2017-2018学年甘肃省会宁县第一中学高一下学期期末考试英语试题

甘肃省会宁县第一中学2017-2018学年高一下学期期末考试
英语试题
第I卷
第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（共15个小题；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、D中，选出最佳选项。

A
Bookable Study Rooms
The Library provides a variety of bookable group study rooms，some with presentation areas，for groups of between 6and 12students to use for team work．
Group study rooms
There are 10Group Study Rooms on Level 30f Northampton Square Library．
Rooms 3A，3F，3G，3H，3J and 3K are equipped with presentation area to help prepare group presentations．
Rooms 3B，3C，3D and 3E are intended for group discussion and seminar work．These rooms are equipped with whiteboards．Whiteboard pens can be borrowed from the service desk on Level 2．
Please do not use any other writing tools on the whiteboards．
Maximum booking period of 2hours at one time．
Presentation areas provide：
LED screen to practice presentation with group colleagues
Network access on PC with wide range of software
USB port to plug in your own device or laptop
Assistive （为残疾人设计的）Technology Rooms
Assistive technology rooms are available for students by using ID cards to get access permission and can be booked for a maximum of 4hours per person per day．Rooms are equipped with the following software：Dragon，JAWS，Zoom Text，Kurzweil，Supernova，Text Help and
Inspiration．A scanner is provided for use with the assistive software packages．For further information click Guide to Library Services for Additional Needs．
1. If you and your five team members need to book a room to present a project，which room should you go to？
A．Room 3B．B．Room 3C．C．Room 3G．D．Room 3E．
2. What do we know about Group Study Rooms？
A．They are on level 2．
B．They provide USB disks
C．They have no Internet access
D．Some of the study rooms are equipped with whiteboards．
3．We may read this article on a．
A．website B．magazine C．booklet D．story book．
B
Do you know Australia? Australia is the largest island in the world. It is a little smaller than China. It is in the south of the earth. Australia is big, but its population is not large. The population of Australia is nearly as large as that of Shanghai.
The government has made enough laws to fight pollution. The cities in Australia have got little air or water pollution. The sky is blue and the water is clean. You can clearly see fish swimming in the rivers. Plants grow very well.
Last month we visited Perth, the biggest city in Western Australia, and went to a wild flowers' exhibition. There we saw a large number of wild flowers we had never seen before. We had a wonderful time. Perth is famous for its beautiful wild flowers. In spring every year Perth has the wild flowers' exhibition. After visiting Perth, we spent the day in the countryside. We sat down and had a rest near a path at the foot of a hill. It was quiet and we enjoyed ourselves. Suddenly we heard bells ringing at the top of the hill. What we saw made us pick up all our things and run back to the car as quickly as we could. There were about three hundred sheep coming towards us down the path.
Australia is famous for its sheep and kangaroos(袋鼠). After a short drive from any town, you will find yourself in the middle of white sheep. Sheep, sheep, everywhere are sheep.
4. Australia is ________.
A．the largest country in the world．B．as large as Shanghai．
C．the largest island in the north of the earth．D．not as large as China.
5. The government had made ________.
A．so many laws that it can fight pollution．
B．few laws to fight pollution．
C．enough laws that it can hardly fight pollution．
D．enough laws because the pollution is very serious．
6. Which of the following is NOT true?
A．Perth is famous for its beautiful wild flowers．
B．Perth is bigger than any other city in Western Australia．
C．Perth lies in the west of Australia．
D．No other city is larger than Perth in Australia．
7. In Perth you may visit a wild flowers' show in ________.
A．July B．January C．May D．October
C
When I was a ten-year-old girl, my mother determined to lead us to the world of art. My brother and I were not very excited when we realized what our mother meant. What she meant was not that we could take drawing classes or painting classes but that we would have to spend our afternoon a week with her at the Fine Arts Museum. Before each visit to the museum, she made us read about artists and painting styles. It was almost as dreadful as being in school. Who wants to spend the summer thinking about artists when you could be with our friends at the swimming pool?
