广东省揭阳市第三中学2017-2018学年高一上学期第一阶段考试英语试题

揭阳三中2017—2018学年度第一学期阶段考英语科测试题命题人：张少珊满分：120分考试时间:120分钟 第二部分阅读理解（共20题，每题2分，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。ASay“HongKong”and“greatswimming”aren'texactlythefirstthingthatleaptomind.Shoppingsure,butswimmingpool?Turnsout,alongwithallitsotherattractions,HongKongisloadedwithwonderfulpools.TheRitz－CarltonThepoolattheRitz－Carltonisbreathtaking,thankstotheview,thealtitudeand,ofcourse,theswim.Onthe118thfloorat484metresabovethestreetinthetallestbuildinginHongKong,it'stheworld'shighestswimmingpool.Theceilingandwallsaremadeupof144LEDscreensdisplayingcoralreefsandothernaturalscenes.WHotelHongKongIfyouhaveonlyoneniceswimsuit,saveitfortheWHotelHongKong.Onlypeoplelivinginthishotelcanenjoythiswonderfulpool,whichisHongKong'shighestrooftoppool.Thehotel'ssignatureWETdeckisfamousforstylishandoccasionallywildpoolsidepartiesinsummer.WETalsofeaturesagoodcocktailbarandaJacuzzi.HotelIndigoOneofHongKong'suniqueexperiencesisswimminginHotelIndigo'sglassbottompool.Thepoolprotrudesfromthehotel,allowingpeoplebelowtoseeswimmersandtheswimmerstodolapswhilecheckingoutthetrafficbelow.Thepoolissmallerparedtootherlocalgrandhotelsandonlyavailabletothehotelguests.FourSeasonsHotelTheFourSeasonsHotelgorgeousinfinitypooloverlooksVictoria1.Atwhichhotelcanatouriststillenjoyswimmingifhe/shelivesinnoneofthehotelsmentionedabove?A．TheRitz－Carlton.B.WHotelHongKong.C.HotelIndigo.D.FourSeasonsHotel.2.WhatdoweknowaboutswimmersinHotelIndigo?A.Theycanbeseenbypeoplebelow.B.Theycancheckoutthehotel.C.Theycanguidethetrafficbelow.D.Theycanbeaskedtodolaps.3.Wheredoesthistextprobablyefrom?A.Aresearchpaper.B.Anofficialannouncement.C.Atouristbrochure.D.Afashionmagazine.BVisitorsstillstopattheoldhouseinScituate,Twohundredyearsago,thisfarmhousewasthehomeofSamuelWoodworth.Duringthelongsummersofhischildhood,youngSamuelwouldoftenpauseatthewell.Itwasawelebreak,especiallyonahotafternoon.Onsuchadayhewouldeagerlydrawabucketfulofcoldwaterandsatisfyhisthirstwitharefreshingdrink.Whenhewasfourteen,WoodworthleftScituateforNewYorkCity,wherehestartedhisownnewspaper.Laterheworkedasaneditoratothernewspapersandmagazineswhilewritingnovels,plays,andpoetryinhissparetime.Hislifewasbusy,andherarelyhadtimetovisitthefamilyfarm.ButWoodworthneverstoppedthinkingofhisScituatehome.Afterworkoneevening,Woodworthpouredhimselfaglassofcitywater.Afterthat,heremarkedtohiswife,Lydia,howwonderfulitwouldbetohavealong,cooldrinkfromtheoakenbucketathisfather'swell.Lydiahadasuggestion:Whynotputittopoetry?ItwasasuggestionWoodworthcouldnotresist.ThatnighthewroteTheBucket.Inithecapturedtheworldofhischildhoodonahotsummerdayandthesimplejoyofstoppingforadrinkathisfather'swell.Hispoemwasaninstantsuccess.Itseemedtotoucheveryonewhohadeverbeenhomesick.Attheheightofitspopularity,TheOldOakenBucket(asitcametobecalled)wastranslatedintofourlanguages,andthewordsweresettoapopulartuneofthetime.Overtheyears,countlesspeoplehavereadorsungWoodworth'sodetohisboyhood.TodayitistheofficialsongofScituate,4.Whydoestheauthoruseflashback(倒叙)inParagraph2?A.Tohelpreadersappreciatethewellwater.B.Tohelpreadersenjoycitylife.C.TohelpreadersunderstandhowhardWoodworthwas.D.TohelpreaderslearnaboutWoodworth'schildhoodlife.5.WhatwasWoodworth'spurposeforwritingthepoem?A.Tosharehisopinion.B.Tointroducehishometown.C.Toexpresshisemotion.D.Tomakesomeplaints.6.Whatcanweinferfromthetext?A.Thewaterinthewelltastedbetterthanthatinthecity.B.ThewellandthewaterhadadeepimpressiononSamuel'smind.C.Woodworth'swiferemindedhimofthewellandsuggestedputtingittopoetry.D.Notmanypeoplepaidmuchattentiontothepoematfirst.7.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A.TheOldOakenBucketB.LivinginNewYorkC.GrowingupontheFarmD.GoodSuggestionsfromWifeCTheWorldHealthOrganizationreportparedthe“obesity－relatedbehaviors”foryoungstersacross42nations.AnditrevealsUKkidsareamongthelaziest.Amongteenagegirls,theScotstopedtheleaguetableformostscreentime,with80percentspendingatleasttwohoursadayonputers.Walescamefourthwith76percent,andEnglandseventhwith75percent.GirlsinArmeniaandAlbaniawereleastlikelytospendhoursidlingonline.Screentimefiguresforboyswereevenhigher.WaleswassecondintheEuropean“couchpotato”league,with85percentgluedtotheirscreensforatleasttwohours.Scotlandwasthirdwith84percent,andEngland15thwith77percent.BoysinSwitzerlandandPortugalwereleastlikelytodedicatetwohoursadaytosittinginfrontofaputer.LeadresearcherDrJoInchley,fromtheUniversityofStAndrews,saidsocialmediawasimpactingonkids'health.Shesaid,“Weknowtherearerisks,suchascyberbullyingandimpactonmentalhealth.Also,therearelonger－termimpactsonphysicalhealthfrombeingDrStevenMann,researchdirectorforUKActivesaidthefindingswere“alarming”.Hesaid,“Modernlifehaschanged,butwhenteensarespendinghourshunchedoverFacebook,Instagramandvideogames,theysimplyaren'tgettingtheexercisethattheyneed.Thesealarminginactivityfiguresshowthatplaytimeisoverbeforeithasstartedfortoomanychildren,puttingthematfargreaterriskoffutureconditionslikeheartdisease,cancerandtype2diabetes.”TamFry,fromtheNationalObesityForum,warnedBritteensarenow“slavestohand－helddevices”.AndtheWHOwarnsfourinfivefatteenswillcontinuetostrugglewiththeirweightthroughoutlife.ThereportalsoshowslessthanhalfofUKyoungstersconsumefruitorvegdaily.8.Whatdoweknowaboutthe“obesity－relatedbehaviors”foryoungstersacross42nations?A.UKkidsdidn'texerciseenough.B.Girlsspentmoretimeonputersthanboys.C.GirlsinWalesrankedthefirstintermsofscreentime.D.OnlySwissboysareamongthelaziest.9.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“sedentary”inParagraph4mean?A.Cyberbullying.B.puterusing.C.Exercising.D.Sittingorlittleactivity.10.WhatisthemainreasonforobesityforUKteens?A.Lessfruitorvegconsuming.B.Toomuchuseofelectronicdevices.C.Toomuchplaytime.D.Lackofphysicaleducation.11.Whyarethesescreentimefiguresalarming?A.UKkidswillbebeaten.B.AllUKkidswillsufferfromoverweight.C.Riskofcertaindiseaseswillincrease.D.Morehand－helddevicesneedtobeproduced.DAsmoreandmorepeoplespeakthegloballanguagesofEnglish,Chinese,Spanish,andArabic,otherlanguagesarerapidlydisappearing.Infact,halfofthe6,0007,000languagesspokenaroundtheworldtodaywilllikelydieoutbythenextcentury,accordingtotheUnitedNationsEducational,ScientificandCulturalOrganization(UNESCO).Inanefforttopreventlanguageloss,scholarsfromanumberoforganizations—UNESCOandNationalGeographicamongthem—haveformanyyearsbeendocumentingdyinglanguagesandtheculturestheyreflect.MarkTurin,ascientistattheMacmillanCentreYaleUniversity,whospecializesinthelanguagesandoraltraditionsoftheHimalayas,isfollowinginthattradition.Hisrecentlypublishedbook,AGrammarofThangmiwithanEthnolinguisticIntroductiontotheSpeakersandTheirCulture,growsoutofhisexperienceliving,working,andraisingafamilyinavillageinNepal.DocumentingtheThangmilanguageandcultureisjustastartingpointforTurin,whoseekstoincludeotherlanguagesandoraltraditionsacrosstheHimalayanreachesofIndia,Nepal,Bhutan,andChina.Butheisnotcontenttosimplyrecordthesevoicesbeforetheydisappearwithoutrecord.AttheUniversityofNow,throughthetwoorganizationsthathehasfounded—theDigitalHimalayaProjectandtheWorldOralLiteratureProject—Turinhasstartedacampaigntomakesuchdocuments,fortheworldavailablenotjusttoscholarsbuttotheyoungergenerationsofmunitiesfromwhomthematerialswereoriginallycollected.ThankstodigitaltechnologyandthewidelyavailableInternet,Turinnotes,theendangeredlanguagescanbesavedandreconnectedwithspeechmunities.12.Manyscholarsaremakingeffortsto______.A.promotegloballanguages B.searchforlanguagemunitiesC.rescuedisappearinglanguages D.setuplanguageresearchorganizations.13.Whatdoes“thattradition”inParagraph3referto?A.Livingwiththenativespeaker. B.Tellingstoriesaboutlanguageusers.C.Writingbooksonlanguageteaching. D.Havingfullrecordsofthelanguages.14.WhatisTurin’sbookbasedon?A.Theculturalstudies B.HispersonalexperienceinNepal.C.HislanguageresearchinBhutan. D.ThedocumentsavailableatYale.15.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribeTurin’swork?A.Collect,protectandreconnect. B.Write,sellanddonate.C.Record,repairandreward. D.Design,experimentandreport.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。Readingisanimportantskillthateveryoneneeds.Herearefivethingsthat,ifpracticed,canhelpyoudoubleyourreadingspeed.Don’tsoundouteachword.Thisisprobablythemostimportantthingtodotoreadfasterandthemostdifficultthingtoovere.Whenwefirstlearnedtoread,weweretaughttopronounceeachwordproperly.16Therefore,don’tsoundouteachword.17Lookingateachwordandsoundingitoutisalongwaytogetthroughasentence.Afteryouhavemasteredlookingatthewordandnotsoundingitout,thentrydoingitwithtwowords,threewordsandthenagroupofwordsatatime.Havepropereyespan(视距).Don’tdwellon(停留)eachwordorphrase.18Whenyoulookatthelastwordinthesentence,moveyoureyesrapidlytothenextline,andlookandmovealongthesentence.Donotregress(回顾).Oneofthebiggestobstaclestoreadingfastisregressing.19Asyourreadingspeedincreases,thetendencytoregresswillbelessandless.Varythespeed.20Somethingsthataremoretechnicalwillbereadslower.Themindwillpickupsomethingsveryquicklyandothersnotasquickly.Movealongatapacethatisfortable.Moveasfastasyoucanwhilestillunderstandingwhatisbeingread.A.Readseveralwordsatatime.B.Moveyoureyesatagoodpace.C.Pronounceeachwordasquicklyasyoucan.D.Everythingdoesnothavetobereadatthesamepace.E.Readthewholesentencetodoubleyourreadingspeed.F.Itisnaturaltowanttohaveaclearunderstandingofwhatisbeingread.G.Ittakesmuchlongertopronounceeachwordthantolookatandunderstandtheword.