高一上学期期中考试英语试卷及参考答案

2017-2018学年度高一第一学期期中英语试卷本试卷共8页,时间120分钟,总分150分I. 听力理解(共5小题，每小题3分，满分15分)先看所给的任务和要求，然后回答相应的录音所提问的问题。

情景介绍角色:任务:Please get ready to answer the questions in English.Please get ready to answer the first question.回答:__________________________________2. Please get ready to answer the second question.回答: ___________________________________3. Please get ready to answer the third question.回答:_____________________________________4. Please get ready to answer the fourth questions in English.回答:______________________________________5. Please get ready to answer the fifth question.回答: ______________________________________II. 语言知识及应用 (共两节，满分50分)第一节完形填空 (共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1～15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

I fell in love with Yosemite National Park (约塞米蒂国家公园) the first time I saw it, whenI was 13. My parents took us there for camping. On the way out, I asked them to wait while I ranup to E1 Capitan, a ___6__ rock of 3,300 feet straight up. I touched that huge rock and knew ___7__I wanted to climb it. That has been my life's passion ever since -- ___8__ the rocks and mountains of Yosemite. I've long made Yosemite my home.About 15 years ago I started seeing a lot of __9__, like toilet paper, beer cans, and emptyboxes, around the area. I just can’t understand why visitors started ____10___ the place lessand treated such a beautiful place this way.I tried __11__ up rubbish myself, but the job was too big. I would spend an hour or two onthe job, only to___12___ the area trashed all over again weeks later. Finally, I got so tiredof it that I decided something had to ___13___.As a rock-climbing guide, I knew nothing about ____14___ any big event. But in 2004, together with some climbers, I set a date for a ___15___. On that day, more than 300 people ___16__ up.Over three days we collected about 6,000 pounds of rubbish. It was amazing how much we were ableto accomplish. I couldn't believe the ___17___ we made -- the park looked clean!Each year volunteers come for the cleanup from everywhere. In 2007 alone, 2,945 people picked up 42,330 pounds of ___18___ and covered 132 miles of roadway.I often hear people complain(抱怨) about their surroundings. If you are one of them, I wouldsay the only way to change things is by doing rather than ____19____. We n eed to teach by ___20___. You can't blame（责备） others unless you start with yourself.6 A distant B large C narrow D loose7 A immediately B finally C gradually D recently8 A imagining B painting C describing D climbing9 A material B resources C waste D goods10 A visiting B treating C respecting D living11 A putting B digging C picking D breaking12 A leave B notice C watch D find13 A make B improve C appear D change14 A realizing B learning C organizing D recognizing15 A party B cleanup C meeting D makeup16 A showed B gave C stayed D looked17 A survey B difference C visit D call18 A paper B boxes C cans D rubbish19 A complaining B listening C standing D sleeping20 A method B word C example D research第二节语法填空(共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分)阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。

He is the man who for many people has been a role model. Now your biggest hero deserves aspecial day when you can express your thanks and let him know 21 important he is to you.The third Sunday of June - which 22 (fall) on June 19 this year - is Father’s Day.The idea of Father’s Day came from an American woman __23____ (call) Sonora Smart Dodd in 1909. Dodd wanted a special day 24 ( honor )her father. He raised six children by 25after his wife died. Dodd thought there needed to be ___26___ day to honor loving dads.The first Father’s Day ____27____ (celebrate) on June 19, 1910. In 1924, US President Calvin Coolidge supported the idea of a 28 (nation) Father’s Day. Finally, in 1966, PresidentLyndon Johnson declared the third Sunday of June as Father’s Day.Here are some ways to show your love and respect:*Send him a greeting card. Fathers prefer cards 29 are not too emotional. So choose one that will make him laugh.*If he has a computer, cover his desktop 30 words like “I love you, Dad”.*A small present, such as a framed photo of your family, can make him feel like a king.III.阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

