辽宁省大连渤海高级中学高一下学期期中考试英语试题

20172018学年度下学期期中考试高一英语试题第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节阅读下列短文，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AGlobalEnglishCenterGeneralEnglishinallfourskills:listening,speaking,readingandwriting.*3month(700yuan),6month(1,200yuan)andoneyear(2,000yuan)courses.*Choiceofmorningoreveningclasses,3hoursperday,Mon.Fri.*ExperiencedcollegeEnglishteachers.*ClosetothecitycenterandbusstopsAdd:105ZhongshanRoadTel:6760000ModernLanguageSchool*SpecialcoursesinEnglishforbusiness,travel,banking,hotelmanagementandofficeskills.*Smallclasses(216students)onSaturdayandSundayfrom2:00to5:00p.m..*EnglishteachersfromCanadaandtheUSA.*3month(1,000yuan),6month(1,800yuan).Add:675ParkRoadTel:6777777The21stCenturyEnglishTrainingCenter*Weoffermorningorafternoonclasses.Bothofwhichlastthreemonthsandahalfatacostof800yuan.Entranceexams:June1andDecember1.*WealsohaveasixweekTOEFLpreparationclassduringwinterandsummerholidays*Only15minutewalkfromcitycenter.Call6016666formoreinformation.TheInternationalHouseofEnglish*3or6monthEnglishcourseforstudentsofalllevelsatverylowcost:60yuanfor12hoursperweek;convenientclasshours:9:0012:00a.m.and2:005:00p.m.*4montheveningclassesfordevelopingspeakingskills(samecostasdayclasses)*Welltrainedforeignteachers*Freesightseeingtoursandsocialactivities*VeryclosetotheCentralPark.Call6886666forfurtherinformation.21.offersfreesightseeingtours.A.GlobalEnglishCenterB.ModernLanguageSchoolC.The21stCenturyEnglishTrainingCenterD.TheInternationalHouseofEnglish22.HowmuchdoyouhavetopayifyouwanttolearnEnglishinModernLanguageSchoolforsixmonths?A.800.B.1,000.C.1,200.D.1,800.23.WhyisThe21stCenturyEnglishTrainingCenterdifferentfromothers?A.Ithasanentranceexamforlearners.B.Itisthenearesttothecityenter.C.Itsaddressdoesn’tappearintheadvertisement.D.TheteachersarefromCanadaandtheUSA.24.IfyouwanttoimproveyouroverallEnglishability,whichnumberwouldyoucall?A.6886666B.6016666C.6760000D.677777725Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?AThe21stCenturyEnglishTrainingCenterhasasixweekTOFELpreparationclassonlyonsummerholidaysBGlobalEnglishCentreisonly15minutewalkfromCentreParkCIfyouwanttolearnEnglishabouttravel,youcancall6777777DEnglishteachersinModernLanguageSchoolarefromAustraliaBTwentyyearsago,Idroveataxiforaliving.OnenightIwenttopickupapassengerat2:30AM.WhenIarrivedtocollect,Ifoundthebuildingwasdarkexceptforasinglelightinagroundfloorwindow.Iwalkedtothedoorandknocked,"Justaminute,"answeredaweak,elderlyvoice.Afteralongpause,thedooropened.Asmallwomaninhereightiesstoodbeforeme.Byhersidewasasmallsuitcase.Itookthesuitcasetothecar,andthenreturnedtohelpthewoman.Shetookmyarmandwewalkedslowlytowardthecar.Shekeptthankingmeformykindness."It'snothing,"Itoldher."IjusttrytotreatmypassengersthewayIwouldwantmymothertreated.""Oh,you'resuchagoodman."Shesaid.Whenwegotintothetaxi,shegavemeanaddress,andthenasked,"Couldyoudrivethroughdowntown?""It'snottheshortestway,"Iansweredquickly."Oh,I'minnohurry,"shesaid."I'monmywaytoahospice(临终医院).Idon'thaveanyfamilyleft.ThedoctorsaysIdon'thaveverylong."Iquietlyreachedoverandshutoffthemeter(计价器).Forthenexttwohours,wedrovethroughthecity.Sheshowedmethebuildingwhereshehadonceworked,theneighborhoodwhereshehadlived,andthefurnitureshopthathadoncebeenaballroomwhereshehadgonedancingasagirl.Sometimesshe'daskmetoslowdowninfrontofaparticularbuildingandwouldsitstaringintothedarkness,sayingnothing.Atdawn,shesuddenlysaid,"I'mtired.Let'sgonow."Wedroveinsilencetotheaddressshehadgivenme."HowmuchdoIoweyou?"sheasked."Nothing."Isaid."Youhavetomakealiving,"sheanswered."Oh,thereareotherpassengers,"Ianswered.Almostwithoutthinking,Ibentandgaveherahug.Sheheldontometightly.Ourhugendedwithherremark,"Yougaveanoldwomanalittlemomentofjoy."

