高一英语上学期(期末)考试试题15

兵团二中2016-2017学年高一第一学期期末考试英语试卷第一部分阅读理解（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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

ADo you like shopping? Or does the thought of wandering around the shops fill you with terror?For some of us, shopping is an enjoyable way of spending our spare time and our money. For me, it’s something I would rather avoid. Thank goodness for the Internet! It’s more convenient to buy CDs, electrical items, even food, from the comfort of your sofa. But that’s not the only reason: price is an important factor. We can buy goods and services cheaper online. But sometimes the problem is not knowing what to buy. This has led to a type of shopping called “showrooming”.Sho wrooming is something I’ve done. I will go to a shop to see, touch and try out products but th en go home and buy them online at a knock-down price. I’m not alone in doing this. Research by a company called Foolproof, found 24% of people showroomed while Christmas shopping in 2013.Amy Cashman, head of Technology at TNS UK, says the reasons for this new shopping habit are that “people are lacking time, lacking money and they want security about the products they are buying”. She explains that consumers are not only shopping online at home but they are using the Internet in store or on their smartphones to shop aroun d. But does this mean technology will kill shops? Certainly shops will change. They will have to offer more competitive prices or encourage people to buy more by giving in-store discounts or free gifts.We mustn’t forget that buying in a shop means you can get expert advice from the sales assistant and you can get good aftercare. It’s good to speak to a real human rather than look at a faceless computer screen, but at least by showrooming, you get the best of both worlds!1. The two questions in Paragraph 1 are raised to ___________.A. introduce the topicB. give two examplesC. compare different opinionsD. get answers from readers2. According to Amy Cashman, which is not the reason for showrooming?A. The lack of time.B. The comfort of the sofa.C. The shortness of money.D. The security of the product.3. The author’s attitude towards showroomi ng is ___________.A. criticalB. neutralC. casualD. supportiveBThere is a very instructive incident involving the life of Alexander the Great, King of Greek. Alexander, after conquering many kingdoms, was returning home. On the way, he fell ill and it took him to his death bed. With death staring him in his face, Alexander realized his conquests, his great army, his sharp sword and all his wealth were of no consequence. So, he lay helplessly waiting to breathe his last. He called his generals and said, “I will depart from this world soon, and I have three wishes. Please carry them out without fail.”“My first desire is that,” said Alexander, “My physicians alone carry my coffin.” After a pause, he continued, “Secondly, I desire that when my co ffin is being carried to the grave, the path leading to the graveyard be spread with gold, silver and precious stones which I have collected.” The king continued, “My third and last wish is that both my hands should be kept hanging out of my coffin.” Alexander’s favorite general kissed his hand and pressed it to his heart. “Oh, King, we assure you that your wishes will all be fulfilled. But tell us why you make such strange wishes?”Alexander took a deep breath and said, “I would like the world to know of the three lessons I have just learnt. I want my physicians to carry my coffin because people should realize that no doctor can really cure anybody. They are powerless and cannot save a person from the clutches of death. So let people not take life for gran ted.”“The second wish of spreading gold, silver and other riches on the way to the graveyard is to tell people that not even a bit of gold will come with me. I spent all my life earning riches but cannot take anything with me. Let people realize that it is just a waste of timeto chase wealth.”“And about my third wish of having my hands hanging out of the coffin, I wish people to know that I came empty-handed into this world and empty-handed out of this world.” With these words, the King closed his eyes. Soon he let death conquer him and breathed his last.4. The first paragraph suggests that Alexander ___________.A. wanted to leave the world as he came empty-handedB. realized that what he got in his life was nothing to him at allC. spent a lot of time conquering many kingdoms and earned a great amount of wealthD. regarded his conquests, his great army, his sharp sword and all his wealth as the most important things5. The underlined word “clutches” in Paragraph 3 means “___________”.A. terrorB. attentionC. controlD. shadow6. The author intends to ___________.A. tell us the story of AlexanderB. stress the power of Alexander the GreatC. persuade people to realized what Alexander saidD. introduce readers to the instructive lessons of Alexander7. What would be the best title of the passage?A. The Death of AlexanderB. The Greed of AlexanderC. Three wishes of AlexanderD. The