【全国百强校】宁夏石嘴山市第三中学2016-2017学年高一下学期期末考试英语试题

绝密★启用前【全国百强校】宁夏石嘴山市第三中学2016-2017学年高一下学期期末考试英语试题试卷副标题考试范围：xxx ；考试时间：69分钟；命题人：xxx学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________注意事项．1．答题前填写好自己的姓名、班级、考号等信息 2．请将答案正确填写在答题卡上第I 卷（选择题）一、阅读理解（题型注释）The Sands of TimeSt Cyrus National Nature Reserve is much more than just golden sands and beautiful flowers. The area has a long human history too. From Stone Age hunters to amazing pioneers, discover the daring deeds and sad stories from St Cyrus' past. Date: 23rd August 2010 Time. 2 p. m ．—3：45 p. m ． Type of event. Guided walk Between the TidesA celebration of the world between the tides. Join local salmon (大马哈鱼) fisherman Jim Ritchie on a fascinating walk to learn how local folk have made a living from the world between the tides, harvesting salmon from the beach at St Cyrus for hundreds of years.试卷第2页，共12页Date: 25th August 2010 Time: 2 p. m ．—4 p ．m. Type of event: Family event Ice & FireSt Cyrus National Nature Reserve has had an eventful life! From its days near the equator (赤道) to volcanic eruptions and ice ages. Celebrate the start of Scottish Geology Month with a walk through the reserve and travel back in time to uncover the clues to St Cyrus' past hidden in the cliffs.Date: 31st August 2010 Time: 2 p. m ．—3：45 p. m ． Type of event: Guided walk Scary StoriesIt's getting darker at nights... it's almost Halloween, when the ghosts (鬼怪) come out to play. Join us for some spooky stories of Dinnet and Deeside long ago... and listen out for things that sound strange in the night ！ Date: 25th October 2010 Time: 7 p. m ．—9 p. m ． Type of event: Family event Note ：* All under 18's must be accompanied by an adult * Pets allowed: No * Cost: Free* Phone: 01674-830736* Location: SNH Visitor Centre, St Cyrus National Nature Reserve1、Which of the following events may help you learn about the local people's way of life? A ．Between the Tides. B ．Scary Stories. C ．The Sands of Time. D ．Ice & Fire.2、The underlined word ―spooky‖ in the text probably means ________. A ．interesting B ．frightening C ．real D ．funny3、What do the four events have in common?A．They are held in August.B．They are held in the evening.C．People can't take their pets with them.D．People need to be guided during the journey.4、According to the text, ________.A．you need to pay to join in the activitiesB．a ten-year-old child can attend these events only in adults' companyC．St Cyrus National Nature Reserve is famous for salmonD．St Cyrus National Nature Reserve was set up not long agoAs we know, DNA testing is very useful for crime fighting. But now crime fighters could have a new tool at hand. Researchers have developed a cutting-edge (前沿的) technique to identify human hair. Their test is quicker than DNA analysis techniques currently used by the police. DNA testing is commonly used for identification because DNA is unique to each individual. However, environmental and chemical processes can degrade(降解) DNA, limiting its usefulness over time. Protein (蛋白质) in hair, on the other hand, is more stable than DNA but can also have variations (变异体) that may be unique to the individual.―Our analysis process can be used universally, ‖says Ms. Huang, ―One of our samples even included dyed hair and the test was 100 per cent accurate. The test was able to distinguish East Asians, Caucasians and South Asians.‖Dr. Beauchemin says she has got in touch with law enforcement agencies about using the new technology. She is also planning to collect more hair samples and continue her research with a goal of finding where exactly in the world hair sample is from, to look for more races and determine specific age.―We are in a very similar place with protein-based identification to where DNA testing was during the early days of development,‖ said chemist Brad Hart. ―This method will be a game-changer, and while we’ve made a lot of progress toward improving it, there are steps to go before this new technique is able to reach its full potential.‖5、What’s the main purpose of the text?A．To analyze crime scenes.B．To distinguish different races.试卷第4页，共12页C ．To show the usefulness of DNA testing.D ．To introduce a new identification method.6、Which will be the most useful in identifying a person according to Brad Hart? A ．Chemical materials. B ．Protein in hair. C ．DNA variations. D ．Blood sample.7、What’s the advantage of the protein -based identification over DNA testing? A ．Stability. B ．Popularity. C ．Security. D ．Convenience.8、What can be inferred from the last paragraph of the text? A ．DNA testing will soon reach its full potential. B ．Protein-based identification remains to be improved. C ．Protein-based identification has replaced DNA testing. D ．DNA testing develops as rapidly as protein-based identification.Cold weather has a great effect on how our minds and our bodies work. Maybe that is why there are so many expressions that use the word c old. For centuries, the body’s blood has been linked closely with the emotions. People who show no human emotions or feelings, for example, are said to be cold –blooded. Cold –blooded people act in merciless ways. They may do cruel things to others, and not by accident. For example, a newspaper says the police are searching for a cold-blooded killer. The killer murdered someone, not in self-defense. He seemed to kill with no emotion.Cold can affect other parts of the body, the feet, for example. Heavy socks can warm your feet, if your feet are really cold. But there is an expression —to get cold feet –that has nothing to do with cold or your feet. The expression means being afraid to do something you had decided to do. For example, you agree to be president of an organization. But then you learn that all the other officers have given up the position. All the work of the organization will be your responsibility. You are likely to get cold