高一下学期期末考试英语试题

命题人 姜艳

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）

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Tourism(旅游业) wasn’t as important as it is today. In the past, only people with a good deal of money could travel on holidays to other countries. More people travel today than in the past because there is a growing middle class in many parts of the world; that is to say, people now have more money for travel. Special plane fares(费用) for tourists make travel less expensive and more attractive than ever before. One person doesn’t travel for the same reason as another. But most people enjoy seeing countries that are different from their own. They also like to meet new people and to taste new food.

Tourism causes many changes in a country and in people’s lives. People build new hotels and restaurants and train native men and women as guides to show visitors interesting places. There’re new nightclubs and other amusements. International tourism is clearly a big business.

1. More people travel today than in the past because______________.

A. people now have spare money for travel

B .traveling today is easier the in the past

C. people have become interested in traveling

D. great changes have taken place in the world

2. What makes travel more attractive than before?

A. Modern telegraph lines make travel less expensive.

B. More guides are being trained to show beautiful spots.

C. Travel by air to other countries is much cheaper today.

D. New hotels and restaurants have been built.

3. Which of the following statements is true according to the article?

A. Tourism won’t bring any changes in people’s minds.

B. People have some trouble in making journey.

C. With the development of tourism, great changes have taken place in many parts in the world.

D. Tourism causes only some changes in clothing.

4. What is the best title of the passage?

A. Tourism B. The Change of Tourism

C. The Importance of Tourism D. The Cause of Tourism Change

B

Did you know that a turtle（乌龟）can lay 12 eggs in one minute? A large sea turtle lays around 150 eggs at a time. She lays all these eggs in just a few minutes. Large sea turtles live in the warm seas of the world. Except for when they lay their eggs, they spend their whole lives in the water. When it is time to lay their eggs, the females swim to land. They usually return to the place where they themselves were born. How they find their way back there is unknown. When they reach shore, the big, heavy turtles crawl slowly up to the high water mark. Using their flippers, they pull themselves along the sand. They must struggle like mountain climbers.

When they finally reach dry sand, they rest before beginning the difficult task of laying eggs. The turtles lay the eggs in deep holes and cover them with warm sand. The sand protects the eggs from harm. Then the females leave them. After a few weeks, if you happened to be walking along the beach, you might see the sand begin to shake. You may see tiny black balls coming out of the sand. The tiny heads of baby turtles!

5. Which sentence expresses the main idea?

A. Sea turtles have interesting life habits.

B. Sea turtles swim to shore to lay their eggs.

C. Sea turtles enjoy staying in the sand.

D. Large sea turtles lay their eggs in special ways.

6. The first sentence lets us know that this passage is about __________.A. turtles B. oceans C. time D. speed

7. Turtles bury their eggs to protect them from ____________.A. deep water B. bad weather C. heat D. danger

8. We can conclude from this passage that ___________.A. many turtles die while swimming to shore

B. the job of laying eggs takes great strength C. once turtles land, they never return to the sea

D. female turtles protect their babies

C

Everyone worries. But how do you deal with your worries? Whether your worries are big or small, you can take these three steps to deal with your worries:

1. Try to find out what you're worried about

Sometimes, you will know what you're worried about. Other times, you might not. Try to find it out first; if you can't, you can ask for help.

2. Think of ways to make it better

There is always something you can do to help you feel less worried. Sitting there worrying is no fun and it won't solve your problem.

Grades at school are often top worries for kids. If you're worried about grades, ask yourself these questions:

★ Why are grades important? What do grades mean to me?

★ How do I get ready for class? Do I go over my notes even when there isn't a test?

★Do I have a good place to do my homework?

★ Have I tried different ways of studying?

If your worry is about a fight you had with a friend, you might write down all the things you could do: write a note to him or her, invite him or her to a basketball game, say sorry to him or her, etc. Once you have a list of things you could do, you can choose the one that gets your friend back.

