辽宁省大连经济技术开发区得胜高级中学2017-2018学年高一英语下学期期中试题

得胜高中20172018学年度下学期期中高一英语试卷

本试卷满分为120分，考试时间为100分钟第一部分

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。

A

In1978,Iwas18andwasworkingasanurseinasmalltownabout270kmawayfromSydney,Australia.Iwaslookingforwardtohavingfivedaysofffromduty.Unfortunately,theonlyonetrainadaybacktomyhomeinbackseatandofferedhimsomewater.

Afterafewmomentsofsmalltalk,themansaidtome,“Youhaven’tchangedabit,evenyourredhairisstillthesame.”

Icouldn’trememberwhereI’dmethim.Hethentoldmehewasthemanwhohadgivenmelunchandhelpedmefindaliftallthoseyearsago.ItwasGordon.1.Theauthorhadtohitch

arideonedayin1978because

.

A.herworkdelayedhertriptoSydney

B.shewas

goinghomeforherholidays

C.thetownwasfarawayfromSydney

D.shemissedtheonlytrainbackhome

2.WhichofthefollowingdidGordondoaccordingtoParagraph2?

A.Hehelpedthegirlfindaride.

B.Hegavethegirlaridebackhome.

C.Heboughtsandwichesforthegirl.

D.Hewatchedthegirlforthreehours.

3.Thereasonwhytheauthorofferedalifttotheelderlymanwasthat

.

A.sherealizedhewasGordon

B.shehadknownhimfordecades

C.shewasgoingtothenearbytown

D.shewantedtorepaythefavoursheoncegot

4.Whatdoestheauthorwanttotellthereadersthroughthestory?

A.Givingsometimesproducesniceresults.

B.Thosewhogiverideswillberepaid.

C.Goodmannersbringabouthappiness.

D.Peopleshouldofferfreeridestoothers.

B

ScientistsinArgentinahavecreatedtheworld’sfirstcowwithtwohumangenesthatwillenableittoproducehumanlikemilk.

Geneticengineeringwasusedtointroducethe"mothers’milk"genesintotheanimalbeforebirth,accordingtotheNationalInstituteofAgribusinessTechnologyinBuenosAires.

Asanadult,theclonedcow"willproducemilkthatissimilartothatofhumans",whichwillprove"adevelopmentofgreatimportanceforthenutritionofinfants(婴儿)",saidtheinstitute."Theclonedcow,namedRositaISA,isthefirstintheworldwithtwohumangenesthatcontaintheproteinspresentinhumanmilk,"saidthestatement.

InApril,scientistsinChinapublisheddetailsofresearchshowingthattheyhadcreateddairycowswhichproducedmilkcontainingproteinsfoundinhumanbreastmilk.ButtheArgentineteamsaidtheChineseonlyintroducedonehumangene,whiletheirresearchinvolvedtwo,

meaningthemilkwillmorecloselyresemblethatofhumans.

“Ourgoalwastoraisethenutritionvalueofcows’milkbyaddingtwohumangenes,whichdogoodtotheimmunesystemofinfants,”saidAdrianMutto,fromtheNationalUniversityofSanMartinwhichworkedwiththeinstitute.

CristinaKirchner,PresidentofArgentina,saidthatthescientificinstitutemadeallArgentinesproud.Shealsosaidthatshehadrejectedthe"honor"ofhavingthecownamedafterher."TheycametotellmethatthenameisCristina,butwhatwomanwouldliketohaveacownamedafterher?ItappearedtometobemorepropertocallitRosita.”

5.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.

Theimportanceofgeneticengineering.

B.

Waystoimprovemothers’milk.

C.

Aclonedcowtoproducehumanlikemilk.

D.

AdvancedagriculturaltechnologyinArgentina.

6.Whichofthefollowingcanbestreplace“morecloselyresemble”inParagraph4?

A.

havemorevarietiesthan

B.

bemoresimilarto

C.

havemorenutritionthan

D.

bemoredifferentfrom

7.WhatcanbeinferredfromCristinaKirchner’sstatements?

A.

Shewasquitesatisfiedwiththeresearchdonebytheinstitute.

B.

Sheconsidereditanhonortonamethespecialcow.

C.