First we had to read about ancient Egyptians and their strange way of painting faces and then go to look at them at the museum. My 12-year-old brother thought this was funny, but I was not interested. Later we had to learn about artists in the Middle Age who painted people wearing strange long clothing. We had to look at pictures of fat babies with wings and curly hair and with no clothes on flying around the edges of paintings. I certainly couldn’t see what was so great about art.
On our last visit to the museum, things changed when I saw a painting by a woman called Mary. In it, a woman was reading to a child. The colors were soft and gentle, and you could tell by
the woman’s expression how happy she was just to be with the child. I couldn’t stop looking at the painting! I wanted to see every painting Mary had ever made! It was really worth looking at so many paintings to find a painter who could interest me so much.
8. The purpose of the mother’s plan for her children was to ________.
A. take them to visit the museum
B. ask them to read about artists
C. show them different painting styles
D. introduce them to the world of art
9. The underlined word “dreadful” is closest in meaning to ______.
A. colourful
B. terrible
C. reasonable
D. relaxing
10. On the last visit to the museum, the writer _______.
A. met a woman called Mary
B. hardly enjoyed herself there
C. showed great interest in the paintings
D. learnt how to draw good pictures
11. What does the underlined word “it” refer to?
A. The visit.
B. The painting.
C. The museum.
D. The change.
D
When I first started university，I remembered hearing about bone marrow（骨髓）donation during Freshman's Week．Some students volunteers from a group called Marrow tried to convince me to attend an event so I could learn more about it．The word"bone"immediately made me think that donating would be a painful procedure，so I refused．Back then，there was no way I could have known three years later，I would be one of the many people that desperately needs a bone marrow donor to save their lives．
I am currently waiting to be matched with a donor and if I am lucky enough to find a good match，it will be this lovely stranger that saves my life．I received my cancer diagnosis in June．It is only at that time that I realized how ignorant I had been about the bone marrow donation process．
The process of donating stem cells is actually very simple．In 90% of cases，donors are asked to donate their blood stem cells，the other 10% will give their bone marrow．Lots of donors
say that both these things are virtually pain free，and nothing to be scared about．Being a bone marrow donor should be something to be proud of，as every donor has an opportunity to save someone's life!
At the moment I know that the doctors are busy searching for a match，I simply live every day in the hope that there will be a donor right for me．If I have an opportunity for life，I won't waste it．
When I was a first year at university，I made the mistake of walking away from becoming a stem cell donor．Please don't make the same mistake that I did．There are so many people out there，including myself，that need your help；and by undergoing a simple，pain﹣free procedure，you could have the chance to proudly say that you saved someone's life．12．Why did the author refuse to learn more about bone marrow donation before？
A．Because she could get nothing from it．
B．Because she was in poor health．
C．Because she had known nothing about it．
D．Because she thought that donating would be painful．
13．What can we learn from the underlined sentence in paragraph 1？
A．The author was concerned about others．
B．The author was confident about the bone marrow donation．
C．The author needs the bone marrow donation now．
D．The author donates her bone marrow to save others．
14．The author needs the bone marrow because she got.
A．headache B．cancer C．flu D．high blood pressure
15．The author told us her story to.
A．show us the experience of her college life．
B．explain the cause of her cancer．
C．recall her painful past．
D．encourage people to be a bone marrow donor．
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。

