贵州省贵安新区第三高级中学2019学年高一英语下学期期中试题

贵安三中2015-2016学年度下学期半期考试试题英语本试卷分第l卷(选择题)和第Ⅱ卷(非选择题)两部分，共计120分。

考试结束后，将答案卡交回即可。

注意事项：1．答第l卷前考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。

2．选出每小题答案前，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。

如需改动,用橡皮擦干净后,再选涂其他答案标号框,不能答在本试卷上，否则无效。

第一部分：阅读理解（共两节，每小题2分，满分40分）第一节阅读下列列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。

并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑（每空两分共30分)．AOnce a man wanted to know what makes hell(地狱) and what makes heaven. So he asked the Lord about it. The Lord said to the man, “Come, I will show you what the hell is like.” They entered a room where a group of people sat around a huge pot(锅) of meat. Everyone was pretty hungry. Each held a spoon that reached the pot, but each spoon had a handle(把手) so much longer than their own arms that it could not be used to get the meat into their own mouths. They were feeling terrible.“Come, now I will show you what the heaven is like.” The Lord said after a while. They entered another room. There was also a large pot of meat. A group of people were sitting around the pot. The people also have the same long-handle spoons. But there everyone was happy and well-nourished.“I don’t understand, ”said the man. “Why are people happy in the heaven while people in the hell were terrible and everything was the same?”The Lord smiled. “Ah, it is simple,”he said. “Here in the heaven people have learned to feed each other.”1. The man went to the Lord ______A. to get a chance to go to the heavenB. to ask for some moneyC. to know about hell and heavenD. to eat some meat in heaven2 .The people in the hell felt terrible because ______A. they were too poor B .they didn’t know what happiness wasC. there was no food in the hellD. they couldn’t eat food3 What did the man think of people in the heaven?A . They had a happy life.B They were hard-working.C They were lucky to be in heaven.D It was wrong for them to enjoy themselves alone4. The underlined word “well-nourished” mea ns ______ in Chinese.A. 互助的B. 幸灾乐祸的C. 不可思议的D. 滋养的5 What’s the best title for this passage?A Rich and PoorB Hell and HeavenC Man and LordD Long-Handle SpoonsBIn the last 500 years, nothing about people---not their clothes, ideas, or languages---has changed as much as what they eat. The original chocolate（巧克力） drink was made from the seeds of the cocao(可可) tree by South American Indians. The Spanish introduced it to the rest of the world during the 1500's. And although it was very expensive, it quickly became fashionable. In London shops where chocolate drinks were served became important meeting places. Some still exist today.The potato is also from the New World. Around 1600, the Spanish brought it from Peru to Europe, where it soon was widely grown. Ireland became so dependent（依赖的） on it that thousands of Irish people starved when the crop failed during the "Potato Famine（土豆荒）" of 1845-1846, and thousands more were forced to emigrate.（移居） to America.There are many other foods that have traveled from south America to the Old World. But some others went in the opposite direction. Brazil is now the world's largest grower of coffee, and coffee is an important crop in Colombia and other South American countries. But it is native to Ethiopia. It was first made into a drink by Arabs during the 1400's.According to an Arabic story, coffee was discovered w hen a goat keeper named Kaldi noticed that his goats were eating the red fruits on a coffee tree. He tried one and experienced the "wide-awake(彻底清醒的)" feeling. One-third of the world's population now starts the day with it.6. According to the passage, which of the following has changed the most in the last 500 years?A Foods.B ClothesC Languages.D Ideas7. Chocolate drink was first invented in ________while coffee was first invented in _____A: South America; Ethiopia B: Spain; BrazilC: Spain; the Old World D: London; Rent8. Thousands of Irish people were forced to live in America mainly because__________A they were so dependent on potato that they refused to eat anything else.B they could easily get potato in America.C the weather conditions in Ireland were not suitable for growing the potato.D the potato harvest was bad.CMark Twain was a great writer. He was from the USA. He was born in 1835. He was also a famous speaker. He was famous for his sense of humour. Many people liked to listen to him talk because he liked to tell some interesting stories to make people laugh all the time. One day Mark Twain was going to a small town because of his writing. Before he was going to leave, oneof his friends said to him that there were always a lot of mosquitoes in the town and told him that he’d better not go there. Mark Twain wave d (摇动) his hand and said, “It doesn’t matter. The mosquitoes are no relatives of mine. I don’t think they will come to visit me.”After he arrived at the town, Mark Twain stayed in a small hotel near the station. He went into his room, but when he was just about to have a rest, quite a few mosquitoes flew about him. The waiters felt very sorry about that. “I’m very sorry, Mr Mark Twain. There are too many mosquitoes in our town.” One of them said to him.Mark Twain, however, made a joke, saying to the waiter, “The mosquitoes ar e very clever. They know m y room number. They didn’t come into the wrong room.” What he said made all the people present laugh heartily.But that night Mark Twain slept well. Do you know why? That was because all the waiters in the hotel were driving the mosquitoes away for him during the whole night.9．That day Mark Twain went to the town _____.A．to see one of his friendsB．because he was told there were a lot of mosquitoes thereC．because he wanted to do something there for his writingD．to see one of his relatives10．The waiters felt sorry because _____.A．they did something wrong to Mark Twain B．their hotel was too smallC．the room was not very cleanD．there were quite a few mosquitoes in Mark Twain’s room11．All the people present laughed heartily because _____.A．the mosquitoes were very clever and they didn’t come into the wrong roomB．the mosquitoes knew Mark Twain’s room numberC．Mark Twain made a jokeD．Mark Twain gave the waiters some nice presents12．From the story we know _____.A．no mosquitoes troubled Mark Twain in the nightB．the owner of the hotel told the waiters to look after Mark Twain well at nightC．Mark Twain didn’t have a good rest that nightD．there were not mosquitoes in the hotel any longerDHave you heard about “Surviva l(生存) Holidays”? “Survival Holidays” is for children to go into the lonely place for exciting activities. Now about 1,100 companies are allowed to take children into the great outdoors without their parents.The reason why people like “Survival Holidays” is tha t they think being close to nature is good for children. Many children in big cities spend all time watching TV and playing computer games. “Survival Holidays” gives them an important change.Is “Survival Holidays” a wond erful idea? Maybe it is. Children need more free time to play. Th ey need to be left on their own, without adults disturbing(打扰) them. Parents care too much about their children. They li ke to see the children being busy with activities that are controlled by adults but children don’t know what to do when they are in danger. Even something like crossing a small river seems to be a hard challenge. Childre n are not comfortable with danger. Even small danger like getting their feet wet or falling down seems very terrible to them.Many people think the survival activities are good for children. Even years later, they will still remember what they have learned. Some have learned to stay calm in different times. Some have learned how to keep safe. Others have learned how to work in a team. All these skills will help them a lot in their lives13 What is “Survival Holidays” according to the passage?A:It is winter holidaysB: It is summer holidaysC: it is a kind of holiday to escape from danger.D It is for children to go into the lonely place for exciting activities.14 Which children are more likely to take part in “Survival Holidays”?A: Poor children B: Rich childrenC: Children from cities D Children from rural areas15. The last paragraph is mainly about _________.A: why people dislike “Survival Holidays”.B: the advantage of “Survival Holidays”C: The disadvantage of “Survival Holidays”D: the suggestions of taking part in “Survival Holidays”第二节：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。