Life of AlexanderCOn October 24, 1929 —“Black Thursday”—a wave of panic selling of stocks（股票）swept the New York Stock Exchange. The Great Depression began. By 1932, thousands of banks and businesses had failed. Industrial production was cut in half, farm income had fallen by more than half, wages had decreased 60 percent and one out of every four workers was unemployed.The Republican president, Herbert Hoover was unable to take measures to deal with the economic collapse. So in the 1932 election, he was defeated by Democrat Franklin D. Roosevelt, who promised “a New Deal for the American people”.Within the “Hundred Days”, Roosevelt rushed through Congress a number of laws to aidthe recovery of the economy.The Federal Emergency Relief Administration aided state and local relief funds. The Agricultural Adjustment Administration paid farmers to reduce production, thus raising crop prices. The National Recovery Administration regulated fair competition among businesses and minimum wages for workers.The Work Progress Administration (WPA) was one of the most effective of the New Deal measures. Financed by taxes collected by the federal government, the WPA created millions of jobs by undertaking the construction of roads, bridges, airports and other public buildings. It kept workers in the job, thus preserving their skills and their self-respect.The New Deal programs did not end the Depression. But the economy improved as a result of this program of government intervention (介入).8. According to the passage, “Black Thursday” refers to the day when ___________.A. the New York Stock Exchange was shutB. industrial production decreasedC. the New Deal was issuedD. the Great Depression began9. The New Deal is a number of laws ___________.A. to deal with economic problemsB. to help state and local relief fundsC. to aid the workers to finish their stock sellingD. to make young people construct road and airports10. The WPA was an effective measure because ___________.A. it ensured workers’ minimum wagesB. it provided financial aids to workersC. it preserved workers’ skills and self-respectD. it provided workers jobs of building roads and airports11. In which section of the newspaper will you properly read this article?A. Culture.B. Economy.C. Discovery.D. Humanity.DWe always convince ourselves that life will be better after we get married, have a baby…Then we are frustrated that the ki ds aren’t old enough and we’ll be more content when they are. After that we’re frustrated that we have teenagers to deal with. We will certainly be happy when they are out of that stage.We always tell ourselves that our life will be complete when our spouse (配偶) gets his or her act together; when we get a nice car, and are able to go on a nice vocation; when we retire. The truth is, there’s no better time than right now. If not now, when? Our life will always be filled with challenges. It’s best to admit this to ourselves and decide to be happy anyway.One of my favorite quotes comes from Alfr ed Souza. He said, “For a long time it had seemed to me that life was about to begin — real life. But there was always some obstacle in the way, something to be gotten through first, some unfinished business, time still to be served, and a debt to be paid. Then life would begin. At last it dawned on me that these obstacles were my life.” This perspective has helped me to see that there is no way to happiness. Happiness is the way. So treasure every moment that you have.And remember that time waits for no one. So stop waiting until you finish school, until you go back to school; until you get married; until you get divorced; until you have kids; until you retire; until you get a new car or home; until spring; until you are born again to decide that there is no better time than right now to be happy….Happiness is a journey, not a destination. So, work like you don’t need money, love like you’ve never been hurt, and dance like no one’s watchi ng.12. In the third paragraph, the author uses Alfred Souza’s quo te in order to ___________.A. support his viewpointB. introduce one more topicC. enrich the content of the articleD. compare their different views on happiness13. The underlined word “this” in the second paragraph probably refers to ___________.A. Life will be better after we get married and have a baby.B. Our life will be complete when our spouse gets his or her act together.C. When we retire, we are able to go on a nice holiday.D. Our life is always filled with challenges.14. The best title of the text might be___________.A. Owning the Present is Owning the FutureB. Pursuing Happiness is Nature of Us HumansC. Happiness is a JourneyD. How to Possess Real Happiness15. The main idea of the second paragraph is that___________.A. Only when we get whatever we want can we feel our life is completeB. Whatever happens in our life, we should live at presentC. We can always wait to enjoy happiness in the futureD. We cannot enjoy happiness now because we are facing many challenges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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。