3. Ask for help

When you're worried, it can help to find someone to talk to. You can ask your parents, friends, or teachers for help.

9. When you don't know what you're worried about, _________.

A. you can't ask for help B. you should try to find it out

C. you don't need to think of ways D. you can sit there worrying

10. If you're worried about grades, you can ask yourself these questions except _____

A. Why are grades important? B. What do grades mean to me?

C. How do I get ready for class? D. Why don't my friends like me?

11. According to the passage, what will you do if you have a fight with your friend?

A. Invite him or her to a basketball game. B. Don't talk to him or her any more.

C. Have another fight with him or her. D. Make a new friend.

12. The passage mainly tells us__________.

A. who is often worried B. when people are worried

C. how to deal with our worries D. what kind of worries people have

D

Long, long ago there was a very foolish thief. Do you know what he did one day? When he wanted to steal the bell on his neighbour’s door, he walked up to the door, took hold of(抓) the bell and pulled hard. The bell made a very loud noise. The thief was afraid and went home.

Then he sat down to think, “I must do something about the noise,” he said. He thought and thought. At last he had an idea. “Ah, I’ll put some cotton in my ears. Then I won’t be able to hear the noise.” The next day he went to the door of his neighbour, and took hold of the bell. This time he pulled even harder. The bell rang loudly, but the thief did not hear anything. With another hard pull, he got the bell out. Just then the neighbour came running out. “Steal my bell? I’ll teach you a lesson,” the angry man shouted. And he hit the thief on the nose.

The foolish thief did not know how the neighbour found out he was stealing the bell. “Why did he come out just then?” he wondered.

13. The thief was trying to get .

A. his neighbour B. his neighbour’s doorbell

C. some cotton D. a door with a bell on it

14. The neighbour ran out probably because_________.

A. he knew his doorbell was being stolen B. he thought someone wanted to visit him

C. he realized something strange happened D. Both B and C

15. Which of the following is TRUE?

A. The thief understood why he was hit on the nose.

B. The thief knew why the neighbour came out.

C. The thief thought the neighbour could not hear the bell.

D. The thief didn’t want to know why the neighbour ran out just at the time he stole the bell

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。选项中的两项为多余选项。

What is your favourite colour? Do you like yellow, orange, red? 16. Do you prefer greys and blues? Then you are probably quiet, shy, and you would rather follow than lead. You tend to be pessimist. At least, this is what psychologists tell us, and they should know, because they have been seriously studying the meaning of colour preference, as well as the effect that colours have on human beings. 17 . If you happen to love brown, you did so, as soon as you opened your eyes, or at least as soon as you could see clearly.

18 . A yellow room makes most people feel more cheerful and more relaxed than a dark green one; and a red dress brings warmth and cheer to the saddest winter day.

19 . A black bridge over the Thames River, near London, used to be the scene of more suicides(自杀) than any other bridge in the area---until it was repainted green. The number of suicide attempts immediately fell sharply. Perhaps it would have fallen even more if the bridge had been done in pink or baby blue.

20 . It is an established fact that factory workers work better, harder, and have fewer accidents when their machines are painted orange rather than black or grey.

A. If you do, you must be an optimist, a leader, an active person who enjoys life, people and excitement.

B. They tell us, among other facts, that we do not choose our favourite colour as grow up --- we are born with our preference.

C. The rooms are painted in different colours as you like.

D. On the other hand, black is depressing.

E. Light and bright colours make people not only happier but more active.

F. Life is like a picture or a poem, full of different colours.

G. Colours do influence our moods---there is no doubt about it?

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）

It was my birthday last Thursday. I decided to 21 by inviting a few friends out to supper. I chose a restaurant in a 22 part of town. It is one of my favorite restaurants because the food is good and the waiters are friendly. It is 23 ever crowded, because not many people know about it, so it is not usually 24 to book a table. In any case, Thursday is not a busy evening 25 .

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