Shefeltitimpropertobenamedafterthecow.

D.

Sherefusedtogiveanametothecowoutofselfrespect.

C

DoesFameDriveYouCrazy?

Althoughbeingfamousmightsoundlikeadreametrue,today’sstar,feelinglikezooanimals,facepressuresthatfewofuscanimagine.Theyareatthecenterofmuchoftheworld’sattention.Paparazzi(狗仔队)campoutsidetheirhomes,camerasready.Tabloids(小报)publishthrillingstoriesabouttheirpersonallives.Justimaginenotbeingabletodoanythingwithoutbeingphotographedorinterruptedforasignature!

AccordingtopsychologistChristinaVillareal,celebrities—famouspeople—worryconstantlyabouttheirpublicappearance.Eventually,theystarttolosetrackofwhotheyreallyare,seeingthemselvesthewaytheirfansimaginethem,notasthepeopletheywerebeforeeveryoneknewtheirnames.“Overtime,”Villarealsays,“theyfeelseparatedandalone.”

Thephenomenonoftrackingcelebritieshasbeenaroundforages.Inthe4thcenturyB.C.,paintersfollowedAlexandertheGreatintobattle,hopingtopicturehisvictoriesforhisadmirers.WhenCharlesDickensvisitedAmericainthe19thcentury,hissoldoutreadingsattractedthousandsoffans,leadinghimtoplain(抱怨)abouthislackofprivacy.Tabloidsofthe1920sand1930sranarticlesaboutfilmstarsinmuchthesamewaythatmoderntabloidsandwebsitesdo.

Beingapublicfiguretoday,however,isalotmoredifficultthanitusedtobe.Superstarscannotmoveaboutwithoutworryingaboutphotographerswithmoderncameras.Whentheysaysomethingsillyordosomethingridiculous,thereisalwaystheInternettospreadthenewsinminutesandkeeptheir“story”

aliveforever.

Iffameissotroublesome,whyaren’tallcelebritiesrunningawayfromit?Theansweristherearestillwaystodealwithit.Somestarsstaycalmbysurroundingthemselveswithtrustedfriendsandfamilyorbyescapingtoremoteplacesawayfrombigcities.Theyfocusnotonhowfamoustheyarebutonwhattheylovetodoorwhatevermadethemfamousinthefirstplace.

Sometimesafewcelebritiescangetalittlejustice.Still,evenstarswhoenjoyfulljusticeoftenplainabouthowhardtheirlivesare.Theyaretiredofbeingfamousalready.

8.Itcanbelearnedfromthepassagethatstarstoday___________.

A.areoftenmisunderstoodbythepublic

B.cannolongerhavetheirprivacyprotected

C.spendtoomuchontheirpublicappearance

D.carelittleabouthowtheyhaveeintofame

9.WhatisthemainideaofParagraph3?

A.Greatheroesofthepastweregenerallyadmired.

B.Theproblemfacedbycelebritieshasalonghistory.

C.Wellknownactorsareusuallytargetsoftabloids.

D.Worksofpopularwritersoftenhavealotofreaders.

10.Whatmakesitmuchhardertobeacelebritytoday?

A.Availabilityofmodernmedia.

B.Inadequatesocialrecognition.

C.Lackoffavorablechances.

D.Hugepopulationoffans.

11.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardmoderncelebrity?

A.Sincere.

B.Sceptical.

C.Disapproving.

D.Sympathetic.

D

GuidetoStockholmUniversityLibrary

Ourlibraryoffersdifferenttypesofstudyingplacesandprovidesagoodstudyingenvironment.

Zones

Thelibraryisdividedintodifferentzones.Theupperfloorisaquietzonewithoverathousandplacesforsilentreading,and

placeswhereyoucansitandworkwithyourownputer.Thereadingplacesconsistmostlyoftablesandchairs.Thegroundflooristhezonewhereyoucantalk.Hereyoucanfindsofasandarmchairsforgroupwork.

puters

Youcanuseyourownputertoconnecttothewifispeciallypreparedfornotebookputers；youcanalsouselibraryputers,whichcontainthemostmonlyusedapplications,suchasMicrosoftOffice.TheyaresituatedintheareaknownastheExperimentalFieldonthegroundfloor.