选项中有两项为多余选项。

How to Study for a Test
With exams approaching, how can you study for a test? The most important thing you can do is to give yourself plenty of time to prepare. 16
Start early.
Gather all the materials you’ve received during the term. You probably have handouts, old tests, notes, and old assignments. Don’t leave anything out.
Establish a study group or partner.
17 If you really can’t get together, then exchange email addresses. Instant messages will work well, too.
Use old tests.
Collect your old exam papers from the year and make a photocopy of each one. Cover the test answers and copy each one again. 18 For best results, you should make several copies of each old exam paper and keep taking the tests until you score perfectly on each one.
Build up your class notes.
Org anize your notes by date. If you didn’t date your pages, make notes of any missing dates or pages. Get together with a study partner or group to compare notes and fill in any missing material. After you organize your new set of notes, underline all key words, formulas, themes and concepts. Without referring to your notes, ask the members of your study group to test you. 19 Do old assignments.
20 Many textbooks have exercises at the end of every chapter. Review and do them again and again until you entirely master them.
A. Test yourself again.
B. Use different textbooks.
C. Then follow this simple plan.
D. Then swap your roles with them.
E. Gather the old assignments and do the exercises repeatedly.
F. Have your friend or study partner raise questions and compare them.
G. Schedule at least one meeting time with a study partner or study group.
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）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

It was a very cold evening in northern Virginia many years ago．
The old man's beard was（21）by the winter's frost while he was waiting for a ride （22）the river．The wait seemed（23）．His body became numb and stiff in the cold wind．He heard the faint，steady sound of（24）hooves（马蹄）along the frozen path．Anxiously，he watched as several horsemen passed by．He let the first one pass by without trying to get his （25）．Then another passed by，and another．（26），the last rider came to the place where the old man （27）like a snowman．
As this one came near，the old man caught the rider's（28）and asked，"Sir，would you mind giving an old man a ride to the other side？There doesn't （29）to be a passageway on foot．"（30）his horse，the rider replied，"Of course，come here．"Seeing the old man was unable to（31）his half﹣frozen body from the ground，the horseman helped the old man onto the horse．The horseman took the old man not just across the river，（32）to his home，which is not far．
As they neared the house，the horseman's（33）made him ask，"Sir，I noticed you let several other riders pass by without trying to ask for a ride．Then I （34）and you immediately asked me for a ride．Why？On such a （35）winter night，you would wait and ask the last rider．（36）I refused and left you there？"The old man （37）himself slowly down from the horse，looked into the rider's eyes straight and replied，"I've been waiting there for some time．I think I know people pretty well．I looked into the other rides' eyes and immediately saw there was no （38）for me．Asking them for a ride may be useless．But when looking into your eyes，I could see（39）．I knew，then and there，your gentle spirit would help me out in my time of （40）．"
Touched deeply，the horseman said，"I am most grateful for what you have said．It's you who made me know I need to respond to the needs of others．"
21．A．frozen B．dirtied C．rolled D．shaved
22．A．on B．across C．in D．beyond
23．A．priceless B．endless C．careless D．useless
24．A．leaving B．approaching C．running D．walking
25．A．attention B．advice C．ride D．help
26．A．Lately B．Firstly C．Frequently D．Finally
27．A．lived B．sat C．listened D．lay
28．A．hands B．eyes C．arms D．legs
29．A．appear B．happen C．sound D．look
30．A．Seeing B．Catching C．Stopping D．Riding
31．A．jump B．climb C．lift D．move
32．A．and B．so C．but D．then
33．A．experience B．curiosity C．sympathy D．patience 34．A．came up B．stood up C．went up D．jumped up 35．A．dark B．long C．bitter D．deep
36．A．How about B．Even if C．Now that D．What if 37．A．lowered B．enjoyed C．made D．put
38．A．fear B．pleasure C．threat D．concern 39．A．answers B．tears C．kindness D．coldness 40．A．excitement B．wait C．happiness D．need
第Ⅱ卷
第二节（共10个小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