26.Theoldwomanchosetoridethroughthecityinorderto______.A.showshewasfamiliarwiththecityB.seesomeplacesforthelasttimeC.letthedriverearnmoremoneyD.reachthedestinationontime27.Thetaxidriverdidnotchargetheoldwomanbecausehe______.A.wantedtodoherafavorB.shutoffthemeterbymistakeC.hadreceivedherpaymentinadvanceD.wasinahurrytotakeotherpassengers28.Whatcanwelearnfromthestory?A.Givingisalwaysapleasure.B.Peopleshouldrespecteachother.C.Anactofkindnesscanbringpeoplegreatjoy.D.Peopleshouldlearntoappreciateothers'concern.CFormanyyearstheschoolsysteminFinlandhasbeenverysuccessful.InthePISAsurvey,whichparesreading,mathandscienceknowledgeof15yearoldsaroundtheworld,FinlandisnotonlythetopEuropeancountrybutalsopeteswithAsiangiantslikeShanghai,SingaporeandSouthKorea.Butwhatmakestheeducationalsysteminthissmallcountrysodifferentfromothersinthewesternworld?Untilthe1960sFinland’sschoolsystemhadbeeninfluencedlargelybyitsneighbor,theSovietUnion.Moststudentsleftschoolaftersixyears;somewentontoprivateschools.Onlythewealthyonesgotabettereducation.Inthemiddleofthe1960stheFinnishgovernmentsawtheneedtochangeandmodernizetheireducationsystemiftheywantedtobeinternationallypetitive.Lawmakersmadeasimpledecision:abasicschoolforallthe7to16yearolds.pulsoryeducationbeginsat7.Thegovernmentmakesitpossibleforallchildrentoattendpreschoolaswell.MostofFinland’sschoolsgettheirmoneyfromthegovernment.Thepeoplewhoareinchargeoftheeducationsystem,fromteacherstoofficialsaretrainedteachers,notpoliticianslikeinothercountries.Teachersworkwiththeirpupilsinschoolasmuchaspossible.Whenteachersarenotwiththepupils,theyspendalotoftimeinschoolsworkingonthecurriculumandnewprojects.SchoolsinFinlandaresmall,atleastforinternationalstandards.Soteachersknoweverypupilintheirschoolandtryeverythingtosucceedwiththeirpupils.Thatiswhydropoutratesarelowparedtoothercountries.Incontrasttoothernations,teachersinFinlandarehighlyrespected.Finlandselectsitsteachersverycarefully:onlytalentedstudentsgoontoauniversityandreceiveamaster’sdegreeineducation.Finlandonlytakesthebesttoeducateitsyouth.AllFinnishchildren,whethertheyefromthecityorthecountry,whetherfromarichorpoorfamily,havethesamechancesineducation.Therearenotsomanydifferencesbetweenthewealthyandpoor,asinAmericaorotherwesternEuropeancountries.Educationexpertssaythatthereisverylittledifferencebetweenverygoodandtheworststudents.TwothirdsofFinnishpupilsmoveontohighereducation,thehighestrateintheEuropeanUnion.29.WhatdidtheFinlandgovernmentdointhemiddleofthe1960s?A.Theychangedtheschoolsystem.B.Theylengthenedpreschooleducation.C.Theyencouragedstudentstogotoprivateschool.D.Theylearnedmoderneducationfromneighboringcountries.30.Wecanlearnfromthetextthat______________.A.thechildreninFinlandareeducatedequallyB.thechildreninFinlandattendpreschoolattheageofsixC.theschoolsysteminFinlandisbetterthanthatinSingaporeD.theschoolequipmentinFinlanddoesn’tmeetinternationalstandards31.TheauthormentionsShanghai,SingaporeandSouthKoreatoshow________.A.AsiancountriesaresuccessfulinschooleducationB.theschoolsysteminFinlandhasbeenverysuccessfulC.studentsintheseplacesarebetterthanthoseinEuropeancountriesD.theeducationalsysteminAsiaisdifferentfromthatinthewesternworld32.