AIn 1978, I was 18 and was working as a nurse in a small town about 270 km away from Sydney,Australia. I was looking forward to having five days off from duty. Unfortunately, the only onetrain a day back to my home in Sydney had already left. So I thought I’d hitch a ride(搭便车).I waited by the side of the highway for three hours but no one stopped for me. Finally, a manwalked over and introduced himself as Gordon. He said that although he couldn’t give me a lift,I should come back to his house for lunch. He noticed me standing for hours in the November heatand thought I must be hungry. I was doubtful as a young girl but he assured(使…放心) me I was safe, and he also offered to help me find a lift home afterwards. When we arrived at his house,he made us sandwiches. After lunch, he helped me find a lift home.Twenty-five years later, in 2003, while I was driving to a nearby town one day, I saw an elderly man standing in the glaring heat, trying to hitch a ride. I thought it was another chance to repay someone for the favor I’d been given decades earlier. I pulled over and picked him up. I madehim comfortable on the back seat and offered him some water.After a few moments of small talk, the ma n said to me, “You haven’t changed a bit, even your red hair is still the same.”I couldn’t remember where I’d met him. He then told me he was the man who had given me lunch and helped me find a lift all those years ago. It was Gordon.31. The author had to hitch a ride one day in 1978 because __________.A．her work delayed her trip to SydneyB．she missed the only train back homeC．the town was far away from SydneyD．she was going home for her holidays32. Which of the following did Gordon do according to Paragraph 2?A．He watched the girl for three hours.B．He gave the girl a ride back home.C．He bought sandwiches for the girl.D．He helped the girl find a ride.33. How old was the author when she met the man again?A. 25B. 36C. 43D. 5434. The reason why the author offered a lift to the elderly man was that______.A．she was going to the nearby townB．she had known him for decadesC．she wanted to repay the favor she once gotD．she realized he was Gordon35. What does the author want to tell the readers through the story?A．Those who give rides will be repaid.B．Giving sometimes produces nice results.C．Good manners bring about happiness.D．People should offer free rides to others.BThere was a gardener who looked after his garden with great care. To water his flowers, heused two buckets(水桶). One was a shiny and new bucket. The other was a very oldand dilapidated one, which had seen many years of service, but was now past its best.Every morning, the gardener would fill up the two buckets. Then he would carry them along thepath, one on each side, to the flowerbeds. The new bucket was very proud of itself. It could carry a full bucket of water without a single drop spilled (溢出). The old bucket felt very ashamed because of its holes: before it reached the flowerbeds, much water had leaked（泄漏）along the path.Sometimes the new bucket would say, “See how capable I am! How good it is that the gardenerhas me to water the flowers every day! I don't know why he still bothers with you. What a wasteof space you are!”And all that the old bucket could say was, “I know I’m not very useful, but I can only domy best. I’m happy that the gardener still finds a little bit of use in me, at least.”One day, the gardener heard that kind of conversation. After watering the flowers as usual,he said, “You both have done your work very well. Now I am going to carry you back. I want youto look carefully along the path.”Then the two buckets did so. All along the path, they noticed, on the side where the new bucket was carried, there was just bare (光秃秃的) earth; on the other side where the old bucket wascarried, there was a joyous row of wild flowers, leading all the way to the garden.36. What does the underlined word “dilapidated”　probably mean?A. dirtyB. darkC. brokenD. good-looking.37. What was the old bucket ashamed of?A. His past.B. His aging.C. His manner.D. His leaking.38. The new bucket made conversations with the old one mainly toA. laugh at the old oneB. have pity on the old oneC. show off its beautiful looksD. praise the gardener’s kindness39. Why was the old bucket still kept by the gardener?A. Because it was used to keep a balance.B. Because it stayed in its best condition.C. Because it was taken as a treasure.D. Because it had its own use.40. What does the passage tell us?A. Old things are always better.B. Everybody has its own value.C. Who laughs the last laughs the best.D. It is difficult to be perfect.CThere is an English saying that “Laughter is the best medicine.” Until recently, few peopletook the saying seriously. Now, however, doctors have begun to look into laughter and the effects it has on the human body. They have found that laughter can really improve people’s health.Tests were carried out to study