feet about being president when you understand the situation.Cold can also affect your shoulder. You give someone the cold shoulder when you refuse to speak to them. You treat them in a distant, cold way. The expression probably comes from the physical act of turning your back toward someone, instead of speaking to him face-to-face. You may give a cold shoulder to a friend who has not kept a promise he made to you. Or, to someonewho has lied about you to others.A cold fish is not a fish. It is a person. But it is a person who is unfriendly, unemotional and shows no love or warmth. A cold fish does not offer much of himself to anyone.Out in the cold is an expression often heard. It means not getting something that everybody else got. A person might say that everybody but him got a pay raise. He was left out in the cold. And it is not a pleasant place to be.9、The text is intended to tell us that_____.A．cold weather has a great effect on human bodies.B．many English expressions contain the word cold.C．cold is a word all used to describe human emotions.D．the word cold has many different meanings in English.10、Which of the following can best describe a person who is unwilling to offer anything to others?A．Cold-blooded. B．To get cold feet.C．A cold shoulder. D．A cold fish.11、If a teacher gives all the boys except Tom a pen as a prize, you can say Tom________. A．is given the cold shoulder. B．is punished by a coldfish.C．is left out in the cold. D．has got cold feet.A girl became a volunteer in the activities of Deathbed Care, which meant visiting and taking care of a patient suffering from an incurable disease with days numbered.The girl was assigned to look after an old man suffering from cancer whose children lived abroad. Their living conditions were not satisfactory while the old man had a lot of savings. She was expected to comfort him and keep up his spirits.Every Saturday the girl came on time to keep him company, telling him stories. When he was having an intravenous drip (静脉滴注), she would help massage his arms. The doctor found the patient much improved mentally. The old man began to involve himself actively in the medical treatment and he seldom shouted at others.But something that happened made the doctor uneasy and puzzled. Each time the girl left, the old man would give her some money. The doctor did nothing to interfere (干涉), unwilling tooffend the old man. A month later the old man showed evident signs of decline after suffering试卷第6页，共12页coma (昏迷) a few times.When rescued from the latest coma, the old man told the doctor his last wish, ―I have deep sympathy for the girl. Will you be kind enough to help her finish her studies ？‖ But the doctor knew that her family was well-off and she had no difficulty pursuing her studies. Sometimes she even came to the hospital in her father's car.When the girl came at the weekend after the death of the old man, the doctor told her the bad news. She was very sad and burst into tears. Then she handed $ 500 to the doctor, saying, ―The old man had all along thought I came to do the job because of poverty. He gave me money so that I could continue my schoolin g.‖ Now he got the answer to the puzzle. In the last period of his life, the old man found it a real pleasure to be able to help a girl badly in need.12、If you're a volunteer in the activities of Deathbed Care, what kind of people do you have to look after ?A ．The patients in need of help.B ．The people suffering from cancer.C ．The patients without many days left.D ．The people suffering from diseases. 13、What can we infer about the old man? A ．He had a lot of savings. B ．He was suffering from cancer.C ．He often lost his temper before meeting the girl.D ．He asked the doctor to help the girl finish her study. 14、What can we know from the passage? A ．The doctor told the old man the truth. B ．The old man's children were wealthy.C ．The girl's father encouraged her to accept the money.D ．The girl didn't accompany the old man when he died.15、What is the real reason resulting in the old man's mental improvement? A ．The girl's comfort and care.B ．The pleasure of being helpful to people in need.C ．People's understanding.D ．His children's progress.二、完形填空（题型注释）My fiancé and I were excited about shopping for our first home. But our fundswere________and none of the houses in our price range seemed satisfactory.One agent_________a house in particular. Although her description sounded wonderful, the price was________our range, so we declined. But she kept urging us to have a look________. We finally did and it was________at first sight. It was Our Home, small and charming, overlooking a quiet lake. Walking through the rooms and talking with the owners, a nice elderly couple, we felt the warmth and________of the marriage within that home. As perfect as it was, the price remained too high for us. But every day, we would sit by the lake, looking at the house and dreaming of________it would be like to live there.Days later, we made a(n)______—far below the asking price. Surprisingly, theydidn’t________us. They renewed their offer________. It was also much more than we could afford, but far________than the original asking price.The next day, we got a________message that another buyer had offered a much higher price. Even so, we decided to talk with the_________directly. We made our final offer,which________was thousands of dollars less than the other buyer’s bid. We knewit,________we had to try.―Sold!‖ said the owner. Then he_______: He’d seen us sitting by the lake all those times; he knew how much we loved the place and that we’d______the years of work they had put into their home; he realized he would take a______by selling it to us, but it was worthwhile; we were the people they wanted to live there. He told us to consider the________in the price ―an early wedding present。