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A.WhatDifferencesEuropeanSchoolsHaveB.WhatGoodSchoolsProvideStudentswithC.WhyFinland’sSchoolSystemIsSuccessfulD.WhyFinland’sSchoolSystemHasChangedDAdrian's"AmazingRace"startedearlywhenhisparentsrealizedthathe,asababy,couldn'thearathing,notevenloudnoises.Inaspecialschoolforthehearingimpaired(听觉受损的)，helearnedsignlanguageandgottomixwithotherdisabledchildren.However,thesightofallthedisabledchildrenmunicatingwithoneanotherupsethismother.Shewantedhimtoleadanormallife.Soafterspeakingtoanadvisor,shesenthimtoprivateclasseswherehelearnedtoreadlipsandpronouncewords.Lateron,Adrian'sparentsdecidedtosendhimtoaregularschool.Buttheheadmastertriedtopreventthemfromdoingso,sayingregularschoolcouldn'ttakecareofaspecialneedsstudent.Hisparentsweredeterminedtotaketheriskandpushhimhardtogothroughhisworkeverydaybecausetheywantedtoprovethat,giventheopportunity,hecoulddoanything.Adrianmadethegradeandgotaccepted.Itwasabigchallenge.Thepace（节奏）wasfastersohehadtositatthefrontoftheclassandreallypayattentiontotheteacher,whichwasn'talwayseasy.Buthestucktoitanddidalotofextraworkafterschool.TheeffortsmadebyAdrianandhisparentspaidoff.Adriangraduatedwithgoodgradesandgotintoatophighschool.Healsoachievedalotinlifeoutsideschool.HedevelopedalovefortheoutdoorsandwenttoNepaltoclimbmountains.HeevenenteredtheWorldYachtRace05/06beingthefirsthearingimpairedAsiantodoso.Butnoneoftheseachievementswouldhavebeenpossiblewithoutoneofthemostimportantlessonsfromhismother."Ifyoubelieveinyourselfandworkhard,youcanachievegreatresults."Sheoftensaid.33.Adrian'sparentsdecidedtosendhimtoaregularschoolbecause

.A.theywantedhimtoliveanormallifeB.theywantedtoprovetheheadmasterwrongC.hewouldn'tmixwithotherdisabledchildrenD.hewasn'ttakengoodcareofinthespecialschool34.HowdidAdrianfinallysucceedinhisstudy?A.Hedidalotofoutdooractivities.B.Hewaspushedhardtostudyeveryday.C.Heattendedprivateclassesafterschool.D.Heworkedveryhardbothinandafterclass35.WhyisAdrian'slifedescribedasan"AmazingRace"?A.Hedidverywellinhisstudy.B.Hesucceededinenteringaregularschool.C.Hereachedhisgoalsinspiteofhisdisability.D.HetookpartintheWorldYachtRace05/06.（共5个小题；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。选项中有两处为多余选项。AttackingschoolfearsTherearerealfearsandimaginedones.Mostschooldangersareimagined.36Manystudentshavelearnedtofearteachersandclassrooms,textbooksandtests.Sofirstlet’sdeterminewhatthefearsare,andthenattacktheminagoodproblemsolvingway.FearoffailureMoststudentshaveplentyofabilitytomeetschooldemands.Mostassignmentsandcoursesarewithinreason,morelikelytobeboringthandifficult.37Onceyouhavehadafewsuccesses,youwillbegintooverethisfear.FearofteachersThisisclearlyanunrealfear.Lookaroundatyourfellowstudents.Someofthemwillbeteachers.Asyoucansee,thereisnothingspecialaboutthem.38Youcangettoknowthembetteroutofclass.Visitthemandchatwiththem.FearoftalkinginclassAnyonecanmakeamistake,butanhourlaterpeoplewillnotevenrememberamistakewasmade.39Alsokeepinmindthatyourperformanceinclassisalmostneverthemainpartofyourgrade.40Thisfearcanhelpyouwatchforrealdanger.Thefuturecanbedangerous.Buttoletitkeepyoufromtryingnewthingswouldbetogiveuplife.Yourownexperienceshowsthatmostofthetimethingsworkoutallright.Themorethingsyoutryout,themoreyouwillfeelathome.A.FearofstartingoutB.FearofpotentialdangerC.Rarelyisitlackofabilitythatmakespeoplefail.D.Thisisbecausetheyaremuchmoreconcernedwiththemselves.E.Sodon’thandoverpowertoteachersthattheydon’treallyhave.F.However,schoolinstitutionshavemademostpeoplethinkotherwise.G.Oftensomethingelseistherealproblem,notwhatyoufirstidentified.：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，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。Everyoneneedswaterandadiet__41__healthyfoods.Thesefoodsshould__42__somefat，somefibre，alittlesaltandsoon.Peopleneedenergytolive.Theyeatallkindsoffoods__43__changeintoenergy.Ourbodiesusedifferent__44__ofenergy.Theenergyismeasuredincalories(卡路里)．