人教版新教材高一英语上学期期中试卷 含解析

人教版新教材高一英语上学期期中试卷

第一部分阅读（共两节，满分50分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）

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。

A

L. Bean Quad backpack

If you need a backpack that can carry large and small objects and is comfortable to wear, this is the backpack for you. The reasonable price and customers’ 100% satisfaction makes this a great buy any way you look at it. While it’s not the most beautiful backpack on the planet, it does look nice at first sight.

Kanken 15" backpack

This Kanken bag is a great choice for school kids of grade one to six or adults with narrow shoulders. Weighing under 450g, it’s easy and comfortable to carry this bag around. The simple design with a lot of eye-catching colors may have you fall in love with it at once.

Timbuk2 Command backpack

If you want to safely carry your laptop and look stylish, the Timbuk2 Command backpack is the one for you. The soft back is made for a comfortable wearing experience. The clean coloring and lines of the bag may make you more “grown-up”.

Amazon Basics backpack

With a lowest price among all these backpacks, the Amazon Basics backpack is a great choice for college students on a tight budget. There are tons of storage choices in this backpack, so it’s easy to forget exactly where you placed a certain object. It is a basic black backpack with a few designs and is never going to appear on a fashion T stage.

1．What makes L. Bean Quad backpack attractive?

A．The color and the design.B．The cost and the public praise.

C．The style and the quality.D．The lightweight and the simplicity. 2．Which backpack might be the most suitable one for a Grade-3 student?

A．L. Bean Quad backpack.B．Kanken 15" backpack.

C．Timbuk2 Command backpack.D．Amazon Basics backpack.

3．Which of the following is an advantage of Amazon Basics backpack?

A．Price.B．Fashion.C．Comfort.D．Storage.

B

Whenever she was having a tough day, Selena Berry would look at the sky and imagine herself, flying high in the clouds above her troubled neighbourhood and challenging school life. “Flying makes you feel big,” Betty said. “You’re on top of everything. You look down and all you see is the view, the beauty. ”

This summer, Berry and seven other African-American students in the Chicago area participated in a program to learn how to fly. The program is new and challenging for participants. In the end, successful students will graduate with a private pilot’s license.

The unique program is called Tuskegee Next. “It is a special effort to increase the number of African-Americans who can work as pilots.” said Stephen L. Davis, who owns a big company Wheaton, lllinois and founded the organization. The main mission of the group is to help students follow in the footsteps of the country’s first black military pilot Tuskegee. It costs about $25, 000 to take the lessons and pay for the flying time. But it is free for these students. Davis donates his own money and raises funds to cover the costs.

For much of his early life, Davis wanted to become a pilot. But growing up, he could not afford the expensive schooling. By the time he could afford lessons, he had a wife and children and did not want to take the risk. For the students, the benefits of learning totly are greater than being pilots. “When you don’t see black pilots, you don’t think you can do it,” he said. “Even if these kids don’t become pilots, learning to fly will give them confidence to do other great things.”

Tuskegee Next targets African-American teenagers from rough communities who might never have such a chance. The experience will change their lives and let them see a happy future. Some of the students in the program will receive a small stipend, which makes up for the summer jobs they would have otherwise.

All eight of the students have passed the written exam. Now they are spending hours piloting a Cessna airplane with an instructor. Some are already flying the planes alone. On a recent sunny afternoon, 20-year-old Quiana White spent about an hour alone in a Cessna airplane practicing turns. This was her first solo flight and her classmates crowded around her after she landed. “You’re not the same person once you go up on your own,” she said. “No matter what happens, I know I’m a pilot.”

4．Thinking of being in the sky brought Selena Berry_____.

A．some relief from her daily life

B．some memories of her school life

C．some trouble her neighbours made

D．the beautiful view she saw from the sky

5．What can we learn about Tuskegee Next?

A．It encourages teenagers to serve in the army.

B．It aims to find another Tuskegee in the country.

C．It helps black teenagers build hope for their future.

D．It is a commercial organization founded by Davis.

6．What does the underlined word “stipend” in Paragraph 5 refer to?

