四川省成都外国语学校高一英语上学期期末考试试题

成都外国语学校2016-2017学年度上期期末考试

高一英语笔试试卷

第Ｉ卷（选择题共70分）

第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

The strange world of bugs

Saturday, April 18, 2 pm

Discover the amazing group of shapes, sizes, and behaviors in the insect world, and learn how insects have

influence on our lives for better and for worse--from helpful pollinators to annoying bloodsuckers ! Kids can meet

live bugs.

Sun powered houses

Saturday, April 25, 2 pm

Find out how the Cornell University Solar team will design, build and operate an energy-efficient, solar-powered house as part of a national competition. Families will learn about the advantages of solar energy and take part in a fun, practical activity. Special school vacation week program

Monday, April 13-Friday, April 17, 2 pm

Learn how seeds grow into plants. Kids can cut up a seed to find all its parts, make a special book showing the parts of a bean seed, and plant flower and vegetable seeds to take home. This program will be offered at 2 pm every afternoon, Monday--Friday, during school vacation week.

Spring into science

Saturday, March 21, 2 pm

Spring into science with Sciencenter educator John Alvarez del Cas tillo. Find out how

the rhythms of the seasons influence plants and animals. Even chickens rely on day length to regulate egg production!

“Did you eat?”

Saturday, March 14, 2 pm

Learn what owls eat with Sciencenter educator John Alvarez del Castillo. Families will cut up real “owl p ellets”--the fur, bones, and other inedible parts of an owl’ s diet !

1. Why did students of the Cornell University design a sun powered house?

A. To save energy for the university.

B. To take part in a competition.

C. To provide house for poor family.

D. To prove the use of solar energy.

2. What activity should you join to learn the role of seasons?

A. The strange world of bugs.

B. Special school vocation week program.

C. Spring into science.

D. “Did you eat”.

3. To join in Special school vacation week program, you will learn .

A. how insects are related to our life

B. what chickens reply on to lay eggs

C. what birds eat every day

D. how seeds grow into plants

4. The advertisement is intended for .

A. a science center

B. a summer camp

C. a travel organization

D. a TV program

B

Although Ripton Rosen was a white boy living in a luxurious penthouse, he liked to play baseball with his

black teammates of the same street. Ripton sometimes invited the boys to his home to play video games. As time

went on, several of them became frequent visitors to the 16th-floor penthouse. In time, the group developed into five regulars: Will and Kindu, Philippe Medina, Juan Carlos Robinson and Carlos Suarez.

“In the beginning, it was just a lot of kids moving all over the place,"says Michael, Ripton’s father. Things