the effects of laughter on the body. People watched funny films while doctors checked their hearts, blood pressure, breathing and muscles. It was found thatlaughter has similar effects to physical exercise. It increases blood pressure, makes the heartbeat quicker and makes people breathe deeper; it also works on several groups of muscles in theface, the stomach, and even the feet. If laughter exercises the body, it must be beneficial(有益的).Other tests have shown that laughter appears to be able to reduce the effects of pain on thebody. In one experiment doctors produced pain in groups of students who listened to differentradio programs. The group that tolerated（忍耐）the pain for the longest time was the group which listened to a funny program. The reason why laughter can reduce pain seems to be that it helpsto produce a kind of chemical in the brain which diminishes both stress and pain.As a result of these discoveries, some doctors in the United States now hold laughter clinics(诊所), in which they help to improve their patients’ condition by encouraging them to laugh. Theyhave found that even if their patients do not really feel like laughing, making them smile isenough to produce beneficial effects similar to those caused by laughter.41．According to the passage, which of the following statements is WRONG?A．Laughter is good for healthB．Laughter can make you become old quicklyC．Laughter helps to reduce pain.D．Laughter, just like physical exercise, is good for our body.42．The underlined word “diminishes” in the third paragraph means “______”．A．produces B．prevents C．increases D．reduces43．Why do some doctors hold laughter clinics?A．Because they want to earn more money.B．Because they think they will help the patients recover from illnesses quickly.C．Because they want to improve their patients’ condition.D．Because they want their patients to practice how to laugh44．According to the author, we should_______.A．laugh as much as possible B．watch more funny filmsC．smile all the time D．spend more time in laughter clinics45．What would be the best title for this passage?A．Both laughter and physical exercise are good for healthB．Laughter clinics help patients improve their conditionC．Laughter can reduce the effects of painD．Laughter is the best medicine.DFrank Woolworth was born in Rodman, New York, in 1852. His family were very poor farmers,and there was never enough to eat. Frank decided he did not want to be a farmer. So he took ashort business course, and went to work as a salesman in a large city.Woolworth realized he had a natural skill for showing goods to attract people’s interest,but he soon learned something more important. One day his boss told him to sell some odds andends (小商品) for as much as he could get. Frank put all these things on one table with a signwhich said FIVE CENTS EACH. People fought and pushed to buy the things and the table was sooncleared.Soon afterwards, Woolworth opened his own store, selling goods at five and ten cents. Buthe had another lesson to learn before he became successful. That is, if you want to make moneyby selling low-price goods, you have to buy them in large quantities(大量) directly from the factories. Once, for example, Woolworth went to Germany and placed an order for knives. The order was so large that the factory had to keep running 24 hours a day for a whole year. In this way,the price of the knives was cut down by half.By 1919, Woolworth had over 1000 stores in the US and Canada, and opened his first store inLondon. He made a lot of money and his name became famous throughout the world. He always ranIS ALWAYS his business according to strict rules, of whic h the most important was: “　THE C USTOMER RIGHT.”46.Frank took a short business course in order to _________.A. learn something from a salesmanB. get away from the farmC. earn more money for his familyD. get enough to eat.47.Frank sold the odds and ends quickly because _________.A. he had put the goods on a tableB. he cut down the price by halfC. he put a sign on the tableD. he knew how to get people to buy his goods48.The price of the knives was cut down by half because ________.A. knives were ordered in large quantities directly from the factory.B. the factory workers worked 24 hours a dayC. the knives were made in Germany, where labor(劳动力) was cheap.D. the knives were produced in one factory.49. ________ made Woolworth a world-famous man.A. The low price of the goods he soldB. His business skills and his wealthC. His trip to Germany and his huge order of knivesD. His natural skill for showing things50.The belief that “ The customer is always right” suggests th at ________.A. stores must always do what the customers ask them to do.B. if you want to succeed, the rule is the only way.C. stores should do their best to meet the customer’s needs if they want to be successful.D. stores must always follow the custom er’s orders.VI.单词拼写：根据首字母或中文意思，写出正确的单词形式（每空 2 分，共20分）。