Groupstudyplaces

Ifyouwanttodiscussfreelywithoutdisturbingothers,youcanbookastudyroomorsitatatableonthegroundfloor.Somestudyroomsarefor23peopleandotherscanholdupto68people.Allroomsaremarkedonthelibrarymaps.

Thereare40groupstudyroomsthatmustbebookedviathewebsite.Tobook,youneedanactiveUniversityaccountandavalidUniversitycard.Youcanusearoomthreehoursperday,ninehoursatmostperweek.

StorageofStudyMaterial

Thelibraryhaslockersforstudentstostorecourseliterature.Whenyouhaveobtainedatleast40credits(学分),youmayrentalockerandpay400SEKforayear’srentalperiod.

RulestobeFollowed

Mobilephoneconversationsarenotpermittedanywhereinthelibrary.Keepyourphoneonsilentasifyouwereinalectureandexitthelibraryifyouneedtoreceivecalls.

Pleasenotethatfoodandfruitareforbiddeninthelibrary,butyouareallowedtohavedrinksandsweetswithyou.

12.Thelibrary’supperflooris

mainlyforstudentsto_________.

A.readinaquietplace

B.havegroupdiscussions

C.takefortableseats

D.gettheirputersfixed

13.Libraryputersonthegroundfloor__________.

A.helpstudentswiththeirfieldexperiments

B.containsoftwareessentialforschoolwork

C.areforthosewhowanttoaccessthewifi

D.aremostlyusedforfillingoutapplicationforms

14.Whatconditionshouldbemettobookagroupstudyroom?

A.Agroupmustconsistof8people.

B.Threehouruseperdayistheminimum.

C.Oneshouldfirstregisterattheuniversity.

D.Applicantsmustmarktheroomonthemap.

15.Astudentcanrentalockerinthelibraryifhe__________.

A.canaffordtherentalfee

B.attendscertaincourses

C.hasnowheretoputhisbooks

D.hasearnedtherequiredcredits

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。

“ThreeApples”changedtheworld.Thefirstoneseduced(诱惑)Eve.ThesecondoneawakenedNewton.

___16____

HerearesomefamouswordsfromSteveJobstoshare.

Onthecharacter

I’mtheonlypersonIknowthat’slostaquarterofabilliondollarsinoneyear._17__.

Ongooddesign

That’sbeenoneofmymottos－focusandsimplicity.Simplecanbeharderthanplex；Youhavetoworkhardtogetyourthinkingcleantomakeitsimple.Butit’sworthitintheendbecauseonceyougetthere，youcanmovemountains.

Onhisoutlook

___18_____

Sayingwe’vedonesomethingwonderfulwhengoingtobedatnight.That’swhatmatterstome.

Onyourworkinglife

Yourworkisgoingtofillalargepartofyourlife，andtheonlywaytobetrulysatisfiedistodowhatyoubelieveisgreatwork.__19___

Ifyouhaven’tfoundityet，keeplooking.Don’tsettle.

Ontheimportanceofdeath

Noonewantstodie.Evenpeoplewhowanttogotoheavendon’twanttodietogetthere.

___20_____

Noonehaseverescapedit.Andthatisasitshouldbe，becauseDeathisevenlikelythesinglebestinventionoflife.Itislife’schangeagent.Itclearsouttheoldtomakewayforthenew.Rightnowthenewisyou，butsomedaynottoolongfromnow，youwillgraduallybeetheoldandbeclearedaway.

A.It’sverycharacterbuilding.

B.ThethirdonewasinthehandsofSteveJobs.

C.Thisisnotaonemanshow.

D.Andtheonlywaytodogreatworkistolovewhatyoudo.

E.Andyetdeathisthedestinationweallshare.

F.It’sreallyhardtodesignproductsbyfocusingongroups.

G.Beingtherichestmaninthecemeterydoesn’tmattertome.

第二部分

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）

阅读下面短文，从短文中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。

Ifyouwanttolearnanewlanguage,theveryfirstthingtothinkaboutiswhy.Doyouneeditfora___21_____reason,suchasyourjoboryourstudies?___22____perhapsyou’reinterestedinthe___23____,filmsormusicofadifferentcountryandyouknowhowmuchitwillhelptohavea___24____ofthelanguage.