My grandpa often took me to the market when I was little. One day, after our shopping 41 (finish), we were about to go home. Then it began to pour with rain. We could do nothing but look at the grey sky because we had no umbrella. As the rain was not stopping, my grandpa went to buy an umbrella, 42 cost him 10 dollars.
My grandpa carried me and held the umbrella 43 the other hand. Neither of us talked and I could only hear the noise of the rain. A few minutes later, I looked down, finding my gran dpa’s trousers wet through and his shoes 44 (ruin). After seeing this, I looked at myself and found that I was dry and warm. It was very cold outside, but it didn’t matter because my grandpa’s arm was so warm and safe.
After that day, I 45 (change) my life. When it was raining, we two would go out with the umbrella and he would tell me about his past and 46 he thought about life. I will never forget those days.
When I was seven, my grandpa left me for ever. After his funeral (葬礼), it was raining 47 ( heavy). Nobody spoke. I looked at the familiar raindrops through the car window and saw an old man with a little girl in the rain. They were smiling and seemed to be very happy. Suddenly, I felt some 48 (drop) fall on my face. I looked up and they were my granny’s tears.
Grandpa, did you know that I couldn’t live in 49 (rain) days if I wasn’t under your umbrella?
I wish my grandpa would come back to me and hold me in his arms again. I’d like 50 (spend) all my life in the rain as long as my grandpa could be with me under the umbrella even just one more time.
第三部分写作（共两节，满分35分）
第一节：短文改错(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)
文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处，每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。

修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1. 不规范答题者不给分。

2．只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。

The other day my parents and I went back to our hometown, that I spent my childhood. Walking slowly in the quietly small town reminded me for the good old days. I went from street to street in the search of my childhood memories. Suddenly, I found me at the gate of the primary school in which I studied for six years. As I went in, I was surprised find that the old classroom building was gone. But it was filling with my childhood memories. I felt very sad that tears ran down my cheek. It was just like the feeling I had when a good friend leave me forever.
第二节：书面表达(满分25分)
假如你是李华，你的加拿大笔友Dave想了解中国的传统节日"春节"，请你回复他的电子邮件，介绍"春节"及这个节日里的主要活动．
1．它是中国的传统节日之一；2．家人团聚
3．吃饺子、放焰火、走亲访友等其他活动．
注意：1．词数100左右；
2．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3．开头结尾已为你写好，不计入总数．
参考词汇：春节the Spring Festival 放焰火set off fireworks
Dear Dave，
In your last letter，you asked me about the Spring Festival．
Yours sincerely，
Li Hua
【参考答案】
一、选择题（1-40)：
1.C
2.D
3.A 4D 5.A
6.D
7.D
8.D
9.B 10.C
11.B 12.D 13.C 14.B 15.D
16.C 17.G 18.A 19.D 20.E
21.A 22.B 23.B 24.B 25.A
26.D 27.B 28.B 29.A 30.C
31.C 32.C 33.B 34.A 35.C
36.D 37.A 38.D 39.C 40.D
二、语言知识运用第二节（41-50)：
41. (was) finished 42. which 43. with / in 44. ruined 45. changed
46. what 47. heavily 48. drops 49. rainy / raining 50. to spend
三、短文改错：
The other day my parents and I went back to our hometown, that I spent my childhood. Walking slowly in the
where
quietly small town reminded me for the good old days. I went from street to street in the search of my childhood
quiet of 删除the memories. Suddenly, I found me at the gate of the primary school in which I studied for six years. As I went in, I was
myself
surprised ∧find that the old classroom building was gone. But it was filling with my childhood memories. I felt
to filled very sad that tears ran down my cheek. It was just like the feeling I had when a good friend leave me forever.
so cheeks
left
第二节：书面表达(满分25分)
Dear Dave，
In your last letter，you asked me about the Spring Festival．As is known to all，it has been enjoying great popularity in our country．
Usually，no matter how far away or how busy we are，we will try to come home for the celebration．On the eve of the Spring Festival，all the family members get together，making dumplings and having a feast．Children have great fun in setting off fireworks．Parents take their kids to pay a visit to relatives or friends．In addition to these traditional activities，people have a new tendency to celebrate it such as travelling and sending best wishes through Wechat．Hopefully，you will come to China to experience it．Looking forward to your early reply．
Yours sincerely,
LHua。