第三部分英语知识运用第一节完形填空（共20小题；每题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A,B,C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Twomen,bothseriouslyill,occupiedthesamehospitalroom.Onemanwasallowedtositupinhisbedforanhoureach21tohelpdrain(引流)thefluidfromhislungs.Hisbedwasnexttotheroom’sonly22.Theothermanhadtospendallhistime23onhisback.Themen24forhoursonend.Theyspokeofeverythingfromtheirfamiliestotheirvocations.Everyafternoonwhenthemaninthebedbythewindowcould25,hewouldpassthetimeby26tohisroommateallthethingshecould“27”outsidethewindow.Themanintheotherbedbee28,forthoseonehourperiodshisworldwouldbe2Asthemanbythewindowdescribedallin30,themanontheothersideoftheroomwouldclosehiseyesand31thewonderfulscene.Daysandweekspassed.Onemorning,theday32arrivedtobringwaterfortheirbathsonlytofindthelifelessbodyofthemanbythewindow,whohaddied33Assoonitseemed34,theothermanaskedifhecouldbe35tothebednexttothewindow.Thenursewashappytomaketheswitch.Impatiently,hestruggledononeelbowtotakehis36lookattheworldoutside.Heslowlyturnedtolookoutthewindowbesidethebed.Itfacedablank37!Themanaskedthenursewhatcouldhavemadehisformer38describesuchwonderfulthingsoutsidethiswindow.Thenurserespondedthatthemanwas39andcouldnotevenseethewall.“Hejustwantedto40you,”sheadded.21.A.morning B.afternoon C.evening D.midnight22.A.chair B.desk C.window D.door23.A.lying B.turning C.shaking D.wrapping24.A.smiled B.debated C.cried D.talked25.A.situp B.raiseup C.standup D.holdup26.A.writing B.recording C.describing D.showing27.A.see B.remember C.hear D.predict28.A.confident B.excited C.sad D.disappointed29.A.shocked B.broadened C.challenged D.strengthened30.A.public B.order C.general D.detail31.A.imagine B.act C.doubt D.remember32.A.worker B.nurse C.doctor D.cleaner33.A.expectedly B.cruelly C.terribly D.peacefully34.A.impossible B.unrealistic C.appropriate D.hurried35.A.tied B.pulled C.moved D.pushed36.A.first B.worst C.last D.best37.A.screen B.curtain C.board D.wall38.A.roommate B.relative C.teammate D.workmate39.A.deaf B.blind C.weak D.stupid40.A.annoy B.defeat C.cheat D.encourage第二节（共10分；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或括号内单词的正确形式。Itisveryinterestingtohavealookat41(different)betweenschoolsindifferentcountries.InmanyEuropeancountries,forexample,therelationship42teachersandstudentsisquiteformal.ThisistrueofGermany,France,andSpain,43disciplineandrespectfortheteacherisconsideredveryimportant.ThesameistrueofRussia.InnorthernEuropeancountries,44,therelationshipismuch45(closely)andmorerelaxed.InAmericaandBritain,therelationshipsarequiterelaxed.Studentsreallyenjoy46(acpany)bytheirteachersatschool.Anotherimportantdifferenceiswhetherschoolsarestateschoolsorprivateschools.Stateschoolsgetfinancialsupportfromthegovernmentwhileprivateschools47(pay)forbytheparents.GermanyandFrancehave48stateschoolsandprivateschools,butmoststudentschoose49(go)tostateschools,whichareverygood.50(similar),Americaalsohasstateschoolsandpriv