Themore__45__wetake，themorecaloriesweburn.Evenwhenyouare_46__，youareusingenergy—about65caloriesanhour.Whileyouareatschool，orwalkinghome，yourbodyis__47__up100caloriesanhour.Whenplayingfootballorbasketball，youmightbeusing400caloriesanhour.On__48__Day，duringtherelayrace，youwillusemostofall，perhapsas__49__as650caloriesanhour.TheChinesedietcontainsalotoffruitsandgreenvegetables.Itis__50__infibreandlowinsugarandfat.TheChineseeatlesssugarthanmany__51__countriesintheworld.Thatis__52__lotsofpeopleinChinahavewhiteteeth.Peopleinthewesternworlddonoteat__53__healthyfoods.Theyeattoomuchfatandsugaranddon'ttake__54__exercise.Becauseofthis，they__55__veryeasily.Inorderto__56__withthequickpace(步伐)oftheirlifeandwork，theyeatalotoffastfood.Theyhavealotofsweets，softdrinks，potatocrisps，chocolate，butter，icecreamandsoon，__57__arecalled__58__foodbysomeepicures(美食家)．Theresultisthatmanyofthembeefat.Inordertoavoid__59__fatand__60__itisadvisable(明智的)toeatabalanceddietandnottoeattoomanyfoodsthathaveahighcalorierating.41．A.above B．ofC．at D．over42．A.include B．holdC．contain D．gather43．A.which B．whatC．where D．it44．A.numbers B．amountsC．plenty D．deal45．A.exercise B．exercisesC．sport D．game46．A.sleepy B．runningC．working D．asleep47．A.running B．addingC．burning D．wasting48．A.Children B．WorkC．Sports D．Sport49．A.much B．manyC．few D．little50．A.poor B．lowC．richD．plenty51．A.more B．otherC．rest D．others52．A.why B．becauseC．becauseof D．since53．A.so B．veryC．much D．such54．A.anumberof B．toomuchC．massesof D．enough55．A.loseweight B．putonweightC．turnup D．dressup56．A.keepup B．carryonC．keepon D．goon57．A.what B．theseC．which D．they58．A.bad B．energeticC．healthy D．junk59．A.toget B．beingC．tobee D．get60．A.keepthin B．keepfitC．staycalm D．fallill（共10个小题；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个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。FacebookfounderMarkZuckerberg61(recent)surprisedChinesestudentswhenhespoketo62inChinese.InatalkatTsinghuaUniversityinBeijing,ZuckerbergspokeChineseforabout30minutes.ClaytonDubeistheheadoftheU．S.­ChinaInstituteattheUniversityofSouthernCalifornia.HepraisesZuckerberg'seffortandthinksmoreAmericanCEOsshouldlearnforeign64(language)．“TospeakChinese65(mean)youbegintothinkasChinesepeopledo.YoubegintounderstandhowChinesespeakershavetheworld_66(organize),andhowtheyunderstandthings.Andthatisavitalstepifyou'regoingtobeculturallyqualified.”Zuckerberg'stalkraisesalargerquestion:IsChinesethelanguageofthefuture?CoulditreplaceEnglish67theworld'sinternationallanguage?Chinesealreadyhasthemostnativespeakersofanylanguage.And,ChinamaysoonpasstheUnitedStatesastheworld's68(large)economy.Thestudyof69ChineselanguageisincreasingintheUnitedStatesandaroundtheworldIn2009,about60,000_70(America)collegestudentswerestudyingChinese.Thatisthreetimesasmanyasin1990.第三节：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，请你修改你同桌的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误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(\)划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在其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。Recently，ourschoolhasheldmeaningfuldiscussiononifitisreasonableformiddleschoolstudentstohaveclassesonweekends.Someofourclassmatesbelieveweshouldhaveclassesonweekendsbecausewecanmakefullyuseoffreetimetoreviewthelessonswehadlearnt.Someothersareagainsttheopinion,saidwehadbettertohaveagoodrestonweekendssothatwecanworkeffectivelyduringtheweekdays.Therestagreewithneitheroftheopinion.Theyhavetheviewthatkeepingthebalancebetweenworkandplayareimportantf