' t or won ' t? " he said tohimself 35 hewalked off in the direction of home.In fact, we often come across a 36 like this one. And we have a decision to make.Do we take the r

41、isk and cross over, knowing that we could fall and suffer 37 alongthe way?38 do we stay where we are, feeling safe, thinking that we will 39get to where we want in life? As for me, I will choose to cross the river and become a40.21. A. strangersB. bridgesC. animalsD. boats22. A. quicklyB. nicelyC. f

42、reelyD. carefully23. A. gave upB. turned upC. calmed downD. came up24. A dieB. cryC. fall overD. break down25. A. restB. lookC. breathD. step26. A. weptB. repeatedC. apologizedD. reminded27. A. climbingB. rollingC. walkingD. answering28. A. finallyB. suddenlyC. obviouslyD. nearly29. A. sickB. energe

43、ticC. frightenedD. cold30. A. gottenB. gainedC. madeD. held31. A. awardB. turnC. taskD. luck32. A. safe rB. cleanerC. prettierD. closer33. A. doubtB. forgetC. guessD. know34. A. noddedB. coveredC.shookD. raised35. A. untilB. asC. sinceD. though36. A. riverB. forestC. friendD. boy37. A. damageB. loss

44、C. painD. illness38. A. ButB. AndC. SoD. Or39. A. alsoB. neverC. oftenD. just40. A. successB. teacherC. leaderD. poet第II卷第二节 语法填空(共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分)阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1-2个单词)或括号内单词的正确行使。The custom of sending Christmas cards in England dates from the 19th century. Beforethat, people used to write l

45、etters at Christmas and at other times of the year 41 another.“penny post ” , a mail提升)the penny post,插画师)，43(design)In 1840, a British man named Henry Cole 42(invent) the service that required a penny to send a piece of mail. To promote( he created the Christmas card.Cole asked his friend John Call

46、cott Horsley, an illustrator(an image or two to appear on a small card to go with the now-familiar“Wishing you a Merry-part card. On the leftChristmas and a Happy New Year. " Horsley designed 44 three and right 45(side) of the card were scenes of people who were giving food and clothing to the

47、po Qr, in the middle was a family 46(enjoy) food and drink. Cole and Horsleyhad ove .r 2,000 cards 47(print) and sold then for a shilling each.The cards proved so popular 48 people bought and sent them around the country.Popular images at the time were 49(beauty) flowers, green grass, lovely childre

48、n andanimals.Though there are e-cards, emails and other 50(choose) today, Christmas remainsthe holiday in which people send the most greeting cards.第三部分课文知识考查（共二节，满分40分） 第一节 中译英单词填空（共20题，每小题1分，满分20分）根据括号内的中文或英文提示，在横线上填入单词的正确形式。51. Shenzhen is（ 位于）in the southeast of China.52. The town ' s main（特

49、征 ）are its beautiful temples and ancient markets.53. Providing（无家可归的 ）people with somewhere to stay whenthe weather is cold is a must.54. We can tell lots of（ 相似处）between you and your mother.55. The family has just bought some new outdoor（家具）.56. （幸运的是 ）,we got home before it started to rain.57. The

50、 pesticides（杀虫齐U） used on many farms are（ 污染）thewater supply.58. If an avalanche（ 雪崩）strikes, people can be（埋葬）alive bysnow.59. Do you have any（ 经验）of working with kids?60. The difficulrt driving conditions（ 导致）several accidents beforethe policemen came.61. The whole family was in（agree） with her on

51、 what they should do.62. Thomas Alva Edison is one of the greatest（invent） in the history.63. The latest GPS helps us make the（locate） of the destination quite easy.64. Helping to relief（poor） in developing countries also helps to reduce environmental destruction.65. All their profits are re-investe

52、d in research and（develop）.66. Mr. Smith（violent） disagreed with what he said.67. He moved back,（terrify） of going into the dark room.68. It is （frighten） to think what might happen if she left him.69. She s well aware of her （strong） and weaknesses as an artist.70. Johnson was （influence） in persua

53、ding the couples make upagain.第二节 句子翻译 （共 5 题，每题 4 分，满分 20 分）根据括号中所给提示翻译出句子，若未用到括号中指定内容会相应扣分。71. 高迪 （Gaudi） 从 1882 年起从事这项工程直至1926年逝世。72.平均来说，美国每年发生 800 次龙卷风，造成大约 80 人死亡， 1， 500 人受伤。 （there be 句型 ） 73.遭遇沙尘暴是一种可怕 的经历，那是我遭遇过的最可怕最危险的境况。 （定语从句， be caught in ）74. 政府已经种植了 300 多亿颗树，并准备在未来的 5 年里继续种植。75. 孟子是一位思想家，他的学说和孔子的学说很相像。 （ 定语从句， Mencius; Confucius）第三节 书面表达 （满分 25 分）假如你是李华， 你的美国朋友Mike 对中国历史和传统文化非常感兴趣。 请你写一封信给他， 介绍一位中国古时的一位伟人。注意： 1. 词数 100 左右2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯3. 开头语已为你写好，不计入总词数。Dear Mike,Iamwriting to you to talk