「精品」高一英语下学期期末考试试题4

五原一中2017—2018学年第二学期期末试题高一英语满分：150分考试时间：100分钟第I卷第一部分：听力（略）第二部分：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）AThe summer holidays are coming up. It's time to fill the bookshelves with quality literature for the kids. Here are some great books.Josephine Wants to Dance by Jackie FrenchPrice: A$14.99 (for ages 4+)Josephine is a kangaroo who loves to dance. Her little brother, Joey, tells her that kangaroos don't dance; they jump. But Josephine continues to point her toes and leap through the air. When aballet group comes to town and the lead ballerina (芭蕾舞演员) is injured, Josephine is called upon to help save the day. Can she do it, and, more importantly, does it matter that she's a kangaroo?House of Secrets by Chris ColumbusPrice: A$19.99 (for ages 9+)The Walker kids —Caroline, Brendan and Nell—may have saved the world, but they can' t save their home and must leave Kristoff House. Things can't get any worse, but then it turns out that the Wind Witch is still alive and planning an attack. To defeat her. the Walkers must return to the book world.The Walkers always help each other, but they must go it alone in their most important mission yet. And this time, if they fail, there's no chance of coming back.Edge of Extinction Book 1 by Laura MartinPrice: AS 16.00 (for ages 9+)If you like The Land of the Dinosaurs. You will love this book. Two hundred years ago, the first dinosaur was successfully cloned (克隆). Soon after, humans realized they'd made a big mistake. Thirteen-year-old Sky Mundy's father suddenly disappeared five years ago. Along with her best friend，Shawn，she steps out into the world above --a world of dinosaurs --to look for him. Then she learns that everything she's been taught has been a lie.21．Which book will you choose if your child is five years old?A. House of Secrets.B. Josephine Wants to Dance.C. The Land of the Dinosaurs.D. Edge of Extinction Book 1.22．What can we learn about the Walker kids from the text?A. They live in a secret house.B. They hate each other.C. They are afraid of the Wind Witch.D. They have to carry out the task alone. 23．What is the world like in the last book?A. It is full of dinosaurs.B. Animals live happily together.C. Many dinosaurs attack the earth.D. Many adults are killed by the dinosaurs. 24．The text is especially helpful for those who .A. are interested in raising animalsB. want to make friends during the holidaysC. plan to educate their children during the holidaysD. want to explore an unknown world during the holidaysBIt was one of the hottest days of the dry season. We had not seen rain in almost a month. The crops were dying. Cows had stopped giving milk. The streams were long gone back into the earth. If we didn't see some rain soon we would lose everything.I was in the kitchen making lunch for my husband and his brothers when I saw my six-year old son, Billy, walking toward the woods. He was obviously walking with a great effort... trying to be as still as possible. Minutes after he disappeared into the woods, he came running out again, toward the house.Moments later, however, he was once again walking in that slow purposeful long step toward the woods. This activity went on for over an hour: walking cautiously to the woods, then running back to the house. Finally, my curiosity got the best of me. I crept out of the house and followed him on his journey.He was cupping both hands in front of him as he walked; being very careful not to spill(洒出) the water he held in them. Branches and thorns slapped his little face but he did not try to avoid them. He had a much greater purpose. As I leaned in to spy on him, I saw the most amazing site.Several large deer appeared threatening in front of him. But Billy walked right up to them.I almost screamed for him to get away. And I saw a baby deer lying on the ground, obviously suffering from heavy loss of water and heat exhaustion, lift its head with great effort to lap up the water cupped in my beautiful boy's hand.I stood on the edge of the woods watching the most beautiful heart I have ever known working so hard to save a life. As the tears that rolled down my face began to hit the ground, they were suddenly joined by other drops... and more drops... and more. I looked up at the sky. It was as if God, Himself, was weeping with pride.25. Why did the author follow her son?A. Because there might be danger.B. Because her son was doing a good deed.C. Because she was curious.D. Because she intended to help.26. Which of the following statements is Not True according to the passage?A. Rain was in great need.B. Billy carried water with his small hands.C. Billy walked into the woods and then returned over and over again.D. There were few trees in the woods.27. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?A. Importance of waterB. The water of lifeC. How to save animalsD. Animals in dangerCGrowing up in Philadelphia, Lieberman started cooking with his stay-at-home dad when he was seven. His food-loving family had two kitchens, and he quickly learned what was the best way to bake his cakes. Lieberman improved his kitchen skills greatly during a year abroad before college, learning from a cook in Italy and studying local specialties（地方特色菜）in Germany, Spain and France. At Yale, he was known for throwing dinner parties, single-handedly frying and baking while mixing drinks for dozens of friends. Just for fun, he and some friends decided to tape a show named Campus Cuisine about his cooking. Lieberman was a real college student showing his classmates how to do things like make drinks out of dining-hall fruit. That helped the show become very popular among the students. They would stop Lieberman after classes to ask for his advice on cooking. Tapes of the show were passed around, with which his name went beyond the school and finally to the Food Network.Food Network producer Flay hopes the young cook will find a place on the network television. He says Lieberman’s charisma is key.“Food TV isn’t about food anymore,” says Flay. “It’s about your personality（个性）and finding a way to keep people’s eyeballs on your show.”But Lieberman isn’t putting all his eggs in one basket. After taping the first season of the new show, Lieberman was back in his own small kitchen preparing sandwiches. An airline company （航空公司）was looking for someone to come up with a tasteful, inexpensive and easy-to-make menu to serve on its flights, Lieberman got the job.28. We can learn from the tex t that Lieberman’s family ____.A. have relatives in EuropeB. love cooking at homeC. often hold partiesD. owna restaurant29. The Food Network got to know Lieberman ____.A. at one of his partiesB. from his teachersC. through his taped showD. on a television program30. What does the word “charisma” underlined in the text refer to?A. A natural ability to attract others.B. A way to show one’s achievement.C. Lieberman’s after-class interest.D. Lieberman’s fine cooking skill.31. Why did the airline company give Lieberman the job?A. He could prepare meals in a small kitchen.B. He was famous for his shows on FoodTV.C. He was good at using eggs to make sandwiches.D. He could cook cheap, delicious and simple meals.DIt’s nothing new that you can find many files or services you can download or use from the Internet. The question is : Is downloading legal or not? In most cases the answer is negative, because sharing and downloading are illegal. Of course, you can find files for legal downloading, but you have to pay for them.It seems innocent if you click on the download mark, but it isn’t. It should be compared with stealing in a store. Would you steal a magazine, an MP3 player or a car? Downloading from the Internet is a theft, and sharing files, once you have stolen them, only makes it worse. For example, if everybody only downloaded, movies wouldn’t make money and the studios wouldn’t invest millions of dollars to make new ones.Many people may think it better, easier and cheaper to do downloading. I think, that is the main reason why Internet users prefer sharing something to buying them. In the modern world we love convenience and what could be more convenient than getting music, films and games without having to leave your house? You don’t need to pay for what you get, there is no registration, and you don’t have to wait until shops open or the CD/DVD you want is posted to you. However, you could be in big trouble if you are caught. You could go to prison as a result of acting unlawfully, but so far only a tiny amount of people have been charged for downloading illegally. The majority of people who download illegally, and use the files for their personal use, will not ge t in trouble. And that’s why it’s important for people to understand what the long-term consequences are if they don’t want to pay for their music, films and TV. Will film and music companies still spend millions of pounds every year if they have no chance of making a profit? The answer is plainly “no”.Finally I would like to say that the Internet offers a lot of services for money, but people will always try to get them for free. To summarize my thoughts I’d like to highlight that illegal downloading is both unfair towards producers and dangerous for those who practise this kind of activity. You have to decide whether to buy or download.32.Many people download files free from the Internet because_________.A. They follow others’ examples to do such thin gs.B. They don’t think they may be charged by the producer.C. They think everything on the Net can be shared by others.D. They think it is legal, convenient and easy.33.What can be inferred from Paragraph 2?A. Downloading helps movies become more popular.B. Downloading free files is as illegal as stealing.C. Sharing files on the Internet is dangerous.D. Sharing files on the Internet can make a profit.34.What does the underlined word “highlight” in paragraph 4 mean?A. StressB. ExplainC. AdmitD. Deny35.What is the author’s purpose of writing this text?A. He advises readers to download legal files.B. He asks readers to limit the amount of free downloading.C. He wants to make it clear that downloading for free is against the law.D. He tells readers how to avoid being charged for downloading.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，共10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。