常州市2017学年高一年级(下)期末统考英语试卷

常州市2017学年高一年级（下）期末统考英语试卷

2017年6月

第一卷选择题（共74分）

一、听力（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

略

二、单项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

21. Good news never goes beyond the gate, __________ bad news spreads far and wide.

A. when

B. as

C. while

D. before

22. Walking for half an hour every day will help you keep fit. As an added __________, you won’t suffer from lack of sleep.

A. favor

B. bonus

C. award

D. promise

23. Chinese web novels enjoy great popularity with many people, among __________ are a large number of foreign readers.

A. which

B. what

C. them

D. whom

24. Social media, such as WeChat and Sina Weibo are, as Amazon has reported, __________ readers are encouraged to share reading experiences.

A. where

B. which

C. what

D. when

25. He ___________ computer games the whole Sunday morning. I think he should have helped with some cleaning.

A. has played

B. has been playing

C. was playing

D. had played

26.--- I’m afraid I won’t have the chance to go to the concert.

--- Don’t worry. You ___________ have the ticket for it, I promise you.

A. shall

B. would

C. may

D. should

27. Some Olympic sports judged to have become less popular have to __________ new sports which are more popular.

A. make use of

B. make way for

C. take charge of

D. take control of

28. It was the Silk Road, a trade route, __________ promoted the East-West culture and economic exchange.

A. 不填

B. but

C. where

D. that

29. ___________, Alice sat down on the floor and began to cry.

A. Unhappy and tired

B. Unhappily and tired

C. Unhappy and tiredly

D. Unhappily and tiredly

30. --- Oh, I can’t make up my mind whether to accept the job offer.

--- Why not? You need a job, ____________.

A. Don’t hesitate

B. Take your time

C. Take your turn

D. Don’t worry

三、完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

When I was younger I was interested in stories of magic. I eagerly read books where wizards(魔法师）____31____ the powers of darkness in strange worlds. I felt joyful when they brought peace and happiness to their lands. I ___32___ wished for magical powers for myself. I wanted to be able to magically make my problems___33___. and to control this world that so often controls us.

As I got older, ___34____, I realized that there was no such thing as magic and the ___35___ reality of life set in. I ___36____ through a long period of poverty(贫穷). I felt sadness and sorrow when both of my sons____37___ Autism (自闭症).I still sometimes daydreamed of magic but ___38___ even that faded away.

Then one day I am not sure ___39___, I began to discover a different kind of magic. This magic grew ___40___ in my heart, soul, and mind day by day and year by year. This magic was called ___41___. This magic connected me to God,because God is love. It also connected me to my own highest ___42___and to all of the other souls in this world. It didn’t reduce my poverty but it made every day of my life feel ___43___. It didn’t ___44__ my sons’ Autism, but it helped me see them as the beautiful, loving, and joyful souls that they __45__ are. It didn’t __46___ me a wizard but it helped me to ___47___the darkness of this world with my own light.

There is such a thing as magic ___48___each one of us. May you choose it, __49___ it,and live in it every single day of your life. May you use it to help others, to heal this world,and to build a ___50___ to Heaven.