A．Chance.B．Fine.

C．Job.D．Pay.

7．How does the passage explain the POSITIVE effects of this program?

A．It quotes community leaders who see the difference this program has made.

B．It quotes students who have experienced its positive influence on their lives.

C．It quotes family members who have noticed the progress made by their kids.

D．It quotes a study that shows the program has positively changed the lives of teenagers.

C

A hobby is a regular activity that is done for enjoyment, typically during one’s leisure (空闲) time. By continually taking part in a particular hobby, one can acquire practical skill and knowledge in that area. Is travel a good hobby? Travel, in the younger sort, is a part of education and, in the elder, a part of experience. Some may think otherwise. To them, visiting churches, castles, libraries, etc. is an absolute waste of time. They may further say that one can read the account of these or see the films of the important places of the world. They forget that touch of actuality gives a different type of satisfaction.

Travelling may be an expensive hobby but it makes up for the financial loss. If a traveller has interest in life, one can find much to keep oneself absorbed and happy. A student of any stream can definitely find something of his own interest and studies. One can definitely find everything that satisfies his desire for knowledge and feelings.

As a hobby, travelling keeps us busy during leisure time; it is the best method to make use of time. Till a person breaks from dull routine, physically and mentally, one cannot find satisfaction. Travelling helps us to achieve this break. At a new place, one is curious to know and eager to gather all the unknown information about the place which he has neither read nor heard before and he gets thrills and surprises which keep the interest and enthusiasm alive and encourage us to keep our journey on.

While travelling, one comes across a number of people from varied backgrounds and places. By interacting with them, he also comes to know about their traditions. One increases one’s experience and power to understand others. Understanding human nature is, perhaps, the best part of education. Travelling satisfies all demands of a good hobby — it is absorbing education and fun to the mind, body and soul.

8．What is Paragraph 1 intended to do?

A．To introduce the topic of travel.

B．To encourage people to travel.

C．To compare a hobby with travelling.

D．To stress the importance of travelling.

9．What can be learnt from Paragraph 2?

A．Taking up a hobby is necessary.

B．Travelling costs too much money.

C．People can learn much by travelling.

D．Only travelling can make people happy.

10．What does the author think of travelling?

A．Interesting and cheap.

B．Beneficial but boring.

C．Interesting and educational.

D．Disappointing but encouraging.

11．How is the text developed?

A．By raising and answering questions.

B．By giving opinions and examples.

C．By sharing experiences and stories.

D．By making comparisons and definitions.

D

There are many ways to travel within a city. We can walk, cycle, or take a bus. But no matter which way we travel, we have to stick to the route(线路) the city planners laid down for us.

Parkour practitioners (跑酷爱好者), however, see the city in a completely different way. To them, there are no fixed routes. There are no walls and no stairs—since they jump, climb, roll and crawl to move across, through, over and under anything that they find in their path. The city is their playground.

The International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) has noticed that this activity is drawing more and more people to it—there are 100,000 people taking part in parkour today in the UK alone, according to the Guardian—and how it is helpful for people to be much stronger: It trains coordination and balance. So the organization is thinking about recognizing parkour as a new sport and adding it to the Olympics by 2024.

But parkour practitioners themselves don’t seem to be happy with the idea. They see parkour as “a lifestyle”, wrote the website NextSportStar. “It’s a competition against the conditions rather than just a sport.”

Indeed, many do parkour just to “escape the daily routine and experience the city in different ways”, wrote reporter Oli Mould on The Conversation. They see parkour as a way to express themselves through relaxing moves and creative routes while freeing themselves from the pressure.

It’s great that the FIG wants to develop new sport and stay close to a new cultural form. But it would be greater if they knew that not everything in life is a competition.

12．How do the parkour practitioners do parkour?

A．They move on as they wish.B．They plan the way themselves.

C．They run faster than others.D．They stick to certain routes.

13．Why does the FIG want to add parkour to the Olympics?

A．It’s a special way of life.B．It draws their attention.

C．It’s good for people to keep healthy.D．It needs some rules and instructions.