高一上学期英语期末考试试卷第32套真题

高一上学期英语期末考试试卷

一、阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

1. 阅读理解

What’sOn?

ElectricUnderground

7.30pm－1.00am Free at the Cyclops Theatre

Doyou know who’s playing in your area? We’re bringing you an exciting evening oflive rock and pop music from the best local bands. Are you interested inbecoming a musician and getting a recording contract? If so, come early to the talk at7.30pm by Jules Skye, a successful record producer. He’s going to talk abouthow you can find the right person to produce your music.

Gee Whizz

8.30pm-10.30pm Comedy at Kaleidoscope

Comeand see Gee Whizz perform. He’s the funniest stand-up comedian on the comedyscene. This joyful show will please everyone, from the youngest to the oldest.Gee Whizz really knows how to make you laugh! Our bar is open from 7.00pm fordrinks and snacks.

Simon’sWorkshop

5.00pm-7.30pm Wednesdays at Victoria Stage

Thisis a good chance for anyone who wants to learn how to do comedy.

The workshoplooks at every kind of comedy, and practices many different ways of makingpeople laugh. Simon is a comedian and actor who has 10 years’ experience ofteaching comedy. His workshops are exciting and fun. An evening with Simon willgive you the confidence to be funny.

CharlotteStone

8.00pm-11.00pm Pizza World

Finefood with beautiful jazz music; this is a great evening out. Charlotte Stonewill perform songs from her new best-selling CD, with James Pickering on thepiano. The menu is Italian, with excellent meat and fresh fish, pizzas andpasta. Book early to get a table. Our bar is open all day, andserves cocktails, coffee, beer, and white wine.

（1）Who can help you if you want to have your music produced?

A . Jules Skye.

B . Gee Whizz.

C . Charlotte Stone.

D . James Pickering.

（2）At which place can people of different ages enjoy a good laugh?

A . The Cyclops Theatre

B . Kaleidoscope

C . Victoria Stage

D . Pizza World

（3）When will Charlotte Stone perform her songs?

A . 5.00pm-7.30pm.

B . 7.30pm－1.00am.

C . 8.00pm-11.00pm.

D .

8.30pm-10.30pm.

2. 阅读理解

Avi Wortis, known simply as Avi, writeshistorical novels. Historical novels mix historical facts with story­t ellingskills. These stories take place in the past. The main characters are not alwaysreal；they exist only in stories.

Avi decided to become a writer when he was astudent in senior high

school. This was quite a decision because he did notwrite well in school. He had a problem called dysgraphia, a writing disability.The problem caused people to spell words wrongly. Avi always enjoyed reading.He read many types of books as a child. Avi believed that reading is the mostimportant activity for a person who wants to be a writer.

Avi also believes that strong characters makestrong stories. He creates characters that can help to bring his ideas to life.His books often deal with questions about life. Writing stories lets himexplore many sides of a subject. His favorite part is to make improvements inhis writing. For him the hardest part is writing the first draft .

Avi’s first book was published in 1970. He haswritten more than 45 books ever since. Most of them are for young­adultreaders. Besides historical novels, he writes comedies, short stories aboutadventures, animals and so on. Fighting Ground, which was published in 1984, isan example of Avi’s historical novels. This attractive story takes place duringthe American Revolutionary War.

（1）What can we learn from Paragraph 2?

A . How Avi developed characters.

B . Why Avi liked reading.

C . How Avi became a writer.

D . Why Avi decided to become a writer.

（2）We learn from the text that Avi________.

A . published his first story in 1984

B . thinks reading is not the most important for writers

C . seldom changes his first drafts when writing

D . believes in the importance of good characters in stories