Mostpeoplelearnbestusingavarietyof___25____,buttraditionalclassesareanideal（理想的）startformanypeople.They___26___anenvironmentwhereyoucanpracticeunderthe___27___ofsomeonewho’sgoodatthelanguage.Wealllead___28___livesandlearningalanguagetakes__29___.Youwillhavemoresuccessifyoustudyregularly,sotrytodevelopa___30___.Itdoesn’tmatterifyouhaven’tgotlong.Beingfluentinalanguagewilltakeyears,butlearningtogetbytakes__31___.

Manypeoplestartlearningalanguageandsoongiveup.“I’mtoo__32___,”theysay.Yes,childrendolearnlanguagesmore__33___thanadults,butresearchhasshownthatyoucanlearnalanguageatany___34___.Andlearningisgoodforthehealthofyourbrain,too.I’vealsoheardpeople___35___aboutthemistakestheymakewhen___36___.Well,relaxandlaughaboutyourmistakes__37____you’remuchlesslikelytomakethemagain.

Learninganewlanguageisnever

___38___.Butwithsomeworkanddevotion,you’llmakeprogress.Andyou’llbe___39____bythepositivereactionofsomepeoplewhenyousayjustafewwordsin___40___ownlanguage.Goodluck!

21.A.technical

B.political

C.practical

D.physical

22.A.After

B.So

C.Though

D.Or

23.Aliterature

B.transport

C.agriculture

D.medicine

24.A.view

B.knowledge

C.form

D.database

25.A.paintings

B.regulations

C.methods

D.puters

26.A.protect

B.change

C.respect

D.provide

27.A.control

B.mand

C.guidance

D.pressure

28.A.busy

B.happy

C.simple

D.normal

29.A.courage

B.time

C.energy

D.place

30.A.theory

B.business

C.routine

D.project

31.A.somerisks

B.alotless

C.somenotes

D.alotmore

32.A.old

B.nervous

C.weak

D.tired

33.A.closely

B.quickly

C.privately

D.quietly

34.A.age

B.speed

C.distance

D.school

35.A.worry

B.hesitate

C.think

D.quarrel

36.A.singing

B.working

C.bargaining

D.learning

37.A.if

B.and

C.but

D.before

38.A.tiresome

B.hard

C.interesting

D.easy

39.A.blamed

B.amazed

C.interrupted

D.informed

40.A.their

B.his

C.our

D.your

第二节

语篇填空（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（不多于３个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

MywifeisaddictedtoshoppingontheInternet.

_41__seemsthatshecan’tcontrolherselfwell,justclickingconstantlywiththemouse.Letmetellyouwhathappenedlastnight.Itwasthefourthtimeshe__42___(shop)onlineforhours.Ihadalreadyremindedher_43____(think)twicebeforebuyinganything,butmywifeignored__44__Isaidandrepliedconfidently,“WiththeNewYear___45____

(approach)”,preparationisnecessary.Besides,Ihaven’tboughtthingsontheInternetforawholeweek.”Hearingherwords,Iwasreallyspeechless.Inmostcases,thethingssheboughtaren’tgoodvalueformoney.Maybeshejustenjoys__46____processofbuyingonline.

Nowadays,__47____thedevelopmentoftechnology,onlineshoppingisbeingmoreandmoreconvenient.Those__48___stayathomecanbuywhatevertheywant.Inthemeanwhile,itcausesaseriesofproblems.Oneofthem__49__(be)morespendingthanbefore,becausepeopleare_50____(easy)attractedbythediscount.Sohowtokeepagoodstateofmindinfrontoftemptation（诱惑）isanimportantlessonmanypeopleneedtolearn.

第三部分

写作（共两节，满分３５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，每句中最多有两处，每处只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（AforeignstudentgraduatedwithhonorsfromafinelyuniversityinGermany.Heexpectedtofindagoodjobandhaveabrightfuture.Butinhisdisappointment,hewasn'tevengivingthechanceforaninterview!Thethirdtimehewasrefused,hephonedthepanytoaskhow."Wedon'temploydishonestpeopleinGermany"istheanswer.Whatwaswrong?ShortlybeforehearrivedinGermany,hefoundeasyt